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• It's another to ask what did we learn from that?
• And I would what did we learn from that?
• I'm blessed to have had the opportunity to learn those lessons both from her and with her.
• I'm blessed to have had the opportunity to learn those lessons both from her and with her.
• Through tough negotiations and heated... to learn those lessons both from her and with her.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• He also was connected to small business advisers to help him learn about being a business owner.
• software programs, learn new technology.”
• And that is a skill that is learned by doing, and so it's built into training programs.
• <01:09:27.199> new base skill of being able to learn new base skill of being able to learn
• computer and learn software programs learn<01:09:52.120> new<01:09:52.359> technology<

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• a very valuable asset to us as we work through the session, and I truly believe this is a great learning
• They would be selected based on student and workforce demand and existing commonalities between learning
• They would be selected based on student and workforce demand and existing commonalities between learning
• but now that we look at the learning but now that we look at the learning outcomes<00:49:24.319>
• community which is living learning community which is designed<01:09:06.080> to<01:09:06.239>

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The House Standing Committee on Postsecondary Education opened its first meeting with roll call, member introductions, and introductions of numerous interns from Kentucky colleges and universities. The chair reviewed committee rules for the 2026 session, including witness oaths, sign-up procedures, limits on testimony, and the deadline for submitting committee substitutes and amendments. The committee then took up House Bill 96, sponsored by Chair Tipton, which would revise the membership and timing of the performance-based funding work group. Tipton said the bill would expand legislative participation from one House and one Senate member to five from each chamber, keep university and KCTCS presidents on the group, make the CPE president a nonvoting chair, and change the work group’s schedule from a fiscal year to a calendar year. He argued the changes would build institutional knowledge, allow university leaders to meet without creating quorum/open-meeting issues, and help the group develop recommendations for the next General Assembly. Members raised concerns about politicization and the even-numbered membership, while Tipton said he wanted consensus rather than a tied vote. The committee approved HB 96 on a roll call vote, with most members voting yes and Representative Willner voting no but saying she might change her vote later on the House floor. The committee also heard House Bill 94 for discussion only, so no vote was taken. Representative Vanessa Gracel and CPE counsel Travis Pal described the bill as a transfer-pathways measure aimed at making two-year-to-four-year and four-year-to-four-year transfers more seamless in high-demand programs. They said the proposal would require CPE, public universities, and KCTCS to collaborate on statewide transfer pathways based on student and workforce demand, with institutions able to opt in or out of specific pathways but required to disclose nontransferable courses for transparency. Gracel argued the bill would reduce credit loss, lower time and cost to degree, improve completion rates, and help students and families understand transfer options; she also criticized some universities for not engaging in the process. No action was taken on HB 94 at this meeting.

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• capabilities of this system, it's modernized data collection for not just financial, but there maybe we learn
• So, you know, Chairman, I think as we did learn, yeah, the major, you know, the larger polling locations
• As we did learn, yeah, the major, you know, the larger polling locations are really centric to Burleigh
• be a discussion that local county officials are having and work it out because it is such, as we learned
• Learned from Secretary Howe, like, a very local problem. I knew you had something to say.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Senate Education Committee met with a quorum and first took up House Bill 1540, an education savings account bill. Senator Wobbema presented Amendment 040-003, describing mostly clarifying and reorganizing changes, including eligibility language, administrator duties, school participation standards, assessment provisions, and a correction removing a requirement that the department pay for state assessment materials if a parent selected that option. The committee adopted the amendment 4-2, then advanced HB 1540 as amended on a 4-2 vote and sent it to Appropriations, with Senator Wobbema designated as carrier. One senator opposed the bill, arguing it would divert resources from public schools and conflict with the state’s obligation to provide a free appropriate education while districts still face funding needs.

