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• That that's generally Oh, procedures. That that's generally Oh, excuse<00:09:18.399> me.
• <00:09:42.880> And general. It's just going to happen. And general.
• general fund. general fund.
• general fund dollars that's there. general fund dollars that's there.
• It's not a general fund it is.

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• It’s just unevenly distributed.
• It's almost entirely AI background generated.
• productions. ...future generation of editorial workers on these Hollywood productions.
• It generates two ...and culture. Our creative economy is massive.
• Who will be the next generation of innovators, to your point, Senator Rubio, storytellers... ...generation

Summary: The Joint Committee on the Arts held an informational hearing on California’s first sector-specific creative economy strategic plan, “California’s Future Is Creative,” developed under AB 127 and related legislation. Chair Allen framed the plan as a response to California’s large but vulnerable creative economy, citing workforce losses, federal funding headwinds, and the need to support artists, cultural organizations, public media, museums, cultural districts, and film/TV production. He also highlighted budget asks including support for California Humanities, museums, public media, cultural districts, a post-production incentive proposal (AB 2319), and funding to implement the strategic plan. California Arts Council Director Danielle Brazel, Institute for the Future’s Rachel Hatch, CDE’s Allison Frenzel, and CWDB’s Michael Weoff described the planning process, which included a 30-plus-member work group, interagency coordination, and a phased approach from framework development to implementation and evaluation. They identified major forces shaping the sector over the next decade, including AI, climate disruption, affordability, access to capital, and social cohesion, and outlined six action areas: workforce preparation, business stabilization, cultural identity/tourism, cross-sector incentives, ROI/data tracking, and state capacity/infrastructure. Members and panelists repeatedly emphasized that the plan must be resourced and integrated across agencies rather than left siloed. A second panel of practitioners and advocates focused on workforce pathways and local implementation. Ricarlo Handy described the Handy Foundation’s registered apprenticeship pipeline into film and TV jobs and argued that current data systems undercount gig, 1099, and LLC-based creative work. Joanna Reynolds discussed Arts for LA’s Creative Jobs Collective, which aims to create 10,000 living-wage creative jobs in Los Angeles County by 2030, while Alejandro Gutierrez Chavez urged embedding artists in health, aging, and behavioral health systems as community problem-solvers. Roxanne Messina Kaptur spoke about the need to normalize arts careers and expand residency and school-based models. Senator Rubio, who joined later, shared her own arts and teaching background, supported arts access in schools and small theaters, and raised concerns about AI, asking how schools and educators can adapt. In the final panel, Rebecca Ratzkin reported on 26 statewide town halls with more than 1,100 attendees, which confirmed support for the plan but also highlighted needs for better information access, new financial models, stronger definitions and data, and more partnerships. Julie Baker of California for the Arts and California Arts Advocates urged sustained public funding, saying the plan is actionable only if the Legislature and administration provide resources, including increased California Arts Council funding and support for implementation. No formal votes were taken; the hearing was informational and concluded with calls for continued legislative and cross-agency collaboration.

