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• Mandatory mergers, dictated maps, forced school closures, stripping power from elected school boards.
• has come from the days when I was showing a... ...from the days when I was showing a forced merger map
• the people who worked on that plan... ...that plan and then took a lot of heat for not including the maps

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• And we will have a map if you choose to introduce this that will show exactly all of those homes that
• I saw this map a few years ago and went, oh my goodness, and since that time there's been a lot more

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The Resources and Conservation Committee met briefly and approved the minutes from January 19 without objection. Representative Judy Boyle then presented RS 32856, a proposal related to fire protection costs in the wildland-urban interface. She explained that the measure would raise the current $40 cap on the fee paid to Idaho Department of Lands firefighting efforts to as much as $100, with the Land Board determining the exact amount, and said the change would help cover protection for homes built in forested areas. Boyle described the bill as a form of “pay to play” for fire protection and emphasized that Idaho’s wildland-urban interface is expanding as more homes are built in forested areas. Committee members expressed support, noting the importance of the firefighting response in North Idaho and characterizing the fee as inexpensive insurance. Representative Raymond moved to introduce RS 32856, and the committee approved the motion by voice vote. The meeting concluded shortly afterward with no further business.

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• And we will have a map if you choose to introduce this that will show exactly all of those homes that
• I saw this map a few years ago and went, oh my goodness, and since that time there's been a lot more

Summary: The Resources and Conservation Committee met, took a silent roll, and approved the January 19 minutes by voice vote. The only substantive item was a presentation by Representative Judy Boyle of RS 32856, which she described as a measure to raise the cap on a fire protection fee for homes in the wildland-urban interface from $40 to as much as $100, with the Idaho Land Board setting the exact amount. She argued the fee is inexpensive “insurance” for the growing number of homes Idaho Lands Department firefighters must protect, especially in forested areas. Committee members expressed support, noting the importance of rapid wildfire response in North Idaho and describing the fee as a reasonable cost for protection. Representative Raymond moved to introduce RS 32856, and the committee approved the motion by voice vote. The meeting then adjourned.

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• meantime, what House Bill 458 will do is prevent backflow devices from being required for certain low-hazard
• If a redistricting plan was drawn, if maps were drawn perhaps in a way that was found to be racially
• because this isn't a constitutional amendment, the legislature could at any time adopt a new statewide map
• If the legislature were to adopt a statewide map that was racially discriminatory, it could be seen as
• comes to redistricting in particular, if the General Assembly were to enact a racially discriminatory map

Summary: The Senate received communications from the House on numerous measures, including several bills and resolutions passed with amendments, committee reports on bills such as large energy use facilities, campaign finance, voting rights, and appropriations, and a list of pre-file legislation. The chamber then moved through a long floor session with confirmations, bill readings, and roll-call votes, ultimately confirming the nomination of Morgan T. Zern to the Delaware Supreme Court by a 21-0 vote. Among the major policy items considered were property tax and school tax measures tied to the statewide reassessment. The Senate passed House Bill 460, clarifying monthly municipal permit-data reporting to New Castle County; House Bill 461, granting temporary authority for New Castle County school districts to reset school tax rates for one cycle; and House Bill 462, making the split school tax rate permanent with a lower nonresidential cap. Members discussed the fiscal effects at length, including testimony from a school district finance officer that HB 461 would allow revenue-neutral rate setting and offset the fiscal note on HB 462. The Senate also passed House Bill 365 creating a Delaware Indigenous Affairs Commission, House Bill 458 on backflow requirements for low-hazard buildings, Senate Bill 27 establishing the Office of New Americans with a sunset and interagency coordination, and Senate Bill 315 on the Delaware Technical Innovation Program. The chamber also approved Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 300, a firearms dealer regulation bill, after extensive debate over amendments, confidentiality, background checks, and the balance between public safety and burdens on lawful dealers. Several members raised constitutional and practical objections, while supporters argued the bill would reduce trafficking, straw purchases, and theft from dealers. In addition, the Senate passed House Bill 305 creating a diabetes wellness pilot program, with supporters emphasizing the state’s diabetes burden and the program’s federal funding, and House Concurrent Resolution 157, which asks the State Lottery Office to report on iLottery’s impact on small businesses. Senate Bill 325, a fire prevention/background-check bill, was laid on the table after concerns about a late House amendment and requests for more time to consult stakeholders.

