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• We know that they want to complete that entire block to include that.
• Senator Block voting no. I vote 25 in the affirmative, 16 in the negative.
• Senator Block, thank you, Mr. President.
• President, Senator Block, that's outside the scope of this bill. Senator Block, thank you, Mr.
• I don't want to call it a gift. It's a New Mexico state flag.

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• The clerk will call the roll. Senator Bergman. Senator Block. Senator Boone. Senator Brantley.
• They call it her rebirth day. They call it her rebirth day. Mr.
• Senator Block. Mr.
• Senator Block voting no. Senator Block voting no.
• There's been a call for a roll-call vote.

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• Local Control Funding Formula and also categorical COLAs, an augmentation to the Learning Recovery Block
• This continues to be a concern; I just wanted to call it out again today, as we did last week.
• Okay, issue number two is the Learning Recovery Block Grant.
• I can only speak to the Learning Recovery Block Grant portion of this.
• So, our assessment for the block grant is really based on what we've been hearing from districts.

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• I just wanted to call it out again today, as we did last week.
• Okay, issue number two is a learning recovery block grant.
• The original $7.9 billion appropriation for the block grant was delayed.
• I could only speak to the Learning Recovery Block Grant portion of this.
• So there isn't the spending data we're collecting for the Learning Recovery Block Grant.

Summary: The committee heard presentations on the Governor’s education budget proposals for the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), Learning Recovery Block Grant, and Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELOP), followed by testimony from State Board of Education President Linda Darling-Hammond. On LCFF, Finance outlined the proposed 2.43% COLA, repayment of prior deferrals, and a trailer bill penalty for LEAs that fail to adopt Local Control Accountability Plans on time. The LAO said its COLA estimate was slightly lower and raised concerns that the Governor’s proposed TK staffing ratio increase may be more costly than estimated. Members also discussed whether the current COLA formula should better reflect California-specific or district staffing costs, and whether TK should be more clearly separated from the K-3 grade span adjustment to avoid larger K-3 class sizes. The chair asked staff to work with the LAO on both the TK/K-3 issue and alternative COLA calculations. For the Learning Recovery Block Grant, Finance proposed restoring the first of three delayed payments, $378.6 million one-time Proposition 98 General Fund, while the LAO recommended adopting the proposal but extending the expenditure deadline by at least a year. The LAO reported that districts had spent $1.6 billion of the $6.8 billion received through 2023-24 and said most districts were only now shifting from federal COVID relief to block grant spending. Members questioned whether the large state and federal investments were improving outcomes, citing declining reading and math trends, while Finance and the State Board president pointed to some signs of improvement, especially in math, attendance, and gains for some student groups. Darling-Hammond emphasized that student needs have grown, that recovery spending has gone to devices, ventilation, staffing, tutoring, summer school, and community schools, and that targeted interventions appear to be helping some districts recover faster than others. On ELOP, Finance proposed adding $435 million to expand universal access by lowering the Tier 1 threshold from 75% to 55% unduplicated pupils, bringing ongoing funding to $4.4 billion. The LAO said the estimate was reasonable but recommended delaying implementation for a year, aligning ELOP with ASES to reduce overlap, moving toward funding based on participation rather than enrollment, and considering a fixed Tier 2 rate. Members and witnesses discussed staffing challenges, the use of funds for students with disabilities, and uncertainty in Tier 2 funding caused by unspent dollars and opt-outs. Darling-Hammond supported ELOP as part of California’s broader after-school and summer learning strategy, said most districts are now offering full-day TK and expanded learning, and urged the state to reduce fragmentation across categorical programs and build more unified systems for funding, reporting, and support.

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• Brooke, please call the roll. Senator Arrington, here. Senator Avula, here. Senator Bernard.
• Please call the roll on Senate Bill 628. Senator Arrington? Yes. Senator Avila? Yes.
• Please call the roll on CS for Senate Bill 382. Senator Arrington: Yes.
• Please call the roll on Senate Bill 696. Senator Arrington: Yes. Senator Avila: Yes.
• With a truck blocking him? Well, it depends on the circumstances.

