Video & Transcript Research : 'parochial school'
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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- In the '86 legislative session, they exempted school districts.
- If you remember, that was a school, that was a school session, right?
- That was a school session. So they focused heavily on school districts.
- Well, that $500 million is in limbo right now in that particular school district, which is a 3-A school
- district, could ruin that school district.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Licensing and Occupations (2-18-25)
Transcript Highlights:
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in student at Boyd County High School in student at Boyd County High School - <00:17:24.839>
students nearly 1 in 10 middle school students nearly 1 in 10 middle school - And what you're doing, going school to school and being an advocate for people, is amazing.
- And what you're doing, going school to school and being an advocate for people, is amazing.
- <00:35:14.720>
you school they have them out in school you school they have them out in school
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Call to Order 00:00:00
Roll Call 00:00:35
SB 22 Discussion 00:01:20
SB 22 Vote 00:11:45
SB 100 Discussion 00:15:07
SB 100 Vote 00:38:53
SB 88 Discussion Only 00:42:11
Adjournment 01:03:52, 958, all
Summary:
The Senate Standing Committee on Licensing and Occupations met on February 18, 2025, and first took up Senate Bill 22 by Senator Reginald Thomas, which was presented as a cleanup measure following prior cosmetology reforms and a Legislative Oversight and Investigations report. The bill would allow cosmetologists to retake exams multiple times with a one-month wait, authorize the Board of Cosmetology to immediately close facilities that intentionally use unlicensed workers while preserving due process, give the board flexibility to hire an executive director based on qualifications rather than licensure, and recognize certain out-of-state or territorial cosmetology licenses. Board officials said the changes were intended to improve fairness, equality, and administrative due process. Senators asked about retesting fees and whether partial retests could dilute standards; Thomas clarified that the exam is cumulative and must be retaken in full. The committee approved SB 22 with all favorable votes, and Senator Meredith explained his support as a workforce and fairness issue.
The committee then heard Senate Bill 100 by Senator Jimmy Higdon, as substituted, concerning tobacco, nicotine, and vapor product retail licensing and enforcement. Youth advocates from the University of Kentucky testified in support, describing youth nicotine use as a public health crisis and urging stronger enforcement, annual compliance checks, retailer licensing, and tougher penalties for illegal sales to minors. Higdon said the bill would create a Division of Tobacco, Nicotine, and Vapor Products Licensing within ABC, require licenses for retailers, authorize inspections and confiscation of contraband, impose escalating criminal and civil penalties for unlicensed sales and sales to minors, publish a list of licensed retailers, and dedicate fine revenue to enforcement and youth education. He said the measure targeted bad actors rather than responsible retailers. A retailer witness also supported licensing but raised concerns about contradictory product definitions that could sweep in hemp and medical marijuana vapor products, and asked that the bill be delayed until after an expected Supreme Court decision affecting federal vapor-product rules. The transcript ends during discussion of SB 100, before any committee vote on that bill.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- So, another motion may be made. a school with half a dozen or a dozen a school with half a dozen or a
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and local control of our schools and local control of our schools and providing - educators and locally elected school educators and locally elected school boards<03:25:13.520>
the door to state control of school the door to state control of school curriculum<03:25:52.880> - <03:29:51.840>
boards, locally by our elected school boards, locally by our elected school
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 021 Feb 4th, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
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- students who are enrolled in schools students who are enrolled in schools that<00:24:58.720>
- a path for educators like Janet Damon, a teacher at Delta High School in Denver Public Schools, who
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not not getting your kids to school, not not getting your kids to school,
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- I know I hear about it a lot, mostly in the context of kids who come to school in August or September
- It is continuing to be paid an annual fee by the school district.
- Danny Garrett with the Louisiana School Board Association for our information, white cards.
- Outlines who these people may be and who may come into the school.
- Outlines who these people may be and who may come into the school.
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Retirement met on May 5 with four members present. HB 41 was deferred until the following week, and the committee approved the April 20, 2026 minutes. The committee then took up several retirement-system bills, many of them negotiated measures involving municipal police, firefighters, teachers, district attorneys, and judges.
