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• school systems.
• You go past a city school system in G Shores and have to go all the way to Fing.
• , your city school system. ...your city school system, right?
• Um, and that’s a system that I would call dynamic modeling. We don’t do dynamic modeling.
• . everything and overload the system, and you're in a bind, you know.

Bills: HB402, HB402

Keywords: rural impact, legislation, agriculture, school funding, transparency, data assessment, rural communities, land bank authority, property acquisition, tax-delinquent properties, real estate management, local government revenue, floodplain management, stormwater drainage, emergency powers, 1136, house, all

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• interpersonal violence injunctions, HB 1105 strengthens Florida's interpersonal violence injunction system
• Judge Jennifer Griffin, Suwannee County Third Judicial Circuit, is waving in support.

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• State University or Florida College System institution. Great. And permission for a follow-up?
• , in the case of the Florida College System, the Florida College System.
• He currently serves as chair of the local judicial nominating commission in the First Judicial Circuit
• University system, otherwise known as the SUS.
• To pay this forward is why I wanted to do public service in our public university system.

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Higher Education heard and approved two bills before moving into confirmation hearings for several university and college board nominees. CS/SB 1458 on apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeships was presented as a measure to improve consistency and transparency in local education agency partnerships, cap LEA administrative funding at 10% when applicable, and require public meetings and work papers for workforce funding model decisions. Support was noted from Associated Builders and Contractors, the Florida Chamber of Commerce, Foundations for Florida Futures, and Independent Electrical Contractors. The bill passed unanimously and was reported favorably. The committee then considered CS/CS/SB 1726 on higher education governance and presidential searches after adopting a delete-all amendment and a late-filed amendment defining the final group of presidential applicants as no fewer than three. The amended bill added provisions on trustee citizenship and residency/alumni eligibility, interim president succession planning, longer presidential contract renewals, limits on candidate polling by universities, syllabus posting, textbook/open-access material lists, and other governance and academic policy changes. Senators raised concerns about the minimum-three finalist requirement, interim president selection, trustee eligibility, and polling restrictions, while supporters said the bill would depoliticize leadership selection and improve transparency. The bill was reported favorably after the amendments were adopted. The committee then heard confirmation testimony from multiple appointees and reappointees, including nominees for FAMU, UNF, Pensacola State College, UWF, and UF. Most nominees emphasized ties to their institutions, student success, workforce development, military connections, and institutional growth. Several UWF nominees were questioned extensively about their votes for former chair Scott Yenner and his controversial comments about women and other groups; some said they were unaware of those remarks at the time of the vote and would not have supported him with that knowledge. Public testimony on UWF expressed concern about the nominees’ lack of higher education experience, their ties to the region, and the impact of Yenner’s views. The committee later voted to recommend a block of non-UWF nominees favorably, and it agreed to vote on the UWF nominees individually, with some remaining nominees deferred to a later hearing due to time.

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• Every day I saw how disconnected systems hurt students and families.
• And every day I saw how disconnected systems hurt students and families.
• Every day I saw how disconnected systems hurt students and And every day I saw how disconnected systems
• And so. teaching because there was no system connecting the dots for our students.
• This bill's alignment with the cradle-to-career data system is also critical.

