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KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Standing Committee on Primary and Secondary Education. (1-21-26)

Primary and Secondary Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Well, one technical change cites the IDEA, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and the other
  • Well, one technical change cites the IDEA, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and the other
  • Well, one technical change cites the IDEA, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and the other
  • students who are identified as, you know, with an IEP would actually instead of having a learning disability
  • Please call the roll. can do some accommodations and things can do some accommodations and things like
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The House Standing Committee on Primary and Secondary Education met for its first meeting of the session, reviewed basic committee rules, and took attendance before considering two bills. The chair emphasized civility, no signs in the room, and deadlines for committee substitutes and amendments. House Bill 416, sponsored by Representative Clines, would change teacher-preparation admissions by replacing an entrance test score requirement with a formative assessment approach while retaining exit examinations for teacher certification. KDE witnesses said the bill would reduce barriers, provide programs with data to support students, and not lower standards. Members asked about content-specific preparation, whether the bill would water down standards, and available data on current entry-test barriers. Several members spoke in support, citing the teacher shortage and the value of giving more candidates a path into education. The committee approved HB 416 unanimously and sent it to the House floor with a favorable expression of opinion. House Bill 389, sponsored by Representative Hein, would define dysgraphia, require KDE to annually update the dyslexia toolkit, support district professional development and coaching, require local boards to develop screener/diagnostic processes, and require postsecondary teacher programs to include dyslexia instruction. A committee substitute made technical changes, including an IDEA citation and removal of specific three-cueing language in favor of evidence-based practices. Testimony stressed that dyslexia is not the same as special education eligibility and that early identification and intervention are needed. Members discussed the low number of districts with related policies, the quality of approved screeners, and the need for more local and regional support services. The committee approved HB 389 with the committee substitute attached and sent it to the House floor with a favorable expression of opinion.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, January 13, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I am old enough to disabilities.
  • :40.638> are Today, children with disabilities are Today, children with disabilities are able<
  • I had students who had severe learning disabilities who were able to thrive with the appropriate accommodations
  • . disabilities. disabilities.
  • IDA, Individuals with Disabilities IDA, Individuals with Disabilities Education<08:54:13.520>
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session May 21st, 2026

