Transcript Highlights:

• That's also for the school... ...modernization fund.
• You have a $3 million reduction in public schools for transportation.
• On the public school side, you have a $10 million reduction for IDLA.
• You have a $3 million reduction in public schools for transportation.
• funding formula or some combination therein for online virtual schools.

Committee: Senate Local Government and Taxation

Keywords: 989, all

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• But what we're also seeing is the way the schools and nursing schools are kind of doing their clinicals
• in community tech schools; and you don't see many high school-type settings.
• And you don't see many high school-type settings.
• We are told that in our public school system, there's somewhere of an average That in our public school
• As they move through our schools, what happens to that, because the schools...

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum present and heard a presentation from Marty Wright, CEO of the West Virginia Healthcare Association, on the state’s long-term care system. He described the continuum from home care to assisted living to skilled nursing facilities, emphasizing that these settings increasingly serve short-term rehab-to-home patients as well as older adults needing round-the-clock care. He also outlined the number of facilities in West Virginia, the predominance of Medicaid as the payer for long-term nursing home care, the private-pay nature of assisted living, and the role of OFAC/CMS in regulation. A major focus of the presentation was workforce shortages and turnover, especially for CNAs, LPNs, and RNs, along with declining interest in nursing careers and the impact of regulatory burden and burnout. Wright said the system is also struggling to serve younger patients with substance use disorder, mental illness, or other behavioral needs, who are often not well suited for traditional nursing home placement but have limited alternatives. Senators raised concerns about where such patients are being housed, the long-term effects of opioid and behavioral health issues, and the gap between school-age special needs populations and adult care needs. Wright said Medicaid can cover long-term nursing home care for those who meet financial and medical eligibility requirements, but affordability and spend-down requirements remain major barriers. He also warned that Medicare Advantage can create confusion and shorter covered stays for rehab patients, and he urged early planning around long-term care insurance and estate planning. No votes were taken on the presentation, and the committee adjourned after questions and discussion.

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• Universities, including Florida, other states, and even Ivy League schools.
• I said it would be focused, to try to help each school focus on improving.
• Two of my three kids went to public schools in Florida.
• Students want to be involved in who runs our schools.
• This allowed me to be successful in school.

Committee: Senate Education Postsecondary

Summary: The Committee on Education Postsecondary held confirmation hearings for two State University System Board of Governors appointees, M. Carson Good and Speaker Paul Renner. Good described his background in Florida real estate, airport governance, and fundraising, and said he would focus on improving university performance, collaboration among institutions, and growing endowments while keeping in-state tuition stable. Renner emphasized his legislative experience with higher education, and said his priorities on the Board would be transparency, compliance with legislative direction, and reducing administrative bloat. Both nominees were recommended for confirmation on a single vote, with Senator Berman noting concern about the low number of women on the board. The committee then heard and passed SB 1726, a higher education transparency bill by Senator Calatayud. The bill would require Board of Governors members to comply with constitutional financial disclosure requirements, set term limits for State Board of Education and university board members, change rules for presidential searches and public records, and require more detailed textbook and syllabus information for students. A student advocate from Florida Student Power Network supported the bill as increasing student involvement and democratic accountability in higher education. Senator Harrell raised a concern about residency requirements for Board of Governors members, and the sponsor said that issue could be revisited later. The bill was reported favorably. Next, the committee considered SB 1458 on apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship funding. A delete-all amendment was adopted that required clearer funding splits between local education agencies and program providers, annual reporting, a standard DOE contract template, and a cap on administrative fees in certain cases. Supporters from industry groups said the changes would improve transparency and accountability without requesting additional funding. The committee then reported the bill favorably. Finally, the committee heard SB 584 on young adult housing support. An amendment removed a requirement that state agencies act as co-signers or guarantors on leases while preserving coordination for the federal Foster Youth to Independence program. Several former foster youth and advocates testified in support, describing housing instability and its impact on education, and urging broader access to campus housing and vouchers. The sponsor said the bill prioritizes housing and work-study for homeless and former foster youth, supports the FYI program, and directs a statewide study of housing barriers. The committee reported the bill favorably and then adjourned.

