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• members, college and trade school students, and workers ready to contribute across many sectors. students
• ,<00:37:29.359> including<00:37:29.680> future of students, including future of students
• His students have been able to 2001.
• <02:15:53.199> and the limitless potential of students and the limitless potential of students
• > who of students, including 405 students who of students, including 405 students who are<07:37

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• So the natural resource trustee doesn't have the authority to make operational changes.
• The general fund would be the alternative if it's not the Natural Resource Trustee Fund.
• And we're trying to find a natural resource trustee, and I can't find it. That was page four.
• So page six, this is for—I'd highlight student financial aid—that if costs come in higher...
• I'd highlight student financial aid: if costs come in higher because of enrollment for the lottery, they

Keywords: 996, all

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• You know, there are about 700 students where there were prior to the pandemic, over 1,200.
• So it's all a numbers thing of students being able to cash flow the university expenses.
• I also don't believe that's the position of the CSU Board of Trustees.
• It says from the Chancellor's office, and not to say he was from the Board of Trustees, but I feel like

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs met as a subcommittee because a quorum was initially lacking, and heard six bills. AB 81 by Assemblymember Ta would require CalVet to study the mental health needs of women veterans; supporters from county veterans service officers, veterans organizations, and behavioral health groups said women veterans face higher rates of military sexual trauma, PTSD, depression, and suicide, while no opposition appeared. The bill was later passed 7-0 and re-referred to Appropriations. AB 826 by Assemblymember Gonzalez would prohibit unaccredited individuals or businesses from charging veterans fees to file or assist with VA benefits claims, impose a civil penalty, and direct penalty revenue to veterans services and district attorneys. Supporters argued the bill would curb predatory “claim sharks” and protect veterans from exploitation, while opponents from private claims consulting firms and several veterans said the measure could restrict access to legitimate help and should be narrowed to target bad actors instead of banning paid assistance broadly. After extensive testimony and discussion about federal law, accreditation, and possible amendments, the committee passed the bill 8-0 and re-referred it to Judiciary. AB 556 by Assemblymember Patterson would clarify that campus-level mandatory fees are covered under the CalVet fee waiver for dependents of certain veterans and Medal of Honor recipients. Supporters said the bill would fulfill the state’s promise to veterans’ families, while concerns were raised about fiscal impacts on CSU campuses and the need for more precise cost estimates. The bill was passed 6-0 and sent to Appropriations. The committee also adopted its rules 7-0 and approved the consent calendar, which included AB 264, AB 1508, and AB 1509, all re-referred to Appropriations.

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• We might bring in more students, also a higher quality of students, or will be attracted by having a
• I'm the student trustee on Cody School Board.
• I'm the student trustee on Cody School Board.
• I'm the<01:17:16.239> student<01:17:16.480> trustee<01:17:16.800> on<01:17:16.960
• > Cody<01:17:17.360> School the student trustee on Cody School the student trustee on Cody

Bills: SF0025, SF0027, SF0043, SF0066

Keywords: landowner licenses, hunting, wildlife management, quota hunt areas, game and fish commission, game management, hunting regulations, black bear, tracking dogs, wildlife conservation, conservation, contracting, supervisor, funding, districts, hunting licenses, donated licenses, life-threatening illness, vision impairment, nonprofit organizations

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• I rise to recognize the outstanding student leaders from Broward College student government representing
• They are lay women and men, priests and religious, and students from across Florida.
• leadership, and success of Florida's college students.
• The bill does not change how Florida Virtual School serves students day by day.
• from the Student Government Association at the college are here.

Summary: The Florida Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of introductions recognizing visiting groups and guests, including college students and leaders, health and nonprofit organizations, Catholic Days at the Capitol participants, foreign dignitaries from Morocco, and others. Senators also observed a moment of silence for the victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, with remarks honoring the Parkland community and the school safety law that followed. The chamber then took up a special order calendar of bills, beginning with several claims bills and local relief measures. SB 14 for Jose Correa against Miami-Dade County passed 37-1, and HB 6517 for A. Sanchez-Mayan against the City of St. Petersburg passed after substitution. HB 6515 for Lordes Latour and Edward Lator against Miami-Dade County also passed 38-1. The Senate then approved SB 52 on volunteer armed security at places of worship (39-0), SB 124 updating Florida Virtual School statutes (39-0), SB 504 on code inspector body cameras (39-0), and SB 506 on related public records (38-1). A lengthy debate centered on SB 7040, which recreates the Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund through December 31, 2027. Several senators argued for tighter oversight and supported an amendment by Senator Berman that would have limited fund use and required Legislative Budget Commission approval for continued spending; that amendment failed 12-27. The underlying bill then passed 29-10. Senators also adopted SB 594 on local housing assistance for mobile home owners (39-0), SB 656 strengthening Internet Crimes Against Children programs (39-0), SB 806 creating right-to-repair protections for wireless devices and agricultural equipment (39-0), SB 816 establishing the University of Florida Diabetes Institute (39-0), SM 1186 urging Congress to increase Florida National Guard force structure by voice vote, SB 308 creating the Florida Museum of Black History with a late-filed amendment clarifying ex officio nonvoting legislative members (39-0), and SB 572 updating ethics law to include foster children and foster parents, as amended (38-0). The Senate also withdrew SB 1360 from further consideration, certified passed bills to the House, and adjourned until February 19.

