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• Item 3 discusses DPS troopers and recruit schools.
• When I went through patrol school in 1990, our training academy was falling down on North Lamar, and
• So being able to put recruit schools on in Florence, they can drive, they can shoot, they can PT, they
• I know it's a priority for. Senator Blanco, uh, it's a long ways from everywhere.
• That's really been our priority. We have 5400. We had 140. 000, it's much higher than that now.

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• Then we take a next step of adding in what we call other high priority needs.
• You can see that in all three years, the other high priority needs are...
• needs and other high priority needs, which is good because there's more flexibility in other high priority
• And then what's happening to our school-aged children, because that demographic, in Madison County, for
• one school because the demographics have shifted.

Summary: The Legislative Budget Commission met with a quorum present to hear the constitutionally required Long-Range Financial Outlook and consider a series of budget amendments. Amy Baker of the Office of Economic and Demographic Research presented the outlook, describing Florida’s continued population growth, strong wage growth, an aging population, housing-market softening, and low consumer sentiment. She said the general revenue forecast was largely unchanged from March, but the state’s funds available had improved because of legislative actions in 2025 that increased the balance forward. She also noted strong reserves, a projected current-year Medicaid deficit of about $125 million, and a three-year outlook that remains positive in the first year but turns negative in years two and three. She highlighted the risk of co-occurring catastrophic events, using a normalized Great Miami Hurricane scenario to illustrate potential state losses. The outlook was adopted after brief comments from House and Senate members emphasizing fiscal restraint and efficiency. The commission then approved multiple budget amendments, mostly without objection. The Agency for Health Care Administration received amendments to realign funding for Florida KidCare based on estimating conference results, to provide $85 million in budget authority for disproportionate share hospital payments, and to adjust Medicaid and long-term care appropriations, including placing surplus funds into reserve. The Department of Health received $6.3 million in additional authority for newborn screening. The Department of Corrections and the Department of Management Services each received $2.2 million in Private Inmate Welfare Trust Fund authority for repair invoices and pending projects. The Department of State was authorized to release $2.5 million in nonrecurring general revenue for cultural and museum grants and America 250 commemorative grants. The Department of Transportation received approval for a project roll-forward and for work program changes, including advancing I-95 widening in Duval County and the I-4 corridor in Polk and Osceola counties. The meeting ended with a motion to adjourn.

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• journey of a boy from eastern North Carolina to have the chance to intersect with three great high school
• Its duties really are to govern the programmatic and budgetary priorities for both of those agencies,
• So they just recently completed the final priority session and discussion with the board.
• So for Extension, they're bringing forward one priority.
• So we know that draining our land is a priority because we want top agricultural results.

Keywords: 908, all

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• It's how parents work and go to school. D. Douglas H.
• time, we're wanting it to happen at the public school.
• that are in school, and those are the after-school programs.
• So, Secretary, what is school age? Mr.
• Right, in public schools, so it only makes sense.

Keywords: 996, all

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• entire state, offering non-credit and job training programs and bringing programs to places like high schools
• We also encourage you to consider growth as a priority because our summer colleges are growing quickly
• So we can move on to issue three, rising school proposals, and we have the same Panel once again.
• The Chancellor has made it a priority to reach out to our 116 colleges to ask them to obtain all joint
• Cassie Mancini on behalf of the California School Employees Association.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Department of Education grew 23%. on the backs of counties or school on the backs of counties or school
• And we're no different than the schools. The same thing is happening to the schools.
• The same different than the schools.
• Possibly great ideas are schools.
• Nursing homes are a priority.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I've been an adjunct professor for two schools of optometry starting in the 1980s and have established
• Workforce is our number one priority.
• I'm the lead nurse for Santa Fe Public Schools and I'm here to represent the New Mexico School Nurses
• And we passed the school nurses bill out of the House yesterday.
• Before going to medical school, I worked as a nurse.

