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• , prepare dactically in the classroom, prepare dactically in the classroom, hands-on<01:25:12.000
• This technology platform is critical to everything we do in child protection.
• This technology platform is critical to everything we do in child protection.
• This technology platform is critical to everything we do in child protection.
• This technology platform is critical to everything we do in child protection.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Senate Bill 2928 offers support for students in development beyond the classroom.
• They have not increased time in the classrooms, and it has not led to improved test scores.
• Yes, the classroom does provide a lot of good qualities, but so does the work experience we provide.
• As an education provider, the zoo also acts as an education facilitator, providing a living classroom
• We have shortages in Texas in healthcare, technology, and education; there's quite a few.

Bills: SB1798, SB1835, SB1319, SB2942, SB2928, SB784, SB1049

Keywords: higher education, tuition rates, financial support, immigration status, Texas law, SB 1835, resident tuition, nonresident students, scholarship students, public higher education, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Education Code Section 54.213, tuition waiver, in-state tuition, out-of-state students, higher education finance, enrollment cap, capacity limit, workforce development area, nonimmigrant visa

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• This legislation And number three, I oppose classrooms And number three, I oppose classrooms where<05
• complex classroom conversations. complex classroom conversations.
• Teachers avoid in the classroom.
• into the classroom to tip the scale. into the classroom to tip the scale.
• That is being removed the classroom.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• It measures the child's learning and development and supports teachers in all the classrooms we have
• Creative Information Technology from 4/25 to 9/26, $9.25 million, to… …to 9/26, $9.25 million.
• All this new technology like vertiports and stuff like that.
• They're having to develop zoning regulations, train stuff, all kinds of things for all this new technology

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• Our members have been frontline for battling cell phones in classrooms for decades now, and we have only
• Smartphones and other technological tools are built using the concept of persuasive design, which utilizes
• Smartphones and other technological tools are built using the concept of persuasive design, which utilizes
• So I believe that we are teaching them how to be smart users of the technology, and during school, which

Keywords: House Committee Room A, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all

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• It's from the Department of Shared Administrative Services, Office of State Technology.
• Arkansas Code allows the Office of State Technology to borrow from the budget stabilization trust fund
• It's from the Department of Shared Administrative Services, Office of State Technology.
• It's from the Department of Shared Administrative Services, Office of State Technology.
• Jay Harton, Director of the Office of State Technology.

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, opened with a prayer recognizing the death of Reverend Jesse Jackson, and then worked through a series of appropriation and transfer requests. In Section B, it approved a $273,000 temporary appropriation for the Department of Labor and Licensing. In Section C, it approved two Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act requests: $280 million for the Department of Transportation and $195 million for the State Broadband Office to support Arkansas BEAD broadband grants, including an extra help position. Members questioned the broadband awards, provider amendments, buildout timelines, accountability, and the status of unawarded locations; the broadband director said no provider had requested speed changes, awards would be monitored with milestone-based payments, and remaining locations would be addressed later as federal guidance is received. The committee also approved transfers in Section D, including $458,000 for the Department of Correction, $25 million for Department of Education programs such as declining enrollment and teacher incentive funding, and $229,000 for Shared Administrative Services project management support. In Section E, the committee considered a $4.7 million budget stabilization trust fund loan for the Office of State Technology to implement ServiceNow and related IT modernization, cybersecurity, and governance tools. Members pressed agency officials on repayment, cost savings, and whether the loan would simply roll over existing costs; officials said repayment would come through agency rates over a five-year period and that the new payment would be lower than the current loan being retired. The committee voted to give favorable advice to the Governor on the loan request. In Section F, the committee reviewed cash fund requests for wage and hour claims, unclaimed property, and a heritage grant; in Section G, it reviewed a $1.1 million federal grant to expand college and career coaching in rural districts; in Section H, it reviewed pay plan and performance fund requests totaling millions across multiple agencies; and in Section I, it reviewed budget manual formatting changes. The latter part of the meeting focused on reports, especially the Medicaid trust fund. DHS and DFA officials reported the fund balance had declined from prior years and was down to about $394 million after seven months, with further decline expected by year-end. Senators and representatives asked about the appropriate reserve level, the impact of pending Medicaid rules and legislation, FMAP changes, and whether additional funding would be needed in the upcoming budget. Officials said projections are updated regularly, more than 10 rule packages remain pending with CMS, and the governor and legislative leaders will discuss additional capital needs during budget development. Members also discussed the importance of balancing Medicaid spending with new federal funding and maintaining flexibility for critical areas such as labor and delivery. The committee then adjourned without further action on the reports.

