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• At age 16, Joel Barrow, an orphan, was sent to Kentucky from Missouri with the hopes of an Indian nation
• By investing in prevention, promoting healthy families, and fostering strong communities, we can create
• 33.840><c> promoting</c> By investing in prevention, promoting By investing in prevention, promoting healthy
• families,</c><01:45:35.160><c> and</c><01:45:35.320><c> fostering</c><01:45:35.840><c> strong</c> healthy
• families, and fostering strong healthy families, and fostering strong communities,<01:45:37.120><c>

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• I think by $9 million or so on the line item, but there's still a healthy amount of money in that account
• ><01:26:19.040><c> there's</c><01:26:19.280><c> still</c><01:26:19.600><c> a</c><01:26:19.840><c> healthy
• </c> line item, but there's still a healthy line item, but there's still a healthy amount<01:26:20.320
• Um, this bill creates a new optional business entity structure for the digital age and is in line with

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• filer, who has 26 weeks available because the triggers have gone up, meaning the economy is less healthy
• 19.760><c> less</c> have gone up meaning the economy is less have gone up meaning the economy is less healthy
• <c> there</c><00:40:22.240><c> are</c><00:40:22.480><c> presumably</c><00:40:23.440><c> fewer</c> healthy
• and there are presumably fewer healthy and there are presumably fewer jobs<00:40:24.240><c> available
• And they get these numbers for a demographic breakdown based off of sex, age, and race, layered over

Committee: House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

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• issue that the chairman had presented to the AG.
• Now if the AG opinion or these lawsuits that are happening if they prevail, it wipes out... every HFC
• And they're seeing growing support among Republicans under age 50, 54%.
• I ran away at the age of 15 to be with my real Vanessa Pena: Father and regain custody.
• In 2014, at the age of 31, I underwent emergency heart surgery.

Bills: HB21 , HB211 , HB223 , HB323 , HB524 , HB530 , HB636 , HB762 , HB21 , HB211 , HB223

Committee: House Intergovernmental Affairs

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• Justin Nungare, age 12, was killed by two illegal aliens from Venezuela who were charged with capital
• Ruby Garcia, age 25, was killed during a carjacking in Tempton, Michigan, by an illegal alien who was
• Elizabeth Medina, age 16, was reported stalked by an illegal alien who eventually killed her.
• Melissa Powell, age 47, and another victim, age 16, were killed by an illegal alien from El Salvador,
• In Clark, age 11, was killed when an illegal alien from Haiti struck a school bus full of children in

Committee: Senate Senate Budget

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• . >> Ron Sparks, ag commissioner, 2011. >> Sure. >> You know when the last time was we had a Democratic
• Infrastructure is aging. The appearance of Maxwell Air Force Base is aging.
• Infrastructure is<01:56:03.119><c> aging.

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• Restricted revenues remain healthy.
• so I wanted to go over some healthy so I wanted to go over some discussion<03:27:24.880><c> points</
• is a combination asking in the past it is a combination of<03:58:53.120><c> the</c><03:58:53.399><c> age
• <c> are</c><04:23:25.239><c> saying</c><04:23:25.680><c> that</c><04:23:26.159><c> if</c> one at my age
• um you are saying that if one at my age um you are saying that if I<04:23:26.560><c> drive</c><04:23