Keywords: 996, all

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• I wished my school would have had a chapter back when I was in school. It didn't.
• I wished my school would have had a chapter back when I was in school. It didn't.
• I wished my school would have had a chapter back when I was in school. It didn't.
• I wished my school would have had a chapter back when I was in school. It didn't.
• I wished my school would have had a chapter back when I was in school. It didn't.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The Senate met with a quorum, approved the journal, and then took up several ceremonial and procedural items before moving to resolutions and a large consent calendar of supplemental appropriation bills. The chamber also received committee reports, including Agriculture and Natural Resources appointments to the Great Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund, the Colorado Agricultural Development Authority, and the Wildlife Habitat Stamp Committee, which were recommended for the consent calendar and confirmation. A major portion of the meeting was devoted to tributes and personal privilege remarks. Senators recognized Cap Alpha Psi Fraternity for its mentorship, scholarship, housing, and community service work in Colorado, and later honored Ukraine Power, a Colorado Springs nonprofit that raises funds and delivers generators, heaters, power banks, and other aid to people in Ukraine. Senators emphasized the ongoing war in Ukraine and praised Coloradans helping with humanitarian relief. The Senate then adopted SJR 12, designating February 20, 2026, as Colorado FFA Day, after extended remarks about agricultural education, leadership development, and the role of FFA in both rural and urban communities. The resolution passed on a 33-0 vote, and the current roll call was added as co-sponsors. The chamber also passed a 30-bill consent calendar of supplemental appropriations and related measures, with several senators recording no votes on selected bills. Final passage followed for House Bill 1151 and the remaining bills on the calendar, covering supplemental appropriations to departments including Corrections, Health Care Policy and Financing, Agriculture, Early Childhood, Education, Human Services, Judicial, Labor and Employment, Law, Local Affairs, Military and Veterans Affairs, Personnel, Revenue, State, Transportation, Treasury, and capital construction and education-related funding measures. Debate on HB 1155 focused on Medicaid and behavioral health cuts, with one senator opposing the bill over parity concerns and others supporting it as part of broader budget balancing. Most bills passed with strong majorities, though several had recorded no votes.

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• Madam Chair, next school year or?
• Is there any way that a school? Rural type schools could be adversely affected by this.
• chartered school.
• priority.
• or charter school.

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• and an 1890 school and Alabama A&M and Tuskegee?
• and an 1890 school and Alabama A&M and Tuskegee?
• in much of this country's public school systems.
• in much of this country's public school systems.
• Not good enough and still could not send their kids to school in much of this country's public school

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, February 24, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• In universal school meals, NM Grown is a core strategy in improving meal quality in our school cafeterias
• And PED is additionally encouraging schools to use their Healthy Universal School Meal allocation to
• a farmer and sell to the schools himself.
• For like our Albuquerque public school system.
• In school and get there. And how much schooling do they actually need to become a technician?

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• Um, there's more problems in the school, like my daughter is a school nurse.
• Um, there's more problems in the school, like my daughter is a school nurse.
• Um, there's more problems in the school, like my daughter is a school nurse.
• Um, there's more problems in the school, like my daughter is a school nurse.
• Um, there's more problems in the school, like my daughter is a school nurse.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Finance Committee held a hearing on several bills and announced at the outset that no votes would be taken because the measures would go to divisions later. The first major bill, HB 197, would require the state to pay 7.5% of political subdivision employer pension contributions for teachers, police officers, and firefighters. Representative Mike Edgar, the prime sponsor, argued the state had repeatedly reduced and then eliminated its promised share of retirement costs, shifting the burden to municipalities and property taxpayers. He said the bill would partially restore that commitment and provide relief to local governments, businesses, and taxpayers. Several witnesses testified in support of HB 197, including Representative John Cluder, Bradford selectman Marlene Fryer, the New Hampshire Municipal Association’s Margaret Burns, and Epping representative Mark Fone. Supporters said the bill would help with property tax pressure, school budgets, and municipal hiring, and they emphasized that much of the retirement cost reflects unfunded liability decisions made at the state level rather than by local governments. Committee members questioned whether the bill would change local incentives to control costs and how it would affect hiring and compensation. Burns said the state contribution would function as property tax relief because it offsets existing municipal expenses, and she noted the state is already on a long-term schedule to pay down the retirement system’s unfunded liability. After closing the hearing on HB 197, the committee opened a hearing on HB 97, introduced by Representative Tom Buco. He said the bill would continue funding for delayed and deferred wastewater projects and help municipalities finance expensive wastewater infrastructure, which he tied to housing development and local debt planning. No action or votes were taken on either bill during the hearing.

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• do all schools have this the schools?
• day, about the other priorities that this legislature has laid on top of schools also and trying to
• day, about the other priorities that this legislature has laid on top of schools also and trying to
• day about the other the school day about the other priorities<01:45:33.840> that<01:45:34.480
• schools? schools?