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• Schools can still provide additional leave days.
• Currently, Kentucky's 177 local school districts and co-ops have inconsistent policies.
• Some school districts allow administrators to roll annual leave.
• </c> penalizing teachers hold school penalizing teachers hold school districts<00:15:19.519><c> accountable
• </c><00:15:53.199><c> District</c> liability yearly allow School District liability yearly allow School

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Senate State and Local Government Committee met and first took up Senate Bill 193, described as a simple measure to restore a wallet card for jailers to carry when outside the jail. The chair noted the fiscal impact was essentially zero, there were no questions, and the committee voted to pass the bill 9-0. The committee then heard Senate Bill 9, a proposal focused on the Teachers’ Retirement System (TRS). The sponsor argued TRS remains underfunded despite large state contributions, cited rising unfunded liability and negative cash flow, and said the bill is intended to standardize and limit what sick leave, personal leave, and annual leave can count toward retirement calculations. The bill would generally cap TRS retirement credit at 10 sick days and 2 personal days per year, prevent annual leave from being rolled into sick leave, require more uniform reporting and oversight from participating districts and agencies, and shift costs to districts that offer benefits beyond TRS limits. The sponsor also said the bill would add 30 maternity leave days, allow voluntary supplemental contributions for Tier Four teachers, and include a floor amendment directing the state auditor to audit TRS and report on agency leave policies. During the presentation, the sponsor emphasized fairness, transparency, and accountability, and used a hypothetical high-salary administrator to illustrate how leave payouts can increase retirement benefits and create additional unfunded liability. Senator Mills thanked the sponsor and said members had been working to understand the issue, but no committee action on Senate Bill 9 was completed in the portion provided.

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• But now, so if you look at the amendment, we've taken the school basically out of it.
• The school building is out of this bill now.
• I'm not in the construction world, but um I just want to put that out there. >> The school I think has
• </c><00:14:12.079><c> The</c><00:14:12.160><c> school</c> school basically out of it.
• The school school basically out of it.

Committee: House State Government

Keywords: 1136, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• HB 894 is the bullying in private schools bill, putting regulations in place in our private schools.
• driver, another student at the school who was driving 80 miles per hour in a 35 mile per hour zone.
• A pedestrian in a crosswalk, a child walking home from school, a neighbor crossing the street in their
• A pedestrian in a crosswalk, a child walking home from school, a neighbor crossing the street in their
• division and any school board policies governing such use.

Keywords: March 13, 2026 - Regular Session Part 2, 976, house, all

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• Now, the Coeur d'Alene School District, their board of trustees met in October, and they weighed this
• But they both went through the Coeur d'Alene School District when they were still offering it. Mr.
• My name is Tanya Hossite, and I am representing Phillips Driving School.
• My husband and I own Phillips Driving School. We are strongly opposed to House Bill 628.
• Kids are busy when they’re in high school. They have sports. They have music.

Committee: Senate Transportation

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee heard House Bill 628 from Representative Ron Mendive, which would allow urban school districts to offer both school-based driver education and parent-taught driver training, rather than forcing districts to choose one or the other. Mendive said the bill also removes a reference to IDLA as a listed online provider while leaving other approved online classroom options in place. He argued the change would help districts like Coeur d’Alene restart driver’s ed while still letting parents teach, and said insurance treatment and the state licensing test would not change. Several witnesses opposed the bill. Lisa Brady, Lori Salders, Tanya Hosvite of Phillips Driving School, and Marissa Keith all argued that expanding parent-led instruction statewide would weaken driver education standards, reduce professional oversight, and create safety risks for teen drivers and other road users. They emphasized that professional instructors receive continuing education, use dual-control vehicles, and are better equipped to teach hazard perception, defensive driving, and urban driving conditions. Mendive responded that parents already provide most of the required 50 hours of practice, that the bill only changes the six hours of instructor-led training, and that parents have their children’s best interests in mind. After discussion, Senator Kaiser moved to send HB 628 to the floor with a do-pass recommendation, and Senator Hart seconded. Senators debated whether urban areas still needed the extra professional instruction, with some members citing local traffic safety concerns and others noting scheduling flexibility for families. The committee voted in favor of the motion, with three recorded in opposition. The hearing also included an interview of gubernatorial appointee Gaston Patterson for the Aeronautics Advisory Board, who described his aviation background and the board’s advisory role, and a brief introduction from new Senate page Olivia Earle. The meeting then adjourned.

