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• There continues to be a commitment to the science of reading, and we ask the agencies to set fiscal priorities
• It also includes a provision for districts with declining enrollment, allowing them to use funds to retain
• This is particularly important as many Minnesota students will likely enroll in public and non-public
• Thank you for keeping them a priority as you move into the next phase of the negotiation process, and

Bills: HF1388

Keywords: BARR Center, Building Assets, Reducing Risks, education finance, school funding, grant appropriation, evidence-based program, student achievement, social and emotional learning, school climate, teacher effectiveness, high school graduation, students in poverty, students of color, BIPOC, equity in education, Minnesota Department of Education, urban schools, suburban schools, rural schools, school coaching

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• At my school, we have a student enrollment of over 1,500 students.
• areas and high-priority communities as everyone else in this room.
• areas and high-priority communities as everyone else in this room.
• So youth should be the topmost priority of our community and schools especially.
• And that is progress; that is work we need to put in as a priority.

Summary: The hearing focused on youth mental health and treatment access in California, with opening remarks emphasizing that youth distress, self-harm-related emergency visits, and difficulty obtaining care remain elevated, while workforce shortages and reliance on one-time funding continue to limit access. Assemblymember Lori Davies echoed concerns about unstable funding and said lawmakers need to hear directly from providers and families as they prepare for the budget and legislation. The chair framed the hearing as a chance to hear from county, school, provider, and student perspectives, especially in San Diego County, where needs are high and investments have not always matched demand. County and school officials described the current system and recent state initiatives, including the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative, school-linked fee schedules, payment reform, and the Behavioral Health Services Act transition. San Diego County Behavioral Health said it serves Medi-Cal youth with specialty mental health needs through a broad continuum of care, including outpatient clinics, school-based services, crisis response, residential treatment, and new crisis and residential facilities. San Diego County Office of Education and San Marcos Unified School District described efforts to expand school-based services and reimbursement through CYBHI, but said implementation is slowed by complex billing rules, insurance-data collection concerns from families, administrative burden, and uncertainty about sustaining staff positions funded by grants or soft money. School counselor testimony highlighted reduced stigma through campus outreach and clubs, but also noted that counselor-to-student ratios remain well above national standards and that budget cuts threaten supports. Provider testimony stressed that the system remains fragmented and that youth often move between emergency rooms, inpatient care, outpatient therapy, schools, and county programs without smooth handoffs. A child psychiatrist described crisis cases in which the main choices are brief hospitalization or discharge with limited follow-up, and argued for stronger warm handoffs, more outpatient and intensive outpatient options, better school-clinic coordination, and broader use of mobile crisis and 988. Rady Children’s Hospital and Aurora Behavioral Health described large increases in behavioral health demand, expansion of integrated care, and major barriers tied to low reimbursement rates, delayed payments, and administrative complexity. Across the panel, witnesses called for more stable funding, clearer reimbursement rules, better parent education on warning signs, and stronger collaboration among schools, counties, hospitals, and community providers to reduce stigma and improve timely care for youth.

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• And babies enrolled on DCF by age one, approximately, based upon our study, it would be $8,100 a year
• Clinical trials that test drugs do not enroll enough lobular participants to be able to analyze them
• trust account for those who need it most, such as children in our foster care systems and those enrolled
• Since the program's launch, 33,000 children have been automatically enrolled.
• As you know, this bill would establish a baby bonds program for children under the age of one enrolled

