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• ,</c> &gt;&gt; Senate Bill 119, Chair Education, &gt;&gt; Senate Bill 119, Chair Education, Energy,<00
• All right, let's go to Education, Energy, and the Environment. Okay.
• Board of Education Transparency Act.
• ,</c><00:45:24.640><c> the</c> Association of Boards of Education, the Association of Boards of Education
• </c> Maryland State Department of Education Maryland State Department of Education to<00:48:20.640><c

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 960, senate, all

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• A graduate of the Mount Vernon public school system and now a professional in education in that very
• GRADUATE OF THE MOUNT VERNON PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM AND NOW A PROFESSIONAL IN EDUCATION IN THAT VERY SAME
• His success as a university administrator was recognized by more than 50 higher education awards.
• STEM education resources to communities with diverse backgrounds.
• the San Fernando Valley with the educational opportunities that they need to succeed in our world.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• One wing does some of this bail relief, while another wing does, say, educational work.
• schools by the Texas Education Agency related to public school educators.
• Senate Bill 27 is a comprehensive education bill aimed at supporting Texas educators, largely based on
• in high-need areas like bilingual and special education.
• the establishment of continuing education tracking systems.

Bills: SB664 , SB40 , SB9 , SJR1 , SJR5 , SB27 , SB207 , SB2938 , SB1901 , SB1227 , SB1248 , SB912 , SB1321 , SB2143 , SB2145 , SB1497 , SB1239 , SB2180 , SB1388 , SB1762 , SB1662 , SB1951 , SB1537 , SB493 , SB378 , SB1020 , SB1018 , SB992 , SB958 , SB920 , SB1350 , SCR25 , SB687 , SB1332 , SB2185 , SB552 , SB664 , SB40 , SB9 , SJR1 , SJR5 , SB458 , SB482 , SB927 , SB984 , SB651 , SB1620 , SB2124 , SB2448 , SB841 , SB843 , SB402 , SB2662 , SB2053 , SB2332 , SB2112 , SB745 , SB1247 , SB1789 , SB27 , SB207 , SB2938 , SB1901 , SB1227 , SB1248 , SB912 , SB1321 , SB2143 , SB2145 , SB1497 , SB1239 , SB2180 , SB1388 , SB1762 , SB1662 , SB1951 , SB1537 , SB493 , SB378 , SB1020 , SB1018 , SB992 , SB958 , SB920 , SB1350 , HCR76 , HCR127 , HCR9 , HCR40 , HCR118 , HR559 , HCR59 , HCR135 , HCR141 , HCR46 , HCR109 , HCR10 , SCR25 , HB2525 , HB142 , HB140 , HB29 , HB451 , HB3809 , HB3307 , HB 1130 , HJR1 , HB9 , SB17 , SB260 , SB509 , SB1506 , SB1637 , SB2308

Keywords: Texas courts, judicial officers, associate judge, magistrate, master, referee, hearing officer, court administration, Government Code Chapter 54, Government Code Chapter 54A, bail training, Article 17.024, Article 15.17, local administrative judge, State Commission on Judicial Conduct, Office of Court Administration, county courts, criminal justice, criminal jurisprudence, judicial qualifications

