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• Would we give up heating, groceries, school lunches?
• heating, groceries, school lunches? heating, groceries, school lunches?
• in K12 schools, classrooms in K12 schools, funding<02:21:58.640> programs<02:21:59.120> with
• While the CCP operates programs in U.S. schools, American educators are not allowed to expose Chinese
• ,<02:41:01.120> American programs in US schools, American programs in US schools, American

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• largest school districts in the state. largest school districts in the state.
• high schools.
• In just one year, we grew from 68 students in five schools to 225 students in 26 schools.
• piloting the program five years ago now. piloting the program five years ago now.
• growing the program with your support. growing the program with your support.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Education met without a quorum, so the minutes were not approved. The main presentation was from retired economics professors John Garren and Dr. Kums, who discussed their Bluegrass Institute research on teacher compensation in Kentucky since the Kentucky Education Reform Act era. They said teacher base salaries, adjusted for inflation, have declined over the last decade, while state-paid “on-behalf” benefits such as pension and health insurance contributions have risen sharply; they argued total teacher compensation has increased modestly overall, but less than per-pupil funding. They also presented broader context on staffing growth, declining average daily attendance, Kentucky’s low share of teachers among total school staff, and flat or weak NAEP and ACT performance trends, including widening white-Black score gaps on NAEP. Members questioned the methodology and interpretation of the compensation figures. Representative Bojanowski argued the on-behalf calculations may overstate teacher compensation because they include insurance and pension costs that also benefit classified employees and retirees, and he asked for clarification on the denominator used to derive the per-teacher amount. Representative Truit said the presentation could be misleading if it implies teachers earn $94,000 in salary, and he objected to framing pension stabilization payments as teacher pay. The presenters responded that they were using total compensation, not salary alone, said they had divided total personnel-related on-behalf payments by the relevant staff count, and promised to review and send a technical explanation. Representative Truit and Chairman Typton both emphasized that compensation should be viewed as salary plus benefits, not salary alone, and noted that pension contributions are part of the cost of employing teachers. The presenters said their intent was to show the full compensation package and its relevance to labor supply and teacher shortages, not to claim that individual teachers earn the total compensation figure as salary. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond the decision to revisit the minutes at a later meeting due to the lack of quorum.

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• or move from program to program.
• We can spend that program income on our Vocational Rehabilitation Program, on our Older Blind Program
• The normal rule is that you have to spend program income on the program that generated the program income
• And that program worked with girls across the state in different schools with models on developing leadership
• And there was a pretty in-depth program that supported each school that participated.

Keywords: 996, all

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• , home schools, or private schools.
• This new program helps high school students access higher education credits, but it is currently only
• ... available to public school students, excluding those from home school and private school backgrounds
• It is funded through the Foundation School Program. It's an estimated appropriation.
• , and then those institutions receive reimbursement through the Foundation School Program funds for the

Bills: SB 49

Keywords: Galveston County, legal expenses, appropriation, litigation, state funding

Summary: The Senate Committee on Education K-16 heard several higher education bills and took public testimony on each. Senate Bill 60 would let public junior college libraries donate outdated, duplicative, or valueless materials instead of treating them as surplus property; no public testimony was offered, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 49 would expand performance-tier funding incentives so community colleges are also rewarded for student transfers to private four-year universities; it also received no public testimony and was left pending. Senate Bill 365 would allow higher education institutions to choose a transcript lookback period between 5 and 10 years for adult undergraduates seeking to waive older transcripts. Senator Eckhardt and witness Daniel Arrevalo described how old academic records can block adults from returning to college; the bill was left pending after testimony. Senate Bill 895 would expand the FAST dual-credit program beyond public school students to include eligible private school and homeschool students, with support from the Texas Private Schools Association, the Texas Homeschool Coalition, and a coordinating board witness explaining the funding structure; it too was left pending. Senate Bill 1400 would clarify what counts as a transfer for performance-tier funding by allowing students with 30 or fewer prior university credit hours to still be counted as transfer students when moving from a public junior college to a general academic institution. Former Representative Leighton Schubert testified that the change would address funding losses and better reflect modern student pathways; after testimony, the bill was left pending. The committee then recessed subject to the call of the chair.