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• BASED ON YOUR TECHNOLOGY AND YOUR USER.
• I IN GENERAL ON THE TECHNOLOGY OF WATER.
• TECHNOLOGY CONTINUES TO EVOLVE AND IMPROVE AND BECOME MORE EFFICIENT.
• THAT IS OF ANY TECHNOLOGY.
• THE CONCEPT OF AI AND TECHNOLOGIES IS NOT THE SAME THING.

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• IS THROUGH THE SENATE AND HOUSES ASSISTANCE AS PART OF THE GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDED BUDGET ON THE TECHNOLOGY
• SIMILAR TO THE CHAIR OF COURSE THIS IS A TANGIBLE WAY THAT WE SEE AN AGENCY THAT ACTUALLY IS GOOD AT TECHNOLOGY
• AGAIN THROUGH TECHNOLOGY CONNECTING ALL THE DOUBTS THROUGH STANDARDIZATION PROCUREMENTS, POLICIES, PROCEDURES
• , PROACTIVE OF HOW WE CAN GET MONEY OUT FASTER THROUGH TECHNOLOGY THAT ALLOWS US TO BE FASTER.
• IT IS A STATE PROJECT WORKSHEET AND WE GET THIS DIGITIZED AND REENGAGE THE TECHNOLOGY AT THE FRONT END

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• <00:16:05.440> to necessary equipment and technology to necessary equipment and technology
• But I do want to bring your attention to the aspect of classroom noise levels. Classroom noises.
• <02:11:40.320> I classroom is that met. Um excuse me. I classroom is that met.
• classrooms.
• >> in the classrooms. >> in the classrooms.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Students are being separated from classrooms, being placed in opposite halls, even opposite sides of
• Kids are at home more than they are in the classroom.
• Kids are at home more than they are in the classroom.
• And what we they are in the classroom.
• Youth Prize supports this bill because we believe that access to quality education beyond the classroom

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• is one aspect of the three-component circle model of agricultural education, which also includes classroom
• Together, the classroom, experimental learning, and FFA provide a comprehensive educational experience
• which also includes classroom which also includes classroom instruction<00:02:37.280> and
• Together, the classroom,<00:02:42.160> experimental<00:02:42.800> learning,<00:02:43.360
• > and classroom, experimental learning, and classroom, experimental learning, and FFA<00:02:44.239

Bills: HF3580, HF3566

Keywords: agriculture, livestock, depredation, crop damage, wolf compensation, elk damage, state funding, agricultural protection, trespass, criminal penalties, farm equipment, agricultural land, 1183, house

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from the previous meeting and then heard from Minnesota FFA officers, who described FFA as a student-led agricultural education organization focused on leadership, personal growth, and career success. The students explained the three-part model of agricultural education, the size and reach of FFA in Minnesota, and upcoming events at the Capitol, including an agricultural policy experience conference and FFA Day at the Capitol. Members asked about FFA’s role in encouraging the next generation of farmers, the organization’s broader focus beyond farming to include wildlife and other natural resources careers, and the mix of rural, metro, and urban chapters. The students emphasized that FFA and agricultural educators help students discover career paths and that urban chapters are active and thriving alongside rural ones. The committee then received a presentation from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture on the Agri program. The department described Agri as a legislature-created program that uses producer-payment funds to support roughly 15 grant and cost-share programs, including newer efforts such as Protect and Prepare. Testimony stressed transparency and fraud prevention: Agri is reimbursement-based, requires detailed documentation, conducts site visits on grants over $25,000, and has identified and stopped more than a dozen fraudulent applications in the past year. The department also noted a prior legislative auditor review of two larger Agri programs and said only about one-tenth of 1% of reviewed expenditures were recommended for recovery. The department highlighted the Make It Minnesota cost-share program, which helps Minnesota food and agriculture companies attend national trade shows such as Natural Products Expo West. Testifiers then described how Agri has supported their businesses: Mark Schiller of Lon Liquor in Northfield said the program helped his microdistillery expand into milling organic flour and adding food service, while Pete Gangler of Snowpack Foods in Caledonia said Agri grants supported food safety improvements, processing capacity, and a new freezer warehouse project. The department said additional grantees would testify as well, and members asked whether the department’s fraud-prevention practices could be shared with other state agencies; staff said they already are being shared through interagency best-practice efforts.

