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• Prom, the House Education Speaker.
• Happy Black History Day. for education and leadership within the for education and leadership within
• and get the high-quality education they need, then we need to fund education and not do.
• Public education.
• Public education.

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• . education. education.
• </c><01:40:40.719><c> The</c> Education with the project cost. The Education with the project cost.
• </c><01:50:39.440><c> needs</c> there are very clear educational needs there are very clear educational
• and</c><02:05:26.400><c> Charlene</c> Department of Education and Charlene Department of Education and
• </c> Special education planning froze. Special education planning froze.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I want to more equitably fund K-12 education. I want to more equitably fund higher education.
• These are all educational purposes, including higher education, but not specific programs.
• It's going to go to fund education.
• this Education Legacy Trust Account.
• increases education, Reduces suicide rates, decreases drug abuse, increases educational attainment, raises

Bills: HB2720, HB2073, SB5816, SB5919, SB5831, SB6244, SB6044, SB5109, SB5877, SB6258

Keywords: behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, state regulation, market access, fire safety, insurance incentives, best practices, community protection, voluntary measures, mortgage modification

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• It also requires the education hours for an out-of-state resident completing an impaired driver education
• </c> completed an impaired driver education completed an impaired driver education program<00:04:00.560
• </c><00:04:09.120><c> program</c> their impaired driver education program their impaired driver education
• And uh the education the source.
• </c> school program to educate the buyers. school program to educate the buyers.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• initiative, Taiwan's Ministry of Education and the Wyoming Department of Education signed a memorandum
• 40.000><c> Education</c> Wyoming Department of Education Wyoming Department of Education [clears throat
• </c> attack on educators. attack on educators.
• </c> they get the best education they can. they get the best education they can.
• I don't want to get into standards education versus our curriculum-based education.

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• So, we're trying to phase in and get them educated and in compliance before any other action is done.
• I'm with the Department of Early Childhood Education. We have two contracts for you today.
• Good afternoon, Tina Hammonds for the State Department of Education.
• The next contracts are going to be with our special education group, and the next five are all the same
• It helps to provide compensatory education for students... ...for students who have the needs of being

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• Senate Concurrent Resolution 128 by Senator Perez, relative to High School Voter Education Weeks.
• Senate Concurrent Resolution 128 by Senator Perez, relative to High School Voter Education Weeks.
• Moreover, this resolution encourages local education agencies to include, among the information provided
• Local education agencies are encouraged to include, among the information provided to students during
• Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Education will meet in Room 2100, five minutes after session.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, offered prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then moved through a series of gubernatorial appointments and floor items. The chamber confirmed Dina Eltawasi as Director of Caltrans, Allison Salt Install to the Court Reporters Board, and Olivia May Assumption to the California Commission on Disability Access, and later confirmed William Adams to the California Exposition and State Fair Board. Each appointment was presented by Senator Grove and approved on roll call, with final confirmation votes recorded after calls were lifted. Several measures were taken up on third reading. SCR 143, by Senator Umberg, honored Hmong and Laotian special guerrilla unit veterans who served with U.S. forces during the secret war in Laos; Senator Archuleta also spoke in support, and the resolution passed unanimously. SR 96, by Senator Cortese, proclaimed April as National County Government Month and highlighted the role of counties and CSAC; it also passed unanimously. SB 1347 clarified that stock albuterol authorization applies to all public schools, including preschools; SB 977 required chain restaurants offering children’s meals to provide at least one healthier option meeting nutrition standards; SB 1234 required fentanyl testing when juvenile dependency drug testing is already ordered; SCR 161 designated May 2026 as Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month; SR 101 updated the Senate Rules Committee membership by replacing Senator Jones with Senator Ochoa Bogh; and SB 1111 addressed liability for unauthorized AI-generated digital replicas. All of these measures were approved, most by unanimous or near-unanimous votes. The Senate also adopted SCR 128, by Senator Perez, declaring April 13–24, 2026, as High School Voter Education Weeks to encourage civic education and youth participation in elections. The consent calendar was then approved after Senator Cervantes removed SB 1381; the remaining consent items passed 35-0. Throughout the session, members introduced visiting groups, including Hmong and Laotian veterans, CSAC representatives, and students in the gallery. The day concluded with Senator Wiener’s adjournment in memory of disability rights activist Alice Wong, after which the Senate announced its next floor session and recessed.

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• Senate Concurrent Resolution 128 by Senator Perez, relative to high school voter education weeks.
• Senate Concurrent Resolution 128 by Senator Perez, relative to high school voter education weeks.
• Moreover, this resolution encourages local education agencies to include, among the information provided
• Moreover, this resolution encourages local education agencies to include, among the information provided
• Budget Sub-1 on education will meet in Room 2100, five minutes after session. Thank you.

