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• SB 790, Cabaldon, distance education, holding committee.
• SB 790 Cabaldon distance education holding committee.
• SB 550, Cortese, legal education pilot program, holding committee.
• SB 472, Stern, Holocaust and genocide education, do pass out on an A roll call.
• SB 249, Umberg, board of education elections, held in committee.

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee held its August 29, 2025 suspense hearing on Senate bills, with the chair emphasizing the state’s ongoing budget constraints and the need to make difficult choices among 261 bills on the suspense file. After establishing a quorum, the committee began taking action bill by bill, with many measures receiving do pass or do pass with amendments recommendations, while others were held in committee or designated as two-year bills. The chair noted the agenda was organized alphabetically by author and that results would be posted later on the committee website. The hearing covered a wide range of topics, including insurance and claims data, wildfire relief and prevention, water planning, energy and utility regulation, housing and land use, health care, labor and employment, criminal justice, education, environmental policy, and election-related measures. Several bills were amended before passage, often to narrow scope, remove sections, adjust definitions, delay implementation, or clarify funding and enforcement provisions. Some notable actions included moving bills on AI regulation, transit-oriented housing, paid family leave, wildfire mapping, chemical hair relaxers, and pharmacy benefit managers, while other bills on subjects such as controlled substances, high-speed rail, and certain education or housing proposals were held. The committee also took formal roll-call votes on selected bills, with some passing on A roll calls and others on B roll calls; a number of measures were advanced with Republicans not voting. One highlighted vote was SB 79 by Senator Wiener, which passed after amendments and a recorded roll call. At the end of the hearing, the committee reported that 190 bills were moved to the Assembly Floor, either as do pass or do pass with amendments, concluding the suspense hearing for the session.

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• Will victims of police will for misconducts be eligible for will for misconducts be eligible for will
• for misconducts be eligible for compensation?
• of law enforcement actions by victims of law enforcement actions by victims of law enforcement misconduct
• . misconduct. misconduct.
• in on so many welltrained educated in on so many welltrained educated in on so many levels with so many

Bills: HB265, HB146, SB254, HB202, HB3, HB42, SB18

Keywords: resisting arrest, penalties, criminal justice, law enforcement, public safety, youthful offender, capital murder, victims' rights, SB254, Alabama, statute of limitations, civil procedure, civil action, sex offense, sexual abuse, child sexual abuse, survivor rights, tolling, disability, minor plaintiff

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• crimes committed for the benefit of a gang, robbery, carjacking, kidnapping, and criminal sexual misconduct
• /c><00:01:30.240> sexual kidnapping, and criminal sexual kidnapping, and criminal sexual misconduct
• <00:01:33.200> This misconduct. It does a second thing. This misconduct.
• enforcement from all over the state, when you have superintendents from all over the state, when you have educators

Keywords: 1183, house

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• On page 12, this changes misconduct and nonjudicial punishment, or NJP.
• This allows a general officer in the National Guard to adjudicate a soldier or airman for misconduct.
• Pages 21 through 28 deal with state education assistance.
• That mirrors federal law to the extent that if you want to transfer those education benefits to your
• It also states they can't use any of those benefits until their federal education benefits are also..

Keywords: 914, all

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• Then we will hear from the department on investigations into allegations of guardian misconduct conducted
• Just the education, I mentioned there's constant education working to onboard folks.
• How is it promoted in general among our... ...education working to onboard folks.
• We've doubled educational requirements.
• Background screening, continuing education requirements, and compliance reviews.

