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• really nice technology but the structure really nice technology but the structure of<00:28:44.559
• of the day and some within the structure of the day and some of<00:28:56.159> it<00:28:56.360
• Number two was literacy.
• FYI so um this is the number literacy FYI so um this is the number one<01:14:14.600> topic<01
• Quickly looking over our overview of minutes, just to give you kind of the overview of how we structured

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Community organizations to enhance literacy and provide responsive, culturally relevant instruction.
• Chair, are literacy rates and scores on math and science tests, and the more we sit here and listen to
• Chair, are literacy rates and scores on math and science tests, and the more we sit here and listen to
• Chair, are literacy rates and scores on math and science tests, and the more we sit here and listen to
• rates and scores chair are uh literacy rates and scores on<00:44:58.760> math<00:44:59.079>

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• That loan is structured from September 1st, and they pay it back on December 15th.
• But because of the way that school facilities is structured, that's not a space that we can now rent
• And as a endeavors um towards literacy.
• <03:09:04.960> or and then some kind of structure or and then some kind of structure or guidelines
• In short, this proposal pretends to invest in education while quietly dismantling the structures that

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• Willoughby shared on the record, which was about the current structure.
• The only reason that the language is in there about contractors is so that they have structure with who
• The only reason that the language is in there about contractors is so that they have structure with who
• But we have a concern with 2194, not the intent but the structure.
• And under the trusteeship of ASTO, we spoke with them and they said the way the statute is structured

Bills: HB2180, HB2184, HB2188, HB2194, HB2206, HB2321, HB2322, HB2438, HB2442, HB2448, HB2727, HB2797

Keywords: appropriation, funding, University of Arizona, education, state budget, fetal death, funeral homes, informed consent, abortion, women's rights, medical assistance, emotional support, language acquisition, early intervention, hearing impairment, grant program, deaf education, health care, insurance claims, prior authorization

Summary: The Committee on Health and Human Services opened with remarks about shortening meeting times and then heard a JLBC presentation on the effects of H.R. 1 on SNAP. JLBC staff explained that H.R. 1 expands SNAP work requirements, raises the state share of SNAP administrative costs from 50% to 75% beginning in FY 2027, and could require Arizona to pay a share of benefits if its SNAP error rate exceeds 6%. JLBC estimated the administrative cost increase at about $33 million in FY 2027 and $44 million in FY 2028, and said a 2024 error rate of 8.8% could trigger about $139 million in state benefit costs under the new federal formula. The committee then considered HB 2797, which requires DES to regularly review data from other agencies to verify SNAP eligibility, post fraud and noncompliance data, and address out-of-state EBT purchases. Supporters said it would improve program integrity and help Arizona avoid federal cost-sharing penalties; the bill passed 7-5. The committee next heard HB 2180, which appropriates $2.5 million in FY 2027 to the University of Arizona for AZ REACH, a statewide hospital transfer coordination service. Supporters from rural hospitals and the health system described it as a useful, voluntary service that speeds transfers and reduces burden on physicians, while one health system representative asked for better operational coordination. The bill passed 11-1. HB 2184, as amended, would extend fetal death certificate filing requirements to fetal deaths at or before 20 weeks if requested by the mother and require notice of the option to transfer remains to a funeral home before an abortion. Supporters, including a mortuary owner and parents who had experienced miscarriages, said it would give grieving families dignity and closure; opponents raised concerns about reproductive rights and language in the bill. The committee adopted the Bliss amendment and passed the bill 7-4-1. HB 2188, as amended, created a Language Acquisition Grant Program for services to deaf or hard-of-hearing infants and toddlers. Supporters said it would streamline funding and preserve family choice among spoken language, ASL, or both, while an opponent argued the bill should more explicitly ensure equal access to ASL and Deaf Culture services; the bill passed 12-0. The committee also considered three more H.R. 1-related SNAP bills. HB 2442 would require able-bodied adults under 60 receiving SNAP to participate in an employment and training program unless exempt; supporters said it would connect recipients to work and training, and it passed 7-5. HB 2448 would bar DES from seeking work-requirement waivers or discretionary exemptions unless authorized by law; supporters said it would prevent broad waivers and improve employment outcomes, and it also passed 7-5. Finally, HB 2206 would require DES to reduce the SNAP payment error rate to 3% by 2030, submit annual progress reports, and face corrective action if targets are missed. Supporters said it would save taxpayer money and improve accountability, while opponents argued the target was too aggressive without more staff or funding and could strain DES; the bill was still under discussion at the end of the transcript.

