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• So, the cloud readiness assessment, what did we really find?
• So, the cloud readiness assessment, what did we really find?
• And then that cloud readiness and scalability. So where did this all lead to?
• Our cloud readiness ask was originally for $10 million.
• They're cloud student deployment.

Summary: The Higher Education Institutions Committee met on the Minot State University campus for presentations on campus operations, enrollment, and new academic initiatives. President Shirley reviewed recent audits, noting mostly clean results with only minor technical findings, and highlighted MSU’s broad academic offerings, specialized accreditations, athletics, and partnerships with Minot Air Force Base and the MSU Development Foundation. Members asked about declining interest in teacher education, tuition waivers for athletes, dual credit incentives, and how MSU decides when to launch new programs and avoid duplication within the university system. Shirley also discussed several workforce-focused initiatives supported by the Legislature’s Workforce Education Innovation Funds, including the purchase of the Trinity Health Center West building for a downtown health sciences hub, a new daycare/preschool partnership near campus, the Aspire program to recruit rural students into teaching, and a paraprofessional-to-special-education degree pathway. Enrollment data showed overall headcount was flat at just under 2,750, but full-time equivalent enrollment rose slightly and new student numbers increased, including the largest freshman class in 15 years. The committee also discussed Minot State’s in-state tuition rate for all students, its dual credit “Emerging Scholars” scholarship, and concerns about the share of high school graduates who do not immediately pursue postsecondary education. Faculty then presented two new programs funded in part by WEAF: an Innovation Engineering degree and a master’s program in counseling with an integrated addiction studies focus. The engineering program was described as industry-driven, designed with broad early coursework, hands-on learning, and local employer input to prepare students for western North Dakota workforce needs; officials said it had already drawn more applicants than expected and would use renovated library space and donated or grant-funded equipment. The counseling program will be mostly face-to-face with hybrid options, aims to address shortages in mental health and substance use providers, and is structured to help students meet licensure requirements. Committee members asked about startup costs, licensure supervision hours, and whether the programs would be on campus rather than online, and presenters said both programs had recently received required approvals and were moving forward.

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• Alan Ward of Pueblo, Colorado, to serve as a representative of the Arkansas Drainage Basin; Laurelai Cloud
• Laura Lelay<00:40:38.240> Cloud<00:40:38.560> of<00:40:38.640> Ignatio,<00:40:39.280
• > Colorado<00:40:39.680> to Lelay Cloud of Ignatio, Colorado to Lelay Cloud of Ignatio,
• Schubert for the Building Decarbonization Enterprise Board of Directors, Alan Ward of PBLO, Laurelai Cloud
• Laurelai Cloud of Ignacio, Nathan Kums of Laara for the Colorado Water Conservation Board, and Mary Arnuch

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The Senate met with a quorum, approved the March 6, 2026 journal, and laid over Senate Joint Resolution 16 on retirement readiness and financial well-being until March 18. On third reading, House Bill 115, concerning prepaid wireless telecommunications service charges, passed on the consent calendar, with Senators Baisley, Rich, Lynda Zamora Wilson, and Carson recorded in opposition. House Bill 1068, which authorizes the Legislative Council executive committee to set remote-participation policies for interchamber meetings and committees, also passed third reading by a vote of 31-3, with several senators listed as no votes and the President added as a co-sponsor. The Senate then resolved into Committee of the Whole for second reading of the consent calendar. House Bill 1040 was removed from consent at the sponsor’s request. The committee then considered and advanced House Bills 1182, 1067, 1041, 1025, and 1013, covering the Veterinary Pharmaceutical Advisory Committee sunset, livestock health funding, electronic vehicle titles, an auctioneer exemption under the Colorado Charitable Solicitations Act, and landlord utility billing systems. The committee adopted the reports and bills, and the full Senate later adopted the committee report, placing those bills on the calendar for third reading and final passage. The Senate also laid over general order second-reading bills until March 10 and laid over Senate Resolution 004 until March 24. On the governor’s appointments consent calendar, members of the Building Decarbonization Enterprise Board, Colorado Water Conservation Board, and Groundwater Commission were read and then confirmed by a vote of 34-0 with one excused. The chamber then heard several personal privilege remarks recognizing Briggsdale Elementary School, the Democratic Women of Boulder County, the Colorado Civil Air Patrol, International Women’s Day, and House District 7 Day at the Capitol, before adjourning until March 10, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.

