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• If that's a school policy, then it would be up to the school administration and perhaps the school board
• Unfortunately in our<02:35:02.640><c> schools</c> our schools our schools um<02:35:06.160><c> they</c
• Not schools, not just schools, not just gym owners, anyone.
• Not schools, not just schools, not just gym owners, anyone.
• Not schools, not just schools, not just gym owners, anyone.

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• As Assembly Member Mosca said, 1909 and 1913 schools, As Assembly Member Mosca said, 1909 and 1913 schools
• One of them was rural school funding.
• school students are aware of.
• and high schools.
• and high schools.

Committee: Senate Government Affairs

Keywords: 909, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I just wanted to highlight that correlation because there's a lot of schools in ancillary schools that
• Are they directly out of high school within a year or two of high school?
• Or two years out of high school?
• And I think it does that way in the other charter school, but a lot of other charter schools are not
• And I love school from day one. I would go back to school and do that full time even if I could.

Committee: Senate Senate Finance

Keywords: 996, all

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• To recognize the Barton High School Bears boys basketball team as the 2006 Class 2A state champions.
• Whereas the Barton High School boys basketball team won the Class 2A State Championship held at Bank
• All those in favor of Senate Resolution 17 to recognize the Barton High School Bears boys basketball
• All those in favor of Senate Resolution 29 to congratulate Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences,
• and the Arts students on science fair competition accomplishments and to observe Arkansas School for

Keywords: 1204, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The second part was added on where it says new paragraphs, and this deals with the new school district
• It's Pasquani school district, named after an Indian group up in the lakes region around Newfound Lake
• They have to now set their tax rate for the new school year, which is going into the next year here,
• Hein, Graten, and school district. Hein, Graten, and Bridgewater. Bridgewater. Bridgewater.
• </c> involved with a new found school involved with a new found school district.<00:04:28.960><c> Um<

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee of conference on HB 718 met to reconcile House and Senate language. Members discussed two main parts of the bill: provisions requiring the Department of Education to report on rules that exceed state or federal requirements, including any fiscal impact on school districts, and language related to the new Pasquaney school district and its tax-rate setting timeline. Conferees said they were agreeable to the Senate’s additions on reporting and the handling of indeterminable fiscal impacts. The group focused on a House amendment, 2725H, which made two technical changes to the Senate language: adding the word “certified” to align with existing statutory language and changing the bill’s effective date to “upon passage” so the Department of Revenue Administration could act in time. A further clarification was proposed to specify July 1, 2025, for the tax-rate language, and members agreed to that change as well. There was some concern raised that the bill’s underlying special education implications could have indeterminate fiscal effects on school districts, and one member said that without a fiscal note they could not support it. After discussion, the House members voted in favor of the three changes, the Senate member present also supported them, and the chair announced the result as effectively unanimous. The committee then said the report would be drafted and the bill would move forward, with HB 102 mentioned as another item to be placed on consent.

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• And this is especially true at our older school sites.
• So one of the things that we do is we work collaboratively with school and where a particular school
• And so one of the elements of this is we only use schools for our four-day sites.
• So really, the school might only need to give up parking for two days.
• We would want to work with the schools collaboratively.

Committee: House Elections

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• HB575 has to do with school zone safety as well as construction safety.
• system for school resource officers, for school zones, for safety programs, whatever.
• Well, I think it's similar to a school zone situation. Yeah.
• Because sometimes schools aren't in session, you know, it's ...business not in school, you know, it's
• The school is 30 minutes or 35 minutes in the morning. I said when the lights are flashing.

Bills: HB575

Committee: House Baldwin County Legislation

Keywords: automated enforcement, speeding violations, civil fines, Baldwin County, municipal legislation, traffic safety, public awareness, 1136, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This achievement is a reflection of their hard work and of the Coita High School program's continued
• commitment to developing student athletes for life beyond high school.
• So up in the Developing student athletes for life beyond high school.
• Do you think it will be by this upcoming school year?
• She wants to study school teaching and wants to attend UT Austin to study poli sci and pre-law.

