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• Budgets are ultimately a statement of priorities, and Senate Bill 335 reflects the priorities and values
• Senate Bill 335 reflects the priorities and values of the people of Delaware.
• These are our priorities. First, investing in our workforce that serves Delawareans.
• protected, the mandate is clear, and the future doesn't depend on any particular administration's priorities

Summary: The Senate reconvened, read committee reports, and assigned House Bill 89 with House Amendment 1 and House Bill 393 with House Amendment 1 to the Senate Finance Committee. It then adopted Consent Calendar 64, which included resolutions recognizing Take Our Children to Work Day, Juneteenth, National Farmers Day, Invisible Disabilities Week, Stonewall Uprising Remembrance Day, National Nonprofit Day, and two property-assessment working group resolutions. The calendar passed by a unanimous roll call, and the chamber heard remarks supporting Juneteenth, Delaware agriculture, invisible disabilities awareness, and the nonprofit sector. The Senate passed the fiscal year 2026 and 2027 revenue estimates in Senate Joint Resolution 16 and Senate Joint Resolution 17, and approved the fiscal year 2027 operating budget in Senate Bill 335 after extended debate on budget growth, recurring costs, health care, education, public safety, retiree obligations, and fiscal restraint. It also passed Senate Bill 336, the one-time supplemental appropriation bill, which includes one-time investments such as a $100 million transition toward a weighted education funding formula, election support, early childhood education, classroom projects, lead remediation, and campaign finance modernization. Several members praised the budget process and staff, while others cautioned against future spending growth. Among policy bills, the Senate passed House Bill 369 to codify the Office of Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety, House Bill 268 to increase penalties for assaulting postal workers, House Bill 374 to require workforce reporting on large public works projects, Senate Bill 253 with House Amendment 1 to standardize school bullying parental-notification procedures, Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 342 to modernize the Delaware Motion Picture and Television Development Commission, House Bill 402 to extend Clean Air Act Title V permit fees, and Senate Bill 346 with Senate Amendment 1 to streamline Environmental Appeals Board timelines. The Senate also began consideration of House Bill 293, which would add hate crimes to the Victims’ Compensation Assistance Program, but the transcript cuts off before its vote is shown.

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• I am also proud to share that this bill is a Latino caucus priority.
• I rise to present SB 1237, a priority measure for the Legislative Women's Caucus.
• I rise to present SB 1237, a priority measure for the Legislative Women's Caucus.
• It's a priority bill from our Problem Solvers Caucus, and we urge an aye vote. Thank you.
• I rise to present SB 942, a Latino Caucus priority bill that would create state oversight of for-profit

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• Every child gets to learn in an environment where safety is state-of-the-art and a priority.
• 02:08.399> a where safety is state-of-the-art and a where safety is state-of-the-art and a priority
• . priority. priority.
• And I believe we can look at our priorities and rededicate some of that to these areas instead of the

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: Minnesota Senate Republicans held a press event focused on school safety, student performance, and relief from what they described as burdensome mandates on districts. Sen. Zach Duckworth promoted the SHIELD Act, which would provide grant funding through the Minnesota School Safety Center for security upgrades such as access controls, ballistic-resistant materials, mass notification systems, and staff training. He also highlighted other education bills, including measures to require parental and teacher notification of violent incidents within 24 hours, allow short removals after serious incidents in K-3 classrooms, expand retention and intervention policies for students not meeting grade level, and increase parental access to curriculum materials and consent for sex education. Duckworth said the school safety proposal has bipartisan support and argued schools should have flexible, locally driven tools to protect students. Sen. Julia Coleman and other Republicans framed the agenda as a response to classroom violence, learning loss, and a lack of transparency. Coleman said teachers and parents are seeing serious problems firsthand and argued that schools should not hide violent incidents. She described Senate File 676 as a notification and anti-retaliation bill, and said Senate File 4023 would give schools a brief reset after serious incidents in early grades. She also backed the transparency bill requiring parental review of curriculum and written consent for sex education. The group repeatedly argued that schools, parents, and teachers should be prioritized over what they called political secrecy or overreach. Sen. Jason Rarick focused on school finance, saying new state mandates have left districts in deficit despite prior funding increases. He discussed bills to expand safe school aid to nonpublic schools, increase staffing at the Minnesota School Safety Center, expand counselor funding for nonpublic students to K-6, and conform state law to federal tax credits that could support scholarships and tutoring. Sen. Carla Nelson Housley argued that more than 60 unfunded mandates have strained districts and said Senate File 3361 would temporarily let districts transfer funds between accounts and opt out of certain new mandates from 2023-24, with public board discussion and votes. In the question period, Republicans also discussed the governor’s supplemental budget, fraud enforcement, possible bonding for IT upgrades, and potential tax and child care credit changes, while emphasizing they want bipartisan cooperation on fraud and school safety but oppose new taxes and what they called harmful mandates.

