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• a, program.
• schools.
• housing program.
• housing program.
• We thank the Senate Budget Committee for including funding for high school dream resource centers, the

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee heard AB 109, the Budget Act of 2026, and related discussion of the legislative budget agreement. Committee staff and the Department of Finance described a two-year balanced plan with about $253 billion in General Fund spending, roughly $5.5 billion in higher assumed revenues than the May Revision, and about $36.5 billion in combined reserves. They said the package preserves or expands funding for schools and community colleges, child care, IHSS, Medi-Cal-related county administration, housing and homelessness programs, public hospitals, courthouse construction, and some criminal justice and prison-closure savings, while delaying or modifying several prior health care reductions and some Medi-Cal changes. Much of the member discussion focused on Medi-Cal, H.R. 1, and the impact on low-income and immigrant Californians. Several Democrats argued the budget protects vulnerable residents by delaying some cuts, funding county eligibility work, indigent care, public hospitals, and food banks, and rejecting the Governor’s IHSS cuts and asset-limit proposal. Republicans criticized the budget for assuming future revenues, relying on new taxes, and not doing enough to address the structural deficit or improve accountability. Members also raised concerns and support around homelessness funding, Prop. 36, judgeships and courthouse funding, transit and GGRF allocations, local journalism, Caltrans fleet spending, and a proposed “fair share” revenue measure that was not yet before the committee. Public testimony was largely supportive of the budget’s health and human services provisions, especially the rejection of IHSS cuts and the asset-limit proposal, and the inclusion of funding for child care, sickle cell centers, domestic violence services, trauma recovery centers, distressed hospitals, county eligibility work, and transit programs. Some witnesses representing hospitals and health plans cautioned about the effects of moving certain Medi-Cal populations to fee-for-service and about proposed tax changes affecting health care providers. The chair said revenue trailer bills were still being finalized and would likely come back later in the week; the committee then moved to public comment, with the chair limiting speakers to about one minute each.

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• <00:19:50.679> school<00:19:51.159> will able to sign up for in high school will able
• Over 30 schools participate in the River Watch program.
• program has been benefiting schools program has been benefiting schools teachers<00:27:13.960>
• I was born and raised in Rice, Minnesota, and am a proud graduate of Sauk Rapids-Rice High School.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• By high school, they're hooked. This isn't just a hypothetical.
• high school students use and 1 in five high school students use e-cigarettes<00:17:27.640> flavored
• <00:32:36.480> school<00:32:37.279> and in elementary middle or high school and in
• <00:35:07.240> school<00:35:07.880> a freshman in high school a freshman in high school

Keywords: Call to Order 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:35 SB 22 Discussion 00:01:20 SB 22 Vote 00:11:45 SB 100 Discussion 00:15:07 SB 100 Vote 00:38:53 SB 88 Discussion Only 00:42:11 Adjournment 01:03:52, 958, all

Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Licensing and Occupations met on February 18, 2025, and first took up Senate Bill 22 by Senator Reginald Thomas, which was presented as a cleanup measure following prior cosmetology reforms and a Legislative Oversight and Investigations report. The bill would allow cosmetologists to retake exams multiple times with a one-month wait, authorize the Board of Cosmetology to immediately close facilities that intentionally use unlicensed workers while preserving due process, give the board flexibility to hire an executive director based on qualifications rather than licensure, and recognize certain out-of-state or territorial cosmetology licenses. Board officials said the changes were intended to improve fairness, equality, and administrative due process. Senators asked about retesting fees and whether partial retests could dilute standards; Thomas clarified that the exam is cumulative and must be retaken in full. The committee approved SB 22 with all favorable votes, and Senator Meredith explained his support as a workforce and fairness issue. The committee then heard Senate Bill 100 by Senator Jimmy Higdon, as substituted, concerning tobacco, nicotine, and vapor product retail licensing and enforcement. Youth advocates from the University of Kentucky testified in support, describing youth nicotine use as a public health crisis and urging stronger enforcement, annual compliance checks, retailer licensing, and tougher penalties for illegal sales to minors. Higdon said the bill would create a Division of Tobacco, Nicotine, and Vapor Products Licensing within ABC, require licenses for retailers, authorize inspections and confiscation of contraband, impose escalating criminal and civil penalties for unlicensed sales and sales to minors, publish a list of licensed retailers, and dedicate fine revenue to enforcement and youth education. He said the measure targeted bad actors rather than responsible retailers. A retailer witness also supported licensing but raised concerns about contradictory product definitions that could sweep in hemp and medical marijuana vapor products, and asked that the bill be delayed until after an expected Supreme Court decision affecting federal vapor-product rules. The transcript ends during discussion of SB 100, before any committee vote on that bill.

