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FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Oct 8th, 2025
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education
Transcript Highlights:
- programs, with both practical nursing and the RN program being top recipients of Open Door scholarships
- our AS degrees, our adult education workforce programs.
- in Arts, is our nursing program.
- And even our nursing programs continue to see increases in enrollments.
- in Arts is our nursing program.
Summary:
The Higher Education Appropriations Committee met for its first session of the year, took roll, welcomed new member Senator Bracey Davis, and had members briefly describe their backgrounds and interest in higher education. Chair Harrell framed the committee’s focus on maintaining Florida’s top national ranking in higher education and workforce development, with an emphasis on funding decisions tied to student success, workforce needs, and the state college system.
Senior Chancellor Kevin O’Farrell presented the Department of Education’s workforce and Florida College System budget requests and data. He described requested increases for adult education, Florida College System program funding, workforce development, and several grant programs, including workforce capitalization, apprenticeship/teacher apprenticeship, Open Door, and CAPE industry certifications. He highlighted record enrollment and completion growth across Florida’s colleges and technical centers, major gains in career dual enrollment, and expansion in programs such as nursing, AI, cybersecurity, welding, HVAC, and manufacturing. Members asked about labor-market demand, the impact of artificial intelligence on future job training, teacher apprenticeship details, mission creep and duplication in CTE programs, student placement and wages after graduation, and articulation between technical college clock hours and college credit.
South Florida State College President Fred Hawkins testified about challenges facing a rural college, including low local college-going rates, long travel distances, limited faculty recruitment due to salaries, and the need for more operational funding to expand capacity. He cited strong job placement and licensure outcomes in nursing, dental hygiene, EMT/paramedic, and radiography, and said the college is exploring AI tools to improve student services and reduce staffing pressure. Pinellas Technical College Executive Director Mark Hunter described strong dual enrollment, high job placement, employer partnerships, and a reported 400% return on investment, while also warning that many programs have waiting lists because of staffing and equipment constraints. He explained how technical college coursework is aligned with state college credit through content-based articulation agreements. The committee then opened the floor for public comment, but no additional business was taken up, and the meeting adjourned.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
December 2, 2025 - 01:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- WHEN REALLY, IT'S JUST AN EDUCATION.
- AND I BELIEVE THAT THE EDUCATION TO BATTLEMENT!
- TO A SURGEON OR A NURSE OR A PATIENT?
- AND THE VICE PRESIDENT OF FLORIDA NURSES ASSOCIATION.
- WE MEASURE THE SUCCESS OF OUR SERVICE PROGRAM.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/26/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
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- graduating from a program, whether it be nursing or therapy services, just due to the lack of knowledge
- programs are we leaning into to make sure they’re getting their education from Greater Minnesota?
- She asked what colleges they are partnering with in nursing programs.
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programs then which colleges and nursing programs then which colleges and nursing - are we partnering with in nursing are we partnering with in nursing programs<00:19:48.919>
representative
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
February 12, 2025 - 03:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- Our largest AS degree program is our nursing program. We graduated 316 nurses last year.
- We have started our first apprenticeship program with our bachelor's degree in elementary education.
- And we have tripled the size of our College of Nursing programming to help meet the nursing shortage
- requirements across the state, and ensuring articulation among programs in the fields of nursing and
- program.
Summary:
The subcommittee began with an informal “college day” exercise in which members described what careers and colleges they would choose if starting over, often citing factors such as program reputation, location, cost, graduation rates, employment outcomes, and family or personal interests. Members mentioned a range of possible paths including law, aviation, education, construction management, psychology, social work, criminal justice, nursing, intelligence studies, and the arts. Several also highlighted the value of historically Black colleges and universities, dual enrollment, and career/technical education. The chair used the exercise to frame the meeting’s broader focus on Florida’s higher education pathways and student outcomes.
Dr. Kathleen Plinsky of Valencia College then gave an overview of the Florida College System and Valencia’s role in it, emphasizing Florida’s statewide articulation and transfer framework, open-access mission, affordability, and workforce alignment. She described Valencia’s record enrollment, high retention, large share of first-generation and working students, and partnerships such as Direct Connect to UCF, Osceola Prosper, and Open Door grants for short-term training. Members asked about guaranteed transfer, apprenticeships, enrollment trends, student demographics, out-of-state residency, county scholarship costs, dual enrollment outcomes, and barriers to expanding career dual enrollment. Dr. Plinsky said the system supports transfer and acceleration well, but funding constraints limit growth in some areas; she also noted that dual enrollment participation is high and that Valencia’s affordability and student support efforts have driven recent enrollment gains.
