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• <00:58:23.720> the PSIs uh the course instructors the PSIs uh the course instructors the funding
• qualified instructors at High School<01:18:48.400> uh<01:18:48.520> high<01:18:48.760>
• But are the expectations, these different expectations, happening because your instructor is choosing
• The only way for us to offer a college credit course is that our instructor applies to that college,
• the college approves that instructor, and then the college assigns a faculty advisor that supervises

Bills: HF984, HF921, HF922

Keywords: education funding, nonpublic schools, counseling services, guidance services, transportation for students, HF921, tax increment financing, TIF, excess tax increment, school district aid, levy adjustment, property tax levy, education finance, Minnesota education aid, decertification, local government finance, school funding formula, state aid reduction, referendum equalization aid, debt service equalization

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• I am a licensed to carry instructor for the state of Texas, for the state of Illinois, for the state
• I can tell you as a licensed to carry instructor, uh, I have had a judge, uh, take a class from me, not
• As I've said before, I am a licensed to carry instructor.
• I've also been a licensed to carry handgun instructor for over 20 years, um, Texas private security instructor
• My name is Gary Zimmerman, as some of you know, uh, I am a licensed carry instructor for 4 states.

Bills: HB259

Keywords: redistricting, Independent Citizen Redistricting Commission, Texas Legislature, elections, district boundaries, voter representation

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• I'm a certified Minnesota DNR youth ATV safety instructor and also a trail ambassador.
• a certified Minnesota DNR youth ATV a certified Minnesota DNR youth ATV safety<00:02:43.000> instructor
• and also a trail safety instructor and also a trail Ambassador<00:02:46.680> uh<00:02:46.840>
• As a youth ATV safety instructor, I can tell you, as I speak to kids in the classes that I teach, most
• I can tell you as I safety instructor I can tell you as I speak<00:04:15.760> to<00:04:15.920

Keywords: 1183, house

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• the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations to revoke licenses from any massage therapist, instructor
• off-highway safety certification program with additional requirements to certify the courses and instructors
• Certified instructors.
• The requirement is not widely known by the public, and in 2024, there were only 13 approved instructors
• TDLR has not exercised this authority, but the limited number of available instructors calls into question

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• To allow access to unemployment benefits for adjunct instructors at New Mexico Air Education Institutions
• Representative Garratt as well, I wish to thank you for bringing forth the needs of our part-time instructors
• bringing this bill forward, and we've got lots of work to do for our part-time, or rather, adjunct instructors
• I'm not as familiar with the policies for instructors at community colleges, but just so you know, we
• And what I'm reading has to do with the roles that we call instructors, or lecturers—sorry, lecturers—and

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• included our families adam I could shoot you for bringing up the circle of prayer we talked about elle

Bills: HB1168

Keywords: abortion, abortion-inducing drugs, medication abortion, mifepristone, misoprostol, methotrexate, pro-life, pro-choice, reproductive health, unborn child, trafficking, felony, contraception, pharmacist, pharmacy, Title 63, Oklahoma statutes, abortion pill, drug distribution, criminal penalty

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• My name is Elle Grant. I'm here on behalf of the California Alliance of Child and Family Services.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Good afternoon, I'm Elle Grant, on behalf of the California Alliance of Child and Family Services.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And the instructors most likely are just really amazing musicians.
• Similarly, the new rules define extracurriculars as being conducted or overseen by a coach, instructor
• Again, this is against the very nature of homeschooling for the parent to be the instructor.
• I have the Taekwondo instructor who is a two-time Olympian.
• The Taekwondo instructor in the previous year, he came to us on a temporary thing, and we asked him,

