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• And the urgent need for education.
• Well, any education is better than on.
• The the boating education law pertains to the age. Okay.
• All the Love SB 99 for is drivers license education requirements.
• Driver Education Course.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• The tribal higher education and North Dakota K-12 education by requiring a partnership with at least
• I'm just trying to figure out this is an education issue. It's higher education, it's dual credit.
• I'm just trying to figure out, this is an education issue. It's higher education, it's dual credit.
• And our charge is more to look on the higher education side.
• For the record, Commissioner Brent Sanford of Higher Education.

Committee: Joint Higher Education Funding Review Committee

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Higher Education Funding Review Committee met to receive updates on several higher education issues, beginning with a presentation from the University System on low-completion programs. Deputy Commissioner Lisa Johnson explained the State Board of Higher Education’s proposed policy for reviewing associate through doctoral programs with fewer than 10 undergraduate or fewer than 5 graduate completers over a rolling five-year window. She said roughly 75 to 90 programs could be reviewed, with campuses able to justify continuation, modify, inactivate, or terminate programs, while teaching out current students as needed. Members asked about faculty layoffs, online programs, the basis for the threshold, and whether the process was producing savings; Johnson said faculty were more often reassigned than laid off, and that the effort was aimed at stewardship, workforce alignment, and avoiding future costs as much as immediate cuts. The committee also heard an update from the Department of Commerce on a $750,000 workforce development grant to Turtle Mountain Community College under Senate Bill 2018. Kerry Kraft reported that Turtle Mountain was the only applicant, that the grant is focused on dual credit and workforce pathways in areas such as cybersecurity, medical assisting, welding, public safety, and drone technician training, and that the project was still in early development with about $11,000 spent to date. Members questioned why other tribal colleges did not apply, how many students were participating, and whether the program belonged in the Commerce or higher education budget; Kraft said the college had a goal of 210 students and that prior biennia had met completion targets of 75% or higher. Senator Sickler then presented the Institutions Committee’s work on dual credit, describing it in terms of quality, access, and cost. He said nearly all high school faculty teaching dual credit now meet credentialing requirements, that online delivery has expanded access in rural areas, and that the committee is examining whether current funding creates triple payment through tuition, K-12 funding, and higher education funding. The committee reviewed cost data showing variation among campuses and discussed a possible single subsidized dual credit rate, using $79.57 as a working example, while noting that dual credit hours are currently included in the general funding formula and would need to be treated separately if a distinct rate is adopted. The committee then turned to the draft higher education funding formula bill and related capital fund provisions. Staff walked through technical corrections, a proposed shift to a four-year average for research funding, changes to doctorate incentives, and a discussion of whether UND and NDSU should be aligned with the other institutions’ undergraduate rates. Members also debated the overall fiscal effect of the proposal, with staff estimating that the new formula would increase funding by roughly $45 million compared with current appropriations, or about $24 million above what the current formula would otherwise produce in the next biennium, before any appropriation decisions. The committee did not take final action and recessed to continue its discussion later, including possible revisions related to dual credit and certificate completions.

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• Higher education, please welcome Lupe Gallegos Díaz.
• So we must redouble our efforts to educate and to train.
• So we must redouble our efforts to educate, to train.
• But clearly we need that education. Folks need and deserve that education.
• Physical education is far more than exercise.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Um, and it's my understanding that the DNR is interested in doing education too.
• Um, and it's my understanding that the DNR is interested in doing education too.
• I love the educational component to this.
• I the the educational component to this.
• ><00:31:51.679><c> looking</c> educational component along with looking educational component along with

Keywords: 1183, house

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• You see it in our EEC commitment to early education and care.
• We use fair share dollars to help support our education transportation.
• Our ranking in education and health care and safety, I could go on.
• And so kids in my district are not receiving the same kind of education.
• students to be placed or remain in harmful educational settings.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means

