Video & Transcript Research : 'learning year program'
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NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance Nov 20th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- That is the second year of a program that was funded by a special last year.
- We are in our lowest recurring revenue year since calendar year 2019.
- We do have an extensive Qualified Health Plan (QHP) program every year.
- year.
- . next year.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Suspend rules to take up HF3819 4/30/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It costs taxpayers around a half billion a year in the CCAP program.
- a year a year in<00:01:21.880>
the <00:01:21.960>CCAP <00:01:22.440>program. - programs are so generous. programs are so generous.
- year of CCAP. year of CCAP.
- wonderful program." wonderful program."
Summary:
The House took up an urgency motion to recall House File 3819 from committee and advance it to final passage. Supporters said the bill was needed to address fraud in the child care assistance program (CCAP), citing recent FBI raids on child care centers, prior audit findings, and long-standing concerns about weak oversight. They described the bill as restoring a penalty of perjury for attendance records, requiring electronic attendance tracking, mandating unannounced inspections, and requiring camera monitoring for higher-funded providers so the state can verify attendance and reduce improper payments.
Opponents argued the bill was not ready, raised concerns about cost, implementation, and the inclusion of camera surveillance, and said the language could create problems related to retention and possible misuse of video. One member said the state had already taken bipartisan action on child care fraud in prior sessions and that the larger fraud estimates being cited were overstated compared with convictions. Another member emphasized that electronic attendance monitoring was the one part they supported, but said the bill lacked clarity and a Senate companion.
Members also discussed the history of CCAP fraud investigations, including earlier OLA reports, criminal investigations within DHS, and allegations that fraud vulnerabilities had been known for years. Supporters argued the bill would help recover taxpayer dollars and improve affordability by reducing fraud, while critics warned that added camera requirements could increase costs for providers and potentially threaten child care center viability. The debate included questions and answers about video retention, with the bill author stating the intended retention period was 90 days, though a member noted that language was not clearly visible in the version before the House.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- Like, they fall off every year?
- And the year prior.
- You just don't learn it in a year or two and all of a sudden in four years, the whole place had changed
- I have two kids who need to learn to read in the next couple of years.
- I have two kids who need to learn to read in the next couple of years.
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 1002, which would move St. Charles County school board elections and school bond/levy questions from April to the November general election, extend school board terms to four years, and allow candidates to voluntarily list party affiliation. The bill sponsor and several supporters argued that November elections would increase turnout, broaden parent and taxpayer participation, reduce the influence of a small April electorate, and potentially save money. Supporters also said the change could make campaigning more feasible and help voters identify candidates’ general viewpoints.
Opponents, including school board members, parents, the Missouri NEA, and the Missouri School Boards’ Association, argued that the bill unnecessarily singles out one county, would politicize school board races, and could bury local education issues on crowded November ballots. They also warned that moving levy and bond questions to November could reduce districts’ flexibility to address urgent needs, and that four-year terms could make recruitment harder and reduce accountability or institutional continuity. Several witnesses said school boards should remain nonpartisan and focused on governance, budgeting, and student needs rather than party labels.
Committee members questioned the sponsor and witnesses about why the bill applies only to St. Charles County, whether staggered terms would be lost, and whether partisan labels would help or harm voters. Some members expressed support for the concept as a pilot or model, while others objected to the county-specific approach and the addition of party affiliation. The transcript does not show a final committee vote or other action on the bill.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- It strengthens early learning governance by shifting oversight of district-run VPK programs from Early
- Learning Coalitions to school districts and allowing public school VPK programs to verify attendance
- the pipeline of new teachers, creates a three-year multi. programs to grow the pipeline of new teachers
- It updates school facility requirements to replace rigid 5, 10, and 20-year facility work program mandates
- Strengthens early learning governance by shifting oversight of district-run VPK programs from Early Learning
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum present and first took up SB 124, which updates Florida Virtual School statutes to remove outdated language, clarify governance and funding provisions, authorize a direct support organization, streamline reporting, and clarify district responsibilities for student assessments. Senator Berman asked about the removed enrollment prioritization and reporting changes, and the bill sponsor explained that the reporting was largely duplicative of existing audits and other reports. Florida Virtual School’s representative testified in support, saying the school is open to all students statewide with no enrollment caps or waiting lists. SB 124 was reported favorably by a unanimous roll call vote.
