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NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair, before we move on to higher ed, Senator Gonzales. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Enjoy your lunch.
- So if there are any questions about higher ed before we move on to supplemental and deficiencies, there's
- The sixth one is funneling or getting money to our higher ed institutions so that way they have the proper
- I don't want to see higher ed institutions saying, 'Oh yeah, we can create,' and they already exist,
- Ed institution, and two years later we haven't created it. That's happened with social workers.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Education Study Oct 15th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Patrick Nolan; Secretary Robert Wofford; and our two members, Ed Frank and Teresa Tenorio.
- school level, but also our central team, as you heard about our site support teams and having a special ed
- Methods, and as they're coming to us from our, you know, higher ed, that, you know, they're able to build
- that we saw there really fall into salaries, and it covers about half of our salaries for our special ed
- Special Ed, I believe Superintendent Ruiz touched on our D level. Students are rising.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session - Part 1 - 05/19/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We saw last night higher ed finally reaching a hard-fought agreement, and the chair from the Republican
- We hope that a couple of the bills that we know, state and local government and higher ed, that are ready
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ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Apr 16th, 2025 at 12:30 pm
North Dakota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Department of Public Instruction also has four subdivisions on there, which include the Center for Distance Ed
- the School for the Blind. ...four subdivisions out of there, which include the Center for Distance Ed
- Center for Distance Ed did add the House added 1.2 positions.
- This is for our Center for Distance Ed.
- payments for that, and the students are eligible for Medicaid, and then they reimburse DHS for the special ed
Summary:
The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge, a quorum call, and approval of journal corrections. It then handled several House messages, appointing conference committees on Senate Bills 2004 and 2006 and House Bills 1018, 1019, and 1363, and re-referring House Bill 1216 to Appropriations. The chamber also adopted amendments to House Bill 1601, which would have expanded special assistant attorney general authority for certain offices, but the bill failed on final passage after strong opposition centered on preserving the Attorney General’s control and avoiding a solution in search of a problem.
A major portion of the day focused on education funding. House Bill 1369 was amended to raise per-pupil aid from 2% and 2% to 3% and 3% and to increase the school construction loan transfer from $75 million to $100 million; supporters said this would help local schools and military base projects, while opponents raised questions about special education placement language and state coordination. The bill passed 44-3. House Bill 1013, the DPI budget, was also amended extensively to adjust staffing, funding sources, grants, meal assistance, teacher training, and other education programs; it passed 45-2. House Bill 2234, dealing with Choice Ready grants, was amended to shift funding away from general funds and toward federal or other sources, but then failed on final passage after the sponsor urged a red vote.
The Senate also approved House Bill 1482, restricting bond and indebtedness elections for counties, cities, school districts, and park districts to primary or general election days, and House Bill 1332, creating a value-added agriculture facility incentive program with an emergency clause. House Bill 1010, the Insurance Department budget, passed unanimously after amendments reflecting the merger of the Securities Department into Insurance and adding staff and fee changes, while House Bill 1011, the separate Securities Department budget, failed because its funding was already included in HB 1010. House Bill 1584, a major pharmacy benefit manager reform bill, passed with an enforcement fund and new licensing/enforcement structure despite debate over ERISA and market transparency.
In other action, the Senate concurred in House amendments and passed Senate Bills 2226, 2230, 2069, 2082, 2387, 2385, and 2186, with SB 2186 on parenting time interference and a child custody task force passing 27-20 after debate over whether the issue should be left to the courts. Senate Bill 2234, on Choice Ready grants, and Senate Bill 2243, on driver’s license points and traffic penalties, both failed after concurrence motions were adopted but final passage votes were overwhelmingly negative. The chamber also advanced Senate Bill 2291 to conference committee consideration near the end of the transcript.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- When everyone arrived, the ED had already devoted several adjoining rooms to their care so the family
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had When everyone arrived, the ED had When everyone arrived, the ED had already - Our ED is already paralyzed by a boarding crisis where patients wait in the hallways for days because
- Our D Our ED is already department.
- We cannot treat the ED like a primary We cannot treat the ED like a primary care<01:45:36.720>
clinic
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- But certainly when they look at the higher ed split, what goes to each institution, they're looking at
- at the supplemental appropriation, we determined that we had given a higher dollar amount to higher ed
- And we had planned to give a little bit more to higher ed, and we're moving that to $100 million.