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The commission met to review and amend the minutes from its previous meeting, correcting the date, several spelling and wording errors, and clarifying references to a scholarship fund and a member’s title. The minutes were then approved as amended, with some members abstaining because they were not present at the prior meeting. The chair then turned to the commission’s work plan under SB 57, emphasizing the need to prioritize the statutory topics and identify which issues require additional research, documentation, and possible spreadsheets. Members discussed a broad range of special education cost drivers and policy questions, including student referral rates, why students are classified as other health impaired, whether referrals increased after COVID school closures, intervention processes before referral, the cost of services required under IEPs and 504 plans, differences between federal law, state law, and DOE rules, reporting of special education costs, out-of-district and residential placements, district sharing of resources, dispute resolution, graduation rates, and adult learning outcomes. Several members raised concerns that school environments, mental health, bullying, and possible overidentification may be contributing to rising special education numbers and costs, while others cautioned that some reported district percentages may be inflated or unclear because of how the data are counted. A major portion of the meeting focused on HB 742, which would eliminate prorated special education aid when state appropriations are insufficient and require the governor to draw a warrant to cover shortfalls. Representative Ames explained that the bill had been recommended for interim study because the commission is already examining special education costing, and he highlighted the gap between FY24 special education costs of about $977.1 million and state aid of $33.9 million for catastrophic aid, $67.4 million for differentiated aid, and $50.8 million in federal IDEA funds, leaving local districts to cover about $825.1 million. He argued the commission should ultimately make clear that both the federal government and the state should contribute more. The Department of Education, through Melissa White, answered questions about data and oversight. She said special education counts come from IEPs entered into the state system using SASIDs, that DOE monitors districts through both desk audits and on-site visits, and that billing is checked against the services listed in each student’s IEP. She also said DOE’s special education work is largely federally funded, with roughly $56.7 million received through IDEA this year and about $49.1 million flowing through to LEAs, while the department retains a small amount for administration and statewide support activities. Members also discussed how adequacy calculations use special education counts from the state system and how those figures are reported.

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• construction relief to support cities, towns, and school districts experiencing extraordinary school
• President, to local school districts.
• Today, boys are less prepared to start school and, at nearly every point in their K-12 school career,
• And she did this because she believed that no public school child should have to miss school or go to
• Without access to these products, students miss school. They miss after-school activities.

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Summary: The Senate took up Senate House No. 4010, a fiscal year 2025 supplemental appropriations bill funded largely by surplus Fair Share revenues. The Ways and Means chair described the bill as a $1.28 billion package, with major investments in education and transportation, including special education circuit breaker aid, higher education deferred maintenance, career technical education capital grants, school construction relief, high-dosage tutoring, English language learning grants, MBTA reserve replenishment and safety training, commuter rail maintenance, Chapter 90 local road aid, regional transit authority support, ferry and micro-transit funding, and a small World Cup transportation appropriation. Members from both parties generally praised the bill’s one-time, regionally balanced approach while emphasizing fiscal discipline and the limited, surplus-based funding source. The minority leader and others questioned the fund balances and the use of the education and transportation innovation and capital fund, the Student Opportunity Act trust fund, and the transitional escrow account; the chair said the bill would zero out the innovation and capital fund, leave about $430 million in the SOA trust, and about $200 million in the escrow account. Several members highlighted specific priorities. Senator Cronin and Senator Feeney strongly supported the $100 million career technical education investment, arguing it would expand vocational opportunities in comprehensive high schools and help meet workforce needs. Senator Feeney also emphasized MBTA funding, special education, local road repairs, English language learning tied to workforce needs, and World Cup preparations in Foxborough. Senator Comerford praised the bill’s regional equity, higher education maintenance funding, special education support, and transportation investments, while also noting the need for broader future work on Chapter 70 and school finance. Senator Tarr supported the bill but repeatedly stressed that the spending was a unique one-time opportunity and that the Commonwealth should preserve fiscal reserves and continue to address school funding inequities and MBTA finances more broadly. The chamber then considered numerous amendments. Amendment 1 on tariff pricing transparency was withdrawn after brief remarks, and Amendment 14, proposing a DESE study on educational outcomes for young men and boys, was rejected. Amendment 182, funding Worcester Regional Transit Authority capital expenses, was adopted. Amendment 228, adding $500,000 for Free Period to expand access to menstrual products in schools, was adopted. Amendment 257, funding Springfield Public Schools communication and safety systems, was also adopted. Other amendments, including Tarr amendments on supplemental district aid, MBTA reporting, and the Foundation Budget Review Commission, were rejected. Amendment 308 concerning MBTA Communities and Milton was withdrawn, after which Senator Driscoll began a presentation arguing Milton was being misclassified under the MBTA Communities Act and should be treated fairly under the law.

