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• consent calendar the motion is do pass to consent Senate bill 386 LeMond 521 Gonzales 619 committee on education
• It's common practice for other departments, such as the Department of Education, Cradle to Career, they
• California They don't need they can use the same proceedings and protections here to clarify their parental
• role in a different state Also requires all legal parents to be listed on the adoption order to ensure

Committee: House Appropriations

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• We provide education to county judges.
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• If you had a parent entity that right?
• </c><01:46:40.320><c> of</c> quickly on the research and education of quickly on the research and education
• </c> Kucky's pro business and pro- education Kucky's pro business and pro- education environment.<01:

Committee: Joint Agriculture

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• Keith Segalah, Executive Director of Career and Technical Education.
• Emily Infantino, Early Education and Care, North Quincy High School.
• , along with the parents and guardians and students.
• I am in the early education and care program.
• of my early childhood education club.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Education

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• Education bills, it's House Bill 1255. Education bills, it's the House Bill 1255.
• Fewer college graduates are choosing education.
• An act relating to education.
• Thank you, Madam President. 1702 is the act related to education train.
• Lucy's parents have been phenomenal through this whole process.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including interns, Denim Day awareness, and a resolution honoring Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange. Senators also paid tribute to former Senator Karen Johnson Gendron with a moment of silence. The chamber then moved to special-order bills after routine announcements that no committee reports, governor’s messages, or House messages were on the desk. The first major bill, SB 138/HB 687 on transportation offenses involving death, increased penalties for repeat DUI/BUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide offenses and added warnings and misdemeanor penalties for refusing lawful breath or urine tests. After a brief amendment and questions about attorney rights and prior impairing-substance language, the bill passed 37-0. SB 306 on Medicaid providers followed, requiring broader provider access, including after-hours availability and more primary care access for Medicaid enrollees; it also passed 37-0. The chamber then took up the major condominium reform bill, SB 1742/HB 913, addressing post-Surfside safety, reserve funding, milestone inspections, budgeting, reserve flexibility, manager regulation, conflicts of interest, and condo sale rescission periods. Senators from both parties praised the sponsors for extensive stakeholder work and the bill passed 37-0 after multiple amendments. The final major item was SB 7016/HB 1205 on constitutional amendments and petition-gathering rules, with sponsors arguing the bill was needed to combat fraud in the 2024 petition process and opponents warning it would burden citizen initiatives. The Senate adopted the House bill and then considered numerous amendments on petition circulator rules, submission deadlines, invalid-signature thresholds, voter notification, and related enforcement provisions; several amendments were adopted, and the substitute was later withdrawn, leaving the chamber to continue on the underlying bill and remaining amendments.

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• the profession to operate under a more adaptable, protocol-driven framework that reflects current education
• None of the oversight mechanisms that we're about to discuss apply to children whose parents None of
• the oversight mechanisms that we're about to discuss apply to children whose parents place them in a
• So this includes children who are placed by their parents or children from out of state placed in an
• That registry really only applies to parents or legal guardians.

Committee: Senate Health and Welfare

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• To get physicians in the pipeline as well and help defray education costs.
• It is possible that she has 16 kids and takes care of her parents and her husband's parents.
• This also ensures educational continuity, community connection, and family visitation.
• Okay, so the adopted parent gets that money for the child until that child ages out.
• Along with the adopted parent? Yes.

