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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Public Safety Apr 7th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • Technology revolving fund: This fund allows the Attorney General's office to provide grants to a limited
  • It's done via a two-sided technology platform.
  • That the city of Tulsa and the city of Broken Arrow both use separate technologies.
  • It makes us safer, getting the technology gaps between, you know, law enforcement agencies in the state
  • I know we are getting pressed up against education. Senator Rader, you are recognized.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

ECD Public Hearing - Wed Feb 18, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST

Economic Development & Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're relating to the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation.
  • We're relating to the Hawaii Technology<00:11:20.800> Development<00:11:21.200> Corporation
  • <00:11:22.320> Our Technology Development Corporation.
  • Our Technology Development Corporation.
  • Trung Lamb with the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation, and I stand on my written testimony.
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several measures, beginning with HB 2410 relating to the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation. Testifiers from HTDC and the Hawaii Food Industry Association stood on written testimony, and members discussed the funding request, which was described as $1 million each for three programs, for a total of $3 million. The measure appeared to have broad support, with no opposition noted. The committee then took up HB 2235 HD1 on the military and community relations office, where Lori Moore of MACC asked for additional funding to support local businesses and education-to-career initiatives statewide. Members asked about the amount, and the request was identified as $1.3 million total. HB 904 on space operations followed, with three supporters and one opponent, though no substantive testimony was captured beyond the vote counts. HB 2201 on state enterprise zones drew testimony from Georgia Skinner of DBEDT’s Creative Industries division, who said the measure would build on a well-run enterprise zone program and help make Hawaii’s film industry more competitive. Tom Yamashita of the Tax Foundation also provided comments. The committee then considered HB 2349 relating to DCCA and DBEDT coordination; DCCA explained it already provides links and information to DBEDT programs, while DBEDT argued that direct data sharing would allow more proactive outreach. Members raised privacy and cost concerns, and DBEDT said it would consider opt-in collection and acknowledged system changes and possible funding needs. The committee also heard two tax credit bills. HB 1972 HD1, on a caregiver tax credit, received strong support from AARP, the Hawaii Public Health Institute, the Hawaii Children’s Action Network, and others, who described caregivers as an “invisible workforce” and argued the credit would help families keep loved ones at home and reduce financial strain. The Tax Foundation suggested a grant or subsidy program might be more efficient than a tax credit and raised concerns about debarment provisions. HB 20007 HD1, on the household and dependent care services tax credit, also drew strong support from public health and family advocacy groups, who said Hawaii families face some of the nation’s highest child care costs and that the bill would better reflect current expenses; the Tax Foundation again raised technical concerns about complexity and debarment. Members asked about fiscal impacts, and testimony indicated the current credit costs about $6 million, with the bill expected to increase that amount. The committee then moved on to HB 2385 HD1 on housing, where the Deputy Attorney General began presenting written comments on whether the bill limits county authority.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • mandate but it does provide local school leaders the discretion to best meet the needs of their educators
  • Do that does have educational purpose, but I do want to point out.
  • Or performance taken as a whole lacks serious literary, artistic, educational, political, or scientific
  • Explicit literary, artistic, or educational value. Is that correct? That is correct.
  • That many students would not be affected, but we don't want to get their kids behind in their education
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs May 14th, 2025

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • No sector is more targeted by China than communications and information technology, which plays a key
  • governmental contracts with companies of foreign adversaries, certain information and communications technology
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • And digital technology is available in the marketplace.
  • If a court wanted to use digital technology, they had to get permission from the Supreme Court.
  • Technology should be required to meet certain criteria.
  • It's when the digital technology comes in that there's a gap.
  • educational opportunities to talk about our court.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 4/14/26