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development met with a quorum and considered five bills. Senate Bill 628, naming a portion of South Navy Boulevard in Pensacola as Warrior Sacrifice Way to honor three Navy sailors killed in the 2019 Naval Air Station Pensacola attack, drew supportive remarks from senators and was reported favorably. Senate Bill 382 addressed electric bicycles and scooters by requiring riders to yield to pedestrians, limit speed near pedestrians, and use audible signals, while creating an e-bike safety task force and reporting requirements; witnesses from law enforcement, local government, and school boards supported the bill but urged clearer inclusion of e-scooters and better data collection, and the bill was reported favorably. Senate Bill 880 created a Miami Northwestern Alumni Association specialty license plate to fund scholarships and school programs, and Senate Bill 696 authorized online trademark registration applications and updated trademark classification and verification procedures; both were reported favorably with little opposition. The committee also took up Chair DeSigley’s CS for SB 654 on traffic infraction enforcement cameras for red-light running, school-zone speeding, and school-bus violations. The bill aimed to increase consistency, transparency, and fairness by limiting data use, requiring records retention, authorizing virtual hearings, restricting commissions, and adding school board approval and reporting requirements for school-bus camera programs. An amendment was adopted to clarify several provisions, including the definition of careful and prudent driving, limits on camera data use, contract timing for commission prohibitions, and reporting on violations outside authorized enforcement periods. Members raised concerns about privacy, surveillance, school-zone notice, and whether all-day school-zone enforcement should continue; Hillsborough County law enforcement testified in support of all-day enforcement based on crash data, while the sponsor said he would continue working on clarifications. After debate, the amended bill was reported favorably.

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• Madam Secretary, please call the roll. We might be a little thin.
• Secretary, please call the roll. >> Right.
• <00:03:44.560> going we get into the next two blocks going we get into the next two blocks
• And then the the last block forward.
• purchase<00:18:47.760> request called the strategic purchase request called the strategic

Keywords: 0:20 Rollcall 2:28 Definition of Legacy system and demands of modern workplaces 10:48 Discussion of funding and planned expenditures 22:26 Contingency funding 23:16 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The House Budget Review Subcommittee on Personnel, Public Retirement, and Finance heard a presentation from the Commonwealth Office of Technology on legacy IT modernization funds and how they are used to address outdated, unsupported, or unsustainable systems. David Carter and Carrie Welch explained the state’s definition of a legacy system under KRS 7A.180, emphasizing not only vendor support issues but also changing business needs, regulatory compliance, and the loss of institutional knowledge for older systems. They described the office’s review process for determining whether a project qualifies, including assessing business risk, comparing options such as upgrades, replacements, shared solutions across agencies, or commercial products, and then matching the project to available funding. The presenters said COT reports twice a year to the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue on progress with legacy modernization projects. They reported 30 projects funded to date, with 18 completed, and said remaining projects are still moving forward while agencies continue to identify modernization needs. They highlighted examples of completed work, including modernized security cameras, replacement of unsupported systems, migration of documents to the Commonwealth Enterprise Content Management Platform, restoration of vendor support, a digital policy acknowledgement portal, replacement of the State Police dispatch system, and digitization of paper records for faster retrieval and better disaster resilience. Members asked for more detail on how the $10 million request would be allocated, including system-by-system spending, the split between software, hardware, vendor contracts, and staff time, and how the office determines when a system needs replacement. COT said it did not have a system-by-system or cost-category breakdown at the hearing but could provide one later, and explained that the funds are intended for development and first-time acquisition costs rather than ongoing maintenance. They also said the $5 million annual request was based on prior years’ experience and that agencies often contribute some funding themselves, so the program could still operate if appropriated less than the full amount. The committee then approved the minutes and adjourned.