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• THE LAST FIVE YEARS AS THEY HAVE THE PAST TEN THIS GROWTH IS DRIVEN BY THE WIDESPREAD ADOPTION OF CLOUD
• INSIDE THE TENANTS CAN HAVE ONE IN THE BUILDING WHICH COULD BE A HYPER SCALE THAT NEEDS ADDITIONAL CLOUD
• THESE COMPANIES ARE LIKE DIGITAL STACK INFRASTRUCTURE, AS WELL AS CLOUD HQ AND ENCOMPASS DATA CENTERS
• THOSE SCALED PROJECTS WILL BE MORE OF THE CLOUD DATA CENTERS, CLOSER TO EYEBALLS, YOU WILL HAVE NETFLIX
• AS MORE INDUSTRIES ADOPT AI AND CLOUD BASED TECHNOLOGIES THE VALUE OF HAVING A ROBUST DATA CENTER CAPACITY

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• Cloud region this summer over the ... the behavioral aspect that comes from the behavioral aspect that
• Cloud region and then finally our paid and earned media project.
• Cloud region, I would like to know exactly what corridors in that St.
• Cloud region.
• you know coming from that St Cloud you know coming from that St Cloud region<00:13:00.160> I<

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• As a result, it is estimated that Texas is home to over 75,000 parcels of land with clouded titles at
• Clouded titles can keep children from fulfilling the wishes of their late parents, restrict their ability
• The 84th legislature gave Texans a convenient tool to avoid clouded deeds by creating a Transfer on death
• House Bill 5642 seeks to address the issues of clouded deeds by requiring realtors to provide prospective
• this bill will just ensure that Texas homebuyers are equipped with information necessary to avoid a clouded

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• result, it is estimated that Texas is home to over 75 million people. 75,000 parcels of land with clouded
• Clouded titles can keep children from fulfilling the wishes of their late parents.
• To avoid clouded deeds by creating a Transfer on Death Deed, or TODD.
• House Bill 5642. to address the issues of clouded deeds by requiring realtors to provide prospective
• this bill will just ensure that Texas homebuyers are equipped with information necessary to avoid a clouded

Bills: SB387, SB1335, HB1671, SB1760, SB1839, SB1923, HB1928, HB4942, HB5628, HB5642, HB1980

Keywords: judicial bond, guardianship, probate law, county judge, statutory county court, estates, inheritance, representative duties, court authority, personal representative, retroactive child support, parentage, genetic testing, family code, child's conception, incapacitated persons, court proceedings, guardianship fees, estate management, probate

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• Cloud.
• Cloud Aquatic Center. Section 51 is Senator Koran number 4724 for the city of Taylors Falls.
• Cloud.
• Cloud; 4248 Hollands, St. Paul, but we modified it a bit. We're going to...
• <00:26:39.000> Cloud<00:26:39.640> 4248 Wolgamott St. Cloud 4248 Wolgamott St.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I'm a director for the APG also and a manager for Farmersville Feed and Seed, and I oppose AB 928.
• name is Francisco Zamora, and I'm a director for the APG also and a manager for Farmersville Feed and Seed

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on April 30, 2025, for a regular order hearing on a large slate of bills. After opening remarks and quorum, the committee approved a consent calendar in two motions: one for bills eligible for the Assembly floor consent calendar and another for unanimous bills not eligible for floor consent. The committee also deemed the suspense calendar approved without further discussion. Several housing and shelter-related bills were presented. AB 1061 by Quirk-Silva would allow SB 9 duplex and lot-split provisions to apply in historic districts, with limits to protect individually listed historic sites and maintain street-facing appearances; California YIMBY supported the measure. AB 750 by Quirk-Silva would strengthen oversight of homeless shelters by requiring posted resident-rights information, standardized reporting, and penalties for noncompliance, including possible withholding of state funding. AB 712 by another member would increase penalties for public agencies that violate state housing law and bar indemnification demands against applicants when agencies break those laws; it was described as part of a fast-track housing package. The committee then took public comment, dominated by extensive opposition to AB 928. Dozens of individuals, many identifying with poultry, feed, gamefowl, agricultural, or related organizations, testified against the bill, saying it would harm their livelihoods, culture, religious practices, or constitutional rights and could kill birds. A few speakers also testified on other bills, including support for AB 1337 and AB 804 and opposition to AB 1337. After public comment concluded, the meeting adjourned.

