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• You've got these, you know, take the border of Vermont and Maine and the people that live on those borders
• You've got these, you know, take the border of Vermont and Maine and the people that live on those borders
• You've got these, you know, take the border of Vermont and Maine and the people that live on those borders
• You've got these, you know, take the border of Vermont and Maine and the people that live on those borders
• Take the border of Vermont and Maine and the people that live on those borders, right?

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Summary: The Finance Division 2 work session first took up HB 506, a bill dealing with the return of seized firearms. Members discussed how the measure would shift background-check processing for firearm returns through the Department of Safety, while the physical firearms would still remain with local police unless State Police had taken custody. The department said the bill would change which cases come to it, and members clarified that the bill concerns the background-check decision rather than possession of the firearms. The committee then voted OTP on HB 506 FN by a 7-0 roll call. The committee next discussed HB 671, establishing a kindergarten literacy readiness program. Department of Education staff explained that the bill grew out of a COVID-era Waterford contract that provided home-based early literacy support for families using federal relief funds, at a cost of about $600,000 per year, but that the program ended when those funds expired. Members raised concerns that the bill’s $1 appropriation was not realistic, that the prior program lacked sufficient outcome data, and that the references to ESSA tier-one benchmarks were unclear. The department said it was conducting a broader literacy needs assessment and updating the state literacy plan, including data from the zero-to-five range, K-5, and dyslexia-related work. Waterford representatives described the program as an early-literacy, pre-K readiness service for children ages zero to five, originally designed to work in homes with computers and internet provided where needed, and later expanded in some settings such as daycares and pre-K classrooms. They said the program used assessments at the beginning and end, had served hundreds of children, and was intended to support family engagement and kindergarten readiness. Despite that testimony, members remained concerned about funding and the lack of clear results, and one member moved to retain the bill for more information. The discussion ended with the bill retained rather than advanced.

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• support 17 community radio stations throughout the state of Minnesota, up as far north as the Canadian border
• support 17 community radio stations throughout the state of Minnesota, up as far north as the Canadian border
• support 17 community radio stations throughout the state of Minnesota, up as far north as the Canadian border
• Tells my crews that their specialized skills are essential to the state's infrastructure.
• to the state's infrastructure. to the state's infrastructure.

Bills: SF856, HF4482, HF3672, HF1234, HF4591, HF3554, HF936

Keywords: Inspector General, fraud prevention, state audit, public funds, misuse, transparency, government accountability, HF4482, Minnesota Historical Society, state historic sites, historic site management, historic preservation, county historical society, local historical society, municipality, county government, admission fees, grants-in-aid, site operations, site maintenance

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• Louis County, which is Duluth all the way up to the Canadian border, as you know.
• ><00:10:08.640> to<00:10:08.720> the<00:10:08.840> Canadian<00:10:09.280> border
• ,<00:10:10.240> as the way up to the Canadian border, as the way up to the Canadian border
• Communities are facing severe housing shortages, rising rents, and limited infrastructure to respond
• <00:59:48.920> to rents, and limited infrastructure to rents, and limited infrastructure to

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• <00:03:01.040> region's about today is a border region's about today is a border region's
• Craig Mson. security and so where does this rank in security and so where does this rank in your<00:22
• again uh identity proofing is a security again uh identity proofing is a security measure<00:26:
• fulfilling and economically secure fulfilling and economically secure lives.<00:46:39.599> And
• types of basic needs and security types of basic needs and security related<01:07:33.520> to<

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Bills: HB816, HB1535, HB1537, HB1541, HB1562, HB1574, HB1591, HB1853, HB1854, HB1871, HB1965, HB1966, HB1969, HB1973, HB1974, HB2315, HB2343, HB2501, HB2505, HB1577, HB2443, HB2498, HB2581, HB2622

