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• Um, we'll talk about juvenile justice, gun violence, as well as hopefully a study of the redraft of the
• The first meeting of the study group is scheduled for July 8th at the State Capitol.
• Working Group to study and recommend a structure for improving.
• Four legislators have been appointed to the study group.
• Case study two years ago. We had Clinton Turner and numerous other people.

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• In the previous legislative session, we funded a transportation study.
• In the previous legislative session, we funded a transportation study.
• He said that is what the study did.
• He also said that UND and Steve Holland did the study and the legwork on it.
• So that's what the study did.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee met to hear and discuss three education bills and related budget items. House Bill 1214 would revise K-12 transportation funding by replacing the current rider-based formula with a new formula tied more closely to district size, square mileage, building counts, and the weighted student payment. Sponsors and DPI said the change would better reflect actual transportation costs, hold districts harmless overall, and likely increase funding by about $4 million beyond current spending; they also said parent-provided transportation and open-enrollment mileage rules would remain largely unchanged. No opposition was heard, and the committee closed discussion without taking final action in the transcript. The committee then reviewed House Bill 1013, the education appropriations bill, and walked through proposed adjustments to program and pass-through grants. The chair proposed keeping or reducing some items, eliminating others, and moving one-time items to the stabilization fund; examples included leaving free meals at $4.5 million for now, keeping the paraprofessional-to-teacher program, reducing some grant lines, and removing several new or one-time grants. DPI also explained that the student information system would remain a flow-through grant for this biennium but would move in-house after July 1, 2026. The committee also discussed adding an FTE for the School for the Blind and making a small equipment swap at the Center for Distance Education. House Bill 1369 was discussed as the main school aid bill, including a proposed 2 percent and 2 percent per-pupil payment increase, higher construction bidding thresholds, elimination of the 12 percent cap, and a transfer of $75 million from Foundation Aid to the School Construction Revolving Loan Fund, with the chair suggesting $100 million instead. DPI explained that the bill also included a policy change returning placement decisions for students with disabilities in congregate care to the Superintendent of Public Instruction, with support from the governor’s office. The committee heard testimony from school officials seeking gap funding for Title I losses caused by a switch from free-and-reduced-lunch to census-based allocations, saying districts with many open-enrolled students could lose substantial funding and staff positions. Later, the governor’s office presented a proposed $1.5 million one-time appropriation to help schools buy secure storage for student cell phones if a statewide device policy is adopted; members raised concerns about cost, local control, and whether the money would be enough. The committee also heard student testimony and then recessed without voting on the amendment in the transcript.

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• And then the third piece of the workload study is a Delphi process, as recommended by OPPAGA.
• Through the time study, it has increased to 169 minutes.
• So these are just some of the weights as illustration of that workload study.
• They're an average statewide based upon that month time study that we did.
• In the time study that I described...

Summary: The committee first heard an update from the Florida Department of Corrections on the proposed Lake Correctional Institution mental health project in Clermont. Tim Fitzgerald explained the project’s history, including the 2016 Disability Rights Florida litigation, the 2018 consent decree, and the original plan for a 550-bed inpatient mental health facility. He said inflation and design changes pushed the project above the bond amount, leading the department to shift to a “continuum of care” alternative with 572 beds total: 92 inpatient beds and 480 residential treatment beds in three special housing units. Fitzgerald said the project is currently paused pending House concurrence, while the Senate has already agreed to the alternate plan, and noted the bond balance, prior expenditures, and the need to spend down the tax-exempt bond by August 2026. Members questioned how the new plan differs from the original facility, whether it satisfies the consent decree, and what caused the cost increases. Fitzgerald said the department believes it has already met the consent decree through systemwide improvements to housing, staffing, programming, and out-of-cell time, though he said he would confirm the court documentation. He also said the original scope grew from 275,000 to 350,000 square feet as treatment, nursing, security, and programming needs were refined, and that inflation, fees, permitting, and contingencies contributed to the higher cost. Several members asked for follow-up information on Senate approval, consent decree documentation, and the project’s impact on crisis-stabilization capacity. The committee then received a joint court-system presentation from State Courts Administrator Eric McClure and Clerks Corporation Executive Director Jason Welty on caseload trends, case tracking, and staffing. McClure described statewide filing trends, the use of weighted caseload studies to certify judicial need, and recent Supreme Court rule changes aimed at active civil case management, including differentiated case tracks, stricter deadlines, and proportional discovery. He said the latest workload study led the Supreme Court to certify a need for 23 circuit judges and 25 county judges. Welty reviewed clerk workload trends, the statewide case maintenance and CCIS systems, and declining clerk FTE despite rising case volumes, and said clerks are seeking additional funding for injunctions, Baker Act/Marchman Act/sexually violent predator work, and juror management. In questions, members pressed both presenters on data quality, case-weight calculations, filing fees, and whether current resources are enough to reduce delays. McClure clarified that the workload weights are based on judge time studies and that a capital murder case averaged 3,177 minutes, while other examples such as auto negligence and dissolution cases were much lower. Welty said the Legislature could help by increasing funding or potentially revisiting filing fees, and noted that many clerk services are unfunded or underfunded, especially indigent and protective filings. The chair and members also raised concerns about backlog, inconsistent case reporting across circuits, and enforcement of judicial time standards; McClure said there is no direct sanction in the rules, and compliance is largely managed through chief judges and the Supreme Court. The meeting ended with no votes taken and adjournment by motion.

