Video & Transcript Research : 'school lunch program'
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US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, February 26, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- They will make our children grow hungry by slashing school lunch programs and even school breakfast programs
- They will make our children grow hungry by slashing school lunch programs and even school breakfast programs
- They will make our children grow hungry by slashing school lunch programs and even school breakfast programs
- They will make our children grow hungry by slashing school lunch programs and even school breakfast programs
- They will make our children grow hungry by slashing school lunch programs and even school breakfast programs
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Mortgage Finance Authority Act Oversight May 28th, 2025
Mortgage Finance Authority Act Oversight Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, the programs that they oversee are the homeless programs, energy efficiency programs, and rehab programs
- program.
- Um, almost 19,000 families were helped through our programs or impacted through our programs.
- emergency housing programs.
- , about a year's worth of program. funding for that program.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Science, Technology and Telecommunications Aug 25th, 2025
Science, Technology & Telecommunications Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- We have all regular programming up there, as well as our post-secondary program which focuses on life
- MAG 48 is a competition we participated in at the Kentucky School for the Blind and the Kansas School
- So we were the first program.
- We extended that program to all the K-12 school districts.
- It's a bilingual program.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Committee of Conference on HB 158, 281, 317, 340, 1062, 1187, 1234, 1300, 1306, 1381, 1541 (5/27/26)
Transcript Highlights:
- Identifying certain school district offices as incompatible for the purpose of school district elections
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administrative district of the school administrative district of the school - The uh school It it's complicated.
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district well, in the school district well, in the school district I<01:05: - expenses in school districts. expenses in school districts.
Summary:
The committee of conference first took up House Bill 158 on public inspection of absentee ballot lists. The Senate explained that its amendment replaced the original bill with a requirement that the Secretary of State review absentee ballot data after each general election and report findings to the committees of jurisdiction, focusing on unusual patterns such as multiple ballots sent to the same address. After a brief caucus, the House agreed to the Senate position, and members voted individually to concur.
The committee then discussed House Bill 281, which concerns making the electronic voter checklist available in a sortable format. The main dispute was whether the public list should include the mailing address where an absentee ballot was sent if it differs from the voter’s registered address. The Senate argued that including mailing addresses could expose where voters actually live or are away from home and could create safety concerns, while the House argued the information could help candidates reach voters and was not primarily a fraud measure. The parties also discussed a related nursing home verification provision and record-retention/public-records questions. After caucusing, the House agreed to the Senate’s position with the added nursing home signing language, and the committee closed the bill on consent.
House Bill 340, concerning electioneering by public employees, was then taken up with a Senate amendment that narrowed the definition of electioneering by tying it to existing statutory language, added a prohibition on expressly or primarily political surveys, and created a civil penalty option alongside the misdemeanor penalty. Senators and representatives debated whether the penalties should be mandatory or discretionary and how the language would apply to certain categories of public employees. After further clarification and caucus, the House accepted the Senate’s amended replace-all language, and the committee closed HB 340.
Finally, the committee opened House Bill 1062, authorizing the Secretary of State to conduct random audits of citizenship qualifications of registered voters. The Senate explained that its changes removed the need for a permanent audit power by allowing records to be checked against databases and by requiring identification for registration going forward, which is why it added a sunset clause. The House member objected to the sunset and wanted the authority to continue indefinitely, and discussion continued as the transcript ended.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Human Services Committee May 27th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Human Services
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2025-01-28 (4:30PM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- or a school resource officer about her parents' citizenship or status. school resource officer about
- Some of them cannot even buy lunch. They cannot pay for the schools. And you know what?
- Some of them cannot even buy lunch. They cannot pay for the schools. And you know what?
- and schools if they have to.
- And when they come to school, these young people not only do well in the classroom, The school.
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, pledge, quorum call, approval of the journal, and adoption of the Rules and Ethics Committee’s special order report for the day. The chamber then took up House Bill 1B, the immigration bill, and members were told they would have one opportunity to question the sponsor on both the House version and the anticipated Senate changes. Representative McClure described the bill as a major immigration-enforcement package creating a chief immigration officer housed in the Department of Agriculture, an Office of State Immigration Enforcement, a local law enforcement grant program, a state immigration council, and new penalties and enforcement tools. He also outlined anticipated Senate language, including stronger 287(g) participation requirements, enhanced penalties for unauthorized aliens, a mandatory death penalty provision for certain capital offenses, and additional coordination with federal agencies.
