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FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Education Pre-K - 12 Jan 20th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- As someone who, when I was in high school at Blanche Ely High School, my high school coach took care
- It's keeping those kids in school.
- The proposed bill updates the exemption to include district school boards and public schools, and the
- Not every school district does.
- Not every school district does.
Summary:
The Senate Education Pre-K through 12 Committee met with a quorum and considered several education-related bills. SB 1036 on school counselors was amended with a technical clarification and reported favorably. SB 1136 on dental screenings for K-12 students was converted by delete-all amendment to place the screening definition in the School Health Services Act and align notice and parent-exemption procedures; it also passed favorably, with support noted from PTA and other witnesses. SB 920 on mathematics education was reported favorably after discussion of applied algebra courses tied to career pathways, while preserving Algebra I standards, the end-of-course exam, graduation requirements, and university admission eligibility. SB 1216 on public school personnel compensation, which would give districts more flexibility on pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and advanced degrees, also passed favorably with broad support from educators and former school board members.
The committee then approved SPB 7022, which reenacts and extends a public records exemption for classroom examination and assessment instruments through 2031 and expands coverage to district school boards and public schools. SB 464 on observance of Veterans Day in K-12 schools was reported favorably after extensive debate about whether schools should be closed or could instead hold Veterans Day programs; supporters emphasized statewide consistency and honoring veterans, while some members raised scheduling and instructional-day concerns. SB 538 on physical education and extracurricular participation was amended to establish standardized eligibility rules for public, private, virtual, and home education students, limit duplicate participation across schools, require annual participation in the Presidential Youth Fitness Program, and leave coach compensation to district discretion; it was then reported favorably.
SB 178 on athletics and public K-12 schools was amended to add a $15,000 annual cap on coach personal spending per team and was reported favorably after discussion about good-faith support for student-athletes, recruiting concerns, and the need for guardrails. A temporary postponement was announced for SB 430 on the oath of school personnel. At the end of the meeting, Senator Osgood recorded a favorable vote on SB 1036, and the committee adjourned without further business.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- School?
- mandate if the number of cases and they kept track of it by school seven, uh six schools in our school
- in our uh school district six schools in our uh school district when<01:14:27.199><c> the</c><01:14:
- And it's not the school school school nurse,<01:35:51.520><c> okay?
- </c> facts in our schools? facts in our schools?
Committee:
Senate Education
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (01/15/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- elections, school funds, schools and school... means so the code of conduct is it's not means so the
- :29:06.520><c> and</c><02:29:06.840><c> school</c> Funds, schools, and school districts.
- </c><02:29:43.040><c> and</c><02:29:43.240><c> school</c> heading look under school and school heading
- </c><06:02:48.760><c> district</c> School Board the Chester school district School Board the Chester
- </c><06:38:12.040><c> high</c><06:38:12.160><c> school</c> school and middle school and high school school
Summary:
The House Education Committee held its organizational meeting for the new term, with members introducing themselves and describing their backgrounds in teaching, school boards, special education, administration, law, and related fields. Chair Glenn Cordelli outlined the committee’s goals and procedures, emphasizing civility, professionalism, and respectful treatment of witnesses and members. He also noted that the committee has been split into two this year because of the large volume of bills, and said the committee had already sent three bills to the other education committee, with 36 bills currently assigned and more expected.
The chair reviewed committee rules and logistics: hearings should start on time, members should minimize cell phone use and avoid searching during testimony, and questioning of witnesses is limited to one question at a time unless the chair allows a follow-up. Members were told to use the title “Representative,” to sign up on pink cards to testify, and to submit written testimony to the clerk. He also explained that hearings are for listening rather than debating, while executive sessions are where debate and motions occur. Possible motions include ought to pass, inexpedient to legislate, and retain in committee for further work, including subcommittees.
Additional procedures covered scheduling, with the committee expected to meet Wednesday and Thursday the following week because of a holiday, and regular meetings generally planned for Monday and Wednesday. The chair also discussed the consent calendar, reports from majority and minority positions, and the expectation that members who testify on a bill should not then question other witnesses on that same bill. No legislation was voted on at this meeting; it was a procedural and orientation session for the committee.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> permanent school fund and the school permanent school fund and the school trust<00:06:00.880><c>
- </c> school fund. school fund.
- </c> the Minnesota's permanent school fund. the Minnesota's permanent school fund.