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• They bring in a plethora of seeds... day.
• They bring in a plethora of seeds and sprouts on their bodies.

Bills: HB352, HB366, SB272, SB296

Keywords: HB352, cotton, cotton bale assessment, cotton levy, cotton producers, agriculture, forestry, Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Committee, per bale fee, commodity assessment, producer referendum, cotton sales tax, Alabama Code 2-8-199, cotton commission, agricultural funding, HB366, Lakyn Canine Act, police dog, K9, K-9

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• Hawaii<01:21:48.320> Apple<01:21:48.640> Seed<01:21:48.880> Center<01:21:49.120>
• Hawaii Apple Seed Center for Law and Economic Justice in support.
• Ted<01:47:51.679> Oppo<01:47:52.239> Seed<01:47:52.480> Center<01:47:52.719>
• for<01:47:52.880> Law<01:47:53.040> and Ted Oppo Seed Center for Law and Ted Oppo Seed
• Hawaii Apple Seed Center for Law and Economic Justice in support. Angela Young Harris not present.

Bills: HB1721, HB1714, HB1718, HB1732, HB1740, HB1777, HB1842, HB1919, HB1701, HB1923, HB1741, HB1734, HB1739

Keywords: housing, expedited permits, insurance, indemnification, construction, affordable housing, executive compensation, Hawaii housing finance, legislative approval, low-income housing, moderate-income housing, mixed-use development, transit-oriented development, TOD, county powers, Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, HHFDC, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, DHHL, affordable housing credits

Summary: The House Housing Committee met on February 4 and heard testimony on several housing measures, beginning with HB1721, which clarifies insurance, indemnification, and certificate-of-occupancy requirements for expedited permits. Testimony on HB1721 was uniformly supportive from the American Council of Engineering Companies, the Grassroot Institute, and individual testifiers, who said the bill would fix insurance issues for design professionals and encourage more participation in the expedited-permit program. No opposition was heard and no questions were raised. The committee then heard HB1714, which would raise salary caps for the executive director and deputy executive director positions at the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation and allow more autonomy in personnel matters, including employment contracts. HHFDC supported the bill, saying greater flexibility is needed to recruit and retain staff and that current pay ceilings are not the main issue because the agency lacks operating funds to reach them. The Department of Human Resources Development offered comments and raised concerns about autonomous personnel authority and employment contracts, saying state personnel matters are governed by existing statutes and collective bargaining rules; the Hawaii Public Housing Authority also offered comments, and one board member and one individual opposed the measure. Members questioned whether performance-based pay or existing incentive policies could address retention instead of statutory salary changes. The committee also heard HB1718, which would make permanent county authority to facilitate mixed-use developments and issue county bonds for low- and moderate-income housing projects. Support came from OPSD, HHFDC, the City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Housing and Land Management, and Housing Hawaii’s Future, all emphasizing that permanent authority is needed to finance long-term mixed-use and transit-oriented projects. A member asked whether the sunset provision would make bonding impractical, and the city representative agreed that temporary authority would make financing difficult because development takes time. Later, the committee took up HB1732, establishing the Kamina Homes program to fund counties’ purchase of voluntary deed restrictions from eligible buyers. The Department of Taxation and several groups, including HHFDC, AARP Hawaii, the Tax Foundation of Hawaii, Hawaii Realtors, Holomua Collaborative, and others testified, with most supporting the bill as a way to help local families remain in Hawaii and age in place. Holomua said a recent survey found 75% of 3,200 working families were considering moving, and argued the bill could preserve housing for local residents. Members asked about the bill’s 8% cap on deed-restriction cost and why the program focuses on residency rather than resale restrictions; the bill’s proponents said the cap allows flexibility for county negotiations and that the measure is aimed at workforce preservation rather than land-trust-style appreciation limits. Finally, the committee heard HB1740, which would modify a prior HHFDC housing pathway by reducing the qualified-resident requirement from 100% to 80% and allowing more flexibility for long-term rental instead of owner occupancy. HHFDC and Holomua Collaborative supported the change, saying the earlier 100% requirement had produced no developments or applicants and that the revised standard would make projects more feasible while still preserving housing for local residents. The committee did not take final votes on these measures during the portion of the hearing provided.

