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• UTHealth Houston educates over 5,000 students annually and is supported by 8,000 dedicated faculty and
• as well as to serve as liaisons between the student body, the Chancellor, and the presidents of the
• The Chancellor's Student Advisory Council holds formal meetings three times a year, and in legislative
• The Chancellor's Student Advisory Council holds formal meetings three times a year.
• She's 22, a proud native of Rockwall, Texas, a student at the University of North Texas, and she has

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• Let's move down to Lincoln University, Madam Speaker, with a student population of 1,500 students, receiving
• Why does a student at Lincoln deserve more money than a student at Penn State?
• Why does the student at Temple receive more money than a student at Penn State and Pitt?
• If we want to do this, this funding should be equal per student and allocated equally to the students
• It goes to support our students who are staying in this Commonwealth, not just our Students who are staying

Keywords: Scheduler, 973, house, all

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• This is protecting students and staff.
• protection for nearly 1 million students protection for nearly 1 million students in<00:07:55.280
• We would educate students, farming.
• districts. 38,600 first-generation students, 56,000 low-income students, and almost 7,000 veterans.
• support, and student gathering spaces. support, and student gathering spaces.

Bills: HF3220

Keywords: school safety, school security, emergency access, law enforcement access, master key box, secure key box, entry device, school grants, education finance, Department of Education, charter schools, school districts, cooperative units, appropriation cancellation, one-time appropriation, school safety plan, emergency preparedness, public safety, school building security, 1183

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• BY YOUR VOTE SENATE BILL 400 IS REPORTED FAVORABLY, NEXT TAB ONE, CS FOR SB 102 ON EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT
• THE DEPARTMENT IS TO WORK WITH THE CENTER FOR STUDENTS WITH UNIQUE ABILITIES AND FEDERAL OCCUPATIONAL
• THIS PROGRAM WILL ALLOW STUDENTS TO WILL ALLOW STUDENTS TO EARN BADGES THAT DESIGNATE THEY HAVE ACQUIRED
• EDUCATION TO VALIDATE THOSE BADGES THAT ARE BEING GIVEN BY A STUDENT SO WHEN WILL THOSE TEACHERS BE
• THE TEACHER TRAINING OCCUR AS PART OF WHAT HAPPENS IN EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT EDUCATION, TEACHER TRAINING

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• Supports for low income students.
• Title 4A student supports of $10 million.
• receive or where the state does not receive reimbursement for those students.
• That definition at-risk students include low-income students, English learners, Native American students
• , students with disabilities, all of the groups that are, that are, uh, currently.

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• We're including our students in that.
• Uh we're including our students injury. Uh we're including our students in<00:10:11.040> that.
• is um stopping students is um stopping students um<00:38:21.119> that<00:38:21.520> may
• It could be where students otherwise.
• fright or fear whether it be students fright or fear whether it be students and<01:01:12.319>

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• Connor is a standout student at Florida State University and truly a student of the world.
• conduct, enrollment preferences and limits, student data, and training. ...codes of student conduct,
• I want to switch now to the issue about the Code of Student Conduct.
• The bill authorizes the charter... ...code of student conduct.
• of student conduct.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and heard several member introductions before taking up the special order calendar. The chamber first postponed CS/SB 80 on state land management, then moved through a series of bills, often substituting House companions when identical or nearly identical. Early actions included unanimous passage of HB 295 on a comprehensive waste reduction and recycling plan, which directs DEP to develop a recycling and waste-diversion roadmap, and passage of CS/CS/SB 492 on land development and mitigation banking after amendments addressing out-of-service credits and former phosphate mine lands; that bill passed 35-3 after debate over possible constitutional concerns. The Senate also passed HB 255 on aggravated animal cruelty, adding a sentencing multiplier and a searchable FDLE database of convicted animal abusers, and HB 711 establishing the Spectrum Alert for missing children with autism, with $190,000 in nonrecurring implementation funds and a July 1, 2026 implementation date. The chamber then approved HB 1089 to add Duchenne muscular dystrophy to newborn screening, and HB 393 revising the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program to expand eligible mitigation projects, lower the approval threshold, and clarify ownership and reimbursement issues. Members discussed funding levels and whether insurance premium credits would be required, but the bill passed unanimously. The Senate also passed HB 1145 on workforce education, HB 827 on a statewide study of automation and workforce impact, and HB 181 on parole guidelines, all without recorded opposition. CS/CS/SB 976 on court-appointed psychologists also passed unanimously, as did HB 1451 on sexual cyber harassment, which broadened protections against non-consensual and digitally forged intimate images. Later, the Senate approved HB 1156 creating the Home Health Aid for Medically Fragile Children Program, after clarifying training requirements and hearing support that the measure would help families keep medically fragile children at home while compensating trained parents. The chamber also passed HB 1091 on substance abuse and mental health care, with an amendment allowing designated facilities to retain stabilized patients who still meet involuntary examination criteria. Throughout the day, senators used questions and debate to probe charter school governance in CS/CS/SB 822, which was substituted with HB 443 and amended to expand charter autonomy over conduct codes, enrollment, reporting, and facility use while maintaining sponsor oversight; that bill was placed on the calendar for third reading rather than voted on in the excerpt. Several other measures, including SB 716, SB 76, and the final SB 1252 item, were postponed or not reached before the transcript ended.

