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• As noted Kentucky school districts.
• So for those school implementation.
• School, the school system is not child care. My kids have been out of school for nine days now.
• So if a school actually implement.
• a multipleyear runway for school a multipleyear runway for school districts<00:32:34.240> to<

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The subcommittee met without a quorum and first heard from Kentucky Department of Education officials on career and technical education funding. KDE explained that House Bill 499 created a CTE funding formula using 60% weighted full-time equivalent enrollment and 40% incentives, but House Bill 6’s budget language excluded area technology centers (ATCs) from that supplemental funding. KDE requested approval of an additional budget request of $14,789,352 in each fiscal year 2027 and 2028 to include ATCs in the formula and hold local districts harmless. Officials said ATCs serve students from 117 of Kentucky’s 171 districts and argued the change would reduce funding disparities and better reflect the return on investment from CTE programs, citing growth in dual credit and work-based learning participation. Members asked whether the issue would need to be revisited each budget cycle. KDE responded that the problem could be fixed by removing the notwithstanding language from the budget bill, which they said would allow ATCs to be included under the existing statute. Representative Klein supported the request, saying the current clause could lead to stagnation and that the committee should help the program continue to grow. No vote was taken on the CTE item during the portion of the meeting provided. The committee then heard a presentation from PreK for All on expanding preschool access in Kentucky. Advocates said the state’s preschool program has been funded since 1990 and currently serves about 14,200 children at roughly $84 million per year, but that many working families still fall into a coverage gap. They proposed expanding eligibility to 250% of the federal poverty line, which they said would add about 9,600 children at a cost of $40 million in year two, after a planning year. The proposal also included regulatory flexibility for classrooms and partnerships with private child care providers and nonprofits, with speakers emphasizing child care deserts in some counties and citing research that early learning improves kindergarten readiness and later outcomes. No action or vote was taken on the preschool proposal in the transcript provided.

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• not be able to attend that school not be able to attend that school district district district &
• school districts have issues with this. school districts have issues with this.
• remitted to that school district? remitted to that school district?
• or local school district?
• over school. over school.

Keywords: Judiciary, Division B - Room 409, 3 February, 2026; 5:15 P.M., 925, all

Summary: The committee took up Bill 2802, which would address falsifying residency or enrollment documents to place a child in a different school district. Senator Rhodes explained that the current penalty is a felony with a large fine and possible prison time, but that prosecutors rarely use it; the bill would add a misdemeanor-level penalty to create a more realistic enforcement option. He also proposed an amendment changing language that would have required expulsion of the child, replacing it with language making the child ineligible for enrollment in that district so the child would not have an expulsion on record. The committee adopted that amendment by voice vote. Members then debated the bill’s broader policy effects. Supporters argued the measure is needed because districts have reported problems with parents using false addresses or other fraudulent documents, and they said the bill simply creates a lesser penalty while preserving enforcement. Opponents said the bill punishes parents who are trying to secure a better education for their children, may not increase prosecutions, and could harm families and children who did nothing wrong. One senator compared the issue to other criminalized conduct involving rule violations, while another questioned whether the state should be creating a misdemeanor for conduct that is already a felony. The committee also discussed a proposed amendment to remove the felony component entirely and make the offense only a misdemeanor. That amendment was debated at length, with concerns raised that the broader statute covers more than school enrollment fraud and could affect other forms of false statements to government entities. The transcript ends during that discussion, with no final recorded disposition on the bill itself in the excerpt provided.

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• So, I started school nursing in Meade County Schools in 2007, and I was the only school nurse.
• schools and our community. And Dr. schools and our community. And Dr.
• schools to join that.
• schools to join that.
• nurse in in every school is a school nurse in in every school is probably<00:49:33.119> life-changing

Keywords: 1. Call to Order and Roll Call – 00:00:00 2. Approval of Minutes – 00:01:32 3. Getting to Know the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky – 00:02:26 4. Healthy Kids Clinic – 00:26:58 5. Pharmacy Payment Parity – 00:56:36 6. Ibogaine – 01:17:37 7. Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations – 01:53:05 8. Adjournment – 01:53:19, 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the prior meeting minutes and recognized Eric Clark for his service, noting this may be his last meeting before he leaves state government. The main presentation was from Allison Adams, president and CEO of the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, who described the organization’s history, nonpartisan mission, and focus on health equity, prevention, and upstream policy solutions. She said Kentucky’s poor rankings in chronic disease, preventable hospitalizations, and life expectancy show the need to shift resources toward prevention and community-driven strategies rather than relying mainly on treatment after people become sick. Adams emphasized leading health indicators, arguing that lawmakers should track actionable measures such as quit attempts and smoke-free policies instead of only lagging indicators like disease rates and mortality. In response to questions, she said accountability should be shared across communities and systems, with possible incentives and disincentives tied to outcomes, and she supported creating a public data utility or dashboard, ideally with university partners, to help legislators and communities monitor progress. She also cited examples of accountable health community models and said Kentucky could adapt similar approaches. The committee then heard from Meade County Schools Superintendent Mark Martin and district health coordinator Karen Kotche about the Healthy Kids Clinic partnership with Cumberland Health. They described a seven-year effort that led to full implementation in the district, which now has a nurse in every school and a nurse practitioner, allowing services such as sports physicals and other clinic functions to be provided on campus. They said the program has been a strong investment for students and the community and began explaining how the district built the partnership after earlier efforts and delays, including the pandemic.