Dr. Jim Clark of Florida State University followed with an overview of the State University System, describing its governance, performance-based funding, low tuition, and strong graduation and research outcomes. He highlighted FSU’s enrollment, research profile, transfer student success, FSU Health, the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, partnerships with K-12 schools and Tallahassee State College, and efforts to expand nursing and medical education to address workforce shortages. After the presentations, the committee heard from a panel on student acceleration and mobility: Shannon Mercer of the Department of Education explained the Office of Articulation, the statewide course numbering system, FASTER records, the 2+2 transfer model, specialized AA transfer degrees, and credit for industry certifications, military, medical, and law-enforcement training. Panelists from Kaiser University, Florida State University, and Pinellas County Schools described their institutions’ roles in transfer, advising, career pathways, apprenticeships, and dual enrollment. No formal votes or bills were taken up in the portion provided.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- OptumHealth that sent nurses and nurse practitioners a current database of nursing homes, so they would
- A survey among nurses indicates that two-thirds of nurses experienced severe burnout.
- I know how many hours I volunteer when I'm back in the district, but we don't need an education program
- We also go into public health, medical school, pharmacy, and nursing programs to teach about this issue
- programs.
Keywords:
health care transparency, ownership disclosure, control reporting, health care consolidation, private equity, management services organization, MSO, provider organization, health insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, hospital system, affiliate reporting, financial disclosure, public reporting, market concentration, horizontal consolidation, vertical consolidation, health care ownership, corporate practice, health care regulation
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- For example, a school nurse who provides health care services rather than educational or educationally
- Um this list nurses.
- pay another program.
- the state board of education. the state board of education.
- policy, education law, and education policy, education law, and education finance.<01:31:19.199>
Those
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We educate 90% of the peace officers in Minnesota, 90% of graduate mechanics, 60% of nurses, and more
- nursing programs, four-year degree programs, and graduate programs.
- The program integrates education theory, practice, and assessment with Anishinaabe knowledge, values,
- address education program designed to address education program designed to address Minnesota's<00
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FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
March 24, 2025 - 04:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- Nursing Practice in Nurse Anesthesiology program at USF.
- CRNAs are advanced practice nurses who begin with a four-year Bachelor of Science degree in nursing,
- anesthesiology program.
- During my training at the United States Army graduate program in anesthesia nursing, I had more independence
- Nurse anesthetists have a four-year undergraduate nursing degree in basic nursing.
Summary:
The Health and Human Services Committee heard a lengthy agenda of health care and public health bills. The first major item was HB 649, which would remove the paper supervision protocol for certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) and allow autonomous practice. The sponsor and supporters argued it would improve access, especially in rural areas, address workforce shortages, and reduce costs, while opponents from the medical community raised patient safety concerns and argued it would weaken physician oversight. After extensive testimony and debate, the committee reported the bill favorably by a vote of 18-7.
The committee then unanimously advanced several other measures. HB 259, creating a special observance for fentanyl awareness and education, passed 23-0. HB 791, which codifies infant safety devices as an option for surrendering newborns and amends safe-haven law, passed as amended 25-0. HB 355, allowing schools to use FDA-approved emergency opioid antagonists rather than only naloxone, passed 26-0. HB 1119, requiring hospitals with emergency departments to adopt pediatric readiness policies, training, coordination, and assessment requirements, also passed 26-0 after two amendments. HB 431, changing the date for level-two background screening of athletic coaches to July 1, 2026, passed 26-0.
Later, the committee approved CS for HB 907, the Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases or “Sunshine Genetics Act,” which would establish an opt-in newborn genome sequencing program at FSU and a statewide consortium for rare disease research; supporters emphasized earlier diagnosis and cost savings, and the bill passed 25-0. CS for HB 519, aligning state law with federal law on controlled substances for paramedics, passed 25-0. Finally, CS for HB 723, requiring the Department of Health to provide early-detection materials for type 1 diabetes to families of young schoolchildren, passed as amended 26-0. The meeting adjourned after all bills were reported favorably.
VA
Transcript Highlights:
- You can be enrolled in education or a degree, you know, or a certificate program.
- It also runs our certificate of public need program, our COPN program.
- A set fee schedule to cover the cost of operating the nursing home licensure and inspection program.