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• exactly where to go and where the smoke is coming from, as well as just more of a visual aspect with mapping
• There's a video in there, and underneath you're going to have maps overlaid onto that.
• And as you can see on the map later there in the middle, we're able to triangulate, give exact latitude
• I’d have to triangulate on a map and...” ...and try and figure out maybe where this smoke is located,

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 1020, which would create Arizona Space Commission special license plates. Staff explained that by December 31, 2026, an applicant would pay a $32,000 implementation fee to ADOT, with $8 going to an administrative fee and $17 from each plate donation going to the Space Exploration and Aeronautics Research Fund. Senator Shamp and Arizona Space Commission representatives spoke in support, describing the bill as a way to raise awareness for Arizona’s space economy and support future aerospace and research efforts. A commission chair also noted that the commission has no dedicated funding stream and that the bill would help generate revenue for its aerospace and innovation work. After discussion, members asked about the bill’s timing and a likely floor amendment to extend the implementation deadline from 2026 to 2027. The committee then voted 5-0, with two members absent, to return SB 1020 with a do-pass recommendation. The chair and members made several supportive remarks about Arizona’s space industry, including Yuma’s future role and the state’s broader competitiveness in aerospace. The committee then received a Deloitte presentation on artificial intelligence in government. Deloitte described how AI and large public data sets can be used to improve state services, but emphasized questions of accountability, privacy, workforce impacts, and responsible use. In response to member questions, the presenters explained their data sources, how they handle minors through household-level records, and how they use predictive models to identify likely needs such as veteran benefits or rural health outreach, while stressing that the models are not used to make final eligibility decisions. A final presentation from Pano AI focused on wildfire detection technology. The presenter explained that the system uses high-definition cameras, AI, and human review to detect smoke early, provide location data to responders, and improve initial attack on fires. Members asked about coverage, weather limitations, funding, and future improvements. The presenter said the system is already deployed across Arizona through public and private partners, including utilities and fire agencies, and that it has helped identify fires early and support faster containment. The committee adjourned after the presentations.

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• How about Google Maps to find out where the traffic was when you're coming in?
• Google Maps to find out where the traffic was when you're coming in?
• McGurkin, Chairman, Senator, I do have a slide in here that's going to map out enrollment over the last
• I do have a slide in here that's going to map out enrollment over the last 10 years, so you can see that

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The Senate Education Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 1227, a measure directing the State Board of Education to develop a statewide framework for generative AI in K-12 schools and requiring local districts to adopt AI policies. Senator Cook said the bill is meant to promote human oversight, local control, transparency, parent awareness, and teacher support, while not mandating AI use or collecting student data. Committee members asked about facial recognition, privacy, parental opt-out, and age-appropriate instruction; Cook and several witnesses said the bill does not authorize facial recognition or new student data collection and leaves implementation details to the state board and local districts. Supportive testimony came from the Workforce Development Council, Idaho Education Technology Association, St. Luke’s/Idaho Technology Council, an entrepreneurship educator, and Idaho PTA. Witnesses said AI literacy is becoming a baseline workforce skill, schools need guidance on appropriate use, and the bill’s privacy and vendor-disclosure provisions are important. Several also supported introducing AI concepts early, while emphasizing that younger students would learn what AI is rather than necessarily use it. The committee moved SB 1227 to the Senate floor with a due pass recommendation, and the motion carried. The committee then received a courtesy budget briefing from Joint Finance Appropriation Committee members and LSO analysts on the state budget, with emphasis on public school support, higher education, and overall revenue conditions. Analysts said the governor’s FY 2027 budget relies on one-time funds and proposed reductions, including cuts tied to Idaho Digital Learning Academy, virtual school transportation, and supplemental learning funds, while public school enrollment has declined over the last three years. Higher education testimony covered university rescissions, enrollment-weighted adjustments, and health education programs, including added GME slots to address physician shortages. Members also discussed structural budget balance, tax conformity, Medicaid growth, and the need for more information on policy-driven budget impacts.

