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• Members, this is Vice Chair Hernandez's bill relating to continuing education for barbers and cosmetology
• inclusion of information about construction or maintenance work zones in the curriculum of driver education
• Industries that would benefit from career-focused programs and to collaborate with the Texas Education
• The TDLR license types that currently correspond with the Texas Education Agency CTU programs of study
• Experiments to educate people on what charities do with their money, where bingo halls are located, and

Committee: House Licensing & Administrative Procedures

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• <c> continuing</c> Grant activities to include continuing Grant activities to include continuing education
• 20.000><c> 20</c><00:12:20.320><c> is</c><00:12:20.480><c> new</c><00:12:20.680><c> language</c> education
• section 20 is new language education section 20 is new language that<00:12:21.440><c> allows</c><00:
• :34.160><c> and</c><00:14:34.279><c> 34</c><00:14:34.759><c> from</c><00:14:34.920><c> house</c> education
• sections 33 and 34 from house education sections 33 and 34 from house file<00:14:35.880><c> 98</c><00

Keywords: 1183, house

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• They are there at the moments that matter, from leaving service to seeking employment and education,
• California State Approving Agency for Veterans Education, or CSAVE.
• CalVet contains CSAVE, which approves programs of higher education across the state so that veterans
• can use their education benefits such as the GI Bill, and CSAVE also helps in ensuring that these programs
• disability claims in front of VA, but also connection to housing resources, employment resources, education

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• It gave me the chance to pursue an education that I wouldn't have had without it.
• /c><00:04:52.720><c> opportunities</c><00:04:53.199><c> that</c><00:04:53.440><c> other</c> the educational
• opportunities that other the educational opportunities that other stu<00:04:54.000><c> students</c><
• </c><00:05:02.720><c> that</c><00:05:02.960><c> I</c> chance to pursue an education that I chance to
• pursue an education that I wouldn't<00:05:03.280><c> have</c><00:05:03.360><c> had</c><00:05:03.600><

Keywords: 1183, house

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• THEY ARE TO FULFILL THE REQUIREMENT OF WHAT THAT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM WALKED INTO A CLASSROOM THEY ARE
• TO FULFILL THE REQUIREMENT OF WHAT THAT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM REQUIRED OF ME.
• IN AN INTERNSHIP IN EDUCATION, YOU DON'T HAVE THAT CHOICE. IT'S NOT A PAID INTERNSHIP.
• THAT WAS A PART OF THE REQUIRED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM THAT I HAD TO DO.
• SO LOOKING AT FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION STANDARDS FOR APPRENTICE OF BOTH TRADE, IT SPECIFICALLY

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• </c> college-educated women. college-educated women.
• They also provide educational 13.
• </c> online platform by higher education online platform by higher education institutions<03:06:36.320
• </c><03:06:50.600><c> programs</c> for certain higher education programs for certain higher education
• </c><06:01:52.760><c> funding,</c> difficult times for education funding, difficult times for education

Keywords: 981, all

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• Senate Print 9034B, Stavisky, an act to amend the Education Law. ...act to amend the Education Law.
• Bailey, an act to amend the Education Law.
• An act to amend the Education Law.
• It also strengthens public education, so more families, educators, and young people understand the risks
• IT ALSO STRENGTHENS PUBLIC EDUCATION, SO NO MORE FAMILIES, EDUCATOR, YOUNG PEOPLE UNDERSTAND, THE RIGHTS

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened, approved the journal, and then moved through a large number of motions to discharge bills from committees and substitute identical Senate bills for third reading. The chamber also received and accepted a Finance Committee report on nominations for Kathleen Mosier as Commissioner of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, Terrence O’Leary as Commissioner of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, and John Kagia as Executive Director of the Office of Cannabis Management. All three nominees were confirmed, with Mosier and O’Leary confirmed unanimously and Kagia confirmed 57-1, with Senator Walczyk voting no. The Senate adopted previously approved resolutions recognizing June 2026 as LGBTQIA+ Pride Month and mourning the death of Susan Irene Wright of Harlem. Senators Brisport and Bottcher spoke at length in support of Pride Month, emphasizing LGBTQ+ history, resilience, and ongoing threats to the trans community. On the Susan Wright resolution, Senators Cleare, Bailey, and Bottcher praised her community leadership, philanthropy, and family legacy, and Assembly Member Jordan Wright was recognized in the chamber. The body then considered and passed many bills on the calendar, including measures on insurance, environmental conservation, public health, education, business law, labor, social services, highway law, and local tax exemptions. Several bills drew brief explanations of vote, including a measure to end higher insurance premiums for widows, a bill to prohibit correctional facilities from denying visitation because of menstrual products or IUDs, and a Medicaid-related bill to expand access to blood pressure monitors for pregnant people. Most bills passed with broad support, though some had notable opposition from a small group of senators. Late in the session, the Senate took up a proposed constitutional amendment on redistricting. Senator Stewart-Cousins sponsored the measure, and Senator Walczyk questioned it extensively, arguing voters had previously approved an independent redistricting process and objecting to changes that would remove the Legislature’s two-thirds map-approval requirement and alter the commission’s role. The sponsor said the changes were needed in response to aggressive partisan redistricting in other states and would still require voter ratification in future sessions. The transcript ends during that debate, with no final vote on the amendment shown.