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• > incredibly student, it has been incredibly student, it has been incredibly meaningful<00:16:
• It also all of your other student pages.
• Without you, I may not student page.
• Ellen, on selecting these student pages. Ellen, on selecting these student pages.
• kind to our student pages. kind to our student pages.

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• So our medical students are very smart kids.
• That's what draws students to primary care.
• And that's what draws students like me to primary care.
• And that's what draws students like me to primary care.
• And then we had medical students, two medical students by my side and a pre-medical student.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Health Care Financing held a public hearing on a large docket focused on primary care, workforce development, and medical debt. Chairs Cindy Friedman and John Lawn outlined hearing procedures and noted that testimony would be taken on 17 matters. The committee first heard testimony on bills to establish a community health center nurse practitioner residency program and to strengthen mental health centers. Senator Keenan, Rep. Keefe, and health center leaders described the Worcester nurse practitioner residency as a successful pipeline and retention strategy, citing workforce shortages, training needs in community health centers, and the cost of the program. Rep. O’Day also supported the mental health centers bill, saying it would raise payment rates, improve reimbursement for behavioral health services, and help clinics retain staff and expand access. The committee then took testimony on bills to address medical debt through hospital financial assistance reform. The Attorney General’s Office, Health Care for All, Health Law Advocates, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, and individual patients supported the measure, arguing that hospital financial assistance policies are inconsistent, hard to find, and difficult to navigate. Witnesses said the bill would standardize eligibility criteria, create a uniform application, improve notice requirements, and expand access to discounted care up to 400% of the federal poverty level. Several personal stories described medical bills being sent to collections, confusion over insurance billing, and the burden of debt on low-income and chronically ill patients. Committee members asked about hospital concerns, the role of the health safety net, and whether the bill addressed root causes of medical debt; testimony emphasized that the proposal was meant to improve transparency and access rather than replace broader insurance reforms. The hearing also focused heavily on “Primary Care for You” legislation, H. 1370 and S. 867, which would increase primary care investment and create a new payment model. Rep. Haggerty, physicians, a patient, community health center leaders, and the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers described a primary care crisis marked by low reimbursement, staffing shortages, long waits, burnout, and difficulty recruiting clinicians. Supporters said the bills would shift spending toward preventive, team-based care, improve access and equity, and reduce long-term costs. The Massachusetts Association of Health Plans said it was directionally supportive of increased primary care investment but warned that any new spending must stay within the cost growth benchmark and preserve existing contracting structures. The hearing ended with additional testimony on a community health center workforce and loan repayment grant bill from Rep. Stanley, and with further discussion from Dr. Alan Garo about the need for payment reform in primary care.

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• members of my caucus and the students members of my caucus and the students that<02:22:14.160>
• So we had zero going out to students.
• I was being asked to teach my students I was being asked to teach my students to<02:34:32.399>
• > students,<02:55:50.800> our students, our foster students, our students, our foster students
• And student supports look different. Student parent supports look different at every campus.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• we know that we have a lot of students we know that we have a lot of students that<01:25:48.080>
• It just provides that full flexibility for students to recognize that life for many of our students is
• It just provides that full flexibility for students to recognize that life for many of our students is
• the fact that we had a lot of students the fact that we had a lot of students who<01:31:25.199><
• You know, that's kind students office.

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• to do all kinds of deals with students to do all kinds of deals with students when<00:29:19.679>
• outside of those students with IEPs. outside of those students with IEPs.
• And so we know that students as well.
• <00:32:25.679> on uh and again just get the students on uh and again just get the students
• certainly<00:39:29.599> a elementary student, but certainly a elementary student, but

Keywords: 00:00:00 - Call to Order/Roll Call 00:02:20 - Discussion of 26RS HB 689 00:13:13 - Discussion of 26RS SB 201 00:27:45 - Discussion of 26RS HB 583 00:46:37 - Discussion of 26RS HB 488 00:48:13 - Discussion of 26RS HB 2 01:14:34 - Discussion of Kentucky State Plan Amendment (SPA) 26:0001: School-based Medicaid Services Program 01:18:24 - Public Comment, 958, all

