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• <00:22:05.760> that times that by 20 students per class that times that by 20 students per
• <01:23:37.800> was were eliminated or that class was were eliminated or that class was abolished
• <02:31:45.279> so synchronous and asynchronous classes so synchronous and asynchronous classes
• It's recruiting all salaried classes of work.
• You can't save for a house or your paycheck.” required class I I think that the the required class I

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• Anything over $1,000 becomes a felony, a Class D felony? Oh, okay. Very good.
• Anything over 1,000 becomes a felony, a class D felony? becomes a felony? It'd be 1,000.
• Anything over 1,000 becomes a felony, a Class D felony. Oh, okay. Very good.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• computer science with a minor in mathematics and finishing in the top three and a half percent of her class
• Edwin is another recent graduate from UW Tacoma, with a major in the class.
• Edwin completed his education finishing in the top half percent of his class. Pretty impressive.

Summary: The LEAP committee met on June 18, 2025, with introductions from members and staff, then received a clean audit report from the State Auditor covering 2020–2024. The audit reviewed accounts payable, general disbursements, theft-sensitive assets, and data backup/recovery, and found no findings. Staff also outlined the interim work plan, including a full rewrite of the capital budget application (Build Sum), updates to the transportation bond model and operating budget tools, website improvements, and continued research into secure, responsible AI use. Members asked about AI safeguards, keyword search improvements, and making the website more user-friendly, especially on mobile devices. The committee approved the July 8, 2024 minutes after a quorum was reached. It then considered and unanimously approved several budget format changes: the Department of Corrections moved chemical dependency and sex offender treatment into its health care program and renamed Program 700 from “Offender Change” to “Reentry Services”; the Department of Revenue moved the AMP program into its tax analysis and technology support program; and the Department of Transportation changed a toll program title and added new sub-programs for State Route 509 and State Route 167 toll operations to reflect new facilities and more accurate reporting. Kevin Feltis also provided staffing updates, noting the retirements of longtime LEAP staff, the hiring of three new associate consultants in October 2024, and an upcoming December 2025 retirement for Sherry Randage after decades of state service. The new staff members briefly introduced themselves and expressed enthusiasm for their work. The meeting ended with thanks to members and staff and adjournment after the committee completed its business.

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• staff so with us governor's chief of staff so with us today<00:15:38.399> are<00:15:38.600> class
• ><00:15:38.839> representatives<00:15:39.560> um<00:15:39.680> from today are class
• representatives um from today are class representatives um from grade<00:15:40.160> 7<00:15:40.440

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• rates that have been approved and are appropriate for the acquired utility area okay are those cloak class
• I believe class A and B are eligible okay and in that class As a, when they raise rates, you have the

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• <00:51:03.680> B jail, it's unspecified, up to a class B jail, it's unspecified, up to a class
• So that's already a class A misdemeanor if prosecuted correctly, right?
• So that's already a class A misdemeanor if prosecuted correctly, right?
• So that's already a class A misdemeanor if prosecuted correctly, right?
• So that's already a class A misdemeanor if prosecuted correctly, right?

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Classes are being kind of conducted in ways where people don't have to read anymore.
• <01:15:41.040> Classes you know the inability to read.
• Classes you know the inability to read.
• And it's going to look a lot different in a social studies class than it will in a science class and
• Than it will in a science class and so forth for training for teachers. So, I think just to relax.

Bills: HB0023, HB0024, HB0025

Keywords: extracurricular activities, public school participation, enrollment, Wyoming, student access, charter schools, application process, authorizers, public hearing, community support, scholarship, education, eligibility, continuous enrollment, 916, all

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• Um we provide English<02:02:23.040> classes.
• We have an very robust English classes. We have an very robust employment<02:02:27.040> program.
• I would write everything I teach them after the class; they would write it in the notebooks.
• So I took the class the been doing that.
• , when your classes end.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• or I believe it was class B felony for the second one.
• <00:36:56.760> a paragraph one is guilty of a class a paragraph one is guilty of a class a
• 649a as a consequence of neglect a class 649a as a consequence of neglect a class B<00:37:16.040
• <00:37:52.359> a all the necessity um for the class a all the necessity um for the class a
• <00:37:55.359> B felony or I believe it was class B felony or I believe it was class B felony