Summary: The Assembly Education Committee heard a series of bills focused largely on school safety, immigrant student protections, Holocaust and genocide education, civic engagement, and workforce pathways. SB 631 would expand the charter school revolving loan fund by increasing loan amounts and broadening eligibility, including for charter schools affected by natural disasters; it drew support from the Treasurer’s Office and the California Charter Schools Association and was advanced on a 4-0 vote, with the bill held on call. SB 472 would reinforce Holocaust, slavery, and genocide education requirements and create or expand teacher training and grants; it received strong support from survivors, educators, and Jewish organizations and passed 6-0, with several members asking to be added as coauthors. The committee also took up a package of immigration-related school bills. SB 48 would bar school officials from allowing immigration enforcement access to campuses without a judicial warrant and protect student records; it was backed by Superintendent Tony Thurmond, teachers, school districts, and many advocacy groups, and passed 5-0 to the Judiciary Committee. SB 98 would require K-12 schools and higher education institutions to notify campus communities when immigration enforcement is present; it also drew broad support from student groups, colleges, and education organizations and passed 3-0 to Higher Education, with the bill held on call. Both measures were presented as responses to recent immigration enforcement activity near schools and the chilling effect on attendance and student well-being. Other measures advanced included SB 848, which would strengthen protections against employee sexual misconduct in schools by updating safety plans, training, reporting, and misconduct tracking; it was supported by education groups and a survivor who described grooming at her high school, and passed 6-0 to Public Safety. SB 638 would create a statewide coordinating entity for education and workforce programs and support career pathways, with testimony emphasizing the need to align fragmented funding and improve access for underserved communities; it passed 7-0 to Higher Education. SB 316, on high school voter registration and pre-registration, passed 8-0 to Elections after testimony from students and civic engagement advocates, and SB 334, which would add sexual harassment prevention content and a Sexual Harassment Safety Week to school curriculum, was presented with support from student advocates and AAUW, with no opposition noted in the portion of the transcript provided.

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• This results in a lot of wasted time, effort, and money as we navigate the court system.
• Decisions Act is exactly what we need right now to promote accountability and transparency in our justice system
• the decision right based on the evidence, based on the case as it makes its way through our justice system
• Whenever we have thoughtful prosecutors and public defenders in agreement that this makes the system
• Probation officers serve as the arm of the courts and are uniquely involved in the judicial process,

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• Like many states, Texas operates under a file-and-use system.
• it’s an appraisal system that is vendor-based umpire selection or judicial appointment, how is that
• You all have what type of system there in Alabama?
• Would it be possible for the BDO to have a similar system?”
• That's one-third of the fortified roof system.

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• You will see more districts leave, and you will be further destabilizing the system.
• You will see more districts leave and you will be further destabilizing the system.
• The request is simple. and you will be further destabilizing the system. The request is simple.
• You know this, it's not going to survive judicial scrutiny just for that very reason.
• Those started in 2018, and largely the health system runs the clinical operation.

