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• and accessible non-formal education and accessible non-formal education programs<00:04:25.080>
• We have our Little Explorers program, um, that provides age-appropriate hands-on educational, um, activities
• But we provide programming or education stations that gives information to our visitors about, um, about
• programs 12 different Grant programs programs 12 different Grant programs that<00:37:12.920>
• programming uh these programs are programming uh these programs are administered<01:15:36.520>

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• Defendant Program.
• Our 24-7 Dads program is a program that has wraparound services for men.
• Okay, sounds like a great program. I look forward to it.
• By design, the SNAP program is operationalized with flexibilities to ensure the program responds to the
• Phase, to improve recipient education regarding program requirements and expectations, while reinforcing

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• [Applause] [Music] of spending for special education nearly of spending for special education nearly
• [Applause] that they need we are making education that they need we are making education Freedom<00:26
• We are also funding expansions for career and technical education and our workforce credentialing programs
• <00:37:12.640> is response is resounding this program is response is resounding this program
• the education the education committee<04:21:35.479> prior<04:21:35.800> to<04:21:35.960

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• <00:02:52.239> So<00:02:52.400> I undermining all of those programs.
• So I undermining all of those programs.
• The education bill in the House of to.
• Um, there are no cuts to non-public education, as what had been proposed.
• We didn't have to cut education funding.

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• EDUCATION WAS EVAN'S MISSION AND IS HIS LEGACY.
• HE WAS A COMPASSIONATE AND DETERMINED COUNSELOR AND EDUCATOR.
• WHAT AN AMAZING EDUCATION TO HAVE LEARNED FOR THE TEACHERS AND THE STUDENTS.
• EDUCATORS IN THE WORKPLACES, EXCLUDING THE INPUT OF DEDICATED EDUCATORS AS THEY WORK DAY IN AND DAY
• NEXT WE WILL TAKE UP THE TAB 24, CS FOR CS FOR SB 1702 ON EDUCATION BY SENATOR BURGESS.

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• need to implement the program.
• And we already have a litany of public assistance programs and child care assistance programs that are
• A temporary federal program—a temporary COVID federal program.
• And while that's an important program, a vital program, and a necessary program, It's a program that
• It's a matching savings program that allows them to work toward a goal and includes financial education

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• So, how will we pay for education with no funds in the school foundation program and the LSR?
• . program. program.
• , creating a new grant program for the postsecondary education enrollment options program, making conforming
• program for the post-secary education<02:47:09.520> enrollment<02:47:10.000> options<02
• education enrollment options program. education enrollment options program.

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• , through outreach, advocacy, education, through outreach, advocacy, education, certification,<00
• . program. program.
• rules and to do the outreach programs. rules and to do the outreach programs.
• Well, you can pilot the program.
• You can do a lot of pre program.

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Summary: The Senate Committee on Government Operations held an informational briefing with the State Procurement Office on its small business procurement program. SPO staff described the program’s purpose as expanding access to state contracting for small businesses, including veteran-, Native Hawaiian-, and women-owned firms, and said they are seeking to make the current five-year initiative permanent before it ends in June 2027. They reported outreach efforts, a new website and newsletter, statewide surveys, draft administrative rules, and a 38% increase in small business registrations in the HANS database. They also explained that the program is intended to support outreach, education, certification, compliance, and a statewide database to connect agencies with qualified small businesses. Committee members focused heavily on whether the program is producing measurable contract awards, not just registrations. The chair and senators questioned the definition of “small business,” noting that SPO currently relies on SBA standards in HANS and is considering a Hawaii-specific definition based on employees, revenue, and Hawaii residency. Members raised concerns that the data showed only a small number of registered businesses receiving awards and that the database does not yet track awards well enough to evaluate performance. SPO responded that the database has had funding gaps, that the position was only filled in February 2025, and that the agency is still building the system and rules needed to track outcomes accurately. A major theme was how to make the program more effective for very small or “micro” businesses and how to reduce the complexity of state procurement. Members discussed the difference between set-asides and bid preferences, with SPO explaining that set-asides are generally tied to RFPs and preferences to IFBs. The committee suggested that future rules should make participation easier, provide more training and hand-holding, and possibly create pathways for micro businesses or groups of small businesses to bid together. No votes or formal actions were taken; the briefing ended with the committee asking SPO to provide more performance data and clearer information on outreach results and database contents.

