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• to increase, while enrollment has not.
• More and more parents are choosing to enroll their children in Port Aransas ISD as our enrollment is
• Our college enrollment rate is 92%.
• So we encouraged our students to enroll wherever they were displaced.
• That I was kind of just wondering about is when you look at the TEA Fine Arts Enrollment Data.

Bills: HB2, HB2

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

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• May I continue?
• May I continue?
• May I continue?
• May I continue?
• Within the total enrollment, enrollment from alternative programs is growing while enrollment from traditional

Summary: The committee first approved the May 18 meeting minutes and then received a Legislative Audit presentation summarizing Arkansas Department of Education grant distributions for fiscal year 2025. Auditors said the department distributed about $4.6 billion in grants overall, including $3.2 billion from the Public School Fund, $1.1 billion in federal funds, and $268 million from other state and miscellaneous sources, across 56 Public School Fund programs, 14 other state programs, and 29 federal programs. Members asked about specific recipients and programs, including ClassWallet, master principal bonuses, Economics Arkansas, and CDC surveillance funding; audit staff and Department of Education representatives explained that the report was only a distribution summary and not a recipient-level audit. Members also questioned why many districts showed lower funding, and staff said the decline was largely due to reduced federal and one-time COVID-related funds. Senators and representatives also discussed whether some incentive programs, such as master principal and national board bonuses, were tied to student outcomes, and whether Economics Arkansas was the sole entity named in special language for financial literacy funding; department staff said they would follow up on several details. The committee then heard a Bureau of Legislative Research presentation on consumer price index projections from Moody’s Analytics and S&P Global, with discussion of CPI-U and core CPI estimates for future fiscal years. Dr. Carlos Silva explained that the forecasts generally trend toward about 2 percent over time and that recent projections may have understated actual inflation because of recent shocks. Members asked about the accuracy of past projections, and he said he would provide more detail later if needed. The bulk of the meeting focused on the final adequacy report on teacher recruitment, retention, and salaries. BLR staff reported that Arkansas had about 32,800 teachers and 473,000 students in 2025, with a statewide student-to-teacher ratio of about 14 to 1, average teaching experience of 11.9 years, and a slight increase in National Board Certified teachers. The report found that districts with higher poverty and minority concentrations generally had less experienced teachers, and that teacher shortages remained widespread, especially in special education, math, science, and foreign language. Members asked about licensure exceptions, alternative preparation pathways, incentives for ESL and special education endorsements, and the cost and return on investment of traditional versus alternative routes. Staff said some licensure exceptions are being phased out under Act 304 of 2025 and that they would follow up on several requested details. The report also found that teacher retention averaged 87 percent statewide in 2025, with districts retaining teachers at higher rates than charters, and that 30 percent of surveyed teachers were considering leaving the profession. Principals and teachers identified school leadership as the strongest positive factor in recruitment and retention, while workload and salary were the strongest negative factors. On salaries, BLR reported a statewide average teacher salary of $60,254 in 2025, with districts averaging $60,458 and charters $55,724. Arkansas ranked 45th nationally on average teacher salary in 2025, though its cost-adjusted ranking improved to 36th; among SREB states it ranked 12th, and among neighboring states it ranked fourth. Members asked about starting salaries, salary compression, district step increases, and whether the report should be shared more broadly with educators and school leaders. Staff said they would provide follow-up information on several questions, and the committee took no formal action beyond receiving the presentations and asking for additional data.

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• Um, and so our enrollments are down.
• Um and so our enrollments are days.
• There is an enrollment in enrollment up.
• in enrollment, especially declining enrollment,<01:03:03.320> and<01:03:03.480> can<01
• look at that enrollment. look at that enrollment.

Keywords: 916, all

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• since this program started, enrollment since this program started, enrollment is<00:01:10.720>
• By April 1st, total 5,784 enroles.
• By April 1st, total enroles<00:01:25.200> have<00:01:25.720> exceeded enroles have exceeded
• 2025 we're already over 17,000 enrolles 2025 we're already over 17,000 enrolles today.<00:13:04.079
• So they have they have 7,741 enrolles.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:07:54.800> receiving<00:07:55.280> this continue receiving this continue receiving
• I know some MinnesotaCare folks already pay premiums, but freezing future enrollment and continuing to
• enrolled to stay on with small premiums. enrolled to stay on with small premiums.
• , enrollment and continuing to protect, enrollment and continuing to protect, you<00:19:15.440>
• <00:19:28.080> to people um allow folks to continue to people um allow folks to continue to

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Uh, line 5, continue half year rate adjustments from the uh.
• Um, line 34, we did another $4 million for enrollment growth.
• Uh, moving on to slide eight, Medicaid enrollment, uh, for May 2025, Medicaid enrollment was at 814,000
• But if you look at the line at the top, that's your enrollment.
• to continue dropping off further.

