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• <00:15:09.399> or not necessarily and directly material or not necessarily and directly material
• It's like, you know, the dinosaurs learned how to do the handles kind of thing.
• It's like, you know, the dinosaurs learned how to do the handles kind of thing.
• So my question to you is, do you think I was dinosaurs learned how to do the handles dinosaurs learned
• <06:05:15.000> that who's not mentally ill so I learned that who's not mentally ill so I learned

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• As you see, it's a $135,325 grant, which on the materials-only side looks like about a 60.6% grant.
• deal that we find out where material deal that we find out where material goes<00:24:48.159>
• that passes up aquafer and the material that passes up and<00:24:55.919> down<00:24:56.080>
• what you learned to other communities<00:25:59.600> is<00:26:00.000> is<00:26:00.320><
• Uh, we have a number of 100% materials-only grant projects, which Bill just mentioned.

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• So on these improvements that you want to do for some of the SNAP and all that we learned about MAXIS
• We have learned, I think, from some of their mistakes.
• <00:36:53.560> uh unfortunately, um we've had to learn uh unfortunately, um we've had to learn
• learning learning that<01:08:01.760> could<01:08:02.400> continually<01:08:02.960>
• . materials. materials.

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• Does the contract account for these time and materials, or is it deliverables-based?
• I think what we also learned is scoping.
• And, you know, I think those are the things that we learned. Thank you, sir.
• And so there were a lot of lessons learned.
• We did things a little bit differently in Phase 2 based on some lessons learned from Phase 1.

Summary: The subcommittee heard updates on several state technology modernization efforts, beginning with the Florida Division of Emergency Management’s Enterprise Business Solution (DEMS). FDEM said DEMS is about 50% complete, with some grants and finance functions already live, and is intended to replace manual disaster and grants processing with a cloud-based system. Officials described faster reimbursement timelines after recent storms, major return-on-investment claims, and a planned final phase focused on design, testing, communications, data governance, and additional functionality. Members asked about the total cost, the role of Florida Digital Service, deliverables-based contracting, and how much of the system is live; FDEM said the project is expected to cost about $16 million to $16.8 million and finish by June 2027, with some follow-up information to be provided. The Department of Legal Affairs presented its Office of Attorney General Modernization Program, a follow-up to an earlier effort that failed after spending about $26 million. Acting Attorney General John Gard said the department has now moved to an off-the-shelf case management product, LawBase, and is in development and testing, with the Office of Statewide Prosecution already live and full implementation expected by the end of the fiscal year. The request includes funding for staff augmentation, cloud storage, the LawBase license, redundancy through a backup site in Orlando, and OnBase support. Members questioned the prior failure, the use of Florida Digital Service standards, data location and cloud migration, and the redundancy plan; Gard said lessons learned included better scoping and that the current effort is on track. The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles then updated the committee on Motorist Modernization, including the Orion system and the MyDMV portal. Officials said Phase 1 and Phase 2 have modernized driver license and motor vehicle services, with Phase 2 statewide rollout scheduled to begin in April 2025 and Phase 3 proposed at $16.5 million for dealer services, data warehouse improvements, and call center modernization. Members asked about payment options, organ donor questions, staffing, cybersecurity, cloud strategy, and the digital driver license program. The agency said the portal already allows some sanctions to be cleared online, an ACH option is being developed, the digital driver license vendor has changed with a fall go-live anticipated, and the department is using security testing and a managed security service provider. Officials also said the system is currently on an on-prem private cloud, with future workloads expected to move to public cloud where appropriate. Finally, Florida Commerce presented on the Reemployment Assistance modernization system, Reconnect, and the FLWINS workforce system. Commerce said Reconnect is hosted in the Azure Government Cloud, has reduced claim filing time, improved fraud detection, and increased appeals capacity, and now needs $4.9 million in recurring funding to cover ongoing operations, cloud hosting, licenses, and staff augmentation. Members asked about adjudication issues, wait times, fraud prevention, and whether the system stores caller identifiers; Commerce said the average wait to speak to a representative is about 18 minutes and claims are generally processed in four to six weeks. The committee then began hearing about FLWINS, which is intended to create a “no wrong door” workforce portal under the REACH Act, but the transcript cuts off before that presentation concluded.

