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• We continue to partner with colleges and universities, setting up internship programs for students to
• We have several opportunities, including a new grad rotation program where students who have recently
• there, are there any plans to get something that can adapt and be affixed permanently to, say, a mobile
• there, are there any plans to get something that can adapt and be affixed permanently to, say, a mobile
• And you can see some of the artwork that was used to kind of help hype up students and connect them into

Summary: The Committee of Military, Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security heard a series of informational presentations focused on Florida’s aerospace and space ecosystem. Blue Origin described its Florida operations at Rocket Park, Launch Complex 36, and Port Canaveral, highlighting New Glenn and Blue Moon development, recent launch activity, workforce development efforts, and major capital investment in the state. Amazon Leo (formerly Project Kuiper) outlined its low-Earth-orbit broadband network, customer terminals, satellite and gateway architecture, dark-sky mitigation efforts, and Florida investments including a payload processing facility and launch support infrastructure. Starcatcher Industries presented its concept for an orbital energy grid that would beam power to satellites, discussed demonstrations in Florida, customer interest, and plans for a first satellite launch next year. Space Florida President and CEO Rob Long gave a strategic update on the state’s aerospace industry, citing billions in private investment, growth in aerospace establishments and projects, spaceport infrastructure investments, workforce and university partnerships, and the importance of maintaining Florida’s competitiveness against other states. NASA Kennedy Space Center Director Janet Petro then emphasized Artemis II preparations, rising launch demand, aging infrastructure, and the need for stronger state-federal coordination and investment in research, workforce, and common-use infrastructure. She compared Florida’s support structure with Texas and argued that Florida must act to avoid losing aerospace leadership. Members asked questions about mobile and aviation applications for Amazon Leo, dark-sky impacts, satellite counts, Starcatcher’s power transmission losses and storage approach, and NASA’s funding and infrastructure constraints. Petro also discussed limits on commercial investment in common infrastructure under federal rules and suggested that state investment and better alignment among partners could help. No bills were considered and no votes were taken beyond adjournment; the committee concluded by adopting a motion to adjourn.

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• primary duties will be to award grants to attract, create, or expand research capabilities of eligible students
• Senator Huffman, you mentioned the mobile mammography units, and I'm so proud.
• We've had 400,000 Texans who have received screenings through initiatives like our mobile mammography
• education institutes and use state money to help pay for their research. in the name of benefiting the students
• "Wonder Woman," as her husband, Oak de Burgh, calls her, still teaches our medical students for an hour

Bills: SB5, SJR3, SB 5, SJR 3

Keywords: dementia, research institute, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, funding, grants, state health initiatives, research funding, state budget, prevention, healthcare, medical research, Dementia Prevention and Research Institute, disaster relief, flood preparedness, emergency funding, local government support, meteorological forecasting, district apportionment, legislative rules

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• And this does prevent and hopefully protect students and children in the future.
• It only says, put it where students, where kids, cannot find it. Come on.
• success, to train students on firearms.
• on guns over actually teaching our students.
• Our state today is almost dead last in funding per student.

Summary: The House convened, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the journal, and heard introductions of guests. Members then adopted several procedural motions, including extending the second regular session, suspending the seven-bill limit for Representative Livingston on budget-related measures, and requesting the Senate return SB 1786 on artificial intelligence content verification for reconsideration. The House also moved into Committee of the Whole to consider calendar items. In Committee of the Whole, the House recommended do pass on SB 1057, SB 1171, SB 1424, and SB 1515, while retaining SB 1178 on the calendar. SB 1171, dealing with fingerprinting and fraud prevention in health and human services, was amended and received supportive comments about accountability and Medicaid fraud. SB 1424, concerning firearm safety instruction in schools, drew extensive debate: a proposed Gutierrez amendment modeled on “Christian’s Law” to require secure firearm storage measures was defeated by division vote 23-31, and the bill itself was defended as age-appropriate firearm safety education while opponents argued it was an unfunded mandate, a parents’ rights issue, and an improper burden on schools. SB 1515, creating a public safety parity fund for DPS and corrections bonuses from rainy-day fund interest, was amended and recommended do pass. The House then considered an additional Committee of the Whole for SB 1552, adopted a floor amendment, and recommended the bill do pass as amended. In third reading, SB 1021 failed 22-35, while SB 1215, SB 1345, SB 1456, and SB 1493 all passed, with SB 1345 drawing a floor explanation about an added regulatory requirement for health care facilities. The House also received first readings of several appropriations bills and announced a special Joint Appropriations Committee hearing on the budget the next morning before adjourning until Tuesday, April 28, 2026.

