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• AT THIS TIME I DON'T HAVE A CURRICULUM OR ANY SPECIFIC DETAILS AS TO WHAT THIS WOULD LOOK LIKE BUT BY
• GAP IN CARE BY PROVIDING DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS TO ADMINISTER INSULIN TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENT
• FOR ME ONE OF THE MOST COMPELLING REASONS FOR THIS BILL IS THIS BILL WOULD ALLOW INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENT
• TWO WEEKS AWAY FROM PUTTING HIM IN WHEN OUR ENDOCRINOLOGIST STATED HIS DIABETES WHICH HE HAS HAS DEVELOPED
• INDEPENDENCE IS IMPORTANT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN AND RESEARCH SHOWING A LOSS OF INDEPENDENCE

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• and financing of certain water infrastructure matters under the jurisdiction of the Texas water development
• We find that they provide efficient local continuity improvementkaha » and that an arterial development
• a criminal policy. authorizing a fee, refer to the Committee on Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development
• by Alice Kurriwisi offering a lifetime recreation and chapter on sought to satisfy the current curriculum
• Refer to the Committee on Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• No changes to curriculum, no changes to scheduling, no changes to program development, no changes.
• Now, do I believe that developers? Board's chair.
• Now, do I believe that developers or people with development interests should just be automatically disqualified
• Barreto's development-over-conservation ideology How Mr.
• And yes, he is a successful developer.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several member introductions recognizing interns, guests, and advocates. The Rules Chair added CS for CS for SB 622 to the special order calendar, and SB 80 on state land management was temporarily postponed. The chamber then moved through a series of bills, often substituting House companions for Senate bills when the measures were identical or nearly identical. The Senate passed SB 200/HB 295 on a comprehensive waste reduction and recycling plan, requiring DEP to develop a recycling and waste diversion roadmap by 2026; SB 492 on land development and mitigation banking, after adopting amendments related to mitigation credit use and former phosphate mine lands; and SB 494/HB 255 on aggravated animal cruelty, which increases sentencing consequences and creates a searchable FDLE database of convicted animal abusers, with an amendment clarifying the database language. The Senate also passed SB 500/HB 711 establishing the Spectrum Alert for missing children with autism, SB 524/HB 1089 adding Duchenne muscular dystrophy to newborn screening, SB 592/HB 393 revising the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program, SB 742/HB 1145 on workforce education, SB 936/HB 827 on a statewide study of automation and workforce impact, SB 964/HB 181 on parole guidelines, SB 976/HB 901 on court-appointed psychologists, SB 1084/HB 1451 on sexual cyber harassment, and SB 1156 on a home health aid program for medically fragile children. Most of these bills were adopted after brief sponsor explanations, questions, and in some cases amendments or House-substitute motions. Debate centered on several policy issues. Senators raised concerns about the constitutional and environmental implications of mitigation banking credits in SB 492, the scope and privacy implications of the animal abuse database in SB 494, the funding and eligibility details of the condo resilience program in SB 592, and the public-school/charter-school balance in SB 822, which drew extensive questioning about enrollment, governance, discipline, accountability, and data sharing before being placed on the third-reading calendar after amendments. The Spectrum Alert bill drew support from members who compared it to the Purple Alert and emphasized the risks faced by children with ASD. The medically fragile children home health aid bill also drew strong support, with senators describing it as a long-needed fix to help families provide in-home care without losing Medicaid coverage. Votes on the measures reported in the transcript were overwhelmingly favorable, with bills passing by margins such as 38-0, 35-3, 37-0, 36-0, and 35-0.