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• He demonstrates a clear understanding of how policies, plans, and priorities are implemented by the service
• Over the past months, I've had an opportunity to learn more about Colonel Ziegler's leadership priorities
• more about Colonel<00:15:24.320> Ziegler's<00:15:24.959> leadership<00:15:25.440> priorities
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• I'd like to highlight some of the priorities that I initially established when I was first appointed
• My priorities were improving financial accountability, increasing transparency, implementing enhanced
• narrows the bill's scope and allows us to focus the legislation on its core Department of Health priorities
• narrows the bill's scope and allows us to focus the legislation on its core Department of Health priorities
• As Cannabis Action Network, access, affordability, and safety are our priorities.

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 1414 by Sen. Polsky on congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) education. The bill would require the Department of Health, working with medical experts, to create and distribute CMV educational materials to expectant and new parents or caregivers through hospitals, birth centers, and OB/GYN practices. An amendment removed a section that would have required instruction for medical professionals, and the amended bill was reported favorably as a committee substitute. The committee then took up a block of confirmations. Appointees on tabs 2 through 7 were recommended favorably in one vote, and Chavon Harris was separately confirmed as Secretary of the Agency for Health Care Administration after extensive questioning. Senators praised her leadership and experience, while others raised concerns about Medicaid redeterminations, the state’s CORE modernization project, Hope Florida, and a DCF anti-marijuana ad campaign; Harris said she would follow up on some issues and defended the agency’s work on transparency, managed care oversight, and access to care. Her confirmation was recommended favorably, with Sen. Berman noting opposition. Several health-related bills were then heard and advanced. SB 186 by Sen. Garcia expanded epilepsy training requirements for school personnel, including charter school bus drivers, and was reported favorably. SB 902 by Sen. Garcia, after amendments narrowing dental workforce provisions and allowing certain seizure rescue medication delegation to family home health aides, was reported favorably; testimony focused on medical marijuana regulation, practitioner accountability, and concerns about park and child-care proximity restrictions. SB 196 by Sen. Sharif created a uterine fibroid research database with privacy protections and was reported favorably after emotional testimony from a patient and supporters. SB 688 by Sen. Rodriguez would reestablish licensure of naturopathic doctors; it drew both support and skepticism about diagnosis and treatment boundaries, but was reported favorably. SB 1574, Maddie’s Law, would add biliary atresia screening to newborn screening and was strongly supported by parents describing a delayed diagnosis; it was reported favorably. SB 878 on clinical laboratory personnel, SB 1092 on podiatric medicine and certain cellular/tissue-based products, and SB 1032 on medical marijuana registry timelines and veteran fee waivers were also reported favorably, while SB 1032 drew debate over longer renewal/supply periods. The committee then began SB 1760 on Medicaid oversight and program transparency, with the sponsor describing the bill’s creation of a joint legislative oversight committee and a legislative actuary.

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• I'd like to highlight some of the priorities that I initially established when I was first appointed
• My priorities were improving financial accountability, increasing transparency, implementing enhanced
• narrows the bill's scope and allows us to focus the legislation on its core Department of Health priorities
• The legislation on its core Department of Health priorities regarding medical marijuana regulation, early
• As Cannabis Action Network, access, affordability, and safety are our priorities.

Bills: S0688, S1414, S0186, S0902, S0196, S1574, S0878, S1092, S1032, S1684, S1686, S1760

Keywords: cytomegalovirus, education, maternal health, newborn care, infectious diseases, student health, epilepsy, seizure disorders, school safety, training requirements, medical marijuana, low-THC cannabis, neurofibromatosis, healthcare, state regulations, child care facilities, public safety, grant program, uterine fibroids, health database

