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MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Among schools with an LMC, 15% share that LMC with another school, so this might be, you know, two schools
- Middle School in Stillwater Public Schools.
- and after the school library aid was allocated to schools.
- and after the school library aid was allocated to schools.
- libraries School library their school libraries School library websites<01:25:36.080><c> public</c><
Committee:
Senate Education Finance
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> Charter Schools uh but does go to school Charter Schools uh but does go to school districts districts
- in the Schools program.
- </c><00:25:00.799><c> district</c> school district and the school district school district and the school
- in charter schools.
- pupil units in school districts and charter schools.
Committee:
House Education Finance
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- the schools.
- Having been a school board member with having to do school elections...
- Moundsview School. So, for one year. Wonderful. Which school?
- for the public schools.
- It's no contact with the school for the first 15 days of the next school year; the school district would
Committee:
House Education Policy
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Education Committee Jul 16th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- When I was 16, LA Unified School District used an IEP to send me to an out-of-state, non-public school
- School nurses and school districts are asking for the clarification that this bill provides.
- and for charter school authorizers.
- school, and we are in support.
- about non-classroom-based charter schools that have a different model than all charter schools.
Summary:
The Assembly Education Committee met without a quorum for much of the hearing and heard several bills out of order. SB 249 by Senator Umberg would move county board of education elections from the primary to the statewide general election. Supporters, including the League of Women Voters and many educators, argued the change would increase turnout and make the electorate more representative. The Orange County Board of Education opposed the bill, saying it would increase costs, reduce local control, and bury education races on crowded general-election ballots. The chair and members discussed turnout, cost, and representation, but the bill was held pending a quorum.
Senator Grove presented SB 373, which adds safeguards for California students placed in out-of-state non-public schools through IEPs. The bill would require more robust LEA and CDE oversight, including annual site visits, student interviews, quarterly contact, stronger certification standards, and restrictions on prone, supine, and mechanical restraints. Testimony from a survivor of an out-of-state placement and from advocates emphasized abuse, neglect, and the need for stronger monitoring. There was broad support and no opposition testimony, but the measure was also held pending a quorum.
Senator Ashby presented SB 568, the epinephrine in schools modernization act, to clarify and expand requirements for stocked epinephrine so they clearly apply to all public schools, including preschool programs. School nurses and medical experts said the bill would close gaps created by universal preschool and ensure life-saving treatment is available for anaphylaxis. The committee discussed dosing and implementation, and the bill was supported without opposition testimony. The committee also heard SB 414, the Charter School Accountability Act, which would strengthen fiscal oversight, audit standards, and transparency for charter schools and authorizers. Supporters said it responds to fraud and audit findings while preserving charter flexibility; opponents, including school employees and teachers, said it did not go far enough on authorizer accountability and small-district oversight. After discussion, the committee voted 7-0 to pass SB 414 as amended to Appropriations.
The committee also briefly heard SB 743 by Senator Cortese, which would create an equalization reserve account to provide additional funding to underfunded school districts and reduce funding inequities tied to ZIP code. The author said the bill would support student achievement and teacher retention over time. The transcript cuts off before testimony or action on SB 743 was completed.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Finance and Tax Feb 25th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- by a school district.
- districts or those schools, particularly those charter schools that do not go through a school district
- And those schools are obviously no different than the other schools.
- charter school.
- So you have the school district—the school district was the primary authorizer for charter schools, which
Summary:
The Finance and Tax Committee met with a quorum present and took up two bills. The first, SPB 7046, was the Senate tax package. It included changes to Live Local property tax opt-outs, charter school distributions from voter-approved property tax levies, RV park special assessments, fiscally constrained county funding, a permanent sales tax exemption for small propane tanks, a hunting/fishing/camping sales tax holiday, and provisions barring governmental net zero policies. An amendment made the charter-school distribution change prospective starting July 1, 2026. Committee discussion focused heavily on whether the charter-school language would divert money from traditional public schools and on the fiscal-constrained county formula. The bill was reported favorably as a committee bill after a roll call vote, with Senators Bernard and Jones voting no.