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• No changes to curriculum, no changes to scheduling, no changes to program development, no changes.
• Now, do I believe that developers? Board's chair.
• Now, do I believe that developers or people with development interests should just be automatically disqualified
• Balance in how development interests are represented on the board.
• And yes, he is a successful developer.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge, and heard several member introductions before moving to the special order calendar. The chamber first took up SB 200/HB 295 on a comprehensive waste reduction and recycling plan, which directs DEP to develop a statewide recycling strategy by 2026 with stakeholder input and a three-year implementation roadmap; the House bill was substituted and passed 38-0. Senators then approved CS/CS/SB 492 on mitigation banking and land development after adopting two McLean amendments, including one on out-of-service credits and another incorporating phosphate mining lands provisions; the bill passed 35-3 after debate over possible constitutional issues. CS/SB 494 on aggravated animal cruelty was also amended and substituted with the House companion to add a searchable FDLE database of convicted animal abusers and a sentencing multiplier, with an agriculture-related exemption; it passed 37-0. The Senate next passed CS/CS/SB 500/HB 711 creating the Spectrum Alert for missing children with autism, including training and coordinated alert procedures, with a House amendment to align implementation timing and funding; it passed 37-0. CS/CS/SB 524/HB 1089 added Duchenne muscular dystrophy to newborn screening tests and passed 36-0. CS/CS/SB 592/HB 393 revised the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program by lowering approval thresholds, clarifying eligibility and ownership issues, and adding sliding-door wind-driven rain mitigation devices; it passed 37-0 after discussion about funding and insurance premium credits. CS/SB 742/HB 1145 on workforce education allowed charter schools direct access to grant funding and expanded money-back guarantees for certain programs, and it passed 37-0. CS/CS/SB 822/HB 443 on charter schools generated extensive debate and multiple amendments, including a Jones amendment requiring parent acknowledgment of school rules; the bill would expand charter autonomy, reporting flexibility, enrollment capacity, and governance provisions, and it was placed on the calendar for third reading after the amendment process. Later, the Senate passed HB 827 on a statewide study of automation and workforce impact, which would examine job displacement, wages, vulnerable regions, and training needs, by a 35-0 vote. It also passed CS/CS/SB 964/HB 181 on parole guidelines, CS/SB 976/HB 901 on court-appointed psychologists, and CS/SB 1084/HB 1451 on sexual cyber harassment and digitally forged intimate images, all unanimously. CS/CS/SB 1156 on a Home Health Aid for Medically Fragile Children Program was amended to clarify training requirements and passed 37-0 after supportive debate about helping parents care for medically fragile children. Finally, CS/CS/CS/SB 1240/HB 1091 on substance abuse and mental health care was amended to allow designated facilities to retain certain stabilized patients during the 72-hour involuntary examination period and passed 37-0. Several other bills were temporarily postponed, and the chamber also recognized guests and interns throughout the session.

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• There's been several different, between counties and cities and then, you know, obviously developers,
• There's been several different, between counties and cities and then, you know, obviously developers,
• And the term that we've developed in the state of Florida has become unique abilities.
• The bill also requires each school district to develop a comprehensive training curriculum on human trafficking
• The curriculum must be submitted to the Department of Education for approval. That is the bill.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, prayer, pledge, and several recognitions, including remarks from Senator Berman on Democratic priorities and introductions of military leaders and an intern. The chamber then moved through a long special-order calendar, with many bills substituted to House companions, amended, and passed, while several others were temporarily postponed. Major measures approved included the dangerous dogs/Pam Rock Act (SB 572/HB 593), which tightened penalties and procedures for dog attacks and passed 36-0; local government land regulation (SB 1080), which was amended to remove agricultural enclave language and passed 26-8; vessel/freedom-related legislation (SB 1388/HB 1137), which passed 35-0; blood clot screening and treatment (SB 890/HB 1421), which added registry and training provisions and passed 36-0; fleeing or eluding law enforcement (SB 468/HB 113), which increased offense levels and passed 36-0; concealed carry/licensing for certain officers and service members (SB 490/HB 383), which passed 33-3; timeshare management (SB 496/HB 897), which clarified governance and annual meeting requirements and passed 36-0; background screening education (SB 614/HB 531), which created a public webpage and passed 36-0; utility service restrictions (SB 1002/HB 1137), which preempted local energy-source restrictions and passed 36-0; Medicaid oversight (SB 1060), which created a joint oversight committee and passed 35-0; health facilities authorities (SB 68), amended to make fentanyl urine screening more discretionary, and passed 36-0; and veterans’ nursing home beds (SB 78/HB 797), which authorized veteran- and spouse-designated beds and passed 36-0. The chamber also passed disability history and awareness instruction (SB 540/HB 447), a highly personal bill honoring Evan Hartzell that drew extended debate about disability language, inclusion, and education; it passed 35-0 after 35 co-sponsors were added. Manufacturing policy bills SB 600 and SB 602 were approved after amendments to add reporting, ranking metrics, and fee-use restrictions, both passing 35-0. Educational opportunities for military children (SB 1528) passed 36-0 after testimony from student sponsors and senators praising the bill’s origin. Several other bills, including Medicaid oversight, mammograms, Parkinson’s disease, condominium/cooperative associations, waste management, human trafficking, and Bright Futures, were postponed or not taken up during this segment.

