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NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Government, Elections And Indian Affairs Feb 16th, 2026 at 08:46 am
House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Government, Elections And Indian Affairs Feb 16th, 2026 at 08:37 am
House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Labor, Health & Social Services, February 11, 2026
Labor, Health & Social Services
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Labor, Health & Social Services, February 11, 2026
Labor, Health & Social Services
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> services within the state. Thank you. services within the state. Thank you.
- where</c> both this state and other states where both this state and other states where um<01:00:55.440
- </c> States which takes a long time. States which takes a long time.
- </c> be eently transferred out of state. be eently transferred out of state.
- licensed by the state.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- So SB 1376 is a bill seeking to address the shortage of genetic counselors in our state.
- So SB 1376 is a bill seeking to address the shortage of genetic counselors in our state.
- bill would establish an education grant program to support students pursuing a career in genetics at state
- I remember back when we didn't even license genetic counselors in the state of Florida.
- it's something that more people would take advantage of if we had enough genetic counselors in the state
Keywords:
genetic counseling, education grants, state universities, faculty recruitment, student financial assistance, missing persons, special needs, autism, search-and-rescue, Florida, voluntary program, funding
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum present and first considered SB 1376, which would create an education grant program to help address Florida’s shortage of genetic counselors by supporting students in genetics programs at state universities. Senator Burgess described genetic counselors’ roles in oncology, prenatal care, rare diseases, and other clinical settings, and noted Florida’s limited number of licensed counselors. The committee adopted an amendment requiring graduate programs to be accredited by the Accreditation Council for Genetic Counseling and to show sufficient clinical training capacity. Members spoke in support, and CS/SB 1376 was reported favorably by roll call vote.
After a brief recess, the committee took up SB 1570, which would revive Project Leo, a prior Florida program that helped locate missing persons with special needs who are at high risk of wandering or elopement. President Gates explained that the bill would allow participating CARD centers to work with local sheriff’s offices to provide voluntary tracking devices and included $1 million in nonrecurring funding. Senators Berman and Harrell supported the measure, citing the dangers of wandering, especially for individuals with developmental disabilities or autism, and the importance of preventing drownings and other tragedies. The bill was reported favorably by roll call vote.
No other business was raised, no senators requested to be recorded on the bills, and the committee adjourned without objection.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
01/26/2026 - Senate Military Affairs and Border Security
Military Affairs and Border Security
Transcript Highlights:
- is arrested by a state or local law enforcement official or agency for a violation of state or local
- is arrested by a state or local enforcement official or agency for a violation of state or local law
- Please state your name for the record.
- of the state for a violation of state or local law. ...city, town, or other political subdivision of
- the state for a violation of state or local law.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- In a state like Texas, this means witnessing a lot of pain.
- Texas has one, the Texas Heartbeat Act. Understood. Is, is there another state?
- Texas ranks 37th out of 50 states.
- Abortion is illegal in the state of Texas.
- What they're doing is illegal in the state of Texas and this bill is about giving the state.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Commission on Race and Access to Opportunity (7-29-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> into Kentucky State University? into Kentucky State University?
- </c> does not cost any penny to the states. does not cost any penny to the states.
- </c> institution was called state university. institution was called state university.
- </c> starting a state controlled institution. starting a state controlled institution.
- </c> a private H.B.CU as has Kentucky State. a private H.B.CU as has Kentucky State.
Keywords:
This meeting is taking place on location at the Kentucky State University Cooperative Extension Building Room 238 using on site equipment., 958, all
Summary:
The interim Commission on Race and Access to Opportunity met at Kentucky State University and heard a presentation from President Kofi Aapo and Vice President Michael Dorsy on the university’s role as an HBCU and its current priorities. They emphasized Kentucky State’s impact on Black student outcomes nationally, its focus on workforce development, civic leadership, innovation, and economic mobility, and its efforts to grow enrollment, expand dual-credit partnerships, and launch a prison education program. They also described House Bill 250’s role in prompting program review and the creation or expansion of market-aligned offerings, including manufacturing engineering, agricultural engineering, biological and agricultural engineering, social work, criminal justice, and expanded online programs through “Thoroughbred Global.”
A major topic was Kentucky State’s move toward STEM and applied programs. President Aapo said the university is diversifying beyond liberal arts to meet workforce demand and cited plans for a PhD in agroecology, which he said would help farmers adapt to climate conditions and would be federally funded. He also discussed the nursing program as the fastest-growing on campus, partnerships with health systems that pay tuition and guarantee jobs, and the need for a new nursing facility. He said the current nursing space is inadequate and that a new building could double or triple enrollment in the program. He also described a mobile health initiative intended to bring preventive care and health education to underserved areas of the state.
