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• , students with disabilities, and students in rural areas.
• in poverty.
• If students in poverty at School A generate $100,000 in compensatory dollars, and the legislature lets
• in poverty at School A.
• My name is Joey Cheney, and I'm the Executive Director of Students Living in Poverty. and English language

Bills: HF1388

Keywords: BARR Center, Building Assets, Reducing Risks, education finance, school funding, grant appropriation, evidence-based program, student achievement, social and emotional learning, school climate, teacher effectiveness, high school graduation, students in poverty, students of color, BIPOC, equity in education, Minnesota Department of Education, urban schools, suburban schools, rural schools, school coaching

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• as a state about this incredibly important funding stream to support students in poverty.
• If students in poverty at School A generate $100,000 in compensatory dollars, and the legislature lets
• <01:09:06.400> At uh to support students in poverty.
• At uh to support students in poverty.
• Chartered public schools, on average, serve more students of color, students living in poverty, and English

Bills: HF1388

Keywords: BARR Center, Building Assets, Reducing Risks, education finance, school funding, grant appropriation, evidence-based program, student achievement, social and emotional learning, school climate, teacher effectiveness, high school graduation, students in poverty, students of color, BIPOC, equity in education, Minnesota Department of Education, urban schools, suburban schools, rural schools, school coaching

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• Many students in that program were Venezuelan... ...students here for TPS.
• So we know that those students that we have invested in, the state of Florida has invested in them, they
• Members, I have 25,000 students in my district.
• IN FACT, IN MY OFFICE EARLIER THIS WEEK, I HAD DACA STUDENTS COMING INTO MY OFFICE, AND AGAIN, MANY OF
• I worked at a place in the community before I decided to go into politics where we lost 20 students in

Keywords: immigration enforcement, unauthorized alien entry, death penalty, capital felonies, 287G agreements, in-state tuition, undocumented students, DACA, TPS, Venezuelan immigrants, law enforcement funding, immigration detention, federal preemption, equal protection, constitutional challenges, immigration status determination, school resource officers, conscientious objection, clergy protection, teacher protection

Summary: The Florida House passed two immigration enforcement bills during a special session. Senate Bill 4C creates new state offenses for unauthorized alien entry/reentry into Florida and mandates the death penalty for unauthorized aliens convicted of capital felonies. Senate Bill 2C establishes a state immigration enforcement board, provides $300+ million for local law enforcement immigration cooperation, creates a $1,000 bonus program for officers participating in federal immigration enforcement, and repeals in-state tuition for undocumented students effective July 1, 2025. Multiple amendments were proposed but failed, including protections for Venezuelan TPS holders, DACA recipients, students in critical professions, and conscientious objection provisions for clergy and teachers. Debate included constitutional concerns about federal preemption, equal protection violations, and mandatory death penalty provisions. The session also included a memorial urging DHS to provide 287G agreement training opportunities.

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• Kind of in-state students.
• Texas has already invested in these students in their K-12 education.
• There are students already in the pipeline.
• These are students who've grown up in Texas.
• In 2023, 20,137 students signed the in-state tuition affidavit, which accounts for just 1.5% of all students

Bills: SB1798, SB1835, SB1319, SB2942, SB2928, SB784, SB1049

Keywords: higher education, tuition rates, financial support, immigration status, Texas law, SB 1835, resident tuition, nonresident students, scholarship students, public higher education, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Education Code Section 54.213, tuition waiver, in-state tuition, out-of-state students, higher education finance, enrollment cap, capacity limit, workforce development area, nonimmigrant visa

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• So, in the name of Jesus, we pray and we So, in the name of Jesus, we pray and we pray for the member
• waste collection program fees to any household whose total income does not exceed 75% of the federal poverty
• Chairman, are there any income exemptions in Lee County for this? Now, I don't think there is.
• All in favor say aye. Okay. SB293 is given a favorable order.

Bills: SB293

Keywords: SB293, Lee County, solid waste, waste collection fees, garbage fees, trash collection, county commission, fee exemption, low-income households, poverty level, federal poverty level, public sanitation, local act, municipal services, waste management, 1136, house, all

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• this<00:07:29.080> bill uh changes in the proposal in this bill uh changes in the proposal
• anyone in this room more invested in anyone in this room more invested in getting<00:22:48.920><
• there in conference. there in conference.
• in good faith, get some work done for in in good faith, get some work done for the<00:47:41.480>
• settling in?" settling in?"

Bills: HF4382, HF2929

Keywords: child care, day care, child care center, family child care, family day care, group family day care, licensed child care, licensing modernization, early childhood education, preschool, infant care, toddler care, school-age care, drop-in child care, night care, sick care, community-based child care, provider training, staff ratios, group size

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• Regarding student-based funding, you all participated in that process, and the determination from this
• We had the four buckets that the members were interested in, those being poverty, English language learners
• So if you're a child in poverty today, if you do these three things, you are 96% sure about 10 years
• later, at age 28, if you're 18 today, to not be in poverty.
• Not be in poverty. So you got a 4% chance of maybe staying in poverty, but how do we tell?

