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• year 24 to school year 25.
• Now, typically, EPPs begin by creating long-standing partnerships with school districts and charter schools
• Finally, school districts and charter schools should support EPP recruitment efforts by encouraging promising
• and charter schools and our EPPs.
• It's a beautiful school, but it is a private. school.

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• Even when you think about school districts. School districts charge for Medicaid services.
• Those are after-school programs, primarily in low-income school districts.
• And then Title IV-B, again, is that community learning centers after school. programs.
• Decisions mean for school districts.
• programs where parents are paid for after school by the federal government.

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• So dollars will come into CTE and flow out to the school district.
• There's a school board election this summer.
• And we should have something to ...to these schools and these libraries.
• It did not apply to our school libraries.
• Most librarians and public schools, I'm sure, do a wonderful job in managing their libraries.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer, pledge, and roll call, establishing a quorum. It then took up a series of appropriations and policy bills, with the most extensive debate centered on Senate Bill 2025, the Department of Veterans Affairs budget. The House approved amendments that shifted governance of the department and veterans’ home from ACOVA to the governor, citing concerns about ACOVA’s salary-setting actions and broader appropriation oversight. Members opposed to the change argued ACOVA had studied compensation and acted within its role. The amended bill passed 57-34, and the final bill passed 69-22 with the emergency clause carrying. The House also passed Senate Bill 2001, the legislative branch budget, which funds the 2027 session, legislative staff, chamber upgrades, IT improvements, and salary adjustments for legislative leaders; the bill passed 62-29, but the emergency clause failed. Senate Bill 2019, the Career and Technical Education budget, passed 82-10 with emergency clause. Senate Bill 2021, the Information Technology Department budget, passed 75-17 after discussion of data center migration, service automation, mainframe transition, ERP study, and DPI’s move from PowerSchool to Infinite Campus. Other measures passed included Senate Bill 2228 for rural grocery store sustainability grants, Senate Bill 2390 creating a rural catalyst community grant program, Senate Bill 2188 adjusting the Clean Sustainable Energy Authority, and Senate Bill 2265 authorizing a veterans national cemetery grant and line of credit with added reporting safeguards. Several House bills returned from the Senate were concurred in and then passed, including House Bill 1361 on mandatory minimum sentences for human trafficking offenders, House Bill 1017 for the Game and Fish Department, House Bill 1588 on firearms and dangerous weapons provisions, House Bill 1429 on harassment and stalking involving robots, House Bill 1591 on county fair resiliency grants, House Bill 1537 on service agreement protection for water projects, House Bill 1203 on edible medical marijuana products, and House Bill 1027 transferring administration of the State Fire and Tornado Fund from the Insurance Commissioner to OMB. The House also rejected a motion to reconsider Senate Bill 2307, which dealt with library materials and obscenity-related restrictions, by a vote of 48-51. In addition, the chamber appointed conference committees on several House and Senate measures where concurrence had failed, and laid over Senate Bill 2340 for two legislative days.

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• Every time when you go to work, when you go to school.
• While national security must remain a top priority.
• Both are born here in Texas, are going to school in Texas.
• Priorities Committee with Jerry Fischer. This is a priority for the Texas party.
• If you have kids at school, the school bus, how many miles? Two miles.

Bills: HB17, HB34, HB41, HB 118, HB 119, HB 127, HB 128, HB 129, HB 130, HB132, HB133, HB17, HB41, HB118, HB119, HB127, HB128, HB129, HB130, HB132, HB133

Keywords: foreign ownership, real estate, national security, designated countries, Texas property law, lobbying, foreign adversaries, compensation prohibition, transparency, civil penalties, higher education, foreign adversary, research security, trade secrets, academic partnerships, HB 128, sister city, sister-city agreement, international exchange, municipal diplomacy

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• districts for food insecure kids school districts for food insecure kids to<00:19:09.280> take
• The conservation districts represent the local counterbalance to those federal priorities.
• And so they're regularly working with them, making sure that local priorities are put into play.
• And so they're regularly priorities.
• <00:55:56.400> that continue to have local priorities that continue to have local priorities

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• schools. educators through 16.
• Requirements for high school students and public schools to education K-16.
• Senate Bill 1329 by King relating to school.
• Senate Bill 1344 by Johnson relating to a notification requirement of a public school. school does not
• have a nurse, school counselor, or librarian to education K-16.

