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• school district, as well as the opportunities that they may have as they go into high school with PLTW classes
• Like medical detectives and anatomy or life science, or sorry, life skills classes where they get to

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• that we're basically seeing a transfer of wealth taking resources away from the poor and the middle class
• If you strip children of the ability to learn in school because they're hungry or because their class

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• when they're through, we can open the bus up to perform group sessions, whether it's life skills classes
• If those eight variables say that they are in a minimum-risk class, at that point they may be eligible

Summary: The Criminal Justice Subcommittee heard an informational presentation from the Florida Department of Corrections on how the prison and community supervision systems operate after sentencing. Assistant Deputy Secretary Hope Gartman described the reception process for new inmates, including intake, medical and mental health screening, classification, custody and housing levels, gain time, and the department’s academic, vocational, substance abuse, chaplaincy, visitation, and communication programs. She emphasized that reentry begins on day one and that program placement is driven by risk and needs assessments, with facilities matched to inmates’ medical, mental health, and security requirements. Members also asked about family contact, visitor applications, inmate welfare trust funds, tablet access, private prison placement, staffing shortages, overtime, contraband interdiction, and waiting lists for programs; several follow-up materials were requested for distribution to all members. Mr. Winkler then outlined community corrections, explaining the different supervision types under Florida law, including probation, drug offender probation, community control, sex offender supervision, conditional release, and addiction recovery supervision. He described the department’s monitoring tools, such as office and field visits, warrantless searches, alternative sanctioning for technical violations, telephone reporting for low-risk offenders, employment assistance, and mobile probation and reentry units. He said the department’s supervision success rate is about 62%, with more than 91% of successful completers not returning to custody within three years. Members questioned officer workloads, the use of radios and GPS check-ins, the rollout of uniforms and firearms, how violations are handled, and whether all circuits participate in alternative sanctioning; Winkler said the program is statewide and that the department is seeking funding for radios. During public comment, Florida Cares Charity urged the committee to consider evidence on deterrence, parole, and recidivism, arguing that community supervision is less costly than incarceration and can be effective. James Beardy of the Florida PBA emphasized the dangers faced by correctional and probation officers, including long shifts, field searches, and working alone, and argued for higher pay and better support comparable to other law enforcement. The meeting concluded with the chair thanking the presenters and public speakers, and the subcommittee adjourned without taking any legislative votes or formal actions.

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• You can get someone enrolled; they could take a 40-hour class, and you can pay into that.
• I used to teach college classes, and I watch those hands.

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• Senator Wright, as you well know, you know, is is world class now at this point, defense manufacturing
• We have in my particular area every year ask for money for the schools, specifically for welding classes

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• It brings together world-class talent. It creates connections.
• It brings together world-class talent. It creates connections.

Summary: The Education Postsecondary Committee held its first meeting and focused on state university centers and institutes, with an overview from the Board of Governors on how the more than 500 centers and institutes across Florida’s public universities are categorized, overseen, and reported. The Board described three categories: state-level centers, legislatively established centers, and university-established centers. Members were told universities must maintain policies, notify the Board of changes, publish public inventories, and submit annual reports and compliance certifications. Senator Harrell asked about funding sources and whether underperforming centers are reviewed for elimination; the response was that funding varies by center and that universities decide whether to maintain or disband centers under their own policies, with annual reporting and audit findings shared with the Board. Four university presentations followed. Florida Atlantic University highlighted its Center of Excellence in Biomedical and Marine Biotechnology, describing research in marine-derived drug discovery, genomics, imaging, cancer, neurodegenerative disease, and ocean sustainability, along with spin-off institutes and partnerships that have generated significant grant and contract support. FIU presented its Center of Excellence for Hurricane Damage Mitigation and Product Development, emphasizing the Wall of Wind facility, hurricane and water intrusion testing, code and product innovation, insurance modeling, and future expansion toward higher wind speeds and flood simulation. Florida State University’s High-Performance Materials Institute described work in advanced materials, aerospace composites, sensors, nanocomposites, and AI-enabled materials development, along with patents, industry partnerships, and new facilities tied to economic development. The University of Florida’s Lastinger Center for Learning outlined its work on teacher professional learning, literacy, New Worlds Reading, tutoring, and mathematics supports, including microcredentials, statewide book distribution, and early results showing improved reading confidence and growth. Members generally praised the centers for their research, commercialization, workforce development, and education impacts. Senator Jones and Senator Harrell commended the Lastinger Center’s literacy work and the broader return on investment from these programs, while Senator Berman noted the value of the synergies across institutions. The chair emphasized that future funding requests should clearly show measurable success, commercialization, and statewide impact. The committee then adjourned without any formal votes on legislation.

