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• Students are eligible for CalFresh.
• ago, the student caseload has grown by over 258%, from 158,000 students to over 200,000 students monthly
• ago, the student caseload has grown by over 258%, from 158,000 students to over 200,000 students monthly
• students from accessing the benefits promptly.
• So we must maximize students' access to those benefits. Thank you guys.

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• students.
• I mean, taking students, you know, student athletes, I mean, being an athlete is enough as a student
• for our students.
• We have the most students, 66,000, 51% students of color.
• These students are also majority students of color and more likely than non-parenting students to be

Summary: The committee began with a work session on dual credit, hearing first from the Council of Presidents and the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, then from the Education Research and Data Center. The dual credit overview described Washington’s six dual credit programs, high participation rates, transferability, and recent efforts to improve transparency, pathways, and equity. Testimony emphasized both benefits and challenges, including access, funding, advising, and the need for clearer statewide coordination. ERDC outlined its annual report, dashboard, research briefs, and future work on school-level factors and possible causal effects of dual credit participation. No votes were taken during the work session. The committee then held public hearings on several bills. SB 6227 would direct WSAC to work with public higher education institutions to create formal data collection protocols for parenting students and convene a work group to recommend how to identify and support them. Senator Wilson and multiple student and advocacy witnesses supported the bill, citing the lack of consistent statewide data and the barriers parenting students face; WSAC testified that its research found significant food, housing, and child care insecurity among these students. SB 6235 would prohibit public colleges with athletics programs from entering certain private equity or sovereign wealth fund agreements involving athletics revenues or control. Senator Holy said the bill was intended to prevent loss of institutional control, while UW and WSU testified in opposition, warning it could limit flexibility and create competitive disadvantages. The committee also heard SB 6217, which would expand Washington College Grant eligibility to students in eligible non-degree credential programs beginning in 2027-28. Supporters from the community and technical college system, a community college president, and workforce representatives said the bill would help students access short-term training for family-wage jobs and address workforce shortages, especially in construction trades. Finally, SB 6209 would restore Washington College Grant and College Bound Scholarship eligibility for certain private four-year and career/vocational schools if they meet a gainful-employment standard. DigiPen, Evergreen Beauty College, Seattle Film Institute, and related students and administrators testified in support, arguing the bill would preserve access for low-income and nontraditional students in career-focused programs; some witnesses on the bill’s earlier panel also urged that certificate and two-year programs be included. The hearings were managed with shortened testimony times because of the large number of sign-ins, and no final committee action or votes were recorded in the transcript.

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• Roughly $12,000 per year per student. Make it make sense. The math ain't math.
• Make it make per year per student.
• That's what I'm mobility, and hygiene. That's what I'm asking<03:34:50.160><c> for.
• students for foster students uh<04:07:12.720><c> including</c><04:07:13.120><c> a</c><04:07:13.279><

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• Members, today we are celebrating our first annual student recognition day at the Capitol for—excuse
• In my work with the International Student Recognition Day each year, we have seen a push and a need for
• being biliterate for our citizens and for our students in our schools.
• Kathleen Skinner, who is with the State Department of Education in Oklahoma City, as well as our students
• Kathleen Skinner, who is with the State Department of Education in Oklahoma City, as well as our students

Summary: The House convened, took a roll call, and heard the daily prayer and Pledge of Allegiance before several special presentations. Members recognized recipients of the Oklahoma Seal of Biliteracy, the Fort Gibson High School wrestling team, the Doctor of the Day Dr. Jason Lees, the Nurse of the Day Teddy Cole, and the 32nd Annual Cattlemen’s Leadership Academy group. The chamber then stood at ease while awaiting the Senate and later convened a joint session with the Senate to honor the Oklahoma National Guard. In the joint session, Lieutenant Governor Matt Pinnell presided over Oklahoma National Guard Appreciation Day. Chaplain Josh Byrd delivered the invocation, Major General Thomas Mancino and Representative Hildebrandt spoke in praise of the Guard’s service and history, and Lieutenant Colonel Neil Harvey read the proclamation. Speakers highlighted the Guard’s deployments, disaster response, and the commemorative arch and museum projects. The joint session was then dissolved. Back in the House, members considered Senate Bill 2060, the Build Act, which would authorize master development districts and alternative infrastructure financing for residential and other developments. Supporters said it would help finance roads, water, sewer, and other infrastructure without creating public debt, while opponents argued it created an unelected quasi-government entity with strong lien powers, limited local control, and similarities to State Question 833, which voters had rejected. After debate, the House passed SB 2060 by a vote of 54-40. The House also adopted and passed several committee reports and bills with emergency clauses: House Bill 4042, appropriating funds to the Department of Commerce for census-related technology and staffing, passed 90-6 with the emergency approved; House Bill 4037, increasing the Ethics Commission revolving fund cap as its oversight duties expand, passed 91-0 with the emergency approved; and House Bill 4043, appropriating resources to Oklahoma Task Force One and the Department of Emergency Management, passed 93-3 with the emergency approved. The House then recessed until 12:30 p.m.

