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• It does not improve student achievement or strengthen public education.
• , especially the investments in enrollment and the Student Equity Achievement Program.
• and positive student outcomes.
• and positive student outcomes.
• as the Associated Students of UC Davis's Disability Justice Committee.

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• The same student because we are also paying when those students enroll in a concurrent enrollment, we
• What we have right now, so you mentioned student A and student B, so I'll give you another example.
• that student.
• There are plenty of students that may own. The entirety of their day. That's not every student.
• This past year, they had 47,759 students, or an almost 50% increase in the number of students.

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• Another requirement of the program was that these students did some student teaching at a school district
• or students with disabilities.
• Just so we have a ballpark of that was 10 students, that was 100 students, just so we'd have an idea
• They matter to students choosing a field.
• So you would look at that student, the money that cost that student in state money, like...

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• Maybe even non-Thunderbird students.
• And those systems are very heavily tested.
• That's been really widely received very well. 35% of all of our online tests, all of our written tests
• So, we now actually have practice tests online.
• So that if you're a CDL driver you can take your written test, then come to your skills test, and have

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• We know that students are that.
• Now, without financial education, students enter adulthood unprepared for managing student loans.
• unprepared for managing student loans. unprepared for managing student loans.
• advanced coursework for other students. advanced coursework for other students.
• That test scores go<00:30:41.440> out,<00:30:42.240> student<00:30:42.559> interaction

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Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Education met with a quorum and took up several education bills near the end of session. House Bill 342, which would require a financial literacy course for Kentucky high school students, was presented by Rep. Michael Meredith and student advocate Patrick Reovi. Meredith explained that a committee substitute addressed Kentucky Department of Education concerns by making the course a required elective anywhere in high school rather than limiting it to junior or senior year, and by retaining flexibility on credit options. Reovi testified in support, arguing that many students lack basic financial knowledge and should graduate prepared to handle budgeting, credit, debt, and student loans. The substitute was adopted, and HB 342 passed the committee 10-0. The committee then heard House Bill 480, a teacher workload and bureaucracy reduction measure. Rep. Shane Baker described the bill as the product of a working group with educators and administrators and said it was intended to reduce redundant requirements and let teachers focus more on students. He said the bill would lengthen the evaluation cycle from every three years to every five, streamline professional development requirements, update continuous school improvement plan filing rules, and limit new reporting mandates. A committee substitute removed the CSIP provisions after discussion with KDE, and members noted concerns about implementation and federal funding implications for mentor training language. The substitute was adopted and HB 480 passed unanimously. House Bill 190, relating to advanced education opportunities, was presented by Rep. Robert Duvall. He said the bill would require districts to adopt policies on advanced coursework and accelerated learning for grades 4 through 12, with local flexibility. He also explained that the House committee substitute changed several provisions from mandatory to permissive, including automatic enrollment for students scoring distinguished and parent opt-out language. The bill passed unanimously. House Bill 430, on school bus safety training, was presented by Reps. Mike Clines and Emily Callaway, who said it would reduce regulations, improve bus safety, and fix regulatory issues arising from prior legislation allowing nine-passenger vans for school transportation. A committee substitute was adopted, the bill passed unanimously, and a title amendment was also adopted. Finally, the committee began hearing House Bill 208 on technology and public schools. Rep. Josh Bray, Rep. James Tipton, and Nick Spencer of the Family Foundation of Kentucky supported a policy requiring districts to prohibit student cell phone use during instructional time, with exceptions for disabilities, teacher-directed educational use, or incentives. They argued the bill would improve academic performance, reduce bullying and mental health problems, and limit social media access during school. The transcript cuts off during testimony on HB 208, before any committee action on the bill is shown.

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• And again, that funding varies by student depending on the students they serve.
• Is this for all students? Mr.
• So some students are spending more time testing than others.
• How is it impacting students?
• that we hear from students.

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• UTRGV enrolls more than 34,000 students, still growing.
• The School of Medicine has 200 medical students.
• President, I'd like to recognize a group of medical students and students from UTRGV and some of the
• That pride is reflected in students such as Baulina King Benitez, a first-generation UTRGV student who
• Senator, let me start: a friend, former student body president, senator, Friend, former student body

