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CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • These pieces to work on include modifying local and state automation systems, amending existing law and
  • The proposal will create a new Welfare and Institutions Code section to describe this methodology for
  • The proposal will also amend—I don't know.
  • The proposal seeks statutory changes to the Health and Safety Code to limit family child care licensees
  • My zip code, where I actually live.
Summary: The committee heard an extensive Department of Social Services presentation on child care budget issues, including the Governor’s proposed 2026-27 budget, federal CCDF changes, Prop. 64 revenue adjustments, and a one-time $11.5 million disaster-related infrastructure grant for licensed child care facilities affected by 2025 declared disasters. DSS said federal formula updates and lower Prop. 64 revenues would reduce funding and could result in about 4,176 CCTR slots being reduced, but the department said it was working to avoid impacts to currently enrolled children. The LAO supported aligning general child care funding with lower revenues and asked for more detail on the disaster grant. Members pressed DSS and Finance on why reductions were not being backfilled and why so many awarded slots remain uncontracted or unused; DSS said delays are largely due to providers building new infrastructure, licensing, staffing, and enrollment challenges, and that some unspent funds revert to the General Fund. The committee also discussed whether some contract dollars should be shifted to vouchers and whether more flexibility should be allowed for infrastructure and expansion costs. A second panel focused on the state’s commitment to expand child care and on rate reform. DSS reported that nearly 125,000 new slots have been awarded since 2021-22, but speakers from Stanislaus County Office of Education, Parent Voices California, and the California Budget and Policy Center argued that unmet need remains large and that the system still leaves many families without access. Stanislaus County described a large local shortage of infant and toddler care and said reimbursement disparities between child care programs and state preschool create disincentives for providers. Parent Voices gave testimony about the burdens and instability families face when trying to access care, especially for survivors and low-income parents, and called for a universal, publicly funded system. The Budget Center said only about 16% of eligible children were enrolled in 2024, urged expansion across the mixed delivery system rather than concentrating investment in TK, and called for faster rate reform and new revenue. LAO estimated that bringing certain CCTR adjustment factors up to CSPP levels would cost $88 million to $131 million ongoing. Members and witnesses discussed the single rate structure, automation needs, and the need for deadlines and a ramp-up plan; DSS said the goal is to eliminate disparities, but that policy decisions are still needed before automation can proceed. The committee then reviewed several trailer bill proposals. DSS outlined a 2026-27 COLA proposal that would apply a 2.41% increase through cost-of-care-plus payments, though the department said it had inadvertently excluded CalWORKs Child Care and the Emergency Child Care Bridge Program and would revise the proposal; LAO recommended making the COLA methodology uniform across programs. DSS also proposed replacing the market rate survey with the federally approved alternative methodology on a triennial schedule, limiting temporary absences in family child care homes to 20% of monthly hours, defining excessive unexplained absences as more than 30 days in a year, and aligning family fee deductions with new federal requirements so providers receive the full voucher value. Members generally supported the temporary absence change and asked about implementation timing for the family fee deduction, with DSS saying it was in contact with Riverside County. The committee also heard a brief update on the Early Childhood Policy Council reappropriation, which would extend unused funds through June 30, 2028 because prior costs came in higher than expected.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/19/25

Agriculture Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair, we do have an amendment. Do you want to do the amendment first? Sure. Okay.
  • I will move the A1 author's amendment.
  • I'd like to move the A1 amendment, and so the A1 amendment just makes clear that this bill is to help
  • program in short uh with the amendment program in short uh with the amendment this<00:41:12.880>
  • <00:57:41.079> be house file 2102 as amended be house file 2102 as amended be re-referred<
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 1/22/25

