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• When I started teaching a long time ago, if you at a student information system.
• I was just commenting when I was last teaching.
• We want to know if our programs are effective.
• I was teaching my mom how to scale a classroom at Seahawks.
• And effectively incorporate that into our school accreditation process.

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• If used in the correct way, I think social media can bring positive effects.
• Yes, I've had friends who have obviously felt the effects of social media.
• But you've got effectively, as I say, to paraphrase...
• With parents to teach, advise, and support us, just like we do with driving.
• If you think HB3225 wouldn't have this effect, that's one that no one would.

Bills: HB186, HB201, HB229, HB796, HB1506, HB2702, HB2885, HB3225, HB3909, HB4285, HB5138

Keywords: social media, children, account verification, data privacy, parental control, financial crime, card fraud, motor fuel theft, law enforcement, criminal activity, skimmers, prevention, training, biological sex, government information, definitions, sex-based distinctions, public health, federal directives, state authority

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• And in revoke teaching licenses."
• Teaching and learning are so much more than the book and curriculum.
• provide An effective ATRS should provide An effective ATRS should provide round-the-clock<00:
• When they're designed well, they're among the most effective tools we have to prevent violence.
• Things like the ability to reinforce a safe, healthy, and effective teaching and learning environment

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Do we have a method in effectively.
• college courses to be able to teach college courses to be able to teach driver<00:33:59.039>
• So, it is effective.
• Um, I do also want to to that effect.
• doesn't change what we're the net effect doesn't change what we're the net effect of<05:13:23.840

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• effective? effective?
• improve the teaching teacher ed program. improve the teaching teacher ed program.
• how we move from lecture-based teaching how we move from lecture-based teaching to<00:09:57.839>
• it easy to to become get that teaching it easy to to become get that teaching degree?
• effective recruiting process right now? effective recruiting process right now?

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• These dollars pay for effectively.
• But our employees, our current ones, need to be equipped to use these tools effectively.
• ,<00:35:59.280> and across research, care, teaching, and across research, care, teaching,
• And across campus, we're renewing facilities to support teaching, research, and service in many ways.
• <00:44:19.440> by can do it do so most effectively by can do it do so most effectively by

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The House Budget Review Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education met without a quorum and postponed approval of the minutes. The committee first heard from Northern Kentucky University President Katie Short Thompson, who highlighted NKU’s enrollment growth, student success metrics, national recognition for value, lower student debt, and new programs tied to regional workforce needs, including AI, cybersecurity, supply chain analytics, cardiovascular perfusion, and the Norse Network Hub for employer access. She asked for a $5 million recurring base funding adjustment to align NKU’s general fund support with peer institutions, along with support for tuition waivers with FAFSA requirements, continued debt collection authority through the Department of Revenue, inclusion of fire and tornado insurance premiums in base funding, inflation and performance-funding support, and increased asset preservation funding. She also outlined capital priorities for the Hail College of Business building, Nunn Hall, and the MEP building, and requested $5.4 million to match private support for the Young Scholars Academy, a dual-credit program serving first-generation and low-income students. Representative Tipton questioned NKU about the number of older students using tuition waivers and whether the university could continue the program without a statutory age-based mandate. Thompson said the number of students over 65 using the waiver was small, that some students pursue degrees while others audit classes, and that external fundraising could potentially support the program if state funding changed. Tipton also confirmed NKU’s requested priorities and the $5.4 million match for the Young Scholars Academy. The committee then heard from University of Kentucky representative Dr. Cavallo, who framed UK’s request around accountability, workforce development, research, and health care impact. He described a patient story to illustrate UK’s medical mission, cited growth in enrollment, degrees awarded, hospital patients treated, and research grant revenue, and emphasized UK’s role in extension services and disaster response. He said UK is consolidating services for efficiency and is focusing on future workforce needs, especially artificial intelligence, noting the launch of the state’s first AI bachelor’s degree and a partnership with Microsoft to expand AI tools and training across campus and the Advancing Kentucky Together network. He also discussed demographic challenges, the need to retain graduates in Kentucky, and the importance of aligning programs and funding with long-term state needs.