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• These colleges and universities serve and support students from all racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic
• helped dismantle the doctrine of separate but equal and opened the doors for public education for students
• quality public schools created pathways to higher education, workforce participation, and economic mobility
• for generations of students who would otherwise have been denied those opportunities.
• designated Hispanic-serving institutions nationwide, and while these schools are defined by Latino student

Summary: The Senate Governmental Organization Committee heard several bills, beginning with AB 2294, which would designate April 14 as Sylvia Mendez Day in honor of the Mendez v. Westminster civil rights case. Assembly Member Ta and supporters from the California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce and HACU described the case’s role in ending school segregation in California and influencing Brown v. Board of Education. Committee members from both parties spoke in strong support, and the bill was later approved 13-0. The committee also heard AB 2412, which would require state agencies to disclose when generative AI is used in public announcements and provide a way to reach a human employee. The author and California Civil Liberties Advocacy said the measure is about transparency and public trust, not banning AI. The bill was moved forward and ultimately passed 12-1. AB 2663, a sunset extension for the law allowing cocktails-to-go, drew support from the California Restaurant Association, a restaurant owner, and industry groups, who said it has helped small businesses and should continue; it passed 13-0. AB 2731 would expand the number of Type 47 liquor licenses available in Santa Cruz County, with licenses reserved for Watsonville and other communities to support small businesses and reduce inflated secondary-market costs. Supporters included Santa Cruz County and the city of Watsonville, and the bill passed 13-0. AB 2751 would standardize the personal importation limit for alcohol brought into California from outside the United States, addressing a disparity at land borders; it also passed 13-0. Several items were initially held on call because the committee lacked a quorum, but after members returned, the committee completed roll calls and adjourned.

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• That were caused by this influx, whether it be non-English language speaking students in our schools
• I go out to the... students in a classroom. I go out to the county part of my district.
• The teacher-to-student ratio on that is one to 100.
• So, one teacher to a hundred of these students, or they're trying to teach them English.
• And what they're doing is taking these older students... doing is taking these older students down and

Bills: HB297

Keywords: cash transactions, money transmission, regulatory compliance, criminal penalties, Alabama Securities Commission, 1136, house, all

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• </c> that enrolls hundreds of students that enrolls hundreds of students annually.<00:44:29.359><c> Uh
• </c><00:44:52.160><c> We</c> dual credit to high school students.
• We dual credit to high school students.
• And this purpose was to meet students who do not have homes.
• </c><01:07:19.599><c> trying</c> working people, and it's students trying working people, and it's students

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:07 Roll Call 00:00:25 Discussion of Lexington’s Housing Affordability Partnership 00:02:26 Discussion of Northern Kentucky’s Housing Blueprint 00:30:12 Discussion of Religious Institution Land Use 00:57:33 Discussion of Free-Market Solutions to Kentucky’s Housing Crisis 01:04:18 Adjournment 01:26:37, 958, all

