Transcript Highlights:

• The administrative supports that OSPI provides the State Board, the PESB, and the Charter School Commission
• Standards Board, and the Financial Education Public-Private Partnership, and the Washington State Charter
• The administrative supports that OSPI provides the State Board, the PESB, the FEP, and the Charter School
• Provisions requiring the State Board, the PESB, the FEP, and the Charter School Commission to wholly
• Marcus Hardin, Executive Director of the Washington State Charter School Commission.

Bills: HB1662 , HB1683

Committee: House Education

Keywords: education agencies, administrative independence, superintendent, education reform, agency authority, education, school boards, district adjustments, administrative boundaries, educational governance, 904, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Line 145 shows the charter school um Line 145 shows the charter school um special<00:40:57.520><c> education
• </c><00:42:32.240><c> This</c> charter schools being eliminated.
• This charter schools being eliminated.
• would</c><01:02:49.680><c> then</c> charter tuition, um charters would then charter tuition, um charters
• </c> charter schools are going to take a hit. charter schools are going to take a hit.

Bills: HF2430 , HF2433

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: education finance, teacher training, Read Act, state aid, school funding, education funding, children with disabilities, transition aid, special education, school district consolidation, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• So should we move on to charter school lease aid? Yeah.
• So charter school lease aid, as the name implies, provides lease assistance to charter schools that are
• > Schools</c> Charter School Charter Public Schools Charter School Charter Public Schools that<01:49:
• </c><01:50:15.040><c> schools</c> Not Unusual for CH some charter schools Not Unusual for CH some charter
• </c> cost but also due to additional Charter cost but also due to additional Charter Schools<01:50:52.400

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Department of Education’s Bureau of Wellness and Nutrition presented an overview of the school meal and child nutrition programs it administers, including the National School Lunch Program, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), After School Snack Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program, Summer Food Service Program, and Special Milk Program. Staff explained which programs are federally funded through USDA, which have state matching funds, and how reimbursement rates are set for different programs and fiscal years. They also walked the committee through a packet showing reimbursement tables, state and federal funding totals, and eligibility data. Members focused much of their questioning on how state and federal reimbursements work for lunch and breakfast, why lunch is shown as a state match while breakfast has meal-based breakdowns, and how the department allocates funds in the budget. The department explained that lunch uses a set state match tied to federal requirements, while breakfast reimbursement is based on meals served. They also reviewed FY 22-24 funding trends, noting higher federal spending during COVID-era waivers and lower amounts as those waivers ended. A committee member asked for the data in Excel and the department agreed to provide it. The discussion also covered summer meal programs and the distinction between the Summer Food Service Program and Summer EBT. Staff explained that SFSP provides meals at approved open or closed sites, while Summer EBT is a separate DHHS-run benefit program that provides funds to families; the two programs coordinate through data sharing but are not the same. Members also discussed CEP, with staff explaining that New Hampshire currently has three schools participating, that the qualifying threshold was reduced from 40% to 25% identified students, and that districts must cover the non-federal share with non-federal funds. No votes or formal actions were taken during the meeting.

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• :51.040><c> charter.
• Uh the OC is very getting a charter.
• </c> apply to the OC for a federal charter? apply to the OC for a federal charter?
• Recently, we became a federally chartered bank through the OCC, a chartered trust bank.
• </c> between state chartered stable tokens? between state chartered stable tokens?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The meeting began with roll call and introductions of commission members and guests, followed by approval of the agenda and a motion to approve the February 10 minutes with a correction clarifying that one quoted statement was misattributed. The commission then moved into presentations. The main presentation came from the Conference of State Bank Supervisors on implementation of the federal GENIUS Act for stablecoins. The speaker reviewed the OCC’s recent 367-page proposed rule, noting it raises many open questions and design choices for states, and discussed expected upcoming rulemaking from the FDIC, Federal Reserve, and Treasury. The presentation focused on six areas: permissible issuer activities, reserve assets and redemption, risk management and supervision, treatment of state-qualified issuers, capital/operational backstops, and foreign issuers. It also flagged unresolved issues around Bank Secrecy Act/AML requirements and the meaning of “digital asset service provider” activities. A substantial portion of the discussion addressed yield restrictions, with the presenter explaining the OCC’s broad definition of yield and its rebuttable presumption against issuer-affiliated or related third-party yield arrangements. The speaker said this likely forecloses many existing white-label structures but leaves some room for third-party payments depending on distance from the issuer, and noted ongoing Senate debate over similar provisions. The presentation also covered reserve valuation, liquidity and diversification requirements, redemption timing, and supervisory expectations such as third-party oversight, IT security, exam cycles, and reporting. No additional votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the amended minutes.

