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• authority to augment state appropriations to provide backfills to affected taxing agencies who could demonstrate
• are hopeful that this funding can make its way to all the taxing agencies that can satisfactorily demonstrate
• are hopeful that this funding can make its way to all the taxing agencies that can satisfactorily demonstrate

Summary: The Assembly Budget Committee held an informational hearing on SB 100/AB 100, the early action budget bills, with a focus on Medi-Cal funding, wildfire recovery, and several smaller budget adjustments. The Department of Finance explained that the bill would add $2.8 billion General Fund and $8.3 billion federal funds for Medi-Cal, along with other items including wildfire-related local assistance for Los Angeles County, property tax backfills for fire-damaged local agencies, Cal OES wildfire monitoring authority, nonprofit security grants, the Property Tax Postponement Fund, FARMER and Clean Cars for All funding, foster family home insurance claims, Proposition 98 technical assistance for LA wildfire-impacted schools, teacher credentialing authority, and Proposition 4 climate bond appropriations for wildfire and forest resilience projects. Much of the member discussion centered on rising Medi-Cal costs, the recent $3.4 billion cash-flow loan, and whether the new appropriation would cover payments through June. Finance said the new funds were for program costs and cash flow, not repayment of the loan, and that no additional loan authority remained. Members also debated the causes of higher Medi-Cal spending, including expanded eligibility, higher enrollment, pharmacy costs, and federal policy changes. The LAO noted that forecasting errors are not unusual but that current revisions are somewhat higher than typical, though not unprecedented. Several members emphasized that Medi-Cal supports access to care and hospital stability, while others raised concerns about sustainability and future federal cuts. Public commenters largely supported the bill, especially the Medi-Cal funding and wildfire-related provisions. Health and labor advocates argued that the program is functioning as intended by covering more low-income Californians and preventing uncompensated care. Representatives of special districts and the Altadena Library District supported the property tax backfill provisions tied to the Eaton fire. The hearing ended without a vote, with the chair noting that the committee would adjourn for floor session and that the Assembly would vote on one of the early action bills later that morning.

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• the state championship title in the 100 breaststroke, triumphing over an intense competition and demonstrating
• 42.840> intense<00:23:43.279> competition<00:23:43.919> and<00:23:44.080> demonstrating
• ...an intense competition and demonstrating her determination and competitive spirit.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Certainly, this is a proud moment for me to demonstrate to you that I am a proud, and I say proud, Southern
• Town of Delano to Sacramento, Cesar Chavez demonstrated his ability to build a community and unite people
• University, Ralph excelled academically and demonstrated strong leadership on and off the football field

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• commission may approve up to an additional 60 days of time for an investigation if good cause can be demonstrated
• recommendation. up to an additional 60 days of time for an investigation if good cause can be demonstrated
• The court had found that they hadn't demonstrated that they'd been injured by the law such that any activity

Summary: The Senate Committee on Ethics and Elections convened, established a quorum, and members introduced themselves and the committee staff. Chair Gaetz outlined the committee’s jurisdiction over election law, ethics law, executive appointments, and related confirmations, and described the committee’s process for handling gubernatorial nominations and member concerns about nominees. The committee then received a briefing from the Florida Commission on Ethics on its 2025 legislative priorities and on implementation of Senate Bill 7014 from the prior year. The commission recommended three changes: expanding the definition of “relative” in the gift law to include current and former foster parents and foster children; authorizing salary withholding to help collect civil penalties and restitution; and adding whistleblower-like protections for people who file ethics complaints. Commission staff also explained how SB 7014 changed complaint processing by requiring allegations to be based on personal knowledge or non-hearsay information and by imposing new deadlines for legal sufficiency review, investigations, and advocates’ recommendations. They said the commission has adapted its intake and review process and is currently meeting the new timelines, though the tighter deadlines may create staffing and scheduling challenges. Commission counsel also provided an update on two active lawsuits. One challenges the constitutional in-office lobbying ban, and the other challenges the requirement that elected municipal officers and mayors file Form 6 financial disclosure forms. The committee discussed the impact of the new complaint standards, the possibility of litigation if deadlines are missed, and whether local ethics boards are implementing SB 7014 similarly. Members expressed support for the commission’s work and asked for written legislative recommendations and proposed statutory language. No votes were taken, and the meeting ended with a motion to adjourn.

