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• States of America, a cornerstone of education, service, and progress in our state.
• Stimulating economic development through education, research, and extension.
• Getting worse To my parents, those of you who have served with me on the education committee over the
• Both started their career as educators and instilled in me my passion for education, which probably drives
• Beverly is a lifelong Member, Oklahoman, Native American, daughter, wife, mother, aunt, and registered

Bills: HR1051, HR1048, SB2074, SJR39, SJR47, SB1983, SB444, SB1503, SB1561, SB592, SB1501, SB1946, SB1567, SB1833, SB2026, SB904, SB2178, SB1651, SB1558, SB1565, SB1553, SB1257, SB65, SB1749, SB1242, SB1642, SB640, SB667, SB1436, SB1484, SB1562, SB1794, SB1644, SB1533, SB933, SB1555

Keywords: livestock, judging, Oklahoma State University, championship, agriculture, military children, recognition, community support, military families, April 15, pharmacy benefits managers, reimbursement, healthcare, prescription drugs, cost regulation, property valuation, tax limit, homestead, income threshold, elderly

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• And then we also look at education level, expertise area, the languages they speak.
• I'm a former educator myself, right? So I'm big on making sure that's happening.
• So all this technology that’s out there, again, part of that is education, right?
• So all this technology that's out there, again, part of that is education, right?
• That's part of that, that's part of that education, Part of that understanding of... Nope.

Summary: The subcommittee met to hear a panel discussion on artificial intelligence and automation in Florida government. Panelists from Worldwide Technology, OpenAI, the James Madison Institute, and the Florida Digital Service described AI as a tool to improve efficiency, constituent services, fraud detection, translation, HR workflows, public safety, and regulatory review, while emphasizing that AI should supplement rather than replace workers. They also stressed the importance of data readiness, workforce training, governance, and having existing technology systems and policies in place before broader deployment. Members asked about public records concerns, vendor vetting, model integrity, and how to balance innovation with privacy and security. Chief Schoonover said agencies are already using or exploring AI in areas such as Medicaid analysis, environmental data, emergency management, tax forms, and child support, and noted that the Digital Service publishes prohibited vendor and application lists. OpenAI discussed its red teaming, safety evaluations, privacy controls, and government products such as ChatGPT Gov, and said it does not train on personal data or target users with ads. The committee also discussed concrete examples of efficiency gains, including reduced call times, faster translation turnaround, and streamlined HR classification work, as well as concerns about job disruption and constituent access. In closing, members raised data center infrastructure and energy needs, with panelists noting that AI depends on substantial compute, power, cooling, and utility capacity. The chair concluded by encouraging continued dialogue and noting that future AI legislation should be targeted to specific problems rather than overly broad.

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• The bill is in the education section of the statute, so is the school vaccination.
• This is strictly an education-related bill. Sir, it is meted by the title of the bill.
• This is exemptions for education, and in subdivision 2, it's about athletic teams.
• system because they have educational value.
• When efforts to assimilate Native adults faltered, they turned to children.

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• Department of Education. Department of Education.
• If you were really educated educated educated properly,<08:11:37.600> you<08:11:37.840> would
• That's what education<08:20:04.958> is<08:20:05.200> all education is all education is
• education get the education they education get the education they deserve.<08:43:09.760> President

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, April 7, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• privilege, and not when it comes to the Department of Children and Families, not when it comes to early education
• I'm just trying to educate myself. That's the purpose of this committee.
• I'm also a Massachusetts native.
• I'm also a Massachusetts native. professor is, you know, getting involved in Massachusetts politics.
• I'm also a Massachusetts native and a current resident.

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Summary: The hearing opened with committee chairs explaining the Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions’ role under Article 48 and outlining the process for initiative petition 25-14, H5-004, an act to improve access to public records. The first panel consisted of subject-matter experts. William Clark of the National Conference of State Legislatures gave an overview of public records laws across states, noting that all states have some form of open-records law but that exemptions for legislatures vary widely. He discussed common legislative exemptions, legislative privilege, and court cases showing that outcomes often turn on specific constitutional and statutory language. Rebecca Murray, General Counsel for the Secretary of the Commonwealth, described Massachusetts public records trends, saying state agency requests and appeals have risen sharply since the 2017 law update, with 2025 setting a record for appeals. She said the initiative would extend the public records law to the General Court and the Governor’s Office and add exemptions specific to those offices, while also noting resource concerns from the growing volume of requests and appeals.

