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• You know, our 150 high schools are teaching the ALPA curriculum.
• We maintained our number one ranking for the number of ALPA high schools in the state of Oklahoma, we
• So it's not another proof of concept vehicle that we are purchasing.
• But how do I make sure that that is a very clear Process so that we're not purchasing something else
• leaders and leadership at Edmond Santae and kind of their vertical pipeline including the middle schools

Committee: House A&B Transportation Subcommittee

Keywords: 914, all

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• Are we getting any pressure from our schools in New Mexico to conform to those mandates?
• Mexican individuals, whether they're in the prime of their career or they're just coming out of high school
• Of course, the University of New Mexico Health Sciences is the single medical school in our state with
• Alabama is using state money to pre-purchase transformers and other equipment in bulk when prices are
• market, you know, if I'm your neighbor and I'm making very cheap solar electrons and you want to purchase

Committee: House Science, Technology & Telecommunications Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• said, the worst thing would be if we told a low-income Californian, because you can't afford to purchase
• And so these are folks who have other jobs, these are folks who go to school, these are folks who are
• It is up to us if we want to purchase that in order to account for anybody who may be uninsured or may
• I would not like that on any other type of transportation for passengers either, not school buses, limousines
• It's just as easy for a third party who's uninsured or underinsured to hit a school bus or to hit a limousine

Committee: House Communications and Conveyance

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• </c> high school. high school.
• </c> across all schools, not just the School across all schools, not just the School of<00:35:12.440>
• </c> offered at my school. offered at my school.
• </c> myself to do better in my school work. myself to do better in my school work.
• </c> critical part of modern school safety. critical part of modern school safety.

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c> and the fire department and school and the fire department and school districts<00:09:52.200><c>
• School School enrollment<00:15:45.079><c> um</c><00:15:45.680><c> and</c><00:15:45.839><c> then</c><
• before coming to MC and I in high school before coming to MC and I in high<00:35:50.200><c> school</
• that purchase price.
• </c><00:50:42.760><c> price</c><00:50:43.599><c> is</c> school so their their purchase price is school

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• under their supervision, but contains some exceptions, including for the employment of a spouse of a school
• district director or public hospital commissioner in the school or hospital district.
• in the proviso: The farm had to grow vegetables that were handpicked and sold to local markets and schools
• of supporting farm-to-food pantry and other types... ...of procurement programs, including the purchasing
• grants for farm to school, that the role that we play in some of those grants, there may be a way for

Bills: HB2104 , HB2223 , HB2348 , HB2554 , HB2619

Committee: Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources

Keywords: aviation, wildland fires, funding, disaster relief, emergency response, irrigation, district director, contracts, beneficial interests, agriculture, timber sales, land sales, process efficiency, legislation, department language, tribal rights, fishing rights, salmon management, state-tribal agreements, natural resources

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• As a mom of two school-aged kids, I definitely want them to be outside more and playing baseball into
• Businesses benefit from increased purchasing activity when there's more daylight available.
• That hour in the morning, for everyone that gets off of work, out of school, etc., doesn't mean as much
• No one's asking the government to... ...make them go to work or school in the dark, but most people,
• working families, need to wake up at 6:30 in the morning to start school or work before 8 o'clock in

Bills: SB1888 , SB3003 , SB2417 , SB2459 , SB3055 , HB1393 , HB2884 , SB2943

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: grand jury, jury qualifications, jury wheel, small counties, Texas legislation, age verification, obscene devices, online sales, juvenile protection, penalties, antitrust, attorney general, Texas Free Enterprise, business regulations, legal confidentiality, personal identifying information, data brokers, judicial safety, civil rights, data privacy

Transcript Highlights:

• So, uh, as many of us are as a mom of two school-age kids, I definitely want them to be outside more
• Businesses benefit from increased purchasing activity when there's an extra hour or two of sunlight.
• And that hour in the morning, OK, for everyone that gets off of work, out of school, etc. doesn't mean
• No one's asking the government to make them go to work or school in the dark, but most people, working
• families, need to wake up at 6:30 in the morning to start school or work before 8 o'clock in the morning

Bills: SB 1888 , SB 3003 , SB 2417 , SB 2459 , SB 3055 , HB 1393 , HB 2884 , SB 2943

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: grand jury, jury qualifications, jury wheel, small counties, Texas legislation, age verification, obscene devices, online sales, juvenile protection, penalties, antitrust, attorney general, Texas Free Enterprise, business regulations, legal confidentiality, personal identifying information, data brokers, judicial safety, civil rights, data privacy

