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• or terrestrial compute.
• And of course, to power AI compute.
• or terrestrial compute. could use that, whether it's for space-based compute or terrestrial compute.
• That's to do the top-end computations.
• computer, power, and cooling efficiency.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• We've also held hearings in my subcommittee on teaching literacy appropriately, which California
• in my subcommittee on teaching hearings in my subcommittee on teaching literal<02:40:52.080> literacy
• <02:40:52.560> appropriately,<02:40:53.200> which literal literacy appropriately, which
• literal literacy appropriately, which which<02:40:53.680> California<02:40:54.080> is<

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, December 4, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• teachers used to help ensure that the students in my school were on target for acquiring their early literacy
• > early were on target for acquiring their early were on target for acquiring their early literacy
• 06.000> During<00:23:06.400> that<00:23:06.559> same<00:23:06.799> time, literacy
• During that same time, literacy skills.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The meeting focused on school governance and a proposed shift in responsibilities related to SAU consolidation, with committee members first discussing how school board members and other local officials would be selected for future testimony. The main presentation came from the New Hampshire Association of School Principals, whose executive director Brady Belair and several principals argued that mandatory statewide administrative consolidation should be approached cautiously and that any consolidation should be voluntary and locally driven. They said anticipated savings may not materialize, citing possible higher personnel, transportation, and technology costs, and warned that forcing changes could create disruption without improving student outcomes. Principals testified that their jobs are already broad and demanding, centered on instructional leadership, student safety, staff supervision, family communication, and day-to-day crisis response. Kathleen Murphy of Amherst described working 60 to 70 hours a week and said principals spend substantial time coaching teachers, handling student issues, and supporting school climate; she said adding more administrative duties would compromise student learning and teacher growth. Adam Osborne of Bow Memorial School similarly described principals as daily problem-solvers who set school-level direction and create conditions for schools to thrive. The witnesses also emphasized that principals, superintendents, school boards, and business administrators have different training and responsibilities, and that specialized tasks such as special education compliance, FERPA/HIPAA issues, and labor matters require appropriate expertise. Committee members questioned the witnesses about overlap between superintendent and principal duties, the completeness of statutory responsibility lists, and whether some functions such as curriculum, discipline, hiring, and evaluation are shared. The principals acknowledged some overlap and collaboration, but said superintendents typically handle broader system-level, legal, and central-office responsibilities while principals focus on building-level leadership and teacher support. One member raised the earlier expectation that districts might move to a principal-plus-business-manager model, but the witnesses said that model did not develop as expected and that district structures vary widely. No votes or formal actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• and implement those practices like there have been in the READ Act, for example, for structured literacy
• 35.280> structured read Act, for example, for structured read Act, for example, for structured literacy
• 37.200> I'm<00:45:37.440> just<00:45:37.760> curious<00:45:38.480> about literacy
• And so I'm just curious about literacy.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• business for Minnesota-based firms and ultimately impact the state's economy at a time when financial literacy
• a time impact the state's economy at a time when<00:36:05.880> financial<00:36:06.240> literacy
• <00:36:06.880> and<00:36:07.079> long-term when financial literacy and long-term when
• financial literacy and long-term Financial<00:36:08.040> Security<00:36:08.480> are<00

Keywords: 1183, house

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• connect participants with real job opportunities while offering support in areas like financial literacy
• financial offering support in areas like financial offering support in areas like financial literacy
• ,<02:03:21.920> conflict<02:03:22.400> resolution,<02:03:22.960> and literacy, conflict
• resolution, and literacy, conflict resolution, and personal<02:03:23.599> de<02:03:23.920>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• it's the basic skills of, you know, recognizing certain letters or having a basic foundation of literacy
• 07.320> of letters or having a basic Foundation of letters or having a basic Foundation of literacy
• > so<01:14:09.280> letter<01:14:09.880> recognizing<01:14:10.760> 10 literacy
• um so letter recognizing 10 literacy um so letter recognizing 10 letters<01:14:12.000> you<01

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• They help us mentally, you know, they teach us financial literacy, you know, APY, APKs, you know, stuff
• :10:49.720> you<00:10:49.839> know<00:10:50.079> financial<00:10:50.560> literacy
• <00:10:51.360> you teach us you know financial literacy you teach us you know financial literacy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• portion of this year's event focused on how the Lone Star State can be a global leader in quantum computing
• The South by Southwest 2025 panel titled "Creating a Quantum Computing Hub in Texas" included. ...problem
• portion of this year's event focused on how the Lone Star State can be a global leader in quantum computing
• The South by Southwest 2025 panel titled "Creating a Quantum Computing Hub in Texas" included the expertise
• portion of this year's event focused on how the Lone Star State can be a global leader in quantum computing

