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• athletes are students remember student athletes are students first<00:09:50.959> and<00:09:51.120
• The evidence across the country is clear: the more students you allow to play, the more students will
• you allow to play the more students you allow to play the more students<00:31:56.880> will<00
• <00:36:45.079> to sports are safe for all students to sports are safe for all students to

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• First, I'll start off with students and faculty members and administration from my alma mater, a high
• today first I'll start off from students today first I'll start off from students andc<00:02:29.879
• Ethan serves as student representative of the Hawaii State Board of Education, and he also serves as
• Kaiser's student body president.
• innovative ideas Ethan serves as student innovative ideas Ethan serves as student representative

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• It opens new horizons for our students. It promotes a well-rounded education.
• It keeps students engaged with increased attendance rates.
• We see these students at concerts, at all-state festivals, and in our homes.
• Was it my students and Walt Whitman? It was not. Thank you, Dr. Ms.
• I just think about those 20 students who are just saying for us.

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Summary: The meeting began with a student performance from Horizon Middle School Show Choir, including songs from an eighth grade concert and the show choir piece “The Body Electric.” After the performance, Deputy Superintendent Donna Fishbeck spoke on behalf of State Superintendent Kirsten Baesler in support of music education, emphasizing its benefits for creativity, collaboration, school climate, and student development, and noting the department’s support for music grants and professional development. She also highlighted the North Dakota Music Educators Association’s role in expanding access and quality in music education. The committee then heard a presentation from Vital Network, introduced as a DPI-funded effort focused on teacher retention. Nate Eklund and Dr. Aaron Rob described the organization’s work with schools and districts to reduce educator burnout by improving workplace conditions, especially around time management, voice in decision-making, and care/support. They said the program uses surveys, dashboards, advisory support, and facilitated school and district processes to identify local friction points and help educators and leaders solve them, with examples ranging from simplifying material requests to improving PLC time and communication. They stressed that retention is driven more by workplace conditions than pay alone, and that solutions must be local rather than one-size-fits-all. Members asked about rural teacher overload, sustainability after grant funding ends, and whether the model could inform broader policy or continuing education reforms. Vital representatives said the work is designed to be embedded in district systems and strategic plans so it can continue beyond their direct involvement, and that the approach aligns with the state’s teacher retention and recruitment task force recommendations. They reported serving about half of North Dakota educators across roughly 50 districts, with partnerships through regional education associations to reach rural areas. No formal votes or legislative actions were taken during the discussion.

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• These students are from Curtin Intermediate School.
• the world's most talented student teams.
• We have here today Drexel University student Jaden Nice, along with a student from the University of
• The chair recognizes. here today, Drexel University student, Jaden Nice, along with student of the University
• These students are in the 6th through the 12th grade.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, guest recognitions, and a quorum call before moving into committee reports and floor action. Committees reported a number of bills and resolutions, including measures from Local Government, Energy, Health, Judiciary, Appropriations, Rules, and Finance. The chamber also announced caucus and committee meetings, then recessed and later reconvened for final consideration of legislation. Several bills passed the House finally, including House Bill 2299 on body cameras for county probation officers, House Bill 167 designating a scenic byway along Allegheny River Boulevard, House Bill 95 requiring disclosure when content or advertising is generated or substantially modified by artificial intelligence, House Bill 1944 expanding medical amnesty and Good Samaritan protections on campuses, House Bill 2443 creating a child victim recovery fund, House Bill 246 updating references from the Public Welfare Code to the Human Services Code, and House Bill 2586 establishing title protection for music therapists. The House also adopted House Resolution 463 recognizing Korean-American Citizenship Day, House Resolution 499 recognizing Juneteenth Independence Day, and House Resolution 547 directing a study of electronic monitoring as an alternative to incarceration. The House spent significant time on amendments to House Bill 133, which concerns reinstatement of parental rights, and House Bill 138, which addresses parental incarceration and termination of parental rights. Both bills received bipartisan amendments adding guardrails and exceptions, and the amendments were adopted unanimously. The chamber also debated House Bill 2224, the Fair Act, with multiple amendments on utility rates, return on equity, and scope; some amendments were adopted, several tied votes failed, and the bill was left amended for reprinting. House Bill 2544, dealing with school administrators’ rights and negotiations, saw an amendment to allow individual bargaining, but that amendment failed and the bill was agreed to. The session ended with a correction to the record on House Bill 1944, a motion to recommit several bills to Appropriations, and adjournment until June 22, 2026.

