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• From the beginning, we've been innovators, structuring efficient career pathways for the deep learning
• So, we are in partnership with many others within the University of Minnesota for clear pathways and
• So, we are in partnership with many others within the University of Minnesota for clear pathways and
• So, we are in partnership with many others within the University of Minnesota for clear pathways and
• To do this as affordably as possible, with pathways into advanced study in health, pathways into advanced

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• or you know pay a carb fine is there any outside of that are those the only two pathways to meet the
• two complete That, are those the only two pathways to meet the two compliance pathways to meet the at-birth
• The regulation does not require a specific technological pathway.
• We recommend they pause this regulation to ensure that there are successful pathways to compliance.
• We recommend they pause this regulation to ensure that there are successful pathways to compliance.

Summary: The joint informational hearing of the Assembly Committees on Utilities and Energy, Transportation, and Natural Resources focused on California’s transportation fuels sector, especially the state’s response to refinery closures and the broader transition away from fossil fuels. Opening remarks emphasized the tension between climate and air-quality goals, fuel affordability, refinery jobs and local tax bases, and the need to avoid crisis-driven responses as Phillips 66 and Valero consider shutting refineries in Wilmington and Benicia. Professor Emily Grubert framed the issue as a long-term managed transition in which the public already bears much of the risk and should also capture benefits from a well-planned shift. CARB Chair Leanne Randolph reviewed the state’s emissions and fuel policies, including AB 32, the low-carbon fuel standard, clean vehicle programs, and the at-berth regulation for ocean-going vessels. She said California’s transportation sector remains the largest source of greenhouse gases and a major source of smog-forming pollution, but that the state has made substantial progress and still needs to reduce demand for fossil fuels while maintaining compliance with federal air-quality standards. Randolph also said CARB’s recent LCFS amendments had not caused the predicted spike in gas prices and explained that compliance pathways for the at-berth rule include emissions-reduction technologies or payments into a remediation fund. CEC Vice Chair Gunda described declining gasoline demand, shrinking in-state refining capacity, and growing dependence on imports, arguing that the state is in a “mid-transition” period that requires both support for legacy infrastructure and continued investment in cleaner alternatives. He outlined the administration’s petroleum market stabilization proposal, which aims to return California crude production to 125 million barrels a year through four components: codifying the ban on fracking, validating the Kern County oil-and-gas permitting ordinance, creating a temporary CEQA exemption paired with a two-for-one plug-and-drill framework, and strengthening pipeline and spill-safety requirements. Department of Conservation Director Jennifer Lucasey said the proposal is intended to stabilize crude supply and pipeline throughput while preserving health and environmental protections, and noted that CalGEM would still review permits and enforce other requirements. Mayor Steve Young of Benicia testified that a Valero closure would significantly reduce city revenue and leave the community facing years of cleanup and redevelopment challenges. He said the city supports environmental protection but is worried about the economic hit, the possibility that Benicia becomes a fuel-import terminal, and the lack of local influence over refinery decisions. Members pressed the panel on the CEQA exemption, tribal and habitat review, disclosure of closure liabilities, fuel-demand projections, and whether the proposal should include more demand-side measures. No formal votes were taken; the hearing was informational, and officials said some proposals, including a margin-cap pause and further transition planning, would be taken up later in the process.

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• These same pathways exist whether you're a veteran or a civilian.
• Some of those pathways are really fast.
• So this gives them a pathway to be able to do all of that here.
• There are CRNAs that I work with whose training pathway is approximately 2,000 hours.
• It's a dual regulatory pathway, and that's how we're using it.

