Transcript Highlights:

• for care of tuberculosis persons, and to make possible the ultimate establishment of an adequate supply
• of hospital. persons, and to make possible the ultimate establishment of an adequate supply of hospitals
• the care of tuberculosis persons, and to make possible the ultimate establishment of an adequate supply
• ring of the bill, the president recognizes majority We already floated. establishment of an adequate supply
• More than 30 other states have clear and precise restrictions on price increases of essential supplies

Summary: The Senate convened with an invocation, the Pledge of Allegiance, and attendance showing a quorum. Several senators were excused, and the chamber received communications including House Concurrent Resolution 8, which was referred to the Committee on Government Operations. The Senate also took up introductions and referrals of several bills, including Senate Bills 1078-1082 and House Bills 4727, 4728, 4729, 4959, 1545, 5254, 5255, 6071, 6072, and 6073, with most being referred to committees or, for some medical-debt and consumer-protection bills, sent to the Committee of the Whole by suspension of the rules. In Committee of the Whole, the Senate considered Senate Bills 535, 536, 1011, 1041, 1042, and 1043. SB 535, 1041, 1042, and 1043 were amended, while SB 536 and 1011 were reported without amendment; all were recommended for passage. The Senate then concurred in the amendments and advanced the bills to third reading. On final passage, SB 433 passed 35-0; SB 535, 536, and 1011 each passed 35-0; and SB 1041, 1042, and 1043 each passed 20-15. Floor remarks focused on SB 1011 as a way to lower small-business health insurance premiums, and SBs 1041-1043 as anti-price-gouging measures during emergencies. Later, the Senate discharged Senate Bill 913 from the Appropriations Committee, suspended the rules, and moved it through Committee of the Whole and to final passage the same day. SB 913, which amends the Michigan Trust Fund Act, passed 20-12 with 6 excused after Senator Albert argued in opposition that it would continue $75 million annual funding to the MEDC and amount to corporate welfare. The Senate then adjourned until Tuesday, June 30 at 10:00 a.m.

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• </c><00:12:01.440><c> more</c> of agricultural products, supplying more of agricultural products, supplying
• top exports of medical and electronic equipment as well as machinery needed for the semiconductor supply
• machinery needed for<00:12:36.480><c> the</c><00:12:36.639><c> semiconductor</c><00:12:37.600><c> supply
• </c><00:12:38.480><c> And</c> for the semiconductor supply chain.
• And for the semiconductor supply chain.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Fourth, the bill also establishes the state building renewable energy storage and electrical vehicle
• </c> renewable energy storage and electrical renewable energy storage and electrical vehicle<00:51:38.640
• to put food on the table, a roof over their head, and clothes on their backs, whether it's their electric
• </c><01:18:59.760><c> bills,</c><01:19:00.239><c> or</c> whether it's their electric bills, or whether
• it's their electric bills, or whether<01:19:00.640><c> it's</c><01:19:00.800><c> their</c><01:19:01.040

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• As a former electrical engineer who worked both in the medical device and the semiconductor fields, I
• As a former electrical engineer who worked both in the medical device and the semiconductor fields, I
• As a former electrical engineer who worked both in the medical device and the semiconductor fields, I
• As a former electrical engineer who worked both in the medical device and the semiconductor fields, I
• As a former electrical engineer who worked both in the medical device and the semiconductor fields, I

Committee: Senate Jobs and Economic Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We have this massive electrical box on the wall, and right in front of that electrical box is a pallet
• box on the wall and right in electrical box on the wall and right in front<00:31:21.159><c> of</c><00
• :31:21.320><c> that</c><00:31:21.480><c> electrical</c><00:31:22.000><c> box</c><00:31:22.240><c> is<
• /c><00:31:22.360><c> a</c><00:31:22.559><c> pallet</c> front of that electrical box is a pallet front
• of that electrical box is a pallet standing<00:31:23.480><c> in</c><00:31:23.639><c> about</c><00:31

Committee: House Veterans and Military Affairs Division

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Should there be some protective issues with water supply?
• That water supply, which is the only thing we are trying to do.
• We're simply trying to protect our supply. Thank you.
• I certainly understand the protection of the water supply.
• Lake Py is Birmingham Water Works' secondary water supply.