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• Students aged 13 to 21 without a high school degree are eligible for concurrent enrollment.
• It allows an institution to charge a security fee to a student or student organization, but it prohibits
• So then it would be for all first-year students, transfer students, as well as all faculty, is that correct
• But again, we are relying on graduate Level instructors teaching our least experienced students.
• So this could Be a way to catch some of those students in those local programs. Thank you.

Bills: SB1477, SB1480, SB1593, SB1633, SB1670, SB1725, SB1726, SB1735, SB1632

Keywords: education, concurrent enrollment, students, age restrictions, academic access, apprenticeship, career education, youth programs, employment, technology centers, SB1593, OSU Tulsa, Oklahoma State University/Tulsa, Board of Trustees, higher education, university governance, A&M Board, Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges, presidential search, board rules

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• Schools don't serve the general population; we serve students.
• It's probably pretty low, four dollars a student per year.
• Probably even lower the bottom line but better serve our students.
• And former trustees. I know.
• For the sake of the students, that is ideal. Thank you. Any other questions? Yes.

Bills: HB26, HB73, SB 14, HB46

Keywords: HB26, law enforcement contracts, sheriff, constable, county commissioners court, commissioners court, private security, special law enforcement district, property owners association, POA, municipal utility district, school district, junior college district, local government, contract policing, supplemental police services, large counties, population over 3.3 million, Texas Local Government Code, Harris County

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• My name is Doug Fowler, I'm a trustee on the Austin Firefighters Retirement Fund board, as well as a
• clarity, fairness, and long-term sustainability to our investment in the educators who serve Texas students
• computer actually costs when that computer is so long gone that even the teachers when they were students
• These officers put their lives on the line every day to keep our students and faculty safe.
• We are the third-largest school district in the state of Texas, serving approximately 118,000 students

Bills: HB886, HB1514, HB2434, HB2688, HB2802, HB3161, HB3221, HB4029, HB4339, HB4591, HB4774, HB4802, HB4853, HB5627, SB1737

Keywords: retirement, supplemental payment, benefits, Employees Retirement System, eligible annuitants, legislation, annuity, service credit, Employees Retirement System of Texas, employee benefits, pension reform, public retirement systems, municipality pensions, firefighters, police officers, retirement age, DROP program, actuarial studies, pension benefits, municipal retirement

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• as this week's student page. as this week's student page.
• She's in student council, FFA president, and on and on and on. This girl is top notch.
• Bluff Student Council. Bluff Student Council. Go<00:56:45.640> Hornets.
• Board of Trustees. Board of Trustees.
• from<01:27:24.600> Albin,<01:27:25.080> I some students here from Albin, I some students