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• They help LEAs develop high-quality plans, build strong partnerships, and access mental health and social
• Almost one-third of grantees in year three indicate that they're using locally developed metrics like
• Almost one-third of grantees in year three indicate that they're using locally developed metrics like
• Classroom curriculum and...
• All those things are around whole child development.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• This program will be a positive development for the state when it is established. does not anticipate
• The partnership with the hospital will be a positive development for the state and will increase the
• Then there was curriculum development, internal processes for approval, and working on accreditation.
• , and develop a corrective action plan.
• with kids who had developed relationships with medical professionals. Excuse me, Madam Chair.

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• Her achievements include overseeing the Governor's Veteran Home Project, developing a procurement officer
• Procurement Officer Program, which entitles the statewide program that we currently have today and the curriculum
• Space Commission... would function as a semi-private, semi-public committee to help assist the development
• Chairman, members of the committee, many other states who are working... to develop space as an economic
• additional commercial space development in their states.

Keywords: 996, all

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• And Mayor, glad to see you here, as well as the members of the Economic Development Foundation and, of
• He’s vice president of business development, and I support our assistant...
• Jack Wu, he’s vice president of business development, and I support our assistant vice president and
• Jack Wu, he's vice president of business development, and I support our assistant vice president and
• Presently, our already-burdened IT director is helping to create curriculum at our local high schools

Summary: The Senate Committee on K-16 met with 14 bills on the agenda and announced it would recess around 9:45 to attend the floor session, then resume afterward. The committee first took up Senate Bill 2361, which would transfer governance of the University of Houston-Victoria from the University of Houston System to the Texas A&M University System and rename it Texas A&M University-Victoria. Senator Cole explained that the committee substitute added transition language for employee health benefits and ERS contributions. Supporters, including Texas A&M System officials, Victoria’s mayor, regional economic development leaders, a Formosa Plastics representative, a Victoria College trustee, and a local business owner, said the move would better align the university with regional industry needs, especially engineering, agriculture, and workforce development, while helping retain local students and support economic growth. A Texas A&M official also noted accreditation, data-system, and other transition challenges, but said the change was manageable. Because there was no quorum, the committee could not adopt the substitute, and SB 2361 was left pending subject to the call of the chair after public testimony closed. The committee then heard Senate Bill 530 from Senator Sparks, which would update Texas higher education law to match federal rules allowing institutions to use any nationally recognized accreditor rather than only a regional accreditor. Sparks said the bill was a cleanup measure responding to a 2019 federal rule change and prior concerns had been addressed over the interim. Testimony in support came from a Texas Public Policy Foundation fellow, who said the bill would give universities flexibility, preserve quality standards, and simplify credit transfer and costs for students. With no opposition and no questions, public testimony closed and SB 530 was left pending. The committee then recessed subject to the call of the chair.

