Video & Transcript Research : 'teaching'

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NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Education Funding (02/04/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • <01:30:51.280> math that decides oh I'd like to teach math that decides oh I'd like to teach
  • > so the experience of student teaching so the experience of student teaching so they<01:30:59.960
  • I took calculus, but I can't figure out how to teach a fifth-grade student calculus while I'm teaching
  • <03:59:28.800> training mean I went through teaching training mean I went through teaching
  • <04:08:14.119> to that perception that schools teach to that perception that schools teach
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The Education Funding Committee met in executive session and first took up HB 193, which limits the maximum credits per course eligible for the Dual and Concurrent Enrollment Program. Representative Ladd said the bill clarifies that eligible courses may not exceed four credits and was requested by the community college system. Representative Earth offered an amendment to make the bill effective on passage, which the committee adopted 18-0. The committee then approved HB 193 as amended by an 18-0 OTPA vote and placed it on the consent calendar. The committee next retained HB 295, concerning School Building Aid program funds, after Representative Spillsbury said the building aid bills were complex and needed more work. The motion to retain passed 18-0, with the chair explaining that retained bills can be revisited later and that related language could be moved among building aid bills. HB 354 was not acted on because the chair said the Department of Education and others had suggested possible changes that should be worked out first. HB 366, another school building aid bill, was also retained 18-0 for the same reasons as HB 295. The committee then considered HB 494, which funds the math learning communities program. Representative Earth offered an amendment to flat-fund the program, reducing the proposed increase by a net $50,000 and keeping funding at current levels for the biennium. After discussion about budget pressures and the program’s role in supporting math instruction and professional development, the amendment passed 18-0, and the bill as amended was approved 18-0 and placed on consent. Finally, the committee took up HB 515, which would repeal charter public school eligibility for state school building aid. Representative Popovici-Muller moved inexpedient to legislate, arguing charter schools should not be treated differently from other public schools, while Representatives Luno and Damon opposed the motion, saying charter schools differ in governance and financial risk and should not receive limited state building aid. The motion failed 10-8, so HB 515 was sent to the regular calendar. The committee assigned Representative Damon to the minority report and Representative Popovici-Muller to the majority report, with a noon deadline the next day. The committee then began HB 716, an appropriation for the dual and concurrent enrollment program. Representative Ladd described the program as a successful affordability measure that saves families money and supports college access. Representative Earth offered an amendment to flat-fund the program at current levels, reducing the proposed increase by $500,000 in each year of the biennium. Shannon Reed of the Community College System said the change could limit enrollment or the number of funded courses, though students could still take additional courses at their own expense. Representative Ladd explained the program’s tuition structure and said the funding would help meet demand; the transcript cuts off before the final vote on HB 716.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Education (03/31/2026)

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • licensed to teach in particular areas. licensed to teach in particular areas.
  • educators who have learned how to teach educators who have learned how to teach reading<01:34:26.640
  • consistency with how we teach consistency with how we teach teachers<01:35:56.080> around
  • Are they teaching it as they should be, K through 12? And they do that for all these subject areas.
  • teaching this stuff in the schools. teaching this stuff in the schools.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Education Finance - 02/12/25

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • I teach seventh grade, which will come up again here in a moment.
  • <00:50:13.079> seventh Mayhem of middle school I teach seventh Mayhem of middle school I teach
  • So I mentioned that I teach seventh grade, and I teach a leadership class, and I asked the kids, and
  • nutritious so I mentioned that I teach nutritious so I mentioned that I teach seventh<00:52:05.240
  • <01:14:17.120> degree now I get to use my teaching degree now I get to use my teaching degree
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/27/25

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • As this committee knows, apprenticeship is new to teaching in the public sector, but it is not new to
  • <01:34:35.040> the apprenticeship program for teaching the apprenticeship program for teaching
  • undergrad degree and their teaching undergrad degree and their teaching license<01:35:15.360>
  • <01:35:46.679> without apprenticeships for teaching without apprenticeships for teaching without
  • in the public SE is new to teaching in the public SE sector<01:36:33.400> but<01:36:33.560>
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • update the teacher Prep Program Uniform Core curricula which provide for cohesive evidence-based, teaching
  • The amendment also requires that the way to establish the coaching for Educator Readiness and teaching
  • from distorting significant historical events while the same time stating that these programs may not teach
  • One cannot teach the history of America or that institution to accurately without acknowledging the fundamental
  • necessary precisely because of the stomach problems that existed and in some cases continue to exist to teach
Keywords: 999, senate, all
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Appropriations - S/C on Article II Mar 13th, 2025

