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• We will now go into executive session, first on House Bill 2863.
• Oh, well, we first got to move it to due pass. So I move that 2867 be voted due pass.
• He then asked about line 50, subsection 3, where a school district may allow a student in grade 9 to
• He said a school district may allow a student in grade 9 to complete one-half unit credit of personal
• 10, but a counselor could approve a student in grade 9 to complete the course earlier.

Summary: The committee first met in executive session and approved House Bill 2863 by a 14-0 vote. It then took up House Bill 2967, adopted a committee amendment that removed a fixed one-third allocation and allowed funds to be allocated by the body as needed, rolled the amendment into a substitute, and passed the House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2967 by a 15-0 vote. Members discussed how the bill related to another expungement-fund measure already passed by the House, and were told the two bills were intended to mirror each other and would not conflict. The committee then held a public hearing on House Bill 2303 and the mirrored House Bill 2867, both aimed at expanding Missouri’s personal finance education requirements. Sponsor testimony said the bills would require a half-credit in personal finance for graduation beginning in 2027-28, broaden instruction to include budgeting, credit, investing, fraud prevention, taxes, contracts, and major purchases, and create a DESE work group with industry and educator input to update standards every seven years. Sponsors and supporters said the goal was to better prepare students for real-world financial decisions, reduce debt traps, and improve workforce readiness. Witnesses from the Missouri Bankers Association, mortgage bankers, consumer credit groups, financial advisors, and individual advocates testified in support, emphasizing the need for updated, practical financial literacy instruction and regular curriculum review as financial products change. Committee members asked about the bill’s interaction with existing personal finance requirements, whether it would apply to public, private, homeschool, and GED pathways, and how early course completion waivers would work. Members also suggested adding insurance and gambling/probability topics to the curriculum discussion. No opposition testimony was offered, and House Bill 2119 was postponed to a future hearing before adjournment.

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• We're in that first year of where we're building that.
• are now at grade level or above.
• When I was in 8th grade, I attended math intervention at Cottonwood.
• , Andres, is currently in sixth grade.
• Is this—first of all, am I audible? Hi, you are! Okay, thank you.

Keywords: 996, all

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• </c> 2966, the American Entrepreneurs First 2966, the American Entrepreneurs First Act.<00:21:15.679>
• They were known as the first 58.
• They were known as the first<02:25:04.479><c> 58.</c> first 58. first 58.
• first 58 was not Lewis first 58 but the first 58 was not sufficient<02:25:43.520><c> and</c><02:25:44.000
• </c> simply isn't within the grading system. simply isn't within the grading system.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, June 6, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• After all of 2042, whichever is first.
• </c> in at 10 and go right into the first in at 10 and go right into the first bill<00:15:59.120><c>
• You guys have a grade for yourselves for this session? Oh, no.
• this have a grade for yourselves for this session?
• You turn in have a grade for us? Yeah.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Well, first of all, thank you, Madam Chair.
• First, my trustee perspective.
• Children's school Two boys in public school one in middle school and the other in first grade.
• What grade is she in? She's in eighth grade. In eighth grade. Yeah.
• This in no way, Senator, I mean first First of all, thank you for your work on this as a parent who has

Bills: SB12, SB1565, SB13, SJR12, SB686, SB371, SB204, SB609, SB112, SB400, SB813, SB 12, SB 13

Keywords: parental rights, education, social transitioning, diversity, equity, inclusion, school policy, student clubs, school district, grievance procedure, public education, diversity and inclusion, funding penalties, school libraries, library advisory councils, library materials, educational content, challenging materials, constitutional amendment, school choice

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• That's the first strategy.
• Is my first question.
• at the kindergarten level, first grade.
• there was that system of high grade low grade, so you kind of knew where students were being where they
• We have kids dropping out after eighth grade or in eighth grade and they're not where are they.

