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• discipline and criminal prosecution<01:04:51.400><c> and</c><01:04:51.600><c> directing</c><01:04:52.280
• for any lawyers involved if discipline for any lawyers involved if attorneys<01:13:52.200><c> take</
• </c> proceedings with professional discipline proceedings with professional discipline and<01:14:41.120
• the Judicial Conduct Commission and, upon a finding of good cause, should result in appropriate discipline
• as anything other than a discipline as anything other than a threat.<01:29:49.480><c> Uh,</c> threat

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• We've had some challenges with respect to the discipline system that you and I had some challenges.
• And we have seen raids at churches, car washes, Home Depots, near schools.
• And we have seen raids at churches, car washes, Home Depots, near schools.
• It's the same thing as me not following protocol in my school setting.
• I mean, I should be disciplined for going contrary to what my principal or my school district expects

Summary: The committee heard several bills from Senator Umberg and Senator Allen, with testimony from supporters and opponents before roll-call votes were taken once quorum was established. SB 253, the annual State Bar fee bill, would keep fees unchanged while requiring two-year notice for substantial changes to the bar exam, including vendor changes, and returning to an older delivery method for the upcoming exam; it was presented as a response to recent State Bar problems and the February bar exam failure. SB 25, the Pre-Merger Notification Act, would require certain merger parties to provide California’s attorney general the same Hart-Scott-Rodino materials filed federally, so state antitrust review can occur in parallel with federal review; supporters said this would reduce delay and uncertainty, while members questioned whether it would add another layer of review. SB 36 would strengthen price-gouging enforcement after the January 2025 Southern California firestorms by requiring rental-listing platforms to report suspected gouging, expanding consumer and prosecutor remedies, and allowing warrants in housing-related cases; supporters said it would close loopholes, while opponents from business groups raised concerns. All three bills were later approved on roll call, with SB 36 and SB 413 placed on call before final passage and SB 253 and SB 25 moving forward on committee votes. The committee also heard SB 413, which would streamline access to juvenile case files in certain civil cases brought by or on behalf of the youth who is the subject of the file, allowing attorneys to use heavily redacted records without first petitioning the juvenile court. Supporters, including Los Angeles County counsel and county associations, said the current petition process is costly, slow, and routinely granted, creating delays in civil litigation and court congestion. Opponents, including the Youth Law Center, argued the bill would weaken longstanding juvenile confidentiality protections by bypassing judicial review and could expose sensitive information unnecessarily. After discussion about redactions, sealing, and the scope of access, the bill was passed on a do-pass-as-amended vote. Finally, Senator Wahab presented SB 436, which would extend the notice period for nonpayment of rent from three days to 14 days. Supporters, including tenant advocates, legal aid groups, and several local governments, argued the change would reduce unnecessary evictions, give renters more time to obtain assistance or a paycheck, and help prevent homelessness. Opponents, including apartment associations, property owners, and the California Association of Realtors, said the bill would burden landlords, especially small owners, and could unintentionally affect commercial leases; members also raised concerns about repeated late payment and the lack of stronger guardrails. The author said she would work on clarifying commercial coverage and safeguards, and the bill remained under discussion as the hearing continued.

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• Proposition 2, I should note, also has provisions as they relate to school reserves.
• So spending on safety net programs and spending on schools and community colleges.
• So spending on safety net programs and spending on schools and community colleges.
• Just some follow-up, infrastructure, because our schools, you know, we have a set budget 98.
• I just—my question is, and I support the fiscal discipline, but we have so many challenges.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review held an informational hearing on ACA 20, the Save for California’s Future Act, and took no votes. The chair described the measure as a way to strengthen the state’s Rainy Day Fund by increasing reserves during strong revenue years and helping pay down long-term obligations. The vice chair said he preferred a broader spending rule tied to a rolling average of revenues, rather than the proposal’s reserve-focused approach. The Legislative Analyst’s Office explained how Proposition 2 currently requires deposits into the Budget Stabilization Account and debt payments when revenues are strong, and how ACA 20 would change those rules by increasing required reserve deposits, raising the BSA target from 10% to 20% of General Fund revenues, creating a “super excess capital gains” deposit requirement, extending debt-payment requirements through 2040, and expanding eligible debt uses to include Proposition 98 settle-up, budgetary borrowing, and federal unemployment insurance debt. The Department of Finance said the administration supports the measure and believes it improves Proposition 2. Members asked about the Gann limit, whether the measure would allow more spending or simply change how deposits are counted, the impact on infrastructure and other programs, the size of the UI debt, and how the proposal would affect future budget flexibility. Several senators supported the goal of saving more in good years and using reserves to avoid painful cuts in downturns, while others questioned whether the proposal was sufficiently simple or whether a larger structural spending rule would be better. Public comment largely supported the measure, with one former legislative staffer arguing it follows earlier reserve reforms and helps address the state’s UI debt. The chair closed by noting the committee would not act that day and that the measure would be considered on the Senate floor the next day.

