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NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Funding (09/30/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- So, we need to make the statement in response to the legitimate court ruling that we will adequately
- And to that end, I have not read Representative Fellow's LSR, so making the statement based on her reporting
- </c><00:41:05.839><c> to</c><00:41:06.079><c> make</c><00:41:06.319><c> the</c><00:41:06.640><c> statement
- </c><00:41:07.359><c> in</c> So, we need to make the statement in So, we need to make the statement in
Summary:
The Education Funding Committee Subcommittee on Adequacy and Funding Sources opened its second meeting by reviewing four retained bills assigned to it: HB 651, HB 772, HB 491, and HB 734. The chair said the goal was to compare the bills across the board, consider whether any one of them should be the committee’s recommended vehicle, and then vote on a recommendation to the full committee. He noted the bills would move out before November 21 and be taken up on the House floor in January, while related LSRs were also being developed for the coming session.
Representative Ames argued that HB 651 should be the main vehicle because it would substantially raise the adequacy base and adjust differential aid categories to better reflect real school costs, including poverty, special education, and English learner needs. He described the bill as building on court guidance and said the current funding formula is far below actual district needs. He also supported HB 491 as a study vehicle to examine revenue options, saying the legislature needs informed choices about how to pay for the changes. Representative Damon strongly backed HB 651 and HB 491, citing constitutional obligations, the Conval and Rand rulings, and large projected funding increases for districts such as Claremont, Windham, and communities in the chair’s district if HB 651 had passed earlier.
Representative Fellows said he has an LSR similar to HB 491 that would study existing and new revenue options using criteria such as revenue potential, administrative cost, affected groups, implementation timeline, and implementation cost, with input from revenue administration and outside agencies. Representative Papich Muller emphasized constitutional separation-of-powers concerns, reading Article 83 and saying he was not comfortable with the broad claim that “cherish” clearly mandates a specific spending level, though he said he intends to follow Supreme Court guidance. Representative Ricky read testimony from a local school board member arguing that the state already imposes many mandates on schools while providing the least funding in the country, and that HB 651 would help restore meaningful local control. No final vote or action was taken in the portion provided, though the chair had indicated the subcommittee would vote before adjournment.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Indian Affairs Jul 17th, 2025
House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Kathleen, you made a statement about racial gerrymandering.
- Communities across the country do make those statements. You can run into a canyon.
- So my final statement would be that we need to make sure New Mexico reflects that through its entire
- Send a strong statement on behalf of all the other schools that are in the pipeline.
- Representative Roybal Caballero and Representative Thompson Thank you, Madam Chair, and thank you for your statement
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session: 2025 First Special Session 6/9/25 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- For example, failure to maintain tax-exempt status, failure to file timely IRS forms or financial statements
- forms status, failure to file timely IRS forms or<00:58:39.200><c> financial</c><00:58:39.680><c> statements
- /c><00:58:40.559><c> failure</c><00:58:41.040><c> to</c><00:58:41.200><c> meet</c> or financial statements
- , failure to meet or financial statements, failure to meet applicable<00:58:42.160><c> state</c><00:58
- And so I'm really excited that in Article 4 and the Read Act, we now have a policy statement at the very
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Education Finance May 20th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- I want to read a quick statement by one of our students.
- I'm very curious about the statement.
- I'm very curious about the statement: implementing this program could increase attendance-related costs
- This statement sounds like we're disincentivizing that. Thank you.
- So then how is my previous statement not factually correct that if we lifted the cap, as it was being
Summary:
The committee heard the May Revision presentation for the Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance, with public comment focused heavily on K-12 priorities such as universal school meals, kitchen infrastructure, food service and custodial support, youth leadership grants, Special Olympics funding, English learner support, universal pre-K, literacy investments, and concerns about community college funding shifts. Speakers also urged support for expanded learning, teacher recruitment and training, and maintaining or increasing funding for community colleges and student support programs.
