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TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Feb 18th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • David Greer from Henrietta as Doctor of the Day.
  • On the dais you may recognize some of these musicians.
  • House as we celebrate Lee County Day at our state capitol.
  • As we celebrate Mission Day at the Capitol.
  • Joining us here on the dais, we have Mayor Nori Garza.
Keywords: 1184, house, all
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
  • Not all of them are over 180 days... 177 open complaints, not all of them are over 180 days. 1,500, according
  • It took the board between 180 days and 1,625 days, or nearly 4.5 years, to investigate and resolve these
  • Eighty-eight of those were open beyond 180 days.
  • We aim for 95% to be done within 15 days.
  • Our investigators are spending full days investigating.
Keywords: 1182, all
Summary: The committee conducted sunset reviews for the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy, the State Board of Nursing, the Arizona Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners, and the Arizona Regulatory Board of Physician Assistants. The Auditor General’s reports praised each board for timely licensing in some areas but identified recurring problems with complaint investigations, public safety oversight, fee analysis, records/documentation, and internal controls. For Pharmacy, the main concerns were weak enforcement of controlled substances prescription monitoring program (CSPMP) requirements and slow complaint resolution; the board said it had implemented some recommendations, was pursuing a new database vendor, and supported legislation to strengthen CSPMP enforcement. For Nursing, the audit found a large and growing backlog of complaints and repeated delays in resolving cases; the executive director said the board was under-resourced and requested 28 additional investigative positions, while nursing stakeholders supported process reforms and cited a bill to improve timelines and fairness. For Occupational Therapy, the audit focused on missing or poorly documented fingerprint clearance card checks, delayed action on a serious criminal-charge disclosure, and other compliance issues; the board said it had accepted and was implementing all recommendations, including new procedures and rulemaking. For Physician Assistants, the audit found weak oversight by the executive director, extensive delays in complaint handling, and an incentive-pay system that did not align with key performance goals; the board said it had already made structural changes, was improving tracking and IT systems, and planned to continue implementing recommendations. After discussion and testimony from board officials, public members, and nursing stakeholders, the committee voted to continue the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy for six years until July 1, 2032, the State Board of Nursing for four years until July 1, 2031, the Arizona Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners for four years until July 1, 2030, and the Arizona Regulatory Board of Physician Assistants for a continued term with statutory changes (the transcript includes the board review and related discussion, but the final motion text for the physician assistants board is not fully captured in the excerpt). The votes on the first three continuations were approved by roll call, with members generally supporting continuation while expressing concern about complaint backlogs and the need for reforms.
MS

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

MS Senate Floor - 29 January, 2026; 9:00 AM

Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, Father, I pray that you bless this day and every day that follows.
  • Father, I pray that you bless this day Father, I pray that you bless this day and<00:06:44.960><
  • Day.
  • Item six. four is Buddy Poppy Day. That's uh by four is Buddy Poppy Day.
  • We had an ice day, as you know.
Summary: The Senate convened with a roll call, invocation, and pledge, then quickly dispensed with the reading of the journal, committee reports, and bill titles. Several guest introductions followed, including members of the Junior League of Jackson, the Mississippi Dental Association and Dental Hygiene Association for oral health day, school counselors and college admission counselors, and other visitors. Senators also recognized individual guests such as a dentist from Newton and a constituent from Senatobia. The chamber then took up two resolutions in block: Senate Bill 2766 designating the Friday before Memorial Day as Buddy Poppy Day in Mississippi, and Senate Resolution 25 commending the Lamar School Raiders football team and Head Coach Jacob Lan for winning the MHSAA 4A Division 3 state championship. The Lamar Raiders were present on the floor, and Coach Lan addressed the Senate after the resolution was read. Both measures were adopted by voice vote, with roll call final passage requested and granted without objection. The Senate also considered House Concurrent Resolution 21, which calls a joint session for the Governor’s State of the State address. A strike-all amendment was adopted to move the event date and location because of weather, shifting it to the second floor rotunda rather than outside or in the House chamber. The Senate then moved through a series of pass-and-retain actions and announcements, including committee meeting notices and cancellations, campaign finance report reminders, and several adjournment-in-memory requests. The body recessed until 5:00 p.m. or until the last committee report was filed, with the journal to reflect adjournment until 9:00 a.m. the next day.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Feb 27th, 2025

