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• You learned teamwork. And you learned accountability.
• You is what you learned along the way. You learned<00:25:35.120> discipline.
• <00:25:36.240> You<00:25:36.400> learned learned discipline.
• You learned learned discipline.
• to learn about Jimmy Doolittle. to learn about Jimmy Doolittle.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, February 9, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• <00:59:37.520> increase learned of the substantial increase learned of the substantial increase
• Students don't learn of weaguer Muslims.
• ,<02:41:45.040> but threatens not only student learning, but threatens not only student learning
• The what their children are learning.
• > accept<02:49:26.560> the institutions of learning accept the institutions of learning

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Now I learned from people in this room, but it's important, right, because it's actually what I learned
• We want to teach them to learn how to win or lose.
• minds for a while, and have learned answers.
• Of course…” “For a while and have learned answers.
• We’ve learned a lot today. Everyone has learned a lot today.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• <01:18:31.199> It is an important thing to learn from.
• It is an important thing to learn from.
• And we've learned a lot about how to stop fraud over the course of that.
• And we've learned a lot about how to stop fraud over the course of that.
• And we've learned a lot about how to stop fraud over the course of that.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The Early Learning Board and requires the Early Learning Board to invite the president of the Head Start
• Thank you very much. learning hi chair Taris Vice chair po learning hi chair Taris Vice chair po poy<
• The Early Learning Board on Zoom: Aloha from Maui.
• The Early Learning Board on Zoom: Aloha from Maui.
• The Early Learning Board on Zoom: Aloha from Maui.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs heard SB 104, which would restrict the use of restrictive housing or solitary confinement in state-operated and state-contracted correctional facilities, with specified exceptions. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation strongly opposed the bill, saying its existing policy already meets or exceeds ACA and National Institute of Corrections standards, and objecting to language they said would give the oversight commission operational decision-making authority. The Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission supported the bill, but also said it was not intended to run operations and described concerns about restrictive housing practices, including CoreCivic’s SHIP program at Saguaro. Supporters included the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Office of the Public Defender, the Disability Rights Center, ACLU Hawaii, Easter Seals Hawaii, and individual testifiers. They argued that Native Hawaiians are disproportionately impacted by incarceration, that solitary confinement is harmful and linked to depression, anxiety, suicidality, and poor reentry outcomes, and that confinement beyond 15 days is widely condemned under international standards. Several testifiers cited suicides and deaths in custody as reasons to codify limits in statute rather than rely on policy alone. The department responded that it already has 24/7 medical care, though not 24/7 mental health coverage at one facility, and explained that it uses four custody categories: disciplinary segregation, administrative segregation, protective custody, and placements for inmates seeking separation for safety reasons. Members questioned the department and commission about the SHIP program, whether the bill was based on other states’ laws, and how current policies compare with national standards. The director said the bill was too ambiguous in places and that the department was willing to work with the commission on policy changes, but still opposed the measure as written. The committee took testimony and questions; no vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.

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• The students participate in competitions, service learning, and work-based learning leadership roles
• The students participate in competitions,<00:04:11.360> service<00:04:11.760> learning,
• <00:04:12.239> and competitions, service learning, and competitions, service learning, and work-based
• <00:04:12.959> learning<00:04:13.360> leadership<00:04:13.760> roles<00:04:14.080
• > as work-based learning leadership roles as work-based learning leadership roles as they<00:04

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Maryland Senate met on Ash Wednesday, February 18, 2026, with a quorum present. The session opened with an invocation by Chaplain David Stadler, followed by journalization of his remarks and several introductions recognizing guests in the chamber, including dentists, an intern, a former legislative staffer, and representatives from the University System of Maryland and other groups. Senators also noted upcoming committee meetings and a Legislative Black Caucus photo the next day. The main floor action centered on a resolution honoring Maryland Career and Technical Student Organizations for Career and Technical Student Organization Week. The sponsor described the role of CTSOs in serving more than 12,000 students statewide and in building leadership, professional, and career skills. The resolution was read in full and adopted unanimously, with the Senate expressing congratulations and appreciation for the organizations’ work with young people. The Senate then took up layover items and calendar bills. Senate Bill 56, concerning Maryland Longitudinal Data Center external data sharing for multi-state reporting, was special ordered for one day after members raised privacy-related questions. Senate Bill 99, the Open Meetings Act/Local Board of Education Transparency Act measure, was also special ordered for one day after discussion of its committee amendment. The chamber also received administrative corrections from the Governor and referred them to the Executive Nominations Committee, and the majority leader later moved adjournment until February 19 at 10:00 a.m., which was adopted without objection.

