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• So you see generally to education.
• Chairman. education funds that are basically education funds that are basically seeing<00:41:12.240><
• </c><00:42:03.920><c> the</c> we have an obligation to um educate the we have an obligation to um educate
• </c> ceases to be the backfill for education ceases to be the backfill for education funding.<01:15:21.920
• </c><01:15:50.719><c> Now,</c> roughly a 40% cut to education. Now, roughly a 40% cut to education.

Bills: SF0061 , SF0098 , SF0110

Committee: Senate Revenue

Keywords: sales tax, motor vehicle, family transfer, tax exemption, Wyoming legislation, veteran, property tax exemption, Wyoming National Guard, honorable discharge, tax benefits, surviving spouse, military service, property tax, residential real estate, tax assessment, primary residence, tax revenue, 916, all

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• this weekend and I said tell Educators this weekend and I said tell Educators this weekend and I said
• Community do it people in the education Community do it people in the education Community do it every
• more educational support um educational more educational support um educational more educational support
• package they send them an educational package they send them an educational package home so they doing
• news as closely as I follow um education news as closely as I follow um education news as closely as

Keywords: sessions, 2025-R, 1, 219

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• So, uh, the floor is has educated me on.
• , with a focus on adult education and career technical education.
• ><c> focuses</c><00:36:35.760><c> on</c> DSC Division of Education focuses on DSC Division of Education
• adult education and career technical<00:36:43.200><c> education.
• 36.080><c> to</c><01:32:36.320><c> the</c> Education of course contributes to the Education of course

Bills: HB60

Committee: Joint Judiciary

Keywords: geoengineering, weather modification, environmental safety, atmospheric pollutants, criminal pollution, Meeting Start: 00:00:02 Roll Call: 00:00:08 26 RS HB 60 - AN ACT relating to geoengineering: 00:01:35 Department of Corrections Update: 00:32:59 Kentucky Parole Board Update: 01:19:21, 958, all

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• The bill will be referred to the Committee on Education.
• The bill will be referred to the Committee on Education.
• The bill will be referred to the Committee on Education.
• The bill will be referred to the Committee on Education.
• The bill will be referred to the Committee on Education.

Summary: The Senate met with 29 members present and a quorum, opened with invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance, and approved several temporary and full excusals for absent senators. During introduction and referral, the chamber received a large number of new Senate bills and House bills, covering election law, public health, occupational and skilled trades regulation, school code and school aid issues, child protection, cemetery and funeral regulation, insurance, estates, food law, political activity, credit unions, social welfare, transportation, natural resources, and a veterans hyperbaric oxygen therapy grant/fund proposal. All of these measures were read and referred to the appropriate committees; no substantive debate occurred at this stage. The Senate then moved into the Committee of the Whole and considered Senate Bills 480, 517, and 278. SB 480, dealing with child care organization licensing and regulation, received and adopted a committee substitute and advanced. SB 517, a Revised School Code bill, received and adopted a floor substitute and advanced. SB 278, amending the State Housing Development Authority Act, was reported without amendment and advanced. The Committee of the Whole reported SBs 480 and 517 with amendments and SB 278 without amendment, and the Senate concurred in those recommendations. On third reading, the Senate took up Senate Bill 49, amending the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Act, and Senate Bill 50, amending the Code of Criminal Procedure. Senator Albert offered an amendment to SB 49 to require citations within six months of a violation, arguing it would align with federal standards and provide certainty; the amendment failed. Both SB 49 and SB 50 then passed by votes of 20-15, with three senators excused. The Senate also suspended the rules to immediately consider Senate Resolution 134, which recognized June 23-29, 2026 as Grassroots Week; Senator Kavanaugh spoke in support, citing civil rights history and modern grassroots organizing, and the resolution was adopted. The chamber then proceeded to statements and adjourned until Wednesday, June 24 at 10 a.m.

