Video & Transcript Research : 'student performance'

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FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Senate in Session Apr 9th, 2025

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • less or 100 students less or 1,000 students less.
  • student.
  • student.
  • They don't recruit students. They don't educate students. They don't train students.
  • the student from where the student might have been in the past to where the student is in the future
Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, doctor and guest introductions, and then took up Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 168, the Tristan Murphy Act, on mental health. Senator Bradley described the bill as a major criminal justice and behavioral health reform measure that would expand pretrial mental health diversion, strengthen treatment-based probation conditions, broaden grant uses for mental health and substance abuse programs, add Hillsborough County to a forensic hospital diversion pilot, require certain DOC mental health evaluations, and create a Florida Behavioral Health Data Repository. Senators from both parties spoke in strong support, emphasizing treatment over incarceration, public safety, data collection, and the Murphy family’s role in advancing the bill. The Senate passed the bill 37-0 and then approved 37 co-sponsors. The chamber then received the Senate’s 2025-26 General Appropriations Bill, SB 2500, with Chair Hooper outlining a $117.4 billion budget that he said reduces spending, preserves reserves, and includes major investments in water quality, transportation, education infrastructure, and reporting requirements. Committee chairs summarized their portions: K-12 funding at $34.7 billion with increases for FEFP, scholarships, VPK, school hardening, and school safety; higher education at $11.5 billion with workforce, nursing, reading, autism, and student aid investments; health and human services with a $1.8 billion increase for Medicaid, mental health, opioid response, disability services, and veterans programs; criminal and civil justice at $7.6 billion for corrections, juvenile justice, law enforcement, courts, and judgeships; transportation/tourism/economic development at about $18 billion including roads, housing, Visit Florida, and cultural grants; and agriculture/environment/general government with major Everglades, water quality, citrus, food bank, and agency IT funding. Members then questioned several budget items, especially education funding formulas, the shift of scholarship dollars below the line, the impact on public school districts, AP/IB and other accelerated program funding, the APD wait list, opioid settlement spending, arts grants, and the My Safe Florida Home and condo pilot programs. Chairs generally said scholarship and accelerated-program dollars were being restructured for transparency and flexibility rather than cut, that school districts would still receive funding based on enrollment, and that APD and other human services issues would continue to be worked out in conference. The budget discussion concluded with remarks praising staff and noting a 4% across-the-board pay raise for state employees and targeted increases for law enforcement and firefighters, followed by a recognition for FAMU Day at the Capitol.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 4/28/26

