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• We also offer workforce and community education.
• I am the director of the nursing education program here at.
• We do use technology—lots of technology. in our educational approach.
• These foundations have really high education standards.
• In education, we sat together and hammered out a field class.

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• The programs that we support are adult education and literacy.
• But our skills development program and our jobs education. for Texans program.
• It's early childhood education.
• And we cannot address our workforce needs if we don't address early childhood education.
• These include customer service and education.

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• Pre-K-12 Education will come to order. Please call the roll. Clerk: Chair Burgess.
• This bill establishes the School Teacher Training Mentor Program within the Department of Education.
• Kiera Nixon: My boy is wonderful as you can see, and it's because of great education.
• As you know, teachers are the backbone of our education system.
• This allows us to show value and esteem for those persons who have been in education for a number of

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• for instance another example we don't know very well educated.
• But we'd want to educate them, at least inform them.
• I think it's not, educate is not the right word, inform them.
• “We want to educate them, at least inform them.
• So I said I spoke to educators just the other day.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee held a hearing on census preparation, focusing first on testimony from U.S. Census Bureau staff James Whitehorn and Andrea Grace Johnson. They described the Bureau’s decade-long geographic and redistricting programs, including the Boundary and Annexation Survey, School District Review Program, Participant Statistical Area Program, and Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA), along with the Block Boundary Suggestion Project and voting district collection. They emphasized that Massachusetts has been a strong partner in these efforts and explained how the Bureau is using updated street data, building footprints, machine learning, and change detection to improve address lists and track new housing. Whitehorn also reviewed the 2030 redistricting data program, the legal basis for it under PL 94-171, the role of state nonpartisan liaisons, and the expected timeline for data delivery. He noted that OMB’s revised race and ethnicity standards will merge those questions into one and add a Middle Eastern/North African category. Committee members asked about the new standards, state contacts, and how boundary updates are submitted, and the witnesses said they would provide the slide deck and contact information. Wendy Underhill and Helen Brewer of NCSL then testified about why census preparation matters for states, stressing its impact on data, federal funding, and political representation. They outlined optional steps states can take before 2030, including staying in touch with Census Bureau staff, identifying state and local personnel involved in census work, supporting local participation in Bureau programs, and creating complete count committees or commissions. They cited Massachusetts’s prior complete count committee and grantmaking efforts as an example and said such efforts can improve self-response and overall accuracy. They also noted that state legislatures can act as conveners and trusted messengers, and they discussed broader issues such as privacy protections, differential privacy, budget uncertainty, and the possibility of future litigation or a citizenship question. Secretary of State William Galvin then gave extended remarks on Massachusetts’s 2020 census experience and the need to prepare early for 2030. He said the state faced major challenges in 2020 from the pandemic, litigation, and rhetoric about citizenship, and that Massachusetts relied heavily on local records, university data, and community outreach to document residents, especially students and non-native-born populations. He argued that the state should strengthen local recordkeeping now through LUCA, annual resident lists, assessors’ and zoning records, and other local data sources, and he urged support for a proposed $500,000 appropriation for census-related grants and technical assistance. Galvin said better preparation is needed because housing patterns, population shifts, and local administrative capacity have changed since 2020, and he emphasized that the goal is to improve the completeness of the records the Census Bureau will use in 2030.

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• Our schools are using AI to help educate.
• Massachusetts has an opportunity, and our strength in higher education and innovation... ...workers.
• So as educators, we strive to be in tune with our students in a way that allows us to adapt to their
• and protect the rights and autonomy of our educators.
• threat is using generative AI to evaluate educator performance in K-12 classrooms.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee held a hearing on several artificial intelligence bills, opening with remarks about the 9/11 anniversary and then broad statements from the co-chairs about AI’s promise and risks. Chair Farley-Bouvier and Senator Moore emphasized the need for guardrails, transparency, and worker and consumer protections, while Senator Finegold described Senate Bill 37, which would create a framework for AI model training with safety assessments, audits, incident reporting, Attorney General oversight, and workforce reporting. Members also discussed Massachusetts’ position relative to other states and the need for state action in the absence of federal regulation. A large portion of the hearing focused on the Fair Act, House 77 and Senate 35, which would limit workplace surveillance, restrict collection of biometric and location data, require notice and human review for automated employment decisions, and protect workers from retaliation. Labor leaders, including AFL-CIO, AFSCME, AFT, SEIU, building trades, and other worker representatives, testified in support, describing harms from bossware, automated benefits denials, hiring and promotion screening, scheduling, and monitoring in workplaces ranging from health care and education to manufacturing and construction. They argued that AI systems are already affecting wages, benefits, safety, and job security, and that Massachusetts should act now to set clear rules. The committee also heard testimony on House Bill 74, which would require informed consent and clear contract terms for digital replicas of voices and likenesses, with SAG-AFTRA representatives supporting the bill as a protection for performers and creators. Another major topic was Senate Bill 51 on social media algorithm accountability and transparency; child safety advocates, researchers, and a public health expert described harms from engagement-based algorithms, including exposure to harmful content, eating disorders, and youth mental health impacts, and supported independent audits and public reporting. A few industry and civil liberties witnesses supported regulation but urged balance, warning against overly burdensome rules while acknowledging the need for privacy, transparency, and accountability. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the hearing excerpt.

