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MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Which was recently expanded to include mandatory pedestrian safety training for all students in grades
- K-3, whether they walk to school or not, and pedestrian and bicycle safety for all students in grades
- Every student in grades four through eight must complete their training by the end of the sixth week.
- The bill guarantees that in the fall, their senior year in high school's current grade students will
- you to follow him all the way through; as I was an Indian education liaison when we got to eighth grade
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- She said that especially in the upper grades, these viewpoints should be shared.
- She said that especially in the upper grades, these viewpoints should be shared.
- I'm a very involved mother, and I have been since grade school.
- Um, and I have been since<00:53:13.440>
grade <00:53:13.760>school. - So, I've had plenty since grade school.
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
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- We know that reading in third grade is important.
- We know that reading in third grade is important.
- And guess what happened to eighth grade math and third grade reading scores?
- Third grade math fell 6%, or third grade reading failed 6% over that same period of time.
- Small schools do not benefit from economies of scale.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Education Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Education
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator Lovely: The PREP program currently serves 131 students in grades K to 12, and it works for these
- I completely agree with you in terms of the lack of economies of scale in our smaller districts, our
- I work primarily with students with autism in grades K through 8.
- As one of my fellow school committee members often says, a child is only in third grade once.
- Students only have one chance at each grade and at each stage of learning and development.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Education opened a hybrid public hearing on a large slate of bills related to school buildings, school finance, technology, data privacy, safety, and related education issues. Chairs Jason Lewis and Ken Gordon outlined procedures for the hearing, including two-minute testimony limits and the plan to group similar bills together. Several bills drew no testimony and were closed without further discussion, while others drew extensive testimony from legislators, school officials, parents, advocates, and educators.
A major theme was school safety and student well-being. Lori Al-Hadeth testified in support of bills on alert systems in public schools, describing the loss of her daughter in the Parkland shooting and urging adoption of Alyssa’s Law-style panic alert technology. Representative Gallagher and disability advocates also supported a bill authorizing, but not requiring, airway clearance devices in schools, arguing they could save lives in choking emergencies and provide an option for people who cannot use the Heimlich maneuver. Another bill on reducing cafeteria waste drew support from a legislator and a Lexington sustainability official, who said installing dishwashers during construction would reduce waste and long-term costs.
Much of the hearing focused on Chapter 70 school funding and the inflation cap. Senator Pavel Payano, Senator Sal DiDomenico, Representative Senna, and multiple local officials and school committee members from Bridgewater, Chelsea, Groton-Dunstable, and other districts argued that the 4.5% cap on inflation adjustments has left schools underfunded during years of high inflation, forcing layoffs, larger class sizes, and cuts to programs and student supports. They urged bills to eliminate the cap, restore lost funding, increase the Commonwealth’s share of the foundation budget, or create commissions to study reforms. Testimony also highlighted the impact on special education, English learners, and low-income students, with Chelsea witnesses saying the cap has cost their district about $7 million annually.
School construction and MSBA reform were the other major topic. AIA Massachusetts, Boston Public Schools, Lynn officials, and AFT Massachusetts described aging facilities, overcrowding, deferred maintenance, and the difficulty of financing new schools under current reimbursement rules. Boston officials said the district has many pre-World War II buildings and has only built a handful of new schools in decades, while Lynn leaders said reimbursement rates have fallen well below the statutory 80% because of caps and ineligible costs. Witnesses urged modernization of the MSBA program, higher reimbursement rates, and more resources for school construction. The committee also heard support for a bill to study the adequacy and equity of the school building program, and chairs indicated some bills would be closed after no one signed up to testify.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 29 (2-18-26)
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
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companies, recruit and support scaling companies, recruit and support scaling - a commissioner, secretary, that would drop down to a protected classified service position, say a grade
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17, <00:48:59.440>and service position, say a grade 17, and service - position, say a grade 17, and remain<00:49:00.000>
in <00:49:00.240>the <00:49:00.400>- The protections of, say, a grade 17 assistant director, and then use their personal influence, their
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Convene 00:00:00
Senate Message 00:04:53
Calendar/2nd Readings 00:05:27
Report of Committees 00:06:16
Orders of the Day 00:08:42
SB 172 00:08:54
HB 392 00:11:47
HB 529 00:16:02
HB 456 00:22:04
HB 424 00:25:27
HJR 50 00:30:04
HB 577 00:32:29
HB 213 00:36:10
HB 58 00:40:22
HB 10 00:45:23
Motions, Petitions, and Communications 01:04:32
Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 01:17:33
Recess for ConC/Rules Meeting 01:20:15
ConC/Rules Report 01:25:00
Floor Amendments 01:26:56
Adjournment 01:27:21, 958, all
Summary:
The House convened with an invocation and Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum of 96 members, excused absent members, and approved the prior journal. The chamber also received Senate messages transmitting Senate Bills 969 and 141. Several bills were reported from committee and placed on the calendar, including measures on on-farm animal health, insurance regulation, crimes and punishments, employment, artificial intelligence, utility fuel adjustments, education, and addictive online platforms.