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• This is CS for SB 1070 electrocardiograms for student athletes.
• So the 2028-2029 school year is for every student to...
• How many students in high school do participate in athletics?
• And in what conditions a student can return. It's so complex.
• Statsal 1 and 300, 1 in 300 students have potentially fatal... 1 in 300 students have potentially fatal

Summary: The Health Policy Committee heard and advanced several health-related bills. SB 1546 on background screening for athletic coaches was explained as another extension of the deadline for coaches to be added to the background screening clearinghouse; it passed favorably with support from athletic and youth sports organizations. SB 958 on type 1 diabetes early detection was amended to match the House version, requiring the Department of Health to provide school districts, school boards, and charter schools with informational materials for parents; it was reported favorably as a committee substitute. CS/SB 1070 on electrocardiograms for student athletes drew extensive discussion about sudden cardiac arrest prevention, implementation timelines, costs, funding through private and public sources, and whether insurance, KidCare, or Medicaid should cover screenings; after supportive testimony from school and athletic groups, it was reported favorably as a committee substitute. The committee also heard SB 1060, which would create a joint legislative oversight committee for Medicaid managed care to review encounter data, financials, audits, and rebate calculations with assistance from an actuary and the Auditor General. The sponsor and several senators framed it as a transparency and verification measure in response to large mid-year Medicaid funding increases and concerns about network adequacy and vertical integration; it passed favorably. CS/SB 944, which shortens the insurer overpayment recovery look-back period for claims involving psychologists from 30 months to 12 months, also passed favorably with support from the Florida Psychological Association. SB 1370, moving ambulatory surgical centers into their own statute rather than under hospital licensure provisions, was supported by surgery center representatives and reported favorably. The committee approved SB 768, as amended, to narrow the foreign-country-of-concern licensure attestation for health care entities to direct controlling interests and clarify the “reasonable efforts” standard; it passed after questions about how the standard would work in practice. SB 1544 on opticianry prompted significant debate over whether the bill would limit nonlicensed staff in ophthalmology and optometry settings; after a proposed amendment was withdrawn and multiple witnesses spoke both for and against, the bill was temporarily postponed. Finally, the committee adopted a strike-all amendment to SB 1808 requiring health care practitioners and facilities to refund patient overpayments within 30 days, with enforcement through AHCA fines or professional discipline, and then reported the bill favorably.

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• <00:13:36.040> And lives of thousands of students. And lives of thousands of students.
• So, I I all students are bilingual.
• We have students in our school system who are among the poorest students in the state of Alabama.
• I'm not opposed to student recognition. I'm not opposed to student recognition.
• All the students stand up from Samford. Everybody, students from Samford, y'all stand up for us.

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• We had students detained, at least four of our students were initially reported as detained by ICE agents
• At least 30 parents of students at Valleyview Elementary were detained, leading to students being left
• At least 30 parents of students at Valleyview Elementary were detained, leading to students being left
• At least 30 parents of students at Valleyview Elementary were detained, leading to students being left
• student, staff, or family member. student, staff, or family member.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• of students coming through our program.
• Let me tell you the reason that's important: a lot of the students enrolling are not full-time students
• ; they are part-time students.
• So for example, we have several scholarships that are now geared for students—students that want to pursue
• So we are actually, for those students.

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• <00:05:16.000> are One to look at an age which students are One to look at an age which students
• <00:05:24.479> There's our K through three students.
• There's our K through three students.
• It invests in our students and school districts for the next two years.
• It invests in our students and school districts for the next two years.

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• with our Career and Technical student with our Career and Technical student organizations<00:19:
• $250 and that is with our student $250 and that is with our student organizations<00:20:43.200><
• issues um that a lot of these students issues um that a lot of these students that<00:21:46.080>
• for individual student for individual student expenditures<00:22:31.120> so<00:22:31.679>
• <00:47:27.720> and students students and our families and students students and our families

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• <02:01:54.560> uh<02:01:54.800> student process rights for students uh student process
• conduct, student academics, student organization, a student organization that's not an organization
• <02:46:32.880> conduct,<02:46:33.520> student whether they student conduct, student
• whether they student conduct, student academics,<02:46:34.640> student<02:46:34.960> organization
• , academics, student organization, academics, student organization, a<02:46:37.040> student

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• That is a federally funded program with schools, and so work-study is not awarded to every student; students
• Okay, so the use of work-study on line 40 interplays with Florida college student.
• Will we be asking—would your bill ask students to sign this waiver?
• Because they're in the student role? You're recognized. Thank you, Madam Chair.
• I oppose House Bill 221 because I myself have a working student who is in the workforce.

