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• Madam Chair, members, SB 1074, classroom management students and temporary removal, passed with seven
• Madam Chair, members, Senate Bill 1327 is now entitled A-BOR Research Security Policy.
• Madam Chair Member, Senate Bill 1327 is now entitled A-BOR Research Security Policy.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The meeting was a caucus review of a large calendar of Senate bills, with members mainly hearing short titles, committee vote counts, and whether bills were on consent or pulled for further discussion. Many measures were reported out on party-line or split votes and several were flagged to be removed from consent, especially bills involving artificial intelligence content verification, public benefits eligibility, gender transition procedures liability, health insurance reimbursement for vaccines, light rail feasibility review, public employees merit hiring, public records fees, virtual currency payments, tax conformity, undocumented immigrants and financial services, central bank digital currency, and public monies investment in trust currency. The caucus also discussed a number of education, public safety, child welfare, health, and regulatory bills. These included measures on school communications, bullying liability, AED training, classroom management, school safety reporting, DCS procedures, fingerprinting at behavioral health facilities, probation conditions, missing children reporting, sex offender monitoring, crimes against children probation monitoring, and domestic violence release conditions. Several members raised objections or concerns about specific bills, including mandatory sentencing, religious sectarian law language, concealed weapons notice repeal, and a bill on death sentence by firing squad, with some members asking to pull those bills from consent. A final topic was a blue-sheet Senate amendment to HB 2874 on campaign committee termination statements and penalties. Rhonda explained the Senate changes would void penalties for committees with no contributions or expenditures, retroactive to December 2021, but noted the Senate did not secure enough votes for the emergency clause. Members asked about the rationale, the Secretary of State’s position, and the amount of outstanding penalties. The chair later announced that the Senate amendment was being refused, so the bill would not receive final passage that day and would instead be sent back for further action or conference.

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• In 2022, after many years in the classroom, he felt a strong calling to ministry and was ordained as
• And whereas, we're so grateful for the RMC security at the Capitol Bank Street entrance for keeping us
• This bill takes a huge step toward securing paid sick benefits for Virginia's workers. Mr.

Keywords: March 13, 2026 - Regular Session, 976, house, all

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• The opportunity to research textbooks and incorporate my work experience in the classroom was very rewarding
• an early age, I understood that a good education was my clearest path to opportunity and economic security
• This committee knows how directly a college degree bears on a young person's ability to secure the life

Summary: The Senate Appropriations Committee on Higher Education opened by noting it would not present its budget that day, explaining the budget rollout would be delayed until the following week to align with House partners and Senate notice requirements. After a roll call confirmed a quorum, the chair explained that because of the large number of gubernatorial appointments, the committee would hear only a subset individually and consider reappointments in a block unless members requested otherwise. The committee then heard testimony from appointees and reappointees to several university boards. Florida A&M University nominees Roderick Harris, Victor Young, and Rafael Vasquez emphasized service to their alma mater, support for leadership, student success, entrepreneurship, scholarships, and maintaining FAMU’s status as a leading HBCU. Florida Atlantic University appointees Linda Stock and Thomas Mersh highlighted FAU’s growth, R1 research designation, quantum computing, servant leadership, entrepreneurship, and expanded research opportunities. University of Central Florida reappointee Alex Martins focused on UCF’s preeminence, workforce needs, nursing and engineering, and keeping graduates in Florida. Florida Gulf Coast University nominees James Gris-Mall, Douglas Van Orte, Robert Rommel, Sarah Partial Perry, and reappointee Joseph Fogg discussed workforce development, affordability, student success, water and environmental programs, business and entrepreneurship, nursing outcomes, and FGCU’s regional role. University of South Florida reappointee Rogan Donnelly cited USF’s AAU status, research growth, and focus on student success, health care, cybersecurity, and AI. Committee members generally praised each nominee’s background and the universities’ achievements. At the end of the hearing, the committee approved all nominees in a single block vote for confirmation and then adjourned.

