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• Pastor Ryu and the congregation of KCPC are active in community engagement, focusing on promoting education
• Today, the Central Appalachian Cherokee Tribe, a 501(c)(3) community-based educational tribe, is handing
• As mentioned previously, the Career and Technical Education Caucus will be meeting at 4:00 p.m. in the
• And then, as mentioned previously, the career in technical education, I won't read that.
• And then, as mentioned previously, the career and technical education caucus will be meeting at 4 o'clock

Keywords: March 05, 2026 - Regular Session, 976, house, all

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• you've received in regard to short-term coverage, which is a little outside this, but it's for an education
• It's 54-208, examination education, which is lines 30 and 31, subsection C, that's being struck.
• Is there any kind of continuing education requirement in your profession?
• I have all the educational experience required to sit for the CPA exams.
• aside, I also had the privilege of doing this in 1993, in which year we added the fifth year of education

Committee: House Business

Summary: The committee first took up a series of Idaho Department of Insurance rule dockets, all presented by Director Dean Cameron as part of a five-year negotiated rule review. The rules covered self-funded health care plans for government entities, joint public agency self-funded plans, long-term care insurance, small employer and individual health insurance availability, coordination of benefits, short-term health plans, and managing general agents. Cameron repeatedly said the changes were mostly clarifications, deletions of duplicative statutory language, and reduced filing burdens, with a few notable policy points including Medicare coordination for seniors, adding generic prescription coverage language, and revising short-term plan rules to allow both traditional and enhanced plans through the end of the calendar year. The committee asked several questions, but no opposition was raised, and each docket was approved by motion. For the short-term plan docket, the committee also approved making the pending rule effective on the Legislature’s 2026 sine die date to avoid a gap after the temporary rule expires. The committee then heard House Bill 563 from Representative Jeff Ehlers, which would change CPA licensure requirements in Idaho. Ehlers said the bill is intended to address a CPA shortage by creating additional pathways to licensure: a bachelor’s degree plus the CPA exam and two years of supervised experience, or a master’s degree/150 hours with the existing experience requirements. He also said the bill would expand reciprocity for out-of-state CPAs in good standing. During questioning, members explored whether the bill lowered barriers too much, whether Idaho-specific knowledge was needed, and whether the residency language for taking the exam should be removed. Public testimony included support from Ken McClure of the Idaho Society of CPAs, who said the bill reflects a national model and that supervised experience is a quality-control measure that can be satisfied through peer or mentor arrangements, not just direct employment. Rachel Misnick, a state employee, testified in opposition to one supervision phrase, saying it could make it harder for government accountants without access to an active CPA supervisor to qualify. Laura Lance, executive director of the Idaho Society of CPAs, supported the bill and said it adds flexibility for candidates with different learning styles and helps rural areas where supervision is harder to find. The committee ultimately voted to send House Bill 563 to the floor with a do-pass recommendation.

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• I serve as the interim superintendent for the Idaho Educational Services for the Deaf and Blind, and
• families do not follow up, the long-term costs can exceed $400,000 per child over the course of their education
• When children receive early language access and education support, they are far more likely to enter
• kindergarten ready to learn, read proficiently, graduate, pursue post-secondary education, and become
• the hearing loss screening required by this section, shall employ certain methods approved by the education

Committee: Senate Health and Welfare

Keywords: 989, all

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• wouldn't apply to... ...employees of higher ed, I wonder why it wouldn't apply to other levels of education
• So we passed some legislation as to what can be taught and what can be brought forward in educational
• institutions, and that includes our institutions of higher education.
• You know, within even higher education, you have to have five years of service before you could vest.
• But again, higher education is already pretty much covered under GTCA, so they're still under the same

Bills: SB1450 , SB1458 , SB1232 , SB1238 , SB1325 , SB1209 , SB1362 , SB2072 , SB1451 , SB1540 , SB1581 , SB1535 , SB1266 , SB1927 , SB1460 , SB2084 , SB2182

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: criminal court costs, court fees, fines, assessments, waiver, ability to pay, indigent defendants, post-release relief, probation compliance, parole, deferred sentence, suspended sentence, restitution, child support, municipal court, district court, criminal justice reform, court debt, legal financial obligations, fee waiver

Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee met with a quorum and considered a long series of bills, mostly on criminal justice, elections, civil procedure, and higher education liability. Early measures included SB 1450, allowing judges to waive certain fines and fees for people who have completed probation or incarceration, with an amendment requiring a request and a judicial order; SB 1458, repealing a statute that allowed disclosure of grand jury witnesses; SB 1232, increasing penalties for tower vandalism and copper theft; SB 1238, making domestic assault and battery in the presence of a minor a felony on the first offense; and SB 1325, requiring GPS monitoring and victim-alert protections for certain domestic abuse defendants before release. All of those bills advanced, most on strong or unanimous votes, though SB 1458 and SB 1232 each had one nay. The committee also advanced SB 1209, which adjusted eviction-related civil procedure timelines by replacing “weekends” with Sundays and holidays in the filing-to-summons period, and SB 1362, which standardized early voting hours across the state’s consolidated election schedule, with Thursdays through Saturdays set at 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Wednesdays retained for general elections. Members asked about the effect on landlords, voters, rural counties, and staffing, and the authors said the changes were intended to improve consistency and give more time for payment or mediation. SB 2072, dealing with deed fraud and title theft, was amended to clarify that fee waivers apply to orders restoring title after a fraudulent conveyance, and then advanced unanimously. Later, the committee considered SB 1451, which adds a checkbox for prior voter registration, codifies cancellation of prior registrations, and requires an annual statistical report on registration notices; it advanced on a 6-2 vote after questions about whether the bill could burden voters. SB 1540 created a new felony offense for “grooming” a minor, prompting debate over whether existing indecent-proposal statutes already cover similar conduct; it advanced 7-1. SB 1581 extended the time for county grand jury initiative petitions from 45 to 90 days and added a protest period, and SB 1535 would adjust charity-enforcement procedures for the Attorney General; both advanced. The committee also advanced SB 1266, increasing penalties for violations of the anti-notario law, SB 1927, elevating unauthorized boarding or refusal to leave a school bus to a felony, SB 1460, strengthening penalties for repeat peeping Tom and clandestine recording offenses, and SB 2182, creating civil remedies for nonconsensual sharing of intimate images. SB 1618 was laid over, and the meeting adjourned with notice of another meeting the following week.

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• campus, the parking garage facility, nursing logistics centers, and additional graduate medical education
• We contract With them, and they send out three special education teachers and three paraprofessionals
• Those are two of the larger agencies that are at The table we’re working towards a statewide education
• We do have a couple of big education campaigns that will be coming up this year, fiscal year.
• On that, and then the other I mentioned previously is the youth education, which is multipronged.

Committee: House A&B Health Subcommittee

Keywords: 914, all

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• That's led to failed measures for affordable housing, education, public transit, and even emergency services
• And, as we face this threat, transparency is the best way to educate voters.
• We can't out-educate voters when— TikTok and social media is being flooded with paid ads from the backers
• Mitch Steiger with CFT, a union of educators and classified professionals, also in support.
• This will result in the opposite of any intention to educate the voter.

Committee: House Elections

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Education Agency, and Department of Family and Protective
• Business owners who are on the front lines working every day to provide safe, nurturing, and educational
• We currently operate 22 early childhood education centers in the San Antonio and Dallas-Fort Worth areas
• In early childhood education, we are tasked with nurturing Texas' youngest learners, but the regulatory
• Health and Human Services Commission, the Department of Family and Protective Services, and the Texas Education

Bills: HB2226 , HB2269 , HB2343 , HB2760 , HB3621 , HB4079 , HB4204 , HB4518 , HB4531 , HB4555 , HB4850 , HB4876 , HB4903 , HB4996 , HB5122

Committee: House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Keywords: construction trust funds, Property Code, Chapter 162, construction payments, mechanics lien, contractors, subcontractors, laborers, material suppliers, materialmen, real property improvement, assignment of payment rights, unpaid trust funds, trust fund beneficiaries, construction industry, payment protection, Texas construction law, property owners association, landscaping, grass maintenance

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• Loan Forgiveness and Tuition Assistance Program, making it easier for service members to get the education
• passed the GI Bill in 1944, a grateful nation promised to help servicemembers with the cost of their education
• ability to recruit and retain personnel when we let bad actors scam our service members out of the educational
• Senators Cortez Masto and Senator Moran led a successful effort to require DOD and the Education Department
• Will each of you commit to ensuring that service members receive the appropriate training and education

