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• walked in on female band students and began to drop his clothes.
• My name is Safara Malone, and I am a 20-year-old Black trans woman and a student.
• Students and parents find victory in legal challenges that we can tell you about.
• I am a cashier, and I was a student.
• To have a male student use...

Bills: SB7 , SB14 , SB 7 , SB 14

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: gender designation, civil penalties, private civil rights, multiple-occupancy spaces, Texas Women's Privacy Act, law enforcement, confidentiality, personnel files, employee records, misconduct, abortion, civil liability, abortion-inducing drugs, qui tam actions, Texas Citizens Participation Act, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, healthcare regulations, impact fees, water conservation, reuse projects

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• enrollment and a new financing system, and in a way that maintains and expands opportunities for students
• quality standards, and how they will better provide their... ...how they will better provide their students
• I fear that student learning will suffer unless we scrutinize spending and revenue exemptions from the
• transportation, capital adjustments, and community impacts are considered and may negatively affect student
• in a way that ensures all of... students in a way that ensures all of them are prepared for the futures

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• Arkansas's public education spending to match the national average, we'd need to increase our per-student
• We spend $4,000 less per student than the national average.
• We spend $1,500 less per student than Alabama, $2,000 less per student than Louisiana, $3,000 less per
• student than Missouri, Less per student than Louisiana, $3,000 less per student than Missouri, and $4,000
• less per student than South Carolina.

Committee: All REVENUE & TAXATION- HOUSE SALES, USE, MISC. TAXES & EXEMPTIONS SUBCOM.

Summary: The committee heard House Bill 1001, sponsored by Representative Les Eaves, which would lower the individual income tax rate to 3.7% retroactive to the current year and reduce the corporate rate to 4.1% beginning in 2027. Eaves argued the bill continues Arkansas’s recent tax-cut strategy, would provide broad relief to working families, and would keep the state competitive while preserving future surpluses rather than cutting existing services. He and Representative Bray emphasized that prior tax cuts have benefited taxpayers and supported economic growth. Several opponents testified against the bill, including representatives from Arkansas Appleseed, Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, a pastor, and individuals speaking about disability services and food insecurity. They argued Arkansas cannot afford further revenue reductions given needs in public education, early childhood care, Medicaid and food assistance, rural hospitals, and supported living services. Witnesses said the tax cut would disproportionately benefit higher earners while providing little or no relief to lower- and middle-income families, and urged the committee to prioritize public investments over tax cuts. After debate, the committee adopted a motion to limit witness testimony to five minutes each. Representative Eaves closed on the bill and moved to pass it. Following discussion, the committee voted to pass HB 1001, and the meeting adjourned.

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• I am heartened that college students still want to study California politics in this day and age.
• And I know our public health workforce needs talented young people, exactly like these students.
• Like these students, they have amazing ideas. They come from 8018.
• Members, today I am thrilled to be able to welcome students, teachers, and parents from St.
• John student myself, it is my absolute honor to welcome you to the California State Assembly.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• In the School of Medicine, we've seen a one-third reduction in the number of new PhD students for the
• academic year that began in autumn 2025, students who are primarily supported on federal research grants
• In the School of Medicine, we've seen a one-third reduction in the number of new PhD students for the
• postdocs medical but also the training pipeline for undergraduate, graduate students, postdocs, medical
• But from students who are just launching their academic careers to postdocs who are trying to establish

Bills: SB6321 , SGA9245 , SGA9247 , SGA9250 , SGA9252 , SGA9253 , SGA9254 , SGA9259 , SGA9260 , SGA9261 , SGA9262

Committee: Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development

Keywords: scientific research, innovation, economic growth, Washington Institute, public funding, 904, all

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• The second would be the siblings, students, and the foster kids that are included with that second portion
• , and then it has 'or in a manner that is not age appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students
• Prohibiting discussion related to sexual orientation or gender identity does not set students up for
• Students must be informed in order to think critically about social issues.
• should I follow Idaho Code 33-1609 and ask parents whether they want that instruction for their students

