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• Beans, Breweris, President of Korslai College, and Toby West, Department Chair of Computer and Cyber
• Beans, Breweris, President of Korslai College, and Toby West, Department Chair of Computer and Cyber
• Beans, Breweris, President of Korslai College, and Toby West, Department Chair of Computer and Cyber
• Beans, Breweris, President of Korslai College, and Toby West, Department Chair of Computer and Cyber
• Beans, Breweris, President of Korslai College, and Toby West, Department Chair of Computer and Cyber

Summary: The Assembly Higher Education Committee heard several measures focused on community college baccalaureate programs and trustee compensation. AB 2528 would raise the maximum monthly compensation cap for community college district trustees, with the author and supporters arguing the change is permissive, long overdue, and needed to make service more accessible to working people and better reflect community diversity. CSEA took a tweener position, warning about optics and asking for longer public notice before any compensation increase, while some members raised concerns about taxpayer costs and benefits. The bill was discussed but no final vote is reflected in the transcript excerpt. The committee then took up AB 2053, which would authorize Coast Community College District to offer a cybersecurity bachelor’s degree. Supporters said the bill addresses a workforce shortage, serves working adults and veterans, and includes an LAO evaluation and a sunset. CSU and its Academic Senate opposed the bill, arguing it duplicates existing CSU programs and could set a precedent for more one-off degrees. Members also raised questions about funding, Prop. 98, and whether the program would divert resources; the author said the district already has funding and that the bill is a narrow pilot. The committee voted to do pass and re-refer the bill to Appropriations, with several ayes and some no votes, and the roll left open for additional members. AB 2301, a pilot allowing up to 10 community college districts to offer nursing bachelor’s degrees, drew broad support from nursing, labor, and community college groups who said California faces a severe nursing shortage and that community colleges offer a more affordable pathway for working and rural students. CSU and other opponents argued existing ADN-to-BSN pathways are more efficient and that the bill could worsen competition for limited clinical placements and faculty. Members questioned funding and Prop. 98 impacts; the Chancellor’s Office said the pilot would not require new state funding and would rely on existing mechanisms such as Strong Workforce and nursing infrastructure grants. The committee voted to do pass and re-refer AB 2301 to Appropriations, with the roll again left open. The transcript then began AB 2694, a broader workforce-responsive baccalaureate expansion bill intended to address duplication rules and create a more flexible process for community college bachelor’s degrees, but the discussion was not completed in the excerpt.

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• That doesn't compute for me. revenue, and the state collects a 2% fee to the city's because the state
• There's plenty of computers that can figure out the complication, so I don't think that should be driving
• In 1990, representatives of the Dell Computer Corporation contacted the city of Round Rock, and said
• On August 26th. 1993 Dell computer in the city of Round Rock entered into an economic development program
• If there's a city trying to put a computer server in a closet in a city to funnel sources there, that

Bills: HB134, HB135, HB 1109, HB 1243, HB1392, HB1399, HJR99, HB134, HB135

Keywords: sales tax, use tax, local tax, municipal tax, county tax, tax sourcing, place of business, principal business location, small business, retailer, marketplace seller, economic development agreement, Chapter 321, Chapter 323, Tax Code, Texas Comptroller, local sales and use tax, tax jurisdiction, order consummation, ship-to location

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• THEY DON'T HAVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS. HR AND OFFICE MANAGERS TO DO THIS WORK FOR THEM.
• COMPUTER SYSTEMS, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.
• IF FDLE GOES IN TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO SCAN COMPUTER SYSTEMS, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.
• OR IF THEY DON'T HAVE THE SOFTWARE, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE REALLY WORKING ON COMPUTERS BUT

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• AI-driven computer programs designed to listen and respond to users, including children.
• I am a certified computer forensic examiner with over 15 years of experience in digital forensics.
• So we give them, as schools and as parents, we give them computers.
• And then I'm not real personally comfortable with handing computers to young children personally.
• As you can see on the screen, he's on the computer, he's on the phone.

