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• often feel obligated to participate in the animal dissection assignment fearing it will impact their grades
• The CLASS Act is a common-sense bill that strengthens students' rights to choose ethics over grades.
• burden that I really deeply do believe this could cause to front offices particularly those with multi grades
• Chair and members, AB 86 with standard health education for grades K through eight by requiring the state

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• begin reviewing those projections in January and February to propose statewide projections for each grade
• how they may be affected by factors such as the current FTE, the state's birth rate, and historic grade
• It also specifies the FTE type that will be affected and determines which programs and grades will be
• Thanks to his leadership, you know, we improved a lot in our grade.

Summary: The Pre-K through 12 Budget Subcommittee met to review how Florida’s Education Finance Program (FEFP) works, receive an update from the Department of Education on the October 2024 FTE survey and third FEFP calculation, and hear from three county superintendents about forecasting enrollment and reconciling scholarship students. The chair explained that FEFP is funded by both state and local dollars, is recalculated multiple times during the year, and is now closely tied to school choice policy. Department staff said the third calculation was still being rerun but should be completed soon, and described the forecasting process as collaborative among districts, DOE, and the Education Estimating Conference. Superintendents from Polk, St. Lucie, and Hendry counties said enrollment shifts, especially students moving to Family Empowerment Scholarships, homeschooling, or private schools, make budgeting and staffing difficult. They said districts often must hold back funds to protect against midyear losses, which affects collective bargaining, staffing, transportation, and classroom organization. Several members raised concerns about duplicate counting, transparency, and whether students receiving scholarship funds can also remain in district classrooms. DOE said districts can access scholarship information through a secure portal and that scholarship funding organizations are paid quarterly, with a new process requiring certification and possible future payment adjustments to reduce duplication. The superintendents urged better real-time tracking of students through a statewide ID or student information system and suggested scholarship students should be funded separately from district FEFP calculations. Members also discussed whether more frequent or daily attendance-based calculations would improve accuracy, though some warned that daily attendance could create new problems for high-poverty districts. The committee also briefly discussed categoricals, including mental health and ESE funding, with DOE saying it evaluates programs through studies, reporting requirements, and legislative direction. No votes were taken; the meeting ended with a motion to rise and adjourn.

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• She is in the eighth grade where she loves playing volleyball and arts and crafts.
• human sexuality education beginning in the 2027-2028 school year for middle school and high school grades
• one-half unit of health education shall be a graduation requirement for students entering the 9th grade
• comprehensive human sexuality education and to develop model curricula for middle school and high school grades

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• A PRESUMPTION IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM THAT THE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS HAS THAT KID'S SPOT HAS WORSE GRADES
• Pizzo: I WANT TO ASK IF THE GIRL THAT GOT REJECTED HAS WORSE GRADES OR WORST SCORES. >> Chair Hooper:
• THE UF GIRL WHO GOT REJECTED IN PLACE OF AN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS, DID THE IMMIGRANTS HAVE WORSE GRADES
• DID THE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS FOR THE 223 HAVE WORSE GRADES AND SCORES THAN THE US-BORN STUDENTS?

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• a commissioner, secretary, that would drop down to a protected classified service position, say a grade
• <00:48:58.640> 17,<00:48:59.440> and service position, say a grade 17, and service
• position, say a grade 17, and remain<00:49:00.000> in<00:49:00.240> the<00:49:00.400>
• They would drop down to the protections of, say, a grade 17 assistant director and then use their personal
• The protections of, say, a grade 17 assistant director, and then use their personal influence, their

Keywords: Convene 00:00:00 Senate Message 00:04:53 Calendar/2nd Readings 00:05:27 Report of Committees 00:06:16 Orders of the Day 00:08:42 SB 172 00:08:54 HB 392 00:11:47 HB 529 00:16:02 HB 456 00:22:04 HB 424 00:25:27 HJR 50 00:30:04 HB 577 00:32:29 HB 213 00:36:10 HB 58 00:40:22 HB 10 00:45:23 Motions, Petitions, and Communications 01:04:32 Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 01:17:33 Recess for ConC/Rules Meeting 01:20:15 ConC/Rules Report 01:25:00 Floor Amendments 01:26:56 Adjournment 01:27:21, 958, all

