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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session - Part 3 - 05/16/26
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:50:11.760><c> and</c> to the commissioner of uh education and to the commissioner of uh education
- </c> safeguards in place for this education. safeguards in place for this education.
- </c> education across the state. education across the state. defending<02:05:25.760><c> the</c><02:05
- As the chair of education students?
- </c><02:51:02.800><c> President,</c> educate our children. So, Mr. President, educate our children.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session May 14th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And yet I can feel the difference it has made to have him here, educating us and raising the voice of
- Colleagues, please join me and celebrate. to educate our future leaders.
- That's the education that I started with, and that's the education that we need to return to.
- AB 2771 is the sunset bill for the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education.
- A dedicated public servant and educator, Ed continued to serve his community.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee Apr 8th, 2026
Revenue and Taxation
Transcript Highlights:
- So much of our budget does go to education.
- Now, I'm an educator myself, and I will tell you right now, I'm an educator myself, and I will tell you
- For every $1 billion reduction to education funding statewide, there could be up to 9,600 fewer educators
- For every $1 billion reduction to education funding statewide, there could be up to 9,600 fewer educators
- Putting my educator hat on, anything that will help our children thrive.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Health Policy Jan 26th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So this is an educational process. I have no problem with parents having that.
- So this is an educational process. I have no problem with parents having that education.
- But we want to make sure that is a new piece to bring in that educational component.
- There's not the same level of educational discussion. Thank you. Thank you.
- Vermont all require some kind of education when you opt out.
Summary:
The committee heard several health-related bills. SB 1082 would let providers or insurers in state-regulated commercial plans opt into the federal independent dispute resolution process for emergency out-of-network claims, with a late-filed amendment clarifying access to the state program in certain circumstances. The bill sponsor and emergency physicians said the measure would reduce litigation and improve payment resolution; the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably as a committee substitute.
SB 1168 would centralize background screening work for the care provider clearinghouse at the Agency for Health Care Administration and update related screening rules, including sealed and expunged records for qualified entities. The sponsor said the change would speed turnaround and reduce duplication; an amendment was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably as a committee substitute. SB 1156 would move ambulatory surgical center regulation out of Chapter 395 into a standalone section of law, and it was reported favorably without amendment.
SB 1480, as amended by a strike-all, would grandfather certain temporary certificate holders practicing in areas of critical need if federal designations change, allowing them to continue seeing current patients and potentially new patients in their existing area subject to board oversight. The committee heard support from health system representatives and reported the bill favorably. The final and most debated measure, SB 1756 on medical freedom, would require vaccine education materials and alternative schedules, expand school immunization exemptions to conscience-based objections, clarify limits on emergency vaccination orders, and allow pharmacists to dispense ivermectin behind the counter with written information. The sponsor and supporters framed it as parental choice and access, while physicians, public health advocates, cancer advocates, and parents of immunocompromised children warned it would lower vaccination rates and increase disease risk. The committee adopted a liability-related amendment, rejected a substitute amendment that would have required consultation for exemptions, and continued hearing public testimony opposing the bill; the transcript ends before final action on SB 1756.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance Dec 11th, 2025 at 01:30 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- Okay, moving to page 24 for the Public Education Department, Line 203.
- And that's for adult education programs.
- So you can see a total across both the Higher Education Department and higher education institutions,
- In addition, the Public Education Department requested a transfer into the Public Education Reform Fund
- The new private schools, the new adult education fund.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Investments and Pensions Oversight Oct 8th, 2025
Investments & Pensions Oversight Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- I also included the funding levels of the PERA and the Educational Retirement Board.
- I've notated the New Mexico Educational Retirement Board and PERA on there.
- But also, you can see the Educational Retirement Board there at 105% in Fiscal 24.
- line chart where we're comparing the national median with the Educational Retirement Board.
- This ratio for the Educational Retirement Board and the PERA is below 1.25.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Postsecondary Education & Workforce Sep 24th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Well, it's a job and it's an education. It's a training method used by employers.
- Are they at education service districts? You know, it can vary.
- So, in short, the program is an equitable access education and barrier removal initiative.
- Workforce education is still very popular, and so we're happy to be providing that.
