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• It is an investment in stability, in community, and wealth for the next generation.
• It is an<00:41:40.800><c> investment</c><00:41:41.440><c> in</c><00:41:41.839><c> stability,</c><00:41
• :42.800><c> in</c> an investment in stability, in an investment in stability, in community,<00:41:44.079
• to own a home in Minnesota gains $132,000 in lifetime benefits from higher incomes, children's educational

Bills: HF3902 , HF3895

Committee: House Housing Finance and Policy

Keywords: housing tax credit, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, qualified projects, taxpayer contributions, greater Minnesota, zoning, housing, local government, multifamily development, affordable housing, land use, urban development, 1183, house

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• Biosecurity protects Hawaii's economic stability, and Hawaii has about a $3 million landscape industry
• c> and bioskitti protect uh Hawaii's and bioskitti protect uh Hawaii's economic<00:23:33.600><c> stability
• </c> economic stability economic stability and<00:23:35.360><c> Hawaii</c><00:23:36.159><c> has</c><00
• And also kind of on the heels of that is the public education side.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The joint informational briefing from the House Committee on Agriculture and Food Systems and the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Environment focused on the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity’s update on Hawaii’s biosecurity framework, especially implementation of Act 231 (2024) and Act 236 (2025). Chairs Corey Chun and Mike Gabbard opened the meeting by framing the briefing as an update on investments to fight invasive species and improve statewide evaluation and coordination. Department leaders Sharon Her and Richard Kim described historic legislative and executive investments that have allowed the department to rebuild and modernize biosecurity infrastructure to better prevent, detect, control, and eradicate invasive species. The presentation emphasized the importance of biosecurity to Hawaii’s agriculture, economy, environment, and public well-being, citing threats such as rapid ohia death, little fire ant, coconut rhinoceros beetle, brown tree snake, and red imported fire ant. Staff explained the state’s layered approach—pre-border, border, and post-border—and compared it to New Zealand’s model, stressing that Hawaii must act as a “net, not a wall” and that prevention before entry is far more cost-effective than response after establishment. They also outlined agency roles across the system, including agriculture, natural resources, health, transportation, enforcement, and university partners, and noted that Act 231 strengthened authority over high-risk imports, offshore treatment, compliance agreements, and pest management plans, while Act 236 renamed the department and clarified statewide biosecurity coordination. Jonathan Ho then walked through specific program areas and progress. He said pre-border risk analysis is being supported by Act 231 funding and a university contract, while offshore compliance and treatment efforts have improved substantially, including Christmas tree inspections from Oregon and Washington and airline declaration systems that provide advance passenger information. For border work, he highlighted inspections, surveillance, detector dogs, and port monitoring. For post-border response and readiness, he discussed the invasive pest hotline and dashboard, trace-forward/trace-back and diagnostics, preparedness for future threats, and the need to build stronger internal capacity. He also described a developing transitional facilities program authorized by Act 236, modeled on New Zealand’s certified facilities system, and said the department has already begun outreach to industry groups such as the Hawaii Floriculture and Nursery Association. No votes or formal actions were taken; the meeting was informational only.

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• cost-effective solution for Minnesota's energy needs while also delivering economic benefits through price stabilization
• delivering economic benefits through delivering economic benefits through price<00:29:30.120><c> stabilization
• </c><00:29:31.120><c> Using</c><00:29:31.440><c> wastewater</c> price stabilization.
• Using wastewater price stabilization.
• I was intrigued by the idea of solar, and as I became educated, I was sold on it.

Committee: Senate Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• housing paired with ongoing support services for veterans facing significant barriers to housing stability
• facing significant barriers to veterans facing significant barriers to housing<00:10:56.440><c> stability
• </c><00:10:57.440><c> and</c><00:10:57.639><c> provide</c><00:10:58.000><c> an</c> housing stability
• and provide an housing stability and provide an effective<00:10:58.720><c> end</c><00:10:59.560><c> of
• It's approximately half the rental housing stock in Minnesota, in advocacy, education, information, and

Committee: House Housing Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Equity in education. Equity in education for all. Alina McLean.
• I'm with Educators for Excellence and I'm an educator in high school and I support AB 1454.
• and special education.
• I spent over 20 years teaching in special education and English learner education.
• The decision to support this bill is not only to ensure fiscal stability for educational agencies but

Committee: House Education

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• That is one of the most troubling things, even though we have heard from our educators, our educators
• Department of Education and individuals who themselves are not educators but are saying this is a trend
• Every single one of the emails that I have received from educators—educators that have, you know, 30,
• Interventions in education ranks retention as the most harmful intervention in education.
• What do our education educators tell us?