Committee: House Appropriations

Summary: The committee first heard a budget presentation on LSU Health Care Services Division and Lallie Kemp Medical Center. Staff reviewed HCSD’s roughly $74.7 million budget, much of it tied to legacy obligations for former LSU hospital systems and support for Lallie Kemp. Committee members asked about prisoner care, risk management costs, declining admissions and emergency visits, and the hospital’s 340B drug program. Lallie Kemp officials explained that prisoner care serves multiple state and local facilities, that lower admissions largely reflect more patients being placed in observation status, and that the in-house 340B program provides major savings to patients and the prison system. Members also asked about care for unhoused patients and the hospital’s discharge practices, and the hospital said social services works to find placement when possible. The committee then moved to the Louisiana Department of Health budget, which was presented as just under $23.5 billion, with Medicaid making up more than 90 percent of the total. The presentation covered the Office of the Secretary, Office of Public Health, Office of Behavioral Health, Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities, and Medicaid. Major items included the new Rural Health Transformation Program, the transfer of several functions from DCFS to LDH under the One Door initiative, changes to SNAP administration, and large Medicaid adjustments driven by enrollment, utilization, and federal policy changes. Testimony also highlighted the statewide crisis hub and 988, the commodity food program for seniors, women’s health and maternal outcomes, and the department’s efforts to modernize technology and reorganize services. Members questioned LDH officials on a wide range of budget and policy issues, including the rural health grant, crisis services, Medicaid redeterminations, provider taxes, physician and hospital supplemental payments, nursing home rates, HCBS funding, and the impact of the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act. LDH said the rural health grant would support workforce, technology, and care-delivery improvements; that the crisis hub and mobile crisis units are being expanded to improve access and reduce emergency room use; and that the department is working to keep the SNAP error rate below 6 percent to avoid a projected state cost increase. Officials also said they expect to return next year with additional funding requests for HCBS and other programs, while emphasizing that current budget changes are largely meant to realign funding with actual expenditures and new federal requirements. No votes or formal actions were taken in the portion provided.

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• These college-educated gentlemen, along with their founders, are God-fearing and serious-minded men with
• The learning loss is so significant and parents really don't have any options.
• doing some of the power needed with the tools that AI provides as well as providing assistance to parents
• special attention and focus to making sure our children are able to access the services in specialized education
• And what we are doing today is we are sending a message to those parents: We hear you and we see you

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• THESE COLLEGE-EDUCATED GENTLEMEN, ALONG WITH THEIR FOUNDERS, ARE GOD-FEARING AND SERIOUS-MINDED MEN WITH
• Parents really don't have any options.
• doing some of the work needed with the tools that AI provides, as well as providing assistance to parents
• special attention and focus to making sure our children are able to access the services in specialized education
• And what we are doing today is We are sending a message to those parents who can hear me.

Bills: SJR18 , SCR9 , SCR13 , SB10 , SB11 , SB19 , SB20 , SB25 , SB62 , SB260 , SB263 , SB293 , SB314 , SB384 , SB412 , SB441 , SB442 , SB494 , SB523 , SB569 , SB616 , SB688 , SB707 , SB766 , SB842 , SB869 , SB890 , SB914 , SB929 , SB971 , SB992 , SB1066 , SB1145 , SB1621 , SJR36 , SJR18 , SCR9 , SCR13 , SB616 , SB565 , SB384 , SB372 , SB495 , SB842 , SB971 , SB1066 , SB929 , SB765 , SB523 , SB62 , SB19 , SB18 , SB666 , SB688 , SB707 , SB888 , SB687 , SB706 , SB847 , SB869 , SB890 , SB992 , SB1145 , SB494 , SB290 , SB766 , SB11 , SB10 , SB13 , SB263 , SB412 , SB20 , SB441 , SB442 , SB1621 , SB569 , SB314 , SB25 , SB293 , SB914 , SB260 , SB1248 , SB740 , SB14 , SB1006 , SB20 , SB25 , SB260 , SB293 , SB314 , SB384 , SB442 , SB494 , SB616 , SB869 , SB890 , SB929 , SB992 , SB1145 , SB1621 , SR232 , SR237 , SR242 , SB16 , SB22

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• Um,<01:37:13.880><c> parents,</c><01:37:14.880><c> foster</c><01:37:15.360><c> parents,</c> Um, parents
• , foster parents, Um, parents, foster parents, um,<01:37:17.440><c> teachers,</c><01:37:18.480><c> etc
• education.
• We are merely providing funds to parents to use on their children’s educations.
• use on their funds to parents to use on their children's children's children's educations.<03:25:38.880