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• Through our advocacy, educational programs, and collaborative partnerships, we help connect communities
• Through our advocacy, educational programs, and collaborative partnerships, we help connect communities
• And if we step back, we're education.
• state to have great educational state to have great educational opportunities<00:14:41.360> that
• <00:15:40.320> at in the college aviation programs at in the college aviation programs at

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Summary: The committee first heard a presentation from the Kentucky Aviation Association on the importance of general aviation airports in Kentucky and their economic and public-safety role. Witnesses said the state has more than 50 general aviation airports that support jobs, agriculture, tourism, medical transport, disaster response, and law enforcement, and they urged continued support for aviation infrastructure and workforce development. They asked the legislature to again provide $200,000 per general aviation airport for operating and basic infrastructure costs, to route the money through the Kentucky Department of Aviation for accountability, to revisit a special-purpose governmental entity audit requirement they said is too costly for small airports, to create a long-term appropriations process for the roughly $100 million in unmet capital needs, and to fund the Arrow Act for aviation education and scholarships. Members asked about a dedicated aviation fuel tax and about local training partnerships, simulators, and school or community college programs; the witnesses said they preferred an appropriations-based solution and offered to help connect interested communities with aviation education resources. The committee then took up “Troy’s Law,” sponsored by Representatives White and Flannery, which would allow tow trucks to use blue lights while stationary and actively removing vehicles or debris from highways. Sponsors and tow operators said the bill is intended to improve worker safety after the deaths of tow operators Troy Cwell and Hubert Mosley in highway hit-and-run incidents, and they emphasized that tow operators often work in dangerous conditions at night, in bad weather, and near fast-moving traffic. They said the proposal would not apply while driving or towing and noted that other states have adopted similar measures. Witnesses from the towing industry, including Bubba Johnson and Barbara Maguire, supported the bill as an added layer of protection and described tow operators as first responders who help motorists in emergencies. Representative Flannery and other members expressed support for the safety goal and invited further discussion, but no vote or final action was taken in the excerpt.

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• <00:20:22.720> spending The first line, E12 education spending The first line, E12 education
• They don't automatically flow to state programs unless the program has a specific statutory formula that
• They don't automatically flow to state programs unless the program has a specific statutory formula that
• federal funds supporting this program. federal funds supporting this program.
• <00:44:39.920> um charters co-op so local education um charters co-op so local education um

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Summary: Minnesota Management and Budget officials presented the February 2026 budget and economic forecast, saying the state remains in a strong financial position but faces continued structural imbalance and significant uncertainty. Commissioner Aaron Campbell said the FY 2026-27 balance is now projected at more than $3.7 billion, up about $1.3 billion from November, and the FY 2028-29 planning period is projected to end with a $377 million positive balance. He emphasized that the improvement comes largely from higher projected revenues, especially individual income and corporate franchise taxes, but warned that the state is increasingly reliant on more volatile sources such as capital gains, interest income, and corporate profits. State Economist Dr. Anthony Becker said the national outlook improved slightly, with stronger projected GDP, consumer spending, and investment, but weaker payroll growth and ongoing trade-policy uncertainty. He noted that the forecast was complicated by missing federal data because of the federal shutdown, and that tariffs, immigration policy, equity markets, and possible AI-related shifts all present risks. Revenue projections were raised for the current biennium, including individual income tax receipts, sales tax revenue, corporate franchise tax revenue, and other revenues, while Becker stressed that federal funding threats, especially involving Medicaid and other entitlement programs, could materially alter the outlook. State Budget Director Anna Mingi said general fund spending in the current biennium is projected to be $68 million lower than previously estimated, but planning-year spending is up $152 million. The biggest spending changes came from education, where special education costs rose sharply after updated local spending data, and from human services, where a new prepayment review process for certain Medicaid benefits reduced projected spending by $133 million this biennium and $105 million in the next. She also said discretionary inflation is now estimated at $1.04 billion, up $104 million from November. Campbell closed by saying the state’s reserve remains at a record $3.8 billion and that Minnesota’s AAA bond rating and reserve policy help protect against downturns. He cautioned, however, that the long-term structural imbalance remains about $3.4 billion in the planning years, or $2.3 billion excluding discretionary inflation, and urged policymakers to offset any new spending with reductions. No votes or formal actions were taken; the meeting was a presentation and question-and-answer session on the forecast.

