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• AI is going to be a large part of that.
• consume AI is going to be a large part consume AI is going to be a large part of<00:03:35.879>
• None of that part is being changed by any of my bills.
• None of that part is being changed by any of my bills.
• None of that part is being changed by any of my bills.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Feinberg would be a crucial part of the team tasked with meeting those threats.
• The cuts will go much, much deeper to systems and you will be part of that process.
• I am deeply troubled that these firings appear to be part of a broader campaign by President Trump and
• You indicated hypersonics was an important part of the discussion right now.
• Parts culture, every company that's successful at that integration has that partnership. Very good.

Keywords: Steven Feinberg, Deputy Secretary of Defense, national security, budget cuts, military readiness, global threats, Department of Defense

Summary: The meeting primarily focused on the nomination of Steven Feinberg as Deputy Secretary of Defense. The committee emphasized the urgent need for strong leadership in response to a complex array of global threats posed by adversarial coalitions, including China, Russia, and Iran. The discussions highlighted concerns regarding budget cuts and personnel reductions within the Department of Defense, showcasing the challenges posed by the current economic context and the pressing need to maintain military readiness and capabilities. Various members expressed their apprehensions about how impending layoffs and budget reductions would impact the defense workforce and national security.

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• I mean, that's part of it.
• I mean, that's part of it.
• That would be part of the question.
• That would be part of the question.
• That would be part of the question.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Does that signal trouble for industries in other parts of the country? It can.
• Part of the American dream, but families are struggling to afford homes.
• I've worked to address one part of this phenomenon: our supply chain disruptions.
• I think that was part of it.
• You said middlemen could be part of that. I guess I just wanted to ask you...

Bills: SB257

Keywords: supply chain resilience, critical supply chains, critical goods, manufacturing, domestic manufacturing, reshoring, nearshoring, supply chain security, supply chain shock, supply chain disruption, critical infrastructure, emerging technologies, semiconductors, microelectronics, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, robotics, advanced manufacturing, blockchain, cybersecurity

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• So part of these programs do include requirements to implement early learning standards.
• Lastly, a part of our accountability, and a new part of our accountability for VPK, in addition to CLASS
• Student financial aid is also part of the division.
• That's just part of the... ...that's just part of the conversation we're hearing out of our larger school
• So, Madam Chair, I would say that's a two-part question.

Summary: The Pre-K through 12 Budget Subcommittee held its first interim meeting, took roll, and established a quorum. Members introduced themselves, many noting backgrounds in education, school boards, local government, or parenting, and Chair Jenna Persons-Mulicka outlined the committee’s goal of building the fiscal year 2025-26 Pre-K-12 budget. She also reviewed the fiscal year 2024-25 education budget, noting that the Pre-K-12 portion totals about $21 billion, with the Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP) as the largest driver, along with major funding for VPK, school readiness, and school recognition. She explained that federal COVID relief funds have ended and that recent school choice legislation has affected budget structure. Commissioner Manny Diaz and department leaders then gave overviews of their divisions. Diaz highlighted Florida’s education rankings, record graduation rate, progress monitoring, expanded school choice participation, charter school growth, and teacher salary investments, while emphasizing a focus on literacy, math, and early learning. Carrie Miller described the Division of Early Learning’s school readiness and VPK programs, their funding, eligibility, accountability systems, and the importance of kindergarten readiness. Paul Burns outlined the Division of Public Schools’ work on educator quality, literacy, standards, certification, family outreach, federal programs, and school improvement. Suzanne Pridgen reviewed finance and operations functions, including budget management, FEFP calculations, grants, procurement, transportation, and emergency management. Adam Emerson described parental choice programs, including scholarships, charter schools, schools of hope, virtual education, and home education. Darren Norris detailed the Office of Safe Schools’ responsibilities for risk assessments, compliance inspections, threat management, grants, and training created after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas tragedy. Members asked questions about several issues, including whether the Safe Schools office recommends changes to the school safety grant distribution formula, whether early learning eligibility should shift from federal poverty level to state median income, how scholarship payments are verified to avoid funding students who return to public school, and whether daily attendance systems could improve funding accuracy. Other questions addressed hurricane-related survey disruptions, VPK provider reimbursement rates and instructional hours, teacher salary increases, school start time costs, and how voucher schools handle IEP accommodations. Department officials generally said some issues remain under review, supported moving school readiness eligibility to SMI, noted that scholarship and enrollment data are cross-checked and adjusted when needed, and said progress monitoring now helps schools support mobile students. On school safety, officials said exemptions are allowed in statute for some items but not for classroom doors, and that district-specific conditions matter. No votes were taken and no formal actions were reported beyond receiving presentations and discussion.

