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• And I also love the fact that I am learning so much about space and how Arizona is actually really set
• and have nothing to do, like you guys should come back and give this presentation for a lunch and learn
• hear that, we'd be able to hopefully help promote it and get a healthy contingent there to literally learn
• And then we also have folks in the technology, engineering, machine learning, and AI space that are way
• And as it learns, that's the thing with AI: it's learning all the time.

Bills: SB1020

Keywords: special plates, Arizona Space Commission, transportation, funding, space exploration, 1182, all

Transcript Highlights:

• There were no participants learning English language.
• educating as much as possible to help people know how they can get us the information we need and to learn
• And that's starting right now in the fifth grade, where we have children already learning about what
• And that's starting right now in the fifth grade, where we have children already learning about what
• Yeah, I just want to say, I think what we've done with LEARNS and access has really paved the way.

Summary: The subcommittee first recognized the Arkansas Community Colleges Leadership Institute and received a brief DHS update on the Living Choices Assisted Living Waiver reimbursement process, including that the new cost-reporting period began in January and provider/contractor calls are underway. The main presentation then focused on SNAP and TANF, with DHS describing federal changes under the One Big Beautiful Bill that tighten SNAP work requirements for adults ages 18 to 64 without certain exemptions, remove some prior exemptions, and add new federal definitions for Native American populations. DHS also reviewed SNAP Employment and Training providers, their service areas, projected budgets, participant characteristics, and outcomes, noting that the program is currently voluntary but will shift toward mandatory participation for those subject to the new rules. Members asked detailed questions about how mandatory participation will be implemented, how referrals will be made, what other training options exist, how verification of work, volunteering, disability, and exemptions will be handled, and whether DHS has enough funding and provider capacity. DHS said it will conduct verbal and written notices during eligibility interviews, make direct referrals to providers, use six-month recertifications and documentation from employers or volunteer organizations, and apply sanctions for noncompliance after determining whether a good cause exists. Members also requested additional data, including age breakdowns of at-risk SNAP recipients, provider-level outcomes and costs, and information on other training programs such as WIOA. The committee then moved to Medicaid community engagement requirements for ARHOME, which DHS said are also required by the same federal law and must be implemented by January 1, 2027. DHS said it is preparing policy, system changes, communications, and a customer-service/outbound verification vendor, and plans a soft launch beginning in July to help clients understand what would be required if the rule were already in effect. Members raised concerns about timing, local versus central decision-making, and how clients in rural areas will be notified and assisted. The meeting concluded with broader discussion of the committee’s workforce-development goals, the recently released Alliance for Opportunity audit, and interest in continuing the contract with that group to help guide future reforms.

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• Um, and as you know, they're here to learn more about how legislation works and also meet with different
• And, you know, Senator Kim, I learned so much from her.
• The short time I got to work for him, I learned so much about being a good person, you know.
• You know, thank you guys for all the lessons that I've learned.
• <00:33:59.679> Um, I've learned. Um, I've learned.

Bills: HB2198, HB2021, HB1881, HB1964, HB1990, HB2151, HB2599, HB2414

Keywords: gambling, prediction markets, Hawaii gambling laws, financial contracts, ethical concerns, electric bicycles, micro-mobility devices, safety regulations, traffic laws, insurance exemption, high-speed electric devices, land use, ropeway, transportation, state regulation, government exemption, building code, permitting process, training, state council

Transcript Highlights:

• The bill includes a training component requiring officers to learn how to recognize common ASD-related
• So over the last three decades, we have learned a tremendous amount of information about autism spectrum
• current swim lesson voucher program applies to kids ages 0 through 4, so just as kids are able to learn
• Also, the AAP's position remains that kids under 1 or 2 young to learn to swim, and drownings at this
• They learned to float, to kick, and eventually to swim.

