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• These are students. are here for Show Me After School Day as part of their LEAP program.
• As you already heard, we have students here that are involved in after-school programs.
• Before- and after-school programs serve over 90,000 Missouri youth.
• But I'd like for us to welcome all of the after-school program students here today.
• She's going to. good program put on by Jeannie from the Department of Revenue.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• This program, when we started, we just didn't know where to go, but we knew the importance of it.
• The program is critically important to the wine industry.
• I think that for her leadership, the program is critically important to the wine industry.
• And we appreciate the committee's consideration and support of the program. Thank you.
• We appreciate the author and the importance of the program and the board. Thank you in support.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Agriculture met with two bills on the agenda. The chair opened the hearing with procedural reminders and a brief welcome back for the new year, then moved to AB 52 by Majority Leader Aguiar-Curry, which would codify the California BIPOC Producer Advisory Committee and the California Small-Scale Producer Advisory Committee in statute. The author and a supporting witness said the committees are important to implementing the Farmer Equity Act and ensuring farmers and ranchers of color and small-scale producers have a meaningful role in CDFA policymaking; several organizations testified in support, and no opposition was heard. The committee then heard AB 230 by Assemblywoman Ransom, which extends the sunset of the Pierce’s disease control program and the Pierce’s disease glassy-wing sharpshooter board to 2037. The author and a representative of the wine grape industry described the program as essential to controlling a disease that threatens grapevines and to supporting research and field efforts funded by federal, industry, and grower assessments. Testimony from the Wine Institute, Family Winemakers of California, California Fresh Fruit Association, and the California Farm Bureau was in support, with no opposition. Both bills were moved on due pass motions to the Appropriations Committee and approved by the committee. AB 230 received eight aye votes and AB 52 later received seven aye votes after the roll was held open for absent members. The committee then adjourned.

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• By codifying these advisory committees, AB 52 ensures that CDFA designs and implements programs that
• The program is critically important to the wine industry.
• I think that for her leadership, the program is critically important to the wine industry.
• And we appreciate the committee's consideration and pass support of the program. Thank you.
• We appreciate the author and the importance of the program and the board. Thank you in support.

Committee: House Agriculture

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The programming and services that we provide include behavioral health programming, which includes individual
• Our educational programming includes secondary, vocational, and post-secondary education.
• Our juvenile correction and community correction programming is also available.
• From 1:15 to 1:45 p.m. is additional education programming.
• We also refer them to JCC programming and other programs that can follow them up.

Committee: House Courts, Corrections & Justice Committee

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• </c><00:01:58.960><c> I</c><00:01:59.200><c> hear</c> programs stronger over time.
• I hear programs stronger over time.
• </c><00:02:41.680><c> implementation</c> for the SNAP uh program implementation for the SNAP uh program
• </c><00:02:55.920><c> But</c> effect on funding for that program.
• But effect on funding for that program.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The cancellation of all approved BRIC program hazard mitigation project applications from fiscal year
• I did ask, instead of just listening to some of the programs, which the chair has kindly done, I asked
• When the memo came out at the beginning of April announcing the BRIC program cancellation, I think you
• I am the mitigation director of the California Residential Mitigation Program.
• I am the mitigation director of the California Residential Mitigation Program, which was established

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Emergency Management met to consider Assembly Joint Resolution 11, which urges the President and Congress to restore funding for FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program. Chair Rhodesia Ransom and Assembly Member Lisa Calderon described the resolution as a bipartisan effort to preserve funding for hazard mitigation projects that help communities prevent disasters rather than simply recover from them. They cited major California impacts from the program’s cancellation, including losses for wildfire mitigation, seismic retrofits, and dam safety projects in several counties and districts. Support testimony came from Catherine Freeman of the California State Association of Counties and Robin Finning of Cal OES. Freeman said counties rely on BRIC for flexible, proactive disaster-prevention funding and warned that canceling the program would set back years of resilience work. Finning said 49 communities had contacted Cal OES after the cancellation announcement and that the agency had been working closely with them on next steps. Stephanie Stevens of the California Residential Mitigation Program also testified in support, noting the loss of more than $40 million for earthquake soft-story retrofit grants. Members expressed support and noted the importance of the affected district projects. There was no opposition testimony. The committee then voted unanimously to adopt AJR 11 and refer it to third reading, with all members present voting aye. The meeting was then adjourned.