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• Such things are school security and hardening, safety and security for Jewish day schools, capital outlay
• How does it affect the school? Are we getting...
• I'm trying to think of one particular, like a school hardening.
• It affects the smaller schools more.
• A lot of times it's for schools; a lot of times it's not for schools.

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• So imagine you had a large school district.
• And so a larger school district is going to have more schools, is going to have more principals, and
• And so it took schools, and it continues to take schools, an incredible amount of time to offset some
• So she went to the principal of the local school and said, 'Please, can Linda attend school here?'
• In Fruitland School District, in 2012 through 25, Fruitland School District spent over $1.8 million to

Committee: House Education

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from February 2 and 3. It then introduced RS 3-1308, sponsored by Representative Raymond, which would change public school digital content and curriculum funding from a first-come, first-served process to an as-needed, scored application process so districts with greater need would receive funds. The motion to introduce passed without opposition. The committee next heard a presentation from the Office of Performance Evaluations on its K-12 district characteristics and funding study. Casey Petty explained that Idaho’s support unit funding model tends to provide more state funding per student to smaller districts and less per student to larger districts, but that funding does not consistently rise with higher proportions of high-need students such as special education or English learner populations. He said Idaho’s special education formula assumes only about 5.8% of students are in special education, while actual enrollment was about 11.5% in 2023, contributing to an estimated $37.7 million gap in support-unit funding for special education. Members asked about the support unit model, district size effects, charter school data limitations, Medicaid, and whether the formula should be revised. The committee then considered House Joint Memorial 11, which urges Congress to fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act at the promised 40% level. Representative Furman and several educators and administrators testified in support, describing the strain on district budgets and citing large local shortfalls in Boise and Fruitland. Witnesses said districts are covering mandated special education services with local and state funds, and that increased identification, early intervention, and behavioral needs are driving costs. Some members raised questions about over-identification, eligibility criteria, and behavioral issues, but the memorial was ultimately sent to the floor with a due pass recommendation by voice vote. The meeting then adjourned.

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• We can talk about how, you know, school districts can't, you know, shouldn't be able to discipline kids
• We can talk about how, you know, school districts can't, you know, shouldn't be able to discipline kids
• We can talk about how, you know, school districts can't, you know, shouldn't be able to discipline kids
• </c><01:03:55.200><c> district</c><01:03:55.760><c> school</c> had um that our school district school
• </c> in teacher prep school. in teacher prep school.

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• I learned that as a high school student as part of a workforce investment program at Oakland Public School
• I learned that as a high school student as part of a workforce investment program at Oakland Public School
• So where there is a lack in arts education, these... ...with schools.
• to help have arts programs there in various disciplines.
• I think they had the first school; this is the second.

Committee: Senate Joint Committee on the Arts

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• It doesn't interfere with the local school district or school control.
• The bill provides that at the beginning of each school day, Idaho public schools will observe a brief
• The bill is also very clear about what schools cannot do.
• The bill provides that at the beginning of each school day, Idaho Public Schools will observe a brief
• The bill is also very clear about what schools cannot do.

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• In effect, the city didn't agree with discipline for the underlying reason for discharge.
• In effect, the city didn't agree with discipline for the underlying reason for discharge.
• Oftentimes, on those, they ask questions about prior discipline.
• discipline.
• </c><01:41:14.800><c> was</c> findings whether or not discipline was findings whether or not discipline

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• and charter schools.
• and school climate and culture, from school mental health services and the statewide school nurse achievement
• the school day.
• school</c><01:21:07.840><c> excellence</c> showcased in the school excellence showcased in the school
• </c> High School. High School.

