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• your meeting in Las Vegas; a very impactful program for especially low-income students and English learners
• Income students and English learners.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Dolphonso, who took time to work with me, an English language learner, creating opportunities for success
• and this country have allowed for the daughter of immigrants, first-generation college-bound ESL learner

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• teacher when I was a student in high school, whose passion for teaching helped us become lifelong learners
• Beyond his professional achievements, Chief Kester is a man of education and lifelong learner, a graduate

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• State at risk is, quite frankly, a complete irresponsibility for adults. We have systems in place.
• This is a technical section that's mostly related to PSEO and adult education.
• Another adult that can come and create relationships. ...for their kids.
• It felt like there were not enough adults in the building to keep our kids safe each day.
• Monroe Elementary School has 26% English learners, 16% special education, and 50% free and reduced lunch

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• The tool has two separate customized experiences, one for K-12 and one for another for adults returning
• the university itself, as well as to the state of Texas. line of effort will be the leading edge of adult
• Our state colleges also enroll more than 7,000 adult learners in high-demand non-credit workforce training
• Actually, the students who answered that one, and the adults, got a tremendous amount of votes. had a
• That place is alive. with some young adults who are focused.

Committee: House Higher Education

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• have a runway to pursue certification while phasing out waivers in a way that prioritizes our early learners
• for the opportunity to speak to you all today about House Bill 2 and how it supports our youngest learners
• leadership on this and I look forward to continuing to work with you all to support our youngest learners

Bills: HB2 , HB2

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

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• But the growing audience for post-secondary education will be adult learners who, over the course of
• But the growing audience for post-secondary education will be adult learners who, over the course of
• But the growing audience for post-secondary education will be adult learners who, over the course of

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard updates from the chancellors of the state university system and the community college system on ongoing restructuring, collaboration, and enrollment trends. The university system said its office move to the NHTI campus is ahead of schedule and should save students about $250,000 a year while creating revenue for the community college system. Both systems described continued work on transfer pathways, direct-admit outreach, shared advising, and broader efforts to shrink footprints, reduce costs, and improve operational efficiency in response to declining enrollment and demographic pressure. A major topic was a possible federal change to Pell Grant eligibility that would require students to enroll in at least 7.5 credits. The chancellors said most community college students are part-time because of work and family responsibilities, and that the change could affect roughly 2,000 current Pell recipients and make it harder for students to afford or sustain enrollment. Members also discussed how the state’s governor’s scholarship statute largely benefits full-time students, suggesting possible future statutory changes. The chancellors explained how credits typically work, noting most courses are three or four credits and that students would likely need to add an entire course to meet the proposed threshold. The committee also discussed the broader higher education landscape, including declining high school cohorts, competition among New England institutions, and the need to right-size capacity. One member raised concerns about the health of regional campuses such as Plymouth and Keene; the chancellors said incoming enrollment is down at UNH and Plymouth and holding at Keene, attributing the trend to demographics rather than one campus drawing students away from another. They emphasized the importance of community colleges, adult learners, and short-term workforce programs as part of the state’s future education mix. Finally, the committee touched on the value of the university system’s research enterprise. The chancellor said about $250 million a year flows into the university system in federal research grants, with about $9.5 million currently under stop-work orders from federal agencies. She said the immediate concern is not DEI-related but federal cuts and possible caps on indirect cost recovery. Members noted that the R1 research designation supports business partnerships, student opportunities, and economic development projects such as West Edge in Durham.

