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• Our population profile, our violent offenses of both state jail and NRID are at percent education level
• human trafficking through criminal prosecution. investigations, civil investigations, community outreach
• Next month in the RATO, the court is doing an on-the-road argument there as part of its outreach. with
• when we were in Laredo, along with the the court, we're going to do a whole prayer professional outreach
• Without this stability... ...it will be incredibly difficult to deliver the educational, mental health

Committee: House Criminal Jurisprudence

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• As a longtime teacher and educator, I have been part of the UC system since 2007.
• A long-time teacher and educator has been part of the UC system since 2007.
• And in between that, having so many jobs, one of my jobs was to work for student outreach.
• Lucy Salcedle Carter with the Alameda County Office of Education in support. Thank you.
• I'm Michelle Corpus, Chief of Staff at the Menopause Education Center. I strongly support.

Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee met without a quorum and proceeded as a subcommittee while hearing a long consent calendar and several Assembly bills. Early testimony focused on AB 1744, which would prohibit sunscreen products marketed as “reef safe” or similar from containing chemical UV filters; the author and student supporters said the bill is a truth-in-labeling measure to protect marine ecosystems, and there was no opposition. Committee members praised the student witnesses and the author asked for an aye vote, but no vote was taken because of the lack of quorum. The committee then heard AB 713, which would allow undocumented students at UC, CSU, and community colleges to access campus jobs. Supporters, including a UCLA law professor and a large coalition of student, labor, immigrant-rights, and education groups, argued the bill would reduce exploitation and improve affordability and retention; opponents argued it would conflict with federal law. Members expressed strong support, and the author closed by emphasizing that students simply want the chance to work, but again no vote occurred due to the subcommittee status. The committee also heard AB 1359, allowing people age 80 and older to opt out of jury service without a doctor’s note, with support from the Alzheimer’s Association and LeadingAge California and no opposition. Additional measures included AB 2563, which would standardize California’s definition of sex discrimination across state codes to align with equal-rights principles; it drew strong support from women’s rights and labor groups and strong opposition from anti-trans advocates. AB 1705 would require websites to verify consent before hosting sexually explicit images of people, with supporters framing it as a response to nonconsensual pornography and opponents warning it could sweep in sites that prohibit such content. AB 1940 would explicitly name menopause in workplace protections, with supporters citing workforce equity and opponents saying existing accommodation law already covers it. The committee also heard AB 1824 and AB 2115 on Native American child welfare and a formal legislative apology for historic harms, both backed by tribal representatives and allies, as well as AB 2076 on nitrous oxide sales to minors and AB 2783 on court reporter licensing and remote reporting; all drew support and no recorded opposition. Several members praised the bills and indicated they would move them when a quorum was available.

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• </c> discussion today we're an educational discussion today we're an educational leader<00:32:23.399>
• We have outreach education like Zoomobile that reaches a lot of communities that cannot visit the zoo
• We have outreach education like Zoomobile that reaches a lot of communities that cannot visit the zoo
• We have outreach education like Zoomobile that reaches a lot of communities that cannot visit the zoo

Committee: Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• A long-time teacher and educator, I have been part of the UC system since 2007.
• A long-time teacher and educator has been part of the UC system since 2007.
• I stand for CFT, a union of educators and classified professionals, who is a proud co-sponsor.
• Lucy Salcedo Carter with the Alameda County Office of Education, in support. Thank you.
• I'm Michelle Corpus, Chief of Staff at the Menopause Education Center. I strongly support.

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• House Bill 214 was removed from the Senate Education Committee by Senator Pearl.
• The committee on Education, to which was referred House Bill 231, an act prohibiting school district
• I respectfully ask for your support of the Senate Education Committee's recommendation on the motion
• And this will have no impact on DCYF or any schools, the education facility, not DCYF at all.
• ,</c> rural health outreach, rural health outreach, one<01:12:25.080><c> of</c><01:12:25.200><c> my</

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Outreach into those areas, which is kind of what we want the positions for.
• All right, it looks like we are at the last item of the day. that is eligibility, expansion, outreach
• So, right now, most of our outreach is to people like my kids, who are receiving services from a very
• And so the outreach to them then means it's very different.
• So the the BCP requests one position to be able to focus on that outreach, expand our resources.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Welcome to the Appropriations Committee on Higher Education.
• She is also a proud product of Florida's higher education system.
• afford to go out of state or out of city for their education.
• The role is to help Florida families pay for the cost of higher education.
• That’s really going to help to build Florida, so don’t forget outreach to grandparents.

