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• used and that information helped guide used and that information helped guide the<00:04:35.759> testing
• <00:04:36.240> and the testing and the testing and we<00:04:38.160> also<00:04:38.400
• were used, how much was used, and should be given the safety data sheets right away so the proper testing
• /c><00:06:34.000> so<00:06:34.160> the<00:06:34.400> proper<00:06:34.639> testing
• <00:06:34.960> and right away so the proper testing and right away so the proper testing and

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee took up House File 3782, Chair Mueller’s bill, and first adopted an oral amendment changing the term “distraction” to “diversionary” in four places. The DE2 author’s amendment, as amended, was then adopted. The bill was described as a response to concerns raised after the summer’s events and is intended to address safety and cleanup issues when law enforcement deploys chemical irritants inside buildings. Colin Hortman testified virtually about the cleanup of his parents’ home after tear gas was used there. He described extensive residue, health effects when re-entering the house, months of delay before it could be safely occupied, difficulty determining what chemicals and quantities had been used, and confusion over who was responsible for remediation costs. He said clearer documentation, immediate disclosure of the agents used, and faster communication would make the process safer and less traumatic for future victims. Chair Mueller explained that the bill would require law enforcement that uses chemical irritants inside a building to leave a standardized notice for occupants or owners, including information on what was used and how much, and to direct them to the agency for more details. Members asked about the logistics of the notice requirement, including how it would work in multi-agency operations; Mueller said the agency in command of the scene would leave the notice. Representatives expressed support for the bill and its purpose. The committee then renewed and approved the motion to re-refer House File 3782, as amended, to the Judiciary, Finance, and Civil Law Committee.

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• I believe there's a current standard now that the state does is within 30 days they test a reflectivity
• We have two methods of testing. We do our testing generally during the daytime.
• I know the bill indicated nighttime testing.
• You talk about testing.
• Have you looked You talk about testing.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first heard a presentation from the Kentucky Aviation Association on the importance of general aviation airports in Kentucky and their economic and public-safety role. Witnesses said the state has more than 50 general aviation airports that support jobs, agriculture, tourism, medical transport, disaster response, and law enforcement, and they urged continued support for aviation infrastructure and workforce development. They asked the legislature to again provide $200,000 per general aviation airport for operating and basic infrastructure costs, to route the money through the Kentucky Department of Aviation for accountability, to revisit a special-purpose governmental entity audit requirement they said is too costly for small airports, to create a long-term appropriations process for the roughly $100 million in unmet capital needs, and to fund the Arrow Act for aviation education and scholarships. Members asked about a dedicated aviation fuel tax and about local training partnerships, simulators, and school or community college programs; the witnesses said they preferred an appropriations-based solution and offered to help connect interested communities with aviation education resources. The committee then took up “Troy’s Law,” sponsored by Representatives White and Flannery, which would allow tow trucks to use blue lights while stationary and actively removing vehicles or debris from highways. Sponsors and tow operators said the bill is intended to improve worker safety after the deaths of tow operators Troy Cwell and Hubert Mosley in highway hit-and-run incidents, and they emphasized that tow operators often work in dangerous conditions at night, in bad weather, and near fast-moving traffic. They said the proposal would not apply while driving or towing and noted that other states have adopted similar measures. Witnesses from the towing industry, including Bubba Johnson and Barbara Maguire, supported the bill as an added layer of protection and described tow operators as first responders who help motorists in emergencies. Representative Flannery and other members expressed support for the safety goal and invited further discussion, but no vote or final action was taken in the excerpt.