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• he later served our state as, under Governor Huckabee, the director of the Department of Higher Education
• Or successor at the Division of the Department of Higher Education, and former Speaker Jeremy Gillam,
• Thank you, Scott. or successor at the Division of the Department of Higher Education and former speaker
• Senate Bill 56, by Joint Budget, an act for the Auditor of State continuing education of local officials
• Senate Bill 57, by Joint Budget, an act for the Department of Education Arkansas School for the Deaf

Keywords: 1204, all

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• This is a driver's education program that would incorporate some driver's education into the schools.
• The elementary education bill? This is to the Senate bill.
• The elementary education bill? This is to the Senate bill. Yeah.
• I mean, I like your bill as it stands on its own, but it's a good education bill. I mean, I agree.
• This bill requires educator preparation programs to instruct teacher candidates on the selection and

Committee: House Special Committee on Rural Issues

Summary: The Special Committee on Rural Issues met with a quorum and considered several bills and resolutions. The most contentious item was Senate Bill 1383, which had been loaded with multiple House amendments and a House Committee Substitute that combined a wide range of education-related provisions, including driver education, school finance transparency, property rules for charter schools, school accountability report cards, anti-bullying policy, educator preparation and literacy requirements, career and technical student organization staffing support, media literacy, and gifted testing. Members raised concerns that the substitute was overly broad, included provisions not heard in committee, and could impose unfunded mandates on school districts. After debate, the committee rejected the House Committee Substitute by a 5-7 vote and then voted 12-0 to do pass the underlying Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1383. The committee then took up House Bill 2169. An amendment to bar foreign-owned companies from using eminent domain for wind and solar projects was debated, with members questioning how foreign ownership would be defined and whether the language would affect companies with mixed ownership or U.S.-based subsidiaries. The amendment failed, and the bill was then approved by a 9-3 vote. House Bill 1699, dealing with county health officer appointment procedures, received a clarifying amendment stating that if a health officer is not reappointed, the officer must leave office and the county commission must appoint an interim; that amendment and the substitute were adopted, and the bill passed 11-0. Finally, the committee considered House Concurrent Resolution 38. A substitute correcting a typo was adopted, and the resolution then passed unanimously, 11-0. The meeting concluded with no further business and adjournment.

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• line 24, which says, including care, education, and... ...line 24, which says, including care, education
• The education aspect of it is very troublesome to me.
• If these are not qualified educators that are in there or trained educators, to me, that raises some
• Senator Soules: Senate Education will meet in Room 311 at 9 o'clock tomorrow.
• Senate Education. We'll meet in room 3.11 at 9 o'clock tomorrow.

Keywords: 996, all

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• decision in Claremont One back in 1993 that the state has a constitutional duty to cherish public education
• every year when our citizens consistently vote to support, through property taxes, their public education
• I will simply say that this is a matter of both public education and property tax relief for our citizens
• Uh, I think there's quite a few bills that have been retained in the education funding, and I'm sure
• in the uh education funding and I'm<00:10:49.200><c> sure</c><00:10:49.360><c> there'll</c><00:10:49.600

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Rules Committee met briefly to approve the prior meeting minutes, which were accepted on a voice vote. The committee then adopted an amendment to House Rule 66 setting second-year session deadlines, including a change requested by the Democratic office to make the last day to sign off 4:00 p.m. rather than noon. That amendment passed by roll call, 8-0, with Representative Sweeney absent. The committee next heard a request from Representative Thomas Opel for a waiver of House Rule 36E to allow late drafting and filing of a bill tied to education funding in response to the recent Conval decision. Opel said he initially sought the waiver for two bills but narrowed it to HB 503, arguing it was needed to help the General Court address constitutional education funding obligations and property tax relief. Committee members discussed the request only in procedural terms and expressed concern about setting a precedent for departing from drafting rules; no member moved to grant the waiver, so no action was taken. Finally, the committee considered its customary late-drafting authorization for majority reports from statutory or study committees. After the clerk suggested extending the filing deadline to Friday, November 7 because the reporting deadline falls on Saturday, November 1, the committee adopted the motion by roll call, 10-0, with Representative Sweeney absent. The committee then adjourned unanimously.

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• Students joined our legislature today for their education day to engage elected officials on critical
• issues impacting their education.
• Students joined our legislature today for their education day to engage elected officials on critical
• issues impacting their education.
• SB 1424, firearm safety instruction in public schools — Education.