Keywords: HB816, Hawaii, opioid overdose, opioid crisis, buprenorphine, naloxone, Narcan, paramedics, emergency medical services, EMS, first responders, substance use disorder, addiction treatment, withdrawal management, overdose reversal, pilot program, Department of Health, DOH, county population under 100,000, rural health

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• years and many bills ago,<00:42:43.760> like<00:42:44.000> passing<00:42:44.480> secure
• <00:42:44.880> storage<00:42:45.119> laws ago, like passing secure storage laws ago
• , like passing secure storage laws with<00:42:45.599> harsh<00:42:45.839> penalties<00:
• <02:35:53.840> in your girlfriend over the border in your girlfriend over the border in Massachusetts
• the border with that magazine,<02:36:08.479> it's<02:36:08.800> a<02:36:09.040> 10-

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• /c><00:35:12.280> and other um clients both in msop and other um clients both in msop and Security
• <00:35:12.839> Council<00:35:13.359> or<00:35:13.680> security<00:35:14.119>
• Hospital Security Council or security Hospital Security Council or security Hospital many<00:35:15.000
• is<00:55:58.960> that The director said that often drugs will come up from the southern border
• is an aspect where they know what is going on within their community and what is going on in the borders

Bills: HF696, HF1429, HF1379

Keywords: HF696, rural EMS, ambulance, emergency medical services, uncompensated care, payment pool, rural health, Office of Emergency Medical Services, public safety answering point, PSAP, nontransport, unpaid ambulance calls, EMS reimbursement, rural ambulance provider, general fund appropriation, Minnesota health finance, specialized life support, metropolitan counties, emergency response funding, HF1429

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• you work for the city of Manchester or NSHA, whether you're an officer on the seacoast or on the border
• c><01:07:01.839> the officer on the sea coast or on the officer on the sea coast or on the border
• of Vermont, whether you're up by border of Vermont, whether you're up by Canada<01:07:04.720> or<
• identifying information, social security identifying information, social security numbers,<02:39
• <02:57:06.720> numbers, including social security numbers, including social security numbers

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• of a system is the water infrastructure of a system is the water well<00:19:11.240> and<00:19
• <01:10:21.320> fencing<01:10:22.000> black it into the site security fencing black
• it into the site security fencing black top<01:10:22.880> pad<01:10:23.880> adequate<01
• <01:23:32.239> check years her small social security check years her small social security
• and had she had a small social security and had she had a small social security check<01:23:34.560

Keywords: 1183, house

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• You know, I did a streamlining bill that was related to infrastructure. can extend that out.
• You know, I did a streamlining bill that was related to infrastructure.
• I did a streamlining bill that was related to infrastructure, and it took us a long time—transmission
• infrastructure.
• So SB 501 will ensure that the most dangerous products for our workers and our infrastructure, the 300

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• What does the committee think about designating these Virginia opossums found within our borders as New
• It's going to say official state marsupial, and those our borders... All right. All in favor? Aye.
• jobs at colleges they go work security jobs at colleges that<01:06:44.079> provide<01:06:44.480
• It's made up of a wide variety of stakeholders from each hospital, so one hospital might have security
• and security Personnel that help<01:43:59.400> support<01:44:00.400> um<01:44:00.599><

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• House Bill 4429, by Hilbert of the House and Daniels of the Senate, an act relating to securities.
• House Bill 4429, by Hilbert of the House and Daniels of the Senate, an act relating to securities.
• I'm concerned because you have testing protocols on who can proctor, what the testing security looks
• And that constitutes a national security threat.
• The national security. Well, I wouldn't say that it is more important than national security.

