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MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS Senate Floor - 7 January, 2026; 10:00 AM
Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- . student. student.
- </c> transfers of students. transfers of students.
- students?
- </c> influx of students. influx of students.
- </c> educating our students? educating our students?
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Establishing a felony offense for teachers grooming a child 2/24/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> students have a solid foundation. students have a solid foundation.
- </c> declining opportunities for students. declining opportunities for students.
- In Rochester, the high school was left with two students before it closes for good. Two students.
- </c> now serves about 800 students. now serves about 800 students.
- </c> students reach their full potential. students reach their full potential.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- AB 1159 extends those protections to college students, including high school students with dual enrollment
- We share the author's goal of protecting student privacy.
- Have our students. Absolutely. The concept is right.
- Is it the student and the family, or ed tech, or the school?
- There’s no way to be a high-achieving student.
Committee:
House Judiciary
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House passes the omnibus education policy bill, SF1740 5/16/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Nobody wants to suspend a student or expel a student.
- and white students.
- and students with brown students and students with disabilities<01:04:15.359><c> were</c><01:04:15.680
- </c><01:05:26.319><c> they</c> brown students and white students. they brown students and white students
- That student said she by a student.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- , and lowering teacher-student ratios.
- We work as a family supporting students, and we want to.
- For these students, earners, young parents, or students who have experienced bullying and trauma.
- They did not initially report those additional students.
- And so we propose business situations to these students.
Committee:
House House Education
Keywords:
ecological monitoring, sustainability, tribal engagement, education, research funding, graduate scholarship, higher education funding, New Mexico, appropriation, financial aid, out-of-school programming, education funding, youth programs, affordability, nonprofit organizations, defibrillators, public schools, health and safety, emergency response, school elections
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House sends governor higher education finance bill, SF1 6/9/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:02:49.840><c> in</c> to make sure that every student in to make sure that every student in Minnesota
- One last bill of putting students first.
- Um, as I mentioned students first.
- </c> to achieve our goals and put students to achieve our goals and put students first.<00:03:55.760>
- We prioritize students and families.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
WLA-EDU, EDU Public Hearings 02-18-2026
Water, Land, Culture and the Arts
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> West Oahu has no student housing. West Oahu has no student housing.
- and what percent are local students and what percent are local students?
- </c> students? Do you have that count? students? Do you have that count?
- Um it has students or from students.
- So, we offer those students. right? So, we offer those students.
Bills:
SB2003
Committee:
Senate Water, Land, Culture and the Arts
Keywords:
Mauna Kea, land management, University of Hawaii, astronomical observatories, leasable lands, natural resource management, stewardship authority, 912, senate, all
Summary:
The joint committees on Water, Land, Culture, and the Arts and Education heard testimony and discussed SB 20003, which would require the auditor’s report under Act 255 to include a recommendation on whether the Monarch Stewardship and Oversight Authority is fit to continue managing Monaca lands. Testimony focused on the bill’s reversion language, the role of the auditor, and whether the measure gave the auditor too much discretion without clear criteria. The Office of the Auditor’s position, read into the record, was that it had strong reservations because the bill did not provide standards for assessing fitness and asked that the requirement be held or amended. Other testimony suggested a work group with relevant agencies and Hawaiian practitioners to manage the transition and reduce conflict.
Committee members debated whether the bill should simply restore the original reversion language or also require an audit-based fitness determination. Several members questioned the need for a 2031 audit when Act 255 already provides for a performance and financial audit in 2031 and noted that the bill could shift authority away from the legislature. In response, the committee chair explained that the measure was intended to restore language removed during conference and to address the transition back to the University of Hawaii if the authority was not meeting the act’s purpose.
The committees ultimately recommended SB 20003 be passed with amendments. The amendments would strike the auditor/audit section, add language addressing timelines by providing a 10-year lease extension and sublease extension, and make technical changes including a defective date. The committees voted to adopt the amended measure and send it forward as an SD1.
The transcript also included a separate Education Committee hearing on SB 3286, which would require the University of Hawaii to develop a facilities and student housing master plan and report to the legislature. University of Hawaii testimony said the system supports the intent but that the bill’s requirements are a heavy lift across 10 campuses and should follow development of a broader academic strategy. Members raised concerns about deferred maintenance, shifting priorities, and the lack of a systemwide plan, while the university said it already has a six-year capital improvement plan but acknowledged it does not fully incorporate the broader academic and housing strategy the bill contemplates.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I'll have to get back with those students. And do we have students taking those blocks?
- Do we have students taking those blocks, and are they successful?