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee first heard testimony on a proposed Massachusetts baby bonds program, including H. 3429, S. 2146, and the Treasurer’s related bill H. 48. Treasurer Goldberg and a broad coalition of advocates, researchers, health professionals, and people with lived experience said the program would create trust accounts for children born into low-income families or in DCF custody, with funds available at age 18 for education, homeownership, business startup, or other long-term asset-building uses. Supporters argued the program would help close the racial wealth gap, improve economic mobility, and not affect eligibility for financial aid or public benefits. Committee members asked about administration, investment returns, eligibility, and withdrawal rules; the Treasurer said the accounts would be held in trust and managed by her office with an advisory board, with funds accessible at 18 and usable through age 35 if the beneficiary remains a Massachusetts resident. No vote was taken during the testimony shown. The committee also heard testimony on legislation establishing Lobular Breast Cancer Awareness Day, including S. 2666 and H. 4625. Senator Ross, Representative Badger, physicians, survivors, and advocates described invasive lobular carcinoma as difficult to detect because it often grows in lines rather than forming a lump, can be missed on mammography, and is underfunded and underrepresented in research and clinical trials. Witnesses said the bill would codify an annual October 15 proclamation to raise awareness, improve diagnosis, and encourage more targeted research and treatment. Committee members asked why the disease is so hard to detect, and medical witnesses explained the imaging challenges and the lack of lobular-specific protocols. The witnesses urged favorable reports. The committee then took testimony on H. 4648, a bill concerning the purchase or lease of Fenn Farm in Stockbridge by the Stockbridge-Munsee community. Representative Davis, the Stockbridge Land Trust president, and the tribal president testified that the bill would remove a conservation restriction tied to a state MVP grant so the tribe could manage the land without a restriction that they said would conflict with tribal sovereignty and Indigenous stewardship practices. They said the parcel is a sacred site connected to Monument Mountain and that the restriction is unnecessary because the land is already surrounded by conserved property. The witnesses asked for favorable action on the bill. Finally, the committee heard testimony on H. 3416, a resolution urging Congress to create a national infrastructure bank. Representative Senna and several advocates argued that an off-budget infrastructure bank could finance major repairs and upgrades to roads, bridges, rail, water systems, broadband, and housing without adding to the state budget, while creating jobs and supporting economic growth. Witnesses cited historical precedents for national infrastructure banks and said Massachusetts could benefit substantially from such a program. The transcript shown does not include a committee vote or final action on the resolution.

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• His connections to Pensacola State are deep and longstanding: he took dual enrollment classes there as
• In addition to taking dual enrollment classes at Pensacola State, myself as a high school student, both
• We've been growing while universities our size have been dropping in enrollment for the last 10 years
• Not wanting female students to enroll. That's my concern.
• The University of Florida has been and will continue to be one of my highest priorities.

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Higher Education heard and approved two bills before moving into confirmation hearings for several university and college board nominees. CS/SB 1458 on apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeships was presented as a measure to improve consistency and transparency in local education agency partnerships, cap LEA administrative funding at 10% when applicable, and require public meetings and work papers for workforce funding model decisions. Support was noted from Associated Builders and Contractors, the Florida Chamber of Commerce, Foundations for Florida Futures, and Independent Electrical Contractors. The bill passed unanimously and was reported favorably. The committee then considered CS/CS/SB 1726 on higher education governance and presidential searches after adopting a delete-all amendment and a late-filed amendment defining the final group of presidential applicants as no fewer than three. The amended bill added provisions on trustee citizenship and residency/alumni eligibility, interim president succession planning, longer presidential contract renewals, limits on candidate polling by universities, syllabus posting, textbook/open-access material lists, and other governance and academic policy changes. Senators raised concerns about the minimum-three finalist requirement, interim president selection, trustee eligibility, and polling restrictions, while supporters said the bill would depoliticize leadership selection and improve transparency. The bill was reported favorably after the amendments were adopted. The committee then heard confirmation testimony from multiple appointees and reappointees, including nominees for FAMU, UNF, Pensacola State College, UWF, and UF. Most nominees emphasized ties to their institutions, student success, workforce development, military connections, and institutional growth. Several UWF nominees were questioned extensively about their votes for former chair Scott Yenner and his controversial comments about women and other groups; some said they were unaware of those remarks at the time of the vote and would not have supported him with that knowledge. Public testimony on UWF expressed concern about the nominees’ lack of higher education experience, their ties to the region, and the impact of Yenner’s views. The committee later voted to recommend a block of non-UWF nominees favorably, and it agreed to vote on the UWF nominees individually, with some remaining nominees deferred to a later hearing due to time.

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• In addition to taking dual enrollment classes at Pensacola State myself as a high school In addition
• to taking dual enrollment classes at Pensacola State myself as a high school student, both my wife and
• We've been growing while universities our size have been dropping in enrollment for the last 10 years
• Again, he's a... ...not wanting female students to enroll? That's my concern.
• The University of Florida has been and will continue to be one of my highest priorities.

