Bills: SB27, SB226, SB326, SB570, SB605, SB870, SB991, SB1871, SB1872, SB1873, SB1874, SB1924, SB1925

Keywords: residency, public schools, child safety placement, enrollment, education code, antisemitism, student conduct, education, disciplinary actions, Texas Education Code, truancy, attendance policy, chronic absenteeism, school attendance, student absence notifications, parent notification, home visit, attendance officer, truancy court, school district

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• each school district because I know.
• One question will be, how many absences do you need for each school, each school district to establish
• Texas school districts and open enrollment charter schools. Mr.
• We got calls from from schools and lit up on our board that they were calling from school.
• . ...school nurses, assistant school nurses, and other key personnel.

Bills: SB204, SB570, SB735, SB784, SB1207, SB1396, SB1447, SB2392, SB2540, SB747, SB875

Keywords: parental rights, education, school trustees, training, handbook, truancy, attendance policy, chronic absenteeism, school attendance, student absence notifications, parent notification, home visit, attendance officer, truancy court, school district, open-enrollment charter school, student support services, school counselor, principal, administrator

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• Schools have a mandate this on school.
• It trains a school-based team in each school to handle those reports.
• It trains a school-based team in each school to handle those reports.
• It trains a school-based team in each school to handle those reports.
• It trains a school-based team in each school to handle those reports.

Bills: HF751, HF3550, HF3764, HF1490

Keywords: parental notification, school safety, bullying, harassment, violence, prohibited conduct, student discipline, charter school, school district, data practices, student privacy, parent rights, guardian notification, school incident reporting, cyberbullying, restraint, reasonable force, anti-bullying policy, school administration, student conduct

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• It's for school enrichment for public school students as well.
• members school board. um school board members school board. um school board members across<00:32:
• districts school districts so school districts school districts so school districts won't<00:37:48.079
• Schools. Proceed. Schools. Proceed.
• our school.

Bills: HF3714, HF4399, HF4176, HF2544, HF60, HF4231, HF4232

Keywords: foster care, child welfare, enrollment priority, education programs, child care assistance, education, school board, elections, local governance, school district, site-governed schools, education reform, local control, autonomy, interchange, bond issuance, transportation, infrastructure funding, Sherburne County, student eligibility

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• , like my school, Alabama School of Math and Science, is already included in this amendment?
• , like my school, Alabama School of Math and Science, is already included in this amendment?
• Some schools I go to, tracking it.
• >> Does all schools have career coaches? >> Does all schools have career coaches?
• But somebody's on campus, uh, every school figuring eligibility for high school.

Bills: HF3714, HF4399, HF4176, HF2544, HF60, HF4231, HF4232

Keywords: foster care, child welfare, enrollment priority, education programs, child care assistance, education, school board, elections, local governance, school district, site-governed schools, education reform, local control, autonomy, interchange, bond issuance, transportation, infrastructure funding, Sherburne County, student eligibility

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• 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.

Bills: S7022, S0178, S0430, S0464, S0538, S0920, S1036, S1136, S1216

Keywords: public records, open government, sunshine law, education assessments, testing materials, exam security, assessment instruments, test items, answer keys, scoring rubrics, item banks, developmental materials, workpapers, student testing, academic dishonesty, cheating, Florida Department of Education, State Board of Education, Board of Governors, Florida College System

Summary: The Education Pre-K through 12 Committee considered and reported favorably several bills. SB 1036 on school counselors was amended to clarify certification exemptions and passed, with support focused on addressing counselor shortages and student mental health needs. 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 to require written parent notice and exemption procedures; it passed with support from PTA and other advocates. SB 920 on mathematics education passed after discussion of applied algebra courses tied to career pathways, while preserving Algebra I standards, end-of-course testing, graduation requirements, and university admission eligibility. SB 178 on athletics and public K-12 schools also passed after amendment adding a $15,000 annual cap on coach-provided personal support per team and discussion of guardrails to prevent recruiting abuses; members emphasized the role coaches play in supporting students. SB 1216 on public school personnel compensation passed with broad support for giving districts more flexibility on pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and advanced degree compensation. The committee also approved SPB 7022, a public records exemption bill extending protections for examination and assessment instruments to 2031 and clarifying coverage for district and school materials. SB 464 on observance of Veterans Day in K-12 schools passed after debate over whether schools should be closed or use the day for programs, with supporters arguing for statewide consistency and honoring veterans. Finally, SB 538 on physical education passed after a delete-all amendment establishing standardized extracurricular participation rules for public, private, virtual, and home education students, addressing coach compensation at the district level, and clarifying participation limits across schools. The committee recessed briefly for Senator Avila’s arrival, postponed SB 430, and adjourned after recording one additional favorable vote on SB 1036.

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• Chairman, members, school psychologists. or licensed specialties in school psychology.
• the Foundation School Program.
• We work in over 70 schools and community sites across Central Texas providing in school, after school
• school or even middle school, but there are lots out there who would do that, so.
• But I also know that school districts and schools lean on us.