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• Board of Trustees of Cornell University: Eric Gonzalez.
• Board of Trustees of Cornell University: Eric Gonzalez.
• SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Board of Trustees: Richard Baum.
• Board of Trustees of Cornell University: Eric Gonzalez.
• IS A WORLD RENOWNED INSTITUTION, THAT BRINGS IN STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate met on June 3, 2026, approved the prior day’s journal, and then moved through a long list of discharge motions and substitutions to place many bills on the third reading calendar. The chamber also adopted Resolution J.2314 honoring the New York chapter of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, with remarks emphasizing domestic workers’ role in care work, labor organizing, and protections such as paid sick leave and family leave. Another adopted resolution, J.2298, mourned labor and social justice advocate Minerva Solla, with senators highlighting her work with 1199, the Young Lords, Puerto Rican solidarity efforts, and women’s organizing. A third resolution recognized Olympic curler Daniel Casper for representing the United States at the 2026 Winter Games. The Senate then confirmed a large slate of judicial and executive nominations. It accepted the Judiciary Committee report and confirmed four interim Supreme Court justices, seven Court of Claims judges, and 21 reappointments/extensions by a vote of 44-12. The Finance Committee report was also accepted, and the Senate confirmed a broad set of appointments to state boards and authorities, including the MTA, State Commission of Correction, Power Authority, NYSERDA, Financial Control Board, public health councils, SUNY and Cornell boards, gaming and bridge authorities, and others. One notable confirmation was Alexander Dockery to the State Commission of Correction; supporters called it the first time a formerly incarcerated person had been confirmed to that commission, while Senator Murray criticized the practice of voting on large nomination blocks rather than individually. The chamber then took up and passed many bills, mostly by wide margins, covering labor, health, education, transportation, public service, criminal justice, municipal, tax, insurance, and environmental topics. Several members explained their votes on major measures: Senator Ramos supported a bill modernizing temporary disability benefits and another protecting construction workers from lost pay when jobs are canceled; Senator Baskin spoke about a correction bill tied to the death of India Cummings; Senator Skoufis described a family-court custody bill intended to prioritize child safety; Senator Mayer backed a proposal to reimburse parents of medically fragile children for providing care; and Senator Hinchey defended a bill requiring employers to report AI-related job impacts, while Senator Borrello opposed it as burdensome. Most bills were passed, some were laid aside, and the session concluded with multiple roll-call votes and confirmations before adjournment-related business.

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• Education Department, providing for financial incentives to school districts that promote and encourage student
• The resolution also directs the state, counties, and municipalities to serve as trustees of the natural
• healthful qualities of the environment, and directs the state, counties, and municipalities to serve as trustees

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• Students like me aren't Students like me aren't asking for luxury, like what Mr. Meehan gets.
• At UMass, students don't just stop at being a student.
• My name is Michael Hanigan, and I am the student trustee at Greenfield Community College and a MassBurg
• My name is Michael Hanigan, and I am the student trustee at Greenfield Community College and a MassBurg
• students.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Higher Education heard testimony on a broad set of bills focused on making public higher education more affordable and accessible, protecting student information, and changing social work licensure rules. Chair Rogers and Senator Comerford opened by emphasizing the committee’s focus on financial aid, tuition and fee waivers, scholarships, admissions, and institutional changes, and they reminded witnesses about the three-minute testimony limit. No votes were taken during the hearing. A large portion of the hearing centered on the “Super Act” (H. 1423/S. 218), which would eliminate the master’s-level social work licensing exam and create grant support for social work internships. Supporters—including students, practitioners, educators, and advocates—argued that unpaid internships and the exam create financial barriers, worsen workforce shortages, and disproportionately affect Black, brown, older, ESL, and other marginalized candidates. Opponents from the Association of Social Work Boards argued the exam is a necessary public-protection standard, helps maintain uniform licensure, and is important to the social work licensure compact; they said workforce shortages should be addressed through pay, working conditions, and caseloads instead. Committee members asked detailed questions about compact participation, exam accommodations, and how other states such as Rhode Island and Connecticut have handled similar changes. The committee also heard extensive testimony in favor of debt-free public higher education bills (H. 1436/S. 929). Witnesses, including students, faculty, advocates, and Senator Eldridge, said Massachusetts should expand on free community college by covering tuition and mandatory fees at public colleges and universities, with additional aid for living costs for lower-income students. Supporters said student debt delays homeownership, family formation, and career entry, and that the state should use Fair Share revenue to invest in public higher education. Some committee members voiced support but also raised concerns about prioritizing K-12 funding and the cost of expanding free college further. Several witnesses also supported bills to extend tuition and fee waivers to young adults raised by grandparents or other kinship guardians outside the DCF system, arguing that these students face the same trauma and financial barriers as foster youth but do not receive the same benefits. Representative Donato, Joseph O’Leary, Shauna Manning, Sandra Vecchio, Karen Gardner, Judy Walter, Elaine Arsenault, and others described the financial strain on grandparents raising grandchildren and urged parity with DCF-related waivers. In addition, Senator Jake Oliveira testified for a bill to protect public higher education student directory information from data mining and unauthorized sharing, and Deirdre Cummings testified for an open educational resources bill to reduce textbook costs. The hearing concluded with continued testimony on kinship care and college access, with committee members thanking witnesses and indicating follow-up on some bill language issues.

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• Now, I ...the teachers and the students in the classroom. And this has been happening for decades.
• So Texas schools need to be... ...funded at $10 per student and $15,000 per campus.
• And we're also losing students in rural Texas, so, you know, the per-student funding—I mean, there are
• When we don't increase per-student funding, our recapture payments go up, right?
• So investment into per-student funding is actually a cut to Robin Hood recapture payments.