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• Early College High School Program, also known as P-TECH.
• The P-TECH program, as y'all probably know, provides students in grades 9 through 12 the opportunity
• I would just make the comment that P-TECH schools and programs are working great.
• $50 from the New Tech Program.
• So it seemed like it made sense to put that fund into the P-TECH program.

Bills: HB 1209 , HB4746

Committee: House S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education

Keywords: school funding, instructional days, education, public schools, school performance, four-day school week, performance rating, school governance, school calendar, education funding, emergency closures, school district, school operations, Texas education, public school accountability, academic distinction designation, postsecondary readiness, career and technical education, CTE, P-TECH

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• </c> continue to go through the FFA program. continue to go through the FFA program.
• </c> a<00:44:06.960><c> program</c> a program a program that<00:44:10.240><c> was</c> that was that was
• What if you qualify for whatever program and it's just easier to sign you up for this program?
• What if you qualify for whatever program and it's just easier to sign you up for this program?
• </c> program versus traditional Medicaid. program versus traditional Medicaid.

Keywords: 981, all

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• The percentage is about 20% of the students that participate in this program.
• We have a lot of partner programs, but we do believe that there has to be a relationship to the more
• Um, so we are seeing those programs be successful.
• I'm happy to give you a connection to our rise program.
• It's tough, but our program is a 5-day-a-week full school day program, which most programs, if you talk

Bills: HB447 , HB447

Committee: House Ways and Means Education

Keywords: HB447, school buses, student transportation, public schools, local boards of education, dual enrollment, career technical education, CTE, community college, trade school, technical college, offsite educational venues, student access, transportation policy, school bus law, Alabama education law, Montgomery County, probate court, judge of probate, will registration

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• is to limit it, at least at this stage in the beginning, to that one college, to be like a pilot program
• , that's stated as a pilot program with the idea that other schools would have that opportunity as well
• As far as coursework or degree programs... ...As far as coursework or degree programs, they do.
• One, they're still in the program.
• They're having to get their 100 clinical hours before they complete the program, right?

Bills: HB441 , SB274

Committee: House Health

Keywords: speech-language pathology, licensure, clinical supervision, educational qualifications, healthcare assistant, makeup application, blow-dry styling, cosmetology, licensing, regulation exemption, 1136, house, all

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• Teresa Plant, and she's the regional director of Casa Pacifica, a great program in Ventura.
• Many of these providers operate short-term residential therapeutic programs, transitional housing programs
• , and other licensed community-based residential programs.
• Many of these providers operate short-term residential therapeutic programs, transitional housing programs
• care that these programs offer.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Human Services met, adopted its committee rules, and then considered four items, including two consent bills. The chair opened with remarks about protecting California’s safety net and set limits on testimony. The committee rules were adopted by roll call, and the consent calendar later passed 5-0, with the remaining member’s vote added afterward for a 6-0 final tally on the rules and consent items. AB 276 by Assemblymember Bennett addressed delays in out-of-state child abuse registry background checks for children’s residential agency staff. Supporters, including the California Alliance of Child and Family Services and Casa Pacifica, said long clearance times were worsening staffing shortages and causing qualified applicants to leave, while the bill would allow provisional hiring only after DOJ, FBI, and California Child Abuse Central Index clearance and without unsupervised contact with children. There was no opposition, and the committee approved the bill 5-0, sending it to the Assembly Public Safety Committee. AB 319 by Assemblymember Jackson sought to improve services for foster youth with severe trauma by requiring counties to submit and update detailed plans to the Joint Interagency Resolution Team for providing effective therapeutic interventions in the least restrictive settings. A former foster youth testified in support, and a committee member noted the ongoing shortage of therapists serving foster youth. The bill was approved 5-0 as amended and sent to the Assembly Appropriations Committee. After the consent calendar and remaining votes were completed, the hearing adjourned.

