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ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Higher Education Funding Review Committee Jun 3rd, 2026
Higher Education Funding Review Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- So 15... ...those would be flagged for review by the board.
- The board asked us to model that.
- The board could change its mind, but it's been proposed that the possible outcomes in the board would
- Inactivating and terminating programs is outlined in Board Policy 4021.
- Well, welcome on board. Thank you. We got three other presidents, you guys.
Summary:
The Higher Education Funding Review Committee met to continue work on a draft higher education funding formula and related capital building fund changes. Lisa Johnson of the North Dakota University System updated the committee on the board’s developing policy for low-producing academic programs. She said the board is using a five-year rolling window, with thresholds of fewer than 10 undergraduate graduates or fewer than 5 graduate graduates, and that programs flagged in three consecutive review cycles would go to the board for review. Possible outcomes include continuation, continuation with modifications, inactivation, or termination. Members asked about how the policy would account for enrollment, program costs, workforce need, and programs that serve students outside their major. Johnson said the board would likely use an accompanying procedure to consider those factors. She also reported that about 200 programs could potentially be reviewed under current guidance, with 135 inactivated and 112 terminated, and said the process is intended to support quality and stewardship rather than simply cut programs.
Jamie Wilkie then reported on the Capital Building Fund. He reviewed the fund’s history, matching requirements, and use for extraordinary repairs, deferred maintenance, and some legislatively authorized projects. He said about $334 million in state and matching dollars has been invested overall, with roughly 78.7% going to deferred maintenance and extraordinary repairs. Committee members pressed for updated information on how much deferred maintenance has actually been reduced, and several members said they wanted clearer reporting on the return on investment from new buildings versus repairs. NDSU representatives said the tier funding has helped significantly reduce deferred maintenance and allowed demolition and renovation work on campus. The committee also discussed the need for updated five-year facility plans and space-utilization information from the institutions.
The committee then began a section-by-section review of a draft bill that would replace the current higher education funding formula with an FTE-based model and restructure the capital building fund. The draft would fund UND and NDSU differently from the other nine institutions, use fall enrollment rather than completed credits, add performance funding for completions in in-demand fields, create research incentives for UND and NDSU, and combine capital building fund tiers while changing matching requirements and eligible uses. Members raised concerns about the treatment of professional students, the use of CIP codes, incentives for waivers, and whether the formula should rely on more current data. The committee did not take final action on the draft during this meeting, but it continued detailed discussion and indicated more review would follow.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 02/27/25
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- All board members must be registered voters within the state.
- The board positions are filled with volunteers and are unpaid.
- All board members must be registered voters within the state.
- The Crane Lake Sewer Board needs to meet on a regular basis.
- The board needs to meet on a regular basis.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security Jun 21st, 2026 at 09:00 am
Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
Transcript Highlights:
- I cannot speak to what their practices are because it appears to be all over the board.
- You know the end date, and you know what the parole board is going to do. Thank you.
- We are asking for universal safety across the board, not just at the famous tracks in the Commonwealth
- what I read about was our respect for our laws, our respect for individuals, treating all people equally
- What I read about was our respect for our laws, our respect for individuals, treating all people equally
Summary:
The committee held a public hearing on several public safety bills, with testimony first on S.2681, Colby’s Law, which would establish safety standards for BMX and motocross tracks. Supporters, including the family of a child killed at a track, argued the bill is needed because some tracks lack basic protections such as barriers, emergency plans, on-site medical staff, and adequate track maintenance. A motocross track representative opposed the bill as overregulation that could impose major costs and argued existing safety efforts and voluntary safety committees are preferable. No vote was taken during the hearing.
The committee also heard testimony on S.2680, which would expand emergency preparedness requirements around aging nuclear power plants and nuclear waste sites from a 10-mile to a 50-mile radius. Supporters from Cape Cod Downwinders, Massachusetts Peace Action, physicians, and other advocates said current law is outdated and insufficient, citing risks from radioactive waste storage, limited federal oversight, and the need for broader evacuation and emergency planning. Testifiers urged the bill’s passage, and no action was taken.
A major portion of the hearing focused on the Protect Act, H.5158, dealing with limits on cooperation between state/local agencies and federal civil immigration enforcement. Sheriffs testified about how ICE detainers and notification requests work in practice, emphasizing discretion, public safety, and the difference between sentenced prisoners and pretrial detainees. Supporters from labor, education, and health care groups said immigrant communities are living in fear and asked for stronger protections, including bans on 287(g) agreements and clearer limits on ICE activity in schools, hospitals, and other sensitive locations. The hearing also included testimony on H.4697 regarding training and certification of constables and civil deputy sheriffs, with the Hampshire County sheriff saying sheriffs are already working with POST and MPTC on training standards and that the bill may be duplicative.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
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- Um, so not all parents are created<00:15:15.920>
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- I'm with the Wyoming Fire Advisory Board.