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• for 2025, and share a few key state legislative priorities.
• But there's so many of our kids in our schools, in our public schools, that participate in rodeo.
• But there's so many of our kids in our schools, in our public schools, that participate in rodeo.
• Schools, they're going to... there's a plan for a super school.
• Schools, there's a plan for a super school.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• She's a sophomore or junior at Oldham County High School. She loves working with kids.
• The priority is for military families and also for the protection of the public.
• The priority is for military families and also for the protection of the public.
• They were a big help to me in my career at the schools that had them.
• to me in uh in my career at the schools to me in uh in my career at the schools that<00:15:23.519

Keywords: 0:02 ROLL CALL 1:44 SB 145 DISCUSSION 5:15 SB 145 VOTE 6:50 HB 36 DISCUSSION 9:15 HB 36 VOTE 10:45 HB 92 DISCUSSION 13:22 HB 92 VOTE 14:30 HB 628 DISCUSSION 16:30 HB 628 VOTE 17:50 HB 245 DISCUSSION 19:20 HB 245 VOTE 20:45 HB 584 DISCUSSION 25:23 HB 584 VOTE 27:55 ADJOURNMENT, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and first took up Senate Bill 145, which updates Kentucky’s laws governing caterers’ licenses and related ABC regulations. Senator Julie Rocky Adams explained that the bill clarifies where and how licensed caterers may sell and serve alcohol, standardizes food-to-alcohol revenue requirements, and removes administrative barriers. A committee substitute was adopted that also changes a tobacco-related license deadline from January 1, 2026 to July 1, 2026. Members discussed ABC staffing concerns, but the sponsor said those costs had not been specifically addressed. The committee substitute and then the bill as amended both passed unanimously and were sent to the House floor. The committee then considered three interstate compact bills. House Bill 36, the respiratory care compact, was presented as a straightforward compact aimed at helping military families, protecting the public, and improving real-time disciplinary data sharing; a committee substitute correcting immunity language was adopted, and the bill passed unanimously. House Bill 92, the dietitians compact, was described as improving portability of licensure, reducing burdens on licensees and states, supporting military families, and enhancing investigative and disciplinary information sharing; the committee substitute added background checks, and the bill passed unanimously. House Bill 628, the athletic trainer compact, was presented as a new compact with enough states moving forward to meet the threshold for establishment; members noted it had become a Department of Defense priority, and it also passed unanimously after a committee substitute. House Bill 254 was then taken up as a bill to exempt certain temporary emergency housing structures from plumbing code enforcement, based on experience during disaster sheltering when new trailers could not be used quickly because of inspection delays. A committee substitute corrected a drafting issue that had unintentionally affected temporary structures, and the bill passed unanimously. Finally, House Bill 584, which removes a permanent ban on a physician reapplying for DEA prescribing authority after rehabilitation and restoration of their medical license, was debated more extensively. The sponsor said the bill preserves DEA discretion while allowing a second chance after a lengthy rehabilitation process; KMA had not taken a position. Several members explained their votes, and the bill ultimately passed. The committee then recorded votes on the day’s bills and adjourned.

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• That $6.2 million is for New Mexico Care; this is a governor's priority.
• And then a bill that says, we want a social worker at every school.
• So you're contributing to that, our schools are contributing to that.
• I think our schools, Mr.
• If our priority is for public safety, and this is a crime, everyone has said their priority is crime,

