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• we've had a 12.2% increase in STEM enrollment over the past 10 years because I think our students are smart
• I mean, we're already seeing it in our student choices, and they're smart cookies.
• we've had a 12.2% increase in STEM enrollment over the past 10 years because I think our students are smart
• I mean, we're already seeing it in our student choices, and they're smart cookies. >> All right.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a full quorum and approved the prior minutes. Members offered introductions of guests and family members, then heard a presentation from University of Louisville President Thomas Jared Bradley, who was sworn in before testifying. He described his background and outlined U of L’s strategic priorities: student success, access and affordability, workforce development, community engagement, and research. Bradley highlighted enrollment growth, increases in first-generation and Pell-eligible students, strong transfer pathways with KCTCS, and support programs such as the Cardinal Commitment Grant, 15-to-Finish, Comeback Cards, tutoring, mentoring, and mental health services. Bradley also emphasized U of L’s statewide and regional impact through UofL Health, rural outreach, the Bullitt County rural cancer education and research center, nursing expansion, and the Kentucky Manufacturing Extension Partnership program. He noted major institutional distinctions, including R1 status, a new Carnegie Opportunity College and University designation, and community-engaged classification. He said the university is one of only 10 public universities nationwide with all three designations and reported record enrollment, improved retention, and strong research expenditures. He also thanked lawmakers for significant capital and operating support, including funding for the simulation center, health science center, asset preservation, and the MEP program. During questions, members praised the university’s public service role and asked about first-generation enrollment, retention, graduation rates, and post-graduation outcomes. Bradley said the university is working to improve completion by expanding academic support, early alerts, incentives for tutoring, and faculty/advisor mentoring, especially for first-generation and high-need students. He acknowledged that post-graduation employment data is difficult to collect but said the new Carnegie classification reflects positive outcomes. No votes were taken beyond approving the minutes, and no formal actions were taken on legislation in this portion of the meeting.

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• It's like a fallback position for AEDs, and I think it's fiscally smart to have a way to do this.
• 00:12:35.440><c> think</c><00:12:35.519><c> it's</c><00:12:35.839><c> fiscally</c><00:12:36.399><c> smart
• </c><00:12:36.800><c> to</c><00:12:37.040><c> have</c> and I think it's fiscally smart to have and I
• think it's fiscally smart to have a<00:12:37.839><c> way</c><00:12:38.000><c> to</c><00:12:38.320><c>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Um, so not now, but there has to be some way where the people who are smart, Mr.
• Um, so not now, but there has to be some way where the people who are smart, Mr.
• Um, so not now, but there has to be some way where the people who are smart, Mr.
• Um, so not now, but there has to be some way where the people who are smart, Mr.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• They would be in a separate location, locked, and managed by the licensed dealer.
• They would be in a separate location<00:40:36.640><c> locked</c><00:40:37.599><c> uh</c><00:40:37.680
• c> and</c><00:40:38.000><c> managed</c><00:40:38.400><c> by</c><00:40:38.800><c> the</c> location locked
• uh and managed by the location locked uh and managed by the licensed<00:40:39.599><c> dealer.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• When I got to a small agency, those files were in my locked drawer in my desk, and we didn't open that
• s line before he gets to use it, because it's pretty smart: do we want the agency to succeed or just

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• you’ll excuse me for a moment, I was in Target on University yesterday, and the toothpaste aisle is locked
• Reduction Act has been for Minnesota, particularly the climate pollution reduction grants and the Climate Smart

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Like, is it smart that we're having a concurrent bill to ask for additional general funds and we're sitting
• athletic department gets for NIL funding, but, uh, well, Chair Kim has been around the block and she was smart
• 00:47:17.359><c> was</c> been around the block and uh she was been around the block and uh she was smart
• 19.040><c> sense</c><00:47:19.280><c> of</c><00:47:19.599><c> creating</c><00:47:20.000><c> an</c> smart
• uh in the sense of creating an smart uh in the sense of creating an endowment<00:47:20.880><c> so</c

