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FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Fiscal Policy Mar 6th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- WE HAVE SOME AMAZING SCHOOLS.
- AS I WAS LOOKING ABOUT THE START OF GRANT FOR AUTISM CHARTER SCHOOLS, ARE PRIVATE SCHOOLS ELIGIBLE TO
- CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE QUESTION WAS ARE PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
- PRE-K THEN THEY WOULD GO STILL ON SCHOOL-BASED SERVICES.
- MY LOCAL HOPE SCHOOL FOR AUTISM HAS A WAITLIST OF 150 CHILDREN.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Law & Justice Jan 27th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- When abuse is committed in our schools, it's not just a private harm.
- I'm a program administrator for the SIW and Yusuf school insurance pools serving 186 school districts
- connected with the school, has nothing to do with students, that the school district then has... ...
- activity after hours, not in school, done by people that aren't part of the school.
- Child sex abuse in schools should be defined as discrimination.
Summary:
The committee first heard Senate Bill 6239, which would require civil arbitration for tort claims against the state and its subdivisions before trial. Staff explained current tort-claim procedures and said the bill would apply arbitration to claims of any dollar amount, with a fiscal note pending. The sponsor said Washington’s liability exposure is unusually high and argued the bill would promote early resolution without limiting jury trials, damage caps, or attorney fees. Members asked who pays for arbitration and whether trial rights are preserved; staff said costs are generally split and the bill preserves a jury trial de novo.
Testimony on SB 6239 was sharply divided. Counties, cities, school districts, risk pools, and some public-safety groups supported the bill, saying rising liability and insurance costs are straining budgets and threatening core services. Opponents included trial lawyers, legal aid groups, victim advocates, journalists, and survivors of abuse, who argued the bill would create barriers to justice, delay relief, increase costs for claimants, reduce transparency, and retraumatize survivors by forcing private arbitration before a public trial. Several witnesses said the bill was too broad because it would cover employment, contract, and other claims, not just torts involving abuse or negligence. After public testimony closed, the committee noted the large number of sign-ins, with far more in opposition than in support.
The committee then took up Senate Bill 6074, which would reinstate parole for certain felony offenses committed on or after July 1, 2027, allow eligible incarcerated people to petition the Indeterminate Sentence Review Board after serving 60% of their sentence, and create a parole implementation work group. Supporters said it would recognize rehabilitation and improve reentry, while some witnesses raised concerns about the bill’s prospective-only application, the 60% threshold, and the need to address racial disparities and parole criteria more fully. The sponsor said the parole bill was paired with tort-liability reform because criminal justice reform advocates have said liability changes are needed to restore parole in Washington.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- I had to push to get my schools to open. My son was in the schools at the time.
- Schools can still be used.
- their</c><00:55:33.200><c> schools</c><00:55:33.520><c> into</c> schools from turning their schools into
- This is just about schools.
- And about schools.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education Feb 12th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill strengthens school turnaround tools, expands early literacy supports, and updates several K-
- And so there are several school districts that are operating and using those door locks.
- And so there are several school districts that are operating and using those door locks.
- Y'all know I can't ever stop being a school board member with our school districts, many of which are
- It's not just one school district; it's kind of a state problem.
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Pre-K-12 Appropriations met with a quorum present, but the chair announced that the committee would not be presenting its budget that day due to a Senate memorandum. The only bill heard was SB 7036 by Senator Corey Simon, which was described as a broad education package strengthening school turnaround tools, early literacy supports, early learning policies, academic interventions, and educator pipeline provisions. Simon explained that the bill would expand educational emergency authority, clarify use of Title I funds for STEM, align charter renewal and dismissal rules, update epinephrine policy, protect gold seal provider status in certain cases, expand VPK summer bridge eligibility, support math and reading interventions, expand agriculture and Algebra I career-based instruction, re-engage students through GATE, and update teacher certification pathways, including computer science.
The committee adopted an amendment offered by Simon that removed provisions on temporary door locks and DOE-developed instructional materials and added a GATE startup grant update to expand rule eligibility and allowable implementation costs. The bill drew many appearance forms, with several individuals and the Florida Education Association waving against, while one speaker, Ella Latimore, appeared in support/for the bill. Simon said concerns from the prior stop had been addressed by removing the contested language and noted discussions with the CFO’s office and law enforcement regarding the door lock provisions.
After closing debate, the committee approved the bill on a roll call vote and reported CS for SB 7036 favorably. The remainder of the meeting included brief remarks recognizing visiting students from Childs High School and the Rack Pack, comments about community member Misty Cash, and a discussion by Senator Osgood about declining immigrant student enrollment and its budget impact on school districts. The committee then adjourned.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education Feb 12th, 2026
Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 7036 strengthens school turnaround tools, expands early literacy supports, and updates several
- expands when a district may declare an educational emergency by adding persistently low-performing schools
- and dismissal rules through the school improvement process, and updates epinephrine policies to include
- And so there are several school districts that are operating and using those door locks.