Summary: The committee took up several health-related bills and confirmations. It first heard SB 1414 on congenital cytomegalovirus education, which would require the Department of Health to develop and distribute educational materials to expectant and new parents through maternity, prenatal, newborn, and OB-GYN settings; an amendment removed a section on required instruction for medical professionals, and the bill was reported favorably as a committee substitute. The committee then approved a block of appointees on tabs 2 through 7 and separately confirmed Chavon Harris as Secretary of the Agency for Health Care Administration after her testimony on Medicaid accountability, transparency, managed care oversight, rural health, behavioral health, and the state’s technology modernization efforts. Senators asked Harris about Hope Florida, Medicaid redeterminations, the CORE project, an anti-marijuana ad campaign at DCF, and compliance with a federal Medicaid-related court order; she said she would follow up on some issues. The confirmation was recommended favorably, with Senator Berman voting no. The committee next passed SB 186 on student health and safety, which expands epilepsy and seizure-disorder training requirements to more school personnel, including bus drivers and charter school staff, and requires seizure-first-aid posters and updated Department of Health education efforts. It also approved SB 902 on Department of Health issues after amendments narrowed the bill’s scope and added provisions on medical marijuana regulation, early childhood intervention, practitioner accountability, and autism workforce development; one speaker raised concerns about marijuana dispensary location restrictions and low-THC ratios. SB 196 creating a uterine fibroid research database was also reported favorably after an amendment protecting patient privacy; the bill drew emotional testimony from a patient describing severe symptoms and the need for more research. SB 688 on naturopathic medicine was approved after committee discussion about scope of practice, referral obligations, and whether naturopathic care should be adjunctive to conventional medicine; supporters described complementary care and access issues, while opponents worried about delayed treatment for serious disease. Later, the committee passed SB 1574, “Maddie’s Law,” to add biliary atresia screening to newborn screening using the same blood specimen already collected at birth and to launch an education campaign; parents of a child affected by the disease testified that earlier screening could have prevented severe harm. SB 878 on clinical laboratory personnel was reported favorably to address staffing shortages by allowing Florida to rely more directly on federal CLIA standards for qualified lab workers. SB 1092 on podiatric medicine was approved after an amendment narrowed it to cellular/tissue-based products and podiatrists’ use of certain therapies; the bill also addresses continuing education, informed consent, and advertising disclosures. SB 1032 on medical marijuana was amended and passed, aligning physician certification and card renewal timelines, setting 70-day and 35-day supply limits, and reducing the fee for honorably discharged veterans while preserving funding for FAMU; Senator Harrell opposed it, saying the longer timeframes were too much of an expansion. The committee also heard SB 1760 on Medicaid coverage transparency from Senator Brodeur, who said the bill focuses on accountability and fiscal responsibility, but the transcript cuts off before further discussion or action on that measure.

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• the deal with juvenile reform, which you heard in the State of the State last week, and it's a big priority
• the deal with juvenile reform, which you heard in the State of the State last week, and it's a big priority
• This has been a priority of ours for going on four years now, specifically as it relates to the scoring
• multiple municipalities in my district, that in particular is something that I hear about as a top priority
• multiple municipalities in my district, that in particular is something that I hear about as a tip-top priority

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• A little sidebar note: we were pleased to have a site in Albuquerque listed on the national priority
• A priority, and we give a hundred million dollars for a cleanup fund, and we do a lot of cleanup and
• When is that going to become an equal priority to us and the community out there that cares about these
• And also, when we get the little requests that we get every summer about what the budget priorities should
• Here, so maybe we should be specific about this as being a priority in our little questionnaire that

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• And, and understanding the programming needs for each school, uh, the priorities for each school district
• We've given each one of them a priority rating.
• The guidelines, including the, um, all the bells and whistles that go with it, that's been given a priority
• We recognize it as a priority, priority one, to move this forward to better support internally what we

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• The chair of commerce has had language around reinsurance, a chief priority for the Republicans in this
• know, if they're introducing other things, delaying some of that work to get some of your caucus' priorities
• know, if they're introducing other things, delaying some of that work to get some of your caucus' priorities
• Look, we're going to show up every day and make sure that we're putting forward our priorities.
• Look, we're going to show up every day and make sure that we're putting forward our priorities.

