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• administration had previously paused phase three, but now that they've been released, I expect the pace
• pathways, and strain on course availability and student support services if funding does not keep pace

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance held an oversight hearing on the California State University system covering enrollment, core operations, Title IX/civil rights, and basic needs. The Department of Finance said the Governor’s 2026-27 budget does not change CSU enrollment targets from the prior year and proposes a 5% ongoing General Fund increase for core operations as the final year of the compact. The Legislative Analyst’s Office recommended a lower resident undergraduate enrollment target than the Governor’s proposal, separate funding for enrollment growth rather than folding it into base, a smaller or no base increase tied more closely to inflation, earmarking some base funds for capital renewal, retiring deferred payments, and avoiding new multi-year compact commitments. CSU said enrollment has rebounded for three straight years, but growth is uneven across campuses, with several Northern California campuses still facing structural declines tied to demographics and community college pipelines. CSU described a multi-year reallocation plan shifting about 10,000 FTE and $89 million in ongoing funding toward higher-demand campuses, plus $40 million in one-time support, and said seven campuses submitted turnaround plans aimed at recovering enrollment over the next several years. The system highlighted strategies such as dual enrollment, guaranteed admission pathways with community colleges, outreach to high school students, retention and advising efforts, and new degree models for working adults and military-connected students. Members raised questions about how campus targets are set, whether the May Board of Trustees discussion will address a systemwide enrollment framework, and how CSU will manage future deficits if projected out-year funding does not materialize. On core operations and facilities, CSU said it faces about $320 million in mandatory cost increases in 2026-27 and is pursuing shared services, procurement consolidation, campus administrative sharing, and program redesigns to reduce costs. CSU and the LAO emphasized the system’s large deferred maintenance backlog, estimated at $8.6 billion, and discussed whether CSU’s bond/debt capacity is sufficient to address it; CSU requested up to $1.1 billion for deferred maintenance, while the administration did not propose new funding. The committee also heard CSU’s annual Title IX and civil rights update: CSU said it has implemented 15 of 16 State Auditor recommendations, has dedicated Title IX coordinators at every campus, is using a systemwide case management dashboard, and is piloting centralized investigations at five campuses. Finally, on basic needs, the Governor maintained current funding levels for food assistance/basic needs, rapid rehousing, and mental health. CSU reported heavy use of food pantries, CalFresh support, emergency housing, and counseling services, while warning that federal changes to CalFresh and related funding could make it harder to serve students in need.

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• But because he grows at a rapid pace like I do during session, we had to re-up the prescription every
• cap that was put in place in 1976, today, it's worth more than $8 million if it had just simply kept pace

Keywords: March 10, 2026 - Regular Session, 976, house, all

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• All right, members, you know, I know that things do not move at a fast pace here, because they really
• That'd be a lot faster, but we are all... ...at a fast pace here because they really don't.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The meeting opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, attendance, and several guest introductions, including the Doctor of the Day, realtors visiting for Realtor Day, and a representative from Home of Hope. The Senate then handled a large number of bill referrals and second-reading items before moving into Committee of the Whole on multiple calendars. Several bills were advanced with committee and floor amendments, including SB 1494, SB 1497, SB 1503, SB 1535, SB 1544, SB 1580, SB 1582, SB 1584, SB 1585, SB 1602, SB 1632, SB 1723, and SB 1798. Many of the amendments were described as technical cleanups, but some made substantive changes, such as SB 1535’s provisions on sealing records for sex-trafficking victims and SB 1723’s domestic-violence release and monitoring provisions. The Committee of the Whole also adopted a report recommending several bills do pass as amended. The chamber adopted House Concurrent Resolution 264 honoring former Senator Barbara Leff, followed by a moment of silence and remarks from her family. The Senate then returned to Committee of the Whole for Calendar 1, where it retained SB 1332 and advanced SB 1654, SB 1711, SB 1743, SCR 1047, and HB 2993. HB 2993 drew the most debate: opponents argued it had a single-subject problem, relied on funding from the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Fraud Fund, and could create unnecessary outside-counsel costs for DPS, while supporters cited the need for the supplemental and defended the funding approach. The motion to report HB 2993 do pass carried by division, 16-13. In third reading, the Senate passed HB 4115 and a series of Senate bills, including SB 1012, SB 1213, SB 1416, SB 1474, SB 1511, SB 1549, SB 1573, SB 1634, SB 1647, and SB 1649, with several passing on close 16-13 votes. Debate centered heavily on immigration enforcement, concealed carry in businesses serving alcohol, CDL and driver-license issues, campaign finance disclosure, and a digital asset reserve fund. Members on both sides repeatedly explained votes on constitutional, public safety, fiscal, and civil-rights grounds. The session ended with bills transmitted to the House after passage.