Bills: SB305, SB109, SB122, SB111, SB114, SB113, SB150, SB112, SB289, SB303

Keywords: education funding, RAISE Act, student outcomes, public schools, local education agencies, accountability, weighted allocations, special education, English language learners, gifted students, Tuskegee University, Alabama Education Trust Fund, appropriation, agricultural research, Southern Preparatory Academy, fiscal responsibility, financial reporting, Education Savings Accounts, RAISE Fund, CHOOSE Act Fund

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• They are covered in this. Yes.
• They are covered in doing their job. They are covered in this.<00:12:57.640> Yes.
• Yeah, that's what I was riding in with two grandchildren in the car, by the way. Okay?
• Vics with the in them in them Crown Vics with the tinted<00:20:25.800> windows.
• two grandchildren in the riding in with two grandchildren in the car,<00:20:29.960> by<00:20:

Bills: SB293, SB293

Keywords: SB293, Lee County, solid waste, waste collection fees, garbage fees, trash collection, county commission, fee exemption, low-income households, poverty level, federal poverty level, public sanitation, local act, municipal services, waste management, first responder, interference, criminal law, public safety, law enforcement

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• money in the bill.
• Specifically, the language in here is an area with low access to child care, high poverty rates, high
• and deep in poverty, and it helps make sure that they know how to find and learn.
• Helping people leave poverty should be the goal of everybody in the legislature.
• in those updates that we need in Maxis and Prism.

Bills: HF2436, HF2929

Keywords: child welfare, economic assistance, child care, grant program, video security cameras, HF2929, SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, food assistance, nutrition assistance, public benefits, eligibility determination, income eligibility, federal poverty guidelines, poverty level, county agency, Tribal agency, human services, children and families, benefits administration

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• c> literally just started in you know in in literally just started in you know in in June<00:03:49.760
• Berg. numbers to implement the change in money numbers to implement the change in money in<00:34:18.720
• the bill in funds expenditure in the bill in 2026.<00:34:52.960> Line<00:34:53.440> 2020
• He said the language is specifically in an area with low access to child care, high poverty rates, high
• She said educators in the homes of children who are very low income and very poor can help deepen poverty

Bills: HF2436, HF2929

Keywords: child welfare, economic assistance, child care, grant program, video security cameras, HF2929, SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, food assistance, nutrition assistance, public benefits, eligibility determination, income eligibility, federal poverty guidelines, poverty level, county agency, Tribal agency, human services, children and families, benefits administration

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• I've always been curious about how bad things could get if the duplicates just stay in the statute.
• Obviously, the whole goal is to combine them so there's only one that we can look at in the statutes.
• This has happened before in the past where we've had the duplicate sections bill in the Senate, but it
• Hearing you do pass in second. Will there be discussion or debate?
• In my own, yes, there we go.

Bills: HB2115

Keywords: public assistance, Department of Human Services, federal funds, community services, energy conservation, poverty reduction, 914, all

Bills: HB2115, HB2115

Keywords: public assistance, Department of Human Services, federal funds, community services, energy conservation, poverty reduction, 914, all

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• Join me in prayer. And Father,... Join me in prayer.
• It's a rather long amendment in here.
• with that... ...principals, including them in with that.
• and principals in these schools by that amount of money on it.
• So, they are still in place, working on that.

Bills: SB303, SB303

Keywords: education, principal leadership, mentoring, high-poverty schools, professional development, off-road vehicles, public roads, registration, liability insurance, age requirement, traffic regulations, 1136, house, all

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• honor, in Mississippi, of a... basically in honor in Mississippi of fallen officers.
• This change simply adds, in addition... change simply adds, in addition to law enforcement officers in
• in place.
• So we've paid out $176 million in bonuses since 2008, along with $75 billion in COLAs beginning in...
• out in the house.

Bills: HB188, HB52

Keywords: healthcare, insurance, patient rights, medical treatment, access, affordability, income tax, CHOOSE Act, education funding, ABLE account, tax credits, poverty threshold, legislative funding, 1136, house, all

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• should have been thinking in a lot more in the terms of software.
• Is it your goal to try to hit Every single student, full time and part time, in the state of New Mexico
• So that question will still be sent out to students who are online because they're still enrolled in
• We're focusing on students who are In state and not attending universities or colleges hybrid in other
• One in support online, none in opposition. Members of the committee, Senator Block.

Bills: SB132, SM16, SM17

Keywords: SB132, DOIT, Department of Information Technology, software replacement, equipment replacement, technology funding, revolving fund, capital equipment, enterprise services, state IT budgeting, software budgeting, amortization, depreciation, State Treasurer, Department of Finance and Administration, New Mexico, information technology, IT infrastructure, fund accounting, legislative appropriation

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• It allows an institution to charge a security fee to a student or student organization, but it prohibits
• So then it would be for all first-year students, transfer students, as well as all faculty, is that correct
• I think there was Maybe a perceived gap in the instruction that these graduate students are getting.
• So this could Be a way to catch some of those students in those local programs. Thank you.
• in the top 10% of the nation.

