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• And when students trust us, they feel safe. And safe students are able to learn.
• with students and families. with students and families.
• than students 10, 20 years ago, right? than students 10, 20 years ago, right?
• students compared to um students compared to um students uh<01:53:16.560> maybe<01:53:16.880
• So uh students who attend students.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee met to hear from the New Hampshire Association of School Principals as part of its review of a proposal involving statewide administrative consolidation and changes to school governance. Members first discussed how school board witnesses would be selected, with the chair saying the committee would seek a mix of district sizes and structures and would also accept emailed input. The principals’ association said it represents more than 550 principals and assistant principals and urged caution about any mandatory consolidation, arguing that successful consolidations are gradual and voluntary. Association leaders and principals testified that principals already handle a wide range of responsibilities, including instructional leadership, student discipline, safety, staff supervision and evaluation, family and community engagement, and day-to-day crisis response. They argued that shifting more legal, budgetary, and administrative duties onto principals would reduce time for coaching teachers and supporting students, increase burnout and turnover, and create legal and training risks, especially in areas such as special education, privacy, and labor issues. They also said the roles of superintendents, principals, and school board members are distinct and require different training and expertise. Members asked detailed questions about how responsibilities are divided between principals and SAUs, whether principals recruit and evaluate staff, and how much time principals work. One principal said she works about 60 to 70 hours a week and that additional duties would be difficult to absorb. Another principal described his school’s structure, the importance of community building, and the need to preserve district-wide alignment if consolidation moves forward. No votes were taken during this portion of the meeting.

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• We're going to start with tab 7, CS for SB 186 on student health and safety.
• Thank you for this opportunity to present Bill 186, student health and safety.
• same privileges as other students in school.
• And so I'm thankful for bills like this that acknowledge students with disabilities.
• And with autism, what some people could call deviant behavior.

Summary: The committee first confirmed six appointees in a single vote, then took up a series of bills, most of them reported favorably. The early debate centered on SB 208, a land-use bill by Sen. McLean that would require development fees to reflect review costs and create more objective compatibility standards for residential development denials. An amendment adding housing-related provisions, including an OPAGA study of urban development boundaries, drew extended discussion over the Everglades and local control; it was adopted, while a late-filed amendment on rural boundaries was withdrawn. The bill was then reported favorably after supporters and opponents, including Miami-Dade and housing groups, weighed in. The committee also favorably reported SB 686 on agricultural enclaves after amendments adding conservation, wildlife corridor, and Everglades-related protections, with one amendment specifically preserving stronger protections in counties covered by the Northern Everglades/Indian River Lagoon plan. Several criminal justice and public records measures also advanced. SB 436 would add resisting an officer with violence as a qualifying prior offense for battery enhancement and include certain felony battery offenses in prison release reoffender status. SB 830 would extend public-records protections to county and city administrators and related family information. SB 990 would authorize protected cell captive insurers in Florida. SB 600, on bail bonds, drew the most debate: an amendment by Sen. Rouson preserved the current treatment of charitable bail organizations’ deposits, with supporters arguing nonprofits help low-income defendants and critics saying the bill should distinguish commercial and nonprofit bonding; the amendment was adopted and the bill reported favorably. SB 914 on dry needling and SB 1434 on infill redevelopment also passed, the latter with an amendment removing a 10% markup requirement for buyback provisions. The committee then moved through a large education and health agenda. SB 1504 would let high school students who complete an insurance/personal finance elective qualify later for a customer service representative license. SB 1718 would expand educator preparation and temporary certification options. SB 7038 was a broad education package covering tuition waivers for Florida State Guard members, residency rules, consumer protections, dual enrollment, grading, and college funding; amendments clarified workforce licensure and exempted certain dental training from new licensure rules. SB 1092 on podiatric medicine added definitions and restrictions for cellular/tissue-based products. SB 1138 on qualified contractors created a pre-application review program for certain local governments, with historic-preservation carveouts. SB 186 on student health and safety required seizure-training and action plans in schools, and SB 560 on child welfare streamlined psychotropic-medication procedures for children in state care while adding youth advisory meetings and insurance-data review. SB 902, a broad Department of Health bill, addressed medical marijuana facility setbacks, practitioner discipline, autism microcredentials, marriage and family therapy licensure, a neurofibromatosis grant program, and family home health aide delegation; it passed after two amendments. Finally, SB 218 on land-use regulations limited hurricane-recovery restrictions to affected counties, SB 1002 expanded child-neglect definitions tied to parental drug abuse, SB 1474 tightened biosolids land-application rules, SB 1708 eased out-of-state veterinary licensure by endorsement, and SB 314 established a Florida regulatory framework for payment stablecoins aligned with federal law. Most measures were reported favorably by committee vote after brief testimony or no debate.

