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• This bill would prohibit residential leases from restricting the ability of tenants to participate in class
• Class action waivers force tenants to trade away their ability to defend their rights in exchange for
• Protecting the abilities of tenants to engage in class action lawsuits will strengthen tenant rights
• Class action waivers force tenants to trade away their ability to defend their rights in exchange for
• Protecting the abilities of tenants to engage in class action lawsuits will strengthen tenant rights

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• more Minnesota families into<00:31:07.760> the<00:31:07.919> middle<00:31:08.080> class
• A growing economy into the middle class.
• They offer more pathways to the middle class. They offer benefits.
• offer more pathways to the middle class. offer more pathways to the middle class.
• other world-class infrastructure. When other world-class infrastructure.

Bills: HF4862, HF4598

Keywords: apprenticeship, education, teacher training, grant program, labor and industry, workers' compensation, Minnesota workers' compensation, Workers' Compensation Advisory Council, reinsurance association, Workers' Compensation Reinsurance Association, WCRA, occupational disease, presumption, first responders, firefighter cancer, PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder, police officer, paramedic, emergency medical technician

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• <01:03:19.359> Over the list of essential job classes.
• Over the list of essential job classes.
• that we have a better pipeline to funnel these events because what you want to do is make it a top class
• make<01:32:52.719> it<01:32:52.880> a<01:32:53.120> top<01:32:53.440> class
• <01:32:53.760> event want to do is make it a top class event want to do is make it a top class

Bills: HF4072, HF3691, HF4613

Keywords: workforce development, journalism, local news, internships, media training, emergency management, essential employees, public safety, law enforcement, workforce, economic development, appropriation, Twin Cities Marathon, Explore Minnesota, grants, 1183, house

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• He's a 2007 graduate of the FBI National Academy class of 231.
• On page 19 of the calendar, House Bill 142 by Representative Will Cox regarding class 2 municipalities
• On page 16 of the calendar, House Bill 153 by Representative Garrett regarding class 8 municipalities
• regarding class 8 municipalities. regarding class 8 municipalities.
• House Bill 153 by Representative Garrett regarding class 8 municipalities. Senator Singleton, Mr.

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The Alabama Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a quorum present, then adopted the previous day’s journal and excused absent senators. The chamber recognized visiting members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and adopted a Senate resolution designating February 10, 2026, as Alpha Phi Alpha Day at the Alabama State Capitol. Senators offered remarks praising the fraternity’s service, civic outreach, and historical significance, and the House later sent over a matching resolution, which the Senate adopted. The Senate also heard a Black History Month presentation highlighting Benjamin Banneker, Dr. Charles Drew, Ralph Bunche, and Carter G. Woodson. The Senate then processed a large number of House messages and confirmations. House bills and resolutions were referred to committees, including measures on juvenile offenders, administrative rules, state income tax, local legislation, ad valorem tax, multi-member boards, license plates, criminal procedure, and food banks. The Senate confirmed several appointments, including multiple Alabama Army National Guard promotions, Mike Suo to the Jacksonville State University Board of Trustees, and Christy Andrews to the Alabama Securities Commission, each by roll call with no opposition. In motions and resolutions, the Senate adopted numerous commemorative and honorary resolutions, including observances for National Blood Donor Month, Diabetes Month, Booker T. Washington Day, the Alabama Community College Football Study Commission, and recognitions for individuals and organizations such as the Baldwin County Fair, Sheriff Derek Cunningham, William Riley Hawkins Jr., and Clifford Ray Miller. Senator Barfoot’s resolution urging federal funding for the state logging efficiency grant fund was adopted after adding all senators as co-sponsors, and a resolution honoring Sheriff Derek Cunningham was read at length and adopted. The Senate also adopted the Rules Committee’s special order calendar for the next legislative day, which prioritized several bills on libraries, taxation, retired state employees, municipalities, transportation, coal-impacted communities, income tax, the Alabama Space Authority, cosmetology and barbering, security, entertainment incentives, and health. In local legislation, the Senate passed several local bills, including measures for Mobile County, class 2 municipalities, public transportation, Jefferson County, and the town of Morris.

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• They can be getting a GED and also be in college classes with us.
• <00:55:57.839> So<00:55:58.079> that<00:55:58.319> that's college classes with
• So that that's college classes with us.
• private school, but that school doesn't have a chemistry teacher and they want to take a chemistry class
• to help them with school out of class to help them with their<01:41:58.080> reading.

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• Well, it does advantage cities of the first class.
• Well, it does advantage cities of the Well, it does advantage cities of the first<00:31:20.000> class
• Many of them already do first class.
• So cities of the first class will beat out suburban communities every time. Every time.
• and Maslo's hierarchy psychology class and Maslo's hierarchy of<00:41:24.440> needs.