The committee then considered confirmation appointments in tabs 3 and 4 and recommended confirmation of all appointees on a single favorable vote. After that, the committee heard SB 320 on administrative efficiency in public schools, which would reduce district mandates, expand teacher apprenticeship and multi-year contracts, create a 10-year renewable professional certificate, simplify testing and accountability rules, increase flexibility for district finances and facilities planning, and shift oversight of district-run VPK programs to school districts. Senators Gaetz and Berman questioned the impact on charter school funding, capital dollars, teacher contracts, and how the bill differed from last year’s version. The sponsor said charter schools would retain access to operational funds, the bill does not eliminate annual audits, and the main substantive change from last year was the multi-year teacher contract provision.
Several organizations and district representatives waived in support of SB 320, while Florida Citizens Alliance testified in information, praising some testing and licensure changes but suggesting a cap on multi-year contracts and outside auditing safeguards. The sponsor closed by emphasizing that districts would still be subject to annual audits and that the bill is intended to give schools more flexibility and reduce bureaucracy. SB 320 was reported favorably on a roll call vote, and the committee then adjourned.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- She has eliminated 400,000 people in the last year on that program because she is following the law.
- This is what I did last year and the year before.
- What I saw this year is what the governor signed last year.
- We're doing a 10% increase in year one, a 5% in year two, and another 5% in year three.
- , next year, and the year after that.
Summary:
The House convened, approved the journal, and spent much of the opening portion recognizing guests and interns from both parties, along with former lawmakers and a newly seated member, Representative Sylvia Allen. The chamber then took up House Concurrent Resolution 2065 honoring the late Alfredo Gutierrez. Members from both parties gave extended remarks about his life as a civil rights advocate, student activist, legislator, and mentor, and the resolution was unanimously adopted and transmitted to the Senate. Family members of Gutierrez were recognized in the gallery during the memorial tribute.
The House then moved into Committee of the Whole on the first budget-related measures. On House Bill 4138, the “feed bill”/budget operations measure, Democrats argued the budget favored corporations and data centers over seniors, health care, housing, universities, and vulnerable families, while Republicans defended it as a continuation of prior policy and said it preserved tax conformity and modest agency cuts. After debate and questions, the committee recommended the bill do pass and the House adopted that report, sending HB 4138 to engrossing.
The chamber next considered House Bill 4139, the amusement/gaming-related budget bill. Members debated whether it was essentially unchanged from last year’s budget language, with Republicans saying it was a continuation bill and that gaming-related provisions would support rural economies and tourism, while Democrats questioned the broader budget context and its effects on working families. The committee recommended HB 4139 do pass, and the House adopted that recommendation. The House then began debate on House Bill 4140, the state budget implementation bill, focusing on the budget stabilization fund and a proposed government efficiency initiative; discussion was still underway at the end of the transcript.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- 110,000 in the fiscal year 2627 bianium. 110,000 in the fiscal year 2627 bianium.
- year and that's that's hard for kids. year and that's that's hard for kids.
- We learn what your children are learning, and we get to know your child and how they learn so that we
- We learn what your children are learning, and we get to know your child and how they learn so that we
- We learn what your children are learning, and we get to know your child and how they learn so that we
Keywords:
charter schools, education funding, revenue calculation, general education revenue, special education, school library aid, education finance, school districts, funding eligibility, compensatory revenue, task force, free meals, school funding, education equity, HF2210, school unemployment aid, Minnesota Department of Education, general fund appropriation, unemployment insurance, unemployment claims
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Apr 9th, 2025
Ways and Means Education
Transcript Highlights:
- This year, we have seven, and our goal this year is to have none.
- Um, and that's a year-over-year impact.
- So, we've been working on that two-year cycle for a number of years now.
- learning across the state.
- It's tough, but our program is a 5-day-a-week full school day program, which most programs, if you talk
Keywords:
HB447, school buses, student transportation, public schools, local boards of education, dual enrollment, career technical education, CTE, community college, trade school, technical college, offsite educational venues, student access, transportation policy, school bus law, Alabama education law, Montgomery County, probate court, judge of probate, will registration
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Day 60 (4-15-26) - Part 1
Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- , supportive husband of over 50 years, supportive husband of over 50 years, Bill<01:37:47.560>
- <01:39:13.960>
are the days are long, but the years are the days are long, but the years are - 30 years now. 30 years now.
- of this caucus for a few years. of this caucus for a few years.
- Another truth that I've learned on the years that I've been here in public service is it's really pretty
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Service Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Public Service
Transcript Highlights:
- If this bill passes, I will be able to retire in six years after 35 years of service.