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• We have lunch-hour trainings, which are very effective.
• We have lunch-hour trainings, which are very effective.
• We have lunch-hour trainings, which are very effective.
• The packet also explains how the program works.
• Program manager Singh, all sounds well.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Uh, 14 of our schools have early learning programs um with 20 pre-K classrooms in operation and 35% of
• Uh, 14 of our schools have early learning programs um with 20 pre-K classrooms in operation and 35% of
• students, and the program was expanded to middle school students this year.
• We launched this program this school year in Central Oahu and upcountry Maui.
• My last question is just on the currently the Express program and the Go Kid school carpool pilot program

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• lunch over here great lunch uh potluck lunch over here at<00:44:06.480> the<00:44:06.560>
• This is a fees for feels program.
• This is a fees for feels program.
• to school. to school.
• . schools. schools.

Keywords: 981, all

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• This is related to the supplemental school lunch aid provided to schools.
• :25.200> program service community school program service community school program requirements
• , including the new program, the continuation of the program for the permanent school supplemental aid
• <01:24:35.679> uh program for the permanent school uh uh program for the permanent school
• These programs are school schedule.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• That would include school counselors, school psychologists, and school social workers.
• That would include school counselors, school psychologists, and school social workers.
• for after-school care and summer programs and continue to support their efforts to have their children
• Our court school students have bounced around a lot from school to school, but when we support them to
• I was in and out of the court school in my school district.

Summary: The Assembly Education Committee met without a quorum at first and began as a subcommittee, with the chair outlining hearing procedures and several bills on consent. The committee heard and advanced AB 1581, which would improve collection of tribal affiliation data for California students so Native students are more accurately counted and better served; supporters said current systems undercount Native students and erase their needs. AB 1586 also passed, requiring school resource officers who volunteer to carry naloxone to receive opioid overdose response training every two years; supporters emphasized student safety and the need for rapid response to overdoses on campus, while one school employees’ group raised concerns about retaliation protections for non-volunteers. Both bills were moved do pass as amended to Appropriations, with roll calls held open for absent votes. The committee then approved AB 1943, which updates school notices about secure firearm storage by making the information clearer, more visible, and more likely to reach families at key moments such as counseling or discipline interventions. Supporters from gun violence prevention groups, educators, and parents argued that many school shooters obtain guns from home and that plain-language, digital, and timely notices could help prevent child deaths and suicides; the author shared a personal story about a child accessing a gun at home. AB 1792 also advanced, directing the Instructional Quality Commission to consider updating health education to address digital safety issues such as deepfakes, extortion, grooming, and AI-generated exploitation; supporters said students need instruction that reflects modern online risks, while an opponent objected to language referencing LGBTQIA+ and gender-diverse students. AB 1653 passed as well, adding heat-illness guidance to the health framework after a young Girl Scout described students suffering during extreme heat and not recognizing symptoms. Later, the committee approved AB 1861, which would require the California Department of Education to create a public database of special education investigation reports with personal information redacted; supporters said families need better access to complaint outcomes and accountability, while an opposition witness warned of unintended consequences, misuse of incomplete information, and added burdens on districts. AB 1721 also moved forward, creating a stakeholder work group to review and streamline school safety plan requirements so plans remain practical and focused on emergency preparedness. AB 1631, which would make kindergarten mandatory, received mixed testimony: supporters argued it would help close achievement gaps and improve readiness, while opponents framed it as an intrusion on parental choice; the bill was held on call after a split vote. Finally, AB 1809, extending job order contracting authority for school and community college districts, was also held on call after opposition from contractors who argued project labor agreement requirements raise costs and reduce competition. The committee then began hearing AB 1659, aimed at improving transitions for court school students back to their home districts, with testimony describing re-enrollment barriers and the need for a designated district contact.

