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FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Nov 19th, 2025
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education
Transcript Highlights:
- morning, and thank you all for being here, and welcome to the Appropriations Committee on Higher Education
- Well, that doesn't really have anything to do with educating the kids.
- A leader in higher education reforms and performance.
- If I ask them about personnel data, how many people work in the College of Education? Crickets.
- If I ask them about personnel data, how many people work in the College of Education? Crickets.
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee on Higher Education met to hear two presentations focused on the state university system: an update from the Board of Governors on performance-based funding and a state university efficiency study from Ben Watkins of the Division of Bond Finance. Chair Harrell emphasized accountability, maintaining Florida’s top-ranked higher education system, and getting the best return on state investment. A quorum was present, with several senators excused and one arriving later in the meeting.
Sarah Donaghi outlined changes to the performance-based funding model. She said the current model will be used for 2026-27 funding, with only minor benchmark changes for metrics tied to programs of strategic emphasis, reflecting a statutory review that reduced the list of designated programs from about 800 to about 200. She also described a new “PBF 2.0” framework approved by the Board of Governors for implementation in 2027-28 funding, which will combine excellence and improvement measures, update benchmarks to the SUS 2030 strategic plan, reduce “layups” where many schools score perfect tens, expand the affordability metric to include students without loans, remove SUS transfer students from certain graduation metrics, and create a new transfer-student outcome metric. The board will run the new model alongside the current one before using it for funding, and no funding changes will occur this year.
Watkins presented findings from an eight-month efficiency study ordered by executive order. Using audited financial data, student outcome data, and personnel data, he concluded that Florida’s universities provide strong value because of low tuition, rising degree production, and improved job placement and earnings outcomes. He said tuition remains the lowest in the country and that state support has increased, while per-student spending has also risen, driven largely by payroll costs. He argued that universities should operate more like business enterprises, with more granular budgeting, clearer financial reporting, and efficiency metrics such as operating expense per student and cost per degree, and he recommended that such measures be incorporated into performance funding and board oversight. Committee members asked about national comparisons, data transparency, payroll growth, admissions selectivity, and whether legislation should require more detailed institutional reporting. The meeting ended with no public comment and adjournment after Senator Bracey Davis moved to adjourn.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Jan 15th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- MOVING THE EDUCATION EXPANSION, UNDER PRES.
- MODULAR TEACHERS, REENTRY TRAINING GRANTS, VIRTUAL EDUCATION.
- ON SLIDE SEVEN WHERE WE TALK ABOUT EDUCATION, I DIDN'T HEAR YOU ON THE TEACHERS.
- DIDN'T WE INCREASE FUNDING TO HIRE EDUCATION, I DIDN'T HEAR YOU ON THE TEACHERS.
- OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM EXPENDITURES.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- educational and cultural institutions. institutions. institutions.
- </c> public good that having an educated public good that having an educated workforce<00:35:10.480><
- </c> that the Office of Higher Education that the Office of Higher Education engage<00:36:57.119><c>
- </c> Higher education institutions understand Higher education institutions understand the<01:10:48.480
- </c> complex landscape for higher education. complex landscape for higher education.
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- This is for clinical education services for the state hospital.
- This is for training to continue parenting education services.
- Number 21, DHSDYS with the Arch Ford Education Services Co-op.
- Number 30, with the Department of Education and ACT Education Corp.
- Number 32, Department of Education with Education Hall.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Mar 26th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Concurrent Resolution 147 by Senator Allen relative to Arts Education Month.
- arts education programs across the state.
- He works very deeply in teacher training, helping our teachers be more effective educators.
- in expanding arts education programs, please join me in welcoming Dr.
- Black women are among the most educated in this country.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- We are going to go ahead and get started with the first of the Education Oversight Committees.
- , as they are educators of their children.
- Thank you. ...as educators, as they are educators of their children. Follow up. Thank you, Mr.
- So it should be for public universities in higher education.
- Now, I’ve been in education for a long time, so I don’t know where they are now.
Keywords:
postsecondary education, standardized test scores, educational equity, higher learning access, Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program, HB2978, school libraries, library media center, library media program, community standards, sexually explicit conduct, obscene material, age-appropriate materials, school curriculum, book challenges, book banning, censorship, public schools, school board, education committee
Summary:
The Education Oversight Committee heard several bills focused on higher education, school library materials, military student transfers, women’s privacy, academic grading standards, program review, and teacher professional development. HB 2950, by Rep. Woolley, would remove the ACT requirement for homeschool students seeking Oklahoma’s Promise and bar colleges from imposing extra homeschool-specific hurdles; supporters said it would treat homeschoolers the same as other students, while opponents raised concerns about oversight and taxpayer-funded aid. The committee also heard HB 3132, which would direct higher education institutions to seek accreditors that do not impose DEI mandates, and HB 3700, which would require colleges to grade students only on academic criteria rather than opinions or beliefs. HB 3701 would codify regents’ procedures for reviewing and acting on low-performing degree programs, and HB 4115 would cap required teacher professional development hours, with the sponsor emphasizing local control and that the bill is permissive rather than mandatory.