Alabama House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • the five days under state law you've got five days to enter state law you've got five days to enter
  • on the third day find it now three days on the third day find it now three days on the third day you
  • it on the first day the record you got it on the first day the record you got it on the first day the
  • program the day program deals with day program the day program deals with day program the day program
  • in the St Clair County Day program day in the St Clair County Day program day in the St Clair County
Keywords: 1136, house, all
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:02:37.519> a operations, 7 days a week, 365 days a operations, 7 days a week, 365 days
  • The House has five days.
  • . has five days.
  • On a bad day in the people or more in one day. So those people or more in one day.
  • five days. five days.
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: House File 369 was the main topic, with House authors Rep. Natalie Zeleznikar, Rep. Robert Bierman, and Rep. Dave Baker arguing that the bill would give Minnesota’s 2024 340B law “teeth” by enforcing protections for nonprofit and rural hospitals’ access to the federal drug pricing program. They said the measure costs the state nothing, aligns with similar laws in more than 20 other states, and is needed before adjournment to help hospitals close funding gaps, support services like emergency care, obstetrics, behavioral health, and pharmacy access, and preserve care in remote communities. Several hospital leaders from across greater Minnesota testified that 340B revenue helps keep their facilities viable and that losing it would threaten services and, in some cases, hospital survival. Witnesses described severe financial pressure on rural hospitals, including reimbursement cuts, workforce shortages, inflation, and rising drug costs. Leaders from United Hospital District in Blue Earth, Lakewood Health System in Staples, Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital, Northshore Health in Grand Marais, Community Memorial Hospital in Cloquet, and Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby said their hospitals serve as safety-net providers and often operate with thin or negative margins. They emphasized long travel times to other hospitals, seasonal tourism pressures in some areas, and the importance of local emergency, ambulance, inpatient, and specialty services. The Minnesota Hospital Association president also criticized pharmaceutical company messaging and said nonprofit hospitals are working around the clock to maintain access. In response to questions, Zeleznikar said she had considered other enforcement approaches but now supported using the original Senate-passed bill, citing concerns about fraud and the difficulty of alternative enforcement mechanisms. She and hospital leaders distinguished this bill from a separate hospital stabilization-grant proposal, saying both are needed but serve different purposes. No vote was taken at the meeting, and the speakers repeatedly urged House leadership to bring the bill to the floor before session ends.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Election Law (02/04/2025)

Election Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:31:08.480> to impossible for us on Election Day to impossible for us on Election Day to
  • death in their family within 5 days death in their family within 5 days there's<00:44:58.480>
  • people cannot attend on the single day people cannot attend on the single day of<00:45:03.839>
  • I have no problem if the committee wants to make it 180 days or 365 days.
  • or to the polls on Election Day.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
FL

Florida 2026 4th Special Session

January 14, 2026 - 01:30 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • OUT HURRICANE MAKEUP DAYS.
  • THEY WERE AFRAID VETERAN'S DAY WOULD BE NOTHING TO THE KIDS OTHER THAN ONE MORE DAY TO SLEEP IN.
  • ALL DAY VERY PATRIOTIC THING IN THE KIDS REALLY LEARN.
  • I WILL SAY MY KIDS, THEY DON'T HAVE SCHOOL ON VETERAN'S DAY.
  • THE KIDS IN MY KIDS SCHOOL, THERE'S NO SCHOOL IN VETERAN'S DAY.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 02/05/25

Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • leaves the driveway and heads to the cheese plant, and one day it might be Purum and the next day it
  • just rotates, you know, three shifts a day.
  • just rotates, you know, three shifts a day.
  • So that's how I'll answer that question, and I'll turn it over to Jody. day Senator day Senator D<00:
  • I know I'm not the only one, so thank you. day here at the capital I hope we I know day here at the capital
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
Summary: The committee held a Dairy Day hearing focused on Minnesota’s dairy industry, beginning with a presentation recognizing Pat and Jodi Lunneman of Twin Eagle Dairy in Clarissa as Minnesota Milk Producers’ Dairy Producer of the Year. Their farm’s history, growth from a 50-stall tie-stall barn to an 800-900 cow freestall operation, and the role of family and long-term employees were highlighted. Members praised the Lunnemans’ work, community involvement, and the collaborative nature of the video tribute. Garrett Luthin, president of Minnesota Milk Producers Association, testified on industry priorities. He said the group represents Minnesota’s 1,625 dairy farms and emphasized that dairy farmers invest in their communities and want policies that support long-term viability. He raised concerns about compliance with labor mandates such as earned sick and safe time, paid family leave, and secure retirement requirements, saying dairy work does not fit a standard schedule and that smaller farms lack HR capacity to track leave requirements. He also urged improvements to county and state permitting by allowing processes to run concurrently rather than sequentially, and he expressed support for dairy profitability and development programs. Members asked about the status of federal dairy support programs, labor mandate implementation, and the realities of dairy work. Luthin said Minnesota Milk was waiting on federal action to keep certain dairy funds in place and described labor compliance as a wage and administrative burden. Pat and Jodi Lunneman later described why they expanded their farm in the 1990s, citing labor efficiency, changing economics, and the need to remain profitable; they said they do not use robotic milkers but do use robotic calf feeders. Pat explained their double-12 parallel parlor, three-shift milking schedule, and the need to keep equipment fully utilized. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the hearing.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Education Policy - 01/29/25

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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  • stressing out about pronouncing all day stressing out about pronouncing all day so<00:53:12.680>
  • days in a single classroom.
  • day day 51.72<01:24:21.800> of<01:24:21.960> those<01:24:22.199> absences<01:24
  • every single day of a school year 165 every single day of a school year 165 days<01:46:46.119> at<
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session 4/7/25

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Today is a special day for the House. Today is a special day for me.
  • Today is a special day for the House. Today is a special day for me.
  • Today is a special day for the House. Today is a special day for me.
  • Today is a special day for the House. Today is a special day for me.
  • day. This is technical changes for St. day. This is technical changes for St.
Keywords: 1183, house
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • They're not with that student day in and day out.
  • They're not with that student day in and day out.
  • They're not with that student day in and day out.
  • They're not with that student day in and day out.
  • They're not with that student day in and day out.
Summary: The Juvenile Justice Oversight Council met on October 8, 2025, approved the minutes from the August 29 meeting, and then focused its agenda on truancy and chronic absenteeism. Chad Butler, director of pupil personnel for Meade County and president of the Kentucky Department of Pupil Personnel directors, said chronic absenteeism remains a major problem statewide, citing recent Kentucky rates around 28% to 30% and noting that schools are trying to identify best practices to get students back in class. He said causes appear to include post-COVID social-emotional distress and confusion about when students should stay home, and he described a local effort to use a Healthy Kids Clinic model to keep some students in school when possible. In response to questions, he said chronic absenteeism has only been tracked seriously in the last two to three years and that House Bill 611 appears to have increased the number of youth entering the court system for habitual truancy; AOC said it would provide county-by-county data and outcomes later in the meeting. The council then heard from John Tyson of Alabama, a former Mobile district attorney, who described the Helping Families Initiative as a school-community partnership designed to address truancy and related behavior issues without arrest. Tyson said Alabama defines chronic absence as missing 10% of the school year and emphasized that the program is preventive rather than punitive, using warning letters, family engagement, assessments, individualized intervention plans, and referrals to community services. He said the program has operated since 2003, now includes 20 district attorneys and 44 school systems, and served more than 95,000 students, 73,000 families, and 162,000 parents in the most recent year. Tyson reported that in Mobile County the program was associated with a 3.15% attendance improvement in 2023-24 and a 4% reduction in the issue in 2024-25, along with a 50% reduction in truancy and 58% reduction in chronic absenteeism, and he said the program produced a large return on investment. Tyson also stressed that student absenteeism wastes tax dollars and that better attendance improves educational outcomes and community safety. He described the program’s use of a case-management database, real-time data tracking, and more than 1,000 referral agencies, and said the model is intended to be replicated statewide. He closed with examples of students whose attendance and family circumstances required coordinated support rather than punishment, including a teen mother and a disruptive child, to illustrate his view that schools, courts, and social services should work together to address underlying needs and keep children in school.
PA

Pennsylvania 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session (Jul 12 2026)

