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• as ESEs, but you're probably familiar with them, such as South Ella Cafe, Homeward Bound of Marin, Parents
• as ESEs, but you're probably familiar with them such as South Ella Cafe, Homeward Bound of Marin, parents
• Those days will not only help build a pipeline for grantees, but also help educate small businesses and
• care slots, helped more than 1,400 entrepreneurs launch or expand child care businesses, enabling parents
• So in terms of apprenticeship, we are working closely with the California Department of Education.

Summary: The subcommittee heard an informational update from the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development on the state’s Jobs First economic development strategy and related budget requests. Go-Biz described its regional planning process, priority sectors such as ag-tech, space defense, life sciences, and semiconductors, and requests including an extension of the CalCompetes tax credit, support for export promotion, additional film commission staff, innovation and emerging technology capacity, and a California brand campaign. Members questioned the campaign’s purpose, with some supporting efforts to counter misinformation about California and others warning it should not obscure regulatory and business-climate concerns. Go-Biz said the campaign would be nationally focused, could include business attraction efforts, and was intended to complement—not replace—policy work on permitting and workforce development. The item was informational only. The committee then heard from the California Office of the Small Business Advocate on the California RISE program, the Performing Arts Equitable Payroll Fund, and the Technical Assistance Program/Capital Infusion Program. CalOSBA reported that California RISE’s first round awarded $16.9 million to 61 employment social enterprises, which collectively increased revenue, secured contracts, and employed thousands of people facing barriers to work; a second round is being launched with a new administrator and expanded services. For the performing arts payroll fund, the office said all 100 awardees had been paid, but demand far exceeded available funding, and the program was oversubscribed within days. California for the Arts testified that the sector remains fragile after COVID and urged statutory changes to simplify eligibility and stretch dollars further. SBDC representatives described TAP/SIP as a statewide network supporting small businesses, capital access, and disaster recovery, emphasizing their role in underserved communities and the leverage of federal matching funds. Committee members focused on whether these programs produce durable outcomes and reach smaller or disadvantaged businesses. Questions centered on long-term job retention in California RISE, outreach to ethnic and community media in the civic media program, and whether TAP/SIP are accessible to entrepreneurs with limited capital or capacity. CalOSBA and its partners said they rely heavily on local community organizations for outreach, provide one-on-one counseling and training, and are working to collect more longitudinal data. The committee also discussed the film and television tax credit program, for which Go-Biz requested funding for three permanent positions and ongoing program support. Film Commission staff said the expanded program is tracking demographic and career-pathway data, with most productions opting into new diversity provisions, and that a formal report to the Legislature is expected in 2027. The item concluded without a vote, as the hearing was for oversight and budget discussion.

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• ><00:15:38.320><c> education</c> American Indian constit education American Indian constit education
• </c> education outcomes. education outcomes.
• </c> educational barriers. educational barriers.
• educators.
• </c> arts education. arts education.

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: 1183, house

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• appropriation, nearly 4,000 Oklahoma mothers and babies will lose access to services such as counseling, parenting
• , education, adoption support, medical referrals, and basic material assistance such as diapers and essential

Bills: HB2786 , HB2787 , HB2786 , HB2787

Committee: House Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget

Keywords: mental health, substance abuse, appropriation, state funding, emergency declaration, healthcare, State Department of Health, childbirth program, emergency funding, 914, all

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• appropriation, nearly 4,000 Oklahoma mothers and babies will lose access to services such as counseling, parenting
• education, adoption support, medical referrals, and basic material assistance such as diapers and essential

Bills: HB2786 , HB2787

Committee: House Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget

Keywords: mental health, substance abuse, appropriation, state funding, emergency declaration, healthcare, State Department of Health, childbirth program, emergency funding

Summary: The committee first considered House Bill 2786, with Representative Stinson presenting a PCS as the working draft. He explained the bill as supplemental funding for the Department of Mental Health to close out its 2025 budget and pay obligations the department had fallen short on. The committee moved quickly to a do pass vote, and the bill was reported out 31-0 with no nays. The committee then took up House Bill 2787, with Representative West presenting a PCS as the working draft. She described the bill as a one-time $2 million supplemental for previously established costs tied to the Choosing Childbirth Program, saying the funding was needed to avoid a lapse in services for nearly 4,000 mothers and babies until the Oklahoma Pregnancy Care Network can re-enter bidding in 2028. She emphasized oversight and transparency measures, including provider vetting, invoice review, annual evaluations, and a reported 97% of expenses going to client services. Members raised concerns about accountability, transparency, and why the funding should come from state general revenue rather than private sources, noting prior audits and news reports. Representative West said the network is a 501(c)(3), uses private dollars as well, and that the program is a public-private partnership already established by law. She also said she would share the 2025 tax return information with the committee. The committee then voted to report HB 2787 out do pass by a vote of 26-5, and adjourned.

