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Keywords: 0:00:03 - Call to Order and Roll Call 0:00:43 - Approval of October 14, 2025 and November 4, 2025 Minutes 0:01:15 - Acceptance of Office of Education Accountability Report: Analysis Of Student Discipline Data in Kentucky Schools 0:02:10 - Implementation Update on 26 RS HB 257 0:49:38 - Career and Technical Education in the Assessment and Accountability System 1:13:50 - Office of Education Accountability Annual Report 1:47:27 – Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The Education Assessment & Accountability Review Subcommittee approved the minutes from its October 14 and November 4 meetings and also approved the Office of Education Accountability report analyzing student discipline data in Kentucky schools. The main presentation came from KDE Commissioner Dr. Robby Fletcher on implementation of House Bill 257, which he said has two major parts: selection of a statewide college entrance exam through a new procurement process, and development of locally designed indicators of quality for accountability. On the college exam, Fletcher explained that the state had to reopen procurement after Senate Bill 197, with the RFP released May 21, vendor questions handled through the Finance and Administration Cabinet, proposals due June 22, and scoring and review expected in July and August, with a vendor decision not likely until October. He emphasized that the exam is a norm-referenced college-readiness measure, not a test of Kentucky academic standards, which are assessed by the KSA. Members asked about the science requirement in statute, the possibility of multiple vendors or district choice, and whether the CLT could participate; Fletcher said vendors must address science in the RFP, multiple vendors could be possible, and any vendor could submit a proposal if it meets the rubric. He also noted that ACT and SAT differ in structure, that either can meet college-readiness benchmarks, and that there were no major complaints about the SAT during its first year of use. The second major topic was the locally developed indicators of quality under House Bill 257. Fletcher said these are intended to let districts measure themselves against their own goals rather than compare districts statewide, while still aligning with Kentucky standards. He described examples such as achievement, growth, student well-being, safety, fiscal responsibility, civics, internships, apprenticeships, project-based learning, and defenses of learning. He said districts may use local assessments such as MAP, STAR, and I-Ready alongside state data, and that local models should be developed with families, community members, and workforce partners. He added that KDE is providing technical assistance, has applied for a federal CGSA grant, and will use a one-time $15,000 cost offset for districts implementing local accountability models, with a superintendent webcast planned for August.

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• <01:40:23.080> program Heritage language pathway program Heritage language pathway program
• education pathway.
• <01:42:56.560> to it also supports essential Pathways to it also supports essential Pathways
• family the Heritage language pathway family the Heritage language pathway licensure<01:48:50.159
• for of the herit language pathway for of the herit language pathway program<01:49:48.159> when

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:53:54.319> So, differentiate the two pathways. So, differentiate the two pathways.
• school pathway and has different rules. school pathway and has different rules.
• <01:22:28.400> If multiple pathways of education. If multiple pathways of education.
• They do try to both enter the EFA pathway and maintain their district pathway.
• They do try to both enter the EFA pathway and maintain their district pathway.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <00:17:06.679> so to actually build these into Pathways so to actually build these into Pathways
• <00:17:41.120> how that students had clear Pathways how that students had clear Pathways how
• so that students would have a pathway so that students would have a pathway that<00:17:49.320>
• opportunity to strengthen these Pathways opportunity to strengthen these Pathways we<00:18:20.679
• <00:39:32.359> now these 100 plus different Pathways now these 100 plus different Pathways

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The Public Higher Education Study Committee held an organizational meeting and received an update from the university and community college systems on implementation of recommendations from the governor’s higher education task force. The systems said the task force report contained about 40 recommendations, and they have focused first on operational items while continuing to work on larger policy issues, including better alignment of public higher education with workforce and economic development needs. The committee also discussed reporting requirements under the amended law and whether quarterly reports are required or whether annual updates are sufficient unless the committee requests more. A major topic was expanding Early College and dual-enrollment opportunities. The chancellors reported strong growth in Early College participation, significant student and family savings, and state scholarship support that they described as producing a strong return on investment. They said the goal is to build clearer pathways so students can earn college credit, reduce debt, and stay in New Hampshire for postsecondary education. They also noted ongoing work to simplify admissions and transfer processes, including about 100 transfer pathways between the systems, direct-admit efforts for community college and university students, and continued development of transfer equivalency tools. Members pressed the systems and the Department of Education on direct outreach to high school students, especially juniors, so students would know they are eligible for direct admission and other opportunities. The main obstacle discussed was access to student contact information, with officials saying the issue may involve contract limits with the College Board and possibly statutory constraints on sharing data. Department of Education staff said they are meeting with the systems and vendors to determine what changes are needed. Committee members urged faster action so students and families can receive letters or other notices about in-state options, affordability programs such as Granite Guarantee, and pathways to community college and university enrollment.

