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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Mar 26th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- policy and expanding access to arts education programs across the state.
- arts education programs across the state.
- Espinoza, we're... ...arts education for all Californians. And in addition to Dr.
- in expanding arts education programs, please join me in welcoming Dr.
- Black women are among the most educated in this country.
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, heard a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then moved through several guest introductions, including a Canadian diplomatic delegation visiting for Canada Day at the Capitol and the undefeated Under-11 San Juan Spirits soccer team. The chamber also recognized guests connected to later resolutions, including families and advocates tied to profound autism and farm worker issues, as well as arts education leaders.
The Senate adopted SR 89, recognizing March 17, 2026 as Profound Autism Day, after remarks emphasizing the need for greater awareness, research inclusion, and lifelong services for people with profound autism and their caregivers. Members also adopted SCR 147, proclaiming March 26 as Arts Education Month, with support focused on the value of arts education for creativity, engagement, and student success. Both resolutions passed by unanimous or near-unanimous roll call votes.
The chamber then took up AB 2156, an urgency measure renaming Cesar Chavez Day as Farm Worker Day and proclaiming March 31 as Farm Worker Day. Supporters from multiple caucuses and regions spoke about the history of farm labor, the contributions and sacrifices of farm workers, and the need to honor the broader movement and its diverse participants; some speakers also referenced recent allegations and the desire to center survivors and workers rather than one individual. The bill passed with 37 ayes and 0 noes, including the urgency clause.
The Senate also adopted a consent calendar of several items without objection, then adjourned in memory of Caitlin Mardell Mallet and Roxanne Miller. The session concluded with announcements of a committee meeting and a one-week spring recess, with the next floor session scheduled for April 6, 2026.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- It's 9:00 a.m., and you are in the House Education Committee, and we will get started.
- we call it—the piece of educational reserve funds?
- In education, we don't have cell phone use out there.
- It's an essential part of how we deliver a complete education to our students.
- Idaho has a long tradition of innovation and fiscal responsibility in education.
Summary:
The House Education Committee heard House Bill 918, which would realign the Idaho Digital Learning Alliance (IDLA) by narrowing its mission, reorganizing its board, capping administrative costs at 30%, requiring outside and LSO audits, setting course fees, and limiting state funding per course. The bill would eliminate or restrict funding for private school, virtual school, K-5 Launch Pad, driver's education, custom sections, and most middle school enrollment except remediation, while preserving some access through Advanced Opportunities money and an emergency exception for hard-to-fill teaching vacancies. Representative Pickett said the bill was intended to address concerns about double-dipping, private use, and program growth beyond IDLA’s original purpose, and to reduce state spending by about $13.5 million.
IDLA Superintendent Jeff Simmons testified in opposition, saying the bill would restrict school choice, shift costs to families and districts, and reduce access for rural students, especially for electives, dual credit, and middle school enrichment. Several superintendents and school officials from Potlatch, Grace, Butte County, Wendell, Cottonwood, and Kimberly also opposed the bill, arguing that IDLA is essential for rural and small schools to provide electives, dual credit, credit recovery, and career exploration, and warning that the bill would force districts to absorb costs or pass them on to families. Supporters of the bill emphasized oversight, fiscal restraint, and limiting use to core supplemental purposes, while some members expressed concern about cutting effective programs and about the impact on rural districts.
After testimony and discussion, the committee first failed a motion to hold House Bill 918 in committee. A substitute motion to hold the bill in committee until a time certain on Monday, March 23, then passed on a roll call vote, so the bill was held over for further consideration. The chair said the committee would return to the issue on Monday.
WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
Senate in Session Mar 12th, 2026 at 03:29 pm
West Virginia Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The amendment makes the mapping a requirement of higher education institutions.
- The requirement of higher education institutions. It also corrects a language choice. Mr.
- The Committee on Education moved to amend the bill on page 24, section 7. Third reading.
- The Committee on Education moved to amend the bill on page 24, section 7. Senator from Mason.
- Education moved to amend the bill on page 3, section 10. Senator from Mason. Thank you, Mr.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- The House Education Committee will come to order. Good morning, everyone.
- Seeing none, Senator Dozier, welcome to the House Education Committee.
- I've been on the Education Committee now six years in the Senate.
- that's eligible for special education services.
- Education Committee is adjourned.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Education Feb 19th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- The House Education Committee will come to order. Good morning, everyone.
- I've been on the Education Committee now six years in the Senate.
- I've been on the Education Committee now six years in the Senate.
- that's eligible for special education services.
- Education Committee is adjourned.
