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• We have another MSU for 50 beds.
• Dallas State Hospital which I think we required 40 percent forensic beds and that those are the non-MSU
• is a forensic beds, and those are the non-MSU, is the proper term for it, but that the hospitals are
• beds, and the great deal that we got down there for $12 million, 40 MSU beds.
• And the great deal that we got down there for $12 million, 40 MSU beds. Incredible.

Bills: SB500, SB719, SB912, SB1232, SB1467, SB1777, SB1864, SB2023, SB2119, SB2458

Keywords: SB 500, Texas adoption law, Family Code, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child-placing agency, prospective adoptive parents, adoption records, confidential information, nondisclosure agreement, child history report, health history, social history, educational history, genetic history, termination of parental rights, permanency plan, single source continuum contractor, privacy, redaction

Summary: The committee first took up several pending bills and reported them favorably: SB 968, SB 636 as substituted, SB 1137, and SB 1138 as substituted. Each was advanced by roll call vote, and the committee also recommended the approved bills for the local and uncontested calendar. The chair then moved to the posted agenda and heard SB 719, a mental health bed-capacity study bill by Senator Eckhart, with a committee substitute that refined the data collection to distinguish state and non-state beds, child and adult beds, include two point-in-time counts, and capture jail diversion data. Testimony on SB 719 was largely supportive from Integral Care, NAMI Texas, and the Children’s Hospital Association of Texas, all of whom said Texas needs better data on inpatient psychiatric capacity, workforce needs, and future demand. Several witnesses described long waits for beds, especially for forensic restoration, and argued the study would help target future investments. Senator Perry and others noted the state has already made major investments in new beds and urged the bill to account for beds already coming online; the committee ultimately withdrew the substitute and left SB 719 pending after public testimony closed. The committee then heard SB 1864, which would allow small egg producers to sell ungraded eggs more broadly, including to restaurants and retailers, with the substitute increasing the weekly sales threshold and addressing sanitation and labeling. Supporters said grading is about size, not safety, and that the bill would help small farms reach new markets; opponents from the Texas Poultry Federation argued grading and candling help identify cracks and defects that can affect safety and quality. The committee adopted the substitute and left the bill pending. It also heard SB 1467, requiring DSHS to share death record information with hospitals for record accuracy and quality review, and SB 912, which would modernize continuing education tracking for health licensing agencies; both bills drew supportive testimony and were left pending. Finally, the committee heard SB 2023, which would create an HHSC grant program to help counties pay for indigent burial costs, with county representatives testifying in support.

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• When I say that, we've seen additions in Crookston and Mankato, Rochester.
• My name is Delany Kac, and I'm a senior at Mankato West and I'm the chapter vice president of Mankato
• With Mankato FFA, we have been able to volunteer and get back into our local communities.
• With Mankato FFA, we have been able to volunteer and get back into our local communities.
• I'm a junior at Mankato West High School, the president of our Mankato FFA chapter.

Bills: HF711, HF653

Keywords: agriculture, agricultural education, leadership development, Minnesota Agricultural Education and Leadership Council, MAELC, chapter 41D, grant funding, general fund appropriation, commissioner of agriculture, farm education, youth agriculture programs, ag literacy, workforce development, extension education, research funding, extension services, technology transfer, grant programs, 1183, house

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• Senate Bill 2648, Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plans; authorize MSU Extension Service to assist
• comprehensive nutrient management plans comprehensive nutrient management plans authorize<00:22:20.640><c> MSU
• </c><00:22:21.080><c> Extension</c><00:22:21.560><c> Service</c><00:22:22.040><c> to</c> authorize MSU
• Extension Service to authorize MSU Extension Service to assist<00:22:22.560><c> poultry</c><00:22:22.880

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 9 March, 2026; 4:00 PM, 925, all

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• the president of Winona State University in Winona and Rochester, and before that was nine years at MSU
• Mankato.
• And one additional one on the hygiene, I think Mankato has a fantastic program down there that supplies
• And one additional one on the hygiene, I think Mankato has a fantastic program down there that supplies
• And one additional one on the hygiene, I think Mankato has a fantastic program down there that supplies

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We have another MSU for 50 beds. I don't know that it started.
• And that those are the non-MSU is the proper term for it, but that the hospitals are designed to flip
• And I tried to, we worked through it. that they are non-MSU beds, but you're going to have to have some
• rebuilt Sash, what we were able to do, we're bringing on for forensic beds at SASH with, you know, the MSU
• beds and the great deal that we got down there for 12 million dollars, 40 MSU beds, incredible.