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• supporting special education and early college programs.
• Really, when we talk about vocational education, the biggest problem is access.
• This was brought to the Joint Committee on Education through a bill. We received no testimony.
• This was brought to the Joint Committee on Education through a bill. We received no testimony.
• Costs are rising for education, public safety, transportation, health care, and basic needs.

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• Stephen Profiter, Director of the Early Education Division at the California Department of Education,
• Stephen Profiter, Director of the Early Education Division at the California Department of Education,
• Hello, Stephen Proffer, Department of Education.
• And that education helped me even to raise my children. I became an educator.
• McLean Rosansky with the Alameda County Office of Education.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittees on early childhood education heard a broad review of the Governor’s child care and preschool budget proposals, with testimony from the Department of Finance, the Department of Social Services (CDSS), the California Department of Education (CDE), and the Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO). The main topics were cost-of-care-plus and COLA adjustments, the California State Preschool Program, child care slot reductions tied to federal and Proposition 64 funding changes, disaster recovery grants for child care facilities, trailer bill proposals on family fees and absences, prospective pay, and several budget change proposals for departmental staffing and licensing. Officials also discussed the state’s transition toward an alternative methodology for setting rates based on the true cost of care. On rate reform, CDSS and CDE said the current reimbursement system remains below the alternative methodology in many counties and that providers continue to struggle with recruitment and retention. The LAO recommended aligning cost-of-care-plus increases across provider types, while CDE urged that any COLA be added to base rates rather than cost-of-care-plus payments because providers view the latter as less ongoing. CDSS said the next alternative methodology update will be developed with a contractor during fiscal year 2026-27, with public engagement and legislative input, and estimated that fully transitioning to rates informed by the methodology would take about 24 months once policy and funding are in place. CDSS also said the direct-service cost of care under the methodology was estimated at about $18.7 billion in a July 2025 report. A major point of contention was the proposed reduction of 4,167 child care slots due to lower federal CCDF funding and reduced Proposition 64 revenue. CDSS said it expects to absorb the reduction through unspent funds and relinquishments so currently enrolled children are not disrupted, while the LAO supported the reduction as a way to avoid worsening the structural deficit. Members strongly objected to the slot cuts, arguing the administration has repeatedly proposed reductions after prior budget agreements and emphasizing the economic and family benefits of child care. The committee also discussed preschool enrollment trends, including growth in three-year-old enrollment and a sharp increase in two-year-olds served under a temporary provision, with CDE warning that the temporary two-year-old authority expires in 2027. The committee also reviewed an $11.5 million Proposition 64 proposal for child care infrastructure grants for facilities impacted by 2025 state disasters, especially the Los Angeles fires, and members asked for trailer bill language to make the funds flexible for repairs, equipment, insurance, and permitting. On trailer bill items, the panel discussed codifying family fee reimbursement rules, defining excessive unexplained absences to allow disenrollment after prolonged nonuse, and expanding temporary provider absences; CDSS said the absence policy is meant to mirror federal CCDF rules, while CDE said it is already pursuing its own rulemaking. The hearing also covered prospective pay, with CDSS and CDE saying they are waiting for final federal guidance before moving ahead; LAO said the state could save ongoing costs if the federal requirement is rescinded. Finally, the committee reviewed staffing and support budget requests for CDSS and other implementation items, and held several items open for further discussion before the May Revision. Public comment overwhelmingly urged full funding for child care slots, true cost-of-care payments, and ongoing support for early education programs and county offices of education.

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• So first I'll start with the OHV education course.
• Okay, a little bit about safety education.
• Okay, a little bit about safety education.
• The inconsistency of the education is concerning to me.
• How do we work around the education piece on that?

Keywords: 1182, all

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• The education and outreach plan must include a public education and outreach strategy for secondary handlers
• A local education provider...
• Are we funding education? Are we funding... Are we funding education?
• I move SB078 and the appropriations committee report and the education report. ...and the education report
• The committee report is adopted. to the education report. Education report. Representative Brown.