- was up in education.
- Are the inspectors for the nursing homes currently registered nurses?
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Feb 19th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- A LARGE ARRAY OF CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND A VARIETY OF LITERACY PROGRAMS THAT ARE INTENDED
- I KNOW NURSING EDUCATION WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION ON NURSING EDUCATION IN THIS COMMITTEE AND ESPECIALLY
- PARTICULARLY NURSING AND A LOT OF THE ADVANCED MANUFACTURING PROGRAMS.
- IF YOU ARE TECHNICAL PROGRAM OR WELDING OR IN THE NURSING PROGRAM YOU ARE GETTING THE 1.5 WEIGHT.
- YOU KNOW TO HIRE SOMEONE IN THE NURSING PROGRAM AND NURSING IS PERHAPS DIFFERENT IT IS YOU KNOW COMPETING
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Under the nurse, I guess it's the Nurse Practice Act, I think that's what you said.
- The money comes from the Board of Nursing and is transferred to the agency, and the Board of Nursing
- Um, this grant program, as the representative mentioned, has typically funded these innovative programs
- We'd already added from nurses to doctors, or sorry, doctors and added nurses.
- Um, and then the same thing for the nursing, the nursing part, um, they're licensed in another state.
Keywords:
judicial liability, personal bond, felony offenses, judges, criminal justice reform, voter registration, election procedures, change of address, residence requirements, Texas Election Code, Texas election law, residence address, precinct voting, county move, same-county move, Election Code, registrar, statement of residence, polling place, local elections
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 3, 2026 - 11:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- We’ll start off with CS/HB 303, Human Trafficking Education for Initial Nurse Licensure, by Representative
- Today I am presenting CS/HB 303, Human Trafficking Education for Initial Nurse Licensure.
- This is a voluntary program.
- This is a voluntary program.
- in the APD program.
Summary:
The Health and Human Services Committee heard and advanced four member bills. CS/HB 303 would require nurses to complete the existing two-hour human trafficking prevention course before initial licensure, rather than waiting until renewal; the sponsor said this closes a gap for new nurses, and supporters from the Florida Nurses Association and other groups said it would improve early identification and reporting of trafficking victims. Members asked whether the bill changed reporting duties, and the sponsor said it did not. The bill passed unanimously, 24-0.
PCS/HB 1069 would treat independent sanctioning authorities as qualified entities for background screening purposes and allow an unscreened athletic coach to work only if directly supervised by a screened coach. The sponsor said the measure is intended to help families and youth sports organizations while keeping children safe, and members discussed how it would apply to Little League and whether disqualifying offenses would still bar work with children. The bill received support from several organizations and passed 25-0.
HB 491 would allow batterers intervention programs to offer voluntary faith-based content alongside required cognitive behavioral therapy, without mandating participation. Supporters argued the bill restores options for clients seeking faith-based counseling and said it does not use taxpayer funds or impose religion; members emphasized the voluntary nature of the program. The bill passed 24-0. HB 569 would change how the Agency for Persons with Disabilities organizes forensic client services by grouping clients based on clinical needs rather than legal charges, which the sponsor said would improve efficiency and reduce duplication. The agency and Florida Smart Justice Alliance supported the bill, and it also passed unanimously, 24-0. The committee then adjourned.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
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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.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We have Senate File 1048, which is updating and clarifying the existing statute for education programming
- Um, third, the bill states that this education programming should be inclusive of students regardless
- that defines and requires STI education that defines and requires STI education programming,<00:
- Prevention programs and body safety education not only raise awareness but also foster vigilance among
- Prevention programs and body<01:10:40.719>
safety <01:10:41.120>education <01:10:41.679>
MN
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industry in nursing in the nursing home industry in nursing in the nursing - practical nurses.
- An RN received this education in a two-year associate or four-year baccalaureate degree nursing program
- degree nursing program. degree nursing program.
- nursing assessments by registered nurses nursing assessments by registered nurses in<01:52:16.639
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 01/23/25
Health and Human Services
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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Certain continuing education offerings or workforce programs that fall below the minimum contact hour
- It's home to the largest nurse anesthetist program in the country.
- This relates to Texas Southern as we are focused on developing a... a nursing program that is focused
- What the nursing program would be focused on, it'd be one of the aspects of that first focus program.
- I do want to talk about your education program. U.S.
MN
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- We will let you see the nurse. The nurse will decide whether or not you go home.
