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• Senate Bill, 1514, seeks to enact a minimum standard for responding to anaphylactic reactions in public
• I mean, that's we're going to say it's teaching or its facilities or that the HVAC system, if it's the
• The art center, the same standards of transparency or accountability. There's 2 separate things.
• And eventually the standard of education that is accessible to all students just won't be.
• for all teaches in the state of Florida, whatever that looks like.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Thanks for teaching us a thing or two. Welcome to your house. Thank you. You so much.
• Thanks for teaching us a thing or two. Welcome to your house. Thank you.
• That's going to increase the standard deduction, child care relief.
• Deductibles are standard practice across the board. She got rid of it.
• Teach your kids to work. Teach your kids that they can succeed.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• It is impossible to teach American history without mentioning or talking about the Bible or Christianity
• So it's impossible to teach that accurately without bringing those things into it, but it has to be done
• And it's a good way to teach our kids about goodri and those kinds of things.
• This program provides resources to Oklahoma teachers that are aligned with Oklahoma academic standards
• And as I think about those young men who, bless their hearts, are teaching our son.

Bills: SB843, SB1733, SB1476, SB1237, SB1410, SB1894, SB1272, SB1204, SB1721, SB1725, SB1735, SB1337, SB1339, SB1461, SB1975

Keywords: school boards, educational governance, conflict of interest, employee relations, Oklahoma statutes, child abuse, reporting requirements, sexual misconduct, law enforcement, school personnel, confidentiality, student safety, land office, land exchange, investment, education funding, real estate management, Teachers' Bill of Rights, education, teachers' rights

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• They hire the teachers, they have teachers in the classroom, we have teachers in person teaching instruction
• models across the state, we had different versions, but you may have just one teacher who’s trying to teach
• teachers, but as students, a lot of times it wasn’t what we were learning, it was about who was teaching
• As of right now, our teaching positions, we have about a 5.5% vacancy rate, which means 94% of our teaching
• As of right now, our teaching positions, we have about a 5.5% vacancy rate, which means 94% of our teaching

Summary: The committee heard a presentation from Department of Juvenile Justice Secretary Eric Hall on the Florida Scholars Academy, a new unified education model for youth in residential commitment programs. He explained that the academy replaced the prior decentralized district-run system with a contracted model through Florida Virtual School, allowing individualized blended learning, real-time progress monitoring, expanded special education services, and a broader course catalog including dual enrollment, CTE, GED testing, and postsecondary pathways through the Florida Youth College partnership with Tallahassee State College. Hall said the department is using data to focus on academic achievement, workforce credentials, and peer-group change as strategies to reduce recidivism, and reported early results including 60 diplomas or GEDs, a 5.5% teacher vacancy rate, and progress-monitoring gains for most students. Hall also reviewed implementation of House Bill 1181 on swift accountability and juvenile justice reforms. He said the law strengthened pre-arrest delinquency citation use, raised the target for eligible citations to 70%, required written justification for releasing youth charged with certain felony firearm offenses, and directed the department to develop a firearm-offending curriculum focused on avoidance and consequences. He described a new statewide graduated sanctions matrix for probation technical violations, intended to provide quicker and more consistent responses without overburdening courts. He said early data showed reductions in weapons/firearm offenses and auto theft, and that the department had conducted circuit-level outreach to law enforcement, courts, and providers to support implementation. Members asked about the number of unauthorized alien children in detention or residential care, teacher vacancies and whether instruction continues when staff are absent, screen-time and supervision concerns with laptops, and whether students are reentering local schools with improved academic performance. Hall said he did not have data on immigration status, that FLVS and classroom staff provide continuity when teachers are absent, that devices are checked in and out and security has been tightened, and that the department is still early in implementation but is hearing positive anecdotal feedback from parents. Vice Chair Smith asked for more detail on the firearm curriculum, and Hall offered to provide it. The committee took no formal votes and adjourned after no public testimony was offered.