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• the record, my name is Megan Burch, a nonpartisan fiscal analyst, um, supporting the Senate Higher Education
• So starting on line one, the Senate offer also nets to the global target amounts for higher education
• for state work study, tribal college supplemental grant assistance, get ready, and the Minnesota Education
• </c> get ready, and the Minnesota Education get ready, and the Minnesota Education Equity Equity Equity
• Moving down to the transfers section in the Office of Higher Education, starting on line 29.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• With further the committee on education.
• Listen to the second reading education.
• </c> bill, that your Senate Education bill, that your Senate Education Committee<01:05:56.520><c> did
• The section Senate Education Committee.
• </c> out of Senate Education. Thank you, Mr. out of Senate Education. Thank you, Mr.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• </c><00:08:04.160><c> program</c> a tobacco retailer education program a tobacco retailer education program
• Our lung health and educational events.
• So, 36 hours of continuing education.
• </c><01:13:19.840><c> in</c> graves or enrollment and education in graves or enrollment and education
• Uh as the senator asked about education.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The task force opened with a moment of silence for the Louisville UPS plane tragedy, approved the October 15 minutes, and reminded members to submit policy recommendations before the December 16 meeting, when the group will discuss its report to LRC. The first informational presentation, from the Department for Public Health, focused on youth vaping. Elizabeth Good and Julie Brooks cited a recent Surgeon General report warning that youth vaping can harm brain development, mental health, lungs, asthma, and hormones, and noted Kentucky survey data showing 8.7% of students reported daily vaping and 19.7% used vaping products in the prior 30 days. They described prevention and cessation resources including Catch My Breath, I Can End the Trend, Not on Tobacco, My Life, My Quit, Quitline services, and the Kentucky TRUST retailer education program, which trained 3,371 individuals in 2024 and distributed 253 Tobacco 21 toolkits. The next presentation came from Kentucky ABC on implementation of SB 100, which created the division of tobacco, nicotine, and vapor product licensing. Commissioner Scotty Tracy and Jamar Carter said all retailers selling tobacco, nicotine, or vapor products must be licensed, regulations were filed October 31, 2025, and the online application portal is live. In response to questions about sales to minors, they said violations carry escalating fines for clerks and owners, with a fourth violation resulting in no license renewal for two years and unpaid fines also blocking renewal. They said complaints can be submitted through the portal, by phone, or on the ABC website, and enforcement investigates tips and may use underage compliance checks. The committee then heard from Kim McKenna Johnson of One Cross Community Health, who argued for a “deficiency-first” and holistic approach to care centered on nutrition, lifestyle, and targeted supplementation. She said her clinic serves more than 7,000 patients in Taylor and Marion counties and described a model that includes primary care, behavioral health, functional medicine, addiction recovery, and chronic care. She cited Kentucky health rankings, claimed nutritional deficiencies cost the state billions, and said many children are overprescribed while undernourished. She urged broader insurance coverage for nutritional testing and supplements, rural demonstration grants, and Medicaid pilots for clinically prescribed supplements. Members asked about testing costs, dietitian support, long-term cost savings, compliance, and whether medications are often used to prevent damage from noncompliance; the presenter said the lab tests are generally covered, supplements are the main cost barrier, and seeing lab results can improve family buy-in. No votes were taken during the meeting.

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• I educators. um for staying after their educators. um for staying after their day<00:02:18.560><c> and
• </c> than educational. than educational. and<00:10:46.720><c> having</c><00:10:47.279><c> seen</c><00
• </c> free and appropriate education? free and appropriate education?
• staff, including all of our education staff, including all of our PAR<00:41:24.960><c> educators,</c
• </c> in our state around education in our state around education legislation.<01:30:56.560><c> I</c><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We must instead commit ourselves to civic engagement, education, decency, and dignity and the truth for
• , commit ourselves to decency education, commit ourselves to decency and<00:13:47.200><c> dignity</c>
• And, you know, as the ranking member on the Labor, Health, Human Services, and Education Subcommittee
• He's promoted<02:04:31.520><c> education</c><02:04:31.920><c> and</c><02:04:32.159><c> culture</c><02
• :04:32.400><c> and</c><02:04:32.560><c> has</c> promoted education and culture and has promoted education

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, September 19, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Let today serve not only as a symbol of support, but as a renewed call to action to educate, advocate
• of the Senate Education Committee three out of four years in office.
• Education bills, it's House Bill 1255. Education bills, it's the House bill 1255.
• An act relating to education.
• SB 1702 is the act related to education train. That is the bill, Madam President.