Summary: The committee met without a quorum and began informally, with members noting this was the final information-gathering meeting on housing before a November meeting to discuss findings and report back to the LRC. The main presentation focused on the Lexington Affordable Housing Partnership, a public-private effort supported by a $10 million state allocation. Presenters described Fayette County’s housing shortage, citing a gap of more than 22,000 units, rising home prices, and the challenge of assembling land and capital for affordable projects. The partnership explained that five local banks created a $3 million capital investment fund to buy and hold land at no interest, with deed restrictions keeping the site at 80% or below area median income and allowing the banks to seek Community Reinvestment Act credit. The first project is a 12.5-acre former Transylvania University baseball field, planned for about 242 units, including detached homes, townhouses, garden-style apartments, and senior housing. Speakers said the project required extensive neighborhood engagement and zoning/development approvals, but that the planning phase is now largely complete and infrastructure work should begin soon. Financing details included roughly $64 million in additional funding through tax credit equity, market-rate loans, city support, Kentucky Housing Corporation resources, and donations from nonprofit partners. Developers said the multifamily bond applications are due to Kentucky Housing Corporation the next day, and they expect the land purchase to be repaid into the revolving fund once the property is entitled and closed, allowing the original $3 million to be redeployed for future projects. They estimated rental units could be filled within about six months of completion, while for-sale units would come online over 12 to 36 months. In discussion, members asked about regulatory barriers and project timelines. Presenters pointed to rising construction costs tied to new federal and state requirements, and one member highlighted the need to continue reviewing planning and zoning reforms to speed development plan approvals and reduce delays. The group also endorsed a possible statewide $20 million housing fund, a residential infrastructure fund, and efforts to avoid additional regulatory burdens on housing development.

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• Good job, students. We have perfect attendance. 30 present, zero absent; they're excused.
• And as I call your name, if you'd please stand up, I'd like to introduce two outstanding students from
• It removes the requirement that the Office of Advanced Air Mobility contract with qualified public or
• Advanced air mobility in Arizona. Okay, very good, sir. Thank you.
• Senate Bill 1826, an act appropriating monies to the Office of Advanced Air Mobility.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, attendance, and a series of guest introductions recognizing judges, medical and mining guests, students, and Girl Scout Troop 6354. The chamber then moved into Committee of the Whole to consider a long calendar of bills, with most measures receiving committee amendments and do-pass recommendations. Bills discussed included SB 1272 on the Douglas port of entry, SB 1327 on Arizona Board of Regents restrictions involving foreign countries, SB 1400 on public safety employee information, SB 1519 on off-highway vehicles, SB 1627 on unmanned aircraft, SB 1630 on AHCCCS home and community-based services and mental illness, SB 1720 on parenting time, SB 1763 on school district finances, SB 1826 on rural wayfinding signs, and SB 1827 on vertiports/advanced air mobility. Several bills drew floor amendments and brief explanations, including changes to off-highway vehicle use, drone restrictions near schools, parenting-time standards, and school finance reporting. On third reading, the Senate passed SB 1272, SB 1327, SB 1400, SB 1519, SB 1627, SB 1630, SB 1720, SB 1763, and SB 1826. SB 1827 initially failed on a 15-15 vote. Members also debated SB 1111 on automatic license plate readers during a later Committee of the Whole session; supporters said it added guardrails such as warrant requirements, training, logging, and felony penalties for misuse, while opponents argued it still enabled broad surveillance and contained loopholes. The chamber adopted the Committee of the Whole report and then proceeded to third reading votes on the earlier bills. In the later session, the Senate considered SB 1111, SB 1214 on stem-cell/regenerative therapy, SB 1683 on foreign ownership/advisory limits for real property, SB 1686 on a memorial designation, and SB 1745 on local excise tax rate limits. SB 1214’s sponsor said the bill created a framework for regenerative medicine and medical tourism, while opponents said the policy was too significant for floor amendment and should be developed through stakeholder meetings. SB 1683 and SB 1745 were amended and advanced, and SB 1686 passed without amendment. The Committee of the Whole report was adopted, and the Senate then took up a motion to alter the report on SB 1111 to include the Hoffman amendment and exclude the Payne amendment, with debate centered on whether the bill was a necessary surveillance safeguard or an unconstitutional mass-surveillance measure.