Summary: The meeting was a House budget briefing focused on the overall state budget and the first of three divisions. The presenter reviewed the size and structure of the budget, noting that the state had eliminated the interest and dividends tax and still balanced the budget. He explained the major spending categories in the general fund and total budget, emphasizing that health and human services and education remain the largest areas, while transportation is largely self-funded. He also walked through the revenue picture, including business taxes, insurance taxes, court fees, communications taxes, and Medicaid recoveries, and said the remaining interest and dividends tax revenue reflected late payments from prior assessments. Members asked about the size of the tax cut from eliminating the interest and dividends tax, federal funding stability, and why Medicaid was being reduced if federal support was expected to remain steady. The response was that the lost revenue would have been about $200 million absent repeal, and that the budget gap was addressed through many small cuts across departments. On federal funds, the presenter said most aid is tied to multi-year grants and that core programs such as Medicare and Medicaid were expected to remain relatively stable, though some federal reductions could occur. He also said some agency reductions came from eliminating long-vacant, funded positions and from expected lapses. The discussion then moved into Division One, which covers smaller and miscellaneous agencies. The division made cuts to the governor’s office, eliminated a temporary position at the Governor’s Commission on Disability, reduced Department of Information Technology spending through a back-of-budget cut, and found savings in Administrative Services. It also delayed maintenance at the Sununu Youth Services Center, stopped advertising for paid family medical leave, changed retiree health insurance funding, and consolidated several personnel-related boards into one. The division eliminated the Commission on Aging and the Office of the Child Advocate, made a temporary special education advocate position permanent, reduced the Secretary of State’s budget, kept municipal rooms-and-meals distributions flat, and made changes to the retirement system, including $55 million to improve Group 2 retirement benefits and a new retirement structure for future state hires. The judicial branch was also asked to find savings and received two additional judges because of expected caseload increases from other eliminations.

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• Early Education and Care, North Quincy High School.
• , along with parents, guardians, and students.
• I am in the early education and care program.
• of my early childhood education club.
• The president of my early childhood education club.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Education

Summary: The Joint Committee on Education held an informational hearing at Quincy Public Schools focused on career and technical education (CTE) and related legislation. Committee members said the visit was intended to gather input for ongoing statewide efforts to expand awareness and access to CTE, especially in middle school, improve equipment and facilities, and strengthen coordination with workforce partners. Quincy administrators described the district’s CTE system, including 15 Chapter 74 programs at Quincy High School and four at North Quincy High School, enrollment of about 1,360 students, updated DESE-aligned frameworks, safety practices, business electives, and funding supported by the district budget plus state, federal, and local grants. Presenters highlighted work-based learning, industry credentials, and partnerships with employers, unions, Quincy College, MassHire, and advisory committees. Examples included co-op placements, internships, clinical placements, Military Mondays, Credit for Life, Skills Capital and Perkins-funded equipment upgrades, and a planned engineering Chapter 74 application at North Quincy. Assistant Superintendent Aaron Perkins also outlined the district’s MyCAP college-and-career planning initiative and its goal of creating a vertically aligned readiness model beginning in the middle grades. Students Ellie Crump, Emily Infantino, and Alexander Liu testified about their pathways in welding, early education and care, and healthcare technology, describing hands-on learning, certifications, clinical or shop experiences, and postsecondary plans. Committee members praised Quincy as a model for integrating CTE with general education and said the testimony would inform future legislation. No votes were taken; the hearing concluded with a motion to adjourn and unanimous agreement.

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• culturally responsive education.
• Our education pillar coordinator, her name is Asha Ortiz.
• Of course, for our parents, we're dealing with a lot of single parents, a lot of folks who do need our
• King's vision is, and that education is, especially with our youth, to bring that message and education
• As an educator, that's important, right?

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

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• And was that special education was already included?
• And then you have to have a special education director.
• own director and become their own special education unit.
• Inform parents of the screening process and screening results.
• So this is allowing all of the continuing education to be virtual.

Summary: The committee first approved the December 3 minutes, then heard a request from the Board of Clinical Laboratory Practice to amend its proposed rule on exempt test methods to add certain closed-system DNA/RNA tests, including rhinovirus. After testimony explaining that the board had considered late comments from BioMérieux and wanted the rule record to reflect that review, the committee agreed to a limited amendment and passed the motion unanimously. The Department of Agriculture then outlined broad rule updates affecting dairy, eggs, poultry, pesticides, animal health, environmental mitigation, and the Egg Product Utilization Commission. The commissioner said the changes mostly clarified existing requirements, updated references, and reduced some burdens, such as easing dairy hauler training/licensing timing and clarifying out-of-state grade A milk language. Members asked about dairy industry decline, the APUC scoring system, and the rationale for the milk-hauler and out-of-state milk provisions. The State Board of Dental Examiners presented extensive rule changes tied to recent legislation and workforce issues, including a new professional health program for dentists, expanded duties for assistants and hygienists, broader local anesthetic authority for hygienists, and fee increases to fund the program and cover administrative costs. Testimony from Dr. Edward May strongly supported the professional health program based on his own recovery experience. The committee also heard from Game and Fish on rules easing some guide/outfitter experience requirements, allowing electronic exams, and modifying boating safety equipment rules, with no public comment and no fiscal impact. Later, Health and Human Services received approval for an extension to update tattoo/body art rules and a separate motion to repeal an obsolete nurse aide training chapter. HHS also described nursing facility rule updates, lodging sanitation revisions, and related clarifications on licensing, safety, pest control, and fire requirements. The Department of Environmental Quality received an extension for septic-system installer rules, and also presented rules for above-ground storage tanks and water/wastewater operator certification, including new fees and third-party testing options. The Industrial Commission’s oil and gas division described multiple rule changes, some withdrawn after comments, including drilling unit flexibility, site stability, wildfire authority, and streamlined transport/reporting procedures. Finally, DPI began presenting several rule packages, including school construction loan limits, school bus standards, cooperative agreements, special education rules for public charter schools, and new math curriculum and intervention requirements.