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, heard an invocation, and adopted the previous day’s journal. Members then adopted Senate Resolution 358 honoring the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley on its 10th anniversary, with remarks highlighting UTRGV’s growth, degree production, research expansion, medical school, and role in serving the Rio Grande Valley and South Texas. The chamber also recognized the doctor of the day and adopted additional resolutions, including one for Denton County Days at the Capitol and another recognizing Texas HBCU Day. The Senate gave extensive recognition to outgoing Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp through Senate Resolution 368. Senators from both parties praised his long public career, leadership of the A&M System, support for regional universities, and bipartisan approach. The resolution was adopted after multiple members added their names. The chamber also heard from advocates with the Texas Streets Coalition, and received gubernatorial nominations for the State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors and the Texas Commission on Fire Protection. On legislation, the Senate passed several major bills. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 27, relating to rights and support for public school educators, was debated and amended to address teacher vacancies, bilingual certification testing, paid leave options, classroom removals, and appeal rights, then passed unanimously. Senate Joint Resolution 12, proposing a constitutional amendment on parents’ right to direct a child’s education, advanced on a 22-9 vote. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 1741, aimed at preventing foreign influence and intellectual property theft at public institutions of higher education, passed unanimously. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 29, the business entities bill, also passed after debate over corporate governance and shareholder protections. Senate Bill 857, authorizing law enforcement to tow certain vehicles driven by unlicensed or uninsured drivers, passed despite some concern about towing abuses during disasters. The Senate also took up Committee Substitute Senate Bill 1536 on dementia and Alzheimer’s training for certain guardians, but the transcript ends as that bill is being laid out.

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• My test IC test ike test check one too Chairman's I test one too Est ing testing Rules committee will
• And so if If there's a student in the school restroom, either a visiting student who's there for some
• kind of academic or sports event, and another female student thinks that the visiting student looks
• that student appears to be the Norman student, appears to be more masculine, an athletic build, wears
• And the Edmond student believes that the Norman student is a boy in the girl's restroom.

Bills: HB1675, HB3242, HB1739, HB3320, HB3047, HB4434, HJR1089, HB4432, HB3718, HB3705

Keywords: emergency management, severe weather, youth camp, summer camp, overnight camp, day camp, outdoor education, adventure camp, wilderness program, campground safety, tornado preparedness, flooding, flash flood, high winds, hail, lightning, extreme heat, extreme cold, wildfire smoke, evacuation plan

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• AFTER THEIR TEST.
• , THE SENSITIVE NATURE OF THE STUDENTS HAVE SUCH NUMBERS SO WE PERFORM SPECIFIC TESTING AROUND THAT.
• EMERGENCY DRILLS, THIS IS TO PROVIDE FOR THE PROPER RETENTION AND SAFETY OF STUDENTS AND STAFF.
• DURING OUR TESTING THEY WERE NOT COMPLETING THEM EVERY 4 TO 5 DAYS.
• THEY DID HAVE FOUR SCHOOLS THAT HAD FINDINGS IN THE STUDENT AREA.

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• education, training, and testing have. education, training, and testing have.
• require additional training and testing require additional training and testing to<00:44:34.079>
• <01:02:47.440> must certified nurse midwife, a student must certified nurse midwife, a student
• my name is Emma Gabbert and I am student my name is Emma Gabbert and I am student body<01:37:25.280
• She said Students United brought the bill to her attention, and that students at MSUM in Moorhead want

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• Basically, it would work like you go in, your college-age student would go in and do a CT test.
• If you have situations where you're getting these emails where they're saying, my student, child tests
• test child test well in homeschooling. where they're saying, my student, child tests well in homeschooling
• of testing...
• Many of them did not test their students.

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• proficient students.
• proficient students.
• All these different benefits that students get.
• So I'd like to ask you to pay attention and it will be on the test. Okay, it will be on the test.
• but actually values the student.

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• Did you know that student...
• , a physical skills test, and hours documented before being able to test.
• a physical skills test, and hours documented before being able to test.
• to test.
• This national test.

Bills: HR115, HR116, HR117, HR118, HR112, HR113, HR114, HCR51, HCR52, SCR18, SCR20, SB14, SB76, SB118, SB142, SB156, SB170, SB197, SB234, SB258, SB287, SB288, SB313, SB315, SB393, SB396, SB426, SB427, HCR7, HB76, HB84, HB132, HB181, HB210, HB250, HB265, HB275, HB291, HB322, HB342, HB457, HB475, HB477, HB486, HB616, HB635, HB639, HB690, HB740, HB757, HB761, HB766, HB774, HB808, HB855, HB866, HB872, HB883, HB886, HB903, HB949, HB962, HB996, HB1003, HB1036, HB1054, HB1071, HB1076, HB1078, HB1113, HB1132, HB1146, HB1232, HB1233, HR15, HR20, HCR14, HCR6, HCR19, HCR10, HR74, HCR26, HCR35, HB98, HB108, HB131, HB151, HB161, HB288, HB294, HB305, HB310, HB320, HB336, HB380, HB392, HB403, HB420, HB459, HB476, HB540, HB615, HB631, HB637, HB648, HB665, HB682, HB789, HB813, HB815, HB835, HB870, HB905, HB915, HB933, HB938, HB987, HB1040, HB51, HB82, HB143, HB145, HB160, HB180, HB192, HB393, HB430, HB445, HB506, HB515, HB521, HB565, HB590, HB614, HB638, HB670, HB672, HB685, HB692, HB752, HB773, HB781, HB799, HB860, HB874, HB887, HB917, HB937, HB956, HB965, HB972, HB977, HB982, HB1006, HB1010, HB1044, HB1072, HB1088, HB1179, HB1200, HB81, HB400, HB154, HB410, HB463, HB827, HB868, HB952, HB953, HB140, HB750, HB911, HB52, HB961, HB399, HB401, HB901, HB9, HB58, HB193, HB284, HB570, HB577, HB582, HB605, HB733

