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• That's groceries, gas, school supplies, or savings for the future. That's relief people can feel.
• However, he has a law school final tomorrow.
• Their children can go to school without being hungry.
• At the state level, income tax provides for our schools.
• Public schools receive the largest amount. No services are being cut in this bill.

Committee: All REVENUE & TAXATION- HOUSE SALES, USE, MISC. TAXES & EXEMPTIONS SUBCOM.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• Madam Whip and members, Senate Bill 1166 allows a county school superintendent to offer high school equivalency
• preparation instruction through an accommodation school to students in the 11th or 12th grade rather
• in a school district-sponsored interscholastic activity or program if the student has been convicted
• Madam Whip, Senate Bill 1572 requires each public school to observe Celebrate Freedom Week.
• during regular school hours if prescribed requirements are met.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Republican caucus reviewed a long list of Senate bills and one House concurrent memorial, most of them described as third-read consent items. Topics included claims against the state, CPA licensing, creditor assignments, insurance adjuster licensing, school equivalency instruction, extending a credit enhancement board, firearm safety instruction in schools, student eligibility restrictions for school activities, Celebrate Freedom Week, release-time courses, voter registration roll access, campaign and disclosure mailing addresses, federal land designation tracking, public records review standards, workers’ compensation burial and death benefits, condominium flag displays, restrictions on sexually explicit material in schools and libraries, agency guidance posting, standardized state hiring, mental health court-ordered treatment procedures, autopsy supervision, tribal MOUs, controlled substance scheduling, emergency medical technician data privacy, dense breast tissue notice repeal, assisted living referral agency requirements, attorney disciplinary claims, fentanyl penalties, campus firearms rules, suppressors, defamation standards, mandatory reporting, attorney licensing, emergency service fee limits, forcible detainer changes, utility worker assault penalties, water basin reporting, small modular nuclear reactors, water recovery assumptions, ICE notification after arrests, military police certification pathways, and scholarship organization tax credits. Most bills were presented without debate and were noted as available for questions, with no votes taken in the caucus itself. A few items drew discussion. On SB 1040, members asked what information would be redacted from voter registration rolls; staff said existing statutory redactions such as voter registration numbers, ID numbers, Social Security numbers, and other personal identifying information would remain. SB 1193 prompted comments that EMT data being open source was surprising and that the issue might be expanded to paramedics. SB 1243 was described as strengthening guardian notification rights in court-ordered treatment, and SB 1318 was characterized as a cleanup measure to remove redundant state notice requirements for dense breast tissue. The most extended exchange came on SB 1148, which would require the Arizona Supreme Court to directly license attorneys rather than delegate that function to another organization; members asked whether the bill was shifting responsibility away from the State Bar, and staff explained that the court already has the duty but currently staffs part of the process out. SB 1418, which limits county regulation of certain small modular nuclear reactor projects, drew criticism from one member who argued it would reduce local control. The caucus also heard a sponsor presentation on H.C.M. 2009 urging Congress and the President to amend the Antiquities Act, compensate states for subsurface minerals, and streamline mining permits, with the sponsor emphasizing Arizona’s mining history and the need to access mineral resources more easily.

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• : Wendy Lee of Boulder, Colorado, to serve as a non-alumnist of the school occasioned by the passing
• ; and David Lawler of Denver, Colorado, to serve as an alumnist of the school, reappointed.
• </c> board of trustees of the Colorado School board of trustees of the Colorado School of<00:27:59.120
• </c> serve as a non-alumnist of the school serve as a non-alumnist of the school appointed.<00:28:15.279
• </c><00:28:19.120><c> Education</c> school reappointed. Education school reappointed.

Keywords: 981, all

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• Uh, this is where OB's new middle school in Heiser was, um, approved for funding. Item C, Mr.
• Chair, is for Anne Parish Elementary School in Los Lunas.
• This was for additional award for Clayton schools in the amount of $412. And finally, Mr.
• It's right next to the school, so I've been up there to visit it. That's a good question, Ms.
• It's separate from the school because the city has taken it on.

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• Sylvia and other children were ordered to attend a separate Mexican-only school, even though there was
• a better school Second, Mexican-only school, even though there was a better school much closer to their
• Board of Education decision, which would desegregate schools around the nation.
• We can get this information to our children, our high schools, and into our colleges.
• We can get this information to our children, our high schools, into our colleges.