The committee also considered HB 2978, which would prohibit public school library materials from including descriptions or depictions of sexually explicit conduct. Supporters framed it as protecting children and aligning library collections with community standards, while opponents worried the language could limit access to materials that help students understand abuse and safety. HB 4274, a cleanup bill on military student schooling and school choice, would restore omitted transfer language, clarify in-district enrollment timing, and align the six-month relocation requirement with the Open Transfer Act. HB 3242, dealing with privacy for women in schools, universities, and domestic violence shelters, drew questions about how gender would be verified and how the bill would affect transgender students and shelter access.
Most bills advanced on motions for due pass after committee discussion. HB 2950, HB 2978, HB 3132, HB 4274, HB 3242, HB 3700, HB 3701, and HB 4115 all received due pass recommendations. HB 3467 was laid over until the next meeting, and the committee then adjourned.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Because there are educational purposes, Mr.
- And the Higher Education Department stands in support of SB 23.
- This is really what's wrong with public education.
- And why are we surprised we can't make any progress on education?
- We finally... ...education. There was a very restrictive process.
Keywords:
student use, wireless devices, public schools, policy implementation, education technology funding, misappropriation, petroleum products, oil and gas equipment, racketeering, criminal penalties, New Mexico, public safety, health regulations, community welfare, peace promotion, legislative reforms, election integrity, voter coercion, emergency procedures, polling place security
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
January 20, 2026 - 01:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- And athletics is so integral, too, in the educational experience.
- And athletics is so integral, too, in the educational experience.
- Learning for the Department of Education and Ms.
- Our SR program serves Participate in approved education activities.
- We also are responsible for our voluntary pre-K education program.
Summary:
The Pre-K through 12 Budget Subcommittee met with a quorum and first heard House Bill 731, which would address coach and extracurricular sponsor compensation and change how student-athlete transfer eligibility is determined. The bill would allow local school boards to adopt policies letting booster clubs or similar associations support coaches and activity sponsors, and it would let superintendents treat certain coaches and athletic leaders as administrative personnel for compensation purposes. It would also shift eligibility decisions for transferred student-athletes to the governing athletic association and require clearer bylaws and timelines for those determinations. Members raised questions about booster club oversight, pay equity, the new athletic administrator language, and safeguards against abuse or unequal treatment, while supporters argued the bill would help retain coaches and better support student athletics. The bill was debated and then reported favorably by roll call vote.
The committee then received presentations from the Department of Education’s Division of Early Learning and the Florida Association of Early Learning Coalitions on school readiness fraud prevention and mitigation. Speakers explained that Florida’s school readiness program pays providers based on verified attendance rather than enrollment, requires daily parent sign-in/sign-out records, and uses multiple layers of oversight including coalition anti-fraud plans, annual audits, programmatic monitoring, DCF inspections, and referrals to state fraud investigators when needed. They emphasized that Florida delayed implementation of a federal rule that would have required prospective enrollment-based payments, and said the state’s current system makes fraud difficult. Members asked about military and grandparent guardianship situations, audit findings, and the number of fraud referrals; presenters said fraud cases are relatively limited and that the existing controls and public enforcement act as deterrents. The meeting ended after members thanked the presenters and the committee adjourned without further business.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- affordability crisis, cybersecurity, some oil and gas concerns, trafficking, human life issues, education
- Sigma Gamma Rho was organized in 1922 by seven young educators.
- Board of Education, the Comptroller of the Public Accounts, and the elimination of the Public School
- program heard of the Subcommittee on Academic and Career oriented Education.
- and criminal trespass for the Committee on Higher Education.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Mar 10th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Currently, she is the Director of Education for Area 1 in the U.S.D.
- Eileen Mitro is a climate advocate and former public educator.
- engagement while serving on national education and civic boards.
- A longtime public servant and educator, Dr.
- of Martial Arts and Education.
Summary:
The Assembly convened after a quorum call and prayer, then dispensed with the reading of the prior journal and handled routine motions, including re-referring AB 432 and AB 564 to committees. The main item of business was House Resolution 14, proclaiming March 2025 as Women’s History Month. Majority Leader Aguiar-Curry opened on the resolution, and members from the LGBTQ, Native American, Asian American Pacific Islander, Black, Latino, Jewish, and other caucuses spoke in support, emphasizing women’s historical contributions, ongoing inequities, and the importance of representation and parity in public life. Assemblymember DeMaio also supported the resolution while urging attention to girls’ sports. The resolution was adopted by voice vote after 78 coauthors were added.
