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• I was trying to be careful with taxpayer resources and understanding that FDLE security does come at
• But this is one step in the reflection of the way Florida's moving forward, safety and security, and
• It repeals the Florida China Linkage Institute.
• Integrity of these systems is foundational to economic stability and to our national security.
• So the state solutions have a big impact on national security.

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• The physical structure of our institutions, the working conditions of our institutions, are really difficult
• They're all over the institutions.
• They're all over the institutions.
• I'm with Group Training Institute.
• my safety and security.

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• With me is Ed Howard with the Children's Advocacy Institute.
• I was unable to secure one for today.
• I was unable to secure one for today.
• My name is Celine Lopez, and I am an Economic Security Fellow from the Solis Policy Institute, co-sponsor
• Tracy Michelle Porter, Solis Policy Institute Fellow.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Human Services heard a long agenda of bills focused largely on child welfare, foster care, child care, CalWORKs, mandated reporting, and public benefits. Early items included AB 890, which would ease county transfer rules for nonminor dependents in extended foster care; AB 461, which would replace punitive truancy-related penalties with supportive services for families; and AB 753, which would create an interim associate teacher pathway to help address the child care workforce shortage. Testimony on these bills emphasized barriers faced by foster youth, low-income families, and child care providers, and members expressed support for the general policy direction. The committee also heard AB 926 on foster care visitation, AB 563 on early childhood planning and reporting, AB 601 on standardized mandated reporter training, AB 1074 on CalWORKs reunification aid, AB 822 extending the Commission on the State of Hate, AB 970 creating a Los Angeles County mandated reporter pilot, AB 1161 protecting public benefits during disasters, AB 1172 allowing trained staff to administer emergency seizure medication in community care settings, and AB 363 expanding CalWORKs student supports and work-study. Witnesses generally supported these measures as ways to reduce trauma, improve reunification, modernize reporting and training, and expand access to services. County welfare and child welfare groups, advocacy organizations, and providers largely testified in support, while some bills drew concerns from county representatives about implementation or needed amendments. Several bills were voted out of committee, often unanimously and sometimes as amended, including AB 926, AB 563, AB 601, AB 1074, AB 822, AB 970, AB 1161, and AB 1172; AB 1172 was reported on call. The committee also took up consent items and later voted on subcommittee-held bills AB 461, AB 753, and AB 890, leaving them on call. At the end of the hearing, the committee heard AB 1211, which would protect CalFresh benefits from federal cuts and require a feasibility study on increasing benefits and eligibility; testimony stressed rising food insecurity and the economic importance of food assistance, but the transcript ends before a final vote on that bill.

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• ,<00:08:46.800> and to team Clark, to this institution, and to team Clark, to this institution
• that I secured for our Texas farmers. that I secured for our Texas farmers.
• All points of order institutions.
• American people about social security. American people about social security.
• Pay attention, Social Security.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• I'm a researcher at the nonpartisan nonprofit Public Policy Institute of California.
• Or actually, we'll go to the CEO of the Agricultural Institute of Marin.
• I'm on Social Security, and my disability comes with a lot of dietary restrictions.
• We're talking about addressing food security. So this is a program that reduces hunger.
• And I think, to Andrew's point, you know, the entire ecosystem of food security...

