Good afternoon and welcome to the joint committees on housing and on education. This meeting is being streamed live on YouTube. In the unlikely event that we have to end this hearing due to technical difficulties, the committee will reconvene to discuss any outstanding business on Thursday, March 19th at 10:07 p.m. in this room 225, and a public notice will be posted on the legislaturator's website. We have a 1 minute per testifier time limit. This meeting will begin with a 1:00 joint agenda of the committees on housing and on education and will be followed by the 10:05 p.m. agenda of the committee on housing. If there are temporary technical glitches during our turn to testify via Zoom, we may have to move on to the next person due to time constraints. We appreciate your understanding and remind you that the committee has your written testimony. Um, we'd like to welcome the committee on education.
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I have 7 o'clock. Would everyone please rise? Pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America to the republic for it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Please stand. may be seated. >> Members, if you could make sure your microphones are on, please. Madison, if you do roll call, please. >> Wade Batty >> here. >> Cynthia Neil. >> Gald Leonard >> here. >> Graham Reson >> here. >> Melissa Tooff >> here. >> Monica Van Hoy >> here. >> Tom Shel. >> Five members are present. I will call this meeting to order. Board members, you have the agenda in front of you. We could remove 7019 that will come back to consider >> the request is to remove the agenda uh item 7.01 Mr. Van Hoy second Mr. Richardson to approve the agenda as amended. All those in favor say I.
Easy. Seven. I was like Somebody goes out and It was so weird. Senior night >> Marcus Marcus doesn't have any green on. >> Somebody goes out and Uh >> It probably counts. And you got the clock set, too. >> He is a strong word, Tony. >> It's in there. You just >> Oh, wow. More so than So, you're not have Jeremy just got season tickets a couple weeks ago. He He bit the bullet. That's right. >> Yeah. >> Yep. Yep. Uh-huh. >> I said, "I don't understand. I thought we were going to wait one more year because of golf." I'm like, "We can't go to a single game. We have golf tournaments every weekend." He's like, "Yeah, I know." I'm like, "Oh, every weekend." Okay. >> The Purdue ones are a lot cheaper. >> Hey, true story. True story. >> [laughter] >> I can appreciate that.
Starting in 5 4 3 2 1. >> Uh, good evening. I'd like to call to order the March 17th meeting of the um Ashland Board of Health. Um, any votes that we take tonight must be in a roll call due to us being remote. Um, the first thing on our agenda is citizen participation. Is there anybody for citizen participation? I see William Regan. >> Yes. Are you able to hear me? >> Yes. Um I just wanted to say if if uh we hear from grieving people um coming up this evening, I know I don't know what they're going through having um lost a child to anything. And uh that's just I I couldn't understand and and if if someone hurt my kids, they're grown now. They there wouldn't be a place to hide. So I understand that. I want to thank you all for trying to understand uh our proponent view on uh the natural leaf that we like and the 708 or adulterated that we don't like.
We have um senators uh chair Kim and vice chair Kedani. I'd also like to welcome members of the committee on housing, vice chair Hashimoto and um senators roads and the court from >> education. Our first bill today is HB1 1713 HD1 relating to school impact fees which repeals school impact fees, abolishes and transfers unencumbered balances of the school impact fee sub accounts and certain fair share contribution counts to the school facilities special fund. Our first testifier is DOE in opposition. Good afternoon, chairs, um, vice chairs, members of the committees. Uh, the DOE respectfully opposes the measure as drafted and we rest on our testimony. Available for questions. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Identify yourself, please. >> Well, I'm sorry. >> Oh, yeah. If you could identify yourself. >> I always forget. Senator Jesse Suki, Deputy Superintendent of Operations at the Department of Education. >> Thank you.
So, we'll start with the Pledge of Allegiance, and I'll lead that. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> All right. Thank you for your patience. We'll begin now with um an excuse. I believe uh we'll have more showing up later. Yeah. Well, Sylviana will be here. I think Margaret has a issue still with her family. So, we'll continue. And um Mr. Roloff, we're going to turn some time over to you for these presentations of awards. >> All right. Thank you everybody for patiently waiting here. We're excited though. This is our favorite part. Uh we get to recognize our students of the month. So, we will start with Miss Butler and recognizing our elementary school student of the month. All right, Deritus, come on up here, buddy.