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• By following Maryland's data minimization standard, any of the data...
• standard will be in compliance with our standard and vice versa.
• This standard contravenes data minimization principles outright.
• So I don't know how many companies are within that standard.
• Knowledge standard. The question comes on adoption of the amendment.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, recognized several guests in the chamber, and adopted a resolution congratulating Coleman-Nee on election as National Commander of the Disabled American Veterans. It also took up several local and personnel matters, including a sick leave bank for Emily Cullick and later Paul Stavarski, and local bills affecting the town of Weston and a Dorchester housing/library procurement exemption; those measures were advanced to third reading or engrossment as appropriate. The chamber also suspended Joint Rule 12 to refer several House petitions to committees. The main business was Senate No. 2516, the Massachusetts Data Privacy Act, which came before the Senate on a Ways and Means substitute (Senate Document 2608). Senators Creem, Moore, Charles, Feingold, Keenan, and others spoke in support, describing the bill as a comprehensive consumer privacy measure with data minimization rules, limits on sensitive data, protections for minors, and strong Attorney General enforcement. Several amendments were debated, with many rejected or withdrawn, while some were adopted, including provisions on geolocation data protections, opting out of targeted advertising, affiliate and merger/acquisition protections, internal operations exemptions, parental access to child data, and a Ways and Means amendment. A number of other amendments on employee data, union data, loyalty programs, AI training, reporting, and related issues were either not adopted or held/withdrawn. After the amendment process, the Senate adopted the amended Ways and Means substitute and ordered the bill to a third reading. The bill was then passed to be engrossed on a roll call vote of 40-0. The Senate also adopted an order to adjourn to the following Monday at 11:00 a.m. and to dispense with printing a calendar. The session adjourned in memory of Darrow Logan Alexander of South Boston.

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• What, what tests are you going to use at each of the grade levels and then acknowledge that.
• Figure out what test you want to use, and if, you know, for at the high school level is it this, and
• people into one particular area and, and then you, you go and you're, you're basically teaching to the test
• Uh, assessments that they've built that they've created all the way back to the star test with Renaissance
• Uh, so I don't really like, uh, standardized tests very much for a whole variety of reasons, but I will

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• Screening and testing.
• And as far as drug testing too, it's usually your analysis versus a blood test. Right. Right.
• And as far as drug testing too, it's usually your analysis versus a blood test. Right. Right.
• And as far as drug testing too, it's usually your analysis versus a blood test. Right. Right.
• And as far as drug testing too, it's usually your analysis versus a blood test. Right. Right.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• And in line with all portfolio standard.
• Uh contrast that with a historical test Uh contrast that with a historical test year<00:24:37.279
• Cologne's comments about a forward-looking test year versus a historical test year, I agree that that's
• year versus a forward-looking test year versus a historical<00:53:12.880> test<00:53:13.119><
• I agree that historical test year.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee held an informational briefing on the Public Utilities Commission’s performance-based regulation (PBR) framework and the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs’ whistleblower complaint process. Chair Jared Kohole opened the meeting, noted it was informational only with no public testimony, and explained that members would hear presentations and then have an opportunity for questions. The committee heard first from Ulupono Initiative, which provided background on why utilities are regulated, how Hawaii’s cost-of-service model and rate cases work, and why PBR was adopted to shift utility incentives away from a capital-investment bias and toward performance, efficiency, cost control, and policy goals such as renewable energy and reliability. Ulupono described Hawaii’s PBR structure as a five-year multi-year rate plan with annual revenue adjustments, a customer dividend, a Z factor for extraordinary exogenous events, and an exceptional project recovery mechanism for large projects. It also outlined performance incentive mechanisms tied to renewable portfolio standard progress, interconnection speed, reliability, and shared savings. The presentation said the current docket is evaluating a possible hybrid approach that would combine forward-looking forecasting with historical results, and Ulupono advocated for stronger incentives, arguing the current rewards are too small relative to utility revenues and should be more meaningful to better align utility behavior with legislative intent. The PUC then presented its own overview, emphasizing that the PBR docket is open and active and that the briefing was limited to the record to avoid ex parte concerns. The commission described the development of PBR in Hawaii through multiple phases beginning in 2018: an initial collaborative phase to set goals, a formal contested-case phase that produced the initial framework, later phases adding scorecards, reported metrics, and additional performance incentive mechanisms, and subsequent refinements including sunset of some mechanisms and adjustments after the August 2023 Maui wildfires. The PUC said the framework is intended to be customer-centric, administratively efficient, and protective of utility financial integrity, and that current work includes evaluating how to balance forward-looking and historical test-year approaches within the rebasing process. No votes or formal actions were taken at the briefing.