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• schools program, it's an arts residency grants program that provides engaging, creative, and fun learning
• of various materials bronze glass mosaic<00:28:29.840> etc.
• And also knowing that, yeah, like what Gordon said, the materials, um, we're finding that the price of
• um, we're finding said, the materials um, we're finding that<00:50:05.920> the<00:50:06.160><
• But because of the cost of materials going up so much with tariffs and all the things, they have been

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• /c><00:21:42.320> prison<00:21:42.799> just<00:21:43.039> to<00:21:43.280> learn
• <00:21:43.960> about,<00:21:44.960> you at the prison just to learn about, you at the
• prison just to learn about, you know,<00:21:45.200> the<00:21:45.440> two<00:21:45.679
• So my understanding is the vendors that would be able to provide the tramway equipment and materials
• the trimway um equipment and materials the trimway um equipment and materials are<01:23:40.239><

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• it sweeps up highly complex and deeply personal medical situations, including those where a mother learns
• in the Boy Scouts and when I learned in the Boy Scouts and when I think<00:24:21.600> about<00
• The museum preserves the stories of these individuals using exhibits, archival material, and artifacts
• The museum preserves the stories of these individuals using exhibits, archival material, and artifacts
• and art artifacts including a material and art artifacts including a fully<00:39:28.720> restored

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• <01:00:44.880> at can get whatever they need to learn at can get whatever they need to learn
• And that's then they aren't learning.
• I learned when I was at St.
• They college don't just learn new facts.
• They learn learn learn what<02:24:20.640> it<02:24:20.960> is<02:24:21.600> to<02

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• They're here as part of their studies to learn even more about how government works.
• <03:13:04.000> materially disclosure without material materially disclosure without material
• materially advancing<03:13:05.120> an<03:13:05.359> investigation.
• <03:55:40.239> living nor to improve the material living nor to improve the material living
• I think I learned how to say that by now. In voting SB 623FN, being to legislate.

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• And we'll learn from it.
• We have the material right now.
• And in every disaster, we learn from it.
• , but also the new knowledge, AI, machine learning.
• It is, I think, something that I've learned from my past.

Summary: The joint Senate and House disaster preparedness hearing convened in Kerrville with quorum, public testimony limited to three minutes and invited testimony to 10 minutes. Leaders from both chambers, along with the lieutenant governor and speaker, framed the hearing as an unprecedented joint effort focused on learning from the July 4 flood, honoring victims, and identifying actions to reduce future loss of life. The committee also heard opening remarks about decorum, logistics, and the intent to continue work in future sessions. The first panel included Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly, Sheriff Larry Leitha, Emergency Management Coordinator William B. Thomas IV, Kerrville Mayor Joe Herring Jr., Kerrville City Manager Dalton Rice, Upper Guadalupe River Authority representative William Rector, Kendall County Judge Shane Stolarczyk, and Real County Judge Bella Rubio. They described the flood as sudden and catastrophic, with Kerr County reporting 108 deaths and two missing. Local officials emphasized that they received no timely warning of the scale of the event, that responders and volunteers acted heroically under extreme conditions, and that communications, cell coverage, and rural emergency resources were strained. Several witnesses said the county’s existing alert systems were limited by geography, sparse broadband, and the speed of the flood. Testimony focused on possible improvements, including real-time flood gauges and predictive monitoring, stronger rural emergency management staffing and training, better interoperability and alerting tools such as IPAWS, CodeRED, WENS, and sirens, and expanded broadband and radio coverage. Kerrville asked for a flood warning system before next summer and state help for stormwater, floodplain, and disaster recovery funding. UGRA described its past and current flood-warning and mitigation efforts, including gauge funding, a new software-based flood prediction project, and consideration of additional retention dams. Kendall and Real counties highlighted successful or needed alerting and evacuation practices, while also stressing the difficulty of funding and maintaining such systems in small rural counties. Members asked detailed questions about the timeline of the flood response, low-water crossings, communications failures, sirens, bridges, and whether regional consolidation or additional infrastructure could improve future preparedness.

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• Before the LEARNS Act... He's a senior at Cornerstone Christian.
• But LEARNS wasn't just about investing in education freedom.
• By third grade, a child must be able to read in order to learn.
• In case you didn't know, the L in LEARNS stands for literacy.
• We put a law-and-order and rehabilitation-focused materials...

