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• That’s what the law says: they have to be able to read at grade level by grade three.
• <00:44:43.440> so<00:44:43.760> fourth grade level by grade three so fourth grade level
• Kindergarten first second third grade Kindergarten first second third grade learning<00:45:23.280
• investment it can be delivered at scale investment it can be delivered at scale and<01:00:43.359
• <01:02:47.520> losing grades really many grades we're losing grades really many grades we're

Keywords: 1183, house

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• For example, in our third grade classroom, we might have kids who are reading at a fourth- and fifth-grade
• <00:14:46.399> classroom<00:14:47.079> we between say our third grade classroom we
• between say our third grade classroom we might<00:14:47.399> have<00:14:47.600> kids<00
• My name is Kenny Basto, and I'm in eighth grade here at Fond du Lac Ojibwe School.
• here at FD boy school thank e8th grade here at FD boy school thank you<00:43:10.800> for<00:43

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• of its destruction to lessen the scale of its destruction is<07:07:37.760> through<07:07:38.000
• That is not weapons grade, but it is weapons usable. But it is weapons usable.
• the the 400 kgs that the of the scale the the 400 kgs that the IEA<07:27:49.600> watched<07:27
• A full-scale nuclear war would devastate life as we know it.
• Members of Congress on both sides scale.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Representative Fauler, as a graduation requirement, but there's no specified grade—not ninth grade or
• tenth grade...?
• Because ninth grade is packed. You can't...
• We're only specifying those three grades.
• a school like Albertville that's about 24% in those three grades. ...about 24% in those three grades

Bills: HB298, HB342, HB332, HB344

Keywords: athletic classification, public high schools, English language learners, state education policy, athletic associations, religious instruction, elective credit, released time, public education, school policy, educational intervention, State Superintendent, local boards of education, subpoena, accountability, state control, 1136, house, all

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• <00:51:06.480> However, in large-scale competitiveness.
• However, in large-scale competitiveness.
• So, I've been doing robotics since I was in second grade with First Lego League.
• second grade withLL, first Lego in second grade withLL, first Lego League.<01:05:42.400> And<01
• As I mentioned scale. It gets co-opted.

Bills: HB1813, HB2429, HB2423, HB1996, HB1851, HB2546, HB2028, HB2583, HB2490, HB2545, HB2114, HB1859, HB2534, HB2474, HB1863, HB2475

Keywords: taxation, general excise tax, use tax, exemptions, Hawaii Revised Statutes, tax expenditure, tax expenditure evaluation, tax credit review, tax incentive, tax exemption, use tax exemption, income tax credit, DBEDT, Department of Business Economic Development and Tourism, Department of Taxation, fiscal oversight, budget accountability, tax policy, revenue loss, public spending

Summary: The committee opened with HB 1813 on taxation and HB 2429 on tax expenditure evaluation, taking mostly written testimony and limited oral discussion. On HB 2429, the Tax Foundation and Department of Taxation raised privacy and federal-law concerns, warning that the bill could require taxpayers to file duplicative returns and could risk disclosure of federal tax information if released publicly. Members and witnesses discussed using anonymized or summary reporting instead of individual public release, with the department saying summarized data would be preferable and that the state can ask for the information as a policy matter, but individual public release could create problems. The committee then heard HB 2423 HD1 on biodiesel, where Pacific Biodiesel said it can supply all biodiesel needed for B5 in Hawaii without imports and asked to move the implementation date earlier to November 2027 to allow rollout planning. HB 1996 HB1 on hearing aids drew broad support; a disability access representative said earlier insurance-based efforts had run into administrative problems and that this bill would immediately lower costs for consumers. HB 1851 HD1, also related to hearing aids, received support from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, while the Tax Foundation argued the program would be better funded directly rather than through the tax system, citing overhead costs and blank provisions that should be filled in before passage. On HB 2546, the research activities tax credit, HCDC said the credit supports long-term R&D and should be converted from a first-come, first-served system to proration so more applicants receive some benefit; the agency described the credit as helping companies move from idea to commercialization and noted the state is leaving potential jobs and federal dollars on the table. HB 2028 HD1, relating to Labor Day for construction workers, drew support from labor representatives who said it recognizes construction workers and helps offset cost-of-living pressures, while the Tax Foundation opposed it as an industry-specific subsidy and flagged technical issues with undefined terms and blank credit amounts. The committee also heard HB 2583, HB 2490, HB 2545, HB 2114, and HB 1859 HD1. HB 2490, concerning coastal erosion at Mokuhiki Bay, received strong support from a temple representative who described severe shoreline loss, years of temporary emergency work, and the need for a long-term, nature-based solution in coordination with state agencies. HB 2545, involving HCDC and SBIR commercialization, was supported as a way to turn R&D into economic development; HCDC said it had more applications than it could fund and that the bill could help create high-wage jobs. HB 2114, the Hawaii Benefits Hub, received comments from ETS and DHS emphasizing support for the concept but cautioning that operational, policy, cybersecurity, and data-sharing standards must be carefully aligned. HB 1859 HD1 on workforce development drew strong support from workforce and philanthropic groups, who said Hawaii faces a long-term gap between projected living-wage jobs and the number of young people entering the workforce, and argued the bill would create durable infrastructure for coordination and long-term planning. No formal votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.

