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NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (02/04/2026)
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
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- laser education program.
- . education. education.
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session May 28th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Speaker and members, AB 2071 requires the Department of Education to develop a plan to expand digital
- Assembly Bill 2374 by Assembly Member Fong and others, an act relating to post-secondary education.
- As a lifelong educator, I know firsthand how a college education can change lives.
- As a lifelong educator, I know firsthand how a college education can change lives.
- Because student loan debt should never be a barrier to obtaining higher education.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Day 51 (3-20-26)
Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 257, an act relating to the education assessment and accountability system.
- House Bill 379, an act relating to postsecondary education.
- relating to the education assessment and accountability<00:08:26.160><c> system.
- </c> act relating to postsecary education. act relating to postsecary education.
- </c><01:14:42.080><c> of</c> supervision, training and education of supervision, training and education
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session-Day 20, March 5, 2026-AM
Wyoming Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Enrolled Act 46, being original Senate File 35, an act relating to education.
- Senate Enrolled Act 46, being original Senate File 35, an act relating to education.
- Just a reminder to the Education Joint Committee tomorrow morning.
- :22.880><c> uh</c><01:28:23.199><c> joint</c> reminder to the education uh joint reminder to the education
- </c> the joint education committee meeting. the joint education committee meeting.
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- And this bill would require that, as a part of that curriculum, the AOT should build into its education
- And this bill would require that, as a part of that curriculum, the AOT should build into its education
- </c><00:25:10.320><c> and</c> a requirement that ANR do education and a requirement that ANR do education
- Section four is about including<00:25:29.360><c> salt</c><00:25:29.840><c> education</c><00:25:30.320
- including salt education in the Vermont local<00:25:31.360><c> roads</c><00:25:31.679><c> curriculum
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Community Affairs Mar 31st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill provides that if the State Board of Education deems property to be surplus, it can be used
- Removing their voice from such a significant decision, one that affects not just education but their
- I ask you to consider what it truly means to support our educators. Please vote no today.
- I think it is clear. ...technical centers, to replace education back into communities.
- One, the stadium, also one of our Jewish educational centers.
Summary:
The committee first took up CS/SB 1730, a Live Local Act bill on affordable housing. The sponsor described it as a set of technical and policy adjustments to strengthen implementation, including changes to zoning, height, parking, moratoriums, attorney fees, and related land-use rules. An amendment by Senator Claudio was adopted, adding provisions such as a 10-story height limit near single-family neighborhoods, exclusions for certain protected areas, and changes to fee and use definitions. The committee then reported the bill favorably.
Members next considered CS/SB 1674 on unrated bonds for Israel bonds, with a clarifying amendment adopted to make clear the bill applied only to Israel bonds. CS/SB 140 on charter schools was also approved after debate over parent-led conversion of public schools, municipal job-engine charter schools, and surplus school property; opponents warned about local control and impacts on teachers and communities, while the sponsor said the bill preserved district authority and created new school-choice and economic-development options. The committee also passed SB 96, a claims bill for Jacob Rogers, and CS/SB 954 on recovery residences, after strike-all amendments that addressed zoning, ADA concerns, bed caps, staffing ratios, and limits on operation in certain multifamily settings. Senators expressed support for expanding treatment housing but also raised neighborhood and staffing concerns.
The committee then approved CS/SB 1714 on local housing assistance plans, which would allow SHIP funds for limited lot-rental assistance for mobile-home owners and require local plans to address mobile-home park closures. SB 658 on standardized construction lien release forms was reported favorably despite testimony from contractors and lawyers warning about possible effects on lien rights and the separate House proposal. The committee also reconsidered and then approved CS/SB 482 after a late-filed amendment addressing local government art fees and a key issue over defining “extraordinary circumstances,” with counties and cities saying more work remained. Finally, the committee passed SB 24 and CS/SB 4, both local claims bills, CS/SB 712 on synthetic turf and related construction rules, SB 952 repealing the emergency firearms/ammunition restriction, CS/SB 1164 allowing email notice delivery in landlord-tenant matters with opt-in safeguards, and SB 202 on municipal water and sewer rates, which drew extensive opposition from North Miami Beach and Miami Gardens officials over utility surcharges and revenue impacts. The meeting ended with SB 202 still under heavy questioning and testimony about the fairness and financial consequences of the surcharge structure.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill provides that if the State Board of Education deems property to be surplus, it can be used
- Removing their voice from such a significant decision, one that affects not just education but their
- I ask you to consider what it truly means to support our educators. Please vote no today.