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• House Bill 4501, amending the town charter of the town of Plymouth, local approval received.
• House Bill 4, making the charter of the County of Nantucket gender neutral, local approval received.
• House Bill 4501, amending the town charter of the town of Plymouth, local approval received.
• An act amending the town charter of the town of Plymouth, House Bill 4501.
• An act making the charter of the County of Nantucket gender neutral, House Bill 4.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then concurred with a Senate referral of a petition by Joan B. Lovely to study discrimination in public accommodations for individuals with service animals, sending it to the Committee on Consumer, Children, Families, and Persons with Disabilities. The chamber also suspended Joint Rule 12 for two petitions by Adam J. Scanlon: one asking CHIA to analyze eliminating or capping copays for mental and behavioral health services, and another concerning no-cost calls for incarcerated individuals, referring them to the appropriate committees. The House then took up a slate of bills recommended by the Steering, Policy and Scheduling Committee and, after suspending Rule 7A, ordered several to third reading. These included Marnie’s Law on inflammatory breast cancer awareness in nursing education, Haverhill election bills, a New Salem election validation bill, Plymouth charter and digital legal notice bills, a Nantucket charter gender-neutrality bill, and a Nantucket land conveyance bill. The House also separately suspended Rule 7A for House Bill 2614 on medical parole and ordered it to third reading. On final passage, the House passed House Bill 4249 on vital statistics to be reenacted, adopted emergency preambles for House Bill 3388 designating September 22 as Military Service Members and Veterans Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Day and for House Bill 1024 concerning sewer service in Sharon, and passed House Bill 23/Senate Bill 23 on alternate members to the Squabskine Conservation Commission. The House also engrossed Senate Bill 1830 on continued employment for Herbert A. Chafee II in Brookfield, House Bill 4109 on harbor line changes in New Bedford Harbor, and House Bill 4524 renaming Williamsburg’s Board of Selectmen as the Select Board. The session ended with adoption of an order to adjourn and the House standing adjourned to meet Wednesday at 11 a.m. in informal session.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> and fishing license for veterans. and fishing license for veterans.
• New Hampshire fishing game. Melissa New Hampshire fishing game.
• </c> New Hampshire Fish and Game Department. New Hampshire Fish and Game Department.
• </c> with New Hampshire Fish and Games. with New Hampshire Fish and Games.
• /c><01:23:49.440><c> license</c> could not get a lifetime fishing license could not get a lifetime fishing

Committee: Senate Executive Departments and Administration

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So should we move on to Charter School Lease Aid? Yeah.
• So Charter School Lease Aid, as the name implies, provides lease assistance to charter schools that are
• > Schools</c> Charter School Charter Public Schools Charter School Charter Public Schools that<01:49:
• </c><01:50:15.040><c> schools</c> Not Unusual for CH some charter schools Not Unusual for CH some charter
• </c> cost but also due to additional Charter cost but also due to additional Charter Schools<01:50:52.400