Summary: The Administrative Rules Subcommittee met to review a long agenda of agency rule changes, beginning with housekeeping on the order of business and then taking up rules from multiple state agencies. Early items included Department of Energy and Environment rules on landfill post-closure trust fund spending thresholds and liquefied petroleum gas standards, DFA’s odometer disclosure rule allowing electronic signatures and disclosures, and several Department of Health rules covering ionizing radiation, mobile home and recreational parks, lead-based paint, counseling licensure, hearing instrument dispensers, athletic training, dental specialties and compacts, nursing, pharmacy, physician assistants, medical compacts, speech-language pathology and audiology, radiologic technology, massage therapy, community health workers, doula certification, and cosmetology/body art. Most of these were described as technical updates, conformity with recent acts, federal standards, or compact participation, and nearly all were approved without objection after brief questions and, in many cases, no public comment. The committee also reviewed Department of Labor and Licensing rules on minimum wage/independent contractor standards, boiler rules, motor vehicle commission requirements for ATV/LSV dealers, professional wrestling regulation, appraiser qualifications, and military recruiting and retention programs. Testimony generally emphasized that the rules implemented recent legislation, updated fees or licensing standards, or streamlined existing processes. Members asked a few questions about fee structures, the rationale for regulating professional wrestling, and how the National Guard’s public-private partnership and incentive programs would work; the department said the recruiting incentives would be funded from existing appropriations and were intended to improve retention and force strength. These rules were also approved without objection. The most extensive discussion came on the Department of Education’s Arkansas Children’s Educational Freedom Account Program rule. The department said the revisions, based on Act 920 of 2025, were intended to add guardrails, clarify allowable expenses, and speed approval of core educational purchases. Changes included defining core educational expenses, limiting certain sports-related spending, adding an intentional misuse standard, restricting phone purchases except for disability-related needs, setting a $1,000 threshold for additional review of technology purchases, capping carryover funds at $8,500, and creating a reconsideration process for denied expenses. Members raised concerns about safeguards, appeals, sports equipment, provider credentialing, rural vendor access, and whether the department would be flexible or overly restrictive. The department said it would review every request, provide written explanations for denials, allow appeals up to the State Board, and refer suspected fraud to prosecutors if necessary. After hearing from 13 members of the public, the committee continued to discuss the rule, but the transcript ends before any final vote on the EFA rule is shown.

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• My DRE instructor, I teach at our academy. We give our recruits this training.
• We have 55, as of today, we have 55 DREs with the Florida Highway Patrol, nine of them being instructors
• I'm an instructor, and somebody I brought with me, Sergeant Police, is an instructor as well.
• When you're your DUI or, sorry, DRE instructor, how, you know, I'm not getting into too many details
• locations and they can only test for certain substances when you're your DUI or sorry dear DRE instructor

Summary: The committee heard a presentation from Jessica Spencer on cannabis, criminal justice, and mental health. She argued that marijuana products have become far more potent over time, that high-potency THC and hemp-derived products are widely available in Florida, and that daily or near-daily use can contribute to addiction, psychosis, and other mental health problems, especially for adolescents. She also said cannabis is linked to violent crime and suicide in some cases, urged more prevention funding in schools, stronger regulation of Delta-8 and similar products, better law enforcement and regulatory oversight, expanded treatment and diversion options, and more expungement opportunities for simple possession. Senators questioned her about potency data, testing methods, and whether she was claiming causation in violent cases; she said she was and noted she had worked on the No on 3 campaign while still favoring decriminalization of simple possession rather than full legalization. The committee then took up several bills. CS/SB 150, “Trooper’s Law,” was amended and reported favorably; it makes extreme animal cruelty during a declared emergency a third-degree felony, inspired by the rescue of a dog during Hurricane Milton. SB 234, the Jason Rayner Act, was reported favorably after debate over its changes to self-defense language and mandatory life imprisonment for manslaughter committed against a law enforcement officer; supporters said it closes a loophole exposed in the Rayner case, while opponents raised concerns about unintended consequences and mandatory sentencing. CS/SB 138, “Trenton’s Law,” also passed after amendment; it increases penalties for repeat DUI/vehicular homicide offenders and adds language on intoxicating substances, with supporters citing the death of Trenton Stewart and opponents warning about cannabis impairment standards and first refusal penalties. SB 130, dealing with compensation for wrongful incarceration, was reported favorably. The bill removes Florida’s “clean hands” bar, extends the filing deadline from 90 days to two years, and allows exonerees with factual innocence findings to pursue compensation and civil remedies. Support came from innocence and civil liberties advocates. The committee also received a law enforcement presentation from Florida Highway Patrol Lieutenant Channing Taylor on impaired driving enforcement, DRE training, and crash data, emphasizing that drug impairment—especially cannabis—plays a major role in fatal crashes and that officers rely on observation and field testing because roadside chemical testing is limited.

