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• She was a wonderful mentor and a supporter and will be missed by so many.
• ><00:21:00.640><c> was</c><00:21:00.799><c> a</c><00:21:00.960><c> wonderful</c><00:21:01.360><c> mentor
• She was a wonderful mentor and a House.
• She was a wonderful mentor and a supporter<00:21:02.559><c> and</c><00:21:02.799><c> will</c><00:21:03.039

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I rise today to recognize Sheay Parks, a teacher in Milford, Delaware, one of just three teachers in
• the entire nation to receive the American Civic Education Teacher Award.
• Heather Povvenelli were both named 2026 California Teachers of the Year. Mr.
• ,</c> work of our students, parents, teachers, work of our students, parents, teachers, and<01:11:16.560
• cannot be taken students and teachers cannot be taken for<02:35:45.439><c> granted.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• As the chair of the criminal justice program at Erie Community College, he taught and mentored countless
• and mentored countless young officers<00:28:35.519><c> instilling</c><00:28:36.159><c> in</c><00:28:
• </c><00:54:06.359><c> assist</c> Education to support teachers assist Education to support teachers assist
• and training teachers to building accessible<01:07:49.880><c> school</c><01:07:50.200><c> facilities
• </c><07:32:48.240><c> and</c> trafficking police officers teachers and trafficking police officers teachers

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, February 6, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Chair Uart has been such a good mentor, and the other commissioners, Peter Hamasaki, Blake Oiro, Koshiro
• 53.920><c> you</c><00:02:54.080><c> know,</c><00:02:54.239><c> the</c><00:02:54.480><c> other</c> mentor
• and um you know, the other mentor and um you know, the other commissioners,<00:02:55.200><c> Peter</
• </c><00:03:15.440><c> And</c> longtime mentors is a life member.
• And longtime mentors is a life member.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee first considered Governor’s Message 574, confirming Michael Tenoi to continue serving on the Commission to Promote Uniform Legislation through June 30, 2028. Several supporters testified, and Tenoi said he valued working with Hawaii and national commissioners and hoped to focus on emerging issues such as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and data security. The committee recommended advise and consent and adopted the measure, with a photo taken afterward. The committee then heard HB 1519 on campaign contributions, which would require disclosure of compensated officers and immediate family members of certain state contractors and grantees. The Campaign Spending Commission and State Procurement Office supported the bill but asked for clarifying amendments; several advocacy groups supported the measure but urged stronger language, including removing branch-of-government limits and narrowing loopholes. The chair proposed amendments to remove monetary thresholds, limit the bill to paid officers, add appropriations for the Campaign Spending Commission and State Procurement Office, define “officer” more broadly, and note that false-name contributions are already felonies. The committee voted to pass HB 1519 with amendments. HB 2250, the claims against the state bill, drew testimony from the Attorney General and multiple departments in support, but members raised extensive questions about why many claims would be paid from the general fund, how corrective action is being pursued, and the handling of several specific claims, including wrongful imprisonment, a cesspool citation, Department of Corrections deaths, a large special education settlement, a charter school lease dispute, and an outdated check. Because of those outstanding questions, the committee postponed decision-making on HB 2250 until Tuesday, March 24, at 10:30 a.m. in Room 016. Later, the committee also considered Governor’s Message 725, confirming Daniel M. Gluck as an associate judge of the Intermediate Court of Appeals; the committee recommended consent and adopted the measure.

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• The young people are responding more skillfully because they're getting the adult attention and mentoring
• So really thinking about the way that we've had a process to vet, to train, to mentor the leaders that
• We also have cultural and transformational mentoring groups.
• I have already gotten involved in both cultural and transformational mentoring groups.
• To local community partners and participant needs, and may include peer and adult mentoring, training

Bills: SB6062

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: juvenile justice, criminal offense, minors, rehabilitation, legal provisions, 904, all

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• Personally, Cornelius became a mentor and friend when I moved to Washington DC in 20 2010 to work under
• He's always been a mentor and friend to me.
• And we'll continue to find a visionary leader, vice mentor, a spiritual father in His Highness Prince

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• Um so the May is more teachers.
• </c> uh Mitsy Higa from the Hawaii Teacher uh Mitsy Higa from the Hawaii Teacher Science<00:27:25.200
• Is it okay to assault a teacher?
• ,</c> experiences shared by teachers, experiences shared by teachers, administrators<00:39:21.680><c>
• > teachers need supportive linear teachers need supportive linear pathways,<00:54:14.559><c> which</c

Bills: SB3082 , SB3110 , SB3251

Committee: House Labor

Keywords: military families, family leave, qualifying military exigency, Hawaii Revised Statutes, financial support, Hawaii National Guard, civil-military program, education, collective bargaining, exemption, SB3251, Hawaii public safety, ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Border Patrol, law enforcement hiring, state employment ban, police powers, Department of Law Enforcement, DLNR