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• And we generate in the state of North Dakota currently about $50 million per biennium.
• The other concern is what does this portend for the future of pesticides in general?
• What does this portend for the future of pesticides in general? Today, it's this product.
• And I rise about a concern about a letter that was distributed by everyone on their desk.
• And I rise about a concern about a letter that was distributed by everyone on their desk.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer, roll call, and a quorum present, then took up several procedural motions, including suspending House rules for three legislative days and replacing conference committee members on Senate Bill 2282 and SCR 4007. The chamber also recognized visiting student groups from Grafton/Pleasant Valley and Shiloh School. Later, the House agreed to several conference committee reports and moved a number of measures through final passage or final disposition. House Bill 1428, which would have created a sales tax exemption for clothing sold by thrift stores or nonprofit corporations, drew extensive debate over tax policy, revenue loss, and possible conflicts with streamlined sales tax rules. Supporters argued it would help lower-income shoppers and nonprofit thrift stores, while opponents said it created an unfair advantage and could reduce state and local revenue. The conference report was adopted, but the bill ultimately failed on final vote, 37-54. House Bill 1440, relating to cigar lounges, was amended in conference and then passed 75-17. House Bill 1460, concerning adult foster care for private-pay adults, electronic monitoring, and a legislative study, was also adopted and passed overwhelmingly, 91-1. The House then passed Senate Bill 2224, which revises gaming commission structure and gaming stamp requirements, adds Attorney General enforcement provisions, and includes a $25,000 general fund appropriation, by a vote of 88-0. Senate Bill 2327, which expands uses of the agriculture diversification and development fund and appropriates $15 million to it, passed 74-17 after a member was excused from voting due to a personal interest. Senate Bill 2267, creating a regulatory framework for on-site wastewater treatment systems and shifting licensing authority to the Department of Environmental Quality, passed 82-10, and Senate Bill 2276, addressing joint water resource boards for cross-county projects, passed 90-1. The most contentious debate centered on Senate Bill 2160, which would move the state employee health plan from grandfathered status to a non-grandfathered ACA-compliant plan and appropriate about $6.6 million for the transition. Supporters said it would give the PERS board more flexibility, expand preventive and other benefits, and potentially slow premium growth without charging employees premiums. Opponents warned it could raise out-of-pocket costs, add mandated benefits, and shift costs to employees, while also arguing the bill had not been adequately studied. After extended debate, the House passed SB 2160 by a vote of 55-37. The chamber also concurred in Senate amendments to House Bill 1318, a pesticide labeling bill, and placed it on final passage, but the transcript ends before the final vote on that measure.

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• large changes in the generate large changes in the outlook<00:19:23.280> for<00:19:23.559>
• This is driven by changes in both general education as well as special education.
• In general education, spending is higher than previously anticipated due to projections of additional
• had a question just based on the general had a question just based on the general economic<00:46
• paying for it out of the general paying for it out of the general fund<01:12:18.239> yeah

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• If Medicaid in general, as opposed to just Star Health, covered these services, more people would be
• I know some of the generic names, but Ozempic is the GL— I mean, that's Ozempic. ...become very familiar
• The department would have the discretion for deciding what type of funding gets distributed between a
• based on the submission of an application, but the bill does require that at least 25% of funds distributed

Bills: HB231, HB231, HB475, HB488, HB632, HB821, HB1786, HB1955, HB2036, HB2060, HB2659, HB2677

Keywords: HB 231, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, permit exemption, dam, reservoir, erosion control, flood control, floodwater control, sediment control, watershed protection, Natural Resources Conservation Service, NRCS, Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, local sponsor, water appropriation, small dam, water diversion, maintenance, rehabilitation

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• this bill is passed, to expand course syllabi posting requirements to all courses instead of just general
• From homework assignments to tests and, of course, grades, parents and the general public understand
• scale and applied it to this year, or the most recent year, do you have any data on the grade distribution
• this year, do you have any, or like the most recent year, do you have any data on like the grade distribution

Summary: The Education Administration Subcommittee heard and advanced a series of education bills focused on transparency, accountability, attendance, school start times, student well-being, and career planning. HB 1321, by Rep. Salsman, would remove public-records and public-meeting exemptions for university presidential searches, eliminate the Board of Governors from those searches, require Board of Governors members to file full financial disclosures and be Florida residents, and expand syllabus posting requirements; it passed 15-0. HB 1079, by Rep. Botana, as amended, broadened eligibility for dropout retrieval programs to include students who withdrew and did not reengage in education, and it also passed 15-0 after a strike-all amendment and supportive testimony from a program provider. The committee also approved PCS for HB 969, by Rep. Kassel, which shifts evaluation of school mental health services to the Department of Children and Families and requires more detailed outcome data, surveys, and reporting related to the Mental Health Assistance Allocation program; it passed 15-0. HB 1367, by Rep. Booth, creates a statewide attendance policy with uniform definitions and reporting requirements to address chronic absenteeism; it passed 15-1 after support from business and education groups and some concern about state control over district policy. PCS for HB 261, by Rep. Gerwig, revises the 2023 middle and high school start-time law by allowing districts to document compliance efforts and unintended consequences rather than fully meet the mandated later start times; it passed 16-0. The most debated bill was HB 1483, by Rep. Valdez, which would align Florida’s school grading scale with the familiar 90/80/70/60 letter-grade standard over a five-year transition and require school grades to appear on student report cards. Supporters argued the current scale is misleading and too lenient, while opponents warned it would sharply increase failing school labels, create costs and turnaround mandates, and confuse parents and students. Despite extensive testimony from school board members, teachers, students, and advocacy groups on both sides, the bill passed 12-4. The committee then quickly approved HB 1245, a one-year Hunger-Free Campus Pilot Program for three universities with the highest share of Pell-eligible students, and HB 571, which expands career planning, paid work experience, and credit-transfer review for students; both passed unanimously.

