Transcript Highlights:

• "School district—and, you know, they're scared right now.
• But I believe schools can't use sales taxes. Isn't that correct?
• But I don't believe we give schools the opportunity.
• I want schools. I want fire. I want—so my property tax should pay for that.
• And that looks to be the alternative for, at least for school levies.

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• That we're not taking it out on Minnesota schools.
• So fingerpointing right now in schools.
• The costs to our businesses, the cost to our schools, the ways that our schools are being harmed by state
• The cost to our schools, the ways that our schools are being harmed by state policy, and the way that
• </c><00:08:12.319><c> are</c> billion deficit, when our schools are billion deficit, when our schools

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• In McKinley County, our school district actually has unhoused school students.
• I'm not sure if the school district works that way here in Santa Fe.
• When we have unhoused high school kids, we put them in hotels.
• this is that school.
• questions and school.

Committee: House House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:

• And the flight school, who will be the operator or the owner of the flight school?
• </c> funer of the flight school? funer of the flight school?
• there that uh that wasn't school there that uh that wasn't authorized?
• </c> from the state schools HVAC 2224 pool. from the state schools HVAC 2224 pool.
• </c><00:18:05.600><c> of</c> to create an area for the school of to create an area for the school of

Keywords: Reuploaded tor restore the roll call and minutes approval 0:00:01 Call to Order and Roll Call 0:00:20 Approval of Minutes 0:00:50 Information Items 0:01:39 Project Rpt from Eastern KY University 0:06:54 Lease Rpt from University of KY 0:11:33 Project Rpt from Finance and Admin Cabinet 0:18:50 Lease Rpt from Finance and Admin Cabinet 0:29:33 OFM – KY Infrastructure Authority 0:38:27 OFM – Debt Issues 0:46:27 Louisville Arena Authority 1:24:30 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the November minutes and received information items on University of Kentucky medical and research equipment purchases, five school districts reporting upcoming bond issues with no additional tax levies needed, and a School Facilities Construction Commission list of prior debt issues for fiscal year 2026. It then considered an appropriation increase for a University of Kentucky project at the Central Kentucky Regional Airport in Richmond. University officials said the project is 100% federally funded and will construct a terminal building tied to EKU’s airport operations and planned flight school. Members asked about the relationship to aviation expansion and whether the flight school would be publicly operated; the witnesses said EKU would operate it, public appropriations had already been applied, and student revenue would help offset costs. The committee approved the item by roll call vote. Next, the committee approved a University of Kentucky lease purchase for property at 415 West Sun Street in Morehead, Rowan County, for $6.4 million. UK said the property, which includes an 85,000-square-foot facility on 9.6 acres, is directly across from UK St. Clair and was offered by the Rowan County Board of Education after it moved to a new location. Members questioned why the payment schedule was structured as quarterly installments and why the price was below two appraisals; UK said the board requested the arrangement and did not want the full amount upfront, and there was no interest on the purchase price. The committee also approved this item. The deputy state budget director then reported three appropriation increases in the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet: a Ballard Wildlife Management Area pump station project, Lake Barkley State Resort Park emergency repairs, and Lake Barkley lodge wing exterior repairs. After questions, staff explained the Lake Barkley increases were mainly to cover construction contingencies because bids came in close to available funding. The committee approved the action items, then heard four no-action pool projects: HVAC upgrades at the FFA leadership training center in Hardinsburg, Kentucky School for the Blind’s McDaniel Scoggin building, KSD’s Brett Brady Hall, and a Kentucky State University Shanty Hall renovation for the School of Engineering Technology. Finally, the committee heard two real property items: a new CHFS lease in Wayne County and a Transportation Cabinet lease modification in Christian County. The Wayne County lease drew the most discussion, with members questioning the high per-square-foot cost and whether another county location could be used; CHFS said it maintains offices in every county seat, this lease would replace an existing 1977 office, and the new construction was negotiated down from a higher initial bid. The Christian County item was described as a replacement site for driver licensing space, with renovation costs partly absorbed by the lessor and the remainder amortized over the lease term.

