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• I’ve been pushing computer science as a foundational thing across the state, and I think that’s really
• 39.840> pushing innovation bills I I've been pushing innovation bills I I've been pushing computer
• <01:15:40.960> science<01:15:41.600> um<01:15:41.679> as<01:15:41.840> as
• <01:15:42.159> a<01:15:42.320> foundational computer science um as as a foundational computer
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Bills: HF630, HF1435, HF1607

Keywords: short-call substitute, substitute teacher, substitute teaching license, pilot program, teacher shortage, education workforce, school district, charter school, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, background check, paraprofessional, education support personnel, temporary license, substitute training, retaliation, teacher pay, daily substitute pay, Minnesota education law, education innovation

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• , whether it's good science or bad science.
• good science.
• Do we trust the science?
• science.
• Well, if our science doesn't support our project, then yes, it would be our science.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• their own program, and that I think is conversive, and I think we suffer from that now with our computer
• to get a special license, or actually my assistant has to get a special license to do it on our computer
• Actually, it came out of all the committees, all the science and technology committees, unanimous, Republican
• The bill requires any emergency or temporary rule that specifically regulates AI systems or computational
• The bill requires any emergency or temporary rule that specifically regulates AI systems or computational

Bills: HB2056, HB2057, HB2224, HB2257, HB2265, HB2311, HB2352, HB2367, HB2369, HB2446, HB2532, HB2592, HB2752, HB2809, HB2957

Keywords: brackish water, groundwater, desalination, water resources, feasibility study, environmental impact, special plates, centennial, Arizona Department of Transportation, vehicle registration, commercial discounts, Arizona Centennial, produce incentive, agriculture, economic support, funding, Arizona, boating, watercraft licensing, law enforcement

Summary: The committee approved the March 10, 2026 minutes and then considered several bills. HB 2056, appropriating $100,000 for an Arizona Department of Water Resources feasibility study on brackish groundwater desalination, passed 6-3 despite concerns that it could encourage more groundwater pumping and worsen subsidence or impacts to tribal lands. HB 2057, which lowers the Arizona Centennial Special Plate renewal fee from $25 to $20, also received a do-pass recommendation, 7-2, with some members objecting to the special plate’s focus and the reduced fee. HB 2224, appropriating $1 million annually to DES for the produce incentive program, drew strong support from nonprofit and food-access advocates who said the Double Up Food Bucks program helps families, farmers, and local markets; it passed 9-0. HB 2257, changing the allocation of watercraft registration revenues among the Watercraft Licensing Fund, Lake Improvement Fund, and boating safety/law enforcement funds, passed 6-3 after criticism that the bill was heard without a sponsor present and concern about shifting money away from Game and Fish. HB 2265, barring courts from charging defendants for public defender or court-appointed counsel costs and related criminal-case fees, passed 7-1 amid debate over constitutionality, cost shifting to counties, and whether the bill should be amended to offset lost revenue. The committee then took up HB 2311, which imposes disclosure, content, parental-control, and self-harm response requirements on publicly available conversational AI services for minors. The sponsor and supporters framed it as child protection, while opponents warned about privacy, surveillance, and overbroad definitions; an Epstein amendment expanding the bill to broader conversational technology was rejected, and the bill passed 7-2. HB 2752, moving authority over international trade offices from the Arizona Commerce Authority to legislative appropriations and reporting, passed 6-3 after a proposed data-and-research amendment was also rejected. Finally, HB 2957, requiring ADOT to continue offering non-REAL ID licenses and limiting biometric collection and data sharing, prompted extensive testimony for and against; supporters emphasized privacy and choice, while opponents warned it could conflict with federal CDL and REAL ID requirements. The transcript cuts off during the discussion of HB 2957, before a final vote is shown.

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• English, drama, is another area: mathematics and social sciences.
• The UC-CSU Collaborative for Dual Science Diversity and Learning is doing this kind of work among education
• These would be math, science, special education, and bilingual education.
• , are those shortages that we can't see or measure because districts aren't necessarily creating computer
• science classes, or music classes, or other kinds of courses because they predict they wouldn't be able

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And so, in my opinion, a 3% reduction, or less than $90 million of total computable GR, pales in comparison
• It expands it to include a health science education program.
• It expands it to include health science education programs in addition to nursing, as I said, and it
• indicates legislative intent to revise legislative intent to broaden the focus of health science workforce
• includes programs aligned with the State Board of Education's career and technical education health science

