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• I speak as an individual because I teach at Mayport Coastal...
• I teach sciences at middle school in Atlantic Beach, and I work with his two children.
• by using personal funds not to exceed $15,000 per athletic team per year to provide in good faith effects
• by using personal funds not to exceed $15,000 per athletic team per year to provide in good faith effects

Summary: The Student Academic Success Subcommittee met with a quorum and heard four bills, beginning with HB 423 on school elopement plans for students with autism or other elopement risks. The sponsors described the bill as a statewide framework for school elopement response plans, immediate parent notification, campus search procedures, and staff training. Public testimony from parents, disability advocates, and a teacher emphasized the dangers of elopement and the need for standardized procedures; members from both parties spoke strongly in support. The bill was reported favorably by a 15-0 vote. The committee next considered HB 1253, which allows coaches to use limited personal funds, up to $15,000 per athletic team per year, to support student-athletes with food, transportation, and physical rehabilitation services. An amendment added guardrails, including that the coach be a school employee, clarified the scope of athletic associations covered, and refined the rehabilitation language. Members discussed the bill as a way to help students in need while avoiding recruiting concerns, and the bill passed favorably 14-0 after the amendment was adopted. HB 1091 addressed dental screenings for K-12 students in districts that voluntarily offer them. The bill requires advance written notice to parents and an opt-out process, and clarifies that screenings are informational only, with any findings sent to parents rather than compelling treatment. An amendment added the language to student welfare provisions as well as school health services. Public testimony from dental and health advocates supported the measure, and the bill was reported favorably 14-0. Finally, the committee heard HB 765 on child care and early learning services. The bill expands before- and after-care options for certain school-based preschool programs without requiring a child care facility license, removes a flu brochure inspection requirement, bars insurance cancellation based on providing child care, creates a professional recognition program, and establishes a child care tuition fund. Two amendments broadened the bill to public and nonpublic elementary schools and created the Brighter Futures fund concept. After debate, the bill passed favorably 13-1, and the meeting adjourned.

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• I'm just wondering if the Interstate Stream Commission grants and loan programs are effective.
• As a nurse practitioner, I love to teach.
• We're so excited for this bill, and we're so excited for providers to stay, to teach, to learn, and to
• So I also spent a bit too much time analyzing what this effect would be for the economics of the project

Keywords: 996, all

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• AI'S ENGINEER IN WONDERLAND TEACHING KIDS THAT YOU CAN USE AI TO HELP YOU DESIGN SOMETHING.
• THIS IS A TOOL TO BE USED EFFECTIVELY. YOU HAVE TO SHARPEN THE TOOL. YOU HAVE TO TRAIN THE TOOL.
• SO, I'M GOING TO STAY AS CLOSE AS I CAN TO THE TECHNOLOGY BECAUSE IT IS NOT COST EFFECTIVE TO RETRAIN
• A TWO DAY SUMMIT TO OFFER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO K 12 TEACHERS IN INTEGRATING AI AND THEIR TEACHING

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• I mean, I began my teaching career in California in a program in which I was for many years, usually
• an expectation of parents that they support our homework policy, which doesn't mean that they're teaching
• in New Mexico Administrative code 6.30.19 P uh Purple Star Public Schools program, uh, that took effect
• Uh, so between the proposed rule and the final adoption that took effect on June 24th, there was one

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• So basically what this does it trees, teachers who >> successfully teach students the area of knowledge
• If I mispronounced your name, please feel free to correct or effect. >> Thank you all for having me.
• And that's truly truly give parents the information when they defied teach to take their child, the educational
• requires the district to provide a description of how the district prioritizes the assignment of highly effective

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• So basically what this amendment does is stop toll increases from going into effect.
• So basically what this amendment does is stop toll increases from going into effect.
• So basically what this amendment does is stop toll increases from going into effect.
• So basically what this amendment does is stop toll increases from going into effect.
• Mitchell returned to teach at his alma mater, Morgan State College. February 16th.

Keywords: House streaming session for Thursday, February 12, 2026, 957, house, all

