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• I'm a practicing psychiatrist and assistant clinical professor at the University of California, San Diego
• While I'm not speaking on behalf of the University of California, I'm here today as the City of San Diego's
• Hello, my name is Ulyssas, student pharmacist from Torre University, California, and strong support of
• Good afternoon, my name is Shauna Cassius from Tori University and strong support of SB 41.
• I'm a student pharmacist at Western University of Health Sciences, and I strongly support this bill.

Summary: The committee heard several health-related measures. SB 27 by Senator Umberg would revise and expand California’s CARE Court by limiting the expansion to people with bipolar I disorder with psychotic features, clarifying the definition of “clinically stabilized,” and narrowing the role of nurse practitioners and physician assistants. Supporters, including behavioral health officials and family members, said the bill would reduce dismissals and better serve people with severe illness; opponents warned the expansion would strain county staffing and housing resources and could undermine voluntary engagement. The bill passed on a do pass motion to the Committee on Public Safety. SB 503 by Senator Weber Pierson would require AI tools used in health care facilities to be identified, monitored, and mitigated for bias when used in clinical decision-making or resource allocation. The author and supporters from Kaiser Permanente and the California Medical Association said the bill would help prevent discriminatory outcomes and improve trust and safety. The committee discussed the need to clarify developer and deployer responsibilities, and the bill passed as amended to Privacy and Consumer Protection. SB 68 by Senator Menjivar would require restaurants to provide written allergen information for the top nine food allergens, with tiered flexibility for smaller establishments. The bill was supported by patients, families, nurses, and allergy organizations, who described severe reactions and the difficulty of relying on verbal disclosures alone. The California Restaurant Association opposed unless amended, seeking broader use of the national model food code and additional liability language. The bill passed as amended to Appropriations. The committee also heard SB 403 by Senator Blakespear, which would remove the sunset from the End of Life Option Act; supporters described the law as a compassionate, well-functioning option for terminally ill patients, while faith-based groups opposed it. The bill passed to Judiciary. Later, SB 41 by Senator Wiener was introduced to rein in pharmacy benefit manager practices that steer patients to mail-order pharmacies and reimburse community pharmacies below cost; community pharmacists and several health organizations testified in support, describing pharmacy closures and patient access problems.

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• from a community college to a four-year university, only 4% of those students are even applying.
• University of California.
• These continue to be among the highest priorities for the University of California.
• UC enrolls more community college students than any university of its caliber in the nation.
• The university shares the goals of the auditor’s report in our partnership with the Community College

Committee: Senate Joint Legislative Audit

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• So we've worked with the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine in several capacities
• University of residency we also take on University of Minnesota<00:24:04.960><c> veterinary</c><00:24
• </c><00:24:29.200><c> of</c> collaboration with the University of collaboration with the University of
• /c><00:25:16.799><c> as</c> University of Minnesota as far as University of Minnesota as far as shipping
• </c><00:37:08.240><c> about</c> University of Minnesota we talked about University of Minnesota we talked

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I'm the Director of the Institute for Advancing American Values at Boise State University.
• The University of Idaho is creating a Canvas module.
• The University of Idaho is creating a canvas module.
• The University of Idaho is creating a module.
• Some of the conversations we've been having about traveling around to the universities and some of the

Summary: The America 250 and Idaho Advisory Council approved the April 6 meeting minutes and authorized two final Celebration Fund grant disbursements for the city of Eden and Elmore County. Staff reported that the grant program is now complete, with 97 total grant recipients and about 96% of the $250,000 fund spent on local America 250 events across the state. A financial update noted a remaining balance of $64,685.83, with possible additional fundraising from the Liberty Bell restoration and gift shop sales. Treasurer Ellsworth gave an update on the ambassador program, reporting nearly 2,000 ambassadors across 170 cities, 44 counties, 50 businesses, 31 schools, and 23 veterans organizations. She also highlighted recent events statewide, the Acts of Service count of 165,755, plans for collecting quarters through banks and credit unions to support the Liberty Bell restoration, and progress on the Liberty Bell carriage, including a donated truck from Kendall Ford. The committee renewed spending authority for the treasurer’s office up to $30,000. Director Gallimore and Secretary McGrane provided updates on the broader America 250 planning, including the Boise/Meridian “Surveying the Past, Mapping the Future” events, the updated Idaho 850 website, the Great American State Fair in Washington, D.C., and the request to release previously reserved Capitol dates now that the July 4 schedule is set. McGrane also outlined detailed logistics for the July 4 Capitol celebration, including a veterans pancake breakfast, the Boise parade, concert staging, security, road closures, and space for booths and protests. He said $25,000 previously approved for advertising would be used for statewide promotion, with contracts to be coordinated through the co-chairs. Andrew Finstuin of Boise State University reported on the America 250 curriculum initiative, saying all Idaho four-year and two-year institutions are participating in a long-term civic education effort tied to the celebration. He described campus-specific projects such as dialogue tools, civics modules, orientation workshops, patriotic performances, community field trips, civics badges, and campus/community reads. The committee expressed support for the educational work, and members agreed to tentatively meet again at 10 a.m. on the fourth, with the meeting adjourned.