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• and a visible way to demonstrate and a visible way to demonstrate commitment<00:11:04.800> to
• 00:16:15.120> phase<00:16:15.360> of demonstration or accountability phase of demonstration
• <00:39:32.960> If days of demonstrations. It's a lot. If days of demonstrations.
• students that went for demonstrations students that went for demonstrations two<00:39:44.880>
• <01:19:42.719> good of excellent examples demonstrating good of excellent examples demonstrating

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Garrett has demonstrated this through his graduation from the Ohio State University's animal science
• Madam Speaker, the actions of Bryce and all students and allies on the Day of Silence demonstrate that
• innovation and resilience, demonstrating innovation and resilience, demonstrating positive<02:13
• Row demonstrate care and commitment to her students, but she is also relied upon by her colleagues to
• Within her role, she consistently demonstrates traits of a natural leader such as the ability to lead

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, May 8, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• So that’s what this is looking at while it’s an AIC demonstration.
• So that’s what this is looking at while it’s an AIC demonstration.
• While it’s an AIC demonstration, it does require us to serve everybody who comes through the doors.
• So the providers are able, through demonstration of the need, to bill against those contracts to be able
• demonstration of the need<04:56:25.798> bill<04:56:26.558> against<04:56:27.120> those

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Finance Committee’s Division 3 held a public work session on the Behavioral Health budget on February 27, 2025. The chair opened by explaining the schedule, materials, and deadlines for the budget process, and noted there would be no motions or votes in the division that day. Division of Behavioral Health Director Ktia Fox and DHHS CFO Nathan White then walked the committee through the division’s mission, structure, and budget materials, describing the division’s four bureaus: Mental Health Services, Children’s Behavioral Health, Drug and Alcohol Services, and Homeless Services, along with the policy unit. They emphasized the division’s role in oversight, technical assistance, quality assurance, contracting, and the continuum of care from prevention and early intervention through crisis and residential services. Much of the discussion focused on major programs and funding lines, including the 988 Lifeline contract with Headrest, a technical assistance contract with UNH, Medicaid pass-through payments to New Hampshire Hospital and Glencliff, crisis response services, cold-weather homeless responses, housing supports, and the children’s system of care. Members asked about the UNH contract, the 988 program, crisis stabilization centers, and the peer certification program; Fox explained that the peer certification is a training-and-credentialing pathway for people with lived experience to enter community-based behavioral health work, not a volunteer program. The committee also discussed the “Choose Love” program, which Fox said was created after the Sandy Hook tragedy to build resilience and strength-based emotional regulation in schools and communities. On the children’s side, Fox described the system of care account as the place where many contracted services are budgeted, including community mental health centers, care management entities, rapid response services, and residential programs. Members asked about temporary staffing, and Fox said roughly $500,000 in temporary staff costs shown in the current year would not be spent next year because the money came from a nonlapsing appropriation in HB 1573 for oversight of children’s residential services. She also said provider rate increases were a prioritized need but were not funded in the governor’s current budget, and that the Children’s Behavioral Health Resource Center was not funded, resulting in about a $1 million reduction. The session ended while the division was still moving through the children’s behavioral health slides, including questions about the Fast Forward high-fidelity wraparound program and medication management.

