Transcript Highlights:

• </c> of occupational education, area of occupational education, area technical<01:07:30.880><c> colleges
• Nutrition Education.
• </c> training foster and adoptive parent training foster and adoptive parent recruitment<02:03:35.119
• </c> Energy Assistance Nutrition Education. Energy Assistance Nutrition Education.
• Judicial Education and Training, 4.0 FTE. Judicial Education and Training, 4.0 FTE.

Keywords: 981, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And then parent caretaker today.
• </c> education as well as community service. education as well as community service.
• </c> with you folks would be the education with you folks would be the education and<01:15:02.239><c>
• HMSA, you're up. hours or education. And these are hours or education.
• </c><01:55:36.080><c> programs</c> where we can offer education programs where we can offer education

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint informational briefing by the Health and Human Services and Commerce and Consumer Protection committees focused on projected impacts to Hawaii consumers from federal changes affecting Med-QUEST and the ACA marketplace, including the loss of ACA premium tax credits, OBVA/HR1-related Medicaid changes, immigrant eligibility restrictions, and new Medicaid work/community engagement requirements. Committee members noted the meeting was being streamed live and emphasized the need to explain potential coverage losses affecting a significant share of the state population. Med-QUEST administrators reported current enrollment at 390,766, about 27% of Hawaii’s population, and broke that down into major groups including roughly 128,000 ACA expansion adults and about 52,000 parent/caretaker relatives. They said the expansion adult population would be most affected by the new federal requirements, which will shorten renewal periods from 12 months to 6 months and impose community engagement rules beginning in late 2026 and 2027. They described the work requirement as 80 hours per month of work, community service, work program participation, or half-time education, with an income-based pathway tied to $580 per month at the federal minimum wage; they also noted a long list of exemptions, but said many details are still awaiting federal guidance and rulemaking. The administrators said federal changes to immigrant eligibility would eliminate Medicaid coverage for certain noncitizen categories, with an estimated 1,200 to 2,400 people affected, though about 200 may remain covered through a state-funded program for otherwise eligible individuals. They also said marketplace subsidies would no longer be available for some immigrants under 100% of the federal poverty level starting January 1, 2026, with further restrictions expected in 2027. For Hawaii overall, they estimated the new Medicaid work and renewal rules could push an additional 19,000 to 38,000 people into uninsured status, with another estimated 6,000 at risk from the six-month renewal process alone. Members asked about how exemptions would be determined, especially for medically frail and seriously mentally ill individuals, and administrators said they were still awaiting detailed federal rules and were working on data-matching and verification processes to reduce coverage losses.

Transcript Highlights:

• there was thought about doing a comprehensive review of all the regulations within early childhood education
• 02.880><c> childhood</c> regulations within uh early childhood regulations within uh early childhood education
• And there would be awards given to centers, to in-home providers, and even low-income parents if their
• </c><00:14:11.920><c> if</c><00:14:12.320><c> their</c> and even low-income parents if their and even
• low-income parents if their child<00:14:13.519><c> uh</c><00:14:13.680><c> when</c><00:14:13.920><c>

Committee: Senate Families & Children

Keywords: 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Ryan represents more than 800,000 CIF student athletes and truly embodies what education-based athletics
• Joining Ryan here today are his parents, Kevin and Goldie Liu, and his brother, Tyler Liu.
• So, as Mona's parents, I want to express our gratitude to you for all you've done to support your daughter's
• It also leads in research and education, hosting 168 institutions of higher education, characteristics

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, offered prayer and the pledge, and then moved through a series of privileges-of-the-floor recognitions. Senators honored California Interscholastic Federation Scholar-Athletes Ryan Liu of Burlingame High School and Mona Sugawata of West Torrance High School for their academic, athletic, and community achievements, and welcomed a delegation from Jiangsu Province in China to mark the 15th anniversary of the California-Jiangsu sister-state relationship. The chamber also recognized the California Taxpayers Association on its 100th anniversary and welcomed Senator Ochoa Bogh’s district staff visiting Sacramento. On floor actions, Senator Menjivar moved to rescind the vote on AB 1457 and place it on third reading; the motion passed on a 28-9 roll call. The Senate then took up the consent calendar, approving Assembly Concurrent Resolutions 129, 164, and 166 by a 38-0 vote, with the same vote applying to the related items. No items were pulled from consent. The remainder of the session consisted of adjourn-in-memory tributes. Senators Becker, Wiener, and Rubio honored Clarence Jones, Rita Semmel, and Deputy Levi Vargas, respectively, highlighting Jones’s role with Martin Luther King Jr., Semmel’s leadership in San Francisco’s Jewish and interfaith communities, and Vargas’s service with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The Senate then announced the next floor session for Monday, June 8 at 2 p.m., and recessed.

