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• There's now a process of starting to build a high school in collaboration with Mississippi State on some
• There's now a process of starting to build a high school in collaboration with Mississippi State on some
• There's now a process of starting to build a high school in collaboration with Mississippi State on some
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Keywords: Universities and Colleges - Room 216, 3 March, 2026; 11:00 AM, 925, all

Summary: The committee first considered a strike-all related to the Mississippi Upskill Grant Program and a K-12 bridge bill tied to CTE and special purpose schools. Members discussed the alignment of workforce and career-technical education from pre-K through higher education. Senator Hopson moved to add a reverse repealer, which was adopted, and the strike-all was then passed as amended and forwarded to appropriations. The committee then took up Senate Bill 1488, which would authorize the University of Southern Mississippi to sell or enter into a long-term lease for university property in Hattiesburg. Senator Johnson explained that the roughly 600-acre tract, gifted in the 1920s and formerly used as a golf course, has a master plan for redevelopment; the bill would streamline the sale process while preserving requirements such as two appraisals and IHL approval. After questions about the acreage and safeguards, the bill was passed as amended and sent to appropriations. Members also approved a strike-all addressing financial literacy requirements for colleges and universities, including added content on mortgages and real estate, and then passed House Bill 1495, a companion to Senate Bill 2238, allowing Mississippi State University and the Oktibbeha County school district to co-mingle funds by mutual agreement for their partnership school/high school project. Finally, House Bill 1582 on community college energy performance contracts was discussed at length; the chair said it needed further vetting by the public property committee, so the committee added a reverse repealer and passed the bill as amended. The meeting ended with a rise and report.

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• And so we offered a program for everybody, a homestead program for everybody over 65?
• credit program.
• Program.
• And the smallest was the Wing School District for $170. School districts were denied $170.
• You know, there's no restrictions on bonding anyway, and there's also high school tuition that we don't

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• driver training school licensed by the state. ...to any driver training school licensed by the state.
• school-to-college piece.
• Any of these organizations that run day support programs...
• Any of these organizations that run day support programs—day support programs are staffed by DSPs.
• through a lot of our high schools where we have kids graduating, as you know, with their CNAs.

Keywords: Disability Commission, 976, house, all

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• Our cannabis taxes are not too high.
• It may sound like a small time crime but make no mistake it is a high-cost, high-impact threat to public
• Program.
• We have a high number of CAs and high acuities at some of our nation's top institutions.
• Because my SSI program is taxes.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• school to complete their schooling school to complete their schooling through<00:49:41.680> age
• of program quality and integrity. of program quality and integrity.
• and internal programs. and internal programs.
• We also now have the Harvard School of Dental Medicine's rural track program.
• The Slurp program programs like Slurp.

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Summary: The committee first handled roll call and approved the prior meeting minutes. Members discussed attendance and substitutions, then moved to the DHS commissioner’s update, which focused on New Hampshire’s Medicaid 1115 waiver and the new community re-entry initiative for people leaving correctional facilities. The presenter explained that the waiver lets the state cover certain services not normally covered under Medicaid, including substance use disorder treatment, serious mental illness services, adult dental benefits, and the new community re-entry component. She also noted that a separate youth re-entry component is federally required, with youth defined up to age 21 and foster-care-related coverage extending to age 26. The update described how the adult re-entry program works for incarcerated individuals with behavioral health needs, providing up to 45 days of pre-release services, care coordination with managed care organizations and DOC staff, telemedicine assessments, discharge prescriptions, insurance cards, and connections to community mental health, primary care, and substance use providers. For youth, the program includes more intensive case management, 30 days of pre-release services, and 30 days of post-release care coordination, with a stronger emphasis on screening, diagnosis, and holistic assessment. The presenter said New Hampshire received the adult waiver in July 2024, has implemented the program in state correctional facilities, and is beginning work at the youth center. Members and the presenter discussed why the program is structured as a waiver rather than a standard Medicaid benefit, with the explanation that CMS is allowing this as a newer policy area and that states generally pursue waivers for certain services. The chair and others emphasized the need for real cost and outcome data, and the presenter said an independent evaluator and evaluation plan are required under the 1115 waiver. Early results cited included 30 adults enrolled so far, 10 released, five youth enrolled with one released, and anecdotal early successes such as housing, employment, and better continuity of medication and treatment. The committee did not take any additional votes or formal actions beyond approving the minutes.

