Transcript Highlights:

• Moving on to Item 4: Campus Master Plan. This item provides for a cyber off and run...
• Update on the progress of the Campus Master Plan Phase Three, which was funded through the supplemental
• Recommendations do not include the agency's exceptional item request of $35.3 million to fund Campus
• there until it's $100,000 per campus.
• The third group for consideration includes campus infrastructure and operations.

Bills: SB1 , SB 1

Committee: Senate Finance

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• We offer to LSU, Baton Rouge campus, Southern University, Baton Rouge campus, and U.L. Lafayette.
• Southern University, Baton Rouge campus, and U.L.

Committee: House Appropriations

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and took up House Bill 2, the comprehensive capital outlay budget. The bill sponsor explained the funding sources and the committee’s approach to allocating limited remaining dollars, including trimming some first-year project funding, redirecting money from dormant projects, and using project bundling for LSU, Southern, UL Lafayette, and DOTD to improve flexibility and free up funds. The sponsor also noted efforts to keep the five-year plan from growing further, especially on the local side, and said the committee was able to add about $15 million in member projects, with additional savings from bundling and dormant-project funding. The committee adopted Amendment Set 3727, which related to cash funding for projects. After a brief question from Representative Baralt about whether the large member-request total reflected House requests only, the sponsor clarified that it was mostly House requests with a few Senate crossovers. The committee then passed HB 2 with amendments without objection, reported it favorably, made it special order number 2 for April 16, and authorized staff to make technical corrections to adopted amendments. The meeting then adjourned.

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• We offer to LSU, Baton Rouge campus, Southern University, Baton Rouge campus, and U.L. Lafayette.
• Southern University, Baton Rouge campus, and U.L.

Bills: HB2

Committee: House Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:

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• </c><00:14:40.240><c> by</c><00:14:40.560><c> campus</c> were actually developed campus by campus were
• actually developed campus by campus through<00:14:41.920><c> their</c><00:14:42.160><c> governance</
• So, I've reread some of the um campus So, I've reread some of the um campus regulations<00:18:10.559>
• </c> because the relationship between campus because the relationship between campus law<00:59:29.599

Summary: The Education Funding Committee’s higher education subcommittee met to discuss HB 443, HB 510, and related issues. The chair explained the subcommittee membership and noted that Representative Luno was absent and replaced by Representative Bricky, with other full committee members allowed to participate in discussion but not final votes. No votes were taken during this meeting, and the chair said final subcommittee recommendations would likely come in the first week of November. On HB 443, which concerns terms of appointment to the Higher Education Commission, the chair described the bill as intended to let the governor replace members who are not attending or no longer representing the appointing organization. He said the prior governor supported the idea, but the current governor’s office believes the bill is unnecessary because nonattendance or loss of representation would already amount to resignation or removal. Members raised questions about legal authority and whether the same principle should apply to other boards. The chair said he was leaning toward finding the bill not needed, but would continue discussion later. The committee then spent most of the meeting on HB 510, which would establish due process rights for students, student organizations, and faculty at public higher education institutions and address collective bargaining issues. Supporters, including Representatives Papovich and Brown, argued the bill would provide clear, minimum protections, especially because campus rules are lengthy and vary by institution; Brown also suggested adding an independent ombudsman or representation for students. Opponents, including Representatives Burton and Bricky, said existing campus regulations already provide due process and that the bill could interfere with campus governance and collective bargaining. The chair and others discussed whether the bill’s definitions should be aligned with existing law to avoid confusion, and several members suggested using existing statutory definitions or cross-references. The chair also said the bill would apply only when disciplinary action is involved, not as a general challenge to DEI policies, though members referenced recent national examples involving DEI-related disputes as context.

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• And we may certainly have projects on campus below this threshold that, due to their complex nature,
• You know, we can provide data for our campus, and that could likely be extrapolated across the state
• This scoring criteria, I think they had a wonderful intent, but what we've seen here on campus is we
• I believe that there's a perception that, you know, they haven't worked on campus yet.
• I believe that there's a perception that, you know, they haven't worked on campus yet.

Committee: Joint Legislative Task Force on Government Efficiency

Transcript Highlights:

• The price tag to implement this across the state, if we were to do it by campus...
• The price tag to implement this across the state, if we were to do it by campus, so there's about 4,000
• The price tag to implement this across the state, if we were to do it by campus, so there's about 4,000
• You can advise anywhere on campus, in a school or on the football field.
• Would that work off campus?

