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NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Funding (03/04/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><03:00:27.399><c> school</c> spending in the local schools school spending in the local schools school
- below there's schools there's schools below there's schools that<03:02:00.399><c> are</c><03:02:00.840
- </c><03:49:35.319><c> where</c><03:49:35.479><c> we</c> schools in some Public Schools where we schools
- They need the public school.
- They need the public school.
Summary:
The committee met in executive session on HB 563, which revises the adequacy education grant formula, including differentiated aid for free and reduced-price meals, English language learners, and special education, and also restores fiscal capacity disparity aid. Members explained that for FY 26 the formula largely stays the same with the usual 2% increases, while FY 27 would raise the base cost and several aid categories, including a substantial increase in special education differentiated aid. Supporters said the bill recognizes higher special education costs and separates fiscal capacity disparity from the extraordinary needs grant, which they argued better targets property-poor communities.
A major point of discussion was the fiscal capacity disparity aid component. Some members asked for more detail on how the formula affected individual towns and how much money was being allocated. The sponsors said the spreadsheet showed the impacts and estimated the fiscal capacity disparity portion at about $13.3 million, benefiting roughly 40 communities, with Manchester the only municipality expected to receive less under the new approach. They also said the change partially rebalances money that had shifted heavily toward larger cities under the extraordinary needs grant and that the special education increase is new money, not taken from the hold harmless or extraordinary needs funds.
Several members supported the amendment as a good-faith step and a bipartisan compromise, while others expressed frustration that they did not have enough time or information to review the spreadsheets in detail before voting. After extended debate, the committee recessed for lunch to allow the spreadsheet to be distributed and reviewed, with the understanding that the bill would continue later in the day and then move on to the other bills on the docket.
WI
Wisconsin 2026 1st Special Session
Joint Committee on Finance May 12th, 2026
Joint Committee on Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- school aid program in that amount.
- For school districts.
- That the general school aid ultimately is not going to end up being spendable dollars for schools, I
- It fails our schools. Our schools aren't going to be getting the resources fully that they need.
- I want us to fund our schools.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Finance
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- The district, the school name, so you could actually select Idaho Falls School District, and then you
- But I can go in the school year or select the school district from the drop-down, and selecting from
- , see Thunder Ridge, all the high schools, middle schools.
- And let's say I click on a particular school or school district, I could see, okay, here's the number
- district or my school compare?
Committee:
Senate Education
Summary:
The committee first acted on two gubernatorial appointments to the State Board of Education. Senator Ward-Engelking moved to send Jennifer White and Peter Kohler to the Senate floor with recommendations for confirmation, and both motions carried without opposition. The chair then noted that sponsors for the nominees had not yet been assigned and asked for a volunteer to sponsor Jennifer White on the floor.
Brandon Wolfe, Idaho State Controller, then presented an overview of Transparent Idaho’s education data tools. He explained that the site now includes annual financial, payroll, enrollment, and salary data, plus quarterly transactional education spending data received through the State Board of Education from the IC system. He described how users can drill down from district-level summaries to school-level and transaction-level detail, export data, and view audited figures from fiscal years 2019 through 2024, with fiscal year 2025 to be added soon.
Committee members asked whether the site could separate federal from state funding and break out other funding sources such as levies and bonds; Wolfe said those breakdowns are not currently available but would be a useful future enhancement. Senator Cook also asked about an IRS line item in the transactional detail, and Wolfe said it likely related to employee benefit taxes but would need further review. Wolfe said his office is open to further ideas through the interim transparency committee, and the meeting adjourned after the presentation and questions.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- So you could actually select Idaho Falls School District... ...the district, the school name, so you
- School, Skyline, Idaho Falls, or whatever your school district.
- Ridge, all the high schools, middle schools.
- And let's say I click on a particular school or school district, I could see, okay, here's the number
- district or my school compare?
Committee:
Senate Education
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Primary and Secondary Education. (2-25-26)
Primary and Secondary Education
Transcript Highlights:
- , during school-sponsored events, or during summer school programs.
- This school board requirement...
