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• of the work that the incarcerated women's work group has done has ensured that we not only have a pathway
• towards justice, but a pathway towards community.
• After today's hearing, we hope that the legislature will prioritize implementing pathways to release
• After today's hearing, we hope that the legislature will prioritize implementing pathways to release
• In January, our first tribe of women graduated, which was an awesome opportunity for them.

Summary: The hearing focused first on sexual abuse, harassment, and retaliation in California’s women’s prisons, with testimony from CDCR wardens, the Office of Inspector General, advocacy groups, and formerly incarcerated survivors. Legislators and witnesses described a pattern of staff misconduct, fear of retaliation, gaps in reporting, and the need for stronger accountability, better investigations, and more outside access for survivor support organizations. CDCR said it has expanded training, body-worn and stationary cameras, outside partnerships, and PREA-related response procedures, while the Inspector General requested additional funding and staff to monitor more grievances and staff sexual misconduct cases under SB 1069. Members pressed CDCR on why accused staff are not always placed on leave, how cases are referred to prosecutors, and whether current protections are enough; several members argued the state should aim to investigate all complaints and do more to prevent retaliation and repeat abuse. The second issue was rehabilitative and reentry programming in women’s prisons. CDCR’s Division of Rehabilitative Programs and the wardens highlighted education, vocational training, substance use treatment, peer support, and community reentry programs, citing increased enrollment and recent graduates earning diplomas, degrees, and certifications. They said these programs are intended to reduce recidivism and improve public safety. Formerly incarcerated advocates and community providers argued that current offerings are still too limited, outdated, and not aligned with today’s job market, especially around digital literacy and transferable credentials, and they urged more funding for community-based, trauma-informed, gender-responsive programming. A coalition representative asked for a $20 million continuation and expansion of the Wright Grant program, and members discussed additional budget requests for reentry and related women’s services.

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• undergraduates and nearly 200 graduate undergraduates and nearly 200 graduate students.<00:38:18.320
• Moreover, we can help those graduates Moreover, we can help those graduates start<03:25:07.840> and
• I'm proud to competent CTE graduates.
• <07:24:03.040> These career pathways to good jobs. These career pathways to good jobs.
• CTE graduates have the industries.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• This program is designed to expand access to high-quality nursing education while preparing graduates
• Lord grew up... ...Lord grew up in Rock Hill and attended Winthrop Training School before graduating
• Congratulations to Su Ha Kuan for graduating high school at the young age of 91 years old.
• I saw people making sure that pathway is still there for the next... pathway is still there for the next
• He was a high school student with only a few credits away from graduation.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• These projects are essential to preparing students for transfer, career pathways, and participation in
• My husband and my father-in-law both attended and graduated from local schools in the San Bernardino
• A skilled journey person must have graduated from a Division of Apprenticeship Standards state-approved
• This bill creates a clear and accessible pathway for students to build that knowledge.
• SB 1392 creates a limited, optional, phased-in smog-check exemption pathway for qualifying collector

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The Senate opened with a roll call, a moment of silence for the shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego, prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance. The body then handled routine matters and confirmations, including Julia Montgomery as General Counsel for the Agricultural Labor Relations Board, Dr. Cynthia Glover Woods, Dr. Brenda Lewis, and Gabriela Orozco Gonzalez to the State Board of Education, and George Cardona as Chief Trial Counsel for the State Bar. All of those appointments were confirmed, with some no votes from a few members on the education and legal confirmations. The chamber also adopted several resolutions, including SR 111 on the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia, and Transphobia; SCR 129 naming part of Highway 152 the Rusty Arraes Highway; SCR 169 proclaiming October 2026 as Women’s Small Business Month; and SCR 173 designating May 2026 as California Fairgrounds Appreciation Month. Senators spoke in support of fairgrounds as community, agricultural, and emergency-response assets. The Senate also welcomed Cal Lutheran University students, faculty, and staff to the gallery. A large number of policy bills were then taken up and mostly passed, covering procurement, elections, education, privacy, housing, transportation, labor, and health care. Among the measures approved were SB 1154 on best-value procurement for community college projects, SB 1369 on judicial recall safeguards, SB 1048 creating a climate literacy seal, SB 1106 shortening data broker deletion timelines, SB 1408 authorizing a Contra Costa transportation tax measure, SB 1172 on local tax-sharing transparency, SB 1383 protecting local labor standards in density bonus projects, SB 1223 on competitive bidding at fairs, SB 1344 extending anti-SLAPP protections to certain housing-related projects, SB 1371 limiting solid waste contract force majeure clauses during labor disputes, SB 908 on residential window replacement permits, SB 1272 on remedies for preexisting home code violations, SB 1406 targeting the “Montana tax loophole,” SB 1238 on HOA transparency, SB 868 on plug-in balcony solar, SB 903 restricting unlicensed AI psychotherapy advertising, SB 950 on early-onset Alzheimer’s coverage, SB 874 on Medi-Cal behavioral health oversight, SB 1049 on corrected health care claims, SB 1067 on early math screening, SB 1202 on Medi-Cal outreach, SB 944 on acupuncture coverage, SB 957 on notice for federal subpoenas to social media companies, SB 959 on wildfire-related school closures, SB 988 on auto glass insurance practices, and SB 1000 on AI content transparency. Most passed on largely party-line or near-unanimous votes, with a few dissenting votes from members who objected to procurement, labor, privacy, or tax-related provisions.

