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• me, made it through the Senate in an engrossed version—and the House decided to put some Christmas tree
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• Those kinds of shades of gray are something that we in society are going to continue to need to deal
• Those kinds of shades of gray are something that we in society are going to continue to need to deal

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• They were able to hire an SRO, fencing, bait detectors, window shades, door barricades, video cameras
• not in the facility but at a distance away, and Macomb is primarily surrounded by rural landscape, trees
• You know, the trees.

Summary: The meeting focused on school safety funding and security practices in Oklahoma schools, especially how districts have used school resource officer (SRO) allocation money and related security grants. Kevin Rey of the Oklahoma State Department of Education’s Office of School Safety and Security explained that the program, created under HB 2903, allows districts to use funds for SROs and physical security improvements such as cameras, access control, fencing, window film, bollards, metal detectors, and vape detectors. He said more than 170 districts used the money to hire SROs in 2024-25, and that the 2024 change allowing retired officers and armed security guards to qualify was a major help. Members questioned whether the money should also support prevention and mental health services, and Rey said the current program is mainly for security hardware and related measures. Mark Stout, chief of police for Putnam City Schools, described the district’s layered security approach, including weapon detection at middle and high schools and the ZeroEyes AI camera system, which monitors existing cameras for visible guns and sends alerts to trained monitoring staff and then to district police. He said the system is used as one layer among others, alongside officers, weapon detection, and school procedures, and noted the district is expanding coverage at athletic facilities. He also explained that the system is more economical than full weapon-detection setups, with annual costs based on the number of cameras. Tecumseh Superintendent Kinsey, Chief Kennedy, and Pottawatomie County law enforcement described the October threat investigation involving a student who posted a photo with a handgun and knife and discussed violence online. They said the FBI tip, rapid coordination among agencies, and an SRO already embedded in the district helped lead to a search warrant and arrest within hours, preventing a possible attack. Kinsey also described the district’s safety measures, including secure entrances, cameras, ALICE training, crisis communication planning, mental health support, clear backpacks, and a new staff alert system. He said community feedback after the incident favored more law enforcement partnership, limited entry points, handheld metal detectors, more SROs, stronger training, and more mental health support. Matt Riggs, former superintendent of McComb, said smaller districts face different security challenges because of limited local law enforcement and long response times. He explained that McComb used its funding for facility upgrades rather than hiring a full-time SRO because the district wanted improvements that would last beyond the three-year funding window. Throughout the discussion, several members emphasized the tension between visible security measures and prevention, with repeated calls for more counselors, mental health supports, and threat-assessment efforts alongside hardening measures. No formal votes or actions were taken in the transcript.

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• from May through June 2023 with Rocher from May through June 2023 with the high school students at Shades
• the high school students at Shades the high school students at Shades Valley High Valley High Valley
• my dick on the brings of it's all about my dick on the brings of a learning a learning a learning tree
• yeah education ain't T is going to tree yeah education ain't T is going to tree yeah education ain't

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• I don't know the shade cares related to this topic.
• You know, the the Jack too positive mutation is in this disease to use a tree with Brock Sullivan.

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• These rows, along with the shaded rows, are closed.
• These rows, along with the shaded rows, are closed, and all other rows will bump.
• These rows, along with the shaded rows, are closed, and all other rows will bump.
• Again, these rows, along with the shaded rows, are closed. All other rows will bump.
• In addition, The shaded rows are closed. All other rows will bump.

Summary: The House Pre-K through 12 Education Budget Conference met to consider Senate Offer Number One on the education budget, provisos, and back-of-bill items. Senator Burgess thanked the House for its prior offers and said the Senate was making its first offers, noting continued progress on many issues and specifically mentioning the FEPP scholarship and declining enrollment supplement as an unresolved area where both chambers agreed action is needed. The House responded by accepting a number of Senate offers. On the budget offer, the House accepted several listed rows, with the accepted rows and shaded rows closed and all other rows left to bump. The House also accepted specified rows in the proviso offer and back-of-bill offer, again closing those items and bumping the rest. The House stated that the Pre-K through 12 implementing bill sections, conforming bills, and Senate Bill 2514E would all bump in their entirety. In closing remarks, both sides praised the collaborative process and said they had worked through many issues, though some items remained outstanding. Representative Valdés moved to rise, and the conference adjourned without objection.

