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• This is for clinical education services for the state hospital.
• This is for training to continue parenting education services.
• Number 21, DHSDYS with the Arch Ford Education Services Co-op.
• Number 30, with the Department of Education and ACT Education Corp.
• Number 32, Department of Education with Education Hall.

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• affordability crisis, cybersecurity, some oil and gas concerns, trafficking, human life issues, education
• Sigma Gamma Rho was organized in 1922 by seven young educators.
• Board of Education, the Comptroller of the Public Accounts, and the elimination of the Public School
• program heard of the Subcommittee on Academic and Career oriented Education.
• and criminal trespass for the Committee on Higher Education.

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• Statistics show that, with the support of family and educational opportunities, recidivism rates and
• Etc thus becoming what we of Education Etc thus becoming what we cons<00:52:47.599> would<00:
• <00:53:27.079> opportunities family and educational opportunities family and educational opportunities
• intensive therapeutic interventions intensive therapeutic interventions skill<00:56:16.400> building
• <01:04:10.880> mentoring<01:04:11.839> peers education mentoring peers education mentoring

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• This is for clinical education services for the state hospital.
• This is for training to continue parenting education services.
• Number 21, DHS, DYS, with the Arch Ford Education Service Co-op is for online education programs for
• Number 30, with Department of Education and ACT Education Corp., is a new contract, but it is a continuation
• Number 32, Department of Education with Education Hall, is a new vendor that will provide training for

Summary: The committee met to review a supplemental agenda item, procurement rule revisions, methods of finance, discretionary grants, contracts, reports, and a member disclosure. The supplemental agenda was accepted, and the Office of State Procurement’s rule revisions were approved after Jessica Patterson explained they were driven by 2025 legislative changes, including Act 782, CASO Consulting recommendations, and updates to sole source, bid, protest, and debarment provisions. The methods of finance and discretionary grants were also approved, covering a range of university capital projects, health and human services grants, historic preservation awards, and tobacco prevention and cessation programs. The committee then reviewed RFQs and six ratifications. The ratifications included a Workforce Connections payment to ACT WorkKeys for services provided during a contract gap, a Department of Health ratification for water-leak repairs, a large Department of Public Safety ratification for Motorola’s Arkansas Wireless Information Network upgrade, a Veterans Affairs HVAC ratification, an ADFA medical services ratification, and a UA Little Rock painting contract ratification. Members questioned the Public Safety ratification at length about why the expired Motorola contract was not caught sooner and why it took months after discovery to come forward; agency officials said the work was tied to bond funding and was not tracked in ASIS, and the chair urged agencies to develop better monitoring procedures. The committee approved a large slate of construction, intergovernmental, out-of-state, and in-state contracts, including many recurring service agreements for DHS, higher education institutions, corrections, health agencies, and state support functions. Several members asked about specific contracts, including aerial application services for correctional farms and a Southern Arkansas University custodial contract, and staff or agency representatives provided brief explanations. The meeting concluded with review of reports and approval of a member disclosure involving Representative Andrew Collins’ investment interest in a company leasing property to Arkansas Rehabilitation Services.

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• the cottage food territory, and we also put some more resources into Melcy uh and the um uh uh a educators
• <00:14:16.560> leadership Minnesota egg education leadership Minnesota egg education leadership
• We clarified education assistance for spouses of deceased veterans.
• <00:59:25.440> spouses about education assistance for spouses about education assistance for
• <00:59:33.920> uh<00:59:34.160> trying did a way overdue intervention uh trying did

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• , duties, and authorities of DCYF, transferring programs from the departments of human services, education
• :00:51.760> services, departments of of human services, departments of of human services, education
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• And Andy Neal from Aeon will talk about some of the larger state interventions.
• were then used when we modeled actually the costs of the wildfire fund or other kinds of state interventions
• State interventions to cover wildfire-related losses, and I'll turn that over to Andy Neal to discuss
• We, there are a number of countries that have undertaken similar state interventions, the creation of
• That particular intervention option focused on the fact that we don't have to just collect money from

