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• By getting youth outdoors and immersed in hands-on applied experiences, we can strengthen their academic
• We like to consider agricultural education real-world academics.
• We like to consider agricultural education real-world academics, integrating academic concepts with technical
• membership degrees and awards based on their skills in these programs, as well as the dollars earned and achieved
• And awards based on their skills in these programs, as well as the dollars earned and achieved throughout

Summary: The Agriculture Committee took up SB 806, the consumer and agricultural equipment right-to-repair bill by Senator Trumbull. Trumbull said the measure would expand repair options for portable wireless devices and farm equipment while protecting trade secrets. The committee adopted two amendments: one clarifying the bill does not apply to motor vehicles, and a technical staff amendment. Testimony was mixed: an Everglades Equipment representative opposed the bill, warning it could weaken local dealer support, reduce parts inventory, and increase downtime for farmers; the Consumer Technology Association also opposed the bill in its current form, citing concerns about a patchwork of state repair laws, private lawsuits, and inconsistent standards. The bill was reported favorably as CS for SB 806 by a roll call vote of 4-0, with Senator Rouson not voting. The committee then heard a presentation from Florida 4-H state officers Timmy Hawes, Summer Wayne, and Taylor Thigpin. They described 4-H as a youth development organization focused on citizenship and leadership, agriculture, STEM, and healthy living, serving more than 216,000 youth statewide. They highlighted personal stories about how 4-H built confidence, leadership, and entrepreneurship skills, and they outlined goals to grow participation to 300,000 youth and to invest in 4-H camps, especially Camp Cherry Lake and Camp Timpoochee, as year-round learning sites. Senators praised the program and asked questions about how youth get involved and what drives participation. Florida FFA state officers Hope Storder and Isabel Jenkins then presented on agricultural education and FFA. They explained FFA’s three-part model of classroom instruction, supervised agricultural experience, and leadership development, and noted that Florida now has more than 65,000 FFA members and that state funding has allowed all agricultural education students to participate at no cost. They emphasized agriculture’s role in feeding a growing population and discussed how technology, innovation, and urban agriculture can help meet future production needs. Senators commended the organization’s work and its role in preparing future leaders and agricultural professionals. At the end of the meeting, Senator Burton requested a group photo with the students, and the committee agreed.

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• Section five increases the admin and allows the department to retain some of the initial achievement
• </c><00:40:20.800><c> and</c><00:40:21.160><c> integration</c> the um achievement and integration the
• achievement and integration revenue.<00:40:52.079><c> Um</c><00:40:52.720><c> and</c><00:40:52.880><
• Doing so would reverse one of the most significant achievements of the 2023 session.
• Duth Edison is dedicated to the achievement of academic and personal excellence, serving students in

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• While the rest are staff providing academic and student support services, maintaining facilities and
• overall performance based on important initiatives determined by the state like student success, academic
• quality and strategic achievements for what are some of the downsides to the current process.
• But they have no, I didn't know what was the board that needed to achieve in order to be eligible for
• What I know is in the academic literature that health there, there's been research that has shown as

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• of Visitors for Wake Forest Law School for over 20 years, assisting the dean of the law school in achieving
• was on the Board of Visitors for Lake Highland Preparatory School and assisted the president in achieving
• recently, I have spent the past year on the Board of Trustees at UCF, assisting the president in achieving
• They don't have the luxury of accepting only those high academic-achieving students.
• They don't have the luxury of accepting only those high academic-achieving students.

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Higher Education heard two bills and then moved through a series of confirmations for university and college boards of trustees. Senate Bill 176, by Senator Polsky, would require public postsecondary institutions to have clear, publicly available safety policies and reporting procedures for threats to students, faculty, staff, and visitors. An amendment clarifying the bill’s scope was adopted without objection, there was no public testimony against it, and the committee reported the bill favorably. Members spoke in support, emphasizing campus safety and the need for clear reporting paths. The committee also heard Senate Bill 116, by Senator Bradley, which would establish the University of Florida Diabetes Institute in statute to advance research, prevention, care, education, collaboration, and outreach on diabetes. Testimony included support from AARP and others, and members praised the institute’s research role and the growing public health importance of diabetes. The bill was reported favorably. The remainder of the meeting focused on confirmations for trustees at FIU, UNF, UCF, USF, and Miami Dade College. Nominees and reappointees described their backgrounds and priorities, including student success, research growth, workforce development, engineering, health care, cybersecurity, and fiscal stewardship. Committee members asked several nominees about nursing NCLEX scores and university performance, and one public commenter raised concerns about campus climate and student safety. The committee then voted to report the confirmations favorably in a block and adjourned.