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• You've demonstrated teamwork and enthusiasm and And Masconomet Regional School.
• You've demonstrated teamwork and enthusiasm and mutual support for each other.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate met in informal session, beginning with recognition of the Masconomet Regional High School girls varsity soccer team, the 2004 MIAA Division 2 state champions, along with coaches, staff, and visiting House members. Senators offered praise for the team’s accomplishments and presented citations, noting the chamber was in informal session to satisfy the constitutional requirement to meet every 72 hours and to handle limited procedural business before a later budget debate. The Senate then adopted a motion to adjourn in memory of Christian Jose Fildago Barros, a young child who had battled a rare neuroblastoma and died on January 13. A moment of silence was observed in his memory. The main legislative action concerned House Bill 58, a fiscal year 2025 supplemental appropriations bill. Senator Rodrigues offered an amendment to replace the bill’s text with Senate Document 16, and the Senate suspended the rules to take up an order setting the bill for a second reading on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, with amendments due electronically by 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 11. The order was adopted, placing H.58 on the Orders of the Day for Wednesday. The Senate also adopted an order to meet again on Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. in formal session, then adjourned.

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• So demonstrative<00:17:42.240> evidence<00:17:42.480> that<00:17:42.720> being<00
• :17:42.880> in<00:17:43.039> a demonstrative evidence that being in a demonstrative evidence
• It keeps food dollars local and has a demonstrable measurable return on investment.
• It keeps food dollars local and has a demonstrable measurable return on investment.
• UK kind of demonstrated trying to do<01:04:03.200> something<01:04:03.359> like<01:04:

Keywords: 958, all

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• <00:04:17.840> the the goal is to demonstrate the the goal is to demonstrate the difference
• Applause or other audible demonstrations are not allowed.
• Applause or other audible demonstrations are not allowed.
• Applause or other audible demonstrations are not allowed.
• Applause or other audible demonstrations are not allowed.

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee took up House File 3415, a bill aimed at limiting immigration enforcement activity at child care centers. House Research explained the DE1 amendment, which defined key terms and barred child care employees from consenting to civil immigration enforcement entry without a judicial warrant, while requiring officials to identify themselves and state their purpose; the amendment also clarified that it would not block officials administering child care programs. After brief debate, members adopted the DE1 amendment. The bill author, Representative Sensor Mura, said the measure was intended to address fear and disruption in child care settings caused by recent immigration enforcement activity and to keep those spaces safe for children and families. Supporters, including a pastor, a Children’s Defense Fund representative, parents, child care workers, and an ACLU policy counsel, testified that immigration enforcement near daycares has caused fear, staff absences, lockdowns, and emotional harm to children. They argued the bill would not stop lawful enforcement but would require warrants and basic identification before entry, protecting children from witnessing raids or arrests and giving providers clear rules. Several witnesses described specific incidents involving ICE activity near Spanish immersion daycares in Minneapolis and St. Paul, including staff members being detained, parents organizing safety watches, and children showing distress. Testimony emphasized that many affected children are U.S. citizens in immigrant families and that visible enforcement can create toxic stress and separation anxiety. No final action on the bill was taken in the portion of the meeting provided beyond adoption of the DE1 amendment and continuation of testimony.

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• I think I'll just let that be at that. demonstrate that this is a program that demonstrate that this
• The HUD Rental Assistance Demonstration was a way to make private capital available to public housing
• It's called RAD, the Rental Assistance Demonstration, but it was really around HUD trying to make private
• <00:45:51.200> but<00:45:51.280> it<00:45:51.400> was assistance demonstration
• but it was assistance demonstration but it was really<00:45:51.760> around<00:45:52.119> HUD

Bills: HF919, HF1192, HF212, HF214

Keywords: wastewater, infrastructure, funding, Litchfield, economic development, environmental compliance, Hastings, water treatment, PFAS, nitrates, bonds, capital investment, public health, HF212, Round Lake-Brewster, Independent School District No. 2907, school construction, school building, sales tax exemption, use tax exemption

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• The importance of these protections continues to be demonstrated by recent emergencies in Southern California
• There is no requirement to demonstrate de-escalation skills through role-playing or exercise.
• There is no requirement to demonstrate de-escalation skills through role-playing or exercise, even though
• These requirements require recipients to demonstrate 80 hours per month... ...on January 1st.
• These requirements require recipients to demonstrate 80 hours per month of work, education, volunteering