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• Clerk will call the roll. at Trinity Presbyterian School. at Trinity Presbyterian School.
• </c> high school, weren't you? 1995. high school, weren't you? 1995.
• Choice schools is DEI on steroids.
• Well, come to find out, they went to school together. slash purchaser to put down $7,500. slash purchaser
• Senate/purchaser. Senate/purchaser.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• And I think it's a good idea to give school districts... ...the wiggle room to allow folks like this
• of Public Health, and the School of Public Health, and the state of the state of the state...
• My mother was a public school teacher for many years.
• My name is Brian Taylor, and I am the Harbor Master in Bar School. Thank you. H. 2743.
• My name is Brian Taylor, and I am the Harbor Master in Bar School.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Public Service

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Service heard testimony on a wide range of retirement, municipal workforce, and public employee labor bills. Early testimony focused on H. 2749, a Plymouth home rule petition to classify Plymouth harbormaster employees as Group 4 for retirement purposes. Supporters, including local officials and retirement board representatives, argued the employees perform law-enforcement and rescue duties comparable to police and fire personnel, that the change would be fair, and that it would have little or no fiscal impact on the town. A separate harbormaster-related bill, H. 2743, was also introduced later in the hearing. The committee also heard testimony on provisions of the Municipal Empowerment Act (H. 56), including a temporary critical-shortage exemption allowing retired state or municipal employees to return to work in hard-to-fill positions, and a renewed OPEB commission to study retiree health care costs. Administration and municipal officials said the measures were needed to address staffing shortages and rising benefit liabilities, while emphasizing the shortage exemption would be time-limited and require proof of recruitment efforts. Related retirement bills drew support and caution: advocates for higher COLA bases and enhanced COLA benefits urged relief for retirees, but some asked the committee to wait for recommendations from the special COLA commission before acting. A major portion of the hearing concerned labor rights at the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority and the Committee for Public Counsel Services. Union representatives and employees backed bills to extend just-cause protections, promotional rights, and collective bargaining rights to MWRA and CPCS workers, arguing they currently lack protections available to most other public employees. Testimony described unfair discipline, delayed promotions, and high turnover, and committee members indicated prior favorable action on similar MWRA bills and expressed support for addressing CPCS labor rights. The committee also heard from representatives of the Massachusetts Municipal Association and public higher education employees in support of H. 2820, which would require timely funding of ratified state employee contracts, with witnesses describing long delays in receiving negotiated raises and back pay. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the chair repeatedly invited written testimony and closed each panel after questions.

Transcript Highlights:

• This includes adjusting the 2024-25 deposit to the Public School System Stabilization Account.
• My mom went to school, learned English, and was so proud of learning about our history, and took that
• Importantly, this provides record funding for public schools in 2025-26.
• I want to express my thanks to our technical education, after school programs, and the Special Olympics
• Englewood Unified School District, a majority Latino-serving school district which I represent, received