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• So when the group dug into how the budget operates and their ability to stretch tax dollars, we learned
• Representative Benarroch drilled down on these executive direction FTEs, and we learned that each position
• We actually spent quite some time discussing this as a group, just trying to understand, and we learned
• As an aside, we also learned that the department has received zero findings in operational audits by
• And we learned a lot more from doing this on our own than we would have if we just had the agency directors

Summary: The Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee met to hear member-led presentations on agency budget requests after prior meetings with the agencies. Representative Barnaby summarized the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ fiscal year 2025-26 request, highlighting major funding for the Rural and Family Lands Protection Program, Florida Forest Service wildfire and land management needs, citrus disease and research efforts, a new Conner Complex facility and lab, agricultural water and BMP projects, agricultural law enforcement staffing and equipment, maintenance and vehicle needs, and federal grant-related spending. No vote was taken on the department’s request during the meeting. Representative Bartleman presented the Department of Environmental Protection request and said the subcommittee supported it fully. The request emphasized Everglades restoration, water quality grants, springs, harmful algal bloom and red tide response, alternate water supplies, resilience and flood prevention, beach and coral reef restoration, land acquisition and state parks, and cleanup of petroleum, dry cleaning, and hazardous waste sites. Representative Alvarez asked DEP to provide a list of the most contaminated lakes, along with estimated costs, so the committee could prioritize cleanup efforts. Representative Black summarized the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission request, which included additional law enforcement funding in high-demand areas, oyster and reef restoration, habitat restoration, heavy equipment for land management and prescribed burning, a water survival training center, and red snapper data research. Representative Salzman then presented the Department of Citrus request, describing a lean agency budget focused on operations, PALM readiness, marketing and consumer awareness, greening-resistant plant material, and building repairs; the workgroup recommended fully funding the request. The meeting ended with members thanking the chair and staff for the more member-driven budget process, and the subcommittee adjourned without objection.

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• When Jack was asked about his military service, he shared that he learned to depend on others and not
• When Jack was asked about his military service, he shared that he learned to depend on others and not
• When Jack was asked about his military service, he shared that he learned to depend on others and not
• When Jack was asked about his military service, he shared that he learned to depend on others and not
• Kids learn about it in school now and they see The replays.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• well as learn about anxiety and depression and the emotions that can trigger us.
• And then I learned that 988 and 911 Behavioral health help. So has that changed?
• A lot of that is designed to learn about public health.
• If you're learning about health councils, you're going to get a whole lot.
• Okay, I'm learning; it's all a learning situation.

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• The lessons learned, as hard as they are, need to be taught and need to be learned.
• I met my best friends there, learned how to be a good sport, and grew spiritually.
• After all, the line "Camp in My Dreams" is a song all Mystic girls learn and sing.
• This is where you learn new skills like horseback riding, diving, and fishing.
• What have you learned from what happened at New York?

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Uh we learn as Minnesota Senate.
• We are protecting our students so they can learn in the best way forward.
• We are protecting our students so they can learn in the best way forward.
• We are protecting our students so they can learn in the best way forward.
• We are protecting our students so they can learn in the best way forward.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Julia learned about the campus food pantry as a first-year student and makes use of that pantry at times
• about the campus food pantry learned about the campus food pantry champs<00:08:05.440> cupbo<
• Learning from my classmates that I could get staples like grains, vegetables, and fruits from the pantry
• This bill understands and respects that and provides a way to make it easier for our students to learn
• those who learn in central Minnesota<00:37:38.839> will<00:37:39.040> stay<00:37:39.319

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So it's going to be fun to help you guys and learn with you guys through this budget process this year
• to be fun to help you guys and learn to be fun to help you guys and learn with<00:04:55.960>
• agencies of learning what they do<00:18:24.720> what<00:18:24.880> they<00:18:25.080><
• That's something you definitely want to learn how what's in it and how to read it. good definition of
• We'll learn along the way. We do not know all the answers, but we are good at getting answers.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The meeting was an introductory Division One budget briefing led by Legislative Budget Assistant staff Melissa Rollins and Jack Mullen. They explained staff roles and agency assignments within Division One, noting that Jack is taking over the General Government category while Melissa handles Categories 2 and 3, and that members can contact either staffer with questions. They also reviewed the upcoming budget calendar, including the governor’s budget presentation expected in mid-February, agency hearings beginning around February 17–20, a Division One deadline around March 26, and House Finance reporting deadlines in early April. A major portion of the discussion focused on how to read fiscal notes and the difference between expenditures and appropriations. Staff used sample language to explain that a bill may show an expenditure estimate without actually authorizing funding or new positions, and that a zero appropriation means the agency is not authorized to spend the estimated amount unless the bill is amended. Members asked questions about why a bill could show costs but still not authorize spending or hiring, and staff clarified that new positions require specific legislative authorization and classification detail. They also noted that many bills will have expenditure lines without appropriations, and that amendments may be needed if the committee wants to fund or authorize the program. The rest of the meeting walked members through the HB 1 and HB 2 tracking documents used by the division. Staff explained that HB 1 tracking sheets record additional agency requests not included in the governor’s budget, including requests that may be zero-net transfers, corrections, or new spending items, and that grayed-out items indicate actions already taken. They said HB 2 will be handled through a similar tracking process, with amendments routed through LBA staff and the Office of Legislative Services. Members were told that the division will review agency budgets, class lines, and proposed changes over roughly six weeks, with the goal of preparing a detailed change report for full House Finance.