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Under these relinquishment rules, the license cannot be relinquished in lieu of discipline or if the
• licensee is subject to discipline or under investigation by the commission.
• If pregnant, women will be taken out of school. Abortion restrictions.
• I discussed treatment with her mother, a elementary school teacher in Redmond.
• I'm a clinical associate professor of surgery emeritus at UW Medical School.

Summary: The Senate Health and Long-Term Care Committee held a public hearing on six bills, with the chair repeatedly emphasizing one-minute testimony limits because of the large number of sign-ins. The committee first heard SB 6292, which would create a joint legislative-executive committee on health care financing to study strategies for improving statewide access and coverage and report in 2027. Supporters, including the Health Care Authority, the Office of the Insurance Commissioner, community health centers, carriers, and provider groups, said the bill could help the state respond to affordability and system sustainability challenges and coordinate policy work across branches of government. The committee then heard SB 6258, which would create a non-disciplinary pathway for voluntarily relinquishing certain Washington Medical Commission licenses. The sponsor and supporters said the bill would provide a humane exit option for physicians and other licensees who are medically disabled or otherwise leaving practice, without forcing them into a disciplinary process. Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive, and the hearing closed with 17 people signed in pro and 2 con. The committee also heard SB 6182, establishing an abortion savings program funded by a new assessment on health carriers. Supporters argued it would recapture funds originally set aside for abortion care under the ACA and protect access amid federal changes, while opponents raised concerns about hidden taxes, lack of opt-out, and the impact on premiums and conscience rights. The hearing drew very large public interest, with 245 signed in pro and 1,775 con. The committee next took testimony on SB 5947, which would establish the Washington Health Care Board and prepare a state universal health care plan contingent on federal authorization and funding. Supporters from labor, health care, tribal, and universal coverage advocacy groups said the bill would position Washington to act quickly if federal waivers become available and argued that health care should be treated as a human right; opponents warned about costs, vagueness, and government overreach. The hearing then moved to SJR 8206, a proposed constitutional amendment declaring access to affordable health care a fundamental right. Supporters framed it as an aspirational commitment and a necessary step toward universal coverage, while opponents argued the language was vague, legally risky, and could create costly obligations. Finally, the committee heard SB 5823, which would require hospitals to employ or provide access to patient advocates to help patients navigate bills, records, and appointments. Hospital and patient coalition witnesses supported the goal but asked for amendments to clarify staffing, exemptions, and scope; the hearing closed with 20 signed in pro, 792 con, and 3 other. No votes were taken on the bills during the hearing.

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• in the Medicaid space, our eligibility staff... ...to have some eligibility discipline in the Medicaid
• , moving that down into middle schools.
• , moving that down into middle schools.
• And I don't know if that has resonated or gotten to the schools like it should have.
• Do schools make those referrals? Where do those referrals? For CSOC, they do. A lot of the time.

Committee: House Appropriations

Summary: The committee first heard a budget presentation on LSU Health Care Services Division and Lallie Kemp Medical Center. Staff reviewed HCSD’s roughly $74.7 million budget, much of it tied to legacy obligations for former LSU hospital systems and support for Lallie Kemp. Committee members asked about prisoner care, risk management costs, declining admissions and emergency visits, and the hospital’s 340B drug program. Lallie Kemp officials explained that prisoner care serves multiple state and local facilities, that lower admissions largely reflect more patients being placed in observation status, and that the in-house 340B program provides major savings to patients and the prison system. Members also asked about care for unhoused patients and the hospital’s discharge practices, and the hospital said social services works to find placement when possible. The committee then moved to the Louisiana Department of Health budget, which was presented as just under $23.5 billion, with Medicaid making up more than 90 percent of the total. The presentation covered the Office of the Secretary, Office of Public Health, Office of Behavioral Health, Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities, and Medicaid. Major items included the new Rural Health Transformation Program, the transfer of several functions from DCFS to LDH under the One Door initiative, changes to SNAP administration, and large Medicaid adjustments driven by enrollment, utilization, and federal policy changes. Testimony also highlighted the statewide crisis hub and 988, the commodity food program for seniors, women’s health and maternal outcomes, and the department’s efforts to modernize technology and reorganize services. Members questioned LDH officials on a wide range of budget and policy issues, including the rural health grant, crisis services, Medicaid redeterminations, provider taxes, physician and hospital supplemental payments, nursing home rates, HCBS funding, and the impact of the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act. LDH said the rural health grant would support workforce, technology, and care-delivery improvements; that the crisis hub and mobile crisis units are being expanded to improve access and reduce emergency room use; and that the department is working to keep the SNAP error rate below 6 percent to avoid a projected state cost increase. Officials also said they expect to return next year with additional funding requests for HCBS and other programs, while emphasizing that current budget changes are largely meant to realign funding with actual expenditures and new federal requirements. No votes or formal actions were taken in the portion provided.