Pennsylvania Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Will it please thee, O thou eternal I am, to favor them from day to day with thy immediate presence.
  • The parking garage is almost empty every day.
  • The rainy day fund is fully intact. Interest will grow on the rainy day fund.
  • Working seven days a week, seeing people probably 12, 13 hours a day, and she told me to keep track of
  • A penalty of only $500 for the first day of a violation and $100 for each additional day does not clean
Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, communications, committee reports, and leaves of absence. The journal was approved 50-0. The chamber then took up House Bill 1505, which drew extended debate over school funding and adequacy/tax equity. Senators Coleman and Keefer argued the bill continued to pour money into districts like Allentown without accountability or improved results, while Senators Costa, Miller, Haywood, and Anthony Williams defended the funding as a response to historic underfunding and the Commonwealth Court decision. A motion allowing Senator Coleman a third speaking turn was adopted 27-23, and the bill ultimately passed 45-5. The Senate then considered House Bill 2400, the General Appropriation Act. Supporters, including Senators Martin, Dush, Phillips-Hill, Costa, Ward, Street, Hughes, and Pittman, emphasized that the budget was balanced without using the rainy day fund or raising taxes, reduced the governor’s proposal, increased education and child care funding, supported nursing homes, rape crisis centers, infrastructure, and workforce programs, and shifted money from lapsed or unused accounts to current priorities. Opponents, including Senators Saval and Muth, said the budget failed to address structural deficits and omitted new revenue options, emergency services funding, and other major issues. The bill passed 44-6 with amendments and was returned to the House for concurrence. The Senate also passed a series of other bills, including House Bills 2412, 2413, 96, 858, 1042, 1286, 1646, 1851, 1862, 2017, 2024, 2401, and 2559, with varying margins, and sent them to the House, some with amendments. House Bill 1042 drew a negative recommendation from Senator Costa over a late amendment involving second-degree murder/felony language, but after reconsideration and vote changes it passed 30-20 with amendments. House Bill 1862, creating an Ignition Interlock Driver’s License, passed 45-5 after support from Senator Judy Ward. House Bill 1248 passed 43-7 and designates Pennsylvania rye whiskey as the official state spirit, with Senators Bartolotta and Robinson speaking in support. The chamber also adopted Senate Resolution 216, after defeating Senator Haywood’s amendment to narrow the scope of a proposed Legislative Budget and Finance Committee study of managed care organizations; the resolution passed 31-19. Several other bills were held over in their order, and the Senate later moved toward a condolence resolution.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • day and the third day and the fourth day was remarkable.
  • You ask me which day? This would be the day of the flood.
  • and days, right?
  • I mean, 18-, 20-hour days just on end for everybody. Days, right?
  • , ten days?
Summary: The joint Senate and House disaster preparedness and flooding hearing opened with quorum calls, prayer, testimony time limits, and remarks from legislative leaders emphasizing decorum, respect, and the goal of learning from the July 4 flood to prevent future loss of life. Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick and Speaker Dustin Burrows said the special session and hearings were intended to hear directly from local officials and residents, and that the state would pursue immediate and longer-term legislation and continue working beyond the current session. The committee then heard invited testimony from Kerr County, Kerrville, Kendall County, Real County, and the Upper Guadalupe River Authority, followed by member questions. Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly, Sheriff Larry Leitha, and emergency management coordinator William B. Thomas described the flood as a sudden, unprecedented event that overwhelmed local systems before many officials or residents understood the danger. They said the county received multiple National Weather Service and IPAWS alerts, but the rain fell in remote upstream areas with limited gauges, and the flood rose too quickly for normal response. They detailed the emergency response, including dispatchers handling heavy call volumes, deputies and volunteer firefighters conducting rescues, and state and federal partners assisting. County officials said 108 people died, including 37 children, and two remained missing. They called for better real-time flood detection, stronger rural emergency management resources, improved broadband and cell coverage, and more funding for swift-water rescue and warning systems. Kerrville Mayor Joe Herring and City Manager Dalton Rice said the city had floodplain rules, emergency plans, and prior preparedness efforts, but the event exposed gaps in communications and regional warning capacity. They urged the Legislature to fund a flood warning system, whether sirens, automated alerts, or a hybrid, and asked for support for predictive weather modeling, broadband expansion, a hazard mitigation fund, and disaster recovery resources. The Upper Guadalupe River Authority said it had long funded gauges and pursued flood-warning and mitigation projects, including a new software-based flood prediction system and possible retention dams, and planned to dedicate reserve funds to feasibility studies and infrastructure improvements. Kendall County Judge Shane Stolarczyk said his county’s emergency action plan and early alerts helped prevent deaths there, and he recommended easier access to alerting tools, a river-wide warning system, simpler grant applications, and regional coordination. Real County Judge Bella Rubio said rural counties face major challenges because of limited cell service, broadband, staffing, and funding, especially for camps and visitors along the Frio and Nueces rivers, and argued that reliable alert systems should be treated as a necessity, not a luxury. Members asked about the timeline of the flood, low-water crossings, communications failures, sirens, bridges, and funding, and several witnesses said the key lessons were better communications, better warning systems, and more investment in rural flood mitigation and emergency response.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