Summary: The meeting was the opening of the Arkansas General Assembly’s 2026 fiscal session, beginning with quorum calls, prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognition of guests, including law enforcement officers, a doctor of the day, nurse of the day, constitutional officers, Supreme Court justices, and family and friends of legislators. The House adopted House Resolution 1001 to convene a joint session for Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders’s address, appointed committees to notify the Senate and the Governor, and later received the Senate into the chamber before recessing for the joint session. In the joint session, members observed a moment of silence for former Representative Stan Berry, then heard Governor Sanders’s fiscal session address. Her remarks focused heavily on the proposed budget and her administration’s priorities: fully funding education and the LEARNS Act, supporting teachers and literacy efforts, funding public safety and corrections, expanding the 1033 initiative to move people from crisis to career, and holding down government growth while pursuing further income tax cuts. She also highlighted economic development, low cost of living, and support for veterans, while emphasizing conservative policy themes and thanking several Arkansans whose stories illustrated the administration’s agenda. No substantive legislation was debated or voted on beyond the adoption of House Resolution 1001 and the procedural motions to adjourn the joint session and then adjourn the House until the next day. The House announced that Joint Budget would meet later that afternoon and again the following morning.

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• Providing personal learning environments increases student engagement in learning.
• By defining hours of learning.
• Um, and there's so many places that kids learn or young people learn.
• Um, and there's so many places that kids learn or young people learn.
• Um, and there's so many places that kids learn or young people learn.

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• with culverts, because culverts—well, not very many people know a lot about culverts, but I have learned
• I'm wondering if you considered salt marsh sequestration, which is one of those things that I've learned
• As a nation, we need to learn from the lessons of the recent devastating flash flood tragedy in Texas
• These practices make buildings... ...using less energy-intensive building materials.
• How is how you learn. Um, yeah, how you're doing? This is where you should put it.

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Summary: The hearing focused on the Healey-Driscoll administration’s Mass Ready Act, a $3 billion environmental bond bill. Administration officials said the bill would fund climate resilience, clean water, land conservation, parks, PFAS remediation, food security infrastructure, and coastal and inland flood protection, while also streamlining permitting for housing, restoration, and other resilience projects. They emphasized that the bond authorizes spending but does not itself obligate it, and said the proposal includes deauthorizations as housekeeping. Committee members asked about the new Resilience Revolving Fund, flood and drought management, MVP funding, land acquisition, Chapter 61 right-of-first-refusal changes, salt marsh carbon sequestration, and how the bill would help smaller municipalities and offset expected federal funding losses. Officials said the revolving fund would be managed through EEA and the Clean Water Trust, with criteria aimed at directing aid to communities most in need, and noted that drought issues would continue to be handled through existing DEP and drought commission tools. Several committee members and witnesses discussed specific policy provisions, including flood disclosure requirements for homebuyers and renters, expanded authority for regional planning and small-town access to grants, and permitting reforms that would exempt or expedite certain environmental restoration and priority housing projects from more time-consuming review processes. Administration witnesses defended the reforms as a way to achieve the same environmental outcomes faster and with more certainty, while some advocates argued the bill should go further, especially on Chapter 91 and restoration permitting. The administration also described investments in DCR facilities, water and wastewater systems, open space, agricultural easements, and a new focus on blue carbon and salt marsh restoration. Public testimony largely supported the bill. Mass Audubon, the Trustees of Reservations, the Environmental League of Massachusetts, The Nature Conservancy, MAPC, the Massachusetts Municipal Association, municipal officials, and others praised the bill’s resilience, conservation, and water infrastructure investments. Some witnesses urged additional funding for land protection, coastal resilience, buyouts, and restoration, and several called for stronger or simpler permitting reforms. Municipal witnesses from Boston, Beckett, Beverly, Conway, and regional planning organizations stressed the need for flexible financing, especially for small and rural communities facing costly infrastructure and climate adaptation projects. No votes were taken during the portion of the hearing provided; the committee heard testimony and asked questions before moving on to additional panels.

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• I'm sure you learned a lot from her.
• I'm sure you learned a lot from her.
• So the lesson that I've learned from Alfredo is to always, always, So the lesson that I've learned from
• Learn. Luke Taggart. Thank you. Maria Jose Rivera Maiva Maiva. Maria Jose Rivera Mayo. Kyle.
• I hope we've learned our lesson, right?

