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OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • They are the 2025-26 Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association Oklahoma Secondary School Activities
  • Pauls Valley High School principal Kirk Moore, assisted by a couple of assistant principals and coaches
  • She is a high school principal in Mulhall-Orlando High School.
  • And it says that it affects the funds for schools.
  • Obviously, schools are funded partially through ad valorem.
Summary: The House convened with a roll call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance, then heard several introductions and special recognitions, including students and civic groups in the galleries, the Morris Eagles High School Academic Team, Calumet state champion teams, and Cherokee Nation Day at the Capitol. Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. delivered extended remarks focused on tribal investments in public education, health care, housing, child care, rural infrastructure, and workforce development, and he urged lawmakers to preserve Medicaid expansion, saying it has brought major health-system revenue, jobs, and broader economic benefits to Oklahoma. The chamber also recognized the Doctor of the Day, Dr. Abby Woods, and Nurse of the Day, Kara Delapena. Members made personal remarks about the Pauls Valley High School incident and a trooper accident, with prayers offered for those affected. Representative Rowe highlighted the courage of school officials and first responders in Pauls Valley and tied the event to the Legislature’s recurring school safety funding. On legislation, the House adopted House Resolution 1045 designating the second week of April as Lung Cancer Action Week. Senate Bill 227, dealing with gross production tax and ad valorem taxation of oil and gas production equipment and flow lines, drew extensive debate over alleged double taxation and fiscal impacts; it passed 76-14. Senate Bill 1627, a criminal statutes cleanup measure addressing duplicate sections from modernization, passed 89-0 and its emergency clause also passed 89-0. The House also approved motions to request further conference on House Bills 2155 and 2157, and then adjourned until the next day.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Ways & Means Feb 19th, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • Before- and after-school care programs are defined in the bill as programs for school-age children that
  • So, for instance, if a school purchases IT technical support services, then the school would not owe
  • or a secondary school—we don't, schools don't actually buy the services as the school district—so changes
  • School districts are responsible for the purchase and maintenance of their school buses.
  • school bus repair and maintenance.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Education Policy Committee Feb 25th, 2026

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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  • But those kids who don't, those kids in the 121 failing schools that are priority schools that we need
  • But those kids who don't, those kids in the 121 failing schools that are priority schools that we need
  • that are priority failing schools that are priority schools<00:14:01.680><c> that</c><00:14:02.000><
  • </c> schools are that do not have devices. schools are that do not have devices.
Bills: HB329, SB5, HB329, SB5, HB43, HB75, HB396
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Education Feb 9th, 2026

House Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • school.
  • school.
  • It's a school district with my school, the individual schools, and I'm just curious how this is going
  • That is up to the school, the school district.
  • schools.
Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 23, which would require school districts and charter schools to adopt and implement policies prohibiting student use of wireless communication devices during the school day, with exceptions for medical needs, assistive technology, emergencies, and educator-approved instructional use. The sponsors and PED/Broadband officials said the bill builds on last year’s law, responds to classroom distraction and cyberbullying concerns, and pairs the mandate with access to the Education Technology Infrastructure Fund for implementation support. Supporters included NEA-NM, AFT-NM, Teach Plus, New Mexico Kids Can, higher education, ECED, and others, who said the bill would improve focus, classroom culture, and student readiness. Some members questioned the three-year phase-in, local control over consequences, effects on recess/lunch and after-school programs, charter and virtual school enforcement, and whether statewide mandates were necessary; the committee ultimately advanced the bill on a 6-3 vote, with Senators Pope and Soules voting no. The committee then heard Senate Bill 73, which would add a requirement that driver education include instruction on vulnerable road users such as pedestrians, bicyclists, and others outside vehicles. The sponsor and supporters from APS, NEA-NM, AFT-NM, PED, Albuquerque city officials, cycling and pedestrian advocates, and individuals affected by traffic violence said New Mexico’s high pedestrian and bicyclist fatality rates make the training necessary and that better education could improve safety and awareness. Some testimony connected the bill to broader public health, climate, and Vision Zero efforts, while several speakers shared personal stories of crashes and losses. Committee members asked about the three-hour requirement, whether it would apply to existing drivers, how it would be implemented by DOT and MVD, and whether the bill should also address training for vulnerable road users themselves; concerns were also raised about rural road conditions and the limited behind-the-wheel training currently required. The committee passed SB 73 on a 6-3 vote, with Senator Thornton voting no. Finally, the committee began hearing Senate Bill 234, an appropriation of $1.2 million to Albuquerque Public Schools for transportation of students in foster care. The sponsor and an expert witness, a former CYFD caseworker, described serious transportation failures after contracts were terminated, saying caseworkers were forced to drive children themselves and that missed or late rides disrupted schooling and overburdened staff. APS, New Mexico Child First Network, and CYFD all supported the bill, saying it would clarify responsibility, relieve caseworkers, and ensure continuity of transportation for foster youth. Committee questions focused on why the appropriation was limited to APS rather than other districts with transportation shortfalls, whether $1.2 million would be enough, who would provide the rides, and what safety/background-check standards would apply if contractors were used. The bill was still under discussion when the transcript ended.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/26