Summary: The committee first approved the December 16 minutes and then heard a presentation from Dr. Ramona Danielson on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and their economic and public-system impacts. She explained that ACEs are population-level risk indicators, not individual diagnostic tools, and said higher ACE exposure is associated with more chronic illness, mental health challenges, child welfare and justice involvement, and lower workforce participation. She cautioned that precise dollar estimates are difficult because of the many interacting factors across the life course, but said the direction of the impact is clear and that evidence-based interventions and protective factors can reduce harm. Members asked about definitions of a “healthy family,” same-sex couples, divorce, substance abuse, trends in ACEs, and home visiting; she emphasized supportive relationships, protective factors, and the importance of positive childhood experiences. The committee then heard from Allison Mahoney and Missy Barranco, along with a recorded family story from Abby, about evidence-based home visiting programs in North Dakota. Abby described how Healthy Families North Dakota supported her family after a premature birth and NICU stay by providing weekly in-home coaching, developmental screenings, postpartum mental health check-ins, referrals, and parenting support. The presenters explained that home visiting is voluntary, relationship-based, and usually begins prenatally or shortly after birth, with referrals coming from hospitals, WIC, pregnancy navigators, human service zones, self-referrals, and other community partners. They said North Dakota currently has four main evidence-based models operating through 12 organizations, with Healthy Families available in all 53 counties, though only a fraction of eligible families are served. Funding was described as a patchwork of federal MIECHV/Title IV-E, Medicaid, state and tribal funds, philanthropy, charitable gaming, and other grants; members discussed whether the Legislature or agencies should expand support and how to improve outreach and sustainability. Finally, the committee received a memorandum on artificial intelligence and sexual exploitation, focusing on AI-generated child sexual abuse material, deepfakes, sextortion, and chatbot-related risks. The report summarized federal and state law, including North Dakota’s existing computer-generated image provisions, the federal PROTECT Act, the Take It Down Act, and recent federal executive orders on AI policy. Members discussed the need for child-safety protections, the limits of executive orders, and broader concerns about AI’s effect on critical thinking and misinformation. The committee then heard from BCI Special Agent Cassidy Halsef, who said AI is already driving a sharp rise in child exploitation cases in North Dakota, including AI-generated explicit images of real minors and school-based incidents involving mass-shared manipulated images. She said investigators are seeing more cyber tips, more difficult forensic work, and lasting harm to victims and families, and urged stronger legal penalties, specialized training, victim services, and prevention education in schools and communities.

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• <00:43:51.280> scientists, accountants, computer scientists, accountants, computer scientists
• The building will support programs in math, computer science, art, and design.
• <00:49:41.280> The computer science, art, and design.
• The computer science, art, and design.
• AED design and enforcement, computer AED design and welding.<00:50:17.440> The<00:50:17.599><

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee opened with quorum and decorum reminders, then approved the minutes from February 26, 2026. Members briefly set aside a planned follow-up on GO students from Minnesota State after being told the questions had been fully answered, and moved on to Bemidji State University and Northwest Technical College’s storm damage presentation. Bemidji State President John Hoffman and facilities staff described the June 21 derecho that hit Bemidji, causing widespread roof, window, tree, and infrastructure damage across both campuses and the surrounding community. Hoffman said the institutions were already recovering from pandemic-era enrollment and budget losses, but had improved new student enrollment, retention, fundraising, and deficits before the storm. He emphasized that the campuses were well insured, but that restoring the tree canopy and campus character would take far longer than repairing buildings. Facilities worker Brent Steinmets gave a personal account of the storm response and cleanup, describing days of chainsaw work, debris removal, window repairs, and stump grinding, and noting that many employees were also dealing with damage at their own homes. Members asked what kind of funding request was being made, and Hoffman said Chair Duran was preparing a bill tied to the storm damage and reforestation needs, while alumni had already raised more than $80,000 through a “Replanting Our Roots” campaign. He said the institutions had spent about $50,000 in deductible costs and another $25,000 in unreimbursable overtime, and had hired a landscape architect to plan reforestation. Members also asked about enrollment growth and staffing reductions; Hoffman said overall enrollment was up a little more than 2% since fall 2022, new student enrollment had risen 17%, NTC headcount was up 75%, and the campuses had reduced about 30% of instructional faculty and close to 30% of overall employees while reorganizing programs and administration. Discussion also focused on preserving liberal arts and applied liberal arts offerings, with Hoffman saying the institutions were emphasizing critical thinking, communication, citizenship, interdisciplinarity, and human intelligence alongside workforce training. No vote was taken on the storm-related funding proposal during the meeting.