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• And then we did two test STEM zones.
• We do not see... ...the international standard for aerospace and defense.
• And they get to test them out a little bit.
• And it meets these tests.
• So while there are some performance standards beyond enrollment and enrollment rewards.

Summary: The Higher Education Institutions Committee met at NDSU and heard an extensive presentation from President David Cook/President Stewart and NDSU leadership on the university’s priorities, including enrollment, student success, research growth, and use of New Horizons funding. Leaders emphasized NDSU’s land-grant mission, its role in workforce development, and its goal of becoming more distinctive through strategic planning, recruitment and retention, commercialization, and partnerships. They highlighted that NDSU awarded 2,370 degrees in 2025, produces a large share of the state’s engineering, nursing, and agriculture graduates, and reported strong outcomes for graduates staying and working in North Dakota. They also noted enrollment headwinds, competition from other institutions, and the need to manage tuition waivers more carefully through a scholarship optimization effort. Provost Sherry Vale outlined academic stewardship efforts, including review or consolidation of low-producing programs, strategic hiring tied to institutional priorities, faculty workload policy changes, and expanded online and regional offerings. She said the university is using New Horizons dollars to strengthen advising, student support, and programs in engineering, agriculture, and health. NDSU leaders also described new or expanded academic offerings such as robotics and automation, artificial intelligence, material science and engineering, nuclear engineering certificates, accelerated nursing, nurse practitioner certificates, a Master of Health Administration, and a clinical research master’s program with Sanford Health. They stressed that these investments are intended to improve student completion, meet workforce needs, and increase return on public investment. The committee also heard testimony from students and recent graduates who described the value of NDSU’s education, mentorship, internships, research opportunities, and support services. Alyssa Hodges spoke about pharmacy education, public health work, and campus support as a parent and student; Ethan Blessy described engineering coursework, internships with Marvin, and career preparation; and Aiden Freolic discussed neuroscience research, federally funded projects, and plans for graduate study. Their testimony was followed by presentations on partnerships with Gateway to Science for K-12 STEM outreach and with Sanford Research on biomedical research, clinical trials, obesity research, and a joint biostatistics hire. NDSU also highlighted systemwide shared services, Governor’s School programming, and research growth, including a reported 8% increase in research expenditures from $199 million to $215 million. No bill votes were taken; the meeting was informational and featured presentations, testimony, and discussion of future planning and partnerships.

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• ON THE LEFT WE DO MODEL TESTING AS WELL AS SCALE TESTING.
• IF YOU PICK THE NUMBER OF TESTS THAT WE DO, WE DON'T DO DESTRUCTIVE TESTS ALL THE TIME.
• BECAUSE A DESTRUCTIVE TESTS ALL THE TIME. THAT IS, 157, 160 MPH.
• WE HAVE TESTED TRAFFIC SIGNALS INCLUDING SOLAR PANELS.
• THE TESTED MATERIAL OR PRODUCT WOULD FAIL.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• It relies on the should-have-known standard.
• That's like being punished for driving a car simply Known standard.
• The 30 days is not a standard across the board for all of them.
• I would say a majority of officers days is not a standard across the board for all of them.
• That was the most basic standard foundation that we can have in the state of California.

