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• Those hearing students are eager to learn the language, the culture, to become quality interpreters.
• Some students come out with great success, but some of them don't make it to certification right away
• ><03:29:45.120> attention<03:29:45.439> to<03:29:45.560> all<03:29:45.680> test
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Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee first took up House Bill 702, which would change how extra or special duty pay for retired police officers is treated for retirement and work-limit purposes. Supporters argued the bill would let retirees work more special-duty hours, helping municipalities fill traffic-detail and similar assignments without added state cost, and said it would not prohibit retirees from working but would simply stop those hours from counting toward the return-to-work threshold. Opponents argued the change would be inconsistent with the retirement system’s 2011 reforms, could increase pension liabilities, and would treat the same compensation differently for active employees and retirees. Members also discussed whether the bill would affect current and future retirees, the role of municipalities, and whether the policy amounted to “policing for profit.” The subcommittee ultimately voted 3-2 to recommend inexpedient to legislate (ITL) on HB 702, sending it to the full committee with that recommendation. The committee then discussed House Bill 581, which would create a Group Three retirement plan for new state employees hired after the bill’s effective date. The chair outlined a housekeeping amendment to delay implementation, moving the effective date to January 1, 2026, and noted a sponsor amendment addressing health insurance group inclusion and medical and surgical benefits so those benefits would not be put at risk for the new group. Testimony and discussion focused on the shift from defined benefit to defined contribution, with supporters citing Michigan examples and arguing the bill would help recruit and retain employees while giving them more flexibility. Opponents said the change could weaken retirement security and increase unfunded liability, though supporters responded that the bill still requires employer contributions toward accrued liability and is intended to keep the state on track to pay off its unfunded liability by 2039. The transcript ends with continued discussion of the bill and no final vote shown on HB 581.

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• American family and a a local uh student American family and a a local uh student that<01:34:21.600
• Anthropogenic global warming fails the philosophy of science test.
• Anthropogenic global warming fails the philosophy of science test.
• Anthropogenic global warming fails the philosophy of science test.
• Anthropogenic global warming fails the philosophy of science test.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• who said They wish to wishes test who said They wish to testify<00:38:01.599> is<00:38:01.800
• I was former president of the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund at the law school here.
• <01:38:09.960> animal former president of the student animal former president of the student
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Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee met on February 12 at 2 p.m. and heard several measures related to corrections, re-entry, law enforcement, retirement benefits, and gun violence prevention. On HB 10002, which would extend the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission coordinator’s term and clarify unannounced inspection authority, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said it had no objection to the term length or to 24/7 unannounced access. The commission’s chair, Commissioner Mark Patterson, asked for a longer term, saying the commission needs more time and stability to manage reform efforts after years without staff during COVID. Community Alliance on Prisons and Carolyn Eaton also supported a longer term, with both suggesting six years would better insulate the position from politics. The chair noted he had asked Chair Bot for background on the prior committee’s changes and said that could be discussed during decision-making. The committee then heard HB 67, which would require DCR to help inmates obtain civil identification documents such as IDs, birth certificates, and Social Security cards as soon as practicable, including for people in furlough or community placement programs. DCR said it supported the bill and described ongoing work with the city and county on ID machines and with agencies on certificates and Social Security cards. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Oversight Commission, Community Alliance on Prisons, and the Office of Public Defense all supported the measure, emphasizing that identification is essential for housing, employment, and successful re-entry and noting the disproportionate impact of incarceration on Native Hawaiians. On HB 1183, which would classify certain law enforcement administrators and Department of Law Enforcement employees as Class A members for retirement purposes, the Department of Human Resources Development, the Employees’ Retirement System, and the Department of Law Enforcement all supported the bill. DHRD said it would help recruitment and retention, ERS said it had technical amendments to suggest, and DLE said the change would help with succession planning and allow the governor to appoint the most qualified leader. The committee also heard HB 1045, an emergency appropriation bill to cover payroll fringe benefits for Department of Law Enforcement personnel after salary funding had been shifted to other departments; Budget and Finance and DLE explained the need for the supplemental funding, and no opposition was noted. Finally, the committee took up HB 664, which would create an Office of Gun Violence Prevention, a grant program, a resource bank, and a special fund. The Attorney General recommended adding standards for grant awards and warned of overlap with the existing Gun Violence and Violent Crimes Commission, suggesting consolidation and repeal of the older commission to avoid duplication. Supporters included the Brady Campaign, Everytown for Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action Hawaii, a physician, and an Army veteran, who argued the office would centralize data, coordinate prevention efforts, and help secure outside funding. Testimony was mixed, with the chair noting 37 supporters, nine opponents, and three commenters, but no vote was taken during the hearing.