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• which would appropriate $55,000 each year to the Minnesota Association of Alternative Programs, or MAP
• To provide additional leadership training opportunities to all MAP regions in Minnesota. 3.
• This is a request from MAP that builds on a strong research-based approach of encouraging an asset-based
• This map also shows, as of October 2023, all of the individuals.

Bills: HF1966, HF54, HF2043, HF1171, HF2741

Keywords: HF1966, Minnesota Association of Alternative Programs, STARS program, alternative education, alternative programs, education finance, general fund appropriation, student support services, career readiness, employment skills, academic skills, social skills, student conferences, training grants, Minnesota Department of Education, specialized education, at-risk students, nontraditional education, HF54, Silver Lake

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• It's not marked in the map, but it's near a splash pad.
• 11:02.160><c> the</c> um uh up in the it's not marked in the um uh up in the it's not marked in the map
• :02.720><c> a</c><00:11:02.880><c> splash</c><00:11:03.279><c> pad</c><00:11:03.680><c> there's</c> map
• but it's near a splash pad there's map but it's near a splash pad there's no<00:11:04.000><c> swimming

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Hawaiian Affairs met on February 13 and heard testimony on three measures before taking up decision-making. On SB 1410, the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands supported the bill as a practical way to require counties to timely respond when DHHL seeks transfer of infrastructure or facilities, and the chair later recommended passage without amendment. The committee adopted that recommendation, with Senator Ihara excused. The committee then heard extensive testimony on SB 1549, which would help fund the Kahili Homestead community’s planned multi-service center and park improvements. DHHL supported the measure, and community witnesses described a 16-year planning process, prior grant and developer funding, completed phase-one park work, and the need for state bonding to complete phase two. Members asked about community engagement, fundraising, and whether the design included features such as a lāʻau garden, Hōlua mound, imu hall, craft pavilion, and space for Native Hawaiian games and lua practice. The chair recommended passage of SB 1549 unamended, and the committee adopted the recommendation. The committee also considered SB 903, described as a housekeeping bill to create a vehicle for continued funding of OHA after the current working group sunsets. The chair recommended passage with amendments incorporating the contents of proposed Senate Draft 1 and recommittal to the Hawaiian Affairs committee, and that recommendation was adopted. The meeting then shifted to a joint hearing with Transportation and Culture and the Arts on SB 614, relating to Hawaiian Independence Day, and SB 1051, relating to Hawaiian History Month. Testimony on SB 614 was largely supportive, emphasizing cultural recognition and education, though one witness from Hawaii Sovereignty Studies opposed it; the Office of Collective Bargaining said it did not yet know the cost. SB 1051 also drew support, with testimony stressing the importance of teaching the history of the overthrow and Hawaiian sovereignty. Both bills were advanced with amendments, including technical changes and effective dates, and both committees adopted the chair’s recommendations.

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• logs or driftwood or turtles in the water that could come in contact with the hydrofoils and cause hazards
• logs or driftwood or turtles in the water that could come in contact with the hydrofoils and cause hazards
• logs or driftwood or turtles in the water that could come in contact with the hydrofoils and cause hazards
• logs or driftwood or turtles in the water that could come in contact with the hydrofoils and cause hazards
• contact with the hydroofoils<03:59:41.680><c> and</c><03:59:42.080><c> cause</c><03:59:42.560><c> hazards

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• a resident of Makilo, a community of approximately 474 homes with limited access routes, roadway hazards
• </c><02:34:42.479><c> to</c><02:34:42.720><c> the</c> posing ongoing safety hazards to the posing ongoing
• safety hazards to the community. community. community.
• homes with limited access routes, 474 homes with limited access routes, roadway<02:35:45.920><c> hazards
• such as these present roadway hazards such as these present especially<02:35:48.640><c> serious</c><

