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• The most encouraging thing we've seen so far is that the state's own security operations center was able
• operations center work.
• For us, this is our own security operations centers.
• Every day, our security operations centers, we're seeing 90 billion events.
• We have 12 or 14 folks who are in our security operations center. They work 8 to 3, 9 to 4.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Washington has nine regionally based ESDs that provide cooperative services to local school districts
• the position of chair of early learning and K-12 education, one of the things that was front and center
• The Professional Educator Standards Board doesn't just operate here in Olympia.
• Our district operates a fleet of 130 buses, and our buses travel 1.4 million miles each year.
• My name is Jim Koukowski, and I serve as a director of the Rural Ed Center, a cooperative of over 110

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several education-related bills. Senate Bill 6130 would move public high schools’ voter registration events from Temperance and Good Citizenship Day in January to National Voter Registration Day in September, with schools offering Future Voter registration to eligible students in history or social studies classes. The sponsor, Sen. Krishnadasan, and supporters from King County Elections, Pierce County, OSPI, and the Legislative Youth Advisory Council said the change would better match student interest and improve youth civic engagement at no fiscal cost. A senator asked about community service opportunities, and the sponsor said that could potentially fit within existing community service recognition programs. Senate Bill 6247 would expand financial oversight and training for school districts, especially those in financial distress or binding conditions. It would require additional ESD involvement, add WASDA training on budgeting and financial health for school directors, and impose stronger consequences for knowing financial misconduct, including future employment bars and state reimbursement of certain unrecovered damages. Sen. Dozier said the bill responds to district financial problems, including Prescott School District. OSPI supported the bill, while the Association of Educational Service Districts, WSSDA, and WEA raised concerns about ESDs being placed in an oversight role, the need to align the bill with other pending training legislation, and whether some enforcement duties should instead rest with the state auditor. Senate Bill 6268 would require OSPI to keep an online record of final special education community complaint decisions for 20 years instead of the current five years on its website. OSPI supported the bill, saying it would improve transparency and help families, educators, and policymakers identify patterns and understand how complaints are resolved; the sponsor said the retention period may be amended. Advocates from Washington Autism Alliance, The Arc, and parent advocates testified in favor, saying the records help families avoid repeated disputes and reveal systemic issues. Senate Bill 6278 would change how PESB reviews teacher and principal preparation programs and adjust student-teaching field placement plan submission timing; the sponsor said the goal is to ensure educators are better prepared, and PESB testified neutral, saying many of the review elements already exist and the bill would add flexibility. The committee also heard Senate Bill 6260, a budget-savings bill affecting public education. It would lengthen school bus depreciation to 15 years, withhold up to 1.9% of MSOC funds to pay for the High School and Beyond Plan platform, and reduce Running Start funding from 1.4 to 1.2 FTE. OFM supported the bill as part of the governor’s budget approach, but many testifiers opposed it, arguing it would cut district resources, keep older buses on the road longer, shift costs to schools, and reduce access to Running Start—especially for low-income, rural, and technical-program students. School district, college, PTA, counselor, and student witnesses said the current 1.4 FTE model has expanded access and completion, while supporters of the bill emphasized state budget pressures and said the changes would preserve other priorities.

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• Senate Bill 791, supplemental appropriation to the Department of Homeland Security.
• Senate Bill 816, supplemental appropriation to the Department of Homeland Security.
• Senate Bill 816, supplemental appropriation to the Department of Homeland Security.
• Senate Bill 817, supplemental appropriation to the Department of Homeland Security.
• Junior Center from 15.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• AB 1775 is co-sponsored by Equality California, Out in National Security, and Sparta Pride, organizations
• Additionally, I deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Freedom Sentinel.
• my service record, and I would receive a separation code indicating that I am a risk to national security
• This would directly harm my ability to hold a security clearance. Risk to national security.
• This would directly harm my ability to hold a security clearance, and loss of my security clearance jeopardizes

Committee: House Military and Veterans Affairs

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• trusts districts to design programs that reflect their community while keeping student need at the center
• He even took a combat tour to secure our assignment here.
• I think there are some ALE programs that operate for primary school.
• She said the district has operated an online alternative learning experience program since 2006-2007
• I represent the Rural Education Center.”