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then recorded 30 members present and approved the prior journal without objection. Several members used personal privilege to welcome guests, including students from Aliento for an annual education day at the Capitol, a coalition of gun safety advocates, constituents visiting individual senators, and a guest shadowing Senator Gobildone. Senators also recognized a visitor from Tempe and a group from the area agencies on aging. The chamber then moved through second reading of a long list of bills and resolutions covering topics such as solar radiation management, veterinary telemedicine prescriptions, pharmacist prescribing standards, public records and digital media copies, health facility complaints, utilities and renewable energy, water and groundwater management, juvenile and criminal justice, school funding and records, insurance licensing, autonomous vehicle safety data, digital currency, county and municipal governance, behavioral health appropriations, and several election, tax, and constitutional measures. Standing committee reports on the calendar were not read and were entered into the journal. Before recess, Senator Ortiz spoke in support of student walkouts across the Valley protesting immigration enforcement, praising the students’ nonviolent activism and describing it as part of a broader civil rights tradition. After recess, the Senate took up first reading and committee referral of additional bills on public benefits eligibility, workforce reporting, tribal consultations, insurance settlements, missing kidnapped children reporting, small modular reactors, firearm safety instruction in schools, election petition cures, housing and HOA issues, public records fees, water quality testing, groundwater withdrawal fees, and cargo theft. The only recorded vote was on adjournment, which passed by voice vote, and the Senate adjourned until Thursday, January 29, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.

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• There's a state requirement to have education.
• There's a state requirement to have education. service.
• There's a state requirement to have education.
• We also worry about proper education during that time. Media costs are higher.
• Again, just part of that education. ...as cities are educating, not advocating, but trying to put some

Committee: House Special Committee on Property Tax Reform

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• I think that continued focus on education is really critical.
• There has been a lack of focus on education for that.
• So, our focus is on education first and being proactive.
• This provides them an opportunity to get continuing job education. It's a great program.
• But great program, really assisting us along with your education support.

Keywords: 914, all

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• And that was also uh on the backs of special education children.
• </c> on the backs of special education on the backs of special education children.<00:01:21.280><c> And
• </c><00:02:06.079><c> and</c> First you mentioned the special education.
• When you get that bill from education.
• </c><00:04:08.319><c> cuts,</c> commission on special education cuts, commission on special education

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• They have transcended barriers and reshaped our communities for the better, from education to advocacy
• From building the transcontinental railroad to leading in the fields like technology, education, and
• He also actively engages in community outreach, providing educational resources and support to empower
• He was passionate about educating people on the injustices he endured during incarceration.
• To allow the education committee to hear AB 715, Zubur, at their hearing on Wednesday, May 14th.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Referred to the Committee on Higher Education and Workforce Development.
• Referred to the Committee on Higher Education and Workforce Development. Senator Ritchelli.
• Board, have demonstrated exceptional dedication to personal growth, leadership development, civic education
• community service; and whereas achievements by these young leaders exemplify the power of investing in education
• Board, have demonstrated exceptional dedication to personal growth, leadership development, civic education

Keywords: 904, all

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• appointing Senator Carroll to temporarily replace Senator Warner as Vice Chairman of the Committee on Education
• Education. SB 1489, Ballot Measure Circulators Revenue Disclosure. Judiciary and Elections.
• Education. SB 1507, School Districts Receivership Mandatory Consolidation. Education.
• SB 1521, Appropriation, Dine College Remedial Education. Transportation and Technology; Education.
• Appropriation, Transportation Technology, and Education. SB 1522, Arizona Tribal Flags Display.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• This would be administered by the Delaware Department of Education in collaboration with local education
• Yes, Cindy Martin, Secretary of Education.
• Yes, Cindy Martin, Secretary of Education. Thank you very much.
• intelligence, and it's in a relationship with the education of our children in the state.
• Only 20% of them actually need to take it to go on to post-secondary education.