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• So we've got Tony Perotta from Sumner High School. He's a teacher there.
• school transitions for children of active duty service members.
• Hi, Patty Rendon, Hillsborough County School Board, and I am the proud school board member of these beautiful
• And we always talk about our public school system.
• And we always talk about our public school system.

Committee: Senate Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security

Summary: The Military and Veterans, Space, and Domestic Security Committee met with a quorum and heard several bills focused on veterans, military families, and aerospace. SB 684 by Sen. Avila would let certain Florida Retirement System members buy military wartime service credit under updated eligibility dates and expand the definition of wartime service to include recent operations such as New Dawn, Inherent Resolve, Freedom Sentinel, and Enduring Sentinel. Veterans and first responders testified in support, and senators said the bill corrects an outdated gap. The committee voted the bill favorably. The committee then took up SB 1528 by Sen. Collins on educational opportunities for military children. The bill strengthens coordination between school districts and military installations and requires DOE training modules for school staff working with military families. An amendment removing a sunset provision was adopted, and three Hillsborough County students who helped develop the idea testified in support, describing research on military-family school transitions and the need for staff training on the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children. The committee reported the bill favorably as amended. SB 910 by Sen. Collins, on veterans benefit assistance, was amended and reported favorably. As amended, it allows veterans to work with professional claims advisors while adding consumer protections, including fee caps, bans on initial/nonrefundable and referral fees, required disclosures, and limits on use of veterans’ login credentials. Sen. Collins and others argued the federal VA claims process is too slow and confusing and that veterans need both help and safeguards. The committee also approved SB 1464 by Sen. Wright, which expands FDVA outreach through digital, print, social media, and in-person efforts and requires public events and annual reporting, and SB 1516 by Sen. Wright, which creates an international aerospace innovation fund administered by Space Florida to support partnerships with international aerospace companies. All measures were reported favorably, and the committee adjourned at the end of the meeting.

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• We're a nonprofit advocacy organization that works hard for strong schools and good government.
• However, he has a law school final tomorrow.
• However, he is a law school final tomorrow.
• But I do cherish public schools and what they mean to the communities around this state.
• At the state level, income tax provides for our schools.

Summary: The committee heard House Bill 1001, sponsored by Representative Les Eaves, which would lower Arkansas’s personal income tax rate to 3.7% retroactive to the current year and reduce the corporate income tax rate to 4.1% beginning in 2027. Eaves argued the bill continued a decade-long strategy of broad-based tax relief, would help working families, and would keep Arkansas competitive with other states. He said the measure would reduce future surpluses rather than cut current services, and noted the average taxpayer could see roughly $800 to $1,000 in annual savings from recent tax changes. Several witnesses testified against the bill. Arkansas Appleseed’s Anna Morchetti, Missy Wyatt Joyce, Pastor Preston Clegg, Michelle Pedro of the Arkansas Coalition of Marshallese, and Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families’ Pete Guest all argued the state should prioritize funding for public schools, health care, supported living services, food assistance, rural hospitals, and early childhood education instead of further tax cuts. They said Arkansas faces significant unmet needs, including underfunded schools, food insecurity, and shortages in disability and community-based services, and warned the tax cut would mainly benefit higher earners while reducing resources for essential programs. After testimony, the committee limited debate time for witnesses to five minutes. Representative Eaves closed by saying the state had been responsible in prior tax cuts and that the bill would return money to taxpayers without reducing services. Representative Bray also spoke in support, saying the legislature has continued to fund major priorities while still providing tax relief to working families. The committee then voted to pass the bill, and HB 1001 was approved.