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• It talks about triage mobile units like whatever we have to Do, enhancing contracts and finding appropriate
• Because expanding interstate licensure mobility is essential to addressing workforce shortages and strengthening
• That's what I see a lot of our students going... Into.
• As a Single mom with $180,000 in student loan debt, going from associates to bachelor's, dual masters

Keywords: 996, all

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• WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE DIVISION OF CONDOMINIUMS TIMESHARES AND MOBILE HOMES WHICH OVERSEES FIVE
• FOLLOWING THAT INITIAL ANALYSIS THAT WE DID WAS A STUDENT COME IN AND SAY WHAT IS HAPPENING SINCE THE
• IT IS BY ONE OF OUR STUDENTS. I THINK THIS PARTICULAR CHART IS VERY INSTRUCTIVE.
• SO YOU CAN JUST LOOK AT THE ROSTER OF EVERY SINGLE CONDO ASSOCIATION WHO HAS PAID MOBILE HOME CO OP AND

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• </c><00:11:18.800><c> Uh</c> our students in this fabulous way.
• Uh our students in this fabulous way.
• Chair recognizes the gentleman from Mobile. >> Thank you, Mr. Speaker, for the recognition.
• Chair recognizes the gentleman from Mobile, Pro Tem Pringle. Message from the Senate. Mr.
• Chair recognizes the gentleman from Mobile, Pro Tem Pringle. >> Mr.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• We are particularly concerned, again, for special education students who do...
• So we're looking at dollars already committed to students and staff that would be drained.
• Sometimes these temporary part-time short-term jobs reflect student populations.
• . ...students with IEPs, students with a disability.
• So I do want to expressly address... ...when you've got student registration ramp-up.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Services to get assistance Mobility Services to get Elders<00:46:48.599><c> to</c><00:46:48.760><c>
• </c><01:47:20.639><c> for</c> our state for families for students for our state for families for students
• This is still impacting students.
• </c><01:49:03.760><c> schools</c><01:49:04.199><c> were</c> is still impacting students schools were
• So for all the students, including my dog, who didn't get a graduation, for all the students who lost

Keywords: 1183, house

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• That's not advice I give my students at social work administration classes at Missouri.
• taught thousands of first responders overdose awareness and naloxone use, and I am part of the DOTS mobile
• We have three mobile units. We’re also embedded in two different school districts.
• We have a mobile dental unit that serves 13 different school districts in our service area.
• But we're also talking about significant numbers of young people and college students and professionals

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• That's not advice I give my students at social work administration classes at Missouri.
• taught thousands of first responders overdose awareness and naloxone use, and I am part of the DOTS mobile
• We have three mobile units. We're also embedded in two different school districts.
• We have a mobile dental unit that serves 13 different school districts in our service area.
• But we're also talking about significant numbers of young people and college students and professionals

Summary: The task force heard extensive testimony on recovery support, harm reduction, and community-based care. Dan Haniken of Into Action described his own recovery from addiction and incarceration and argued that treatment alone is not enough; he said recovery housing, peer support, employment, accountability, and stable housing are what help people stay sober and avoid relapse. Members asked about funding, housing shortages, transportation, treatment courts, and support for medication-assisted treatment (MAT). Haniken said Into Action relies on a braided mix of federal, state, county, city, foundation, and private funding, and that recovery housing needs longer-term support than many current funding streams provide. He also said Missouri should expand recovery housing, peer recovery support, and recovery community centers, and improve awareness and access to MAT in recovery settings and after incarceration. Matt Cushman, a community paramedic with Raytown Fire Protection District, urged Missouri to expand harm reduction, including syringe service programs and broader access to clean needles and drug-checking tools. He argued that stigma and abstinence-only approaches keep many people from seeking help, and said harm reduction reduces disease transmission, overdose deaths, hospitalizations, and other harms while creating pathways to recovery. He cited naloxone distribution as a successful example and said similar strategies should be decriminalized and expanded. Members asked about naloxone access, community paramedicine funding, and whether safe consumption sites should be considered; Cushman said syringe exchange should be a near-term priority, while safe consumption sites are a longer-term policy question. Representatives from Ozarks Medical Center/COMC and Four Rivers Community Health Center focused on the need to reimburse peer support specialists and community health workers, especially in rural and underserved areas. COMC’s Monet Lehman shared her trauma and recovery story and described her jail reentry work, helping incarcerated people with housing, benefits, IDs, employment, MAT, and community supports before release. Four Rivers said its care coordinators and CHWs provide wraparound services such as transportation, housing help, Medicaid enrollment, clothing, and same-day MAT access. Members and staff discussed confusion over reimbursement rules, noting that CCBHCs can bill for peer services through Medicaid while FQHCs generally cannot, and that CHWs are often funded through grants rather than reimbursement. No votes were taken; the meeting consisted of testimony and member questions, with several requests for follow-up information on funding, transportation, and reimbursement rules.

