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• Math Presidential Award of Excellence in Math and<00:25:28.799> Science<00:25:29.200> Teaching
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• I also teach in the room you see pictured behind me in Westborough, Massachusetts.
• I've been having a wonderful opportunity teaching high school, but having a child in second grade and
• So We Can Teach Hard Things and We Should is one of those programs.
• We Can Teach Hard Things and We Should is one of those programs.
• This year, too, they've launched their new Teaching What Makes Democracy Work unit.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Special Commission on the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution met without a quorum, so no votes were taken and any items requiring action were deferred to a future meeting. Representative Sean Garballey welcomed new commission member Mona Roy and thanked outgoing members Susie Berry and Abigail Chandler, noting that the governor’s office would be contacted about open appointments to help restore quorum. The commission then heard a presentation from the Massachusetts Civic Learning Coalition, which outlined civics and history education programs tied to Mass 250 and America 250, including Civic Learning Week, teacher professional development, student civic projects, online courses, and curriculum resources from partners such as iCivics, Harvard’s Democratic Knowledge Project, GBH, Facing History and Ourselves, EDC, Revolutionary Spaces, and others. The Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism reported on the state’s 250th anniversary campaign, including a November event at the Old South Meeting House with the governor, lieutenant governor, and Boston Symphony Orchestra, strong media coverage, over $6 million in sponsorships, new TV spots tied to Ken Burns’ American Revolution documentary, and a new Massachusetts First webpage and merchandise. Revolutionary 250 gave an update on upcoming Henry Knox Trail commemorations, including events beginning in January at the state line and continuing in Great Barrington, Springfield, Worcester, Framingham, Cambridge, Roxbury, and Dorchester Heights, with related planning for the St. Patrick’s/Evacuation Day parade and other Revolutionary-era observances. The commission also discussed possible future initiatives for member working groups: contributing to an America 250 time capsule, organizing community-level “America’s potluck dinner” events on July 5, and coordinating readings of the Declaration of Independence on July 8. Members asked clarifying questions about how the potluck and time capsule efforts would work, and staff said an email would be sent after the meeting to gather interest and form small planning groups. The meeting ended with a motion to adjourn, a second, and unanimous approval.

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• These partnerships provide innovative no cost pathways the teaching profession by increasing the supply
• of quality teachers and allowing para professionals encourage changers to earn teaching credentials
• It's another great workforce program funded by you all to help get our individuals into the teaching
• Plus that related instruction and they really offers a supported paid route into the teaching profession
• I myself entered the teaching profession as a lateral entry teacher.

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• A lot of times, disruptive behavior, I know this from my teaching experience, can be solved with good
• As hard as it is to teach a kid to read and write, it's exponentially harder to teach them that they
• I know how difficult it is to teach with disruptions, but removal.
• I know how difficult it is to teach with disruptions, but removal and suspension do not support teachers
• definitely wasn't perfect either, but we didn't have a lot of tools or resources, along with proactively teaching

Bills: HB1022, HB2856, HB3114, HJR5, HB6, HB120, HB210, HB1458, HB1188, HB3126

Keywords: HB 1022, Sul Ross State University, Rio Grande College, Texas State University System, Education Code, higher education, course levels, upper-level college, lower-division courses, community college-style courses, Del Rio, Eagle Pass, Uvalde, Board of Regents, academic programs, university expansion, HB 2856, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, clinical training placements, clinical rotations

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• My faith teaches me that to whom much is given, much is expected. Thank you.
• My faith teaches me that to whom much is given, much is expected, meaning that responsible privilege
• My faith teaches me to esteem and honor the poor while being sober-minded and clear...
• My faith teaches me to esteem and honor the poor while being sober-minded and clear-eyed about the corrosive
• My faith teaches me that God is found first and foremost in solidarity with vulnerable people and is

Keywords: 1204, all

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• cases, it sometimes sounds like involuntary commitment is the desired strategy not because it's an effective
• What I’ve learned, how can you teach an old dog new tricks? You can.
• And I treat patients at that hospital and teach at Harvard Medical School.
• And I treat patients at that hospital and teach at Harvard Medical School.
• What became clear to me was that timely treatment is the single most effective way to reduce violence