Summary: The House convened with an invocation and Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum of 96 members, excused absent members, and approved the prior journal. The chamber also received Senate messages transmitting Senate Bills 969 and 141. Several bills were reported from committee and placed on the calendar, including measures on on-farm animal health, insurance regulation, crimes and punishments, employment, artificial intelligence, utility fuel adjustments, education, and addictive online platforms. The House then took up and passed Senate Bill 172, which allows the Public Service Commission to spread sudden fuel cost spikes over several months to reduce consumer bill shock. It passed 95-0. House Bill 392, dealing with local public agency transactions and procurement, was amended by committee substitute to remove disputed best-value procurement and residential bidder preference provisions, lower the small purchase threshold increase to $50,000, and add indexing and other local purchasing changes; it passed 97-0. House Bill 529, concerning the parole board, was amended to stagger board terms, allow limited term extensions, authorize panel hearings, and adjust parole review timing; it passed 99-0. House Bill 456, relating to unclaimed property and the state treasurer, was passed 100-0 after adding an unclaimed property awareness week, removing a residency requirement for the treasurer, clarifying mineral royalty reporting, and tightening reporting requirements. The House also passed House Bill 424 on social work licensure, which exempts student interns and trainees, sets supervision standards, updates licensure rules including multi-state licensure, background checks, and telehealth, and requires board representation from social work education; it passed 94-0. House Joint Resolution 50, directing a study of child care regulations and processes by the Auditor of Public Accounts, was adopted 98-0. House Bill 577, modernizing economic development statutes by renaming and updating innovation programs, expanding the Kentucky Enterprise Fund, allowing certain out-of-state companies to qualify if they relocate within 180 days, and broadening angel investor participation, passed 98-0. House Bill 213, reducing the service requirement for rehiring retired police officers from 20 to 15 years and allowing local employers to offer health benefits, passed 98-0. House Bill 58, on privacy protection and automated license plate reader data, was taken up with a committee substitute and floor amendment allowing limited data retention and training use under redactions; the transcript cuts off during explanation of the bill after the amendment was adopted.

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• And then by the time they're in high school in the ninth and tenth grade, they're taking credits and
• c><00:19:19.280> just<00:19:19.520> be<00:19:19.760> aware seventh and eighth grade
• . just be aware seventh and eighth grade. just be aware that<00:19:20.400> there<00:19:20.640>
• , high school in the ninth and tth grade, high school in the ninth and tth grade, they're<00:19:31.919
• If you put together all the steel capacity of all grades of steel in the United States, it's somewhere

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:00:22 Forging the Future: Kentucky's National Leadership in Metals Manufacturing 00:01:33 Improvements to Kentucky’s Incentive Programs 00:52:05, 958, all

Summary: The committee met for its third interim meeting, approved the prior meeting minutes, and heard a presentation from the Metals Innovation Initiative (MI2) on Kentucky’s metals industry. Speakers described metals manufacturing and recycling as a major economic backbone for the Commonwealth, including steel, aluminum, stainless steel, and copper operations, with broad impacts across production, fabrication, supply chains, and related businesses. They emphasized that the industry supports high-paying jobs, significant capital investment in Kentucky, and is aligned with broader efforts to expand U.S. manufacturing. A central theme was workforce development. MI2 leaders said the industry faces a persistent talent gap and that current education programs do not always produce the skills needed for modern metals jobs. They argued for stronger exposure and awareness, more direct industry involvement, and a dedicated metals career pathway through high schools, area technology centers, career and technical centers, and KCTCS. They also described pilot efforts in Logan, Warren, and Carroll counties that would introduce students to metals careers in middle school, move them into credits and pathways in high school, and connect them to internships, apprenticeships, and postsecondary training. Recycling and supply-chain security were the other major topics. Testimony stressed that recycled inputs are far cheaper than raw ore extraction and that recycling is increasingly important to competitiveness, environmental performance, and keeping materials from leaving the U.S. Speakers also raised concerns about China’s large steel and aluminum capacity and said unfair trade and global market manipulation make it harder for Kentucky producers to compete. Committee members and presenters framed MI2 as a collaborative effort among industry, state government, and academia to strengthen workforce pipelines, recycling, and long-term industry growth. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the minutes.