Bills: HB 44, HB 2200, HB 1612, HB 2747, HB 2038, HB 3717, HB 1431, HB 3800, HB 3801, HB 3560, HB 3246

Keywords: HB 44, Life of the Mother Act, abortion exceptions, medical emergency, reasonable medical judgment, pregnancy complications, maternal health, life-threatening condition, ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, spontaneous abortion, fetal survival, Texas abortion law, abortion ban, physician liability, health care provider, disciplinary action, aiding and abetting, emergency abortion, obstetric care

Summary: The meeting of the public health committee focused on the pressing issue of opioid addiction in Texas, with a particular emphasis on House Bill 3717. Chairman Harris detailed the bill's intent to fund a grant program for Ibogaine clinical trials, framing it as a critical response to the ongoing opioid crisis. He shared poignant testimonies highlighting the struggles of families and veterans battling addiction and mental health issues. The conversation underscored the necessity of innovative treatments, like Ibogaine, which showed promising results in studies for reducing symptoms of withdrawal and PTSD.

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• Just one more question in terms of pathways.
• c><02:03:40.119> um spoke about Pathways to jobs careers um spoke about Pathways to jobs careers
• And I'm not aware of any pathways that you for DOE are you working with DOE to create pathways for their
• So we have pathways with Campbell High School right now.
• Thank you. always talking about cies and Pathways always talking about cies and Pathways and<02:36:45.920

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• Healing is possible, and there is a pathway to care.
• Healing is possible, and there is a pathway to care.
• Healing is possible, and there is a pathway to care.
• Healing is possible, and there is a pathway to care. Thank you.
• Healing is possible, and there is a pathway to care. Thank you.

Bills: HF3727, HF3684, HF3467

Keywords: veterans property tax, homestead exclusion, disabled veteran, totally and permanently disabled, service-connected disability, property tax relief, market value exclusion, surviving spouse, family caregiver, county veterans service officer, Minnesota property tax, assessment year 2027, homestead tax benefit, veterans tax exemption, DD214, VA disability rating, veterans, veterans affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs, grant standards

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• group with my Senate colleagues and in that work we placed emphasis on expanding opportunities and pathways
• particularly those who pursue development of skills and talents outside of traditional educational pathways
• well as adopt regulations to better administer programs related to career tech education career pathways
• our state local education agencies need to have the ability to create higher tech education and pathways
• and if we want our state to have the workforce it needs, we need clear, coordinated and supported pathways

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• <00:20:12.240> and we're looking at Community Pathways and we're looking at Community Pathways
• The speaker said this is about building out the community support piece and those pathways, and ensuring
• past like creating uh different Pathways past like creating uh different Pathways so<00:21:20.400
• <00:21:49.880> and<00:21:50.400> uh Support piece and those Pathways and uh Support
• piece and those Pathways and uh looking<00:21:50.799> at<00:21:51.039> how<00:21:51.840

Keywords: Meeting Concurrently w/ (H) Families & Children, 958, all

Summary: The committee met to hear the 2025 Social Services Block Grant preliminary plan from the Department for Community Based Services. Commissioner Lisa Dennis and Executive Adviser Mary Carpenter described DCBS’s mission and explained that the federal block grant, about $21 million annually, supports Adult Protective Services, Child Protective Services, Home Safety Services, Juvenile Services, Residential Treatment Services, and staff training. They said most of the funding goes to staff and training, and that the department uses surveys, focus groups, program monitoring, funding availability, and historical data to set annual goals. They also noted that Kentucky uses the grant to fund direct services and that eligibility is generally limited to Kentucky residents or runaway juveniles based on need and available resources. Much of the discussion focused on child welfare data and the distinction between poverty and neglect. DCBS officials said Adult Protective Services investigates abuse, neglect, and exploitation of vulnerable adults, and that self-neglect cases have trended down in recent years, which they attributed in part to access to federal resources. For Child Protective Services, they reviewed intake and investigation numbers, noting that many calls screen out before meeting statutory criteria, while about 48,000 cases were assessed or investigated and about 8,000 were substantiated. Members raised concerns about how poverty can be mistaken for neglect, especially in rural areas, and DCBS said it has been working with the legislature, staff, and community partners to better define the difference and connect families to community supports when cases do not meet abuse or neglect criteria. Members also asked about the risk to federal funding and the impact on juvenile services. DCBS said it had not received notice that the $21 million block grant would be cut, but it is monitoring federal developments closely and would need to return to the General Assembly for a budget request if funding were lost. The department said about 30% of the federal share goes to juvenile services. Questions also covered the transition in staff training from Eastern Kentucky University to a broader statewide model, and the agency said it is expanding training opportunities and modernizing delivery. Officials discussed the MST pilot for youth, saying it is a successful evidence-based practice operating in three regions—Jefferson, Northern Bluegrass, and Central Kentucky—with positive outcomes and possible expansion. No votes were taken; the meeting was informational only.

