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• We need more to do more to fund school construction so that kids all across the state are going to school
• President, in my district, we have our elementary schools and our middle schools and our high schools
• Schools are overcrowded.
• That's the percentage of school levies that have passed across school districts in this state last week
• President, as you know, originated as a high school student. ...originated as a high school student in

Bills: SB5223 , SB6071 , SB5966 , SB6061 , SB6016 , SB5973 , SB5053 , SB5249 , SB5899 , SB6190 , SB5574 , SB5873 , SB5924 , SB6263 , SB6282 , SB5950 , SB6074 , SB6096 , SB5609 , SB5901 , SB5943 , SB5975 , SJM8016 , SB5907 , SB6031 , SB6155 , SB6158 , SB6227 , SB5947 , SB6085 , SB6234 , SB6274 , SB5909 , SB6044 , SB6239 , SB6045 , SB6089 , SB6170 , SB5954 , SB5762 , SB6032 , SB6066 , SB6082 , SB6164 , SB6176 , SB6319 , SB6308 , SB6200 , SB6080 , SJM8014 , SB6177 , SB6052 , SB6182 , SB5828 , SB6335 , SB6017 , SB5470 , SB5990 , SB5046 , SB5387 , SB5637 , SB5647 , SB5839 , SB5888 , SB5962 , SB6018 , SB6037 , SB6047 , SB6078 , SB6130 , SB6147 , SB6151 , SB6197 , SB6220 , SB6256 , SB6311 , SB6343

Keywords: criminal offense, fingerprinting, law enforcement, state regulations, public safety, overpayment recovery, modernization, health care, legislation, healthcare, nutrition, medically tailored meals, dietary support, food security, chronic illness, tourism, self-supported assessment, funding, statewide promotion, economic development

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• Today's color guard is composed of Senate Pages Bo Biordahl, a student at Sylvester Middle School from
• Normandy Park, and Asher Fisher, a student at Liberty Bell Junior Senior High School from Carlton.
• Liberty Bell Junior Senior High School from Carlton. They will now present the colors.
• Today's pledge will be led by Senate Page Heidi Hoppus, a student at Columbia High School from Trout

Bills: SB5223 , SB6071 , SB5966 , SB6061 , SB6016 , SB5973 , SB5053 , SB5249 , SB5899 , SB6190 , SB5574 , SB5873 , SB5924 , SB6263 , SB6282 , SB5950 , SB6074 , SB6096 , SB5609 , SB5901 , SB5943 , SB5975 , SJM8016 , SB5907 , SB6031 , SB6155 , SB6158 , SB6227 , SB5947 , SB6085 , SB6234 , SB6274 , SB5909 , SB6044 , SB6239 , SB6045 , SB6089 , SB6170 , SB5954 , SB5762 , SB6032 , SB6066 , SB6082 , SB6164 , SB6176 , SB6319 , SB6308 , SB6200 , SB6080 , SJM8014 , SB6177 , SB6052 , SB6182 , SB5828 , SB6335 , SB6017 , SB5470 , SB5990 , SB5046 , SB5387 , SB5637 , SB5647 , SB5839 , SB5888 , SB5962 , SB6018 , SB6037 , SB6047 , SB6078 , SB6130 , SB6147 , SB6151 , SB6197 , SB6220 , SB6256 , SB6311 , SB6343

Keywords: criminal offense, fingerprinting, law enforcement, state regulations, public safety, overpayment recovery, modernization, health care, legislation, healthcare, nutrition, medically tailored meals, dietary support, food security, chronic illness, tourism, self-supported assessment, funding, statewide promotion, economic development

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• </c> from, your school, and uh take us away. from, your school, and uh take us away.
• I mean moving the high school portal from college; now we're moving it to high school because I coach
• </c> our largest city, and go to high school our largest city, and go to high school with<00:30:23.360
• I mean moving the high school portal.
• </c> to high school to high school cuz<00:31:12.799><c> I</c><00:31:13.120><c> coach</c><00:31:13.600