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• And second, a newly developed issue with student athlete transfers, where we are seeing some student
• About 95% of our student-athlete coaches are also teachers.
• So if that student athlete is going to be eligible, we get that determination early for that student
• So we're— About 95% of our student-athlete coaches are also teachers.
• So if that student athlete is going to be eligible, we get that determination early for that student

Summary: The Pre-K through 12 Budget Subcommittee met with a quorum and first heard House Bill 731, which would address coach and extracurricular sponsor compensation and change how student-athlete transfer eligibility is determined. The bill would allow local school boards to adopt policies letting booster clubs or similar associations support coaches and activity sponsors, and it would let superintendents treat certain coaches and athletic leaders as administrative personnel for compensation purposes. It would also shift eligibility decisions for transferred student-athletes to the governing athletic association and require clearer bylaws and timelines for those determinations. Members raised questions about booster club oversight, pay equity, the new athletic administrator language, and safeguards against abuse or unequal treatment, while supporters argued the bill would help retain coaches and better support student athletics. The bill was debated and then reported favorably by roll call vote. The committee then received presentations from the Department of Education’s Division of Early Learning and the Florida Association of Early Learning Coalitions on school readiness fraud prevention and mitigation. Speakers explained that Florida’s school readiness program pays providers based on verified attendance rather than enrollment, requires daily parent sign-in/sign-out records, and uses multiple layers of oversight including coalition anti-fraud plans, annual audits, programmatic monitoring, DCF inspections, and referrals to state fraud investigators when needed. They emphasized that Florida delayed implementation of a federal rule that would have required prospective enrollment-based payments, and said the state’s current system makes fraud difficult. Members asked about military and grandparent guardianship situations, audit findings, and the number of fraud referrals; presenters said fraud cases are relatively limited and that the existing controls and public enforcement act as deterrents. The meeting ended after members thanked the presenters and the committee adjourned without further business.

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• Electrocardiogram is for student athletes.
• So the 2028-2029 school year is for every student.
• Road that we're looking to get those students done. Get their testing in.
• How many students in high school participate in athletics? Do we have numbers?
• Rolling applied behavioral analysis into managed care.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• goal, student success. goal, student success.
• neither are the needs of our students. neither are the needs of our students.
• , are first generation college students, are first generation college students, students<00:49:48.559
• >> The students themselves. Are you referencing the students or the industry?
• then student assessment.

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• The cafe opened last week and gives students the opportunity to serve food to their peers.
• The program allows students to participate in morning class and an additional 15 students to participate
• Students help prepare ingredients, set up workstations, and create menus.
• The program allows students to participate in morning class and an additional 15 students to participate
• Students help prepare ingredients, set up workstations, and create menus.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Josh McVeigh is my VP of Student Services, Mr.
• Jessica Gonzalez is Executive Director of Student Services. Mr.
• They send groups of students up here to actually do on-site training on our wind tower.
• We don't have a set student housing location.
• You were producing many students with certificates. You had experience. You were doing the job.

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• An additional 3 375,000 for Puauke Pueblo Behavioral Health Facility, an additional million for community
• Uh, I've been there and, and with kids and so everybody, college students, I mean, there's nice things
• All our school student dorms are old from the 60s and the 70s.

