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• </c><03:44:58.080><c> in</c><03:44:58.239><c> the</c> to loosen the standards in the to loosen the standards
• <03:46:19.960><c> in</c><03:46:20.560><c> this</c> standards in this standards in this directive directive
• the Europeans' health standards, including World Health Organization regulations.
• They're going to have to comply with all those standards in New Hampshire.
• </c> if you do not meet these standards if you do not meet these standards you're<03:48:17.080><c> subject

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Who sets the standard?
• Well, who sets the standard here?
• Well, who<01:00:52.079><c> sets</c><01:00:52.319><c> the</c><01:00:52.559><c> standard</c> here?
• I don't teach<01:11:58.000><c> law</c> teach law teach law but<01:12:01.120><c> spend</c><01:12:01.440
• Now, let's talk about this completely and honestly standard.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• to their Farm to teach them about farming<00:53:48.559><c> and</c><00:53:49.040><c> Agriculture</c><
• I don't think there is a standard administrative fee, but not—I mean, they do so many of these in the
• </c><00:56:55.760><c> you</c><00:56:55.839><c> know</c> a there's a standard you know a there's a standard
• develop a plan water quality standards develop a plan and<01:19:25.000><c> with</c><01:19:25.199><c>
• that we measure against and if standards that we measure against and if it's<01:40:52.880><c> like</

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I understand what you're trying to do, but the standards, it's got to be tighter than just subjected
• it's got to be tighter standards it's got to be tighter standards<00:27:56.399><c> than</c><00:27:56.640
• ><c> just</c><00:27:56.880><c> subjected</c><00:27:57.360><c> to</c><00:27:57.520><c> an</c> standards
• than just subjected to an standards than just subjected to an officer<00:27:58.080><c> walk</c><00:27
• </c> and teaching, persuading. and teaching, persuading.

Bills: SB255, SB199, SB47, HB605, HB216, HB621, HB148, HB389, HB509, HB248, SB255, SB199, SB47, HB605, HB216, HB621, HB148, HB389, HB509, HB248, SB336, SB293, SB43, HB420, HB60, HB188, HB106, HB105, HB11

Keywords: SB255, cannabinoid, hemp, hemp-derived THC, THCa, delta-8 THC, HHC, CBD, THC, novel cannabinoid products, hemp products, intoxicating hemp, delta-8, retail license, Department of Revenue, Department of Agriculture and Industries, testing and labeling, third-party laboratory, product safety, public health

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• And I will tell you, as 21 years a public school teacher, I can teach anybody get into my classroom,
• And I will tell you, as 21 years a public school teacher, I can teach anybody get into my classroom,
• And I will tell you, as 21 years a public school teacher, I can teach anybody get into my classroom,
• That is aligned with the financial literacy program standards.
• I teach at Koulani Hokoi High School on Maui.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 1783, which would expand public-private partnership options for charter school facilities. The Department of Education offered comments, the Charter School Commission and SFA supported the bill, and Hawaii Technology Academy, Hawaii Kids, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, HGA, Aloha Project, and several individuals testified in support, while UPW opposed it. Supporters said charter schools need faster and more flexible ways to address severe facility shortages and high costs, and SFA described the bill as a pilot model that could leverage developer partnerships and state contributions, citing Maryland as an example. Members asked whether the bill was limited to charter schools; DOE said the language could be read to include other public school facilities, but if focused only on charter schools, DOE was less concerned. The Charter School Commission also described an existing public-private preschool model through Parkway Village Preschool and PACTED. The committee then took up HB 1778, which would establish a CIP database for school facilities. SFA supported the bill, saying it would create a more disciplined, transparent basis for funding decisions by documenting facility condition, needed repairs, classification, and timing. DOE initially said it rested on its comments, then responded to questions by saying it already maintains deferred maintenance lists, uses systems such as Maximo, CPT, GIS, and finance software, and sends legislators project-status letters twice a year. DOE said it is working on improving its outward-facing dashboard and integrating its systems, but questioned whether the bill would add value beyond existing tools. Members emphasized the need for a publicly accessible, real-time transparency tool, while DOE said it was still evaluating its current systems and was not yet seeking funding for a new IT program. For HB 2344, creating an Independent Public School Realignment and Closure Commission, DOE said it wants to remain part of any consolidation process to keep students and education central, while SFA said the bill is timely and framed it as a restructuring response to changing conditions and possible federal funding cuts. SFA compared the proposal to the federal BRAC process for military base closures and said Hawaii has the same enrollment as in 1961 but many more schools, arguing that the state needs a more deliberate approach to school closures and land reuse. The Attorney General’s office raised technical concerns about several sections, including unclear references to administrative support, a governor-approval sequence, a possible conflict with existing statutes governing closed-school disposition, and a missing section number. Testimony on HB 2345, which would establish a geographic CIP district, began with DOE in opposition; DOE said the bill would duplicate existing work, add confusion by creating two agencies doing the same thing, and spend money inefficiently because district project coordinators and project lists already exist.