Bills: HB4420, HB3974, HB3016, HB3062, HB3021, HB3145, HB4128, HB3131, HB3015, HB3472, HB3453, HB1638, HB4126, HB2696, HB2710, HB3552, HB3031, HB3544, HB3521, HB4490, HB4488, HB1746, HJR1069, HB4428, HB4429, HB1170, HB3538, HB4124, HB3904, HB4106, HB2999, HB3982, HJR1077, HB3464, HB2588, HB3462, HB4440, HB3674, HB3345, HJR1067, HB4326, HB4331, HB4337, HB4338, HB4359, HB4392, HB3557, HJR1076, HB4003, HB3495, HB3497, HB3501, HB3505, HB3749, HB3011, HB4336, HB4346, HJR1087, HB3240, HB3647, HB3796, HB3969, HB3972, HB3983, HB3984, HB3989, HB3383, HB3130, HB4358, HB3327, HJR1055, HB3386, HJR1089, HB3087, HB2970, HB3314, HB4129, HB4199

Keywords: reading, intervention, literacy, education, third grade retention, teacher training, funding, Strong Readers Act, tort claims, inmate housing, government immunity, public trust, private prison, emergency legislation, vision screening, binocular vision, kindergarten, elementary education, health, firearm rights

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• bill 2596 is an open records request by school districts asking for certain measures related to security

Bills: HB4420, HB3974, HB3016, HB3062, HB3021, HB3145, HB4128, HB3131, HB3015, HB3472, HB3453, HB1638, HB4126, HB2696, HB2710, HB3552, HB3031, HB3544, HB3521, HB4490, HB4488, HB1746, HJR1069, HB4428, HB4429, HB1170, HB3538, HB4124, HB3904, HB4106, HB2999, HB3982, HJR1077, HB3464, HB2588, HB3462, HB4440, HB3674, HB3345, HJR1067, HB4326, HB4331, HB4337, HB4338, HB4359, HB4392, HB3557, HJR1076, HB4003, HB3495, HB3497, HB3501, HB3505, HB3749, HB3011, HB4336, HB4346, HJR1087, HB3240, HB3647, HB3796, HB3969, HB3972, HB3983, HB3984, HB3989, HB3383, HB3130, HB4358, HB3327, HJR1055, HB3386, HJR1089, HB3087, HB2970, HB3314, HB4129, HB4199

Keywords: reading, intervention, literacy, education, third grade retention, teacher training, funding, Strong Readers Act, tort claims, inmate housing, government immunity, public trust, private prison, emergency legislation, vision screening, binocular vision, kindergarten, elementary education, health, firearm rights

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• Let's talk about Building out the infrastructure of this, wouldn't you agree that part of the success
• would really like a phased-in approach, starting with kindergarten, so that they can build that infrastructure

Bills: HB4420, HB3974, HB3016, HB3062, HB3021, HB3145, HB4128, HB3131, HB3015, HB3472, HB3453, HB1638, HB4126, HB2696, HB2710, HB3552, HB3031, HB3544, HB3521, HB4490, HB4488, HB1746, HJR1069, HB4428, HB4429, HB1170, HB3538, HB4124, HB3904, HB4106, HB2999, HB3982, HJR1077, HB3464, HB2588, HB3462, HB4440, HB3674, HB3345, HJR1067, HB4326, HB4331, HB4337, HB4338, HB4359, HB4392, HB3557, HJR1076, HB4003, HB3495, HB3497, HB3501, HB3505, HB3749, HB3011, HB4336, HB4346, HJR1087, HB3240, HB3647, HB3796, HB3969, HB3972, HB3983, HB3984, HB3989, HB3383, HB3130, HB4358, HB3327, HJR1055, HB3386, HJR1089, HB3087, HB2970, HB3314, HB4129, HB4199

Keywords: reading, intervention, literacy, education, third grade retention, teacher training, funding, Strong Readers Act, tort claims, inmate housing, government immunity, public trust, private prison, emergency legislation, vision screening, binocular vision, kindergarten, elementary education, health, firearm rights

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• last 4 years of the Biden administration have proved how harmful regulatory overreach can be to the security
• Justice Scalia used to point out that our freedoms are not secured by the Bill of Rights.
• genesis of this, of where this bill came from was because, uh, we don't, uh, want, especially on border