Bills: HB2385, HB3349, HB3962, HB3883, HB4396, HB4811, HB5088, HB4588, HB4867, HB4895, HB5398, HB5616

Keywords: NRA, funding, major events reimbursement, annual meetings, exhibits, events trust fund, Pan American Games, Olympic Games, motor sports racing, local control, event support contract, INDYCAR, Arlington, tourism, funding eligibility, sporting events, economic impact, local governments, American Performance Horseman, American Rodeo

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• DATA CENTERS AGGREGATE COLLECT COMPUTING DEMANDS EFFICIENTLY AND SECURELY.
• PREVIOUSLY THESE TYPES OF COMPUTING RESOURCES WERE CROSSING BUSINESSES FAR CURED BY CENTRALIZING COMPUTING
• RESOURCES DATA CENTERS HAVE BEEN ABLE WERE CROSSING BUSINESSES FAR CURED BY CENTRALIZING COMPUTING RESOURCES
• AI AND HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING ARE EMBEDDED ACROSS OUR OPERATION.
• THE FIRST ONE I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT HIS COMPUTER VISION.

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• <00:12:23.160> We CAW or computer assisted wagering.
• We CAW or computer assisted wagering.
• Um, just another and that fits into the computer assisted wagering, right? happen now.
• Um just another and that fits into<00:14:55.880> the<00:14:55.960> computer<00:14:56.360
• > assisted<00:14:56.800> wagering, into the computer assisted wagering, into the computer

Keywords: 00:00 CALL TO ORDER 00:05 ROLL CALL 01:03 HB 566 DISCUSSION 03:05 HB 566 VOTE 05:10 HB 885 DISCUSSION 08:03 HB 885 VOTE 09:55 HB 904 DISCUSSION 33:10 HB 904 VOTE 34:28 ADJOURNMENT, 958, all

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• On Zoom, um, Aidan Downey for the Computer and Communications Industry Association.
• My name is Aidan Downey representing the Computer and Communications Industry Association.
• <00:49:00.560> and Aidan Downey for the Computer and Aidan Downey for the Computer and Communications
• > and representing the Computer and representing the Computer and Communications<00:49:08.440>
• We're also going to adopt and accept the Computer and Communications Industry Association's proposed

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 2455, HD2, relating to employment practices. Testimony was limited, with support from the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women and UPW; the committee noted nine support, zero opposition, and zero comments. No vote was taken on this bill during the portion provided. The committee then took up House Bill 2165, HD2, relating to the Hawaii Employment Security Law. DLIR supported the measure but requested an amendment moving language in Section 2 from subsection A to subsection C to preserve the legal structure. Members questioned DLIR about a January 8 U.S. Department of Labor letter and whether the bill would keep Hawaii in conformity with federal unemployment insurance requirements. DLIR said the federal guidance requires the state to remove the carve-out for labor-dispute claimants, though unions with hiring halls and members in good standing could still be exempt from work-search requirements under an authorized list. UNITE HERE Local 5 opposed the bill and said the current law already gives the department discretion to exempt striking workers. The committee recessed the bill before any final action was taken in the portion shown. In the joint hearing with Commerce and Consumer Protection, the committees heard House Bill 1509, HD2, relating to workers’ compensation. DLIR supported the bill, DHER offered comments and requested an amendment, UPW supported it, and one Zoom testifier described personal experience with delayed care and urged faster decisions. After testimony, the committees voted to pass the bill with amendments. The adopted amendments restored the 7-day treatment-plan deadline from 10 days, changed the effective date to January 1, 2077, and struck the proposed $500 fine for employers who fail to respond within 10 days. Back in the Labor and Technology agenda, the committee heard House Bill 1515, HD2, also relating to workers’ compensation, with testimony noting seven in support, one in opposition, and one comment, but no action was taken in the excerpt. The committee also heard House Bill 1514, HD2, relating to workers’ compensation vocational rehabilitation plans. A Zoom testifier opposed the bill, arguing the 120-day timeline was unrealistic for complex cases. DLIR said the bill would give the director discretion to extend the vocational rehabilitation plan timeline beyond 120 days with no cap on extensions, and the committee noted five support, four opposition, and zero comments. Finally, the committee began House Bill 2458, HD3, relating to surveillance pricing. OCP said it stood on written testimony, while supporters argued the bill would prevent corporations from using personal data to set prices, especially for groceries. Retail and grocery interests opposed the measure, saying it was too broad and could restrict loyalty programs, promotions, and discounts; one witness asked that a loyalty-program exemption be restored.