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• This is a 2024 study.
• This is the 2024 study from the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
• I don't have the full text of the study in front of me.
• In fact, this study proves that there was not a single instance throughout this study where an infant
• In fact, this study proves that there was not a single instance throughout this study where an infant

Summary: The Committee on Children and Families heard testimony on Senate Bill 999, sponsored by Sen. Brad Hudson. Hudson said the bill was a revised substitute combining the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act with language from other bills dealing with domestic violence/no-contact orders, the Pregnancy Associated Mortality Review Board, and cyber-harassment. He argued the born-alive provisions were needed to ensure infants born alive during or after an abortion receive the same care as any other child, and he cited a Canadian study and Missouri infanticide law as support. Committee members questioned him about the study, the scope of the bill, the medical duty of care, and the bill’s non-severability clause and multiple-subject concerns. Supporters included Missouri Right to Life, which said the bill was needed to protect babies born alive after abortion attempts and prevent confusion in medical settings. Opponents, including Abortion Action Missouri, argued the bill was a “trap law” designed to restrict abortion access, said no such situation was being documented in practice, and cited opposition from numerous medical organizations. An informational witness from Campaign Life Missouri said he supported the born-alive language but warned the added provisions and non-severability clause could make the bill vulnerable to a constitutional challenge and could jeopardize other enacted provisions if struck down. During executive session, members debated the bill’s purpose and political implications. Several members said they would vote no because they trusted Missouri medical providers and opposed adding more law to an already regulated area, while others said they supported the bill as a protection for children born alive. The committee then voted 12-4 to send Senate Substitute No. 2 for Senate Bill 999 do pass.

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• as Congress had heard when this bill passed and the testifiers talked about, ironically, there's studies
• Uh, there seems to be an interesting association in many studies, as Professor Aub from Albert Einstein
• In fact, the opposite seems to be some of the results and associations in many of these studies that
• about uh ironically there's uh studies about uh ironically there's uh studies that<00:03:10.239>
• associations in many of these studies associations in many of these studies that<00:04:23.120>

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The interview focused on Senate File 3687, a Minnesota bill that would expand school milk choices in the National School Lunch Program. The senator said the measure is modeled on recently passed federal legislation and would allow schools to offer whole milk, 2% milk, flavored milks, and non-dairy alternatives when requested, reversing what he described as the 2010 federal limits to skim and low-fat milk. He argued the bill is about choice rather than mandates and said it could reduce milk waste, increase student consumption, and support healthier decision-making. The senator said the bill has broad bipartisan support and only limited criticism, with the main concern in committee being whether schools would face added stocking burdens. He responded that schools would not be required to offer any specific milk and could adjust orders based on student demand. He also said the bill would benefit Minnesota dairy farmers and local economies by increasing demand for milk produced and cartoned in the state. The interview also touched on Senate File 3686, a separate proposal to create a pilot program for rotational grazing funded through the environmental trust fund. The senator described it as a small but meaningful effort to help beginning farmers, improve pasture management, and support conservation lands, with grants covering up to 50% of fencing or grassland establishment costs, capped at $25,000 per recipient. The segment ended with a lighthearted milk tasting, reinforcing the theme of offering more choices.