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• Strom, when somebody open enrolls, what funding follows them to that school?
• However, MDE continued to approve and authorize payments to Feeding Our Future.
• It may look like the student is enrolled, while in fact, they're unenrolled.
• While in fact, they're enrolled somewhere else.
• If not, the student continues to be unenrolled with no follow-up.

Bills: HF51, HF1161, HF2201, HF2786, HF1053

Keywords: HF51, Sibley County, State-Aid Highway 21, capital investment, bonding bill, general obligation bonds, transportation infrastructure, road improvements, sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, local infrastructure, county grant, Minnesota Department of Transportation, bond proceeds fund, public works, utility infrastructure, education finance, school district funding, tax base adjustment

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• So, it makes up for that. dual enrollment. I don't know how dual enrollment.
• And so it it is the as it continues.
• I'm a little behind. enrollment conversation just a just a enrollment conversation just a just a little
• <00:49:22.800> to to the upcoming interim to continue to to the upcoming interim to continue
• taking more credits of dual enrollment. taking more credits of dual enrollment.

Bills: HB0159

Keywords: student rights, free expression, K-12 education, speech protection, religious views, political speech, 916, all

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• ,<00:01:31.520> and initial licensure or enrollment, and initial licensure or enrollment,
• If after re-enrolling a provider.
• <00:04:03.800> Again, or the re-enrollment request. Again, or the re-enrollment request.
• <00:21:10.480> the Senator Muhammad, we will continue the Senator Muhammad, we will continue
• <01:41:10.240> to bringing forward and we will continue to bringing forward and we will continue

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Berman, for continuing to champion this issue.
• AB 1224 aims to provide greater continuity to students whose teachers are out of school.
• During the pandemic, the flexibility helped provide greater continuity to students.
• Okay well certainly we'll continue the conversation Mr.
• Bonta in applauding your efforts to continue to fight for Paradise.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The bill is referred to the Secretary for enrollment, printing, and presentation to the Governor.
• To the Secretary for enrollment, printing, and presentation to the Governor. Mr.
• We refer to the Secretary for enrollment, printing, and presentation to the Governor.
• We're continuing to be left behind.
• We're continuing to be left behind, facing a demise of deindustrialization and depopulation.

Summary: The Senate met with 33 members present and a quorum, then repeatedly recessed and reconvened to take up a large number of House bills and one Senate resolution. Early action included discharging several bills from committee and moving them to the General Orders calendar, including House Bills 4062, 4063, 4064, 5249, 4750, and 4644. The chamber also adopted Senate Resolution 135, recognizing the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, after extended remarks by Senator Cherry reflecting on American ideals and the nation’s history. Later, the Senate considered additional bills dealing with political activity, public health, foster care and adoption, the Michigan Vehicle Code, military leave, tax and insurance matters, child care licensing, open meetings, school code, property conveyance, juvenile diversion, and child abduction broadcasts. Most bills advanced with little or no debate, though several members offered amendments or floor substitutes that were adopted, withdrawn, or ruled out of order. Senator McBroom gave multiple no-vote explanations, objecting to the political-activity bills as restrictions on speech and association, and later criticizing piecemeal changes to the Open Meetings Act and a military-leave bill as potentially discouraging employers from hiring reservists. Senator Albert also explained no votes on the military-leave measures, saying the bills could create disincentives for employers and should have included a funding offset. On Senate Bill 22, McBroom offered a humorous amendment about payment methods that failed. On Senate Bill 373, his tie-bar amendment to unrelated “rice generator” bills also failed. The Senate passed and, in many cases, granted immediate effect to numerous bills, including House Bills 4062, 4063, 4064, 4750, 4644, 4189, 4207, 4208, 4309, 4396, 5570, 5571, 5806, 5807, 5995, 6043, 6074, 4100, 4103, 4104, 4517, 5232, 5233, 5249, and 4746, as well as Senate Bills 527, 569, 1052, 22, and 373. Some immediate-effect motions passed by the required two-thirds vote, while others were recorded as passed and then granted immediate effect. The Committee of the Whole reported several bills with amendments and others without amendment, and the Senate concurred in the committee’s recommendations before adjourning to recess again.