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• I want to welcome the Arizona Education Association. I see some of you, so please stand up.
• Senate Bill 1131 is withdrawn from the Committee on Education. Reports of Standing Committees.
• Senate Bill 1131 is withdrawn from the Committee on Education. Reports of Standing Committees.
• Education. SB 1274 Special Play Police Foundation. Transportation Infrastructure.
• Education and Appropriations. Place on file. Second reading of bills.

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• So, as outlined in the legislation, this will be referred to the State Department of Education.
• So that would give people, our education department, and Representative Raymond time to talk with us
• CTE have I asked these questions, but I do know that the line from people I've talked to since, in education
• is that these subjects, these two subjects we're dealing with right here, are not the business of educators
• Chairman Hawkins, for a question, I keep digging in on our career technical education courses, and I

Keywords: 989, all

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• Parents know their children best and they deserve as many educational options as possible.
• We'll continue to ensure that our kids have the resources they need for quality education.
• Over the last 14 years, the Arizona Legislature has doubled K-12 education.
• Lela has dedicated decades of her life to building a better state through investing in public education
• system we need for the future through every stage of education.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The transcript is the opening joint session of the Arizona Legislature’s 57th Second Regular Session, featuring remarks from House and Senate leaders and Governor Katie Hobbs. House and Senate leaders emphasized a conservative governing agenda focused on affordability, public safety, parental rights, accountability, school choice, election integrity, and water policy, while also highlighting plans for tax cuts and cooperation across chambers. Governor Hobbs centered her address on the “Arizona promise,” stressing affordability, security, and freedom. She highlighted prior actions on job growth, medical debt relief, housing, public safety, border security, water management, and economic development, and announced new proposals including a middle-class tax cut package, a capacity and efficiency initiative to save state funds, a new active management area for La Paz County, a Colorado River Protection Fund, elimination of the data center tax exemption, a housing acceleration fund, and an Arizona Affordability Fund funded in part by a short-term rental fee. She also called for more accountability in the ESA program and for renewing Prop. 123 to support public schools. The governor and legislative leaders also addressed political violence, honoring retiring Senator Lela Alston and recognizing public safety and firefighting personnel. No formal votes or legislative actions were taken in the session; it concluded with the joint session being dissolved after the governor’s remarks.

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• Parents know their children best and they deserve as many educational options as possible.
• We'll continue to ensure that our kids have the resources they need for quality education.
• Over the last 14 years, the Arizona Legislature has doubled K-12 education.
• Lila has dedicated decades of her life to building a better state through investing in public education
• system we need for the future through every stage of education.

Summary: The transcript is the opening joint session of the Arizona Legislature’s 57th Second Regular Session, featuring remarks from House and Senate leaders and Governor Katie Hobbs. House and Senate leaders emphasized a Republican governing agenda focused on affordability, public safety, parental rights, tax cuts, election integrity, school choice, and holding government accountable, while also highlighting cooperation on water policy and border security reimbursement. Senate President Warren Petersen said the legislature would pursue a major tax cut, send an election integrity measure to voters, defend women’s sports and school choice, and continue negotiations on Colorado River guidelines. Governor Hobbs framed her agenda around the “Arizona Promise,” stressing affordability, public safety, water security, housing, and economic opportunity. She highlighted prior-year accomplishments including job growth, medical debt relief, lower costs for child care and housing, public safety investments, and major business recruitment. She called for an immediate middle-class tax cut, more efficient government spending, and new initiatives including a Colorado River Protection Fund, elimination of the data center tax exemption, a housing acceleration fund, and an Arizona Affordability Fund financed in part by a nightly fee on short-term rentals. Hobbs also announced a new active management area for La Paz County to address groundwater depletion, defended her administration’s water and housing policies, and urged renewed funding for public schools while criticizing the ESA program for lack of accountability. She called for bipartisan action on disaster relief after floods in Globe and Miami, and condemned political violence. No legislative votes were taken; the joint session concluded with the governor’s address and the session was dissolved.

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• As an aside, in addition to the great work we're doing with the education and training that we provide
• Baker Act process by requiring the development of a personalized crisis prevention plan, providing education
• Resource sharing and education, funding flexibility, and peer support services.
• So we have a close working relationship with the Department of Education, and so we'll be working that
• So we have a close working relationship with the Department of Education, and so we'll be working that