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• Um, so from our side we'll provide graduate students and admin support to run this testing platform.
• um for example supporting graduate um for example supporting graduate student<00:29:10.000> for
• I'm Ki Ka, 14 years old, Native Hawaiian, and a member of the Kaloa Pathway and Hawaii SG Youth Council
• SDG Youth Council and Kamalo Pathway. SDG Youth Council and Kamalo Pathway.
• and Hawaii SG Youth of the Kaloa Pathway and Hawaii SG Youth Council.<00:47:52.319> Um,<00:47

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint committees heard House Bill 643, House Draft 2, which would create short-term management initiatives and appropriate funds for the coconut rhinoceros beetle response program. Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive. Committee discussion focused on biocontrol efforts, including fungus and virus-based treatments, the need for a biosecure facility, and the timeline for testing and range studies. Department of Agriculture officials said initial testing is underway at the University of Hawaii, but full testing requires a higher-biosafety facility that is not yet available on island. Members also discussed funding levels, the possibility of a mobile facility, and whether the work could be accelerated. The committees later voted to pass HB 643 unamended. The committees also heard House Bill 736, House Draft 1, which would establish a three-year wastewater system and individual wastewater technology testing pilot program at the University of Hawaii Water Resources Research Center. Supporters said the bill could help certify new, lower-cost decentralized wastewater technologies and reduce the cost of cesspool upgrades while improving water quality. University of Hawaii witnesses explained that the center would test technologies, collect samples, analyze results, and provide reports to the Department of Health for certification. Members raised concerns about whether the program would help communities facing immediate wastewater issues, the length of the testing timeline, and whether technologies like the Genki ball could be included. The committee was told the pilot would likely test one technology at a time over about nine months each, though multiple tests could run in parallel later. The committees voted to pass HB 736 unamended. After those measures, the joint committee moved to an AEN-only agenda and began hearing STR 111 / SR 92, which declares a public health emergency relating to climate change and calls for statewide coordination on cross-sector solutions. Testimony in support came from the Department of Agriculture, Hawaii Public Health Institute, and others. Supporters said climate change affects public health through heat, wildfire risk, invasive mosquitoes, and other impacts, and argued that the response should involve agriculture, planning, transportation, and emergency management, not just the Department of Health.

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• IT IS FOCUSED IN EDUCATION BOTH AT THE UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE LEVEL BUT ALSO BRINGING IN K-12 AND
• IT AS AN INSTITUTE IS PRODUCING 5 TO 8 PHD GRADUATES PER YEAR AND HAS MORE THAN 50 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
• BEEN DOING THIS 22 YEARS OUT OF THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION WITH A COMBINATION OF FACULTY, STAFF AND GRADUATE
• IT'S TO TELL YOU ABOUT THAT IN RESPONSE TO THE ALGEBRA ONE END OF COURSE EXAM THAT BECAME A GRADUATION
• SYSTEM WE'VE WORKED WITH THE FLORIDA OFFICE AFTER BEING NAMED AS A PARTNER WE LAUNCHED IN 2018 A PATHWAY

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• JUST GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND GOT TO STAY THERE FOR FOUR YEARS.
• IN THE BIGGEST AREA OF SUPPORT IS FOR GRADUATION.
• THE COMPACT ALLOWS FOR STATES TO WAIT COURSE REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION IF SIMILAR COURSE WORK WAS DONE
• SEVEN DAYS AFTER GRADUATION. THEY HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR TEN YEARS.
• WE HAVE DESIGNATIONS AT GRADUATION.

