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• But look, this is just math.
• Speaker, anyone that's willing to listen, and this is just math. It's not personal. It's just math.
• To see a math problem? Medicare spending on 65 and up will accelerate.
• My math is... We're up to 2.3. Maybe I'm a bit pessimistic.
• It's just math. And what drives me insane around here just makes me angry. It's math.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, June 25, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• can help kids read and use this as an empowerment that’s going to put them so much farther ahead in math
• means for a student like me is that because I would leave the classroom for 45 minutes of dyslexia intervention
• This seems unfair because students who need dyslexia intervention also need all the other aspects of
• I'm thankful I have finished daily dyslexia intervention.

Keywords: special education, funding gap, dyslexia, House Bill 2, Senate Bill 568, House Bill 3928, disability penalty

Summary: The meeting primarily focused on special education funding, with significant discussions around House Bill 2 (HB2), Senate Bill 568 (SB568), and House Bill 3928 (HB3928). Key speakers advocated for increased funding to close the estimated $1.7 billion annual gap that affects special education in Texas public schools. Several witnesses, including educators and students affected by dyslexia, provided personal testimonies about the impact of insufficient funding and the disability penalty, which penalizes schools financially for identifying students needing special education services. The committee demonstrated a strong commitment to advocate for changes that would improve special education resources and training for teachers, thereby ensuring that all Texas children receive the educational support they need to thrive.

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• That was super important because you need to show the math.
• you need<00:05:23.039> to<00:05:23.199> show<00:05:23.360> the<00:05:23.520> math
• /c><00:05:24.240> mean,<00:05:24.400> that's<00:05:24.639> a need to show the math
• I mean, that's a need to show the math.
• freedom in this area and in this industry would benefit Hawaii a lot more than additional state intervention

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Health and Human Services opened its first hearing of the 2026 session and heard testimony on several bills, with the chair emphasizing one-minute testimony, written submissions, and live streaming. For SB 768, relating to an alternative water source income tax credit, the Department of Taxation said a drafting issue needed clarification on the $500 cap and estimated a revenue loss of $6.8 million per year beginning in fiscal year 2028. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii and the Libertarian Party opposed the bill as an unnecessary subsidy and tax-code complication, while one supporter was noted. A member questioned the size of the projected loss and suggested future analysis of net fiscal impacts and methodology. The committee then heard SB 389, which expands a general excise tax exemption to additional health-related providers and purchases. The Department of Taxation said the change would be a minimal code adjustment but would require public education; the Tax Foundation said the bill should be framed in light of the original physician-shortage rationale for the exemption. The Hawaii National Guard and Aloha Care supported the measure, along with several other organizations and individuals, while the Libertarian Party opposed it as favoritism and tax-code complexity. A member asked about administrative burden and potential tax impact, and the department said it did not yet have a calculation but was working on one. The committee also heard SB 877, which would appropriate funds to increase Medicaid in-home services if federal matching funds are maximized, and SB 1139, which would direct DHS to expand Medicaid eligibility for children from birth to age five regardless of household income. DHS stood on written testimony for both bills, and Aloha Care, the Hawaii Medical Association, disability advocates, children’s advocates, and CARES testified in support, arguing the measures would improve access and family stability. The Libertarian Party opposed both bills, warning of higher long-term costs, entitlement growth, and reduced private-sector options. Members questioned the fiscal and programmatic differences between crisis and warm-line services during discussion of SB 787, a bill to fund a Department of Health warm line; the department said the warm line would serve noncrisis callers more cheaply than crisis staffing, and that about 34.7% of 2024 Hawaii CARES contacts were mild issues that could have been routed to a warm line. Supporters cited mental health needs after the Lahaina wildfire and the affordability crisis, while opponents argued the service duplicated existing resources and expanded government involvement.

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• For different data points, for every $1 invested in public health interventions, the median return was
• For different data points, for every $1 invested in public health interventions, the median return was
• I mean, that’s basically $126,000 per FTE, and that’s just, you know, basic math.
• I mean, that’s basically $126,000 per FTE, and that’s just, you know, basic math.
• <00:43:14.319> I and this is this is more than math I and this is this is more than math I