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• Chairman, House Bill 1868 by Representative Terry Leo Wilson relates to a study regarding changes to
• Generally, House Bill 1868 would direct the Coordinating Board to study the feasibility, fiscal, and
• The committee substitute to HB 4326 modifies the bill to create a study group that will, one, study the
• property value... ...studies, use, and effect on the distribution of state financial aid for students
• one robust study, including the key elements of these studies, would be sufficient.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• We have the maternal death studies that conducts studies giving money to, especially minority why mothers
• We have the maternal<00:03:43.200> death<00:03:43.519> studies<00:03:44.400> that
• ><00:03:44.879> conducts maternal death studies that conducts maternal death studies that conducts
• studies<00:03:46.400> giving<00:03:46.799> money<00:03:47.040> to<00:03:48.000>
• um studies giving money to um especially um minority<00:03:51.360> why<00:03:52.000> mothers

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And I know the bill was deferred in favor of a study last session.
• We can’t wait for a study, although that’s important.
• We can't wait for a study, although that's important.
• I underscore: studies were conducted.
• After several decades, we have completed that cancer study.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing covered a broad set of environmental and water-related bills, with much of the testimony focused on blue economy and circular economy proposals, drought management, drinking water safety, flood resilience, and water infrastructure funding. Supporters of bills such as H. 987 and H. 988 described grant programs for blue economy workforce development, research, small businesses, and public education about a circular economy. Other speakers backed measures on coastal erosion research, recreational boating dredging, cranberry water-right transfers, sand mining oversight, and a voucher program for home water filtration in PFAS-impacted communities. Several elected officials and advocates also urged passage of bills to require private well testing, improve school drinking water safety, and address sand mining pollution and PFAS contamination. Water supply and drought issues drew extensive testimony. Senator Eldridge and others supported legislation to let the state, through DEP and the drought management task force, impose regional water-use restrictions during droughts and make the task force permanent in statute. Advocates from watershed groups, farms, and environmental organizations said the current town-by-town approach is inconsistent and ineffective, and they described drought impacts on rivers, farms, private wells, and wildfire risk. A related bill on private wells was supported as a way to help homeowners test and remediate contaminated wells, especially in rural areas without public water. The committee also heard testimony on a bill to allow the Lynnfield Water District to join the MWRA, with local officials saying the move would help address PFAS and other contamination and improve supply reliability. Another major panel supported a water infrastructure funding bill, arguing that aging drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater systems need major new investment, including support for PFAS treatment, sewer rate relief, biosolids research, and regional interconnections. Members asked about costs, funding sources, and the relationship to existing revolving loan funds; witnesses said the bill would need to be paired with future bond funding and new revenue ideas. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the chairs repeatedly invited written testimony and noted the large number of speakers.

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• Since 1997, as you've heard, there have been literally hundreds and hundreds of studies—188 studies in
• In 1997, as you've heard, there's been literally hundreds and hundreds of studies, or actually 188 studies
• This self-study process at a school, if done well, is collaborative.
• This self-study process at a school, if done well, is collaborative.
• This self-study process at a school, if done well, is collaborative.

Bills: SB 2

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• 1280, establishing a commission to study 1280, establishing a commission to study public<00:13:05.279
• > could legislative study commission could legislative study commission could address<00:14:42.560
• However, I study open enrollment.
• And um, you study this? Absolutely.
• We'll study it together.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• certainly is a strategy for engaging our students in understanding the relevancy of their academic studies
• As I noted, the data for this study come from ERDC's integrated data system.
• They’re more likely to be employed and less likely to be enrolling in post-secondary studies.
• I don't have my finger immediately on what the studies are that have looked at this.
• I don't have my finger immediately on sort of what the studies are that have looked at this.