Bills: HB471 , HB473

Committee: House Boards, Agencies and Commissions

Keywords: water authority, sewer management, fire protection, local governance, board of directors, local officers, water recreation, public access, water bodies, recreational use, water commissions, 1136, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:29:32.320><c> They</c> of water supply took a look at it.
• They of water supply took a look at it.
• </c> um board of water supply um board of water supply support. support. support.
• </c><01:22:16.000><c> of</c> to be able to access the supply of to be able to access the supply of water
• Roger Water Supply pointed out that Dr.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Water and Land met on February 3, 2026, and heard testimony on several bills, with the chair emphasizing a two-minute limit and noting that bills would die if the hearing ran past noon. For HB 1848, the Commission on Water Resource Management and the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development both supported the measure with technical, non-substantive amendments. Testimony focused on requiring early consultation about water availability in district boundary amendment petitions, with water officials explaining that the petitioner should submit a written statement reflecting consultation and that the goal was to identify water constraints earlier in the development process. The Land Use Commission’s representative opposed the bill, arguing that water availability is already addressed through existing environmental review and agency consultation, that the issue had been raised and rejected before, and that the proposal could create unnecessary delay or litigation. The committee then heard HB 1728 on rainwater catchment systems. The Commission on Water Resource Management said it acknowledged the bill’s intent but deferred to counties and other regulatory agencies, including the Department of Health, on regulatory implications. Hawaii Realtors testified in support. No vote was taken during the portion of the hearing shown. For HB 1652 on storm water management systems, the Hawaiian Lifeguard Association opposed the bill, arguing it would weaken protections created by Act 281 (“Sharkey’s Law”) and increase drowning risk for children by exempting certain water features from safety requirements. The American Council of Engineering Companies of Hawaii supported the bill, saying the language clarifies and better balances child safety with practical green stormwater infrastructure, including depth-based limits and exemptions for certain agricultural ponds. The Hawaii Farm Bureau also supported the agricultural pond exemption, saying such ponds are used for irrigation, livestock, and fire control and are generally away from the public. A private testifier, Allison Schaers, opposed the bill and described her daughter’s drowning in a detention basin, arguing that poor maintenance can turn stormwater features into dangerous hazards. The hearing ended without any recorded committee action or vote in the excerpt provided.

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• An act to amend the tax law in relation to exempting school supplies from sales tax during a specific
• In discussion on the bill, last year we saw a 7.3% increase in the cost of school supplies on average
• example where index cards increased 42% year over year, so if we can help families pay for school supplies
• of affordability, when we're trying to help the average family deal with costs and rising school supplies
• We're trying to help the average, you know, the average family deal with costs and rising school supplies

Committee: Senate Budget And Revenue

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Budget and Revenue Committee met for its first meeting of 2026 with a quorum present and considered nine bills, mostly tax-related measures. Bills discussed included S196 on the public safety surcharge, S939 on gifts to the affordable housing for veterans and seniors fund, S985A on sales tax treatment for feminine hygiene products, S1140A on a tax on non-essential helicopter and seaplane flights in cities of one million or more, S1145 on increasing contributions to family tuition accounts, S1527 on a sales tax exemption for energy storage, S4601 on a temporary sales tax exemption for school supplies, S7641 on dedicating opioid excise tax revenue to the Drug Treatment and Public Education Fund, and S7875 on ending the sales tax exemption for precious metal bullion held for investment. Most bills were advanced without significant opposition and were reported to the Finance Committee. S985A and S4601 were reported to the calendar/Finance after brief discussion; S4601 drew one negative vote. S1140A also advanced, with two no votes. S7875 received the most discussion, with the sponsor arguing that repealing the bullion exemption would recover an estimated $600 million in foregone revenue and better align with affordability concerns; it was reported to Finance with one member recorded as without recommendation. Members generally framed the bills as affordability or revenue measures, citing rising costs for families, school supplies, housing, and the need to redirect or recover tax revenue. The meeting concluded after all agenda items were moved and reported.