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• while I generally agree with the premise that sometimes we have to spend money to make money and that smart
• /c><01:34:01.360><c> money</c><01:34:02.159><c> and</c><01:34:02.400><c> that</c><01:34:02.800><c> smart
• </c> money to make money and that smart money to make money and that smart investment<01:34:03.600><c
• </c><05:53:31.360><c> And</c><05:53:31.920><c> one</c><05:53:32.160><c> of</c> And one of the very smart

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• That's really smart policy.
• That's really smart policy.
• consumers save more money<03:25:15.319><c> that's</c><03:25:15.720><c> really</c><03:25:16.319><c> smart
• </c><03:25:16.760><c> policy</c><03:25:17.279><c> and</c> money that's really smart policy and money
• that's really smart policy and then<03:25:18.560><c> just</c><03:25:18.720><c> one</c><03:25:18.880><

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• classic example of a realm in which both the PUC and the utilities need a bit more direction from you smart
• classic example of a realm in which both the PUC and the utilities need a bit more direction from you smart

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Certainly LifeWise Academy, you know, is smart and they realize that um you want to have kids in the
• Certainly LifeWise Academy, you know, is smart and they realize that um you want to have kids in the
• Certainly LifeWise Academy, you know, is smart and they realize that um you want to have kids in the
• </c><01:40:27.280><c> and</c><01:40:27.520><c> they</c> Academy, you know, is smart and they Academy,
• you know, is smart and they realize<01:40:28.159><c> that</c><01:40:29.280><c> um</c><01:40:29.600><

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• So this is so that when it's time for the person to check out and the person doesn't and locks themselves
• So this is so that when it's time for the person to check out and the person doesn't and locks themselves
• So this is so that when it's time for the person to check out and the person doesn't and locks themselves
• could be the CCP, previous leaders on the board of those enterprises, and they are very shrewd and smart

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first discussed a budget-related issue involving liquor commission enforcement staff and tobacco enforcement funding. A member explained that proposed cuts to “group two” enforcement positions at the liquor commission could jeopardize the tobacco enforcement money that flows to Health and Human Services, and expressed confidence that the enforcement division would ultimately be preserved. The main hearing was on Senate Bill 19, which would modernize hotel and motel statutes by repealing outdated requirements. The sponsor and the New Hampshire Lodging and Restaurant Association said the bill would remove obsolete rules such as the old guest book/card system and antiquated posting requirements for room rates and motel signs. Members questioned whether the bill would eliminate the requirement to record guest departure dates or affect inspection rights, and the witnesses said the intent was only to remove the book-and-card reference while leaving the rest of the recordkeeping requirement in place. Supporters argued the rate-posting rules are widely ignored, hard to enforce, and outdated in an era of digital reservations and variable pricing; the committee also discussed whether any consumer-protection purpose remained. The public hearing on SB 19 was then closed. The committee then heard Senate Bill 280FN, which would require food delivery services to have an agreement with a restaurant or food retail store before offering delivery from that business. The sponsor said the bill restores a prior law that had sunset and was intended to prevent third-party platforms from listing restaurants without consent. Restaurant industry testimony strongly supported the bill, describing problems with unauthorized listings, delayed deliveries, and reimbursement disputes, and saying the agreement requirement protects restaurant brands and consumer expectations. Members shared examples of delivery problems and voiced support for reinstating the safeguard.