Committee: Senate Appropriations Committee on Higher Education

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Higher Education met to hear confirmations for 19 appointees and reappointees to university and state college boards, with most of the agenda focused on the University of Florida, Florida A&M University, Florida Atlantic University, University of Central Florida, Florida State University, Florida Polytechnic University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Pensacola State College, State College of Florida Manatee-Sarasota, North Florida College, South Florida State College, and the Florida Prepaid College Board. Testimony from the nominees generally emphasized their educational backgrounds, professional experience, and priorities such as student success, workforce development, financial sustainability, research growth, housing, and maintaining or improving institutional rankings. Several UF trustees highlighted the university’s “One UF” vision, institutional neutrality, and goals of reaching top-three or top-one national status. Other nominees stressed the role of state colleges in workforce pipelines, and Florida Poly witnesses focused on STEM growth, housing, and strong graduate outcomes. One in-person public testimony came from Elijah Hooks, who spoke in opposition to the current FAMU administration and described his expulsion, arrest, and trespass from campus after protesting the appointment of President Marva Johnson. For FAMU, Jocelyn Dobson Rodriguez testified in support of her appointment, emphasizing her legal background, alumni ties, and goals of strengthening leadership, alumni engagement, and the connection between the main campus and the College of Law in Orlando. For Florida Atlantic University, Tina Vidal-Duart was questioned closely about her prior service on the Hope Florida Foundation board and about CDR Health’s involvement in state contracts; she said she was not aware of the foundation’s governance problems at the time and that CDR’s state contract was a flat daily rate. The committee then voted to report all appointees favorably except for Tina Vidal-Duart, whose confirmation was held for a separate vote at the request of Senator Bracy Davis. After discussion, the committee voted 5-1 to report her confirmation favorably as well. The meeting concluded with no further business and adjournment.

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• Uh, College of Health, Education, Social Transformation, Arts and Science and Business.
• STEM education. I want to thank the legislature for support for.
• It was more on nutrition education, physical fitness, things of this nature.
• Like you said, they've got to cover everything from master gardeners to 4H education.
• So those are state agency and higher education projects.

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• The second part of what we did was<01:16:40.480><c> education.</c> was education. was education.
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• </c> and providing financial education and providing financial education outreach<01:59:22.480><c> to
• </c> outreach to New Hampshire citizens. outreach to New Hampshire citizens.

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• This is National Arts and Education Week.
• remarkable</c><00:05:51.759><c> and</c> Arts education has a remarkable and Arts education has a remarkable
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• Education benefit.
• </c> outreach to newly separated veterans. outreach to newly separated veterans.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, September 15, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Today, we will conclude our review of higher education.
• Aligning law education with contemporary legal education standards is critical, facilitating the development
• Education presents a greater challenge for addressing and dealing with the rigors of higher education
• Higher Education Fund this session.
• Additionally, it provides the resources needed for matching funds and educational outreach often required

Bills: SB1 , SB 1

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• , and higher education staff.
• Higher education overall, including ING, is up almost 3%. So, Mr.
• to withhold from an educational institution or program that the Higher Education Department places under
• What kind of community outreach program would that be? Mr.
• Fund and from the Early Childhood Education Care Fund.

Committee: Senate Senate Finance

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• , using this source of education, a form of education.
• act relating to education to revise provisions regarding parental rights and education, declaring an
• It's not against educators, that people know educators. They have, you know, friends and family.
• . ...assault on education and public education in this state.
• As a lifelong educator, I've done.

Summary: The Senate convened with 31 members present, approved the March 31 journal, and moved through committee reports, gubernatorial messages, and House messages before taking up several bills on final reading. Among the measures considered were House Bill 930 on campaign finance, House Bill 949 on consolidating the STEM Action Center with the Workforce Development Council, House Bill 950 providing a one-time appropriation for a consultant to support Medicaid review work, House Bill 952 revising the Secretary of State’s budget, Senate Bill 1444 for public school support, House Bill 940 revising Idaho Digital Learning Academy policy, Senate Bill 1438 funding the IDLA budget, House Bill 516 on parental rights and education, and House Bill 897 on the Idaho information technology equipment sales tax exemption. The chamber also received and referred additional bills, including House Bill 968 and several appropriations and committee reports. House Bill 930 passed after debate centered on campaign finance transparency, separate campaign accounts, limits on investments, and requiring self-loans over $1,000 to be deposited into campaign accounts. Supporters said it would improve accountability; opponents questioned enforcement and warned against weaponizing campaign reporting. House Bill 949 passed with discussion of consolidating STEM and workforce functions, shifting funds and staff, and reducing administrative costs. House Bill 950 passed as a one-time $200,000 appropriation for a consultant to assist the legislature’s Medicaid review panel. House Bill 952 passed with a small reduction to the Secretary of State’s ongoing general fund budget. Senate Bill 1444 passed despite objections that the school budget underfunds district health insurance and shifts costs to local districts; supporters emphasized federal fund authority and other budget adjustments. House Bill 940 passed after extensive debate on narrowing IDLA’s mission, ending state support for certain uses, limiting elementary and online participation, and reducing enrollments and costs. Senate Bill 1438, the companion IDLA appropriation bill, also passed after debate over the size of the cut, the use of the Public Education Stabilization Fund, and whether the budget should include a cap on enrollments; supporters said it matched the policy changes in House Bill 940, while opponents argued it was too restrictive and could harm students’ access to courses. House Bill 516, dealing with parental rights and education and teacher-union-related payroll and activity restrictions, passed after a lengthy and sharply divided debate over whether it protected taxpayer dollars or unfairly targeted educators and unions. House Bill 897, as amended, was then taken up for final consideration on the Idaho information technology equipment sales tax exemption, with the sponsor explaining that the bill narrows the exemption to internal server equipment and limits it to 20 years in response to changing data-center trends and water-use concerns.