Summary: The Medicaid Oversight Board met on March 9 with a quorum present and no minutes to approve. The chair reordered the agenda to hear House Bill 689 first. Representative Amy Neighbors presented HB 689, which would authorize Kentucky to seek CMS approval for a Medicaid state-directed payment program for physician and non-physician professional services delivered through qualifying hospital-affiliated groups, beginning January 1, 2026, with retroactive payments for that year. She said the bill is intended to improve access to care in rural and underserved areas, support workforce retention, and generate about $29 million annually in federal Medicaid funds without using general fund dollars. Representatives from Owensboro Health and St. Elizabeth Healthcare testified in support, describing staffing and subsidy pressures, lower Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement, and the importance of the program for maintaining access and quality in rural and safety-net settings. Committee members noted the bill had already passed the House Health Services Committee unanimously and discussed broader concerns about Kentucky’s low reimbursement rates and the need to consider other systems not covered by the proposal. The board then heard Senate Bill 2011 from Senator Donald Douglas and Cody Hunt of the Kentucky Medical Association. The bill would address a Medicaid coding issue by ensuring that coverage limits do not reduce payment to fewer than two evaluation and management service units per provider, per patient, per day. Douglas argued the current one-visit, one-issue limitation forces multiple visits, increases no-shows, and prevents providers from treating the whole patient. Hunt explained that the bill is meant to correct a longstanding regulation that limited E&M services to one per physician per recipient per date of service, which can prevent providers from coding additional medically necessary work during the same visit. He said DMS has already filed a regulatory amendment to fix the problem, but a statutory change is still needed to prevent the issue from returning. He also said the bill is not intended to change reimbursement policy, only coding rules, and that MCO payment practices vary. Members generally supported the concept. Senator Berg asked about fiscal impact and private-payer billing; Hunt said there should be no fiscal impact because the bill does not change payment policy, only coding. Representative Moore said the proposal could reduce costs and improve convenience by avoiding extra visits. Chairman Meredith said the bill illustrated problems with fee-for-service care and supported moving toward a more holistic delivery model. Dr. Schuster raised a drafting concern about the bill summary language, and Hunt responded that the regulatory amendment should address the issue generally for providers. No votes were taken on either bill during this portion of the meeting.

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• <00:08:37.440> with identify 19% of their students with identify 19% of their students with
• words about $70,000 spent on a student words about $70,000 spent on a student before<00:10:36.240
• population of students, right? population of students, right? >> Yes. >> Yes.
• We have 900 students in the SAU.
• Um, but I think students.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The commission to study special education costs under SB 57 met for its second meeting, with members introducing themselves and reviewing background materials on New Hampshire special education identification rates, NAEP results, and a Wall Street Journal article about the rise in autism diagnoses. The chair explained that the commission is examining special education aid formulas, including how New Hampshire’s current catastrophic aid threshold works and how changes to that threshold might affect school districts, but noted that the needed data on how many students would shift into the aid system at lower thresholds is not yet available. The main testimony came from Henry Litman of HHS on Medicaid reimbursement in schools. He explained that school-based Medicaid funding is tied to health-related services, not all special education services, and that federal rules are changing in state fiscal year 2027. Under the new approach, schools will move away from an in-kind methodology to a certified public expenditure model that may also allow recovery of some overhead costs, such as support staff time. He said the state won a federal grant to help build the new system, hired a vendor, and is setting up training and a help center for districts. Members asked about why Medicaid claims have declined and whether districts are leaving money on the table. Litman said claims are down about 25% from pre-pandemic levels, with declines tied to federal and state rule changes, documentation requirements, provider qualification rules, and the end of temporary pandemic flexibilities. He said some districts adapted better than others depending on local medical-provider access and administrative capacity. He also said the new federal legislation does not directly affect schools, while New Hampshire’s return to pre-pandemic eligibility rules has reduced enrollment somewhat. No votes were taken, and the discussion ended with agreement that the commission needs better data to determine how much special education spending is truly Medicaid-eligible and whether additional legislation is needed.

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• and families and the serve students and families and the citizens<00:02:32.280> of<00:02:32.440
• <00:58:42.640> training medical resident and student training medical resident and student
• that rotate our Dental the students that rotate our Dental students<01:02:57.480> that<01:02:
• <01:37:12.760> to faculty and their graduate students to faculty and their graduate students
• <01:42:04.119> from 550 to 650 highly talented students from 550 to 650 highly talented students