>> I the same. Motion carries 5 to minutes from our February 17th meeting. Had an opportunity to read over. >> Mr. President, I'll make a motion to approve the uh February 17th minutes as presented. >> Motion by Mr. Leonard, second Mr. Van Hoy to approve the minute as presented. All those in favor say I. >> I the same. Is anyone registered to speak? Mr. I'd like to hear your superintendent report. >> Um quick update on project 27. I wanted to make sure everybody knows that um they're moving along quickly. They've completed de demolition um all demolition in the south hall and all of those classrooms. Um stock cutting began today. As a matter of fact, I think it's going on right now. Um so that's going on. door 25 entrance and overhang have been removed and outside water utility lines for domestic and fire um have been rerouted and are up and and running.
>> We might win three of this next year. Two early. I don't know who the third one's going to be, but >> That's how it works. Yeah, our schedule didn't change much. Hopefully at one night. >> He has contacts in and you can see them. >> Well, I heard a story that we held in NIL money back last year because our coach got hired late. So, all the players that were eligible good ones were gone, so we kind of just picked up who was good, so we picked up some better We think. >> There you go. >> But, are they good enough to compete with the rest of the Big Ten? >> We're about to find out. >> Probably not. >> What? >> 6 months, we'll know. >> Today I started getting stats because the Butler athletic page started posting and this player entered the transfer portal and this player entered the transfer Here we go again.
It's a much deeper subject than it first appears and unfortunately it's become pretty controversial. I'm I'm not paid by anybody to come here and talk about crowdom. Uh it has helped my life. It has helped me to stop drinking. Um got bad back problems. It's helped me to uh walk again. I don't use a walker anymore and I can do my yard work. And my uh wife greatly appreciates that. So, and uh yeah, the alcohol was the secondary issue. Uh, I kept quit going into the refrigerator at home and I was I was doing pretty good at being an alcoholic. I mean, I'd been in a lot of trouble. One marriage gone, three DUI. So, I'm not proud about that. But I I get my ratom online. Good manufacturing practices, stamp of approval. I can't speak to all the brickandmortar stores. Um, but a lot of them don't understand what they're selling.
>> Um, we have HHFTC in support. >> Chairs, vice chairs, members testimony support. >> Thank you. The attorney general's office uh department with comments. >> Good afternoon, Chair Chang, Chair Kim, members of committees. Randall Watt, Deputy Attorney General Department. As further described in our uh written testimony, department has comments on this bill. Uh to ensure that the uh bill meets certain uh constitutional limitations based upon Supreme Court case law, uh the department recommends uh amendments that are described in our testimony and I'm available for questions. >> Thank you. Department of Hawaii Homelands in support. >> Hello chairs, vice chairs, members of the committees department. >> Thank you. School facilities authority in support. >> Sure. Richard with the school facilities authorities here in support. Thank you. >> Thank you. Grassroot Institute of Hawaii in support. >> Um NAP Hawaii and Avalon Development Company and Mark Development in support.
You get to stand right here on that perfect X. Okay. Do you want to look at the audience or do you want to look at the board members? Okay, we're going to talk to the audience. Okay, so Jeras, I was his sub and I had the opportunity to just spend some time with this kid and he was every single question. He was ready to answer. He was engaged. He was helpful. everything that I needed to have happen in the classroom, he was there to help. He was so awesome. And his teacher wrote that Jeras is a hardworking student, which I saw when I was in your classroom. He's so eager to learn. He has many friends and treats everyone with kindness, and that's what we love to hear. He's always willing to help others. And he's also a good football player. I did not see that when I was your teacher.
A couple weeks ago, we had uh people working after midnight on Saturday uh to make sure that all of that water would be done. Miss, will you make some introduction? >> Love to.
>> We got those two. >> I've been in there a few times. >> You know, it'd be nice to have the format ahead of time because it changes. >> That's exactly what happened. Sorry to hear that. >> Yeah, and from year to year sometimes they switch it up and like, "What's going on here?" >> Three? >> 3:30. I got home about 3:30 just as the game was getting ready to start. So, that was great timing for me. >> Good evening, everyone. It's 6:00, so we're going to get started. I'd like to welcome everyone to the DeKalb County Central United School District Board of Education regular meeting. Today is Tuesday, March 17th, 2026.