Summary: The House convened with 124 members present, opened with prayer, and approved the previous day’s journal. Members then adopted a congratulatory House resolution honoring the Kent Island High School boys lacrosse team for winning the 2025 Maryland Class 2A state championship. The House also journalized Baltimore City 2026 bond/loan authorization resolutions and moved a series of introductory House bills and bond initiatives through first reading and committee referral without objection. On the special order calendar, House Bill 28, concerning higher education/private career schools advertising, received a favorable report and was ordered printed for third reading. House Bill 226, creating a Department of Disabilities housing programs and affiliated foundations structure, was also reported favorably as amended. Two floor amendments were adopted to that bill: one clarifying that any affiliated foundation may only raise funds or provide support and may not run programs or set policy, and another restoring conflict-of-interest and ethics protections, including limits on family members and public ethics application requirements. A later amendment to HB 226 was rejected by a recorded vote of 95 in the negative, and the bill was ordered printed for third reading. The most extended debate centered on House Bill 229, which increases the Maryland Transportation Authority’s revenue bond limit from $4 billion to $5 billion to help finance the Francis Scott Key Bridge rebuild. One amendment sought to prohibit toll increases without General Assembly approval; its sponsor argued the added borrowing would likely lead to future toll hikes and that elected representatives should vote on them. The floor leader opposed the amendment, saying it would weaken MDTA’s independent rate-setting authority, harm its bond rating, and increase financing costs, while noting the bill is intended to cover bridge reconstruction costs and federal reimbursement timing. After debate, the amendment failed on a recorded vote, and HB 229 was ordered printed for third reading.

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• Uh, what we've done originally was we looked for the percent of people teaching out of subject or out
• It's about identifying areas where actually have people teaching out of subject that aren't certified
• They would teach math and science in that district.
• <00:17:22.240> without can move on and enjoy teaching without can move on and enjoy teaching
• math uh teaching out of school. school. school.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• <00:49:07.839> ban HB1132, which would effectively ban HB1132, which would effectively ban
• The effective date is 2027 as amended by the Senate committee.
• The the effective process next year.
• It's a really cost-effective approach to meeting the first responders' needs.
• > approach<01:21:03.840> to It's a really cost-effective approach to It's a really cost-effective

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• <01:35:24.320> I'm teaching job. Uh, I'm 67 years old. I'm teaching job.
• know, we certainly support effectively know, we certainly support effectively balancing<01:58:32.960
• written, would it give an effective written, would it give an effective monopoly<02:17:22.800>
• that all have side effects that all have side effects um<02:23:17.120> these<02:23:18.240
• side effects? side effects?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• That's why it's really important to have you here, so that you can have that voice and teach us what's
• The Senate amended the bill to add a delayed effective date of December 1, 2026.
• it stipulates that the provision does not apply to a motion picture that was produced before the effective
• So what was the, you said there was until the effective date?
• Oh, I'm sorry, Madam Chair, members, it doesn't impact things that were produced before the effective

Keywords: 1182, all

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• EmPower is one of the most effective EmPower is one of the most effective tools<00:24:22.200>
• It's also a question of effectiveness in that.
• It's also a question of effectiveness in that.
• <00:38:04.800> in It's also a question of effectiveness in It's also a question of effectiveness
• There were is effective May 1st, 2027.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Monday, April 6, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened, received an invocation from Pastor Shannon Watkins of Souls One Outreach Cathedral in Cumberland, and welcomed several guests and student pages. The chamber also announced the week’s schedule for the final days of session, including likely double sessions later in the week and a possible Saturday hold. Administrative items included the reading of House messages, a favorable executive nominations report that was special ordered for Tuesday, and the introduction of several House bills and Senate bills on the calendar. The main floor debate centered on Senate Bill 841, the Utility Relief Reducing Energy Load Information for Every Family Act. Senators discussed energy affordability, ratepayer relief, utility costs, data center growth, in-state generation, and the role of programs such as RGGI, EmPower, and the RPS. Supporters said the bill provides a comprehensive short- and long-term response, including consumer transparency and low-income relief, while critics argued it did not go far enough and should have included stronger relief or pauses on renewable energy mandates. After debate and several explanations of vote, the Senate passed SB 841 by a constitutional majority, 38-affirmative votes. Earlier in the session, Senate Bill 213 on state procurement transparency and procedures also passed with 40 affirmative votes. After SB 841 passed, the Senate took up House Bill 1532, a conforming companion to the utility relief measure. The committee offered an amendment to align HB 1532 with SB 841, the amendment was adopted without objection, and the bill then passed on third reading. Senators who explained their votes largely echoed the same themes from the SB 841 debate, with some emphasizing the need for more relief and others stressing the bill’s broader policy changes and regional energy-market constraints.

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• to students who might be and effectively to students who might be disregulated<00:05:05.680> at
• , which also creates a stronger, more efficient, and more effective workforce.
• , needs more confidently and effectively, needs more confidently and effectively, which<00:09:19.680
• Um I have not heard of the magic 100% effective deescalation technique.
• heard of the magic 100% effective heard of the magic 100% effective deescalation<01:06:54.160>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• They now have a license that says you're certified to teach.
• Pick out the smartest student in your class and you teach to that level.
• and you'll teach that day.
• structured literacy when they're teaching reading.
• that and they do teach those areas.