- Y'all know I can't ever stop being a school board member with our school districts, who many are being
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- Three years ago, our schools were ranked 43rd in the country.
- they were resigned to Kevin being in a struggling assigned school.
- It had consistently been the worst-performing school in the district.
- But because of LEARNS, in just three years, this school has gone from an F-rated school to a B, and I
- When I visited the school, I got to see her leadership firsthand.
Summary:
The meeting was the opening of the Arkansas General Assembly’s 2026 fiscal session, beginning with quorum calls, prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognition of guests, including law enforcement officers, a doctor of the day, nurse of the day, constitutional officers, Supreme Court justices, and family and friends of legislators. The House adopted House Resolution 1001 to convene a joint session for Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders’s address, appointed committees to notify the Senate and the Governor, and later received the Senate into the chamber before recessing for the joint session.
In the joint session, members observed a moment of silence for former Representative Stan Berry, then heard Governor Sanders’s fiscal session address. Her remarks focused heavily on the proposed budget and her administration’s priorities: fully funding education and the LEARNS Act, supporting teachers and literacy efforts, funding public safety and corrections, expanding the 1033 initiative to move people from crisis to career, and holding down government growth while pursuing further income tax cuts. She also highlighted economic development, low cost of living, and support for veterans, while emphasizing conservative policy themes and thanking several Arkansans whose stories illustrated the administration’s agenda.
No substantive legislation was debated or voted on beyond the adoption of House Resolution 1001 and the procedural motions to adjourn the joint session and then adjourn the House until the next day. The House announced that Joint Budget would meet later that afternoon and again the following morning.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Higher Education Institutions Committee Apr 8th, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Higher Education Institutions Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- I mean, school of forestry, that's what it is.
- And we're working with the schedule that the high school here at Bottineau would have, or the high school
- high schools—I had a high school just call me a month and a half ago, and it was because they heard
- may, one school district may pick DCB over another?
- Want to come to North Dakota for school.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/17/2026 - House Democratic Caucus Calendar #6
Transcript Highlights:
- So as a school board...
- So as a school board, Madam Chair, Rhonda, so as a school board, like school board members or candidates
- school district and charter school to offer instruction on the ethical, moral, and educational uses of
- HB 2076, School Safety Employee Certification Policies, establishes the Save Our Children's School Safety
- firearms on school grounds.
Summary:
The caucus reviewed a long calendar of House bills across education, health, water, land, housing, labor, public safety, and taxation. Several measures dealt with artificial intelligence, including bills on AI disclosures for minors, AI-assisted divorce arbitration, an Arizona AI education program, AI privilege protections, and a required AI course in schools. Other topics included ESA administration funding, a prohibition on public money for certain foreign-controlled genetic sequencing devices, towing regulations, DUI and ignition interlock changes, health facility and nursing facility complaint timelines, internationally trained physicians, nurse anesthetist reimbursement, pharmacy penalties, childhood cancer research, cybersecurity encryption, school mental health instruction repeal, superintendent performance pay, adoption disclosures in student health settings, anti-Semitism in schools, and a range of water, land, and housing bills.
Members frequently raised concerns about local control, unfunded mandates, constitutional issues, and the scope of state intervention. Several bills drew criticism for affecting school curriculum, public education, reproductive rights, protest activity, or tribal communities. Others were supported as technical fixes, consumer protections, or funding measures. The caucus also discussed a series of bills related to the Mexican gray wolf, state land management, solar and wind siting, groundwater transport, and rural development, with some members objecting that the proposals would undermine federal protections or tribal interests.
A number of bills were pulled from consent for further discussion, including HB 2020, HB 2957, HCR 2044, HB 2352, HB 2667, HB 2906, HB 2093, HB 2386, HB 2481, HB 2830, HB 2076, HB 2411, HB 2136, HB 2665, and HB 2904. The meeting ended with an announcement of the Latino Caucus guest presentation and an emotional tribute to Reverend Jesse Jackson, followed by presentation of an Affordability Award to Representatives Lorena Austin and Stephanie Simacek for work on economic justice and working families. The caucus then adjourned.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/11/2026 - Senate Government
Senate Government Committee of Reference
Transcript Highlights:
- I read 1984 before 1984, when I was in high school.
- I read 1984, before 1984, when I was in high school. And it was a Catholic high school.
- Senator Kaplan: When I was in high school, and it was a Catholic high school, it was assigned reading
- I just was wondering if you were— is it a school visit today? Yeah, it's with my school, yeah.
- So there's a prohibition on school employees doing it.
