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• School Superintendents, and we are testifying in support of AB 286.
• Superintendents support creative, legal ways of getting quality teachers in the classroom.
• with AASA, the National Superintendents Organization, down in New Orleans in February.
• with AASA, the National Superintendents Organization, down in New Orleans in February.
• AASA, the National Superintendents Organization, down in New Orleans in February.

Bills: SB175, SB277, SB374, SB400

Keywords: military, veterans, education, teaching, Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, licensure, certification, public schools, charter schools, school social worker, school counselor, school psychologist, internship, practicum, student support services, mental health, harassment, bullying, power-based violence, school safety

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• Next we have Gina Cleave, superintendent for Lake Superior School District.
• I'm Gina Clive, superintendent of Lake Superior School District.
• I'm the superintendent of BPL.
• I am Brenda Lewis, superintendent of Fridley Public Schools.
• <01:25:23.800> of am Brenda Lewis superintendent of am Brenda Lewis superintendent of Fridley

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Superintendent for S Public Schools. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• I'm the superintendent of New York Mills.
• ask Mr oi and um Mr uh superintendent ask Mr oi and um Mr uh superintendent Kirk<00:56:54.119>
• <01:02:44.640> kirkl start with you uh superintendent kirkl start with you uh superintendent
• and you hit it earlier superintendent and you hit it earlier superintendent if<01:24:55.119>

Bills: HF957, HF877

Keywords: education, mandate relief, school funding, local control, state laws, fund transfers, 1183, house

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• Substitute on the floor when we go in, and it's also supported by the superintendents' association.
• Stan Rounds with the School Superintendents' Association and the Coalition of Educational Leaders.
• And really, we had really good, solid teachers quit; the superintendent, everything was a mess.
• a superintendent, or... ...is really hiring a superintendent, hiring and firing a superintendent, and
• Lloyd School Board, Cuesta School Board, Espanola School Board, Superintendent.

Keywords: 996, all

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• They would hire the superintendent, who would be tantamount to the secretary now.
• And if it's not a full-time job, then you're really relying on that superintendent.
• Then you're really relying on that superintendent.
• We were talking about the superintendent. We were talking about difficult jobs.
• In this position, you would have a superintendent that, you know... ...people.

Keywords: 996, all

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• This would be superintendent Eddie Tyler with Bowwin County Schools.
• This would be superintendent Eddie Tyler with Bowwin County Schools.
• This would be superintendent Eddie Tyler with Bowwin County Schools.
• This would be superintendent Eddie Tyler with Bowwin County Schools.
• give this to any of the superintendents give this to any of the superintendents or<00:18:13.679>

Bills: HB187, HB341, HB4, HB175, HB326

Keywords: HB187, court fees, docket fee, sheriff's fund, sheriff's office, jail operations, law enforcement, county sheriff, court filing fees, Alabama Code 12-19-312, solicitor's fund, clerk's fund, forensic services trust fund, budget flexibility, public safety, municipal court, district court, circuit court, cosmetology, makeup application

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• Uh some of the superintendents projects.
• Uh, they were all stakeholders there, including the superintendent and so on.
• Uh, they were all stakeholders there, including the superintendent and so on.
• Uh, they were all stakeholders there, including the superintendent and so on.
• ,<00:50:08.079> principles, um superintendent, principles, um superintendent, principles,

Bills: HB245, SB16, SB59, SB62, SB79, SB88

Keywords: inhalants, controlled substances, butyl nitrite, nitrous oxide, amyl nitrite, health, public safety, SB16, four-point restraint, hog-tie, hog tie, prone restraint, law enforcement, police, sheriff, use of force, restraint techniques, positional asphyxia, arrest procedures, detention

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• Over the past decade, the school district has had four district superintendents and two interim superintendents
• This high rate of turnover is not limited to the superintendency.
• , because I did walk in as the assistant superintendent.
• I'm the superintendent of Riverside Unified School District.
• I'm the superintendent of Riverside Unified School District.