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• But for the most part, it's just expressing an interest in having those preliminary classes and requirements
• The guys said they’d like to see more hands-on classes like welding, I guess, so that they have a skill

Summary: The Senate Criminal Justice Committee met with Vice Chair Smith presiding in Chair Martin’s excused absence. After opening remarks from several senators, the committee heard a presentation from Department of Corrections Secretary Ricky Dixon on the state’s incentivized prisons program and related population-management efforts. Dixon said the department now operates eight incentivized prisons, which use enhanced privileges and programming for well-behaved inmates, and reported major reductions in disciplinary reports, staff assaults, inmate-on-inmate assaults, and uses of force compared with average institutions. He also described administrative management units for more disruptive inmates, short-sentence correctional institutions for those with less than a year to serve, and a reentry strategy that places inmates closer to home within 18 months of release. Dixon said Florida’s recidivism rate has fallen to about 21 percent, among the lowest in the nation, and emphasized that staffing, programming, and facility repairs remain ongoing needs. Committee members asked about access to education and workforce training, staffing levels, contraband, technology upgrades, heating and air-conditioning maintenance, and whether incentivized prisons could be expanded. Dixon said educational access is improving but remains limited by eligibility and staffing, that the incentivized facilities are at capacity, and that expansion depends on adding more administrative management unit beds. He also said the department is increasing use of technology, improving maintenance oversight, and continuing efforts to reduce contraband and improve staff recruitment and retention. Several senators praised the department’s work and urged more funding for prison infrastructure and officer pay. Public testimony largely supported the incentivized prisons model while calling for more seats, better staffing, and broader reforms. Family members of incarcerated people said the facilities were safer, more stable, and better for rehabilitation, though they asked for more programming, better treatment by staff, and clearer access to education and release-related opportunities. A Florida PBA representative emphasized that programs can only succeed with safe staffing levels and better pay and retention for correctional officers. No formal committee vote or bill action was taken, and the meeting ended after public testimony and closing remarks.

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• Or somebody gonna show up on their door and charge them with a class one misdemeanor for having that
• <01:50:19.840> one and charge them with a class one and charge them with a class one misdemeanor
• You are not allowed to bring any case in a representative or class action capacity.
• And so what that means is that individual consumers cannot be class representatives.
• Not bound by contractual mandatory individual no-class arbitrations.

Keywords: 981, all

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• We can see what the rebate value is by drug, drug therapeutic class, but we can't report out on that.
• therapeutic rebate value is by drug drug therapeutic rebate value is by drug drug therapeutic class
• class but we can't report out on that. class but we can't report out on that.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• affected by this and know, had we not had this situation in my family, if my oldest son wasn't in a class

Bills: HB4329, HB3016, HB4118, HB3066, HB3649, HB3650

Keywords: dental insurance, claims, medical necessity, appeal procedures, dentist reimbursement, education, vision screening, binocular vision, kindergarten, elementary education, health, family caregiver, tax credit, activities of daily living, elderly care, Oklahoma tax law, HB3066, Health Care Workforce Training Commission, workforce recruitment, health care workforce

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• an honor to have the Okta Hall Lady Tigers fast-pitched softball team who captured the 2025 OssAA Class