- I think that what we do need to work on is communication out to students and students at community colleges
- I assume that those students are in community colleges.
- That way the student doesn't... Can ask them, but they have to do it for free.
Committee:
Senate Education K-16
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Education K-16 heard two bills. SB 2847, by Senator Hagenbuch, would give Texas public four-year universities the same option community colleges already have to seek approval from the Higher Education Coordinating Board for core curricula of fewer than 42 semester credit hours. Hagenbuch said the bill is intended to add flexibility, support career-focused programs, and help students finish degrees faster. There was no public testimony, and the bill was left pending.
The committee then heard SB 3039, by Senator West, which addresses transferability and credit loss for students moving from community colleges to four-year institutions. West said the bill responds to ongoing problems with rejected transfer credits and seeks better data, study, and recommendations from the Coordinating Board. Deputy Commissioner Sarah Keaton testified that transfer remains a major policy issue, that reporting requirements from SB 25 have improved data collection, and that the main reasons credits do not transfer are grades and degree applicability. She also described the Texas Direct degree program and field-of-study curricula designed to transfer as blocks.
Members discussed the cost of lost credits, the need for better communication to students, and concerns that some institutions still reject credits or require duplicate coursework. No public witnesses signed up on SB 3039, and it was left pending subject to the call of the chair. A quorum was later established, the agenda was completed, and the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Government, Elections And Indian Affairs Feb 7th, 2026 at 10:15 am
House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Students have had a 9% increase.
- Structured literacy helps all students, but it has particularly been impactful with Native students.
- Structured literacy helps all students, but it has particularly been impactful with Native students.
- We are building strong support for students with dyslexia, in addition to students on IEP and 504 plans
- Students with disabilities increased by 4.9, and Native American students increased by 12.7 percentage
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Formal House Session 33 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Please welcome these five students to the chamber. Philippines.
- We provide a few exceptions for students, such as those who need a device for medical reasons, students
- What works for an elementary school student is not what works for a high school student.
- We built in accommodations for students with disabilities.
- We owe our students more than constant distraction.
Summary:
The House first recognized several student athletes and teams, including East Bridgewater cheerleaders, Medway athletes and teams, and the Housatonic Valley basketball team, and adopted a resolution congratulating the William Diamond Jr. Fife and Drum Corps on its 25th anniversary. Members also suspended Joint Rule 12 to advance a petition concerning an extension of a lease authorization for conservation land.
The chamber then took up Senate 2581, as amended, a major education and youth technology bill. The bill was rewritten to promote safe technology use and distraction-free education, including restrictions on personal electronic devices in public schools and limits on social media access for children. Members debated whether the policy should be bell-to-bell or allow more local flexibility, and several amendments were offered. An amendment from Attleboro to preserve district-specific policies was rejected, while a consolidated amendment tightening social media restrictions and related protections was adopted.
The House also considered and passed several other bills, including measures amending the Sandwich charter, authorizing Springfield to help certain residents with local tax obligations, authorizing charity alcohol auctions, and directing the Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for a specific police applicant. In addition, the House rejected concurrence on a Senate version of a higher education infrastructure bill and instead appointed a committee of conference. Later, the House accepted a conference report on modernizing cannabis laws after debate focused on regulatory streamlining, equity, ownership caps, and hemp regulation. The report was adopted by roll call, and the House then passed the amended education bill to be engrossed before adjourning to the next day.
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 10, 2026 - 04:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS WE WOULD HAVE AN OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS WHO COULD COME TO OUR COLLEGES AND
- ON CAMPUS BECAUSE I WAS A STUDENT AT FSU DURING THAT TIME.
- ELISE CHRISTOPH WITH STUDENT DEMAND ACTION AS AN OPPONENT.
- I STAND HERE TODAY REPRESENTING STUDENTS WHO BELIEVE THE RIGHT TO STUDENT EDUCATION SHOULD NOT BE SUPERSEDED
- PUTS STUDENTS AT RISK AND PUT STUDENTS AND STAFF AND OFFICERS IN GREATER DANGER.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> to guide students. to guide students.
- </c> enhance how students learn. enhance how students learn.
- For students, it does their students.
- </c> our official AI guidance for students. our official AI guidance for students.
- For students, there are student actions.
AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
ALC-HIGHER EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE Mar 18th, 2026
ALC-HIGHER EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm a master's student at Arkansas State University.
- I'm a double major student at Arkansas State University.
- And with AI, amateurs, students who are looking for a way to make a quick And with AI, amateurs, students
- AI is very good at teaching students how to code.