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• It helps them find shelter if they need it, food resources, support groups, crisis intervention, civil
• It helps them find shelter if they need it, food resources, support groups, crisis intervention, civil
• It helps them find shelter if they need it, food resources, support groups, crisis intervention, civil
• Crisis uh food resources support groups Crisis uh food resources support groups Crisis Intervention
• um civil attorneys that Intervention um civil attorneys that will<00:10:23.760> help<00:10:23.959

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• That will enhance our educational technology infrastructure.
• It creates the Educational. Technology Infrastructure Fund.
• Oh, what's Any done to pass the Senate bill 13 on education.
• I'm the Education Director and Attorney with the New Mexico.
• Thank you for working with our education committee.

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• And of course this is not anything more than an educational experience.
• /c><00:09:03.440> uh<00:09:03.839> uh educated about educ uh about uh uh educated about
• <00:09:11.200> But<00:09:11.440> what's educational experience.
• But what's educational experience.
• <00:53:31.280> more able to go online and get educated more able to go online and get educated

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Summary: A presenter from Fast Health Corporation described a proposed Kentucky Health Command System tied to Senate Bill 175, which would create a state-sanctioned AI platform for rural hospitals and telehealth. The company said the system would help rural residents get health information remotely, triage minor issues, and escalate more serious cases to Kentucky providers, with use cases including blood pressure, diabetes, maternity care, smoking cessation, and other preventive-care topics. The presenter argued the system would help rural hospitals compete with out-of-state telehealth companies and keep patients connected to local care. The presentation also emphasized a commercial model the sponsor said would generate new revenue through ads and branded interactions, with the bill reportedly directing 80% of that revenue to rural hospitals and 20% to the state to maintain the system. The presenter said the technology would augment, not replace, doctors and nurses, and claimed it could improve access and convenience in underserved areas. Committee members raised concerns about liability, whether the AI could provide medical advice, and whether there was evidence it had reduced emergency room visits; the presenter said the system could not give medical advice and acknowledged the technology is still very new. The sponsor of the bill said the goal was to help transform rural health care, reduce unnecessary ER use, and capture revenue that would otherwise go to commercial search engines and out-of-state companies. No vote or final action was taken during the portion of the meeting provided, and the discussion ended with questions about branding, loyalty, and the legal limits of the AI system.

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• Welcome back, everyone, to the Committee on Education K-16.
• We understand our role in supporting the broader public education system in Texas.
• The goal of this bill is simple: to put educational dollars back into the classroom.
• Mary Lynn Pruneda, Director of Education and Workforce Policy at Texas 2036.
• Education data can be very easy to get lost in.

Summary: The Committee on Education K-16 heard testimony on SB 1635, which would give certain coastal, recapture-paying school districts a credit against recapture payments for mandatory windstorm and hail insurance costs. Senator Hinojosa said the bill is intended to offset unusually high insurance expenses for districts in Tier 1 or Tier 2 coastal zones, and he estimated about a $12 million impact to state revenue. Witnesses from Port Aransas ISD and Gregory-Portland ISD described sharp premium increases, reduced coverage, higher deductibles, and the effect on teacher pay and classroom spending. Senators asked about the number of affected districts, the accuracy of the fiscal estimate, and whether the bill might encourage districts to maintain coverage. Public testimony was closed and SB 1635 was left pending. The committee then took up several other bills and committee substitutes, adopting and reporting favorably SB 2786, SB 2623, SB 646, SB 843, SB 2392, SB 1998, SB 1418, SB 2788, and SB 2076, with most votes unanimous or near-unanimous. SB 2392 was amended to add improper relationship between educator and student to mandatory reporting offenses and to authorize an attorney general civil penalty for failure to report. SB 2623 was revised to clarify duties and exemptions related to the Safe Schools and Neighborhood Task Force and school proximity restrictions. SB 843 would create a TEA database of school district bonds and related projects, and SB 2788 would exempt certain PSAT scorers from the Texas Success Initiative assessment. The committee also heard SB 2929, which would allow referees and other officials at school athletic events to immediately eject disruptive spectators. The Texas Association of Sports Officials testified in support, citing abusive spectator behavior and a shortage of officials. SB 2929 was left pending. Finally, the committee heard a substitute for SB 2927 on 1882 partnerships and a substitute for SB 2619, which would require more transparency and accountability for failing school districts, superintendent hiring, trustee training, and takeover timelines. Testimony on SB 2619 was mixed, with one witness from Texas 2036 supporting parts of the bill’s accountability provisions. The committee adopted the substitute for SB 2619, left it pending, and then recessed subject to the call of the chair.