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• The Department of Education grew 23%, but We are going to see significant budget cuts in the programs
• Number 2433, number four on the calendar for the day, an act relating to education finance, the second
• House File number 2431, an act relating to higher education. The message is signed, Thomas S.
• What we've also done is we've created a fund. a reward fund, a search fund, an education fund—something
• I just want to send shout-outs across the state to our Native community, to our community in Duluth,

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• Committee for some time, and so I have a very keen focus on matters related to American Indians, Alaska Natives
• , and Native Hawaiians as part of that.
• with me is a great willingness to understand and to work through many of the challenges that are Our native
• like implementing the compacts of free association and working to support the interests of Alaska Natives
• , Native Hawaiians, and American Indians.

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• commitments made by the State of Hawaii, unfulfilled commitments to pursue reconciliation with the Native
• is paramount to a fee sale, essentially, of ceded lands, these stolen lands, which would foreclose Native
• <00:04:01.040> lands<00:04:01.360> claims would foreclose um native lands claims would
• foreclose um native lands claims and<00:04:01.840> foreclose<00:04:02.640> reconciliation,
• want to make sure that we educate want to make sure that we educate ourselves<01:14:51.360> thoroughly

Bills: SB2045, SB2354

Keywords: combat sports, boxing, mixed martial arts, health regulations, safety standards, licensing, event regulation, 912, senate, all

Summary: The committees first took up SB 2071 on rent-to-own housing. Testimony was generally supportive from HHFDC and Hawaii Realtors, but Sierra Club of Hawaii and others opposed the bill unless it was amended to exclude ceded lands from the 99-year lease provision. Members discussed the scope of ceded versus non-ceded lands and whether an inventory exists. The committees ultimately recommended passage with amendments, including HHFDC’s proposal to make the fixed-price period flexible by tying it to an option period and Sierra Club’s language limiting the program to non-ceded state or county land. They then heard SB 2191 on limited profit housing associations. HHFDC supported the measure, while the Tax Foundation of Hawaii and the Office of the Auditor urged caution about tax exclusions and asked for clearer, more targeted limits and measurable outcomes. The committees adopted amendments to add a statement of purpose, include measurable metrics, apply the tax provisions to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025, and delay the effective date to allow for administrative changes. SB 2191 was recommended for passage with amendments. The committees also considered SB 2197, which would have replaced the five-year fixed-price period in rent-to-own housing with an option period set by HHFDC, but deferred it indefinitely because its issues were addressed in SB 2071. SB 2180 on deposits of public funds drew comments from the Hawaii Bankers Association questioning definitions and noting banks are already subject to Community Reinvestment Act requirements; decision-making was deferred to the next day in the CPN committee and to a later date for the housing committee. Finally, SB 2210 on housing discrimination received support from disability advocates and the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission, which asked for one additional investigator; the committees passed it with amendments adding a blank appropriation for one full-time position and planned to notify Ways and Means for possible re-referral.

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• <04:32:13.279> expense educators to take the educator expense educators to take the educator
• educators, pre-K educators, who are currently excluded from that benefit.
• educators, pre-K educators, who are currently excluded from that benefit.
• to early childhood educators.
• The bill will finally educators.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, April 27, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• SB 1166, Schools, high school equivalency, Education.
• SB 1143, public school safety reporting requirements, Education.
• SB 1143, public school safety reporting requirements, Education.
• Public school safety reporting requirements, Education.
• SB 1144, veterinary technicians education alternative.