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• And as parents, we know that it's really hard.
• It's a different action, right, the education, the master plan.
• It's a different action, right, the education, the master plan.
• It's a different action, right, the education, the master plan.
• I chair the Education Budget Subcommittee in the Senate.

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills, beginning with SB 41 by Senator Wiener, which would regulate pharmacy benefit managers by increasing transparency, banning patient steering and spread pricing, and requiring full pass-through of rebates. Supporters, including independent pharmacists and health advocates, said PBM practices are driving up drug costs and closing neighborhood pharmacies. Opponents from PBM and health plan groups argued the bill overlaps with recently enacted licensing and reporting requirements, would not lower consumer prices, and may be preempted by ERISA. Members discussed confidentiality issues, consumer savings, and the relationship between SB 41 and the new budget trailer bill; the author asked for an aye vote. The committee then took up SB 378, also by Senator Wiener, aimed at online marketplaces that advertise illegal intoxicating hemp and unlicensed cannabis products. Supporters from labor, public health, and the licensed cannabis industry said online sales are undermining regulated businesses and exposing children to unsafe products. Opponents from tech and hemp industry groups warned the bill is overbroad, could sweep in general-purpose platforms and lawful hemp wellness products, and raises Dormant Commerce Clause and First Amendment concerns. The author said he would narrow the bill, remove industrial hemp references, and address strict liability and standing issues; members largely focused on how to target illegal products without capturing lawful marketplaces. SB 243 by Senator Padilla addressed AI companion chatbots, with supporters including Common Sense Media and transparency advocates warning that these systems can be addictive, manipulative, and dangerous for minors and vulnerable users, citing studies and the death of a Florida teenager. The bill would require disclosures, anti-addiction design limits, self-harm protocols, audits, reporting, and a private right of action. Tech and business groups opposed the measure as overly broad and said its definitions could sweep in general-purpose AI tools; several members supported the goal but questioned the breadth of the definitions and the private right of action. Finally, SB 522 by Senator Wahab would extend just-cause eviction protections to rental units that were previously covered by the Tenant Protection Act but were destroyed in disasters and later rebuilt. Supporters, including Los Angeles city officials and tenant advocates, said the bill would help keep displaced renters housed after wildfires and other disasters. Apartment and realtor groups opposed it, arguing it would remove a key exemption needed to finance rebuilding and could discourage post-disaster reconstruction. Members expressed support for tenant protections in disaster areas, and the author asked for an aye vote.

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• 1385 relates to gubernatorial appointments, confirmation process, Virginia Commission on Higher Education
• The conference report relates to public education, early childhood care and education, and child care
• Senate Bill 190, which is a conference report directing the Department of Education to assess the impact
• This relates to public institutions of higher education governing boards, powers and duties relating
• This bill for my squeaky friend is identical to Delegate Reaser's HB 1278 that supports parents.

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• associate judges. served on numerous Supreme Court and legislative task forces, and continues to educate
• It plays a central role in highlighting the legacy of Juneteenth through powerful exhibitions, education
• Both of her parents were born in Africa. While our family has African roots, we are truly indeed...
• You'll see kids wobbling on their first bike rides, parents jogging with strollers, and runners... training
• Members, the Texas Almanac has become part of our state's educational and civic foundation.