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• Because the DEQ oversees our state SRF program.
• How our program looks at affordability.
• The clean water program does not allow that.
• in the drinking water program.
• the project through their cost-share program.

Summary: The Water Topics Overview Committee met to receive interim status updates on several water-related studies and Department of Water Resources projects. The committee approved the March 26, 2026 minutes, observed a moment of silence for the late Representative Conmy, and then heard updates on the watershed management study and the stormwater/wastewater study. Staff reported that the committee had already received the testimony contemplated in the study plans, including input from state agencies, local governments, and out-of-state entities, and that any further action would be at the committee’s discretion. The Department of Water Resources then provided project and budget updates on NAWS and the Southwest Pipeline Project. Reese reported NAWS is expected to serve about 81,000 users, with a total projected cost of about $571 million and about $96 million remaining, while the Southwest Pipeline Project is estimated at $1.06 billion total with about $409 million remaining. Members asked about funding sources, capacity needs, and whether current and future construction is being designed for increased demand; department staff said current work is designed for ultimate capacity, but some future components may need redesign based on new requests. The committee also discussed local cost shares, Minot’s role in NAWS funding, and whether the system is adequate for peak demand. A major portion of the meeting focused on the department’s cash management, carryover, and long-term water funding outlook. The department said Resources Trust Fund revenues are tied to oil extraction taxes and are affected by stripper well exemptions and future oil price declines. Members expressed concern about large carryover balances and whether the state is obligating more money than can realistically be spent in a biennium. The department reported about $340.6 million in remaining carryover and said it is trying to reduce that through a two-tier pre-construction/construction process and closer project vetting. The department also summarized the Deloitte studies on regional governance and finance and on cost-share policy. Stakeholders generally favored keeping the current governance structures for NAWS and Southwest with improvements, while Red River stakeholders leaned toward a different option; the department said it will bring an implementation plan back in September. On cost share, Deloitte’s recommendations would reduce some percentages, prioritize projects differently, and use other measures to close a projected long-term funding gap. Members debated affordability, local burden, deferred maintenance, and whether statutory changes may be needed to allow the commission more flexibility in prioritizing and funding projects. No formal votes or final actions were taken beyond approving the minutes and receiving the updates.

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• :15.599><c> law</c> for those programs, locks it into law for those programs, locks it into law with<
• So, the minority programs that we're really talking about are, you know, minority disadvantage programs
• And so these programs are at risk. They're being underfunded. And so these programs are at risk.
• ><c> there</c><01:00:53.839><c> to</c> legitimate programs are out there to legitimate programs are out
• services programs are social services programs are particularly<01:02:13.920><c> hardit.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee held an informational briefing on the rule of law with U.S. Representative Ed Case. Chair Carl Rhodes opened by explaining the purpose of the briefing, noting it was being livestreamed and that public testimony would not be taken in the usual way. He described the rule of law as central to democracy and introduced Case, who was invited to discuss the concept and its relevance to recent federal actions affecting Hawaii. Case framed the rule of law as a durable system grounded in the Constitution, federal laws, separation of powers, and checks and balances, with each branch of government and the public itself playing a role. He emphasized that Congress makes the laws, the president executes them, and the courts decide whether the Constitution and laws are being followed. He also stressed that elected officials swear to uphold this structure and that the rule of law is distinct from ordinary policy disagreements. Case then argued that the Trump administration has undermined the rule of law through actions such as dismantling or weakening agencies created and funded by law, withholding appropriated funds, removing inspectors general and other independent officials, ignoring or challenging court orders, weakening the independence of agencies like the Department of Justice and the Federal Reserve, and intimidating dissenting voices, the press, and other opponents. He said these actions have harmed Hawaii and reflect a coordinated effort to concentrate power in the executive branch. He noted that Congress has not been serving as an effective check, while federal courts have been the main remaining check through more than 46 lawsuits, and he identified voters as the ultimate check and balance, briefly correcting the timing of the next midterm election to 2026.

