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• It says that they are administering program management and administration of New Hampshire Education
• It says that they are administering program management and administration of the New Hampshire Education
• education Freedom account program<00:46:31.240> uh<00:46:31.400> the<00:46:31.599>
• program<00:46:32.000> provides<00:46:32.400> students program uh the program provides
• educational providers in addition<00:47:07.400> program<00:47:07.920> staff<00:47:08.359

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first met in a revenue estimate work session to approve an LSR codifying the committee’s revenue estimates. Members reviewed the process for turning the LSR into a House Resolution and discussed how the adopted estimates would be used to amend House Bill 1. After a brief question-and-answer about current revenue splits and the governor’s proposed video lottery and tax-split changes, the committee voted 19-0 to approve the revenue estimates. The committee then moved into executive session on HB 669, which would require all revenue from the statewide education property tax to be deposited into the education trust fund and set an equalized statewide tax rate. Supporters argued the bill would better direct education funding, while opponents said it was unnecessary or duplicative. The committee voted 12-7 to retain the bill (ITL), and a minority report was noted. Next, the committee considered HB 290, which would raise cigarette and electronic cigarette taxes and create a study committee on tobacco and nicotine taxes. Testimony focused on revenue needs, inflation, public health, and concerns that a higher tax could reduce sales or drive purchases across state lines. The committee voted 11-8 to ITL the bill, with a minority report. The committee also ITL’d HB 402, dealing with whether Education Freedom Account payments are taxable income, after debate over unintended consequences and whether the bill’s language was misleading; that vote was 11-8 with a minority report. Finally, the committee opened HB 483, and Representative Tierney moved ITL, arguing the bill’s requirement that the scholarship organization be incorporated in New Hampshire would likely violate the Commerce Clause; the transcript cuts off before the vote on that bill.

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• That is our core categorical program.
• I'm trying to think of the efficacy of the program, or the variety of programs.
• their meal programs.
• As schools move toward more scratch cooking, this program is educating and preparing current and future
• As schools move toward more scratch cooking, this program is educating and preparing current and future

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Have y'all done any studies on teacher certification programs producing the best teachers versus individual
• Yeah failing to comply with the Individuals and Disabilities Education Act? Yes, sir. OK.
• So they're usually taking from their regular program allotment the general education funding and using
• program.
• We used two programs. One, the Water Loan Assistance Program.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• These programs work.
• As we discussed the expectations of the program and his needed engagement in individual therapy to get
• to parent support programs and therapeutic programs.
• was put into a diversion program.
• Is that the same in terms of how our educational, like school districts or individual schools treat these

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Juvenile and Emerging Adult Justice held an informational hearing focused on diversion programs and services for high-risk youth, with no bills before the committee and no votes taken. The chair and members emphasized that the session was intended to hear from invited testimony and discuss how to strengthen diversion, reduce court involvement, and improve outcomes for youth. The committee heard first from the Office of the Child Advocate and diversion providers, who described the Massachusetts Youth Diversion Program, its statewide expansion to 10 of 11 court counties, and its reported success rate of about 80% completion without reoffending. Testimony highlighted that diversion keeps youth out of court, connects them more quickly to community-based services, and can address needs such as mental health, education, and substance use. Witnesses also pointed to racial and ethnic disparities in arrests versus summonses, regional variation in diversion access, and the need for clearer statutory authority, more funding, and broader use of pre-arrest diversion. Committee members asked about the difference between arrest and summons, who can initiate diversion, why arrest rates have increased relative to summonses, and how diversion might prevent harmful downstream consequences such as detention or immigration enforcement involvement. Witnesses said police, clerk magistrates, district attorneys, and judges can refer youth to diversion, and argued that local policy, training, and legislative changes could expand use. They also discussed the impact of detention on youth, including stigma, lost school time, and the lack of credit for time served in the juvenile system. Testimony from Citizens for Juvenile Justice focused on prevention, school discipline, and the school-to-prison pipeline, arguing for more restorative practices, better data, and legislation to limit suspensions and expulsions, especially for younger students and nonviolent conduct. They also raised concerns about DCF-involved and foster youth, who are disproportionately represented in the juvenile system. The final panel, the Children's League of Massachusetts and transition-age youth providers, shifted to child welfare and young adult supports. They supported reducing court involvement in child requiring assistance cases, expanding family resource centers, and strengthening services for transition-age youth leaving DCF or DYS custody. Providers described housing instability, homelessness, and the need for education, employment, behavioral health, and supportive housing services for young adults ages 18 to 23. Across the hearing, witnesses consistently argued that early intervention, community-based supports, and diversion are more effective than court processing or detention for most youth, and that the legislature can help through funding, statutory clarity, expanded eligibility, and stronger data collection.

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• Higher education.
• <00:52:30.440> programs.
• program programs. program programs.
• You know the difference program?
• make the program. make the program.