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• We're listening to the scientific community, the education leaders that are telling us this is bad for
• She said education employees already have a statutorily required minimum 60 days' notice of a layoff,
• Menopause does not care about your education, your zip code, your job title, duty statement.
• One of the conditions of that loan was to watch education on how to budget for homeownership.
• It's also displaying signs and engaging in education. It includes the parking lot.

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Working in public education is a calling. We surely aren't here to get rich.
• ><c> is</c><00:53:27.520><c> a</c> Working in public education is a Working in public education is a
• </c><00:53:38.240><c> counterparts</c> than our equally educated counterparts than our equally educated
• </c> it takes incredible people to educate it takes incredible people to educate our<00:56:09.600><c>
• </c> system for our teachers and educators system for our teachers and educators that<01:02:25.680><c

Bills: HF3794 , HF4472 , HF4410 , HF4347 , HF4412 , HF4398 , HF4397 , HF4201 , HF4199 , HF4203 , HF3706 , HF4071 , HF4120 , HF4175 , HF4188

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

Keywords: surveillance, price discrimination, wage discrimination, automated decision systems, consumer protections, data privacy, biometrics, school district health insurance, charter school health benefits, employee benefits, public sector health insurance, health insurance survey, Legislative Budget Office, LBO report, premium costs, retiree coverage, broker commissions, third-party administrator, health plan transparency, health reimbursement arrangement

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• ,</c><00:07:14.080><c> and</c> program is to connect, educate, and program is to connect, educate, and
• </c><00:07:58.560><c> So,</c> in the Senate Education Committee.
• So, in the Senate Education Committee.
• </c> system as it relates to youth education system as it relates to youth education in<00:20:00.720>
• "Senate Bill 100, Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 960, senate, all

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• I rise to recognize a remarkable educator in... ...my district, Ms. Jessica Lopez.
• House Bill 3627 would allow the chair of the State Board of Education to hire its own employees.
• HB5339 relates to pesticide harm reduction in institutions of higher education.
• in the Governor's University Research Initiative for the Committee on Higher Education.
• on Higher Education.

