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• school or recently graduated from high school.
• The CTE pathways, even as schools align their CTE coursework, as there's other similar programs with
• So none of this is school-based. This is all company-based, corporate-based program. Mr.
• Chair, Representative, the schools could apply for the program.
• And if the schools applied for the program, they received, there would be a match with the person providing

Bills: HB97, HB280, HB183, HB151, HB202

Keywords: Shaken Baby Syndrome, abusive head trauma, child safety, training and education, healthcare funding, youth internships, workforce development, education, grant funding, employment, drinking water, water quality, environment, public health, water filtration, private well testing, federal funding, childhood sexual abuse, time limitations, civil actions

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• Enrolled in the Medicaid program and an ability to attest to a degree of working, it could be schooling
• to junior high school to high school.
• A lot of them do not finish high school because of their criminal justice involvement.
• So, I I caught the tail end of the SNAP program for the schools, and it is a necessity.
• You know, and it was young people, I'm going to say, mid-school, high school age.

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• , high school students that 1500 students, high school students that success<03:06:12.479> academy
• , but 1,500 high school students. 100% of their students passed at least one AP exam.
• In fact, every Success Academy high school graduate has been accepted to a four-year college, with many
• A network where 100% of the students are accepted to four-year universities, where 100% of high school
• high performing charter<03:09:54.800> school<03:09:55.120> networks,<03:09:56.160>

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, September 19, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• It begins. during high school or immediately following high school and providing opportunities for for
• And most high schools are now actually well above $65 million.
• We run the foundation school program. We pass through federal funds.
• , middle school, or high school generally.
• I spent $100 million to build a high school, I spent $60 million to build a middle school. but $30 million

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Schools and students.
• ,<00:07:36.000> and support state agencies, schools, and support state agencies, schools,
• <00:10:37.760> district fully deployed to every school district fully deployed to every school
• >> in one recent incident, a school >> in one recent incident, a school district<00:
• or to the Commonwealth and our schools or to the Commonwealth and our schools?

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Zayo Group 00:00:50 Committee Report to LRC 00:18:12, 958, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony from Michael McCurley, president of Zo Education and a senior vice president with Zo Group, about the company’s role in providing broadband and managed network services to Kentucky schools. He said Zo Education serves all Kentucky K-12 public school districts in partnership with the Kentucky Department of Education, offering more bandwidth at lower cost than the prior provider and also providing cybersecurity and network protection. He emphasized that reliable connectivity is essential for instruction, testing, remote coursework, and school administration. McCurley also addressed the ongoing contract dispute involving the Kentucky Communications Network Authority and Open Fiber Silicom, saying Zo Education is not a party to the litigation but is concerned about possible disruption to schools and students. In response to committee questions, he said the company incurred unexpected costs when it had to reroute connections and build alternate network paths, including one school move that cost more than $50,000 to serve a site generating under $2,000 per month. He said outages and incidents are more frequent when Kentucky Wired access is unavailable, and that Zo could not have bid at its current price without access to Kentucky Wired. Committee members discussed the broader implications of the dispute and the state’s broadband structure. Senator Williams said the committee’s priority is avoiding disruption to students and noted concerns about infrastructure purchases and upgrades tied to the network, saying he had not seen clear contractual support for some of the expenditures. He also referenced a future audit and said the committee should preserve options and taxpayer funds. The committee then reviewed its report to LRC, including changes related to infrastructure purchases and water asset management technology, and agreed to submit the report without a committee vote. The chair announced the next meeting would be in January, with no December meeting scheduled, and the committee adjourned.