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• This lack of students from Minneapolis. Um, Malik students from Minneapolis.
• , ratio of one provider to,800 students, ratio of one provider to,800 students, it<00:05:18.000><
• see harm our students in America.
• about 30,000 students in our proposal. about 30,000 students in our proposal.
• together in helping a student retain. together in helping a student retain.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Verbal outburst, shouting, or disruptive behavior are not permitted.
• In 2025, in the Minnesota student survey, nearly one in five Minnesota high school students reported
• school students reported Minnesota high school students reported being<00:52:37.839> on<00:52:
• My name is Ka Fanberg and I'm a high school student in Minnesota.
• collection, locationbased and behavioral collection, locationbased and behavioral tracking<01:12

Bills: HF3479, HF4205, HF3782, HF4081, HF4138

Keywords: foreclosure, mortgage, redemption period, homestead, Minnesota Statutes, automated license plate reader, ALPR, license plate recognition, vehicle surveillance, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, data privacy, government data practices, law enforcement data, surveillance technology, location data, vehicle tracking, warrant requirement, probable cause, exigent circumstances

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• Well, besides behavioral control.
• Well, besides behavioral control.
• Well, besides behavioral control.
• Well, besides behavioral control.
• Representative Degraph. besides besides behavioral control. besides besides behavioral control.

Keywords: 981, all

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• <00:06:25.080> Kimberly Theory under his student Kimberly Theory under his student Kimberly
• The intention is to minimize the predatory behavior.
• I'm the legislative liaison for Behavioral Health at DHHS.
• I'm the legislative liaison for Behavioral Health at DHHS.
• Education emotional and behavioral Education emotional and behavioral development<03:44:28.600><

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• President, yesterday we had some students from Thunder Basin High School.
• Yesterday we had some students from Thunder Basin High School.
• this sort of behavior and therefore there<00:47:59.760> should<00:47:59.920> be<00:48:
• if that deterrence deterring behavior if that deterrence fels<00:48:35.520> and<00:48:35.680>
• <01:01:54.720> of would have to have repeated behavior of would have to have repeated behavior

Keywords: 916, all

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• The base student allocation increased by $85, and the funds per student increased by $150.31, bringing
• It is all students. All students are funded the same way in Florida. Representative Gantt.
• There were no apples-to-apples assessment of student growth or student learning gains every year.
• Now, then I'll say the base student allocation, it is low, and it does Now, then I'll say the base student
• attending that campus and for USF students to finish their time as a USF student at that campus.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for former Senator Don Childers, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognition of Officer Antonio Richardson as law enforcement officer of the day. The chamber announced it would take up 11 budget conference committee reports, with no third-reading bills or special-order calendar items. Members were reminded that conference reports were subject to debate but not amendment, and that the required review periods had been satisfied. The first major action was on HB 7031E, the tax package. Representative Duggan explained that the conference report included a mix of retained, modified, and new tax provisions, including sales tax holidays, property tax and homestead-related changes, reductions in certain gaming and carbon-related taxes, changes to child care and documentary stamp tax credits, a new refund process for public works construction tax paid by universities and colleges, and other tax administration changes. Debate focused on the bill’s consumer impact, the reduction of the child tax credit from three years to one, the inclusion of firearm accessories in a sales tax holiday, the absence of gas tax relief and combined reporting, and the homestead exemption provision for certain deployed diplomatic and foreign service personnel. Critics argued the package favored niche or corporate interests over broad affordability relief, while supporters said it provided targeted tax relief and reflected conference negotiations. The House adopted the conference report and passed HB 7031E by a vote of 88-11. The House then began presenting the conference report for HB 501E, the state budget, which totaled $114.5 billion for fiscal year 2026-27 and was described as below the prior year’s spending level while maintaining reserves. Subcommittee chairs outlined major budget areas: pre-K-12 funding included an increase in FEFP, salary increases for veteran teachers, stabilization funding, and support for declining enrollment; higher education included full Bright Futures funding, workforce programs, college operating support, university initiatives, and school guardian expansion; IT funding focused on Palm, ACCESS, APD’s I-Connect replacement, corrections systems, emergency management systems, and cybersecurity grants; health care funding covered Medicaid, nursing home rates, waiver provider increases, ADAP funding and restructuring, child welfare, and behavioral health; transportation and economic development included housing, cultural grants, jobs and rural infrastructure, Visit Florida, Space Florida, highway patrol equipment, and local transportation projects; justice funding included correctional construction, juvenile justice facilities, law enforcement grants, and clerk and due process reimbursements; state administration included fire stations, constrained counties, building maintenance, and Safe Florida Home; and agriculture/natural resources funding emphasized Everglades restoration, water quality, land acquisition, Florida Forever, state parks, and citrus research. Members then began questioning the budget details, including school voucher accountability, school funding formulas, public defender parity, prison technology, wastewater monitoring in prisons, ADAP policy, SNAP fraud controls and AI-assisted verification, Florida Forever funding, school lunch funding, and coral reef restoration. No final vote on HB 501E appears in the transcript excerpt.