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• <01:10:56.560> blames in schools where the high school blames in schools where the high school
• <01:11:42.240> So school era. So school era.
• high school level are not middle school high school level are not kids<01:12:20.640> they're<
• <01:19:20.920> and school, our high school juniors and school, our high school juniors and
• They're that middle school, high school.

Keywords: 916, all

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• What school did you go to in Miami?
• WHAT SCHOOL DID YOU GO TO IN MIAMI?
• IT IS UNKNOWN BUT AN AMAZING SCHOOL.
• Antone: What about charter schools? >> Rep.
• >> WHAT ABOUT CHARTER SCHOOLS?  409 >> Rep.

Summary: The Student Academic Success Subcommittee met with a quorum and considered two PCS bills. PCS for HB 1059, by Rep. Booth, would designate the first week of November as Florida Speech and Debate Week to recognize speech and debate programs and the educators, coaches, judges, and school districts that support them. Supporters, including students and advocates, testified that speech and debate builds critical thinking, civics knowledge, confidence, and respectful civil discourse, and several members praised the students’ testimony and the program’s value. The bill was reported favorably by a 14-0 vote. The committee then heard PCS for HB 851, by Rep. Long, which requires each school district’s professional learning system to include at least one annual autism-specific training opportunity for teachers and school-based administrators, developed with the Center for Autism and grounded in evidence-based practices. The sponsor said the bill is intended to give educators practical tools to support students with autism, while members asked questions about scope, virtual training, charter schools, and the relationship to existing law. Public testimony and member debate largely supported the bill, with speakers emphasizing the need for better educator preparation and inclusion for students with autism. The bill also passed unanimously, 14-0, and was reported favorably. At the end of the meeting, members and the chair offered brief closing remarks thanking colleagues and staff and reflecting on the committee’s work, with the chair noting it may have been the committee’s last meeting of the session.

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• If your amendment is now saying the school board may not consider potential literary the school board
• Then this is in our schools and this is in our schools for your time was up.
• All of you put all the work that we've done in this space in your school board, member of a school board
• That is until I began looking at the books in Duval County Public Schools at the November 2023 School
• kids, even some for the high school students.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• ABOUT'S DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARDS, SOME OF THE FINDINGS RELATED TO SAFE SCHOOL OFFICERS.
• THAT IS SOME OF THE ITEMS AND ONCE WE POINT OUT THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS REMOVE ACCESS.
• THEY ARE REQUIRED TO POST AT LEAST 45 DAYS BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.
• THEY DID HAVE FOUR SCHOOLS THAT HAD FINDINGS IN THE STUDENT AREA.
• DOES THAT MEAN UNDER EACH ITEM, THESE SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAD FINDINGS?

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• completed New Hampshire childcare/school completed New Hampshire childcare/school immunization<00
• school and actually between school school and actually between school districts<00:10:59.519>
• the school and not transmitted to DHS. the school and not transmitted to DHS.
• I requested that public schools.
• school. That's what happens every year. school. That's what happens every year.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Chairman, Representative, the School for the Arts is a statewide charter school.
• It's not technically a special school like the School for the Deaf.
• I've been through three schools, and there were disconnects at every one. The schools helped.
• I'm going to look at this from a teacher perspective, middle school and high school teacher.
• High school.

