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• So she is majoring in political science prelaw and she's interested in tax in the state policy.
• Majoring in political science prelaw and she's interested in tax in the state policy.

Bills: SB1423, SB1426, SB1502, SB1377, SB1983, SB1466, SB1645, SB1647, SB1847, SB1565, SB1562, SB1329, SB1383, SB1833, SB1555, SB1344, SB1839, SB1280, SB1832, SB2001, SB1405, SB2143, SB1989, SB1393, SB1392, SB1395, SB1400, SB1220, SB1516, SB1239, SB1531, SB1349, SB1221, SB1538, SB1309, SB1434, SB2108, SB2121, SB2171, SB2061, SB2112, SB2138

Keywords: Oklahoma Hospital Advisory Council, hospital licensure, public health, State Department of Health, State Board of Health, hospital regulations, healthcare regulation, hospital standards, hospital construction, hospital operations, stroke care, stroke system, emergency medical services, EMS transport, psychiatric treatment, chemical dependency treatment, substance use disorder, drug storage, pharmacy, quality indicators

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• In this article, we make it clear that the state of reading instruction should be based on the science
• costs to ensure that teacher preparation programs and teacher candidates are properly trained in the science

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• Fortunately, science has produced a consensus that coexistence programs work to reduce conflicts, to
• there are agriculture interests on here, rural community interests, conservation and environmental science
• conflict mitigation practices, wildlife biology, urban community, animal behavior, and veterinary science
• It also ensures that this process is grounded in science, tribal consultation, and, with amendments we
• question: Is it possible to bring our state animal home responsibly, collaboratively, and based on science

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Fortunately, science has produced a consensus that coexistence programs work to reduce conflicts, to
• there are agriculture interests on here, rural community interests, conservation and environmental science
• conflict mitigation practices, wildlife biology, urban community, animal behavior, and veterinary science
• It also ensures that this process is grounded in science, tribal consultation, and, with amendments we
• question: Is it possible to bring our state animal home responsibly, collaboratively, and based on science

Summary: The committee heard several wildlife and water-related bills. SB 872, by Senator McNerney, would create a Delta Levees and Canal Subsidence Fund and allow waiver of local cost-sharing for Delta levee repairs to protect the State Water Project and Delta infrastructure. Supporters from water agencies, environmental groups, counties, and agricultural interests said the bill is needed to address levee failure and canal subsidence; there was no opposition, and the bill was held open until a quorum was present, with broad support expressed. SB 1108, by Senator Caballero, would establish the Grasslands Ecological Area Conservancy in the Central Valley to coordinate conservation, habitat restoration, public access, and voluntary easements in a region described as the largest remaining wetland/grasslands complex west of the Mississippi. Support came from the Grasslands Water District, Audubon, conservation groups, and local stakeholders, who emphasized the area’s importance to migratory birds, wildlife corridors, and land-use transition under groundwater sustainability. There was no opposition, and the bill received favorable committee support. SB 1135, by Senator Blakespear, would reestablish and strengthen the statewide wildlife coexistence program to reduce human-wildlife conflict through nonlethal deterrence, education, and compensation for livestock losses. Supporters cited rising wildlife incidents, wolf depredation, and the need for proactive tools; opponents and some committee members raised concerns about rural impacts, funding, and the absence of law enforcement/public safety as a specifically named advisory role. After discussion and amendments that moved the cattlemen and Farm Bureau to neutral, the bill passed out of committee on a due-pass motion, though some members voted no or abstained. SB 1305, by Senator Richardson, would direct CDFW to study the feasibility of grizzly bear reintroduction and prepare a roadmap, with tribal consultation and stakeholder engagement, but would not itself authorize reintroduction. Tribal sponsors and conservation groups supported the bill as a planning and cultural restoration effort, while hunting, ranching, and county groups opposed it, arguing California already faces major wildlife-management and funding challenges and that the proposal would create new conflicts. Committee members debated costs, appropriations, and whether the study should include funding estimates; the bill was amended and passed on a due-pass motion. The committee also heard SB 1250, by Senator Cortese, which would require Caltrans to incorporate wildlife connectivity into transportation planning; supporters said it would reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions and improve habitat connectivity, and the bill was presented in support as the hearing continued.