Summary: The Senate took up the 2026-2027 budget package, beginning with an overview of the $115 billion General Appropriations Bill (SB 2500/HB 500). Appropriations Chair Hooper said the budget is smaller than last year’s, maintains strong reserves, and includes a 3% pay raise for all state employees and 5% raises for state law enforcement, firefighters, correctional officers, and park rangers. Committee chairs then highlighted major spending in their areas, including $34.9 billion for Pre-K-12 education, $11.9 billion for higher education, a $2.1 billion-plus increase in health and human services, $7.9 billion for criminal and civil justice, $16.8 billion for transportation/tourism/economic development, and major environmental and regulatory investments such as Everglades restoration, water quality, and land acquisition. Members asked detailed questions about several items. Topics included the Emergency Management Trust Fund, arts and cultural grants, Florida Forever land acquisition versus conservation easements, teacher salaries and charter school funding, New College funding, ADAP/HIV drug assistance, Medicaid rate reductions for non-critical access hospitals, DOC operational deficits and inmate health/food costs, judicial staffing, and school enrollment supplements. Chairs explained that some reductions reflected shifts in how scholarship and categorical funds are tracked, that the ADAP appropriation would take effect immediately upon enactment but would only cover part of the year, and that hospital reductions were tied to a broader DPP funding increase. Questions also covered lottery staffing, concealed carry licensing workload, and whether vacant positions were being eliminated as part of budget right-sizing. After the budget discussion, the Senate substituted House bills for the Senate budget bills and adopted amendments placing the Senate language onto the House vehicles. The chamber then passed HB 500, HB 503, and HB 5201, and agreed to conference on each. It also passed SB 7028/HB 5205 on retirement, SB 2506 on fuel taxes, SB 2508 on the state agency law enforcement radio system, SB 2510/HB 5401 on court trust funds, SB 2512 on judgeships, SB 2514 on K-12 education, SB 2516 on higher education, and SB 2518 on health, with each bill passing by unanimous or near-unanimous votes and then being sent to conference or requested of the House for concurrence.

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• So, for instance, in areas of IT and many of our computer science backgrounds, you will see that the
• A family consumer science program, formerly Hoacc, where they would come in in our time.
• And then they could work toward an applied science degree that they could also run their own businesses
• These Programs aren't intended to replace an in-person teacher with a traditional science of reading

Keywords: 914, all

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• Welcome, everybody, to the Science, Technology and Energy Committee.
• <00:53:04.880> that because we know from the science that because we know from the science
• I lose sleep because of climate change because I have done a deep dive into the science and I find it
• Sorry, my computer blocked that. My apologies.
• <06:11:00.878> My Sorry, my computer blocked that. My Sorry, my computer blocked that.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Our use and reliance on phones, computers, and technology ensured that he could not get away from the
• The science and everything else continues to drive that taking this kind of action with this piece of
• the number of papers I collect and increase transparency for families, I request students use a computer

Bills: HB322, HB126, HB3062, HB1481, HB2310, HB2674, HB121, HB2243, HB3627, HB1178, HB367, HB5515, HB126, HB121

Keywords: JET Grant Program, career education, technical education, community colleges, technology solutions, high demand jobs, student athletes, name image likeness, compensation, intercollegiate athletics, representation, fentanyl prevention, drug poisoning awareness, higher education, mental health resources, substance abuse education, student policy, communication devices, school regulations, disciplinary measures

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• fueled by robust economic growth, a revival of American manufacturing, and advances in AI and quantum computing
• resources that are being invested, I mean, I think a great example is your work on the Chips and Sciences
• supply chain in this country for our economic and national security and everything from energy to computer

Keywords: environmental review, permitting process, infrastructure, bipartisan legislation, economic growth, Nucor, West Virginia

Summary: The meeting focused on critical discussions surrounding the need for modernizing the federal environmental review and permitting processes. Witnesses from various sectors, including Nucor, provided testimony on the delays and costs associated with current regulations, emphasizing the impact on infrastructure and economic growth. Major projects in West Virginia, such as the Corridor H and Coalfield Expressways, were highlighted as examples of initiatives stalled by excessive permitting hurdles, prompting calls for bipartisan legislation to streamline these processes while maintaining environmental protections. The committee expressed a commitment to address these issues immediately, highlighting the urgency to enhance efficiency in permitting to facilitate economic development.