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• Some of you know about this program.
• One is to fund the center-based programs, well, actually all the subsidized programs for enrollment and
• And so, what is the SIP program, as we call it?
• , particularly in rural and small school districts.
• to those state tax-funded dollars that the public schools get for pre-K.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Maybe the gas tax is too high too. One last question.
• Labor costs are high. Everything's high. Interest rates are high.
• You could raise the high end on the high earners from 5.9 to 6.9 to 1%, and it's not going to make that
• benefits public schools and common schools in New Mexico.
• For public schools, if you look at the total K-12 public school operating budget and every funding source

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• , in, in high school that were coming to, to go to the military and they had a number that 70% of the
• So one of the things that we're doing is that we actually, each recruiter goes out to high schools and
• provide briefings on military requirements, but more importantly, we work with the high school counselors
• American Legion 76 is right there on, uh, uh, by Austin High School right overlooking, uh, Town Lake
• And so first one was in high school graduation. Second one was during college.

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• It's the only school-based vaping prevention program that's proven to reduce the likelihood of vaping
• . 85% of high school students say they learned something new, and 90% thought that it is helpful for
• It's the only school-based vaping prevention program that's proven to reduce the likelihood of vaping
• Today, he's in high school. He's thriving in mainstream school. He's earning high marks.
• Today, he's in high school. He's emerge. Today, he's in high school.

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Summary: The task force opened with a moment of silence for the Louisville UPS plane tragedy, approved the October 15 minutes, and reminded members to submit policy recommendations before the December 16 meeting, when the group will discuss its report to LRC. The first informational presentation, from the Department for Public Health, focused on youth vaping. Elizabeth Good and Julie Brooks cited a recent Surgeon General report warning that youth vaping can harm brain development, mental health, lungs, asthma, and hormones, and noted Kentucky survey data showing 8.7% of students reported daily vaping and 19.7% used vaping products in the prior 30 days. They described prevention and cessation resources including Catch My Breath, I Can End the Trend, Not on Tobacco, My Life, My Quit, Quitline services, and the Kentucky TRUST retailer education program, which trained 3,371 individuals in 2024 and distributed 253 Tobacco 21 toolkits. The next presentation came from Kentucky ABC on implementation of SB 100, which created the division of tobacco, nicotine, and vapor product licensing. Commissioner Scotty Tracy and Jamar Carter said all retailers selling tobacco, nicotine, or vapor products must be licensed, regulations were filed October 31, 2025, and the online application portal is live. In response to questions about sales to minors, they said violations carry escalating fines for clerks and owners, with a fourth violation resulting in no license renewal for two years and unpaid fines also blocking renewal. They said complaints can be submitted through the portal, by phone, or on the ABC website, and enforcement investigates tips and may use underage compliance checks. The committee then heard from Kim McKenna Johnson of One Cross Community Health, who argued for a “deficiency-first” and holistic approach to care centered on nutrition, lifestyle, and targeted supplementation. She said her clinic serves more than 7,000 patients in Taylor and Marion counties and described a model that includes primary care, behavioral health, functional medicine, addiction recovery, and chronic care. She cited Kentucky health rankings, claimed nutritional deficiencies cost the state billions, and said many children are overprescribed while undernourished. She urged broader insurance coverage for nutritional testing and supplements, rural demonstration grants, and Medicaid pilots for clinically prescribed supplements. Members asked about testing costs, dietitian support, long-term cost savings, compliance, and whether medications are often used to prevent damage from noncompliance; the presenter said the lab tests are generally covered, supplements are the main cost barrier, and seeing lab results can improve family buy-in. No votes were taken during the meeting.