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• We maintain our focus on our diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility work, as well as achieving
• We're seeing more students achieve a living wage.
• achievements, which could then be shared with employers to present a skills-based portrait of a student
• The career passport would assist students in sharing validated academic and non-academic skills when
• the course of their careers, such as when they upskill or return to a community college or in non-academic

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance held a hearing focused on California Community College budget proposals. Chair Alvarez opened by emphasizing the system’s role in access, transfer, workforce training, and serving more than 2 million students, while also noting persistent challenges in enrollment, persistence, transfer, and graduation. Public commenters and system representatives broadly supported COLA, enrollment growth funding, deferred maintenance, student support block grants, and additional flexibility for districts facing uncertainty. The first major panel covered the student-centered funding formula, COLA, and enrollment growth. The Department of Finance said the Governor proposes a 2.43% COLA ($230.4 million) and 0.5% enrollment growth funding ($30.4 million). The LAO said the COLA was reasonable and recommended funding at least the proposed growth amount, citing uneven enrollment recovery and regional differences. The Chancellor’s Office supported both proposals and asked for additional changes, including using the greater of current-year or three-year average for apportionments and lifting the 10% local enrollment cap, arguing these would better fund growing districts. Members questioned how the formula works, whether SCFF is improving outcomes, and how much additional funding would be needed under different growth scenarios. The committee then reviewed categorical program COLAs, Rising Scholars, career education proposals, IT proposals, and student housing. The Governor proposed a 2.43% COLA for selected categorical programs ($31.9 million). For Rising Scholars, the Governor proposed $30 million ongoing and removal of the cap on participating colleges; the LAO urged waiting for outcome data before doubling funding, while the Chancellor’s Office said the program is serving more students and supports equity for justice-impacted students. On career education, the Governor proposed $50 million for credit for prior learning and $50 million for a career passport; the LAO supported more reporting on credit for prior learning but recommended rejecting the career passport as too undefined, while the Chancellor’s Office supported both. On technology, the Governor proposed $162.5 million for a common cloud data platform and $168 million for a common ERP system; the LAO said both were premature or lacked sufficient planning and recommended rejection, while the Chancellor’s Office argued they would improve real-time data, security, and systemwide efficiency. The committee also heard an update on student housing: the administration said the 2024 shift to a lease-revenue bond model remains in progress for 13 approved projects, with 11 still active, and members asked about withdrawn projects and possible use of any returned funds. No votes were taken, and several items were held open for further discussion and May Revision updates.

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• Academic Search Premier is a database used by students in advanced placement biology and AP literature
• School librarians foster intrinsic joy of reading for pleasure that bubbles over into other academic
• These achievement gaps and opportunity gaps persist even with the dedication of many individuals and
• </c> academic success and mental well-being. academic success and mental well-being.
• </c> schools are critical to the achievement schools are critical to the achievement and<01:21:27.199

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• Attendance data the same as you report your achievement data.
• </c><00:51:16.440><c> school</c> referrals per year for academic school referrals per year for academic
• It impacts academic achievement.
• </c> talking about it impacts um academic talking about it impacts um academic achievement<01:13:21.960
• I did my practicum at MSUM, go Dragons, around what the barriers to academic success outside of academic

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• So in conclusion overall, the UC's ability to achieve timely repatriation depends on the scope, schedule
• There are some very technical requirements for their background, and this is why the academic program
• There's pretty extensive academic background, there's experience ...requirements, many years of experience
• That is what we are aiming to achieve, yes, and we've put the resources behind it and the people behind
• There was some reference to tribal students participating and contributing in academics and anthropology