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• I think we really need a structured space for Minnesota's education policy community to really foster
• They influence child care and education, and they also build financial literacy.
• They influence child care and education, and they also build financial literacy.
• they also build financial literacy. they also build financial literacy.
• creates a competitive grant structure creates a competitive grant structure that<01:23:39.400>

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• On line 28, the Senate accepts the House offer to maintain no funding for the College Financing Literacy
• On line 28, the Senate accepts the House offer to maintain no funding for the College Financing Literacy
• On line 28, the Senate accepts the House offer to maintain no funding for the College Financing Literacy
• On line 28, the Senate accepts the House offer to maintain no funding for the College Financing Literacy
• College Financing Literacy College Financing Literacy Act.<00:03:50.319> On<00:03:50.560> line

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• Their structured approach breaks down complex business concepts into actionable steps.
• She provided resources that helped me find a commercial kitchen and navigate the licensing structure.
• It gave me the mental structure I needed to make better decisions and stay focused on my goals.
• Thank you, Chair and the committee, for your time. structure I needed to make better structure I needed
• providing intervention with literacy providing intervention with literacy with<01:31:00.159>

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• more conversation about sort of much more conversation about sort of corporate<00:42:34.680> structures
• and and those type corporate structures and and those type of<00:42:36.160> of<00:42:36.320><
• He said the bill is structured to not change that, but to stay within those words.
• He said the bill is structured to not change that, but to stay within those words.
• individuals or individuals have literacy individuals or individuals have difficulty<01:36:40.440>

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• According to CalMatters, across Los Angeles County, more than 16,000 structures have been destroyed and
• an HCD-certified California non-profit specializing in consumer credit, consumer debt, financial literacy

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I'm representing the Dyslexia Literacy Coalition today, and the Dyslexia Literacy Coalition is made up
• c> Rachel berer I'm representing the Rachel berer I'm representing the dyslexia<00:03:06.280> literacy
• <00:03:06.920> Coalition<00:03:07.920> today<00:03:08.920> and dyslexia literacy
• > literacy<00:03:10.720> Coalition<00:03:11.239> is<00:03:11.400> made the
• dyslexia literacy Coalition is made the dyslexia literacy Coalition is made up<00:03:11.879> of

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• We do recommend that Alabama focus on improving online literacy programs as states like Florida and Virginia
• Florida have... well, but Virginia and Florida have incorporated into their school curriculum digital literacy
• discusses, which is that the Department of Education would set a curriculum to train on social media literacy
• had that exact same bill from Florida on social media... ...same bill from Florida on social media literacy
• policy, and the reason was, which was a valid point, is they said that we're going to teach financial literacy

Bills: HB235, HB276, HB285

Keywords: social media, age verification, minors, under 16, children online safety, online privacy, platform regulation, deceptive trade practice, Attorney General, civil penalties, punitive damages, consumer protection, account creation, algorithmic feeds, internet safety, youth social media, minor safety, child online safety, teen accounts, parental controls

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• of the Department of Human structure of the Department of Human Services<00:10:19.440> budget
• This proposal moves funding for early literacy grant programs.
• This proposal moves funding for early literacy grant programs.
• That is the other side of that proposal to remove or to move the early childhood literacy grants from
• Because of the way the state markets are structured, very little of these increases are going to fall

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• they enter kindergarten, have higher iStation test scores, and that's going to be in reading and literacy
• The way that we structure our work is that we developed a strategic plan with our community partners
• The way that we structure our work and target our work is through three action networks, which are co-led
• The workflow is structured intentionally so that the first referral for a mother can remain open early
• income, outside of Head Start, to children in our community. community, really focusing on that literacy

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• the governor reverted it, but then he wanted to spend it on have the AOE be able to spend it on a literacy
• the governor reverted it, but then he wanted to spend it on have the AOE be able to spend it on a literacy
• spend<00:28:20.960> it<00:28:21.200> on<00:28:21.440> a<00:28:22.000> literacy
• <00:28:22.559> program able to spend it on a literacy program able to spend it on a literacy
• a rearranging of how legislative operations within Legislative Council works, just changing the structure

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• Thank you for the question, structure.
• And I know for a fact academic literacy.
• I think in terms of structures, MTSS is a great example of those systems and structures.
• > and<05:09:03.520> structures.
• are structured team-based processes. are structured team-based processes.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• IMPROVING K-12 LITERACY, SCIENCE, MATH, COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING.
• LAST SCHOOL STRUCTURE ALLOWS FOR US TO TAILOR PROGRAMMING TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS AS WELL AS
• WITH THAT BEING SAID THE FOUNDATIONAL PILLARS OF THE LAST STRUCTURE IS THAT IN STATUTE WERE CREATED TO