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• Um, Let's Go ahead and call the rolls. Do we call her? No, no, OK, it's like I'm still in session.
• Uh, Jay Block, District 12, um, happy to be here. It's good to see some old friends. Thanks.
• , um, and, OK, so we'll start with Representative Block.
• They don't have the, the deep down LFC, um, so Senator Block, thank you, Madam Chair.
• So Senator Block, oh, thank you, Madam Chair.

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• The clerk will call the roll. Senator Bergman. Senator Block [member_14069].
• Roll call. There's been a request for roll call. All senators, to your seats, please.
• With that, I'll have the clerk call the roll. Senator Bergman votes yes. Senator Block votes yes.
• And our secretary will call, our chief clerk will call the roll.
• Senator Block? No. Senator Block votes no. Senator Boone? No. Senator Boone votes no.

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• Senator Block mentioned and briefly...
• Block, Senator Block [ID: member_14069] mentioned earlier, we were in Israel not too long ago.
• Starting January 1, we have a new reality, so you'll see the yellow blocks and the green blocks, because
• They progressively get more restrictive, which is why the green blocks—sorry, the yellow blocks—are in
• two different blocks.

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• And if you could call the roll, please. The nerve block. And if you could call the roll, please.
• If you could call the roll, please. Senator Block, aye. Senator Charley. Senator Gallegos.
• Madam Chair, Senator Block, let me back us up a moment. Senator Block, let me back us up a moment.
• And if you could please call the roll. Senator Block. Aye. Senator Charley. Senator Gallegos.
• And if you could call the roll, please. Senator Block. Aye. Senator Charley. Senator Gallegos.

Bills: SB21, SB42, SB81, SB101, SB139

Keywords: SB 21, Medicare supplement, Medigap, open enrollment, guaranteed issue, birthday month enrollment, health insurance, insurance regulation, senior health coverage, elderly, retiree, Medicare beneficiaries, preexisting conditions, underwriting restrictions, premium discrimination, New Mexico insurance law, superintendent of insurance, health care coverage, policy portability, healthcare

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• The members will answer the roll call by indicating their presence on the electronic voting board.
• Does any member request to take a resolution out of the block?
• Does any member request to remove a resolution from the block? Ms. Speaker, I apologize.
• Six, the five on block written on page two, and then there are two additional ones.
• And a fire is a fire, and professional departments run a lot more calls.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present. Members received introductions of Pastor Ralph S. Hodge of Second Baptist Church in Richmond and students from the 26th District and surrounding areas. The House also adopted House Resolution 2195 honoring Robert Stouffer, with a request that adjournment be in his memory. During personal privilege remarks, members spoke on Pride Month and LGBTQ+ rights, and another member delivered a lengthy floor speech opposing firearm restrictions and defending self-defense rights. The chamber then adopted memorial and commending resolutions in blocks, including additional commending resolutions added by the clerk. The main item of business was House Bill 30, the budget, on which the House considered the governor’s 14 amendments. Amendments 3, 4, and 5 were taken up together and adopted, followed by adoption of Amendment 1 on referendum costs, Amendment 2 on Atlantic research support, Amendment 6 expanding REGO utility credit to cooperatives, Amendment 7 clarifying law-enforcement facial covering restrictions, Amendment 8 creating a firefighter cancer screening grant program, Amendment 9 funding a digital services team, Amendment 10 relating to acquisition of Oak Hill Farm, Amendment 11 on data center electricity tax technical changes, Amendment 12 on local sales tax referendum timing, Amendment 13 on paid sick leave, and Amendment 14 on firearms in public areas and delayed enactment. Most amendments passed by substantial margins, with Amendment 8 adopted unanimously. The House completed work on the calendar and then agreed to a motion to stand in recess pursuant to House Resolution 2069.

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• Just to let you know, they blocked the driveway. People were getting into the driveway.
• They blocked the front of the church, where you couldn't get into the church.
• What if the pride parade wants to go through and they call that a religious meeting?
• What if the parade wants to go through and they call that a religious meeting?
• Members, we will have a roll call vote.