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• <00:04:42.759> faculty coming days and weeks students faculty coming days and weeks students
• we then work to keep those students here in Minnesota and have the students, the fewer students that
• we then work to keep those students here in Minnesota and have the students, the fewer students that
• > academic student mental health student academic student mental health student academic supports
• students are struggling in the student students are struggling in the student mental<01:42:55.560

Keywords: 1183, house

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• <00:57:42.640> What student. So what's happened then? What student.
• , homeschool students, the students that are there.
• , the students that are there.
• keep students safe. Thank you. keep students safe. Thank you.
• This is what we need to students.

Keywords: 916, all

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• They are our neighbors, our students, and our future.
• increase the rates of cognitive testing increase the rates of cognitive testing in<01:05:28.559>
• Chair<01:20:49.920> Norah<01:20:50.320> Shogmacher<01:20:50.880> and testing
• Chair Norah Shogmacher and testing.
• Thank you for your test and please introduce yourself for the record and proceed.

Bills: HF2434

Keywords: healthcare, personal care assistance, worker retention, disability services, state funding, 1183, house

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• We can improve student attendance in Minnesota by implementing responses that are less punitive first
• What is keeping those students from getting to school? That's really what we're trying to get at.
• <02:12:32.960> Thank<02:12:33.119> you<02:12:33.280> for the student to school
• Thank you for the student to school. Thank you for your<02:12:33.679> time.
• <02:26:45.760> who's<02:26:46.479> uh I'll invite uh one of your test who's uh I'll

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• What kind of student are they?
• What kind of student are they?
• What kind of student are they?
• What kind of student are they?
• What kind of student are they?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• They receive sample testing and preparatory materials to get ready to go into that trade, and then any
• equips students with the skills<00:24:22.320> needed<00:24:22.600> to<00:24:22.679>
• The teachers were very understanding that you are a full-time worker and a student.
• They had a Twin Cities-wide community service event for all the Twin Cities student council members,
• council members so Cities uh student council members so that's<00:43:20.520> when<00:43:20.800

Bills: HF1439, HF1004, HF498, HF1326

Keywords: HF1439, Minnesota Grocers Association Foundation, Carts to Careers, workforce development fund, DEED, Department of Employment and Economic Development, grocery industry, food industry, food retail, retail workforce, job training, career pathways, scholarships, certifications, workforce pipeline, one-time appropriation, industry training, labor shortage, youth employment, apprenticeship

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• House representative with students at Texas A&M, 87 miles away, the people of Centerville, 124 miles
• I want them to benefit from public schools that help develop intelligent and kind students.
• Hughes, I had to listen to you earlier make arguments that a high school debate student could quash.
• I'm a student of history; I'm a professor of history. And what will swallow you whole is MAGA.
• country to reckon with the soul-rotting disease of Jim Crow, segregated litigation, poll taxes, literacy tests

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Agriculture described Christa as a natural teacher whose dedication makes a lasting impression on students
• This will create a 1,700 advanced Simulation center that will allow more students to graduate each year
• Thousands of students have benefited from programs he helped grow, giving them the skills they need to
• AND THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS HAVE BENEFITED FROM PROGRAMS HE HELPED GROW, GIVING THEM THE SKILLS THEY NEED
• This funding will create a 1,700-square-foot advanced simulation center that will allow more students

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, November 17, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• My daughter is a student athlete. She suffered an injury.
• Walk through my high school or talk to students from almost any high school in California, and you'll
• Students are vaping in bathrooms and locker rooms.
• Walk through my high school or talk to students from almost any high school in California, and you'll
• Students are vaping in bathrooms and locker rooms.