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• dispatch data, or CAD, computer-aided dispatch data, or CAD, commissioning<01:45:07.720> a<01
• Everything, because it's one shared computer system, has to be on the same page.
• Everything, because it's one<01:58:58.320> shared<01:58:58.640> computer<01:58:59.000><
• each terminal computer or other equipment. equipment. equipment.
• computer terminal. computer terminal.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It's your regular computer.
• <00:21:19.200> It's<00:21:19.280> your text message on your computer.
• It's your text message on your computer. It's your regular<00:21:19.919> computer.
• Um, and I communicate regular computer.
• And the computers are a to do that.

Keywords: 916, all

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• it's going to be dynamic because new threats emerge, new hackers come at you continuously on your computer
• it's going to be dynamic because new threats emerge, new hackers come at you continuously on your computer
• it's going to be dynamic because new threats emerge, new hackers come at you continuously on your computer
• it's going to be dynamic because new threats emerge, new hackers come at you continuously on your computer
• it's going to be dynamic because new threats emerge, new hackers come at you continuously on your computer

Bills: HF4210, HF4212, HF4549, HF4464, HF4546, HF4447

Keywords: senior nutrition, older adults, aging services, home-delivered meals, congregate dining, meal delivery, grocery delivery, food insecurity, nutrition support, area agencies on aging, Minnesota Board on Aging, human services, special revenue fund, nonprofit grants, SNAP outreach, medically tailored meals, rural nutrition, food access, transportation services, elderly

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• I don't know anyone who relies on university resources for like their computers or anything like that
• I don't know anyone who relies on university resources for like their computers or anything like that
• <00:37:28.880> or resources for um like their computers or resources for um like their computers
• <00:37:34.640> and<00:37:34.960> things<00:37:35.040> like laptops and computers
• and things like laptops and computers and things like that<00:37:35.359> to<00:37:35.839>

Bills: HF4266

Keywords: higher education, state grants, financial aid, college affordability, Office of Higher Education, Minnesota State Grant, need analysis, expected family contribution, student aid, grant formula, living and miscellaneous expense allowance, dependent student, independent student, parental contribution, student contribution, surplus appropriation, biennium, summer 2026, 1183, house

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• And, you know, we talk about data centers, maybe because of computer changes.
• This is our high-performance computing center. We call it the Collaborating Computing Center.
• The Collaborating Computing Center gives you a perspective on other things we do.
• But some of the capabilities we look for are basically mechanical engineers, nuclear engineering, computer

Keywords: 908, all

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• we could do that because I think once we cross this line and we start allowing technology in the computer
• 24.800> the and we start allowing technology in the and we start allowing technology in the computer
• 25.760> the<00:10:26.000> police,<00:10:26.399> it's<00:10:26.640> a computer
• to replace the police, it's a computer to replace the police, it's a very<00:10:26.959> slippery<
• So, it's not AI doing this or computers.

