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• auditing program for the State Auditor to identify local cities and counties that are at high risk due
• And in 2019, when the auditor released their update, they removed Maywood from the high-risk audit program
• When they have the high-risk audit program, when the cities, when they issued their follow-up reports
• When they have the high-risk audit program, when the cities, when they issued their follow-up reports
• In 2016, the high-risk audit program was implemented by my predecessor.

Summary: The committee first heard SB 753, which would modernize California’s shopping cart recovery rules by allowing cities and counties to return abandoned carts directly to retailers, recover documented retrieval costs, and avoid the current impound-and-wait process. The author and supporters, including San Jose officials and the League of California Cities, said the bill would help clear streets, sidewalks, and waterways and reduce local costs. Grocers and retailers opposed the measure unless amended, arguing it would turn cart retrieval into a new cost burden and could create incentives for cities to charge too much for stolen property. After extensive discussion about notice periods, cost caps, and local ordinances, the committee adopted amendments and passed the bill 6-0 as amended. The committee then took up SB 445, which would speed up permitting and approvals needed for high-speed rail by requiring early engagement, setting rules for third-party coordination, and creating a dispute-resolution process. The author said the bill was narrowed from an earlier, broader transit proposal and was intended to reduce delays caused by utilities, local governments, and other entities. Supporters said permitting bottlenecks add major costs and delays to infrastructure projects, while opponents from utilities, cities, counties, telecoms, and special districts raised concerns about safety, reliability, affordability, and the need to review the pending amendments. The bill passed 8-1 to the Utilities and Energy Committee. The committee also heard SB 9, a narrower housing bill focused on accessory dwelling units. The author explained that it would require local ADU ordinances to be submitted to HCD for review and would make state standards control if a local agency fails to submit a compliant ordinance or respond to HCD findings. Supporters from housing and YIMBY groups said the bill would improve enforcement of state ADU law and prevent local barriers from slowing housing production. There was no opposition, and the bill passed 6-0. The committee then began hearing SB 79, which would allow more housing near major transit stops; the author and supporters framed it as a response to the housing shortage and transit underuse, and the hearing continued with extensive support testimony as the transcript ended.

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• H.R. number 1528 by Ladderback, congratulating the Ganneto High School softball team on winning the 2025
• For the second time this session, I bring you Ganado High School Maidens, who capped the storybook year
• She was the 2023 valedictorian for Cedar Hill High School, so having her was just a joy.
• Keem, the other from Ridge Point High School, Elon. I just want to thank my family, my sisters.
• HR 1538 by Ashby, recognizing the Cal Allen High School softball team.

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• High School, where he Emerson Vocational High School, where he taught<00:15:15.680> physical<
• and Cornwall High School, whose students both contribute to the cleanup efforts and learn about the
• He graduated from Kingston High School, my alma mater, before beginning his career working for IBM.
• Mark Arton, a teacher at Gunnison Valley High School in the South Ket school district.
• Mark has been teaching for 40 years at the same high school he once attended.