Bills: HF2300, HF2432, HF2445, HF2443, HF2439, HF3023, HF1615, HF2563

Keywords: HF2432, judiciary finance bill, public safety finance bill, corrections policy, crime victims, victim services, Minnesota victims of crime account, court fees, marriage license fee, financial crimes, fraud investigations, insurance fraud, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Commerce Fraud Bureau, wage theft, automobile theft prevention, nonprofit security grants, 911 funding, POST Board

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• So I mentioned that I teach seventh grade, and I teach a leadership class, and I asked the kids, and
• We actually had a school board member come in and speak to the leadership class because the kids were
• because the kids were leadership class because the kids were feeling<00:52:51.000> that<00:52
• Um, little story: I was in my master's class on communications, and I proposed a real-life project.
• But we've heard not just from low-income families, but also from middle-class families that this is a

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• keep them engaged and learning, sometimes pivoting in the moment based on what was happening in the class
• throughout their careers to classes throughout their careers to learn<00:39:39.520> new<00:39
• There's been the claim that it intends to target a particular class of business, which it does not.
• He said the real problem with this bill is that the commission in statute actually blames one class of
• of of um business blames a one class of of um business fossil<03:32:43.960> fuel<03:32:44.319

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• This is more of a training than a conference, where they're taking those classes.
• We've been looking for those classes that help our people meet the right certifications to be able to
• We've been looking for<00:16:28.400> those<00:16:28.600> classes<00:16:29.120> that<
• /c><00:16:29.280> help<00:16:29.480> our<00:16:29.600> people for those classes
• And for those of you who just, you know, didn't like history class in school, I'll make it brief.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee received a budget and program update from Kentucky Emergency Management on the state’s urban search and rescue buildout. Eric Gibson and Doug Hargrave said the legislature’s funding was used to create FEMA-type urban search and rescue capacity, including Kentucky Task Force 1 and 2, the incident support team, and the helicopter aquatic rescue/hoist team. They emphasized that the effort is not just equipment purchases but also training, credentialing, warehouse and training-facility development, canine program expansion, and coordination with local search and rescue agencies across the Commonwealth. Gibson reported that the agency executed 99.4% of the $16.175 million appropriation by the end of the fiscal year and said the team met its readiness target ahead of schedule, with equipment already being deployed in recent flood response operations. He also said $500,000 per year was set aside for local search and rescue grants, with about $482,000 awarded to 29 teams in one year and $490,000 to 36 teams in the next, averaging about $20,000 per grant. Several members urged the committee to consider increasing support for local responders in future budgets, noting rising equipment costs and the importance of local teams as first on scene. Members asked about staffing, coverage, and benefits. Gibson explained that the task force is a mixed workforce of full-time fire personnel loaned from local departments, professional service staff such as doctors and engineers, and temporary deployment staff, with workers’ compensation coverage provided through KYEM and/or home agencies depending on the arrangement. He also said local search and rescue members are not currently included in line-of-duty death benefits. In response to questions about coverage and deployment, he described the two task force locations as designed to keep resources within roughly 100 miles of every Kentuckian. The discussion also turned to recent flood response and disaster recovery. Gibson said the state had mobilized up to 24 teams over the weekend, documented roughly 60 to 80 water rescues or assisted evacuations, and was seeing significant damage in counties such as Cumberland, Clinton, and Metcalfe, including agricultural losses. He said several counties were meeting FEMA public assistance thresholds and that the state was preparing a broader relief request that could include FEMA, SBA, and USDA assistance. He also updated members on efforts to claw back and reallocate unused “strained fiscal liquidity” funds by the statutory deadline, saying notices were sent and funds were redirected where possible to unmet local needs.

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• private, and making sure that they have a really solid list that we know that if they take those classes
• , that they are highly transferable into a general education class and you will have a good use of the
• , um, if you look at the life outcomes report from 2019, it gives us 7 years after that graduating class
• 56.440> they<00:30:56.560> have<00:30:56.720> attained<00:30:57.600> and class
• and what they have attained and class and what they have attained and their<00:30:57.920> median<

