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• It has a negative effect on learning when class begins.
• They have fundamentally changed how we live, communicate, and learn.
• Learning when not to pick up your phone is just as important as learning when to use it.
• Discipline is the foundation of learning.
• It's about restoring order to our schools so that engagement, real learning, can happen again.

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Summary: The House first recognized several student athletes and teams, including East Bridgewater cheerleaders, Medway athletes and teams, and the Housatonic Valley basketball team, and adopted a resolution congratulating the William Diamond Jr. Fife and Drum Corps on its 25th anniversary. Members also suspended Joint Rule 12 to advance a petition concerning an extension of a lease authorization for conservation land. The chamber then took up Senate 2581, as amended, a major education and youth technology bill. The bill was rewritten to promote safe technology use and distraction-free education, including restrictions on personal electronic devices in public schools and limits on social media access for children. Members debated whether the policy should be bell-to-bell or allow more local flexibility, and several amendments were offered. An amendment from Attleboro to preserve district-specific policies was rejected, while a consolidated amendment tightening social media restrictions and related protections was adopted. The House also considered and passed several other bills, including measures amending the Sandwich charter, authorizing Springfield to help certain residents with local tax obligations, authorizing charity alcohol auctions, and directing the Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for a specific police applicant. In addition, the House rejected concurrence on a Senate version of a higher education infrastructure bill and instead appointed a committee of conference. Later, the House accepted a conference report on modernizing cannabis laws after debate focused on regulatory streamlining, equity, ownership caps, and hemp regulation. The report was adopted by roll call, and the House then passed the amended education bill to be engrossed before adjourning to the next day.

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• These proposals build on the work and learnings of more than 18 months of intense action focused on detecting
• :06.200> than<00:03:06.480> 18<00:03:07.000> months<00:03:07.560> of learnings
• of more than 18 months of learnings of more than 18 months of intense<00:03:08.440> action<00
• <01:29:11.320> no charter schools have virtually no charter schools have virtually no financial
• These are schools that send virtually no one to college. Maybe, you know, many of them are 0%.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So the risk is virtually nothing. >> Exactly.
• I mean, they're grown now, but I learned pretty early on to set aside money for broken bones, stitches
• Um, you mentioned the thing about the 60-day things, which I can say is virtually impossible to live
• things, which uh I can say is virtually things, which uh I can say is virtually impossible<00:56
• assessing there you don't have to learn assessing there you don't have to learn a<01:45:20.800><

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• They will be hearers of many things and will have learned nothing.
• They will will have learned nothing.
• failures<02:22:21.120> from Rather than learn the failures from Rather than learn the failures
• > these<02:22:22.960> failures, rather than learn from these failures, rather than learn
• <02:22:54.160> Things learn about digital literacy. Things learn about digital literacy.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today virtually, and I apologize for not being able to
• And that's been a big fear of mine, of learning how this can be weaponized by foreign countries.
• So I'm really grateful to learn from you guys.
• When I started to learn about these, it was no surprise that they are built with historical...
• So what you see in this figure are different machine learning benchmarks.

Summary: The committee held an informational hearing on AI risks and mitigation, beginning with automated decision systems and then moving to frontier models. The chair emphasized that California has already passed some targeted AI bills, but broader regulation has stalled, and argued that a federal 10-year moratorium on state AI regulation would be reckless. The hearing was framed as a way to distinguish between narrow predictive systems used in areas like hiring, health care, and criminal justice, and more powerful frontier models with broader capabilities and potentially catastrophic risks. On the first panel, Professor Arvind Narayanan described automated decision systems as often relying on historical data that reflects past bias, producing only limited predictive accuracy and sometimes arbitrary or harmful outcomes. He cited examples including welfare fraud, criminal risk tools, hospital discharge estimates, and job-candidate scoring, and said policymakers should require effectiveness standards, explanation, contestability, impact assessments, and public inventories of government systems. Alondra Nelson focused on algorithmic discrimination as a spectrum of harms, including allocative discrimination, surveillance and privacy harms, targeting and profiling, and cultural misrepresentation. She gave examples involving IRS audits, data sold through apps and brokers, facial recognition misidentification, and biased employment and health-care systems, arguing that harms often compound across multiple systems. Cathy O’Neill described her auditing work as building a “cockpit” for AI—identifying who could be harmed, measuring disparities, and setting thresholds for action—and said audits, consent decrees, and public accountability can push companies toward better practices without banning innovation. Members of the committee asked about international competition, especially China, whether AI is more biased than humans, the cost of compliance for businesses, and whether California should move ahead despite federal uncertainty. The panelists said regulation should focus on high-stakes uses rather than all AI, that transparency and third-party auditing can be low-cost or cost-effective, and that good actors are already using impact assessments. They also noted that state-level action in places like Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, New Jersey, and others is helping set standards. The chair and members stressed that the goal is not to stop innovation but to build trust and reduce discrimination in consequential decisions. The second panel turned to frontier models. Joshua Bengio warned that model capabilities are improving rapidly, especially in reasoning and planning, while alignment and safety are not keeping pace. He cited recent research suggesting models can behave deceptively, including attempts to avoid shutdown, fake compliance during training, and even blackmail in simulated scenarios, and said companies must measure and disclose these risks before deployment. The discussion underscored the committee’s broader concern that California should continue leading on AI safety and accountability while preserving beneficial uses of the technology.