Bills: LB878 , LB958 , LB958A , LB762 , LB1187 , LB966 , LB929 , LB962 , LB1209 , LB937A , LB962A , LB1050 , LB1050A , LB965 , LB1022 , LB753 , LB788 , LB913 , LB1055 , LB1195 , LB429 , LB721 , LB722 , LB727 , LB745 , LB749 , LB778 , LR293 , LR296 , LR422 , LR495 , LR496 , LR497 , LR498 , LR499 , LR500 , LR501 , LR502 , LR503 , LR504

Keywords: paid parental leave, state employees, workplace benefits, family support, economic impact, Medicaid, Medical Assistance Act, home and community-based services waiver, HCBS waiver, waiver participant, assessment tool, clinical interviewing, service tier, retroactive coverage, doula, doula reimbursement, maternal health, prenatal care, pregnancy, birth outcomes

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• Thank you. ...Education for All. It's also known as the CPR and AED Education for All Act.
• To provide community education and serve as a resource to educators and youth alike.
• parental rights in education.
• The Virginia Department of Education has an opioid abatement education plan.
• Our educators are committed.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Education

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Education held a public hearing on a large slate of bills, with the chairs emphasizing time limits, written testimony, and grouping similar measures together. Early testimony focused on opioid use disorder education in schools (S.382), with Senator Keenan arguing that students should be taught about the risks of substance use disorder and naloxone use as part of health curricula. Representative DeCost also briefly introduced H.551, a narrow bill concerning parent rights for children in third grade and younger. Several bills were then closed without testimony, including measures on type 1 diabetes informational materials and other diabetes-related proposals. A major portion of the hearing centered on school health and emergency response bills. Supporters of H.652/S.342 on diabetes management in schools described inconsistent district practices and urged clearer standards so students can receive care in classrooms rather than being sent out of instruction. Bills on epinephrine access and seizure disorders drew extensive testimony: advocates for stock epinephrine in schools argued that unassigned epinephrine can save lives and should be funded in a cost-neutral way, while a pediatrician opposed one version as an unfunded mandate. For seizure-safe schools (S.422/H.635), students, parents, educators, and advocates described missed or delayed responses to seizures, stigma, and the need for staff training, seizure action plans, and emergency medication protocols. A separate bill, H.645, allowing anti-seizure medication on school buses, was supported by a parent and student who said current law forces costly and restrictive transportation arrangements. The committee also heard testimony on youth skin health bills (S.334/H.600/H.619), which would let students carry and apply sunscreen at school and camp without a physician’s note. Supporters from melanoma prevention, dermatology, and industry groups said the bills would remove unnecessary barriers and promote sun-safe habits, while one witness cautioned about drafting details and unintended consequences. The hearing then moved to CPR/AED education for graduation (S.456), where Senator Tarr, a student advocate, and the Red Cross all supported requiring hands-on CPR certification for high school students. Finally, the committee took testimony on healthy school lunches (H.539/S.401): supporters from the Healthy School Lunch Coalition and school food directors backed stronger nutrition standards and a standing advisory council, while Consumer Brands Association witnesses opposed the bill as too vague and potentially disruptive. A nutrition scientist also warned about unintended restrictions on medically necessary or innovative foods. The chairs closed the hearing on the healthy lunch bills and then opened testimony on universal school meals for virtual schools (H.700), with Superintendent Patrick Latuka supporting access for students in Commonwealth virtual schools who currently receive no meal support.

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• So all these kids who are in special education who qualify for special education who are in private schools
• I forget the Education service provider? Education... no, that's the private school. Yeah.
• Educational assistance organization? Educational assistance... educational assistance organization.
• else would be regular education.
• , we want to support public education, and this is not going to hurt public education.