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• Dakota for higher education.
• Dakota for higher education.
• to the higher education.
• Their education. And then next, we have internships.
• We think that the general education classes... ...them.

Summary: The committee met at Dakota College at Bottineau, approved the January 15, 2026 minutes, and heard an extensive campus update from Dean Corey Gorder and other DCB leaders. Gorder described the college’s affiliation with Minot State and its growing use of shared services, including business office functions, HR, institutional research, Title IX, printing, financial aid support through UND, and payroll support through NDSU. He said the arrangement lets DCB focus on its core mission while relying on system partners for specialized administrative work, and noted that accreditation concerns were not believed to limit those shared-service arrangements. He also highlighted DCB’s mission, enrollment growth, dual-credit reach across rural schools, and the college’s emphasis on nursing, dental, paramedic, farm management, and other workforce-oriented programs. Committee members asked detailed questions about dual credit, program delivery, and whether DCB’s partnerships were exclusive. Gorder said the relationships are generally collaborative rather than exclusive, that schools can choose other providers, and that many partnerships began through personal outreach and ongoing relationships with rural schools. Lisa Johnson of the university system added that transfer complaints are rare and that dual credit generally transfers well within North Dakota, though highly selective out-of-state institutions may treat credits differently. Members also asked about stipends for high school instructors, the share of K-12 versus DCB instructors, and the capacity limits in dental hygiene and other programs. Gorder said dental hygiene is capped by space and staffing, that there were more applicants than seats, and that expansion is being considered; he also said he would provide follow-up information on the paramedic program and instructor breakdowns. Gorder closed by identifying long-term challenges, including aging residence halls, recruiting faculty and staff, and the need to review low-enrollment programs. He said DCB should consider expanding into more high-demand trades such as welding, HVAC, and electrical work, and should streamline dual credit and strengthen its Minot programming. The committee then heard from the North Dakota Student Association, whose leaders outlined student priorities from the last session and the interim. Their main concerns included campus housing quality and affordability, food insecurity and food pantries, mental and physical health resources, student-led research funding, academic and career readiness, internships, and campus collaboration. They also discussed dual credit, saying it is valuable but uneven across the state, and raised questions about how to better retain students in North Dakota through the system. Members asked follow-up questions about housing, transferability of dual credit, and whether incentives could be used to encourage students to stay in-state for higher education.

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• I watched my parents have discussions about this.
• I watched my parents have discussions about this.
• I watched my parents have discussions about this.
• I watched my parents have uh life.
• I watched my parents have uh discussions<00:54:13.119><c> about</c><00:54:13.520><c> this.

Keywords: 981, all

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• . education. education.
• funding for education.
• funding for education.
• funding for education.
• </c> underfunding education are real. underfunding education are real.

Committee: House Executive Departments and Administration

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• So basically, the parent, if we're talking about parents and children, if we wanted to protect our children
• I don't know what the case may be, but potentially this could actually also deter, say, a parent from
• Well, they may or may not have been the driver and say they are the driver, say a parent, they could
• I'm sure parents are moms, you know, I know my mom would do this.
• Hi, I'm Kimberly Will with Services, Immigrant Rights and Education Network, also known as SIREN, and

Committee: Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection

Summary: The committee heard several privacy, technology, and public safety bills. SB 898 would require manufacturers of connected consumer products to disclose how long software support will last and to notify consumers when support is nearing its end; Consumer Reports supported the measure, while members raised concerns about private enforcement, notice mechanics, and replacement obligations for leased devices. The bill was amended and passed 5-1 to Judiciary, with the measure placed on call. SB 1279 would authorize Long Beach to install additional speed safety cameras on Pacific Coast Highway under the same privacy and equity guardrails as the existing pilot program, including limits on data use, no facial recognition, warning periods, and reduced fees for low-income recipients. Supporters cited severe crashes and fatalities on PCH, while opponents raised civil liberties and due process concerns and questioned how the system identifies the actual driver. The committee approved the bill 6-2 and placed it on call. SB 1111, the Artificial Intelligence Abuse Protection Act, would create civil remedies for non-consensual AI voice, image, and video cloning and digital replicas. Support came from SAG-AFTRA and Common Sense Media, and members discussed concerns about background images and employer liability, including a request to preserve a rebuttable presumption for good-faith employers. The bill passed 7-1 to Public Safety and was placed on call. SB 1217 would create a DOJ-run clearinghouse for survivors of non-consensual intimate imagery and deepfakes to request removal from online platforms; survivors and advocacy groups testified in strong support, and members discussed privacy, cybersecurity, funding, and the lack of a private right of action. It passed 8-0 to Public Safety and was placed on call. The committee also heard SB 1095, which would require fusion centers and participating agencies to adopt MOUs barring use of sensitive personal information for immigration enforcement or racial/identity profiling, require annual reporting, and allow audits and inspections. Supporters argued fusion centers have operated with too little oversight and have been used to circumvent state privacy and immigration laws; some members supported the transparency goals while others raised concerns about operational ambiguity and the bill’s interaction with existing law. The discussion continued, with the author and members debating the scope of permissible information sharing and enforcement consequences for violations.