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• Jean Mayer, Flugerville ID school board trustee. Go ahead.
• for high wage and high demand jobs, cuts to instructional support and curriculum enhancements.
• Uh, according to the Texas School Safety Center, a safe school environment is one free from bullying,
• school safety meetings, have better prepared Texas schools for potential threats.
• Texas schools must have staffing resources and programs necessary to effectively address the challenges

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• School boys hockey team.
• Last and certainly not least, we are joined today by the Canton High School girls track and field team
• Canton High School made history with its first-ever divisional championship, scoring 74 points at the
• Please join me in congratulating the state champion Canton High School girls track team.
• Athletic Director Deany Erickson, as well as Superintendent Derek Follin and Canton High School Principal

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Summary: The Senate began with the Pledge of Allegiance and adopted a resolution congratulating Douglas Fire Chief John J. Perna on his retirement. It then took up several local and personnel matters, including sick leave bank bills for Shannon Manning of the trial court and Stephanie Rivera of the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office; both were amended to add emergency preambles and passed to be engrossed. The chamber also advanced local legislation on special meetings of the Holyoke City Council, the Reading home rule charter, a parkland exchange in Lexington, and a means-tested senior citizen property tax exemption for North Attleboro, along with a House bill concerning land conveyance in Fall River, which was ordered to a third reading. The Senate also received a committee report on a Newton pension obligation bonds bill, referred it to the municipalities and regional government committees, and adopted an order to meet again in formal session on Thursday at 11 a.m. A major policy item was a House bill creating a temporary summer 2026 pilot program allowing municipalities to opt in to extended liquor license hours and public consumption in designated districts. Senator Todd offered an amendment requiring an interagency report on the pilot’s effects on behavior, public safety, and transportation; the amendment was adopted, as was the bill as amended, and the Senate later concurred in a further House amendment. The bill then received the required emergency preamble by standing vote and was passed to be enacted, to be signed by the President and sent to the Governor. The Senate also paused for a personal privilege recognition honoring three Canton High School state championship teams: the boys golf team, boys hockey team, and girls track and field team. The remarks highlighted their state titles, individual achievements, coaches and school leaders, and included special recognition for boys hockey coach Brian Schumann on his retirement after 23 seasons. The teams were welcomed to the chamber and told citations would be issued and the recognition entered into the journal.

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• So, if it's near a school, we want to make sure that we have educators from that school.
• That's everything, especially where the situation down here on Highway 9 with the school School buses
• The Zero program is working on that pretty extensively.
• They are PDEs from our program design and project development.
• This is the district's construction... ...construction program.

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• public school fund.
• How many school districts do we have? 259 total school districts. 259. 259.
• And finally, in school-level resources, looking at school-level findings, rural schools spent the most
• Starting with school safety... Starting with school safety.
• high-wage, high-demand jobs.

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• financial support for crucial programs financial support for crucial programs which<00:47:07.760
• that might include program evaluation to demonstrate program effectiveness so that more programs can
• , "I just found out you are the program manager for the PACE program.
• My kids are going to school.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• On May 14th, there was an incident at Chelsea High School.
• Many of them have older siblings at the high school and come from families of immigrants.
• They're out there sitting in their cars near high schools, near schools.
• , which provides high-quality, evidence-based diversion programming.
• And the success rate of the program is quite high, with 88% of youth completing the program in 2024.

