Video & Transcript Research : 'weighted average maturity'

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CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee Jun 16th, 2026

Water, Parks, and Wildlife

Transcript Highlights:
  • The parents can take that weight off their shoulders and sit back and relax, knowing that their children
  • Mature animals, select harvest. We've been blessed. We're not taking away from the public grounds.
Keywords: 988, house, all
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • in mind in terms of their maturity in mind in terms of their maturity levels<01:03:20.720> their
  • of the graph shall be titled average of the graph shall be titled average cost<01:58:11.760>
  • <01:58:14.840> teacher graph shall be titled average teacher graph shall be titled average
  • <01:59:04.800> cost if anybody wants to see the average cost if anybody wants to see the average
  • <05:04:57.360> daily costs by default is 50% average daily costs by default is 50% average
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee heard testimony on House Bill 662, which would require public schools to include discussion of abortion procedures and show specified videos in health education classes. The prime sponsor argued the bill would ensure students receive medically accurate, age-appropriate, and nonpolitical information about abortion, saying the topic is important for informed decision-making and should be taught consistently statewide. He said the videos were intended for grades 9-12, that parents could opt out, and that the requirement was meant to supplement, not sway, students’ views. He also acknowledged the bill could be seen as limiting local control over curriculum and said the intent was to prevent the topic from being missed due to scheduling disruptions. Committee members questioned the sponsor about local control, the need for a video mandate, the source of his statistics, whether the bill could be biased or inflammatory, and whether the requirement should apply every year in high school. The sponsor said the videos were only a starting point, could be replaced by others, and were meant to be informational. He also said the bill was not intended to influence students’ decisions about abortion. Several supporters testified in favor, including representatives of New Hampshire Right to Life and others who said students should be told the “truth” about abortion and its consequences. They emphasized graphic or emotionally difficult aspects of abortion and argued that young people need this information to make informed choices. Opponents and skeptical witnesses raised concerns about prescribing curriculum, eroding local control, and the appropriateness of the material for younger high school students. The New Hampshire School Administrators Association said the bill was overly prescriptive, that health education standards are already set by the State Board of Education, and that the topics in the bill are not part of the current standards. That witness recommended the committee consider retaining the bill for further work or making it less prescriptive. No vote or final committee action was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee May 12th, 2026