Finance and the LAO then reviewed the Proposition 98 outlook. Finance said the May Revision lowers the 2025-26 Prop. 98 guarantee to $114.6 billion, about $4.3 billion below January, due mainly to lower revenue estimates, with smaller effects from attendance and property tax changes. The administration also described rebenching for universal transitional kindergarten and a one-time rebench tied to Los Angeles fire-related property tax losses, along with changes to the Public School System Stabilization Account, deferrals, and updated COLA assumptions. The LAO said the budget relies too much on deferrals and one-time funds, creates a structural shortfall, and should instead align ongoing spending with the guarantee and preserve a reserve buffer.
Members questioned the TK rebench and the shift of funding from community colleges to K-12, asking why it was being applied retroactively and how colleges would be held harmless. Finance said the changes align funding with where TK costs are being incurred and that reappropriation funding and other adjustments would offset impacts on community colleges. The LAO argued the historical split formula is outdated and should be abandoned in favor of budgeting around current priorities rather than fixed percentages. Members also raised concerns about draining the rainy day reserve and using deferrals, while the LAO said preserving reserves would better protect against future volatility.
The committee then moved to specific K-12 and education proposals. Finance outlined May Revision changes including state operations adjustments for the Department of Education, technical trailer bill changes, a $100 million student teacher stipend program administered by Kern County, and updates to the charter school facility grant program. The LAO recommended rejecting the proposed increases for expanded learning, literacy coaches, and the student teacher stipend as currently structured, while supporting the minimum grant increase for expanded learning. Members expressed support for teacher recruitment efforts but questioned whether one-time funding can sustain ongoing programs and whether the student teacher stipend should be targeted to shortage areas or low-income communities.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/20/25
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I won't ask any more questions, just a closing statement.
- There were factual inaccuracies in your statement.
- there were factual inaccuracies<01:09:02.880><c> in</c><01:09:03.000><c> your</c><01:09:03.239><c> statement
- </c><01:09:04.239><c> uh</c><01:09:04.359><c> there</c> inaccuracies in your statement uh there inaccuracies
- in your statement uh there was<01:09:04.600><c> not</c><01:09:04.839><c> repeated</c><01:09:05.600><
Committee:
House State Government Finance and Policy
Keywords:
opioids, substance use, addiction recovery, mental health, state cabinet, HF1310, Office of Cannabis Management, cannabis, marijuana, tribal consultation, government-to-government relationship, Minnesota tribes, Tribal governments, state government, consultation, rulemaking, Indian affairs, cannabis regulation, tribal sovereignty, state-tribal relations
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- And then in part two, the statement that was added in there, providing the selectman or town clerk at
- And then in part two, the statement that was added in there, providing the selectman or town clerk at
- “I'm sure someone would want to refute those statements, but those are my thoughts on it.”
- “I'm sure someone would want to refute those statements, but those are my thoughts on it.”
- “I'm sure someone would want to refute those statements, but those are my thoughts on it.”
Committee:
House Election Law
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Now, Chair, I would like to request that we do include in the committee report a statement regarding
- Now, Chair, I would like to request that we do include in the committee report a statement regarding
- 19.520><c> a</c> we do include in the committee report a we do include in the committee report a statement
- 47:21.080><c> that</c><01:47:21.599><c> um</c><01:47:21.760><c> the</c><01:47:21.920><c> DOE</c> statement
- regarding that um the DOE statement regarding that um the DOE coordinate<01:47:24.400><c> their</c><
Committee:
Senate Education
Summary:
The joint Committee on Education and Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs heard Senate Bill 422, which would authorize the Department of Education to award a high school diploma to qualified people whose schooling was interrupted by military service or wartime practices during World War II, the Korean War, or the Vietnam War. The Department of Education testified in support, noting a prior law that created the Kono diploma program before it sunset in 2020. Several members of the public also testified in support. Both committees later recommended passage of SB 422 without amendments, and the recommendation was adopted by voice votes.