- </c> school or these types of school school or these types of school districts<01:14:50.000><c> instead
- </c> schools. That is the objective. schools. That is the objective.
Committee:
Senate Education Finance
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conference: DFL Media Availability on Threat to Dismantle the US Department of Education Feb 5th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- , 325 school districts.
- It is going to affect every single school and every school child in Minnesota and across our country.
- This is going to affect every single school and every school child in Minnesota and across our country
- schools for kids of color.
- , people who send their kids to public schools, and the students who attend those schools.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Appropriations Committee Jun 15th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- The charter school opposition letter argues that SCA 5 excludes charter school students.
- Like non-basic-aid school districts, charter schools are funded through the state's Local Control Funding
- Yet SCA 5 limits eligibility only to school districts, not charter schools.
- have been to those schools—and they're in dire need of the funding... ...to their schools, have been
- , where we're not dragging down schools over here that are being successful in favor of schools that
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Appropriations heard SCA 5, the Education Equalization Act, which would create an Equalization Reserve in the General Fund funded only in strong budget years with non-Prop 98 dollars. Senator Cortese and supporters argued it would provide a stable, ongoing stream of funding to reduce per-pupil disparities between basic-aid and non-basic-aid districts without reducing the Prop 98 minimum guarantee. Supporters included education foundation, school board, administrator, employee, and business representatives. Opponents, including the California Charter Schools Association, argued the measure unfairly excludes charter and county school students and could worsen inequities; some committee members also raised concerns about its fiscal effects and constitutional structure. The committee ultimately voted 4-0 to adopt SCA 5, with the measure kept on call for additional members.
The committee then took up a series of Assembly bills, most of which were suspense-file candidates and were moved without objection after brief or waived presentations and no opposition testimony. AB 402, AB 708, AB 1080, AB 1126, AB 1235, AB 1555, AB 1641, ACA 7, AB 1672, AB 1943, AB 2565, and AB 2571 were all sent to suspense. AB 1204 drew testimony from school district leaders and coalition members who said it would worsen LCFF funding disparities by shifting future growth away from the base grant; the bill was opposed and moved to suspense. AB 1672 received support from CalPACE. The Department of Finance did not attend and had no comments on the measures.
Finally, ACA 18 was presented as a constitutional amendment to double student voting seats on the UC Board of Regents, creating separate undergraduate and graduate student representation. The author and UC student witnesses said the change would strengthen student voice on issues such as tuition, housing, basic needs, and free speech, and would align UC with CSU and community college governance. There was no opposition testimony, but the committee treated ACA 18 as a suspense-file candidate and moved it to suspense without objection. The hearing then adjourned.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
The Cost of Special Education – Senator Jason Rarick Feb 17th, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Some schools can't make it happen, and they lose the funding.
- </c><00:03:36.239><c> fit</c> flexibility where do Charter Schools fit flexibility where do Charter Schools
- ><00:05:09.080><c> maybe</c> they lose the funding some schools maybe they lose the funding some schools
- It's imperative for our schools.
- It's imperative for our schools.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Education Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Education
Transcript Highlights:
- High School.
- High School.
- The team consists of CTE instructors, school nurses, and school administration.
- Quincy Public Schools is Quincy Public Schools has been fortunate to receive a planning grant through
- from high school.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Education
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Education held an informational hearing at Quincy Public Schools focused on career and technical education (CTE). Committee members said the visit was intended to gather input for statewide CTE legislation, including efforts to expand awareness and access, improve middle school exposure, invest in equipment and facilities, and strengthen ties to workforce boards and labor pathways. Quincy officials described their CTE system as integrated with academics and highlighted support from district, city, and state partners.
School leaders outlined Quincy’s CTE offerings, including 15 Chapter 74 programs at Quincy High School and four at North Quincy High School, with about 1,360 students enrolled. Presenters emphasized curriculum aligned to DESE frameworks, work-based learning, industry-recognized credentials, safety training, business electives, dual enrollment and articulation with Quincy College, and grant funding such as Skills Capital and Perkins. They also discussed support liaisons for nontraditional careers and military pathways, advisory committees, and plans to seek Chapter 74 approval for an engineering program at North Quincy, along with new computer science and business offerings.