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• It's effective.
• Yes, there are side effects, but there are side effects of every one of those drugs, not just that.
• So it's completely different in the sense of the side effects. effect profile and the adverse effect
• So the common side effects are dizziness and...
• Let's go into the serious side effects.

Bills: SB 3, SB 16, SB 2, SB 5, SB 10, HB17, SB 54, SB 9, SB 7, SB 17, SB 4, HB8, HB25, HB26, HB192, HB8, HB25, HB26, HB48, HB149, HB192, HB254, HB17, SB54, SB9, SB7, SB17, SB4, SB3, SB16, SB2, SB5, SB10

Keywords: flash flood, flood warning, outdoor warning siren, emergency alert, disaster preparedness, flood mitigation, Hill Country floods, Texas Water Development Board, municipalities, counties, local government mandate, public safety, grant program, backup power, weather siren, emergency management, flood-prone area, warning system, real property theft, real property fraud

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• enrolls in a state approved teach enrolls in a state approved teach education education education
• for building an animal Science teaching for building an animal Science teaching lab<01:05:41.079
• that the bill already has a effective that the bill already has a effective date<02:07:16.199>
• Other than that, I'll note that this bill already has an effective date of 7/13/00.
• Other than that, I'll note that this bill already has an effective date of 7/13/00.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Higher Education met at the University of Hawaiʻi’s Bachman Hall and heard testimony on several UH-related bills. HB 542 would expand the Hawaiʻi Promise Program to provide unmet-need scholarships at four-year UH campuses. UH system officials, the UH Student Caucus, and a Honolulu Community College student testified in support, emphasizing college affordability, student retention, and workforce needs. Committee members asked about current program data, eligibility, transfer patterns, and cost; UH said it had data available, noted about 10% of current Hawaiʻi Promise students transfer to four-year campuses, and estimated the full expansion would cost about $12 million. UH also suggested a possible alternative of focusing on transfer opportunities from two-year to four-year campuses. The committee then heard HB 840, which concerns athletics appropriations for UH. UH Mānoa and UH Hilo supported the bill. UH officials said the funding would help cover recurring athletics operating costs, women’s sports travel and recruiting, Austin Awards, and a new nutrition fueling station, while Hilo said the money would help with travel, per diem, and conference-related costs. Members asked about the history of the athletics funding, the difference between Austin Awards and special talent waivers, NIL planning, and whether the appropriation should be restored to the base budget. UH explained that a $4 million athletics appropriation was originally made in 2018 or 2019, later removed from the base, and has been reappropriated annually since then. Finally, the committee heard HB 842, which would fund three additional permanent mental health practitioner positions at UH Mānoa’s Counseling and Student Development Center. UH supported the bill, and Academic Labor United and a high school student testified in favor, citing student stress, overwork, and the need for more counseling access. In questions, members discussed the current counselor-to-student ratio, recruitment challenges in a tight labor market, and strategies for hiring, including looking at candidates on soft-money grants who may be seeking stable employment. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• We are so thrilled to see states take up this opportunity to find efficiency, to find effectiveness in
• They didn't teach you in Texas? It's right.
• I mean, how much more effective?
• I mean, how much more effective?
• How much, I guess I'm just curious where you think it'll be by effectiveness every time the AI detects

Bills: SB1020

Keywords: special plates, Arizona Space Commission, transportation, funding, space exploration, 1182, all

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 1020, which would create Arizona Space Commission special license plates and direct a portion of the plate fee to the Space Exploration and Aeronautics Research Fund. The bill’s sponsor and the Arizona Space Commission chair testified in support, emphasizing Arizona’s growing space industry, the need for a funding stream for the commission, and the bill’s role in promoting aerospace jobs, education, and economic development. They noted a planned floor amendment to extend the implementation deadline from 2026 to 2027. Members expressed strong support and highlighted Arizona’s competitiveness in space-related activity. The committee then heard a presentation from Deloitte on artificial intelligence in government. Deloitte described how AI and predictive analytics can improve state services, but stressed concerns about accountability, data quality, privacy, workforce impacts, and responsible use. The presentation used examples from public-sector data integration and predictive modeling, including how AI can help identify veterans who may qualify for benefits or other outreach, while cautioning that such tools should not be used for yes-or-no eligibility decisions. Members asked about data sources, accuracy, minors, privacy protections, and safeguards, and Deloitte said it follows a trust-and-governance framework and could provide more information later. Finally, the committee heard from Pano AI on wildfire detection technology. The presenter explained that the company uses camera towers, AI, and human review to detect smoke early, provide location data to responders, and improve initial attack on wildfires. She said the system is already deployed across Arizona through utilities, state agencies, and local departments, with more installations planned, and described examples where early detection helped contain fires and support evacuation and jurisdictional response. Members asked about coverage, weather limitations, funding, and future capabilities, and the presenter said the technology is a tool that will continue improving through better prediction and integration with other fire-management systems. The committee adjourned after the presentations.