Bills: SB342 , HB379 , HB326 , HB233 , HB388 , SB342 , HB379 , HB326 , HB233 , HB388

Committee: Senate Finance and Taxation Education

Keywords: land bank, land bank authority, local land bank authority, Alabama Land Bank Authority, tax delinquent property, tax sale, tax lien, redemption period, quiet title, blight remediation, vacant property, foreclosure, ad valorem tax, property tax exemption, intergovernmental agreement, county government, municipal government, redevelopment, brownfields, floodplain management

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• students reach out to me from Mountain Brook High School in Northridge High School in Tuscaloosa, and
• Nathan Lee a senior at School.
• </c> Northridge High School in Tuscaloosa. Northridge High School in Tuscaloosa.
• </c> more students of public high schools. more students of public high schools.
• </c> school athletic association divisions. school athletic association divisions.

Bills: HB527 , HB563 , HB580 , HB579 , SB190 , HB15 , HB390 , HB527 , HB563 , HB580 , HB579 , SB190 , HB15 , HB390

Committee: House Ways and Means Education

Keywords: liability, off-roading, parks, participant safety, risk management, SNAP, food assistance, public assistance, income standards, Department of Human Resources, eligibility, HB580, Alabama Healthy Schools Act, public schools, K-12, school nutrition, school meals, cafeteria, vending machines, fundraising sales

Bills: SB61 , SB8 , SB58 , SB60 , SB167 , SB61 , SB8 , SB58 , SB60 , SB167

Committee: Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund

Keywords: school psychologist, school psychology, interstate compact, licensure compact, license reciprocity, portable license, equivalent license, professional licensing, psychology board, school mental health, student services, educational services, interstate practice, reciprocal licensing, background check, continuing education, workforce shortage, military spouse, active duty military, compact commission

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• author amendments to exempt opponent devices out with Republicans not voting SB 414 Ashby charter school
• This is a two-year bill Sorry 587 Grayson manufacturing tax credit two-year bill SP-373 Grove, nonpublic
• schools do pass with author amendments to limit NPS overnight provisions to out of state schools only
• section four and make other clarifying changes that's out with Republicans not voting SB 848 Perez school
• pass out on a roll call SB 535 Richardson obesity treatment two-year bill SB 631 Richardson charter school

Committee: House Appropriations

Bills: HB511 , HB511 , SB364

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: Fayette County, revenue commissioner, tax assessor, tax collector, consolidation, salary adjustments, public convenience, education, Pledge of Allegiance, prayer in schools, K-12 education, constitutional amendment, violence prevention, conflict resolution, education policy, mediation, high school curriculum

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• So House Bill 2160 changes the eligibility for school employee coverage under the SEBB program, the School
• We get sick in the schools. We need health care.
• Without us, schools don't function.
• and so forth throughout the schools.
• An important need today in schools realize that.

Bills: HB2124 , HB2125 , HB2160 , HB2179

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: retirement, lump sum payment, financial security, pension reform, monthly benefits, retirement system, investment earnings, trust funds, public pensions, financial management, education, benefits, school employees, membership eligibility, employment, public employees, port workers, federal retirement plan, pension

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• </c> school districts for the future. school districts for the future.
• And then I think it was Senator Port's bill that would further cause a hardship for nonpublic schools
• I'll... ...was Senator Port's bill that would further cause a hardship for nonpublic schools.
• c> still</c><00:36:09.200><c> uh</c> schools non-public schools can still uh schools non-public schools
• </c> hardship to those um to those schools. hardship to those um to those schools.

Committee: Senate Taxes

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• that's under 400,000, it does not school that's under 400,000, it does not have<00:06:18.000><c> to<
• Uh, we think that we should be trying to make our schools the safest they can be.
• </c> we should be trying to make our schools we should be trying to make our schools the<00:20:53.360
• Thank you. >> Ryan Hollingsworth, School Superintendents of Alabama.
• Uh Ryan Hollingsworth, school Uh Ryan Hollingsworth, school superintendents<00:22:52.159><c> of</c><00

Bills: SB88 , SB337 , SB88 , SB337 , HB623

Committee: House State Government

Keywords: expungement, criminal records, courts, victim rights, rehabilitation, Alabama law, SB337, Montgomery County, probate judge, judge of probate, county officer compensation, salary increase, circuit judge parity, local legislation, county commission, general fund, public official pay, judicial compensation, Montgomery County Legislation, construction management