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• I have testimony in support from the Board of Water Supply in person.
• My name is Kathy Mitchell with the Board of Water Supply, and we stand on our written testimony.
• the Board My name is Kathy Mitchell with the Board of<00:05:04.760><c> Water</c><00:05:04.960><c> Supply
• 06.360><c> we</c><00:05:06.440><c> stand</c><00:05:06.720><c> on</c><00:05:06.840><c> our</c> of Water Supply
• and we stand on our of Water Supply and we stand on our written<00:05:07.160><c> testimony.

Bills: SCR94 , SCR22 , SCR99 , SCR165

Committee: House Culture & Arts

Keywords: Waikiki, surfing, cultural heritage, environmental protection, tourism, climate change, Hawaii, community, conservation, Ahuʻena Heiau, Hawaii history, Kamehameha the Great, historic preservation, cultural significance, community stewardship, arts, culture, nonprofit, creative residency, community engagement

Summary: The Culture and the Arts Committee met on April 17 and heard several Senate concurrent resolutions. SCR 94 would endorse Waikiki as a world surfing reserve; testimony in support came from the University of Hawaiʻi and the Waikiki Beach Improvement District Association. SCR 22 recognized the fifth anniversary of the restoration of Iolani Palace and its spiritual, political, and cultural importance, with no testimony offered. SCR 99 SD1 proposed convening a working group to establish a state-recognized nonprofit to support arts and culture engagement; DBEDT’s Creative Industries director supported the measure, and additional support was noted from the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, several individuals, and the Hawaii Film Festival and Hawaii International Film Festival. SCR 165 SD1 designated March as March for Water Month, with support from the Board of Water Supply and the Plumbers and Pipe Fitters. After a brief recess, the committee voted to pass all four measures as is. SCR 94 passed with the chair, vice chair, and members voting aye, with Representative Garrett excused. SCR 22 SD1, SCR 99 SD1, and SCR 165 SD1 were also adopted without reservations, with Representative Garrett excused on those votes as well. The committee then adjourned, with the chair noting it was likely the final hearing of the session.

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• high-quality produce, the United States remains one of Taiwan's largest sources of agricultural products, supplying
• top exports of medical and electronic equipment as well as machinery needed for the semiconductor supply
• high-quality produce, the United States remains one of Taiwan's largest sources of agricultural products, supplying
• top exports of medical and electronic equipment as well as machinery needed for the semiconductor supply
• top exports of medical and electronic equipment as well as machinery needed for the semiconductor supply

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• We are working to expand our housing supply.
• When you restrict rents while costs are rising, you reduce supply, and when supply goes down, rent will
• We cannot solve the affordability crisis with supply alone.
• And I want to stress also that this is a pro-supply measure.
• It is pro-affordability and it is pro-supply.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Housing