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• Lastly, the budget includes $6 million to fund expansion of the school guardian program into the college
• I was trying to understand this new AI program that's happening in the schools that we have allocated
• I was trying to understand this new AI program that's happening in the schools that we have allocated
• I know we both share a deep commitment to making sure that our school lunch programs are fully funded
• And 20 years ago, we did a voucher program, the first homeschool, virtual school thing here.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for former Senator Don Childers, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognition of Officer Antonio Richardson as law enforcement officer of the day. The chamber announced it would take up 11 budget conference committee reports, with no third-reading bills or special-order calendar items. Members were reminded that conference reports were subject to debate but not amendment, and that the required review periods had been satisfied. The first major action was on HB 7031E, the tax package. Representative Duggan explained that the conference report included a mix of retained, modified, and new tax provisions, including sales tax holidays, property tax and homestead-related changes, reductions in certain gaming and carbon-related taxes, changes to child care and documentary stamp tax credits, a new refund process for public works construction tax paid by universities and colleges, and other tax administration changes. Debate focused on the bill’s consumer impact, the reduction of the child tax credit from three years to one, the inclusion of firearm accessories in a sales tax holiday, the absence of gas tax relief and combined reporting, and the homestead exemption provision for certain deployed diplomatic and foreign service personnel. Critics argued the package favored niche or corporate interests over broad affordability relief, while supporters said it provided targeted tax relief and reflected conference negotiations. The House adopted the conference report and passed HB 7031E by a vote of 88-11. The House then began presenting the conference report for HB 501E, the state budget, which totaled $114.5 billion for fiscal year 2026-27 and was described as below the prior year’s spending level while maintaining reserves. Subcommittee chairs outlined major budget areas: pre-K-12 funding included an increase in FEFP, salary increases for veteran teachers, stabilization funding, and support for declining enrollment; higher education included full Bright Futures funding, workforce programs, college operating support, university initiatives, and school guardian expansion; IT funding focused on Palm, ACCESS, APD’s I-Connect replacement, corrections systems, emergency management systems, and cybersecurity grants; health care funding covered Medicaid, nursing home rates, waiver provider increases, ADAP funding and restructuring, child welfare, and behavioral health; transportation and economic development included housing, cultural grants, jobs and rural infrastructure, Visit Florida, Space Florida, highway patrol equipment, and local transportation projects; justice funding included correctional construction, juvenile justice facilities, law enforcement grants, and clerk and due process reimbursements; state administration included fire stations, constrained counties, building maintenance, and Safe Florida Home; and agriculture/natural resources funding emphasized Everglades restoration, water quality, land acquisition, Florida Forever, state parks, and citrus research. Members then began questioning the budget details, including school voucher accountability, school funding formulas, public defender parity, prison technology, wastewater monitoring in prisons, ADAP policy, SNAP fraud controls and AI-assisted verification, Florida Forever funding, school lunch funding, and coral reef restoration. No final vote on HB 501E appears in the transcript excerpt.

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• HB 3456 by Schaffner, relating to prohibiting high-fructose corn syrup from being included in drinks
• sold by a school district, referred to the Committee on Public Education.
• or campus in the school year in which the operation of the school district or campus is disrupted as
• and certain private schools in the state, referred to the Committee on Public Education.
• HB 3549 by Ward Johnson, relating to requiring a school district or open-enrollment charter school to

Summary: The House met briefly to read a large number of first-reading bills, joint resolutions, and concurrent resolutions and refer them to the appropriate committees. The measures covered a wide range of topics, including public health, education, criminal justice, taxation, transportation, water and natural resources, elections, housing, veterans issues, local government, and constitutional amendments. Several bills focused on school policy, health care regulation, property tax and sales tax changes, criminal penalties, and local or state agency authority. Among the notable items were proposals on name and sex changes on birth records, college admissions inquiries into criminal history, foster care contractor liability, school nutrition and assessment policy, election procedures, homestead and franchise tax exemptions, public retirement system reporting, and numerous transportation and infrastructure measures. The House also received resolutions designating local honors and observances, including Brownsville as the bicycling capital of the Rio Grande Valley, Port Aransas as the fishing capital of Texas, and Selena Quintanilla Perez Day. Some measures proposed constitutional amendments on legislative procedure, homestead taxation, and election-law enforcement authority. No debate or testimony occurred in this segment; the action was limited to first reading and referral. The session also referred several resolutions to the Local and Consent Calendars. At the end of the proceedings, the House adjourned without objection until 2 p.m. Tuesday.

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• Uh, I'm also an, uh, uh, alum of Fremont High School, uh, and for those of you that are not familiar
• We don't have a high school, so they bussed me to Premont.
• Currently, the safe routes to school program is funded through the Federal hazard elimination Program
• Um, the safe routes to school program, uh, is a federal program designed, designed to raid our highway
• program as well.