Bills: SB6222 , SB6263 , SB6118 , SB6261 , SB6320

Committee: Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education

Keywords: public education, technology access, surplus hardware, digital divide, student resources, school district, public bidding, bid limits, procurement, public works, construction contracts, competitive bidding, lowest responsible bidder, small works roster, quotations, school purchasing, Washington-grown food, local food, inmate work programs, Department of Corrections

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• We have secured 200 acres of public land, over $50 million in state and local funding, and the unanimous
• Veronica Padillo, representing Navy Region Southwest, here on behalf of the active military services
• community college funding system by expanding access to vital student support services at non-credit centers
• It simply ensures that non-credit centers and stand-alone colleges can access the same pool of funding
• our active military and veteran students who seek a pathway to careers through non-credit education centers

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs heard four bills after briefly opening as a subcommittee due to a lack of quorum. AB 571 by Assembly Member Quirk-Silva proposed a targeted CEQA exemption and urgency clause to help move forward the Southern California Veterans Cemetery at Gypsum Canyon in Anaheim. Supporters, including the Orange County Board of Supervisors, veterans organizations, and county veterans service officers, said the project has broad local backing, significant funding, and has been delayed for more than a decade; there was no opposition testimony. The committee later voted the bill out on a unanimous 8-0 vote to Appropriations. AB 1412 by Assembly Member Jeff Gonzalez would require school districts to implement a transferring special education student’s IEP within 30 days of receiving records from out of state, coordinate with parents and prior schools, and accept unofficial records pending validation. The author and a Department of Defense witness said military-connected children with special needs often face harmful delays when families move, while the Association of California School Administrators registered opposition and said it was working with the author on clarifying concerns. The bill passed 8-0 to Appropriations. AB 1433 by Assembly Member Sharp-Collins sought to expand eligibility for student support funding at non-credit centers and stand-alone community college institutions, especially those serving veterans and other non-traditional students. Support came from San Diego College of Continuing Education, Calbright College, the Department of Defense, and several students and staff who described non-credit programs as important pathways to jobs, certifications, and veteran transition support; there was no opposition. The committee approved the bill 8-0 to Appropriations. The consent item, AB 1346 by Assembly Member DeMaio, was also moved out on a unanimous vote.

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• </c> as being able to operate in Minnesota? as being able to operate in Minnesota? Commissioner?
• So they could operate their own plan.
• 00:26:06.720><c> facilities</c><00:26:07.679><c> or</c> operate their collection facilities or operate
• </c> the zoo does have a structural operating the zoo does have a structural operating gap.<00:30:08.480
• :09:44.799><c> the</c> assistant region manager with the assistant region manager with the Division<01

Committee: Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c> interpretive centers. interpretive centers. &gt;&gt; Oh, yes. &gt;&gt; Oh, yes.
• </c> &gt;&gt; on the interpretive centers. &gt;&gt; on the interpretive centers.
• </c> and I'm also the Metro Region and I'm also the Metro Region Commissioner<00:04:35.480><c> for</c
• </c> we're one of the few in the region we're one of the few in the region actually<00:19:23.240><c>
• Do we add new interpretive centers?

Keywords: 1183, house

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• . $2,000 for general funds for the Centers for Excellence was removed.
• We did remove $10 million for the Science Center grants.
• to each regional association.
• When do I get to choose one for the science center of Mott?
• When do I get to choose one for the science center of Mott?