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• Definitely on a bulk of the first bills you'll see come up will be laid over.
• Remember, only half of our kids can read at grade level.
• level if we are just infusing at grade level if we are just infusing money<00:09:14.519><c> into</c>
• </c><00:09:20.160><c> level</c><00:09:20.560><c> we're</c> to read and do math at grade level we're to
• read and do math at grade level we're failing<00:09:21.120><c> our</c><00:09:21.320><c> students</c>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We will now begin our first author in sign-in order.
• On my first day of middle school, I did not speak any English.
• The following year, in eighth grade, I was reclassified.
• ...proceed first, and then, if there's a problem with that, revisit.
• First and foremost, I think it's absolutely regulations are not the way to go.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Congratulations. resolution be presented on this first resolution be presented on this first day<00:06
• So, he's obviously got good grades.
• </c> he's in fourth grade. He's 10 years old. he's in fourth grade. He's 10 years old.
• Clerk read the first bill.
• Clerk read the first bill. number 18. Clerk read the first bill.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate opened with an invocation by Father Mark Bilek of Westminster, introduced by the Senator from the 42nd District and praised by members for his community service and Lenten message of reconciliation. The prayer was journalized. The chamber then recognized several guests, including interns, family members, a shadowing student, and the doctor of the day, Dr. Ann Benfield, before moving to floor business. A scheduling note indicated a light floor agenda, with committee work later in the day and a longer floor session expected the next day. The Senate considered several second-reading committee reports and moved multiple bills to third reading, generally without objection. These included House Bill 229, increasing Maryland Transportation Authority bond capacity from $4 billion to $5 billion; House Bill 266, allowing resource-sharing revenues to support state communications infrastructure, with an amendment conforming it to Senate Bill 85; House Bill 472, extending and adjusting the theatrical production tax credit; House Bill 607, setting constitutional officers’ salaries; House Bill 810, creating a study on blockchain-based lease recordation verification with an amendment adding the Maryland Blockchain Association; House Bill 1095, granting a Calvert County property tax credit for former tobacco barns; House Bill 1142, creating a task force on county and municipal revenue structures; and House Bill 1165, addressing apprenticeship program accountability and completion. The Senate also advanced Senate Bill 956, authorizing the Maryland Transportation Authority to waive portions of video tolls or civil penalties on delinquent accounts, with a sponsor amendment. Members briefly joked about April Fools’ Day during the proceedings, but the chamber continued to adopt reports and amendments without recorded opposition. At the end of the session, leaders announced committee schedules for the afternoon and the next day, including Finance, Triple E, Budget and Taxation, and Judicial Proceedings meetings. The Senate then held a quorum call, confirmed 45 members present, and adjourned until Thursday, April 2 at 10:00 a.m.

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• The first data set that we're going to be catching up on for the year and the first data set out is the
• First, the shortage of accredited bilingual teachers.
• We will first of things first thank Christine.
• First piece.
• You don't specify in your bill which grade that this data will be collected in or which grade that this

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• just launch pad, but only grade 6 through 12 are eligible.
• First is, why are we trimming driver’s ed?
• grade plan.
• So, first of all, thank you, Representative Gardner, Representative Hawkins.
• Our middle school is a fifth through eighth grade rural school this year.

