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NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Land Grant Aug 14th, 2025
House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Come up and put in some kind of an office here for students who won't be able to travel all the way down
- So we tested the water, and the water was full of calcium. It wasn't very good.
- Most of the students we are working with do not speak Spanish anymore.
- We want to establish a commercial kitchen within that sauna, along with high-speed Wi-Fi and student
- Tested this. Our capacity has grown. When your capacity grows, other things have to grow with you.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities
Transcript Highlights:
- I am a high school student and I'm an early college student as well.
- My name is Richard Lynn, and I am a rising third-year law student at Harvard Law School.
- Thank God I was able to get some students from the law firm...
- It might have prevented a paternity test from leading, eight years later, to my son being adopted.
- It just doesn't make any sense how a paternity test could turn into adoption.
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on a package of Department of Children and Families bills focused on care and protection proceedings, sibling placement, parenting time, foster parent eligibility, adoption timelines, and a proposed Harmony Montgomery Commission. Rep. Marjorie Decker framed her bills as a set intended to reduce trauma for children removed from home by promoting sibling placement, visitation, cultural continuity, and limits on barriers to foster/adoptive placement. Witnesses from CASA, the Massachusetts Child Welfare Coalition, CPCS, and others generally supported the sibling-placement and parenting-time bills and the Harmony Commission, while several urged that the commission include a birth parent with lived experience and that its scope remain focused on child safety and family rights. A former juvenile court judge also supported the Harmony Commission, citing failures in the Harmony Montgomery case and broader concerns about DCF power and child representation. No votes were taken during the hearing.
A large portion of the hearing focused on Senate 114, the “Family Protection and Transparency Act,” which would require DCF to provide families with written and verbal notice of their rights during investigations, including the right to remain silent, consult counsel, and refuse entry absent legal authority except in emergencies. Supporters included parents, former foster youth, attorneys, advocates, and a peer mentor, many of whom described personal experiences of confusion, coercion, retaliation, and family separation when DCF became involved. They argued the bill would improve due process, language access, transparency, and accountability without limiting DCF’s emergency powers. Several witnesses also described intergenerational DCF involvement and said families often need resources and legal guidance rather than punitive intervention.
Testimony on House 268 emphasized the importance of keeping siblings together in foster care whenever possible. Advocates cited research showing better mental health, educational, and reunification outcomes when siblings remain together, and several young people testified about being separated from brothers and sisters and the lasting impact of that separation. CPCS supported the bill and said regular sibling visitation should be required when joint placement is not possible. House 269, 270, 271, 288, and 293 were also on the notice, but the transcript reflects little or no testimony on some of those measures. The hearing concluded after the committee heard from all scheduled witnesses and invited written testimony for additional details.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Senate and Governmental May 20th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And really, we're just going to be testing some data and looking for any outliers.
- So I guess you've been around these students and so forth.
- So I guess you've been around these students and so forth.
- I think I can encourage students to try and find their own career path.
- Do we start with their students, with the parents getting more involved?
Summary:
The Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee met on May 20, 2026, with a quorum present and no minutes available for approval. The committee first heard HB 181, which would let the legislative auditor review income tax data to verify eligibility for Medicaid and, at LDH’s request, SNAP. The auditor said the work would be limited to internal data testing under sharing agreements and not disclosed to third parties. After questions about privacy and duplication, the bill was reported favorably to the floor without objection.
The committee then took up HB 906 on presidential preference primaries and party nominating petitions. The Secretary of State and bill author said the measure would let major parties decide whether unaffiliated voters may participate in their primaries, with 180 days’ notice to the state, and would keep party rules consistent within presidential years so elections can be programmed properly. Several senators raised concerns that the bill would disenfranchise no-party voters and give parties too much control, but supporters said both major parties had approved the approach. The committee voted 4-3 to report the bill favorably.