Transportation Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • It penalizes a lot of the people that drive the economy, and we don't need that.
  • 53:38.440> it this is not the right way to do it it this is not the right way to do it it penalizes
  • 40.240> the<00:53:40.400> people<00:53:40.680> that<00:53:40.839> drive penalizes
  • a lot of the people that drive penalizes a lot of the people that drive the<00:53:41.440> economy
  • thank<00:57:34.440> you<00:57:35.440> thank Representative Joy, there are no amendments
Keywords: 1183, house
Summary: The Minnesota House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee met on January 22, 2025, for its first meeting and took up House File 5, introduced by Representative Jim Joy and moved to the Tax Committee. Joy said the bill would make Minnesota more affordable by eliminating the Social Security tax, repealing the motor fuels tax inflator, removing the retail delivery fee, and changing vehicle-related taxes and metro-area sales tax allocations. Committee fiscal staff reviewed the bill’s fiscal effects, including impacts on the general fund, the Highway User Tax Distribution Fund, the Transportation Advancement Account, and the split between Metropolitan Council and metropolitan counties. Testimony was largely divided along stakeholder lines. The Minnesota Grocers Association and Minnesota Propane Association supported repealing the retail delivery fee, arguing it creates administrative burdens, requires costly software changes, and raises costs that are passed on to consumers; propane representatives said the fee is especially burdensome because most of their deliveries are exempt but still require tracking and reporting. In contrast, the League of Minnesota Cities, Minnesota Association of Small Cities, Metro Cities, and Minnesota Association of Townships emphasized the need for stable, predictable transportation funding for local roads and said they support the Transportation Advancement Account and related revenue streams, though some were neutral on the exact source of funding. The League and small cities groups said local governments need reliable annual revenue and that past funding has been inconsistent. Committee members asked about who pays the delivery fee, its exemptions, and how much revenue it has generated versus earlier forecasts. Fiscal staff said current estimates for delivery fee revenue are below original projections, and explained the fee’s exemptions and $100 transaction threshold. Representative Joy said his intent was to keep small cities and townships whole as the bill moves forward. No vote was taken in the portion of the meeting provided; the bill was heard and referred as noted at the outset.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations and Budget Health Subcommittee Jan 22nd, 2026 at 09:30 am

A&B Health Subcommittee

Transcript Highlights:
  • told patients and businesses, and I'll include credentialed employees in that, they will not be penalized
  • We have instituted based on some code adjustments last in last year's legislative session.
  • and make sure if you have the handouts, if you don't, gives us the ability to kind of codify that in code
  • 3078 by Leader West, donations to the revolving fund, so as we talked About and then the proposed amendments
Keywords: 914, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/18/2026 - House Appropriations

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chairman, there's an amendment I can explain. Please explain my amendment.
  • Thank you, the amendment is adopted. Let's move the bill as amended. Mr.
  • Thank you, the amendment is adopted. Let's move the bill as amended. Mr.
  • The amendment is adopted. Let's please move the bill as amended. Mr.
  • The amendment is adopted. Let's move the bill as amended, please. Mr.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Feb 12th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • That's the amendment. Are there other questions on the amendment? Are addressed proportionately.
  • Chair, that's the amendment. Are there other questions on the amendment?
  • That is it for public testimony on the amendment. Is there debate on the amendment?
  • And there are no amendments. And there are no amendments to that. That's the bill. Outstanding.
  • Would you be willing to now present your amendment, Amendment Barcode 464074? Definitely.
Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services heard and advanced a series of health, child welfare, aging, disability, and public records bills. CS/SB 1002, on child welfare and parental substance abuse, was described as clarifying that acute or chronic parental drug abuse can constitute harm or neglect when it creates an ongoing risk to a child; it passed after limited questions and supportive testimony from Florida Smart Justice Alliance. CS/SB 1630, a broad aging and long-term care modernization bill, would streamline eligibility screenings, allow temporary DOEA services during emergencies or lead agency failures, tighten oversight of area agencies on aging, permanently establish the Florida Alzheimer’s Care Center of Excellence, and expand guardianship training and enforcement tools; it drew support from AARP, area agencies, and the Alzheimer’s Association and was reported favorably. The committee also approved SB 1022 to add Bay County and Pompano to the Florida Children’s Initiatives, and CS/SB 1030, via strike-all amendment, to streamline regulation of substance abuse and behavioral health providers and clarify background screening and privacy rules. Several bills focused on health care practice and patient access. CS/SB 36, with an amendment, allows nurses with doctoral degrees to use appropriate titles while requiring clear identification as nurses and making misuse grounds for discipline; nursing organizations supported it and it passed. CS/SB 844 requires physicians and nurses to complete a one-time, board-approved continuing education course on sickle cell disease care management, with multiple patients and advocates testifying about delayed care, bias, and the need for better provider education; the bill was reported favorably after an amendment aligning it with the House version. CS/SB 560 streamlines procedures for psychotropic medication for children in DCF custody by reducing duplicative reports, clarifying evaluator qualifications, limiting repeated background checks, and simplifying consent documentation; an amendment removed postsecondary education language, and the bill passed. The committee also approved a public records exemption bill for a uterine fibroids research database (CS/SB 864). The committee also advanced measures affecting disability services and forensic care. SB 6, a claims bill, would pay $3.8 million to a trust for a child who suffered severe abuse-related injuries after DCF involvement; it passed without opposition. SB 778 updates the definition of forensic clients so certain individuals with intellectual disabilities or autism found incompetent to proceed can be housed in the same secure forensic setting, reducing duplicative staffing and space needs; it was reported favorably. CS/SB 1016 codifies the Working People with Disabilities Program, allowing eligible developmentally disabled adults to work while retaining Medicaid waiver benefits and requiring notice to enrollees; advocates described the bill as essential to employment and independence, and it passed. Throughout the meeting, most bills received supportive public testimony, few questions, and unanimous or near-unanimous favorable votes.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

