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• last part of this says the effective last part of this says the effective date<00:31:40.480>
• We also have a wonderful farm care program where we're teaching some of our kids.
• <00:41:48.240> some care program where we're teaching some care program where we're teaching
• This is going to grow to be probably 40 to 50 people, and how effective then is that?
• Um, and so I I effective then is that?

Bills: HF3714, HF4399, HF4176, HF2544, HF60, HF4231, HF4232

Keywords: foster care, child welfare, enrollment priority, education programs, child care assistance, education, school board, elections, local governance, school district, site-governed schools, education reform, local control, autonomy, interchange, bond issuance, transportation, infrastructure funding, Sherburne County, student eligibility

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• And through CWOP, we've been able to hold workshops and resource fairs to teach on workplace violations
• So is this supposed to go into effect for everyone on July 1st, and that everybody would be expected
• However, we are already collaborating efficiently and effectively.
• Agreements that you ratified would have damaging effects on labor relations, and so we recommend that
• The professors don't feel equipped to really teach students how to use AI well.

Summary: The subcommittee heard an informational update on the state’s generative AI implementation and related oversight. Administration officials said several proof-of-concept projects have moved into minimum viable product phases, including work at CDTFA and Caltrans, and that CDPH has a May Revision request for up to $8 million to scale up its healthcare facilities inspections project. The Legislative Analyst’s Office urged the administration to publish a report on lessons learned from each POC and recommended limiting the new generative AI approval process to a pilot through the first two rounds of projects, with continued monthly meetings and stronger legislative oversight. Members pressed for more transparency and questioned why the CDPH request was not included in January; the administration said the cost estimate was not available then and that only one project is seeking additional resources beyond existing departmental budgets. The committee then reviewed a proposed $400 million loan from the Labor and Workforce Development Fund to the General Fund. Finance and the Labor Agency said the fund has grown because civil penalty revenues have risen sharply, and the loan would be repaid in 2029-30 with provisional language allowing earlier repayment if needed. The LAO agreed the fund could support the loan but warned that recent PAGA reforms may reduce future revenues. Public commenters, including labor and community groups, argued the money should instead support labor-law enforcement and outreach programs such as CWOP, and urged rejection of the loan. Members also heard a Department of Industrial Relations request for $19.1 million for phase two of Public Works Information Technology System Enhancements, which officials said will support labor-law enforcement and apprenticeship registration. The department said the project was delayed because a prior procurement did not result in a contract award and that completion is now expected in October 2026. The committee then took up an EDD Next reappropriation technical adjustment to extend UI fund spending authority through June 30, 2026; the LAO said the request was fine but again raised concerns about oversight of the larger modernization effort, which EDD said now totals more than $660 million and is expected to continue through 2029. Finally, the committee discussed DGS’s request for new parking facilities near the May Lee Building and a trailer bill shifting statewide telework policy language from DGS to CalHR while also expanding NDI eligibility for certain CEA employees. The LAO said the telework trailer bill should likely go through the policy committee process instead of budget, and union and employee witnesses strongly opposed it, arguing it would undermine bargaining rights and could be used to narrow telework. In a separate item on the governor’s return-to-office order, administration officials said departments are being directed to move to a four-day in-office expectation starting July 1, 2025, but they had no statewide cost estimate yet because departments are still assessing vacancies, exemptions, and space needs. Members criticized the lack of analysis and said the state should have clearer numbers before moving forward.

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• He said teaching is an honorable profession and that teachers are getting ready the next generation.
• and mentioned having a niece in that age group who cannot wait to get into teaching.
• And we're going to be teaching them the math they need as they're taking it.
• They didn't truly understand how a faculty was qualified to teach welding or diesel tech.
• No, it's the waterfall effect that you run into with customization code.