Energy, Utilities and Communications

Transcript Highlights:
  • The third is a minimum statutory safety weighting, both short-term and long-term, for electric utility
  • It’s about an average of four years to resolve claims.
  • ratepayers, the monthly costs would add $8.50 to the current $2.50 for a total of $11 per month on average
  • Now, as we go through these examples and I talk about those average utility costs, the purpose of that
  • California utilities have significantly matured in their awareness and understanding of the risks on
Keywords: 987, senate, all
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • The average American does not do that.
  • and state average is 3%.
  • above the average.
  • and one that charges below average.
  • They are weighted the same.
Bills: SB1, SB 1
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Information Technology Committee Jul 8th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • Again, talk about cybersecurity maturity assessments, what they are, why they matter.
  • So we do that by doing cybersecurity maturity assessments.
  • So what is a cybersecurity maturity assessment?
  • So what we do is we take the Some measurable maturity growth over time.
  • When you look at those averages for cities, they were at a .76 with about 97 reporting.
Summary: The committee approved the March 26 minutes and then received a quarterly update on major IT projects from NDIT. Staff reported the portfolio included 116 major projects totaling about $546 million, with the overall portfolio under budget but slightly behind schedule. They reviewed projects over the 20% variance threshold, including an Industrial Commission grants management system and DOT’s roadway pre-construction replacement, and then heard startup and closeout reports from HHS, OMB, DPI, and DOT. Several previously troubled projects were closed, including HHS bed management, vital records modernization, and DOT roadway capital planning; some projects finished under budget and ahead of schedule, while others were significantly behind schedule or over budget but were now closed or being remediated. The committee also reviewed NDIT’s annual report, including service-fund financials, peer-state rate comparisons, records management, and customer satisfaction efforts. Members asked about how service-fund revenue and grant administrative charges are accounted for, how chargebacks work, and whether NDIT tracks customer satisfaction scores. NDIT said it does track CSAT-type measures in some service areas and has survey data, but it is not planning another customer survey this summer. Members encouraged more regular reporting of customer satisfaction, service-level metrics, and performance data to help guide future improvements. A major portion of the meeting focused on the state’s mainframe modernization effort. NDIT said the overall effort is still targeting about 2030, with multiple HHS and DOT projects underway and a $15 million tech-debt appropriation already removing some components. Staff described the main obstacles as data cleanup, complex integrations, limited staff capacity, retirements, and vendor constraints, and said they are seeking a vendor with modernization support in the next contract cycle. Members pressed for clearer accountability and faster progress, and NDIT and HHS emphasized that they are working jointly but need continued support and better tools. The committee then heard a cybersecurity update on NDIT’s statewide services and maturity assessments. NDIT explained that it provides vulnerability scanning, endpoint protection, security awareness training, threat briefings, and penetration testing, and that these services are tied to a cybersecurity maturity assessment based on CIS controls. Members questioned the sharp drop in participation since 2020 and whether the self-assessment should be mandatory or tied more strongly to StageNet access or insurance incentives. NDIT said participation is voluntary, but Enderf is now requiring annual assessments to keep a 4% insurance discount, and members discussed whether stronger requirements or audit authority may be needed. The meeting ended as the committee began a follow-up discussion on BEAD broadband connection costs and why some locations are much more expensive to connect than others.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • And with that, you see the decline in the average demand in California, which is the pink, dark pink
  • So at the high, it's 20%; on average, it's about 10%.
  • Really, the investor confidence to make sure we hold on to the assets that we rely on in this mature
  • the average.
  • So if you look to the bars to left, those 2024 averages are pretty consistent.
Summary: The Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy held its annual oversight hearing on the transportation fuels sector, focused on California’s fuel transition, the announced refinery closures by Phillips 66 and Valero, and the potential effects on supply, prices, and the broader fuel system. Committee leadership said the state needs a system-wide transition plan rather than a piecemeal approach, and state witnesses from CARB, the CEC, and DPMO described the fuel market as a complex, interconnected ecosystem involving crude production, refining, storage, imports, and delivery. They emphasized that declining gasoline demand from EV adoption is occurring alongside shrinking in-state refining capacity, which could increase volatility and price spikes if not managed carefully. CARB Chair Liane Randolph reviewed the state’s climate and air-quality programs, including AB 32, SB 32, the 2022 scoping plan, the low-carbon fuel standard, and vehicle emissions rules. She said these policies have reduced emissions substantially but that California still faces major ozone and PM2.5 problems, especially in disadvantaged communities. Randolph also said federal actions challenging California waivers could complicate the state’s clean-air efforts, and she noted that while liquid fuels will still be needed in some sectors, the state must continue reducing fossil fuel dependence while protecting public health. CEC Vice Chair Siva Gunda and DPMO Director Ty Milder presented data on gasoline demand, refinery throughput, crude imports, and price differentials. Gunda said the Legislature’s special-session laws gave the agencies transparency and planning tools, and that the CEC is developing a fuels transition plan while evaluating whether any regulatory tools should be used. Milder previewed DPMO findings that Californians have paid a long-running “mystery gasoline surcharge” averaging 41 cents per gallon since 2015, with higher margins concentrated in branded gasoline and among vertically integrated firms. He said the data show a concentrated market with some refiners doing well and others struggling, and that DPMO will continue investigating price behavior, competition, and supply risks. Members pressed the witnesses on whether state regulations contributed to refinery exits or higher prices, and on whether the agencies had adequately analyzed consumer costs. Witnesses said they had not yet implemented the new permissive tools from SB X1-2 and AB X2-1 because they were still assessing risks and benefits, and they stressed that refinery closures and capital decisions are driven by broader market conditions as well as regulation. No vote was taken; the hearing was informational, with the committee seeking updates and urging the agencies to develop a practical transition strategy that balances affordability, reliability, climate goals, and worker/community protections.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Education Funding (10/28/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • I wasn't a heck of a lot more mature.
  • I wasn't a heck of a lot more mature.
  • I wasn't a heck of a lot more mature.
  • I wasn't a heck of a lot more mature.
  • More mature.
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The subcommittee took up several school building aid bills. HB 295, which would make school building aid program funds non-lapsing, drew debate over whether the program is effective and whether funds should be allowed to carry forward. Supporters argued the program is underfunded and that even small leftover amounts should remain available for building aid; opponents said non-lapsing funds limit future budget flexibility and that the program creates winners and losers. The committee voted 4-3 to recommend HB 295 inexpedient to legislate (ITL). The committee then considered HB 366, which would increase school building aid for eligible projects and include retroactive funding for projects completed in the past. The motion to ITL was supported on the grounds that retroactive payments would be unfair to districts still waiting in line and that the legislature should focus on future projects. Supporters of the bill said the increase was modest and that districts that built during a prior moratorium on aid were left with long-term fiscal burdens. The committee again voted 4-3 to recommend ITL. The discussion also broadened into special education funding and a retained bill, HB 742, concerning catastrophic special education aid and the source of funding. Members debated whether the education trust fund should cover the aid and whether the committee should act now or wait for a separate commission studying special education costs. Several members emphasized that special education costs are rising, that more data is needed on student identification and funding formulas, and that the commission’s report may provide better guidance. The chair said the subcommittee’s recommendations would go to the full committee, and the next meeting was expected to be rescheduled from November 4 to later that week because of election-related conflicts.
VT

Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session - 2026-03-24 - 9:30AM

Vermont Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • average business population in Vermont. average business population in Vermont.
  • be quite willing to provide more insight into how a highway is self-funded if this effort should mature
  • and I would welcome that mature and I would welcome that conversation<00:53:15.360> with<00:53
  • The 5% carve-out is equivalent to just one of the average 45 grants that the AOE makes every year.
  • 45 grants that the one of the average 45 grants that the AOE<01:52:22.560> makes<01:52:23.440
Keywords: 927, senate, all
AR

Arkansas 2026 Regular Session

LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING Jun 5th, 2026

LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING

Transcript Highlights:
  • We just have to grow those and mature those over time.
  • And I can tell you that state cyber is maturing. It's year over year.
  • And I can tell you that state cyber is maturing. It's year over year.
  • And I can tell you that state cyber is maturing. It's year over year.
  • It's maturing and it's getting better, and, you know, I plan on that.
Keywords: 1204, all
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary (02/11/2026)

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • been an average of 10 delayed<00:39:44.160> certificates<00:39:44.640> of<00:39:44.800
  • Injecting a heart with some of the more mature stem cells absolutely can fix... the sanctity of life.
  • It's kind of crazy to the more mature.
  • call mature a baby who's just been born. call mature a baby who's just been born.
  • Would they expect anorexics to regret weight loss?
Keywords: 1189, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 2/11/25