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• Providing school districts the option to replace school buses with electric or zero-emission alternative
• fuel school buses.
• Allowing school districts to enter into agreements for the use of their electric school buses as electric
• energy storage for providing grid services or for use by schools.
• every high school to install an automated external defibrillator and requiring all high school employees

Transcript Highlights:

• Question one: Should school districts be permanently allowed to start classes before Labor Day?
• Supporters of the idea to allow the school year to start before Labor Day say it gives school districts
• flexibility to be able to fit all their needs into the school calendar.
• A law passed in 2023 allows hourly school workers like school bus drivers, cafeteria workers, and teachers
• School districts began providing year?

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The segment presented the results of the 2025 Minnesota House legislative opinion poll, which asked fairgoers about a range of policy issues tied to recent or possible future legislative action. Topics included school calendar flexibility before Labor Day, state funding for sports stadiums and arenas, undocumented immigrants’ access to state programs, unemployment benefits for hourly school workers in the summer, banning guns in the Capitol, budget-balancing options for a projected 2028-29 deficit, removing party labels from legislative ballots, limiting free school meals by income, free fishing licenses for residents age 65 and older, local control over cannabis businesses, a post-employment lobbying ban for legislators, and a higher income tax rate for the highest earners. For several questions, the segment noted the underlying legislative context. It referenced the 2023 law making undocumented immigrants eligible for MinnesotaCare and the 2025 law ending adult eligibility at year’s end, the school meals program’s higher-than-expected costs, and a 2025 proposal to remove party designations from legislative ballots that did not receive a committee hearing. It also mentioned the projected nearly $6 billion budget shortfall for the 2028-29 biennium, the Xcel Energy Center renovation funding request, and the recent killings of House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband and the shooting of Senator John Hoffman and his wife as part of the discussion about Capitol gun restrictions. The poll itself was presented as a public opinion survey rather than a legislative vote, so no formal committee action or roll call occurred. The segment closed by thanking participants and saying the poll would return next year at the fair.

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• , who then said they would be happy to have her son go to Leilehua High School, of course pay the fee
• like everyone else, and Leilehua High School is making this opportunity happen.
• Hua High School who then said<00:05:25.080><c> they</c><00:05:25.240><c> would</c><00:05:25.560><c>
• </c> have her son go to leel haa High School have her son go to leel haa High School of<00:05:30.680>
• I might add there were several private schools called that also, you know, were unable to assist.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• M Val school M Val school M Val high high school we play Bulldog gold high high school we play Bulldog
• private schools resource officers for private schools resource officers for private schools that's right
• um school resource officer a post um school resource officer a post um school resource officer a post
• certified school resource officer now certified school resource officer now certified school resource
• the school the full cost of employing the school the full cost of employing the school resource officer

Bills: SB 2

Keywords: 920, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This is how we want to fund the 600 schools that want solar for schools.
• This is how we want to fund the 600 schools that want solar for schools.
• This is how we want to fund the 600 schools that want solar for schools.
• This is how we want to fund the 600 schools that want solar for schools.
• This is how we want to fund the 600 schools that want solar for schools.

Committee: Senate Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Madam Chair, members, HB 4005, Artificial Intelligence Course Public Schools, passed the Senate 16-13
• The bill, as passed the House, requires each school district to offer instruction on the ethical, moral
• for public school districts only. intelligence course public schools passed the Senate 16131 on a party
• so it is specifically for school public school districts only ...to remove charter schools, so it is
• specifically for public school districts only.

Summary: The caucus reviewed a series of Senate-amended bills, with staff summarizing each measure and noting whether the sponsor intended to concur. HB 2305 would revise Arizona’s private towing laws and remove a requirement that municipalities or law enforcement enforce the prescribed towing rates; HB 2398 would impose insurance requirements for watercraft rentals, charters, and peer-to-peer sharing; HB 2957 would bar state and local governments from requiring a digital or mobile driver’s license for identification, while dropping a House provision on biometric identifiers. Members asked for Senate vote counts on several bills and clarified that HB 2305 and HB 2398 were separate from other towing and boot-related measures. The committee also discussed HB 2321, which requires DCS caseworkers to place a security freeze on a child’s credit record after entry into care, with the Senate removing a $100,000 appropriation and one FTE; HB 2408, which changes Nursing Board complaint and expungement procedures and expands how anonymous complaints may be investigated; HB 2397, which updates HOA/condo disclosure rules and drew noted opposition from the Community Associations Institute and home builders; HB 4005, which requires public school districts to provide AI instruction at specific grade levels and directs ADE to adopt curriculum; and HB 2755, which shifts state land lease renewal language to notice and sale procedures for underperforming commercial leases. Senate vote counts were provided for several of these measures, generally showing narrow or party-line margins. The final items were HB 2406, a heavily amended bill now restricting access to records and images related to deceased minors, including child abuse images, with supporters citing concerns about misuse through AI and opponents raising disclosure and media-access concerns; and HCR 2001, a ballot referral on citizenship, voting, and election-related contributions that was substantially narrowed in the Senate but still requires voter ID, limits voting to citizens, bars foreign nationals from election spending, and mandates on-site tabulation for early votes, prompting continued county opposition because of cost and implementation concerns. The caucus ended after members were reminded that the agenda and caucus sheets had been emailed rather than printed.