Summary: The committee heard several AI- and consumer-protection-related bills, with extensive testimony from authors, supporters, and industry opponents. SB 53 by Senator Wiener would create transparency requirements for large AI developers, including disclosure of safety and security protocols, reporting of critical safety incidents, whistleblower protections, and the CalCompute public cloud. Supporters said it is a narrower, transparency-based follow-up to last year’s vetoed AI safety bill, while opponents argued it still relies too much on company size, could expose trade secrets, and should be narrowed further. The committee approved SB 53 on a do-pass-as-amended vote to Appropriations, with the roll held open for absent members. SB 766 by Senator Allen would codify the FTC’s Cars Rule and create a three-day cooling-off period for certain used-car purchases, along with stronger disclosure rules on pricing, add-ons, and government affiliation claims. Supporters said it would save consumers money and time and help buyers avoid bad deals, while dealer and industry groups said amendments addressed many of their concerns. Several former opponents moved to neutral, and the committee passed SB 766 unanimously as amended to Appropriations. SB 7 by Senator McNerney would regulate automated decision-making systems in employment by requiring notice, human review for discipline and termination, and limits on predictive behavior analysis. Labor and consumer advocates supported the bill as a safeguard against biased or overly automated workplace decisions, while employer and industry groups raised concerns about scope, notice burdens, and the predictive-analysis ban. The committee passed SB 7 to Appropriations on a 4-2 vote, with the roll held open. SB 833, also by Senator McNerney, would require human oversight of AI used in critical infrastructure, along with training and system assessments; it drew limited opposition focused on scope, and the committee passed it as amended to Appropriations on a 5-0 vote, also holding the roll open. Later, the committee took up SB 11, which would address AI-generated voice, image, and video cloning and deepfakes by clarifying likeness protections, requiring consumer warnings, and addressing misuse and evidence tampering. Supporters framed it as a targeted response to nonconsensual deepfakes, while industry groups said recent amendments improved the bill but still had concerns about penalties and warning language. The committee also heard SB 720, the Safer Streets Act, which would let cities opt into a revised red-light camera system that shifts from driver to owner liability, removes facial identification, makes violations civil rather than criminal, and directs revenue toward transportation safety projects; the author presented the bill, but the transcript ends before any final action on SB 720.

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• AB 1253 will align local building codes and assessment standards clearly, fairly, and provide additional
• 89% exceeded the legal THC limit under California law, 66% were marketed to children, 52% had no testing
• Tax and testing parity between the two markets and give officials a better chance at fighting bad actors
• What this bill does is talk about the standards that apply to that increase in funding.
• What this bill does is talk about the standards that apply to that increase in funding.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation met as a subcommittee and heard several bills, with members explaining that measures with significant fiscal impacts would be held for suspense or taken up later. AB 761 would let the Monterey-Salinas Transit District place a local sales tax measure on the ballot with approval from two-thirds of its board rather than needing approval from each member jurisdiction; supporters said it would preserve transit funding for veterans, seniors, and people with disabilities, while an opponent argued it would make it easier to raise a regressive tax. The bill was voted out 5-2 after being called for absent members. AB 1253, which would clarify property tax treatment for wildfire reconstruction beyond substantial equivalence, drew support from the Los Angeles County Assessor and the California Assessors Association but was sent to suspense. AB 8, dealing with hemp enforcement, intoxicating hemp products, and integration of hemp cannabinoids into the cannabis supply chain and tax system, drew strong support from cannabis operators and labor groups and opposition from small cultivators and public health advocates concerned about supply, tax revenue, and voter intent; it was also sent to suspense. The committee then heard AB 1138, a major expansion and modernization of the film and television tax credit program. Supporters, including entertainment unions, workers, studios, and local officials, said the bill would help keep production and jobs in California amid competition from other states and countries; opponents criticized it as picking winners and losers and argued broader business costs were the real problem. The bill was referred to suspense. AB 829, which would create a California Parkinson’s Disease Research Fund and voluntary tax contribution program to support research and services, received unanimous support from advocates and was approved 6-0 to Appropriations. AB 474 would exempt rental income from nonprofit home-sharing programs for low-income homeowners from state income tax and protect participants’ eligibility for certain benefits; supporters said it could help older adults age in place and address housing shortages, and the bill was sent to suspense after members asked for clarification on the fiscal estimate. The committee also heard AB 376, which would exempt wildfire settlement payments from state income tax for certain disaster survivors; supporters from rural counties said the money is meant to help victims rebuild and should not be taxed, and the bill was referred to suspense. Finally, AB 480 would allow developers using low-income housing tax credits to switch from allocated to certificated state credits after an award, with supporters saying it would maximize private investment and stretch housing dollars further; it too was sent to suspense. Throughout the hearing, members repeatedly emphasized the need to balance policy goals with fiscal impacts, and several bills were held or referred to suspense rather than voted out immediately.

