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• uh permit to allow uh the effectiveness uh permit to allow uh the effectiveness dates<00:04:14.439
• They would apply on or after that effective date for permits or for violations on or after the effective
• They would apply on or after that effective date for permits or for violations on or after the effective
• They would apply on or after that effective date for permits or for violations on or after the effective
• They would apply on or after that effective date for permits or for violations on or after the effective

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• /c> something to the effect something to the effect of<00:20:29.760> trame of trame of trame in
• to teach. Okay. Okay. to teach. Okay. Okay.
• Teaching is not >> well, let me say this. Teaching is not easy. easy. easy.
• >> Teaching is a calling. >> Teaching is a calling.
• I was teaching. I was teaching.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• It teaches them how to disagree without being disrespectful and builds confidence, research skills, and
•   75 IT TEACHES THEM HOW TO DISAGREE WITHOUT  BEING DISRESPECTFUL AND BUILDS CONFIDENCE, 
• It is an educational stimulant, teaching children how to listen with intention, research responsibly,
• And what you are doing is teaching children that has fallen by the wayside a lot in our community today
• I think absolutely it gives them the ability to feel truly effective in their teaching and also gives

Summary: The Student Academic Success Subcommittee met with a quorum and considered two PCS bills. PCS for HB 1059, by Rep. Booth, would designate the first week of November as Florida Speech and Debate Week to recognize speech and debate programs and the educators, coaches, judges, and school districts that support them. Supporters, including students and advocates, testified that speech and debate builds critical thinking, civics knowledge, confidence, and respectful civil discourse, and several members praised the students’ testimony and the program’s value. The bill was reported favorably by a 14-0 vote. The committee then heard PCS for HB 851, by Rep. Long, which requires each school district’s professional learning system to include at least one annual autism-specific training opportunity for teachers and school-based administrators, developed with the Center for Autism and grounded in evidence-based practices. The sponsor said the bill is intended to give educators practical tools to support students with autism, while members asked questions about scope, virtual training, charter schools, and the relationship to existing law. Public testimony and member debate largely supported the bill, with speakers emphasizing the need for better educator preparation and inclusion for students with autism. The bill also passed unanimously, 14-0, and was reported favorably. At the end of the meeting, members and the chair offered brief closing remarks thanking colleagues and staff and reflecting on the committee’s work, with the chair noting it may have been the committee’s last meeting of the session.

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• Those programs serve all students and have proven to be effective.
• That complexity could definitely hinder effective implementation.
• Let's keep working towards a solution that effectively balances these priorities.
• It also ensures that the teaching of a curriculum is balanced and appropriate.
• It also ensures that the teaching of a curriculum is balanced and appropriate.

Bills: SB 2

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Effective maps are the cornerstone to efficient communication.
• It’s the only way we communicate effectively.
• You know, we teach kids how to tie their shoes, right? This doesn't take a special skill.
• You know, we teach kids how to tie their shoes, right?
• There are many effective strategies they need to learn.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing focused on a range of public safety bills, with especially emotional testimony on the Maggie Hubbard Rental Safety Act, which would require short-term rentals to be inspected for smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and require platforms or agents to verify compliance before listing. Rep. Hadley Luddy, Sen. Julian Cyr, and the Hubbard and Waldron families described the fatal Airbnb fire that killed Shannon Hubbard and her daughter Maggie in New York, saying the deaths were preventable and that the bill would save lives. Committee members expressed sympathy and support for the families’ efforts to turn their loss into legislation. The committee also heard testimony on a proposed peace officer oath (S. 1680), described by Sen. Lydia Edwards as a binding ethical standard tied to certification and recertification, with discipline and annual reporting to promote accountability and de-escalation. Rep. Tom Walsh testified for a bill requiring hotel and motel workers to be trained to recognize human trafficking and to post hotline signage, and later testimony supported a school safety data grant program to provide first responders with standardized, up-to-date school maps for emergencies. Another major topic was a bill to allow temporary door-locking devices in public buildings; supporters said the devices are removable, do not alter fire code, and could improve lockdown response during active shooter events. Additional bills discussed included measures to transfer the Office of Emergency Medical Services to EOPSS, increase penalties for unlicensed hood-system cleaning, expand membership on the Massachusetts Fire Training Council, and strengthen confidentiality for peer support and critical incident stress debriefings. Firefighters and fire chiefs also supported a bill to tighten penalties for violations of hot-work regulations, citing the 2014 Beacon Street fire that killed Lt. Walsh and Firefighter Kennedy. Law enforcement groups backed a package including a Blue Star plate and Blue Alert system for fallen officers’ families, stronger move-over penalties, and a memorial fund, while the State Police Association supported the move-over provisions but asked for further work on the special state police officer bill before final action. No votes were taken during the hearing.