- We believe that when education is accessible and culturally inclusive, education is a powerful tool to
Summary:
The work session focused first on Washington’s apprenticeship system, especially building trades programs and support services. Labor and Industries staff explained how registered apprenticeship works in the state, including the role of the Washington State Apprenticeship and Training Council, the requirements for paid on-the-job training and classroom instruction, and the difference between apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship. Panelists emphasized that apprenticeship is tied to actual jobs and training agents, and that many waitlists reflect a shortage of job openings and employer participation rather than a lack of interest. They also discussed youth apprenticeship, the growth of apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs, and the use of Career Bridge and L&I’s database to help people find programs.
Representatives asked whether the state should expand apprenticeship programs and how people can find openings. Speakers said more programs alone would not solve the backlog without more employers signing on as training agents and more apprenticeship utilization on projects. The panel also highlighted the Constructed Career Initiative, a grant-funded navigation and support program that helps people enter and stay in building trades apprenticeships through outreach, case management, and wraparound aid such as transportation, tools, and work clothes. A related nonprofit, Build Up, described similar support services, including prison-based boot and PPE programs and assistance for reentry participants. The panel said these services are especially important because apprentices often face unstable income, housing, food, and transportation barriers.
The panel also discussed House Bill 2084 and the new Construction Training Pathway Oversight Committee, which is examining construction training in correctional facilities and how to create clearer pathways from prison-based training to apprenticeship, college, or work. Speakers said the committee is still in its early stages and will report to the legislature. The session ended with committee members thanking the panel and noting the importance of support services and referral networks for apprentices.
The meeting then resumed at Renton Technical College, where college leaders and faculty discussed serving non-traditional students. The college reported strong enrollment growth, a median student age of 30, a diverse student body, and high job placement rates, while also noting significant budget cuts and program reductions from the prior year. Health care and early childhood education programs were highlighted, including efforts to expand access through hybrid scheduling, evening and Saturday classes, Spanish-language offerings, and in-person wraparound support for admissions, financial aid, and registration. Faculty said these changes were driven by student data and were aimed at helping working parents, English learners, and other non-traditional students complete credentials and enter family-wage careers.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 2/24/26
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I will call the Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee to order.
- I'm proud to serve as the commissioner of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education.
- of Higher Education here as well<00:03:41.840><c> uh</c><00:03:42.000><c> who</c><00:03:42.159><c> can
- c><00:10:48.959><c> also</c> higher education partners are also higher education partners are also estimating
- So I will just um of Higher Education.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- for many many years you public educator for many many years you public educator for many many years
- gentleman being a retired educator gentleman being a retired educator myself we never had these type
- will adopt a policy on the use Education will adopt a policy on the use Education will adopt a policy
- to be able to alert educator to be able to alert educator to be able to alert someone SC Scot let me
- bill the State Department of Education bill the State Department of Education would then create the
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Back to the public education. education, funding, and average daily attendance versus enrollment.
- And we've got unspent funds. in that category, in public education category.
- I know that the funding from the feds in terms of education is statutorily set.
- I mean I mean like the feds make up roughly 20% of our education budget.
- I think there's educational. things that we can do.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee 4/13/26
Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:09:32.160><c> to</c> organization representing Educators to organization representing Educators
- </c> apprenticeship coordinator at Education apprenticeship coordinator at Education Minnesota<00:26:
- As an educator, I get often asked by young scholars, by our youth, well, how did you get into education
- As an educator, I get often asked by young scholars, by our youth, well, how did you get into education
- </c> kind of a tied to a higher education kind of a tied to a higher education program<01:26:53.840><
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Make America Healthy Again Kentucky Task Force (7-10-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- As the commissioner said, SNAP-Ed, SNAP education, it's the nutrition education component piece of the
- , uh, it's the nutrition education, uh, it's the nutrition education<00:28:57.279><c> component</c><00
- </c> guess secondly um on the educational guess secondly um on the educational component<00:42:38.480
- </c> our communities what sort of education our communities what sort of education what<01:19:30.960>
- </c> and fill that gap of education. and fill that gap of education.
Summary:
The meeting opened with roll call and housekeeping, including moving standing attendees to an overflow room and asking the audience to avoid interruptions. The task force then heard testimony from Allison Adams of the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, who presented statewide health trend data showing Kentucky ranked 41st overall and 44th in health outcomes, with especially poor performance on premature death, chronic disease, diabetes, and vaccination rates. She emphasized that Kentucky has the highest rates of residents with multiple chronic conditions, that diabetes remains above the national average, and that childhood immunization rates have worsened. She also highlighted major provider shortages in rural areas, noting that 43 of 120 counties meet shortage criteria and that more than half of primary care providers are concentrated in Fayette and Jefferson counties. Adams urged the task force to focus on prevention, early intervention, access to care, physical activity, and healthier school and community environments, and said the foundation is prepared to share results from its demonstration projects. Task force members asked follow-up questions about the age range for chronic-condition data and whether the diabetes figure reflected type 1 or type 2 diabetes; Adams said the chronic-condition measure spans all ages and that the diabetes figure likely reflects type 2, though she offered to provide the full report. The task force then approved the minutes from the prior meeting.