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• And a shout out to the people from Mobile and Baldwin County.
• </c><00:47:50.319><c> I</c> people from Mobile and Baldwin County.
• I people from Mobile and Baldwin County.
• </c> students, and lowincome populations. students, and lowincome populations.
• And I think about Mobile, there were things that were done.

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The Alabama Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a roll call establishing a quorum of 34 senators present. The chamber then received a House message referring House Bill 1 on primary elections to the Committee on County and Municipal Government, and moved to Senate Bill 1, also dealing with primary elections and tied to ongoing court action over Alabama’s legislative maps. Senator Elliott explained SB 1 as a prospective measure meant to set up a special election if federal courts lift injunctions on the state Senate districts, while opponents argued the bill was being rushed and could disrupt voters, candidates, absentee voters, and election administration. Much of the debate focused on whether the bill would effectively change election rules too close to an election and whether it conflicted with a 2022 statewide amendment requiring election-related changes to take effect at least six months before a general election. Supporters said the bill simply preserves the legislature’s enacted maps and responds to recent court rulings, while opponents said it could disenfranchise voters, especially military, elderly, absentee, rural, and Black voters, and that the underlying litigation and federal Voting Rights Act issues remained unresolved. Several members also referenced a Brennan Center report and broader concerns about racial turnout gaps and minority representation in Alabama. Senator Coleman offered an amendment to give the state discretion rather than mandate a special election, arguing it would better align with the current court order; the Senate rejected it on a roll call vote, 8 yeas to 25 nays. Senator Vivian Figures then offered a notice-focused amendment requiring adequate public notice before any election changes, arguing that voters need time to learn new dates, polling places, deadlines, and ballot information; that amendment also failed on a roll call vote, with the clerk announcing it did not pass. The transcript ends with further discussion beginning after the failed amendment votes.

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• The pain is unbearable and the gradual loss of my mobility has also affected my blood pressure and my
• The pain is unbearable and the gradual loss of my mobility has also affected my blood pressure and my
• has also affected my blood mobility has also affected my blood pressure<00:38:40.320><c> and</c><00:
• for writing opeds and kidnapped students for writing opeds and disappeared<01:09:22.480><c> toddlers
• We really strive for balance among all Minnesotans and what they need in terms of mobility and access

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The lack of stability and consistency is particularly difficult for students with disabilities.
• So we're looking at dollars already committed to students and staff that would be drained.
• So we're looking at dollars already committed to students and staff that would be drained.
• Sometimes these temporary part-time, short-term jobs reflect student populations.
• . ...students with IEPs, students with a disability.