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• We know that our California State University is the workhorse of educating our engineers, teachers, and
• The average public school teacher in Sacramento is $57,000.
• there are a few big questions on how they can boost student success through scholarships, advising, mentoring
• on additional support, including areas in homeland security, physical therapy, athletic training, teacher

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• You've been such a mentor to so many of us. And Tom is absolutely right.
• respected policy expert, successful businessman, an agency leader, community advocate, and trusted mentor
• He was a mentor who fed the next generation. I will always remember the lunches that he invited.
• Thank you for sharing your husband, your father, your grandfather, your mentor with me and so many others
• And thankfully, I did get it, but I also gained a friend and a mentor, someone who would constantly ask

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I'm a special education teacher at the Brown Middle School and the president of the Chelsea Teachers
• I am a first-grade teacher at the Kelly School in Chelsea.
• I'm also the vice president of the Chelsea Teachers Union.
• In the course of our life, sometimes we have one or two teachers who weren't just teachers, but were
• And I had such a teacher.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on the Judiciary

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee hearing began with opening remarks from the House and Senate chairs outlining procedures for a large public hearing with more than 100 witnesses on 64 legislative proposals. They explained time limits, rules for in-person and virtual testimony, written testimony procedures, and the committee’s reporting deadline. Testimony then moved through a series of juvenile justice, child protection, and civil liberties bills, with witnesses generally urging favorable reports or, in one case, opposing expanded juvenile court transparency and child advocate access to records. Several witnesses supported bills aimed at juvenile justice reform. Representative Hendricks backed H. 1744 to prevent child labor exploitation and trafficking, citing federal findings of child labor in seafood processing and calling for stronger penalties and a ban on minors working in such facilities. Senator Gomez supported S. 1131 and S. 1121 to reduce juvenile fees, fines, restitution burdens, and bail-related costs, arguing they worsen racial and economic disparities. Senator Crean and other advocates supported S. 1051/H. 1695 to expand juvenile diversion eligibility, while multiple witnesses from juvenile justice and immigrant advocacy groups supported H. 1657/S. 1058 to expand juvenile expungement and to limit sharing juvenile fingerprints with federal authorities, describing recent ICE detentions of Chelsea students and the resulting fear in immigrant communities. Witnesses also supported H. 1918/S. 1240 to narrow the youthful offender statute, raising the minimum age and reducing mandatory adult-style penalties for youth. The committee also heard testimony on child safety and bodily autonomy bills. Middlesex District Attorney Marion Ryan supported H. 1752 to protect children left in extreme temperatures, explaining it would create civil penalties, allow emergency responders to remove children from cars without liability, and add criminal penalties when serious injury results. Representative Thurber and Senator O’Connor testified for H. 2011/S. 1227, a bill prohibiting coercion or mandates for health-related interventions, including vaccinations, and allowing legal remedies for violations. Senator Jalen supported S. 1136/H. 1847 to prevent false confessions by requiring recording of interrogations and banning deceptive tactics, and several innocence-project and legal-services witnesses described wrongful convictions tied to false confessions and coercive interrogations. Another major topic was H. 1626, which would require age verification for pornographic content and launch an education campaign about online sexual exploitation; Representative Cruz and survivor Udoz Wallace testified in support, describing nonconsensual image sharing and deepfake harms. Not all testimony was supportive. The Committee for Public Counsel Services opposed S. 1035, which would increase transparency in juvenile court proceedings, and H. 1689, which would expand the child advocate’s access to confidential juvenile records, arguing both would undermine privacy and trauma-informed protections for children and families. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the portion of the hearing provided; the session consisted of opening remarks and public testimony on the listed bills.

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• Paul teachers. Thank you chair St. Paul teachers.
• Paul teachers.
• Paul teachers. It's for about for St. Paul teachers.
• I have mentored young teachers, adapted to every educational shift, and shown up every day with the commitment
• I have mentored young teachers, adapted to every educational shift, and shown up every day with the commitment