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• Exposure to toxic lead is linked to brain damage, including deadly brain swelling, behavioral problems
• , seizures, anemia, behavioral problems, seizures, anemia, and kidney failure.
• She lived, but she had a lot of health issues and behavioral issues.
• She lived, but she had a lot of health issues and behavioral issues from being raised in a puppy mill
• Center here with me, because he's a leading expert on the emerging understanding of the behaviors and

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee hearing covered a wide range of animal, wildlife, hunting, and environmental bills. Early testimony focused on deer management, with Rep. Markey urging creation of a deer commission to address crop damage, vehicle collisions, and Lyme disease, and Sen. Durant supporting bills to allow Sunday bow hunting, expand crossbow use, and reduce the 500-foot dwelling restriction for archery hunting. Supporters framed these measures as practical wildlife-management tools, while questions centered on how they would differ from existing Fish and Wildlife authority and whether they would allow hunting closer to residences. Later, Rep. Sena also spoke in support of a bill to increase protected wildlife management areas and another to require non-lead ammunition, arguing both would benefit biodiversity and reduce environmental harm. A substantial portion of the hearing addressed animal welfare and commerce. Multiple witnesses supported bills to ban or phase out the retail sale of dogs, cats, rabbits, and guinea pigs in pet shops, arguing that pet stores rely on puppy mills and obscure the source of animals, while opponents said the bills would hurt responsible breeders, small businesses, and consumer choice. The committee also heard strong testimony for bills to ban the sale of cats and dogs in pet shops, with supporters citing sick animals, consumer deception, and the need to cut off the puppy mill supply chain. In a separate animal-testing segment, witnesses backed bills requiring non-animal testing methods for cosmetics and household products, saying alternatives are more accurate and humane; biomedical research representatives opposed those bills and a related research-animal measure, warning of unintended restrictions on research institutions and arguing animal models remain necessary for many studies. The committee also heard testimony on horseshoe crab conservation, with supporters of H. 898 urging an end to taking horseshoe crabs for bait because of population declines, shorebird impacts, and the species’ importance to biomedical science. On wildlife trafficking, witnesses backed bills to ban intrastate sales of ivory and rhino horn, saying Massachusetts should close loopholes that aid poaching and align with federal law and other states; one antique dealer testified in support, saying he avoids such items and still sees them in the marketplace. Additional testimony supported bans on fur products from factory farms and on force-feeding birds for foie gras, with advocates emphasizing cruelty, public health, and environmental concerns. The hearing was lengthy and heavily attended, with the chairs repeatedly limiting testimony to three minutes and inviting written submissions; no committee votes or final actions were taken during the transcript excerpt.

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• Today I rise to honor the Chancellor's Student Advisory Council for the Texas A&M University System.
• President, members, please join me in welcoming the Chancellor's Student Advisory Council of the Texas
• This week, students across Texas will remember the Holocaust through lessons and programs intended to
• instill in students a sense of responsibility to recognize and uphold human value.
• Thank you, Senator Menendez, for your important legislation to educate our students.

