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• It requires education. It requires education.
• So this bill requires, I hate to keep putting it on the Department of Education, but it requires the
• And it's a component that part of the education includes the parents.
• And it's a component that part of the education includes the parents.
• I think it's because of more education.

Keywords: 974, senate, all

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• It requires education. It requires education.
• So this bill requires, I hate to keep putting it on the Department of Education, but it requires the
• And it's a component that part of the education includes the parents.
• And it's a component that part of the education includes the parents.
• It is, I think it's because of more education.

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 137, which would strengthen penalties for knowingly making threats against schools, school activities, students, or school employees. The author said the bill responds to repeated false threats that disrupt schools, frighten families, and divert law enforcement, and it adds education and parental acknowledgment requirements. Members discussed possible juvenile consequences such as public service or physical work at schools, and the bill drew support from law enforcement, district attorneys, and Catholic bishops. It was reported favorably without objection. House Bill 321 followed, addressing Louisiana’s Safe Harbor law by expressly exempting minors from prostitution offenses and treating them as trafficking victims rather than offenders. The author, clergy, trafficking advocates, and a survivor testified that children involved in commercial sex are typically coerced, groomed, or controlled by traffickers, often family members or caregivers, and should receive protection and services instead of arrest. Witnesses described statewide advocacy and crisis-response services created in 2022, and committee members asked about prosecution of perpetrators and the prevalence of trafficking in rural areas. The bill was reported favorably without objection. The committee then approved House Bill 1246, a response to a fatal drunk-driving crash involving Jada Bright, which would allow law enforcement to keep intoxicated offenders in jail if they are not safe to release. An amendment was adopted to clean up the language, and the bill was reported favorably. House Bill 1104, creating a misdemeanor for possession of motor vehicle key-programming or emulating devices used to steal cars, also passed favorably with support from prosecutors and police. House Bill 552, a cleanup measure replacing references to intoxication with impairment in prior drug-related statutes, was reported favorably as well. Finally, the committee took up House Bill 310, which would require random reassignment when a defendant waives a jury trial in districts with more than two judges, unless the prosecutor agrees otherwise. Supporters said it would prevent judge shopping and address concerns about unusually high acquittal rates before particular judges, while opponents argued it raises due process concerns and effectively lets prosecutors choose the judge. Despite the opposition, the bill was reported favorably. The last major item was House Bill 1107, dealing with post-conviction death penalty cases involving claims of intellectual disability; the bill would set a 75 IQ threshold and create procedures for Atkins claims. Supporters said it would bring finality to long-pending capital cases and follow U.S. Supreme Court guidance, while opponents argued it would be unconstitutional under Atkins, Moore, and Hall because intellectual disability cannot be reduced to a single number. After extensive testimony and debate over amendments, the committee adopted the amendment and then reported the bill favorably.

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• So my question is who who will remove these retired appointed judges from misconduct while sitting on
• Some votes and education, we had to get some bills out, so I apologize. Thank you, Mr.
• Education Network of Texas, I'm opposed to SB 240.
• Educators have crossed the line in pushing identity politics and false. social justice agendas.
• I am a researcher and an educator here in Texas.

Bills: SB240, SB1183, SB1184, SB1577, SB2043, SB2051, SCR42, SJR68

Keywords: biological sex, gender identity, public facilities, civil penalties, local government, EBT, electronic benefits transfer, food stamps, SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, TANF, temporary assistance for needy families, welfare benefits, benefit card fraud, fraud hotline, card replacement, photo ID, recipient photograph, HHSC, Health and Human Services Commission

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• They also do education and intervention, so they'll go out to the schools and they try to prevent folks
• de Santekan Sucheite, a 45-year-old Guatemalan convicted of attempted second-degree murder and misconduct

Keywords: 1182, all

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• They also do education and intervention, so they'll go out to the schools and try to prevent folks from
• de Santekan Sucheite, a 45-year-old Guatemalan convicted of attempted second-degree murder and misconduct