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Especially work study, and expanding career access and opportunities through targeted internships, mentor
• We really do strive to give back to the community, and I pride myself on becoming a mentor to youth and
• And Ari Pei, sitting to my left, who is my mentor, and I work very closely with him with the SBDC, was
• And, you know, when you're a team of one, sometimes it's really nice to just call your mentor and tell
• But like me and some of the mentors say, I just rolled the dice and hoped for the best.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact held an informational hearing in Paramount as part of its “Pocketbook Tour,” focused on affordability, cost pressures, and household impacts in Los Angeles County. The first panel centered on workers and learners, with testimony from the UCLA Labor Center and the Southeast Los Angeles County Workforce Development Board. Speakers described how rising living costs, tuition, and low wages force many students to work long hours, often in unrelated, low-wage jobs, while struggling with food, rent, bills, anxiety, and limited financial aid. Recommendations included expanding state-funded work study, creating a statewide internship tax credit for small businesses, improving financial aid formulas to reflect regional cost of living, increasing flexibility for students, and strengthening worker-rights education and career pathways. The second panel focused on microbusinesses and small business affordability. Testimony from microenterprise advocates, the Los Angeles Regional Small Business Development Center Network, and local business owners described rising commercial rents, labor costs, tariffs, supply chain disruptions, insurance, utilities, and disaster-related pressures as major threats to small businesses. Witnesses emphasized that small businesses are central to local economies and asked the state to expand technical assistance, low-interest financing, disaster support, supply-chain development, and community-based outreach. They also urged more intentional support for microbusinesses and home-based entrepreneurs, including networks that connect them to resources and help them build collective buying power. Committee members asked about possible state actions, including tax credits for hiring local workers or interns, support for trades and apprenticeships, and ways to partner more closely with SBDCs and chambers of commerce. Public comment echoed the hearing themes, with speakers highlighting student hardship, nonprofit mental health funding, renewable energy jobs and internships, and the need for state support for clean-energy incentives. No formal votes were taken; the hearing concluded with closing remarks and adjournment at 11:05 a.m.

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• I want to circle back to the social worker and teacher question.
• as a matter of fact, there was a report that indicated that about 18,000 teachers, more than 18,000 teachers
• was a report that indicated that about 18,000 teachers, more than 18,000 teachers have left the state
• As a teacher of 20 years, a former school board member, and a mentor to hundreds of immigrant youth,
• We have to have extra teachers. We have to have... We have to have extra teachers.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, pledge, quorum call, approval of the journal, and adoption of the Rules and Ethics Committee’s special order report for the day. The chamber then took up House Bill 1B, the immigration bill, and members were told they would have one opportunity to question the sponsor on both the House version and the anticipated Senate changes. Representative McClure described the bill as a major immigration-enforcement package creating a chief immigration officer housed in the Department of Agriculture, an Office of State Immigration Enforcement, a local law enforcement grant program, a state immigration council, and new penalties and enforcement tools. He also outlined anticipated Senate language, including stronger 287(g) participation requirements, enhanced penalties for unauthorized aliens, a mandatory death penalty provision for certain capital offenses, and additional coordination with federal agencies. The bill drew extensive questioning from Democrats about due process, constitutional issues, school and workplace impacts, and the treatment of people whose immigration status changes over time. Members asked about birthright citizenship, TPS, asylum seekers, pretrial detention standards, the lawful basis for detaining someone based on suspected status, and whether teachers, social workers, school resource officers, and even children could be required to cooperate with immigration enforcement. McClure and Representative Garrison repeatedly said the bill would require cooperation with federal authorities, that status determinations would be handled under existing court procedures, and that the Senate death-penalty language was intended to fit within Hurst by requiring a jury finding beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant was an unauthorized alien. They also said the bill did not provide DMV funding, did not address teacher shortages, and included appropriations such as $25 million for the local law enforcement participation incentive program and broader funding for enforcement and training. Several amendments were considered. Representative Chambliss offered an amendment to protect schools, churches, and places of worship from enforcement activity; supporters argued it would preserve trust in sacred and educational spaces, but the amendment failed. Representative Escamani offered an amendment to preserve in-state tuition for Dreamers; supporters emphasized the educational and economic contributions of Dreamers and the hardship of higher tuition, but that amendment also failed. The debate ended with no bill vote in the excerpt, but the House completed the amendment votes and continued consideration of the immigration measure.

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• His service continued through his dedication to mentoring and teaching others.
• He's a mentor to any staff who work under him.
• </c><05:00:43.360><c> but</c> leaders and definitely teachers but leaders and definitely teachers but
• Look, I went to a public school, and I had some great teachers.
• </c><05:19:16.240><c> to</c> time as a social worker and teacher to time as a social worker and teacher

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Um, and he's been a mentor to me all through the years, my director of health years, and now it's really
• Um, and he's been a mentor to me all through the years, my director of health years, and now it's really
• Um, and he's been a mentor to me all through the years, my director of health years, and now it's really
• Um, and he's been a mentor to me all through the years, my director of health years, and now it's really