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• We did see sort of elite-school versus non-elite-school differences, where the more elite schools—the
• We want to be working with whether it's elementary schools or high schools or other universities.
• I'd like to focus on school, on university student conduct, and the imposition of discipline and disciplinary
• , schools of social work, but also in places like schools of architecture.
• And the leader of the school, the dean of the Divinity School, a scholar of Islam, a Christian man, says

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The meeting opened with approval of the July 9, 2025 minutes and a roll call confirming quorum. DESE Commissioner Pedro Martinez gave his first official testimony, affirming the department’s commitment to preventing antisemitism and societal bias in schools, saying DESE supports the commission’s recommendations and will add staff resources to help develop and disseminate guidance and instructional materials. He said DESE’s rubric and guidance for identifying effective curricula and resources should be finalized in late fall, and commissioners welcomed the partnership and asked about the ongoing Section 98A work. The commission then heard from Professor Eitan Hirsch of Tufts, who presented research on antisemitism and campus climate. He described survey findings showing sharply different Jewish and non-Jewish views on Israel, increasing social pressure on Jewish students, and a growing tendency for Jewish students to hide their identity or feel penalized for participating in Jewish life. He argued that colleges need to do more to teach students how to handle dissent and build cultures of viewpoint diversity, and commissioners asked about best practices, regional differences, and the role of campus climate surveys. Rabbi Fine of UMass Amherst Hillel and student Sky Landau testified about antisemitism at UMass, especially since October 7. Fine described both a thriving Jewish student community and serious incidents including harassment, vandalism, classroom issues, protests, and students hiding Jewish identity; he said the university is working with Hillel and DEI leadership on goals and strategy for Jewish inclusion, and he urged more training and structured dialogue. Landau described antisemitic incidents she experienced or witnessed, including hostile BDS meetings, exclusion of Zionist students, Holocaust denial, threats, and social ostracism, and said Hillel was the only consistently safe space for her. Commissioners discussed reporting pathways, affinity groups, mental health supports, and ways to distinguish criticism of Israel from antisemitism. Later, the commission moved to its recommendations and made several edits before voting, including deleting offensive wording in a footnote, adding a citation to recent FBI hate crime data, and restoring language tied to an existing DESE regulation, 603 CMR 26.05, on classroom neutrality and fact-based instruction. Commissioners also reiterated that criticism of Israel’s government is not inherently antisemitic. The meeting included a brief interruption by a protester, after which the commission recessed and then resumed its work on the draft recommendations.

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• Veterans Memorial Early College High School, Hanna High School, Southwest High.
• Hendrickson's High School, Lone Star Elementary, Pitchcock High School.
• Brazosport High School, Nimitz High School, Lubbock Cooper High School.
• Grape Creek Middle School, Wiley High School, Rivera Early College High School, Friendship High School
• , and Eula High School.

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• For instance, we had a youth who came to our program fresh out of high school, very eager to purchase
• And many local businesses utilize for their employees, including the Burnham State School.
• I will say that Senator Perry, you've worked really hard on discipline issues in the classroom, and I
• You know, like with discipline in the classroom, we're finding that teachers were leaving not as much
• for pay, but because of a lack of discipline and enforcement in the room.

Bills: HB107 , HB742 , HB1639 , HB1700 , HB2071 , HB2187 , HB2402 , HB2516 , HB3211 , HB4529 , HB5342 , HB694 , HB923 , HB4655 , HB107

Committee: Senate Health & Human Services

Keywords: sickle cell disease, registry, health data, confidentiality, healthcare access, human trafficking, first responders, health care, training, reporting, protection, cancer, female firefighters, health study, state health services, fire protection, telemedicine, teledentistry, telehealth, health records

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• </c><00:09:44.040><c> discharge</c><00:09:44.680><c> or</c> face discipline discharge or face discipline
• We represent 85,000 school professionals throughout the state of Minnesota.
• Growing up, it was my friends from high school who came and worked with us on our farm.
• Growing up, it was my friends from high school who came and worked with us on our farm.
• Growing up, it was my friends from high school who came and worked with us on our farm.