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• is a registered nurse with experience in bedside care, care coordination, patient education across adult
• IEPs or English language learners. Yes, thank you.
• They have adult protective services. They have child support services. They have SNAP.
• And it's so important to hear their voices as adults to tell us exactly what their experiences were and

Bills: SB1778 , SB1570 , SB134 , SB1966 , SB1636 , SB1725 , SB1726 , SB259 , SB504 , SB592 , SB2030 , SB1572 , SB843 , SB1242 , SB1255 , SB1262 , SB1264 , SB1286 , SB1581 , SB1290 , SB1316 , SB1319 , SB1369 , SB1379 , SB1381 , SB1400 , SB1427 , SB1436 , SB1461 , SB1496 , SB1509 , SB1534 , SB1553 , SB904 , SB1592 , SB1645 , SB1684 , SB1767 , SB1772 , SB1813 , SB1894 , SB1928 , SB1946 , SB1980 , SB2040 , SB2060 , SB2061

Keywords: reading instruction, literacy, educational equity, intervention services, third grade retention, Strong Readers Act, child welfare, child safety, administrative transition, Department of Child Safety and Well-being, Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth, juvenile justice, foster care, retirement, public employees, reemployment, benefit adjustment, Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, memorial highways, bridge designations

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• whether they have a disability, whether they're a three-year-old, whether they're a dual-language learner
• But I also want to say this: As a proud mother of three adult children, I was also on the program, and
• now my three adult children are doing well, and I have a granddaughter that uses CalWORKs Child Care
• And now my three adult children are doing well.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• As an adult, Joanne worked to educate others on Selma's role in the civil rights movement, ensuring that
• As an<00:07:14.800><c> adult,</c><00:07:15.520><c> Joanne</c><00:07:16.080><c> worked</c><00:07:16.400
• ><c> to</c><00:07:16.639><c> educate</c> an adult, Joanne worked to educate an adult, Joanne worked to
• During this month, we can look at the immense impact of CTE programs on learners and the support that
• </c><00:09:04.320><c> and</c><00:09:04.560><c> the</c><00:09:04.800><c> support</c> programs on learners

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• I'm a visual learner.
• for expansion adults.
• Most states in our region have annual limits for adults.
• And that is because in this case, an adult prophylaxis is referring to the adult dentition or permanent
• So there are adults who still have baby teeth.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee met to review the history and current treatment of North Dakota health insurance mandates, with presentations from Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota, Sanford Health Plan, the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), and the Insurance Department. The discussion focused on how mandates apply differently to fully insured, self-funded, ACA, Medicaid, and PERS plans; how the state’s benchmark plan and federal essential health benefits affect coverage; and how the existing process requires cost-benefit analysis and, for certain measures, a PERS pilot period before broader application. Presenters also reviewed the long list of existing state mandates, including provider, beneficiary, and coverage requirements, and noted that many were enacted decades ago and have not been revisited despite changes in medical evidence and treatment options. Witnesses from the carriers argued that mandates should be reviewed periodically because some are outdated, can create unintended costs, and may not align with current medical guidance. Examples cited included PSA screening, off-label drug coverage, prior authorization rules, step therapy, and cost-sharing provisions for mental health and substance use treatment. They emphasized that carriers often cover services without a mandate when supported by clinical evidence, and that mandates can shift costs to employers and employees, especially in the fully insured small-group market. They also suggested possible policy improvements such as clearer mandate definitions, better transparency around cost-benefit analyses, a regular 10-year review of mandates, and more timely submission of proposals through the interim process. PERS and the Insurance Department highlighted a recurring tension over what counts as a mandate and when a measure triggers the state’s defrayal obligation under federal law. PERS described its interim committee process, the April 1 deadline for fiscal-impact proposals, and the limited pilot program used for certain measures, noting that only a few bills have gone through the full pilot process. The Insurance Department explained that it views new benefit mandates through the lens of the ACA benchmark plan and essential health benefits, distinguishing true new benefits, such as infertility coverage, from changes to existing benefits, such as telehealth or insulin cost-sharing caps. No votes were taken on policy changes; the meeting was informational, with members asking questions about costs, applicability, transparency, and whether a periodic mandate review should be established.

