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• </c> assistance so we've utilized the program assistance so we've utilized the program a<00:09:02.279
• A lot of the programs that we have access to require either new construction or they require things to
• If we have programs to support them, and this program does that, we use it regularly.
• A lot of the programs that we have access to require either new construction or they require things to
• It's a statewide program in which the high school students partner with our volunteers, and they build

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Where will I see the go to school?
• </c> majority have not been constructed. majority have not been constructed.
• Construction Trades Council Construction Trades Council not<01:45:39.440><c> present.
• </c> demands for off-site construction demands for off-site construction homes.<01:48:27.920><c> This
• The homes are going to be constructed, constructed, constructed, inspected<01:49:07.840><c> according

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on House Bill 2592, which would clarify the powers of the Mauna Stewardship and Oversight Authority regarding land use on Mauna Akea and related property transfers. The Department of Land and Natural Resources supported the rural property transfer but objected to language transferring conservation district use permits, saying CDUPs normally run with the land rather than being assigned to specific telescopes or observatories. The University of Hawaiʻi and the observatories generally supported the bill but urged clearer language, especially on the transfer of real property assets, related obligations and liabilities, and the inclusion of milestones for the transition. Office of Hawaiian Affairs supported the bill’s overall intent but warned that some language could be overbroad and might improperly waive future beneficiary claims. Several testifiers opposed the measure, arguing it ignored DHHL lands and beneficiary rights, while others supported it as a way to clarify the authority’s role. Members questioned DLNR about the practical effects of transferring CDUP responsibility, and the committee emphasized that the bill was narrowly focused on specific land. The committee then took up House Bill 2593, which would authorize the Mauna Stewardship and Oversight Authority to extend existing leases and subleases for up to 10 years. The authority explained that the bill does not itself extend any lease, but instead gives the authority discretion to initiate a transparent public process if extensions are needed. The University of Hawaiʻi supported the concept but said the timing of any extension matters and noted possible legal requirements under state law. The observatories also supported the bill, describing it as a flexible tool during a broader transition process and noting that the authority has held many public planning workshops. Opponents, including Native Hawaiian and community testifiers, argued that the conservation lands should receive the highest protection, that the community had not consented, and that the observatories have had decades to plan ahead. One testifier urged the bill be deferred or killed for lack of clarity. In response to questions, the committee clarified that the bill only authorizes a process and does not itself extend leases, and that any extension would require public participation. The final measure discussed in the excerpt was House Bill 2047, relating to the AHAPU advisory committee. The discussion focused on the committee’s administrative relationship to the Department of Land and Natural Resources and whether DLNR should oversee basic legal compliance issues such as Sunshine Law and legislative reporting. DLNR explained that the committee is administratively attached to the department, which provides support on human resources, procurement, and legal questions, but that the committee itself generally handles its own operations. The department said it would route compliance questions to its attorneys and implement their advice. The hearing then moved on to House Bill 2231, which would transfer appointment authority for island burial council members from the governor and Senate to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs board of trustees. OHA said it generally supported the change for geographic moku representatives, since it already nominates candidates for those seats, but expressed concern about taking on appointment authority for the large landowner seats because that role is less directly tied to its statutory duties.

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• My name is Maddie Anderson, and I am an alum of the ProStart program at Shakopee High School.
• </c><00:04:09.159><c> I</c> proart program at Shaky High School I proart program at Shaky High School
• I'm a student in the ProStart program at Oak River High School.
• I'm a student in the ProStart program at Oak River High School.
• 00:14:25.160><c> I</c><00:14:25.320><c> thought</c> School um uh program and what I thought School um

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I'm the Assistant Commissioner for Sustainability Planning and Program Management at the Department of
• </c> trunk highway so therefore the program trunk highway so therefore the program or<00:20:53.159><c
• </c> In order to evaluate the entire program.
• </c><00:25:26.760><c> that</c> a stip or a tip um to program that a stip or a tip um to program that
• </c><01:21:39.440><c> of</c> and Mobility through the construction of and Mobility through the construction

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We have our school up here, Alamo Navajo School.
• that assistance?
• My question is, who does the school belong to if it’s a BIA school?
• program also?
• Assistant (CNA) programs.

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• for us for assistance.
• for us for assistance.
• . assistance. assistance.
• </c> fought for emergency rental assistance. fought for emergency rental assistance.
• schools, and workers on the job.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• the Department of Education coming up with a process on how you identify schools that need construction
• , the current middle school, high school, the current middle school, one<00:23:55.679><c> elementary<
• school and the middle school into an elementary school and utilizing our lone elementary school on the
• That purpose is even more critical today with rising construction costs straining school budgets.
• construction costs straining school<00:47:33.440><c> budgets.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The House Budget Review Subcommittee on Primary and Secondary Education and Workforce Development met for an information-gathering session and opened by clarifying that the subcommittee would not be voting on budget requests. Because there was no quorum at first, the committee did not take up approval amendments. The first presentation focused on a budget request to incentivize national certification for school social workers and school psychologists. Rep. Vanessa Gracal, along with Amy Oats and Leslie Gilpin, argued for a $500,000 annual appropriation to provide $2,000 salary supplements to nationally certified school social workers and school psychologists working primarily in their certification areas. They said the stipend would help recruit and retain professionals amid shortages, noted that current Kentucky certification numbers are low, and explained the rigorous certification and renewal requirements. In response to questions, they said there is currently no appropriation for this purpose in HB 500 and none they were aware of in HB 6 in 2024. The next topic was school facility funding needs, led by Rep. Bob McCool, Johnson County Superintendent Tom Cochran, Commissioner of Education Robert Fletcher, and other district representatives. They described the “gap funding” issue for school construction projects that had already started before COVID-era inflation sharply increased costs. Johnson County and Harrison County were highlighted as examples of districts that had already committed local funds, passed nickel taxes, and begun construction but now need additional state support to finish projects. Speakers emphasized that many projects were audited and approved, that the state has already funded about half of the gap, and that roughly $130 million more is being sought in HB 500 to complete the remaining work. They stressed that unfinished projects would leave districts with half-built schools and that completing them would bring long-term savings and better facilities for students. The committee then turned to testimony from KASA representatives on the impacts of HB 500 as introduced. The witnesses discussed the importance of school psychology and school social work certification, the benefits of advanced training for student services, and the need to recognize and support highly qualified staff. A member asked whether HB 500 or HB 6 included an appropriation for the certification stipend, and the witnesses answered no. The meeting also included a motion to approve the minutes from the prior meeting once a quorum was present, and the minutes were approved by voice vote.

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• When I was in school... I know that for a fact.
• When I was in school, high school in particular, I know the first week of... and this is public, so maybe
• than $150 million in order to finish construction.
• I'm the project director for the Greater Cambridge Energy Program.
• The hospital was left by Steward partially constructed.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee first heard testimony on H. 3599, a bill concerning access to historic Indian lands and easements for landlocked tribal parcels in Massachusetts. Witnesses, including members of the Mashpee Wampanoag and Herring Pond communities, said the bill would restore access to family lands that have long been treated as landlocked and had been denied easements by necessity in prior court rulings. They described heavy tax burdens, prior litigation, and support from the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, with conditional support from the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe pending language changes. Committee members asked about the tax assessments and the status of tribal support, and the chair said the committee would follow up on possible amendments. The committee then took up S. 2922, which would authorize an underground easement at Magazine Beach in Cambridge for the Greater Cambridge Energy Project. Eversource representatives said the easement is needed for a transmission line connecting the Brighton and Kendall Square substations, supporting grid reliability and the Commonwealth’s clean energy transition. They said DCR would receive fair market value and replacement land in Wendell to satisfy Article 97 requirements. No objections were raised, and the panel’s testimony concluded without a vote recorded in the transcript. Most of the hearing focused on H. 5047, which would authorize the Commonwealth to take the Norwood Hospital site by eminent domain so the hospital can be restored. Sponsors, local officials, hospital task force members, EMS and fire representatives, a chamber of commerce leader, and a former hospital administrator all argued that the 2020 flood and Steward’s bankruptcy left the region without adequate care, causing longer ambulance transports, emergency room boarding, staffing strain, and economic losses. They said the site remains a partially completed shell, that the state should be able to acquire it and bring in a nonprofit operator, and that the taking would not require state funding because an operator would pay the acquisition costs. Committee members from both chambers expressed support and asked about costs, timing, infrastructure, and whether a nonprofit operator is being pursued. The chair took the bill under advisement after extensive testimony; no vote was taken in the transcript.

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• </c><00:05:05.080><c> or</c> to apply it would be a high school or to apply it would be a high school
• or GED or eligible with the high school or GED or three<00:05:37.840><c> years</c><00:05:38.080><c>
• </c><00:06:27.360><c> or</c> 35% graduated that had a high school or 35% graduated that had a high school
• </c><00:09:48.440><c> or</c> accepted that uh had a high school or accepted that uh had a high school
• I'm very happy the programs you're talking about.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The House Standing Committee on Justice, Public Safety, and Judiciary met to approve the February 18 minutes and then heard first from Kentucky State Police Commissioner Philip Burnett Jr. on recruitment, Trooper Academy classes, and the Kentucky Emergency Warning System (KQES) lease program. Burnett said KSP had submitted the House Bill 6 recruitment and retention reports, and he reviewed Cadet Classes 104 and 105, including application numbers, age ranges, and the mix of applicants by education, military, and law enforcement background. He said attrition is driven largely by physical fitness failures and homesickness from the resident academy model, but noted KSP has expanded recruiting and mentoring efforts, including college-credit partnerships and targeted recruiting in western Kentucky. Members asked about academy credit, the physical test, dropout reasons, whether applicants can reapply, and where recruits are coming from; Burnett said some do return successfully and that most candidates come from central and eastern Kentucky, while staffing remains hardest at posts in Mayfield, Madisonville, Henderson, Campbellsburg, and Dry Ridge. Burnett also updated the committee on KQES and the broader radio replacement effort. He described KQES as a 153-tower microwave backbone supporting state and local public safety communications, including DEMA, KET, and seismology equipment, and said KSP is renewing long-term private land leases that were set to expire in the coming years. He reported progress using master agreements and outside leasing firms, with eight leases out for bid and eleven more to follow, plus new interagency leases with the Transportation Cabinet and a site move in Wolf County to Forest Service land. He said about 997 leases still remain to be executed, though some tower sites involve multiple leases, and he expressed optimism that the new process will protect the system’s assets. In response to questions from Representative Sharp, Burnett said he could not give a firm completion date for the new radio system but estimated 18 to 36 months depending on tower construction, and said phase three equipment has already been procured for parts of Posts 8, 11, and 14, including Boyd and Lawrence counties. After KSP’s presentation and questions from Representatives Sharp, Carney, and Decker, the committee turned to the Kentucky Court of Justice. Zach Ramy, director of the Administrative Office of the Courts, introduced himself and began the court system’s budget overview, but the transcript provided cuts off before that presentation continued.

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• </c> of this program. of this program.
• </c> uh program. That was one aspect of it. uh program. That was one aspect of it.
• </c> that that program continues. Thank you. that that program continues. Thank you.
• </c><00:50:12.240><c> by</c><00:50:12.400><c> those</c> programs that are overseen by those programs
• </c> that's constructive in going forward. that's constructive in going forward.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• And I know the Biosolids Grant Program has not been funded in several years.
• net zero school in Florida.
• encouraging these types of schools to be built?
• Madam Chair, this is dealing with the construction and inspection standards.
• It's a five-year recertification program on the systems.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• program for low-income residents in California, avoiding any Prop. 218 barriers to assistance.
• it creates a mechanism to allow existing local assistance programs to continue operating.
• And number two, we wanted to retain the autonomy of existing and future local water rate assistance programs
• In developing the program in SB 1125, it was necessary that the language acknowledged that these programs
• are separate and that nothing in the statewide program would preclude local water rate assistance programs

Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on environmental, climate, transparency, water affordability, recycling, and refinery transition issues. SB 1087 would modernize SB 375 regional climate and transportation planning by extending planning cycles, clarifying target-setting and review processes, and reducing time spent on modeling and CEQA-related work; it drew strong support from MPOs and environmental groups with some opposition from clean air, housing, and industry advocates concerned about VMT, housing impacts, and agency authority. SB 1239 would require CARB to update its standardized regulatory impact assessment when major regulations are materially changed; manufacturers and business groups supported the transparency measure, while the chair opposed it as adding delay and inefficiency to rulemaking. SB 1125 would create the framework for a statewide low-income water rate assistance program; it received broad support from utilities, environmental justice groups, local governments, and community members, and the committee advanced it on a 3-1 vote. SB 1180 would set rules for spending from the plastic pollution mitigation fund created by SB 54, with broad support from environmental justice and conservation groups and opposed-unless-amended positions from industry groups seeking tighter limits and more oversight; it advanced on a 3-0 vote. SB 1161 would require CARB to present household-level cost impacts of regulations in plain language, and it advanced on a 4-0 vote despite late opposition from environmental groups. SB 955, updating beverage container recycling and redemption requirements, passed 5-0, and SB 1259, requiring refineries to disclose cleanup liabilities and decommissioning information to aid long-term planning, drew strong support from environmental and local government witnesses but firm opposition from petroleum, labor, and business groups; the committee began discussion but the transcript cuts off before a final vote on that bill.

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• Senate Bill 1285 creates a statewide policy that high school diplomas from any nonpublic school, so private
• But this is just set in parity that high school education is high school education that puts a strong
• Didn't matter what age you would be in the school year.
• And we all pay for those, whether you're in public school, private school, homeschool, charter schools
• Some of them are private school.

Keywords: 989, all

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• So this field archaeology school is designed to address both ends of that spectrum.
• Those can be anything from IT costs to actual physical construction costs.
• We do assist in the repatriation.
• How can we best support this effort to get education into the schools?
• It's a fine line between sex education, which some schools or school districts might have some hesitations

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• You introduce the Build to Learn Act to pay for school construction projects.
• You introduce the Build to Learn Act to pay for school construction projects.
• You introduce the Build to Learn Act to pay for school construction projects.
• </c> pay for school construction projects. pay for school construction projects.
• Many<00:45:39.599><c> schools</c><00:45:40.160><c> now</c> Many schools now Many schools now exist<00

Keywords: House streaming session for Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 957, house, all

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• , Housing Trust Fund program administered by Commerce, or any homeownership program administered by the
• The bill creates a homeowner assistance fund study.
• assistance fund study.
• I'm a senior at Bellevue High School and a student researcher on gentrification.
• I think your high school research is a little more impressive than whatever mine may have been.

Summary: The committee held public hearings on two housing-related bills. Senate Bill 6054 would prohibit common interest communities, including HOAs and condominiums, from banning fire-hardened building materials that meet health and safety standards, while still allowing reasonable rules on design, placement, and appearance. The sponsor said the bill is intended to help homeowners reduce wildfire risk without forcing any resident to make changes, and staff explained that it would apply retroactively to conflicting governing documents. Testimony was generally supportive, including from the Office of the Insurance Commissioner, the Washington State Community Associations Institute, and HOA United, though the American Wood Council asked for narrower definitions so wood products could still qualify under other standards. Senate Bill 5938 would revise the $80 foreclosure prevention fee created last session. Staff said the bill expands exemptions to include reverse mortgages for borrowers age 60 and older, chattel loans and retail installment contracts for dwellings secured as personal property, and limits duplicate charges in certain state-supported homeownership programs. It also removes the option to pay the fee from borrower cash at closing, allows financing through loan proceeds, clarifies disclosure and Commerce’s rulemaking authority, and directs Commerce and the Housing Finance Commission to study creating a state homeowner assistance fund by July 1, 2027. The sponsor and supporters said the changes would stabilize foreclosure prevention funding, prevent multiple charges on the same transaction, and help homeowners stay in their homes. Testimony on SB 5938 was strongly supportive from the Washington Homeownership Resource Center, the Washington Build Back Black Alliance, HOA United, and the Northwest Justice Project, with speakers emphasizing foreclosure prevention, housing stability, and the need for assistance for seniors, first-time buyers, and HOA homeowners. At the end of the hearing, the chair announced that the committee would likely take executive action on the bills early the next week and asked members to submit amendments by the stated deadlines.

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• safety program; HB 2833, mandatory reporting; HB 2840, schools nutrition education; HB 2841, property
• district schools, public charter schools, private schools, ESAs, homeschools, and the like. ...school
• choice options: public district schools, public charter schools, private schools, ESAs, homeschools,
• choice programs, including charter schools and education savings accounts, has found positive... ...
• programs, including charter schools and education savings accounts, has found positive effects on student

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior journal, and recognition of Dr. Pamela Murphy as Doctor of the Day. Members also introduced a number of guests, including Deacon Ernie Gonzalez, local Prescott officials, Arizona Game and Fish commissioners, and advocates from the Alzheimer’s Association. A proclamation was read designating January 26, 2026, as Arizona Aviation Day, with remarks highlighting the aviation industry’s economic impact and the presence of airport and aviation representatives in the gallery. The clerk then read a long list of bills that had been first read or referred for printing, and a second-reading calendar covering measures on water and energy, education, elections, taxes, housing, veterans, public safety, and other topics. No floor votes on those bills were taken during this segment. Representative Gress also read a resolution recognizing National School Choice Week and praising Arizona’s school choice programs, including charters and ESAs. Much of the remainder of the session consisted of members’ personal privilege remarks responding to violence and immigration enforcement actions in Minnesota and elsewhere. Speakers from both parties and several senators and representatives condemned ICE tactics, described constituent fear and family separations, and called for constitutional rights, due process, and accountability. Representative Sandoval requested and the House observed a moment of respectful silence in memory of Alex Pretty and Renee Good. The House then received committee and caucus announcements and adjourned until 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, January 27, 2026.

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• need to contrive a way to balance budgets and keep schools open.
• Meal programs?
• and Meals on Wheels food security programs, so I want to point out those are the kinds of programs to
• for children such as the program that I work with.
• And they were asking for assistance. They are both working jobs.

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• The money in the fund shall be expended by the Department of Highways for constructing and maintaining
• The money in the fund shall be expended by the Department of Highways for constructing and maintaining
• for an approved industrial development site as defined for the West Virginia Business Ready Sites Program
• My employer has current grants under the Industrial Access Road program and could apply for more under
• support specialists, and forensic laboratory employees, and the monthly salaries for teachers and school

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• services for the Stuttgart School District.
• in schools.
• in schools.
• -hour security at School of the Blind.
• I want to introduce the junior ROTC members from Wynn High School.

Keywords: 1204, all