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• Hey, can you tell everybody what your screensaver is on your computer right now?
• Hey, can you tell everybody what your screensaver is on your computer right now?
• is something that will allow for the collection of a great body of scientific data that will help science
• And I believe with the compilation of that body of data, it will allow science and medicine to help us

Bills: HR252, HR253, HR254, HR255, HR256, HCR103, HCR104, HR244, HR245, HR246, HR247, HR248, HR249, HR250, HR251, HCR101, HCR102, SCR40, SCR60, SB112, SB131, SB145, SB194, SB268, SB307, SB312, SB319, SB333, SB341, SB346, SB464, SB466, SB488, SB495, SB503, SB507, SB509, HR9, HR196, HCR27, HCR28, HCR50, HCR62, HCR67, HCR71, HCR78, HCR81, SCR20, HB123, HB251, HB625, HB662, HB709, HB769, HB775, HB783, HB895, HB1011, HB1057, HB1155, HB1186, HB1224, HB1245, HB1247, HB1253, HB1254, HB1255, HB1256, SB8, SB10, SB11, SB12, SB13, SB14, SB16, SB17, SB18, SB20, SB21, SB22, SB40, SB48, SB55, SB69, SB75, SB77, SB78, SB85, SB102, SB115, SB133, SB140, SB148, SB151, SB165, SB169, SB170, SB185, SB197, SB200, SB217, SB235, SB278, SB280, SB291, SB300, SB303, SB315, SB324, SB330, SB411, SB416, SB420, SB436, SB438, SB449, SB455, SB456, SB477, SB489, SB521, SB97, SB105, HR171, HCR49, HCR65, HCR72, HR37, HCR64, HR170, HR191, HR206, HR207, HR208, HR217, HCR11, HCR53, HCR60, HCR66, HCR68, SCR19, SCR3, SCR6, SCR18, SCR11, SCR22, SCR2, HCR6, HB64, HB68, HB92, HB130, HB258, HB633, HB801, HB61, HB98, HB102, HB139, HB142, HB170, HB185, HB194, HB199, HB231, HB247, HB294, HB336, HB474, HB661, HB842, HB852, HB66, HB153, HB165, HB326, HB387, HB455, HB513, HB603, HB660, HB719, HB762, HB766, HB802, HB816, HB833, HB940, HB950, HB975, HB1028, HB1039, HB1051, HB1053, HB1080, HB1201, HB1215, HB1228, HB1251, HB1252, SB1, SB23, SB32, SB42, SB43, SB46, SB51, SB110, SB113, SB150, SB154, SB161, SB218, SB220, SB221, SB253, SB289, SB310, SB351, SB399, SB404, SB502, SB26, SB28, SB29, SB30, SB41, SB44, SB64, SB84, SB87, SB93, SB98, SB107, SB118, SB142, SB192, SB195, SB199, SB219, SB222, SB234, SB241, SB255, SB275, SB277, SB292, SB294, SB306, SB314, SB482, HCR32, HB798, HB998, HB1084, HB1223, HB59, HB955, HB1191, HB1234, HB646, HB824, HB341, SB397, SB442, HB901, HB79, HR20, HR74, HB284, HB306, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB582, HB605, HB614, HB682, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB911, HB926, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1240, SB47, SB82, SB89, SB149, SB382

Keywords: consumer protection, credit card fees, cash transactions, rounding practices, transparency, low-income, economic impact, residential construction, building codes, inspection practices, housing costs, task force, HR254, House Resolution 254, Ty Hebert, Acadiana Legislative Delegation, Louisiana State University, LSU, graduation, commendation

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• We hear 'follow the science,' 'follow the science.' Why three years?
• My name is Aidan Downey, and I'm here on behalf of the Computer and Communications Industry Association
• These concerns are particularly true for emerging technologies like AI or quantum computing, where an

Bills: SB20, SB53, SB86, SB96, SB129

Keywords: prior authorization, pharmacy benefits manager, PBM, health insurer, prescription drugs, step therapy, formulary, auto-adjudication, electronic portal, appeals, medical necessity, serious mental illness, mental health, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, substance use disorder, addiction treatment, cancer, autoimmune disorder

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• already at the university, not only in the fields closer to what AI would be, which is probably computer
• science and electrical engineering, but across the university.
• We do have the first Bachelor of Science in AI and machine learning at the university in the state.
• Some families may not have access to these computers, so that's one thing that we're seeing that could

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• mitigate the impact of climate change 40 years ago, 50 years ago when we first understood all of the science
• for leak detection. detection, water leak detection within communities, and that involves a little science
• More electricity you have, the more computers you can run, the more AI you have, the more cures for cancer
• economic development you will have, and however much intelligence you will have, and cures and computation

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• The remaining program under Goal A, Computer Science Pipeline, was maintained at 24-25 levels at $10
• Center at Houston, and UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, which results in an increase of $51.2
• Center, University of North Texas Health Science Center, and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
• On page 12 of your document, you talk about Texas Tech University Health Science Center at El Paso's
• The request made from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a little different in that two

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• Edward's University with a bachelor's degree in Environmental Science and Political Science.
• medical science.
• I'm a board member and one of the science advisors.
• Edward's University. with a bachelor's degree in environmental science and political science.
• Being a school teacher, I taught computer science for four years at a university level and I taught four

Bills: HB 28, SB 3

Keywords: hemp regulation, consumable products, cannabinoids, state health, youth protection, licensing fees, criminal offenses, HB28, public testimony, committee decorum, bill substitute, legislative process

Summary: The meeting featured significant discussions regarding HB28, where the chair outlined the plans to bring forward a substitute for the bill. The chair emphasized the importance of maintaining order and decorum during the proceedings. Members engaged in deliberations, and a number of public witnesses were invited to testify, thereby enriching the discussion around the bill. This interaction provided valuable insights into public sentiment regarding the issues at hand.