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• </c> pretty high standard. pretty high standard.
• </c> that standard. that standard.
• a have somebody come in here and teach a have somebody come in here and teach<02:57:56.960><c> us</c
• </c> where people left the teaching where people left the teaching profession<03:09:33.200><c> because
• Who doing Now who doing the teaching?

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• And many of you all know that my history was teaching and working at the Eldon Career Center for 32 years
• And for many of you all know that my history was teaching and working at the Eldon Career Center for
• Her design imagined central air and zoning decades before forced-air systems became standard.
• This compact is the gold standard when it comes to interstate compacts.
• We have certain standards and we need to adhere to those.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• We set a standard.
• That's what our teaching, that's what our doctrine teaches us.
• Maybe we teach them about minimum standards.
• These are the minimum things you need to do. ...maybe we teach them about minimum standards.
• If the new standards prevent a camp from being licensed, then the question is not whether the standards

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• I used to teach sports management.
• </c> management I used to uh I used to teach management I used to uh I used to teach a<00:34:43.280><
• sure um what you mean by teaching people sure um what you mean by teaching people to<04:31:26.720><c>
• </c> the entire first section is to teach the entire first section is to teach people<04:31:48.359><c
• And so that's how we teach people to be functional.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard testimony on House Bill 167, which would add ski, snowboard, and boat wax containing PFAS to the state’s consumer-product restrictions. The sponsor argued the product is already banned in many places, has PFAS-free alternatives, and is used in ways that can directly contaminate water rather than landfills. She cited high PFAS levels in several New Hampshire lakes and said the bill was a simple extension of prior PFAS legislation. A witness also described a personal experience where a liquid ski wax disappeared from the market and later returned, likely because of PFAS concerns. The chair then closed the hearing on HB 167 without a vote. The committee then opened a hearing on House Bill 312, dealing with college athletes’ name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights. Representative Moffett said the bill was modeled on New Jersey law and intended to let student-athletes earn compensation from NIL without losing institutional scholarships, while also requiring licensed representation and setting limits on certain endorsements. He described the measure as proactive because NIL rules are evolving and could create conflicts among schools and future lawsuits. Members questioned whether the bill should apply to two-year institutions, whether it should exclude firearms and weapons, and whether the scholarship protections would cover need-based or academic aid as well as athletic scholarships. Moffett said the scholarship language was intended to protect scholarships generally, but not need-based aid specifically, and he acknowledged discomfort with some of the endorsement restrictions. Public testimony on HB 312 was mixed. One supporter, a former Division III athlete and coach, backed the bill but urged removal of a section allowing institutions or athletic bodies to use an athlete’s NIL without compensation, arguing most New Hampshire athletes do not receive NIL money and should not have to work extra jobs to cover basic expenses. The chair also raised concerns about the bill’s contractual and identity-rights implications, referencing prior committee work on a J.D. Salinger-related identity case and noting the committee had previously declined to get involved in similar contractual disputes. No vote was taken during the hearing.

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• A paraprofessional teaching program, which is $3 million. ...of what we did.
• Paraprofessional teaching program, which is $3 million.
• And again, their programming is going to align with the K-12 state standards.
• You know, and the IT requirements, that's really all about cybersecurity continuity standards.

Bills: HB1540

Keywords: education savings account, ESA, school choice, private school vouchers, nonpublic school, tuition assistance, education tax credit, homeschool exclusion, Bank of North Dakota, Department of Public Instruction, public funding for private education, voucher program, student scholarships, special education, parental choice, curriculum funding, tutoring, online learning, state per-pupil payment, income-based eligibility