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• The Health Professions and program subcommittee will come to order a NOLA please call the Roll. >> Chair
• And I just want to point out the differences in education and training matter.
• And we also attend a 3 and a half here doctoral degree program.
• You've heard some of my colleagues talk about the difference in education and experience.
• Let's go for that or no, we should try this because I've got that extra education and that experience

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• <04:44:46.798> Speaker, program or the VAS program. Speaker, program or the VAS program.
• The program is called the loan guarantee program.
• c><04:57:18.638> an<04:57:18.878> important program or VAS program was an important program
• program.
• training program. training program.

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• Thank you. education for our young students succeed.
• Assembly Bill 1412 by Assembly Member Jeff Gonzalez and an act relating to special education.
• inspection of terminals program, known as the BIT program.
• The amendments recently added will extend the program for five years.
• That same year, she went back to school, graduating from Korea College's nursing program in 1983.

Summary: The Assembly met on May 23, 2025, after a quorum call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance. Members also made several guest introductions and memorial recognitions, including tributes to labor leader Louisa Blue and a Memorial Day moment of silence. The body adopted a motion to suspend Assembly Rule 63 for certain Appropriations Committee bills, and later took up a second-day consent calendar and several resolutions. The chamber adopted ACR 68, declaring July 2025 as Parks Make Life Better Month, and ACR 83, proclaiming California Maritime Day; both received broad support. On the floor file, members passed a series of bills covering child passenger safety, student financial aid, downtown office-to-housing conversion districts, rental vehicle theft prevention, fire hazard zone reviews, medical data protections, UC admissions transparency, office-to-housing streamlining, inoperable RV removal, domestic violence and child welfare, insurance classification for social service workers, sustainable aviation fuel CEQA review, UC hiring background checks, accessory dwelling units, fish and wildlife exemptions for Sutter County infrastructure, speed limit assessments, geothermal permitting, special education transfers, recorder fee adjustments, and a BIT program exemption for farmers and ranchers. Most measures passed with little or no opposition. AB 435, which would have implemented a five-step test standard for child passenger safety laws, was later reconsidered and failed on a vote of 36-12 after the call was lifted. The Assembly also adopted the second-day consent calendar, including multiple bills and resolutions, and added co-authors to several resolutions. The session ended with adjournments in memory and an adjournment until Tuesday, May 27 at 1 p.m.

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• took two years to develop the program took two years to develop the program through<00:15:22.040
• So thanks for educating us about that as well.
• , who has a background in education.
• The public sector is guaranteeing the health, education, safety, and welfare of the public.
• They work incredibly hard to get it right, to educate parties and the labor community in Minnesota.

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Summary: The Senate Labor Committee received an overview from Chief Judge Patricia Millan of the Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals (WCCA). She explained the court’s history, created in 1981, its role as the appellate body for workers’ compensation disputes after Department of Labor and Industry and Office of Administrative Hearings proceedings, and its original jurisdiction over petitions to vacate settlement agreements. She also noted the court is composed of five judges, is funded entirely by the workers’ compensation fund, and operates with five staff attorneys and two full-time employees. The committee then heard introductory remarks from the judges present for confirmation: Deb Sunquist, Katherine Carlson, Shan Quinn, and Thomas Christensen, with a procedural note that Quinn’s reappointment had not yet been formally referred to the committee, so his motion would be held until paperwork arrived. The judges emphasized their collaborative, panel-based work, their experience representing both injured workers and employers, and their commitment to the workers’ compensation system. Quinn also described efforts to teach workers’ compensation at the University of Minnesota and encourage younger lawyers to enter the field. Members asked about the court’s caseload and about delays in workers’ compensation claims. In response, the judges said the WCCA’s caseload has generally declined and fluctuates, and they offered to provide case-count data. In a more detailed exchange, a senator described a family member’s long-delayed claim; judges explained that repetitive-trauma or “Gillette” injuries often require substantial medical proof and can be difficult for insurers to accept, but that the system is intended to be no-fault and typically takes about a year to a year and a half from filing to resolution. No votes were taken during the portion of the meeting reflected here.