Bills: SB1290 , SB1530 , SB1847 , HR1050 , SB169 , SB1377 , SB1990 , SB1991 , SB1778 , SB1579 , SB1992 , SB3 , SB2028 , SB1928 , SB2127 , SB2117 , SB1439 , SB1930 , SB330 , SB1191 , SB2110 , SB2134 , SB2069 , SB2095 , SB1613 , SB1246 , SB1976 , SB1346 , SB1509 , SB2071 , SB259 , SB1314

Keywords: 2-1-1 services, revolving fund, Department of Human Services, crisis pregnancy, abortion, legal funding, research funding, development rebate, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, tax incentives, higher education partnerships, Medicaid, ADvantage Waiver, home-based services, eligibility criteria, healthcare, senior services, Taiwan, Oklahoma, sister-state relationship

Summary: The House convened, completed the roll call, and heard an invocation, a Veteran of the Week recognition for Colonel William S. Hartzell, and several guest introductions and special presentations, including the Coeta Tigers wrestling team, the Murray State College shotgun team, and visitors from Taiwan. The chamber also recognized the Psychologist of the Day, Nurse of the Day, Doctor of the Day, and Pages of the Week, along with committee meeting announcements and a motion to adjourn at the end of business. Members then considered and passed a series of bills. Senate Bill 1290 on 211 services passed 82-0 and its emergency clause also passed. Senate Bill 1530 on state government and innovation/research funding passed 58-27. Senate Bill 1847 on Medicaid home and community-based services passed 78-10 with its emergency clause. Senate Bill 169 increasing longevity pay for state employees passed 85-4 with emergency. Senate Bill 1377 requiring DHS to provide duffel bags and hygiene items for foster children passed 88-4 with emergency. Senate Bill 1990 on the Incentive Evaluation Commission passed 88-4. Senate Bill 1991, a cleanup measure redirecting certain lease and land-sale revenues to O-CAMP, passed and its emergency clause also passed. The House also adopted H.R. 1050 reaffirming Oklahoma’s sister-state relationship with Taiwan, followed by remarks from Taiwanese officials. Senate Bill 1778, the Strong Readers Act, passed 87-5 with emergency after discussion about reading screeners, funding tiers, and an optional second-grade assessment. Senate Bill 1579, described as a taxpayer bill of rights related to ad valorem tax, drew extended debate over property taxes and state savings before passing 85-0. Senate Bill 1992, defining strategic financial partners for an income tax credit, passed 65-24. The House then moved to adjourn until Tuesday, April 14, 2026, at 9:30 a.m.

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• funding formula requires... ...of the legislature, declaring that the existing public school funding
• Our public schools.
• That we provide some of the same flexibility for traditional public schools that we do for charter schools
• or that school.
• Now, he goes to a school, and there are no set time periods when that kid can be recruited.

Summary: The Senate convened with 31 members present, heard prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and approved the corrected journal. The body then moved through routine orders, including referral of memorials and resolutions and reports from standing committees. Among the items reported were several bills printed or enrolled, House bills referred to Senate committees, and messages from the House transmitting additional bills and memorials for referral. A major floor item was Senate Concurrent Resolution 121, which called for modernizing Idaho’s public school funding formula. Supporters argued the current formula is outdated, overly focused on inputs and adults rather than students, and should be redesigned to give local school leaders more flexibility and better outcomes. The resolution was adopted and transmitted to the House. The Senate also adopted SCR 123 recognizing 2026 as the Year of Rangeland and Pastoralists, SR 118 supporting development of a state plan for kinship caregivers, SCR 124 supporting wildlife crossings to reduce collisions and protect wildlife migration, and SR 119 approving certain administrative rules from the Department of Agriculture and Idaho Hops Growers Commission, with one seed-related rule exception. The Senate adopted SJM 114 urging Congress to address problems in college athletics created by name, image, and likeness rules and transfer/agent issues. It then passed SB 1350, which authorizes optional cash rounding to the nearest five cents when pennies are unavailable; the bill passed 24-9 after debate over whether the change could lead toward broader cashless practices. The chamber also passed SB 1373, the fiscal year 2027 appropriations bill for economic development and related agencies, after extended debate over across-the-board budget cuts, especially the impact on the state public defender system and constitutional indigent defense obligations. The Senate concluded with announcements and adjourned until the next day.

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• I have a middle school student, so I understand. It takes a lot of gumption just to be up here.
• What schools are here? Madam Chair, I am the only fourth grader from Chaparral.
• We're rarely having any interaction as a school board member.
• If we go back in time, does any of the school funding change?
• I think we should have stayed with the state school board back in it. Thank you. Thank you.