Bills: SB1423, SB1426, SB1502, SB1377, SB1983, SB1466, SB1645, SB1647, SB1847, SB1565, SB1562, SB1329, SB1383, SB1833, SB1555, SB1344, SB1839, SB1280, SB1832, SB2001, SB1405, SB2143, SB1989, SB1393, SB1392, SB1395, SB1400, SB1220, SB1516, SB1239, SB1531, SB1349, SB1221, SB1538, SB1309, SB1434, SB2108, SB2121, SB2171, SB2061, SB2112, SB2138

Keywords: Oklahoma Hospital Advisory Council, hospital licensure, public health, State Department of Health, State Board of Health, hospital regulations, healthcare regulation, hospital standards, hospital construction, hospital operations, stroke care, stroke system, emergency medical services, EMS transport, psychiatric treatment, chemical dependency treatment, substance use disorder, drug storage, pharmacy, quality indicators

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• You know, certain classes of victims have been given greater protections than others.
• , when I think about this, I share Senator Liur's concerns about enhanced penalties for protected classes
• of individuals or certain classes of individuals. like it, that's fine too. like it, that's fine too
• c><03:05:05.760> of<03:05:06.160> individuals<03:05:06.880> or for protected classes
• of individuals or for protected classes of individuals or certain<03:05:07.520> classes<03:05

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So, or we're looking at maybe merging, like in State Parks' case, merging two classes.
• <03:03:15.720> Thank with this particular class, right?
• Thank with this particular class, right? Thank you,<03:03:15.920> Senator.
• only do it one class at a time. only do it one class at a time.
• I mean, to just do more than one recruitment class, right?

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• This made it really hard to stay engaged in class.
• school in the staff offices getting one-on-one help, but this meant I was technically absent from class
• . it really hard to stay engaged in class.
• <02:01:55.800> and<02:01:55.920> my<02:01:56.080> EFC technically absent from class
• and my EFC technically absent from class and my EFC worker<02:01:56.800> said<02:01:57.000>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Many of the people who power MSP, largely Black, brown, immigrant, and working-class Minnesotans, still
• Senate File 4060 recognizes that if Minnesota is going to have a world-class airport, the people who
• it is currently written, would apply to Delta and our employees at MSP as well, even with the world-class
• performing services under prime contracts in excess of $2,500 to pay service employees in various classes
• pay service employees in various classes pay service employees in various classes no<01:19:00.960

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• lucky to have had ample opportunity to apply my knowledge of the science of reading through whole-class
• Creating and teaching lessons to a third-grade class was an enlightening experience that showed me a
• should all be you know I don't want our Minnesota students to like break out in hives and calculus class
• :50.080> calculus like break out in hives and calculus like break out in hives and calculus class
• Um and um that's a class like I did. Um and um that's a true<01:40:55.199> story.

Bills: HF3421

Keywords: early literacy, reading instruction, teacher preparation, teacher candidates, teacher licensure, educator licensing, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, field experience, supervised practicum, evidence-based reading, science of reading, literacy methods, teacher training, preservice teachers, school-based experience, reading intervention, Minnesota education policy, 1183, house

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• We were the only high school that got to feed y’all in our culinary class.
• It is a good program that is getting resources to those patients in that limited class that is receiving
• But right now, we're dealing with a class that is outside of the protections that were originally put
• Vaccine passports create two classes. Compliers got access. Compliers got access.
• The kids in her class who, like me, learned to go with the flow during COVID, now had an enthusiastic

Bills: S0036, S0620, S0796, S0934, S1080, S1096, S1366, S1536, S1548, S1580, S1588, S1620, S1756, S7034, S7044

Keywords: nursing title, advanced practice registered nurse, advertising, professional standards, disciplinary action, candidate qualifying, federal office, election integrity, regulatory compliance, political candidacy, veterinary medicine, telehealth, veterinary professional associate, animal health, public safety, access to veterinary services, payment bond exemption, Habitat for Humanity, Florida Forever Act, land acquisition