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• In eighth grade reading, we are 44th. In fourth grade math, we are 8th.
• We have two extra grades compared to a decent number of states.
• I'm really concerned by the 4th grade math versus 8th grade math swing because that's a 15-point negative
• I assume the eighth grade... ...math cohort is affected by COVID more than the fourth grade math cohort
• Students who are not on grade level by third grade face substantial educational...

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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• So this is again about the intent that this is a safe, secure, medical-grade product.
• state's rightfully strict medical grade state's rightfully strict medical grade standards<00:41:
• Uh as the OMC mentioned, I market scale.
• and so everything is medical grade and so everything is medical grade everything<01:09:00.080>
• industrial scale um growing facilities. industrial scale um growing facilities.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:20 Approval of June 4, 2026 Minutes 00:03:09 Prioritizing Kentucky Agriculture: Medical Cannabis 00:03:38 Prioritizing Kentucky Agriculture: Bourbon 01:41:03, 958, all

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• <01:09:00.799> 6 secondary position students in grades 6 secondary position students in grades
• levels, from kindergarten through 12th grade.
• <01:12:34.880> or of our students regardless of grade or of our students regardless of grade
• Resources like these aren't solely to receive good grades, even though that's a nice benefit.
• Morris, our third grade teacher.

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• So since for Saskatchewan, evidently, it's got some high-grade uranium.
• And that's where I think the scale matters. It's called advanced reactors of scale.
• Small modular reactors to power their gigawatt-scale data centers.
• Sometimes economics does not scale at the end of the day.
• That was on the timeline scale.

Summary: The meeting was an extended briefing from Idaho National Laboratory officials on the lab’s mission, its role in nuclear energy research, and the federal push to accelerate advanced reactor deployment. Speakers described INL’s size and capabilities, including test reactors, fuel and materials facilities, cybersecurity and critical infrastructure work, and partnerships with DOE, the NRC, the Department of Defense, and private companies. They emphasized that the lab is supporting both commercial nuclear development and national security work, while also training a large intern workforce. A major theme was the current federal effort to streamline nuclear regulation and speed up licensing and demonstration. The speakers said recent executive orders and DOE/NRC coordination are reducing redundant requirements, shortening environmental review timelines, and aiming for three new nuclear systems to reach criticality by July 4, 2026. They argued that regulatory uncertainty has been a major driver of nuclear cost and that the administration’s actions, along with DOE’s pilot and demonstration programs, are intended to rebuild the domestic supply chain and industrial base. The discussion also focused on advanced reactor types, including small modular reactors, microreactors, molten salt concepts, and liquid-metal designs. Officials said these technologies are being developed for data centers, military bases, remote communities, industrial heat, hydrogen production, and other nontraditional uses. They highlighted several projects and companies, including Oklo, Aalo, Radiant, X-energy, TerraPower, Kairos, and DOE’s MARVEL and Project Pele efforts, and said some reactors are expected to reach criticality or operation in the next few years. Questions from attendees covered safety, public health impacts, materials and heat management, waste or used fuel handling, costs, and whether nuclear could remain competitive against other energy sources; the speakers responded that advanced reactors are designed with passive safety features, that used fuel should be viewed as a resource, and that cost remains highly design- and supply-chain-dependent.