Bills: SB104 , SJR3 , SM3

Committee: Senate Senate Rules

Keywords: wildlife commission, removal procedures, malfeasance, appointed officials, governance, education reform, public education, state board of education, superintendent, chartering authority, constitutional amendment, policy setting, insects, insect workshop, insect identification, ecology, monitoring, management, pollinators, pollination

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• I HAD TO WORK MY WAY THROUGH SCHOOL AND TO KNOW THAT KIDS CAN WORK THEIR WAY THROUGH SCHOOL, AFFORD TO
• I WAS ACTIVE IN THE STUDENT POLITICS WHEN I WAS IN LAW SCHOOL.
• THE FASTEST SUPERCOMPUTER ANY SCHOOL HAD IN THE WORLD.
• FINALLY WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE AGRICULTURE SCHOOL.
• IT IS A SIMILAR MODEL TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE CONSORTIUM FOR K-12 PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• I started my career running after-school programs, and even then I saw how the silos between schools
• and after-school programs got in the way of shared impact, and I've I saw how the silos between schools
• During the school day, kids can use the playground, but after school, many can't because it's regulated
• Schools, after-school programs, pediatricians, and family resource centers could finally pull in the
• He turned 16, and two days later, an employee of the school, a prominent employee of the school, applied

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee hearing covered a wide range of child welfare, family support, and human services bills. Testimony strongly supported a guaranteed cash stipend for young adults aging out of foster care (S.161), with the Attorney General’s Office, youth advocates, and foster care providers describing high rates of homelessness and poverty after exit from care. Providers also urged action on a resolve to study the foster care liability insurance crisis (H.197/S.1280), saying premiums and coverage losses are forcing program cutbacks and could reduce foster care capacity statewide. Another major topic was a direct care worker medication administration program registry (H.237/S.162), which supporters said would help recruit and train workers, especially bilingual staff, to address workforce shortages in human services. Several bills focused on child protection and child welfare system practices. Supporters of H.267/S.145 called for advance notice to children’s attorneys when placements or other major events change, arguing that timely communication is essential to prevent unnecessary disruption and improve advocacy. Testimony also backed legislation to formally recognize and strengthen children’s advocacy centers and the Massachusetts Children’s Alliance (H.233/S.112), with prosecutors and CAC leaders describing the trauma-informed model as a longstanding, effective response to child abuse and trafficking. A bill to establish a Massachusetts children’s cabinet (S.115) drew support from advocates who said cross-agency coordination is needed to align policy and funding for children’s well-being. The committee also heard testimony on bills addressing safety, equity, and family support. Senator Lovely and survivors supported S.152, which would create a civil cause of action for sexual abuse by adults in positions of authority or trust, with witnesses describing grooming and power imbalances in schools and youth-serving settings. H.274, a bill of rights for people experiencing homelessness, was supported by advocates who said it would add anti-discrimination protections and voting and privacy rights amid rising criminalization of homelessness. H.272/S.171 to protect maternal health received support from Rep. Montaño, MLRI, and a physician, who said the bills would make cash assistance available earlier in pregnancy and remove the medical-verification barrier. H.4216 on equitable hair care for children in state custody was supported by social workers and advocates who said hair care is tied to identity, dignity, and mental health. H.255 on empowering early educators drew testimony about barriers faced by renters and condo owners trying to open home-based child care programs. H.217, concerning resources and support for pregnant and parenting families, drew testimony from anti-abortion pregnancy resource center advocates. No votes were taken during the hearing, and several bills had no one signed up to testify or were deferred when witnesses were unavailable.

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• the team event was my district's own Kirkwood High School.
• And sometimes we need those funds for our schools, for our schools, for our education, Right.
• And sometimes we need those funds for our schools, for our fire districts.
• Dealing with middle school intramural programs, e-sports, things like that.
• High school and college, yes. Nine through 12 high school.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• We have three amazing young students from my hometown, Bartow County High School.
• And we have three amazing young students from my hometown, Barton County High School.
• A bill to be entitled and act relating to administrative efficiency in public schools.
• By Senator Collaudiud, Senate Bill 1720, Public School Personnel Compensation.
• By Senator Collaudiud, Senate Bill 1720, Public School Personnel Compensation.

Summary: The Senate opened with a prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and introductions recognizing the YMCA’s 175th anniversary, Youth and Government participants, and Dr. Thomas Clem as Doctor of the Day. Senators also noted the presence of guests from the YMCA and Lakeland Regional, and the chamber received a birthday acknowledgment for President Gates. The chamber then took up several bills on the special order calendar. Senate Bill 100 adopted the 2026 Florida Statutes and the 2025 session’s enacted statute materials; Senate Bill 102 removed statutory provisions that had already been repealed or expired; and Senate Bill 104, the general reviser’s bill, deleted obsolete language and corrected cross-references and errors. Each of these bills passed 36-0. Senate Bill 320, relating to administrative efficiency in public schools, was explained as reducing district-level requirements, expanding teacher apprenticeship and certification flexibility, adjusting assessment and budgeting rules, and increasing district flexibility in VPK and facility planning; it also passed 36-0. The Senate also passed Senate Bill 7010, which authorizes Roth post-tax contributions in state and local deferred compensation plans, by a 36-0 vote. Senate Bill 1720 on public school personnel compensation was withdrawn from further consideration. At the end of the session, the Senate waived rules to immediately certify the passed bills to the House and then adjourned until the next scheduled meeting.