Higher Education Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:30:36.799> mission really part of the educational mission really part of the educational
  • to ensure that we have a more educated to ensure that we have a more educated uh<00:34:49.040>
  • And nationally about 70 to education.
  • > undergone<00:56:50.400> a Public higher education has undergone a Public higher education
  • education. So uh Representative Cleborn. education. So uh Representative Cleborn.
Bills: HF4479, HF4368, HF4889
Summary: The committee approved the April 9 minutes and then took up House File 4479, which would require public postsecondary institutions to make space available for town halls and similar official events by elected officials, with limits intended to keep the events on the official side and not campaign-related. Representative Frederick said the bill is meant to prevent universities from creating barriers such as fees or parking charges and to ensure a neutral, accessible venue for community conversations. The bill was laid over for possible later action. The committee heard supportive testimony from Jim Dimmick of Minnesota State University, Mankato, who argued that town halls should be public, open, moderated, and dialogic rather than speeches, and said universities should be centers for public discourse. He also said charging fees can undermine neutrality and that using partisan student groups to sponsor events can create the appearance of bias. Minnesota State official Mr. Omen said campuses often host these events, fees are set locally to cover costs, and student government sponsorship can sometimes avoid charges; he also noted the fee at Mankato is discounted and depends on room size. Several members raised concerns about the bill. Representative Scott, Chair Robbins, Representative Schwarz, Representative Allen, and others argued that campuses should not be required by statute to give legislators special treatment, that fees and parking costs cover real expenses, and that universities should remain focused on education rather than political events. Questions also focused on who would decide what room size is reasonable, how disputes would be handled, and who would pay for security if protests or safety issues arose. Representative Frederick responded that room selection would be a good-faith partnership with the university, that the bill does not require a town hall or guarantee a specific room, and that security funding is not spelled out in the bill.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Boards, Agencies and Commissions Committee Jan 14th, 2026

Boards, Agencies and Commissions

Transcript Highlights:
  • Education requirements are going to be changed to by rule.
  • Education requirements are going to be changed to by rule.
  • Education requirements are going to be changed to by rule.
  • And those funds could be used to support public education and advocacy about midwifery care and scope
  • <00:07:22.800> public could be used to support public could be used to support public education
Bills: HB59, HB128, HB59, HB128
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • And the educational uh are in school.
  • Commonwealth through an education Commonwealth through an education contract.<00:34:47.679> Uh
  • Uh provide the education contract.
  • <00:38:57.119> educational. >> that were working Yes. educational.
  • >> that were working Yes. educational.
Summary: The committee heard testimony from Rep. Ashley Tackett Laferty on a bill to extend minimum line-of-duty hazardous duty retirement benefits to certain CERS and KERS non-hazardous members who are injured in the line of duty and cannot return to that work. She used a video and examples from Eastern Kentucky first responders, including a deputy who lost a leg and an emergency management director who lost an eye, to argue that some injured officers and responders fall through the cracks because their employers did not elect hazardous-duty coverage. She said the proposal would provide 25% of pay to the disabled officer, plus 10% for dependent children and minimal health benefits, and noted estimated actuarial costs of about $2.9 million for CERS and $0.542 million for KERS, funded through small employer-rate increases. Members asked how far back the bill would reach, how many people might qualify, and whether the benefit would apply only to active employees or also to past injuries. Laferty said the bill would include a five-year window for recent situations and could potentially cover a total of 3,333 positions statewide that could be certified as hazardous, though benefits would only apply if the person was injured in the line of duty and disabled from returning to that work. Questions also focused on whether a non-hazardous employee could qualify if injured in a hazardous situation; Laferty said yes, if the position could be certified as hazardous, but only for the bill’s minimum benefits. Rep. Josh Calloway and others noted that local governments choose whether to pay the higher hazardous-duty contribution rates, which they said often drives the coverage decision. The committee then heard Rep. Daniel Gberg present a separate bill revising school leave rules so teachers and school employees may use accumulated sick leave to observe religious holidays not on the school calendar, with a required personal statement and advance notice. He said the change would address a longstanding inconsistency for teachers who observe non-Christian holidays and currently may have to choose between unpaid leave or improperly using sick days, and he said prior concerns about retirement service credit and maternity leave were reduced by other policy changes. The discussion ended without a vote, with members indicating they had the relevant materials and that the bill would be revisited later.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee Feb 25th, 2026