The House then took up and passed Senate Bill 172, which allows the Public Service Commission to spread sudden fuel cost spikes over several months to reduce consumer bill shock. It passed 95-0. House Bill 392, dealing with local public agency transactions and procurement, was amended by committee substitute to remove disputed best-value procurement and residential bidder preference provisions, lower the small purchase threshold increase to $50,000, and add indexing and other local purchasing changes; it passed 97-0. House Bill 529, concerning the parole board, was amended to stagger board terms, allow limited term extensions, authorize panel hearings, and adjust parole review timing; it passed 99-0. House Bill 456, relating to unclaimed property and the state treasurer, was passed 100-0 after adding an unclaimed property awareness week, removing a residency requirement for the treasurer, clarifying mineral royalty reporting, and tightening reporting requirements.
The House also passed House Bill 424 on social work licensure, which exempts student interns and trainees, sets supervision standards, updates licensure rules including multi-state licensure, background checks, and telehealth, and requires board representation from social work education; it passed 94-0. House Joint Resolution 50, directing a study of child care regulations and processes by the Auditor of Public Accounts, was adopted 98-0. House Bill 577, modernizing economic development statutes by renaming and updating innovation programs, expanding the Kentucky Enterprise Fund, allowing certain out-of-state companies to qualify if they relocate within 180 days, and broadening angel investor participation, passed 98-0. House Bill 213, reducing the service requirement for rehiring retired police officers from 20 to 15 years and allowing local employers to offer health benefits, passed 98-0. House Bill 58, on privacy protection and automated license plate reader data, was taken up with a committee substitute and floor amendment allowing limited data retention and training use under redactions; the transcript cuts off during explanation of the bill after the amendment was adopted.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- And as far as the upper-scale earners versus lower-scale earners, the lower-scale earners don't have
- And as far as the upper-scale earners versus lower-scale earners, the lower-scale earners don't have
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cash purchases uh an investment grade cash purchases uh an investment grade - We have essentially a sliding fee scale.
- We have essentially a sliding fee scale.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 4/8/26
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- My own child attended Annunciation in kindergarten through second grade.
- This means bias can be scaled,<00:32:21.880>
not <00:32:22.160>corrected. - <00:32:23.280>
Some <00:32:23.520>have Scaled, not corrected. - a disaster of regional scale. a disaster of regional scale.
- We simply do not have the capacity to absorb costs of this scale.
Keywords:
school safety, threat assessment, pilot project, education, real-time monitoring, public safety, HF4299, school safety specialists, Minnesota School Safety Center, appropriation, general fund, fiscal year 2026, school security, school violence prevention, student safety, Department of Public Safety, school resource support, education funding, peace officer, training reimbursement
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 23rd, 2025
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- At different grade levels, students essentially generate different amounts of money.
- We actually see increases in proficiency rates to 6th grade for most students across the state, and at
- So this policy proposal would include 6th through 12th grade and increase the factor in funding for those
- There's sort of a six-tier grading system, if you will.
- Sonny, on lines 8 to 9, we discussed the unit value raising 6th grade and then grades 7 to 12 to 1.30
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Cost-benefit analysis requirement 3/24/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- math teacher show your work, I shuddered a little bit because it brought back memories of my fourth-grade
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teacher, <00:09:52.720>Miss think fourth grade teacher, Miss think fourth - grade teacher, Miss Phoenix,<00:09:53.440>
saying, <00:09:53.680>"Show <00:09:54.000>- I have a question about how this impacts innovation, um, and especially scaling of technology.
Summary:
The committee took up House File 936, an author’s bill requiring cost-benefit analysis before agencies move forward with major rulemaking. Chair Nash moved the bill, the A2 author’s amendment was adopted, and the bill was then discussed as amended. The sponsor said the goal was not to eliminate rulemaking, but to require agencies to “show their work” by analyzing costs, benefits, and assumptions before rules are adopted.
Supporters, including representatives from Americans for Prosperity and the Pacific Legal Foundation, argued the bill would improve transparency, uniformity, and accountability in rulemaking. They cited federal and other state models, especially Virginia, and said similar requirements already exist in several states. They also pointed to public support for requiring cost-benefit analysis and said the bill could help agencies avoid costly or poorly thought-out regulations, reduce litigation risk, and improve legislative oversight through notice to committees and publication of preliminary and final analyses.