HB 45, by Rep. Bacallat, was amended and reported favorably. It makes changes to the Municipal Police Employees Retirement System, including retention bonuses, recognition of out-of-state police service, benefits for three officers killed in the line of duty before full enrollment, a DROP fix, and more competitive accrual rates. Testimony from the Louisiana Municipal Association, MEPERS, police representatives, and Mayor Helena Marino was strongly supportive, emphasizing that the bill resolves longstanding disputes and litigation. HB 1237, also by Rep. Bacallat, was reported favorably after testimony that it eliminates partial dissolution penalties for municipal police and adjusts related firefighter provisions; witnesses said it was a negotiated fix supported by municipal and fire stakeholders.
HB 42, concerning phased retirement in the Teacher Retirement System, was reported favorably as a permissive framework allowing universities to offer phased retirement options. HB 17, by the District Attorneys’ Retirement System director, was reported favorably to add the Louisiana District Attorneys Association to the definition of employer and require annual reporting on the rehire statute. HB 21, a cleanup bill for the Municipal Employees Retirement System, was also reported favorably. HB 1134, creating a backdrop retirement option for certain judges whose positions are abolished, was amended and reported favorably after LASERS raised questions about early retirement eligibility and the need to bar future judicial candidacy.
HB 24, by Rep. Owen, drew the most discussion. It would allow retired or certified teachers to return to work through contracts with school systems, with a three-year sunset. The sponsor argued it would help keep qualified teachers in classrooms and avoid midyear departures, while TRSL, the Louisiana School Board Association, and committee members raised concerns about fiscal impact, contractor status, workers’ compensation, leave rules, and overlap with a separate bill being worked on by the chairman. After an amendment clarifying the independent-contractor definition was adopted, the committee chose to hold the bill in committee for further work rather than advance it immediately. The meeting ended with a motion to adjourn.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Republican Media Availability 4/22/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Schools do not do that. So, completely different.
- for our school districts.
- that is not affordable for our schools.
- Appreciate it. this mandate that was put on all schools this mandate that was put on all schools that
- that is not affordable for our schools. that is not affordable for our schools.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/18/2026 - House Transportation & Infrastructure
Transportation & Infrastructure
Transcript Highlights:
- But my real concern with this bill is in terms of school zones.
- it, 25,000 children are run over in school zones across the nation.
- past 15 miles an hour at a school zone.
- A $500 fine for school zones, okay. I could see that.
- And you're talking about school zones.
Keywords:
Charlie Kirk, Loop 202, Arizona highways, transportation, renaming, roadable aircraft, registration, vehicle title, license plates, aviation safety, motor vehicle booting, private property, fees, dispute process, regulations, outdoor advertising, military compatibility, zoning, electronic signage, permitting
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- I realize that if they're in private school, it's easier, right?
- And then you're going to work with the schools, is that correct, to get this out to as many schools as
- So they currently have about 70 schools that are in the program this year.
- And then you're going to work with the schools, is that correct, to get this out to as many schools as
- And so we'll give those funds to the schools that have been selected.
Summary:
The committee met to consider a series of appropriation, reserve transfer, and grant requests. Early items included temporary appropriations for the Department of Education’s Educational Freedom Account program ($32 million), the State Crime Lab ($476,000), and DFA Assessment Coordination ($90,000), along with a $1 ARPA return from the Department of Health. The committee approved these items after brief questions, including a discussion about contract cost increases at Assessment Coordination and a clarification that the $1 ARPA item was simply an unused-funds return.
The most extensive discussion centered on the Department of Education’s EFA funding. Members questioned the growth in participation, the use of one-time funds and restricted reserves, and safeguards against fraud or improper purchases. Agency officials said about 44,000 students were being funded, that purchases are reviewed and flagged for unusual activity, and that homeschool students are not required to buy a curriculum so long as purchases are eligible and approved. The committee approved the EFA appropriation and related reserve transfer, and officials said the governor’s proposed budget would include the program in the RSA going forward.