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• DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARDS TO ADOPT A POLICY FOR THE TEMPORARY REMOVAL OF INSTRUCTIONAL PERSONNEL FROM THE CLASSROOM
• ENHANCING SAFETY AND SECURITY, PROTECTING THE ENHANCING SAFETY AND SECURITY, PROTECTING THE FAMILIES

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• It's not just about the students; it's about the whole classroom. I think it's important.
• Yeah, I was just describing what is happening with classroom tests every day in the state.
• And they generally work that out at the classroom level.
• And they generally work that out at the classroom level.
• I do want to say that in classroom practice.

Bills: HB8

Keywords: HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround

Summary: The House Committee on Public Education met to hear House Bill 8, which would replace STAAR with a new assessment and accountability system beginning in the 2027-28 school year. The chair described the bill as reducing testing time, limiting benchmark tests, adding beginning-, middle-, and end-of-year assessments, requiring faster score turnaround, involving Texas teachers in test development, and tightening accountability timelines and transparency rules. Members also discussed provisions on A-F ratings, cut scores, CCMR, local accountability plans, and TEA reporting requirements. Committee members and invited witnesses split sharply on the bill’s approach. Supporters, including the chair, TEA Commissioner Mike Morath, and Ed Trust’s Nicholas Munyon Penny, argued the bill would reduce high-stakes pressure, provide quicker and more actionable data, limit over-testing, and better align assessments to Texas standards while preserving criterion-referenced accountability. They said the new system would help teachers and parents intervene sooner and would improve transparency, including parent access to student responses and automatic rescoring in some writing cases. Opponents, including Rep. Hinojosa and student witness Ella Moran, argued the bill still increases testing and replaces one high-stakes test with multiple TEA-created tests. Moran testified that STAAR creates anxiety, disrupts instruction, and does not reflect real learning, while Hinojosa said the House had previously passed a better bill based on a nationally norm-referenced model and criticized the new proposal as a concession to the Senate. Questions also focused on AI scoring of writing, rescoring rates, and whether the bill’s new accountability rules would be reliable and fair. The committee did not take a final vote during the portion provided, but the chair said a vote on HB 8 would be called after public testimony later in the day.

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• You didn't have video cameras everywhere,<00:58:32.559> security<00:58:33.119> cameras,
• <00:58:33.839> phone everywhere, security cameras, phone everywhere, security cameras, phone cameras
• Chair recognizes the gentle from Marshall, Representative Calvin. allocation of K4 and K5 classrooms.
• So allocation of K4 and K5 classrooms.
• educators are willing, classroom educators are willing, classroom teachers<02:04:15.440> are<

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• increases in the low-income weight and additional assistance, $44,800,000 to the Department of Economic Security
• There is no doubt about that because the continuation of the Department of Economic Security is tied
• We're talking about adult protective services at the Department of Economic Security and Department of
• to have the last word on this, because she has a continuation bill for the Department of Economic Security
• but I believe that there are other bills moving through the process that could enforce a level of classroom

Keywords: 1182, all

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• BEYOND CLASSROOM, THEY GET EXPERIMENTAL TRAINING AND ENGAGED IN INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES THAT STRENGTHEN
• AFTER COMPLETING THE WORKFORCE EDUCATION TRAINING, THE NEXT STEP IS SECURING THE INTERNSHIP PLACEMENT
• ALL INTERNS SUCCESSFULLY SECURE PLACEMENT AND THE DESIRED FIELD AND AS OF SEPTEMBER, ALL INTERNS HAVE
• THIS SLIDE HIGHLIGHTS THE INCREDIBLE INTERNSHIP PLACEMENT THAT WAS SECURED FOR THE INAUGURAL SHOWING
• ONE INTERN SECURED A PART-TIME POSITION AND ADDITION TO THEIR INTERNSHIP GAINING MORE HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• and help support that in the classroom and help support that in the classroom so<00:14:29.160>
• have classrooms.
• school district didn't have classrooms school district didn't have classrooms and<01:02:49.960><
• And then we also added a three-year-old classroom to Corey View, and so those three classrooms served
• <01:05:02.039> to added a three-year-old classroom to added a three-year-old classroom to

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So part of this is really understanding what, what motivates teachers to stay in the classroom.
• But they're not necessarily in a special ed classroom, no. All right, there you go.
• How many are inclusion teachers juggling multiple classrooms?
• The classroom and do that observation what sorts of things should they be looking for?
• The way this works is they create a classroom that is the math lab.

