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• So, how many programs are available during the summer, like this summer?
• How many programs are schools and PED participating in? How many of our kids are in summer school?
• in summer programs, Mr.
• Many of our school districts and charter schools host their own summer learning programs, so those, it
• What I can tell you is that the state has a state-funded summer reading program.

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• And so, I think he'd been missing probably all summer.
• And so, I think he'd been missing probably all summer.
• And so, I think he'd been missing probably all summer.
• And so, I think he'd been missing probably all summer.
• And so, I think he'd been missing probably all summer.

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Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection met for its first meeting of the 2026 session, took roll, established a quorum, and heard three bills. The chair reviewed committee procedures, including deadlines for amendments, cell phone etiquette, and sign-in rules for testimony. Senator Clemons was welcomed as a new member, and the committee later noted that Senator Berg had arrived late and wanted his vote recorded on Senate Bills 11 and 13. Senate Bill 11, sponsored by Senator Meredith, would create a pilot rebate program for residential safe rooms in response to increased tornado activity. The bill would reimburse homeowners for 50% of construction and installation costs up to $5,000, require FEMA and code compliance, and allow safe rooms to be used by neighbors during emergencies. Members asked about cost, oversight, and capacity; the sponsor said the bill was not seeking an appropriation this session and would be administered by Kentucky Emergency Management. The committee voted unanimously to pass the bill favorably. Senate Bill 13, sponsored by Senator Deneen, would allow military installations to have an ex-officio, nonvoting representative on local planning and zoning bodies to raise national security concerns before zoning decisions are made near bases. Members spoke in support, emphasizing protection of military installations and surrounding land. The committee voted unanimously to pass the bill favorably. Senator Deneen also presented Senate Bill 42, which would require law enforcement to submit missing-person cases to Kentucky State Police for entry into the national database within 30 days for minors and 60 days for adults. Supporters said it could help in cases where children are missing but do not trigger an Amber Alert. After discussion about timing and law enforcement workload, the committee again voted unanimously to pass the bill favorably. At the end of the meeting, the chair announced a later Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee presentation on Kentucky’s veteran centers, to be held in the same room after adjournment of both chambers, and then the committee adjourned.

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• And then by the end of last summer… By the end of last summer, we had 86%.
• Uh, so we are thrilled every summer we bring 30 or 40 thrilled every summer we bring 30 or 40 college
• Um, so we are seeing those programs be successful.
• I'm happy to give you a connection to our rise program.
• It's tough, but our program is a 5-day-a-week full school day program, which most programs, if you talk

Bills: HB447, HB447

Keywords: HB447, school buses, student transportation, public schools, local boards of education, dual enrollment, career technical education, CTE, community college, trade school, technical college, offsite educational venues, student access, transportation policy, school bus law, Alabama education law, Montgomery County, probate court, judge of probate, will registration

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• This credit is derived from free allowances from the cap-and-trade program that are given to utilities
• Second, it would shift the timing of the distribution to the summer when the bills are the highest and
• Second, it would shift the timing of the distribution to the summer when the bills are the highest and
• in order to ensure that energy programs are implemented effectively and responsibly.
• These are important affordability programs for our customers.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy heard two bills focused on electricity affordability and utility costs. AB 745, by Assembly Member Irwin, would restructure the California Climate Credit by shifting it from lump-sum payments to direct reductions in volumetric electricity rates and moving the credit to the summer months when bills are highest. The author and UC Santa Barbara economist Dr. Kyle Meng argued this could significantly lower summer rates and better help households during extreme heat. Supporters, including UCS, NRDC, and some labor representatives, favored the concept, with some urging that the gas climate credit also be redirected. No opposition testimony was presented, and the bill passed 18-0 to the floor. The committee then considered AB 825, also presented as an affordability package aimed at reducing electric bills by addressing wildfire mitigation costs, transmission financing, permitting delays, and a review of ratepayer-funded programs. The bill would authorize securitization for undergrounding expenses, remove the first $15 billion in undergrounding capital investments from the rate base for return purposes, create a public transmission financing program using Proposition 4 funds and IBank support, revive the California Power Authority as a public sponsor, and establish a task force to review energy efficiency and demand response programs. The author and witness Matt Friedman of The Utility Reform Network said the bill could save ratepayers billions over time through lower-cost public financing and securitization. Testimony on AB 825 was mixed. Support came from several consumer and clean-energy groups, while utilities and labor raised concerns about the bill’s impact on utility financial stability, wildfire fund participation, liability, and whether the $15 billion securitization cap could discourage undergrounding. Some witnesses also objected to the task force’s potential effect on energy efficiency and demand response programs. Committee members discussed the need to balance affordability with utility creditworthiness and wildfire safety, and several asked for more analysis of market impacts and liability issues. Despite those concerns, AB 825 passed the committee 13-0 and was sent to the floor.