Summary: The Senate Governmental Organization Committee heard several bills, beginning with AB 2294, which would designate April 14 as Sylvia Mendez Day in honor of the Mendez v. Westminster civil rights case. Assembly Member Ta and supporters from the California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce and HACU described the case’s role in ending school segregation in California and influencing Brown v. Board of Education. Committee members from both parties spoke in strong support, and the bill was later approved 13-0. The committee also heard AB 2412, which would require state agencies to disclose when generative AI is used in public announcements and provide a way to reach a human employee. The author and California Civil Liberties Advocacy said the measure is about transparency and public trust, not banning AI. The bill was moved forward and ultimately passed 12-1. AB 2663, a sunset extension for the law allowing cocktails-to-go, drew support from the California Restaurant Association, a restaurant owner, and industry groups, who said it has helped small businesses and should continue; it passed 13-0. AB 2731 would expand the number of Type 47 liquor licenses available in Santa Cruz County, with licenses reserved for Watsonville and other communities to support small businesses and reduce inflated secondary-market costs. Supporters included Santa Cruz County and the city of Watsonville, and the bill passed 13-0. AB 2751 would standardize the personal importation limit for alcohol brought into California from outside the United States, addressing a disparity at land borders; it also passed 13-0. Several items were initially held on call because the committee lacked a quorum, but after members returned, the committee completed roll calls and adjourned.

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• It's very critical to protect schools.
• We know what makes school safer.
• Schools should be safe, welcoming, Schools should be safe, welcoming, and affirming learning environments
• or will be at the school.
• They don't name a specific person, but they name a school.

Summary: The committee heard several public safety bills, with testimony split between supporters who framed the measures as targeted fixes and opponents who warned about overcriminalization and unintended consequences. SB 701, by Senator Wahab, drew support from law enforcement and local government groups, who said state law lacks a tool to address the conduct at issue; the ACLU opposed it as duplicative of existing law, while public defenders said they may withdraw opposition after amendments. Because there was no quorum at that point, the bill was held open without a vote. SB 834, by Senator DeRazzo, was presented as a technical cleanup bill to improve California’s automatic record clearance system by preventing outdated “pending” charges from blocking relief, requiring local court records to match DOJ records, and creating a way for people to obtain proof of relief. It received broad support from criminal justice reform and defense organizations, with no opposition, and the chair indicated support, but no final action was taken during the hearing. SB 248, by Senator Rubio, would require DOJ to send new gun purchasers educational materials during the waiting period about safe storage, suicide prevention, domestic violence, and related resources; supporters called it common-sense education, while one opponent argued the information is already available. The committee voted the bill out on a due-pass motion to Appropriations, but it remained on call pending one additional vote. Senator Rubio’s SB 19, the Safe Schools and Places of Worship Act, would create a new offense for credible threats against schools or houses of worship even when no specific individual is named. Supporters, including law enforcement and Jewish community advocates, said current law leaves a loophole and that the bill would help prevent panic and resource-draining lockdowns; opponents from civil liberties and youth justice groups argued existing law already covers threats and that the bill would worsen the school-to-prison pipeline. After a motion and second, the committee voted due pass to Appropriations, with the measure also left on call. Later, SB 759 by Senator Archuleta, prompted by the killing of Whittier Officer Keith Boyer, would require a court hearing after a third supervision violation or new offense for people on post-release community supervision; supporters said it adds accountability, while opponents said it removes probation discretion and could increase jail and court burdens. The bill passed due pass to Appropriations and was reported as passing. The committee also heard SB 6 by Senator Ashby, which would schedule xylazine as a controlled substance while preserving veterinary use. Supporters, including veterinarians, law enforcement, and a parent who lost a son to a drug-related death, said the drug is increasingly present in fentanyl mixtures and needs to be controlled; opponents from drug policy and civil liberties groups argued scheduling would criminalize users, hinder research, and repeat failed drug-war policies. After extensive debate, the committee voted the bill out due pass to Appropriations, and it passed. Finally, SB 11, the AI Abuse Protection Act, was introduced to regulate AI-generated voice, image, and video replicas, with supporters emphasizing protection against deepfakes and nonconsensual images; the California Chamber of Commerce opposed unless amended, seeking narrower definitions and limits on consumer warnings. The hearing ended while SB 11 was still under discussion, with no final vote reflected in the transcript.