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• Following the passage of the Arkansas Access Act of 2025, an accelerating learning course will be able
• The accountability systems are the methods for ensuring that students are actually learning what's in
• I'm just worried we've ruined a generation of kids by sending them home and not letting them learn.
• Results from the Dynamic Learning Maps, the alternate assessment for students with disabilities, are
• Then looking at that same information for the Dynamic Learning Maps...

Summary: The committee received a lengthy Bureau of Legislative Research presentation on Arkansas academic standards, accountability systems, and adequacy requirements. Staff reviewed how state curriculum and standards have evolved from the 1997 Public Education Act through the 2003 Quality Education Act and the 2017 Educational Support and Accountability Act, including required coursework, standards for accreditation, career and technical education, graduation requirements, and recent additions such as computer science, personal finance, firearm safety, and fetal growth and development instruction. Members asked for a chart comparing the major laws and repeals over time, and staff agreed to provide one. The presentation then turned to federal ESSA requirements and Arkansas’s state accountability system. Staff explained Arkansas’s long-term goals for proficiency, English learner progress, and graduation rates, and reported 2025 ATLAS proficiency results, which remained below the 80% goal across student groups. They also reviewed English learner progress, graduation rates, school support and improvement, and equitable access to educators. Data showed gaps by subgroup and by school poverty/minority concentration, with Title I and high-poverty schools more likely to have emergency/provisional teachers and less experienced staff. Members questioned the lack of recent data for some ESSA measures, including equity labs and school index calculations, and asked staff to follow up with the Department of Education. The committee also discussed NAEP results, ACT scores, and teacher quality measures under the state accountability act. Arkansas’s NAEP performance remained below national averages in fourth- and eighth-grade reading and math, and ACT composite scores and benchmark attainment were also reviewed. Members asked for additional information on historical highs and lows, the number of assessments students take by grade, dropout data, and comparisons with other states. No formal votes were taken; the main action was agreement to request additional information from DESE and to schedule department follow-up at a future meeting.

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• So there's a number of different avenues, including the existing formerly student learning objectives
• or student learning goals, to ensure that teachers have outcomes.
• There's math on that that some of them have not learned yet.
• What it is at a particular school that's causing the disruption in student learning, and there are, we
• But there's a statewide professional learning for the transition to the science of reading across the

Keywords: 909, all

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• Through the Braille Institute Library, I learned to read Braille because as I get older, my eyesight
• I can continue to do the work to help children learn to read in the ways that they need it.
• And the state, what we learned is that the state Has budgeted this way for a long time, but we've lost
• We have learned that there is no statute or regulations that require you to do it that way.
• Patel, the issue of transferability of what we learned through this process. Oh, absolutely.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• So, I urge a no vote on this bill. learning to be a parent. learning to be a parent.
• same time, we have to learn. same time, we have to learn.
• learning themselves. learning themselves.
• There's a whole are we going to learn?
• That's why straight, you can't learn.

Keywords: 981, all

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• Is there any research that says the changes you're proposing do not cause any learning problem?
• Or is there anything that says the learning is exactly the same? Or is this just about money?
• But, I mean, I have not seen any material that said class sizes and daycare impact learning.
• I understand that learning is not the issue here, but what about safety?
• I understand that learning is not the issue here, but what about safety?

Keywords: 914, all

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• Up next is House Bill 549, HD3, SD1, relating to an early learning apprenticeship grant program for the
• You know, we do have to factor in workforce needs for early learning. passed to see if there's any money
• relating to an early learning relating to an early learning apprenticehip<00:04:11.120> grant
• :04:37.759> early factor in workforce needs for early factor in workforce needs for early learning
• Senate Bill 423, SD1/HD2, relating to the Early Learning Board.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• I'm looking forward to learning from all of our speakers today and using what we learn to redouble our
• It can affect the learning environment. It can affect our economy.
• It can affect the learning environment. It can affect our economy.
• It can affect the learning environment. It can affect our economy.
• And that's everything from fresh air to activities to learning opportunities and more.