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• If a child needs to go to Perkins School for the Blind so that they can learn how to live independently
• so that they can learn how to live<00:47:07.040> independently,<00:47:08.319> that<00:
• So it's not overidentifying when we're now at younger ages having more children on specific learning
• how to fight for me the ability to learn how to fight for her<00:53:46.880> to<00:53:47.119><
• disability or more specific learning disability or more children<00:56:33.440> on<00:56:33.760

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• If I recall, that originated back with the LEARNS Act. I believe in...
• That originated back with the LEARNS Act.
• Yeah, that was part of the LEARNS. I guess it was to cover the difference for that.
• Well, you got to dip your toes in to know it's hot, so I just did as a learning exercise.
• I learned this past year we have this formula for...

Summary: The committee heard budget presentations and took executive recommendations on several Department of Human Services divisions, including Aging, Adult and Behavioral Health Services; Children and Family Services; County Operations; Developmental Disability Services; and Medical Services, with most divisions showing little or no significant change in total appropriations. Staff and agency witnesses repeatedly explained that many large appropriations are maintained for flexibility, federal matching requirements, or contingency needs, even when actual spending is much lower than the authorized amount. Members also raised concerns about staffing vacancies, long-vacant budgeted positions, and the use of excess appropriation authority across DHS. In Aging, Adult and Behavioral Health, members questioned federal funding levels for mental health and substance abuse grants, the status of senior centers and Meals on Wheels, the Medicaid tobacco settlement program, community alcohol safety grants, and the veterans mental health grant. Agency officials said federal block grants are largely committed, that senior center funding had been delayed by shutdown timing but was now back on track, that the tobacco settlement program had been moved internally within DHS, and that the veterans mental health appropriation remains unfunded. Senators also criticized the adequacy of support for seniors and asked for more detail on how transportation, meal services, and local contributions are funded. In Children and Family Services, members asked about rising appropriation levels, foster care and adoption subsidies, professional fees, the number of children in foster care, and the Children’s Trust Fund. DHS said increases reflect added flexibility for residential treatment, adoption subsidies, and prevention services, while the foster care population has remained fairly steady at about 3,400 children. The Children’s Trust Fund was described as supporting primary prevention programs such as Baby and Me and community schools, and members asked whether it could be administratively combined with other efforts. Questions also covered TANF subgrants, with DHS explaining that it had reduced outside subgrants after discovering over-obligation and was rebuilding reserves. In County Operations, members focused on the summer EBT program, SNAP employment and training, the farmer’s market program, and the state’s TANF reserve position. DHS said summer EBT is still being funded through temporary appropriations because it is a newer program, SNAP employment and training is largely federally funded and may expand under a pending policy change, and TANF reserves were drawn down after prior over-obligation but are now being stabilized. In Developmental Disability Services, members asked about vacancies, human development center staffing, facility construction funds, and the Booneville work program, and DHS said the program has reopened and staffing recruitment continues. In Medical Services, members asked about FMAP, the Our Kids B CHIP program, school-based Medicaid reimbursements, nursing home distress funds, and several large appropriation lines that far exceed actual spending; DHS said these are maintained for claims payment, nursing home receivership contingencies, and other flexibility needs. Each division reviewed was adopted by executive recommendation after questions concluded.

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• She learns from her experiences and her observations. Her work ethic is unmatched.
• <00:27:41.279> and<00:27:41.679> her She learns from her experiences and her She learns
• You introduce the Build to Learn Act to pay for school construction projects.
• You introduce the Build to Learn Act to pay for school construction projects.
• You introduce the Build to Learn Act to pay for school construction projects.