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• She would take Trent to the park, take him for walks, read to him, teach him new games, and play with
• She would take Trent to the park, take him for walks, read to him, teach him new games, and play with
• therapy where they're trying to teach therapy where they're trying to teach him<00:15:55.120>
• effective effective supports<00:43:00.480> we<00:43:00.599> can<00:43:00.760> build
• population The Proposal effectively population The Proposal effectively results<01:46:20.520>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• That could have an effect on our operations and could have an effect on our revenue.
• to to a uh a teacher who teaches to to a uh a teacher who teaches kindergarten.<00:38:27.119>
• So, they have to constantly be teaching So, they have to constantly be teaching the<00:38:31.680
• teachers in Mississippi that can teach teachers in Mississippi that can teach to<00:46:23.280>
• coming and doing a year-long student teaching program, a year-long student teaching experience with

Keywords: Appropriations - Room 216, 14 January, 2026; 1:00 PM, 925, all

Summary: The committee first heard a budget presentation from a charter-school authorizer agency. Witnesses explained that the agency no longer receives the federal CSP grant, that a one-time $499,000 equipment grant was not recurring, and that in FY25 they also had no general fund appropriation. They said their special-fund revenue has grown but is not enough to sustain operations alone, especially because the money arrives once a year and the agency needs a cash balance in advance. Their budget request sought a mix of general and special funds, but the legislative budget recommendation stayed near the FY26 appropriation level. Members asked about salary growth and contractual spending; the agency said higher salaries reflected doctorate-level staff and a planned sixth position, while contractual costs covered technical assistance, consultants, CPA reviews, and outside legal support. The agency also said a pending bill, identified as House Bill 2, could significantly affect its operations and revenue. Members asked about Republic, and the agency said a peer report had just been released, the school had made operational changes, and progress was being made though questions remained. The Library Commission then presented its budget request. The outgoing director announced retirement and introduced the incoming director, and praised the agency’s recent federal and state audits with no findings. The commission asked to restore two headcount reductions in the budget recommendation, saying the positions were hard to fill because they require specialized librarianship credentials and that losing them would cost about $130,000. It also asked to restore federal spending authority in case IMLS funding became uncertain, and requested about $173,000 for a 5% salary progression pool because turnover had reached 35% and many employees were near the start step. Senators asked about the open positions and turnover; the commission said one position had been open 10 months, another about eight months, and some turnover was due to retirements. Mississippi Public Broadcasting then presented its request for an $18.153 million appropriation. The agency said it wanted salary progressions to retain staff, four new vehicles for engineering and transmitter work, and $522,000 in reappropriated digitization funds to continue a project that has digitized more than half its library holdings for online access. The director also highlighted programming and outreach, including a new food-focused show, a music program, live coverage of the National Folk Festival, a Medgar Evers documentary now in national distribution, and expanded radio programming. He said MPB reaches nearly 1 million TV viewers annually, has strong radio and app usage, and continues to provide required weather, Silver Alert, and Amber Alert notifications. He also described a partnership with the Department of Education using e-glass technology to connect teachers to classrooms lacking instructors, saying the program is already serving multiple districts and drawing national interest.

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• I started teaching at Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School.
• be attractive to parents who want to teach but can't sustain the dual demands of full-time teaching
• I have been teaching for 25 years. Thank you. My name is Dora Golding.
• I have been teaching for 25 years.
• teaching when our youngest started public school at age four.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on a range of public retirement and municipal health insurance bills. Mass Retirees and the American Federation of Teachers supported House 2890/Senate 1848 on transparency in municipal health insurance, arguing that broker and consultant roles should be clearly defined, commissions disclosed, and dual roles prohibited to reduce conflicts of interest and costs. They also supported House 2799/Senate 1848 on protecting municipal retirees from future premium contribution increases, House 2854 on voting rights for surviving spouses in retirement board elections, and Senate 1917 on updating the definition of veteran for retirement purposes. Committee members discussed whether the veteran definition should simply conform to the federal definition going forward. Educators testified in support of House 2769/Senate 1921, which would allow teachers with at least 20 years of service to buy back creditable service for periods when they worked part-time while raising children. Multiple teachers described the financial and retirement penalties they experienced after stepping down to part-time work for child care, calling the current system inequitable and a “mom tax.” Sponsors and supporters said the bill is intended to correct that disparity and help retain teachers, while one committee member noted it appeared neutral on an actuarial basis. The committee also heard strong support for Senate 1908, which would raise the cap on outside income for public pension recipients, from retired State Police troopers who said the current limit is outdated and unfair to those forced into disability retirement after line-of-duty injuries. Another State Police representative supported House 2910 on state police pensions, citing recruitment and retention problems under current pension rules. In contrast, Hampden County Regional Retirement System officials and the Massachusetts Association of Contributory Retirement Systems opposed House 2745, a bill to restructure the Hampden County system’s governance, arguing it would weaken PERAC oversight and create an unworkable local system. They instead supported House 2813, which would extend the time to fill a vacant fifth member seat on retirement boards. At the end of the hearing, the committee voted to adjourn the hearing.