Summary: The committee first took up amended bill 10-13, a school funding and education appropriations measure. Senator Schaible walked through the final version, which included changes to foundation aid, transportation grants, free and reduced-price meals funding, paraprofessional and teacher support programs, Native American education items, library and school facility projects, and several one-time grants. Members discussed removing the science center grant funding, and Senator Meyer objected to that removal, arguing that Grand Forks had raised matching private and local funds and that other cities had received similar state support. The committee also agreed to adjust regional education association funding to reflect six centers rather than seven, reducing that line to $600,000. The committee then adopted the amendment to 10-13 unanimously and passed the bill as further amended on a unanimous roll call, with Senator Shively designated as carrier. After a brief recess, the committee turned to bill 1540, but no formal action was taken. Bank of North Dakota and OMB representatives raised concerns that the draft included policy changes and procurement/IT exemptions that needed further discussion. Members agreed the bill would be delayed until Monday so the Bank, OMB, and NDIT could confer and work through the mechanics and policy issues before the committee moved it forward.

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• All right, we're going to go back to S-2681, safety standards for BMX. Is Katie Kearney here?
• of safety and accountability because right now the standard is not consistent.
• You're going to hear from... ...that are not following minimum safety standards.
• From a public health perspective, I teach community engagement at a local university.
• From a public health perspective, I teach community engagement at a local university.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on several public safety bills, with testimony first on S.2681, Colby’s Law, which would establish safety standards for BMX and motocross tracks. Supporters, including the family of a child killed at a track, argued the bill is needed because some tracks lack basic protections such as barriers, emergency plans, on-site medical staff, and adequate track maintenance. A motocross track representative opposed the bill as overregulation that could impose major costs and argued existing safety efforts and voluntary safety committees are preferable. No vote was taken during the hearing. The committee also heard testimony on S.2680, which would expand emergency preparedness requirements around aging nuclear power plants and nuclear waste sites from a 10-mile to a 50-mile radius. Supporters from Cape Cod Downwinders, Massachusetts Peace Action, physicians, and other advocates said current law is outdated and insufficient, citing risks from radioactive waste storage, limited federal oversight, and the need for broader evacuation and emergency planning. Testifiers urged the bill’s passage, and no action was taken. A major portion of the hearing focused on the Protect Act, H.5158, dealing with limits on cooperation between state/local agencies and federal civil immigration enforcement. Sheriffs testified about how ICE detainers and notification requests work in practice, emphasizing discretion, public safety, and the difference between sentenced prisoners and pretrial detainees. Supporters from labor, education, and health care groups said immigrant communities are living in fear and asked for stronger protections, including bans on 287(g) agreements and clearer limits on ICE activity in schools, hospitals, and other sensitive locations. The hearing also included testimony on H.4697 regarding training and certification of constables and civil deputy sheriffs, with the Hampshire County sheriff saying sheriffs are already working with POST and MPTC on training standards and that the bill may be duplicative.

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• The third point is that the teachers that teach for Florida Virtual School are school teachers.
• The criteria are required to be based on Florida school counseling standard indicators as determined
• This measure removes unnecessary examination barriers while maintaining rigor and high standards.
• It preserves high standards, strengthens the workforce, and supports Florida students.
• Daniel Aqua, representing Teach Florida, is a proponent of the bill. Don't see them.

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.

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• It is composed of citizens standard.
• </c><06:03:43.360><c> for</c> comfortable reducing the standards for comfortable reducing the standards
• </c> uh the stricter and more standardized uh the stricter and more standardized education<06:04:30.558
• ,</c> scientific discovery, standardization, scientific discovery, standardization, industrialization
• <06:34:44.798><c> industrialized</c><06:34:46.240><c> mass</c> standardized industrialized mass standardized

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• widely support the standards.
• widely support the standards.
• widely support the standards.
• widely support the standards.
• Support the standards.

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• Professional Standards and commitment to Professional Standards and commitment to community<03:45:41.520
• </c> teachers to be certified to teach teachers to be certified to teach computer<04:13:27.319><c> science
• It really teaches empathy and connection in these divided times.
• It really teaches empathy and connection in these divided times.
• It really teaches empathy and connection in these divided times.

