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• HB 1057 supports the recruitment and fair compensation of top talent in career and technology education
• Career and Technology Education, or CTE.
• This bill raises that to five years, recognizing the value professionals like electricians, nurses, welders

Bills: HB1057

Keywords: teacher salary, retirement benefits, career education, work experience credit, Texas Education Code

Summary: The Senate committee met, established a quorum, and took up House Bill 1057, sponsored in the Senate by Senator Adam Hinojosa. Hinojosa explained that the bill would expand the amount of prior industry experience that can count toward TRS and salary step credit for career and technology education teachers, increasing the cap from two years to five years. He said the change is intended to help recruit and fairly compensate skilled professionals such as electricians, nurses, welders, and programmers, and to address teacher shortages beginning in the 2025-2026 school year. No members asked questions, and no one signed up to testify. The committee then voted to report HB 1057 favorably to the full Senate. The motion passed unanimously, 13 ayes and 0 nays, and the chair announced the committee would stand recessed subject to call.

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• I bring the House Education Finance Committee to order. We have a quorum.
• As a reminder, this was the governor's education budget bill.
• working with us all the time, especially our nonpartisan staff who probably have forgotten more about education

Bills: HF2433

Keywords: education funding, children with disabilities, transition aid, special education, school district consolidation

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• Amelia Tebow for the record on behalf of the Nevada Department of Education.
• My name is Kailen Evans, President of the Washoe Education Association.
• Holistically in education.
• Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education.
• And the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education.

Bills: AB386

Keywords: AB386, Washoe County School District, reading assessment, literacy, elementary school, pupil assessment, statewide assessment, alternative assessment, reading proficiency, standards-based testing, valid and reliable test, State Board of Education, Department of Education, pilot program, school testing, assessment equivalency, education grant, Nevada education, NRS 388.157, school accountability

Bills: HB818, HB1063, SB28, SB64, SB142, SB234, SB482

Keywords: higher education, accountability, curriculum review, faculty governance, disciplinary procedures, SB 28, Act 233, associate educator program, associate teachers, teacher certification, alternative teacher pathway, education workforce, teacher shortage, minimum age, age requirement, Louisiana schools, Title 17, R.S. 17:7.8, educator pipeline, teacher recruitment

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• Please recognize Representative Chapman. to present the Nurse of the Day.
• Members, please welcome Hope Seagraves to the House as our Nurse of the Day.
• Speaker, members, as I said, Senate 1614 creates the teacher induction program.
• programs not necessarily the ones that this legislation opens up to.
• My job as an educator is first to educate, but I always strive to protect and ensure we have a safe environment

Bills: SB1090, SJR49, SB633, HR1059, SB650, SB2063, SB122, SB1614, SB1884, SJR52, SJR53, HJR1101, SJR50, HB3021, HR1058, SB514, SB382, HB3320, SB740, SB833, SB2143, SB1209, SB244

Keywords: wildlife, conservation, Oklahoma, regulations, permanent rules, Leo's Law, child endangerment, fentanyl testing, drug screening, child welfare, Oklahoma Children's Code, substance abuse, Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, AAPI, Asian American, Pacific Islander, Oklahoma House resolution, commemorative resolution, heritage month, cultural recognition

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• . education. education.
• Welcome to the House of Representatives. educators joining us today from Capo educators joining us today
• <00:13:59.360> Deborah Falante Mao and their educators Deborah Falante Mao and their educators
• > our education, funding programs for our education, funding programs for our vulnerable<00:17:19.520
• So, teacher on the board of education.

Bills: HB2118, HB1764, HB1815, HB2117, HB2436, HB2438, HB2532, HB2566, HB2573, HB1736, HB2425, HB1590, HB1913, HB1573, HB1542, HB1804, HB1976, HB1704, HB1996, HB1541, HB1926, HB1703, HB1866, HB1710

Keywords: business development, arts, cultural affairs, Hawaii, commissions, administrative transfer, funding appropriation, music education, public concerts, Hawaii State Library, cultural collaboration, music accessibility, State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, SFCA, Performing Arts Grants Program, arts grants, culture and the arts, history and the humanities, King Kamehameha Celebration Commission, Works of Art Special Fund