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• Program to address gaps. A motion and a second. Will there be questions?
• I moved To accept $384,253.50 in excess funds from the Food Insecurity Grant Program, appropriated to
• The investments in nursing programs are making a difference in the number of nurses available.
• The mobile dinner program has been providing much-needed dental care for citizens across Oklahoma.
• Yeah, this is for the two projects. $14 million will be going to the pharmaceutical program.

Committee: Senate Joint Committee on Pandemic Relief Funding

Keywords: 914, all

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• HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND PROGRAMS SUBCOMMITTEE WILL COME TO ORDER.
• RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THAT NEARLY 1 MILLION FLORIDIANS WHO ARE PATIENTS OF THE MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM
• THE PROGRAM RECEIVES NO GENERAL REVENUE.
• WE WILL GO OVER A COUPLE THINGS FIRST TALKING ABOUT PROGRAM MEMBERS KEY FEATURES INCLUDING QUALIFIED
• PATIENTS, CAREGIVERS AND POSITIONS THAT ARE CURRENTLY OPERATING WITHIN THE PROGRAM.

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• Testifying in favor of this bill, we have started a community paramedic program in 2025.
• We have started a community paramedic program in 2025 and have been seeing patients in multiple counties
• the year following the start of our program.
• year following the start of our program. after that we went on kind of a high ...program.
• , community paramedic program.

Summary: The Committee on Local Government first took up Senate Substitute for Senate Bill 975, which concerns community paramedic/mobile integrated health services and related jurisdictional issues. Supporters, including ambulance and EMS leaders from Caldwell County and Cox Health, said the bill would help expand community paramedicine in rural and regional areas, improve patient care, reduce unnecessary emergency room use, and lower Medicaid costs. One witness described a successful program that cut Medicaid charges dramatically, while another said the bill would help ambulance districts merge and operate more efficiently. An opponent representing the Missouri State Council of Firefighters said the group supported the underlying bill but was concerned about the Senate-added jurisdictional language affecting community paramedic services and wanted those issues resolved. The committee heard testimony but took no vote before closing testimony on the bill. The committee then heard House Bill 3496, sponsored by Rep. Rodger Reedy, which would update county official salary schedules and assessed valuation ranges that have not been revised in decades. Reedy and the Missouri Association of Counties said the bill is intended to modernize minimum salary schedules while preserving local control through county salary commissions, with a growth factor designed to account for changing assessed valuations over time. Committee members asked about how the bill interacts with other salary legislation and whether counties could use alternative training or salary arrangements approved by their associations. Supporters said the proposal was developed through a multi-year task force process involving county officials and related associations. The Missouri Association of Counties and Warren County officials testified in favor, saying the bill reflects a broad consensus and better matches current county finances. No one testified in opposition to House Bill 3496, and the chair closed the public hearing and adjourned the meeting after testimony concluded.

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• It is a cloud seeding bill that is to bring more transparency and more clarity on the program here in
• This one is to bring a little more attention to the existing program that is already in statute that
• Cloud seeding in areas with long-standing cloud seeding programs: silver concentrations are found to
• And we've seen since the 80s, for example, this program.
• local program in eastern Idaho to most of the many areas in the Upper Snake Basin of eastern Idaho,