The committees then heard Senate Bill 530 on Braille literacy. The bill would establish Braille literacy as state policy, require Braille-related literacy assessments for eligible blind and low-vision students, authorize DOE rulemaking, create a Braille Literacy Resource Center, and appropriate funds. DOE and the Department of Human Services supported the measure, as did the National Federation of the Blind, Hawaii Disability Rights Center, and a blind testifier who described the importance of early Braille instruction. The Attorney General’s office raised concerns about statutory language requiring yearly assessments and suggested revisions so annual decisions remain with IEP teams. The committees voted to pass SB 530 with amendments, including the Attorney General’s suggested changes, and adopted the recommendation.
The next measure was Senate Bill 532, which would allow school staff and agents trained by a licensed clinician to volunteer to administer medication to students in public schools under certain conditions and clarify who may prescribe such medication. DOE and Department of Health testimony supported the bill. The Attorney General recommended replacing the term “licensed clinician” with the defined term “health care professional.” The Hawaii Academy of Physician Assistants supported the bill but asked that physician assistants be included among providers who may prescribe medications for school administration. After questions about current school health aide duties and field-trip medication procedures, the committees voted to pass SB 532 with amendments, including the Attorney General’s terminology change, and adopted the recommendation.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Ways and Means Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm reading the statement on behalf of Amherst Regional High School students concerned about elective
- I just want to I just want to concur on the vice chair's statement.
- I’ll end now, but I have fully submitted my full statement to you guys to read.
- I’ll end now, but I have fully submitted my full statement to you guys to read.
- Let us be clear: a budget is not just a financial document; it's a statement of our values.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Summary:
The Joint Ways and Means Committee held its final public hearing on the FY26 state budget, with chairs and members emphasizing that public testimony would help shape the budget and asking speakers to keep remarks brief. Committee leaders introduced members, explained the hearing process, and repeatedly thanked residents, students, and advocates for participating. No votes were taken during the hearing.
Testimony focused heavily on education funding and the Chapter 70 formula. Students from Amherst, Northampton, Gateway Regional, Chester Elementary, and other districts described budget-driven cuts to electives, special education supports, paraprofessionals, counselors, transportation, and building maintenance. They urged higher Chapter 70 aid, increased minimum aid, rural school aid, and a reopening or restructuring of the funding formula, arguing that current formulas leave many districts unable to meet student needs and force local layoffs and overrides.
Other speakers urged funding or protection for a range of programs and facilities, including the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute for homicide survivor services, the Museum of African American History, the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and CART/interpreter services, the Access to Counsel housing legal aid program, the Department of Mental Health and Pocasset Mental Health Center, and Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children. One speaker opposed offshore wind-related spending and urged a reset of the state’s energy approach, while another advocated ending the aircraft sales tax exemption. Committee members responded sympathetically to many speakers, asked a few follow-up questions, and several expressed support for maintaining or expanding the programs discussed.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement - 03/03/26
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And have you ever received any statements from the IRAP account during the time that you were an employee
- So we need to, as a body, think about that from a policy statement of how we’re going to address that
- And since there were no statements and there were no addresses and things, it may rest there.
- I was going to give a brief opening statement if that's all right. >> Of course, please.
- I was going to give a brief opening<00:52:45.680><c> statement</c><00:52:46.079><c> if</c><00:52:46.240
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/26/26
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I think that's what your statement is.
- I think that's what your statement is.
- I think that's what your statement is.
- I think that's what your statement<01:03:44.000><c> is.
- That's like giving a child statement is.
Committee:
House Human Services Finance and Policy
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- So I just kind of wanted to make a statement around that.
- So I just kind of wanted to make a statement around that.
- So I just kind of wanted to make a statement around that.
- 08.880><c> a</c> Um so I just kind of wanted to um make a Um so I just kind of wanted to um make a statement
- </c><00:52:10.160><c> Um</c> statement around that. Um statement around that.
Committee:
Senate Commerce
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Let's um, Judge Nakason, if you don't mind coming up and you'd like to make an opening statement.
- <00:14:56.480><c> make</c><00:14:56.639><c> an</c><00:14:56.800><c> opening</c><00:14:57.040><c> statement
- You'd like to make an opening statement. You're more than welcome.