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Assembly Bill 1925 by Assembly Member Jeff Gonzalez and others, relating to disabilities.
  • Permanent disabilities should not require permanent paperwork.
  • Permanent disabilities should not require permanent paperwork. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.
  • I want to thank both the author, who is also my seatmate, For people with disabilities.
  • Approximately 380,000 veterans live with service-connected disabilities, like myself, conditions that
Keywords: 988, house, all
Summary: The Assembly met on May 7, 2026, after an initial delay due to lack of quorum, then proceeded through a long House of Origin deadline session focused mainly on floor votes for dozens of bills. The day opened with prayer, a moment of silence for victims of a hate-motivated shooting at an Islamic Center in San Diego, and a warning to visitors about disrupting proceedings. Leadership repeatedly urged members to be on time and at their desks as the chamber worked through a large daily file. The bills considered covered a wide range of topics, including artificial intelligence, community college trustee compensation, transit camera enforcement and privacy, taxation and excess proceeds claims, HOA rules, hepatitis C treatment access, child care planning, greenhouse energy standards, consumer lending, housing and homelessness, pet spay/neuter access, local financing for workforce housing, student financial aid, DUI penalties, senior housing, foster youth, behavioral health licensing, transit stop data, disaster response for child welfare, elections notices, safe surrender for infants, college enrollment and leave policies, insurance regulation, fair funding, school safety, environmental labeling, cash rounding, park passes through libraries, grocery access, pregnancy protections in education, swatting, domestic violence protective orders, farmworker housing, juvenile justice, cervical cancer screening, Medi-Cal transitions, disability certification, and home protection products. Most authors described their bills as cleanup measures, consumer protections, access expansions, or targeted fixes to existing law. Testimony from authors and supporters emphasized access, safety, affordability, and administrative simplification, while a few bills drew policy concerns or opposition, especially AB 1751 on townhome development and labor standards. That bill prompted extended debate over wages, prevailing wage, and stakeholder engagement, but it ultimately passed. Other notable discussion included AB 1628 to extend California’s safe surrender window for infants, AB 1902 on juvenile detention extension hearings, and AB 1925 on permanent disability certification, each framed as addressing difficult real-world gaps in current systems. The chamber took many roll-call votes, with most measures passing overwhelmingly and several by unanimous or near-unanimous margins. A few bills were temporarily passed, retained on file, or moved to the inactive file, and AB 1534 required the call to be lifted and then passed on a 54-8 vote. Overall, the session was dominated by floor action on the daily file rather than committee reports or gubernatorial messages, and the Assembly advanced a large number of bills on a deadline day.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Education Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • If you have an accommodation to request and you haven't done so, thank you.
  • If you have an accommodation to request and you haven't done so yet, please do that.
  • Additionally, alignment of staff-child ratios between DESE and EEC when serving students with disabilities
  • Exclusionary discipline disproportionately affects students of color, students with disabilities, and
  • The data also shows that students with disabilities are excluded at higher rates than their non-disabled
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Education held its sixth public hearing and took testimony on a large slate of bills, with the chair moving H. 542/S. 341 on family, friend, and neighbor (FFN) child care to the top of the agenda so young constituents would not have to wait. Witnesses from labor, community organizations, and FFN providers strongly supported the bill, saying FFN care fills critical gaps for families working nonstandard hours, especially in low-income, immigrant, and BIPOC communities. Testimony emphasized that FFN providers are currently underpaid, often receive only about $24 per child per day, and should be guaranteed at least the state minimum wage. Witnesses also backed changes to the voucher system to allow families to combine formal and FFN care more flexibly, and they supported creating an FFN advisory council. Committee members asked about the difference between FFN and center-based care, registration requirements, fingerprinting/background checks, EEC’s ongoing study group, and the fiscal impact; witnesses said the current annual cost is about $1.8 million and could rise to about $6 million if all current FFN providers were paid minimum wage, still under 1% of the EEC budget. The committee then closed testimony on that bill. The committee next heard testimony on several preschool and universal pre-K bills, including H. 707 on public preschool facilities, H. 687/S. 339 on universal pre-K and mixed delivery, and related bills such as H. 606, H. 523, H. 618, H. 522, H. 510, and H. 615, many of which were later closed without additional witnesses. A Lowell school official testified that space and facilities funding are major barriers to expanding preschool and that the city has hundreds of children on voucher waitlists. Other witnesses and organizations, including the Early Care and Education Consortium and AFT Massachusetts, supported mixed-delivery universal pre-K and warned that public-school expansion should not undermine community-based providers, whose preschool tuition helps subsidize infant and toddler care. Several witnesses also urged stronger standards for preschool teachers, better staffing ratios, and more integrated special education and support services. The committee accepted written testimony on some bills and closed testimony on the others when no one else came forward. A major portion of the hearing focused on H. 541/S. 373, which would ban school exclusion in pre-K through third grade. Advocates from Massachusetts Advocates for Children, Mass Appleseed, Citizens for Juvenile Justice, AFT Massachusetts, and the Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee argued that suspensions and expulsions at young ages harm learning, worsen inequities, and contribute to the school-to-prison pipeline. They cited data showing disproportionate impacts on Black and Latinx students, students with disabilities, and low-income children, and described personal stories of children whose behavior improved when schools kept them in class and addressed underlying needs. Committee members asked for updated data on the number of students and districts affected, and witnesses said they would provide more detailed written information. After testimony on this and a few other bills, including S. 372, S. 357, and H. 275/S. 133, the committee closed testimony and adjourned.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