Summary: The Human Services Subcommittee met to receive an update from the Florida Department of Children and Families on implementation of House Bill 7021, which revised the Baker Act and Marchman Act and was funded with a $50 million appropriation. Deputy Assistant Secretary Bill Hardin reported that the department has updated reference guides, training, administrative rules, and forms; launched regional behavioral health collaboratives; and created the Office of Children’s Behavioral Health Ombudsman. He said early data show continued declines in Baker Act use, high diversion rates from involuntary examinations through 988, mobile response teams, and care coordination, along with generally positive provider feedback on changes such as allowing psychiatric nurses to initiate emergency treatment orders and clarifying the 72-hour examination period. Hardin also described Marchman Act changes, including a streamlined petition process, remote testimony, improved discharge planning, and a new annual data report. He said the department has completed or is completing multiple training courses for providers and law enforcement, and has adopted or is finalizing numerous rules and forms. He reported that the regional collaboratives are identifying common statewide needs such as service capacity, resource sharing, funding flexibility, and peer support, while the ombudsman office is handling complaints and helping families navigate services. Members asked about whether the current funding is sufficient, future budget needs, outreach for the new ombudsman office, and services for juveniles. Hardin said DCF has posted legislative budget requests for additional forensic FACT services and short-term residential treatment beds, including children’s beds, and noted the ombudsman office is staffed with two FTEs and supported through existing complaint-management and regional systems. He said outreach is being done through regional collaboratives and coordination with other agencies, especially the Department of Education, and that juvenile transport and placement issues have improved with the new law. No votes were taken, and the meeting adjourned after the presentation and questions.

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• Title IX and California state law prohibit local education agencies from gender-based discrimination
• However, no existing California law ensures that local education agencies that rent out their spaces
• in peril of losing much-needed federal dollars by requiring educational institutions to pay tuition
• To the same position in areas of education and sports.
• OK, these types of community events, such as sports and educational outlets, placed me in a position

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• ><c> the</c> Uh Education, Energy, and the Uh Education, Energy, and the Environment,<00:39:01.359><c
• </c> student count or compensatory education student count or compensatory education enrollment<00:39
• </c> during which state board of education during which state board of education and<00:40:07.080><c>
• </c><00:40:28.360><c> skills</c> career and technical education skills career and technical education
• Can you education funding formula.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate reconvened with a quorum present and then proceeded through committee reports, largely adopting favorable reports and amendments without objection. Early measures included SB 530, which funds grants for multigenerational social connection programs for older adults; SB 731, clarifying the legal status of the Maryland Statewide Independent Living Council; SB 809, directing a feasibility study on a caregiver infrastructure program; SB 860, creating an Aging Resilience Fund with reporting and budget protections; SB 910, requiring insurance reimbursement for services provided by graduate-level clinical interns under supervision; and SB 972, making several Baltimore City alcoholic beverages licensing changes. Each of these bills was advanced to third reading after committee amendments were adopted. The Finance Committee also advanced SB 555, establishing a Dementia Services and Brain Health Program and a provider resource toolkit for dementia care; SB 757, creating a Maryland Local Sourcing Portal to connect businesses with local sources for tariff-impacted goods; SB 772, creating an employment training and opportunity database to help people qualify for or maintain Medicaid and SNAP; SB 792, requiring hospitals to adopt and train staff on immigration-enforcement policies consistent with Attorney General guidance; SB 869, establishing a workforce training pilot program through Commerce and community colleges; SB 905, creating an advanced manufacturing grant program through TEDCO; and SB 974, changing who may serve as inspector for the Caroline County Board of License Commissioners. Most of these bills were reported favorably with technical or narrowing amendments and then ordered printed for third reading. Budget and Taxation advanced SB 28, which would create binding arbitration for state employee collective bargaining impasses and include a proposed constitutional amendment requiring funding in the Governor’s budget; SB 466, expanding a physician preceptor tax credit and adjusting training-hour requirements; and later SB 704, concerning estate tax treatment for qualified agricultural property transferred to an LLC. SB 557, a gaming-related bill, was laid over until the end of the evening at the majority leader’s request. In the Education, Energy, and the Environment report, the committee advanced SB 35 on a state natural science museum designation, SB 166 on shellfish aquaculture permit sanctions, SB 189 on municipal drainage inlet safety requirements prompted by a child’s death, SB 242 on civil relief for service members and spouses, SB 266 on local regulation of invasive trees and tree-of-heaven, and SB 267 on a corporate rental-property registry and local housing application review process. SB 267 drew a brief question from the minority leader, who asked whether prior opposition remained and how the amended bill differed; the sponsor said the opposition had gone away and described the bill as now focused on a responsible-owner registry and an administrative review process.