Bills: SJR36

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, offered an invocation, and approved the previous day’s journal. The chamber received a House message announcing passage of H.C.R. 54, and then took up a series of recognitions and resolutions honoring visiting groups, including Texas Society of CPAs Advocacy Day, the Texas A&M System Chancellor’s Student Advisory Council, Dimmit County officials, the Doctor of the Day, and Leadership Frisco. Senators also recognized the Senate’s memorial and ceremonial guests throughout the day. The main floor business centered on two commemorative resolutions. Senate Resolution 15 marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the start of Texas Holocaust Remembrance Week. Senators King, Menendez, Bettencourt, Perry, Hughes, Hinojosa, Campbell, Hall, Cook, Paxton, West, Parker, and others spoke in support, emphasizing Holocaust education, opposition to anti-Semitism and denial, remembrance of victims and survivors, and the importance of teaching students to stand up against hatred. The resolution was adopted, and the names of all senators and the lieutenant governor were added. The Senate also adopted Senate Resolution 17 designating January 28 as Sexual Assault Survivors Day. Senator Parker described the prevalence and underreporting of sexual assault, the impact on survivors, and the need for prevention, support services, and stronger responses; Senator Cook spoke as a survivor and emergency room nurse and highlighted rape-kit backlogs and the need for victim support. The chamber then adopted Senate Resolution 14 honoring Brazoria County Sheriff’s Deputy Jesus Jesse Vargas, who was killed in the line of duty, with Senators Middleton and Huffman urging action against violent offenders and stronger protections for law enforcement. Several additional resolutions were adopted, including SRs 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, and 12, and SR 54 granting permission for the Legislature to adjourn for more than three days was approved by roll call, 31 ayes and 0 nays. The Senate later adjourned until 11 a.m. Wednesday, January 29, 2025, in memory of Deputy Vargas and Sergeant Mark Allen Butler, whom Senator Kolkhorst also honored in remarks.

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• I do not excuse the behavior or judge the psychology behind that decision.
• I do not excuse the behavior or judge the psychology behind that decision.
• Uh so thank you not criminal behavior.
• I was currently teaching in a Minnesota school district, and as a teacher had many students that were
• service recipients, students, Our service recipients, students, colleagues,<01:53:01.400> and<

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Academically, Head Start students outperform their same-grade peers on the MCA assessments in both math
• And trust that when we have an issue or concern, or our behaviors are getting us into trouble, we're
• scholarships I am a graduate student scholarships I am a graduate student hoping<01:00:17.680>
• As I have stated, I am a foster woman of God, a social work student at St.
• at St woman of God a social work student at St Cas<01:27:41.560> University<01:27:42.320>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This important bill would ensure student This important bill would ensure student athletes<00:20
• Since student athletes possible.
• That decision was student-led and student-driven.
• That decision was student-led and student-driven.
• to our students during the school day. to our students during the school day.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 2485, which would require cardiovascular screening for student athletes. The Department of Education and Department of Health said they support the bill’s intent but noted that many screenings are already part of existing school-entry and well-child exams. The Attorney General’s office asked for clarifying language on who performs the screenings, where results go, how “positive findings” are defined, how referrals would work, and whether funding would be appropriated if DOE must hire health professionals. The American Heart Association strongly supported the bill, citing the risk of sudden cardiac arrest in young athletes and arguing that sports physicals are an effective opportunity for early detection. No vote was taken, and the committee moved on after testimony. The committee then heard HB 89, concerning a school psychologist working group and possible licensing or credentialing of school psychologists. The Department of Education and Board of Psychology supported the measure. The Hawaii Psychological Association said it supports licensing school psychologists but asked to be included in the working group, arguing it is an important stakeholder. The Hawaii Association of School Psychologists opposed including HPA, saying the issue is between school psychologists and DCCA and that HPA is not part of their organization. Testimony and discussion focused on the long-running disagreement over whether school psychologists should be regulated under the Board of Psychology or another mechanism, and on title protection and scope of practice. No action was reported during this portion. The committee also took up HB 2445, relating to standardized emergency responses for immigration enforcement at or near schools. The Department of Education said it already issued internal law-enforcement guidance and questioned whether the bill was necessary, while also raising concerns about the bill’s 1,000-foot buffer language and the limits of school authority over activity off campus. The Board of Education echoed those concerns and suggested the bill may need clearer definitions. Supporters, including the White Coalition for Immigrant Rights, the Legal Clinic, and an attorney testifying on Know Your Rights training, argued that recent federal changes have increased ICE activity near schools and that a law is needed to ensure clear, public protocols, staff training, and family protections. A student testifier said the measure was a top priority of the state student council. The transcript ends during testimony, with no vote or final committee action shown.

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• But PEP students are not clearly recognized in the exemption language.
• But PEP students<00:54:28.800> are<00:54:29.040> not<00:54:29.359> clearly<00:54
• :29.839> recognized<00:54:30.400> in students are not clearly recognized in students are
• in this state to legally precept student in this state to legally precept student midwives<00:54
• Thank you. biological, physical, behavioral and biological, physical, behavioral and sociological<01:

Keywords: 910, house, all