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • at Hall STEM Academy, the students in North Minneapolis, and the thousands of students that are across
  • > students<01:14:29.320> in<01:14:29.400> North Academy, the students in North Academy
  • They spoke to our students. Connected.
  • For many of our students, these are not abstract ideas. These are their daily reality.
  • And it gave our students and our entire community and our district a story worth celebrating.
Keywords: 1183, house
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 14th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • group supporting undocumented students.
  • So let's say, for instance, a situation occurred and a teacher, a student, a student went to a teacher
  • for public school students.
  • highest spend per student.
  • versus the highest cost per student.
Bills: HJR73, HB31, HB279, HB370, HB4768, HB513, HB875, HB982, HB 1085, HB2677, HB2874, HB5478, HB4880, HB4798, HB4514, HB4958, HB4508, HB3758, HB3830, HB3744, HB3622, HB741, HB2204, HB2860, HB4659, HB4578, HB813, HB712, HB1551, HB2790, HB2698, HB3365, HB3504, HB3118, HB2959, HB1862, HB 1026, HB4401, HB4164, HB3920, HB4737, HB4966, HB4967, HB1958, HB4979, HB5459, HB3862, HB1823, HB4415, HB4893, HB2343, HB 1228, HB4337, HCR141, SB250, SB1883, SB617, SB2411, SB2306, SB2929, SB552, SCR27, HJR218, HB168, HB2545, HB5436, HB4926, HB5165, HB4811, HB4755, HB3179, HB4310, HB4611, HB3637, HB3153, HB2786, HB2966, HB2159, HB5081, HB638, HB640, HB876, HB4809, HB5308, HB4687, HB5623, HB4412, HB3284, HB3420, HB3449, HB4098, HB4281, HB4120, HB4504, HB4370, HB4421, HB 1106, HB4070, HB2370, HB2407, HB2253, HB2273, HB2040, HB1586, HB3788, HB3993, HB4690, HB4696, HB2308, HB 1142, HB1533, HB1621, HB2242, HB2012, HB2193, HB2464, HB2348, HB2313, HB2289, HB1942, HB2011, HB1629, HB2993, HB3592, HB4076, HB4623, HB4535, HB4327, HB4520, HB3824, HB4921, HB2494, HB3066, HJR112, HB2695, HB3138, HB2442, HB3863, HJR73, HB4773, HB 1091, HB5115, HB5515, HB3372, HB5659, HB 127, HB386, HB 115, HB2868, HB 1249, HB4766, HB3720, HB4656, HB4879, HB 105, HB5383, HB4621, HB5431, HB5678, HB5534, HB4174, HB4212, HB3954, HB3966, HB3636, HB3918, HB1422, HB4765, HB4732, HB4742, HB5122, HB4518, HB5084, HB3986, HB4045, HB4144, HB3911, HB3976, HB4473, HB3425, HB3641, HB3642, HB3475, HB3509, HB3424, HB3383, HB4744, HB4531, HB4539, HB3159, HB5228, HB5370, HB4359, HB4398, HB4443, HB4466, HB3861, HB3849, HB4240, HB4706, HB4685, HB5354, HB5141, HB5686, HB3629, HB3554, HB3567, HB2015, HB3575, HB5381, HB1431, HB3514, HB4614, HB4546, HB4683, HB5681, HB5673, HB5663, HB4271, HB4350, HB4035, HB3807, HB3812, HB3552, HB3540, HB3715, HB3710, HB3664, HB4196, HB4233, HB4173, HB1998, HB3333, HB3510, HB4222, HB2070, HB2854, HB2347, HB 113, HB983, HB4847, HB1449, HB3833, HB5151, HB265, HB1845, HB782, HB 108, HB1960, HB158, HB1954, HB1955, HB2512, HB605, HB2581, HB2803, HB627, HB2667, HB1738, HB636, HB3679, HB2638, HB2655, HB871, HB2438, HB 1107, HB1765, HB1822, HB2153, HB4099, HB3732, HB3171, HB3178, HB3182, HB3749, HB2814, HB3977, HB4204, HB4207, HB4449, HB1820, HB1876, HB1939, HB1347, HB2593, HB2136, HB2132, HB2658, HB2413, HB2757, HB2080, HB3154, HB3063, HB3009, HB3448, HB3006, HB2844, HB3241, HB3680, HB3169, HB2078, HB2507, HB4559, HB3946, HB3460, HB3405, HB475, HB3463, HB3441, HB3520, HB2060, HB4731, HB4991, HB1991, HB5596, HB2014, HB2142, HB2673, HB2731, HB2417, HB2399, HB2301, HB3335, HB3234, HB3320, HB5573, HB4848, HB4748, HB4769, HB4795, HB2086, HB2234, HB2203, HB4916, HB5624, HB4505, HB139, HB5093, HB5302, HB5402, HB5606, HB2333, HB4630, HB4701, HB2583, HB2983, HB4924, HB3339, HB3793, HB3631, HB4882, HB5509, HB5499, HB5430, HB5561, HB5611, HB5043, HB5064, HB3733, HB3781, HB3219, HB32, HB4515, HB5348, HB3902, HB4420, HB3269, HB469, HB336, HB316, HB5396, HB993, HB1342, HB5216, HB2046, HB2188, HB2450, HB2813, HB2857, HB4075, HB2911, HB4682, HB3117, HB3253, HB3442, HB4820, HB4336, HB5356, HB3669, HB3428, HB5465, HB3662, HB2590, HB2288, HB1886, HB3458, HB5603, HB5620, HB1489, HB4101, HB4990, HB5685, HB4950, HB4980, HB5684, HB3507, HB3566, HB4487, HB4462, HB4876, HB4915, HB4663, HB5570, HB2929, HB5261, HB2920, HB4642, HB4746, HB1609, HB5403, HB5453, HB3844, HB2336, HB1572, HB 1226, HB2806, HB2617, HB2827, HB3948, HB3945, HB4266, HB4542, HB3319, HB1772, HB2496, HB1970, HB3434, HB5545, HB5577, HB31, HB279, HB370, HB4768, HB513, HB875, HB982, HB 1085, HB2677, HB2874, HB5478, HB4880, HB4798, HB4514, HB4958, HB4508, HB3758, HB3830, HB3744, HB3622, HB741, HB2204, HB2860, HB4659, HB4578, HB813, HB712, HB1551, HB2790, HB2698, HB3365, HB3504, HB3118, HB2959, HB1862, HB 1026, HB4401, HB4164, HB3920, HB4737, HB4966, HB4967, HB1958, HB4979, HB5459, HB3862, HB1823, HB4415, HB4893, HB2343, HB 1228, HB4337, HCR76, HCR127, HCR9, HCR40, HCR118, HR559, HCR59, HCR135, HCR141
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/21/2026 - Senate Health and Human Services