Summary: The joint oversight hearing focused on food insecurity in California and how state and federal nutrition programs, agricultural production, and food distribution systems intersect. Assemblymembers emphasized that many Californians, including farmworkers, seniors, children, and communities of color, remain food insecure despite California’s agricultural abundance. Panelists and members discussed CalFresh, WIC, school meals, Sun Bucks, food banks, and the impact of federal policy changes, including possible nutrition cuts, tariffs, and immigration enforcement, on access to food and the agricultural workforce. Secretary Karen Ross described CDFA programs aimed at improving access to fresh food and supporting local agriculture, including the senior farmers’ market program, California Nutrition Incentive Program, Healthy Refrigeration Grant Program, Community Food Hubs, Farm to School, urban agriculture, and a proposed tribal food sovereignty program. She said these efforts help connect local producers to consumers, expand healthy food access, and build infrastructure such as refrigeration, mobile markets, and aggregation hubs. Department of Social Services Deputy Director Alexis Fernandez Garcia outlined CalFresh, CFAP, Sun Bucks, CACFP, emergency food programs, and tribal nutrition assistance, noting that CalFresh and related programs significantly reduce poverty and food insecurity, but participation gaps remain for non-English speakers, some Asian American communities, and undocumented households. PPIC researcher Tess Thorman presented data showing that 13% of California households experienced food insecurity in 2023, with higher rates among households with children and Latino, Black, and other households. She said nutrition programs reduce poverty and food hardship, but federal rules, income thresholds, immigration restrictions, and high living costs limit their reach. Members asked about simplifying applications, improving call center access, increasing outreach in multiple languages, and adjusting benefits for inflation. Officials said the state has used available federal options to streamline enrollment, improve customer service, and target outreach, but many core rules and benefit levels are set federally. The second panel shifted to food production and market access. A farmer, a UC food systems leader, and a produce distributor described efforts to connect small and medium farms with food banks, schools, universities, and Medi-Cal food-as-medicine programs. They highlighted programs such as Farms Together, the USDA Southwest Regional Food Business Center, Farm to School, food hubs, and climate-smart infrastructure grants as ways to create stable markets for local growers while improving food access. Speakers also raised concerns about land tenure, consolidation, regulatory burdens, labor constraints, and the loss of federal funding, and members discussed whether state investments and Prop. 4 funds could help sustain and expand these efforts.

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• like synagogues and churches and places of worship secure their buildings, hire security personnel, have
• and not non-profit security grants.
• , particularly Jewish institutions, helps to bolster the safety and security of these institutions.
• and Chabad to ensure their security.
• Security. committee.

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• That feels like it would be a little bit unfair to the employees of those institutions that wouldn't
• So it would essentially be a huge cost that the institution would incur.
• And I think security is probably a misnomer.
• We’re requesting the establishment of the California Black-Serving Institutions grant program.
• Hello, Rachel Shacluno, on behalf of the Institute for College Access and Success.

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• the federal law and in SB 880 and include build-to-rent developments, rent-to-own programs, large institution-to-institution
• And then you're saying you can't sell institutional investor to institutional investor. Right.
• And then you're saying you can't sell institutional investor to institutional investors.
• So what you said is institutional buyers can sell to, or can buy from, institutional sellers.
• And if it wasn't for Social Security, she would not have an income.

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• Next, we have Turner Lozell with the James Madison Institute. Thank you all.
• My name is Turner Lozell with the James Madison Institute.
• Chamber Institute for Legal Reform waving in support.
• We have William Large, Florida Justice Reform Institute, waiving in support.
• Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, is waiving in support.

Summary: The Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability met with a quorum present and first postponed SB 1650. The committee then heard and favorably reported SB 308, which implements the Florida Museum of Black History task force recommendations by designating St. Johns County as the museum site and creating a board to work with a supporting nonprofit. It also favorably reported SB 7020, which reenacts a public records exemption for certain Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services aquaculture and shellfish production records. Members then considered SB 692 on cybersecurity standards and liability. The bill creates a presumption against liability for private businesses that follow updated cybersecurity frameworks and reporting requirements, and a similar protection for local governments that comply with state standards. An amendment was adopted to prevent local governments from imposing separate cybersecurity standards on vendors and to clarify vendor definitions and effective dates. The Florida Justice Association opposed the bill, raising concerns about local government immunity, the practical effect of the presumption for private entities, and retroactivity, while business and industry groups supported it. After debate, the committee reported the bill favorably as amended. The committee also favorably reported SB 572, which updates ethics law to include legally recognized foster parents and foster children in the definition of relative; SB 1442, which revises the long-range program plan to require more specific performance metrics and agency-specific measures; SB 1106, which replaces references to the West Bank with Judea and Samaria in state agency and educational materials; SB 474, which revises military leave and related benefits for public employees and officials, with three amendments adopted; and SB 350, which revises public records protections for crime victims and law enforcement officers who are victims, including a 72-hour confidentiality period for officers in certain cases. Finally, the committee approved SPB 7032 as a committee bill to shift more fleet management responsibility from DMS to state agencies while preserving reporting to DMS. The meeting ended after members recorded additional votes and the committee adjourned.

