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• She's from Lemberg High School in St.
• I'd like the body to welcome. school. Craig Carson is visiting us this morning.
• You've graduated from high school. Perhaps you already have a degree.
• Battle was the first Black principal in the Columbia Public School District.
• Elliott Battle has the Elliott Battle Elementary School.

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior day’s journal by a 117-0 vote, and a long series of guest introductions, including 911 officials, school groups, students shadowing legislators, international visitors from Quebec, family members, and various community advocates. The chamber then moved into floor debate on several measures, beginning with House Joint Resolution 115, which would extend personal property tax and homestead tax exemptions to 100% service-connected disabled veterans and surviving spouses. Members from both parties praised the sponsor’s eight-year effort, emphasized the financial burden on disabled veterans living on fixed incomes, and noted the measure’s broad support; the House adopted the committee substitute and ordered it perfected and printed. The House next took up House Bill 2151, a Fast Track workforce training program fix that raises household income eligibility thresholds from $40,000 to $50,000 for single filers and from $80,000 to $100,000 for joint filers without increasing the program’s overall funding cap. Supporters said the change reflects inflation and will help more adults and families access training for career changes and upskilling. The chamber then approved House Substitute for House Bill 2576, a naming bill that included several commemorative designations. Members adopted amendments designating January as Blood Donor Awareness Month, June 28 as Elliott and Muriel Battle Day, and March 26 as PANS Awareness Day; a proposed Josephine Baker Day amendment was withdrawn after concerns it could complicate the broader bill. The bill also included other memorial and honorary designations, including a highway naming for a Vietnam veteran and recognition of a former Pagedale mayor. The House also approved an amendment designating April 22 as Missouri Black Bear Awareness Day, with supporters saying it would promote public safety and education as bear populations increase. Another amendment added infertility awareness language, with members describing the issue as a disease that affects families in silence. The chamber then approved House Committee Substitute for House Bill 3175, known as Mason’s Law, which creates a system to flag certain driver records for law enforcement when a person has a condition affecting communication; an amendment expanded the notice to include driver’s licenses. Members said the bill would help officers safely interact with people who may have difficulty communicating during traffic stops. Finally, the House took up House Bill 1736, which allows local governments to use certain park-related sales tax revenues for natural disaster mitigation, including stormwater management and the purchase of repetitive-loss properties. Supporters said it would help communities address flooding without turning parks into hard infrastructure sites. The chamber then began debate on House Bill 1887 and related AI and digital-image protection provisions, including measures aimed at preventing nonconsensual deepfakes, protecting minors, and giving victims civil remedies and takedown processes. Members from both parties supported the goal of curbing AI abuse, though some raised technical drafting questions and one member suggested the legislature may eventually need a broader AI task force or sunset review. No final vote on HB 1887 was reached in the portion provided.

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• Lackey High School boys basketball E.
• Ethan Ntanga is an eighth grader from Matthew Henson Middle School in Charles County.
• He attends McDonough High School every morning to take high school-level math courses, and he's been
• He attends McDonough High School every morning to take high school-level math courses, and he's been
• High School every morning to take<00:07:25.200><c> high</c><00:07:25.480><c> school-level</c><00:07:

Keywords: House streaming session for Friday, March 27, 2026, 957, house, all

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• Christina Vedder, who is a process coordinator for Kelly High School.
• technology coordinator for the entire school district.
• She's a sixth-grade math teacher at Cape Toronto Middle School.
• John Paul II High School. Mr.
• The deadline for young women, seniors in high school, to apply.