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee met on April 22 and took up a special order of bills focused largely on prior authorization and utilization management in health care. The chair framed the discussion as part of a broader legislative effort to reduce delays and barriers to care, especially in behavioral health, chronic disease management, cancer treatment, and rehabilitation services. AB 384 by Assembly Member Connolly would prohibit prior authorization for inpatient mental health or substance use emergency admissions and related physician care; supporters said it would prevent dangerous delays in crisis care, while insurers and health plans warned about fraud, abuse, and ambiguity around residential treatment facilities. The bill was moved on a due pass as amended motion and passed the committee on a party-line style vote, with Republicans largely absent or not voting. The committee then heard AB 510 by Assembly Member Addis, which would require health plans, upon request, to provide a peer reviewer of the same or similar specialty when a treating provider appeals a prior authorization denial or modification. Supporters argued that specialty-matched review would make appeals fairer and more clinically informed; opponents said the requirement was too rigid and that timelines and electronic submission rules needed changes. After discussion about the need for timely, specialty-specific review, the bill was approved on a due pass as amended motion and placed on call. AB 539 by Assembly Member Schiavo would extend prior authorization approvals to one year or the duration of the physician’s prescribed treatment for chronic conditions; supporters cited repeated denials and treatment interruptions, while opponents raised concerns about overbreadth, fraud, and the need for shorter validity periods. The bill was also passed as amended and placed on call. The committee next considered AB 669 by Assembly Member Haney, which would bar concurrent and retrospective review for the first 28 days of medically necessary substance use disorder treatment and limit prior authorization for related outpatient medications. The bill was presented with a powerful personal story from Ryan Matlock’s mother about her son’s death after an insurer cut off treatment early; supporters said the measure would keep patients in care long enough to stabilize, while opponents argued it would reduce oversight and could allow lower-quality or non-evidence-based care. The bill was moved on a due pass as amended motion and placed on call. Finally, AB 512 by Assembly Member Harabedian would shorten prior authorization response times to 24 hours for urgent requests and 48 hours for non-urgent requests; supporters said delays can worsen outcomes, while opponents warned the timelines were unrealistic and could increase administrative burdens and safety issues. The bill was approved as amended and placed on call. AB 574 by Assembly Member Mark Gonzalez was then heard; it would allow up to 12 medically necessary physical therapy sessions for a new episode of care without prior authorization, with supporters emphasizing stroke and neurological recovery and opponents warning of reduced oversight and unnecessary care. The transcript ends during testimony on AB 574, before final action is shown.

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• But there's been a lot of development since I was a student here.
• I was a law student, so I will just, right.
• Again, one of my PhD students did this in about, I don’t know, half an hour, 40 minutes.
• I'm a student and an artist.
• As students, we decide our sources because authors deserve the credit.

Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee and Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee held an informational hearing at Stanford on the intersection of artificial intelligence, copyright, transparency, and California’s creative economy. Chairs and members emphasized that the hearing was not on a specific bill and no vote would be taken. Opening remarks framed the issue as balancing protection for artists and other rights holders with the need to keep AI innovation and related economic activity thriving in California, while noting that federal action is unlikely and that state policy may influence national standards. The first panel featured Professor Pamela Samuelson and Stanford researcher Rishi Bommasani. Samuelson reviewed the current copyright litigation landscape, including dozens of lawsuits over AI training, and explained the fair use framework, the Google Books precedent, and the uncertainty around newer theories such as market dilution. She said states can likely regulate transparency, deepfakes, privacy, and safety, but warned that some proposals may be preempted by federal copyright law. Bommasani described widespread opacity around training data among major California AI companies, discussed AB 2013 and the EU AI Act as transparency models, and identified gaps in disclosure design, enforcement, and whether transparency alone can address copyright and IP concerns. Members asked about open-source models, opt-outs, machine unlearning, user data, and state options for protecting creators. The second panel included SAG-AFTRA board member Jason George, Animation Guild president Danny Lynn, and OpenAI copyright counsel Mark Gray. George and Lynn argued that AI training on performers’ and artists’ work without consent or compensation threatens jobs, bargaining power, and reputations, and they supported stronger transparency and licensing requirements so creators can identify when their work is used. Gray said AI is already being used as a productivity tool and highlighted partnerships between AI companies and publishers, record labels, and studios, while arguing that specific harmful uses such as deepfakes should be regulated directly rather than restricting general-purpose AI development. Committee members discussed labeling and watermarking of AI-generated content, transparency around model use, and whether state law should require more detailed disclosure of training data; no formal action was taken.