Committee: Senate Labor

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• ,</c> encountering new ideas, new disciplines, encountering new ideas, new disciplines, new<01:19:21.840
• </c><01:52:13.599><c> Now,</c> specializes in that discipline. Now, specializes in that discipline.
• It just so happens that the law school, um, there was an attack on the law school a couple years ago.
• I had to have a to school. I did.
• </c> to schools that have DEI programs. to schools that have DEI programs.

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• Proposition 2, I should note, also has provisions as they relate to school reserves.
• However, the measure does not directly affect anything on school reserve, so I won't highlight those
• So spending on safety net programs and spending on schools and community colleges.
• I just—my question is, and I support the fiscal discipline, but we have so many challenges.
• And I support the fiscal discipline, but we have so many challenges, too, that we're facing.

Committee: Senate Budget and Fiscal Review

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• The assessor must then certify an annual tax roll that counties, cities, school districts, and special
• House Bill 2203, providing for a review of public schools reporting requirements.
• Providing for a review of public schools reporting requirements.
• She was my cross-country coach in high school.
• Strengthen self-discipline and grow in compassion for those in need.

Summary: The House convened on Ash Wednesday with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, the journal approved, and a series of guest introductions recognizing Dr. William Thompson, Disability Day at the Capitol participants, Arizona Cattle Growers, a GCU student guest, striking ASU Aramark workers and union supporters, Nurse-Family Partnership nurses, Navajo Nation visitors, and others. Members also made remarks honoring Lent, Ramadan, Black History Month, and various community figures. Attendance was recorded at 54 present, 3 absent, and 3 excused, and the House received committee substitutions and Senate messages without objection. The chamber adopted House Resolution 2006, a death resolution honoring Yvonne Glee Lyme Federson and her work with Childhelp to combat child abuse. The resolution was adopted unanimously, followed by a moment of respectful silence. The House then resolved into Committee of the Whole and later an additional Committee of the Whole to consider several bills. Measures receiving do pass recommendations included HB 2089, HB 2177 as amended, HB 2258, HB 2322 as amended, HB 2786, and HB 2825 as amended, with amendments adopted on HB 2177, HB 2322, and HB 2825. The House adopted the Committee of the Whole report and ordered those bills engrossed or regrossed as appropriate. In the additional Committee of the Whole, members debated HB 2074, HB 2104, and HB 2105, all property- or health-related measures. HB 2074 drew sharp debate over an amendment removing a life-of-the-mother exception in a partial-birth abortion provision; supporters said the change clarified that safer medical alternatives exist, while opponents argued it would criminalize care even to save a mother’s life. HB 2104 and HB 2105 were amended to add taxable improvements as a trigger for assessor review and to make a standardized report optional, with supporters saying the changes improved county property tax administration and opponents warning they could hinder assessors and create litigation. All three bills received do pass as amended recommendations and were ordered engrossed. The House then took up third-reading votes and passed HB 2173, HB 2203, HB 2223, and HB 2501 by 57-0 votes with three not voting. HB 2307, an emergency measure concerning dangerous and incompetent defendants and out-of-state treatment options, passed 37-20 with three not voting, but failed to achieve the required two-thirds vote for the emergency clause. Members explained votes in support as a temporary response to a lack of in-state treatment beds, and in opposition as a bill that was too broad or not yet implementable. The House adjourned until 10 a.m. on Thursday, February 19, 2026.

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• </c> alternative high school diplomas. alternative high school diplomas.
• </c> those eight years after high school. those eight years after high school.
• </c> and priorities of their local school and priorities of their local school district.<00:32:21.440
• <c> developing</c><00:32:24.480><c> initiatives</c> lead to schools developing initiatives lead to schools
• </c> prioritize education and self-discipline prioritize education and self-discipline popularized<00

Keywords: Convene 00:00 Senate Message 04:26 Report of Committees 05:13 Orders of the Day/ HB 6 06:22 HB 480 14:13 HB 562 17:55 HB 136 25:53 HB 257 29:47 HB 490 35:54 Motions, Petitions, and Communications 40:30 Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 52:44 Recess for ConC/Rules Meeting 53:49 ConC/Rules Report 57:12 Floor Amendments 58:49 Adjournment 58:59, 958, all