- I will be able to retire in six years after 35 years of service.
- I've worked every year. Now at 56, I'm about to begin my 35th year.
- May we learn quickly what rabbis knew 2,000 years ago: selling weapons to known murderers is forbidden
- It's been many years.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Public Service held a hearing focused first on teacher retirement legislation, especially H. 2932 and S. 1884, which would give long-serving educators a one-time opportunity to enroll in Retirement Plus after the program’s 2001 rollout was described as confusing and inconsistently communicated. Legislators, union leaders, and many teachers testified that some educators missed the opt-in window because of faulty notices, leave status, transfers, or misinformation about payroll deductions, and that many have had to work several extra years as a result. Supporters said the bills would correct an unfair administrative error, provide a buyback option with interest, and could also save local school districts money by allowing earlier retirements. Representative Mark Sylvia also testified for H. 4234, a Fairhaven-specific bill to raise the age limit for special police officers from 65 to 70 and clarify appointing authority, citing experience and budget needs.
The committee then heard testimony on several pension investment and divestment bills. Supporters of H. 2811 and related climate-risk measures argued that PRIM should assess, disclose, and address climate-related financial risk in the state pension fund, warning that fossil fuel investments could threaten long-term returns and public finances. Environmental advocates and financial experts said climate risk is systemic and urged transparency, divestment planning, and alignment with the Commonwealth’s climate goals. Another set of speakers supported H. 2984, which would divest pension investments from companies selling weapons to Israel; they argued the state should not be complicit in violence in Gaza and cited humanitarian and human rights concerns. Additional testimony supported H. 2900 and S. 1869 to divest from the firearm industry, with speakers saying pension investments should not undermine Massachusetts gun laws.
No votes were taken during the hearing. The chairs repeatedly thanked speakers, limited testimony time, and noted that written testimony could be submitted later. The hearing concluded with the committee moving through the sign-up list and hearing extensive public testimony on the teacher retirement and divestment proposals.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
LGBT Aging Commission Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- I was their program officer and worked a lot with DPH community health on health and wellness programs
- But we have 23-year-old twins.
- and learning something new and being able to advocate from a space of learning and operationalize from
- a space of learning.
- I've learned so much.
Summary:
The Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Aging opened its March quarterly meeting by welcoming Alison Bauer as its first full-time director, effective March 30. Bauer briefly introduced her background in law, social work, public health, state government, philanthropy, and teaching, and said she planned to meet one-on-one with each commissioner. The commission then approved the December quarterly meeting minutes by motion and vote.
The main portion of the meeting was a workshop led by Adriana Boulin on diversity, equity, inclusion, power, belonging, and intersectionality. Boulin defined key terms, guided participants through reflection exercises on personal values and conditions that support or undermine power, and discussed the history of intersectionality. Commissioners and guests shared examples of DEI work, including listening sessions, inclusive trainings, equitable hiring, LGBTQ+ aging advocacy, and community programs. Participants also reflected on how the commission has felt powerful, citing the strategic plan, the hiring of an executive director, the website, listening sessions, and passage of the LGBTQI+ and HIV long-term care bill of rights.
The group then focused on how to apply an equity lens to the commission’s strategic priorities, especially improving representation and inclusion. Commissioners discussed the need for more racial, ethnic, trans, immigrant, and other marginalized representation, as well as barriers such as recruitment challenges, the size of the commission, and CORI/background-check concerns for some governor-appointed seats. They also explored whether an advisory board or expanded outreach to community organizations could help broaden participation. No formal votes or final actions were taken beyond approving the minutes, but the meeting ended with agreement to continue the equity work and with the next quarterly meeting scheduled for June.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee Jun 10th, 2026
Housing and Community Development
Transcript Highlights:
- The program will provide...
- Our third award of the year.
- Appreciate all the work last year and this year, and respect for my own vote.
- Metro is also leading the nation's largest transit capital program, investing $120 billion over 40 years
- Metro is also leading the nation's largest transit capital program, investing $120 billion over 40 years
Summary:
The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee heard several housing-related bills, with most of the discussion focused on streamlining housing production, preserving affordable housing, and reducing barriers to ADUs and EV charging in HOAs. SB 457 would direct HCD to develop statistical formulas based on historical development data to help cities complete housing element site inventories; supporters said it would replace costly parcel-by-parcel analysis with a more realistic, data-driven approach, while the California Building Industry Association raised concerns. SB 1091 would create a Community Anti-Displacement and Preservation Program to help acquire and preserve unsubsidized affordable rental housing; it drew broad support from housing nonprofits, local governments, and committee members who emphasized prevention and preservation, and it was advanced with a motion and second. SB 1117 would clarify that ADU impact fees above 750 square feet are charged only on the portion above that threshold; supporters said current practice creates a fee cliff that discourages ADUs, while cities, counties, special districts, and fire groups opposed it over infrastructure and service funding concerns. The committee members were split, but the bill ultimately advanced on a 10-0 vote with two not voting.
