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• The first one deals with direct primary care arrangements.
• That also means that 60% At third grade.
• Students in the third grade have a critical switch. Before third grade, you are learning to read.
• You're learning to read from zero to third grade. At third grade, you are now reading to learn.
• I first, you know, I'm rising today Mr.

Keywords: 1212, all

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• </c> this is graded as SPFs. this is graded as SPFs.
• </c> because of that that grading. because of that that grading.
• It's felt. >> Um, so the first answer to the first question is yes.
• Chair. >> Um, so the first answer to the first question is yes.
• </c> first place. first place. &gt;&gt; Thank<02:10:13.360><c> you.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Read the first bill.
• Read the first amendment.
• Read the first.
• and grade four math, the bill expands the requirement to grade eight.
• Guess what their grade is? A D. Guess what their grade was last year? A D.

Bills: SB 5, SJR 3, HB 11, HJR 72, HB 48, HB 27, HB 144, HB 37, HB 1481, HB 581, HB 1696, HB 2216, HB 1035, HB 1633, HB 742, HB 754, HB 1689, HB 1690, HB 2669, HB 391, HB 517, HB 1775, HB 1024, HB 1607, HB 252, HB 1716, HB 1562, HB 4116, HB 1866, HB 1741, HB 2103, HB 2637, HB 2884, HB 3707, HB 503, HB 1089, HB 1757, HB 2986, HB 972, SB 365, SB 1786, SB 5, SJR 3, HB 14, HB 43, HB 36, HB 26, HB 149, HB 121, HB 206, HB 136, HB 3114, HB 2733, HB 1732, HB 3700, HB 467, HB 1130, HB 1846, HB 1442, HB 1147, HB 2176, HB 2701, HB 805, HB 2890, HB 1154, HB 1644, HB 2118, HB 1718, HB 2488, HB 2596, HB 2468, HB 484, HB 2578, HB 3204, HB 1041, HB 307, HB 685, HB 538, HB 2525, HB 3125, HB 2027, HB 2894, HB 3077, HB 106, HB 18, HB 11, HJR 72, HB 48, HB 27, HB 144, HB 37, HB 1481, HB 581, HB 1696, HB 2216, HB 1035, HB 1633, HB 742, HB 754, HB 1689, HB 1690, HB 2669, HB 391, HB 517, HB 1775, HB 1024, HB 1607, HB 252, HB 1716, HB 1562, HB 4116, HB 1866, HB 1741, HB 2103, HB 2637, HB 2884, HB 3707, HB 503, HB 1089, HB 1757, HB 2986, HB 972

Keywords: dementia, research institute, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, funding, grants, state health initiatives, research funding, state budget, prevention, healthcare, medical research, Dementia Prevention and Research Institute, licensing, reciprocity, regulation, Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, interstate agreements, tax exemption, intellectual disability

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• So the first school was actually in New Mexico. That was in 2012.
• fifth through eight, and then from the high school grades.
• K through three grades, from fifth through eight, and then from the high school grades.
• The lower-left picture is, I think, an eighth-grade class coming into a third-grade class to read poetry
• Again, the writing from third grade, book summaries.

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The Senate Education Committee began by welcoming a new Senate Page, Caleb Williams of Shelley, and briefly asking about his plans after graduation. The committee then approved minutes from February 10, 12, 16, and 17, 2026, by voice vote. It next took up Senate Bill 1317, which would create regional service centers to help school districts and charter schools share hard-to-fill special education and related support staff, with startup funding proposed from $1 million redirected from the driver training account. The bill’s sponsor and Department of Education staff said the measure would help rural and small districts comply with IDEA by pooling services such as speech-language pathology, occupational therapy, school psychology, and administrative support, while preserving local control and reducing duplication and costs. Testimony was broadly supportive from superintendents, teachers, a parent advocate, and others, who described staffing shortages, high contract costs, and service gaps in rural districts. A few senators raised concerns about the fiscal note, the use of state funds, and the lack of clarity about how the centers would be structured and where they would be located. The committee voted to send Senate Bill 1317 to the Senate floor with a do pass recommendation; Senators Zito and Carlson voiced reservations, with Zito stating he would vote no. After that, the committee heard an informational presentation from Idaho Falls School District 91 on its PASS program, a behavior-support model for young students that uses tiered interventions, check-in/check-out, behavior academies, and a self-contained classroom to reduce disruptions and keep students in general education longer. The committee also heard from Kootenai Classical Academy about its Hillsdale-based classical education model, emphasizing virtue, Socratic discussion, phonics, no phones or screens, and strong literacy and civics instruction, with the school highlighting spelling bee success and strong academic outcomes.