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• plan ahead and it can affect your relative budgets, but also where you put your teachers and your teaching
• also where you put your teachers and also where you put your teachers and your<00:04:16.720><c> teaching
• 18.720><c> um</c><00:04:19.040><c> but</c><00:04:19.560><c> so</c><00:04:20.560><c> take</c> your teaching
• So um but so take your teaching staff. So um but so take any<00:04:21.040><c> questions.
• not the naming of the specific standards not the naming of the specific program.<01:44:24.639><c> So

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• </c><00:54:46.880><c> of</c> with um coming up to the standards of with um coming up to the standards
• </c><01:34:38.239><c> and</c> presentation that our teaching and presentation that our teaching and learning
• We've just had a cut of 14 positions in our district because we cannot cover teaching positions of a
• </c> because we cannot cover teaching because we cannot cover teaching positions<01:43:16.239><c> um<
• I teach at Concord High School, and I also graduated from Concord High School.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The hearing focused on HB 563, which would revise the education funding formula for pupils receiving special education services by replacing the current single special education amount with three differentiated categories. Representative Rick Ladd, the prime sponsor, said the bill largely tracks a House-passed version from the prior session with minor figure adjustments, and explained that the proposal uses projected FY26 amounts for three categories based on time in general education versus more intensive placements. He also noted that the bill does not address catastrophic aid directly, but that special education aid, CAT aid, and proration all remain issues for later work sessions. Ladd and supporters argued that weighted categories better reflect actual costs and are more sustainable than treating all IEPs the same. Representative Margaret Drye said the approach was one of the best ideas from the education funding subcommittee and urged the committee to support differentiated aid. Representative Ames asked how the category amounts were derived, and Ladd said Category A follows the FY26 base, Category B is a higher weight, and Category C is a still higher weight for more intensive services, though he acknowledged the exact multipliers were developed earlier and could be revisited. He also said the committee would continue discussing whether the weights are appropriate and how they interact with CAT aid. Testimony from Bonnie Dunham strongly opposed the bill. She argued that funding based on placement rather than actual service need would create incentives to move students into more restrictive settings, could stigmatize children with labels such as "Category C," and would undermine the least restrictive environment requirements under federal special education law. She described her son’s experience in inclusive settings as beneficial and said the bill would have penalized the district for serving him there. In response to questions, she said schools and parents should base funding on the child’s actual needs and costs, not on placement, and urged the committee to recommend the bill inexpedient to legislate.