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• Chan School of Medicine, the Tan Ching Graduate School of Nursing, and the Morningside Graduate School
• medical students enter primary care fields after graduation, and 56% of all of our graduates stay in
• Chan School of Medicine, the Tanchin Graduate School of Nursing, and the Morningside Graduate School
• High school graduates.
• , with 97% employed or pursuing graduate study within nine months of graduation.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee held an informational hearing on the economic impact of Massachusetts higher education institutions, with opening remarks noting the significance of September 11 and the role colleges and universities play in the state’s economy, workforce, and research ecosystem. UMass leaders testified first, describing UMass as a major employer and economic driver that educates large numbers of Massachusetts residents, supports thousands of jobs, and generates billions in annual economic activity. They emphasized the importance of research funding, warned that federal grant cancellations, suspensions, and slowdowns were harming research operations and talent retention, and voiced strong support for Governor Healey’s proposed DRIVE initiative as bridge funding to protect research capacity and jobs. Committee members focused heavily on workforce preparation in emerging fields such as AI, cyber, quantum computing, and engineering. UMass leaders said AI is being embedded across curricula and research, but also warned that financial constraints forced reductions in PhD admissions, especially in computer science and engineering, which could weaken the future workforce pipeline. They also described the practical effects of grant uncertainty, including reduced graduate admissions and concerns about losing researchers to institutions abroad. Members asked for more detailed data on grant timing, funding gaps, and where students and researchers were going. A second panel from private colleges and universities, including AICUM, Suffolk, Smith, and Clark, highlighted the broad economic and civic contributions of private higher education. Testimony cited large annual economic impacts, job creation, tax revenue, community service, legal clinics, dual enrollment, entrepreneurship support, sustainability investments, and access programs. Speakers also discussed enrollment pressures, COVID-related social and mental health challenges, student visa and federal policy concerns, and the need to preserve liberal arts alongside career-focused training. The committee then heard from MIT, where testimony focused on research commercialization, biotech spinouts, and the role of federal, philanthropic, and industry funding in sustaining innovation; members pressed for more data on funding sources and asked what state policy could do to keep talent and businesses in Massachusetts. The hearing continued with additional public higher education testimony, including Bridgewater State, Bristol Community College, and Northeastern, which emphasized workforce-aligned programs, social mobility, apprenticeships, co-op education, and the need for better coordination between higher education, employers, and state workforce systems.

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• <00:50:24.240> addressing certification pathway addressing certification pathway addressing
• <00:52:45.319> programs just traditional pathway programs just traditional pathway programs
• um the whatever the alternative pathway um the whatever the alternative pathway would<01:01:25.039
• requirement for the alternative pathway requirement for the alternative pathway whatever<01:01:33.960
• Heritage language pathway program.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Recently, I graduated from Emerson College. I have my bachelor's degree.
• I'm Alex Delgado, a recent graduate of Boston College, and I represent...
• I'm a graduate of Harvard Medical School. I'm currently... ...future.
• I'm a graduate of Harvard Medical School.
• I'm a graduate of Harvard Medical School.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing before the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security focused on several correction-related bills, including visitation reform, elder and medical parole, incarcerated persons’ human rights, and creation of an independent correctional oversight office. Vice Chair Christopher Worrell chaired the hearing in place of Chair Dan Cahill for much of the session and explained that the committee would first hear from incarcerated individuals remotely, then move to public testimony. The committee repeatedly enforced three-minute limits and accepted written testimony as well. Much of the testimony from incarcerated people emphasized that visitation is central to rehabilitation, family stability, and reentry, and that current DOC policies—visitor caps, pre-approval requirements, scheduling rules, dress-code enforcement, and restrictions on contact—have reduced family contact and caused harm. Several speakers argued that elderly and medically frail prisoners should be released through parole because incarceration is costly, ineffective, and inhumane for people who pose little public-safety risk. Others described poor prison conditions, limited programming, inadequate healthcare, segregation-like housing, and the impact of K2 use, suicides, and self-harm. Supporters of the oversight bill said an independent office is needed to address racial disparities, grievance failures, and lack of accountability within the DOC. A number of speakers tied their support to personal experiences, including alleged racial discrimination, denial of programs, and barriers to family visits. Some testified that rehabilitative programming, education, and restorative justice reduce violence and improve outcomes, while others said the DOC spends too little on programming and too much on punishment. Committee members asked a few follow-up questions, including about K2 contraband and how to reduce drugs in facilities, and one member asked about typical visitation lengths. No votes were taken during the hearing; the committee heard testimony on the bills and several witnesses urged favorable reports.