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• MEMBERS, LET'S TAKE UP ONE PRESENTATION FROM FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OF FLORIDA KEYS AND
• RECENTLY SOMEONE WAS APPOINTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA.
• HOW ON EARTH THIS IDIOT GOT APPOINTED TO BE ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY IS A QUESTION
• BE ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY IS A QUESTION THAT IS WORTH CONSIDERING.
• WE HAVE ONE STUDENT AND IF YOU WERE TO GO TO THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA AS A RESULT OF DOING THIS WOULD

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• University of Minnesota.
• University of Minnesota.
• </c><00:59:53.280><c> of</c> State and 9% at the University of State and 9% at the University of Minnesota
• </c><01:03:12.240><c> of</c> researchers from the University of researchers from the University of Minnesota
• of</c><01:42:02.480><c> Minnesota</c> So, if the University of Minnesota So, if the University of Minnesota

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 2312 and first adopted the DE1 amendment, after which the amended bill was discussed. Nonpartisan fiscal staff walked through the spreadsheet and explained the bill’s higher education budget changes, including increases for state grants and tribal college assistance, unchanged funding for several existing programs, and reductions or eliminations for items such as state work study, summer academic enrichment, student loan counseling, concurrent enrollment, and the student parent support initiative. Staff also noted transfers to special revenue funds, the cancellation and reappropriation of ALS research funding, and a new licensing/registration revenue item. The committee was told the bill met the committee’s zero target overall, with a net general fund change of zero relative to the February forecast, while also adding some non-general fund expenditures for program licensing and registration. Members asked several questions about the transfers and specific line items, including whether any new special revenue accounts were being created, the foster care wraparound services line, and the treatment of the University of Minnesota and Centric Care partnership. Staff explained that the transfers generally did not create new accounts, that some items were not in the base, and that the U of M/Centric Care partnership was a one-time appropriation in the prior bill but was now being built into the base at a different amount. The University of Minnesota section also included new or continued funding for medical school development, health training restoration, emergency assistance grants, ALS research, and a weather resiliency program, while the Mayo Foundation section eliminated funding for Mayo Medical School and the Mayo family medicine residency program. The policy portion of the DE1 was then introduced. It included a maximum tuition and fee amount for state grants, direct appropriation of emergency assistance grants to Minnesota State, a juvenile justice appropriation for Metropolitan State University, and the ALS research reappropriation to the University of Minnesota. It also contained repealers for unfunded programs, including a delayed repealer for the student parent support initiative. In the higher education policy article, the bill would allow Minnesota State to offer applied doctoral degrees in cybersecurity, make technical changes to hunger-free campus and sexual misconduct procedures, extend pregnant and parenting student protections to private institutions, allow OHE to retain up to 10% of certain competitive grants for administration, consolidate reports, change the state grant formula so negative FAFSA contributions count as zero, and reduce the state grant lifetime credit cap from 180 to 120 credits. The Northstar Promise provisions would limit tuition and fees to resident rates and require MnState, and request the University of Minnesota, to ensure eligible students receive the benefit.

