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• I have some questions on the school enrollment and rental property section.
• Obviously, we don't want kids smoking pot at school, and I'm hearing concerns in multi-housing units
• So, on the school premises, there's nothing prohibiting the smoking of the cannabis and If you're in
• Chair Liebling, Chair Scott, I want to clarify then my notes about the school position, which is that
• it can be consumed while on school grounds, is what you're saying.

Bills: HF2354, HF1672, HF2389, HF2870, HF2743, HF1918, HF2551, HF1671

Keywords: medical assistance, fraud prevention, subpoena authority, criminal penalties, consumer protection, medical cannabis, medical marijuana, cannabis, cannabinoids, hemp, marijuana registry, patient registry, visiting patient, Tribal cannabis, Tribal medical cannabis program, Tribal sovereignty, Office of Cannabis Management, designated caregiver, home cultivation, adult-use cannabis

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• Obviously, we don't want kids smoking pot at school.
• Obviously, we don't want kids smoking pot at school.
• I have some questions on the the school I have some questions on the the school enrollment<00:15
• Um, and I'm kids smoking pot at school.
• Seven unexcused absences in school.

Bills: HF2354, HF1672, HF2389, HF2870, HF2743, HF1918, HF2551, HF1671

Keywords: medical assistance, fraud prevention, subpoena authority, criminal penalties, consumer protection, medical cannabis, medical marijuana, cannabis, cannabinoids, hemp, marijuana registry, patient registry, visiting patient, Tribal cannabis, Tribal medical cannabis program, Tribal sovereignty, Office of Cannabis Management, designated caregiver, home cultivation, adult-use cannabis

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• It would be K through 12 schools.
• public school system.
• But our model doesn't start with schools; it starts with communities. ...schools.
• I assure you that school boards listen. And if the school boards listen.
• I said I wish school was still like it was when we went to school. Oh no. Amen.

Bills: SB13, SB278, SB13

Keywords: education, national anthem, patriotism, school policy, constitutional amendment, SB278, released time, religious instruction, elective credit, public schools, K-12 education, Alabama Released Time Credit Act, church-state separation, First Amendment, school choice, parental consent, elective course, off-campus instruction, private religious entity, State Board of Education

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• To school meals while also trying to bring that balance and focus on funding our schools.
• That a well-nourished child is a better learner, test taker, and participant in school.
• school nutrition programs, improving school nutrition finances.
• and the school district.
• Peter's School District.

Bills: HF51, HF1161, HF2201, HF2786, HF1053

Keywords: HF51, Sibley County, State-Aid Highway 21, capital investment, bonding bill, general obligation bonds, transportation infrastructure, road improvements, sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, local infrastructure, county grant, Minnesota Department of Transportation, bond proceeds fund, public works, utility infrastructure, education finance, school district funding, tax base adjustment

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• The pool that you used to compare yourself to was the school that you went to.
• yourself<00:26:50.559> to<00:26:50.799> was<00:26:50.960> the<00:26:51.200> school
• <00:26:51.440> that<00:26:51.679> you<00:26:51.919> went yourself to was the school
• that you went yourself to was the school that you went to.<00:26:52.559> Now<00:26:53.440>

Bills: HB19, HB170, HB171, HB173, HB174, HB19, HB170, HB171, HB173, HB174

Keywords: Ebony Alert, missing youth, public safety, law enforcement, racial equity, HB170, supplemental appropriations, Education Trust Fund, Alabama education budget, school funding, K-12 education, local boards of education, textbook adoption, school buses, school safety, charter schools, summer programs, afterschool programs, reading intervention, college and career readiness

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• The bill updates the exemption to include school district boards and public schools.
• The bill updates the exemption to include school district boards and public schools.
• The bill updates the exemption to include school district boards and public schools.
• The bill updates the exemption to include school district boards and public schools.
• Went to school, law school at Stetson, enjoyed my time here in St. Pete.