Summary: The Human Services Subcommittee met to receive updates on implementation of House Bill 1349, which created guardianship transparency measures, and on the Department of Elder Affairs’ Office of Public and Professional Guardians (OPPG). The Clerk of Courts Operations Corporation described the statewide guardianship database for judges and a public-facing website, noting the system went live in March 2025 after a soft launch in 2024. Officials said the database now includes information from all 67 clerks, with 388 users, about 6,400 wards, and 518 professional guardians. Members asked about unique identifiers, data duplication, training, and how the system is being used; CCOC said it is working to use registration numbers as identifiers, improve search functions, expand training, and seek continued funding. Secretary Michelle Branham then outlined OPPG’s implementation of HB 1349 and its broader oversight role. She said the department has doubled education requirements, expanded transparency through the Sentry system, and brought investigations fully in-house in August 2024. She described the complaint and investigation process, including legal sufficiency review, regional investigators, mandatory in-person interviews, and possible outcomes ranging from corrective training and fines to suspension or revocation. Members asked about complaint categories, disciplinary actions, whether guardians can be suspended during investigations, and how older cases are handled; the secretary said most complaints are administrative/technical, serious allegations are referred to law enforcement, and one older case discussed remained ongoing. The Auditor General’s office presented its operational audit of OPPG, covering July 2022 through January 2024 and follow-up on prior findings. The audit identified problems with monitoring private professional guardians and public guardian offices, complaint processing timeliness, incomplete public profile information, late registration renewals, failure to assess contract penalties, weak collection safeguards, missing follow-up on required public guardian reports, lack of needed rules, and Sentry system access/security controls. In response, Secretary Branham said the department does not dispute the findings and has already taken corrective steps, including launching Sentry, hiring additional monitors, moving investigations in-house, adding automated renewal reminders, updating forms, and drafting new rules. She also said the department plans to seek subpoena power and stronger fines in the next legislative session. The subcommittee took no formal vote and adjourned after members’ questions were completed.

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• education professional standards board. education professional standards board.
• Department of Education. Department of Education. Good<00:58:34.319> morning.
• Education Professional Standards Board. Education Professional Standards Board.
• a statutory duty to report educator a statutory duty to report educator misconduct<01:02:11.839>
• an educator in their building?

Keywords: Meeting start 00:00:09 Roll call 00:00:24 Election of Co-Chairs 00:01:11 Office of Education Accountability Annual Report 00:04:41 Office of Education Accountability District Data Profiles, School Year 2024 00:23:50 Update from the Education Professional Standards Board 00:58:19 Adjournment 01:08:00, 958, all

Summary: The subcommittee opened its first meeting with roll call and procedural business, including elections of co-chairs. The House elected Representative Truett as House co-chair, and the Senate elected Senator Denine as Senate co-chair. After the organizational votes, the committee heard the Office of Educational Accountability’s annual report, beginning with Brian Jones and Deborah Nelson describing OEA’s investigations and research divisions and recent staffing turnover. On the investigations side, OEA said it handled complaints only when submitted in writing and generally opened cases only when it had enough facts to evaluate. Jones reported complaint volume declined from 805 in 2023 to 738 in 2024, with 325 in the first half of the current year. He outlined the kinds of matters OEA investigates, including school-based council issues, open meetings, board eligibility, nepotism, conflicts of interest, certification, activity funds, and surplus property, while noting that routine personnel matters, bullying, child interviews, and cases tied to litigation are generally handled locally or referred elsewhere. He also said OEA refers special education, assessment/testing, discrimination, and serious misconduct matters to the appropriate agencies, and that he did not see a need for statutory changes to improve OEA’s work, though he said cases should move more quickly. The research division presentation focused on OEA’s district data profiles and annual research agenda. Nelson explained that OEA reviews KDE-reported data and underlying datasets to verify accuracy, analyze trends, and produce reports for the General Assembly. She highlighted 2024 publications on district governance models and student achievement, and said this year’s agenda includes district data profiles, student discipline analysis, and a review of early childhood regional training centers. She also noted OEA received an NCSL notable document award for its 2023 staffing shortages report, its 10th such award. Sabrina Smith then walked through the district data profiles, which compile demographic, staffing, finance, and performance data for all 171 districts, plus statewide and comparative data. She noted changes in the report format, the continued availability of an online interactive version, and several trends: adjusted average daily attendance declined statewide from 2015 to 2024; the counselor-to-student ratio has improved but has not yet reached the statutory goal of one counselor per 250 students; the share of teachers moving from rank three to rank two has declined; special education identification has risen from 13% to 16%; and starting teacher salaries vary widely by district, with Kentucky’s average starting salary around $40,000 ranking near the bottom compared with surrounding states and the nation. Members asked about the history of the research division and whether the paper copies of the district profiles would continue, and staff said the printed versions would continue unless legislators asked otherwise.

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• . education.
• So again, I think this is important when you talk about the context of efficiency in education. education
• I have a master's in education.
• special education.
• and ROI's outcomes of education.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• It's an education story. Are they my books, somebody else's books? We'll do yours last.
• I was going to education. You good? You want me to do it, or what? No, you can do it.
• Education. Yeah, an education. Yeah, but whatever. HB2607.
• I attended that as a tax assessor repeatedly, which already provides continuing education for county
• Payments, even in the cases of misconduct or poor performance.