Committee: House Education

Summary: The committee first considered RS 33-117, a proposal from Rep. Levitt to give charter school enrollment priority to children of school founders, siblings, foster children, and then active-duty Title 10 military families. Members moved to introduce the bill, and the committee approved introduction by voice vote. The next item was House Bill 599 on digital curriculum funding. Rep. Raymond said the bill would change the program from first-come, first-served grants capped at $50,000 per district to a needs-based process administered by the State Department of Education. Superintendent Critchfield described a scoring rubric focused on underserved and rural districts, alignment with reading/math/college-and-career goals, implementation and evaluation plans, prior funding history, and sustainability. Some members questioned how “need” would be defined and worried the criteria were too discretionary. A motion to send the bill to the floor was replaced by a substitute motion to hold the bill in committee until a date certain, and the committee agreed to hold HB 599 until the 19th. The committee then heard House Bill 516, a cleanup bill related to last year’s law restricting classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity. Rep. Hawkins and a lobbyist supporting the bill said the measure would remove leftover language from the earlier version and clarify that the K-12 restriction was intended to be broad. Opponents, including Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates, argued the bill would erase age-appropriate discussion of LGBTQ topics and create vague censorship concerns. Idaho Family Policy Center supported the bill, saying schools were not complying with the prior law. Members raised questions about possible effects on CTE and health-related courses, parental opt-in rules, and legal conflicts with existing code. After testimony and discussion, the committee voted to send HB 516 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation.

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• They've received their preliminary accreditation, and they're enrolling students for their first class
• This class of 150 students will graduate in 2029. This class of 150 students will graduate in 2029.
• Along with the University of Florida's class size increase to 150 students, we will be graduating 300
• to sit for its first class, which, as I understand it, was supposed to be 20 to 25 students.
• So our students will not be minimally trained.

Bills: S0754 , S0796

Committee: Senate Regulated Industries

Keywords: heated tobacco products, tobacco regulation, vaping, definition changes, Florida statutes, veterinary medicine, telehealth, veterinary professional associate, animal health, public safety, access to veterinary services, 999, senate, all

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• HB 27 by King relating to courses of personal finance, literacy, and economics for high school students
• HB 515 by Troxclair relating to the public school policies regarding student use of personal electronic
• HB 538 by Bernal relating to student access to certain academic records, authorizing a fee.
• HB 538 by Bernal relating to student access, certain academic records authorizing a fee for the Committee
• HB 593 by Bernal relating to the compensatory education allotment for homeless students or students in

Summary: The House met for first reading and referral of a large number of bills and joint resolutions, with no substantive debate on the measures themselves. The filings covered a broad range of topics, including agency rulemaking and regulatory deference, occupational licensing reciprocity, business entities, eviction procedures, higher education, public education, health care, elections and voting procedures, criminal justice, property tax and appraisal issues, transportation, agriculture, energy, and local government authority. Several proposals also addressed constitutional amendments on matters such as Medicaid expansion, property tax limits, quorum and special-session rules, voting citizenship proof, parental rights, reproductive autonomy, and state funding allocations. Many of the measures focused on education, public health, and election administration. Examples included bills on financial literacy in schools, school nurses and librarians, student meal debt policies, suicide prevention notices, menstrual products, and community-based learning programs, as well as election-related bills on voter registration, disability access, ballot corrections, political advertising, and voting equipment or procedures. Other notable bills dealt with housing and property issues, including evictions, homestead tax exemptions, and land ownership, along with criminal justice measures involving sentencing, juror challenges, trafficking-related nondisclosure, and firearm reporting or transfer restrictions. The House also referred a set of resolutions to the Local and Consent Calendars Committee. At the end of the proceedings, Mr. Bell moved that the House adjourn until 2:00 p.m. Tuesday in memory of James Edward Cook of Eustace, Texas. There was no objection, and the House adjourned.

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• Transgender students, like all students, deserve the same opportunity as their peers to learn teamwork
• like all students transgender students like all students they<02:22:50.520><c> deserve</c><02:22:50.800
• </c><02:23:56.520><c> have</c> and girls in sports will students have and girls in sports will students
• </c><02:50:07.720><c> by</c> Authority on transgender students by Authority on transgender students by
• </c> known for mentoring his former students known for mentoring his former students he<04:59:33.680>

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• We have approximately 500 students, about 120 employees.
• All of us want excellent learning conditions for our students.
• They're all public school students, and we want the same for us.
• Generally, we've hovered around 27 students, right around there.
• For PE, there are many ways that a student can earn PE credit. PE is one of those.