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• You know, are we going to lock up things that they can't be used as collateral?
• :41:38.440><c> you</c> know are we going to you would if you know are we going to you would if you lock
• 41:39.679><c> they</c><01:41:39.840><c> can't</c><01:41:40.000><c> be</c><01:41:40.119><c> used</c> lock
• up things that they can't be used lock up things that they can't be used as<01:41:40.639><c> collateral
• When someone forms an LLC with us, if they wanted to lock down their record, provide them with a unique

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard testimony on House Bill 167, a PFAS-related measure to add ski, snowboard, and boat wax to the state’s list of banned consumer products containing PFAS. The sponsor said the product is already banned in many other places, alternatives exist, and the concern is that these products go directly into water rather than landfills. She cited high PFAS levels in several New Hampshire lakes and argued the bill would help stop further contamination. A member of the public also described personal experience with ski wax products disappearing from the market, suggesting PFAS may have been the reason. The chair then closed the hearing on HB 167. The committee next opened a hearing on House Bill 312, dealing with college athletes’ name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights. Representative Moffett explained the bill was prompted by the U.S. Supreme Court’s NCAA v. Alston decision and was modeled on New Jersey law. He said the bill would prevent colleges from restricting NIL compensation, require athletes to use licensed attorneys or registered sports agents, and limit certain endorsements involving addictive drugs, adult entertainment, firearms, and weapons. He framed the measure as a proactive response to a changing college sports landscape and noted possible future conflicts involving schools, agents, and endorsements. Committee members raised several concerns and suggested changes. One member questioned the bill’s exclusion of two-year institutions, another objected to the weapons restriction, and others asked how the bill would affect scholarships. The sponsor said the intent was to protect scholarships, especially athletic scholarships, and clarified that need-based scholarships were not meant to be affected. He also acknowledged discomfort with the endorsement restrictions and said the committee might want to broaden or revise the language. The hearing remained open for further consideration, with no vote taken in the excerpt.

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• situation when, you know, Krista, like, you know, and she is an attorney and she's really, really smart
• I think that’s very smart, but I wish there would be a stronger safeguard on the growth that’s occurring

Keywords: 1064, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Do you think that just isolating this to the eyewear makes everybody who owns a pair of smart glasses
• Do you think that just isolating this to the eyewear makes everybody who owns a pair of smart glasses

Bills: HB410, HR310, HR314, HR316, HR317, HR321, HR275, HR276, HR279, HR282, HR286, HR289, HR292, HR295, HR302, HR319, HR307, HR273, SCR59, SCR61, SCR62, SCR68, SCR69, SCR70, SCR54, SCR55, SCR64, SCR75, HCR32, HB776, HB42, HB119, HB159, HB302, HB1017, HB1028, SB217, SB283, HB953, SB208, HR74, HB998, HB901, HR20, HCR65, HCR71, HCR98, HB284, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB603, HB605, HB614, HB625, HB646, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1191, HB1240, HB1255, SB82, SB89, SB97, SB123, SB237, HB36, HB74, HB75, HB258, HB259, HB414, HB459, HB784, HB848, HB956, HB1095, HB1220, HB1252, SB469, SB479

Keywords: recording, privacy, notification, direct conversation, law enforcement, first responder, penalties, oil and gas, orphan wells, inactive wells, shut-in wells, marginal wells, plugging and abandonment, well decommissioning, site remediation, site restoration, Oilfield Site Restoration, OSR program, financial security, bonding

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• understand that there is a difference between aspirational and attainable goals, right, like the A and SMART
• understand that there is a difference between aspirational and attainable goals, right, like the A and smart

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the March 4, 2026 minutes, and received a lengthy Department of Public Instruction presentation from Stanley Schauer Jr. on North Dakota student performance data in math and ELA, with comparisons between students with disabilities and students without disabilities. Schauer explained the assessment systems used, the 1% alternate assessment cap for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities, the absence of 2019-20 data due to the pandemic, and how state standards are set by North Dakota educators. Members asked about cohort trends, the role of alternate assessments, grade-level patterns, and whether the state should focus more on reducing the novice category than on moving students from approaching to proficient. Schauer also discussed the new NDA Plus assessment, the state’s planned growth model, and the possibility of future breakdowns by disability category or by schools using science-of-math approaches. Special education educators testified that students with disabilities continued to receive services during COVID because of FAPE obligations, which likely helped limit learning loss, and emphasized that IEP teams focus on individual growth rather than only proficiency buckets. Committee members then shifted to special education funding and possible funding models. Brandon Bombach of Grand Forks Public Schools presented on the state aid formula, focusing on the special education weighting factor and arguing that the current formula does not adequately respond to growing student needs because it counts enrollment but does not adjust when the number of students with IEPs rises. He used examples to show that a district can have the same enrollment and receive the same weighting even if the number of students needing services increases. Members discussed whether the formula should be tied more closely to actual need and accountability, and the chair indicated that the committee would continue gathering data and ideas for a later meeting.