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• there was some testimony to that effect there was some testimony to that effect so<00:17:56.240>
• someone's teaching someone's teaching credential<01:00:46.720> it<01:00:46.839> is
• What concerns me is the chilling effect of this bill.
• didn't maybe that would have some effect didn't maybe that would have some effect on<02:08:32.199
• The full effect of the law takes place in 2026.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Judiciary Committee met to hear House Bill 520, which would authorize the Department of Education to issue subpoenas in investigations and hearings involving the code of conduct for New Hampshire educators. Representative Lynn, the bill sponsor, said the measure was intended to give the department standard subpoena power during investigations and in later adjudicatory proceedings, with a process for challenging overbroad subpoenas. He argued that agencies with investigative and hearing authority should also have the power to compel witnesses and documents, and said the bill was narrowed from an earlier broader draft to focus on teacher credentialing and address concerns about scope. Members raised several concerns about whether the department already has enough authority, whether the Attorney General could handle subpoenas instead, and whether the bill creates an imbalance by giving subpoena power mainly to the investigating side. Representative Burroughs said she did not feel she had enough information and was uncomfortable with the bill, especially regarding who bears subpoena costs. Representative Biron questioned the trial analogy and whether both sides truly have equal subpoena rights. Lynn responded that the investigative stage is like a grand jury process, where only the investigating body subpoenas witnesses, while the adjudicatory stage allows both sides to seek subpoenas through the hearing officer. Other questions focused on the bill’s scope. Representative Andreos asked what investigative authority the Department of Education already has, and Representative Organ questioned why the bill is limited to educators rather than also covering vendors, charter school boards, or the EFA scholarship organization. Lynn said the limitation to educators was deliberate, because earlier broader versions drew objections for being too expansive. Representative Tur asked whether the Attorney General could already handle such matters, and Lynn said that while the AG might be able to pursue some investigations or court subpoenas, agencies should be able to conduct their own internal investigations. No vote or final action was taken in the portion of the hearing provided.

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• Music is fun and engaging, gets kids’ attention, and is an engaging way to teach young children.
• It was invaluable to learn about the effects of music and how music can help children learn.
• <00:36:11.440> when intervention is most effective when intervention is most effective when
• that we're when we're able to teach that we're when we're able to teach skills<01:09:22.759>
• example or being able to effectively example or being able to effectively throw<01:15:04.440>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We want to teach people to work in America, not somewhere else.
• We want to teach people to work in America, not somewhere else.
• We want to teach people to work in America, not somewhere else.
• <01:35:03.400> our know we're on a mission to teach our know we're on a mission to teach our
• That's been positive effect.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Senate convened with an invocation and pledge, established a quorum, approved the prior journal, and received a message from the House announcing passage of House Bills 364, 534, 600, and 662 and requesting concurrence. The chamber then took up second-reading reports, placing several bills on the Rules Committee calendar, and briefly recessed for caucus meetings before returning to floor business. The first major floor action was Senate Bill 11, a residential safe room rebate program aimed at rural tornado preparedness. Supporters described it as a way to use FEMA or private funds to help homeowners build personal storm shelters that could also serve neighbors; one senator opposed it over a fiscal note and concerns about unintended consequences in rural areas. The Senate adopted a committee substitute and passed SB 11 by a vote of 33–3. The Senate then considered Senate Bill 8 on public utilities and PSC intervention procedures. A committee substitute and floor amendment were adopted to clarify intervention standards, limit delay tactics, allow written comments from non-intervenors, and revise transmission-line approval thresholds; supporters said the changes would improve PSC efficiency and protect ratepayers, while some senators objected to a provision moving records from the Energy and Environment Cabinet to the state auditor as politically motivated. SB 8 passed 30–5. Senate Bill 94, dealing with dealer compensation for warranty and recall work, was also amended and passed unanimously after supporters said it reflected agreement between auto dealers and manufacturers. Finally, Senate Bill 197 on economic development incentives was amended to create county tiers, expand incentives for distressed areas, allow cross-border projects near state lines, and correct clerical errors; it passed 36–0.