Keywords: 1212, all

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• </c> of plummeting educational of plummeting educational scores<01:58:30.960><c> and</c><01:58:31.159
• </c><03:29:28.720><c> funding</c> adopted committee on education funding adopted committee on education
• /c><03:47:44.120><c> population</c> the general education population the general education population
• </c> taxpayers and if the amount of education taxpayers and if the amount of education adequacy<04:12
• </c><04:23:27.199><c> consider</c> the cost of special education consider the cost of special education

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• MOVING THE EDUCATION EXPANSION, UNDER PRES.
• MODULAR TEACHERS, REENTRY TRAINING GRANTS, VIRTUAL EDUCATION.
• ON SLIDE SEVEN WHERE WE TALK ABOUT EDUCATION, I DIDN'T HEAR YOU ON THE TEACHERS.
• DIDN'T WE INCREASE FUNDING TO HIRE EDUCATION, I DIDN'T HEAR YOU ON THE TEACHERS.
• OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM EXPENDITURES.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the Early Learning and K-12 Education Committee.
• The bill before you is Senate Bill 6277, relating to promoting educational stability for children of
• We now have Senate Bill 6089, Education Data, the P20 system, before us.
• We have Senate Bill 5861, the education community representatives, before us.
• We have Senate Bill 5861, Education and Community Representation.

Summary: The Early Learning and K-12 Education Committee began with a clarification about a prior budget bill affecting Running Start, emphasizing that it would reduce per-student funding to colleges but would not reduce student participation in the program. The committee then held a public hearing on Senate Bill 6277, which would promote educational stability for children of military families by easing enrollment rules, extending proof-of-residency deadlines to 90 days, allowing conditional enrollment before arrival, and requiring timely transfer and implementation of IEPs and 504 plans. Support came from the bill sponsor, students, school psychologists, military family advocates, and veterans groups, while school district representatives raised concerns about accelerated special education timelines and related costs. No vote was taken on the bill during the hearing. The committee then moved into executive session on a first packet of bills. It adopted a proposed substitute for Senate Bill 5992 creating a youth development fund account and prioritizing tribal and American Indian/Alaska Native youth, and advanced the bill to Rules. It passed Senate Bill 6078 on child care provider supports, advanced Senate Bill 6089 on P20W education data with a substitute that added stakeholder intent language, limited nonprofit authority, and FERPA protections, and adopted an amendment to Senate Bill 5918 increasing school materials, supplies, and operating costs funding, then sent it to Ways and Means. In the second packet, the committee considered Senate Bill 5861 on school board director districts, but rejected an amendment that would have required candidates to be elected only by voters in their director district rather than at large. It then adopted a substitute and advanced the bill. The committee also advanced Senate Bill 6118 requiring cardiac emergency response plans in schools, with a substitute making implementation contingent on state funding; Senate Bill 6065 allowing certain financially distressed districts to use transportation vehicle funds under limited conditions; and Senate Bill 6052 directing development of a statewide digital transcript exchange system, which was sent to Ways and Means. The meeting ended with adjournment after all scheduled executive action was completed.

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• , Equity and Education Coalition.
• I don't know education data.
• that impact education outcomes and involvement in the criminal justice system, or education data.
• We invited Equity in Education to work with us...
• The second thing that they were required to do is sanitize the education data. The education...