Summary: The House met on June 30, 2026, with opening ceremonies, guest introductions, a prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a moment of silence for two deceased community members. Members also adopted Consent Calendar 29, which included House Concurrent Resolutions 153, 154, and 156, and passed House Concurrent Resolution 157 directing the State Lottery to report on iLottery options to support traditional lottery retailers, as amended to set a February 15, 2027 reporting deadline. The chamber then considered several bills on agriculture, telecommunications, health, fire service standards, corrections, elections, and education. Among the measures passed were Senate Bill 53 on the Delaware Farm to Community Program, Senate Bill 307 on PSC authority for Lifeline telecom carriers, Senate Bill 339 clarifying advance health care directives, Senate Bill 235 extending manufactured home rent increase rules, Senate Bill 325 updating firefighter/EMS background check and membership standards, Senate Bill 309 discharging incarceration-related balances, Senate Bill 324 on constable-related handgun purchase exemptions, Senate Bill 94 on respiratory care practitioners and ECMO medication access, and Senate Bill 293 creating a licensure pathway for summer camp providers in the Purchase of Care program. The House also passed Senate Substitute 2 for Senate Bill 100, proposing a constitutional amendment to protect the right to marry regardless of race or gender while explicitly preserving religious freedom. The bill drew extended debate, with supporters framing it as a safeguard against future rollbacks of marriage equality and opponents raising concerns about constitutionalizing an issue already in statute; several members explained changed votes and personal reflections before the final roll call, which passed 28-12. House Bill 188, which would allow unaffiliated voters to choose a party primary, also passed after amendment, despite some opposition over party-system effects. Two measures were tabled or amended after debate: Senate Bill 233 on removing snow and ice from vehicles was initially tabled to consider a truck-driver exemption amendment, then the amendment failed and the bill later passed as amended; and Senate Joint Resolution 19 on studying health care costs was tabled briefly pending legal clarification. House Substitute 1 for House Bill 404, creating a three-year pilot program for AI and extended reality in schools, passed after testimony from the Department of Education emphasizing guardrails, data privacy, and teacher oversight. The transcript ends as House Bill 478 is being read in, but no final action on that bill appears in the provided text.

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• I went to the education program two days per week.
• I've got an education through here. The staff...
• I've got an education through here.
• So, all right, well, I got into education.
• I want to further my education.'

Summary: The Special Commission on Correctional Consolidation and Collaboration met to approve prior minutes and then heard extensive testimony from people incarcerated or formerly incarcerated in county and state facilities, along with a few family/community perspectives. Much of the testimony focused on how county sheriff programs, reentry services, and step-down placements helped people obtain education, treatment, work experience, housing, IDs, and support for sobriety and family reunification. Witnesses from Hampshire, Barnstable, Hampden, and Franklin counties repeatedly described these programs as life-changing and credited staff with treating them with dignity, helping them prepare for release, and connecting them to community resources. Several witnesses contrasted county programming favorably with their experiences in DOC custody, saying DOC facilities often had overcrowding, limited access to programs, long waits, and little individualized reentry planning. Some said their sentence length or classification status made them ineligible for needed programs, while others described county facilities as more responsive and rehabilitative. A few witnesses also highlighted the value of culturally specific programming, educational blocks, restorative justice, and employment training. One witness from Hampden County described All-Exclusive Support Services as pivotal to her recovery and later employment with the sheriff’s office; another from Franklin County said the reentry center’s outside location made it easier to access help after release. Not all testimony was uniformly positive. A witness from Framingham described serious mental health needs that were not adequately addressed, saying she was offered superficial coping tools instead of counseling and that visitation restrictions for family members worsened her mental health. Another witness, a juvenile lifer, said long sentences and classification barriers limited access to meaningful programming and delayed preparation for release. Commissioners asked follow-up questions about DOC programming access, reentry preparation, visitation policies, and whether people were ready to benefit from services. No formal votes or policy actions were taken beyond approving the prior meeting minutes and moving through the testimony agenda.

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• Number three, the collaborative efforts of law enforcement, community leaders, educators, faith-based
• </c><00:45:33.920><c> costs,</c> in health care costs, education costs, in health care costs, education
• It directs the Department of Education. So, to the extent that they have any...
• President, if I may, that concludes the work of the education... ...concludes the work of the education
• Thank you, Senator Bar, for your work in education. Phenomenal job, as usual.

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 1 April, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

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• Witness continued: Right now, I think education is the most important thing that we can put out—education
• So therefore, I think we have to be educated to this.
• Are we doing a good job of educating our youth on that?
• So we need to start much earlier with education and identifying, first of all, education, and then also
• I've been well educated today. Today has been a good day.