Several members raised concerns. Representative Luger Nikolai said cost-benefit analysis is already part of existing law through SONARs and that the legislature, not agencies, should be the first line of review; she also worried the bill would force dollar valuations on qualitative factors such as accessibility. Representative Craft said the bill could allow unelected officials to negate policy choices already made by the legislature if benefits do not exceed costs. Representative Fryberg said the bill appears to require full analysis even for minor housekeeping rules and may overemphasize dollar-based benefits. Chair Nash and supporters responded that the bill is meant to impose a uniform check on agencies and that many current rules already operate without sufficient legislative oversight. The discussion ended with members expressing both support and opposition, and a roll call was requested, though no final vote was included in the excerpt.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
JLCAR Administrative Rules (12/18/2025)
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- And you need to somehow scale that up to the size of proposed location B.
- And you need to somehow scale<00:42:52.079>
that <00:42:52.400>up <00:42:52.720>to <00:43:47.040>- that up to the size of proposed scale that up to the size of proposed location<00:42:54.880>
B. - So it might actually end up being more useful in the future because more of the consumer grade has it
has <00:43:47.200>it, uh more of the consumer grade has it, uh more - that up to the size of proposed scale that up to the size of proposed location<00:42:54.880>
Summary:
The committee began with routine business, including the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the minutes, seating of an alternate member, and approval of the consent agenda. It then took up Department of Health and Human Services Rule 25188 on New Hampshire Early Childhood and Out-of-School Time Credentials. Staff explained that the rule adopts two new parts to implement RSA 170E:50, which had long required rules. The main issue was an unclear comment created by changes in the department’s amended conditional approval request: language defining out-of-school-time basics and a requirement tied to the New Hampshire Professional Registry training transcript had been removed, creating a mismatch between the form and the rule text. The department said it revised the language so the form and rule now match. A member also asked about the fee schedule, and the department said the fees are sufficient and supported in part by federal funds. The committee then approved Rule 25188 as amended, with oral edits, on a voice vote.
The committee next considered Department of Environmental Services Rule 25206, dealing with subsurface wastewater rules and an administrative fine schedule. Staff said most comments had been addressed, but one remaining issue concerned the fine schedule because the prior interim rule had expired years ago. Staff also noted public concerns about septic tank replacement sizes, but pointed to waiver provisions and replacement-in-kind language that would still allow smaller existing systems to be replaced under certain conditions. DES officials explained that the rule package adds the fine schedule into the program rules and that no fines have been brought under these expired provisions for many years. They also described the waiver and grandfathering provisions as intended to protect existing systems and seasonal campgrounds from unnecessary upgrades.
A public witness, Christopher Albert, testified that two sections of the rule would harm manufactured home parks and cooperatives. He argued that the new “two people per bedroom” assumption and the minimum bedroom threshold for using water-meter data would inflate design flows, make water-meter data unusable, and increase costs for low-income residents. Committee members questioned both the witness and the agency about the assumptions. DES staff responded that the two-person-per-bedroom standard is meant for individual on-site system design, not citywide planning, and that water-meter data is only useful in larger or unusual facilities. They said the rule still allows flexibility through waivers and grandfathering for existing uses, and that the drinking-water rule cited by the witness was not the correct comparison. No final vote on Rule 25206 was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS Senate Floor - 1 April, 2026; 10:00 AM
Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- support embedded in grades K through 1 and 7 ...
- Embedded in grades K through 1 and 7 through 8.
- These sections provide assistance for middle grades. As you remember, K through 3 grades...
- Any student in grades 4 through 8 who...
- Beginning with the entering 9th grade class of 2029-2030,...
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- For years, too many Kentucky students are not achieving even 50% on their reading, math, and writing grade
- on their reading um math and um even 50% on their reading um math and um writing<00:05:16.160>
grade - <00:05:16.479>
level <00:05:17.120>acquis <00:05:18.160>uh writing grade level - acquis uh writing grade level acquis uh attainment.<00:05:19.600>
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market able to at a at a larger scale market able to at a at a larger scale
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Call to Order and Roll Call: 0:03
Bills for Consideration: 3:10
Adjournment: 56:19, 958, all
Summary:
The Senate Education Committee heard House Bill 1, which would have Kentucky opt into a federal education freedom tax credit program allowing donations to scholarship-granting organizations (SGOs) for K-12 educational expenses. The bill sponsors said it would not use Kentucky general funds, would be administered through the Secretary of State, and would let donors claim up to a $1,700 federal tax credit for contributions to SGOs. They argued the program could support public, private, religious, and homeschool-related educational needs, including tutoring, transportation, technology, special needs services, and other school expenses.
