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• So it is my great honor to recognize the outstanding student athletes of the College of San Mateo.
• Because of their impressive backgrounds and academic accomplishments, these students were selected to
• And equip students with the skills needed to be future leaders and educators in these fields.
• Please join me with a hearty round of applause and welcome and appreciate these amazing students.
• I'm happy and excited to introduce two foreign exchange students who are in the gallery today.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And it's providing the student with 5, the student population, world-class education that meets their
• The average population is 1450 students with disabilities 1008, 504, students, 219 exceptional student
• You're too from July. 1st Hill, Jill January, 5th student populations. 2300.
• Determinations completed 308 students receiving tier 2 tier 3 interventions.
• So you can imagine that's 300 students of our 568 ESC students that need tier 2 and tier 3 interventions

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• differs from Senate Bill 57 as filed originally in that it would require emergency accommodations for students
• their IEP or Section 504 plan, clarify that emergency preparedness accommodations identified for students
• Members, this bill relates to the transfer of students between public schools.
• The bill, uh, regarding student clubs, the revisions in the substitute would prohibit, Uh, any student
• For instance, reporting and data collection On different student populations.

Committee: Senate Education K-16

Summary: The Senate Education K-16 Committee considered and advanced several education-related measures. SB 57, on emergency safety accommodations for students with disabilities during drills or emergencies, was amended by a committee substitute requested by TEA to require accommodations be explicitly included in IEPs or Section 504 plans, documented and communicated to administrators, and to allow TEA rules on preparedness guidelines; it was reported favorably. The committee also reported SB 24, on adding study of communist regimes and ideologies to social studies standards, and SB 112, on parental rights and public education, both favorably. SB 204, requiring a parental rights handbook and trustee training, and SB 371, on parental approval for human sexuality instruction, were also advanced. SB 400, requiring parental consent for psychological or psychiatric examination, testing, or treatment by school employees, was reported favorably as substituted. Members discussed SB 609, which would require school districts and charter schools to comply with legally required policies, with questions about whether districts must still comply absent additional state resources; it was reported favorably with two members voting present-not-voting. SB 686, on student transfers between public schools, and SB 1447, on TEA standards for school use of electronic devices and software, were both reported favorably, with SB 686 noted as having a fiscal note. SCR 5, directing the Texas School for the Deaf to name a gymnasium after a former alumnus, was also advanced. The committee approved SJR 12, proposing a constitutional amendment affirming a parent’s right to direct a child’s education, on a 9-1 vote. It then considered SB 12, a broad bill on parental rights, public education, and restrictions on DEI-related duties and funding consequences for noncompliance. The committee substitute expanded the DEI definition, limited discipline to intentional or knowing violations, required notice to employees, restricted student clubs focused solely on sexual orientation or gender identity, clarified limits on DEI duties, required annual capacity reporting for transfer requests, refined grievance procedures, shortened the grievance filing window to six weeks, and added parent-notice provisions regarding special education, bilingual education, and uncertified teachers. After discussion on the grievance timeline and terminology in the DEI provisions, the substitute was adopted and SB 12 was reported favorably on an 8-2 vote. The committee then recessed subject to the call of the chair.

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• STC's impact is very clear, with an impressive 93% job placement. rates for their students.
• Members, would the University of Houston students, faculty, staff, and all our guests please rise.
• that are here but particularly to the students that are here.
• Our incredible student-athletes, and our students, because U of H academics and athletes go hard.
• He has worked to provide student success by creating scholarships and internship opportunities.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• and high school students um as much as our administration tries to keep those students away because
• Um Exclusion of a student dining hall and full kitchen since the students will be using the Dexter High
• So we've got, you know, about 750 students total.
• To accommodate the same number of students.
• Differentiation between uh high school aged students and middle school aged students and so we just work

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• </c> to disting distinguish between a student to disting distinguish between a student practicing<00:
• You know, student at the facility.
• </c> license considered a temporary student license considered a temporary student license<00:18:47.520
• ,</c><01:38:40.400><c> college</c><01:38:40.639><c> students,</c><01:38:41.119><c> high</c> CPAs, students

Committee: Senate Executive Departments and Administration

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• And Jacob is a student at Plymouth State.
• And Jacob is a student at science. And Jacob is a student at Plymouth<00:11:41.640><c> State.
• <00:14:34.400><c> to</c> students to students to medical<00:14:35.480><c> or</c><00:14:35.600><c> mental
• student? student?
• students? students? Yes. Yes. Yes. Thank<00:25:28.280><c> you.</c> Thank you. Thank you.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• With this, we wouldn't be training students are driving.
• Because, you know, the education is probably most important to the student...
• Should students work with pencils and paper?
• Our teachers are not leaving because they don't love students.
• Those students meet the grade, and quite frankly, sometimes that doesn't happen.