Bills: S0032, S0068, S0210, S0246, S0340, S0418, S0428, S0606, S0628, S1028, S1734

Keywords: injunctions, protection orders, domestic violence, serious violence, court procedures, enforcement, risk protection, statewide communication system, pediatric care, emergency departments, hospital regulations, patient safety, health care standards, public records, violence protection, confidentiality, defamation, specialty license plate, specialty plates, motor vehicle registration

Summary: The Committee on Fiscal Policy met and reported a series of bills favorably, covering health care, public safety, insurance, coastal resilience, juvenile justice, drowning prevention, transportation designations, and beach management. Senator Harrell presented CS/SB 68, requiring hospitals with emergency departments to adopt pediatric emergency care policies, training, designated pediatric readiness personnel, and participation in a national readiness assessment; it passed. Harrell also presented CS/SB 340, requiring nursing students to complete two hours of human trafficking identification training before licensure; it also passed. Senator Sharif’s CS/SB 32 and SB 210, creating a new injunction for protection against serious violence by a known person and the related public records bill, were both reported favorably. Senator Garcia’s CS/CS/SB 302 on nature-based coastal resiliency, Senator Jones’s SB 418 on law enforcement interaction with individuals with autism and the Blue Envelope Program, and Senator Martin’s CS/SB 1734 updating juvenile probation and detention officer definitions and related cost-share language were also approved. The committee then took up several drowning-prevention measures. CS/SB 606 by Senator Smith would add drowning prevention and safe bathing education to postpartum materials and direct the Department of Health to create standardized materials; an amendment removed a records-retention requirement, and the bill passed. SB 428 by Senator Yarborough would expand the state swim lesson voucher program from children ages 0-4 to ages 1-7; it received strong support from advocates, including a young swim instructor and autism advocates, and passed. The committee also approved CS/SB 246, a specialty license plate bill that was amended to include the UFC plate and a First Responders’ Resiliency Foundation plate, and CS/SB 1028, which revises Citizens Property Insurance and clearinghouse procedures to prioritize admitted carriers and prohibit public funds for the clearinghouse; that bill drew discussion about market competition, Citizens’ exposure, and potential impacts on policyholders. Additional measures reported favorably included SB 628, designating a portion of South Navy Boulevard in Pensacola as Warrior Sacrifice Way to honor the sailors killed in the 2019 Naval Air Station Pensacola attack, and CS/SB 636 on beach management, which would create a proactive pathway for coastal communities to obtain erosion-related designations and align with federal programs. Beach industry testimony supported the bill’s intent but raised concerns about perpetual easements and funding shortfalls. At the end of the meeting, members recorded additional votes on selected bills, and the committee adjourned.

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• appointed and elected officials to receive training related to their roles and responsibilities to learn
• The change, if these changes are implemented, it'll ultimately encourage local officials to learn more
• <00:07:44.800> more<00:07:44.960> about<00:07:45.199> the responsibilities to learn
• more about the responsibilities to learn more about the operations<00:07:45.840> of<00:07:46.080
• <00:07:58.960> more encourage local officials to learn more encourage local officials to learn

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Senate opened with an invocation, pledge, roll call, and approval of the previous day’s journal. The House clerk then reported that the House had passed House Bills 134, 214, 281, and 416 and requested concurrence. The clerk also read the second-reading calendar, including Senate Bills 1, 3, 48, 84, 105, and 122, and a new filing, Senate Bill 141 on legal advertisements. The Rules Committee later reported those bills to the regular orders or to appropriations, and the Committee on Committees referred several bills to Agriculture and to Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor. The chamber then took up and passed Senate Bill 20, relating to city government and training incentive programs for appointed and elected local officials. The sponsor described it as a straightforward measure to encourage training for city officials and board members; it passed unanimously, 35-0. Senate Bill 68, relating to the Kentucky Horse Park, also passed unanimously. Its sponsor said the bill would give Horse Park leadership authority to remove individuals restricted by U.S. Center for SafeSport actions in order to protect guests, staff, and participants. Members also adopted Senate Resolution 65 honoring John and Debbie Rogers on their 50th wedding anniversary and Senate Resolution 50 honoring the Lexington Opera House on its 140th anniversary. Several members requested co-sponsorships on bills and resolutions, and announcements were made about Military Kids Day on February 19 and the Black History Celebration beginning February 3 at the Thomas D. Clark Kentucky History Center. New floor amendments were introduced to Senate Bills 3, 34, and 39, and new filings included Senate Bills 142 and 143 and Senate Resolutions 69 and 70. The Senate then adjourned until 4 p.m. Monday, February 2, 2026.

