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• It is that Wagner guy who I feel like really should go to law school because he has some good ideas,
• Firearm-related history, including purchase history and any concealed pistol license history, remains
• So this amendment does remove the provision about the respondent's firearm history, purchase history,

Summary: The Law and Justice Committee met on February 3rd to take executive action on several bills and gubernatorial appointments. The committee first considered Senate Bill 5925, which would expand Attorney General investigative authority through civil investigative demands. Members debated amendments to limit the bill’s reach, including protections for small businesses, exclusions for law enforcement use-of-force matters, and changes to appeal deadlines. Amendment Charlie was adopted, Amendment Delta failed, Amendment Alpha failed, and Amendment Echo was withdrawn. The bill then received a due pass recommendation to the Rules Committee. The committee next worked through Senate Bill 6086 on judicial officer safety and threat assessments. A proposed substitute retained threat-assessment provisions while removing some personal-information and consultant-related sections. Amendment Foxtrot 1, which would have removed security consultant authority, was not adopted, and the proposed substitute was approved and sent to the Rules Committee. Senate Bill 6074, concerning reinstituting parole, was narrowed in a proposed substitute to create a parole reinstitution work group with legislative appointment authority and a 2027 reporting deadline; an amendment adding victim advocate members was adopted, and the bill advanced to the Rules Committee. The committee also considered Senate Bill 6296 on involuntary treatment. The proposed substitute made multiple changes to enforcement, prosecutor representation, peace officer duties, intimate partner definitions, and firearms-related provisions. Amendments to remove firearm-related changes and to clarify officer liability and home-entry authority were debated; Kilo-2 and Kilo-3 were not adopted, and the proposed substitute ultimately passed and was sent to the Ways and Means Committee. The committee then confirmed several gubernatorial appointments, including Kristen Ferrer, Lisa Mannion, Kate Ben Ward, and Rochelle Cleland, and concluded by thanking staff and adjourning at the house-of-origin policy cutoff.

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• And after that, Elizabeth Ford from the Seattle University School of Law.
• And we purchased a giant transformer that was two stories high, probably half this room, and we had to
• And we purchased a giant transform of this two stories high, probably half this room, and we had to store

Summary: The Labor and Workplace Standards Committee held a public hearing on House Bill 2479, the Wage Recovery Act, which would create a wage recovery program and account to provide limited advance payments to low-wage workers facing immediate hardship from unpaid wages, while also changing how L&I prioritizes wage complaints and increasing civil penalties for willful wage violations. The bill was described as a consensus product of a labor-business work group, and testimony from the sponsor, work group members, business groups, and labor organizations was strongly supportive, emphasizing faster wage recovery, better enforcement, and a balanced approach to wage theft. No one testified in opposition. The committee then moved into executive session and took action on several bills. It reported out House Bill 291, extending employee contact-information sharing requirements to all state agencies; House Bill 2105, as amended, on notice requirements for I-9 audits and related records; House Bill 2107, as amended, on L&I notice to employers after construction-site hazard inspections; House Bill 2151, as amended, on factory-built housing and inspection standards; House Bill 2190, on compensation for language access providers for missed appointments; House Bill 2303, as amended, prohibiting employer requests or coercion for microchip implantation; and House Bill 2345, as amended, adjusting paid family and medical leave premium allocation to address an IRS-related issue. The committee also deferred action on House Bills 2191 and 2218. Several amendments were adopted during executive session, including technical and policy changes to HB 2105, a carve-out in HB 2151 for certain prefabricated enclosures used for energy equipment, and removal of administrative enforcement from HB 2303. Final votes were largely bipartisan, with most measures passing on voice vote or by recorded vote and receiving due pass recommendations.

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• Nix: THIS BILL DOES EVEN IN HIS AMENDMENT REQUIRED PURCHASERS OF A HOME RESIDE IN THE PRIMARY DWELLING
• LEON COUNTY AND WE USE WATSON BECAUSE IF WE DIDN'T WE WOULD HAVE TO BUY THIS HUGE RESOURCE THAT WE PURCHASE
• I ONLY USED AI IN SCHOOLS BUT HOW DO YOU FACT CHECK IT TO MAKE SURE WHAT YOU'RE GIVEN IS RIGHT?