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• My name is Lillian Tinti, and I am a high school student from St. Paul.
• That's a student in the bill.
• That's a student in the bill.
• 35.120><c> don't</c> tells students their stories don't tells students their stories don't matter<01:
• ><c> history,</c> When students learn inclusive history, When students learn inclusive history, research

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• Says that energy efficiency standards for mobile homes haven't been updated in decades, allowing leaky
• </c> It is an honor to represent students It is an honor to represent students like<01:58:32.080><c>
• ><c> through</c><02:02:24.320><c> the</c> Students who take courses through the Students who take courses
• And a lot of students AP and IB exams.
• ><c> families,</c><02:07:21.679><c> and</c> this will give students, families, and this will give students

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• students, our undocumented students, our Black and Brown students, our English learners, our veterans
• student counts.
• Where we can say they are serving more students, they are seeing outcomes with those students.
• component for incarcerated students, as it does for most other students.
• Current students, of which 33% are student parents or caregivers, and 70% of our students are either

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• We hire student veterans. We have seven work-study students who have served in the military.
• The average GPA for veterans... for the general student population is 3.1.
• It's open to all students.
• So, that's how we would help that student.
• Are you seeing some of those students as well? Mr.

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• You mentioned growth and performance related to student performance and low-income students.
• Enrolled students in 2022–23.
• is for all students.
• needs of our students.
• The 80% of Black students... Black students in Fort Worth ISD can't read on grade level.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Education K-16 convened with a quorum, adopted its committee rules, and heard opening remarks from members introducing staff and outlining priorities for the session. Several senators emphasized support for public education, teacher pay and safety, parental choice, and the combined K-16 jurisdiction of the committee. The chair also reviewed hearing procedures, including public testimony registration and time limits. The main item was Senate Bill 2, the Texas Education Freedom Act, laid out by Chairman Creighton. He described the bill as an education savings account program intended to expand school choice, with a $200 million universal eligibility pool and an additional $800 million targeted to students with disabilities and lower-income families. He said the bill includes anti-fraud safeguards, criminal background checks for vendors, reporting requirements, data protections, and annual testing for participating students, while not imposing STAAR on private schools or homeschoolers. He also said the bill removes a prior hold-harmless provision for public schools and is separate from public school funding and teacher pay legislation. Members questioned the bill’s income threshold, lottery and priority structure, treatment of homeschoolers, microschools, charter schools, religious freedom protections, citizenship/lawful presence language, cybersecurity, open records, and disability-related issues, including whether 504 students and foster children should be included. Creighton said the bill is designed to prioritize former public school students with disabilities or lower incomes, while also allowing universal eligibility within the program’s first funding tier, and that the Comptroller would oversee vendor screening and cybersecurity rules. He said the bill does not direct curriculum or interfere with religious beliefs and that amendments may be offered later on citizenship and other issues. After member questions, the committee began invited testimony, starting with EdChoice representative Robert Inlow, who testified in support of SB 2 and cited national growth in school choice programs and studies he said show positive effects for students and public schools.

