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• regents program, a short 30-minute public comment period, and remarks from me and my UC graduate and professional
• ACA 18 ensures that both undergraduates and graduate and professional students have a voice and a vote
• We'll entertain add-ons at this moment. Mr. Secretary, roll call please.
• We'll entertain add-ons at this time. Mr. Secretary, roll call, please.

Committee: House Higher Education

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• I am a licensed mental health professional.
• But if none, I'd entertain a motion to accept the minutes. All right. It's been moved by Dr.
• And this has impacted me professionally and where I can go.
• I want to see where the report's coming from if it's a mental health professional, right?
• With that, I'll entertain a motion to adjourn. All right. All in favor? Opposed?

Summary: The task force met to review work under HCR 86 on African American suicide prevention, with members introducing themselves and approving the prior meeting minutes. Dr. Williams summarized survey-based findings from 94 university student respondents, explaining that the study focused on warning signs and triggers rather than suicide behaviors themselves. He said financial stress, stigma, and lack of institutional ownership were major themes, and argued that Louisiana needs mandatory reporting and broader suicide data collection because universities and other institutions often avoid reporting incidents, especially those occurring off campus. Dr. Thomas described current and potential prevention strategies, including gatekeeper trainings, 988 outreach, postvention policies, student-facing information on mental health resources, and adding 988 to student IDs. She also noted that the Office of Public Health already serves as a suicide data hub with real-time and death data, and should be included in any centralized reporting discussion. Members discussed how to balance new mandates with university concerns, with several agreeing that legislation is needed but should be developed with input from the Board of Regents and university leadership. The task force reviewed recommendations in the report, including a Louisiana Suicide Prevention Data Act, a centralized data hub, incentive-based reporting for colleges, modernization of the 2018 suicide prevention law, and possible tax credits or other incentives. Dr. McKee suggested that any reporting requirement should be framed to fit existing professional obligations and that training requirements for licensees could be added. The chair asked that revised recommendations and examples from other states be circulated before February 1, with the final report updated to say “confidential unless otherwise required by law.” No public comments were offered, and the meeting adjourned after the chair said he and Senator Boudreaux would consider legislation and, if needed, a resolution to extend the task force.

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• So we're going to entertain a motion to table this bill until we get the amendment and we can come back
• So we're going to, I'm going to entertain a motion to table this bill until we get the amendment and
• It's been supported now by the professional regulations, and so I really appreciate her help.
• Their expertise would be recognized alongside other specialized professionals inside of our schools.
• Despite equivalent levels of education, licensure, and professional...

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• Rams, through Stan Kony/KY Sports Entertainment, just signed a two-year agreement with HTA.
• Yes, and with the quality it will attract professional field sports.
• Rams, through Stan Kony/KY Sports Entertainment, just signed a two-year agreement with HTA.
• It's just not economically feasible. entertainment just signed a two-year entertainment just signed a
• <01:28:53.080><c> Field</c><01:28:53.400><c> Sports</c> professional Field Sports professional Field

Summary: The joint hearing covered three measures on the 1 p.m. agenda. SB 817, relating to out-of-state offices, drew support from DBEDT and several community groups, with questions focused on the requested funding, staffing level, whether the office would expand broadly, and whether the Philippines was being singled out. SB 1578, relating to international affairs, received support from DBEDT and the Attorney General, with the chair noting the bill was intended to help DBEDT analyze Hawaii’s international partnerships and plan next steps. SB 1639, establishing Hawaii Beach Day, had limited testimony and was moved along without substantive debate. SB 582, relating to DBEDT, was also heard with support from state agencies and a few individuals, and was described as a vehicle for organizational and funding changes affecting the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, including moving some positions and programming to general funds and narrowing the works-of-art special fund's uses. The committees then took up recommendations. All three measures were advanced with amendments: SB 817 was amended to include technical changes and a defective effective date of July 1, 2025; SB 1578 was amended to address the Attorney General’s concerns, make the commission subject to Senate confirmation, and add technical changes and a defective date; and SB 582 was amended to incorporate provisions from SB 1577, clarify SFCA authority over performing arts, shift SFCA positions and programming to general funds, restrict the works-of-art special fund, and add a defective date. Each committee voted to adopt the chair’s recommendations, with no reservations or no votes noted in the Transportation and Culture and the Arts committee and only Senator Dela Cruz voting no on SB 817 there; in the Economic Development and Tourism committee, SB 817 passed with Senator Kim in reservation and Senator Awa voting no, while SB 1578 and SB 582 passed with Senator Awa voting no. The later 10:00 a.m. agenda hearing focused on SB 1589, relating to the stadium development special fund, and SB 1629, relating to taxation. On SB 1589, the Attorney General asked for clarification of section 3, particularly the proviso about remaining monies lapsing to the general fund if the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District is terminated before completion; the interim stadium manager explained the bill would allow spending of $49.5 million already in the special fund for consultant, construction management, quality assurance, and contingency costs. On SB 1629, testimony was sharply divided: supporters, including film industry and business representatives, said the measure would support local film production, restore prior GET treatment, and help attract studio development; opponents argued the bill was vague, overly favorable to a specific project, and lacked oversight and accountability. The hearing ended with extensive questioning about whether the bill was effectively tailored to a particular studio project and how it related to other film tax credit measures, but no final committee action on SB 1589 or SB 1629 was included in the transcript excerpt.