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• I would say, in addition to UNM's graduate program in quantum physics.
• 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 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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• for students like me to return to school and graduate.
• I'm a UC Berkeley graduate.
• I'm a proud graduate of the California Community College system.
• And we know folks who dropped out and couldn't graduate.
• Folks who dropped out and couldn't graduate for one reason or another.

Summary: The committee hearing covered several higher education bills, with extensive testimony on student aid, affordability, and institutional debt. AB 587 would add veteran representation to the California Student Aid Commission; the author said the change would bring lived experience from the veteran community to student aid policy, and members raised a concern about keeping the commission’s membership odd-numbered, which the author said would be addressed by amendment. AB 791 would standardize cost-of-attendance housing calculations using objective data and improve notice of the adjustment process; supporters said current budgets often underestimate students’ real living costs, while UC, CSU, and independent colleges opposed or had concerns about the bill’s prescribed methodology, fiscal impact, and a 14-day turnaround for adjustments. AB 850 would create a one-term grace period for students with institutional debt to re-enroll while arranging repayment, bar reporting that debt to credit agencies, and require more transparency; proponents described students being blocked from continuing school over debts, while CSU, UC, and private-college representatives said they already use holds and payment plans and worried about added liabilities and budget pressures. AB 537 would extend the California College Promise Program to part-time community college students; supporters said most community college students attend part-time and should not be excluded from fee waivers, while the committee noted fiscal concerns but ultimately advanced the bill. AB 7 would allow universities to consider whether an applicant is a descendant of American chattel slavery in admissions as a reparative measure; supporters framed it as lineage-based reparative justice, while opponents argued it would function as a racial proxy and conflict with Proposition 209 and equal-protection principles. The committee took roll-call votes on the measures, advancing AB 587, AB 791, AB 850, and AB 537 to Appropriations, with AB 850 and AB 537 receiving fewer votes and the roll left open for additional members.

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• their undergraduate or graduate degrees. their undergraduate or graduate degrees.
• She believed it is effective at the end of the year relative to the alternative pathway.
• But legally, it's not really pathway."
• Uh, this only addresses the pathway to the PE exam and gives you two pathways.
• But it allows you to graduate. Most people take the EIT before their junior year.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Paul Public Schools through Minnesota's graduation incentives program.
• Paul Public Schools through Minnesota's graduation incentives program.
• They currently offer healthcare and construction pathways.
• Approximately 50 students are enrolled in our construction pathway.
• Hopefully after my graduation it at job.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• One of the most important things we can discuss is how we create pathways to opportunity and prosperity
• The legislature's invested in us as a state to make sure that we're creating these pathways for folks
• We need to make it easier for them to follow those pathways.
• It is a moral imperative that we create pathways for prosperity for our fellow New Mexicans.
• called JAG, which stands for Jobs for America's Graduates.

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• CPA licensing pathways to align with a 2025 Uniform Accountancy Act.
• It creates three structured pathways to becoming a CPA, all requiring an accounting degree, supervised
• House Bill 3076 creates a new alternative teaching certification pathway to the classroom.
• pathway, the products of our education prep programs.
• And that's what happens you see when we create easier And better pathways.

