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• several key state funding streams, for example, expanded learning opportunities, universal school meals
• comments, but how does the community school approach integrate with other programs like ELOP, school meals
• TK, universal meals, etc. Okay, thank you for that context. Did you want to add?
• , Learning Opportunities Program, Children, Youth and Behavioral Health Initiative, Universal Meals,
• We will not be getting to the fourth item that is before us today, which is universal school meals, and

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance held a hearing on the Governor’s proposal to convert the California Community Schools Partnership Program from a one-time grant model into an ongoing $1 billion Proposition 98 program. Finance and CDE described the expansion as a way to sustain existing community schools and add thousands more, with county offices, regional/state technical assistance centers, annual self-certification, and a future accreditation process intended to support fidelity to the state framework. The LAO opposed shifting to an ongoing categorical program and recommended continuing one-time grants, while suggesting longer-term funding for technical assistance and, if ongoing funding is adopted, stronger planning, reporting, phased expansion, and clearer accreditation timelines. Committee members pressed the administration on how the new proposal could fund far more schools with less money than the original $4.1 billion program, how much of the funding would go to existing cohorts versus new schools, and whether the proposal sufficiently requires planning and implementation before funds are received. Testimony from practitioners and advocates largely supported ongoing funding but emphasized that money alone is not enough. Speakers from LPI, CTA, San Diego Unified, Fresno County, the Partnership for the Future of Learning, and Sacramento County urged stronger requirements for shared governance, explicit commitment to the community schools framework, annual reporting beginning in year one, and continued or expanded support for coordinators and technical assistance. Several witnesses said the proposal should better protect county office coordination roles, maintain preferences for partnerships in the technical assistance structure, and ensure the system can support more than 6,000 schools. Others highlighted the need for specialized supports for middle and high schools, better integration with other state programs such as ELOP, universal meals, TK, and the LCFF equity multiplier, and more detailed accountability and accreditation processes. No formal vote was taken during the portion of the hearing reflected in the transcript. The chair indicated that the committee wanted additional information on the funding breakdown, the use of reverted funds, and the proposed support structure before taking action, and administration witnesses said a more detailed proposal would be brought forward in the May Revise.

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• spent in construction gets reinvested into the community through spending by employees on groceries, meals
• Bill 280, line 13, we should do a committee amendment such that that sentence will read: a food delivery
• platform shall not take and arrange for the delivery of an order from a food service establishment.
• </c> sentence will read a food delivery sentence will read a food delivery platform<02:20:12.800><c>
• of an order from a food the delivery of an order from a food service service service establishment<02

Committee: Senate Commerce

Transcript Highlights:

• And lastly, before you is Senate Bill 5966 regarding medically tailored meals.
• This bill allows Apple Health enrollees with chronic medical conditions to receive medically tailored meals
• Amendment F-1 states that, to the extent possible, medically tailored meals must be provided by Washington

Bills: SB5873 , SB5895 , SB5911 , SB5940 , SB5942 , SB5945 , SB5957 , SB5966

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: incarcerated individuals, escorted leaves, criminal justice, rehabilitation, state law, healthcare, incarcerated, extraordinary medical placement, criminal justice reform, medical care, children, youth, financial stability, care services, department of children and families, housing assistance, foster care, pilot program, social services, accountability

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• He has poor motor skills; that means he cannot tie his shoes or cut his food at meals.
• DFL trifecta, they passed vehicle registration tab increase, vehicle sales tax increase, a retail delivery
• c> a</c><01:09:49.000><c> gas</c><01:09:49.600><c> tax</c><01:09:49.960><c> inflator,</c> retail delivery
• fee, a gas tax inflator, retail delivery fee, a gas tax inflator, a<01:09:51.000><c> metro</c><01:09
• because you increased the vehicle tab fee, increased the vehicle sales tax, increased the retail delivery

Bills: HF4621 , HF4123 , HF4616 , HF1183

Committee: House Taxes

Transcript Highlights:

• implementation grantees, early education teacher development grantees, and universal pre-K mixed delivery
• I also prepared home-cooked meals in the kitchen every day.
• our ancient, decrepit case management and fiscal systems that support all the disability services delivery
• This has created significant uncertainty at the local level regarding potential impact on delivery of
• service... ...uncertainty at the local level regarding potential impact on delivery of services to vulnerable