Bills: SJR36, SJR3, SB616, SB565, SB384, SB5, SJR52, SJR53, SJR54, SJR55, SCR18, SCR19, SCR22, SB27, SB29, SB35, SB1151, SB1152, SB1153, SB1154, SB1155, SB1156, SB1157, SB1158, SB1159, SB1160, SB1161, SB1162, SB1163, SB1164, SB1165, SB1166, SB1167, SB1168, SB1169, SB1170, SB1171, SB1172, SB1173, SB1174, SB1175, SB1176, SB1177, SB1178, SB1179, SB1180, SB1181, SB1182, SB1183, SB1184, SB1185, SB1186, SB1187, SB1188, SB1189, SB1190, SB1191, SB1192, SB1193, SB1194, SB1195, SB1196, SB1197, SB1198, SB1199, SB1200, SB1201, SB1202, SB1203, SB1204, SB1205, SB1206, SB1207, SB1208, SB1209, SB1210, SB1211, SB1212, SB1213, SB1214, SB1215, SB1216, SB1217, SB1218, SB1219, SB1220, SB1221, SB1222, SB1223, SB1224, SB1225, SB1226, SB1227, SB1228, SB1229, SB1230, SB1231, SB1232, SB1233, SB1234, SB1235, SB1236, SB1237, SB1238, SB1239, SB1240, SB1241, SB1242, SB1243, SB1244, SB1245, SB1246, SB1247, SB1248, SB1249, SB1250, SB1251, SB1252, SB1253, SB1254, SB1255, SB1256, SB1257, SB1258, SB1259, SB1260, SB1261, SB1262, SB1263, SB1264, SB1265, SB1266, SB1267, SB1268, SB1269, SB1270, SB1271, SB1272, SB1273, SB1274, SB1275, SB1276, SB1277, SB1278, SB1279, SB1280, SB1281, SB1282, SB1283, SB1284, SB1285, SB1286, SB1287, SB1288, SB1289, SB1290, SB1291, SB1292, SB1293, SB1294, SB1295, SB1296, SB1297, SB1298, SB1299, SB1300, SB1301, SB1302, SB1303, SB1304, SB1305, SB1306, SB1307, SB1308, SB1309, SB1310, SB1311, SB1312, SB1313, SB1314, SB1315, SB1316, SB1317, SB1318, SB1319, SB1320, SB1321, SB1322, SB1323, SB1324, SB1325, SB1326, SB1327, SB1328, SB1329, SB1330, SB1331, SB1332, SB1333, SB1334, SB1335, SB1336, SB1337, SB1338, SB1339, SB1340, SB1341, SB1342, SB1343, SB1344, SB1345, SB1621, SJR57

Keywords: dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, research funding, state budget, prevention, healthcare, medical research, Dementia Prevention and Research Institute, aquifer, water management, Edwards Aquifer, sustainability, regulatory framework, SB 565, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, compliance agreement, enforcement suspension

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• As a former school board trustee in a school district that has computer science offered at our high schools
• However, also as a former school...” “...offered at our high schools.
• school year, Classified school employees to set aside up to 10% of their pay during the school year
• , School Board Member for the San Francisco Unified School District.
• I graduated cosmetology school before I graduated high school.

Summary: The Assembly Education Committee heard several education bills, with AB 887 by Assemblymember Berman proposing that every school district and charter school adopt a plan so all high schools offer at least one computer science course by 2029-30. Supporters, including a teacher and student, argued California is falling behind other states and that computer science is essential for student opportunity and workforce readiness. ACSA opposed the bill, citing the shortage of qualified computer science teachers and administrative burden. The bill passed the committee on a 6-0 vote and was sent to Appropriations. The committee also heard AB 1390 by Assemblymember Solache, which would allow local and county school boards to raise trustee compensation above long-standing statutory minimums that have not changed in decades. Supporters said the current stipends are too low to make board service accessible to working families and younger community members. There was no opposition testimony, and the bill passed with five votes, with the roll left open for additional members. AB 865 by Assemblymember Gonzalez would create a $5 million, three-year grant program for dual-language immersion instructional materials, split between high-demand languages and other languages. Supporters said districts often lack standards-aligned materials in languages beyond Spanish, forcing teachers to create their own. The bill passed 7-0 to Appropriations. AB 857 by Assemblymember Gibson, requiring annual cultural competency training for K-12 staff, also passed 5-1 after supporters linked it to the state reparations task force report and argued it would improve trust and student outcomes. The committee additionally approved AB 677 by Assemblymember Bryan, which would make it easier for unhoused students to access school-based vision and dental screenings by allowing directory information to be used for that purpose with an opt-out process; it passed 8-0. AB 903 by Assemblymember Avila Farias, directing the Department of Education to develop best practices on education technology and digital equity, passed after amendments and with some opponents indicating they would remove opposition once the amendments were in print. Finally, AB 917 by Assemblymember Avila Farias, extending permanent-status protections to certain educators in small districts and county programs, drew significant opposition from small districts and regional occupational programs over flexibility and funding concerns; the bill still passed 5-2 with the roll held open for additional votes.