Summary: The hearing opened in a Washington State Office of Administrative Hearings matter involving Legislative Ethics Board complaint 2025-5 against Representative Tara Simmons. The ALJ outlined the process, the issues on appeal, and the burden of proof, which centered on whether Simmons violated the Ethics Act by using her legislative position for others’ benefit and by holding outside employment that conflicted with her duties, and what sanction would be appropriate. Several exhibits were admitted by stipulation or without objection, while Exhibit 2 was initially held for later ruling but was ultimately admitted after testimony from the witness who prepared it. The board also granted a motion to sequester witnesses and took under advisement a motion to exclude three defense witnesses until after the staff case-in-chief. In opening statements, board staff alleged Simmons violated RCW 42.52.020 and RCW 42.52.070 by sponsoring a proviso that benefited her outside employer, Equity and Education Coalition (EEC), by using campaign surplus funds to help hire a friend, by intervening in a dispute over the proviso-funded work, and by sending text messages to influence others. Staff said it would seek penalties of up to $5,000 per violation plus costs. Defense counsel argued the allegations were technical ethics issues, denied Simmons profited personally, and contended the proviso funding her employer was permitted under prior board guidance; counsel also argued the campaign donation and later contract dispute were lawful and context-dependent. The first witness, Kimberly Gordon of American Equity and Justice Group (AEJG), testified that AEJG received state proviso funding and donations from Simmons, including $10,000 and later $40,000, which Gordon said were intended to fund the hiring of Antoine Coleman, Simmons’s romantic partner. Gordon said AEJG returned the donations and terminated Coleman after learning of the relationship and potential conflict of interest. She also testified about a later 2024 proviso involving EEC, a subcontract between AEJG and EEC, and a dispute over EEC’s performance under that subcontract. Gordon said AEJG raised concerns with the Administrative Office of the Courts, met with contract manager Chris Stanley, and ultimately rewrote the subcontract after Stanley, allegedly after speaking with Simmons, directed them to do so. The hearing then recessed for lunch, and cross-examination of Gordon was set to continue afterward.

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• The next category of bills is about education and training.
• Those guidelines have to be posted on the Department of Education website. School.
• This is an education and training bill.
• The last bill we have in the education and training category is SB 309.
• and the Senate Committee on Education and Health no later than October 1st.

Summary: The Virginia Disability Commission held its first meeting of the year on June 18, established a quorum, and introduced members. Senator Barbara Favola was elected chair and Delegate Amy Laufer was elected vice chair, both unanimously. The commission also reviewed and unanimously approved its electronic/remote participation policy, which mirrors last year’s policy and allows limited remote participation under Virginia FOIA rules. Staff then reviewed a package of 14 disability-related bills that passed last session and were signed into law. Topics included disabled veterans’ vehicle registration fee exemptions, open captioning requirements for movie theaters, guardianship/conservatorship order forwarding, service dog team definitions, education and transition planning for students with disabilities, Blue Envelope and driver communication training for law enforcement and driver education, deferred disposition and jury service protections, voting rights in guardianship cases, expansion of the Virginia Human Rights Act, continuation of a DD waiver eligibility change, and DMAS training authority for autism competency checklists. Members discussed implementation concerns, especially making the Blue Envelope/driver communication program more visible and considering a follow-up letter and DMV presentation. The commission then adopted its interim work plan unanimously, with discussion of possible presentations on DMAS and Medicaid waivers, DBHDS telehealth training implementation, SCHEV and VDOE transition planning, transition from institutions to community settings, criminal justice reform, transportation and parking accessibility, adult-sized changing tables, and school accessibility. Members also suggested adding EVV concerns, seclusion and restraint, rare disease issues, and insurance coverage problems for needed medications. Public commenters urged the commission to address burdensome EVV requirements for family caregivers, improve accessibility for local government meetings and documents, and explore a standardized credential/career pathway for direct support professionals. The chair said follow-up work would be assigned on EVV and implementation issues, and the meeting location would move to the Senate side of the Capitol going forward.

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• THIS BILL AS CURRENTLY DRAFTED WOULD REPEAL THE POST LICENSE EDUCATION REQUIREMENT.
• WE ARE TRYING TO EDUCATE HIM ON ALL THE PARTICULAR TRADE ASSOCIATIONS.
• WE ALL HAVE A BOARD IN THE SAME CONTINUING EDUCATION AND WE HAVE THE SAME EXAM.
• ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT CONTINUING EDUCATION. SO MANY THINGS ARE CHANGING.
• REDUCING CONTINUING EDUCATION IS A BIG CONCERN OF MINE.