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• Faculty research drives higher education. I value advanced industry.
• Department of Education.
• Department of Education staff who process Pell Grants have been let go.
• And so these outreach programs canceled right, left and center.
• It's really part of the DNA of higher education in many ways. Thank you.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Now, these three focus areas: arts, community development, education.
• And finally, education through sustainability and self-sufficiency.
• We do this through the arts partnership program, but more importantly, we want to do more outreach to
• And finally, education<00:15:14.520><c> through</c><00:15:14.720><c> sustainability</c><00:15:15.560>
• <c> and</c> education through sustainability and education through sustainability and self-sufficiency

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Commission on Race and Access to Opportunity met and first heard a presentation from Johnny Cole III, president and CEO of the African American Forum in Lexington. Cole described the organization’s 30-plus year history, its signature events and programs, and its mission to promote African American arts, culture, education, and community development. He said the group has reached more than 60,000 people through events and more than 90,000 students through its arts partnership work, and estimated its programs have generated about $4.5 million in local economic impact. He also outlined a proposed legacy project in Lexington’s First Council District that would include a facility, culinary kitchen, food court, mobile truck, and expanded communications and internship opportunities, and said the organization was seeking a $3 million state request to help purchase a building and expand its mission. The committee then discussed a juvenile justice funding proposal presented by Senator Catoria Herring. Herring said the bill would create a juvenile justice fund for prevention, early intervention, alternatives to detention, re-entry, and wraparound services, with money coming from state appropriations, gifts, grants, and federal funds. She said the proposal was based on her experience in juvenile justice and on concerns that the state has invested heavily in detention facilities but not enough in upstream services. She cited recent facility spending and said the bill would seek $9 million. Members asked how the fund would work, who could apply, and how it would be overseen; Herring said she envisioned a grant program open to local governments, law enforcement, nonprofits, and school districts, with reporting requirements and oversight through the juvenile justice system. No vote was taken, and the discussion ended with general support and a suggestion to adjust the request amount to a round $9 million figure.

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• , hiring in education.
• You would not have a diverse educational system.
• , hiring an education.
• You would not have a diverse educational system.
• And that was really a reprimand, similar to Mao's re-education camps.

Committee: Senate Community Affairs

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Summary: The committee first postponed SB 1122, then took up SB 1342 on transportation infrastructure and land development regulations. Senator Rouson explained the bill as a housing-affordability measure modeled on the Live Local Act, aimed at reducing local land-use barriers near transit corridors. The committee adopted an amendment removing the compelling governmental interest standard from enforcement and litigation provisions, then approved the bill. Testimony included support from a county commissioner and concerns from the Florida League of Cities and a Republican executive committee about overriding local zoning and creating rigid standards near transit stops. Members then heard SB 1614, which would let local governments use excess Florida Building Code enforcement funds for stormwater repairs and restrict eligibility for certain state appropriations if a government has been audited or fails to affirm it has no excess funds. An amendment removed the stormwater and code-enforcement building provisions and tightened the appropriations restrictions; the bill was reported favorably. The committee also approved SB 1548, the next iteration of the Live Local Act, expanding qualifying projects on public land and near airports, limiting setback-based height restrictions, clarifying agricultural-use issues, and strengthening fair-housing protections. SB 968 on home backup power systems was also reported favorably, with the sponsor noting he was still working on amendments regarding permits for generators, windows, and doors. The committee next approved SB 698, allowing building permits for single-family homes to be issued after septic permit application rather than waiting for septic approval, with builders and industry representatives citing long delays and lost contracts. SB 1320, requiring county tax-referendum ballot questions to include a Department of Financial Services spending analysis if available, also passed after debate over whether it duplicated existing audit transparency requirements. SB 484 on large-scale data centers was reported favorably after an amendment added a knowledge requirement to the prohibition on service to certain foreign-country-linked customers; testimony focused on electricity costs, water use, NDAs, and ratepayer protections. SB 1118, creating a one-year public-records exemption for data-center site plans and proprietary information, was also approved despite concerns about secrecy and local officials appearing to conceal development plans. Finally, the committee took up SB 706, which preempts naming of major commercial service airports to the state and would rename Palm Beach International Airport as Donald J. Trump International Airport subject to federal and trademark approval; it was reported favorably after questions from members about local input. The last major item was SB 1134 on official actions of local government related to DEI, which drew extensive questioning and public testimony. The sponsor said the bill would bar counties and municipalities from funding, promoting, or staffing DEI offices or programs, with violations treated as misfeasance or malfeasance and enforceable by resident lawsuits; supporters framed it as a merit-based, anti-bureaucracy measure, while opponents argued it was vague, overbroad, and would chill civil-rights, health, education, and cultural programming. The transcript ends during public testimony on SB 1134, before any final action on that bill is shown.