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• I rise to recognize the outstanding student leaders from Broward College student government representing
• I rise to recognize the outstanding student leaders from Broward College student government representing
• These students are in Tallahassee for the Florida.
• And Arianna Krieger, Student Senator.
• leadership, and success of Florida's college students.

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• And the question in my mind is, why do we decide to take students out?
• schools picking students because of their athletic ability.
• schools picking students because of their athletic ability.
• We're adding back students to local ISD school, Senator West: Students to local ISD school health advisory
• He took students off of the board.

Summary: The Senate first adopted a motion to move the intent calendar deadline to 4 p.m. and then took up several bills by suspending the regular order of business. Senate Bill 2031, concerning removal of high fences around breeder deer release sites, passed after an amendment shortened the testing period from five years to three, tied visible identification requirements to the date Parks and Wildlife began requiring them, and made the bill effective immediately. Senate Bill 1490, a cleanup to adult charter high school funding, and Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2227, creating a process for delayed birth certificates and renamed the Charles E. Barton Act, both passed unanimously after floor amendments. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 1964, regulating artificial intelligence systems used by state agencies, also passed unanimously after the author described guardrails for high-risk AI and disclosure requirements. The Senate then considered Senate Bill 2877, which increases penalties for election fraud and related attempts; after debate over whether existing law already covers some conduct and whether the bill was necessary given the small number of convictions, it passed to engrossment and later final passage on a 21-10 vote. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2658, on brackish groundwater production and study, passed after four amendments, including one giving water districts authority to stop production if monitoring shows harm to freshwater supplies or subsidence and another returning a portion of transported water revenue to districts. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 648, strengthening recording requirements for real property instruments to help prevent deed theft, also passed on a 26-4 vote. Other measures approved included Committee Substitute Senate Bill 401, making it easier for homeschool students to participate in UIL activities through local district opt-in/nearest-district participation rules; Committee Substitute Senate Bill 407, requiring health care facilities to honor conscience or religious vaccine exemptions for employees, despite extensive questioning about patient safety and immunocompromised patients; Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2117, creating a Texas Committee on Foreign Investment to review risky foreign acquisitions; Senate Bill 1718, adding the NRA annual meeting to the major events reimbursement program after a failed amendment seeking equal space for gun-control advocacy; Committee Substitute Senate Bill 1626, clarifying limits on censorship and interference with digital expression by social media platforms; and Senate Bill 2206, updating the state R&D franchise tax credit and related sales tax treatment, which passed 31-0. The chamber also debated Senate Bill 1395 on school health advisory councils. An initial amendment to restore voting seats for teachers and school employees failed, but a later amendment by Senator West added students back in an advisory, non-voting capacity. The Senate then handled routine motions, committee scheduling, first-reading referrals, and adjourned until April 29, with the session ending in memory of two constituents.

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• to not experience any significant financial undue hardship because of the loss of those students.
• Mountain View received this year funding for the students they had last year, and next year they will
• receive funding for the students they have this year, which would include any students who may decide
• they had last year and next year they will receive funding for for the students they had last year,
• students who may decide to leave and attend the newly established school districts.

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• for Hispanic students, compared to 50 percent for white students, these gaps have remained largely unchanged
• And the student outcomes reflect that. 52% of students fail to meet.
• And the student outcomes reflect that. 52% of students fail to meet English standards and 63% fail to
• While proficiency rates on the state assessment drop to 20% for black students, 26% for Hispanic students
• students are being failed by that system.

Summary: The Assembly met in session after a quorum call and opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a ceremonial observance for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Members from multiple caucuses spoke in support of House Resolution 107, which designates May as AAPI Heritage Month, emphasizing the community’s contributions, resilience, and the need to confront discrimination and hate. The resolution was adopted, and the chamber then recognized 13 honorees for the 2026 AAPI Heritage Month celebration, highlighting leaders in education, business, labor, media, cultural preservation, and public service. After guest introductions, the Assembly took up a series of bills. Measures discussed included HOA reserve funding for common interest developments (AB 2050), professional review requirements for lawsuits against design professionals (AB 2106), direct home delivery of enteral formula (AB 1794), expanded CalWORKs-related support for student parents (AB 1829), longer insurance moratoriums for wildfire survivors (AB 2038), election cybersecurity (AB 2281), medical privacy protections for reproductive and gender-affirming care (AB 2448), water district board compensation (AB 2568), county public contract change-order authority (AB 1658), and several other education, health, and licensing bills. Most measures passed with broad support; AB 2050 passed 44-6, AB 2038 passed 45-8, AB 2448 passed 49-13, and AB 1658 passed 61-2, while several others passed unanimously or near-unanimously. The Assembly also adopted AJR 29, a resolution opposing a federal executive order affecting vote-by-mail and affirming California’s mail voting system. The resolution prompted extended debate over election integrity, voter access, and federal versus state authority, with supporters arguing mail voting is secure and accessible and opponents calling for stronger voter list maintenance and verification. The resolution passed 47-13. In addition, ACR 141 and ACR 123 were adopted by voice vote after co-author roll calls, and the chamber continued or passed on numerous other file items as it worked through the daily file.