Summary: The House Education Committee heard House Bill 918, which would realign the Idaho Digital Learning Alliance (IDLA) by narrowing its mission, reorganizing its board, capping administrative costs at 30%, requiring outside and periodic LSO audits, setting course fees and a per-course state funding cap, and eliminating funding for private school, virtual school, K-5, and driver’s education participation, as well as custom sections except in limited emergency cases. The sponsor, Rep. Doug Pickett, said the bill was intended to address concerns about double-dipping, private use of a taxpayer-funded program, and IDLA expanding beyond its original supplemental purpose while preserving access for rural students and emergency staffing needs. Committee members questioned the rationale for the cuts, the board restructuring, the treatment of dual credit and advanced opportunities funding, and whether the bill would affect students taking IDLA courses during the school day. Pickett said the bill was designed to redirect dual credit through Advanced Opportunities, maintain flexibility without setting a hard enrollment cap, and keep the program focused on filling instructional gaps. IDLA Superintendent Dr. Jeff Simmons and several school leaders testified in opposition, arguing the bill would reduce school choice, shift costs to families and districts, limit middle school electives and dual credit, and disproportionately harm rural schools that rely on IDLA for courses they cannot staff locally. Supporters of the bill emphasized oversight, fiscal restraint, and limiting what they described as overuse of the program. After testimony, Rep. Galavis moved to send HB 918 to the floor with no recommendation. A motion to hold the bill in committee failed 10-4, and a substitute motion to hold the bill in committee to a time certain on Monday, March 23, passed on a roll call vote. The committee adjourned with the bill set to return on Monday.

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• First one being, um, so I'm originally from Maui.
• </c><00:19:57.120><c> one</c> the most popular one and the first one the most popular one and the first
• </c><00:25:56.039><c> time</c> that right so then that the first time that right so then that the first
• </c> all out re wrote it that was the first all out re wrote it that was the first time<00:25:59.320>
• They wanted to be first.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• their peers in grades 6 through 12.
• Survey participation continues to grow since the first administration in fall of 2023.
• That's the first step.
• She got interviewed by five places within the first month. The first two tried to snag her.
• Chair and Representative Lujan, this will be the first year that we have finished.

Keywords: 996, all

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• So we are going to start with docket number 0205-2501, rules governing stone fruit grades. Mr.
• And we inspect and identify commodity-specific grades prior to being sold for export, and we perform
• And we inspect and identify commodity-specific grades prior to being sold for export, and we perform
• And we inspect and identify commodity-specific grades prior to being sold for export, and we perform
• And these standards describe the requirements for each grade of commodity.

Summary: The Senate Agriculture Committee met to begin its rules review process and welcomed University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences students visiting as part of the 24th ag-economics public policy and legislative tour. Committee leaders introduced the students and thanked them for their interest in Idaho agriculture before turning to the rule dockets. The committee heard presentations from Idaho State Department of Agriculture staff on several zero-based regulation rules: stone fruit grades, bulk permits and retail sale of potatoes, weights and measures, pesticide and chemigation use and application, and organic food products. Testimony explained that most changes were technical cleanups, including removing obsolete or duplicative language, updating incorporation-by-reference citations, clarifying definitions and grade language, and aligning rules with current handbooks or federal marketing orders. The pesticide rule also included more substantive updates such as revised license terms, longer sunset periods for some applicators, and new provisions for drone pesticide applications. Members asked a few questions, including about where removed definitions had gone in the weights and measures rule; staff said those definitions are already in statute. No votes were taken on the dockets. The chair announced the committee would not vote on these rules until a later meeting, after additional presentations, and then adjourned the meeting.

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• First, I don't know if you all know this, but my mother-in-law is, First, I don't know if you all know
• agree with the grade, sometimes we don’t?
• first posture towards... ...so that we can have an America First and an Oklahoma First posture towards
• I would be the first one in here advocating not to do that because it's...
• First of all, we keep the business owners...

Bills: HB2268, HB3000, HB3043, HB3066, HB3078, HB3143, HB3144, HB3244, HB3298, HB3320, HB3467, HB3321, HB3329, HB3431, HB3464, HB3499, HB3500, HB3586, HB3590, HB3650, HB3671, HB3695, HB3700, HB3701, HB3764, HB3767, HB3834, HB3931, HB3934, HB3940, HB3944, HB3979, HB3985, HB4113, HB4294, HB4302, HB4317, HB4324, HB4359, HB4426, HB4427, HB4430, HB4431, HB4434, HJR1077, SR42, SR35, HJR1023, HB1225, HB1374, HB1381, HB1590, HB1675, HB2153

