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• business meeting here to vote on the nominations of Brigadier General Brian Nesvick to be Director of Fish
• General Nesvick has served for more than 29 years with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, retiring
• Simultaneously with his service in Wyoming Game and Fish, General Nesvick had 35 years of decorated military
• almost three decades of relevant experience and experience. extensive leadership, he will make a great Fish
• his military service, but his clear prioritization of agricultural and fossil fuel interests over fish

Committee: Senate Environment and Public Works Committee

Keywords: presidential nominations, EPA, environmental policy, Fish and Wildlife, committee meeting

Summary: The committee meeting focused on the presidential nominations of Brigadier General Brian Nesvick as Director of Fish and Wildlife and Jess Kramer and Sean Donahue as assistant administrators at the EPA. Each nominee presented their qualifications and experiences in their respective fields, with an emphasis on their commitment to uphold the laws passed by Congress. The discussion highlighted the nominees' dedication to addressing environmental issues and their proactive stances on regulatory matters. After deliberation, votes were held to report the nominations favorably, despite some members voicing concerns regarding their qualifications and potential conflicts with environmental interests.

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• transmit A mechanism that enables the school district or charter school to securely transmit the current
• A public charter school receives a government-backed charter to operate in the state.
• Let’s say that we have a charter school that wants to focus on Hopi language and culture.
• So if the state board or the district or the charter school decide to provide a foreign language, the
• Part B: This section does not require a school district or charter school to offer a Native American

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the journal, guest introductions, and routine communications from the governor and Senate. Members then moved into multiple Committee of the Whole sessions to consider a large number of Senate bills and later House bills on final reading. Several measures were retained on the calendar, while many others advanced with or without amendments. The House also adopted a group concurrence motion on numerous Senate amendments to House bills and later took up third-reading votes on a series of House bills. Among the main committee actions, SB 1049, SB 1315, SB 1401, SB 1418, and SB 1540 were amended and recommended do pass; SB 1332 and SB 1538 also advanced, while SB 1016, SB 1519, SB 1624, SB 1627, SB 1723, and SB 1725 were retained. Debate centered on school safety and interoperability equipment in SB 1315, housing and zoning issues in SB 1118, and school discipline/bullying transparency in SB 1684. Members also discussed SB 1074 on student discipline notifications, SB 1275 on diversion program wording, and SB 1684 on bullying reporting and school liability, with supporters emphasizing safety, accountability, and clarity and opponents warning about unfunded mandates, litigation, and impacts on public schools. On final reading, the House passed a long list of bills, including HB 2032, HB 2035, HB 2109, HB 2120, HB 2176, HB 2189, HB 2195, HB 2203, HB 2342, HB 2383, HB 2423, HB 2428, HB 2439, HB 2440, HB 2573, HB 2594, HB 2621, HB 2641, HB 2673, HB 2693, HB 2752, HB 2756, HB 2875, HB 2895, HB 2916, HB 2923, HB 2946, and HB 2999, with recorded votes ranging from narrow to unanimous. HB 1118, dealing with municipal zoning and historic properties, failed on the floor after debate over housing policy and charter/public school issues, though a motion to reconsider was later made. The session ended with personal announcements, including recognition of Child Help, a memorial reading for Major General W. Bill Van Dyke, caucus meeting notices, a retirement reception reminder, an anniversary acknowledgment, and a Pride Month statement.

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• A public charter school receives a government-backed charter to operate in the state.
• Let's say that we have a charter school that wants to focus on Hopi language and culture.
• And that charter school operator decides that the way that they would like... ...and culture.
• So if the state board or the district or the charter school decide to provide a foreign language, the
• Part B, this section does not require a school district or charter school to offer a Native American

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Uh, we operate six charter school.
• </c> um in enabling a public private charter um in enabling a public private charter I<00:18:53.280><
• </c> explicitly just cover public charter explicitly just cover public charter schools.<00:19:55.760>
• </c> bill's title is relating to charter bill's title is relating to charter school<00:20:03.440><c>
• </c> facilities including public charter facilities including public charter schools.<00:20:48.880><c