The committee also considered SB 904, which would codify and expand reporting and coordination practices used after wildfire disasters to speed rebuilding and identify permitting or code barriers. The author and supporters argued that future wildfire recoveries should not depend on ad hoc executive orders, while some members questioned whether the bill was duplicative of existing streamlining laws; it passed on a roll call after discussion. SB 1267 would require EV charger installers in HOAs to indemnify associations during installation and make homeowners liable for costs arising from use of a privately owned charger; HOA representatives and EV advocates supported it, the California Association of Realtors said it would remove opposition once amendments were in print, and the bill advanced unanimously. SB 1361 would prevent local governments from taking actions to avoid SB 79 transit-oriented housing requirements at existing or planned transit stops; L.A. Metro, labor groups, and housing advocates supported it as protecting transit investments and jobs, while the City of Burbank opposed it, and it was approved on a 9-0 vote. The committee also took up consent items SB 722 and SB 1426, which were approved without controversy.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 3/5/26
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We've all learned a lot in the last year about data centers and the impact they are having in our grid
- We've all learned a lot in the last year We've all learned a lot in the last year about<00:09:50.480
- And in the five years we've had this program, we've assessed over 50 different sites across our footprint
- We've also published a regional findings report last year that highlights the lessons learned from each
- we've had this and in the five years we've had this program,<00:57:50.400>
we've <00:57:50.720
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Select Federal Natural Resource Management Committee, May 15, 2026
Select Federal Natural Resource Management Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- . year. year.
- So, both those two pilot program landscapes are really built around multi-year pipelines of active forest
- He is on the helitack program this year. Um, and we had applications for some graduates in Douglas.
- He is on the helitack program<02:43:49.320>
this <02:43:49.560>year. - program this year. program this year.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (02/04/2026)
Education Policy and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- So a review is done for a new or existing program that needs to be reapproved because every seven years
- So, program review. However, um program review.
- year is around $22,000. year is around $22,000.
- . year. year.
- have a civics program that they've instituted<04:30:06.399>
this <04:30:06.640>year, <04
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee Jun 16th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And two years, or three years of drag from not having that supply chain in place. ...or three years of
- Since we launched a year ago, about 16 observer states have signed on to learn from and engage with the
- You were talking about states doing pilot programs. We do pilot programs. We do pilot programs.
- The interest rate on the match program can be fixed up to 20 years, and so we do a long-term Treasury
- The interest rate on the match program can be fixed up to 20 years.
Summary:
The Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee met to review prior minutes and hear a series of presentations on advanced nuclear technology and state readiness. The committee approved the April 21, 2022 minutes. Nucleon’s William Bridge outlined the advanced nuclear landscape, distinguishing near-term light-water SMRs from more advanced Gen 4 reactors and microreactors, and emphasized that fuel supply, especially HALEU, remains a developing supply chain. He said light-water designs are the most deployable in the near term, while advanced reactors may be better suited for industrial heat applications and could face a 2- to 3-year delay from fuel availability.
Representatives from NASEO described how other states are supporting advanced nuclear through task forces, roadmaps, pilot programs, financing tools, workforce and supply-chain efforts, and regional coordination. They highlighted the Advanced Nuclear First Mover Initiative and stressed that states are focusing early on emergency preparedness, community engagement, waste management, affordability, and consumer protections. They also noted that some states are creating nuclear-ready community programs and cost-recovery guardrails, while public utility commissions are examining long-term lifecycle costs and rate impacts.