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• And then, going further in your testimony, you talk about some of the athletic department's priorities
• We know it's a high priority for the Maui delegation to build out their own nursing workforce.
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• a high priority for the Maui<00:49:02.079> delegation<00:49:02.559> to<00:49:02.960>

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Summary: The House Committee on Higher Education heard several Senate concurrent resolutions related to University of Hawaiʻi programs, audits, and workforce development. Testimony on SCR 50, which urged establishment of a Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at the Maui campus, was strongly supportive, with witnesses citing the state’s nursing shortage and Maui’s acute physician and nurse shortages. The committee later recommended passage with a technical HD1 amendment, and the measure was adopted unanimously by the members present. The committee also heard SCR 137, SCR 138, and SCR 142, all involving proposed audits. SCR 137 sought a performance audit of the University of Hawaiʻi Foundation; the Foundation opposed it, and the chair recommended deferral after noting the legislative auditor’s view that the office lacks jurisdiction over the private nonprofit. SCR 138 proposed a management and performance audit of the Office of the Vice President for Academic Strategy, and SCR 142 proposed an audit of the UH Mānoa athletics department. UH representatives provided comments on both, with athletics explaining existing NCAA-required financial audits, internal performance evaluations, and a strategic plan that includes self-review. The committee ultimately recommended passage of SCR 138 and SCR 142 with technical HD1 amendments. For SCR 192, which proposed a veterinary medicine expansion working group, UH and other witnesses discussed the idea of exploring a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program, but the chair said a community college is not the appropriate venue for a doctoral program. The committee recommended substantial HD1 changes removing Windward Community College from the title and shifting the effort to the UH system level, adding the UH president or designee and a Hilo campus representative to the working group; the amended resolution was adopted. The committee also heard SCR 193, calling for community colleges to identify bachelor’s degree and workforce pathways aligned with regional needs, and SCR 203, which sought exploration of an Alzheimer’s disease research center and federal funding requirements; both drew supportive comments and no opposition. The meeting recessed briefly for lack of quorum, then reconvened for decision-making and adopted the chair’s recommendations on the measures considered.

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• that could inform this funding, but we would point out that, to the extent the Legislature has priorities
• to think about those and direct the administration in a way that would be consistent with those priorities
• so that you can ensure that your priorities are reflected in whatever the ultimate proposal is, potentially
• the administration in a way that would be consistent with those so that you can ensure that your priorities
• prioritize this for the Salton Sea or not, does the administration have a sense in terms of what its priorities

Summary: The hearing was an informational budget session on energy agency proposals, with no votes taken. Early discussion focused on Proposition 4 climate bond implementation, including funding for demand-side grid support, offshore wind development, and transmission financing. The Department of Finance said the budget includes allocations for demand-side grid support and offshore wind, but not yet for the $325 million transmission financing piece pending a required study. The Legislative Analyst’s Office urged the Legislature to consider whether to wait on offshore wind funding, whether to keep shifting funds into demand-side grid support, and how to direct future transmission financing. Members also raised concerns about local technical assistance for offshore wind, Salton Sea priorities, and the need for more information before final decisions. The California Energy Commission and CPUC then reviewed the broader energy package. The CEC highlighted the demand-side grid support program’s growth, distributed energy backup assets, long-duration storage, hydrogen grants, and the SIRP clean energy reliability program. CPUC testimony emphasized affordability, wildfire mitigation costs, rooftop solar cost shifts, and efforts to reduce rates while maintaining reliability and clean energy goals. Members questioned CPUC staffing, delays in proceedings, coordination with the CEC and CAISO, and the impact of rate increases on customers. The agencies also discussed the AB 3264 transmission financing study, with CPUC saying work on the study had already begun and was on track for the July 1 deadline. Several trailer bill and implementation items were also discussed. The committee reviewed a proposal to extend the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program surcharge, with members split over whether it should be handled in budget trailer bill language or policy legislation; the administration said the surcharge supports a critical program serving about three-quarters of a million Californians. The committee also heard a CPUC data-sharing proposal to allow nondisclosure agreements for transmission and reliability data, which members generally supported as a technical fix. DWR explained a proposal to clarify language for the Electricity Supply Strategic Reliability Reserve so it can potentially sell three gas-fired units it owns, and the CEC presented a federal transmission grant proposal tied to grid-enhancing technologies and ratepayer cost recovery. Finally, the committee discussed California Lifeline and possible broadband pilot reforms in light of uncertainty around federal Universal Service Fund support, with CPUC saying it is exploring a statewide standalone broadband option for eligible customers.

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• It can also help make broadband a priority within state agencies, ensuring that digital access is incorporated
• not only accountable to their existing, existing goals, but again, that they're evolving program priorities
• point, uh, and, uh, so I think the first, you know, the first step forward is, you know, assigning priority
• in the past couple of years, um, as the, uh, chair mentioned, being this has been a big national priority
• Our commitment is to first responder community and public safety is central among our priorities.