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• of stalking, not only with effects of stalking, not only with Jillian,<00:08:09.680> but<00:08
• <00:13:17.120> I teaching positions in this state. I teaching positions in this state.
• After she was caught, she reportedly said something to the effect of, "Sorry guys, some people can't
• After she was caught, she reportedly said something to the effect of, "Sorry guys, some people can't
• We need to teach students all kinds of different types of sexual behaviors, which made it easier for

Bills: HB0008, HB0009

Keywords: stalking, minors, felony, protection orders, criminal penalties, grooming, sexual offenses, child protection, 916, all

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• We hired him to teach in the clinic.
• And so I think part of it is you know we've done this with Teaching.
• students, or who teaches students in their accreditation process.
• To really continue teaching.
• We hired one person to teach in the clinic.

Bills: SB1, SB3

Keywords: interstate medical licensure compact, physician licensure, medical license reciprocity, expedited licensure, medical practice act, New Mexico medical board, compact commission, physician mobility, telemedicine, license portability, background check, disciplinary action, joint investigation, reproductive health care, gender-affirming care, scope of practice, medical board transparency, multistate compact, licensure renewal, health care workforce

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• We also have faculty of practice, which are faculty that can join the university from industry and teach
• University from the industry and teach University from the industry and teach our<00:14:38.120><
• I teach. I used to do research, so one is not decoupled from the other.
• <00:21:06.480> I have both right I'm a faculty I teach I have both right I'm a faculty I teach
• That means they’re posted and as full-time faculty who mostly do the teaching as well as the research

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The hearing covered Senate Bill 426, which would create an early learning apprenticeship grant program. Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive from the City and County of Honolulu, the Department of Human Services, the Executive Office on Early Learning, the University of Hawaiʻi College of Education, the Attorney General’s office, the Early Childhood Action Strategy, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, the University of Hawaiʻi’s early childhood educator project, and a Zoom testifier who described the importance of investing in high-quality early childhood education. Committee discussion focused on the program’s estimated cost, with figures of about $14.5 million in 2025-26 and $15 million in 2026-27, and on whether the program would require ongoing base-budget funding. The committee recommended technical, non-substantive amendments, including a statewide-concern amendment and a deferred effective date, and both committees adopted the recommendation by vote. The committees then heard Senate Bill 1622, which would appropriate funds to establish the Aloha Intelligence Institute within the University of Hawaiʻi to support statewide artificial intelligence initiatives. University representatives described the proposal as the product of campus-wide input and outlined five pillars: governance and policy, outreach and engagement, research and development, workforce development, and AI tools for key sectors such as health care, creative industries, manufacturing, data science, astronomy, and climate change. Members questioned staffing distribution, tuition, enrollment timing, housing, campus placement, and whether positions would be permanent or temporary; the university said it planned about 10 positions across campuses, would start with internal resources, and would house the effort under the Vice President for Research and Innovation initially. The committees recommended an SD1 with the appropriation amounts blanked out, a July 31, 2050 effective date, and committee-report language on housing and West Oʻahu, and the higher education and labor/technology committees adopted the amended recommendation. Finally, the Higher Education Committee took up Senate Bill 1488, a housekeeping measure to consolidate existing University of Hawaiʻi conference center statutes into a single revolving fund structure, and Senate Bill 636, which would fund retention and internship coordinator positions and broader enrollment management efforts at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo. SB 1488 drew university support and no opposition. SB 636 prompted substantial questioning about Hilo’s declining enrollment, current retention rate of 72.8 percent, and the scope of the request, which includes not only two named positions but also about $432,000 for enrollment management initiatives such as data analysis, IT support, and other student services. Hilo said it is targeting 3 to 5 percent annual enrollment growth and that the positions would support recruitment, retention, internships, and data-driven enrollment strategy. The committee pressed for a clearer broader plan, but the discussion in the transcript ended before a final vote on SB 636 was shown.

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• But God, we also pray that you teach us how to love each other better. We pray for President Trump.
• ... ...increases, which includes $200 million for teachers with at least 10 years of teaching experience
• And ensure that our departments run effectively and efficiently.
• We didn't put in effect in the tax bill. There is no tax break on...
• We are effectively saying that individuals who have a detainer,... ...effectively saying that individuals

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• misconduct in the TEA data showed less than 5% of educators guilty of sexual misconduct had their teaching
• And we won't stop until we find a method or a process. or something that is truly effective to stop this
• I'd recommend that, because if we don't do that, then this bill would end up being less effective.
• dual-language program from kinder all the way up through fifth grade, tri-lingual because we also teach
• and then in section three right below it, it says if it gets two-thirds, it'll go into immediate effect

Bills: SB604, SB843, SB1636, SB2395, SB571, SB1224, SB1832, SB2392, SB747, SB2623, SB2624, SB2185

Keywords: bonds, education funding, Texas Permanent School Fund, financial transparency, speculative rating, school funding, deferred maintenance, tax revenue, education budget, school districts, education, finance, Texas Education Code, misconduct, child abuse, educators, investigation, criminal offense, education law, suspension