Summary: The committee first heard CS/SB 1458 on apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs. The bill sponsor said it would add consistency and transparency by requiring local education agencies and training providers to define their roles and funding shares in contracts, cap an LEA’s share at 10% when it serves only an administrative role, and require public meetings and published work papers for the district workforce education funding steering committee. Several industry and business groups appeared in support, and the bill was reported favorably without debate. The committee then took up CS/CS/SB 1726 on higher education, which was substantially revised by a delete-all amendment. The amended bill addressed presidential searches, trustee eligibility, interim presidents, polling by universities, mission reviews, and other governance issues. Members asked about the requirement that final presidential candidate groups include at least three applicants, the qualifications for interim presidents, trustee residency/alumni requirements, and limits on candidate polling. Senators Leek and Smith offered contrasting views, with Leek warning about candidate withdrawals and Smith supporting the bill as a way to depoliticize higher education governance. The bill, as amended, was reported favorably. The remainder of the meeting was devoted to confirmation hearings for university and college boards of trustees. Several appointees and reappointees from FAMU, UNF, Pensacola State College, UF, and UWF described their ties to their institutions and goals such as student success, workforce alignment, military support, research, and regional access. The UWF nominees drew the most scrutiny over their votes for former board chair Scott Yenor, whose public comments about women and other groups were criticized by senators and public commenters. Some nominees said they were unaware of the full scope of those remarks and would not have voted for him with that knowledge; others defended their votes as based on his education-reform views. Public testimony also raised concerns about UWF board members’ lack of higher-education experience and local ties. The committee confirmed the non-UWF nominees in a block vote and then began individual votes on the UWF nominees, with debate centered on Yenor-related concerns.

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• Senator Pizzo: This amendment, members, allows students who are currently enrolled.
• Senator Smith: Am I correct in understanding that someone who is currently enrolled in one of our higher
• The students are already enrolled.
• Senators, the reality is for those students who are currently enrolled, the vast majority of them will
• And that is that many of these children go to state college and state colleges have open enrollment.

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• And we don't know what their priorities will be.
• This is a priority.
• Rather, it identified the administration's two key priorities being the High-Speed Rail Project and CAL
• About alongside those other key priorities as something that was going to be focused on or intentionally
• It relieves used car. that are enrolled in the program from reporting their used vehicle sales to both

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Um, but if we sort of adjusted it by total Medicaid enrollment, it would still end up to be about 40
• in the program who would meet enrolled in the program who would meet that<01:08:13.359> criteria<
• I think so far recruitment, or enrollment of Medicaid dental providers, are stable.
• It's nice you're enrolled, more patient.
• Um, basically it's just a priorities.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first approved the draft minutes from its May 29 meeting and then received an informational update from the Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing about the state’s ASL interpreter pipeline. Representative Woods and Associate Commissioner Ann Landry explained that the American Sign Language program at UNH Manchester, the nation’s first fully accredited program, is facing viability concerns because high tuition has left only two of a potential 20 students committed so far. They warned that if enrollment does not recover, the program could face a teachout and eventually be lost, which they said would be detrimental because many state services and legal proceedings require qualified interpreters. Members discussed possible alternatives, including whether community colleges could help, and asked for follow-up research and contact information for UNH officials. The committee also heard that interpreter demand across DHHS continues to rise and that the department must ensure compliance with civil rights and service-access requirements. The committee then turned to Medicaid policy changes tied to Senate Bill 134 and a new federal interim final rule on Medicaid community engagement, or work, requirements. DHHS officials Olivia May and Ann Landry explained that the state law and federal rule align in many areas, but the committee still needed to decide how to implement several remaining policy choices. The department recommended adopting all four short-term hardship exceptions because the federal rule requires states to take them all or none: inpatient or institutional care, federally declared emergencies, high-unemployment areas, and extensive out-of-state travel for serious medical care. Members generally supported the exceptions but raised concerns about how they would be defined and applied, especially the emergency and medical-travel categories. Several legislators asked for more clarity on terms like “extensively” and “serious or complex medical care,” and DHHS said the federal rule does not rigidly define them, though the state could refine implementation through rulemaking if authorized. The department also said the emergency exception would apply only to federally declared emergencies, not state declarations, and would be tied to the emergency event itself. No final vote on the Medicaid policy was recorded in the portion provided, but the discussion indicated the committee was reviewing the remaining decisions needed to implement Senate Bill 134 under the new federal framework.

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• Item number 32 is the Office of the Inspector General's third priority facility safety and training.
• your staff, working with our office as we make our way through Article III, putting our budget priorities
• These priorities and with education and all that we're working on for the students of Texas.
• This is urgent for our early literacy priority set. because we understand that Texas students' reading
• This was a rider creating an exemption for the limitation on non-resident enrollments.