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • will be my first legislative session as a page, and I attend Mesa Community College where I'm the student
  • I'm a part of our undergraduate student government as the Director of Government Affairs.
  • Effective July 1, 2027, requires health care facilities that perform procedures involving real-time X-ray
  • We perform these life-saving therapies on our patients.
  • Students, residents, or fellows in training.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Legacy Finance Committee 3/12/25

Legacy Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • They go to a performance, they go to an exhibition.
  • So whether that's a school residency or a school performance, it might be a performance in a library
  • It was classes and workshops for seniors, performances in senior facilities.
  • So whether that's a school residency or a school performance, it might be a performance in a library
  • It was class is and workshops for seniors performances in senior facilities.
Keywords: 1183, house
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Education Committee Apr 30th, 2025

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • I have two medically fragile special needs charter school students. students and I oppose AB 84.
  • Is it a benefit to students?
  • a student who is homeless and is also a student would be counted once and not multiple times.
  • . students and this profession.
  • the students.
Keywords: 988, house, all
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Fiscal Responsibility Committee Mar 19th, 2025

Fiscal Responsibility

Transcript Highlights:
  • ... process of program and performance evaluations and we are methodical and thoughtful.
  • We rely on data and performance metrics to guide our recommendations to the commission.
  • We looked at performance-based funding models and a myriad of other factors.
  • So, it depends on the performance metrics.
  • So, it depends on the performance metrics that you want to look at.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • That performance was driven by impressive team depth, with all five scoring runners finishing in the
  • Members, please join us in congratulating and welcoming these student athletes from the Deer Creek Cross
  • They are proud, and we are proud, of these student athletes and coaches for They are proud, and we are
  • proud, of these student athletes and coaches for continuing a championship tradition that has defined
  • This is surpassing last year's 45-point performance.
Summary: The House convened, the roll was called, and the chamber proceeded with its customary opening order of business, including an invocation by Chaplain Ronnie Wilson and the Pledge of Allegiance. The prayer focused on forgiveness, using the biblical story of Joseph to emphasize turning harm into good. The House also recognized Auctioneer Day at the Capitol, with a presentation featuring Oklahoma auctioneers and a live auction demonstration, and later honored Deer Creek High School’s boys and girls cross-country teams for their state-level success, including the boys’ Class 6A championship and the girls’ strong finish. Members also received several introductions and recognitions, including former Representative Bill Gurley, Bristow Chamber Day visitors, Guthrie High School AP Government students, and Representative Culver’s family. The nurse of the day was Donna Reynolds, an emergency room manager at St. Anthony, recognized for more than 30 years in nursing, her response to the Oklahoma City bombing, and her advocacy for patient safety and organ donation. Representative Timmins honored the Millwood boys basketball team and coach Nate Jones for winning a third straight state championship and for the program’s long record of success, including Isaiah Wilkes’ Gatorade Player of the Year recognition. No legislation was debated or voted on in the transcript provided. The House concluded with a motion to adjourn, and members agreed to adjourn until Monday, April 27, 2026, at 1:30 p.m.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 04-17-2025 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • ,<00:13:11.680> families,<00:13:12.560> and to support our students, families, and
  • They mentor young students. They play for our kūpuna.
  • To the students that I wish were here. Oh, they are here. Just walked in. Snuck right in.
  • To the students, I'm proud of you.
  • ,<00:36:43.920> what more than any award or performance, what more than any award or performance
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The Senate convened with all 25 members present, approved the prior day’s journal, and heard several introductions, including visiting staff, guests, and Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke, who was recognized for her work with the food bank and noted as acting governor that week. The chamber also received House communications returning several Senate concurrent resolutions adopted unamended, and one House-amended resolution, SCR 192, was taken up. Senator Wakai moved to disagree with the House amendments to SCR 192, the motion was seconded and carried, with conferees to be named later. Standing committee reports were then taken up, including reports 1931 to 1939 for one-day notice and report 1940 for adoption, which was adopted without objection. The Senate then considered a series of advice-and-consent nominations, beginning with education-related appointments. Senators spoke in support of nominees to the Hawaii Teachers Standards Board, the State Board of Education, and the School Facilities Authority Board, while Senator Awa and others raised objections to several nominees, arguing that campaign donations by some appointees created the appearance of “pay to play.” Despite those