Keywords: 959, house, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then approved the House Journal for the 35th day by a 115-1 roll call vote. Members spent much of the opening portion introducing a large number of special guests and visiting groups, including university alumni and students, ambulance and first responder personnel, hospice and behavioral health advocates, public administrators, educators, transportation stakeholders, and other community leaders recognized for service or advocacy work. The chamber then received committee reports recommending passage of several measures, including House Bills 1625, 2383, 3035, 3205, and Senate Bill 888, along with committee substitutes for some of those bills. The House proceeded to third reading and passage on a long series of bills. Among the major measures were HB 2774, a fuel-source bill limiting state and local governments from dictating bids or purchases based solely on fuel source, which passed 138-5; HB 2383, addressing copper theft and related telecommunications equipment crimes, which passed 130-5; and HB 3205, regulating litigation funding and requiring disclosures, which passed 144-1. Several bills drew extended debate. A combined bill on statutes of limitation and child sexual abuse claims, House Committee Substitute for HBs 1664, 1610, 1645, and 2182, passed 98-12 with 39 present after members debated both the abuse-related provisions and a separate reduction in the personal injury statute of limitations. HB 3146, dealing with ballot summary statements and the initiative petition process, passed 90-55 after sharp disagreement over whether it protected voters or undermined judicial review. Other measures passed with broad support, including HB 2146 on hospital investment options (143-1), HB 1756 establishing June’s Week to recognize rare pediatric diseases and families affected by them, HB 1783 on public health contracting (138-6), HB 2099 on expedited removal of squatters (136-1), HB 2896 loosening residency restrictions for university board appointments (111-17), HB 2505/2044 giving grandparents priority in certain custody cases (144-0), HB 1625 increasing penalties for drug trafficking (137-2), HB 2302 removing barriers to employment for people leaving incarceration (142-0), HB 3035 setting depreciation rules for vehicle tax valuation (100-43), HB 1870 updating debt collection and garnishment laws (137-9), HB 2335 giving school districts more flexibility over teacher training schedules (146-2), and HB 1827 allowing occupational therapists to certify disabled parking credentials (145-0).

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• Mary's Rams defeated Bakersfield Christian High School in the CIF Division 2-AA state high school title
• Mary's first state high school football championship, and it was the first high school football title
• High School in the CIF Division 2 AA State High School title game.
• Mary's first state high school football champion, and it was the first high school football title for
• I got a call from my granddaughter, who's a teenager in high school.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• They recently replaced their White Rock school.
• by the public schools.
• The school district is the school district... District the same line as the county line?
• transported to school on our roads.
• We had school district cooperative agreement cap funding, which is county material program school bus

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• Can you speak about the relationship that you have with the school district regarding school security
• So having those relationships with the school district and the school board is crucial, so that we're
• schools.
• Chairman, they go to school at Santa Teresa High School? They do. What size high school is that?
• And then we also have two high school interns from the Santa Teresa High School.

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• School social workers say students in crisis impact everyone in the classroom more and more often.
• different schools leading to burnout<00:17:30.160><c> or</c><00:17:30.320><c> a</c><00:17:30.480><c>
• Maybe we're thinking that the school being the point of this is what we're not succeeding at.
• Statistics show students who miss at least 10% of the school year in their early years are four times
• more likely to drop out of high school.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• working with the schools, collaborating with the schools, the businesses, to learn how to bring in and
• working with the schools, collaborating with the schools, the businesses, to learn how to bring in and
• working with the schools, collaborating with the schools, the businesses, to learn how to bring in and
• working with the schools, collaborating with the schools, the businesses, to learn how to bring in and
• A real need to be in the schools working with the schools, collaborating with the schools and the businesses

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Roll Call 00:13 SB 15 Discussion 00:45 SB 15 Vote 08:40 SB 103 Discussion 11:12 SB 103 Vote 29:49, 958, all