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Finance Committee Division II met with the New Hampshire Department of Education to review school nutrition programs and related funding. Department staff Melissa White and Kelly Rambo walked through a packet covering the National School Lunch Program, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, Community Eligibility (CEP), After School Snack Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program, and Summer Food Service Program, explaining that these are federally funded USDA programs, with some state supplemental funding in certain areas. They also reviewed reimbursement rates for lunch, breakfast, child/adult care, and summer meals, noting that summer rates follow calendar-year timing while most others follow the state fiscal year. Members asked several questions about how the funding works, especially the difference between federal reimbursements and the state match. Staff explained that the state lunch line in the budget is a fixed match amount tied to federal participation, while breakfast funding is broken out by meal type and reimbursement category. They also discussed why FY 2022 federal spending was much higher during COVID, when USDA covered meals at the free rate for all students, and why FY 2023 and FY 2024 dropped as normal income-eligibility rules returned. A committee member also asked about the “severe need lunch” two-cent rate, and staff said they did not know USDA’s formula. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on summer meals and the distinction between the Summer Food Service Program and Summer EBT. Staff explained that SFSP provides meals at approved sites, which can be open or closed sites, while Summer EBT is a separate DHHS-operated benefit program that provides funds to families. They said some schools or sites may not qualify under USDA rules, but eligible children can often use another nearby open site, and the department posts an interactive map and phone line to help families find locations. The committee also discussed the Community Eligibility Provision. Staff said New Hampshire currently has three CEP schools, that the eligibility threshold had recently been lowered from 40% to 25% identified students, and that the program allows participating schools to offer free meals to all students while the local district covers the non-federal share. Members asked whether any districts in the 25% to 40% range had joined; staff said no. The department offered to provide the eligibility report in Excel and noted that the CEP intent is to reduce application burden, though the lower threshold can make the local cost share harder for some districts to absorb.

Transcript Highlights:

• It's also caused a lot of disruption for both districts and charter schools.
• We did hear a lot from charter schools yesterday.
• So we're taking a charter school, a virtual charter school, a virtual school that is not doing well,
• LESC had a virtual. charter school bill.
• Based upon your analysis, it says the school districts and charters.

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Relative to charter schools and to provide for related matters.
• Bridget Neeland, and again representing Charter Schools USA.
• School, the First Line Charter School, and the KIPP School all sent.
• The Renew Charter School, the First Line Charter School, and the KIPP School all sent messages from their
• We are 90-something percent charter, as you all know. We are a portfolio school district.

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 974, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The majority of charter schools don't even want these older buildings that belong to SLPS.
• Just so that charter schools can try and make SLPS look like the bad guy?
• In fact, SLPS just signed a new lease agreement with two charter schools to use our buildings.
• Just so that charter schools can try and make SLPS look like the bad guy?
• In fact, multiple charter schools... I've seen the progress that is made.

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• if they had a process. ...of the districts and charters who then indicated if they had a program.
• By the way, why are charter schools' governing boards not included in this legislation?
• By the way, why are charter schools' governing boards not included in this legislation?
• No one has spoken about whether House Bill 185 applies to governing councils of charter schools.
• There is already a process that governs the, I believe it's the PEC that oversees the charter schools

Bills: SB23 , SB73 , SB210 , SB234 , SB243 , SB244 , SM16

Committee: House House Education

Keywords: student use, wireless devices, public schools, policy implementation, education technology funding, driver education, driver's ed, driving school, motorcycle safety, traffic safety, vulnerable road users, pedestrian safety, bicycle safety, cyclist, bike lane, micromobility, scooter, moped, motorcycle training, DWI prevention

Transcript Highlights:

• Sarah Vandergriff Kelly with the Charter School Association.
• So two of our charter school leaders actually came up with this as a solution.
• And thank you to the charter schools and thank you to the department for working on this.
• Sarah Kelly already spoke, charter schools.
• Leslie Hill with charters and action.