Bills: SB 1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• It just places those rule arterials at a high priority.
• And we've got a lot of priorities.
• Secretary Hall, you're enrolled. >> I am thinking, right?
• And the purpose of that is to identify regional priorities.
• And that's been a very high priority of my board members representing the city.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• that we place on all aspects of priority that we place on all aspects of the<00:17:37.320> DNR
• I love that we've got to take a deep dive into the DNR's top priorities and things that are happening
• and things that are top priorities and things that are happening<00:31:11.039> um<00:31:11.200
• You can see the dark gray counties here in this map are now included again in the option to enroll in
• They extended it once, and now it's in a situation where they can't enroll new members or participants

Keywords: 1183, house

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• If once we receive, like let's say it's a P1 for physical abuse, a priority one, we will contact law
• peer reviewed research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that enrollment
• RxPass led to subscribers having 27% more of their medications on hand compared to customers not enrolled
• And enrollment in RXPass also was associated with a decrease in out of pocket spending of $2.35 per month

Bills: HB 741, HB 1199, HB 2070, HB 2402, HB 2542, HB 2665, HB 2789, HB 3096, HB 3396, HB 3595, HB 3747, HB 4116, HB 4127

Keywords: child welfare, relative caregiver, monetary assistance, Department of Family and Protective Services, child custody, family law, emergency power, nursing facilities, assisted living, generator requirements, health and safety, emergency generators, power outage, emergency generator, assisted living facilities, power source, child abuse, neglect registry, court findings, Medicaid

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• Once we receive, let's say it's a P1 for physical abuse, a priority one, we will contact law enforcement
• peer-reviewed research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that Enrollment
• RxPASS led to subscribers having 27% more of their medications on hand. compared to customers not enrolled
• An enrollment in RxPASS also was associated with a decrease in out-of-pocket spending. of $2.35 per month

Bills: HB741, HB 1199, HB2070, HB2402, HB2542, HB2665, HB2789, HB3096, HB3396, HB3595, HB3747, HB4116, HB4127

Keywords: child welfare, relative caregiver, monetary assistance, Department of Family and Protective Services, child custody, family law, emergency power, nursing facilities, assisted living, generator requirements, health and safety, emergency generators, power outage, emergency generator, assisted living facilities, power source, child abuse, neglect registry, court findings, Medicaid

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• MEMBERSHIP IS INTER-CURRICULAR AS STUDENTS MUST BE ENROLLED IN AN AGRICULTURE EDUCATION COURSE TO TAKE
• WHILE WE ARE PROUD OF THIS GROWTH HISTORICALLY THERE HAS BEEN A GAP BETWEEN THE 70,000 STUDENTS ENROLLED
• THANKS TO STATE APPROPRIATION WE'VE RECEIVED THE LAST TWO YEARS EVERY STUDENT ENROLLED IN AGRICULTURE
• PUBLIC SAFETY IS OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• This was the open enrollment bill, and what, as you recall, the open enrollment bill specifically related
• to the funding for open enrollment schools and had a process for responsibilities of the sending school
• line item in the operating budget on an annual basis reflecting estimated expenditures for open enrollment
• for open enrollment schools and it<00:09:18.399> had<00:09:18.560> a<00:09:18.800>
• <00:09:36.320> school open enrollment school open enrollment school tuition.<00:09:38.640>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first discussed HB 771, the open enrollment bill, which had returned from the Senate with language clarifying that districts should list both tuition expenses and offsetting revenue estimates from sending districts. The chair and Representative McGuire supported concurring with the Senate changes, while Representative Luno raised broader concerns about the bill’s structure and equity, arguing that tuition based on 80% of the sending district’s average cost could be unfair and could create problems for receiving districts with different cost structures. After a show of hands, the committee voted to concur and send that recommendation to the House floor, with Luno indicating he would speak against it there. The committee then took up SB 9 in executive session. An amendment, 1920H, was offered to clarify that the tuition calculation should use the sending district’s average cost and to support access to CTE programs, including allowing students to take academic courses at the receiving school and, in some cases, attend the nearest CTE center. Supporters said the bill would help more students participate in career and technical education and noted bipartisan sponsorship in the Senate. Opponents argued the amendment would increase district costs, strain property taxpayers, and could reduce CTE participation or create logistical problems. The committee adopted the amendment 10-8, then voted 10-8 to recommend OTPA as amended; Representative Lad was assigned the majority report and Representative Luno the minority ITL report. After closing the SB 9 executive session, the chair reminded members that committee reports were due immediately and announced retained-bill subcommittees. One subcommittee will address adequacy and school funding issues arising from HB 651, HB 772, HB 491, and HB 434, chaired by Representative Spillsbury. Another will address school building aid issues from HB 295 and HB 366, including whether to keep the current formula or revise it, and how to handle renovations, new construction, and lease arrangements.