Keywords: Kappa Alpha Psi, fraternity, Louisiana, commemoration, community engagement, recognition, state championship, basketball, sports achievement, school commendation, commendation, athletics, team sports, youth, community recognition, water utility, tax credit, excessive rates, residential service, subcommittee

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• c> professional comprehensive test and professional comprehensive test and professional lensure<00
• <00:15:18.240> and access and opportunity to students and access and opportunity to students
• Those those tests are expensive. those. Those those tests are expensive.
• Minnesota doesn't have as many students Minnesota doesn't have as many students as<00:20:59.200>
• the process of um, taking these tests the process of um, taking these tests and<00:37:20.640>

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• That's what our students would work on as part of student projects with our faculty.
• that's what that's what our students that's what that's what our students would<00:12:52.760>
• would work on as part of student would work on as part of student projects<00:12:54.240> with
• You know, something on the near horizon could be something like student housing.
• Horizon could be something like student Horizon could be something like student housing<00:24:34.279

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Summary: The House Committee on Higher Education heard five bills and later took up one joint Housing/Higher Education measure. On SB 1146 SD1, relating to the Alaw Canal, testimony from DLNR and UH was in support of funding an action plan and pre-engineering concept plan to address debris management and water quality in the watershed; members discussed the cost burden on DLNR and the possibility of identifying upstream sources of debris. On SB 1232 SD2, relating to wastewater systems, the Department of Health, DHHL, and several advocacy groups supported a three-year pilot program at UH’s Water Resources Research Center to test new wastewater technologies, with witnesses saying it could help certify cheaper alternatives and reduce cesspool upgrade costs. On SB 119 SD1, relating to nursing, witnesses supported funding a Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at Maui College. On SB 865 SD1, relating to agriculture, UH CTAHR, the Hawaii Farm Bureau, and many island agricultural groups supported funding for a Kona Cooperative Extension position, with testimony and committee discussion favoring an extension agent over an administrative support role. On SB 1487 SD1, relating to UH revenue bonds, UH supported authorizing revenue bonds for priority capital projects, and members asked for clarification that the measure was a preliminary authorization rather than a specific spending plan. In decision-making, the committee recommended passing SB 1146 SD1, SB 1232 SD2, SB 119 SD1, SB 865 SD1, and SB 1487 SD1 with House Draft 1 amendments, mainly to change defective dates to 7/1/3000 and, for SB 865, to upgrade the position to an extension agent. Votes were unanimous in favor on the measures, with one recusal noted on SB 865 and some members excused on other votes. The committee then recessed and later reconvened for a joint House Housing/Higher Education hearing on SB 1553 SD2, relating to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. DHHL asked that the bill be deferred because due diligence was incomplete and more discussion was needed with UH and other stakeholders; UH said it was coordinating access to the property and described its current and future use. Both committees agreed to defer the bill.

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• student information systems.
• have a lower cost per student, it does drop the cost to just under $30 per student.
• $15 per student.
• So moving the data from the legacy student information system or whatever student.
• with these students.

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• Speaker, please welcome John Jud, student from Holy Family Academy in Manchester, and Jenna Bailey, student
• Manchester and Jenna Bailey student from Manchester and Jenna Bailey student from the<00:13:11.399>
• <00:19:02.840> of those uh have have stood the test of those uh have have stood the test of
• <01:28:42.080> in the unique body of students in the unique body of students in attendance
• establishing a blood level testing establishing a blood level testing requirement<04:29:20.000><

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• I work with first-grade students.
• This vaccine was only tested for three months.
• Most of the Lyme sufferers never test positive.
• She's an amazing student, leader, athlete, and soul.
• These students are healthy, vibrant.

