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• So for example, somebody convicted of a DWI can pretty much expect to have an interlock device on their
• We need a quick housekeeping measure, uh, for the record show Representative Chat's line is with us.
• Uh, we do have, uh, LBB performance measures that we submit.
• Uh, we've got 10 different measures that we submit to the, um, LBB to include our contact hours, uh,
• Um, high school equivalency and high school diplomas earned is another performance measure that we submit

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• 2014 in November of 2015, even a greater percentage of 83% of Texas voters approved another ballot. measure
• But I will say, Representative Paul, there's measures in place to ensure that all the Money that gets
• What county measures are in place to ensure that those monies are being used?
• That's the real issue, is if you're giving it to the county, what protective measures are there for the
• Would you be able to, I guess, measure... your success in relation to Hidalgo County?

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• These common devices also have a significant increase in storage capacity.
• It's specific to the device itself. Representative Cross, ma'am, you're recognized. Thank you, Mr.
• I mean, it can take many months to crack one of these devices.
• made is to unlock the device. iPhones are one of the hardest to unlock.
• So you break into the device, then you have to download from the device, and you also have encryption

Summary: The Criminal Justice Subcommittee considered four bills and reported all of them favorably. HB 373, by Rep. Duggins, tolls the statute of limitations for the offense of knowingly and willfully failing to report suspected child abuse until law enforcement or another outside agency learns of the violation. Members raised concerns about fairness if the underlying abuse is time-barred while the reporter still faces prosecution, and the sponsor said he would discuss possible changes with his state attorney, but the bill was not amended and passed 13-0. HB 359, by Rep. Anderson, extends the deadline for forensic examination of seized computers and electronic devices from 45 days to 365 days. Supporters from the Florida Prosecutors Association and state attorneys said modern devices are difficult and time-consuming to unlock and analyze, creating repeated requests to extend search deadlines and slowing investigations in cases involving child exploitation, homicide, and other crimes. The bill passed 13-0. HB 703, by Rep. Gentry, preserves a public records exemption for information generated by a state attorney’s conviction integrity unit during reinvestigation of a claim of innocence, with supporters saying disclosure could reveal sensitive information such as alternate suspects, witnesses, or evidence and compromise the review. It passed 12-0. HB 4001, by Rep. Tant, caps inmate health care compensation in Jefferson County at 110% of the Medicare reimbursement rate to encourage preexisting provider contracts and prevent overbilling; it also passed 13-0. The committee then adjourned.

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• For example, somebody convicted of a DWI can pretty much expect to have an interlock device on their
• We do have LBB performance measures that we submit.
• We've got 10 different measures that we submit to the LBB.
• High school equivalency and high school diplomas earned is another performance measure that we submit
• prison, and we do have a binding annual evaluation and report that's conducted by universities that measures

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• These are small devices.
• Uh if you go on to solar devices.
• They are exempt from um devices.
• devices are sold from the UL or the E. devices are sold from the UL or the E.
• definition of what that device is. definition of what that device is.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• It would prevent a locality from prohibiting the use of a small portable solar generation device on a
• Under the bill, those requirements are that a small portable solar generation device must include a device
• It would prevent a locality from prohibiting the use of a small portable solar generation device on a
• Under the bill, those requirements are that a small portable solar generation device must include a device
• , or requiring that the customer obtain the utility's approval before installing or using the device.

Keywords: House Room A, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all

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• Speaker, I moved to amend Senate Bill 1090 by deleting the content of the entire measure by inserting
• Mister Speaker, I move to amend Senate Bill 122 by deleting the content of the entire measure and by
• So ultimately, the ballot measure passes.
• SJR 50 updates and clarifies the original measure regarding Oklahoma's Medicaid expansion policy.
• Speaker, I moved to amend Senate Bill 833 by deleting the content of the entire measure.