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• , there's a program completion rate in high school graduation rate of 93%.
• , there's a program completion rate in high school graduation rate of 93%.
• , there's a program completion rate in high school graduation rate of 93%.
• , there's a program completion rate in high school graduation rate of 93%.
• , there's a program completion rate in high school graduation rate of 93%.

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• It's their high school, junior high level school, and I think it's at 40% capacity or less right now.
• It's their high school, somewhere else.
• It's their high school, junior<00:14:29.720> high junior high junior high level<00:14:31.160><
• > are<00:58:36.320> having for high school students that are having for high school students
• job<00:58:40.880> career out of high school into the job career out of high school into the

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Summary: The Select Committee on School Facilities met to satisfy its quarterly statutory requirement and to discuss interim priorities. Staff from LSO reviewed the committee’s duties: monitoring K-12 school facilities statewide, prioritizing needs for the interim, and preparing a budget request due by November 1. They also noted the ongoing litigation related to the Chapter 3, Section 8 exception process and said the committee would move forward with securing a consultant to study that issue, as previously authorized by Management Council. A major topic was school funding formulas, especially how average daily membership (ADM) affects routine and major maintenance funding and how excess square footage is treated. Members revisited an earlier proposal to fund 135% of allowable square footage, which did not advance this session, and discussed whether some schools should instead be funded at a minimum percentage of their actual square footage. Staff explained that some districts have buildings larger than their formula allowance, and that the issue is complicated by older buildings, pools, and other unique facilities. They also noted that recent changes to the major maintenance multiplier increased funding and that some districts are still not fully covered by the formulas. Safety and security funding was another focus. The State Construction Department reported that $10 million was appropriated this year for safety and security upgrades, with some funds expected to go toward vestibules, bollards, and design work, and the rest through a district application process. Officials said the last comprehensive safety assessment was done more than 10 years ago and suggested a new consultant-led study to update priorities, since technology and building conditions have changed. Members also discussed the role of school resource officers and whether the committee should continue leading this work rather than handing it off to the recalibration committee. The committee also examined declining enrollment and excess capacity across the state, citing examples such as Newcastle, Shoshoni, Casper, Campbell County, and Fremont County. Officials said some districts are right-sizing by taking schools offline, while others cannot easily reduce capacity because the buildings are essential to the community. Charter school leasing was raised as a related concern, including the Mills charter school and the fact that the state pays lease costs based on ADM and allowable square footage. No formal votes were taken, but the committee agreed to continue studying these issues, likely including site visits and further data requests during the interim.

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•   235 >> I graduated high school in the Philippines, a very small group of people.
• SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES IN HIGH SCHOOL REDUCES  THE VALIDITY OF FINANCE BECAUSE IN ELIMINATES
• I KEPT PUTTING THROUGH TO SITUATIONS  THAT HAPPENED TO ME IN HIGH SCHOOL.
• AND WE WILL HAVE TOM ON DECK. 656 >> I AM A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WITH SAVE AND I  WANTED TO
• We will have William Russell on deck. >> I am a student at MacArthur High School in Hollywood, Florida

Summary: The committee first heard HB 245, which would replace references in Florida law to “child pornography” with “child sexual abuse material.” The sponsor said the change was overdue and more accurately reflects the criminal nature of the material. There was brief supportive public testimony, no debate, and the bill was reported favorably on a unanimous vote. The committee then took up HB 237 on the use of professional nursing titles. The sponsor said advanced practice registered nurses should be able to use earned academic titles such as DNP or PhD. Supporters testified in favor, there was no opposition or debate, and the bill passed unanimously and was reported favorably. The longest discussion centered on HB 173, which would expand parental consent and access requirements for minors’ medical care, medical records, certain school surveys, and biomedical devices. Supporters argued it restores parental rights and keeps parents involved in children’s health decisions, while opponents—many from medical, mental health, LGBTQ, and youth advocacy groups—warned it could block access to STI treatment, mental health care, crisis hotlines, and confidential services for vulnerable youth, including those in abusive homes. After extensive testimony and debate, the bill was reported favorably on a 19-7 vote. Finally, the committee began HB 327 on uterine fibroid research. The sponsor explained the bill would require health care providers to submit identified data so the Department of Health can build a usable de-identified research database, after prior implementation problems with duplicate or unverified data. A supportive local official testified, and members indicated support as the meeting moved toward a vote.