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee met for a Health and Finance Policy hearing, began with member and staff introductions, and noted that Representative Keeler was participating as a non-voting member. The chair outlined committee rules on decorum and then introduced the day’s first agency presentation from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), with Commissioner Cunningham appearing to present the department’s budget priorities. Commissioner Cunningham described MDH’s broad public health role and emphasized that public health is underfunded relative to health care, with significant reliance on federal dollars. The department’s main budget request was for infectious disease prevention and response to offset anticipated federal funding losses. MDH also outlined several fee increases tied to public water systems, wells, licensing and certification, assisted living and health care facilities, HMO regulation, food/pools/lodging inspections, radioactive materials, X-ray equipment, and asbestos abatement. The commissioner said these changes were needed because costs, workload, and regulatory complexity have increased, while many fees have not been updated in years. MDH also presented budget-neutral proposals, including continuing the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Advisory Committee, converting the Maternal and Child Health Advisory Task Force into a standing advisory committee, restoring some local and tribal public health cannabis and substance misuse prevention grants, creating direct American Indian Health Special Emphasis Grants, reauthorizing the State Trauma Advisory Council, and extending firefighter PFAS biomonitoring work. The department also requested an operations adjustment for rising employee, insurance, fuel, utility, and legal costs, and referenced additional Clean Water Legacy Fund proposals. No votes or formal actions were taken in the portion provided. Representative Bierman then offered supportive comments, praising MDH’s work and backing the funding and fee proposals, especially the restoration of local public health prevention grants.

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• So instead of having the kind of the grouping of talking about interventions for moms and babies, doula
• Doula intervention is one.
• So there are interventions that we can do that actually save the state money because these moms and then
• Seems like that's about, and somebody did the math for me, because that's not my strong suit, but about
• Run the quick math on that; that's $3.3 million.

Bills: LB878, LB958, LB958A, LB762, LB1187, LB966, LB929, LB962, LB1209, LB937A, LB962A, LB1050, LB1050A, LB965, LB1022, LB753, LB788, LB913, LB1055, LB1195, LB429, LB721, LB722, LB727, LB745, LB749, LB778, LR293, LR296, LR422, LR495, LR496, LR497, LR498, LR499, LR500, LR501, LR502, LR503, LR504

Keywords: paid parental leave, state employees, workplace benefits, family support, economic impact, Medicaid, Medical Assistance Act, home and community-based services waiver, HCBS waiver, waiver participant, assessment tool, clinical interviewing, service tier, retroactive coverage, doula, doula reimbursement, maternal health, prenatal care, pregnancy, birth outcomes

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• I do think that we need to make sure that gifted students are given the intervention or whatever term
• Sure that gifted students are given the intervention or whatever term you want to use and identified.
• They don't want to do 10 math problems when they understand it on the first math problem.
• So it's not just a parent saying, 'My kid got an A in math,' right?
• So it's not just a parent saying, my kid got an A math, right? They still have to qualify for that.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Early identification and intervention in preventing long-term reading failure. Mr.
• Earlier intervention and identification could have prevented years of academic struggles and emotional
• Earlier identification and intervention is critical in preventing long-term reading failures.
• With earlier intervention, we are giving those students an opportunity for success.
• Every child deserves effective reading instruction and timely interventions in their public schools.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House took up several procedural orders early in the session, including extending the reporting deadline for the Housing Committee on H.4655 and suspending Joint Rule 12 for a petition seeking to rescind prior Article 5 constitutional convention applications. It then advanced three Ways and Means bills on education-related topics: personal financial literacy education (H.4670), expanded access to the state seal of biliteracy (H.4671), and teacher preparation and student literacy (H.4672), each moving through amendment adoption and third reading or engrossment procedures. A major portion of the meeting focused on H.4670, which would require personal financial literacy instruction in middle and high school and establish a financial literacy trust fund for curriculum and teacher training. Members spoke in support, emphasizing budgeting, credit, student loans, and long-term financial planning, and the bill passed to be engrossed by a 154-0 roll call. H.4671, which broadens access to the seal of biliteracy for students in public and private schools, also drew support and passed to be engrossed 155-0. The most extensive debate centered on H.4672, a literacy bill requiring evidence-based reading instruction, DESE-approved curricula or approved local alternatives, screening and progress monitoring, professional development, and related implementation measures. Members described concerns about declining reading scores and argued for a shift away from three-cueing toward phonics-based, science-of-reading approaches. Several amendments were considered: a proposal to change intervention language from “significantly” to “at risk of falling behind” failed, while amendments adding funding language, stakeholder collaboration, and other implementation details were adopted. One amendment clarifying that pictures may be used as a supplement in literacy curricula was also adopted, and the bill ultimately passed to be engrossed 155-0. The House also observed moments of silence for former Judge Leslie Harris, former Representative Mark Carron, and former Representative Dennis Rosa, and adjourned to meet the next day at 11 a.m.