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee held its fourth public hearing of the 2025-2026 session on bills dealing with involuntary commitment and access to addiction treatment, especially proposals to move Section 35 civil commitments away from jails and prisons and into facilities licensed or approved by DPH or DMH. Chairs Velis and Domb framed the hearing as a discussion of how to support people in crisis with compassion, while also warning against using involuntary commitment as a way to remove unhoused people from public view. The hearing also touched on related concerns about discharge practices, treatment capacity, and the need for a broader continuum of care. Testimony split largely along two themes. Addiction researcher Keith Humphreys argued that many people enter treatment under pressure, that involuntary treatment can be ethically justified in the face of overdose risk, but that it should not be mandated unless high-quality services exist first; he emphasized the need for inpatient care when someone is a grave danger, followed by case management and outpatient support. MAMH’s Kate Alicante supported the bill, saying Massachusetts is the only state that commits people with substance use conditions to jails or prisons and that carceral settings add trauma and stigma; she pointed to prior legislative steps, including the Section 35 commission and the planned closure of DOC’s MESAC facility, as evidence that the Commonwealth is moving toward health-based settings. A major portion of the hearing focused on Stony Brook, a sheriff-run stabilization and treatment center in Hampden County. Boston City Councilor John Fitzgerald, several committee members, and multiple people in recovery described the facility as humane, well-run, and effective, with longer stays, medical monitoring, medication-assisted treatment, counseling, and warm handoffs to aftercare. Several witnesses said Stony Brook saved their lives or helped family members recover, and they argued that the sheriff’s office model should be expanded rather than eliminated. Others, including family members and advocates, countered that even a well-run correctional setting remains stigmatizing and that people should not be treated in facilities run by sheriffs or corrections when they have committed no crime. No vote was taken. The hearing concluded with continued testimony, including Senator Friedman’s support for Section 35 as a civil commitment tool but not in a criminal justice setting, and her separate support for a bill to speed inpatient mental health treatment.

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• Change the effective date. >> Senator Seeberger offers the A1 as an author's amendment. >> Senator Seeberger
• During the period when the Minnesota any willing provider law was in effect, mental health providers
• During the period when the Minnesota any willing provider law was in effect, mental health providers
• During the period when the Minnesota any willing provider law was in effect, mental health providers
• 15:59.279> of<00:15:59.440> human effectively have the department of human effectively

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• People do die from the effects of marijuana.
• Consumers are generally seeking intoxicating effects, and hemp-derived products can produce effects similar
• Consumers are generally seeking intoxicating effects, and hemp-derived products can produce effects similar
• I hear now injectables, 30 days effect.
• Competency restoration is effective.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• They draw strength from our ancestors, our prayers, our Cultural teachings to feel safe enough to speak
• There are four factors, the Barker factors, that go into effect.
• Finally, I'm wondering, and I'm going to present a scenario that if there are secondary effects, Madam
• So, I mean, certainly you learn, and that's also data you learn based on the results, how effective it
• I think they have the right to actually ask for that— the other effect to me is the human trials and

Bills: SB41, SB33, SB32, SB30

Keywords: sexual crimes, statute of limitations, criminal justice, victim rights, child abuse, individualized treatment, investigational treatment, health care, life-threatening illness, patient rights, physician recommendation, informed consent, human trafficking, sexual exploitation, child protection, prosecution, crime amendments, SB30, induced abortion, abortion reporting

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• And I believe that that's what we want everyone in this chamber to teach their children.
• And I believe that that's what we want everyone in this chamber to teach their children.
• And I believe that that's what we want everyone in this chamber to teach their children.
• And I believe that that's what we want everyone in this chamber to teach their children.
• And I believe that that's what we want everyone in this chamber to teach their children.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and roll call, establishing a quorum with 33 members present. The chamber approved the prior journal, excused absent senators, welcomed viewers, and received House messages announcing passage of House Bill 253, House Bill 436508, and House Concurrent Resolution 44 for concurrence. New filings were also reported: Senate Bill 197 on economic development and Senate Joint Resolution 99 designating the Destiny Brewer Memorial Highway in Martin County. The main floor action centered on Senate Bill 72, a measure on recruitment and retention of health care professionals and declaring an emergency. The bill’s sponsor argued it would protect health care workers’ conscience rights, improve recruitment and retention, and address provider shortages and corporate pressures in medicine, while emphasizing that emergency care would still be required under federal law. Supporters said the bill would protect providers from being forced to participate in procedures that violate their moral or religious beliefs and cited examples from other states and physicians who had left practices over conscience concerns. Opponents argued the bill’s language was too broad and could allow denial of non-emergency care based on vague moral, ethical, or religious objections, potentially harming patients in health care deserts and sending the wrong message about caring for all people. One senator raised a hypothetical about racial discrimination under the bill’s definitions, while supporters responded that the bill was intended to protect providers and patients and that existing professional ethics and hospital policies would prevent abuse. Additional supporters said the measure would not deny basic care and would help keep physicians in the state. The bill was still under debate at the end of the excerpt, with questions and responses continuing; no final vote or disposition on Senate Bill 72 is shown in the transcript provided. Other bills reported from second reading were referred to the Rules Committee for further action, and Senate Bill 69 was passed over and retained its place on the orders of the day.

