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• Bill Weber, Senate District 21.
• Judy Seeberger, District 41.
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• senator Mary Kunes I represent District senator Mary Kunes I represent District 39<00:01:21.119>
• Jee Dor, District 23.

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• And I think that if you don't think that that's happening, my district is Merrillhurst College, which
• with the purchase of new... ...grant application to assist local school districts with the purchase
• Genesis is a software service tool that streamlines and accelerates evacuation zone mapping and public
• I look at the maps here.
• To pilot a new approach to mapping probable wetlands in the Willamette Valley.

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Summary: The Emergency Board met on June 17, 2026, and approved a series of subcommittee recommendations, mostly on consent, related to federal grant applications, agency funding adjustments, and position authority. Early actions included approval of four federal grant applications from natural resources agencies, three public safety grant applications, a one-time increase for Judicial Department court security, retroactive approval for an AmeriCorps volunteer-generation grant, and a $7.5 million allocation to Southern Oregon University from a special appropriation for short-term financial stability. Members supporting the SOU item emphasized the university’s structural deficits, declining enrollment, and the need for a long-term higher education plan; several members voted no or raised concerns about sustainability, but the motion passed. The board also approved a federal apprenticeship expansion grant for the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, a school nutrition equipment grant for the Department of Education, and an Oregon Health Authority request tied to Medicaid community engagement requirements under H.R. 1. Public safety items included funding for Oregon Military Department readiness facilities, a report on the stalled juvenile justice information system modernization project with a follow-up viability report due in 2026, and a statewide evacuation planning tool for emergency management. The evacuation tool drew strong support as a wildfire preparedness measure, with members noting it could significantly reduce alert times and save lives. A major point of debate was the Department of Justice request to add 16 permanent positions and increase other funds limitation for antitrust enforcement. Supporters argued the federal government has pulled back and Oregon needs capacity to pursue active cases and protect consumers; opponents objected to the process, the size of the expansion, and the incentive structure tied to settlements and awards. Despite those concerns, the motion passed. The board also approved Water Resources Department requests for the Water Well Abandonment, Repair and Replacement program, an assistant water master position in Washington County, and federal funding for Lower Umatilla Basin groundwater data collection. The water master item prompted questions about county cost shifts, but staff said the position would remain externally funded and would not be filled without those resources.

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• The other 25% is in Chambers County, which includes all of my district.
• That's not the map I have. No, that's just an extra, OK.
• I'm looking at a map, I guess, of the proposed 21 miles. It looks like it passes Galveston.
• pilots are in Representative Perez's district.
• In my district, I had a person who owns some stations call me and said, Tom, I need help.

Bills: HB 2065, HB 2462, HB 2621, HB 3187, HB 3539, HB 3563, HB 3726, HB 4164, HB 4207, HB 4368, HB 4706, HB 4916, HB 4950, HB 4967, HB 5177, HB 4429, HB 5597

Keywords: commercial vehicles, parking regulations, residential areas, local governance, land use, traffic safety, high occupancy vehicle lane, pregnant operators, transportation, parental rights, motor vehicle regulations, live video feed, state agency, transparency, public safety, regional transportation, mobility program, sales tax, public infrastructure, local government

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• <00:12:35.279> is uh in the road map and our road map is uh in the road map and our road map
• They’re in our road map.
• They’re in our road map.
• They’re in our road map.
• They’re in our road map.

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• I've gotten a lot of interest, not just from school districts.
• This includes our school counselors who work in districts across the state.
• On the back of your testimony, I have another map for y'all.
• This time it is a little bit of a different map than I.
• At the bottom, there is a specific chart for your district.

Bills: SB1998, SB646, SB2786, SB2076, SB2615, SB1961, SB1418, SB2647, SB1322, SB2788

Keywords: pediatrics, medical education, subsidiary, preceptorship, medical training, student programs, mental health, loan repayment, education funding, mental health professionals, healthcare access, Texas Success Initiative, exemption, public officers, employees, higher education, Capitol view, Austin, urban planning, construction

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• system, adopt a district map drawn by a plaintiff's expert with no participation or input from voters
• , ...a district map drawn by a plaintiff's expert with no participation or input from voters, in violation
• There is no evidence that districts, or districts instead of at-large, is good in every situation.
• or non-district elections.
• We have four districts and one at-large.

