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• Now ag ed and FFA, but we're teaching these phenomenal programs in schools because they have a really
• I had a hard time getting my recruiters into some schools, many schools. into the schools. when they
• New fellowship programs, scholarship programs.
• School of Veterinary Medicine, the School of Medicine, and the School of Pharmacy co-located.
• The first is dental assist. We closed dental assisting.

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• Of Boise High School. Will our friends in the gallery please arise?
• They're taking up space in our schools and causing more funding to our schools for speech programs and
• With this program, we could probably address this.
• We're looking at construction, concrete, roofing.
• Last summer, I owned a construction company, HFP Construction. I had a couple jobs on the docket.

Summary: The House convened with 63 members present, approved the journal, and received Senate and governor messages, including enrolled House Bills 533, 502, 555 and several Senate bills for first reading. Standing committee reports advanced a number of bills, including House Bills 713, 723, 664, 667, 716, 650, and 717, and introduced a large slate of new House and Senate bills covering health care, taxation, education, public safety, alcohol regulation, tribal water rights, and other topics. In Committee of the Whole, members amended and advanced several bills. House Bill 570 on reckless driving was amended to clarify language about children and construction zones and reported back with amendments and without recommendation. House Bill 561 on flags was amended to add the Basque autonomous community flag and to prohibit certain political, religious, or ideological flags on government property; it was also reported back with amendments and without recommendation. House Bills 692, 575, and 562 were each amended with mostly clarifying changes and reported back with amendments and without recommendation. House Bills 530, 627, 598, and 673 were held in committee with progress reported and leave to sit again. The House then considered House Bill 704, which would require employers to use E-Verify to screen new hires for work authorization. Debate focused on immigration enforcement, labor shortages, agriculture, constitutional concerns, and whether the bill would burden businesses or displace workers. After extended debate, the House passed HB 704 by a vote of 43-26 with one absent and excused. House Bill 700, a related E-Verify measure with criminal penalties and broader application, also drew extensive debate on constitutionality, existing employees, labor impacts, and immigration policy; it passed 36-33 with one abstention and one excused. The House then adopted committee reports, held the remaining third-reading bills until Monday, received administrative rules letters, made announcements, and adjourned until March 2, 2026.

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• I'll let the assistant sort that out. Two motions. I'll let the assistant sort that out.
• SB 1425 will facilitate timely construction by establishing a permitting program for new encroachments
• SB 1425 will facilitate timely construction by establishing a permitting program for new encroachments
• SB 1425 will establish a permit program administered by the authority...
• Keith Dunn on behalf of the State Building Construction Trades Council.

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee heard several bills, with testimony focused on transportation safety, enforcement, privacy, curb management, rail service, and high-speed rail. SB 953 by Senator Nilo would require two DMV points to be applied in misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter cases even if the criminal case is dismissed through diversion; supporters, including a victim’s mother and the California Association of Highway Patrolmen, said the bill would prevent serious fatal crashes from disappearing from driving records, while no opposition was presented. SB 1292 by Senator Richardson would authorize selected cities to use stationary cameras or sensors to enforce curb and loading-zone rules, with human review of citations and a pilot-style, optional local framework; supporters argued it would improve safety, turnover, and compliance, while privacy concerns were noted but softened by amendments, and the bill drew neutral or conditional support from some groups. The committee also heard SB 1228 by Senator Rubio, which would create a permanent compliance path for a small number of existing redevelopment-era outdoor advertising displays. Supporters said the bill would preserve local revenue and avoid penalties for legally established signs, while the California State Outdoor Advertising Association opposed it over federal highway beautification compliance and fairness concerns. SB 1013 by Senator Cervantes would tighten safeguards for automated license plate reader systems by requiring DOJ audits, employee training, limits on data retention, and restrictions on hot lists and queries; privacy advocates supported the bill as a response to documented misuse, while sheriffs and narcotics officers opposed it as an unnecessary restriction on a valuable law-enforcement tool. The committee voted to move SB 1013, but the roll call was 4-1 and the bill remained on call. Other measures discussed included SB 1218 by Senator Arreguín, which would block vehicle registration renewal for owners with unpaid illegal dumping fines, using a process similar to unpaid parking citations; Oakland officials and several local government and waste-management groups supported it as an accountability tool, and the bill passed committee on an 8-0 vote and remained on call. SB 1136 by Senator Blakespear would require rail agencies to better coordinate service, fares, and trip planning for large events and intercity/regional rail connections; supporters said it could boost ridership and make rail more useful for major venues, and it also passed 8-0 and remained on call. The committee also advanced the chair’s SB 1425, which would create a permitting program for new encroachments along the high-speed rail right-of-way; supporters said it would help protect the project and manage utilities and other uses, while some utilities and the City of Burbank raised concerns, and the bill passed 8-1 and remained on call. Finally, SB 1411 by Senator Stern would expand high-speed rail authority to pursue public-private partnerships and early works, remove a project cap, and support bookend investments; it drew broad support from transit, labor, and rail groups, with some local agencies noting amended concerns, and the discussion continued as the hearing moved toward the final bill.