Summary:
The House Education Committee heard several bills focused on school district operations, student access, and special education. Substitute Senate Bill 6222 would allow school districts and educational service districts to sell or grant surplus technology hardware, such as laptops and tablets, directly to public school students, with priority for low-income students and documentation of the transfer. Testimony from the sponsor, district staff, and advocates emphasized helping students keep familiar devices, reducing waste, and extending the public investment in technology. The committee also heard Second Substitute Senate Bill 5969, which would better integrate IEP transition plans with the statewide online IEP system and the universal high school and beyond plan platform to reduce duplication; staff noted a fiscal note had been requested, and there were no public testifiers on the bill.
The committee spent substantial time on Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6247, a school district financial management bill. The bill would require additional ESD oversight and support for districts showing signs of financial distress, create mandatory school director training on funding and finance, strengthen penalties for knowing violations of budget expenditure limits, and require disclosure authorizations before hiring certain budget or accounting personnel. Senator Dozier said the bill was prompted by district financial problems, declining enrollment, failed levies, and reserve fund declines. ESD, WSSDA, WASA, WOSBO, and OSPI testified in support overall, though some witnesses raised concerns about mandatory training, funding for implementation, and whether training should extend beyond school directors. Committee members asked about the bill’s scope, the undefined term “significantly,” the $750,000 reimbursement cap, and how it compared with House Bill 2593.
The committee also heard Substitute Senate Bill 622, which would exempt school districts and ESDs from certain surplus-property notice requirements when selling or granting surplus technology hardware to students at depreciated cost or no cost to low-income students. Senator Hunt said the bill came from constituent concerns about unused laptops and tablets and would help students transition to work, college, or technical school. Zero Waste Washington and an Issaquah School District official supported the measure, citing environmental benefits and practical student access to technology. The committee closed public hearings on the bills, noted sign-in counts for pro and con positions, and announced amendment deadlines and upcoming executive sessions.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Committee on Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact Jul 11th, 2025
Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact
Transcript Highlights:
- an appropriate place to be here in higher education space.
- represented in higher education before.
- That's really big in education.
- And so, of course, a lot of us are just higher education.
- I think it is a model of that, when you're talking about the education from the K-12 education sector
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> education in our commonwealth. education in our commonwealth.
- Um, I hold degrees in elementary education and special education, a master's degree in elementary education
- cut on that in education.
- cut on that in education.
- </c> superior to a human educator? superior to a human educator?
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 4/9/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- our higher education obviously our higher education institutions institutions institutions uh<00:24:
- </c> certainly amongst our educational certainly amongst our educational institutions.<00:26:18.559><
- </c> uh along with our higher education uh along with our higher education institutions<00:26:28.240>
- </c> provide $400,000, the higher education provide $400,000, the higher education institution<00:28:
- </c> inclusive of of unions uh education inclusive of of unions uh education employers<00:34:26.879><
Bills:
HF2440
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- >> Department of Education.
- </c> on education and I do love my library. on education and I do love my library.
- </c> This is uh relating to education. This is uh relating to education.
- </c> board of education. board of education.
- </c> to ensure a quality education for all. to ensure a quality education for all.
Keywords:
public school land transfer, Department of Education, DOE, land conveyance, fee simple title, tax map key, TMK, Act 307, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, Act 139, Board of Land and Natural Resources, BLNR, Department of Land and Natural Resources, DLNR, Kauai, Maui, Honolulu, Kaimuki Middle School, Wilcox Elementary School, school property
Summary:
The committee heard SB 2613, a cleanup bill relating to public school land transfers under Act 307 (2022), which revises tax map key references and the conveyance process for properties transferred to the Department of Education. The Hawaii State Public Library System supported the measure, saying it would complete the long-unfinished separation of the library system from DOE property control and make future building projects more efficient and cost-effective. DOE also supported the bill and requested an amendment to remove TMK 43-62 parcel 10, the Wilcox Elementary School parcel, so that it could instead be transferred to the county for use with the adjacent park and tennis courts.
Members focused heavily on why land transfers and construction approvals have been slow, especially the need for right-of-entry documents and an MOA for a library construction project. Library and DOE witnesses said the delays stemmed from site-control issues and confusion over property status, and that the bill would clarify which parcels are transferred by operation of law and remove the need for additional transactional documents in many cases. Several members questioned whether the bill actually changes authority or simply clarifies existing practice, and DOE said it wanted legislative clarity so the transfers are unmistakably effective on a date certain.