Summary: The committee heard a presentation from the University System of New Hampshire chancellor on the system’s budget, enrollment, finances, workforce role, and response to federal policy changes. The chancellor said the governor’s recommended budget would reduce university system funding by about $16.5 million over the biennium, or roughly 8.3%, and asked that state funding be held at the governor’s level. She described planned cost reductions already underway, including lower headcount, reduced benefits and retirement contributions, property sales, and lease reductions, and said the system expects to remove about $20 million from its cost structure in fiscal year 2026. A large portion of the discussion focused on enrollment and finances. The chancellor said fall 2024 enrollment was about 23,000, with New Hampshire enrollment increasing for the first time since 2013, and noted that the system remains a major workforce pipeline, with about 3,000 graduates entering the state workforce each year. She explained that net tuition has fallen over time because of declining enrollment and increased financial aid, while research grants and contracts have grown significantly. She also walked through endowment funding, explaining that payouts are based on a 12-quarter rolling average and are intentionally smoothed to reduce volatility; members asked for follow-up information on payout comparisons, administrative salaries, headcounts, and compensation per student. Members questioned the university about the relationship between state support, tuition, endowments, and research spending. The chancellor said the system has used state capital support to leverage major investments, including the UNH Life Sciences building, Plymouth’s Hyde Hall, and the Olson Advanced Manufacturing Center, and described partnerships with businesses such as Lonza and regional manufacturers. She also explained a long-running New Hampshire 529-related revenue stream that has built endowment support for scholarships, and said the system’s endowment now totals about $988 million. In response to questions about possible cuts, she said the system is considering academic program sharing, consolidation of specialties, online delivery, AI-assisted administrative efficiencies, and footprint reductions, but declined to name specific programs. The committee also discussed DEI-related issues and federal grants. The chancellor said the system is reviewing executive orders and a U.S. Department of Education Dear Colleague letter, and that general counsel is working through websites, programs, and more than 1,200 federal grants to ensure compliance. She said the system spends about $3 million on what it calls DEI-related offices and services, but emphasized that these services include disability support, veteran support, Title IX, ADA, and employment-law compliance, and that the system does not have race-based programs, separate housing, or separate graduation ceremonies. She reported that the system had received stop-work orders on four federal grants totaling about $700,000 and warned that reductions in federal direct or indirect costs could affect research, jobs, and innovation.

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• Is it the benefit amount or the skills and age and availability of replacement jobs?
• and availability you of and age and availability you of replacement replacement replacement jobs<00:
• So it's still a very healthy market. In short, sorry, any further questions?
• </c><01:43:40.639><c> Market</c> so it's still a very very healthy Market so it's still a very very healthy
• population myself included and and aging population myself included and and I<03:34:53.439><c> think

Committee: House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

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• Electoral transparency is an integral component of a healthy democracy, and I see no reason to backslide
• c><00:05:50.000><c> component</c><00:05:50.440><c> of</c><00:05:50.560><c> a</c><00:05:50.680><c> healthy
• </c> an integral component of a healthy an integral component of a healthy democracy<00:05:52.199><c>
• It came just short of the 67% that was on the judicial retirement age.
• You need to be 18 years of age. You need to be a qualified voter.

Committee: House Election Law

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• And we have a number of aging pipelines here in Minnesota.
• have</c><00:02:13.680><c> a</c><00:02:14.000><c> number</c><00:02:14.400><c> of</c><00:02:15.040><c> aging
• </c><00:02:15.599><c> pipelines</c> And we have a number of aging pipelines And we have a number of aging
• So, let's have a healthy discussion. Senator Matthews. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• So, let's have a healthy discussion. Senator Matthews. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Committee: Senate Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate

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• We added a person 65 years of age or older in the exploitation provisions so that all persons age 65
• </c><00:50:53.440><c> and</c> being over 65 years of age and being over 65 years of age and it<00:50:
• And the concern I have is I think this happens to people no matter what age.
• And the concern I have is I think this happens to people no matter what age.
• Is there any way, no matter what age.