Summary: The Assembly met on June 4, 2025, first establishing a quorum and then moving through a long budget and concurrence session. After procedural motions, the house took up several budget trailer bills and related measures presented by Assembly Member Gabriel. SB 103, a technical budget cleanup bill addressing the Public School System Stabilization Account, a CDCR shortfall, and Middle Class Scholarship funding, passed 52-16. SB 120 on child care and preschool funding passed 65-1; SB 124 on natural resources and wildfire response passed 69-1; SB 127 on climate change and zero-emission transportation passed 53-17; SB 128 on transportation and DMV/LA Olympics implementation passed 53-17; SB 132 on taxation, veterans, wildfire settlements, film tax credits, and housing passed 64-1; SB 141 on cannabis enforcement and illicit market suppression passed 71-1; and SB 142 extending the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program passed 68-1 on both urgency and the measure. The Assembly also approved a motion to re-refer several bills to committees and later suspended rules to take up Senate-amended bills without reference to file. The chamber then considered AB 102, the main budget bill reflecting the final three-party agreement with the Governor. Supporters said it balanced compassion and fiscal responsibility while preserving housing, health care, child care, education, wildfire resilience, and public safety funding. Opponents criticized it for unsustainable spending, insufficient Prop. 36 funding, and other omissions. After extended debate, the Assembly concurred in the Senate amendments by a 55-16 vote and sent the bill to the Governor. The Assembly then concurred in Senate amendments to AB 116 on health care, AB 118 on human services, AB 121 on TK-12 education, AB 123 on higher education, AB 134 on public safety, AB 136 on courts, AB 137 on general government, and AB 143 on developmental services, with each bill passing on largely party-line or broad bipartisan votes. Debate on AB 116 focused on Medi-Cal, HIV program backfills, pharmacy benefit managers, and health care cuts; opponents objected to funding for undocumented immigrants and to hospice prior authorization. AB 118 drew support for child welfare, CalFresh disaster readiness, and CalWORKs simplification. AB 121 emphasized record K-12 funding and a $1.7 billion block grant. AB 123 extended the Golden State Teacher Grant Program and supported higher education and fire-impacted career technical education. AB 134 updated CDCR and tribal policing provisions, AB 136 streamlined court reporting and funded courthouse facilities, AB 137 made technical budget adjustments and fee changes, and AB 143 made developmental services reforms while preserving the state’s entitlement commitment. The final item shown was AB 470 on telecommunications, which was presented and discussed as a transition away from copper landlines toward fiber and modern networks, with supporters emphasizing public benefits and labor concerns, but the transcript cuts off before a final vote is shown.

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• This bill does have exceptions for federally protected areas, including schools, courthouses, and other
• So I am glad you have the exceptions for schools because I know schools are using this camera.
• Like mine don't have the money to have all the schools and the malls and all that stuff mapped out.
• And finally, the bill allows the state to purchase agriculture land that was converted to a solar field
• The second issue we have is we are able to process background checks for purchases of firearms in three

Summary: The committee took up a long agenda of criminal justice, law enforcement, corrections, and local government bills. Early measures included HB 743 on social media use by minors, which would require platforms to provide access to parents and law enforcement with a warrant; PCS for HB 1049 on protection of court officials; PCS for HB 491 restricting warrantless government use of AI cameras to detect concealed firearms; and HB 1053, an FDLE agency bill that removed obsolete provisions, renamed a program, combined reports, expanded security-related definitions, and added support for retired police dogs. All of those bills were reported favorably, with HB 1053 adopted as amended after some questions about eliminating the Victim and Witness Protection Review Committee and related reporting changes. The committee also approved HB 4075, a Leon County local bill capping reimbursement for inmate medical transport and care at Medicare-based rates, and HB 1095, a Hillsborough County pilot program for probationers with substance-abuse conditions that uses frequent testing and short jail sanctions for violations; both were reported favorably as amended. Several bills focused on law enforcement and public safety. HB 1129 clarified that victims’ identifying information, including names, is protected from public release under Marsy’s Law, and its amendment added a 72-hour confidentiality period for law enforcement officers involved in critical incidents, with possible extension if safety concerns remain; the bill passed favorably as amended. PCS for HB 1371 addressed a range of protections and tools for law enforcement and first responders, including limits on vehicle kill switches, funding for critical infrastructure mapping, a 25-year minimum for attempted first-degree murder of specified justice personnel, and procedures after exposure to bodily fluids; it was reported favorably. HB 857 increased penalties for assault or battery on utility workers and was also approved. HB 317 required written, sworn complaints against law enforcement and correctional officers, imposed penalties for false complaints, and limited the use of unsubstantiated investigations in personnel files; it passed despite opposition from some law enforcement groups and support from others. The committee spent substantial time on HB 903, a corrections bill that would tighten inmate complaint procedures, authorize tracking of inmate movement, adjust execution-related provisions, streamline mental health and competency processes, and change contracting authority for prison services. Members raised concerns about costs, civil rights, and the statute of limitations, but the bill was reported favorably as amended by a 14-3 vote. HB 181 on objective parole guidelines, which would require the Commission on Offender Review to incorporate vocational, educational, and self-betterment programming and provide its statistical analysis to legislative leaders, drew strong support from criminal justice reform advocates and was reported favorably. Finally, the committee approved HB 1455 on repeat sexual offenders, which creates mandatory minimum sentences for subsequent specified sexual offenses and bars gain time or discretionary early release; an amendment increased one mandatory minimum from 10 to 20 years for selling or buying minors for sexually explicit conduct. Throughout the meeting, several bills drew testimony from law enforcement, industry, advocacy groups, and members of the public, with votes generally favoring the measures.