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• can't and I have a a license to teach. can't and I have a a license to teach. Right?
• try to teach you how to do black hair. try to teach you how to do black hair.
• that teach cosmetology. that teach cosmetology.
• You can't teach it. You can't teach it.
• They want to teach them at home or they want the church to teach them.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• So, what this is, I filed this bill last year's effective day. It was changing it from 25 to 26.
• It is impossible to teach American history without mentioning or talking about the Bible or Christianity
• And it's a good way to teach our kids about goodri and those kinds of things.
• So, would it be safe to say that that would probably have the same effect on our teacher shortage?
• And as I think about those young men who, bless their hearts, are teaching our son.

Bills: SB843, SB1733, SB1476, SB1237, SB1410, SB1894, SB1272, SB1204, SB1721, SB1725, SB1735, SB1337, SB1339, SB1461, SB1975

Keywords: school boards, educational governance, conflict of interest, employee relations, Oklahoma statutes, child abuse, reporting requirements, sexual misconduct, law enforcement, school personnel, confidentiality, student safety, land office, land exchange, investment, education funding, real estate management, Teachers' Bill of Rights, education, teachers' rights

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• That are teaching children to swim.
• This bill will require that facility managers and instructors be certified to teach children to swim.
• We're talking about a school that teaches babies how to swim, and all we're asking is that the staff
• So far, the last two have been effective for almost all school instruction in the state. of Texas.
• Swim School Association members reported that teachers will be teaching over 12 million lessons.

Bills: SB650, HB3667, SB28, HB3201, SB1184, HB1800, SB 28

Keywords: permit issuance, regulatory framework, business operations, efficiency, application process, lottery, gambling, internet gaming, mobile application, criminal offenses, lottery regulations, occupational licensing, fraud prevention, criminal background checks, lottery couriers, SB 1184, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, wine collection seller, collectible wine, vintage wine

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• And we can all agree that teaching students to evaluate the limitations is just as important as teaching
• As we move forward, how will institutions be supported in preparing faculty to teach AI literacy effectively
• We appreciate that this bill recognizes that teaching students the limitations ...personal reasons.
• We appreciate that this bill recognizes that teaching students the limitations of new tech is just as
• I look forward to serving during the college's second decade of outstanding teaching and learning.

Bills: S1694

Keywords: technology education, digital literacy, artificial intelligence, computer science, high school graduation

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Higher Education met with a quorum present and first took up CS for SB 1694, which would require technology-integrated postsecondary general education core courses to include digital literacy and competency instruction, including use of artificial intelligence tools, and encourage high school computer science courses with AI content to teach how AI systems use data, their benefits and limitations, and responsible use in academic and personal contexts. The bill drew support from several speakers who emphasized the need for students to understand AI’s capabilities, limitations, ethics, and risks, while one speaker raised concerns about overreliance on AI and the loss of skills. Senator Davis said the bill was a good step toward preparing the future workforce and suggested earlier instruction might be worth considering later. The bill was reported favorably, and Senator Leek asked to be recorded in the affirmative. The committee then heard a long series of confirmation presentations for trustees at multiple Florida colleges and universities, including Tallahassee State College, USF, UNF, Palm Beach State College, the College of the Florida Keys, Hillsborough College, Miami-Dade College, Florida A&M University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Florida International University, New College of Florida, Florida Polytechnic University, and the University of Florida. The appointees generally emphasized student success, workforce alignment, fiscal responsibility, access and affordability, and institutional growth; several members and senators offered supportive comments, with some asking about specific issues such as Tallahassee State’s NCLEX passage rates and the need for continued improvement. One appointee’s attendance was delayed or skipped for later consideration, but the committee ultimately took a block vote and reported the confirmations favorably to the Ethics and Elections Committee. Finally, Chair Harrell gave a brief overview of the higher education budget, describing a total of $11.9 billion and highlighting increases for workforce education, Florida College System operating funds, workforce development capitalization, the Rural Incentive for Professional Educators program, the USF Center for Nursing, preeminent research universities, UCF’s community school grant program, UF’s Lassinger Center on Learning, the Florida Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment, and campus security through a postsecondary guardian program. Senator Davis asked about a transfer related to the workforce development capitalization and incentive grant fund, and the chair explained it was a transfer of an existing program with new funds being added. There was no public comment on the budget, and the meeting adjourned after Senator Leek requested to be recorded in the affirmative on SB 1694.