- ,</c><01:33:48.960><c> you're</c><01:33:49.120><c> more</c><01:33:49.199><c> than</c> opening statement
- , you're more than opening statement, you're more than welcome.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Summary:
The Judiciary Committee heard Governor’s Message 790, the nomination of Karen T. Nakasone to serve as chief judge of the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals for a 10-year term. The chair announced that no vote would be taken that day and that the committee would vote on Thursday. Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive, with the chair reading that there were 103 supporters, zero opposed, and one comment.
Supporters included current and retired judges, public defenders, bar association representatives, former elected officials, and community members. They described Nakasone as intelligent, fair, hardworking, well respected, and a strong leader with deep legal experience. Several speakers emphasized her judicial temperament, her work as an advocate and judge, and her community involvement, including leadership in civic and civil rights organizations. One pro se litigant also testified that she had been treated kindly and respectfully by Nakasone in prior interactions.
The Hawaii State Bar Association reported that it had conducted an interview and review process and found her qualified for the position. In her own remarks, Nakasone introduced family and colleagues, described her 30-year legal career, and said her first job after law school was as an ICA law clerk. She highlighted the court’s backlog reduction efforts under Acting Chief Judge Katherine Leonard, saying the number of older pending appeals had dropped significantly through team-based reforms, and stated that she would continue that work if confirmed. The hearing ended without questions from the committee and with the nomination held for a later vote.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division III (03/21/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- I just want to make that a financial statement.
- this data analytics think tank in search of new ideas, it would be more effective if the mission statement
- and</c><00:18:55.360><c> and</c><00:18:55.559><c> also</c><00:18:55.919><c> the</c> the mission statement
- and and also the the mission statement and and also the legislation<00:18:56.919><c> got</c><00:18:57.200
- Where you would end up seeing it is in the statement of appropriations, which is the daily report that
Summary:
The committee first recessed briefly, then took up HB 570, the prescription drug affordability board (PDAB). The chair and several members discussed the House amendment to repeal the board, which removed the fiscal note. The main concern raised was that the PDAB had not yet produced a clear business case showing value for the taxpayer investment, despite several years of work and four annual reports. Supporters of the repeal said the board’s recent report was largely redundant and that the board should either demonstrate a strong return on investment or be shut down; others cautioned against discarding the program too quickly and urged more time to refine the mission and legislative language. No vote was taken, and the committee appeared to agree to retain the bill for further work, with the possibility of revisiting it in a formal executive session on Tuesday.
Members also shifted into discussion of HB 2, beginning with Section 85 on opioid abatement trust fund dollars for shelter programs. Department of Health and Human Services officials explained that the provision would provide $10 million from the opioid abatement trust fund, replacing general funds in the governor’s budget, while also noting an additional $2.5 million prioritized needs request for shelter care that was already fully funded. Committee members asked about shelter bed capacity, job placement efforts, and the remaining balance in the opioid fund; DHHS said there are 934 contracted beds and that case management includes help with housing and employment. Officials also said the current proposed budget includes another $1 million later in HB 2 from the opioid fund.
The committee then began discussion of Sections 86 through 87, which would preserve the department’s ability to transfer funds between personnel lines. DHHS said the provision is operationally critical and that losing it would make it extremely difficult to manage the department, though it would not have a direct fiscal impact. The next item introduced was Section 88, extending a suspension related to eligibility for services until July 1, 2027; DHHS indicated that if the suspension were not continued, it would likely increase expenditures for Community Mental Health Centers and potentially others. No votes were taken during this portion of the meeting.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 2/13/25 - Part 1
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- clarity, and the EQB does feel that some type of scoping is important for the environmental impact statement
- Otherwise, there's no narrowing of the scope; it's not clear exactly what the environmental impact statement
- clarity, and the EQB does feel that some type of scoping is important for the environmental impact statement
- Otherwise, there's no narrowing of the scope; it's not clear exactly what the environmental impact statement
- clarity, and the EQB does feel that some type of scoping is important for the environmental impact statement
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 02/06/25
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- I just have a brief statement to read from our Tribal Council on behalf of the Bois Forte Band.
