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- Hatcher and others 61 by Senators Hatcher and others 61 by Senators Hatcher and others regarding School
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- there was not a slot rooc in high school there was not a slot rooc in high school there was not a slot
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Bills:
SJR 36, SJR 2, SB 4, SR 45, SR 47, SR 63, SR 66, SR 70, SR 85, SCR 14, SB 10, SB 11, SB 10, SB 11
Keywords:
SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, constitutional amendment, homestead exemption, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption, senior tax relief, disabled exemption, tax year 2025, voter approval, November 2025 ballot, local government, Ways & Means
TX
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- He guided over 430 priests in nearly 150 parishes. schools.
- We will proceed with the You have been a fierce warrior for school choice and maybe as your retirement
- this year the House will pass school choice maybe in your honor.
- Whether undergraduate or law school or graduate school, I truly believe that you have more alumni here
- It's still the top 10 ranked high school football stadiums in the state of Texas. for 90 years.
Keywords:
SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, constitutional amendment, homestead exemption, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption, senior tax relief, disabled exemption, tax year 2025, voter approval, November 2025 ballot, local government, Ways & Means
TX
Keywords:
SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, constitutional amendment, homestead exemption, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption, senior tax relief, disabled exemption, tax year 2025, voter approval, November 2025 ballot, local government, Ways & Means
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Senate in Special Session C Feb 11th, 2025
Florida Senate Floor Meeting
Keywords:
SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, constitutional amendment, homestead exemption, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption, senior tax relief, disabled exemption, tax year 2025, voter approval, November 2025 ballot, local government, Ways & Means
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- So that varies from school to school. So that varies from school to school.
- school year.
- , charter schools, and public schools.
- , paid school, non-paid school.
- Anne School. And Jamie Gang, St. Anne School.
Keywords:
school safety, emergency operations plan, crisis management, active shooter, drills, training, classroom security, primary health services, behavioral health, school health providers, medical necessity, student health care, education, school week, instructional time, public schools, performance score, student athletes, cardiovascular health, sudden cardiac arrest
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Health and Public Affairs Feb 13th, 2026 at 04:01 pm
Senate Health & Public Affairs
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- Next, we have House Bill 34 as amended, school nurse licensure provisions.
- Number one, it adds the words 'and charter schools' in several places in the bill.
- Charter schools are part of our public school system, so their nurses are part of this bill.
- It adjusts contract language because in our 89 school districts, school-year contracts are varied lengths
- And we have a lot of small school districts where there are no Tier 3 nurses available, so it sets it
Keywords:
physician assistants, interstate compact, medical services, licensure, cross-state practice, military families, regulatory authority, physical therapy, licensure compact, interstate practice, healthcare, military spouses, criminal background check, HB34, school nurse, school nurses, nurse licensure, charter school, charter schools, school district
TX
Keywords:
veterans, mental health, Texas Veterans Commission, peer support, suicide prevention, community mental health, grant program, cemetery, General Land Office, burial plot, remembrance, monthly designation, honoring military, Texas legislation, rural services, paid leave, fire protection personnel, military service, public employees, employment benefits
TX
Keywords:
public school finance, property values, homestead exemptions, funding allocation, education policy, public school bonds, school funding, guarantee prohibition, education finance, state law change, veterans, mental health, Texas Veterans Commission, peer support, suicide prevention, community mental health, grant program, cemetery, General Land Office, burial plot
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House State Government Committee Feb 18th, 2026
State Government
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- if the legislature was doing something offsite or the court often holds oral arguments at the law schools
- Uh bill passes as amended, sir. at the law schools around the states, at the law schools around the states
- They could not go to school or work.
- 34.160><c> So,</c><00:17:34.400><c> we</c><00:17:34.640><c> thought</c><00:17:34.799><c> this</c> school
- So, we thought this school or work.
Keywords:
independent contractors, portable benefits, employee benefits, tax deductions, employment relationship, education, high school, community college, dual enrollment, secondary credit, Move on When Ready, financial services, discrimination, social credit score, religious freedom, transparency, consumer rights, Alabama, wastewater management, public service commission
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- public school could create a mission-based school if it wanted to.