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• <03:12:36.960> towns this state that I call part-time towns this state that I call part-time
• It is part of the the intent to cut.
• um be part of the decision-m. um be part of the decision-m.
• And part of the be very sensitive.
• <05:31:05.760> of want to um connect the dense parts of want to um connect the dense parts

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• > for<00:19:26.799> child two parts uh afternoon part for child two parts uh afternoon part
• I think that the delay part is a part of this amendment, but it works in a different way and sort of
• I think that the delay part is a part of this amendment, but it works in a different way and sort of
• I think that the delay part is a part of this amendment, but it works in a different way and sort of
• I think that the delay part is a part of this amendment, but it works in a different way and sort of

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• that are here documented and then part that are here documented and then part of<00:21:27.200>
• <00:35:36.040> is but then to say this specified part is but then to say this specified part
• class class 50 which is part-time class class 50 which is part-time positions<01:33:07.880> and
• I believe that's part of this.
• if this $10 million a year is maybe part if this $10 million a year is maybe part of<01:48:49.159

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The meeting began as a Division 3 work session on HB 71, but much of the early discussion focused on whether a previously discussed non-germane amendment could be considered or voted on that day. Members and the chair debated process and notice requirements, and the clerk’s guidance was that the amendment needed a separate public hearing before the full Finance Committee. The amendment was described as requiring DHHS contracts and addenda to include compliance with the Patient Bill of Rights, with a repeal date so the requirement would expire on November 30, 2026. The motion to move OTP on HB 71 with the amendment was withdrawn, and the committee agreed the amendment would be scheduled for a future full Finance hearing instead. The committee then turned to HB 71 itself and heard testimony from DHHS representatives John Williams and Jenny O’Higgins on the fiscal note and policy implications. Members questioned the estimate that the bill could put $12 million to $18 million per year in federal funding at risk, including HUD and Office of Refugee Resettlement funds. DHHS explained that the estimate was based on a broad reading of the bill’s term “specified alien,” which they said was not clearly defined in the bill, so they analyzed it using the federal definition of “alien” and assumed the bill could affect lawfully present non-citizens as well as undocumented individuals. They said the figure represented a worst-case scenario and that they were not claiming the loss was certain. Members also pressed DHHS on whether the bill could affect emergency sheltering in schools, public academies, or institutions of higher learning during disasters. DHHS said the language could create conflicts with federal funding conditions because emergency shelter programs generally cannot impose barriers on who may be sheltered, and they warned that excluding certain people could affect refugee-related and HUD funding. Questions were raised about whether the bill’s language would apply to private institutions as well as public ones, and whether the state could still use schools in short-term emergencies. DHHS said the language was broad, that they could not answer every legal question definitively, and that they would need input from public health and legal staff. No final vote on HB 71 was taken in the portion provided; the committee remained in discussion/work session mode after the amendment motion was withdrawn.

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• And in the push to raise that age, municipal departments became part of the conversation.
• And in the push to raise that age, municipal departments became part of the conversation.
• It does not address policy gaps that still exist for current DFS part-time employees.
• While unpredictability is part of the job on the fireground, appropriate safeguards and assurances for
• At 28 years old, should he be expected to survive on the disability benefits calculated from a part-time