Summary: The Environment, Energy, and Technology Committee approved the minutes from March 12 and then heard Senate Concurrent Resolution 120 from Representative Hill. Hill argued the resolution supports Idaho’s role in the emerging nuclear energy industry, especially reprocessing used nuclear fuel at INL, and said it would clarify Idaho’s position under the 1995 settlement agreement so the state would not become a long-term storage site. He emphasized economic opportunity, fuel supply benefits, and the governor’s support. The committee had no public testimony and voted to send SCR 120 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation. The committee then took up Senate Bill 1269, sponsored by Representative Fuhrman, which would revise Idaho’s cloud seeding laws to increase transparency and reporting. Fuhrman said the bill would add clearer definitions, require public meetings and annual/monthly reports, align with federal reporting, and narrow liability protections by excluding gross negligence and willful misconduct. Questions focused on what materials are used in cloud seeding, whether all ingredients would be disclosed, how often and where seeding occurs, and whether the program is already permitted or monitored. Paul Arrington of the Idaho Water Users Association testified that current cloud seeding uses silver iodide along with propane and acetone for ground generators, and flares for aircraft, and said reporting already exists but the bill would make it more formal and public. Several members raised concerns about proprietary chemicals, environmental and health effects, and whether the bill functioned as an immunity measure. Arrington said the amounts used are very small, that studies show no known harmful impacts at current levels, and that contractors report to the Water Resource Board under existing agreements. After debate, the committee voted 9-6 to send SB 1269 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation.

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• to methods to improve health profession-related career and technology education and dual credit programs
• courses to ensure they align requirements for health professional-related certificate and degree programs
• in the Employees Retirement System of Texas and is eligible to participate in the group benefits program
• , dual language immersion programs, and special language programs.
• the quality of these programs for our students.

Bills: HB178

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: efficiency audit, political subdivision, tax rate, fiscal management, government accountability

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• So it's a step-by-step, a timestamp program that holds the participants in that program accountable to
• So it can almost consider it an educational program, you know, to your degree.
• and telling people these are the programs that you need to pursue.
• Some of them are defined by industry, but there's a lot of programs.
• So they help seed the programs and start them up.

Committee: Senate Industry and Business

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Senate Industry and Business Committee met to take up remaining business, focusing mainly on House Bill 1191, which would create an Office of Entrepreneurship within the Department of Commerce, and noting that House Bill 1584 on pharmacy benefit managers would be held until amendments were ready. Members discussed whether the entrepreneurship effort should be housed in Commerce, whether it would duplicate existing private and nonprofit resources, and whether the state should be creating a new government function at all. Supporters said Commerce is the right place, the bill contains no appropriation, and the office would mainly direct small businesses and startups to existing resources and report back on demand and staffing needs. Opponents warned it could grow into another government entity and argued private industry and existing programs are better suited to provide coaching and mentorship. Testimony and discussion referenced small business development centers, the Kauffman/Right to Start model, and other startup support programs already operating in the state or elsewhere. Members also cited a local entrepreneur’s experience as an example of the value of mentorship, networking, and guidance from private-sector groups, while others stressed that government should focus on pointing people to those resources rather than running the assistance itself. The committee emphasized that the bill would ask Commerce to identify how it could support entrepreneurship with existing staff and to report on its efforts. A motion for a do pass recommendation on House Bill 1191 was made and seconded. The committee voted 3-2 in favor, with Senators Klein, Kessel, and Chairman Barta voting aye and Senator Inget voting nay; Vice Chair Bame’s vote was not recorded in the final tally as read. Senator Kessel was designated as the carrier. The committee then noted it would reconvene later in the day after floor session, with the PBM bill expected to be taken up once amendments were available.

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• This program is fully optional for each vet.
• This program is fully optional for each vet.
• and has passed a to be used only by an individual who has successfully completed an approved program
• This program would provide loan repayment support for three veterinarians per year who would work in
• Saying that VPAs and the currently designed programs would have less clinical..." Dr.

Bills: S0754 , S0796

Committee: Senate Regulated Industries

Keywords: heated tobacco products, tobacco regulation, vaping, definition changes, Florida statutes, veterinary medicine, telehealth, veterinary professional associate, animal health, public safety, access to veterinary services, 999, senate, all