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• And the scenario is controlled by one of the instructors... is controlled by one of the instructors using
• The instructor can change the direction of the scenario based on how the officer or recruit is performing
• If the officer can deescalate the situation, then the instructor will...
• If the officer is struggling with deescalation techniques, the instructor...
• The instructor can escalate from the perspective of kind of the bad guy or the actor that’s on the screen

Keywords: 928, house, all

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• So is that for everybody across the board, or is that just for instructors? Mr.
• So they've initiated it, and then they have difficulty finding an instructor.
• Chicken-and-egg deal: if we've got instructors over there, why shouldn't we use those?
• If we got instructors over there, why shouldn't we use those? I mean, the state. there.
• And when school districts do not utilize all of their CTE funds, say they didn't hire an instructor for

Keywords: 996, all

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• 31.040> high<00:16:31.240> school Congratulations, young people, and your teachers and instructors
• > Congratulations, young people, and your teachers<00:17:03.280> and<00:17:03.400> instructors
• <00:17:03.880> here<00:17:04.040> with<00:17:04.280> you teachers and instructors
• here with you teachers and instructors here with you today.<00:17:04.640> You<00:17:04.800>

Keywords: MS House Floor - 18 February, 2026; 2:00 PM, 925, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, confirmed a quorum, dispensed with reading of the journal, and moved through routine introductions and gallery recognitions. Guests included court reporter Kim Almer, representatives of the Mississippi Faculty and Staff Association of Community Colleges, YMCA visitors, the Madison County Youth Council, members of the Mississippi Veterinary Medical Association and the University of Mississippi veterinary school, Holmes Community College guests celebrating the college’s 100th anniversary, Enterprise Consolidated High School students and educators, George Stewart, and Petal High School Ambassadors. Members also made several announcements about upcoming meetings and events, including committee meetings after adjournment, an electric co-op day at the Capitol, a discussion on the recent ice storm catastrophe, a battlefield preservation lunch, and a Mississippi Health Care Collaborative reception. On the Rules Calendar, the House took up House Concurrent Resolutions in blocks. Items 1 through 3 were adopted by a vote of 121 yeas and 0 nays, and items 4 through 12 were also adopted. The House then gave immediate release to those resolutions. Later, the House considered concurrence on House Bill 580. The bill was explained as extending the qualifying deadline by seven days and removing the reverse repealer, with the sponsor stating affected parties were agreeable to the changes. The House concurred in HB 580 by a vote of 119 yeas and 0 nays. The chamber concluded its calendar work and announced that it would reconvene the next day at 10:00 a.m. to take up appropriations bills. The House then adjourned until 10:00 a.m. the following day.

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• <00:59:31.920> who incredibly uh intune uh instructor who incredibly uh intune uh instructor
• Um and and you know, as the son of a community college instructor, um that matters immensely to me.
• Um and and you know, as the son of a community college instructor, um that matters immensely to me.
• Um and and you know, as the son of a community college instructor, um that matters immensely to me.
• Um and and you know, as the son of a community college instructor, um that matters immensely to me.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• She also credits her very encouraging instructors at Hānai?
• <00:28:48.120> while<00:28:48.360> interacting my college instructors while interacting
• my college instructors while interacting with<00:28:49.720> preschool<00:28:50.240> children
• <00:28:54.120> at<00:28:54.279> Hans her very encouraging instructors at Hans her very
• encouraging instructors at Hans C<00:28:55.120> she<00:28:55.279> is<00:28:55.399>

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Higher Education met on January 31 and heard six bills. The chair opened by outlining committee practices, including giving at least 72 hours’ notice for hearings, releasing testimony by 5:00 p.m. the day before hearings, and deferring bills needing substantive HT1 changes so members would not vote “blind.” Members briefly thanked the chair for the transparency approach before moving to the agenda. HB 223 would create a Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy special fund and workforce assessment fee to support a pharmacy center. Testimony from the Board of Pharmacy, the Hawaii Pharmacists Association, the University of Hawaiʻi Hilo College of Pharmacy, Mokai Drugs, and others generally supported the measure, emphasizing workforce data, rural access, student loan repayment, and retention. The committee later advanced HB 223 with amendments, including leaving fee amounts blank for further discussion and inserting a defective date, and the motion passed unanimously. HB 940 would appropriate funds for the rat lungworm lab at UH Hilo; HB 546 would establish the Aloha Intelligence Institute at UH to advance AI; HB 549 would create an early learning apprenticeship grant program; HB 1172 would add the Department of Taxation to the Statewide Longitudinal Data System for wage-data sharing; and HB 1320 would require UH to collect and publicly report graduate outcome data and create a dashboard. Testimony on these bills was largely supportive, with some privacy concerns raised on HB 1172 and a request to protect taxpayer confidentiality. In decision-making, the committee passed all five bills with amendments, generally deleting or blanking appropriations and FTEs for Finance Committee review, adding defective dates for further discussion, and in HB 549 adding a statement that the program is a matter of statewide concern. The committee recessed briefly for decision-making and then adopted the chair’s recommendations on each bill.