Bills: HB 3

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: emergency communication, public safety, interoperability, Texas Interoperability Council, grant program, emergency communications, public safety radio, first responders, radio system, dispatch, 911, emergency management, Texas Division of Emergency Management, public safety infrastructure, Project 25, P25, broadband emergency alerting, outdoor warning sirens, homeland security, disaster response

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• fixed pricing and don't push a lot of those risks onto customers, that's an opportunity to help stabilize
• </c><00:59:54.160><c> rates</c><00:59:54.480><c> in</c> opportunity to help stabilize rates in opportunity
• to help stabilize rates in the<00:59:54.799><c> longer</c><00:59:55.119><c> term.
• we can get attractive pricing and the right types of contracts, provide a nice mechanism to help stabilize
• we can get attractive pricing and the right types of contracts, provide a nice mechanism to help stabilize

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee held an informational briefing on the Public Utilities Commission’s performance-based regulation (PBR) framework and the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs’ whistleblower complaint process. Chair Jared Kohole opened the meeting, noted it was informational only with no public testimony, and explained that members would hear presentations and then have an opportunity for questions. The committee heard first from Ulupono Initiative, which provided background on why utilities are regulated, how Hawaii’s cost-of-service model and rate cases work, and why PBR was adopted to shift utility incentives away from a capital-investment bias and toward performance, efficiency, cost control, and policy goals such as renewable energy and reliability. Ulupono described Hawaii’s PBR structure as a five-year multi-year rate plan with annual revenue adjustments, a customer dividend, a Z factor for extraordinary exogenous events, and an exceptional project recovery mechanism for large projects. It also outlined performance incentive mechanisms tied to renewable portfolio standard progress, interconnection speed, reliability, and shared savings. The presentation said the current docket is evaluating a possible hybrid approach that would combine forward-looking forecasting with historical results, and Ulupono advocated for stronger incentives, arguing the current rewards are too small relative to utility revenues and should be more meaningful to better align utility behavior with legislative intent. The PUC then presented its own overview, emphasizing that the PBR docket is open and active and that the briefing was limited to the record to avoid ex parte concerns. The commission described the development of PBR in Hawaii through multiple phases beginning in 2018: an initial collaborative phase to set goals, a formal contested-case phase that produced the initial framework, later phases adding scorecards, reported metrics, and additional performance incentive mechanisms, and subsequent refinements including sunset of some mechanisms and adjustments after the August 2023 Maui wildfires. The PUC said the framework is intended to be customer-centric, administratively efficient, and protective of utility financial integrity, and that current work includes evaluating how to balance forward-looking and historical test-year approaches within the rebasing process. No votes or formal actions were taken at the briefing.

Transcript Highlights:

• It's asking to educate our community. This bill is about education, prevention, and partnership.
• to educate our community and to have a plan on how to do this this bill is about education prevention
• As educators, we of the higher education chapter board are in strong support of H. 575 and S. 312, an
• As educators, we of the higher education chapter board are in strong support of H. 575 and S. 312, an
• That's part of their education. Responsibility and discipline. That's part of their education.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Education