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• The Senate version had kept that for a primary infraction and had put in new evidentiary standards for
• components of a course in the classroom instruction portion of driver training courses in order to focus teaching

Keywords: 904, all

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• The Senate version had kept that for a primary infraction and had put in new evidentiary standards for
• components of a course in the classroom instruction portion of driver training courses in order to focus teaching

Summary: The Transportation Committee met in executive session on Gross Substitute House Bill 2711, a transportation resources measure, after a staff walkthrough of the Senate striking amendment S-5820.4. Staff explained that the striker largely replaced the bill with provisions from Senate Bill 6352 and related transportation revenue and policy changes, including updates to mobile driver’s licenses, account interest provisions, recreational vessel and luxury vehicle tax clarifications, peer-to-peer tax administration changes, fuel tax timing changes, aircraft fuel tax and account changes, bicycle education grants, ferry payment-card fee authority, traffic safety camera revenue and rebuttable presumption rules, online driver education regulation, transit annexation tax/liability clarification, Sound Transit 75-year bond authority limits, stolen copper protections for light rail and DOT communications infrastructure, and a highway contracting threshold change. Staff also reviewed fiscal impacts, including revenue gains from trade-in value clarifications and aircraft fuel changes, and losses from the diesel tax delay, motorhome exemption, and repeal of the luxury aircraft tax. Members asked several clarifying questions, including the luxury RV tax threshold, how trade-in value is treated under the luxury vehicle tax, whether ferry debit-card fees are authorized, and the legality of passing card-processing fees to customers. Staff and counsel said the luxury vehicle tax applies to value over $100,000, trade-in value is added back for the luxury tax calculation, and the ferry provision is intended to clarify that both credit and debit card surcharges may be passed through. On the traffic safety camera section, staff described a revised approach that would require stronger proof from registered owners to rebut presumed responsibility, and on Sound Transit bonds, staff clarified that bonds over 40 years would be limited to federal transportation loan purposes and would affect eligibility for certain state grants. After caucus, the committee returned to executive session, waived the amendment posting deadline under Senate Rule 45, adopted the striking amendment, and then voted to advance ESHB 2711 as amended with a do pass recommendation to the Rules Committee. The motion carried, and the chair thanked staff before adjourning the meeting.

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• We have delivered big results, and we have set the standard for the rest of the country to follow.
• We also codified a teacher bill of rights that guarantees the right to teach in an orderly classroom,

Summary: The Florida House and Senate met in joint session to receive the Governor’s annual message. After opening formalities, prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the appointment of a committee to notify the Governor that the Legislature was ready, the chamber recognized special guests and then received Governor Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis. In his address, the Governor reviewed what he described as seven years of major accomplishments in Florida, emphasizing fiscal restraint, tax relief, economic growth, education reforms, environmental restoration, disaster response, public safety, and immigration enforcement. He highlighted a larger rainy day fund, reduced debt, record job and business growth, universal school choice, higher teacher pay, Hope Florida, Everglades restoration, stronger hurricane response, and tougher laws on crime and illegal immigration. He also warned about property tax burdens, called for a constitutional path to property tax relief, urged informed consent in medical policy, and raised concerns about artificial intelligence. The Governor pointed to several bills already filed and urged lawmakers to send him legislation eliminating DEI in local government, further discouraging illegal immigration, expanding Second Amendment rights, and blocking the spread of Sharia law. He closed by asking the Legislature to continue advancing his agenda. After the address, the joint session voted to dissolve.

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• We have delivered big results, and we have set the standard for the rest of the country to follow.
• We also codified a teacher bill of rights that guarantees the right to teach in an orderly classroom,

Summary: The transcript is of a Florida Legislature joint session convened to receive the Governor’s annual message. After the House and Senate were received, a committee was appointed to notify the Governor that the joint session was ready, and the Governor and First Lady were introduced. The Senate President presided, a prayer and Pledge of Allegiance were offered, and the joint session then recessed to await the Governor’s arrival. Governor Ron DeSantis delivered a lengthy address reviewing his administration’s record over the past seven years. He highlighted fiscal restraint, larger reserves and rainy-day funds, debt reduction, tax cuts, business and job growth, school choice expansion, education reforms, higher teacher pay, civics initiatives, environmental restoration efforts in the Everglades, hurricane response improvements, public safety and immigration enforcement, and opposition to DEI and other ideological policies. He also urged lawmakers to send him bills on issues such as eliminating DEI in local governments, further restricting illegal immigration, expanding Second Amendment rights, and addressing what he described as the creep of Sharia law. The Governor additionally called for property tax relief through the constitutional amendment process and for legislation emphasizing informed consent in medical decision-making. He warned about risks posed by artificial intelligence and said new technologies should align with American values. No substantive votes were taken on policy matters during the session; after the Governor’s remarks, the joint session adopted a motion to dissolve.

