Video & Transcript Research : 'Grow Your Own Educator Program'
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FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
January 15, 2025 - 09:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- It doesn't matter your party.
- work currently, or lack of work, your ability, your disability.
- So I would invite you to take a hard look at the Fortified program and put that in your toolbox as well
- I think you'll hear that from any financial manager that in your own homes, diversifying as many revenue
- If you have not already done so, be sure to turn on your phones or your computers, go to your email,
Summary:
The committee met to hear a panel on workforce and attainable housing, with presentations from Florida Housing Finance Corporation, Pensacola Habitat for Humanity, Wendover Housing Partners, the City of Tallahassee, and Escambia County. Speakers described how state and local tools such as SHIP, the Live Local Act, land trusts, accessory dwelling units, infill development, and public-private partnerships are being used to expand housing supply and preserve long-term affordability. Several panelists emphasized that housing demand is rising across income levels, that workforce households often need subsidy to buy or rent, and that housing location, transportation access, and proximity to jobs and services are critical. They also highlighted challenges including rising construction costs, limited land, insurance, NIMBY opposition, and the need for more flexible financing tools and employer participation.
Members asked about area median income thresholds, whether current programs are reaching the households most in need, and what additional tools might help. Florida Housing said its traditional rental programs generally serve households at or below 60% AMI, while need is increasingly reaching up to 80% AMI statewide and higher in some regions; staff also provided examples of AMI levels by county. Other discussion focused on the impact of local government opt-outs, tax abatements, corporate ownership of single-family homes, insurance costs, Fortified construction standards, and whether bonuses or other income calculations can unintentionally disqualify applicants. Panelists urged more political will, more local flexibility, and additional incentives for employers and landowners to support housing near jobs.
The committee also used an anonymous interactive polling exercise, and members identified partnerships, SHIP funding, local government action, cost, and insurance as key issues. In closing, the chair said the committee would continue a member-driven process and likely hold a workshop on housing-related topics. No formal votes or bills were taken up in the meeting, and the session adjourned after the discussion.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- federal program that you cannot use, you're able to take that as a deduction on your state tax for the
- Is it your opinion that Rio Nuevo is eligible to use one of those other programs in lieu of, I guess,
- Instead of growing government and layering on more affordability programs, we are putting money back
- Child protection and education. Affordability doesn't come from government programs, Mr. Speaker.
- And the more you grow government, the more programs you create, the more money you've got to take, and
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, June 23, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- His own DHS secretary our own people.
- You must do it on your own.
- their own peril. their own peril.
- You must do it on<00:26:06.880>
your <00:26:07.039>own. - And to those on my side who on your own.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I was going to say picture today. ...with your family or your loved ones, your friends.
- If you can make your way to the testimony table and to your bill, Representative Hu.
- We appreciate your past support and look forward to your continued support. All right.
- Connect and grow.
- So the idea now is that we're growing the program for statewide engagement.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, December 4, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Since its creation, the MARL program has continued to grow throughout the past two and a half decades
- for its commitment outstanding program for its commitment to<00:31:06.080>
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- exhibits, artifacts, and educational exhibits, artifacts, and educational programming.<02:01:49.040
- Give me your tired, your poor, your Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled<03:21:15.760>
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NM
Transcript Highlights:
- This allows them to get the care they need in their own community and stay home with their own families
- What happens when you don’t pay your debts? Mr.
- Where did you put your grow money? Well, Mr. Chair, grow money is in multiple areas.
- They're fine with us adopting the grow.
- Chair, maybe a few of your committee members can help you narrow down your options.
Keywords:
telecommunications, low-income assistance, lifeline, broadband, rural broadband, universal service fund, public regulation commission, PRC, 911 surcharge, telecommunications relay service, VoIP, mobile service, internet affordability, digital equity, digital inclusion, rural internet, broadband infrastructure, eligible telecommunications carrier, ETC, tribal consent
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
Transcript Highlights:
- You can have your own opinion.
- You can have your own opinion.
- Program.
- own diagnosis.
- But you can go off some of those, or based on the answers, you can formulate your own questions.