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• My gosh, you started in grade school or something like that. I was so impressed.
• We the third largest school district in the state.
• Even still, there are school districts that lack seat belts on a majority of their school buses.
• Even still, there are school districts that lack seat belts on a majority of their school buses.
• -2026 school year.

Summary: The Senate opened with an invocation by Pastor Jim Harris of Tilden Baptist Church, followed by remarks from Senator Zaffirini recognizing his service and retirement as an agricultural teacher. The chamber also received a message from the governor on appointments to the Coastal Water Authority Board of Directors. Senators then adopted SR 434 honoring Goodwill Industries of San Antonio’s 80th anniversary, with Senators Gutierrez, Menendez, and Zaffirini praising its workforce training and second-chance employment mission; SR 435 recognizing Dr. Christine Ramos Camacho as Doctor of the Day; and a group of additional resolutions adopted by voice vote. Senator Zaffirini also introduced the McMullen County Day delegation, and Senator Gutierrez introduced the Doctor of the Day. The Senate then took up and passed several bills. SB 1951 addressed penalties for late property rendition filings and removed a financial incentive for appraisal districts; SB 1261 related to financing water supply projects in the state water plan; SB 1620 created a Texas Forensic Analyst Apprenticeship Pilot Program; SB 530 updated higher-education accreditation rules; SB 2183 standardized fireworks sales periods statewide; SB 2368 strengthened the Lone Star Infrastructure Protection Act and added foreign-affiliation safeguards for electricity market participants; SB 1398 limited children without placement (CWOP) practices and added community-based care transparency; and SB 1960 established digital replication rights for voice and visual likenesses. Each of these bills advanced through suspension of the regular order, passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage, with recorded votes generally showing strong support and some opposition on a few measures. The chamber also debated SB 825, which would require an annual study of the economic, environmental, and financial impacts of illegal immigration. Senators Middleton, Hinojosa, Gutierrez, and Eckhardt debated whether the study should include positive as well as negative impacts; an amendment to require that broader analysis failed, and the bill was left pending after passage to engrossment. Other measures passed included SB 2010, prohibiting political subdivisions from operating guaranteed income programs; SB 546, requiring reporting and continued implementation of school bus seat belts; SB 586, establishing the Historical Texas Cemetery designation program; SB 1150, requiring inactive oil and gas wells to be plugged or returned to production under a compliance plan; SB 1184, lowering the minimum age of wine eligible for sale by wine collection sellers; SB 2185, clarifying bilingual education allotment funding; SB 1923, making child support follow the child in certain temporary placements; SB 2252, expanding early literacy and numeracy supports and screening tools; SB 1870, barring local decriminalization of drugs; and SB 2405, the major TDCJ sunset bill, which included facility planning, parole and rehabilitation reforms, and an amendment protecting parole board discretion. Most of these bills were adopted after floor amendments and passed with recorded votes, often along party-line or near-party-line divisions.

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• </c> to salaries of school administrators. to salaries of school administrators.
• </c> relating to school safety. relating to school safety.
• </c> levied at the local um district school levied at the local um district school boards<00:21:12.880
• </c> the school the in building of a school the school the in building of a school district<00:28:43.000
• </c> to the Grayson County High School to the Grayson County High School Cougars<00:54:22.320><c> for