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• for delivery system and payment reform, which includes ensuring access and promoting value-based purchasing
• the physician Supplemental program applies the faculty physician practices at participating medical schools
• Whether that's through more value-based purchasing arrangement with our managed care programs or or working

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• I had a serious family event happen, and I was unable to purchase.
• Foodstuffs, or what the utilization of these foodstuffs are when they're purchased on one of these SNAP
• If you try to contact somebody, a single mother working with kids in school, you're probably not going

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• What he did was purchase a T-28 Navy fighter airplane. from, I believe, North Carolina for a significant
• being given has changed my perspective on that war from what I was taught in textbooks when I was in school
• It's important to understand that some people who rely on cannabis as medicine are not able to purchase

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• ' with 'School Psychologist.'
• However, other categories of charter schools, specifically those partnering with local school districts
• public schools governmental immunity. has already been adopted for our school districts and traditional
• In my firm's representation of charter schools and schools... districts throughout Texas, we often must
• What kind of insurance do school districts and charter schools typically carry?

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• It is rather an example of what Professor Shelley Welton of the University of Pennsylvania Law School
• It is rather an example of what Professor Shelley Welton of the University of Pennsylvania Law School
• It is rather an example of what Professor Shelley Welton of the University of Pennsylvania Law School
• It is rather an example of what Professor Shelley Welton of the University of Pennsylvania Law School
• Um, you know, I and I know we've been on different sides of the conversation related to power purchase

Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• school and high school.
• school and high school.
• schools?
• So it's a school-wide policy that there needs to be the school purchase phone holders at the beginning
• Handbook that we have at school, so it's a school-wide policy that there needs to be the school purchase

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Education

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee opened a public hearing on 41 bills related to school climate and safety, with chairs Jason Lewis and Ken Gordon outlining procedures and noting more than 125 witnesses. The first major topic was the “Study Act” on cell phones in schools and related social media restrictions (House 666/Senate 335). Secretary of Education Pat Tutwiler and Attorney General Andrea Campbell testified in strong support, arguing that bell-to-bell phone-free policies would improve student focus, reduce anxiety and distraction, and support mental health. Several legislators also supported the approach, though Representative Jeff Turco and Senator John Keenan emphasized narrower bills focused only on school-day phone restrictions rather than broader social media regulation. Senator John Velis likewise backed a comprehensive school-hours restriction, citing student distraction and mental health concerns. Representative Tarsky described successful implementation of a Yondr pouch system in a school where he served as principal, saying it improved engagement and reduced bullying and discipline issues. The committee then heard testimony on a bill to prohibit Native American mascots in public schools (Senate 312/House 575). Senator Joe Comerford, Brittany Wally, and Rhonda Anderson all urged passage, saying Native mascots are dehumanizing, harmful to Native youth, and inconsistent with civil rights and educational values. They described support from tribal nations and noted that many Massachusetts schools have already changed mascots, but some still resist. The hearing also included testimony on school start times (House 647/Senate 360), where middle school students Caroline Duffy and Emery Jarvis described exhaustion and survey data showing widespread sleep deprivation. Former educator Telia Jacobs, former principal Rep. Tarsky, and others argued that later start times would improve health, learning, and student well-being, while acknowledging transportation and scheduling challenges. Zoriana Petrosian, who helped write one of the bills as a student, said the state already has enough research to act now. Additional bills drew testimony on related school issues. Dr. Raul Fernandez supported a bill promoting racially integrated schools (Senate 324), citing a recent advisory council report showing large disparities in segregated schools and urging DESE to develop a statewide integration strategy. On safe firearm storage education (House 548/Senate 397), multiple witnesses from Grassroots for Gun Violence Prevention and school communities supported annual school-based education about secure storage, saying it would help prevent child access to unsecured firearms and build on local resolutions already adopted in some districts. The committee also heard testimony on bills to expand career and academic plans (House 533/Senate 438), with speakers saying more structured planning would help students make informed college and career choices. Later, testimony on child sexual abuse prevention and survivor support bills described the prevalence of abuse, the need for training in schools and youth-serving organizations, and the importance of extending compensation and prevention measures. Throughout the hearing, chairs repeatedly closed bills with no witnesses and moved the agenda forward, but no votes were taken in the portion of the transcript provided.