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• honors the West Valley Regional Chamber for its unwavering dedication to economic growth, workforce development
• It means a strong, well-rounded curriculum in all aspects.
• HB 2775, foreign organization and government resources; Rural Economic Development and Appropriations

Keywords: 1182, all

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• that that developed during Co have<00:16:07.360><c> carried</c><00:16:07.720><c> over</c><00:16:08.279
• That type of thing could be developed for your responses, and thank you, Chair.
• However, Metro Transit has developed a transition plan that guides how we are continuing to partner with
• </c><00:48:59.200><c> a</c> however Metro Transit has developed a however Metro Transit has developed

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Good morning and welcome to the Senate Higher Education and Workforce Development Committee meeting.
• implements this strategy by directing WASAC to work with public institutions of higher education to develop
• direct the Washington Student Achievement Council to work with institutions of higher education to develop
• know that Washington's public universities are committed to students who take the most rigorous curriculum
• Since 2022, ERDC has been responsible for developing a legislative report and dashboard, which I'll talk

Bills: SB6209, SB6217, SB6227, SB6235

Keywords: financial aid, higher education, private institutions, student awards, affordability, Washington college grant, postsecondary education, nondegree programs, educational access, data collection, parenting students, education, support services, academic performance, college athletics, private equity, sovereign wealth funds, student athletes, financial agreements, 904

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• Similarly, if a state agency related to, you know, creating school curriculum... ...state agency related
• to, you know, creating school curriculum, help create Holocaust Awareness Week, African-American awareness
• redistribution of power and resources are the most important competencies for medical trainees to develop
• The most important competencies for medical trainees to develop. Thank you.
• Jackie Ross, Cheryl Bichick, Nicole Dillon. the most important competencies for medical trainees to develop

Summary: The committee first confirmed Heather L. Turnbull to the Florida Commission on Community Service without debate. It then took up SPB 7022, which sets Florida Retirement System employer contribution rates beginning July 1, 2025, updates rates to address unfunded liability, and preserves the 3% employee contribution rate. Senator Fine said the bill would increase FRS Trust Fund revenue by about $310 million annually and also gives certain elected officers an option related to DROP accumulations. An amendment was adopted, the bill was submitted as a committee bill, and it was reported favorably. The committee then heard SB 1710, a bill by Senator DeSantis/DeSigley to prohibit state agencies, vendors, and grant recipients from using state funds for DEI-related policies, trainings, and programs, and to impose related restrictions on medical institutions of higher education. Senator Polsky and others questioned the bill’s broad and vague language, its effect on health-related work, public-facing agency positions, private contractors, and medical school admissions. The sponsor said the bill was intended to stop DEI from influencing state agencies and that the medical-school portion would likely be amended out later. Public testimony was overwhelmingly opposed, with speakers arguing the bill would harm health care, education, access, and minority communities; a few supporters said DEI is ideological and should be removed from government and public institutions. After debate, the bill was reported favorably on a party-line style vote, with Senator Errington voting no. The committee then began SB 1678, relating to entities that boycott Israel, with a delete-all amendment. Senator Leak said the bill would expand Florida’s anti-BDS framework to cover nonprofits, foreign educational institutions, foreign government funds, academic boycotts, political subdivisions, and certain grants, while the amendment aligned the bill with existing law and clarified procurement and divestment provisions. Testimony included support from proponents who said Florida should not do business with entities engaged in boycotts of Israel, and opposition from speakers who argued the bill would restrict academic freedom and conscience. Debate continued as the transcript ended, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.