Summary: The House convened with 98 members present, declared a quorum, approved the prior journal, and received Senate concurrence requests on Senate Bills 263, 281, and 324. The chamber then moved through second readings and committee reports on a range of measures, including education, agriculture, banking and insurance, judiciary, licensing, and task force resolutions. Among the reported bills were measures on KEES scholarships for non-certified schools, a residential safe room rebate program, dual credit scholarships, impeding a first responder, motor vehicles, tallow-based cosmetic products, animal health emergencies, mortgage loan income limits, deferred deposit fees, child protection, Attorney General operations, corrections operations, school leadership, school transportation, advanced mathematics coursework, and task forces on charitable gaming and early childhood education governance. The House passed House Bill 642, a Teachers' Retirement System housekeeping bill, after adopting House Committee Substitute 1. The sponsor said the bill updates survivor benefit documentation, raises the daily earnings limit for retired members returning to work from $170 to $200, removes an unused early-return provision, reinstates a pension waiver program, clarifies benefit tier calculations using an earlier participation date in another state system, and allows a parent member to manage payments for a disabled child without a court order. Members asked about substitute teaching limits, retirement penalties, budget impact, and a removed provision involving index funds; the sponsor said he would follow up on the day limits and stated he did not believe the bill would add to unfunded liability. The bill passed 96-0. The House also passed House Bill 780 on recording commissioner’s deeds, after adopting a floor amendment that removed fines and penalties. The bill allows a city to petition circuit court if a deed is not recorded within 30 business days, and the court may compel filing and award costs and attorney’s fees. Members discussed whether the bill effectively created a lawsuit-based enforcement mechanism rather than a fine, and supporters said it would help local governments identify responsible property owners and address code enforcement and public safety issues. The bill passed 96-0. House Bill 541, concerning peace officers, also passed after a committee substitute; the sponsor said it cleans up Kentucky Law Enforcement Council procedures, strengthens certification standards, clarifies revocation language, and reflects input from law enforcement groups. It passed 95-0. House Bill 195, the Kentucky Urban Youth Agriculture Initiative, passed after a committee substitute and floor amendment. The substitute added Kentucky State University Cooperative Extension alongside UK Cooperative Extension, and the floor amendment changed the pilot’s implementation date to January 1, 2027 and adjusted the program’s term timing. Supporters said the bill would expand urban agriculture education, connect youth to food systems and career pathways, and help students in urban counties learn practical agricultural skills; it passed 97-0. The House then took up House Bill 794 on financial exploitation, which expands protections to all adults age 65 and older, adds felony penalties for knowingly, wantonly, or recklessly exploiting those adults, allows the attorney general to seek extradition from another state, and requires investment advisers to complete three hours of continuing education on financial exploitation. Members cited real-world scam experiences and urged stronger penalties, but the bill passed 96-0.

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• Melcher at MDE, who then got an AG opinion that, in fact, the language couldn’t be used because of the
• Melcher at MDE, who then got an AG opinion that, in fact, the language couldn’t be used because of the
• the bill just kind of bummed me out, but on line 3.30, the committee will have two persons under the age
• > who</c><01:11:37.680><c> are</c><01:11:37.800><c> survivors</c><01:11:38.680><c> of</c> under the age
• of 21 who are survivors of under the age of 21 who are survivors of school<01:11:39.640><c> or</c><01

Committee: Senate Education Finance

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• What we've found is that there is a disparity... ...your age group.
• A good example would be the age definitions.
• Until we've locked in what the age definitions will be in the rate structure, we can't automate the ages
• That provides rates that differ by factors such as age and region, not program.
• It's cutting the age at which they're going to be eligible for services as well.

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• would say about them is that there's really a focus from the way the federal program is set up on healthy
• a travesty and it was a coordinated, brazen abuse of these nutrition programs that exist to serve healthy
• is</c><01:13:30.080><c> set</c><01:13:30.320><c> up</c><01:13:30.760><c> on</c><01:13:30.960><c> healthy
• </c> federal program is is set up on healthy federal program is is set up on healthy nutritious<01:13
• nutritious meals to children in healthy nutritious meals to children in low-income<01:14:28.640><c>

Committee: House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

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• A healthy watershed ensures clean water for both domestic, agricultural, and industrial uses, as well
• And a healthy watershed watershed.
• And a healthy watershed ensures<00:47:59.920><c> clean</c><00:48:00.319><c> water</c><00:48:00.640><c
• The undergrowth that's dry—if you have a healthy forest, you have moist forest.
• </c> healthy forest, you have moist forest. healthy forest, you have moist forest.

Committee: House Resources, Recreation and Development

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• And it has no place in a healthy democracy.

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• What HB 4129 will do, it will help give the officers the support that they need to stay healthy and strong
• What HB 41, HB 4129 will do, it'll help give them the officers the support that they need to stay healthy
• and strong. ...them the officers the support that they need to stay healthy and strong, mentally and