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• And principals rated RPEP, the Arkansas Professional Educator Pathway, as the most effective program
• And then we'll talk a lot about traditional pathways and alternative pathways.
• Alternative pathways typically include routes in which a candidate is often teaching in the classroom
• Next, we'll move into alternative programs, or alternative pathways to licensure.
• The newest program is the Arkansas Registered Apprenticeship Pathway.

Keywords: 1204, all

Summary: The committee first received a presentation from Legislative Audit on Arkansas Department of Education grant distributions for fiscal year 2025. Auditors explained the report summarizes $4.6 billion in grants to school districts, charter schools, education cooperatives, and other entities, with most funding coming from the Public School Fund and federal sources. Members asked about specific recipients and programs, including ClassWallet, master principal bonuses, Economics Arkansas, and CDC surveillance grants. Department of Education staff clarified that the audit report only shows distributions, not how recipients ultimately used the money, and noted that some funding declines reflected the end of one-time federal COVID relief dollars. Senators also asked about the special-language appropriation for Economics Arkansas and the use of public school fund revenues. The committee then heard a Bureau of Legislative Research presentation on Consumer Price Index projections from Moody’s Analytics and S&P Global, followed by a detailed adequacy-study update on teacher recruitment, retention, and salaries. The teacher report covered teacher counts, education levels, experience, shortages, preparation pathways, licensure exceptions, survey results, and salary trends. Key findings included about 32,800 teachers statewide in 2025, an average retention rate of 87%, and 30% of surveyed teachers saying they were considering leaving the profession. The report also noted shortages in special education, math, science, and other areas, growth in alternative preparation pathways, and the phaseout of several licensure exceptions under Act 304 of 2025. Members asked extensively about survey methodology, teacher satisfaction, preparation for classroom environment and special education, the cost and return on investment of alternative licensure routes, and whether exit-interview data exists statewide. The presenters said they could follow up on several questions, including details on alternative programs, incentives for ESL and special education endorsements, and comparisons to other surveys. On salaries, the report said the statewide average teacher salary in 2025 was $60,254, with districts averaging slightly higher than charters. Arkansas ranked 45th nationally on average salary in 2025, though 36th when adjusted for cost of living, and average district salaries had declined 8% in inflation-adjusted terms since 2016. Members also discussed the LEARNS Act minimum salary floor of $50,000, salary disparities among districts, and whether the state should focus more on retaining experienced teachers as well as raising starting pay.

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• , easier pathways, while maintaining the quality that we expect in our classrooms.
• , easier pathways, while maintaining the quality that we expect in our classrooms.
• hopes to create new pathways to help with other shortages, right?
• hopes to create new pathways to help with other shortages, right?
• discovering is that's not the pathway discovering is that's not the pathway for<00:08:12.960>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• amendment provides for the pep pathway amendment provides for the pep pathway for<03:53:04.520><
• and the PEP pathway.
• We need to expand our pathways by expanding these licensure pathways.
• > the<03:55:56.840> meek<03:55:57.279> pathway and the pep pathway um the meek pathway
• and the pep pathway um the meek pathway requires<03:55:59.399> um<03:55:59.640> graduation

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• In my deanship, I created a new Associate Director of Admissions and Pathway Initiatives position so
• The school has created this new Associate Director of Admissions and Pathway Initiatives.
• I want to make sure that whatever alternative pathway the court appreciate the engagement.
• I actually am on the Alternative Pathways Committee with Justice Vargas of the Supreme Court.
• Yeah, I'm with figuring out those pathways. because I think it's so critical.

Bills: SB1, SB3

Keywords: interstate medical licensure compact, physician licensure, medical license reciprocity, expedited licensure, medical practice act, New Mexico medical board, compact commission, physician mobility, telemedicine, license portability, background check, disciplinary action, joint investigation, reproductive health care, gender-affirming care, scope of practice, medical board transparency, multistate compact, licensure renewal, health care workforce

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• This bill is a pathway, a pathway for promise students to walk into a community college and walk out
• And I didn't think college could have been a pathway for me.
• We know there's the four different pathways: the traditional dual enrollment pathways, early college
• We know there's the four different pathways of the traditional dual enrollment pathways, early college
• over three years, also covered in the integrated pathway.