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs heard testimony on HB 1875, which would expand Hawaii’s existing protections to include gender-affirming health care, clarify permitted disclosures of protected health information, and bar certain adverse actions by malpractice insurers and health carriers against providers of lawful reproductive or gender-affirming care. The Insurance Division of DCCA supported the bill with a technical amendment, suggesting language tied to actuarial analysis rather than the phrase “actuarially sound.” The Office of Information Practices also provided comments. Most testimony was strongly in support. State agencies and advocacy groups, including the Hawaii State Youth Commission, State Health Planning and Development Agency, Commission on the Status of Women, Hawaii Civil Rights Commission, Hawaii Public Health Institute, Stonewall Caucus, ACLU of Hawaii, PFLAG Oahu, Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates, the Healthcare Association of Hawaii, and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, said the bill would protect patient privacy, reduce chilling effects from out-of-state litigation, and help retain providers in a state already facing shortages. Several testifiers said gender-affirming care is medically necessary, evidence-based, and life-saving, and emphasized that Hawaii should protect its own health care decisions from outside political pressure. A few individuals testified in opposition, arguing the bill was unnecessary or that it protected providers more than opponents of the bill, but these views were not echoed by most of the testimony. The chair repeatedly reminded testifiers to keep comments brief and maintain decorum. The transcript provided does not include a final committee vote or disposition on the bill.

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• And including the funding for $98.9 million for the temporary hazard pay.
• And it was promised to them last during ... million for the temporary hazard pay. uh million for the
• temporary hazard pay. uh and<03:33:42.720><c> it</c><03:33:42.960><c> says</c><03:33:43.279><c> the</
• >> Uh, that could settle, because some contracts did not have the hazard pay clause, right?
• pay and then going to get that hazard pay and then Kurt<03:36:14.319><c> from</c><03:36:14.479><c> the

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• I think this exact map... I think this exact map was in Mr.
• the state looks at some of the advanced SMRs, I would echo the comment that examining the long-term map
• This is one map that hasn't been shown yet in the previous presentations.
• This map is from a recent GAO report.
• conversation often gets convoluted with some of the legacy waste at the sites that you see on this map

Summary: The Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee met to hear a series of presentations on the economics, financing, workforce, and community impacts of advanced nuclear deployment in North Dakota. William Bridge of Nucleon Energy presented the committee’s economic impacts and private-sector financing report, estimating construction and operating job impacts, local spending, and state/local tax effects for hypothetical SMR projects. He said the report assumes first-of-a-kind costs are still high, used a $6 million per megawatt nth-of-a-kind proxy, and estimated peak construction workforces of about 500 for a 200-MW plant and 1,000 for a larger facility, with roughly 100 operating jobs for a 200-MW plant. Committee members questioned security costs, capital cost assumptions, water and transmission siting constraints, and whether the model included fuel and waste; Bridge said the report included initial fuel in capital cost and that waste disposal is funded through existing federal mechanisms. Lori Brady of the Nuclear Energy Institute then outlined national nuclear workforce needs and NEI’s strategic workforce planning efforts. She described declining labor-force participation, retirements, and the need for a much larger future workforce, and said NEI has organized recommendations around career awareness, pipelines, training and qualification, policy support, retention, and nontraditional recruitment. She highlighted tools such as the Nuclear Works career website, the Nuclear Energy Academic Roadmap, the new federal Energy and Natural Resources career cluster, and the Nuclear Uniform Curriculum Program for community colleges. Members asked about AI, timing for training relative to plant development, and whether advanced manufacturing would reduce staffing needs; Brady said AI is not expected to replace workers and that training timelines depend on the specific project and staffing plan. The committee also heard from Gary Yaco, mayor of Red Wing, Minnesota, who described Prairie Island’s role in his community. He said the plant provides a large share of local property tax revenue, supports well-paid jobs, contributes to emergency preparedness funding and training, and is broadly supported by the city despite periodic protests and public concerns. He emphasized the plant’s security, regular drills with local and federal responders, and the absence of problems with dry cask storage. Later, Benton Arnett of NEI discussed the current financing landscape for advanced nuclear, explaining how tax credits, federal loan support, off-take agreements, and new business models are helping projects move forward. He said early projects face high upfront costs and long lead-time procurement, but that investor confidence is improving as federal policy and regulatory streamlining continue. The committee asked about waste funding, comparisons with natural gas, the effect of political shifts on investor confidence, and whether the market will narrow to a few winning technologies; Arnett said the industry is still sorting that out, but expects clearer winners in the late 2020s and early 2030s. The meeting concluded with an introductory presentation from Julie Kazeraki of DOE’s Office of Energy Dominance Financing, who said the office is focused on accelerating nuclear deployment through financing support.