Keywords: education funding, House Bill 5419, zero-based budgeting, public testimony, school safety, special education

Summary: State Representative Gina Hinojosa and a group of parents and education advocates testified in support of House Bill 5419, a zero-based budgeting proposal aimed at reviewing Texas Education Agency spending and redirecting more public education dollars to classrooms. Hinojosa argued that public schools are being weakened by chronic underfunding, teacher shortages, delayed special education services, and inadequate school safety funding, and said the bill would help cut bureaucracy, vendor contracts, and other non-classroom spending in favor of teacher pay, safety, and special education. Several witnesses, including self-identified Republicans and former GOP officials, backed the bill as a good-government measure and said they were crossing party lines because public schools need more direct investment. They criticized TEA growth, vendor contracts, public-private partnerships, and what they described as unfunded mandates from the state, including school safety requirements. One witness said rural districts are being forced into four-day school weeks, while others cited campus closures, deferred maintenance, and local tax increases tied to state funding shortfalls and recapture payments. The discussion also focused on the need for a systematic review of TEA spending and the lack of a sunset review for the agency since before 2005. Hinojosa and others said increasing the basic allotment would help districts, reduce recapture pressures, and prevent local tax hikes. The exchange was primarily a public hearing and advocacy session; no vote or formal committee action was described in the transcript.

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• Land-Wain, trustee of Garden Grove School Unified District. Good morning, Mr.
• I am Land-Quark-Wan, the trustee of Aguador Unified School District.
• I'm here to testify in support of the trustee at Rangelo Unified School Districts.
• Our school districts serve over 33,000 students in 68 school sites, from kindergarten to high school.
• Of our youngest community members, specifically our babies and TK through 12 students.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• And do you know how those students?
• Sometimes, when a JJAEP facility is full or unemployed... able to accept students, a student ends up
• Yeah, I think the data is very clear. students, Latino students, and students with disabilities specifically
• will ensure that student school districts have a responsibility to keep keep students connected.
• If we are assessing students for 100% mastery for It is imperative that we give students high-quality

Bills: HB 120, HB20, HB150, HB6, HB 100, HB 124, HB210, HB215, HB1393, HB1587, HB 1151, HB 1268, HB142, HB451, HB39, HB 102, HB 126, HB290, HB300, HB2143, HJR2, HB147, HJR6, HB 120, HB20, HB150, HB6, HB 100, HB 124, HB210, HB215, HB1393, HB1587, HB 1151, HB 1268, HB142, HB451, SB1

Keywords: career readiness, education reform, workforce training, public schools, financial aid, applied sciences, career education, high school diploma, certificate program, work-based learning, job placement, high-growth jobs, technical training, cybersecurity, state command, information resources, data protection, incident response, mental health, telehealth

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• I'm a student from Seminole High School and I attend the Scrub Club, Environmental Conservation Club.
• We have fought for the scrub jay so hard students because Florida technically has no state bird.
• In the 1990's high school students push to change it to the Florida scrub Jay and endemic endangered
• I want to thank Senator Harrell for stealing my thunder on thanking our students from Seminole County
• To all the students who came, it's it's really impressive. New spoke beautifully.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• The Texas Property code currently requires trustees to divide, uh, or provide detailed accountings that
• Trustees must undertake time-consuming allocation processes that serve no practical purpose.
• When a beneficiary sends a trustee a trust accounting demand, the trustee has 90 days to turn around
• that they need and we can restore the family back to the way it should be, um, while protecting students

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• Members, I'm honored to welcome a group of proud 4-H students that are up in the gallery.
• Ken Grigorski, and Lance Redmond. and one of the board of trustees that has come up.
• Trig Overbow and the Board of Trustees from Glen Rose ISD have joined us. in the gallery.
• classroom. but has also contributed to students nationwide.
• They help mentor and raise scholarships for law students.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Members, this bill relates to courses in personal financial literacy for high school students in public
• prohibiting a person required to register as a sex offender from serving as a member of the board of trustees
• inclusion of civics instruction in public school government curriculum requirements for high school students
• Members, the bill relates to student union building fees at the University of Texas, El Paso.
• Just a clarification on that bill as well, members: the students have already ...

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• >> So, she's she's helping these students >> So, she's she's helping these students
• obtain an agreement for each student whereby the student agrees to authorize the state of Wyoming to
• talking about the W board of trustees talking about the W board of trustees<00:21:16.240> shall
• shall obtain an agreement for trustees shall obtain an agreement for each<00:21:17.679> student
• > agrees each student whereby the student agrees each student whereby the student agrees to<00:21

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