Summary: The joint hearing of the Select Committee on Native American Affairs and the Joint Legislative Audit Committee focused on the University of California’s compliance with NAGPRA and CalNAGPRA and the return of Native American human remains and cultural items. Senators and Assembly Members opened by emphasizing the sacredness of repatriation, the ongoing trauma caused by delayed returns, and the need for stronger systemwide accountability. The State Auditor presented the third audit of UC’s repatriation efforts, concluding that UC still lacks the urgency, oversight, and clear timelines needed to promptly return remains and belongings. The audit found thousands of remains and hundreds of thousands of cultural items still in UC custody, new undisclosed collections at several campuses, weak budgeting and underspending, and repatriation plans that often lacked concrete deadlines. The auditor recommended stronger UCOP oversight, performance metrics, proactive searches for undiscovered items, and possible legislative action to tie funding to measurable progress. UC officials responded that the system is committed to full compliance and has accelerated its work since adopting a new policy in 2022. UC Provost Catherine Newman said the system repatriated more than 2,800 ancestors and nearly 80,000 funerary belongings in the past year, and that UC now says 80.3% of Native American remains are either repatriated or available for repatriation. UC announced a new systemwide plan to complete repatriation of human remains by the end of 2028, to finish high-risk campus reviews by June 2026, to recall all loans by January 2026, and to require quarterly reporting to UCOP. UC also said it will spend an additional $8.8 million over three years, expand staffing, improve databases, support tribal consultation costs, and identify potential reburial sites on UC land. Berkeley and San Diego described increased staffing, consultations, and repatriation activity, while Santa Barbara said it had corrected earlier omissions, notified tribes about previously unreported ancestors, and was working toward completing repatriations and updated inventories. Committee members pressed UC on why progress has been so slow, why the audit’s timelines differed from UC’s public reporting, and whether the 2028 goal applies only to human remains rather than all cultural items. UC said the 2028 target is for human remains, while cultural items will take longer, and acknowledged that more work remains. Members also asked about the technical expertise needed for repatriation, the role of tribal experts, and whether repatriation should be embedded more permanently in UC governance or statute. Tribal leaders and representatives then testified that remains and belongings were taken without consent and must be returned with tribal consent and leadership. They criticized the repeated delays, stressed that tribes are the experts on their ancestors and cultural heritage, and urged UC to treat repatriation as a top priority and to return all associated items, not just human remains, so ancestors can truly rest.

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• This would align the course approval process to the K-12 academic calendar by having courses submitted
• This bill urges UC and CSU systems to align our model academic standards and criteria for undergraduate
• And now this vision of academic apartheid is being realized.
• Lack of access to academic counseling.
• Our district is making significant progress to improve academic achievements.

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• The student success take Academic success subcommittee will now come to order for the record.
• development, including writing essays and other assignments in cursive in accordance with the state academic
• How to learning gains dif different across different grade levels, achievement, subcategories and subject
• And there's different ways that that is defined by either moving between achievement, level buckets to
• 2 or 3, a 3 to a 4 and so on or with an achievement level buckets like a one has different levels within

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• enforcement activity, the institution must ensure that the student's absence or inability to satisfy academic
• at the institution will assist undocumented students in accessing all available financial aid and academic
• shield undocumented students from the fluctuating immigration policies that may jeopardize their academic
• and secure educational environment, we can help ensure that undocumented students can thrive and achieve

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on July 16, 2025, with a quorum present and 51 bills on the agenda. The chair reviewed public testimony rules, noted Assemblymember Arambula was absent, and took up the consent calendar. Several bills were approved on consent in two motions: one group eligible for the Assembly floor consent calendar and another group approved do pass with amendments. The suspense calendar was then deemed approved, covering a long list of Senate bills that were not individually heard. Two bills were presented before the committee. Senator Sívants presented SB 307, which would require CSU and UC to adopt protections for undocumented students affected by immigration enforcement, including preserving nonresident tuition exemption status, providing access to financial and academic support, and creating policies for grade withdrawals and re-enrollment. The California Faculty Association supported the bill, and an Assemblymember spoke in favor, citing the need to protect undocumented students; the bill was sent out on a roll call. Senator Allen presented SB 413, which would allow limited access to juvenile court records in certain civil and government claims cases to speed resolution and reduce costs, while maintaining privacy safeguards. The County of Los Angeles sponsored the bill, and it also moved out on a roll call, with Assemblymember Dixon not voting. After those presentations, the committee opened the floor for public comment on bills not heard that day, but no additional testimony was offered. The meeting then adjourned.