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• That's per thousand students, and that's regarding cannabis poisoning.
• have based on test have based on test >> members<01:35:16.080> we<01:35:16.400>
• He's testing technology. He goes all over the country working on nuclear power plants.
• But let's have a logic test here on this amendment.
• Nothing has gone through the actual test to prove that it meets the standard.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• She worked with Representative Scott on the Student Data Privacy Act and with Representative Robbins
• impact of cell going to approach the impact of cell phones<00:12:22.079> on<00:12:22.320> student
• <00:12:22.720> behavior,<00:12:23.279> academic phones on student behavior, academic
• phones on student behavior, academic attainment,<00:12:24.079> and<00:12:24.320> emotional
• it hasn't been considered in this bill, it is in the Kids Code bill, a bill that's been vetted and tested

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House took up House File 4138, a bill aimed at limiting harmful social media features for children and requiring social media companies to report potential mass-shooting threats to the BCA. Members first reconsidered and then adopted the Smith amendment (A13), while a proposed amendment to that amendment (A18) failed on a 67-67 tie. Representative Bonner then introduced a technical amendment (A14) but withdrew it after explaining it needed further work to avoid liability and legal problems. The bill was then read for third reading as amended. Debate centered on the bill’s approach to child safety online. Supporters, including Representatives Scott, Eng, Feist, Greenman, and Gilman, argued that social media is addictive, harmful to children’s mental health, and too often exploits kids, and they said the bill is an important bipartisan first step. Several members also emphasized that parents should be involved, though some questioned whether parents can realistically understand the technology and legal terms well enough to make informed decisions. Representative Leeing raised concerns about location privacy, parental consent, possible liability waivers, and whether the bill should instead restrict addictive features for all children rather than only those whose parents consent. The discussion also broadened to related public-safety issues. Representative Greenman contrasted the difficulty of advancing this bill with the Legislature’s inability to move gun-related provisions, arguing that organized interests like the gun lobby and big tech are blocking stronger protections for children. Representative Bonner later described specific cases of children harmed through social media, including sextortion and fentanyl-related deaths, to argue that the bill does not yet cover all vulnerable youth and should be strengthened. No final vote on passage is included in the transcript excerpt, but the amended bill advanced to third reading.

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• people to stand up and say, "Yep, I'll vouch for them," take a 25-question, multiple-choice, true-false test
• in the country. and our opportunity gaps are evaporating because we know that students are achieving
• There's an update to a grant program that allows for a school to build a home with support from students
• So the school can really just focus on getting the students out there and actively building those homes
• if they so choose. students out there and actively building those homes if they so choose.

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• A college student may change their address to have mail forwarded to their dorm during the school year
• If we do, I believe the author should seek out a more reliable standard that has been tested by the courts
• As part of this process, we also register any eligible students to vote.
• Many students that age have not yet had a need to interact with DPS.
• Do you expect high school students to take time off of school to go prove their citizenship if they don't

Bills: HB2442, HB3697, HB4288, HB5256, HB5337, HB5362, HJR161

Keywords: HB 2442, Texas Election Code, Election Code Section 84.001, early voting, ballot by mail, mail ballot, absentee voting, runoff election, primary runoff, general runoff, voter application, election administration, county election officials, opt-out, voter choice, mail voting, ballot application, voting by mail, Election Code, size requirements

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• The ratio of public school students per housing unit since 1990 has decreased from 39 to 29 students
• 00:56:06.640> of<00:56:06.839> public<00:56:07.119> school<00:56:07.359> students
• um the ratio of public school students um the ratio of public school students per<00:56:08.039><
• 01:11:15.159> you<01:11:15.400> appreciate<01:11:15.760> your<01:11:15.920> test
• right thank you appreciate your test right thank you appreciate your test thank<01:11:16.480>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• distributed to students. distributed to students.
• the expense of students today. the expense of students today.
• So just returns to our students.
• equally to every student in the state. equally to every student in the state.
• to make that decision for our students. to make that decision for our students.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We're working with Minit on a desktop tool, which will hopefully be delivered in March for testing.
• and and work on that we're in testing and and work on that we're in the<00:24:03.960> middle<
• Has the rollout of the quick tests been very helpful as that's starting to get used in a more widespread
• Has the rollout of the quick tests been very helpful as that's starting to get used in a more widespread
• An official test, so we're working with an official test on that issue.

Keywords: 1183, house