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• Federal funds directly support priority MDE programs benefiting Minnesota students and educators.
• 11.480> funds<00:22:11.840> directly<00:22:12.200> support<00:22:12.559> priority
• federal funds directly support priority federal funds directly support priority MD<00:22:13.400>
• Um, but at the start of the 23 session, there were about 853,000 students enrolled in schools across
• year to do it and made that a priority year to do it and made that a priority because<01:45:03.560

Keywords: 1183, house

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• c> enrolling, enrollers and managers enrolling, enrollers and managers involved<00:10:33.920> in
• <00:32:19.519> If reporting burden for MA enroles. If reporting burden for MA enroles.
• continuous enrollment provision ended. continuous enrollment provision ended.
• counties, hospitals, and enroles. counties, hospitals, and enroles.
• . enrollment. enrollment.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The Committee on Enrollment and Review also reports it is correctly engrossed.
• This was actually included in my priority bill.
• We also tried it this year in LB 730, and it is my priority bill.
• are. ...and people can see very clearly what our priorities are.
• And finally, a priority motion.

Bills: LB815A, LB838A, LB912A, LB972A, LB1126A, LB962A, LB1114, LB921, LB937, LB803, LB803A, LB1032, LB1032A, LB1075, LB1075A, LB889, LB878, LB933, LB304, LB304A, LB1096, LB1096A, LB1165, LB1165A, LB958, LB958A, LB762, LB1187, LB966, LB929, LB962, LB753, LB788, LB913, LB1055, LB1195, LB429, LB721, LB722, LB727, LB743, LB745, LB749, LB778, LB787

Keywords: LB815A, LB815, appropriation, appropriations bill, Nebraska Department of Revenue, Motor Fuel Tax Enforcement and Collection Cash Fund, motor fuel tax, gas tax, fuel tax, tax enforcement, tax collection, cash fund, budget, state spending, per diem, salaries, fiscal year, enrollment and review, final reading, Nebraska

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• So in order for a 12-year-old to enroll and sign up for ChatGPT, all they have to do is scroll to the
• So in order for a 12-year-old to enroll and sign up for ChatGPT, all they have to do is scroll to the
• <00:14:44.240> a<00:14:44.360> 12-year-old<00:14:45.280> to<00:14:45.720> enroll
• <00:14:46.200> and order for a 12-year-old to enroll and order for a 12-year-old to enroll
• Technology was on the lowest of the priority list.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: Senators Erin Maye Quade, Eric Lucero, Liz Boldon, and Chair Ron Latz discussed a package of bipartisan bills aimed at regulating artificial intelligence and related technology in Minnesota. The speakers argued that AI can be beneficial but has been rolled out without adequate safeguards, citing concerns about consumer surveillance, insurance claim denials, dynamic pricing, chatbot harms to children, and the use of AI in healthcare utilization review. Maye Quade and Boldon emphasized protecting kids, consumers, and constitutional rights, while Lucero framed the issue as keeping law aligned with rapidly changing technology and protecting individual liberties. A major focus was the “reverse warrant” bill, which would restrict law enforcement from using warrants that start with an unknown suspect and sweep up data from everyone in a location or search terms in a broad area. The senators said such warrants are the opposite of the Fourth Amendment’s particularity requirement, though they noted ongoing conversations with the BCA and police chiefs about balancing privacy and public safety. They also discussed a bill to prohibit minors from accessing chatbots, describing chatbots as conversational, addictive, and uniquely harmful to developing brains; Maye Quade cited examples of self-harm, sexual content, and dangerous advice allegedly given to minors. The senators said the package was intentionally heard in Judiciary first so it could be referred to Commerce, and they expressed hope for further hearings there and in the House. Lucero said he did not support all the bills, naming the dynamic pricing bill and the AI utilization review prohibition as measures he had reservations about, while supporting the reverse warrant, disclosure, and minor-access restrictions. The discussion also touched on federal preemption concerns, with the senators saying states are stepping in because federal action has lagged and the harms cross party lines. No formal votes or committee actions were described in the transcript.

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• . >> Be it further resolved that enrolled copies of this resolution be presented to Colin and Sophie
• And be it further resolved<00:14:51.440> that<00:14:51.760> enrolled<00:14:52.240> copies
• <00:14:52.639> of<00:14:52.800> this resolved that enrolled copies of this resolved
• that enrolled copies of this resolution resolution resolution be<00:14:55.600> presented<00:14
• [Applause] In recent years, one of Melissa's top legislative priorities was trees.

Keywords: 1183, house