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• Students are eligible for CalFresh.
• ago, the student caseload has grown by over 258% from 158,000 students to over 200,000 students monthly
• approach to understand how students experienced the benefit system, ...student-centered approach to
• understand how students experience the benefit system and the process.
• And so we must maximize students' access to those benefits. Thank you guys.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Human Services opened its first hearing of the year with a discussion centered on CalFresh, the Department of Social Services, and related anti-poverty and immigrant services programs. Chair Jackson framed the hearing as a response to the “historic and enormous challenges” created by H.R. 1, emphasizing that the committee’s goal was to minimize harm to vulnerable Californians. No votes were taken in the hearing. The first major topic was the impact of H.R. 1 on CalFresh eligibility and administration. CDSS estimated major federal funding reductions, with hundreds of thousands of Californians potentially losing benefits under new time limits and work requirements for able-bodied adults without dependents, and additional losses among certain non-citizen groups. County welfare directors, eligibility workers, SEIU, and other advocates argued that counties are underfunded and understaffed to implement the new rules, and urged release of the previously authorized $20 million General Fund, a county match waiver, and an additional ongoing workforce investment. LAO and the Department of Finance said they were reviewing the administration’s proposals and emphasized the need to use existing data, automation, and statutory direction to reduce administrative burden and improve implementation. A second panel addressed county administrative backfill and the broader fiscal effects of H.R. 1. CDSS explained that the law shifts more administrative costs to the state and counties beginning in federal fiscal year 2027 and could also create future state benefit costs tied to payment error rates. County and food bank representatives warned that many counties will struggle to absorb the higher match and that penalties tied to payment error rates could worsen budget pressure. Members pressed Finance and CDSS for clearer timelines, written responses, and more detailed workload assumptions, while Finance said it was still analyzing the federal guidance and county resource needs. The final major topic was the California Food Assistance Program (CFAP) and possible state responses for people losing federal CalFresh eligibility. CDSS said CFAP remains limited by statute and by the federal structure it currently uses, but that the planned expansion to Californians age 55 and older regardless of immigration status remains on track for October 1, 2027, subject to funding. Immigrant advocates urged the state to fold newly excluded humanitarian immigrants into CFAP and to invest in outreach and administration, while Western Center on Law and Poverty proposed a broader state-funded anti-hunger response for people cut off by H.R. 1. LAO noted that the CFAP expansion is difficult to estimate and that further policy and technical work would be needed to assess costs and implementation options.

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• And you had 3,772 students that failed. Of those 3,772 students, what happens to them?
• Thank you for the question about students, and I would like to speak to student preparedness.
• Our student wellness, licensed social workers, psychosocial issues in students is a challenge.
• Thank you for the question about students, and I would like to speak to student preparedness.
• We have students coming from St.

Summary: The subcommittee met to examine Florida’s nursing education pipeline and the state’s persistently low NCLEX passage rates. Chair Tuck opened by noting the projected nurse shortage and Florida’s ranking near the bottom nationally for first-time NCLEX pass rates. The Department of Health explained the Board of Nursing’s approval process for nursing programs, including application requirements, probation standards, and termination for programs that repeatedly fail passage-rate benchmarks. The Florida Center for Nursing then presented statewide data showing Florida has more test takers than most states, but still trails the national average; the gap has narrowed in recent years, though Florida remains below average. Members focused heavily on why the state continues to underperform, with discussion of faculty shortages, clinical placement constraints, accreditation, student preparedness, and the large share of newer private for-profit programs among those placed on probation. Committee members asked about how probation works, what happens when programs improve, and whether the board requires corrective plans. They also questioned the relationship between program type and outcomes, the effect of Operation Nightingale, and how many students fail and retest. The Florida Center for Nursing said first-attempt pass rates are the standard measure and that students who fail are expected to remediate and retest, though costs vary. The center also said Florida’s data shows accredited programs outperform approved or probationary ones, and that the state’s nursing workforce challenges are tied to broader issues such as faculty vacancies, clinical site competition, and student demographics, including many students balancing work, family, and language barriers. A panel of nursing school leaders from public, private nonprofit, and private for-profit institutions then described strategies used to improve outcomes. These included transparent recruitment, early orientation, tutoring, success coaching, stronger faculty development, curriculum mapping to NCLEX standards, higher course benchmarks, mandatory remediation, simulation labs, and commercial NCLEX prep tools such as ATI, Kaplan, and HESI. Several panelists said their programs had improved after probation or had very high passage rates, and they emphasized that student success depends on academic preparation, clinical experience, and support services. Members also asked about tuition, program length, translation into other languages, and faculty recruitment; panelists said costs vary widely, faculty hiring is difficult because hospitals pay more, and some schools are considering medical Spanish and immersion options rather than full curriculum translation.

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• Collectively, these bills establish a series of programs that would generate a career pipeline for students
• The New England Aquarium values student understanding of the blue economy and endeavors to establish
• This bill proposes a DESE fund to promote a blue workforce pipeline in schools, giving every student
• I live in Cranberry Village, which is a senior mobile home park of 280 houses.
• I am one of those people who came to Massachusetts as a student and stayed.