The chamber then held its annual California Women of the Year ceremony, with Aguiar-Curry and other members recognizing honorees from across Assembly districts for leadership in education, health care, public service, advocacy, business, and community work. The lengthy roll call highlighted a broad range of women’s accomplishments and community impact. Guest introductions followed, including Sacramento District Attorney Tien Ho, VSP Vision Care executives celebrating the company’s 70th anniversary, and EMTs and ambulance support staff being honored by the California Ambulance Association.
The Assembly also took up the second-day consent calendar, which was adopted 71-0. Assemblymember Schultz then delivered an adjournment in memory of Barbara Beckley, founding member and artistic director emerita of the Colony Theatre Company, praising her contributions to Los Angeles theater and the arts. The House then adjourned until Thursday, March 13 at 9 a.m., with a Revenue and Taxation Committee hearing scheduled upon adjournment.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- All right, welcome to the Senate Education Committee.
- Sally Brown, Associate Professor of Education at the College of Idaho. Dr.
- Brown: Thank you for your service as part of the Education Committee.
- educators, coaches, teachers, interventionists.
- As I Help, part of our responsibility is to educate our educator preparation programs in the science
Summary:
The Senate Education Committee approved the minutes from February 18, 2026, and then heard Senate Bill 1335 from Senator Tammy Nichols. The bill would require students receiving state-funded veterinary education support to return to Idaho for four years and devote 600 hours per year to agricultural animal practice. Supporters, including the Idaho Farm Bureau, Idaho Veterinary Medical Association, Idaho Cattle Association, and Idaho Wool Growers, said the measure addresses Idaho’s shortage of large-animal veterinarians and helps ensure a return on state investment. Some testimony raised concerns about whether the bill is more punitive than incentive-based, whether the job market can absorb graduates, and how the service requirement would work, but the committee ultimately voted to send the bill to the floor with a due pass recommendation; Senator Zito said she would vote no.
The committee then received a presentation from Dr. Sally Brown of the College of Idaho on behalf of the Idaho Higher Education Literacy Partnership. She described the partnership’s work across Idaho’s higher education institutions to strengthen teacher preparation in the science of reading, revise literacy standards, develop competency guides and assessments, and support literacy initiatives statewide. Whitney Ward of Northwest Nazarene University and Carolyn Court of Boise State University highlighted partnerships with school districts, literacy summits for principals and district leaders, and clinical experiences for teacher candidates, emphasizing that strong school leadership and evidence-based instruction are both important to improving student literacy outcomes. No votes or actions were taken on the literacy presentation, and the meeting adjourned before the floor session.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- All right, welcome to the Senate Education Committee.
- The intent is straightforward: if Idaho taxpayers are investing in veterinary education, the state should
- Sally Brown, Associate Professor of Education at the College of Idaho. Dr.
- , educators, coaches, teachers, and interventionists.
- Brown: As I Help, part of our responsibility is to educate our educator preparation programs in the science
Summary:
The Senate Education Committee approved the minutes from February 18, 2026, and then heard Senate Bill 1335 from Senator Tammy Nichols. The bill would require students receiving state-appropriated support for veterinary education to return to Idaho for four years and spend 600 hours per year, or about 30% of their time, treating agricultural animals. Supporters said the measure is meant to address Idaho’s shortage of large-animal veterinarians and ensure a return on existing taxpayer-funded veterinary seats, with testimony from the Idaho Farm Bureau, Idaho Veterinary Medical Association, Idaho Cattle Association, and Idaho Wool Growers. The IVMA said it was neutral, citing concerns about the bill’s detailed requirements, pay differences, and whether enough jobs would be available, while some senators questioned whether the bill was more of a mandate than an incentive and whether the requirement should apply to current or future students.
Committee members also discussed technical questions about the bill’s timing, the mixed-animal training requirement, and whether service could occur outside Idaho. Senator Nichols and testifiers said the intent was to apply the bill beginning with the 2027-28 academic year and to ensure students receive training in mixed-practice agricultural veterinary medicine. After closing remarks from the sponsor, Senator Burtenshaw moved to send SB 1335 to the floor with a due pass recommendation, Senator Carlson seconded, and the motion passed despite Senator Zito stating she would vote no because she opposed using state money in this way.
