Appropriations: department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential; appropriations for fiscal year 2025-2026; provide for. Creates appropriation act.

Gross appropriation increased from $100 to $640,469,100, with detailed line-item allocations for various departmental functions including child care, higher education, and technology services.

Added extensive reporting requirements including quarterly grant status reports, annual travel expense reports, and public website disclosures for expenditures and scorecards.

Added restrictions prohibiting the use of state funds for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and programs, referencing specific federal executive orders.

Added prohibition on using appropriated funds to purchase business cards or letterhead listing pronouns, with a $100 civil fine for violations.

Added requirement for contractors to use E-Verify system to verify employment authorization of all hired persons.

Added restrictions on grants requiring recipients to operate in the state for at least 36 months before receiving funds and prohibiting grant recipients from being employed by state government.

Added requirement that state funds cannot be used to provide services to non-citizens unless they are qualified aliens, with exceptions for detention costs.

Added requirement for the department to maximize in-person work five days per week for employees and establish policies to verify work hours.

Added provisions allowing taxpayers to sue in court of claims to enforce the pronoun restriction and recover their legal costs.