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• I'LL SHOW YOU I DO ALREADY HAVE SOME COMPLETED THE REIMBURSEMENTS HERE SO I CAN CLICK ON DETAILS TO LEARN
• WE APPROVE THAT SO WE'RE LETTING THE AI DO THE WORK WHERE IT'S NOT REALLY AI, IT'S MORE MACHINE LEARNING
• IF A PRODUCT IS A GREAT PRODUCT, THAT'S A LEARNING TOOL, HOW WOULD THEY GET ON THAT MARKETPLACE?
• THE RECEIPT WOULD HAVE BEEN READ BY OUR PLATFORM THE MACHINE LEARNING AND IT WOULD HAVE BROKEN OUT THOSE
• NOT EVERYBODY LEARNS COMPUTER PROGRAMS ON THE SAME LEVEL SO WE DON'T NECESSARILY REQUIRE THEM TO USE

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• And learning, um, and also the protection and advocacy agencies were developed, um, in the DD Act.
• Can, you know, can you, um, do you have learning disabilities, you know, do you have, um, barriers and
• Um, if you want to learn more about autism, the place to go is, as Madam Chairman pointed out, the, um
• And so if you have a constituent who wants to learn more about what autism services are available, um
• They have a learning library, so folks can actually take the technology with them to try it out.

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• Nicotine disrupts neural development and negatively affects attention, learning, and impulse control
• I think at the heart of the issue is the amount of training with medical school we learn about medical
• We learn about pharmacology of different medications, not just psychiatric medications.
• medication, we also learned to do therapy during medical, uh, during a residency program.
• What what you learned what, uh, so in graduate school that encompasses not only diagnosis, treatment,

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• . >> Are discovering and are learning for them to really do a good job with economic development, traction
• Early learning provider statewide are facing challenges and supporting students with disabilities and
• There provided their provided to the early Learning Center right now.
• But under 65, this ensures the early learning.
• We also ensure the early learning us to meet in conference for school readiness considers population

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• What we have learned in recent years, buprenorphine is the evidence-based holy smokes, where has this
• What we have learned in recent years, buprenorphine is the evidence-based holy smokes, where has this
• What we have learned in recent years, buprenorphine is the evidence-based holy smokes, where has this
• What we have learned in recent years, buprenorphine is the evidence-based holy smokes, where has this
• What we have learned in recent years, buprenorphine is the evidence-based holy smokes, where has this

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: House File 4493 would authorize pharmacists to initiate, prescribe, administer, and dispense certain drugs for opioid use disorder, especially buprenorphine/Suboxone. Representative Baker said the bill is intended to save lives by giving people immediate access to treatment at the moment they seek help, rather than making them wait for a doctor’s appointment or navigate more cumbersome methadone access. He emphasized that pharmacists are widely accessible, including in greater Minnesota, and that optional training would support safe prescribing. Representative Bierman spoke in strong support, calling the measure a life-or-death step forward for people with substance use disorder and noting that many people do not receive treatment when they need it. He said he initially had concerns but Baker listened to his suggested changes and worked with him and bill drafters, which helped address those concerns. Bierman also referenced the ongoing fentanyl crisis and encouraged members to learn more from displays honoring overdose victims. Baker closed by sharing personal remarks about losing his son to addiction and describing how limited treatment options were at that time. He said the new federal change allowing pharmacist training makes the bill timely and urged members to support it. After discussion, the House took a roll call vote and passed the bill 134-0, with the title agreed to.