Bills: HB148, HB334, HB554, HB762, HB1520, HB1593, HB3526, HB3810, HB5092, SB2215, HB2607, HB148

Keywords: family leave, leave pool, county employee, sick leave, vacation leave, family care, pandemic, guardianship, HB 554, fireworks, Juneteenth, Juneteenth holiday, retail fireworks permit, Texas Occupations Code, Local Government Code, county commissioners court, drought conditions, Texas A&M Forest Service, fire safety, holiday sales

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• dealt with um educational institutions. dealt with um educational institutions.
• Pelsby, the professional educator Pelsby, the professional educator licensing<02:36:15.760> and
• So we the department of education.
• to the Committee on Education Finance. to the Committee on Education Finance.
• <02:46:10.800> is negligence willful wanting misconduct is negligence willful wanting misconduct

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:04:28.280> and Center for Workforce for education and Center for Workforce for education
• of St Thomas uh we have been educating of St Thomas uh we have been educating motans<00:16:06.720
• She... education in Minnesota that the private education in Minnesota that the private colleges<00:29
• the Minnesota office of High education the Minnesota office of High education and<00:48:58.280><
• education education and<01:21:55.560> I'm<01:21:55.840> happy<01:21:56.080> to<

Keywords: 1183, house

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• THIS CREATES A PUBLIC HEALTH AWARENESS CAMPAIGN FOR THE APARTMENT OF ELDER AFFAIRS TO EDUCATE FLORIDIANS
• UNLESS THE ACT OR OMISSION IS THE RESULT OF A PROVIDER'S GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT BUT THE
• SECONDLY IT SAYS THAT IF THE PROVIDER ACTION WAS OF GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT THEN THEY
• THEN I THINK MY LAST POINT WAS GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT.
• I FOUGHT FOR HIS EDUCATION, HIS HEALTHCARE, HIS LIFE I MADE EVERY DECISION FOR HIM.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Bills: SR44, HCR1027, SJR50, SJR52, SJR53, HB1185, HB1937, HB2035, HB2137, HB2166, HB3148, HB3323, HB3466, HB3498, HB3661, HB3678, HB3710, HB3977, HB3986, HB4104, HB4108, HB4142, HB4191, HB4274, HB4275, HB4322, HB4336, HB4484, HB3880, HB1687, HB3673, HB1170, HB2959, HB3718, HB3021, HB3443, HB3501, HB4143, HB4326, HB2992, HB3660, SB171, SB1325, SB1980, SB2045, HB4422, HB4423

Keywords: Medicaid, federal funding, state law, healthcare, low-income adults, Oklahoma Constitution, Oklahoma Health Care Authority, OHCA, health care rules, administrative rules, major rule, Title 75, Title 317, Oklahoma Administrative Code, OAC 317:30, health policy, state health programs, provider regulations, benefits administration, rule approval

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• President, members, we are joined today by fabulous educators from across the state.
• Educators from across the state.
• Like, we're not duplicating or undermining general reporting obligations of educators, right?
• By law, right now, to enter a college of education, you only have to have 3 years.
• And I do see it talks about arts and technology education and training, barbering, cosmetology.

Bills: SR44, HCR1027, SJR50, SJR52, SJR53, HB1185, HB1937, HB2035, HB2137, HB2166, HB3148, HB3323, HB3466, HB3498, HB3661, HB3678, HB3710, HB3977, HB3986, HB4104, HB4108, HB4142, HB4191, HB4274, HB4275, HB4322, HB4336, HB4484, HB3880, HB1687, HB3673, HB1170, HB2959, HB3718, HB3021, HB3443, HB3501, HB4143, HB4326, HB2992, HB3660, SB171, SB1325, SB1980, SB2045, HB4422, HB4423

Keywords: Medicaid, federal funding, state law, healthcare, low-income adults, Oklahoma Constitution, Oklahoma Health Care Authority, OHCA, health care rules, administrative rules, major rule, Title 75, Title 317, Oklahoma Administrative Code, OAC 317:30, health policy, state health programs, provider regulations, benefits administration, rule approval

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• The Education Administration Subcommittee will now come to order. Kendall, please call the roll.
• of things that I noted in their high schools: 31% decrease in fighting, 21% decrease in serious misconduct
• So anything that has to do with improving education and providing more education to our children and
• I just think it's very important that we discuss this often and educate as much as possible.
• And the more we can educate, and the sooner we can educate on this, it's so impactful in so many people's