- But moving an educational institution out of a community and placing something that does not replace
- One, the stadium, also one of our Jewish educational centers.
Committee:
Senate Community Affairs
Summary:
The committee heard and acted on a long agenda of local, housing, education, construction, and claims bills. It first took up SB 1730 on affordable housing/Live Local changes, adopting an amendment that narrowed and clarified several provisions, including density, height, parking, attorney fees, and exclusions for certain protected areas, then reported the bill favorably. It also approved SB 1674, which clarifies that local investment restrictions cannot block Israel bonds, after a clarifying amendment. SB 140 on charter schools was reported favorably after significant debate over school conversion, teacher contracts, local control, and the use of surplus school property for housing or other public purposes; several speakers opposed it as harmful to public schools, while the sponsor said it preserved district authority and added options for municipalities and job creation. The committee also passed SB 96 and SB 4, two local claims bills, and SB 1714, which allows SHIP funds to help mobile home owners with lot rent and requires local housing plans to address mobile home park closures.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Health Services (3-3-25) - Reupload
Transcript Highlights:
- As a registered nurse, I'm also continuing my education right now, and I hope to be a nurse practitioner
- It does create fear, and part of my job as a doctor is to educate people and help them move past their
- It does create fear, and part of my job as a doctor is to educate people and help them move past their
- people and help them move past educate people and help them move past their<00:16:10.839><c> fears</
- Miranda Bencomo, a pediatrician born and educated in Kentucky.
Keywords:
Discussion on SB 132 - 00:06
Vote on SB 132 - 04:41
Discussion on HB 219 - 43:49
Vote on HB 219 – 49:00
Discussion on HCR 20 – 50:08
Vote on HCR 20 – 51:28, 958, all
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 132, which would create conscience protections for health care professionals who object to participating in certain procedures or services on religious, moral, or ethical grounds. Senator Donald Douglas and several supporters argued the bill is a recruitment and retention tool for Kentucky’s health care workforce, emphasizing provider shortages, maldistribution, and the need to protect individual conscience rights. Supporters said the bill would not apply to emergency care, would not permit denial of care based on a patient’s identity, and would mainly protect professionals from being forced to perform procedures they believe are unethical. They also cited similar laws in six other states and said the bill would have a cause of action to give it enforcement teeth.
Supportive testimony came from an emergency physician, a registered nurse, and others who described personal experiences or examples involving objections to abortion-related care, opioid prescribing, and pressure to participate in procedures that conflicted with conscience. They said conscience protections would help attract providers, preserve ethical integrity, and allow clinicians to make professional judgments without corporate or institutional coercion. In questioning, senators asked about practical examples, the scope of the bill, whether it would cover hypothetical cases involving patients of particular religions or identities, and which states have similar laws. The sponsor and supporters repeatedly said the bill is about procedures, not patients, and that it should not be read to allow discrimination against individuals.
Opponents, including pediatricians and a registered nurse/minister, warned that the bill is overly broad and could allow refusals of care by not only physicians but also pharmacists, clerks, and ambulance drivers. They argued it could delay treatment, increase discrimination, and worsen access problems in rural areas, especially for contraception, Plan B, blood transfusions, and other services. Critics said existing professional ethics already require patient care and that the bill could undermine evidence-based medicine and worsen Kentucky’s provider shortage. The committee took testimony and questions; no final vote or disposition was announced in the portion provided.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 088 Apr 11th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- They know where they're education.