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• We need to switch that, where they're spending more time with families and less time with the computer
• We need to switch that, where they're spending more time with families and less time with the computer
• We need to switch that, where they're spending more time with families and less time with the computer
• We need to switch that, where they're spending more time with families and less time with the computer
• families and less time with the computer families and less time with the computer system<00:43:15.079

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So, AI being used to spy on people through their computer, tracking workers' movements and so on.
• So, AI being used to spy on people through their computer, tracking workers' movements and so on.
• So, AI being used to spy on people through their computer, tracking workers' movements and so on.
• <00:21:37.280> and<00:21:37.679> mathematical say computer and mathematical say computer
• science ranking in the nation, and that is for computer science.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So, so when you buy a computer, for example, um, the computer... repair provider also has that ability
• > um<00:05:24.720> the<00:05:25.039> computer The computer, for example, and the manufacturer
• So there could be some misinterpretation of whether, if an Apple computer or any other computer is not
• So, for example, I want to repair my computer.
• <00:46:16.079> was that personal data from computers was that personal data from computers

Bills: SF0052, SF0024

Keywords: wildlife management, environmental restoration, funding, invasive species, aquatic ecosystems, native fish, habitat conservation, lottery, debit card payments, gambling regulations, state revenue, financial transactions, 916, all

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• They've got the computers in the trucks.
• think we all recognize that our students are struggling, and I am deeply concerned about our state's literacy

Keywords: 1064, all

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• , I think we could have used your testimony a couple years ago when we were having the financial literacy
• districts have licenses through the Department of Education and the two vendors, and you take it—it’s a computer

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• ground in the budget, Senator West, with this teacher prep and certification bill and our early literacy
• immediate life-threatening situations, allowing providers of electronic communications and remote computing

Summary: The Senate began with a quorum call, prayer, approval of the previous journal, and messages from the House, then moved through several recognitions and resolutions honoring visiting groups. Members adopted resolutions recognizing the Texas chapters of Blue Star Mothers of America, Fine Arts Education Day, Donate Life Texas Day, Baha’i Capitol Day, County Government Day, Jack County Day, Crockett County Day, and a recognition of Navy Petty Officer Simon Urbanik for service during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The chamber also heard remarks from visiting doctors, students, county officials, and community groups, with multiple senators speaking in support of military families, arts education, organ donation, and local government service. The Senate then took up Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2779, relating to the allocation and use of certain hotel occupancy tax revenues. Senator Birdwell said the bill would stop local governments from conditioning HOT funds on race- or class-based priorities and would require Galveston to transfer the full state rebate for beach cleaning and maintenance to its park board. After questions, the Senate suspended the rules, passed the bill to engrossment, suspended the three-day rule, and finally passed it, though the final vote showed significant opposition. The chamber also passed Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2322, described as a cleanup bill removing the compelling-factor test for dispatchable generation from the Texas Jobs, Energy, Technology, and Innovation Act. A major debate centered on Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2253, which would phase out uncertified teachers in core classrooms and strengthen educator certification requirements. Senator Creighton argued the bill responds to a teacher pipeline crisis, adds parent notification, creates multiple preparation pathways, and provides financial incentives for certification; Senator West and Senator Sparks pressed for rural flexibility and implementation details. An amendment from Senator Gutierrez to add a teacher student-loan repayment program failed on a 11-17 vote, while other technical and fiscal amendments were adopted. The bill then passed to engrossment, the three-day rule was suspended, and it was finally passed. The Senate also passed Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2371, updating skimmer-reporting rules to cover electronic terminals beyond fuel pumps, and Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2351, relating to the construction of certain concrete plants under a standard permit. Senate Bill 619, a conscience-protection bill for health care workers, drew extended questioning from Senators Cook, Eckhardt, and Menendez about patient abandonment, scope, and whether it could allow refusals of legal services such as vaccines, antibiotics, contraception, or personal care; despite those concerns, the Senate suspended the rules and passed the bill to engrossment. Finally, the chamber began consideration of Committee Substitute Senate Bill 1169, which would allow public entities to form public utility agencies to cooperate on water and wastewater projects without eminent domain or cross-collateralization, with Senator Hinojosa explaining it as a tool for small and rural communities facing utility infrastructure problems.