Keywords: 981, all

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• Brett works in the world of business, education, children, everything.
• our population to not just educators.
• But we're talking about education.
• And so, when we're talking about education, it's got multiple components in my mind.
• When you talk about educating a child, you've got to deal with both of those.

Keywords: 914, all

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• Thank you for your support in increasing special education funding last session.
• For the record, my name is Cynthia Tamayo, a proud product of public education.
• Without this critical funding, the education side of this program would end.
• the Center for the Study of Teaching and Policy in the College of Education.
• progressive revenue to fund higher education education. and asking you to seriously consider progressive

Bills: HB2289

Keywords: appropriations, budget, fiscal matters, state spending, general fund, supplemental budget, biennial budget, substitute bill, public defense, civil legal aid, courts, judicial branch, homelessness, supportive housing, affordable housing, behavioral health, juvenile rehabilitation, youth services, child welfare, foster care

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• in choosing the leaders who shape our local education systems.
• I serve as a trustee on the Orange County Board of Education.
• Only this time we're changing the election for five county boards of education.
• Only this time we'll change the elections for five county boards of education.
• Mary Barkie, Vice President of the Orange County Board of Education.

Summary: The Assembly Elections Committee met on July 2, 2025, with a quorum present and took up eight agenda items, including four consent bills. The committee first approved the consent calendar, which included SB 280, SB 621, SB 851, and SB 852, all moving forward without objection. The committee then heard several bills from Senator Umberg focused on election administration and campaign finance, along with SB 408 on voter-roll maintenance. SB 249 would require county board of education elections to be consolidated with the statewide general election. Supporters, including the League of Women Voters, argued this would increase turnout and make those elections more representative; opponents, including Orange County education officials, argued it would override local control, increase costs, and add ballot fatigue. The bill passed 5-2 and was re-referred to the Committee on Education. SB 398 would make it a crime to pay or offer contingent payments or other valuable consideration to induce voting or voter registration, closing what supporters described as a loophole involving lotteries and incentives. It passed 5-0 as amended and was re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety. SB 42 would remove the state ban on public financing for campaigns in general law cities and counties, allowing local voters to decide whether to adopt such systems. Supporters from Common Cause, the League of Women Voters, and many local advocates said it would broaden participation and reduce the influence of big money; opponents raised concerns about taxpayer funding, guardrails, and local oversight. The bill passed 5-2 and was re-referred to Appropriations. Finally, SB 408 would require election officials to use U.S. Postal Service change-of-address data to help maintain voter rolls; supporters said it would improve accuracy and trust in elections, while one commenter questioned reliance on postal data. The bill passed unanimously 6-0 and was re-referred to Appropriations. The committee then completed the remaining roll calls and adjourned.

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• Scope hasn't moved forward, but education, training, and testing have.
• The back of the eye takes more skill, more education.
• This would alleviate the strain on registered nurse education programs.
• The A2 amendment came out of the higher education committee.
• So I do think we have to be careful and mindful, educating individuals.

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• Residents can challenge including those specific instructional materials and educational settings of
• statute and pretty closely with in the education silo.
• I have reached out to the Department of Education with any success.
• So it's bringing the state Board of Education into the equation.
• It could go a long way to education.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• </c> resources that local boards of education resources that local boards of education may<00:19:36.559
• </c> understanding, and contextual education. understanding, and contextual education.
• They have educational value as well. They have educational value as well.
• The State Department of Education shall identify appropriate resources for local boards of education
• The State Department of Education shall identify appropriate resources for local boards of education

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The meeting included a Senate recognition ceremony honoring the Winona High School boys basketball team for winning the 2026 Alabama High School Athletic Association 5A state championship. A resolution was read commending the team for its 101-40 victory over Silicag, noting the team’s record-setting performance, Brendan Davis’s MVP honor, the contributions of other players, and Coach Cedric Lane’s leadership. Senators and the lieutenant governor praised the players’ sportsmanship, the school community, and the team’s historic season, and copies of the resolution were presented to the team, coaches, and administrators. Several guests and school representatives also spoke briefly, including the coach and principal, who thanked the Senate and noted the team’s success and the principal’s retirement after 35 years. After the recognition, the Senate returned to session and adopted the Committee on Rules report setting the special order calendar. The calendar included Senate Bill 99 on the Ten Commandments, Senate Bill 298 on Class 3 municipalities, House Bill 381 on camp safety, Senate Bill 370 on tax increment districts, Senate Bill 363 on the Department of Economic and Community Affairs, House Bill 466 on firefighters, House Bill 95 on elections, House Bill 259 on stablecoin, and Senate Bill 342 on education. The chamber then took up SB 99, sponsored by Senators Kelly and Sessions. Senator Kelly described the bill as requiring local school boards to display the Ten Commandments, together with founding documents such as the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Bill of Rights, and Alabama Constitution preamble, in certain history classrooms and common areas for grades five through 12, using donated displays and funds when available. He said the bill was intended as a historical and educational measure, not religious instruction, and emphasized the inclusion of a disclaimer stating Alabama is not establishing a religion. After extended debate and a petition to close debate from the Rules Committee, the Senate voted on the bill by long roll and passed SB 99, with the recorded vote announced as 30 yeas and 4 nays.