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• Um, that office handles all funding, procurement, HR things for state personnel and state purchases,
• So one of the things that we're doing is that we actually, each recruiter goes out to high schools and
• So the veterans get loans that qualify for our program, and we use the bonds to purchase those loans.
• Never left, stayed, went to school here. I've been here 56 years now.
• And so first one was in high school graduation. Second one was during college.

Committee: House S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> elementary school children. Thank you. elementary school children. Thank you.
• c><01:44:03.199><c> from</c> Minnesota exempts school buses from Minnesota exempts school buses from
• </c><01:44:08.159><c> The</c> school buses already have one. The school buses already have one.
• </c> mandated to inspect all school buses. mandated to inspect all school buses.
• </c><01:44:39.840><c> buses</c> school buses on private roads. buses school buses on private roads. buses

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And Eliza does go to school and she has one-on-one nurse, LVN nurse.
• She loves her friends at school.
• I'm here because I'm a parent of a 14-year-old, a freshman in high school.
• Kids like my son have a right to attend school in the least restrictive setting.
• He can attend our local neighborhood high school. He's in the marching band.

Summary: The joint Assembly and Senate business committees held a sunset review hearing for five California regulatory entities: the Respiratory Care Board, the California Council for Interior Design Certification, the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board, the Board of Occupational Therapy, and the Board of Naturopathic Medicine. Each board or council described its licensing, enforcement, modernization, and consumer-protection work since the last review, and committee members focused on workforce access, transparency, fee authority, and whether current regulatory structures are appropriately tailored to public safety. For the Respiratory Care Board, the main issue was a proposal to move toward a bachelor’s degree requirement for licensure. Board representatives said the change would better align education with the complexity of care and could help the profession’s long-term status and reimbursement prospects, but Assembly Member Addis and others raised concerns about rural access, staffing shortages, and added barriers to entry. Public commenters, including respiratory therapists, families, and congregate living health facility operators, strongly opposed the degree mandate and urged continued use of LVNs for certain respiratory tasks in community settings. The board also discussed its ongoing work on LVN respiratory care issues, updated suctioning guidance, digitized licensing and enforcement systems, and fee cleanup language. The interior design item drew the most debate. CCIDC leaders defended the current title-act certification model, arguing it establishes competency without evidence of public harm and avoids the disruption a full licensure system could cause. Several committee members questioned the lack of enforcement authority, the private nonprofit structure, Bagley-Keene compliance, and whether certification meaningfully improves plan acceptance or public safety. Public testimony was split: supporters said the system works and preserves flexibility, while opponents argued the model lacks accountability, creates confusion, and does not reliably prevent plan-check denials or protect the public. The speech-language pathology/audiology board reported major modernization gains, including a new online licensure system, faster processing, continuing education audits, and updated supervision and advertising rules; it also received support for creating a new audiology assistant license category, while a consumer group urged more public members, proactive inspections, and faster discipline. The occupational therapy board reported growth, improved enforcement and licensing performance, and a need for additional fee authority to address rising costs, while public testimony supported reducing advanced practice hand therapy training hours. The final naturopathic medicine item began at the end of the transcript, but no substantive discussion was captured before the excerpt ended.

Transcript Highlights:

• Many of our residents attend school.
• And Eliza does go to school, and she has one-on-one nurse, an LVN nurse.
• She loves her friends at school.
• I'm a parent of a 14-year-old, a freshman in high school.
• He can attend our local neighborhood high school. He's in the marching band.