Bills: HB 1178, HB1411, HB1441, HB1773, HB1813, HB2107, HB2598, HB2911, HB2967, HB3672, HB5263, HB3797

Keywords: education, temporary certification, out-of-state educators, teacher shortage, military spouses, personal leave, school holidays, employee compensation, overtime provisions, school safety, peace officers, mental health, de-escalation techniques, trauma-informed care, student trustee, school board, student representation, education policy, nonvoting position, school governance

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• It is not under the Foundation School Program.
• school where I care for more than 560 students and over 70 staff.
• I'm a national certified school nurse, a member of the Texas School Nurses Organization, and a practicing
• school nurse for more than 20 years.
• I started teaching middle school kids in 1968, and the last 22 years of my career were spent as a school

Bills: HB 1178, HB1411, HB1441, HB1773, HB1813, HB2107, HB2598, HB2911, HB2967, HB3672, HB5263, HB3797

Keywords: education, temporary certification, out-of-state educators, teacher shortage, military spouses, personal leave, school holidays, employee compensation, overtime provisions, school safety, peace officers, mental health, de-escalation techniques, trauma-informed care, student trustee, school board, student representation, education policy, nonvoting position, school governance

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• districts, public school to all school districts, public school districts<00:04:58.080> in<00
• school districts. school districts.
• school fund task force. school fund task force.
• Um, which to me, you know, turns... school trust? Lance, school trust?
• independent school district. independent school district.

Bills: HF3900

Keywords: permanent school fund, school endowment fund, Minnesota constitutional amendment, school aid, public school funding, State Board of Investment, investment income, distributable amount, school districts, property taxes, income taxes, voter approval, ballot question, constitutional amendment 2026, education finance, fund perpetuity, purchasing power, trust lands, swamp lands, internal improvement land fund

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• . schools. schools.
• insult to our schools. insult to our schools.
• outside of our schools. outside of our schools.
• previous school year. previous school year.
• school has control over. school has control over.

Bills: HF4213, HF4198, HF3930, HF3585, HF3451

Keywords: education finance, school funding, K-12, prekindergarten, pre-K, early childhood education, general education aid, special education, literacy aid, school meals, free school meals, school breakfast, school lunch, charter school lease aid, charter schools, nonpublic pupil aid, private school aid, transportation aid, desegregation aid, integration aid

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• schools have to be both in the school education business and the school business.
• school last school year.
• Mental health in schools, in or out of schools, in or out of schools...
• school to ensure that there is at least one employee at each school campus during regular school hours
• school.

Bills: HB2093, HB2370, HB2376, HB2380, HB2381, HB2383, HB2423, HB2481, HB2621, HB2895, HB4005, HB4043, HB4109

Keywords: mental health, school curriculum, education policy, instruction requirements, statute repeal, charter schools, education, weapons detection, public safety, school administration, school districts, real estate transactions, school property, bond issuance, land use approval, capital improvements, school governance, board meetings, education funding, parental notification

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• She has been a very stable force in Elgin public schools.
• Let me say a quick update about the Elgin school bus crash that happened yesterday.
• and virtual charter schools.
• And so, I share that same commitment and wanting to make sure that kids are safe at school.
• the flexibility to award more than one grant to one of those three schools.

Bills: SB514, SB346, SB1593, SB1782, SB1366, SB1497, SB366, SB1895, SB2048, SB2005, SB2006, SB710, SB1480

Keywords: SB514, school choice, charter school, virtual charter school, OSSAA, extracurricular activities, interscholastic activities, athletics, homeschool, other means of education, alternative education, student eligibility, student transfer, district policy, public school district, adjacent district, blended learning, virtual learning, school sports, academic eligibility

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• When independent school districts and charter schools engage in the litigation process costing. ...thousands
• Aledo Independent School District.
• middle school.
• Currently, if a school district or charter... the school is subject to a special investigation.
• use these in the schools.

Bills: SB205, SB582, SB625, SB1884, SB1903, SB2600, SB2617, SB2751, SB111, SB3061, SB1908

Keywords: fetal development, health curriculum, public schools, middle school health education, grade 7, grade 8, State Board of Education, school health advisory council, Texas Education Code, pregnancy, reproductive health, infertility, birth defects, prenatal development, unborn child, trimester, medically accurate instruction, age-appropriate instruction, drug and alcohol effects, lead exposure

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• schools or schools um expelling students schools or schools um expelling students based<00:09:48.080
• <00:41:58.240> resource school facility like a school resource school facility like a school
• School.
• /c><01:08:50.880> resource schools don't have a school resource schools don't have a school resource
• school resource officers. school resource officers.