Keywords: 908, all

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• HCMC is also a teaching hospital where it educates the next generation of doctors.
• would be in effect until the latter<00:04:59.000> of<00:04:59.120> either<00:04:59.760
• way, we have to support the teaching way, we have to support the teaching hospitals<00:10:27.400
• We urgently needed hyperbaric care to prevent lasting effects.
• oxygen helps effectively Hyperbaric oxygen helps effectively treat<00:20:57.040> burns,<00:20

Bills: HF4841, HF4234, HF3697

Keywords: Hennepin County, sales tax, health care facilities, ballpark improvements, tax revenue, HF4234, Minnesota private activity bonds, tax-exempt bonds, bond cap, aggregate bond limitation, residential rental projects, multifamily housing, affordable housing finance, housing bonds, public finance, bond allocation, private activity bond cap, Minnesota Statutes 474A.02, tax committee, tax refund

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• It does not prohibit them from incorporating technology in their teaching. Thank you, Madam Chair.
• likes, who's on all the social media sites, and it really takes away from the teacher being able to teach
• I finally can teach my class and not be interrupted with students with cell phones.
• Would it be more cost-effective for the EKG to be done at the same time as the other clearances that
• Researchers increasingly find that the effects of infection by SARS-CoV-2 extend to the cardiovascular

Summary: The Education and Employment Committee met with a quorum and took up seven bills, all of which were reported favorably. First, HB 1367 on school attendance was presented as a response to rising chronic absenteeism; it would standardize attendance definitions and reporting statewide, and it passed 18-0 after supportive testimony from education and business groups. HB 949 would prohibit student use of wireless devices during the school day, while allowing district policies for designated use areas and existing medical/disability exceptions; members discussed classroom disruption, bullying, public safety, and accommodations, and the bill passed favorably. The committee also approved PCS for CS for HB 1135, requiring ECGs for student athletes in grades 9-12, with exemptions for religious objections and provisions on cost, liability, and medical clearance; the bill drew extensive emotional testimony from parents and advocates who described children lost to sudden cardiac arrest and was reported favorably after unanimous support. Members then approved CS for CS for HB 597 on diabetes management in schools, which would allow schools to keep glucagon pens and authorize trained personnel to administer them in emergencies; an amendment clarified charter schools are included as public schools. HB 1309 on reading interventions and instruction would expand reading support and training for grades 4-12 and require district reading plans to include evidence-based interventions; it also passed without opposition. CS for HB 981 on athlete representation and compensation would cap certain NIL agent fees, allow some high school athletes to earn NIL compensation, and create a framework for registered advisors; members raised concerns about predatory practices and coach involvement, but the bill passed favorably after amendment. Finally, HB 1111 would eliminate the certificate of completion option for students who do not meet graduation requirements, with the sponsor arguing it would better motivate students to earn a standard diploma and improve postsecondary and workforce opportunities. Members discussed the need for stronger supports to help students meet graduation standards, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee adjourned after completing all agenda items.

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• of the trends that I've become very aware of is, and it was never a trend because we ... ...don't teach
• It's teaching people to actually use the food in their area to cook nutritious meals without additives
• If it's not tested, we don't teach it because we don't have time. What are your thoughts on that?
• In addition, I mentioned the autoimmune effects of the red.
• They're experiencing a calming effect already.

Bills: SB 25, SB25, SB314

Keywords: attorney ad litem, indigent parents, parent-child relationship, legal representation, Texas Family Code, court procedures, nutrition, health standards, food labeling, education, dietary guidelines, medical education, food safety, school meals, child nutrition, food additives, public health, 1185, senate, all

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• The committee substitute to Senate Bill 5 would take effect on December 1, 2025, contingent upon certain
• Because the effects of it are broader than just the person. who suffers from dementia.
• And so therefore you've got effectively sometimes a tip of the iceberg effect coming through.
• So, effectively, you may be able to do some gene knockout therapy.
• We know that the peripheral, or systemic effects drive brain disease.