Members also advanced HB 398, which would require the judiciary to use the federal GSA meal per diem rate instead of the current higher state judicial rate; HB 1052, which strengthens confidentiality protections for child abuse investigations handled by child advocacy centers and multidisciplinary teams; HB 1245, which protects witness criminal history records from unintended public release in clerk of court records; HB 202, which requires state civil service or hiring agencies to notify applicants when a vacancy is filled or they are rejected; HB 540, which requires disclosure of paid digital election advertising; HB 9, designating stuffed shrimp as a Louisiana specialty; HB 1057, extending the validity of absentee-by-mail applications for military voters from one year to two; HB 225, proposing a constitutional amendment to limit governors to two lifetime terms; HB 177, allowing retired court reporters to contract with former public employers; and HB 459, requiring disclosure when campaign materials use AI, with amendments adopted after discussion of First Amendment and campaign finance concerns. The committee also rejected an amendment to HB 1057 that would have expanded Sunday early voting in certain parishes. After the bills, the committee held confirmation hearings for James Kelly and Charles Wilkinson to the Board of Supervisors of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, both of whom described education and workforce development backgrounds and were favorably received.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill prepares students to enter the geothermal energy industry by developing customized education
- Uh, those are being field tested in a very early stage right now.
- these fees, we would also encourage the Uh, the legislature to, uh, recommend or to put in stronger testing
- Um, so we, we recommend expanding, uh, the test components to include PFAs and NORM and characterizing
- Um, when you say stronger testing requirements, with the testing requirements give some sort of a certificate
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Feb 4th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- We've seen problems with getting arrested quickly and cause it and concisely tested when that Uresti
- The testing of arrests teases in this circumstance is not consistent.
- after a medical professional determines exposure with significant and provides at a station that testing
- When that individuals tested in the jail already, you should be no delays in the blood draws because
- The test is already done.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill prepares students to enter the geothermal energy industry by developing customized education
- Those are being field-tested, but in a very early stage right now. So, potentially, everywhere.
- In addition to paying these fees, we would also encourage the legislature to implement stronger testing
- When you say stronger testing requirements, would the testing requirements provide some sort of certificate
- today, but we would recommend increasing... not to include PFAs and NORM, which is the radioactive testing
Keywords:
carbon sequestration, environmental policy, Texas, energy, climate change, regulatory council, geothermal energy, workforce development, education and training, energy industry, apprenticeship, energy production, energy policy, renewable energy, state council, administrative law, public information, transparency, government accountability, judicial process
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 5 on State Administration Mar 25th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- The super tested scout drive house is the single largest accountability unit, successfully reviewed 616
- You make progress with the student, you make progress, and then you go, OK, you're looking pretty good
- It is the first line of defense for protecting students, especially BIPOC students, single other students
- , veterans, foster youth, and other student subgroups.
- shifting with the federal administration, we want to ensure that there are safeguards for these students
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health Mar 3rd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- For example, points are awarded if institutions recruit students from areas of unmet need because we
- know that those students have a higher chance of practicing in similar communities.
- And then, how are students chosen for needing wellness coaching?
- You know, making sure that the coach really understands the wellness needs of that particular student
- The approach is that having coaches on campus will create a space where students who need it are then
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Speaker and members, I would like to recognize a Lubbock High School student, Alicia Jimenez.
- Another member, Charlie Perkins, an exceptional young teacher when I was a student in high school, whose
- Debbie cherished her students and instilled in them a love of earning.
- Government HB 3734 by Schaffner relates to testing misoprestone and other estrogen hormones in public
- HB 3769 by place of relating to the provision of contraception to students at public institutions of
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Commission to Study Costs of Special Education (06/16/2026)
Transcript Highlights:
- -plus students.
- students with disabilities. students with disabilities.
- students IEPs. students IEPs.
- But these<02:44:07.520>
students these students these students uh<02:44:09.359>you <02: - students needs resolution. students needs resolution.
Summary:
The commission meeting focused on reviewing and correcting draft minutes and then working through a draft report on the cost of special education. Members made mostly clerical corrections, including clarifying references to Spalding, fixing acronyms such as LETRS, and cleaning up membership titles and appointee roles to match SB 57. The minutes were approved as amended, with some members abstaining because they were not present at the prior meeting. The chair also noted the commission’s deadline to complete findings and recommendations by July 1 and said the final report must be delivered to legislative leaders, the governor, the state librarian, and others.