- </c><00:15:54.959><c> during</c><00:15:55.279><c> school</c> sunscreen while at school during school
- or during summer school sponsored events or during summer school programs. programs. programs.
- </c> Commonwealth schools as a medication. Commonwealth schools as a medication.
Committee:
House Primary and Secondary Education
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- schools.
- Our big schools in APS, we should be everywhere in our charter schools.
- They have to be in school.
- Just to tell you, being on the school board, there are many times I go into the schools to eat lunch,
- I don't want to generalize about all schools because I'm sure there are many schools that are doing it
Committee:
Senate Senate Rules
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Education Mar 26th, 2026 at 02:30 pm
Joint Committee on Education
Transcript Highlights:
- And we have schools that have come along.
- ready and kids that show up to school behind.
- We can only do what happens in the school.
- And I know that the schools were different, but this is what I experienced at my children's school.
- But at the same time, we've got local school boards and we've got local schools that need to buy in.
Committee:
House Joint Committee on Education
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Pro Forma Floor Session Feb 24th, 2026
Washington Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- , Emerald Ridge High School; Son of Pond, Fife High School; Bailey Jones, Fife High School; Chloe Bowman
- Prep High School; Louise Womack, Lakes High School; Abigail Girdis, Lincoln High School; Tavae Harrell
- , Mount Tahoma High School; Abby Collins, Orting High School... ...Tavairel, Mount Tahoma High School
- ; Abby Collins, Orting High School; Evelyn Boot, Puyallup High School; Hope Rizzo, Rogers High School
- School; Isabel Hogan, Sumner High School; Peyton Northeast, Washington High School; and Sophia Solberg
Summary:
The Senate met on Monday, February 23, 2006, approved the previous day’s Journal, and handled routine committee and House message referrals. Among the referral actions, Substitute House Bill 2140, concerning land classified under current use sold or transferred to a governmental entity, was sent to the Committee on Ways and Means. Senate Bill 6355, concerning the electric transmission system, was introduced and held at the desk.
The chamber then took up several resolutions honoring individuals and community traditions. Senate Resolution 8685 recognized Steve Nelson for 34 years of public service, including his leadership of the Law Enforcement Officers and Fire Fighters Plan Retirement Board; Senator Holy spoke in support, and the resolution was adopted by voice vote. Senate Resolution 8695 honored the Daffodil Festival and its Royal Court in Pierce County; Senators Gildon, Peterson, and Conway spoke in support, and it too was adopted by voice vote.
During personal privilege remarks, a senator paid tribute to Paul Brainerd, founder of Aldus and a major figure in desktop publishing and philanthropy, noting his contributions to technology, nonprofit work, and environmental education. The Senate also announced a Rules Committee meeting after adjournment and then adjourned until Wednesday, February 25, 2006.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Let's start with schools. There are five millages that the schools can levy.
- So those are the school millages. So those are the school millages.
- Let's talk about non-school millage. There are four non-school millages.
- What's in green is school. What's in yellow is non-school.
- If you break those down between school and non-school, you'll see that the... ...down between school
Committee:
Senate Finance and Tax
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Finance and Tax met for its first meeting of the session, with a quorum present and several members excused. Chair Avila opened by framing the committee’s main focus as property tax relief and housing affordability, noting the complexity of any changes to Florida’s long-standing property tax structure and emphasizing the need to preserve funding for schools and local public safety. He also introduced new committee staff member Tamisha Black and thanked staff for summer work supporting analysis of potential proposals, including constitutional amendment concepts and other property tax relief ideas.
Staff director Azar Khan then presented an update on the General Revenue forecast, explaining that collections remained above estimate but at a slower pace than the prior year, with recent economic indicators slightly weaker than earlier forecasts. He said the new forecast mostly reflected modest adjustments, with a notable share of the increase coming from earnings on investment rather than the usual drivers such as sales tax or corporate income tax. Khan also gave a detailed presentation on ad valorem millages, explaining the different millage types used by school districts, counties, municipalities, special districts, and water management districts; the rollback rate; TRIM notice and hearing timelines; voting thresholds for adopting higher millages; and long-term trends showing millage rates declining over time even as total taxes levied have increased.