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• A professional license can open doors for people to gain more employment, education, and professional
• Let's make sure that we have some level of professionalism. This is not a.
• The people that educate and inspire and entertain around the the globe.
• Then came the entertainment industry strike, which hit our workers again.
• Ready entertain a motion to adjourn. Mr. Brian moves and Mr.

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• The motion is due pass to the Committee on Arts, Entertainment and Sports and Tourism.
• The motion is due pass to the Committee on Arts, Entertainment and Sports and Tourism. Ransom: Aye.
• The motion is due pass to the Committee on Arts, Entertainment and Sports and Tourism. Ransom: Aye.
• The motion is due pass to the Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism. Baines. Aye.
• Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports and Tourism. Baines? Aye. Baines. A. B. 2370, Arambula.

Committee: House Emergency Management

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• Senator David Gregory is in support, and we're just adding Chesterfield to the existing entertainment
• And this early-stage angel investment, usually that first professional money, you know, we say in the
• And the same can be said for young professionals. Thank you.
• And the same can be said for young professionals. Thank you. Yeah.
• Or young professionals or connects with the community around it and looks like it, professionals or connects

Committees: House Commerce , House Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment

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• I’m a registered professional engineer at the state of Minnesota.
• ><c> engineer</c> I'm a registered professional engineer I'm a registered professional engineer at<00
• <01:25:40.800><c> entertainment</c><01:25:41.440><c> district</c><01:25:42.159><c> that</c> entertain
• entertainment district that entertain entertainment district that attracts<01:25:42.800><c> even</c>
• </c> in my work as an entertainment artist. in my work as an entertainment artist.

Bills: HF2080 , HF356 , HF1968 , HF228 , HF569 , HF603 , HF692 , HF1455 , HF2224 , HF1361

Committee: House Capital Investment

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• staff within the creative and entertainment industries.
• staff within the creative and entertainment industries.
• Up to 62,000 creative and entertainment jobs in California could be disrupted by AI in 2026.
• At this time, we'll entertain add-ons for our various measures, and I'll pass it over to Mr.
• And it was entertaining. Minutes. Thank you. And we'll entertain add-ons and any additional items.