Bills: SB1519, SB1775, SB1900, SB1948, SB2080, SB1226, SB1456, SB1462, SB1463, SB1980, SB1479, SB1608, SB1923

Keywords: municipal zoning, home-based businesses, no-impact businesses, local government, regulation, short-term rentals, municipal ordinance, municipal court, court of record, court not of record, city penalties, fine limits, penalty cap, ordinance enforcement, state statute, traffic offenses, speeding, parking, DUI, DWI

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• We have Senator Block followed by Senator Trujillo. Senator Block. Thank you, Mr. President.
• Senator Block. Her name is Noel. Congratulations once again, Senator Brandt. Senator Block.
• We called him Mr. T, and later on he was just known as T.
• President, and Senator Block. Thank you for all your remarks.
• The Senate will stand in recess until the call of the chair.

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• Many professors are asking; they call our...
• They were built in the 1950s, cinder block.
• Senator Block. Let her come in at the end, so you can go ahead, Senator Block. Thank you, Mr.
• Chair, Senator Block, I'll have to get back to you.
• We also, in 2018, started a day labor program called Mono e Mono.

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• It's called the Early Academic Outreach Program.
• the new year, and even maintenance of our schools or whatever it might be, we get the calls.
• Some use what’s called the bucket system.
• We support the SCFF COLA increase to 4.8% and the $100.6 million Student Support Block Grant.
• So there’s an ask on additional block grants for the community colleges.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Budget Subcommittee on Education heard May Revision proposals covering higher education, including the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education, the University of California, California Community Colleges, the California Student Aid Commission, UC College of the Law, San Francisco, and trailer bill reporting changes. For the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education, the administration proposed a one-time $10 million General Fund backfill to repay a special fund loan taken to cover litigation costs, plus provisional language to adjust for a pending legal expense and to repay the loan without interest. The LAO opposed shifting costs to the General Fund and raised legal concerns about an interest-free loan under Proposition 26. Senators asked about whether the $10 million would cover the litigation and about the estimated $245,000 in interest savings. For UC, the May Revision maintained the Governor’s ongoing support and included budget language requiring campuses to grow by 2,968 California undergraduates in 2026-27. UC also sought $1.5 million in one-time General Fund support for the First Star foster youth program. UC described strong outcomes for the UCLA program, while the LAO recommended rejecting the new spending because UC already has overlapping outreach programs, including the Early Academic Outreach Program, and because the need for new state funding was not clear. Senators debated whether the proposal duplicated existing services and discussed the program’s reported college-going and completion rates. The committee also heard a request for $1 million ongoing General Fund for UC College of the Law, San Francisco, to maintain campus safety services; the college described its shared-campus model and public-interest mission, while the LAO noted the college was also raising tuition and that the proposal would maintain, rather than expand, current security spending. The committee then reviewed community college proposals. Finance outlined a larger May Revision package centered on a 4.31% SCFF COLA, enrollment growth funding, categorical COLAs, a one-time Adult Learner Demonstration Project allocation, deferred maintenance, and other ongoing and one-time items. The Chancellor’s Office supported the package but asked for more enrollment growth funding, a higher growth rate, and additional policy changes. The LAO recommended at least funding the statutory 2.87% COLA, then considering whether to redirect remaining funds to enrollment growth, categorical COLAs, or one-time priorities; it recommended rejecting the Adult Learner Demonstration Project. Senators questioned the use of the discretionary COLA to cover paid pregnancy disability leave, the impact on hold harmless and basic aid districts, and whether the state should instead create a separate categorical. The Chancellor’s Office and Finance said the COLA approach was intended to provide flexibility, though Finance said it was open to further discussion about districts that would not receive direct funding. For student aid, Finance described May Revision changes to Cal Grant and the Middle Class Scholarship, including a one-time reduction tied to lower estimated costs and a later true-up, as well as proposals for the Golden State Teacher Grant Program and implementation of the federal Workforce Pell program. CSAC supported the financial aid investments but urged more time and clearer implementation planning for Workforce Pell, noting the need for state approval processes, data linkages, and likely ongoing administrative workload. The LAO recommended rejecting additional Golden State Teacher Grant funding and cautioned that the Workforce Pell trailer bill and one-time funding were premature given the new federal rules and unclear workload. Senators also raised concerns about the Middle Class Scholarship reduction, the need to support students facing higher living costs, and the decline in CADA/DREAM Act applications, with CSAC saying the drop did not reflect reduced need and that outreach should be strengthened. The final item was a set of technical trailer bill changes to shift some UC, CSU, and community college reporting from annual to biennial and consolidate reports; Finance said there were no programmatic changes.