Keywords: 00:00 Call to Order 02:45 Roll Call 05:25 Cosmetologists 13:48 Barbers 01:16:06 Adjournment, 958, all

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• <01:07:57.440> program<01:07:58.079> IEP best um um educational program IEP best um
• um educational program IEP individualized<01:08:00.039> educational<01:08:01.039> um<01
• :08:01.640> program individualized educational um program individualized educational um program
• It is important for us to keep in mind that the individual education programs, the IEPs, for students
• > for education programs the IEPs uh for education programs the IEPs uh for students<01:15:29.440

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Education K through 16.
• Senate Bill 1884 by Sparks relating to the employment of persons by the State Board of Education to Education
• to Education K through 16.
• Senate Bill 2055 by West relating to participation in the Texas Leadership Scholars Program to Education
• Senate Bill 2059 by Parker relating to the recognition of Korean and technology education programs by

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• It would bankrupt me as an individual.
• It would bankrupt me as an individual.
• So the UC does have the ability, though, to extend the program to other individuals, like they did with
• The existing DREAM program? The existing program that the UCs offer?
• I am a social worker and educator, and I serve as a training and capacity-building programs manager at

Summary: The committee first heard AB 1157, the Affordable Rent Act, which would lower California’s annual rent cap, remove the single-family home exemption, and eliminate the sunset on existing tenant protections. The author and supporters argued that renters are facing severe affordability pressures, especially in single-family rentals, and that stronger statewide rent stabilization is needed to prevent displacement and homelessness. Opponents, including apartment, building, and property-owner groups, said the bill would discourage housing production, harm small landlords, and override a deal they said was intended to be temporary while the state focused on building more housing. Public testimony on AB 1157 was extensive, with many renters, tenant advocates, labor groups, and community organizations speaking in support, while many landlords, business groups, and property-owner representatives spoke in opposition. Committee members were split: some praised the bill as a necessary response to the rent crisis, while others warned it could reduce investment and worsen the housing shortage. The committee ultimately voted 7-5 to pass AB 1157 to the Assembly Judiciary Committee. The committee then approved the consent calendar, including AB 413, AB 1152, and AB 1275, on a 9-0 vote. It also heard ACA 3, which would require the University of California to make available a limited number of down payment loans for eligible long-term support staff who are first-time homebuyers. Supporters said the measure would help lower-wage UC workers afford homeownership and improve retention, while UC and other opponents argued the proposal was duplicative of existing state programs, unnecessary, and potentially harmful to UC finances. The discussion focused on financing mechanics and the relationship to CalHFA, but no final vote on ACA 3 was included in the portion provided.

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• , here I'm going to speak specifically to an individual education plan, or IEP, the parents are engaged
• Center housing programs for high Acuity<03:42:02.960> individuals<03:42:03.960> from<03
• <03:52:03.800> rather program as an ongoing program rather program as an ongoing program rather
• Senate Bill 99 expands access to the Career and Technical Education, or CTE, program by requiring regional
• Senate Bill 99 expands access to the Career and Technical Education, or CTE, program by requiring regional

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• I believe education is not only transformative for individuals.
• like our welding program.
• out there P programs in educating of the new leaders and health care moving forward.
• I started off as an educator, educating our youth in our public school system.
• Yes, we're move forward and workforce programs and and maybe some more for your programs to the college

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• or if the individual did not consent.
• program, and developing and promoting plans for Recycling and education grant program, and developing
• programs, and other self-betterment programs.
• programs, and other self-betterment programs.
• programs.

Summary: The committee met and first reported favorably CS for SB 1782, which creates a new offense for dangerous excessive speeding, with support noted from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office and the Florida PBA. It also reported favorably CS for SB 306, which addresses Medicaid managed care provider network access by requiring after-hours and holiday appointment availability and a minimum level of primary care participation. CS for SB 716, imposing mandatory minimum sentences for certain sexual offenses committed by registered sex offenders or predators, and CS for SB 1084, expanding protections against non-consensual dissemination of intimate images and digitally forged intimate images, were also approved. The committee then approved CS for CS for SB 1604, a corrections package that would require prepayment of court costs for certain inmate lawsuits, shorten the limitations period for confinement-condition claims, allow consecutive sentencing in some cases, and revise mental health treatment procedures in correctional settings. Members discussed constitutional concerns and access-to-courts issues, but the bill was reported favorably. CS for CS for SB 1804, which creates a capital offense for trafficking a child 12 or younger or a mentally incapacitated person for sexual exploitation, drew extensive debate and opposition from the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and Floridaans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty; despite objections about constitutionality and ethics, it was reported favorably. The committee also approved CS for SB 1838, expanding protections for court officials against tampering, harassment, and retaliation, and CS for CS for SB 890, the Emily Adkins Family Protection Act, which creates a statewide VTE registry and requires blood clot screening and training in hospitals and care facilities. Members and public witnesses spoke in strong support of the blood clot bill, including family members and survivors. Finally, the committee reported favorably CS for SB 1252, directing FDLE to study a statewide pawn data database, CS for SB 468, increasing penalties for fleeing or eluding law enforcement and allowing vehicle impoundment, CS for SB 490, expanding off-duty concealed carry eligibility for correctional officers and correctional probation officers, and CS for SB 572, the Pam Rock Act on dangerous dogs, which was amended to refine enclosure, confiscation, euthanasia, and insurance requirements.