Bills: HB1540

Committee: Senate Appropriations - Education and Environment Division

Keywords: education savings account, ESA, school choice, private school vouchers, nonpublic school, tuition assistance, education tax credit, homeschool exclusion, Bank of North Dakota, Department of Public Instruction, public funding for private education, voucher program, student scholarships, special education, parental choice, curriculum funding, tutoring, online learning, state per-pupil payment, income-based eligibility

Summary: The committee first took up amended bill 10-13, a school funding and education appropriations measure. Senator Schaible walked through the final version, which included changes to foundation aid, transportation grants, free and reduced-price meals funding, paraprofessional and teacher support programs, Native American education items, library and school facility projects, and several one-time grants. Members discussed removing the science center grant funding, and Senator Meyer objected to that removal, arguing that Grand Forks had raised matching private and local funds and that other cities had received similar state support. The committee also agreed to adjust regional education association funding to reflect six centers rather than seven, reducing that line to $600,000. The committee then adopted the amendment to 10-13 unanimously and passed the bill as further amended on a unanimous roll call, with Senator Shively designated as carrier. After a brief recess, the committee turned to bill 1540, but no formal action was taken. Bank of North Dakota and OMB representatives raised concerns that the draft included policy changes and procurement/IT exemptions that needed further discussion. Members agreed the bill would be delayed until Monday so the Bank, OMB, and NDIT could confer and work through the mechanics and policy issues before the committee moved it forward.

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• Good afternoon, Chair Kidani, Vice Chair Kim, Deputy Superintendent of Operations.
• </c> type of policies are part of the Centers type of policies are part of the Centers for<00:54:02.040
• </c> that operate that operate independently<01:05:30.039><c> which</c><01:05:30.559><c> I</c><01:05:
• </c><01:06:34.559><c> and</c> committee for the border of regions and committee for the border of regions
• </c> and a pullback so it's like okay operate and a pullback so it's like okay operate independently<

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• </c> and many of them end up in a center and many of them end up in a center where<00:06:34.000><c> they're
• Thanks. of those centers. of those centers.
• They remain committed in all regions to providing an equitable number of operating hours to syringe litter
• They are committed in all regions, though, to providing an equitable number of operating hours to syringe
• number of operating hours to equitable number of operating hours to syringe<05:14:46.878><c> litter<

Committee: House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• </c> square footage, you know, in the region square footage, you know, in the region that<00:46:54.720
• </c><01:07:48.440><c> and</c> revenues and the ongoing operations and revenues and the ongoing operations
• You operate above board, in full daylight.
• That is hugely important as far as landowner security. And, you know, there's a lot there.
• And you know, there's a lot security.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The meeting began with introductions, approval of the March 6 minutes as amended to add an attendee list, and a brief overview of the day’s agenda. The committee heard two presentations from carbon project developers, with the first from Dylan Jenkins of Finite Carbon. He described Finite Carbon’s work in improved forest management projects, its role in developing carbon methodologies and protocols, and its experience with projects in New England, Appalachia, Alaska, and Canada. He also outlined the difference between compliance and voluntary carbon markets, the role of registries and intermediaries, and the types of buyers in the market, including large corporate buyers and long-term off-take partners. A major focus of the presentation was how forest carbon projects are structured and how credits are monetized. Jenkins distinguished between removals and reductions, explaining that removals come from new forest growth while reductions are tied more closely to baseline assumptions and standing stock. He said improved forest management projects can generate both types of credits, and that removals generally command higher prices because they are easier for buyers to understand and verify. He also emphasized that carbon project commercialization can occur before, during, or after credit issuance, and that landowners may be paid through a variety of structures, including leases, advance fees, per-unit payments, or off-take agreements. Jenkins then addressed the committee’s tax-related questions, saying House Bill 123 appeared intended to treat carbon credit sales similarly to timber sales for local tax purposes. He argued that carbon credits are a forest product and that taxing them can be reasonable in principle, but he stressed that lawmakers should distinguish between commoditization and commercialization when deciding what event to tax. He noted that credits may be created but never sold, and that in some programs landowners retain timber and carbon rights while in others the developer has deeper control over those rights. In response to questions, he said the industry uses protocols, verification, and third-party oversight to address baseline and quality concerns, but acknowledged that baseline setting remains a major point of debate in the market.