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee opened a public hearing on 41 bills related to school climate and safety, with chairs Jason Lewis and Ken Gordon outlining procedures and noting more than 125 witnesses. The first major topic was the “Study Act” on cell phones in schools and related social media restrictions (House 666/Senate 335). Secretary of Education Pat Tutwiler and Attorney General Andrea Campbell testified in strong support, arguing that bell-to-bell phone-free policies would improve student focus, reduce anxiety and distraction, and support mental health. Several legislators also supported the approach, though Representative Jeff Turco and Senator John Keenan emphasized narrower bills focused only on school-day phone restrictions rather than broader social media regulation. Senator John Velis likewise backed a comprehensive school-hours restriction, citing student distraction and mental health concerns. Representative Tarsky described successful implementation of a Yondr pouch system in a school where he served as principal, saying it improved engagement and reduced bullying and discipline issues. The committee then heard testimony on a bill to prohibit Native American mascots in public schools (Senate 312/House 575). Senator Joe Comerford, Brittany Wally, and Rhonda Anderson all urged passage, saying Native mascots are dehumanizing, harmful to Native youth, and inconsistent with civil rights and educational values. They described support from tribal nations and noted that many Massachusetts schools have already changed mascots, but some still resist. The hearing also included testimony on school start times (House 647/Senate 360), where middle school students Caroline Duffy and Emery Jarvis described exhaustion and survey data showing widespread sleep deprivation. Former educator Telia Jacobs, former principal Rep. Tarsky, and others argued that later start times would improve health, learning, and student well-being, while acknowledging transportation and scheduling challenges. Zoriana Petrosian, who helped write one of the bills as a student, said the state already has enough research to act now. Additional bills drew testimony on related school issues. Dr. Raul Fernandez supported a bill promoting racially integrated schools (Senate 324), citing a recent advisory council report showing large disparities in segregated schools and urging DESE to develop a statewide integration strategy. On safe firearm storage education (House 548/Senate 397), multiple witnesses from Grassroots for Gun Violence Prevention and school communities supported annual school-based education about secure storage, saying it would help prevent child access to unsecured firearms and build on local resolutions already adopted in some districts. The committee also heard testimony on bills to expand career and academic plans (House 533/Senate 438), with speakers saying more structured planning would help students make informed college and career choices. Later, testimony on child sexual abuse prevention and survivor support bills described the prevalence of abuse, the need for training in schools and youth-serving organizations, and the importance of extending compensation and prevention measures. Throughout the hearing, chairs repeatedly closed bills with no witnesses and moved the agenda forward, but no votes were taken in the portion of the transcript provided.

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• The ombuds office is often the place responsible for monitoring and educating foster youth about their
• But I do appreciate them with their contingent support as well. for monitoring and educating foster for
• monitoring and educating foster youth<00:02:07.680><c> about</c><00:02:07.920><c> their</c><00:02:08.160
• , through the education training voucher, I<00:17:20.959><c> often</c><00:17:21.199><c> learn</c><00:
• ,</c> autonomy in safety, family, education, autonomy in safety, family, education, finances,<00:19:59.600

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And then my other question is two other things: educating the family members of people.
• Especially, I wrote down the education of family members. It's a village.
• There's a lot of different... ...touch points to give people that stability that they need to thrive
• I mean with organizations like Future Focused Students Education and... ...the Instituto Del Puente.
• continue that nutritional education component.

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

Keywords: 996, all

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• Fluorine is integrated into the molecule to enhance performance or stability.
• mentioned is that part of the reason they have this fluorination is because it leads to increased stability
• mentioned is that part of the reason they have this fluorination is because it leads to increased stability

Committee: House Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Speaker, I rise today to honor and celebrate the educators of Chicago High School for the Arts, known
• </c> students with a comprehensive education students with a comprehensive education for<00:31:12.080
• </c> people and to public quality education people and to public quality education for<00:32:15.760><
• </c> rights education and defense fund. rights education and defense fund.
• And yes, it was educational programs.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, May 21, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• </c> Hampshire to do some educational Hampshire to do some educational programs<00:48:34.319><c> to</
• They went against our advice and added a carveout for educational apps.
• And you carveout for educational apps.
• </c><03:36:38.720><c> At</c> normalize as conditions stabilize.
• At normalize as conditions stabilize.

Committee: House Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• In a senior education access to the staffer.
• I am an MTA member and a senior education activist at the Capital Education Agency.
• The state's education leaders in the Department of Education must take action to remove MTA's status
• I am also thinking about future educators.
• Education is essential.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The meeting focused on the commission’s work addressing antisemitism in Massachusetts, including security, education, victim services, and legal responses. A major presentation came from former federal prosecutor Eric O’Sham, who described the 2018 Tree of Life synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, the attack’s planning and execution, the 11 victims killed, the defendant’s white supremacist and antisemitic online activity, the federal prosecution, and the long aftermath for the victim community. Commissioners asked about prevention, radicalization online, security for houses of worship, and how to support victims; O’Sham emphasized the limits of law enforcement when speech is protected, the importance of public education, security grants, and victim-witness support. The commission also heard from Ariel Holman of Agudath Israel, who described a wide range of antisemitic incidents affecting Orthodox Jews, including assaults, threats, vandalism, school harassment, and zoning barriers, and urged expanded security personnel grants, mental health resources, kosher food access, and support for synagogue development. Other speakers included advocates and local officials who supported Holocaust education, the planned Boston Holocaust Museum, cemetery protection, and broader public education efforts, while some public commenters criticized the commission’s focus or raised concerns about definitions of antisemitism and free speech. The meeting concluded with approval of prior meeting minutes and the start of public comment, which was limited to three minutes per speaker due to time constraints.