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • They were staying home for safety reasons, and we learned that not only was this child missing school
  • But it's important to note that the CCAP system doesn't kick a family off of child care assistance if
  • if they hit that child care assistance if they hit that 25-day<00:22:02.320><c> limit.
  • </c> schools and other places of employment. schools and other places of employment.
  • :43:21.520><c> get</c><00:43:21.720><c> paid</c> like school districts don't get paid like school districts
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Feb 11th, 2026 at 04:38 pm

Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • The school district had cut the SEG and the money we have gave for the online school.
  • The company said they control and manage their, you know, that school online school, and the Constitution
  • This was limited to charter schools.
  • kids to need child care assistance.
  • Chairman, line 242 is one that's funding the medical school as part of the medical school package.
Bills: SB152, SB145, SB190, HB247
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Feb 11th, 2026 at 09:05 am

Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Let's do your bill first, 152, uh, telecom assistance program.
  • Or a school out in Brazil or on the other side of the planet, you're able to do that from Tres Piedras
  • This modernizes the low-income telephone assistance program to the low-income telecommunications assistance
  • performing in literacy, so trying to really target literacy coaches within schools.
  • I'd like to introduce some young individual students from Penasco Elementary School.
Bills: SB152, SB145, SB190, HB247
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • They're really doing our Stewart School proud. And the coach here, he really runs a tight ship.
  • He is also newly married, only three months ago, to a lovely woman who is in medical school herself.
  • Medical school herself. Members, welcome Dr. Aziz. Thank you. Mr. Floor Leader.
Summary: The House convened with a roll call, prayer by Chaplain Ronnie Wilson, and the Pledge of Allegiance led by Representative Littrell. The chamber then heard several introductions and recognitions, including guests from members’ districts, the Lady Hornets championship team, and Doctor of the Day Dr. Ahmed Aziz, an internal medicine hospitalist from the Edmond/Deer Creek area. The main legislative action was consideration of House Joint Resolution 1031 by Representative Tammy West, a resolution recognizing Rose Day 2026 and honoring the sanctity of life. West moved adoption of the resolution, and the House approved it by recorded vote, 72-16. After the resolution passed, the body moved to announcements and introductions. The floor leader then offered a motion to adjourn, and the House agreed to adjourn until Thursday, February 5, 2026, at 9:30 a.m.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Transportation Funding Apr 14th, 2025

S/C on Transportation Funding

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Transportation Commission may provide financial assistance to support the construction and repair
  • They spend five times more than comparable school districts on the maintenance costs for school buses
  • Our fire departments, our schools.
  • and replacement in school zones.
  • The Safe Routes to School Program...
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Local Government (Part II) Mar 24th, 2025

