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• The strike-all also supports the use of the language in educational material and instructional material
• The strike call also supports the use of the language in educational material and instructional material
• It elevates one narrative while erasing another, restricting how educators, researchers, and public institutions
• SB 1106 does nothing to improve safety, education, or the economy.
• SB 1106 does nothing to improve safety, education, nor the economy.

Summary: The Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability met with a quorum present and first postponed SB 1650. The committee then heard and favorably reported SB 308, which implements the Florida Museum of Black History task force recommendations by designating St. Johns County as the museum site and creating a board to work with a supporting nonprofit. It also favorably reported SB 7020, which reenacts a public records exemption for certain Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services aquaculture and shellfish production records. Members then considered SB 692 on cybersecurity standards and liability. The bill creates a presumption against liability for private businesses that follow updated cybersecurity frameworks and reporting requirements, and a similar protection for local governments that comply with state standards. An amendment was adopted to prevent local governments from imposing separate cybersecurity standards on vendors and to clarify vendor definitions and effective dates. The Florida Justice Association opposed the bill, raising concerns about local government immunity, the practical effect of the presumption for private entities, and retroactivity, while business and industry groups supported it. After debate, the committee reported the bill favorably as amended. The committee also favorably reported SB 572, which updates ethics law to include legally recognized foster parents and foster children in the definition of relative; SB 1442, which revises the long-range program plan to require more specific performance metrics and agency-specific measures; SB 1106, which replaces references to the West Bank with Judea and Samaria in state agency and educational materials; SB 474, which revises military leave and related benefits for public employees and officials, with three amendments adopted; and SB 350, which revises public records protections for crime victims and law enforcement officers who are victims, including a 72-hour confidentiality period for officers in certain cases. Finally, the committee approved SPB 7032 as a committee bill to shift more fleet management responsibility from DMS to state agencies while preserving reporting to DMS. The meeting ended after members recorded additional votes and the committee adjourned.

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• Now I know education<00:04:55.919><c> and</c><00:04:56.240><c> health</c><00:04:56.479><c> are</c><00
• :04:56.720><c> still</c><00:04:56.960><c> working</c> education and health are still working education
• you have people that are going out and working in their normal jobs, you have teachers voting on education
• </c><00:06:49.199><c> bills,</c><00:06:49.600><c> you</c><00:06:49.759><c> have</c> voting on on education
• bills, you have voting on on education bills, you have contractors<00:06:50.479><c> voting</c><00:06

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The good news is that we have some tools in the toolbox already to help educators and school kids understand
• So the bill calls for all of us to recognize the First Minnesota and for educators to work to make sure
• the first uh all of us to recognize the first Minnesota<00:08:17.639><c> and</c><00:08:17.960><c> Educators
• > to</c><00:08:19.800><c> um</c><00:08:20.240><c> work</c><00:08:20.560><c> to</c> Minnesota and Educators
• to um work to Minnesota and Educators to um work to make<00:08:20.919><c> sure</c><00:08:21.199><c>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Office of the Department of Related Substances Abuse Education and best practices on this education in
• Education about the dangers of Fentanyl is critical, especially because Fentanyl is a Fentanyl can be
• witnesses about the work that victims of illicit Drugs and the Devon Noring Foundation are doing to educate
• My amendment would require the DOJ to study this issue and issue recommendations on how to best educate
• be able to provide some support and so my amendment is very common-sense and it will lend to the education

Bills: SB331

Committee: Senate Senate Judiciary

Keywords: fentanyl, controlled substances, drug trafficking, public health, research regulations, law enforcement, S-331, Halt All Lethal Trafficking and Fentanyl Act, fentanyl crisis, public testimony, drug legislation, bipartisan support

Summary: In this committee meeting, the focus was primarily on S-331, the Halt All Lethal Trafficking and Fentanyl Act, aimed at addressing the fentanyl crisis. The bill's key components include making permanent the class scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, confirming existing sentencing penalties, and easing registration requirements for scientific research on Schedule I substances. Numerous parents shared heartbreaking testimonies about their losses due to fentanyl, which fueled an urgent call to pass the legislation without alterations. The committee members engaged in passionate discussions highlighting the urgency of the situation as overdoses continue to claim American lives.