Appropriations - S/C on Article II

Transcript Highlights:
  • 114, disposition of appropriation transfers from state-owned hospitals to exclude the state-owned teaching
  • My understanding is that, um, That these uh state-owned teaching hospitals are also paying in, they're
  • Excuse me, uh, Eric Schroeder LBB, um, the, our understanding is that the, uh, teaching hospitals. front
  • The, um Uh, amount that the teaching hospitals had fronted is returned to the teaching hospitals, so
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Standing Committee on Primary and Secondary Education. (3-18-26)

Primary and Secondary Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • teach him one-on-one. teach him one-on-one.
  • Is it to fix all society's ills or is it to teach you reading, writing, and arithmetic?
  • You can teach them. You can punish them. Sometimes you have to use shock and awe.
  • Uh Uh Uh you<00:31:28.080> can<00:31:28.200> teach<00:31:28.520> them.
  • you can teach them. you can teach them.
Keywords: 958, all
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

89th Legislative Session May 6th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Right, because the classroom teaches at a certain level.
  • It's hard to teach 20 kids in one classroom at the same level.
  • As one teacher told me who is teaching first grade, she said to me, she said, how am I supposed to teach
  • In my district— ...decided not to teach spelling.
  • Yes, you're teaching me how to vote no in Public Health.
Summary: The House convened with a quorum present, heard an invocation and pledges, received Senate messages, and adopted several procedural motions allowing committees to meet during the session and postponing or scheduling certain committee hearings. Members also observed a memorial recognition for Wood County Deputy Sheriff Melissa Pollard, who died in the line of duty, and adopted a resolution honoring her service. The chamber then adopted House Resolution 897 recognizing May 6, 2025 as Golf Day in Texas and House Resolution 1063 recognizing Dallas Housing Coalition Advocacy Day; additional recognitions highlighted Mental Health Awareness Month and tardive dyskinesia awareness, The Woodlands’ 50th anniversary, Alzheimer’s advocacy, student athlete Gator Young, an intern in Rep. Leo-Wilson’s office, and educator Jessica Lopez. The House spent much of the day on third-reading consideration of a long calendar of bills. Among the measures passed were HB 24 on zoning protest procedures, HB 3800 creating a health care workforce advisory board, HB 42 on higher education appropriations, HB 129 restricting contracts with foreign adversary companies, HB 677 on county elections administrator political activity, HB 668 on license-to-carry renewal procedures, HB 2128 directing a rural firefighting study, HB 2038 expanding physician licensing options, HB 2316 on election result reporting, HB 3686 on retired peace officer ID cards, HB 2563 creating a prescribed burn manager self-insurance pool, HB 1160 increasing penalties for assaults on utility workers, HB 3883 on major events funding, HB 2788 protecting fraud-detection information, HB 2663 on inactive well plugging extensions, HB 3305 extending a county health provider participation program, HB 3474 on pension reporting, HB 1105 expanding tuition exemptions for certain paramedics, HB 3490 on closed meetings with internal auditors, HB 3597 on child care facility notice thresholds, HB 1295 on health literacy planning, HB 3512 on AI training for government employees, HB 3783 on court-ordered counseling, HB 2017 on intoxication manslaughter penalties, HB 3010 on rural disaster recovery, HB 3112 on cybersecurity-related public information and meetings, HB 4215 on delivery network companies, HB 3223 on construction claims limitation periods, HB 3464 on controlled substances in correctional facilities, HB 3120 on residential child detention facilities, HB 4214 on public information, HB 481 on trade secret sealing, HB 4783 on opioid antagonist program reporting, HB 4063 on unilateral memoranda of contract, HB 2783 on county employee deferred compensation, HB 5085 on seed banks, HB 2510 on assisted living facility operations, HB 3426 on digital driver’s licenses, HB 4361 on emergency notifications at higher education institutions, HB 1169 on oil and gas infrastructure protection, HB 2516 on Medicare supplement eligibility for Texans under 65, HB 3560 on hospital staff background checks, HB 3860 on occupational licenses for inmates, HB 3146 on SOAH hearings, HB 184 on loan repayment for border prosecution attorneys, HB 198 on firefighter cancer screenings, HB 247 on border security infrastructure taxation, HB 367 on excused absences for students with severe illnesses, HB 449 on deepfake sexually explicit images, HB 1778 on human trafficking and related offenses, HB 514 on maternal health workforce outreach, HB 632 on pharmacy regulation, HB 2582 on victim parole information, HB 766 on precinct chair ballot applications, HB 2715 on suspension/removal of officials, HB 2712 on water and sewer utility test years, HB 3069 on transmission projects, HB 3505 on health provider participation districts, HB 1269 on plant disease and pest prevention grants, HB 4224 on access to health care records, HB 5032 on historical documents in the Capitol complex, HB 2240 on void marriages, HB 5180 on diploma designation, HB 3348 on health provider participation programs, HB 4668 on PUC authority to retain assistance, HB 4665 on child care training providers, HB 3395 on beneficiary designation for manufactured homes, HB 3157 on interim electric utility rates, HB 4395 on electronic submission of public securities records, HB 4325 on bribery civil penalties, HB 4386 on annuity replacement transactions, HB 4273 on Medicaid fraud-related unlawful acts, HB 2760 on judicial review of unemployment decisions, HB 2820 on charitable bingo operating capital, HB 1828 on legislative leave for correctional officers, and a series of Senate bills including SB 2349, SB 1268, SB 610, SB 1577, SB 1369, SB 2032, SB 1057, SB 1044, SB 922, SB 1759, SB 1143, SB 1506, SB 1403, SB 2361, SB 870, SB 372, and SB 72. Several bills drew debate or amendments, including HB 24, where a germane point of order was sustained against an amendment, and HB 198, HB 3348, and SB 2361, which were amended before passage. Most measures passed by wide margins, though some drew notable opposition, including HB 3883, HB 514, HB 1295, HB 184, SB 1143, and others. The House also postponed further consideration of HB 4700 until the end of the day and HB 24 until 1 p.m., and it granted permission for committees to meet during the House session and for the Calendars Committee to meet that morning.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Common Education Feb 11th, 2026 at 03:00 pm