Summary:
The committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight held a hybrid hearing covering public construction, business regulations, and honorary designations, with most of the discussion focused on two matters: a five-year moratorium on new jail and prison construction (S. 2114/H. 3422) and a bill designating June 7 as Tourette Syndrome Awareness Day (S. 2152/H. 3305). The chair emphasized that the hearing was public, testimony would be recorded, and speakers should generally keep remarks to three minutes. Senator Comerford introduced the prison moratorium bill, saying it would pause new construction while allowing renovations, and Senator Friedman introduced the Tourette awareness bill and a separate Tuskegee Airmen commemoration measure, asking for favorable action on both honorary designations.
A large portion of the hearing featured remote testimony from incarcerated people at MCI Framingham and MCI Shirley in support of the prison moratorium. Witnesses repeatedly argued that Massachusetts does not need a new women’s prison, that the incarcerated population is declining, and that funds would be better spent on mental health care, addiction treatment, vocational training, pre-release programming, housing, and repairs to existing facilities. Several speakers described poor conditions, limited programming, and the need to address trauma, domestic violence, and substance use as root causes of incarceration. One committee member responded to testimony by noting that incarceration numbers are going down, that the state is working on housing and workforce opportunities for people returning home, and that the committee wants to expand pathways to employment and reentry.
The Tourette Syndrome Awareness Day bill drew testimony from the bill’s young sponsor, Owen Rosenthal, his parents, medical professionals, and advocates. They described Tourette syndrome as a misunderstood neurodevelopmental condition, said awareness would reduce stigma and improve diagnosis and support, and cited the need for education in schools, workplaces, and the medical community. The Tourette Association of America supported the bill, noting underdiagnosis, co-occurring conditions, pain, and mental health risks associated with Tourette syndrome. Committee members praised the youth advocates and asked that written testimony be submitted electronically. The hearing ended without any recorded votes or final committee action in the transcript provided.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
Legislative Finance Sub Committee Oct 15th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Like you are also funded using enterprise dollars, meaning you raise your own funds there.
- We work to educate communities to ensure women know about available resources and programs in their own
- With your approval of our full funding request for Fiscal Year 27, we will launch a girls program. for
- program would be helping to grow our own women to assist them in whatever professions they pursue and
- The program would be helping to grow our own women, to assist them in whatever professions they pursue
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We'll, we'll welcome your name and your taxes. All right.
- With full access to this program, we can keep growing that contribution responsibly and sustainably.
- federal, I mean, your, your franchise tax.
- And that's kind of the point is to make sure that, uh, we're not growing a government program and spending
- Thank you for your time, your compassion, and your commitment to the people of Texas and those who have
Bills:
HB249
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Mar 18th, 2025
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- a program can be developed.
- I myself own a home, and I urge you to consider how new jobs will open up for my own parents.
- We urge your support of this important piece of legislation. Thank you for your time.
- Has your opinion of what it does to your bill changed, Mr. Chairman? So, Mr.
- In our county, we have a program with the program. Go ahead and conclude your thought.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Explain to your own child that these are simply the rules.
- I'm sure we all have anecdotes of our own and have heard many from educators, but in our own district
- and sponsors of HB6 for your leadership and your dedication to Texas students and educators.
- Thank you for your time and for your commitment to Texas students and educators.
- Program from the Subcommittee on Academic and Career-Oriented Education.
Bills:
HB6, HB27, HB 123, HB210, HB213, HB222, HB610, HB 1085, HB1481, HB6, HB27, HB123, HB210, HB213, HB222
Keywords:
mental health, telehealth, public schools, discipline management, behavioral interventions, financial literacy, high school education, curriculum requirements, economics, personal finance, HB 123, kindergarten readiness, early literacy, early numeracy, reading screening, math screening, foundational literacy, foundational numeracy, dyslexia screening, reading intervention
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative Bartleman, it sounds like you know the answer to your own question.
- I know your passion for education along with others in this chamber. ...NEARLY ALL OF US, OR ALL OF US
- Education is power.
- That child could be your son, your daughter, your grandson, or granddaughter.
- We've got your back.
HI
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program Career and Technical education program Career and Technical education
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Health Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
Joint Committee on Public Health
Transcript Highlights:
- As a program, we applaud your work and hope it will be replicated in all 50 states.' Thank you.
- As a program, we applaud your work and hope it will be replicated in all 50 states.
- I thank you for your time. Thank you, Doctor, for your testimony.
- Thank you for your consideration. Thank you for sharing your story.
- Thank you for your time and your consideration. Thank you for your testimony. Any questions?