Summary:
The committee approved the February 4, 2026 minutes and first held SB 1571. It then heard and advanced SB 1745, which would cap transaction privilege/excise tax rates in cities of 550,000 or more at 2.5% per classification unless voters approve a higher rate, with enforcement through the attorney general and state-shared revenue withholding for violations. Supporters argued it would protect taxpayers and restrain large-city tax increases; the bill was amended with a technical change and passed 4-3. The committee also advanced SB 1686, renaming Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza as the Wesley Bolin and Charlie Kirk Freedom Plaza and authorizing memorial placements for Don Bowles and Charlie Kirk, which passed 4-3.
The committee then took up SB 1567 and SB 1435, both aimed at restricting public entities, schools, and libraries from exposing minors to sexually explicit materials and from using public facilities for sexually explicit filming or access. Supporters said the bills were needed to prevent children from being exposed to pornography and to keep taxpayer resources from facilitating such material; opponents, including the ACLU, warned the definitions were broad, could chill speech, and could criminalize librarians and educators for handling literary or educational works. Both bills were amended and passed 4-3. SB 1435 also drew testimony about library access, sex education, and the risk of overbroad enforcement.
The committee next considered SB 1433 and SB 1434, which would reorganize Maricopa County boundaries. SB 1433 would move portions of Maricopa County into neighboring counties, while SB 1434 would split Maricopa County into three new counties with a transition board and special elections. Supporters argued Maricopa County had become too large and unmanageable and that smaller counties would improve representation and water and regional governance; opponents said the proposals were costly, disruptive, and politically motivated. Both measures received due pass recommendations, with SB 1433 passing 4-3 and SB 1434 passing 4-3 with one not voting. Finally, the committee approved SCR 1024, requiring legislators to live in their district for one year before election, and SCR 1025, moving the legislative session start to the fourth Monday in January; both resolutions passed unanimously or near-unanimously, and the committee adjourned.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Day 20 (2-4-26)
Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Employed in public and private schools across the nation, school counselors play a vital role in the
- Employed in public and private schools across the nation, school counselors play a vital role in the
- So, we need to celebrate National School Counseling Week, and we need to recognize our amazing school
- So, we need to celebrate National School Counseling Week, and we need to recognize our amazing school
- </c> celebrate National School Counseling celebrate National School Counseling Week,<00:15:05.120><c>
Summary:
The Kentucky Senate convened with an opening prayer and Pledge of Allegiance, then completed roll call, excused absent senators, and approved the journal from February 3, 2026. The chamber received second readings for Senate Bill 5 on Kentucky-grown agricultural product procurement and Senate Bill 73 on tallow-based cosmetic products, and heard committee reports advancing Senate Bill 18 with a committee substitute, along with Senate Bills 33, 85, and 132. The House also communicated passage of House Bill 1694 and requested concurrence. Senate Bill 162, relating to children, was introduced, and Senate Bill 34 was passed over while retaining its place on the calendar.
The Senate adopted Senate Citation 4 recognizing National School Counseling Week, with remarks emphasizing the role of school counselors in student academic and mental health support. The body also adopted Senate Resolution 71 honoring Dr. Samantha Shaver for her service as president of the Kentucky Dental Association; the sponsor and other members praised her leadership and oral health advocacy. Later, the Senate received a committee report posting Senate Bills 5, 12, and 73 to the regular orders and referring several bills to committees, including Senate Bills 129, 136, and 183 to Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor, Senate Bill 71 to Education, and Senate Bill 9 to State and Local Government.
Members made several co-sponsorship requests for bills including Senate Bills 9, 12, 33, 132, 143, 153, 154, 159, and 183. A lengthy floor statement from the Senator from Clay praised Senator McConnell’s long service and recent federal funding achievements for Kentucky, including education, transportation, defense, and economic development projects. The Senate also received a floor amendment to Senate Bill 33, introduced Senate Bill 163 on unemployment insurance and Senate Resolution 78 honoring the CSX Santa Train, and then adjourned until 2 p.m. on Thursday, February 5, 2026.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Common Education REVISED: HB3327 and HB4277 - Removed Feb 18th, 2026 at 03:00 pm
Common Education
Transcript Highlights:
- I think one of the most important parts is beginning the 26-27 school year.
- Maybe a different school says, hey, we're not going to have transportation.
- We want to, but other school districts can't do that.
- My guess is that not everybody enjoys reading school standards.
- My guess is that not everybody enjoys reading school standards, just a hunch.
Committee:
House Common Education
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Formal House Session 40 Apr 29th, 2026
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We want all of our schools funded first.
- This has resulted in significantly reduced school enrollment, which directly impacts school funding.
- We are expanding school staff and breaking new ground on a new high school this summer, as well as completing
- trades and job training at schools.