- </c><02:05:07.679><c> They</c> They planned their education. They They planned their education.
- We talk about public education.
- ><c> I</c> through 12 and higher education where I through 12 and higher education where I have<05:31
- Yet in<05:31:24.718><c> higher</c><05:31:25.040><c> education,</c> in higher education, in higher education
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Legislative Task Force on Government Efficiency Jun 30th, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Legislative Task Force on Government Efficiency
Transcript Highlights:
- We don't have anything final to present on that here, as the higher education system had determined that
- It might be in the public education section and other things.
- It might be in the public education section and other things.
- So we feel that those two suggestions from the Center for Distance Education have been resolved.
- Those, the way statutes are written, may impact higher education institutions.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
House and Governmental Affairs Apr 14th, 2026
House and Governmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- And I'll be really clear about this: most of higher education is not funded by tax dollars.
- Most of higher education is funded by tuition.
- But I will tell you my true education on open meeting law came after I retired from industry, took on
- From the other side of the table, you get a real education in open meeting law.
- I've been trying to follow and get an education through the context clues.
Committee:
House House and Governmental Affairs
Summary:
The House and Governmental Affairs Committee met on April 14 with a quorum and heard several recommitted public-records and government-transparency bills, along with one local audit bill and one campaign-solicitation bill. HB 55 by Rep. Villio would prohibit intentional public disclosure of juror identifying information and create a public records exception; after adopting technical amendments, the committee reported it favorably as amended. HB 608 by Rep. Chassion would make documents tied to intercollegiate athletics revenue-sharing programs confidential; supporters said it protects student-athletes and institutional competitiveness, while the Louisiana Press Association argued it would shield public money and reduce transparency. The bill was reported favorably after a roll call vote of 9-3.
HB 1045 by Rep. LaCombe would raise the audit threshold for certain local auditees in a limited parish-specific application, with an amendment tying annual audits to entities in Pointe Coupee Parish above a revised revenue level and indexing the threshold to CPI. Committee members and local-government groups said the change would reduce unnecessary audit costs for small water and special districts while preserving oversight; it was reported favorably as amended. HB 1035 by Rep. Beham would add penalties for exploitative campaign fundraising aimed at elderly people; supporters described scam-like tactics and recurring withdrawals, while some members questioned how it would be enforced and whether existing fraud laws already covered the conduct. The committee ultimately reported the bill favorably by a 7-5 vote.
HB 1049 by Rep. Owen would tighten open-meetings requirements by improving notice posting, minutes, and training expectations for those presiding over public bodies. Supporters said it would help volunteers and small boards comply with the law, while the Police Jury Association raised cost and staffing concerns for thousands of local entities; the bill was reported favorably. HB 1177 by Rep. Zerang would create a public-records exemption for personal information related to hunting and fishing lottery licenses, prompted by concerns that lottery winners could be harassed by animal-rights activists; it was reported favorably. At the end of the meeting, two other bills were deferred at the sponsors’ request, and the committee adjourned.
AR
Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session
LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES Mar 12th, 2026
LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES
Transcript Highlights:
- But as far as educating, you know, we usually, I mean, as you mentioned, we write this finding quite
- And in that thread itself, it's educational as we explain it to them, you know, if we run across it.
- But as far as educating, you know, we usually, I mean, as you mentioned, we write this finding quite
- I have had to educate myself on the proper procedures, and I continue to learn.
- I have had to educate myself on the proper procedures, and I continue to learn.
Summary:
The committee approved the February 12 minutes and then received updates on delinquent municipal water and sewer reports, noting substantial progress in bringing cities back into compliance. Several items were deferred at the request of local officials, including Fargo’s municipal accounting code report, Jericho’s misuse of street funds matter, Biggers, Holly Grove, Gilmore, and several private water and sewer reports lacking proper responses. The committee also filed a number of reports with no questions or with resolved findings.