Bills: HB2118, HB1764, HB1815, HB2117, HB2436, HB2438, HB2532, HB2566, HB2573, HB1736, HB2425, HB1590, HB1913, HB1573, HB1542, HB1804, HB1976, HB1704, HB1996, HB1541, HB1926, HB1703, HB1866, HB1710

Keywords: business development, arts, cultural affairs, Hawaii, commissions, administrative transfer, funding appropriation, music education, public concerts, Hawaii State Library, cultural collaboration, music accessibility, State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, SFCA, Performing Arts Grants Program, arts grants, culture and the arts, history and the humanities, King Kamehameha Celebration Commission, Works of Art Special Fund

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• We train the pipe fitters, we teach the welders, and we educate the nurses.
• Enrollment is growing in programs that matter to Minnesota and to St.
• Our commitment to education goes far beyond classroom walls. St.
• If you think about our trained technical programs, our health science programs, our service programs
• We will be able to use that additional money for maintenance programs and for other safety programs for

Bills: HF2418, HF1666, HF232, HF344, HF402, HF431, HF468, HF547, HF583, HF1476, HF1711, HF2787, HF2788, HF3207

Keywords: capital investment, political subdivisions, state assistance, funding, project grants, child care, Slayton, state bonds, economic development, extended time revenue, school funding, state aid, career and technical education, CTE, STEM, secondary credit, after-school programs, summer school, learning year program, extended day

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• We train the pipe fitters, we teach the welders, and we educate the nurses.
• <00:02:14.959> the teach the welders, and we educate the teach the welders, and we educate
• We are deeply committed to nurses.
• If you think about our trade and technical programs, our health science programs, our service programs
• diesel technology program has for us. diesel technology program has for us.

Bills: HF2418, HF1666, HF232, HF344, HF402, HF431, HF468, HF547, HF583, HF1476, HF1711, HF2787, HF2788, HF3207

Keywords: capital investment, political subdivisions, state assistance, funding, project grants, child care, Slayton, state bonds, economic development, extended time revenue, school funding, state aid, career and technical education, CTE, STEM, secondary credit, after-school programs, summer school, learning year program, extended day

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• <00:43:58.480> option a it's just a private um program option a it's just a private um program
• If this policy is covering the nursing home, the state doesn't have to.
• And importantly, employers can put in place parameters or guardrails they want for this program.
• guardrails they want for this program. guardrails they want for this program.
• are not alone under these EWA programs are not alone under federal<01:02:20.720> law.

Bills: HF2400, HF1724, HF3437, HF4333, HF2874, HF4052

Keywords: real estate, appraisers, disciplinary actions, sanction matrix, Minnesota Statutes, direct primary care, healthcare agreements, medical services, patient care, health insurance, mortgage fees, residential loans, commercial loans, finance regulations, investment properties, insurance, supplemental health insurance, short-term care, home health care, nursing care

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• will go ahead and call the meeting for what I think is our final meeting of the A&B Subcommittee on Education
• I want to make sure Oklahoma kids have the best opportunity for the most well-rounded education. ...kids
• have the best opportunity for the most well-rounded education.
• bill, page 5, lines 11 through 23, it does say the Attorney General, on request from the Board of Education

Bills: HB4491, HB3240, HB4146, HB4158, HB4159, HB3718

Keywords: extracurricular activities, charter schools, student eligibility, virtual education, Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association, prayer, religious freedom, public schools, consent, First Amendment, school policy, paid maternity leave, school employees, public health, childcare, work-life balance, education, family leave, tuition, grant

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• Welcome to this meeting of the Senate Committee on Education.
• That was a discretionary program.
• They'll register for their classes, and it could be different if I'm in a nursing program versus I'm
• in an English program.
• Would this program apply?

Bills: AB328, AB397

Keywords: Juneteenth, education, economic commission, cultural affairs, racial healing, policy recommendations, African-American studies, higher education, fee waivers, Native American students, unaccompanied youth, academic progress, Nevada System of Higher Education, 909, all

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• It means the board of education.
• If we don't teach them... educational.
• It's just requiring your boards of education to adopt the policies.
• And, you know, I'm a big... ...and you know I'm a big proponent of education.
• I also push workforce development, but education is why... as well.