Summary: The Assembly Higher Education Committee met with a quorum and first approved a consent calendar containing AB 341, AB 1098, and AB 1316, sending those measures to the Human Services, Judiciary, and Appropriations Committees respectively. The committee then heard AB 977, which would require CSU to audit surplus land and work with California tribes to identify three regional burial sites for Native American remains that cannot yet be repatriated. Supporters, including tribal leaders and archaeology groups, said the bill is needed to honor ancestors and address the large number of remains still held by CSU; CSU said it is committed to repatriation but had no formal position. The bill passed to Appropriations on a 5-0 vote. Members also heard AB 1093, creating a California-Mexico higher education exchange program, and AB 1035, expanding the California College Promise to cover tuition for students pursuing community college bachelor’s degrees. AB 1093 drew support for strengthening cross-border educational and economic ties, but some members raised concerns about border-region sewage problems and the bill’s budget implications; it was held for later consideration. AB 1035 received strong support from community college leaders and faculty who said it would help low-income and first-generation students complete workforce-focused bachelor’s degrees, but several members questioned whether it would stretch Prop. 98 funding and whether the state should prioritize broader affordability concerns. AB 1035 passed to Appropriations on a 3-2 vote. The committee next approved AB 922, which would let the University of California keep access to federal criminal-history information for hiring background checks, avoiding delays and added costs if statutory authority is required. UC said the bill is needed to maintain safety and hiring operations, and it passed to Public Safety on a 5-0 vote. AB 1346, protecting military dependents from losing in-state residency status because of family travel, also passed unanimously to Military and Veterans Affairs. AB 1212, allowing UC to use low-income housing tax credits to build affordable housing for faculty and staff on UC land, drew support from UC and labor groups but opposition from members concerned about preferential access to public resources; it was held for later action. Finally, the committee approved AB 500 and AB 684, both aimed at increasing transparency around UC admissions policy changes and UC BOARS decision-making, sending AB 500 to Education and AB 684 to Governmental Organization, each on 5-0 votes. The hearing then moved on to AB 1122 on dual enrollment, with the author and witnesses presenting the bill as a way to expand college access for high school students.

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• <00:10:46.000> to there should be alternate pathways to there should be alternate pathways
• Um, could be pathways through the university. I think there's room for creativity.
• Um, could be pathways through the university. I think there's room for creativity.
• Um, could be pathways through the university. I think there's room for creativity.
• Um, could be pathways through the university. I think there's room for creativity.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• um and um I was at a know five pathways um and um I was at a meeting<00:03:18.959> and<00:03:
• Well, all those other pathways are require a associate degree, but teacher pathway is the only one of
• teacher<00:04:07.920> pathway<00:04:08.400> is associate degree, but teacher pathway
• that are in the teacher pathway that are in the teacher pathway apprenticeship<00:04:18.880>
• <00:04:49.280> for creates a clear affordable pathway for creates a clear affordable pathway

Keywords: 958, all

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• December um e also supports new Pathways December um e also supports new Pathways and<00:24:52.039
• <00:39:43.800> to program uh the de develop Pathways to program uh the de develop Pathways
• <00:45:24.559> but certification that's a long pathway but certification that's a long pathway
• learning support professional Pathways learning support professional Pathways in<01:14:13.239>
• one ready and it depends on the pathway one ready and it depends on the pathway they're<01:41:58.440

Keywords: 910, house, all

Bills: HB1974, HB1853, HB1973, HB1574, HB2619, HB1966, HB1643, HB1671, HB2558, HB1854, HB2173, HB1575, HB2229, HB1535, HB1978, HB2508, HB1549, HB2187, HB1550, HB1977, HB2314, HB1871, HB2319, HB1591, HB1858, HB1898, HB2372, HB1765, HB2012, HB1706, HB1962, HB1963, HB1975, HB2009, HB2083, HB2224, HB1877, HB1959, HB1626, HB1665, HB2488, HB2456, HB2548, HB2207, HB1832, HB2079, HB1985, HB1618, HB2486, HB2242, HB2045, HB1703, HB2236, HB2480, HB1976, HB2287, HB2288, HB1777, HB276, HB1660, HB1676, HB1605, HB1751, HB1967, HB2383, HB2340, HB1946, HB2268, HB1950, HB2156, HB2118, HB1859, HB1863, HB1996, HB2114, HB2423, HB2429, HB2475, HB2534, HB2545, HB1813, HB1941, HB2474, HB2583, HB1576, HB1886, HB1939, HB2540, HB2590, HB2000, HB2163, HB2386, HB1691, HB1680, HB2516, HB1993, HB2442, HB1510, HB1958, HB1692

Keywords: HB1974, hearing loss, audiology, audiologist, hearing screening, hearing aids, cochlear implants, tele-audiology, communication access, assistive technology, speech-language pathology, deafness, hard of hearing, public health, kupuna, keiki, dementia, cognitive decline, fall prevention, State Health Planning and Development Agency