Bills: HF3409, HF3487, HF3401

Keywords: immigration status, undocumented students, immigrant rights, K-12 education, public school enrollment, Plyler v. Doe, school district, charter school, cooperative unit, law enforcement access, ICE, immigration enforcement, civil lawsuit, private right of action, injunctive relief, mandamus, student records, directory information, parental engagement, equal access to education

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• Schools, and we would support that type of movement for all charter schools in general.
• This is not only true for charter schools; this is true for public school alternative school programs
• A school that's in good standing, a school with a D or F rating, is put on a school improvement plan.
• The bill also prohibits a public or private school from prohibiting any school employee, contractor,
• has requested a pupil's education records, has withdrawn a pupil from the school or any school that

Bills: SB1026, SB1126, SB1143, SB1166

Keywords: alternative education, school funding, student accountability, education reform, school district governance, educational records, student privacy, FERPA, family educational rights and privacy act, Department of Child Safety, DCS caseworker, child welfare, abuse or neglect, juvenile justice, juvenile court, juvenile corrections, school records, discipline records, attendance records, school district

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• Schools partnering better with parents to help our children succeed in schools.
• Schools partnering better with parents to help our children succeed in school and life. Thank you.
• school must award a student, on graduation from high school, a high school diploma with a state seal
• How about, let's go to the school... school.
• safe and functional schools.

Bills: HB2040, HB2142, HB2255, HB2379, HB2482, HB2575, HB2600, HB2764, HB4033, HCR2015

Keywords: public education, adoption, sex education, parental rights, student health information, school safety, resource officers, mental health, training, infrastructure improvements, Arizona Teachers Academy, teacher preparation, education funding, public schools, scholarships, teacher certification, community colleges, school district, governing board, training requirements

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• I don't think any school is going to be overrun with virtual school or virtual charter school or homeschool
• Before school, after school?
• during the school day?
• I won't name the school. Maybe not to do that because our school could be sued.
• So that could be before school. It might be after school.

Bills: HB4491, HB3240, HB4146, HB4158, HB4159, HB3718

Keywords: extracurricular activities, charter schools, student eligibility, virtual education, Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association, prayer, religious freedom, public schools, consent, First Amendment, school policy, paid maternity leave, school employees, public health, childcare, work-life balance, education, family leave, tuition, grant

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• schools. Whoops. schools. Whoops.
• It's school schools don't deserve that.
• We are a school Fidley Public Schools.
• > charter<01:00:26.880> schools school district and charter schools school district and
• for schools. That's what schools want. for schools. That's what schools want.

Bills: HF3435, HF3409

Keywords: school access, school site, school district, charter school, federal agents, DHS, Department of Homeland Security, ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, CBP, Customs and Border Protection, USCIS, immigration enforcement, judicial warrant, student privacy, school safety, sanctuary schools, warrant requirement, federal warrant, school grounds

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• child's original school.
• In the school districts, right?
• Well, nearly all of the schools, I think, ended. Why can't they just do it after school?
• Do they get to tell the schools when, or do the schools get to tell them when?
• A middle school is closing.

Bills: SB226, SB413, SB571, SB1049, SB2398, SB2920

Keywords: residency, public schools, child safety placement, enrollment, education code, school boards, transparency, public meetings, attendance, recording, misconduct, child abuse, educators, investigation, criminal offense, education law, suspension, reporting requirements, released time, religious instruction

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• These two bills, especially SB 23, combined with the 6.8 pennies of school district tax rate compression
• So again, I commend you, along with the increase from 100,000 to 140,000, and for the first time in 40
• Again, I commend you on having the foresight to continue to improve this system, and I'll be happy to
• So I really commend you for having this bill and focusing on helping people who really need the help
• and have been loyal to the state and the school for... ...years.

Bills: SB23, SJR85

Keywords: homestead exemption, elderly, disabled, ad valorem taxation, school district funding, Texas constitutional amendment, property tax relief, school district taxes, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, elderly homeowners, senior citizens, disabled homeowners, age 65 or older, school finance, tax exemption increase, local school taxes, property tax exemption, homestead tax relief, voter approval

Summary: The Senate Committee on Local Government heard testimony on Senate Bill 23 and its companion constitutional amendment, Senate Joint Resolution 85, both by Senator Bettencourt. The bills would increase the additional homestead exemption for elderly and disabled homeowners from $10,000 to $60,000, which proponents said would significantly reduce property taxes and help seniors and disabled Texans age in place. Bettencourt and supporters described the measure as part of a broader property tax relief package, estimating combined savings of about $950 for over-65 and disabled homeowners when paired with other recent homestead exemption changes. Witnesses largely supported the proposal. Testimony in favor came from a lawyer, a private citizen, Texas Realtors, the Texas Silver-Haired Legislature, and the Texas Association of Builders, all emphasizing relief for fixed-income seniors, housing stability, and the ability to remain in their homes. Several witnesses noted rising property taxes, medical costs, and the challenges seniors face in moving or affording home modifications. One witness from Every Texan said a flat homestead exemption is the most equitable way to cut property taxes, but argued against additional tax cuts generally, favoring a circuit-breaker approach and warning that permanent tax cuts could reduce funding for schools and other needs. The committee also discussed data showing many over-65 homeowners already pay no school property taxes in some counties and that the proposed changes would increase that share. After closing public testimony, the committee voted on the measures. Senate Bill 23 was reported favorably to the full Senate by a 7-0 vote, and S.J.R. 85 was also reported favorably by a 7-0 vote. The transcript also shows Senate Bill 898 being laid out and passed unanimously earlier in the meeting, with a recommendation for the local and uncontested calendar.