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• Minnesota Senate Education Policy Committee will come to order.
• </c><00:20:55.520><c> policy</c> members of the education policy members of the education policy committee
• </c> through the tribal Nations education through the tribal Nations education committee<00:42:15.000
• </c> objects in the tribal nation's education objects in the tribal nation's education committee committee
• We are adjourned. special education so we can kind of wrap special education so we can kind of wrap our

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So it's also a big educational curve: what is a Native American reservation?
• Also, I think there could be an educational aspect in our high schools, too, educating the people and
• Is the count, do you guys know of that or anything for the educational part?
• Chairman, just a little bit about the education for culture.
• Tribal affairs or state tribal relations, just to educate all of our members.

Keywords: 908, all

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• Um but I intervention and education.
• </c> choosing their best educational choosing their best educational environment<00:34:53.200><c> for
• </c> past the the wants of education past the the wants of education Minnesota<01:19:37.040><c> and</
• :43.040><c> Minnesota</c> think that's what Education Minnesota think that's what Education Minnesota
• </c><01:50:48.960><c> Minnesota</c> a proud member of Education Minnesota a proud member of Education

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• Now, I'm an educator myself, and I will tell you right now, I'm an educator myself, and I will tell you
• I'm an educator myself, and I will tell you right now, educators are the most underpaid, undervalued,
• They don't need to be educated on it.
• For every $1 billion reduction to education funding statewide, there could be up to 9,600 fewer educators
• For every $1 billion reduction to education funding statewide, there could be up to 9,600 fewer educators

Summary: The committee heard Senate Bill 1277, which would create a California Cost of Living Tax Credit modeled on the 2022 middle-class tax refund to provide refundable relief to low- and middle-income Californians facing high housing, fuel, energy, and general living costs. Senator Grove and supporters, including the California Policy Center and some local government representatives, argued the bill would put direct relief into the hands of working families. Opposition came from the California Tax Reform Association and the California Teachers Association, which said California already has progressive tax credits and that the proposal would be costly to the General Fund and reduce money for schools and other services. After extended debate, the bill was not advanced; a roll call vote on a motion to pass it to Appropriations failed 1-4, and the bill was held/fails on the floor with a request for reconsideration noted. The committee then heard SB 1287, which would create a capped tax credit to encourage private investment in short-line railroad infrastructure. The author and rail industry witnesses said the measure would improve safety, reliability, emissions, and freight movement, especially for rural communities and agriculture, and that it was a public-private partnership rather than a handout. Opposition from CTA and the California Tax Reform Association argued a direct grant program would be preferable to a tax credit. The bill was accepted with committee amendments and placed on call without a final vote in the transcript. Members also considered SB 1407, which would fully exempt military retirement pay and surviving spouse benefits from state income tax, increasing the prior partial exemption. The author, State Treasurer Fiona Ma, and veterans’ groups said the change would help retain veterans in California, support local economies, and align California with most other states. CTA and CTRA opposed on General Fund grounds. The committee approved the bill on a due-pass-as-amended motion to the Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs, with the roll call showing support and the bill placed on call. Later, the committee heard SB 1349, directing the Legislative Analyst’s Office to review major tax expenditures and evaluate their goals, beneficiaries, and effects on revenues and Proposition 98 funding. CTA, CTRA, and several local government and labor supporters backed the bill as a way to improve accountability for roughly $94 billion in annual tax expenditures. The bill was accepted with committee amendments and placed on call. The committee also heard SB 1078, authorizing Santa Cruz County to ask voters for a temporary half-cent sales tax to help fund health care and safety-net services amid federal cuts; it was placed on call. SB 1120, extending the California Competes Tax Credit through 2035 and making it refundable for certain strategic industries, received strong support from business and manufacturing groups and was passed on a due-pass-as-amended motion to Appropriations. Finally, SB 1275, which would replace the state sales tax on vehicle purchases with a vehicle license fee structure intended to increase federal deductibility for Californians, was passed 4-0 as amended to the Committee on Transportation.

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• What is an educational institution?
• It's an educational institution.
• 05.519><c> place</c><00:10:05.680><c> where</c> educational institution is a place where educational
• But what we educational institution.
• </c><00:10:29.279><c> Um</c> educational institution. Um educational institution.

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