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Housing held a hybrid hearing on a broad slate of landlord-tenant and home rule bills, with most testimony focused on rent stabilization, tenant opportunity to purchase (TOPA), tenant fees, access to counsel, algorithmic rent fixing, and tenant protections in subsidized housing. Chairs Cyr and Haggerty outlined the hearing procedures and noted that written testimony could also be submitted. Several members and invited speakers emphasized that the committee was hearing from both local officials and residents affected by housing instability, especially in Somerville and other communities facing high rents and displacement. Supporters of rent stabilization and local-option rent control argued that Massachusetts needs tools to prevent displacement while new housing is built. Senator Eldridge, Senator Jalen, Somerville officials, tenant organizers, and residents described steep rent increases, no-fault evictions, and the loss of naturally occurring affordable housing. Somerville’s home rule petition was described as allowing annual increases tied to CPI plus 2%, capped at 5%, with exemptions for owner-occupied two- and three-family homes and a 15-year exemption for new construction. TOPA supporters said it would let tenants or their designees buy buildings before speculative buyers, preserving affordable housing stock; opponents, including small landlords and property managers, argued rent control would reduce supply, discourage investment, and that TOPA could delay sales and harm properties. The committee also heard testimony on bills to curb junk fees and regulate tenant charges, including limits on late fees, lease renewal fees, payment portal fees, attorney’s fees, and other add-on charges. Advocates said these fees can add hundreds of dollars a month and disproportionately harm low-income renters and renters of color. Another major topic was algorithmic rent fixing: Senator Moore and Representative Sabadoza said landlords should not use software such as RealPage to coordinate pricing, citing federal antitrust actions and arguing that competition is essential to lowering rents. Additional testimony supported a statewide right to counsel in eviction cases, with legal services providers saying representation dramatically improves outcomes and can save the state money, and a bill to create an office of tenant protections to better enforce sanitary code violations. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing.

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• We need more supply, a lot more supply.
• Supply chain planning.
• What that does, we all know, supply-demand curves, SD curves, right?
• What happens when you decrease supply? Okay, price goes up.
• about how this would create more supply.

Bills: HB24 , HB2015 , HB2149 , HB2559 , HB2701 , HB2797 , HB3172 , HB24

Committee: House Land & Resource Management

Keywords: zoning, public notice, local government, residential development, protests, water conservation, municipal utility districts, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, environmental regulation, groundwater management, nonconforming uses, zoning regulations, land use, property rights, municipal authority, municipal moratorium, development moratorium, property development, subdivision, site plan

Transcript Highlights:

• than 30 other states have clear, defined, and precise restrictions on price increases of essential supplies
• in their industry that they also want to tackle, and go after price gouging of lodging, emergency supplies
• No one should have to pay hundreds of dollars for food, water, first aid supplies, or other essentials
• any chain of distribution for building materials, consumer food items, goods, services, emergency supplies
• any chain of distribution for building materials, consumer food items, goods, services, emergency supplies

Committee: Senate Finance, Insurance, and Consumer Protection

Summary: The Senate Committee on Finance, Insurance, and Consumer Protection met with a quorum, adopted the June 17 minutes, and took testimony on several bills. Senate Bill 1053, sponsored by Chair Kavanaugh, would raise the acreage cap for neighborhood enterprise zones from 15% to 20% for certain zones. Supporters from Invest Detroit and the City of Detroit said the change would help make housing and redevelopment projects viable, especially in high-tax areas like Detroit, and the bill was reported to the floor on a 6-2 vote. The committee also heard Senate Bill 988, sponsored by Senator Santana, which would extend from 30 to 35 days the deadline to appeal a denied poverty exemption to the Michigan Tax Tribunal. The sponsor and Detroit’s property assessment director described it as a technical alignment with the Tax Tribunal Act and a correction to conflicting timelines; the bill drew support from the Michigan Poverty Law Program, the Michigan Chamber, and the Tax Tribunal, and was reported unanimously. The committee then adopted S-1 substitutes for Senate Bills 1041, 1042, and 1043, the price-gouging package sponsored by Senators Moss, Chang, and Kavanaugh. Sponsors of the price-gouging bills said the package would strengthen Michigan’s emergency price-gouging protections by defining excessive increases during declared emergencies, covering lodging, essential goods and services, and energy products, and giving the Attorney General clearer enforcement tools. Supporters included the Michigan Restaurant and Lodging Association and the Attorney General’s office, while the Michigan Chamber, Mackinac Center, and NFIB opposed the package. Despite the opposition, all three bills were reported to the floor on 5-3 votes. The meeting adjourned after all reported bills were approved.

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• SB 1736, appropriation, Navajo Water Supply. SB 1737, appropriation, Navajo Route 8009.
• Reliable supplies of drinking water top that list. Water security is no longer a future issue.
• River supplies face substantial pressure. Aquifer declines are measurable.
• River supplies face substantial pressure.
• We depend on our water supply.