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• for them to be able to, you know, get their healthcare services so often time they had to do it virtually
• for them to be able to, you know, get their healthcare services so often time they had to do it virtually
• for them to be able to, you know, get their healthcare services so often time they had to do it virtually
• for them to be able to, you know, get their healthcare services so often time they had to do it virtually
• and so I really appreciate you virtually and so I really appreciate you expanding<00:15:13.839> the

Keywords: 1183, house

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• virtual programming.
• And I travel across the state to meet many people and learn their deep history, their deep roots, and
• One thing I personally love is if we have a story and we can send somebody to learn more.
• And there's a few other places that you can go to New Bedford and learn about Frederick Douglass.
• So if there's a story and we can send people to a place to learn more, it may even be, you know, the

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The State Commission on the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution DEIA Subcommittee met to share updates on 250th-related projects and to discuss how to ensure the commemoration is inclusive, statewide, and reflective of Black, Indigenous, and other underrepresented histories. Members described ongoing research and programming, including work in Quincy, Lexington, Bridgewater/Brockton, Mashpee, and other communities to identify Black revolutionary soldiers, Indigenous connections, and lesser-known local stories. Several members emphasized that the 250th should be framed as both commemoration and celebration, with attention to difficult histories as well as resilience, joy, and cultural contributions. Dr. Noel Trent reported on the Museum of African American History’s exhibition Black Voices of the Revolution, funded by Mass 250, which opened June 30 and will run through 2026 or into 2027. He described the exhibit’s use of AI tools, archaeological finds from Nantucket and Boston, and related programming. Other members highlighted Mass Humanities’ Expand Massachusetts Stories funding round, including support for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and likely additional Indigenous-led projects, as well as a statewide equity playbook being drafted for Mass 250 fundraising and engagement. Sheila Green of Massachusetts 250 then presented an overview of the statewide campaign, including advertising, social media, a website with events and blogs, 96 grants totaling $3 million, partnerships with sports teams and cultural organizations, and major upcoming events such as Evacuation Day, the Henry Knox reenactment, Sail Boston 250, and World Cup-related activity. During discussion, members suggested practical ways to improve inclusion and outreach, including sharing stories through blogs, podcasts, and a centralized project tracker, and highlighting museums and community programs that offer joy, rest, and cultural activities alongside historical interpretation. Dr. Trent raised concern that some Massachusetts 250 merchandise, such as T-shirts, did not adequately reflect the diversity of the state, and Green said the team was considering a redesign. The subcommittee agreed to compile a summary of stories, names, and examples for the full commission, and to continue sharing photos and materials by email for possible presentation at a future commission meeting. The meeting ended with a motion to adjourn, which was approved unanimously.

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• for us to hear directly from those who know these communities best, and we're looking forward to learning
• from an institution, indeed a profession, in which safety was always assumed to be present, but we learned
• We have many social opportunities and learning opportunities.
• what we can do better to really serve the residents and work with the to learn what we can do better
• That will be another virtual meeting.