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• I know I just had a senior-grade... And it might be the last hour of the day.
• I joined the GT program in first grade, sparking my dream of achieving great things.
• Before starting my career at the Texas Civil Rights Project, I taught 11th grade pre-calculus in San
• Before starting my career at the Texas Civil Rights Project, I taught 11th grade pre-calculus in San
• They have to compete and make the grades, and have probably, in some cases, make better grades and have

Summary: The committee heard several education bills, with most of the discussion focused on Senate Bill 1835, Senate Bill 784, Senate Bill 1049, Senate Bill 2942, and Senate Bill 2928. SB 1835 would raise from 5% to 20% the cap on nonresident students who can receive resident tuition and fees through competitive scholarships at certain regional universities in slower-growing workforce development areas, provided the schools have capacity as determined by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Supporters, including West Texas A&M University, said the bill would help fill underused capacity, attract students who may stay and work in Texas, and support regional workforce needs. SB 784 would strengthen a prior law allowing peace officers’ children to transfer between public school districts for safety reasons by requiring both districts’ approval, making clear that districts of innovation are not exempt, and prohibiting tuition charges. SB 1049 would require districts and open-enrollment charters to excuse students, at a parent’s request, for religious release-time instruction for up to one hour per day and five hours per week; witnesses said the program is constitutional, voluntary, and already operating in other states and some Texas districts. Each of these bills was left pending after testimony, with no public witnesses opposing them. SB 2942 would expand and adjust the state’s adult charter high school pilot program. Senator Creighton said the bill is intended to help the estimated 7 million Texas adults without a high school diploma by removing barriers to expansion, aligning legal protections with ISDs, changing TEA’s disapproval window for expansion amendments to a 30-day period after receipt, and updating funding to reflect part-year attendance. A committee substitute kept the upper enrollment age at 50 and removed a proposed testing change. Testimony from New Heights students and leadership described the program as life-changing, emphasizing that it combines diplomas with career credentials, childcare, transportation, and other supports to help adults stabilize their families and enter better-paying work. TEA witnesses explained the expansion process and said adult charter schools are overseen by the commissioner rather than the SBOE. The committee substitute was adopted, public testimony closed, and the bill was left pending. SB 2928 would set a uniform school start date for public school districts at the third Wednesday in August, while preserving existing district-of-innovation flexibility for current DOI districts and allowing year-round systems to continue. Senator Creighton argued the bill would reduce the patchwork created by DOI exemptions, support students and families, and preserve summer employment and tourism revenue. A committee substitute was adopted. Testimony came largely from tourism, hospitality, and recreation interests, including hotel, water park, zoo, chamber of commerce, and camp representatives, who said later start dates would extend the summer travel season, improve staffing and revenue, and give students more opportunities for summer jobs and camps. Several witnesses cited large economic impacts from tourism and said early school starts reduce August business. Some senators raised concerns about charter schools being excluded and about year-round calendars, but the bill was left pending after testimony.

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• So we see a lot of fourth grade students come here to the capital for their New Hampshire curriculum,
• students come here to of uh fourth grade students come here to the<01:03:48.960> capital<01:03
• I just would like us to push the Constitution through all grades all the time. Thank you very much.
• I just would like us to push the Constitution through all grades all the time. particularly schools that
• through all grades all the time<01:32:42.679> thank time thank time thank you<01:32:44.480>

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• So my question is: the parents that approached you, what grade levels were their children in?
• <00:36:34.119> levels that approached you what grade levels that approached you what grade
• And some of this leans into Senator Sullivan's question about grade levels, too.
• Senator Abis asked whether a student can take these courses for three years, starting in 11th grade.
• three years right starting at 11th grade three years right starting at 11th grade 11<00:51:22.839

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• best guests from the district: my husband, Chavaris Wilson, who's been my good friend since seventh grade
• best guests from the district: my husband, Chavaris Wilson, who's been my good friend since seventh grade
• She has, of course, a 4.0 grade point average. Fifteen AP classes?

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The Assembly met in session after a quorum call, prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance, then moved through routine procedural business including journal approval, bill re-referrals, and consent actions. Several guest introductions were made, including family members of members and two CIF Scholar Athletes of the Year, Ryan Liu and Mona Sugawara, who were recognized for academic, athletic, and community achievements. The main floor action was on ACR 191, which designated June 5 as National Gun Violence Awareness Day in California. Assemblymember Stephanie presented the resolution and described the ongoing toll of gun violence, citing Hadea Pendleton and recent shootings, while numerous members from both parties and regions spoke in strong support, sharing personal and district-level experiences with gun violence and urging continued state and federal action. The resolution received 55 co-authors and was adopted by voice vote. The Assembly also adopted several consent calendar resolutions, including ACR 206 on elder and dependent adult abuse awareness month and ACR 211, along with multiple Senate concurrent resolutions, all by unanimous roll-call votes. The chamber then heard an adjournment in memory for Michael George Savan, a longtime Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department commander, Marine Corps Reservist, former Lomita mayor and council member, and volunteer coach. The Assembly adjourned until Monday, June 8 at 1 p.m.