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• My husband, too, is a retired high school teacher.
• My husband, too, is a retired high school teacher and a union member, and therefore, I vote no.
• The Phoenix Union High School District is at 47.3%.
• The Phoenix Union High School District is at 47.3% spending on direct instruction, so they'll get 26
• And now she's going to be a freshman in high school next year.

Summary: The House convened, completed roll call, approved the journal, and took up several Senate bills and one Senate concurrent resolution through motions to reconsider, return bills for reconsideration, and refer measures to additional Committee of the Whole sessions for further amendment. Early actions included returning SB 1175 and SB 1198 to the Senate for reconsideration, rescinding passage of SB 1336 so it could be reconsidered, and referring SB 1111 and SB 152 to an additional COW. The House also recognized Representative Travers for a personal privilege statement honoring National Women Veterans Recognition Day and recorded attendance. In Committee of the Whole, members adopted floor amendments and recommended passage for SB 1511, SB 1552, SB 1198, SB 1110, SB 1618, SB 1431, and SCR 1004, with some debate on SB 1110’s home-confinement/reentry program, SB 1618’s Military Affairs Commission changes, and SB 1431’s city and town authority over residential project standards and streetscapes. The House later adopted the COW reports and moved the measures to engrossing or third reading as appropriate. SB 1336 and SB 1519 were also advanced from committee, while SB 1004 was reconsidered and ultimately failed on reconsideration. On third or final reading, the House passed SB 1127, SB 1180, SB 1428, SB 1198, SB 1336, SB 1511, SCR 1004, SB 1552, HB 2104, HB 2105, HB 2114, HB 2311, HB 2729, and HB 4117. SB 1687, SB 1004, SB 1519, and SB 1502 failed. Members explained votes on several measures, including support for tax administration clarity in SB 1180, objections and support for the May primary proposal in SB 1687, concerns about sex offender monitoring in SB 1004, support for the Arizona Beef Council in SB 1198, and debate over the photo enforcement referral in SCR 1004. The session also included recesses for caucuses, lunch, and dinner, plus a brief technical outage of the live stream.

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• When we're looking at the School of Law and their admissions program, it is those ABA requirements.
• When we're looking at the School of Law and their admissions program, it is those ABA requirements.
• Yeah, I'll ask the leadership of the school. accepted into this program?
• I do apologize if anybody was interested in commenting on the school lunch program.
• From Bismarck State already in associates coming out of high school.

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• Me being a parent in high school, many people would have never expected me to be standing here today.
• Like, is that for high school exams, or what would be the harm in showing somebody a scoring rubric for
• Turning high school ideas into the laws the state would need, we gave them more than lessons; we gave
• So now the coaches, which a high school, a large high school could have a dozen coaches, if you think
• So now the coaches, which a high school, a large high school could have a dozen coaches, if you think