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• And then in the 2022-2023 school year, they intended to start a full transportation program for 670 students
• and public charter schools.
• The sixth row, the guardian ad litem program, staff position and program support.
• Second, if you cut these programs, it will, it will be a lot of these programs, it will be a lot of programs
• The sixth row, the Guardian ad litem program, staff position and program support.

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• </c> apprenticeship program. apprenticeship program.
• Ladies and gentlemen of the House, this bill sets up a construction training assistant. >> Gentlemen,
• </c> construction education. construction education.
• program? program?
• </c> programs there? programs there?

Keywords: MS House Floor - 9 February, 2026; 4:00 PM, 925, all

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• Murphy construction grants program. Anyone who knew Mary knew she was passionate about libraries.
• And uh, real quickly, just sharing some stats about the library construction grants program for all of
• </c><01:28:13.199><c> of</c> construction grants program for all of construction grants program for all
• ><c> program.
• Murphy program. Uh, and then just C. Murphy program.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• eventually attending law school to become an advocate for his community.
• eventually attending law school to become an advocate for his community.
• The bill expands financial aid and tuition waiver programs, and clarifies oversight.
• With a data center provider or someone that's constructing a hyperscaler.
• But the reality is, you know, we spent $4 million to help with Haiti assistance.

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• We're adding mental health training to veteran suicide prevention officers through their pilot program
• And we're adding the word assistance to also provide some clarification, the recommendations from staff
• I just to have to jump on and say in particular, thank you for including the adult day care program.
• If it falls on a day, that's not the school day.
• Assistant to the development of workforce training, including flood and sea level Rise.

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• great great program. Um just wanted a great great program.
• If they own their home, we see that they come off of some of those other assistance programs and they're
• If they own their home, we see that they come off of some of those other assistance programs and they're
• If they own their home, we see that they come off of some of those other assistance programs and they're
• If they own their home, we see that they come off of some of those other assistance programs and they're

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:03 Roll Call 00:00:08 Discussion of Indiana Residential Infrastructure Fund 00:01:27 Discussion of Affordable Housing Trust Fund 00:33:30 Discussion of Urban Infill 01:12:37 Approval of Minutes from July Meeting 01:39:00 Adjournment 01:39:42, 958, all

Summary: The Housing Task Force heard a presentation from Anita Sanford of the Homebuilders Association of Kentucky and Sheri Cybert of Indiana’s Residential Infrastructure Fund about Indiana’s low-interest loan program for local housing infrastructure. They described the program as a voluntary, locally driven model that helps communities finance roads, sewers, sidewalks, traffic lights, turning lanes, and other infrastructure needed for new housing development. Sanford emphasized that infrastructure and regulation are major drivers of housing costs, citing estimates that infrastructure can account for up to 30% of a home’s cost and regulations another 25%, and said the association is studying Kentucky-specific regulatory costs. She also noted that every $1,000 added to new home construction can price out about 2,000 Kentucky households. Cybert explained that Indiana’s program, administered through the Indiana Finance Authority, began in 2023 with $75 million appropriated over two years and has since closed 17 loans totaling $60.7 million, with more than 2,700 projected housing units. The program reserves 70% of funds for rural communities and 30% for urban communities, requires applications from local governments rather than developers, and asks communities to show need through a market study, describe the infrastructure and housing to be built, and provide preliminary engineering plans and a repayment source. She said the loans currently carry an interest rate around 3.5%, reset quarterly, and that the program has generated about $25 million in savings to communities compared with private borrowing. She also described recent Indiana legislative changes that encourage higher density and other zoning reforms, and said a majority of those local ordinance changes must be adopted for an application to be fundable. Members asked about the ordinance requirements, the funding split between rural and urban areas, repayment mechanisms, and whether there were caps on project size. Cybert said repayment is worked out case by case, often through existing or project-specific TIFs, temporary tax agreements, or letters of credit, and that the program has no cap on request size or income/affordability restrictions. She said the largest request funded was $19 million for a 700-unit project. Co-chair Mills and others discussed whether Kentucky could adopt a similar model and what it would cost, while Sanford and Cybert said they were still refining budget estimates. Later, Scott Welch, president of the Homebuilders Association of Kentucky, testified that upfront infrastructure costs are a major barrier in his projects, citing a $1 million pump station and road-widening and utility relocation costs as examples, and said an infrastructure fund would help get projects off the ground.