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Summary: The hearing covered a broad set of environmental and water-related bills, with much of the testimony focused on blue economy and circular economy proposals, drought management, drinking water safety, flood resilience, and water infrastructure funding. Supporters of bills such as H. 987 and H. 988 described grant programs for blue economy workforce development, research, small businesses, and public education about a circular economy. Other speakers backed measures on coastal erosion research, recreational boating dredging, cranberry water-right transfers, sand mining oversight, and a voucher program for home water filtration in PFAS-impacted communities. Several elected officials and advocates also urged passage of bills to require private well testing, improve school drinking water safety, and address sand mining pollution and PFAS contamination. Water supply and drought issues drew extensive testimony. Senator Eldridge and others supported legislation to let the state, through DEP and the drought management task force, impose regional water-use restrictions during droughts and make the task force permanent in statute. Advocates from watershed groups, farms, and environmental organizations said the current town-by-town approach is inconsistent and ineffective, and they described drought impacts on rivers, farms, private wells, and wildfire risk. A related bill on private wells was supported as a way to help homeowners test and remediate contaminated wells, especially in rural areas without public water. The committee also heard testimony on a bill to allow the Lynnfield Water District to join the MWRA, with local officials saying the move would help address PFAS and other contamination and improve supply reliability. Another major panel supported a water infrastructure funding bill, arguing that aging drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater systems need major new investment, including support for PFAS treatment, sewer rate relief, biosolids research, and regional interconnections. Members asked about costs, funding sources, and the relationship to existing revolving loan funds; witnesses said the bill would need to be paired with future bond funding and new revenue ideas. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the chairs repeatedly invited written testimony and noted the large number of speakers.

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• We're looking at creating an exam that other states could use so that we encourage mobility and bringing
• We know that it is critical that our staff have a mobile system that they can use easily in the field
• One is the chip EBT card and mobile wallet option.
• So with that, there's an option just to toggle on and off within the mobile app and also to call the
• We also see mobile vendors who take advantage of clients by advancing them credit.

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• They're seeing students who can't maintain school, they can't...
• They're seeing students who can't maintain school, they can't... Oxide.
• They're seeing students who can't maintain school, they can't keep their jobs, and they are becoming
• Midwife preceptors are experienced maternity care providers who train, mentor, and supervise students
• By mapping preceptor capacity and targeting the training pipeline for rural students, SB 1271 ensures

Summary: The Assembly Business and Professions Committee heard several Senate bills, with most of the discussion focused on worker training, public safety, and consumer protection. SB 1203 by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas would expand training and de-escalation requirements for private security officers. Supporters, including security workers and labor groups, said the bill would better prepare officers who often respond first to mental health crises and violent incidents. Opponents, including security industry representatives and business groups, argued it would impose major costs, create training bottlenecks, and could reduce licensed security coverage. The committee ultimately voted the bill out on a due pass recommendation to Labor and Employment, with some members noting future amendments to address training capacity and employer-provided training. The committee also approved SB 936 by Senator Blakespear, which would restrict retail sales of nitrous oxide canisters larger than 8 grams while preserving legitimate medical, dental, culinary, and automotive uses. Support came from county officials, public health groups, waste management organizations, law enforcement, and local governments, who described rising misuse, impaired driving, and recycling hazards. No opposition testimony was presented, and the bill passed to Public Safety. SB 1271 by Senator Reyes, aimed at strengthening California’s midwifery training pipeline by requiring data collection on licensed midwife preceptor capacity, also passed unanimously to Health. Supporters said the bill would help address shortages in rural birth care and improve access to training for aspiring midwives. SB 903 by Senator Padilla, which would place guardrails on the use of AI in mental health and psychotherapy settings and prohibit AI from being marketed as a therapist, drew emotional testimony from a mother whose son died by suicide after extensive chatbot interactions. Health and behavioral health groups supported the measure, while several industry and health organizations were opposed unless amended; the committee nevertheless sent it to Privacy and Consumer Protection on a unanimous vote. The committee also approved SB 1165 on consent and then adjourned.