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• [Applause] School, and Eric Reed Pierce, student School, and Eric Reed Pierce, student from<00:11:18.800
• ,</c> the students from Marramac High School, the students from Marramac High School, accompanied<00:
• </c> capacity in the new school. capacity in the new school.
• Our schools serve of our children.
• Thank you. of the local school. And the one of the of the local school.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• property in those school districts are not only not paying ... our greater Minnesota schools.
• Um, our greater Minnesota schools.
• </c><00:36:23.599><c> And</c> those school districts. And those school districts.
• </c> would be received by each school would be received by each school district.
• 41:49.200><c> um</c><00:41:49.440><c> school</c><00:41:49.680><c> district</c> district are um school

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• That was back when I was riding my bicycle to elementary school.
• My name is Andy Lee, and I'm a school board member for the Jefferson Union High School District, which
• High school who are going to community college and still need housing.
• She said the city has excellent schools and that residents want to experience those schools and the benefits
• We have excellent quality schools, and they want that to experience those schools and also the benefits

Summary: The Assembly Local Government Committee heard a long agenda of housing, water, and local finance bills, with the chair repeatedly reminding attendees about hearing rules and noting that several measures were being heard without a quorum at first. Early items included AB 407, which would broaden eligibility for state-run loan and financing programs to help small businesses fund environmental, seismic, and ADA upgrades, and AB 93, which would require data centers to estimate and report water use and follow state best practices. AB 93 drew support from water advocates and local government groups, while the Data Center Coalition opposed it, arguing the bill could be overly restrictive, difficult to retrofit, and raise trade secret or security concerns. The committee also heard AB 650 on housing element review, AB 1044 on creating a new Tulare County groundwater sustainability agency, and AB 523 on allowing proxy voting for single-representative member agencies on the Metropolitan Water District board; all drew broad support from local agencies and related stakeholders and no recorded opposition in the room. Several housing bills were presented as part of a broader fast-track housing package. AB 507 would streamline adaptive reuse of office buildings into housing, especially in downtowns with high vacancy; supporters said it would revive urban cores and help meet housing and climate goals, while the League of California Cities and a few cities opposed it unless amended, citing concerns about one-size-fits-all by-right approval and fee limitations. AB 1294 would create a universal housing application and limit early application requirements; it drew strong support from housing and business groups, with the American Planning Association and League of California Cities seeking more flexibility and input. AB 610 would require local governments to disclose housing constraints in their housing elements and limit new constraints after certification for three years unless disclosed; supporters said it would improve transparency and certainty, while opponents warned it could chill legitimate local policy choices and inclusionary housing requirements. Both AB 610 and AB 698, which would require analysis of the housing and property tax impacts of proposed transfer taxes, were moved out of committee on 7-0 votes after discussion and amendments. The committee also heard AB 1112, which would repeal an outdated Riverside County property tax provision affecting Rancho Mirage; the city argued it was the only qualifying no-low property tax city not receiving the standard minimum and sought equal treatment. After quorum was established, the bill was passed 6-0 with amendments and sent to Appropriations. AB 1021, heard later, would make it easier for school districts and other local education agencies to build employee housing, with the author citing teacher recruitment and retention problems and support from education stakeholders. Throughout the hearing, members and witnesses repeatedly emphasized the need to balance housing production, local fiscal tools, and infrastructure needs, and several authors accepted committee amendments and committed to continued negotiations with opponents.