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Education met for an overview of the Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE). After approving the prior meeting minutes, staff from CPE explained that the council was reconstituted in 1997 and serves as Kentucky’s statewide coordinating body for higher education, with responsibilities including advising the General Assembly and governor, coordinating the postsecondary system, supporting budget and performance funding work, and using data to track outcomes. They described Kentucky’s governance structure, including the KCTCS governing board, independent boards at public universities, and CPE’s role in licensing private institutions and overseeing transfer, closed-school records, and tuition approval. CPE staff emphasized statewide strategic planning and the “60 by 30” goal of having 60% of working-age Kentuckians hold a meaningful credential by 2030. They said the agency uses dashboards, KPIs, and peer comparisons to set targets for institutions and monitor enrollment, retention, and graduation. They also highlighted the Kentucky Graduate Profile, a voluntary effort to embed 10 essential workforce skills into general education and major programs, and noted ongoing work on academic program approval, performance funding, and a biennial budget request. The presentation also focused on student support and workforce alignment initiatives. Staff described the Kentucky Advising Academy, the Commonwealth Education Continuum, and the Kentucky Student Success Collaborative, which work with K-12 partners and campuses to improve advising, transfer, wraparound supports, and career planning. They also discussed GEAR UP, the Futurity career-planning platform, and efforts to connect education pathways to workforce needs, including healthcare, veterans, and other adult learners. CPE reported that student debt at graduation has fallen to $10,168 at public institutions and that six in ten Kentucky undergraduates graduate debt free.

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• And our vision is really to strengthen manufacturers with world-class services.
• So that's really what we're all about: providing world-class service to Kentucky manufacturers to help
• Uh, so, we make sure that the services we're providing are world-class, are responsive to the needs of
• ><00:40:51.400> are the services we're providing are the services we're providing are world-class
• , are responsive to the needs world-class, are responsive to the needs of<00:40:54.000> the<00

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Call to Order and Roll Call: 00:01:36 Homeland Security: 00:03:46 Kentucky Manufacturing Extension Partnership: 00:36:29, 958, all

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• Underneath charity, virtue, truth, honor, progress, and enterprise is a large group, a fourth-grade class
• So this is to make this illegal for them to have these in the prison and makes it a Class D felony.
• Class D felony. So this would create more avenues for holding people in prison, essentially.
• It is almost a master's level class. Amp Mystic was certified, and those little girls died.
• It could create an opportunity for the Attorney General to create a class of stormtroopers where they're

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• That affects class three municipalities.
• Those class three municipalities are Montgomery and Huntsville.
• Doesn't mandate anybody to do anything except for municipalities, class 3 municipalities, to provide
• <00:26:02.640> 3<00:26:02.880> municipalities, municipalities, class 3 municipalities
• , municipalities, class 3 municipalities, to<00:26:04.240> provide<00:26:04.559> the<00

Bills: HB450, HB469, SB298, HB450, HB638, HB469, SB298

Keywords: HB450, judges, judicial office, constitutional amendment, Alabama Constitution, age limit, mandatory retirement, judicial eligibility, supernumerary judge, judicial retirement, state judicial retirement benefits, election law, appointment, voter approval, ballot measure, Judiciary Committee, ambulance services, balance billing, health insurance, emergency transportation

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• That when I went to my first EL class, they didn't know how to interact with us.
• And they came to class and they said, "You know what? This is a pig. Here's a horse.
• That when I went to my first EL class, they didn't know how to interact with us.
• And they came to class and they said, "You know what? This is a pig. Here's a horse.
• That when I went to my first EL class, they didn't know how to interact with us.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• A class A felony carries a prison sentence of 7 to 15 years with a $4,000 fine, while a felony B carries
• A<01:02:11.119> felony<01:02:11.680> fel<01:02:12.079> a<01:02:12.400> class
• A felony fel a class A felony parents.
• A felony fel a class A felony carries<01:02:13.680> a<01:02:13.839> prison<01:02:14.079
• towns to restrict rental housing, suppress density, and keep certain populations, especially working class

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• > Their associated business must be greater than the effect on other members in that same business class
• No, because the whole class benefits. It's not just for you specifically.
• No, because the whole class benefits. It's not just for you specifically.
• No, because the whole<00:21:34.640> class<00:21:35.039> benefits.
• It's not just for whole class benefits. It's not just for you<00:21:36.640> specifically.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• In 2020, there was a report issued by the University of Texas by UT Law Professor Heather Way's class
• Most are class A complexes with gyms, coffee bars, ceramic and marble furnishings.
• here today to talk to you about how to block one of the few economic lifelines that exist for working class
• Because it means working class black and brown people would finally have a chance to break out of survival
• A or a Class B misdemeanor marijuana possession except in limited circumstances.