Summary: The House Education Committee received status updates on career and technical education (CTE), including OSPI’s work under 2024 legislation on allied health pathways and a statewide CTE task force, an update from Core Plus Maritime, and findings from an Education Northwest longitudinal study of Washington CTE access and outcomes. OSPI described development of allied health guidance such as a home care aide to nursing assistant bridge, model curricula, updated course equivalency frameworks, and coordination with health agencies and employers. It also reviewed Core Plus framework work, task force expansion under later legislation, and the timeline for recommendations due in November 2026. Committee members asked about health profession outreach, equitable access for rural districts, data updates, and employer support for local programs; OSPI said it continues to work with agency and industry partners and that local labor-market alignment varies by region. Core Plus Maritime presenters described expanding maritime career exploration into middle school through low-cost ROV curriculum, student visits to ferries and vessels, Sea Scouts partnerships, and ship-based safety and welding experiences. Industry representatives from the Northwest Marine Trade Association, American Seafoods, and Vigor Marine Group emphasized the maritime sector’s economic importance, aging workforce, and need for hands-on training to build the pipeline for family-wage jobs. A teacher from South Kitsap High School said the program gives students a clear pathway and has helped connect them to careers in shipyards, fishing, and related trades. Vigor also noted support for a student welding competition and equipment donations for a Rainier Beach shop. Dr. Sam Riggs of Education Northwest presented a longitudinal study using state data from 2013-14 through 2023-24. The study found CTE access has been relatively steady statewide, but offerings vary by school size, locale, and income, with rural and lower-income schools generally offering fewer pathways. Participation is high: nearly all students earn at least some CTE credit, and more students are accumulating multiple credits over time, though fewer go deep within a single pathway. Students who earned more CTE credits, especially within pathways such as agriculture, manufacturing, transportation, and construction, were more likely to graduate on time and later had stronger postsecondary certificate attainment and earnings. Riggs recommended addressing local barriers to participation, considering whether the CTE graduation requirement should better encourage depth while preserving flexibility, and aligning offerings more closely with labor-market needs. Committee members asked about COVID-era trends, student motivation, early workforce entry, delivery settings such as skill centers, and how to interpret the comparison groups used in the analysis.

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• In fact, when I got into college, I was the first person in my family who was sent to college to study
• And to attain that, that requires a system-level study.
• So precision agriculture is a science that studies spatial changes, and temporal changes that happen
• So last year I worked on a federal study that was asked by GAO, the Government Accountability Office
• So we're going to start with the ag competitiveness study.

Summary: The House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee held an interim work session focused on Washington agriculture’s viability, workforce, and competitiveness. Director Derek Sanderson of the Washington State Department of Agriculture and WSU Dean Raj Kosla described the size and diversity of the state’s farm sector, declining farm numbers, major export markets, and pressures from labor costs, low commodity prices, trade barriers, drought, regulatory burdens, and pests and disease. Kosla emphasized WSU’s land-grant role in education, research, and extension, including precision agriculture, broadband needs in rural areas, and the need for state support to help producers adopt new technologies and train the next generation of agricultural workers. Members asked about retaining farmland, increasing workforce capacity, and the role of precision agriculture. Kosla said precision agriculture can help address labor shortages and water scarcity, but adoption is limited by cost and rural broadband gaps. He explained precision agriculture as tailoring inputs to the right place, time, amount, and manner, and said WSU is working on low-cost sensor technologies and other innovations. Members also asked about how widely precision agriculture is used and whether it improves farm bottom lines; Kosla said adoption varies by tool and that he would follow up with more data. The committee then heard from Dr. Randy Fortenberry of WSU’s Impact Center on an agricultural competitiveness study and the effects of tariffs and trade. He reported that Washington’s competitiveness has generally declined relative to peer states in dairy, grapes, hops, apples, and wheat, with potatoes as the main bright spot. Surveyed producers said a substantial share of revenue is tied to regulatory compliance, with labor-related costs a major driver, and small diversified farms reported land access, capital, and profitability as bigger barriers than regulation. On trade, Fortenberry said Washington agriculture is highly export-dependent and vulnerable to retaliation, citing past losses in wheat, apples, pulses, and cherries when tariffs disrupted markets, while noting current uncertainty around China and India. The committee asked follow-up questions about compliance time, peer-state comparisons, and regulatory burdens; no votes were taken, and the department said it plans an interim report by the end of the year and a final report by June 2026.

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• off with HCR 43, requesting the Department of Transportation and Department of Law Enforcement to study
• off with HCR 43, requesting the Department of Transportation and Department of Law Enforcement to study
• Department of Law Enforcement to study Department of Law Enforcement to study the<00:47:00.400><
• Um, the recommendation is to pass this out as an HD1, adding language to specify that the study should
• and submit the subsequent report study and submit the subsequent report to<00:56:25.760> the<