A lengthy portion of the meeting focused on repeat audit findings and management responses. The City of Strong’s mayor described corrective steps on undeposited funds, improper use of solid waste funds, unsupported spending, IRS payroll tax issues, accounting controls, restricted fund transfers, and budget overruns; the committee commended the city’s efforts and filed the report. Calhoun County’s report, involving improper county spending for an appreciation banquet and altered receipts in the collector’s office, was also filed after discussion about educating local officials on constitutional spending limits. Other reports filed included Salem, Briarcliffe, Compton Water Association, and Montgomery County Regional Public Water Authority, while several private water reports were deferred or referred to prosecutors and the Attorney General.
The committee reviewed a major regional solid waste management districts report, with significant findings for Pulaski County and Faulkner County involving unapproved payroll items, missing documentation, vehicle and cell phone use, lack of competitive bids, and weak internal controls; Benton County had fewer issues, and several districts had no findings. On motion, the Pulaski County report was deferred so district representatives could answer questions. The committee also heard from Nevada County, where unauthorized withdrawals and interlocal landfill agreement problems were discussed; the county judge said the issues were being corrected, and the report was filed. Later, the committee heard from the City of Grubbs about long-standing IRS debt and from Cross County Rural Water System about overdue audit posting and water quality problems; both witnesses described corrective efforts and ongoing funding or infrastructure projects, and the committee filed the reports after extensive discussion.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Triplett: ...what you're trained, educated, and have done with your experience.
- The insurers are going to tell you it's important because of the education.
- And it's that education and that experience that makes this profession so valuable.
- If we are regulated under a competing board, it could undermine the applications, exams, education, or
- So if I'm somebody making $10.30 an hour, working as hard as I can, without an education, whatever it
Committee:
House Health and Welfare
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Professional Registration and Licensing Mar 4th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Professional Registration and Licensing
Transcript Highlights:
- involved with almost all of those at the time, we came back and said, you know, optometry is now educated
- Do you know the difference in education between the two? Is there a difference?
- I do not know the difference in education.
- Are you telling me now that the education is the same for both of them and it's just a testing procedure
- So you get other parts of our statute are you have to have a certain amount of continuing education.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 042 Feb 25th, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Committee on Education, after consideration on the merits, recommends the following.
- President, the Committee on Education has had under consideration and had a hearing on the following
- Committee<00:31:18.240><c> on</c><00:31:18.480><c> education</c><00:31:18.880><c> after</c> Committee
- on education after Committee on education after consideration<00:31:19.600><c> on</c><00:31:19.679><
- President, the committee<00:31:27.840><c> on</c><00:31:28.000><c> education</c><00:31:28.320><c> has<
Summary:
The Senate met with a quorum, approved the February 23, 2026 journal, and received several committee reports. Education recommended Senate Bill 67 be amended and sent to Appropriations, and Judiciary recommended Senate Bill 70 be amended and sent to Appropriations. The Education Committee also recommended confirmation of several Institute of Cannabis Research Governing Board appointments, and later the chamber confirmed a consent calendar of governor’s appointments, including members of the GOCO Trust Fund board, the Colorado Agriculture Development Authority, and the Wildlife Habitat Stamp Committee.
On the floor, the Senate passed several bills. Senate Bill 85 and Senate Bill 25, both on the consent calendar, passed unanimously. Senate Bill 5, concerning state court remedies for violations of federal constitutional rights during immigration enforcement, passed on a 20-11 vote after a brief reconsideration mix-up and was then repassed. Senate Bill 18, concerning legal protections for a minor and sealing a related name-change record, passed 20-11. Senate Bill 31, concerning lawful use of a prescription drug product containing a Schedule I controlled substance, passed 29-2.