Keywords: 00:20 Roll Call 01:56 HB 7 13:46 HB 7 Vote 17:54 HB 226 24:05 HB 226 Vote 25:13 HB 258 27:13 HB 258 Vote, 958, all

Summary: The House Transportation Committee met for its second meeting of the 2026 session and first took up House Bill 7, sponsored by Representative Hale, which would allow school districts to install stop-arm camera systems on school buses to enforce civil penalties against drivers who illegally pass stopped buses. Hale said the bill had passed the House before, described widespread violations and the danger to children, and outlined the bill’s provisions, including public warning signs, privacy protections, and fines of $300 for a first offense and $500 thereafter. Supporters cited child safety and personal experiences with school-bus-related incidents, while one member opposed the bill on the grounds that it relied too heavily on technology instead of a human officer. The committee then voted and reported HB 7 favorably. The committee next considered House Bill 226, sponsored by Representative Bratcher, which would redirect the $5 fee from Kentucky National Guard specialty license plates from the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs to the Kentucky National Guard Association. Bratcher and National Guard representatives said the change would send roughly under $15,000 a year to support readiness, mobilization, and professional development for serving Guard members, and argued that specialty plate revenue should go to the organization tied to the plate. Representative Donworth raised concerns about taking money from the veterans trust fund and suggested a direct budget allocation instead, but the sponsor said the amount was small and that the current arrangement did not return the funds to the Guard. The committee voted to report HB 226 favorably. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 258, sponsored by Representative Payne, as amended by a committee substitute. The bill raises the weight limit for hauling milk from 80,000 to 90,000 pounds and clarifies that the rule applies to both state and federal highways, based on federal treatment of milk as a non-divisible product. After the substitute was adopted, the committee approved the bill, and HB 258 was reported favorably with the committee substitute attached.

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• people have gotten more technology savvy, and judges and attorneys do more of their own work on the computers
• Get computers that can connect to that Fusion Center or employees to run the computers?
• Get computers that can connect to that fusion center or employees to run the computers?

Summary: The committee met to hear fiscal year 2026-2027 legislative budget requests from several justice-related agencies. The Florida Commission on Offender Review requested funding for investigator and revocation staff salary increases to address turnover, plus nonrecurring funds for Wi-Fi, seven vehicles, technology support, and commissioner salary adjustments. The State Courts Administrator presented a broad judicial branch request focused on trial court case-management technology, additional case managers, trust fund authority for child support hearing officers, courthouse furnishings, district court flexibility in staffing, a future courthouse for the Sixth District Court of Appeal, Supreme Court elevator replacement, POM accounting implementation support, judicial security liaison positions tied to the Florida Fusion Center, expanded senior management service authority, and judicial salary adjustments. The Office of the Attorney General outlined pay and operating requests for consumer protection, citizen services, ethics, crime compensation, victim services, vehicle replacement, IT and cybersecurity, lease and operating costs, and PALM-related expenses, while several senators questioned the office about outside counsel contracts, contingency-fee arrangements, transparency, and the use of private law firms. The Department of Corrections made the largest presentation, describing severe staffing shortages, high turnover, rising inmate populations, increased assaults, and heavy overtime use. Secretary Ricky Dixon said the agency’s request was driven by constitutional and public safety needs and included funding for operations, security equipment, inflationary costs, vehicle replacement, offender information system modernization, technology restoration, inmate health services, drug and food cost increases, staffing pilots, maintenance, security infrastructure, Florida PALM, recruitment and retention, and $56 million for new correctional housing units. Members asked about inmate labor, prison safety, overtime, vehicle breakdowns, and whether more National Guard support was needed; Dixon said the agency needed more staffing and pay competitiveness rather than a long-term military presence. A correctional officers’ union representative also urged support for pay raises, citing low pay and staffing concerns. No votes were taken on the budget requests. The chair allowed extended questioning, especially for the Department of Corrections, but noted time constraints and asked agencies to return in a later committee meeting, including FDLE, which was deferred because of a House site visit.