Bills: SB17 , SB1569 , SB2420 , HB5138 , HJR161 , HB1937 , HB3334 , HB5444 , HB5137 , HB361 , HB321 , HB5447 , HB464 , HB678 , HB2294 , HB4172 , HB3225 , HB1769 , HB5394 , HB1837 , HB1787 , HB2271 , HB2440 , HB5134 , HB5149 , HB2151 , HB2073 , HB2186 , HB2025 , HB1936 , HB1777 , HB1663 , HB 1306 , HB 1290 , HB1527 , HB4802 , HB3462 , HB2963 , HB2462 , HB2560 , HB644 , HB2725 , HB2621 , HB2588 , HB1443 , HB1403 , HB3032 , HB1557 , HB1664 , HB2811 , HB2088 , HB2598 , HB3062 , HB3134 , HB3940 , HB4027 , HB4097 , HB4862 , HB4170 , HB4157 , HB4205 , HB4279 , HB4377 , HB4838 , HB5424 , HB5294 , HB4870 , HB4763 , HB5639 , HB4112 , HB2275 , HB1677 , HB5014 , HB3848 , HB3797 , HB3727 , HB3709 , HB3177 , HB3057 , HB4176 , HB4202 , HB2180 , HB3528 , HB3658 , HCR76 , HCR127 , SB906 , SB1229 , SB855 , SB703 , SB1025 , SB888 , SB1119 , SB1080 , SB929 , SB1355 , SB2231 , SB1877 , SB1998 , SB552 , SB17 , SB1569 , SB2420 , HB2697 , HB3801 , HB3488 , HB3477 , HB3466 , HB3469 , HB2594 , HB2564 , HB2298 , HB5331 , HB5646 , HB5247 , HB5323 , HB4384 , HB3896 , HB4014 , HB3627 , HB3594 , HB2524 , HB510 , HB561 , HB 1181 , HB3963 , HB5111 , HB2785 , HB1661 , HB200 , HB1803 , HB249 , HB721 , HB851 , HB 1128 , HB1904 , HB30 , HB1916 , HB541 , HB5560 , HB3071 , HB5627 , HB5435 , HB2688 , HB3045 , HB3483 , HB4213 , HB4226 , HB783 , HB175 , HB4735 , HB5155 , HB5057 , HB4813 , HB5339 , HB5196 , HB5033 , HB3486 , HB4211 , HB74 , HB4730 , HB4743 , HB4463 , HB4139 , HB4752 , HB4486 , HB4437 , HB4426 , HB4396 , HB4263 , HB3487 , HB3418 , HB2266 , HB2229 , HB2189 , HB5224 , HB5195 , HB3947 , HB3358 , HB3370 , HB3745 , HB3697 , HB2001 , HB1968 , HB3371 , HB3909 , HB4944 , HB2284 , HB4506 , HB3317 , HB4166 , HB3913 , HB1768 , HB4603 , HB2494 , HB3099 , HJR138 , HB133 , HB3832 , HB1988 , HCR34 , HB3421 , HB3892 , HB5138 , HJR161 , HB1937 , HB3334 , HB5444 , HB5137 , HB361 , HB321 , HB5447 , HB464 , HB678 , HB2294 , HB4172 , HB3225 , HB1769 , HB5394 , HB1837 , HB1787 , HB2271 , HB2440 , HB5134 , HB5149 , HB2151 , HB2073 , HB2186 , HB2025 , HB1936 , HB1777 , HB1663 , HB 1306 , HB 1290 , HB1527 , HB4802 , HB3462 , HB2963 , HB2462 , HB2560 , HB644 , HB2725 , HB2621 , HB2588 , HB1443 , HB1403 , HB3032 , HB1557 , HB1664 , HB2811 , HB2088 , HB2598 , HB3062 , HB3134 , HB3940 , HB4027 , HB4097 , HB4862 , HB4170 , HB4157 , HB4205 , HB4279 , HB4377 , HB4838 , HB5424 , HB5294 , HB4870 , HB4763 , HB5639 , HB4112 , HB2275 , HB1677 , HB5014 , HB3848 , HB3797 , HB3727 , HB3709 , HB3177 , HB3057 , HB4176 , HB4202 , HB2180 , HB3528 , HB3658 , HCR76 , HCR127

Keywords: foreign ownership, real property, national security, criminal penalties, civil penalties, personal information, higher education, privacy protection, governing board, institutional security, software applications, mobile devices, age verification, parental consent, data protection, app store regulation, HJR 161, Texas constitutional amendment, voting rights, non-citizen voting

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• Public education is both a state and local funding obligation.
• It's 'How will you increase the state's education funding?'
• </c> contribution to education? contribution to education?
• </c> contribution to education has gone up. contribution to education has gone up.
• you increase the state's education will you increase the state's education funding.<00:53:07.920><c>

Committee: Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Section 20 is new language education.
• Sections 33 and 34 from house education. Sections 33 and 34 from house file<00:15:22.279><c> 98.
• of 400 nurse educators who collectively reach<01:07:53.039><c> more</c><01:07:53.280><c> than</c><01
• ,</c> young people to pursue education, young people to pursue education, employment,<01:23:59.360><c
• </c><01:35:48.719><c> and</c> dependency counseling, education and dependency counseling, education and

Bills: HF2115 , HF2276 , HF1644 , HF99 , HF2068 , HF2707 , HF2704 , HF2406 , HF1674 , HF1579

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: human services, aging services, disability services, behavioral health, long-term care, nursing home, nursing facility, assisted living, waiver services, medical assistance, Medicaid, case mix reimbursement, PDPM, RUG, direct care and treatment, developmental disabilities, day services, positive support, guardian, conservator