Bills: HB21, HB211, HB223

Keywords: HB 21, Texas Tax Code, ad valorem tax, property tax, delinquent taxes, tax delinquency, penalty reduction, interest rate, split payment, installment payment, tax relief, county tax collector, taxing unit, property owner, tax collection, voter-approval tax rate, no-new-revenue tax rate, tax increase election, supermajority, 60 percent threshold

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• including<00:37:55.480> on<00:37:55.680> lands<00:37:56.079> with<00:37:56.359> class
• <00:37:56.640> A<00:37:56.839> or<00:37:57.040> class including on lands with
• class A or class including on lands with class A or class soil<00:37:59.040> first<00:37:59.400

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint Housing and Health and Human Services hearing began with Senate Bill 878, which would extend the sunset date for the state rent supplement program for kupuna to June 30, 2028. Testimony was uniformly supportive, including from the Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions, Hawaii Public Housing Authority, Executive Office on Aging, Catholic Charities Hawaii, and others. Catholic Charities described a waitlist of seniors at imminent risk of homelessness and said the program helps seniors retain housing or secure units with landlord support. Members asked whether the bill would expand the number of households served; staff said the contract allows up to 127 households and that additional pending households could be funded, but applicants must still go through the program process. Both committees voted to pass SB 878 unamended. The committees then heard Senate Bill 1610 on Ohana Zones. The Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions supported the measure so long as it did not supplant existing funding, and described the funding as supporting homelessness services and wraparound supports. The Department of Human Services and Department of Land and Natural Resources offered comments, with DHS suggesting a definition of “kali” be added for clarity. The committee chair said the bill would receive technical amendments for clarity and consistency and accepted proposed amendments related to including “tales” in the program; the measure was advanced with amendments, with members voting in favor in both committees. In the joint Health and Human Services and Labor and Technology hearing, Senate Bill 1496 on civil rights and website accessibility drew support from disability advocates and organizations, including the Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities, the National Federation of the Blind, the Deaf and Blind Task Force, and the Disability and Communication Access Board. Testimony emphasized the need for stronger state protections amid concerns about federal enforcement, while one testifier raised concerns about jurisdiction, minimum contacts, the use of WCAG 2.1 standards, and the bill’s immediate effective date. The committees decided to pass SB 1496 with technical amendments, including adding a defective date to allow further work before conference, and the recommendation was adopted in both committees. Later, the joint Health, Human Services, and Commerce and Consumer Protection hearing took up Senate Bill 404 on service animals. The Attorney General’s office raised a possible constitutional issue and the lack of an enforcement mechanism, while DHS deferred to other agencies. DCAB supported the bill but recommended amendments to identify an enforcement agency and require notices from professionals and sellers of service-animal or emotional-support-animal paraphernalia. Several advocacy and real estate-related groups testified in support. After discussion, the chair recommended deferring SB 404 for further work because of the Attorney General’s concerns, and the hearing adjourned without a vote on the measure. The final joint Transportation, Culture and the Arts, and Health and Human Services agenda heard SB 1526 on a drug and alcohol toxicology testing laboratory and SB 1492 on mobility management; both measures were advanced with amendments or as-is, with SB 1526 sent forward with technical amendments and SB 1492 moved ahead after members noted blank dollar amounts and requested the Department of Transportation provide figures.

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• I actually teach a class on reading the rules and reading legislation, and I'm having a difficult time
• I actually teach a class on reading the rules and reading legislation, and I'm having a difficult time
• I actually teach a class on reading the rules and reading legislation, and I'm having a difficult time
• /c><00:18:30.039> on<00:18:30.240> reading<00:18:30.799> the actually teach a class
• on reading the actually teach a class on reading the rules<00:18:31.280> and<00:18:31.440>

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The Children and Families Committee met with a quorum, approved the January 21, 2025 minutes, and then focused on child care shortages and the pressures facing family child care providers across Minnesota, especially in Greater Minnesota. Chairing members noted the issue affects both rural and metro areas and introduced testimony from Cindy Cunningham, a St. Paul family child care provider and public policy chair for the State Association for Family Child Care. Cunningham argued that family child care is in crisis despite state investments, saying provider numbers continue to decline and that the system is not working. She raised concerns about food reimbursement tiers, special licenses that may not qualify for the family child care food program, the need for supplemental support for lower-tier programs, and the burden of upfront grant spending and delayed reimbursement. She also said providers receive little financial benefit for their own children in care and described a recent DHS decision affecting supervision of providers’ own children as an example of poor communication. Her broader message was that unclear, inconsistent, and poorly implemented licensing rules are driving providers out of the field. She recommended implementing the Office of the Legislative Auditor’s recommendations, improving DHS communication with both licensors and providers, updating public guidance and training materials, and considering more direct county funding and support for family child care. She also suggested reevaluating support for certified centers and other state-funded programs that she said operate under different standards. Committee members thanked her for the detailed testimony and said they wanted to follow up with her. The committee then moved on to letters and additional testimony from providers around the state, with members emphasizing the goal of identifying specific regulations that are hindering child care startup and continuation.

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• programs and services that California families rely upon, that working families rely upon, that middle-class
• And we all believe that those universities are the gem of our world-class higher education institutions
• Well, first I just want to thank the budget chair for his master class in response to the vice chair's
• share our appreciation for fully funding the compact and increasing the Cal Grant age and the Middle Class

Keywords: 988, house, all