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 1783, which would expand public-private partnership options for charter school facilities. The Department of Education offered comments, the Charter School Commission and SFA supported the bill, and Hawaii Technology Academy, Hawaii Kids, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, HGA, Aloha Project, and several individuals testified in support, while UPW opposed it. Supporters said charter schools need faster and more flexible ways to address severe facility shortages and high costs, and SFA described the bill as a pilot model that could leverage developer partnerships and state contributions, citing Maryland as an example. Members asked whether the bill was limited to charter schools; DOE said the language could be read to include other public school facilities, but if focused only on charter schools, DOE was less concerned. The Charter School Commission also described an existing public-private preschool model through Parkway Village Preschool and PACTED. The committee then took up HB 1778, which would establish a CIP database for school facilities. SFA supported the bill, saying it would create a more disciplined, transparent basis for funding decisions by documenting facility condition, needed repairs, classification, and timing. DOE initially said it rested on its comments, then responded to questions by saying it already maintains deferred maintenance lists, uses systems such as Maximo, CPT, GIS, and finance software, and sends legislators project-status letters twice a year. DOE said it is working on improving its outward-facing dashboard and integrating its systems, but questioned whether the bill would add value beyond existing tools. Members emphasized the need for a publicly accessible, real-time transparency tool, while DOE said it was still evaluating its current systems and was not yet seeking funding for a new IT program. For HB 2344, creating an Independent Public School Realignment and Closure Commission, DOE said it wants to remain part of any consolidation process to keep students and education central, while SFA said the bill is timely and framed it as a restructuring response to changing conditions and possible federal funding cuts. SFA compared the proposal to the federal BRAC process for military base closures and said Hawaii has the same enrollment as in 1961 but many more schools, arguing that the state needs a more deliberate approach to school closures and land reuse. The Attorney General’s office raised technical concerns about several sections, including unclear references to administrative support, a governor-approval sequence, a possible conflict with existing statutes governing closed-school disposition, and a missing section number. Testimony on HB 2345, which would establish a geographic CIP district, began with DOE in opposition; DOE said the bill would duplicate existing work, add confusion by creating two agencies doing the same thing, and spend money inefficiently because district project coordinators and project lists already exist.

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• I find that if a charter school is chartered by a local authority, it can apply directly, but a PEC-chartered
• So when it comes to charter schools, it says only locally chartered schools and not state chartered.
• Chartered schools can be chartered by a local school district or by the Public Education Commission.
• So that's why we can do a lot more with locally chartered schools than state chartered schools.
• So, but we could do a PEC charter school today under this authority.

Committee: House New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee

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• As a charter school, the funding model is getting a lot of attention in current politics, but I'm not
• Certainly that's been shown to charter schools.
• You don't need the flexibility that charters have.
• It can't just be for charter schools. It has to be for the entire state of Idaho. Families.
• It can't just be for charter schools. It has to be for the entire state of Idaho.

Committee: Senate Education

Summary: The Senate Education Committee approved the February 4, 2026 minutes and then heard several Senate RS measures, all of which were moved to print. Senator Blaylock presented RS 33277C1 to create the Idaho High Need Student Fund, which would reimburse districts for extraordinary special education costs above $30,000 per student annually, with caps, documentation requirements, and annual reporting. Senator Cole presented RS 33271, the PROM Act, to let homeschooled students in grades 8-12 buy a social access pass to participate in public school dances, fairs, and cultural events without enrolling, with families paying a $25 annual fee plus event charges. Senator O’Conniewicz presented RS 33334 regarding foreign national students on college athletic teams, describing it as a way to balance athletics with retaining graduates who could stay and work in Idaho. Senator Semmelroth presented RS 33335, a revised code-cleanup bill that restores specialty diploma provisions after an earlier version mistakenly included them for repeal. Each of these RS measures received a motion and unanimous support to be printed. The committee also heard an informational presentation from Sam Abrams, superintendent of Hayden Canyon Charter, who argued that Idaho’s education system is too focused on seat time, compliance, and standardized testing rather than mastery and individualized learning. He urged the committee to consider shifting toward competency-based progression, greater accountability for student well-being and demonstrated learning, and more flexible reporting models. Abrams used examples from his work in Qatar and from a traditional gradebook to argue that students should advance by showing mastery rather than by time spent in class. Committee members responded with comments about the rigidity of traditional public schools, the flexibility of charter schools, and the need for options that fit different students, but no formal action was taken on the presentation.