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• Yeah, are those programs, the federal free and reduced lunch program and our state farm to school program
• So, there's 20 out of 29 sponsors were school districts for the summer meal program, and I believe there
• are just five counties that do not participate in that summer program.
• The rest do the summer meal program. >> Do you have the names of those five counties?
• snacks program.

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• So, Mr.<00:12:03.200> Summers,<00:12:03.839> welcome. Mr. Summers, welcome. Mr.
• I'm the president CEO is Mike Summers.
• and other through the DARE program and other programs<00:16:01.839> that<00:16:02.240> the
• > about<00:28:15.440> this Mike Summers pre- pandemic about this Mike Summers pre- pandemic
• At that time we had uh 39 program.

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• Does this even summer and not work." Does this even make<00:03:15.120> sense?
• , cut all these teachers and cut programs, cut all these teachers and cut programs, cut cut cut paras
• <00:05:00.960> this teachers, payers, and programs this teachers, payers, and programs this
• What are you looking for, just to be clear, a full cut to school meals program or?
• What are you looking for, just to be clear, a full cut to school meals program or?

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We now have no funding for our summer research program, which has successfully run for the past four
• We now have no funding for our summer research program, which has successfully run for the past four
• programs.
• At UC Santa Cruz, also seven EOP summer extension programs serving various diverse students were all
• And we have joint programs that bring students and faculty together for summer research programs.

Summary: The Assembly Higher Education Committee held an oversight hearing on how federal actions are affecting California higher education, with opening remarks from the chair and members emphasizing the importance of state-federal shared governance and the need to protect access, affordability, and campus diversity. The first panel included leaders from the CSU, University of the Pacific, California Community Colleges, and UC, who described broad impacts from federal grant terminations, changes to student aid, loan limits, visa and immigration policy, and proposed reductions to research support. Testimony focused on the elimination of Grad PLUS loans, caps on Parent PLUS and Pell-related changes, the loss or suspension of hundreds of grants, and the resulting harm to student support services, research, workforce pipelines, food assistance, and health care training. UC and CSU representatives warned of major losses in research funding, indirect cost reimbursement, and student opportunities, while community college leaders highlighted uncertainty around federal grants and the need to maintain services for low-income, first-generation, undocumented, and other vulnerable students. Committee members asked how the state could respond, including through intersegmental partnerships, dual enrollment, transfer pathways, and support for basic needs and nutrition programs. Witnesses said California could help by sustaining financial aid, protecting minority-serving institution programs, and investing in research, housing, and workforce development. Several speakers stressed that federal changes were creating instability for students and campuses, and that the effects would likely be long-lasting, especially in health care, teaching, STEM, and social work pipelines. A second panel then focused on equitable access. The California Student Aid Commission described state efforts such as the $3.9 billion investment in aid programs, the Cal Grant system, the Dream Act, and possible reforms to better serve adult learners, foster youth, undocumented students, and students with dependents. The Los Angeles Community College District reported that federal cuts and policy shifts are discouraging students from applying for aid, threatening TRIO and MSI/HSI-funded services, and reducing support for basic needs, counseling, and workforce programs. The Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities and the CSU Academic Senate echoed concerns about FAFSA confusion, international student restrictions, grant losses, and the erosion of equity-focused programs. No formal votes or legislative actions were taken during the hearing; the committee primarily received testimony and discussed possible state responses.

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• <00:19:47.600> for so this is a reimbursement program for so this is a reimbursement program
• us we will only pay for their summer us we will only pay for their summer research<00:25:26.520>
• the natural and Scenic area program the natural and Scenic area grant<00:36:32.839> program<00
• and then the local Trails grant program and then the local Trails connection<00:36:35.119> program
• <00:36:36.119> and<00:36:36.400> I connection program and I connection program and

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The hourly workers the summer of 2028.
• This created unexpected programs.
• sizes, programs, and student supports. sizes, programs, and student supports. to<00:30:50.240>
• <01:02:56.799> from highquality diverse ELA programs from highquality diverse ELA programs
• Courtney from Zimroda Mappa says this summer was the first summer she had the opportunity to collect

Keywords: 1183, house

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• programs for veterans, programs for students living with disabilities, programs for students experiencing
• The Cal Grant program is a...
• I, Summer Gonzalez, followed by Summer Murcii.
• Yes, a summer Saly.
• enter into the program.