- Uh we had Wyoming Fire Advisory Board.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/25
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- It could be no big deal; maybe it's all above board and just an after-school type situation.
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Keywords:
child protection, child welfare, paperwork reduction, social services information system, SSIS, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, foster care, children in placement, county social services, Tribal governments, private child placing agencies, case management, administrative burden, information technology, human services, welfare administration, Minnesota tribes, child care assistance, CCAP, program integrity
VT
Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session - 2026-02-13 - 11:30AM
Vermont Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This $1 million of general funds for the Land Access and Opportunity Board.
- , but then the Land Access Opportunity Board said, "No, we had a grant program.
- access and opportunity board. access and opportunity board.
- So on page 24, this one, executive director for the Land Use Review Board.
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Can rules equally. Several several more. Can rules equally.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Senate in Special Session B Jan 27th, 2025
Florida Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- OVERRIDE THE GOVERNOR'S VETO AND RESTORE THE FUNDING FOR THESE KEY FUNCTIONS OF OUR INDEPENDENT, CO-EQUAL
- SENATOR ALBRITTON: SECRETARY WILL UNLOCK THE BOARD AND SENATORS WILL PROCEED TO VOTE.
- UNLOCK THE BOARD AND RECORD THE VOTE. 35 AYES, ONE NAY.
- SENATOR ALBRITTON: RULES CHAIR, HAVING WAIVED CLOSE, THE SECRETARY WILL UNLOCK THE BOARD AND SENATORS
- LOCK THE BOARD AND RECORD THE VOTE. 36 AYES, ONE NAY.
NV
Nevada 2025 Regular Session
Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor May 30th, 2025 at 08:00 am
Commerce and Labor
Transcript Highlights:
- The board maintains that authority to issue these complaints.
- My concern is more about the policy of giving the board that subpoena power.
- So are those completely within the cannabis board? Are they appointed by somebody on the board?
- Completely within the cannabis board?
- And I want to make sure everyone is on board before moving forward.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 3rd, 2025
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- Provided when I came on board, our Parole Board team, the executive team, comprises staff members from
- The Parole Board has made significant strides in meeting this mission.
- So, the majority of my board members come from the Albuquerque area.
- We are one of the very few boards that work every single day.
- the statutory authority to do this board member Compensation.
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- We have a fully comprehensive, risk-rated monitoring system that we're going to apply equally across
- Equally across every provider in this program.
- The Department requests transferring $25 million from their school funding contingency and National Board
- I'm in agreement with her that it's not all things being equal; you know, you put all your debits and
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum, opened with a prayer recognizing the death of Reverend Jesse Jackson, and then worked through a series of appropriation and transfer requests. In Section B, it approved a $273,000 temporary appropriation for the Department of Labor and Licensing. In Section C, it approved two Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act requests: $280 million for the Department of Transportation and $195 million for the State Broadband Office to support Arkansas BEAD broadband grants, including an extra help position. Members questioned the broadband awards, provider amendments, buildout timelines, accountability, and the status of unawarded locations; the broadband director said no provider had requested speed changes, awards would be monitored with milestone-based payments, and remaining locations would be addressed later as federal guidance is received. The committee also approved transfers in Section D, including $458,000 for the Department of Correction, $25 million for Department of Education programs such as declining enrollment and teacher incentive funding, and $229,000 for Shared Administrative Services project management support.
In Section E, the committee considered a $4.7 million budget stabilization trust fund loan for the Office of State Technology to implement ServiceNow and related IT modernization, cybersecurity, and governance tools. Members pressed agency officials on repayment, cost savings, and whether the loan would simply roll over existing costs; officials said repayment would come through agency rates over a five-year period and that the new payment would be lower than the current loan being retired. The committee voted to give favorable advice to the Governor on the loan request. In Section F, the committee reviewed cash fund requests for wage and hour claims, unclaimed property, and a heritage grant; in Section G, it reviewed a $1.1 million federal grant to expand college and career coaching in rural districts; in Section H, it reviewed pay plan and performance fund requests totaling millions across multiple agencies; and in Section I, it reviewed budget manual formatting changes.