- schools and public schools can come under the umbrella of the bill.
- This type of school could be a regional school of choice focused on vocation. Rep.
- or public schools.
- Well, you know, charter schools or public schools.
Keywords:
TOPS, education funding, workforce development, postsecondary education, Louisiana Works, tech training, declining enrollment, public schools, school districts, Louisiana Department of Education, state superintendent, school closures, budget cuts, teacher layoffs, school consolidation, education policy, enrollment decline, birth rates, migration, private schools
TX
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- And school climate but actually provide specific input measures.
- I'm with the Association, Texas Association of School Boards.
- Um, the bill does two things in particular that we think are very important, and schools have been asking
- For one requires the agency to notify school districts when there will be changes to the accountability
- That's what you probably have been hearing from your school districts that they wanted when the last
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
TX
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- Most res Residential treatment centers in Texas, um, do have a charter school on campus, um, but some
- do, uh, utilize the local school districts, um, and some have a charter school on campus, but also sometimes
- send, uh, young people to the local school district.
- in school, um, our meetings, those kinds of things.
- our schools up for success and ensuring that, um, we're all working together.
Keywords:
child welfare, foster care, Department of Family and Protective Services, DFPS, Family Code, conservatorship, placement selection, contract residential care, kinship care, relative placement, designated caregiver, best interest of the child, least restrictive setting, placement stability, child protective services, residential treatment, group home, family reunification, Texas foster system, residential care
TX
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- So they may have a surrogate parent who's appointed by the court or appointed by the school district.
- local school district.
- Some have a charter school on campus but also sometimes send young people to the local school district
- We talked about the child's report card, their progress in school, and ARD meetings.
- They'll have better access and clear communication channels with the school. also setting our schools
Keywords:
child welfare, foster care, Department of Family and Protective Services, DFPS, Family Code, conservatorship, placement selection, contract residential care, kinship care, relative placement, designated caregiver, best interest of the child, least restrictive setting, placement stability, child protective services, residential treatment, group home, family reunification, Texas foster system, residential care
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Retirement and Government Resources Apr 14th, 2026
Retirement and Government Resources
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- Tharp is employed by the Amber-Pocasset School District, where she holds many administrative-related
- Tharp is employed by the Amber-Pocasset School District, where she holds many administrative-related
- I work at a school.
- Being at a small school, you do many, you wear many hats.
- The committee sub to H.B. 3420 modifies several provisions related to the Oklahoma Central Purchasing
Keywords:
government reporting, information technology, child welfare, environmental policy, state agency compliance, employment restrictions, state officers, prohibited acts, government contracts, public service, public finance, pension, pension fund, retirement system, board of trustees, proxy voting, proxy proposal, shareholder vote, shareholder activism, fiduciary duty
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Retirement and Insurance met and first passed House Bill 3057, which removes obsolete statutorily required reports identified in a Loft review to streamline agency reporting requirements. Senator Kirt asked whether any agency functions were being eliminated, and Senator Rader said some reporting-related functions would no longer be required, citing the organized retail crime task force final report as an example. The bill passed 7-0.
The committee then unanimously confirmed Marla Tharp to another four-year term on the Board of Trustees of the Teachers’ Retirement System of Oklahoma, with members discussing her service, the system’s unfunded liability, and her long career in school administration. After that, House Bill 3279 passed 9-0. That measure raises the conflict-of-interest certification threshold to contracts of $25,000 or more, bars involved officers or employees from taking jobs with the winning contractor for one year, and clarifies that another person may sign for a director. Senators asked how broadly the restriction applies and whether the change addressed existing loopholes.
House Bill 4428 also passed, 7-2, after debate and amendment. The bill directs pension boards and proxy advisors to focus on pecuniary factors in investment and proxy voting decisions, while limiting reliance on non-pecuniary considerations unless they affect financial risk or return. Amendments added language requiring entities to be headquartered and operate in the United States and aligned the bill’s investment-purpose language with existing statute. Senator Kirt opposed the measure, arguing it could unduly limit long-term considerations and proxy voting.
