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• Through education and research, the center will address the public health and economic problem that Valley
• Unemployment insurance is designed to provide temporary stability while people...
• Unemployment insurance is designed to provide temporary stability while people search for work.
• So we know that unemployment insurance exists to stabilize families and the economy during times of job
• So we know that unemployment insurance exists to stabilize families and the economy during times of job

Keywords: 1182, all

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• responding to national disaster, civil unrest, or public health crises, they sacrifice personal stability
• Measures like these support stability for family members, strengthen readiness, and reflect Missouri's
• And so when they come back, this SCRA is important because it helps stabilize that situation.
• When they come back, this SCRA is important because it helps stabilize that situation.
• What we strive to do is provide education on firearm suicide prevention and mental health.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• It converts the bill into a long-term cost-control and risk-pool stabilization framework.
• Daniel Stupiang with the Legislative Education Study Committee. Excellent. Thank you very much.
• Thank you to the sponsors, and thank you to all of you for your amazing work in supporting educators.
• educators stay or leave.
• Educators in New Mexico are our working families, representing 12% of the statewide workforce.

Bills: HB63, HB64, HB184, HB200, HB47, HB48, HB2, HB9

Keywords: water project fund, New Mexico Finance Authority, NMFA, Water Trust Board, water infrastructure, wastewater, drinking water, flood prevention, watershed restoration, water storage, conveyance, delivery, water treatment, recycling, reuse, municipal infrastructure, local government finance, capital outlay, grants, loans

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• Members, I present AB 2311, the Public Hospitals' Physician Stability Act.
• Respectfully, request an I vote. ...and are strengthening the workforce and stability.
• Assembly Bill 2392 by Assembly Member Fong and others, an act relating to higher education.
• Assembly Bill 2526 by Assembly Member Marc Berman and act relating to education finance.
• Assembly Member Berman and others and acculating the post-secondary education.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• policy, making changes to kindergarten through grade 12 education.
• </c> kindergarten through grade 12 education. kindergarten through grade 12 education.
• </c> stabilization uh fund from 2023 and 24. stabilization uh fund from 2023 and 24.
• . stabilization. stabilization. uh<00:52:36.160><c> the</c><00:52:36.400><c> insurance</c><00:52:36.800
• to higher education benefits for their spouses and for their children.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It's about restoring stability, security, and dignity to the lives that were upended.
• It's about restoring stability, security, and dignity to the lives that were upended.
• It also stabilizes communities and provides access to education and access to employment opportunities
• Over 90% retained housing stability and over 90% participated in services voluntarily.
• Housing stability and over 90% participated in services voluntarily.

Summary: The committee heard a long agenda of housing-related bills, beginning with AB 249, which would require youth-specific coordinated entry assessments for homeless services. The author and supporters from Larkin Street Youth Services and the California Coalition for Youth argued that current vulnerability tools are adult-focused and can disadvantage young people; the bill was described as a developmentally appropriate fix to better connect youth to housing and prevention services. There was no opposition, and the bill passed 7-0 to Human Services. Members then heard AB 239 and AB 1206. AB 239 would create a state-led disaster housing task force, a state disaster housing coordinator, and regular legislative reporting to speed recovery after disasters; it passed 7-0 to Emergency Management. AB 1206 would let local agencies pre-approve plans for single-family and small multifamily homes of up to 10 units to reduce permitting delays and costs; the League of California Cities opposed it unless amended, citing local variation and staffing concerns, but the author and supporters said it would preserve local control and help speed housing production. The bill passed 9-0 to Local Government. The committee also took up AB 57, which would reserve at least 10% of California’s home purchase assistance funds for descendants of formerly enslaved people. Supporters framed it as reparative justice and a way to address longstanding racial disparities in homeownership, while Pacific Legal Foundation argued it likely violated constitutional limits on race-based government action and urged a race-neutral approach. After discussion about reparations criteria and the bill’s intent, it passed 6-0 to Judiciary. The consent calendar, including AB 480, AB 726, and AB 1154, was approved 8-0. Later, AB 282 was heard to allow housing providers to prefer applicants who participate in rental assistance programs, such as Housing Choice Vouchers, despite existing source-of-income discrimination law. Supporters said it would help voucher holders find units and improve affordable housing operations; no opposition testified, and the bill passed 6-1 to Judiciary. AB 1229 followed, restructuring the adult reentry grant program to focus on permanent housing for people leaving prison by moving administration to HCD and using regional administrators; supporters emphasized the link between housing stability and reduced recidivism, and the bill passed 7-0 to Public Safety. The committee then approved AB 670, which would let local governments count preservation of naturally occurring affordable housing toward housing element goals and require better demolition reporting, and AB 750, which would strengthen oversight and reporting for homeless shelters after a prior reporting law saw very low compliance. AB 670 passed 8-0 to Local Government, and AB 750 was presented with testimony from a shelter resident describing abuse and lack of accountability in shelters.