Committees: Senate Cybersecurity Subcommittee , Senate Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel

Keywords: NDAA, military recruitment, personnel readiness, testimony, military leaders

Summary: The committee meeting focused on pressing issues related to the U.S. military's recruitment and personnel strategies, especially in light of the upcoming NDAA for fiscal year 2026. Chairperson expressed appreciation for the service of witnesses including senior military leaders from different branches, emphasizing the importance of personnel as the backbone of national defense. Discussions revealed concerns regarding the recent lowering of recruitment standards across military branches, which could potentially affect the quality of service members and long-term military readiness. Witnesses were asked to address the implications of these changes on military health and efficiency.

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• education and training initiative.
• This bill prepares students to enter the geothermal energy industry by developing customized education
• To, uh, increase the geothermal, uh, education of the resource that we have underneath our feet.
• to do one in Stark County for the Department of Defense, um, it's gonna take off, and we need an educated
• And educating a workforce is part of keeping that foot on the accelerator.

Committee: House Energy Resources

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• Welcome to Sacramento, and hope your trip is fun, educational, and safe. Welcome, welcome.
• They are members of the American Hellenic Education Progressive Association, known as AHEPA, and many
• With many finding the cost of higher education prohibitive, these programs also provide a valuable cost
• of higher education prohibitive, these programs also provide a valuable pathway to a meaningful, fulfilling
• I have to search, and I would love to have one of my colleagues educate me: what do you mean by an anti-trans

Summary: The Assembly met on March 6, 2025, after a quorum call and prayer, then proceeded through routine floor business and several ceremonial resolutions. Early procedural motions included a failed attempt to suspend the rules to withdraw AB 844 from committee and bring it directly to the floor; that motion received 16 ayes and 45 noes. The body also unanimously approved a request to re-refer AB 341. Members then adopted several resolutions by voice vote after adding coauthors: ACR 35 recognizing Greek Independence Day, ACR 17 honoring women in carpentry and the BOOTS apprenticeship program, ACR 50 designating March 24, 2025 as Special Olympics Day, and H.R. 21 proclaiming Transgender Week of Visibility and March 31 as Transgender Day of Visibility. Each resolution drew supportive remarks from multiple members, while H.R. 21 also prompted extended debate, including opposition centered on girls’ sports, locker rooms, and claims about state policy affecting transgender Californians. In each case, the resolutions were adopted after the coauthor roll and voice vote. The session concluded with adjournment in memory of San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Deputy Hector Cuevas, Jr., who died in the line of duty on March 17. Several members spoke in tribute to his service, his work with youth football, and his family. The Assembly then announced upcoming committee meetings and adjourned until Friday, March 28, 2025 at 9 a.m.

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• It removes the exemption from continued education for building professionals licensed 10 plus years.
• Currently, they're required to have 120 hours of education.
• Currently, they're required to have 120 hours of education. This has increased it to 200 hours.
• The purpose of this bill is to provide greater consumer protections in continuing education for contractors
• escrow requirements, and homeowners' rights to the list of subjects required under the continuing education