The committee also approved a DHS reallocation request and reviewed a building authority loan for a data center power supply replacement. In the federal grant section, members discussed a Department of Agriculture request for Central Arkansas Water to acquire land in the Maumelle watershed. Debate focused on the environmental benefits versus local property-tax and development concerns in Perry County, with testimony from the agency, Central Arkansas Water, and Potlatch about watershed protection, public access, and potential development impacts. After extended discussion, the committee adopted a motion to defer the item to the full Legislative Council and asked the department to remove the Perry County portion from the request, limiting the grant-funded purchase to Pulaski County property. The committee then reviewed remaining items, including a Veterans Affairs pay-plan appropriation, and adjourned.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Press Conference: Leadership Media Availability on Last Day of Session Progress - 05/19/25
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is school fund cuts to private schools is school fund cuts to private schools - funding and whether there was an agreement to not cut aid to non-public schools.
- funding and whether there was an agreement to not cut aid to non-public schools.
- funding and whether there was an agreement to not cut aid to non-public schools.
- funding and whether there was an agreement to not cut aid to non-public schools.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Government Contract Review Committee (7-8-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:25:57.360>
schools schools schools schools schools occasionally<00:25:59.039>that's - I'm the director of state schools. I'm the director of state schools.
- We oversee the Kentucky School for the Blind and Kentucky School for the Deaf.
- We oversee the Kentucky School for the Blind and Kentucky School for the Deaf.
- We oversee the Kentucky School for the Blind and Kentucky School for the Deaf.
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum, approved the June 10 minutes, and then handled a routine agenda of contracts and agreements. It deferred one Kentucky Educational Television contract to the August 2025 meeting because the vendor was not registered with the Secretary of State, and then approved the remaining routine items on the PSC green list and related contract lists without objection.
The most detailed discussion involved two personal service contracts for the Kentucky Employees Health Plan. Officials from the Personnel Cabinet and Department of Employee Insurance explained that the contracts were designed to identify claims errors and overspending, with vendors paid a percentage of validated savings recovered for the plan. Senators asked how the savings were calculated and whether the contracts had changed plan processes; staff said the contracts had produced realized savings, some errors had been corrected going forward, and the vendors report quarterly. The committee approved those contracts.
The committee then took up a retroactive Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority contract for a customized College Info Road Show bus. Members questioned why the contract was being presented months after execution, why it involved an out-of-state vendor, and whether the purchase was reasonable and timely. KHEAA staff said the delay stemmed from the need to finalize sustainability and safety details after the RFP, and acknowledged internal process and staffing issues. Several members criticized the retroactive approval process and said they could not validate the purchase from the information provided, but the committee ultimately approved the contract after debate.
A final KHEAA discussion focused on the purpose and value of the mobile outreach bus. Staff said the bus supports college and financial aid outreach, especially in rural areas, and has been used for 26 years. Some members questioned the return on investment and whether the state should rely more on broadband and remote outreach, while others supported the program as a way to reach students and families. The committee approved the KHEAA contract, with Senator Douglas voting no and explaining concerns about whether such outreach programs are the proper role of government and whether they are the best use of public funds.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
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- We provide school-based, school-linked...
- And our school systems are saying our teachers and our schools are not designed to support the mental
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school <01:19:13.239>systems to be in school and our school systems to be in - school and our school systems are<01:19:13.760>
saying <01:19:14.360>our <01:19:14.560> - our teachers and our schools are saying our teachers and our schools are<01:19:16.080>
not <01
Bills:
HF1005
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Every morning, my daughters and I walk to school, and before school, we visit the school's playground
- Vaping devices are being found not only on middle school and high school campuses. but even on elementary
- I didn't graduate from high school; I dropped out of school when I was in the sixth grade.
- . ...to have my high school diploma.
- Request that private schools be excluded from these provisions in the same way that public schools and
Keywords:
gambling, criminal offenses, penalties, defense, electronic devices, tobacco advertising, youth protection, public health, criminal offense, retailer regulation, e-cigarettes, nicotine products, health, public safety, regulation, advertising restrictions, health and safety, elections, election audit, county elections
VA
Virginia 2026 Regular Session
Disability Commission Jun 18th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I got special training long ago in the New York City public school system because I was very hard of
- hearing, and then later on... ...school system because of my being very hard of hearing.
