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• Um, I never found the concept of compulsory education cruel until I met families who feel like they don't
• </c> found the concept of compulsory found the concept of compulsory education<00:47:25.119><c> cruel
• </c> trust in our public education system. trust in our public education system.
• </c> but one that further stunts education. but one that further stunts education.
• </c> where they can receive an education. where they can receive an education.

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Bills: SB1534 , SB1473 , SB1379 , SB1743 , SB1769 , SB1195 , SB1245 , SB1420 , SB1945 , SB514 , SB346 , SB1593 , SB1782 , SB1366 , SB1497 , SB366 , SB1895 , SB2048 , SB2005 , SB2006 , SB710 , SB1480 , SB2135 , SB2130 , SCR16 , SB1457 , SB1732 , SB1317 , SB1533

Keywords: charitable organization, charitable nonprofit corporation, nonprofit corporation, nonstock corporation, 501(c)(3), charitable solicitation, charitable contributions, fundraising, professional fundraiser, professional solicitor, professional fundraising counsel, Secretary of State registration, Form 990, Attorney General enforcement, district attorney, consent judgment, civil penalty, nonprofit governance, board of directors, fiduciary duty

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• His commitment to advancing hospital performance, clinical education, and patient-centered care continues

Bills: HB3840 , HB3431 , HB4422 , HB4117 , HB4300 , HB4298 , HB2984 , HB3344 , HB2979 , HB2980 , HB3662 , HB4107 , HB3082 , HB2997 , HB3083 , HB3055 , HB2951 , HB3469 , HB3173 , HB3287 , HB2947 , HB3784 , HB3901 , HB4275 , HR1031 , HB4359 , HB4115 , HB3467 , HB2978 , HB3026 , HB3032

Keywords: foreign ownership, land acquisition, military installation, critical infrastructure, affidavit requirements, state law, penalties, Attorney General, foreign ownership of land, foreign adversary, foreign government adversary, foreign government enterprise, foreign government entity, foreign terrorist organization, specially designated national, SDN, FTO, critical minerals, land ownership, real property

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• They founded the Christina Bone Foundation to educate and advocate for PMDD.
• We also have a 40-year educator, Brenda Kenyon, who is a devoted educator and teacher. an administrator
• advocated on behalf of public education and our public school system.
• Massey is involved with Excellencia in Education, a Washington, D.C.
• He is on the Board of Excelencia in Education, and the list goes on.

Bills: HB5560 , HB2 , HB24 , HB3233 , HB1397 , HB2067 , HB3133 , HB5696 , HB5680 , HB2885 , HB3966 , HB3556 , HB3595 , HB144 , HB26 , HB2038 , HB521 , HB4 , HB 1178 , HB42 , HB 1211 , HB783 , HB3963 , HB2240 , HB1690 , HB 1234 , HB3372 , HB27 , HB4211 , HB2243 , HB2853 , HB4638 , HJR7 , HB 100 , HB 126 , HB3783 , HB5138 , HB2512 , HB5616 , HB4751 , SB17 , SB1637 , SB1833 , SB2155 , SB21 , SB2778 , SB260 , SB8 , SB12 , SB37 , SB379 , SB441 , SB1566 , SB2878 , HB4112 , HB3866 , HB4749 , HB2844 , HB150

Keywords: groundwater, civil penalties, water conservation, drought contingency, environmental protection, public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, zoning, public notice, local government, residential development

Bills: HB5560 , HB2 , HB24 , HB3233 , HB1397 , HB2067 , HB3133 , HB5696 , HB5680 , HB2885 , HB3966 , HB3556 , HB3595 , HB144 , HB26 , HB2038 , HB521 , HB4 , HB 1178 , HB42 , HB 1211 , HB783 , HB3963 , HB2240 , HB1690 , HB 1234 , HB3372 , HB27 , HB4211 , HB2243 , HB2853 , HB4638 , HJR7 , HB 100 , HB 126 , HB3783 , HB5138 , HB2512 , HB5616 , HB4751 , SB17 , SB1637 , SB1833 , SB2155 , SB21 , SB2778 , SB260 , SB8 , SB12 , SB37 , SB379 , SB441 , SB1566 , SB2878 , HB4112 , HB3866 , HB4749 , HB2844 , HB150

Keywords: groundwater, civil penalties, water conservation, drought contingency, environmental protection, public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, zoning, public notice, local government, residential development

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• Let's educate for<00:04:44.080><c> that</c><00:04:44.479><c> automatic.
• </c> the education trust fund. the education trust fund.
• </c><00:16:39.440><c> program</c> completion of the EMS education program completion of the EMS education
• , some further education for our volunteer firefighters up there.
• It's passed out of the education years.