Bills: HB4319, HB4317, HB1225, HB3076, HB3081, HB4226, SCR17, HB4432, HB3304, HB3411, HB3435, HB4339, HB4331, HB4341, HB4342, HB1770, HB1016, HB4113, HB2950, HB4141, HB3277, HB2988, HB3029, HB3338, HB1889, HB3834, HB3831, HB2939, HB3045, HB3657, HB1739, HB3759, HB3755, HB4484, HB4486, HB4108, HB1250, HB2961, HB1219, HB3025, HB1782, HB1907, HB3718, HB4459, HB2976, HB3548, HB3545, HB2952, HB2929, HB2956, HB2973, HB3055, HB3086, HB3040, HB3794, HB4336, HB3151, HB1590, HB3581, HB3313, HB3429, HB3448, HB1752, HB2650, HB3584, HB4202, HB3586, HB4321, HB4280, HB3650, HCR1020, HB2116, HB2206, HB4301, HB3625, HB3147, HB3403, HB3498, HB3970, HB3975, HB3976, HB3980, HB4265, HB4266, HB3638, HB3880, HB3930, HB3942, HB3944, HB4191, HB3242, HB3678

Keywords: administrative procedures, rulemaking authority, specific authority, legislative review, agency rules, accounting, CPA, licensure, educational requirements, reciprocity, professional conduct, vital records, birth certificate, birth registration, biological sex, sex designation, male, female, nonbinary, gender identity

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• won't get to see her grandkids graduate won't get to see her grandkids graduate high<01:34:41.120
• But I don't think the focus for FDA and in my organization's mind is this right-to-try pathway.
• But I don't think the focus for FDA and in my organization's mind is this right-to-try pathway.
• for recent graduates. for recent graduates.
• <02:13:59.560> is a gap in the federal pathways is a gap in the federal pathways is personalized

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Members, 3076 provides a new pathway to alternative certification via third-party certifiers' programs
• than the established ones, the more downward pressure we put on enrollment in the proven pathways of
• And furthermore, we observed that those that the lower the pathway, the easier the pathway, the less
• to do the proven pathways that produce our career educators?
• Be productive, learn to read and get educated and you know graduate great. Thank you for follow up.

Bills: HB2987, HB3026, HB3076, HB3288, HB3315, HB3467, HB3711, HB3885, HB4427, HB4359, HB4363

Keywords: kindergarten, military families, education policy, school districts, international military dependents, age eligibility, teacher certification, alternative teacher preparation, education reform, employment opportunities, teacher recruitment, physical education, elementary school, prekindergarten, recess, health and fitness, higher education, bachelor's degree, feasibility study, Oklahoma State Regents

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• And the choice is, I'm going to take the course I need for graduation, missing out on that opportunity
• to head down a pathway that leads to career and a skill in the trades.
• , missing out in that graduation, missing out in that opportunity<00:43:48.640> to<00:43:49.359
• > that opportunity to head down a pathway that opportunity to head down a pathway that leads<00
• And, you know, when a kid that graduates...

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first discussed HB 771, the open enrollment bill, which had returned from the Senate with language clarifying that districts should list both tuition expenses and offsetting revenue estimates from sending districts. The chair and Representative McGuire supported concurring with the Senate changes, while Representative Luno raised broader concerns about the bill’s structure and equity, arguing that tuition based on 80% of the sending district’s average cost could be unfair and could create problems for receiving districts with different cost structures. After a show of hands, the committee voted to concur and send that recommendation to the House floor, with Luno indicating he would speak against it there. The committee then took up SB 9 in executive session. An amendment, 1920H, was offered to clarify that the tuition calculation should use the sending district’s average cost and to support access to CTE programs, including allowing students to take academic courses at the receiving school and, in some cases, attend the nearest CTE center. Supporters said the bill would help more students participate in career and technical education and noted bipartisan sponsorship in the Senate. Opponents argued the amendment would increase district costs, strain property taxpayers, and could reduce CTE participation or create logistical problems. The committee adopted the amendment 10-8, then voted 10-8 to recommend OTPA as amended; Representative Lad was assigned the majority report and Representative Luno the minority ITL report. After closing the SB 9 executive session, the chair reminded members that committee reports were due immediately and announced retained-bill subcommittees. One subcommittee will address adequacy and school funding issues arising from HB 651, HB 772, HB 491, and HB 434, chaired by Representative Spillsbury. Another will address school building aid issues from HB 295 and HB 366, including whether to keep the current formula or revise it, and how to handle renovations, new construction, and lease arrangements.

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• into the aerospace industry. a pathway into the aerospace industry.
• You know, these young people at graduation over at...
• You know, these young people at graduation over at the prison in Perry County, they go to school.
• We believe we can help them pursue their educational pathway or career pathway by aligning a couple of
• Graduate from high school and need to learn a trade as well as get an education.

Keywords: 1136, house, all