Summary: The committee first adopted its 2025-26 rules on a 7-0 roll call, then approved three consent items—AB 88, AB 240, and AB 313—on a due-pass motion to Appropriations. The hearing then moved to AB 648, which would give community college districts the same zoning authority as the UC and CSU systems to build student and staff housing on property they own or lease. The author and supporters argued the bill would help address severe housing insecurity and homelessness among community college students, while opponents and some members raised concerns about local control, zoning exemptions, and the impact on nearby communities. AB 648 passed the committee on a 5-2 vote and was sent to the Local Government Committee. The committee next heard AB 466, which would require California Community Colleges and CSU campuses to provide organ and tissue donor registry information during student orientation, and request UC campuses to do the same. Supporters shared personal stories about transplants and donation, saying college orientation is a good opportunity to increase registrations. Some members worried about information overload during orientation and suggested campuses have flexibility in how they present the material, but the bill advanced on a unanimous 7-0 vote to Appropriations. AB 326 followed, proposing campus-by-campus external audits of the CSU every three years and public release of the audits. The author, faculty supporters, and a student argued that systemwide audits do not provide enough transparency about how money is spent at individual campuses, citing examples of financial mismanagement and fee increases. CSU opposed the bill, saying it already conducts annual consolidated external audits and that campus-level audits would add cost without added benefit. After extensive discussion about transparency, audit scope, and implementation, the bill passed 6-1 to Appropriations. The committee then took up AB 335, which would create a California Black-Serving Institution Grant Program to support Black student success and broader underserved student services; supporters emphasized persistent equity gaps and low completion rates, while an opponent argued the bill needed to be carefully amended to comply with Proposition 209 and equal protection requirements. The transcript ends during that item’s discussion, before a final vote is shown.

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• We have had to cancel school programs We have had to cancel school programs because<00:21:10.840
• We had to question whether if parents would send their kids to our Ice RIce summer camp this summer.
• summer camp this summer. summer camp this summer.
• bilingual seal program.
• This is emergency grant program.

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• <00:54:15.799> um robust related instruction program um robust related instruction program
• impact the program has had.
• <01:06:53.880> that Federal pel grant program for which that Federal pel grant program for
• <01:13:15.520> is does if the state gr grant program is does if the state gr grant program
• <01:34:09.760> State changes are made to the program State changes are made to the program

Keywords: 1183, house

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• For example, last year the Bloomington schools budget cuts killed a summer program to teach English to
• program could survive and it took place last summer thanks to us.
• <00:09:05.959> program<00:09:06.320> to budget cuts killed a summer program to budget
• cuts killed a summer program to teach<00:09:06.839> English<00:09:07.200> to<00:09:07.480
• could survive and it took place program could survive and it took place last<00:09:24.320> summer

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Summary: State Representative Bjorn Olson opened by discussing House File 733, which he said would roll back restrictions placed on electronic pull tabs and charitable gambling two years earlier. He argued the 2023 changes hurt charities, veterans groups, and local communities by reducing revenue for donations to fire departments, youth activities, and veterans services. Olson said the bill had just been heard in the Veterans Committee and had been sent on to Commerce, and he expressed optimism about advancing it further. Several charity and gambling representatives testified in support of the bill. Amanda Jackson of the Spring Lake Park Lions Club said the new rules stripped entertaining features from electronic pull tabs and reduced revenue, citing a drop in January EAB sales from $947,000 in 2024 to $816,000 in 2025. She described how Lions Club gambling funds local equipment, eyeglasses, clothing, school programs, food shelves, and shelters. Rachel Keller of the Bloomington Kennedy Activities Foundation and Tim Angstrom of the Bloomington American Legion said reduced gambling revenue would hurt school support, student needs, and community programs; Angstrom said the Legion had funded a $3,000 English program and other local services. Rachel Jenner of Allied Charities said the group was also working on sports betting legislation, but that any sports betting revenue would not make up for the losses from the electronic pull tab changes. She said the 2023 law took effect January 1 and that no current game on the market fully matches the features now required, forcing manufacturers and charities to adapt. In response to questions, Olson said the bill’s path would depend on further House and Senate action, and he suggested a possible compromise could involve restoring some playability features while continuing to seek tax relief for charities.