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• <00:31:33.039> In programs that benefit all motans. In programs that benefit all motans.
• Uh, there may be kinds of work, for instance educational programs, where we would work with a grantee
• :53:56.559> programs<00:53:57.040> where for instance educational programs where for instance
• educational programs where we<00:53:57.440> would<00:53:57.680> work<00:53:57.920>
• I don’t If they’re doing educational programs, uh, wouldn’t you, you know, visit them in their workshop

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• I managed that program, the nation's largest crisis response program throughout the height of the pandemic
• There's a T visa program.
• We are part of their diversion program that people are referred to through our program.
• program.
• But we are proud in our office to say that we are spearheading two diversion programs, the lead program

Summary: The Assembly Standing Committee on Public Safety held an informational hearing in Pomona on sex work-related crimes and efforts to combat human trafficking. The chair and Assembly Member Michelle Rodriguez framed the issue as a major public safety and victim-protection concern, referencing the repeal of the loitering law in SB 357 and the recent enactment of AB 379, which targets buyers of sex rather than sex workers. The hearing was organized into three panels: data and research, policing and anti-trafficking efforts, and courtroom/prosecution impacts. In the first panel, the California Department of Justice presented arrest and conviction data for the repealed loitering statute, noting overall declines from 2019 to 2022 but also explaining that the data did not distinguish clearly between people selling sex, people loitering to sell, and people purchasing sex. USC law professor Hannah Gary summarized a 2021 report finding that law enforcement stings and raids often lack transparency, disproportionately harm Black women, minors, LGBTQ+ people, and undocumented migrants, and rarely achieve the stated goals of protecting victims, prosecuting traffickers, or preventing trafficking. The ACLU of Southern California argued that criminalization of sex work is discriminatory and historically used to police women and people of color, and that laws aimed at buyers still harm sex workers and can increase immigration consequences. Committee members asked about data collection, racial disparities, and whether the new law could worsen profiling; the panelists urged public health approaches, better data, and more survivor services. The second panel featured the California DOJ human trafficking coordinator, Pomona Police Chief Mike Ellis, and survivor advocate Jess Torres of Rising Worldwide. DOJ described its regional trafficking teams, task forces, victim services, and prosecutions, emphasizing a victim-centered and trauma-informed approach. Chief Ellis said SB 357 limited police intervention and contributed to visible open-air prostitution near schools and other sensitive locations, citing complaints from residents and a reported drop in juvenile rescues in Pomona after the law changed; he supported AB 63-style enforcement with safeguards and service referrals. Torres, speaking as a survivor, argued that anti-trafficking policy must be survivor-led, that many youth in the sex trade are boys or LGBTQ youth, and that criminalization and street enforcement often worsen harm and displacement rather than solving the underlying problems. In the final panel, a Riverside County deputy district attorney said AB 63 could help law enforcement make earlier contact with potential victims and identify traffickers, while stressing the need for training, documentation, and oversight. A Los Angeles County public defender argued that prosecuting trafficked people reinforces traffickers’ control, creates lifelong barriers, and retraumatizes survivors, and pointed to diversion programs as a better model. The Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking began its testimony by describing its survivor services and crisis response work. The hearing ended without any vote or formal action, but with committee members and witnesses continuing to debate the balance between enforcement, data collection, and survivor-centered services.