- We will let you see the nurse. The nurse will decide whether or not you go home.
- We are doing where education is going for the future as far as facilities, programs.
Summary:
The Senate Education Finance Committee met on January 28, 2025, to receive updates on chronic absenteeism work funded in the 2024 education finance bill. The chair introduced presentations from districts in the student attendance pilot program—Minneapolis, Columbia Heights, Chisago, and Rochester—and noted that the committee would also hear the student attendance and truancy legislative study group report and later a bill from Senator Weber. The chair also thanked educational assistants and paraprofessionals for their work in schools.
Minneapolis Public Schools described common attendance challenges across pilot districts, including inconsistent attendance coding, weak family communication, difficulty identifying interventions, and uneven responses to absences. The district said pilot districts want statewide definitions for absences, tardies, and exempt codes, as well as better internal dashboards and clearer procedures. Minneapolis also highlighted strategies such as attendance teams at each school, quarterly postcards to families after five or more absences, Promise Fellows, home visits, multilingual communication through TalkingPoints, and a morning nurse line to help parents decide whether a child should stay home. The district said its main attendance goal is to raise consistent attendance from 68 percent to 80 percent by 2026.
In response to committee questions, Minneapolis said its main post-COVID absenteeism reason has been illness or medical issues, followed by transportation problems, and that it does not penalize students for transportation-related absences. The district said it counts secondary absences when students miss more than three periods in a day, with truancy beginning after seven such absences, while elementary students are counted absent for the full day. Members also asked about whether reduced truancy referrals reflected more attendance or diversionary supports; the district said its approach is to focus on understanding root causes and providing support rather than quickly referring students to truancy processes. The district reported improved communication, greater parent awareness, and fewer truancy referrals so far, and said the attendance team model should be sustainable because it uses existing staff with clearer direction.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Human services panel hears HF729 2/26/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The follow-up question to that is then: which colleges and nursing programs are we leaning into to make
- The follow-up question to that is then: which colleges and nursing programs are we leaning into to make
- The follow-up question to that is then: which colleges and nursing programs are we leaning into to make
- The follow-up question to that is then: which colleges and nursing programs are we leaning into to make
- the first question: what colleges are we partnering with in nursing programs?
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill appropriates funds to establish the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree program at Maui College
- Hawaii Nurses Association Healthcare Hawaii Nurses Association Healthcare Association<00:19:06.159>
- This bill appropriates funds to establish the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree program at Maui College
- program within Maui College.
- new Bachelor of Science and nursing new Bachelor of Science and nursing program<00:32:18.880>
Summary:
The House Committee on Higher Education heard five bills and later took up one joint Housing/Higher Education measure. On SB 1146 SD1, relating to the Alaw Canal, testimony from DLNR and UH was in support of funding an action plan and pre-engineering concept plan to address debris management and water quality in the watershed; members discussed the cost burden on DLNR and the possibility of identifying upstream sources of debris. On SB 1232 SD2, relating to wastewater systems, the Department of Health, DHHL, and several advocacy groups supported a three-year pilot program at UH’s Water Resources Research Center to test new wastewater technologies, with witnesses saying it could help certify cheaper alternatives and reduce cesspool upgrade costs. On SB 119 SD1, relating to nursing, witnesses supported funding a Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at Maui College. On SB 865 SD1, relating to agriculture, UH CTAHR, the Hawaii Farm Bureau, and many island agricultural groups supported funding for a Kona Cooperative Extension position, with testimony and committee discussion favoring an extension agent over an administrative support role. On SB 1487 SD1, relating to UH revenue bonds, UH supported authorizing revenue bonds for priority capital projects, and members asked for clarification that the measure was a preliminary authorization rather than a specific spending plan.
In decision-making, the committee recommended passing SB 1146 SD1, SB 1232 SD2, SB 119 SD1, SB 865 SD1, and SB 1487 SD1 with House Draft 1 amendments, mainly to change defective dates to 7/1/3000 and, for SB 865, to upgrade the position to an extension agent. Votes were unanimous in favor on the measures, with one recusal noted on SB 865 and some members excused on other votes. The committee then recessed and later reconvened for a joint House Housing/Higher Education hearing on SB 1553 SD2, relating to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. DHHL asked that the bill be deferred because due diligence was incomplete and more discussion was needed with UH and other stakeholders; UH said it was coordinating access to the property and described its current and future use. Both committees agreed to defer the bill.