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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Postsecondary Education Feb 10th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Postsecondary Education

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  • And you may recall me presenting a similar bill last year in committee.
  • It was just last year, or was it 10 years ago? That type of thing.
  • This is my 10th year in the legislature.
  • And if you're looking five years back from next year You're all of our universities could very well be
  • And if they have since already changed, let's say five years ago they were, but four years ago they switched
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House State Government Committee Feb 5th, 2025

State Government

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  • imagine they bought a piece of equipment in 1940, and they're still having to track it every single year
  • I had the privilege of serving on this board many years ago when I was in the city commission.
  • implement a work search... ...standard that was explicitly rejected by the legislature just three years
Bills: HB93, HB160, HB29, HB29, HB93, HB160
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Policy Committee 3/18/25

Education Policy

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  • year later into June.
  • respectively um starting a school year respectively um starting a school year this<00:03:10.280>
  • And it's not just about test scores.
  • Even two years—if you let it go for two years, we're done. And I don't want that.
  • Now, we've had this law for over 25 years. Labor Day is really late this year.
Bills: HF1124, HF1457, HF1803
OK
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  • State Department of Education to establish certain guidelines, administer certain physical fitness tests
  • You are 70 years old. You had a cardiac event.
  • that if it wasn't for that, I probably would not be sitting here today after having 99% blockage 15 years
  • It's been something that, again, my counterpart in the Senate and I have talked about for a couple years
  • While I wasn't there, there wasn't a lot to glean from the audit that took five years for her to do.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Agriculture and Forestry Committee Feb 5th, 2026

Agriculture and Forestry

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  • Uh, every year the Department of Conservation and our State Parks Division gives out Eagle Awards to
  • A few years ago, this very legislature faced the question of censorship both in public forums and in
  • I had an issue a few years back. I had a high rate of breast cancer in Wilcox County.
  • have worked many years to protect humanity. humanity. humanity.
  • <00:22:00.720> ago<00:22:01.039> when of years ago when of years ago when there<00:
Bills: SB71, SB71
KY
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  • Each page contains trend data for the previous year and up to 10 years of data.
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Summary: The subcommittee opened its first meeting with roll call and procedural business, including elections of co-chairs. The House elected Representative Truett as House co-chair, and the Senate elected Senator Denine as Senate co-chair. After the organizational votes, the committee heard the Office of Educational Accountability’s annual report, beginning with Brian Jones and Deborah Nelson describing OEA’s investigations and research divisions and recent staffing turnover. On the investigations side, OEA said it handled complaints only when submitted in writing and generally opened cases only when it had enough facts to evaluate. Jones reported complaint volume declined from 805 in 2023 to 738 in 2024, with 325 in the first half of the current year. He outlined the kinds of matters OEA investigates, including school-based council issues, open meetings, board eligibility, nepotism, conflicts of interest, certification, activity funds, and surplus property, while noting that routine personnel matters, bullying, child interviews, and cases tied to litigation are generally handled locally or referred elsewhere. He also said OEA refers special education, assessment/testing, discrimination, and serious misconduct matters to the appropriate agencies, and that he did not see a need for statutory changes to improve OEA’s work, though he said cases should move more quickly. The research division presentation focused on OEA’s district data profiles and annual research agenda. Nelson explained that OEA reviews KDE-reported data and underlying datasets to verify accuracy, analyze trends, and produce reports for the General Assembly. She highlighted 2024 publications on district governance models and student achievement, and said this year’s agenda includes district data profiles, student discipline analysis, and a review of early childhood regional training centers. She also noted OEA received an NCSL notable document award for its 2023 staffing shortages report, its 10th such award. Sabrina Smith then walked through the district data profiles, which compile demographic, staffing, finance, and performance data for all 171 districts, plus statewide and comparative data. She noted changes in the report format, the continued availability of an online interactive version, and several trends: adjusted average daily attendance declined statewide from 2015 to 2024; the counselor-to-student ratio has improved but has not yet reached the statutory goal of one counselor per 250 students; the share of teachers moving from rank three to rank two has declined; special education identification has risen from 13% to 16%; and starting teacher salaries vary widely by district, with Kentucky’s average starting salary around $40,000 ranking near the bottom compared with surrounding states and the nation. Members asked about the history of the research division and whether the paper copies of the district profiles would continue, and staff said the printed versions would continue unless legislators asked otherwise.