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• to be really candid with this group: there was a lot of money spent on what I'm going to call junk science
• I'm happy to send you the data that cooked up some of the science originally.
• I think the important thing when we look at the science, we have to look at the science today.
• And I think that's far more relevant than science that the industry promoted in the past.

Keywords: 985, all

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• I'm speaking is that I came here in May of this year to chair the Division of Forensic Behavioral Sciences
• A little bit in terms of history, the Division of Forensic Behavioral Sciences was established in 2017
• The department established a formal Division of Forensic Behavioral Sciences within the Department of
• Although the programs displayed on your screen are not formally part of our Forensic Behavioral Sciences
• services embedded in the Department of Psychiatry here at the University and our Forensic Behavioral Science

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• They bring careers such as healthcare, vet science, construction, culinary arts.
• I implement the principles of the science of reading. Doctor, Dr.
• All the high school teachers meet, or all the science teachers meet, or all the kindergarten teachers
• So they have math for an hour, English for an hour, social studies for an hour, science for an hour.
• , and that's what we have to work at because the skills we need for cybersecurity for in all the sciences

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• Economically challenged individuals that wouldn't usually choose a route to science.
• Heart Attack Prevention Act into 2025 by updating insurance screening coverage to reflect current science
• And then, I won't go into all the science, but the non-calcified plaque is the strongest predictor of
• if you, for example, have heart issues, everything you're providing is covered. on evidence-based science
• And there are those categories of everything that meets evidence-based science. All right.

Bills: HB18, HB37, HB116, HB388, HB879, HB913, HB1151, HB2216, HB2358, HB2809, SB577, SB1590, SB1782, SB1887, SB2744, HB18, HB37, HB116

Keywords: rural health, hospital funding, healthcare access, mental health services, financial stability, perinatal bereavement, healthcare, hospital training, bereavement support, maternal care, fetal demise, stillbirth, neonatal death, parent-child relationship, involuntary termination, family law, child welfare, child protection, HB 388, HB388

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• Anesthesiologist Assistant and Executive Program Director. for the Case Western Reserve University's Master of Science
• I'm a- Professor with Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine's Master of Science in Anesthesia
• According to a Johns Hopkins survey, only about 20% of medical schools include menopause in their basic science
• So when illnesses disproportionately or singularly impact women, the data and the science and the treatment
• While we definitely recognize that the substance abuse science has changed, and confidentiality about

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I have a background in computer science, so let me educate a little bit on this subject with the Google
• I have a background in computer science, so let me educate a little bit on this subject with the Google
• I have a background in computer science, so let me educate a little bit on this subject with the Google
• I have a background in computer science, so let me educate a little bit on this subject with the Google
• I have a background in computer science, so let me educate a little bit on this subject with the Google

Keywords: 1183, house

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• <00:17:16.559> and automotive to some other Science and automotive to some other Science and
• inversed in in in some of those Sciences inversed in in in some of those Sciences we<01:13:58.280
• He was there when I returned, and he was teaching the lowest level freshman science classes.
• If it's a science class and they want the kids to be doing data on their phone...?
• If it's a science class and they want the kids to be doing data on their phone...?