Bills: SB1090, SJR49, SB633, HR1059, SB650, SB2063, SB122, SB1614, SB1884, SJR52, SJR53, HJR1101, SJR50, HB3021, HR1058, SB514, SB382, HB3320, SB740, SB833, SB2143, SB1209, SB244

Keywords: wildlife, conservation, Oklahoma, regulations, permanent rules, Leo's Law, child endangerment, fentanyl testing, drug screening, child welfare, Oklahoma Children's Code, substance abuse, Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, AAPI, Asian American, Pacific Islander, Oklahoma House resolution, commemorative resolution, heritage month, cultural recognition

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• [clears throat] I don't know about an actual local citizen measure type of thing, but there are many
• [clears throat] I don't know about an actual local citizen measure type of thing, but there are many
• [clears throat] I don't know about an actual local citizen measure type of thing, but there are many
• [clears throat] I don't know about an actual local citizen measure type of thing, but there are many
• [clears throat] I don't know about an actual local citizen measure type of thing, but there are many

Bills: SCR145, SCR132, SCR31, SCR110

Keywords: traffic violations, demerit point system, driver license points, traffic safety, hit and run, reckless driving, repeat offenders, recidivism, Department of Transportation, DOT, task force, traffic enforcement, road safety, vehicle code, license suspension, county police, Hawaii transportation, SCR132, Senate Concurrent Resolution, Makakilo Drive Extension

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• This chart shows S&P Global Market Intelligence's forecast of the annual inflation rate, measured by
• The U.S. inflation rate is measured by both the CPI and the Federal Reserve's preferred measure, the
• > sgmi<00:12:06.000> forecast<00:12:06.480> of The annual inflation rate is measured
• The U.S. inflation rate is measured by both the CPI and the Federal Reserve's preferred measure, the
• out the original budget, and it is now more important than ever that we implement a responsible, measured

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• intelligent speed assist devices or ISA. intelligent speed assist devices or ISA.
• habitually speed to have an ISA device habitually speed to have an ISA device installed<00:03:08.720
• interlock devices. interlock devices.
• specific details about how the devices specific details about how the devices work<00:27:30.640>
• So there's more penalty, the device.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• a traditional bicycle, and we would encourage any contemplation of helmets to be applied to both devices
• We think that to both devices equally.
• You may remember we had a robust discussion about this measure at the end of last session.
• Those who stepped up, put on the uniform, were willing to give the last full measure of devotion for
• <00:54:23.600> of<00:54:23.680> devotion measure of devotion measure of devotion for<00

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Please silence all electronic devices. Thank you, Susan. Please silence all electronic devices.
• Of course, with some exceptions, if a guest in the vacation rental removes the device for some reason
• with a release mechanism placed no lower than 54. locking device with a release mechanism placed no
• Of course, with some exceptions, if a guest in the vacation rental removes the device for some reason
• We will take up tab 6, SB 980 on nicotine dispensing devices by Senator Claudiude.

Summary: The Committee on Regulated Industries met and reported several bills favorably. SB 530 on state lotteries was presented with two technical amendments and passed as amended. The bill revises Department of Lottery powers and duties, updates bid/proposal information requirements, adds definitions related to ball machines, and gives the department more flexibility to purchase rather than lease machines. SB 204 also passed favorably; it increases penalties for illegal slot machine operations to a third-degree felony and creates a process for veteran service organizations to seek binding declaratory statements from the Gaming Commission about whether a machine is lawful. Testimony on SB 204 included support from Florida Gaming and soft opposition from a veteran organization that wanted clearer language and more cooperation on electronic bingo-type games. The committee then took up a combined proposed committee substitute merging SB 658 and SB 608 on water safety requirements for rental and residential properties. The merged bill requires certain rental properties near water bodies or with swimming pools to have specified safety devices, such as exit alarms, self-closing/self-latching locks, pool fences, pool covers, or pool alarms, and allows DBPR enforcement for vacation rentals. Supporters emphasized the bill’s goal of preventing child drownings, citing Florida’s high number of fatal drownings and the disproportionate impact on young children and children with autism. The combined bill was reported favorably. SB 980 on nicotine dispensing devices was amended with a delete-all amendment creating the Florida Agegate Act. The substitute bill restricts advertising, promotion, and display of non-FDA-approved nicotine devices in retail settings accessible to those under 21, sets escalating penalties, directs fine revenue to enforcement and youth prevention, and authorizes inspections and warrantless searches tied to retail permits. Members discussed whether the bill would effectively curb illegal and counterfeit products and how enforcement would work; the sponsor said the measure is intended to reduce youth access in light of limited enforcement resources. The bill passed favorably. SB 1708 on veterinary licensure by endorsement also passed, removing a three-year out-of-state practice requirement for licensed veterinarians while keeping other qualifications intact to help address veterinary shortages. Finally, SB 680 on electric vehicle charging taxation passed with a strike-all amendment creating a sales tax exemption for electricity sold to EV charging station operators and transferred to consumers, provided it is separately metered and properly documented. The committee adjourned after noting additional support forms and inviting members to a later K-12 speech and debate bill presentation.