The latter part of the meeting focused on reports, especially the Medicaid trust fund. DHS and DFA officials reported the fund balance had declined from prior years and was down to about $394 million after seven months, with further decline expected by year-end. Senators and representatives asked about the appropriate reserve level, the impact of pending Medicaid rules and legislation, FMAP changes, and whether additional funding would be needed in the upcoming budget. Officials said projections are updated regularly, more than 10 rule packages remain pending with CMS, and the governor and legislative leaders will discuss additional capital needs during budget development. Members also discussed the importance of balancing Medicaid spending with new federal funding and maintaining flexibility for critical areas such as labor and delivery. The committee then adjourned without further action on the reports.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Mar 28th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I would also like to recognize the dedicated board members from the ARC as well as the Californians with
- It was this march where he asked hundreds of thousands of attendees, how could you demand equality for
- Awareness Month, and Assembly Concurrent Resolution 53 by Assembly Member Bonta, relative to Women's Equal
- Assembly Concurrent Resolution 53 by Assembly Member Bonta, relative to Women's Equal Pay Day.
Summary:
The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, pledge, and a moment of silence for Marysville Police Officer Osmar Rodarte. Members then handled several procedural motions, including re-referring bills and moving items on the file, with AB 567 re-referred by a recorded vote of 42-17 and the remaining referral requests approved without objection. The chamber also heard a brief personal statement from Assembly Member Macedo thanking colleagues and staff for support during a health episode.
On the floor, members presented and passed several measures. AB 310 by Assembly Member Alanis, requiring youth sports organizations to have AED access, emergency response plans, and coach training, passed 56-0. AB 437 by Assembly Member Lackey, expanding CIF reporting to include sports-related injuries and medical problems, passed 59-0. ACR 55 by Assembly Member Jeff Gonzalez, commemorating the 40th anniversary of ARC v. DDS and the Lanterman Act, received 62 co-authors and was adopted by voice vote.
The Assembly also adopted HR 28 recognizing Major League Baseball Opening Day 2025, with extended lighthearted remarks about the Dodgers, Giants, and Athletics, and HR 23 honoring Cesar Chavez Day, which drew broad support from caucus leaders and members speaking to Chavez’s labor and civil rights legacy. Both resolutions were adopted by voice vote after adding co-authors. The chamber then approved the second-day consent calendar, including ACR 39 on Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month and ACR 53 on Women’s Equal Pay Day, and later adjourned in memory of Ralph Miller after tributes from Assembly Members Hart and Gibson. The House adjourned until Tuesday, April 1 at 1 p.m.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Higher Education Funding Review Committee Jun 3rd, 2026 at 09:00 am
Higher Education Funding Review Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- And if you have three of those in a row, those would be flagged for review by the board.
- The board asked us to model that.
- The board could change its mind, but it's been proposed that the possible outcomes in the board would
- Well, welcome on board. Thank you. We got three other presidents, you guys.
- This applies to all 11 equally. And then there's just various pieces of backup data.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- But I'm glad you got Carl on board. He's the highest paid person in your office.
- But I'm glad you got Carl on board. He's the highest paid person in your office, even above you.
- Getting on board with ECHO that started about two months ago is Dr. Ann Waldorf.
- And the New Mexico School Boards Association has annual conferences.
- They're on board. Yeah, it is—it's an onion. You're exactly right, Mr. Chair.
Bills:
HB1
Keywords:
feed bill, legislative appropriations, legislative branch, New Mexico Legislature, general fund, legislative council service, legislative finance committee, legislative education study committee, house chief clerk, senate chief clerk, per diem, mileage, session expenses, interim committees, district staff, capitol complex, capital outlay data system, legislative processing system, redistricting, census redistricting
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Appropriations Committee Aug 20th, 2025
Appropriations
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you on behalf of the Board of Supervisors County of Monterey in support.
- Clifton Wilson on behalf of the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors in support. Thank you.
- Carol Gonzalez on behalf of ESPANAS, organized for political equality and support. Thank you.
- Oh. on behalf of the Board of Supervisors for the County of Marin as well as Butte.
- My name is Narendra Singh Samra, Ice Board 509.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Committee on Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact Aug 15th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- My name is Sandra Michel, and I am with the Southeast LA County Workforce Development Board. Great.
- As a workforce board, our primary job is to ensure that residents in our region have access to quality
- We appreciate this opportunity to bring the board to the table.
- I definitely am on board. Oh, I would love to do something in my Assembly district.
- I definitely am on board.
Summary:
The Assembly Committee on Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact held an informational hearing in Paramount as part of its “Pocketbook Tour,” focused on affordability, cost pressures, and household impacts in Los Angeles County. The first panel centered on workers and learners, with testimony from the UCLA Labor Center and the Southeast Los Angeles County Workforce Development Board. Speakers described how rising living costs, tuition, and low wages force many students to work long hours, often in unrelated, low-wage jobs, while struggling with food, rent, bills, anxiety, and limited financial aid. Recommendations included expanding state-funded work study, creating a statewide internship tax credit for small businesses, improving financial aid formulas to reflect regional cost of living, increasing flexibility for students, and strengthening worker-rights education and career pathways.