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Public Health held a hearing to take testimony on a wide range of bills involving professional licensure, clinical practice, and public health-related workforce issues. The chair explained that no votes would be taken at the hearing and that the purpose was to gather public input. Early testimony focused on Marnie’s Law, with supporters describing the bill as a no-cost, preventive measure to require nursing education on inflammatory breast cancer after a family tragedy and arguing it could reduce misdiagnosis and save lives.
A major portion of the hearing centered on bills affecting clinical decision-making and licensure compacts. Supporters of the physician ownership/clinical autonomy bills argued they would protect independent practices from corporate interference after the Steward collapse, while supporters of EMS, dental, psychology, physical therapy, and physician assistant compacts said the measures would improve workforce mobility, reduce delays, and expand access to care, especially for rural patients, military families, and telehealth users. Several witnesses emphasized that the compacts would not reduce standards and would strengthen public protection through shared disciplinary databases and streamlined credentialing.
There was also testimony on bills to ensure safe medication administration and to protect the independence of complementary and alternative health care practitioners. Nursing representatives urged that only licensed professionals administer medications in hospitals, hospices, and home care settings, warning that delegation to unlicensed staff could endanger patients and nurses’ licenses. A complementary and alternative care witness supported consumer access with mandatory disclosures and limits on reserved medical acts. On the dental compact, witnesses were split: some supported portability and workforce flexibility, while others warned the compact lacked a hands-on skills exam and could weaken Massachusetts’ regulatory authority and patient safety. The hearing concluded with continued testimony on the psychology compact, physical therapy compact, and physician assistant bills, with most speakers favoring expanded interstate practice and reduced administrative barriers.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on State Government (2-20-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- He said one thing school districts are doing is embracing what they call a grow-your-own strategy.
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Consideration of HB 73 02:23
Consideration of HB 441 07:24
Consideration of HB 462 18:44, 958, all
Summary:
The House State Government Committee met with a quorum and considered three bills. House Bill 73, as amended by committee substitute, added We Lead CS to the list of agencies participating in the Teachers’ Retirement System administrative provisions. The sponsor explained the bill corrects an oversight involving a computer science education service provider established in 2022. A question about fiscal impact was answered with no expected fiscal note or actuarial impact. The committee adopted the substitute and passed HB 73 19-0 with favorable expression.
House Bill 441 addressed teacher shortages by expanding the number of retired teachers and critical-shortage-area teachers school districts may hire. The sponsor said districts could hire retired teachers up to 10% of staff and critical shortage area teachers up to 10%, replacing lower current limits and a temporary COVID-era provision that had expired. Members asked about work limits, salary rules, and how often shortage areas are identified; the sponsor said retired teachers remain subject to existing earnings limits, critical shortage teachers are paid at least a rank-two, 10-year salary, and shortage areas are identified annually by the Commissioner of Education. Supportive comments noted the bill was a stopgap and that long-term solutions should include recruitment, retention, and pay. The committee passed HB 441 19-0 with favorable expression.
House Bill 462 would allow county clerks to correct marriage applications or licenses by affidavit, without requiring a lawsuit in circuit court, when there are obvious errors or omissions. The Kenton County clerk and another clerk testified that the change would help people who need corrected records for Social Security, Real ID, inheritance, and other legal purposes, while still preserving data needed by Vital Statistics. Members described the bill as a practical efficiency measure. The committee passed HB 462 19-0 with favorable expression, and the meeting then adjourned.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 03/23/26
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- advocacy and for your commitment to your own success in forwarding Minnesota agriculture.
- your advocacy and for your commitment to your<00:05:32.920>
own <00:05:33.040>success < - 00:05:33.480>
in <00:05:33.600>forwarding <00:05:33.920>Minnesota your own success - I thank Chair Putnam for your continued work to strengthen the down payment assistance program.
- I thank Chair Putnam for your continued work to strengthen the down payment assistance program.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- And then in the appendix, you guys can kind of flip through the appendix at your own leisure.
- And you can go through this at your own pleasure.
- Look at your own communities and see where the needs and gaps are located.
- And then my second question: your section on higher education, that total number, it's not broken down
- The importance is these kinds of programs that fund critical infrastructure in your community.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Mar 11th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- So yes, ma'am, it would represent graduate programs, professional programs and all undergraduate programs
- Certainly that's relative to your strategic plan. What's your mission?
- So your next Madam Chair, I will give you sort of the overview on education general funds and for state
- education.