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• This is National Arts and Education Week.
• remarkable<00:05:51.759> and Arts education has a remarkable and Arts education has a remarkable
• :06:22.720> students<00:06:23.039> for arts education will prepare students for arts education
• support the bipartisan arts education support the bipartisan arts education for<00:08:20.240>
• Education benefit.

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• HCMC is also a teaching hospital where it educates the next generation of doctors.
• Few examples: neurosurgery, ophthalmology, interventional radiology, and a burn center.
• <00:12:41.120> radiology, interventional radiology, interventional radiology, and<00:12:42.560
• You have to have access to advanced interventional radiology, MRI, CT scan, a blood bank.
• You have to have access to advanced interventional radiology, MRI, CT scan, a blood bank.

Bills: HF4841, HF4234, HF3697

Keywords: Hennepin County, sales tax, health care facilities, ballpark improvements, tax revenue, HF4234, Minnesota private activity bonds, tax-exempt bonds, bond cap, aggregate bond limitation, residential rental projects, multifamily housing, affordable housing finance, housing bonds, public finance, bond allocation, private activity bond cap, Minnesota Statutes 474A.02, tax committee, tax refund

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• Some support for doing education and training to farmers and other stakeholders to explain how this can
• We want to justify our work every day, what we achieve through the interventions that occur through the
• /c><00:43:39.480> the what what we achieve through the what what we achieve through the interventions
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Bills: HF363, HF2155, HF1524, HF821, HF1677, HF1292

Keywords: HF363, property tax credit, agricultural water quality credit, Minnesota agricultural water quality certification program, clean water fund, class 2a, class 2b, certified acres, conservation incentive, water quality, agricultural property, county assessor, county auditor, Department of Revenue, Department of Agriculture, property tax reimbursement, school district reimbursement, legacy finance, taxes committee, southeastern Minnesota

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• Whereas in 1953, Eleanor Roosevelt urged Congress to set aside a day to recognize educators.
• President, members, we are joined today by fabulous educators from across the state.
• By law, right now, to enter a college of education, you only have to have three years.
• Department of Education. What is problematic?
• Members, Senate Bill 2045 is an Oklahoma State Department of Education request bill.

Bills: SR44, HCR1027, SJR50, SJR52, SJR53, HB1185, HB1937, HB2035, HB2137, HB2166, HB3148, HB3323, HB3466, HB3498, HB3661, HB3678, HB3710, HB3977, HB3986, HB4104, HB4108, HB4142, HB4191, HB4274, HB4275, HB4322, HB4336, HB4484, HB3880, HB1687, HB3673, HB1170, HB2959, HB3718, HB3021, HB3443, HB3501, HB4143, HB4326, HB2992, HB3660, SB171, SB1325, SB1980, SB2045, HB4422, HB4423

Keywords: SR44, Senate Resolution 44, Teacher Appreciation Week, teachers, educators, Oklahoma educators, public schools, K-12 education, pre-K, school recognition, education resolution, appreciation week, National PTA, Eleanor Roosevelt, teacher recognition, school staff, classroom, Oklahoma Legislature, concurrent resolution, sine die adjournment