Common Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • My understanding is we have you know too many routes to the pathway for teaching.
  • they would have a small enrollment fee, but their actual cost isn't paid until the teacher lands a teaching
  • I don't know that any teacher's really prepared to teach until they get in there and it's live.
  • I did talk to some teachers that have gone through this process or do or teaching with teachers in Texas
WA
Transcript Highlights:
  • This is about not an elective, not something that just should be dependent on their parents teaching
  • She's been creating modules and teaching and learning systems to address a wide range of things.
  • And teaching and learning systems to address a wide range of things.
  • to say that to a current high school student who cannot understand in any way why we are unable to teach
Summary: Treasurer and legislative supporters held a press event to announce pre-filing of legislation that would require financial education for Washington students as a graduation requirement. Treasurer said the goal is to give young people a foundational understanding of personal finance so they are not dependent on their parents’ money knowledge and can better navigate loans, credit, interest, taxes, housing, and other financial decisions. Senator Adrian Cortes said he is leading the effort in the Senate and described the bill as important for preparing students for adult life and supporting working families and future small business owners. Testimony from an educator, a financial education nonprofit leader, and a credit union representative all backed the proposal. Vanessa Medina, a Vancouver public school teacher, said students need practical skills for student loans, car loans, leases, and job benefits. Christy Johnson said the financial system is increasingly complex and that financial literacy is a life skill and social justice issue, especially given the wealth gap and the pressures facing young people. Tracy Godat said her organization already has free materials and professional development ready for educators, and Joe Atomack said credit unions see the need every day and can help expand access through school branches and student work experience. In response to questions, Cortes said the new bill differs from a previous House-passed version mainly by reducing reporting requirements and therefore lowering fiscal impact for districts and OSPI. He said the bill would align with the State Board of Education’s Future Ready process and could take effect by 2033 or earlier, depending on integration. The treasurer said the issue has broad bipartisan support and argued that Washington is behind other states in not already requiring financial education.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Apr 9th, 2025

