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• </c><00:02:17.200><c> legislators</c> Northstar promise programs legislators Northstar promise programs
• > high</c><00:03:16.319><c> school</c><00:03:16.480><c> graduate</c> every Minnesota high school graduate
• </c> reinvest it back into the program. reinvest it back into the program.
• </c><00:31:39.360><c> has</c> Family Medicine Residency Program has Family Medicine Residency Program
• You've got a lot of programs, a lot of worthwhile programs, to look at, and some can make the cut and

Committee: Senate Higher Education

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c> middle school teacher. middle school teacher.
• Schools. Schools.
• </c> School Building Maintenance Funds. School Building Maintenance Funds.
• of school maintenance.
• </c> schools and communities. schools and communities.

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: 1183, house

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• What's only two schools?
• You get new construction. And you get new construction increased currently.
• And so the point of that argument is, should the new construction, should the schools be allowed to reap
• And so the point of that argument is, is should the new construction, should the schools be allowed to
• I would just add that when you talk about a school, obviously there can be new construction that would

Committee: House Special Committee on Property Tax Reform

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• How does that program work? million. How does that program work?
• And under state statute, a household is eligible for these programs if they receive federal energy assistance
• ><c> assistance.
• Um, but it was triggered by federal changes affecting the energy assistance program last week.
• ><c> LMI</c><00:51:54.960><c> program</c><00:51:55.680><c> is</c> the new program, the LMI program is

Committee: Senate Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c> you sign up for a loyalty program you sign up for a loyalty program thinking<00:02:05.920><c> that
• And the bill's definition captures any software that assists a pricing decision.
• And the bill's definition captures any software that assists a pricing decision.
• I think it's got some really good constructive suggestions in it as well.
• ,</c><00:31:16.480><c> but</c> and joined their loyalty program, but and joined their loyalty program

Keywords: 1183, house

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• </c> school grades of at least 2.5. school grades of at least 2.5.
• like that to advertise their high school sports program, if it was like on their touchdown page or something
• </c><01:32:05.679><c> sports</c><01:32:06.000><c> program</c><01:32:06.320><c> if</c> um their high school
• sports program if um their high school sports program if it<01:32:06.639><c> was</c><01:32:06.719><c
• </c> go straight from high school to a job. go straight from high school to a job.

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 11 February, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

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• We construct these portfolios and take investment risks, and so forth.
• They are very important to how we construct the portfolios at the SIC.
• I was a firefighter in high school. I think they ought to offer it in high school.
• I think our high school kids and our middle school.
• Kids ought to clean their own schools for that matter as well and grow their own vegetables.

Committee: House Investments & Pensions Oversight Committee

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• Beginning with the school year 2025-2026, funding under the Foundation School Program (FSP) is adjusted
• We sit on having neighboring schools that have other programs.
• Now we're able to unlock this program at several schools.
• Our launch of this program for the ACE programming actually came through the School Action Fund grant
• , a substitute, or a summer school program.

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• That program, the goals for that program is, and Kelly, this is one of our program highlights, but we
• That program, the goals for that program is, and Kelly, this is one of our program highlights, but we
• That program, the goals for that program is, and Kelly, this is one of our program highlights, but we
• </c> KStep program. KStep program.
• </c> places and programs. places and programs.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Families and Children met with a quorum, approved the August minutes, and received an update that the number of children in out-of-home care with active placements was 8,647 as of September 7, 2025. The first presentation was from Isaiah 117 House, a nonprofit that provides a home-like setting for children on removal day so they do not have to wait in a state office. Speakers described the mission as reducing trauma for children, lightening the burden on case workers, and easing transitions to foster or kinship placements. They said the Kentucky home in Logan County opened on August 15 and had already served 10 children in its first six days. Committee members asked about logistics, including whether children placed with kinship caregivers would still come to the house, how long children can stay, who remains responsible for them, and how volunteers are screened. The presenters said children are brought to the house regardless of whether they are headed to kinship or foster placement, that 72 hours is not a hard cutoff, and that a case worker remains in charge at all times while volunteers provide support. They also said volunteers undergo background checks, trauma-informed training, confidentiality instruction, and annual continuing education. In response to questions about funding and expansion, they said Isaiah 117 House is community-funded without state or federal money, and that new homes are opened only when fully funded, with construction costs typically ranging from $80,000 to $150,000 and first-year budgets around $180,000. The committee then heard a presentation from Remy Eastep Homes on its Family Centered Integrated Healthcare and related services. Leaders described the organization’s history from its origins as separate orphanages in Boyd County to residential treatment, treatment foster care, prevention services, and outpatient behavioral health. They said the organization shifted about 15 years ago toward engaging families more directly because family involvement improves outcomes and helps keep children safely at home when possible. The presentation continued into program details, but no votes or formal actions were taken on either presentation.