Summary: The committee heard several audit requests and related testimony. The first major item was an audit of Coachella Valley Unified School District’s contract and fiscal management. The author and supporters described long-standing fiscal mismanagement, large budget shortfalls, layoffs, contracting concerns, and questions about the district’s foundation and use of public funds. District representatives and the Riverside County Office of Education said the district is already under fiscal oversight, has a stabilization plan, and is working to reduce deficits and improve student outcomes. After extensive debate and public comment, the motion to approve the audit was put on call because the committee did not have the required votes from both houses at that moment. The committee then approved an audit of East Bay transit agencies in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. Senator Wahab argued the region’s many overlapping transit agencies create fragmentation, duplication, and inefficiency, especially amid a fiscal cliff and possible future tax increases. Transit agencies and labor representatives opposed the audit, saying the agencies already undergo multiple audits, serve distinct local needs, and are implementing regional coordination efforts. After testimony from agency leaders and public commenters, the committee voted to approve the audit. The next item was an audit of California Community Colleges’ unrestricted reserves. Senator Archuleta and supporting faculty representatives said reserves have grown substantially and may be diverting resources from student services, instruction, and workforce programs. They argued there is little oversight when reserves become too high. The Chancellor’s Office and Calbright College were invited to respond, and the audit objectives focused on reserve growth, reasons for high balances, oversight by the Chancellor’s Office, and effects on students and staff. The transcript cuts off during the Chancellor’s Office response, so the final committee action on this item is not shown.

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• <00:36:03.560> is Lloyd Weber the superintendent is Lloyd Weber the superintendent is online
• <00:36:46.120> Wolber,<00:36:47.000> sorry Superintendent Wolber, sorry Superintendent
• to<00:36:48.520> demote Superintendent, didn't mean to demote Superintendent, didn't mean
• Um Superintendent Thank you, Senator.
• I have also shared my superintendent I have also shared my superintendent time<00:37:19.560>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Anything else, Director Superintendent. Yes, and Superintendent, thank you and your staff.
• In this interim, we are bringing back a fan favorite of asking local superintendents whenever we're in
• which is please introduce yourselves and share more about your experience of becoming a school superintendent
• Chair, members of the committee, uh, I've done this already this morning, Brian Lec superintendent of
• I'm on year 5 in the superintendent business here, so, uh, excited for you guys to be here and to answer

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• I get the name right—Gina Clive, superintendent Clive.
• Uh, Superintendent Gross, yes, uh, you're up.
• for your testimony uh superintendent for your testimony uh superintendent gross<00:09:23.839>
• Gross and I serve as the superintendent Gross and I serve as the superintendent of<00:09:32.160>
• I'm the superintendent of Goodhue Public Schools.

Bills: HF51, HF1161, HF2201, HF2786, HF1053

Keywords: HF51, Sibley County, State-Aid Highway 21, capital investment, bonding bill, general obligation bonds, transportation infrastructure, road improvements, sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, local infrastructure, county grant, Minnesota Department of Transportation, bond proceeds fund, public works, utility infrastructure, education finance, school district funding, tax base adjustment

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• Will voters receive any type of education as far as what the qualifications of our superintendent should
• So right now, there are no qualifications for superintendent, whether you're a school board appointee
• So this superintendent position would be on the same playing field, or is it that the minimum required
• and costs associated with superintendents as we've worked so far.
• Representative Owen: This is not a personal attack on our current superintendent.

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• So the administrator includes trustee, member of board of managers, superintendent, or assistant superintendent
• You know, if they're a superintendent, deputy superintendent, they shouldn't be looking for a job consulting
• For all of those in the schools, our thousands of superintendents, a thousand or more superintendents
• , thousands of principals, I don't know... ...of superintendents, a thousand or more superintendents,
• You're recognized. ...of every principal in the state and every superintendent, no more excuses.