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• As a charter school, the funding model is getting a lot of attention in current politics, but I'm not
• Certainly that's been shown to charter schools.
• You don't need the flexibility that charters have.
• It can't just be for charter schools. It has to be for the entire state of Idaho.
• It can't just be for charter schools. It has to be for the entire state of Idaho.

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 989, all

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• And the law for charter schools is that you do a lottery.
• And the law for charter schools is that you do a lottery.
• And the law for charter schools is that you do a lottery.
• And the law for charter schools is that you do a lottery.
• The law for charter schools is that you do a lottery.

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

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• Charter school students, students that go to charter school, they're left out of safe school aid.
• This bill would make safe school revenue available to charter schools, non-public schools, and tribal
• :02:12.879><c> to</c> make safe school revenue available to make safe school revenue available to charter
• Our students that happen to be students in charter schools, they should have a safe place to study.
• schools, they should have a in charter schools, they should have a safe<00:05:10.880><c> place</c><00

Keywords: 1183, house

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• SOMETHING THAT CAME ALONG WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AND HAD THE FISH KILLS AND BISCAYNE BAY AND THE FISH ONE
• SOMETHING THAT CAME ALONG WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AND HAD THE FISH KILLS AND BISCAYNE BAY AND THE FISH KILLS
• QUALITY DATA AND THEY HAVE IT ON THEIR OWN PLATFORM AND THEIR OWN WEBSITE AND IN IRL IF THERE IS A FISH

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• They are visiting from Duval Charter School at Bay Meadows, K-12, Gainesville High School, Gateway High
• extracurricular activities, including athletics, by establishing an eligible student framework for homeschool, charter
• I do think the way that we do fish capacity could be done a little different to give a true picture of

Summary: The Senate convened with an opening prayer, pledge, and several introductions recognizing visitors, students, local officials, and professional groups in the gallery. The chamber then took up a report from the Ethics and Elections Committee confirming 42 executive appointments; the report was adopted by a vote of 36-0. The Senate also adopted a resolution honoring the Ripple Project for childhood cancer awareness and funding. The bulk of the meeting was spent on special-order bills, many of them open-government sunset review measures and policy bills. The Senate passed bills preserving or updating public records exemptions for aquaculture records, trade secrets, and cybersecurity information; a child-abuse reporting statute of limitations bill; a commercial driving schools bill; a human trafficking training requirement for nursing graduates; a new injunction for protection against serious violence by a known person and its companion public-records bill; a nature-based coastal resiliency bill with an amendment restricting dredge-and-fill in Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve; a chiropractic patient-funds bill; specialty license plate legislation; a one-time waiver for late financial disclosure fines; public school personnel compensation changes; the Florida Farm Bill with amendments protecting Everglades lands and technical corrections; homestead exemption clarification for long-term leaseholders; disability presumption clarifications for firefighters and law enforcement; reinsurance intermediary manager conformity changes; patriotic displays in public schools; ADS-B aviation fee restrictions; autism-related law enforcement training and a blue envelope program; public post-secondary safety policy requirements; and a bill allowing licensed agents to market health care sharing ministries. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including local vessel restrictions, temporary certificates for practice, and domestic animals. Members debated a number of measures, especially the health care sharing ministries bill, where opponents raised consumer-protection and commission concerns and supporters argued for free speech, religious liberty, and expanded consumer choice; it passed 32-5. Other debated bills included the autism law enforcement bill, the school athletics bill addressing coach support for student-athletes, and the Farm Bill, where senators discussed surplus land safeguards and biosolids timing. Most bills passed overwhelmingly, often 37-0 or 38-0, with a few closer votes such as the patriotic displays bill (36-2) and the health care sharing ministries bill (32-5).