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• across 25 schools.
• Those trainings don't typically happen until high school.
• because we have a connection with Lawrence High School.
• And what their trajectory is going to look like through high school.
• I see some of you are in school.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Employment Subcommittee of the Permit Commission on Status of Persons with Disabilities met on April 27 and approved the prior meeting minutes before hearing a presentation from the Lawrence Partnership for Transition to Employment (LPTE). Presenters from UMass Boston’s Institute for Community Inclusion, the Arc of Greater Haverhill-Newburyport, Northeast, and Lawrence Public Schools described LPTE as a five-year grant focused on improving transition outcomes for youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Lawrence through community partnerships, work groups, and family engagement. A major focus was a family survey designed to better understand barriers to transition planning and IEP participation. Presenters said the survey response rate increased sharply after Lawrence Public Schools helped distribute it, rising from about a dozen responses to more than 200. Survey findings showed common barriers such as scheduling conflicts, language access, childcare, transportation, and limited understanding of IEPs and transition planning. The data also suggested that many families expect college or employment outcomes for their children, but fewer reported access to pre-employment training, indicating a communication gap rather than a lack of services. Lawrence school staff explained that the district has a five-person transition team, bilingual resources, workshops, and a developing online transition hub, and that they are using the survey results to improve visibility and access to existing supports. Committee members discussed the need to start transition planning earlier, expand real-world work experiences, improve outreach to Latino families, and better connect students with college, trade, and employment pathways. Several members suggested partnerships with summer youth employment, volunteer programs, and college or alumni panels. The presenters said the grant ends in September, but the resource hub will continue through the Arc and they are exploring ways to sustain the consortium model. The meeting ended with thanks to the presenters, an update that committee members would meet with Seed on Massachusetts as a model employer, and notice that the next meeting would feature the Office of Veteran Affairs before adjournment.

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• The A&M School of Law has risen faster in national rankings than any other law school in history and
• HB 4623 by Little relating to the liability of public schools and professional school employees and certain
• charter school campuses that are designated for the full-service community schools or for the committee
• HB 4699 by Leo Rilson early in the requirement independent school district home rule school districts
• AG 4704 by Simmons related public school maternal leave policy and allotment under the foundation school

Bills: HB9, HB22, HB908, HB1392

Keywords: property tax, ad valorem tax, tangible personal property, income-producing property, business personal property, tax exemption, local government finance, appraisal district, chief appraiser, rendition statement, property tax relief, small business, commercial property, leased property, related business entity, unified business enterprise, tax situs, Texas Tax Code, local taxing unit, constitutional amendment

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• at the Pier, Radiant Health Centers, Gender Affirming Professionals, Our School USA, Our School USA Los
• We need to be in schools together.
• , Pride at the Pier, Radiant Health Centers, Gender Affirming Professionals, Our School USA, Our Schools
• I'm a father of a daughter, and my daughter's an athlete in middle school and high school sports.
• I'm a father of a, and my daughter's an athlete in a athletic middle school and high school sports.

Summary: The committee met on April 1, 2025, first adopting its rules and then taking up AB 89, a bill to require CIF to align girls’ high school sports with federal policy and restrict participation to biological females. The author and supporters argued the bill was needed to protect fairness, safety, privacy, and competitive opportunities for girls, citing individual student-athlete stories and examples of transgender participation. Opponents, including parents, athletes, advocates, and technical witnesses, argued the bill would stigmatize transgender youth, invite invasive scrutiny and harassment, and solve a problem they said was extremely rare or unsupported by data. After lengthy public testimony and debate, the committee rejected AB 89 on a 2-7 vote and sent it to the Committee on Education as a failed motion. The committee then heard AB 844, a related measure framed by the author as restoring competitive integrity, protecting student privacy, and bringing California into compliance with Title IX and federal directives. Supporters, including Matt Walsh and a student athlete who said she lost a varsity spot to a transgender student, argued that sex-based sports rules are necessary because biological males retain athletic advantages and that California risks federal funding if it does not change course. Opponents, including educators, parents, LGBTQ advocates, and trans youth, said the bill would increase bullying, harassment, and exclusion, and that existing policies have worked without evidence of harm from transgender athletes. Public comment was again heavily divided, with many speakers on both sides. The transcript ends during public testimony on AB 844, before any final committee vote or action is shown.

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• for a school and not for the student. for a school and not for the student.
• good in our schools. Thank you. good in our schools. Thank you.
• I think it's a of the SC school?
• of their school day away from the school of their school day away from the school district<01:33
• school school for for for less. less. less.