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• </c><01:09:48.759><c> that</c> have a snow command operation that have a snow command operation that
• ,</c> and complex equipment operation, and complex equipment operation, ensuring<01:14:19.080><c> that
• </c> specifically legislative security. specifically legislative security.
• Thank you. uh this year talking about security. uh this year talking about security.
• </c> cases, you know, the operational cases, you know, the operational procedures<01:42:41.280><c> is

Committee: Senate State and Local Government

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Here today, we have Joyce Blue, Deputy Director of Sacramento Regional Family Justice Center.
• We have Joyce Blue, Deputy Director of Sacramento Regional Family Justice Center.
• So the Sacramento Regional Family Justice Center is a one-stop center where we provide services, free
• Once we conduct these at our centers, and mind you, each center operates a little differently throughout
• Once we conduct these at our centers, and mind you, each center operates a little differently throughout

Summary: The committee met to discuss domestic violence with a focus on teen dating violence, healthy relationships, and the impact of technology on abuse. Chair Blanca Rubio opened by describing the urgency of the issue, including a recent teen murder in her district tied to domestic violence, and emphasized that restraining orders alone do not prevent abuse. The first panel featured Janica Morin Pasquale and Taylor Stone Mill, who described warning signs in teens such as constant monitoring through phones and social media, isolation from friends, jealousy normalized by online content, and control through gifts, food delivery, and access to passwords or tracking apps. They stressed that many teens do not tell parents, that parents often miss the signs, and that prevention should begin early and be reinforced in schools, homes, and youth activities. They also cited resources such as Love Is Respect, One Love, and Take It Down, and urged consistent funding and implementation of the California Healthy Youth Act rather than one-time lessons. The second panel shifted to the effects of domestic violence on children and the systems that respond to them. Joyce Blue of the Sacramento Regional Family Justice Center described the center’s wraparound services, including forensic interviews, legal help, housing support, child therapy, and high-risk response, and highlighted the prevalence and danger of strangulation, including cases with no visible injury. She explained that domestic violence is about power and control, that children often normalize abuse, and that safety planning must accompany restraining orders. Susie Flores of Inner Circle Children’s Advocacy Center explained the multidisciplinary forensic interview model used for child abuse cases, gave examples of severe abuse involving children exposed to domestic violence, and noted that many centers are overwhelmed by caseloads. She stressed the need for immediate trauma-informed services and more front-end intervention rather than waiting until long-term harm develops. Dr. Pamela Tate of Black Women Revolt Against Domestic Violence and other members discussed the need to support not only victims but also the systems and educators who are expected to respond. Several members shared personal experiences with domestic violence, sexual assault, and family trauma, and raised concerns about school implementation, immigrant families’ fear of reporting, and the need to address abusers’ behavior and trauma as well. The discussion also touched on statute of limitations issues, with panelists saying memory and trauma can delay disclosure for years and that rigid deadlines can prevent justice. No votes were taken; the meeting was informational and ended with members expressing support for continued collaboration, prevention funding, and stronger implementation of existing law.

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• specialist at Pierce County, we're also joined by a committee favorite, Steve Rourke, our Olympic Region
• To mitigate this risk, the town of Wilkeson was able to secure an emergency rapid response grant through
• as essential, including safe multimodal lanes, adequate shoulders, and space for modern traffic operations
• Foothills has served this region for more than four decades, including pioneering trail work in the Carbon
• Foothills has served this region for more than four decades, including pioneering trail work in the Carbon

Bills: SB5987 , SB6170

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: SB 5987, SB5987, Fairfax Bridge, State Route 165, SR 165, Carbon River, WSDOT, Washington State Department of Transportation, emergency bridge replacement, infrastructure failure, transportation emergency, climate commitment account, climate investment account, clean energy, climate funding, greenhouse gas reduction, environmental justice, renewable energy, building electrification, industrial decarbonization

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• Um the first line 290 is just center.
• </c><00:17:03.680><c> Lines</c> humanities center programs. Lines humanities center programs.
• </c><00:18:46.240><c> or</c> run through the humanities center or run through the humanities center or
• </c> city of well, it's actually the region. city of well, it's actually the region.
• Uh, that may be for Senator Hauschild. operational activities. operational activities.