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• They are serving many, many more students than they were.
• Every single student is allowed to walk onto a community college and be served as a student.
• The average age of community college students is much older than your traditional students.
• Every single student is allowed to walk onto a community college and be served as a student.
• The average age of community college students is much older than your traditional students.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Committee met to consider the 2026 Budget Act, which leaders said was the negotiated compromise with the Senate and was expected to move to the floor that evening. Opening remarks emphasized that the plan balances the budget over two years, reduces the structural deficit, and builds reserves, while also protecting core services in the face of federal cuts. Jason Sisney outlined the legislative budget framework and the likely floor bills, including AB 109, SB 110, SB 122, and SB 125. Department of Finance representative Eric Khali said the administration appreciated the two-year balanced approach and supported the modification in SB 122, while noting the package uses additional revenues and new spending to soften or reject some proposed cuts. Most of the discussion focused on major spending areas. Members and subcommittee chairs highlighted protections and additions for health care and human services, including rejecting the proposed Medi-Cal asset limit change, delaying premium increases, restoring clinic and dental funding, supporting distressed hospitals and county indigent care, and expanding county eligibility staffing to handle H.R. 1-related workload. Education members described record or expanded support for TK-12 schools, child care, special education, community colleges, teacher recruitment, and higher education, including a change to extend Cal Grant eligibility to age 30 for some community college students. Housing and homelessness funding was increased for HAP, multifamily housing, and the low-income housing tax credit, while public safety members pointed to investments in victims’ services, restorative justice, and prison closure savings. Several members also raised concerns or priorities tied to the budget deal. Some praised the package as a moral document that protects vulnerable Californians, immigrant communities, LGBTQ residents, seniors, and people with disabilities. Others noted unresolved issues, including the MCO tax’s impact on districts, the need for more support for local journalism, arts, biotech R&D incentives, transit and GGRF-related concerns, and the need for continued work on Prop. 98 and long-term fiscal resilience. The vice chair cautioned that despite the current progress, the state remains vulnerable to revenue volatility and warned that the budget should build more resilience against a possible downturn. No formal vote was taken in the portion provided, but the committee was preparing the budget package for floor action and final negotiations.

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• Uh, if every respiratory program in Kentucky kept every student graduated and every student passed their
• <00:02:37.920> graduated<00:02:38.560> every<00:02:38.800> student every student
• graduated every student every student graduated every student and<00:02:39.360> every<00:02:39.680
• and every student passed their boards, and every student passed their boards, we<00:02:41.280> still
• weeks, uh, we had a 15-year-old student weeks, uh, we had a 15-year-old student athlete<00:04:59.120

Keywords: Call to Order 00:00 Roll Call 0:31 HB 36 Discussion 1:10 HB 36 Vote 8:20 HB 776 Discussion 9:42 HB 776 Vote 12:19 HB 236 Discussion 14:15 Adjournment 20:40, 958, all

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• We're working to Future-proof student housing.
• A lot of student housing in times past has been only reflective or available for students.
• A lot of our students go out during the summer.
• It would have to be a student fee-funded activity.
• So as we operate with shared governance with our student body and our student body council, it's a conversation

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• All those medical students that they brought up here are current medical students in Arizona Western
• Our current medical students in Arizona Western College.
• And all these students are in health care. And so we're very excited.
• Kor's extraordinary contributions to higher education, his steadfast dedication to students, and his
• Core's extraordinary contributions to higher education, his steadfast dedication to students, and his

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• In a case like that, my concern was solely on the side of the student.
• Making sure students were protected in situations like that, that if they did voice concern or did voice
• > were student.
• Making sure students were student.
• students were protected in the process. students were protected in the process.

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Summary: The interview focused on the representative’s first session in a tied House, which he described as record-setting and a lesson in working across the aisle. He said bipartisan support became essential, and he highlighted working with Representative Liz Rehm on a couple of bills and spending the off-season building more bipartisan legislation aimed at issues affecting rural and greater Minnesota. He also discussed a meeting with MSU Mankato’s president about civil discourse and freedom of expression on campus. His concern was protecting students who might push back against divisive comments from professors and ensuring they would not face repercussions or grade-related consequences for speaking up. A major portion of the conversation covered agriculture and trade, especially tariffs and their effects on farmers. He said farmers are again facing difficult conditions, though not as severe as the 1980s farm crisis, and noted that recent U.S.-China soybean purchasing agreements helped raise soybean and corn prices. He also said greater Minnesota is facing serious nursing home closures and shortages, which are forcing seniors farther from their communities. Looking ahead to 2026, he said he is working on several bills: a stop-arm bill to clarify penalties related to school bus violations, a robocall bill requiring callers to identify themselves with a number, and a mass casualty firewall act aimed at allowing charges when someone has assembled materials and plans for a mass casualty event. He said the mass casualty proposal is the one he is most proud of and that discussions with both DFL and Republican leaders have been positive.

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• As a union of educators, our students' future and success is at the heart of everything we do.
• To maintain high-quality instruction and support for students, we must retain our professionals in the
• In Ruidoso, we learned that 80/20 leads to incredible teacher retention and student achievement.
• Um, so if this is something that can keep them here and working and educating our, our, our students
• as well as support in higher education for those same students once they actually enter higher ed.