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• have our our mentors and um the teaching have our our mentors and um the teaching staff<00:23:17.360
• We want to reflect what's best in teaching and learning. We just need the time to do it.
• and still provide a safe and effective and still provide a safe and effective learning<00:48:00.240
• opportunities safe and effective opportunities safe and effective learning<00:48:40.640> environments
• <01:07:49.200> and impossible to fill vital teaching and impossible to fill vital teaching

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• That effect starts early and never ends.
• That effect starts early and never ends.
• So what we're doing now, just teaching sex education without teaching the dignity of human life, is just
• Can you tell me what school you teach at? I teach at a private school.
• This is a common-sense bill to teach our kids about development.

Bills: HB2035, HB2086, HB2434, HB2611, HB2732, HB2733, HB2830, HB2923, HB2932, HB4004

Keywords: kinship care, child welfare, foster care, relative placement, child protection, vaccination mandates, mask requirements, public health, government entities, COVID-19, controlled substances, prescription monitoring, opioid crisis, healthcare regulations, patient safety, group homes, children's rights, safety protocols, employee training, mental health

Summary: The committee heard a presentation from the University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix on its new tuition-free, three-year regional medical school branch in Yuma, which is intended to address Arizona’s primary care shortage by training students in a rural setting and linking them to rural residency opportunities. Members asked about who could apply, whether out-of-state applicants were eligible, and whether graduates would be required to remain in rural Arizona; the presenter said there is no post-graduation practice commitment, but the program is designed to encourage retention through rural training and residency placement. The committee then considered several child welfare and behavioral health bills. HB 2923 would expand judicial review procedures for court-ordered mental health treatment, adding timelines, notice, counsel protections, and a clear-and-convincing standard for continued treatment; the sponsor and a retired judge said it fills gaps in a 1974 statute. HB 2035 would expand kinship foster care to extended family members, require more notice and written findings when kin placement is denied, and strengthen presumptions favoring placement with relatives or other significant adults; DCS said the bill largely reflects current policy but raised a timing concern about a required report before preliminary protective hearings. HB 2611 would create a Youth Safety Rights and Mental Health Protection Act for foster youth and group homes, adding rights related to immediate and unbiased health care, anti-bullying protections, retaliation safeguards, drug screening, and safety rules; foster youth and former foster youth testified strongly in support, while DCS was neutral and noted possible implementation and fiscal impacts. The committee also heard HB 4004, which would require DCS to investigate credible abuse or neglect reports even when one parent is considered protective, and to take protective action when warranted. Several parents testified that DCS had previously closed or minimized cases because a protective parent existed, leaving children exposed to abuse; DCS did not testify against the bill, and members later said the agency should not use the presence of a safe parent as a reason not to investigate. The committee also considered pharmacy and AHCCCS-related bills: HB 2434 would revise the controlled substances prescription monitoring program and reporting requirements; HB 2732 would continue the State Board of Pharmacy; HB 2733 would make several pharmacy regulation changes including delivery, continuing education, and change-of-ownership rules; and HB 2932 would require AHCCCS contractors to reimburse noncontracting labs referred by contracting providers, which health plans opposed as undermining managed care tools while a lab provider argued it would improve fair payment and competition. On the floor, the committee also took up HB 2086, which would prohibit government and business mask and vaccination mandates, HB 2830, which would require instruction on fetal and prenatal development and bar abortion-related curriculum materials, and HB 2035, HB 2434, HB 2611, HB 2732, HB 2733, HB 2923, HB 2932, and HB 4004. Amendments were adopted on several bills, including HB 2086, HB 2611, HB 2830, and HB 2932. Final committee votes gave HB 2035, HB 2086, HB 2434, HB 2611, HB 2732, HB 2733, HB 2830, HB 2923, HB 2932, and HB 4004 do-pass recommendations, with HB 2086, HB 2611, HB 2830, and HB 2932 reported as amended.