Transcript Highlights:

• For 20 years, Changing has provided school-linked services. We are in 35 schools across St.
• school year, delivering over 18,000 hours of care.
• </c><02:13:33.280><c> Services</c> changing has provided schooling Services changing has provided schooling
• > link</c><02:14:01.040><c> to</c> to every child Statewide School link to to every child Statewide School
• </c><02:14:17.520><c> districts</c> Community Partners and school districts Community Partners and school

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Good morning, Mark Mello, Bureau of School Finance.
• That's basically it. nontargeted money which Goes to School nontargeted money which Goes to School District
• </c> 26 where um where we've got um school 26 where um where we've got um school districts<03:44:39.279
• But I also think that we need this limit on spending of schools.
• </c> um this limit on on spending of schools um this limit on on spending of schools I<04:07:16.600><

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Education Funding Committee met to review a large package of bills, with the first four—HB 717, 742, 773, and 603—focused on special education aid, formerly called catastrophic aid. Chair Ladin explained that the committee needed to move a special education bill forward by March 4 and was trying to determine which bill would serve as the vehicle. He described the current formula and the difficulty of estimating the fiscal impact of lowering the threshold from 3.5 times the statewide average cost per pupil to a lower level, noting that DOE did not have reliable data on how many students would fall into the lower-cost bands. The committee also noted that several other bills in the package addressed SWEP and adequacy issues, and that HB 510 dealt with due process rather than funding. Mark Mello of the Bureau of School Finance testified that the department only has reliable data for special education expenditures above $70,000 per student, since claims are submitted for reimbursement at that point. He said the bureau was trying to estimate how many students might fall between 2.5x and 3.5x or 3x and 3.5x the average cost, but that the basic answer was they did not know and that any estimate would be difficult. He explained that moving the threshold from 3.5x to 2.5x would create a minimum additional cost of about $13.6 million based on existing claims, not counting new students who would enter the range. Members discussed whether districts already had the underlying data, whether a survey should be required, and how districts know when to begin tracking costs for reimbursement. The committee also discussed proration and the state’s share of special education aid. Mello explained that the current 80% state share is modeled in the formula, but the actual payment has been prorated because appropriations have not matched the statutory liability; he said the state liability was about $50 million, while the budget had provided $34 million, resulting in a 68% payment rate. HB 742 was described as a bill that would eliminate proration by paying the liability directly from the education trust fund with an overflow mechanism. Members also discussed possible alternatives such as changing the state share, using a lower threshold in a transition period, or requiring districts to submit data. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided; the committee was still in discussion and considering which bills to advance.

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• It's at the Feather River Adventist School in Oroville.
• United behind these boys and their families, and resolved to better protect our children at school.
• to honor Roman and Elias, their families, their classmates, and the entire Feather River Adventist School
• Adventist School in Oroville. Thank you members. Moving on to the business on the daily file.
• He attended my alma mater, Browns Elementary School and East Nicholas High School, and then went on to

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• who make that school a success.
• </c><01:31:25.360><c> And</c> who make that school a success. And who make that school a success.
• employees who work in classified school employees who work in schools<01:31:46.200><c> across</c><01
• ,</c><01:31:52.400><c> preparing</c> driving students to school, preparing driving students to school
• </c> the Spencer County Public School the Spencer County Public School District,<01:32:03.920><c> Ms.

Keywords: 958, all

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• House Bill 855 should pass, an act relating to school foods.
• ,</c><01:10:32.320><c> passed</c> at Russell County High School, passed at Russell County High School
• </c> Um, my wife Cara teaches middle school Um, my wife Cara teaches middle school science<01:10:45.199
• Tennessee State school system.
• House Bill relating to school property.

