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• of our stakeholders to put together recommendations and insights for what the new strategic plan advisory
• of our stakeholders to put together recommendations and insights for what the new strategic plan advisory
• of our stakeholders to put together recommendations and insights for what the new strategic plan advisory
• Council so I medical schools advisory Council so I and<00:42:12.160> I'm<00:42:12.480> a
• uh Council for Regent candidate advisory uh Council for 12<01:36:45.159> years<01:36:45.480><

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So, in early September, DOE released a technical advisory to all public and chartered public schools
• The advisory began by defining a personal electronic communication device as, I quote, any electronic
• reflects the DOE's technical advisory reflects the DOE's technical advisory released<01:49:38.880
• Yes, it would be consistent with our technical advisory. Okay. Thank you.
• Typically, we're issuing technical advisories relating to statute, not necessarily rules.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• When working with a tribal business and developing entrepreneur and small advisory boards, this can be
• And we have published a heat advisory and a wildfire smoke advisory.
• anticipation that it will continue to increase with climate change, we've developed... a policy advisory
• That's one of the wildfire smoke advisory recommendations.
• We issue joint wildfire smoke advisories with the US Forest Service, Environment Department, and others

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• to participate in state public health advisory committees.
• committ committee by services advisory committ committee by allowing<00:03:06.560> tribal<00:
• <00:03:11.680> This<00:03:11.920> will health advisory committees.
• This will health advisory committees.
• > providing<00:57:05.359> clinical key advisory role providing clinical key advisory role

Bills: HF4438, HF4467, HF4379, SF3402, HF4349, HF4064, HF84, HF85, HF3804

Keywords: healthcare, WIC, community health, licensing, speech-language pathology, audiology, contract term limits, healthcare services, provider enrollment, disenrollment, premium payments, medical assistance, substance use disorders, mental health, children's mental health, early childhood, early intervention, consultation grants, Head Start, child care

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• The board has issued about 430 advisory opinions, which provide additional guidance.
• Chapter 10A is not the easiest statute, or a set of statutes, to understand, and the advisory opinions
• website and we also have advisory website and we also have advisory opinions<00:10:31.120> there's
• about 430 advisory opinions uh which<00:10:36.240> provide<00:10:36.800> additional<00
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Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee heard testimony from Jeff Sigerson, executive director of the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board, who outlined the board’s mission and core programs: campaign finance disclosure, economic interest statements, and lobbying registration/reporting. He described the board as an independent agency with six members, noted current vacancies and confirmation requirements, and said the board’s budget request was essentially flat, with a base budget of about $1.793 million and most costs tied to salaries, office space, and other fixed expenses. He also reviewed the board’s enforcement structure, emphasizing civil-only penalties, a complaint-driven process, and the availability of reports, enforcement actions, and advisory opinions on the board’s website. Sigerson highlighted several recent and upcoming changes. Local ballot question committees for city, school district, levy, and bond issues now must register with the board if they exceed $750 in activity, and the board is preparing outreach and online registration tools to help local committees comply. He also discussed the public subsidy and political contribution refund programs, saying the board paid out about $2.12 million to 230 House candidates in 2024, that 93% of candidates signed the subsidy agreement, and that 2023 PCR refunds totaled about $447,000 for candidates and $1.616 million for party donors. He noted that the PCR maximum refund was recently increased from $50 to $75 per donation, and that payments could drop significantly in 2026 if the one-time supplement is not renewed. A major focus of the presentation was the board’s lobbying report and related legislative recommendations. Sigerson said the board is moving from tracking marginal expenses to tracking the subjects and entities being lobbied, and that lobbying will be expanded from certain metro-area governmental units to all cities, counties, school districts, townships, and other political subdivisions, potentially adding thousands of lobbyists. He said the board held two public hearings and received 23 written comments on proposed changes. The board’s main recommendations were to broaden the expert-testimony exception so that certain paid experts at local hearings would not need to register as lobbyists, while still requiring disclosure of who testified, before whom, and on what subject, and to adjust the current lobbying definition for local government employees and officials who spend more than 50 hours a month on intergovernmental lobbying work.