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• Healthy parenting, healthy nutrition, a variety of things, but also for which there are programs and
• 00:04:53.040><c> a</c> Healthy parenting, healthy nutrition, a Healthy parenting, healthy nutrition,
• Um and it's education of these youth.
• </c><00:41:13.200><c> The</c> not just the education of the youth.
• The not just the education of the youth.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Health Services Committee heard a presentation from Dr. Steven Stack, Secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, on Kentucky’s Rural Health Transformation Program. He said Kentucky received about $213 million in federal funding, among the highest awards nationally, after a fast application and negotiation process. He emphasized that the grant is time-limited, must be used for the specific goals in the state’s application, and cannot be treated as a general bailout or replacement for existing funding. He also noted the state will use a website, ruralhealthplan.ky.gov, to share the full application, award terms, and future opportunities. Dr. Stack outlined five focus areas: maternal health and prenatal/early childhood supports; EMS and trauma response workforce and transfer capacity; behavioral health crisis care through the EMPATH model and mobile crisis services; oral health access through more hygienists, telehealth, and hub-and-spoke models; and rural community hubs for chronic disease prevention and innovation, including food-as-medicine and healthier lifestyle interventions. He stressed that the program is meant to be transformative, not duplicative, and that it cannot pay clinician salaries, fund new construction, replace EMR systems broadly, or duplicate billable services. He said the state will work with community partners, hospitals, universities, and others, including the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, to begin implementation. Members responded positively overall. Senator Berg praised the award and the goal of integrating care across the state, but raised concerns about access to prenatal care and about possible future changes to water fluoridation, warning both could harm children and rural families. The chair and other members thanked Dr. Stack for the update and congratulated him on the award. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during this portion of the meeting.

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• We focus on education and advocacy, with an emphasis on establishing and protecting appropriate coding
• and advocacy with we focus on education and advocacy with an<00:35:44.119><c> emphasis</c><00:35:44.640
• We are also the heartbroken and sad parents of Stacy.
• </c><01:15:55.000><c> and</c><01:15:55.199><c> sad</c><01:15:55.520><c> parents</c><01:15:55.840><c>
• </c><01:19:24.440><c> par</c><01:19:24.840><c> atal</c><01:19:25.080><c> mental</c> needed for Parental

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• working with my union and through the process of working on and getting lobbying and getting paid parental
• We want to make sure that we have good education for everybody.
• /c><00:04:20.720><c> we</c><00:04:20.840><c> have</c><00:04:21.000><c> good</c><00:04:21.200><c> education
• </c> make sure that we have good education make sure that we have good education for<00:04:22.240><c>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• exempting based on if they have children under 19; they are foster youth or former foster youth; parents
• We're almost a year away from the changes, but just to start educating folks about what they need to
• If I'm missing something, there's plenty of opportunity to educate me and my colleagues on this.
• If I'm missing something, there's plenty of opportunity to educate me and my colleagues on this.
• So anyhow, those parents need all the help they can get.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We don't take funds from our higher education to build colleges and maintain our colleges.
• We don't take funds from our higher education to build colleges and maintain our colleges.
• Providing this level of education is required of the Department of Corrections by state law.
• Because of this, the DOC is not able to provide postsecondary education at Rush City.
• He wanted the educational opportunity. So many incarcerated people really want to be busy.

Committee: Senate Capital Investment

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I am very well-versed in data security measures and help educate others in my office about what they
• I am very well-versed in data security measures and help educate others in my office about what they
• Vote Mama Lobby is working to authorize campaign funds for security in all 50 states because no parent
• This law is one small step toward safer education and a safer Washington. Thank you.
• This law is one small step towards safer education and both safer Washington. Thank you.