Summary: The Senate first adopted a motion by Senator Zaffirini to suspend Senate Rule 5.14 and move the intent calendar deadline to 8:00 p.m. that day, also allowing the Secretary to make the calendar available as soon as practicable. The chamber then took up and passed several House bills, often by suspending the regular order and the constitutional three-day rule. HB 2128, relating to a study of rural firefighting and technical rescue capabilities, passed unanimously. HB 4157, on liability protections for commercial spaceflight and exploration, passed 28-3. HB 2240, concerning certain void marriages, passed after adoption of a Birdwell amendment extending filing deadlines to 90 days for certain active-duty service members and Foreign Service officers. HB 367, on verification of excused absences for students with severe or life-threatening illnesses, passed unanimously after clarifying school district forms and TEA model forms. HB 1506, expanding expedited handgun license eligibility to certain retired county court judges, passed 29-2. HB 4449, on alcohol sales in annexed municipal areas, passed 29-2. HB 3812, on health plan prior authorization requirements, passed 30-1. The Senate also announced a long list of bills and resolutions signed in the presence of the Senate. A major portion of the meeting centered on HB 521, a voting-related bill on curbside voting for voters with disabilities. Senator Paxton described it as an anti-misuse measure requiring a signed eligibility form for curbside voting, creating a 20-foot electioneering buffer, limiting election officer assistance in marking ballots unless a second officer is present, and adding reporting requirements for people who assist seven or more curbside voters. Senators Miles, Menendez, Johnson, Campbell, Cook, and others questioned whether the bill would burden disabled voters, create a de facto registry of volunteers, and impose a harsh Class A misdemeanor penalty for failing to complete the form. Paxton said the bill was intended to protect legitimate curbside voters and curb abuse, and the chamber adopted Paxton Floor Amendment No. 1 after a recorded vote. Zaffirini’s Floor Amendment No. 2, allowing an escorting voter to receive his or her own ballot at the curbside or entrance, was adopted. Menendez’s Floor Amendment No. 3 to reduce the penalty failed. The bill was then passed to third reading on a 20-11 vote, with a motion by Senator Miles to have the exchanges reduced to writing and placed in the journal adopted. The Senate also passed HB 3000, creating a grant program for rural ambulance service providers, after a comptroller-related amendment; HB 5616, establishing the Texas Presidential Library Promotion Program and funding for traveling exhibits, after narrowing the bill to mobile exhibits only; HB 4211, addressing certain residential property interests controlled by entities, which passed 30-1; HB 1178, creating temporary educator certificates for out-of-state certified educators and military spouses, which passed unanimously; HB 2243, creating the Texas Commission on Teacher Job Satisfaction and Retention, which passed after debate over the need to streamline education mandates; and HB 42, increasing and reallocating the constitutional Higher Education Fund appropriation by 50% to $1.18 billion, which passed 31-0. Finally, HB 2512, a Fort Worth-specific bill limiting ETJ release for land subject to active development agreements, passed after debate over broader ETJ and de-annexation policy, with a local-only clarifying amendment adopted and a proposed broader amendment withdrawn. The meeting ended with the Senate beginning consideration of HB 3372, which would bar school district administrators from receiving financial benefits tied to outside consulting or contracting with education entities, though the transcript cuts off during questions on that bill.

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• staff person to perform superintendent staff person to perform superintendent services<02:13:06.719
• <02:26:54.560> and uh training of uh superintendent and uh training of uh superintendent and
• Line 32, um, appoint a staff person to perform superintendent services.
• Line 32, um, appoint a staff person to perform superintendent services.
• Line 32, um, appoint a staff person to perform superintendent services.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Education Policy and Administration Committee met to hear a non-germane amendment to House Bill 131, which concerns bullying and cyberbullying prevention. Representative Glenn Cordelli, the prime sponsor, said the amendment was intended to revise and improve language from last year’s SB 210 and to incorporate measures from a cyberbullying bill previously passed by the House. He described changes to school communication requirements, mandatory reporting of bullying and retaliation, stronger investigation and collaboration requirements for cross-district cases, added safety and remediation language, a required conference with the alleged perpetrator and parents if available, updated reporting deadlines, and disciplinary consequences for harassment, intimidation, retaliation, and false reports. He also noted a later amendment would be needed to insert the words “the perpetrator” in one section, and he explained that some changes were meant to align with prior legislation and legislative drafting suggestions. Committee members raised several concerns. Representative Murray questioned the treatment of private and parochial schools, the change from gross negligence to negligence, and the removal of a definition of bullying based on imbalance of power and perceived characteristics. Representative Damon also objected to deleting that definition, arguing it would narrow the scope of bullying too much. Representative Han spoke in opposition, saying the amendment was too broad, unnecessary in parts, and not ready for final action; he criticized the removal of the imbalance-of-power language, the conference requirement when parents may not participate, and the reporting obligations for bus drivers and others. Cordelli responded that some issues were already addressed in prior law or SB 210 and that private schools have their own policies. Michelle Wongran of New Hampshire Legal Assistance testified in opposition, saying the bill was being heard without enough notice and that it does far more than the committee analysis suggests. She said the amendment adds undefined retaliation language, imposes reporting duties on school vendors and contractors, may conflict with FERPA and other federal privacy rules, and includes provisions that could have serious implications for schools and students. She said she supports parental involvement and some conference provisions in concept, but urged the committee to reject the amendment or at least send it through the normal legislative process for fuller review. No vote was taken during the hearing portion described in the transcript.