Summary: The Senate Committee for Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor heard two bills. Senate Bill 15, sponsored by Sen. Amanda Bledsoe, was presented with testimony from Major League Baseball in support of exempting minor league baseball players from Kentucky wage-and-hour treatment. Witnesses said the bill would preserve the negotiated collective bargaining structure for players, avoid impractical time-tracking requirements, and keep Kentucky aligned with other states. Senators discussed minor league salary levels, the importance of baseball to Kentucky communities, and the bill’s relationship to minimum wage law. The committee then took a roll call vote and passed the bill with unanimous support from members present. The committee next heard Senate Bill 103 from Sen. Danny Carroll, which would require the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation to adopt regulations under Chapter 13A, limit reciprocal agreements with other states until in-state provider contracts are exhausted, establish procedures for service fee memos before a new fiscal year, and require an annual report with operating and financial information. Testimony from community rehabilitation providers and disability advocates emphasized that the bill would increase transparency, protect local providers, and improve services for people with disabilities seeking competitive employment. They said Kentucky has a large disability population, that many working-age individuals with disabilities are not employed, and that better oversight could help address workforce shortages and reduce reliance on public assistance. Senators asked about the disability population, age ranges served, funding, and recent changes to provider rates and selection processes. The committee then voted to pass Senate Bill 103 unanimously.

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• It's going to go from the School Growth Fund to 750 million.
• Does cybersecurity include local jurisdictions and school districts?
• That includes 189 school districts, both private and charter.
• For example, if we support a school district and the school district has 10,000 student devices, just
• We can scan, for example, the school vendor.

Committee: Senate Senate Finance

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• money to help with the schools, under this bill, it allows those... ...schools.
• And I will say I'm a proponent of all schools that work.
• The changes to the bill: the House bill authorizes a coach employed by a school or school district to
• schools, it's something that I cannot get behind.
• to K-12 schools or students.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and featured a series of member introductions recognizing guests, interns, firefighters, a newly awarded PhD, and the day’s doctor. The chamber also adopted a Senate resolution honoring Indiana University quarterback Fernando Mendoza for winning the Heisman Trophy. After routine business, the Senate moved to special order bills. The first measures taken up were CS/SB 68 on health care patient protection, which required hospitals with emergency departments to adopt pediatric emergency care policies, training, readiness assessments, and a designated pediatric coordinator; it passed 36-0. CS/SB 350 on public records, protecting victim identities and temporarily exempting the names of law enforcement officers who are victims in the line of duty, passed 33-4 after questions about access for victims’ attorneys. CS/SB 576 on local government cybersecurity established a state-administered cybersecurity protection program for local governments, prioritized rural and fiscally constrained communities, and was amended before passing 37-0. CS/SB 532 on clerks of court, allowing clerks to retain all revenue above projections and incorporating related provisions on legal notices, traffic citation distributions, and municipal fee splits, passed 38-0. CS/SB 696 on trademark registration modernized the filing system and passed 38-0. CS/SB 698 on septic system permits, addressing permit delays and aligning House and Senate language on liability if construction begins early, also passed 38-0. The longest debate centered on CS/SB 1334 / CS/HB 991 on elections and election integrity. The bill would use REAL ID data to verify citizenship for voter registration and list maintenance, revise candidate-qualification rules, change acceptable voter IDs, add citizenship markers to driver licenses and ID cards by July 1, 2027, and make other election-administration changes. Multiple amendments were offered and defeated, including proposals to allow attestations in lieu of documentation, exempt seniors, require human review over automated systems, preserve student and retirement-center IDs, and delay implementation to July 1, 2027. One amendment was adopted to retain a stock-trading disclosure for candidates. The chamber then continued debate on the underlying bill, with supporters citing state reports of non-citizen registrations/voting and opponents warning of disenfranchisement for students, seniors, and others who may lack the required documents.

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• money to help with the schools, under this bill, it allows those... schools.
• And I will say I'm a proponent of all schools that work.
• The changes to the bill: the House bill authorizes a coach employed by a school or school district to
• schools, it's something that I cannot get behind.
• ...for the School Guardian program.