- licensed by the state. ...to any driver training school licensed by the state.
- division level, so requiring each school division, perhaps.
- It dealt with the use of seclusion and restraint in schools. Okay.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Republican Press Conference 4/9/26
Transcript Highlights:
- It would go to the benefit of our schools.
- Most of it would go to public schools. I have other questions.
- It would go to the benefit of our schools.
- Most of it would go to public schools. I have other questions.
- It would go to the benefit of our schools.
Summary:
House Republican leaders unveiled their “North Star Comeback” budget plan, describing it as a focused effort to make Minnesota more affordable, reduce government waste, and strengthen the economy. They said the package would include a $3.8 billion tax cut proposal with one-time property tax relief, elimination of taxes on tips and overtime, childcare relief, lower car tab fees, and funding for schools through scholarship-granting organizations. They also framed the plan as a response to rising costs for groceries, housing, energy, insurance, and childcare.
A major emphasis of the rollout was government accountability, especially a strong Office of Inspector General bill and IT modernization to reduce fraud. Leaders said the OIG proposal had moved out of committee and was now in Ways and Means, with a working group continuing to reconcile House and Senate differences. On IT modernization, Chair Paul Torkelson said the plan would likely use a two-pronged approach, with about $15 million for near-term needs and a longer-term fund for ongoing technology upgrades; he said many such investments could qualify for federal matching dollars.
The leaders also highlighted Medicaid conformity, saying Minnesota should align with federal changes to avoid losing funding, and they discussed a property tax rebate proposal as a one-time $1 billion return to taxpayers to offset higher property taxes. In response to questions, they said many of the budget items were still moving through the process and some had not met finance deadlines, while others were already in bills. They repeatedly criticized House Democrats for blocking or delaying Republican proposals and said they wanted bipartisan cooperation to pass the plan this year.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division II (02/19/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- um since we know that our local school um since we know that our local school districts<00:13:02.600
- estimating costs at a local school estimating costs at a local school district<03:31:44.760>
- They would have had to have been in the public school for all of the 2025-26 school year, essentially
- They would have had to have been in the public school for all of the 2025-26 school year, essentially
- hit that goes with the public school hit that goes with the public school child<03:37:03.199>
Summary:
The committee first took up HB 129, which would redefine “evidence-based” in public education. The Department of Education testified that the bill’s definition would conflict with federal definitions and be very restrictive, potentially affecting a wide range of instructional methods, curriculum materials, teacher training, civics requirements, suicide prevention training, and other programs. The department said the bill could force a broad overhaul of school practices, create local implementation burdens, and require at least one new state position, with a fiscal note estimating roughly $118,000 in FY 2026 rising in later years. Members also raised concerns about possible impacts on federal pass-through funding and whether the bill was workable. Representative Papovich moved to retain HB 129, and the motion passed 7-0.
The committee then heard HB 133, a Department of Safety/DMV bill involving follow-up when a person votes using an out-of-state license or non-driver ID and then does not obtain a New Hampshire credential within the statutory timeframe. DMV officials said the bill would require a $40,000 technology upgrade plus a new full-time position, and that the fiscal note did not include postage or fully account for the manual work needed to match records, send notices, and review responses. They said the proposal also raised broader tracking issues because it would apply not only to voters but to anyone who had not obtained a New Hampshire license within 60 days, and they questioned whether DMV was the proper agency to make those inquiries.
Committee members pressed the department on how the 60-day clock would be determined, whether the bill could amount to a kind of poll tax or raise privacy concerns, and whether voter ID cards or other exceptions would avoid that problem. The department explained that New Hampshire offers a free voter identification card through town clerks for people without a license or state ID, but said the bill did not exempt those cards and that the DMV would still be asked to investigate status after voting. Officials also said the bill would be difficult to enforce, that some cases would be ambiguous, and that any response from the DMV would likely amount to a request for information rather than an enforceable consequence. No vote on HB 133 was taken in the portion provided.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
AEN/EEP/AGR Joint Info Briefing - Mon Feb 24, 2025 @ 1:00 PM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We are particularly concerned about areas that surround schools and in close proximity to communities
- The first picture is the schools and some of the buffer zones around the schools.