Summary: The hearing began with opening remarks on the Governor’s May Revision for child care and human services, with committee members and advocates stressing that the budget should not be balanced on the backs of low-income families, children, and providers. Legislative members and public witnesses strongly opposed the proposed suspension of the child care COLA, reductions to the Emergency Child Care Bridge Program, and the lack of codified rate reform tied to the alternative methodology. Several speakers also urged more support for providers affected by the Eaton fire and other disasters, and called for child care to be funded at the true cost of care and for additional slots to be restored. Administration, LAO, and Department of Education staff described the child care proposal as maintaining existing funding levels while adding administrative resources to prepare for federally required prospective payment changes and single-rate reform. The administration said the May Revision would suspend the 2025–26 COLA and reduce Bridge Program funding to align with utilization, while the LAO raised questions about the size and purpose of the proposed rate-reform and prospective-payment funding and recommended rejecting a Department of Technology exemption. CDE supported continued early education investments but said it would need additional resources if prospective pay were extended to state preschool, and it objected to a proposed reallocation of preschool funds for inclusive education grants. The committee then moved to the IHSS portion of the May Revision. DSS outlined five major proposals: capping provider work hours at 50 per week, eliminating IHSS for undocumented adults age 19 and older, shifting certain Community First Choice reassessment penalties to counties, reinstating the Medi-Cal asset test as a conforming IHSS reduction, and automating the termination of IHSS when Medi-Cal eligibility ends. DSS also discussed funding to implement a federal HCBS access rule and a separate reassessment of IHSS administrative methodology that found counties would need additional administrative funding. Finance said the proposals were intended to slow program growth and improve sustainability, while the LAO said it was still analyzing the package and raised concerns about implementation, county workload, and the potential loss of services. Committee members and public commenters criticized the IHSS cuts, especially the overtime cap and the elimination of services for undocumented adults and people affected by the asset test. Advocates argued that IHSS workers and recipients depend on these services, that county administration is already underfunded, and that the proposals could destabilize vulnerable consumers. The chair closed by saying the committee would continue to fight for child care and would not pause on child care, and the meeting recessed before moving on to the remaining May Revision items.

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• Representative Meyers had a bill around universal meals, and I'm going to go there. $112 million.
• Universal meals is one of the governor's main priorities, so we can't touch that.
• universal meals, and I'm going<00:43:51.280><c> to</c><00:43:51.440><c> go</c><00:43:51.599><c> there
• Universal<00:44:25.520><c> meals</c><00:44:25.839><c> is</c><00:44:26.079><c> one</c><00:44:26.160><c
• Universal meals is one of the governor's main<00:44:27.359><c> priorities.

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• But thanks to the partnership with community members, they are now receiving hot meals for dinners.
• c><00:51:45.319><c> to</c><00:51:45.520><c> receive</c><00:51:45.880><c> cold</c><00:51:46.160><c> meals
• </c><00:51:46.880><c> for</c> were able to receive cold meals for were able to receive cold meals for
• </c><00:51:51.839><c> for</c><00:51:52.040><c> dinners</c><00:51:52.920><c> the</c> receiving hot meals
• for dinners the receiving hot meals for dinners the other<00:51:53.319><c> example</c><00:51:53.640>

Committee: Senate Education

Transcript Highlights:

• And whereas, his contributions have strengthened the Lebanon Fire Department and enhanced the delivery
• I'm sure we can all imagine the impact on property tax values and also rooms and meals tax revenues if
• came from the other chamber unanimously out of committee and with a voice vote. and also rooms and meals
• tax revenues if and also rooms and meals tax revenues if that<01:22:33.640><c> were</c><01:22:34.200

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• It's kind of their service delivery team, if you will.
• We're really here to assist in the enterprise delivery of AI solutions while also assisting in the unique
• The happy meal is going to keep going up. But how do we? ...continue to go up.
• The happy meal is going to keep going up, but how do we explain it relative to the other cost factors

Committee: Joint Artificial Intelligence and Data Center Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• It's kind of their service delivery team, if you will.
• We're really here to assist in the enterprise delivery of AI solutions while also assisting in the unique
• The Happy Meal is going to keep going up. But how do we? Continue to go up.
• The Happy Meal is going to keep going up, but how do we explain it relative to the other cost factors