The committee also discussed a separate section of the bill dealing with public use of school facilities after hours, including parking fees on property under DOE jurisdiction. DOE explained that any parking charges would apply only to property it controls, not county roads, and that fees are set through existing facility-use procedures. Members raised concerns about the pace of land transfers generally and urged DOE to move more expeditiously on pending parcels. The hearing then moved on to SB 2147, which would designate the first Friday in February as Love My Library Day; the library system testified in support as the committee began that measure.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Executive Departments and Administration (04/16/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- <01:27:45.199><c> education.
- education. um bringing this uh bill educ education. um bringing this uh bill forward<01:27:49.120><c
- I too have a 1,000-hour education.
- Um, and I sit before you as an educator for 19 years with my 1,000-hour education.
- </c> quality of education or client safety. quality of education or client safety.
Summary:
The committee opened a hearing on Senate Bill 185, which would add timelines to Office of Professional Licensure and Certification (OPLC) investigations. Senator Howard Pearl said the bill was prompted by concerns from the New Hampshire Association of Realtors about delays at the Real Estate Commission, and he explained that the proposal would require OPLC staff to make an initial determination within 30 days and, if misconduct is found, complete an investigation within 60 days. He said the goal is to improve transparency and give consumers and licensees more timely information, while preserving the board’s adjudicatory role. He also noted that the bill had been amended to delay implementation to give OPLC time to work through its backlog.
Committee members questioned how the bill would work when an investigation is incomplete and whether the board could send a case back to OPLC without a firm deadline. Pearl said the board would have discretion to continue the investigation or make a final determination, and that the bill was intended to streamline OPLC’s process rather than impose a hard cap on complex cases. OPLC Executive Director Deanna Durus and General Counsel Nicholas Fry then testified that the agency has already changed its procedures under prior legislation, including a facial review of complaints and monthly board review of dismissal memos. They said the bill would substantially alter the current structure, could conflict with existing limitation periods and board duties, and would be difficult to implement without additional staff and funding.
Durus said the agency’s backlog is large, that new complaints are being triaged and prioritized, and that some urgent matters are moved ahead based on risk and statutory deadlines. She said OPLC had completed a review of about 500 backlog cases that would now be dismissed under current screening standards, and that those cases are being turned into memos for board review. Board of Medicine public member Nina Gardner testified in favor of the bill but said the backlog is significant and that the agency needs more resources to make the process work effectively. She said the board is seeing progress, but not fast enough, and suggested the bill may not go far enough without additional staffing and funding. No vote was taken during the hearing.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 2/26/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> process and also inform and educate process and also inform and educate letters<00:25:44.320><c>
- in informant educate what an informant<00:25:54.000><c> educate</c><00:25:54.480><c> looks</c><00:25
- </c><00:37:26.880><c> Food</c> Transportation nonprofit education Food Transportation nonprofit education
- <00:57:04.599><c> through</c><00:57:04.880><c> specialized</c> education through specialized education
- </c><01:01:29.079><c> experience</c> transformed my educational experience transformed my educational
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Economic Development and Tourism Committee Mar 17th, 2026
Economic Development and Tourism
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> use tax and um non-educational use tax and um non-educational taxes<00:09:52.080><c> to</c><00:09
- non-educational non-educational state<00:10:04.160><c> adorn</c><00:10:04.880><c> taxes</c><00:10:05.200
- This is going to allow educational tours to these distilleries and provide an educational component.
- educational distilleries and uh provide educational component.<00:12:39.519><c> It's</c><00:12:39.760
- But there'll be three educational tours.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Howard Carlson, Executive Director, Greater Phoenix Educational Management Council. LD 5. J.
- Education. SB 1411, Auditor General, Charter Schools. Government.
- Education and Appropriations, Transportation and Technology.
- Education. SB 1430, Tax Aggressions Act of 2026. Finance.
- A product of public education, Representative Grijalva...
Summary:
The Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then approved the journal and recorded attendance. Members observed a moment of silence for former Representative Noel Campbell, and several guest groups were recognized in the gallery, including Greater Phoenix school district leaders, GCU Government and History Club students, Arizona Food Bank Network representatives, and local and tribal officials visiting for appropriations and transportation-related discussions.
The chamber also adopted a proclamation recognizing International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Senators and guests offered remarks about the Holocaust, rising antisemitism, and the importance of education and remembrance, followed by a moment of silence. Later, the Senate received and unanimously adopted House Concurrent Resolution 2045 honoring the life and public service of former Congressman Raul Grijalva, with members of the Grijalva family present on the floor and several senators sharing personal tributes.