- We really want your input, your representative body of all the universities.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York State Senate Session - 05/06/2026
New York Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- REMEMBER YOUR GREATEST LAW AND COMMANDMENT.
- Kelley, thank you for your distinguished service. Thank you for your response on 9/11.
- He was a member of the first Graduating class of the Educational Opportunity Program at Binghamton University
- I thank you for your bravery, professionalism, and your unwavering commitment to a difficult and noble
- THERE IS ALSO ABUNDANT EVIDENCE THAT HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS PRODUCE DRAMATICALLY LOWER RECIDIVISM
Summary:
The Senate convened with prayer, approved the journal, and welcomed several guest groups, including Saugerties student government officers, the Marlboro High School boys bowling state champions, a civics group, a National Guard/9-11 responder advocate, family members honoring Salvador Vizcarrondo Jr., architecture professionals, correctional officers and employees, and small business representatives. Members also offered resolutions recognizing Architecture Week, Correctional Officers and Employees Week, and Small Business Week, along with tributes to community leaders and student achievements.
The chamber then took up a series of bills on the non-controversial calendar, passing measures on education leave for incarcerated people, utility interconnection study, property tax exemption, alcohol regulation, executive law, school drill requirements, victim sentencing rights, public health, public officers, public authorities, election law, environmental conservation, veterans/homeland security, labor, and other topics. Several bills were laid aside. Some measures drew brief explanations of vote, including concerns about school safety drills, correctional staffing and safety, and a victims’ rights bill that one senator said mirrored an earlier version he had carried.
The most extended debate centered on the 21st Century Antitrust Act (Calendar 879), with supporters arguing it would modernize antitrust enforcement against dominant firms, especially big tech, and opponents warning it would create vague standards, invite private lawsuits, and harm small and rural businesses. Another debated bill (Calendar 818) would restrict sharing of utility consumption data with police; supporters framed it as a privacy measure requiring normal legal process, while opponents said it would hinder law enforcement while still allowing state regulators access. Both bills were ultimately restored to the non-controversial calendar and passed, and the Senate adjourned until the next day.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
March 20, 2025 - 02:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- Thanks, Rep, for your outreach.
- Anola: Grow? Representative Grow: Yes. Anola: Hansowski? Representative Hansowski: Yes.
- As for your support of this bill today, I ask for your support of this bill today.
- But thank you to you all for your strength and your resilience and your courage.
- Think about it before you say no, because think about your own optometrics.
Summary:
The subcommittee met with a quorum present and took up five health-related bills. HB 1089, which would add Duchenne muscular dystrophy to Florida’s newborn screening panel, was presented as a way to enable earlier diagnosis and treatment; a pediatric neurologist from Nemours testified in support, noting existing FDA-approved therapies and ongoing clinical trials. After supportive debate, the bill passed 17-0 and was reported favorably.
HB 1083 would standardize patient access to medical records by setting deadlines for providers to produce or allow inspection of records and requiring electronic delivery when available. Supporters said it would reduce delays in care and costs, while two industry groups appeared in opposition. Members from both parties spoke in favor, and the bill passed 17-0 and was reported favorably. HB 1297, which aligns Florida’s electronic prescribing rules more closely with federal law and removes some state exceptions, drew opposition from physicians who argued paper prescriptions are still needed for emergencies, shortages, and price shopping. The sponsor said the bill’s goals were patient safety, fraud prevention, and efficiency; despite concerns, it passed 18-0 and was reported favorably.
The committee then considered PCS for HB 1421, the Emily Adkins Family Protection Act, which would create a statewide blood clot and pulmonary embolism registry, require hospital reporting and risk-assessment policies, and expand training requirements in hospitals, nursing homes, and assisted living facilities. The bill was presented with emotional testimony from Emily Adkins’ parents, who urged support and co-sponsorship in her memory. Members from both parties praised the family’s advocacy, and the PCS passed 18-0 and was reported favorably.
Finally, HB 449 on optometry would expand optometrists’ authority to prescribe certain medications and perform specified laser and non-laser eye procedures after certification. The bill and amendment drew strong opposition from ophthalmologists and their association, who raised patient-safety, training, and delegation concerns, while optometrists argued the bill would improve access, especially in rural areas and counties without ophthalmologists. The amendment was adopted, and the bill as amended passed on a recorded vote and was reported favorably.