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Summary: The committee hearing began with opening remarks from the House and Senate chairs outlining procedures for a large public hearing with more than 100 witnesses on 64 legislative proposals. They explained time limits, rules for in-person and virtual testimony, written testimony procedures, and the committee’s reporting deadline. Testimony then moved through a series of juvenile justice, child protection, and civil liberties bills, with witnesses generally urging favorable reports or, in one case, opposing expanded juvenile court transparency and child advocate access to records. Several witnesses supported bills aimed at juvenile justice reform. Representative Hendricks backed H. 1744 to prevent child labor exploitation and trafficking, citing federal findings of child labor in seafood processing and calling for stronger penalties and a ban on minors working in such facilities. Senator Gomez supported S. 1131 and S. 1121 to reduce juvenile fees, fines, restitution burdens, and bail-related costs, arguing they worsen racial and economic disparities. Senator Crean and other advocates supported S. 1051/H. 1695 to expand juvenile diversion eligibility, while multiple witnesses from juvenile justice and immigrant advocacy groups supported H. 1657/S. 1058 to expand juvenile expungement and to limit sharing juvenile fingerprints with federal authorities, describing recent ICE detentions of Chelsea students and the resulting fear in immigrant communities. Witnesses also supported H. 1918/S. 1240 to narrow the youthful offender statute, raising the minimum age and reducing mandatory adult-style penalties for youth. The committee also heard testimony on child safety and bodily autonomy bills. Middlesex District Attorney Marion Ryan supported H. 1752 to protect children left in extreme temperatures, explaining it would create civil penalties, allow emergency responders to remove children from cars without liability, and add criminal penalties when serious injury results. Representative Thurber and Senator O’Connor testified for H. 2011/S. 1227, a bill prohibiting coercion or mandates for health-related interventions, including vaccinations, and allowing legal remedies for violations. Senator Jalen supported S. 1136/H. 1847 to prevent false confessions by requiring recording of interrogations and banning deceptive tactics, and several innocence-project and legal-services witnesses described wrongful convictions tied to false confessions and coercive interrogations. Another major topic was H. 1626, which would require age verification for pornographic content and launch an education campaign about online sexual exploitation; Representative Cruz and survivor Udoz Wallace testified in support, describing nonconsensual image sharing and deepfake harms. Not all testimony was supportive. The Committee for Public Counsel Services opposed S. 1035, which would increase transparency in juvenile court proceedings, and H. 1689, which would expand the child advocate’s access to confidential juvenile records, arguing both would undermine privacy and trauma-informed protections for children and families. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the portion of the hearing provided; the session consisted of opening remarks and public testimony on the listed bills.

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• Okay, I will sort of hit the high points and then I'll ask Mr.
• Everything from cancer research funding at the University of New Mexico to after-school programs. that
• Anyway, he's a senior at Atrisco Heritage Academy High School. He's very Hardworking.
• He volunteers for the family center at Atrisco Heritage Academy High School, which we all know is in
• My district, and it is the largest high school in New Mexico.

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• We also have extremely high SNAP enrollment, about 23% of New Mexicans enrolled in the SNAP program.
• go about making sure that those same schools and programs continue to be eligible, you know, with the
• It's been a very successful program, really exciting. I'm really happy to work with the schools.
• It's the same size as a high school.
• When we talk about breaking up CYFD, how many kids are in your high school? 2,000.

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• Like my colleagues said here today, Minnesotans are really feeling the impact of high costs and high
• And school districts do that all the time.
• :31.800> already<00:15:32.080> do, do what school districts already do, do what school
• So this would be just like our schools go through those programs and when they need to raise their levies
• schools go through those programs<00:24:42.360> and<00:24:42.720> when<00:24:42.840>