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• A lot of schools have had to invest in one-to-one devices.
• Why would I show my device more attention than I do my family?
• Are they asking for right now to make sure that there are no devices?
• , kind of trying to move forward with having some device-free time.
• One man is... ...and not with the device.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• If everyone would please silence your electronic devices, and anyone wishing to speak before the committee
• What exactly is the quality measure that will be used?
• measures that we want to capture.
• But the intent was, if these are the measures that we move forward with, we then would move into the
• And so you just talked about the measures picking it up. What would that be, a report?”

Bills: S0042, S0578, S0624, S7018

Keywords: child protection, medical records, investigation, abuse, neglect, healthcare, Child Protection Team, diagnosis, Alzheimer's disease, Alzheimers, dementia, related dementias, brain health, early detection, caregiver support, elderly affairs, Department of Elderly Affairs, Department of Health, public health outreach, memory loss

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and first heard SB 624, which would codify DCF’s current practice of allowing batterers intervention programs to offer supplemental faith-based activities so long as participation is voluntary. The bill drew support from faith-based and family organizations, which argued it would restore access to effective rehabilitation options and remove discriminatory barriers. SB 624 was reported favorably after a roll call vote. The committee then heard SB 42, which would require child protective investigators and child protection teams to rely on qualified medical professionals when a child has a documented pre-existing diagnosis or when a parent requests an exam, and would require clearer notice to parents and custodians at the start of an investigation. Testimony overwhelmingly came from parents, advocates, and disability rights representatives describing cases in which medically complex children were allegedly misdiagnosed as abuse victims and families were separated unnecessarily. Members expressed sympathy and support, and SB 42 was reported favorably. Next, the committee considered CS/SB 578, creating an Alzheimer’s disease awareness initiative within the Department of Elder Affairs to promote early detection, brain health education, research updates, and clinical trial awareness, with outreach focused on older adults and at-risk populations. An amendment was adopted to place the campaign within the Alzheimer’s Disease Initiative. A caregiver testified about the need for public education and early diagnosis, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee also took up SPB 7018, a committee bill on child welfare that would extend the definition of “visitor” for foster homes to reduce repeated background checks, make the Step Into Success foster youth workforce pilot permanent and statewide, and create a program through the Florida Institute for Child Welfare to catalog best practices among community-based care lead agencies. The bill was approved as a committee bill and reported favorably. Finally, the Department of Children and Families presented its 2025-26 final funding methodology and rates report for community-based care. Members questioned the proposed tiered model, including insurance costs, risk corridors, prevention funding, performance measures, and regional funding disparities. No vote was taken on the presentation, but members discussed the possible need for follow-up legislation and additional stakeholder input.