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• I have and will education workforce.
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• because again, I was able to be educated because again, I was able to be educated in<00:19:15.440

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• communities to pursue their educational communities to pursue their educational opportunities opportunities
• inspires all of us to pursue education inspires all of us to pursue education to<00:07:58.800>
• <00:09:06.640> and master's degrees in education and master's degrees in education and psychology
• <00:51:32.400> and is also including educating and is also including educating and inspiring
• I'm going to educate the gentleman to the extent that he wants to be educated any further on the matter

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• And so your good play and everything you've done as a native Austinite, a U.T.
• Longhorn, obviously you are a son, a proud son, and really Austin and Texas is proud to call you their native
• Members, I've worked on this bill with the Commissioner of Higher Education and the Higher Education
• tell you that the proposed changes are, in fact, changes that have been recommended by the Higher Education
• Secretary will read the caption: Senate Bill 3039, relating to the transfer of students in public higher education

Summary: The Senate opened with a quorum, an invocation, and routine business including dispensing with the previous day’s journal, receiving a House message on HB 104/HJR 34, and a gubernatorial message naming two appointees to the Texas Real Estate Commission. The chamber also adopted several resolutions recognizing Alzheimer’s Advocacy Day, Golf Day in Texas, Cindy Ramos-Davidson, and the 50th anniversary of the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District. Members then adopted memorial resolutions honoring fallen first responders, including Deputy Jesse Ray Perez and Deputy Melissa Pollard, and the Senate agreed to adjourn in their memory. The Senate considered and passed several bills. SB 2199 increased penalties for loading overweight vehicles transporting hazardous materials; SB 1959 adjusted permit factors for the North Texas Groundwater Conservation District; SB 1376 changed supervision rules for code enforcement officer trainees; SB 2595 created a new offense for harassing, intimidating, or threatening someone while concealing identity with a mask or similar headgear; SB 1012 authorized sale or lease of certain surplus state property in Austin; SB 2245 revised bonded title procedures; SB 2605 created a municipal housing authority asset commission; SB 3044 expanded and adjusted the board of the Presidio County Underground Water Conservation District; SB 628 clarified county fire code enforcement authority through interlocal agreements; SB 2778 raised the spending threshold for emergency services district employees; SB 3039 addressed public higher education transfer issues; and SB 2523 allowed release from municipal extraterritorial jurisdiction by petition. Most of these bills were passed to engrossment, the three-day rule was suspended, and final passage was completed, often by wide margins. The chamber also took up SB 1844, which would require cities to provide services before expanding taxing areas into limited-purpose jurisdictions; a floor amendment narrowed the bill, and it was passed to engrossment. SB 2284 clarified municipal and county authority over firearms, airguns, archery equipment, and related items, and was passed despite opposition. SB 2529, dealing with the vote threshold for taxing units to adopt higher tax rates or issue tax bonds, prompted extended debate over voter approval and representative decision-making; after questions, the bill was passed to engrossment and held. At the end of the session, the Senate recessed for 20 minutes and announced it would meet as the Caucus of the Whole.

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• My father started as an educator.
• My father started as an educator. My brother and I are both educators.
• , and 23 years as a social justice educator at this university school of law.
• , and 203 years as a social justice educator of this university school law.
• My mother moved from Rochester so that we could get to my public schools and get a good education.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on the Judiciary held a late-file hearing on several bills, with Chairs Michael Day and Lydia Edwards outlining hearing rules, testimony limits, and written-testimony procedures. The first bill discussed was H. 4876, a proposal to strengthen supports for survivors of abuse. Representative Carol Faiola testified on behalf of a constituent who described how a lifetime restraining order was effectively undermined after a family member’s death, arguing the bill should limit abusers’ legal standing after death, improve survivor notification and privacy protections, expand coercive-control definitions, and create education and resource programs. The committee then heard testimony on H. 5111, which would strengthen the Massachusetts Antitrust Act. Representative Dave Rogers and Attorney General’s Office antitrust chief Anthony Mariano said the bill would give the state more tools to pursue anti-competitive conduct, including conduct with multi-state effects, while allowing enforcement even when federal authorities are also involved. They said it would increase penalties, clarify that invitations to conspire are violations, protect labor markets, remove limits affecting some housing transactions, and extend the statute of limitations. The committee also heard support for a related “universal 1983” bill, S. 2976/H. 2976, creating a state cause of action for constitutional violations by federal, state, or local officers acting under color of law; supporters said it would fill gaps in remedies against federal officers while preserving qualified immunity. Testimony also supported H. 4783, a bill affirming the rights of people experiencing homelessness. The Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless said the measure would push back against growing criminalization of homelessness, especially after the Supreme Court’s Grants Pass decision and local encampment bans, and would protect the use of public spaces without discrimination based on housing status. On H. 4826, condo owners and advocates said Chapter 183A is outdated and leaves owners with too little say and too few remedies against mismanagement, citing problems such as unsafe water, major assessments, and lack of meaningful dispute resolution. The committee also heard strong support for H. 5116, renaming the Dorchester Division of the Boston Municipal Court the Judge Leslie E. Harris Courthouse, with testimony from family members, legislators, attorneys, and community leaders describing Judge Harris’s mentorship, community service, and commitment to second chances. Later testimony covered S. 2975, a bill to deter ICE courthouse arrests and protect access to justice; CPCS, law students, and defense advocates said courthouse arrests chill participation by defendants, witnesses, and victims and disrupt pending cases. The committee also heard support for H. 5244, repealing an archaic law criminalizing concealment of a child’s death, with advocates arguing it has been used to punish pregnancy loss and should be removed. The hearing concluded with additional testimony in favor of S. 2976 and more support for the Judge Harris courthouse renaming, after which the chairs closed the hearing and reminded the public how to submit written testimony.