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• We have been working through the Chancellor's Office Mapping Articulated Pathways Project to assist today
• But I still am not seeing very clearly what the pathway is for a student. of credit if they want to pursue
• But I still am not seeing very clearly what the pathway is for a student.
• The one-time component is associated with developing the pathways for which to embed credit for prior
• You know, one example of another technology project that we've recently implemented, Program Pathways

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance held a hearing focused on California Community College budget proposals. Chair Alvarez opened by emphasizing the system’s role in access, transfer, workforce training, and serving more than 2 million students, while also noting persistent challenges in enrollment, persistence, transfer, and graduation. Public commenters and system representatives broadly supported COLA, enrollment growth funding, deferred maintenance, student support block grants, and additional flexibility for districts facing uncertainty. The first major panel covered the student-centered funding formula, COLA, and enrollment growth. The Department of Finance said the Governor proposes a 2.43% COLA ($230.4 million) and 0.5% enrollment growth funding ($30.4 million). The LAO said the COLA was reasonable and recommended funding at least the proposed growth amount, citing uneven enrollment recovery and regional differences. The Chancellor’s Office supported both proposals and asked for additional changes, including using the greater of current-year or three-year average for apportionments and lifting the 10% local enrollment cap, arguing these would better fund growing districts. Members questioned how the formula works, whether SCFF is improving outcomes, and how much additional funding would be needed under different growth scenarios. The committee then reviewed categorical program COLAs, Rising Scholars, career education proposals, IT proposals, and student housing. The Governor proposed a 2.43% COLA for selected categorical programs ($31.9 million). For Rising Scholars, the Governor proposed $30 million ongoing and removal of the cap on participating colleges; the LAO urged waiting for outcome data before doubling funding, while the Chancellor’s Office said the program is serving more students and supports equity for justice-impacted students. On career education, the Governor proposed $50 million for credit for prior learning and $50 million for a career passport; the LAO supported more reporting on credit for prior learning but recommended rejecting the career passport as too undefined, while the Chancellor’s Office supported both. On technology, the Governor proposed $162.5 million for a common cloud data platform and $168 million for a common ERP system; the LAO said both were premature or lacked sufficient planning and recommended rejection, while the Chancellor’s Office argued they would improve real-time data, security, and systemwide efficiency. The committee also heard an update on student housing: the administration said the 2024 shift to a lease-revenue bond model remains in progress for 13 approved projects, with 11 still active, and members asked about withdrawn projects and possible use of any returned funds. No votes were taken, and several items were held open for further discussion and May Revision updates.

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• help address the teacher shortage in Oklahoma, this bill creates a new alternative certification pathway
• essentially several years ago that was set aside in favor of the other one, which called for alternative pathways
• To my knowledge, the only pathways that were established were through our traditional higher education
• My understanding is we have you know too many routes to the pathway for teaching.
• the alternative emergency and adjunct at 1/4 1, or are you just saying this would be an additional pathway

Bills: HB4274, HB3076, HB4358, HB3312, HB3288, HB3885

Keywords: HB4274, Oklahoma schools, interdistrict transfer, open transfer, school enrollment, military families, active duty, National Guard, Reserve orders, military installation, residency requirements, district of choice, public school transfer, student transfer, special education, IEP, Section 504, military housing, base housing, electronic enrollment