Keywords: Convene 00:00:00 Senate Message 00:04:53 Calendar/2nd Readings 00:05:27 Report of Committees 00:06:16 Orders of the Day 00:08:42 SB 172 00:08:54 HB 392 00:11:47 HB 529 00:16:02 HB 456 00:22:04 HB 424 00:25:27 HJR 50 00:30:04 HB 577 00:32:29 HB 213 00:36:10 HB 58 00:40:22 HB 10 00:45:23 Motions, Petitions, and Communications 01:04:32 Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 01:17:33 Recess for ConC/Rules Meeting 01:20:15 ConC/Rules Report 01:25:00 Floor Amendments 01:26:56 Adjournment 01:27:21, 958, all

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• And I'm a small school adjustment.
• Shouldn’t the smallest schools have the largest small school funding?
• to compete with larger smaller schools to compete with larger schools. schools. schools.
• </c> necessarily a small school adjustment. necessarily a small school adjustment.
• </c> provides that small school adjustment. provides that small school adjustment.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The House Postsecondary Education Committee held its first-ever meeting and first meeting of the session, with Chairman Tipton outlining committee procedures, attendance rules, and the process for submitting committee substitutes. After a roll call confirmed full attendance, the committee heard a presentation from Senator David Givens on the history and purpose of Kentucky’s performance-based funding model for postsecondary education. Givens said the model was created to replace an older “shares” approach that distributed funds based largely on prior-year allocations, and argued the new system better aligns funding with student success and the state’s long-term educational attainment goals. Council for Postsecondary Education President Aaron Thompson and CPE staff then explained the model in more detail. They said the system was designed to address long-standing funding disparities among institutions, reward outcomes such as degrees, credit-hour progression, and completion in high-demand fields, and support the state’s “60 by 30” goal of having 60% of Kentuckians hold a postsecondary credential by 2030. Thompson said Kentucky is now at 56.2% attainment, above the national average, and highlighted gains in graduation and retention rates, lower student borrowing, and improved completion outcomes. He also emphasized that the model is part of a broader strategy that includes affordability, adult learners, low-income students, and wrap-around support services. CPE staff described the work group process that developed and periodically revises the model, noting that the General Assembly created the framework in House Bill 303 and later enacted Senate Bill 153 and Senate Bill 191 to codify changes. They explained that in 2016 the legislature carved out about 5% of institutional budgets, roughly $43 million, to be redistributed through the new model, and that the model has been reviewed every three years with changes made each time. Recent revisions included increasing the student-success weight, adding a premium for low-income students, creating a premium for adult learners, and redefining underrepresented students as first-generation college students. No votes were taken at this meeting, and the committee adjourned after the informational presentation and discussion.

Transcript Highlights:

• We entrust our kids at schools, we entrust them in the school buses, and even as a parent when I'm coming
• them in the school buses, and entrust them in the school buses, and even<00:13:00.280><c> as</c><00:
• </c> It was in his district, had some school It was in his district, had some school bus<00:13:38.920
• I and I'm no school bus every morning.
• </c> which is a youth leadership schools. which is a youth leadership schools.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• I finished high school, amazingly enough, still alive.
• school.
• I've talked to some of our school folks, and you are hearing kids regularly out of school.
• I'm a long-time public school teacher.
• To attend school.

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• </c> 1994 and operated by Duth Public Schools 1994 and operated by Duth Public Schools Duth<00:10:35.279
• </c> more than state schools. We get that. more than state schools. We get that.
• school.
• school.
• Schools.