Summary: The House Primary and Secondary Education Committee met and first took up House Bill 14, which would establish Alyssa’s Law in Kentucky public schools. The bill, as amended by committee substitute, would allow districts to implement wearable panic alert systems for school staff beginning in the 2025-26 school year. Sponsor Rep. Kevin Jackson and supporters described the system as a silent badge/button that can alert school offices, 911, first responders, and other personnel, with different button sequences for different emergencies. Testimony from Lori Alade, Alyssa’s mother and founder of Make Our Schools Safe, emphasized that “time equals life” and said the technology can help in active threats, medical emergencies, weather events, and other urgent situations. Students from St. Margaret Mary’s Kentucky Youth Assembly also supported the bill, citing the Georgia school shooting response as an example of how such systems can save lives. Members asked about vendor neutrality, costs, training, and whether the system could be used off campus; sponsors said the bill is intended to be vendor neutral, estimated statewide costs ranged from about $2 million to $6 million, training would be provided before the school year, and they would follow up on the off-campus question. The committee approved HB 14 with the committee substitute attached. The committee then reconsidered and approved House Bill 48, a cleanup measure related to school reporting requirements. The substitute was described as addressing department concerns about eliminating certain reporting forms while preserving district flexibility and reducing burdensome reporting. It would allow schools to maintain or use alternative reporting methods, provide KDE a timeline and guidelines for reporting on Cognia software used for CPS and C-dips, and require a written report to the LRC describing reporting requirements imposed on public schools and districts, with items not reapproved by the legislature sunsetting in 2026. The bill passed the committee with the committee substitute attached. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 190, as amended by committee substitute, which would shift the measure from a planning-and-action bill to a planning-only bill for advanced coursework and codify some gifted-student regulations. Rep. Duvall and Dr. Julia Link Roberts of WKU said the bill is intended to expand opportunities for high-potential students by requiring districts to set policies on advanced coursework or accelerated learning options for grades 4 through 12. The substitute changes the standard from “proficient” to “distinguished,” allows districts flexibility in how they implement the policies, and may require automatic enrollment for students scoring distinguished, with opt-out provisions and a principal exception if coursework conflicts with career pathways or CTE access. Members discussed how the proposal differs from current advanced programs, the broader inclusion of students, and district variation in available opportunities. No final vote on HB 190 was included in the transcript excerpt.

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• And then as soon as we're done, we just want to keep moving with the trades along the campus.
• But I appreciate along the the campus.
• It's been in existence, and we all have Perkins and advisory board on our campus. >> Thank you, Mr.
• </c> advisory board on our campus. advisory board on our campus.
• and the expense that comes off campus and the expense that comes with<00:31:47.279><c> that.

Bills: HB0111 , HB0112 , HB0122

Committee: House Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:

• So certain pieces of data are going to be transformed and loaded into Infinite Campus later this month
• That's been a joint effort between NDIT, folks from DPI, and folks from Infinite Campus, and there's
• We're meeting as a collective group between DPI, Infinite Campus, the REAs, districts, and EDGETEC to
• There are certainly things that Infinite Campus is going to be supporting their product 100%, but as
• We will continue to meet on that as we transition to Infinite Campus support.

Committee: Joint Information Technology Committee

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• </c> school in Boston he stays on campus school in Boston he stays on campus throughout<01:07:30.680>
• Vote.gov acknowledges that home of the college is not their campus.
• They're not just here on the college campus for a part-time stay.
• All these students with off-campus housing—I drive by Keene State.
• All these students with off-campus housing—I drive by Keene State.

Committee: Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs

Transcript Highlights:

• That's been a joint effort between NDIT, folks from DPI, and folks from Infinite Campus, and there's
• We're meeting as a collective group between DPI, Infinite Campus, the REAs, districts, and EDGETEC to
• There are certainly things that Infinite Campus is going to be supporting their product 100%, but as
• We will continue to meet on that as we transition to Infinite Campus support.
• Tony, what is the status of the Edutech... ...campus support.