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• Through that microgrant, technical assistance, and training program, we learned that the majority of
• hope that we can fund this program so that it can further assist our small businesses and entrepreneurs
• hope that we can fund this program so that it can further assist our small businesses and entrepreneurs
• hope that we can fund this program so that it can further assist our small businesses and entrepreneurs
• The similar program was called Business Development Competitive Grants with some technical assistance

Committee: Senate Jobs and Economic Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c> Construction and their advisory council. Construction and their advisory council.
• </c><00:15:32.000><c> And</c> the Election Assistance Commission.
• And the Election Assistance Commission.
• It reinstates a pension waiver program.
• That would a pension waiver program.

Committee: Senate State & Local Government

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:10 Attendance Roll Call: 00:19 HB 10 Discussion: 02:19 HB 10 Vote: 06:24 HB 139 Discussion: 08:23 HB 139 Vote: 19:50 HB 607 Discussion: 21:29 HB 607 Vote: 25:55 HB 642 Discussion: 28:15 HB 642 Vote: 32:06 Adjournment: 33:25, 958, all

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• Uh, Scott County Schools is again what I'm basing my numbers on, but it can save the school district
• that would enable to create a program that would enable schools<00:53:00.800><c> school</c><00:53:01.119
• President. teachers and school employees. Our teachers and school employees.
• </c><00:58:45.920><c> School</c> protection oversight board. School protection oversight board.
• </c> residential construction. Senator Mills. residential construction. Senator Mills.

Keywords: 958, all

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• The sergeant at arms may employ additional staff to assist him in the performance of his or her duty.
• And so, in the construction field, you know, my background is a plumber.
• We have a six-month program.
• For the women who complete the six-month program, we have a 70 to 75 percent success rate.
• In that, 30 to 45 days into the program, they are required to start working.

Committee: House Corrections and Public Institutions

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• </c> monitoring program. monitoring program.
• </c> come from New Hampshire high schools. come from New Hampshire high schools.
• </c> a state-run program. That is not true. a state-run program. That is not true.
• That's the decal program.
• program.

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Further, we provide prompt and constructive assistance to the municipal units of government in the matters
• </c> constructive assistance to the municipal constructive assistance to the municipal units<00:31:37.279
• So it's a business profits tax on a nonprofit. assistance for their Emergency assistance for their Emergency
• </c> question uh is um our our Assisted question uh is um our our Assisted Living<02:13:54.639><c> places
• </c><03:52:02.120><c> and</c> health agency that offers programs and health agency that offers programs

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee received an overview from Chris of the Legislative Budget Assistance Office on how it will estimate unrestricted revenues for the General Fund, Education Trust Fund, Highway Fund, and Fish and Game Fund. He explained that the committee’s work is based on current law, not pending bills, and that the estimates will feed into a House resolution and an amendment to House Bill 1, the operating budget. He also described the broader budget process, including how House and Senate estimates are reconciled, how surplus statements account for revenue changes from enacted bills, and how a committee of conference could resolve differences later in the session. No votes were taken. Members then asked about why the Education Trust Fund was running below plan. Chris said the shortfall appeared to be driven largely by business taxes, including differences in the BET/BPT split and improved tax-processing systems that better track where business tax payments belong. Representative Orr also asked about tobacco tax collections and out-of-state sales; Chris said tobacco revenue was likely overestimated in 2023 based on COVID-era patterns, with more people smoking at home, and noted that e-cigarette tax revenue goes to the General Fund while cigarette taxes are split between the General Fund and Education Trust Fund. He said he did not have a specific estimate for cross-border sales. Commissioner Lindsay St. Pierre of the Department of Revenue then began a deeper dive into the department’s role and the taxes it administers. She reviewed the department’s mission, organizational structure, taxpayer services, and the tax policy and legislative analysis staff who prepare fiscal notes and testify on bills. She noted that the department administers about $2.9 billion in revenue across major taxes such as business taxes, meals and rooms, and utility property tax, and that the figures being discussed were preliminary because the annual report had not yet been issued. The discussion was informational only, with no formal action taken.

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• What's only two schools?
• You get new construction, and you get new construction increased currently.
• So the point of that argument is, should the new construction, should the schools be allowed to reap
• It's obvious you're going to need a new school. You should get the money for a new school.
• I would just add that when you talk about a school, obviously there can be new construction that would

