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TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education May 8th, 2025

S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • The subcommittee on Academic and Career-Oriented Education will come to order.
  • Teachers and students pursuing career and technology education (CTE) certifications in Texas.
  • While the previous version of the law limited the support to Only cybersecurity certifications, HB 1061
  • It can apply to the Commissioner of Education for reimbursement.
  • In addition, the Education Code is amended to reflect these broader reimbursement rights.
Bills: HB 1061, HB2800
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 2nd, 2026 at 02:03 pm

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • So those are going to be key investments in education, economic development, workforce training types
  • There's a number of different appropriations that support and upgrade our position in those particular
  • But You need to have an educated and much more highly educated workforce, everything from trades to PhD
  • And you've really focused on other targeted investments on boosting educational attainment levels from
  • At the same time, you've made investments in two-generation education and work support strategies by
Bills: HB2, SB48, SB64, SB100
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

HSH-HLT Joint Public Hearing - Thu Apr 16, 2026 @ 9:45 AM HST

Human Services & Homelessness

Transcript Highlights:
  • Jack Lewin, in support.
  • Jack Lewin, in support.
  • In support.
  • in support, the Hawaii Disability Rights Center in support, Hawaii Substance Abuse Coalition in support
  • </c> in person in support. in person in support.
Bills: SCR63, SCR8, SCR160, SCR90, SCR93
Summary: The House Committee on Human Services and Homelessness heard several resolutions focused on disability access, housing, and support for Native Hawaiian beneficiaries. SCR 63 SD1 would have the Disability and Communication Access Board study communication needs in health care settings for people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind and revise provider guidance; testimony was strongly supportive, including from the board, a physician, and a family member who described harmful delays in care, and the committee later recommended passage as is. SCR 8 would require counties to act within 45 days on completed permit applications for home modifications needed for an older adult or person with a disability; testimony noted delays in permitting and financing, and the committee recommended passage as is. The committee also heard SCR 160, which urges state housing agencies to create a “housing ladder” program to help individuals and families move from subsidized to unsubsidized housing. Hawaii Public Housing Authority and other agencies supported the concept, and DHS described its family self-sufficiency program and said prior federal resident-services funding had declined over the past 20 years. The committee acknowledged the program may already exist in some form but still recommended adoption of the resolution as is. SCR 90 would ask county planning departments to establish kupuna-friendly building permit requirements for parking accessibility in private businesses. The committee moved it forward with an HD1 for technical amendments; a member raised concern that the measure did not specify the age threshold for “kupuna,” and said they would vote with reservations. Finally, SCR 93 would direct DHHL and the Statewide Office of Homelessness and Housing Solutions to develop a coordinated support and stabilization pathway for Native Hawaiian beneficiaries experiencing homelessness or very low income. DHHL said it is already operating a transitional housing effort called Ka Leo Opu Mama for about 18 beneficiaries using more than $6 million in federal Nah Ho Sa funds, with no dedicated state funding, and the committee recommended passage as is. The meeting ended with the chair thanking testifiers and members and adjourning the hearing.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/24/26

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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  • Whether that's improving access to healthy food, supporting education, or strengthening program integrity
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  • food, supporting education, or strengthening<00:42:12.960><c> program</c><00:42:13.359><c> integrity
  • So, I would um appreciate<01:26:57.120><c> support.</c> appreciate support. appreciate support.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Feb 2nd, 2026 at 03:25 pm

Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • K States are direct support for our caseworkers.
  • It's direct support to the caseworker.
  • For our program support was our DPS website. And this was again not fully funded or supported.
  • That'll help us make up the $4 million that they're charging in support.
  • and partially in the program support program.
Bills: SB48, SB64, SB100
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Feb 2nd, 2026 at 09:02 am

Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm so in support of investment in our area.
  • I stand in support of Senate Bill 64.
  • Voting yes on the Special Education Act will provide all stakeholders with support of all special education
  • Special education is part, but it's a very important part of our education system, and it's also very
  • urges your support.
Bills: SB48, SB64, SB100
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Budget Feb 27th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Capital Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • of remodeling and repairs to the state capital public and historic facilities, interpretive and educational
  • And so that's where the idea of enlisting support from the public, raising support from people of Washington
  • I'm excited to be here this morning in support of 6076.
  • Thank you, Chair, and members of the committee, for the opportunity to testify in support of SSB 6076
  • Again, I really appreciate your consideration of this bill and urge support of SSB 6076. Thank you.
Bills: SB6313
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Education May 14th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • School-based health centers support families, support schools, and help ensure students are healthy,
  • First time in student education.
  • I have, from my perspective, as a director of special education, I've been in education for 23 years
  • This would truly protect families and children and firmly support what we call parental choice in education
  • This would truly protect families and children and firmly support what we call parental choice in education
Summary: The Senate Education Committee met with four members present and took up a long agenda of education-related bills. Early items included SCR 65, which would create a K-12 student success task force to study statewide career and academic pathway advising; the committee adopted a substantive amendment adding designees and then reported the resolution favorably. The committee also reported favorably on SCR 119, honoring Coach D.D. Breaux, after brief remarks about her LSU gymnastics legacy and the request that LSU study naming its gymnastics training facility in her honor. Several bills affecting school operations and student support were heard and reported favorably, including HB 434 on probationary school bus driver employment and superintendent authority over dismissal; HB 484 expanding scholarship benefits for children and spouses of fallen or disabled firefighters and police officers; HB 749 and HB 1059 on savings accounts and TOPS math eligibility alignment; HB 218 adding food insecurity questions to student questionnaires, which was amended and reported favorably; HB 325 expanding TOPS Tech eligibility through dual enrollment and part-time use; HB 476 requiring Safe Haven law postings in middle and high school restrooms; HB 1249 clarifying access to school-based health centers, with an amendment adopted; HB 1242 allowing more than one early learning center license at the same location under certain circumstances; HB 632 improving data protections and functionality for LA First; and HB 352 on behavioral health services for public school students, which was amended to address IEP and dispute-process concerns before being reported favorably. Two bills drew extended debate over transparency, privacy, and school autonomy. HB 608 would create confidentiality for intercollegiate athletics revenue-sharing documents; LSU representatives argued the bill was needed to protect student-athletes and competitive information, while PAR and the Louisiana Press Association opposed it as an improper secrecy carve-out for state-generated revenue. Despite the opposition, the committee reported HB 608 favorably. HB 1112, which would exempt BESE-approved non-public pre-K programs from certain licensure and safety requirements and adjust related definitions, was amended and then heard with testimony from the Pelican Institute in support, arguing it corrects overreach from prior law and protects private school autonomy and parental choice.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Finance Committee 3/13/25