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• going to be a high-level budget quick facts, and that'll go over different items like the five-year general
• But as you may know, the Department of Game and Fish is not a general fund agency.
• With regard to language that is recommended for inclusion in the General Appropriations Act, the LSC
• Bill Grigg is our newest assistant general counsel. He's only been with the agency a few weeks.
• It’s not worked in through general fund appropriations; we have to absorb that cost.

Keywords: 996, all

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• I am the president of San Juan Community General Land-Grant.
• Surveyor General James K. Profitt...
• But in one generation, we've lost our language.
• It will be another generation before that grows back.
• There's a generator, two chains.

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• <00:05:29.039> and balanced budget and general and balanced budget and general and education
• and appropriations in the general fund. and appropriations in the general fund.
• <00:07:45.280> Um<00:07:45.759> the general education trust fund.
• Um the general education trust fund.
• <00:30:14.559> So available to our next generation. So available to our next generation.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• <00:08:12.720> assembly, members of the general assembly, members of the general assembly,
• This is about the board more generally. I was looking through the statute that creates it.
• At the request of Governor Beshear and his administration, the General Assembly appropriated critical
• <00:30:49.200> assembly<00:30:49.840> appropriated the general assembly appropriated
• the general assembly appropriated critical<00:30:51.039> funds<00:30:51.840> to<00:30:

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00:03 Roll Call: 00:00:09 Agency Updates: 00:01:44 Juvenile Justice Advisory Board Update: 00:03:36 Department of Juvenile Justice Update: 00:23:10, 958, all

Summary: The Juvenile Justice Oversight Council approved the minutes from its November 8, 2024 meeting and welcomed new member Representative Nick Wilson. The council also heard an update from the Administrative Office of the Courts on a school attendance awareness campaign aimed at reducing truancy referrals to court, and a member requested a future, more detailed presentation on truancy trends. The council then received an update from the Juvenile Justice Advisory Board from Dr. David Frink and Elsie Berger. They described the board’s membership, meeting schedule, public access, annual report and three-year plan, and its role in helping Kentucky remain compliant with federal juvenile justice requirements so the state can receive Title II funding. They said the board reviews grant applications for community-based services, substance use, and early intervention programs, with about $584,000 in federal funds this year and a little over $600,000 expected next year. Members asked about participation, board vacancies, and how to engage with the board, and the presenters emphasized the importance of statewide representation and community input. The Department of Juvenile Justice then provided a broader update through Commissioner Randy White and Deputy Secretary Mona Wamik. White said DJJ is under an ongoing U.S. Department of Justice investigation focused on conditions in detention facilities, including use of force, isolation, abuse, mental health care, and special education, and said the department has cooperated with repeated information requests and site visits. He also reviewed recent legislative and administrative changes, including 2023 Senate Bill 162, regional detention planning, facility segregation requirements, staffing and salary investments, improved staffing levels, reduced mental health vacancies, and training efforts related to security threat groups. He said DJJ has made progress but continues to work on staffing, safety, and facility improvements.