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• When you look at a map nationwide, before House Bill 345 passed, you would see a map of managed care
• Idaho was grayed out in this map because most states didn't consider us to have managed care.

Summary: The Senate Health and Welfare Committee received an update from the Department of Health and Welfare on House Bill 345 and Idaho’s transition to comprehensive Medicaid managed care. Medicaid administrator Sasha O’Connell reviewed the bill’s directives, including rural hospital designation, work reporting and community engagement requirements, eligibility redeterminations for expansion adults every six months, changes to renewal processes, the choice waiver, state-directed payments, discontinuation of Healthy Connections Value Care and primary care case management, site-neutral payments, practice authority protections, and expanded cost-sharing. She also explained that the department is awaiting some CMS guidance and is pursuing federal approvals and public comment on several state plan amendments and waivers. A major focus was the planned move to comprehensive managed care, under which one managed care organization would coordinate most services for each enrollee, with Idaho planning three statewide plans rather than regional contracts. O’Connell said the department has held listening sessions, tribal consultation, and a request-for-information process, and that feedback has centered on continuity of care, timely provider payment, network adequacy, behavioral health and developmental disability services, and the need for clear, consistent contract standards. She said the department is using other states’ contracts and a set of program design pillars to shape the upcoming request for proposals, with a phased rollout planned for January 2029 for most services and January 2031 for developmental disability services. Senator Wintrow asked about EPSDT after a related statutory repeal in House Bill 345, expressing concern that families might think the protection had been removed. O’Connell responded that EPSDT remains a federal requirement for children and youth and that the department has not changed that obligation. The committee took no vote or formal action and adjourned after the update and questions.

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• In your booklets, I invite you to see a map of our state's public libraries on the last two pages.
• Independent libraries are the black dots in the beige counties on the map, and they usually function
• The colorful counties on your map represent library systems, as outlined in the Oklahoma constitution