The chamber then resolved into Committee of the Whole and took up Senate Bill 46, a property tax administration cleanup bill. After a Finance Committee report and adoption of amendment L003, the bill passed second reading and was ordered engrossed. The committee also laid over Senate Bills 53, 43, and 84 until February 25. Later, the Senate concurred with House amendments to Senate Bill 52, concerning coal transition communities and just transition money, and then repassed it. The Senate adopted the Committee of the Whole report and recessed until 11:00 a.m. after announcements and personal privilege remarks recognizing the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District and Musical Therapist Day.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Families and Children.(2-24-26)
Families & Children
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:19:58.240><c> aspect</c> those inmates and the educational aspect those inmates and the educational
- You know, I'm a strong believer that education begins at birth.
- You know, I'm a strong believer that education begins at birth.
- You know, I'm a strong believer that education begins at birth.
- You know, I'm a strong believer that education begins at birth.
Committee:
Senate Families & Children
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Twenty - Thursday, February 12
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We honor the life and legacy of Senator Yvonne Starks-Wilson, a trailblazer who was devoted to education
- She believed deeply in the power of education as a tool for opportunity and justice.
- After graduating from Lincoln High School, she earned her bachelor's degree in education from Lincoln
- Her fierce advocacy, thoughtful leadership, and tireless committee work focused on education, families
- Yet this body would cut education, directly helping children learn history.
Summary:
The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the previous day’s journal by a 119-0 vote. Members then used personal privilege remarks to recognize a 40th wedding anniversary, honor Sherry Anderson for her service to the House, and observe Black History Month with a tribute to former Senator Yvonne Starks-Wilson. The chamber also welcomed several guest groups, including representatives from the Alzheimer’s Association, the Festus girls cross-country team, the Blue Springs Chamber of Commerce Leadership Conference, and advocates connected to the blind pension fund.
The main floor debate centered on House Committee Substitute for House Bills 2033, 1608, 1672, and 1854, which would remove the sunset from the SAFE Act and continue restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors. Supporters argued the bill protects children, citing concerns about puberty blockers, hormones, surgery, and evolving medical guidance; opponents said it targets transgender youth, interferes with family and medical decisions, and misstates the science. After extended debate, the previous question was adopted 102-45, and the combined bill package passed 102-40. House Bill 1847, creating the Dental Licensure Compact, also passed 138-10 after questions about reciprocity, data sharing, and state sovereignty.
The House then passed House Committee Substitute for House Bill 1866, which bars peace officer licensure for applicants whose certification was revoked or suspended and for non-citizens, by a 101-36 vote after debate over citizenship, military service, and law enforcement standards. House Committee Substitute for House Bills 1908 and 2337 passed 147-0; the sponsor described it as protecting women and children in abusive situations and addressing legal responsibility in marriage. House Bill 1961, allowing temporary dietitian licenses and a compact for interstate practice, passed 137-8. House Bill 2180, changing Department of Revenue and blind pension notice delivery methods and allowing electronic notices, passed 146-0 and was described as both a service improvement and a cost saver. House Bill 2591, updating speech-language pathologist licensure to allow out-of-state training and practice in Missouri, passed 144-0. The House then announced upcoming committee meetings, a Scouting America Eagle Scout recognition, an America 250 celebration event, and a Labor Caucus meeting before adjourning until Monday, February 16, 2026.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- scholarship pageant and a mental health professional dedicated to advancing community wellness, education
- The Home Care Association supports our state's providers through education, advocacy, and collaboration
- It is needed to fund their education, the programs that will help them succeed.
- It is needed to fund their education, the programs that will help them succeed.
- Augustine community to have this museum, to our children about education, the partnership with Florida
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- program in the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity that includes comprehensive licensing, education
- >> So, for education, advisory board, right?