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• Resolution No. 140 by Senator Miller is a resolution to urge and request the Louisiana State Law Institute
• They should report back by January 1 on this study from the Law Institute.
• Two members representing the banking and security industry appointed by the Senate chairman on commerce
• In those instances, institutions may use a preponderance of the evidence standard, but only when it is
• Something as simple as a properly secure connection, a pin, or a secondary attachment could have saved

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• , cyber security, and resilience... ...security, cyber security, and resilience of local distribution
• The Secure Grid Act is a timely bill to enhance a state's ability to manage the security of their energy
• consider cyber and physical security protections to their energy... ...security protections to their
• I rise in support of H.R. 7257, the Secure Grid Act, which I of H.R. 7257, the Secure Grid Act, which
• It effectively ensures that the director of DoD's Office of Cyber Security, Energy Security, and Emergency

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, June 29, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• federal money goes to Minnesota applicants. security grant program began in 17 after security grant
• c> grant security the nonprofit security grant security the nonprofit security grant program<00:47
• <00:49:48.799> is if their sense of security is if their sense of security is compromised<
• So we're looking at security equipment: security cameras, upgrading locks, scanning equipment for the
• So we're looking at security equipment: security cameras, upgrading locks, scanning equipment for the

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• After that, we will have the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition with us.
• Such things are school security and hardening, safety and security for Jewish day schools, capital outlay
• I put this security feature in; it's doing this.
• some of the special work that we do at the Institute.
• contracts for the Institute.

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• Security Administration. Security Administration.
• Security number.
• Security number.
• Security number.
• Security number.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, December 1, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Senate present and past CIA, DIA, FBI, SEC, Homeland Security, the Justice Department.
• , the securities industry and that the world of consumer finance.
• And so I would say that that is one very important use case on the institutional side.
• And, >> you know, is it going to be an institution? Is it going to be market participants?
• So security mySA security. My retirement. I can't survive.

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• , and we who continue to have issues with ransomware, security, and we just want to be able to provide
• this service to these local governments to help them improve their security posture and their networks
• Moved by Hogan, seconded by S. who continue to have issues with ransomware, security, and we just want
• Section 3 is a section regarding security that's provided by the offeror.
• Those, the way statutes are written, may impact higher education institutions.

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• We are a major land-grant institution.
• institutions, I wouldn't be sitting in front of you.
• And so I'm a proud product of a land-grant institution.
• , and I would say... ...that gave a major jolt to our institution, and I would say institutions across
• And we are going to be doing a work session on food security.

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

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• to students from grants supported by Hispanic-serving institutions, grants for minority-serving institutions
• minority serving institutions for those anapese grants.
• Pacific Islander-Serving Institution, or AANAPISI.
• They secure the funding to get there.
• And as I think about the 87 institutions that make up AICCU, that's 87 institutions and 87 communities