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Summary: Minnesota Senate Republicans held a press conference unveiling a package of affordability and tax-relief bills aimed at property taxes, taxes on tips and overtime, and vehicle registration costs. Leader Mark Johnson said the proposals were meant to counter rising costs for wages, homeownership, and driving, and argued that Democrats’ policies had made life more expensive. Several senators echoed that theme, saying Minnesotans need immediate relief and that the state has room to act because of a reported surplus. Senator Michael Kunesh described a property-tax cap bill that would limit increases for cities and counties to inflation plus 50% of population growth, with higher increases requiring voter approval. He said constituents, including seniors, a disabled veteran, and young people, are seeing unsustainable property-tax hikes, and he argued that state and federal mandates have driven local costs. In response to a question about added county workload from federal SNAP and Medicaid changes, he said the solution is both to pause new mandates and to cap property-tax growth. Senator Karin Housley outlined a proposal to end state taxes on tips and overtime, with deductions up to $25,000 for tips and $12,500 for overtime, phased out at $150,000 for individuals and $300,000 for families. She said the measure would help workers keep more of what they earn and would not cost small businesses directly. Senator John Jasinski proposed rolling back vehicle registration tab fees to pre-2023 levels, saying Minnesota’s fees are far higher than neighboring states and that the change would save drivers money over time. Senator Julia Coleman also supported the package, saying the bills would provide practical relief for families facing high housing, driving, and work-related costs. No votes were taken; the event ended with questions from reporters about fiscal impacts, offsets, and whether the proposals would worsen the state’s structural budget imbalance.

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• My name is Chloe Carety and I'm a junior at Riodesso High School.
• And I am here today with Renoso High School on behalf of biological.
• My name is Sophia Bravo, and I'm a junior at Redoso High School.
• I'm also a junior from Roosso High School.
• I am Samuel McHughan, a junior at Rooderso High School.

Bills: SB154, SB187, SB193, SM3

Keywords: insurance, wildfire, flood damage, natural disasters, property coverage, water projects, appropriation, New Mexico, finance authority, infrastructure, New Mexico Finance Authority, funding, SB193, acequia, community ditch, irrigation works construction fund, water infrastructure, ditch infrastructure, irrigation, New Mexico water law

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• I am a high school English EL and graphic design teacher in the Stockton Unified School District and
• Students have a right to attend school and learn, and schools should be a safe place for students to
• And I have students in my high school that are afraid that they will be picked up on their way out of
• school.
• essentially the program again.

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills related to reproductive access, child safety online, immigration enforcement in schools, health privacy, location data, digital provenance, reparations, and age assurance. AB 54 would protect the medication abortion supply chain and shield providers and others from liability; AB 1137 would strengthen reporting and enforcement tools for child sexual abuse material on social media; AB 49 would limit ICE activity at California public schools; AB 82 would expand privacy and safety protections for gender-affirming care patients and providers; AB 1355 would restrict the collection, use, and sale of precise location data; AB 853 would expand provenance requirements for AI-generated and authentic content; AB 62 would create a pathway for restitution for racially biased eminent domain takings; and AB 1043 would create a device-based age assurance framework for online services. Supporters generally framed the bills as necessary responses to current harms: reproductive rights advocates emphasized California’s role as a safe haven; child safety witnesses described the persistence and re-victimization caused by CSAM online; immigrant rights and education advocates said schools should remain safe from immigration enforcement; health and LGBTQ+ advocates stressed privacy and safety risks tied to tracking and harassment; privacy and consumer groups backed limits on location data and stronger provenance tools; and reparations advocates said AB 62 would help address historic injustices. Opposition came from family policy, tech, business, law enforcement, and industry groups, who raised concerns about safety claims, constitutional issues, implementation burdens, transparency, law enforcement access, and the need to preserve existing privacy frameworks and voluntary standards. The committee members largely expressed support for the policy goals while noting implementation concerns on some measures. Several members asked for or were offered coauthor status on bills. AB 1137, AB 54, AB 49, AB 82, AB 1355, AB 853, and AB 62 all received do-pass votes to Appropriations, with some members voting no or not voting on certain bills. AB 1355 and AB 853 were advanced with amendments or ongoing work promised with opponents, and AB 1043 was presented with discussion of possible amendments on parental consent and age assurance details, though the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.