Keywords: 1146, all

Summary: The Assembly Budget Committee met on June 28, 2026 and considered a long list of budget and policy bills, reporting many of them out of committee, often with amendments. Early measures included AB 2550 on continued dependent health coverage for certain adults with disabilities, AB 4794 allowing tax data sharing with the New Jersey Innovation Authority and Secure Choice Savings Board, and AB 3381/SB 1493 updating occupational therapy licensure requirements. The committee also advanced AB 4014, creating a social media research center at a public four-year institution, though one member opposed it as unnecessary spending given existing research on social media harms. Another bill, AB 5048/SB 1281, would ban certain apparel and diaper products with intentionally added PFAS; some members opposed it over safety and cost concerns, especially for firefighter gear, but it was reported. The committee also moved AB 383, which promotes volunteerism to help FamilyCare and SNAP recipients meet eligibility requirements, and AB 4357, extending telehealth pay parity, though one member objected to parity between telehealth and in-person care. The committee then took up several energy, environmental, and housing-related bills. AB 5188, the Advanced Grid Technologies Act, was released despite opposition from some members and labor interests. AB 2524 would let dual-use solar projects participate in community solar, and AB 5236 would strengthen pediatric psychiatry and behavioral health services; both were reported. AB 5348, allowing temporary use of open-space and related funds for certain municipalities, drew sharp criticism as a diversion of preservation money to fill budget holes, but passed. AB 5280 returned unexpended county appropriations to Hudson County and authorized supplemental operating aid; it also passed despite objections about prior bidding violations. AB 5347 provided certain motor vehicle-related funding to municipalities and was reported, as was AB 5334/SB 4423, appropriating Green Acres and CBT revenues for local open space and park projects. A major portion of the meeting focused on tax and business-related bills. AB 5329 increased the child tax credit for 2026-2028, with testimony urging that the expansion be made permanent; it was reported. AB 3899, the General Contractor Licensing Act, also passed. AB 5310/SB 4406 clarified sentencing under certain circumstances and was reported. AB 5330, allowing temporary transfers in the pension system, drew testimony from NJEA warning that the State Health Benefits Program was in crisis and asking for a longer repayment period to avoid rate spikes; the bill was still reported. AB 1326 created a higher education governance and funding task force and was amended to add a Talmudic institution or theological seminary representative. Later, AB 5333/SB 4424 appropriated additional Green Acres and CBT funds for recreation and conservation projects and was reported. The committee also advanced several business and alcohol-related measures, including AB 5235 establishing the School-Based Partnership for Access and Resilience for Kids program, AB 5325 reducing business formation fees, AB 4836/SB 2368 on portable solar devices, AB 4881 establishing an advanced nuclear energy procurement program, AB 3974/SB 3183 revising renewable energy incentive and solar interconnection rules, AB 4013 creating a social media research center focused on addictive behavior, AB 5225 making temporary alcohol beverage provisions permanent, and AB 5295 revising alcoholic beverage licensing laws. The most contentious debate came on AB 4085, the Fair Price Protection Act, which would restrict “surveillance pricing” and regulate grocery pricing practices. Consumer advocates supported the bill as a protection against individualized pricing, while retailers and chambers of commerce argued the language was too broad and could undermine loyalty programs, discounts, and electronic shelf labels. Despite those objections, the committee voted to report the bill after amendments. Finally, AB 4530/SB 3739 on EV supply equipment standards was reported, and AB 5322 imposing a temporary cap on net operating loss deductions under the corporate business tax sparked strong opposition from business groups and a policy debate over whether legitimate losses and investment-related deductions should be limited; the bill was still moved out of committee.

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• I hope we all hold judicial independence as a core governing value.
• This is not judicial independence.
• and our public higher... ...education system and our public higher education system will produce strong
• The system has become more The system has become more transactional.
• If athletes want to enter a system driven by contracts, system driven by contracts, endorsements, and

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• as well as the the Adult Probation Supervision System and funding for the Adult Probation System.
• I'll cover the prison system, current snapshot of where we're at.
• This is called the wheel. system or assigned counsel.
• And so I think the criminal justice system. Some would call it the criminal injustice system.
• We're going to see them in the criminal justice system.

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• The responsibility of the Presidential Search Committee in both systems will be to produce the final
• , in the case of the Florida College System, the Florida College System.
• in the First Judicial Circuit.
• To pay this forward is why I wanted to do public service in our public university system.
• This is a community-centered university, more so than other state universities in the system.

Summary: The committee first heard CS/SB 1458 on apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs. The bill sponsor said it would add consistency and transparency by requiring local education agencies and training providers to define their roles and funding shares in contracts, cap an LEA’s share at 10% when it serves only an administrative role, and require public meetings and published work papers for the district workforce education funding steering committee. Several industry and business groups appeared in support, and the bill was reported favorably without debate. The committee then took up CS/CS/SB 1726 on higher education, which was substantially revised by a delete-all amendment. The amended bill addressed presidential searches, trustee eligibility, interim presidents, polling by universities, mission reviews, and other governance issues. Members asked about the requirement that final presidential candidate groups include at least three applicants, the qualifications for interim presidents, trustee residency/alumni requirements, and limits on candidate polling. Senators Leek and Smith offered contrasting views, with Leek warning about candidate withdrawals and Smith supporting the bill as a way to depoliticize higher education governance. The bill, as amended, was reported favorably. The remainder of the meeting was devoted to confirmation hearings for university and college boards of trustees. Several appointees and reappointees from FAMU, UNF, Pensacola State College, UF, and UWF described their ties to their institutions and goals such as student success, workforce alignment, military support, research, and regional access. The UWF nominees drew the most scrutiny over their votes for former board chair Scott Yenor, whose public comments about women and other groups were criticized by senators and public commenters. Some nominees said they were unaware of the full scope of those remarks and would not have voted for him with that knowledge; others defended their votes as based on his education-reform views. Public testimony also raised concerns about UWF board members’ lack of higher-education experience and local ties. The committee confirmed the non-UWF nominees in a block vote and then began individual votes on the UWF nominees, with debate centered on Yenor-related concerns.