Summary: The Assembly Higher Education Committee heard a long policy agenda focused largely on student access, equity, and institutional oversight. Bills discussed included AB 2236 on common course numbering and streamlined articulation across the community colleges, CSU, and UC; AB 2422 on protections when financial aid is delayed; AB 1669 on medical and mental health leaves of absence; AB 1713 on accepting IEPs and 504 plans as proof of disability for accommodations; AB 2766 on priority housing and related supports for foster youth and students experiencing homelessness; AB 2212 on tech-facilitated sexual harassment and AI-generated intimate images; AB 2504 on a pilot to upskill creative-industry workers for AI-related changes; AB 1734 on preserving and expanding California food insecurity data collection; and AB 2771, the sunset bill for the Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education. The committee also took up a consent calendar of three bills earlier in the hearing. Testimony was overwhelmingly in support from student groups, advocacy organizations, and system representatives, with many speakers describing personal experiences with transfer confusion, delayed aid, mental health crises, disability documentation barriers, housing instability, and online sexual harm. AB 2236 drew support from community college, CSU, UC student associations, and college-opportunity advocates, while the CSU Academic Senate registered opposition. AB 2771 drew a notable exchange over the cost and scope of the Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education, with Vice Chair DeMaio opposing the extension on fiscal and bureaucracy grounds; the author responded that the bureau is fee-funded and that its fees had not been raised in years. AB 1734 also prompted skepticism from DeMaio about the survey’s cost, methodology, and whether the work should be competitively bid, though supporters argued the existing California Health Interview Survey infrastructure was the most efficient way to preserve critical food insecurity data after federal cuts. The committee voted to advance the measures it heard, generally on party-line or near-party-line votes, with several bills held open for additional members to add on. AB 2236, AB 2422, AB 1669, AB 1713, AB 1734, AB 2766, and AB 2212 all received do-pass recommendations and were re-referred to the appropriate policy or fiscal committees. AB 2771 was also moved forward to the Committee on Business and Professions after debate over the bureau’s reauthorization and fee structure. The hearing ended with the committee beginning consideration of AB 2504, the AI-related workforce upskilling pilot for creative industries.

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• Greer for his professional accomplishments and for his dedicated service to families.
• My job is getting to honor some Texans who entertain us, Texans who we see on television. on TV and entertainment
• at $20 million, and I'm proud to say that that money went pretty quick because music venues and entertainers
• Members, please help me welcome this all-star line-up of Texas homegrown entertainers. Thank you.
• So thank you all for what you do to entertain all of us with the wonderful music.

Bills: SJR1 , SB9 , SB40 , SJR36 , SJR1 , SJR5 , SB9 , SB40

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• To ensure future compliance, all meetings or professional development events will be held on district-owned
• If meals are provided in conjunction with a legitimate district meeting or professional development activity
• The district expended $33,000 from operating funds for an end-of-the-year celebration and entertainment
• event for From operating funds for an end-of-the-year celebration and entertainment event for staff
• questionable expenditures: $17,000 for decorations, $10,596 for catering and supplies, $4,235 for entertainment

Committee: All LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Summary: The committee met to review education audit reports and adopted the minutes. Legislative Audit reported 103 education audits total, with 89 having no findings and 14 containing findings. The committee first heard from Camden Fairview School District, which had findings for spending operating funds on an end-of-year employee banquet and for unauthorized credit card charges. District officials said they had implemented stronger internal controls, stopped using the affected card, and would limit future events to comply with state law and constitutional requirements. Members questioned the district about prior practices, donated funds, and how teacher appreciation could continue without using operating funds; the report was filed as reviewed. The committee then reviewed Forest City School District, which had a finding for spending $33,000 in operating funds on an off-campus end-of-year celebration and entertainment event. District representatives said the money came from a long-standing Pepsi-related donation fund, but acknowledged confusion over whether it should be treated as operational funds and said they would stop using it that way and provide training to staff and the board. Members discussed whether the funds were private donations or operating funds, the lack of a formal board vote, and whether the event was intended to recognize staff and growth; the report was filed as reviewed. The committee also received notice of more serious findings that were referred to the prosecuting attorney and attorney general, including Conway School District for misuse of district funds and resources by former maintenance employees, Magnolia School District for undeposited activity funds, Westside School District for undocumented and personal credit card charges, and Boonville School District for paying a board member’s son in excess of the statutory limit without an approved exemption. The remaining eight reports with findings were filed en masse as reviewed, and the 89 reports with no findings were also filed en masse. The committee adjourned after noting that most districts reviewed had no findings.