JLARC I-900 Subcommittee for SAO Performance Audits Nov 5th, 2025

JLARC I-900 Subcommittee for SAO Performance Audits

Transcript Highlights:
  • The student has to have an eligible disability.
  • That disability must have an adverse educational effect on the student, and the student needs specially
  • As part of our work examining the prevalence of disabilities, we also made some other observations.
  • in a given population. ...of a condition or disability in a given population, and I thought that we
  • And so it's hard to look at prevalence of a medical disability.
Summary: The JLARC I-900 Subcommittee heard a State Auditor’s Office performance audit on special education services, focused on comparing student needs, district identification practices, and funding. Auditors said Washington does not appear to under-identify any particular population for special education, though districts face ongoing challenges with identification, documentation, staffing shortages, and inconsistent referral tracking. They explained that their analysis used statistical models because the true prevalence of disabilities is unknown, and found Washington districts generally clustered near the national average, with little evidence that any demographic group was systematically under-identified. The audit also found that special education funding has historically been insufficient, with districts collectively covering about $500 million in costs not paid by state or federal sources, and that districts spent about 26% more per student than they received in funding. Auditors noted recent legislative changes that removed the special education enrollment cap and changed the safety net process, but said it was too soon to assess their effects. Their recommendations to OSPI included clarifying what counts as an official special education referral, requiring districts to report referral data even when no evaluation follows, and ensuring the new statewide data system is developed with district input, training, and possibly a mandate for uniform use. OSPI staff said they concurred with the report and appreciated the work of the auditor’s office and JLARC. During member questions, Representative Paulette raised concerns that the audit did not directly examine prevalence of specific disabilities, such as autism and dyslexia, in vulnerable populations or compare Washington’s identification practices to medical and peer-reviewed prevalence data. Auditors responded that medical prevalence is not known in a systematic way, that educational eligibility differs from medical diagnosis, and that the report’s conclusions should not be read as proving no populations are under- or over-identified. No public testimony was offered, and the meeting adjourned.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Executive Departments and Administration (04/16/2025)

Executive Departments and Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • That's one of the reasons disabilities.
  • So those definition for disability.
  • By nature of my position, Disabilities.
  • . disability. disability.
  • past for individuals with disabilities. past for individuals with disabilities.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/09/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • SB 1698, ESAs children with disabilities evaluations.
  • SB 1704, ESA children with disabilities requirements.
  • SB 1753, employment, housing, public accommodation anti-discrimination.
  • ACR 1038, public buildings accommodations requirements.
Keywords: 1182, all
Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, a recorded roll call showing 30 members present, and approval of the previous journal. The President announced receipt of HB 2022 from the governor and made temporary committee substitutions for the Rules Committee. The chamber also received a large calendar of first- and second-reading bills and resolutions covering elections, education, water, public safety, marijuana, housing, taxation, and other topics. A major presentation recognized licensed naturopathic physicians in the gallery, who were invited to support SB 1178, a bill expanding their authority to administer certain intravenous legend drugs, including antibiotics, antivirals, and antifungals. The Senate then recessed to honor public safety personnel with a proclamation commending Deputies Gregory Sanders and Jacob Montoya, along with several Cochise and Pinal County and Border Patrol personnel, for rescuing an eight-year-old boy from a human trafficking situation. The members applauded the honorees and took photos with them. After returning to order, several senators used points of personal privilege to urge the Joint Legislative Budget Committee to review $2.85 million in election-related funding requested by the Secretary of State for IT and election infrastructure needs, arguing the money was already available and necessary for secure 2026 elections. Another senator spoke about the need for long-term water planning and reduced groundwater reliance. Additional announcements covered caucus and committee meeting times, Arizona Aerospace Day, and a mental health advocacy group visiting the chamber. No substantive floor votes on legislation were taken in the portion provided, and the meeting ended with a motion to adjourn until Tuesday, February 10, 2026.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 03/13/25

Housing and Homelessness Prevention

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you to those who were understanding of our time constraints when we could not accommodate all requests
  • Thank you to those who were understanding of our time constraints when we could not accommodate all requests
  • people of all ages physical accommodate people of all ages physical abilities<00:20:58.720> and
  • <00:24:42.159> you're actually what accommodations you're actually what accommodations you're
  • um but doesn't require with disabilities um but doesn't require for<00:28:49.799> parking<00:
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Jan 20th, 2026

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • And the change or alteration is made at a time too late to be accommodated during the normal primary
  • Often times this is often disabilities.
  • And you wonder why kids have learning disabilities. This is why.
  • And you wonder why kids have learning disabilities. This is why.
  • And you wonder why kids have learning disabilities. This is why.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Rules and Enrolled Bills (01/15/2026)

Rules and Enrolled Bills

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, we tried to make it a window that would be accommodating.
  • I mean, I I'm open to I accommodating.
  • The first one I want to bring forward is designed to address abuses in the New Hampshire disability system
  • in the New Hampshire disability system. in the New Hampshire disability system.
  • community talked about the disabled community talked about whether<00:29:01.520> you<00:29:01.600
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Mar 12th, 2025