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• Once we did that, we enter it into our computer-aided dispatch center, which then alerts officers before
• Through this program, incarcerated workers will be trained in financial literacy, teamwork, and democratic

Summary: The committee heard several public safety measures, beginning with housekeeping items and the adoption of a four-bill consent calendar. Bills on the consent calendar included AB 476 on metal theft, AB 619 on California Conservation Corps training for formerly incarcerated people, AB 1192 on child abuse or neglect reporting, and AB 1239 on human trafficking data. Several bills were pulled by the authors before hearing, and the committee also announced that AB 379 would be heard with a file notice waiver and AB 63 would be for testimony only. The most extensive discussion was on AB 366, which would require ignition interlock devices for anyone convicted of DUI. The author, Senator Archuleta, and a MADD representative gave emotional testimony about family members killed by drunk drivers and argued the bill would save lives. Support came from law enforcement, fire, medical, auto club, and safety groups. Opposition from public defenders and criminal justice advocates focused on loss of judicial discretion, costs for low-income drivers, and concerns about vendor oversight and effectiveness. The committee voted to pass AB 366 as amended to Appropriations. The committee also heard AB 1380, which would create a permanent pathway into firefighting careers for formerly incarcerated people who served on Cal Fire hand crews. The author and supporters said the bill would recognize service, improve reentry, and reduce recidivism; a fire labor group withdrew its opposition after amendments were discussed. The measure passed to Appropriations, though it remained on call pending one additional vote. AB 461, which would remove criminal penalties for parents of truant K-8 students and replace them with supportive responses, drew broad support from education and justice advocates but no opposition testimony; it was also passed to Appropriations and left on call pending one more vote. ACR 60, recognizing the Downey Police Department’s special-needs communication program for interactions with people with disabilities or sensory challenges, was adopted unanimously. The committee then heard AB 746 on creating an inmate cooperative program and a green reentry reserve for incarcerated workers. Supporters said it would build job skills, dignity, and reentry success; there was no opposition testimony. The bill passed to Appropriations and was left on call pending votes. Finally, AB 379 on human trafficking drew strong support from survivor advocates, law enforcement, and local officials for creating a survivor services fund and targeting buyers, but also strong opposition from survivors and civil liberties groups who warned it would criminalize vulnerable people and revive harmful loitering enforcement. The committee discussion continued with members weighing survivor support, public safety tools, and concerns about the bill’s amendments and scope.

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• So I thought it was coming out of our computer room next door, but it's coming from thought it was coming
• out of our computer room next door, but it's coming from up above us.
• Sometimes, yeah, but sometimes, like, I've had problems where the computer has that site blocked.
• Would we be able to get around that by using laptops, computers, other things like that in classrooms
• But do you have access to a computer in all your classes, though? Or not?

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee met to hear and discuss three education bills and related budget items. House Bill 1214 would revise K-12 transportation funding by replacing the current rider-based formula with a new formula tied more closely to district size, square mileage, building counts, and the weighted student payment. Sponsors and DPI said the change would better reflect actual transportation costs, hold districts harmless overall, and likely increase funding by about $4 million beyond current spending; they also said parent-provided transportation and open-enrollment mileage rules would remain largely unchanged. No opposition was heard, and the committee closed discussion without taking final action in the transcript. The committee then reviewed House Bill 1013, the education appropriations bill, and walked through proposed adjustments to program and pass-through grants. The chair proposed keeping or reducing some items, eliminating others, and moving one-time items to the stabilization fund; examples included leaving free meals at $4.5 million for now, keeping the paraprofessional-to-teacher program, reducing some grant lines, and removing several new or one-time grants. DPI also explained that the student information system would remain a flow-through grant for this biennium but would move in-house after July 1, 2026. The committee also discussed adding an FTE for the School for the Blind and making a small equipment swap at the Center for Distance Education. House Bill 1369 was discussed as the main school aid bill, including a proposed 2 percent and 2 percent per-pupil payment increase, higher construction bidding thresholds, elimination of the 12 percent cap, and a transfer of $75 million from Foundation Aid to the School Construction Revolving Loan Fund, with the chair suggesting $100 million instead. DPI explained that the bill also included a policy change returning placement decisions for students with disabilities in congregate care to the Superintendent of Public Instruction, with support from the governor’s office. The committee heard testimony from school officials seeking gap funding for Title I losses caused by a switch from free-and-reduced-lunch to census-based allocations, saying districts with many open-enrolled students could lose substantial funding and staff positions. Later, the governor’s office presented a proposed $1.5 million one-time appropriation to help schools buy secure storage for student cell phones if a statewide device policy is adopted; members raised concerns about cost, local control, and whether the money would be enough. The committee also heard student testimony and then recessed without voting on the amendment in the transcript.