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• of Public Health Minnesota School of Public Health fentanyl fentanyl fentanyl overdose<00:20:19.120>
• individual that committed a school individual that committed a school shooting<01:25:42.199>
• they were in my kids went to that school they were in the<01:27:20.600> school<01:27:20.920><
• members uh there will be a law school members uh there will be a law school for for for legislators

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills and a Department of Corrections budget overview. On Senate File 9, Senator Rest explained a bipartisan campaign finance refund bill that had previously moved through the Elections Committee and the tax bill process. Members asked about the $10 minimum contribution threshold for reporting and refund eligibility, and Rest said it was a reasonable number suggested by Senator Karan to make the system more efficient. The bill also included data practices language classifying certain refund-related information as private data, with a separate nonpublic classification noted for receipt validation reports. The committee voted to recommend the bill to pass and re-refer it to the Taxes Committee. The committee then took up Senate File 11, a sales tax exemption for firearm safety devices such as trigger locks and gun safes. Rest described the bill as an extension of prior tax exemptions and clarified that it does not apply to the firearm itself. An A1 clarifying amendment defining “government entity” by reference to statute was adopted. Members discussed the bill’s scope and data privacy language, including a provision making purchase or transfer information private if collected by a government entity. The committee then voted to recommend the amended bill to pass and re-refer it to the Taxes Committee. Next, the committee heard Senate File 456, a bill to update Minnesota’s drug statutes to address fentanyl more directly. Anoka County Assistant County Attorney Sebastian Mesa and Senator Oumou Verbeten testified in support, arguing that fentanyl has become more dangerous than methamphetamine and that the law needs to be updated to give prosecutors a better tool. Members discussed overdose trends and whether more recent statistics were available; one member noted 2023 fentanyl deaths exceeded 1,000, while another said national fatal overdoses had declined since mid-2023. The bill was laid over, with the committee noting it would wait for fiscal analysis before further action. Finally, Commissioner Paul Schnell gave an overview of the Department of Corrections, describing its mission, staffing, prison population, community supervision responsibilities, and budget context. He emphasized rehabilitation, evidence-based practices, reentry support, and the public safety benefits of reducing recidivism. No vote was taken on the department presentation.

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• Hello, my name is Jason Owen and I am in high school. school senior with intellectual disability.
• As opposed to my peers at Angleton High School I was fortunate enough to attend a research one school
• of higher education that has programs such as the School of Civic Leadership. via the School of Civic
• Even in my. school.
• As a school school.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• , afford to go to after-school, afford to go to after-school, you<00:42:17.840> know,<00:42
• the municipal taxes were lower and we wanted to have move some of the school projects out so the school
• the municipal taxes were lower and we wanted to have move some of the school projects out so the school
• the municipal taxes were lower and we wanted to have move some of the school projects out so the school
• the municipal taxes were lower and we wanted to have move some of the school projects out so the school

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• exact same authority available to public schools in California.
• This program has worked for K-12 schools. It's worked for our UCs. It's worked for our CSUs.
• The faculty are going to drive out to—I can't remember the names of the two schools.
• So there's already an impaction issue on the community college. ...are getting priority.
• In this particular regard, we have students who are enrolling in schools.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• It does a number of things including providing property owned by counties, municipalities, or school
• Regarding the development owned by a school district, is my understanding correct in that if there is
• proposed development and it is owned by a school district, the school district has the ability to yay
• Redondo: Yes, in fact the school district has to be a party to the application itself.
• I like the other provisions, but just for that one, I want to make sure safety can still be the priority

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• Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
• Briner, where she made the decision to go to law school.
• Richardson School of Law at William S.
• school impact<01:40:20.719> fees.
• <01:49:09.280> as group has been my number one priority as group has been my number one priority

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• are, and I'm not going to tell them what their priorities should be because they know better. um you
• are and I'm not going to tell priorities are and I'm not going to tell them<01:33:04.280> what
• > be them what their priorities should be them what their priorities should be because<01:33:05.639
• So what we can do is invite her in on school funding day, or whenever.
• We can just talk with her at another point. invite her in on school funding day or invite her in on school