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• They're not gonna come teach in the classroom for 55,000 a year.
• They're also not going to be able to teach high school.
• A lot of times, they teach 30 students at a time. You can't do that in auto mechanics.
• He teaches in the HOSA program down in the Las Cruces schools.
• I do happen to teach my nephews and all my bonus kids.

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• were more diplomatic, I would... left that line out, but our students benefit from an outstanding teaching
• I know I have knee surgery now. but just to tell you how effective that is so appreciate all this is
• NK cells are the most effective component of the immune.
• We're really excited about the fact that the CART the CAR-NK therapy seems to be effective not only in
• Our faculty I have two large teaching hospital.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• We keep cutting PE, cutting programs, and I think we're now seeing the negative effects of that.
• I used to teach. I guess I'm from a family of teachers. My wife is a teacher. I used to teach.
• And the state standards are kind of like that: the state standards are, you have to teach about...
• The state standards are, you have to teach about World War II, but you could choose how you teach about
• You've got to teach about this. You've got to teach about this. And you've got to teach about this.

Bills: HB2008, HB2075, HB2203, HB2395, HB2409

Keywords: school libraries, public school libraries, library funding, professional associations, library associations, librarians, information services, dues, membership fees, public monies, school governing body, county free library district, municipal library, library contracts, library services, books and programs, Arizona education, Title 15, Library Freedom Act, school district transparency

Summary: The committee took up several education bills. HB 2395 would create a voluntary Arizona School Fitness Program in ADE to recognize schools that participate in nationally recognized fitness testing or events and allow the designation on school report cards. Supporters, including the sponsor and outside witnesses, argued it would encourage student activity and support the whole child; the bill passed with a 6-0 do pass recommendation. HB 2409, the Getting Arizona Ready for AI Act, would create a voluntary summer AI course program through ADE with curriculum on digital hygiene, civic integrity, and AI for small business/entrepreneurship, with optional facility use and academic credit. The sponsor said it was meant to prepare students for AI-driven job disruption without requiring new appropriations; it passed 4-2. HB 2203 would direct ADE to review public school and agency reporting requirements for duplicative, expired, or obsolete reports and recommend consolidation or repeal, and an amendment making a technical correction was adopted before the bill passed 6-0. HB 2008 would bar school libraries from using public money to pay dues to certain professional library associations; opponents from Secular AZ and the ACLU argued it was viewpoint discrimination and a threat to professional association rights, but the bill still received a do pass recommendation on a 6-0 vote, with one member explaining a no vote because the problem did not exist. The committee also heard HB 2075, which would require school districts to submit superintendent and CFO employment contracts to ADE, post them online, keep them available for five years after termination, and create a searchable database with compensation details. The Goldwater Institute supported the bill, citing difficulty obtaining contracts through public records requests and examples of very high superintendent compensation and opaque contract terms; the Arizona School Administrators opposed the bill as singling out districts while not applying to charters or other public-dollar schools, though they said they could support it if expanded to all schools receiving public funds. Members debated whether charters are political subdivisions and whether the bill should extend to charters and ESAs, and some discussion also focused on transparency and public records access. The bill ultimately received a 4-2 do pass recommendation.

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• Teaching, teacher education, and social work programs.
• Students graduating with credentials in nursing, teaching, and social work.
• But it is not an efficient or effective way when you can reach a settlement.
• I don't think it's been effective, but they have made efforts with ads and with tables.
• Otherwise, the snowball effect continues, as Dr. Davis discussed.

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• teaching strategies back in Hawaiʻi.
• insights leading to more effective insights leading to more effective teaching<00:21:30.480>
• <00:34:13.399> of neighbors from the damaging effects of neighbors from the damaging effects
• teachers to be certified to teach teachers to be certified to teach computer<04:13:27.319> science
• aahu Residents one of the most effective aahu Residents one of the most effective long-term<05:39

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• I'm a practicing primary care physician in the Twin Cities and an adjunct professor teaching clinical
• Cities and an adjunct professor teaching Cities and an adjunct professor teaching clinical<00:13
• So, United would teach half the course content and the university would teach the other half.
• <00:21:11.480> future insurance company teaching future insurance company teaching future
• So, we cannot tell a university what they can and cannot teach.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I'm still teaching them because they're not really...
• We should also teach about that, and then teach about our finances—how to manage finances.
• And then we should also teach... How to... I'm sorry. Yeah. I'm sorry, I'm kind of scared.
• We need accountability to ensure that funds are spent effectively.
• highlight the importance of equitable school funding to encourage students to be productive and effective