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• The first step is award three teams,<00:08:14.080> seed<00:08:14.400> them<00:08:14.560
• them with half a million teams, seed them with half a million dollars<00:08:16.080> and<00:08
• Where would you get the seed money from? The three million would be enough for that? Yes. Okay.
• <00:14:17.279> money<00:14:18.160> from >> Where would you get the seed money
• from >> Where would you get the seed money from the<00:14:18.800> three<00:14:18.959>

Bills: HB2185, HB2621, HB2179, HB2534, HB2168, HB2427, HB2560, HB2565, HB2172, HB2298, HB2304

Keywords: sports officials, referees, umpires, athletic directors, school administrators, league administrators, coaches, assault, first-degree assault, substantial bodily injury, temporary restraining order, TRO, private counsel, Department of Education, DOE, sports safety, school sports, amateur athletics, professional sports, public schools

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• this because I legislature for seeding this because I think<00:35:04.520> we<00:35:04.640>
• We also seed research funding at the order of $10,000 to maybe $20,000 at a time for those good ideas
• And this seed funding goes across the university system, so we pull people into those conversations,
• they join the university, because we know this is a very competitive landscape and they need some seed
• funding in order to uh generate seed funding in order to uh generate some<01:23:47.040> data<

Keywords: 1183, house

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• But during that time frame, you kind of remember cloud became a big thing, and Kentucky was the first
• to really do cloud, even compared to the corporate sector.
• uh and even compared to the cloud uh and even compared to the corporate<00:09:25.200> sector.
• <00:18:27.679> cloud-based<00:18:28.320> computing.
• uh you know cloud cloud-based computing. uh you know cloud cloud-based computing.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:15 Kentucky Department of Education 00:01:20 Kentucky Communications Network Authority 00:36:45 Accelecom 01:01:22 Auditor of Public Accounts 01:29:50, 958, all

Summary: The Information Technology Oversight Committee met to hear a presentation from Kentucky Department of Education officials David Couch and Mike Lingham on the history and current status of Kentucky’s K-12 internet network, including its relationship to KentuckyWired. They described the original KETS design from 1995, when KDE established district internet hubs and left local districts to connect to them, and said that model helped Kentucky become a national leader in school connectivity and cloud-based services. They also emphasized the importance of E-rate eligibility, saying it has saved the state substantial money and remains central to KDE’s network contracting. Couch and Lingham said the current “next generation Kentucky K-12 internet” contract with Education Networks of America is more reliable, offers more functionality, and costs less than the prior system, including lower bandwidth and firewall costs. They explained that the transition was complicated by build-out and provisioning issues, especially the need for more “type two” connections through local providers, which pushed some implementation past the June 30, 2024 E-rate deadline. As a result, 39 sites remain on type two connections, and KDE absorbed the loss of federal discount dollars for the portion of the transition that extended into July. The witnesses also discussed home internet access for students. They said KDE has tracked home access for about 20 years and estimates about 4.5% of students still lack adequate internet at home, with roughly 3% able to reach access nearby and 1.5% having no access. They said the biggest barrier is usually cost rather than lack of available lines, and noted that temporary hotspot support during COVID helped students continue schoolwork. Senator Williams asked about the costs of the transition, the current type two sites, and the potential cost of any future transition, but the transcript cuts off before a full answer was given.