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• He likes hiking, fishing, hunting, soccer, and his goal is to become a professional soccer player.
• an act relating to insurance, amending the group insurance contributions for school districts and charter
• schools, eliminating waivers for school district and charter school participation in Public School Insurance

Keywords: 996, all

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• that really incentivizes them to be able to get out into the open fields and woods and lakes and go fishing
• They're a congressional charter to do so. Thank you, Dan.
• Because they received congressional funding, they are a congressional charter to do so.

Bills: HB2006 , HB2165 , HB2245 , HB2348 , HB2806 , HB2901 , HB2902 , HCR2016

Committee: House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections

Keywords: sample ballots, elections, primary election, general election, mailing deadline, ballot mailing, county election officials, board of supervisors, secretary of state, early voting list, election administration, voter information, postal service, USPS processing center, city elections, town elections, special district elections, Arizona election law, ballot proofing, party chair

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• He loves hockey, golf, and fly fishing, but he's into politics and government, Mr. President.
• to state employee insurance, amending the group insurance contributions for school districts and charter
• schools, eliminating waivers for school district and charter school participation in Public School Insurance

Keywords: 996, all

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• They cover a range of things such as I Can Camp, I Can Mountain Bike, I Can Fish, and I Can Paddle.
• Is your family now, you know, skating or swimming in the lakes or fishing?
• </c> someone maybe come out and do fishing someone maybe come out and do fishing for<01:12:50.639><c>
• And, you know, we grew up utilizing these parks and fishing.
• </c><01:29:41.719><c> and</c> so much for bringing up the fishing and so much for bringing up the fishing

Committee: House Legacy Finance

Keywords: 1183, house

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• A full-time distance learning program through a district, and as always, a charter school that's gone
• Chair, Representative, currently there are two chartered schools that went through a rigorous process
• charter schools.
• Not all charters and districts have completed the survey yet.
• To reduce the unit value, which means districts and charters would have all lost.

Committee: Senate Senate Education

Keywords: 996, all

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• to new charter schools.
• The loan program does not encourage or discourage charter schools.
• So currently only charters in their first charter term are eligible.
• And since fewer charter schools are opening, it would expand that to all charter schools, with priority
• As a third priority, it would be all charters. Right.

Summary: The Assembly Education Committee heard a series of bills focused largely on school safety, immigrant student protections, Holocaust and genocide education, civic engagement, and workforce pathways. SB 631 would expand the charter school revolving loan fund by increasing loan amounts and broadening eligibility, including for charter schools affected by natural disasters; it drew support from the Treasurer’s Office and the California Charter Schools Association and was advanced on a 4-0 vote, with the bill held on call. SB 472 would reinforce Holocaust, slavery, and genocide education requirements and create or expand teacher training and grants; it received strong support from survivors, educators, and Jewish organizations and passed 6-0, with several members asking to be added as coauthors. The committee also took up a package of immigration-related school bills. SB 48 would bar school officials from allowing immigration enforcement access to campuses without a judicial warrant and protect student records; it was backed by Superintendent Tony Thurmond, teachers, school districts, and many advocacy groups, and passed 5-0 to the Judiciary Committee. SB 98 would require K-12 schools and higher education institutions to notify campus communities when immigration enforcement is present; it also drew broad support from student groups, colleges, and education organizations and passed 3-0 to Higher Education, with the bill held on call. Both measures were presented as responses to recent immigration enforcement activity near schools and the chilling effect on attendance and student well-being. Other measures advanced included SB 848, which would strengthen protections against employee sexual misconduct in schools by updating safety plans, training, reporting, and misconduct tracking; it was supported by education groups and a survivor who described grooming at her high school, and passed 6-0 to Public Safety. SB 638 would create a statewide coordinating entity for education and workforce programs and support career pathways, with testimony emphasizing the need to align fragmented funding and improve access for underserved communities; it passed 7-0 to Higher Education. SB 316, on high school voter registration and pre-registration, passed 8-0 to Elections after testimony from students and civic engagement advocates, and SB 334, which would add sexual harassment prevention content and a Sexual Harassment Safety Week to school curriculum, was presented with support from student advocates and AAUW, with no opposition noted in the portion of the transcript provided.