Summary: The Florida Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including interns, Denim Day awareness for sexual assault survivors, a resolution honoring Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange, and a memorial proclamation for former Senator Karen Johnson Gendron. The chamber then moved to special-order bills, with senators also briefly discussing the session’s pace and thanking staff and colleagues for their work. The first major bill, on driving and boating offenses, was amended and passed 37-0. As amended, it increases penalties for repeat DUI/BUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide/vessel homicide offenses, and adds notice requirements and misdemeanor penalties for refusing lawful breath or urine tests. Senators also passed SB 306 on Medicaid providers 37-0, requiring Medicaid managed care plans to offer more after-hours and holiday access and ensuring more primary care appointment availability outside regular business hours. The Senate then passed a major condominium and cooperative associations bill, also 37-0, after extensive debate and multiple amendments. The measure extends deadlines for structural integrity reserve studies, adds flexibility for reserve funding and budgeting, tightens rules for managers and inspectors, limits certain requirements to buildings of three or more habitable stories, and extends the rescission period for condo purchases. Senators from both parties praised the bill’s sponsors for years of work responding to post-Surfside safety and affordability concerns. The longest and most contentious item was SB 7016/HB 1205 on constitutional amendment petition procedures. Sponsors said the bill responds to fraud and abuse in the citizen initiative process by tightening circulator rules, requiring faster submission of signed petitions, adding voter notification, increasing penalties, and shifting costs to sponsors. Opponents argued it would burden volunteers and make it harder for citizens to qualify initiatives. The chamber adopted a series of amendments, including changes to the petition-circulator threshold, volunteer protections, submission timing, invalid-signature investigation thresholds, and notice/cure provisions, while debate continued over whether the overall package would protect election integrity or suppress citizen-led amendments.

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• I would also like to see education requirements as well.
• That is a reason to regulate and educate, not prohibit.
• We grew very fast, and we've been educating the community.
• and to educate the community as well.
• Education is.

Bills: SB 3 , HB28 , SB3

Committee: House State Affairs

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, hemp regulation, consumable products

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• Libraries are foundational to our communities, supporting education, access to information.
• and my career has provided me with an opportunity to have a good perspective that's grounded in education
• In governance, strategic decision-making, community education, and engagement, along with a deep appreciation
• He went on to get his master's in educational administration, which I think brings some very relevant
• also want to thank Governor Stitt for trusting in me and believing in me, as well as Secretary of Education

Committee: Senate Local and County Government

Keywords: 914, all

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• The substitute adds a lot of other education bills that have been heard in the Education Committee.
• of made an off-the-cuff statement we would probably be changing the title and opening up for more education
• of made an off-the-cuff statement we would probably be changing the title and opening up for more education
• This has been through the Education Committee several times, and I believe in years past it has even

Committee: House Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• You know, they had no intention, real reason to be on the educational campuses at that time or in the
• </c><00:28:07.039><c> environment</c><00:28:07.919><c> as</c> located in an educational environment as
• located in an educational environment as defined<00:28:08.559><c> in</c><00:28:08.720><c> section</c
• And so the judge board of education.
• </c> &gt;&gt; and this is also not an educational &gt;&gt; and this is also not an educational environment

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• And then 9266 there's 4.2 education.
• On line 286 is the Department of Education.
• <00:25:45.679><c> and</c><00:25:45.840><c> recreational</c> educational and recreational educational
• </c> outdoor and environmental education outdoor and environmental education through<00:26:05.520><c>
• </c><00:55:05.280><c> or</c> mean, if you're up against education or mean, if you're up against education

Bills: HF2563

Committee: House Legacy Finance

Keywords: HF2563, legacy finance bill, Legacy Amendment, outdoor heritage fund, clean water fund, parks and trails fund, arts and cultural heritage fund, Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council, Clean Water Council, Minnesota legacy funds, habitat conservation, prairie restoration, wetland restoration, forest conservation, riparian buffers, water quality, groundwater protection, drinking water, septic systems, watershed planning

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• Should the bill pass out of this committee, it will be referred to the Assembly Committee on Education
• Families already use electronic signatures for health care, housing, and education documents.
• SB 902 Families already use electronic signatures for health care, housing, and education documents.
• The motion is due pass to the Assembly Education Committee. lives, but it's one of those things that
• The motion is SB 902, File Item 3, the motion is due pass to the Assembly Education Committee.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Human Services heard several bills focused on homelessness, child care, food security, public assistance, immigration legal services, and veterans’ benefits. SB 479 would allow city-based local health jurisdictions, including Berkeley and Oakland, to use multidisciplinary homeless response teams and share specified information across departments; supporters said the change would improve coordination and outcomes, and no opposition testified. SB 902 would allow electronic signatures for child care and development services paperwork while preserving paper options; supporters said it would reduce burdens on families and providers, and the bill passed to the Assembly Education Committee 4-0. The committee also heard SB 1025, creating an Office of Food Security and Affordability to coordinate California’s food assistance efforts, and SB 1030, repealing the CalWORKs “man-in-the-house” rule. Supporters of SB 1025 said the state’s food system is fragmented and needs a coordinated strategy; SB 1030 supporters argued the rule is outdated, redundant, and rooted in racist and sexist assumptions. Both bills received no opposition testimony and were approved on 4-0 votes, with SB 1025 sent to the Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact Committee and SB 1030 to Appropriations. The committee then approved SB 1077, which would require CDSS to create a communications and contingency plan for CalFresh disruptions during federal government shutdowns, including a public webpage and planning for state-funded benefits; it passed 4-0 to Appropriations. SB 1194 would codify the Immigration Legal Fellowship Project to expand immigration legal services in underserved areas, and supporters emphasized the need for legal representation in rural and Central Valley communities; it passed 4-1 to Judiciary. SB 1201 would seek federal waivers to protect veterans from CalFresh time limits, require referrals to county veterans service officers, and adjust treatment of job-search expenses; it passed unanimously 6-0 to Military and Veterans Affairs. The consent calendar, including SB 557 and SB 1051, also passed unanimously. After all items were heard, the committee completed roll calls for absent members and adjourned.