The committee also considered SPB 7048, which updates Florida’s conformity to the Internal Revenue Code as of January 1, 2026 and partially decouples from federal tax changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The bill addresses bonus depreciation, research and experimental expenses, business meal deductions, and the business interest deduction, with the Revenue Estimating Conference expected to review the fiscal impact later in the week. The Florida Chamber testified that the bill should better align with federal tax relief and reduce administrative burdens, while senators emphasized the need to balance business tax relief with state revenue constraints. SPB 7048 was also reported favorably as a committee bill by roll call vote.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- Having been a school board member during COVID, in one school district and working very closely with
- the schools. schools where you have 75% are higher levels of kids in free and reduced price lunch.
- our kids back to school.
- you bring a child back to school.
- Yeah, so right now, ELOP has to be spent either before school, after school, or on the weekends.
Committee:
House Education
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Republican Press Conference 3/27/25
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm a former elementary school teacher of 33 years. I love schools and I love our kids.
- Our schools are in crisis.
- We need to save our schools.
- We need to save our schools. And are we going to believe these school leaders or not?
- Our schools are in crisis.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Schools School Board on Senate File 2067.
- </c><00:15:41.560><c> School</c> the Bloomington Public Schools School the Bloomington Public Schools
- ><c> assessments</c> high school high school assessments high school high school assessments offer<00
- </c> School Board a former Middle School School Board a former Middle School educator<00:27:11.159><c
- [Music] letting school districts um start school letting school districts um start school year<01:32:
Committee:
Senate Education Policy
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Make America Healthy Again Kentucky Task Force (9-17-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- And school day school day in this bill.
- </c> school meals and nutrition in schools. school meals and nutrition in schools.
- </c> school meal. school meal.
- </c> think now schools fill out a school think now schools fill out a school profile.<01:40:51.600><c
- schools? schools?
Summary:
The task force met with a quorum, approved the minutes from the August 20 meeting, and then heard testimony from Representative Steven Doan on House Bill 439, a school nutrition bill aimed at restricting certain ultra-processed foods in schools. Doan said the bill was inspired by his own health journey and his work in agriculture, and he described the measure as targeting specific chemical additives in foods served during the school day, not concession sales or after-hours activities. He said the bill would phase in later to give schools time to adjust and noted that the list of restricted additives was drawn from efforts in other states and advocacy groups. Members asked about the chemical abstract numbers, fiscal impact, summer meal programs, fundraisers, and whether the bill would affect parent-provided items; Doan said he had not done a fiscal note and explained that the bill was intended to apply only during instructional time on school property.
Committee members generally reacted favorably, with some raising practical concerns about cost and implementation. One member asked about high fructose corn syrup, which Doan said was not included because it is too pervasive in the food system. Another member noted that schools already limit some homemade items and asked about the line between school-provided and parent-provided food. Doan also said the list was based in part on Turning Point USA materials and similar laws in other states, and he referenced federal efforts to define ultra-processed foods.
The committee then heard from Kentucky Department of Education officials Matt Ross, Lauren Moore, and Katie Embry on school meals and nutrition programs. They outlined Kentucky’s school lunch, breakfast, summer meals, and other USDA child nutrition programs, including participation and reimbursement figures, and explained how community eligibility provision schools, meal patterns, offer-versus-serve, smart snacks, and local wellness policies work. They said USDA and FDA are currently seeking public input on a uniform definition of ultra-processed foods, that there are no current USDA requirements specifically on ultra-processed foods, and that schools already operate under federal and state rules governing competitive foods, including a state time restriction on smart snacks. They also discussed local purchasing, noting its benefits but also the procurement and staffing challenges schools face. No votes or final actions on the bill were taken in the portion provided.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Education Finance Feb 24th, 2026
WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
WV Senate Education Committee in Session Mar 10th, 2026 at 08:30 am
Education
Transcript Highlights:
- Is this a big school versus small school dilemma? Not really as...