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• It meets the FBI standards.
• A single standardized test does not always capture industry credentials, dual enrollment, work-based
• They look at standardized test scores, and we're near the bottom.
• This bill requires health insurance plans to cover biomarker testing.
• The test is supported by medical and scientific evidence.

Keywords: 1064, all

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• Are there any standards set by PED for these schools trying to get families involved? Uh, Mr.
• But if there were standard set that could be put forth by PED like, you might try this or you might do
• and that have been incorporating these methods and methodologies, not because it's come down as a standard
• Uh, so one of her quotes, this came from the 8 pager, uh, not the 608 pages of mostly park test scores
• We test on high stakes testing.

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• The Happy Warrior, Humphrey was vice president from 1965 to 1969, and was a Democratic standard-bearer
• He proposed the Peace Corps, Medicare, and the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
• The Happy Warrior, Humphrey was vice president from 1965 to 1969, and was a Democratic standard-bearer
• He proposed the Peace Corps, Medicare, and the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
• He proposed the Peace Corps, Medicare, and the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• IT IS THE BEST INVESTMENT I'VE MADE IN MY CAREER, COULDN'T GET IN UNDER TODAY'S STANDARDS.
• ALL LENDING DECISIONS MUST BE MADE ON STANDARD FINANCIAL PRACTICES NOT SOCIAL ENGINEERING.
• THIS DOES SO BY TARGET TESTING DACS WITH LAUNCHING A TARGETED PROGRAM, NOT SAYING FOR EVERYONE, TO BE
• I WOULD SAY THE INDIVIDUAL ON A PRIVATE WELL SHOULD HAVE THEIR WATER TESTED SO THEY KNOW WHERE THEY ARE
• ACT RELATING TO DRIVER'S LICENSE EDUCATION AND AIMS TO IMPROVE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR OBTAINING A STANDARD

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• And I also, I've been in a classroom in May when testing is over and we are doing things that maybe are
• think it was, and talking about school districts going as few as 136 academic days, whereas the standard
• Paul, is when school districts removed days from their calendar and went away from the national standard
• One of the things we have legislation this year to push back the testing window.
• Because we're doing these screening tests and they're reaching out to parents in the first grade and

Keywords: 914, all

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• Monkeypox, tuberculosis, avian influenza, Ebola, and it's currently being configured to facilitate test
• the newborn screening and prenatal screening programs are actually supporting the Genetic Disease Testing
• health care facilities about infection prevention, proper PPE usage, and symptoms monitoring and testing
• Working with local health jurisdictions on farmworker monitoring, testing, dispensing of medications,
• 1,061 of the 1,139 proposed positions, have been filled statewide and are fully integrated into standard

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• ><00:04:14.040> Fire's<00:04:14.319> table<00:04:14.840> Scott head up to the test
• Fire's table Scott head up to the test Fire's table Scott maror<00:04:15.480> you<00:04:15.560
• <00:32:01.120> to facility related safety standards to facility related safety standards to
• tests.
• <01:13:21.440> unique standardized tests our program is unique standardized tests our program

Bills: HF2582, HF2266, HF2518, HF2039, HF1941

Keywords: child care, grants, appropriation, workforce development, families, YWCA Minneapolis, job training, child development, economic assistance, WomenVenture, economic development, entrepreneurship, women entrepreneurs, business training, financial support, youth programs, funding, employment, Minnesota, American Indian

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• to the patterns of this world, but to be transformed by the renewal of our minds, so that by the testing
• But if you drink or ingest any type of THC and then you get drug tested, that's your job.
• The provisional license is similar to a standard concealed carry license.
• <01:05:56.640> The standard concealed carry license.
• The standard concealed carry license.