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 362, which would grant the Department of Education rulemaking authority related to educator licensure and testing requirements, including passing scores on professional education assessments. Representative Ladd said the bill is intended to preserve New Hampshire’s standards for classroom teachers and CTE instructors, while allowing DOE flexibility through rulemaking. He emphasized maintaining high standards, including for career and technical education, and said he was open to DOE clarifying the language further. Committee members raised concerns that the bill, as written, could remove language recognizing industry-recognized credentials for CTE instructors. Department of Education Director Steven Appy said DOE had drafted an amendment to clarify that the requirement applies to an initial New Hampshire license, to exempt CTE teachers from content exams, and to preserve current administrative practice allowing basic academic skills testing and industry-recognized credentials as substitutes. The committee discussed the distinction between basic academic skills tests and content assessments, and Appy said the amendment was meant to avoid conflating those requirements. The chair said the committee would take up executive session on HB 362 and related bills later. The committee then took up House Bill 90, which narrows and defines the rules for part-time teachers, especially in concurrent enrollment settings. Representative Ladd explained that the bill is meant to allow qualified college faculty or adjuncts from the University System or Community College System to teach high school concurrent-enrollment courses when local schools lack a teacher with the needed master’s-level credentials, particularly in math and STEM subjects. He said the bill is intended to expand student access to college-level coursework, save money, and preserve standards, while still requiring background checks and adherence to ethics and conduct rules. Members began asking questions about how the bill would work in practice, including certification and endorsement issues, but the hearing was not concluded in the portion provided.

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• Third, science and technology leadership.
• Third,<05:01:10.000> science<05:01:10.320> and<05:01:10.560> technology Third, science
• center of global diplomacy and science. center of global diplomacy and science.
• <05:07:57.040> So,<05:07:57.200> I'd other young people into science.
• So, I'd other young people into science.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• I thought we had built consensus overall a few years ago that a site-specific, science-based setback
• I thought we had built consensus overall a few years ago that a site-specific, science-based setback
• You know, but moving to a science-based setback that reflects a policy from the legislature about we
• I thought we had built consensus overall a few years ago that a site-specific, science-based setback
• You know, but moving to a science-based setback that reflects a policy from the legislature about we

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• So we we go through science all this. So we we go through those<00:43:21.520> swings.
• Especially with the amount of data now, data science is a really... and statistics is something that's
• I taught high school science for many years.
• Um I taught<01:58:51.760> high<01:58:52.000> school<01:58:52.360> science<01:58:
• 53.360> for<01:58:53.679> many taught high school science for many taught high school science

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• State University, and I do see that it indicates a comprehensive business plan for the design Health Sciences
• State University, and I do see that it indicates a comprehensive business plan for the design Health Sciences

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:02 HJR 31 Discussion 00:00:30 HJR 31 Vote 00:00:45 HJR 53 Discussion 00:01:25 HJR 53 Vote 00:02:20, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and considered two items tied to prior budget appropriations. The first was House Joint Resolution 31, described as relating to a $5 million appropriation to the Department of Economic Development from the previous year’s budget. Senator Boswell moved approval, Senator Maiden seconded, and the resolution passed on a roll call vote with all members voting aye. The second item was House Joint Resolution 53, which would release design funds for Kentucky State University’s Health Services Center project. Members discussed the amount, with one senator estimating it at about $5.3 million, though the resolution did not specify a dollar figure. Several members expressed concern that they had not met with Kentucky State University and did not have enough detail about the project or the underlying budget, and one member said he wanted to see more sustained improvement from the university before supporting the measure. After the roll call began, multiple members changed their votes from aye to no. The chair noted that the measure failed by a vote of three ayes to five noes. No other business was taken up, though the chair said another committee meeting might be held later that day and members should watch for an announcement from the floor.

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• As a health care professional, I know that science is constantly evolving.
• That is the uncomfortable but also wonderful reality of science as we keep learning.
• <00:18:42.320> is professional I know that science is professional I know that science is
• by ideology rather than sound science by ideology rather than sound science please<03:30:57.840>
• <05:36:17.840> over<05:36:18.240> Party science over Party science over Party politics<

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• We doubled down on the science of reading.
• critical shortage areas, like where we know, and a lot of times you'll see it in maybe secondary science
• One, I teach literacy and my co-teacher teaches math and science.
• So the state of Arkansas has made a commitment to being a science of reading state.
• And the tested subject areas are English language arts, math, and science, but then you get into course