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• administrations, reflecting a longstanding bipartisan recognition that our privacy laws must keep pace
• The clarification ensures that the law keeps pace with how people live and work today.

Bills: SB20, SB53, SB86, SB96, SB129

Keywords: prior authorization, pharmacy benefits manager, PBM, health insurer, prescription drugs, step therapy, formulary, auto-adjudication, electronic portal, appeals, medical necessity, serious mental illness, mental health, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, substance use disorder, addiction treatment, cancer, autoimmune disorder

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• And to Secretary Black's earlier point about large language models, the pace of technological change—A
• And that's the pace that these technologies are going.

Keywords: 996, all

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• So I'm hopeful that this process will move forward, albeit at its very difficult pace.
• They're trying to raise premiums to keep pace with the increasing loss costs, but it hasn't been enough

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• I think you talked about the pace of openings, which is really reflective of all the work that you and
• The close Time will match the pace of the business readiness. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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• We know there's not always agreement there, but we certainly want to see housing built at a quicker pace
• For CalPACE, we deeply appreciate the legislature's modifications to PACE cuts. with DHCS very soon to

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• If we keep at this pace, it’s going to be close to what we spent under the first Trump administration
• Things have been moving at a different pace.

Summary: The subcommittee heard May Revision presentations for the Office of Emergency Services, Judicial Branch, CDCR, and the Department of Justice, with the LAO offering comments and recommendations throughout. For Cal OES, the administration outlined funding for relocating the Red Mountain communications site, increased FEMA reimbursement authority, cybersecurity grants, next-generation 911 support, and a reduction to the Flexible Cash Assistance for Survivors of Crime program. Members raised concerns about VOCA backfill and disaster reimbursement, while the LAO recommended approving the 911 request with reporting, adding contingency planning for cybersecurity grants, clarifying the FEMA reimbursement language, and increasing reporting on emergency spending. For the Judicial Branch, the May Revision included funding for implementation of the Trial Nations Access to Justice Act, reductions tied to court facilities and employee benefits, and General Fund solutions such as a reduction to the pretrial release program, a reversion from the Trial Court Trust Fund, and elimination of the jury duty pilot program. The LAO cautioned that the pretrial reduction could affect detention and release decisions and recommended tighter legislative oversight over the trust fund transfer and reallocation language. Members questioned the impact of the pretrial cut, the lack of Prop. 36 court funding, and the rationale for the jury pilot elimination; the Judicial Branch said it was generally supportive of the budget as proposed. CDCR presented requests for roof repairs, fire alarm replacements, CalAIM-related costs, and trailer bill changes on incarcerated college students, mental health hiring, and tuberculosis testing, along with a planned prison closure by October 2026. The department also proposed reducing or delaying several items, including radio replacement, ADA improvements, COVID mitigation, and some facility upgrades, while adding a $125 million placeholder for consultant-driven operational savings. The LAO recommended rejecting or reducing several San Quentin-related proposals, questioned the staffing and contract medical requests, and urged more transparency on the consultant savings plan; members expressed concern about the realism of the savings targets and the potential legal or operational risks from delaying ADA and radio projects. For DOJ, the May Revision proposed ongoing funding and 44 positions to defend against federal actions, IT and accounting system upgrades, implementation funding for AB 1877, and a special fund loan. The LAO supported the KLETS connection but asked for a contingency plan if the new DMV link is delayed, noted that AB 1877 would not be fully implemented without additional funding, and recommended limiting and reporting on the federal accountability workload. Members questioned the size and permanence of the DOJ request, the use of the earlier $25 million special session appropriation, and the pace of federal litigation; DOJ said the new request would support ongoing litigation, expert assistance, and coordination across multiple cases and states.

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• Remarks to kind of pace this for us. Okay, so thank you again for having me.
• bold on regulation, we make those moves, but recognize that maybe not everybody can move at the same pace

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• to meet first and second committee deadline, but um, we would definitely need to like pick up the pace
• to meet first and second committee deadline, but um, we would definitely need to like pick up the pace
• to meet first and second committee deadline, but um, we would definitely need to like pick up the pace
• to meet first and second committee deadline, but um, we would definitely need to like pick up the pace
• We would definitely need to pick up the pace a little to get to those other two or three committees by

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• so part of our responsibility to the institution is to look across and see where we have not kept pace
• so part of our responsibility to the institution is to look across and see where we have not kept pace
• It's simply replicating and advancing at such a pace that we are really limiting the utility of it by
• advancing<02:10:47.280> at<02:10:47.599> such<02:10:47.840> a<02:10:48.079> pace
• replicating and advancing at such a pace replicating and advancing at such a pace that<02:10:49.280