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a recorded roll call showing 30 members present. The journal was approved, no guests were introduced at first, and the Governor’s signed bill HB 2022 was reported. The President also announced temporary committee substitutions for the Rules Committee on February 9. Senator Shamp introduced licensed naturopathic physicians in the gallery and highlighted SB 1178, which would expand their authority to administer certain intravenous drugs, including antibiotics, antivirals, and antifungals. The chamber then read a lengthy calendar of first- and second-reading bills and resolutions covering elections, education, health care, water, criminal justice, housing, taxation, and other topics, with no floor action taken on those measures during the reading. The Senate recessed to recognize law enforcement personnel involved in the rescue of an eight-year-old boy from a human trafficking situation. A proclamation commended Deputies Gregory Sanders and Jacob Montoya, along with Cochise County and Border Patrol personnel, for their courage and professionalism. After returning to order, members made personal privilege remarks urging the Joint Legislative Budget Committee to review $2.85 million in election-related funding for the Secretary of State, and another senator spoke about water security and the need for long-term planning. Additional announcements included caucus and committee meeting notices, an invitation to Arizona Aerospace Day, and a motion to adjourn until Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at 1:15 p.m. The transcript ends as the chamber was considering adjournment.

Transcript Highlights:

• SB 1736, appropriation, Navajo Water Supply. SB 1737, appropriation, Navajo Route 8009.
• SB 1736, Navajo Water Supply. SB 1737, appropriation, Navajo Route 809.
• River supplies face substantial pressure.
• We depend on our water supply.
• Our responsibility is to support a secure and renewable water supply for the state.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• again, I’d like to learn more about how we get information about the level, the status of the drug supply
• As the chair has said, information about the status of the supply contamination, and then just making
• heard from our previous hearings that the prevalence of xylazine has been diminishing in the drug supply
• I think that also the Mass-usage data or drug supply data stream, MADS, going forward, would also be
• I think that also the Mass-usage data or drug supply data stream, MADS, going forward, would also be

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Working Group on Education and Training of the Special Commission on Xylazine held its first meeting to begin developing findings and recommendations on education and training for first responders, the medical community, the substance use treatment community, and people who use drugs. Members discussed the need for baseline information on what xylazine is, its clinical effects and harms, signs of exposure or poisoning, wound care, and immediate response steps, while also noting that training should be tailored by audience, geography, and role. Several members emphasized that the training should be practical and action-oriented, helping people recognize xylazine exposure and know what to do next, including whether naloxone is relevant and how to reduce risk and mitigate harm. A major theme was whether the group should recommend a needs assessment or survey to identify what different audiences already know and what they still need to learn. Members suggested that BSAS, DPH, local public health departments, licensing boards, and other stakeholders could help gather this information, and that existing resources such as DPH materials, MADS data, Brandeis materials, and trainings already being funded at BMC should be reviewed. The group also discussed the importance of using plain language for non-clinical audiences while still including clinical detail for providers, and of distinguishing between clinical and non-clinical training tracks. The working group agreed to divide into subgroups: Senator Keenan will focus on first responders, Dr. Simon on the medical community, and Millie Batiya on the substance use treatment community, while Chair Domb will focus on people who use drugs. Staff will send meeting notes, an early draft PowerPoint framework, and a shared Google Drive folder for materials. Members were asked to gather sources and ideas by November 25 ahead of the December 11 public meeting. The meeting ended with a motion to adjourn, a second, and unanimous thanks to staff and participants.

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• One from Tractor Supply who would like to come on up. Please come up, sir. Welcome.
• Amy Rosen, I'm a district manager with Tractor Supply, and I am for the bill.
• As I stated earlier, my name is Amy Rosen, and I'm a district manager with Tractor Supply Company.
• Essentially, this rule treats stores like Tractor Supply the same as a car dealership.
• Thank you, and thank you for being here today and for Tractor Supply. in the state of Texas.