Summary: The House convened, approved the journal, and spent much of the opening portion recognizing guests and interns from both parties, along with former lawmakers and a newly seated member, Representative Sylvia Allen. The chamber then took up House Concurrent Resolution 2065 honoring the late Alfredo Gutierrez. Members from both parties gave extended remarks about his life as a civil rights advocate, student activist, legislator, and mentor, and the resolution was unanimously adopted and transmitted to the Senate. Family members of Gutierrez were recognized in the gallery during the memorial tribute. The House then moved into Committee of the Whole on the first budget-related measures. On House Bill 4138, the “feed bill”/budget operations measure, Democrats argued the budget favored corporations and data centers over seniors, health care, housing, universities, and vulnerable families, while Republicans defended it as a continuation of prior policy and said it preserved tax conformity and modest agency cuts. After debate and questions, the committee recommended the bill do pass and the House adopted that report, sending HB 4138 to engrossing. The chamber next considered House Bill 4139, the amusement/gaming-related budget bill. Members debated whether it was essentially unchanged from last year’s budget language, with Republicans saying it was a continuation bill and that gaming-related provisions would support rural economies and tourism, while Democrats questioned the broader budget context and its effects on working families. The committee recommended HB 4139 do pass, and the House adopted that recommendation. The House then began debate on House Bill 4140, the state budget implementation bill, focusing on the budget stabilization fund and a proposed government efficiency initiative; discussion was still underway at the end of the transcript.

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• That is part of sports, to learn resilience and determination.
• That is part of sports, to learn resilience and determination.
• That is part of sports, to learn resilience and determination.
• As an adult, I have continued to play sports and even learned some new ones about six years ago.
• that we're having to learn that we're having to learn this<01:33:54.119> bill<01:33:55.040

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• About 10 days after he died, we learned he had been the victim of sextortion on 12/4.
• <00:08:16.280> a do in the last 3 years I have learned a do in the last 3 years I have learned
• In interest of time, I've provided supplemental material on the two incidents that happened to me.
• I've provided supplemental material on the two incidents that happened to me.
• <00:34:32.520> that of sadness I felt upon learning that of sadness I felt upon learning that

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• We can learn from the experience of other states.
• We're not learning that in our religious education. We don't learn it in school.
• much taught to learn the schedule of when they get them.
• We must learn from the outcomes in other states.
• He has a lot of learning disorders.

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Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Health held a hearing on several vaccination-related bills, including proposals to eliminate non-medical or religious exemptions for school immunizations (notably H. 2554 and S. 1557), a bill to require or improve reporting and administration of immunization data and exemptions (described as the Community Immunity Act, S. 1618), and H. 2431, which would prohibit COVID-19, mRNA, or gene-altering vaccine requirements. The committee also heard testimony on H. 2463, which would classify funeral directors as public health workers for vaccine-priority purposes during emergencies. The chair reviewed testimony rules and repeatedly asked speakers to keep comments orderly and brief so the committee could hear as many people as possible. No votes were taken during the hearing. Testimony on H. 2554 and S. 1557 was sharply divided. Pediatricians, infectious disease specialists, public health advocates, and groups such as the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Massachusetts Medical Society, March of Dimes, Massachusetts Families for Vaccines, and several parents supported eliminating religious exemptions, arguing that vaccination protects medically vulnerable children and adults, improves herd immunity, and helps prevent outbreaks of measles, pertussis, and other diseases. They cited local school data showing pockets of lower coverage and incomplete reporting, and several speakers referenced outbreaks in other states and the need for stronger, more consistent reporting and exemption management. Opponents argued the bills would infringe on religious freedom and parental rights, force families to choose between faith and education, and unfairly target a small number of families; some also said Massachusetts already has high vaccination rates and that the real issue is incomplete data or the gap population rather than religious exemptions. H. 2431 drew testimony from supporters who said COVID-era mandates caused job losses, privacy concerns, and harm, and that the bill would prevent future requirements for COVID, mRNA, or gene-altering vaccines in schools, workplaces, and public settings. Supporters described personal experiences with alleged vaccine injury or mandate-related hardship. H. 2463 was supported by the Massachusetts Funeral Directors Association, which argued funeral directors work in infection-facing settings and should be eligible for vaccine priority during public health emergencies. The hearing featured extensive public testimony but no committee action beyond hearing the bills and taking questions from members.