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• Oklahoma School Security Institute, or OSSI, is under us.
• So, by rank, the commissioner, assistant commissioner, chief, and assistant chief, there are 4 of them
• We have one person for HR, one criminalist at the lab to run our rapid DNA program.
• You guys gave us money for that program. It's really being rolled out successfully.
• We have a recapitalization program of 10 model years or 100,000 miles.

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• program for low-income residents in California, avoiding any Prop. 218 barriers to assistance.
• It's more than $20 off a month, and it creates a mechanism to allow existing local assistance programs
• And number two, we wanted to retain the autonomy of existing and future local water rate assistance programs
• In developing the program in SB 1125, it was necessary that the language acknowledged that these programs
• are separate and that nothing in the statewide program would preclude local water rate assistance programs

Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on environmental quality, climate planning, transparency, water affordability, plastics, recycling, and refinery transition planning. SB 1087, by Senator Cabaldon, would modernize SB 375 regional climate and transportation planning by extending planning cycles, clarifying target-setting and review processes, and reducing time and cost burdens; metropolitan planning organizations strongly supported it, while environmental groups and industry raised concerns about VMT, GHG metrics, CEQA, and implementation details. Committee members generally agreed the process is too costly and complex, but urged the author to keep the bill focused on simpler, less expensive planning and better progress reporting. The bill was moved as amended to Senate Transportation and kept on call. SB 1239, by Senator Jones, would require CARB to update its standardized regulatory impact assessment when a major regulation is materially changed; supporters framed it as a transparency and affordability measure, while the chair argued it could slow rulemaking and discourage agencies from incorporating public feedback. The bill failed on the committee vote and was kept on call. SB 1125, by Senator Menjivar, would create a statewide low-income water rate assistance program, contingent on funding, to help households facing rising water bills; public water agencies, environmental justice groups, local governments, and community members from rural areas testified in support, emphasizing affordability and the lack of statewide assistance. The chair and members expressed support for the need for such a program, and the bill passed 3-1 and was kept on call. SB 1180, by Senator Allen, would establish implementation rules for the plastic pollution mitigation fund created by SB 54, including eligibility, reporting, transparency, and technical assistance for smaller organizations and tribes; environmental justice, conservation, and local government groups supported it, while producer and industry groups opposed unless amended, seeking tighter links to measurable mitigation outcomes and the covered products under SB 54. The bill passed 3-0 and was kept on call. SB 1161, by Senator Valadares, would require CARB to provide clearer, plain-language economic analysis of regulations and their impacts on households; supporters described it as a transparency and affordability measure, while some environmental groups offered respectful or qualified opposition. The chair said she could support it as amended, and the bill passed 4-0 and was kept on call. The committee also heard SB 955, by Senator Blakespear, to update California’s beverage container recycling program so major sellers participate and consumers have convenient return options; supporters said it would improve redemption access and program effectiveness, and the bill passed 5-0 and was kept on call. Finally, SB 1259, also by Senator Blakespear, would require refineries to provide earlier disclosure of cleanup liabilities and closure planning information so the state and communities can plan for refinery site remediation and reuse; the author framed it as a transparency and transition-planning measure, and testimony began in support as the transcript ended.

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• protections of program staff.
• Today, I come to you as a high school student who does not feel a sense of safety when attending school
• My own son has a shelter in place at school.
• America has a reputation for school shootings and school-related violence.
• I used to think I was safe from school shootings once I graduated high school.

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• Seventy-five percent of schools in Massachusetts rely on school nurses, teachers, students, 35% of schools
• This fear has filtered down to our schools, where many kids are not going to school every day.
• Many kids are not going to school every day, parents are not going to work, athletic school programs
• school students to come and learn how to become a tech assistant at a local pharmacy.
• Local high school students can go to school during the day, and as part of this program, they get some

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Summary: The Senate considered a supplemental appropriations bill and a series of amendments focused on education, health, transportation, tax administration, and oversight. Senator Kennedy spoke in support of increasing funding for DTA caseworkers to improve SNAP access and reduce delays, but then withdrew the amendment by unanimous consent. Senator O’Connor’s amendment adding $500,000 for Free Period to provide free menstrual products in public schools was adopted, as was Senator Miranda’s $1 million METCO transportation and student support amendment. Senator Collins briefly proposed extending paid family and medical leave and unemployment insurance coverage to graduate student workers, but withdrew that amendment for later discussion. Several amendments were debated and either adopted or rejected. Senator Tarr’s proposal to create oversight of the Group Insurance Commission and fund an Inspector General review was defeated after opposition argued existing oversight was sufficient. Tarr also offered amendments on MBTA deficiency fund withdrawals and on requiring 90 days’ notice before state tax code decoupling changes; both were rejected after standing votes. Senator Driscoll’s amendment for Randolph Public Schools restroom improvements was adopted, while his veterans student loan forgiveness amendment was withdrawn. Additional amendments were adopted for Bridgewater Middle School water filtration, Uffum’s Corner Health Center, and NeighborHealth’s pharmacy technician training program for local high school students. A major discussion centered on school funding and enrollment declines. Senator DiDomenico withdrew an amendment that would have provided $100 million to address Chapter 70 funding losses tied to enrollment drops, but he and Senator Collins used the floor to argue that districts facing declining enrollment and rising costs need a broader state response. The Senate also adopted a new draft of the supplemental budget and then passed the bill to be engrossed by a roll call vote, with 35 members in the affirmative and 4 in the negative. The chamber then adjourned to meet again Monday, and did so in memory of Arthur H. Tobin, a former Quincy mayor, state legislator, and clerk magistrate.