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• million of Prop. 98 General Fund available for use over three years to support the Adult Learner Demonstration
• main new proposal on this front in the May Revision is the $9.7 million for the Adult Learner Demonstration
• We also appreciate the May Revision proposal on the Adult Learner Demonstration Project.
• The funding is targeted to short-term stackable credential programs with demonstrated value-added outcomes
• 225,000 home care providers and child care providers, is in strong support of the Adult Learner Demonstration

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Budget Subcommittee on Education heard May Revision proposals covering higher education, including the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education, the University of California, California Community Colleges, the California Student Aid Commission, UC College of the Law, San Francisco, and trailer bill reporting changes. For the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education, the administration proposed a one-time $10 million General Fund backfill to repay a special fund loan taken to cover litigation costs, plus provisional language to adjust for a pending legal expense and to repay the loan without interest. The LAO opposed shifting costs to the General Fund and raised legal concerns about an interest-free loan under Proposition 26. Senators asked about whether the $10 million would cover the litigation and about the estimated $245,000 in interest savings. For UC, the May Revision maintained the Governor’s ongoing support and included budget language requiring campuses to grow by 2,968 California undergraduates in 2026-27. UC also sought $1.5 million in one-time General Fund support for the First Star foster youth program. UC described strong outcomes for the UCLA program, while the LAO recommended rejecting the new spending because UC already has overlapping outreach programs, including the Early Academic Outreach Program, and because the need for new state funding was not clear. Senators debated whether the proposal duplicated existing services and discussed the program’s reported college-going and completion rates. The committee also heard a request for $1 million ongoing General Fund for UC College of the Law, San Francisco, to maintain campus safety services; the college described its shared-campus model and public-interest mission, while the LAO noted the college was also raising tuition and that the proposal would maintain, rather than expand, current security spending. The committee then reviewed community college proposals. Finance outlined a larger May Revision package centered on a 4.31% SCFF COLA, enrollment growth funding, categorical COLAs, a one-time Adult Learner Demonstration Project allocation, deferred maintenance, and other ongoing and one-time items. The Chancellor’s Office supported the package but asked for more enrollment growth funding, a higher growth rate, and additional policy changes. The LAO recommended at least funding the statutory 2.87% COLA, then considering whether to redirect remaining funds to enrollment growth, categorical COLAs, or one-time priorities; it recommended rejecting the Adult Learner Demonstration Project. Senators questioned the use of the discretionary COLA to cover paid pregnancy disability leave, the impact on hold harmless and basic aid districts, and whether the state should instead create a separate categorical. The Chancellor’s Office and Finance said the COLA approach was intended to provide flexibility, though Finance said it was open to further discussion about districts that would not receive direct funding. For student aid, Finance described May Revision changes to Cal Grant and the Middle Class Scholarship, including a one-time reduction tied to lower estimated costs and a later true-up, as well as proposals for the Golden State Teacher Grant Program and implementation of the federal Workforce Pell program. CSAC supported the financial aid investments but urged more time and clearer implementation planning for Workforce Pell, noting the need for state approval processes, data linkages, and likely ongoing administrative workload. The LAO recommended rejecting additional Golden State Teacher Grant funding and cautioned that the Workforce Pell trailer bill and one-time funding were premature given the new federal rules and unclear workload. Senators also raised concerns about the Middle Class Scholarship reduction, the need to support students facing higher living costs, and the decline in CADA/DREAM Act applications, with CSAC saying the drop did not reflect reduced need and that outreach should be strengthened. The final item was a set of technical trailer bill changes to shift some UC, CSU, and community college reporting from annual to biennial and consolidate reports; Finance said there were no programmatic changes.