Ways and Means Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • I was in a classroom watching them teach these kids to read, and I actually saw the science behind it
  • two years, all of the different locations across the state where we had our professional educators teaching
  • But we also love having students face-to-face with us in our teaching labs.
  • Um, we consistently see 70 or more classes come through our doors on our Huntsville campus in our teaching
Bills: HB447, HB447
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Higher Education - 02/26/26

Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • something from a different space in the state because of your own research or because you want to teach
  • Uh, we teach, but we are also responsible for the knowledge that we teach, which is why we don't teach
  • The same skills libraries already teach—evaluating credibility, recognizing bias, and using information
  • Liz saw firsthand how her work teaching Liz saw firsthand how her work teaching students<00:12:33.760
  • today uh include a course that we teach today uh include a course that we teach across<00:15:09.519
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Higher Education - 04/07/26

Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • When I started teaching 27 years ago, PSEO was reserved for high-achieving, highly motivated students
  • When I started teaching several years.
  • When I started teaching 27<00:19:55.280> years<00:19:55.520> ago,<00:19:56.200> PSEO
  • They'll leverage the university's new AI hub and our established commitment to exemplary teaching to
  • teaching to generate deep learning. teaching to generate deep learning.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2026-02-11 (4:00PM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • You have to teach them those skills, those thinking skills, and expose them to different parts of life
  • And so if they have a book that teaches them what harm looks like, this can actually save some kids.
  • And again, I keep saying, like, teaching children, teaching young adults, who are closer to being an
  • And we have to teach children how to recognize that and love that for people.
  • We just want to acknowledge and teach the truth because words matter.
Summary: The House convened with prayer, moments of silence for former member Terry Fields and the Parkland victims, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognition of guests and visitors. The chamber then adopted the Rules and Ethics Committee’s special order report setting the day’s calendar and debate times. The main measure taken up was HB 1119, relating to materials harmful to minors in public schools and charter schools, which the sponsor described as a clarification of existing law to keep pornographic or sexually explicit material away from minors and to give districts clearer standards for review and objection processes. The bill drew extensive debate over constitutional concerns, local control, litigation risk, and the scope of the definition of “harmful to minors.” Members supporting the bill argued it was needed to close loopholes and protect children, while opponents warned it could lead to overbroad book removals, conflict with federal court rulings, and costly lawsuits. A series of amendments sought to narrow or redirect the bill: proposals by Gant, Aristide, Bartleman, Eskamani, Nixon, Rainer, Woodson, and Harris would have preserved literary value review, protected educational and abuse-prevention materials, exempted LGBTQ-inclusive books, limited objections, preserved funding for districts, or delayed enforcement during ongoing litigation. Supporters of the amendments framed them as protecting parental choice, academic value, student safety, and district finances; opponents said they would weaken the bill’s child-protection purpose. All of the amendments failed. After the amendment process, the House waived rules, read HB 1119 a third time by title, and entered structured debate on final passage. Debate continued along the same lines, with opponents emphasizing book removals, First Amendment concerns, and the impact on students and schools, and supporters reiterating that the bill was intended to prevent minors from accessing obscene material. The transcript provided ends during structured debate and does not include the final vote on HB 1119.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • Children are denied access to books that could enrich their minds, teach them about others, and validate
  • Children are denied access to books that could enrich their minds, teach them about others, and validate
  • Novak said librarians and teaching professionals are best suited to match authors and young readers.
  • We're trying to tell parents and other people what they have to teach their children.
  • Our rights are being taken for what we can teach our children.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The hearing focused on several bills related to access to library materials, including measures addressing book bans and censorship in public and school libraries, as well as legislation on digital library collections and e-book licensing. Committee leaders said testimony would be limited to three minutes and encouraged written submissions. Early testimony from Chair Brian Murray highlighted H. 3595, which would address challenges facing public libraries and digital resource collections by limiting restrictive publisher-library contract terms, protecting patron confidentiality, and creating a special legislative commission to study the issue. A large number of legislators, librarians, authors, students, publishers, and advocacy groups testified in support of the free expression bills, including H. 3594 and S. 2328, arguing that book challenges in Massachusetts disproportionately target LGBTQ+ and BIPOC titles and that librarians and educators need protection from retaliation and harassment. Witnesses described local incidents of book removals, threats, and pressure campaigns, and several said the bills would create transparent challenge procedures, keep materials available during reviews, and ensure decisions are made by trained professionals rather than political actors. Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley’s office also submitted support, and multiple speakers cited national trends and Massachusetts-specific censorship attempts. Testimony on the digital access bills emphasized that e-books and audiobooks are essential for readers with disabilities, homebound patrons, students, and others who rely on accessible formats, but that current licensing terms are far more expensive and restrictive than print purchasing. Library representatives said libraries spend millions on digital content, face long wait times for popular titles, and often must repeatedly re-rent the same materials. Legal and library experts supported the proposed commission as a practical step toward fairer licensing and stronger bargaining power for libraries. The hearing ended after extensive testimony; no votes or final committee action were taken in the portion provided.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • being in a class, teaching history, teaching social studies, and none of the students and most of the