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• </c> connection and healthy human development connection and healthy human development that<00:45:09.880
• for both professional development for for both professional development for teachers<00:49:06.600><c
• </c> develop a relationship with a user. develop a relationship with a user.
• </c> the Commerce and Economic Development the Commerce and Economic Development Division<01:38:53.080

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• I then had to use a different email address, pretend I wanted to purchase, in this case, some curriculum
• </c><00:21:07.760><c> and</c> in this case some curriculum and in this case some curriculum and suddenly
• an AI tool to assess the the develop an AI tool to assess the the work<01:15:01.120><c> product</c><
• We view AI tool development and acquisition through multiple lenses of risk management.
• at the federal level uh as developments at the federal level uh further<01:19:51.199><c> the</c><01:

Keywords: 1183, house

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• To draw down what's necessary to get all the way through, we've developed some really good information
• We have heard this over and over again: professional development matters, not just for new or aspiring
• So starting Early for universities to partner with community colleges, co-construct curriculum together
• They don't have enough professional development, and so on.
• They have AAs and BA degrees specialized in child development.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We put together a curriculum working group, which had faculty, staff, students, and some folks in the
• We put together a curriculum working group, which had faculty, staff, students, and some folks in the
• Yes, and I'm delighted that it's part of all the medical school curriculum here in that issue.
• We're always just grabbing whatever opportunities we can find, whatever piece of curriculum something

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Massachusetts Permanent Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities held a public hearing focused on health equity for people with disabilities. The chair opened by explaining that the session was not about specific legislation, but about sharing data, lived experience, and strategies to inform more inclusive health systems. Presenters included representatives from the Health Equity Compact, the Department of Public Health, MassHealth, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan, the Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts, UMass Chan Medical School, Spaulding Rehabilitation, and the Arc of Massachusetts/Operation House Call. Speakers described how structural racism and ableism contribute to poor health outcomes, unemployment, poverty, and barriers to care for disabled people, especially disabled people of color. Testimony highlighted access problems such as inaccessible medical equipment, transportation, inadequate provider training, lack of culturally competent care, and insurance barriers. Several speakers emphasized the importance of collecting and disaggregating disability data, training providers in disability-competent care, and screening for accommodation needs. MassHealth described its Quality and Equity Incentive Program under the 1115 waiver, including disability-related metrics on data completeness, staff training, and accommodation screening, and reported early increases in hospitals collecting self-reported disability data. Brain injury advocates focused on inequities in rehabilitation access, including the impact of CMS’s “three-hour rule,” which they argued denies needed inpatient rehab to people with severe traumatic brain injury. They called for policy changes, a TBI task force, and possibly bipartisan legislation if CMS cannot revise the rule. Other testimony described DPH efforts such as one-to-one navigation, health promotion workshops, mini-grants for accessible recreation, and the Massachusetts Health and Disability Partnership. The hearing also highlighted medical education efforts like Operation House Call, which uses home visits and disability-led teaching to reduce bias and improve provider competence. No votes were taken and no formal actions were announced.

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• activated, then allow the academic centers to put this into didactics and find a way to get it into the curriculum
• /c><00:12:58.000><c> it</c><00:12:58.160><c> into</c><00:12:58.399><c> the</c><00:12:58.639><c> curriculum
• </c><00:12:59.200><c> and</c> a way to get it into the curriculum and a way to get it into the curriculum

Keywords: 00:00 - Call to Order/Roll Call 02:05 - Discussion of 26RS HB 178 14:05 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 178 15:05 - Discussion of 26RS HB 280 20:00 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 280 22:00 - Discussion of 26RS HJR 24 24:30 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HJR 24 26:00 - Adjournment, 958, all

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• But there are online resources that are easily referred to, and it's typically in CSE curriculums, right
• sexual feelings, it uses anatomically correct language, and it portrays sex as a part of a teen's development
• broad enough that classic literature, health education materials, and books that discuss sexual development
• recognize as books our kids have read that would be chilled and would be left out of any kind of either curriculum