Transcript Highlights:

• It says E37 0081, Education IDC.
• She said teachers are educated human beings, and parents are often very educated and motivated human
• She said teachers are educated human beings, and parents are often very educated and motivated human
• She said teachers are educated human beings, and parents are often very educated and motivated human
• Educators talk School you know Educators Educators talk School leaders<01:31:34.440><c> talk</c><01:

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• I think there's an education component.
• One, I think there's an education component.
• And so we got a couple of parents that got disability and stuff, but they're a child.
• But the more employers find out about us, the more opportunity we have to educate, so.
• And it's the same when you look at special education, how special education has helped all kids learn

Keywords: 914, all

Summary: The committee/task force met with several disability service providers to discuss integrated employment, transition services, and barriers to community jobs for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Robin Arder and Belinda Stevens of ThinkAbility described creating their own businesses when community employers were not hiring their clients, and said rigid service rules, employer readiness, bullying, and reimbursement structures often force the person to fit the service rather than the service fitting the person. They said they have not seen clients lose benefits, but they do closely manage reporting to Social Security and related supports. Tina Hannah of South Central Industries described a broad business model that includes manufacturing, janitorial work, city beautification, state-use contracts, a food truck, and an entertainment trailer, along with an adult day program and residential services. She said many employers are hesitant because of productivity and cost concerns, and that businesses are often more open to contracting with her agency than hiring individuals directly. Miranda Figueroa of A New Leaf said her agency is moving toward a more person-centered model with sheltered work, volunteer sites, paid contracts, and a Transition Academy. She said the academy is a two-year program focused first on independent living and then on employment, with internships and an 85% placement rate, but funding is a major barrier because the program is not accredited and students cannot access traditional aid. She also cited dual diagnoses, inconsistent job coaches, and employer uncertainty as major obstacles. Angela Decker and Deborah Copeland of DRTC described DRTC’s long-running enclave contracts, a new Community Skills and Connections program, and a plan to phase out 14(c) subminimum wage use by the end of the year. They said the new program is designed to keep people engaged in community-based skill-building and networking while families still need day supports, and that DRTC has developed more than 100 community partnerships. Senator Kirt, Rep. Hefner, and participants discussed broader system issues, including the need for better school-to-work transition, more social integration, transportation, safety, and employer education. DRS staff said the agency is already required to provide pre-employment transition services in schools starting at age 14 and offers employer accommodations support and job-carving assistance, though they acknowledged federal reporting expectations and service rules can be restrictive. Several participants raised concerns about line-of-sight restrictions, congregate living rules, benefit cliffs, and the difficulty of moving from DDS to DRS services. The group also discussed the need for better data and possible working groups focused on in-school transition, program support and blending services, and community integration. No formal votes were taken.

Transcript Highlights:

• Fund. $77,000, 173, excuse me, for the education, childhood education fund.
• Department of Education.
• Representative Bagley: How do we educate them and where can they be educated, where can they get a knowledge
• And my question has been always, it's how do we educate them and where they can be educated, where they
• People need access to education and training, but they need affordable education and training.