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Summary: The committee first heard an Aging and Long-Term Services Department budget presentation comparing the LFC and executive recommendations. The main differences were in the Aging Network, Adult Protective Services, Program Support, and Long-Term Care Division, especially the executive’s proposed $10 million infusion into the Kiki Savadra Senior Dignity Fund and $6.2 million for expanding New Mexico Care. LFC staff explained that the committee recommendation was lower in general fund and fund-balance use, while the executive emphasized rising senior population needs, meal and transportation costs, and the cost savings of keeping older adults at home. The secretary also reviewed the department’s special requests, including the conference on aging, outreach, emergency preparedness, and the Kiki fund, and described New Mexico Care’s growth, its evaluation results, and the department’s plan to separate Kiki into its own accounting fund. Members largely focused on senior services, rural meal delivery, transportation, caregiver support, and the Kiki fund. Several members urged stronger support for non-metro aging providers and for New Mexico Care, citing its role in keeping seniors out of nursing homes and the program’s reported savings and outcomes. Questions also covered eligibility, background checks for caregivers, respite care, dementia and Alzheimer’s screening, and whether Kiki funds can support home modifications such as ramps. The committee then voted to adopt the LFC recommendation with one executive language change: adding the executive’s page 14 language allowing an additional 12.5% distribution for initial payments to aging network providers at the start of FY27. Representative Dow opposed the motion. The committee then moved to the Attorney General’s budget. LFC staff explained that the office’s budget relies heavily on the Consumer Settlement Fund, with both recommendations reducing general fund revenue while increasing settlement-fund use, and that performance measures were in consensus. The Attorney General said the office was not seeking more general fund, but wanted greater ability to use funds it recovers. He highlighted major consumer and public safety work, including litigation against major social media and AI platforms, a case involving Snapchat and child exploitation/extortion, the statewide crime gun intelligence center, efforts to address oilfield theft, work on missing and murdered Indigenous persons, and efforts to protect federal funds coming into New Mexico.

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• It's a 22-minute documentary that we use in junior high schools and in high schools across this nation
• CADCA coalitions support millions of high school and middle school students across this nation and have
• The documentary that we use in junior high schools and high schools across the nation.
• Hirono, I have a stack of letters from high school students, junior high school students, and elementary
• Back home, the schools face multiple roadblocks. They don't want it in their schools.

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• It funds legislative priorities, including many priorities identified in collaboration with our colleagues
• Funds it funds legislative priorities Funds it funds legislative priorities including<00:23:51.040
• including many priorities identified in including many priorities identified in collaboration<00:23:
• services in schools to $100 million. services in schools to $100 million. $20<00:24:10.280> million
• <00:30:00.080> The priorities for the state. The priorities for the state.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Monday, March 16, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened on Monday, March 16th, with an invocation focused on safety during storms, support for first responders, and recognition of Women’s History Month. A quorum was present, and the President noted the chamber was preparing for a very busy week, with possible double sessions and a Saturday session if needed. The House message on House Bill 297, concerning adult education and high school diploma pathways, was received and referred to the appropriate standing committees. The chamber then took up several committee reports, mostly adopting committee amendments and favorable reports without objection. Among the bills advanced to third reading were SB 85 on use of Information Technology Investment Fund revenues, SB 520 on public safety spending flexibility in charter counties, SB 558 creating a Chesapeake Bay Enhancement Program, SB 641 on procurement exceptions for historic preservation services, SB 647 establishing a catastrophic disability benefit tier for certain law enforcement retirement members, SB 654 raising the State Police mandatory retirement age to 62 and adjusting DROP rules, and SB 668 on Children’s Cabinet funding for local management boards. SB 756, a Baltimore City PILOT/tax exemption bill for a Downtown Rise District project, was also advanced. Several bills were special ordered to allow time for amendments or further discussion. SB 334 on machine gun convertible pistols was special ordered to the next day after members said amendments were not ready. SB 309, concerning a statewide sales and use tax exemption for precious metal bullion or coins, was also special ordered for the next day so members could add co-sponsors. SB 818 on State Center development contract requirements and an advisory group was special ordered to the appropriate time the next day after discussion of its community input and federal-law compliance provisions. The Budget and Taxation Committee then reported on the fiscal 2027 operating budget, SB 282, and the budget reconciliation and financing act, SB 284. The committee chair said the budget left a $250 million cash surplus and $2.2 billion in the rainy day fund, kept general fund spending below the current year, imposed no tax or fee increases, and funded priorities including behavioral health in schools, child care scholarships, local government disparity grants, nursing homes, developmental disabilities services, public schools, Medicaid, energy assistance, and economic development. Both SB 282 and SB 284, along with their committee amendments, were laid over until the next day for second reading debate.

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• These policies are priorities for the federal government.
• But that nevertheless we believe to be important priorities for Florida's healthcare system.
• They're in school with other kids.
• My background in schools as a school administrator is that we have programs—most school districts have
• a home Homeless school programs for kids.