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• The LEAs here must demonstrate strong community engagement, commitment to integrated student support,
• Year three findings for cohort one, shown in Figure 3, demonstrate a clear progression. ...cohort one
• , shown in Figure 3, demonstrate a clear progression.
• concentration of communities that have historically experienced underinvestment but continue to demonstrate
• academic growth, strengthening not just multilingual learners, but entire school communities by demonstrating

Summary: The joint informational and oversight hearing focused on community schools in California, with members emphasizing that the purpose was to examine effectiveness, implementation, and sustainability rather than the Governor’s budget proposal. The California Department of Education described the California Community Schools Partnership Program, created in 2021 and funded with more than $4 billion, including planning, implementation, extension, and county coordination grants. Officials said nearly 2,500 schools are participating and highlighted the statewide technical assistance structure, including the State Transformational Assistance Center, eight regional centers, county offices, and CDE support. Researchers from the Learning Policy Institute and UCLA presented early findings and implementation data. LPI reported reductions in chronic absenteeism and suspensions, along with gains in math and English language arts, with especially large benefits for Black students and other historically underserved groups. UCLA described the Annual Progress Report as a statewide improvement tool showing growth in capacity-building, shared decision-making, whole-child supports, and continuous improvement. Members asked about how the reports measure outcomes, how to interpret outliers, and how to distinguish community schools effects from other concurrent initiatives; presenters said matched comparison methods and deeper case-study work are being used, with additional statewide findings expected in June. Panelists from Oakland Unified, LAUSD/UTLA, San Diego Unified, and advocacy organizations described key elements of success: integrated student supports, strong family and student engagement, collaborative leadership, community partnerships, and school-site decision-making. They gave examples such as wellness centers, dual enrollment, student senates, parent leadership, and community campaigns that built trust and increased participation. Members also raised concerns about sustainability, implementation fidelity, and whether community schools improve participation in LCAP processes. Presenters said major barriers include unclear early guidance, the need for a mindset shift away from top-down models, and uncertainty about long-term funding for coordinators and other staff. The panel’s recommendations centered on stable ongoing funding, stronger technical assistance, shared governance, and embedding community schools practices into district and county systems.

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• New requests after the bill became law were required to demonstrate the financial capability requirements
• Customers must demonstrate one of the following: have an investment grade rating from a public ratings
• To be clear, no credit or capital is taken at the time of the request, simply a demonstration that credit
• large load projects which met the grandfathered provisions and were allowed to proceed without any demonstration
• We need a demonstration that either yourself, a parent, or a partner company is creditworthy, or... .

Keywords: 985, all

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• offenses such as certain drug possession charges, financial crimes, and other felonies that do not demonstrate
• the restrictions to violent offenders, Committee sub-He Bill 2771 ensures that those who have demonstrated
• while restoring Second Amendment rights to Texans who committed nonviolent felonies and posed no demonstrated
• The burden's on the government to demonstrate.
• They demonstrate proficiency and responsibility.

Bills: HB259

Keywords: redistricting, Independent Citizen Redistricting Commission, Texas Legislature, elections, district boundaries, voter representation

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• The members who are here. are here because they have demonstrated interest or professional expertise
• It was a demonstration program and then it grew in 1990 to go out of the demonstration phase and energy
• Just last year, as the handout demonstrates, $27.3 billion were paid in state and local taxes and state
• Um, but I bring it up because it demonstrates that, um, especially over the last few years, market forces

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• The members who are here are here because they have demonstrated interest or professional expertise in
• Started in 1986, it was a demonstration program, and then it grew in 1990. to go out of the demonstration
• And on the economic front, Texans have benefited greatly just last year as the handout demonstrated.
• As you can imagine, it's mostly solar, but I bring it up because it demonstrates that especially over

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• This demonstrates that strengthening legislative oversight can help drive the decline in new rules.
• This demonstrates that strengthening legislative oversight can help drive the decline in new rules.
• agencies has has decreased each year by agencies has has decreased each year this<00:03:30.400> demonstrates
• <00:03:30.879> that<00:03:31.360> strengthening this demonstrates that strengthening
• this demonstrates that strengthening legislative<00:03:32.439> oversight<00:03:32.879> can

