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• We did not have a virtual learning program prior. We built that in four days.
• We did not have a virtual<00:09:55.040><c> learning</c><00:09:55.360><c> program</c><00:09:55.760><c>
• </c><00:09:56.399><c> We</c><00:09:56.560><c> built</c> virtual learning program prior.
• We built virtual learning program prior.
• This is my fifth year as a school social worker and 12th year working in children and youth programming

Bills: HF3435 , HF3409

Committee: House Education Policy

Keywords: school access, school site, school district, charter school, federal agents, DHS, Department of Homeland Security, ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, CBP, Customs and Border Protection, USCIS, immigration enforcement, judicial warrant, student privacy, school safety, sanctuary schools, warrant requirement, federal warrant, school grounds

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• and RES programs, and 6355 is foster care through agencies.
• treatment programs and RES programs<00:40:21.200><c> and</c><00:40:21.520><c> 6355</c><00:40:22.400>
• The rule that is expired now is how the programs are certified and quality, etc.
• It is a benefit to the agency foster care programs that we continue to review those programs and issue
• those programs and issue to review those programs and issue the<00:46:30.720><c> funds.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee opened with routine business, including the Pledge of Allegiance, seating alternates, and approval of the minutes and consent calendar. Both were approved without opposition. The committee then moved to the regular calendar, beginning with Department of Environmental Services drinking water rules (2532). Staff noted that the final proposal deleted requirements that had been in the initial proposal, making the published notice technically inaccurate because it said there were no substantive changes. The agency responded that the requirements still exist in other rules, that regulated entities and the Water Council were notified, and that the public had notice through related hearings. After discussion about whether a new noticed hearing was needed, the committee approved the rule. The next item was Department of Administrative Services personnel rule 2510 on seniority and employee performance evaluation. Staff raised informational comments and one unclear comment about language that appeared to require a checkbox even though no form exists, and about evaluation categories that could overlap. The agency said the checkbox language should be removed, but defended the overlapping categories as part of a long-standing template used by agencies for the past 10 years. Members discussed whether the language was too ambiguous or could lead to inconsistent application, but the committee ultimately approved the rule with a condition striking the checkbox language in the affected sections. The committee then considered personnel rule 25109 on investigations, discipline, non-disciplinary communications, and non-disciplinary removal. Staff recommended clarifying language distinguishing license suspension from termination for cause, and questioned whether the sexual-harassment discipline language was too broad because the same conduct could fit multiple discipline levels. The agency agreed to add the suggested clarification for the license-suspension provision, but argued the sexual-harassment language should remain because another rule already provides the factors for determining the appropriate discipline and the agency needs discretion for fact-specific cases. The discussion included concerns about how non-verbal conduct might be treated, but the committee moved toward conditional approval with the agreed clarification and approval of the rest of the rule as written.

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• </c> the education Freedom account program the education Freedom account program however<03:34:05.160
• </c><03:35:06.319><c> of</c> row as the best implemented program of row as the best implemented program
• </c> address criticisms of the program to address criticisms of the program to gather<03:36:11.040><c
• </c><04:31:22.640><c> medicine</c> reported to the board of nurse medicine reported to the board of nurse
• </c><04:34:31.080><c> in</c> of medications across six programs in of medications across six programs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Um, the program provides uh more than the program provided more than $24 million in onetime funding for
• </c><00:17:22.480><c> at</c> um some current effective programs at um some current effective programs
• ,</c><00:44:00.640><c> and</c> social workers, nurses, and social workers, nurses, and psychologists.
• </c> um about the existence of the program um about the existence of the program through<00:59:03.040
• </c> about the existence of this program about the existence of this program through,<01:00:24.000><c

Bills: HF3492 , HF3493 , HF3494 , HF3495 , HF3602

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: school safety, grants, education funding, Northern Lights Express, security improvements, rural schools, safe schools, charter schools, nonpublic schools, Tribal education, funding increase, safe schools aid, school security, mental health support, Tribal schools, cybersecurity, funding, mental health, evidence-based plans, public safety

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• It removes language that allows up to 50% of the allocation for the improvement of instructional programs
• one that allows county boards to use half of the allocation of the teacher and leader induction programs
• The first section directs the Department of Human Services to pay licensed child care program subsidy
• The first section directs the Department of Human Services to pay licensed child care program subsidy
• All this money that has been accumulated through this program is going to go into general revenue.