Public Safety and Homeland Security

Transcript Highlights:
  • It will strengthen recruitment and retention, raise professional standards through education, reduce
  • And in terms of when we talk about our community college system, we talk about education and training
  • It will strengthen recruitment and retention, raise professional standards through education, reduce
  • It will strengthen recruitment and retention, raise professional standards through education, reduce
  • And in terms of when we talk about our community college system, we talk about education and training
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Jan 29th, 2026 at 11:09 am

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Montana Hagler, winner of the Milken Educator Award.
  • Montana Hagler, winner of the Milken Educator Award.
  • And whereas the Milken Educator Award recognizes outstanding educators who are making a powerful impact
  • great teachers and inspire excellence in education nationwide by highlighting the educators who are
  • , enacting the Education Opportunity Account Act, providing powers and duties, providing for education
Bills: HM3, HM11, HM14, HM15, HM21
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Education Apr 22nd, 2025

Public Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • environment. public education system.
  • Because to date, no one really knows that this education UNPAC found in Education Code Chapter 162 even
  • Special Education Services.
  • This is by saying that I am a career educator and a product of bilingual education.
  • I have my Bachelor of Arts in Education and a Master's in Bilingual Education from SMU.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Education Apr 22nd, 2025

Public Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • for educators certified by other states.
  • A waiver under Section 7056 of the Education Code.
  • and Career-Oriented Education.
  • education programs.
  • The substitute amends Section 11059E of the Education Code.
DE

Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Oversight & Sunset Committee Meeting Jun 17th, 2026

Legislative Oversight & Sunset

Transcript Highlights:
  • The current in-person-only education model, though, limits access for students who cannot afford to stop
  • However, Delaware's current in-person-only education model is limiting access for students who cannot
  • By passing this bill and permitting hybrid education, Delaware can expand access to massage.
  • Passing this bill and permitting hybrid education, Delaware can expand access to massage therapy education
  • A hybrid education model would support workforce growth in a rapidly expanding industry while also providing
Bills: SB295, HB378
Summary: The Senate Legislative Oversight Committee met in hybrid format, approved the minutes from its April 22 and May 13 meetings, and then heard two bills. HB 420 would modernize massage therapy licensure by allowing the Board of Massage and Bodywork to decide which coursework may be completed in a hybrid format and which must remain in person, while also removing outdated references to a license type the board no longer issues. The sponsor said the change would improve access for students who cannot easily travel or stop working, while preserving public protection through board rules. Public testimony on HB 420 was entirely supportive. Robert Overmiller spoke in favor, and Mackenzie Francis of Alpha School of Massage also supported the bill, citing workforce growth in massage therapy and arguing that hybrid education would expand access, especially for students entering the field later in life. No committee questions or objections were raised. The committee then discussed HB 378, which would continue the Council of Corrections’ partnership with the Criminal Justice Council and avoid the sunset of that arrangement in 2026. Members noted the bill stemmed from a prior Joint Legislative Oversight effort to provide the council with staff support and training. Robert Overmiller again testified in support, and there was no opposition or further public comment. The meeting concluded after discussion of the two bills, with no votes recorded in the transcript.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Retirement and Government Resources Apr 14th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Retirement and Government Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • for everyone's information, Senator Hicks, Senator Daniels, and Senator Bullard are all hung up in education
  • I really enjoy serving the educators of Oklahoma and it is a passion of mine.
  • everything is captured while we're striking out certain portions for inserting new language but with technology
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Technology and Telecommunications REVISED Feb 19th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Technology and Telecommunications

Transcript Highlights:
  • We just have a problem with the technology transfer.
  • So, the current technology transfer was written in 1989.
  • But what we don't have is a great technology Transfer.
  • Technology.
  • My research from places like the Center for Democracy and Technology indicates that Technology indicates
Bills: SB1670, SB1716, SB1521