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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• Education of [clears throat] Senate Education of [clears throat] Senator<00:01:28.880> Brennan
• ,<01:26:13.360> but were wanting to go into education, but were wanting to go into education
• Department of Education pay that cost. Department of Education pay that cost.
• complete a state approved educator complete a state approved educator preparation<01:46:20.560><
• c> program.

Bills: SF0035, SF0090, SF0072

Keywords: education, cell phones, smart devices, school policy, student conduct, school property, rental fees, youth activities, education policy, Wyoming legislature, teacher licensure, teacher mobility, interstate compact, education compact, licensure reciprocity, reciprocal certification, teacher certification, professional teaching standards board, out-of-state teachers, military spouse

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• Good afternoon and welcome to the House Education Committee. We have the House Education Committee.
• And you've had some amazing experiences over your education, your kids' educational happens fast and
• kids' educational education, your kids' educational happens<00:52:27.280> fast<00:52:27.599><
• schools exist to educate children. schools exist to educate children.
• versus Pocutello um education versus Pocutello um education association<01:45:40.639> which

Bills: SF0035, SF0090, SF0072

Keywords: education, cell phones, smart devices, school policy, student conduct, school property, rental fees, youth activities, education policy, Wyoming legislature, teacher licensure, teacher mobility, interstate compact, education compact, licensure reciprocity, reciprocal certification, teacher certification, professional teaching standards board, out-of-state teachers, military spouse

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• to read a comprehensive public program to read a comprehensive public funding<00:02:16.959> program
• <00:04:22.320> and 7.2 2 million to fund the program and 7.2 2 million to fund the program
• <00:07:06.080> programs<00:07:06.560> are<00:07:06.800> charitable educational programs
• are charitable educational programs are charitable educational<00:07:07.919> gifts,<00:07:08.639
• > not<00:07:08.880> commercial educational gifts, not commercial educational gifts, not

Bills: SB3123

Keywords: conditional gifts, private education, scholarships, donor conditions, Hawaii education law, 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee took up three measures in decision-making. SB 2678, which would create a Judiciary working group to improve family court processes and youth access to legal representation in the child welfare system, was recommended for passage with amendments. The amendments would clarify that members with lived experience are those who have navigated the state child welfare system, replace an actively serving guardian ad litem with a former GAL, allow co-chairs to invite additional experts, and provide compensation for lived-experience members. The committee report would also recommend a $20,000 appropriation, and the motion passed without objection. SB 2528, a Campaign Spending Commission proposal to expand the partial public financing program and raise expenditure limits, was also recommended for passage with amendments and adopted without objection. The committee’s changes would increase the public-funds match to 4:1, raise the maximum public funding available to 20% for statewide executive offices and 25% for legislative and certain county offices, blank out the appropriation in the bill, and instead recommend $7.2 million in the committee report. Technical amendments would also rename the program for consistency and set the bill’s effective date to March 22, 2075. In a joint Judiciary/Education hearing, SB 3123 drew extensive testimony in support from the Governor’s office, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Hawaii Association of Independent Schools, Hawaiian Council, Kamehameha Schools, and many private-school and community representatives. Supporters said the bill would clarify that donor-funded scholarships, grants, and tuition-free educational programs are charitable gifts rather than contractual obligations, giving donors and schools greater certainty and preserving educational access. Some members questioned whether the bill could affect Kamehameha Schools’ admissions practices or allow schools to avoid donor conditions; witnesses responded that the measure is intended to clarify donor intent, not change admissions, and that an opt-out clause would preserve the ability to create contractual agreements if the parties choose. The discussion ended with the bill still under consideration, with no final vote reflected in the transcript excerpt.

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• If we allow a private program to establish standards for a certification program.
• Are they going to be following the same standards held by our 23 education prep programs, including practicum
• advancing quality in educator preparation.
• prep programs.
• to retain a truly qualified Oklahoma education force.