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• Billy, Ashley Ngo, a 2023 Milken Educator, Jonathan Ngo, husband of Ms.
• Friedman and Connor Boyle from the New Mexico Public Education Department.
• We have Rashinda Billy, 2024 Milken Educator; Louise Billy, mother of Ms.
• House Education Committee, Ranking Member Brian Baca (member_13938).
• And again, welcome to these magnificent educators.

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• Vaughn has contributed significantly to public service in higher education.
• Students are your tactical customers that receive the commodity called an education. education, but the
• Giles has a passion for higher education, as I mentioned earlier.
• And the more we educate our Texans, the better we'll be in a position to answer those questions.
• In terms of education, he holds a Bachelor of Business Arts degree.

Committee: Senate Nominations

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• There are agencies that provide educational services to our schools and our teachers and therefore are
• </c> computer science training and education computer science training and education this<00:04:34.600
• One of these is special education.
• One of the unique situations with special education is that we have a lot of alternative certification
• gains in enrollment, with more people getting into education as a degree.

Keywords: Consideration of HB 73 02:23 Consideration of HB 441 07:24 Consideration of HB 462 18:44, 958, all

Summary: The House State Government Committee met with a quorum and considered three bills. House Bill 73, as amended by committee substitute, added We Lead CS to the list of agencies participating in the Teachers’ Retirement System administrative provisions. The sponsor explained the bill corrects an oversight involving a computer science education service provider established in 2022. A question about fiscal impact was answered with no expected fiscal note or actuarial impact. The committee adopted the substitute and passed HB 73 19-0 with favorable expression. House Bill 441 addressed teacher shortages by expanding the number of retired teachers and critical-shortage-area teachers school districts may hire. The sponsor said districts could hire retired teachers up to 10% of staff and critical shortage area teachers up to 10%, replacing lower current limits and a temporary COVID-era provision that had expired. Members asked about work limits, salary rules, and how often shortage areas are identified; the sponsor said retired teachers remain subject to existing earnings limits, critical shortage teachers are paid at least a rank-two, 10-year salary, and shortage areas are identified annually by the Commissioner of Education. Supportive comments noted the bill was a stopgap and that long-term solutions should include recruitment, retention, and pay. The committee passed HB 441 19-0 with favorable expression. House Bill 462 would allow county clerks to correct marriage applications or licenses by affidavit, without requiring a lawsuit in circuit court, when there are obvious errors or omissions. The Kenton County clerk and another clerk testified that the change would help people who need corrected records for Social Security, Real ID, inheritance, and other legal purposes, while still preserving data needed by Vital Statistics. Members described the bill as a practical efficiency measure. The committee passed HB 462 19-0 with favorable expression, and the meeting then adjourned.

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• Al-Marsucci, who oversees our higher education committee, or committee on education.
• We want to educate our campus community about what to do.
• So, per CLEARY, on the education side, per CLEARY, on the higher education side, per CLEARY, we are mandated
• But our county office of education, so the Tulare County Office of Education, also developed a program
• Marsucci, from the education. Our co-chair, Mr.

Committee: House Emergency Management

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• </c> efforts, labor advocacy, and education efforts, labor advocacy, and education initiatives.<00:36
• as they work and work to support their educations.
• :13.599><c> educations.
• ,</c> institutions of higher education, institutions of higher education, community<00:58:37.200><c>
• </c> individual courses at every educational individual courses at every educational level<00:58:43.839

Keywords: 981, all

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• House Bill 883 by the Education Committee regarding education.
• House Joint Memorial 20 by the Education Committee regarding education funding.
• House Bill 883 by Education Committee regarding education.
• House Bill 883 by Education Committee regarding Education.
• House Joint Memorial 20 by Education Committee regarding Education Funding.