Keywords: 958, all

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• When the chaos and division of Trump 1.0 tested the foundations of our institutions, it was this chamber
• When the chaos and division of Trump 1.0 tested the foundations of our institutions, it was this chamber
• That's the standard New Yorkers expect from us as we move into this new year.
• THAT'S THE STANDARD NEW YORKERS EXPECT FROM US AS WE MOVE INTO THIS NEW YEAR.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened, approved the prior journal, and briefly closed out the 2025 legislative session by adopting a concurrent resolution on adjournment. The chamber then reopened for the 2026 session with a quorum present, a prayer by Bishop Mark O’Connell, and opening remarks from the Lieutenant Governor, Minority Leader Rob Ortt, and Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins. The remarks focused on the responsibilities of the new session, the need to listen to constituents, and broad priorities such as affordability, public safety, rights protections, and working across party lines. Governor Kathy Hochul’s message requesting the Senate’s presence for the 2026 State of the State address was read and filed. In their remarks, Ortt emphasized affordability, keeping more money in New Yorkers’ pockets, energy choices, and public safety, while Stewart-Cousins highlighted rising costs for housing, groceries, utilities, health care, and child care, along with defending voting rights, equal rights, and immigrant communities. Both leaders said their conferences were prepared to work with each other and with the Governor. The Senate then adopted two organizational resolutions: one appointing Senators Bynoe and Chan to inform the Governor that the Senate was organized and ready to proceed, and another appointing Senators Ryan and Wildcat to inform the Assembly that the Senate was assembled and ready to proceed. No substantive legislation was debated, and the Senate adjourned until Monday, January 12, at 3:00 p.m., with intervening days designated as legislative days.

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• Members, this bill relates to requiring parental consent for psychological or psychiatric examination, testing
• The clerk will call the roll. psychiatric examination, testing, or treatment conducted by a school district
• Members, this bill relates to standards adopted by the Texas Education Agency regarding the use of electronic
• But anyway, so you might want to use that as a suggestion, the 30-day business-day standard.

Summary: The Senate Education K-16 Committee considered and advanced several education-related measures. SB 57, on emergency safety accommodations for students with disabilities during drills or emergencies, was amended by a committee substitute requested by TEA to require accommodations be explicitly included in IEPs or Section 504 plans, documented and communicated to administrators, and to allow TEA rules on preparedness guidelines; it was reported favorably. The committee also reported SB 24, on adding study of communist regimes and ideologies to social studies standards, and SB 112, on parental rights and public education, both favorably. SB 204, requiring a parental rights handbook and trustee training, and SB 371, on parental approval for human sexuality instruction, were also advanced. SB 400, requiring parental consent for psychological or psychiatric examination, testing, or treatment by school employees, was reported favorably as substituted. Members discussed SB 609, which would require school districts and charter schools to comply with legally required policies, with questions about whether districts must still comply absent additional state resources; it was reported favorably with two members voting present-not-voting. SB 686, on student transfers between public schools, and SB 1447, on TEA standards for school use of electronic devices and software, were both reported favorably, with SB 686 noted as having a fiscal note. SCR 5, directing the Texas School for the Deaf to name a gymnasium after a former alumnus, was also advanced. The committee approved SJR 12, proposing a constitutional amendment affirming a parent’s right to direct a child’s education, on a 9-1 vote. It then considered SB 12, a broad bill on parental rights, public education, and restrictions on DEI-related duties and funding consequences for noncompliance. The committee substitute expanded the DEI definition, limited discipline to intentional or knowing violations, required notice to employees, restricted student clubs focused solely on sexual orientation or gender identity, clarified limits on DEI duties, required annual capacity reporting for transfer requests, refined grievance procedures, shortened the grievance filing window to six weeks, and added parent-notice provisions regarding special education, bilingual education, and uncertified teachers. After discussion on the grievance timeline and terminology in the DEI provisions, the substitute was adopted and SB 12 was reported favorably on an 8-2 vote. The committee then recessed subject to the call of the chair.