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • In 2023, school districts alone took back over $800 million of the $5 billion in tax relief provided
  • , coupled with other great bills like the Hyperlink bill and the disaster provision reforms, will assist
  • Maybe trash pickup, after-school programs, nuisance abatement.
Summary: The Senate Local Government Committee heard several bills by Senator Bettencourt focused on property tax and local government accountability. SB 32 would provide about $700 million in business tax relief by raising the business personal property exemption from $2,500 to $25,000 and continuing a 20% franchise tax credit for inventory taxes paid. Witnesses from NFIB, the Texas Retailers Association, and Texas Realtors supported the bill, saying business personal property and inventory taxes are burdensome and especially hard on small businesses. After no opposition testimony, SB 32 was left pending. The committee also heard SB 1453, which would change how interest and sinking tax rates are calculated by using only the minimum debt service required under bond schedules, while still allowing a higher rate with a 60% governing body vote and a public explanation. A witness from the Texas Taxpayers and Research Association supported the bill as a way to keep debt rates from rising as property values increase and to preserve tax relief. The bill was left pending after testimony. SB 1883 would tighten rules on local impact fees by requiring 60 days of public availability for capital improvement plans and land use assumptions, raising the approval threshold for adopting impact fees from a simple majority to two-thirds, limiting how often fees can be increased, and expanding notice requirements. Builders and developers testified in support, arguing that impact fees are often poorly reviewed, lack accountability, and are passed on to homebuyers, worsening housing affordability. Committee members discussed adding audit provisions and questioned the lack of city testimony. The bill was left pending with subcommittee action. SB 1452 would require a voter election to decide whether a municipal management district continues to exist, with dissolution if voters reject it; supporters said it would add accountability, while others noted some districts provide essential services and infrastructure. The committee heard testimony from district representatives and builders, then left SB 1452 pending before recessing.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Local Government (Part I) Mar 24th, 2025

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • vaping by empowering local jurisdictions to restrict vaping apparatuses sold by retailers near the schools
  • We, um, instead of saying primary or secondary schools, and it's, it's around all schools, private, public
  • so it'll make it statewide 1000 ft, any retailer that sells vaping apparatuses, and it's for all schools
  • This is for a more timely response to those local issues that come up like road construction.
  • You may have a family who went to high school, grew up in a community, and they go off to college, and
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/25

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair West joked that his goal is to torture the committee legislative assistant as much as possible,
  • and would have legislative assistant and would have hated<00:21:46.880><c> every</c><00:21:47.120><c
  • </c><00:59:56.799><c> I</c><00:59:57.119><c> urge</c> assistance to those who need it.
  • I urge assistance to those who need it.
  • a meal outside of their breakfast and lunch programming that they're receiving in the schools.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/18/2026 - House Transportation & Infrastructure

Transportation & Infrastructure

Transcript Highlights:
  • In the schedule, we did enter into a pre-construction agreement with Sun Construction on February 10.
  • Heather, yeah. in the schedule we did enter into a pre-construction agreement with sun construction on
  • It began construction in May of 2024.
  • It began construction just last month.
  • I know there are some school districts; you can name school districts or libraries.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Ways & Means Jan 19th, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • We've committed funding for 10,000 new school-day seats per year for 10 years.
  • We've committed funding for 10,000 new school-day seats per year for 10 years.
  • We have one goal, and that's to make sure all children arrive to school kindergarten ready.
  • When kids are prepared, they are less likely to fall behind in elementary school, that...
  • with recent school district-level failures.
Summary: The Ways and Means Committee held a public hearing on nine bills. Senate Bill 5872 would create the Pre-K Promise Account to receive philanthropic gifts for the ECAP preschool program; supporters including the Ballmer Group, DCYF, and the governor’s office said the account would support a 10-year commitment to expand access by up to 10,000 seats per year, while members asked how the annual funding would flow. Senate Bill 5879 would eliminate two JLARC studies, one on lodging tax revenue use and one on the training benefits program; supporters said the reports were redundant and burdensome, while the Washington Hospitality Association cautioned against losing transparency on lodging tax spending. Senate Bill 6047 would permanently codify and update capital budget administration provisions, including minor works flexibility, lapse rules for projects, and a higher eligible percentage for some early learning grants; testimony focused on technical fixes for capital and early learning projects, including nonprofit co-located developments and a cultural center’s BCF funding issue. The committee also heard Senate Bill 5988, which would authorize the Department of Health to charge fees for accrediting opioid treatment programs; DOH said the fee authority would keep accreditation services available, including for tribal programs, and would replace current funding sources. Senate Bill 5923 would allow Island Hospital in Skagit County to be paid as a critical access hospital once federally certified, which supporters said would improve rural hospital sustainability and Medicaid reimbursement. Senate Bill 5832 would raise the new motor vehicle arbitration fee from $3 to $6 to fund the Attorney General’s Lemon Law program; supporters said the program has a high consumer success rate and returns significant value, while the bill would increase receipts to the arbitration account and require system updates. Two tax-related bills drew substantial testimony. Senate Bill 5970 would make permanent the property tax exemption for multipurpose senior citizen centers; AARP supported it as a way to preserve community services for older adults and caregivers. Senate Bill 5994 would preserve timber tax distributions for school districts that recently lost qualifying levies, with forest industry witnesses supporting the school funding fix and noting possible implications for state forest transfer lands. Senate Bill 5949 would narrow the B&O tax exemption for insurance-related businesses so it applies only to the insurer paying the premium tax and would apply retroactively to 2019; the Department of Revenue and supporters said it would restore tax equity and generate about $73 million over four years, while insurers and business groups opposed it, warning of retroactive liability, higher premiums, and possible effects on health, auto, home, and life insurance costs. No votes were taken; each bill was heard and the committee adjourned after public testimony.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Committee Feb 4th, 2026