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Summary: The committee hearing began with opening remarks from the House and Senate chairs outlining procedures for a large public hearing with more than 100 witnesses on 64 legislative proposals. They explained time limits, rules for in-person and virtual testimony, written testimony procedures, and the committee’s reporting deadline. Testimony then moved through a series of juvenile justice, child protection, and civil liberties bills, with witnesses generally urging favorable reports or, in one case, opposing expanded juvenile court transparency and child advocate access to records. Several witnesses supported bills aimed at juvenile justice reform. Representative Hendricks backed H. 1744 to prevent child labor exploitation and trafficking, citing federal findings of child labor in seafood processing and calling for stronger penalties and a ban on minors working in such facilities. Senator Gomez supported S. 1131 and S. 1121 to reduce juvenile fees, fines, restitution burdens, and bail-related costs, arguing they worsen racial and economic disparities. Senator Crean and other advocates supported S. 1051/H. 1695 to expand juvenile diversion eligibility, while multiple witnesses from juvenile justice and immigrant advocacy groups supported H. 1657/S. 1058 to expand juvenile expungement and to limit sharing juvenile fingerprints with federal authorities, describing recent ICE detentions of Chelsea students and the resulting fear in immigrant communities. Witnesses also supported H. 1918/S. 1240 to narrow the youthful offender statute, raising the minimum age and reducing mandatory adult-style penalties for youth. The committee also heard testimony on child safety and bodily autonomy bills. Middlesex District Attorney Marion Ryan supported H. 1752 to protect children left in extreme temperatures, explaining it would create civil penalties, allow emergency responders to remove children from cars without liability, and add criminal penalties when serious injury results. Representative Thurber and Senator O’Connor testified for H. 2011/S. 1227, a bill prohibiting coercion or mandates for health-related interventions, including vaccinations, and allowing legal remedies for violations. Senator Jalen supported S. 1136/H. 1847 to prevent false confessions by requiring recording of interrogations and banning deceptive tactics, and several innocence-project and legal-services witnesses described wrongful convictions tied to false confessions and coercive interrogations. Another major topic was H. 1626, which would require age verification for pornographic content and launch an education campaign about online sexual exploitation; Representative Cruz and survivor Udoz Wallace testified in support, describing nonconsensual image sharing and deepfake harms. Not all testimony was supportive. The Committee for Public Counsel Services opposed S. 1035, which would increase transparency in juvenile court proceedings, and H. 1689, which would expand the child advocate’s access to confidential juvenile records, arguing both would undermine privacy and trauma-informed protections for children and families. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the portion of the hearing provided; the session consisted of opening remarks and public testimony on the listed bills.

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• And I've been on that side too with my students where we've lost students to suicide because of the internet
• And I've been on that side too with my students where we've lost students to suicide because of the internet
• I'm all about keeping our students here. Yes.
• Appointments, tests, and months... Every step of the way. Appointments, tests, and medications.
• There was a young medical student who co-testified on the other side of the house.

Bills: AB52, AB76, AB163, AB388, AB483

Keywords: health insurance, claims process, insurance regulation, admin penalties, healthcare access, cannabis, cannabis establishment, medical cannabis, adult-use cannabis, advertising regulations, packaging requirements, unlicensed cannabis activities, state prosecution, confidentiality, Cannabis Compliance Board, disciplinary proceedings, mental health, counseling, interstate practice, telehealth

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• > are students eligible students who are students eligible students who are designated<00:29:22.880
• <00:32:20.919> body school uh with a regular student body school uh with a regular student
• test costs educational therapies<00:32:59.440> for<00:32:59.679> students<00:33:00.080
• Students to use it.

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Summary: The committee opened a public hearing on HB 402, a bill dealing with whether Education Freedom Account (EFA) payments should be described in state law as not constituting taxable income. The bill sponsor argued that the current statute is misleading because New Hampshire should not imply a federal tax result, and said the bill would remove that language and could also be amended to clarify that families should consult tax advisors. He emphasized that the measure was not intended to impose a state tax on EFAs, but to avoid giving inaccurate advice about possible federal tax liability. Testimony was divided. A retired representative and a tax preparer both opposed the bill, saying EFA payments are already treated consistently with IRS rules and that the bill would create confusion, administrative burden, and possible tax consequences for low- and moderate-income families. They argued the bill is a solution in search of a problem and warned that requiring 1099s could add costs for the scholarship organization and recipients. A tax attorney supported the bill’s repeal of the state language, saying New Hampshire should not put tax advice into statute and that the current wording is inaccurate because federal law, not state law, controls taxability. He cited IRS Section 117 and Publication 970, explaining that only some scholarship-like payments are tax-free and that many EFA-eligible expenses may not qualify for federal exemption. Members asked questions about what would be misleading, whether the bill was trying to tax EFAs, and the cost of issuing 1099s. The sponsor and witnesses repeatedly said the bill was not a state tax on voucher payments, but a clarification about federal tax treatment. No vote or final committee action was taken in the portion provided.