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• I mean, obviously I try to teach, Lord knows, I try to teach the boy, you know, to the extent possible
• You teach your sons? Absolutely.
• This man is still teaching. He’s still teaching children.
• So that he could teach at another unsuspecting school.
• But enticement of a child has been effectively used...

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• And they're my son teaches, it's 180.
• <01:09:07.759> your ones in the classroom teaching your ones in the classroom teaching your
• <01:48:12.480> class try to teach class try to teach class there.<01:48:14.960> This
• Um, when I was teaching at St.
• Um, when I was teaching share a story. Um, when I was teaching at<03:05:56.640> St.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I teach industrial technology at the Little Falls High School, and I am teaching the CDL portion of our
• I teach >> Okay. Um, my name is Eric Lebl.
• <00:02:02.799> the Falls High School and I am teaching the Falls High School and I am teaching
• I'm Peter Master John and I teach I'm Peter Master John and I teach mathematics<00:06:44.479>
• students industry experience teaching students industry experience teaching students about<01:21:

Bills: HF3650, HF1791, HF3489, HF4231, HF4232, HF4269, HF4270, HF3490

Keywords: student career pathways, education framework, experiential learning, employer engagement, career technical education, career and technical education, CTE, postsecondary scholarship, postsecondary grant, school district funding, cooperative unit, Minnesota high school, apprenticeship, certificate program, tuition assistance, workforce training, military transition, education finance, student aid, career pathways

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• And we compensate people for that because they have to do it outside of their normal teaching hours,
• We have staff who teach in both places, so really strong connection there.
• We need to use our cultural teachings because those are our protective factors.
• in addition studies about the effect in addition studies about the effect mascots<01:21:25.239><
• That would be effective immediately upon this bill passing.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This bill will, in effect, This bill will, in effect, change the way that we prepare educators in the
• The bill creates a competency-based coaching for educator readiness and teaching program, or CERT.
• It also establishes, subject to appropriation, the Florida Institute of Teaching Excellence housed at
• The Florida Institute of Teaching Excellence housed at Miami-Dade College, and that is the bill.
• Who's teaching those children? Who's working with those children?

Summary: The Higher Education Budget Subcommittee heard and passed two bills. HB 875 on educator preparation would create a uniform core curriculum for teacher preparation programs, establish a new competency-based CERT program, standardize mentor and clinical educator requirements, allow certain certification waivers, and create a Florida Institute of Teaching Excellence at Miami-Dade College subject to appropriation. Sponsor Rep. Rizzo said the bill would not add costs to local districts and would phase in beginning July 1, 2029; Rep. Snyder said the goal was to unify and raise standards across multiple certification pathways. An amendment by Rep. Aristide to reduce clinical hours for experienced teachers seeking counseling certification was withdrawn after discussion. Public testimony included support from the Foundation for Florida’s Future and opposition from the ACLU of Florida and another opponent. The bill passed on a recorded vote, with Reps. Franklin, Bracey Davis, and Campbell voting no. Members then took up HB 681, as amended by PCS, on apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship program funding. Rep. Mello said the bill focuses on funding transparency, accountability, resolving bargaining issues between local education agencies and apprenticeship providers, and requiring annual reporting to the Legislature to assess return on investment. Public testimony was overwhelmingly supportive from business, trade, and workforce groups, including Americans for Prosperity, the Florida Chamber of Commerce, Associated Builders and Contractors of Florida, and others. Rep. Franklin praised the sponsor’s work and said he would support the bill. HB 681 passed unanimously, and the committee adjourned after completing its agenda.