Constitution, Campaigns and Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • Too loud construction sliding the walls in place.
  • Um, we're appreciative of the fact that you've come down or your school has allowed you to come down
  • 00:06:08.080><c> at</c><00:06:08.240><c> Bard</c><00:06:08.639><c> Christian</c><00:06:08.960><c> School
  • </c> and I teach at Bard Christian School and I teach at Bard Christian School where<00:06:10.639><c>
  • I thought you were a teacher. >> I taught in the public schools for 31 years, and I taught in Calhoun
Bills: HB272, HB272
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Appropriations - Education and Environment Division Apr 7th, 2025 at 02:30 pm

Appropriations - Education and Environment Division

Transcript Highlights:
  • It is the one on the University of Law School, setting up an immigration law clinic with a staff attorney
  • and using law school students.
  • School students, and we had the discussion: the way it was written, it would have been ongoing and general
Bills: SB2004, HB1600
Summary: The committee reconvened to continue work on water-related appropriations and related bills, with the chair emphasizing the need to move the water bill to conference committee soon because of differences with the House. Members reviewed project funding levels and carryover balances across several water projects, including NAWS, Southwest, Valley City, Cirrus River flood control, Hart River, Redder water supply, municipal and rural water, general water, and discretionary funding. The discussion focused on reduced revenue forecasts, the use of a $150 million line of credit as a working assumption, and concerns about large carryover amounts and piling up cash. No final changes were made to the water funding numbers, but the chair said the committee would revisit the bill after further cleanup of the draft language. The committee then took up House Bill 1600, which would create an immigration law clinic at the University of North Dakota law school. Members agreed the program should be treated as a one-time pilot rather than ongoing general fund spending, so they adopted an amendment changing the $400,000 appropriation to one-time funding from the strategic investment fund. The amended bill passed unanimously, and Senator Meyer was assigned to carry it. House Bill 1417, dealing with parole and probation-related policy, was also amended. The committee removed Section 8, which eliminated the bill’s appropriations language, based on testimony that the referenced funding was already included elsewhere in the budget. The amended bill then passed unanimously. The committee also discussed possible future amendments to water study language, including earlier reporting deadlines and a proposal to require larger new water project requests to go through the Water Topics Overview Committee before being introduced, but no final action was taken on those concepts. Several other bills, including the AI-related House Bill 1448 and law enforcement bonus bill 1193, were left for later consideration.
NE

Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session

Legislative Afternoon Session Apr 7th, 2026

Nebraska Unicameral Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We know many schools In order to understand where our schools are at.
  • And schools do hold all the cards.
  • I'm a public school product. I'm a public school parent.
  • I love I'm a public school product, I'm a public school parent.
  • That's 45 school days.