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• pueblos, nations, etc. and only $300 per student in the large ones, Navajo.
• of $20,000 per student compared to $300 per student, uh, there's been a bill in the Senate in the past
• culturally diverse group of students um in Albuquerque.
• It's about 200+ students that at the end of this month are done.
• Who was it that would say it's OK that our students get 300 bucks and these kids get 20,000?

Committee: House House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs

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• I DON'T KNOW ANY STUDENT I WOULD PICK THAT.
• IT'S EASY FOR STUDENTS TO APPLY EXECUTIVE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES.
• STUDENTS GOT ME LOOK AT WAYS THEY BRING RESUME BRING UP THOSE IDEAS.
• STUDENT SHOULD BE SAFE AND HAVE SUPPORTIVE SPACES WITHIN THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS. THANK YOU. >> Sen.
• I WANT YOU TO IMAGINE A BLACK STUDENT TODAY. >> THANK YOU. WE HAVE B JOHNSON.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Our goal as an educational system is to keep all of our students safe.
• It also means that our students stay with their families.
• I work with first-grade students.
• She's an amazing student, leader, athlete, and soul.
• These students are healthy, vibrant.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on the Judiciary

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee hearing began with opening remarks from the House and Senate chairs outlining procedures for a large public hearing with more than 100 witnesses on 64 legislative proposals. They explained time limits, rules for in-person and virtual testimony, written testimony procedures, and the committee’s reporting deadline. Testimony then moved through a series of juvenile justice, child protection, and civil liberties bills, with witnesses generally urging favorable reports or, in one case, opposing expanded juvenile court transparency and child advocate access to records. Several witnesses supported bills aimed at juvenile justice reform. Representative Hendricks backed H. 1744 to prevent child labor exploitation and trafficking, citing federal findings of child labor in seafood processing and calling for stronger penalties and a ban on minors working in such facilities. Senator Gomez supported S. 1131 and S. 1121 to reduce juvenile fees, fines, restitution burdens, and bail-related costs, arguing they worsen racial and economic disparities. Senator Crean and other advocates supported S. 1051/H. 1695 to expand juvenile diversion eligibility, while multiple witnesses from juvenile justice and immigrant advocacy groups supported H. 1657/S. 1058 to expand juvenile expungement and to limit sharing juvenile fingerprints with federal authorities, describing recent ICE detentions of Chelsea students and the resulting fear in immigrant communities. Witnesses also supported H. 1918/S. 1240 to narrow the youthful offender statute, raising the minimum age and reducing mandatory adult-style penalties for youth. The committee also heard testimony on child safety and bodily autonomy bills. Middlesex District Attorney Marion Ryan supported H. 1752 to protect children left in extreme temperatures, explaining it would create civil penalties, allow emergency responders to remove children from cars without liability, and add criminal penalties when serious injury results. Representative Thurber and Senator O’Connor testified for H. 2011/S. 1227, a bill prohibiting coercion or mandates for health-related interventions, including vaccinations, and allowing legal remedies for violations. Senator Jalen supported S. 1136/H. 1847 to prevent false confessions by requiring recording of interrogations and banning deceptive tactics, and several innocence-project and legal-services witnesses described wrongful convictions tied to false confessions and coercive interrogations. Another major topic was H. 1626, which would require age verification for pornographic content and launch an education campaign about online sexual exploitation; Representative Cruz and survivor Udoz Wallace testified in support, describing nonconsensual image sharing and deepfake harms. Not all testimony was supportive. The Committee for Public Counsel Services opposed S. 1035, which would increase transparency in juvenile court proceedings, and H. 1689, which would expand the child advocate’s access to confidential juvenile records, arguing both would undermine privacy and trauma-informed protections for children and families. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the portion of the hearing provided; the session consisted of opening remarks and public testimony on the listed bills.