Housing Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • We hit above our weight in terms of just what we're able to do, and, you know, the reinvestment of what
  • uh we hit ownership Lending production uh we hit above<00:08:00.879> our<00:08:01.039> weight
  • in terms of just um above our weight in terms of just um what<00:08:04.039> we're<00:08:04.280
  • But now at 7%, I mean, home interest rates are really at what historically had been an average rate.
  • had been an average rate in fact<00:33:57.880> folks<00:33:58.080> that<00:33:58.159><
Keywords: 1183, house
Summary: The committee met for an agency overview from Minnesota Housing Commissioner Jennifer Ho. After member and staff introductions, Ho described Minnesota Housing’s mission, structure, and role as a mission-driven financial institution that issues bonds, uses earnings to support operations, and works across the housing continuum from homelessness prevention to homeownership and preservation. She emphasized that the agency is not a builder or regulator, but funds and partners with developers, local governments, nonprofits, and lenders. She also noted the agency’s four divisions, including a new local government housing programs division created after the 2023 legislative session expanded the agency’s responsibilities. Ho reviewed funding and program activity, saying Minnesota Housing spent $1.96 billion in fiscal year 2024 and helped more than 73,000 households. She highlighted that the agency’s work is heavily competitive and often oversubscribed, with many projects selected through RFPs and grants but more applications than available resources. She discussed 2023 and 2024 investments, including homeownership, rental, and manufactured housing projects, and said roughly half of competitive dollars have gone to Greater Minnesota over the last several years. She also explained the difference between funds committed and funds actually disbursed, noting that construction and rehabilitation projects can take many months to close and draw down funds. The commissioner also updated members on new programs created in 2023 and 2024, including first-generation down payment assistance, the Greater Minnesota Workforce Housing Development Program, public housing rehabilitation, state housing tax credits, and other local and regional initiatives. She said some programs are already closed out, while others remain in early implementation or are still accepting applications. Ho mentioned a forthcoming technical amendment to adjust a high-rise sprinkler program after eligibility issues limited participation. She closed with examples of projects preserved or funded, including a St. Louis Park preservation deal, public housing preservation in Greater Minnesota, a St. Cloud challenge project, and the first-generation down payment assistance program, which distributed $50 million to about 1,450 first-time buyers, most of whom were Black, Indigenous, or people of color. No votes or formal committee actions were taken.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • On average, a successful connection was made with nearly 40% of those called, and 13% of those who were
  • On average, a successful connection made with nearly 40% of those called, and 13% of those who were connected
  • Obviously, there's a lot of components that can come into a fully mature and robust place-based model
  • Obviously, there's a lot of components that can come into a fully mature and robust place-based model
  • The endless appointments, tough decisions, and emotional weight left me overwhelmed.
Keywords: 988, house, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • On average, a successful connection was made with nearly 40% of those called, and 13% of those who were
  • On average, a successful connection made with nearly 40% of those called, and 13% of those who were connected
  • Obviously, there's a lot of components that can come into a fully mature and robust place-based model
  • Obviously, there's a lot of components that can come into a fully mature and robust place-based model
  • The endless appointments, tough decisions, and emotional weight left me overwhelmed.
Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Human Services held an informational hearing focused on the impacts of federal HR1 on CalFresh and Medi-Cal, along with related state mitigation efforts. CDSS, DHCS, DDS, county representatives, LAO, and Finance discussed automatic exemptions, data-sharing between departments, county workload, and the timing of implementation. CDSS said about two-thirds of adults ages 18 to 64 are already known to be exempt in CalFresh, and that administrative data matches could newly exempt about 200,000 of the roughly 955,000 adults potentially at risk. DHCS said Medi-Cal work requirements would begin in 2027 and the department is working to automate exemptions, including for IHSS recipients and some caregivers, while DDS said its population is expected to be covered by auto-exemptions. County welfare directors emphasized that individualized worker contact is critical, that counties need more staffing and stable funding, and that without it they expect delays, higher error rates, and reduced exemption screening capacity. Members pressed for written timelines, county-by-county impact data, and clearer guidance; the administration said it would provide follow-up materials and technical assistance. No votes were taken. The committee then heard a separate discussion on a proposed CFAP expansion or “CFAP Plus” concept to provide state-funded benefits to additional populations affected by HR1, including lawfully present non-citizens and ABODs. CDSS said implementation could not occur before October 1, 2027 because of policy and system-design constraints, and that adding unique eligibility rules would increase complexity and cost. Finance cautioned that any expansion would have General Fund impacts likely in the hundreds of millions to multiple billions. Members asked for cost estimates and technical feedback on trailer bill language, and CDSS said it would review the proposal and respond. The hearing also covered CDSS’s CalFresh strategic plan and mandated reporter training updates. CDSS said it is hiring a strategic plan lead to develop a long-term, data-informed CalFresh plan, and that the revised mandated reporter training is on track for launch in fall/winter 2026, ahead of the July 1, 2027 statutory deadline. The training will include updated content on structural racism, ICWA protections, implicit bias, and the distinction between reporting and supporting families. Members praised the work and asked for continued updates. Later panels focused on Promise Neighborhoods, Stop the Hate, and housing programs. Promise Neighborhood advocates and CDSS described the state’s prior $12 million investment, a positive evaluation showing roughly a 4-to-1 return, and a new proposal to support place-based partnerships and community schools through AB 1969. Stop the Hate grantees and CDSS reported that the program has provided direct services, prevention, and statewide coordination to millions of Californians, and urged reauthorization before funding expires; members asked for best-practice language and discussed focusing future funding on solidarity work, harm reduction, legal services, and education. Finally, CDSS presented on the CalWORKs Housing Support Program and Housing and Disability Advocacy Program, saying proposed General Fund investments of $105 million and $55 million would prevent funding cliffs and allow the programs to continue through 2026-27, while the absence of new funding would force reductions in housing assistance, subsidies, and enrollments.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • investment point is constantly shifting within the industry, the trend over time has been towards more mature
  • has the nation's second-highest per capita income at nearly $143,000. $143,500, double the national average
  • we are a community that may be small in size, as we've talked about, but we punch well above our weight
MS