Bills: SB5, SJR3, SB 5, SJR 3

Keywords: dementia, research institute, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, funding, grants, state health initiatives, research funding, state budget, prevention, healthcare, medical research, Dementia Prevention and Research Institute, disaster relief, flood preparedness, emergency funding, local government support, meteorological forecasting, district apportionment, legislative rules

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• people uh in recovery and people<00:07:15.520> so<00:07:15.759> we<00:07:16.240> teach
• kids<00:07:17.039> not<00:07:17.199> to<00:07:17.360> go people so we teach
• our kids not to go people so we teach our kids not to go that<00:07:17.759> direction<00:07:18.639
• contracting out, trying to put in some accountability so that we can make sure that we're having effective
• contracting out, trying to put in some accountability so that we can make sure that we're having effective

Keywords: 1183, house

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• anyone these haven't gone into effect anyone these haven't gone into effect right<00:22:30.880><
• We know how to teach reading effectively. The research is clear.
• /c><05:20:05.480> reading We know how to teach reading We know how to teach reading effectively
• effectively. The research is clear. effectively. The research is clear.
• Teach us the right way. strongly. Teach us the right way. Choose<05:21:02.800> literacy.

Bills: HB2459, HB1616, HB1799, HB1604, HB1732, HB1736, HB1931, HB772, HB2153, HB2122, HB2009, HB2012, HB1779, HB2296, HB2397, HB2398, HB1596, HB2233, HB1976, HB1563, HB815, HB1655, HB1851, HB1941, HB2037, HB1635, HB2201, HB1943, HB1163, HB2452, HB2429, HB2148, HB2306, HB2007, HB2049, HB2616

Keywords: food innovation, agribusiness, food safety, market access, branding, economic diversification, performance indicators, agriculture, aquaculture, commercial activity, swine production, Korean natural farming, housing development, commercial projects, county authority, public works, construction standards, exemption, zoning, housing

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• And can you talk about the effect you... ...being locked in.
• And as I heard this afternoon, that is rebutted regarding as an effective strategy.
• They've seen the effectiveness of our meetings.
• Our meetings were effective because they were done on a Saturday.
• Then it don't matter what we put in effect.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Special Commission on Correctional Consolidation and Collaboration met at 10:07 a.m. and approved the minutes from its February 9 meeting. The commission said it would accept Department of Correction testimony in writing because of a scheduling issue, and then spent most of the hearing hearing from people with lived experience in county and state correctional settings. Members repeatedly reminded witnesses to keep remarks to about three minutes and focused the discussion on correctional consolidation, collaboration, programming, and reentry. Testimony from multiple sheriff’s offices was broadly supportive of county-based programming, treatment, education, and reentry services. Witnesses from Hampshire, Barnstable, Hampden, and Franklin counties described access to GED and college courses, vocational training, recovery meetings, therapeutic groups, housing and ID assistance, work release, and reentry centers. Several said these programs helped them gain sobriety, employment, family reunification, and parole readiness. Hampden County witnesses emphasized immediate reentry planning and individualized case management; Franklin County witnesses praised respectful treatment and an accessible off-site reentry center; Barnstable witnesses highlighted the women’s therapeutic treatment program, creative writing, and the Bridge Center; Hampshire witnesses described the Bridge House, work release, and transition supports. Several witnesses contrasted those experiences with what they described as limited or delayed programming in DOC facilities, especially for people serving longer sentences or with restrictive classifications. One witness said DOC programming was hard to access because shorter sentences and offense labels affected eligibility; another described overcrowding, little counseling, and no reentry planning in state prison. A juvenile lifer testified that classification barriers and lack of tailored programming left him feeling unprepared, and another witness said DOC’s handling of classification hearings and records was unfair and opaque. Some speakers also raised concerns about mental health care and visitation policies, especially at Framingham, where one witness said suicidal thoughts were met with inadequate responses and another said family visitation was denied without clear explanation. Commissioners asked follow-up questions about DOC access, step-down opportunities, family support, and whether more transitional housing or acclimation time before release would help. No formal votes were taken beyond approval of the prior minutes.