Summary: The committee approved the March 26 minutes and then received a quarterly update on major IT projects from NDIT. Staff reported the portfolio included 116 major projects totaling about $546 million, with the overall portfolio under budget but slightly behind schedule. They reviewed projects over the 20% variance threshold, including an Industrial Commission grants management system and DOT’s roadway pre-construction replacement, and then heard startup and closeout reports from HHS, OMB, DPI, and DOT. Several previously troubled projects were closed, including HHS bed management, vital records modernization, and DOT roadway capital planning; some projects finished under budget and ahead of schedule, while others were significantly behind schedule or over budget but were now closed or being remediated. The committee also reviewed NDIT’s annual report, including service-fund financials, peer-state rate comparisons, records management, and customer satisfaction efforts. Members asked about how service-fund revenue and grant administrative charges are accounted for, how chargebacks work, and whether NDIT tracks customer satisfaction scores. NDIT said it does track CSAT-type measures in some service areas and has survey data, but it is not planning another customer survey this summer. Members encouraged more regular reporting of customer satisfaction, service-level metrics, and performance data to help guide future improvements. A major portion of the meeting focused on the state’s mainframe modernization effort. NDIT said the overall effort is still targeting about 2030, with multiple HHS and DOT projects underway and a $15 million tech-debt appropriation already removing some components. Staff described the main obstacles as data cleanup, complex integrations, limited staff capacity, retirements, and vendor constraints, and said they are seeking a vendor with modernization support in the next contract cycle. Members pressed for clearer accountability and faster progress, and NDIT and HHS emphasized that they are working jointly but need continued support and better tools. The committee then heard a cybersecurity update on NDIT’s statewide services and maturity assessments. NDIT explained that it provides vulnerability scanning, endpoint protection, security awareness training, threat briefings, and penetration testing, and that these services are tied to a cybersecurity maturity assessment based on CIS controls. Members questioned the sharp drop in participation since 2020 and whether the self-assessment should be mandatory or tied more strongly to StageNet access or insurance incentives. NDIT said participation is voluntary, but Enderf is now requiring annual assessments to keep a 4% insurance discount, and members discussed whether stronger requirements or audit authority may be needed. The meeting ended as the committee began a follow-up discussion on BEAD broadband connection costs and why some locations are much more expensive to connect than others.

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• and expressing themselves on campus.
• and expressing themselves on campus.
• For me, accessing on-campus housing at UC Davis was critical to pursuing my goals.
• I don't have a car, and I rely on being close to campus to get to class.
• Without on-campus housing, getting to school each day would be a barrier.

Summary: The committee heard AB 1159, which would expand and modernize student data privacy protections, extend similar protections to higher education students, and create limited enforcement mechanisms. The author and supporters argued that ed tech now collects far more sensitive information than students and families realize, including health, location, and identity-related data, and said the bill is needed to address AI, subpoenas, data theft, and misuse. Some higher education and bookstore interests raised concerns about definitions and preserving ordinary student communications, but committee members generally supported the bill and emphasized protecting sensitive information; the bill was moved on a due pass motion to the Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies and Consumer Protection Committee and placed on call. The committee also heard AB 1171, which would protect and stabilize the Part-Time Community College Faculty Health Insurance Program by keeping funds dedicated to that purpose and requiring districts to begin negotiations by 2030. The author and supporters said part-time faculty often lack employer-sponsored coverage despite teaching most community college courses, while opponents from the Community College League and administrators argued the measure was premature because participation is growing and the Legislature should retain budget flexibility. Several senators discussed the tension between budget discretion and honoring the state’s commitment to faculty health care; the bill was moved on a due pass motion to Senate Appropriations and placed on call. AB 1581 followed, proposing changes to improve identification and reporting of Native American students in CalPADS through tribal affiliation data. Supporters said current systems severely undercount Native students and that better data would improve resources and accountability, while members raised implementation questions about multi-tribal identities and consultation with tribes. The bill was moved to Appropriations and placed on call. The committee then heard AB 1665, requiring mental health training for school sports coaches. The author and a psychiatrist witness said coaches are trusted adults who already receive training on physical safety and should also be trained to recognize mental health warning signs and connect students to help. Support came from school, health, and sports organizations, with no opposition, and the bill was moved to Appropriations and placed on call. Finally, AB 1766 was heard, expanding human trafficking prevention education from grades 7-12 to K-12 and adding content on online exploitation, grooming, and digital abuse. The author, a survivor witness, and a foundation representative described the need for earlier, age-appropriate prevention education and stronger staff awareness; supporters included educators, school districts, and industry groups, with no opposition. Senators praised the testimony and the bill’s focus on prevention, and a motion was made to move it forward.