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• school right in front of the school school right in front of the school because<00:09:11.519>
• speed limit that high right where the<00:18:00.000> school<00:18:00.240> is.
• Senator, is this a high school?
• "Senator, is this a high school?" "This is preschool to 12th grade."
• We had the same kind of issue in Eagan in front of Eagan High School and the attached Dakota Hills Middle

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It would make a school... ...make a school, we would have an automated road safety camera system in school
• school, a high school, and a middle school.
• A high school senior was lost in East Falmouth on May 17th.
• Our school system is on a tight budget, just like every other school system, so our school buses don't
• I grew up in Montgomery County, Maryland, and speed cameras appeared there outside my high school shortly

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing focused on a broad package of traffic and roadway safety bills, with repeated emphasis on work zone safety, the Move Over law, automated enforcement, and protections for pedestrians, cyclists, and roadside workers. MassDOT Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver strongly supported a bill allowing MassDOT vehicles to use blue flashing lights in limited work-zone settings, arguing that blue lights reliably slow drivers and could help address a rise in work-zone crashes and fatalities. District Attorney Marion Ryan, State Police representatives, and police association leaders supported a separate Move Over bill that would raise penalties for repeat violations and add an education component, citing officers and workers killed or injured roadside and saying the goal is deterrence and safer driver behavior rather than revenue. A major portion of the hearing was devoted to automated enforcement bills for speed and red-light violations, including proposals for school zones, work zones, and broader local options. Senator Brownsberger and Senator Jalen argued that automated enforcement is needed because speeding and red-light running remain common while police traffic enforcement has declined, and they described the bills as civil, opt-in tools that issue tickets to vehicles rather than drivers. Supporters from WalkMass, T4MA, Safe Roads Alliance, MassBike, Medford officials, and other advocates cited fatal pedestrian crashes, neighborhood speeding, and the need to protect vulnerable road users, while also pointing to privacy and equity safeguards in the bills such as limits on photographs, data retention rules, public reporting, and local approval processes. Several local and advocacy witnesses backed targeted camera programs. Senator Lovely and Representative Cruz supported a Salem school-zone camera bill, describing repeated violations around schools and buses. Medford officials and school-safety advocates supported a similar statewide camera bill, citing recent pedestrian deaths and dangerous cut-through traffic. AAA Northeast and the Massachusetts Aggregate and Asphalt Pavement Association also supported targeted enforcement in work zones and school zones, while urging public education and warning periods. Some witnesses raised concerns about the color of lights for highway workers, with State Police representatives preferring green over blue to avoid confusion with law enforcement, and committee members asked about constitutional issues, surchargeability, and possible targeting concerns. No votes were taken during the hearing.

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• where they're going to be going back to for kids that are older in high school close to where the juvenile
• school.
• , fantastic soccer school, fantastic... program, and really caters to this type of a young person who
• high, high needs. and high offenders, etc.
• programs. programming.

Bills: HB31, HB3360

Keywords: juvenile justice, community supervision, felony offenses, treatment of children, juvenile facilities, chemical dispensing device, solitary confinement, rehabilitation, criminal proceedings, delinquency, 1184, house, all

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• I graduated high school while being in the program. I got my first car while I was there.
• I graduated high school and then I got my first apartment.
• in the graduated high school while being in the program. program. program.
• school and then I got I graduated high school and then I got my<00:09:35.120> first<00:09:35.400
• <00:14:40.280> schools<00:14:40.720> had in Minnesota high schools had in Minnesota

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: House File 4738 was laid over for possible inclusion in the 2026 tax bill. Representative Keeler presented the bill as a funding source for Minnesota’s Safe Harbor program, arguing that trafficking and sexual exploitation are statewide problems and that current shelter and housing resources are insufficient. She and several supporters emphasized that the program serves youth across greater Minnesota, not just the metro, and that state and federal funding pressures make additional support necessary. Testifiers from Place Called Home/Life House, The Link, the City of Minneapolis, and a survivor all described the impact of Safe Harbor and related shelter programs. They cited data on youth served, bed nights, mental health services, and high unmet need, including waitlists and youth turned away because programs are full. Testimony stressed that stable housing and trauma-informed services help survivors recover and move toward education, employment, and family stability. One committee member, Representative Davis, objected to the proposed funding source, saying he would not support taking money from women’s sports scholarships and urging a different source. The bill’s tax mechanism was described as ending the sales tax exemption for preferred seating, suite licenses, and related amenities at athletic and entertainment events. Alec Williams of We Make Minnesota supported the proposal as a fair way to raise revenue from high-end discretionary purchases for a public purpose. Committee discussion also focused on the size of the revenue estimate and the breakdown of the impact, with nonpartisan staff saying roughly 85% would come from suite licenses, 10% from collegiate seating, and 5% from amenities. Representative Smith and others framed the issue as both a tax and moral question, and the chair moved the bill to be laid over.