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• <01:54:19.119> School former Monmouth Roseville High School former Monmouth Roseville High

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, December 4, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, whose notable alumni include Erykah Badu,
• Okay, and your desire to become an actress started in high school?
• And your other classmates in high school, they had to leave the state as well?
• So, the majority of us usually would go somewhere else after high school to continue expanding.
• Throughout high school, all the funds I would get from the Texas Cultural Trust were usually going to

Bills: HB4568, HB5458, HB4543, HB2703, HB3728, HCR113, HCR126

Keywords: film industry, incentives, grants, Texas, moving image, economic development, production companies, content standards, HB 5458, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, TPWD, chronic wasting disease, CWD, cervids, deer, elk, moose, wildlife management, game animals, disease management

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• Liberty Bulldogs defeated Bradford High School in the championship match by sweeping them 3-0.
• Senator Simon: Next we have the high school girls volleyball team that won the state championship in
• It says listen, in high school you had 24 credits you had to accumulate.
• My child graduated from high school and went into welding.
• In the west gallery, I want to recognize a group of 15 high school students that we have today from Faith

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• High school equivalency and high school diplomas earned is another performance measure that we submit
• In addition to the technical training program We offer literacy programs, high school diploma programs
• , and I'll note that in our high school diploma. programs, our teachers are all certified in the subject
• area that they teach, high school equivalency programs, life-saving programs. skills programs, you heard
• school equivalency, high school diploma.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• I was a Girl Scout all through grade school and high school.
• So when my sister gave birth to my first niece,” “All through grade school and high school.
• After that, they got a new high school principal.
• Also, after-school programs really reduce the chances of this happening, and we've cut funding to after-school
• left, the students from my high school alma mater, Lakeland High School, or Lakeland 8th grade class

Keywords: 959, house, all

Summary: The House opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then approved the House Journal for the prior day by a 123-0 roll call vote. Members then used points of personal privilege to recognize National Police Week and honor fallen law enforcement officers with a moment of silence, and several members gave farewell remarks for departing colleagues and interns. The chamber also introduced a number of special guests, including student groups, interns, a former representative, and the University of Missouri wheelchair basketball team. The House then took up Senate messages and committee reports before acting on House Committee Substitute for House Bills 1839, 2921, and 3015. The sponsor explained the Senate amendment was a technical correction to an online age-verification provision related to pornography; the House concurred 104-30 and then finally passed the package 112-25. The chamber also considered the conference committee report on House Bill 2596, which was described as a small-business health plan measure that modernizes pooled-plan language and adds a 12-month contraception coverage provision while removing a Senate-added blood pressure cuff requirement. After debate on the conference report and a severability clause, the House adopted the report 120-26 and then third-read and passed the bill 119-27. Finally, the House debated Senate Bill 905, which would create the Missouri Ranger training program allowing schools to optionally place specially trained personnel with narrow law-enforcement authority on campus. Debate focused heavily on school safety, local control, training standards, liability, funding, and whether the proposal would improve protection or instead increase the presence of guns in schools. Supporters argued it would give districts another optional safety tool, especially where school resource officers are unavailable, while opponents said schools need more mental health and educational resources rather than armed personnel and raised concerns about training, child development, and unintended harm. The House adopted an amendment clarifying the program after a 96-46 vote, but the transcript cuts off before final passage of the bill.

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• school students to become qualified workforce members by offering career and technical education programs
• Plant High School.
• I graduated valedictorian from Grand Ridge High School in 1995, went to Chipola Junior College in 1997
• I graduated as valedictorian from Countryside High School in 1990, and then went off to college, graduate
• The passion of the school, the direction of the school, the mission of the school has been fantastic.