Keywords: House streaming session for Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 957, house, all

Summary: The House convened for the first day of session and first elected Delegate Luke Clippinger as Speaker Pro Tem. Members nominated and seconded him with remarks praising his leadership, work on Judiciary Committee issues, and ability to mentor colleagues. Nominations were then closed, the House voted by voice, and Clippinger was sworn in. The chamber then opened nominations for Speaker of the House. Multiple members spoke in support of Delegate Joseline Peña-Melnyk, highlighting her personal story, legal background, public service, and committee leadership. Speakers emphasized her work on major policy areas including education, police reform, racial and economic justice, reproductive freedom, and support for historically Black colleges and universities. One member from the minority party also seconded the nomination, saying she had been inclusive and respectful in committee work and legislative process. After nominations were closed, the House voted by voice and elected Peña-Melnyk Speaker of the House of Delegates. She was sworn in and thanked members for their support, reflecting on the diversity in the chamber and the significance of the moment. In her remarks, she also praised outgoing Speaker Adrienne Jones and recognized family members, dignitaries, and colleagues in attendance.

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• Let's be clear: CVUSD receives money intended to be used on student learning and their well-being.
• Enough staffing for online learning and things of that nature.
• So what I am gathering that we may be able to learn from this audit if it is approved is the ability
• So right now we... ...and after they learn the full cost. Is that correct or not? Yeah.
• I'm learning the process. I would definitely ask for reconsideration.

Summary: The committee heard several audit requests and related testimony. The first major item was an audit of Coachella Valley Unified School District’s contract and fiscal management. The author and supporters described long-standing fiscal mismanagement, large budget shortfalls, layoffs, contracting concerns, and questions about the district’s foundation and use of public funds. District representatives and the Riverside County Office of Education said the district is already under fiscal oversight, has a stabilization plan, and is working to reduce deficits and improve student outcomes. After extensive debate and public comment, the motion to approve the audit was put on call because the committee did not have the required votes from both houses at that moment. The committee then approved an audit of East Bay transit agencies in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. Senator Wahab argued the region’s many overlapping transit agencies create fragmentation, duplication, and inefficiency, especially amid a fiscal cliff and possible future tax increases. Transit agencies and labor representatives opposed the audit, saying the agencies already undergo multiple audits, serve distinct local needs, and are implementing regional coordination efforts. After testimony from agency leaders and public commenters, the committee voted to approve the audit. The next item was an audit of California Community Colleges’ unrestricted reserves. Senator Archuleta and supporting faculty representatives said reserves have grown substantially and may be diverting resources from student services, instruction, and workforce programs. They argued there is little oversight when reserves become too high. The Chancellor’s Office and Calbright College were invited to respond, and the audit objectives focused on reserve growth, reasons for high balances, oversight by the Chancellor’s Office, and effects on students and staff. The transcript cuts off during the Chancellor’s Office response, so the final committee action on this item is not shown.

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• And this is to repair or replace, depending on what we learn, its cooling tower, which is critical for
• And this is to repair or replace, depending on what we learn, its cooling tower, which is critical for
• ,<00:10:17.600> uh<00:10:17.760> its depending on what we learn, uh its depending on
• what we learn, uh its cooling<00:10:18.399> tower,<00:10:18.800> which<00:10:19.040>
• um at their full can um they can learn um at their full potential.<00:23:29.200> Safety<00:23