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• Based group benefits program.
• So this is a great program for the families who benefit.
• The SWIFT program, which is used to implement the state water plan alone, is one of seven programs held
• For a state program known as SHARS, School Health and Related Services.
• The program is what it is. But there are significant...

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• What is it doing for that programming committee? And...
• What are we doing for the Purple Star Schools Program?
• It's adding them to the program. I can give you the definition of the program.
• I believe it is a low-cost, high-reward program.
• We got lots of... ...nurses, midwives, and doulas.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• employers in the state who will try to look for loopholes or work-arounds, and as a result, we have nurses
• So we have a situation where nurses are put in a position where they are strained mentally, emotionally

Committee: Senate Labor

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Labor met for its second meeting of the 2026 session, with Chair Senator Ramos welcoming members and inviting Mario Celento, president of the New York State AFL-CIO, to speak. Celento thanked the committee for its past labor-related work and outlined the AFL-CIO’s priorities for the session, including fixing Tier 6 public pensions, responsible regulation of artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles, child care, staffing ratios in health care, housing-related labor standards, prevailing wage and project labor agreements, and protecting workers from federal actions affecting unions, organizing, OSHA, and collective bargaining. The committee then took up six bills. It reported Senate Bill 372A, relating to labor law and establishing certain notices, by a vote with one nay and an abstention. Senate Bill 681, concerning fingerprinting or mandatory iris and retina scanning of applicants, was reported with one nay. Senate Bill 1514, relating to support orders for a police classification, was reported unanimously. Senate Bill 4424A, the anti-labor of women rights bill, was reported with abstentions. Senate Bill 4479, requiring the Workers’ Compensation Board and Department of Labor to publish a list of DRMDs as open data, was reported unanimously. Senate Bill 7776A, relating to an act for a thinkless servant form act, was also reported with abstentions. All six bills were moved to the calendar, and the meeting adjourned.

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• She has, all of her kiddos have graduated out of the house, and she is in nursing.
• She studies nursing and she's on break.

Summary: The Senate convened with all 35 members present, heard a prayer emphasizing friendship and trust among legislators, and recited the Pledge of Allegiance. The journal was read and approved as corrected. The chamber then received multiple gubernatorial appointment messages, including appointments and reappointments to the Commission of Pardons and Parole, Idaho Judicial Council, Personnel Commission, Endowment Fund Investment Board, Outfitters and Guides Licensing Board, Health Insurance Exchange Board, Fish and Game Commission, Commission on Human Rights, and State Board of Education; these were referred to the appropriate committees for confirmation. During miscellaneous business, Senator Bert introduced Jerry’s daughter Tanya, who was visiting from Chico, California, and the Senate welcomed her. Announcements were made about a Minority Caucus meeting after adjournment, required respectful workplace and ethics training at 1:30 p.m. in the Lincoln Auditorium, and a Capitol Ministries kickoff breakfast and Bible study the next morning. No substantive legislation was debated in this portion of the session. The Senate then adopted a motion to adjourn until 11 a.m. on Wednesday, January 14, 2026.

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• She has, all of her kiddos have graduated out of the house, and she is in nursing.
• She studies nursing and she's on break.