Summary: The committee first took up SB 354, the “Blue Ribbon Projects” bill, which creates a framework for large planned communities on at least 15,000 contiguous acres with 60% reserved area and a streamlined local review process. Senator McLean presented the bill and a strike-all amendment, and members raised concerns about local control, conservation enforceability, data centers, concurrency, multi-county projects, and whether reserve lands could later be converted. Audubon Florida and 1,000 Friends of Florida opposed the bill, arguing the conservation protections were not permanent enough and that the reserve areas could be changed later; small-county representatives also worried about tax-base impacts. Supporters argued the bill would better manage growth, preserve green space, and provide a more orderly alternative to sprawl. After debate, the committee voted to report the bill favorably. The committee then approved SB 620 on candidate qualifying, which requires candidates for federal, state, county, district, judiciary, school, and school board offices to disclose any non-U.S. citizenship. Amendments added disclosure about whether federal candidates intend to trade stock if elected and adjusted 2026 congressional qualifying procedures in the event of redistricting, including a new qualifying window and petition rules. The bill was reported favorably after brief support from a member of the public and discussion about candidate vetting. The committee also reported favorably CS/CS/CS/SB 1452, a Department of Financial Services bill with amendments addressing My Safe Florida Home notices, condo pilot eligibility, firefighter hiring, unclaimed property, and related financial-services provisions. Next, the committee approved CS/CS/SB 1620, a school board members’ bill of rights. A substitute amendment narrowed the bill to access to records, fiscal transparency, and nondisclosure agreements, while preserving board members’ rights to timely documents, budget information, and public comment, and setting deadlines for records requests. Superintendents and a school board member testified in support, saying the bill clarifies roles and prevents board members from being frozen out. The committee also passed CS/HB 245, which replaces the term “child pornography” with “child sexual abuse material”; one senator supported the terminology change but warned about preserving legal precedent and avoiding appellate issues. The committee then reported favorably SB 1548, an update to the Live Local affordable housing law expanding eligible sites and clarifying setbacks, airport proximity, and fair-housing protections. Finally, the committee took up the veterinary medicine bill creating veterinary professional associates. The bill allows trained master’s-level VPAs to perform limited veterinary services under a veterinarian’s supervision, and an amendment tightened the standard to immediate supervision on premises. Supporters said the measure would expand access to care, especially in rural areas with vet shortages, while opponents argued it added unnecessary regulation. After testimony from veterinary educators and others, the bill continued with support expressed by committee members, including praise for the direct-supervision amendment.

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• And uh he was in the church basement with his preschool class on August 27th when someone went there
• And uh he was in the church basement with his preschool class on August 27th when someone went there
• Northstar is a diverse place where I can learn about different cultures and perspectives through classes
• a group of friends under a curtain as they held a broom, praying and crying, and watched as other classes
• <01:14:29.920> outside watched as other classes outside watched as other classes outside evacuated

Bills: HF3492, HF3493, HF3494, HF3495, HF3602

Keywords: school safety, grants, education funding, Northern Lights Express, security improvements, rural schools, safe schools, charter schools, nonpublic schools, Tribal education, funding increase, safe schools aid, school security, mental health support, Tribal schools, cybersecurity, funding, mental health, evidence-based plans, public safety

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• ><01:04:00.720> same paying higher tuition for the same paying higher tuition for the same classes
• than foreign students at the classes than foreign students at the university?
• Fateh, the question was: do you know if foreign students are paying a lower tuition for the same classes
• Because in the past, Minnesota students were paying a higher tuition for the same classes than ...
• “Higher tuition for the same classes than foreign students were. That’s the question.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• grandmother was not only able to graduate from high school, she was also able to take a short accounting class
• 00:40:41.040> a<00:40:41.280> short<00:40:41.599> accounting<00:40:42.280> class
• able to take a short accounting class. able to take a short accounting class.
• For example, we recently applied to farmers markets, and I was asked if we had a class H license, which
• If someone who went through a ServeSafe class could go through another level of class to be able to write

Keywords: 1191, senate, all