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• intelligence, and extending to emerging disciplines like data science, health technology, and quantum computing
• world, all while doing that standing on the precipice of an aging society revolution with quantum computing
• I think we should limit it to computing because computing will cover everything under technology.
• Instead of just the artificial intelligence and other emerging areas in computing, that will be the appropriate

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• They don't have computer systems and HR folks and office managers to do this work for them.
• They're not—these are not sophisticated computer systems, that sort of thing.
• So if FDLE goes and sets up a computer portal, it's going to require the business...
• So if FDLE goes and sets up a computer portal, it's going to require the business owner to go out and
• Or if they don't have the software, I don't know how many people are really not working on computers.

Summary: The committee considered and reported favorably several bills, most of them sponsored by Senator Rodriguez. CS/SB 164 on vessel accountability was presented as a measure to help law enforcement identify vessel owners, create a free long-term anchoring permit program, increase penalties for derelict vessel violations, and authorize grants for local governments in FWC’s prevention program; it passed without amendment. SB 388, dealing with FWC trust funds, was also reported favorably after Senator Berman asked whether non-game wildlife funds would support immigration enforcement; Senator Rodriguez said they would not. CS/SB 1320 was amended to recreate the Resilient Florida Trust Fund and then passed favorably. CS/CS/SB 344 modernizing the Telecommunications Access System was amended to define new terms and reduce the maximum surcharge from 25 cents to 15 cents, then reported favorably. CS/SB 86 on peer support for first responders expanded eligibility to support personnel and passed with broad support from law enforcement and related groups. The committee also took up CS/CS/SB 92, a hit-and-run accountability bill by Senator Gruters. The adopted amendment added a front license plate requirement, lowered the damage threshold from $5,000 to $2,500, and retained reporting requirements for repair shops. NFIB testified in opposition to parts of the bill, citing concerns about the lower threshold, short reporting deadlines, and potential license revocation, while supporters argued the bill would improve accountability and help solve hit-and-run cases. The bill was reported favorably after debate. The final and most contentious measure was CS/SB 56 by Senator Garcia, which would prohibit geoengineering and weather modification activities in Florida, repeal older weather-modification statutes, create a public reporting system at DEP, and impose penalties for violations. Supporters, including individuals identifying with weather-watch and anti-geoengineering concerns, argued that the bill would address public fears and environmental risks. A cloud-seeding company representative testified that cloud seeding is distinct from solar radiation management and said permitting should exist for responsible weather modification, while warning the bill could hinder beneficial precipitation enhancement. Despite skepticism from some members about the bill’s premise and scope, the committee reported it favorably. The meeting then concluded after members recorded missed votes and the committee adjourned.

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• And then they compute cure that the lowest cost. We have leverage because of our size.
• Okay computing said he's border even I found out last week up my friend in Washington County, his begins
• So one district may decide to go Apple computers. Our district decided Chromebooks.
• were able to obviously go one to one a lot less expensive then and then district amount of data computers
• more conducive to having laptops because all of our guests with the old school 45 degrees slant computers

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• > policy our email and computer policy our email and computer policy is<00:52:27.520> old.
• Can I hook up my computer? I do not know if there's a way to do that.
• Madam Chair, is there a way that I can hook up my computer? Can I hook up my computer?
• Can I hook up my computer? I do not know Can I hook up my computer?
• Technical assistance, um my computer?

Bills: HF3643, HF4470, HF4462, HF4366, HF4172, HF3629, HF4356, HF3093

Keywords: Melissa Hortman, Mark Hortman, memorial park, state park, working group, Minnesota Historical Society, Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board, Saint Paul, Department of Natural Resources, Department of Administration, Legislative Coordinating Commission, general fund appropriation, park planning, interpretive services, public engagement, state memorial, land use, natural resources, commemorative legislation, HF4470

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• So, it's about a $10 million investment for every megawatt of computing power.
• computing power. computing power.
• I think all of us are going to continue to use cloud computing and things like that.
• The chips run the compute algorithms.
• these computations.