EIG-AEN, AEN, AEN DEFER Public Hearings 01-29-2025

Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • with suggested amendments with suggested amendments uh<00:05:00.360> Ed<00:05:00.560>
  • amendments.
  • those amendments.
  • The recommendation is to pass amendments. The recommendation is to pass amendments.
  • Chair Gabbert votes aye. also are Tech also are Tech amendments amendments amendments so<01:37:53.199
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The joint committees heard testimony on Senate Bill 103, relating to electric vehicle batteries, and then moved to Senate Bill 995, relating to renewable fuel. On SB 103, the Department of Health and the State Energy Office supported the measure, and Redwood Materials said it supported the bill’s intent but requested an amendment to add a battery recycler to the commission. Other testimony on SB 103 included support from several individuals and organizations, with one opponent noted. A committee member also raised a possible deadline change requested by the Alliance of Automobile Innovation for future work on the measure. The bulk of the hearing focused on SB 995, which would create tax incentives for sustainable aviation fuel and related renewable fuel production. Supporters included the Hawaii Renewable Fuels Coalition, Pono Pacific, Hawaiian Airlines/Alaska Airlines, the Tax Foundation, PAR Hawaii, Pacific Biodiesel, and others. Supporters said the bill would help build a local SAF industry, encourage camelina and other feedstocks, and advance decarbonization goals. Several supporters also said they had proposed amendments or technical comments and stood on their written testimony. Opposition testimony argued the bill could allow toxic waste feedstocks, such as construction and demolition waste, into fuel production, and questioned whether the incentives would truly benefit Hawaii farmers or consumers. One opponent said the bill’s benefits could flow to the producer and to imported feedstocks rather than to local agriculture, and another questioned the scale of local land and water available for camelina production. Committee members pressed witnesses on acreage, water use, expected yields, the role of PAR Hawaii’s refinery investment, and whether the state would be subsidizing a business decision that might not produce significant local fuel. No vote or final action was taken in the excerpt provided.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/20/2026 - House Education