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• We've seen our retention rates skyrocket with our students.
• We've seen our retention rates skyrocket with our students.
• To this end, at the very essence of everything we do will be student success.
• They don't have the luxury of accepting only those high academic-achieving students.
• They don't have the luxury of accepting only those high academic-achieving students.

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Higher Education heard two bills and then moved through a series of confirmations for university and college boards of trustees. Senate Bill 176, by Senator Polsky, would require public postsecondary institutions to have clear, publicly available safety policies and reporting procedures for threats to students, faculty, staff, and visitors. An amendment clarifying the bill’s scope was adopted without objection, there was no public testimony against it, and the committee reported the bill favorably. Members spoke in support, emphasizing campus safety and the need for clear reporting paths. The committee also heard Senate Bill 116, by Senator Bradley, which would establish the University of Florida Diabetes Institute in statute to advance research, prevention, care, education, collaboration, and outreach on diabetes. Testimony included support from AARP and others, and members praised the institute’s research role and the growing public health importance of diabetes. The bill was reported favorably. The remainder of the meeting focused on confirmations for trustees at FIU, UNF, UCF, USF, and Miami Dade College. Nominees and reappointees described their backgrounds and priorities, including student success, research growth, workforce development, engineering, health care, cybersecurity, and fiscal stewardship. Committee members asked several nominees about nursing NCLEX scores and university performance, and one public commenter raised concerns about campus climate and student safety. The committee then voted to report the confirmations favorably in a block and adjourned.

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• And students from the Five Rock Learning School and students from Mastway Elementary School, guests of
• for every student. for every student.
• students with a physical disabilities. students with a physical disabilities.
• . students. students.
• students. Thank you. students. Thank you.

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• Thank you. around student access and affordability. Thank you. Thank you.
• It is not improved student achievement or strengthen public education.
• and positive student outcomes.
• and positive student outcomes.
• as the Associated Students of UC Davis's Disability Justice Committee.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Committee met to consider the final three-party agreement for the 2026-27 state budget and 19 implementing bills, including two budget bill juniors and 17 trailer bills. Committee leadership and administration officials described the budget as a balanced plan that reduces out-year structural deficits, maintains large reserves, and makes major investments in health care, education, housing, child care, public safety, and other core services while also responding to expected federal cuts and fiscal uncertainty. The Department of Finance outlined the package’s major components, including Medi-Cal adjustments, education funding increases, higher education changes, child care and human services updates, housing and homelessness funding, energy and transportation provisions, and tax and general government changes. Members asked questions about several provisions, including CSU enrollment targets and turnaround plans, the Prop. 98 settle-up mechanism, the plastics market development payment program, housing accountability measures, NextGen 9-1-1 implementation, and veteran services. Staff and administration witnesses explained that the higher education language is intended to improve campus-by-campus reporting and oversight, that Prop. 98 settle-up would be finalized later through the statutory certification process, and that NextGen 9-1-1 now includes one-time funding, quarterly reporting, an independent technical review, and a state audit. Members also discussed the HAP homelessness funding increase to $900 million and the balance between accountability and timely distribution of funds. The most extended exchange centered on comparisons between funding for veterans and Medi-Cal/immigrant health coverage. Republican members argued the budget spends far more on undocumented immigrant services than on veterans, while Democratic members and Finance staff responded that the comparison was misleading because many veterans’ services are federally funded and the state budget also includes dedicated veteran support. The chair and other members emphasized that the budget reflects difficult tradeoffs and that the package protects vulnerable populations, preserves health care access, and advances affordability. No final vote was described in the excerpt, but members indicated support for the overall package and said they would support it on the floor.

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• I would ask, why are we confiscating funds from these students?
• The average per pupil funding for a typical universal ESA student or a typical military student, for
• The students in public schools are tested constantly, as are the schools.
• So I support the program for special education for students with...
• So I support the program for special education for students with disabilities.

Bills: HCR2048

Keywords: elective officers, salary regulation, compensation, Arizona Constitution, voter approval, legislative commission, 1182, all