Committee: House Appropriations

Summary: The committee met on March 17 to review the FY27 budgets for the Department of Education and several special schools and commissions. Fiscal staff outlined the Department of Education’s roughly $6.4 billion budget, noting that most funding goes to the Minimum Foundation Program and subgrantee assistance. Major changes discussed included the removal of one-time teacher pay stipends, increases for the LA GATOR scholarship program, and projected adjustments in early childhood funding. Members also reviewed the constitutional amendment proposal tied to using about $2 billion to pay down teacher retirement obligations and provide future teacher pay raises. Dr. Cade Brumley testified that Louisiana’s education outcomes have improved and answered questions on math performance, charter school funding, the LA GATOR scholarship, and the special education Choice program. Members pressed the department on the sustainability and balance of funding between LA GATOR and Choice, the number of applicants and current recipients, and outreach efforts. Brumley said charter schools are funded through the MFP like other public schools, that LA GATOR currently serves about 5,500 students with applications recently reaching about 17,000, and that the Choice program serves about 500 students with a waiting list of about 700 applicants. He also said the department would implement whatever funding levels the legislature approves. The committee then heard the special schools and commissions budget, including the Special School District, Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts, Thrive Academy, École Pointe-au-Chien, Louisiana Public Broadcasting, and BESE. Testimony focused on facility needs, enrollment, and program outcomes. LSU? No—LSM leaders described urgent roof and ceiling repairs estimated at about $800,000, while Thrive Academy highlighted student achievement, community service requirements, and economic impact. LPB said it is facing a federal funding loss of about $2.5 million and is responding with higher Passport fees, underwriting, and private fundraising. BESE’s small staff and administrative role were also explained, with members asking about board operations and the use of statutory dedication funds.

Transcript Highlights:

• the parental features.
• to be um parental controls on ChatGpt to be um activated,<01:24:00.159><c> a</c><01:24:00.400><c> parent
• </c> with their own to activate the parental with their own to activate the parental features.<01:24:
• educators, or policy makers can fully understand them.
• After my parents standards that we did.

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Pastor David Gonzalez is a lifelong Arizona resident, community leader, and educator with a...
• Together they are parents of one biological child, David, and help raise hundreds of other children at
• Over 60 of these individuals have adopted them as parents, continuing to call them mom and dad well into
• And whereas cooperation in university education,...
• And advancing educational and workforce partnerships that support skills development, academic exchange

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior journal, and a series of guest introductions and personal privilege remarks recognizing visitors, health care advocates, short-term rental representatives, firefighters, and a Guatemalan ambassador, along with a proclamation affirming Arizona’s bilateral relationship with Guatemala. Members also announced committee meetings, and the chamber later recessed and reconvened before adjournment. The main floor action came in Committee of the Whole, where the House considered and gave do pass recommendations to HB 2029 (water grant application details), HB 2045 (addressing drive-by shootings), HB 2062 (Buffalo Soldiers monument), HB 2126 as amended (with a floor amendment after discussion with the ACO Association), and HB 2131 (criminal justice-related, described briefly as targeting “bad guys”). The Committee of the Whole report was adopted and those bills were sent to engrossing. The House then took up HB 2792, an emergency measure on property tax exemptions for veterans, and passed it 57-0, with members from both parties praising the bill as veteran tax relief and a cleanup of prior budget language. The chamber also adopted HCR 2043, which applies to Congress to call an Article V convention for a constitutional amendment imposing term limits on members of Congress; it passed 33-24 after extended debate, with supporters arguing for term limits and opponents warning about the risks of a constitutional convention and urging Arizona to impose term limits on itself first.

Transcript Highlights:

• Pastor David Gonzalez is a lifelong Arizona resident, community leader, and educator with a...
• Together they are parents of one biological child, David, and help raise hundreds of other children at
• Over 60 of these individuals have adopted them as parents, continuing to call them mom and dad well into
• And whereas cooperation in university education... ...And whereas cooperation in university education
• And whereas comprehensive school counseling programs are an integral part of the educational process,

Keywords: 1182, all

Transcript Highlights:

• >> THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION POSTSECONDARY WILL NOW COME TO ORDER.
• ONE OF THE THINGS EMPLOYERS HAVE BEEN TELLING US IS IF THEY HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN EDUCATORS IMPARTING
• I STARTED AT STAR CENTER WHICH IS THE DOING BUSINESS OF THE AMERICAN MARITIME SAFETY AND EDUCATION PLAN
• BECAUSE OF HIS PUBLIC SERVICE WITH HIS PARENTS.
• THAT'S WHY WE ARE NUMBER ONE STATE FOR EDUCATION THE COUNTRY.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• and are those they employing Educators and are those Educators<00:11:02.880><c> participating</c><00
• :11:03.480><c> in</c> Educators participating in Educators participating in TRS<00:11:05.560><c> what
• Fayette County offers 35 days of paid parental leave, so not just maternity, but paid parental leave.
• I listened to educators, and they did not want to lose those personal days.
• I listened to educators, and they did not want to lose those personal days.