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• <00:26:05.679> behavior<00:26:06.640> and teaching good uh safe behavior and teaching
• effect, we would collect retroactively. effect, we would collect retroactively.
• missile would defect the effective date. missile would defect the effective date.
• an effective date of January 1st, 2027. an effective date of January 1st, 2027.
• <03:37:20.319> members and HMSOS defect effectively members and HMSOS defect effectively members

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard HB 2021, a transportation measure creating a framework for electric bicycle and micromobility regulation. The bill would define electric bicycle and electric micromobility device, set age and helmet rules, restrict class 3 e-bikes from sidewalks, allow limited sidewalk use for class 1 and 2 bikes, prohibit high-speed electric devices and certain nonconforming devices in specified locations, update county tax definitions, and change related terminology. Testimony was largely supportive from DOT, police, Honolulu officials, Hawaii Bicycling League, AAA Hawaii, the Hawaii State Teachers Association, and several individuals, while DCCA’s Insurance Division asked for clarity on whether insurance would be required. Committee discussion focused on safety, enforcement, and the fact that no insurance market currently exists for these e-bike classes; members also discussed the need to target bad actors rather than ordinary riders. The chair then proposed and the committee adopted amendments to HB 2021, including clarifying that road-legal, permitted, classified electric bicycles are not subject to insurance requirements at this time; allowing properly classified electric bicycles on sidewalks at 10 mph or less subject to county restrictions; barring high-speed electric devices and other nonconforming devices from public roadways; authorizing impoundment of non-road-legal or improperly registered devices; and requiring direct parental supervision for riders under 16 on class 2 or 3 e-bikes. The committee also made technical and effective-date changes. The recommendation to pass HB 2021 with amendments was adopted unanimously by the members present. The committee next took up HB 1641, a related transportation bill addressing high-speed electric devices. The chair explained that the measure would prohibit the sale, lease, rental, distribution, possession, or operation of high-speed electric devices and establish penalties, but the committee’s version would narrow the focus to devices covered by HB 2021. The amended bill would prohibit offering high-speed electric devices for lease or rent, require sellers to comply with the new regulatory framework, ban operation on bicycle lanes, highways, roadways, and streets, and set a civil penalty of $250 to $1,000 per violation. After no further questions, the committee voted to pass HB 1641 with amendments, and the recommendation was adopted. The meeting then moved to HB 1709, which would transfer regulation of the Hawaii Water Carrier Act from the Public Utilities Commission to the Department of Transportation and make conforming changes with an appropriation. DOT testified in support, while the PUC and DCCA’s Consumer Advocacy Division raised concerns about preserving consumer protections and the complexity of moving the regulatory framework. Young Brothers supported the bill and said the current system is outdated, but the discussion remained ongoing; the transcript cuts off before any final action on HB 1709 is shown.

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• util utilized properly and effectively util utilized properly and effectively for<00:03:25.519><
• The main things that we want in our organization, that we want teaching and learning and working to look
• And we asked two questions: “What are your dreams for teaching and learning in JCPS?
• <00:27:01.600> and are your dreams for teaching and are your dreams for teaching and learning

Keywords: Call to Order and Roll Call: 0:00:08 26RS SB 3: 0:02:50 26RS SB 1: 0:21:12, 958, all

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 3, which would expand financial transparency requirements for Kentucky school districts. Sponsor Senator Lindsey Tichenor said the bill would require public access to budgeting and spending information, including final working budgets, monthly credit card statements, superintendent contracts and compensation, audits, and related financial reports posted on district websites. A committee amendment correcting citations was adopted by voice vote. Supporters, including Laura O’Brien, described examples of district spending they viewed as excessive and argued that more detailed public disclosure would help taxpayers and school boards identify misuse of funds. Senator Higdon and others voiced support for transparency, while Senator Meredith said he supported the intent but wanted the bill to go further. The committee passed SB 3 with 11 aye votes and one no vote, with favorable expression. The committee then heard Senate Bill 1, sponsored by Senator David Givens, which would restore and clarify governance changes for Jefferson County Public Schools by defining the roles of the school board and superintendent. Givens said the bill responds to a state Supreme Court ruling and includes 42 stated reasons for the governance changes. Opponents, including Jefferson County Teachers Association president Maddie Shepard, JCPS Superintendent Brian Yearwood, and board member James Craig, argued the bill would weaken local democratic control, concentrate authority in one administrator, and reduce community voice. Yearwood said he works collaboratively with the board and that the bill is about adults and governance rather than students, while Craig said the district needs stronger oversight, not less. Supporters of the bill argued that the current structure has not produced adequate results and that the changes are needed to improve outcomes and accountability. The transcript ends during the SB 1 testimony and discussion, before a final vote is taken.