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• I'm in year 36 of my education career. I last... year 36 of my education career.
• So over the years, I've seen the transition that we face in education and in looking at what's... education
• . families' choices as it pertains to their child's education.
• Basically, the local board of education votes to become... local board of education votes to become a
• I defer in many instances to them around those issues as an educator of what more than issues as an educator

Bills: HB332 , HB166 , SB336 , HB447 , HB244

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: computer science, K-12 education, public schools, graduation requirement, digital literacy, coding, programming, STEM, artificial intelligence, AI, computational thinking, technology education, computer literacy, high school credit, middle school, elementary school, teacher training, professional development, distance learning, virtual school

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• will</c><00:47:00.880><c> not</c> premarital education discount will not premarital education discount
• </c><01:05:13.520><c> do</c> through that premarital education do through that premarital education do
• </c> to experience positive educational to experience positive educational outcome.<02:14:16.960><c>
• </c><02:14:22.679><c> concerns</c> are experiencing educational concerns are experiencing educational

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

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• </c> public education uh and and well-being. public education uh and and well-being.
• </c> individual education plan IEP. individual education plan IEP.
• after educator after educator talk to me about getting injured by our littlest learners.
• Education, or MACE. I am testifying Education, or MACE.
• Senate Education Finance Committee. My Senate Education Finance Committee.

Bills: HF3493 , HF4114

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Keywords: safe schools, charter schools, nonpublic schools, Tribal education, funding increase, special education, funding, education finance, appropriations, budget, cross subsidy

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• members, for allowing me to lay out House Bill 1876, the Country Centennial Career and Technical Education
• House Bill 1876 seeks to establish a career and technical education reporting grant program administered
• by the Texas Education Agency.
• They should receive credit for industry-based experience outside of education.
• So I work for the Texas Education Agency. I haven't been in contact with anyone from TRS. Okay.

Bills: HB 1057 , HB1876

Committee: House S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education

Keywords: teacher salary, retirement benefits, career education, work experience credit, Texas Education Code, technical training, workforce development, grants, education funding

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• We started our public hearing in the Joint Committee on Education.
• I come to you as an education attorney who works to dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline.
• So was that, do you know, was that the Judiciary Committee when you said, because we in education haven
• I’m an independent educational watchdog and forum initiative.
• So I go district to district, and I ask many different families involved with special education what

Bills: H3895 , H5157

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Education

Keywords: career education, technical training, Lynn Vocational Technical Institute, pilot program, youth education, school safety, education, mental health, children, security measures

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• So if I may try to explain it to you, it lets county boards of education consolidate.
• wanting to do this to see how it would affect the students, the communities, the quality of the education
• /c><00:05:42.240><c> boards</c><00:05:42.639><c> of</c><00:05:42.800><c> ed</c><00:05:43.199><c> education
• </c> lets county boards of ed education lets county boards of ed education consolidate<00:05:45.280><
• , the different things like education, the different things like that.<00:05:57.680><c> Um</c><00:05:

Bills: HB8 , HB380 , HB8 , HB380

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: tobacco regulation, vaping, sales restrictions, youth protection, tobacco compliance, public health, education programs, electronic nicotine delivery systems, human cloning, criminal penalties, embryo, genetic modification, bioethics, campus chaplain, chaplain, school chaplain, volunteer, public K-12 schools, public schools, public charter schools

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• And they have actually ended up in litigation between the board of education and Franklin County and
• And they have actually ended up in litigation between the board of education and Franklin County and
• of them fighting each other in court over title to the land. ...litigation between the board of education
• It basically streamlines the process to obtain a teaching certificate for educators moving into Alabama
• </c><00:13:33.360><c> comments</c> school education comments school education comments apprenticeship

Bills: SB337 , HB520 , HB75 , SB337 , HB520 , HB75

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: SB337, Montgomery County, probate judge, judge of probate, county officer compensation, salary increase, circuit judge parity, local legislation, county commission, general fund, public official pay, judicial compensation, Montgomery County Legislation, discrimination, immunization, facial coverings, healthcare rights, religious convictions, civil rights, Attorney General

Bills: HCR11 , HCR181 , HCR187 , HCR47 , HCR44 , HCR161 , HCR102 , HCR107 , HCR118 , HCR42 , HCR176 , HCR84 , HCR94 , HCR195 , HR14 , HR171 , HR177 , HR43 , HR40 , HR151 , HR94 , HR99 , HR110 , HR38 , HR166 , HR76 , HR86 , HR185

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: charter schools, facilities, school funding, education, Hawaii, student enrollment, policy change, HCR181, House Concurrent Resolution, Department of Education, DOE, temporary positions, position renewal, superintendent-level positions, legislative intent, statutory interpretation, budget accountability, fiscal oversight, government transparency, state employment

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• The Senate Education Committee will come to order.
• Bowe back to the Education Committee.
• I'm looking to move further into the education field and also on a broader scope of state education and
• In 2020, she was the Oklahoma Middle Education Association Educator of the Year.
• Our kids deserve and are actually guaranteed an education through public education.