Several senators raised concerns about whether the bill would favor larger districts with more school-choice options over rural counties with only one public school, creating a two-tier system. The sponsors responded that public school districts could also create SGOs and that the federal rules limit eligibility to families at or below 300% of area median gross income. They also said the program would not reduce existing state or federal school funding, but would instead redirect federal tax credit dollars that Kentucky donors might otherwise send to other states or back to the federal government.
Members asked about the structure and oversight of SGOs, including whether they must be nonprofits, how broad their missions could be, and whether funds could be earmarked for specific purposes. The sponsors said SGOs must be certified, serve at least two schools and 10 students, spend at least 90% of receipts on scholarships, and cannot be directed to a specific student, though they can be targeted to categories such as elementary students or special needs services. They also said homeschool families would need to organize through a co-op or existing approved SGO. No vote was taken during the portion of the meeting provided.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education Apr 3rd, 2025
S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education
Transcript Highlights:
- Services, making it easier to launch and scale meaningful programs.
- or third grade.
- That could be 10th grade, it could be second grade, it could be kindergarten, it could be whatever grade
- You have to offer one of those four bilingual programs to all the kids in your elementary grades.
- Well, that's a question for someone above my pay grade, sir.
Keywords:
bullying, antisemitism, school policies, school discipline, education, education policy, Texas Education Code, hate speech, student rights, civics education, high school curriculum, government, voting process, elected officials, Texas Seal of Biliteracy, biliteracy, bilingual education, multilingual, language proficiency, high school diploma
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Public School Capital Outlay Oversight Task Jun 9th, 2025
Public School Capital Outlay Oversight Task Force
Transcript Highlights:
- This is a close to 58,000 square foot facility serving grades 9 through 12. The enrollment is 300.
- we're excited to see that happening on their 23,000 square foot new facility serving pre-K through 6th grade
- There are 87,000 square foot facilities serving pre-K through 5th grade.
- um special ed, uh, and it really looked at those spaces to see what the needs were for each of the grade
- Uh, or is this program running to scale or should it be reimagined in some way?
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- I even went to our public schools until fifth grade, where I was found to be able not to read, and even
- You know, because I was a second-grade teacher, and I remember taking my students to the pool, but we
- trying to get a scale like do you<03:23:36.359>
guys <03:23:36.560>do <03:23:36.840> - <03:52:45.600>
and returning to investment grade and returning to investment grade and reducing - Mahalo for the opportunity to testify. framework that can be scaled up in framework that can be scaled
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Education Postsecondary Mar 31st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- SYLLABUS MUST INCLUDE SPECIFIC LEARNING GOALS, EXPECTATIONS INCLUDING GRADING SCALE METHODOLOGY AND ACTUAL
- ALONG WITH MY MENTAL HEALTH MY GRADES FELL DURING EACH OF THESE PERIODS IN MY LIFE.
- THE MORNING TO WAKING UP EARLIER THAN I NEED TO BECAUSE I WAS EXCITED TO START THE DAY FROM FAILING GRADES
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 03/18/25
Housing and Homelessness Prevention
Transcript Highlights:
- housing unit production on this scale housing unit production on this scale improves<00:24:01.679
- Paul and the Port Authority, I am happy to report that the grading and remediation of the entire golf
- Paul and the Port Authority, I am happy to report that the grading and remediation of the entire golf
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and am happy to report that the grading and am happy to report that the grading - We are in front of you today because the scale and impact of this project is historically unique and
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- Mississippi was 49th in the country in 4th grade reading.
- readers who are in the 11th grade.
- levels in one classroom because the level of those kids whether they're fourth grade fifth grade doesn't
- four through eight, fewer than half of the grades in the state's TK-12 system.
- Schools serving grades TK-3 and grades 9-12 will never receive a growth score.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
December 9, 2025 - 09:30 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- SO MY EXPECTATION IS RATHER THAN SEEING YOU KNOW WIDE SCALE LAYOFFS WITH WORKERS OVER 55 BEING REPLACED
- KINDERGARTEN TO THIRD GRADE. LEARNING THAT STARTS K THROUGH GRAY. KINDERGARTEN TO THIRD GRADE.
- REGIONAL ADVANTAGE UNIQUELY POSITIONED USF TO PILOT AI POWERED FOR COMPLEX HIGH STAKE ENVIRONMENTS AND SCALE
- NOW, LOOKING TO THE FUTURE OF AI IT IS RESHAPING THE ROLLS AT SCALE.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I was happily a first-grade teacher, and somebody knocked on my door one Saturday afternoon and asked
- We're not grading schools.
- We're not grading schools.
- We're not grading schools.
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schools report cards we're not grading schools report cards we're not grading