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• These rows, along with the shaded rows, are closed.
• These rows, along with the shaded rows, are closed and all other rows will bump.
• These rows, along with the shaded rows, are closed, and all other rows will bump.
• Again, these rows, along with the shaded rows, are closed. All other rows will bump.
• In addition, The shaded rows are closed. All other rows will bump.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• These rows, along with the shaded rows, are closed.
• These rows, along with the shaded rows, are closed and all other rows will bump.
• These rows, along with the shaded rows, are closed, and all other rows will bump.
• Again, these rows, along with the shaded rows, are closed. All other rows will bump.
• In addition, The shaded rows are closed. All other rows will bump.

Summary: The House Pre-K through 12 Education Budget Conference met to consider Senate Offer Number One on the budget, proviso, and back-of-bill items. Senator Burgess said the Senate was making its first offers and noted continued progress on outstanding issues, including the FEPP, where the Senate maintained a new categorical for the scholarship and declining enrollment supplement. He emphasized that both chambers agreed something still needed to be done on that issue. Chair Smilke responded that the House accepted a number of the Senate’s proposed rows in the budget, proviso, and back-of-bill offers, with the accepted rows and shaded rows closed and all other rows bumping. The House also said the Pre-K through 12 implementing bill sections, conforming bills, and Senate Bill 2514E would bump in their entirety. The chair described the meeting as the first and last conference meeting of the week and thanked Senator Burgess and staff for their work. In closing remarks, Senator Burgess and Chair Smilke both praised the collaborative process and said there were still a few outstanding issues, but that was expected in a large budget. Representative Valdés then moved to rise, and the conference adjourned without objection.

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• Stapling materials, lawns, plants, trees, outbuildings.
• The fire crosses each street because of embers, embers. from trees, bushes, and unfortunately, burning
• Creating good defensible space, however, does not prohibit having well. irrigated plants, trees, and
• There could be shade, habitat, aesthetically pleasing yard that can still be much more fire safe.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• the state, stakeholders, and community work together to reimagine a Capitol Mall that has increased shade
• I'm a big tree person, so I do think that it's really important that we do that.
• And a seven-year period is nothing in tree growth, and so none of this reflects that.
• And a seven-year period is nothing in tree growth, and so none of this reflects that.
• And a seven-year period is nothing in tree growth, and so none of this reflects that.

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• When we can stop stuff at our ports of entry, we're protecting other trees and landscapes from our invasive
• We did everything from knockdown to mating disruption to tree stripping in Riverside County, which is
• And Conservation Corps was a hugely important partner, going door to door to take that fruit off the tree
• India is a very important market, especially for our tree nuts and especially for walnuts.
• You know, we take their coffee; hope that they take some of our tree nuts and other things.