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• The University of Louisville has a program.
• University of Louisville this in this.
• I have a Northern Kentucky University Future Leader Intern Program, and many of our universities have
• Including I have a Northern Kentucky University Future Leader Intern Program, and many of our universities
• </c><01:11:01.280><c> of</c> resolution celebrating the University of resolution celebrating the University

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Senate convened with an invocation and pledge, established a quorum, excused absent members, and approved the journal. During second reading, several bills and a joint resolution were reported to the Rules Committee, including measures on trauma center provider coverage, cremation, public library trustees, local occupational license fees and taxes, and a food-is-medicine resolution. The House also communicated passage of House Bills 176, 178, and 280 and requested concurrence. Committee reports advanced Senate Bill 39, Senate Bill 181 with a committee substitute, Senate Bill 17 with a committee substitute and title amendment, and Senate Bill 34. The chamber then took up and passed Senate Bill 13, which would allow military installations to have ex officio representation on nearby planning and zoning bodies to improve communication about land use near bases. It passed 37-0. Senate Bill 46, concerning school transportation, was amended by committee substitute to require background checks and drug testing for drivers of school vans and to extend van use to 10-passenger vehicles; it passed 37-0 after a brief clarification about the amendment’s display in the system. Senate Bill 22, expanding the dual credit scholarship program to support a teacher apprenticeship pathway, was amended to require a 2.75 GPA and then passed 36-1 after questions about employment status and liability; the sponsor explained it would help address teacher shortages and reduce student debt. The Senate also passed Senate Bill 90, which extends the behavioral health conditional dismissal pilot program from 2027 to 2031 to continue offering treatment-based alternatives to incarceration for eligible low-level offenders; it passed 37-0. Senate Bill 51, a proposed constitutional change to freeze property tax assessment increases for homeowners age 65 and older on their primary residence, also passed 37-0. Senate Bill 30 was passed over but retained its place in the orders of the day. The rules committee later posted Senate Bills 27, 40, and 76 for the next day, and the Committee on Committees referred Senate Bill 109 to Licensing and Occupations, Senate Bill 68 to State and Local Government, and Senate Resolutions 45 and 46 to the Senate floor.

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• In the aggregate, we have universal service, the need to keep universal service, and the question of
• We will begin with the principles of universal service in California and what it means to be a carrier
• In other words, universal service is the principle of ensuring that no California and is left behind
• Do we continue to hold those principles of universal service and require that safety net of a provider
• our. into our broadband and telecom system, universe here in the state of California.

Committee: House Communications and Conveyance

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We instead adopted a registration requirement a couple of years back so out of state colleges and universities
• O'Connor, president of Palo Alto University, one of the state's premier independent colleges and universities
• Sophia Kwach, on behalf of Samuel Merritt. Alex Glover, University of California, in support.
• Tyler Aguilar on behalf of the University of Southern California in support.
• I know this is your last year as president of Palo Alto University.

Committee: House Business and Professions

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We'll ask the Department of Finance to present the Governor's budget proposal for the impact of universal
• awareness of the Universal Meals Program and increasing the quality and variety of meal offerings due
• So in terms of the university...
• We all know that school meals are a vital source of nutrition and complete meals, and universal access
• We also don't want to forget that this is validated through the University of California's Nutrition

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• From my perspective, the health of the university is really important, especially in this day and age
• I come from a university where the distribution of Narcan or naloxone was readily available.
• I think it goes to the mission of this university.
• Those kinds of universal marketing programs are pretty difficult.
• We still want to do some type of universal messaging around stigma in our community.

Committee: House Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

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• development organizations, colleges, universities, a lot of the partners who I mentioned before, to
• And so it's a large spread of age groups within that university.
• All the universities we went at, All the universities we went at, all of our interns came back and worked
• Florida in construction management out of five universities.
• I will say that the students that we're recruiting out of the universities, especially in the state of

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• We'll ask the University of California Office of the President to please come forward, along with the
• So, why don't we start with the order list on the agenda, which is the University of California?
• I'm Nathan Brostrom, the Chief Financial Officer for the University of California System.
• In addition, in 2018, the university launched an initiative to reevaluate and rate the inventory of over
• There is a need in both the California State University and the University of California systems.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Jeremiah Dickey, Boise State University. I'm the Director of Athletics.
• We are innovators, and innovators are challengers for only the betterment of the university.
• Dickey, I understand that the thrust of this piece of legislation is Boise State University, but could
• Idaho's institutions, Boise State, University of University of Idaho's institutions—Boise State, University
• I can't overstate the value of our university brands on our state, our culture, and our economy.