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• GREAT, SILENCE ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES.
• PERFORMANCE MEASURES HELP US ANSWER KEY QUESTIONS.
• PROGRAM REVIEW, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS PERFORMANCE MEASURING PROGRAM WITH SECRETARY DIXON.
• WE MEASURE EVERYTHING THAT COULD BE MEASURED IN OUR AGENCY AND MAKE DECISIONS BASED ON THOSE OUTCOMES
• ACHIEVEMENT IS ONE OF OUR MEASURES IN OUR ACCOUNTABILITY MODEL.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• This is why I'm supporting measures A through F, especially trainings in ethics regarding the exact issues
• So I just feel like this is a very common-sense measure.
• Often, discharge is clinically necessary and not a punitive measure.
• And a lot of times, hospitals don't even let people have access to their personal devices to get a phone
• Ensuring confidential communication access through updated language regarding telephones, so personal devices

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on a broad set of mental health, substance use, recovery, and patients’ rights bills. Early testimony focused on H. 2227, which would replace stigmatizing substance use terminology in the General Laws, and H. 3950, which would support parents in recovery involved with DCF by requiring more individualized recovery plans, clearer benchmarks for parenting time, access to recovery coaches or counselors, family counseling after sustained recovery, and staff training on addiction and lived experience. Speakers described the bills as ways to reduce stigma, increase accountability, and improve reunification outcomes for families. A major portion of the hearing centered on S. 1386, which would transfer Bridgewater State Hospital from the Department of Correction to the Department of Mental Health. Advocates, family members, and disability groups testified that Bridgewater functions like a prison rather than a hospital, with excessive restraint, seclusion, involuntary medication, poor conditions, and racial disparities, and argued DMH should oversee a treatment setting. One DMH occupational therapist and MNA member opposed the transfer, saying the real issue is mixing forensic and continuing-care patients and that DMH should instead create designated forensic units under bills H. 228/S. 1408. Committee members asked about Bridgewater’s population, the history of DOC control, capacity, staffing, and how a transfer might be implemented. The committee also heard testimony on modernizing the six fundamental rights for psychiatric inpatients, including expanding communication options, clarifying visitation and advocacy definitions, and improving access to gender-appropriate and culturally relevant items. Another bill, H. 2216, would require stronger oversight before antipsychotic medication is prescribed in nursing homes, prompted by concerns about inappropriate use. Finally, testimony supported H. 2240 and H. 2239 on sober homes, with supporters saying discharge and relocation policies are needed when a resident returns to active use or becomes unsafe, while preserving the recovery environment and resident rights. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing.

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• the supplier side, you have a huge number of pharmaceutical manufacturers, biotech folks, medical device
• manufacturers, who operate through middlemen, group purchasing, Biotech folks, medical device manufacturers
• By almost every measure that matters to a patient, we're paying more and getting less every year.
• Rand researchers found that American business formulations jump measurably the month a person turns 65
• Sometimes we measure everything by who's covered by insurance, and yet there are so many people who have

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Consideration of the House bills and special orders shall include the Senate companion measures on the
• HB 895, Trustee Settlement and Discharge, is a simple measure. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• H.B. 895, Trustee Settlement and Discharge, is a simple measure that saves individuals in the court system
• Unfortunately, these devices have been used for fraud on our seniors across our great state, particularly
• Unfortunately, these devices have been used for fraud on our seniors across our great state, particularly

Summary: The House opened with prayer, a moment of silence for the Reverend Jesse Jackson and Joseph Di Alessandro, the Pledge of Allegiance, and announcements confirming a quorum. Members also adopted the special order report and recognized several guests in the gallery, including former Speaker Dan Webster and law enforcement and civic visitors. The chamber then moved through a long special-order calendar of bills, mostly on third reading, with several measures passing unanimously or by wide margins. Among the bills considered were measures on civil procedure and estates, including C.S. HB 1407 on commencement of civil actions, HB 895 on trustee settlement and discharge, C.S. HB 1337 on estates, HB 131 on curators of estates, and C.S. HB 351 on concurrent legislative jurisdiction over military installations. The House also passed C.S. HB 441 on conservation lands, which would lengthen notice and increase transparency for land swaps involving conservation property, and C.S. CS HB 919 on commercial service airports, which created a statutory definition for major airports and preempted local naming authority for several airports. HB 919 drew extensive debate over the proposed naming of Palm Beach International Airport after President Donald J. Trump, with amendments to delay or alter the naming failing before the bill passed. Other bills approved included HB 409 requiring K-12 schools to observe Veterans Day, CS HB 461 allowing certain students to volunteer at polling places for community service hours, CS HB 1115 creating grants for genetic counseling education, HB 569 revising forensic client services, CS HB 505 regulating virtual currency kiosks to address fraud, and HB 271 on foreign and alien bail bond insurers. The House also passed HB 191 on re-employment assistance eligibility verification after extended questioning about its effects on benefits, appeals, and suitable work standards. One bill, CS HB 243 on electric bicycles, was temporarily postponed, and CS HB 1073 on school districts was also postponed.