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• health, often feeling that those in his community, including family, and those he spent so much time teaching
• They will see better wages and better standards because of her work.
• They will see better wages and better standards because of her work.
• Assembly Member Tom Hayden in my early 20s, when I came to the Capitol, Bob Mulholland was assigned to teach
• of the amazing work that IRCC did, On top of the amazing work that IRCC did, sponsoring refugees, teaching

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then handled routine procedural matters, including deeming various messages and committee reports read. Senator Arreguín requested removal of SB 239 from the inactive file for second reading. The chamber then took up SJR 9 by Senator Durazo, which was presented as amended and placed on call before later receiving the amendments by a 29-10 vote. The main floor action was on SR 70 by Senator Pérez, commemorating the third anniversary of the Monterey Park mass shooting and honoring the 11 victims. Pérez and Senator Rubio spoke at length about the tragedy, the victims, the community response, and the heroism of Brandon Tsay, who disarmed the shooter. The resolution passed unanimously, 39-0. After adoption, Senator Pérez introduced Monterey Park Mayor Elizabeth Yang as a guest on the floor. The remainder of the session was devoted largely to adjournment-in-memory tributes. Senators honored labor leader Mary Gutierrez Hunter, veteran and political activist Bob Mulholland, former Yolo County Supervisor Betsy Marchand, and Vietnamese American community leader Vu Von Locke, with remarks highlighting their public service, organizing work, and community impact. The Senate also announced that Appropriations would meet after session, and the desk was declared clear before recessing until the next floor session.

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• under the public junior college state finance program. and the capacity of the state's workforce to teach
• positions to confirm they are not subject to this restriction when filing and apply the new eligibility standard
• Adopt rules establishing standardized procedures for the timely issuance of emergency notifications.
• Teaching is neuroscience in so many ways, and we believe that the people who have been doing it the longest
• This is the first effort in years to assess how the various teaching rules and requirements interact

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• certain concerns by the employers about the Federal, Occupational Health and Safety Administration standards
• not providing adequate support to teachers for the training will ultimately heard students because teaching
• Let me give you just a couple good crowds down in Palm Beach County where we teach culinary skill training
• Senator Simon, one of the questions that I have is is is pertains to the our standard, asked us for that
• And for the teacher evaluation, the old bail model in ways that we just jack-up teaches would evaluation

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• What House Bill 367 does is clarify Riley's Rule by requiring that school districts adopt a standard
• This bill grants a one-year teaching certificate for credentialed educators and a three-year certificate
• By focusing on teacher job satisfaction, this legislation aims to retain our top teaching talent while
• I think you brought up billboards, you brought up road construction standards, you brought up a lot of
• And so while I'm with you, I want a commitment that there's no lowering of the standards, there's no