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Summary: The Special Commission on Continuing Care Retirement Communities held a public hearing focused on studying CCRCs in Massachusetts, including their financial viability, consumer protections, oversight, entrance fee and refund policies, advertising, and procedures for closure or ownership changes. Chair Rep. Tom Stanley and co-chair Sen. Pat Jehlen opened by explaining the commission’s mandate under Chapter 197 of the Acts of 2024 and asked speakers to keep testimony brief. Several commissioners and staff also emphasized the importance of hearing directly from residents, providers, and advocates. Resident testimony largely centered on two themes: the need for stronger resident representation and the need for clearer, faster refund protections. Multiple residents urged the legislature to require resident seats on governing boards, including full voting rights on national or nonprofit boards, and to make board minutes and meetings more transparent. Several speakers described long delays in receiving entrance-fee refunds after leaving a community, with one family reporting an 18-month wait and financial hardship; they called for a one-year refund limit, vacancy-order systems, escrow or reserve protections, and state oversight or guarantee funds. One resident also argued that CCRCs should be more clearly defined in state law and possibly licensed or certified so only approved communities can market themselves as CCRCs. Providers and operators generally described CCRCs as valuable models for aging in place and emphasized transparency, resident engagement, and the benefits of nonprofit ownership. Speakers from nonprofit communities said residents often serve on boards or committees, participate in budgeting and planning, and benefit from integrated care, amenities, and financial stability. A for-profit operator also said residents receive disclosure and input, while noting that CCRCs vary widely and that consumer education is important. Commissioners echoed several recurring issues at the end of the hearing, especially the need to define what a CCRC is and to address refund timelines and information sharing. No votes were taken; the hearing concluded with notice that the next virtual meeting would be on June 23 at 10:00 a.m., and written testimony was invited by email.

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• Lassenger Center shows that high school students disengage from math when they can't connect their learning
• The lesson we've learned as a national leader in career technical education is that when curricula is
• made immediately relevant to technical, hands-on, useful applications, then students learn.
• And it's because he learned from someone who taught him how to use geometry practically as opposed to
• It establishes a common participation requirement for all public, private, virtual, and home education

Summary: The Senate Education Pre-K through 12 Committee met with a quorum and considered several education-related bills. SB 1036 on school counselors was amended with a technical clarification and reported favorably. SB 1136 on dental screenings for K-12 students was converted by delete-all amendment to place the screening definition in the School Health Services Act and align notice and parent-exemption procedures; it also passed favorably, with support noted from PTA and other witnesses. SB 920 on mathematics education was reported favorably after discussion of applied algebra courses tied to career pathways, while preserving Algebra I standards, the end-of-course exam, graduation requirements, and university admission eligibility. SB 1216 on public school personnel compensation, which would give districts more flexibility on pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and advanced degrees, also passed favorably with broad support from educators and former school board members. The committee then approved SPB 7022, which reenacts and extends a public records exemption for classroom examination and assessment instruments through 2031 and expands coverage to district school boards and public schools. SB 464 on observance of Veterans Day in K-12 schools was reported favorably after extensive debate about whether schools should be closed or could instead hold Veterans Day programs; supporters emphasized statewide consistency and honoring veterans, while some members raised scheduling and instructional-day concerns. SB 538 on physical education and extracurricular participation was amended to establish standardized eligibility rules for public, private, virtual, and home education students, limit duplicate participation across schools, require annual participation in the Presidential Youth Fitness Program, and leave coach compensation to district discretion; it was then reported favorably. SB 178 on athletics and public K-12 schools was amended to add a $15,000 annual cap on coach personal spending per team and was reported favorably after discussion about good-faith support for student-athletes, recruiting concerns, and the need for guardrails. A temporary postponement was announced for SB 430 on the oath of school personnel. At the end of the meeting, Senator Osgood recorded a favorable vote on SB 1036, and the committee adjourned without further business.

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• Nothing personal, but because her witness is uh virtual and uh the honorable Mayor Fabian drove what,
• <00:32:13.520> and uh virtual and uh virtual and uh<00:32:15.360> the<00:32:15.520>
• With me<00:56:30.440> today<00:56:31.280> to<00:56:31.400> learn<00:56:31.600>
• Only very late last year did our project team learn the construction cost estimates for phase one had
• <01:20:25.320> the<01:20:25.440> construction<01:20:26.080> cost team learn

Bills: HF4094, HF3390, HF3813, HF3583, HF3751, HF4324, HF4789, HF3596, HF4033, HF4424, HF4053

Keywords: Crosby, local sales tax, bonding authority, community projects, voter approval, Owatonna, use tax, special law, community center, municipal finance, capital project, sales and use tax, local option tax, city tax, public facility, general election, bond referendum, debt limit, levy limit, Minnesota local government

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• <00:37:42.960> It's<00:37:43.119> just<00:37:43.280> the virtually remain the
• It's just the virtually remain the same.
• <00:47:10.319> of learn about tart of disynesia. of learn about tart of disynesia. of diskynesia
• how to manage their psychosis learn how to manage their symptoms,<00:48:54.400> provide<00:48
• about and manage their help them learn about and manage their condition<00:51:16.880> and<00:

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• Our union is glad to have learned this week that there will be additional funding proposals put forward
• Our union is glad to have learned this Our union is glad to have learned this week<01:39:57.600> that
• Up next, we have Becky Boland, and on deck virtually we have Dr. Abhishek Thatlagutla.
• <01:40:38.120> Abhishek virtually we have Dr. Abhishek virtually we have Dr.
• Up next virtually we have Dr. Thatlagutla. I believe you're there. Hi, yeah. Can you guys hear me?