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

MS Senate Floor - 4 February, 2026; 10:00 AM

Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The other weights in the formula, low income is a weight. Is there any... >> Okay.
  • <01:15:50.239> There's weights and adjusts the weights.
  • There's weights and adjusts the weights.
  • <01:16:27.360> and would increase the weight and would increase the weight and secondarily
  • > a<01:16:45.440> weight.
Summary: The Senate convened, confirmed a quorum, received an invocation from Dr. Lenon Duncan, and led the pledge of allegiance. Routine business followed, including unanimous consent to dispense with reading the journal, committee reports, and bill titles. Several guests were introduced, including a governmental affairs representative, a doctor of the day and medical student, a county leadership group, agricultural youth council participants, a former senator’s spouse, and MSMS students. The chamber then took up several appropriations and finance measures. Senate Bill 2189, the transfer bill for state funds and agency budget setup, passed by morning roll call. Senate Bill 2190 increased the Working Cash Stabilization Reserve Fund minimum balance from 10% to 15% of general fund revenue; supporters said it would strengthen the state’s fiscal position, and it passed by morning roll call after no questions. Senate Bill 2480, a capacity project bill providing $265 million from CAPEX to MDOT for highway projects in Madison and Rankin counties and initial work on Highway 90, was amended to make it effective upon passage and then passed by morning roll call. Senate Bill 2832 extended the railroad tax credit repealer to 2029, and Senate Bill 2847 required state and local tax calculations to round to the nearest nickel in response to the federal penny phaseout; both passed by morning roll call. The Senate also approved Senate Bill 2191, which expands the purposes for which municipal use tax funds may be spent to include sidewalk repair and building acquisition/rehabilitation, after questions about municipal and subdivision sidewalks. Senate Bill 2885 created the Mississippi Work and Save Program, a voluntary retirement savings option for small employers and employees, with the sponsor emphasizing that participation is optional and that the program is intended to help workers without access to retirement plans; it passed by morning roll call. Senate Bill 2834, the omnibus tag bill, and Senate Bill 2838, the omnibus qualified resort area bill, were each amended with committee substitutes and passed by morning roll call. Later, the Senate suspended the rules and took up a large block of resolutions and commemorative measures, including sympathy and congratulatory resolutions, arts awards, sports championships, and other recognitions, along with House concurrent resolutions and two House bills designating observances. The transcript ends while the clerk is reading the long list of titles in the block.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Education Funding (01/24/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • whole and what it costs what the average whole and what it costs what the average cost<00:38:55.720
  • And for a student to qualify for this, their cost has to be three and a half times the state average
  • It's been mature. It's been going for decades.
  • It's been mature. It's been going for decades.
  • It's been mature. It's been going for decades.
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee first heard HB 295, which would make school building aid funds non-lapsing/non-APS. Representative Cahill said the bill was intended to keep any unused building aid money available for future projects, potentially helping move projects up the priority list or provide a little more funding for school construction. Members asked about how much money has lapsed in past years, whether the education trust fund and building aid are separate, and whether any lapsing dollars could be used to pay down debt. Department of Education official Jim Carney said about $29.1 million would be available if building aid is funded to the $50 million maximum in FY26, confirmed that the fund currently lapses, and said the department would gather historical lapse data. Committee members also discussed whether a dedicated fund structure could achieve the same goal, and the chair noted that the education trust fund statute includes school building aid as one of its uses. No vote was taken; the hearing was closed and the committee said it would later hold a work session after receiving more information. The committee then took up HB 237, introduced by Representative Dan McGuire, which would prohibit the use of special education state funds and differentiated aid for students not receiving special education services. The New Hampshire School Boards Association, through Becky Wilson, opposed the bill as written, saying it was unclear, potentially unnecessary, and difficult to implement because adequacy and differentiated aid are distributed as part of a districtwide lump sum rather than as student-specific dollars. She explained that special education costs are embedded across district budgets, including staffing, training, transportation, and instruction, and that some staff and services benefit both special education and general education students. Wilson also said differentiated aid is not tied to a specific pupil and is used at the district’s discretion, though it is intended to support students with greater needs. Committee members pressed on whether the bill would require districts to track money by individual student, whether it could conflict with federal special education law, and whether it would affect least restrictive environment requirements. Wilson said making the funds student-specific could create privacy and accounting problems and could make it difficult to staff inclusive classrooms, though she did not give a definitive legal opinion on federal compliance. She agreed that students who are not eligible for special education would not be included in the separate catastrophic/special education aid reimbursement program. The discussion continued into the second section of the bill, with members exploring how adequacy aid and differentiated aid are used in practice, but no action was taken during the portion provided.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • incompetent to stand trial also is negatively impacted and continues to be negatively impacted frequently. averaging
  • We need to give them time to maturate.
  • and We have big machines on big producers that sort eggs automatically according to their size and weight
  • ungrated eggs from their small family farm craftsmen or to choose from the big box brands, Americans are mature
  • Would we cut it down at maturity and watch it wither and die? Or do we?
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • theft of childhood and forced maturation theft of childhood and forced maturation into<00:05:08.080
  • Average<01:54:42.120> girls Average girls Average girls run<01:54:43.800> that<01:54:44.080
  • I learned a lot a lot um being an average basketball player.
  • I learned a lot a lot um being an average basketball player.
  • um being an average um being an average basketball<01:58:39.440> player.
Keywords: 1183, house
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Education Postsecondary Jan 14th, 2025