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• We monitor student achievement data at each of our schools.
• What percentage of your teachers have achieved certification at this point?
• Almost every step, the achievement goes down with each year they're in school.
• Kind of not just academic, but social and emotional turmoil that was happening.
• I don't care if it's athletics, fine arts, clubs, or academics. We also need to engage our parents.

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• Representative Miller then said he had a quick comment, largely academic at this point, and that it is
• Representative Miller said that, as a matter of macroeconomic fact, tariffs can create a price floor and achieve
• Just a quick comment, largely academic at this point.
• Representative Miller said that tariffs can create a price floor and achieve the same outcome without

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• McCoy for her exceptional dedication to education and to promoting student success and academic achievement
• </c> student success and academic student success and academic achievement.<03:16:17.040><c> Therefore
• achievement.
• </c><03:18:20.640><c> Therefore,</c><03:18:21.279><c> on</c> academic achievement.
• Therefore, on academic achievement.

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• </c> promoting academic promoting academic achievement<00:35:17.400><c> in</c><00:35:17.680><c> literacy
• </c><00:35:18.560><c> reading</c> achievement in literacy reading achievement in literacy reading comprehension
• </c><01:07:59.039><c> and</c> the office of in achievement and the office of in achievement and Innovation
• Representative Bennett: ...and that is what educators are asking for: achievement and innovation.
• We need to benefit core academic mission the most. This will allow schools to do that.

Bills: HF6, HF52, HF53

Keywords: education, literacy, science of reading, school performance, funding flexibility, innovation zones, equity and inclusion, HF52, New Germany, wastewater treatment, wastewater facility, sewer infrastructure, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, Public Facilities Authority, municipal infrastructure, water quality, sanitation, sewage treatment

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• There are instances, but it's much less common than it would be in the academic subject areas.
• </c><01:48:31.199><c> requirement</c> needs and meet the academic requirement needs and meet the academic
• </c><03:11:47.239><c> achieve</c> help chairman cordelli achieve achieve help chairman cordelli achieve
• achievement for the whole class take a dive.
• </c><04:15:49.640><c> achievement</c> allocated time an academic achievement allocated time an academic

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Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 362, which would grant the Department of Education rulemaking authority related to educator licensure and testing requirements, including passing scores on professional education assessments. Representative Ladd said the bill is intended to preserve New Hampshire’s standards for classroom teachers and CTE instructors, while allowing DOE flexibility through rulemaking. He emphasized maintaining high standards, including for career and technical education, and said he was open to DOE clarifying the language further. Committee members raised concerns that the bill, as written, could remove language recognizing industry-recognized credentials for CTE instructors. Department of Education Director Steven Appy said DOE had drafted an amendment to clarify that the requirement applies to an initial New Hampshire license, to exempt CTE teachers from content exams, and to preserve current administrative practice allowing basic academic skills testing and industry-recognized credentials as substitutes. The committee discussed the distinction between basic academic skills tests and content assessments, and Appy said the amendment was meant to avoid conflating those requirements. The chair said the committee would take up executive session on HB 362 and related bills later. The committee then took up House Bill 90, which narrows and defines the rules for part-time teachers, especially in concurrent enrollment settings. Representative Ladd explained that the bill is meant to allow qualified college faculty or adjuncts from the University System or Community College System to teach high school concurrent-enrollment courses when local schools lack a teacher with the needed master’s-level credentials, particularly in math and STEM subjects. He said the bill is intended to expand student access to college-level coursework, save money, and preserve standards, while still requiring background checks and adherence to ethics and conduct rules. Members began asking questions about how the bill would work in practice, including certification and endorsement issues, but the hearing was not concluded in the portion provided.