Keywords: 965, house, all

Summary: The committee held its inaugural meeting on March 5, 2026, with opening remarks from Chair Freiberg and Vice Chair Marcelle describing the panel’s purpose as studying issues affecting women and children, including health, education, economic opportunity, safety, and criminal justice. After roll call, the chair noted the meeting was informational only and not requiring a quorum. The committee then heard presentations and asked questions on human trafficking and child exploitation, followed by an audit report on the treatment and care of incarcerated women. Mary Kate Andrepont of the Governor’s Office of Human Trafficking Prevention presented 2025 data showing 2,963 victims identified, 15,437 service instances, and 33% of victims remaining in services at least nine months. She said 93% of reported victims were sex trafficking victims, most were under 18, and 62 of 64 parishes had trafficking reports. She explained familial trafficking, described screening and coordinated response procedures, and highlighted new tools and outreach campaigns. She also discussed two priority bills: HB 321 by Rep. LaFleur, which would create immunity from prostitution offenses for child trafficking victims under Safe Harbor principles, and SB 83 by Sen. Edmonds, which would require school board trafficking policies and expand victim advocacy services to labor trafficking victims and survivors up to age 21. Committee members asked about reporting procedures, data trends, service gaps, and the reach of the screening tools. Chris Masters of the Attorney General’s office then presented on online child exploitation and child sexual abuse material through the Louisiana ICAC Task Force. He reported 31,203 tips in 2025, 545 arrests, more than 80 children identified or rescued, over 1,500 search warrants, and more than 100 community presentations. He said the task force is expanding statewide, including an Orleans Metro unit, and asked for more analysts and outreach personnel to handle a projected rise in cyber tips. Members asked about community presentations, the scope of the investigations, sex offender social media restrictions, interstate cases, sentencing, and how online enticement and live abuse are prosecuted. The discussion emphasized parental monitoring, school outreach, and coordination with federal partners. The final item introduced an audit report on the treatment and care of incarcerated females. Legislative Auditor staff said the review, requested by a 2023 resolution, found that Louisiana’s jails and guidance documents had not fully addressed the key laws and standards governing women’s incarceration, including restraint use during pregnancy and childbirth, health care, hygiene, dignity, and reentry. They noted that local jails still house a majority of incarcerated women despite the opening of a new state facility, and that several facilities had confirmed prohibited restraint use or failed to provide required written advisements. The staff said the report included legislative considerations for improving compliance and care.

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• </c> utilizing AI more in our education utilizing AI more in our education system<00:20:33.040><c> and
• I can only an education background.
• I think the education space is really important for you all to dive into.
• Senator Thomas has already mentioned education.
• That was already mentioned education.

Keywords: Meeting Start - 00:00 Roll Call – 00:34 KY Chamber of Commerce KY Business Perspectives – 01:50 COT Update on SB4 – 27:16 Adjournment – 48:18, 958, all

Summary: The 2025 Artificial Intelligence Task Force met for its first meeting of the year and heard updates on federal AI policy, state implementation of Senate Bill 4, and the business community’s perspective on AI regulation. Co-chairs noted that federal legislation could affect the task force’s work later in the year, but said Kentucky still has significant issues to study, including energy, land use, education, social media, and children’s engagement with AI. The task force had quorum and no votes were taken. Kate Shanks of the Kentucky Chamber said the business community supports continued discussion but favors a federal approach over a patchwork of state laws. She described the Trump administration’s new AI executive order as emphasizing innovation over regulation, noted the pending federal AI action plan, and discussed congressional action including the Take It Down Act and industry-specific changes to existing laws. She warned that state-by-state AI rules could increase costs and burden businesses, and said the Chamber would prefer incremental, flexible policy that avoids conflict with existing law and limits private rights of action. Members asked about uniform model legislation, education uses of AI, and civil liability; Shanks said a model approach could help avoid fragmentation and that liability should generally be handled through consumer-protection-style enforcement rather than broad litigation. The Commonwealth Office of Technology then reported on implementation of SB 4, saying it has worked with industry, agencies, other states, and vendors to build an AI policy framework now in final review. Officials said an AI Governance Committee has been established and will meet in July, and a draft RFP is being prepared to meet the bill’s tracking and documentation requirements. They said no major implementation challenges have been identified so far, but the impact of pending federal rules remains uncertain. Members also discussed the need to educate students and teachers about AI, with one member emphasizing that schools should teach both how to use AI and how to think critically about information online.