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• This amendment clarifies that grant funds may only be used for water intrusion mitigation devices or
• we passed here in the House, and it's now amended, as we described, with a technical change on the devices
• And this amendment is simply a proactive measure. a reaction to what this House found happened with those
• Then two years from now, a different administration could use. public funds to defeat a measure you care
• I think in a measure of good faith, Mr.

Bills: HB 1520, HB 1545, HJR 110, HJR 203, HB 245, HB 1465, HB 1482, HB 294, HB 793, HB 809, HB 3928, HB 334, HB 2037, HB 1973, HB 285, HB 4341, HB 4264, HB 1043, HB 837, HB 1234, HB 1193, HB 1194, HB 1646, HB 1729, HB 2498, HB 1314, HB 2295, HB 1353, HB 1531, HB 1988, HB 5398, HB 3960, HB 3923, HB 1407, HB 1764, HB 2221, HB 2214, HB 2517, HB 2518, HB 2213, HB 5008, HB 5092, HB 3421, HB 3663, HB 3748, HB 3800, HB 3756, HB 2613, HB 3782, HB 5246, HB 4344, HB 4044, HB 4066, HB 2702, HB 2807, HB 2869, HB 2898, HB 3181, HB 3250, HB 4153, HB 2091, HB 2115, HB 2542, HB 2768, HB 3349, HB 3352, HB 4406, HB 1593, HB 1899, HB 3133, HB 4432, HB 4960, HB 3214, HB 3915, HB 3508, HB 2145, SB 304, SB 608, SB 2312, SB 494, SB 530, HB 45, HB 2520, HB 35, HB 47, HB 318, HB 349, HB 554, HB 1359, HB 1373, HB 2254, HB 2259, HB 2853, HB 3073, HB 3088, HB 353, HB 355, HB 786, HB 762, HB 705, HB 932, HB 849, HB 1119, HB 3041, HB 713, HB 3104, HB 3970, HB 4042, HB 4490, HB 1731, HB 2607, HB 3689, HB 1788, HB 1612, HB 138, HB 15, HB 1971, HB 1338, HB 2989, HB 267, HB 1201, HB 2954, HB 5265, HB 1804, HB 5061, HB 1520, HB 1545, HJR 110, HJR 203, HB 1887, HB 1914, HB 2402, HB 2306, HB 1809, HB 2350, HB 3000, HB 3237, HB 3326, HB 3211, HB 1056, HB 2081, HB 2187, HB 3092, HB 3308, HB 3526, HB 3750, HB 3527, HB 4219, HB 4230, HB 4290, HB 5238, HB 4804, HB 4749, HB 245, HB 1465, HB 1482, HB 294, HB 793, HB 809, HB 3928, HB 334, HB 2037, HB 1973, HB 285, HB 4341, HB 4264, HB 1043, HB 837, HB 1234, HB 1193, HB 1194, HB 1646, HB 1729, HB 2498, HB 1314, HB 2295, HB 1353, HB 1531, HB 1988, HB 5398, HB 3960, HB 3923, HB 1407, HB 1764, HB 2221, HB 2214, HB 2517, HB 2518, HB 2213, HB 5008, HB 5092, HB 3421, HB 3663, HB 3748, HB 3800, HB 3756, HB 2613, HB 3782, HB 5246, HB 4344, HB 4044, HB 4066, HB 2702, HB 2807, HB 2869, HB 2898, HB 3181, HB 3250, HB 4153, HB 2091, HB 2115, HB 2542, HB 2768, HB 3349, HB 3352, HB 4406, HB 1593, HB 1899, HB 3133, HB 4432, HB 4960, HB 3214, HB 3915, HB 3508, HB 2145, HCR 6, HCR 12, HCR 34, HCR 50, HCR 55, HCR 58, HCR 70, HCR 71, HCR 72, HCR 74, HCR 75, HCR 78, HCR 80, HCR 93, HCR 100, HCR 107, HCR 116, HCR 117, HCR 90