Bills: SB500, SB719, SB912, SB1232, SB1467, SB1777, SB1864, SB2023, SB2119, SB2458

Keywords: SB 500, Texas adoption law, Family Code, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child-placing agency, prospective adoptive parents, adoption records, confidential information, nondisclosure agreement, child history report, health history, social history, educational history, genetic history, termination of parental rights, permanency plan, single source continuum contractor, privacy, redaction

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• Last year at MSU Moorhead, Minitex's cooperative purchasing for learning materials saved us approximately
• Next up, we have Chris Corley, the dean of library and learning from Minnesota State University, Mankato
• I'm dean of library and learning at Minnesota State University, Mankato.
• The city of Mankato uses our collections to investigate potential remediation projects when revitalizing

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• with relationships with businesses<00:30:50.200><c> um</c><00:30:50.880><c> so</c><00:30:51.480><c> MSU
• </c><00:30:52.360><c> not</c><00:30:52.640><c> just</c><00:30:52.919><c> about</c> businesses um so MSU
• is not just about businesses um so MSU is not just about the<00:30:53.600><c> faculty</c><00:30:54.000
• ><c> students</c><00:30:54.399><c> and</c><00:30:54.600><c> staff</c><00:30:54.960><c> which</c> So MSU

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 305, which would clarify and expand a healthcare workforce bill to explicitly include physician assistants and dietitians in efforts to address shortages, especially in rural areas. Rep. Fleming said the change was intended to help with Medicaid-related needs such as diabetes care and noted a decline in dietitian internship applications. Rep. Roarx supported the bill, emphasizing the value of dietitians in helping patients make practical nutrition changes. The bill received a unanimous favorable expression, 14-0, and was reported to the House floor. The committee then considered House Bill 427, which would create statewide 60-credit-hour transfer pathways for high-demand bachelor’s degree programs under the Council on Postsecondary Education. Rep. Grossl explained the bill is meant to prevent students from losing major credit when transferring between KCTCS and four-year institutions, using nursing as an example. Questions focused on rigor, dual credit, how high-demand programs would be selected, and the July 1, 2026 implementation date; the sponsor said CPE and faculty would map curricula and align standards. The Kentucky Student Rights Coalition testified in support, saying the bill would help students complete degrees faster and make credits count toward majors. HB 427 also passed unanimously, 14-0, with favorable expression. The committee then took up House Bill 424, as amended by a committee substitute. Rep. Tipton said the substitute removed language allowing up to six-year contracts and instead set up a process for four-year contracts and periodic performance reviews for faculty, including presidents, at public postsecondary institutions. He said the bill is intended to give universities clearer authority to remove underperforming employees and be more efficient with taxpayer dollars. Several faculty witnesses opposed the bill, arguing it would erode tenure protections, create arbitrary performance standards, and harm recruitment, retention, and academic freedom. The committee adopted the substitute and heard testimony, but no final vote on HB 424 is shown in the transcript excerpt.

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• be for civil beds and then just civil. beds and then I would ask for forensic as well which would be MSU
• and non-MSU.
• I really think we need the civil breakdown, then we need the... non MSU then we need the MSU.
• These are MSU people, unless you can prove to me that that was a one-off and they can be rehabilitated

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• at Morehead State University, where I've been employed for 25 years, but I'm not here representing MSU
• <c> be</c><01:26:37.800><c> a</c><01:26:38.000><c> light</c><01:26:38.239><c> to</c> our mission at MSU
• is to be a light to our mission at MSU is to be a light to the<01:26:38.520><c> mountains</c><01:26:
• has been um operating since I<01:27:12.560><c> started</c><01:27:13.000><c> at</c><01:27:13.199><c> MSU
• </c><01:27:13.719><c> in</c> I started at MSU in I started at MSU in 2000<01:27:15.440><c> similarly<