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• Maybe it be mathematics or maybe it be a science or some area of technology, etc.
• c><00:04:56.320> some<00:04:56.479> area<00:04:56.720> of<00:04:56.880> technology
• science or some area of technology etc. science or some area of technology etc.
• with the um part-time classroom with the um part-time uncertified<00:27:01.360> teacher.
• So, would a 1-hour classroom day.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Additionally, another part of that plan is to have classrooms where we can actually run our programs.
• What they're teaching at the level of early education in these respective classrooms are usually happenings
• table so that we can ensure that disability and sensory supports and expertise are brought into the classroom
• But I know we should utilize or maximize the technology, too.
• experience, not only being a student in many of these emergent programs but also teaching in these classrooms

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• <00:37:36.119> to their plant equipment and Technology to their plant equipment and Technology
• <00:46:21.800> instruction industry related classroom instruction industry related classroom
• <00:46:42.960> these<00:46:43.119> industries<00:46:43.559> include Technologies
• these industries include Technologies these industries include occupations<00:46:44.480> that
• The construction industry has come a long way in terms of professionalism, integrating technology, and

Keywords: 1183, house

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• million for regional kitchens to support local school lunches, $20 million for pre-kindergarten classroom
• community correctional facility, $10 million for security perimeter upgrades, $4.5 million for technology
• Short recess. 4.5 million for uh doare u in LNR under 4.5 million for uh doare u in LNR under technology
• <00:55:26.400> We've<00:55:26.640> included technology modernization.
• We've included technology modernization.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• We'll give you a moment while you get your technology up here. Okay. So, thank you, Madam Chair.
• The commissioner and standards shall not prescribe the delivery system, the classroom assessments, or
• promoting well-being, equips students with transferable skills that extend far beyond the health classroom
• skills that extend far beyond<00:29:19.520> the<00:29:19.840> health<00:29:20.159> classroom
• <00:29:21.360> Through beyond the health classroom. Through beyond the health classroom.

Bills: HF3489, HF3550

Keywords: grooming, child protection, student safety, sexual exploitation, educator licensing, teacher discipline, mandatory reporting, mandated reporter training, school misconduct, predatory offender, child abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, child sexual abuse material, child pornography, position of authority, school employee, school administrator, license revocation, license suspension

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• Those pieces are critical for helping us have recreation of things like the work environment in the classroom
• So that has dramatically impacted our ability to keep our funds going directly into the classroom as
• So that has dramatically impacted our ability to keep our funds going directly into the classroom as
• You know, those expenditures, into the classroom as much as possible.
• hygiene, medical assisting, phlebotomy, digital media, baking, cuisine, cybersecurity, computer technology

Summary: The committee held a work session on the state of Washington’s community and technical college system with State Board executive director Nate Humphrey and Tacoma Community College president Ivan Harrell. They described the system’s open-access mission, 34 colleges serving more than 307,000 students, relatively low tuition, enrollment growth over 12 consecutive quarters, and strong outcomes such as more than 46,000 credentials awarded last year. They also highlighted system initiatives including guided pathways, I-BEST, dual enrollment, tribal partnerships, a new program search tool, and six colleges named Aspen Prize finalists. At the same time, they emphasized major challenges: high rates of student food, housing, and homelessness insecurity; sharply rising emergency aid requests; and federal funding disruptions affecting TANF, BFET, adult basic education, Carl Perkins, NOAA-related tribal work, and several federal grants. Members asked about SNAP impacts, declining high school graduates, and how BFET and TANF interact with other aid programs. The presenters also discussed system priorities such as AI, Workforce Pell, capital planning, nursing accreditation alignment, and the Washington College Grant. The committee then heard testimony from AFT Washington and the Washington Association of Higher Education on faculty and staff conditions in the community and technical college system. Jackie Kane and Suzanne Sutherland argued that classified staff, professional staff, and contingent faculty are essential to student success but face low pay, instability, and weak retention, and they urged lawmakers to protect existing funding and avoid further cuts. They said working conditions for faculty and staff are student learning conditions, and that underfunding leads to reduced services, shortened advising, and program instability. Marina Parr of the Workforce Board presented on federal H.R. 1’s new Workforce Pell provisions and the updated Career Bridge website. She explained that Workforce Pell would allow federal aid for short-term training programs of 8 to 15 weeks, with high completion, employment, and earnings thresholds and a requirement that credentials be stackable and portable. She said Washington is well positioned to implement the program because of its existing eligible training provider evaluation system and Career Bridge, which now has a redesigned public portal, digital portfolios, multilingual access, and performance data on programs. Members asked about rulemaking, possible gaps in state services, and how the wage and completion standards would be applied. The Washington Student Achievement Council then briefed the committee on the new Washington Completes FAFSA campaign created by executive order. Staff described an advisory board with statewide representation, a pilot that used microgrants and other supports at 25 priority schools, and a new goal of 46,000 FAFSA or WASFA completions this year. They reported that completion rates were tracking slightly ahead of last year, with 24% of high school seniors having completed a FAFSA by the end of November, and they showcased a public dashboard with subgroup data and a WIAA-based leaderboard. Members asked about outreach to rural and homeschool students, legislative communications, Pierce County representation, and barriers to FAFSA completion, and staff said they would provide toolkits and continue expanding outreach. The committee then began hearing from student presenters about affordability, access, equity, and student experience.