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• </c> as students can be cogs in a machine. as students can be cogs in a machine.
• We prioritize students and families.
• . students. students.
• Minnesota's students. bill is about. Minnesota's students.
• ,</c><00:26:30.720><c> no</c> to make sure that every student, no to make sure that every student, no

Keywords: 1183, house

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• </c> with deep pride in the 90 students with deep pride in the 90 students representing<00:36:30.240>
• </c> it will be for many of these students it will be for many of these students too.<00:36:54.800><c
• ><c> their</c><00:51:28.240><c> next</c> these students prepare for their next these students prepare
• Native students and Black students and Latino students and students navigating poverty and students who
• Jonah studies college student.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• We see students with an increasing number of mental health issues.
• We see students with an increasing number of mental health issues.
• Sometimes you have a lot of students that go to college at 17.
• There was discussions of, you know, when students are going to college.
• Sometimes you have a lot of students that go to college at 17.

Committee: House Health and Welfare

Summary: The committee heard a personal privilege update on HB 1227, which Representative DeWitt said would return next week as a proposed HCR for a two-year study of the three-doctor panel after discussions with Dr. Nia Colotta. Better Louisiana also presented its new Leadership Louisiana Health Fellows Program, describing it as a data-driven leadership initiative focused on health care workforce, rural access, chronic disease, and other system issues; members discussed whether the program could also help generate policy research, including on managed care organizations. The committee then considered SB 427 on anatomical gifts. After adopting technical amendments, Senator Presley and Dr. Jeff White explained that the bill would strengthen organ donation law by creating a decision registry that records both yes and no choices, clarifying the legal effect of refusal, and codifying ethical principles such as the dead donor rule. Questions focused on organ viability, registry procedures, minors, and a Monroe case involving a disputed donor designation. Supporters included LOPA and the Louisiana Conference of Catholic Bishops, and the bill was reported favorably. HB 946, dealing with hospital price transparency and compliance with federal pricing rules, drew extensive testimony. Representative Landry and a witness from Patient Rights Advocate described it as a consumer transparency measure, but the Louisiana Hospital Association opposed the bill’s state-level enforcement and debt-collection provisions. Landry offered an amendment removing the debt-collection and affirmative-defense language, but after debate the substitute failed on a 5-6 vote and the bill was voluntarily deferred. The committee also reported favorably on SB 109, which revises membership qualifications for the Louisiana Emergency Medical Services Commission; SCR 20, urging federal flexibility on Medicaid redetermination for elderly and disabled beneficiaries; SB 216, allowing coroners to rely on licensed practical nurses for medical pronouncements of death; and SB 45, exempting certain gratuitous hospice houses from licensure, with testimony from hospice house operators and supporters. Finally, HCR 71 by Representative Chasson sought an LDH study of how Louisiana’s law and guidance on pregnancy-related emergency medications is working in hospitals, urgent care, and retail settings. Supporters said providers are hesitant to use medications such as misoprostol because of stigma and uncertainty, while opponents from Louisiana Right to Life argued the resolution was unnecessary and could create controversy. The discussion centered on whether the study should be narrowed or made more objective, but no final action on the resolution was reached in the portion provided.

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• We have 34 students. Their teachers are here, sponsors.
• These were students who came last year, Mr.
• it going to cost per student per year?
• President, it depends on the student they have.
• We're going to help our students.

Keywords: 996, all

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• The bill outlines responsibilities while protecting the ability of schools and students to participate
• I want to thank all of our students who participated in speech and debate here in the state of Florida
• about or had framed in such a way that none of the students ever felt safe talking about it.
• It also has a student loan provision within this bill, but I have an amendment.
• This amendment just removes the engineering student loan assistance program from the bill.

