Theres no room for the public, but this is all streaming and there will be an unedited version that anyone can watch later. Our witnesses are participating by Video Conference today and some senators are as well. I would like to Say Something about mass. The office of attending position that he says since were six feet apart, we dont need to wear masks, although some may. I have one and i wear it outside because as dr. Redfield reminded us yesterday, its extremely important tool for stopping the spread of covid. Im grateful to the rules committee. Sergeant arms, the capitol lice and chun check and Evan Griffith and the people with all their hard work in helping us keep safe and helping us do these conferences by video which everyone has become pretty expert. Senator murray and i will have an opening statement. Well turn to our witness who we thank for being with us today. Each witness if you would summarize your remarks in five minutes, that would leave more time for questions and answ
Mister speaker, madam president , madam chief justice, Lieutenant Governor rogers members of the legislator, cabinet officers, leaders of the kansas tribes, honored guests and my fellow kansans, it is my high honor to stand before you this evening to report on the progress of my administration and to share my plans for the year ahead. We have much to discuss tonight, but before i begin please join me in welcoming back the third first gentleman of the state of kansas, my husband doctor ted dotty applause . I think last year i introduced him as the longsuffering ted dotty and that continues until today. Ted still misses his garden we had at the other house and his darkroom but hes adjusting to our new home by adding some personal touches, he has taken an interest in putting this cedar back in cedar crest with the planting of new trees. He also started a vegetable garden and even has his own compost pile. laughs and dont any of you go there laughs . In addition to all of that he continues
Subcommittee on Higher Education. The subcommittee will come to order. The chair is authorized to call recess at any time. Welcome to todays hearing the subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development will come to order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to call recess at any time. Welcome to todays hearing, titled tran26 examining the impacts of students, families and schools. When it comes the time for students across america to apply for college, the free application for federal student aid, fafsa, is a critical tool. For many, fafsa is the only access to post secondary education. It opens doors and provides assistance to individuals seeking to pursue academic ambitions, regardless of background. In 2020, legislators and policymakers sought to make the process even more accessible by passing the fafsa simplification act. With the financial burden of college growing every year, it was incredibly important to reform the fafsa process for families. The new law strea
Website at studentcam. Org. Cspan is your unfiltered view of government. We are funded by these Television Companies and more, including comcast. So students from low income families can get the tools they need to be ready for anything. Comcast supports cspan as a public service, along with these other Television Providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. Legal experts of civil liberty and education is defined before a house Higher Education subcommittee on the impact of a Supreme Court ruling that ended racebased admissions for colleges and universities. Among the witnesses testifying was david hinojosa, who represented harvard and the university of North Carolina in the Supreme Court case that ended affirmative action in College Admissions. This is a little less than two hours. The subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development will come to order. A quorum is present. The chair is recognized. The committee has gathered today to discuss the aftermath of the Supre
I should have known better. Department planning is on a path in state has won in the flexibility we have given them. The Current Administration is on a path to get your plans in. Of and we will approve them in the spring or in the summer. And then you can implement the plans and the school year that begins next year. Is your intention to continue on that schedule . Absolutely, senator, and if there is any confusion or question around transition, rest assured it it would be a high priority if confirmed, for me to ensure that the plan is adhered to and at the law is implemented. Plans are being circulated among various groups, and if you are confirmed people will be looking at signals from you. As you can tell we have considerable differences of opinion. And we resolved enough that 85 of us voted for we worked out some difficult issues. We even put with senator murray likes to call guardrails on the states, and we even put some guardrails on the secretary of education, which my colleague