Summary: The Committee on Regulated Industries met with a quorum and heard several bills, with SB 1742 on condos temporarily postponed. SB 1298 on building construction was reported favorably after sponsor testimony about continuing education for building professionals, rural sharing of building officials, residential inspector limits, a planning examiner internship, permitting modernization, and contractor transition liability. SB 638 on home inspectors was also reported favorably after discussion of increasing required education from 120 to 200 hours, adding subject-specific exam and course requirements, and requiring $300,000 in errors and omissions insurance. SB 960 on elevator accessibility requirements was reported favorably, allowing additional shorter support rails in elevators while keeping the existing 42-inch rail requirement. The committee also unanimously recommended confirmation of a block of board and commission appointees. The committee adopted amendments and reported favorably CS/SB 940 on third-party restaurant reservation platforms, aimed at stopping bots and unauthorized resale of restaurant reservations; the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association and Booking Holdings supported the bill, and members discussed how the measure would preserve direct restaurant-platform relationships like OpenTable and Resy while targeting third-party marketplaces that resell reservations. CS/SB 196 on foods containing vaccines or vaccine materials was reported favorably after amendments that defined mRNA vaccine use and added a cosmetics-related amendment addressing harmful chemicals such as PFAS, phthalates, formaldehyde-releasing agents, and mercury compounds; the Florida Retail Federation raised concerns but said it was working with the sponsor. CS/SB 1418 on heated tobacco products was reported favorably after an amendment clarifying the definition of heated tobacco products and excluding hookah, with support from the Florida Retail Federation and comments that the bill would distinguish these products from cigarettes for tax purposes. The committee also adopted a strike-all amendment and reported favorably CS/SB 1262 on construction contracting, which adds consumer protection and financial literacy topics to contractor continuing education, increases penalties for unlicensed contracting, creates a standardized disciplinary reporting system, and requires timely refunds and project completion standards; the Florida Home Builders Association supported the measure. Finally, CS/SB 1304 on solar facilities was reported favorably after extensive testimony from county commissioners and local officials supporting greater local oversight and decommissioning requirements for utility-scale solar on agricultural land; the bill would remove the current statewide by-right treatment for solar on agricultural land and authorize counties to adopt decommissioning ordinances. The meeting ended with members recording additional affirmative votes on selected bills and adjourning.

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• I just want to express my gratitude to Anthony for sharing your story and educating us, too, because
• Next, we will now take up CS for HB 127 relating to exceptional student education.
• It leverages the current Department of Education curriculum to create what we're going to call micro-credentials
• It also has the Department of Education work directly with the Florida Center for Students with Unique
• It also has the Department of Education to work directly with the Florida Center for students with unique

Summary: The committee met with a quorum present and heard six bills, all of which were reported favorably. HB 1567, relating to insulin administration by direct support professionals, was amended to clarify the type of insulin that may be administered and to allow supervision of self-administration of an insulin pen. Supporters described the bill as a way to keep people with developmental disabilities in group homes rather than forcing institutional placement; the amendment and bill both passed unanimously, 17-0. PCS for HB 1103, on services for persons with disabilities, would expand the APD managed care pilot statewide in phases, require more transparency on waitlist data, create a statewide family care council, and address transition services for young adults leaving foster care. Testimony was mixed: supporters emphasized the long APD waitlist and the need for a voluntary option, while some witnesses and members raised concerns about the accelerated rollout, limited data, and preserving consumer-directed care. The committee adopted the bill 17-0. CS for HB 127, on exceptional student education, would create micro-credentials and coordinate with the Florida Center for Students with Unique Abilities and OSHA to support students with disabilities transitioning to work; it passed 17-0 after testimony from a parent and advocates. HB 989, concerning licensure of family foster homes, was amended to streamline license transfers for foster parents moving within Florida while maintaining oversight and directing DCF rulemaking. A teacher and other supporters said the bill would reduce bureaucracy and help children remain in stable homes; it passed 17-0. PCS for HB 1091, on substance abuse and mental health care, updates processes related to the 988 crisis line, methadone treatment needs assessments, and forensic evaluators, and adds data/reporting requirements for DCF managing entities. After one amendment and testimony from supporters and one opponent, it passed 16-0. Finally, HB 633, on behavioral health managing entities, was amended and then approved 17-0; it requires more structured data and reporting from managing entities to increase accountability and transparency in the behavioral health system.

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• WE WILL MOVE ON TO TAB 5, SB 472 ON EDUCATION AND CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES FOR LICENSED PROFESSIONALS
• LAW WHICH AIMS TO STRENGTHEN BOATING REGULATIONS BY ENHANCING -- RECKLESS OPERATION IMPLEMENTING EDUCATION
• REMOVE SECTION 7 OF THE BILL THAT WOULD LEAVE CURRENT LAW REGARDING BOATING LICENSES OR BOATING EDUCATION
• A GROUP THAT IS EXEMPT FROM FLORIDA CURRENT LAW WHICH ALLOWS EDUCATION IF YOU WERE BORN AFTER 1988.
• BEYOND THE EDUCATION AS WE DISCUSSED, THE PENALTIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE ARE VAGUE AND OUTDATED.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• bill creates a statewide public health awareness campaign through the Department of Elder Affairs to educate
• The residents of Florida must be better educated on the importance of brain health and reducing the risk
• Education and awareness are critical components, especially for a disease that impacts so many families
• We must do everything we can to educate the community and ensure people have access to early and timely
• The department remains dedicated to educating our adoptive families about the program's criteria and