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for former Lee County Judge John Carlin, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognition of Officer Cody Popple of the FSU Police Department for his actions during the April campus shooting. The Speaker also outlined the final week of session, noting the chamber had passed 253 House bills and 149 Senate bills to date, with budget negotiations still unresolved and the 2026-27 budget not expected to be completed that week. The special order report was adopted, setting the day’s calendar and debate times. The chamber then took up several Senate bills, mostly technical or open-government sunset review measures, and passed them with little or no opposition: SB 100, SB 104, and SB 102 on Florida statutes; SB 7006, SB 7014, SB 7002, SB 7012, SB 7024, SB 7016, SB 7026, SB 7008, SB 7000, and SB 7004 on public-records or meeting exemptions; and SB 7022 on public records related to exams. Members asked questions on a few of these bills, especially the exam-records bill and the military and gaming-related exemptions, but the measures generally advanced without amendment. Votes ranged from unanimous to modest opposition, with SB 7026 passing 106-3 and SB 7022 passing 101-8. The most substantial debate centered on SB 7040, which recreates the emergency preparedness and response trust fund in the Executive Office of the Governor. Rep. Eskamani offered an amendment to let the fund expire, arguing the money had been misused and that the Legislature should retain control over spending; several members supported her position, while others said the fund is needed for rapid disaster response. A strike-all amendment from Rep. Griffiths was adopted instead, adding accountability provisions and expanding the fund to cover man-made emergencies as well as natural disasters. The bill then passed 82-25. The House also passed CS/CS/SB 302 on coastal resiliency, CS/CS/SB 984 on firefighter cancer benefits, CS/SB 474 on military affairs, and SB 488 on Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles issues, with SB 488 still under amendment debate when the transcript ends.

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• Born in Okano County in 1929, he enlisted in the United States United States Navy after high school and
• Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Northeast Wisconsin's very own Kakana High School baseball team
• Lutheran High School, and the entire Fox Cities community.
• To the 20 middle school students and eight high school students who competed, you ...school students
• Speaker, I rise today to recognize the extraordinary young woman from Yuma, Arizona, Kofa High School

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• to consistent high-quality teacher apprenticeship programming, creating additional pathways into education
• to consistent high-quality teacher apprenticeship programming, creating additional pathways into education
• school pathways program being included in the bill.
• school pathways program being included in the bill.
• school and the operating engineers high school pathways<00:32:28.000> program<00:32:28.559>

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• Walls continued that the agency uses some of the funding for community schools, including programs in
• Do schools, do public schools provide assistance for signing up for the Our Kids B program?”
• Some of whom are on traditional tracks, and they do earn credits that transfer back to their high schools
• I'm going to bet our school board members aren't aware of the program, how it works, or how to kind of
• This categorical funding program helps school districts provide specially trained staff, instructional

Summary: The committee heard a series of Arkansas Department of Human Services budget presentations and questions, beginning with the Secretary’s Office and then the Division of Aging, Adult and Behavioral Health Services. Staff described the divisions’ appropriations, funding sources, and major programs, including senior centers, Meals on Wheels, mental health grants, substance abuse treatment, community alcohol safety, the Medicaid tobacco settlement program, and crisis stabilization units. Members raised concerns about flat or limited funding for senior services, the use and tracing of federal block grants, the lack of a funding source for the veterans’ mental health grant, and the mechanics of the community alcohol safety and treatment programs. The committee also discussed patient benefits funds at state facilities, transportation for senior center clients, and whether some special-language appropriations or fund balances should be revisited. Executive recommendations were adopted for the divisions considered. The committee then reviewed the Division of Children and Family Services and the Division of County Operations. Questions focused on foster care growth, adoption subsidies, professional fees tied to staff training and onboarding, vacancies, the Children’s Trust Fund, and TANF subgrants. Members asked about the reduction or elimination of TANF funding to child advocacy centers and other subgrantees, and DHS explained that prior reserves had been spent down and that the department was now trying to live within the annual TANF block grant and rebuild reserves. County operations questions also covered summer EBT, SNAP employment and training, the farmers’ market program, and the expected impact of a federal SNAP administrative match change, which DHS estimated would increase state costs by about $24 million annually, with roughly $18 million affecting the current year because the change begins October 1. Executive recommendations were again adopted. Finally, the committee heard from the Division of Developmental Disability Services and the Division of Medical Services. DDS testimony covered vacancies, staffing shortages, human development center construction and repairs, the reopening of the Boonville work training program, and funding for infant infirmary and child/family life programs. Medical Services testimony covered the Medicaid program, the current FMAP rate, the Our Kids B CHIP program, Medicaid payments to schools, nursing home distress funding, and large appropriation lines used to provide flexibility for claims and potential facility closures. Members asked for more detail on school Medicaid payments, reserve balances, and why some appropriations were much larger than actual spending. In each division, the committee moved and adopted Executive REC after questions concluded.