Members used the presentations to discuss property tax relief options and the relationship between local property taxes and state revenue. President Passidomo praised staff and Senator Bernard’s summer work on proposals. President Gaetz asked about converting homestead property tax revenue to sales tax and was told the rough equivalent could be around a 2.8-cent sales tax increase, though with important behavioral and distributional caveats. Senator Rouson asked about the decline in corporate income tax estimates, and Khan said it likely reflected changes in national corporate profit expectations and collection patterns, promising a follow-up. The Department of Revenue’s Lizette Kelly confirmed that TRIM data, including adopted millages, rollback rates, and maximum millage calculations, are collected by jurisdiction and can be provided to the committee. No bills were taken up and no votes occurred beyond adjournment, which was adopted by motion.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- California schools are required to maintain a comprehensive school safety plan that addresses campus
- California schools are required to maintain a comprehensive school safety plan that addresses campus
- So the goal here is just to ask schools to make sure that when they're doing their overall school site
- So obviously, even extra outside the new construction area, whether that's a school or non-school, in
- I sat on a school board. He now sits on... ...City Council for 12 years. I sat on a school board.
Committee:
Senate Education
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
Other - PSCOC Aug 27th, 2025
Public School Capital Outlay Oversight Task Force
Transcript Highlights:
- school.
- We had students or parents retaining their students from BIE schools to get to district schools.
- Consolidation of three current schools—the elementary school, the intermediate, and the high school—will
- On a school complex.
- school year.
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Mar 11th, 2026
Finance and Taxation Education
Transcript Highlights:
- I don't know. those schools that money. Now I know those schools that money.
- </c> be a priority school. Thank you, Mr. be a priority school. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Chairman.
- I use a high school as an example. I had a high school that did not have a fully equipped lab.
- </c> Alabama State or a another small school. Alabama State or a another small school.
- </c> mission itself of those schools we have. mission itself of those schools we have.
Committee:
Senate Finance and Taxation Education
Keywords:
Alabama Memorial Preservation Act, monuments, historic preservation, memorial buildings, memorial schools, memorial streets, architecturally significant buildings, public property, waiver process, Committee on Alabama Monument Protection, Attorney General, civil penalty, historic marker, renaming, relocation, removal, public memorials, heritage preservation, state historic preservation fund, governmental entity
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- Mandy Rain, superintendent of Valley School District, a property poor school district north of Spokane
- Fund the schools.
- We're a Google school.
- and high schools across the state.
- And if it was suspended while I was in school, I'd have to drop out of school completely.
Bills:
SB5998
Committee:
Senate Ways & Means
Keywords:
fiscal appropriations, budget, state funding, financial management, operating expenses, 904, all
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- the school?
- Um, it also references school and school personnel.
- </c> references school and school personnel. references school and school personnel.
- Thank you very much. stop at the school door. Um, school stop at the school door.
- middle school, sent my child to private school.
Committee:
Senate Education
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
EDN Public Hearing - Thu Mar 19, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> school authority. We support. school authority. We support.
- . schools. schools.
- . schools. schools.
- ,</c> sometimes for 20 years for a school, sometimes for 20 years for a school, right?
- </c> and and there are no schools right. and and there are no schools right.
Summary:
The committee on Education met on March 19 and moved through several bills under time pressure, hearing mostly brief testimony. SB 2024 SD2 and SB 896 SD2, both concerning public-private partnerships for charter school facilities, drew support from the Department of Education, the Charter School Commission, White Kids Can, and Hawaii Technology Academy. DOE said any P3 model should apply only to charter schools on private land and not affect public schools on DOE land. Supporters argued the approach could speed construction, reduce costs, and keep public money in public assets, while UPW and HGA raised concerns about privatization. In response, SFA said the intent was to mirror the existing conversion charter school model, with public ownership of assets and unionized staff, and noted some regions have waited years for schools.