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: 989, all

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• So Senator Simon moves to recommend the confirmation of Douglas Broxton to the Board of Governors of
• Senator Simon moves to recommend the confirmation of Douglas Broxen to the Board of Governors of the
• So in 2015, the Diabetes Institute at the University of Florida was founded to serve as an umbrella organization
• to build not just the University of Florida, but the entire education system for the state of Florida
• Big ups to the state university system. Yeah, I just want to say go University of Miami.

Committee: Senate Education Postsecondary

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Senator Simon moves to recommend the confirmation of Douglas Broxton to the Board of Governors of the
• Senator Simon moves to recommend the confirmation of Douglas Broxton to the Board of Governors of the
• So in 2015, the Diabetes Institute at the University of Florida was founded to serve as an umbrella organization
• to build not just the University of Florida, but the entire education system for the state of Florida
• Big ups to the state university system. Yeah, I just want to go say, go University of Miami.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Education Postsecondary met with a quorum present and considered several bills and one appointment. SB 720, by Senator Osgood, would allow formerly incarcerated Florida residents to retain their residency status for tuition purposes so they can qualify for in-state rates after release. Senator Osgood and supporter Eddie Fordham testified that the bill addresses documentation barriers faced by long-term incarcerated people and supports reentry and rehabilitation; several organizations waved in support. Senators Jones and Rodriguez spoke in favor, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee also heard SB 372, by Senator Trumbull, which would extend the state employee tuition waiver program to sheriff’s office employees on a space-available basis. The Florida Sheriffs Association supported the measure, and it was reported favorably. SB 176, by Senator Berman, would require public postsecondary institutions to provide clearer, publicly available procedures for reporting threats to physical safety and identifying responsible contacts and protective steps. Support came from several education and faculty groups, and the bill was reported favorably by unanimous roll call. Members then recommended confirmation of Douglas Broxton to the State University System Board of Governors. Finally, SB 816, by Senator Bradley, would establish the University of Florida Diabetes Institute in statute to advance diabetes research, education, prevention, and outreach. Senators emphasized the institute’s potential to improve outcomes and attract grant funding, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee then adjourned.

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• And whereas the University of Arkansas University of discussion of medical legislative and practice-related
• And whereas the University of Arkansas for Medical Science, College of Medicine, and the University of
• Russellville, Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, and the College of St.
• of Arkansas Tech University Golden Suns and to congratulate Coach Wilbers on his retirement.
• To recognize the many achievements of Coach Dave Wilbers of Arkansas Tech University Golden Suns and

Summary: The House convened to finish items from an adjourned resolution and spent most of the meeting recognizing individuals, teams, and organizations through a series of House resolutions. One resolution designated May as Skin Cancer Awareness Month, with the sponsor emphasizing that skin cancer is the most diagnosed cancer in the U.S., that early detection greatly improves outcomes, and that public education on prevention and sun safety is important. Another resolution honored Frederick Henry Middleton of Arkadelphia for 50 years of service to the city’s street department and his long record of community involvement. The chamber also recognized the Rolling Razorbacks wheelchair basketball team for winning its sixth Division II national championship, and several Arkansas high school athletic programs for state titles, including Parkview Arts and Science Magnet High School boys basketball, Rogers High School teams in girls cross country, baseball, boys tennis, girls wrestling, and boys golf, Mountain Home High School boys and girls cross country, Mount St. Mary Academy girls golf, and North Little Rock High School girls basketball. Members highlighted team records, championships, coaches, and individual achievements, and many resolutions were adopted by title only after brief presentations. Additional resolutions honored the Central Arkansas Christian High School choir for its state festival success, Arkansas Tech University women’s cross-country team for winning the Great American Conference championship, and Arkansas Tech women’s basketball coach Dave Wilbers upon his retirement after a highly successful career. No substantive debate or roll-call votes were recorded in the transcript; the meeting ended after the final recognition with notice that the House would reconvene later in the day.