Summary: The joint sunset oversight hearing reviewed five California regulatory entities: the Respiratory Care Board, the California Council for Interior Design Certification, the Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology, and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board, the Board of Occupational Therapy, and the Board of Naturopathic Medicine. Each agency described its licensing, enforcement, modernization, and consumer-protection work since the last review, and committee members focused heavily on workforce access, public safety, transparency, and fee authority. For the Respiratory Care Board, the main issues were a possible move from an associate’s degree to a bachelor’s degree for licensure, fee structure changes, and ongoing work on LVNs performing respiratory tasks. Board representatives said the degree proposal was intended to strengthen competency and could be phased in without harming access, but several public commenters—especially respiratory therapists and families of medically fragile children—argued it would worsen shortages, particularly in rural and low-income areas. Other stakeholders supported clarifying LVN authority in congregate living health facilities, while the California Medical Association flagged the proposed Advanced Practice Respiratory Therapist classification as having limited current workforce impact. The interior design segment drew the most debate. CCIDC leaders defended the current voluntary certification/title-act model, saying it establishes competency, has produced minimal complaints, and that licensure would unnecessarily disrupt the workforce and create barriers without demonstrated public harm. Committee members questioned the lack of state-style enforcement authority, transparency, and Bagley-Keene compliance, and some public commenters criticized the private structure and inconsistent plan acceptance in local jurisdictions. Supporters of the current system said the certification and commercial designation help educate building officials and allow qualified designers to work safely, while opponents argued licensure would provide clearer accountability and reduce confusion. The speech-language pathology, audiology, and hearing aid dispensers board reported major modernization gains, including online licensure processing, faster turnaround times, and new continuing education audits and advertising rules. The board supported creating a licensed audiology assistant category to improve access to care, and public commenters generally backed the board while urging continued modernization. The occupational therapy board described steady growth, improved enforcement and licensing performance, and requested additional fee authority to address rising costs; the main public comment supported the sunset extension and a reduction in advanced practice hand therapy training hours. The naturopathic medicine board emphasized consumer protection, enforcement against unlicensed practice, and the need to clarify statutes; it said most licensed naturopathic doctors practice in underserved areas and welcomed legislative collaboration on scope and enforcement issues.

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• Uh, we run 12 of the 14 federal nutrition programs, including, including the school lunch, school breakfast
• programs where we oversee 5 million school meals each day.
• Our schools weren't.
• And so through our farm to school program, our schools about $300 million worth of locally grown fresh
• We start with our school nutrition program.

Committee: House Agriculture & Livestock

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• Speaker, it's my pleasure to introduce the body to students from high schools and colleges who live in
• They represent high schools, Independence, Stonebridge, Light Ridge, George C.
• Speaker, it's my pleasure to introduce the body to students from high schools and colleges who live in
• They represent high schools, Independence, Stonebridge, Light Ridge, George C.
• Northeastern Virginia Tech, and some aspire to go to other schools as well.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present. Members received introductions of Pastor Ralph S. Hodge of Second Baptist Church in Richmond and students from the 26th District and surrounding areas. The House also adopted House Resolution 2195 honoring Robert Stouffer, with a request that adjournment be in his memory. During personal privilege remarks, members spoke on Pride Month and LGBTQ+ rights, and another member delivered a lengthy floor speech opposing firearm restrictions and defending self-defense rights. The chamber then adopted memorial and commending resolutions in blocks, including additional commending resolutions added by the clerk. The main item of business was House Bill 30, the budget, on which the House considered the governor’s 14 amendments. Amendments 3, 4, and 5 were taken up together and adopted, followed by adoption of Amendment 1 on referendum costs, Amendment 2 on Atlantic research support, Amendment 6 expanding REGO utility credit to cooperatives, Amendment 7 clarifying law-enforcement facial covering restrictions, Amendment 8 creating a firefighter cancer screening grant program, Amendment 9 funding a digital services team, Amendment 10 relating to acquisition of Oak Hill Farm, Amendment 11 on data center electricity tax technical changes, Amendment 12 on local sales tax referendum timing, Amendment 13 on paid sick leave, and Amendment 14 on firearms in public areas and delayed enactment. Most amendments passed by substantial margins, with Amendment 8 adopted unanimously. The House completed work on the calendar and then agreed to a motion to stand in recess pursuant to House Resolution 2069.

Transcript Highlights:

• I attend West Jefferson High School in Mud Lake, Idaho. I'm super excited to be here.
• I'm attending Eagle High School, and I really hope to attend law school in the future, hopefully at an
• I attend West Jefferson High School in Mud Lake, Idaho. And I'm super excited to be here.
• I'm attending Eagle High School, and I really hope to attend a law school in the future, hopefully at
• I went to school in Brookings, South Dakota, home of the Fighting Jackrabbits.

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• from high school?
• So this is after high school.
• We've got clinics, we've got schools that have school nurses, that kind of thing, but I'm just wondering
• Middle College is a charter school. The McKinley Academy is run by the school district.
• And then, which school?

Committee: House Legislative Health & Human Services Committee