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• No moves are made to transfer monies into or out of the budget stabilization account, except for the
• So starting from the top with state employee compensation and higher education employee compensation,
• Under higher education employee compensation, you will see very similar groupings reflected there for
• Under higher education employee compensation, you will see very similar groupings reflected there for
• So some of the adds within the K-12 area: special education, there are changes to the multiplier cap

Summary: The conference committee met on Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5167, the state operating budget, and received a detailed staff briefing on the proposed conference report. Staff explained how to read the comparison documents, the four-year balanced-budget outlook, and the main resource assumptions, including use of the March 2025 revenue forecast, exclusion of the statutory 4.5% growth assumption, revenue legislation totaling about $8.7 billion, numerous fund transfers, and reversion assumptions. They also noted the proposal does not include a temporary salary reduction or furloughs. The briefing highlighted major policy areas and their net five-year impacts, including increases for state and higher education employee compensation, K-12 education, long-term care and developmental disabilities, corrections, information technology, and other policy items. It also described net reductions in behavioral health, children/youth/families, higher education, natural resources, other human services, and health care/public health, with many of the changes tied to delayed programs, rate adjustments, fund shifts, and savings options from Governor Ferguson. The committee then heard member comments, with supporters emphasizing K-12 funding and fiscal responsibility, and Senator Gildon opposing the process and the closed-door nature of the budget development. A motion was made and seconded to recommend adoption of the conference report and pass the bill. The roll call showed one member voting do not recommend, one member excused, and the remaining members recommending adoption. By vote of the committee, the conference report was adopted, and the committee adjourned.

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• </c><00:19:10.559><c> is</c><00:19:10.960><c> $115</c> So the first line E12 education is $115 So the
• We have seen in special education.
• One-time spending investments allowed for sort of greater financial stability over time.
• One-time spending investments allowed for sort of greater financial stability over time.
• </c> just that that housing stabilization just that that housing stabilization services. services. services

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: Minnesota Management and Budget Commissioner Aaron Campbell, State Economist Dr. Tony Becker, and State Budget Director Anna Mingi presented the November 2025 budget and economic forecast. Campbell said the state now projects a nearly $2.5 billion surplus at the end of the 2026-27 biennium, about $575 million better than the end-of-session estimate, but also a projected negative balance of about $2.9 billion in FY 2028-29, reflecting a worsening structural imbalance. He said the budget reserve stands at $3.4 billion, with cash flow and budget reserves totaling $3.8 billion after a $244 million addition, and emphasized that Minnesota’s AAA bond rating and reserve policy remain strengths even as future sessions will need to address the long-term gap. Becker said the national economic outlook has changed only modestly since February, but growth remains below trend through the forecast horizon. He cited slower consumer spending, weak private investment, continued tariff uncertainty, lower projected immigration, and modest inflation that stays near 3% through 2026 before easing. Revenue forecasts for the next biennium were revised up to $66.3 billion, driven mainly by higher individual income tax receipts and other revenue, partly offset by lower sales and corporate tax forecasts. He also noted risks from federal policy changes, the recent shutdown’s effect on data availability, and possible equity market volatility. Mingi said general fund spending is projected to rise sharply, with current biennium spending up $3.4 billion from end-of-session estimates and planning-year spending up $1.9 billion. She attributed much of the increase to carryforward from prior one-time appropriations, discretionary inflation, and especially Medical Assistance. MA costs are projected to be about $2.5 billion higher over 2025-29, largely because managed care rates rose more than expected due to higher utilization and higher-cost services, including pharmacy costs, while long-term care and disability waiver costs also increased. In response to questions, officials said the federal reconciliation bill had only a relatively small effect on the health care changes, and that the carryforward amounts reflect unspent prior appropriations that now show up in later years rather than new spending.