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• Zyla is a fourth-year business administration scholar at Florida A&M University and a proud native of
• Zyla Bryant truly represents the best of Florida A&M University, at its best, and the next generation
• in Florida by student population, the University of Central Florida.
• He's a member of the Florida State University Honors Program.
• He is majoring in political science, like I said, from the University of North Florida.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of recognitions for interns, staff, and guests. Members also honored retiring Senate staffer Susan Miller and recognized a veteran injured in combat. After routine announcements, the chamber moved to returning messages from the House and began taking up bills and amendments. The Senate concurred in House amendments and passed SB 118 on RV park assessments and SB 572 on ethics for public officers and employees, both by 38-0 votes. It then took up the elections bill, CS/CS/HB 991, which drew extensive debate. Supporters said it would strengthen election integrity by tightening citizenship verification and ID rules; opponents argued it would burden eligible voters, especially students, seniors, disabled voters, and others without the newly required documents. The bill passed 27-12. The chamber also passed the education package SB 182 after adopting a Senate amendment to the House amendment, and approved SB 474 on military affairs, SB 425 on historic cemeteries, HB 929 on local regulation of chickees, and HB 35/SB 1370 on habitual traffic offender designation, all with unanimous or near-unanimous votes. The Senate then considered SB 902/ HB 733, the Department of Health package. Members adopted an amendment and amendment-to-amendment that preserved most Senate provisions while modifying or removing several House additions, including some early steps and medical marijuana-related changes, and the bill passed 37-0. The chamber also began work on HB 905, the foreign influence bill, with a strike-all amendment offered to expand restrictions on foreign influence, sister-city agreements, linkage institutes, and related activities, but the debate on that measure was still underway when the transcript ended. Several other returning messages and bills were temporarily postponed, and the Senate recessed briefly before resuming business.

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• Zyla is a fourth-year business administration scholar at Florida A&M University and a proud native of
• Zyla Bryant truly represents the best of Florida A&M University, at its best, and the next generation
• in Florida by student population, the University of Central Florida.
• He's a member of the Florida State University Honors Program.
• He is majoring in political science, like I said, from the University of North Florida.

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of introductions recognizing interns, staff, visitors, and a military veteran. After routine announcements, the chamber took up several House-returned bills and special-order measures, with most motions to concur or refuse to concur adopted without objection. Early actions included unanimous concurrence in House amendments to SB 118 on RV park special assessments and SB 572 on ethics rules for public officers and employees, both passing 38-0. The Senate then debated and passed CS/CS/HB 991 on election integrity by a 27-12 vote after extensive opposition focused on voter registration documentation, student IDs, provisional ballots, and potential disenfranchisement; the sponsor defended the bill as a citizenship-verification and election-security measure. The chamber also passed CS/CS/SB 182, an education package combining several related provisions, by 37-0, and later approved SB 474 on military affairs by 39-0 after a technical amendment restoring certain retirement eligibility positions. The Senate refused to concur in the House amendment to CS/CS/CS/SB 1014 on municipal utility service, and refused to concur in the House strike-all amendment to SB 598 after the House had added composting language to the cremation definition. Several other messages were temporarily postponed. On the special-order calendar, the Senate passed CS/CS/HB 425 on historic cemeteries by 39-0, allowing historic Black cemetery boards to sell surplus property not used for burial to fund maintenance. It also passed HB 929 on chickee regulation by 39-0, limiting local restrictions on chickee construction and setting spacing, fire-safety, and permitting rules. SB 1370 on habitual traffic offender designation was substituted with identical CS/HB 35 and passed 39-0, expanding habitual offender treatment to repeated driving without a valid license. The chamber then returned to CS/CS/CS/SB 902, the Department of Health package, which was substituted with CS/HB 733 and amended to retain the Senate’s medical marijuana location limits, adjust NICU nutrition language, modify the dental student loan repayment program, and require a pediatric trauma center designation for certain specialty children’s hospitals; it passed 37-0. The Senate also moved CS/CS/CS/HB 905 on foreign influence to the special-order calendar and began debate on a strike-all amendment defining foreign terrorist organizations and foreign countries of concern, restricting gifts and business ties, tightening sister-city affiliations, and adding ethics training and reporting requirements, but the transcript ends before final action on that bill.

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• So far we've heard from Lake Region, Valley City State University, two of our great higher ed programs
• She is a finance student at the University of Mary.
• She is currently an English major and a journalism minor at the University of North Dakota.
• She is currently an English major and a journalism minor at the University of North Dakota.
• One of the criticisms of the university instructors is that high school students are not prepared to

Committees: Joint Education , Joint Education Committee

Keywords: 908, all