Summary: The Florida Senate convened with a quorum, opened with a prayer and Pledge of Allegiance, and heard several member introductions recognizing guests, interns, public servants, and a resolution honoring Indiana University quarterback Fernando Mendoza for winning the Heisman Trophy. The chamber then moved to the special order calendar and took up a series of bills, with some measures temporarily postponed and others advanced after brief debate and, in several cases, substitution of House companions for Senate bills. The first major bill passed was CS/CS/HB 355 on health care patient protection, which requires hospitals with emergency departments to have pediatric emergency care policies, training, equipment, and a designated pediatric coordinator; it passed 36-0. The Senate also passed CS/HB 1113 on public records, expanding confidentiality protections for victims and temporarily protecting the name of a law enforcement officer who becomes a victim in the line of duty; it passed 33-4. CS/CS/HB 1085 on local government cybersecurity was amended to place the program under the Florida Digital Service and to adjust grant timing, then passed 37-0. CS/CS/HB 925 on clerks of court passed 38-0 after amendments affecting revenue retention, legal notices, traffic citation distributions, and municipal fee sharing. CS/CS/HB 679 on trademark registration modernization and CS/CS/HB 589 on septic permit timing also passed unanimously. The most extensive debate centered on CS/CS/HB 991 / SB 1334, an elections bill that would use Real ID data to verify citizenship, change voter ID rules, alter candidate qualifying requirements, and revise election administration procedures. Senators offered and debated numerous amendments on documentation fees, senior exemptions, human review versus automated systems, student and retirement-center IDs, and effective dates; most were defeated, though one amendment adding stock-trading disclosure language for candidates was adopted. The bill’s sponsor cited election-crimes reports and specific prosecutions involving non-citizens as justification for the measure, while opponents argued it could disenfranchise eligible voters, especially students and seniors. The transcript ends during continued questioning and debate on that elections bill, before final disposition is shown.

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• National Blue Ribbon School status for NES High School.
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• School.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• AVID is making a difference in Orange County through programs at Orange High School, Kramer Middle School
• , Valencia High School, and Columbus Thurston Middle School.
• I remember the AVID programs when I was in school in San Diego, and they did an amazing job.
• of education, and charter schools throughout the state.
• Right now there's a little shift in who is troubled fiscally in school districts.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• McClatchy High School Eco Club, who came up with the idea for the bill.
• McClatchie High School Eco Club, who came up with the idea for the spell.
• McClatchy Senior High School in Sacramento. Sorry.
• McClatchy Senior High School, I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you. Thank you, Ms.
• I'm also speaking on behalf of the Kern County Superintendent of Schools.

Committee: House Privacy and Consumer Protection

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Currently, within 500 feet of schools, that's very problematic when you have places very close to schools
• Currently, within 500 feet of schools, that's very problematic when you have places very close to schools
• Currently, within 500 feet of schools, that's very problematic when you have places very close to schools
• And this was near an elementary school with 53% reduced-price lunches.
• The school had to put up a six-foot fence and put in an alarm.

Bills: HB2720 , HB2073 , SB5816 , SB5919 , SB5831 , SB6244 , SB6044 , SB5109 , SB5877 , SB6258

Keywords: behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, state regulation, market access, fire safety, insurance incentives, best practices, community protection, voluntary measures, mortgage modification

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, the flag was escorted by the Muckleshoot Veterans Color Guard, and the day opened with a prayer from Dennis Anderson Sr. The House approved the previous day’s minutes, welcomed representatives from the Urban Native Education Alliance, and then moved through caucuses and Senate messages before taking up a long series of third-reading votes on bills that had returned from the Senate. Several measures drew debate over Senate amendments. House Bill 1069, concerning bargaining over supplemental retirement benefits for certain public employees, passed 78-17 after supporters said it would help correctional workers and critics said the Senate changes weakened the bill. Second Substitute House Bill 1128, creating a child care workforce standards board, passed 68-27 amid arguments over child care shortages, wages, and affordability. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1155, banning non-compete agreements, passed 62-33; supporters framed it as pro-worker and pro-entrepreneurship, while opponents said contracts should be voluntary and important in business sales. The House also passed Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1187 on ambulance billing and collections (93-2), Substitute House Bill 1390 phasing out the Community Protection Program (51-44), Engrossed House Bill 1501 on housing-related local requirements (58-37), House Bill 291 on bargaining communication rights (92-3), Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2110 on ambulance staffing/training (95-0), Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2165 on impersonating peace officers (66-29), Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2219 on child care regulations and opioid-related safety language (67-28), Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2266 on housing siting and local flexibility (56-39), Substitute House Bill 2350 on notice and accountability for developmental disability services (95-0), Substitute House Bill 2360 allowing schools to keep and administer albuterol with parental-notification changes (79-16), Second Substitute House Bill 2384 on financial transparency for continuing care retirement communities (78-17), Second Substitute House Bill 2429 on behavioral health planning and appropriations (95-0), Substitute House Bill 2496 protecting tribal sacred sites (71-24), and House Bill 2510, on which the House did not concur in Senate amendments. The chamber also granted conference requests on Engrossed Substitute Senate Bills 5998 and 605 and appointed conferees for each.