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• or 7% of the teachers in the classroom or 7% of the teachers in the classroom are<00:36:30.640><
• by the Department of Homeland Security. by the Department of Homeland Security.
• Department of Homeland Security. Department of Homeland Security.
• by what's going on outside the classroom by what's going on outside the classroom because<04:54:
• <05:27:30.718> I ...and our neighborhoods less secure.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• But also in that jar are almost 100,000 trackable K-12 students that have used resources in classrooms
• But also in that jar are almost 100,000 trackable K-12 students that have used resources in classrooms
• So it is laid out life in the classroom.
• Uh, hopefully the AMA kits are not sitting in the back of the classroom or outside the classroom.
• And, um, that is elementary classrooms.

Bills: HB187, HB98, HB360, HB394, HB398, HB388, HB187, HB98, HB360, HB394, HB398, HB388

Keywords: school safety, emergency response, training, public safety, Alyssa's Law, law enforcement, scholarship, tuition assistance, dependent education, Alabama, blackout license plate, HB360, Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday, sales tax holiday, firearms, guns, ammunition, bullets, primers, gun accessories

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• Most classroom teachers keep a drawer full of snacks for those hungry kids.
• teachers tell you you most classroom teachers tell you they<01:44:55.880> keep<01:44:56.080><
• Let's start making steps to make sure that we don't have hungry kids in our classrooms.
• I mean, we're talking about behaviors in the classroom.
• it also in classroom activities it also guarantees<02:02:05.320> that<02:02:05.480> every<

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Are they protected in this because they're vital to those classrooms?
• <00:20:07.679> teachers, resources which are classroom teachers, resources which are classroom
• Are they protected in this because they're vital to those classrooms?
• Are they protected in this because they're vital to those classrooms?
• Are they protected in this because they're vital to those classrooms?

Bills: HB0150

Keywords: Wyoming business council, economic development, task force, evaluation, policy reform, 916, all

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• This journey also led me beyond my classroom. I’ve also helped highlight the micro-referencing.
• This journey also led me beyond my classroom.
• Trying to learn math through a screen when you’re used to being in a classroom and asking questions just
• Chairman and Senator, I think one other thing that we see in classrooms is we also see that shift in
• We saw lots of gains. ...classrooms that was funded by the legislature last year.

Bills: SB29, SB64

Keywords: SB29, math requirements for teaching license, teacher licensure, teacher endorsement, mathematics methods, elementary education, secondary education, special education, early childhood education, reciprocity, Public Education Department, Mathematics and Science Education Act, mathematics instructional leadership framework, professional learning plan, K-3 screening, mathematics screening assessment, mathematics difficulty, support plan, multilevel support, intervention

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• It's another thing to demonstrate that what you've learned, you've put into effect in the classroom and
• We're going to look at the number of classroom teachers compared to total students.
• And my question is on number two, the 88% on the classroom environment.
• Is that classroom environment, physical environment, or is that behavior in the classroom, or how is
• It's... ...salaries, all right; it's classroom situations, type of thing.