- It offers co-ed day and all-boys boarding options.
- co-ed day and all boys boarding options. co-ed day and all boys boarding options.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Funding (05/01/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
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Summary:
The Education Funding Committee met in executive session on a bill concerning school meal access and reimbursement. The bill would address local school districts’ responsibility to provide meals during school hours, reimburse schools for meals served at no cost, and make an appropriation. The committee first moved to retain the bill, with supporters saying it was complex, had uncertain fiscal impacts, and should be considered alongside other related meals bills. Opponents argued the committee already had enough information, that the bill served a small number of students at relatively low cost, and that delaying action would harm children who need food to learn.
The committee also heard from Tim Roar, a Keene school business administrator and co-designer of the bill, who explained that the proposal was intended to be an opt-in program for districts, with rulemaking to set participation requirements. He said the bill was meant to target aid to students between 175% and 200% of poverty, reduce bad meal debt, and avoid spending taxpayer money on families who could afford to pay. He estimated the state cost at about $250,000 in year one, with local taxpayer costs around $8,500 for Keene, and said some districts already have systems for online applications while others do not.
Committee members questioned him about meal debt, online application software costs, and how districts handle students who reach debt limits. Roar said districts still feed students who are hungry, but use other resources and family outreach when meal debt is capped, and he argued that parents should be responsible for providing lunch when they can afford it. Other members pushed back, saying they had seen students go hungry and that teachers sometimes pay for lunches themselves. One member noted the bill would increase eligibility, make it easier to apply, strengthen personal responsibility, and was not a mandate. The discussion ended without a recorded final vote in the excerpt, though the retain motion remained the central action under debate.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We're in higher ed today. But thank you much. Thank you so much, Senator Ark. Any other members?
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We're <00:08:58.160>in <00:08:58.320>higher <00:08:58.560>ed - We're in higher ed today. another topic. We're in higher ed today.
- Next on our list is Maddie Sparts, policy and research analyst at Ed Allies. Welcome.
- She's done a phenomenal job reaching out to advocates, engaging the higher ed institutions, and then
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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So, science, and special ed teachers. - So, science, and special ed teachers.
- So, Governor Walz cut $430 million, $250 million from special ed.
- So, Governor Walz cut $430 million, $250 million from special ed.
- So, Governor Walz cut $430 million, $250 million from special ed.
Bills:
HF3119
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- As chair of Ed Policy and a member of Ed Finance, I just want to thank Commissioner Jed and your staff
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- As chair of Ed Policy and a member<01:47:09.720>
of <01:47:09.880>Ed <01:47:10.040>Finance - Finance, I just want to member of Ed Finance, I just want to thank<01:47:11.280>
Commissioner
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 01/22/25
Jobs and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- AI is already transforming Minnesota's workforce, industries, government, and higher ed.
- AI is already transforming Minnesota's workforce, industries, government, and higher ed.
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to <00:10:09.200>nearly <00:10:09.560>all <00:10:09.720>of Ed - <01:35:20.360>
and kindergarten through higher ed and kindergarten through higher ed and training - holistic K to uh through higher ed holistic K to uh through higher ed approach<01:36:52.400>
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-06-01 (1:00PM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
AR
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The Chair calls Ed McCarthy. Good morning. I'll show you registered.
- It is Ed McCarthy on behalf of the Plum Creek Conservation District testifying for the bill.
Keywords:
SB 612, Texas Water Code, Section 49.2127, conservation and reclamation district, water district, reclamation district, developer fees, pipeline construction, water pipeline, sewer pipeline, associated infrastructure, subdivision infrastructure, cost recovery, fee cap, actual reasonable documented costs, engineering fees, legal fees, inspection fees, infrastructure relocation, utility connections
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Make America Healthy Again Kentucky Task Force (9-17-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, I think it was well intended, but I can tell you in my eight years at the Department of Ed, there
- Um, speaking of that, 10 years ago, 2015, I was at Department of Ed.
- Um, I think it was well intended, but I can tell you in my eight years at the Department of Ed, there
- Um, speaking of that, 10 years ago, 2015, I was at Department of Ed.
- I was a was a I was at department of ed.