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• It strengthens the judicial system by enhancing public safety, improving correctional oversight, and
• It strengthens the judicial system by enhancing public safety, improving correctional oversight, and
• It strengthens the judicial system by enhancing public safety, improving correctional oversight, and
• services systems. services systems.
• investments in transportation systems. investments in transportation systems.

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• that noted the three types of records that we had previously identified for geographic information system
• And those are the GIS Geographic Information System records.
• In 2021, we added prosecutor, Supreme Court justices, district court judges, and judicial referees.
• So tribal, judicial, and then the governor at 11, so that we can go to lunch and then get started to
• that the system administrators set up and maintain.

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• That is not how our system works.
• So many chances that this facility will get, and so it's very important that we are judicious with our
• the purposes of punitive damages is not necessarily to go after individuals, but to go after big systems
• Madam Chair, our hospital system in New Mexico is facing challenges.
• I do think that you need to address the thorny question of how we get from a system that disadvantages

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• We will have people testifying on both bills at the same time so that we can be judicious and expeditious
• What kind of system allows this to happen? What kind of state tolerates it?
• You placed your trust in a system that should have treated your loved ones with care and respect, and
• We know the commission is working to improve systems and increase transparency, but important updates
• such as tracking database systems, standard donor forms, and a dedicated anatomical division website

Bills: SB1406, SB1681, SB2480, SB2721

Keywords: body donation, medical science, forensic science, willed body program, informed consent, boarding home, boarding home facility, adult care home, group home, assisted living, county reporting, municipal reporting, annual report, reasonable accommodation, fair housing, disability accommodation, local ordinance, permit requirement, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, HHSC

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 2480, which would clarify that the Texas Medical Board may collect license renewal surcharge fees from all licensees to fund the Texas Physician Health Program and related administrative costs. The bill author explained the funding fix was needed after prior language was found to allow surcharges only for physicians and physician assistants. Witnesses from the Texas Physician Health Program supported the measure and described the program’s confidential monitoring and treatment services; members asked about the fee amount, which was described as capped at $15 per two-year registration cycle. The bill was left pending. The committee then took up Senate Bills 1406 and 2721, both authored by Senator Parker, addressing the handling of human remains by non-transplant anatomical donation organizations, willed body programs, and related facilities. Senator Parker and several witnesses described alleged abuses involving unclaimed bodies, consent problems, body leasing, hotel-based dissections, and mishandling of cremains, and argued for strict licensing, inspections, transparency, and criminal penalties. Supporters included families of deceased veterans and other relatives, a biomedical ethicist, the Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops, and some public safety and hotel industry representatives who said legitimate training should continue but bad actors should be shut down. Opponents or cautious witnesses from accredited donation organizations and bioskills labs said they support stronger oversight but warned the bills could unintentionally disrupt legitimate medical education and urged clearer language and implementation of existing law. Both bills were left pending. Senate Bill 1681, by Senator Menendez, would require counties and municipalities that regulate boarding homes to report facility standards and related information to the Health and Human Services Commission. The author said the bill is intended to improve state oversight of boarding homes that serve elderly and disabled residents and to address abuse, neglect, and exploitation. The bill was left pending after brief discussion. After the testimony portion, the committee returned to voting on pending business and unanimously reported Senate Bills 527, 912, 1580, 1952, and 2032 to the Senate with recommendations that they do pass and be printed, and each was also recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also adopted a committee substitute for Senate Bill 407 and reported the substitute favorably, with six ayes and three nays. The committee then moved on to Senate Bill 500 as pending business.