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• So today I'm going to be presenting my project, which is called A Novel Metabolomics and Machine Learning
• Which is called A Novel Metabolomics and Machine Learning Approach for Identifying Potential Salivary
• And that makes it hard for, for example, a machine learning model or an AI model to come and analyze
• big picture here on the left that says ensemble model shows the inner workings of how a machine learning
• model functions... ...model shows the inner workings of how a machine learning model functions and the

Keywords: 1182, all

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• So thank you very much for your patience as they learn the process and learn everything.
• the time, because this is true education when they can walk through the process and understand and learn
• committee weeks, as well as the tours that we did and the small groups that met with each agency to learn
• And the groups that you created and having us dive into the budget line items and learning more about
• And the groups that you created and having us dive into the budget line items and learning more about

Summary: The Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee met to consider three bills before moving to its budget presentation. HB 843, relating to Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission trust funds, was explained as a set of clarifying changes to improve budget flexibility, including use of certain trust funds for law enforcement and other conservation-related purposes. After questions about whether the bill would shift resources away from conservation, an amendment removed the sections dealing with the Administrative Trust Fund and the Florida Panther Research and Management Trust Fund. The amended bill received support in public testimony and was reported favorably. The committee then heard HB 295, which directs the Department of Environmental Protection to develop a comprehensive waste reduction and recycling plan by 2026 based on prior recycling recommendations. Supporters, including students involved in an “Ought to Be a Law” program and representatives from the waste and recycling industry, said the bill would create a roadmap for improving recycling and waste diversion. An opponent argued the state should instead enact more direct statutory changes on issues such as food waste, yard waste, and manure handling rather than study them further. Members praised the student participation and the bill passed. HB 339, creating a temporary alternative credentialing pathway for surveyors and mappers, was presented as a response to workforce shortages and an aging profession. The sponsor said the bill would help meet demand while preserving oversight, and an amendment added a four-year work requirement and adjusted renewal provisions. After brief supportive debate, the amended bill passed. The subcommittee then received its Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget proposal, which emphasized spending reductions, vacant-position cuts, and a smaller overall budget than the current year while still funding water resources, Everglades restoration, resiliency, land management, cleanup programs, agriculture facilities, and other projects. Members closed by thanking the chair for an inclusive budget process, and the meeting adjourned after a motion to rise.

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• I go to these courses and I learn what I can from them, and I take stuff away.
• Trilweiler, and learn more about your office.
• So it's picking my battles. ...and marshalling resources, which I learned in the Army.
• If you didn't know, as an Army guy, that's just something that you learn to do. You know, 23 years.
• You learn that you've got to pick your battles, marshal resources you have, and make the most of it.

Summary: The joint committee met with a quorum present and first received an overview of its jurisdiction and duties related to appointing the Florida Public Counsel. Staff explained the committee’s authority under joint rules and state law, noted that the current Public Counsel’s term expires February 28, 2025, and that applications for the next four-year term were open with a February 6, 2025 deadline. The committee then heard an extensive update from Public Counsel Walt Truerweiler on the Office of Public Counsel’s work representing utility ratepayers before the Public Service Commission and in appeals. Truerweiler described the office’s caseload and priorities, including electric, gas, water, and wastewater rate cases; storm recovery dockets; cost-recovery clauses; rulemakings; and customer service hearings. He emphasized that the office seeks to challenge unsupported or imprudent costs, find value for customers, and use expert analysis and customer testimony to shape outcomes. He highlighted recent and ongoing matters, including major Duke, TECO, Sunshine water/wastewater, and hurricane recovery proceedings, and said the office had fully litigated four of its last five rate cases, while also achieving a major settlement in Duke that reduced a requested increase and imposed cost controls on solar projects. Members praised the office’s work and asked about the benefits of settlements, staffing and compensation, and how the office decides when to fully intervene versus provide guidance or monitor a case. Truerweiler said settlements can create predictability, reduce uncertainty and expense, and produce tangible value for both customers and utilities. He also acknowledged recruitment challenges, including lower pay than comparable agencies and difficulty attracting attorneys who do not want in-person litigation work. The committee took no substantive action beyond receiving the presentations, and adjourned after a motion was adopted.