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• ALL OF THE GRANT FUNDING PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, TELEHEALTH, AND
• THIS CURRENTLY IS IN HAND AT THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR APPROVAL.
• EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION.
• AND THEN OF COURSE ALREADY THERE ARE INDUSTRY BASED IN EDUCATION RELATIONSHIPS THAT THEY HAVE IN HAND
• SO WHEN WE ARE EDUCATING AND TRAINING SOME OF OUR CONSTITUENTS THEY ARE ABLE TO NOW POTENTIALLY IF THEY

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• House Bill 546, Delegate Wollaston, primary and secondary education, educator professional development
• House Bill 546, Delegate Wollaston, primary and secondary education, educator professional development
• My time recognize the education formula.
• </c> Meetings Act, County Board of Education Meetings Act, County Board of Education Enhanced<01:18:53.640
• Question is Education Transparency Act.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Monday, April 6, 2026, 960, senate, all

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• And we do actually have some co-location that we do with higher education as well.
• And we do actually have some co-location that we do with higher education as well.
• Aurora Educational Technology. They're a firm out of Illinois.
• So are we, is the Aurora contract bid then for the data in our special education to move that data?
• It affects a lot of educators. It's been a particular issue in the Fargo Public School system.

Committee: Joint Information Technology Committee

Keywords: 908, all

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• That's need to reform public education.
• ,</c> apply stress to our housing, education, apply stress to our housing, education, and<02:32:56.680
• </c> infrastructure needs, and education infrastructure needs, and education funding<02:44:54.840><c>
• </c><03:11:50.800><c> systems</c> transportation and education systems transportation and education systems
• You DRA and the Department of Education.

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• </c><01:27:25.920><c> so</c> and work programs uh and education so and work programs uh and education
• </c><01:45:14.719><c> programs</c> full-time yes further education programs full-time yes further education
• </c><01:49:12.960><c> case</c> on Workforce Development education case on Workforce Development education
• A member then said they had a question about education in general and asked Mr.
• Education okay okay yes I was right okay Education okay okay yes I was right okay it's<03:29:29.359><

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a Division 3 budget work session focused on the Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Economic Stability. Karen Hebert, the division director, and Nathan White, DHHS chief financial officer, walked members through the governor’s operating budget pages and a briefing book, explaining that the division was consolidated in 2018 and serves programs aimed at financial stability, poverty reduction, child care access, and related supports. Members repeatedly asked for clearer breakdowns of general fund spending, historical growth since consolidation, and how the division’s broad mission areas map onto specific budget lines. A major portion of the discussion centered on the Bureau of Child Development and Head Start collaboration and the child care subsidy program. Hebert said the child care scholarship/subsidy helps low- and moderate-income families access daycare so parents can work, attend school, or receive treatment, and that eligibility is based on state median income up to 85%. She reported a 45% increase in utilization, 4,032 children receiving daycare support as of the end of January, and about 15% of eligible children being served. She also described the quality improvement system “Granite Steps for Quality,” with 160 providers enrolled out of 717 licensed programs, and noted that 1,200 child care professionals added credentials in the last year. Members pressed for cost-benefit information, asking for data on how much the state pays, how many providers and children are served, and whether the department could quantify unmet need. The witnesses said some projects were funded with short-term ARPA child care dollars and that detailed cost data for specific examples, such as the Gorm Community Learning Center expansion, would need to be looked up. They also explained that the child care fund is a federal block grant with required spending set-asides of 9% for quality, 3% for infants and toddlers, and up to 5% for administration, and that unused funds remain available. The committee also reviewed slide 10’s accounting units, including that the Child Care Workforce Fund is 100% general funds and was created as a priority item under HB 2 from the 2024 session, while some other child care-related units are 100% federal funds.

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• 00:46:32.640><c> posing</c><00:46:33.280><c> in</c> educators and case management posing in educators
• </c> Let's look at the cost for education. Let's look at the cost for education.
• , education, education, community<00:56:01.040><c> corrections,</c><00:56:02.240><c> and</c><00:56:02.559
• . education and having what they need to education and having what they need to be<00:59:04.079><c> successful
• fund for specified state education fund for specified educational<04:56:06.480><c> purposes</c><04:56