- We need staffing to implement the education that is being proposed in the bill and also staffing in order
- </c><00:10:53.839><c> so</c> >> so for education so >> so for education so >> advisory
- that is being uh the uh education that is being uh proposed<00:11:01.839><c> in</c><00:11:02.000><c>
Bills:
SB2178
Committee:
Senate Agriculture and Environment
Keywords:
industrial hemp, Hawaii, agriculture, sustainability, Native Hawaiian practices, regulation, cultural stewardship, economic development, 912, senate, all
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on SP 2178, which would create an industrial hemp program in the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, establish an advisory board, support research through the University of Hawaii, and promote hemp-based materials and partnerships with Native Hawaiian practitioners and cooperatives. Testimony was generally supportive from industry, Native Hawaiian advocates, the Hawaii Farm Bureau, and the department, with supporters emphasizing economic opportunity, community-based development, and potential uses such as hempcrete and fiber products. The Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity also said it supported the intent, but its representative explained that the bill would require additional staffing and resources for education, monitoring, testing, and enforcement. Members raised concerns about overlapping regulation with USDA hemp licensing and the cost of new positions; the department estimated three additional positions at about $80,000 each and noted current federal licensing does not charge fees. The committee recommended passage with amendments, including removing state licensing requirements to avoid duplication with USDA authority, making technical changes, and blanking the appropriation amount for later consideration, and the recommendation was adopted unanimously.
The committee also heard and later took action on several other measures. SB 2702, relating to Hawaiian Homes and an irrigation system inventory, drew support but was postponed for decision-making until February 5 so additional amendments could be prepared. SB 2785, relating to economic development, received mixed testimony but was recommended and adopted for passage without amendments. SB 2790, relating to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and the Mākai irrigation system, received strong support and was also passed unamended. SB 2314, relating to the Hawaiian language and the legal effect of Hawaiian versions of laws, drew support from the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission and others, while the Attorney General’s office raised concerns about the wording; the committee adopted amendments incorporating language from the judiciary, clarifying that English and Hawaiian are official languages and that priority goes to the version consistent with legislative intent when there is a material difference, and then passed the bill with amendments. All final votes reported were in favor, with no recorded opposition.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Hearing Assembly Select Committee on Cybersecurity and Assembly Emergency Management Committee Aug 19th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- So we're just here to be able to educate the community a little bit more. Educate.
- We're just here to be able to educate the community a little bit more, educate ourselves a little bit
- Beyond this academy, CDT also hosts the annual California Cybersecurity Education Summit with Cal OES
- Through initiatives like the Information Security Leadership Academy and the Cybersecurity Education
- Beyond in-class trainings, CalSIC offers educational opportunities, which include advisories.
Summary:
The Assembly Select Committee on Cybersecurity and the Assembly Committee on Emergency Management held a joint informational hearing focused on maximizing the value of state cybersecurity investments, especially by fully using security features already included in existing vendor contracts. The first panel included representatives from Microsoft, Zscaler, and Palo Alto Networks, who described the products and services they provide to California and generally agreed that agencies often have strong adoption in some areas but still face challenges from tool overlap, limited staff, lack of awareness of available features, and the need for ongoing training and configuration support. They also discussed major threats such as ransomware, data loss, attack-surface exposure, IoT/OT vulnerabilities, and the growing role of AI in both attacks and defenses.
Members pressed the vendors on whether state departments underuse purchased cybersecurity tools, how to improve utilization, and how to address the cybersecurity workforce shortage. The vendors said utilization is often constrained by staffing, procurement complexity, and the need to align tools with agency missions and maturity levels, but emphasized that training, leadership buy-in, and regular vendor-agency collaboration can improve results. They also discussed how AI can help with phishing triage, data-loss prevention, and security operations, while warning that agencies must manage AI safely and with human oversight.
The second panel featured officials from the Department of Technology, Cal OES/CalSIC, and the California Military Department. They described statewide oversight efforts including audits, independent security assessments, continuous monitoring, advisory services, vulnerability disclosure programs, and workforce development initiatives such as the Information Security Leadership Academy and Cybersecurity Education Summit. Officials said some underutilization is real, but it is often tied to differing agency maturity, overlapping tools, and deliberate feature restrictions to reduce attack surface and complexity; they emphasized a balanced approach using people, process, and technology, with plans of action and milestones to hold departments accountable. They also noted federal uncertainty around MS-ISAC and the state and local cybersecurity grant program, saying California is advocating through federal partners and monitoring the impact. The hearing ended after public comment and adjournment.