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• declines enrollment declines enrollment declines enrollment declines and<04:43:03.080> they<04
• Enrollment trends hold.
• Enrollment trends hold.
• Enrollment trends hold.
• Enrollment trends hold.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Finance Division II committee heard a Department of Education budget presentation from Commissioner Frank Edelblut and CFO Tammy Valen-cour. The department outlined its organizational structure and emphasized that it functions largely as a flow-through agency for school funding. The commissioner reviewed general fund and Education Trust Fund items, including state aid, dropout prevention, special education, building aid, lease aid, charter schools, Education Freedom Accounts, and the district adequacy calculation. He also highlighted the public school infrastructure fund, saying the state has invested well over $50 million in school safety since 2018 for measures such as access controls, locks, and window film, and argued that safety spending should be ongoing rather than reactive. Members asked about the variability in the school infrastructure line, special education aid, and the Discovery Education learning platform. Edelblut explained that some safety funding had come from one-time surplus appropriations rather than the agency line, and said special education aid was underappropriated because districts submitted more invoices than expected; he said the governor added $16 million to address the shortfall. He also described CTE renovation funding, noting four projects were initially proposed but only Jaffrey and Milford were still moving forward, with local votes required and the state covering 75% of costs. He said Milford’s project was omitted from the governor’s budget by oversight. The department also reviewed enrollment trends, noting public school enrollment has fallen from about 230,000 students in 2002 to about 185,000 today. Edelblut clarified that charter students are not eligible for Education Freedom Accounts, while EFA students attending non-public schools are counted as EFA students. He described several one-time surplus-funded initiatives, including Student Clearinghouse, MTSSB work, civics curriculum development, computer science education, and adult education. He also discussed a $4 million CTE tuition and transportation grant, saying it was kept as a competitive grant rather than a formula grant to avoid creating an ongoing maintenance-of-effort commitment that could jeopardize federal Perkins funding. In the final portion, Edelblut identified prioritized needs in the department’s budget, especially funding for a state administrator for assessment to support the legislatively required civics assessment, and additional support for the Discovery Education platform. He said every school in the state is using the platform and cited more than 1.5 million educator engagements, while a member raised concerns about mixed reviews and uneven district awareness of the program. No votes or formal actions were taken during the presentation and question period.

Transcript Highlights:

• It also requires them to have an enrollment preference.
• How many, you mentioned the enrollment specification or enrollment for performance.
• I'm specifically asking about enrollment. What is the enrollment criteria? Rep. Busatta.
• My next question Is regarding the enrollment.
• We're going to control open enrollment to another school.

Bills: HJR 138, HB 42, HB 104, HB 129, HB 677, HB 426, HB 668, HB 1699, HB 2017, HB 2128, HB 2038, HB 3783, HB 3717, HB 2316, HB 3686, HB 2563, HB 3883, HB 4021, HB 2788, HB 2663, HB 3305, HB 3173, HB 3474, HB 1105, HB 3531, HB 3490, HB 3597, HB 1295, HB 3512, HB 3010, HB 3112, HB 4215, HB 3223, HB 3464, HB 3120, HB 4214, HB 4511, HB 3704, HB 4081, HB 4783, HB 4063, HB 2783, HB 4937, HB 5085, HB 2510, HB 3426, HB 4361, HB 1169, HB 2516, HB 2347, HB 4034, HB 4700, HB 3560, HB 5150, HB 3860, HB 3146, HB 3924, HCR 98, HCR 92, HB 1520, HB 1545, HB 5265, HB 1887, HB 1914, HB 2402, HB 2306, HB 2350, HB 3000, HB 3237, HB 3326, HB 3211, HB 1056, HB 2081, HB 2187, HB 3092, HB 3308, HB 3526, HB 3750, HB 4219, HB 4230, HB 4290, HB 5238, HB 4804, HB 4749, HB 245, HB 1465, HB 294, HB 793, HB 809, HB 3928, HB 334, HB 2037, HB 1973, HB 285, HB 4341, HB 1043, HB 1234, HB 1193, HB 1729, HB 2498, HB 1314, HB 1353, HB 3960, HB 3923, HB 2221, HB 2517, HB 2518, HB 2213, HB 5092, HB 3748, HB 5246, HB 4344, HB 1482, HB 4044, HB 2702, HB 4264, HB 2807, HB 2898, HB 3181, HB 3250, HB 2091, HB 2115, HB 2542, HB 2768, HB 3349, HB 4406, HB 1593, HB 1899, HB 3133, HB 3133, HB 4960, HB 3214, HB 2145, HB 1201, HB 5061, SB 29, SB 879, SB 65, SB 1745, SB 412, SB 412, SB 1746, SB 1238, SB 1341, SB 522, SB 1532, SB 1378, SB 1062, SB 2066, SB 1963, SB 2204, SB 1366, SB 2077, SB 1967, SB 1151, HB 1618, HB 2156, HB 2615, HB 2615, HB 2349, HB 1926, HB 569, HB 1762, HB 38, HJR 138, HB 42, HB 104, HB 104, HB 129, HB 677, HB 426, HB 668, HB 1699, HB 2017, HB 2128, HB 2038, HB 3783, HB 3717, HB 2316, HB 3686, HB 2563, HB 3883, HB 4021, HB 2788, HB 2663, HB 2663, HB 3305, HB 3173, HB 3474, HB 1105, HB 3531, HB 3531, HB 3490, HB 3490, HB 3597, HB 1295, HB 3512, HB 3010, HB 3112, HB 4215, HB 3223, HB 3223, HB 3464, HB 3120, HB 4214, HB 4511, HB 3704, HB 4081, HB 4783, HB 4063, HB 2783, HB 4937, HB 5085, HB 2510, HB 3426, HB 4361, HB 1169, HB 2516, HB 2347, HB 4034, HB 4700, HB 3560, HB 5150, HB 3860, HB 3146, HB 3924, HCR 98, HCR 92