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • same access to courts during eviction proceedings as people without disabilities.
  • I'm also a fellow with the Coalition of Texans with Disabilities, or CTD, a cross-disability advocacy
  • House Bill 32 violates due process and harms disabled veterans.
  • A disabled veteran with PTSD could be forced into a remote hearing without proper accommodations.
  • Ensure accommodations for veterans with disabilities, eliminate financial barriers to appeal, and stop
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 13th, 2026 at 01:35 pm

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's by the Governor's Commission on Disability.
  • I'm Stan Ross, Director of the Governor's Commission on Disability.
  • So, it's you have to have a disability, and just about everybody who's aging has got some kind of disability
  • And I want to verify that Alzheimer's or dementia does qualify as a disability.
  • Congratulations for the Developmental Disabilities Council. My name is Carly Malone.
Keywords: 996, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Human Services - 07/01/26

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • because the portal wouldn't accommodate because the portal wouldn't accommodate what<01:40:01.520
  • I’m a disability advocate and mother of Charlie.
  • Charlie has intellectual and developmental disabilities.
  • <01:41:55.600> who children with disability services who children with disability services who
  • <01:52:28.800> for has served people with disabilities for has served people with disabilities
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • I hadn't seen it until recently about aging in disabilities.
  • I hadn't seen it until recently about aging in disabilities.
  • , allowing federally funded programs to deny accommodations or exclude individuals based on disability
  • This would dismantle decades of progress in disability rights.
  • While Section 504 and the Americans with Disabilities Act both prohibit disability discrimination, Section
Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Human Services held a hearing on developmental services, rehabilitation, and related supports, with no votes taken. The first major topic was the Master Plan for Developmental Services. Administration officials described a year-long, community-driven process that included a steering committee, work groups, and statewide engagement sessions, and said the final draft would be released that Friday with about 170 recommendations. The Department of Developmental Services said the plan would inform future work, but did not offer a detailed implementation roadmap. The LAO said the plan contains significant policy and budget implications, may require statutory changes, and needs further analysis to turn recommendations into actionable proposals. Advocates and regional center representatives urged the Legislature and administration to avoid letting the plan sit on a shelf, called for prioritization and ongoing stakeholder oversight, and emphasized the need to address equity, workforce, service coordination, and cross-system collaboration. The chair said he wanted to work with the LAO on trailer bill language and future reporting to create a clearer path forward. The second topic was the Office of Employment First and competitive integrated employment. Administration witnesses said California has ended subminimum wage under SB 639, but that moving people into competitive integrated employment remains a major priority. They described existing efforts such as DDS’s coordinated career pathways pilot, paid internships, job development services, benefits counseling, and DOR’s career counseling and referral services, along with pilot projects in San Diego and Orange County. The State Council on Developmental Disabilities and advocates argued that employment outcomes have remained stuck at roughly 15% and that a dedicated Employment First Office is needed to coordinate across agencies, align goals, and improve outcomes. The LAO recommended regular legislative oversight on people transitioning out of subminimum wage and asked for technical assistance on coordinated career pathways. The chair criticized the administration’s decision to effectively eliminate funding for the office, requested a detailed implementation timeline and quarterly transition reports, and said the committee would continue pressing for the office to be implemented. The final issue was respite services, utilization trends, and access. DDS reported that in-home respite use and spending have risen sharply over several years, with about 150,000 people using respite in 2023-24 and expenditures reaching about $1 billion. Officials said access depends on families knowing the service exists, service coordinators identifying need, and having enough providers, especially in rural and linguistically diverse communities. The San Diego Regional Center said utilization generally mirrors statewide trends, but access is stronger in some areas, such as Imperial County, where families often prefer family-directed or agency-supported models that allow them to hire trusted workers. Committee members emphasized the importance of respite for family health and caregiver well-being, asked whether service coordinators are asking practical questions about sleep and stress, and discussed the need for better identification of complex behavioral and medical needs. DDS said a standardized family support tool and updated IPP process are intended to improve consistency, transparency, and person-centered assessment for respite and related services.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Education Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Joint Committee on Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • If you have requested any accommodations, please make sure that a staff member is aware of that.