Committee: House Special Committee on Property Tax Reform

Summary: The Special Committee on Property Tax Reform met for an open discussion, with no public testimony, to reset its work after the prior combined bill was separated back into two standalone measures. The chair outlined the current direction: House Bill 2780 would include Murphy’s Hancock fix, levy-by-subclass, commercial protection language, the 275-to-150 levy adjustment, and abatement provisions; House Bill 2668 would carry clear ballot language, no-tax-increase ballot measures, clarification of SB 190, and the SB 3 fix. Members also discussed whether additional ideas, such as taxpayer appeal protections and electronic filing, might be added later if they can be worked out. A major portion of the meeting focused on the Hancock-related “275 fix,” with members clarifying that the proposal would not move all districts to 275, but would prevent two known districts below that level from being forced down and losing significant revenue. Several members raised concerns about confusion in the field and the need to communicate clearly to school districts and superintendents what the proposal would and would not do. There was also discussion of new construction under Hancock, including whether certain redevelopment or replacement projects should count as new construction and how that affects school and other local taxing entities. The committee spent substantial time debating tax abatements, especially TIFs and similar economic incentives. Supporters of the language said the intent is to prevent taxing jurisdictions from treating abated revenue as if it were still available and then shifting the cost to other taxpayers; opponents questioned whether the language would improperly reduce revenue that communities had already decided to collect. Members also discussed whether the language should apply only to the entity adopting the abatement, and whether some abatements are better handled through separate legislation. Several members urged that any new ideas be referred through committee so they can receive proper vetting and fiscal analysis, and there was broad agreement to keep the main bills relatively streamlined while continuing to work on additional concepts separately.

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• Oh, and then med school. Possibly med school. Hopefully med school.
• After she graduates from high school, she wants to go to school, but she doesn't know where yet.
• She was on the high school golf team at Eagle.
• Schools, families, and community partners to expand and sustain community school efforts throughout the
• he had been transferred before from another school.

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge, and approved the journal. A lengthy pages’ recognition program followed, with lighthearted awards and remarks about the students’ backgrounds and plans. The House then received messages from the governor and Senate, including notice of signed bills and enrolled measures, and reports from standing committees on enrolled, engrossed, and printed legislation. The chamber considered several measures under suspension of the rules. House Resolution 32, relating to administrative rules review, passed 68-1. Senate Bill 1270 as amended, requiring labeling and disclosure for cell-cultured animal protein, passed 70-0. Senate Bill 1335 as amended, addressing veterinary education and requiring recipients of state-funded out-of-state vet training to return to Idaho and practice large-animal veterinary medicine, passed 54-16 after debate about the state’s veterinarian shortage and the need to recoup the state’s investment. Senate Bill 1299 as amended, barring government from requiring digital identification for access to services and preserving physical ID options, passed 70-0 after questions about whether it affected police dogs. Senate Bill 1376, an elections cleanup bill shifting some candidate filing duties to county clerks and adding verification steps, passed 64-6. The House also passed Senate Bill 1416, the appropriation for the new Office of Species, Minerals, and Energy Coordination, by 55-14, and Senate Bill 1417, Parks and Recreation enhancements funded by fees and federal dollars, by 69-30. House Bill 494 as amended in the Senate, on background-check cleanup for Health and Welfare, passed 69-30; House Bill 728 as amended in the Senate, on education-related transparency and continuity, passed 68-7; House Bill 703 as amended in the Senate, on land surveyor board cleanup, passed 67-0; House Bill 825 as amended in the Senate, on the America 250 license plate and Heritage Trust Fund flexibility, passed 67-2; House Bill 788 as amended in the Senate, a medical preceptorship pilot with a sunset, passed 39-30; House Resolution 33, covering committee review of several natural resources and licensing agencies, passed 68-2; House Bill 949, a net-zero trailer bill consolidating STEM Action Center and Workforce Development Council appropriations, passed 69-1; House Bill 950, appropriating $200,000 for a Medicaid managed care consultant, passed 60-10; and House Bill 951, an Attorney General enhancement bill tied to the Consumer Protection Fund and ICAC support, failed 33-37 after debate over whether the funding was truly needed. Senate Bill 1294 as amended, requiring newborn hearing-screen referrals outside hospitals while preserving parental choice, passed 37-32 after discussion of early hearing loss detection and the bill’s referral-based structure. The House also agreed to send Senate Bill 1351 to the amending order and recessed, then reconvened to take up additional messages and first-reading bills, including child protection and related measures.

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• So along with that, we have programs such as DSGS, ELRP, and some of the non-ratepayer-funded programs
• A number of these programs at the CPUC include air conditioning cycling programs, capacity bidding programs
• That includes some potential ratepayer programs, but non-emergency programs such as the non-emergency
• programs such as balancing area coordination.
• So hoping that we can find some additional dollars to extend that program and allow that successful program