Bills: HB1937 , HB2153 , HB3674 , HB2978 , HB3885 , HB3671 , HB3261 , HB3021 , HB3029 , HB4274 , HB3701 , HB3076

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: HB1937, Oklahoma schools, student communications, electronic communication, digital communication, parent notification, legal guardian, school personnel, teachers, coaches, administrators, charter schools, public schools, administrative leave, corroborated report, investigation, employee file, discipline, termination, school board

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• Would you believe that There's a bill filed that is in the Education Committee's purview that would actually
• this legislation and it allows that Heroes team that's been built up by the state department of Education
• We're doubling the scholarshipping amount while they're in their College of Education.
• Members, Senate Bill 1341 creates the Career Counseling Revolving Fund for the State Department of Education

Bills: SB1189 , SB1295 , SB1297 , SB1330 , SB1333 , SB1338 , SB1341 , SB1344 , SB1355 , SB1377 , SB1378 , SB1546 , SB1859 , SB1946 , SB1990 , SB1998

Committee: Senate Appropriations

Keywords: school security, funding, public schools, security enhancements, resource officers, domestic violence, fatality review, revolving fund, database, public safety, Oklahoma, census accuracy, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, federal census, grassroots outreach, marketing campaign, SB1330, Pardon and Parole Board, parole board, pardon board

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• We are going to go ahead and get started with the first of the Education Oversight committees.
• I was terrified of education, but God called me to go to university and become a teacher.
• , as they are educators of their children.
• This is going from high school into university or higher education. Follow up. Thank you.
• This is going from high school into university or higher education. Follow up. Thank you.

Bills: HB2950 , HB2978 , HB3132 , HB3242 , HB3467 , HB3700 , HB3701 , HB4115 , HB4274

Committee: House Education Oversight

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

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• The Committee on Education Pre-K through 12 will now come to order.
• Mathematics education by Senator Gates. Senator Gates, you're recognized to explain your bill.
• Florida currently ranks towards the bottom challenges for experienced educators.
• Jason Crawford, Home Education Foundation, waves in support. Thank you.
• Jason Crawford, Home Education Foundation, waves in support.

Bills: S7022 , S0178 , S0430 , S0464 , S0538 , S0920 , S1036 , S1136 , S1216

Committee: Senate Education Pre-K - 12

Keywords: public records, open government, sunshine law, education assessments, testing materials, exam security, assessment instruments, test items, answer keys, scoring rubrics, item banks, developmental materials, workpapers, student testing, academic dishonesty, cheating, Florida Department of Education, State Board of Education, Board of Governors, Florida College System

Summary: The Senate Education Pre-K-12 Committee considered and reported favorably several bills. SB 1036, as amended, addressed the shortage of school counselors by clarifying certification requirements; SB 1136, as amended by a delete-all amendment, authorized non-invasive dental screenings in schools as part of preventive dental programs with parent notice and exemption procedures; and SB 920 proposed applied algebra courses tied to technical skills and career pathways while still requiring students to pass the Algebra I end-of-course exam. Each of these bills was supported in committee and passed favorably. The committee also approved SB 178, as amended, to allow coaches to provide good-faith support to student-athletes, such as food, transportation, and recovery services, with reporting requirements and a $15,000 annual cap per team; members discussed the need for guardrails to prevent recruiting abuse and noted possible expansion beyond FHSAA. SB 1216, on educator compensation, would give districts more flexibility to use compensation tools beyond the current rigid framework, and it was reported favorably with support from members citing retention and inflation concerns. The committee also adopted SPB 7022, which reenacts and extends a public records exemption for certain examination and assessment instruments to 2031 and expands coverage to district school boards and public schools. Later, SB 464 was reported favorably to require all school districts to formally observe Veterans Day as a school holiday. Members debated whether schools should be closed or could instead hold programs or professional development, but the bill advanced with support emphasizing consistency and honoring veterans. Finally, SB 538, as amended, established standardized participation rules for extracurricular activities across public, private, virtual, and home education students, addressed participation fees and multiple-school participation, and allowed districts to determine coaches’ compensation. The committee adjourned after recording an additional favorable vote on SB 1036 by Senator Osgood.