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• Elements of our identities such as disability, class, sexuality, gender identity, education, language
• Also providing information, patient education, and treatment options to a wide variety of disabled persons
• First, where tailored programs and outreach specific to people with disabilities is necessary, we meet
• Coordination across health care, housing, education, and social services is far too limited.
• The lives are specifically in healthcare education, use their competencies.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Massachusetts Permanent Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities held a public hearing focused on health equity for people with disabilities. The chair opened by explaining that the session was not about specific legislation, but about sharing data, lived experience, and strategies to inform more inclusive health systems. Presenters included representatives from the Health Equity Compact, the Department of Public Health, MassHealth, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan, the Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts, UMass Chan Medical School, Spaulding Rehabilitation, and the Arc of Massachusetts/Operation House Call. Speakers described how structural racism and ableism contribute to poor health outcomes, unemployment, poverty, and barriers to care for disabled people, especially disabled people of color. Testimony highlighted access problems such as inaccessible medical equipment, transportation, inadequate provider training, lack of culturally competent care, and insurance barriers. Several speakers emphasized the importance of collecting and disaggregating disability data, training providers in disability-competent care, and screening for accommodation needs. MassHealth described its Quality and Equity Incentive Program under the 1115 waiver, including disability-related metrics on data completeness, staff training, and accommodation screening, and reported early increases in hospitals collecting self-reported disability data. Brain injury advocates focused on inequities in rehabilitation access, including the impact of CMS’s “three-hour rule,” which they argued denies needed inpatient rehab to people with severe traumatic brain injury. They called for policy changes, a TBI task force, and possibly bipartisan legislation if CMS cannot revise the rule. Other testimony described DPH efforts such as one-to-one navigation, health promotion workshops, mini-grants for accessible recreation, and the Massachusetts Health and Disability Partnership. The hearing also highlighted medical education efforts like Operation House Call, which uses home visits and disability-led teaching to reduce bias and improve provider competence. No votes were taken and no formal actions were announced.

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• also less likely to experience mental health issues, graduate from high school, and achieve high educational
• Education that looks at mental wellness.
• We have incorporated, I mean, the Public Education Department (PED) is part of our work.
• So folks in the Public Education Department, but no, that's not an organization.
• We're actively doing outreach and ensuring that people are aware of the services and their protections

Committee: House Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

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• Brenda Lewis for reappointment to the State Board of Education. Dr.
• It's supported by a broad array of education and climate advocates.
• SB 1202 also requires Medi-Cal managed care plans to conduct outreach and education on work requirements
• Senate Bill 998 by Senator Gonzalez, relating to educational equity.
• Senate Bill 1381 by Senator Cervantes, relating to special education.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• on education policy to the committee on education policy to the committee on education policy signed
• Senate bill number Taxation education Senate bill number Taxation education Senate bill number 175 by
• Nays from finance and Taxation education Nays from finance and Taxation education Senate Bill Senate
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• Center educating Educational Center educating Educational Center educating people by offering people

Bills: SB 26 , SB 28 , SJR 36 , SB 616 , SB 565 , SB 384 , SB 28 , SB 28 , SR 131 , SR 168 , SR 174 , SR 175

Keywords: teacher compensation, education funding, public school educators, teacher retention, teacher designation, lottery, gambling, internet gaming, mobile application, criminal offenses, aquifer, water management, Edwards Aquifer, sustainability, regulatory framework, SB 565, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, compliance agreement