Bills: SB1477, SB1480, SB1593, SB1633, SB1670, SB1725, SB1726, SB1735, SB1632

Keywords: education, concurrent enrollment, students, age restrictions, academic access, apprenticeship, career education, youth programs, employment, technology centers, SB1593, OSU Tulsa, Oklahoma State University/Tulsa, Board of Trustees, higher education, university governance, A&M Board, Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges, presidential search, board rules

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• Within my school district, there are 1,900 Indian students out of 25,754 total students enrolled in Edmond
• In fact, well over 90% of Native American students are educated in traditional public schools.
• And so without consistency in funding, that's going to could really impact our students and, in turn,
• instability, high poverty in smaller schools. especially those in rural Native communities are at greater
• They should not, students should not be in those schools.

Keywords: Native education, Department of Education, federal funding, testimony, treaty obligations, public schools, educational policies, Indigenous students

Summary: The meeting focused on the responsibilities of the U.S. Department of Education towards Native students, highlighting the importance of federal education programs that satisfy treaty obligations to Native communities. Various witnesses testified about the impact of educational policies designed to support Native students who primarily attend public schools. Concerns were voiced over recent proposals that could potentially undermine these programs, citing the role of federal funding in ensuring successful educational outcomes for Native youth. The chair of the committee emphasized the need for continued federal support and attention to the unique educational challenges faced by Indigenous populations.

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• So this trust that we have in the brilliance of our young people in St. Petersburg was phenomenal.
• What they have in common is they all live in the same geographic area.
• And we're now six and a half years in, soon to celebrate seven years in June.
• The oxygen that the plants produce also makes the air easier to breathe in than in certain areas in St
• And you've certainly grown since then, both in scope and in quality.

Bills: S0534, S7020

Keywords: food insecurity, hunger, college students, nutrition assistance, pilot program, open government, sunset review, aquaculture, public records, exemption

Summary: The committee met, called the roll, and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. It first considered the appointment of Melanie Ressler to the Florida Citrus Commission. No appearance forms were requested, and the committee voted unanimously to recommend her confirmation favorably. The committee then took up SPB 7020, which reenacts a public records exemption for certain aquaculture production records held by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Senator Trunow explained that the exemption protects shellfish and submerged land lease records, supports compliance with federal partners and statutory requirements, and helps protect marketplace competition. A representative from the Department appeared in support, and the bill was moved as a committee bill and reported favorably. Next, the committee heard SB 534, Senator Bernard’s hunger-free campus pilot program bill. He described a pilot within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to identify campuses with high numbers of Pell-eligible students, develop a survey with the Hunger Task Force, designate staff to help students enroll in SNAP, expand campus food access, and require reporting on outcomes and future funding. The bill had one appearance form in support and was reported favorably without debate. The committee also received a presentation from the St. Pete Youth Farm, led by Carla Bristol and youth ambassadors. They described the farm as a youth-led community project on city-owned land that addresses food insecurity while providing leadership, financial literacy, career readiness, mental wellness programming, composting, aquaponics, and community events. Senators praised the program, asked about possible expansion into a culinary kitchen and partnerships with schools, and the presenters said they hope to expand youth opportunities, food preparation training, and related programming. The meeting concluded with adjournment.

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• So this is the ghost student issue that the committee heard in House File 4698.
• And it serves students at every college and every university in the state.
• We can roll back to where we were in '23, to where the student aid index was in '23 before we gave out
• in Administrators, even a small decrease in students'<01:30:26.920> financial<01:30:27.320>
• <01:45:14.760> coming<01:45:15.120> to in real students who are coming to in real students

Bills: HF4252

Keywords: higher education, student aid, financial aid, grant programs, scholarships, Office of Higher Education, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, community college, technical college, postsecondary institution, college affordability, student fees, athletic facilities, competitive athletics, developmental education, remedial courses, pregnant students, parenting students, priority registration

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• So, yes, that case was entered into in August of 2025, and So, yes, that case was entered into in August
• Does this eliminate the ability for students who are currently in the process lawfully of becoming a
• So all students that would be affected have already been affected, those 400 students in the state.
• How many students currently are enrolled in programs over the age of 21? More than one.
• What protections are in place for the school district if you can't get a parent in the door to review

Bills: SB710, SB843, SB1317, SB1338, SB1410, SB1477, SB1489, SB1593, SB1614, SB1630, SB1632, SB1633, SB1670, SB1726, SB1734, SB1725, SB1735, SB1894, SB1975, SB346, SB2045

Keywords: teacher preparation, teacher education, teacher shortage, teacher workforce, educator pipeline, alternative certification, apprenticeship, residency program, paraprofessional pathway, high school to teacher pathway, nontraditional teacher candidates, Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability, TeachForwardOK, higher education, public school districts, workforce development, grant program, technical assistance provider, mastery-based assessment, emergency clause