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• We know that very often these children and adults do elope; they leave their homes.
• Children and adults do, we use the term elope, they leave their homes. They walk out very often.
• And again, at that point, he was an adult.
• He was considered an adult, but he'd also committed another murder.
• So he came back and he was sentenced as an adult. He did not receive the death penalty.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several member introductions recognizing interns, guests, and advocates. The Rules Chair added CS for CS for SB 622 to the special order calendar, and SB 80 on state land management was temporarily postponed. The chamber then moved through a series of bills, often substituting House companions for Senate bills when the measures were identical or nearly identical. The Senate passed SB 200/HB 295 on a comprehensive waste reduction and recycling plan, requiring DEP to develop a recycling and waste diversion roadmap by 2026; SB 492 on land development and mitigation banking, after adopting amendments related to mitigation credit use and former phosphate mine lands; and SB 494/HB 255 on aggravated animal cruelty, which increases sentencing consequences and creates a searchable FDLE database of convicted animal abusers, with an amendment clarifying the database language. The Senate also passed SB 500/HB 711 establishing the Spectrum Alert for missing children with autism, SB 524/HB 1089 adding Duchenne muscular dystrophy to newborn screening, SB 592/HB 393 revising the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program, SB 742/HB 1145 on workforce education, SB 936/HB 827 on a statewide study of automation and workforce impact, SB 964/HB 181 on parole guidelines, SB 976/HB 901 on court-appointed psychologists, SB 1084/HB 1451 on sexual cyber harassment, and SB 1156 on a home health aid program for medically fragile children. Most of these bills were adopted after brief sponsor explanations, questions, and in some cases amendments or House-substitute motions. Debate centered on several policy issues. Senators raised concerns about the constitutional and environmental implications of mitigation banking credits in SB 492, the scope and privacy implications of the animal abuse database in SB 494, the funding and eligibility details of the condo resilience program in SB 592, and the public-school/charter-school balance in SB 822, which drew extensive questioning about enrollment, governance, discipline, accountability, and data sharing before being placed on the third-reading calendar after amendments. The Spectrum Alert bill drew support from members who compared it to the Purple Alert and emphasized the risks faced by children with ASD. The medically fragile children home health aid bill also drew strong support, with senators describing it as a long-needed fix to help families provide in-home care without losing Medicaid coverage. Votes on the measures reported in the transcript were overwhelmingly favorable, with bills passing by margins such as 38-0, 35-3, 37-0, 36-0, and 35-0.

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• She said that very often these children and adults do elope, meaning they leave their homes, and they
• She added that children and adults do, as the term is used, elope; they leave their homes and are often
• And again, at that point, he was an adult.
• He was considered an adult, but he'd also committed another murder.
• So he came back and he was sentenced as an adult. He did not receive the death penalty.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge, and heard several member introductions before moving to the special order calendar. The chamber first took up SB 200/HB 295 on a comprehensive waste reduction and recycling plan, which directs DEP to develop a statewide recycling strategy by 2026 with stakeholder input and a three-year implementation roadmap; the House bill was substituted and passed 38-0. Senators then approved CS/CS/SB 492 on mitigation banking and land development after adopting two McLean amendments, including one on out-of-service credits and another incorporating phosphate mining lands provisions; the bill passed 35-3 after debate over possible constitutional issues. CS/SB 494 on aggravated animal cruelty was also amended and substituted with the House companion to add a searchable FDLE database of convicted animal abusers and a sentencing multiplier, with an agriculture-related exemption; it passed 37-0. The Senate next passed CS/CS/SB 500/HB 711 creating the Spectrum Alert for missing children with autism, including training and coordinated alert procedures, with a House amendment to align implementation timing and funding; it passed 37-0. CS/CS/SB 524/HB 1089 added Duchenne muscular dystrophy to newborn screening tests and passed 36-0. CS/CS/SB 592/HB 393 revised the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program by lowering approval thresholds, clarifying eligibility and ownership issues, and adding sliding-door wind-driven rain mitigation devices; it passed 37-0 after discussion about funding and insurance premium credits. CS/SB 742/HB 1145 on workforce education allowed charter schools direct access to grant funding and expanded money-back guarantees for certain programs, and it passed 37-0. CS/CS/SB 822/HB 443 on charter schools generated extensive debate and multiple amendments, including a Jones amendment requiring parent acknowledgment of school rules; the bill would expand charter autonomy, reporting flexibility, enrollment capacity, and governance provisions, and it was placed on the calendar for third reading after the amendment process. Later, the Senate passed HB 827 on a statewide study of automation and workforce impact, which would examine job displacement, wages, vulnerable regions, and training needs, by a 35-0 vote. It also passed CS/CS/SB 964/HB 181 on parole guidelines, CS/SB 976/HB 901 on court-appointed psychologists, and CS/SB 1084/HB 1451 on sexual cyber harassment and digitally forged intimate images, all unanimously. CS/CS/SB 1156 on a Home Health Aid for Medically Fragile Children Program was amended to clarify training requirements and passed 37-0 after supportive debate about helping parents care for medically fragile children. Finally, CS/CS/CS/SB 1240/HB 1091 on substance abuse and mental health care was amended to allow designated facilities to retain certain stabilized patients during the 72-hour involuntary examination period and passed 37-0. Several other bills were temporarily postponed, and the chamber also recognized guests and interns throughout the session.