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Incomes haven't kept pace with these increases, which means housing eats up more and more of a family's
• Incomes haven't kept pace with these increases, which means housing eats up more and more of a family's
• Incomes haven't kept pace with these increases, which means housing eats up more and more of a family's
• Incomes haven't kept pace with these increases, which means housing eats up more and more of a family's
• has failed to keep pace with rising demand,<03:54:31.279> leading<03:54:31.680> to<03:

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, February 9, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• So we view this bill as a pretty modest step forward to keep pace with how policy around this area has
• So we view this bill as a pretty modest step forward to keep pace with how policy around this area has
• So we view this bill as a pretty modest step forward to keep pace with how policy around this area has
• We should be looking at how can we keep pace, and I think there are some mechanisms we can explore to
• <04:35:22.400> and looking at how can we keep pace and looking at how can we keep pace and

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• We're requesting one to keep pace at 35 applications.
• Now when I say keep pace, um, right now the expectation is that we can issue these permits in 8 to 10
• Now when I keep pace at 35 applications.
• Now when I say<01:08:55.679> at<01:08:55.920> pace<01:08:56.880> um<01:08:57.359
• > right<01:08:57.679> now say at pace um right now say at pace um right now uh<01:09:00.400

Keywords: 916, all

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• We'd have to talk to more of the cruise operators to see what their booking pace looks like, what kind
• 34.640> this >> We'd have to talk to more of the cruise operators to see what their booking pace
• <00:18:56.000> what what their booking pace looks like. what what their booking pace looks
• We're adding jobs at a slow pace, but we're adding them faster than we're adding labor.
• We're adding jobs at a slow pace, but We're adding jobs at a slow pace, but we're<01:05:38.559> adding

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• And we're going to pick up the pace a little bit through this.
• And we're going to pick up the pace a little bit through this.
• And we're going to pick up the pace a little bit through this.
• And we're going to pick up the pace a little bit through this.
• increase the pace of the pain. pain. pain.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• McDonald has built a reputation as a flexible, creative, highly adaptable leader who excels in fast-paced

Summary: The Arkansas Legislative Council met and first adopted the previous meeting minutes, then honored Lori McDonald of the Department of Human Services for nearly 28 years of state service. Members read a resolution recognizing her legislative, constituent, and leadership work at DHS, and the council adopted it unanimously. McDonald thanked members for their support, and the Senate also presented her with a citation, a flag flown over the Capitol, and a commemorative coin. The council then received the May 2026 revenue report, which showed gross adjusted collections of $7.76 billion year-to-date, up 4.4% from the prior year, and net available for distribution of $6.36 billion. The Bureau of Legislative Research noted collections were running above last year and that the updated forecast reflected a surplus. The Executive Subcommittee report was adopted after members were told it had approved captive insurance premiums and deductibles, a claims administration contract, emergency DHS rules, waiver requests, committee fund allocations, and the cancellation of the regular July ALC meeting in favor of only meeting for urgent matters. Several subcommittee reports were then adopted, including Administrative Rules, Game and Fish and State Police, Hospital/Medicaid/Developmental Disabilities, Lottery Oversight, Occupational Licensing Review, Peer Review, Review, State Insurance Programs Oversight, and Personnel. During the Administrative Rules discussion, members questioned the Department of Education about delays and vendor performance under the ClassWallet contract; department officials said they were meeting regularly with the vendor, keeping expense review in-house, and would consider other options if needed. In Personnel, the Department of Commerce clarified that a reallocation request was part of a broader departmental realignment and shared services move, not the Arkansas Workforce Connection waiver. The council also reviewed and took action on several communications, including filing retirement system investment summaries as reviewed, approving rural community grant funding, giving favorable advice for state park acquisitions/expansion, approving special maintenance funding for state parks, and filing proposed Office of State Technology service rates as reviewed before adjourning.

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• McDonald has built a reputation as a flexible, creative, highly adaptable leader who excels in fast-paced

Keywords: 1204, all

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• First, indexing residency stipends to the level one teacher salaries ensures stipends keep pace as we

Bills: SB83, SB106, SB107, SB123, SJR1

Keywords: ecological monitoring, sustainability, tribal engagement, education, research funding, graduate scholarship, higher education funding, New Mexico, appropriation, financial aid, out-of-school programming, education funding, youth programs, affordability, nonprofit organizations, defibrillators, public schools, health and safety, emergency response, school elections