- She's concerned that when students tell her that, here's the deal, students are always like, okay, Here's
Committee:
All ALC-HIGHER EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- It was used by federal courts to bar student-initiated prayer.
- He said students are free to protest at any other time.
- Students need to learn these three valuable resources.
- teaching students other than specific instances.
- And it prioritizes student safety and data protection.
Committee:
House Education
Summary:
The committee heard RS 33261, the School-Sponsored Bible Reading Act, which would require public school teachers to read sequential Bible passages daily without comment or instruction, with accommodations for objections and injunctive relief as the enforcement mechanism. The sponsor and a representative from Idaho Family Policy Center argued the bill fits Idaho’s history and the U.S. Supreme Court’s current “history and tradition” approach, while opponents said it was unconstitutional, not voluntary, and inconsistent with separation of church and state. A substitute motion to return the RS to the sponsor failed on a tie vote, and the motion to introduce the RS also failed on a tie vote.
The committee then considered RS 33332 C1, which would treat student walkouts or absences for protest as unexcused and require reporting to state officials. The sponsor said the bill was aimed at students leaving class to protest during school hours, while members raised concerns about impacts on student civic engagement, parent-excused absences, and politically active youth groups. The RS was introduced by voice vote.
Next, the committee heard a revised RS 33523-2-3 on collecting aggregate data about students’ immigration status in public schools to estimate the cost of educating non-citizen students. The sponsor said the bill would not deny enrollment, would use only aggregate data, and was intended to help the legislature understand costs; members questioned administrative burden, possible discrimination, and the fiscal note. The motion to introduce the RS failed on a tie vote.
Finally, the committee advanced Senate Bill 1244, a code-cleanup measure removing obsolete regional library system provisions, to the floor with a due pass recommendation. It also heard Senate Bill 1227 on artificial intelligence in K-12 education, which would create a state framework for AI use, local district policies, training, transparency, and privacy protections; testimony was generally supportive but urged caution, especially for younger students. The committee voted to send SB 1227 to general orders for amendment.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (01/23/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:52:20.240><c> 18</c> classroom with our minor students 18 classroom with our minor students 18
- </c> positions and make sure their students positions and make sure their students are<01:32:04.840><
- </c> then it's not going to help students then it's not going to help students learn<01:42:46.760><c>
- </c><02:11:06.119><c> primary</c> student their students as their primary student their students as their
- ><c> District</c> to Student Learning student and District to Student Learning student and District budgets
Summary:
The committee first heard House Bill 362, which would grant the Department of Education rulemaking authority related to educator licensure and testing requirements, including passing scores on professional education assessments. Representative Ladd said the bill is intended to preserve New Hampshire’s standards for classroom teachers and CTE instructors, while allowing DOE flexibility through rulemaking. He emphasized maintaining high standards, including for career and technical education, and said he was open to DOE clarifying the language further.
Committee members raised concerns that the bill, as written, could remove language recognizing industry-recognized credentials for CTE instructors. Department of Education Director Steven Appy said DOE had drafted an amendment to clarify that the requirement applies to an initial New Hampshire license, to exempt CTE teachers from content exams, and to preserve current administrative practice allowing basic academic skills testing and industry-recognized credentials as substitutes. The committee discussed the distinction between basic academic skills tests and content assessments, and Appy said the amendment was meant to avoid conflating those requirements. The chair said the committee would take up executive session on HB 362 and related bills later.
The committee then took up House Bill 90, which narrows and defines the rules for part-time teachers, especially in concurrent enrollment settings. Representative Ladd explained that the bill is meant to allow qualified college faculty or adjuncts from the University System or Community College System to teach high school concurrent-enrollment courses when local schools lack a teacher with the needed master’s-level credentials, particularly in math and STEM subjects. He said the bill is intended to expand student access to college-level coursework, save money, and preserve standards, while still requiring background checks and adherence to ethics and conduct rules. Members began asking questions about how the bill would work in practice, including certification and endorsement issues, but the hearing was not concluded in the portion provided.
MS
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:32:06.640><c> can</c> students can learn and all students can students can learn and all students
- </c> make sure that that students understand. make sure that that students understand.
- . students. students.
- And if the student isn't there, you still get to collect money for that student.
- And if the student isn't there, you still get to collect money for that student.
Committee:
Joint Education
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
January 29, 2026 - 03:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- public school students?
- My name is Raymond Munoz, and I am an Exceptional Student Education (ESE) student attending Emerald Cove
- All the ESC students that we have in our classroom, and I have in my binder a portion of all the students
- and divergent students, and it is all of our responsibility to make sure that Every student is recognized
- , every student is heard, every student is educated in the state of Florida, and we will continue to
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Mar 20th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- If you were—there was no way to unenroll a student.