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• Um, like a lot of ideas that I've seen, I see this as a really forward-thinking, smart proposal that
• Um, like a lot of ideas that I've seen, I see this as a really forward-thinking, smart proposal that

Keywords: 1183, house

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• travel the state in the summer to give report-outs on legislative work to our counties, and I'm always smart
• travel the state in the summer to give report-outs on legislative work to our counties, and I'm always smart

Bills: HF3580, HF3566

Keywords: agriculture, livestock, depredation, crop damage, wolf compensation, elk damage, state funding, agricultural protection, trespass, criminal penalties, farm equipment, agricultural land, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• They're really, really smart.
• We utilize the Smart with My Money financial literacy curriculum.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Human Services Committee met in interim session and first approved the previous meeting minutes before receiving a series of presentations on homelessness and housing stability. Jennifer Henderson of the North Dakota Housing Finance Agency updated members on the new Interagency Council on Homelessness, describing its executive-order mandate to review resources, gather input from stakeholders, identify gaps, and develop recommendations. She said the council’s first work is building a statewide program matrix of existing homeless services and funding sources, with attention to youth, tribal communities, and other vulnerable populations. Members raised concerns about youth homelessness, homeless veterans, and how the council will stay focused on a practical framework rather than getting lost in details. The committee also discussed possible connections to the rural health transformation grant and agreed to continue the topic later in the spring. Beth Olson of Presentation Partners in Housing described the organization’s housing-first model in Cass County and Clay County, including homeless prevention/diversion, housing navigation, and Cooper House, a 42-unit permanent supportive housing building in Fargo. She said the organization focuses on people with long-term and chronic homelessness, many with mental health, addiction, health, domestic violence, and Indigenous identity-related barriers, and reported strong outcomes: 85 of 86 people housed in 2025, 91% still housed after one year, and major reductions in emergency room use, ambulance rides, jail stays, detox days, and shelter use. She also explained that state funding has grown from a small share of the budget to about $1.1 million in state-connected funding for fiscal 2026, largely through contracts tied to supportive services. Members asked about vouchers, rent contributions at Cooper House, length of stay, and whether similar projects could be expanded elsewhere. Andrea Olson of the Community Action Partnership of North Dakota outlined statewide homeless and housing-related services delivered through six community action agencies in all 53 counties. She explained the Community Services Block Grant structure, said housing was identified as the top need in the most recent statewide needs assessment, and described programs including Supportive Services for Veteran Families, North Dakota Homeless Grant services, and Home ARP supportive services. She emphasized that the end of North Dakota Rent Help has increased pressure on the system, that the current $2 million annual homeless grant is far smaller than prior rent-help assistance, and that community action is using case management and financial assistance to move households toward self-sufficiency. Members asked about funding formulas, rural service delivery, and coordination with Presentation Partners to avoid duplication. YouthWorks then began a presentation on youth homelessness, describing services for ages 12 to 24, the special needs of youth and former foster youth, and the organization’s use of federal and state funds to support transitional housing, emergency shelter, maternity housing, and diversion services.

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• not on the list, so I really meant to and talked to other senators about this because this is a very smart
• AEDs, EpiPens, and tourniquets. ...and talked to other senators about this because this is a very smart

Keywords: 1191, senate, all