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• PHASE 1 EXPANDED STATEWIDE IN OCTOBER EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 01, 2025 AND PHASE 2 ADDING ADDITIONAL GROUPS
• TRAINING FROM FLORIDA COMMUNITY CARE AND THEIR EXPERTS IN THE FIELD TO REALLY IDENTIFY THE MOST EFFECTIVE
• THE AGENCY REALLY TOOK IT SERIOUSLY AND THEY STARTED WORKING ON IT EVEN BEFORE THE BILL WENT INTO EFFECT
• IT'S MORE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE.
• THE EFFECT SYSTEM WE ARE WORKING TO IMPLEMENT.

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• This amendment throughout the bill changes that to just the provisions becoming effective upon execution
• And perhaps I'm wrong, but that was my understanding. ...because the COLA is the 4% effective July 1,
• with Dow, just to use them as an example, where Dow is actually sharing, allowing their employees to teach
• mentioned, it costs Dow about $30,000 a semester to let these five instructors leave the job and go teach
• So this, in effect, would be picking winners and losers.

Summary: The committee first considered House Bill 350, which would extend the grade levels at Ecole Pointe-au-Chien from fourth through eighth grade. The sponsor and several members emphasized the school’s importance to Terrebonne Parish, French immersion, and school choice. An amendment was adopted making the bill subject to appropriation, and the bill was reported favorably as amended. Members then approved House Bill 749, which authorizes the Louisiana Tuition Trust Authority to contract with a program manager for certain savings programs, including ABLE, START, and START K-12, in response to a prior cyber incident and to improve security and customer service. An amendment simplified the bill’s effective-date language so provisions would take effect upon execution of the contract. The bill was reported favorably as amended. The committee also advanced House Bill 979 to increase the survivor benefit for law enforcement officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty from $250,000 to $350,000. Testimony from the governor’s office said the increase could be covered within existing appropriations and that the amount was consistent with inflation since the benefit was last set. The bill was reported favorably. Later, House Bill 42 creating a phased retirement option for public post-secondary employees in the Teachers’ Retirement System was reported favorably, and House Bill 205 to allow local clerks of court to supplement election commissioner pay by up to $100 per election was also reported favorably after extensive testimony about staffing shortages and stagnant pay. The committee additionally reported favorably House Bill 12 extending survivor benefits to reserve officers killed in the line of duty, and House Bill 324 on judicial salaries, after amending it to remove future COLA provisions and leave only the permanent stipend increase.

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• as often as the co-chairpersons deem necessary and investigate and analyze the social and economic effects
• firefighter safety and the ability to manage and deploy and provide a professional and competent, effective
• firefighter safety and the ability to manage and deploy and provide a professional and competent, effective
• I requested from them, 27 years ago, when I started this, teaching people how to do turns in the parking
• I requested from them, 27 years ago, when I started this, teaching people how to do turns in the parking

Bills: SB1041, SB1363, SB1418, SB1419, SB1445, SB1447, SB1488, SB1519, SB1523, SB1560, SB1580

Keywords: electronic monitoring, nursing care, assisted living, resident rights, privacy, consent, surveillance, marijuana, rural opportunity, dispensary, economic development, licensing, social equity, unserved communities, Arizona, small modular reactors, energy regulation, environmental compatibility, utility construction, agricultural use

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• So there's no teaching, no classes here. Just a 60-second prayer.
• Because, you know, the idea that when we teach children that you come from monkeys or a big bang, the
• our children an absolute >> Right. teach our children an absolute and<00:29:22.480> abominable
• Um, you know, I believe that if a parent wants to teach their kid religion, I think they should do that
• Um, you know, I believe that if a parent wants to teach their kid religion, I think they should do that