- We're in the closest schools to us, Elkins High School is about 20 miles from us.
- schools go.
- far as private schools go.
- in high school.
Committee:
Senate Education
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- I was a superintendent of schools.
- receive taxpayer funds via school vouchers without saying anything about the Christian schools that
- our only school board member who currently has young children in our public schools.
- school board, which I was, and an elected superintendent of schools, which I was.
- And I was that school board member. Than other school board members.
Committee:
Senate Education Pre-K - 12
Summary:
The Education Pre-K-12 Committee met and took up several education bills. It first heard SJR 1104 on religious expression in public schools, which would place a proposed constitutional amendment on the ballot to protect voluntary religious expression by students and school personnel. The sponsor said it would codify existing protections and not require prayer or religious activity, while opponents argued it was unnecessary, could be used to advance Christian nationalism, and could make minority-faith students uncomfortable. The committee reported the resolution favorably.
The committee then approved SB 1738 on educational facilities, as amended, to require the Department of Education to review school facility requirements and recommend design and construction practices intended to improve safety and accountability. It also approved SB 824 on charter schools, as amended, which shifts the bill to a transparency-focused strike-all requiring districts to submit annual reports on unimproved land holdings to the Department of Education. The committee also confirmed appointees on Tabs 7 and 8.
A major portion of the meeting focused on SB 1620 on public education, described by the sponsor as a “school board members’ bill of rights.” The bill would give board members broader access to district documents and staff, limit nondisclosure agreements, clarify attorney representation, and strengthen budget transparency and nepotism rules. Supporters said it would help board members do their oversight jobs, while opponents warned it could undermine superintendents, expose confidential student or employee information, and create confusion in district governance. The committee reported the bill favorably.
Finally, the committee heard SB 1170 on education, as amended, which would allow parents of students with disabilities to request cameras in self-contained classrooms and set district procedures for reviewing those requests. Supporters, including parents and disability advocates, testified that cameras would protect non-speaking and vulnerable students and provide accountability, while one opponent argued the measure should be funded if adopted. The committee reported the bill favorably. The committee also adopted a committee-bill motion for SPB 7036, a broad education package covering school turnaround, literacy, safety, early learning, instruction, and educator pipeline issues, though members raised concerns about a possible state role in producing instructional materials; the bill was reported favorably as a committee bill.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Sep 10th, 2025
Legislative Health & Human Services Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- School food authorities, or an entity such as a local school district or charter school, are responsible
- PED will work to direct certify schools starting in the upcoming school year.
- school meals by 20%, from a total of $206 million in school year 23 to $247 million in school year 24
- year 23 to school year 24.
- school year.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- to go towards school for their school to go towards school safety.<00:12:42.280><c> And</c><00:12:42.400
- , public charter school, tribal schools, private schools, they are all worth protecting and they're all
- , public charter school, tribal schools, private schools, they are all worth protecting and they're all
- </c> to our schools. to our schools.
- </c><00:20:56.520><c> their</c> schools, all schools, um secure their schools, all schools, um secure
Committee:
Senate Education Finance
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Feb 18th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- for school construction.
- And yes, I got the honor and privilege to serve on the Issaquah School District School Board.
- This legislation really is to allow school districts to maximize the funding that they to allow school
- So allowing school districts to take advantage of this, we also know that a lot of our school districts
- I serve as the school board president for Lake Washington School District.
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on several House education bills. HB 1796 would allow school districts, under existing debt limits and with voter-approved capital levies, to issue non-voted bonds for certain new construction projects. The sponsor and school district witnesses said it would let districts front-fund projects, speed construction, and reduce inflation-related costs; a member of the public opposed it as bypassing voters. HB 2317 would exempt school-day ECEAP and Head Start programs located in public school or community/technical college buildings from child care licensing. The sponsor and providers said the current licensing process is duplicative, delays services, and creates barriers to expanding early learning; no opposition was heard.