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• Professionally, Pastor Scott spent 17 years in public education, beginning as a fourth-grade teacher
• Over the years, he served as a fourth-grade teacher at John C. Myers Elementary School.
• Over the years, he served students in several roles, including teaching third grade and later working

Keywords: March 13, 2026 - Regular Session, 976, house, all

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• It just has to be a, a third-party review that then the county gets to, gets to grade their paper so
• county or MUD, whoever, the, and, and, and that regulatory entity gets the ability to, uh, my term, grade
• We like the idea of third-party reviewers as long as we get to review their homework and grade their

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• plans to include evidence-based reading interventions for students who have reading deficiencies in grades
• K through 2, also ensuring that they are placing the best and brightest teachers in those early grades
• It also creates a reading coaches program through professional development and training for grades 4

Summary: The Budget Committee took up six bills. HB 313 passed unanimously and was reported favorably; it exempts vehicles or motorcycles displaying the Purple Heart specialty license plate from paying tolls on Florida facilities. HB 749 also passed and was reported favorably; it extends benefits to firefighters injured during training exercises. CS/HB 1103 passed and was reported favorably; it addresses APD’s developmental disability waitlist by increasing transparency, creating statewide family care councils, expanding the existing pilot program statewide on a phased timeline, and improving coordination for young adults transitioning out of foster care. Testimony on HB 1103 focused on the long waitlist, the need for more provider capacity and support coordinators, and concerns from Disability Rights Florida about moving too quickly without enough data, while supporters argued the current system is not working and families need access to services now. HB 1097 passed after a unanimous amendment removing an appropriation; it creates a premier academic insurance research center at Florida State University to conduct applied insurance and catastrophic risk research, with members discussing the transition from FIU and noting continued collaboration. HB 1309 passed and was reported favorably; it requires evidence-based reading interventions for K-2 students with reading deficiencies and creates a reading coaches program for grades 4-12. Supporters from education and business groups appeared in favor. CS/HB 433 also passed and was reported favorably, though it drew the most debate. The bill requires agencies to review existing rules and guidance documents for consistency with legislative intent, repromulgate rules over time, and report licensing metrics. Members raised concerns about possible duplication of work, staffing needs, and cost, while the sponsor and supporters argued agencies should already be doing this and that the bill would reduce unnecessary regulation and improve accountability. The committee then adjourned after completing its agenda.

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• So you would either in 9th or 10th grade, we would basically do the SAT in 11th grade.
• <04:36:58.760> and appro propose enrollments by grade and appro propose enrollments by grade
• When you look at the grades from kindergarten through 12, isn't there a decline from one grade to another
• When you look at the grades from kindergarten through 12, isn't there a decline from one grade to another
• When you look at the grades from kindergarten through 12, isn't there a decline from one grade to another

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Finance Division II committee heard a Department of Education budget presentation from Commissioner Frank Edelblut and CFO Tammy Valen-cour. The department outlined its organizational structure and emphasized that it functions largely as a flow-through agency for school funding. The commissioner reviewed general fund and Education Trust Fund items, including state aid, dropout prevention, special education, building aid, lease aid, charter schools, Education Freedom Accounts, and the district adequacy calculation. He also highlighted the public school infrastructure fund, saying the state has invested well over $50 million in school safety since 2018 for measures such as access controls, locks, and window film, and argued that safety spending should be ongoing rather than reactive. Members asked about the variability in the school infrastructure line, special education aid, and the Discovery Education learning platform. Edelblut explained that some safety funding had come from one-time surplus appropriations rather than the agency line, and said special education aid was underappropriated because districts submitted more invoices than expected; he said the governor added $16 million to address the shortfall. He also described CTE renovation funding, noting four projects were initially proposed but only Jaffrey and Milford were still moving forward, with local votes required and the state covering 75% of costs. He said Milford’s project was omitted from the governor’s budget by oversight. The department also reviewed enrollment trends, noting public school enrollment has fallen from about 230,000 students in 2002 to about 185,000 today. Edelblut clarified that charter students are not eligible for Education Freedom Accounts, while EFA students attending non-public schools are counted as EFA students. He described several one-time surplus-funded initiatives, including Student Clearinghouse, MTSSB work, civics curriculum development, computer science education, and adult education. He also discussed a $4 million CTE tuition and transportation grant, saying it was kept as a competitive grant rather than a formula grant to avoid creating an ongoing maintenance-of-effort commitment that could jeopardize federal Perkins funding. In the final portion, Edelblut identified prioritized needs in the department’s budget, especially funding for a state administrator for assessment to support the legislatively required civics assessment, and additional support for the Discovery Education platform. He said every school in the state is using the platform and cited more than 1.5 million educator engagements, while a member raised concerns about mixed reviews and uneven district awareness of the program. No votes or formal actions were taken during the presentation and question period.