Keywords: 989, all

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• Human services is stuck because the House Republicans only want to fund nursing homes at the expense
• Human services is stuck because the House Republicans only want to fund nursing homes at the expense
• But they're also cutting nursing homes by almost the same amount.
• But they're<00:36:50.720><c> also</c><00:36:50.960><c> cutting</c><00:36:51.359><c> nursing</c><00:36
• nursing homes by almost<00:36:52.400><c> the</c><00:36:52.640><c> same</c><00:36:52.720><c> amount.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Is it a mandatory program?
• Is it a mandatory program?
• Our students in satellite programs never step on a centralized program.
• , or I just say satellite programs, career technical education programs.
• And so even though our constituents want it, let's say they wanted a nursing program at a certain school

Committee: House Education

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Well, it continues a diversion program that's been out there for a few years and helps in that effort
• So in the past, we've had grant programs that allowed for a garden.
• But this program says, no, you know what?
• And I would like to ask all of you who are returning next year to keep this program alive.
• House Bill 2295, nursing facilities, records, service time, illness. HHS.

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a roll call showing 25 members present. The journal was approved, and several guests were introduced, including Pastor Caden Metcalf as Pastor of the Day and Dr. Jane Peterson as Doctor of the Day. The chamber also took up a motion to reconsider SB 1827, which passed on a division vote, and then resolved into Committee of the Whole to consider bills on the calendar. In Committee of the Whole, the Senate considered and advanced several bills, generally by adopting committee strike-everything amendments and then recommending each bill do pass. Measures included SB 1041 (Arizona Trail Fund), SB 1131 (cardiac emergency response plans in schools), SB 1140 (expungement of misdemeanor records), SB 1249 (Alzheimer’s disease/state brain appropriation), SB 1275 (sentencing and imprisonment), SB 1517 (Barbering and Cosmetology Board), and SB 1673 (Crime Victim Notification Fund). SB 1275 drew the most debate: Senator Ortiz argued a floor amendment would gut judicial discretion and preserve prosecutorial power, while Senator Gowan said the amendment preserved a veterans diversion program; the amendment was adopted on a 15-13 division vote. The Committee of the Whole then reported the bills back to the Senate, which adopted the report. The Senate then took up third-reading votes on multiple bills. SB 1161, SB 1209, SB 1598, SB 1118, SB 1399, SB 1563, SB 1564, SB 1629, SB 1754, SB 1041, SB 1131, SB 1140, SB 1249, SB 1517, and SB 1673 all passed, with recorded votes ranging from unanimous to more divided outcomes. Several members explained votes, especially on SB 1598 and SB 1754, which involved community garden funding and special education/parent complaint issues, respectively. The Senate then recessed, received a large batch of House bills for first reading and committee referral, announced upcoming committee meetings, and adjourned until Monday, March 9, 2026.

Transcript Highlights:

• Well, it continues a diversion program that's been out there for a few years and helps in that effort
• So in the past, we've had grant programs that allowed for a garden.
• But this program says, no, you know what?
• And I would like to ask all of you who are returning next year to keep this program alive.
• H.H. 22, 95, nursing facilities, records, service time, illness.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• These are nurses, school psychologists, counselors.
• Good ladies and gentlemen, this bill deals with a STARS program for transportation.
• The STARS program was created, and what it does is it allows the developer to recoup some of that cost
• The program hasn't been adjusted in dollars for 20 years, and we decided it was appropriate to move some
• If it's a good program at $6 million, it's a good program at $5 million.

Keywords: 989, all

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• The second piece is variable programs are you offering.
• Or, you know, we need to be moving into additional programs.
• , or I’ve closed these programs.
• And would it be tied to some of the programs they offer? That is true.
• And I'm referring to the A+ program.