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• agency and we run a public high school. agency and we run a public high school.
• <00:20:56.080> School<00:20:56.159> in with the Perpet Arts High School in with the
• While the metro area has more than 20 arts-focused schools at the elementary, middle, and high school
• , and high school level, there are middle, and high school level, there are no<00:22:11.360> comparable
• That funding supports the arts high school, the professional development resource program that serves

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee first approved the March 3, 2026 minutes by voice vote. It then heard a presentation from the Minnesota Zoo on its aging facilities and bonding needs. Zoo staff highlighted the zoo’s economic and educational role, its 1.4 to 1.5 million annual visitors, and its Free to Explore program, while stressing that many of its 50-year-old buildings are in poor condition, with more than $78 million in backlog and safety concerns for visitors, staff, and animals. The zoo said the governor recommended $4 million for critical life-support systems and asked for an additional $6 million in asset preservation to renovate the original animal hospital building so a new hospital wing can function properly. Testimony emphasized that the renovation is necessary for staff space, storage, code compliance, asbestos removal, and safe animal care, and described recent injuries and close calls tied to outdated facilities. Members asked questions about porcupine quills, natural predators, and the meaning of the zoo’s incident rate. Zoo staff explained that quills are not poisonous but are barbed and can be difficult to remove, and that predators include larger cats, owls, and fishers. On incidents, staff said they include close calls and injuries linked to aging infrastructure, such as a tiger reaching farther through a wall after fencing shifted over time, and staff injuries during animal procedures in older spaces. Members also confirmed that the hospital project has shifted from a standalone building to a wing attached to the existing hospital because of rising construction costs. The committee then heard from Perpich Center for Arts Education. Perpich described its statewide role as both a public high school and an arts education resource center, serving students and educators across Minnesota. It said it hosted 313 events last year for nearly 2,000 educators and administrators and worked with 275 school districts across all 67 Senate districts. Perpich emphasized that nearly seven in 10 students rely on its residential programs because there are no comparable arts high school options in greater Minnesota, and noted strong student outcomes including a 100% graduation rate and national recognition as an exemplary school. For capital needs, Perpich said it received $1.26 million last year for HVAC and building automation work, is grateful for the governor’s recommended $1.3 million this year, and requested $6 million to create a secure, accessible main entrance and upgrade outdated restrooms to ADA compliance.

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• I just want to point out that the scheme here did not involve our school nutrition programs or school
• > staff<00:03:10.840> I programs or School nutrition staff I programs or School nutrition
• funds that we administer for after-school programming.
• funds that we administer for after-school programming.
• a a program expert in after school a a program expert in after school programming<01:15:54.679><

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The Education Policy Committee met to hear a delayed presentation from the Office of the Legislative Auditor on MDE’s oversight of Feeding Our Future, a report released in June 2024. The chair framed the hearing as an oversight review of how the Minnesota Department of Education handled the nonprofit’s participation in the Child and Adult Care Food Program and the Summer Food Service Program, emphasizing that the hearing was not about criminal charges against agency staff. Legislative Auditor Judy Randall and Director of Special Reviews Katherine Tyson explained that their review focused on state oversight, not the underlying federal fraud case, which involved an alleged $250 million scheme and ongoing criminal proceedings. The auditors concluded that MDE’s oversight was inadequate and created opportunities for fraud. They said MDE failed to act on warning signs before the pandemic, did not effectively use its authority to hold Feeding Our Future accountable, and was ill prepared to respond to problems. Examples included approving applications despite concerns about internal controls and staffing, failing to follow up on earlier review findings, not adequately investigating at least 30 complaints, and in one case referring a complaint back to Feeding Our Future for resolution rather than conducting an independent investigation. They also said MDE deferred serious deficiencies without enough evidence that problems had been fully corrected and approved meal claims despite records showing major inconsistencies. Tyson said MDE had made progress on all eight recommendations in the report, though one recommendation to the legislature had not yet been addressed because the session had not convened since the report’s release. The auditors recommended that the legislature establish clearer statutory criteria or give MDE rulemaking authority for sponsor applications, and that MDE strengthen verification of sponsor information, focus more on high-risk sponsors, improve complaint procedures, and emphasize program integrity if waivers reduce oversight in the future. In response to member questions, the auditors said MDE’s reported progress was partial in some areas and that further review would be needed to fully confirm implementation. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the hearing.

