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• Writing down today, I was thinking about this whole program, and I was looking at learning disability
• Writing down today I was thinking point.
• >> So any provider that provides service or instruction to students in New Hampshire, they all need to
• >> So any provider that provides service or instruction to students in New Hampshire, they all need to
• >> So any provider that provides service or instruction to students in New Hampshire, they all need to

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The commission to study the cost of special education met, confirmed a quorum, introduced members and guests, and approved the minutes from the October 29 meeting. Members noted the commission’s mandate under Senate Bill 57 and emphasized the need to focus on recommendations and findings by July 1, 2026. The chair also distributed additional handouts, including materials related to the Education Freedom Account (EFA) program and administrative rules tied to differentiated aid and disability determinations. The main discussion centered on how students qualify for differentiated aid under the EFA program. Matt Sutherton of the Children’s Scholarship Fund explained that the organization, which contracts with the state to administer EFAs, accepts either school-district/IEP documentation or a medical certification of disability (MCD) from a licensed medical professional. Members questioned how this process relates to the state’s special education rules and whether the school-district examiner standards in ED 107/1107.04 apply to EFAs. Sutherton said the MCD form, created with the department, requires the medical professional to sign that they are qualified to make the determination and to identify the disability. Several members expressed concern that the EFA process is less rigorous than the school-district IEP process and may be inflating disability counts. One member argued that the administrative rules cited are primarily for school districts, not EFAs, and said the Department of Education may not know how many of the roughly 890 EFA students receiving differentiated aid came through school-district documentation versus the MCD pathway. Another member said the EFA system appears more generous than the school system and raised concerns about oversight, auditing, and whether the program’s data are accurate. Sutherton said the organization reviews signed documentation, credentials, and diagnosis information, and may request additional records to help adjudicate expenses. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the prior minutes.

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• Speaker, I'm instructed by the Senate to inform the Mr.
• Speaker, I’m instructed by the Senate to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate moves that
• Speaker, I’m instructed by the Senate to inform the House of Representatives that… Mr.
• Speaker, I’m instructed by the Senate to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate conferees
• Speaker, I’m instructed by the Senate to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate has taken

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• I'm very proud to expand access for California students, but we do need the funding to provide instruction
• This significant budget reduction to the UC San Diego campus will impact services and instruction, student
• services and instruction.
• This significant budget reduction to the UC San Diego campus will impact services and instruction, student
• services and instruction.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance held an extended hearing focused primarily on University of California budget issues, enrollment, housing, and Title IX. Chair David Alvarez opened by noting the governor’s proposed 8% ongoing General Fund reduction to UC, the deferral of compact funding, and the College of the Law budget item, while emphasizing that no votes would be taken that day. Public commenters, including UC Davis employees and lecturers, urged restoration of UC funding and opposed the hiring freeze, saying cuts would worsen staffing shortages, reduce research capacity, and harm students and patients. On UC core operations, the Department of Finance said the governor’s budget maintains the compact but defers $240.8 million in ongoing support and continues a planned 7.95% reduction, while the LAO recommended rejecting the deferrals and instead making any changes in the budget year. UC San Diego’s chancellor and UC Office of the President argued the cuts and deferrals would create major campus shortfalls, force hiring freezes, larger class sizes, fewer course offerings, delayed projects, and possible layoffs. Committee members questioned whether cuts could be shifted away from students and toward administration, discussed UCOP reserves and bond debt, and noted that UC’s budget structure makes the campus-level impact larger than the headline reduction. The committee also reviewed enrollment trends and nonresident replacement. The LAO said UC resident enrollment has grown and recommended revisiting 2026-27 targets and pausing the nonresident replacement plan if state funding does not improve. UC said it has exceeded California undergraduate enrollment and nonresident replacement goals, but warned that continued growth without funding would force enrollment reductions and harm quality. Members discussed the role of nonresident and international students, tuition rates, and the value of UC as a pathway for California students and a source of talent for the state. A separate housing item covered the state’s Higher Education Student Housing Grant Program. UC reported that recent bond savings could support additional affordable beds at UC Davis and UC Santa Barbara, but the LAO and Finance noted the Legislature would need to decide how to use the $6.2 million in savings from the original projects. The committee also heard a Title IX update from UC’s systemwide civil rights office, which described campus Title IX structures, training, and policy enforcement, and said the system has been working to improve confidentiality guidance and streamline complaint processes after survey feedback showed confusion and lengthy procedures.