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• on the schools? on the schools?
• . program. program.
• monitoring program. monitoring program.
• received from schools. received from schools. Right?
• >> In my school, yes. >> Particular school. Okay.

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Summary: The committee took up HB 1563, a special education aid formula bill, after a brief recess. Members reviewed a replace-all amendment that would keep the current reimbursement lag structure but make the bill effective July 1, 2028, with districts beginning to collect the new data in the next biennium. The amendment changes the reimbursement tiers from a dollar-based system to one tied to average per-pupil spending: districts would pay 100% below 2.5 times average per-pupil spending, 85% from 2.5 to 3.5 times, 20% from 3.5 to 10 times, and 10% above 10 times, with the state covering the remainder. Speakers emphasized that the bill is intended as an incremental step to gather better data before any larger expansion of state participation. A major new section would create a risk-based monitoring program for reimbursement claims. Instead of reviewing every claim individually, the department would review at least 20% of districts each year so every district is reviewed at least once every five years, with additional random or targeted reviews based on risk indicators, anomalies, prior findings, or other department criteria. Members discussed whether the audit sample should be district-based or student-based, and whether the bill should more specifically define the type of audit and the meaning of “other” criteria. Department witnesses said the current process already involves confidential information and that the new approach would not worsen privacy concerns; they also said the department would follow federal and state privacy laws and adopt rules to implement the process. Several members supported the bill as a practical first step to improve data collection and eventually expand aid, noting that districts currently do not track lower-cost special education students well. Others raised concerns about the lack of a fiscal note, possible local costs, and whether the new monitoring language gives the department too much discretion. The discussion ended with no vote taken in the excerpt, and members indicated they may need more time to review the final amendment before proceeding.

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• His roots are in Arkansas, medical school.
• School.
• exploration program for high school students.
• The students are joined by program directors. Rena Schallenberg and UT Dallas president Dr.
• school person from Sweetwater, Texas.

Bills: SB2, SJR36, SB2, SR19, SR27, SR30, SR32, SCR11

Keywords: Houston East End, Chamber of Commerce, East End Day, economic development, community involvement, scholarships, business events, McAllen, celebration, community pride, cultural events, economic growth, McAllen Day, community recognition, South Texas, local pride, Wise County Day, Texas Senate, Wise County, state recognition

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• middle and high school age girls in Fiscal Year 27.
• for middle and high school girls.
• You indicated that you wanted to put on a program for girls and middle and high school students.
• Building systems projects, teacher housing projects, charter school support, and over 34 pre-K programs
• Chair, this appropriation was a special appropriation to basically supplement a program that school districts

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• High high-level security and confidentiality, but the partnerships that you're developing with the business
• programs and 129 faculty vacancies in graduate nursing education programs.
• And I understand the benefits to the schools and the students at both.
• I was accepted to numerous OT schools across the US, including top 5 rated OT schools for my doctorate
• or through a graduate program and then in exchange for that, the student.

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• I grew up in Bow and went to Concord High School, and I'm an environmental scientist.
• <01:06:11.680> an to conquered high school and uh I'm an to conquered high school and uh I'm
• supplies and other accessories that middle and high school students are very familiar with.
• c> keep middle and high school students to keep middle and high school students to keep them<04:34
• going work at the high schools, but I'm going work at the high schools, but I'm going to<04:37:30.480

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