Summary: The Education Administration Subcommittee heard and approved four bills focused on school safety, student health, and classroom environment. HB 1403, Safety of Students, would expand Guardian program participation to child care facilities, require substitute teachers to receive campus safety protocols, and allow limited exceptions for certain CTE classrooms; it drew supportive testimony from school safety and education groups and passed 16-0. PCS for HB 907, the Sunshine Genetics Act, would create the Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases at FSU and launch an opt-in newborn whole-genome screening program funded with $20 million; supporters said it could speed diagnosis, save lives, and reduce health care costs, and it passed 17-0. HB 949 would prohibit student use of wireless communication devices during the full school day, while allowing districts flexibility in implementation and medical exceptions; supporters cited distraction and bullying data, and the bill passed 17-0. The committee also approved HB 723, the Type 1 Diabetes Early Detection Program, which requires the Department of Health to provide school-based informational materials to parents and guardians about early warning signs, risk factors, and screening for type 1 diabetes. An amendment broadened the notification to include voluntary pre-K, kindergarten, and first grade and shifted the annual notice to September 30. Testimony in support came from diabetes advocates and pediatric groups, and members spoke about personal experiences with diabetes and the value of earlier education. The bill passed 17-0 after the amendment was adopted. Across the meeting, members from both parties generally praised the bills as bipartisan efforts to improve student safety, health, and learning conditions. Several members raised questions or concerns about implementation details, including school guardian tracking, cell phone pouches and emergency access, and how the diabetes notice would be distributed, but no bill faced opposition in committee. All four measures were reported favorably.

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• placed plagued by financial misconduct placed plagued by financial misconduct have<01:29:28.200>
• 36:03.080> as<01:36:03.240> a Special education funding operates as a Special education
• education students. education students.
• Robbins, Education.
• Uh Chair Robbins, Education.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• <00:04:59.240> of that is entitled to the education of that is entitled to the education of
• education funding in perpetuity. education funding in perpetuity.
• country, as well as other educational country, as well as other educational endowments.<00:15:39.480
• And educational mission in perpetuity.
• , state officer for uh sexual misconduct, state officer for uh sexual misconduct, I<01:20:45.800>

Bills: HF3900, HF1849

Keywords: permanent school fund, school endowment fund, Minnesota constitutional amendment, school aid, public school funding, State Board of Investment, investment income, distributable amount, school districts, property taxes, income taxes, voter approval, ballot question, constitutional amendment 2026, education finance, fund perpetuity, purchasing power, trust lands, swamp lands, internal improvement land fund

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• This bill reaffirms our commitment to making school safer for students and educators by providing additional
• the classroom instruction to cover these mandated safety costs. resources for career and technical education
• Educators number one priority is ensure school safety and well-being.
• Educators cannot effectively teach and students cannot learn and thrive if they do not feel safe in their
• complaints that it is allowed to review and the actual... actions that it can take for judicial misconduct

Bills: SB260, SB263, SB293, SJR18

Keywords: school safety, Foundation School Program, education funding, student allotment, Texas education, SB 263, Texas franchise tax, cost of goods sold, COGS, broadcasters, television broadcasting, radio broadcasting, media tax, broadcast license, FCC, 47 C.F.R. Part 73, 47 C.F.R. Part 74, film production, television production, tax deduction

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• This bill reaffirms our commitment to making schools safer for students and educators by providing additional
• That means fewer resources for career and technical technical education programs that prepare students
• Uh, educators' number one priority is ensuring school safety and well-being.
• Educators cannot effectively teach and students cannot learn and thrive if they do not feel safe in their
• types of complaints that it is allowed to review and the actions that it can take for judicial misconduct

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• Her passion for education is inspiring, and her ideas about new educational opportunities will provide
• This bill recognizes that education is one of the strongest tools we have to protect children before
• Congressman Gorini built a remarkable record on trade, international affairs, education, housing, and
• Ed also served as a member of the Pennsylvania State Board of Education for 5 years. Mr.
• , a master's degree in physical education and educational physical education and educational leadership

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, June 29, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• in office by allegations of misconduct in office by Judge<01:34:48.200> Goodman<01:34:49.000>
• Education Committee will meet tomorrow morning at 10:00. Please be prompt.
• Members of the Education Committee, please take note and please be prompt.
• President, we were told earlier there's a 9:00 a.m. impeachment committee meeting and now the Education
• Body is in recess. education committee meeting at 10:00, education committee meeting at 10:00, the<01

Keywords: In an effort to stave off issues that may occur with long format live streams, we have split this stream into two parts., 958, all