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill penalizes constitutionally protected activity.
  • HB 2008 also conflicts with Arizona's constitutional amendment to public education.
  • Just because we're talking about, quote, usurping parents' rights and penalizing school districts for
  • Chair, can I just make a clarification on the First Amendment that she mentioned? Is it a question?
  • I'm referring to the First Amendment.
Keywords: 1182, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Like, wait, you may not be 100% on board with those amendments.
  • Like, wait, you may not be 100% on board with those amendments.
  • we've, with the amendments especially, been able to strike a balance there.
  • Motion is due pass as amended. Haney: aye. Haney: aye. Patterson: aye. Pierson: aye.
  • The motion is do pass as amended to the Assembly Committee on Appropriations. Haney: aye.
Summary: The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee heard several housing bills. AB 2270, by Assemblymember Arambula, would give farmworker housing projects scoring parity in the state low-income housing tax credit program so they are not disadvantaged by amenity-proximity criteria that do not fit rural agricultural areas. Supporters, including La Cooperativa Campesina, said the bill would help farmworker projects compete fairly for credits; there was no opposition, and the bill was later approved 11-0 and sent to Appropriations. The committee also considered AB 2552, which would clarify use of the state’s new CEQA vehicle miles traveled (VMT) mitigation bank for affordable housing near transit. The author and supporters from the California Building Industry Association and business groups said the bill would add guardrails so the program is cost-effective and usable, while Housing California, the Planning and Conservation League, and others opposed the least-cost requirement, arguing it could undercut the new mitigation bank before implementation. After discussion about balancing housing and environmental goals, the bill passed 11-1 to Appropriations. AB 2689 would require good cause for nonrenewal of certain state-subsidized housing tenancies when a household’s income exceeds 140% of area median income for two consecutive years, with notice requirements and protections if the tenant cannot afford market rent. Some members supported the bill as a way to free up scarce subsidized units and create a housing “ladder,” while others objected that it could punish people for increasing their income. The bill was amended and passed 11-1. The consent calendar items AB 2308, AB 2397, and AB 2512 were also approved unanimously.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee Jun 29th, 2026

Budget and Fiscal Review

Transcript Highlights:
  • Today we'll hear Assembly Bill 111, a budget bill junior that amends AB 109, the Budget Act of 2026,
  • We'll also hear Assembly Bill 112, a budget bill junior that makes technical amendments to the 2025 and
  • Starting with AB 111, which is a budget bill junior that amends AB 109.
  • I know that there were some amendments.
  • I know that there were some amendments from, I believe, ACOG that were not addressed.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Mar 12th, 2026

Alabama House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I have an amendment uh to replace— >> See the amendment. >> Thank you. >> Clerk will see the amendment
  • I appreciate this amendment.
  • It's a friendly amendment. Uh, you heard the lady's explanation of the amendment.
  • Speaker, I do have one other amendment. >> Clerk, see the amendment.
  • I have an amendment—really just one amendment—that would change two lines.
Keywords: 1136, house, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/04/2026 - Senate Education

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • There are no amendments. Is there any further discussion?
  • There are no amendments. Is there any further discussion?
  • The amendment is adopted. Please move the bill as amended.
  • No amendments. Okay. There are no amendments. Is there any further discussion?
  • You are no amendments. Okay. There are no amendments.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 03/20/25

Commerce and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • You have an amendment, the A7 amendment. Uh, yes, sir. Chair Seberger and committee. Thank you.
  • Um, the oral amendment is as three.
  • Senator Klene moves to amend the<00:10:15.600> A7<00:10:16.240> amendment<00:10:16.720>
  • Senator Klein moves the A7 amendment as amended. All those in favor say I. I. Any opposed?
  • I'd like to offer the A8 amendment. I'm happy to describe the amendment.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 2/19/26

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • amendment that you're referencing? amendment that you're referencing?
  • . amendment. amendment.
  • amendment. Am I correct on that? amendment. Am I correct on that?
  • amendment for consideration. amendment for consideration.
  • We regulate the code and the parts of code used to hack bank accounts.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