Keywords: HB2268, Oklahoma Health Care Authority, OHCA, appropriation, General Revenue Fund, PACE, Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, elderly care, aging Oklahomans, long-term care, Medicaid, health care funding, provider reimbursement, rate increase, low-income seniors, senior services, integrated care, emergency measure, cosmetology, barbering

Summary: The Senate began with a quorum call, gallery introductions, and extended farewell remarks from Senator Jett, who reflected on his six years in the Legislature, his focus on representing constituents, protecting families, and holding government accountable. Several senators responded with personal tributes, praising his conviction, faith, family involvement, and willingness to ask difficult questions. No votes were taken during the farewell portion. The chamber then considered House Bill 2268, a PACE appropriation to support comprehensive care for low-income seniors and expand services in rural Oklahoma. The bill was amended to restore the title, advanced, and passed 34-9, then passed as an emergency measure 36-7. House Bill 3000, a cosmetology and barbering measure, made multiple changes including board reorganization, adding a human trafficking specialist and massage therapist, shifting some licensing functions to Service Oklahoma, and eliminating the massage therapy advisory board. It drew significant debate over process and policy, especially from senators concerned about late changes, lack of board input, and the human trafficking rationale; it passed 25-19 and then as an emergency 33-11. The Senate also passed House Bill 3043, allowing the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs to hire prorated seasonal staff for veterans homes, 37-6; House Bill 3066, creating a revolving fund for federal workforce training money for behavioral health recruitment and retention, 38-6 and as an emergency; and House Bill 3078, allowing donation options on state payment forms for the ODVA revolving fund, 45-0 and as an emergency. Additional measures passed included House Bill 3143, extending the moratorium on new medical marijuana business licenses to 2028, 39-7; House Bill 3144, capping medical marijuana commercial grower licenses at 2,550 after amendment, 34-12; House Bill 3244 on identity theft, 46-0; House Bill 3298 on child interview procedures in court cases, 46-0 and as an emergency; House Bill 3320, replacing the traditional sunset process with more immediate legislative review of agencies, 33-13 and as an emergency; House Bill 3321, requiring county data collection and reporting related to court costs and financial obligations, 45-0 and as an emergency; House Bill 3329, a trailer bill adding a repealer and a sunset for the Board of Psychological Examiners, 33-10 and as an emergency; House Bill 3431, expanding restrictions on foreign entities owning or leasing land and critical minerals, 43-0; House Bill 3464, setting safety and training requirements for certain projects involving fire code compliance and decommissioning, 43-0 and as an emergency; and House Bill 3499, expanding special judges’ authority over vehicle title orders, which was presented and advanced as the transcript ended.

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• SIXTEEN OF WHICH OCCURRED AFTER OUR FIRST CHILD WAS BORN.
• HER OLDEST SON GARRETT TURNED FIVE YEARS OLD AFTER ALREADY MOVING FOUR TIMES AND BY THE FIRST TIME HE
• WELL, THE FIRST TIME HE'S INTERNATIONAL.
• DIFFERENT GRADING STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS AND FRIENDS AND EVEN DIFFERENT CULTURES IN SOME CASES.
• THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. >> Chair: ANYONE WANT TO TACKLE THIS FIRST?

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• Uh, you know, half of our kids aren't reading at grade level, half of our kids aren't performing, uh,
• math at grade level.
• know half of our kids aren't<00:01:09.680><c> reading</c><00:01:09.920><c> at</c><00:01:10.080><c> grade
• /c><00:01:10.320><c> level</c><00:01:10.640><c> half</c><00:01:10.799><c> of</c> aren't reading at grade
• </c><00:12:29.600><c> base</c> the the the deck above the first base the the the deck above the first

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I first want to say happy Founders Day to the finest women in the land.
• He's fourth grade at Pan Park Elementary School. Please make him feel welcome. Thank you.
• He's fourth grade<00:02:58.239><c> at</c><00:02:58.560><c> Pan</c><00:02:59.040><c> Park</c><00:02:59.440
• </c> grade at Pan Park Elementary School. grade at Pan Park Elementary School.