Bills: HB125 , HB116 , HB183 , HB342 , HB341 , SB280 , SB245 , SB159 , HB125 , HB116 , HB183 , HB342 , HB341 , SB280 , SB245 , SB159

Committee: Senate Finance and Taxation Education

Keywords: HB125, sunset law, Alabama Sunset Committee, Alabama State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, veterinary medical examiners, veterinary board, veterinary licensing, veterinary regulation, professional licensing board, state board continuation, sunset review, regulatory board, animal health, veterinarians, disciplinary authority, HB116, Alabama Sunset Law, sunset bill, Alabama Professional Bail Bonding Board, bail bonding

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• Folks, in the gallery, we have 35 students from the Ask Academy and their career and technical education
• Ask Academy and their career and technical education crew are here to dedicate their future to careers
• She also works as a lead worker at Chick-fil-A and plans to continue her education in New Mexico with
• At Chick-fil-A and plans to continue her education in New Mexico with the goal of becoming a dentist.
• Your Education Committee, to whom has been referred Senate Bill 19, has had it under consideration.

Bills: HM3 , HM11 , HM14 , HM15 , HM21 , HM25 , HB9 , SB2 , SB19

Keywords: nurses, health care workers, healthcare workers, frontline workers, hospital staff, clinicians, allied health professionals, support staff, public health, workforce shortage, nursing shortage, safe staffing, patient safety, rural health care, frontier communities, behavioral health, mental health, substance use disorder, substance abuse, health care memorial

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• As you know, the education trust fund budget is in the Senate Committee today, expected to be on the
• And I want to thank you for your service to this budget committee and to education in general.
• I knew no one, and I think I requested education policy, which I didn't even get.
• I got education ways and means, and then I realized, 'Oh, thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• I got education ways didn't even get.

Bills: SB59 , SB221 , SB59 , SB221

Committee: House Ways and Means Education

Keywords: military families, immunization, education, public health, school enrollment, Mobile County, judge of probate, compensation, salary, expense allowance, higher education, funding, annual report, state funds, federal funds, budget oversight, sales tax, credit card fees, tax exemption, merchants

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• It did pass out of House Education. However, it does have a fiscal note.
• We did a study last year, H.R. 143, with higher ed and education, and one of the recommendations in the
• I don't know if I can point to the specific language, but it is particularly higher education.
• I don't know if I can point to the specific language, but it is strictly higher education.
• This bill has already come out of education, and this was a bill I worked with administration.

Bills: HB12 , HB42 , HB205 , HB222 , HB324 , HB325 , HB350 , HB416 , HB482 , HB610 , HB749 , HB797 , HB807 , HB821 , HB979 , HB992 , HB1193

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: survivor benefits, law enforcement, reserve officer, auxiliary officer, public safety, Medicaid, dental coverage, healthcare access, medical necessity, Louisiana Department of Health, judicial salaries, judges, judiciary compensation, cost of living adjustment, COLA, Louisiana Supreme Court, court of appeal judges, district court judges, city court judges, parish court judges

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• Education, having been a teacher as well. And with your permission, Mr.
• And so when this opportunity presented itself, I felt like this was a great opportunity to educate.
• Aerospace tax credit definition of qualified employer to include our designated institutions of higher education
• and the narrow circumstance that they maintain a research and education institute dedicated to aerospace
• I mean, frankly, I think we need to really bump up higher education, especially around these areas of

Bills: HB1590 , HB3075 , HB3548 , HB3661 , HB3986 , HB4273 , HB4346

Committee: Senate Revenue and Taxation

Keywords: education funding, linked deposits, education infrastructure, charter schools, nonprofit organizations, Oklahoma Education Infrastructure Program, rounding, cash payments, public finance, Oklahoma Common Cents Act, political subdivision, youth entrepreneurship, tax exemption, small business, income tax, Oklahoma Youth Entrepreneurs Promotion and Development Act, HB3661, Oklahoma sales tax, sales tax exemption, revenue and taxation

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• Somewhere at that time period is generally where educators are making the decision either to stay in
• very intentional, the seven-year, the seven-year mark in terms of wanting to really focus on the. educators

Bills: SB1302 , SB1389 , SB1401 , SB1776 , SB1809 , SB1858 , SB1985 , SB2053 , SB2148

Committee: Senate Revenue and Taxation

Keywords: income tax, tax rates, revenue certification, Oklahoma Tax Commission, state budget, education, tax credit, school choice, private school, tuition assistance, income limits, parental choice, accreditation, insurance, taxation, premium, home office credit, healthcare, teacher tax credit, income tax credit

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• Welcome to the February 3rd meeting of the Post-Secondary Education and Workforce Committee.
• The early education scholarship account is created in the custody of the state treasurer.
• that discontinue operations or an educational program of currently enrolled students.
• early childhood educators.
• and meeting our desperate need for early childhood educators.

Bills: HB2438 , HB2422 , HB2525 , HB2586 , HB2427 , HB2458 , HB2474 , HB2540 , HB2589

Committee: House Postsecondary Education & Workforce

Keywords: education, scholarship, early childhood, funding, higher education, early education, support, degree seekers, private security, security guard, armed security guard, security company, licensing fees, license renewal, endorsement fee, fingerprints, background check, workforce retention, low-wage workers, public safety

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• </c> Office of Higher Education agency items. Office of Higher Education agency items.
• </c> Education Budget Act. Education Budget Act.
• So, that's $84,000 of Higher Education.
• </c><00:48:13.240><c> Committees,</c> Higher Education Committees, Higher Education Committees, um,<00
• </c> been unique from other higher education been unique from other higher education committees<01:44

Bills: HF4252

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy

Keywords: higher education, student aid, financial aid, grant programs, scholarships, Office of Higher Education, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, community college, technical college, postsecondary institution, college affordability, student fees, athletic facilities, competitive athletics, developmental education, remedial courses, pregnant students, parenting students, priority registration

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• act shall be construed to limit the language and culturally appropriate child care or limit any educational
• regulations... ...and culturally appropriate child care or limit any educational regulations adopted
• You know, I've done education for the last 100 years.