Summary: The Senate Committee on Director Nominations held a confirmation hearing for John Connolly, the current Adjutant General and Director of the Department of Emergency and Military Affairs (DEMA). Connolly described his background in the Army, National Guard, and military law, and outlined DEMA’s dual mission of supporting the Arizona National Guard and emergency management. He emphasized readiness, modernization of aging aircraft and facilities, growth in capabilities such as drones and electronic warfare, partnerships to restore helicopter training at Silver Bell, and stewardship of resources. He also discussed DEMA’s border-related missions, including Task Force Safe at Nogales, counter-drug operations, and use of artificial intelligence to monitor drone activity and build a common operating picture for law enforcement. Committee members questioned Connolly about his interview and vetting process, his role in emergency management, disaster response in Gila County, support for rural counties and tribes, and services for Guard members and families through the Integrated Resilience Operations Center. Several members pressed him on military discipline, lawful orders, classified information, and the distinction between war and hostilities. Senator Rogers focused on chain of command, combat readiness, and whether Connolly’s JAG background prepared him to lead a combat-oriented force; Connolly responded that his role is to provide ready forces, follow civilian authority, and ensure troops have training, equipment, and family support. He also said he had experience advising commanders and teaching lawful versus unlawful orders. A major point of contention came when members questioned Connolly about the 2021 COVID-19 vaccination mandate for the Guard and whether he had treated it as unlawful or unconstitutional. Connolly said it was a lawful order at the time and that exemption processes existed under the regulations. The hearing also turned to immigration enforcement, emergency powers, and whether the Guard should support ICE; Connolly said the Guard is a support function and would respond to a direct request through the governor, but he could not identify a specific scenario in the abstract. No vote or final action was taken during the hearing, and the committee appeared to continue its review after testimony and questioning.

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• Your report, you talk about employees should give report allegations of misconduct.
• If it's in part a matter of educating those who are sharing information to make sure they understand

Keywords: 1183, house

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• with Education protects students with Education protects students with disabilities,<00:16:23.360
• > parents,<00:16:45.040> and with Delaware educators, parents, and with Delaware educators
• Our school of education had a two-thirds drop in people applying to be teachers.
• <05:01:30.560> Collective engaged in misconduct. Collective engaged in misconduct.
• , to our Department of Education, to our Department of Education, Transportation,<06:09:02.320>

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, December 11, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• <00:04:05.840> remains<00:04:06.159> at Education Equity Partnership remains at Education
• changes for office of higher education changes for office of higher education appropriations<00:
• c> recent<00:12:10.720> um, education is relatively recent um, education is relatively recent
• <00:15:12.160> It's<00:15:12.399> uh Education Board. It's uh Education Board.
• This weight list will education.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 2312 and first adopted the DE1 amendment, after which the amended bill was discussed. Nonpartisan fiscal staff walked through the spreadsheet and explained the bill’s higher education budget changes, including increases for state grants and tribal college assistance, unchanged funding for several existing programs, and reductions or eliminations for items such as state work study, summer academic enrichment, student loan counseling, concurrent enrollment, and the student parent support initiative. Staff also noted transfers to special revenue funds, the cancellation and reappropriation of ALS research funding, and a new licensing/registration revenue item. The committee was told the bill met the committee’s zero target overall, with a net general fund change of zero relative to the February forecast, while also adding some non-general fund expenditures for program licensing and registration. Members asked several questions about the transfers and specific line items, including whether any new special revenue accounts were being created, the foster care wraparound services line, and the treatment of the University of Minnesota and Centric Care partnership. Staff explained that the transfers generally did not create new accounts, that some items were not in the base, and that the U of M/Centric Care partnership was a one-time appropriation in the prior bill but was now being built into the base at a different amount. The University of Minnesota section also included new or continued funding for medical school development, health training restoration, emergency assistance grants, ALS research, and a weather resiliency program, while the Mayo Foundation section eliminated funding for Mayo Medical School and the Mayo family medicine residency program. The policy portion of the DE1 was then introduced. It included a maximum tuition and fee amount for state grants, direct appropriation of emergency assistance grants to Minnesota State, a juvenile justice appropriation for Metropolitan State University, and the ALS research reappropriation to the University of Minnesota. It also contained repealers for unfunded programs, including a delayed repealer for the student parent support initiative. In the higher education policy article, the bill would allow Minnesota State to offer applied doctoral degrees in cybersecurity, make technical changes to hunger-free campus and sexual misconduct procedures, extend pregnant and parenting student protections to private institutions, allow OHE to retain up to 10% of certain competitive grants for administration, consolidate reports, change the state grant formula so negative FAFSA contributions count as zero, and reduce the state grant lifetime credit cap from 180 to 120 credits. The Northstar Promise provisions would limit tuition and fees to resident rates and require MnState, and request the University of Minnesota, to ensure eligible students receive the benefit.

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• , dedicated public servant, educator, dedicated public servant, educator, community<00:54:26.319>
• education and roads. education and roads.
• No cuts to education, no in easy cuts.
• It doesn't mean that it has to come from education."
• It doesn't mean that it has to come from education."