Summary: The committee held its first meeting on artificial intelligence and data centers, established a quorum, and heard introductory remarks from Majority Leader Hogue and the chair about the committee’s charge. Members said the goal was to build a factual foundation on AI, hear from experts and stakeholders, and develop practical North Dakota-focused recommendations rather than simply produce a large volume of bills. Legislative Council also reviewed interim committee rules and procedures before the informational presentations began. Staff and NCSL presenters then gave overviews of AI concepts and the state and federal policy landscape. The background memo and presentations covered AI categories and terms, state laws in areas such as consumer protection, algorithmic discrimination, deepfakes, chatbots, children’s safety, health, education, and government use, as well as data center siting and economic impacts. NCSL described a growing number of AI bills introduced and enacted across the states, with comprehensive laws in places like Utah, Colorado, Texas, California, and Illinois, and noted recurring issues around transparency, privacy, liability, and protections for minors. A major focus of the discussion was federal preemption and the tension between state regulation and national AI policy. NCSL said a recent White House executive order and related federal framework seek a light-touch, innovation-friendly national standard, with possible challenges to state laws and possible funding conditions tied to compliance, though no broad federal preemption has yet been enacted. Members asked about Commerce Clause concerns, industry pushback, oversight models, and whether AI policy is bipartisan; presenters said the issue cuts across party lines, with broad agreement on child safety and deepfake restrictions but more disagreement on broader regulatory approaches. No votes or formal actions were taken at the meeting, and the committee recessed briefly for technical issues during the second presentation.

Transcript Highlights:

• coach Teddy Bridgewater was ruled ineligible to coach the 2025-26 season after providing players with meals
• personal funds, not to exceed $15,000 per athletic team per year, to provide in good faith... ...with meals
• saying that this is not going to affect translation services, if it's not going to affect critical delivery
• saying that this is not going to affect translation services, if it's not going to affect critical delivery

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for Army Sgt. Benjamin Pennington, the Pledge of Allegiance, quorum call, and several recognitions, including law enforcement guests, a Spina Bifida Week presentation, and a salute to the 2025 IPSC Handgun World Shoot team. The chamber then adopted the special order report and moved to floor consideration of Senate bills. Members passed several bills unanimously or near-unanimously after brief debate and, in some cases, floor amendments. CS/SB 590 clarified that changes to the statute of limitations for mandatory reporters of child abuse apply prospectively and passed 111-0. SB 418 required law enforcement autism-interaction training and allowed the blue-envelope program to be offered in electronic or physical form; it passed 111-0. CS/CS/SB 1668 addressed NICA’s actuarial soundness and passed 112-0. CS/SB 1246 expanded the Linking Industry to Nursing Education fund to broader health science programs and passed 112-0. CS/CS/SB 1404 set baseline standards for memory care providers and passed 111-0. CS/CS/SB 1030 revised recovery residence rules, including MAT-related provisions, and passed 168-0. CS/CS/SB 178 changed FHSAA rules so school coaches may use limited personal funds for student welfare with parent consent and passed 112-0. CS/CS/SB 422 barred use of ADS-B data for airport billing and passed 108-2. CS/CS/SB 598 modernized funeral, cemetery, and consumer services licensing and passed 111-0. The House also considered CS/CS/SB 1134, a controversial bill restricting county and municipal DEI-related official actions and contracting. Sponsor Rep. Black described broad prohibitions with numerous exceptions, while members asked about effects on observances, special events, parade participation, and local economic-vitality offices. Rep. Gant offered an amendment to narrow the bill’s DEI definition by removing vague prongs, arguing the language was ambiguous and could chill local government action; debate on that amendment was underway when the transcript ended. The chamber then moved into farewell remarks, including an extended address from Rep. Eskamani reflecting on her service, family, staff, constituents, and policy priorities, followed by remarks from the Speaker praising her energy and preparation. Rep. Overdorf also delivered farewell remarks highlighting his work on environmental policy, human trafficking, development regulation, property rights, and property taxes, with the Speaker commending his contributions.

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• We did feel that having meals in there would say that it would be a very high percentage of students.
• We did feel that having meals in there would say that it would be a very high percentage of students.

Committee: House Education

Summary: The committee reconvened to work on re-engrossed Senate Bill 2400, which dealt with education savings accounts and related school-choice provisions. Members discussed several amendments already incorporated into version 4.006, including changes affecting the Center for Distance Education, homeschool language, marketplace penalties, and an increase in the ESA amount from $500 to $1,000. The committee first reconsidered its prior action, then adopted the 4.006 amendments unanimously, while noting that an updated fiscal note was still needed. A Department of Public Instruction fiscal officer, Adam Tessier, explained the revised fiscal impact. He estimated the bill would cost roughly $124.4 million in the first year, based on assumptions about student participation and utilization rates. He also clarified that the means test at 500% of poverty applied to non-public students in participating schools, and estimated that the private-school portion of the bill accounted for about $5 million of the total cost. Members asked several questions about the assumptions behind the estimate and the scope of the program. After discussion, Representative Conmy moved a do not pass recommendation, citing concerns that the marketplace structure was administratively cumbersome and that direct aid through another mechanism would be preferable. The committee voted 11-3 to adopt the do not pass motion. Representative Hauck was designated to carry the bill to the floor.