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• So her plans after she graduates are that she plans to go to nursing school.
• Cosmetology school in Idaho Falls.
• He is a senior at Bonners Ferry High School and graduates at the end of May.
• He is a senior at Garden Valley High School and graduates in May as well.
• He also wants to go to school at some point.

Keywords: 989, all

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• And Sergio, when he had no option but to cross lethal train tracks to get to school.
• lights were still off in the school.
• high school.
• We defeated school vouchers with Republican allies. But the voucher fight is not over.
• Our public schools need support. Our water infrastructure needs investment.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Representative Wright: Bill, they essentially put the two-year schools and the four-year schools under
• Is there a difference between four-year and two-year schools in this model? John Black: Yes.
• There are different considerations for the two-year and the four-year schools.
• The study has different factors and data related to the two-year versus the four-year schools.
• , in two-year schools, I believe there's a block of funds, and then the two-year schools determine between

Committee: House Higher Education and Workforce Development

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• House Bill 2076 relates to school safety and employees carrying concealed firearms.
• it cuts off an injured plaintiff from pursuing a claim for ordinary negligence against a private school
• Madam Rules Attorney, so the amendment would have to effectively take out private school teachers from
• Madam Rules Attorney, so the amendment would have to effectively take out private school teachers from
• I believe it would be okay for the private school employees to still be part of that program elsewhere

Committee: House Rules

Keywords: 1182, all

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• and teachers, relating to school building design and energy efficiency, relating to STEM diploma, relating
• An act relating to education, relating to public school financial requirements, relating to pay for success
• and teachers, relating to school building design and energy efficiency, relating to STEM diploma, relating
• ... ...relating to taxes to be leveled by county commissioners, relating to transmittal of county school
• relating to appropriation for asbestos removal and building demolition of all Albion State Normal School

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, received prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and approved the prior day’s journal as corrected. Leadership announced that gubernatorial appointments would be taken up Monday and that only one bill would be considered in the 13th order that day. In the fifth order, Senate Resolution 113 was introduced by the State Affairs Committee; it condemns political violence and honors victims, and was referred to the Judiciary and Rules Committee for printing. Committee reports and bill introductions followed. The Judiciary and Rules Committee reported several measures correctly printed and referred them to the appropriate committees, and the Commerce and Human Resources Committee reported Senate Bill 1221 do pass. In first reading, the Senate received Senate Bills 1244 through 1247, covering regional library systems, education funding and related school policy, law enforcement officers and facial coverings, and E-Verify requirements for employers; these were referred to Judiciary and Rules for printing. Second-reading bills 1227, 1226, and 1225 as amended were advanced to third reading. The Senate then considered Senate Bill 1222, which revises domestic well provisions and clarifies the definition of “subdivision” for purposes of the domestic well exemption. Senator Anthony said the bill was intended to correct how last year’s changes were being applied, especially to already-developed subdivisions, and to make the law apply prospectively. After brief debate, the bill passed the Senate by a vote of 29 in favor with six absent, and was transmitted to the House. During miscellaneous business, senators introduced guests and announced a 10:30 farewell ceremony for the Liberty Bell on the Capitol steps, including a final ceremonial ringing before refurbishment. The Senate also adjourned by motion until 11 a.m. Monday, February 2, 2026.