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Capital Planning Advisory Board met for its first meeting of the year, confirmed a quorum, approved the prior year’s minutes, and welcomed new co-chairs and members. The board reviewed the capital planning timeline and a list of agencies that submitted plans but would not testify. Members were reminded to keep presentations brief because of a packed agenda. The Cabinet for Health and Family Services presented first, outlining priorities centered on public safety, infrastructure preservation, and preventive maintenance. Its requests included a $21 million maintenance pool, phase two funding for a new state public health laboratory, construction of an 18-bed children’s psychiatric hospital, and several projects at Western State Hospital and Western State Nursing Facility, including HVAC work, cooling tower repair or replacement, and chiller plant repiping. Additional projects covered elevator upgrades at Hazlewood and phased cottage renovations at Oakwood. Board members asked about vacant buildings, the cost per bed for the youth psychiatric facility, and the relationship between the CHFS youth facility and a separate DJJ facility; CHFS said the youth facility would serve DCBS-involved youth and be separate from the DJJ project. The Kentucky Department of Education then described its state-operated facilities, including the Kentucky School for the Deaf, the Kentucky School for the Blind, and the FFA leadership training center. Its priorities included additional funding for the FFA classroom and activity building, a rewrite of the SEEK education finance application system, renovation and repair of the FFA swimming pool, electrical upgrades, campus education enhancements, safety and security work, door and window replacements, and HVAC maintenance. Members asked about student outcomes, the size and cost of the swimming pool project, and construction cost assumptions; KDE said it tracks student outcomes through special education staff and that current estimates reflect higher post-COVID construction costs. The Education and Labor Cabinet began its presentation with 12 priority projects, including a state labor exchange system, renovation of the McDow Vocational Rehabilitation Center, and a new adult education and family literacy management information system. The cabinet said the labor exchange would connect job seekers and employers at no cost, while the McDow renovation was needed because the 30-year-old facility faces safety and code concerns. The cabinet planned to continue through the remaining priorities and answer questions at the end of its presentation.

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• We learned this week that the ringing.
• We learned a lot during the everything.
• Members, I hope that we all learned from our testifiers today. I know I did.
• Members, I hope that we all learned from our testifiers today. I know I did.
• So, some of this is we're learning as we go in a really unfortunate way.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So, they're learning through culture, not about culture, and but they're learning about math and they're
• learning about science.
• They're learning all the academic content areas, but they're learning it through the eyes of our kupuna
• <01:11:13.520> Like opportunity to learn it at home.
• Like opportunity to learn it at home.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several education resolutions, beginning with HCR 11 and HR 14, which ask the Board of Education and the State Public Charter School Commission to report on improving access to stable, suitable, and affordable facilities for public charter schools. The Charter School Commission supported the measure, and OHA also supported it while noting long-standing facility challenges, the lack of a dedicated facilities appropriation, and the strain on charter schools that have had to use operating funds for buildings and temporary structures. Kealakehe Academy, Hawaii Technology Academy, and several individuals also testified in support. The committee then took up HCR 181 and HR 171, which seek a shared decision-making committee to develop an action plan for a K-12 Ka Waihona School in Kapolei. The Department of Education said it has already developed a strategic plan for Kaipuni education, has expanded immersion programs over the past decade, and is addressing growth through interim guidance and a new priority placement process. Community witnesses, including representatives of Ke Alo Ever, strongly supported the resolutions, emphasizing the need for a K-12 pathway, the importance of Hawaiian language and culture, and the role of community voice in planning. They argued that teacher shortages, especially for licensed Hawaiian immersion teachers, remain a major barrier and proposed a kumu recruitment and retention program tied to community, UH, and DOE partnerships. The committee also heard HCR 187 and HR 177, which urge the Department of Education to begin initiatives to address teacher retention statewide. DOE and the University of Hawaiʻi College of Education said teacher retention is already being addressed through the Teacher Education Coordinating Committee, a five-year plan focused on building capacity, improving satisfaction, and compensation, and a new DOE human resources plan. In response to questions, DOE said it is seeking better school-level data on why teachers leave, is preparing for contract negotiations, and is working with the standards board and DLIR on an apprenticeship-related grant. TECC representatives said the group has been working since the pandemic era, may narrow its focus to retention as the most actionable area, and expects to provide more concrete recommendations in its annual report. The transcript ends as the committee moves on to the next item, HCR 47 and HR 43, without showing any votes or final actions on the measures heard.

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• I think Yogi Berra said it best: You can learn a lot by watching.
• to win like a champ and most learned to lose like a champ.
• What have we learned?
• What have we learned?
• And I am a new transparent, so I am still learning the verbiage.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• I learned many things from and learning.
• <00:26:05.760> about day, our school learned about day, our school learned about photography
• So there's a lot of barrier to learning the new culture or just even learning day-to-day activities.
• <00:35:43.359> the there's a lot of barrier to learning the there's a lot of barrier to learning
• new culture or just even learning new culture or just even learning day-to-day<00:35:46.400>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all