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• Madam Whip and members, House Bill 4161 is the Higher Education Budget Bill for fiscal year 2027.
• Madam Witt members, House Bill 4161 is the Higher Education Budget Bill for fiscal year 27.
• Madam Whip and members, House Bill 4163 is the K-12 education budget bill for fiscal year 27.
• sales tax shall not exceed $100,000, $1,400, and that the charge against the education sales tax shall
• Chairman Livingston, do we still have the education rollover? Yes, the education rollover, we do.

Summary: The meeting covered a series of fiscal year 2027 budget and budget-related bills, beginning with the general appropriations and tax package. Staff and the chair highlighted a budget built around about $1.4 billion in tax cuts, a one-time 2.5% agency reduction, major funding for state employee health insurance, corrections, flood and wildfire relief, and other supplemental appropriations. The chair repeatedly urged support for the package, emphasizing the size of the tax cut and noting that the committee’s joint vote had only three no votes out of 28 members. Members then reviewed several smaller budget implementation bills affecting racing and gambling, capital outlay, commerce and defense innovation, corrections, environment and water policy, higher education, human services, K-12 education, county finance, tax administration, state data governance, and state office rent rates. Key provisions included extending or modifying funds and fee structures, transferring surplus or unneeded monies, creating or revising oversight boards and pilot programs, increasing K-12 funding by 2% for inflation, adjusting university retention limits, expanding SNAP and housing-related requirements, and changing tax conformity and credits. Several members asked clarifying questions about specific items such as electric vehicle charging funds, mobile home relocation payments, university funding, and the new health insurance oversight board. The chair also explained the tax bill’s major changes, including conformity to federal tax law, a larger dependent tax credit, changes to deductions, repeal of certain tax credits, veteran property tax relief, limits on data center tax incentives, and provisions affecting manufacturing infrastructure and unemployment insurance administration. The committee discussed the Budget Stabilization Fund, debt repayment, and education rollover balances, with the chair arguing for using surpluses to pay down debt. The final item discussed was a behavioral health bill creating a home and community-based services program for adults determined to be seriously mentally ill, with a stated FY 2027 total fund appropriation of $7.8 million contingent on federal approval and matching funds. The meeting ended with a reminder that floor action would begin the next day at 10 a.m.

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• This is to keep three vacant education positions temporarily filled as they search for replacements.
• This is to keep three vacant education positions temporarily filled as they search for.
• Three vacant education positions temporarily filled as they search for full-time employees for those
• Contract number three, Higher Education Division with ASU-BB. This is a new We're on page two now.
• Contract number three, Higher Education Division with ASU-BB.