Summary: The committee heard several bills, with the most detailed discussion focused on AB 316, AB 251, AB 474, AB 1201, AB 464, and AB 614. AB 316 would prevent AI developers or deployers from arguing in civil cases that an AI system’s alleged autonomy absolves them of responsibility. Supporters framed it as a narrow guardrail to protect families, especially children, from harms like dangerous chatbots and deepfakes; opponents, including TechNet and the Chamber of Progress, raised concerns about possible strict-liability implications. The bill was moved out of committee to Privacy and Consumer Protection. AB 251 would let judges lower the burden of proof in elder abuse cases when a skilled nursing facility or RCFE intentionally destroys evidence. Supporters said the measure is needed because elder abuse victims are often unable to testify and records are vulnerable to spoliation, while opponents argued existing sanctions are sufficient and warned of more litigation. The bill passed, with committee members emphasizing the vulnerability of elder abuse victims. AB 474 sought to expand nonprofit home-sharing programs, including tax incentives for low-income homeowners and changes to housing law and lodger rules. Supporters said it would help older adults and low-income Californians avoid homelessness, but several members and the California Apartment Association raised concerns about removing lodger-law protections for homeowners; the author committed to keep working on the issue. The bill passed to Human Services. AB 1201 would give courts discretion to provide family reunification services to parents with certain violent felony convictions, rather than applying an automatic bypass. Supporters from Starting Over Inc. described personal experiences with permanent family separation and argued the bill would give parents a fair chance when the conviction is unrelated to child safety. Some members supported the measure but questioned whether domestic violence histories should be treated differently; the author said the bill still allows courts to deny services when reunification would endanger a child. The bill passed to Human Services. AB 464 addressed sexual abuse and retaliation in state prisons by extending reporting time after release, adding 90-day monitoring after reports, barring rehiring of confirmed abusers, and strengthening reporting and anti-retaliation rules. Survivors testified about abuse, retaliation, and failures in CDCR’s response; the bill passed to Appropriations. AB 614 would standardize the Government Claims Act filing deadline at one year for all claims. The author and supporters argued the current six-month deadline for injury and wrongful death claims is too short for victims to learn the process, find counsel, and gather evidence, while businesses often get a full year. A civil rights attorney and a family member of a deceased jail detainee testified in support, describing how the current deadline can block meritorious claims. The bill was presented for committee consideration as the hearing continued.

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• District 32, which is Hidalgo, Luna, and Dona Ana counties.
• 28, the exciting, most exuberant House District.
• I'm the state representative for House District 70.
• Representative Liz Thompson (member_12088), House District 24, the shopping district of, I have Wynn
• Chair, Representative Gonzalez, so MAP is optional.

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• Senate districts maybe a little more so, and congressional districts probably even more so. >> Um, but
• of >> building again the mapping concern of when<00:47:42.319> the<00:47:42.480> map
• <00:47:59.119> then input then you generate your map then input then you generate your map
• <00:49:53.040> The Hudson Hillsboro District 13. The Hudson Hillsboro District 13.
• My regional school district, when my hometown joined that district, it had written into the contract

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• So we are literally traveling to every Single school district to convince them.
• Madam Chair, there's this map called the New Mexico Broadband Map.
• And Madam Chair, on the map, it shows broadband availability and broadband need.
• we have on the Navajo Nation within the school district of students from the same school district that
• We've awarded 119 grants to every judicial district in the state, bar one.

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• So that would, that's not this map. So I would have to give you another map.
• Of course, the map is only showing you the traditional school districts.
• So it appears that it's a lot of movement within districts, charter districts, and traditional districts
• One note in... ...districts, charter districts, and traditional districts.
• to another. districts charter districts and traditional districts one note in 2023 the legislature removed