Summary: The meeting began with a lengthy opening discussion with Secretary Karen Ross of the Department of Food and Agriculture, who reviewed the department’s proposed budget, emphasized California agriculture’s record output, and highlighted major priorities including climate-smart agriculture, groundwater management, local food systems, farm-to-school, food hubs, invasive pest prevention, bird flu response, and food safety. She also warned about federal budget cuts, especially at USDA and FDA, and discussed market access challenges abroad, rising input costs, labor shortages, and the need for automation and workforce training. Members raised questions about the future of Farm to School, the California Nutrition Incentive Program/Market Match, local food procurement, and how to better connect farmers to schools, food banks, and food hubs; Ross said the department had strong evidence the program benefits small farms and Title I schools and noted continued interest in building out local food infrastructure. The committee then took up item one on eliminating vacant positions at the Departments of Fish and Wildlife, Parks and Recreation, and Food and Agriculture. The Legislative Analyst’s Office explained that the Governor proposed eliminating 6,000 vacant positions statewide, with the Joint Legislative Budget Committee previously rejecting 650 of them, including 174 in these three departments. LAO and Finance said the vacancies represented a source of budget flexibility, but warned that eliminating them could create program impacts; LAO recommended retaining the special-funded positions at Fish and Wildlife and Food and Agriculture, while weighing the General Fund positions against other priorities. Finance argued the reductions were part of a broader budget-resiliency exercise and that departments could reclassify or shift vacancies to higher priorities. Members focused heavily on the practical impacts of the cuts. Assemblymember Petrie-Norris argued that Fish and Wildlife staffing shortages were already slowing permits needed for housing, clean energy, water, and transportation projects, and questioned the value of saving relatively small amounts of money. Fish and Wildlife officials said the department had prioritized mission-critical work and could still meet permitting obligations, but acknowledged limited-term staffing constraints. State Parks said the proposed ranger and maintenance cuts would not have immediate effects but could slow maintenance and eventually worsen deferred maintenance. Food and Agriculture said some of the eliminated positions supported early pest detection and eradication, but that the department believed it could still meet its mandate and reclassify positions if needed. The chair and several members signaled concern about the Fish and Wildlife and Parks cuts, while also noting the broader need for budget reductions. The committee then moved to item six, hearing an overview from the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation. Staff described the office’s role in CEQA implementation and said the budget requests were baseline funding to maintain existing functions, including IT services and administrative/legislative support, rather than new programs. The chair asked the presenters to move quickly through background material so the committee could get to questions, and the item began with no votes taken during the meeting.

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• So next we will go to House Bill 178, Sun Shades for Rural Parks and Recreation.
• The bill is for shade structures in rural parks and outdoor recreation.
• The bill is to build shade structures in rural parks and outdoor recreation.
• These shade structures are pretty much proven to protect us.
• Being from Southern New Mexico, Las Cruces, we need shade everywhere.

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• We did everything from knockdown to mating disruption to tree stripping.
• We did everything from knockdown to mating disruption to tree stripping in Riverside County, which is
• India is a very important market, especially for our tree nuts and especially for walnuts.
• You know, we take their coffee; hope that they take some of our tree nuts and other things.
• We also created 43 miles of bike lanes and pedestrian improvements and planted 18,200 trees.

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• by thanking the committee for their work, happy to accept the amendments to allow the bundling of shade
• Been engaged in a systematic effort to build shade structures that reduce the impacts of extreme heat
• First, to make sure all shade structures are permitted, it expands eligible types from free-standing
• open-sided shade structures to ones where the shade material is physically attached to the playground
• as a PTA mom and a school foundation leader, we spent a lot of our time fundraising to build these shade

Summary: The Assembly Education Committee heard a long slate of education bills, beginning with SB 685 on nonpublic schools for students with disabilities. Senator Cortese and the California Department of Education described the bill as a response to the Ninth Circuit’s Laughman decision, removing the obsolete “non-sectarian” requirement while preserving secular use of public funds, nondiscrimination protections, background checks, credentialing, and incident reporting. There was no opposition, and the bill later passed 7-0 to Appropriations. The committee also heard SB 1181, a pilot grant program for violence prevention, student wellness, and school safety in Central Valley and other schools. Supporters framed it as a prevention measure, while opponents from EFF, ACLU Cal Action, and community advocates warned it could increase law enforcement involvement, surveillance, and use of fusion centers; despite those concerns, it ultimately passed 5-0 to Appropriations. Members then considered SB 1067, which would create a statewide framework for annual K-2 math assessments starting in 2028-29 to identify students needing early intervention. The author and supporters argued California faces a serious math achievement crisis and that early assessment would help close gaps, while CTA and several educators and administrators sought additional clarity and amendments to ensure alignment with existing diagnostic practices and limits on high-stakes use. The bill drew broad support from educators, parents, and advocacy groups and passed 7-0 to Appropriations. SB 1107, a school shade-structure bill, would expand eligible shade projects and allow bundling through design-build to reduce costs; it received support from LAUSD, school boards, and climate-focused groups and passed 7-0. SB 1128, on take-home devices and screen time for kindergarteners, was presented as a modest first step to give families more flexibility and reduce early screen exposure, with support from early childhood advocates and no opposition, and it passed 7-0. The committee also approved SB 1048, creating a voluntary State Seal of Climate Literacy for students who complete climate coursework and hands-on projects. Supporters, including Ten Strands, students, teachers, and county offices, said it would recognize real-world climate learning and green career readiness; it passed 7-0. SB 1140, sponsored by CFT, would require LEA construction contractors to follow campus security provisions during school projects to reduce unauthorized access; it drew support from labor and gun violence prevention groups and passed 7-0. SB 930, requiring end-to-end encryption for proctoring companies handling K-12 exam data, was presented as a student privacy measure in response to cybersecurity risks and passed 6-0. Finally, SB 1083 was introduced by Senator Perez as a follow-up to last year’s Safe Learning Environments Act, with extensive committee amendments to refine the statewide misconduct data system, disclosure rules, contractor fingerprinting, and access requirements; the transcript cuts off before the bill’s full hearing and vote are shown.