objections, the nominations were ultimately confirmed. The chamber also confirmed Dwight Takamini as chair of the Hawaii Labor Relations Board after strong support from multiple senators who cited his labor, legislative, and public service background. The Senate next confirmed Christine Sakuda as chief information officer for the Office of Enterprise Technology Services, with supporters emphasizing her IT leadership and public service and noting she is the first female and Native Hawaiian to hold the post. The chamber also confirmed Kahuanoi AD Jackson as judge of the Circuit Court of the Third Circuit and Sonia H. Toma as judge of the District Family Court of the Second Circuit, with senators highlighting their prosecutorial and public service experience and the favorable testimony received in committee. After these confirmations, senators introduced the new appointees and their families in the gallery. Later, the Senate adopted additional standing committee reports on House concurrent resolutions and passed SB 849 HD2 on final reading, relating to wildlife conservation, by unanimous consent. The body also reconsidered and reversed earlier disagreement on House amendments to SB 116 and SB 946, agreeing that the amendments were technical and giving one-day notice for final reading. The meeting concluded with a late introduction of the Honokaʻa Jazz Band, which was praised for its national recognition and community service, and senators invited members to a later concert in the rotunda.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/09/2026 - House Health & Human Services

Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • It makes far more sense to have trained and designated hospital staff assigned to perform these simple
  • It makes far more sense to have trained and designated hospital staff assigned to perform these simple
  • physician to be trained rather than board certified in forensic pathology to supervise autopsies performed
  • by medical students or residents and fellows in pathology training.
  • Additionally, the bill clarifies that medical students, residents, or fellows in pathology training who
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • It understands that for students to perform well inside the classroom, they have to be okay outside of
  • <00:20:11.559> I<00:20:11.720> engage students many of the students I engage students
  • <00:21:09.720> to it understands that for students to it understands that for students to
  • c> classroom<00:21:12.360> they perform well inside the classroom they perform well inside
  • everyone else all Minnesota students everyone else all Minnesota students deserve<00:22:50.520><
Keywords: 1183, house
ND
Transcript Highlights:
  • So what happened to a student? Was that student expelled? No. The student wasn't expelled.
  • So what happened to a student? Was that student expelled? No. The student wasn't expelled. No.
  • And do you consider those students then, can they be high-cost students?
  • a Level C student.
  • Like a Level 4 student may or may not be a high-cost student.
Keywords: 908, all
Summary: The committee met to discuss special education funding and retention, beginning with approval of the prior meeting minutes and then hearing a presentation from North Dakota United on a statewide special education survey and retention rubric. Presenters described how the rubric and survey were developed from special educator input around four domains: paperwork and due process support, workload, student and staff safety, and paraprofessional management. They reported high levels of stress and burnout, including increased workload, difficulty taking prep and lunch time, concerns about mental health, and widespread difficulty filling special education positions. Committee members questioned the survey’s lack of a general-education comparison group, the interpretation of terms like “rarely” and “sometimes,” and whether results could be broken down further by district size, unit, or disability area. The survey results showed the weakest area was workload, with respondents reporting caseloads increasing without corresponding adjustments, little additional support or compensation when workloads rise, and few negotiated-agreement protections. Paperwork and due process also scored poorly, with many teachers saying they rarely receive dedicated time during the duty day, often work outside contract hours without compensation, and take work home on evenings and weekends. Student and staff safety scored somewhat better but still showed gaps in crisis follow-up, notification about violent behavior, protective gear, and leave options after incidents. Paraprofessional management also drew concern, especially low pay, insufficient staffing, limited administrative support, and the burden placed on teachers to supervise and train paras. Several teachers then testified directly about the practical impact of these issues. One special education teacher described the job as combining instruction, legal compliance, and paraprofessional supervision, often requiring work beyond contracted hours and contributing to burnout and turnover. Another testified that special education case managers are effectively doing three full-time jobs and that the paperwork and caseload demands are a major reason people avoid or leave the field. Committee members discussed whether the problems are primarily local or state-level, whether more funding would solve them, and whether changes to the funding formula or weighting for high-cost students might be needed. No formal vote or action was taken beyond a recess and return to order for the next presentation, which continued the discussion of possible special education study objectives and potential policy directions.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