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <00:15:52.639> notes of other areas and certain class notes of other areas and certain class
• We have the authority to transfer within an account and class lines.
• lines within an account and class lines certain<00:23:11.840> class<00:23:12.080> lines.
• There are there are certain class lines.
• transfers to DAS and and other class transfers to DAS and and other class lines<00:23:18.080>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee met with DHS Chief Financial Officer Nathan White to receive an update on the department’s budget lapse and vacancy rates. White explained the difference between the “back-of-the-budget” reduction and lapse assumptions, saying DHS is facing a current biennium reduction of about $23 million and estimating roughly a $60 million general fund lapse in state fiscal year 2025, compared with about $13.5 million the prior year. He said DHS’s lapse is driven largely by program utilization, labor market conditions, contract spending, and statutory carry-forwards in areas such as Medicaid and developmental disabilities, which tend to produce a smaller lapse in the first year of the biennium and a larger one in the second year. He also noted that the House and Senate budgets differ on some operating items, including Medicaid rates, with the Senate having struck a House proposal to reduce rates by 3%. Members questioned White about whether DHS ever spends down lapse money on last-minute purchases. He said the department does not engage in that practice, though it does retain some flexibility in its facilities budget for emergencies. He also described the process for transferring funds within and between class lines, including the need for fiscal committee approval above statutory thresholds, and gave examples such as moving funds to cover overtime in the SYSC budget and to ensure Medicaid payments for nursing facilities. White said such transfers are public and transparent and are reviewed by the governor and Executive Council. The committee then discussed DHS staffing. White said the department has a little over 3,200 authorized positions, with a vacancy rate around 14.5%, and that a hiring freeze had been imposed a few months earlier while exempting direct care positions. He said DHS is planning for about a $30 million general fund reduction to personnel, equivalent to just under 400 positions, and is managing postings centrally to stay within budget by July 1. In response to questions about the loss of about $80 million in federal funds, White and Associate Commissioner Patricia Tilly said DHS avoided layoffs by shifting staff into vacant positions, but that the cuts affected community contracts, public health workers, laboratory work, and some IT/data projects. Tilly said roughly 20 positions were affected, most were reassigned, a few staff left voluntarily, and the department has less flexibility going forward if more federal funding ends.

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• We are still $12 million short, so we're going to be looking at, unfortunately, having to impact class
• In prior years, we increased class sizes. We've cut administration and support staff.
• Another reported a student failing 29 credits of college classes over the course of two terms.
• are much easier than the classes taught in our building.
• in our CIS classes late PSO enrollments<01:17:36.719> exacerbate<01:17:37.440> the<01:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Education Policy Committee met under a co-chair arrangement and heard opening remarks emphasizing civility, direct testimony from school leaders, and a focus on whether state policy is meeting student needs in the least intrusive and most cost-effective way. Chair Coleman asked testifiers to keep remarks brief and policy-focused, and the committee began with a series of superintendents describing local budget pressures and the cumulative impact of state mandates. Anoka-Hennepin Superintendent Corey McIntyre said the district, the state’s largest, is serving about 37,000 students and faces a roughly $26 million deficit even after major reductions, including cutting about $44 million and roughly 250 central office jobs. He cited rising costs tied to compensation, special education and multilingual cross-subsidies, unemployment, paid leave, READ Act implementation, student/staff safety and K-3 discipline requirements, and transportation, saying the district still faces about $50 million in mandate-related shortfalls and may need to reduce class size and student supports. Senator Kunesh responded that summer unemployment claims are paid from a separate state budget line, not the district general fund, and asked about paid leave costs; McIntyre and the chair clarified the district’s concern was the possibility of future costs if state funding ends. Prior Lake-Savage Superintendent Michael Thomas said district revenues are rising only about 2.5% to 3% while expenses are growing 5% or more, driven by inflation and vendor costs. He argued that the state’s inflationary funding tie should be maintained, and asked for an increase in local optional aid of $250 per pupil and more flexibility for districts that struggle to pass local levies. Minnetonka Superintendent David Law argued that schools are being asked to absorb broader community burdens, including food and mental health needs, while still being judged on academics and graduation; he said REACT funding fell short, forcing the district to shift reading funds to staff development, and urged the committee not to roll mandates forward without funding. Fergus Falls Superintendent Jeff Drake said expanded unemployment, earned sick and safe time, and paid family leave are creating staffing and budget challenges for rural districts, estimating unemployment costs could reach $240,000 annually and sick and safe time about $25,000, with added difficulty recruiting support staff and substitutes. No committee votes or formal actions were taken in the portion provided.