Summary: The joint Senate and Assembly Environmental Quality/Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials informational hearing focused on the Tijuana River Valley sewage crisis, with members from both parties emphasizing that the problem is long-running, cross-border, and severe enough to require federal, state, local, and binational action. Opening remarks described the crisis as an environmental and public health emergency affecting beaches, air and water quality, marine life, tourism, and residents’ quality of life in South Bay communities. Assembly Member Boerner and Senator Jones both stressed the need for continued funding and cooperation, while Senator Padilla said the issue is underappreciated because of where it occurs but has major public health, economic, and educational consequences. Congressman Mike Levin’s office reported more than $650 million in federal funding secured for infrastructure and cleanup, along with federal legislation and requests for CDC and EPA involvement. Supervisor Paloma Aguirre gave a detailed overview of county efforts and the scope of the crisis, citing decades of sewage flows from Tijuana, nearly four years of beach closures, and the county’s expanded water-quality monitoring. She said the county is pursuing warning signs, an air purifier distribution program, an epidemiological study, soil testing, an economic impact study, and a feasibility analysis to remove the “hot spot” near Saturn Boulevard, which she described as a key local source of airborne pollution. She also pointed to binational funding for treatment plant upgrades and said the county is seeking state support, including from Proposition 4 cross-border river funds, to expand relief and mitigation efforts. Scripps researchers Dr. Sarah Giddings and Dr. Kimberly Prather presented scientific findings on water and air transport. Giddings described a high-resolution forecast model that predicts wastewater movement and beach closure risk up to five days ahead, using real-time observations and showing about 72% accuracy against county measurements. Prather said the main exposure route is through air, not just water, and reported that turbulence at the river hot spot aerosolizes pollutants, with hydrogen sulfide and other gases spiking at night and dropping when river flow is diverted. She said the team has identified thousands of gases and linked measurements closely to odor complaints, while also noting that air purifiers can reduce indoor exposure but are not a permanent solution. Dr. Paula Stigler Granados added that community health surveys and CDC assessments show widespread symptoms, sleep disruption, anxiety, and daily life impacts, especially during nighttime odor events. She said her team has found more than 900 contaminants in river water and 106 chemicals uniquely associated with the Saturn Boulevard hot spot, with passive air sampling showing similar chemical fingerprints in nearby homes. The panel discussion ended with questions about standards and accountability, and witnesses and legislators agreed that the crisis requires updated air-quality standards, more health research, and continued coordination to reduce exposure and address the source of pollution.

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• Everything is always new and complicated, and you had to learn it as you went.
• What I learned about Tony that I think a lot of us could learn from is that he can be in a position,
• But that was one of the very first lessons I learned from you.
• So, you know I'm new and still learning.
• Somewhat, I've learned about them.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Thank you very much, Director Yaman, DHS, and the Executive Office on Early Learning providing comments
• Yuki ARA Cross, Executive Office for Early Learning, in support.
• Elain Yamashita, Early Learning Board, in support. Please proceed. Aloha from Mai.
• <00:24:54.960> and executive office for early learning and executive office for early learning
• <00:25:00.880> board um elain Yamashita Early Learning board um elain Yamashita Early Learning

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several health-related bills. HB 72 on pharmacy drew only support, with testimony from the University of Hawaiʻi system, the Board of Pharmacy, pharmacists, and others; no questions were raised. HB 237 on peer support programs also received broad support from the Department of Health, DHS, early learning officials, families, and advocates, with testimony emphasizing the value of peer-to-peer mentoring and support for parents, youth, and people with disabilities; no opposition or questions were noted. HB 250, the prior authorization bill, generated the most discussion. SHPDA supported a revised version focused on reporting prior authorization practices and creating a nonbinding working group to develop automation standards, while PCMA, HMSA, Kaiser Permanente, and others raised concerns about duplicative pharmacy requirements, unintended consequences, and alignment with federal timelines and reporting. Several medical groups and individual patients supported the measure, describing delays and burdens caused by prior authorization. A committee member asked whether the bill’s working group differed from a similar group in Senate Bill 1449, and the witness said it was intended to be the same. HB 303 on health care preceptors was supported by the Department of Health, University of Hawaiʻi, nursing and health care organizations, and the Hawaii Pharmacists Association, which asked that pharmacists’ residency programs be specifically tied to national accreditation standards. HB 341, relating to issuance of SPURS to assist the Hawaii Island Community Health Association, drew support from the health center and related groups. HB 692 on Preschool Open Doors received extensive support from early learning, education, family, labor, and community organizations; testimony stressed the shortage of child care and preschool slots, especially on Kauai, and the need to expand access for families. Committee members asked about adding family child care providers and about licensing/certification barriers, and DHS said the bill was focused on current licensed child care facilities and that certification issues were a separate, broader problem. HB 700 on cognitive assessments also drew strong support, with the Department of Health, the Executive Office on Aging, disability advocates, the Alzheimer’s Association, caregivers, and others urging use of a validated cognitive assessment tool during annual wellness visits and asking that the age 65 threshold be removed; some witnesses supported keeping the data-collection portion as a pilot and emphasized early detection and reporting.