Summary: The Assembly Higher Education Committee held an oversight hearing on how federal actions are affecting California higher education, with opening remarks from the chair and members emphasizing the importance of state-federal shared governance and the need to protect access, affordability, and campus diversity. The first panel included leaders from the CSU, University of the Pacific, California Community Colleges, and UC, who described broad impacts from federal grant terminations, changes to student aid, loan limits, visa and immigration policy, and proposed reductions to research support. Testimony focused on the elimination of Grad PLUS loans, caps on Parent PLUS and Pell-related changes, the loss or suspension of hundreds of grants, and the resulting harm to student support services, research, workforce pipelines, food assistance, and health care training. UC and CSU representatives warned of major losses in research funding, indirect cost reimbursement, and student opportunities, while community college leaders highlighted uncertainty around federal grants and the need to maintain services for low-income, first-generation, undocumented, and other vulnerable students. Committee members asked how the state could respond, including through intersegmental partnerships, dual enrollment, transfer pathways, and support for basic needs and nutrition programs. Witnesses said California could help by sustaining financial aid, protecting minority-serving institution programs, and investing in research, housing, and workforce development. Several speakers stressed that federal changes were creating instability for students and campuses, and that the effects would likely be long-lasting, especially in health care, teaching, STEM, and social work pipelines. A second panel then focused on equitable access. The California Student Aid Commission described state efforts such as the $3.9 billion investment in aid programs, the Cal Grant system, the Dream Act, and possible reforms to better serve adult learners, foster youth, undocumented students, and students with dependents. The Los Angeles Community College District reported that federal cuts and policy shifts are discouraging students from applying for aid, threatening TRIO and MSI/HSI-funded services, and reducing support for basic needs, counseling, and workforce programs. The Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities and the CSU Academic Senate echoed concerns about FAFSA confusion, international student restrictions, grant losses, and the erosion of equity-focused programs. No formal votes or legislative actions were taken during the hearing; the committee primarily received testimony and discussed possible state responses.

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• There's a lot of growth in this, you know, from cyber security.
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• <01:15:13.560> or engineering or information security or engineering or information security
• institutions throughout the state of New institutions throughout the state of New Hampshire<01:28:22.760

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• As shareholder advocates, we directly engage corporate CEOs, senior management, and institutional investors
• Would it protect the lending institution, or is it just protecting the person applying?
• Senate Bill 383 protects our coastal economy, wildlife, national security, and energy future.
• Or because you're concerned that institutional... ...if they exist.
• Or because you're concerned that institutional investors need our protection?

Summary: The Senate took up and passed Senate Bill 945, which concerns political shareholder proposals by insurers and insurance holding companies. Senator Hughes argued the bill would protect Texas-based insurers from activist shareholder pressure, especially proposals aimed at limiting insurance coverage for oil and gas companies for ESG or political reasons. The motion to suspend the regular order was adopted over objection, and SB 945 passed to engrossment on a 20-10 vote with one present not voting. The chamber also passed Senate Bill 1117, allowing any Texas-licensed dentist to administer botulinum toxin in oral or maxillofacial regions for aesthetic purposes, and House Joint Resolution 98, renewing Texas’s application for an Article 5 Convention of States to propose amendments on fiscal restraints, federal power limits, and term limits. Both measures advanced after debate and roll-call votes; SB 1117 passed unanimously after suspension of the three-day rule, and H.J.R. 98 was adopted on a 17-14 vote. Members then approved several other measures, including the committee substitute for House Bill 142 on HHSC’s Office of Inspector General and Medicaid overpayment recovery, Senate Bill 2373 on AI-enabled financial fraud and deepfake/phishing schemes, Senate Bill 2221 on fraudulent UCC financing statements, and Senate Bill 2681 on the basis for third-party voter-registration challenges. The Senate also adopted a resolution authorizing a Texas Life Monument replica at the Capitol complex, and passed S.J.R. 59 creating funds for Texas State Technical College capital needs. The body debated and passed Senate Bill 946, which would bar credit discrimination against organizations based on social, political, religious, or similar value-based considerations and require credit decisions to rest on creditworthiness. Senators raised concerns that the bill could create a special protected class for non-human entities or conflict with existing state policies, but the bill advanced to engrossment on a 20-11 vote. The Senate also passed Senate Bill 2477 to ease office-to-residential conversions in large cities after adopting an amendment negotiated with municipal stakeholders, and began consideration of Senate Bill 715 on ERCOT reliability requirements for generators, including existing generation, with extensive debate over impacts on renewables, power purchase agreements, and grid reliability.