Summary: The committee heard several bills related to public employment. AB 1601, by Assemblymember Rogers, would give Sonoma County flexibility to work with its retirement board and actuaries on a possible retiree cost-of-living adjustment; supporters said Sonoma is the only 1937 Act county system without an automatic COLA and that retirees have gone since 2008 without an increase, while no opposition testified. The bill passed on a do-pass vote and was placed on the floor. AB 1729, by Assemblymember Lee, would update state telework policy by requiring written telework plans, adding more structure before return-to-office decisions, and restoring public reporting on telework savings. Supporters, including SEIU Local 1000, the Association of California State Supervisors, and many state workers, argued telework improves productivity, reduces emissions and commute costs, and could save the state about $225 million annually; there was no opposition. The committee approved the bill 6-0 and re-referred it to Appropriations. AB 1630, by Assemblymember Colosa, would allow union representatives to invite bargaining-unit members to observe meet-and-confer sessions, including remotely, to increase transparency and engagement. UC and CSU opposed the measure, saying observer rules should be negotiated at the table and warning the bill lacked clear limits on the number of observers and could create logistical and security problems. The bill passed 5-0 with one member not voting and was sent to Appropriations. AB 1750, also by Assemblymember Colosa, would require school employees who exhaust sick leave and are absent due to illness or injury to receive full salary for an additional five months. CTA supported the bill as a needed safety net for teachers and classified staff, while school districts and administrators opposed it over cost, staffing, and student stability concerns, saying it could encourage longer absences and strain already tight budgets. The committee passed the bill 5-0 and sent it to Higher Education. AB 1896, by Assemblymember Gonzalez, would bar people who participated in immigration enforcement from holding California public employment, with supporters framing it as a response to ICE and Border Patrol actions and opponents warning it was overbroad and could exclude otherwise qualified applicants from law enforcement jobs; the bill passed 5-1 and was referred to Public Safety.

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• McMullen ISD principal Joe Timms, McMullen ISD student Brandon Timms, McMullen MacMullin ISD student
• Kim Esquiel, MacMullin ISD student Harley.
• It ensures district's multi-hazard emergency plan, includes provisions for safety of students students
• as students at risk of dropping out of school in the collection of reporting.
• Those students are for the committee on public education.

Bills: HB14, HJR31, HB43, HB18, HB 106, HB36, HB26, HB149, HB 121, HB206, HB136, HB3114, HB2733, HB1732, HB3700, HB467, HB 1130, HB1846, HB1442, HB 1147, HB2176, HB2701, HB805, HB2890, HB 1154, HB1644, HB2118, HB1718, HB2488, HB2596, HB1971, HB2468, HB484, HB2578, HB3204, HB 1041, HB307, HB685, HB1710, HB538, HB2525, HB3125, HB2027, HB2894, HB3077, HB3684, HJR99, HB1399, HJR5, HB1330, HB2110, HJR2, HJR6, HB1587, HB14, HJR31, HB43, HB18, HB 106, HB36, HB26, HB149, HB 121, HB206, HB136, HB3114, HB2733, HB1732, HB3700, HB467, HB 1130, HB1846, HB1442, HB 1147, HB2176, HB2701, HB805, HB2890, HB 1154, HB1644, HB2118, HB1718, HB2488, HB2596, HB1971, HB2468, HB484, HB2578, HB3204, HB 1041, HB307, HB685, HB1710, HB538, HB2525, HB3125, HB2027, HB2894, HB3077, HB3684

Keywords: nuclear energy, advanced reactors, energy security, grant programs, Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, farm products, tax exemption, ad valorem taxation, agriculture, Texas Constitution, livestock, producer, finance, young farmers, financial assistance, pest control, rural health, hospital funding, healthcare access, mental health services

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• Now, are they basing this on the fact that we have more students asking for the Opportunity Scholarship
• Of daily living, which includes bathing, dressing, toileting, mobility, and other services.
• , and other things. of daily living, which includes bathing, dressing, toileting, mobility, and other
• As far as I've seen this statewide student information system in many different places, can you briefly
• This chairman, as we look at this, this is for pilot projects, for student organizations, and innovation

Keywords: 996, all

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• We spent a lot of time in many groups in supporting students at Florida Memorial.
• Students can join athletic teams at any public school in their district.
• This bill removes restrictions by eliminating the 200 student cap on non Fhs, a member private school
• students opening sports participation to more private schools.
• This includes residential leases, condo leases from developers and also includes mobile homes.

Keywords: 999, senate, all