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• decided that to develop a system, we have to be able to treat people with dignity and respect and teach
• decided that to develop a system, we have to be able to treat people with dignity and respect and teach
• is going to go up, but if you want to still staff that classroom with that teacher who's going to teach
• Emergency room and teaching hospital model.
• then build programs and engage the collaboration of those agencies in our community to come in and teach

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The meeting was the third public session of the Special Commission on Correctional Consolidation and Collaboration. Members introduced themselves, and the commission approved the prior meeting minutes. The main presentation came from the Massachusetts Sheriffs’ Association, led by several sheriffs, who described the role of sheriffs’ offices as independently elected county institutions that operate jails and houses of correction, regional lockups, civil process, 911 communications in some counties, school resource officers, and investigative units. They emphasized that most of their population is pretrial, that admissions and releases are far higher than the Department of Correction’s, and that their facilities now house more people overall than DOC despite having a smaller budget. The sheriffs argued that their work has shifted toward rehabilitation, reentry, and public health, highlighting extensive programming in mental health, substance use treatment, medication-assisted treatment, education, vocational training, and gender-specific, trauma-informed services. They said standardized risk/needs assessments and better funding would help make services more consistent across counties. They also described specialized units and models such as regional evaluation and stabilization units, older-adult housing, emerging adult and gang-intervention programs, and reentry centers that connect people to housing, employment, family support, and community services. Several examples were cited, including Suffolk’s Project Evolve, Middlesex’s older-adult unit, Hampden’s MAGIC program, Worcester’s STOP program, and county reentry centers across the state. A major theme was that these programs are expensive but, in the sheriffs’ view, reduce recidivism and improve safety by stabilizing people before release and supporting them afterward. They pointed to COVID-19 as a period when sheriffs adapted facilities for quarantine and medical care, and said they continue to work with public health partners. They also stressed that their facilities are heavily audited by state and federal agencies and that maintaining humane, safe conditions requires significant staffing and operating costs. Commission members responded favorably at points, noting the importance of the turnover in sheriff populations and the need to understand the different correctional mission compared with DOC. The meeting ended with discussion of future commission dates and a note that the presentation materials would be shared electronically.

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• secondary mathematics teacher teaching secondary mathematics teacher teaching second<01:30:51.199
• for secondary math or English teaching for secondary math or English teaching special<01:30:58.719
• So student teaching they weren't paid.
• But she's already teaching and she's been teaching.
• effects is the disconnect. Okay. effects is the disconnect. Okay.

Bills: SB2613, SB2147

Keywords: public school land transfer, Department of Education, DOE, land conveyance, fee simple title, tax map key, TMK, Act 307, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, Act 139, Board of Land and Natural Resources, BLNR, Department of Land and Natural Resources, DLNR, Kauai, Maui, Honolulu, Kaimuki Middle School, Wilcox Elementary School, school property

Summary: The committee heard SB 2613, a cleanup bill relating to public school land transfers under Act 307 (2022), which revises tax map key references and the conveyance process for properties transferred to the Department of Education. The Hawaii State Public Library System supported the measure, saying it would complete the long-unfinished separation of the library system from DOE property control and make future building projects more efficient and cost-effective. DOE also supported the bill and requested an amendment to remove TMK 43-62 parcel 10, the Wilcox Elementary School parcel, so that it could instead be transferred to the county for use with the adjacent park and tennis courts. Members focused heavily on why land transfers and construction approvals have been slow, especially the need for right-of-entry documents and an MOA for a library construction project. Library and DOE witnesses said the delays stemmed from site-control issues and confusion over property status, and that the bill would clarify which parcels are transferred by operation of law and remove the need for additional transactional documents in many cases. Several members questioned whether the bill actually changes authority or simply clarifies existing practice, and DOE said it wanted legislative clarity so the transfers are unmistakably effective on a date certain. The committee also discussed a separate section of the bill dealing with public use of school facilities after hours, including parking fees on property under DOE jurisdiction. DOE explained that any parking charges would apply only to property it controls, not county roads, and that fees are set through existing facility-use procedures. Members raised concerns about the pace of land transfers generally and urged DOE to move more expeditiously on pending parcels. The hearing then moved on to SB 2147, which would designate the first Friday in February as Love My Library Day; the library system testified in support as the committee began that measure.