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• grade awarded in that class on a student's transcript as long... ...along with the grade or letter they
• It's if the average grade or the meeting grade of the class was maybe a 70 and someone Someone who's
• to have that added to the transcript or is it to the grade?
• grades that they get every time there's a grade posted, or is it on the transcript?
• A's or B's, 45 to 45. of all grades are A's.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• all the way up to 12th grade.
• the way to 12th grade.
• /c><00:05:38.160><c> grade.
• And um the first four up to 12th grade.
• Um that's pretty the way to 12th grade.

Bills: HB584, HB604, HB584, HB604

Keywords: marriage, religious solemnization, probate court, marriage license, traditional practices, HB604, Alabama veteran tag program, distinctive license plate, veteran license tag, radiation-exposed veterans, atomic bomb testing, ionizing radiation, World War II veterans, nuclear weapons cleanup, veterans affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs, motor vehicle tag, special license plate, military and veterans affairs, Cold War veterans

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• It starts at grade 6. It's grades, I think it starts at grade 6 or 7 all the way to high school.
• She currently teaches first grade at East Picacho Elementary School in Las Cruces, where she fosters
• She currently teaches first grade at East Picacho Elementary School in Las Cruces, where she fosters
• We're talking about kindergarten or first grade coming in and asking a child, can you count from 1 to
• , and second grade.

Keywords: 996, all

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• We are going to go ahead and get started with the first of the Education Oversight committees.
• She had to basically keep her grades up, and she had to apply for that, I believe, by eighth grade or
• between eighth grade and high school at that time.
• First of all, apologies for not turning my mic off during that answer.
• If they go outside of grading them on their academic work, basing that grade on the actual opinions and

Bills: HB2950, HB2978, HB3132, HB3242, HB3467, HB3700, HB3701, HB4115, HB4274

Keywords: postsecondary education, standardized test scores, educational equity, higher learning access, Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program, HB2978, school libraries, library media center, library media program, community standards, sexually explicit conduct, obscene material, age-appropriate materials, school curriculum, book challenges, book banning, censorship, public schools, school board, education committee

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• 2 Senate will come to order following bills and resolutions on first reading in reference to committee
• by Creighton relating to the development of a standard method of computing a student's high school grade

Bills: SJR36, SJR3, SB616, SB565, SB384, SB5, SJR52, SJR53, SJR54, SJR55, SCR18, SCR19, SCR22, SB27, SB29, SB35, SB1151, SB1152, SB1153, SB1154, SB1155, SB1156, SB1157, SB1158, SB1159, SB1160, SB1161, SB1162, SB1163, SB1164, SB1165, SB1166, SB1167, SB1168, SB1169, SB1170, SB1171, SB1172, SB1173, SB1174, SB1175, SB1176, SB1177, SB1178, SB1179, SB1180, SB1181, SB1182, SB1183, SB1184, SB1185, SB1186, SB1187, SB1188, SB1189, SB1190, SB1191, SB1192, SB1193, SB1194, SB1195, SB1196, SB1197, SB1198, SB1199, SB1200, SB1201, SB1202, SB1203, SB1204, SB1205, SB1206, SB1207, SB1208, SB1209, SB1210, SB1211, SB1212, SB1213, SB1214, SB1215, SB1216, SB1217, SB1218, SB1219, SB1220, SB1221, SB1222, SB1223, SB1224, SB1225, SB1226, SB1227, SB1228, SB1229, SB1230, SB1231, SB1232, SB1233, SB1234, SB1235, SB1236, SB1237, SB1238, SB1239, SB1240, SB1241, SB1242, SB1243, SB1244, SB1245, SB1246, SB1247, SB1248, SB1249, SB1250, SB1251, SB1252, SB1253, SB1254, SB1255, SB1256, SB1257, SB1258, SB1259, SB1260, SB1261, SB1262, SB1263, SB1264, SB1265, SB1266, SB1267, SB1268, SB1269, SB1270, SB1271, SB1272, SB1273, SB1274, SB1275, SB1276, SB1277, SB1278, SB1279, SB1280, SB1281, SB1282, SB1283, SB1284, SB1285, SB1286, SB1287, SB1288, SB1289, SB1290, SB1291, SB1292, SB1293, SB1294, SB1295, SB1296, SB1297, SB1298, SB1299, SB1300, SB1301, SB1302, SB1303, SB1304, SB1305, SB1306, SB1307, SB1308, SB1309, SB1310, SB1311, SB1312, SB1313, SB1314, SB1315, SB1316, SB1317, SB1318, SB1319, SB1320, SB1321, SB1322, SB1323, SB1324, SB1325, SB1326, SB1327, SB1328, SB1329, SB1330, SB1331, SB1332, SB1333, SB1334, SB1335, SB1336, SB1337, SB1338, SB1339, SB1340, SB1341, SB1342, SB1343, SB1344, SB1345, SB1621, SJR57