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• Require the School Facilities Authority to adopt rules and policies governing the collection of school
• </c> so um House Bill 422 relating to school so um House Bill 422 relating to school facilities<00:01
• </c> construction fee component of the school construction fee component of the school impact<00:02:00.119
• </c> the construction portion of school the construction portion of school impact<00:03:43.360><c> fees
• </c><00:04:14.400><c> impact</c> construction portion of school impact construction portion of school

Committee: Senate Ways and Means

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee took up House Bill 422, relating to school impact fees. The Education Committee recommended passage with amendments, and Ways and Means concurred. The amendments would repeal the construction fee component of the school impact fee while retaining the land impact fee and in-lieu fee requirements, remove related statutory language, exempt certain developments from school impact fees, raise the unit threshold for satisfying the land component to 100 units, require the School Facilities Authority to adopt rules and policies, and require a report to the Legislature on the effect of repealing the construction portion of the fee. The measure was also given a sunset date of June 30, 2029, with the committee report to note that the changes are intended to test the efficiency and efficacy of the fee structure and could be made permanent if the report supports that outcome. The committees adopted the recommendation, with one senator initially voting no and then changing to yes after the amendments were explained. The meeting also included a separate hearing on House Bill 1155, concerning procurement for Department of Transportation projects and construction manager/general contractor procurement. DOT testified that it supported the concept but wanted to narrow the bill, saying the current language was too broad and that the goal was to allow more innovative procurement while preserving selection safeguards. The State Procurement Office said it supported the bill’s language but was willing to work with DOT on alternative wording. Several construction-related organizations, including subcontractors, iron workers, elevator constructors, and building trades representatives, opposed the bill, arguing that exemptions from the procurement code would weaken protections such as retainage, equality, and prompt payment and could invite favoritism or corruption. In response to those concerns, the chair proposed amendments limiting the exemption to DOT, narrowing the qualifying contracts, adding a two-year sunset, requiring a report after the first year, and clarifying that project management could not be procured under the section. The amended recommendation passed, though several members voted with reservations. A separate item, House Bill 476, was briefly called up at the end of the agenda, with a recommendation to pass with amendments to increase a rate from 7.25% to 8%, but discussion was not completed in the portion of the transcript provided.

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• , and nothing was reported from the school.
• , and nothing was reported from the school.
• </c><00:54:45.640><c> and</c> with the different schools and with the different schools and administration
• </c> the girl and you could see in her school the girl and you could see in her school pictures<00:54
• </c> pictures when she took her school pictures when she took her school pictures<00:54:58.920><c> she

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Health and Human Services committee heard several gubernatorial nominations and appointments, beginning with Sunshine Cho and Barbara Tom for the Language Access Advisory Council. Both nominees said they stood on their written testimony and expressed interest in continuing to serve, and multiple organizations testified in strong support. No opposition or questions were raised on either nomination, and the committee moved on after hearing the testimony. The bulk of the meeting focused on GM 642, the nomination of Ryan Yamane to be Director of the Department of Human Services. Yamane gave an extensive opening statement describing his social work background, long public service career, and philosophy of compassionate, balanced leadership. He emphasized DHS’s role in helping people from keiki to kūpuna with dignity and support, and shared personal stories from disaster response and family-service work to illustrate his approach. Support testimony came from a wide range of state officials, agency directors, community organizations, health systems, advocacy groups, and former colleagues, who praised his leadership, problem-solving, communication skills, and empathy. One witness, Moani Kiala Katherine Tu Alun, testified in opposition, raising concerns about retaliation and safety issues affecting foster youth and alleging harmful treatment within Child Welfare Services. Another witness, Angela Melody Young, supported the nomination and said Yamane could help overcome barriers for vulnerable communities and improve DHS programs such as financial assistance, SNAP, and disability services. The committee also heard from DHS staff and related officials about the uncertainty surrounding possible federal funding and staffing cuts; Yamane said the department is gathering information, coordinating with Budget and Finance and federal partners, and preparing to prioritize services and adjust if federal changes affect programs. No votes were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.