Summary: The Senate first adopted a motion by Senator Zaffirini to suspend Senate Rule 5.14 and move the intent calendar deadline to 8:00 p.m. that day, also allowing the Secretary to make the calendar available as soon as practicable. The chamber then took up and passed several House bills, often by suspending the regular order and the constitutional three-day rule. HB 2128, relating to a study of rural firefighting and technical rescue capabilities, passed unanimously. HB 4157, on liability protections for commercial spaceflight and exploration, passed 28-3. HB 2240, concerning certain void marriages, passed after adoption of a Birdwell amendment extending filing deadlines to 90 days for certain active-duty service members and Foreign Service officers. HB 367, on verification of excused absences for students with severe or life-threatening illnesses, passed unanimously after clarifying school district forms and TEA model forms. HB 1506, expanding expedited handgun license eligibility to certain retired county court judges, passed 29-2. HB 4449, on alcohol sales in annexed municipal areas, passed 29-2. HB 3812, on health plan prior authorization requirements, passed 30-1. The Senate also announced a long list of bills and resolutions signed in the presence of the Senate. A major portion of the meeting centered on HB 521, a voting-related bill on curbside voting for voters with disabilities. Senator Paxton described it as an anti-misuse measure requiring a signed eligibility form for curbside voting, creating a 20-foot electioneering buffer, limiting election officer assistance in marking ballots unless a second officer is present, and adding reporting requirements for people who assist seven or more curbside voters. Senators Miles, Menendez, Johnson, Campbell, Cook, and others questioned whether the bill would burden disabled voters, create a de facto registry of volunteers, and impose a harsh Class A misdemeanor penalty for failing to complete the form. Paxton said the bill was intended to protect legitimate curbside voters and curb abuse, and the chamber adopted Paxton Floor Amendment No. 1 after a recorded vote. Zaffirini’s Floor Amendment No. 2, allowing an escorting voter to receive his or her own ballot at the curbside or entrance, was adopted. Menendez’s Floor Amendment No. 3 to reduce the penalty failed. The bill was then passed to third reading on a 20-11 vote, with a motion by Senator Miles to have the exchanges reduced to writing and placed in the journal adopted. The Senate also passed HB 3000, creating a grant program for rural ambulance service providers, after a comptroller-related amendment; HB 5616, establishing the Texas Presidential Library Promotion Program and funding for traveling exhibits, after narrowing the bill to mobile exhibits only; HB 4211, addressing certain residential property interests controlled by entities, which passed 30-1; HB 1178, creating temporary educator certificates for out-of-state certified educators and military spouses, which passed unanimously; HB 2243, creating the Texas Commission on Teacher Job Satisfaction and Retention, which passed after debate over the need to streamline education mandates; and HB 42, increasing and reallocating the constitutional Higher Education Fund appropriation by 50% to $1.18 billion, which passed 31-0. Finally, HB 2512, a Fort Worth-specific bill limiting ETJ release for land subject to active development agreements, passed after debate over broader ETJ and de-annexation policy, with a local-only clarifying amendment adopted and a proposed broader amendment withdrawn. The meeting ended with the Senate beginning consideration of HB 3372, which would bar school district administrators from receiving financial benefits tied to outside consulting or contracting with education entities, though the transcript cuts off during questions on that bill.

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• So if I am teaching my...
• So if I am teaching my...
• So if I am teaching my...
• So if I am teaching my...
• </c> prohibition on teaching discrimination. prohibition on teaching discrimination.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee opened hearings on SB 69, including a germane amendment on school board votes to accept or reject gifts and donations, and a non-germane amendment creating a virtual early childhood readiness family engagement program for preschool children not yet in kindergarten. Prime sponsor Rep. Glenn Cordelli said the literacy program was modeled on earlier HB 671, would be funded through gifts and donations rather than state appropriations, and would include reporting requirements to the governor and legislature. Members questioned changes from the earlier bill, including the move away from center-based language, the lack of a dollar threshold for school board action on donations, anonymous gifts, and whether the amendment preserved enough evaluation data. Testimony on the donation provisions raised concerns about broad language, timing, and public-meeting requirements. Rep. Timothy Han and Becky Wilson of the New Hampshire School Boards Association both noted that school districts already have policies and asked how the bill would work for routine donations, anonymous gifts, and situations that might require non-public discussion under right-to-know law. Wilson cited examples such as field-trip scholarships, backpack drives, and sports uniforms, and said the association was not taking a position but wanted clearer guardrails. Rep. Han said school boards may need to discuss some gifts in non-public session and that the bill should better address those circumstances. On the early literacy amendment, Wilson and others questioned whether the program was sufficiently developed, whether it was appropriate to rely on a primarily online model for very young children, and how it would interact with special education services and IEPs. A representative from Waterford.org, Rob Riley, testified in support, saying the program would be supplementary, adaptive, and family-engagement based, and that Waterford could provide devices and internet access for families who need them. He said the program would work alongside school districts and IEP teams rather than replace existing services. No vote was taken during the hearing; the chair said the committee would later exec the bills and try to get reports in for the calendar.

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• We can do the interventions and the good teaching strategies that our educators use.
• the program standards.
• So I was just curious where those went and where I can find the current standards.
• Quality standards that were discussed above should be implemented.
• This allows us to provide increased access standards and a federally recognized standard of care. ...