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• He also spent more than a decade teaching and mentoring students as a junior ROTC instructor at Choctaw
• service to his community and country as Chief of Guards at Tinker Air Force Base as an AF JROTC Instructor
• Aerospace Science Instructor for 13 years and through civic leadership, including service as Chairman

Bills: HR1041, SB137, SB1255, SB1226, SB1238, SB1258, SB1325, SB1460, SB1543, SB1730, SB1921, SB1733, SB1216, SB1256, SB1061, SB1534, SB1873, SB1653, SB540, SB1948

Keywords: electronic monitoring, Department of Corrections, criminal justice, rehabilitation, public safety, medical parole, compassionate release, incarcerated, medical conditions, Oklahoma Department of Corrections, motor vehicle, accident, notification, liability, civil action, gender neutral, domestic abuse, domestic violence, assault and battery, strangulation

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• We will conclude with our nationally recognized, award-winning instructor, or just... ...conclude with
• our nationally recognized, award-winning instructor Jeff Winn at South Kitsap High School.
• Eight of our 26 teachers that were trained in this were middle school instructors.
• Eight of our 26 teachers that were trained in this were middle school instructors.
• And then I got him at high school when I moved up to the high school, who now is an instructor at Puget

Summary: The House Education Committee received status updates on career and technical education (CTE), including OSPI’s work under 2024 legislation on allied health pathways and a statewide CTE task force, an update from Core Plus Maritime, and findings from an Education Northwest longitudinal study of Washington CTE access and outcomes. OSPI described development of allied health guidance such as a home care aide to nursing assistant bridge, model curricula, updated course equivalency frameworks, and coordination with health agencies and employers. It also reviewed Core Plus framework work, task force expansion under later legislation, and the timeline for recommendations due in November 2026. Committee members asked about health profession outreach, equitable access for rural districts, data updates, and employer support for local programs; OSPI said it continues to work with agency and industry partners and that local labor-market alignment varies by region. Core Plus Maritime presenters described expanding maritime career exploration into middle school through low-cost ROV curriculum, student visits to ferries and vessels, Sea Scouts partnerships, and ship-based safety and welding experiences. Industry representatives from the Northwest Marine Trade Association, American Seafoods, and Vigor Marine Group emphasized the maritime sector’s economic importance, aging workforce, and need for hands-on training to build the pipeline for family-wage jobs. A teacher from South Kitsap High School said the program gives students a clear pathway and has helped connect them to careers in shipyards, fishing, and related trades. Vigor also noted support for a student welding competition and equipment donations for a Rainier Beach shop. Dr. Sam Riggs of Education Northwest presented a longitudinal study using state data from 2013-14 through 2023-24. The study found CTE access has been relatively steady statewide, but offerings vary by school size, locale, and income, with rural and lower-income schools generally offering fewer pathways. Participation is high: nearly all students earn at least some CTE credit, and more students are accumulating multiple credits over time, though fewer go deep within a single pathway. Students who earned more CTE credits, especially within pathways such as agriculture, manufacturing, transportation, and construction, were more likely to graduate on time and later had stronger postsecondary certificate attainment and earnings. Riggs recommended addressing local barriers to participation, considering whether the CTE graduation requirement should better encourage depth while preserving flexibility, and aligning offerings more closely with labor-market needs. Committee members asked about COVID-era trends, student motivation, early workforce entry, delivery settings such as skill centers, and how to interpret the comparison groups used in the analysis.

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• Voice recordings showed the The pilot and instructor pilot indicated different altitudes as they approached
• The pilot-in-command, CW2 Andrew Eades, was an instructor pilot.
• So they are instructor pilots or maintenance test pilots or safety officers and our commission officers
• the crash the pilot indicated that the helicopter was flying at an altitude of 300 feet while the instructor
• other than 1.1 nautical miles west of the Key Bridge when the pilot flying said I'm at 300. pilot instructor

Keywords: aviation safety, midair collision, American Airlines Flight 5342, Army Black Hawk helicopter, NTSB, FAA, ADS-B technology, safety protocols

Summary: The meeting focused on the discussions surrounding the tragic midair collision involving American Airlines Flight 5342 and an Army Black Hawk helicopter, which resulted in the loss of 67 lives. Testimonies were provided by key figures including NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy and FAA Acting Administrator Chris Richelieu. The committee expressed grave concerns regarding the existing safety protocols, questioning why the FAA failed to act on numerous warnings and data indicating potential collision risks. Members emphasized the need for urgent reforms in aviation safety to prevent such tragedies in the future. Specific highlights included the recognition of the importance of ADS-B out technology and concerns about the operational practices of military helicopters in controlled airspaces.