The main substantive discussion centered on the report’s findings about special education funding. Members agreed the report should emphasize that the commission was created to study the cost of special education and reduce reliance on local property taxes. One draft section described FY24 special education funding as coming from three primary state and federal sources totaling about $152 million, or roughly 15% of annual costs, with the remaining 85% paid by local school districts through property tax revenue, estimated at about $825 million. Members discussed adding historical or longitudinal data to show trends over time, and some suggested attaching charts or tables showing funding over the last 20 to 30 years.
A second major topic was demographic data. The draft noted that statewide K-12 enrollment has declined since 2003 while the number and share of students with IEPs has increased. Members questioned whether the data compared like with like, especially given the growth of Education Freedom Accounts and charter school enrollment, and whether the figures included or excluded those students. Several members asked for clearer sourcing from the Department of Education and suggested keeping a list of unresolved questions, including the impact of the shift from ADMA to ADMR and the effect of the EFA program. The discussion ended with agreement to continue refining the report and to gather additional attachments and clarifications before finalizing recommendations.
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
January 29, 2026 - 12:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- I believe we have 44 students and six school staff.
- Let’s all do our job to help our students.
- Let's all do our job to help our students.
- And I know... ...of counselors per students.
- becomes a better student.
Summary:
The Education Administration Subcommittee heard and advanced six bills. The first, PCS/HB 1073 by Rep. Koster, would give individual school board members timely, free access to district documents and budget information, require agendas and supporting materials to be kept as public records, and prohibit school districts from requiring or incentivizing nondisclosure agreements. Testimony from a Volusia County school board member and a former educator described difficulty obtaining records and concerns about NDAs; some members raised chain-of-command concerns, while others argued the bill was needed for transparency. The bill passed 15-3.
The committee then approved HB 4049, a local bill for Jacksonville/Duval County that changes how the Duval County School Board’s attorney is selected, and OGSR/HB 7021, which extends and clarifies the public-records exemption for education examination and assessment instruments through 2031. HB 4049 passed 17-1 after debate over whether the board should use the city’s general counsel process; HB 7021 passed unanimously with no debate.
Members also approved CS/HB 753 on school counselors, which removes certain certification barriers while keeping degree and counseling requirements in place and allows districts to choose whether to require the removed certificates. Supporters said the bill could help address counselor shortages and free counselors to focus on students; it passed 18-0. Finally, HB 157 created a School Teacher Training and Mentoring Program for D- and F-rated schools, using high-performing current or retired teachers as mentors with stipends funded from an existing allocation. Members discussed mentor limits, funding, and oversight, but the bill passed unanimously, 18-0. The meeting adjourned after committee members recognized visiting officials and students.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- increase the allowance for EFA students. increase the allowance for EFA students.
- Because the base adequacy is per student.
- Because the base adequacy is per student.
- Because the base adequacy is per student.
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and languages among those 9500 students and languages among those 9500 students
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 03/12/26
Commerce and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- and Materials or ASM of Testing and Materials or ASM standards.<00:51:33.520>
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- Fifth, we modernize the student<01:01:49.520>
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loan
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Tobacco Settlement Agreement Fund Oversight committee (10-9-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- Last year, we had provided over 10,000, or reached over 10,000, students.
- We do still continue to get outreach requests from schools and communities and students themselves to
- This year we had a slight students.