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Service held its 21st hearing and took up late-filed bills, with testimony focused mainly on firefighter and police personnel matters. The committee heard strong support for H.5429/H.6138, Governor Healey’s bill to provide injured-on-duty compensation and full pay and benefits to Chelmsford firefighter Nicholas Spinelli after he was seriously injured while instructing at the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy. Testimony from Rep. Simon Cataldo, Rep. Rodney Elliott, PFFM leaders, Chelmsford Fire Chief Gary Ryan, and others emphasized that Spinelli was performing public service training work, that the incident exposed gaps in coverage for firefighters serving in academy roles, and that the bill should be a prompt, statewide fix. Several speakers also urged future legislation to address broader policy gaps for DFS support-branch and part-time personnel. The committee also heard testimony on a Topsfield home rule petition, H.54435, to allow Police Chief Neil Hovey to continue serving until age 68 or retirement. Rep. Kristen Kasner and local officials praised Hovey’s leadership, training, regional coordination, and management of public safety at the Topsfield Fair, and asked for favorable passage. In addition, Sen. Ryan Fattman and Rep. Joe McKenna testified for S.3051, a bill to provide certain retirement benefits to the surviving spouse of fallen Uxbridge Police Officer Stephen LaPorta, describing his death while assisting a stranded motorist in a snowstorm and the town’s support for honoring his family. PFFM and other police/fire union representatives generally supported the firefighter and LaPorta bills, while PFFM also stated opposition to H.5389, a separate bill authorizing continued employment of the Upton police chief. After testimony concluded, the committee adjourned without taking a recorded vote during the hearing.

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• Students as part of the university.
• That's one part of the question.
• That’s part of what we did with this year’s money for FY 2027.”
• “That’s part of what we did with this year’s money for FY 2027.
• It is also part of a national catalog that we have a data feed into.

Bills: SB29, SB64

Keywords: SB29, math requirements for teaching license, teacher licensure, teacher endorsement, mathematics methods, elementary education, secondary education, special education, early childhood education, reciprocity, Public Education Department, Mathematics and Science Education Act, mathematics instructional leadership framework, professional learning plan, K-3 screening, mathematics screening assessment, mathematics difficulty, support plan, multilevel support, intervention

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• part talks about placements, right? part talks about placements, right?
• So in the other part of my question is, well, two parts: that it talks about a donor, and then it gets
• businesses who were part of that group. businesses who were part of that group.
• Well, I understand the part about lunch. Um, but I don't understand the part about breakfast.
• Well, I understand the part about lunch. Um, but I don't understand the part about breakfast.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 292, which would authorize a governor’s warrant to cover special education aid shortfalls from the education trust fund, and from the general fund if needed, so local school districts would not have to absorb prorated costs or raise local property taxes. Senator Lang said the bill was prompted by a prior $15 million special education funding shortfall caused by higher-than-expected catastrophic aid claims, including more qualifying students and the recent increase in the special education age limit to 22. He emphasized that the bill is intended to ensure the state meets its funding commitment and avoid shifting costs to towns. Members asked about how the bill interacts with House Bill 742 and House Bill 773, including whether the language should be merged or whether the state should fund 100% versus an 80% floor. Lang said he was open to improving the bill and to adding a study committee or performance audit on special education costs, but maintained that the state should not push costs to local taxpayers when it has available funds. The hearing on SB 292 was then closed, with no vote taken. The committee then opened Senate Bill 98, which would extend for five more years a tax credit program for donations to regional career and technical education centers. Senator Waters said the program has been successful in building partnerships between CTE centers and employers, especially through equipment donations that support training and apprenticeships. He cited examples including automotive, marine trades, and advanced manufacturing programs, and said the five-year extension would let lawmakers continue to review whether the incentive is working as intended. Several members questioned whether the credit is effectively a 100% subsidy and how the cap works. Waters and another member explained that the underlying program has an aggregate cap of $500,000 and that credits are prorated if requests exceed that amount; they also said the donations are primarily equipment, not cash. Some members raised concerns about whether businesses could also claim other tax deductions or credits, but the sponsor said the existing structure has been in place for years and has been revisited periodically. No vote was taken during the hearing excerpt provided.

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• That's the most important part.
• I'm excited to be part of that process. I'm excited to be part of that process.
• meat processing parts. meat processing parts.
• So that part is covered.
• That part is covered.