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• And since most of my career was with sixth through eighth grade, and that's many of us who taught know
• So a person who wants to be a second grade teacher, what are they taking with those endorsement area
• I'm not sure it's wise for a second grade teacher to not have that broad base my question would be, is
• the endorsement area requirements for a seventh grade teacher and a second grade teacher are not necessarily
• They have a sliding scale in terms of tuition but their program is not a free program.

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• Senate Bill 1871 is intended to holistically review how we scale. ...to learn.
• And, you know, because we have a third grade kid that... ...because we have a third grade kid that brought
• If I could stop you there, using the word uptick, I mean, like on a scale of 1 to 10, would 10 being
• And sometimes that doesn't copacetic with the history teacher or perhaps the third grade teacher—very
• And sometimes that doesn't copacetic with the history teacher or perhaps the third grade teacher—very

Bills: SB27, SB226, SB326, SB570, SB605, SB870, SB991, SB1871, SB1872, SB1873, SB1874, SB1924, SB1925

Keywords: residency, public schools, child safety placement, enrollment, education code, antisemitism, student conduct, education, disciplinary actions, Texas Education Code, truancy, attendance policy, chronic absenteeism, school attendance, student absence notifications, parent notification, home visit, attendance officer, truancy court, school district

Summary: The committee heard a series of school safety and discipline bills, beginning with SB 870, which would codify an attorney general opinion allowing local school boards to decide whether school marshals may openly carry, conceal carry, or store a firearm in a secure safe on campus. The bill was laid out with no public testimony and left pending. The chair then moved to a combined discussion of SB 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874, and 1924, all focused on school discipline, teacher authority, and student safety. Senators Perry and Creighton described the package as a response to rising classroom disruptions, assaults on teachers, and concerns that districts lack effective tools to maintain order. SB 1871 would expand teacher removal authority, require return-to-class plans before a student removed for certain conduct can return, make some serious offenses mandatory for placement in juvenile justice settings, and provide telehealth mental health services through a consortium. SB 1872 would require expulsion to a JJAEP for assaults on teachers or school volunteers and extend certain expulsion-eligible conduct to off-campus offenses. SB 1873 would restore the prior understanding that in-school suspension is not subject to a three-day limit. SB 1874 would grant teachers immunity from disciplinary action for reporting discipline violations or acting in compliance with Chapter 37. SB 1924 would restore authority for local police and school district police to issue Class C citations for school offenses and require criminal referrals for students posing an imminent threat or assaulting a teacher, with a substitute clarifying referral rules when a citation has already been issued. The committee adopted the substitutes for the bills and moved them forward. Invited witnesses from teacher and administrator groups largely supported the overall goal of stronger discipline and safer classrooms, while asking for refinements. The Texas Classroom Teachers Association testified that teachers need more autonomy to remove disruptive or violent students and that classroom removals should not mean removal from learning. Superintendents from San Angelo, Grandview, and Wiley ISDs supported the bills’ emphasis on safety, expanded ISS flexibility, mandatory placement for serious offenses, and telehealth mental health services, but asked for more local control, flexibility for Districts of Innovation, more than one campus behavior coordinator in large districts, clearer timelines for return-to-class plans, and more precise definitions for disruptive conduct. Several witnesses stressed that teacher retention and student learning are being harmed by current discipline problems, while some members raised concerns about vague standards and the risk of overuse or public humiliation through citations and removals.