November 18, 2025 - 01:00 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • However, I'm not practicing that cursive as a student. I don't have that proficiency as a student.
  • No bigger than 4 students in a group. So anywhere from one to 3 or 4 to one students to tutor.
  • So our pilot findings, we looked at how students performed at the end of the school year on progress
  • Compare in terms of student outcomes and student engagement.
  • for those elementary students.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, May 8, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • On average, students of TFA teachers perform better in math, in science, in reading.
  • empowering every student to succeed. empowering every student to succeed.
  • Each year since the pandemic, her students' performance has climbed significantly.
  • performance<04:27:05.439> has pandemic, her students performance has pandemic, her students
  • same love of learning in his students. same love of learning in his students.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate - 03/05/25

Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate

Transcript Highlights:
  • It will support prototype development, performance evaluation, emissions measurement, and pilot programs
  • <01:17:50.440> and correlates academic performance and correlates academic performance and
  • This legislation is an important investment in Minnesota's schools, students, and workforce.
  • performance and fewer sick days for students and staff.
  • teachers anded ating our students teachers anded ating our students overall<01:27:26.320> this
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NM
Transcript Highlights:
  • So, on your left is data showcasing kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade students performing at or above
  • Students' needs addressing holistic students' needs both through academic behavior and wellness in a
  • But also to provide direct therapy to our students because what we're finding, the students that are
  • , students and then.
  • At the table with the students when they are there and we have to have the students here uh before we
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Children and Families Jan 20th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Children and Families