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• We're located on the Keys to Change campus about three blocks from here.
• end up continually homeless, and they'll hopefully end up institutionalized with one of our other campus
• partners, CBI, or one of our other campus partners.
• time—when they are there and you register them to your address, right, you register them to your campus
• time—when they are there and you register them to your address, right, you register them to your campus

Summary: The committee heard several transportation-related appropriation and policy bills. SB 1273 would appropriate $14 million in FY2027 for pavement rehabilitation of Olga Frontage Road between Bowie and San Simon; after brief discussion about the road’s length and whether it was on a rural transportation priority list, the bill was reported out 3-2 with a do pass recommendation. SB 1452 would create a cargo theft task force in the Attorney General’s office, modeled on the retail theft task force, with reporting and investigative duties; Tony Bradley of the Arizona Trucking Association testified in support, describing cargo theft as a growing, sophisticated problem and noting the funding would come from the consumer fraud protection fund rather than the general fund. The committee adopted an amendment making the task force subject to appropriations and then passed the bill 5-0. The committee also considered SB 1332, which would require the Auditor General and an independent transportation research entity to study Maricopa County light rail expansion and compare it with other transit technologies. Senator Kavanaugh argued the study was needed before committing billions more to light rail and said the governor’s office was open to the concept. Supporters, including local business owners, said the study would provide needed transparency and reflect concerns about business impacts and changing transportation options. Opponents, including Valley Metro, the City of Phoenix, and transit advocates, argued the state should not second-guess locally approved transit plans and pointed to existing studies, ridership, and economic development along light rail corridors. The bill passed 4-3. SB 1059 appropriates $9.2 million for an additional right-turn lane at State Route 87 and State Route 260, and Senator Wendy Rogers used the hearing to describe several rural road projects she and Representative Blackman were pursuing, emphasizing safety, congestion, and local requests from mayors and councils. Members broadly supported the need for rural infrastructure, and the bill was reported out unanimously. The committee then took up SB 1209, which would exempt homeless individuals and others without a residence address from non-operating ID fees if they prove U.S. citizenship. Testimony from the Homeless ID Project and ADOT focused on how IDs help people obtain work and services, how citizenship and authorized presence are verified, and whether the amendment would create operational or fiscal issues; the discussion continued as the transcript ended, with no final vote shown for that bill.

Transcript Highlights:

• We're located on the Keys to Change campus about three blocks from here.
• end up continually homeless, and they'll hopefully end up institutionalized with one of our other campus
• partners, CBI, or one of our other campus partners.
• I'm not leaving the question homeless ID project located on the campus of Maricopa County.
• time, when they are there and you register them to your address, right, you register them to your campus

Bills: SB1059 , SB1209 , SB1273 , SB1332 , SB1452 , SB1456 , SB1549 , SB1552 , SB1818 , SB1826 , SB1827

Committee: House Transportation & Infrastructure

Keywords: appropriation, Department of Transportation, right turn lane, traffic improvement, infrastructure funding, nonoperating identification, homeless exemption, veterans, emancipated minors, Arizona Department of Transportation, transportation, infrastructure, pavement rehabilitation, funding, Arizona, SB1332, light rail, light rail expansion, Maricopa County, Phoenix

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• Unlike revenue-generating campus facilities like dorms and parking structures, our academic buildings
• So we have many, many students going to campus.
• So we have many, many students going to campus.
• Second is, as this moves forward, really looking at this return to campus, because we know that there's
• Developing a university campus in Chula Vista will go a long way in addressing the lack of access to

Committee: House Housing and Community Development

Summary: The committee heard several housing-related bills, beginning with AB 6, which would direct HCD to convene a working group to study whether small multifamily “missing middle” projects of three to ten units could be built under the residential code instead of the commercial code. The author and supporters argued this could reduce construction costs and help produce more affordable infill housing; there was no opposition testimony. The bill later passed the committee 10-0 to Appropriations. Members then heard AB 48, a higher education facilities bond proposal that would fund safety upgrades, deferred maintenance, modernization, disaster recovery, and student and employee housing at UC, CSU, and community colleges. UC, CSU, and several public commenters supported the measure, while members raised concerns about affordability, prioritization, and the scope of the bond; the author said amendments would remove a proposed property tax burden increase. AB 48 passed 9-0 to Appropriations. AB 76, which makes technical changes to Chula Vista’s University Innovation District and clarifies how student and employee housing counts toward affordable housing requirements, also drew support and no opposition, and passed 10-0. The committee also approved AB 595, which creates a state homeownership tax credit pilot program to help finance affordable for-sale housing. The author and supporters said it would address California’s low homeownership rates and racial homeownership gaps without reducing rental housing funding. After quorum was established, the bill passed 11-0 to Appropriations. The consent calendar, including several other housing and human services bills, was approved 8-0. Finally, the committee took up AB 1165, the California Housing Justice Act, which would require ongoing annual state investments and a financing plan to address homelessness and housing affordability. The author, a UCSF homelessness researcher, and a person with lived experience testified in support, emphasizing that one-time funding is insufficient and that sustained investment is needed. The bill passed 10-0 to Appropriations. The committee also heard AB 609, a CEQA infill housing exemption bill that would streamline approvals for qualifying housing near existing development; supporters framed it as a targeted reform to reduce delays, while opponents from environmental justice, labor, and tribal groups raised concerns about loss of public participation, affordability, displacement, and consultation protections. The author said he would continue working with opponents on amendments, and the bill was still under discussion at the end of the transcript.