Bills: S0330, S0526, S0862, S1072, S1078, S1192, S1250, S1296, S1298, S1642, S1698, S7022

Keywords: firefighter disability, law enforcement disability, correctional officer disability, correctional probation officer, presumptive disability, workers' compensation, line of duty presumption, heart disease presumption, hypertension presumption, tuberculosis presumption, public safety employees, first responders, physical examination, preemployment exam, medical specialist, Medicare reimbursement, employing agency, Florida Statutes 112.18, Florida Statutes 943.13, occupational disease

Summary: The committee heard several bills and confirmations, with most measures reported favorably. Senate Bill 330 clarified the heart disease presumption for firefighters, law enforcement, and correctional officers, codifying the medical definition of heart disease and allowing transferring law enforcement officers to rely on a prior physical if a new agency does not provide one. Support was waived in by the Florida Smart Justice Alliance and the Fraternal Order of Police, and the bill passed unanimously. Senate Bill 526, as amended by a delete-all amendment, addressed commercial construction contracts, permit standards, fee reductions when private providers are used, floodproofing, product approval categories, and adoption of certain electrical code standards; it drew support from several construction and business groups and one opposing appearance, then was reported favorably. Senate Bill 1192 created a pilot program for callback queues at the Department of Commerce and Department of Children and Families to reduce hold times for callers seeking re-employment assistance and public benefits, and it also passed favorably. Senate Bill 1078 established transition procedures for a governor-elect, including agency liaisons, briefing materials, office space, and access to records; an amendment shifted IT support to the Department of Management Services, narrowed access to confidential records, and increased penalties for unauthorized disclosure, after which the bill was approved. Senate Bill 7022 extended a public records exemption for classroom examinations and assessment instruments through 2031 and expanded coverage to school district boards and public schools; it was also reported favorably. Senate Bill 862, as amended, set a $60,000 salary goal by 2030 for state correctional officers, probation officers, and institutional security specialists, with annual raises subject to appropriations; members and witnesses emphasized recruitment, retention, and safety, and the bill passed. Senate Bill 1250 removed the requirement that the Commission on Human Relations use registered mail for certain notices under the Florida Civil Rights Act, allowing less expensive notice methods, and it was reported favorably. Senate Bill 1698 allowed certain employers to post required workplace notices electronically instead of physically, and it passed without opposition. The committee also recommended confirmation of 10 appointees to the Florida Commission on Human Relations and the State Retirement Commission. The most extensive debate centered on Senate Bill 1072, which created an anti-Semitism task force within the Department of Legal Affairs to review anti-Semitism in Florida, improve community relations, advise on law enforcement training, assess digital media literacy efforts, evaluate hate crime statutes, and recommend policy changes. The sponsor said the bill was intended to address a growing problem and noted that Florida already uses the Holocaust Remembrance definition of anti-Semitism in statute. Numerous speakers opposed the bill, arguing it could chill protected speech, especially criticism of Israel, and could be used selectively against students, activists, Muslims, Arabs, and Jewish anti-Zionists; several also said existing hate-crime and civil-rights laws were sufficient and that the task force should include protections against Islamophobia and anti-Arab hate. One member raised concerns about the constitutionality of creating such task forces in light of prior actions by the Attorney General. Despite the opposition, the bill was reported favorably on a party-line style vote with Senator Bracey Davis voting yes along with the majority. Senate Bill 1642, the Freedom in the Workplace Act, was also heard and drew significant questioning. The bill would bar public employers and contractors from requiring pronoun use, certain gender-identity-related training, or non-binary sex options on forms, and would protect employees and contractors from adverse action based on religious, moral, conscience-based, or biology-based beliefs. Senator Polsky questioned whether the bill could interfere with anti-harassment training and workplace discipline, while the sponsor said the measure was meant to prevent government coercion and extend protections similar to those in school settings. The transcript cuts off before the final disposition of this bill.

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• This has already been time and tested again and again under the Supreme Court precedent.
• From other people, but at a political rally, press conference, school event, or any other gathering where
• to give if if someone else came up and was protesting something going on up here, let's say it was school
• molested in person or Property on account of his or her mode of religious worship, and no religious test

Bills: SB1519, SB1775, SB1900, SB1948, SB2080, SB1226, SB1456, SB1462, SB1463, SB1980, SB1479, SB1608, SB1923

Keywords: municipal zoning, home-based businesses, no-impact businesses, local government, regulation, short-term rentals, municipal ordinance, municipal court, court of record, court not of record, city penalties, fine limits, penalty cap, ordinance enforcement, state statute, traffic offenses, speeding, parking, DUI, DWI

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• I'm a junior at Cassidy School, and I'm paging under Senator Brenda Stanley.
• I'm currently a senior at Moss High School and I'm from Wetumpka, Oklahoma.
• I'm a senior at Edmond Memorial High School.
• I am currently a junior at Navajo High School.
• I go to class in SAS High School.