Committee: Senate Law & Justice

Keywords: 904, all

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• I would point out that the ruling wasn't that local control overrode the public education department;
• it was that the public education department And acted in contravention of a state statute.
• Chair, Representative, oil and gas gave 2.3 billion in total funding for education.
• I've been on Legislative Education Committees.
• One was from the Public Education Department and one was from the Legislative Education Study Committee

Committee: House House Energy, Environment & Natural Resources

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• </c><00:04:53.479><c> who</c> you're a single mom single parent who you're a single mom single parent
• is</c><01:08:25.120><c> requ</c> education home buyer education is requ education home buyer education
• </c><01:15:30.159><c> homeowner</c> better home buyer education homeowner better home buyer education
• They have to go to home ownership education trainings.
• </c> comes together everything educations comes together everything educations health health health if

Committee: House Housing Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• </c><01:04:49.240><c> like</c> because neither one of my parents like because neither one of my parents
• I have been a certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist since 1986.
• </c><01:06:08.440><c> Care</c><01:06:08.799><c> education</c> certified Diabetes Care education certified
• </c> professions and uh education professions and uh education legal<03:47:43.120><c> etc</c><03:47:43.560
• </c><04:11:34.000><c> and</c> be good stewards of education and be good stewards of education and guidance

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on House Bill 552, which would remove the “full-time student” requirement for children ages 19 to 25 covered under the state retiree health insurance plan. The prime sponsor said the change would align retiree coverage with state employee and ACA plans, would not cost taxpayers because retirees pay the premiums, and could even reduce administrative burden and possibly state costs. The chair noted the bill simply removes the words “if full-time student” from statute and said the proposal affects very few retirees and has no cost to the state. No opposition was presented, and the chair closed the hearing on HB 552 after no further testimony. The committee then opened a public hearing on House Bill 648, which would require commercial insurance coverage for glucose monitoring devices and supplies for people with diabetes. The prime sponsor, a retired dietitian and diabetes educator, gave extensive testimony describing diabetes as common, costly, and serious, and argued that continuous glucose monitoring is important for managing type 2 and gestational diabetes, preventing hypoglycemia, and improving safety and decision-making. She said CGMs can alert users to dangerous blood sugar changes, help people understand how food, activity, and medication affect glucose, and save lives while offering a strong return on investment. During questions, a committee member asked whether the bill should specify that the monitoring be tied to prescribed treatment, and the sponsor agreed that adding “prescribed” would be appropriate. The member also asked about the proper threshold for coverage and whether the bill should be tied to fasting-test diagnosis; the sponsor responded that A1C is only one measure of control and does not show daily fluctuations, and said she was not prepared to recommend a specific threshold but could provide clinical guidelines later. No vote was taken during the hearing, and the sponsor indicated support for the bill’s general approach to broader CGM access.

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• They are both in education and have been so much of their lives.
• Mark started out in public education as a girls' basketball coach.
• She's been in education for 25 years, two great. Ms.
• She has been in education for 25 years. Two great people.
• Bailey attends the University of Missouri-Columbia, where she's majoring in ag education.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• They are both in education and have been so much of their lives.
• Mark started out in public education as a girls' basketball coach, worked his way all the way up to a
• She's been in education for 25 years, two great.
• She's been in education for 25 years. Two great people.
• Bailey attends the University of Missouri Columbia where she's majoring in Ag Education.

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then approved the House Journal for February 4, 2026 by roll call vote, 123-1. Members spent a substantial portion of the morning introducing special guests and recognizing birthdays, including visitors from Missouri Technology Corporation, educators, pediatricians, a longtime legislative photographer, and several family members and constituents. A member also delivered a lengthy personal-privilege tribute for Black History Month honoring his father’s military service, postal career, ministry, and mentorship work, and another member paid tribute to the late Donna Kramer Scott. The chamber then took up first reading of House Bills 3218, 3219, and 3220. On third reading, House Committee Substitute for House Bills 1667 and 2294 was debated as a “born alive”/abortion-related measure; supporters argued it protects infants born alive and clarifies provider duties, while opponents said the issue is already covered in statute and that the House should focus on other priorities. The bill passed 103-40. The House also considered House Committee Substitute for House Bills 1694, 1674, 1780, 2056, 2312, and 1755, a package centered on the Act Against Abusive Website Access Litigation and related accessibility/ADA litigation concerns. Supporters described it as curbing settlement-driven lawsuits and helping businesses, while opponents and some supporters emphasized the need for real accessibility improvements. That package passed unanimously, 149-0. During announcements, members highlighted an American Idol contestant from a district, an upcoming rural health care funding informational session, a property tax reform committee executive session, a St. Charles festival, an American Heart Month photo opportunity, and several committee meetings. The House was told to be prepared to consider additional bills upon return, and it adjourned until 4 p.m. Monday, February 9, 2026.

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• the CEO of their child's education is.
• We are dealing with state documents and how we educate children.
• HB 31 does nothing to improve safety, education, or the economy.
• Accuracy in education restores and elevates credibility. It doesn't weigh it down.
• This is addressing state documents and proper education and historical accuracy, period.