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services met on April 15 to consider several gubernatorial nominations, with the chair reminding the public that written testimony had been reviewed and testimony time would be limited. The first nominee, James Landgraf (GM 528) for the Board of Certification of Public Water System Operators, was supported by the Department of Health and testified that his water-system experience would help ensure certification standards protect safe drinking water, including on Maui and the other islands. Committee members asked about his background and Maui water issues, and the chair later recommended advise and consent. The committee also heard GM 552 for Pina Lemosu to the State Council on Developmental Disabilities, but Lemosu was absent due to illness. Daintry Bartoldus of the council testified in strong support, citing Lemosu’s lived experience, critical thinking, and advocacy on disability and employment issues. The committee deferred decision-making on this nomination until the next day. For GM 717, Annabelle Stone for the Language Access Advisory Council, testimony from Waipahu Safe Haven Immigrant Migrant Resource Center and Aloha Care emphasized her interpreter background, bilingual skills, and commitment to equitable access for limited-English-proficient residents. Stone said her public health and community experience would help the council, and the chair recommended advise and consent. The final nomination, GM 782, was John McComas for the Statewide Health Coordinating Council. Supporters including Jack Lewin and Aloha Care highlighted McComas’s long career in health care, including leadership at Aloha Care and work on expanding community health resources. McComas said he wanted to continue contributing to health care access statewide after retirement. The committee took no objections on the nominations it voted on and adopted the chair’s recommendations to advise and consent for GM 528, GM 717, and GM 782, while GM 552 was deferred.

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• But we've got Cal Mentor and Mentor Protégé programs, and these two programs are really geared toward
• The Cal Mentor in particular is geared toward engineering and architectural contracts.
• The Mentor Protégé is more on the construction side.

Committee: Senate Rules

Summary: The Senate Committee on Rules met to consider several governor’s appointments, routine agenda items, and the confirmation hearing for Dina El-Tawansy to serve as Director of the California Department of Transportation. The committee first approved a series of appointments to the Board of Behavioral Sciences, Contractors State License Board, and Medical Board of California, along with bill referrals, a rule waiver for guests on the Senate floor for a memorial adjournment in honor of former President Pro Tempore John Burton, and floor acknowledgments. Most of these actions were approved on 5-0 votes, with the early appointment items passing 3-2. The committee then heard testimony from El-Tawansy, who emphasized her 28 years at Caltrans, a focus on safety, equity, climate resilience, workforce development, and multimodal transportation. Senators questioned her on a range of transportation issues, including the impact of federal and state disputes affecting immigrant truck drivers and highway funding, the Highway 58 truck climbing lane project, DBE reevaluation under new federal rules, asphalt recycling and disposal, climate-related damage to roads and coastal infrastructure, and the future of gas-tax revenue and road user charges. El-Tawansy said Caltrans is prioritizing safety and emergency projects, working on reevaluating DBEs, advancing climate adaptation planning, and studying road user charge pilots and related technology. Members also asked about small business participation, toll lane agreements, homelessness encampments on Caltrans property, and the Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo rail corridor. El-Tawansy described Caltrans programs to support small and disadvantaged businesses, local hiring, heavy equipment and CDL training, standardized toll lane agreements, delegated maintenance MOUs with local governments, and expanded efforts on encampment response and rail/transit planning. Public testimony was overwhelmingly supportive, with representatives from transportation agencies, contractors, local governments, labor, and technology firms urging confirmation. The committee voted 5-0 to advance El-Tawansy’s appointment to the full Senate for confirmation, then adjourned.

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• But we've got Cal Mentor and Mentor Protegé programs, and these two programs are really geared on taking
• The Cal Mentor in particular is geared towards engineering and architectural contracts.
• The Mentor Protegé is more on the construction side.

Committee: Senate Rules

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• the leadership and guidance of the dedicated team of warrior assistant coaches who inspired and mentored
• 00:04:41.400><c> who</c><00:04:41.639><c> inspired</c><00:04:42.199><c> and</c><00:04:42.360><c> mentored
• </c><00:04:42.840><c> and</c> coaches who inspired and mentored and coaches who inspired and mentored

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• could be some organization or something out there that could take these people on, sort of like to mentor
• And if these task forces that are going to be done in the counties could kind of serve to mentor some
• They're mentoring... ...holding their hands. They're mentoring, too.

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• Now, among the more experienced judges in the state, Judge Harris is also a resource and a mentor to
• Judge Harris is also a resource<00:16:10.800><c> and</c><00:16:10.880><c> a</c><00:16:10.959><c> mentor
• :32:42.160><c> to</c><00:32:42.560><c> support,</c><00:32:43.280><c> assist,</c><00:32:44.160><c> mentor
• </c> retired, made to support, assist, mentor retired, made to support, assist, mentor and<00:32:45.000
• </c><00:42:01.160><c> and</c> to be raised about the mentoring and to be raised about the mentoring and

Keywords: 927, senate, all