Transcript Highlights:

• And we provide many services to include addiction treatment as part of that service delivery.
• And we provide many services to include addiction treatment as part of that service delivery.
• The first policy is to make sure that no child is shamed for their parents' school meal debt.
• eligibility for free school meals.
• Um which identifies their family's meal.

Committee: Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:

• Implementation of a quality review of meal services was an issue.
• There were problems with the meal services, and so we're trying to improve in that area and put together
• a QA/CQI process around meals.
• So, in that, the bright spots that we're seeing is the holiday meal celebration really went well with
• So in that, the bright spots that we're seeing is the holiday meal celebration really went well with

Summary: The Senate Human Services Committee held a work session on juvenile rehabilitation trends and then a hearing on Senate Bill 6062. The work session featured a national overview from NCSL, DCYF updates on Green Hill, Harbor Heights, and community transition services, and local/community perspectives from Pierce County, Team Child, and Northwest Credible Messengers. The national presentation described broad juvenile justice trends, including limits on extreme sentencing, expanded diversion and due process protections, reduced fines and fees, record clearing, and changes in juvenile court jurisdiction. Committee members asked about juvenile crime trends and overcrowding, and the presenter noted that crime has generally decreased overall since 2020, though some offenses have risen in some places and overcrowding remains an issue in certain states. DCYF reported on its behavior management system, Harbor Heights opening as relief for overcrowding, Green Hill population pressures, and expansion of community transition services. Officials said the behavior management system is intended to improve safety, consistency, and restorative accountability, while Harbor Heights has added programming and family engagement but still faces space, IT, and medical-infrastructure challenges. Green Hill leaders said reduced population has improved stability, programming, and use-of-force outcomes, but overcrowding remains a concern. DCYF also highlighted an ombuds process, family listserv updates, staffing changes, and a proposed budget request for additional JR capacity and staffing. Pierce County described its long-running detention reform work, reduced average daily detention population, and plans for a new juvenile justice center, while Team Child and Northwest Credible Messengers emphasized community-based supports, culturally responsive services, healing-centered engagement, and reentry planning. Senate Bill 6062 was then briefed as a measure revising juvenile sentencing and JR placement rules. The bill would require courts to grant suspended disposition alternatives in eligible cases unless the court finds community supervision would not adequately protect the community, expand eligibility for certain sentencing alternatives, require midpoint review hearings, and set rules for transfers from JR to DOC when facilities exceed 105% of rated bed capacity. The committee also voted to waive the five-day notice rule for hearings on Senate Bills 6319 and 5979, and that motion passed. During public testimony on SB 6062, youth from Green Hill supported the bill and asked for clearer standards around DOC transfers, while DCYF supported efforts to reduce JR population but said the bill needs stronger emergency transfer language to address overcrowding at Green Hill. Committee members and the bill sponsor emphasized rehabilitation, individualized sentencing, and the need to balance community safety with better placement and services for youth.

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• Since delivery of that report, legislation has been enacted that grants jurisdictions certain flexibilities
• Since delivery of that report, legislation has been enacted that grants jurisdictions certain flexibilities
• He meal-prepped chicken and broccoli the Sunday night before he died.

Transcript Highlights:

• Since delivery of that report, legislation has been enacted that grants jurisdictions certain flexibilities
• Since delivery of that report, legislation has been enacted that grants jurisdictions certain flexibilities
• He meal-prepped chicken and broccoli the Sunday night before he died.