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• . stability. stability.
• at a shelter can do, provided stability at a shelter can do, provided the<00:04:33.040><c> organizations
• These delays affect staffing stability.
• These delays affect staffing stability.
• These delays affect staffing stability.

Bills: HF4736, HF4737, HF3806, HF3352, HF4840, HF3748

Keywords: emergency shelter, grant program, homelessness, capital investment, Minnesota Statutes, appropriation bonds, public funding, housing, infrastructure bonds, funding, appropriation, Minnesota constitutional amendment, public debt, state bonds, general obligation bonds, information technology, IT infrastructure, software licenses, technology modernization, capital improvements

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• It transforms traditionally punitive touch points into stabilizing ones.
• Our work includes educational offerings, free legal services for victims of discrimination, free eviction
• “We conduct advocacy, policy organizing, and education and community-based research around housing issues
• That council brings together housing, health, education, corrections, veterans, and local communities
• That council brings together housing, health, education, corrections, veterans, and local communities

Bills: HB29, HB39, HB77, HB153, HB183, HB211, HB263, HB299, HB324, HB519, HB520, HB533, HB538, HB559, HB562, HB805, HB823, HB1004, HB1011, HB1018

Keywords: insurance fund, retired employees, Ascension Parish, court clerks, premium costs, investment advisory board, HB 39, Act 283, peace officer, law enforcement officer, police certification, citizenship requirement, U.S. citizen, United States citizen, naturalization, lawful permanent resident, green card holder, immigration, public safety, law enforcement hiring

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• And these payments are meant to stabilize the family, stabilize the home, and put them into follow-up
• And these payments are meant to stabilize<00:04:49.919><c> the</c><00:04:50.160><c> family,</c><00:04
• :50.639><c> stabilize</c><00:04:51.199><c> the</c> stabilize the family, stabilize the stabilize the
• family, stabilize the home,<00:04:52.320><c> and</c><00:04:52.639><c> put</c><00:04:52.880><c> them</
• <00:24:29.279><c> activities,</c> education activities, education activities, recognition,<00:24:31.840

Keywords: 958, all

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• Recently, higher education and law enforcement programs have reported that there's a general decline
• 13:07.800><c> higher</c> pensions recruiting recently higher pensions recruiting recently higher education
• and law enforcement programs education and law enforcement programs have<00:13:10.720><c> reported</
• stabilization mental health that<01:30:41.719><c> we're</c><01:30:41.920><c> having</c><01:30:42.119
• back on their meds so they stabilized back on their meds so they don't<01:31:13.760><c> have</c><01:

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The Public Safety Committee held its first meeting of the session, opened with a quorum present, and reviewed basic decorum expectations and committee procedures. Members and staff introduced themselves and described their districts and backgrounds. The chair said the committee would focus on protecting victims and preventing crime, and that the first presenters would be law enforcement groups as subject-matter experts. The Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association testified first, warning of serious recruitment, retention, and retirement pressures in law enforcement. The group cited survey data showing most members would not recommend the profession to family, rising assaults on officers, a shortage of roughly 1,000 officers statewide, and more than 2,000 officers nearing retirement eligibility. They also urged continued funding for POST Board training reimbursements and described broader concerns about anti-police rhetoric and public policy. The presentation was interrupted by a disruptive outburst in the room, after which the committee returned to order. The Minnesota Sheriffs Association then outlined its 2025 priorities: expanding mental health treatment beds and revisiting the 48-hour law, making the Fandino-Castile training fund permanent, updating drone/UAV statutes for missing-person searches, training, and evidence preservation, requiring permit-to-carry holders to report name changes, expanding BCA authority for sexual assault investigations on state-owned military facilities, replacing aging public safety radios in the ARMER system, and strengthening employer background-check response requirements. Members asked questions about mental health capacity, UAV uses, and officer assaults; witnesses said the state needs more beds, staff, and support for both short-term crisis stabilization and longer-term treatment. The Minnesota Police Chiefs Association closed by echoing concerns about recruitment and retention, supporting the $6 million POST training reimbursement fund, and calling for tougher penalties for fleeing police, auto theft, and violent crime. No votes or formal actions were taken."}】【。assistant to=final 天天中彩票大奖json 天天中彩票追号json ఇలా to=final 彩神争霸快三 to=final 手机天天彩票 ்ந்து result 彩票平台招商 ્યો क्ता ંડ {

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• </c> Revenue. one uh department of education. Revenue. one uh department of education.
• </c> students, educators, and families. students, educators, and families.
• </c> our educators, families, and schools. our educators, families, and schools.
• in our education system.
• Oh the special education director education transportation. education transportation.