Keywords: 914, all

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• HOWEVER, WITH 1379 AND THE ADDITION OF NON-SPRINGS MAPS RAP AND PRP'S, THAT ENABLED US TO MOVE FORWARD
• YOU SAW IN THE MAP. PART OF 1379 WAS A REQUIREMENT FOR ANYONE UNDER A NON-SPRINGS B MAP.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• :47.920><c> it</c> Understand it, or actually use it to potentially produce districts and complete maps
• Some are on road maps; some are just purely in maintenance mode and have been around for a while.
• Some are on road maps, some presently.
• </c><01:21:18.640><c> So,</c><01:21:18.800><c> we</c> they're not yet on a road map.
• So, we they're not yet on a road map.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:27 Legislative Research Commission 00:01:15 KentuckyWired Operations Company 00:17:30 Wireless Internet Service Providers Association 00:40:15 Administrative Office of the Courts 01:08:55 Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts 01:33:00, 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the July 9 minutes without objection and heard from Jay Hartz and Jonathan Harris of the Legislative Research Commission. Members asked about Capitol and legislator security in light of recent targeted shootings in other states. Hartz said LRC had removed members’ home addresses from its website, was reviewing other state-government records for similar information, and was working with the Speaker, Senate President, Kentucky State Police, and outside security experts on broader safety measures. He also said LRC is exploring commercial products to help block personal contact information from public view, but declined to name vendors publicly. Harris added that driver’s license scans at the Capitol are handled by Kentucky State Police, while LRC has a process for flagging high-volume or concerning contacts for police review. The LRC also reported that redistricting work has already begun, with census coordination underway, evaluation of redistricting software including Mapitude and open-source tools, and plans to make the same tools available to the public in the LRC library. The committee then heard from Kentucky Wired Operations Company CEO Robert Morphonius, COO Tom Snyder, and counsel Patrick Hughes about the Kentucky Wired network. They explained the corporate structure: Kentucky Wired Operations Company is a private for-profit special purpose entity that designs, builds, operates, and maintains the network; Kentucky Wired Infrastructure Company is a nonprofit instrumentality used for financing; and Open Fiber Kentucky handles commercialization of excess capacity under a wholesale agreement. They said Kentucky Wired Operations is in the operations and maintenance phase, with those obligations continuing until 2045, and that technical changes to the network generally require KCNA approval through formal change-order processes. They also said the company conducted a market test in June 2023 under Schedule 19 of its contract, considered proposals including Open Fiber and the incumbent service provider, and retained the existing provider. Members asked about KCNA’s role, procurement, network customers, and revenue. The witnesses said Quac operates outside normal state procurement because its process is governed by contract, while KCNA acts as the Commonwealth’s oversight authority and filter for changes. They identified current network users as including AOC, KCTCS, postsecondary education, and other Commonwealth agencies, with all requests routed through KCNA; they also said a separate change process for Exceliccom is in litigation. On funding, they said the operation is paid through monthly appropriations, with roughly a million dollars a month for the service provider and a couple hundred thousand for Quac’s oversight, not including debt service, which is bundled into the availability payment. The discussion ended as members began asking about responsibility for damage-related costs such as squirrel-related outages.

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• Yeah, so that map is just showing, is highlighted as 23 teachers where they came from that were in this
• So that would, that's not this map. So I would have to give you another map.
• The map here is showing you each district's ESAF.
• The map here is showing you each district's ESA rate for the '25 school year.
• Of course, the map is only showing you the traditional school districts.

Summary: The committee first approved the March 9 and 10 minutes, then heard a presentation from the Arkansas Excellence in Teaching Fellowship Program featuring three third-grade teachers from Poyen, Drew Central, and Cabot, along with Department of Education Secretary Jacob Oliva. The teachers described the fellowship as a year-long collaboration among 23 merit-pay recipients from across the state, focused on sharing classroom strategies, data use, and professional support. Members asked about teacher experience, how the fellowship information is shared locally, the role of merit pay, and how teachers are addressing third-grade reading and retention concerns under the ATLAS assessment system. The teachers emphasized early intervention, relationships with students, small-group instruction, progress monitoring, and communication with families; they also described community supports such as churches, food backpacks, and local donations. Several members raised broader questions about poverty, trauma, social services, DHS involvement, and whether similar professional learning should be expanded to more teachers. Secretary Oliva said the fellowship is a small subset of a larger merit-pay program, that participation was voluntary, and that the state is working to improve literacy supports, clarity, and alignment across grades. He also said ATLAS results are now available to schools and families much faster than in the past, often within 24 to 72 hours, and that the state is using the data to identify at-risk students earlier and support intervention before retention decisions are made. The committee then moved to the adequacy/resource allocation presentation from the Bureau of Legislative Research. Staff explained that the report is part of the statutory adequacy review and focuses on state funding sources beyond foundation aid, including categorical and supplemental funds. They noted that districts and charters spent more than $7 billion in the 2025 school year, with roughly 49% from foundation funding and 51% from other sources over the last three years. The presentation outlined the four categorical funds—Alternative Learning Environment, English Learners, Enhanced Student Achievement, and Professional Development—describing their restricted uses, student-based funding formulas, and the ability of districts to transfer some money among categoricals while keeping it within allowable purposes. Staff said categorical funds account for about 4% of total spending, or less than $300 million, and reviewed superintendent feedback on whether those funds met district needs, with responses varying by category and district.