Committee: Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c> telecommunication sector on it security telecommunication sector on it security and<05:05:58.840
• of security during grid communication and grid operations, but also we look very carefully at our supply
• Security cyber C security infrastructure Security Agency<05:19:11.040><c> or</c><05:19:11.240><c> sisa
• or physical security cyber security or physical security planning<05:19:58.040><c> uh</c><05:19:58.160
• , the security of meters, the compliance of those communications, and operations.

Committee: House Science, Technology and Energy

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The main emphasis of the bill is that each Board of Regions would adopt a performance and productivity
• </c><00:22:09.279><c> would</c> is that each Board of regions would is that each Board of regions would
• The operative term is try. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. My name is Gerald Neal.
• Schools operate under the umbrella of accreditation.
• </c><01:27:12.199><c> since</c> this contest has been um operating since this contest has been um operating

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Senate Education Committee met with a quorum and first considered two concurrent resolutions. SCR 76, sponsored by Sen. Amanda Bledsoe, would create a Kentucky School for the Deaf Governance Task Force to examine the school’s future governance and its relationship with the Kentucky Department of Education. Bledsoe described the school’s long history and said the task force would give the small deaf-school community more voice. The committee adopted the resolution unanimously with favorable expression. The committee then took up SCR 131, sponsored by Sen. Max Wise, to continue the Efficient and Effective Districts Task Force from 2024. Wise said the prior task force met about 10 times and focused on student achievement and district policy, and the new version would continue that work as a legislature-only task force. The resolution passed unanimously with favorable expression. Members next considered HB 240 on primary school promotion. Rep. Truitt explained that the bill would require students who are not ready in kindergarten to repeat kindergarten, while a committee substitute softened the approach by allowing a school to hold a child back in kindergarten but requiring action in first grade. He said the bill aligns with existing reading-screening efforts and is intended to strengthen early literacy foundations. The committee adopted the substitute and passed the bill unanimously with favorable expression; Sen. Williams briefly explained his support as favoring performance-based advancement. The committee also approved HB 298, which would change the identification of schools for comprehensive support and improvement from every three years to annually, require KDE recommendations during management audits, add professional development in reading and math, and require effective instructional resources. The committee substitute also allowed districts with multiple CSI schools to contract for a turnaround vendor. The bill additionally carried employee-misconduct provisions from prior sessions, including disclosure requirements for applicants; the only change discussed was removing the word “investigation” from one disclosure section. HB 298 passed unanimously with favorable expression, and the committee also adopted a title amendment. Finally, the committee heard HB 424 on employment at public postsecondary institutions. Rep. Tipton said the bill would require performance and productivity reviews for faculty at least every four years, clarify appointment and removal authority for presidents at certain institutions, and expand “cause” for dismissal to include failure to meet performance and productivity requirements. Dr. Ray Horton, speaking for faculty groups, proposed a small substitute that would tie any performance measures to existing employment contracts to preserve academic integrity and avoid unintended changes to tenure processes. Members discussed how tenure works at Kentucky universities, and the committee was still in the middle of considering the proposed substitute when the transcript ended.

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• a Statewide network with 45 operate a Statewide network with 45 stations<00:21:09.360><c> that</c><00
• </c> Minnesota covering 10 of the 11 Regional Minnesota covering 10 of the 11 Regional Arts<00:31:49.120
• Since our work started in 2009, we have received 108 awards statewide and regional, all of which was
• Since our work started in 2009, we have received 108 awards statewide and regional, all of which was
• </c> going on up at the community center going on up at the community center who's<01:10:42.320><c> running

Bills: HF1679 , HF1019 , HF2321 , HF1740 , HF2278

Committee: House Legacy Finance

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

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• </c> split operations split operations uh<00:21:26.720><c> OS</c><00:21:27.440><c> they'll</c><00:21:
• Uh, the state employees operate under two separate systems.
• Um, that's not the way we operate.
• </c><04:11:34.800><c> Um,</c> security as well. Um, security as well.
• . operations. operations.

Committee: House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

Keywords: 1189, house, all