Committee: House Education

Summary: The House Education Committee met on March 25, 2026, with a quorum present and heard a series of education-related bills and one resolution. The committee first took up HB 636 on hazing at public post-secondary institutions. Representative LaFleur presented the bill as a response to Caleb Wilson’s death, and family members, former Rep. Jason Hughes, and other supporters urged stronger prevention, reporting, and penalties. The committee adopted amendments adding implementation details and a lifetime ban on re-chartering an organization if hazing results in death, then reported the bill as amended as the “Caleb Wilson Hazing Prevention Act.” The committee then heard HB 218 on food insecurity screenings in public schools. LaFleur said the bill would formalize a process to identify hungry students and connect families to resources, with amendments tying the screening to existing McKinney-Vento forms and adding food-insecurity questions. Support came from charter school representatives, the Department of Education, and others, while Dr. Will Hall suggested involving caregivers and faith-based groups. The bill was reported with amendments. The committee also approved HB 626, which would require colleges and universities to provide suicide-prevention information, hotline access, and aggregated non-identifiable reporting on suicide risk. Rep. Jordan described it as a response to an uptick in suicides among college-age students, and the Board of Regents said most institutions already use telehealth or 988 resources. The bill was reported favorably. Next, the committee heard HB 749 on the administration of START, START K-12, and ABLE savings accounts. Rep. Carver said the bill would modernize and secure the program by allowing a third-party manager and online platform, while Treasury and Board of Regents staff explained that oversight would remain in place and that ABLE accounts would not be charged fees. The bill was reported favorably. The committee then considered HB 352 on behavioral health services for public school students. Rep. Mack and advocates from the Arc and ABA providers said the bill would ensure medically necessary services can be delivered in classrooms or other school settings, while the Louisiana Federation of Teachers asked for clearer pre-conference expectations to avoid classroom disruption. After testimony from parents, providers, and school stakeholders, the bill was reported with amendments. Finally, the committee approved HB 201 creating a state seal of fine arts for high school graduates, and HB 738 revising student disciplinary proceedings at colleges and universities to ensure evidence and fairness in disciplinary actions. Both bills were reported favorably. The committee also began hearing HCR 14, which expresses support for federal efforts to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education, but the transcript cuts off before any final action on the resolution is shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• In the first full year of program implementation, we find that charter schools in smaller districts,
• State education agencies, in this case, PED, distribute funds to districts, schools, and charters.
• As you can see in Chart 16 on the right, charter schools tend to disproportionately utilize SEG funds
• Over on page 23, this might be because many charter schools lack kitchen infrastructure prior to the
• Also drives costs up, especially among charter schools, and it raises questions about how well these

Committee: House Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• Charter schools, in particular, struggle with this. I have to provide adequate.
• We applied for the Revolving Charter School Loan Fund.
• When I need a facility, I cannot, as a charter school, bond.
• When I began at McCurdy Charter School, I made a whopping $36,000.
• Districts and charters.

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• For the Charter Cox merger, I can say that we have a timeline in that proceeding where the target for
• For the Charter Cox merger, I can say that we have a timeline in that proceeding where the target for
• For the Charter Cox merger, I can say that we have a timeline in that proceeding where the target for
• And one, which is Charter, the covers Charter, Time Warner, and Brighthouse together, all those three
• And one, which is Charter, that covers Charter, Time Warner, and Brighthouse together, all those three

Committee: House Communications and Conveyance

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The sports choice element we're going to cover: traditional public schools, charter schools, home school
• Those are home education students, charter school students, private school students, Florida virtual
• Your charter school students must be attending a charter school that does not offer the sport.
• That capacity limit is currently applying to home education, charter school, and Florida Virtual.
• That's for the home education, charter school, Florida Virtual.

Summary: The Student Academic Success Subcommittee met to discuss Florida’s current “sports choice” rules and high school NIL policy, then heard and passed HB 151. FHSAA officials and Sarasota County Schools staff explained eligibility rules for student-athletes, including GPA, age, semester limits, physicals, insurance, and the different participation options for traditional public, charter, home education, Florida Virtual, and private school students. Members focused on how controlled open enrollment works, whether private school students can play at public schools and vice versa, transfer timing and capacity limits, recruiting restrictions, and the role of local district policies. Sarasota officials said about 400 students in their county participate through non-traditional athletic arrangements, and FHSAA said statewide there are 5,460 non-traditional student-athlete forms on file out of roughly 280,000 student-athletes. The committee then reviewed Florida’s high school NIL framework. FHSAA said students in grades 9-12 may enter NIL deals, with no income cap, but they are barred from agreements involving adult entertainment, alcohol, tobacco/vaping, cannabis, controlled substances, gambling, weapons, political or social activism, and NIL collectives. Students must have a written contract and cannot use school logos or uniforms without permission. FHSAA said about 25 students statewide had NIL deals so far, and Sarasota was first to file. Members raised concerns about recruiting, taxes, financial literacy, mental health, and whether students should be treated as employees, while district staff said they provide education and financial literacy resources but do not review contracts. After the discussion, the committee took up HB 151 by Rep. Abbott. The bill allows students at FHSAA-member private schools to participate in sports at another member school when their own school does not offer that sport, and it removes the current 200-student enrollment limit. An amendment clarifying the private-school language was adopted without objection. A public witness from a small private school supported the bill, saying it would let the school join FHSAA without losing local athletic access for its students. Despite some members raising fairness and funding concerns, the bill passed on a 15-0 vote and was reported favorably.