Summary: The Committee on Ethics and Elections met to consider a large slate of gubernatorial appointees, with 127 nominees on the agenda. The committee first approved the grouped nominees in Tabs 1 through 54 by unanimous roll call vote after brief public testimony in support of several appointees. The committee then took up individual University of West Florida and Pensacola State College-related nominations, including noting that Dr. Joel Rudman had resigned from the Pensacola State College board before appearing, leaving no action to take on that tab. Several UWF trustees were confirmed after testimony focused on their qualifications and priorities for the university. Paul Bailey emphasized his local ties, legal background, and interest in UWF’s military connections and pre-law program; Rebecca Matthews highlighted her education and public service background, current role as UWF board chair, enrollment growth, fundraising, and alignment with state directives; Rachel Moyah discussed her education leadership experience, finance role, and positive enrollment and fundraising trends; Ashley Ross described her fundraising and higher education background and stressed workforce, advancement, cyber, and military partnerships; and Christopher Young spoke about his Panhandle roots, business experience, audit and compliance work, and support for military and student opportunity. Each of these nominees was confirmed by roll call and forwarded to the full Senate. The most contentious nomination was Adam Kissel for the UWF Board of Trustees. Kissel described his background in higher education policy, free speech, philanthropy, and federal education work, and said he would focus on free speech, accreditation, military/veteran support, honors programming, and graduation rates. Committee members questioned him closely about prior writings on privatizing public higher education, his views on free speech versus Senate Bill 266, Project 2025, AI in administration, and his fit for UWF. Public testimony was split, with supporters praising his free-speech credentials and reform views, while opponents, including former UWF leaders, warned he was too ideological and not sufficiently grounded in the university community. After debate, the committee voted 5-4 not to confirm Kissel, so his name will not be forwarded to the full Senate.

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• looks like to design programming in high school and course options and choice, right, for students and
• families, uh, for rigorous coursework in high school.
• ><00:48:54.680> and<00:48:54.839> course programming in in high school and course programming
• be coursework in in high school it could be coursework in in high school it could be somebody<00:
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Keywords: 1183, house

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• program offers.
• our grant on transition services for high school students.
• It depends on what program you're looking at if you're looking at the Schools, the salaries are about
• IDD that graduate from high schools all across the state.
• So, both schools are obviously schools.

Keywords: 914, all

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• SCHOOL STUDENTS TO BECOME QUALIFIED WORKFORCE MEMBERS BY OFFERING CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS
• I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN TAMPA FLORIDA WHERE I WAS A GRADUATE OF HB HIGH SCHOOL.
• I GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN 1995 AND WENT TO JUNIOR COLLEGE IN 1997 AND THEN WAS ABLE TO ATTEND NIGHT
• WHY CAN'T WE EXPAND OUR DOCTORAL PROGRAM AND ENGINEERING. WHY CAN'T WE HAVE OUR OWN MEDICAL SCHOOL.
• WE MOVED TO FLORIDA IN 1986 AND I GRADUATED FROM VALEDICTORIAN COUNTRYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL IN 1990 AND WENT

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• <00:41:48.160> school teaching reading at the high school teaching reading at the high school
• And I also want you guys to understand the MTSS system doesn't work in high school because high schools
• But in the state of Wyoming, we have a lot of high school graduation requirements.
• And I also want you guys to understand the MTSS system doesn't work in high school because high schools
• going to progress monitor them, high going to progress monitor them, high school<00:47:09.760>

Keywords: 916, all

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• This program has worked for K-12 schools. It's worked for our UCs. It's worked for our CSUs.
• And in fact, the community colleges exist because we went through this exact same debate after high school
• And so high schools started to offer 13th and 14th grade adult ed educational programs one by one.
• And so high school started to offer 13th and 14th and 14th. wasn't offering the full range of things.
• And so high schools started to offer 13th and 14th grade adult ed educational programs one by one.