The committee also heard HB 2594, which would codify McKinney-Vento homeless student protections in state law, require OSPI planning and reporting, and reinforce district responsibilities for students experiencing homelessness. The sponsor gave personal testimony about experiencing homelessness as a student, and advocates said the bill would improve coordination and accountability at no added cost. For HB 2557, which requires school districts to give parents a copy of special education evaluation reports by the 35th school day and hold the eligibility meeting at least five school days later, the sponsor said it would give families time to review reports; school psychologists and OSPI supported the substitute version, while some advocates asked for shorter timelines and clearer waiver language.
After the hearings, the committee moved to executive session and advanced two bills: Substitute HB 2360, allowing schools to maintain and use stock albuterol under specified conditions, and Engrossed Substitute HB 2534, updating requirements for military families’ enrollment, records transfer, and related services. Both bills received due pass recommendations and were sent to Rules, with no recorded opposition in the executive session.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Education (2-6-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- Our middle school ranked in the top 50% of middle schools in Kentucky, and our high school ranked in
- Our middle school ranked in the top 50% of middle schools in Kentucky, and our high school ranked in
- > no</c><00:42:33.920><c> one</c> public school or private school no one public school or private school
- middle school.
- Middle school and high school, you know, they were about 50%, which I would say is with most schools
Summary:
The Senate Education Committee met with a quorum and heard first from the Washway Nicotine Youth Advocacy Group, which urged stronger enforcement of Kentucky’s Tobacco 21 law. Youth advocates described the harms of flavored vaping products, argued that nicotine use is targeting children, and called for retailer licensing, annual compliance checks, harsher penalties for illegal sales, and more funding for enforcement. Committee members praised the presentation, and one senator said he had heard a bill on licensed retailers may be coming soon.
The committee then heard a lengthy presentation from Cloverport Independent School District and the Kentucky Virtual Academy about the state’s virtual school model. Superintendent Keith Haynes and principals Brandy Fagan and Sally Johnson said KYVA serves about 2,800 students, many of whom are at-risk or have health, safety, behavioral, or family reasons for choosing virtual education. They emphasized that the program uses live synchronous instruction, provides devices and materials, and offers special education and related services. They also said the school had a large wait list and that virtual programs need more flexibility in staffing ratios, scheduling, and testing windows.
School leaders acknowledged criticism of KYVA’s proficiency scores and said many students entered far below grade level, with 59% not proficient in English language arts and 79% not proficient in math on recent state testing. They argued the program is too new to judge solely on one year of data and pointed to growth in MAP scores, as well as middle and high school rankings in the top half of Kentucky schools. Fagan and Johnson outlined improvement efforts, including daily interventions, small-group instruction, literacy programs, staff training, and expanded clubs and student activities. No votes or formal committee actions were taken in the portion provided.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- They can happen in our schools, at our school events, and in our communities.
- That would include school counselors, school psychologists, and school social workers.
- They can attend... that they attend public schools. They can attend private schools.
- Our court school students have bounced around a lot from school to school, but when we support them to
- I was in and out of the court school in my school district.
Committee:
House Education
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- Kirsten Monk who is a school nurse on behalf of the California School Nurses and Dr.
- Charter School.
- Charter School.
- Hi Juliana Hubbell Charter School parent and representing Springs Charter Schools.
- School funding system is more equitable no matter where a student attends school.
Committee:
House Education
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- School, Mulokai Middle School, Khalani High School, Punoho School, Damon Memorial School, Pearl City
- Mulokai Middle School; Khalani High School; Punoho School; Damon Memorial School; Pearl City High School
- </c> School on Kauaii. School on Kauaii.
- , Kalahel High School, University Laboratory School, and Moana High School.
- A title one school where half of school.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Education Study May 1st, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Mexico funds its schools right.
- Additionally, I think we're lucky at our school to have school nurses on staff.
- on the school.
- I think for our school. We were already a no cell phone school before the mandate came in.
- My grandmother taught school.