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• </c> outside of schools or it doesn't. outside of schools or it doesn't.
• </c> school boards. school boards.
• . schools. schools.
• </c> spending on our public schools. spending on our public schools.
• </c> financial support for schools. financial support for schools.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• My doctor doesn't want to go back to medical school to learn how to treat polio.
• My doctor doesn't want to go back to medical school to learn how to treat polio.
• The bill creates the school board members' bill of rights to clarify individual school board members'
• school board business except for student employee disciplinary hearings.
• I can't imagine being on a school board and somebody wanting somebody to sign an NDA.

Summary: The Senate began with opening prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognitions, including the doctor of the day and a lighthearted “Cannoli Day” introduction. The chamber then held an extended farewell celebration for Senator Joe Gruters, with numerous senators, colleagues, and family members praising his loyalty, political skill, family focus, and service in the Legislature and Republican Party. Gruters was presented with a commemorative gift recognizing his work on a 2019 public-safety and immigration bill that prohibited sanctuary cities and required local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. The Senate adopted a motion to spread Gruters’s remarks upon the journal and then recessed briefly. After recess, the Senate returned to regular business and took up third-reading bills. Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 354, relating to blue ribbon projects, was temporarily postponed. The chamber then considered Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1758, relating to public assistance, with Senator Gates explaining that it contained five reforms to the public assistance system discussed earlier in session. During debate on SB 1758, Senator Berman opposed the bill, saying he could not support it in its current form because he believed the Medicaid-related provisions would create a coverage cliff after the one-year transition period and could leave people without care while increasing costs to hospitals and taxpayers. He also said SNAP error reduction should be a priority, but argued the state should focus on fixing administrative errors and fraud rather than imposing a work requirement whose costs and effects were uncertain.

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• </c><00:43:17.960><c> will</c> taking them from their schools will taking them from their schools will
• </c><00:52:07.480><c> in</c> of any High School in of any High School in California<00:52:09.880><c>
• Education was left entirely to the states, and schools were run by a patchwork of religious schools and
• Education was left entirely to the states, and schools were run by a patchwork of religious schools and
• </c><01:06:22.160><c> movement</c> established the common School movement established the common School

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, February 6, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• ,</c><00:03:35.840><c> our</c> designed to do, but in our schools, our designed to do, but in our schools
• . school. school.
• He loves school.
• </c> a school were turned into a crime scene. a school were turned into a crime scene.
• </c> non-public schools such as annunciation. non-public schools such as annunciation.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Kids failing in schools. I knew nothing. I just couldn't take it anymore. Kids failed in school.
• And I decided to run for school board. So I get in this school board race, very popular candidate.
• Dozier School for Boys Okeechobee School Victim Compensation Program and appropriates $20 million to
• There won't be a public school union because there won't be any public schools.
• We saw an opportunity to help kids in a failing school or a D school get teachers who wanted to teach

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opening with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions, including recognition of the day’s doctor of the day, an intern, and a resolution honoring the late Bob Graham and firefighter Roger Timmy Miley. The chamber also adopted a resolution designating August 9, 2026, as Bob Graham Day. After routine announcements, the Senate moved to the special order calendar and took up a series of bills, many of them with House companion bills substituted in place of Senate versions. The first major floor action was passage of a tax-related bill conforming Florida’s Internal Revenue Code to federal changes while excluding certain provisions from H.R. 1; it passed 34-0. The Senate then considered CS/SB 1758 on public assistance and Medicaid, which proposed stronger fraud enforcement, a Medicaid work requirement for able-bodied adults, expanded behavioral health services, pharmacy and drug rebate reforms, and SNAP fraud reduction measures. A Berman amendment to require Medicaid expansion before work requirements was rejected, as was an Osgood amendment to add photo-ID protections and exemptions for certain SNAP users. The bill remained on the calendar for third reading after extensive debate and questioning about implementation, exemptions, and potential impacts on beneficiaries. The chamber also passed bills on technology education and AI instruction, a Parkinson’s disease registry and related public records exemption, designation of the SS American Victory as Florida’s official flagship, electronic payments for local governments, repeal of the sunset on gold and silver legal tender, public records exemptions for financial institutions and custodians, a Florida stablecoin pilot program, local government finance transparency, digital voyeurism, and insurance customer representative licensing. Most of these measures were adopted after brief explanation, minor amendments, or substitution of House companions, with votes generally in favor and several passing unanimously or by wide margins. Later, the Senate took up CS/SB 1756 on medical freedom, which would expand parental vaccine information requirements, add a conscience-based exemption, allow behind-the-counter ivermectin access, and repeal the sunset on the mRNA mandate prohibition. The bill’s first amendments clarified anti-kickback rules for vaccine manufacturers and required informational materials to address risks, benefits, safety, and efficacy; the transcript ends during consideration of this bill, before final passage is shown.