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• Opening more pathways for wineries to connect face-to-face with consumers is critical for supporting
• Opening more pathways for wineries to connect face-to-face with consumers is critical for supporting
• By identifying only one certification pathway, the state reduces flexibility, and it also may increase
• This DGS pathway includes a technical and evidence-based determination step that will show if any added
• This DGS pathway includes a technical and evidence-based determination step that will show if any added

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Senate Bill 1181 creates new pathways for CPA certification, licensing, and registration in Arizona.
• , beginning January 1, 2027, an alternative pathway for peace officer certification in this state for
• hands let's move to SB 1107 Zaliana manager members SB 1107 peace officer certification alternative pathway
• neglect and reports it to the principal, this is making it clear that that is not the appropriate pathway
• Yeah, and that's what we're trained in... ...that is not the appropriate pathway.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The committee heard a long series of Senate bills, mostly on third-read consent, covering education, public safety, health, courts, labor, and water. Several bills were briefly explained and then pulled from consent for further discussion, including measures on public records review standards (SB 1078), sexually explicit materials in schools/libraries (SB 1435 and SB 1567), burial costs in death cases (SB 1135), military flags in HOAs/COAs (SB 1184), court-ordered treatment guardianship (SB 1243), standardized state hiring (SB 1665), released-time religious instruction (SB 1741), firearm safety instruction in schools (SB 1424), student participation in extracurriculars after certain convictions (SB 1475), Celebrate Freedom Week (SB 1572), federal scholarship-granting organizations/vouchers (SB 1142), immigration-related arrest notifications (SB 1055), defamation standards (SB 1099), peace officer certification for military police veterans (SB 1107), mandatory reporting of child abuse/neglect directly to DCS (SB 1127), attorney licensing and discipline issues (SB 1148 and SB 1039), concealed weapons on college campuses (SB 1068), and firearm muffling devices/silencers (SB 1069). Members also raised constitutional, policy, and school-safety concerns on several of these bills, while supporters emphasized alternative pathways for students, veterans, and workers, and tighter reporting or licensing rules. Other bills were described without extended debate, including claims against the state for unpaid contracted services (SB 1097), workers’ compensation death benefits for surviving spouses who remarry (SB 1136), burial expense increases (SB 1135), state agency web pages for internal guidance (SB 1586), court-ordered treatment procedures and service of process in mental health cases (SB 1113), medical examiner authorization (SB 1123), tribal MOUs with DCS (SB 1125), controlled-substance scheduling conformity with federal classifications (SB 1188), EMT personal information protections (SB 1193), mammography notice updates (SB 1318), assisted-living referral disclosures (SB 1477), accommodation school GED instruction for 11th graders and students over 16 (SB 1166), credit enhancement board continuation (SB 1422), school district and charter school obligations related to religious release time (SB 1741), school firearm safety instruction (SB 1424), and school civics/freedom-week instruction (SB 1572). The committee also heard bills on CPA certification pathways (SB 1181), insurance adjuster licensing (SB 1415), county voter-registration rules online (SB 1040), campaign address privacy (SB 1259), federal land acquisition notification (SB 1281), water supply/demand assessments (SB 1202), environmental compatibility for power plants and small modular reactors (SB 1418), and groundwater recovery rules (SB 1785). The meeting ended with announcements and a brief recognition of Rep. Stephanie Hamilton with an “Affordability Award.” No final votes are shown in the transcript excerpt; instead, many bills were either left on consent, pulled for later discussion, or flagged for closed caucus. The chair then asked guests to leave so members could hold a closed caucus.