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Senate Education Committee met with a quorum and first considered two concurrent resolutions. SCR 76, sponsored by Sen. Amanda Bledsoe, would create a Kentucky School for the Deaf Governance Task Force to examine the school’s future governance and its relationship with the Kentucky Department of Education. Bledsoe described the school’s long history and said the task force would give the small deaf-school community more voice. The committee adopted the resolution unanimously with favorable expression. The committee then took up SCR 131, sponsored by Sen. Max Wise, to continue the Efficient and Effective Districts Task Force from 2024. Wise said the prior task force met about 10 times and focused on student achievement and district policy, and the new version would continue that work as a legislature-only task force. The resolution passed unanimously with favorable expression. Members next considered HB 240 on primary school promotion. Rep. Truitt explained that the bill would require students who are not ready in kindergarten to repeat kindergarten, while a committee substitute softened the approach by allowing a school to hold a child back in kindergarten but requiring action in first grade. He said the bill aligns with existing reading-screening efforts and is intended to strengthen early literacy foundations. The committee adopted the substitute and passed the bill unanimously with favorable expression; Sen. Williams briefly explained his support as favoring performance-based advancement. The committee also approved HB 298, which would change the identification of schools for comprehensive support and improvement from every three years to annually, require KDE recommendations during management audits, add professional development in reading and math, and require effective instructional resources. The committee substitute also allowed districts with multiple CSI schools to contract for a turnaround vendor. The bill additionally carried employee-misconduct provisions from prior sessions, including disclosure requirements for applicants; the only change discussed was removing the word “investigation” from one disclosure section. HB 298 passed unanimously with favorable expression, and the committee also adopted a title amendment. Finally, the committee heard HB 424 on employment at public postsecondary institutions. Rep. Tipton said the bill would require performance and productivity reviews for faculty at least every four years, clarify appointment and removal authority for presidents at certain institutions, and expand “cause” for dismissal to include failure to meet performance and productivity requirements. Dr. Ray Horton, speaking for faculty groups, proposed a small substitute that would tie any performance measures to existing employment contracts to preserve academic integrity and avoid unintended changes to tenure processes. Members discussed how tenure works at Kentucky universities, and the committee was still in the middle of considering the proposed substitute when the transcript ended.

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• It is June 28th, when the LFC came to visit MSU, and it was led by Senator Munez at that time and the
• we are going to build the solar panel system under the reactor with a catalyst for demonstration at MSU
• also generate the other catalyst, you know, for water splitting, and it is still ongoing on this ah at MSU

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• And MSU is near and dear to my heart.
• And so there you— And MSU is near and dear to my heart, and so they're able to also take advantage of

Keywords: 996, all

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• And so there is a 5% charge in MSU typically puts in place for programs like this, but there are nuances
• And so there is a 5% charge in MSU typically puts in place for programs like this, but there are his

Bills: SB66, SB79, SB108

Keywords: environment, cleanup, contamination, uranium mining, abandoned sites, state funding, mosquito control, public health, surveillance, prevention funds, local government grants, food security, agriculture, food bank, regional program, appropriation, 996, all

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• And we have—I'm gonna say MSU, but Sherry Coleman. Who works for MSU?

Keywords: 996, all

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• So I'm briefly going to tell you a story about the MSU Pathways for Paraprofessionals program, so you
• Yes, and MSU in general, we produce the most teachers in the state every year across all of our certification

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• And I'm sure others are, and MSU alums, what have been the... you had mentioned something earlier, but

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• doing pretty well, and we haven't heard anything from our community colleges, at least internal to MSU
• MSU to suggest that there are issues in that area. So Madam Chair and Mr.

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• District 38 in Southern New Mexico, which includes Mesquite, Vago, Chambarino San Miguel, Santa Teresa, MSU

Keywords: 996, all

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• resource campus serving over 49,000 students, faculty, and staff across the Community College of Denver, MSU
• resource campus serving over 49,000 students, faculty, and staff across the Community College of Denver, MSU
• 00.760><c> Denver,</c> across the Community College of Denver, across the Community College of Denver, MSU
• </c><01:36:03.760><c> While</c><01:36:03.920><c> these</c> MSU Denver, and CU Denver.
• While these MSU Denver, and CU Denver.

Keywords: 981, all

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• , we're exploring just now launching some new extension microlearning courses in collaboration with MSU
• Mold, yeah, yeah, and so was that technology created at MSU by an NMSU student?

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• This effort would not have been possible without the collective support of the state, the MSU community
• , university leadership, namely Bobcat Rodeo coaches Kyle Whitaker and Savannah Bolich, and MSU President
• 22:43.000><c> the</c> collective uh support of the state the collective uh support of the state the MSU
• 02:22:48.880><c> Savannah</c><02:22:49.319><c> bolich</c><02:22:49.760><c> and</c><02:22:49.920><c> MSU
• </c> Whitaker and Savannah bolich and MSU Whitaker and Savannah bolich and MSU president<02:22:50.920

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, January 16, 2025, 1012, house, all