- looked at developmental delay by school looked at developmental delay by school district<00:40:31.599
- This is near K-through-2 schools and also daycare centers where young children are.
- I think when it came down to it, both of them had drifted into the school. People got sick.
Summary:
This joint informational briefing of Senate and House committees focused on restricted use pesticides in Hawaiʻi, with opening remarks framing the issue as one of health, environmental impact, and state-level regulation. The briefing reviewed the history of pesticide disclosure efforts, including prior county actions, a 2016 court ruling that shifted responsibility to the state, and Act 45, which enabled disclosure of restricted use pesticide data. Speakers highlighted 2019 reporting data showing concentrated use in parts of Oʻahu and Kauaʻi, especially near schools and communities, and identified fumigants such as 1,3-dichloropropene and metam sodium as among the heaviest-used products. Concerns were raised about potential links to cancer, respiratory illness, reproductive harms, Parkinson’s disease, and developmental effects, as well as the lack of long-term mixture studies and the need for better buffer zones, reporting, and farmer transition support.
The Department of Agriculture’s pesticides program manager described the state’s regulatory framework, explaining the distinction between general use and restricted use pesticides and the department’s role under FIFRA and Hawaiʻi law. He outlined the branch’s enforcement, education/certification, registration, and laboratory functions, including inspections, complaint response, market surveillance, applicator certification, product review, groundwater protection modeling, and special registrations. He also noted staffing and resource limitations, including the absence of an in-house toxicologist and long-term monitoring capacity, and compared Hawaiʻi’s resources to California’s much larger pesticide regulatory program. He said the department supports Act 231, which was passed the previous year and is moving forward this session.
A pediatrician speaking for the Hawaiʻi chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics emphasized concerns about chronic low-level pesticide exposure in children, citing AAP policy statements and technical reports that associate exposure with cancer, leukemia, birth defects, neurobehavioral issues, and asthma. Drawing on work with the Kauaʻi Joint Fact Finding Task Force, the speaker said the group found the west side of the island to be an unhealthy community but could not prove causation because of missing drift, geospatial, and biomarker data. The testimony pointed to elevated cancer mortality, pneumonia admissions, obesity, dialysis, and developmental delay indicators, and described concerns about pesticide drift near schools and homes, including reports of children becoming ill after nearby spraying and low levels of chlorpyrifos detected in dust samples.
An environmental health scientist from the University of Hawaiʻi described a pilot project using restricted use pesticide data in a public health context. She said the project began after seeing maps of Central Oʻahu pesticide use and aimed to pair GIS data with health and ethnicity data, while also conducting community focus groups. Preliminary focus group themes included calls to action, voting and policymaker awareness, concern about pesticide use near homes and fields, lack of community consent, and a desire to stay engaged. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the briefing.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:30 am
Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
Transcript Highlights:
- We share this reality with our Muslim brothers and sisters, who are vilified in our communities, schools
- My name is Dalia Barbouche, and I’m currently a freshman in high school.
- My peers in the public school system have shared that their schools often teach that Islam is inherently
- My peers in the public school system have shared that their schools often teach that Islam is inherently
- allow the state government to begin to address the subtle Islamophobia embedded in Massachusetts school
Summary:
The Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight reopened a hearing on several bills related to public commissions, diversity on boards, and honorary or representative designations. Most of the testimony focused on bills promoting the rights and inclusion of American Muslims, including support for a Muslim commission that would recommend qualified Muslim residents for appointments, assess state programs’ effects on the community, and advise lawmakers. Witnesses described Islamophobia, discrimination in schools and public spaces, and the need for Muslim representation in government. One speaker, Ahmed Svahani, opposed the Muslim commission bill, arguing it could allow the state to define who counts as a “real Muslim,” create an official class, and silence dissenting voices.
Other testimony supported a bill to promote diversity on public boards and commissions, with Mass NOW arguing that boards should better reflect the state’s racial and gender diversity and that diverse boards make better decisions. Mass Equality testified in support of a commission on the status of transgender people, citing federal restrictions on gender-affirming care, discrimination in housing, employment, and education, and gaps in existing representation. The National Lawyers Guild’s Massachusetts chapter also supported the Muslim commission bill, citing civil-rights concerns and increased reports of discrimination and retaliation against Muslims.