The bill drew extensive questioning from Democrats about due process, constitutional issues, school and workplace impacts, and the treatment of people whose immigration status changes over time. Members asked about birthright citizenship, TPS, asylum seekers, pretrial detention standards, the lawful basis for detaining someone based on suspected status, and whether teachers, social workers, school resource officers, and even children could be required to cooperate with immigration enforcement. McClure and Representative Garrison repeatedly said the bill would require cooperation with federal authorities, that status determinations would be handled under existing court procedures, and that the Senate death-penalty language was intended to fit within Hurst by requiring a jury finding beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant was an unauthorized alien. They also said the bill did not provide DMV funding, did not address teacher shortages, and included appropriations such as $25 million for the local law enforcement participation incentive program and broader funding for enforcement and training.
Several amendments were considered. Representative Chambliss offered an amendment to protect schools, churches, and places of worship from enforcement activity; supporters argued it would preserve trust in sacred and educational spaces, but the amendment failed. Representative Escamani offered an amendment to preserve in-state tuition for Dreamers; supporters emphasized the educational and economic contributions of Dreamers and the hardship of higher tuition, but that amendment also failed. The debate ended with no bill vote in the excerpt, but the House completed the amendment votes and continued consideration of the immigration measure.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Joint Legislative Performance Audit Oversight Committee (04/04/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Next is the state oversight of the special education program.
- Uh the audit is currently program.
- um the English language reduced lunch um the English language learner<00:07:22.960>
and <00:07 - Moving on to the Doorway program. This audit is currently staffed with two auditors.
- Moving on to the Doorway program. This audit is currently staffed with two auditors.
Summary:
The committee organized itself by electing Representative Griffin as chair and a senator as vice chair, then approved the prior meeting minutes. Director Young then gave status updates on several ongoing performance audits. The New Hampshire Commission for Human Rights audit was reported complete, with presentations already made to the fiscal committee and House Judiciary. The special education oversight audit is still in progress, with 17 observations already sent to the department, responses received on 14, partial concurrence on 12, and a full draft report expected in late summer or early fall. The education freedom accounts audit is also underway, with fieldwork focused on eligibility controls and expenses; staffing shortages at the department have slowed the work, and a draft report is hoped for in the fall. The Doorway program audit is in the planning phase, with a report targeted for the end of the year.
Members then discussed whether the committee should do more follow-up on completed audits. Several members said audits often identify issues that remain unresolved for years, and suggested a more active review process, similar to the Health and Human Services Oversight Committee, where agencies would return to report on what audit findings have been fixed and what remains outstanding. Staff noted that any such follow-up would take time away from new audit work, but said they were willing to consider the committee’s direction. Members also discussed using Transparency New Hampshire updates and agency self-reporting to help track progress, and there was general agreement to move toward a system of periodic follow-up on recent audits.
The committee also reviewed suspended and potential audit topics. Two Department of Health and Human Services audits, involving the Bureau of Elderly and Adult Services and out-of-date placements, remain suspended because of ongoing litigation. Two other DHS topics, contract management and the Bureau of Developmental Services, remain on the potential audit list. A member raised a possible Fish and Game topic based on constituent concerns, but agreed to wait after speaking with the new director. The committee concluded by agreeing that the audit division should compile a list of audits completed in the last 10 years, with members to identify which ones they want to revisit first.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- When she graduates high school, she plans to go on to law school or perhaps medicine.
- , and school-based health center.
- That's a very needed program.
- My story at the lab took me there as a high school senior, as a high school co-op.
- and high school grades.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And so he never went to school, and she never made him go to school.
- of school.
- This impacts certain programs.
- They both have two separate diversion programs. ...the Transformative Youth Justice Program and Project
- I am the first person in my family to graduate high school, to go to college, to go to law school, and
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US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, June 12, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- High School and Riverside High School. High School and Riverside High School.
- Whether it's children's programs like Sesame Street and Daniel Tiger, high school basketball tournament
- Whether it's children's programs like Sesame Street and Daniel Tiger, high school basketball tournament
- lunch programs for children, supplemental nutritional assistance for children, and now children's programming
- Adam, a student at Nazareth Area High School and an Eagle Scout, has used the program to build leadership
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Taxes Committee considers HF169 3/11/25
Transcript Highlights:
- veterans programs lots of school groups veterans programs lots of school groups programs<00:15:40.600
- We donate to area schools programs to help housing and food and secure children.
- We donate to area schools programs to help housing and food and secure children.
- We donate to area schools programs to help housing and food and secure children.
- Without them, the school would have had to close the high school football program down.
Summary:
The committee took up House File 169, which would change the tax structure for charitable gambling. Representative Robbins offered and the committee adopted the A1 author’s amendment, described as a technical correction to ensure sports-themed tip boards are not inadvertently taxed under the bill. Robbins then presented the bill as a way to replace the current tiered combined net receipts tax on charitable gambling with a flat 5% rate, arguing charities were being overtaxed and that prior promises of relief had not been fully delivered.