Bills: SB 18, SB 19, SB 666, SB 688, SB 707, SB 888

Keywords: municipal libraries, state funding, gender identity, public events, children's literature, SB 19, Texas, political subdivision, local government, county, city, municipality, taxpayer-funded lobbying, lobbying ban, public funds, registered lobbyist, Chapter 305, Government Code, Local Government Code, county association dues

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• this state and are responsible for overseeing our county jails, bail bonds, civil process, and the security
• HB 3578 by McLaughlin relating to the authority of a county that borders the United Mexican states to
• a handgun by certain persons between 18 and 21 years of age, refer to the Committee on Homeland Security
• card issued by certain retired peace and law enforcement officers for the Committee on Homeland Security
• to certain fire and emergency medical personnel and police officers for the Committee of Homeland Security

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• We're sending infrastructure into existing oil fields where we're going to be able to recapture stuff
• by expanding our infrastructure.
• That's what this is for. dollars spent on sending infrastructure dollars spent on sending infrastructure
• <00:18:04.240> by<00:18:04.480> expanding got in our infrastructure by expanding got
• in our infrastructure by expanding our<00:18:05.039> infrastructure.

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• Mexico, with nearly 690,000 residents, or one-third of the state's population, living within its borders
• whereas Sandia National Laboratories and Los Alamos National Laboratory play pivotal roles in national security
• multidisciplinary science and engineering research programs with a significant impact on national security
• citizen who has just gained access to Americans' sensitive private information, including their social security

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• Her invaluable contributions to our border security and education committees and her attention to detail

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• I mean, you can make a connection that's a homeland security mission because it is.
• It's certainly securing the homeland. But those are really the things that I worry about.
• But I do expect that we will deploy to the border sometime soon.
• And then we try to be very, very proactive at securing federal resources toward the end of the federal
• If we can tee things up and be ready to go, we can secure some of that federal funding and then either

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Military and Veteran Affairs held an informational hearing focused on the effects of federal budget cuts and policy changes on veterans, military readiness, and California’s veteran support systems. The chair and members emphasized that federal reductions to the VA, Medicaid/Medi-Cal, SNAP, and the federal workforce are disproportionately harming veterans by threatening health care, employment, housing, crisis lines, and suicide prevention services. The chair also highlighted California’s progress on veteran homelessness and the importance of preserving state programs that leverage federal dollars. Major General Matthew Beavers of the California Military Department described the department’s structure, its response to the Los Angeles fire emergency, and concerns that federal cuts could reduce readiness through less training, older equipment, and fewer resources. He also discussed state programs such as Work for Warriors, STARBASE, youth and community schools, and the counterdrug task force, saying they are valuable but vulnerable if funding is redirected away from readiness. Members asked about the impact of federal changes on the Guard and how the Legislature could help, and Beavers said the state should advocate for recapitalized equipment and continued support for key programs. A second panel focused on veterans’ benefits and claims support. CalVet, Los Angeles County, and Swords to Plowshares testified that county veteran service officers, legal aid, and community-based partnerships are essential to helping veterans access VA benefits, especially after the PACT Act expanded eligibility and increased claims volume. Witnesses said these services bring substantial federal dollars back to California, but county offices and legal providers are underfunded and overburdened. Members discussed data sharing, staffing shortages, and the need for more resources to reach veterans who are not connected to VA care. In the final panel on mental health and suicide prevention, CalVet and nonprofit providers described state-funded programs such as the Veterans Support Self-Reliance program and the California Veterans Health Initiative, which place services in permanent supportive housing and provide no-cost counseling statewide. Witnesses said these programs are showing measurable improvements in health, medication adherence, and emergency room use, but they depend on sustained funding and are vulnerable to step-down grants and federal instability. Committee members expressed support for the programs and raised questions about access, staffing, and the role of non-veteran family members in Vet Center services.