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• Um, I don't think an AP English<00:41:05.839> class English class English class should<00:41:07.680
• Tier 1 means core classes. That means the instructional class that every single student takes.
• <00:53:08.160> instructional classes.
• That means the instructional classes.
• class that every single student takes. class that every single student takes.

Keywords: 916, all

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• in response to a parent English classes in response to a parent objection.<00:14:31.839> They
• <00:25:10.240> Again, rights for the rest of the class?
• Again, rights for the rest of the class?
• There's an opt-out provision for health class. Parents can use it.
• There's an opt-out provision for health class. Parents can use it.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• If you took that geology class at the U of M, which I did, and I think Representative Nash did as well
• for a constitutional amendment that provides highlighted protections for some specific protected classes
• 41.880> some<01:25:42.400> specific<01:25:43.199> protected<01:25:43.719> classes
• <01:25:44.360> to for some specific protected classes to for some specific protected classes
• need protection because they are classes need protection because they are not<01:30:18.960> um

Bills: HF1837, HF361, HF2725, HF2566, HF2744, HF1685, HF501, HF1889, HF1389

Keywords: state policy, employment, health insurance, fossil designation, public funds, community resources, Capitol Mall, grantmaking, community vitality, livability, funding, healthy aging, aging policy, older adults, seniors, elderly, gerontology, long-term care, assisted living, nursing homes

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• And the reason that that is increasing is because we continue to extract wealth from the middle class
• And so, you know, as we continue to squeeze the middle class and make things more difficult for them,
• And the reason that that is increasing is because we continue to extract wealth from the middle class
• And so, you know, as we continue to squeeze the middle class and make things more difficult for them,
• And the reason that that is increasing is because we continue to extract wealth from the middle class

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• There's, I don't know, 20, 25 individuals in that class, and with the warden, we spoke to about nine
• ,<00:26:16.720> and 20, 25 individuals uh in that class, and 20, 25 individuals uh in that
• The higher level skill to maintain a facility that we have no class of work for in the state is like
• of work for in the we have no class of work for in the state<01:05:00.240> is<01:05:00.359>
• Those are really educational classes.

Bills: SR185, HB2452, HB2329, HB2272, HB2273, HB2335, HB1656, HB2207, HB2289, HB1854, HB2581, HB20, HB2296, HB1707, HB2297, HB1890, HB2241, HB2474, HB1688, HB2546, HB1574, HB1546, HB2218, HB1163, HB1514, HB1749, HB2385, HB1576, HB1974, HB2022, HB1973, HB2005, HB1894, HB1515, HB1718, HB1591, HB2475, HB1721, HB1864, HB1946, HB1920

Keywords: Department of Education, capital improvement program, performance audit, infrastructure, transparency, state bonds, general obligation bonds, GO bonds, bond authorization, state debt limit, constitutional debt limit, Article VII Section 13, Hawaii bonds, state borrowing, public finance, capital improvement projects, supplemental appropriations, judiciary appropriations, refunding bonds, reimbursable bonds

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• Because of this, I had to start taking Spanish classes in 10th grade, putting me two years behind the
• years ago, I was taking French classes years ago, I was taking French classes as<00:04:31.120>
• <00:04:41.680> in had to start taking Spanish classes in had to start taking Spanish classes
• I'll stop talking because you probably do have some classes you should get back to if we don't want to
• <00:06:37.120> you you probably do have some classes you you probably do have some classes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• at that time, the water commission asked the governor that it's about time we should be in our own class
• and that the authority own um class and that the authority should<00:53:16.319> be<00:53:16.480
• Fourth, that felony occurred within five years for a class C felony, if the predicate is a class C felony
• Fourth, that felony occurred within five years for a class C felony, if the predicate is a class C felony
• A and B individuals convicted of class A and B felonies.<01:27:58.320> People<01:27:58.639>