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• Senator Huffman moves that the Senate not concur on amendments to House Bill 1 and request members scaled
• Um, we, our office has received word that a 6th grade teacher in Burton ISD has died today.
• She just, I mean, died in, in, in the 6th grade is a very small class.
• It's only one class in the 6th grade in Burton, and, uh, her name was Kim Applewhite and beloved teacher

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• 10th grade.
• 10th grade.
• 10th grade.
• That expansion to sixth grade.
• That expansion to sixth grade. That expansion to sixth grade.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Votruba Young Scholars Academy 00:01:55 Taxation of Financial Deposit Institutions 00:36:50, 958, all

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• Next is, oh, I don't know how many pay grades we have in the state today. 1,000, 2,000, a bunch.
• Yeah, same 24 pay grades.
• And so now we have to create a whole new pay grade. So then I get to hire her, whatever.
• That is way above my pay grade. Thank you.
• When you get all failing grades there, there's a problem we need to figure out what it is.

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• Brown will show you later, there's economies of scale in building, doing the food, and there's access
• When I was in fifth grade, that was beyond my level of what I was paying attention to, obviously. >>
• Our current paid meal prices are $3 for breakfast across all grade levels, $4.50 for K-5, $5 for 6-8,
• I think the scale of our districts across our state have big impacts.
• So, I think some of it is that economy of scale that you're talking about, and you have to have more

Keywords: 916, all

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• For elementary schools, but there's work to be done at the upper grades.
• LCFF category for special education students with severe needs by limiting it to the TK through 3 grades
• But to do that on a broad scale, I think, is one of the fundamental challenges, especially where the—
• But to do that on a broad scale, I think, is one of the fundamental challenges, you know, especially
• I began my career as a second-grade bilingual teacher in East Palo Alto in 1996, and I've worked in the

Summary: The Assembly Education Committee heard a lengthy agenda of education-related bills, with quorum established at the start and several measures taken up on consent or special order. The committee also announced that AB 1644, AB 2362, and later AB 2197 were pulled from the hearing. Members reminded the public of hearing rules and limited testimony to two witnesses each in support and opposition. AB 2651, by Assemblymember Bonta, would require schools to notify parents when school vaccination rates fall below herd-immunity thresholds. Supporters, including physicians, the California State PTA, public health groups, and school employee organizations, argued that families need timely, school-specific information to protect children and vulnerable community members. Opponents raised concerns about privacy, stigma, and whether school-level snapshots could be misleading. The bill passed the committee 5-1 and later 7-1 on the roll call. AB 2509, by Assemblymember Schultz, would allow districts to use a five-year rolling average for ADA funding calculations; supporters said it would stabilize funding amid attendance declines, while one member noted concerns about masking long-term enrollment problems. It passed 5-1 and later 7-2. The committee also approved AB 2430, which would expand after-school access, especially for high school students, improve funding and transparency, and create a work group on program quality. Testimony emphasized the value of expanded learning for youth development and working families, and members discussed the need to address middle school access as well. AB 2526, focused on special education funding, would expand the low-incidence fund to include students qualifying for the California alternate assessment; supporters said it would better align funding with student need, while some concerns remained about over-identification. AB 2325, the Pathways to Bilingual Teaching Act, would create a grant program to build bilingual teacher pipelines through partnerships among schools, community colleges, and universities; it received strong support and passed unanimously. AB 2460, presented by Assemblymember Pellerin for Assemblymember Celeste Rodriguez, would update school mental-health referral protocols to address trauma related to immigration enforcement; it also passed unanimously. AB 2404, which sought to require Central Valley representation on several governor-appointed bodies, drew debate over geographic representation and board composition and ultimately failed on a 2-5 vote.