Summary: The committee first approved the March 9 and 10 minutes, then heard a presentation from the Arkansas Excellence in Teaching Fellowship Program featuring three third-grade teachers from Poyen, Drew Central, and Cabot, along with Department of Education Secretary Jacob Oliva. The teachers described the fellowship as a year-long collaboration among 23 merit-pay recipients from across the state, focused on sharing classroom strategies, data use, and professional support. Members asked about teacher experience, how the fellowship information is shared locally, the role of merit pay, and how teachers are addressing third-grade reading and retention concerns under the ATLAS assessment system. The teachers emphasized early intervention, relationships with students, small-group instruction, progress monitoring, and communication with families; they also described community supports such as churches, food backpacks, and local donations. Several members raised broader questions about poverty, trauma, social services, DHS involvement, and whether similar professional learning should be expanded to more teachers. Secretary Oliva said the fellowship is a small subset of a larger merit-pay program, that participation was voluntary, and that the state is working to improve literacy supports, clarity, and alignment across grades. He also said ATLAS results are now available to schools and families much faster than in the past, often within 24 to 72 hours, and that the state is using the data to identify at-risk students earlier and support intervention before retention decisions are made. The committee then moved to the adequacy/resource allocation presentation from the Bureau of Legislative Research. Staff explained that the report is part of the statutory adequacy review and focuses on state funding sources beyond foundation aid, including categorical and supplemental funds. They noted that districts and charters spent more than $7 billion in the 2025 school year, with roughly 49% from foundation funding and 51% from other sources over the last three years. The presentation outlined the four categorical funds—Alternative Learning Environment, English Learners, Enhanced Student Achievement, and Professional Development—describing their restricted uses, student-based funding formulas, and the ability of districts to transfer some money among categoricals while keeping it within allowable purposes. Staff said categorical funds account for about 4% of total spending, or less than $300 million, and reviewed superintendent feedback on whether those funds met district needs, with responses varying by category and district.

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• As a mom of a child with disabilities, I can tell you science advances in this area of law and medicine
• It is a refusal to leave room for science, humility, and what my Catholic social justice teaching in
• It is a refusal to leave room for science, humility, and what my Catholic social justice teaching in
• When the stakes are this high, we must choose accuracy over expediency, and science over politics, and
• When the stakes are this high, we must choose accuracy over expediency, and science over politics, and

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• scope of the Linking Industry to Nursing Education Fund to address workforce shortages in health science
• of funds, grant evaluation criteria, and reporting requirements to support the expansion of health science
• education programs aligned with the State Board of Education career and technical education health science
• Health Science Curriculum Framework.
• SB 1246 also establishes a standardized process for identifying health science programs eligible for

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opening prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions, including guests from the press, Florida State women’s soccer, and former Senator Janet Cruz. Members also announced there would be no conference that weekend. The chamber then moved to the special order calendar and began taking up a series of bills, often substituting House companions and proceeding quickly to third reading and final passage. Among the measures approved were bills modernizing trust settlement and trustee discharge procedures; revising military affairs laws, including leave protections, retirement eligibility, and assistance programs; creating uniform cash-rounding rules as Florida prepares for the end of the penny; refining podiatric medicine rules on cellular/tissue-based products and informed consent; expanding veterans’ court access statewide; clarifying RV park special assessments; establishing concurrent state-federal jurisdiction for juveniles on military installations; reauthorizing alcoholic beverage loss deductions; and revising bail bond and pretrial release laws, including training, electronic notices, forfeiture timing, and related procedures. Members also passed bills on eyewear insurance licensing, expanding the Linking Industry to Nursing Education Fund into health science education, streamlining recovery residence regulation, enhancing felony battery penalties, and updating child welfare rules to reduce repeated background checks, make the Step Into Success program permanent, and create a best-practices program. Several bills drew brief supportive remarks, especially those affecting veterans, the National Guard, foster youth, and military families. One bail bond bill prompted questions about charitable bail bonds, with the sponsor stating the current statute would remain unchanged. Most bills passed unanimously or near-unanimously; the bail bond measure passed 36-1, while the others noted here passed with no or minimal opposition. The Senate also adopted an amendment to the military affairs bill and a delete-all amendment to the military-installation jurisdiction bill before final passage. A major portion of the meeting was devoted to honoring Senate Democratic Leader Lori Berman on her farewell. Members from both parties offered extended remarks praising her leadership, preparation, collegiality, advocacy on issues such as voting rights, women’s rights, Israel, anti-Semitism, breast cancer, school safety, and family law, and her effectiveness in committee and on the floor. Berman delivered an extended farewell speech reflecting on her 16 years in the Legislature, her family, her district, and her legislative priorities, and the Senate ordered her remarks spread upon the journal before recessing and later returning to continue the calendar.