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• by thanking the committee for their work, happy to accept the amendments to allow the bundling of shade
• First, to make sure all shade structures are permitted, it expands eligible types from free-standing
• open-sided shade structures to ones where the shade material is physically attached to the playground
• Second, to increase affordability of these simple designs, SB 1107 allows multiple shade structures to
• as a PTA mom and a school foundation leader, we spent a lot of our time fundraising to build these shade

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• And the substitute is the colored areas that are shaded.
• Real quick, is that the dark shaded part or the red shaded part?
• Any type of color shading is the... committee substitute, and any type of red line is the introduced.
• Questions about the differentials between the shaded areas and the red lines, basically.
• It's shaded, isn't it? Thank you. Thank you. Well, I'm glad he's supporting my man.

Keywords: 997, house, all

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• , the introduced is the red lines you see those, and the substitute is the colored areas that are shaded
• And so what you'll see, for example, your questions earlier about that is that the dark shaded part or
• the or the red shaded part any type of color shading is the committee substitute.
• gonna be so you can ask the, the representative about questions about the differentials between the shaded
• The red boundaries is the current district. shaded is the is the substituted this is. Gotcha.

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• Third, process documentation and decision trees.
• Decision trees support consistent escalation and faster resolution of issues.
• office to the city of Bismarck totaled about $14.6 million during the 2021-23 biennium and then just a shade
• office to the city of Bismarck totaled about $14.6 million during the $21-23-bionium and then just a shade
• under $15 million during the $2325 biennium. biannium and then just a shade under 15 million during

Summary: The Water Topics Overview Committee met with a quorum and received updates from the Department of Water Resources and the State Water Commission, followed by presentations from Deloitte on two legislative studies required by House Bill 1020. Director Reese Haas reviewed major project and budget updates, including the Northwest Area Water Supply and Southwest Pipeline projects, Resources Trust Fund balances, carryover spending, project prioritization, bid conditions, regional water system coverage, and department process improvements. Members also discussed how the commission prioritizes projects, maintenance expectations, and the impact of limited municipal water supply funding. No formal committee action was taken during the DWR update; the commission’s municipal funding decisions were described as pending its April 8 meeting. Deloitte then presented the cost-share policy study, which found that under current policy and forecasted revenues, North Dakota faces an estimated $1.3 billion shortfall over 14 years, with a near-term gap of about $1.8 billion through 2031. The firm outlined seven recommended options, including tighter definitions and a 25% cost share for eligible replacement projects, caps and financing strategies for the Mouse River and Red River Valley projects, aligning cost share with commission priority guidance, delaying lower-priority projects, using available lines of credit, and adjusting reimbursement timing for revolving loan funds. Committee members questioned inflation assumptions, affordability, user fees, and the use of legacy fund earnings for bonding, but no decisions were made. In the governance and finance study, Deloitte said final recommendations are still being refined, with a final report due May 29. The study examined the Southwest Pipeline, NAWS, and Red River Valley systems using governance and finance criteria such as decision authority, transparency, affordability, risk, and access to funding. For Southwest, Deloitte outlined options ranging from improved state-authority coordination to transferring ownership to the Southwest Water Authority; for NAWS, options focused on strengthening the authority’s role and potentially transitioning operations and maintenance; and for Red River, options ranged from enhanced facilitation to formal state oversight or state ownership. Members asked follow-up questions about ownership transfer, capital repayment streams, and why NAWS was not considered for transfer, and Deloitte said NAWS’s limited organizational maturity made that option less viable in the near term.