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• write write wrongs<00:37:22.839> this<00:37:22.960> is<00:37:23.119> a<00:37:23.359
• and we need your support urgently writed and we need your support urgently please<00:37:29.000> to
• So not only are they instructing people how to dive, they're instructing instructors how to teach people
• So not only are they instructing people how to dive, they're instructing instructors how to teach people
• So not only are they instructing people how to dive, they're instructing instructors how to teach people

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• That is a great provision that deals with hours of instruction and some of that experimental learning
• Came back next year, they came and said, well, instructional time—I think this is what it is—instructional
• hours of instruction is in statute.
• This isn't the bill that I would write, but we're in divided government. We need to work together.
• You know, Chair Jordan talked about the unfortunate instructional hours piece.

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• . >> Chair Michaels: YOU ARE RECOGNIZED WRITE A FOLLOW-UP. >> Rep. Joseph: THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.
• THE BILL LAYS OUT WHAT THE BASELINE IS AND INSTRUCTS THEM TO CONDUCT RULEMAKING TO FLUSH THAT OUT.

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• <01:33:49.120> they agree with you and so in writing they agree with you and so in writing
• Now, the school board can, in writing, say, "We agree with you, uh, and here's why," or "We disagree
• Uh, is it everything or just something that's actually being instructed?
• Um, for example, explicit<03:41:20.239> instructions<03:41:20.960> on<03:41:21.279>
• I talked to a principal at another school who said it's right in the instructions, the rules of SAU,

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 102, which would make informational materials about type 1 diabetes available on the Department of Education website. Senator Ward said the bill is intended to help parents, teachers, and school staff recognize early symptoms such as thirst, frequent urination, fatigue, and weight loss so children can be referred for care before they develop diabetic ketoacidosis. He noted that a newer blood test can identify some children at risk earlier than in the past. Members asked how people would be directed to the website, and Ward said the information would be posted online and also distributed in handouts, with school personnel helping spread awareness. He emphasized the bill is informational only and not a diagnostic or treatment tool. Several supporters testified in favor, including representatives from the Dartmouth Diabetes Link and students with type 1 diabetes who described delayed diagnoses, emergency hospitalizations, and the difficulty of having symptoms misunderstood as stress, athletics, or normal teenage changes. They said the bill could help parents, teachers, and peers recognize warning signs earlier and reduce the risk of life-threatening ketoacidosis. One witness noted that New Hampshire ranks high in childhood type 1 diabetes, and another said even a single person seeing the information could make a difference. A retired diabetes educator and state representative also testified in support. The hearing on SB 102 was then closed. The committee then opened the hearing on Senate Bill 211, which would require school sports teams to be designated as male, female, or co-ed, bar biological males from female-designated teams and locker rooms, and create a cause of action for violations. Senator Avard said the bill responds to constituent concerns and is meant to protect fairness, safety, and privacy for biological females. In questioning, he said girls could still play on boys’ teams, but boys could not play on girls’ teams, and he said he would be open to changes. Opponents, including an attorney from LGBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders, argued the bill is substantially the same as a law passed the previous year that was already challenged in federal court and found likely unconstitutional under equal protection and Title IX; they urged the committee to mark it inexpedient to legislate. The transcript cuts off before any committee vote or further action on SB 211.

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• Uh, in major cases the agent may be writing the search warrant at a separate location.
• We are not CPR trained, and we are instructed to never touch a resident unless instructed to by 911.
• a resident unless instructed to by touch a resident unless instructed to by 911.<02:51:51.359> Um
• I will share the rest in writing. Thank you. >> All right, sir.
• I will share the rest in writing. Thank you. >> All right, sir.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• National Guard and travel to or from service and duty under state active service under the instruction
• <00:29:49.399> of active service under the instruction of active service under the instruction
• to create a process research write to create a process research write circulate<01:54:55.679>
• could put your uh testimony in writing could put your uh testimony in writing with<01:57:08.800>
• That's very helpful information, and it's also the kind of information we like in writing.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Why are we letting billion-dollar corporations off the hook for our Minnesota families to write the check
• Why are we letting billion-dollar corporations off the hook for our Minnesota families to write the check
• Chair Rest: It would seem to be very instructive if one of the environment committees would take a look
• Would seem to be very instructive far.
• Would seem to be very instructive if<00:21:02.400> um<00:21:03.600> uh<00:21:03.760>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• A lot of your insurance companies feel that it's less expensive to go to trial than to write a check.
• And, unfortunately, in insurance companies, rather than go to trial, they'll write a check.
• That was why I was wondering how we write this, because what the family went through was before even
• Members, voters with visual impairments have reported difficulty reading the instructions that accompany
• professionals that is provided by qualified handgun instructors with classroom training. and field instruction