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• It removes requirements for any school district, charter school, or state tribal education compact school
• It directs each school district, charter school, and state tribal education compact school to instead
• plan describing how the school district or school will implement the literacy curricula.
• It requires the information submitted by schools, school districts, and educational service districts
• It requires school districts, charter schools, and state tribal education compact schools to submit to

Bills: HB1295 , HB2262 , HB2551 , HB2593 , HB2594 , HB2636

Committee: House Education

Keywords: reading instruction, structured literacy, early literacy, dyslexia, phonics, phonological awareness, language comprehension, vocabulary, fluency, oral language, orthographic knowledge, multi-tiered system of supports, MTSS, screening assessments, intervention, reading intervention, elementary education, kindergarten, first grade, second grade

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• For background, Washington State has two public medical schools, one at the University of Washington
• I had no idea that classes in schools of medicine weren't being graded by letter grades.
• So, Chris, do you know how many other medical schools in the country use letter grades? I don't.
• The UW School of Medicine, as you know, educates 1,120 students per year across our WAMI region, with
• first two years of medical school, as you heard.

Bills: SB6251 , SB6259 , SB6325 , SB5978 , SB6209 , SB6217 , SB6227 , SB6235

Committee: Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development

Keywords: medical school, medical education, letter grades, grading system, pass/fail, tiered grading, student assessment, curriculum, University of Washington, Washington State University, School of Medicine, physician training, academic standards, coursework evaluation, RCW 28B, SB 6259, Washington, state financial aid, higher education, public college

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• University to<00:01:22.799><c> go</c><00:01:22.960><c> to</c><00:01:23.040><c> law</c><00:01:23.280><c> school
• the</c><00:01:23.920><c> fall</c><00:01:24.400><c> and</c><00:01:24.479><c> I'll</c> to go to law school
• in the fall and I'll to go to law school in the fall and I'll be<00:01:24.880><c> here</c><00:01:25.119

Bills: HB267 , HB271 , HB267 , HB271

Committee: House Agriculture and Forestry

Keywords: HB267, Alabama, minor consent, medical consent, mental health, school counseling, parental rights, parental consent, parental access to records, health information, health records, vaccine consent, school mental health services, student counseling, youth healthcare, adolescent health, emancipated minor, pregnancy care, sexually transmitted infections, STI treatment

Bills: SB367 , SB368 , SB350 , SB351

Committee: Senate Healthcare

Keywords: rural health, healthcare access, state funding, health transformation, appropriations, fiscal policy, healthcare funding, economic development, mental health, maternal health, antitrust, competition, market regulation, business practices, consumer protection, anaphylaxis, epinephrine, auto-injector, public health, school safety

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• <c> shall</c> schools, local school districts shall schools, local school districts shall notify<02:08
• </c> Which just changes the private schools and nonpublic.
• So, they checked the nonpublic schools.
• We're changing the nonsectarian private to nonpublic school because that's what the language is.
• </c> the non sectarian private to nonpublic the non sectarian private to nonpublic school<02:27:51.439

Committee: Senate Education

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• Again, it's authored by our leader, Senator Nilo, relating to stock albuterol in schools.
• SB 1347 clarifies that stock albuterol is authorized in all public schools, which now includes preschool
• unlicensed individual and, sorry, a licensed individual that was trained at an accredited medical school
• Sasha Horwitz with the Los Angeles Unified School District, and you're here in respectful opposition
• We're the largest school district in the state, educating nearly 400,000 students and responsible for

Bills: SB342 , SB1303 , SB1347

Committee: House Business and Professions

Keywords: contractors, unlicensed work, compensation recovery, business regulations, licensure, naturopathy, medical licensure, California Board of Naturopathic Medicine, healthcare services, fictitious-name permit, pupil health, albuterol inhalers, emergency medical aid, respiratory distress, local educational agencies, childcare programs, school safety