Summary: The committee first approved the May 18 meeting minutes and then received a presentation from Legislative Audit on Arkansas Department of Education grant distributions. Auditors explained that the fiscal year 2025 report summarizes $4.6 billion in grants from state, federal, and miscellaneous sources, across school districts, charter schools, education cooperatives, and other entities, and that the report only shows amounts distributed, not how recipients ultimately used the money. Members asked about specific recipients and programs, including ClassWallet, Economics Arkansas, and CDC surveillance funding; department staff clarified that the Economics Arkansas grant is written into special language and that the CDC-related funding supports student surveys used by state agencies. Questions also focused on bonus and incentive programs such as master principal and National Board Certified teacher bonuses, with department staff saying the bonuses are generally tied to completion of the program or certification rather than classroom performance, though they would follow up on details. The committee then heard a Bureau of Legislative Research update on Consumer Price Index projections from Moody’s Analytics and S&P Global. Dr. Carlos Silva explained the difference between CPI-U and core CPI and said the estimates show inflation slowing over the forecast period, with some near-term variation between the two data providers. Members asked about the historical accuracy of prior projections, and he said the forecasts generally tend to move toward about 2 percent over time, though recent shocks have caused earlier estimates to understate actual inflation. The bulk of the meeting was devoted to the final adequacy report on teacher recruitment, retention, and salaries. BLR staff reviewed Arkansas teacher demographics, shortage areas, educator preparation pipelines, licensure exceptions, survey results from teachers and principals, and teacher support programs. They reported that Arkansas had about 32,800 teachers and 473,000 students in 2025, with an average of 11.9 years of experience and a slight increase in National Board Certified teachers. The report found shortages in multiple subject areas, especially special education, math, science, foreign language, and social studies, and identified 65 districts as high-need geographically. Survey results showed school leadership as the strongest positive factor in recruitment and retention, while workload and salary were the biggest negatives; 30 percent of responding teachers said they were considering leaving the profession. The committee also reviewed teacher salary data showing a statewide average salary of $60,254 in 2025, Arkansas ranking 45th nationally by NEA methodology, and a long-term inflation-adjusted decline in district salaries, though LEARNS Act increases improved the trend. Members asked for additional follow-up information on survey methodology, alternative licensure costs, coursework, incentives for ESL and special education endorsements, exit data, and how salary comparisons are calculated.

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• Not through the over regulation of the classroom.
• A peer of his, as Lev says it, a peer of his used classroom materials to cut out a Nazi flag.
• How does implementation look like in the classroom? And let me ask why.
• In the classroom, who are facing so much.
• Open minds, and I know that you're committed to making sure that all kids in our classrooms have classrooms

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• INDIVIDUAL FLORIDA DRIVERS LICENSE NUMBER OR IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON THE LAST FOUR OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY
• COMMITTEE MUST BE USED TO FIRST REIMBURSE SUPERVISORS FOR UNPAID SIGNATURE VERIFICATIONS AND THEN USED TO SECURE
• IT DOES PROVIDE IT WOULD PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL IDENTIFYING FACTOR OF THE LAST FOUR THEIR SOCIAL SECURITY
• THE CITIZENS WANTED THEIR DISTRICTS AND VPK AND SMALLER CLASSROOM SIZE, THEY WANT TO PAIR DISTRICTS.
• THE FRAUD IS IN THE 942 PAGE REPORT FROM THE OFFICE OF ELECTION CRIMES AND SECURITY.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Kelvin has been instrumental in securing Kelvin has been instrumental in securing funding<00:40:
• <02:10:19.079> for uh to help make housing more secure for uh to help make housing more secure
• the face and lying Social Security the face and lying Social Security Medicare<02:21:34.080>
• Social Security Medicare and Social Security Medicare and Medicaid<07:46:16.840> we<07:46:16.958
• lon's Social Security lon's Social Security 22100<07:46:26.520> Act<07:46:27.240> which

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• one of the primary responsibilities of the things that push down to the states, is some economic security
• Health Services, the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, or the Department of Economic Security
• If the department is approved by Social Security, we would reserve those funds for the child and preserve
• their attorney to locate any other potential payee for the child so that they do get their Social Security
• their attorney to locate any other potential pay for the child so that they do get their social security

Bills: SB1052, SB1115, SB1118, SB1120, SB1121, SB1124, SB1171, SB1172, SB1174, SB1175, SB1214, SB1233, SB1235, SB1316, SB1345, SB1372, SB1399, SB1458, SB1494, SB1496, SB1564, SB1602, SB1621, SB1628, SB1630, SB1631, SB1668, SB1672, SB1814, SB1821

Keywords: assisted living, health care, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, physician orders, informed consent, AHCCCS, remote work, state agency, employment, public health, housing, zoning, middle housing, urban development, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, townhomes, historic preservation, radiation protection