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• school or they're part of the charter school.
• I represent Lafayette Charter Foundation. We also represent other charter foundations...
• I represent Lafayette Charter Foundation.
• Laney Gamble with Charter Schools USA; Adam Haddix, Charter Schools USA; Christian Roads, Charter Schools
• Maybe they choose a charter school.

Committee: House Education

Summary: The committee first heard HB 1079 by Rep. Boudreaux, which would allow charter schools to give enrollment preference to children who attended a licensed early learning center operated by the charter school or under an articulation agreement. An amendment expanded the preference to include children of active-duty military members, foster children, and children in court-ordered custody situations, and a second amendment clarified that the preference is permissive. Supporters said the bill would improve continuity from preschool to kindergarten and encourage more early learning centers. The committee adopted the amendments and reported HB 1079 as amended. The committee then took up HB 737 by Vice Chair Amedee, which would remove the state requirement that students show proof of meningococcal vaccination for school or post-secondary entry. The author argued the bill aligns state law with updated CDC guidance and preserves parental choice and physician consultation, while opponents, including pediatricians, public health advocates, and meningitis survivors, warned that removing the requirement would lower vaccination rates and increase the risk of severe illness or death. After extensive testimony and questions, the committee voted 4-8 against the motion to report the bill, so HB 737 failed. Next, the committee considered HB 628 by Rep. Landry, as substituted, to allow school boards and the Department of Education to work with licensed early learning centers to operate micro centers at schools, including dual licensing at one location. Supporters said it would expand access for three-year-olds, improve school readiness, and help families and the workforce. The substitute was adopted, and the bill was reported by substitute without objection. Finally, the committee heard HB 1008 by Rep. Owen, which would prohibit public post-secondary institutions from retaliating against faculty for disclosing certain violations or exercising academic freedom and free speech. The author and a professor witness said the bill would protect open inquiry and reduce self-censorship in higher education. The committee adopted two amendments to clarify academic freedom and tighten remedies; the transcript cuts off before any final vote on the bill.

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• I believe we get done appropriations for special circumstance overtime, but we also have game and fish
• For example, game and fish fund dollars can only be used for game and fish management activities.
• </c> uh particularly the game and fish? uh particularly the game and fish?
• For example,<00:41:22.240><c> game</c><00:41:22.400><c> and</c><00:41:22.640><c> fish</c><00:41:22.880
• be used for game and fish only be used for game and fish management<00:41:25.440><c> activities.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• One matter will be taken out of the orders of the day: An act establishing a charter for the city of
• Third reading of the bill: An act establishing a charter for the city of Somerville, House No. 4264.
• An act establishing a charter for the city of Somerville, House No. 4264.
• Paper from the House: The House bill establishing a charter for the City of Cambridge, House No. 4156
• Paper from the House: The House bill establishing a charter for the City of Medford, House No. 4263.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and adopted two congratulatory resolutions recognizing IBEW Local 103’s 125th anniversary and the Town of Tewksbury’s 375th anniversary. It then took up several local and private bills, including a revised charter bill for the City of Somerville and a sick leave bank bill for a Department of Corrections employee, both of which were advanced to engrossment. The chamber also suspended various joint rules to refer several House and Senate petitions to the appropriate committees. During the session, Senator Carr delivered a personal privilege statement reflecting on the 24th anniversary of the September 11 attacks and urging unity, compassion, and resolve in the face of division and violence. Later, the Committee on Ways and Means reported favorably on bills updating Nikki’s Law and the MassHealth day habilitation program, allowing fentanyl test strips, and regulating affordable car rentals; the Senate suspended the rules to consider these matters forthwith and ordered the first two to third reading, while adopting a Ways and Means amendment and advancing the car rental bill as amended. The Senate also concurred in House amendments to the Cambridge and Medford charter bills, adopted emergency preambles for two sick leave bank bills, and passed several measures to be enacted, including sick leave bank bills, the Cambridge and Medford charter bills, and a charter bill for the City of Saugus. The chamber adopted an order to reconvene the following Monday at 11 a.m., approved a motion to adjourn in memory of the victims of September 11, and observed a moment of silence before adjourning.