- That's my statement. Thank you very much for the time and the opportunity to testify.
- Yeah, like I stated in my beginning statement, I had gone to Lake Association meetings, and people living
- </c><01:44:25.520><c> uh</c><01:44:25.840><c> I</c> stated in my beginning statement uh I stated in my
- beginning statement uh I had<01:44:26.159><c> gone</c><01:44:26.360><c> to</c><01:44:26.520><c> Lake
Committee:
Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 01/21/25
Housing and Homelessness Prevention
Transcript Highlights:
- So just you can react to that statement, I guess. Thanks.
- So just you can react to that statement, I guess. Thanks.
- So just you can react to that statement, I guess. Thanks.
- </c><01:08:35.279><c> I</c><01:08:35.480><c> guess</c><01:08:36.279><c> thanks</c> react to that statement
- I guess thanks react to that statement I guess thanks commissioner<01:08:37.960><c> chair</c><01:08:
Committee:
Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:47:37.960><c> overview</c><00:47:38.520><c> of</c><00:47:38.680><c> our</c><00:47:38.839><c> statement
- The table on this slide is our current statement of indebtedness from that report and shows that there's
- today the table on this slide is our today the table on this slide is our current<00:47:57.440><c> statement
- </c><00:47:57.880><c> of</c><00:47:58.040><c> indebtedness</c><00:47:58.680><c> from</c> current statement
- of indebtedness from current statement of indebtedness from that<00:47:59.119><c> report</c><00:47:59.880
Committee:
Senate Capital Investment
NJ
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Higher Education Committee Jun 23rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- For authors of bills up today, each member presenting today will provide an opening statement and a closing
- statement.
Summary:
The Assembly Higher Education Committee heard several Senate measures focused on community college procurement, higher education access, and student support. SB 1154 by Senator Reyes would allow community college districts to use best-value procurement for public works projects over $1 million. Supporters, including San Bernardino Valley College, the San Bernardino Community College District, labor groups, and several districts, said it would improve delivery of complex facilities and align community colleges with other education systems. Opponents, including the Associated General Contractors, argued the bill’s skilled-and-trained workforce requirements and labor-compliance scoring would narrow the bidder pool and raise costs. The committee passed the bill to the Assembly Floor on a due-pass vote, with some members voting no or not recorded.
SB 1255, also by Senator Reyes, would create a California Hispanic-serving institution designation. Supporters from HACU, the CSU Chancellor’s Office, UC, community colleges, and other education organizations said the designation would recognize campuses that serve large numbers of Latino and low-income students and strengthen accountability and student success. The committee approved the bill as amended and re-referred it to Appropriations, with one no vote. SB 1328, presented on behalf of Senator Cervantes, would require LGBTQ+ points of contact at satellite or branch campuses of CSU and community colleges, either through designated staff or regular office hours. Testimony emphasized gaps in access at remote centers and the need for confidential support; one member raised concerns about staffing, costs, and whether existing systems could meet the need remotely. The bill was passed as amended and sent to Appropriations.
The committee also considered SB 960 by Senator Cabaldon, which would expand the circumstances under which community colleges could offer bachelor’s degrees in response to unmet workforce needs, especially where CSU programs are impacted or not realistically accessible locally. Supporters said the bill would help meet workforce demand and expand access for place-bound and adult learners. CSU and faculty representatives opposed unless amended, urging stronger partnership requirements, clearer workforce-need standards, and safeguards around duplication and Prop 98 funding. Members discussed impaction, regional access, and the role of partnerships; the bill was passed as amended and re-referred to Appropriations. Finally, SB 632 by Senator Otagan would extend the California College Promise fee waiver to part-time community college students enrolled in nine units. Supporters said many students cannot attend full time because of work, caregiving, and living costs, and the bill would better reflect student realities; the transcript ends during testimony on this measure, before any vote is shown.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- Like I said in my statement, I think we have differences of opinion as to what is currently supposed
- Like I said in my statement, I think we have differences of opinion as to what is currently supposed
Committee:
House Health