Committee: Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

Summary: The Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs met with a quorum and first took up SB 398, which would create a statewide public health awareness campaign through the Department of Elder Affairs on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Senator Burgess said the campaign would focus on early detection, brain health, risk reduction, clinical trial access, and community resources. The committee heard supportive testimony from a caregiver, AARP, the Alzheimer’s Association, and others, with members discussing the need for culturally responsive outreach and continued funding. SB 398 was reported favorably by roll call vote. The committee then heard SB 106, which would strengthen Florida’s exploitation injunction law for vulnerable adults by allowing service of an unascertainable exploiter through the same communication method used to contact the victim, such as text, Facebook Messenger, or WhatsApp. Senator Martin explained the bill as a way to close a loophole that lets scammers evade traditional service, and witnesses from the Florida Bankers Association and the Florida Bar’s Elder Law Section supported it, describing how the bill could stop ongoing thefts more quickly while preserving due process. Members asked about gift card scams, clerk workload, and the definition of an unascertainable respondent. SB 106 was reported favorably. The Department of Children and Families then presented an update on the Adoption Benefits for Qualifying Adoptive Employees Program, describing its expansion over time and the current one-time lump-sum benefit structure for eligible adoptive parents. The presentation covered eligibility rules, open enrollment, funding history, and the program’s impact on adoption placements, with members asking why tax collectors were included but other constitutional offices were not, and whether foster relatives could qualify. Finally, the committee considered SPB 7012, a committee bill addressing child welfare workforce shortages, treatment foster care for high-acuity children, and improved data collection on commercially sexually exploited children. The bill would direct DCF to recruit former public safety workers for CPI and case manager roles, create a treatment foster care pilot in two judicial circuits, and require more detailed, analyzable data and capacity studies. The bill drew support from child welfare advocates, with some members urging DCF to return with a more developed framework; it was adopted as a committee bill and reported favorably.

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• </c> through the through the colle education through the through the colle education through<03:33:16.920
• It provides members with lifelong education.
• </c> envied it has given me an education envied it has given me an education through<03:55:20.080><c>
• </c><03:55:25.120><c> by</c> electrician continued education by electrician continued education by offering

Committee: House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• </c> within their educational within their educational uh<02:35:16.560><c> capabilities.
• </c> prescribe beyond what their educational prescribe beyond what their educational um<02:36:17.080>
• So there are guardrails there because the education and training is different.
• But again, the diagnosis is the critical part here, and that's a critical difference in the education
• education, experience, and training. training. training.

Committee: House Executive Departments and Administration

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• that may jeopardize their academic pursuits and the relentless efforts they have invested in their education
• by fostering a supportive and secure educational environment.
• thrive and achieve their dreams despite the challenges they encounter by securing continuity in their education

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• That's what frustrates me—that we in this building have for years treated special education and public
• education disgracefully because we have been just warehousing people, treating them all the same regardless
• It makes no sense that I'm standing before you where I am, but because of my education and because of

Keywords: special education, legislation, Texas, personalized education, families testimonies, education reform, committee meeting

Summary: The committee meeting featured strong dialogues focused on improving educational provisions for special needs students in Texas. A key highlight was the discussion around legislation aimed at personalizing educational programs to cater to individual needs, which included testimonies from families who have benefited from similar initiatives. The overall sentiment was one of urgency to rectify past shortcomings in the education system and to foster an environment where every student is given the chance to thrive. Members also expressed frustration over delayed bills and a commitment to continue fighting for progress as the session approached its end.

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• So if going to be an education year.
• </c><00:57:25.440><c> These</c> education and safety programs. These education and safety programs.
• It does include aquatic education.
• It does include aquatic education.
• </c> and education and safety. and education and safety.

Committee: Joint Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources

Keywords: 916, all

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• </c> higher education institutions. Period. higher education institutions. Period.
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• education in our importance of educ education in our state<00:10:00.480><c> in</c><00:10:00.720><c>
• </c> Department of Education is not reform. Department of Education is not reform.
• </c> students access to a quality education. students access to a quality education.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, December 12, 2025, 1012, house, all