Keywords: dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, research funding, state budget, prevention, healthcare, medical research, Dementia Prevention and Research Institute, aquifer, water management, Edwards Aquifer, sustainability, regulatory framework, SB 565, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, compliance agreement, enforcement suspension

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• From one grade level in 2003 to a third of a grade level in 2019 and now only a fifth of a grade level
• So in math that gap was 2.3 grade levels in 2003. 3.9 grade levels in 2019 and 3.1 grade levels in 2024
• 2.5 grade levels, and the white-black gap has grown from 3.1 grade levels to 3.4 grade levels during
• So they had a disrupted kindergarten, they had an incredibly disrupted first grade, and now you're looking
• But is it first come, first serve?

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• </c> grades 12 7 through 12. grades 12 7 through 12.
• </c> in grades 6 through 12. in grades 6 through 12. sexually<00:31:29.679><c> transmitted</c><00:31:
• level K through 5, as well as the grade band of 6 through 8 and the grade band of 9 through 12.
• level K through 5, as well as the grade band of 6 through 8 and the grade band of 9 through 12.
• level K through 5, as well as the grade band of 6 through 8 and the grade band of 9 through 12.

Bills: HF3489, HF3550

Keywords: grooming, child protection, student safety, sexual exploitation, educator licensing, teacher discipline, mandatory reporting, mandated reporter training, school misconduct, predatory offender, child abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, child sexual abuse material, child pornography, position of authority, school employee, school administrator, license revocation, license suspension

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• </c> like to begin our first presentation. like to begin our first presentation.
• > to</c><00:07:05.280><c> level</c><00:07:05.599><c> set</c> first kind of want to level set first kind
• So, we want every student reading on grade level by the end of third grade.
• Grade three.
• </c> they show up on the first day of school. they show up on the first day of school.

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• at sixth grade?
• So we want even maybe as early as eighth grade or seventh grade, to have them discussing topics that
• at sixth grade?
• I want to say thanks to our first panel on civic education.
• So thanks to the first panel.

Summary: The Senate and Assembly Education Committees held their annual joint hearing with the California Association of Student Councils and SABLE, where student delegates presented policy ideas developed over two days. Committee members repeatedly praised student voice and noted that several past student proposals had become law. The hearing began with opening remarks from legislators and student organizers, who emphasized the importance of civic participation and the value of hearing directly from students. The chair also reviewed hearing rules and explained that the panels would be treated as peers in a formal policy discussion. The first panel proposed an annual civic engagement day for grades 7-12, with flexible activities such as mock elections, civic fairs, Socratic seminars, and public comment practice. Members asked about costs, grade-level flexibility, voter registration, and how the proposal would fit within existing curriculum time. The second panel proposed amending Education Code Section 35012 to require at least one student board member in every unified and high school district, with expanded training and motion rights. Legislators supported the concept but raised technical concerns about fiscal impact, the need for odd-numbered boards, the scope of motioning authority, and whether districts would need reimbursement if the mandate became statewide. A third panel proposed adding middle school financial literacy instruction by embedding it into existing classes, with curriculum and teacher training developed over time by state agencies. Members questioned how it would fit into adopted materials and whether the state should wait until the new high school financial literacy course is fully implemented before designing middle school instruction. The fourth panel proposed expanding restorative justice by creating a CDE task force and authorizing PPS-certified staff to use restorative justice training materials in discipline processes. Senators discussed prior legislation, confidentiality concerns in closed-session hearings, and the fiscal cost of a state task force, while expressing support for stronger restorative practices. The final panel proposed more active mental health education through short, twice-semester classroom sessions for grades 7-12 focused on coping skills, time management, and awareness of resources. Assemblymember Castillo and Senator Cortese questioned whether teachers and counselors could effectively deliver the program, whether it would duplicate or overburden existing efforts, and whether wellness centers or student-led awareness efforts might be more effective. Committee members generally agreed the topic was important but were skeptical that another curriculum mandate was the best solution, and no votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing.