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• </c> connecting residents to jobs schools connecting residents to jobs schools businesses<00:14:23.360
• </c> uh my life was always busy with school uh my life was always busy with school and<00:29:46.720><
• We follow these youth throughout the school year, doing school pop-ups and making sure they understand
• </c><01:17:58.679><c> admissions</c> increasing law school admissions increasing law school admissions
• </c> back to Minnesota to attend law school back to Minnesota to attend law school he<01:21:06.040><c

Committee: Senate Jobs and Economic Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Runlet Middle School. Evie Cohen, Anna Runlet Middle School.
• </c> School District uh loss uh in revenue. School District uh loss uh in revenue.
• </c> public school transfers. public school transfers.
• This strengthens public schools and keeps children in the public school system.
• </c><06:07:51.280><c> Um,</c> school. So, I want to wish Max well. Um, school.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• c> travel directly to our schools and travel directly to our schools and provide<00:26:51.159><c> these
• </c> them for you know through high school them for you know through high school and<00:27:31.600><c>
• </c> classroom uh back when I was in school classroom uh back when I was in school that<00:55:14.079>
• </c> who's running for city council school who's running for city council school board<01:10:44.120><
• From covering my high school—because I went to Cooper High School—covering my high school track meet

Bills: HF1679 , HF1019 , HF2321 , HF1740 , HF2278

Committee: House Legacy Finance

Keywords: public television, funding, grants, arts and culture, Minnesota, Minnesota Public Radio, arts education, cultural heritage, community engagement, public radio, community radio, educational grants, community cable, public access, programming funding, civic engagement, ethnic media, public access television, Minnesota Humanities Center, funding appropriation

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• Kids failing in schools. I knew nothing. I just couldn't take it anymore. Kids failed in school.
• And I decided to run for school board. So I get in this school board race, very popular candidate.
• Dozier School for Boys Okeechobee School Victim Compensation Program and appropriates $20 million to
• high school graduation requirements.
• There won't be a public school union because there won't be any public schools.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• </c> largest school districts in the state. largest school districts in the state.
• </c><00:14:16.800><c> and</c> was in 1990 in Kentucky schools and was in 1990 in Kentucky schools and
• high schools.
• In just one year, we grew from 68 students in five schools to 225 students in 26 schools.
• </c><00:58:34.079><c> We're</c> high school credit courses. We're high school credit courses.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Education met without a quorum, so the minutes were not approved. The main presentation was from retired economics professors John Garren and Dr. Kums, who discussed their Bluegrass Institute research on teacher compensation in Kentucky since the Kentucky Education Reform Act era. They said teacher base salaries, adjusted for inflation, have declined over the last decade, while state-paid “on-behalf” benefits such as pension and health insurance contributions have risen sharply; they argued total teacher compensation has increased modestly overall, but less than per-pupil funding. They also presented broader context on staffing growth, declining average daily attendance, Kentucky’s low share of teachers among total school staff, and flat or weak NAEP and ACT performance trends, including widening white-Black score gaps on NAEP. Members questioned the methodology and interpretation of the compensation figures. Representative Bojanowski argued the on-behalf calculations may overstate teacher compensation because they include insurance and pension costs that also benefit classified employees and retirees, and he asked for clarification on the denominator used to derive the per-teacher amount. Representative Truit said the presentation could be misleading if it implies teachers earn $94,000 in salary, and he objected to framing pension stabilization payments as teacher pay. The presenters responded that they were using total compensation, not salary alone, said they had divided total personnel-related on-behalf payments by the relevant staff count, and promised to review and send a technical explanation. Representative Truit and Chairman Typton both emphasized that compensation should be viewed as salary plus benefits, not salary alone, and noted that pension contributions are part of the cost of employing teachers. The presenters said their intent was to show the full compensation package and its relevance to labor supply and teacher shortages, not to claim that individual teachers earn the total compensation figure as salary. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond the decision to revisit the minutes at a later meeting due to the lack of quorum.