Transcript Highlights:

• , including positive behavior interventions and supports, and de-escalation.
• Yet we know these interventions are happening more often than they should.
• Reinforcement and interventions that teach and replace behavior—not merely suppress it—are essential.
• Currently, there are requirements to do the crisis prevention intervention training, correct? Mr.
• Also had a comment about special education training for pre-service teachers, just like math one three

Bills: SB106, SB171, SB179

Keywords: graduate scholarship, higher education funding, New Mexico, appropriation, financial aid, education, documentary, historical figure, Padre Antonio Jose Martinez, Northern New Mexico State School, SB179, Senate Bill 179, UNM, University of New Mexico, medical Spanish, Spanish-language curriculum, health sciences, health professions education, language access, bilingual healthcare

Transcript Highlights:

• I am here to strongly oppose any effort to pull back community violence intervention funding.
• Community violence intervention programs save lives.
• Our violence intervention team stepped in and stopped the situation from escalating.
• Community violence intervention, or CVI programs, are crucial.
• Prevention and intervention is to prevent or intervene if a violent altercation is about to happen.

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• In math and ELA, we found the same pattern.
• school district was featured in the New York Times because they were looking at our achievement in math
• We did a lot of intervention.

Bills: HB447, HB447

Keywords: HB447, school buses, student transportation, public schools, local boards of education, dual enrollment, career technical education, CTE, community college, trade school, technical college, offsite educational venues, student access, transportation policy, school bus law, Alabama education law, Montgomery County, probate court, judge of probate, will registration

Transcript Highlights:

• For example, these dollars help us add extra reading and math interventionists and social workers.
• :12:35.839> and dollars help us add extra reading and dollars help us add extra reading and math
• interventionist and social workers math interventionist and social workers so<00:12:39.279> changes
• and behavior supports interventions and behavior supports interventions school<01:13:04.920>
• <01:32:36.280> to developing specific interventions to developing specific interventions to

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• When you do the math, you're looking at about a $12 million, $200 impact to...
• candidate... ... that will ensure that more students in your school district are reading and doing math
• the star scores for these two superintendents' districts are even the same. ... reading and doing math
• While Superintendent A has 50% of students reading and doing math on grade level, Superintendent B also
• has 50% of students reading and doing math on grade level, but they're achieving this in a population

Bills: SB2920, SB2929, SB2398, SB865, SB401, SB2619, SB2927, SB1395, SB1972, SB2540, SB1635, SB1581, SB2008

Keywords: steroids, student athletes, athletic competition, University Interscholastic League, medical purpose, gender transition, school athletics, spectator conduct, referees, ejection policy, extracurricular activities, concussion, brain injury, school policy, academic accommodations, student welfare, cardiac arrest, emergency response, CPR training, automated external defibrillators

Transcript Highlights:

• So the first period, all every kid in the state either isn't ELA or math. So be split in half.
• Determinations completed 308 students receiving tier 2 tier 3 interventions.
• So you can imagine that's 300 students of our 568 ESC students that need tier 2 and tier 3 interventions

Transcript Highlights:

• OUR INSTITUTE FOR DISEASE INTERVENTION, THIS WAS A SPINOFF OF OUR RESEARCH AND CANCER.
• SEE IS I THINK IT'S SCATTERED PRETTY WELL IN THIS VIDEO I WANTED TO SHOW YOU IN TERMS OF THE KIND OF MATH
• IT'S A CLASSIC MATH PROBLEM BUT I WILL GIVE YOU A SENSE AND IT WILL PROBABLY FEEL FAMILIAR. >> [VIDEO
• PLAYING] >> MATH MATRIX SCENE TAKE TWO, ACTION. >> [INAUDIBLE] THERE ARE 125 SHEEP AND FIVE DOGS IN
• HELP TEACHERS BEGIN TO IMPLEMENT A VISION OF MATHEMATICS MORE RELEVANT AND ENGAGING THAT BUILDS THE MATH

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• kids can read and they can use this as an empowerment that's gonna put them so much farther ahead in math
• means for a student like me is that because I would leave the classroom for 45 minutes of dyslexia intervention
• This seems unfair because, um, students who need dyslexia intervention also need all the other aspects
• I'm thankful I have finished daily dyslexia intervention, but this funding approach is wrong and it hurts

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• So, in looking at literacy and math rates, pre-kindergarten really is the tool that you want to use if
• We'd like to be closer to 70%, and then for early intervention, of course, we are serving all those who
• We are an early intervention agency providing services to Bernalillo and Sandoval County.
• I am a parent of a child who accessed early intervention services, so I'm going to focus solely there
• April Spaulding about funding early intervention, but I want to focus more on the wage scale and career