Transcript Highlights:
  • Standards, which... ...in February of the Missouri Juvenile Officers Performance Standards, which we
  • You had spoken to the obstetrics and gynecology folks in their student population.
  • The obstetrics and gynecology folks in their student population, etc.
  • gynecology folks in their student population, etc.
  • Isn't performing the abortion, the intent to terminate the child? Yes, ma'am.
Keywords: 959, house, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Education Committee Jun 10th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • There's nuance between a Chinese American student versus a Filipino American student versus a student
  • There's nuance between a Chinese American student versus a Filipino American student versus a student
  • student is...
  • These long, strenuous nights take a measurable toll on our students' academic performance and accelerate
  • The first major impact that falls upon our student athletes is the decline in their academic performance
Keywords: 987, senate, all
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Combatting Antisemitism Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Transcript Highlights:
  • NBC10 learned that the day after the educational training, the students were reinstated.
  • NBC10 learned that the day after the educational training, the students were reinstated.
  • On Monday, After the educational training, the students were reinstated.
  • , especially our Jewish and American-Israeli students.
  • , especially our Jewish and American-Israeli students.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Special Commission on Combating Antisemitism met to hear testimony from Chief James Hicks of the Natick Police Department, who chairs the Municipal Police Training Committee, and Chief Thomas Fowler of the Salisbury Police Department. They described the statewide civil-rights-officer model for hate-crime response, the HEART Unit, and MPTC training authority under POST, and urged the commission to recommend incorporating the IHRA definition of antisemitism into police training and to fund that effort. Commissioners asked about how law enforcement should handle antisemitic incidents that may not rise to crimes, the 2022 Mapping Project, masking during protests, and the role of HART; the chiefs said departments can update training quickly, that every department should have a trained civil-rights officer, and that HART’s expertise should be integrated statewide. The commission also approved the October 16, 2025 minutes after correcting an initial procedural error. The rest of the meeting focused on the draft report, especially the prefatory statement and the definition section. Commissioners broadly praised the report’s scope and the chairs’ work, but offered many edits aimed at tightening language, reducing advocacy tone, and clarifying the “Massachusetts way” of combating antisemitism. Several members wanted stronger emphasis on Massachusetts values, education, moral leadership, and the distinction between hate incidents, hate crimes, and statutory offenses; others urged clearer references to constitutional protections, First Amendment limits, and Attorney General review of legal statements. There was also discussion of whether to keep or remove references to alternative definitions of antisemitism: some commissioners argued that only the IHRA definition should be centered, while others said acknowledging other definitions was factually important and would reflect the range of testimony. Commissioners also raised specific substantive edits for later sections, including adding examples such as the 2022 Mapping Project, strengthening language on online intimidation, academic boycotts, and divestment campaigns, and clarifying that some conduct may be hateful even if lawful. In the higher education section, members praised recommendations on mandatory training, bystander intervention, trauma-informed responses, mental health supports, and campus climate surveys, while suggesting a few technical edits and additional best-practice examples. No final votes were taken on the draft report during this portion; the chairs said they would incorporate feedback into a revised draft before the remaining meetings and eventual vote.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

March 20, 2025 - 08:30 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • So you envision this new DOGE to perform oversight of local government.
  • Doge to perform oversight of local government. Who performs that function currently?
  • Today it is my pleasure to welcome the seventh grade students of St.
  • But I think that we have to still enable our students to have the full broad spectrum of knowledge.
  • History is written and is there for every student and every person to read. Times have changed.
Summary: The committee heard and approved several measures. HB 735 expanded Florida’s boating improvement program to fund parking for boat trailers at public ramps and offered a 10% sovereign submerged land lease discount for manufacturers using environmental best management practices; it passed unanimously. HB 4021 expanded the North River Ranch Improvement Stewardship District in Manatee County by 640 acres and was reported favorably. CS for HB 371, which promotes nature-based methods and green/gray infrastructure for coastal resilience, also passed unanimously after supportive testimony from resilience and environmental groups and committee members. The committee then took up HJR 1325, a proposed constitutional amendment to create an elected Commissioner of Government Efficiency (COGE) with authority to audit, investigate, and report on waste, fraud, and abuse in state and local government. The proposal would eliminate the lieutenant governor position, the Government Efficiency Task Force, and the legislature’s current auditor appointment, with many implementation details deferred to a future bill. Members debated the scope of the new office, its relationship to the Auditor General and inspectors general, whether it should cover the legislative and judicial branches, staffing, and the comparison to federal DOGE efforts. An amendment making a minor wording change was adopted, and the resolution passed 23-? with a favorable report after a split vote. The committee also approved two Gulf of America bills. HB 575 redesignated the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, and CS for HB 549 required Florida’s academic standards and newly adopted instructional materials to reflect the federal designation for materials acquired on or after July 1, 2025. Both measures drew criticism from members who argued the renaming was politically motivated, historically insensitive, and potentially confusing for students, while supporters said Florida should align with federal action. HB 575 passed and CS for HB 549 passed 18-7. Finally, HB 4071, a local bill adjusting the boundary between Coral Springs and Parkland in Broward County by about 8.7 acres, was amended and reported favorably with support from both cities and the Broward delegation.