Testimony from MassHire South Shore described workforce partnerships, YouthWorks, job fairs, resume workshops, and the Credit for Life Fair, while the assistant superintendent explained Quincy’s MyCAP planning grant and efforts to build a student-driven college and career readiness system. Three students testified about their pathways in welding, early education and care, and healthcare technology, describing hands-on learning, certifications, clinical or co-op experiences, and future plans for college and careers. Committee members praised Quincy as a model for combining CTE with general education, and the meeting ended with a motion to adjourn and unanimous adjournment.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Education Mar 24th, 2026
Joint Committee on Education
Transcript Highlights:
- High School.
- North Quincy High School.
- The team consists of CTE instructors, school nurses, and school administration.
- from high school.
- from high school.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Education
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- It talks about school leadership matters.
- The bill also appropriately allows school leaders to have either a superintendent's license or a school
- There are 89 school districts, and there are a hundred state charter schools.
- member of my high school.
- Our children deserve to have their teachers, personal assistants, and school staff in school every day
Committee:
House House Education
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
November 19, 2025 - 11:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- FUNDING FOR THE 2425 SCHOOL YEAR.
- EDUCATION FUNDING FOR THE 24 25 SCHOOL THEIR SCHOOL YEAR WAS WET WITH A MYRIAD OF ACCOUNTABILITY CHALLENGES
- THAT NUMBER NEARLY DOUBLED IN ONE EAR, MAKING OUR SCHOOL CHOICE POPULATION JUST A SCHOOL CHOICE POPULATION
- IT'S THE SCHOOL CHOICE PROGRAM.
- I WENT TO LAW SCHOOL. I AM NOT A NUMBERS PERSON.
PA
Transcript Highlights:
- Vista School in Hershey, the Pathway School in Norristown, the Vanguard School in Melvern.
- the Woods Services School in Langhorne... ...Services School in Langhorne.
- These also are public schools. These also are public schools.
- It's also publicly funded schools.
- They don't get a second chance at middle school. They don't get a second chance at high school.
Summary:
The House convened, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved several journals, and welcomed a number of guests, including Irish dignitaries, scholarship winners, interns, student pages, and members of Omega Psi Phi. After confirming a quorum, the chamber received committee reports and referred new bills and resolutions, then recessed for caucuses and committee meetings before returning to floor action.
In the afternoon session, the House considered several bills and amendments. It approved amendments to House Bills 426, 1127, 2551, and Senate Bill 146, while rejecting an amendment to HB 1127 that would have tightened background-check requirements for out-of-state dentists. The chamber also agreed to HB 2234, which creates a spent grain donation tax credit and updates the malt beverage tax credit, and HB 2551, which limits text-message notices by the Turnpike Commission and other agencies about unpaid fines, fees, or tolls. Senate Bill 146, creating the Veterans Trust Fund Board, was amended to add audit-related changes and then agreed to.
The House then took final passage votes on several bills. HB 133, allowing a process to petition for reinstatement of parental rights, passed 191-11; HB 138, barring parental incarceration as the sole basis for termination of parental rights, passed 200-2; HB 2207, on capital development loans, passed 202-0; and HB 2224, dealing with utility rate and tax-related changes, passed 202-0 after extensive debate over affordability, consumer protections, and tax relief. HB 2473, repealing the Flood Insurance Education Information Act of 1996, also passed unanimously, and HB 2544, addressing school administrator rights and compensation disputes, passed 141-61.
The most extensive debate centered on HB 2632, which reallocates educational tax credit caps and replaces the EITC and OSTC programs with a new options tax credit framework beginning in 2027-28. Supporters said it would improve transparency, accountability, and access for the poorest students, while opponents argued it would reduce scholarship opportunities, add burdens, and harm families and schools that rely on the current programs. After lengthy debate, the House passed HB 2632 by a vote of 105-97. The chamber then announced a Finance Committee voting meeting, recommitted several bills to Appropriations, and adjourned until June 23, 2026.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill solely addresses materials in public schools or school libraries for children that contain
- I'm from Hillsborough County, Public Schools primarily from title one schools.
- Parent public School parent.
- Some text on schools.
- Public schools and public schools exist to provide equal access to knowledge.
Committee:
House Education & Employment Committee
AR
Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session
EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE AND HOUSE Mar 10th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- public school fund.
- This is a school-level measure.
- And exactly how many school districts do we have? "259" total school districts.
- And finally, in school-level resources, looking at school-level findings, rural schools spent the most
- The most common expense related to school safety was for school resource officers.