Bills: SB1519, SB1775, SB1900, SB1948, SB2080, SB1226, SB1456, SB1462, SB1463, SB1980, SB1479, SB1608, SB1923

Keywords: municipal zoning, home-based businesses, no-impact businesses, local government, regulation, short-term rentals, municipal ordinance, municipal court, court of record, court not of record, city penalties, fine limits, penalty cap, ordinance enforcement, state statute, traffic offenses, speeding, parking, DUI, DWI

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• She went to medical school at the Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. OK.
• Natural Sciences at the University of Tulsa and Executive director of the School of Nursing.

Bills: SB1519, SB1775, SB1900, SB1948, SB2080, SB1226, SB1456, SB1462, SB1463, SB1980, SB1479, SB1608, SB1923

Keywords: municipal zoning, home-based businesses, no-impact businesses, local government, regulation, short-term rentals, municipal ordinance, municipal court, court of record, court not of record, city penalties, fine limits, penalty cap, ordinance enforcement, state statute, traffic offenses, speeding, parking, DUI, DWI

Bills: SB 4, SJR 2

Keywords: property tax, homestead exemption, school funding, state aid, constitutional amendment

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• Phelps School, Catholic School.
• <01:27:47.840> school schools, where our schools our school schools, where our schools our
• . schools. schools.
• So let’s not wait until a school shooting is unfolding to test effectiveness.
• is unfolding to until a school shooting is unfolding to test<01:41:16.400> effectiveness.

Bills: HF3492, HF3493, HF3494, HF3495, HF3602

Keywords: school safety, grants, education funding, Northern Lights Express, security improvements, rural schools, safe schools, charter schools, nonpublic schools, Tribal education, funding increase, safe schools aid, school security, mental health support, Tribal schools, cybersecurity, funding, mental health, evidence-based plans, public safety

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• name is Hannah Lopez Resto, and I'm a victim-survivor of grooming and sexual assaults by my high school
• On the morning of my last day of high school, he sexually assaulted me in the band lesson room.
• Appropriate relationships are the foundation of school safety between students and between staff and
• Every student needs a trusted adult in their school, and our schools and community rely on teachers to
• The school piece, Mr.

Bills: HF3489, HF3990, HF3825, HF3826, HF3827, HF3822

Keywords: grooming, child protection, student safety, sexual exploitation, educator licensing, teacher discipline, mandatory reporting, mandated reporter training, school misconduct, predatory offender, child abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, child sexual abuse material, child pornography, position of authority, school employee, school administrator, license revocation, license suspension

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• The net school taxes were... $7,600 in 2019, and the net school taxes after SB4 is passed will be $4,300
• My granddaughter's first words were dada, then it was mama, and now it's school, school.
• to describe it in school finance.
• So it's school funding. School finance is incredibly complicated.
• My wife's a public school teacher, so I have all the respect in the world for public schools and want

Bills: SB4, SJR2, SB 4, SJR 2

Keywords: property tax, homestead exemption, school funding, state aid, constitutional amendment, SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption, senior tax relief, disabled exemption, tax year 2025, voter approval

Bills: SB 8, HB7, HB15, HB 265, HCR 13, SB 8, HB 7, HB 15, HB 265, HCR 13

Keywords: sex designation, restroom access, civil penalties, private civil right of action, women's privacy, abortion, healthcare, jurisdiction, civil action, qui tam, prohibition, state law, youth camp, safety regulations, advisory committee, child welfare, health standards, summer camp, camp safety, child abuse reporting

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• Or undergo a DNA test?
• or genetic testing.
• I talked to my daughter about safety in school.
• Would a school district, or must a school district allow that person entry into the school to verify?
• And again, the test is not, did the school district tell the students, "Hey, you can only use this restroom