Transcript Highlights:

• That districts and charters needed support in understanding who to contact within tribal communities
• years in tribal leadership, that work is easy for me to talk about and remind our districts and charters
• big deal, and this may be the one time I may get to see that process through that districts and charters
• Other things that we're ensuring that districts and charters are doing is we're emphasizing that the
• Instead, the requirements are tied to the number of Native American students in each district and charter

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• Just to make very clear that the director of Fish and Game was there when we went over this.
• </c><00:04:28.720><c> game</c> we clarified that it was fishing game we clarified that it was fishing
• I'm the chief of the wildlife division at New Hampshire Fish and Game.
• I'm here on Hampshire Fish and Game.
• I like—we liken it to fish and game seasons. I believe up until the 1980s, and Mr.

Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Today's awards highlight excellence across our education community, including the Charter School Teacher
• c><00:03:35.640><c> School</c><00:03:35.960><c> Teacher</c><00:03:36.320><c> of</c> including the Charter
• School Teacher of including the Charter School Teacher of the<00:03:36.520><c> Year,</c><00:03:37.240
• It is my pleasure to introduce my constituent, public charter schools teacher of the year, Kolona Ola
• We do have Executive Director of Hawaii State Public Charter School Commission Ed Noll and her many,

Bills: HB1166 , HB389 , HB644 , HB1509 , HB1692 , HB1842 , HB1878 , HB1926 , HB1949 , HB2116 , HB2581

Keywords: HB1166, automated speed enforcement, speed cameras, traffic enforcement, road safety, traffic safety, Department of Transportation, state highway fund, special fund, appropriation, fiscal year 2026-2027, camera enforcement, speeding citations, automated traffic enforcement, highway safety, HB389, uncrewed aircraft, drone, drones, UAS

Transcript Highlights:

• C.S. for H.B. 1437, Conversion Charter Schools, by Representative Sapp.
• Between a conversion charter school and the district school board.
• Currently, there is no clear path for a conversion charter school to raise concerns or resolve issues
• This amendment authorizes converting charter schools to receive charter school capital outlay funding
• and the mutual management plan with the sponsor, and the charter school uses the capital outlay fund

Committee: House Education & Employment Committee

Summary: The Education and Employment Committee heard and voted on several education-related bills. HB 129 on Florida Virtual School was presented as a cleanup bill responding to audit-related statutory updates; it would remove priority language, allow all Florida students and eligible overseas military dependents access, clarify teacher employment/retirement status, permit local schools to administer required exams, and authorize direct support organizations. The bill drew support from Seminole State College and Florida Virtual School and was reported favorably 15-0. HB 423 on student elopement, sponsored by Reps. Eskamani and Tramont, would require schools to establish safety teams and procedures to prevent and respond to elopement by students with autism or similar needs. Testimony from the Autism Society of Greater Orlando and a student advocate emphasized safety risks and the need for clear school protocols. Members spoke strongly in support, and the bill passed unanimously 16-0. CS for CS for HB 753 on school counselors removed two certification barriers, kept the master’s degree requirement, and aligned evaluations with Florida school counseling standards; school counselor groups and several members argued it would help address counselor shortages and workload issues. It also passed unanimously 16-0. The committee also approved CS for CS for HB 1253, which would let school-employed coaches use up to $15,000 per team per year of personal funds to support student-athletes with items like food, transportation, therapy, and rehabilitation, with an amendment requiring written parental consent. Several members raised concerns about liability, fairness, and guardrails, but the bill passed 17-0. PCS for CS for HB 833 on private school facilities would allow small private schools of 150 students or fewer to locate in commercial or mixed-use zoning without rezoning and to use certain existing buildings if fire and life-safety standards are met; members discussed traffic, school zones, and proximity to dispensaries, and it passed 15-0. PCS for CS for HB 1325 on the Linking Industry to Nursing Education Fund clarified matching contributions, allowed use of funds for expansion or modernization of existing space, and permitted two-year awards; it passed 16-0. Finally, CS for HB 1437 on conversion charter schools created dispute-resolution options over facility maintenance and, via amendment, allowed capital outlay funding if the charter assumes full maintenance responsibility; despite some opposition, it passed 13-3. The committee then adjourned.