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• are generally speaking awarded directly to the intermediate school district.
• are generally speaking awarded directly to the intermediate school district.
• are generally speaking awarded directly to the intermediate school district.
• are generally speaking awarded directly to the intermediate school district.
• Directly to the intermediate school district.

Bills: HF1662 , HF2115 , HF2159 , HF1095 , HF2160

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: veterans, veterans affairs, State Soldiers Assistance Program, Veterans Stable Housing Initiative, MAXIS, human services data, data sharing, eligibility verification, informed consent, private data, benefits coordination, veteran housing, veteran assistance, Department of Human Services, Children Youth and Families, state benefits, federal benefits, privacy, public assistance, human services

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• funds for the school.
• school in this state.
• by Texas public school reading assessments.
• by Texas public school reading assessments.
• I remember when I was a teen in high school, I found solace in school.

Bills: HB186 , HB201 , HB229 , HB796 , HB1506 , HB2702 , HB2885 , HB3225 , HB3909 , HB4285 , HB5138

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: social media, children, account verification, data privacy, parental control, financial crime, card fraud, motor fuel theft, law enforcement, criminal activity, skimmers, prevention, training, biological sex, government information, definitions, sex-based distinctions, public health, federal directives, state authority

Summary: The committee took up House Bill 186, which would require social media platforms to verify users are 18 or older before allowing account creation. Invited witnesses in support, including Mary Elizabeth Castle and David Dunmoyer, argued the bill would protect children from harmful algorithms, addictive design, bullying, sexual exploitation, and mental health harms, and emphasized parental rights and the idea that minors should not enter binding contracts with platforms. Committee members questioned them about how algorithms work, whether parents could realistically monitor content, and whether the bill would still allow educational use; the witnesses said the bill was narrowly aimed at harmful social media use and not educational content. Public testimony on HB 186 was largely in opposition, though several student witnesses said they supported the bill’s goals but wanted the age lowered to 16 or the bill amended to allow parental consent or joint accounts. Opponents argued the bill would be ineffective because teens could bypass age checks, would cut off access to educational tools, school communications, recruiting and NIL opportunities, and would burden free speech and privacy. Some witnesses also said social media helps teens with mental health, community, and creative or professional opportunities, while others warned the bill could disproportionately harm disabled and marginalized users. After public testimony closed, HB 186 was left pending. The committee then heard House Bill 5138, which Chairman Hughes said would respond to a court ruling limiting the Attorney General’s authority to prosecute election crimes unless invited by local prosecutors by changing the statute to require AG prosecution. Public testimony on HB 5138 was brief and opposed by at least one witness who argued it would further erode local control and expand state preemption. The bill was left pending after testimony. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 3225, a library bill aimed at keeping sexually explicit books and materials out of children’s sections in municipal libraries and requiring age verification for checkout, including digital access, with parental consent and other revisions added in the House. Supporters said the bill would protect children from explicit material and keep such content in adult sections, while opponents argued it would amount to censorship, be costly and difficult to implement, and could be used to target LGBTQ+ or other marginalized content. Library workers, parents, students, and advocates testified that existing library sections already separate age-appropriate materials and that the bill could reduce access to books, burden libraries, and infringe on parental choice and free expression.

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• </c> counties cities townships school counties cities townships school districts<00:04:00.519><c> and
• </c> extent townships and uh to school extent townships and uh to school districts<00:13:50.959><c> so
• So, say a school district holds a referendum to maybe build or renovate a new school, then they will
• So, say a school district holds a referendum to maybe build or renovate a new school, then they will
• </c> this was especially true among school this was especially true among school districts<00:47:50.280

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I said, you know, back in high school, I swam, I ran. I was on the...
• I said, you know, back in high school, I swam, I ran, I was on the cycling team.
• My doctor doesn't want to go back to medical school to learn how to treat polio.
• The bill creates the school board members' bill of rights to clarify individual school board members'
• school board business except for student employee disciplinary hearings.

Keywords: 999, senate, all