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• Nancy Maori, first grade teacher with California Virtual Academies and vice president of CVEU, and I
• Epinephrine is the first line of treatment for someone who is experiencing anaphylaxis. ...first line
• I've taught every grade from kindergarten to 12th grade over my 13 years as a virtual educator, but my
• Nancy Maui, first grade teacher with California Virtual Academies, and I oppose.
• My name is Nancy Maury, first-grade teacher with Kava, California Virtual Academies, and I am in support

Summary: The Assembly Education Committee met without a quorum for much of the hearing and heard several bills out of order. SB 249 by Senator Umberg would move county board of education elections from the primary to the statewide general election. Supporters, including the League of Women Voters and many educators, argued the change would increase turnout and make the electorate more representative. The Orange County Board of Education opposed the bill, saying it would increase costs, reduce local control, and bury education races on crowded general-election ballots. The chair and members discussed turnout, cost, and representation, but the bill was held pending a quorum. Senator Grove presented SB 373, which adds safeguards for California students placed in out-of-state non-public schools through IEPs. The bill would require more robust LEA and CDE oversight, including annual site visits, student interviews, quarterly contact, stronger certification standards, and restrictions on prone, supine, and mechanical restraints. Testimony from a survivor of an out-of-state placement and from advocates emphasized abuse, neglect, and the need for stronger monitoring. There was broad support and no opposition testimony, but the measure was also held pending a quorum. Senator Ashby presented SB 568, the epinephrine in schools modernization act, to clarify and expand requirements for stocked epinephrine so they clearly apply to all public schools, including preschool programs. School nurses and medical experts said the bill would close gaps created by universal preschool and ensure life-saving treatment is available for anaphylaxis. The committee discussed dosing and implementation, and the bill was supported without opposition testimony. The committee also heard SB 414, the Charter School Accountability Act, which would strengthen fiscal oversight, audit standards, and transparency for charter schools and authorizers. Supporters said it responds to fraud and audit findings while preserving charter flexibility; opponents, including school employees and teachers, said it did not go far enough on authorizer accountability and small-district oversight. After discussion, the committee voted 7-0 to pass SB 414 as amended to Appropriations. The committee also briefly heard SB 743 by Senator Cortese, which would create an equalization reserve account to provide additional funding to underfunded school districts and reduce funding inequities tied to ZIP code. The author said the bill would support student achievement and teacher retention over time. The transcript cuts off before testimony or action on SB 743 was completed.

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• It's going to be on page five, about the first paragraph down.
• And that may be, I believe, on the higher grade felonies.
• So you have rape in the first degree.
• My concern, my primary concern is the lower grade felons.
• My primary concern is the lower grade felons.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• The first bill on our agenda is House File 4615, Vice Chair Olson.
• I would like to first thank Affairs.
• law because you're paying them at their pay grade anyway.
• </c><00:04:42.240><c> E1</c> those lowest ranking members grades E1 those lowest ranking members grades
• So, first of all, thank you, Mr. Chair, for hearing my bill, House File 4171.

Bills: HF4615, HF3532, HF4492, HF4171

Keywords: military, pay, officers, enlisted members, state active service, Minnesota Statutes, veterans, burial eligibility, honor guard, state cemeteries, military service, burial fees, veterans affairs, Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs, advisory task force, commanders task force, veterans service organizations, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, VFW

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• The first is cost.
• </c> grade reading on the NAPE to 21st. grade reading on the NAPE to 21st.
• Okay, we're going to do opposition<00:43:12.480><c> first.</c> opposition first. opposition first.
• </c> first comes at uh page 12 line 7. first comes at uh page 12 line 7.
• grade. and she came to he was in first grade. and she came to me<01:24:45.600><c> and</c><01:24:45.760

Bills: HB0023, HB0024, HB0025

Keywords: extracurricular activities, public school participation, enrollment, Wyoming, student access, charter schools, application process, authorizers, public hearing, community support, scholarship, education, eligibility, continuous enrollment, 916, all

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• Okay, so the first bill... Thank you.
• So our incoming cohort is in the fifth grade.
• We take new students in other grades, but the fifth grade is clearly the biggest cohort.
• So that's the first thing I have.
• Yes, hi, I'm happy to go first.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Education held a lengthy hearing on a large slate of bills focused primarily on charter school policy and vocational technical education. Committee members opened with ground rules for testimony, including a two-minute limit, written testimony acceptance, and a live-streamed format. The committee then heard testimony on bills to expand collective bargaining rights in Horace Mann and Innovation Schools, reform charter school funding and reimbursement, allow enrollment preferences for high-need students in charter lotteries, and require BESE to consider district impacts when approving new or expanded charters. Several witnesses, including union leaders, parents, educators, and legislators, argued that charter growth has strained district budgets and that funding formulas should be reworked to better protect public schools; charter advocates and alumni countered that charter schools serve high-need students well and should not be penalized for their success. A major portion of the hearing focused on vocational technical education bills, including proposals to expand access and capacity, create a large grant program, and increase MSBA reimbursement rates for vocational school construction. Supporters described long waitlists, strong labor-market demand, and the higher cost of building and maintaining vocational schools, while municipal officials emphasized the tax burden on local communities. The committee also heard testimony on charter school reimbursement bills that would extend the state’s reimbursement schedule, with witnesses from districts such as Boston, Worcester, Fall River, and New Bedford describing large net losses to charter tuition and arguing for longer reimbursement periods and structural reform. The committee took no final votes during the hearing. In one instance, the chair said a bill would be held open until a missing senator could testify. Members asked several detailed questions about charter admissions lotteries, special education placements, funding formulas, and the practical effects of proposed charter caps and reimbursement changes. The hearing remained informational, with witnesses and committee members presenting sharply different views on whether the bills would improve equity and opportunity or harm existing public school systems.