- Under current law, the Commonwealth has intended to reimburse school districts, regional school districts
AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
EDUCATION- HOUSE EARLY CHILDHOOD SUBCOMMITTEE Mar 19th, 2026
EDUCATION- HOUSE EARLY CHILDHOOD SUBCOMMITTEE
Transcript Highlights:
- ABC programs typically run during the school year, and they also run during the school day.
- So when you have a child who attends an ABC program during the school year, but then maybe after school
- Or you have school programs who might apply for a grant with us... ...you have school programs who might
- may be based at the school district level.
- , the school-based folks that are taking three-, four-, five-, and six-year-olds and after-school and
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Families and Children (7-20-26)
Families & Children
Transcript Highlights:
- Many of these children have been pulled out of school. >> And I had pull out of school when the school
- Many of these children have been pulled out of school. >> And I had pull out of school when the school
- </c> in school and not working. in school and not working.
- to 2020 school year.
- </c> over half in the 2019 to20 school year. over half in the 2019 to20 school year.
Committee:
Joint Families & Children
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement - 03/17/26
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- ><c> teachers,</c><00:12:16.640><c> the</c> be the public school teachers, the be the public school teachers
- Um is just for the school district.
- </c> million across our 800-plus school million across our 800-plus school districts.<00:26:34.080><c
- </c> have I have really big school districts. have I have really big school districts.
- </c> coached and taught in our school coached and taught in our school district,<01:05:07.120><c> and
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> weapons of war and investing in school weapons of war and investing in school safety.<00:03:37.920
- </c> normalized that we run active school normalized that we run active school that<00:05:19.680><c>
- </c><00:09:09.680><c> linked</c> Line [snorts] 18 is school linked Line [snorts] 18 is school linked
- Section Two amends the crime relating to possessing dangerous weapons in schools and school property.
- </c> possessing dangerous weapons in schools possessing dangerous weapons in schools and<00:12:32.480
Committee:
Senate Finance
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Special Session - Senate Floor Session - Part 2 - 06/09/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:58:29.040><c> where</c> small businesses, of schools where small businesses, of schools where
- </c><01:09:19.520><c> and</c> gangs raided elementary schools and gangs raided elementary schools and
- </c> disappeared toddlers and high school disappeared toddlers and high school students<01:09:24.400>
- It has long been a part of my school.
- </c><02:03:38.560><c> linked</c> additional funding for school linked additional funding for school linked
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- District or Jacksonville North Pulaski School District.
- The involved school districts did. So a ...filed that motion, the involved school districts did.
- There was a joint motion by the school districts, Pulaski County Special School District and Jacksonville
- or stay in high school and move on to college.
- , stay in high school, and move on to college.
Committee:
All LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- So we are across all Renew schools in Orleans Parish, and so we place that in four different schools
- or the public schools.
- It is a Catholic private school.
- It is a Catholic private school.
- It is a Catholic private school.
Committee:
House Appropriations
Summary:
The committee heard public testimony on several budget requests tied to health and human services. Louisiana Children’s Advocacy Centers asked for continued support and a supplemental appropriation of $1.173 million for infrastructure and standardization, explaining that the money would expand use of the Guardify digital evidence system, improve chain of custody, and reduce reliance on DVDs. Baton Rouge and statewide CAC leaders said prior funding helped eliminate a therapy wait list and speed services for abused children. Members asked detailed questions about the digital system, MDT coordination, and how the request related to SB 237, which would strengthen multidisciplinary review of child abuse cases.
The Alzheimer’s Association sought $824,000 to sustain the dementia care specialist program, saying it helps families navigate services, keep loved ones at home longer, and reduce Medicaid costs. AARP and the Live at Home Coalition also testified for 750 additional Community Choice waiver slots at a state cost of $3.3 million, arguing that home- and community-based care is cheaper than nursing homes and that the current wait list is more than 11,000 people. Legislators discussed the size of the need, the state’s long-term care spending mix, and whether more support should go to family caregivers and community-based options.
Testimony also focused on disability support services, substance use treatment, and developmental disability provider rates. A parent and direct support worker described the Children’s Choice waiver’s 20-hour cap and low pay, saying it makes it hard to retain caregivers and meet the needs of medically fragile children. Odyssey House and O’Brien House asked for higher Medicaid reimbursement rates under ASAM 4, warned that removal of room-and-board payments and weak Medicaid eligibility pathways are reducing access, and called for more oversight of sober living homes; members questioned outcomes data, length of stay, and links to homelessness. Finally, the Arc of Louisiana said the LDH rate study confirmed underfunding and supported a $53.6 million increase in state general funds, with local ARC leaders describing the services they provide and the need for higher direct support professional wages.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- But have, with education, on the high school level, the middle school level, we haven't seen improvement
- and four parishes across 12 schools.
- So we are across all RENEW schools in Orleans Parish, and so we place that in four different schools
- or the public schools.
- It is a Catholic private school.
Committee:
House Appropriations