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• I would like to know why law enforcement is not on your list for the advisory council.
• And then there's an advisory, a technical advisory committee, which is fairly broad.
• And there's an advisory, a technical advisory committee, which is fairly broad, and who's represented
• increased from $9.50 to $15, which is modest in context and was developed with input from the California Advisory
• increased from $9.50 to $15, which is modest in context and was developed with input from the California Advisory

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Patrick Stagg, I am the oncologist at LSU North Baton Rouge, and I'm on the advisory board of CAGLA,
• I’m a member of Louisiana’s Legislative Youth Advisory Council. Good morning.
• I’m also a member of the Legislative Youth Advisory Council, and I currently go to St.
• I'm a member of Louisiana's legislative advisory council. Good morning.
• I'm also a member of the Legislative Youth Advisory Council. And I currently go to St.

Bills: SB83, SB135, SB143, SB155, SB157, SB202, SB237, SB261, SB276, SB295, SB450, SB465, SB506, HB1070

Keywords: human trafficking, trafficking prevention, school safety, public schools, elementary and secondary education, charter schools, mandatory reporting, victim identification, victim services, child trafficking, sex trafficking, labor trafficking, commercial sexual activity, DCFS, Department of Children and Family Services, Louisiana State Police, governor's office of human trafficking prevention, counselor training, mental health professional, administrator training

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• Is this a uh oversight<00:25:48.960> or<00:25:49.360> advisory?
• I don't really oversight or advisory?
• Uh, the Alabama Tourism Department Advisory Board has asked for some clarifications and some additional
• Uh, the Alabama Tourism<00:29:45.440> Department<00:29:46.080> Advisory<00:29:46.720>
• > Board<00:29:47.039> has Tourism Department Advisory Board has Tourism Department Advisory

Bills: HB178, HB124, HB96, HB250, SB289, SB317, HB359, HB178, HB124, HB96, HB250, SB289, SB317, HB359

Keywords: HB178, Ten Commandments, public schools, K-12 education, Alabama, school display, religious display, Bible, Judeo-Christian, Establishment Clause, church-state separation, religion in schools, founding documents, Mayflower Compact, Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, Northwest Ordinance, social studies, civics, history curriculum

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• This is why Healthy Climate New Mexico releases a heat advisory available on our website, which provides
• And regarding the wildfire smoke advisory, you heard earlier about the heat advisory.
• (DOH) has a nurse helpline, and we saw it's one of the recommendations that came out of our heat advisory
• it's a four-year plan, coming up here in 2026, and the Dementia Task Force will participate as an advisory
• because they have been deeply involved in this, and then a host of people, both from the Medicare Advisory

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• I'm also an advisory council member for Love Is Respect, which is the national teen dating violence and
• The heart of our intervention efforts are our youth advisory council, so we invite youth 18 to 24 to
• Our youth advisory council... Sometimes our prevention and awareness efforts come too late.
• I’m also on an advisory committee for our state chapter of Children’s Advocacy Centers of California.
• I serve on the California Partnership to End Domestic Violence's Policy Advisory Council for the next

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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• It creates a retail theft prevention advisory board and a retail theft prevention grant program in the
• The advisory board brings together law enforcement, prosecutors, the public defender, local government
• The advisory board on consumer behavior.
• Not an advisory board, but locking up the actual criminals and creating a felony penalty system so they
• lock up their retail, not an advisory lock up their retail, not an advisory board,<00:46:36.079>

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• <00:06:50.520> an quote there shall be established an quote there shall be established an advisory
• committee within the Department advisory committee within the Department of<00:06:52.560> Agriculture
• This is why I urge the committee to include a designated youth advisory seat on the interagency systems
• <00:12:53.440> seat include a designated youth advisory seat include a designated youth advisory
• The Governor came up with one of the recommendations from the climate advisory team, and the Governor