Bills: SB271, HB511

Keywords: SB271, Alabama, municipalities, city fees, town fees, franchise fees, utility franchise, natural gas, manufactured gas, gas utility, public streets, public places, right-of-way, municipal consent, gross receipts tax, license tax, privilege tax, Public Service Commission, PSC, utility regulation

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• insurers to help identify effective insurers to help identify effective community-based<00:42:29.200
• with high quality, cost-effective with high quality, cost-effective providers.<00:58:57.760>
• And that's effective across the country.
• <01:05:21.680> choices employees for cost-effective choices employees for cost-effective choices
• It would be the next page, the reward employees for cost-effective choices.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The task force opened with a moment of silence for the Louisville UPS plane tragedy, approved the October 15 minutes, and reminded members to submit policy recommendations before the December 16 meeting, when the group will discuss its report to LRC. The first informational presentation, from the Department for Public Health, focused on youth vaping. Elizabeth Good and Julie Brooks cited a recent Surgeon General report warning that youth vaping can harm brain development, mental health, lungs, asthma, and hormones, and noted Kentucky survey data showing 8.7% of students reported daily vaping and 19.7% used vaping products in the prior 30 days. They described prevention and cessation resources including Catch My Breath, I Can End the Trend, Not on Tobacco, My Life, My Quit, Quitline services, and the Kentucky TRUST retailer education program, which trained 3,371 individuals in 2024 and distributed 253 Tobacco 21 toolkits. The next presentation came from Kentucky ABC on implementation of SB 100, which created the division of tobacco, nicotine, and vapor product licensing. Commissioner Scotty Tracy and Jamar Carter said all retailers selling tobacco, nicotine, or vapor products must be licensed, regulations were filed October 31, 2025, and the online application portal is live. In response to questions about sales to minors, they said violations carry escalating fines for clerks and owners, with a fourth violation resulting in no license renewal for two years and unpaid fines also blocking renewal. They said complaints can be submitted through the portal, by phone, or on the ABC website, and enforcement investigates tips and may use underage compliance checks. The committee then heard from Kim McKenna Johnson of One Cross Community Health, who argued for a “deficiency-first” and holistic approach to care centered on nutrition, lifestyle, and targeted supplementation. She said her clinic serves more than 7,000 patients in Taylor and Marion counties and described a model that includes primary care, behavioral health, functional medicine, addiction recovery, and chronic care. She cited Kentucky health rankings, claimed nutritional deficiencies cost the state billions, and said many children are overprescribed while undernourished. She urged broader insurance coverage for nutritional testing and supplements, rural demonstration grants, and Medicaid pilots for clinically prescribed supplements. Members asked about testing costs, dietitian support, long-term cost savings, compliance, and whether medications are often used to prevent damage from noncompliance; the presenter said the lab tests are generally covered, supplements are the main cost barrier, and seeing lab results can improve family buy-in. No votes were taken during the meeting.

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• removes lines 62 through 64, replaces district or charter schools, and includes any employee who teaches
• I can teach you in 10 minutes how to treat a patient with epilepsy.
• This is not used to grade how a teacher teaches their class or anything of that nature.
• The guidance counselor needs to counsel; it shouldn't be the teacher; the teacher needs to teach.
• So, you know, working with some of the teachers that actually teach ESC and who follow through with IEPs

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• Like, if you got a block schedule and you're teaching electives... schedule and you're teaching elective
• But I know at the institution in my district, there's a whole building full of classrooms that teach
• And I don't know any teacher in the state of Alabama that teaches anything about the LGBTQ community.
• I've talked to a student in my County talking about one teacher that cannot teach the curriculum. ...
• In my eight years of teaching, I have not come across a single situation in which a lawsuit would have

Bills: SB211, HB96, SB215, SB257, SB13, SB13

Keywords: school safety, local law enforcement, superintendent, complaints, school bus regulations, National Signing Day, athletic scholarships, military enlistment, postsecondary education, apprenticeship programs, high school students, educational commitments, education intervention, State Superintendent, local boards, provisional release, subpoena authority, compliance, educational operation control, fundraising