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The joint Transportation and Public Safety hearing considered HCR 121/HR 117, which asks federal and state transportation and defense agencies to coordinate on expanding Kle Pass as an emergency exit route. Testimony was overwhelmingly in support from state departments and community representatives, though one member raised equity concerns about other communities needing similar access solutions. Both committees recommended passage, and the resolutions were adopted in tandem. The Transportation Committee then heard a series of road safety and mobility resolutions. These included HCR 43 on studying highway patrol and speed cameras in speeding hotspots; HCR 52/HR 48 on a sidewalk between Iroquois Point and Ewa Beach; HCR 57/HR 53 on traffic calming around Piywa Street in Waipahu; HCR 112/HR 108 on a pedestrian-first policy; HCR 129/HR 125 on safety and congestion near Haiku Elementary; HCR 131/HR 127 on rural air service and short takeoff/landing aircraft; HCR 136/HR 130 on reflective gear for pedestrians at night; HCR 137/HR 131 on school crosswalk safety at Kipapa Elementary; HCR 177/HR 173 on a summer streets pilot; and HR 43 on an emergency access road on the YNI coast. Testimony was mixed but generally supportive of pedestrian and school safety measures, while some transportation and bicycling advocates opposed the reflective-gear resolution as placing too much responsibility on pedestrians rather than improving the built environment. During decision-making, the committee advanced all measures. HCR 43 was amended to specify the study should include district court impacts. HCR 131/HR 127 was amended to shift the rural air service study from the Legislative Reference Bureau to the Department of Transportation. HCR 136/HR 130 was amended to change the reflective-gear proposal from a requirement to an encouragement. HCR 137/HR 131 and HCR 45/HR 38 were also advanced with technical or clarifying amendments, and the remaining resolutions were passed as is. Several members noted reservations or no votes on the reflective-gear measure, but all recommendations were ultimately adopted and the committee adjourned.

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• means is not, not a single damn product that goes into the operating room ever had a human safety study
• Of making awareness and actually having the scientific studies showing what's actually in our food and
• No, they're safe because there have been numerous peer-review studies and scientific studies, not just
• We commend the Texas Nutrition Advisory Committee's charge to study the role that ultra-processed foods
• Including the study of macronutrients, micronutrients, therapeutic diets, advanced clinical nutrition

Bills: HB25, HB38

Keywords: ivermectin, pharmacist authority, prescription-free, healthcare regulation, patient access, interest rate, ad valorem taxes, homesteads, property tax, tax deferral

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• This takes that idea and will ask for a study the PCA to do a study and make some recommendations back
• And I I wonder if that should be study.
• <00:16:54.120> can study what I think the study can study what I think the study can accomplish
• I'm a professor of political science, legal studies, and environmental studies at Hamline University.
• I'm a professor of political science, legal studies, and environmental studies at Hamline University.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It ensures stability and consistency of service for students with disabilities and provides for the study
• A study in 2025 discussed 23,000 occurrences per year.
• In December 2025, a white paper study conducted by Everetics examined reading growth using the Lexile
• What that study demonstrated was significant.
• Are there any anticipated costs to this study? Mr.

Bills: HB30, HB120, HJR1, SB210, SB306

Keywords: teacher residency, Teacher Residency Act, public schools, teacher preparation, educator pipeline, teacher recruitment, teacher retention, student teachers, apprenticeship, co-teaching, mentor teachers, residency stipend, teacher salary, level one teacher, charter schools, school districts, New Mexico education, teacher workforce, principal stipend, cohort model

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• It waters it down to a study by DOT. Okay, members, do we have any questions on the amendment?
• Just for clarity's sake, is it a strike-all that just creates a study of the issue itself?
• A study by DOT that'll review the emerging technologies in railway crossing safety.
• And we are in support of the study.
• In fact, I look forward to the study. I wish we were doing something right now.

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• Listen to the first reading of the bill. >> S. 325, an act relating to studying the creation of model
• <00:07:33.599> the >> S 325, an act relating to studying the >> S 325, an act
• relating to studying the creation<00:07:34.240> of<00:07:34.479> model<00:07:34.880>
• He completed a Master of Arts in East Asian studies at Yale University in 1993.
• masterers of arts in East Asian studies masterers of arts in East Asian studies at<00:12:32.320>

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• I was part of the committee that worked on that task force to study it.
• My expert witness is Annie Armitage from... the Legislative Education Study Committee.
• Is that we need to study the issue.
• "Quote, unquote," study the effectiveness of this.
• Chair and Madam Chair, I think Have we done any studies?

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• Move an interim study. Senator Byrd or Senator Birdsell moves interim study. Do I have a second?
• So, motion's interim study on 1719. All those in favor say I. I. Any opposed? >> I.
• <00:10:48.680> Thank<00:10:48.839> you, Interim study three to one.
• Thank you, Interim study three to one. Thank you, Senator. Senator. Senator.
• So motion is interim study. All those in favor say I. I. I. I. All those opposed? I.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all