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• teaching teaching extemporary<00:16:05.199> compounding<00:16:05.839> principles<00:16
• through the rest of the country effect through the rest of the country and<02:31:20.560> that
• California mandates effectively take away America's ability to buy new gas cars.
• As I reflect on these timeless teachings of the Bible, I’m reminded of the divine wisdom in Exodus.
• Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• of effects. ...a law produces not only one effect, but a series of effects.
• How many of you talked to or asked her how effective monitoring is? Thank you.
• How many of you talked to or asked her how effective monitoring is?
• I am very well acquainted with the extreme harmful effects of pornography.
• I teach my children. I talk to my children. I love my children. I teach them right from wrong.

Summary: The House convened, opened with prayer and the Pledge, approved the journal, and welcomed several guests in the gallery, including a high school student and an advocate connected to the domestic violence bill HB 2995. The chamber then moved through multiple Committee of the Whole calendars, first advancing HB 4155, HB 4156, and HB 4157, then HB 4164, HB 4165, and HB 4166, all with do-pass recommendations and no substantive amendments on those calendars. Later, the House also considered SB 1326, a victims’ rights measure, adopted a floor amendment, and reported it out as amended. The House corrected an earlier clerical error regarding HB 4155-4157 being referred to engrossing rather than third reading. The House then took up a long series of final passage votes on Senate bills. SB 2174, SB 2611, SB 1011, SB 1012, SB 1016, SB 1018, SB 1038, SB 1039, SB 1040, SB 1053, SB 1055, SB 1057, SB 1060, SB 1061, SB 1068, SB 1069, SB 1075, SB 1100, SB 1113 on reconsideration, SB 1160, and SB 1170 all passed. SB 2873, SB 1004, SB 1009, SB 1042, SB 1043, SB 1049, SB 1093, and SB 1143 failed. SB 2995, the emergency family-law/domestic-violence bill known as the Alec and Lydia Act, passed with the required two-thirds vote after extensive debate; supporters said it would better protect children and clarify judicial standards, while opponents argued its definitions were overly broad and could harm families. SB 1018 on foreign laws also drew extended debate over Sharia law, with supporters framing it as a defense of American values and opponents calling it unnecessary and discriminatory. Several votes included explanations focused on policy concerns. SB 1004 on sex-offender registration and monitoring drew debate over whether electronic monitoring is effective. SB 1040 on voter registration transparency prompted arguments over public access to voter rolls versus privacy and security. SB 1118 on municipal zoning and historical homes was debated as a property-rights and local-control issue, with supporters saying it could help preserve affordable housing and opponents warning it would override local decisions. The House also adopted motions to reconsider prior actions on SB 1043 and SB 1100, and it requested the Senate return SB 1552 for reconsideration. The session ended with the House still processing additional Committee of the Whole business, including HB 4158, HB 4159, HB 4160, HB 4161, HB 4162, and HB 4163, with HB 4162 and HB 4163 receiving floor amendments and do-pass recommendations.

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• We've been all over Starkville High School alumni, and my wife teaches there as well.
• We've been all over Starkville High School alumni, and my wife teaches there as well.
• And as these wife teaches there as well.
• College Board 6-year term effective College Board 6-year term effective August<00:55:47.280>
• July 1st, 2025 and ending June effective July 1st, 2025 and ending June 30th,<00:56:07.360> 2030.

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 24 March, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, opened with an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then dispensed with the reading of the journal and committee report titles. The main business was a lengthy exchange over Senate Bill 2632, the local governments disaster recovery emergency loan program bill. The governor’s veto message argued that the enrolled bill had been materially altered after conference adoption, specifically over the interest-rate language, and called for an investigation. Senate leaders responded that the veto message was inaccurate, saying the word “monthly” had been removed earlier by unanimous consent to avoid an unintended 12% rate and that the bill was intended to provide disaster relief financing for local governments affected by Winter Storm Erin. Senators McCaughn and others defended the process, criticized the governor’s accusations as false and offensive, and emphasized that the legislation was meant to help struggling cities and counties with no interest until FEMA reimbursement, followed by a 1% rate. After the veto discussion, Senator McCaughn moved to refer the bill back to the committee from which it began, and the motion carried. The Senate then moved through routine business, including introductions and recognition of guests. Visitors included the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation Peanut Committee, the Mississippi School for the Deaf and Blind, the doctor of the day, and an NCSL representative, along with a National Ag Day milking champions presentation and a large group of junior pages. The chamber also honored the Starkville Oktibbeha County School District’s varsity boys and girls basketball teams. Senate Resolutions 64 and 65 were called up to commend the Starkville High School girls and boys teams for winning the 2026 Class 7A state championships, and both coaches addressed the Senate briefly to thank members for the recognition.