Keywords: 981, all

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• people um because people in educating people um because people in family<00:25:45.039><c> court</c><
• I think maybe just educating<00:26:10.480><c> the</c><00:26:10.720><c> person</c> educating the person
• educating educating the<01:02:32.559><c> prosay</c><01:02:33.200><c> litigants</c><01:02:34.640><c>
• </c><01:03:01.839><c> prosay</c> communication and educating prosay communication and educating prosay
• Therefore, this is continuing education. You got to watch this.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee on Family Court reviewed several previously distributed reports, including a comparison of family court structures in other states and a report on improving New Hampshire family court pre-trial and mediation practices. The main new topic was a report on the intersection of domestic violence and family courts in New Hampshire, with members discussing how domestic violence cases in superior or district court can overlap with custody matters in family court and how courts may not be aware of related proceedings in other venues. Members discussed RSA 490-D:2 and related statutes, noting that family courts have original jurisdiction over certain abuse, neglect, and domestic violence matters, with concurrent jurisdiction in some protective-order cases. The discussion focused on practical problems such as confidentiality in domestic violence cases, limited access to case information by nonparties, and the need for courts to better communicate about companion cases. Suggestions included a shared or unified database, expanded lethality assessments for law enforcement, and a requirement that criminal courts report domestic violence convictions or protective-order violations to family court so judges are aware of the full case context. The subcommittee also discussed ways to help self-represented litigants, including better education at first appearance, clearer guidance about raising protective orders or criminal charges at hearings, daily docket review by clerks, and a possible “lawyer for the day” program modeled on Massachusetts. One member raised the idea of a family safety docket, while another noted that New Hampshire already has a complex case docket for high-conflict matters and that cases generally stay with one judge when possible. No votes were taken, and the chair said the subcommittee would continue reviewing materials and could return to work next year, with possible bill amendments to follow.

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• I look to within public education.
• </c> does not spend enough on education. does not spend enough on education.
• </c> So we spend plenty on education.
• Um, as long as we continue to underfund public education and the educational components of that, I don't
• Um, as long as we continue to underfund public education and the educational components of that, I don't

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Finance Committee met on October 30 to act on a series of bills that had been considered during the budget process, with many being recommended for inexpedient to legislate because their funding or policy language had already been handled in House Bill 2. Early actions were largely unanimous. House Bill 54, allowing alternate treatment centers to operate for profit, was recommended ought to pass and was approved 25-0, then placed on the consent calendar because it carried no appropriation. House Bill 97, a wastewater and infrastructure appropriation, was recommended inexpedient to legislate because its funding had been replaced in HB 2; Representative Rum opposed the motion and argued the grant funding helps local taxpayers and housing development, but the committee adopted ITL 14-11, with a minority report to follow. House Bill 111, dealing with the right-to-know ombudsman, was also unanimously recommended ITL because the budget had already made related reforms. The committee then took up House Bill 164, and adopted Amendment 225-2979H, which appropriates $150,000 in FY 2027 to the Secretary of State’s Division of Archives and Records Management for a local government records manager position. The amended bill was then recommended ought to pass as amended and approved 25-0. House Bill 197, the Property Tax Relief Act, drew the most extended debate. Supporters said it would restore a state contribution to retirement costs for local employers and provide property tax relief, while opponents argued the earlier change was largely offset by employee contribution increases and other retirement-system adjustments. The committee ultimately adopted ITL 14-11, and a minority report was requested. The committee also acted on House Bill 215, a landfill-related bill. Members explained that most of its language had been included in HB 2 but was removed in conference, so the bill was retained and amended to apply more narrowly to new landfills. Amendment 2025-2970H was adopted unanimously, and the bill was then recommended ought to pass as amended by a 25-0 vote. House Bill 216, which would change retirement eligibility rules for certain workers injured on the job, was recommended inexpedient to legislate after its sponsor said the fiscal impact was too uncertain to support. Finally, House Bill 219 received Amendment 2025-2988H to change its effective date to July 1, 2027, and discussion began on the bill’s broader purpose of returning about $5.7 million annually from RPS funds to ratepayers.

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• </c><00:26:34.440><c> and</c> services and just some education and services and just some education and
• peers and educators, they have a place to ask questions.
• education and the later reductions to 80/20, 70/30, and 60/40.
• education and the later reductions to 80/20, 70/30, and 60/40.
• education and the later reductions to 80/20, 70/30, and 60/40.