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Licensing and Occupations met with a quorum and first heard Senate Bill 20, sponsored by Senator Matt Nunn, which would bar state agencies from adopting administrative regulations with implementation and compliance costs above $500,000 over a two-year period unless an exception applies. Nunn said the bill is intended to increase legislative oversight, reduce burdensome regulation, and preserve agency authority for routine rules, with exceptions for emergency actions, loss of federal funds, express legislative authorization, and health facility/service matters. Senators asked about the definition of “major economic impact,” whether broader societal costs were considered, and how the legislature could respond quickly to year-round agency rulemaking; Nunn said the bill is meant to force those larger policy choices into the legislative process. Several members voiced concern that the threshold was too low and could tie agencies’ hands, while others supported the bill as a check on regulation. The committee voted to report SB 20 favorably, with some members voting no or passing. The committee then took up Senate Bill 127, sponsored by Senator Shelley Frommeyer, concerning real estate license reciprocity. Frommeyer and representatives from Perry Real Estate College explained that the bill would codify Kentucky’s current education and licensing standards for out-of-state real estate licensees, rather than relying on bilateral agreements that can be terminated by other states. They said the measure was prompted by the end of reciprocal agreements with states such as Ohio and West Virginia, which left students and licensees uncertain, and argued that codifying the standards would provide stability, help military spouses, and support Kentucky’s real estate industry. Senators questioned whether a compact would be better, whether the bill would disadvantage Kentucky licensees seeking to practice elsewhere, and whether it would weaken Kentucky’s leverage in future negotiations. Supporters said the bill only fixes Kentucky’s side of the process and could encourage other states to adopt similar standards; opponents worried it was unilateral and might not produce reciprocity from other states. The committee ultimately reported SB 127 favorably, with several members explaining yes, no, or pass votes, and then adjourned.

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• size, which I think is one strategy we could employ to address the physician shortage we have to demonstrate
• We have to demonstrate to our accrediting agency that we have the capacity to train those students effectively
• 40.960> to address the physici shortage we have to address the physici shortage we have to demonstrate
• c> to<00:19:41.960> our<00:19:42.200> accrediting<00:19:42.799> agency demonstrate
• to our accrediting agency demonstrate to our accrediting agency that<00:19:43.520> we<00:19:43.679

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Higher Education heard Senate Bill 101, which would require University of Hawaiʻi John A. Burns School of Medicine graduates who paid in-state tuition to serve as physicians in Hawaiʻi for at least two years after residency or fellowship, beginning with the class of 2029. The Deputy Attorney General said the bill addressed a matter of statewide concern. JABSOM Dean Sam Shoemaker testified in opposition, arguing the school already uses scholarships, loan repayment, and other incentives, and that the strongest predictor of where physicians practice is where they complete residency; he said the school is working to expand residency slots, neighbor-island training, and class size. Supporters argued the state faces a severe physician shortage and should do more to ensure publicly subsidized students remain in Hawaiʻi. The committee ultimately recommended passage with amendments, including a statewide concern statement, and deferred the measure to July 31, 2025; the vote was adopted. The committee then heard Senate Bill 19, which creates funds to establish a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree program on Maui. University of Hawaiʻi and nursing workforce representatives testified in support, saying there is ample capacity on Maui and strong demand for higher nursing education. Members discussed the broader nursing pathway, including existing associate and bachelor’s programs at UH campuses and the need to improve access for Maui and nearby communities. The measure was moved to decision-making and adopted with amendments and a deferred date. Senate Bill 637, appropriating funds for various University of Hawaiʻi nursing programs, also received support from UH nursing leaders, who said the funding would support the final phase of the West Oʻahu-Manoa collaboration and an online RN-to-BS program. The Hawaiʻi State Center for Nursing said its research showed capacity and demand for these programs. The committee recommended amendments to blank out appropriation amounts for the committee report and deferred the measure, then adopted it. The committee also adopted Senate Bill 741, which establishes an external audit committee within the UH Board of Regents, and deferred or amended several other measures, including a wastewater technology pilot program, a coconut rhinoceros beetle response program, and a climate-resilient development appropriation.