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• For example, just this past Friday, I spent a good portion of my morning in my eight first-grade classrooms
• grade.
• at grade level.
• </c> when this first when this data was first when this first when this data was first presented<01:24
• Does every 11th grade student grade.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee met to hear from the New Hampshire Association of School Principals as part of its review of a proposal involving statewide administrative consolidation and changes to school governance. Members first discussed how school board witnesses would be selected, with the chair saying the committee would seek a mix of district sizes and structures and would also accept emailed input. The principals’ association said it represents more than 550 principals and assistant principals and urged caution about any mandatory consolidation, arguing that successful consolidations are gradual and voluntary. Association leaders and principals testified that principals already handle a wide range of responsibilities, including instructional leadership, student discipline, safety, staff supervision and evaluation, family and community engagement, and day-to-day crisis response. They argued that shifting more legal, budgetary, and administrative duties onto principals would reduce time for coaching teachers and supporting students, increase burnout and turnover, and create legal and training risks, especially in areas such as special education, privacy, and labor issues. They also said the roles of superintendents, principals, and school board members are distinct and require different training and expertise. Members asked detailed questions about how responsibilities are divided between principals and SAUs, whether principals recruit and evaluate staff, and how much time principals work. One principal said she works about 60 to 70 hours a week and that additional duties would be difficult to absorb. Another principal described his school’s structure, the importance of community building, and the need to preserve district-wide alignment if consolidation moves forward. No votes were taken during this portion of the meeting.

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• I'd like to first begin with HB 350 by Representative Domain.
• This legislation that we're proposing today will extend the grades to eighth grade so that they can have
• I have attended my school since the second grade.
• level from pre-K through fifth grade.
• REaD that is intended to provide students who are reading below grade level, pre-K through fifth grade

Summary: The House Education Committee met on March 24, 2026, with a quorum present and announced that HB 690 would not be heard. The committee first advanced HB 350, which would extend the grades served by Ecole Ponashan in Terrebonne Parish from pre-K through 4th grade to 8th grade; members spoke in support of the school’s role in French immersion, Cajun heritage, and local educational access, and the bill was reported favorably without objection. HB 434, which shifts certain probationary employment authority over school bus operators from school boards to superintendents, also received favorable passage without objection, with support from the Louisiana Association of School Superintendents. The committee then considered HB 445 on the Louisiana STEM Advisory Council. The bill would move the STEM Commission from the Board of Regents to Louisiana Works, reduce and reorganize membership, and cut the number of meetings from four to two while keeping funding in place. Supporters said the change would better align the council with workforce needs and economic development, while members asked about the loss of some education representatives and the continued role of employers and K-12 stakeholders. After discussion, the bill was reported favorably. HB 386, which would allow local school districts to let locally authorized charter schools operate as their own local education agency under district rules, was also reported favorably after extensive discussion of charter types, LEA status, federal funding, special education liability, and the difference between local and state authorization. HB 363, which would let students enrolled in virtual schools participate in extracurricular activities and athletics at their zoned public school, drew strong support from members and testimony from students and families. Witnesses described the bill as a fairness measure that would give online students the same opportunity to try out for sports and activities as home study students, subject to the same eligibility rules, and the bill was reported favorably. HB 256, clarifying that school employees are mandatory reporters and subject to existing DCFS training requirements, was also reported favorably, with members emphasizing child protection and the need to simplify reporting obligations. Finally, HB 272, which expands eligibility for the READ literacy program to students in D- and F-rated schools, was supported by the sponsor, Scholastic, and literacy advocates who cited Florida data showing improved reading outcomes and stronger family engagement; members raised questions about the fiscal note, parent literacy, and program overlap, but the bill was reported favorably. The committee then adjourned.