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:44 Attendance Roll Call: 00:55 SB 193 (Sen. Girdler): 01:53 SB 9 (Sen. Higdon): 03:22 SB 257 (Sen. Tichenor): 34:14 Adjournment: 50:57, 958, all

Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on State and Local Government first took up Senate Bill 193, a simple measure described as restoring wallet cards for jailers to carry when they are outside the jail. The sponsor noted the fiscal impact was essentially zero, there were no questions, and the committee approved the bill 9-0 for passage to the Senate floor. The committee then heard Senate Bill 9, sponsored by Senator Higdon, which would change how the Teachers Retirement System (TRS) treats sick leave, personal leave, and annual leave in retirement calculations. The sponsor argued the bill is intended to address TRS’s financial challenges by standardizing leave rules statewide, limiting TRS retirement credit to 10 sick days and 2 personal days per year, preventing annual leave from being rolled into sick leave, requiring districts to pay the actuarial cost for any leave beyond the cap, and adding reporting and oversight requirements for participating agencies. He also said the bill would add 30 days of maternity leave, allow voluntary district contributions for tier four teachers, and direct the state auditor to audit TRS and report on agencies. Committee members asked about how overages would be audited and billed, the cost of a sick day, and how the bill would interact with local leave policies, including paid parental leave in some districts. The sponsor clarified that existing accumulated leave would not be affected, that the bill applies going forward, and that districts could still offer more leave but would bear the added cost. Members also discussed whether the maternity leave language set a cap or a minimum, and one senator noted the bill was intended to preserve personal days while stopping annual leave from being converted into pension credit. No vote on Senate Bill 9 was shown in the transcript excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• It all begins with my parents, who taught me the value of hard work and to never give up.
• My parents are the perfect example of what it is to be selfless. Thank you.
• We have Patriot Oaks Academy, students and educators from this fantastic school in St.
• We have Patriot Oaks Academy, students and educators from this fantastic school in St.
• But then it says, excluding identification cards issued by an educational institution.

Keywords: 998, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> sufficient materials for self-education sufficient materials for self-education promotion<00:20:
• </c> getting adequate um, educational getting adequate um, educational opportunities<01:18:44.719><c>
• My parents will not graduate this year.
• Imagine being the parents who have yet.
• </c><01:31:05.679><c> and</c> positive effect on the education and positive effect on the education and

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• If you believe that a parent should be involved and have responsibility over what products their child
• Please restore to our parents some possibility of being able to be a parent when it comes to the purchase
• So often for parents that are frustrated, how do we treat these warts that are really causing social
• Parents could still buy it. them and you have to be 18 to purchase. Yeah, exactly. Appreciate it.
• As a former teacher and the former safety and preparedness of the county office of education, I often

Committee: House Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And in PTA, we're about education and the whole child.
• I'm an educator and a parent in the 39th legislative district, and I previously testified on digital
• Two is aerospace education. And three is the cadet programs.
• Two is aerospace education. And three is the cadet programs.
• So in that time, what we do is we run marketing and education primarily.