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• We have delivered big results, and we have set the standard for the rest of the country to follow.
• We also codified a teacher bill of rights that guarantees the right to teach in an orderly classroom,

Summary: The transcript captures a Florida legislative joint session convened to receive the Governor’s annual message. After the House and Senate formally received the Lieutenant Governor, Cabinet, and Supreme Court, a committee was appointed to notify the Governor, and the Governor was introduced and delivered a lengthy address. The Governor framed Florida as a model of conservative governance and highlighted accomplishments over the past seven years, including budget reserves and rainy day fund growth, debt reduction, tax cuts, economic growth and job creation, universal school choice, teacher pay increases, civics education, higher education reforms, Everglades restoration, hurricane response, public safety measures, immigration enforcement, and opposition to DEI and COVID-era mandates. The Governor also outlined priorities for the coming session, urging lawmakers to send him bills on issues such as eliminating DEI in local governments, further discouraging illegal immigration, expanding Second Amendment rights, and blocking Sharia law. He additionally called for action on property tax relief, saying homeowners should not pay “perpetual rent” to government, and asked the legislature to place a tax-relief measure before voters. He emphasized emerging concerns about artificial intelligence and medical freedom, arguing for informed consent and ethical limits on new technologies. After the Governor concluded, the joint session took up a motion to dissolve. The motion was approved, and the joint session adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• We have delivered big results, and we have set the standard for the rest of the country to follow.
• We also codified a teacher bill of rights that guarantees the right to teach in an orderly classroom,

Summary: The House and Senate met in joint session to receive the Governor’s annual message. After the customary opening, prayer, pledge, and motions to notify the Governor, the Governor and First Lady were received and the Governor delivered a lengthy address reviewing his administration’s record and outlining priorities for the coming session. The Governor highlighted what he described as major accomplishments over the past seven years, including stronger state reserves, debt reduction, tax relief, economic growth, school choice expansion, higher teacher pay, civics education, higher education reforms, Everglades restoration, hurricane response improvements, public safety measures, and immigration enforcement. He also discussed affordability concerns, especially rising local property taxes, and urged lawmakers to pursue a ballot measure for property tax relief. He called for legislation on informed consent in medical decisions, regulation of artificial intelligence, and bills already filed on issues such as eliminating DEI in local governments, further restricting illegal immigration, expanding Second Amendment rights, and blocking Sharia law. No substantive votes were taken on legislation during the address. After the Governor concluded, the joint session approved a motion to dissolve, and the meeting adjourned.

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• Teach us to live with hearts open to giving, hands ready to serve, and eyes that see your presence in
• Speaker: ...and whereas the sorority seeks to cultivate a high scholastic and ethical standard to promote

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Aside from teaching our young people, Bill also taught seniors at the Polish Community Center how to
• We should not be afraid to teach our history to soldiers.
• We should not be afraid to teach our history to our children: Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, John Lewis
• </c><01:18:12.760><c> American</c> weren't sure if teaching American weren't sure if teaching American
• </c><01:18:17.440><c> our</c> we should not be afraid to teach our we should not be afraid to teach our

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, February 6, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• That cannot be the standard.
• I can teach it round or flat. I just want to see us pass. I don't view this as a competition.
• The Treasury employees responsible for this process are following standard practices, as has very clearly
• They don't teach those kids that they're victims. They don't teach these kids DEI.
• They teach the kids science, math, reading, and critical thinking.