Keywords: MS House Floor - 16 January, 2026; 9:00 AM, 925, all

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• And so you were nominated to fulfill this role of being the first SCOC commissioner.
• I had a grade education, right?
• When you're the first at something, take it from me.
• When you're the first of something, people are going to want to knock you down.
• Being the first of anything is tough. First anything, right?

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction met to consider the nomination of Alexander Dockery to serve as a part-time commissioner on the State Commission of Correction (SCOC). Chair Julia Salazar introduced the nomination, noting that the role was created under recent prison reform legislation and that one commissioner must be a formerly incarcerated person. Dockery described his background as a justice-impacted individual who spent years incarcerated in New York, earned a master’s degree, and now works with justice-impacted people on reentry, housing, employment, and education. He said his lived experience and work in a youth detention setting would help him bring both an incarcerated-person and staff perspective to the commission. Senators asked Dockery about why he wanted the position, how his experience would inform oversight, how to improve correctional conditions, how to reach young people before they enter the system, and how to support the Correctional Medical Review Board in investigating deaths in DOCS custody. Dockery emphasized rehabilitation, education, humane conditions, and collaboration with other commissioners and community networks. He said people with direct experience, including formerly incarcerated individuals and former gang members who have turned their lives around, should be brought back into facilities to speak with youth. On deaths in custody, he said existing reporting laws should be enforced and that timely information to families is important. Several senators offered supportive comments, calling the nomination historic and stressing the importance of lived experience, credibility, and the responsibility of being the first formerly incarcerated commissioner. After discussion, the committee moved the nomination, with Senator Harckham making the motion and Senator Bailey and Senator Bullitt seconding. The committee voted to report the nomination to Finance, and the motion carried without opposition.

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• So, President, and with her my hardworking staff, my office manager Kathy Ni and my committee clerk first
• 48.479><c> clerk</c> manager Kathy Ni and my committee clerk manager Kathy Ni and my committee clerk first
• 01:50.880><c> doing</c><00:01:51.040><c> a</c><00:01:51.280><c> great</c><00:01:51.439><c> job</c> first
• year and she's doing a great job first year and she's doing a great job Sierra<00:01:52.320><c> Johnson

Bills: SB2138, SB2054, SB2987, SB2908, SB2702, SB2924, SB3248, SB2635, SB3127, SB3001, SB2294, SB2037, SB2797, SB2765, SB2961, SB2210, SB2948, SB3108, SB3240, SB2045, SB2675, SB2338, SB2451, SB2552, SB2553, SB3089, SB3176, SB3285, SB2234, SB2219, SB2312, SB2336, SB2343, SB2849, SB2928, SB2930, SB3332, SB2927, SB2983, SB2906, SB2353, SB2848, SB2340, SB2845, SB3246, SB3077, SB3254, SB2934, SB2571, SB2248, SB2471, SB2298, SB2413, SB2425, SB3045, SB2843, SB2595, SB2907, SB3204, SB2311, SB2532, SB2528, SB2313, SB3300, SB2530, SB2693, SB2010, SB3156, SB2697, SB2991, SB3153, SB2812, SB2527, SB2376, SB3081, SB3218, SB3219, SB3333, SB2232, SB2192, SB2378, SB2070, SB3011, SB2676, SB2957, SB2434, SB2673, SB3301, SB2247, SB2453, SB2457, SB2075, SB2811, SB2601, SB2258, SB2612, SB3263, SB3261, SB3334, SB2613

Keywords: SB2138, Hawaii National Guard, state tuition assistance, STAP, graduate degree, graduate education, tuition assistance, University of Hawaii, UH, Department of Defense, adjutant general, enlisted personnel, warrant officers, company grade officers, military education, veterans benefits, higher education, state residency, professional development, retention