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House convened, took roll, and approved the journal of Wednesday, May 6, 2026, as corrected. Members then made several announcements, including committee meeting notices, a Colorado Farm Bureau burger bash, recognition of Nurses Week, Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and a commendation honoring former legislator Dorothy Rupert for her public service and advocacy. The chamber also heard a report that Rep. Flynnel had helped save a life by calling 911 when she witnessed a medical emergency near the Capitol. Committee reports were received from Appropriations and Business Affairs and Labor, and the majority leader moved a slate of bills to special order for May 7. The House then proceeded to special orders and considered House Bill 1433, which would allow the firefighter behavioral health trust to receive gifts, grants, and donations to sustain services for firefighters dealing with trauma. Supporters described the program as essential for first responders, and the bill passed. The chamber next considered House Bill 1429 on consolidating administration of public assistance programs. Supporters said it would stabilize the safety net, reduce error rates, and create a transition plan involving counties, state departments, and frontline workers; the appropriations report and the bill both passed. House Bill 1416, which transfers money from the Universal High School Scholarship Cash Fund to support small businesses and the Colorado Small Business Development Center, also passed as amended after debate over the use of the scholarship fund and its prior implementation challenges. Opponents argued the money should remain with students, while supporters said the fund had already distributed most of its original allocation and the transfer would help small businesses without creating a new program.

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• , community access to education, community access to education, healthcare,<00:30:04.080> and<
• Others report sexual misconduct<01:21:04.320> against<01:21:05.040> children.
• misconduct against children. misconduct against children.
• He was captured as a prisoner of war and was in a re-education camp for 20 years.
• . educators. educators. a<02:07:56.079> job<02:07:56.239> that<02:07:56.400> educators

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, approved the journal, and then moved out of order to consider Senate Joint Resolution 006 on immigration. The resolution reaffirmed support for immigrant Coloradans, emphasized their economic and cultural contributions, and called for transparent, accountable federal immigration enforcement, including an end to masked or unidentified enforcement tactics and limits on actions near schools, clinics, courthouses, faith spaces, and other sensitive locations. It also urged humane federal immigration reform, stronger state transparency tools, and protection of First Amendment rights and peaceful protest. Representative Joseph and Representative Brics spoke in strong support of the resolution, arguing that immigrants are integral to Colorado and that aggressive enforcement has caused fear, family separation, and harm in communities. They cited examples of alleged federal overreach and personal stories of affected constituents to argue for dignity, accountability, and reform. Representative Baron opposed the resolution as written, saying some parts were acceptable but others were too partisan; he offered an amendment that would emphasize legal immigration, federal authority over immigration enforcement, and a more bipartisan framing. The amendment debate centered on whether the proposal was truly bipartisan and whether the resolution should be narrowed to focus on legal immigration and federal jurisdiction. Supporters of the amendment said it better reflected shared values and legal realities, while resolution sponsors rejected the changes and asked for a no vote. The transcript ends during continued debate over the amendment, with no final vote on the resolution or amendment shown in the excerpt.

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• Third reading of Senate Bill 2830, Senate Draft 1, relating to misconduct by public servant. >> Senator
• <00:28:44.560> Is<00:28:44.800> there<00:28:45.040> any relating to education
• Is there any relating to education. Is there any discussion?
• Draft 2 relating to education. Is there any discussion? If not, do we have unanimous consent?
• , with ocean organizations, educators, with ocean organizations, educators, students,<01:02:34.880

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened with 24 members present and one excused, approved the prior journal, and welcomed visiting fifth-grade students from Kauai’s Island School and Laie Elementary to the gallery. The body then received and referred a series of governor’s nominations and House bills, and introduced numerous Senate concurrent and Senate resolutions for committee referral. It also took up a large consent calendar of Senate bills, approving the consent package unanimously and passing those measures on third reading. The chamber then considered many individual bills on third reading, with several floor amendments adopted to add effective dates and delay final action on measures including SB 2454, SB 2830, and SB 2397. Some bills were recommitted to the Judiciary Committee or separated from committee reports, including SB 2480 and SB 2423. The Senate also passed a number of policy bills covering motor vehicles, public safety, property insurance, elections, campaign finance, renewable energy, financial disclosures, liquor, veterans’ benefits, social media, electric energy, coastal resilience, climate planning, conservation, agriculture, education, collective bargaining, transportation, housing, land use, fishing, and natural resource management. Several measures drew reservations or no votes, but most still passed by wide margins. Notable debate centered on SB 3125, relating to income tax, where Senator Dela Cruz supported the bill as a way to preserve tax relief for working families while addressing fiscal uncertainty, Senator DeCorte opposed it as a rollback of promised relief amid Hawaii’s high cost of living, and Senator McKelvey and Senator Rhoads defended it as a responsible balance between tax relief and budget stability. SB 3125 ultimately passed third reading 23-2. Other bills also passed with recorded opposition, including SB 2009, SB 2517, SB 2721, SB 2731, SB 3071, SB 2418, SB 2568, SB 2975, SB 2100, SB 2353, SB 3062, SB 2761, SB 2003, and SB 2981.