Bills: HB223

Keywords: municipal budget, county budget, local government finance, spending cap, expenditure limit, inflation plus population growth, taxpayer impact statement, budget transparency, property tax, fees, Legislative Budget Board, voter approval, disaster spending, fiscal restraint, Texas Local Government Code, city budget, county expenditures, 1185, senate, all

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• So I want to be sure that the nursing board got the intent right, that an APRN can write a different
• As long as they're treating the same ADHD or whatever it is, they can write a different prescription,
• It's about the instruction. It's about learning teamwork.
• Homeschool parents routinely use curriculum books and online instruction to teach subjects we may not
• I ask that the rules make clear that parent-led instruction and the materials used for that instruction

Summary: The Administrative Rules Subcommittee met to review a long agenda of agency rule changes, beginning with housekeeping on the order of business and then taking up rules from multiple state agencies. Early items included Department of Energy and Environment rules on landfill post-closure trust fund spending thresholds and liquefied petroleum gas standards, DFA’s odometer disclosure rule allowing electronic signatures and disclosures, and several Department of Health rules covering ionizing radiation, mobile home and recreational parks, lead-based paint, counseling licensure, hearing instrument dispensers, athletic training, dental specialties and compacts, nursing, pharmacy, physician assistants, medical compacts, speech-language pathology and audiology, radiologic technology, massage therapy, community health workers, doula certification, and cosmetology/body art. Most of these were described as technical updates, conformity with recent acts, federal standards, or compact participation, and nearly all were approved without objection after brief questions and, in many cases, no public comment. The committee also reviewed Department of Labor and Licensing rules on minimum wage/independent contractor standards, boiler rules, motor vehicle commission requirements for ATV/LSV dealers, professional wrestling regulation, appraiser qualifications, and military recruiting and retention programs. Testimony generally emphasized that the rules implemented recent legislation, updated fees or licensing standards, or streamlined existing processes. Members asked a few questions about fee structures, the rationale for regulating professional wrestling, and how the National Guard’s public-private partnership and incentive programs would work; the department said the recruiting incentives would be funded from existing appropriations and were intended to improve retention and force strength. These rules were also approved without objection. The most extensive discussion came on the Department of Education’s Arkansas Children’s Educational Freedom Account Program rule. The department said the revisions, based on Act 920 of 2025, were intended to add guardrails, clarify allowable expenses, and speed approval of core educational purchases. Changes included defining core educational expenses, limiting certain sports-related spending, adding an intentional misuse standard, restricting phone purchases except for disability-related needs, setting a $1,000 threshold for additional review of technology purchases, capping carryover funds at $8,500, and creating a reconsideration process for denied expenses. Members raised concerns about safeguards, appeals, sports equipment, provider credentialing, rural vendor access, and whether the department would be flexible or overly restrictive. The department said it would review every request, provide written explanations for denials, allow appeals up to the State Board, and refer suspected fraud to prosecutors if necessary. After hearing from 13 members of the public, the committee continued to discuss the rule, but the transcript ends before any final vote on the EFA rule is shown.

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• Uh, writing to you on behalf of the Board of Education. You have the written testimony.
• traditionally 1,080 school hours and 180 school days, and course content generally is 120 hours of instruction
• c><00:16:22.040> 120<00:16:22.880> hours<00:16:23.040> of<00:16:23.120> instruction
• generally is 120 hours of instruction. generally is 120 hours of instruction.
• And so, one of the options for the new requirement, writing financial literacy, is to afford students