Summary:
The House/Joint Education committee continued its adequacy study with a Bureau of Legislative Research presentation on resource allocation, focusing first on matrix spending and then non-matrix spending. Staff explained the methodology for mapping APSCN expenditure data to matrix lines, reviewed district and school categories used in the analysis, and highlighted key findings: foundation funding covered a large share of matrix costs but total spending on matrix items exceeded foundation funding, with classroom teachers making up the largest share. Members asked for additional breakdowns on waivers, superintendent survey responses, trend data, and spending by district type, size, and rural/urban status. Staff also noted limitations in tracking two matrix lines—salary enhancement for other employees and all personnel health insurance—because of coding and definition issues.
The committee then reviewed non-matrix expenditures, including instructional aides, facilities, school safety, mental health, dyslexia services, gifted and talented, and career and technical education. Staff reported that non-matrix spending remained above $2 billion over the last three years, with most of it coming from other funds rather than foundation funding. Members raised concerns about dyslexia identification and funding, mental health needs, school safety, food service, athletic transportation, and whether some items should be added to the matrix. The Department of Education clarified that the building fund reflects district-held funds for construction and maintenance projects, while the facilities partnership program is a separate state process for approved projects.
In the final discussion, staff summarized total spending as more than $15,800 per student in 2025, with about 69% going to matrix resources and 31% to non-matrix resources. The chair explained the adequacy process and the committee’s role in setting future funding recommendations, and members discussed the recommendations worksheet included in the binder. The chair then proposed postponing the remainder of Part Two of the presentation until a May meeting after the fiscal session, along with inviting the Department of Education back for more detailed questions; with no objections, the committee adjourned.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Elementary and Secondary Education Feb 4th, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Elementary and Secondary Education
Transcript Highlights:
- there's school activity.
- Those girls told the school. The school knew. They called me right away.
- Normandy School Collaborative is a school within North County, St. Louis.
- school devices.
- The use of the school device as a personal device, both in and outside of school, both during school
Committee:
House Elementary and Secondary Education
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 1/23/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> hear from leaders in the school hear from leaders in the school districts<00:01:54.200><c> around
- of Metropolitan School Districts.
- </c><00:03:17.959><c> school</c> association of metropolitan school association of metropolitan school
- So this is a private school.
- </c><01:28:30.920><c> and</c><01:28:31.080><c> work</c> school because school is hard and work school
Summary:
The committee opened by approving the January 16 and January 21 minutes. Members then heard testimony focused on the impact of Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) and the proposed paid family and medical leave program on Minnesota school districts, with the chair framing the hearing as an opportunity to hear from major employers and school leaders about costs and operational effects.
Kimberly Lewis, speaking for the Minnesota School Boards Association and related school administrator groups, said districts generally already provide generous, locally negotiated sick leave and had initially adapted to ESST by separating vacation, sick time, and ESST into different buckets. She argued that a 2024 law effectively converted previously bargained sick leave into ESST, which she said undermines contracts, creates large unfunded costs, and may raise constitutional contract-clause concerns. Lewis cited large accumulated leave banks in some districts, increased sick leave use, and estimated significant costs from paid leave, including a reported $2.5 million impact for one large district. She urged flexibility such as prorating ESST for midyear hires and part-time staff and exempting coaches, short-term substitutes, and similar employees from ESST.
Superintendent Anarie Fuco of St. Michael-Albertville said her district expects about $400,000 in added fiscal 2026 costs from ESST and paid leave, plus indirect costs from substitute coverage and increased absenteeism. She said schools already have generous bargaining agreements, but the new laws reduce verification and require districts to track leave for temporary staff, creating what she described as a need for “substitutes for our substitutes.” Fuco said the district would face more than $211,000 in direct payroll costs from paid leave alone and asked for flexibility or exceptions for districts already offering comparable benefits. Members asked follow-up questions about how substitute teachers accrue leave and how many districts may be cutting budgets; Lewis and Fuco said many districts are making cuts and that substitute and staffing burdens are growing. A third testifier began by Zoom, but the transcript cuts off before her full testimony.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We don't want to put that mandate on schools, but I think schools are willing to do that.
- That is National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs.
- School District or Charter<01:48:14.000><c> School</c> Charter School Charter School would<01:48:15.960
- tribal schools don't get funds from the permanent school trust.