  • teaching...
  • is being in a class, teaching history, teaching social studies, and none of the students and most of
  • about America. being in a class, teaching history, teaching social studies, and none of the students
  • People look at me like I'm radical when all I'm trying to do is teach about America.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills related to open meeting law, municipal meetings, town meetings, and remote participation. Senator Rausch supported S. 2205 and S. 2206, and House companion H. 3382, saying they would make remote participation in public bodies permanent and streamline open meeting law and public records complaint processes to reduce burdens on local officials. Committee members and the senator discussed concerns about complaints being weaponized, the role of the Attorney General, and whether public testimony should be presumed allowed unless a chair limits it with justification. The senator said the bills do not change public records fees and are meant to improve process and transparency. A large portion of the hearing focused on H. 3342 and S. 2197, which would modernize municipal meetings, town meetings, and local elections by allowing permanent remote or hybrid participation. Supporters included Wayland officials, the Massachusetts Municipal Association, Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller, MAPC, MACC, and others, who argued that hybrid and remote options increase participation, help parents, caregivers, people with disabilities, and residents with travel or work constraints, and have worked well during the pandemic-era extensions. Municipal officials emphasized that a mandate would be costly and difficult for smaller communities because of staffing, technology, room design, cybersecurity, and uneven internet access, especially in western Massachusetts. Committee members asked about equal access, funding, and whether local discretion should remain; the chair said the committee wants a permanent solution beyond emergency rules but must balance access with local capacity. The committee also heard testimony on H. 3328, which would allow remote participation to count toward quorum for statewide appointed bodies such as commissions on women and LGBTQ issues. Supporters argued this would improve regional equity and make it easier for people outside Greater Boston to serve, while committee members noted it is a separate issue from municipal meetings and may be easier to address than broader local-government changes. Another bill, H. 4351, was supported by Rep. Brandy Fluker Reed, who described it as creating an Office of Freedmen Affairs to address longstanding racial wealth disparities affecting descendants of enslaved Americans. The hearing also included testimony on H. 3299 from Common Cause and MASSPIRG in favor of guaranteed hybrid access for public meetings with public participation components, with advocates saying it would improve transparency, accessibility, and civic engagement.
ND
Transcript Highlights:
  • But we have, and so the waivers that we have are more teaching waivers.
  • So we're waiving their tuition in exchange for them providing a service, which is to teach, which is
  • But we have, and so the waivers that we have are more teaching waivers.
  • Do we want to give X thousands for a teaching degree?
  • But the med school, again, would be... ...coursework that they teach.
Summary: The committee met to discuss higher education funding and capital building policy. Members first heard an update from NDUS Deputy Commissioner Lisa Johnson on low-producing academic programs. She described a proposed board policy using a five-year rolling window and thresholds of fewer than 10 undergraduate graduates or fewer than 5 graduate graduates, with programs flagged for three consecutive review periods going to the board. Possible outcomes would include continuation, continuation with modifications, inactivation, or termination. Members asked about how the review would account for program costs, service to other students, workforce demand, and the difference between inactivation and termination. Johnson said the board would consider broader factors and that campuses already do detailed program analysis. Several members also asked about cost savings and staffing impacts from program terminations, and Johnson said the board would try to provide more information later. The committee then received a report on the Capital Building Fund from Jamie Wilkie. He reviewed the program’s history, matching requirements, and recent uses, noting that about $334 million in state and matching dollars has been invested overall, with most going to deferred maintenance and extraordinary repairs. Members discussed whether the program is reducing deferred maintenance and requested updated systemwide data on deferred maintenance and campus space utilization. Wilkie said the board is considering a new study to update deferred maintenance figures, which are based on information more than 12 years old. He also reported that several institutions have used current biennium funds for projects such as residence hall renovations, health sciences housing, generators, and building repairs. Later, the committee began a detailed walkthrough of a draft bill that would replace the current higher education funding formula with an FTE-based model and also revise the capital building fund structure. The draft would use fall enrollment FTEs, add completion incentives for degrees in in-demand fields, and create a separate research funding component for UND and NDSU tied to doctoral completions and external research expenditures. Members raised concerns about the use of older data in the formula, the treatment of waivers, the weighting of professional and health sciences programs, and the use of CIP codes to define CTE and education incentives. The bill draft would also combine capital building fund tiers, broaden eligible uses for deferred maintenance and legislatively authorized projects, change matching requirements, repeal the old formula chapter and the capital pool, and transfer funds from the Strategic Investment and Improvements Fund into the capital building fund. No final votes were taken during the portion provided; the meeting was primarily discussion and review.
MS