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• We envision a system of Hawaiian education where all learners achieve academic excellence through an
• We envision a system of Hawaiian education where all learners achieve academic excellence through an
• We envision a system of Hawaiian education where all learners achieve academic excellence through an
• </c> scaffolded to academic standards. scaffolded to academic standards.
• And we believe that there is a path forward, and we are still optimistic that we will achieve the 30

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Summary: The committee heard testimony on several education resolutions, beginning with HCR 11 and HR 14, which ask the Board of Education and the State Public Charter School Commission to report on improving access to stable, suitable, and affordable facilities for public charter schools. The Charter School Commission supported the measure, and OHA also supported it while noting long-standing facility challenges, the lack of a dedicated facilities appropriation, and the strain on charter schools that have had to use operating funds for buildings and temporary structures. Kealakehe Academy, Hawaii Technology Academy, and several individuals also testified in support. The committee then took up HCR 181 and HR 171, which seek a shared decision-making committee to develop an action plan for a K-12 Ka Waihona School in Kapolei. The Department of Education said it has already developed a strategic plan for Kaipuni education, has expanded immersion programs over the past decade, and is addressing growth through interim guidance and a new priority placement process. Community witnesses, including representatives of Ke Alo Ever, strongly supported the resolutions, emphasizing the need for a K-12 pathway, the importance of Hawaiian language and culture, and the role of community voice in planning. They argued that teacher shortages, especially for licensed Hawaiian immersion teachers, remain a major barrier and proposed a kumu recruitment and retention program tied to community, UH, and DOE partnerships. The committee also heard HCR 187 and HR 177, which urge the Department of Education to begin initiatives to address teacher retention statewide. DOE and the University of Hawaiʻi College of Education said teacher retention is already being addressed through the Teacher Education Coordinating Committee, a five-year plan focused on building capacity, improving satisfaction, and compensation, and a new DOE human resources plan. In response to questions, DOE said it is seeking better school-level data on why teachers leave, is preparing for contract negotiations, and is working with the standards board and DLIR on an apprenticeship-related grant. TECC representatives said the group has been working since the pandemic era, may narrow its focus to retention as the most actionable area, and expects to provide more concrete recommendations in its annual report. The transcript ends as the committee moves on to the next item, HCR 47 and HR 43, without showing any votes or final actions on the measures heard.

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• recognize and commend Liberty Common High School, the graduating class of 2026, for its exceptional academic
• achievement and distinguished achievements.
• composite SAT score ranking third in the state of Colorado, underscoring the rigor of the school's academic
• These honors reflect both individual merits and a broader culture of high expectations and achievement
• recognizes and congratulates the Liberty Common High School class of 2026 for its outstanding achievements

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• But does it really achieve that? That is still my question. But does it really achieve that?
• gaps without affecting overall achievement.
• So it lessened the gaps, but overall achievement didn't much change.
• and the achievement gap?
• If you look at other states right now that have the most improvement in recent years on academic achievement

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• This will reward schools for fostering individual academic growth of each student versus rewarding or
• Speaker, if there are no questions, I move passage of House Bill 257. academic growth of each student
• I know I can achieve it. Never look down on anybody unless you're helping them up.
• I</c><00:51:08.880><c> know</c><00:51:09.359><c> I</c><00:51:09.680><c> can</c><00:51:09.920><c> achieve
• I know I can achieve it. believe it. I know I can achieve it.

Keywords: Convene 00:00 Senate Message 04:26 Report of Committees 05:13 Orders of the Day/ HB 6 06:22 HB 480 14:13 HB 562 17:55 HB 136 25:53 HB 257 29:47 HB 490 35:54 Motions, Petitions, and Communications 40:30 Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 52:44 Recess for ConC/Rules Meeting 53:49 ConC/Rules Report 57:12 Floor Amendments 58:49 Adjournment 58:59, 958, all