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• They're seeing students who can't maintain school, they can't keep their jobs, and they are becoming
• They're seeing students who can't maintain school, they can't keep their jobs, and they are becoming
• Midwife preceptors are experienced maternity care providers who train, mentor, and supervise students
• Midwife preceptors are experienced maternity care providers who train, mentor, and supervise students
• By mapping preceptor capacity and targeting the training pipeline for rural students, SB 1271 ensures

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• the students because we're doing the educating of the students, partnering with the parents before we
• It is the ability for a teacher were not talking students to connect to that student information system
• They have to group the students and then they have to locate to Co double tax based on how the students
• They turn that over to the students and the students are using their own skills and their leadership
• , students, how the school protect, you know, students, personal data when they're you seen a I. >> Is

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• I was once a Native student. ...for people of color, especially Indigenous and Native students.
• Appreciate you wanting to protect students while making sure that those students who are having issues
• Those students tend to be the students where we see the achievement gaps and the opportunity gaps, mostly
• Latino students, many low-income students.
• youth, including migratory children, newcomer students, and that would of course include foster students

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• I was once a Native student.
• Appreciate you wanting to protect students while making sure that those students who are having issues
• Those students tend to be the students where we see the achievement gaps and the opportunity gaps, mostly
• Latino students, many low-income students.
• youth, including migratory children, newcomer students, and that would, of course, include foster students

Summary: The Assembly Education Committee met without a quorum at first and began as a subcommittee, with the chair outlining hearing procedures and several bills on consent. The committee heard and advanced AB 1581, which would improve collection of tribal affiliation data for California students so Native students are more accurately counted and better served; supporters said current systems undercount Native students and erase their needs. AB 1586 also passed, requiring school resource officers who volunteer to carry naloxone to receive opioid overdose response training every two years; supporters emphasized student safety and the need for rapid response to overdoses on campus, while one school employees’ group raised concerns about retaliation protections for non-volunteers. Both bills were moved do pass as amended to Appropriations, with roll calls held open for absent votes. The committee then approved AB 1943, which updates school notices about secure firearm storage by making the information clearer, more visible, and more likely to reach families at key moments such as counseling or discipline interventions. Supporters from gun violence prevention groups, educators, and parents argued that many school shooters obtain guns from home and that plain-language, digital, and timely notices could help prevent child deaths and suicides; the author shared a personal story about a child accessing a gun at home. AB 1792 also advanced, directing the Instructional Quality Commission to consider updating health education to address digital safety issues such as deepfakes, extortion, grooming, and AI-generated exploitation; supporters said students need instruction that reflects modern online risks, while an opponent objected to language referencing LGBTQIA+ and gender-diverse students. AB 1653 passed as well, adding heat-illness guidance to the health framework after a young Girl Scout described students suffering during extreme heat and not recognizing symptoms. Later, the committee approved AB 1861, which would require the California Department of Education to create a public database of special education investigation reports with personal information redacted; supporters said families need better access to complaint outcomes and accountability, while an opposition witness warned of unintended consequences, misuse of incomplete information, and added burdens on districts. AB 1721 also moved forward, creating a stakeholder work group to review and streamline school safety plan requirements so plans remain practical and focused on emergency preparedness. AB 1631, which would make kindergarten mandatory, received mixed testimony: supporters argued it would help close achievement gaps and improve readiness, while opponents framed it as an intrusion on parental choice; the bill was held on call after a split vote. Finally, AB 1809, extending job order contracting authority for school and community college districts, was also held on call after opposition from contractors who argued project labor agreement requirements raise costs and reduce competition. The committee then began hearing AB 1659, aimed at improving transitions for court school students back to their home districts, with testimony describing re-enrollment barriers and the need for a designated district contact.

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• STUDENTS WITH LIFE-THREATENING ALLERGIES SPACE SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES IN SCHOOL SETTINGS.
• FOR THESE STUDENTS, THE PROMPT USE OF AN EPINEPHRINE AUTOINJECTOR CAN BE LIFESAVING.
• I WANTED TO THANK SOME OF THE STUDENTS IN BROWARD WHO BROUGHT THIS FORWARD.
• WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THE STUDENTS ARE AS WELL-ROUNDED AS POSSIBLE WHEN THEY ENTER THE WORKFORCE.
• FOR THE STUDENTS THIS PAYCHECK ISN'T JUST EXTRA MONEY, EVERY DOLLAR COUNTS BECAUSE IT IS SURVIVAL.

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• She's a medical student from a Midwestern medical school. Emma and I had a great conversation.
• We're going to continue to have that conversation regarding medical students in the state of Arizona.
• HB 2423, advanced mathematics course student enrollment — Education.
• HB 2957, driver's license enhanced mobile prohibition — Appropriations, Transportation and Technology
• 1549, an act amending Section 28-601 of the Arizona Revised Statutes relating to new advanced air mobility

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