Bills: HF25 , HF4

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: pregnancy support, women's health, maternity homes, nonprofit organizations, grant funding, abortion, family services, tax relief fund, budget surplus, surplus revenue, tax rebate, tax refund, one-time refund, income tax, property tax, constitutional amendment, Minnesota Constitution, general fund, budget reserve, taxpayer relief

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• Higher education: the House accepts Senate bump offer number one on budget.
• providing you offers on proviso, the implementing bill, and HB 5601E, SB 2516E related to higher education
• Senate accepts House offer on the two proviso provisions, and HB 5403E related to prisons, higher education
• Higher education: the Senate accepts the House bump offer on the implementing bill and proviso, HB 5601E

Summary: The Budget Conference Committee met to exchange final offers between the House and Senate on the state budget. The discussion covered multiple budget areas, including Agriculture and Natural Resources, Health Care, Justice, Pre-K through 12 Education, Higher Education, State Administration and General Government, Transportation and Economic Development, Administered Funds, and PICO, along with related implementing bills, proviso language, supplemental funding lists, and the tax package (HB 7031E). Each chamber indicated acceptance of many of the other side’s bump offers and related items, including several bills tied to petroleum, retirement, prisons, collective bargaining, and higher education. No public testimony was taken; the chairs noted the offers had already been noticed to the public and declined to call individuals to explain them. After the exchange of offers, Senator Hooper moved to allow staff to make technical and conforming adjustments to the budget, conforming language, and tax package, and the motion was adopted without objection. The committee then closed with brief remarks from the chairs and adjourned, concluding the 2026 budget conference.

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• Higher education: The House accepts Senate bump offer number one on budget.
• providing you offers on proviso, the implementing bill, and HB 5601E, SB 2516E related to higher education
• Senate accepts House offer on the two proviso provisions, and HB 5403E related to prisons, higher education
• And HB 5403E related to prisons, higher education.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Higher education: the House accepts Senate bump offer number one on budget.
• providing you offers on proviso, the implementing bill, and HB 5601E, SB 2516E related to higher education
• Senate accepts House offer on the two proviso provisions, and HB 5403E related to prisons, higher education
• Higher education: the Senate accepts the House bump offer on the implementing bill and proviso, HB 5601E

Summary: The Budget Conference Committee met to exchange final offers across the major budget areas, including agriculture and natural resources, healthcare, justice, K-12 education, higher education, state administration and general government, transportation and economic development, administered funds, and PICO. Both chambers largely accepted each other’s bump offers, proviso language, back-of-the-bill items, implementing bills, and several related bills, including measures tied to fuel taxes, petroleum, prisons, retirement, collective bargaining, taxation, and higher education. Each side also reviewed and accepted the other chamber’s supplemental funding list, while the House offered its supplemental funding list for consideration. No public testimony was taken; the chair noted the offers had been publicly noticed and would not be explained individually. After the exchange of offers, Senator Hooper moved to allow staff to make technical and conforming adjustments to the budget and tax package, and the motion was adopted without objection. The committee then closed with brief closing remarks and adjourned, concluding the 2026 budget conference.

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• The House Pre-K through 12 Education Budget Conference is called to order.
• Persons-Mulicka be named the chair of the Pre-K-12 Education Budget Conference Committee.
• Persons-Mulicka be named the chair of the Pre-K-12 Education Budget Conference Committee.
• Likewise, Representative Nix moves that Senator Burgess be named Vice Chair of the Pre-K-12 Education

Summary: The House Pre-K through 12 Education Budget Conference convened and first organized by naming Rep. Persons-Mulicka as chair and Sen. Burgess as vice chair, both without objection. The chair welcomed members and noted the conference would work to reconcile the Pre-K-12 budget for fiscal year 2026-27. Sen. Burgess briefly thanked the House team and said he looked forward to resolving outstanding issues in the budget silo. The chair then presented House Offer Number 1, explaining the spreadsheet format and identifying items where the House proposed changes. Key points included additional non-recurring child care and development funds to prevent any child from being disenrolled from the school readiness program in FY 2026-27, listed as a new issue, and agreement to the Senate’s position on $200,000 for patriotic portraits in classrooms. The House also maintained its proposed $100 million teacher salary increase, focused on veteran teachers, and adjusted the base student allocation increase to match the Senate’s $50 increase. The offer also included a separate project spreadsheet and statewide summary materials, along with proviso and back-of-the-bill language aligned with the House budget offer. No members of the public spoke, no questions were raised, and the meeting ended after Rep. Valdés moved to rise, which was accepted without objection.