Keywords: Angelina and Neches River Authority, river authority, Sunset Advisory Commission, Texas Sunset Act, Special District Local Laws Code, local government, natural resources, board of directors, director training, board governance, public testimony, open meetings, public information, conflict of interest, ethics, complaint system, general manager, board president, staggered terms, removal of director

Summary: The Florida House considered multiple bills on Day 59 of the legislative session. Key legislation included CS for HB 1103 on developmental disabilities services, which expanded a pilot program statewide while maintaining current contracts. CS for SB 1730 addressed affordable housing with amendments protecting historic districts. CS for HB 443 on charter schools allowed stricter codes of conduct and virtual student athletic participation. CS for HB 209 prohibited golf courses and hotels in state parks. Lucy's Law (CS for HB 289) increased boating safety penalties and education requirements. CS for HB 1205 significantly restricted citizen ballot initiatives by requiring petition circulator registration, limiting volunteer collections to 25 signatures, adding financial impact statements, and imposing new penalties. The House also passed bills on animal cruelty databases, waste incineration restrictions, and spectrum alerts for individuals with developmental disabilities.

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• So from Waterford's perspective, we do provide both the device and internet for families who need it.
• Uh, the laptop device would be provided, and the family would be able to keep that beyond the length
• So from Waterford's perspective, we do provide both the device and internet for families who need it.
• Uh, the laptop device would be provided, and the family would be able to keep that beyond the length
• <00:46:28.880> their assessment that will measure their assessment that will measure their

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on SB 69, including a germane amendment about local school boards’ acceptance or rejection of gifts and donations and a non-germane amendment creating a virtual early childhood readiness family engagement program for preschool children not yet in kindergarten. Rep. Cordelli said the early literacy proposal was a modified version of an earlier kindergarten readiness bill, would rely on gifts and donations rather than state appropriations, and would include reporting requirements. Members questioned the shift from a broader technology program to an online-only model, the lack of detailed evaluation metrics, how long children would use the program, and whether it was appropriate for very young children. Cordelli said the change was intended to avoid government dependence and still allow the program to be offered next school year. Several members raised concerns about the gift-acceptance language on the underlying bill, including whether school boards would need to vote on small donations, whether gifts could be handled in blocks or at regular meetings, and how anonymous donations would work under right-to-know laws. Rep. Han noted that some gift discussions might belong in non-public session under RSA 91-A, while Rep. Cornell said acceptance or rejection of gifts could be handled at regular meetings and suggested a dollar threshold could be added later. The New Hampshire School Boards Association said it was not taking a position but wanted clearer guardrails, policy guidance, and clarification on timing, anonymity, and public-meeting requirements. Supporters of the early childhood program, including Waterford.org, said the proposal would provide an evidence-based, adaptive online literacy program with family engagement for four- and five-year-olds, and that it could help close early learning gaps. Waterford said it could work collaboratively with school districts and IEP teams, and that it would provide devices and internet access for families who need them. Committee members pressed on how the program would interact with existing special education services and whether districts could use it as part of an IEP; the response was that it would be supplementary and not an approved special education service. No votes were taken during the hearing; the chair indicated the committee would later executive the bills and try to get reports filed promptly.