Members asked questions about the nursing building, STEM strategy, teacher preparation, dual credit, prison education, and student readiness. Senator Bledsoe asked about the shift toward STEM, and Aapo said the strategy is based on student demand and data from House Bill 250. Senator Berg requested a list of dual-credit partners and encouraged long-term tracking of prison education participants to study outcomes such as recidivism; Aapo said the university has not yet begun that research but intends to. Senator Tidner asked about remedial needs, and Aapo said KSU found more than 100 students with zero GPAs when he arrived and is using co-requisite support and tutoring to address English and math deficiencies. Representative Brown and others highlighted the historical and ongoing value of HBCUs, and no votes or formal actions were taken during the meeting.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- One is I just want to make sure because the state of Texas has... ...and lost lawsuits because the state
- Texas Tech's Dr.
- These facts, found in the state of Texas within the last two years, demonstrate that your long-run model
- Gentlemen of the Great State of Texas, what was your name again? I'm sorry. Dr. Morgan?
- Up to the state base.
Bills:
HB2
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We need to know, not just for our schools but for the entire state of Texas. is trying to figure out
- My name is Hayden Cohen, and I'm a proud graduate of the Texas Public Schools and the State Policy Director
- The 2025 State of the Arts Report by the Texas Cultural Trust, which I believe you now have a copy of
- I have the honor of serving special education directors across the state of Texas, and I'd like to say
- I have four certifications from the state of Texas, as a teacher in early childhood to fourth grade,
Bills:
HB2
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Financial Services Committee Apr 23rd, 2025
Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- section to that that will give them some more teeth and a way for them to be able to go across the state
- and be able to go across the state and bring some of the bad actors to justice.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Texas owns the psychology licensing exam along with licensing boards in other states.
- I'm from Waxahachie, and I'm the chair of the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists and a member
- of Texas.
- , and so I hope that represents the state of Texas well.
- I'm the presiding officer of the Texas State Dental Board.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm the Executive Director of the Texas State Board of Pharmacy.
- Where are we in terms of the need for additional pharmacists in the state of Texas?
- I mentioned Texas State Technical College.
- Add Texas State University System to the list of agencies authorized to purchase aircraft.
- The cost of getting a medical license in Texas is higher than in any other state in the country.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Are there any out-of-state? entities that you license to sell Texas tickets?
- Then every 22,000 retailers in the state of Texas should be able to change charges.
- and some aircraft on behalf of the state of Texas.
- So 90,000 children is a problem that Texas created through lack of state investment.
- I'm here today to talk about the need to improve workforce data systems in Texas, Texas like many states
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- State match for Federal Coastal Texas Ecosystem Restoration Funding, $100.3 million.
- We've got people moving to West Texas. So, you know, the state does some really cool things.
- One day's time, there'll be over 25,000 trailer trucks go between the state of Texas.
- We have nine wine trails across the state. state of Texas, and of that $20 billion, the vast majority
- That's the experience we've had promoting Texas products across the state and across the globe.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- HFCs, in the state of Texas and may be in the country.
- That's a resource of the people of the state of Texas, owned by the people of the state of Texas constitutionally
- I'd end by thanking each of you for what you do for the state of Texas. Thank you.
- If the state is going to address it, it's a huge issue for the state of Texas.
- , including implementation. of the Texas State Water Plan.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The state of Texas has, relative to other states in the country, a very strong framework to prevent passing
- After we measured it out, it is played in the state of Texas.
- To our small and rural communities and to the state of Texas.
- Thank you for the state of Texas.
- This is a travesty in a state as wealthy as Texas.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- A significant and vital future resource for the state of Texas.
- "Should we be recruiting like every other state does against Texas?
- and Life Sciences Research Agency for the state of Texas.
- Slide three shows our... across the entire state. Texas is vast.
- Our distribution to our students in the state of Texas is crucial.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- is going on in the state of Texas.
- the state. ...state of Texas.
- Texas and the entire state.
- For Texas State, it has been a— Texas State, for the second year in a row, is the most applied-to university
- At Texas State, we are determined to help the state achieve... its goal of building a talent-strong Texas
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- in Texas versus the opportunity for a student to go out of state.
- state of Texas, what's the latest on funding?
- Tech University, Texas State University, and the University of North Texas.
- Texas State University and the University of North Texas are eligible for Level 2 and each receive one-sixth
- , Texas Tech University, and Texas State.