Bills: HF2430, HF2433

Keywords: education finance, teacher training, Read Act, state aid, school funding, education funding, children with disabilities, transition aid, special education, school district consolidation, 1183, house

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• For the record, Megan Wargacki, counsel to the Education Committee.
• of Washington's K-12 public education system.
• An institution of higher education that discontinues operations or that discontinues the educational
• access to special education evaluation reports.
• I represent Seattle's special education PTSA.

Summary: The committee first heard Substitute House Bill 1128, which would create a Child Care Workforce Standards Board within the Department of Labor and Industries to study child care workforce conditions and make recommendations on employment standards. Staff explained that the proposed second substitute narrows the board’s role from setting enforceable standards to making recommendations, with estimated ongoing costs for L&I staffing and smaller costs for board member stipends and possible DCYF support. Supporters, including child care providers, SEIU 925, and labor representatives, said the bill would help address understaffing, low wages, and retention problems; opponents, including child care industry groups and private schools, argued it duplicates existing work, adds bureaucracy, and creates unfunded costs. No vote was taken in the hearing. The committee then heard Second Substitute House Bill 1634, which would direct OSPI and ESDs to develop a technical assistance and training framework to help schools coordinate student behavioral health supports. Staff said the bill aligns with the Washington Thriving Strategic Plan and could largely be implemented with existing work and limited additional costs, though DOH would need some support. Testifiers from behavioral health and school counseling fields described severe youth mental health needs and urged passage, and OSPI said the work is doable with current resources. The committee also heard Substitute House Bill 2636, which would create a public education review advisory council to recommend K-12 policies and funding provisions for JLARC review; staff described JLARC, OSPI, and State Board costs, and no public testimony was offered. The committee next heard House Bill 1316, which would expand the Supporting Students Experiencing Homelessness program so additional university campuses can access funding. The sponsor said the program has strong retention outcomes, and student advocates testified that campuses such as UW Bothell need access to already appropriated funds for emergency aid, food pantries, and case management. Staff then briefed Substitute House Bill 2474, which would allow the Student Achievement Council Tuition Recovery Trust Fund to be used for refunds tied to broader consumer protection violations, with no expected fiscal impact; there was no testimony. The committee also heard Substitute House Bill 2365 on digital equity, which would expand the Broadband Office’s role, revise the digital equity forum, and rename the grant program; supporters emphasized rural access, affordability, and the loss of federal digital equity funding, while staff estimated significant Commerce staffing costs and some additional agency impacts. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 2401, creating a Washington State Boys and Men Commission contingent on non-state funding, with staff outlining OFM startup and fundraising costs and an estimated operating budget if fully funded. Supporters said boys and men face mental health, education, and mentorship gaps and that the commission would improve coordination; the bill drew testimony from rural school leaders, nonprofit advocates, and community members. The committee then heard Substitute House Bill 2475 on language access, which would require the Office of Equity to develop uniform language-access guidelines and a report on interpreter and translator shortages; staff said the office could absorb the work but other agency and local government impacts were uncertain. Substitute House Bill 2517, on permitting for high-capacity transit, would let regional transit authorities apply for permits earlier and streamline land-use processes; Sound Transit and the sponsor said it would speed delivery of major projects, while staff estimated Commerce technical-assistance costs and possible local government impacts. The last bill heard was Substitute House Bill 2145 on the 340B drug pricing program, which would bar manufacturers from restricting contract-pharmacy access and require reporting to DOH; supporters said it protects safety-net providers and patient services, while opponents warned of higher costs for employers, state health plans, and litigation burdens. No final committee action or votes were recorded in the transcript.