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• Having this time allows students to not only learn and understand the material being taught to them,
• time allows students to not only learn time allows students to not only learn and<00:01:50.560><
• I love learning new things, but having the time where I am allowed to decompress with my buddies makes
• I later learned took decisive action that day. Two stories, two very different outcomes.
• I later learned took High School.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• dollars are focused on student learning dollars are focused on student learning and<00:04:12.959
• And we asked two questions: “What are your dreams for teaching and learning in JCPS?
• And so I'm here today to... learning and working to look like in learning and working to look like in
• And what do you want learning in JCPs?
• I'm learning. I don't think Senator Givens or anyone else means harm by this bill.

Keywords: Call to Order and Roll Call: 0:00:08 26RS SB 3: 0:02:50 26RS SB 1: 0:21:12, 958, all

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 3, which would expand financial transparency requirements for Kentucky school districts. Sponsor Senator Lindsey Tichenor said the bill would require public access to budgeting and spending information, including final working budgets, monthly credit card statements, superintendent contracts and compensation, audits, and related financial reports posted on district websites. A committee amendment correcting citations was adopted by voice vote. Supporters, including Laura O’Brien, described examples of district spending they viewed as excessive and argued that more detailed public disclosure would help taxpayers and school boards identify misuse of funds. Senator Higdon and others voiced support for transparency, while Senator Meredith said he supported the intent but wanted the bill to go further. The committee passed SB 3 with 11 aye votes and one no vote, with favorable expression. The committee then heard Senate Bill 1, sponsored by Senator David Givens, which would restore and clarify governance changes for Jefferson County Public Schools by defining the roles of the school board and superintendent. Givens said the bill responds to a state Supreme Court ruling and includes 42 stated reasons for the governance changes. Opponents, including Jefferson County Teachers Association president Maddie Shepard, JCPS Superintendent Brian Yearwood, and board member James Craig, argued the bill would weaken local democratic control, concentrate authority in one administrator, and reduce community voice. Yearwood said he works collaboratively with the board and that the bill is about adults and governance rather than students, while Craig said the district needs stronger oversight, not less. Supporters of the bill argued that the current structure has not produced adequate results and that the changes are needed to improve outcomes and accountability. The transcript ends during the SB 1 testimony and discussion, before a final vote is taken.

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• We're not able to check if they're learning how to read.
• And we learned our lesson in the pre-K bill. When this body and Rep.
• Like learning about our history is now seen as being political.
• The bill requires professional learning activities to be linked to student learning.
• and how humans learn.

Bills: SB 5, SJR 3, HB 11, HJR 72, HB 48, HB 27, HB 144, HB 37, HB 1481, HB 581, HB 1696, HB 2216, HB 1035, HB 1633, HB 742, HB 754, HB 1689, HB 1690, HB 2669, HB 391, HB 517, HB 1775, HB 1024, HB 1607, HB 252, HB 1716, HB 1562, HB 4116, HB 1866, HB 1741, HB 2103, HB 2637, HB 2884, HB 3707, HB 503, HB 1089, HB 1757, HB 2986, HB 972, SB 365, SB 1786, SB 5, SJR 3, HB 14, HB 43, HB 36, HB 26, HB 149, HB 121, HB 206, HB 136, HB 3114, HB 2733, HB 1732, HB 3700, HB 467, HB 1130, HB 1846, HB 1442, HB 1147, HB 2176, HB 2701, HB 805, HB 2890, HB 1154, HB 1644, HB 2118, HB 1718, HB 2488, HB 2596, HB 2468, HB 484, HB 2578, HB 3204, HB 1041, HB 307, HB 685, HB 538, HB 2525, HB 3125, HB 2027, HB 2894, HB 3077, HB 106, HB 18, HB 11, HJR 72, HB 48, HB 27, HB 144, HB 37, HB 1481, HB 581, HB 1696, HB 2216, HB 1035, HB 1633, HB 742, HB 754, HB 1689, HB 1690, HB 2669, HB 391, HB 517, HB 1775, HB 1024, HB 1607, HB 252, HB 1716, HB 1562, HB 4116, HB 1866, HB 1741, HB 2103, HB 2637, HB 2884, HB 3707, HB 503, HB 1089, HB 1757, HB 2986, HB 972