Summary: The House convened, approved the journal, and received messages from the Governor and Senate on bills signed, enrolled, and transmitted. Several committee reports were read, including bills and resolutions advanced to second or third reading, and House Resolution 28 and multiple appropriations and policy bills were introduced and referred. The House also recessed and later resumed business, continuing with messages and committee reports before moving into floor action on selected bills. A major floor debate centered on House Bill 725, which would have allowed cities to join the Idaho State Health Insurance Pool. Supporters argued it would give cities access to a larger, more stable risk pool, lower premiums, and reduce property tax pressure, while opponents warned it could create adverse selection, raise costs for state employees, and expand state administrative burdens. After extended debate, the House rejected HB 725 by a vote of 30-40 and held it at the Chief Clerk’s office. The House then passed House Bill 660, a measure requiring local law enforcement to collect and report twice-yearly counts of arrested individuals who are not lawfully present in the United States. Supporters said it was a limited reporting requirement aimed at understanding costs to taxpayers, while opponents raised concerns about unclear procedures, added burdens on law enforcement, and questionable fiscal assumptions. The bill passed 40-30 and was transmitted to the Senate. The House also took up several budget enhancement bills under suspended rules. House Bills 905, 906, 907, 908, and 909 all passed, covering enhancements for the State Board of Education, community colleges, career technical education, the Military Division, and the Secretary of State. Debate on these bills focused on whether the additions were true restorations or budget growth, the use of one-time funds and federal grants, and concerns about higher education priorities and fiscal restraint.

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• Funding our higher education institutions.
• That one is the education programming component, the SNAP education that is no longer a federal program
• That's the beginning of the Higher Education...
• Higher Education Department.
• Chair, just on the Hispanic Education Act, the Black Education Act, and the Bilingual Education Act not

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

Keywords: 996, all

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• </c> special education special education process<00:32:57.519><c> is</c><00:32:57.760><c> working</c>
• the education entity that administers the education freedom<00:34:19.760><c> accounts.
• We need some insight into how special education coding is happening.
• We need some insight into how special education coding is happening.
• Special education spending, and I think it, you know, look at that top list.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee first accepted the minutes from the April 4 meeting, then moved to a discussion of potential audit topics and follow-up on prior performance audits. Christine Young, Director of Audits, and Jay Henry, performance audit supervisor, walked members through a spreadsheet showing the status of roughly 30 performance audit reports from the past 10 years, including the number of observations, whether agencies concurred, how many observations were fully addressed, and when each report was last updated. They explained that “fully addressed” only means the agency addressed the observations it agreed with, and that some reports include rejoinders when the audit office disagrees with an agency’s response. Members also discussed how some audits have been updated and others have not, including an example from the prescription drug monitoring program, which moved from the Board of Pharmacy/OPLC to HHS and was recently updated after staff contacted HHS. A major focus was the mental health workforce licensing audit, which was described as having little or no follow-up in the spreadsheet. Several members said this was especially concerning given the ongoing mental health crisis and argued that the committee should require a response. The committee agreed to start by sending letters to the chairs of the boards listed under that audit, asking the chair or designee to appear at the next meeting or respond in writing about what has been done and what remains unresolved. Members noted that the current process is voluntary and self-reported, which can lead to long delays or no response, especially for boards that meet only monthly and may have changed membership or leadership since the audit was issued. The committee also discussed other audit follow-up issues, including the liquor commission division of enforcement and licensing, which staff said was farther along than its percentage suggested, and a recently released human rights report that was not yet due for update. Members raised the possibility of using future budget reviews to ask agencies what they have done about old audit findings. In addition, the committee briefly discussed future audit topics, including a possible audit of local school districts related to special education, and staff explained that the statute allows the LBA to audit a limited number of non-state entities over a five-year period. The motion to authorize the chair and LBA to draft and send letters to the mental health workforce licensing boards passed by show of hands with one abstention. The next meeting was tentatively set for June 6 in State House 100, with staff to confirm the room and schedule.

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• The best education.
• </c> technical education to their students. technical education to their students.
• </c> our education system to work. Thank you. our education system to work. Thank you.
• </c> public education is the great equalizer. public education is the great equalizer.
• education? education? &gt;&gt; Yes. &gt;&gt; Yes. &gt;&gt; Yes. &gt;&gt; Thank<01:20:33.360><c> you.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all