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• I’m thinking of, for example, the Tree of Life synagogue attacks, and there have been others as well.
• The shading of data, now things to create impression, everybody can do that.
• But from a policy perspective, right, this commission can easily miss the forest for the trees.
• Anti-Semitism is a problem, but as policymakers, it's your job to see the forest for the trees.

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Summary: The Special Commission on Anti-Semitism met for its 11th meeting and approved the minutes from its August 7 meeting. Co-chairs said the commission had recently completed preliminary K-12 recommendations and would continue work on higher education, with additional topics such as workplace issues, the medical sector, and the arts to be addressed before the November 30 reporting deadline. They also said another public comment meeting would be held this fall. The first testimony came from Dr. Mark Posnansky of Harvard Medical School, who described anti-Semitism affecting STEM, research, and higher education. He said Jewish and Israeli students and faculty reported ostracism, gaslighting, intimidation, discrimination, and hiding Jewish identity, and he urged clear leadership statements, mandatory anti-Semitism education, and stronger reporting and discipline procedures. Commissioners asked about Harvard training, spillover into teaching hospitals, and whether anti-Semitic climates were causing students to leave; he said some students had turned down opportunities because of the environment and that concerns also affected healthcare settings. Lindsey Gabbo, a Harvard Law student and mother, testified that campus discourse after October 7 had made Jewish and Zionist students feel isolated and unwelcome, with protests, defaced hostage posters, and a student council BDS vote contributing to the climate. She said Harvard had sent some emails acknowledging anti-Semitism but that she had not seen meaningful steps to restore dialogue, and she argued the school needed more structured venues for conversation. Commissioners also asked about campus security, the effect on students’ mental health, and the impact of chants and protests that she said many Jewish students understood as calls to violence. A panel of concerned Jewish faculty and staff then offered contrasting views. Professor Jeremy Menchick argued the commission should use data carefully, include non-Zionist Jews in its analysis, and avoid reinforcing divisions within the Jewish community. Professor Hilary Lustick described restorative-practice approaches and said structured dialogue could address conflict without immediate punishment. Professor Jonathan Feingold warned that anti-Semitism was being weaponized by the Trump administration and right-wing groups to attack universities and DEI, and he urged the commission not to adopt approaches that could be used to undermine civil rights institutions. Commissioners pushed back on claims that the problem was being exaggerated or reduced to a “problem” rather than a “crisis,” and the discussion ended with continued debate over data, context, and how to balance anti-Semitism concerns with broader civil-rights protections.

Bills: HB2391, HB2294, HB2374, HB1997, HB2147, HB2185, HB1641, HB2195, HB2023, HB2031, HB2033, HB1937, HB2586, HB2575, HB2030, HB2115, HB2233, HB1801, HB1546, HB2132, HB2102, HB2356, HB2457, HB2292, HB2554, HB676, HB1528, HB2061, HB2094, HB2095, HB2181, HB2369, HB2578, HB2493, HB1642, HB1991, HB1652, HB2104, HB2593, HB1553, HB1823, HB1918, HB1860, HB2604, HB2605, HB2001, HB2437, HB1947, HB2384, HB2473, HB2140, HB1458, HB2603, HB2411, HB1611, HB2138, HB2141, HB2284, HB1568, HB1924, HB1928, HB2570

Keywords: tax holiday, school supplies, general excise tax, Hawaii, consumer savings, education, land transfer, public schools, Department of Education, property conveyance, Act 307, Kauai, Maui, shade trees, fruit trees, educational program, climate change, tree canopy, environmental education, native plants

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• then the cattle or sheep or goats can come in and graze around that and then use the solar panels as shade
• Uh, look for a little bit of shade. So that also kind of a win-win situation.
• <00:05:04.240> Cows<00:05:04.720> like use the solar panels as shade.
• Cows like use the solar panels as shade.
• So it that also kind of a win-win shade.

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