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• </c> Now, Teach for America. Now, Teach for America.
• </c> representatives from Teach for America. representatives from Teach for America.
• lobbyist for Teach for America, and a strong supporter of Teach for America.
• </c><00:24:59.360><c> Uh</c> teaching into the teaching field. Uh teaching into the teaching field.
• So, the Teach for America right?

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The subcommittee met without a quorum and did not approve minutes, but heard testimony on budget line items for Data Seam and Teach for America. Andrew McNeel of Kentucky Free and representatives from the Commonwealth Policy Center argued that both programs rely heavily on recurring taxpayer support and should be re-evaluated. McNeel cited a 2020 Office of Policy and Audit examination of Data Seam, saying the program had received more than $30 million in state support since 2006, including $3.5 million in the current budget, and that the audit raised concerns about administrative overhead, alleged threats to districts, and the use of line-item language to justify sole-source contracting. He recommended suspending Data Seam funding this biennium, directing a new special audit, and requiring reimbursement of audit costs. The witnesses also urged the committee to withhold funding for Teach for America, saying the organization’s materials and history showed a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion that they opposed. They pointed to past statements, leadership titles, and program language as evidence that DEI concepts remained embedded in the organization, and suggested any funding should be redirected directly to school districts instead. Mike Harmon and Richard Nelson echoed those concerns, while also saying long-running programs should be periodically reviewed for efficiency. Teach for America Appalachia representatives then testified in support of the program. Executive director C.D. Morton described the organization as a teacher-preparation and leadership-development program serving rural eastern Kentucky, saying it had recruited and supported more than 325 teachers since 2011, with about 30 current core members in several counties and roughly 2,800 students impacted daily. He said the program helps fill hard-to-staff vacancies, that about 80% of teachers stay for a third year, and that many alumni remain in education. In response to questions from Representative Bojanowski about retention and cost, Morton said more than 60% of alumni are still in education, but he could not give a precise classroom-teacher retention number beyond the program’s broader alumni data.

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• </c> back to teaching because that's my job. back to teaching because that's my job.
• Um, testifying for Teach for America, Pa Kalo Vardy, not here, in support.
• Milan Akaka Manfrey for Teach for America as well, also in support. Not here.
• of America Pa Kalo Vardy for Teach of America Pa Kalo Vardy not<00:14:05.440><c> here.
• So, I've been teaching public title one schools for 21 years.

Bills: HB1559, HB2012, HB2297, HB2122, HB2345, HB2398, HB2534, HB2621

Keywords: telecommunication devices, student use, public schools, student engagement, educational outcomes, confiscation policy, mental health, statewide policy, community literacy, education, Title I funding, reading proficiency, underserved communities, family engagement, tutoring, literacy support, adult education, community education, literacy programs, workforce development

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• A revision of licensing standards is currently in process.
• Both the current regulatory standards and the newly proposed modifications will continue to cause serious
• </c><00:04:02.640><c> is</c> a revision of Licensing standards is a revision of Licensing standards is
• standards in my experience<00:04:22.720><c> should</c><00:04:23.160><c> address</c><00:04:24.080><c>
• I have had to teach myself how to manage a chronic illness as a teen.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• of probable cause, which is even lower... ...than the standard we use currently.
• Clear and convincing is yet another higher standard. So if we're held to that standard,...
• Clear and convincing is yet another higher standard.
• Why are we held to a different standard, a higher standard?
• Even though I have redeemed myself by the board's very own standards. Take your time.

Bills: HB2408, HB2434, HB2725, HB2728, HB2729, HB2730, HB2731, HB2732, HB2733

Keywords: nursing board, regulatory actions, disciplinary actions, expungement, healthcare professionalism, controlled substances, prescription monitoring, opioid crisis, healthcare regulations, patient safety, prescription drugs, opioids, healthcare, pain management, utilization controls, AHCCCS, Department of Economic Security, social services, welfare programs, vocational rehabilitation