Chair Stevenson pushed back on several of Robbins’ factual claims, correcting the record on the status of E-pull tabs, the share of charitable gambling revenue they represent, and the amount of tax relief already enacted in 2023 and 2024. He said E-tabs were not eliminated, that the revenue split between paper pull tabs and E-tabs is closer to 45/55, and that charities had already received a $15 million tax cut plus savings from reduced developer fees. Robbins responded that the changes still significantly reduced revenue and that the bill was intended as a middle-ground approach.
Testimony largely came from charitable gambling and veterans groups in support of the bill. Rachel Jenner of Allied Charities of Minnesota said nearly 1,000 charities depend on charitable gambling, cited high taxes and fees, and said many organizations were seeing revenue declines after the new E-pull tab rules took effect. Dr. Christy Jano of the American Legion Department of Minnesota said charitable gambling funds support veterans, youth, and community programs, and that a flat 5% tax would help posts continue those efforts. Members asked about the size of the revenue drops and how much gambling proceeds go to overhead and operating costs; Jenner said the losses varied by organization and that it was too early to know the long-term effect, while Jano said some expenses are used for property taxes and building upkeep. The committee then moved on to additional testimony, including Tim Angstrom, but no final vote on the bill was taken in the portion provided.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Aug 11th, 2025
New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- That was a delicious lunch.
- So when it comes to charter schools, it says only locally chartered schools and not state chartered.
- Chartered schools can be chartered by a local school district or by the Public Education Commission.
- So that's why we can do a lot more with locally chartered schools than state chartered schools.
- We'd only tested one charter school in the PPRF, and that was to Albuquerque Public Schools, which served
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Service Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Public Service
Transcript Highlights:
- For those who are not aware, this program is a cooperative program with the United States Department
- We are, in fact, recognized as a model program for invasive pest control in the country.
- For those who are not aware, this program is a cooperative program with the United States Department
- We are in fact recognized as a model program for invasive pest control in the country.
- We've documented numerous injuries over the time of this program. The statistics bear this out.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Public Service held its 15th hearing of the 194th General Court, focused on retirement group classifications for a range of public safety and related employees. Much of the testimony centered on bills affecting Barnstable County dispatchers and 911 telecommunicators, who argued they should remain in or be moved to Group 2 because their work is highly stressful, life-or-death in nature, and historically had been treated that way. Speakers said the proposed changes would largely grandfather in current employees, would not add costs in some cases, and were needed to correct outdated statutory language and PERAC rulings that had created uncertainty for workers nearing retirement or already retired. Similar support was offered for bills to reclassify 911 dispatchers statewide from Group 1 to Group 2, with testimony from dispatch supervisors, sheriffs, and police associations describing chronic stress, PTSD, staffing shortages, and retention problems.
The committee also heard testimony on several other retirement-related bills. Representatives of Massport and campus police supported measures to align retirement benefits for Massport police and public higher education police with other law enforcement groups, arguing they perform comparable duties and face similar risks. The Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association also backed a bill to ease post-retirement earning restrictions for retired police and firefighters so they can continue consulting, training, or advising without penalty. MOSES testified in favor of bills moving certain state employees into Group 2, including forensic scientists at the State Police Crime Lab, DCR aerial foresters, and Department of Correction construction coordinators, citing hazardous work environments and physical danger. Department of Fire Services compliance officers likewise sought Group 4 classification, describing exposure to toxins, fatal fire scenes, and cancer risks.
No votes were taken during the hearing. The committee heard extensive testimony from affected employees, union and association representatives, and public safety officials, all urging favorable reports on the bills. At the end of the hearing, the chairs thanked witnesses and staff, and the committee adjourned after a motion and second.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- under our programming.
- benefits, and so we're refilling that program.
- And so it's $162 million that we're going to place in this program.
- This is an entitlement program that the executive branch and the U.S.
- Program; it is rural infrastructure.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Executive Departments and Administration (01/14/2026)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- , taught in New Hampshire public schools, taught in New Hampshire public schools, which<00:09:15.519
- through programs like SNAP or Medicaid. through programs like SNAP or Medicaid.
- school meals during the summer when kids aren't in school.
- program that's intended to replace um<05:17:38.000>
school <05:17:38.320>meals <05:17:39.280 - kids can't access those meals in school. kids can't access those meals in school.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- school locally at Midwestern University as well.
- district; HB 4106, school policy; HB 4107, school enrollment; HB 4180, appropriation; HB 410, sheriff's
- district 4105 school policy 4106 1 Arizona Fellowship 410107 school enrollment 4180 appropriation 410
- Will they cut school counselors for our kids?
- WIC program.