Keywords: 916, all

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• by public schools.
• are public schools and must follow the same regulations or procedures required of public schools.
• schools.
• schools.
• schools.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee first approved the December 3 minutes, then heard a request from the Board of Clinical Laboratory Practice to amend its proposed rule on exempt test methods to add certain closed-system DNA/RNA tests, including rhinovirus. After testimony explaining that the board had considered late comments from BioMérieux and wanted the rule record to reflect that review, the committee agreed to a limited amendment and passed the motion unanimously. The Department of Agriculture then outlined broad rule updates affecting dairy, eggs, poultry, pesticides, animal health, environmental mitigation, and the Egg Product Utilization Commission. The commissioner said the changes mostly clarified existing requirements, updated references, and reduced some burdens, such as easing dairy hauler training/licensing timing and clarifying out-of-state grade A milk language. Members asked about dairy industry decline, the APUC scoring system, and the rationale for the milk-hauler and out-of-state milk provisions. The State Board of Dental Examiners presented extensive rule changes tied to recent legislation and workforce issues, including a new professional health program for dentists, expanded duties for assistants and hygienists, broader local anesthetic authority for hygienists, and fee increases to fund the program and cover administrative costs. Testimony from Dr. Edward May strongly supported the professional health program based on his own recovery experience. The committee also heard from Game and Fish on rules easing some guide/outfitter experience requirements, allowing electronic exams, and modifying boating safety equipment rules, with no public comment and no fiscal impact. Later, Health and Human Services received approval for an extension to update tattoo/body art rules and a separate motion to repeal an obsolete nurse aide training chapter. HHS also described nursing facility rule updates, lodging sanitation revisions, and related clarifications on licensing, safety, pest control, and fire requirements. The Department of Environmental Quality received an extension for septic-system installer rules, and also presented rules for above-ground storage tanks and water/wastewater operator certification, including new fees and third-party testing options. The Industrial Commission’s oil and gas division described multiple rule changes, some withdrawn after comments, including drilling unit flexibility, site stability, wildfire authority, and streamlined transport/reporting procedures. Finally, DPI began presenting several rule packages, including school construction loan limits, school bus standards, cooperative agreements, special education rules for public charter schools, and new math curriculum and intervention requirements.

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• We're talking about high school, middle school, and elementary school sports.
• middle school and Elementary School middle school and Elementary School sports<01:25:26.760> let's
• schools.
• schools.
• Should middle school athletes compete against high school seniors?

Keywords: 1183, house

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• A union representing nearly 300,000 classified school employees across the state.
• It will limit disclosure of egregious misconduct to prospective school employers.
• What it does is add up to making it harder for schools to place those trusted adults in school settings
• Katelynong, on behalf of the San Bernardino County District Advocates of Better Schools, the Small School
• I have committees on behalf of Los Angeles Unified School District in opposition.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We don't talk about schools this way, right?
• But there are some school the negatives.
• profession, issues like school profession, issues like school discipline, discipline, discipline
• <00:21:22.720> For working directly with schools. For working directly with schools.
• of how we manage schools.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And local school boards and school districts would not know which direction they need to follow because
• Local school district.
• Make sure that every student is in school every day that they're healthy enough to be in school.
• A lot of redundancy, a lot of contradicting policies, and the school districts, local school issues,
• , how to defend our schools.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The joint Senate Education and Budget Committee hearing focused on Governor Newsom’s education governance proposal, which would reorganize state K-12 education leadership by shifting day-to-day management of the Department of Education from the elected Superintendent of Public Instruction to a governor-appointed education commissioner, while giving the superintendent a more policy-focused role and voting seats on the State Board of Education and the California Community Colleges Board of Governors. Brooks Allen, for the State Board of Education and Governor’s office, argued the change would reduce fragmented authority, improve accountability, and align California with other states that use appointed chief education officials. Amber Alexander of the Department of Finance outlined the budget-neutral staffing transfers and transition timeline, and LAO analyst Sarah Cortez said the LAO supports the shift to an appointed commissioner but recommends Senate confirmation, clearer statutory duties, preserved legislative oversight, and a cost-neutral fiscal plan. Committee members raised substantial concerns about timing, constitutionality, voter expectations, and whether the proposal would actually improve student outcomes. Senator Cabaldon argued the change would effectively alter the meaning of the constitutionally created superintendent office during an election year without voter approval, and questioned whether governance restructuring has evidence of improving achievement or should instead yield savings. Other senators asked how the new structure would work in practice, who would be accountable if it failed, whether a governor-appointed commissioner was the best model, and whether local districts would truly see clearer lines of authority. Allen responded that the Legislature retains plenary authority over education, that the transition would be minimally disruptive, and that the proposal was designed to create a single line of management and clearer communication for local districts. The discussion also covered the Legislature’s role in curriculum and education policy. LAO staff explained that the Legislature has broad authority over education and can direct curriculum-related policy, though it has generally delegated detailed curriculum work to the State Board and the Instructional Quality Commission. Several senators said the current system already creates confusion for voters and local educators, while others argued the proposal adds another layer of bureaucracy and overpromises on results. No vote was taken at this hearing; members continued questioning witnesses and indicated the proposal would be examined further in later panels, including testimony from local education leaders.

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• I own A+ Driving School.
• I own A+ Driving School.
• The school<00:07:46.319> buses<00:07:46.800> handle school buses handle school buses handle
• school right in front of the school school right in front of the school because<00:09:11.519>
• chairman of the Medford School Board. chairman of the Medford School Board.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The schools are needing it.
• Smaller schools, not just the bigger schools, whenever we do have our meetings, because those are the
• In this particular case, Minal School is not a public. School.
• So those state charter schools are their own school district. Okay, so Mr.
• So those state charter schools.