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committees heard several agriculture and food-system bills. SB 1562 would create a Combined Housing Operational Agricultural Mobilization Program to help bona fide farmers live and farm on agricultural lands and provide a tax credit for donated land. Testimony generally supported the goal of housing for farmers and farm workers, but raised concerns about placing the program within the Department of Agriculture, possible constitutional and drafting issues, land-quality standards, lease structure, and whether another agency might be better suited. The committees recommended passing SB 1562 with amendments, including clarifying DOA authority to acquire agricultural lands and establishing an advisory committee within the department; the recommendation was adopted. The committees also heard SB 1171 on providing monofilament netting through hardware stores to help slow coconut rhinoceros beetle spread, SB 1186 on creating a statewide interagency food systems coordination team and working group, SB 1250 on a Farm to Families program, SB 1303 on agricultural loans, SB 1395 on a climate mitigation and resiliency special fund, SB 504 on a local agricultural transportation cost reimbursement program, SB 1185 on reviewing and repealing obsolete agricultural laws, and SB 187 on funding permanent agricultural biosecurity positions. Most testimony on these measures was in support, with some suggested refinements: for SB 1186, a youth advisory seat and clearer performance benchmarks; for SB 1250, broader eligibility for food pantries, cold storage, and staffing support; for SB 1303, support for lower interest rates and expanded loan tools; for SB 1395, debate over the fund’s structure and revenue source; for SB 504, clearer eligibility for small and beginning farmers, cooperatives, and food hubs; and for SB 1185, interest in joining the working group but concern about overbroad deregulation. No roll-call votes were taken on the other measures in the excerpt, but the chair reported testimony counts on some bills, including 89 in support and none opposed for SB 1250, 13 in support and one opposed for SB 504, and 14 in support with one comment for SB 1395. SB 1303 and SB 187 also drew supportive testimony from the Department of Agriculture, farm groups, food banks, and industry organizations, with SB 187 emphasizing the need to make Act 231 biosecurity positions permanent and fully funded.

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• to strengthen Missouri's geospatial data infrastructure by establishing this Missouri Geospatial Advisory
• to strengthen Missouri's geospatial data infrastructure by establishing this Missouri Geospatial Advisory
• The creation of this advisory council is not about adding bureaucracy.

Summary: The committee first went into executive session on Senate Bill 905 and voted it do pass by a 6-4 roll call vote. It then opened a public hearing on Senate Bill 959, presented by Senator Doug Beck on behalf of Senator Roberts, which would create the Missouri GIS Council within the Office of Administration to improve statewide geospatial data coordination, planning, training, and related infrastructure. Beck said the measure had passed previously and was intended to support uses such as Next Generation 911, broadband mapping, transportation, and environmental management. Supporters included Greater St. Louis, Inc., the State 911 Service Board, and bioSTL/Next Missouri. They argued the council would reduce duplication, improve data standards and coordination, help emergency response and routing, support business site selection and economic development, and save public money by avoiding redundant mapping work. Witnesses emphasized that the bill explicitly prohibits collecting personally identifiable information and said the data involved is base-map and address/location information rather than tracking individuals. An opponent, Lisa Panette of Armour Vine, argued the bill was “anti-freedom” and “Big Brother,” saying statewide access to geospatial data could be misused and should be opt-in. Committee members questioned both sides about privacy, rural addressing, and whether the bill would actually track people; supporters responded that it does not collect personal data and is meant to improve emergency and public-service mapping. No vote was taken on SB 959, and the hearing was closed after testimony.

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• Senate Bill 1043 by Sparks relates to the composition of the Advisory Committee for Metal Recycling Entities
• Senate Bill 1131 by Middleton relates to an advisory committee to study suicide prevention and peer support
• Senate Bill 1140 by Miles relates to the establishment of the Texas Rare Disease Advisory Council, addressing

Bills: SJR36, SB26, SJR3, SJR48, SJR50, SJR51, SCR15, SCR17, SB3, SB5, SB12, SB18, SB1001, SB1002, SB1003, SB1004, SB1005, SB1006, SB1007, SB1008, SB1009, SB1010, SB1011, SB1012, SB1013, SB1014, SB1015, SB1016, SB1017, SB1018, SB1019, SB1020, SB1021, SB1022, SB1023, SB1024, SB1025, SB1026, SB1027, SB1028, SB1029, SB1030, SB1031, SB1032, SB1033, SB1034, SB1035, SB1036, SB1037, SB1038, SB1039, SB1040, SB1041, SB1042, SB1043, SB1044, SB1045, SB1046, SB1049, SB1050, SB1051, SB1052, SB1053, SB1054, SB1055, SB1056, SB1057, SB1058, SB1059, SB1060, SB1061, SB1062, SB1063, SB1064, SB1065, SB1066, SB1067, SB1068, SB1069, SB1070, SB1071, SB1072, SB1073, SB1074, SB1075, SB1076, SB1077, SB1078, SB1079, SB1080, SB1081, SB1082, SB1083, SB1084, SB1085, SB1086, SB1087, SB1088, SB1089, SB1090, SB1091, SB1092, SB1093, SB1094, SB1095, SB1096, SB1097, SB1098, SB1099, SB1100, SB1101, SB1102, SB1103, SB1104, SB1105, SB1106, SB1107, SB1108, SB1109, SB1110, SB1111, SB1112, SB1113, SB1114, SB1115, SB1116, SB1117, SB1118, SB1119, SB1120, SB1121, SB1122, SB1123, SB1124, SB1125, SB1126, SB1127, SB1128, SB1129, SB1130, SB1131, SB1132, SB1133, SB1134, SB1135, SB1136, SB1137, SB1138, SB1139, SB1140, SB1141, SB1142, SB1143, SB1144, SB1145, SB1146, SB1147, SB1148, SB1149, SB1150, SB1565