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• To ensure future compliance, all meetings or professional development events will be held on district-owned
• If meals are provided in conjunction with a legitimate district meeting or professional development activity
• The district expended $33,000 from operating funds for an end-of-the-year celebration and entertainment
• event for From operating funds for an end-of-the-year celebration and entertainment event for staff
• questionable expenditures: $17,000 for decorations, $10,596 for catering and supplies, $4,235 for entertainment

Committee: All LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Summary: The committee met to review education audit reports and heard responses from several school districts with findings. Camden Fairview School District was cited for using operating funds for an end-of-year employee awards banquet and for unauthorized credit card charges that caused a small loss; district officials said the current administration had strengthened controls, stopped the banquet practice, and improved monthly credit card reconciliation. Members questioned whether the prior officials were still employed, whether the credit card issue was an outside hack, and how teacher appreciation could continue without using district funds. Forest City School District was cited for spending about $33,000 on an off-campus staff celebration and entertainment event; district representatives said the money came from long-standing Pepsi-related donation funds, that the event was intended to recognize staff and growth, and that they would change practices and receive training going forward. Members discussed whether those funds were private donations or operational funds, and staff said the district’s accounting treatment made them subject to the constitutional restriction at issue. The committee also reviewed several other findings. Conway School District was referred for an ongoing investigative report involving misuse of district funds and resources by former maintenance employees. Magnolia School District had undeposited activity funds totaling more than $21,000, tied to a resigned high school secretary and sponsor receipts not deposited. Westside School District had about $30,000 in credit card charges lacking documentation or business purpose, including charges by the superintendent, personal purchases, and items shipped to personal addresses; the matter was referred to the prosecuting attorney. Boonville School District was cited for paying a board member’s son more than the statutory limit for seasonal groundskeeping without the required exemption, and DESE later denied the exemption request. After discussing those cases, the committee filed the remaining eight findings en masse and then filed the 89 reports with no findings. Members noted that most school districts audited had clean reports and encouraged districts to continue good practices while learning from the findings discussed.

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• To ensure future compliance, all meetings or professional development events will be held on district-owned
• If meals are provided in conjunction with a legitimate district meeting or professional development activity
• The district expended $33,000 from operating funds for an end-of-the-year celebration and entertainment
• event for ...from operating funds for an end-of-the-year celebration and entertainment event for staff
• questionable expenditures: $17,000 for decorations, $10,596 for catering and supplies, $4,235 for entertainment

Committee: All LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

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• Chair, if I may, uh, if the council, uh, wishes to entertain two other motions that are traditionally
• representation, party membership, appointing authority, etc. um, if the council, uh, would like to, um, entertain
• There is a Capitol Kitchen Fund, and traditionally, the council will entertain a motion to use that Capitol
• the contractors who'd be working on, say, the concourse and the stucco project, and it's their professional
• So, based on this uh professional recommendation, uh, we're going to start moving forward with a stucco

Committee: House Legislative Council

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• Entertain a motion. You pass. Intertained a motion. Do pass. I have a motion and a second.
• Entertained a motion. I have a due pass and a second. See debate.
• Not seeing any other questions, entertain a motion. Have the due pass and a second.
• Members, House Bill 4115 caps the professional development requirement for teachers.
• I think that with our emergency-certified adjunct, one of the things that we're seeing is professional

Bills: HB2950 , HB2978 , HB3132 , HB3242 , HB3467 , HB3700 , HB3701 , HB4115 , HB4274

Committee: House Education Oversight

Summary: The Education Oversight Committee heard several bills focused on higher education, school library materials, military student transfers, women’s privacy, academic grading standards, program review, and teacher professional development. HB 2950, by Rep. Woolley, would remove the ACT requirement for homeschool students seeking Oklahoma’s Promise and bar colleges from imposing extra homeschool-specific hurdles; supporters said it would treat homeschoolers the same as other students, while opponents raised concerns about oversight and taxpayer-funded aid. The committee also heard HB 3132, which would direct higher education institutions to seek accreditors that do not impose DEI mandates, and HB 3700, which would require colleges to grade students only on academic criteria rather than opinions or beliefs. HB 3701 would codify regents’ procedures for reviewing and acting on low-performing degree programs, and HB 4115 would cap required teacher professional development hours, with the sponsor emphasizing local control and that the bill is permissive rather than mandatory. The committee also considered HB 2978, which would prohibit public school library materials from including descriptions or depictions of sexually explicit conduct. Supporters framed it as protecting children and aligning library collections with community standards, while opponents worried the language could limit access to materials that help students understand abuse and safety. HB 4274, a cleanup bill on military student schooling and school choice, would restore omitted transfer language, clarify in-district enrollment timing, and align the six-month relocation requirement with the Open Transfer Act. HB 3242, dealing with privacy for women in schools, universities, and domestic violence shelters, drew questions about how gender would be verified and how the bill would affect transgender students and shelter access. Most bills advanced on motions for due pass after committee discussion. HB 2950, HB 2978, HB 3132, HB 4274, HB 3242, HB 3700, HB 3701, and HB 4115 all received due pass recommendations. HB 3467 was laid over until the next meeting, and the committee then adjourned.