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, I am an education support staff in a role of apprentice teacher working at Intermediate District
  • We are really good at special education, supporting our students in special education, and if we can
  • really good at special supporting special<00:27:56.159><c> education</c><00:27:56.760><c> our</c><00
  • And then there are the programs to support teachers in specific fields, special education.
  • And then there are the programs to support teachers in specific fields, special education.
Bills: HF846, HF1538, HF1959
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • The Department of Education has played a crucial role in overseeing civil rights protections in educational
  • It is entirely inconvenient to educate students who need special education because it's expensive, and
  • special education by $1.7 billion.
  • The reality of an education system without a Department of Education to disperse funds doesn't just look
  • like poor educational outcomes.
Summary: This was a press conference organized by student advocates and Texas Democratic lawmakers to oppose efforts by the Trump administration and allies to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education and to criticize Texas voucher proposals. Speakers argued that the department and its Office for Civil Rights are essential for enforcing civil rights protections, supporting special education, Title I, Pell Grants, career and technical education, and other federal education programs. They said eliminating the department would weaken oversight, shift power to states that have a poor record on student protections, and harm marginalized, low-income, disabled, and rural students. Congressman Greg Casar framed the issue as a transfer of public money from schools to billionaires, tying the department fight to federal budget and tax-cut debates and to Texas voucher efforts. State Representative Gene Wu said Texas public education is already near collapse and warned that losing federal support would worsen school closures, staffing shortages, and class-size increases. Representative Gina Hinojosa highlighted Texas’s past special education cap and attacks on Section 504, and said she filed bills to route federal block grants directly to schools if federal policy changes move forward. Representative Vicki Goodwin said the state should fund schools rather than vouchers and noted underfunding of special education and inflation pressures. Round Rock ISD trustee Melissa Ross and Texas AFT president Zef Capo emphasized that federal oversight protects students and that Texas has a history of underfunding and mishandling special education, meals, and other services. The final speaker, Westwood High School senior Eliza Abert, said the loss of federal education support would most harm low-income and middle-class students and called on attendees to oppose the changes. No votes were taken; the event ended with a call for public pressure on lawmakers and continued advocacy.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Education Feb 10th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • So I will be supportive of this.
  • So it's for teachers and support staff. Sarah, could you?
  • Again, for a lot of times, my wife was an educator.
  • My mother spent 7 years in public education, and my father 5.
  • My approach to this has to be instructional support from the state department. And it is support.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 20th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Their mission is to emphasize providing an outstanding education grounded in biblical truth, academic
  • I really appreciate all the support, especially from our administration. And thank you very much.
  • I think this will be, as was mentioned in the previous line of debate, in support of this.
  • I look forward to this fundamentally changing Oklahoma education for many years to come. Thank you.
  • House Bill 3002 extends the sunset to 2031 on the mission on county government personnel education and
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 20th, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Their mission is to emphasize providing an outstanding education, grounded in biblical truth, academic
  • I really appreciate all the support, especially from our administration. And thank you very much.
  • I really appreciate all the support, especially from our administration. And thank you very much.
  • to schools and to teachers and training to help create a professional workforce that can actually support
  • I think this will be, as was mentioned in previous lines of debate and support, the strongest literacy
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and pledges, and recognized several visiting groups and honorees, including students from Wesleyan Christian School, Claremore Day participants, and a tribute to Dr. J. Craig for his Marine Corps service, chiropractic career, and aid to first responders after the Oklahoma City bombing. The chamber also welcomed a Cricket Oak High School AFJROTC unit and the Lincoln Christian wrestling team, both recognized for recent achievements. The Senate then adopted Senate Resolution 43 commemorating the 31st anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing and honoring victims, survivors, and first responders. The Senate took up House Bill 1933, first rescinding prior action and then adopting a floor amendment to correct a drafting error and shift a penalty provision; the bill then passed 47-0. House Bill 4248, which would require purchasers of hemp beverages to be 21 and treat them similarly to beer for age purposes, passed 45-0 after brief discussion about whether it had medical implications. The Senate also adopted House amendments to Senate Bill 1847, described as a compassion bill that would have saved the state money, and passed it 35-11 before later approving it as an emergency measure with 43 ayes. The chamber next adopted House amendments to Senate Bill 1778, a major literacy bill adding early intervention, teacher training, and optional early ELA testing for second graders, along with good-cause exemptions; it passed 43-2 and then as an emergency measure. The Senate also passed House Joint Resolution 1086, approving rules from several agencies, by 42-4. Finally, the Senate advanced and passed a series of sunset-extension bills for boards and councils, including the Child Death Review Board, county government training commission, Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Board of Examiners in Optometry, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, several environmental advisory councils, and the Board of Tests for Alcohol and Drug Influence, with most later receiving emergency passage. The Senate concluded with announcements of upcoming committee meetings and adjourned until April 25, 2026 at 1:30 p.m.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Corrections Apr 9th, 2025

Corrections

Transcript Highlights:
  • I can't express how much I support this bill. Thank you. Well, it's, uh... Hey, did you hear that?
  • We support this bill.
  • So I ask for your support. Thank you.
  • I stand before you in strong and unwavering support of this bill.
  • There is research and data that supports the need for this bill. According to the U.S.