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• Cloud, St. Cloud Tech, Staples, and then the U...
• St Olaf St Central College Southwest St Olaf St Catherine<00:33:16.880> St<00:33:17.240> Cloud
• those<00:33:18.200> up<00:33:18.399> by<00:33:18.559> St Catherine St Cloud
• for those up by St Catherine St Cloud for those up by St Cloud<00:33:19.720> St<00:33:20.039>
• > and<00:33:22.760> then Cloud St Cloud Tech uh Staples and then Cloud St Cloud Tech uh

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Neonic contamination largely stems from coatings on corn and soybean seeds that have been shown not to
• Neonic contamination largely stems from coatings on corn and soybean seeds that have been shown not to
• They're kind of an aquatic seed grass.
• They're kind of an aquatic um seed<00:14:42.680> grass.
• But, um upon detection, and seed grass.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Cloud State for a number of years with no issue.
• Cloud.
• here to testify on behalf of St Cloud here to testify on behalf of St Cloud area<00:43:12.680>
• Cloud or isn't it.
• Cloud or isn't it.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Senator Cloud? Here. Senator Hodges? Here. Senator Cloud? Here. Senator Hodges? Here.
• Senator Cloud. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm just looking through the bill.
• I will say, Senator Cloud. Catch him on the front.
• Senator Cloud actually made a motion a minute ago to adopt the amendment.
• Senator Cloud actually made a motion a minute ago to adopt the amendment.

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 137, which would strengthen penalties for knowingly making threats against schools, school activities, students, or school employees. The author said the bill responds to repeated false threats that disrupt schools, frighten families, and divert law enforcement, and it adds education and parental acknowledgment requirements. Members discussed possible juvenile consequences such as public service or physical work at schools, and the bill drew support from law enforcement, district attorneys, and Catholic bishops. It was reported favorably without objection. House Bill 321 followed, addressing Louisiana’s Safe Harbor law by expressly exempting minors from prostitution offenses and treating them as trafficking victims rather than offenders. The author, clergy, trafficking advocates, and a survivor testified that children involved in commercial sex are typically coerced, groomed, or controlled by traffickers, often family members or caregivers, and should receive protection and services instead of arrest. Witnesses described statewide advocacy and crisis-response services created in 2022, and committee members asked about prosecution of perpetrators and the prevalence of trafficking in rural areas. The bill was reported favorably without objection. The committee then approved House Bill 1246, a response to a fatal drunk-driving crash involving Jada Bright, which would allow law enforcement to keep intoxicated offenders in jail if they are not safe to release. An amendment was adopted to clean up the language, and the bill was reported favorably. House Bill 1104, creating a misdemeanor for possession of motor vehicle key-programming or emulating devices used to steal cars, also passed favorably with support from prosecutors and police. House Bill 552, a cleanup measure replacing references to intoxication with impairment in prior drug-related statutes, was reported favorably as well. Finally, the committee took up House Bill 310, which would require random reassignment when a defendant waives a jury trial in districts with more than two judges, unless the prosecutor agrees otherwise. Supporters said it would prevent judge shopping and address concerns about unusually high acquittal rates before particular judges, while opponents argued it raises due process concerns and effectively lets prosecutors choose the judge. Despite the opposition, the bill was reported favorably. The last major item was House Bill 1107, dealing with post-conviction death penalty cases involving claims of intellectual disability; the bill would set a 75 IQ threshold and create procedures for Atkins claims. Supporters said it would bring finality to long-pending capital cases and follow U.S. Supreme Court guidance, while opponents argued it would be unconstitutional under Atkins, Moore, and Hall because intellectual disability cannot be reduced to a single number. After extensive testimony and debate over amendments, the committee adopted the amendment and then reported the bill favorably.

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• staff and the administration for the funding to support their programming and for the funding for SEED
• All coalition, we'd like to share appreciation for the Social Entrepreneurs for Economic Development seed
• All coalition, we'd like to share appreciation for the Social Entrepreneurs for Economic Development seed
• We also want to express our appreciation for the reinvestment in SEED funding that will be invaluable

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Chairman, I see that as, as young kids we talk about planting seeds and, and learning about, you know
• We've, we had an offering and we had a private industry come in and buy that patent, buy the seeds, the
• rights to the seeds.
• They are now producing the seeds will be available to producers in this state next year.

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• Cloud and the Vets Clinic.
• Cloud and the Vets Clinic.
• and the VA Medical Center in St Cloud and the VA Medical Center in St Cloud and<00:26:31.760>
• Cloud Vets to the Lake Veterans Home, and Minnesota sled hockey, who are disabled young folks.
• Cloud Vets to the Lake Veterans Home, and Minnesota sled hockey, who are disabled young folks.

Keywords: 1183, house