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• There are entrepreneurs, educators, health care professionals, and public servants.
• , and community leaders who are Employers, educators, healthcare professionals, and community leaders
• Previously, he worked in the entertainment industry and stayed connected, continuing to find opportunities
• Previously, he worked in the entertainment industry and stayed connected and continued to find Previously
• , he worked in the entertainment industry and stayed connected and continued to find opportunities to

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• Representative Phelps, do you mind if we entertain the adoption of the amendments first?
• We'd be happy to entertain any questions. Premiums, and we'd be happy to entertain any questions.
• agents, Keith Summers from professional insurance agents, Clyde Bone from professional insurance agents
• Clyde Bone from professional insurance agents, Gary Padereau from Louisiana Association Self-Insured,
• In 2016, CMS charged that, and there's two areas for professional fees in Medicare.

Committee: House Labor & Industrial Relations

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 680 by Representative Weibel, which would modernize Louisiana’s workforce development system by consolidating strategy and administrative functions at the state level while preserving local input. After adopting two sets of technical amendments and a larger amendment package that added a transition advisory team, consultation requirements with local workforce partners, and other planning and governance changes, the committee heard extensive testimony from the author, the Secretary of Louisiana Works, parish and local workforce representatives, and a witness from Utah describing that state’s consolidation experience. Supporters said the bill would reduce overhead, direct more money to training and services, improve coordination, and better align workforce programs with regional labor needs, while several members pressed for assurances that local boards, parishes, cities, and small businesses would remain involved. The committee ultimately adopted the amendments and reported HB 680 favorably with amendments. The committee then heard House Bill 780 by Representative Furman, a workers’ compensation bill aimed at reducing litigation and speeding dispute resolution. After adopting technical amendments and a separate amendment set allowing authorized agents or attorneys to prepare certain notices, members also adopted a committee amendment deleting a statutory definition of “arbitrary and capricious” after concerns were raised that the language could create confusion or conflict with existing jurisprudence. The author and supporting attorneys argued the bill would restore an expedited preliminary determination process, create a single standard for attorney fees, and reduce costs for employers by limiting unnecessary litigation and delays. They said the changes would not affect an injured worker’s choice of physician or existing penalty provisions, and that the bill mainly addressed notice and dispute procedures. Opponents, including attorneys representing injured workers, argued the bill would make it harder for workers to recover penalties and attorney’s fees when benefits are delayed or denied, and said the new standard could favor insurers that are understaffed or slow to process claims. They also criticized the shift from reasonableness to a more restrictive standard and raised concerns about delayed payments and the lack of transparency around defense costs. After hearing testimony from both sides, the committee continued discussion of the bill with these issues still under consideration.

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• Professionally, Marcella dedicated 17 years to the California Commission on Aging, where she served as
• The joint hearing of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games Select Committee and the Arts, Entertainment
• Seeing and hearing no further business, I'm ready to entertain a motion to adjourn.
• To entertain a motion to adjourn. Assistant Majority Leader Garcia moves, and Mr.

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• Committee, the chair will entertain any discussion or debate on that reappointment. Mr. Chairman.
• The committee will entertain... Health Insurance Exchange Board.
• Committee will entertain any discussion or debate. Mr. Chair. Appointment. Senator Burt.
• fostering positive relationships with the industries we oversee, which is a testament to the professionalism

Committee: Senate Commerce and Human Resources

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• It establishes the entertainment district within the city of Alabaster, following the same parameters
• Everybody knows I vote against entertainment districts and alcohol all over the place, but it doesn't
• Y'all look very professional. Ellis has his glasses. We can cover it all pretty fast.

Bills: HB393 , HB497

Committee: House Shelby County Legislation