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• So we have an offset program.
• It is an IRS program.
• And so these outreach programs, training programs, canceled right, left, and center.
• base program funding.
• districts, a high school district that had a claim from the 70s.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Accountability and Transparency held a hearing focused on three issues: federal funding cuts and delays, possible state revenue impacts from reduced IRS enforcement, and the fiscal effects of AB 218 on local governments. The Franchise Tax Board described how state and federal tax systems are closely linked, how most returns are filed electronically through software, and how FTB relies on IRS information sharing for compliance, fraud prevention, offsets, and nonfiler work. Members raised concerns that federal staffing cuts at the IRS could weaken audits of large corporations and reduce California revenue, and asked about VITA and ITIN filers; FTB said it was not aware of VITA reductions, noted ITIN returns are processed the same as other returns, and said ITIN filing appeared slightly down this year. The Department of Finance said it is monitoring federal developments, summarized the continuing resolution and reconciliation process, and noted that California lost nearly $940 million in earmarked federal projects under the CR, while major federal budget decisions remain uncertain until the President’s budget and later congressional action. The University of California reported substantial federal pressure on research, student aid, and health care. UC said hundreds of millions of dollars in federal awards have already been canceled, with additional threats to NIH and DOE facilities-and-administration rates, graduate fellowships, student loan repayment plans, international student visas, Pell Grants, and Medicaid/Medi-Cal funding. Committee members pressed UC on the effects of DEIA-related federal restrictions, the loss of clinical trials and research staff, and the impact on low-income students and patients. UC said it is pursuing litigation with the Attorney General and other institutions, but emphasized that court action is only a temporary solution and that sustained state and private support may be needed. The second panel addressed the fiscal consequences of AB 218, which extended the statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse claims against public agencies. FCMAT presented a report with 22 recommendations, including better statewide data collection, financing mechanisms, a possible victims compensation fund, and prevention measures. Los Angeles County described a tentative $4 billion settlement tied to AB 218 claims, saying it will require reserves, borrowing, and long-term annual payments through 2050, while also forcing curtailments and cuts to vacant positions to preserve services. Members discussed insurance pools, retroactive premiums, unidentified future claims, and the need for a compensation fund or other financing tools. No formal votes were taken; the hearing concluded with public comment, including testimony from local health officials about nearly $400 million in terminated federal public health grants and the resulting layoffs and service impacts.

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• high school and she student at a Texas high school and she several<01:37:39.920> of<01:37:40.080
• A decade later, he launched Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit High School to prepare students from high-poverty
• High School to prepare San Jose Jesuit High School to prepare students<01:52:49.360> from<01:
• <02:16:01.199> school stage in Tennessee high school stage in Tennessee high school basketball
• High School in Baxter, men of Upperman High School in Baxter, Tennessee,<02:16:46.080> right<

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, May 15, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Primarily, that will be the High-Speed Rail Authority.
• We serve 67 schools as their school transportation. That's 90% of our schools in the county.
• We serve as 67 schools as their school transportation. That's 90% of our schools in the county.
• So many of those cities have just begun their programs.
• He was born in Orville, graduated from Biggs High School, earned his degree in ag business from Cal Poly

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• I WANTED TO BRING UP AS A STUDENT WHO HAS RECENTLY BEEN THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY
• AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS.
• AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS.
• JOB EXPERIENCE BEFORE THEY GRADUATE FROM EITHER HIGH SCHOOL OR COLLEGE.
• HOW WILL THESE PROGRAMS BE STRUCTURED? WHO WILL STRUCTURE THEM? D BPR? DOE? LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS?