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• Huge supporter of the program, huge supporter of what you're doing as a former educator dealing in classrooms
• during the school year, then that's a fiscal because now we need substitute teachers to go in those classrooms
• They need money when they're absent from these classrooms or the training happens over the summer and
• Whether it's during the summer, whether it's during classroom, there's funding that's missing.
• And thanks to mammograms, thanks to technology, whether it's ultrasounds, MRIs, or whatever, we have

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and heard several member introductions and recognitions, including awareness resolutions and visiting groups in the galleries. The chamber then moved to special order bills. Senate Bill 88 on utility terrain vehicles passed 32-5 after debate over allowing local governments to opt in to street use of UTVs under safety restrictions; Senator Smith opposed it over safety concerns. Senate Bill 102 on exceptional student education passed 36-0, creating a workforce credential/badge program for students with autism or on modified curricula; supporters emphasized employment opportunities and safety training, while Senator Davis raised concerns about added costs to school districts. Senate Bill 106 on exploitation of vulnerable adults passed 37-0, allowing alternative service on scammers through the same apps used to contact victims. Senate Bill 130 on compensation for victims of wrongful incarceration passed 38-0, extending filing deadlines and removing restrictive barriers; supporters called it a long-overdue justice fix. Senate Bill 158 on diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations passed 38-0, eliminating cost sharing for follow-up breast tests in the state employee health plan to encourage early detection. The most contentious measure was Senate Bill 234 on criminal offenses against law enforcement officers. The bill sought to clarify that violent resistance to officers is not justified by claims about the legality of the detention and to add manslaughter of a law enforcement officer to offenses carrying life imprisonment without release. An amendment by Senator Jones to restore “in good faith” language failed, after debate centered on due process, racial profiling, and the role of juries and suppression motions. Several senators spoke in support of law enforcement but objected to the bill’s breadth and mandatory life penalty; Senator Leek ultimately postponed the bill temporarily rather than taking a final vote. Senate Bill 262 on trust code technical changes passed 36-0. Senate Bill 274 designating roads for Harris Rosen and Geraldine Thompson passed 38-0, followed by a successful co-sponsorship motion and remarks honoring Thompson’s legacy. Senate Bill 280 on candidate qualification passed 38-0, creating an enforcement mechanism for party-affiliation filing requirements. Senate Bill 296 on middle and high school start times passed 38-0, repealing the statewide start-time mandate and shifting implementation decisions to local districts while requiring public reporting and discussion. Senate Bill 356 designating January 27 as Holocaust Remembrance Day also passed unanimously, with senators emphasizing remembrance, anti-Semitism, and the educational value of the memorial and observance.

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• CAUSED IT BUT DID NOT RULE OUT SURGICAL SMOKE BECAUSE THERE ARE NO SAFE LEVELS OF SMOKE, ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
• IMPROVEMENTS IN NURSING HOME PERFORMANCE FOR THE STUDY TO INCLUDE IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
• REGULATION OF CHILDCARE PROVIDERS, SPEED UP THE PROCESS FOR GETTING CHILDCARE TEACHERS HIRED IN THE CLASSROOM

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES ALSO MAKE SOCIETY WEALTHIER INCREASE IN THE DEMAND FOR GOODS AND TECHNOLOGICAL
• NOT TO DEVELOPMENT OF THE TECHNOLOGY. THE TECHNOLOGY WILL DEVELOP.
• BUT I THINK WHAT WE SHOULD BE FOCUSED THE TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGING I'M SORRY, NOT MANAGING THE TECHNOLOGY
• EVERY TIME THE TECHNOLOGY CHANGES.
• BUT SHE STATED TECHNOLOGY DOES EXIST.