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• , collaboration, and direct interaction with educators—practices we know are essential for early literacy
• Our educators are witnessing in real time a growing crisis in student attention span and literacy development
• important and responsible step toward understanding how screen use impacts learning focus and early literacy
• instructional decisions are driven by evidence, not by trends, and that our students receive the literacy-rich

Bills: SB194, SB200, SB203, SB204, SJR3

Keywords: appropriation, higher education, sports facilities, community college, Luna Community College, KANW, educational radio, rural news, public education, funding, education, documentary, historical figure, Padre Antonio Jose Martinez, cultural heritage, research funding, federal funding, New Mexico, University of New Mexico, New Mexico State University

Bills: HB4358, HB2398, HB3557, HB3129, HB3312, HB2210, HB1937, HB3021, HB4246, HB4230, HB3617, HB3657, HB2976, HB3391, HB4459, HB4128, HB3989, HB2989, HB4060, HB3145, HB2992, HB3464, HB3552, HB2984, HB4124, HB3934, HB3448, HB3131, HB4200, HB4201, HB3011, HB1912, HB3380, HB3881, HB3538, HB3851, HB3907, HB4430, HB4431, HB4457, HB2947, HB2951, HB2980, HB3082, HB3519, HB3644, HB3882, HB3661, HB3996, HB4335

Keywords: screen time, education, public schools, child development, digital learning, youth health, academic performance, credential of value, workforce development, labor market, government reporting, Oklahoma Agricultural Extension, local funding, financial institutions, county extension services, state funds, free expression, colleges, security fees, public forums

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• The funding also supports programming for participants like financial literacy or credit building or
• We are supporting them with financial literacy.
• And going through the program helped me learn financial literacy, how to become a leader.
• supporting them with financial literacy. supporting them with financial literacy.
• , helping teach them financial literacy, helping teach them financial literacy, job<00:32:19.880>

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• But even for those women who are doing well, they are lacking in the financial literacy that they feel
• challenges and the larger social capital challenges that they're facing aren't then saddled with structural
• In a couple of months, LPPI is going to publish a report about the structural challenges to Latino and
• pervasive these raids are, what the level of abuses are, and how it's really impacting the family structure
• Instead, these rules create structural barriers designed to disenroll families.

Summary: The Select Committee on Latina Inequities met at Los Angeles Mission College in Sylmar, hosted by Assemblymember Celeste Rodriguez and joined by Assemblymember Mia Bonta. Rodriguez opened by framing the committee’s work around the economic status of Latinas and the effects of federal policies on the economy and social safety net, while the college president welcomed the committee and described campus services for undocumented and housing-insecure students. Rodriguez also emphasized the local impact of immigration enforcement in the San Fernando Valley and said the hearing would focus on Latinas’ economic conditions, immigration enforcement impacts on the workforce and safety, and H.R. 1’s effects on the safety net. The first panel featured HOPE’s Maria Morales and Dr. Elsa Macias, who presented findings from HOPE’s National Economic Status of Latinas report. They said Latinas are a major and growing part of California’s population and workforce, but face persistent inequities, including a large wage gap, higher unemployment, high uninsured rates, student debt, and affordability pressures around child care, housing, and education. They also discussed entrepreneurship, noting both the growth of Latina-owned businesses and barriers such as limited access to capital, technical assistance, and retirement and health coverage. In response to committee questions, they said higher education can still offer a strong return on investment, but only if students can complete degrees without being overwhelmed by debt and care costs; they also pointed to policy solutions such as SB 642, mentorship, financial literacy, CalSavers access, and support for community development financial institutions. The second panel focused on immigration enforcement and Latina safety in the workforce. Luis Nolasco of the ACLU described arrests tied to apparent ethnicity and Spanish-speaking, the chilling effect on families, and the loss of wages, school attendance, and mobility. Dr. Amada Armenta said immigration enforcement harms California’s economy, public health, and mixed-status families, and noted that undocumented workers are concentrated in agriculture, construction, and child care. SEIU’s Jen Baca Beltran said raids and school-based enforcement traumatize children and families and highlighted the need for Know Your Rights trainings. Megan Ortiz of IDEPSCA described repeated Border Patrol raids on day labor centers, injuries to staff, and the need to protect worker centers, domestic workers, and street vendors. Inclusive Action’s Shannon Camacho said raids have forced many informal workers to stop working, prompted emergency cash assistance and rent relief efforts, and strengthened advocacy for vendor protections and CDFI support. CHIRLA’s Jeanette Zanipatine said the rapid response network has expanded, documented widespread arrests and detention conditions, and is providing direct support and legal referrals; committee members asked about detention, maternal health, and what the state can do, and panelists urged stronger oversight, more legal representation, and protections for pregnant and detained people.