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• 15<00:58:50.680> years After High School for over 15 years After High School for over 15 years
• After graduating high school, I knew what major I wanted to do because of the Workforce Development program
• After graduating high school, I knew what major I wanted to do because of the Workforce Development program
• After graduating high school, I knew what major I wanted to do because of the Workforce Development program
• This program works. It's a program that prevents violence.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And ensure schools follow state and federal laws.
• middle and high school students with the opportunity to learn more about state government.
• Over 80,000 students to each semester, providing high quality, high value academic. career training,
• safety allotment under the Foundations School Program, referred to the Committee on Public Education
• Program.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• We have our school up here, Alamo Navajo School.
• My question is, who does the school belong to if it’s a BIA school?
• program also?
• So we've been offering post-secondary opportunities for our youth when they graduate from high school
• Years for our community members to attain their high school diploma or GED, so that wasn't going to happen

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• That's high.
• program.
• I think we have had high school students who have done that right out of high school.
• Right now, we don't have a schedule that really works with the high school.
• They've adapted well with the forest programs and the allied health programs.

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• they if they have their GED or high they if they have their GED or high school<00:33:14.320>
• <00:41:45.599> school, on their GPA each year of high school, on their GPA each year of high
• High school students are enrolling in and attending their courses around the same time each academic
• High school students are enrolling in and attending their courses around the same time each academic
• pursuing their programs at the optometry<00:46:26.720> schools.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The House Budget Review Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education heard presentations from the University of Louisville and the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) on their strategic plans, enrollment trends, and budget priorities. University of Louisville President Bradley highlighted the university’s new five-year strategic plan, its R1 research status, community-engaged and opportunity college classifications, record enrollment of 25,005 students, and its role in serving first-generation, Pell-eligible, military-connected, and rural students. He also emphasized the university’s economic and workforce impact, including athletics, nursing, dentistry, and a recent Speed School building, and previewed major capital and program requests: a $142 million STEMH building, a $15 million one-time request for National Cancer Institute-related cancer research, and $5.3 million for the Kentucky Manufacturing Extension Partnership. He also discussed a planned $260 million health sciences building and the university’s efforts to expand health care access beyond Louisville through regional sites and residency partnerships. Members responded positively, with Representative Tipton asking about agency bond projects and regional health outreach, and President Bradley saying the university is evaluating debt capacity and exploring smaller projects while noting that the STEM building request would rely on state-funded debt service. He described UofL Health’s expansion into places such as Bullitt County, Shelbyville, Madisonville, and Paducah, and its efforts to train physicians for rural practice. Representative McCool praised the university’s military-friendly designation and cancer research priorities and noted personal family ties to UofL. Michaela Aman, a sophomore from Letcher County, also testified about how UofL has supported her as a rural student and emphasized the university’s commitment to opportunity and social mobility. KCTCS President Ryan Quarles and CFO Todd Kilburn then presented the system’s enrollment, completion, and workforce-training results. They said KCTCS now serves more than 110,000 students, graduated a record 24,000 students last May, and has moved from 45th to 4th nationally in graduation rate. They also highlighted that over half of students are first-generation, 60% work while enrolled, 70% of graduates work in Kentucky, and 74% graduate with no student loan debt. KCTCS described its common-course-numbering agreement with Morehead State as part of a broader transfer simplification effort, and said it trains about 200,000 Kentuckians annually when including workforce training and firefighter instruction. The system also outlined efficiency measures, including property sales, a new bookstore contract projected to save $4.3 million over five years, and a new evaluation process for real estate and facilities. KCTCS’s budget and capital requests included operating funding tied to enrollment growth, support for the TRAINs program, the ECTC training facility at Glendale, continued support for Health Force Kentucky, three capital construction projects at Jefferson, Bluegrass, and Gateway, and asset preservation funding focused on safety and security upgrades. Quarles also referenced House Bill 5, saying it would expand KCTCS’s correctional education and re-entry work and could help reduce recidivism. Members asked about the bill and its impact, and KCTCS said it already provides instruction in jails and prisons and sees the proposal as an extension of that work.