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• updated agronomic guidance every other year so decisions remain grounded in current agricultural science
• licensing requirements prohibit licensure of individuals with four-year bachelor's degrees in relevant sciences
• The bill also encourages high school computer science courses that include artificial intelligence to
• updating eligibility for teachers, teacher certification programs, and certifications in computer science
• physical education or the performing arts credit by requiring for high school graduates... and computer science

Summary: The committee first confirmed six appointees in a single vote, then took up a series of bills, most of them reported favorably. The early debate centered on SB 208, a land-use bill by Sen. McLean that would require development fees to reflect review costs and create more objective compatibility standards for residential development denials. An amendment adding housing-related provisions, including an OPAGA study of urban development boundaries, drew extended discussion over the Everglades and local control; it was adopted, while a late-filed amendment on rural boundaries was withdrawn. The bill was then reported favorably after supporters and opponents, including Miami-Dade and housing groups, weighed in. The committee also favorably reported SB 686 on agricultural enclaves after amendments adding conservation, wildlife corridor, and Everglades-related protections, with one amendment specifically preserving stronger protections in counties covered by the Northern Everglades/Indian River Lagoon plan. Several criminal justice and public records measures also advanced. SB 436 would add resisting an officer with violence as a qualifying prior offense for battery enhancement and include certain felony battery offenses in prison release reoffender status. SB 830 would extend public-records protections to county and city administrators and related family information. SB 990 would authorize protected cell captive insurers in Florida. SB 600, on bail bonds, drew the most debate: an amendment by Sen. Rouson preserved the current treatment of charitable bail organizations’ deposits, with supporters arguing nonprofits help low-income defendants and critics saying the bill should distinguish commercial and nonprofit bonding; the amendment was adopted and the bill reported favorably. SB 914 on dry needling and SB 1434 on infill redevelopment also passed, the latter with an amendment removing a 10% markup requirement for buyback provisions. The committee then moved through a large education and health agenda. SB 1504 would let high school students who complete an insurance/personal finance elective qualify later for a customer service representative license. SB 1718 would expand educator preparation and temporary certification options. SB 7038 was a broad education package covering tuition waivers for Florida State Guard members, residency rules, consumer protections, dual enrollment, grading, and college funding; amendments clarified workforce licensure and exempted certain dental training from new licensure rules. SB 1092 on podiatric medicine added definitions and restrictions for cellular/tissue-based products. SB 1138 on qualified contractors created a pre-application review program for certain local governments, with historic-preservation carveouts. SB 186 on student health and safety required seizure-training and action plans in schools, and SB 560 on child welfare streamlined psychotropic-medication procedures for children in state care while adding youth advisory meetings and insurance-data review. SB 902, a broad Department of Health bill, addressed medical marijuana facility setbacks, practitioner discipline, autism microcredentials, marriage and family therapy licensure, a neurofibromatosis grant program, and family home health aide delegation; it passed after two amendments. Finally, SB 218 on land-use regulations limited hurricane-recovery restrictions to affected counties, SB 1002 expanded child-neglect definitions tied to parental drug abuse, SB 1474 tightened biosolids land-application rules, SB 1708 eased out-of-state veterinary licensure by endorsement, and SB 314 established a Florida regulatory framework for payment stablecoins aligned with federal law. Most measures were reported favorably by committee vote after brief testimony or no debate.