Summary: The Committee on Fiscal Policy met and considered a large agenda of bills, most of which were reported favorably after brief sponsor presentations, limited public testimony, and roll-call votes. Early actions included CSSB 1062 creating Florida Speech and Debate Week and the Florida Debate Initiative with a recurring $2.4 million appropriation, and CS for SB 196 establishing the Uterine Fibroid Research Database. The committee also approved the companion public-records bill, CS for SB 864, to keep sensitive fibroid database information confidential. Other health and public-safety measures reported favorably included CS for SB 432, which was amended to address xylazine and restrict recreational nitrous oxide sales by tobacco-permit retailers; CS for SB 646, narrowing drug-paraphernalia testing equipment exemptions to fentanyl, its analogs, and xylazine; and CS for SB 1684 and CS for SB 1686, creating and exempting records for a Parkinson’s Disease Registry at the University of South Florida. The committee also advanced several workforce, regulatory, and local-governance bills. SB 1112 on the Florida Labor Pool Act passed with testimony emphasizing removal of placement fees, annual labor-pool registration, and stronger enforcement to help workers, including returning citizens. CS for SB 524 updated Department of Law Enforcement duties and medical examiner procedures; CS for SB 530 revised lottery operations and security rules; CS for SB 676 expanded animal-cruelty penalties and the public abuser database; CS for SB 1180 created a recall framework for community development district supervisors and updated CDD rules; and CS for SB 800 increased penalties for unlicensed engineering practice after removing a student-loan assistance provision to align with the House version. CS for SB 1404 created a memory-care specialty license for assisted living facilities, with amendments extending rulemaking deadlines and clarifying advertising and resident-choice provisions. SB 1072 created an anti-Semitism task force in the Attorney General’s office, and CS for SB 1630 modernized aging and disability services, guardianship oversight, and dementia-related policy. Two memorialization bills generated the most extended debate and public comment. SB 194 would designate October 14 as Charlie Kirk Day of Remembrance, and SB 174 would name a portion of State Road 985 in Miami-Dade County as Charlie Kirk Memorial Avenue. Both drew strong support from some speakers who framed them as recognition of civic engagement and free expression, and strong opposition from others who criticized Kirk’s rhetoric and argued the state should instead honor broader civic values or other figures. A late-file amendment to SB 194 that would have converted it into a general day of remembrance for victims of political violence was withdrawn. Despite the controversy, both bills were reported favorably. The committee adjourned after members requested to be recorded on various bills.

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• We have dental hygienists and dental hygiene students visiting the Capitol from across the state.
• I had a good number of students who are students at Phoenix College, who are actually in my district,
• I had a good number of students who are students at Phoenix College, who are actually in my district,
• I don't know. ...students are doing better in reading.
• And the truth is that we need more funding in our school libraries to benefit our students.

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior journal, and several recognitions and guest introductions, including Arizona medical, dental hygiene, hearing-access, and Taekwondo Day visitors. Members also observed a moment of silence for two Arizona Department of Public Safety personnel killed in a helicopter crash while responding to an active shooter incident in Flagstaff. The chamber then moved through committee reports, first and second readings, and multiple Committee of the Whole calendars. On the first and second calendars, the House advanced a series of bills with mostly unanimous or near-unanimous committee-of-the-whole votes, including HB 2075, HB 2120, HB 2155, HB 2328, H.R. 2004, HB 2051, HB 2072, HB 2178, HB 2203, and HB 2395. Several of these measures dealt with health and education topics, including Medicaid lactation services and lactation consultant certification, while HB 2203 was described as an education efficiency bill reducing duplicative reporting requirements. HB 2043 drew the most debate, with supporters calling it a cleanup measure to allow felony-murder charges involving unborn children and opponents warning it was an anti-abortion/personhood bill with broader implications for contraception, IVF, and other care; it still received a do-pass recommendation. On the third calendar, the House considered HB 2010, HB 2043, HB 2108, HB 2135, and HB 2310. HB 2108, described by supporters as a pro-law-enforcement bill addressing fleeing or eluding police, drew concerns about broad criminal definitions and potential overreach, but advanced. HB 2310, on independent contractor status, and HB 2135, with a floor amendment, also advanced. The chamber then took up third readings: HB 2008, concerning school libraries and public funding for library associations, passed 33-25; H.R. 2004, a nonbinding resolution expressing disapproval of Attorney General Kris Mayes’s public statements, also passed 33-25 after extensive partisan debate and several points of order. The House then adopted the Committee of the Whole reports, referred passed measures for engrossing, and adjourned until Monday, February 9, 2026.

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• But I have prosecutors with $300,000 in student much.
• Many of us have student debt that we have to pay families we have to provide for.
• It was brought up earlier about student loan repayments.
• I think she she escaped the new so student learns in that.
• She got her student learns after 10 years.