Keywords: teacher compensation, education funding, public school educators, teacher retention, teacher designation, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, research funding, state budget, prevention, healthcare, medical research, Dementia Prevention and Research Institute, severance tax, oil and gas, Texas STRONG fund, economic stabilization, public health, property tax relief

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• A couple of the advisory boards I serve on are the National Research Center for Parents with Disabilities
• importantly, we are the conveners of Massachusetts Health and Disability Partnership, a statewide advisory
• This involves participating in advisory committees to hear directly from the people that we serve.
• Our job is to remove barriers to participation in these advisories and ensure that our advisory groups

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Summary: The Massachusetts Permanent Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities held a public hearing focused on health equity for people with disabilities. The chair opened by explaining that the session was not about specific legislation, but about sharing data, lived experience, and strategies to inform more inclusive health systems. Presenters included representatives from the Health Equity Compact, the Department of Public Health, MassHealth, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan, the Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts, UMass Chan Medical School, Spaulding Rehabilitation, and the Arc of Massachusetts/Operation House Call. Speakers described how structural racism and ableism contribute to poor health outcomes, unemployment, poverty, and barriers to care for disabled people, especially disabled people of color. Testimony highlighted access problems such as inaccessible medical equipment, transportation, inadequate provider training, lack of culturally competent care, and insurance barriers. Several speakers emphasized the importance of collecting and disaggregating disability data, training providers in disability-competent care, and screening for accommodation needs. MassHealth described its Quality and Equity Incentive Program under the 1115 waiver, including disability-related metrics on data completeness, staff training, and accommodation screening, and reported early increases in hospitals collecting self-reported disability data. Brain injury advocates focused on inequities in rehabilitation access, including the impact of CMS’s “three-hour rule,” which they argued denies needed inpatient rehab to people with severe traumatic brain injury. They called for policy changes, a TBI task force, and possibly bipartisan legislation if CMS cannot revise the rule. Other testimony described DPH efforts such as one-to-one navigation, health promotion workshops, mini-grants for accessible recreation, and the Massachusetts Health and Disability Partnership. The hearing also highlighted medical education efforts like Operation House Call, which uses home visits and disability-led teaching to reduce bias and improve provider competence. No votes were taken and no formal actions were announced.

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• represent Arlington County in the State Senate, and this is about my 10th year on the Disability Advisory
• I'm also trying to get the Autism Advisory Council working on that as well.
• I'm also trying to get the Autism Advisory Council working on that as well, so that we can attack this
• So I also want to reiterate the Autism Advisory Council.
• to say is when you get voluntold to be the chair of something, I was volunteer to be the Autism Advisory