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• space and renovations to allied health instructional center for teaching equipment and renovations.
• This federal act was codified into 23 U.S.C. 131 and is currently in effect.
• . effect. effect.
• <01:58:29.040> control state agreed to effectively control state agreed to effectively control
• wouldn't have any effect. wouldn't have any effect. >> Followup. >> Followup.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 497, a technical correction to last year’s capital budget. Shannon Reid of the Community College System of New Hampshire explained that the bill removes leftover state-agency boilerplate from a repurposed capital appropriation and replaces it with community college language, without changing any dollar amounts. She also described a requested amendment to rename a respiratory therapy renovation appropriation at Nashua Community College as an allied health instructional center, so the space can be used more flexibly for programs such as phlebotomy, radiologic technology, and LNA training. Terry Poff of the General Court then testified on the second part of the bill, which changes legislative space references to support the move of General Court offices from the second floor to the fourth floor of the annex as part of the legislative office building reconfiguration. Members asked whether the community college changes affected funding, and Reid confirmed the amounts do not change and that the bill simply speeds up a correction that otherwise would have been handled later in the lapse process. Poff said the annex space change is part of a permanent transition, though the work cannot proceed until the General Court has legal control of the space. The committee then entered executive session, adopted Amendment 1031H on a 12-0 vote, and voted ought to pass as amended on SB 497 by a 12-0 vote, with several members absent. The bill was placed on the consent calendar. The committee next opened a hearing on Senate Bill 529FN, which would give preference to lumber sourced in the United States on state-funded building projects. Representative Davis, introducing the bill for Senator Roachford, argued that New Hampshire timber is disadvantaged by grading rules that treat U.S. lumber differently from Canadian SPF lumber, even when the wood is from similar species and climates. He said the bill is intended to support New Hampshire’s timber industry and that architects and engineers would still be able to specify stronger materials when needed. Committee members questioned whether the bill should instead refer specifically to New Hampshire lumber, how it would be enforced, and what the cost impact would be. Davis and later witness Mike Olette said the issue is tied to industry grading standards rather than a government code, that the bill is meant to create a preference rather than a mandate, and that price differences are hard to pin down because lumber is a commodity. Olette, who lives near the border, testified that New Hampshire logs are often sent to Canada for milling and then return under a different grade, which he said puts New Hampshire loggers and mills at an economic disadvantage.

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• I contacted a couple of dozen teaching I contacted a couple of dozen teaching facilities,<00:23:
• <01:38:49.840> the um which has the same effect the um which has the same effect the committee
• shall have the force and effect of law. shall have the force and effect of law.
• and procedure with the force and effect and procedure with the force and effect of<02:04:10.800>
• one case teaching and risk aversion. one case teaching and risk aversion.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• We're having to fly in teachers to teach our students because we don't have enough teachers, because
• we're having to fly in teachers to teach we're having to fly in teachers to teach are<00:27:28.399
• We can't have enough teachers in this state to teach our children, and so this legislature, and a novel
• our children and so this state to teach our children and so this<00:38:17.440> legislature<00
• <01:16:00.840> of<01:16:00.960> sea<01:16:01.199> level effects of sea level effects

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Summary: The joint hearing of the Water and Land, Hawaiian Affairs, and Housing committees on January 29, 2025 focused on SB 534, with the chairs outlining hearing procedures, public testimony limits, and plans to allow extended presentations from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) and the Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA) before moving to other testifiers. The hearing was presented as a public, transparent discussion of OHA’s plans for Kakaʻako Makai, with committee members noting that decision-making would follow if time permitted. OHA testified in strong support of SB 534. The chair of OHA’s Board of Trustees said the bill was a novel proposal for the legislature and emphasized that OHA was bringing together a broad coalition of partners and stakeholders, including representatives from construction, hospitality, education, law enforcement, civil service, and schools, as well as longtime community advocates who have opposed development in Kakaʻako Makai. OHA’s presentation reviewed the history of the area, the creation and role of HCDA, prior master plans, the 2012 land conveyance to OHA, and the argument that OHA has not been able to realize the full economic value of the lands because desired entitlements were not secured. OHA linked the bill to its constitutional mission to improve conditions for Native Hawaiians and argued that the state’s housing crisis makes additional development, including residential use, especially important. A major theme of the testimony was housing. OHA argued that Hawaiʻi faces severe affordability pressures, out-migration, and workforce shortages, and said that residential development in Kakaʻako Makai would help address those needs while also supporting the value of the trust lands. The presentation described HCDA’s authority over zoning and development in Kakaʻako, the existing reserved housing requirements, and the need for a master plan that could move forward if SB 534 becomes law. No votes or final committee action were taken in the portion of the hearing provided; the discussion remained in the presentation and testimony phase.