Summary: The Assembly Higher Education Committee heard several Senate measures focused on community college procurement, higher education access, and student support. SB 1154 by Senator Reyes would allow community college districts to use best-value procurement for public works projects over $1 million. Supporters, including San Bernardino Valley College, the San Bernardino Community College District, labor groups, and several districts, said it would improve delivery of complex facilities and align community colleges with other education systems. Opponents, including the Associated General Contractors, argued the bill’s skilled-and-trained workforce requirements and labor-compliance scoring would narrow the bidder pool and raise costs. The committee passed the bill to the Assembly Floor on a due-pass vote, with some members voting no or not recorded. SB 1255, also by Senator Reyes, would create a California Hispanic-serving institution designation. Supporters from HACU, the CSU Chancellor’s Office, UC, community colleges, and other education organizations said the designation would recognize campuses that serve large numbers of Latino and low-income students and strengthen accountability and student success. The committee approved the bill as amended and re-referred it to Appropriations, with one no vote. SB 1328, presented on behalf of Senator Cervantes, would require LGBTQ+ points of contact at satellite or branch campuses of CSU and community colleges, either through designated staff or regular office hours. Testimony emphasized gaps in access at remote centers and the need for confidential support; one member raised concerns about staffing, costs, and whether existing systems could meet the need remotely. The bill was passed as amended and sent to Appropriations. The committee also considered SB 960 by Senator Cabaldon, which would expand the circumstances under which community colleges could offer bachelor’s degrees in response to unmet workforce needs, especially where CSU programs are impacted or not realistically accessible locally. Supporters said the bill would help meet workforce demand and expand access for place-bound and adult learners. CSU and faculty representatives opposed unless amended, urging stronger partnership requirements, clearer workforce-need standards, and safeguards around duplication and Prop 98 funding. Members discussed impaction, regional access, and the role of partnerships; the bill was passed as amended and re-referred to Appropriations. Finally, SB 632 by Senator Otagan would extend the California College Promise fee waiver to part-time community college students enrolled in nine units. Supporters said many students cannot attend full time because of work, caregiving, and living costs, and the bill would better reflect student realities; the transcript ends during testimony on this measure, before any vote is shown.

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• So when it says remain in the program through graduation from the high school, does that mean they received
• the $2,500 while in high school or when they enrolled full-time at one of these colleges?
• So this was just a program, $10 million set up that the Pulaski County Special School District had...
• school or stay in high school and move on to college.
• school, stay in high school, and move on to college.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• Hello, my name is Molly Snyder and I'm in high school.
• We have all lived through this portability standard in 2003, so I was still in high school.
• We have all lived through this portability standard in 2003, so I was still in high school.
• school boards across Minnesota. school boards across Minnesota.
• uh three school districts. uh three school districts.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• My husband, Devin, is a public high school music teacher.
• been partnered with schools and communities across Minnesota to recruit, train, and develop high-impact
• <00:42:46.760> school success, including high school success, including high school graduation
• I'm a student success coach at Sibley East Middle and High School, and serve as president of our local
• I am a geography teacher at Two Rivers High School in West St.

Bills: HF3119

Keywords: teacher compensation, educational staff, unlicensed staff, minimum wage, inflation adjustment, education finance, 1183, house

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• As always, it is a joy to have Carroll Junior High School here.
• As always, it is a joy to have Carroll Junior High School here.
• My entire family and I graduated from Carroll Junior High and Carroll High School.
• My stepfather coached at Carroll High School for over 30 years.
• That's just how much we loved Carroll High School and Carroll Junior High.

Keywords: 974, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Health and Welfare met on May 6, 2026, with five members present. After adopting the April 28 minutes, the committee heard a brief presentation on the new Leadership Louisiana Health Fellows Program, which is intended to bring together health care, business, policy, and education leaders to study Louisiana health challenges and build a network for action. Members expressed support for the program and its potential value to health policy work. The committee then advanced several bills, often with technical or substantive amendments. SB 57, a nutrition-labeling bill, was amended to push its effective date to December 31, 2028 and reported as amended. HB 62 increased the membership of the Louisiana Women’s Policy and Research Commission to 27 members and was reported as amended. HB 193 updated membership rules for the sickle cell commission foundations so long-serving executive directors would not have to reapply repeatedly, and it was reported as amended. HB 815 would allow financial institutions to receive death certificates to help families manage accounts after a death; it was reported favorably after a question about state-licensed banks. SB 405 was substantially revised to codify LDH’s new Ascend nursing-facility quality initiative, including statewide quality oversight goals, stakeholder involvement, reporting requirements, and tools such as dashboards and surveys; after reconsidering prior action and adopting the new amendment, the bill was reported as amended. The committee also approved HB 222, which provides Medicaid dental coverage when needed for another covered medical procedure, and HB 420, which requires background checks for all DCFS employees with access to sensitive information. HB 475 requires verbal consent when AI is used to record or transcribe a medical visit and was reported favorably after a technical question. HB 246 updated membership of the Children’s Cabinet Advisory Board and the council on grandparents raising grandchildren, including replacing an inactive coalition seat with the state police superintendent or designee. HB 486 would enter Louisiana into the psychology inter-jurisdictional compact to expand access to mental health care, and HB 574 updated outdated board names on the Mental Health Advisory Services Board; both were reported favorably. Later, the committee reported HB 949, which creates a licensure framework for radiologist assistants to help address imaging workforce shortages, especially in rural areas, and HB 584, which requires foster children to be provided luggage instead of trash bags for their belongings and restores “rights” language in the Foster Youth Bill of Rights. The committee also reported HB 1214, restructuring certain LDH facilities into a single system under the secretary’s office; HB 1092, a technical renaming/terminology cleanup bill; and HB 203, which adds members to the uterine fibroids commission. Throughout the meeting, members and witnesses emphasized access to care, workforce shortages, child welfare, and quality improvement, and the committee repeatedly adopted amendments and reported the bills favorably or as amended before adjourning.