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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• And so I think you get a great idea what the road map is for the department.
• But I was stuck in the old pattern as a district legislator of just calling the principals in my district
• And so I think you get a great idea what the road map is for the department.
• My district map has roads on there that didn't exist, you know, back then.
• My district map has roads on there that didn't exist, you know, back then.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Finance received an informational briefing from the Department of Education on its budget request for the upcoming fiscal year. The Superintendent and staff described the department’s mission, enrollment and staffing scale, recent gains in NAEP reading and math, persistent attendance problems since the pandemic, and the need for resources to support student recovery, middle school math, and other strategic priorities. The department said its proposal is intended to be aligned with its 2023–2029 strategic plan, fiscally balanced, and reliable for schools, while also addressing inflation, workforce needs, and uncertainty in federal funding. Assistant Superintendent and CFO Brian Hallet reviewed federal grants, non-general funds, and the budget development process. He said federal funds make up about 11% of the department’s FY25 appropriation and warned that House budget proposals could threaten predictable funding for core programs. He also explained that the department began its biennial budget work in April 2024 and used an internal review group to identify possible reallocations. The department characterized its request as a “flat” budget proposal overall, with a large share devoted to continued funding for existing recurring needs, and noted challenges including a projected state funding decline, inflation, lingering pandemic impacts, recruitment and retention, and uncertainty about future federal support. A major topic was the department’s capital improvement program. DOE officials argued for a risk-based, proactive approach using lump-sum “buckets” to manage facilities and deferred maintenance across more than 21.5 million square feet at 268 sites. They said this would allow more efficient prioritization of projects and better coordination with complex area superintendents, principals, and legislators. Members asked about how legislative priorities would fit into the bucket system, county-versus-state property jurisdiction issues affecting school facilities, enrollment decline and staffing ratios, and how the department plans to adjust facilities and human resources to shifting enrollment patterns. DOE said it is studying enrollment trends, will brief the Board of Education next month, and is willing to provide further briefings to legislators. No votes or formal actions were taken during the informational briefing.

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• In your handout, there's a map of the transfer that was authorized in 2024.
• If you look at that map, the parcel that's labeled MNHS 2 13.32 acres, we thought that entire parcel
• It is shown on that map again.
• <00:11:47.600> I it is is shown on that map again. I it is is shown on that map again.
• There is something for your district in this bill.

Bills: HF3643, HF3426, HF4222, HF4224

Keywords: Melissa Hortman, Mark Hortman, memorial park, state park, working group, Minnesota Historical Society, Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board, Saint Paul, Department of Natural Resources, Department of Administration, Legislative Coordinating Commission, general fund appropriation, park planning, interpretive services, public engagement, state memorial, land use, natural resources, commemorative legislation, environment

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• This map lists, sort of shows the projects color-coded by where, by what.
• Farmington Irrigation District.
• Arco Settlement, again, a map of where these projects took place.
• Page 20 is a map.
• We do rely on soil and water conservation districts, for example.

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• I'm from District 22, and I have five land grants. So happy to have them in my district.
• I'm Travis County, District 58. Thank you. Representative Torres Velazquez.
• So all of that whole district...
• The county maps we have here in San Miguel County are a significant problem.
• Attorney for the District of New Mexico.

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• Senator England. best school districts in the nation. She best school districts in the nation.
• partial mapping services. partial mapping services.
• > satellite maps, the geospatial maps, satellite maps, the geospatial maps, satellite imagery,<02
• Title attorneys, title companies, mapping data companies, GIS or parcel mapping services.
• Title attorneys, title companies, mapping data companies, GIS or parcel mapping services.

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 11 March, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with an invocation by Reverend Anthony Phillips, and dispensed with the reading of the journal and committee reports. The chamber also recognized several guests in the galleries, including family members of senators, medical professionals for Early Childhood Day, and advocates and local officials. After introductions, the Senate moved into the calendar and began considering bills and motions. Among the measures taken up, the Senate passed House Bill 1393 to create the Mississippi Energy Infrastructure Fund, with the sponsor explaining it would allow MDA to support energy projects and require compliance with state procurement laws. The Senate also passed House Bill 420, which provides a full homestead ad valorem tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans age 85 or older and allows an unremarried surviving spouse to keep the exemption; senators asked about eligibility, age limits, and safeguards against improper exemptions. Another bill passed was House Bill 1941 on the Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund, which would allow funding through bonds or other means in addition to direct appropriation and raise the DFA processing cap from 2% to 3%; several senators raised concerns about state debt and the funding mechanism. The Senate concurred in Senate Bill 2906, which gives the Secretary of State additional time to establish minimum cybersecurity standards for county election systems. It also adopted motions to table reconsideration on several House bills, including House Bill 908 on absentee ballot receipt dates, House Bill 525 on mandatory minimum penalties for sexual battery, and House Bill 538 on sanctuary policies and immigration enforcement. The chamber voted to reconsider and then again pass House Bill 1613, described as a bill on aggravated trafficking weight and pill counts that also included a chemical abortion ban, after some senators who were absent earlier asked to go on record. For House Bill 2409, dealing with a comprehensive mitigation program for retrofitting insurable homes, the Senate voted not to concur and invited conference. The Senate also passed and retained numerous other items as it worked through the calendar.