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• 05.440> New<00:10:05.600> London,<00:10:06.280> which<00:10:06.440> is grade
• separation at New London, which is grade separation at New London, which is being<00:10:06.800> built
• An underpass will also be constructed to provide grade-separated crossing for the Vermillion Highlands
• crossing for the provide grade-separated crossing for the Vermillion<01:40:50.240> Highlands<
• ,<01:46:08.920> I<01:46:08.960> had when I was teaching fourth grade, I had when I

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• Biomass markets, as you know, are a critical outlet for low-grade timber and sustainable forestry.
• Well, it's a market for low-grade wood because wood pellets are essentially made from waste wood, tree
• So that low-grade wood, if you didn't use it, would probably go into the landfills, correct?
• wood if you didn't and so that low-grade wood if you didn't use<01:11:54.200> it<01:11:54.280
• timber that needs a home from low-grade timber that needs a home from their<01:18:35.040> from

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• my best estimate is probably my grade my best estimate is probably about<00:02:30.480> 600.
• Uh but yet we grades K through three.
• He'd been with us since third grade.
• <00:59:58.559> Um He'd been with us since third grade.
• Um He'd been with us since third grade.

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• prohibited, effective September 1st, 2024, schools from using seclusion on children from birth to grade
• So we know that grades don't necessarily perfectly align to age, but I'm wondering for the basically
• This looks at students in grades 5, 8, 9, and 11.
• at students in grades 5, 8, 9,<01:03:37.359> and<01:03:37.680> 11.
• In the 2024-25 school year, was in second grade.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The kids started ninth grade with me, and then you read their names at commencement, and it was just
• kids started ninth grade with me and<00:31:47.000> then<00:31:47.120> you<00:31:47.240
• girl comes to class and she was grade girl comes to class and she was marching<00:31:57.039> to
• <00:32:26.960> comes students in the room 10th grade comes students in the room 10th grade
• The kids started ninth grade with me, and then you read their names at commencement, and it was just

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• Members and guests are asked to remain standing and join the third grade class in leading us in the Pledge
• Representative Bethune of Spencer: Santa, Sandra Kahnemy, Carolyn Bessetti, and Ed Carey, and the third grade

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then adopted several resolutions, including commendations for Praxia Awareness Day and congratulations to an Eagle Scout. It also suspended Joint Rule 12 to allow a Barnstable petition concerning regulation of vessel transportation in Marston Mills and Osterville to go to the Committee on Transportation. The House then took up a Steering, Policy and Scheduling report and advanced three bills: a Westford local option liquor license bill, a Westfield liquor license conversion bill, and a sick leave bank bill for Carla Johnson of the Department of Unemployment Assistance. All were ordered to a third reading. The House later considered and passed several measures, including a sick leave bank for Courtney Cochran of the Department of Children and Families, a Senate bill allowing Taunton to establish a separate water billing rate for manufactured housing, and a Hope Dale bill creating the office of town administrator. It also engrossed a Chelmsford bridge naming bill and a Sudbury senior property tax exemption bill. On Senate 2544, concerning the number of registered voters needed to petition for a special town meeting in Andover, the House adopted an amendment adding an immediate effective date before passing it to be engrossed as amended. The chamber observed a moment of silence in memory of Phyllis Simon of South Boston, described as a longtime educator and public servant. At the end of the session, the House adopted an order to adjourn and then adjourned to meet the following Monday at 11 a.m. in informal session.