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• My dad taught at a public school. My mother-in-law taught at a public school.
• lunches.
• I went to public school, our parents went to public school.
• I do not want to make homeschool or private school, public school, testing equal.
• I want private schools to be different. I want private schools to be different.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• Relative establishment school cooperative purchasing program.
• c> audit charter school one charter school audit charter school one charter school audit and<00:36
• school district, charter, public school school district, charter, public school or<01:51:27.040>
• <01:57:02.080> because<01:57:02.480> school only one school district because school
• Uh, the first one is dealing with the school cooperative purchasing program.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Now to begin our program, please join me in welcoming Vanessa Good Thunder from the Lower Sioux Indian
• Now to begin our program,<00:04:52.000> please<00:04:52.320> join<00:04:52.560> me
• c><00:04:52.720> in<00:04:52.880> welcoming program, please join me in welcoming program
• A couple years ago, we started a language revitalization program in Grand Portage.
• person because I know they have lunch person because I know they have lunch and<00:59:01.040>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:14:23.079> in Residential Treatment um programs in Residential Treatment um programs in
• as compared to the PCA program.
• <00:18:13.240> um first services and supports program um first services and supports program
• year as part of that program.
• of the disability waiver uh programs of the disability waiver uh programs because<00:52:48.520><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• largely in rural areas; the E-rate program for schools and libraries, which subsidizes rates for our
• The federal program supports affordability; currently, the state program does not.
• We are proposing that there could be a program here, a broadband support program, and we have a mechanism
• One of the things I would say is there's already a program, the Low-Income Telephone Assistance Program
• Marco Gonzalez gave us lunch today, and it was wonderful, so thank you, Marcos, for our lunch today.

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• As part of this interim session, we were able to have lunch with the educators.
• And so, we're bringing the same presentation to you for public schools in the last decade.
• Staff highlight: This is the one program that I think we could generally say is the most at risk in a
• No one knows what those programs would be or how it would be designed.
• Because it's not just direct federal dollars, but when a program is cut, it may increase the need for

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• Madam Witt, members, House Bill 2370 allows a charter school governing body or school district governing
• districts or charter schools.
• school district's enrollment capacity is less than 50 percent.
• I'm here to vote yes on a general fund appropriation for the parity program.
• I'm here to vote yes on a general fund appropriation for the parity program.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The meeting was a caucus-style run-through of many bills and resolutions across Appropriations, Commerce, Education, Federalism/Military Affairs/Elections, Government, Health and Human Services, Judiciary, ENRU, Public Safety, and Rural Economic Development. Measures discussed included housing and HOA rules, school policy and funding, health care licensing and records timelines, public safety and corrections funding, election and campaign rules, water and environmental policy, and several criminal justice and juvenile justice changes. Many items were described as being on third-read consent or consent calendars, with staff often noting that no questions were raised and no sponsor was present. Several bills drew sponsor explanation or member discussion. In education, members reviewed bills on teacher strikes, school safety, math placement, student outcomes, free school meals, parent permission for clubs, and school bond ballot disclosures. In health, bills covered prior authorization data reporting, nursing board rules and complaint procedures, pharmacist testing/treatment authority, opioid antagonist expiration dates, board continuations, and a constitutional amendment on refusing medical mandates. In government and public safety, members discussed DCS legal representation, inmate medical records, public safety parity funding, sheriff authority, border support funding, and a resolution supporting county sheriffs. In commerce and housing, bills addressed condominium and HOA authority, shade structures, pet restrictions, insurance certificates, apprenticeship definitions, automatic renewal contracts, and a state housing affordability district. There was notable discussion on House Bill 4044, which would create a Public Safety Parity Fund for DPS and DOC salaries using interest from the state rainy day fund and other revenue sources. The sponsor argued it would provide a reliable way to fund public safety pay, while others objected that it would consume interest needed to preserve the fund’s value and that a general fund appropriation would be more appropriate. The bill prompted extended back-and-forth, with some members supporting the concept and others saying it was fiscally irresponsible. Another point of discussion came on House Bill 2775, where staff noted a possible misprint in the bill history, and on House Bill 467, where staff clarified that the inactive voter list changes related to e-poll book status categories. No formal votes were recorded in the transcript, and the meeting appears to have been a review of measures before floor action.

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• Services Program.
• The department does have four programs. Our first program is project design and construction.
• Our entire program at our school in particular is centered around this.
• The cost will be borne by the school districts and the charter schools. The 80-20.
• The cost will be borne by the school districts and the charter schools themselves. Okay.