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• that definition up to each individual public postsecondary institution to define tenure on their own campus
• Representative Tipton's bill does not repeal the Kentucky Campus Free Speech Act passed by this honorable
• Representative Tipton's bill does not repeal the Kentucky Campus Free Speech Act passed by this honorable
• Representative Tipton's bill does not repeal the Kentucky Campus Free Speech Act, which robustly, as
• The Kentucky Campus Free Speech Act, which robustly, as the nation's gold standard, may I add, protects

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 305, which would clarify and expand a healthcare workforce bill to explicitly include physician assistants and dietitians in efforts to address shortages, especially in rural areas. Rep. Fleming said the change was intended to help with Medicaid-related needs such as diabetes care and noted a decline in dietitian internship applications. Rep. Roarx supported the bill, emphasizing the value of dietitians in helping patients make practical nutrition changes. The bill received a unanimous favorable expression, 14-0, and was reported to the House floor. The committee then considered House Bill 427, which would create statewide 60-credit-hour transfer pathways for high-demand bachelor’s degree programs under the Council on Postsecondary Education. Rep. Grossl explained the bill is meant to prevent students from losing major credit when transferring between KCTCS and four-year institutions, using nursing as an example. Questions focused on rigor, dual credit, how high-demand programs would be selected, and the July 1, 2026 implementation date; the sponsor said CPE and faculty would map curricula and align standards. The Kentucky Student Rights Coalition testified in support, saying the bill would help students complete degrees faster and make credits count toward majors. HB 427 also passed unanimously, 14-0, with favorable expression. The committee then took up House Bill 424, as amended by a committee substitute. Rep. Tipton said the substitute removed language allowing up to six-year contracts and instead set up a process for four-year contracts and periodic performance reviews for faculty, including presidents, at public postsecondary institutions. He said the bill is intended to give universities clearer authority to remove underperforming employees and be more efficient with taxpayer dollars. Several faculty witnesses opposed the bill, arguing it would erode tenure protections, create arbitrary performance standards, and harm recruitment, retention, and academic freedom. The committee adopted the substitute and heard testimony, but no final vote on HB 424 is shown in the transcript excerpt.

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• Louis University when they had a student on campus with a weapon, and she had her students barricaded
• And then it would go to the security and the principal on campus for that three-press push.
• And then it would go to the security and the principal on campus for that three-press push.
• It can be programmed to alert whoever you'd like, but it would be the security on campus and the principal
• It can be programmed to alert whoever you'd like, but it would be the security on campus and the principal

Committee: House Crime and Public Safety

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• I entered my master's program with my undergraduate advisor's assurance that I could secure an on-campus
• Students posting sightings of ICE near campus. I see it every day.
• Students posting sightings of ICE near campus, warning loved ones and communities across Washington,
• On my campus, I'm the president of Red Group, which is an undocumented student support club.
• Now, many students are afraid to come to campus or access critical programs like WASFA due to worries

Bills: HB2148 , HB2132

Committee: House Postsecondary Education & Workforce

Keywords: education, pay it forward program, tuition, student loans, financial aid, state financial aid, financial aid application, postsecondary education, higher education, student aid, Washington Student Achievement Council, public records exemption, privacy, student records, personally identifying information, financial information, data sharing agreement, enrollment assistance, institutional records, FERPA

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• So if you're working at the L.A. campus finding a place to live in work is costly.
• It's a beautiful campus in West LA. We're working really hard to fill those. every day.
• I appreciate that, and again, to reflect, the campus, the Los Angeles CalVet home is really well done
• It provides domestic hot water and heating throughout the campus.
• I'm very proud of that campus, it's a beautiful campus. All right, any remarks, remarks?

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• As an example, the LSU Baton Rouge campus, I think, had six major projects with individual line items
• So we're doing that on a first run with LSU Baton Rouge campus, Southern University Baton Rouge campus

Bills: HB2 , HB3

Committee: House Ways & Means

Keywords: bond authorization, capital improvement, general obligation bonds, financial management, state treasury

Transcript Highlights:

• It just looks like you have the right field in the right size campus.
• He was volunteering is internship at our lab school on campus.
• We will have 5 openings each year just the size of our campus.
• And then we stumbled upon link and we went and visited the campus.
• We're starting it here on FS use campus in our current building.