  • Not only do our schools need to be bigger to accommodate the tools and machinery required by our programs
  • Not only do our schools need to be bigger to accommodate the tools and machinery required by our programs
  • Over 20% of our students have identified disabilities.
  • terms of when students choose to apply to the school about their, you know, whether they have a disability
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.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference PM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so, they are quickly running out of currency to be able to accommodate cash transactions.
  • <00:36:04.880> be<00:36:05.040> able<00:36:05.359> to<00:36:05.560> accommodate
  • uh currency to be able to accommodate uh currency to be able to accommodate cash<00:36:06.440>
  • This bill relates to making websites more accessible to those with disabilities.
  • For the Senate, we have disabilities.
Summary: The committee first took up SB 148 on combat sports, but members said they had agreement only in principle and were waiting on a conference draft and money committee release, so the bill was rolled to the next day. HB 1810 on charitable solicitation was then described as regulating professional solicitors who sell donated non-perishable tangible property, including prompt payment, financial reporting, disclosure, and contract requirements; the committee adopted the conference draft and passed it unanimously. SB 2607 on landscape architects was also passed with a conference draft after members agreed to align licensure qualifications with the uniform standard used by the Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards. Later, HB 1642 on consumer protection and crypto kiosks was passed with amendments to ban the purchase of cryptocurrency through crypto kiosks, and SB 2396 on property was deferred because members said they were aligned on the policy but still needed to sort out enforcement, with the issue to be left to a task force. SB 2961 on insurance was deferred to the next day pending release, and SB 2471 on the powers of artificial persons was rolled to the next day while the House and Senate sought legal clarification to make the bill more defensible; members said they agreed on the goal of addressing dark money but wanted to avoid harming Hawaii or local companies. The committee then passed SB 3001 on artificial intelligence with amendments. The conference draft renamed the regulated systems as “AI companions,” narrowed and clarified the definition, required reasonable measures to prevent outputs encouraging serious bodily injury, increased disclosure frequency for minors, added a feature restriction to discourage disengagement, removed provisions the Senate viewed as too broad or insufficiently articulated, shifted annual reporting to the Department of Health’s Behavioral Health Administration, and removed civil penalties. Members also said the romantic-relationship language had been removed for now but could be revisited later. SB 2433 on condominiums was discussed but rolled to the next day because the House and Senate were still considering changes related to DCCA authority and condo-owner disputes, and HB 1897 on condominium alternative dispute resolution was deferred for the session because the Senate was not ready and time was running out. In the final portion, HB 1753 on social media data retention was passed with amendments setting limits on how long companies may retain user data, with exceptions such as domestic violence evidence. SB 1166 on insurance was rolled to the next day after discussion of historic weather damage and the need to avoid affecting ongoing litigation against oil companies; members noted they had received an AG opinion that the bill would not jeopardize that litigation. SB 2964 on property insurance was passed with a conference draft requiring insurers to periodically ask homeowners about significant improvements so coverage can be reassessed, and SB 3255 on currency was passed with a conference draft authorizing penny rounding to the nearest five cents, though one senator voted no because he preferred the Senate version that had included a separate cash-acceptance issue. The committee also discussed SB 2852 on website accessibility for people with disabilities as the next item, but the transcript cuts off before any action on that measure.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • U making sure that we're going along the lines there with people with disabilities and preventing it.
  • along the lines there with people going along the lines there with people with<00:15:57.759> disabilities
  • with disabilities and preventing it. with disabilities and preventing it.
  • Um, and so we hope that we'll be able to accommodate you in the future when we bring the bill back to
  • you in the we'll be able to accommodate you in the future<00:26:49.039> when<00:26:49.200>
Keywords: 1183, house
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 03/27/25

Commerce and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • Then there's a disabled homeowner in Eagan who continues to be harassed by her HOA over a shed she built
  • She's disabled. She wanted the shed for her riding mower so she could take care of her own lawn.
  • permit from the city to build a shed permit from the city to build a shed she's<00:36:45.560> disabled
  • and yet the city council is disabled and yet the city council is looking<00:37:27.520> looking
  • bylaws so that that it can accommodate bylaws so that that it can accommodate their<00:38:26.520
Keywords: 1187, senate, all