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• A lot of school personnel have been against any cuts at all, because the school districts are using this
• And that makes sense for schools that are graduating kids and our public school system.
• This union really is a positive thing for school districts. ...really is a positive thing for school
• My kids are in public school.
• So if your school district is going and you're a union rep and your school district would typically pay

Keywords: 989, all

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• , both traditional public schools as well as charter schools.
• It's not Beverly Hills High School. It's Englewood High School. It's Compton High School.
• These schools, these students were sitting in raggedy schools where schools were leaking. and the windows
• Distinguished School and a California school to watch, proving it was a school worth fighting for.
• in his particular schools in school it's at 90% there are other schools in our district in OUSD that

Committee: House Education

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• This increased appropriation would cover the anticipated cost of retirement bonuses and purchase of service
• restore funds to the Department of Juvenile Corrections for statewide training and coordination of school
• restore funds to the Department of Juvenile Corrections for statewide training and coordination of school
• So these are the folks that work in the schools, our student resource officers, and also just want to
• This includes language regarding the uses of funds, community-based recovery centers, after-school programs

Summary: The Senate Finance and House Appropriations Committee met to consider several budget items and related language. For the Idaho Judicial Branch, the committee approved a motion adding $3.9 million from dedicated funds for court operations, including money for the Senior Magistrate Judge Fund, treatment court and family court services funds, the Substance Abuse Treatment Fund, and the Court Technology Fund. Members noted the court technology funding was being shifted to dedicated funds to replace general fund support, and the motion passed with a do-pass recommendation. The committee then approved a Guardian ad Litem Division budget increase of $165,300 from the general fund, including support for the Second Judicial District CASA program and restoration of part of a prior rescission. Testimony emphasized the role of CASA volunteers and guardian ad litems in child welfare cases. The motion passed despite some dissent, and the committee also adopted related language. For the Millennium Income Fund, the committee approved a motion totaling $9,872,200, including funding for the Kamiah recovery center, the Idaho Children’s Trust Fund, youth assessment centers, children’s advocacy centers, a statewide drug awareness media campaign, and an added $30,000 for statewide training and coordination of school resource officers. The added SRO funding drew questions about committee consultation, but the substitute motion passed. The committee also adopted maintenance and new appropriation language for the Millennium Fund items, including reporting and oversight provisions. Finally, the committee approved $486,300 in dedicated funds for the Idaho State Historical Society for archival moving and IT hardware, along with reappropriation language for unspent archive-move funds. It also adopted statewide language making conditions, limitations, and restrictions in appropriation bills binding law. The meeting concluded with notice of the next day’s agenda and adjournment.

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• example, through multiple lawsuits challenging the termination of federal funding for our public schools
• This year we had up to 40 elementary and secondary school emergency relief, care items, classroom supplies
• created to support community learning centers that would help students in high-poverty, low-performing schools
• School is starting, and what if they just say no, we're not gonna? What happens?
• So to the extent that there are expenditures related to the purchases Of those food goods, that was what

Committee: House Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee

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• That's the general thought behind the National School Lunch Program.
• Uh, it is now up to 21% after they mandated skim milks in the school districts.
• And so there doesn't school districts.
• It just opens up for choices for schools to offer whole milk and other milks.
• don't have to stock a milk that people don't want to purchase or drink in their school.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• training and certification program or that have purchased school safety-related equipment.
• School lockdowns.
• So is this an after-school program, or is this during school?
• Some of the schools, local schools, like Ottawa, over $33,000.
• School District, many other school districts.

Committee: House Education

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Oana has done great things with the downtown streetscape and with the high school.
• </c> streetscape and with the high school streetscape and with the high school it's<00:21:33.360><c>
• Association, the Minnesota Association of School Administrators, the Association of Metropolitan School
• </c> record spending in school districts last record spending in school districts last year<01:20:22.239
• I just want to comment, if I could, on our county and school district employees.