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Finance Division II work session focused on Fish and Game’s budget-revenue proposals and several statutory changes the department said it needs to support its operations. The department recommended raising the fisheries habitat fee and wildlife habitat fee to $5 each, estimating additional annual revenue of about $640,000 and $144,000 respectively. Members clarified that these are habitat fees added on top of licenses, not reduced by senior or youth license categories, and discussed the need for RSA changes to allow the revenue to be transferred into the Fish and Game Fund. The department also said it would work internally on any broader license fee increases through the commission process. The committee then reviewed proposals to cap several dedicated accounts and transfer excess balances to the unrestricted Fish and Game Fund. Those accounts included the fisheries and wildlife habitat funds and the game management account, with the department proposing a $750,000 cap on each and transfer of amounts above that threshold. The department said the cap was based on several years of expenditures and the fact that dedicated funds are often used as match for federal funds. Members asked for reports on fund activity and questioned whether the cap and mandatory transfer language should be “shall” or “may,” with the department indicating it would prefer “may” for flexibility. The committee also discussed a Pheasant Management Program account, where the department said current law limits use of the money to buying and propagating pheasants and it wants authority to use it for broader program management. A substantial portion of the meeting addressed Fish and Game’s environmental review unit and the transfer of ARPA-funded positions to DEES under the governor’s initiative. The department said four positions are currently ARPA-funded, that DEES supports keeping them in place through the end of the year, and that the transition will require time because environmental review work is intertwined across the agency. The department explained that before the ARPA positions, biologists handled the work and that current staffing has helped eliminate a backlog and meet deadlines. Members also discussed a proposal to expand environmental review fees beyond private developers to state, federal, municipal, and local governments, with the department saying it would need rulemaking and stakeholder input. Additional requests included authority to conduct raffles to raise funds, creation of a revolving account for donations and raffle proceeds, and repeal of the obsolete fish food sales statute because the vending machines are no longer functional and the account generates no revenue.

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• He is a senior at Bosque School in my district, and he's shadowed me today, so he's getting the full
• He is a senior at Bosque School in my district, and he's shadowed me today, so he's getting the full
• That was bringing advocates, students from different school districts around the state.
• As we were talking within this group, And that was bringing advocates, students from different school
• Or should we examine whether some of that value could remain here, strengthening our schools, helping

Bills: SM20, SM9, SJR6, HB124

Keywords: youth violence, violence prevention, violence intervention, community violence intervention, credible messengers, peer support, restorative justice, violence interrupters, juvenile justice, at-risk youth, high-risk youth, public safety, Department of Health, New Mexico, statewide summit, data collection, reporting, interagency coordination, community-based organizations, law enforcement

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• We have already removed and removed in November the $5 a day addon for school age children.
• So children 6 through 13 that predominantly are going to be in childcare after school for a few hours
• It continues to be a priority, and I've been told into February is when we will open it.
• Only 51% of foster youth graduate from high school. We've got so many needs.
• There are providers who didn't take school-age kids, and so that change didn't make them.

Keywords: 914, all

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• graduated from a Minnesota high school. graduated from a Minnesota high school.
• , any school, is learning.
• , any school, is learning.
• , any school, is happens at a school, any school, is learning.<01:28:36.800> Our<01:28:37.120>
• trade schools. trade schools.

Bills: HF3432, HF3411

Keywords: resident tuition, employment, higher education, Minnesota, tuition rates, state universities, immigration status, immigration, postsecondary education, privacy, data access, federal officers, 1183, house

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• So if it's their regular public school.
• required oversight of charter schools required oversight of charter schools and<01:01:55.440>
• <01:02:15.599> program for our OIG and charter school program for our OIG and charter school
• school school websites,<01:03:16.559> and<01:03:16.799> market<01:03:17.119> need
• Are they at<01:42:44.320> school?

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Every morning, they were getting their kids ready to go to school. They were going to their jobs.
• I'm saying the flood bills were not the priority of this body, unfortunately.
• Okay, but then when you guys realized that, that was... ...a priority, why not come back to the state

Bills: HB18

Keywords: HB 18, Texas Legislature, quorum break, quorum-busting, legislative walkout, absent legislators, political contributions, campaign finance, political expenditures, legislative caucus, specific-purpose committee, Texas Ethics Commission, civil penalty, show cause order, district court, Fifteenth Court of Appeals, session fundraising, travel lodging food expenses, legislative session, compelled attendance

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• If you have the opportunity to do so, please Include additional funding priorities.
• continues, we look forward to working with the committee to identify funding to support these other priorities
• As a pastor and spiritual leader, school leader, nonprofit leader, community leader, community advocate