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint committees heard testimony on several measures. SB 2723, which would designate April 27 as State Sheriff’s Day, was supported by the Department of Law Enforcement and a long-serving sheriff, who described the historical roots of Hawaii’s sheriffs in the Kingdom of Hawaii and said the bill would recognize that legacy. HGA submitted written comments, and there was no opposition or vote taken on the measure during the excerpt. The committees then heard SB 17 on wildfire mitigation. The Public Utilities Commission, DLNR, the State Fire Council, OPSD, the Attorney General’s office, and Kamehameha Schools all testified, mostly in support of the bill’s intent but with suggested amendments. Several witnesses said the bill should better define the working group’s structure, staffing, and funding, and the Attorney General noted constitutional concerns about placing the group outside a principal department and pointed out possible overlap with Acts 302 and 303 from the prior year. Committee members questioned whether SB 17 duplicated earlier wildfire legislation, and witnesses generally said it did not directly conflict but overlapped with existing efforts. On SB 2358, which would require reimbursement for search-and-rescue costs when people leave trails and enter closed areas, the State Fire Council and the Hawaii SAR Alliance testified in opposition or caution, arguing that reimbursement could deter people from calling for help and that Hawaii’s SAR system still has structural and administrative gaps. A committee member asked whether other jurisdictions had used similar measures without discouraging rescues; the Fire Council said Kauai has a similar law but it has not resulted in invoices being sent. No action was taken in the excerpt. The final measure discussed was SB 2475 on Red Hill remediation funding and reimbursement from the Department of Defense. The Board of Water Supply, DLNR, and other testifiers supported the bill, emphasizing the need for long-term research, monitoring, and cleanup, while also noting the unique groundwater conditions and the importance of keeping the funds focused on Red Hill contamination response. Committee members asked about existing federal and state funding, whether the state had received any direct federal money, and what would happen if reimbursement is not obtained. DLNR said it was still working through the reimbursement mechanism and that some federal funding had gone to the Red Hill registry, but not directly to the state for this purpose.

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• John's Country Day School ap Government class with their teachers, this Garrison and Miss Jacobs.
• Fine arts could be defined as an AP or history class.
• It was to go ahead and assist with performing arts classes. So, I think we will address that.
• Please join me in welcoming this school class to our House. Thank you.
• On how to respond to their students, if they have one Black student in their class, this is a class full

Bills: SB 5, SJR 3, HB 11, HJR 72, HB 48, HB 27, HB 144, HB 37, HB 1481, HB 581, HB 1696, HB 2216, HB 1035, HB 1633, HB 742, HB 754, HB 1689, HB 1690, HB 2669, HB 391, HB 517, HB 1775, HB 1024, HB 1607, HB 252, HB 1716, HB 1562, HB 4116, HB 1866, HB 1741, HB 2103, HB 2637, HB 2884, HB 3707, HB 503, HB 1089, HB 1757, HB 2986, HB 972, SB 365, SB 1786, SB 5, SJR 3, HB 14, HB 43, HB 36, HB 26, HB 149, HB 121, HB 206, HB 136, HB 3114, HB 2733, HB 1732, HB 3700, HB 467, HB 1130, HB 1846, HB 1442, HB 1147, HB 2176, HB 2701, HB 805, HB 2890, HB 1154, HB 1644, HB 2118, HB 1718, HB 2488, HB 2596, HB 2468, HB 484, HB 2578, HB 3204, HB 1041, HB 307, HB 685, HB 538, HB 2525, HB 3125, HB 2027, HB 2894, HB 3077, HB 106, HB 18, HB 11, HJR 72, HB 48, HB 27, HB 144, HB 37, HB 1481, HB 581, HB 1696, HB 2216, HB 1035, HB 1633, HB 742, HB 754, HB 1689, HB 1690, HB 2669, HB 391, HB 517, HB 1775, HB 1024, HB 1607, HB 252, HB 1716, HB 1562, HB 4116, HB 1866, HB 1741, HB 2103, HB 2637, HB 2884, HB 3707, HB 503, HB 1089, HB 1757, HB 2986, HB 972

Keywords: dementia, research institute, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, funding, grants, state health initiatives, research funding, state budget, prevention, healthcare, medical research, Dementia Prevention and Research Institute, licensing, reciprocity, regulation, Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, interstate agreements, tax exemption, intellectual disability

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• They won't even go to class.
• They won't even go to class.
• They won't even go to class.
• They won't even go to class.
• right to go to class, a right to live. right to go to class, a right to live.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all