Summary:
The House convened with prayers, the Pledge of Allegiance, guest introductions, and several proclamations and recognitions, including International Mother Language Day, Nurses Day at the Capitol, Environmental Day, Arizona Aerospace Day, Childhelp, Teamsters Local 104, and African American Legislative Day. Attendance was recorded at 57 present, zero absent, and three excused. The chamber also handled routine business such as committee reports, bill referrals, first and second readings, and announcements of upcoming committee meetings.
The main floor action centered on House Bill 2785, a tax conformity measure. Members debated it at length, with supporters arguing it would make tax forms legal, align Arizona with federal tax changes, and provide tax relief to taxpayers and small businesses, while opponents said it was an unpaid tax cut for wealthy individuals and corporations that would force cuts to health care, education, SNAP, and other services. The House passed HB 2785 on a 32-26 vote with two not voting and sent it to the Senate.
The House then resolved into Committee of the Whole and considered several Health and Human Services and Commerce bills. HB 2190, HB 2206, HB 2396, HB 2442, HB 2448, HB 2688, HB 2689, HB 2690, HB 2796, and HB 2797 were debated, with most receiving do-pass recommendations after amendments. Testimony focused heavily on SNAP policy, including payment error rates, work and training requirements, food restrictions, and waiver authority, with Democrats warning of added burdens and reduced access for eligible families and Republicans arguing the bills would improve accountability, nutrition, and compliance with federal law. HB 2689, which would collect hospital patients’ immigration status on a voluntary basis, drew strong opposition over concerns it would deter people from seeking care; it was still reported out of committee, though a later motion to amend the committee report to show HB 2689 failed was rejected 24-32. The House adopted the Committee of the Whole report, and several bills were referred to engrossing before adjournment.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session May 8th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Welcome Gideon Hausner School, welcome, welcome. Assemblymember Hadwick.
- Rental assistance programs does not constitute discrimination based on source of income.
- This bill allows students to withdraw from their school provided insurance.
- I also think it's a great program because it's zero dollars to the state.
- CSAVE monitors schools to ensure their education programs meet minimum comply with federal and state
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Ethics and Elections Apr 22nd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- EVERY LEVEL OF SCHOOLING AT UWF.
- DURING MY TIME ON THE SCHOOL BOARD I LOOKED OF FLORIDA EDUCATION POLICY AS A GUIDE FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- WHY CAN'T WE EXPAND OUR DOCTORAL PROGRAM AND ENGINEERING. WHY CAN'T WE HAVE OUR OWN MEDICAL SCHOOL.
- THE PASSION OF THE SCHOOL AND THE DIRECTION OF THE SCHOOL AND THE MISSION OF THE SCHOOL HAS BEEN FANTASTIC
- THAT WILL IMPACT THE ACADEMIC PROGRAMS, THE ACCREDITATION PROGRAMS, THE BUDGET, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT
VA
Transcript Highlights:
- And then I created a program called Brise, reading in schools with Esquires, while I was deprived. legal
- And then I created a program called Brise, reading in schools with Esquires, while I was deprived.
- And then I created a program called Brise, Reading in Schools with Esquires, while I was the president
- mentor program, where I volunteered as a mentor at Meadowbrook High School and mentored young high school
- mentor program, where I volunteered as a mentor at Meadowbrook High School and mentored young high school
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- program, that self-attestation doesn't work.
- That's in this program. That's in this bill.
- Again, Mr.... ...of the SNAP program and EBT cards. Again, Mr.
- And I can't say enough—the UCF program is spectacular.
- The bill creates the school board members' bill of rights to clarify individual school board members'
Summary:
The Senate began with opening prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognitions, including the doctor of the day and a lighthearted “Cannoli Day” introduction. The chamber then held an extended farewell celebration for Senator Joe Gruters, with numerous senators, colleagues, and family members praising his loyalty, political skill, family focus, and service in the Legislature and Republican Party. Gruters was presented with a commemorative gift recognizing his work on a 2019 public-safety and immigration bill that prohibited sanctuary cities and required local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. The Senate adopted a motion to spread Gruters’s remarks upon the journal and then recessed briefly.
After recess, the Senate returned to regular business and took up third-reading bills. Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 354, relating to blue ribbon projects, was temporarily postponed. The chamber then considered Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1758, relating to public assistance, with Senator Gates explaining that it contained five reforms to the public assistance system discussed earlier in session.
During debate on SB 1758, Senator Berman opposed the bill, saying he could not support it in its current form because he believed the Medicaid-related provisions would create a coverage cliff after the one-year transition period and could leave people without care while increasing costs to hospitals and taxpayers. He also said SNAP error reduction should be a priority, but argued the state should focus on fixing administrative errors and fraud rather than imposing a work requirement whose costs and effects were uncertain.