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• Our education and outreach has improved significantly over the last two years through various modalities
• And approval actions to ensure that all of our higher education institutions meet the requirements for
• and public education?
• We're still seeing a high volume of sexual misconduct claims come through.
• Because whether it's educational money, right?

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• I think a lot of it is, a lot of it to me is education. It's difficult.
• And so it's educating folks that these, these aren't healthy choices.
• So within the SNAP program we do have a corresponding federally funded SNAP nutrition education.
• And the Texas Education Agency TEA to the list of approved training providers.
• Currently, the preparation for Adult Living or PAL program helps educate these youth about a variety

Bills: HB 2510, HB 3589, HB 4611, HB 4655, HB 4665, HB 4666, HB 4670, HB 4700, HB 4730, HB 4798, HB 4838, HB 5136, HB 5243, HB 5302, HB 5539

Keywords: assisted living, healthcare, licensing, criminal offense, personal assistance, group home, regulation, health and safety, inspections, resident care, criminal background checks, adoption, parental rights, registry, vital statistics, disclosure, counseling, foster care, independent living, financial literacy

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• These programs educate and test repair technicians and certify those that meet the highest standards.
• Modifications and services outlined in a student's individual education plan also known as the I P Education
• Private schools specifically requires parents of students with special at education plans to receive
• I know on the Education, higher Education, Appropriations committees.
• And for most of interest, I'd like to know if she supports the Department of Education and if not, how

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• residency at Sparrow Hospital in affiliation with Michigan State University, where she served as education
• In no way would we have considered seeking taxpayer funds to pay for our own education about the arts
• They're actually working with educators directly.
• Follow up, Senator Reller, and have we seen any benefit out of this from an educational standpoint?
• Just to be clear, Senate Bill 1567 does not lower educational requirements for APRNs.

Bills: SB1521, SB372, SB1232, SB1307, SB1338, SB1390, SB1451, SB1463, SB1558, SB1567, SB1595, SB1621, SB1734, SB1749, SB1827, SB1833, SB1991, SB1992, SB63, SB2063, SB2180, SB1198, SB80

Keywords: artificial intelligence, AI, generative AI, chatbot, conversational AI, companion AI, AI companion, virtual companion, chatbot regulation, minor safety, child online safety, parental controls, content moderation, self-harm, suicidal ideation, crisis intervention, mental health claims, romantic AI, emotional dependence, app store

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• House Bill 3700, by Caldwell of the House and Daniels of the Senate, an act relating to higher education
• House Bill 3701 by Caldwell Chad of the House and Fyfoed of the Senate, an act relating to higher education
• Education. Representative Caldwell Chad now made his final pass the bill.
• House Bill 2398 by Hill of the House and Reinhardt of the Senate, an act relating to education.
• House Bill 2398 by Hill of the House and Reinhardt of the Senate, an act relating to education.

Bills: HB4104, HB3722, HB3787, HB3700, HB3701, HB3310, HB3404, HB2964, HB2398, HB3024, HB3499, HB3278, HB3279, HB3645, HB3649, HB2293, HB3260, HB3176, HB3177, HB3114, HB3172, HB3322, HB3323, HB4248, HB3720, HB2210, HB1322, HB1937, HB3301, HB4107

Keywords: Oklahoma criminal law, felony classification, Class B5, Class D1, sentencing enhancement, repeat offender, domestic violence, stalking, voyeurism, peeping tom, clandestine recording, hidden camera, privacy offense, sex offender registry, Sex Offenders Registration Act, protective order violation, animal cruelty, cockfighting, dogfighting, public safety

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• I'm going to go get my education, and I did just that. I went to Tulane.
• And I started educating people about the clerk of court. And I was elected.
• I educated myself. I came home and I saw an injustice, and I was trying to do something about it.
• You pull yourself up, no matter what the circumstance, you educate yourself. You be kind to people.
• He educated us about why he was qualified to do the work.

Bills: SB256

Keywords: court consolidation, judicial administrative, Orleans Parish, civil district court, criminal district court, court clerk, judicial funding, 965, house, all

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• Uh, and then lastly, helping to set continuing education requirements.
• Uh, and then lastly, helping to set continuing education requirements.
• Uh, and then lastly, helping to set continuing education requirements.
• So direct supervision is always available to every employer, always, and documentation of misconduct
• ,<01:28:02.880> training, complete the task, education, training, complete the task, education

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I mean, Lee County does, but I don't think... but there's sexual misconduct, there's domestic violence
• You've got sexual misconduct, which is a registerable offense, um, register as a sex offender.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• aggressive and adversarial language to include threats of sanctions, accusatory tone about spoliation or misconduct

Keywords: Freedom of Information Advisory Council, 976, house, all