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• I also hold a Bachelor of Science degree in environmental studies.
• I also hold a Bachelor of Science degree in environmental studies.
• I also hold a Bachelor of Science degree in environmental studies.
• I am senior adviser for science and policy at New Hampshire Audubon.
• I actually studied soil science.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• And I just now trying to get my computer up and running because I'm a little...
• <00:36:24.960> up<00:36:25.119> and trying to get my uh computer up and trying to get
• my uh computer up and running<00:36:25.680> because<00:36:26.240> I'm<00:36:26.400>
• And one last thing I or medical science.
• not based in biology or medical science. not based in biology or medical science.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It's quote, if we agree to practical exchanges in the fields of investment, life science. education,
• For this reason, the Chinese Communist Party employs hundreds of thousands of open source science and
• A lot of those jobs are in high-tech industries, including computer science, AI, biology, et cetera,
• So I studied space science. at the University of Washington.
• They feel comfortable stifling science, research, and technology.

Bills: HB17, HB34, HB41, HB 118, HB 119, HB 127, HB 128, HB 129, HB 130, HB132, HB133, HB17, HB41, HB118, HB119, HB127, HB128, HB129, HB130, HB132, HB133

Keywords: foreign ownership, real estate, national security, designated countries, Texas property law, lobbying, foreign adversaries, compensation prohibition, transparency, civil penalties, higher education, foreign adversary, research security, trade secrets, academic partnerships, HB 128, sister city, sister-city agreement, international exchange, municipal diplomacy

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• And by the way, that's just not dual credits in the English, math and science.
• For instance, the Torrance Health Science Education Center.
• We have a program advisory committee for all of our associate applied science degrees.
• Those include business, computer science, and education, among others, um.
• Uh, UNT and UNT Health Science Center are nationally recognized research institutions.

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• Computing was very different 30 years ago, and I can see how the legislature thought, Ryland Maksud.
• Computing was very different 30 years ago, and I can see how the legislature thought, 1995.
• We don't even have computers in our patrol cars. We don't have radios in our patrol cars.
• We don't even have computers in our patrol cars. We don't have radios in our patrol cars.
• And it shut down our entire phone system, shut down our computer system.

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several public safety, criminal justice, and regulatory bills. HB 4995 would create a training and certification program allowing licensed physicians and certain EMS personnel assigned to tactical units to carry firearms during high-risk deployments, with supporters saying it would let tactical medical staff protect themselves while providing immediate care; the bill was left pending. HB 2609 would repeal the failure-to-appear-or-pay/OmniBase license-hold program, with the author and advocates arguing it creates compounding debt and unnecessary barriers to driving, while judges and municipal court representatives said the program is a voluntary, cost-effective tool that improves court appearances and reduces warrants; the bill was also left pending. HB 4879 would create a grant program to help local law enforcement pay for lab testing of suspected hemp/Delta-9 THC substances, and HB 5436 would let licensed auto recyclers buy certain untitled vehicles for scrap or parts to curb illegal sales, VIN cloning, and chop shops; both measures were left pending after brief testimony in support. The committee also heard HB 1777, which would require a discrete designation on driver’s licenses and state IDs for people required to register as sex offenders. The author and supporters argued the marker would help law enforcement and businesses quickly identify potentially dangerous offenders and prevent harm, while opponents called it a stigmatizing “scarlet letter” that would increase harassment, family harm, and reintegration barriers. The bill was left pending. HB 4155 would create a two-year Family Violence Criminal Homicide Prevention Task Force in the Governor’s Office to study family violence homicides, gather stakeholders, and recommend policy changes; the author, HHSC, the Texas Council on Family Violence, and a survivor testified in support, and the bill was left pending. The committee also heard HB 4514, which would authorize DPS to use facial image verification, with consent and privacy safeguards, to help businesses confirm identities and combat fraud; supporters from the lumber and identity-verification industries said it would reduce theft and fraud, and the bill was left pending. Finally, HB 5139 would clarify that peace officers and jailers are justified in using less lethal force weapons when acting within training and official duties; law enforcement groups supported the measure as a way to encourage use of less lethal tools without fear of prosecution, and testimony was underway when the transcript ended.