Summary: The joint Senate Public Safety and Transportation hearing focused on DUI, impaired driving, traffic violence, speed management, and how criminal and administrative systems interact. Chairs Jesse Arreguín and Dave Cortese said the hearing was intended to inform upcoming legislation and noted that no bills would be acted on that day. They emphasized the scale of roadway deaths and serious injuries, the need for a holistic Safe System approach, and the importance of hearing from law enforcement, researchers, victims’ advocates, judges, and DMV officials. The first panel reviewed current DUI law and research. Thomas Nozowitz of the Committee on Revision of the Penal Code outlined California’s DUI penalties, including escalating misdemeanor and felony consequences, ignition interlock device requirements, license suspensions, Watson advisories, and homicide-related offenses. Stephanie Doherty of the Office of Traffic Safety described statewide crash trends, the role of alcohol, drugs, speed, and vulnerable road users, and the state’s Safe System and safety corridor efforts. Dr. Julia Griswold of UC Berkeley presented research supporting systemic interventions such as self-explaining roads, safer speed limits, speed safety cameras, ignition interlocks, sobriety checkpoints, and treatment for chronic offenders; she also noted that many DUI fatalities involve first-time offenders and that punitive measures alone have limited effect on high-risk drivers. Members pressed witnesses on ignition interlocks, speed governors, DUI treatment, diversion, and whether current penalties are strong enough. Several senators, including Archuleta and Blakespear, argued for stronger immediate consequences and better use of in-car technology, while witnesses said chronic offenders often need treatment and that some existing programs may be underused or inconsistently effective. The discussion also touched on data gaps, the need to distinguish alcohol- from drug-involved crashes, and the possibility of allowing diversion for some first-time DUI cases while preserving consequences for repeat offenses. The second panel addressed DMV and court processes. DMV Director Steve Gordon said the department handles mandatory, court-ordered, and administrative actions, and that recent process changes have reduced DMV hearing delays from roughly 170 days to under 70 days in many cases. Judge Lisa Rodriguez explained that county-by-county court practices, case filing delays, sentencing timelines, and paper or mixed electronic systems can slow reporting to DMV, especially for misdemeanors and felonies. She said courts are reviewing reporting requirements, training, and case-management coding to improve transmission of DUI orders, while DMV said it is open to simplification and better coordination but is constrained by aging systems and the motor vehicle account’s financial limits. No votes or formal actions were taken.

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• It then went to the meal providers and then went down to the elderly person who received the meal.
• </c> organization it then went to the meal organization it then went to the meal providers<01:17:33.239
• ><01:17:35.960><c> who</c><01:17:36.280><c> received</c><01:17:36.480><c> the</c><01:17:36.560><c> meal
• </c><01:17:37.199><c> so</c> elderly person who received the meal so elderly person who received the
• </c> agencies on aging and then the meal agencies on aging and then the meal providers<01:17:44.880><

Transcript Highlights:

• I think I would characterize them any time this happens, even if I try to go buy somebody a meal, right
• They're grateful, but they're also very... ...a meal, right?

Bills: HB3257 , HB3428 , HB3043 , HB3044 , HB3078 , HB3940 , HB3432

Committee: House Veteran and Military Affairs

Summary: The committee heard several veterans-related bills. House Bill 3257 would treat 100% disabilities caused by medical malpractice at a VA facility as service-connected for purposes of Oklahoma state benefits, aligning state treatment with federal benefits; members asked about the bill’s scope and its relation to military service and citizenship, and it passed 6-0. House Bill 3432 would allow veterans to attend public school sporting events without paying gate admission; one member spoke against the idea of preferential treatment for veterans, but the bill passed 5-1. House Bill 3428 would require the Department of Labor, working with the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, to create a workplace poster for employers with more than 50 employees listing veteran benefits and contact information for assistance programs. The author emphasized it was not a recruitment effort and said the poster would mainly provide hotline numbers and claims assistance information; it passed 7-0. House Bill 3043 would let ODVA hire PRN, seasonal, or as-needed employees during peak periods instead of relying on full-time staff, and members discussed possible reporting additions; it passed 7-0. The committee also considered House Bill 3044, which continues the existing tax return donation option for the ODVA equipment capital improvement program, and it passed 7-0. House Bill 3078, as amended, changed the donation mechanism to a direct link to the ODVA website rather than a checkbox on state transaction forms, and the amendment was adopted before the bill passed 8-0. Finally, House Bill 3940, a broad cleanup/omnibus measure revising National Guard and State Guard provisions, retention and education assistance rules, museum-related authority, and other technical matters, was presented as a follow-up to prior legislation, amended by PCS, and passed 7-0 with one member absent/abstaining; the committee then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• ><c> one</c><00:15:29.279><c> Starbucks</c> McDonald's Happy Meal, one Starbucks McDonald's Happy Meal
• This not toward you personally, but $5 a week, you can't even buy a meal for $5.
• This not toward you personally, but $5 a week, you can't even buy a meal for $5.
• The senior meals. And we had seniors go weeks if not months without food.
• This not toward you personally, but $5 a week, you can't even buy a meal for $5.

Committee: Joint Transportation

Transcript Highlights:

• break laws to provide clear standards for the amount of time that must be provided to employees for meal
• ><00:24:19.360><c> to</c><00:24:19.679><c> employees</c><00:24:20.080><c> for</c><00:24:20.320><c> meal
• </c> must be provided to employees for meal must be provided to employees for meal and<00:24:20.799><
• </c><00:24:32.159><c> Language</c> regarding rest and meal breaks.
• Language regarding rest and meal breaks.

Committee: Senate Labor