Summary: The committee approved the February 4, 2026 minutes and first held SB 1571. It then heard and advanced SB 1745, which would cap transaction privilege/excise tax rates in cities of 550,000 or more at 2.5% per classification unless voters approve a higher rate, with enforcement through the attorney general and state-shared revenue withholding for violations. Supporters argued it would protect taxpayers and restrain large-city tax increases; the bill was amended with a technical change and passed 4-3. The committee also advanced SB 1686, renaming Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza as the Wesley Bolin and Charlie Kirk Freedom Plaza and authorizing memorial placements for Don Bowles and Charlie Kirk, which passed 4-3. The committee then took up SB 1567 and SB 1435, both aimed at restricting public entities, schools, and libraries from exposing minors to sexually explicit materials and from using public facilities for sexually explicit filming or access. Supporters said the bills were needed to prevent children from being exposed to pornography and to keep taxpayer resources from facilitating such material; opponents, including the ACLU, warned the definitions were broad, could chill speech, and could criminalize librarians and educators for handling literary or educational works. Both bills were amended and passed 4-3. SB 1435 also drew testimony about library access, sex education, and the risk of overbroad enforcement. The committee next considered SB 1433 and SB 1434, which would reorganize Maricopa County boundaries. SB 1433 would move portions of Maricopa County into neighboring counties, while SB 1434 would split Maricopa County into three new counties with a transition board and special elections. Supporters argued Maricopa County had become too large and unmanageable and that smaller counties would improve representation and water and regional governance; opponents said the proposals were costly, disruptive, and politically motivated. Both measures received due pass recommendations, with SB 1433 passing 4-3 and SB 1434 passing 4-3 with one not voting. Finally, the committee approved SCR 1024, requiring legislators to live in their district for one year before election, and SCR 1025, moving the legislative session start to the fourth Monday in January; both resolutions passed unanimously or near-unanimously, and the committee adjourned.

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• funding task force and presented the findings from that study, and from that they went on to start developing
• funding task force and presented the findings from that study, and from that they went on to start developing
• We have a data curriculum person who works with the data to help us plan our curriculum.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee met to hear and discuss three education bills and related budget items. House Bill 1214 would revise K-12 transportation funding by replacing the current rider-based formula with a new formula tied more closely to district size, square mileage, building counts, and the weighted student payment. Sponsors and DPI said the change would better reflect actual transportation costs, hold districts harmless overall, and likely increase funding by about $4 million beyond current spending; they also said parent-provided transportation and open-enrollment mileage rules would remain largely unchanged. No opposition was heard, and the committee closed discussion without taking final action in the transcript. The committee then reviewed House Bill 1013, the education appropriations bill, and walked through proposed adjustments to program and pass-through grants. The chair proposed keeping or reducing some items, eliminating others, and moving one-time items to the stabilization fund; examples included leaving free meals at $4.5 million for now, keeping the paraprofessional-to-teacher program, reducing some grant lines, and removing several new or one-time grants. DPI also explained that the student information system would remain a flow-through grant for this biennium but would move in-house after July 1, 2026. The committee also discussed adding an FTE for the School for the Blind and making a small equipment swap at the Center for Distance Education. House Bill 1369 was discussed as the main school aid bill, including a proposed 2 percent and 2 percent per-pupil payment increase, higher construction bidding thresholds, elimination of the 12 percent cap, and a transfer of $75 million from Foundation Aid to the School Construction Revolving Loan Fund, with the chair suggesting $100 million instead. DPI explained that the bill also included a policy change returning placement decisions for students with disabilities in congregate care to the Superintendent of Public Instruction, with support from the governor’s office. The committee heard testimony from school officials seeking gap funding for Title I losses caused by a switch from free-and-reduced-lunch to census-based allocations, saying districts with many open-enrolled students could lose substantial funding and staff positions. Later, the governor’s office presented a proposed $1.5 million one-time appropriation to help schools buy secure storage for student cell phones if a statewide device policy is adopted; members raised concerns about cost, local control, and whether the money would be enough. The committee also heard student testimony and then recessed without voting on the amendment in the transcript.