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on SCR 78, which urges the Department of Education to strengthen natural health education and adopt a comprehensive menstrual cycle curriculum. The Department of Education said it supported the intent and had offered technical amendments to scaffold the curriculum by grade level. The Commission on the Status of Women and several advocates, including students and Ma'i Movement Hawaiʻi, testified in support, describing gaps in menstrual health education, stigma, and the need for more inclusive, age-appropriate instruction. No opposition was heard, and the chair moved on after no questions from members. The committee then took up SCR 194, urging the Department of Education to meet the criteria to recognize cheerleading as a Title IX sport. The Department supported the measure, noting recent expansion of girls flag football and surfing as recognized sports and saying cheerleading would create additional opportunities for students. The Commission on the Status of Women also supported the resolution, saying it could improve participation, resource allocation, and representation for female students. No opposition or further action was recorded in the excerpt. Finally, the committee discussed SCR 195, requesting the Board of Education and Department of Education to revise graduation requirements to include a standalone financial literacy course. The Board of Education and Department of Education both supported the intent but cautioned against a one-size-fits-all mandate, emphasizing school-level flexibility, existing stand-alone and online options, and the requirement that the class of 2030 must complete financial literacy before graduation. Hawaii Kids Can supported the resolution while raising questions about equity, access, quality, and how different delivery models compare; it also asked for more information on community survey data. Committee members questioned the department and board about asynchronous versus in-person instruction, standards, and how the requirement would be tracked in the personal transition plan. No vote or final action was taken in the provided portion of the meeting.

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• House File 22 establishes a broad parental rights to direct the education, upbringing, religious instruction
• c><00:03:42.799> religious education upbringing religious education upbringing religious instruction
• health and privacy of a instruction health and privacy of a child<00:03:46.560> without<00:03
• health and privacy religious instruction health and privacy of<00:03:58.560> their<00:03:58.760
• I would like to again point out that we have submitted testimony in writing, which contains more than

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Nowhere is it mentioned instructions. Nowhere is it mentioned there.<00:26:41.600> Okay.
• and it would appear on the instructions. and it would appear on the instructions.
• to the Supreme Court's deeply flawed 3 to 2 decision in the Conval case is to be quiet and simply write
• We don't, as a rule, adjust our laws that we write to reflect technical advisories by the executive.
• for students and improve instruction for students and improve their<02:23:09.920> education<02

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• We know it's embedded in the uniform jury instructions, whether that derives, From common.
• The jury instructions are an adoption of the Supreme Court. Yeah, I understand that.
• And they'll be the ones who are Writing a jury instruction about this because juries also need to understand
• ultimately prevailed on, frankly, a very good defense lawyer who really wrote some of the jury instructions
• He was very fond of telling me that he wrote some of the jury instructions about How this concurrent

Keywords: 996, all

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• complete the program of instruction complete the program of instruction through a designated Regional
• able to put you're getting judges being able to put you're getting judges being able to put down in writing
• this is how I reach this down in writing this is how I reach this down in writing this is how I reach
• why he made a decision on want to show why he made a decision on what he made yeah he don't like to write
• what he made yeah he don't like to write what he made yeah he don't like to write it down he don't want

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• We see our Superintendent of Public Instruction. Welcome, Mr. Tony Thurmond.
• With me today is Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond and Shu Ming with the California
• Chair and members, Tony Thurmond, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, here to speak in support
• Hi, Jessica Marquez, on behalf of State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond, also a co-sponsor
• I did not write that. I apologize. Can you repeat it? Maybe I can give you an answer.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We crime requirements instruction related to the federal grant application which are in the state agencies
• require its employees, contractors, volunteers, vendors eccentric center to ascribe to study or be instructed
• about the vendors. >> It would the >> will not require its employees or vendors are agents to be instructed
• that these vendor outside vendors, private employers can not require their own employees to be instructed
• I see how the boy I a book write divestment and sanctions movement is now primarily targeting cities

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Are you saying that we should You think Texas should write our own contract and then deal one on one
• Bill 26 would allow for Medicaid managed care organizations to offer nutritional counseling and instruction
• Nutritional counseling and instruction can have a significant, significant impact on healthcare costs
• By permitting Medicaid managed care organizations to pay for nutritional counseling and instruction in
• Although nutrition counseling and instruction services cannot be understated as an effective tool, we

Bills: HB 26, HB 140, HB 141, HB 142, HB 215

Keywords: Medicaid, nutrition support, maternal health, chronic conditions, pilot program, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child protective services, child abuse investigations, child neglect, child exploitation, advisory committee, Family and Protective Services Council, council abolition, foster care, due process, investigative procedures, child welfare, parental rights, family preservation services