Finally, House Bill 3420 passed 8-0. Described as part of a bipartisan effort informed by the state auditor and Loft, it makes several changes to the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act, including limiting pilot procurement testing to one year, removing flex benefit plan acquisitions from certain bidding exemptions, clarifying that professional services need not be bid, and posting sole-source and sole-brand reports on the OMES website instead of sending them to legislative leadership. Senators questioned several deletions and additions, and the author said the bill was intended to clean up procurement rules and reduce opportunities for waste or abuse.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/26
Health Finance and Policy
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- for Representative Lee, to make sure that I have that right, that it does include county-based purchasing
- </c> our county based purchasing our county based purchasing um<00:40:38.880><c> in</c><00:40:39.359>
- 00:40:46.960><c> uh</c><00:40:47.119><c> county</c><00:40:47.359><c> based</c><00:40:47.680><c> purchasing
- </c><00:40:48.240><c> as</c> include uh county based purchasing as include uh county based purchasing
- important in terms of the state's general fund and other funding priorities from law enforcement to schools
Keywords:
Medical Assistance, Medicaid, MNsure, MinnesotaCare, disability determination, expedited eligibility, state medical review team, compassionate allowance, rare disease, home and community-based services, long-term care, managed care, county-based purchasing, eligibility redetermination, periodic data matching, death master file, Social Security Administration, program integrity, income eligibility, asset test
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House BR Subcommittee on Personnel, Public Retirement, and Finance (3-8-23)
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KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRfrJJC6X9w, 2026-06-21T07:17:03+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, MEETING START 00:00
ROLL CALL 00:43
APPROVAL OF MINUTES 01:08
DISCUSSION WITH FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT SERVICES, 01:56
HOLLY JOHNSON, SECRETARY OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION CABINET, AND
BRIAN THOMAS, GENERAL COUNSEL ON PROCUREMENT FOUNDATION, MODEL PROCUREMENT
CODE, KY PURCHASING ORDERS, SERVICE CONTRACTS, ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION, AND
PROCESS TIME LINES., 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
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- Abigail attends Satsuma High School and is ...attends Satsuma High School and is paging for Senator Albritton
- This flag will be given to you all to take to schools that ...given to you all to take to schools that
- want to become a semi-centennial school.
- They can become a semi-centennial school or semi-quin school. ...centennial school or semi-quin school
- Herford enrolled his son at the Fifth Avenue School, and public school integration in Alabama had begun
Keywords:
SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, constitutional amendment, homestead exemption, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption, senior tax relief, disabled exemption, tax year 2025, voter approval, November 2025 ballot, local government, Ways & Means
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Press Conference: Lt. Governor Dan Patrick Feb 12th, 2025
Texas Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I said we need to pass school choice, which is a priority, and we need to pass bail reform.
Keywords:
SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, constitutional amendment, homestead exemption, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption, senior tax relief, disabled exemption, tax year 2025, voter approval, November 2025 ballot, local government, Ways & Means
TX
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- I lost school at Georgetown, I wanted to come back to Texas.
- The Society Student Visionaries Program is a philanthropic leadership development program for high school
- including my constituents who are in the East Gallery and they are Lillian Cabriel of Westlake High School
Keywords:
SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, constitutional amendment, homestead exemption, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption, senior tax relief, disabled exemption, tax year 2025, voter approval, November 2025 ballot, local government, Ways & Means
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- school portion of this.
- Schools of demand.
- schools and the other schools.
- schools with the same grades.
- There's lots of schools, not just charter schools, but around the state, all types of schools.
Keywords:
teacher certification, certification appeals, BESE, State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Teacher Certification Appeals Council, educator licensure, teaching license, teacher licensure, appeals process, certification denial, administrative appeal, special meeting, board president, retroactive application, education board, Louisiana teachers, Department of Education, statutory entities, re-creation, termination date