Committee: Senate Higher Education

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Once eligible, I enrolled in graduate midwifery school and completed my degree this year.
• Once eligible, I enrolled in graduate midwifery school and completed my degree this year.
• school and completed my degree this year.
• She is doing better in school. She is no longer engaging in high-risk behaviors.
• She is doing better in school. She is no longer engaging in high-risk behaviors.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• From the fields to the cities, those ICE agents don't belong in our schools.
• Today I rise in recognition of Back to School Month.
• Schools are truly more than just places for learning.
• A child's potential is truly unlocked through school.
• In celebration of Back to School Month, let's renew our commitment to making our schools the core of

Summary: The Assembly met on July 17, 2025, after a quorum call and prayer, then moved through a long ceremonial and floor session. The chamber recognized the 2025 Science and Technology Policy Fellows, the 2024-25 Jesse Marvin Unruh Assembly Fellows, and the 2025 Assembly Fellows, and also heard guest introductions honoring Brad Webb of Legislative Counsel, youth advocates supporting AB 1231, the Live Oak Lady Lions softball team, the new UC President J.B. Milliken, the Rohnert Park 11-and-under Cal Ripken All-Star team, and arts leaders from Auburn. The Assembly also took up several procedural motions, including removing some bills from the consent calendar and noting absences. On the floor, members adopted ACR 12 designating November 1 as Fernando Valenzuela Day, with broad support and 66 co-authors, and later adopted H.R. 56 recognizing August 2025 as Chicano Heritage Month, with 65 co-authors. The Assembly also adopted ACR 101 naming a portion of State Highway Route 46 the James Dean Memorial Highway, and H.R. 50 proclaiming November 25, 2025, as Elimination of Violence Against Women Day, with members emphasizing survivor support and prevention. In each case, authors and supporters highlighted the cultural, historical, or public-safety significance of the measures. The chamber also concurred in Senate amendments on several bills, including AB 359 on the Political Reform Act, AB 594 on student health insurance protections, AB 1085 banning license plate obstruction devices and penalizing sellers, AB 1286 on public employment transparency, and AB 1505, the Agriculture Committee omnibus bill. AJR 14, urging federal attention to the impact of tariffs on California ports, passed 44-1 after debate over trade policy and port jobs. AJR 17, calling for modernization of immigration law and a pathway to lawful status for long-term undocumented residents, passed 47-7 after extensive debate focused on immigrant families, the economy, and federal enforcement actions. The Assembly also adopted the resolutions by voice vote where required and recorded the roll-call results for the joint resolutions.

Transcript Highlights:

• Coaches at high-need schools, evidence-based professional learning and literacy for elementary school
• Universal school meals, including funds for infrastructure and training, healthy food procurement, and
• is becoming a bigger challenge in our schools.
• Supposed to be deployed so that students had access to mental health services at schools.
• Services is continuing to work with schools.

Committee: House Budget

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• He's currently out of school and has increased availability for treatment, but his primary clinician
• He's currently out of school and has increased availability for treatment, but his primary clinician
• These current requirements for a high school degree may inadvertently, or have inadvertently, created
• I definitely don't think that a high school diploma should be a barrier, especially because these are
• So, you know, I think that most people who just have a high school diploma don't have these things.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Health met in Room 2100 and first handled its consent calendar, which included several bills and resolutions with amendments. The committee established a quorum, approved the consent calendar 6-0, and placed it on call. AB 2233 by Assemblymember Taw was then heard; the bill would clarify that authorized ABA therapy for autistic patients should remain usable across the authorization period rather than being effectively reduced by weekly utilization caps. Supporters, including behavior analysts, family advocates, and health organizations, described missed sessions caused by provider shortages, scheduling conflicts, and family disruptions. Health plans and insurers initially expressed fraud and utilization-management concerns but said they would remove opposition after the amendments preserved utilization management. The committee voted 7-0 to pass AB 2233 as amended and re-refer it to Appropriations, placing it on call. The committee next heard AB 96 by Assemblymember Jackson, which would remove the high school diploma or equivalent requirement for Medi-Cal peer support specialist certification. Supporters from county behavioral health agencies, nonprofits, and local governments argued that lived experience, communication, empathy, and cultural competency are the key qualifications for peer work, and that the current education requirement excludes capable candidates and worsens workforce shortages. One opposition witness from the California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals raised concerns, but the bill’s proponents explained that peer certification still requires 80 hours of training, testing, and recertification on core competencies. The committee voted 7-0 to pass AB 96 and re-refer it to Appropriations, placing it on call. AB 1876, the Fair Care for All Act by Assemblymember Addis, was then heard. The bill would codify federal nondiscrimination protections into state law to ensure people are not excluded from health care coverage or services based on a protected class. Support came from transgender health advocates, psychologists, county and state health groups, and other organizations, who said the bill would help protect access to gender-affirming and other medically necessary care. Opposition testimony argued the bill would force coverage of sex-rejecting interventions and weaken insurer safeguards, while the author responded that the measure simply mirrors existing federal nondiscrimination law and does not expand coverage. The committee voted 7-1 to pass AB 1876 and re-refer it to Judiciary, placing it on call. After the roll was reopened for absent members, the committee also finalized votes on the earlier bills and adjourned after concluding its business.

