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Council Member Rita Joseph welcomes attendees and introduces the budget hearing
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Council Member Rita Joseph opens the fiscal 2026 preliminary budget hearing for the committee on education. She welcomes attendees, including students from PS 270 DeKalb School, and introduces herself as the chair of the committee on education.
- Acknowledges students studying the 19th amendment in attendance
- Sets the context for the day's hearing, mentioning both the Department of Education's budget and the School Construction Authority's capital plan
Rita Joseph
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Thank you.
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Before I start, I wanna shout out PS two seventy DeKalb School who's here with us in the gallery studying the nineteenth amendment.
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So they're here, this is perfect for civic for all week.
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Good to see you all.
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Good morning and welcome to the fiscal twenty twenty six preliminary budget hearing for the committee on education.
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My name is Rita Joseph and I'm the chair of the committee on education.