Keywords: 916, all

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• This is a massive agency that so many other parts are a part of the issue, whether it's the counties,
• This is a massive agency that so many other parts are a part of the issue, whether it's the counties,
• This is a massive agency that so many other parts are a part of the issue, whether it's the counties,
• This is a massive agency that so many other parts are a part of the issue, whether it's the counties,
• convene on Monday to address the parts convene on Monday to address the parts they<01:38:10.159>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• You talked about the hardest part of the job, but the hardest part might be this process that you're
• of Be Change Now, being part of Be Change Now, you do know that.
• <01:32:39.880> They was I part of the vetting process?
• They was I part of the vetting process?
• And and that's the part uh deliberation.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee first took up decision-making on two judicial nominations heard the previous day. Governor’s Message 796, naming Annalisa En Bernard Lee as Circuit Court Judge for the Second Circuit (Maui County), and Governor’s Message 797, naming Michael K. Soong as Circuit Court Judge for the Fifth Circuit (Kauai), were both recommended for consent and adopted by unanimous roll-call votes. The committee then heard testimony on Governor’s Message 801, the nomination of Vladimir P. Devens as Chief Justice of the Hawaii State Supreme Court. Support came from the Governor’s office, Honolulu Prosecutor Steve Alm, Honolulu Managing Director Michael Formby, the Hawaii Association for Justice, United Public Workers, HGEA/AFL-CIO, the Hawaii Filipino Lawyers Association, labor and trade unions, retired Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald, retired judges, bar and court officials, and many other individuals and organizations. Supporters emphasized Devens’ legal experience, work ethic, labor-law background, community ties, mentorship, and ability to manage the judiciary and address the appellate backlog. A few speakers opposed the nomination, including Chuck Freedman, who raised concerns about union influence and potential conflicts, and others who submitted opposition testimony. Devens also testified, describing his Honolulu upbringing, education at UC Berkeley, six years with the police department, and more than 30 years in private practice before joining the Supreme Court. He said the chief justice role is primarily an administrative one, highlighted his experience with bar and judicial administration committees, and identified reducing the appellate backlog as a major priority. No vote was taken on GM 801 during this portion of the hearing.

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• department part of the department<00:02:40.000> of<00:02:40.239> commerce.
• So if those are the three major parts of an electric system, you can say what do those three parts cost
• > for the most part, for the most part, at<00:38:47.359> least<00:38:47.920> still<00:38
• We probably got to wrap up this part >> Dr.
• Um we are part of the are active in.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• While at the ALC, I was fortunate to become a part of MAP Stars.
• In one year, a public awareness campaign is part of that, but a big part of it, they were able to drop
• campaign is part of that but a big part campaign is part of that but a big part of<00:33:56.240>
• So members, please consider this, and I hope it's part of the omnibus bill moving forward.
• I am proud to be part of the United States and the work and opportunity and diversity.

Bills: HF1966, HF54, HF2043, HF1171, HF2741

Keywords: HF1966, Minnesota Association of Alternative Programs, STARS program, alternative education, alternative programs, education finance, general fund appropriation, student support services, career readiness, employment skills, academic skills, social skills, student conferences, training grants, Minnesota Department of Education, specialized education, at-risk students, nontraditional education, HF54, Silver Lake

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• <00:03:44.560> because I wanted to be here in part because I wanted to be here in part because
• understanding of policy, which is part understanding of policy, which is part of<00:58:51.520>
• Um that's part of the those alone.
• It's part of the the website.
• board's uh part of this work. Thank you. board's uh part of this work. Thank you.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• My question is, part of the fees, do you initiate fines as well? Is that part of the process?
• My question is, part of the fees, do you initiate fines as well? Is that part of the process?
• My question is, part of the fees, do you initiate fines as well? Is that part of the process?
• million dollars with just two part-time million dollars with just two part-time employees<01:11:
• <01:31:25.000> an for this part part the board requests an for this part part the board requests

Keywords: 1183, house

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• <00:17:58.640> of Montana associations would be part of Montana associations would be part
• <01:04:22.400> in the AG's office and maybe part-time in the AG's office and maybe part-time
• an attorney part of part of not being an attorney and<01:05:30.880> trying<01:05:31.200> to
• if that one part-time employee is sick? if that one part-time employee is sick?
• What happens if that one part-time What happens if that one part-time employee<02:59:53.600>

Keywords: 916, all

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• He said the House took out all of the HUTF parts of the bill.
• The House took out all of the HUTF parts of the bill.
• PBLO has been part of my entire life history.
• And if I need replacement parts, those parts were manufactured, transported, and sold through a chain
• Because, for my part,...

Keywords: 981, all