And if they sell that stuff that's hurting people behind the counter, shame on them. That stuff needs to be banned. And pe people need to know the difference between pure low 70 stuff. I don't know how far you guys gone into researching. I imagine it's pretty far because you're allowing us people there. Uh so that that's outstanding. Um but essentially that's it. Just sell the the good stuff. make sure they're not selling the bad stuff. Uh, and let us people who really use it for uh, good purposes uh, to stop drinking, to stop taking drugs, and to help with our pain because we we can't take that much Oxycontton or any any opioids to to alleviate pain that's running seven, eight, nine. I I don't have the pain that other people have, but I'm just here to because I feel strongly about it. And people like like you uh who were kind enough to let us speak need to know how much it helped.
Tax Foundation of Hawaii with comments. >> Aloha. Uh, the Tax Foundation stands on its written comments. Thank you very much. >> Thank you. Maui Chamber of Commerce in support. Housing Hawaii's future in support. Landis Research Foundation in support. BIA Hawaii in support. And Johnny May Alperry in support. Is there anyone else wishing to testify on House Bill 1713? Okay.
I'll have to come out to recess and see that with you. So, thank you for being such a great example and a good friend and being kind to everyone and for being our student student of the month this month. So, I have a high five. All right, we're gonna get a picture. Okay, come over here. All right. I'm Chris Johnson. I'm the principal at the junior high. Sam, come on up. You get to also stand on the X and we'll follow suit. Do you want to face them or them? What do you want to do? >> I'll give the board. >> Oh, there we go. Okay. Make sure you give those guys a smile, too. Turn on just show them. Good smile. There we go. Now, um Sam is uh a straight A student. He does a great job academically. He uh is a three sport athlete.
So, good evening everyone. U before we get to recognizing some stellar students from the high school, I first wanted to give some recognition to Mrs. Myers. Uh she devotes so much time to our kiddos. She builds great relationships with them. She sets the bar high, gets them prepared for these elite competition. Um and these four individuals set the gold standard, so to speak. So, we have our state gold medal vocals with Sophie Williams Sodarski and Eie Barrier. And then we also have our state gold medal in band, Libby Wilkinson and Lucas Amberie. And they are going to share a little bit of the performances that result in those gold medals with you. >> No pressure. Who wants to go first? They're And she glory. born. I say while Sweet. There we go. Great job, guys. Congratulations. >> Thank you. At what point in the year do you pick the piece you're going to compete for?
At this time, I'll ask all that are able to please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> [clears throat] >> Angie, could you do a roll call, please? >> Present. >> Tony Baker. >> Present. >> Tony O'Neal. >> Present. >> Katie Easter. >> Present. >> Thank you, Angie. At this time, we will begin our evening with our presentation. >> All right. With us this evening, we have Waterloo Elementary, and I'm going to turn it over to Principal Amanda Rice. >> Thank you so much for having us here tonight so that we can share just a little bit about our community partnerships and what they look like as a wildcat. So, at Waterloo, we have three main focus areas for our students: to do the right thing, treat people right, and leave it better than you found it.
And you'd be surprised how many people uh probably in in your area take credit. So that's all I have to say. Thank you so much. >> Right. Thank you. Um Okay. Thank you. And I would also like to remind any other people that I'm going to call on, uh, citizen participation is limited to two minutes each. Uh, the next person I will pick is, uh, Shannon Lee has her hand. He or she has the hand up. >> Hi, can you hear me? >> Yes. >> Hi, good evening. Um, I'm Shannon, a lifelong resident of Massachusetts. I just wanted to say there are a lot of people um like me right here in mass that are terrified to know um that ifratom is you know banned there will be a lot of people that will suffer in pain um it you know if it's totally banned in the state it doesn't just affect our state but our whole country as a whole the chronic lower back pain I've experienced before I found whole leaf natural I cannot even begin to explain what I went through I am a healthcare worker and I can't imagine trying to work in agony Please, instead of banning natural holy cratom, please look into regulating it.