Education Postsecondary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Being lighter weight, you can think about this in a mobility application and making vehicles more fuel
  • It's wet lab incubation space for private sector companies to come and mature their technologies.
  • It's wet lab incubation space for private sector companies to come and mature their technologies.
  • Some of those technologies coming out of the material science. come and mature their technologies, some
Summary: The Education Postsecondary Committee held its first meeting and focused on state university centers and institutes, with an overview from the Board of Governors on how the more than 500 centers and institutes across Florida’s public universities are categorized, overseen, and reported. The Board described three categories: state-level centers, legislatively established centers, and university-established centers. Members were told universities must maintain policies, notify the Board of changes, publish public inventories, and submit annual reports and compliance certifications. Senator Harrell asked about funding sources and whether underperforming centers are reviewed for elimination; the response was that funding varies by center and that universities decide whether to maintain or disband centers under their own policies, with annual reporting and audit findings shared with the Board. Four university presentations followed. Florida Atlantic University highlighted its Center of Excellence in Biomedical and Marine Biotechnology, describing research in marine-derived drug discovery, genomics, imaging, cancer, neurodegenerative disease, and ocean sustainability, along with spin-off institutes and partnerships that have generated significant grant and contract support. FIU presented its Center of Excellence for Hurricane Damage Mitigation and Product Development, emphasizing the Wall of Wind facility, hurricane and water intrusion testing, code and product innovation, insurance modeling, and future expansion toward higher wind speeds and flood simulation. Florida State University’s High-Performance Materials Institute described work in advanced materials, aerospace composites, sensors, nanocomposites, and AI-enabled materials development, along with patents, industry partnerships, and new facilities tied to economic development. The University of Florida’s Lastinger Center for Learning outlined its work on teacher professional learning, literacy, New Worlds Reading, tutoring, and mathematics supports, including microcredentials, statewide book distribution, and early results showing improved reading confidence and growth. Members generally praised the centers for their research, commercialization, workforce development, and education impacts. Senator Jones and Senator Harrell commended the Lastinger Center’s literacy work and the broader return on investment from these programs, while Senator Berman noted the value of the synergies across institutions. The chair emphasized that future funding requests should clearly show measurable success, commercialization, and statewide impact. The committee then adjourned without any formal votes on legislation.
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Higher Education Institutions Committee Jun 18th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Higher Education Institutions Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • Now that is compared to a national average of 85%.
  • I think there's a maturity that happens when you bring students in.
  • I'm not saying we were always mature, but we certainly learned a lot.
  • I think there's a maturity that happens when you bring students in.
  • I'm not saying we were always mature, but we certainly learned a lot.
Keywords: 908, all