Bills: SB 8, HB7, HB15, HB 265, HCR 13, SB 8, HB 7, HB 15, HB 265, HCR 13

Keywords: sex designation, restroom access, civil penalties, private civil right of action, women's privacy, abortion, healthcare, jurisdiction, civil action, qui tam, prohibition, state law, youth camp, safety regulations, advisory committee, child welfare, health standards, summer camp, camp safety, child abuse reporting

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• What I'm seeing in the and some of the schools, not all the school districts, but some of the schools
• It relates to the election of certain school districts and open enrollment charter schools to participate
• The short version is that the bill would allow school districts and open enrollment charter schools that
• It would change all the references regarding small school districts and charter schools to participating
• Schools for unrelated reasons, putting them in an out-of-school suspension for disruptive behavior is

Bills: HB1022, HB2856, HB3114, HJR5, HB6, HB120, HB210, HB1458, HB1188, HB3126

Keywords: HB 1022, Sul Ross State University, Rio Grande College, Texas State University System, Education Code, higher education, course levels, upper-level college, lower-division courses, community college-style courses, Del Rio, Eagle Pass, Uvalde, Board of Regents, academic programs, university expansion, HB 2856, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, clinical training placements, clinical rotations

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• Before law school, I was a high school English teacher, so I also have a teacher's perspective.
• I am a teacher at a Title I school.
• So the front of the school is the elementary, the middle of the school is middle school, and the back
• of the school is high school.
• From a 1A school to offerings of a 5A school, what does a 5A school get to offer?

Bills: HB1022, HB2856, HB3114, HJR5, HB6, HB120, HB210, HB1458, HB1188, HB3126

Keywords: HB 1022, Sul Ross State University, Rio Grande College, Texas State University System, Education Code, higher education, course levels, upper-level college, lower-division courses, community college-style courses, Del Rio, Eagle Pass, Uvalde, Board of Regents, academic programs, university expansion, HB 2856, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, clinical training placements, clinical rotations

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• middle schools, elementary schools, as well as curriculum directors, our affiliates here today from across
• middle schools, elementary schools, as well as curriculum directors, our affiliates here today from across
• <00:08:42.240> tag And that's how the helping schools tag And that's how the helping schools
• <00:09:17.600> campaign called it the helping schools campaign called it the helping schools
• buying not buying the helping schools buying not buying the helping schools tag<00:14:43.120>

Bills: SB211, SB305, SB300, SB211, SB305, SB300

Keywords: school safety, local law enforcement, superintendent, complaints, school bus regulations, education funding, RAISE Act, student outcomes, public schools, local education agencies, accountability, weighted allocations, special education, English language learners, gifted students, tax exemption, ad valorem tax, tangible personal property, business incentives, economic impact

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• Yes, local school boards determine which schools... ...school boards determine which schools participate
• For example, Hoover has implemented this only at the high school level, and other school districts do
• It's either you're going to be in a private school, or you're going to be in In private school, you're
• going to be in public school, or you're going to be in a different school.
• You know, the school is free to set their own policies in order to make sure this works with the school

Bills: SB278, HB459, HB61

Keywords: SB278, released time, religious instruction, elective credit, public schools, K-12 education, Alabama Released Time Credit Act, church-state separation, First Amendment, school choice, parental consent, elective course, off-campus instruction, private religious entity, State Board of Education, local board of education, attendance credit, core curriculum, religious education, Bible class

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• and high school.
• test taker and participant in school test taker and participant in school providing<00:43:40.000
• the school nutrition programs and improving school nutrition finances.
• c><00:59:32.839> to<00:59:32.960> be schools I want our schools to be schools I want our
• <01:21:10.239> um<01:21:11.400> and school and the school district um and school and

Bills: HF51, HF1161, HF2201, HF2786, HF1053

Keywords: HF51, Sibley County, State-Aid Highway 21, capital investment, bonding bill, general obligation bonds, transportation infrastructure, road improvements, sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, local infrastructure, county grant, Minnesota Department of Transportation, bond proceeds fund, public works, utility infrastructure, education finance, school district funding, tax base adjustment