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• We are in the education committee; we're listening to how broken education is, how our children are being
• We are in the education committee; we're listening to how broken education is, how our children are being
• We are in the education committee; we're listening to how broken education is, how our children are being
• > broken</c><01:10:24.400><c> education</c><01:10:24.960><c> is</c> listening to How broken education
• </c> they need that they have the education they need that they have the education that<01:37:07.239>

Committee: Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c><01:43:33.840><c> um</c> love to have department of education um love to have department of education
• >> Do we have people on education? >> I don't.
• I don't think Bob is. >> Senator Landon, you're not on education, are you?
• </c> or people on education? or people on education? &gt;&gt; I<02:06:17.760><c> don't.
• ,</c> &gt;&gt; Senator Landon, you're not on education, &gt;&gt; Senator Landon, you're not on education

Committee: Joint Capitol Interpretive Exhibits and Wayfinding Subcommittee

Keywords: 916, all

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• Education remains our central tool in 2025.
• efforts. enforcement and education efforts.
• Education remains our uh c our central tool<01:57:19.040><c> in</c><01:57:19.280><c> 2025.
• DLI issued 197 inform and educate letters in 2025.
• In back wages through education, conciliation, and enforcement.

Committee: Senate Labor

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c> education and expansion. Yeah. Okay. education and expansion. Yeah. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay.
• We have the Department of Education with comments. The Department of Education stands on this.
• director for career and technical education.
• </c><01:53:13.840><c> with</c> We have the Department of Education with We have the Department of Education
• We stand on the Department of Education.

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• I will call the House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee to order.
• Beyond that, you see several other colleges: VM, veterinary medicine; College of Education and Human
• , and they formerly did education and extension programming, which is part of that education as well.
• cfans is the we are the um educational cfans is the educational<01:30:08.840><c> unit</c><01:30:09.159
• </c> them go on to uh postsecondary education them go on to uh postsecondary education whether<01:45:

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• ,</c><00:36:37.200><c> and</c> The noted writer, lawyer, educator, and The noted writer, lawyer, educator
• Secretary, call the tax committee. >> From Finance and Taxation Education.
• Secretary, call the next committee from the Committee on Education Policy.
• On page 10, Senate Bill 72 by Senator Chestine regarding the Commission on Higher Education.
• </c> education program. Okay. Okay. Okay. education program. Okay. Okay. Okay.

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The Alabama Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, confirmed a quorum, excused absent senators, and adopted the previous day’s journal. The chamber also recognized guests, including members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and employees of the Central Alabama Electric Cooperative. A senator then delivered a Black History Month-style presentation highlighting James Weldon Johnson, A. Philip Randolph, Jan E. Matzeliger, and Percy Lavon Julian for their contributions to civil rights, labor, industry, and science. The Senate received House messages referring two Archives and History board appointments to the Committee on Confirmations, then took up numerous committee reports. Several bills from Finance and Taxation, Judiciary, Education Policy, Agriculture, Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development, Healthcare, Tourism, Veterans and Military Affairs, State Government Affairs, and Local Legislation received favorable reports, some with amendments or substitutes, and were advanced to second reading and placement on the next legislative day’s calendar. The chamber also recommitted Senate Bill 266 to the Tourism Committee. The Senate confirmed multiple appointments, including Llaya McNair to the Alabama Trust Fund Board, several members to the Credit Union Administration Board, and Elizabeth Smithart, Leslie Sanders, and Wayne Sers to the Alabama State Board of Human Resources. It then adopted several resolutions, including commendations and memorials, such as resolutions honoring Mary Francis Holland, the Stanhope Elmore boys bowling team, and Alicia Cannon for more than 50 years of service to the Alabama judicial system. The Senate also adopted a resolution creating the Study Commission on Artificial Intelligence and Children’s Internet Safety, after discussion about its purpose, membership, and duties; an amendment to the commission resolution was adopted before the resolution itself was adopted.

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• </c> Arundel County Board of Education Arundel County Board of Education constituent<00:32:01.520><c>
• </c><00:34:37.840><c> without</c> students in higher education without students in higher education without
• higher education It includes higher education institutions.<00:34:48.360><c> Correct.
• ><c> Asian</c><01:08:54.160><c> American</c> Department of Education Asian American Department of Education
• </c> Education alterations. Education alterations.

Keywords: House streaming session for Monday, March 23, 2026, 957, house, all