Keywords: Meeting Start - 00:00 Roll Call – 00:15 Approval of Minutes of the July 15, 2025, Meeting 00:55 Helping Power Kentucky’s Growth – 01:25 Powering and Deploying AI – 41:00 Fueling America’s Intelligence – 56:12 Adjournment – 01:10:37, 958, all

Summary: The Artificial Intelligence Task Force met with a quorum, adopted prior meeting minutes, and then focused on energy policy and economic development as they relate to AI and data centers. John Bevington of LG&E and KU, introduced by Caroline Clark of LG&E/KU and PPL, described the utility’s Kentucky-only service territory, vertically integrated system, 1.3 million customers, and about 7.5 gigawatts of generating capacity. He said the company has supported 76 Kentucky projects in 2024 totaling about $3 billion in announced investment and roughly 3,000 jobs, with a large share of statewide announcements occurring in its service area. Bevington said LG&E and KU’s current project pipeline is unusually strong, totaling about 170 projects and 8.5 gigawatts of requested power, with data centers accounting for about two-thirds of that demand. He broke the pipeline into existing customer expansions, new-to-Kentucky projects, and 20 data center projects representing about 5.6 gigawatts of potential load. He highlighted a Louisville data center project by PO Development Company and Powerhouse Data Centers that has announced a 400-megawatt facility and may expand to 525 megawatts, estimating that such a project could represent about $4 billion in investment. He also explained that large data centers generally must locate near transmission lines and that utilities must conduct studies, order long-lead equipment, and secure reimbursement commitments before proceeding so other customers are not harmed. Members asked about how Kentucky compares with other states, the size of data center projects, and whether regulatory reform is needed. Bevington said the 20 projects reflect current Kentucky interest, which he attributed in part to the state’s sales tax exemption for data centers, and noted that states like Ohio have had similar incentives for years. In response to questions from Senator Thomas, he confirmed that data centers can vary in size and said the state should have a regulatory environment that supports economic development, while emphasizing that the benefits would flow to the state, local communities, and schools rather than just the utility. He also cited national and regional data suggesting data centers generate indirect jobs and tax revenue, and said LG&E and KU are investing in transmission, reliability, solar, and gas generation projects, including proposed additional 645-megawatt natural gas units and other system upgrades, to meet expected demand.

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• The algorithm is on the memory card right as the memory card gets into the computer; there's an algorithm
• that would have been a lift, but now I mean this is a search that I could probably program on my computer
• > the<01:15:37.679> time<01:15:37.840> I've<01:15:38.000> been on my computer
• in the time I've been on my computer in the time I've been speaking<01:15:38.400> with<01:15:
• ,<01:16:03.440> but you can do a search on the computer, but you can do a search on the computer

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• I confessed last week that my knowledge of computers is very limited.
• What about software that comes in a little package and you plug it into your computer and it downloads
• into your computer?
• Does it somehow magically transform what it is when it goes into the computer?
• if there was any jurisprudence that kind of discussed this distinction as it relates to software, computer

Keywords: 974, senate, all

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• giving you the description as listed, but anticipated threats to natural systems actions, dynamic computational
• government, because if you want to get into that, the federal government produces the servers and computers
• The federal government produces the servers and computers it uses, not to go off on a tangent, companies
• Borne said she had them on her computer and would offer them.
• I'll just have them on my computer. Oh, I'll offer those amendments out. Sure.

Bills: HR171, HCR49, HB632, HB1084, SB310, SB351, SB399

Keywords: HR171, House Resolution 171, M.J. Foster Promise Program, TOPS-Tech, TOPS Tech Award, Board of Regents, Louisiana Works, Louisiana Community and Technical College System, LCATCS, financial aid, scholarship, workforce development, career training, technical education, vocational education, postsecondary credential, associate degree, industry-based credential, high-demand jobs, high-wage occupations