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• Risk pools already have to report to the Texas Department of Insurance and have their performance graded
• Risk pools already have to report to the Texas Department of Insurance and have their performance graded
• The Alliance is graded by itself because it's so large.
• The Alliance is graded by itself because it's so large and handles so many different claims throughout
• develop warning systems to prevent disconnection, and strong on-ramps to support re-engagement at scale

Summary: The subcommittee heard testimony on a broad agenda of workforce, labor, and workers’ compensation bills. HB 4676 would require political subdivision workers’ compensation networks to follow the same notice, access, and complaint rules as certified TDI networks; supporters said public employees and first responders deserve equal access to care, while municipal risk pool representatives opposed added regulation and said existing 504 networks already perform well. HB 4479 would create a rural workforce development grant program at TWC to support college-and-career readiness and local workforce alignment, and HB 3844 would define “opportunity youth” in state law to improve data, coordination, and access to services for disconnected young Texans; both drew strong support from rural, education, and chamber witnesses. HB 5545 would clarify federal tax treatment for wage-replacement benefits in non-subscriber injury benefit plans, with proponents calling it a win for employers and injured workers. HB 5118 would direct TWC and DIR to study AI and automated employment decision tools in hiring, including bias and oversight concerns. HB 1667 would move existing PTSD workers’ compensation language into a broader Labor Code chapter so more first responders, including state and campus officers, could qualify for benefits; supporters called it a technical fix to extend coverage more evenly across agencies. The committee also heard several first-responder and workers’ compensation bills. HB 2369 would speed up claims handling for injured first responders by allowing a single medical evaluation, giving carriers 60 days to accept or deny a claim, and letting workers seek treatment while disputes proceed; law enforcement supporters said it would help injured officers return to work faster, while opponents warned it would revive extent-of-injury waiver problems and increase litigation. HB 4483 would reclassify certain workers’ compensation maintenance taxes as surcharges to reduce retaliatory taxes imposed by other states on Texas-domiciled carriers, and HB 875, as revised by committee substitute, would create a small-project exception to municipal workers’ compensation and bonding requirements for certain low-value construction contracts in small cities; both were presented as cost-saving measures for Texas employers and local governments. HB 4415 would extend anti-retaliation protections for workers’ compensation claimants from first responders to all public employees and expressly waive sovereign immunity for those claims, with supporters describing it as closing a loophole that leaves public workers without the same remedy available in the private sector. The committee also took testimony on HB 5400, which would expand remedies for sexual harassment victims by removing the requirement to first file an administrative charge, extending the filing deadline from 300 days to two years, clarifying retaliation, and eliminating current damages caps. Supporters, including employment lawyers and a parent of a victim, said the current deadlines and caps prevent many survivors from obtaining counsel or full relief, especially younger workers and those in small workplaces or franchises. Across the agenda, witnesses repeatedly emphasized access to care, fair treatment for injured workers, rural workforce development, and stronger protections for vulnerable employees. After each bill was laid out and testimony heard, the chair generally closed the public hearing and left the bill pending; no final votes were taken, and the subcommittee adjourned after completing the agenda.

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• I don't recall 8th grade as I sit here.
• So that would be coming from grades 6, 7, 8, and the 11th grade. Okay. Mr. Chair, Senator Lin here.
• Let me ask you, how many students between 6th grade and 9th grade are dropping out of your charter school
• grade level.
• We don't have quite the numbers per grade level; we have around 40 to 55 students per grade level, so

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• TAB THREE, SB 1618 ON PREKINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 12 EDUCATION BY SENATOR CALATAYUD, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
• HOW THE DISTRICT PRIORITIZES THE ASSIGNMENT OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE TEACHERS FROM KINDERGARTEN TO SECOND GRADE
• THINK ONE SPECIFIC AREA OF NOTE IS THAT THE SENATE BILL DOES NOT INCLUDE REQUIRED INSTRUCTION ON SIXTH GRADE
• TO 12TH GRADE OF EMBRYOLOGICAL STUDIES WITHIN HEALTH EDUCATION.
• ADDITIONAL CONVERSATION WITH YOU ABOUT THE INCENTIVE DOLLARS AND EST'S ARE ALREADY LOW ON THE PAY SCALE

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• <00:09:23.320> to<00:09:23.480> our provide uh sliding fee scales to our provide uh
• We've been able to scale it to other plants, and now it's across the country.
• We currently serve over 400 early childhood to fifth grade students.
• We currently serve over 400 early childhood to fifth grade students.
• My name is Becky Stad, and I teach third grade at St. Paul Music Academy with St.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all