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• Uh, and then an distribution programs.
• Yes, we are dedicating $4 million for first-generation home buyers to close the racial homeownership
• , making it damn hurting uh my generation, making it damn near<00:56:27.839> impossible<00:56:
• If our state's general fund budget was an entire gallon jug of water, uh, under this new budget we're
• If our state's general<01:06:36.240> fund<01:06:36.559> budget<01:06:37.280> was

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The CD1 that we have agreement on has been distributed to members.
• that we have agreement on uh has The CD1 that we have agreement on uh has been<00:04:50.160> distributed
• <00:04:51.120> It<00:04:51.240> has<00:04:51.440> a been distributed to members
• It has a been distributed to members.

Bills: SB2876, SB3253, SB2125, SB2781, HB549, HB1768, SB2053, SB2494, SB2851, SB3073, HB1678, HB1721, HB2475, HB2246, HB1667, HB1516, SB2532, SB3131, SB3154, HB2297, HB1737, SB2143, SB2398, SB2623, HB1740, HB1920, HB1682, SB2153, SB3140, HB1515, SB2835, HB2282, SB3083, SB2031, SB2519, SB2667, SB2140, SB2544, SB2069, SB2697, SB874, SB2043, SB888, SB2721, HB2152, HB1334, HB2385, HB1643, HB2314, HB1688, HB1692, SB2568, SB2983, SB2108, SB3136, HB1959, SB3156, HB1511, HB1753, HB1824, HB2137, HB1810, HB2279, HB2309, HB1548, HB2078, HB2293, SB3262, SB2169, SB2607, SB2964, SB3255, HB2576, HB1481, HB1864, HB1550, SB2818, SB3067, SB2061, HB1728, HB1881, HB2361, HB2395, HB1823, SB2050, SB2397, SB2175, SB2852, SB847, SB3001

Keywords: natural hair braiding, hair braiding, braids, braider, braiding license, cosmetology, barbering, barber board, Board of Barbering and Cosmetology, registration, licensure exemption, sanitation training, health and safety, hair extensions, cornrows, twists, locks, protective hairstyles, beauty industry, occupational licensing

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• Our school has also transformed into a food distribution center.
• school has also transformed into<00:05:09.199> a<00:05:09.440> food<00:05:09.680> distribution
• <00:05:11.360> Twice into a food distribution center.
• Twice into a food distribution center.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: Legislators and school counselors discussed a bill aimed at strengthening school counseling services in Minnesota. Supporters said the proposal would clarify counselors’ roles in state policy, require at least one school counselor in every school, and ensure counselors spend 80% of their time in direct services to students rather than being assigned to duties like hall monitoring or substitute teaching. The bill was described as building on prior efforts to expand student mental health supports after COVID and responding to Minnesota’s low student-to-counselor ratio, which speakers said ranks 48th nationally. Several counselors testified about the pressures facing students and schools, especially in communities affected by ICE enforcement and broader trauma. A St. Paul counselor described students displaced by enforcement actions, a child whose father was detained, and schools serving as food distribution centers. Another counselor from Minneapolis said students were experiencing chronic stress, fear, and difficulty focusing on school, with staff organizing mutual aid, delivering supplies, and helping students continue learning from home. Speakers said these conditions are statewide and that counselors are providing trauma support, family crisis navigation, and basic needs assistance. In response to questions, a Minnesota School Counselor Association advocate said the bill is intended to give counselors a clearer state framework and support their professional training and responsibilities. No vote or formal committee action was described in the transcript.

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• to digital activity, and then it would go on to elaborate that it would include administering a distributed
• would include elaborate that it would include administering<00:22:45.120> a<00:22:45.760> distributed
• <00:22:46.799> um<00:22:47.760> ledger administering a distributed um ledger administering
• a distributed um ledger technology<00:22:48.720> or<00:22:48.960> network<00:22:49.360

Bills: HB139, HB220, SB274, SB282, SB277

Keywords: 923, senate, all

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• election, for example, or general.
• <01:24:01.199> no<01:24:01.360> later them to be removed generally no later them to
• be removed generally no later than<01:24:01.760> the<01:24:01.920> second<01:24:02.159
• But I think that other signs in general, if they're on state property, can the town go on them?
• ,<01:40:14.800> if think that other signs in general, if think that other signs in general

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The general will show the Message from the House has been received.
• I have Anthony Montoya from PERA, who serves as their general counsel. and Anna Williams, who serves
• generation, is valued for property tax purposes.
• It adds storage to the same valuation method already used for generation, transmission, and distribution
• This only applies to electric generating facilities. Well, Mr.