- </c> the schools don't get permanent School the schools don't get permanent School trust<02:01:33.800
Committee:
Senate Education Finance
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
SB 2330 Conference Committee Apr 14th, 2025 at 03:00 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- , non-public and tribal schools.
- most kids are going to go to high school, enter high school, whether it be in a building in a small
- We have to consider the children coming into a school system and the children leaving a school system
- Approximately 190 middle schools and high schools in the public schools in the state of North Dakota.
- Approximately 190 middle schools and high schools in the public schools in the state of North Dakota.
Summary:
The Senate conference committee on Senate Bill 2330 met to resolve differences between the Senate and House versions of the bill, which concerns human trafficking and exploitation prevention and awareness education in schools. House members explained their amendments, including adding non-public schools, narrowing some statutory language, removing the appropriation section because funding had been moved into the Attorney General’s budget, and changing the bill’s structure to reduce what they viewed as an overly broad mandate. Senators and House members then debated whether the education should be required for all grades or limited to specific grades, and whether it should be delivered every year or every other year.
Testimony from Amy Boyd-Bomey of YouthWorks and Stacey Schaefer of the 31A Project supported focusing the program on grades 6 and 10, with later discussion adding grade 12. They said sixth grade is a key entry point into junior high and social media exposure, tenth grade is important because of dropout risk, and twelfth grade would be the last opportunity to reach students before adulthood. They also said repeating the same material every year could dilute the message, that the curriculum should be thoughtful and trauma-informed, and that “best practices” may be preferable to the bill’s “evidence-based” language because of cost and feasibility. They emphasized that presenters must be prepared for disclosures from students after the training.
Committee members also discussed logistics and funding. The witnesses said the Attorney General’s budget line for the program would fund third-party organizations through a grant process, with reporting requirements, and that the proposed amount was based on their cost estimates. Members raised concerns about whether the funding would cover all schools and grades, especially if non-public schools were included. Several members argued against mandating the program in non-public schools at this time, citing uncertainty about related legislation and the need to maximize available funds, while others said private school students also face trafficking risks and should not be excluded. The committee did not take final action on the bill; instead, members agreed to continue working on amendments, including grade levels, annual versus biennial implementation, the “may include” language, the “evidence-based” standard, and the non-public school issue, and to reconvene at a later meeting.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- group of students, one school significantly using IDLA, another school may be Of students, one school
- I also represent Region 7 and rural schools with the Idaho School Boards Association.
- and rural school students.
- and rural school students.
- Our middle school is a fifth through eighth grade rural school this year.
Committee:
House Education
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- As someone who, when I was in high school at Blanche Ely High School, my high school coach took care
- It's keeping those kids in school.
- The proposed bill updates the exemption to include district school boards and public schools, and the
- This bill ensures that all Florida school districts formally observe Veterans Day as a school holiday
- Not every school district does.
Committee:
Senate Education Pre-K - 12
Summary:
The Senate Education Pre-K-12 Committee considered and reported favorably several bills. SB 1036, as amended, addressed the shortage of school counselors by clarifying certification requirements; SB 1136, as amended by a delete-all amendment, authorized non-invasive dental screenings in schools as part of preventive dental programs with parent notice and exemption procedures; and SB 920 proposed applied algebra courses tied to technical skills and career pathways while still requiring students to pass the Algebra I end-of-course exam. Each of these bills was supported in committee and passed favorably.
The committee also approved SB 178, as amended, to allow coaches to provide good-faith support to student-athletes, such as food, transportation, and recovery services, with reporting requirements and a $15,000 annual cap per team; members discussed the need for guardrails to prevent recruiting abuse and noted possible expansion beyond FHSAA. SB 1216, on educator compensation, would give districts more flexibility to use compensation tools beyond the current rigid framework, and it was reported favorably with support from members citing retention and inflation concerns. The committee also adopted SPB 7022, which reenacts and extends a public records exemption for certain examination and assessment instruments to 2031 and expands coverage to district school boards and public schools.
Later, SB 464 was reported favorably to require all school districts to formally observe Veterans Day as a school holiday. Members debated whether schools should be closed or could instead hold programs or professional development, but the bill advanced with support emphasizing consistency and honoring veterans. Finally, SB 538, as amended, established standardized participation rules for extracurricular activities across public, private, virtual, and home education students, addressed participation fees and multiple-school participation, and allowed districts to determine coaches’ compensation. The committee adjourned after recording an additional favorable vote on SB 1036 by Senator Osgood.