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• I believe there is a need for greater accountability with the Arizona probate system.
• We are not—we have a legal system. We don’t have a justice system.
• Like I said, I’ll end with this: we may have a legal system. We don’t have a justice system.
• We have a legal system. We don’t have a justice system.
• And one of the problems that we have with our judicial system is a lack of transparency and accountability

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• <00:12:49.440> precedents years a number of judicial precedents years a number of judicial
• It was so I can, along with the judicial precedents, I'll find for you later.
• It was so I can, along with the judicial precedents, I'll find for you later.
• ...along with the judicial precedents, I'll find for you later.
• Act as well as parody and that system Act as well as parody and that system has<02:36:30.920>

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• . ...our public education system.
• We need a system, a system where we can share responsibility and share prosperity.
• They're just transitioning to a different delivery system.
• And under that system, how is the care covered by the State of California?
• I will let my colleagues speak a little... ...bit more about the system.

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• The United States remains the largest funder of the UN system.
• Nations, in the elections process for key leadership posts within the UN system.
• The system.
• We need to be cautious and... judicious with the new leadership in Syria.
• Who do you consider our best allies within the UN system? The Brits are very important allies.

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• We should note that the current process of filling judicial vacancies is already time-intensive, with
• We should note that the current process of filling judicial vacancies is already time-intensive, with
• Meanwhile, our University of Hawaii system as a whole is facing huge budget cuts from the feds.
• Meanwhile, our University of Hawaii system as a whole is facing huge budget cuts from the feds.
• Meanwhile, our University of Hawaii system as a whole is facing huge budget cuts from the feds.

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• counties, and I serve as the lead for the dependency, neglect, and abuse work group for the Kentucky Judicial
• It was the brainchild of the Kentucky Judicial Commission on Mental Health, as well as the intellectual
• Go on to slide two, so to lay up a little bit of foundation about the Kentucky Judicial Commission on
• Act, citing reports of discrimination from individuals with disabilities involved in the welfare system
• Act, citing reports of discrimination from individuals with disabilities involved in the welfare system

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00:05 Roll Call: 00:00:14 SB 26: 00:01:50 SB 64: 00:18:29 SB 73: 00:22:54, 958, all

Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee met with a quorum and heard three bills. Senate Bill 26, sponsored by Chair Storm, would protect parents and prospective parents with disabilities by barring disability alone from being the sole basis for denying an adoption petition or terminating parental rights. Testimony from Judge Marcus Vanover and Crystal Adams described the bill as a product of the Kentucky Judicial Commission on Mental Health and its work groups, cited Kentucky and national cases and federal ADA guidance, and said the bill would require consideration of supportive services, clearer documentation, retention of records, and conforming language changes. Senator Carroll asked how the bill would apply to a hypothetical adult child with special needs; witnesses said the bill is aimed at adoption and termination proceedings where the Cabinet is already involved, not proactive service requests. The committee approved SB 26 by a unanimous 7-0 vote and sent it to the floor with favorable expression. The committee next considered Senate Bill 64, also sponsored by Chair Storm, which would expand the definition of key infrastructure assets to include telecommunications services such as telephone lines and broadband and make damaging, tampering with, or rendering those services inoperable a Class D felony. Representatives from Charter/Spectrum and AT&T testified that copper theft and vandalism have increasingly damaged fiber and other facilities, citing more than 20 incidents in Kentucky in 2024 affecting over 30,000 customers and diverting resources from broadband expansion. The committee adopted a committee substitute and then passed SB 64 by a 7-0 vote with favorable expression. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 73, sponsored by Senator Julie Adams, which would create a felony offense for sexual extortion, allow victims or their representatives to bring civil actions, include the offense in Kentucky’s sex-crime definitions, and require school-based notification and education efforts along with resource information for students. Senator Adams and witness Lady T. Thompson described sextortion as a fast-growing online crime targeting minors, often through social media, gaming, and messaging apps, and argued that stronger penalties and prevention efforts are needed. The transcript cuts off before any committee action on SB 73.