Keywords: 996, all

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• <03:00:27.399> school spending in the local schools school spending in the local schools school
• below there's schools there's schools below there's schools that<03:02:00.399> are<03:02:00.840
• And what I see in the EFA program that I've seen in some public schools, where we see the proficiency
• 49:34.960> Schools<03:49:35.319> where<03:49:35.479> we schools in some Public Schools
• programs to uh open enrollment programs programs to uh open enrollment programs to<03:50:08.960>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee met in executive session on HB 563, which revises the adequacy education grant formula, including differentiated aid for free and reduced-price meals, English language learners, and special education, and also restores fiscal capacity disparity aid. Members explained that for FY 26 the formula largely stays the same with the usual 2% increases, while FY 27 would raise the base cost and several aid categories, including a substantial increase in special education differentiated aid. Supporters said the bill recognizes higher special education costs and separates fiscal capacity disparity from the extraordinary needs grant, which they argued better targets property-poor communities. A major point of discussion was the fiscal capacity disparity aid component. Some members asked for more detail on how the formula affected individual towns and how much money was being allocated. The sponsors said the spreadsheet showed the impacts and estimated the fiscal capacity disparity portion at about $13.3 million, benefiting roughly 40 communities, with Manchester the only municipality expected to receive less under the new approach. They also said the change partially rebalances money that had shifted heavily toward larger cities under the extraordinary needs grant and that the special education increase is new money, not taken from the hold harmless or extraordinary needs funds. Several members supported the amendment as a good-faith step and a bipartisan compromise, while others expressed frustration that they did not have enough time or information to review the spreadsheets in detail before voting. After extended debate, the committee recessed for lunch to allow the spreadsheet to be distributed and reviewed, with the understanding that the bill would continue later in the day and then move on to the other bills on the docket.

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• She attended Arizona Agribusiness and Equine Center, Red Mountain, for high school, and completed her
• Bachelor of Science degree... ...and Equine Center, Red Mountain, for high school, and completed her
• We now have the Ag to Urban program. Homes are being built.
• We have the Ag-to-Urban program. There are exceptions to the moratorium.
• Our students who are leaving, probably getting to lunch, getting back to school, we have the TG Bar Academy

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Europe has adopted this program of when you come in.
• So hospitals, schools, nonprofits, prisons. It's wrong to put everything on small businesses.
• Most exempt hunters and trappers already complete these education programs voluntarily.
• We have a tick program which we're exploring for applying insecticides to deer as a possibility.
• So as part of their training program and stuff, they would know what they can and can't do.

Summary: The committee met in hybrid format on June 18, 2026, but initially lacked a quorum, so minutes were not approved until later in the meeting after additional members joined. The committee heard a series of bills, with most receiving supportive testimony from sponsors, agency officials, advocacy groups, and frequent public commenter Robert Overmiller. Several measures focused on transportation and public safety, including HB 363 on residential speed limits, HB 384 extending DelDOT open-end contracts from three to five years, HB 413 allowing green flashing lights on road work and emergency vehicles, HB 456 streamlining subaqueous lands permitting, and HB 388 letting drivers with temporary medical suspensions keep their license for ID purposes while being flagged in the system as not allowed to drive. Members asked questions mainly about implementation, enforcement, and scope, and sponsors or agency witnesses explained that the bills were intended to improve safety, efficiency, and administrative clarity. The committee also took up HB 111, which would require single-use food service items such as utensils, straws, napkins, and condiments to be provided only upon request, with exemptions for schools, nonprofits, health care facilities, correctional facilities, and similar settings. Supporters, including Plastic Free Delaware and the Sierra Club, said the bill would reduce waste and save businesses money, while opponents from the restaurant industry argued it could confuse customers, hurt tourism, and be difficult to enforce. Sponsors emphasized that restaurants could still ask customers if they wanted items and that the bill included a phase-in period and capped penalties. The committee also heard HB 393, a consumer protection bill for third-party electric suppliers that tightens oversight, training, reporting, renewal notices, and rate limits after concerns about misleading sales and unexpectedly high bills; it drew support from environmental advocates and members who had seen constituent complaints. Finally, the committee heard HB 412 on hunting and trapping education and wildlife drug administration, which was described as a safety and modernization measure and supported by the Division of Fish and Wildlife and sportsmen’s groups, and SB 346, which would speed up Environmental Appeals Board hearings and decisions. SB 346 drew broad support from DNREC, the Nature Conservancy, the Sierra Club, and business groups, though one witness asked to clarify that Superior Court appeal rights would remain intact; DNREC confirmed they would. The committee also approved the June 10, 2026 minutes after quorum was established, and the meeting ended with a motion to adjourn and unanimous approval.