SB 2613 SD1 on TMK transfers was heard next. DOE said the bill had originally been supported as part of the governor’s package but was amended to require DOE to convey lands for 13 libraries on DOE property, which DOE said would create “donut holes” in campuses and was unnecessary because existing agreements already govern library use. The State Public Library System supported the bill, saying it has long coexisted with DOE but needs clearer separation and more reliable control over its sites. The Attorney General’s office said the library system currently lacks express statutory authority to own real property and flagged implementation issues because some of the affected parcels are not currently owned by DOE. Committee members questioned both sides about current agreements, communication, and how the bill would change operations.
SB 494 SD2, concerning charter school audits, received comments from the Charter School Commission, which said the bill was redundant because charter schools already undergo annual audits during the term of their contracts. The Office of the Auditor was also present. SB 2391 SD2, relating to automatic pay increases for teachers, drew strong opposition from the Office of Collective Bargaining, which said step movement and longevity increases are negotiated in each contract and do not automatically carry over when a contract expires; it warned the bill could affect upcoming negotiations with HSTA. HSTA and several other supporters argued the bill would standardize annual step movement, improve retention, and reflect existing contract language. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS Mar 12th, 2026
LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Transcript Highlights:
- It's not so much that the school district...
- It's that they used the school funds to do it.
- And that concludes the findings for Nettleton School District.
- And there are some schools and higher eds that if they see that they're finding, And there are some schools
- your schools.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> demonstrated excellence for schools. demonstrated excellence for schools.
- </c> being a high school student. being a high school student.
- </c> our schools. our schools.
- school program?
- and uh the other schools, let's school and uh the other schools, let's call<02:19:15.920><c> it.
Committee:
Senate Education
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Some public school counselors.
- I didn't get that many emails from school officials, and you brought up school stuff.
- These policies found in more than 1,000 school districts, including Idaho school districts, violate parental
- A Michigan school district treated a middle school girl as a boy and then scrubbed the child's education
- For example, the Twin Falls School District's policy states, quote, school employees should not disclose
Committee:
House Judiciary, Rules and Administration
VT
Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Caucus of the Whole - 2026-05-29 - 11:15AM
Vermont House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Remember, it does not affect the next school year, which begins July 1st, next school year, which begins
- Excess spending school budgets.
- necessary renovations to make your school a safer place. make your school a safer place.
- The locally voted school budget.
- Those students need to be attending a public school or an independent school, or another school capable
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Commission to Study Costs of Special Education (11/21/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- A school district I love public schools.
- A school district I love public schools.
- A school district I love public schools.
- A school district—I love public schools.
- </c><01:13:45.360><c> and</c> school psychologists for 22 schools and school psychologists for 22 schools
Summary:
The commission to study the cost of special education met, confirmed a quorum, introduced members and guests, and approved the minutes from the October 29 meeting. Members noted the commission’s mandate under Senate Bill 57 and emphasized the need to focus on recommendations and findings by July 1, 2026. The chair also distributed additional handouts, including materials related to the Education Freedom Account (EFA) program and administrative rules tied to differentiated aid and disability determinations.
The main discussion centered on how students qualify for differentiated aid under the EFA program. Matt Sutherton of the Children’s Scholarship Fund explained that the organization, which contracts with the state to administer EFAs, accepts either school-district/IEP documentation or a medical certification of disability (MCD) from a licensed medical professional. Members questioned how this process relates to the state’s special education rules and whether the school-district examiner standards in ED 107/1107.04 apply to EFAs. Sutherton said the MCD form, created with the department, requires the medical professional to sign that they are qualified to make the determination and to identify the disability.
Several members expressed concern that the EFA process is less rigorous than the school-district IEP process and may be inflating disability counts. One member argued that the administrative rules cited are primarily for school districts, not EFAs, and said the Department of Education may not know how many of the roughly 890 EFA students receiving differentiated aid came through school-district documentation versus the MCD pathway. Another member said the EFA system appears more generous than the school system and raised concerns about oversight, auditing, and whether the program’s data are accurate. Sutherton said the organization reviews signed documentation, credentials, and diagnosis information, and may request additional records to help adjudicate expenses. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the prior minutes.