Summary: The Assembly Business and Professions Committee heard several measures, beginning with SB 1347, which clarifies that stock albuterol may be authorized in all public schools, including preschools. The bill was presented as a technical cleanup to existing law and received support from the California Society for Respiratory Care and the American Academy of Pediatrics. There was no opposition, and the committee approved it on a due pass vote. The committee then considered AB 2772, the sunset bill for the California Council for Interior Design Certification. Supporters said it would extend the council’s sunset date and recognize its quasi-public status by applying transparency and accountability requirements. Opposition came from the International Interior Design Association, which argued the council had not complied with open meeting laws and objected to expanded authority to levy civil penalties. The committee nevertheless concurred in the Senate amendments and passed the bill. SB 1303, the sunset bill for the California Board of Naturopathic Medicine, was heard next after major amendments removed disputed scope-of-practice language. The board and its supporters emphasized consumer protection, title clarity, and enforcement against unlicensed activity, while several medical and professional groups that had opposed earlier versions said they were removing opposition or moving to neutral. The committee passed the bill as amended. Finally, SB 342, the Contractors Licensure Fairness Act, was presented as a measure to allow contractors to recover payment for work performed while licensed, even if there was a lapse in licensure during a long project, rather than forfeiting the entire contract value. Supporters said this would prevent unfair windfalls and reduce litigation; opponents, including Los Angeles Unified School District and local government groups, argued it would reward contractors who fail to maintain licenses and weaken consumer and public protections. The committee approved SB 342 as amended. The meeting also included extended thanks and farewell remarks for committee consultant Bill Lewis, who was retiring after many years of service.

Bills: SB59 , SB221 , SB59 , SB221

Committee: House Ways and Means Education

Keywords: military families, immunization, education, public health, school enrollment, Mobile County, judge of probate, compensation, salary, expense allowance, higher education, funding, annual report, state funds, federal funds, budget oversight, sales tax, credit card fees, tax exemption, merchants

Bills: SB169 , SB180 , SB203 , SB87 , SB195 , SB192 , SB169 , SB180 , SB203 , SB87 , SB195 , SB192 , HB132 , HB37 , HB13 , HB54 , HB126 , HB7 , SB30 , HB188 , HB189 , HB26 , HB264 , HB288 , HB248 , HB249 , HB227 , HB228 , HB132 , HB37 , HB13 , HB54 , HB126 , HB7 , SB30 , HB188 , HB189 , HB26 , HB264 , HB288 , HB248 , HB249 , HB227 , HB228

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: Lieutenant Governor, vacancy, governor appointment, Alabama Constitution, state government, media monitoring, government contracts, state agencies, local agencies, media regulations, transparency, dental insurance, medical loss ratio, premium regulation, insurance commissioner, rebate, consumer protection, midwifery, licensed midwives, State Board of Midwifery

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• Additionally, as you may recall, we now have a school district budget cap and a town budget cap.
• Obviously, like I said, we have now the local tax cap, the school district budget cap, and the town budget
• local tax cap, the budget school district<00:03:26.720><c> budget</c><00:03:27.080><c> cap,</c><00:03
• Chair, I'd like to introduce House Bill 1233 relative to the minutes of nonpublic session.
• outlines that you should only be covering in nonpublic session what you've moved to go into nonpublic

Committee: Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs

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• Chair, members, Senate Bill 1315 requires each school district and charter school to develop or select
• A district or charter school is exempt from the requirement if the school uses an existing secure multimedia
• Starting July 1, 2027, each school district and charter school must annually submit an affidavit to the
• I don't think we need to be asking or should be asking individual schools and school districts to put
• That's a program that pays for school resource officers, school safety officers, school counselors, social

Bills: SB1071 , SB1315 , SB1317 , SB1416 , SB1493 , SB1537 , SB1542 , SB1584 , SB1626 , SB1740 , SB1751 , SB1804 , SCR1047 , SCR1049

Committees: Senate Public Safety , Senate Senate Public Safety Committee of Reference

Keywords: Arizona Rangers, statutory repeal, security, state law, regulatory changes, school safety, interoperable communications, law enforcement, emergency response, funding, reentry programs, criminal justice, grants, recidivism, attorney general, missing children, kidnapping, reporting requirements, child safety, training