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• Education to the School Facilities Authority board.
• Department of Education testimony continued: "Education and the Board of Education to the School Facilities
• and the Board of Education.
• and the Board of Education.
• </c><01:52:41.480><c> and</c> early childhood education and early childhood education and development

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Summary: The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs heard SB 104, which would restrict the use of restrictive housing or solitary confinement in state-operated and state-contracted correctional facilities, with specified exceptions. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation strongly opposed the bill, saying its existing policy already meets or exceeds ACA and National Institute of Corrections standards, and objecting to language they said would give the oversight commission operational decision-making authority. The Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission supported the bill, but also said it was not intended to run operations and described concerns about restrictive housing practices, including CoreCivic’s SHIP program at Saguaro. Supporters included the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Office of the Public Defender, the Disability Rights Center, ACLU Hawaii, Easter Seals Hawaii, and individual testifiers. They argued that Native Hawaiians are disproportionately impacted by incarceration, that solitary confinement is harmful and linked to depression, anxiety, suicidality, and poor reentry outcomes, and that confinement beyond 15 days is widely condemned under international standards. Several testifiers cited suicides and deaths in custody as reasons to codify limits in statute rather than rely on policy alone. The department responded that it already has 24/7 medical care, though not 24/7 mental health coverage at one facility, and explained that it uses four custody categories: disciplinary segregation, administrative segregation, protective custody, and placements for inmates seeking separation for safety reasons. Members questioned the department and commission about the SHIP program, whether the bill was based on other states’ laws, and how current policies compare with national standards. The director said the bill was too ambiguous in places and that the department was willing to work with the commission on policy changes, but still opposed the measure as written. The committee took testimony and questions; no vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.

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• Yeah, when you look at the lack of education on defensible space, home hardening, vegetation management
• destroyed across the city and county, to then fast forward to 2020, where the education worked, and we
• So there's huge, I know Amy's here, huge insurance education.
• And so really just remembering and educating on what a water system really is and isn't, I think that
• So the starting point is education.

Summary: The hearing focused on lessons from the 2017 Tubbs Fire and how Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, and local partners have changed wildfire prevention, recovery, and rebuilding practices since then. Assemblymembers emphasized that the region has become a model for the state, with a shift from suppression to prevention, and panelists described improvements in defensible space, home hardening, vegetation management, alerting, and community coordination. The discussion also highlighted the continuing importance of sharing Sonoma County’s experience with other wildfire-impacted communities across California and beyond. Fire officials and local leaders described specific prevention measures now in place, including Santa Rosa’s vegetation management ordinance, ignition-free/Zone Zero requirements in rebuilding, restrictions on certain mulches, removal of dead and dying trees near roads and defensible space zones, and expanded prescribed burning authority. They also stressed the importance of community organization through block captains, Firewise/COPE-style networks, and the Mark West Area Community Fund. Speakers said these networks helped residents navigate recovery, avoid fraud and bad contractors, coordinate with local agencies, and support neighbors, but they argued that such efforts need more formal structure and stable funding. Water and permitting officials discussed how the fires changed their work. Santa Rosa Water described new regional coordination, generator and backup power upgrades, emergency training, and lessons learned about wildfire-related contamination in water systems, including the need to restore pressure, flush, and test quickly after a fire. Permit Sonoma said rebuilding was balanced by streamlining permits while still requiring safer, more resilient construction, and noted that reduced fees and one-stop permitting helped speed recovery. United Policyholders described helping residents maximize insurance proceeds, organize information, and avoid scams, while warning that insurance availability and affordability remain major barriers and that insurers are increasingly rewarding risk-reduction measures. Across the panels, the main policy requests were for faster and more flexible grant processes, more stable long-term funding for prevention and community programs, stronger support for home hardening and defensible space, better training and tools for local governments and legislative staff, and continued attention to insurance and utility-related resilience. No formal votes or actions were taken in the transcript excerpt; the hearing was informational and ended with a transition toward public comment and further discussion of remaining statewide wildfire policy needs.

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• The Department will implement the pilot in a hospitality-based regional economy, align with education
• </c> best develop post-secondary educational best develop post-secondary educational programs<00:25:33.160
• So, it does not conflict or try to supplant the obligations to the education property tax.
• </c> specifically the education property tax. specifically the education property tax.
• </c><00:34:48.320><c> Ninth,</c> education property tax. Ninth, education property tax.

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• technology, Presented annually by the Pennsylvania Educational Technology Expo and Conference.
• This award honors educators who elevate technology into a tool, a tool that is used for the Exploration
• I rise today to recognize Michael Clark for being selected the Outstanding Agricultural Education Teacher
• HOLD SPECIFIC EDUCATION CREDENTIALS SUCH AS FOUR YEAR COLLEGE DEGREES.
• In some cases, required education credentials are warranted.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, February 23, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• So I can see this potentially being weaponized in that sense, when it comes to the education part, I
• So providing the education forward, I am for that.
• We do ask for proper funding that goes along with the training and education.
• We also ask that we have a need for proper self-care and education to that and assistance.
• Every elected JP their very first year in office receives 80 hours of education.

Bills: HB1, HB 2, HB18, HB19, HB20

Keywords: youth camps, emergency preparedness, safety standards, health regulations, camp licensing, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace, medical examiner, county judge, sheriff, mayor, emergency coordinator, emergency manager license