Bills: SB215 , SB1104 , SB1351 , SB1931 , SB2245 , SB2589 , SB2707 , SB2807 , SB1423 , SB1568

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: education, funding, school districts, local control, equity, digital identification, identity verification, Department of Public Safety, Texas legislature, wireless communication, Texas, technology, identification program, fee structure, wireless devices, public safety, hunting license, handgun license, fingerprinting, dealer license

Transcript Highlights:

• The bill removes any additive to public water supply system in Florida that does not relate to water
• The truth is Florida's occur naturally in our water supply. In some places it occurs to high.
• So it is actually ridiculous to be putting a a dirty chemical into our water supply.
• Let me just tell you right now in our water and our water supply, supply, it's at 0.7 milligrams per
• But if there is a spigot that could be, you know, available from water, water supply companies, also,

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• However, you may also be able to buy some school supplies that, you know. school supplies however you
• may also be able to buy some school supplies that you know beckos and downtown wherever too so just
• type of equipment, then they would be supplied the same type of equipment.
• These registration fees and funds go to things like facility usage, supplies, memberships.
• We're just trying to pay our teachers a decent amount and to afford the supplies.

Committee: All ALC-ADMINISTRATIVE RULES

Summary: The Administrative Rules Subcommittee reviewed a long agenda of agency rules, with most items approved without objection after brief presentations and no public comment. Early items included Department of Energy and Environment rules on landfill post-closure trust fund spending thresholds and liquefied petroleum gas standards, DFA’s electronic odometer disclosure rule, and several Department of Health rules covering ionizing radiation, mobile home and RV parks, lead-based paint, counseling board revisions, hearing instrument dispensers, athletic training, dental examiners, nursing, pharmacy, medical board, speech-language pathology and audiology, radiologic technology, massage therapy, community health workers, doula certification, and cosmetology/body art. Most of these changes were described as updates to match recent acts, federal standards, compact participation, fee adjustments, or cleanup/clarification, and the committee repeatedly approved them without objection. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on the Arkansas State Board of Nursing’s broad set of rule changes implementing multiple 2025 acts. Those changes included creating a dialysis patient care technician registry, updating contact information requirements, expanding APRN authority to delegate certain tasks, clarifying death certificate and pronouncement authority, allowing substitution of therapeutically equivalent medications, permitting purchase of compounded products, and updating certified medication assistant rules and training standards. Members asked detailed questions about the meaning of therapeutically equivalent substitutions, delegation limits, compounded products, and how often medication lists would be updated; the board said it would review rules annually and use future rulemaking as needed. The committee also approved new nursing rules for declaratory orders and the new dialysis registry. The Department of Education’s rules drew the most discussion, especially the Arkansas Children’s Educational Freedom Account Program. The department said the revisions, based on Act 920 of 2025, were intended to add guardrails, clarify eligible expenses, and streamline approvals. Changes included defining core educational expenses, limiting sports-related spending, adding an intentional misuse standard, restricting certain technology purchases and requiring extra justification over $1,000, capping carryover funds at $8,500, and creating a reconsideration process for denied expenses. Members raised concerns about oversight, appeal timelines, sports equipment, provider credentialing, and whether the rules were too restrictive; department officials said the rules were meant to protect taxpayer funds while preserving flexibility, and they noted the program had received extensive public comment. The committee also approved Education rules for scholarships, residency classification, teacher programs, accelerated learning, and graduate medical education, as well as Labor and Licensing rules on wage and hour standards, boiler rules, motor vehicle commission requirements, professional wrestling regulation, appraiser qualifications, and military recruiting incentives.

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• However, you may also be able to buy some school supplies that, you know. school supplies however you
• that type of equipment, then they would be supplied the same type of equipment, correct?
• of the law is that that will not, you know, just having those supplies that are needed.
• These registration fees and funds go to things like facility usage, supplies, memberships.
• We're just trying to pay our teachers a decent amount and to afford the supplies.

Committee: All ALC-ADMINISTRATIVE RULES

Keywords: 1204, all