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• I think those do serve students well at that age group in teaching them how to read, how to enunciate
• I've talked to several teachers who teach the three-cueing system in my home county of Fayette County
• c><01:57:30.320> by<01:57:30.480> teachers<01:57:31.360> who<01:57:31.600> teach
• they're taught by teachers who teach they're taught by teachers who teach them,<01:57:32.280>
• essential, humane, and effective essential, humane, and effective component<02:12:02.800> of<

Keywords: 958, all

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• SPECIFICALLY, IT ESTABLISHES CURRICULUM THAT INSURES WE TEACH ABOUT THE HISTORY AND THE REALITY THOSE
• SOME WAY SHAPE OR FORM AND I BELIEVE IT IS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF ALL EDUCATORS, ALL SCHOOLS TO TEACH
• IT REMOVES THE ABILITY TO CHOOSE HOW I TEACH AND PROTECT MY CHILDREN IN THE DIGITAL WORLD.
• BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE, THAT IS THE BILL. >> Chair Passidomo: ANY QUESTIONS ON THE BILL?
• CAN YOU PROVIDE ANY EVIDENCE DEMONSTRATING THESE TYPES OF THERAPIES ARE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE. >> Chair

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• I've been teaching for six years. My path to education was not traditional.
• Prior to teaching, I spent 14 years as a private practice attorney before entering the classroom.
• for six years my path to been teaching for six years my path to education<00:10:49.000> was<00
• I’ve been teaching for six years. My path to education was not traditional.
• Prior to teaching, I spent 14 years as a private practice attorney before entering the classroom.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• competent to communicate and must be competent to communicate and must be provided<00:05:05.120> effective
• <00:05:05.520> communication provided effective communication provided effective communication
• important pink message slips to members, and supervising the eighth-grade legislative pages, including teaching
• And drawing on his experiences as an educator, teaching his young charges the fundamentals of Vermont's
• Who would you have thought that years later you would be teaching me again, offering your leadership

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House opened with a devotional performance by the State House singers, then moved to routine chamber business. The Speaker announced that the Committee on Ways and Means had reported favorably on Senate Bill 214, which concerns pre-kindergarten education in geographically isolated school districts and includes an appropriation; it was referred to Appropriations under House Rule 35A. House Resolution 17, affirming that all Vermonters are presumed competent to communicate and must be provided effective communication resources of their choice, was read by title only and placed on the calendar for action on the next legislative day. The chamber also took up two adopted House Concurrent Resolutions honoring long-serving State House staff. HCR 279 honored Head Doorkeeper Michael C. Waite and his wife, Sergeant-at-Arms Administrative Assistant Donna Waite, for their public service, and HCR 282 honored Doorkeeper Dennis Miles for his dedication to the General Assembly and Vermonters. Both resolutions recounted the honorees’ military, law enforcement, educational, and State House service and directed the Secretary of State to send copies to the honorees. Several members then offered remarks recognizing the Waite and Miles families, praising their mentorship, service, and support for the page program and chamber operations. Additional announcements included a diaper and wipes drive in the State House lobby to support Vermont military families through the National Guard Family Readiness Program, a welcome for Vermont nurses participating in a national rally, and recognition of guests from Champlain Community Services. The House then recessed until approximately 2:00 p.m.

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• I'll talk in a few minutes about what effect that had and why that was such a big deal.
• I was only using That as an example of the effect, what the effect can be on how a pension plan is treated
• I think that's more effective than a generalized letter that is not specific.
• how to teach K-12 students about the quantum opportunities.
• the teachers how to teach their.