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• AB 2010 addresses this high-population crisis issue that we have by exempting high-quality, high-volume
• As my staff continued to work on this issue, we found over 50 cases in which high school sports officials
• As my staff continued to work on this issue, we found over 50 cases in which high school sports officials
• High School spoke on the tragic, rippling impacts that are still felt today within the community from
• High School spoke on the tragic, rippling impacts that are still felt today within the community from

Summary: The Assembly met on May 7, 2026, after an initial delay caused by the absence of a quorum, then proceeded with prayer, a moment of silence for victims of a hate-motivated attack at the Islamic Center in San Diego, and the Pledge of Allegiance. The Speaker pro tempore then moved through the daily file, repeatedly urging members to be on time and at their desks as the House of Origin deadline approached. Procedural actions included dispensing with the journal, deferring some items, and moving AB 1667 to the inactive file. The bulk of the session was devoted to floor consideration of many bills, most of which passed with little or no opposition. Measures approved included bills on artificial intelligence provenance information (AB 2713), community college trustee compensation (AB 2528), transit camera enforcement and privacy (AB 1837), excess proceeds claims in taxation (AB 2705), HOA technical cleanup (AB 1892), hepatitis C treatment access (AB 1843), child care planning in local general plans (AB 1914), greenhouse energy code flexibility (AB 2200), rent-now-pay-later consumer protections (AB 2350), housing cleanup and density bonus measures (including AB 2390, AB 2480, AB 1567, AB 1751, and others), spay/neuter access (AB 2010), workforce housing financing tools (AB 2110), supportive housing and homelessness-related changes (AB 2146), mental health and health plan notification measures (AB 1598, AB 2613), student aid and education bills (AB 1534, AB 1636, AB 1669, AB 1728, AB 1784, AB 1871), public safety and criminal justice bills (AB 1546, AB 1572, AB 1872, AB 1877, AB 1932), and several health and social services measures (AB 1602, AB 1628, AB 1680, AB 1825, AB 1845, AB 1906, AB 1907, AB 1925). Most bills were described as support measures, often with bipartisan backing and no opposition, and passed by wide margins. A few bills drew more discussion, especially AB 1751, a housing/townhome bill that sparked extended debate over wages, prevailing wage, stakeholder engagement, and whether the measure could depress pay for construction trades; despite concerns and an opposition speech, it ultimately passed 44-0. AB 1793, which would allow symmetrical rounding of cash transactions to the nearest nickel in light of the penny’s phaseout, also drew light debate and passed 47-1. AB 1932, an urgency measure expanding community-based crisis response, passed with one no vote on both the urgency and the bill. Several urgency or 54-vote bills, including AB 1534 and AB 1932, required later roll calls or calls to be lifted, but all measures described in the transcript were ultimately approved.

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• is a competitive grant program to award grants to expand the availability of high-speed internet service
• , deployment and adoption programs.
• Um, now, going to the boot program, the Bringing Online Opportunities to Texas program, we certainly
• So we had over 100 applications for that program. Um, now this program was a county level.
• Yeah, I mean the funding of that program, are there other pro as you look at the programs you're working