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• Program.
• Early Education Intervention Program, driving while impaired court, community outreach court, and more
• Our second request is to expand the truancy court and Early Education Intervention Program on Oahu.
• Our second request is to expand the truancy court and Early Education Intervention Program on Oahu.
• aahu Education Intervention Program on aahu Education Intervention Program on aahu we<00:04:13.959

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Summary: The Joint Committee on Labor and Judiciary heard the Judiciary’s budget presentation from Brandon Kimura and other court administrators. The Judiciary outlined its mission and access-to-justice programs, including specialty courts, self-help centers, online small claims dispute resolution, and e-reminders. It requested an operating budget of $6.17 million in FY 2026 and $6.25 million in FY 2027, along with 17 permanent and one temporary position, and described a series of staffing and program requests tied to specialty courts, district court operations, technology, and public guardianship. Major program requests included making women’s court permanent by converting seven temporary positions to permanent and adding a substance use counselor; expanding truancy court and the Early Education Intervention Program on Oahu; and making the driving while impaired court permanent. The Judiciary also sought staffing and funding for the new Wahiawa District Court, including security, janitorial, IT, clerical, bailiff, and social worker support, plus an additional district court judge and staff in Kona. Technology requests included cybersecurity tools and a cybersecurity unit, enhanced email protection, and replacement of aging network switches. Other operating requests included continued funding for the Criminal Justice Research Institute, restoration of 12 positions cut during the pandemic, and added support for the Office of the Public Guardian. For capital improvement projects, the Judiciary’s top priorities were $4 million to design a new South Kohala District Court, $900,000 to replace an aging AC chiller on Kauai, and $5 million for lump-sum facility preservation work. Members asked questions about purchase-of-service contract rates, implementation of court-appointed fee increases, federal grant dependence, specialty court effectiveness, truancy court outcomes, and the condition of the Ewa District Court site. Judiciary witnesses said they were working to raise provider rates through contracts and a separate bill, cited low recidivism and reduced petitions as evidence that specialty courts and truancy efforts are working, and said the Ewa site has significant foundation issues that may require further assessment or a different location.

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• education and libraries, natural parks or natural resources.
• That would be under education in public schools.
• And you may say, well, libraries are education?
• maintain our nationally recognized school choice program and fund public education for the long term
• , after-school programs, and summer camps.

Summary: The Committee on Appropriations took up SJR 2-F, the proposed constitutional amendment on property tax relief, which would reduce assessment growth on non-homestead property, expand homestead exemptions, create a new exemption for new homesteaders, and direct counties, cities, and school districts to use property tax revenues for specified core services. Senator Avila presented the measure as the governor’s plan to provide historic relief and argued that local governments should tighten budgets and prioritize core functions. Senators raised concerns about the lack of fiscal scoring, the breadth and ambiguity of the permitted uses, the effect on special districts and local services, and whether the proposal would shift costs to fees or other taxes. The committee adopted several amendments, including Avila’s amendment clarifying that ad valorem revenues could be used for county and municipal operations and administration and other expenditures not prohibited by law, and Trumbull’s amendment removing school board ad valorem taxes from the proposal. Other amendments failed, including proposals to allow user fees and non-ad valorem assessments, add a sunset, redirect tourism development taxes, narrow the small-business provision, and change the ballot title to reference local service reductions. Grall’s amendment removing the constitutional trust fund requirement was adopted, while the committee also rejected Berman’s title-change amendment and Smith’s sunset and tourism-tax amendments. The committee then returned to the bill as amended for questions, including extended debate over whether the proposal would affect noncitizen residents, the impact on local government finances, and whether local governments would respond with higher fees or special assessments. The meeting ended with the bill still under discussion after the final round of questions, with Avila saying he would continue working with the governor’s office on the language before the next vote.

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• ,<00:14:05.760> President Department of Education, President Department of Education, President
• <00:16:11.279> that otherwise known as Vets, a program that otherwise known as Vets, a program
• <02:45:55.920> programs, and critical education programs, and critical education programs,
• jeopardizing access to early education jeopardizing access to early education for<02:52:24.880><
• care, housing and higher education. care, housing and higher education.

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• parent education.
• parent education.
• Professional Education Loan Forgiveness Program.
• Program. Program.
• Well Management Program. Well Management Program.

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