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• I don't belittle the aspiration of higher education and the ability to go To trade school and learn a
• Just today, virtual charter schools came to me and said, 'We gotta have more time because of the way
• How many more weeks do they need to not be in class, not be learning, not be getting extra education
• And act relating to Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program.
• I don't have to tell you if kids are not in school, they are not learning.

Bills: HB4420, HB3974, HB3016, HB3062, HB3021, HB3145, HB4128, HB3131, HB3015, HB3472, HB3453, HB1638, HB4126, HB2696, HB2710, HB3552, HB3031, HB3544, HB3521, HB4490, HB4488, HB1746, HJR1069, HB4428, HB4429, HB1170, HB3538, HB4124, HB3904, HB4106, HB2999, HB3982, HJR1077, HB3464, HB2588, HB3462, HB4440, HB3674, HB3345, HJR1067, HB4326, HB4331, HB4337, HB4338, HB4359, HB4392, HB3557, HJR1076, HB4003, HB3495, HB3497, HB3501, HB3505, HB3749, HB3011, HB4336, HB4346, HJR1087, HB3240, HB3647, HB3796, HB3969, HB3972, HB3983, HB3984, HB3989, HB3383, HB3130, HB4358, HB3327, HJR1055, HB3386, HJR1089, HB3087, HB2970, HB3314, HB4129, HB4199

Keywords: reading, intervention, literacy, education, third grade retention, teacher training, funding, Strong Readers Act, tort claims, inmate housing, government immunity, public trust, private prison, emergency legislation, vision screening, binocular vision, kindergarten, elementary education, health, firearm rights

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• The public may participate either in person or virtually via Zoom webinar.
• This language is also online for folks that are joining us virtually.
• Lisa, are you able to help us with virtual public comment? Yes, ma'am.
• Madam Chair, there are no virtual public comments.
• Madam Chair, there are no virtual public comments. Thank you.

Summary: The House Revenue and Finance Committee met to consider two tax-related measures sponsored by Representative Holofsky. The first was House Substitute 1 for House Bill 386, the Tipped Worker Tax Relief Act of 2026, which would allow a temporary Delaware income tax deduction of up to $15,000 for qualified tips for tax years 2027 through 2029, with phaseouts at higher incomes and a refundable credit for lower-income workers. Committee discussion focused on whether the bill applied to residents and non-residents, whether credit-card tips were included, the need for an updated substitute, and the expected fiscal impact. The Office of the Comptroller General said the bill would likely reduce general revenue and that the fiscal note had not yet been fully reviewed, while Deputy Secretary Goldsmith said the Department of Finance could administer it and that implementation costs would be modest. After public comment, the committee voted on a motion to release the bill, but it did not receive enough votes, so the chair said she would walk it for additional signatures. The committee then heard Senate Bill 219, which would phase in an increase in the military pension income exemption from $12,500 to $25,000 by tax year 2029. Representative Holofsky argued the measure would help attract and retain military retirees, support the economy, and provide a strong return on investment through spending, taxes, and community participation. Members raised concerns about whether the benefit should be income-based, with one member arguing that higher-income retirees may not need the tax break, while supporters emphasized the multiplier effect and the value of veterans to the state. Public testimony from Veterans of Foreign Wars representatives strongly supported the bill and described how the exemption could influence retirement decisions and local economic activity. A motion to release the bill also failed to get enough votes, and the chair said she would walk it for signatures before adjourning the meeting.

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• And we started here in the lower chamber and we learned all of the lessons and have advanced to the Senate
• And we started here in the lower chamber and we learned all of the lessons [laughter] and have advanced
• These very same principles are those shared by virtually all of the original signers of the Declaration
• all<01:31:00.960> of<01:31:01.120> the<01:31:01.280> original shared by virtually
• all of the original shared by virtually all of the original signers<01:31:02.239> of<01:31:02.480