Bills: HF1976

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

Keywords: paid leave, family leave, employment law, Minnesota statute, benefit eligibility, seasonal employment, workforce, labor rights, 1183, house

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• He helped build a school district.
• Portsouth High School accomplishments.
• </c> nationwide competition of 65 high school nationwide competition of 65 high school teams<00:53:52.559
• /c> schools, sports, airports, and schools, sports, airports, and government<01:17:50.800><c> facilities
• At the Boeing County Public Schools.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, May 14, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• So is it the intent that these would be inclusive of charter, private, public school?
• Are those inboxes of local principals, local superintendents, local school board members.
• I think it's Welsh Public Schools is moving from 1 to 1, so it's happening.
• We have a technology screen time problem in our schools.
• I just wanted my local schools to solve the problem because they're an elected school board.

Bills: HB1782 , HB2293 , HB3176 , HB3544 , HB3546 , HB3619 , HB4358

Committee: Senate Technology and Telecommunications

Keywords: artificial intelligence, education reform, innovation, funding, advisory council, broadband, Oklahoma Broadband Office, broadband access, statewide broadband plan, internet connectivity, grant programs, expansion council, termination plan, Oklahoma, Gas Hub, national laboratory, public-private partnerships, aerospace, high-performance computing, economic development

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• As a student, I didn't always love school.
• As a student, I didn't always love school.
• As a student, I didn't always love school.
• I took that step with a very clear goal in mind: to become a school leader, not at a school an hour away
• I attended the Thomas Charter School, which is part of one of the most diverse school districts here

Summary: The Committee on Public Employment and Retirement heard several bills, beginning with AB 2483, which would create a permanent pathway for formerly incarcerated Cal Fire fire crew members to receive certification and pursue firefighting jobs after release. The author and supporters described incarcerated firefighters as highly trained workers who perform dangerous frontline fire suppression work but often leave without credentials or a clear hiring path. The chair strongly supported the bill, and there was no opposition. The committee then considered AB 1619, which would raise trustee stipend limits for retirement board members from $100 to $320 per meeting for county retirement systems, CalSTRS, and CalPERS, subject to local approval. Supporters argued the current stipend is nearly 40 years old and no longer reflects the complexity and fiduciary responsibility of overseeing large pension systems, and that higher stipends could improve diversity and participation. The bill was passed on a 7-0 vote and sent to Appropriations. The committee also passed its cleanup bill, AB 2780, making technical and conforming changes to retirement laws, and AB 2519, which corrects an unintended consequence of prior CalSTRS legislation so certain charter school employees can remain eligible for CalSTRS membership; both bills advanced unanimously to Appropriations. AB 2017, the California Eid State Holiday Act, was heard next. The bill would recognize Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha in California and provide excused absences for students observing the holidays. Supporters, including Muslim students, educators, and advocacy organizations, said the measure would promote inclusion and help Muslim Californians feel seen and respected. Members spoke in favor, and the bill passed 7-0 to Appropriations. Finally, AB 2656 would require public employers to give employee organizations 45 days’ written notice before developing or using generative AI in represented job classifications. Supporters said the bill would ensure transparency and labor input, while county and special district groups raised concerns about scope and implementation but expressed willingness to keep working on the measure. It also passed 7-0 to Appropriations, and the meeting adjourned.

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• of the tickets and purchasing of the tickets and you<00:08:16.960><c> know,</c><00:08:17.160><c> all
• But schools are doing them and private athletic organizations. Do you want to answer that, okay?
• But<00:13:45.360><c> schools</c><00:13:45.720><c> are</c><00:13:45.800><c> doing</c><00:13:46.120><c>
• ><c> games,</c><00:15:14.480><c> my</c> specific to the schools games, my specific to the schools games
• I purchased my first business in 2007, which was Jake's Bar and Lounge, and in 2009, I purchased the

Committee: Joint Select Committee on Gaming

Keywords: 916, all