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• Good morning, Carlos Hroth, representing the Kern County Superintendent of Schools Office.
• Carlos Rojas, representing the Kern County Superintendent of Schools Office, in support.
• District and Superintendent-Principal Ani Larson of Dunham Elementary School.
• I'm superintendent of the San Mateo-Foster City School District.
• Good afternoon, Carlos Rojas, representing the Kern County Superintendent of Schools, in support.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• everything from school superintendents everything from school superintendents to class to uh School
• if you leaving up to the superintendent if you leaving up to the superintendent or the principal or
• are adant my school superintendant are adant my school superintendant are adant opposed to this for
• in my three three uh superintendents in my three three uh superintendents in my district and they're
• in the district you superintendent in the district you superintendent in the district you represent

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• We have Commissioner Bob Jacobson, Superintendent Drew Evans, and then we have the chief of Minnesota
• Drew Evans and Jacobson superintendent Drew Evans and then<00:11:40.560> we<00:11:40.880>
• I'm the superintendent at the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, and we appreciate you taking
• <00:13:26.120> Drew<00:13:26.360> Evans over to BCA superintendent Drew Evans over
• Representative Sexton thanked Superintendent Evans and said it was good to see him again.

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and began with introductions from members and staff, who shared brief personal facts. Chair Franson then announced that the committee would hear the governor’s bonding request for state agencies, starting with the Department of Public Safety. Commissioner Bob Jacobson, BCA Superintendent Drew Evans, and State Patrol Colonel Christina Boich were introduced as the presenters. The Department of Public Safety focused on three capital projects: a new Southern BCA regional office and laboratory, an expansion of the BCA regional office and laboratory in northern Minnesota, and a new Minnesota State Patrol headquarters funded with trunk highway cash. Evans said the BCA’s St. Paul headquarters is severely overcrowded and that demand has grown because of sexual assault kit testing, digital evidence work, drug evidence, and a sharp rise in cybercrime and child exploitation cases. He said the regional facilities would improve turnaround times, reduce travel for testimony and evidence drop-off, expand training access for local law enforcement, and allow the BCA to serve southern and northern Minnesota more efficiently. Members questioned the high cost of the projects, including Representative Skraba’s concern about the per-square-foot cost. Evans responded that the facilities are expensive because they are specialized laboratories, not office buildings, and must include costly equipment, HVAC systems, redundant power, and other lab-specific features; he said retrofitting existing buildings would cost about the same as new construction. He also said the Southern Minnesota project had increased from about $48 million to $68.1 million due to final design changes, larger space needs, and rising construction costs. Representative Sexton asked about training availability, and Evans said the new facility would include a classroom for 40 to 60 students and could be used by other agencies at low or no cost. Representative Hansen asked about regional training centers, and Evans said the BCA uses them for specialized training but still needs this classroom-based regional space. No votes or formal actions were taken in the portion provided.

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• Welcome to the committee, Superintendent.
• Welcome to the committee, Superintendent.
• > identify Superintendent, uh if you'd identify Superintendent, uh if you'd identify yourself<
• I'm here to Schools Superintendent.
• Um, superintendent, any Thank you.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• probably for a couple of months, talking to principals, talking to attorneys, and talking to superintendents
• . ...talking to superintendents and even to my fellow body and a couple of people in the Senate as well
• So the state superintendent or the state board would... superintendent or the state board would give
• I think the chairman and the committee have... the one amendment comes from the superintendent association
• I guess that we call it then the school superintendent amendment, maybe the... ...superintendent amendment

Bills: SB278, HB459, HB61

Keywords: University of South Alabama, board of trustees, education governance, state appointments, governance reforms, membership changes, home school, career and technical education, public schools, K-12 education, enrollment policy, 1136, house, all

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• That is, we understand that the superintendents, the school leaders, want more meetings with the superintendent
• And we are... ...want more meetings with the superintendent.
• Chairman Soules, members of the committee, Gary Washburn, superintendent of schools in Carlsbad.
• I would strongly urge the authors of the bill to consider including superintendents as a part of that
• We will be in support if the superintendents in New Mexico are assured a seat at the table as we move

Bills: SB64, SB19, SB44, SB83

Keywords: special education, office of special education, deputy secretary, public education department, IEP, individualized education program, students with disabilities, IDEA, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, dyslexia, dyslexia screening, structured literacy, reading intervention, multilayered system of supports, MTSS, student assistance team, free appropriate public education, FAPE, special education compliance, charter schools