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• ,<00:36:32.800> and<00:36:33.040> highquality and career pathways, and highquality
• into adult pathways and see what policies we can work on together to kind of blend those pathways together
• <01:02:21.839> into um [clears throat] student pathways into um [clears throat] student pathways
• <01:02:29.200> together [clears throat] those pathways together [clears throat] those pathways
• <01:27:15.600> exposure, post-secondary pathway exposure, post-secondary pathway exposure,

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The Education Finance Committee met on March 3, 2026, approved the minutes from February 26, and then held a lengthy informational hearing on the Minnesota Department of Education’s funding and internal allocation of resources. House fiscal staff walked members through several spreadsheets showing federal, non-general fund, and general fund administrative spending, noting the data was filtered from SWIFT and was not exact. The chair said the discussion was intended to help members understand how MDE is funded and how those funds are used internally, in advance of later budget decisions and a separate upcoming hearing on the Perpich Center. Commissioner Willie Jett opened by describing MDE’s mission, statewide reach, and FY 2026 budget of about $14.1 billion, most of which flows directly to districts and charter schools for instruction, special education, transportation, nutrition, and operations. He emphasized transparency, accountability, and the department’s role in implementing laws, distributing aid, and supporting schools and students across urban, suburban, and rural communities. He also noted the department serves more than 873,000 pre-K through 12 students in 2,264 schools. Deputy Commissioner Maren Holden outlined the Office of American Indian Education, the Office of General Counsel, and the Office of Inspector General, highlighting support for American Indian students, legal and rulemaking work, special education dispute resolution, fraud prevention, and student maltreatment investigations. Assistant Commissioner Dr. McCari Traum described the Office of Equity and Engagement, including equity and inclusion training, safe and supportive schools work, public engagement, family outreach, and fraud-prevention coordination. Assistant Commissioner Darren Cordy reviewed nutrition programs, special education services, and the charter center, including free school meals, commodity food distribution, IDEA compliance, and charter school support. Assistant Commissioner Bobby Bernham then described the Office of Teaching and Learning, including early education, academic standards, instruction and assessment, state library services, expanded learning, and literacy work. He highlighted early childhood alignment efforts, standards development across core subjects, professional learning, and library grants. No votes were taken beyond approval of the prior minutes, and the meeting remained informational, with members expected to ask questions after the presentations.

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• has built solid and robust Pathways has built solid and robust Pathways assuring<00:39:33.160>
• We also have two pathways to try to get to our standard license, so our exam pathway, which... licenses
• And just also, although we have this alternative pathway, the exam pathway is still the most sought out
• And just also, although we have this alternative pathway, the exam pathway is still the most sought out
• alternative pathway the um exam<00:59:20.160> pathway<00:59:20.520> is<00:59:20.680>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• who live in our communities, including students whose families have chosen alternative educational pathways
• > families have chosen alternative families have chosen alternative educational<00:04:26.720> pathways
• Across our state, educational pathways.
• increase of pathway scholarship awards. increase of pathway scholarship awards.
• So this would open up opportunities for Wyoming residents to use the pathway during what we call the

Bills: SF0018, SF0036, SF0047

Keywords: K-12 education, part-time attendance, public schools, student enrollment, education funding, scholarship, Hathaway, academic eligibility, financial aid, Hathaway scholarship, education, state funding, college access, 916, all

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• So we're here today to put together what we call Pathways to the Stars.
• So we brought on a new person, Kathy Steen, who's running our Pathways to the Stars.
• So we were trying to find a career pathway for them that would move them straight into that educational
• So that is probably the only forestry pathway program we have.
• We just don't have, I think, a very clear pathway. Mr.