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, licensing, reciprocity, regulation, Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, interstate agreements, tax exemption, intellectual disability

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• I learn a lot in your committee. It's nice to continue to learn as an adult.
• <00:20:17.799> language uh our youngest motans learn language uh our youngest motans learn
• <00:49:07.640> Reading we agree that they should learn Reading we agree that they should learn
• You're going to lose opportunities for students to learn.
• I learned about that from a third grade class. They were thrilled to show me about that.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• experience, kind of a semester-long learning experience.
• And that we'll keep a classroom safe so that they have a reasonable learning environment.
• Texas Texans through strategic grant making, research and learning, and policy education.
• As a parent of children with learning differences.
• By enabling further focus on high-impact tutoring and other learning acceleration.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• And so, we need that extension of time uh to give people chance to learn and grow and to heal, and to
• <00:26:42.760> and uh to give people chance to to learn and uh to give people chance to to
• Learning about who they are, going to their events, super fun to be able to be a part of their lives
• Learning<00:36:11.359> about<00:36:11.640> who<00:36:11.760> they<00:36:12.000><
• c> are,<00:36:12.280> learning Learning about who they are, learning Learning about who they

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, a roll call establishing a quorum, approval of the prior day’s journal, adoption of committee reports, and the first readings of several House and Senate files. The chamber also received Senate File 476, which was referred to Ways and Means, and Senate File 4807, which was sent for comparison with a House file. The Speaker announced members to escort the Governor to the joint convention on April 28. The main floor action was House File 3489, an education bill establishing field trip supervision rules and creating the criminal offense of grooming. Representative Bennett described the bill as a response to survivor testimony and explained that it would prohibit staff from being alone with students in certain circumstances, create felony penalties for grooming, make grooming grounds for educator license discipline, add grooming to mandatory reporting and training, and allow the Department of Education to look back further in investigations. Bennett and several members also noted the bill’s fiscal note, including added investigative staffing and prison costs. During debate, multiple members from both parties voiced support, emphasizing student safety, mandatory reporter training, clearer field trip rules, and better communication with licensing boards. Several members thanked survivor Hannah LaPresto and Detective Chad Clausen for their work and testimony, and some members stressed that grooming is a deliberate process and that the bill is intended to protect children without vilifying educators. Representative Jordan also highlighted prevention through education about consent and grooming. No amendments were offered, and the bill was given its third reading; members repeatedly urged a green vote, though the transcript provided does not include the final roll-call result.

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• There are however area learning center.
• from meeting with districts is learned from meeting with districts is that<00:10:46.640> grants
• They all learn the same or pretty close to it, right?
• They all learn the same or pretty close to it, right?
• They all learn the same or pretty close to it, right?

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee heard House File 3492, which would create a $25 million grant program for school safety and security improvements, funded by a reduction in a prior appropriation for the Northern Lights Express rail project. The bill would allow grants of up to $500,000 through the Department of Education for school districts, charter schools, cooperative units, tribal contract schools, and nonpublic schools. Staff explained that the bill uses the language of clause 7 of the safe schools revenue statute, focusing on facility security enhancements such as laminated glass, public announcement systems, emergency communication devices, and related equipment and modifications. Testifiers and members generally supported the goal of improving school safety, but there was disagreement about the bill’s scope. Supporters, including a superintendent and a nonpublic school principal, said the bill would help pay for one-time hardening costs like secure entrances, door locks, redesigned offices, and other physical security upgrades, and argued that all schools and students should be eligible. Several members raised concerns that the bill is too narrow and too competitive, could disadvantage districts without grant writers, and should also allow broader uses such as counselors, social workers, SROs, or mental health supports. Others said the bill should prioritize physical security and that one-time dollars are best used for one-time facility improvements. No vote was taken. The chair indicated the bill would be laid over, and the discussion ended with the author saying the proposal is not a fix-all but a starting point for school safety investments.