04/28/2026 - Joint Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair, Senator Cooby, I think I’m speaking to our tax code as a whole, and that working people bear a
  • All we're really doing is putting it in code.
  • There are no amendments. Is there any further discussion?
  • that is the great success that is in this budget of applying the Trump tax cuts to the Arizona tax code
  • Tax filers to file assuming that the state is going to conform with the changes in the federal tax code
Summary: The joint appropriations committee met on April 28 to review the FY 2027 budget package, including the general appropriations feed bills (HB 4138 and SB 1831) and related budget reconciliation measures. Staff described the budget as including about $17.96 billion in general fund appropriations, a one-time transfer of state monies to increase revenues, a 5% lump-sum reduction to most agencies’ discretionary general fund budgets, and several one-time restorations or continuations for items such as school facilities, child care, child safety, corrections stipends, and public safety operating costs. Members spent much of the meeting debating how the across-the-board cuts would be implemented, which programs might be affected, and how fund sweeps from prior-year appropriations and special funds would work, including questions about universities, public safety, rural hospitals, transportation grants, the Corporation Commission, and health insurance costs for state employees and troopers. A major point of discussion was the impact on universities and higher education. Arizona Board of Regents representatives said the proposed reductions and fund sweeps would affect already obligated dollars, research, staffing, and student aid programs, and could force difficult decisions about programs such as the Promise Program, Teachers Academy, and other pass-through funds. Committee members also raised concerns about whether the cuts could lead to tuition increases or reductions in services, while majority members emphasized that agencies and the executive branch should decide how to absorb the reductions. Another major topic was health care and the state employee health plan: staff explained that the budget includes a $228 million general fund infusion to stabilize the plan, while a separate reconciliation bill would raise employee premiums over three years. Members also discussed whether the budget’s changes to AHCCCS/Access and hospital eligibility rules could increase costs for hospitals and reduce coverage. Public testimony largely opposed the budget. Speakers from Opportunity Arizona, the Arizona Board of Regents, and local governments argued that the proposal would shift costs onto working families, reduce support for education, housing, SNAP, health care, and rural infrastructure, and protect tax benefits for data centers and higher-income taxpayers. A mayor from Globe asked for state help after severe flooding damaged roads, water lines, and homes, while a motorcycle safety advocate asked the committee to review a DPS motorcycle safety fund appropriation. Committee members and staff repeatedly clarified that some items discussed were one-time appropriations not continued into FY 2027, that some fund sweeps were from unspent or unencumbered balances, and that the committee planned to take a mass roll-call vote on the budget bills at the end of the meeting.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee Jul 1st, 2025

Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials

Transcript Highlights:
  • And again, builders who are repurposing land for productive use should not be penalized.
  • Just to be clear, our position is a opposed unless amended position.
  • However, we continue to have concerns and have our continued opposed unless amended position.
  • There was a provision It was amended the bill was amended to include a provision that says this section
  • I know the senator continued to work on a lot of amendments and things that's going to...
Keywords: 988, house, all
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Financial Services Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:30 am

Joint Committee on Financial Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • And many hospitals now partner with contract pharmacies in affluent zip codes, a strategy that diverts
  • patients to use chain pharmacies that the PBMs own or are affiliated with, limiting patient choice and penalizing
  • Massachusetts has fewer community pharmacies than any other New England state, and about a third of the ZIP codes
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The committee held a lengthy hearing on a large docket of pharmacy and drug-pricing bills, with most testimony focused on PBM reform, 340B drug discount program protections, specialty medication access, and medication adherence. Chair James Murphy and Senator Paul Feeney opened the hearing and took testimony from legislators, patient advocates, pharmacists, health center leaders, industry representatives, and policy groups. Several speakers described delays, denials, high out-of-pocket costs, and pharmacy closures tied to PBM practices, while others emphasized the importance of community health centers and independent pharmacies in serving patients. On the 340B program, supporters including Senator Eldridge, Senator Payano, Community Care Cooperative, Fenway Health, the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, and several community health center leaders argued that bills such as H. 1107 and S. 819 would stop discriminatory PBM and manufacturer practices, preserve contract pharmacy access, and protect safety-net providers that say they reinvest savings into care, pharmacy expansion, interpreter services, behavioral health, and other services. Opponents including PhRMA, the Community Liver Alliance, and a public policy analyst argued the program lacks transparency and accountability, has grown beyond its original purpose, and may benefit large hospitals and for-profit entities more than low-income patients. They urged more reporting and oversight rather than expanding protections. On PBM reform, testimony supported bills including H. 1157, H. 1234, S. 724, S. 831, and related measures that would require rebate pass-through, ban spread pricing, limit steering to PBM-owned pharmacies, and improve reimbursement for community pharmacies. Independent pharmacists and patients said current PBM practices raise costs, create administrative burdens, and threaten access to local pharmacies. PCMA, representing PBMs, opposed the reforms, arguing PBMs lower costs, that plan sponsors choose to contract with them, and that the Health Policy Commission and CHIA should complete their ongoing study before new mandates are adopted. The committee also heard support for H. 1322 and S. 734 on specialty medications, and for H. 781 and H. 1305 on medication synchronization to improve adherence. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing.
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • Factors driving the housing shortage, it seems to me, include outdated building codes, local land-use
  • through the problem about local restrictions and how they, like exclusionary use or zoning or building codes
  • fast-growing city like Houston, Dallas, Las Vegas, you're actually going to be disproportionately penalized
Summary: The committee meeting focused on addressing the significant issue of affordable housing in America. Members expressed concern over the persistent barriers faced in the housing sector, despite substantial government investment aimed at alleviating these issues. It was highlighted that government interference plays a critical role in complicating the housing landscape, and discussions revolved around potential legislative approaches to mitigate these challenges. Several witnesses provided testimony, contributing to a thorough exploration of the topic.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