- If you were, there was no way to unenroll a student.
- I don't have an estimate for the students.
- I mean, if you go through the original language, it says you can't be a part-time student.
- If... ...be a part-time student. We never allowed that, never have allowed that.
Summary:
The House Revenue and Taxation Committee met on March 20, 2026, to hear House Bill 934, the Idaho Parenthood Choice Tax Credit, presented by Representative Jason Monks. Monks said the bill was intended as a clarification of last year’s school choice tax credit law, not an expansion, and walked through several changes: clarifying that eligibility applies if a child is age 5 through 18 at any time during the tax year, defining tutoring as academic instruction, allowing qualified homeschool materials to be purchased from more than one vendor, confirming the one-time nature of the advanced payment, clarifying use of the state refund account, and specifying that participation in non-academic activities does not itself count as enrollment. He also said the bill was meant to address issues the Tax Commission had raised in administering the program.
Representative Raymond questioned why the language on page three, especially the section dealing with students in non-academic activities and IDLA, was included in a technical corrections bill rather than handled separately, noting overlap with House Bill 780. Senator Lori Den Hartog responded that the language was meant to ensure the state was not paying twice for the same student, particularly where IDLA enrollment is involved, and said the provision reflected what sponsors and the governor’s office understood to be the original intent. Quinn Perry of the Idaho School Boards Association opposed the page three language, arguing it was not merely technical and would allow students to receive the tax credit while also participating in public school extracurriculars, which she said would burden school districts and amount to double dipping.
In closing, Monks defended the language as necessary to prevent students from being wrongly excluded from the credit because of participation in non-academic activities, saying families already pay to participate in many extracurriculars and that the credit still saves the state money overall. Representative Ehlers spoke in favor of the bill as a narrow clarification, while Representative Birch objected that the bill did not reduce the program’s funding in line with cuts elsewhere. The committee then voted to send House Bill 934 to the floor with a do pass recommendation; the motion passed by voice vote, with several members recorded as voting no.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Combatting Antisemitism Jun 21st, 2026 at 12:30 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- , between students at schools.
- You're telling me that student—no students, including that Black student—can make an anonymous complaint
- Focus at law and students.” “Sharing sentiments to the school students in the same community.
- I never imagined in the same classroom just a fellow student, a student very...”
- the entire student body.
Summary:
The meeting was a special commission hearing on antisemitism held off-site at Kerem Shalom Synagogue in Concord, with commissioners approving prior minutes and noting a quorum, a rescheduled October 27 meeting, and the addition of a new commissioner. The co-chairs and host speakers emphasized the personal and communal significance of holding the hearing in a synagogue and the importance of confronting antisemitism while protecting free speech, academic freedom, and civil discourse. The commission heard from former SJC Justice and current UMass General Counsel David Lowy, who discussed the IHRA definition of antisemitism, said its use as nonbinding guidance does not raise First Amendment concerns, and described UMass’s response to a discriminatory academic conference policy. Commissioners also asked about campus speaker vetting, protest rights, and university practices for addressing antisemitism and protecting students’ access to education.
District Attorney Marian Ryan testified about restorative justice as a tool for addressing hate incidents, saying it can help victims be heard, reduce reoffending, and be used in criminal, school, and community settings. She described local programs, online reporting forms, and the need for better statutory tools, including changes to restitution and education requirements in hate-crime cases. Commissioners asked whether restorative justice affects charging decisions, and Ryan said it should not alter whether a hate crime is investigated or charged. She also identified model programs and said the commission’s work aligns with the national strategy it is charged with implementing.
Three rabbis then described the rise in antisemitic incidents in schools and communities, the emotional toll on Jewish families, and the need for stronger school responses, clearer language in incident communications, and better training for educators. Rabbi Brad David recounted repeated incidents in Acton-Boxborough and praised the district’s improved partnership and response, while Rabbi Tom Shah described parental anxiety, concerns about classroom materials lacking context, and the need for balanced instruction. The rabbis also discussed synagogue security costs and measures, including volunteer security teams, police support, grants, and physical protections. Commissioners said the testimony would inform forthcoming recommendations, and DESE staff noted they are developing instructional-materials guidance and a rubric for educators. The final witness, Professor Christina Miller, outlined hate-crime prosecution issues in Massachusetts, including mixed-motive cases, the need for clearer statutes and jury instructions, better training for police and clerk magistrates, guidance on sentencing and diversity-awareness programs, and the use of community impact statements.