Summary: The committee heard several public safety measures, beginning with HCR 2059, a resolution reaffirming support for county sheriffs and recognizing their constitutional authority in their jurisdictions. Supporters said it was a tribute to sheriffs’ work, especially in rural areas, while some members objected to language describing sheriffs as having “supreme constitutional authority,” calling it overly broad or tied to fringe legal theories. The resolution received a due-pass recommendation on an 8-3 vote. Members then considered HB 2811, which expands obstructing governmental operations to cover interference with a lawful arrest when violence or force is used. The sponsor said the bill closes a gap and should make such conduct a felony, while an opposing attorney argued existing statutes already cover much of the conduct and that the bill was duplicative and confusing. Despite concerns about the drafting and interaction of subsections, the bill received a do-pass recommendation. The committee also heard HB 4129, a proposed DPS-run mental health and wellness program for law enforcement funded with $15 million; the sponsor described it as confidential counseling and support for officers, but several members said it duplicated existing services and was too costly, and the sponsor ultimately withdrew the bill before a vote. The committee next took up HB 2270, which would expand protections for county seals and office insignia to include logos and other identifiers, and give sheriffs exclusive rights over posse names and dissolution. Sheriffs and county representatives said the bill was needed to prevent misuse of official names and to avoid litigation after disputes over posse identities; some members raised First Amendment and vagueness concerns about broad language such as “could imply” affiliation. The bill passed 12-1. HB 2416, a $20 million appropriation for border-related law enforcement support, drew strong support from sheriffs and county law enforcement groups who said the funds help with drug interdiction and border-related crime, and strong opposition from speakers who argued the money should go to schools, housing, health care, and other needs; it passed 7-5. Finally, the committee heard HB 4018, a strike-everything amendment clarifying sheriffs’ authority over volunteer posses and reserve organizations. MCSO and county officials said it was meant to clarify existing authority and protect public safety operations, while an opponent warned it could expand posse use into immigration enforcement and increase militarization. The committee adopted the strike-everything amendment and gave the bill a do-pass recommendation. HB 2253, barring retaliation against employees who testify in law enforcement disciplinary appeal proceedings, also passed after a chairman’s amendment removed one voiding provision. The transcript ends as the committee begins hearing HB 4044, which would create a Public Safety Parity Fund funded by forfeited digital assets and redirected investment deposits.

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• And so I want to come from a position of what I think hopefully is healthy skepticism in terms of the
• school community, we can do that in service of your students and families to make sure everybody has healthy
• And so again, back to the shared Mike. ...make sure everybody has healthy, quality food.

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• So I want to come from a position of what I think hopefully is healthy skepticism in terms of the data
• school community, we can do that in service of your students and families to make sure everybody has healthy
• And so again, back to the shared Mike... ...make sure everybody has healthy, qualified food.

Summary: The joint informational and oversight hearing focused on community schools in California, with members emphasizing that the purpose was to examine effectiveness, implementation, and sustainability rather than the Governor’s budget proposal. The California Department of Education described the California Community Schools Partnership Program, created in 2021 and funded with more than $4 billion, including planning, implementation, extension, and county coordination grants. Officials said nearly 2,500 schools are participating and highlighted the statewide technical assistance structure, including the State Transformational Assistance Center, eight regional centers, county offices, and CDE support. Researchers from the Learning Policy Institute and UCLA presented early findings and implementation data. LPI reported reductions in chronic absenteeism and suspensions, along with gains in math and English language arts, with especially large benefits for Black students and other historically underserved groups. UCLA described the Annual Progress Report as a statewide improvement tool showing growth in capacity-building, shared decision-making, whole-child supports, and continuous improvement. Members asked about how the reports measure outcomes, how to interpret outliers, and how to distinguish community schools effects from other concurrent initiatives; presenters said matched comparison methods and deeper case-study work are being used, with additional statewide findings expected in June. Panelists from Oakland Unified, LAUSD/UTLA, San Diego Unified, and advocacy organizations described key elements of success: integrated student supports, strong family and student engagement, collaborative leadership, community partnerships, and school-site decision-making. They gave examples such as wellness centers, dual enrollment, student senates, parent leadership, and community campaigns that built trust and increased participation. Members also raised concerns about sustainability, implementation fidelity, and whether community schools improve participation in LCAP processes. Presenters said major barriers include unclear early guidance, the need for a mindset shift away from top-down models, and uncertainty about long-term funding for coordinators and other staff. The panel’s recommendations centered on stable ongoing funding, stronger technical assistance, shared governance, and embedding community schools practices into district and county systems.

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• a baby whose skull was crushed, whose brain was bashed in, and who died in childbirth—a perfectly healthy
• The baby died in childbirth—a perfectly healthy baby.
• we told the jurors that all of their hours of deliberation were based on this horrific case of a healthy

Committee: House Courts, Corrections & Justice Committee