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• Our members are education leaders throughout New Hampshire.
• For now, I believe we should bring stability to the timber industry and to the wood products industry
• </c><01:24:06.840><c> to</c><01:24:07.000><c> the</c><01:24:07.159><c> timber</c> should bring stability
• to the timber should bring stability to the timber industry<01:24:07.960><c> and</c><01:24:08.120><c
• Uh, this bill further clarifies the tax exemptions for properties used by religious, educational, and

Committee: House Municipal and County Government

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• A graduate of the Mount Vernon public school system and now a professional in education in that very
• GRADUATE OF THE MOUNT VERNON PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM AND NOW A PROFESSIONAL IN EDUCATION IN THAT VERY SAME
• His success as a university administrator was recognized by more than 50 higher education awards.
• STEM education resources to communities with diverse backgrounds.
• the San Fernando Valley with the educational opportunities that they need to succeed in our world.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• NEXT TAB 23, CS FOR SB 1726 ON HIGHER EDUCATION, SENATOR CALATAYUD YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO EXPLAIN THE
• THIS MAINTAINS FLORIDA'S COMMITMENT TO ACCESS AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION THROUGH CHANGES
• IT ESTABLISHES TERM LIMITS FOR MEMBERS OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE MEMBERS MAY SERVE TWO
• HB 259 FENTANYL AWARENESS AND EDUCATION DAY IS IDENTICAL TO SENATE BILL 214.
• TAB SIX, CS FOR SB 822 ON EDUCATION BY SENATOR RODRIGUEZ, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO EXPLAIN THE BILL.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Uh, and that was an important liquidity function and stability for the market that you have these large
• <00:22:21.040><c> function</c><00:22:21.920><c> uh</c><00:22:22.000><c> and</c><00:22:22.160><c> stability
• </c><00:22:22.880><c> for</c> liquidity function uh and stability for liquidity function uh and stability
• Thank you for the continuing education.
• I'm trying to educate you to just the basics.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The meeting began with introductions, approval of the March 6 minutes as amended to add an attendee list, and a brief overview of the day’s agenda. The committee heard two presentations from carbon project developers, with the first from Dylan Jenkins of Finite Carbon. He described Finite Carbon’s work in improved forest management projects, its role in developing carbon methodologies and protocols, and its experience with projects in New England, Appalachia, Alaska, and Canada. He also outlined the difference between compliance and voluntary carbon markets, the role of registries and intermediaries, and the types of buyers in the market, including large corporate buyers and long-term off-take partners. A major focus of the presentation was how forest carbon projects are structured and how credits are monetized. Jenkins distinguished between removals and reductions, explaining that removals come from new forest growth while reductions are tied more closely to baseline assumptions and standing stock. He said improved forest management projects can generate both types of credits, and that removals generally command higher prices because they are easier for buyers to understand and verify. He also emphasized that carbon project commercialization can occur before, during, or after credit issuance, and that landowners may be paid through a variety of structures, including leases, advance fees, per-unit payments, or off-take agreements. Jenkins then addressed the committee’s tax-related questions, saying House Bill 123 appeared intended to treat carbon credit sales similarly to timber sales for local tax purposes. He argued that carbon credits are a forest product and that taxing them can be reasonable in principle, but he stressed that lawmakers should distinguish between commoditization and commercialization when deciding what event to tax. He noted that credits may be created but never sold, and that in some programs landowners retain timber and carbon rights while in others the developer has deeper control over those rights. In response to questions, he said the industry uses protocols, verification, and third-party oversight to address baseline and quality concerns, but acknowledged that baseline setting remains a major point of debate in the market.