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• medical director for the medical student initiatives and served as assistant director for medical education
• Today, API Americans continue to lead as educators, scientists, entrepreneurs, health care workers, artists
• redlining, voter suppression, and systemic discrimination that denied generations equal access to education
• Let us celebrate the rich, intertwined history of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders
• The more that we can educate people, the better chance we have to find the treatments and interventions

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• Burton also said the public should be educated not to feed black bears, because feeding them makes them
• He said the public must be educated so bears do not become reliant on people.
• She said she appreciated it and agreed that the public should be educated on the history of the black
• Another thing to educate the public: you do not want to run away from a black bear.
• Representative Taylor was educating me about it.

Summary: The Committee on Conservation and Natural Resources met in executive session and first took up House Bill 3193. The committee adopted a House Committee amendment that broadened the bill’s exceptions to include health, safety, and compelling human need, with members discussing access to water and concerns about limiting alternatives in state parks. After rolling the amendment into a substitute, the committee voted the House Committee substitute do pass by an 8-3 roll call vote. The committee then heard House Bill 3366, sponsored by Representative Michael Burton, which would establish Missouri Black Bear Awareness Day. Burton described the history and growth of Missouri’s black bear population, argued that public education is needed to reduce human-bear conflicts, and suggested practical precautions such as using bear bells, securing food and trash, and not feeding bears. Members asked lighthearted questions about bear encounters, safety, and related wildlife topics, while generally expressing support for awareness and conservation. No one testified in favor, opposition, or for informational purposes on HB 3366 during the public testimony portion. The hearing on HB 3366 concluded without a vote, and the committee adjourned after finishing its business.

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Keywords: 1183, house

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• Down in the Las Cruces area, there aren't a whole lot of Native American people still around, but Fort
• I learned about Native American struggles in the Northwest United States, including the fishing rights
• That was my introduction to Native American struggles, particularly fishing rights.
• Believe it or not, the natives in Washington are the only non-agricultural, non-nomadic tribe.

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• And Cradle to Career is, you know, it's mainly a family of educational institutions with a few friends
• And so that conversation, obviously, CTC is not just the educational institutions and all of that, but
• And Cradle to Career is, you know, it's mainly a family of educational institutions with a few friends
• This language reinstates repealed language from the former Education Code Section 10858 and clarifies
• So anyway, thanks, Madam Chair. ...information natively. So anyway, thanks, Madam Chair.

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• ,<00:35:48.240> treatment, space for medical, education, treatment, space for medical, education
• Next up, we're going to have the Department of Education, Miss Burnham. Okay.
• Uh, the impact that it has had on the dual immersion uh programming, whether it's non-native English
• Uh, the impact that it has had on the dual immersion uh programming, whether it's non-native English
• My libraries... whether it's non-native English speakers whether it's non-native English speakers or<

Keywords: 1183, house