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy heard SB 1259, which would require refineries to provide advance closure and remediation planning information, and SB 1425, which would authorize the High-Speed Rail Authority to create a permit process for encroachments in its right of way. The committee also held an informational hearing on California electricity reliability and the future of the Strategic Reliability Reserve. The chair opened by noting the hearing room change, testimony limits, and that the committee would proceed without a quorum at first, then later established quorum for votes. On SB 1259, Senator Blake Spear argued the bill would give communities and state agencies needed information to plan for refinery closures, cleanup, and land reuse, comparing the requirement to estate planning. Supporters, including Benicia City Councilmember Carrie Birdseye and UC Santa Barbara professor Ranjit Schmook, said the bill would help communities facing refinery closures avoid being left without information and better prepare for redevelopment and remediation. Opponents, including the Western States Petroleum Association, the State Building and Construction Trades Council, and business groups, argued the bill could send negative market signals, create conflicts with federal reporting, and potentially accelerate refinery closures. The committee passed SB 1259 on a 7-3 vote, later reopening the roll and recording additional votes before moving it out as amended to Appropriations. On SB 1425, Senator Cortese and sponsor Robert Pearsall said the bill would help the High-Speed Rail Authority manage utility, broadband, drainage, and vegetation encroachments along the project corridor and reduce delays. Labor and construction groups supported the measure as a way to add certainty and speed project delivery. Utilities and local agencies, including LADWP, Southern California Gas, Southern California Edison, PG&E, and others, opposed unless amended, saying the bill needed clearer language on emergencies, existing agreements, and potential impacts on their own rights of way and service obligations. After discussion about emergency language and utility coordination, the committee passed SB 1425 as amended to Appropriations on a 10-3 vote. In the oversight hearing, CEC, CPUC, CAISO, and DWR officials reported that California’s summer reliability outlook is better than in prior years, with substantial new procurement, storage, and demand-response resources added since 2020. They said the state is projected to meet its summer reliability standard and has not needed a flex alert for three straight years, but cautioned that extreme heat, fire, hydro conditions, and federal policy uncertainty still pose risks. Officials emphasized that the current Strategic Reliability Reserve remains important as a backstop, while longer-term planning must address rising demand from electrification and data centers and the eventual retirement of emergency resources.

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• does set up a mechanism for the employees of the state who manage and administer the unemployment program
• manage and administer<00:04:26.120><c> the</c><00:04:26.199><c> unemployment</c><00:04:26.800><c> program
• </c><00:04:27.560><c> to</c> administer the unemployment program to administer the unemployment program
• It has some very important numbers that I think most importantly this program pays for itself in more
• pays for itself importantly this program pays for itself in<00:24:04.799><c> more</c><00:24:05.039><

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Roll Call 00:29 SB 162 Discussion 01:03 SB 162 Vote 13:48 SB 1 Discussion 14:49 SB 1 Vote 34:43 SB 25 Discussion 38:45 SB 25 Vote 40:31 SB 50 Discussion 41:09 SB 50 Vote 42:55, 958, all

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 162, a measure on unemployment insurance fraud. The sponsor said the bill would create a clearer process for state unemployment staff to refer suspected fraud cases, especially smaller-dollar cases that may not draw federal attention, and would help protect employers and the integrity of the unemployment system. Testimony from Brian Sikma supported the bill as a common-sense anti-fraud proposal, but several senators raised concerns that suspending benefits during an investigation could unfairly burden claimants, especially if the claim later proves legitimate. The sponsor and witness said the bill was intended to allow quick adjudication and that benefits could be reinstated after review, and the sponsor noted the referral process would include identifying information and details about the suspected fraud. The committee then voted on the bill; it passed with favorable expression, 8-1, and was sent to the floor. The committee then returned to Senate Bill 1, which would create a Kentucky Film Office and Film Commission and fund the office with a portion of the state transit tax and production-related fees. Senator Wheeler and invited guests described the bill as an economic development and tourism measure meant to expand Kentucky’s film industry, attract productions statewide, and build on existing tax credits. Witnesses, including Mary K. Po... and Misty Wrigley Miller, said a state film office would help market locations, provide a searchable database for producers, and make it easier for rural communities to compete for productions. They cited an economic impact study showing about $200 million in film-related economic activity in 2022, with additional ripple effects and tax revenue, and argued the office would help create jobs and workforce opportunities for Kentuckians. Members generally praised the concept of Senate Bill 1 and compared Kentucky’s potential to Georgia’s film industry growth. Witnesses said Kentucky already has strong incentives but needs a dedicated office and commission to better promote the state and coordinate production activity. The discussion emphasized that the commission would help ensure a return on investment and that local crews and businesses would benefit from more productions. The transcript ends during continued discussion of the bill and questions from senators, with no final vote on Senate Bill 1 shown in the excerpt.

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• We have a full-service kayak school, ropes course, and high adventure park, as well as a river rescue
• I am an agriculture education teacher at American Falls High School.
• In many counties, timber revenue funds schools and emergency services, so even modest increases can be
• When families have a steady income, schools strengthen, and communities stabilize.
• in Idaho. our schools and the people here in Idaho, we thank you for your ability to come and visit

Committee: Senate Resources and Environment

Keywords: 989, all