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• Plug-in PV is attracting interest as a new low-cost pathway for households and businesses.
• It simply creates another pathway for people who want a recovery-oriented environment.
• It simply creates another pathway for people who want a recovery-oriented environment.
• It simply creates another pathway for people who want a recovery-oriented environment.
• It simply creates another pathway for people who want a recovery-oriented environment.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• And that legislation will be key, I think, to deciding which pathway the state goes down.
• that Minnesota is possible pathways that Minnesota is looking<00:24:35.919> at<00:24:36.080><
• the state goes deciding which pathway the state goes down. down. down.
• We need to create pathways<00:27:30.400> for<00:27:30.799> people<00:27:31.279> to
• for people to be able to, you pathways for people to be able to, you know,<00:27:32.640> continue

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• That was a really big move PEP pathway.
• <00:54:27.760> But<00:54:27.920> PEP to um put in the PEP pathway.
• But PEP to um put in the PEP pathway.
• that we have midwives into the pathway that we have added<00:54:46.240> into<00:54:46.559>
• <01:31:03.360> that community, there are now pathways that community, there are now pathways

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Creating a new, less rigorous pathway for optometrists risks compromising patient safety.
• To which training pathway would you trust your own vision or that of your family members?
• It's a bipartisan bill in both chambers, establishing a new pathway for midwifery.
• I know that creating pathways to make that possible is really valuable.
• I appreciate finding some additional pathways to get there.

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• But of course, we're national leaders in guided pathways and implementation that's going on there. ..
• then how are we working with our four-year partners to make sure that they also have a continued pathway
• And that's really core to that work that we do in guided pathways of making sure that we have really
• We think that that is likely linked to our working guided pathways.
• You know, workers need shorter pathways to get the skills they need to give them the momentum in the

Summary: The committee held a work session on the state of Washington’s community and technical college system with State Board executive director Nate Humphrey and Tacoma Community College president Ivan Harrell. They described the system’s open-access mission, 34 colleges serving more than 307,000 students, relatively low tuition, enrollment growth over 12 consecutive quarters, and strong outcomes such as more than 46,000 credentials awarded last year. They also highlighted system initiatives including guided pathways, I-BEST, dual enrollment, tribal partnerships, a new program search tool, and six colleges named Aspen Prize finalists. At the same time, they emphasized major challenges: high rates of student food, housing, and homelessness insecurity; sharply rising emergency aid requests; and federal funding disruptions affecting TANF, BFET, adult basic education, Carl Perkins, NOAA-related tribal work, and several federal grants. Members asked about SNAP impacts, declining high school graduates, and how BFET and TANF interact with other aid programs. The presenters also discussed system priorities such as AI, Workforce Pell, capital planning, nursing accreditation alignment, and the Washington College Grant. The committee then heard testimony from AFT Washington and the Washington Association of Higher Education on faculty and staff conditions in the community and technical college system. Jackie Kane and Suzanne Sutherland argued that classified staff, professional staff, and contingent faculty are essential to student success but face low pay, instability, and weak retention, and they urged lawmakers to protect existing funding and avoid further cuts. They said working conditions for faculty and staff are student learning conditions, and that underfunding leads to reduced services, shortened advising, and program instability. Marina Parr of the Workforce Board presented on federal H.R. 1’s new Workforce Pell provisions and the updated Career Bridge website. She explained that Workforce Pell would allow federal aid for short-term training programs of 8 to 15 weeks, with high completion, employment, and earnings thresholds and a requirement that credentials be stackable and portable. She said Washington is well positioned to implement the program because of its existing eligible training provider evaluation system and Career Bridge, which now has a redesigned public portal, digital portfolios, multilingual access, and performance data on programs. Members asked about rulemaking, possible gaps in state services, and how the wage and completion standards would be applied. The Washington Student Achievement Council then briefed the committee on the new Washington Completes FAFSA campaign created by executive order. Staff described an advisory board with statewide representation, a pilot that used microgrants and other supports at 25 priority schools, and a new goal of 46,000 FAFSA or WASFA completions this year. They reported that completion rates were tracking slightly ahead of last year, with 24% of high school seniors having completed a FAFSA by the end of November, and they showcased a public dashboard with subgroup data and a WIAA-based leaderboard. Members asked about outreach to rural and homeschool students, legislative communications, Pierce County representation, and barriers to FAFSA completion, and staff said they would provide toolkits and continue expanding outreach. The committee then began hearing from student presenters about affordability, access, equity, and student experience.