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• So let me share some of the things that I've learned. She was born in the U.S., I've learned.
• Serota prioritize learning from... Rep.
• I have learned so very much along the way. Truly, every day here I learn something new.
• You might get your way a couple times, but people will learn their lesson.
• And I'm learning that a lot of y'all don't know children's stories.

Keywords: 981, all

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• It's where I learned about other cultures, other people.
• Libraries and reading are where we learn empathy. It's where we learn empathy.
• It's where we learned. Libraries and reading are where we learn empathy.
• It's where we learn to be critical thinkers. It's where we learn to be curious.
• Some of us learn how to be cooks.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House began with routine ceremonial business, including the Pledge of Allegiance, adoption of several congratulatory resolutions, and suspension of Joint Rule 12 to send two petitions to committee. It then took up a supplemental fiscal year 2026 appropriations bill (H. 5393 / H. 5493), which Ways and Means reported at about $227.3 million for items including snow and ice costs, no-cost calls, substance use services, homeless programs, and technical changes related to lottery revenue and other outside sections. The bill was advanced through second and third reading and later passed to be engrossed after a roll call vote. The chamber also passed to engrossment a land transfer bill for the Town of Marion (H. 5388) and a Bolton alcohol licensing bill (S. 2628, as amended). The House also enacted two local bills: one further regulating special meetings of the Holyoke City Council and one amending the charter of the town of Reading. A major floor debate centered on S. 2726, an act regarding free expression, which was framed by supporters as a response to book challenges and censorship in public and school libraries. Supporters, including Representatives Garballey and Moran, argued the bill would protect librarians, require reporting of book challenges, preserve age-appropriate access to materials, and keep challenged books on shelves during review; opponents raised concerns about parental rights and local control. Several amendments were offered and rejected, including one that would have removed a criminal-law protection for librarians and educators, and another that would have shifted school review authority more directly to elected school committees. Two amendments were adopted: one clarifying that challenged material is considered in its entirety, and another narrowing who may initiate certain complaints to parents or guardians of a student in the school. The bill ultimately passed to be engrossed by a large roll call vote. The House also debated and passed H. 5491 / S. 1646, implementing recommendations of the Walsh Kennedy Commission on hot work safety after the 2014 Beacon Street fire. Supporters said the bill would require certification for hot work, strengthen penalties for repeated or reckless violations, and improve public notification and enforcement to prevent future tragedies; the bill passed to be engrossed unanimously or near-unanimously after roll call. In addition, the chamber advanced a local land transfer for the Yankee Doodle Bike Path in Billerica and a bill concerning ownership and maintenance of culverts and dams in Town Line Brook and Lindenbrook. The session included several recesses, quorum checks, and recognition of guests, including Danvers High School graduates, a former state representative, and WGBH representatives for Public Media Awareness Day.

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• Heidi State, to learn more about the legislative process. They've been here on campus all day long.
• As I think about this, we learn a lot more about each other when we start...
• Does not increase learning. Does not increase. 1098 Safety is just a meaningless bureaucratic.
• Again, when I learned about this apparent as a whole, that would never happen to me.
• When I learned about this apparent as a whole, 1117 that would never happen to me.