JDC-JHA Informational Briefing 07-08-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • election day. >> Okay.
  • . day. day.
  • 7 p.m. on election day. 7 p.m. on election day.
  • to 10 days.
  • So, previously you had days to 10 days.
Keywords: 912, senate, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Elections Committee Apr 9th, 2025

Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • So you would have to go, just like you would on voting day, on your normal voting day, you would go to
  • Voting day, the whole point of this is to say that you have an extra voting day in person voting day.
  • Carmarty said... is that with this, you can today, by law, on voting day or on early voting days where
  • I've only voted by mail once and that was because literally the day before election day.
  • within 21 days.
Keywords: 988, house, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Public Safety Committee Jun 9th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • I talk to him every day.
  • bottle of shampoo, seven days to pay for a six-ounce jar of peanut butter, and 18 days to save enough
  • bottle of shampoo, seven days to pay for a six-ounce jar of peanut butter, and 18 days to save enough
  • , lots and lots of times per day.
  • And I dealt with bail every day, lots and lots of times per day.
Summary: The Assembly Standing Committee on Public Safety heard several bills, with testimony largely focused on criminal justice, public safety, and detention-related issues. SB 498 by Senator Becker would make electronic messaging free for incarcerated people in CDCR facilities and end 15-minute limits on voice calls; the author and supporters argued it would strengthen family ties and rehabilitation, while no opposition testified. SB 953 by Senator Niello would require two DMV points for misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter cases even when diversion is granted; victims’ family members and law enforcement groups supported it as an accountability measure, while the ACLU and Debt-Free Justice California opposed it, arguing diversion should remain an incentive for rehabilitation and safer roads. The committee also heard SB 1306 by Senator Cortese, which would align state law with federal exemptions for certain GBL-containing chemical mixtures used in semiconductor manufacturing; the author and SEMI said it would reduce unnecessary regulation and protect California’s semiconductor industry, and there was no opposition testimony. Members also considered SB 941 by Senator Padilla, which would cap commissary markups in private immigration detention facilities at 35% above vendor cost. The author and supporters described high prices for basic necessities and poor conditions in private detention centers, while no opposition witnesses appeared. SB 691 by Senator Wahab would require law enforcement body-camera policies to include a process for EMS personnel to request redaction of recordings before public release when patients are receiving medical treatment; supporters said it would protect patient privacy, while the Sheriff’s Association opposed it as duplicative and potentially confusing. SB 562 by Senator Ashby would allow partial refunds of bail bond premiums when charges are not filed or are dropped early; supporters framed it as a fairness measure for low-income families, while bail industry representatives and victims’ advocates warned it could discourage bail agents from posting bonds and could affect domestic violence cases. The committee also took up several additional measures on consent or with no opposition testimony, including AB 2796, SB 891, SB 1012, and SB 1143. After discussion, the committee voted to pass SB 953, SB 1306, and SB 941, and to move SB 498, SB 691, and SB 562 forward as well, with some votes initially held open for absent members. Several bills were pulled by their authors and not heard, including SB 1004, SB 1208, SB 1338, and SB 1401. The meeting concluded with the committee adjourning until the following week.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Jun 16th, 2025