Committee: All JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE

Keywords: 1204, all

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• After high school, Brody is exploring higher education at the University of Arizona, or a career in the
• After high school, Brody is exploring higher education at the University of Arizona, or a career in the
• After high school, Brody is exploring higher education at the University of Arizona, or a career in the
• Chairman, your Committee on Education has under consideration Senate Bill 1009 and respectfully recommends
• Chairman, your Committee on Education has under consideration Senate Bill 1143 and respectfully recommends

Keywords: 1182, all

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• We don't think it's an appropriate vehicle to transfer funds to higher education.
• And we're concerned that cannibalizing this fund to fund higher education will result in less money in
• , especially higher education, in a time of need is really tough.
• I think the tough part for me especially higher education, in a time of need is really tough.
• We pay our general taxes for the purposes of supporting general government, including education, and

Summary: The House Revenue and Taxation Committee approved minutes from March 6, 11, 12, and 13, 2026 after correcting a procedural issue with the earlier March 6 approval. The committee then heard House Bill 861, which would allow universities to apply for grants from the state’s 2% hotel bed-tax marketing fund currently used for tourism promotion and chambers of commerce. Representative Monks said the bill would only expand eligibility to apply, not guarantee funding, and argued it could help universities offset promotion costs. An Idaho Outfitters and Guides Association representative testified in opposition, warning that diverting those dedicated tourism dollars could harm outdoor recreation marketing and rural jobs. After debate, the committee rejected the motion to send HB 861 to the floor on a do-pass recommendation. The committee next considered House Bill 885, a homestead exemption bill that would clarify residency and documentation requirements, including allowing a prior or current Idaho income tax return as proof of address, requiring six months’ residency in Idaho for continued eligibility except for military or religious mission service, and tying the homestead exemption to candidate residency provisions already in code. Sponsor Representative Raybould said the bill was intended to ensure only Idaho residents receive the benefit and to prevent double-dipping on similar exemptions in other states. Ron Nate of the Idaho Freedom Foundation opposed the bill, arguing it could create retroactive candidacy problems, impose unequal exceptions, and be difficult to administer across other states. Despite concerns and requests to delay the effective date, the committee passed HB 885 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation, with several members recording no votes. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 1345, which would let the Idaho State Tax Commission communicate with taxpayers by email or other secure electronic means if taxpayers opt in, instead of relying only on U.S. mail or certified mail. Chairman Cannon said the change would improve efficiency and save an estimated $300,000, and noted the Tax Commission had helped shape the bill and was comfortable with the July 1, 2026 implementation date. With no testimony in opposition, the committee unanimously sent SB 1345 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation and then adjourned.

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• Focused on investments with early childhood education and care, public education, veteran service department
• Provider shortages, including through investments in medical education, residences, loan repayment.
• Then it directs $60 million in recurring funding to ensure early childhood educators are paid a good
• Childhood educators are paid a good living wage through the wage and career lattice.
• There's $4.7 billion for public education.

Bills: HB2 , SB145 , SB143

Committee: Senate House Appropriations & Finance

Keywords: general appropriation, budget, Medicaid, education funding, public safety, auditing, financial reporting, state auditor, public agencies, capital outlay, compliance, federal audits, agriculture, New Mexico Department of Agriculture, fee update, regulatory fees, egg inspection, egg grading, egg dealer, pesticide control

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 143, which would raise caps on certain agriculture fees so they can keep pace with inflation. Senator Woods explained that the bill only adjusts fee ceilings, not automatic increases, and an amendment was adopted to tie the caps to the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the U.S. Department of Labor. There was no public support or opposition testimony, and the bill was then passed on an 8-0 do-pass vote, with several members excused. The committee then took up Senate Bill 145, which would change the state audit system by raising thresholds for smaller local public bodies and creating a statewide federal single audit for state agencies. The State Auditor and DFA said the bill was intended to streamline audits, reduce delays, and align New Mexico with federal rules and other states, but multiple CPA and audit witnesses opposed the statewide single-audit concept, warning it could reduce transparency, weaken accountability, and increase the risk of fraud, waste, and abuse. Committee members pressed for clarification on how the audit structure would work, which agencies would be covered, and whether DFA or independent auditors would conduct the work; the sponsors said amendments were needed to clarify the bill and remove problematic language, including the appropriation and references to gifts and donations. The committee adopted an amendment striking the appropriation language and then continued questioning without taking final action in the excerpt. The final portion of the meeting shifted to the House Bill 2 budget presentation. Committee members reviewed the Senate Finance version of the budget, which included about a 2.7% increase in recurring spending, 30% reserves, and major investments in health care affordability, early childhood, public education, housing, clean energy, water, and agriculture-related priorities. Members asked about water testing needs, water settlement funding, career technical education funding, and the contingency fund/disaster reserve structure. The presenters said some items still needed technical work and that additional adjustments would be made before final passage.