Bills: SB2

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• learn to read and do math. learn to read and do math.
• Bodily autonomy is not overridden by utilitarian math.
• Bodily autonomy is not overridden by utilitarian math.
• Bodily autonomy is not overridden by utilitarian math.
• Rather, they are intervention.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I am Stephen Gross, a Texas State University math instructor, speaking on behalf of myself.
• An educator with 20 years of experience teaching and tutoring math and sciences in both college and K
• meantime, I will continue to educate I don't know how many hundreds, thousands of students in the math
• Likewise, in terms of mathematics, we delve a little bit deeper into some more difficult math problems
• it definitely varies from person to person, but there are certainly folks that get that early intervention

Bills: SB530, SB757, SB769, SB1085, SB1241, SB1242, SB1409, SB1878, SB2138, SB2314, SB2231, SB2361, SB2431, SJR59

Keywords: accreditation, postsecondary education, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, baccalaureate degrees, junior colleges, program delivery, faculty recruitment, higher education, performance standards, student loan debt, degree programs, funding, students with disabilities, accessibility, enrollment, report, SB 1085, Sul Ross State University, Rio Grande College, Del Rio

Summary: The Senate Committee on Education K-16 met with a large agenda and repeatedly recessed for floor activity and other committee conflicts. The committee heard and left pending several higher education bills, including SB 2361 to transfer University of Houston-Victoria from the University of Houston System to the Texas A&M System and rename it Texas A&M University Victoria; testimony from university officials, local leaders, and industry representatives strongly supported the move as a way to better align degree programs with regional workforce needs in engineering, agriculture, and STEM. SB 530, which would align Texas accreditation statutes with federal rules allowing institutions to choose among nationally recognized accreditors, also received supportive testimony and was left pending. SB 1085, allowing Sul Ross satellite campuses to offer lower-division coursework toward bachelor’s degrees, was laid out and left pending as well. The committee also took up a series of education policy bills. SB 1241 would expand the standardized tests Texas public universities may accept for admission beyond the SAT and ACT, with supporters from the Classic Learning Test, homeschool advocates, and student-choice groups arguing it would increase access and competition; it was left pending. SB 769 would require a TEA/Higher Education Coordinating Board report on barriers faced by students with disabilities in higher education, and testimony from The Arc of Texas and others emphasized the need for better data and accessibility; the bill was left pending. SB 2231 would designate the second week of October as Free College Application Week, and SB 1878 would modernize terminology and support workforce-oriented programs at the Josie School; both were laid out and left pending. The committee reported several bills favorably after adopting committee substitutes. SB 605, concerning charter school expansion applications while under conservatorship or a management team, passed on a 9-0 vote. SB 1871, SB 1873, and SB 1874, all related to school discipline and teacher immunity/placement review provisions, were adopted and reported favorably, with members noting the need for further discussion on some language. SB 762, dealing with flag displays in public schools, passed on a 7-1 vote. SB 1962, relating to public school accountability and challenges to school system operations, passed 7-1 after a corrected vote. SB 1750, replacing a $60 million statewide charter facilities cap with an attendance-growth-based allotment, passed 7-1 with one member voting present not voting. SB 2252, supporting kindergarten readiness and early literacy/numeracy, SB 2253, concerning educator preparation and certification, SB 2365, on student use of wireless devices during instructional time, and SB 1924, restoring local peace officer citation authority for school offenses and adding reporting and parent-notification requirements, were also reported favorably. The committee additionally heard SB 37 on higher education governance and compliance oversight, which passed 7-1 after a substitute that refined curriculum review, governing board authority, faculty senate rules, and a new compliance office within the Higher Education Coordinating Board.

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• FOR LITERACY THE BILL REQUIRES INTENSIVE READING INTERVENTIONS BY BE DELIVERED BY PERSONNEL WHO POSSESS
• WE ALSO DO NOT HAVE A SPECIFIC MATH COMPONENT THAT THE HOUSE HAS REGARDING A TIERED SUPPORT STRUCTURE
• ON THAT SAID STRUCTURE BUT DO FIND VERY IMPORTANT CONTINUED SUPPORT AND ENGAGEMENT WITH SUPPORTING MATH

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• And I did also choose the math standards. I was a math tutor for many years.
• I I did also choose the math standards.
• So I I was a math tutor for many years.
• <00:30:07.919> and if we were just looking at math and if we were just looking at math and
• Um, there should—I don't love our math standards myself—because I can't teach my kids math anymore

Keywords: 1189, house, all