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• The program is succeeding to grow as well going forward.
• And so the program fundamentally is an incentive program, as we've all talked about.
• This misclassification makes it difficult to allocate resources effectively or tailor educational programs
• The individual would actually know.
• So more education is needed.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• The program supports partnerships between higher education institutions and other organizations to enhance
• Until recently, I was also the principal investigator on a research education program funded through
• Until recently, I was also the principal investigator on a research education program funded through
• We need the CARE program and others like it that work to uplift us and educate us.
• education preparation programs.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• with other states for distance education with other states for distance education programs,<00:10
• The program is administered by the U.S. Department of Education. The U.S.
• this program also um open to individuals this program also um open to individuals who<00:32:54.559
• So, my question is about the K 3410 on the preschool education programs.
• Todd Allen, general counsel, deputy commissioner, Kentucky Department of Education. programs. programs

Keywords: Call to Order and Roll Call – 0:00:00 Workforce Pell Grant Update – 0:03:30 Extension Office Update – 0:33:25 Kentucky Academic Standards for Social Studies – 1:07:08 Early Literacy Outcomes – 1:32:20 Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations – 1:58:30 Adjournment 2:13:13, 958, all

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• The program funds trusted organizations to provide advocacy, training, and education, as well as outreach
• This is the Education and Outreach Grant Program for outreach and education grant program activities.
• The California Food Assistance Program caseload for 2026-27 is projected to be approximately 46,000 individuals
• It also provides education, employment, and training programs, and supportive services aimed at giving
• Over 3,700 individuals have been helped by this program.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Program.
• See that there's a graph from the Physicians Educational Loan Repayment Program, which deals with medical
• . alongside that clinical program.
• The second is education. And education, again, I'll talk about a number of aspects of it.
• And so I accepted the program thinking this was a two-year program.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• This program works.
• This program works.
• This program works.
• program.
• The AIS prevention aid program program.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Um, I am... ...concerned about the statements requiring high-quality educational programming and extracurricular
• programs.
• to report on online and part-time enrichment education programs and authorizing an extension of the
• It ensures that CCHE will only fund programs with higher education institutions in this next fiscal year
• The impact is the higher education programs will not receive the money that the students would receive

Keywords: 981, all

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• Statute creates seven different types of educational programs ranging from basic students to students
• Categoricals are individual allocations in the FEFP to either ensure equitable access to educational
• program, because with the personalized education program, for instance—and I know that's not what we're
• Program, because with the personalized education program, for instance—and I know that's not what we're
• go through the district, whereas personalized education program students go to a scholarship funding

Summary: The Pre-K through 12 Budget Subcommittee met to review how Florida’s Education Finance Program (FEFP) works, receive an update from the Department of Education on the October 2024 FTE survey and third FEFP calculation, and hear from three county superintendents about forecasting enrollment and reconciling scholarship students. The chair explained that FEFP is funded by both state and local dollars, is recalculated multiple times during the year, and is now closely tied to school choice policy. Department staff said the third calculation was still being rerun but should be completed soon, and described the forecasting process as collaborative among districts, DOE, and the Education Estimating Conference. Superintendents from Polk, St. Lucie, and Hendry counties said enrollment shifts, especially students moving to Family Empowerment Scholarships, homeschooling, or private schools, make budgeting and staffing difficult. They said districts often must hold back funds to protect against midyear losses, which affects collective bargaining, staffing, transportation, and classroom organization. Several members raised concerns about duplicate counting, transparency, and whether students receiving scholarship funds can also remain in district classrooms. DOE said districts can access scholarship information through a secure portal and that scholarship funding organizations are paid quarterly, with a new process requiring certification and possible future payment adjustments to reduce duplication. The superintendents urged better real-time tracking of students through a statewide ID or student information system and suggested scholarship students should be funded separately from district FEFP calculations. Members also discussed whether more frequent or daily attendance-based calculations would improve accuracy, though some warned that daily attendance could create new problems for high-poverty districts. The committee also briefly discussed categoricals, including mental health and ESE funding, with DOE saying it evaluates programs through studies, reporting requirements, and legislative direction. No votes were taken; the meeting ended with a motion to rise and adjourn.

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• <00:52:03.000> attracts shortage the program attracts shortage the program attracts individuals
• Some of these programs, like the teacher shortage loan repayment one, is a program that individual teachers
• > apply program that individual teachers apply program that individual teachers apply for<00:59
• It funds the Heritage language educator pathway program.
• programs and educator preparation programs and stakeholder<01:18:13.920> engagement<01:18:14.920

Keywords: 1183, house