Bills: HB1397 , HB1886 , HB3088 , HB4187 , HB4229 , HB4230 , HB5032 , HCR6 , HCR34 , HCR50 , HCR55 , HCR58 , HCR70 , HCR71 , HCR72 , HCR74 , HCR75 , HCR80 , HCR86 , HCR93 , HCR100 , HCR107 , HCR116 , HCR117 , HCR6

Committee: House Culture, Recreation & Tourism

Keywords: Texas Constitution, Declaration of Independence, victory or death letter, display, historic preservation, lifeguard requirements, public beaches, municipalities, county regulations, exemptions, Parks and Wildlife, procurement, goods and services, revenue generation, Texas legislature, historical preservation, Texas Historical Commission, fees, nonprofit organizations, fundraising

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• opportunities and um hibs educational opportunities and um hibs are<00:26:20.240><c> just</c><00:26:
• and people living with parents and people living with disabilities<00:43:40.000><c> we're</c><00:43:
• We know that stable homes correlate to positive outcomes in health and education.
• </c><00:59:43.440><c> Health</c> dedicated funding for Education Health dedicated funding for Education
• </c> vouchers um program both of my parents vouchers um program both of my parents were<01:25:21.840>

Committee: Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention

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• Similarly, the second proposal and the last proposal is to support efforts by the education sector.
• Parental rights and delegation.
• We have a contract with an outside party as we're developing this education campaign.
• I've started to see your education... Happy to take any questions. Thank you.
• I've started to see your education campaign. I've seen that on Facebook already.

Committee: Joint Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Interim Committee

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• But, um, this is the Senate's version, really, of hoping that the public will be educated beyond the
• </c> hoping that the public will be educated hoping that the public will be educated beyond<00:08:58.800
• </c><01:05:45.599><c> having</c> story I just shared with parents having story I just shared with parents
• And I do know from—and I'm not in the education committee, so I couldn't bring the Department of Education
• ><c> I've</c> um department of education in but I've um department of education in but I've seen<01:31

Summary: The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services held an informational briefing on the federal shutdown’s impact on state benefits, with the main focus on SNAP. DHS Benefit, Employment and Support Services Division Administrator Scott Morish explained that SNAP serves about 86,229 households statewide, or 168,947 individuals, and averages roughly $58–60 million in monthly federal benefits. He said USDA directed states to suspend November SNAP benefits effective November 1 if the shutdown continues, while existing October balances on EBT cards remain usable and cash benefits such as TANF, General Assistance, and AABD are not affected. DHS said it has continued processing applications, recertifications, interviews, and required reporting, and has posted public guidance on its website. Morish also reviewed other SNAP-related changes taking effect November 1 under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, including expanded able-bodied adult work requirements and tighter non-citizen eligibility rules. He said the work requirements now extend from ages 18–54 to 18–64 and apply to additional groups previously exempt, while only lawful permanent residents, COFA residents, and Cuban or Haitian entrants will remain eligible among non-citizens. He also noted Hawaii’s ongoing SNAP benefit reduction tied to a federal calculation error in the thrifty food plan, which has lowered benefits by about $8 per person per month for the past three years. On the state response, DHS said it is working with the Hawaii Food Bank and seeking $2 million in state funding to support it, and is also developing a Hawaii Relief Program using TANF reserve funds. The program is intended as a short-term housing and utility assistance program for families with dependent children under 300% of the federal poverty level, with up to four months of assistance. Senators questioned why rainy day funds were not being used and whether the state could directly fund EBT cards; DHS responded that the TANF approach was the fastest available option, that EBT delivery involves significant technical and administrative mechanics, and that the department is still in discussions with the vendor and other stakeholders about additional options.

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• So parents might build an ADU for their children.
• Other scenarios: maybe it's an aging parent who needs a place to stay, and they move into that property
• residences who have rising property taxes to deal with, children living in their basements, or elderly parents
• , special education, math, and science.
• , special education, math, and science.

Committee: Senate Commerce and Human Resources

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• is also to educate and inform parents<01:47:04.160><c> and</c><01:47:04.320><c> caregivers</c><01:47
• Again, this is about educating parents and caregivers.
• Again, this is about educating<01:51:43.600><c> parents</c><01:51:44.560><c> and</c><01:51:44.760><c>
• </c> educating parents and caregivers. educating parents and caregivers.
• </c><01:53:51.240><c> and</c> that this does not affect parents and that this does not affect parents