February 4, 2025 - 03:00 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • So my question is: how do school districts get penalized, if you will, when graduation rates and things
  • When you move into one of our zip codes, you're going to have at least three choices of schools.
  • Whether or not, though, a local school district codes it as excused or unexcused, it's still pulled as
Summary: The subcommittee first heard an overview from Department of Education Chancellor Paul Burns on Florida’s K-12 governance structure and major divisions, including early learning, public schools, safe schools, school choice, and accountability. He highlighted school readiness and VPK, teacher preparation and licensure, school safety functions, scholarship and virtual/home education programs, and FAST progress monitoring. Burns also cited statewide gains such as higher mid-year reading performance, a record graduation rate of 89.7%, and record CTE enrollment, while members questioned the meaning of Florida’s “number one” education rankings, teacher pay, post-COVID learning loss, vacancies, and chronic absenteeism. St. Lucie County Superintendent John Prince then described the scale and responsibilities of a mid-sized district, emphasizing student safety, transportation, meals, hurricane shelter operations, career and technical education, teacher recruitment and retention, progress monitoring, remediation, and mental health supports. Members asked about school shelter construction standards, remediation funding, late school start times, attendance, and concordance scores; Prince argued for more flexibility for CTE pathways and noted that local districts use a mix of state and federal funds to support remediation and staffing. The committee then moved to an early warning systems panel. Burns explained that Florida law requires districts to use attendance, behavior/suspensions, course performance, FAST results, and other academic indicators to identify students needing support, with districts and families developing intervention plans. Superintendents from Putnam, St. Johns, and St. Lucie counties said chronic absenteeism is tied to achievement and NAEP decline, but causes vary by district, including poverty, transportation, daycare, family instability, travel, and student athletics. They described MTSS, PBIS, home visits, attendance letters, and community partnerships as responses. Members also discussed VPK access, full-day VPK funding, excused versus unexcused absences, and the need for earlier intervention in pre-K and K-2. Finally, Vice Chancellor Darren Norris outlined Florida’s post-Parkland school safety measures, including armed school officers, anonymous reporting, behavioral threat assessment teams, mental health training, panic alert systems, emergency drills, active assailant response policies, and firearm detection canines. Superintendents said compliance is costly and often requires shifting local funds, but they praised state grants for mental health, hardening, and mapping. They noted ongoing challenges with new mandates, capital costs, manual reporting burdens, and the need to balance safety requirements with classroom resources.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 23rd, 2025

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • large urban dense districts such as Rio Rancho and Albuquerque, because they had previously been penalized
  • recommendation will be in your volume 2, where you can look it up in that top right-hand page by agency code
  • Our next agency is the Board of Veterinary Medicine, agency code.