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • One day his father asked him to drive him into town for a day-long meeting and to also have the car serviced
  • There is, and I'm going to close on this, there is a day that you're born and there's a day that you
  • There is a day that you're born and there's a day that you die, but in the middle there's a dash.
  • Day, Black History Month, and Juneteenth.
  • So it's not just a day off. It's not just taking that day for granted, but it has significance.
Summary: The Assembly met after a quorum call and opened with a prayer, a Father’s Day reflection, and a moment of silence for the victims of the Minnesota lawmaker shooting. Members then moved through guest introductions recognizing student legislative programs, Black conservation leaders, interns, and first responders, including an off-duty firefighter who saved a driver’s life. The chamber also heard multiple adjournment-in-memory tributes, most notably for former Senator and Los Angeles Councilman Nate Holden, whose civil rights and housing discrimination work was highlighted, along with tributes to Stephen Golden Kranz, Emily Carpenter, and Doug Kranwinkel. On the Daily File, the Assembly adopted ACR 90, Assembly Member Gibson’s resolution recognizing Juneteenth. The measure drew strong support from multiple caucuses, including the Latino, Jewish, LGBTQ, Women’s, and AAPI caucuses, with members emphasizing Juneteenth’s historical significance, the legacy of slavery, and the continuing need to combat racism and inequality. The resolution was adopted by voice vote after 66 co-authors were added. The Assembly also adopted ACR 92, Assembly Member Mark Gonzalez’s resolution declaring June 2025 as Electronic Dance Music Month in California. Supporters described EDM as a cultural and economic force rooted in diverse communities and praised its values of inclusion and unity; the resolution received 65 co-authors and passed by voice vote. Finally, HR 45, Assembly Member Castillo’s resolution for Animal Rights Awareness Week, was adopted by voice vote after 55 co-authors were added, with the author and a guest from Sierra Pacific Fur Babies speaking about animal rescue and welfare work. The session ended with announcements and adjournment until June 19.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Feb 12th, 2025

Alabama House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We've got meetings throughout the day.
  • As the three-day weeks are good to get...
  • A lot of bills were filed on the first day, a lot of bills were filed on the second day, and we're upwards
  • The people allow us 30 legislative days to be here, and whether it takes... ...days to be here, and whether
  • In a three-day week, there are not many things you can do because it takes a full five days to pass a
Keywords: 1136, house, all
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

March 18, 2025 - 09:00 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • more than 2,000 days.
  • more than 1,000 days, and two more than 2,000 days.
  • Days now sitting vacant.
  • 80 days or more, 90 days or more, is this requiring a lot of overtime to work those jobs?
  • : one over 2,000 days, one over 1,000 days.
Summary: The Pre-K through 12 Budget Subcommittee met for two workshops. The first focused on vacant positions in the Division of Early Learning and the Department of Education. Committee members reviewed vacancy reports, including long-vacant positions and positions that had received discretionary pay adjustments. Division and department officials said many vacancies were being filled, advertised, or under review, but acknowledged persistent recruitment and retention problems, especially for engineering, legal, finance, IT, and other specialized roles. Members questioned whether some long-vacant positions were still necessary, whether overtime and workload were being affected, and whether outside contracting, cross-training, combining positions, or eliminating some vacancies could help. Officials said they were considering those options and noted that hiring has become slower and more difficult since the pandemic, with lower applicant volume and more competition from other agencies and private employers. The second workshop addressed draft legislation related to school choice scholarships and the FEFP. The chair said the committee’s prior hearings raised concerns about student identification numbers, cross-checking between districts and scholarship organizations, duplicated FTE reporting, delayed district payments, scholarship payment timing, and inconsistent data sources. She said the proposed language is intended to standardize scholarship processing and improve accuracy and efficiency while preserving the long-standing FEFP principle that funds follow the student. She also said funding scholarship students below the line would not solve the identified problems and could create disparities. The draft would align processing for the Family Empowerment Scholarship and Florida Tax Credit Scholarship programs and would reduce add-on weights by 50% while keeping the current policy structure. No votes were taken. The chair invited further comments and said the draft budget and legislation would continue to be refined before rollout. The meeting adjourned without objection.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Tribal Flag Plaza Dedication Ceremony Sep 11th, 2025

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • , those who steward this place every day, those who steward this place every day, arborist<00:03:
  • it's a good day and uh I just feel good. it's a good day and uh I just feel good.
  • Oh man, it's a good day. Good day to be here. BU and Dudame Mrs. Zaganing and Jun Jaba.
  • . state did back in the day.
  • Have a good day No, I'm just kidding.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all