Summary: The Virginia Disability Commission held its first meeting of the year on June 18, established a quorum, and introduced members. Senator Barbara Favola was elected chair and Delegate Amy Laufer was elected vice chair, both unanimously. The commission also reviewed and unanimously approved its electronic/remote participation policy, which mirrors last year’s policy and allows limited remote participation under Virginia FOIA rules. Staff then reviewed a package of 14 disability-related bills that passed last session and were signed into law. Topics included disabled veterans’ vehicle registration fee exemptions, open captioning requirements for movie theaters, guardianship/conservatorship order forwarding, service dog team definitions, education and transition planning for students with disabilities, Blue Envelope and driver communication training for law enforcement and driver education, deferred disposition and jury service protections, voting rights in guardianship cases, expansion of the Virginia Human Rights Act, continuation of a DD waiver eligibility change, and DMAS training authority for autism competency checklists. Members discussed implementation concerns, especially making the Blue Envelope/driver communication program more visible and considering a follow-up letter and DMV presentation. The commission then adopted its interim work plan unanimously, with discussion of possible presentations on DMAS and Medicaid waivers, DBHDS telehealth training implementation, SCHEV and VDOE transition planning, transition from institutions to community settings, criminal justice reform, transportation and parking accessibility, adult-sized changing tables, and school accessibility. Members also suggested adding EVV concerns, seclusion and restraint, rare disease issues, and insurance coverage problems for needed medications. Public commenters urged the commission to address burdensome EVV requirements for family caregivers, improve accessibility for local government meetings and documents, and explore a standardized credential/career pathway for direct support professionals. The chair said follow-up work would be assigned on EVV and implementation issues, and the meeting location would move to the Senate side of the Capitol going forward.

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• This is about my 10th year on the Disability Advisory Commission, and I do chair the Joint Commission
• I'm also trying to get the Autism Advisory Council working on that as...
• I'm also trying to get the Autism Advisory Council working on that as well, so that we can attack this
• So I also want to reiterate the Autism Advisory Council.
• to say is when you get voluntold to be the chair of something, I was volunteered to be the Autism Advisory

Keywords: Disability Commission, 976, house, all

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• Regulation is required to coordinate with two separate boards, the Hearing and Fitters and Dispensary Advisory
• Board and the Speech Language pathologist advisory Board.
• bill will, 1, remove mandates for TCLR to coordinate with both hearing fitters and dispensaries advisory
• boards and speech language pathologist advisory board on hearing instrument sales instead of allowing
• them to consult with only a relevant advisory board.

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• And I'm a member of the Sports Medicine Advisory Committee of the effort to say I've heard it twice this
• certification removes the Commissioner of Education is task of renewing the Composition of School Advisory
• reprise the comments you made and the what the bill does with respect to background checks and school advisory
• Specifically on the school advisory councils, the commissioner of education is responsible for discerning
• or determine if if a certain threshold has been met on the demographic makeup of school district advisory

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• the law is that he act is an advisory the law is that he act is an advisory committee<02:16:26.800
• um the home education advisory council?
• <02:59:59.520> council would require the EFA advisory council would require the EFA advisory
• <03:01:35.439> council KAK or home education advisory council KAK or home education advisory
• 37.200> to<03:01:37.359> the is an advisory council to the is an advisory council to the

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee opened hearings on SB 69, including a germane amendment on school board votes to accept or reject gifts and donations, and a non-germane amendment creating a virtual early childhood readiness family engagement program for preschool children not yet in kindergarten. Prime sponsor Rep. Glenn Cordelli said the literacy program was modeled on earlier HB 671, would be funded through gifts and donations rather than state appropriations, and would include reporting requirements to the governor and legislature. Members questioned changes from the earlier bill, including the move away from center-based language, the lack of a dollar threshold for school board action on donations, anonymous gifts, and whether the amendment preserved enough evaluation data. Testimony on the donation provisions raised concerns about broad language, timing, and public-meeting requirements. Rep. Timothy Han and Becky Wilson of the New Hampshire School Boards Association both noted that school districts already have policies and asked how the bill would work for routine donations, anonymous gifts, and situations that might require non-public discussion under right-to-know law. Wilson cited examples such as field-trip scholarships, backpack drives, and sports uniforms, and said the association was not taking a position but wanted clearer guardrails. Rep. Han said school boards may need to discuss some gifts in non-public session and that the bill should better address those circumstances. On the early literacy amendment, Wilson and others questioned whether the program was sufficiently developed, whether it was appropriate to rely on a primarily online model for very young children, and how it would interact with special education services and IEPs. A representative from Waterford.org, Rob Riley, testified in support, saying the program would be supplementary, adaptive, and family-engagement based, and that Waterford could provide devices and internet access for families who need them. He said the program would work alongside school districts and IEP teams rather than replace existing services. No vote was taken during the hearing; the chair said the committee would later exec the bills and try to get reports in for the calendar.