No votes were taken on the bills themselves during the hearing. At the end of testimony, a motion was made and seconded to close the hearing, and the committee voted in favor of adjournment, ending the hearing.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Transportation Infrastructure Revenue Subcommitee Aug 22nd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Of Deming High School.
- Dual credit is free for high school public school kids, but concurrent is not free for private and homeschool
- For Shiprock High School, Middle School, and Diné College, there is a safety project funded by HSIP.
- So this is a great project for those schools and for those kids that are walking to school.
- entire Animas High School on a statistic would look like.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- , indicators of achievement and public school performance ratings under the public school accountability
- You're going to do very well in law school.
- Army Officer Candidate School after the session concludes.
- So you look at this: about 50% is schools, 50% is elsewhere.
- My father graduated from UT Law School exactly 60 years before I graduated from UT Law School.
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, offered an invocation, approved the previous day’s journal, and received a House message announcing passage of HB 4 on public school accountability and assessment. The chamber also recognized the Doctor of the Day, adopted SR 520 honoring Rosser Coke-Newton Sr. for his biography of former Governor Richard Coke, and adopted SR 518 recognizing Texas Moral Injury Awareness Day, with remarks focused on the impact of moral injury on veterans and first responders. The Senate later adopted SR 395 honoring the ninth class of Governor William P. Clements, Jr. Scholars, and several other resolutions were adopted by voice vote, including college savings awareness recognition and other member-sponsored recognitions.
The body then took up several bills and resolutions on the floor. HB 3307, allowing online continuing education for arbitrators in property tax appeals, passed unanimously after suspension of the rules and the three-day rule. HB 913, renaming and reorganizing certain state hospitals, and HB 2970, governing the Gulf Coast Protection District and coastal barrier design, also passed unanimously. HJR 1 and HB 9 advanced a proposed constitutional amendment and statutory change to raise the business personal property tax exemption from $2,500 to $125,000; both measures passed, with HJR 1 receiving one no vote and HB 9 passing unanimously after a clarifying amendment.
The Senate also passed HB 1151, which limits child removals and termination of parental rights based solely on parental medical treatment decisions, and HB 116, which revises grounds for involuntary termination of the parent-child relationship by removing the “O grounds” and requiring support from financially able parents whose rights were terminated. HB 1899 lowered the age for pyrotechnic operator licenses and fireworks display permits from 21 to 18. SB 1285, as amended, passed to protect bats by prohibiting entombment while preserving removal options from unoccupied spaces, and SB 2847 passed to promote innovations in core curriculum for faster bachelor’s degrees.
On criminal justice, SJR 87, a proposed constitutional amendment requiring denial of bail for certain repeat violent felony offenders, passed after two floor amendments clarifying due process and representation language; Senator Eckhardt spoke against it on final passage, arguing it lacked judicial discretion and a clear-and-convincing standard. SB 3073, requiring magistrates to make written findings in certain criminal proceedings, also passed. Later, SB 128, requiring hospitals to report suspected child abuse-related information to HHSC, advanced on a divided vote, and SB 2619 and SB 2972 passed on public school accountability and expressive activities at public colleges, respectively, with Senator Eckhardt opposing SB 2972 as too restrictive on campus protest rights. The chamber also heard extended debate on HB 21, targeting “traveling” housing finance corporations and their use of tax exemptions for apartment projects, with supporters arguing it curbs abuse of the tax code and critics warning about unintended effects on affordable housing; the discussion continued with questions but no final action shown in the excerpt.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education Apr 10th, 2025
S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education
Transcript Highlights:
- School districts and charter schools offer diverse CTE programs designed to equip students with industry-recognized
- This program would allow school districts and charter schools to collect, analyze, and report CTE data
- The bill was brought to me by my school district superintendent at the Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD, Dr.
- For example, if a ROTC teacher is hired by a school district, If they have 30 years of experience, we
- This may be the way to engage and encourage them to come teach in the schools if their experience is