The committee next turned to SNAP benefits and heard from Lisa Dennis, commissioner of the Department for Community Based Services, and Roger McCann, director of the Division of Family Support. They explained that SNAP is not only a food assistance program but also a public health and family stability tool, arguing that poor diet contributes to chronic disease and that food insecurity is linked to family stress, child welfare involvement, and neglect-related CPS referrals. They cited research showing that more generous SNAP policies are associated with fewer CPS reports, fewer substantiated reports, and fewer foster care placements, and said SNAP helps reduce risk and promote stability across vulnerable populations including children, older adults, people with disabilities, and pregnant women. They also described SNAP-Ed as the nutrition education component that teaches healthy eating, cooking on a budget, and how to use fresh produce, but warned that recent federal legislation eliminates federal funding for SNAP-Ed beginning in federal fiscal year 2026. McCann outlined the remaining SNAP outreach and employment-and-training components, noting that outreach is typically run by nonprofits with a 50% match and that employment and training funds job-skills programs to help recipients move toward better jobs and self-sufficiency. The discussion emphasized that access to nutritious food, education, and job supports are all part of improving health outcomes and reducing food insecurity.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- we see general education and special education making up the biggest changes, but special education is
- education and special education<00:20:21.480><c> making</c><00:20:21.840><c> up</c><00:20:22.080><c>
- education making up the biggest changes but<00:20:24.400><c> special</c><00:20:24.919><c> education<
- or Healthcare so if you think education or Healthcare so if you think of<00:58:08.640><c> education<
- </c><01:34:36.239><c> so</c> provide a public form of education so provide a public form of education
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS Senate Floor - 4 February, 2026; 10:00 AM
Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> Award for Excellence in Arts Education. Award for Excellence in Arts Education.
- </c> of 2027 to the Department of Education. of 2027 to the Department of Education.
- </c> education. Is that correct? education. Is that correct?
- But the special education money was supposed to go to special education.
- have to spend it on education.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-05-12 (10:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 2514E, a bill to be entitled, an act relating to pre-K through 12 education.
- Senate Bill 2514E makes various changes to education statutes to conform with the pre-K-12 education
- Senate Bill 2516E, a bill to be entitled, an act relating to higher education.
- Senate Bill 2516E makes various changes to the education statutes to conform to the higher education
- House Bill 5601E, a bill to be entitled, an act relating to higher education.
Summary:
The Senate convened in special session with a quorum present, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and observed moments of silence for Coral Springs Vice Mayor Nancy Mateer and former Senator Bill Posey. The Secretary read the joint proclamation calling the special session, which was limited to budget, implementing, collective bargaining, retirement, education, health, taxation, corrections, fuel tax, and related conference-report legislation. Chair Hooper then outlined the process for taking up Senate conforming bills first, followed by House bills once received, in preparation for budget conference.
The chamber passed several Senate bills and House companion bills, generally by 32-0 votes, after delete-all amendments were adopted to place the measures in proper posture for conference. Measures taken up included fuel taxes (SB 2506E), the state agency law enforcement radio system surcharge (SB 2508E), judges (SB 2512E), pre-K-12 education (SB 2514E), retirement (SB 2E/HB 5205E), higher education (SB 2516E/HB 5601E), health care (SB 2518E/HB 5301E), collective bargaining/state employees (SB 2504E/HB 5201E), government administration (HB 5203E), correctional facilities financing and capital improvements (HB 5403E), documentary stamp tax distributions (HB 5501E), petroleum cleanup programs (HB 5701E), and the general appropriations and implementing bills (SB 2500E/HB 5001E and SB 2502E/HB 5003E). In each case, the Senate either passed the bill as amended or, after failing to pass the House version as received, requested conference with the House.
During debate on the tax package, Leader Berman urged lawmakers to consider suspending the motor fuel tax for the summer, citing high gas prices and the need for immediate relief at the pump. The Senate ultimately passed HB 7031E as a blank vehicle for conference and then requested conference with the House after failing to pass it as received. No substantive amendments were adopted beyond the conference-posture delete-all amendments, and no recorded opposition votes were cast on the measures considered.