Bills: SSB1022 , SSB1023 , SSB1028 , SF16 , SSB1024 , SSB1053 , HF1 , HSB5 , HSB2 , HF88 , HF80

Committee: Joint Education

Keywords: education funding, shared services, social work, mental health, school resource officer, open enrollment, extracurricular activities, co-curricular activities, internet education, school districts, human growth and development, fetal development, education, health curriculum, Iowa schools, school district reorganization, school district consolidation, boundary change, district enlargement, district dissolution

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• </c> Revenue. one uh department of education. Revenue. one uh department of education.
• </c> students, educators, and families. students, educators, and families.
• And with this special education.
• </c> our educators, families, and schools. our educators, families, and schools.
• Oh the special education director education transportation. education transportation.

Bills: HF2430 , HF2433

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: education finance, teacher training, Read Act, state aid, school funding, education funding, children with disabilities, transition aid, special education, school district consolidation

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• with the higher education department as they already do.
• So currently higher education institutions...
• What the process is: currently, higher education institutions every year will apply to the Higher Education
• Chair, members of the Senate Education Committee.
• Chair, members of the Senate Education Committee.

Bills: SB234 , SB210 , SB243 , SB244 , SM16 , HB8 , SB234 , SB210 , SB243 , SB244 , SM16 , HB8

Committees: Senate Senate Education , Senate House Education

Keywords: foster children, school transportation, education funding, public education, child welfare, New Mexico Highlands University, soccer field, women's sports, infrastructure improvement, funding allocation, student athletes, appropriation, New Mexico State University, nutrition, travel support, funding, education, university support, financial assistance, parenting students

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• with educator preparation programs.
• Education Act, and the Hispanic Education Act.
• I understand that this bill is really for the educational educator prep programs that addresses that.
• But in terms of the delivering of that education, how do we, the delivering of that education, how do
• on math education.

Bills: SB234 , SB210 , SB243 , SB244 , SM16 , HB8

Committee: House House Education

Keywords: foster children, school transportation, education funding, public education, child welfare, New Mexico Highlands University, soccer field, women's sports, infrastructure improvement, funding allocation, student athletes, appropriation, New Mexico State University, nutrition, travel support, funding, education, university support, financial assistance, parenting students

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• Chairman, members of Senate Education.
• Chairman, members of Senate Education.
• Research consistently shows that quality early care and education improves educational outcomes, reduces
• We are leading the nation in the bookends of education in early childhood and higher education.
• federal education law.

Bills: SB204 , SB241 , HB34 , HB2 , SB204 , SB241 , HB34

Committees: Senate Senate Education , Senate House Education

Keywords: higher education, research funding, federal funding, New Mexico, appropriation, University of New Mexico, New Mexico State University, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, child care, child care assistance, child care subsidy, early childhood education, early childhood care, daycare, preschool, pre-K, Head Start, Early Head Start, Children's Code, early childhood education and care department

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• education system.
• I'm a lifelong educator, and I've spent the last 24 years working in virtual education.
• Virtual learning education is an alternative education for multiple reasons for children K through 12
• Virtual learning education is an alternative education for multiple reasonings for children K through
• education system as a whole.

Bills: HB2 , SB204 , SB241 , HB34

Committee: House House Education

Keywords: general appropriation, budget, Medicaid, education funding, public safety, higher education, research funding, federal funding, New Mexico, appropriation, University of New Mexico, New Mexico State University, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, child care, child care assistance, child care subsidy, early childhood education, early childhood care, daycare, preschool

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• Representative Brown, you're educating us on a lot of things this session, so we look forward to your
• College System, the Alabama Fire College, and the University of South Alabama to provide necessary educational
• I've mentioned before that when we look at our education dollars, we divide those dollars, in my opinion

Bills: HB3 , HB116 , HB165 , HB178 , HB3 , HB116 , HB165 , HB178

Committee: House Ways and Means Education

Keywords: illegal alien, enhanced sentencing, criminal offenses, minor victims, felonies, Alabama legislature, HB116, Alabama Sunset Law, sunset bill, sunset review, Alabama Professional Bail Bonding Board, bail bonding, bail bonds, bail bond industry, professional bail bondsman, licensing board, state agency continuation, agency reauthorization, regulatory board, criminal justice

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• The bill relates to designating the Windham School District to provide post-secondary education to inmates
• In or completed a Windham School District or higher education program, it clarifies the TDCJ is required
• The bill would amend Chapter 19 of the Texas Education Code by adding sections 012-013.
• Texas Workforce Commission, a Higher Education Institution on a rotating basis, and an organization
• The report includes data collection on educational outcomes.

Bills: HB1826 , HB2854 , HB3006 , HB4614 , HB5261 , HB5639

Committee: House Corrections

Keywords: mental health, women's health, county jail, depression screening, criminal justice, HB 2854, Pokuaa-Flowers Act, parole, mandatory supervision, electronic monitoring, releasee, parole officer, hospital visit approval, general hospital, law enforcement notification, DSHS, Department of State Health Services, corrections, public safety, liability immunity