Committee: House Joint Committee on Education

Summary: The Joint Committee on Education met to hear an informational presentation from the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development on Missouri’s higher education funding model and related workforce trends. Commissioner Bennett Boggs described the department’s mission, its data and workforce partnerships, and the need to better align postsecondary education with Missouri’s labor market, noting projections that 65% of jobs in the 2030s will require education beyond high school. He emphasized that the current “base-plus” funding approach dates to 1992 and no longer reflects demographic, technological, or economic changes, and said the department wants every institution to remain healthy and serve its region. Deputy Commissioner Leroye Wade outlined a proposed cost-based, performance-informed funding framework with four main parts: fixed costs, variable program costs, performance measures, and a mechanism for targeted legislative investment. He said the model is intended to be data-driven, transparent, and more responsive to enrollment changes, program mix, completion outcomes, workforce needs, and collaboration among institutions. He also reviewed the history of the effort, including a 2022 legislative appropriation for a study, a 2023 report, and subsequent interim and bill activity. Committee members asked about educational attainment goals, the P20W longitudinal data system, persistence and completion rates, and how the model would account for mission differences and student outcomes. Representative John Black, sponsor of the bill discussed, said the legislation is meant to move Missouri toward a 21st-century higher education funding system by tying appropriations more closely to state goals and institutional performance rather than continuing automatic across-the-board increases. He said the department’s work and the bill are intended to prompt continued refinement of the model, and he warned that declining enrollments and tight state finances make reform urgent. No votes were taken; the committee heard the presentation, allowed brief public comment, and then adjourned.

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• </c><00:03:23.239><c> and</c> importantly is that uh this program and importantly is that uh this program
• </c><00:09:29.680><c> to</c> so grateful for uh this PR program to so grateful for uh this PR program
• sharing the program.
• sharing the program.
• </c> implementation uh building program implementation uh building program Integrity<00:45:42.040><c>

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• This fellowship program is working because it combines mission with incentive, This fellowship program
• Is it a mandatory program?
• Our students in satellite programs never step on a centralized program.
• programs.
• And so even though our constituents want it, let's say they wanted a nursing program at a certain school

Committee: House House Education Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 4043, which would require each school district and charter school, beginning in 2027, to ensure at least one employee at each school is trained in CPR, first aid, and AED use. The sponsor said he intended to amend the bill on the floor to ensure someone is trained at all times and to clarify AED language. The American Heart Association testified neutral with concerns, supporting CPR training but warning the bill could leave gaps if only one person is trained and noting the need for AED access and emergency planning. Parents whose son died in an Arizona kindergarten classroom urged support, saying school staff should be prepared to respond to emergencies. The committee recommended the bill do pass by a vote of 7-1 with four present. The committee then took up House Concurrent Resolution 2015, as amended by a strike-everything amendment supporting at least 60 minutes of daily physical activity for students and prominent display of federal dietary guidelines. A representative of End Chronic Disease testified in favor, arguing schools should help prevent chronic disease through health education and physical activity. The committee adopted the strike-everything amendment and then gave the resolution a due pass recommendation on a 12-0 roll call. House Bill 2621, in its strike-everything form and with a Garcia amendment, addressed enrollment and special education procedures for students in unorganized territory, students using certificates of educational convenience, and children of active-duty military parents. The sponsor explained the bill was meant to clarify confusing law, speed enrollment and evaluations, and reduce delays in services. Champions for Kids supported the measure and the amendments, and the committee adopted both amendments before recommending the bill do pass 11-0. The committee also approved House Bill 2385, which limits superintendent contracts to one-year terms for the first three years unless the superintendent has already been employed three consecutive years; the sponsor framed it as a way to reduce costly early buyouts. That bill passed 7-4. Later, the committee approved House Bill 4106, creating the One Arizona Service Fellowship Program to provide service opportunities, stipends, and tuition awards for young adults, with an amendment changing the stipend contribution formula. The sponsor and supporters described it as a state-based service model inspired by Utah and aimed at education, military families, parks, hunger, and homelessness work; some members opposed it as an unnecessary state mandate or questioned the need for a new program. The committee also passed House Bill 2992, as amended, establishing a pilot program on child sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention, expanded to K-12 and including grooming/exploitation content. A survivor advocate strongly supported the bill, while some members raised concerns about the funding source and possible unintended consequences. Finally, the committee passed House Bill 2370, which would require school leaders to notify governing boards before modifying weapons detection systems and to report changes within 24 hours; the sponsor cited a fatal school stabbing and other weapons incidents, while opponents argued the bill was too vague and could create operational problems. The committee also adopted a strike-everything amendment to House Bill 4056, allowing legislators making public records requests in their official capacity to avoid fees and requiring electronic production; the sponsor said it was needed after districts sought large fees, while opponents warned it could burden public agencies. The committee then began discussion of House Bill 2478, which would create an Arizona Commission on Student Outcomes to study K-12 accountability, finance, graduation requirements, and related issues, with proposed amendments to add early childhood study and change commission membership, but the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.