Bills: HB2987, HB3026, HB3076, HB3288, HB3315, HB3467, HB3711, HB3885, HB4427, HB4359, HB4363

Keywords: kindergarten, military families, education policy, school districts, international military dependents, age eligibility, teacher certification, alternative teacher preparation, education reform, employment opportunities, teacher recruitment, physical education, elementary school, prekindergarten, recess, health and fitness, higher education, bachelor's degree, feasibility study, Oklahoma State Regents

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• Okay, members, we'll get started with the Senate Committee on Education K through 16.
• for bachelor's degree programs in Texas.
• subject to the approval of the Texas Higher Education Coordination Board.
• I've worked with the members of the Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Commissioner.
• Good morning, Sarah Keaton with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

Bills: SB2847, SB3039

Keywords: higher education, bachelor's degree, core curriculum, general education, semester credit hours, credit hours, degree acceleration, time to degree, workforce-aligned credentials, workforce readiness, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, public universities, community colleges, transferability, curriculum reform, academic requirements, degree completion, transfer students, education transparency, academic credit

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• Nursing home or whatever, we pick up the deceased.
• The key to this program, we're asking for $5 million.
• But the key to this program is that we need a program that is efficient.
• Many good programs started off with a pilot program that became expanded and became better across the
• Many good programs started off with a pilot program that became expanded and became better across the

Bills: HB2118, HB2181, HB2308, HB2309, HB2402, HB2476, HB2682, HB2698, HB2875, HB2877, HB2903, HB2910

Keywords: mobile food vendors, licensure, food safety, statewide regulations, health standards, zoning, temporary vendors, HB2181, death certificate, death certificates, vital records, funeral establishment, funeral home, human remains, medical certification of death, death registration, state registrar, local registrar, county medical examiner, alternate medical examiner

Summary: The House Commerce Committee heard and advanced several bills. HB 2181, as amended, would extend the deadline for funeral establishments to submit death certificates from 7 days to a maximum of 14 days and clarify that a provider’s medical certification period excludes weekends and holidays. The sponsor and a mortuary owner testified that the current timeline is often difficult to meet because of weekends, holidays, doctor availability, county delays, and family circumstances. Several members said the bill did not fully address the underlying compliance problems, but the committee adopted the amendment and passed the bill 6-4-1. HB 2682 would create a DES rental assistance program offering up to two months or $5,000 in aid, with a $5 million general fund appropriation for administration. The sponsor and a tenant advocate described the bill as a short-term bridge to prevent eviction and homelessness, while an industry representative said rental assistance is an effective early intervention tool. Some members raised concerns about limiting eligibility to households with children and about program administration, but the bill passed 7-4. HB 2698 would create a rental assistance study committee to evaluate program effectiveness and repeal in 2028; it passed on a 7-4 vote. HB 2476 would revise CPA certification and reciprocity requirements, creating multiple pathways to licensure and updating related rules and fees. Supporters said it would help address a CPA shortage and align Arizona with other states; after clarification from the sponsor and the State Board of Accountancy, the committee passed it unanimously, 11-0. The committee then heard HB 2308, which would bar dental insurers and certain holding companies from owning dental practices; the Arizona Dental Association supported it as a safeguard against vertical integration, while Delta Dental opposed it as overbroad and burdensome. The bill passed 8-0-3. Finally, the committee began hearing HB 2118 on mobile food vendors and local permitting, with the sponsor and food truck operators arguing for streamlined county/state licensing and reduced local duplication, while a vendor representative warned the proposal could affect existing local ordinances and private-property vendors.

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• Naomi is a former emergency room nurse.
• She and I share a passion for nursing and caring for community.
• It's been featured in numerous national publications for its innovation and powerful education program
• Speaker, gentlelady, would you please kind of... ...education institutions. Mr.
• , but higher education costs are not comparable to housing costs, Mr.

Bills: HB111, HJR1, HB61, HB8, HB30, HB43, HB156, HJM2, HM7, HM17, HM4, HM22, HM23, HM24, HM26, HM2, HM16, HM11, HM14, HM21, HM34, HM50, HB70, SB3, HJM3

Keywords: water law, state engineer, civil penalty, compliance order, water rights, overdiversion, illegal diversion, groundwater storage and recovery, well license, permit violation, water enforcement, New Mexico water code, irrigation district, conservancy district, water diversion, unauthorized water sales, measuring device, district court appeal, water resources, water compliance