Bills: SB273, SB37, SB100

Keywords: SB273, appropriations, general fund, hold harmless, local government finance, municipal revenue, county revenue, correctional facility, jail contract, private prison, detention facility, immigration detention, revenue bonds, clawback, child welfare, juvenile justice, protective services, school improvement, New MexiCare, aging services

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• However, I generally respect, respectfully requests at the Committee Act batedly on this bill.
• So that's very important that we... animals in general.
• So that's very important that we... animals in general.
• It does nothing to allow any greater protections for the general public.
• It does nothing to allow any greater protections for the general public.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee held a lengthy hybrid hearing of the Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government, with testimony spanning local board training, animal welfare and enforcement, municipal charters, water district dissolution, and other home rule matters. Chairs Rausch and Lewis set strict time limits because of the large number of speakers and explained that written testimony would also be accepted. Members heard from local officials, advocates, municipal employees, and residents, with many bills receiving broad support from municipal and advocacy witnesses. Several speakers supported bills requiring or expanding training for local boards and commissions, including pre-service training for planning, zoning, and other land use boards. Supporters said training would help volunteers understand complex laws, improve consistency, reduce legal challenges, and speed up housing and development decisions. Related testimony also backed a bill to modernize historic district commissions and another to allow associate planning board members to serve more broadly when needed to maintain quorums. A major portion of the hearing focused on animal legislation. Witnesses supported bills to expand citations for cruel conditions beyond dogs, update dangerous dog procedures, improve animal health inspections and breeder oversight, strengthen tethering rules, and protect pet consumers. Animal control officers, humane organizations, and some victims of dog attacks described enforcement gaps and the need for clearer standards, while several dog trainers and the American Kennel Club opposed parts of the dangerous dog bill and tethering restrictions, arguing they would limit humane training tools and professional discretion. The committee also heard strong support for a bill to create a statewide pet shop and consumer protection framework. The committee also heard testimony on several local home rule petitions. Medford officials and residents strongly supported a new city charter that would replace the current at-large council with ward-based representation and periodic charter review. Wayland representatives supported a bill to preserve the library’s Millennium Fund as intended, Cambridge officials backed creation of an employment and job training trust, and Carver officials supported dissolving the North Carver Water District due to compliance and financial problems. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the chair repeatedly invited written testimony and follow-up materials.

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• Without objection, the minutes of January 21st, 2026, are approved as distributed.
• Schools, and we would support that type of movement for all charter schools in general.
• I did read through the summary briefly before the explanation, but just in general we're very supportive
• that type of movement for all charter schools in general without I'd be answering questions okay any
• the explanation but just did read through the summary briefly before the explanation but just in general

Bills: SB1026, SB1126, SB1143, SB1166

Keywords: alternative education, school funding, student accountability, education reform, school district governance, educational records, student privacy, FERPA, family educational rights and privacy act, Department of Child Safety, DCS caseworker, child welfare, abuse or neglect, juvenile justice, juvenile court, juvenile corrections, school records, discipline records, attendance records, school district

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• different kinds of entities to receive prescription drugs, um, on a donation basis, and also to distribute
• is joint resolutions um are required to be passed to allow um To, to allow for um voting uh in uh general
• One would have put a question on the ballot in the next general election, that would have allowed people
• Thompson and Representative Herndon, this would have placed a question on the ballot in the next general
• That the next time we have a general election, we're not going to see these questions on the ballot.

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• HB 45 by Hall relating to the duty of the Attorney General to prosecute human trafficking, criminal offenses
• increasing criminal penalty for the offense of the criminal mischief involving impairment of the distribution
• HB 2522 by Dean relating to fingerprinting requirements for the issuance of dealer general distinguishing
• Harrison relating to the vote required to approve the issuance of general obligation bonds by a political
• HAR 126 by Howard proposing a constitutional amendment dedicated to certain general revenue that would