The second panel focused on microbusinesses and small business affordability. Testimony from microenterprise advocates, the Los Angeles Regional Small Business Development Center Network, and local business owners described rising commercial rents, labor costs, tariffs, supply chain disruptions, insurance, utilities, and disaster-related pressures as major threats to small businesses. Witnesses emphasized that small businesses are central to local economies and asked the state to expand technical assistance, low-interest financing, disaster support, supply-chain development, and community-based outreach. They also urged more intentional support for microbusinesses and home-based entrepreneurs, including networks that connect them to resources and help them build collective buying power.
Committee members asked about possible state actions, including tax credits for hiring local workers or interns, support for trades and apprenticeships, and ways to partner more closely with SBDCs and chambers of commerce. Public comment echoed the hearing themes, with speakers highlighting student hardship, nonprofit mental health funding, renewable energy jobs and internships, and the need for state support for clean-energy incentives. No formal votes were taken; the hearing concluded with closing remarks and adjournment at 11:05 a.m.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Someone or their spouse cannot serve on the board of both Diepert and Siepert, okay?
- Right, over a 10 year period. equal amounts.
- He was on the National Board of Alzheimer's and has testified in Congress many times.
- She's on the board of MD Anderson.
- The last four years has probably been like 12 states that have gotten on board.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session-Day 4, February 12, 2026-PM
Wyoming House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- ; the Board of Funeral Service Practitioners; the Board of Midwifery; the Dieticians Licensing Board;
- and Podiatry; the Board of Chiropractic Examiners; the Collection Agency Board; the Board of Dental
- and Podiatry; the Board of Chiropractic Examiners; the Collection Agency Board; the Board of Dental
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Board the Collection Agency Board, the Board the Collection Agency Board - and Podiatry; the Board of Chiropractic Examiners; the Collection Agency Board; the Board of Dental
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Feb 12th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Instead, Senate Bill, 2 C creates a state Board of Immigration Enforcement comprised of the governor,
- The board will serve as a resource to the federal government to assist in the enforcement of federal
- must be treated equally under the law.
- So among other things, the governor and the Florida cabinet sitting as the board of the Florida Board
- It creates a new state board focus on immigration enforcement.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- I used to be the attorney for the Board of Dentistry for many years.
- The board does a great job.
- The board of dentistry, the board of whatever, still has purview over the educational piece.
- We started, and we now sit on the Board of Directors for Equality and Forensics, the nation's largest
- This bill creates a standardized policy through State Board rule and Board of Governors regulation regarding
Summary:
The committee first took up PCS for CS for HB 1279, a higher education bill focused on Florida’s preeminent universities. The sponsor said the measure would increase access for Florida students, strengthen accountability and transparency, update accreditation references, adjust performance metrics, and address issues such as GPA weighting, engineering credit-hour differences, and certain fee-waiver and dental-program provisions. Members raised questions about the 95% Florida-resident enrollment target, possible funding impacts, Pell Grant metrics, and whether the bill would affect community college pathways; the sponsor said the bill was aimed at first-time-in-college students and that the 95% standard would be measured on a three-year rolling average. After an amendment removing an adjustment to the four-year graduation metric was adopted, the bill was reported favorably by a 17-2 vote.
The committee then heard PCS for CS for HB 1059, which would strengthen speech and debate education by designating the Florida Debate Initiative as the statewide organization, supporting coach and judge training, statewide data collection, tournaments, and a Florida Speech and Debate Week. The sponsor and several students and advocates testified that speech and debate builds confidence, civics knowledge, leadership, and opportunities for English learners and other students, with multiple speakers describing how the program changed their lives. Members from both parties spoke strongly in support, and the bill was reported favorably without opposition.
Finally, the committee considered PCS for HB 725 on political activity at public institutions of higher education. The sponsor said the bill would standardize campus policies, require notice to students and employees about free-expression and political-campaign rules, and align state practice with federal guidelines while preserving free speech and nonpartisan voter engagement. An opponent argued the bill could create barriers to civic engagement and student organizing, while supporters said it would clarify existing rules and prevent institutions from favoring one viewpoint over another. The sponsor closed by emphasizing that the bill was about information and neutrality rather than restricting speech.
AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
EDUCATION- HOUSE EARLY CHILDHOOD SUBCOMMITTEE Jun 17th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So both working and raising children were equally important to them.
- We heard from a lot of moms that this, you know, their child care payment is as equal, if not more, than
- And across the board, a 10% price reduction was the most frequently identified first choice among urban
- women, among rural women, college-educated, non-college-educated women all across the board.