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• that early learning centers have both the resources and training necessary to provide a strong educational
• early detection and have completed 10 hours of training, inclusive of early childhood and school-age education
• There is no job stability, no records, and no protection.
• Next, we'll take up Tab 17, CS for SB 1590, on educator preparation by Senator Burgess.
• I had to educate myself on the very systems meant to protect me and fight for access to the resources

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• You've seen us address education back home.
• Those are individuals that are employees of the State Department of Education.
• I am a product of higher education.
• Dollars from the current balance of the Revenue Stabilization Fund to this new fund.
• Stability.

Bills: HB3257, HB3176, HB3544, HB3619, HB3546, HB1782, HB2293, HB4358, HB3081, HB3983, HB3790, HJR1023, HB4139, HB3297, HB3041, HB3673, HB4105, HB3338, HB3048, SR33, SCR21, SCR20, HB4030, HB4031, HB4032, HB4034, HB4036, HB4037, HB4038, HB4040, HB4041, HB4042, HB4043, HB4045, HB4046, HB4047, HB4048, HB4044, HB4050, HB4051, HB4052, HB4053, HB4054, HB4056, HB4057, HB4071, HB4065, HB4067, HB4072, HB2992, HB4338, HB4170

Keywords: veterans, disability benefits, federal law, Oklahoma Statutes, military service, Oklahoma, Gas Hub, artificial intelligence, national laboratory, public-private partnerships, aerospace, high-performance computing, economic development, social AI companions, minors, emotional attachment, safety protocols, civil penalties, parental controls, geographic information

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• Um, next one is number one under the division of economic stability.
• It's a division of economic stability.
• Um, so under economic stability, stability, stability, uh,<01:19:03.520><c> one</c><01:19:03.840><c>
• Economic stability item number one. Okay. Discussion. Medicaid pendings.
• </c> Economic stability item number one. Economic stability item number one. Okay. Discussion.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Child care centers seek to protect, educate, and nurture children.
• </c><00:21:19.840><c> that</c> would protect the basic stability that would protect the basic stability
• </c> belief that every caregiver and educator belief that every caregiver and educator deserves<00:26
• It's in access education is not radical.
• We know that children need a stability of care.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Department of Education, which pertains to education stabilization grants. On March 28th, the U.S.
• funding for six programs related to English learning and adult education.
• The programs in question included the Migrant Education Program, which supports the educational needs
• I know that the Public Education Department (PED) has some more money.
• I mean, my area is education; there was five billion dollars.

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• Welcome to the February 3rd meeting of the Postsecondary Education and Workforce Committee.
• that discontinue operations or an educational program of currently enrolled students.
• Some of them are the quality of education, unfair business practices, financial stability, so they're
• Where we're desperately short of early childhood educators.
• and meeting our desperate need for early childhood educators.

Summary: At the February 3 meeting of the Postsecondary Education and Workforce Committee, members reviewed several bills for possible executive session and noted that House Bill 2538 would be heard later in the session, while no action would be taken that day on House Bills 2422, 2427, and 2589. Staff walked the committee through proposed substitutes and amendments on multiple bills, including HB 2438 (early childhood education degree seekers scholarship), HB 2525 (heritage orchard program at WSU), HB 2586 (Passport to Careers and Washington College Grant alignment), HB 2458 (expanding Washington College Grant eligibility to certain non-degree credential programs), HB 2474 (student consumer protections and tuition recovery for school closures), and HB 2540/2450 relating to EMT recertification timing. Members discussed fiscal impacts, use of the GET account, student aid access, support for trades and vulnerable students, and protections for students when institutions or programs close. The committee adopted a proposed substitute for HB 2438 and reported it out on a 13-4 vote, with supporters emphasizing early childhood workforce shortages and opponents raising concerns about using GET account funds. HB 2525’s proposed substitute and a null-and-void amendment were adopted, and the bill was reported out unanimously. HB 2586 was reported out on a 17-0 vote, with members citing benefits for students experiencing homelessness and foster care. HB 2458’s amendment was adopted and the substitute bill passed out of committee on an 11-6 vote, despite objections about available financial aid funding. For HB 2474, members withdrew several amendments, adopted REN 076 to narrow exemptions for certain private institutions, and then reported the substitute bill out on a narrow 9-8 vote after debate over student protections versus institutional flexibility. The final bill considered, relating to EMT recertification intervals, was reported out of committee by voice vote with 17 ayes. Throughout the meeting, the committee generally advanced the bills with do-pass recommendations, while recording split views on funding sources, student consumer protections, and the scope of aid eligibility.