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum with 95 members present, excused absent members, and adopted a legislative citation honoring Dave Buzz Baker for his long career with WKYT and the UK Sports Network. The Senate clerk then reported several Senate bills passed by the Senate and requested concurrence. The House approved the journal and received committee reports advancing a wide range of bills on agriculture, banking and insurance, judiciary, licensing and regulations, education, and information technology, covering topics such as agricultural procurement, pesticide labeling, vehicle financial protection products, proxy advisory services, financial exploitation, status offenses, firearms liability protections, school administrator salaries, sick leave, school safety, and data privacy. The chamber then considered House Bill 468 on civil rights. The bill would update the Kentucky Civil Rights Act to align the definition of disability with the federal ADA, and it would remove the Kentucky Human Rights Commission’s adjudicative powers over employment and public accommodations disputes while preserving investigative functions. House Floor Amendment 1 was adopted; it removed language barring attorney’s fees, preserved local commissions’ investigative powers, authorized local commissions and private plaintiffs to file civil actions in circuit court, and extended the probable-cause determination period from 30 to 180 days. The bill, as amended, passed 72-22. House Bill 757, the session’s revenue bill, was then debated. Its sponsor described provisions including moratoriums on certain local school district taxes, Internal Revenue Code conformity, new taxes on data brokering, fantasy contests, and predictive markets, EV charging station inspection fees, elimination of some tax expenditures, Department of Revenue cleanup provisions, and process changes for inheritance tax, property tax delinquencies, and other measures. Members raised concerns that the bill would limit local school boards’ taxing options and could affect bonding and school construction; the sponsor said TIF-related provisions would sunset future participation, not existing projects, and that the bill had been developed with agency input. House Bill 757 passed 69-18. The House also passed House Bill 727, creating the Kentucky Education Placement Service System for teacher applicants and district job postings, by a vote of 94-0. The chamber then took up House Bill 776, a modernization of the Dental Practice Act, with changes to board authority, licensure renewal, hygienist and assistant rules, and telehealth standards; the sponsor noted an ownership-related issue and presented House Floor Amendment 1 for consideration, but the transcript cuts off before final action on that amendment and the bill.

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• , Hampshire School Boards Association, school<00:23:06.799><c> administrators,</c><00:23:07.840><c> there
• ><c> is</c><00:26:42.240><c> at</c><00:26:42.480><c> a</c> our school budget hearing is at a our school
• </c> municipal ballot and we get a school municipal ballot and we get a school district<00:27:58.960>
• </c><00:29:04.640><c> board,</c> put this in front of any school board, put this in front of any school
• I would cooperative school districts.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee met in executive session to consider HB 314, which would prohibit the use of federal, state, or local funds for lobbying activities. Representative Turkot offered a replace-all amendment intended to be a compromise measure focused on transparency and local control. He explained that the amendment narrows the bill to registered lobbyists, clarifies that public officials and employees who are not required to register as lobbyists are not restricted from testifying, and adds a process allowing municipalities to opt in to lobbying-related spending if approved locally and disclosed in annual reports. He also said the amendment was designed to address confusion he believes has been caused by misinformation about the bill’s effect on municipalities and associations. Committee members raised repeated concerns about how the amendment would apply to school districts, cooperative districts, counties, and other associations beyond the New Hampshire Municipal Association. Turkot and others said the language in RSA 15 and the added references to RSA 318-A were intended to cover lobbying entities generally, while the NHMA section was included because it is separately addressed in statute. Several members questioned whether the amendment’s intent was clear enough without explicit references to schools and counties, and whether the committee should have held a public hearing on the substantially revised language. Supporters argued the amendment was clear, that school districts and municipalities are distinct legal entities, and that cooperative districts could handle the issue through their existing annual-report and voting processes. The discussion also covered how local approval would work, including whether the proposal would require an opt-in vote and how county budgets would reflect lobbying-related dues or expenses. Members noted that in cooperative districts and county settings, approval would likely be handled through existing budget or annual report procedures, with majority vote rules applying where relevant. No final vote on the amendment or bill is reflected in the transcript excerpt, but the committee spent most of the session debating the scope, clarity, and transparency requirements of the proposed changes.

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• Um I had a Hawaii School for Girls.
• </c> supports, we have our school-based supports, we have our school-based behavioral<00:38:44.520><c
• </c><00:38:55.520><c> behavioral</c> school year, our school-based behavioral school year, our school-based
• In the school.
• . school. school.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• </c> Tuscaloosa County High School. Tuscaloosa County High School.
• School Wildcats achieved remarkable School Wildcats achieved remarkable success<00:16:21.320><c> by</
• </c> school during the day. school during the day.
• </c> much in the school that must survive. much in the school that must survive.
• This is the same way in elementary school, high school, whatever.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• </c><00:21:10.080><c> I'm</c> dangerous in sports and in schools I'm dangerous in sports and in schools
• He said he is the father of a daughter, and she is out of school now.
• <00:27:26.159><c> district</c> school district school district uh<00:27:28.480><c> it</c><00:27:28.640
• I didn't go to school for this.
• </c> this individual works at a public school this individual works at a public school um<00:46:33.400

Bills: HF1233

Committee: House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Keywords: women's athletics, gender, sports competition, Human Rights Act, biological sex, participation limits, 1183, house