The Senate then processed a long list of governor’s nominations, first readings, and second-reading bill referrals, including measures on natural resources, education, health, public safety, elections, taxation, utilities, and appropriations. Senator Bolick also read a proclamation for National School Choice Week. The body recessed briefly, returned to consider SCR 1036 on Attorney General public statements, and then received committee announcements before adjourning until the next day.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Education Postsecondary Mar 31st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- >> Chair Calatayud: COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION POSTSECONDARY WILL COME TO ORDER, PLEASE CALL. >> Chair Calatayud
- I WANTED TO DEDICATE MY LATER YEARS TO IMPROVING EDUCATION AND HE ASKED ME TO TELL HIM WHAT I WOULD DO
- CURRENT LAW ALREADY REQUIRES STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS TO BE STATE RESIDENTS.
- IN YOUR COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS WE HAD MULTIPLE NUMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
- THIS HAD BEEN A LONG-TERM IMPACT ON MY ME MENTALLY AND TOOK A TOLL ON MY EDUCATION.
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Joint Prison Oversight Committee Jan 28th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:09:03.839><c> programs</c> particular on our educational programs particular on our educational
- </c> community for community based education. community for community based education.
- </c><00:14:40.880><c> you</c> having a background in education you having a background in education you
- </c><00:19:25.440><c> Now,</c> education as well. Now, education as well.
- </c> going to be the education provider. going to be the education provider.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:18:55.280><c> and</c> institutions, providing educational and institutions, providing educational
- public appropriate education.
- ,</c><01:34:29.520><c> and</c> access to higher education, and access to higher education, and overall
- ><c> healthier</c> They're better educated and healthier They're better educated and healthier and<02
- </c> stabs at the heart of public education. stabs at the heart of public education.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- For Senate Education, February 13, 2026.
- Thank you. sponsored bill uh by our joint education sponsored bill uh by our joint education interim<
- And with this halfway Education.
- education session.
- education session.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Higher Education Institutions Committee Apr 9th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- You’re right, special education.
- We have... ...a lot of our students, whether they’re in early childhood education or in special education
- So it’s really an opportunity for statewide growth in us to continue to be able to educate special education
- work more closely with BSC in more bachelor-type programs in education and teacher education.
- So try to ...types of programs in education and teacher education.
Summary:
The Higher Education Institutions Committee met on the Minot State University campus for presentations on campus operations, enrollment, and new academic initiatives. President Shirley reviewed recent audits, noting mostly clean results with only minor technical findings, and highlighted MSU’s broad academic offerings, specialized accreditations, athletics, and partnerships with Minot Air Force Base and the MSU Development Foundation. Members asked about declining interest in teacher education, tuition waivers for athletes, dual credit incentives, and how MSU decides when to launch new programs and avoid duplication within the university system.
Shirley also discussed several workforce-focused initiatives supported by the Legislature’s Workforce Education Innovation Funds, including the purchase of the Trinity Health Center West building for a downtown health sciences hub, a new daycare/preschool partnership near campus, the Aspire program to recruit rural students into teaching, and a paraprofessional-to-special-education degree pathway. Enrollment data showed overall headcount was flat at just under 2,750, but full-time equivalent enrollment rose slightly and new student numbers increased, including the largest freshman class in 15 years. The committee also discussed Minot State’s in-state tuition rate for all students, its dual credit “Emerging Scholars” scholarship, and concerns about the share of high school graduates who do not immediately pursue postsecondary education.
Faculty then presented two new programs funded in part by WEAF: an Innovation Engineering degree and a master’s program in counseling with an integrated addiction studies focus. The engineering program was described as industry-driven, designed with broad early coursework, hands-on learning, and local employer input to prepare students for western North Dakota workforce needs; officials said it had already drawn more applicants than expected and would use renovated library space and donated or grant-funded equipment. The counseling program will be mostly face-to-face with hybrid options, aims to address shortages in mental health and substance use providers, and is structured to help students meet licensure requirements. Committee members asked about startup costs, licensure supervision hours, and whether the programs would be on campus rather than online, and presenters said both programs had recently received required approvals and were moving forward.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Postsecondary Education (1-20-26)
Postsecondary Education
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> make our public higher education make our public higher education institutions<00:24:33.039><c>
- ,</c><00:33:31.279><c> the</c> Council on Post-Secary Education, the Council on Post-Secary Education
- </c><00:43:35.760><c> Was</c> um postsecary education CPE I think.
- Was um postsecary education CPE I think.
- Chairman. >> Go ahead. >> So I'm thinking just education.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- And did a number of different things in our general education, teachers, education excellence, school
- We will Department of Education.
- ,</c><00:03:59.880><c> teachers,</c> our general education, teachers, our general education, teachers
- /c> education excellence, school facilities education excellence, school facilities and<00:04:02.880>
- finance and education policy.