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• it will protect I think it's important to close this gap, and I think it will protect students, educators
• piece of legislation, this resolution, takes all pending and temporary rules from the Department of Education
• , the Education Board, and CTE education, and makes them permanent in a very simple process. ...and makes

Committee: House Education

Keywords: 989, all

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• He was an educator. His niece, who is Jaffa Tavares, also became an educator.
• He was an educator. His niece, who is Jaffa Tavares, also became an educator.
• She's an educator, scholar, and community organizer, and one-time president of the Cape Verdean Association
• Condita Rose, also from New Bedford, is an artist, educator, and cultural advocate.
• Dina Drey is a community leader and educator, and she comes from the town of Cituette, which is very

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Cabo Verdean Cultural Center Feasibility Commission met to continue its work toward making recommendations to the Legislature on establishing a cultural center in Boston. The chair reviewed the commission’s mandate, upcoming monthly meetings, site visits, listening sessions, and the plan to eventually hire a consultant for the feasibility study. Members also discussed the importance of capturing the broader 200-plus-year Cape Verdean history in Massachusetts, especially in light of Boston’s 250th anniversary and Cabo Verde’s recent 50th independence anniversary. A major portion of the meeting focused on reviewing and narrowing a list of potential additional commissioners. Members discussed the need for geographic, sector, and generational diversity, and several commissioners raised concerns about overrepresentation from New Bedford and the need to include people connected to other Cape Verdean communities such as Brockton, Boston, Wareham/Onset, Taunton, the Cape, and Haverhill. Testimony and comments emphasized including people with skills in arts, culture, history, construction, philanthropy, law, education, museum curation, and community organizing. Members also discussed whether to use a slate, an inventory of skills and regions, or individual votes, and whether abstentions should be treated as “reserve your rights” instead. The commission voted to appoint three individuals: John Cruz, former State Senator Vinny deMacedo, and Angelo Lopes Barbosa or a designee from the Center for Cape Verdean Studies at Bridgewater State University. The body then voted to pause the remaining commissioner appointments until the next meeting and directed the chair and staff to create an inventory of candidates by skills, region, and other relevant criteria. Members also agreed to add two newly suggested names—former Brockton City Councilor Tina Cardoso and Maria Gomez-Pena—to the candidate list. The chair said the next meeting would be scheduled for January, and the meeting adjourned after the commission approved the motion to adjourn.

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• Most of the job growth that we saw last year was in private education and health services.
• That's by far the big part of private education and health services. Thank you.
• That's by far the big part of private education and health services.
• So we're seeing very little job growth because of the education and health services.
• So this includes health services, legal services, educational services, but most importantly, housing

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: At the April meeting of the Finance Advisory Committee, staff presented an updated state revenue forecast that was more cautious than January’s because of heightened economic uncertainty tied to the Iran conflict and broader national risks. The general fund’s available resources were revised down from $577 million in January to $378 million in the April forecast, with the lower estimate driven by reduced revenue projections while spending assumptions were unchanged. Staff said the outlook depends heavily on how long the Middle East conflict lasts and noted that a prolonged disruption could weaken the forecast further, while a quick resolution could improve conditions. George Hammond of the University of Arizona gave a broad economic overview, highlighting geopolitical risk, elevated oil and gasoline prices, sticky inflation, weak Arizona job growth, and uncertainty around federal policy, tariffs, immigration, and AI-related investment. He said Arizona’s recent job growth has been very weak and concentrated mainly in health services, while most other sectors lost jobs, and he attributed much of the slowdown to low hiring rather than layoffs. He also discussed population growth, noting that Arizona remains above the national average but is increasingly dependent on net migration as natural increase slows, and he warned that housing affordability remains strained even as Phoenix inflation has moderated. Panelists generally echoed the cautious outlook but pointed to some offsets. Liz St. Clair said Arizona’s near-term revenues could benefit from tourism tied to spring training and the Final Four, though higher fuel costs could dampen discretionary spending. Other panelists noted that the federal policy environment, tariffs, and immigration changes are likely to restrain growth, while productivity gains, especially from technology and AI, may help businesses maintain output. Several members also discussed housing, saying single-family permits have fallen while rental supply has improved affordability, and they raised concerns about labor-force growth, wage disparities, and the reliability of recent employment data revisions. No formal votes or actions were taken.