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• Limited legal pathways for in-state manufacturing of finished products.
• Um<01:43:36.080> limited<01:43:36.480> legal<01:43:36.800> pathways<01:43:37.280
• > for<01:43:37.440> instate Um limited legal pathways for instate Um limited legal pathways
• The FDA has been asking for some kind of regulatory pathway, whether it's a new schedule or separate
• for some kind of regulatory pathway for some kind of regulatory pathway whether<01:57:42.560>

Bills: HB1974, HB1853, HB1973, HB1574, HB2619, HB1966, HB1643, HB1671, HB2558, HB1854, HB2173, HB1575, HB2229, HB1535, HB1978, HB2508, HB1549, HB2187, HB1550, HB1977, HB2314, HB1871, HB2319, HB1591, HB1858, HB1898, HB2372, HB1765, HB2012, HB1706, HB1962, HB1963, HB1975, HB2009, HB2083, HB2224, HB1877, HB1959, HB1626, HB1665, HB2488, HB2456, HB2548, HB2207, HB1832, HB2079, HB1985, HB1618, HB2486, HB2242, HB2045, HB1703, HB2236, HB2480, HB1976, HB2287, HB2288, HB1777, HB276, HB1660, HB1676, HB1605, HB1751, HB1967, HB2383, HB2340, HB1946, HB2268, HB1950, HB2156, HB2118, HB1859, HB1863, HB1996, HB2114, HB2423, HB2429, HB2475, HB2534, HB2545, HB1813, HB1941, HB2474, HB2583, HB1576, HB1886, HB1939, HB2540, HB2590, HB2000, HB2163, HB2386, HB1691, HB1680, HB2516, HB1993, HB2442, HB1510, HB1958, HB1692

Keywords: HB1974, hearing loss, audiology, audiologist, hearing screening, hearing aids, cochlear implants, tele-audiology, communication access, assistive technology, speech-language pathology, deafness, hard of hearing, public health, kupuna, keiki, dementia, cognitive decline, fall prevention, State Health Planning and Development Agency

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• The funding you provide doesn't just support our program; it creates us with pathways to success for
• The funding you provide doesn't just support our program; it creates pathways to success for countless
• The funding you provide doesn't just support our program; it creates pathways to success for countless
• The funding you provide doesn't just support our program; it creates pathways to success for countless
• The funding you provide doesn't just support our program; it creates pathways to success for countless

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It introduces alternative pathways to CPA licensure.
• It introduces alternative pathways to CPA licensure.
• It introduces alternative pathways to CPA licensure.
• It introduces alternative pathways to CPA licensure.
• By reintroducing pathways similar than By reintroducing pathways similar than those<00:19:19.320>

Bills: HF1458, HF2063, HF2164, HF1377, HF927, HF1059, HF1910, HF2232

Keywords: CPA, certified public accountant, public accounting, accountancy, licensure, license mobility, substantial equivalency, interstate practice, out-of-state accountant, NASBA, Uniform CPA Examination, board of accountancy, attest services, audit, tax preparation, financial advisory, consulting, accounting education, master's degree, bachelor's degree

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• programs. programs, or incentivize institutions to expand their health-related programs, but the pathway
• When somebody doesn't ultimately achieve the pathway to citizenship.
• And I ask you, legislators, how are they going to do it if there is no legal pathway?
• Before in-state tuition, undocumented youth did not have of a pathway to higher education.
• Why would they sign that affidavit if they know that there is no pathway to be taken?

Bills: HB232

Keywords: disaster recovery, natural disaster, weather disaster, emergency relief, flood relief, hurricane relief, storm damage, wildfire, tornado, hail, windstorm, extreme heat, ice storm, snowstorm, property damage, personal injury, temporary housing, relocation assistance, lost wages, state emergency management

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• Diploma pathways starting with cohort 2029, New Mexico will introduce two graduation pathways, the standard
• diploma pathway and the ability diploma pathway.
• It just helps them with a year-long process of looking at what that pathway is.
• Pathways to Career summit going on right now.
• Their pathway to what their interest is. Mr.

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• And help each other to make this pathway for students. Partnerships develop these pathways.
• Partnerships develop these pathways.
• One major thing: I'm in the engineering pathway.
• One major thing: I'm in the engineering pathway.
• One major thing: I'm in the engineering pathway.

Keywords: 908, all

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• First, it creates a pathway for physicians who have successfully served under the licensed physicians
• It also creates a structured pathway for international trained physicians, Them.
• It's a structured pathway that supports both workforce expansion and patient safety.
• National standards already exist, and more than 20 states have adopted similar pathways.
• So there are 27 states that have really similar pathways.

Keywords: 987, senate, all