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• These positions will expand the agency's capacity to effectively monitor providers and other entities
• <00:05:08.120> monitor agency's capacity to effectively monitor agency's capacity to effectively
• Slide 16 is TEACH higher education scholarship updates.
• A policy of the National Teacher Education and Compensation Helps, or TEACH, Early Childhood Program,
• The proposed change to the TEACH scholarship programs is aimed at providing flexibility and reducing

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The Health and Human Services committee heard a presentation from Department of Children, Youth, and Families Commissioner Tiki Brown on the department’s 2025 budget and transition plans. Brown said the governor’s budget pairs targeted reductions with modest investments, resulting in net general fund savings, while preserving core safety-net programs. Major proposals included funding for program integrity, modernization of the child welfare SSIS system, compliance changes for the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP), operating adjustments, and a transition account reallocation as the new department continues moving programs from other agencies through July 1, 2025. A large portion of the discussion focused on CCAP fraud prevention and oversight. Brown and Assistant Commissioner Diane Hy explained that the proposed statewide electronic attendance recordkeeping system would replace retroactive paper-based attendance reporting with more timely data, making it harder to falsify attendance and claim payments improperly. Brown also said the department is working with the Department of Human Services Office of Inspector General and other partners on compliance and fraud controls. Senators pressed for more detail on current enforcement, whether payments can be withheld for violations, and whether recent media reports showed gaps in oversight; Brown said payments can be stopped for false attendance records, suspended or revoked licenses, or fraud allegations, but not for health and safety violations alone. The committee also reviewed other budget-neutral policy changes, including expanding permanency support services for relative foster care and tribal equivalents, strengthening tribal child welfare grants, updating TEACH scholarship rules for early childhood educators, and adjusting the Great Start Compensation Support Payment Program to create a special revenue fund and extend a 10% payment increase to tribally licensed programs and programs on tribal reservation land. Brown also described a $1.5 million annual reduction to restorative practices grants, leaving a smaller ongoing base. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing.

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• allowing 25% of um individuals teaching allowing 25% of um individuals teaching in<00:59:06.039>
• But she came into teaching knowing everything about Spanish and nothing about teaching.
• She will tell you now in her 19th year she’s teaching a lot less Spanish but teaching a lot more life
• earned her master’s in teaching and later got a second master’s degree.
• about teaching.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Primary and Secondary Education Committee met and first considered Senate Concurrent Resolution 43, a proposal tied to the Southern Regional Education Board’s crisis recovery network. Senator West and Dr. Puit explained that, for an additional $10,000 in dues, Kentucky would help create a network of 40 trained counselors in each of the 16 Southern states to provide post-crisis stabilization and psychological first aid after events such as the Marshall County shooting. They emphasized that the effort would be complementary to local and state response, would run through the school district, would not replace therapeutic services, and would allow districts to coordinate parent notifications and other protocols as usual. Members asked about parent involvement and whether pastoral counselors could participate; the presenters said local districts would remain in charge and that pastors could be included if properly credentialed. The committee then voted, and SCR 43 passed with the expression of opinion that it should pass. The committee next took up Senate Bill 207, the School of Innovation Act, with a committee substitute. Senator West described the bill as creating an optional path for districts to contract with an outside education service provider for a three-year school-of-innovation model, aimed at turning around low-performing schools or supporting other schools that want to innovate. He said the model would preserve core district functions such as transportation, facilities, and SEEK funding, while allowing waivers from certain statutes and regulations inside the school building. The committee substitute also added a high-quality instructional materials component, creating a vendor-supported repository of vetted instructional materials that KDE would still control, with testing data used to evaluate whether the materials were improving outcomes. Members questioned how the proposal differed from existing district-of-innovation law and what safeguards would exist for students. Senator West said the bill would repeal the unused district-of-innovation framework and replace it with a clearer process and guardrails, including KDE oversight, attendance rules, and authority to shut down a school arrangement for financial malfeasance. He also said the model could work with local partners, including superintendents’ associations, and could be used by magnet or other schools, not only low-performing ones. The discussion also touched on whether the bill would allow more flexibility in choosing third-party providers and whether it could support longer-term recovery and even philanthropy in schools. The transcript ends during the discussion of SB 207, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.