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• General Funded Program, the Clean California Program.
• So, basically, what the administration is saying is this litter program, which is a brand new program
• with existing federal formula-based programs.
• By summer, do you mean July or September?
• In other words, earlier in summer is better than later, but it has to be in summer.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Happy summer, Chair and Members.
• Summer Gonzalez. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• State Plan, and other K-14 CTE issues and programs.
• There are a lot of programs that have been in place for a long time.
• I hope everyone has a wonderful summer recess.

Summary: The Assembly Higher Education Committee met in a special hearing and took up SB 638 by Senator Padilla, a workforce development bill aimed at creating a coordinating entity called the Middle Class Pipeline Project. The bill would streamline interagency education and workforce programs, improve career technical education and career pathways, and direct resources toward high-unemployment, low-income regions through changes to the CTE incentive grant program. Supporters, including the Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities, the California Edge Coalition, National University, Long Beach City College, and United Ways of California, argued that California needs a statewide coordinating body to reduce silos, improve access to high-quality jobs, and better align education with labor market needs. Committee members focused heavily on whether the proposed entity would duplicate existing bodies such as the California Workforce Development Board and other education/workforce agencies, and whether its broad duties could be carried out with the $1.5 million budget allocation. The author said the bill is intended to move an operational coordinating entity into broader tri-party negotiations with legislative leadership and the Governor, and that the final structure and staffing would depend on those talks. Some members supported the concept but raised concerns about scope, duplication, and whether the bill should be delayed or audited; one member opposed it as too broad and underfunded. The committee ultimately voted to pass SB 638 to the Assembly Appropriations Committee on a courtesy vote. The roll call showed five ayes and three noes, with one member not voting, and the chair later allowed additional members to add on, including an additional aye from Assemblymember Haney. The hearing then adjourned with the chair noting that further conversations would continue on the coordinating entity and its responsibilities.

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• <00:40:03.240> I suggesting that during the summer I suggesting that during the summer I guess
• participating in this internship program participating in this internship program be<00:40:08.319
• Next, we’ll be adopting DOE’s amendments, relating to students enrolled in the program during the summer
• <01:03:44.480> uh students enrolled in the program uh students enrolled in the program uh
• > is<01:03:46.799> regards during the summer this is regards during the summer this is regards

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• There is a $500 budget reserve that becomes available next summer, and that has an eligibility criteria
• don't go out until later in the summer don't go out until later in the summer after<00:03:24.360
• next summer next summer and<00:04:10.320> that<00:04:10.720> has<00:04:11.080>
• <00:09:53.760> So,<00:09:53.920> the Safety in a grant program there.
• So, the Safety in a grant program there.

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Summary: House leaders and members discussed a budget agreement centered on preserving Hennepin County Medical Center, with speakers saying the deal provides $705 million total for HCMC and related hospital support. They said $205 million would go directly and exclusively to HCMC, with a $500 million reserve fund available next summer for hospitals meeting narrow eligibility criteria tied to medical assistance and uncompensated care, plus a $30 million uncompensated care fund and increased Medicaid rates for critical access hospitals. They also said the agreement includes a task force to develop a long-term solution for HCMC and new governance provisions, including a professional hospital board, mediation requirements, and continued reporting on public dollars. The leaders also highlighted other parts of the budget deal, including $1.2 billion in bonding for infrastructure, $125 million for a homestead tax refund that would increase the homestead credit by 12% for qualifying homeowners, and $75 million for county IT modernization with additional ongoing funding and a possible future surplus allocation. They said the agreement preserves three-month Medicaid retroactive coverage for one year despite federal changes, provides $10 million for food banks and food shelves, and includes $12.5 million for school-linked mental health grants, $3.8 million for mobile crisis grants, and $5 million for anonymous threat reporting systems in public and private schools. Members also said the deal does not change existing law on the ballpark tax, which remains tied to Target Field bonds and other statutory obligations, and that NLX and Blue Line transit funding would only redirect to reserve accounts if those projects do not move forward. They said the agreement also includes memorial provisions for former Speaker Melissa Hortman, including a $200,000 appropriation to Helping Paws, renaming Highway 610 as the Hortman Memorial Highway, a memorial garden, and a work group on a Capitol complex state park proposal. In response to questions, leaders said they were frustrated that comprehensive gun violence prevention and some other issues were not included, and they said the session would end with an orderly finish after several long days of final work.

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• program works.
• to show that this program works.
• To present about our program today.
• The second request that you'll see there is out of the summer challenge program that we started.
• When it comes to the Summer Challenge, I think that is a remarkable program.

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• We did open bids this summer.
• later this summer.
• of our program, and that's been around for another 10 years beyond our 30 years. ...portion of our program
• The Clean Water Program does not allow that.
• Drinking Water Program.

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