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• water purveying companies or entities showed up from Senator Colcourt's district and they showed. a map
• And when they showed us that map, you saw this water tree, if you will.
• If you look at the map, it's something like that.
• I've seen maps that take Gulf all the way up to the Panhandle from 1940s forward.
• types of brackish water, I don't want to get into the specifics. state brackish zones that they've mapped

Bills: SJR 12, SCR 39, SB 7, SB 8, SB 27, SB 29, SB 125, SB 241, SB 371, SB 396, SB 406, SB 464, SB 568, SB 578, SB 608, SB 617, SB 660, SB 689, SB 693, SB 707, SB 731, SB 732, SB 763, SB 779, SB 836, SB 854, SB 857, SB 875, SB 878, SB 879, SB 906, SB 920, SB 921, SB 922, SB 942, SB 965, SB 985, SB 996, SB 1029, SB 1035, SB 1036, SB 1059, SB 1084, SB 1098, SB 1101, SB 1185, SB 1188, SB 1321, SB 1332, SB 1366, SB 1388, SB 1396, SB 1453, SB 1484, SB 1494, SB 1536, SB 1563, SB 1596, SB 1610, SB 1619, SB 1737, SB 1738, SB 1741, SB 1816, SB 1822, SB 1841, SB 1939, SB 2155, SB 2188, SB 2230

Keywords: parental rights, education, constitutional amendment, school choice, child education, border security, southern border, federal immigration policy, illegal immigration, cartels, transnational cartels, fentanyl, drug trafficking, human trafficking, Operation Lone Star, Texas border, National Guard, state guard, border wall, border barriers

Summary: In this meeting, significant discussions revolved around the passage and modification of various Senate Bills, including SB1388, which pertains to family support services under the Health and Human Services Commission. Senator Kolkhorst advocated for the bill, emphasizing its focus on pro-life, family-centered care. The committee passed the bill after thorough examination, showcasing a collaborative effort among the members to ensure its alignment with successful past initiatives. In another session, Senator Hughes presented SB942, aimed at retroactive child support linked to prenatal care, which sparked a constructive dialogue reflecting bipartisan support for maternal and child welfare.

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• across the Commonwealth, on former state-owned buildings, providing grants to support asbestos or hazardous

Summary: The House adopted a resolution congratulating Fire Chief Timothy Clancy on his retirement from the Whitman Fire Department after suspending the rules. It also concurred with a Senate petition authorizing MassDOT to take easements over certain land in Woburn and Burlington, and then gave final passage to several local bills, including measures on culverts and dams, alcohol licenses in Milford, Salem, and Bridgewater, and firefighter civil service eligibility in Arlington. The chamber then took up several bills on second reading and third reading, including a Norton land parcel bill, a Watertown property tax classification bill for fiscal year 2027 and subsequent years, and a transportation bond bill. In each case, the House suspended Rule 7A, adopted the Ways and Means amendments, and ordered the bills to a third reading or passed them to be engrossed. The transportation bond bill was substituted for a broader bonds bill and advanced as amended. The main debate centered on House 5562, the economic development bond bill. Representative Viola described it as a $425.1 million package supporting applied AI and quantum, defense, robotics, ag tech, downtown revitalization, housing, higher education bridge funding, and business climate changes such as lower LLC fees, a CPA licensing pathway, nurse licensing changes, film tax credit adjustments, internship incentives, and food truck inspection reforms. Representative Haggerty and Representative Kazner spoke in support, emphasizing housing production, site plan review, land use board training, commercial conversion, faith-based housing, and local control. The House adopted Consolidated Amendment A by roll call 142-5, with a second consolidated amendment then made available; the bill remained under consideration at the end of the transcript.

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• the Commonwealth—on former state-owned buildings, providing grants to support asbestos, lead, or hazardous

Keywords: 1212, all