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• relation to the qualifications to serve as a member of the citywide council on English and language learners

Committee: Senate New York City Education

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The New York State Senate Committee on New York City Education met with quorum and considered nine bills, with Chair John Liu presiding and Senators Jackson, Sutton, Tedisco, Sepúlveda, and Chan participating. The agenda focused on New York City education issues including special education placement during school closures or major changes (S-79), assistant principal assignments in NYC schools (S-82B), school transportation contracts and after-4 p.m. transportation for students (S-1018 and S-8266A), participation in selecting members of the city Board of Education (S-1510A), charter school transitional aid for large city school districts (S-4449), a Caribbean steel pan educational music program (S-6138), qualifications for citywide council membership (S-6355A), and requests to the Committee on Special Education for services mandated by an individualized education services program (S-10007A). Members generally described the bills favorably, and most were moved, seconded, and approved by voice vote. Several bills were reported to the Senate calendar, including S-79, S-1018, S-1510A, S-6138, S-6355A, and S-10007A. S-82B and S-4449 were approved and referred to the Senate Finance Committee, while S-8266A was approved and referred to the Senate Education Committee. One member, Senator Chan, was noted as voting without recommendation on S-8266A. The meeting concluded after all nine items were acted on and the committee adjourned.

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• I am a lifelong learner.
• makes me a very unique person to think about how we can best provide access to education for all learners

Bills: SGA9314 , SGA9282 , SGA9288 , SGA9296 , SGA9232 , SGA9233 , SGA9235 , SGA9236 , SGA9237

Committee: Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development

Keywords: 904, all

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• number of times that a student moves between schools within the same district, and then English learners
• Those include English learners, students with disabilities, economically disadvantaged students, and

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• Today I'm not only here to speak in support for this bill, but I'm speaking for our language learners
• and second language learners like myself who want better for our children and for the future generations

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

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• We developed the NM Connect Youth Workbook and Adult Workbook, and I believe you have some circulating
• The Adult Workbook was established based on numerous focus groups that Cindy facilitated across the state
• I think we need them in the adult workbook too.
• I do encourage you to have coloring books for adults as well.
• I am a visual learner, so I appreciate the visuals here.

Committee: House Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

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• City schools were forced to handle over 2,000 English learners.
• City schools were forced to handle over 2,000 English learners.
• City schools were forced to handle over 2,000 English learners.
• City schools were forced to handle over 2,000 English learners.
• City schools were forced to handle over 2,000 English learners.

Committee: House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• There's 54% higher test scores in AI-enhanced programs, 13 times more learner talk time, and 16 times
• Organizations like UNESCO have warned that generative AI can undermine critical thinking, learner agency
• While I fully support the goals of implementing a safe, equitable, and accessible adult-use cannabis
• market in Delaware, a safe, equitable, and accessible adult-use cannabis market in Delaware, displacing
• Back in April of 2023, Delaware legalized adult-use cannabis.

Keywords: 1064, all