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• c><00:12:58.040> Moana, Iwamoto, District 25, Ala Moana, Iwamoto, District 25, Ala Moana, Kaka'ako
• On this map, this again is showing FEMA's 100-year flood risk maps.
• On this map, this again is showing FEMA's 100-year flood risk maps.
• On this map, this again is showing FEMA's 100-year flood risk maps.
• On this map, this again is showing FEMA's 100-year flood risk maps.

Bills: SCR21, SCR75, SCR50, SCR149, SCR47, SCR163, SCR169, SCR170

Keywords: healthcare, rural clinic, feasibility study, access to care, community health, Volcano community, Hawaiʻi Health Systems Corporation, emergency services, health assessment, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, health care, interdepartmental collaboration, public awareness, support services, education, health insurance, affordable healthcare, working group, Hawaii Health Plan, Medicaid expansion

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• ><00:10:11.920> for<00:10:12.240> the<00:10:12.440> first someone from your district
• for the first someone from your district for the first testifier<00:10:13.560> and<00:10:13.680
• <00:10:15.079> for<00:10:15.200> the<00:10:15.360> second chair's district for
• the second chair's district for the second testifier<00:10:16.680> so<00:10:17.440> uh
• I represent the most rural district in the state, so I think I know a little bit about projects that

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• Thank you, that's what I, yeah, thank you, that's directly in my district as well.
• And so you can see on that map.
• My county is in deep blue; my whole area is deeper blue than a lot of the rest of the map.
• I think in Ria Riba, I was in the Española school district, and over 40% of the kids in the district
• But on page 3, when I'm looking at the mapping you have for us in the population map, I want to say that

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• We also Need to organize sequential intercept mapping workshops across the state.
• I have two judicial districts.
• The ESIM, the Enhanced Sequential Intercept mapping, is a tool.
• And just to share that the second largest district...
• And it brings up some questions, like, you know, Doña Ana District 3 has been one of the districts along

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• We have two district types, regular districts and charter districts.
• district or charter district.
• We have two district types, regular districts and charter districts.
• district or charter district. between a regular district and a charter district, we will say regular
• district or charter district.

Summary: The joint education committee continued its adequacy study with a detailed Bureau of Legislative Research presentation on resource allocation, covering how Arkansas school districts and charters spend foundation and other funds on matrix and non-matrix items. Staff explained the methodology for mapping expenditures, the district and school categories used in the analysis, and key findings showing that districts spend more per student from all fund sources than the foundation amount alone. The presentation highlighted that classroom teachers account for the largest share of matrix spending, while operations and maintenance, student support staff, nurses, and other lines also drew significant attention. Members asked for additional breakdowns by district type, size, rural/urban status, and trend data, and several questions focused on how waivers affect funding and spending, especially for library media specialists and other positions. The committee then discussed non-matrix spending, including instructional aids, non-technology-related facilities, school safety, mental health services, dyslexia support, food service, gifted and talented, career and technical education, and other items not explicitly defined in the matrix. Staff reported that non-matrix spending exceeded $2 billion in 2025, with most of it coming from other fund sources, and that the top superintendent-identified unmet needs over recent surveys were mental health services, school safety, and dyslexia support. Members raised concerns about dyslexia identification and funding, possible over-identification, and whether some support costs are being coded in ways that obscure the true spending picture. There was also discussion of facilities funding, the building fund, and the Department of Education’s partnership program for school construction and maintenance, with staff agreeing to provide more information and potentially bring department officials back for a future meeting. Throughout the meeting, members repeatedly requested more granular data and clarifications, including waiver counts and funding impacts, trend lines for superintendent-reported needs, district-by-district spending spreadsheets, and definitions for certain matrix and accounting terms such as salary enhancement, LEA indebtedness, and other employee health insurance. The chair noted that the committee would continue the adequacy process over the coming months and use the worksheet in the binder to develop recommendations for the next biennium. No votes were taken during this portion of the meeting; instead, the committee received the report, asked for follow-up data, and agreed to continue the discussion at future meetings.