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• The MnDOT manual emphasizes early collaboration to create trails aligned with local values and priorities
• The MnDOT manual emphasizes early collaboration to create trails aligned with local values and priorities
• 26:26.400> and trails aligned with local values and trails aligned with local values and priorities
• :28.559> is<00:26:28.720> an<00:26:28.960> example<00:26:29.360> of priorities
• Eagles Nest is an example of priorities.

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Summary: The committee heard House File 1012, as amended by the A1 amendment, and the author moved the bill to be laid over for possible inclusion in a future bill. The amendment, adopted on a voice vote, changed the timing for public input in trail planning, removed language on decommissioning trails, and combined the measure with another ATV-fee bill. The author said the bill would unify ATV trail signage policy statewide, align statute with DNR best practices, and not affect the forest trail inventory, existing ATV-accessible miles, or hunting exemptions. Testimony was sharply divided. Supporters, including representatives of the Minnesota Public Lands Coalition, tribal officials from the Max Band and Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, a retired DNR conservation officer, a retired wildlife manager, and the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board, argued the bill would better protect wetlands, wildlife habitat, and culturally significant areas, improve transparency and tribal consultation, and make trail planning and enforcement more workable. The EQB said the amended bill’s rulemaking timeline was more workable, and the DNR described its existing multi-step trail review and consultation process. Opponents, including ATV Minnesota, county commissioners from northern counties, and a representative of the Minnesota Trappers Association, argued the bill would burden or restrict existing trail systems, increase costs, and threaten tourism and local economies. They said current trail development already involves DNR and local review, and that the bill could reduce access for riders, trappers, and other users. In member questions, the author and a Minnesota Association of Townships representative said the bill was intended to codify DNR best practices and bring local governments into the process earlier, while confirming that hunting exemptions were not removed.

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• I will say that this bill is a top priority of the commander task force as well as the administration
• I will say that this bill is a top priority of the commander task force as well as the administration
• I will say that this bill is a top priority of the commander task force as well as the administration
• I will say that this bill is a top priority of the commander task force as well as the administration
• I will say that this bill is a top priority of the commander task force as well as the administration

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• and expand access to care through the state Office of Primary Care. ...and advocating on higher priority
• When it comes to people's health and well-being, they should be the priority.
• This is not their top priority to sit on this board, and they just try to get through the day.
• Working with our community to develop goals and to develop our priorities has really been beneficial,
• In December, Hayward received a $13.5 million federal grant cancellation based on new federal priorities

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• That's a much higher priority than this particular bill, but I still like it, so I'm neutral.
• And if we went through third-party accreditation, that would push it up to priority.
• The push it up to priority.
• And if we went through third party third party accreditation, that would push it up to priority.
• So we did that, which the fees are about 20,000. the push it up to priority.

Bills: SB1052, SB1115, SB1118, SB1120, SB1121, SB1124, SB1171, SB1172, SB1174, SB1175, SB1214, SB1233, SB1235, SB1316, SB1345, SB1372, SB1399, SB1458, SB1494, SB1496, SB1564, SB1602, SB1621, SB1628, SB1630, SB1631, SB1668, SB1672, SB1814, SB1821

Keywords: assisted living, health care, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, physician orders, informed consent, AHCCCS, remote work, state agency, employment, public health, housing, zoning, middle housing, urban development, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, townhomes, historic preservation, radiation protection

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• Paul to meet with legislators to talk about transportation priorities for this session.
• So, you’ll also see we have our legislative priorities for this session.
• Our highest priority as we work to make Minnesota’s transportation system safer and more effective is
• So route design, the service level provided, is a function of each board's priorities and process.
• A function of each board's priorities and process.

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• While the policy priority of providing more shelter capacity and availability is certainly a shared priority
• While the policy priority of providing more shelter capacity and availability is certainly a shared priority
• While the policy priority of providing more shelter capacity and availability is certainly a shared priority
• Because I hear you saying it's a priority and then that you're against or you have concerns with this
• <00:41:39.440> and<00:41:39.680> then hear you saying it's a priority and then hear

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• Our number one fundraising priority is always student scholarships.
• Our number one fundraising priority is always student scholarships.
• Our number one fundraising priority is always student scholarships.
• Our number one fundraising priority is always student scholarships.
• Our number one fundraising priority is always student scholarships.

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