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• I'm an instructor at... substitution for the 30 credit hours substitution for the 30 credit hours passive
• Um, I'm an instructor at, uh, West Aahu. I teach taxes and accounting.
• Um, as an instructor at, uh, West Aahu, I get calls all the time about the firms needing more accountants
• Um, as an instructor at, uh, West Aahu, I get calls all the time about the firms needing more accountants
• Um, as an instructor at, uh, West Aahu, I get calls all the time about the firms needing more accountants

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard SB 573, which would require condominium associations to repair defective common-element conditions that create health or safety violations. Testimony was overwhelmingly opposed, including from the Community Associations Institute and construction-defect counsel, who argued the bill could lead to piecemeal repairs and unintended damage in complex building systems. The measure was deferred. The committee then heard SB 1038 on privacy and data-breach notice requirements. The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs supported the bill as a modernization of the law, while the Hawaii Financial Services Association, Consumer Data Industry Association, and other groups opposed it, mainly over the proposed redaction standard for Social Security numbers and concerns about making Hawaii an outlier compared with other states. Members discussed possible amendments, including harmonizing with other states and clarifying encryption and redaction rules. The committee later voted to pass SB 1038 with amendments, including changes from the Office of Consumer Protection, Hawaii Bankers Association, and State Privacy and Security Coalition, and deferred the effective date to July 1, 2050. The committee also took up SB 890 and voted to pass it with amendments and recommit it to the CPN committee for a hearing before the decking deadline. In a separate decision-making segment, the committee passed SB 1291 on CPA licensure with amendments after testimony from accounting groups, educators, and others described a shortage of accountants and supported an alternate pathway using public-accounting experience. The committee adopted amendments clarifying the education and experience requirements and then approved the measure. Later, the committee also passed several additional measures on a decision agenda, including SB 129 SD1, SB 140 SD1, SB 144 SD1, SB 1197 SD1, SB 1341, SB 411 SD1, and SB 1438, generally with amendments or as introduced, and all were adopted without objection.

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• representative from Action Circles; two fiscal analysts from the Joint Fiscal Office; a technical education instructor
• representative from Action Circles; two fiscal analysts from the Joint Fiscal Office; a technical education instructor
• representative from Action Circles; two fiscal analysts from the Joint Fiscal Office; a technical education instructor
• representative from Action Circles; two fiscal analysts from the Joint Fiscal Office; a technical education instructor
• representative from Action Circles, two fiscal analysts from the Joint Fiscal Office, a technical education instructor

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House took up Senate Bill 313, relating to transforming Vermont’s career technical education system. The Committee on Commerce and Economic Development described the bill as part of a broader effort to integrate CTE more fully into Vermont’s education system, with goals including universal access, more consistent admissions and credit policies, better transportation access, updated rules and procedures, and stronger alignment with workforce needs. The committee emphasized that CTE should be treated as a core part of education, not a stand-alone track, and reported the bill favorably 11-0-0 after hearing from education, labor, workforce, fiscal, and CTE stakeholders. The Committee on Education recommended a few changes, including a typo correction and removal of a legislative working group, explaining that broader education reform work already underway would make a separate working group duplicative. It added a task for the Agency of Education to study how to serve adult diploma students in CTE programs amid federal funding changes, and it supported the bill with an amendment vote of 10-0-1. The Committee on Appropriations said the fiscal impact could not yet be estimated because it depends on future rulemaking, and it recommended the bill ought to pass in concurrence as amended by a vote of 10-0-1. The House adopted the Education Committee amendment, then adopted a further amendment offered by Representative Bartley and others that incorporated language from S. 230 while removing a solicitation provision related to Department of Corrections property. The House then agreed to propose the amended bill to the Senate, ordered third reading, suspended rules to place the bill in all remaining stages of passage, passed S. 313 in concurrence with proposal of amendment, and suspended rules again to message its action to the Senate forthwith. The House then recessed until 1:00 p.m.