Summary: The Senate convened, established a quorum, offered prayer, and recognized a doctor, a nurse, and a student hero who rescued a driver from a burning vehicle. The chamber also welcomed a new group of pages and adopted a motion to reject House amendments to Senate Bill 1546 and request conference. Senators then adopted Senate Resolution 44 recognizing Teacher Appreciation Week, and heard remarks honoring educators in the gallery. Senator Goodwin also announced the death of former Representative Don Ross and offered condolences to his family. The Senate then took up House Concurrent Resolution 1027, setting a target sine die date of May 14 at 5 p.m. The resolution drew opposition from Minority Leader Kurt and Senator Jett, who argued the chamber still had unfinished business, but it passed 28-17. The Senate also passed SJR 50, SJR 52, and SJR 53, all related to agency rules, including expanded provider types, removal of a physician-visit cap, and medical marijuana packaging requirements. Additional measures passed included HB 1185 on preserving military and historic firearms for honor guards and museums, HB 1937 on student-employee communications and due process, HB 2035 on funeral transportation protection agreements, HB 2137 on involuntary medication procedures for competency restoration, and HB 2166 on legal newspaper distribution without a USPS permit. Later, the Senate approved a series of bills on business, licensing, public safety, and state operations. These included HB 3148 on VIN inspections by dealers, HB 3323 on removing notarization for certain electronic Service Oklahoma documents, HB 3466 eliminating petty cash at the Corporation Commission, HB 3498 updating corporation and LLC statutes, HB 3661 extending a forestry equipment sales tax exemption, HB 3678 expanding the definition of public official for electronic harassment protections, HB 3710 revising the Rising Scholars Award Program, HB 3977 updating state veterinarian qualifications, HB 3986 expanding a tax exemption, HB 4104 strengthening penalties for repeat voyeurism-related offenses, HB 4108 adding airport operational areas to critical infrastructure, HB 4142 covering conspiracies to use bombs or explosive devices, HB 4274 allowing military children to attend non-zoned schools, HB 4275 allowing case managers and peer support specialists to work for local public agencies, HB 4322 removing dual certification for funeral directors in charge, HB 4336 updating interventional pain management rules, HB 4484 allowing certain state vehicles to be used between home and work, HB 3880 on Tourism Department compensation and Oklahoma Today publication discretion, and HB 1687 creating the Uniform Health Care Decisions Act with an amended effective date. The chamber also passed HB 2959 requiring school administrators to report abuse allegations to law enforcement within 24 hours and before school questioning, with emergency passage approved. HB 3718 was then taken up with an amendment clarifying timelines for special education evaluations tied to the Lindsay Nicole Henry Scholarship; discussion centered on the new 15-school-day meeting timeline and the 45-day evaluation period. The transcript ends during questions on that amendment, before final action on HB 3718 is shown.

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• In education, of course, Wichita Falls has Midwestern State University.
• Its economy thrives on a balance of industry, tourism, and higher education.
• President, as Chair of Education, was to kind of put a pause on the A through F.
• That is incredible and that is leadership in our public education system.
• So Sylvester was a champion for education.

Bills: SJR3, SB5, SB21, SB72, SB703, SB764, SB790, SJR36, SJR3, SJR34, SJR18, SCR9, SB616, SB565, SB384, SB5, SB21, SB72, SB140, SB262, SB370, SB372, SB495, SB627, SB703, SB764, SB842, SB971, SB790, SB767, SB480, SB1066, SB929, SB765, SB523, SB62, SB19, SB18, SB666, SB688, SB707, SB888, SB687, SB706, SB847, SB869, SB890, SB992, SB1145, SB494, SB290, SB766, SB11, SB10, SB13, SB263, SJR3, SB5, SR172, SR176, SR177, SR190, SR193, SR194, SR202, SR203, SR208