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, 21 January, 2026; 3:30 PM

Public Health and Welfare

Transcript Highlights:
  • On House Bill 3, the tightening language for the exemptions for the MC Medical Center teaching hospital
  • And there is the feeling among many people nowadays that although they teach everywhere, their satellite
  • hospital, that should apply to teaching hospital, that should apply to the<00:08:05.840> area
  • <00:08:06.160> around<00:08:06.560> the<00:08:06.879> teaching<00:08:07.680>
  • hospital the area around the teaching hospital the area around the teaching hospital and<00:08:09.280
Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 3, a certificate-of-need measure that had passed last year but was vetoed by the governor because of one objectionable provision. The chair explained that the House had just passed the bill unanimously and urged quick Senate action so it could be sent to the governor again. He said the bill is intended to restore the prior law, with the main policy focus on rural hospitals and other future certificate-of-need changes. A question was raised about language affecting the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s academic exemption; the chair said the intent was to preserve the teaching hospital’s core exemption around its main campus while requiring certificate-of-need review for facilities it operates elsewhere, and the committee then voted title sufficient, due pass. The committee then considered Senate Bill 2476, requested by the Board of Pharmacy. Senator Hill explained that it would let licensed pharmacists self-report substance abuse or mental health issues and enter treatment before disciplinary action, similar to programs already available for nurses and with comparable provisions for physicians and dentists. Board representatives said participants would have to stop practicing until cleared, and that failure to comply would trigger discipline; the bill was described as an alternative to professional discipline, not immunity from criminal law. After questions about definitions and how many times a person could use the program, the committee voted title sufficient, due pass. The meeting concluded with an informational presentation from Mr. Anderson on child care funding and program operations. He said the state used ARPA funds during the pandemic to support child care certificates and providers, but those funds were exhausted, leading to a pause and a waiting list of about 20,000 families; the program currently serves about 18,000 children. He said the department is continuing $15 million in state support, is converting 30% of the TANF state assistance grant to child care, and is exploring additional TANF direct-assistance options, though cautiously because the state has not done that before. He also discussed child care tax credits, employer-based child care, and efforts to expand capacity through provider support and technical assistance.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Children and Families Jan 13th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Children and Families

Transcript Highlights:
  • I mean, obviously I try to teach, Lord knows, I try to teach the boy, you know, to the extent possible
  • You teach your sons? Absolutely.
  • This man is still teaching. He’s still teaching children.
  • And he's still teaching, free to abuse as many other young girls as he pleases.
  • So that he could teach at another unsuspecting school.
Keywords: 959, house, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Education Committee Jun 17th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • The wife has been teaching longer than the husband.
  • I would add that from an operational standpoint, student teaching pathways are high-retention pathways
  • I had an amazing mentor when I first began my teaching experience as a teacher, and I owe him a world
  • So I'm a huge believer in mentors in the teaching profession. So thank you so much.
  • The point of this bill is cybersecurity is an important literacy skill that we should be teaching how
Keywords: 987, senate, all