Keywords: carbon tax, carbon emissions, greenhouse gas, climate policy, fuel tax, emissions tax, Texas Constitution, Article VIII, tax limitation, environmental tax, fossil fuels, energy policy, legislative taxing authority, ballot proposition, constitutional amendment, higher education, funding, financial allocation, state budget, Texas A&M University

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• Currently, we have 246 enrolled in college and 10 enrolled in trade programs.
• We are asking for state funds to be able to continue those services. to be able to continue those programs
• Two, our enrolled providers in the state.
• The enrollment increased to a high of 1,375,000 lives.
• The more people you're serving in enrollment because... ...serving in enrollment because I'm seeing this

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• I know enrollment decline is a challenge across the state.
• Our kindergarten enrollment was down significantly.
• In addition to that Our enrollment doesn't decline in NYSERDA.
• Because while the SEG went up, our enrollment declined.
• I've heard many times that we have seen decreasing enrollment in the state.

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• >> He will continue to yield. >> He will continue to yield.
• and also post-enrollment process and requiring that everybody who's now enrolled be in compliance with
• Um before providers um become enrolled.
• . enrollment. enrollment.
• amendment understood the enrollment amendment understood the enrollment process<01:07:26.960>

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House took up Senate File 4476, described as the human services program integrity package, and first adopted a motion declaring urgency so the bill could move quickly to conference committee before the end of session. The House then adopted a DE amendment to insert House language, followed by a technical A7 amendment clarifying that prepayment review would apply to all fee-for-service systems. Members then debated the A5 amendment, which would have removed a sunset on the periodic data matching reporting requirement tied to eligibility checks for medical assistance and MinnesotaCare. Supporters argued the report is essential for fraud prevention, accountability, and ensuring only eligible recipients receive benefits, citing missed or delayed reports and claiming the process can save the state money. Opponents said the report had been received, that federal HR1 changes would require different data-matching procedures, and that the amendment was not the right vehicle. After roll call, the A5 amendment failed, 63-67. The House next debated the A6 amendment, which would require DHS reporting on homelessness programs, including outcomes, costs, and participant movement, and would allow recoupment of funds if reporting was not provided. Supporters said the state spends tens of millions on homelessness without clear results and needs better data to guide policy; opponents said homelessness reporting and stakeholder work are already underway and objected to the amendment’s approach. Debate continued with questions about the amendment’s details and stakeholder consultation, but the transcript ends before a final vote on A6.

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• The vast majority of Texas students will continue learning in person.
• Please keep the virtual school open so I can continue to grow. Awesome testimony, Wyatt.
• charter schools as students enroll in either of those avenues.
• So this bill addresses the funding mechanism for students enrolled in public schools only.
• To enroll folks in terms of age.

Bills: HB117

Keywords: county regulation, impervious cover, land use, unincorporated areas, environmental management

Transcript Highlights:

• Please keep the virtual school open so I can continue to grow. Good job, buddy.
• charter schools as students enroll in either.
• And those students are not actually enrolled in public schools; they are enrolled in private schools.
• So this bill addresses the funding mechanism for students enrolled in public schools only.
• Shroff, I'm going to cut you off, but I am going to ask you to continue.

Bills: HB 117, HB2196, HB2689, HCR64, HB117

Keywords: early childhood education, task force, governance, Texas Education Agency, child care, education policy, virtual education, hybrid learning, school funding, average daily attendance, education technology, remote learning, education legislation, workforce development, adult education, high school diploma, industry certification, pilot program, gifted education, education support

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• <00:05:03.360> to tribal groups um but we'll continue to tribal groups um but we'll continue
• There is an administrative cost to continuing holding out products that have very small enrollment.
• administrative cost to continuing administrative cost to continuing holding<01:04:50.200> out
• Minnesotans eligible for Medicare have two choices when they first enroll: they can either enroll in
• 21.040> a currently if someone is enrolled in a currently if someone is enrolled in a Medicare

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The actual number of children enrolled in FY26.
• We need to continue to invest in family infant toddler.
• Our federal revenues continue to be the same or a little higher.
• So you can see that there's great interest, and 75 Of the newly enrolled infants and toddlers are enrolled
• So I'm hoping that that will continue, that you'll continue to look at what are those indicators and

Keywords: 996, all