- As adults are going in for job interviews and they're taking a drug test, they're testing positive with
- As adults are going in for job interviews and they're taking a drug test, they're testing positive with
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00:00
Attendance Roll Call 00:00:09
Approval of Minutes 00:00:48
KOAP Report 00:01:09
Update from CHFS 00:20:27, 958, all
Summary:
The meeting opened with a quorum, approval of the September 18, 2025 minutes, and a staff update on recent tobacco settlement-funded agriculture activities. The agriculture side highlighted Commissioner Shell’s outreach, including school visits, farm visits, and speaking engagements in Kentucky and a trip to Tennessee to discuss program models. A representative also described a national conference in Iowa, where Kentucky’s agriculture finance program was praised as a $180 million loan program built with tobacco settlement funds. The board noted September approvals totaling $950,000 for the agriculture development board and $3.3 million for the finance corporation, along with staff activity such as site visits, program closures, and project reports. The board also announced that the KKMP report covering 2015-2022 would be distributed and that the annual report, marking the program’s 25th anniversary, was being prepared.
The board then reviewed two featured projects. The Organic Association of Kentucky requested $425,000 for organic producer support, but the board approved only one year of funding at $29,000, with members noting concern about recurring applicants and the need to evaluate long-term funding. The second project, by Joseph Dale Bentley in Lewis County, sought $51,300 to expand a small ruminant facility for goat production and export. Members were particularly interested because the project was already operating and creating market opportunities for Kentucky goat producers; the board approved half the project cost to help expand infrastructure and potentially allow quarantining on site.
The cabinet then presented its annual update on tobacco settlement fund use in public health. Julie Brooks, Sarah Johnson, and Andrea Day reported on the HANS home visitation program, tobacco prevention and cessation efforts, lung cancer screening, and early childhood oral health. HANS served more families in FY25, rising from 6,293 to 6,715, and increased services from 139,943 to over 143,000. Tobacco prevention and cessation programs continued to support Quit Now Kentucky and My Life, My Quit, though officials noted federal uncertainty and the loss of federal tobacco control infrastructure. They also reported a slight decline in student outreach and cessation requests, but continued demand from schools and communities for vaping and nicotine prevention support. Lung cancer screening expanded to 55 screens, with Kentucky cited as a model for other states due to improved incidence, survival, and early detection rates. Early oral health efforts continued through local health departments, with more trainings for public health nurses, continued varnish kits, and expanded support for dental graduates and hygiene teams.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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are expensive and a lot of students are expensive and a lot of students are
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/06/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Currently, in order to become a certified nurse midwife, a student must first go to nursing school and
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must <00:13:14.959>first <00:13:15.240>go nurse Midwife a St student - must first go nurse Midwife a St student must first go to<00:13:15.480>
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FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
December 9, 2025 - 09:30 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THIS PROGRAM VARY FROM TRADITIONAL UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS TO WORKING PROFESSIONALS
- THE STUDENTS FOR THE NEXT SET OF JOBS THAT WE WANT OUR STUDENTS TO FACE AS THEY MOVE FURTHER.
- STUDENTS BE?
- BECAUSE NOT ALL STUDENTS OF COURSE BUT SOME STUDENTS ARE NOT PRODUCING CRITICAL THINKING NOW.
- STUDENTS WILL USE THAT.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
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may further provide that the students may further provide that the students - <02:24:52.960>
to found Alabama parents expect students to found Alabama parents expect students - It's a test that a trial program.
- . voluntary basis on campus to students. voluntary basis on campus to students.
- the highest possible score on this test. the highest possible score on this test.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- How many students are served in a school?
- And the school finance system is essentially designed, predominantly, to fund, based upon students. student
- The special education student population is 14%.
- Yeah, generally MNO follows the student, INS doesn't, but MNO follows the student.
- Survives when there are no students are the students that are left behind that that smaller number are
Summary:
The meeting covered various topics, but specific discussions and bills were not detailed in the available transcript. Despite the lack of documented debates or acknowledgments, it was noted that committee members were present, and there may have been attempts to address crucial legislative matters. The dynamics of the meeting suggested a standard procedural gathering where routine insights were likely shared among the attendees.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (04/01/2026)
Health and Human Services
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bringing Two bio plants and students bringing Two bio plants and students bringing - , are these students, are these students, who<01:39:55.720>
knows <01:39:55.880>what <02:08:08.440>whether therapies to be able to test whether therapies to be able to test whether - Frankly, it completed rigorous testing.