Summary: The Student Academic Success Subcommittee met with a quorum and heard four bills, beginning with HB 423 on school elopement plans for students with autism or other elopement risks. The sponsors described the bill as a statewide framework for school elopement response plans, immediate parent notification, campus search procedures, and staff training. Public testimony from parents, disability advocates, and a teacher emphasized the dangers of elopement and the need for standardized procedures; members from both parties spoke strongly in support. The bill was reported favorably by a 15-0 vote. The committee next considered HB 1253, which allows coaches to use limited personal funds, up to $15,000 per athletic team per year, to support student-athletes with food, transportation, and physical rehabilitation services. An amendment added guardrails, including that the coach be a school employee, clarified the scope of athletic associations covered, and refined the rehabilitation language. Members discussed the bill as a way to help students in need while avoiding recruiting concerns, and the bill passed favorably 14-0 after the amendment was adopted. HB 1091 addressed dental screenings for K-12 students in districts that voluntarily offer them. The bill requires advance written notice to parents and an opt-out process, and clarifies that screenings are informational only, with any findings sent to parents rather than compelling treatment. An amendment added the language to student welfare provisions as well as school health services. Public testimony from dental and health advocates supported the measure, and the bill was reported favorably 14-0. Finally, the committee heard HB 765 on child care and early learning services. The bill expands before- and after-care options for certain school-based preschool programs without requiring a child care facility license, removes a flu brochure inspection requirement, bars insurance cancellation based on providing child care, creates a professional recognition program, and establishes a child care tuition fund. Two amendments broadened the bill to public and nonpublic elementary schools and created the Brighter Futures fund concept. After debate, the bill passed favorably 13-1, and the meeting adjourned.

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• I have learned since I've been here it's not always wise to tell the Speaker and the President of the
• <00:13:46.800> I<00:13:46.959> have<00:13:47.120> learned >> Uh Jim from
• I have learned >> Uh Jim from Campbell.
• I have learned since<00:13:47.600> I've<00:13:47.839> been<00:13:48.000> here<00
• A thriving arts community attracts tourists who desire to learn, experience, and discover Kentucky's

Keywords: Convene 00:00 Senate Message 06:30 Calendar/2nd Readings 07:18 Report of Committees 08:19 Orders of the Day 09:04 HB 96 09:16 Motions, Petitions, and Communications 15:21 Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 21:24 Recess for ConC and Rules Meeting 23:35 ConC and Rules Report 31:06 Floor Amendments 32:42 Return to Rules Report 33:28 Adjournment 34:27, 958, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum of 98 members, excused absent members, and suspended rules to allow co-sponsorships and vote modifications. The chamber approved the journal from January 21, 2026, and received notice that the Senate had passed Senate Bills 29, 38, and 49, along with Senate Concurrent Resolution 9, requesting concurrence. The House also took second reading on several bills, including measures on agriculture programs, milk transportation, food donation, criminal trespass, concealed firearms and deadly weapons, human trafficking, sexual material involving minors, reading and writing in schools, and educators. Committee reports advanced House Resolution 7 on Kentucky election principles, House Bill 134 on sexual assault nurse examiners, and House Bill 168 on boating under the influence. The House then considered House Bill 96, which would revise the membership of the postsecondary education performance-based funding work group, adding more legislators and changing the work group timeline to calendar years; the sponsor said the bill had support from university presidents and the Council on Postsecondary Education. After a question about geographic representation, the House passed HB 96 by a vote of 79-16 and applied the clincher. During motions and announcements, the House brought House Resolution 34 to the floor and heard it reported as recognizing January 22, 2026 as Kentucky Arts Day. Rep. Burke spoke in support, citing the economic impact of Kentucky’s arts and culture sector, and the resolution was adopted without objection. Members also announced upcoming events, including a Holocaust survivor program, a breakfast, and a conservation district reception, and one member withdrew House Bill 284. The House introduced a large slate of new bills and resolutions, including measures on real property, civil rights, local boards of education, peer support specialists, Medicaid coverage for doula services, public contracts, foster care, residential safety, gender, reproductive rights, hate crimes, a child welfare and family court reform task force, memorial highway designations, and constitutional recognition days. The Committee on Committees and Rules later referred and reassigned several bills to standing committees, posted selected bills and amendments for Friday’s calendar, and the House adjourned until 9:00 a.m. on Friday, January 23, 2026.

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• I PICKED UP FIVE BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY BECAUSE I WANTED TO LEARN MORE.
• IN THE 1970S WE BEGAN TO LEARN ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. HOW DID WE DO THAT?
• >>Chair Trabulsy: THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. >> AND WE NEED TO LEARN AND HEAR THEIR STORIES FROM THEM,
• I REALLY WANTED TO LEARN ABOUT THOSE BOOKS, MANY BOOKS SITTING ALL OVER OUR HOUSE AND I REMEMBER SELF
• IT REMOVES FROM CHILDREN THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FROM DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES.