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NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Executive Departments and Administration (02/11/2026)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
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- Um in section Eversource rate case.
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- </c> on the lowest possible costs and rates on the lowest possible costs and rates or<00:35:49.040><c
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MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Special Legislative Commission on Emerging Firearm Technology Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- Most algorithms gave significantly higher false match rates for women than for men.
- The highest false match rate was for American Indian women, with a rate 68 times that of white men.
- Black and Asian women also saw a higher-than-average false match rate.
- And finally, while false non-match rates were lower across the board than false match rates, the researchers
- ...finding that false non-match rates ranged from 0.1% to over 10%, depending on the algorithm.
Summary:
The commission met for its fourth hearing on emerging firearm technology, focused on personalized firearms and related privacy issues. Co-chairs noted the commission’s charge to study personalized firearm incentives, risks from digital manufacturing codes and AI, and the costs of requiring personalized firearm and microstamp technologies, and said the report deadline is being extended to July 31. They also announced the next public hearing for April 17 at 11:00 a.m., limited to Massachusetts residents.
The first witness, Kai Kloepfer of Biofire, described the company’s personalized 9mm smart gun and argued it is designed to prevent unauthorized use through biometric authentication, local encrypted data storage, no wireless connectivity, and automatic disarming when released. He said Biofire opposes any mandate requiring personalized firearms, calling such mandates a de facto gun ban that would stifle innovation, limit consumer choice, and burden a still-developing market. He said the company has a patent portfolio, has received thousands of pre-orders, is shipping in all 50 states, and is approved for sale in Massachusetts; he also said the gun costs about $1,500, is currently sold online, and is intended mainly for home defense. Members questioned him about sales, manufacturing, battery life, repairability, transfer of ownership, possible expansion to other firearms, and whether microstamping could be incorporated.
A Massachusetts firearms roster official, Michaela Dunn, explained the state’s testing and approval process for handguns and confirmed that the Biofire firearm is now on the Massachusetts roster and commercially available for retail sale in the state. Kate Crockford of the ACLU of Massachusetts testified only on facial recognition, warning that commercially available systems show significant demographic bias and that Massachusetts lacks comprehensive biometric privacy protections. She urged passage of pending data privacy and biometric privacy bills, including the Massachusetts Data Privacy Act and related measures, before any broader use of biometric verification in firearm laws. Commissioners discussed privacy concerns, and Biofire said its system is zero-knowledge and would likely comply with stronger biometric privacy laws. No votes were taken and no formal action was reported beyond the scheduling announcement and the extension effort.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee Jun 10th, 2026
Labor, Public Employment and Retirement
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill does not change the reimbursement rates or create new payment obligation.
- Contractors are required to perform that work at an outdated wage rate.
- Contractors are required to perform that work at an outdated wage rate.
- Contractors are required to perform that work at an outdated wage rate, even though higher rates have
- And for those reasons, we're accustomed to meeting those rates.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Special Committee on Property Tax Reform Feb 26th, 2026
Special Committee on Property Tax Reform
Transcript Highlights:
- It's all a single-rate deal.
- But everywhere else, everything is a single rate.
- But also, I just want to speak briefly on the idea of this four rate.
- Let's just realize what we're doing when we silo these rates out.
- Let's just realize what we're doing when we silo these rates out.
Summary:
The Special Committee on Property Tax Reform heard public testimony on House Bills 3253 and 3254, presented by Representatives Steinhoff and Jobe. The bills would expand assessor training and continuing education requirements, require physical inspections for large assessment increases on commercial property as well as residential property, allow greater use of technology and remote imagery in assessments, create optional electronic notices and communications for taxpayers, and move toward setting property tax levies by subclass with a small-parcel exception. The bill also included provisions to raise the per-parcel reimbursement floor for assessors, reimburse local governments for revenue losses tied to SB 190 and SB 3, provide payment options during appeals, and require counties to offer installment payment options for property taxes.
The sponsors said the proposal was built from bipartisan committee discussions and statewide listening sessions, and they emphasized assessor professionalism, taxpayer flexibility, and fairness in the assessment process. Committee members asked about assessor training, the fiscal note, the parcel reimbursement formula, and how the subclass levy system would work in small jurisdictions. Witnesses from the Missouri Special Districts Association and school administrators generally supported the concepts of better assessor training, more resources, and taxpayer payment flexibility, while also warning about implementation burdens and the fiscal impact of state backfill for SB 190 and SB 3.
Testimony also focused on the accuracy of ratio studies and the fairness of moving to subclass-based levies. Some members argued the current system can shift tax burdens unfairly between residential, commercial, and agricultural property owners, while others cautioned that the new structure could create winners and losers depending on local assessment practices. A representative from the State Tax Commission clarified that commissioners do receive training, corrected the parcel reimbursement discussion to note the first 20,000 parcels are treated differently under current law, and said the commission already provides assessor training. No votes were taken, and the committee adjourned after public testimony.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- million, up 78% since 2021 as we come off those extremely low levels of interest rates.
- And we're looking at some of the lowest farm loan repayment rates since 2015–2016, which was another
- Where are the lower repayment rates happening?
- Commodity prices have not increased at the same rate.
- Because, frankly, we're in a situation where populations are not growing at a fast enough rate.
Committee:
Senate Agricultural Affairs
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- So we have calculated a per slot rate and so depending on what the legislature does to expand each session
- As Senator Riccelli mentioned, we have an 89% success rate recently.
- The distribution amount equals the district timber assessed value, or TAV, times the excess levy rate
- The highest levy rate in effect in the past two years would be used to calculate the distribution.
- I expect you will hear from the industry that this will impact insurance rates.
Committee:
Senate Ways & Means
Keywords:
preK promise account, early childhood education, child care, preschool, pre-kindergarten, DCYF, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, state treasury, trust fund, investment earnings, gift grants donations, dedicated account, general fund, nonreverting balance, appropriation, treasurer, Washington early learning, school readiness, education assistance program, legislative audit
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Appropriations - Human Resources Division Apr 14th, 2025 at 02:00 pm
Appropriations - Human Resources Division
Transcript Highlights:
- The basic care $5 daily rate, we knew that that was in the base from last session and we moved it out
- The basic care $5 daily rate, we knew that that was in the base from last session and we moved it out
- the Medicaid expansion programs may not exceed 145% of Medicare reimbursement rates.
- Section 30, provider rate increase. We changed that.
- Section 37, basic care payment rates. That just extended what the House perceived to be a sunset.
Bills:
SB2015
Summary:
The Senate Appropriations Human Resources Division met with all members present and took up several bills, focusing most of the discussion on SB 1577 and SB 1619, along with a detailed review of the HHS budget bill draft. On SB 1577, Senator Magrum explained that the bill was being revised to focus on wastewater rather than raw water, possibly shifting the Washburn project to the Department of Water Resources so it could access matching funds, and potentially converting the bill into a line of credit if federal money is restored later. Members discussed whether to keep an emergency clause or instead use a date-based approach, and agreed the bill would likely be handled through the full committee and possibly reconsidered later. On SB 1619, Senator Davison said amendments were still being worked on, including changes requested by the Bank of North Dakota, and the committee planned to hold it for possible amendment before full committee consideration.
The bulk of the meeting was a section-by-section review of the HHS appropriations bill draft. Members discussed one-time funding items such as technology projects, child care programs, housing programs, behavioral health facility grants, infant and toddler care provider support, juvenile justice diversion, medical housing, and other public health and human services projects. Several adjustments were noted, including reductions or changes to IMD-related funding, incarcerated-person treatment funding, the child welfare technology project, and the provider rate increase. The committee also discussed the FTE block grant structure at length, with staff explaining that the apparent increase in positions reflected budgeting mechanics, zero-dollar “phantom” positions, and positions approved previously but not counted in the FTE total. Members raised concerns about transparency and whether the bill should list FTE numbers, but staff said the block grant was intended to give the department flexibility while quarterly reporting would provide oversight.
Other topics included Medicaid expansion funding and provider reimbursement rules, the move toward certifying human service centers as certified community behavioral health clinics, a moratorium on new ICF beds, and studies or reports on Medicaid, obesity, disability services, truancy, and behavioral health facility grants. The committee also discussed removing or revising broad intent language in Section 31 so the department would report findings rather than implement changes without further legislative action. No final votes were taken in the transcript; instead, members agreed to make a few technical adjustments, continue reviewing the bill, and likely revisit it the next day before moving it to conference committee.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- But local governments, depending upon the different taxing entities, can absolutely charge the rates
- Well, we could also rein it in by limiting the rate that they could charge.
- Ma'am, my bill does not address rates.
- It doesn't deal with the rates.
- Texas's competitive tax rating, y'all, we don't want Texas. us to be hurt in any way when it comes to
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House agriculture committee hears testimony on sustainable aviation fuel 2/10/25
Transcript Highlights:
- So if it's 50-50 today, we know that's going to go to a 60% blend rate, 70%, and so on and so forth as
- So if it's 50-50 today, we know that's going to go to a 60% blend rate, 70%, and so on and so forth as
- So if it's 50-50 today, we know that's going to go to a 60% blend rate, 70%, and so on and so forth as
- Fertilizer application rates and timing are all included in that calculator.
- Fertilizer application rates and timing are all included in that calculator.
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and Minnesota’s efforts to build a SAF industry. Andrea Veble of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture said the Walz administration strongly supports SAF because it could benefit agriculture, forestry, clean energy, and rural economies. She highlighted the 2023 state SAF tax credit and sales tax exemption for facility construction, describing the credit as a nation-leading incentive designed to stack with federal IRA credits and attract producers and blenders to Minnesota.
Jeff Davidman of Delta Airlines said aviation is difficult to decarbonize and that SAF is the airline industry’s best available tool to reach net-zero goals by 2050. He explained that SAF is a certified drop-in fuel that can be blended with conventional jet fuel and used in existing aircraft and infrastructure, and he cited growing global demand and limited supply. He said Minnesota has many potential feedstocks, including used cooking oil, corn, soybeans, and camelina, and praised the state’s SAF tax credit and the Minnesota SAF Hub as important steps toward making Minnesota a leader in the sector.
Peter Fros of Greater MSP described the Minnesota SAF Hub as a public-private partnership aimed at building an industrial-scale SAF value chain in Minnesota. He said the state has key advantages, including airport demand, corporate partners, research institutions, and agricultural inputs, and estimated that three SAF biorefineries could create tens of thousands of jobs and significant emissions reductions. He also said the Hub is working on blending infrastructure, private demand commitments, a winter camelina expansion study, and efforts to secure additional refineries before 2030. Members raised questions about how sustainability is measured, and Fros said the Hub relies on the federal GREET model but wants a clearer, transparent, and standardized national method that also accounts for issues like water quality and biodiversity.
Amanda Bellik of the Minnesota Corn Growers Association said corn-based ethanol is a strong fit for SAF production through the alcohol-to-jet pathway because it is abundant, affordable, and supported by existing infrastructure. She said SAF development could create a new value-added market for corn without requiring new acres, but emphasized the need for significant capital investment, stable tax policy, and efficient permitting. She also said the group has worked with a consultant on third-party sustainability assessments of corn production practices to help fill data gaps and support the carbon-intensity requirements tied to SAF incentives.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- The repayment rate for the BFA is like 99% over the three and a half decades.
- </c><00:10:31.600><c> I</c><00:10:31.920><c> guess</c><00:10:32.959><c> what</c> the state's bond rating
- I guess what the state's bond rating.
- ><c> is</c><00:11:47.920><c> like</c><00:11:48.240><c> 99%</c> rate for the BFA is like 99% rate for
- They pay a lower interest rate, but you don't pay taxes on them.
Committee:
Senate Finance
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Postsecondary Education & Workforce Jan 14th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Postsecondary Education & Workforce
Transcript Highlights:
- Starting in fiscal year 27, the Washington College Grant award will be 50% of the research rate.
- Then in fiscal year 28, it would be 50% of the research rate plus $500 for the College Bound student.
- Starting in fiscal year 27, the Washington College Grant award will be 50% of the research rate.
- Saranda, is there anything in the bill that describes the interest rate?
- So is there an interest rate locked in, or is that variable? Right.
Committee:
House Postsecondary Education & Workforce
Keywords:
education, pay it forward program, tuition, student loans, financial aid, state financial aid, financial aid application, postsecondary education, higher education, student aid, Washington Student Achievement Council, public records exemption, privacy, student records, personally identifying information, financial information, data sharing agreement, enrollment assistance, institutional records, FERPA
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Mar 24th, 2025
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education
Transcript Highlights:
- What I'm learning is that, of all, it is rated as 81st on the list.
- The other thing that I am excited about is that they also rated number 20 in social mobility.
- And what I'm learning is that, you know, of all, it is rated as 81, 81st, on 100 lists.
- black college that's rated in the 100.
- The other thing that I, I am excited about is that they also rated number 20 in social mobility.
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee on Higher Education first took up a block of confirmation hearings for trustees and board members at several public universities and state colleges. Appointees from Florida A&M University, Florida International University, New College of Florida, Pasco-Hernando State College, South Florida State College, Valencia College, Florida Atlantic University, and the University of Florida described their backgrounds and emphasized themes such as governance, student success, workforce alignment, fiscal stewardship, research growth, and institutional reputation. Members asked a few questions, but most nominees received no substantive opposition. The committee then voted unanimously to recommend confirmation of the group of appointees on tabs 3 through 18 and forwarded them to Ethics and Elections.
The committee next heard Senate Bill 114 by Senator Trumbull, which would create the Florida Center of Excellence in Insurance and Risk Management at Florida State University, move the public hurricane loss projection model from FIU to FSU, and provide funding for the effort. Trumbull said the bill is intended to strengthen the state’s insurance research capacity and broaden study of insurance lines beyond wind risk. Senators asked about the impact on FIU and the distinction between the new center and existing FIU work; Trumbull said FIU’s Wall of Wind would remain and that the state-owned model would simply be contracted to FSU instead of FIU. The committee reported the bill favorably.
The committee then considered Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1624 by Senator Calatayud, a wide-ranging higher education bill addressing tuition, workforce programs, institutional operations, and naming changes. Amendments were adopted to create state college regional consortium service organizations for rural colleges, remove a proposed out-of-state fee change for nonresident online students, extend university master plan update cycles from five to 10 years, and rename Hillsborough Community College as Hillsborough College. The bill also changed several references from specific minority categories to “underrepresented,” revised aid and waiver provisions, adjusted adult education and career program rules, and made other technical changes. Senators Smith and Davis questioned the shift away from enumerated categories, arguing it could obscure disparities affecting groups such as Black students, women in STEM, and students with disabilities; Calatayud said the intent was to focus on socioeconomic access and flexibility for institutions. After debate, the committee voted 6-2 to report the bill favorably, with Senators Davis and Smith voting no, and then adjourned.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- With a split-rate tax system that includes a land value tax, their proportion of the tax burden would
- With a split-rate tax system that includes a land value tax, their proportion of the tax burden would
- a period of 10 years, until each one of the rates hit zero.
- for each one of the rates.
- </c><01:09:50.799><c> cut</c> exclusion by bracket change rate cut exclusion by bracket change rate cut
Committee:
House Taxes
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Judiciary Committee Aug 18th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Judiciary Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- We're at a 26% growth rate.
- The other piece is that they completed about an 85% rate.
- the Use a one-year rate and never have is that a lot of the recidivism rate within that one-year period
- We don't have data on the collection rate for this.
- We don't have a collection rate for the 24-7 program.
Committee:
Joint Judiciary Committee
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Judiciary Committee Aug 18th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- We're at a 26% growth rate.
- The other piece is that they completed about an 85% rate.
- We don't have data on the collection rate for this.
- You know, we did have the collection rate for the court fees.
- We don't have a collection rate for the 24-7 program.
Summary:
The Judiciary interim committee met with a full quorum and approved the June 17 minutes. The main discussion centered on a detailed Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation presentation about prison population, placement authority, classification, recidivism, and the role of transitional facilities. Director Colby Braun emphasized that DOCR’s job includes incarceration, supervision, victim services, and reentry, and said the department is operating over capacity, with people waiting in county jails and deferred placements. He described current and planned bed expansions, including added beds at MRCC, a proposed 600-bed minimum-custody men’s facility, and broader campus studies, while stressing that minimum, medium, and maximum custody are different security levels and that transitional facilities are tightly controlled placements, not releases.
Committee members questioned the meaning of “release” versus “placement,” the use of terms like inmate and resident, and whether state law should be clarified to distinguish incarceration from supervision or placement in community-based settings. Braun said the parole board controls release authority, while DOCR controls placement, and explained that people who reoffend while in community placement are generally returned to prison after due process. He also reviewed data showing lower one-year recidivism in recent years, the impact of GPS monitoring, and statistics indicating that most people released never get a transitional-facility placement, while those who do generally have better outcomes. Members also discussed whether transitional facilities and work-release programs should be considered halfway houses and how much freedom and security they involve.
The committee then heard a report from the Attorney General’s office on House Bill 1193 funding for law enforcement retention bonuses and tuition assistance. The office said all funds had been distributed, 73 of 101 recipients had reported back, 1,490 officers had received bonuses, and the average bonus amounts differed by agency size. Members generally viewed the program positively. Representative Steve Vetter also presented a pretrial services report, describing constitutional and statutory limits on pretrial detention, the use of risk assessment tools, court reminders, victim-notification practices, and North Dakota’s pilot pretrial programs. He suggested possible future legislation to expand detention authority for certain serious offenses and to require the Judiciary Committee to receive updated jail-population data before sessions. Finally, Megan Gordon from Legislative Council began her annual technical corrections bill presentation, outlining a series of non-substantive Century Code fixes such as cross-reference corrections, punctuation changes, and obsolete-reference removals.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We have known for a long time that reimbursement rates are abysmally low.
- We have known for a long time that reimbursement rates are abysmally low.
- Um those collect what is rate proposals.
- </c> needed to provide the um the rate needed to provide the um the rate increases<01:29:16.639><c> and
- rate um and she or the commissioner rate um and she or the commissioner um<01:31:33.120><c> annually<
Committee:
Senate Taxes
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Joint Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Committee, May 4, 2026 - AM
Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- , the rate is capped at what is already an unreasonable rate of 2.5 percent.
- So a 2 and 1/2% rate than that.
- Uh, they were on a burn rate—well, not a burn rate. They burned $6 million over in overtime.
- </c><03:00:53.800><c> They</c> a burn rate um not a burn rate. They a burn rate um not a burn rate.
- Uh WYDOT has a 7% poor rating. rating. rating.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Feb 12th, 2026
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Transcript Highlights:
- We keep emergency medical transport at reimbursement rates not to exceed the Medicaid allowable rates
- We have it currently at the Medicaid allowable rate.
- Our proposal in the amendment is that it may not exceed 110 percent of the Medicare allowable rate.
- We also keep the carve-outs with room for community health care providers to negotiate rates above 110
- percent of the Medicare allowable rate if they enter into an agreement to: one, provide health care
Summary:
The Criminal and Civil Justice Committee met with a quorum present and began with a notice that the committee would not present its budget that day, explaining that the budget rollout would be coordinated with House partners and Senate notice requirements, with the next opportunity expected the following week. The committee then moved to legislation, starting with CS for SB 760 by Senator McLean, the Victim Safety and Pre-Trial Release Act, which would address willful violations of court-ordered no-contact conditions for defendants on pretrial release for serious violent crimes. The bill had support from the Florida Sheriffs Association, received no debate, and was reported favorably by roll call vote.
The committee next considered SB 1536 by Senator Pizzo on digital voyeurism, described as expanding the reasonable expectation of privacy to include a privately fenced yard. The transcript shows the chair moved on before questions or a vote were taken on that bill. The committee then took up CS for SB 102 by Senator Yarbrough on inmate services, first adopting a leave-filed amendment that revised provisions on inmate welfare trust funds, Medicaid supplemental reimbursement participation, emergency transport reimbursement, and negotiated rates for certain community health care providers, including telehealth and secure-unit care. Justin Senior of the Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida testified in information, saying the amendment was a major positive move, and the amended bill was then reported favorably.
At the end of the meeting, the chair noted that two agenda items were being temporarily postponed: CS for SB 1582 on statewide data sharing of secondhand dealer and pawnbroker transactions and SB 1792 on public records for pawnbroker transactions. No further business was raised, and the committee adjourned after a motion by Senator Simon.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Ways and Means Mar 23rd, 2026
Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Transcript Highlights:
- At our community colleges, the average completion rate is 35%.
- First, completion rates reflect graduation rates of students enrolled in our community colleges in 2021
- And again, I'm grateful that we're fully funding at least the 75% reimbursement rates.
- And again, I'm grateful that we're fully funding at least the 75% reimbursement rates.
- We need adequate rates to support reasonable teacher salaries.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Ways and Means held a public hearing in Lawrence focused on the governor’s proposed FY27 budget for education and local aid. Opening remarks from Senator Pavel Payano, Representative Pat Duffy, and local leaders emphasized the importance of education funding for Lawrence and other Gateway Cities, with Acting Mayor Giovanni Rodriguez and Superintendent Ralph Carrero highlighting the city’s high-need student population, Chapter 70 and Student Opportunity Act funding, early college and career pathways, and the need for sustained support to close achievement gaps.
The Education Secretariat testified in support of the budget, with Acting Secretary Amy Kershaw outlining investments in early literacy, universal pre-K, student mental health, school meals, high school redesign, higher education affordability, and early childhood systems. Commissioner Noi Ortega described higher education proposals including expanded free community college, continued free tuition at public four-year institutions, student success funding, early college and dual enrollment investments, and the Bright Act and Drive Act. Commissioner Pedro Martinez detailed K-12 proposals such as full Student Opportunity Act funding, increased Chapter 70 aid, special education circuit breaker funding, transportation aid, literacy initiatives, and a new Accelerating Achievement Initiative aimed at schools with the greatest needs. Commissioner Kershaw also described early education proposals including funding for C3, child care financial assistance, CPPI, workforce supports, and administrative funding restoration.
Committee members questioned the administration about the pending local contribution formula study, the final year of Student Opportunity Act implementation, and the need to address health care and other cost drivers in school funding. Officials said the local contribution report is expected by the end of June and that a draft will be shared for public comment after data analysis is complete. Members also raised concerns about Chapter 70 disparities between districts and urged a broader review of the formula. In response, the commissioners said the Student Opportunity Act narrowed funding gaps but further work is needed, and they pointed to the new achievement initiative, literacy efforts, and early college expansion as ways to improve outcomes. No votes were taken at the hearing.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Ways and Means Mar 23rd, 2026
Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Transcript Highlights:
- At our community colleges, the average completion rate is 35%.
- First, completion rates reflect graduation rates of students enrolled in our community colleges in 2021
- And again, I'm grateful that we're fully funding at least the 75% reimbursement rates.
- We also know it's going to reduce special education needs and increase our literacy rates.
- We need adequate rates to support reasonable teacher salaries.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means