At the end of the session, the Rules Chair announced the Special Order Calendar Group would not meet that day or the next, and the Senate adopted a motion to establish the Special Order Calendar for the remainder of the special session by website publication and secretary announcement. The Senate then adjourned upon the call of the President for committee meetings and other business.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Army Air Corps, laying the groundwork for its reputation in aviation education.
- Army Air Corps, laying the groundwork for its reputation in aviation education. laying the groundwork
- for its reputation in aviation education.
- Now for the Education Committee amendment, I further move...
- Now for the Education Committee amendment, I further move that the Education Committee amendment to Senate
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior journal, and recognition of the Doctor of the Day, Dr. Corinna Saldana. The chamber also received a proclamation honoring Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s centennial and a visit from university representatives, and briefly highlighted the House softball championship trophy. Early business included a motion to return SB 1113 to the Senate for further amendment and a motion to reject Senate amendments to HB 2133 and send it to conference committee.
The House then considered a series of Senate bills in Committee of the Whole. Bills receiving due pass recommendations included SB 1038, SB 1042, SB 1133, SB 1327, SB 1431, and SB 1447. SB 1429 and SB 1566 were amended before receiving due pass recommendations. SB 1124, SB 1167, SB 1214, SB 1315, SB 1635, and SB 1763 were also amended and recommended for passage, while SB 1501 was retained on the calendar. Debate focused especially on SB 1327, concerning foreign funding and public universities, SB 1315, concerning school-law enforcement interoperability plans, and SB 1635, which opponents argued was overbroad and threatened speech and community safety efforts.
After the Committee of the Whole report was adopted, the House placed several bills on third reading and then passed SB 1067, SB 1160, SB 1235, SB 1620, and SB 1668. Recorded votes showed SB 1067 passed 1-0 with six not voting, SB 1160 passed 32-23 with five not voting, SB 1235 passed 45-10 with five not voting, SB 1620 passed 48-7 with five not voting, and SB 1668 passed 55-0 with five not voting. The House adjourned until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 15, 2026.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Currently, his mission is centered on delivering a balanced educational experience for all students while
- Army Air Corps, laying the groundwork for its reputation in aviation education. laying the groundwork
- for its reputation in aviation education.
- Now for the Education Committee amendment, I further move...
- Now for the Education Committee amendment, I further move that the Education Committee amendment to Senate
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Mar 10th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I've also worked with the state department of Education specifically to get this language, as well as
- meetings with the federal department of Education.
- One of the things that I've worked with the federal Department of Education on is if the feds were to
- President, at the top of my head, but when I was with the Department of Education last month, it was
- And so I'm continuing to work with higher education on.
Bills:
HB1427, SB1403, SB1448, SB1489, SB1546, SB1557, SB1614, SB1377, SB1990, SB1439, SB1630, SB1632, SB1696, SB1796, SB1824, SB1362, SB1849, SB2066, SB2071, SB2104, SB933, SB1633, SB1224, SB1246, SB1280, SB1303, SB1346
Keywords:
tax credit, clean-burning fuel, hydrogen fuel cells, compressed natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, environmental impact, vehicle modification, renewable energy, job incentives, tax rebates, Oklahoma Quality Jobs Program, employment growth, wage requirements, Oklahoma Consumer Protection Act, consumer protection, unfair trade practices, deceptive practices, exemptions, statutory exemptions, Corporation Commission
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Jan 28th, 2026
Ways and Means Education
Transcript Highlights:
- It deals with education, substance abuse, mental health, DHR, every facet of our county deals with these
- :09:47.200><c> substance</c><00:09:47.680><c> abuse,</c><00:09:48.959><c> uh</c> education, uh uh uh
- substance abuse, uh education, uh uh uh substance abuse, uh mental<00:09:50.160><c> health,</c><00:09
- So we have the North Alabama STEM hub, which is the Cook's Museum and Education Center.
- The Sabin Center and Education Center.
Keywords:
HB130, Alabama Board of Licensure for Professional Geologists, Sunset Law, sunset review, licensure board, professional geologists, geology, geologist licensing, board appointments, congressional district representation, gubernatorial appointments, state boards and commissions, professional licensing, regulatory board, Alabama Code 34-41-4, environmental engineering, geotechnical engineering, mining industry, petroleum industry, geological sciences