North Dakota agencies then outlined their potential roles. The Public Service Commission said it would likely be involved in public-interest review, siting, and rate regulation, but noted current statutes may not fully address long-term nuclear projects, co-location, or decommissioning. The Department of Environmental Quality said it would continue to regulate radioactive materials and likely support emergency planning, while fission reactor oversight remains federal. The Department of Emergency Services said it would serve as the lead off-site preparedness agency, needing a radiological emergency program, training, exercises, equipment, and possibly industry funding. The Department of Water Resources said North Dakota has sufficient surface water, especially from the Missouri River, but that water planning would be important; it did not recommend statutory or budget changes at this time. The committee recessed for lunch after these presentations, with no additional votes or actions taken.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Fish and Game and Marine Resources (02/05/2025)
Fish and Game and Marine Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- In most years, about 75% of all of that federal revenue comes from just two programs: the Wildlife Restoration
- The Great Bay Discovery Center hosts a variety of educational programs throughout the year, which are
- <00:51:53.599>
throughout <00:51:53.960>the <00:51:54.160>year educational programs - throughout the year educational programs throughout the year which<00:51:54.839>
are <00:51:55.040 - for the residents one year to 16 year<04:33:46.680>
is year is year is uh 1,564 I can answer
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Land Grant Aug 14th, 2025
House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm in my 11th year in the legislature and my 11th year on this committee. It's always a pleasure.
- Looking forward to learning. This is my first year on this committee, so I have a lot to learn.
- We've learned, as we go into the fire in a minute, that these past two years have been really eye-opening
- for 50 years.
- Years you can we serve?
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate Chamber Feb 5th, 2026 at 11:33 am
New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Every year, I think this year, I've seen the Queen up here earlier this year.
- So anyway, I think this gives us seven years to figure out how we want to fund this program, whether
- But it is not subject year to year to appropriation or to competition for funds from other programs that
- And if this legislature believes that spay and neuter programs are worthy year over year of support,
- .fund the program, but one that, again, has the pet food manufacturers contributing $100 a year per product
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- This university had a unique role through the years.
- It was a junior college, then a senior college, then a three- and four-year upper-level institution for
- For decades, UHV has served as a cornerstone of learning and opportunity for students in Victoria.
- The other third go on to try to go into universities and higher levels of learning.
- A&M's residency program that was brought to Victoria some years back is highly, highly successful.
Summary:
The Senate Committee on K-16 met with 14 bills on the agenda and announced it would recess around 9:45 to attend the floor session, then resume afterward. The committee first took up Senate Bill 2361, which would transfer governance of the University of Houston-Victoria from the University of Houston System to the Texas A&M University System and rename it Texas A&M University-Victoria. Senator Cole explained that the committee substitute added transition language for employee health benefits and ERS contributions. Supporters, including Texas A&M System officials, Victoria’s mayor, regional economic development leaders, a Formosa Plastics representative, a Victoria College trustee, and a local business owner, said the move would better align the university with regional industry needs, especially engineering, agriculture, and workforce development, while helping retain local students and support economic growth. A Texas A&M official also noted accreditation, data-system, and other transition challenges, but said the change was manageable. Because there was no quorum, the committee could not adopt the substitute, and SB 2361 was left pending subject to the call of the chair after public testimony closed.
The committee then heard Senate Bill 530 from Senator Sparks, which would update Texas higher education law to match federal rules allowing institutions to use any nationally recognized accreditor rather than only a regional accreditor. Sparks said the bill was a cleanup measure responding to a 2019 federal rule change and prior concerns had been addressed over the interim. Testimony in support came from a Texas Public Policy Foundation fellow, who said the bill would give universities flexibility, preserve quality standards, and simplify credit transfer and costs for students. With no opposition and no questions, public testimony closed and SB 530 was left pending. The committee then recessed subject to the call of the chair.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the nominations of Preston Griffith, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary, and Dario Gil, of New York, to be Under Secretary for Science, both of the Department of Energy. Apr 10th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm also proud to have our 8-year-old son, Wells, here with us as well.
- and learn from you.
- from today, maybe as far as three years from today.
- The first one, and it took them as many years. as they have.
- Office, Transmission Facilitation Program. as helping us meet that demand.
Keywords:
nominations, Undersecretary of Energy, Undersecretary of Science, Preston Griffith, Dario Gil, energy policy, scientific innovation
Summary:
The meeting was convened to discuss several significant nominations, particularly focusing on Preston Wills Griffith III for Undersecretary of Energy and Dr. Dario Gil for Undersecretary of Science. The committee underscored the importance of these roles in shaping American energy policy and scientific innovation. The discussion highlighted the nominees' backgrounds, with Griffith having extensive experience at the Department of Energy and the White House, and Gil bringing expertise in quantum technology and energy research. Members expressed a strong desire to understand the nominees' perspectives on current challenges facing the energy sector, including regulatory mandates and national security concerns. The meeting concluded with a commitment to ensuring thorough evaluations of the candidates and their proposed approaches to pressing issues.