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• So with that, go ahead, Representative Block. Representative Block: Thank you, Madam Chair.
• And I've called the city of Albuquerque services, so you don't call it APD, Vice Chair Lopez: but I've
• We call those the GROW.
• Madam Chair: Representative Block. Representative Block: Thank you, Madam Chair. Mr.
• Representative Block: Gurginsky.

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• The clerk will call the roll. Senator Bergman, Senator Block, Senator Boone, Mayor... Thank you.
• Her parents live just two blocks down the street from my mom.
• Senator Block. Thank you, Mr. President. Senator Block. Mr. President, nobody likes him.
• complex called Pa.
• I'm going to call out the students first.

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• Thank you, Senator Block. Thank you. Mr. Chair, Jay Block, Rio Rancho in Northwest Albuquerque.
• Chair, Senator Block, again, that's a VA cemetery.
• Chair, Senator Block.
• We're not called to do that work, although we will try to do it.
• Chair, there's a group called Nuclear Care Partners.

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• Not blocking traffic, not disrupting anything.
• blocking streets. blocking streets.
• away, and I get a I was a couple blocks away, and I get a frantic<00:21:44.480> call<00:21:44.680
• It's illegal to block the street. Right? It's illegal sidewalk. Okay. >> Let's keep our...
• illegal to block the street. illegal to block the street. Right?

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Summary: House File 2809 was taken up, and Representative Hudson moved the bill with a recommendation to the General Register. The committee adopted the author’s amendment A1, which changed the effective date from 2025 to 2026. Hudson described the bill as a narrow prohibition on protests at or around a person’s dwelling, arguing that homes deserve special protection from coercive or intimidating conduct and citing Supreme Court precedent on focused residential picketing. He said the bill would not apply to residences that also function as businesses or public meeting places and emphasized that it would apply equally to private citizens and public officials. Several members raised constitutional and drafting concerns. Representative Curran said the bill appeared too broad and could sweep in lawful expressive activity, including people standing on their own property with signs, and questioned whether it would survive constitutional scrutiny. Representative Pinto argued the bill either duplicates existing criminal laws or goes beyond the conduct Hudson described, stressing that the law should focus on conduct rather than the label of protest. Representative Bentele and Representative Hollins asked for clearer definitions of “protest,” “residence,” and whether the bill would reach sidewalks, streets, Airbnbs, and other public or mixed-use spaces. Representative Watson noted existing laws on targeted residential picketing, harassment, and stalking and asked what gap the bill was meant to fill. Hudson responded that the bill was intended to address coercive, disruptive activity and said he was open to amendments to clarify that constitutionally protected activity in places where a person has a right to be would not be affected. He argued that current laws are not always enforced consistently and that the bill would clarify legislative intent for law enforcement and prosecutors. The discussion ended without a final vote on the bill itself, after members and the author indicated a willingness to continue working on the language.

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• I suppose, Madam Chair, Representative Block.
• Madam Chair, thank you, Representative Block.
• That equivalent position on the hospital side used to be called psych techs; now they're called direct
• , but I still call children.
• So they have taken, ACS has taken over 100,000 calls, they report, and each one of those calls diverts