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• Our PLCs, professional learning communities, became more focused.
• They get all the materials.
• They're part of a PLC and we materials.
• and the relationships that they learn and the relationships that they can<00:36:36.079> build
• , updating instructional materials, updating instructional materials, investing<00:39:51.520>

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• webinar was developed into a course and is currently published and available on the department's learning
• This includes ongoing research, direct input from providers, analysis of our learning management system
• This includes ongoing research, direct input fund providers, analysis of our learning management system
• Research, direct input from providers, analysis of our learning management system, and a comprehensive
• with regional collaboratives to share information and awareness, and then created informational materials

Summary: The Human Services Subcommittee met to receive an update from the Florida Department of Children and Families on implementation of House Bill 7021, which revised the Baker Act and Marchman Act and was funded with a $50 million appropriation. Deputy Assistant Secretary Bill Hardin reported that the department has updated reference guides, training, administrative rules, and forms; launched regional behavioral health collaboratives; and created the Office of Children’s Behavioral Health Ombudsman. He said early data show continued declines in Baker Act use, high diversion rates from involuntary examinations through 988, mobile response teams, and care coordination, along with generally positive provider feedback on changes such as allowing psychiatric nurses to initiate emergency treatment orders and clarifying the 72-hour examination period. Hardin also described Marchman Act changes, including a streamlined petition process, remote testimony, improved discharge planning, and a new annual data report. He said the department has completed or is completing multiple training courses for providers and law enforcement, and has adopted or is finalizing numerous rules and forms. He reported that the regional collaboratives are identifying common statewide needs such as service capacity, resource sharing, funding flexibility, and peer support, while the ombudsman office is handling complaints and helping families navigate services. Members asked about whether the current funding is sufficient, future budget needs, outreach for the new ombudsman office, and services for juveniles. Hardin said DCF has posted legislative budget requests for additional forensic FACT services and short-term residential treatment beds, including children’s beds, and noted the ombudsman office is staffed with two FTEs and supported through existing complaint-management and regional systems. He said outreach is being done through regional collaboratives and coordination with other agencies, especially the Department of Education, and that juvenile transport and placement issues have improved with the new law. No votes were taken, and the meeting adjourned after the presentation and questions.

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• difficult because when it comes to safety of flight, it’s not as simple as just getting the raw material
• It’s also having a chain of custody of that raw material, especially if people are on board for safety
• I learned that anything over 1% asbestos must be properly abated.
• the building would be able to accommodate the hazardous materials appropriately into the future.
• I have learned that cities all do this a little bit differently.

Summary: The committee first received a general fund and revenue update from the Office of Management and Budget. Staff reported that the state started the biennium about $176 million above prior estimates, but year-to-date revenues were now running below legislative forecast, mainly due to lower individual income tax and sales tax collections. The budget stabilization fund was above its cap, the legacy fund continued to grow, and oil revenues were slightly above forecast overall. Members also asked about federal funding uncertainty and mineral leasing variability, and OMB said agencies would be asked to address potential federal reductions case by case during budget preparation. The committee then reviewed compliance reports and trust fund analysis materials, followed by a bill draft for a fixed-route city transportation grant program. Testimony from transit officials in Fargo and Minot supported the proposal, saying state aid would help match federal transit funds and support operations, but members raised questions about the funding source, fare structures, and whether the program should be limited to the current four fixed-route cities or allow future eligible cities. Several members asked for more time to study the formula and possible funding options before moving the bill forward. Next, the committee approved a bill draft repealing obsolete language related to a proposed North Dakota-South Dakota bi-state authority. Staff explained the provision had been unused for about 30 years and that existing law likely already allowed joint powers agreements without the specific language. The committee voted to adopt the repeal bill draft. The Department of Commerce and the Northern Plains UAS Test Site then provided an update on uncrewed aircraft system initiatives, including the Vantis radar data enclave, the drone replacement program, and future revenue models. Officials said North Dakota had received FAA approval to operate the radar data pathfinder, had begun replacing non-compliant drones from restricted foreign sources, and was working on phased procurement and cost-recovery plans. Members asked about deadlines, funding, supply-chain issues, and how the system would be used; staff said the federal restrictions were already in effect and that Vantis was being positioned as infrastructure for future beyond-visual-line-of-sight operations. Finally, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation presented on the design of a new minimum-security prison and on a reentry housing task force. The new facility is planned for the penitentiary grounds, with a reduced estimated cost of about $263 million, 600 beds initially, possible expansion to 732 beds, and completion projected around 2031 if funded in 2027. The reentry housing task force described a data-driven effort to identify housing needs for people leaving incarceration, with the goal of reducing homelessness and recidivism through targeted housing support and possible subsidies. Members asked about staffing, site selection, housing duration, and whether employment and transportation needs would be included in the assessment.