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• I will share that the last one that I went to had about 12 stations where grade school-age kids had the
• So you currently are instructing through Caldwell High School by your statement.
• So you currently are instructing through Caldwell High School by your statement.
• Are you suggesting parents are not capable of teaching kids how to drive without schools? Mr.
• That line says, 'live in a rural school district as described in Section 33-319 or in a school district

Committee: House Transportation and Defense

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Would this include allowing schools to partner with some of these producers for, for instance, fresh
• Is there any provision there that would allow that to happen within schools so the kids at our schools
• I have not considered whether this could be used to provide food to schools.
• The food that our kids eat in school is less than desirable.
• Let's fund the money, run it through the Department of Ag, run it through OSU, the vet school somewhere

Bills: HB3056 , HB3391 , HB3657 , HB3617 , HB4055 , HB3720 , HB3902

Committee: House Agriculture

Keywords: raw milk, unpasteurized, farm sales, Oklahoma Milk and Milk Products Act, local producers, advertising, animal welfare, commercial pet breeders, licensing, animal cruelty, labor, employment definitions, agricultural services, Oklahoma Workforce Commission, confidentiality, data access, right to repair, agriculture, OEM, repair providers

Summary: The committee took up several agriculture-related bills, many with committee substitutes and amendments. HB 356, dealing with raw, unpasteurized milk, was amended to limit sales for off-premise consumption and to provide liability protection for producers; members discussed whether restaurants should also receive protection and whether consumers should be notified, and the bill passed 4-2. HB 3391, requiring commercial pet breeders to include their state license number in advertisements and authorizing Agriculture Department rules and fines, passed 6-0. HB 3657, an Oklahoma Employment Security Commission request bill updating agricultural labor reporting language and allowing workforce data sharing with the Workforce Commission, passed 4-3 after questions about the type of data shared and a tie vote was broken by a member voting in the affirmative. HB 3617, a right-to-repair bill for agricultural equipment, was amended to correct wording and to protect intellectual property, trade secrets, and warranties, but members questioned its scope and application date; it passed 5-1. HB 4055, the Breeding Animals Responsibly and with Care Act, was heavily amended to remove a section changing licensing thresholds and to set minimum fines, but it drew extensive questions about the new fund, inspection hours, fiscal impact, and whether it would burden the Department of Agriculture or consumers; it failed 3-4. HB 3902, a bill aimed at addressing pet overpopulation and allowing counties to act, prompted concerns about county zoning, sheriff workload, and unfunded mandates; the authors said they would continue working on the issue and strike the title later, and the bill passed 4-3 despite requests to lay it over.

Transcript Highlights:

• It's really a community-based recruiting deal, their schools.
• It's been difficult in the schools and that's where we really like to recruit in the schools about.
• Again, the schools and we're trying to get some legislation to help us get back in some of the schools
• that really don't want us in the schools.
• The other schools are there. How can we leverage that talent?

Keywords: 999, senate, all