Keywords: dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, research funding, state budget, prevention, healthcare, medical research, Dementia Prevention and Research Institute, research institute, funding, grants, state health initiatives, cryptocurrency, bitcoin, investment reserve, economic resilience, financial security, vehicle rental, damage waiver

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• So I think that's an important follow-up, especially for us small business advocates in educating those
• And we know when we have low-wage jobs that perpetuates housing crises, food crises, educational gaps
• prioritizing good jobs and workforce development, we can reduce reliance on costly downstream interventions
• community, that we are identifying and investing in young people that may not get a four-year college education
• Over time, improving our food security will contribute to better health outcomes, stronger educational

Summary: The committee heard several measures focused on economic development, procurement, workforce equity, federal infrastructure funding, and food security. SB 1044 by Senator Reyes would raise and then index to inflation the cap for streamlined state contracts awarded to certified small businesses, microbusinesses, and disabled veteran business enterprises for services and IT work; supporters said the current cap is outdated and limits access, while opponents representing goods suppliers and some small business groups argued the bill could disadvantage goods contractors and should preserve lower thresholds for those contracts. After discussion about the ceiling versus floor effect of the cap and the impact on different types of businesses, the bill was approved as amended and sent to Appropriations. SB 247 by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas would create a bid preference for projects that hire workers from disadvantaged communities; supporters framed it as a way to connect public infrastructure spending to family-sustaining jobs, while union construction employers opposed it because they said they cannot control worker dispatch through hiring halls and the bill would be difficult to implement. The committee advanced the measure to Appropriations despite those concerns. The committee also approved SJR 6 by Senator Cortese, which urges the federal government to honor commitments under the bipartisan infrastructure law, CHIPS and Science Act, and Inflation Reduction Act, with supporters emphasizing the importance of certainty for California infrastructure, clean energy, and semiconductor investments. SB 1025 by Senator Hurtado would establish an Office of Food Security and Affordability to coordinate food assistance efforts and develop a statewide food security strategy; supporters from a Kern County food bank and the University of California said the state’s response to hunger is fragmented and needs better coordination, while committee members asked about deliverables and timelines. The bill was sent to Appropriations. The committee also took up consent items SB 700 and SB 1340, which were moved on consent to Appropriations, and the hearing ended with the remaining votes recorded and the bills advanced. Throughout the hearing, members repeatedly discussed the need for clearer implementation details, data on program impacts, and how to balance equity goals with operational realities for state agencies, contractors, and small businesses.

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• The TVI is a tactical vehicle intervention. TVI. TVI, yes. V's in Victor, yes, ma'am.
• Now, a lot of that is due to education.
• Chiefs Association, us being in front of them, talking about the importance of this, explaining, educating
• And again, a lot of that is education. And again, a lot of that is education on our staff's part.

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• It will also create a hub for study, collaboration, and innovation in an effort to enhance the educational
• Number three is Department of Education with ACT Education Corp.
• Number four is Department of Education with Bucler and Associates.
• Number five, Department of Education with Cartwheel, was pulled by the agency prior to the meeting.
• we get federal funding or even state dollars for different grants and different types of health education

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• AND THEN ALSO TO SOMETHING THAT SENATOR PIZZO WAS TALKING ABOUT, WE HAVE A NEED FOR EDUCATION IN THE
• AND REALLY ADVANCING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO A LEVEL WE HAVEN'T SEEN BEFORE WITH VIRTUAL EDUCATION
• OVER A DECADE AGO THAT CHANGED AND MOST OF OUR EDUCATION IN FLORIDA YOU CAN GO TO A PRISON ANY DAY OF
• THE WEEK AND SEE THOSE EDUCATION BUILDINGS SITTING EMPTY.
• ESPECIALLY EDUCATION POLICY, TO STAVE OFF SOME OF THOSE SAME PROBLEMS THAT THEY RUN INTO.

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