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• assistance.
• We are requesting $16,98,683 to fund the program grants and administer support for technical assistance
• The purpose of the program is to provide housing assistance to individuals and families with household
• Is it the Affordable Housing Assistance Program? Probably, yeah.
• type program.

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• Currently there are three assistance dog organizations in Minnesota that are certified by Assistance
• </c><00:07:47.599><c> dog</c> associations assistance dog associations assistance dog organizations<00
• </c><00:08:02.960><c> Dogs</c> certified by assistance Dogs certified by assistance Dogs International
• </c><00:09:10.920><c> Dogs</c> program supervised by an assistance Dogs program supervised by an assistance
• </c> hope of being admitted to a DCT program hope of being admitted to a DCT program and<00:17:52.919

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• She's all occasions of financial aid fees and support programs to assist underrepresented students using
• So I think about construction and different things that you say based on the program, which is the group
• The bill aligns school security Guard training with guardian program requirements, ensuring all personnel
• Schools.
• School school security guard special or Burgess.

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• So it's just other assistance programs.
• But this one program it supports is our child care assistance program serving 13,000 families per month
• But this one program it supports is our child care assistance program serving 13,000 families per month
• But this one program it supports is our child care assistance program serving 13,000 families per month
• Also, school nutrition programs receive about $430 million this year.

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• of a peer-to-peer program and they had received some excellent assistance in their school.
• of a peer-to-peer program and they had received some excellent assistance in their school.
• of a peer-to-peer program and they had received some excellent assistance in their school.
• Students in the Wuski school district who were really in favor of a peer-to-peer program and they had
• received some excellent assistance in their school.

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• assistance program, the housing trust fund program, homework starts with home program, rental assistance
• ownership program, rental assistance program,<01:02:20.880><c> the</c><01:02:21.040><c> housing</c><
• </c> assistance program, housing trust fund. assistance program, housing trust fund.
• the Quarters of Commerce construction program.
• </c> construction program. construction program.

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• , Bethel School District.
• School District in it.
• It's not Bethel School District. It's Spanaway.
• It also allows for much more expanded programming and better design and construction.
• more expanded programming, more quality design and construction.

Summary: The committee heard several local government bills. Senate Bill 6181, sponsored by Senator Conway, would let county legislative authorities in certain large western Washington counties file a city incorporation petition without collecting resident signatures if the area is fully within an urban growth boundary and has more than 25,000 people. Supporters from Pierce County said the current signature requirement makes incorporation too difficult for large urban unincorporated areas like South Hill, while opponents argued the signature threshold is an important test of community support and raised concerns about boundaries, taxes, and the adequacy of the bill’s details. Senate Bill 6132 would give the Port of Moses Lake additional bonding authority tied to a tax increment financing area to help finish a rail project; the port said rising costs and a pending federal grant made the extra flexibility necessary. The committee also heard Senate Bill 6154, which would give local governments more flexibility in how they use hydraulic project approval permits for culvert replacement. Counties and cities testified that many emergency culvert repairs are expensive and that some sites provide little fish habitat benefit, so they want the option to redirect equivalent resources to higher-priority fish passage projects elsewhere in the watershed. A few commenters supported the bill as a practical way to improve habitat and flood resilience, while one remote witness objected to the broader legal framework for salmon habitat projects. Senate Bill 6189 would extend from July 1, 2026 to July 1, 2028 the deadline for creating an additional public facilities district for regional aquatics and sports facilities; Olympia, Tumwater, and regional partners said they need more time to complete feasibility and coordination work for a proposed aquatic center. In executive session, the committee took action on several bills. It adopted a substitute and passed Senate Bill 6037 to Ways and Means, adopted a substitute and passed Senate Bill 5983 to Rules, and passed Senate Bills 5995 and 6013 to Rules without amendments. For Senate Bill 6066, the committee adopted an amendment into a new substitute and passed the bill to the Transportation Committee. The committee did not take action on Senate Bills 5820 or 6064.