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• extracurricular programs.
• extracurricular programs.
• extracurricular programs.
• </c> our energy assistance programs. our energy assistance programs.
• ,</c> new programs on top of old programs, new programs on top of old programs, and<03:32:24.200><c>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• that children in every county have the same opportunity to participate in safe, enriching summer programs
• I see firsthand how regulations designed for early care programs unintentionally create barriers for
• While important, they do not always reflect the realities of summer camp programming.
• There are different programs—master's programs, doctorate programs—that specialists can go through, whether
• It is out of date, and it doesn't include the programs that are 4 plus 1 programs, 3 plus 3 programs.

Bills: SB293 , SB279 , SB293 , SB279

Committee: House Education

Keywords: SB 293, youth camp, child care licensing, Office of Child Care Licensing, OCCL, American Camp Association, ACA accreditation, Purchase of Care, POC reimbursement, summer camp, school-age child care, child care exemption, Division of Public Health permit, Title 14, Delaware Department of Education, health and safety standards, child care provider reimbursement, summer child care, camp licensing, license exemption

Summary: The House Education Committee met and first heard Senate Bill 293, the Youth Camp Licensing Act, which would amend child care licensing rules for youth camps. The sponsor said the bill, with amendments, would remove accreditation language, clarify shelter requirements for outdoor camps, and eliminate limits that had restricted the number of children camps could serve, especially for families using purchase-of-care assistance. YMCA and school representatives testified in support, saying the measure would expand access to safe, affordable summer care for low-income working families. The committee voted to release the bill. The committee then approved Senate Bill 328, which would require the Department of Education’s school facility evaluation instrument to be established by regulation and to include lead-based paint hazards in the standard of good repair. The Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Advisory Committee supported the bill, explaining that lead had not been included in the original evaluation tool and that the new language would improve transparency and public comment. Senate Bill 318, updating the Delaware State Education Association special license plate program, also passed after DSEA testified that proceeds support scholarships for educators and students pursuing education careers. House Bill 443, dealing with background checks for education volunteers and mentors, passed as well. The sponsor said it would allow DOE to continue receiving wrapback reports for mentors in the state mentoring program and ensure state and federal criminal background checks remain in place. The committee also released Senate Joint Resolution 15, which directs DOE to reevaluate Delaware’s use of the SAT, modernize the accountability framework, and develop additional measures of student achievement and readiness; supporters argued the SAT does not capture career and technical pathways or other indicators of success. House Bill 459, which prohibits the sale of energy drinks on public middle and high school campuses during school hours or events, passed after discussion focused on whether the bill would affect possession versus sale and whether it could lead to student discipline; DOE said the bill only bans sales, and the sponsor said an amendment would clarify intent. Finally, House Concurrent Resolution 137 passed, directing DOE to review math instruction and MTSS supports statewide; testimony emphasized low math proficiency and the need for stronger, more coherent interventions. The committee also began hearing Senate Bill 279 on occupational therapist salary placement, with discussion centered on aligning OT compensation with other specialist roles and broader salary regulation updates, though the transcript cuts off before final action is shown.