Summary: The Technology, Economic Development and Veterans Committee held public hearings on three bills and then a work session on tourism. House Bill 2365, concerning digital equity programs, would shift more responsibility to the Broadband Office, rename the Digital Equity Opportunity Program as the Digital Opportunity Program, expand the forum’s role, and require more reporting and outreach on broadband adoption and affordability. The prime sponsor and several advocates from community organizations, PTA, and digital navigation groups supported the bill, emphasizing the need for digital skills, cybersecurity, affordability, and trusted community partners. Commerce testified that the bill has technical and fiscal concerns and would add costs, and the sponsor said amendments were likely to reduce the fiscal impact. The hearing on HB 2365 was then closed. House Bill 2446 would direct the Department of Commerce to develop a state quantum strategy by June 30, using non-state funding if possible, to identify growth areas, partnerships, and workforce and economic impacts for the quantum industry. The prime sponsor, industry representatives, and technology organizations supported the bill as a way to keep Washington competitive with other states and build a quantum ecosystem. Committee members raised questions about fiscal impact, private funding, regulatory capture, and cybersecurity risks, including concerns about quantum’s effect on passwords and AI-related harms. A Microsoft representative requested a technical amendment to broaden the definition from quantum computing to quantum technology and said the company would follow up on funding and AI-regulation questions. The hearing on HB 2446 was closed. House Bill 2357 would create a Washington Division of Civil Air Patrol within the Military Department, allowing the governor to activate it for cadet training, communications, disaster relief, cybersecurity, search and rescue, and related missions. The sponsor, the adjutant general, the Civil Air Patrol commander, and a veterans coalition representative all supported the bill, citing recent flood response work, emergency preparedness, and youth training benefits. Testimony emphasized that the proposal would clarify coordination, not change federal authorities, and would not create a fiscal impact. The hearing on HB 2357 was closed without any amendment requests. In the work session on tourism, State of Washington Tourism and industry partners presented recommendations from an advisory group calling for a more sustainable, industry-led funding model, likely through an assessment or visitor-fee structure. They argued Washington is underfunded compared with western peers and estimated that a competitive program could generate $14.6 billion in additional visitor spending over the next decade, along with significant tax revenue and lodging tax growth. Speakers from tourism, the wine commission, hospitality, and advisory group leadership stressed predictable funding, industry governance, and statewide benefits, while committee members discussed international tourism, regional access, and the need to avoid further decline in the sector. The meeting adjourned early after the work session.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> individuals who participate education individuals who participate education programs<00:39:35.839
• </c> corrections that perhaps the educational corrections that perhaps the educational re<00:58:30.720
• ><c> out</c><01:14:40.800><c> to</c><01:14:40.960><c> the</c> education that we go out to the education
• </c> special education was duplicative. special education was duplicative. presumably<02:39:45.520><c
• and in special investing in education and in special education<02:42:06.800><c> is</c><02:42:07.200>

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So I think more education, constant education, is necessary.
• Is it education? Is it crime? Is it pay? We would like to see what that data looks like.
• Is Sublocade part of that discussion, part of that education, part of that option?
• The providers receive education.
• Education and information on all types of medication that are out there.

Committee: House Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• When work and education conflict, it's the students who pay the price.
• We can teach about union membership and legal protections and mandate educational modules.
• Students actually say, like, we should not be working at all and education should be free.
• That, of course, is our long-term vision: how can we make education... ...and education should be free
• So these work skills that start early, you know, my parents taught me foundation is important.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact held an informational hearing in Paramount as part of its “Pocketbook Tour,” focused on affordability, cost pressures, and household impacts in Los Angeles County. The first panel centered on workers and learners, with testimony from the UCLA Labor Center and the Southeast Los Angeles County Workforce Development Board. Speakers described how rising living costs, tuition, and low wages force many students to work long hours, often in unrelated, low-wage jobs, while struggling with food, rent, bills, anxiety, and limited financial aid. Recommendations included expanding state-funded work study, creating a statewide internship tax credit for small businesses, improving financial aid formulas to reflect regional cost of living, increasing flexibility for students, and strengthening worker-rights education and career pathways. The second panel focused on microbusinesses and small business affordability. Testimony from microenterprise advocates, the Los Angeles Regional Small Business Development Center Network, and local business owners described rising commercial rents, labor costs, tariffs, supply chain disruptions, insurance, utilities, and disaster-related pressures as major threats to small businesses. Witnesses emphasized that small businesses are central to local economies and asked the state to expand technical assistance, low-interest financing, disaster support, supply-chain development, and community-based outreach. They also urged more intentional support for microbusinesses and home-based entrepreneurs, including networks that connect them to resources and help them build collective buying power. Committee members asked about possible state actions, including tax credits for hiring local workers or interns, support for trades and apprenticeships, and ways to partner more closely with SBDCs and chambers of commerce. Public comment echoed the hearing themes, with speakers highlighting student hardship, nonprofit mental health funding, renewable energy jobs and internships, and the need for state support for clean-energy incentives. No formal votes were taken; the hearing concluded with closing remarks and adjournment at 11:05 a.m.

Transcript Highlights:

• I am the policy analyst covering education support services, including STEM education and students.
• During the session, we'll staff both House Education and Senate Education.
• I'm a 33-year educator.
• People a lot with education.
• special education students.

Committee: House House Education