Bills: SB241 , SB145

Committee: Senate Senate Finance

Keywords: child care, child care assistance, child care subsidy, early childhood education, early childhood care, daycare, preschool, pre-K, Head Start, Early Head Start, Children's Code, early childhood education and care department, ECECD, child care facilities, licensed child care, registered child care, copayments, waitlist, subsidy, federal poverty level

Bills: HF919 , HF1192 , HF212 , HF214

Committee: House Capital Investment

Keywords: wastewater, infrastructure, funding, Litchfield, economic development, environmental compliance, Hastings, water treatment, PFAS, nitrates, bonds, capital investment, public health, HF212, Round Lake-Brewster, Independent School District No. 2907, school construction, school building, sales tax exemption, use tax exemption

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• The Appropriations Committee on Pre-K-12 Education will now come to order.
• we are helping ensure that the education required by our educators is affordable and something that
• If Florida wants great educators, we... ...and professional respect.
• Stop investing in the privatization of public education, period.
• The education formulas and how we fund education and all the innovative things we're doing now, it's,

Bills: S1062 , S1718 , S7038

Committee: Senate Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education

Keywords: speech education, debate, high school, Florida Debate Initiative, civics, competitive teams, student participation, educational advancement, educator preparation, certification, professional development, temporary certificate, military service, collaboration, teaching effectiveness, education, Florida College System, tuition waivers, vocational rehabilitation, state universities

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• they are offered by, sponsored by, or played in connection with a public or private post-secondary educational
• the performance or non-performance of an individual athlete who is enrolled in a post-secondary educational
• Topics include education and outreach tools for tribal voters, including providing students with information
• In our programs, 81% of participants come from homes where the highest education level is a high school
• In our programs, 81% of participants come from homes where the highest education level is a high school

Bills: SB6084 , SB6137 , SCR8406 , SB5892 , SB5863

Committee: House State Government & Tribal Relations

Keywords: elections, double voting, voting twice, multiple voting, same-day election, primary election, general election, special election, cross-state voting, ballot fraud, election fraud, voter misconduct, RCW 29A.84.660, State v. Padilla, civil infraction, class C felony, Secretary of State, Washington elections, election law, voter eligibility

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• And uh with Department of Education.
• Most serve students through some type of program, whether it's special education, vocational education
• Most serve students through some type of program, whether it's special education, vocational education
• we're in the education sphere.
• we're in the education sphere.

Bills: HF3492 , HF3493 , HF3494 , HF3495 , HF3602

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: school safety, grants, education funding, Northern Lights Express, security improvements, rural schools, safe schools, charter schools, nonpublic schools, Tribal education, funding increase, safe schools aid, school security, mental health support, Tribal schools, cybersecurity, funding, mental health, evidence-based plans, public safety

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• The Department of Education has police.
• You may not know this, but the Department of Education actually...
• The Department of Education that has armed police to now enforce this new speech code.
• Department of Education.
• The Department of Education.

Bills: SB163 , SB558

Committee: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Keywords: civil rights, higher education, discrimination, complaints, awareness campaign, antisemitism, education, Civil Rights Act, IHRA definition, federal enforcement, Jewish community, anti-discrimination laws, Anti-Semitism Awareness Act, Protecting Students on Campus Act, First Amendment, Senator Tim Scott, free speech, college campuses, legislation, Trump administration

Summary: The committee meeting primarily focused on reviewing two significant bills: S558, the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2025, and S163, the Protecting Students on Campus Act. Senator Tim Scott introduced S558, emphasizing its importance in combatting anti-Jewish violence and harassment, and providing the Department of Education with necessary tools to investigate incidents of anti-Semitism on college campuses. The bill sparked a vigorous debate among members who expressed concerns over potential implications for free speech, particularly regarding its definitions of anti-Semitism, and whether it would infringe upon First Amendment rights.

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• I'm Simone Boe with the Washington Education Association, here in support of Senate Bill 5973.
• I'm a science teacher at Tomwater Middle School, and I'm also with the Tomwater Education Association
• I'm here today on behalf of the Washington Education Association to support Senate Bill 5973.
• I live and vote in the 46th District and serve as president of the North Shore Education Association.
• This encourages genuine grassroots organizing and allows educators like me to focus on initiatives that

Bills: SB6081 , SB5902 , SB6034 , SB6035 , SB5892 , SB5973

Committee: Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections

Keywords: SB 6081, Washington privacy, sex designation, gender marker, nonbinary, transgender, vital records, birth certificate, death certificate, fetal death, stillbirth, driver license, ID card, Department of Licensing, public records exemption, confidential records, record sealing, data sharing, government records, privacy