Summary:
The task force met with a quorum, approved the minutes from the August 20 meeting, and then heard testimony from Representative Steven Doan on House Bill 439, a school nutrition bill aimed at restricting certain ultra-processed foods in schools. Doan said the bill was inspired by his own health journey and his work in agriculture, and he described the measure as targeting specific chemical additives in foods served during the school day, not concession sales or after-hours activities. He said the bill would phase in later to give schools time to adjust and noted that the list of restricted additives was drawn from efforts in other states and advocacy groups. Members asked about the chemical abstract numbers, fiscal impact, summer meal programs, fundraisers, and whether the bill would affect parent-provided items; Doan said he had not done a fiscal note and explained that the bill was intended to apply only during instructional time on school property.
Committee members generally reacted favorably, with some raising practical concerns about cost and implementation. One member asked about high fructose corn syrup, which Doan said was not included because it is too pervasive in the food system. Another member noted that schools already limit some homemade items and asked about the line between school-provided and parent-provided food. Doan also said the list was based in part on Turning Point USA materials and similar laws in other states, and he referenced federal efforts to define ultra-processed foods.
The committee then heard from Kentucky Department of Education officials Matt Ross, Lauren Moore, and Katie Embry on school meals and nutrition programs. They outlined Kentucky’s school lunch, breakfast, summer meals, and other USDA child nutrition programs, including participation and reimbursement figures, and explained how community eligibility provision schools, meal patterns, offer-versus-serve, smart snacks, and local wellness policies work. They said USDA and FDA are currently seeking public input on a uniform definition of ultra-processed foods, that there are no current USDA requirements specifically on ultra-processed foods, and that schools already operate under federal and state rules governing competitive foods, including a state time restriction on smart snacks. They also discussed local purchasing, noting its benefits but also the procurement and staffing challenges schools face. No votes or final actions on the bill were taken in the portion provided.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm unfamiliar with this, and I spent many years as a special ed parent, so I don't know what you're
- Uh, she was mainstream, but special ed. She was coded. She had some special ed needs.
- And I asked the special ed worker what was going on with her.
- And I asked the special ed inconsolable.
- The Department of Ed aims to support literacy recovery needs resulting from the COVID pandemic.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- But given the lack of budget priorities shown to higher ed, state grant advocacy is often in contest
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 02/03/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- That means each agricultural education student enrolled in an ag ed course at their school is going to
- of the farm crisis, and the legislature back then, I think, created M.A.E. to expand and create ag ed
- of the farm crisis, and the legislature back then, I think, created M.A.E. to expand and create ag ed
- uh through its variety of promote Ed uh through its variety of programming<00:19:10.200>
which - uh MC helps Drive our industry EG Ed uh MC helps Drive our industry forward<00:19:22.720>
uh < - uh MC helps Drive our industry EG Ed uh MC helps Drive our industry forward<00:19:22.720>
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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- gave us a comparison of how other districts with similar populations, how much they spent on special ed
- gave us a comparison of how other districts with similar populations, how much they spent on special ed
- gave us a comparison of how other districts with similar populations, how much they spent on special ed
Summary:
The committee convened for an opening discussion of the 2025 Human Services session, with members emphasizing bipartisan collaboration, the committee’s mission to strengthen support systems for Minnesotans, and a focus on helping vulnerable people thrive. The chair and members welcomed new and returning senators and staff, including new pages and interim committee administration, and several members briefly introduced themselves and their backgrounds in public service and human services work.
Members identified the main issues they expect to address this session: workforce shortages in human services professions, long-term care, program integrity, and efforts to limit waste, fraud, and abuse so funding reaches people who need it most. The chair also previewed upcoming hearings on eligibility and redeterminations for people with disabilities, MnCHOICES reassessments, assisted living and provider payment delays, and updates on direct care and treatment, noting that more detailed discussion would come in later meetings.
The committee then received a budget overview from fiscal analyst Kyle Raymond. He explained the combined Health and Human Services budget area, noted jurisdiction changes tied to the creation of the Department of Children, Youth, and Families and the planned separation of Direct Care and Treatment, and said some figures may differ from the November forecast because of those shifts. He outlined the major funding sources for the budget area, including federal funds and the general fund, and said the presentation would focus on the fiscal year 2026-2027 budget the legislature will be considering.