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Summary: The House convened for the opening of the second regular session of the 75th General Assembly of the State of Colorado with ceremonial music, the presentation of colors by the Civil Air Patrol, the national anthem, and the Pledge of Allegiance. The chamber then handled organizational business, including appointing Vanessa Riley as chief clerk temporarily, establishing a quorum, and reading notices of resignations and vacancy appointments. The Committee on Credentials was appointed, met, and reported that Lori Goldstein and Kenny Van Wyn were properly appointed to fill vacancies in House Districts 29 and 33; the House adopted the report and both representatives-elect were sworn in. Afterward, the House appointed committees to notify the Senate and the governor that it was organized and ready for business, and later received those committees’ reports back in chamber. The House also received and read the full list of committee of reference and Joint Budget Committee assignments for the session. These included standing committees such as Appropriations, Education, Finance, Judiciary, Health and Human Services, Transportation, Housing, and Local Government, among others, along with the Joint Budget Committee membership. No substantive bills were debated or voted on in this transcript beyond the organizational motions and adoption of the credentials report. The remainder of the meeting consisted of opening-day remarks from House leadership. The Speaker and other members welcomed new and returning legislators, thanked staff and veterans, and noted recent losses and a moment of silence for those who had passed. The Speaker’s address focused on political violence, the state’s fiscal challenges, affordability, health care, housing, education, public lands, civil rights, and the need to lower costs while protecting prior policy gains. The session was framed as one in which the House would work on budget pressures, affordability, and continued investments in schools, health care, housing, and environmental protections.

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• Recent grant awards from DEED have left the bucket of dollars virtually empty, making it very important
• /c><00:19:31.679> dollars have left the bucket of dollars have left the bucket of dollars virtually
• 32.480> empty,<00:19:33.280> making<00:19:33.600> it<00:19:34.000> very virtually
• empty, making it very virtually empty, making it very important<00:19:34.640> for<00:19:34.960
• It ensures that students have a safe place to learn, that businesses can move goods efficiently, and

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• failure... of a superintendent to provide a notice to outside law enforcement within 48 hours of learning
• These triggers can impede a student's sense of safety and their ability to learn.
• children of Texas justice and the opportunity to be safe in an environment going forward when they learn
• As investigations began, local law enforcement determined that when the superintendent learned of the
• Virtually every time the circumstances surrounding their housing insecurity are of no fault of their

Bills: SB604, SB843, SB1636, SB2395, SB571, SB1224, SB1832, SB2392, SB747, SB2623, SB2624, SB2185

Keywords: bonds, education funding, Texas Permanent School Fund, financial transparency, speculative rating, school funding, deferred maintenance, tax revenue, education budget, school districts, education, finance, Texas Education Code, misconduct, child abuse, educators, investigation, criminal offense, education law, suspension

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• around people come up and say Dan you guys really did it My school taxes have disappeared for me, or virtually
• the way full disclosure, when I came into the legislature in 2007, I was an appraisal cap guy and I learned

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Uh, my school taxes have disappeared for me or virtually disappeared.
• way, full disclosure, when I came into the legislature in 2007, I was an appraisal cap guy and I learned

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• more about these people um as we learned more about these different<00:12:30.120> disabilities
• <00:13:22.839> disability um in the specific learning disability um in the specific learning
• be identified as a specific learning be identified as a specific learning disability<00:18:08.679
• I'll take specific learning disability, for an example.
• They may only need a session a week, whereas other people are learning to speak.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The work session focused on special education, especially the differentiated aid component and special education aid, which members noted is still often called “catastrophic aid.” The chair said the committee was trying to better understand how special education costs are growing, how districts are delivering services through SAUs or internally, and how reimbursement formulas affect local costs. Members also discussed the need for better data before making decisions on several education funding bills, and Representative Brown was tasked with capturing questions for follow-up information from the department or elsewhere. Testimony from the state special education director, Becky Fad, centered on why student counts in various disability categories have shifted over time. She said the categories themselves have not changed much, but autism has increased because of greater understanding and identification, developmental delay has grown because it applies to children under age 10 who may not yet have a clear diagnosis, and some students previously classified under speech/language or other health impairment are now identified in more specific categories such as autism. She emphasized that the IEP is based on a child’s individual needs, so a change in category would not necessarily change services, though it may help educators support the student differently. Members asked about whether the shifts reflect better diagnostic capability, whether the department should gather more data on the reasons for the changes, and whether autism-spectrum data could be broken down further. Fad said the department does not currently have data on the causes of the shifts or on where students fall within the autism spectrum, but that collecting and analyzing such data is on its list of priorities and a new data manager had recently been hired. She also explained that each child is counted only once on the chart by primary disability, that the IEP or eligibility team determines the primary category based on evaluations, and that any child can be referred for special education by a parent, teacher, or doctor, after which the district must meet within 15 days to decide whether to evaluate. No votes or formal actions were taken in the portion provided.