The committee then received a presentation from Dr. Sally Brown of the College of Idaho on behalf of the Idaho Higher Education Literacy Partnership. She described the group’s work to strengthen teacher preparation in the science of reading, revise literacy standards, develop competency guides and assessments, and support literacy partnerships across Idaho’s higher education institutions. Whitney Ward of Northwest Nazarene University and Carolyn Court of Boise State University highlighted school-district partnerships, literacy summits, and clinical placements for teacher candidates, emphasizing that principals and district leaders also need literacy training to improve systems and support classroom instruction. Committee members asked about why administrators need this training, and presenters said principals play a key role in coaching, walkthroughs, and supporting schoolwide literacy systems.
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 10, 2026 - 04:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- Kincart Jonsson: THIS RELATES TO EDUCATION PUTTING FLORIDA STUDENTS FIRST.
- AND PLACING NURSING DENTAL ASSISTING AND REAL ESTATE PROGRAMS UNDER THE COMMISSION OF INDEPENDENT EDUCATION
- ONE OF THE STRENGTHS OF THE AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IS HOW MUCH IT IS ADMIRED INTERNATIONALLY.
- THEY HAVE GONE AHEAD AND INVESTED IN THEIR EDUCATION FROM K 12 AND THEY HAVE GRADUATED OUR HIGH SCHOOLS
- HIGHER EDUCATION THANK YOU. >> Chair: ADDITIONAL DEBATE? SEEING NONE.
VT
Transcript Highlights:
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- >> H777 >> H777 >> to<00:02:08.720><c> education.</c> >> to education.
- >> to education.
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- </c> >> to education. >> to education.
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Education Policy Committee Feb 5th, 2025
Education Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- She has a broad educational background and she is going to be a very good asset for our committee.
- Several of our committee members are on both the Education Policy Committee and the Education Ways and
- In special education, I think the question of rural becomes critical.
- Just K-2, Representative, I would never want to cut any section of education.
- I want to thank A+ for coming up with a program for our education policy committee.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health May 4th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Department of Education, and the State Board of Education to obtain feedback and input on the program
- And the Sacramento County Office of Education and Santa Clara County Office of Education regularly hold
- So we do know that county offices of education and local educational agencies that are operating a preschool
- I appreciate the comment around doing some education and education campaign.
- As I said, they have 391 educators that are a part of their educator ambassador program.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Committee to Study Reducing the Number of School Administrative Units in the State (10/29/25)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> later through your educational career. later through your educational career.
- </c> >> We have an educational system. >> We have an educational system.
- </c> work on education administrators. work on education administrators.
- for special education.
- </c> educational impacts. educational impacts.
Summary:
The meeting focused on reviewing and amending draft minutes and then discussing a draft report on SAU consolidation and school administration efficiency. Members first corrected a disputed statement in the minutes about who starts charter schools, and agreed to mark it as disputed. They also noted a donation figure mentioned in the meeting but not reflected in the notes, and then approved the minutes as amended.
The committee then reviewed supporting materials, including a Census Bureau education spending table and a 1993 report on eliminating SAUs. The chair argued New Hampshire ranks very high in administrative spending and used that as evidence for reducing administrative costs. Other members pushed back, noting that education costs are largely borne locally and that the committee should stay focused on its charge. Several members also objected to characterizations of SAU boards and to relying heavily on an old report or on the School District Governance Association’s proposal.
The draft report itself drew repeated edits. Members objected to language suggesting the testimony from associations was simply that change was not needed, and proposed more neutral wording about concerns over the impacts of changes. There was also disagreement over a proposed model in which a county-level school administrator would be elected; some members said that would be inappropriate and premature, while others argued the committee had not yet fully developed a consolidation model. The discussion ended with a call from some members for more time and for a future joint legislative committee to continue refining any proposal before legislation is introduced.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:21:52.000><c> superintendent</c> Department of Education superintendent Department of Education
- </c> established the Early Childhood educator established the Early Childhood educator special<00:34:
- It requires education to align with health education standards and physical education standards, so you
- It requires education to align with health education standards and physical education standards, so you
- </c> education to align with health education education to align with health education standards<01:22
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Emergency Management Committee Feb 24th, 2026
Emergency Management
Transcript Highlights:
- Al-Marsucci, who oversees our higher education committee, or committee on education.
- We want to educate our campus community about what to do.
- So, per CLEARY, on the education side, per CLEARY, on the higher education side, per CLEARY, we are mandated
- But our county office of education, so the Tulare County Office of Education, also developed a program
- Marsucci, from the education. Our co-chair, Mr.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 037 Feb 20th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> efforts, labor advocacy, and education efforts, labor advocacy, and education initiatives.<00:36
- as they work and work to support their educations.
- :13.599><c> educations.
- ,</c> institutions of higher education, institutions of higher education, community<00:58:37.200><c>
- </c> individual courses at every educational individual courses at every educational level<00:58:43.839