Committee: House Elementary and Secondary Education

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• The amendment strikes a section that limits funding for fifth- and sixth-year students within the P-TECH
• , not for an award, but to help that student succeed, because that's what teachers Do.
• Because today's students will be tomorrow's CEOs, scientists, Because today's students will be tomorrow's
• We need to prepare our students K through 12 for K through 16 or career of the military, wherever it
• There are 1,200 school districts and over 8,000 campuses and 365,000 teachers and 5.5 million students

Summary: The Senate first adopted a motion to suspend Rule 5.14 and move the intent calendar deadline to 6 p.m. that day. It then took up and passed several bills, often by suspending the regular order of business and the constitutional three-day rule. HB 1866 gave limited Texas peace officer authority to National Park Service law enforcement officers within the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park; HB 4996 increased the penalty for refusing to release a fraudulent lien when the victim is a public servant; and HB 5033 created a trigger mechanism for ending vehicle emissions inspections if federal law changes. HB 1533 made a range of appraisal and property tax procedure changes, HB 2282 raised the arrest warrant reimbursement fee from $50 to $75, HB 3421 updated probate and estates procedures, and HB 4263 revised Texas Juvenile Justice Department grievance procedures. Each of these measures advanced through second reading, third reading, and final passage, with recorded votes generally showing strong support and some opposition on a few bills. The chamber also considered major policy bills. HB 2, the large public education and school finance package, drew extensive floor discussion and multiple amendments. Senators emphasized its $8.5 billion investment, including teacher and staff pay, school safety funding, special education, charter and traditional school funding changes, and other allotment adjustments. Several senators praised the bill as historic and collaborative, while also noting the need to monitor implementation and future effects. After adopting amendments and hearing supportive remarks from multiple members, the Senate passed HB 2 on final vote, 31-0. Other debated measures included HB 143, which codified cooperation between the Railroad Commission and the Public Utility Commission to address electrical safety hazards at well sites and related facilities, and CS SB 3074/3070, which allowed limited written communications from the governor, lieutenant governor, and legislators to TCEQ commissioners about permit applications, with disclosure and response requirements. Senator Johnson raised concerns that the TCEQ bill could politicize an apolitical permitting process and potentially affect federal delegation, but the bill was amended and passed 28-3. The Senate also passed HB 4426 on Railroad Commission permits for commercial surface disposal facilities, HB 3161 giving TMRS cities more flexibility on employee contribution rates, and HB 2712 allowing future test years for certain water and sewer utility rate-making, with an amendment to protect ratepayers if projections overcharge them. At the end of the session, the Senate handled several procedural motions, including re-referring HB 1904 from Criminal Justice to State Affairs and suspending posting rules so committees could meet later that day. The chamber then recessed until 2:00 p.m. Sunday, May 25, 2025, for a local and uncontested calendar, and planned to adjourn until 5:00 p.m. that same day after that calendar concluded.

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• We have reports of students completing CDL training programs, so they've gone through the whole training
• That then requires the instructor to show for the student, like we said, and what it effectively does
• </c><00:04:26.120><c> completing</c> we have reports of students completing we have reports of students
• They have a very consistent, continual flow of students.
• </c> private instructors schools students private instructors schools students fleets<00:09:26.240><c

Keywords: 1183, house

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• As a first-generation student myself and a former Puente student in high school and a TRIO McNair scholar
• H.R. 134... ...in first-generation college students' success.
• That is the reality for many rural students.
• degree can open the door and create a brighter future for students and their families.
• And we have to strengthen that and continue to create those opportunities for every student.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• </c> 31, a student at Severign School. 31, a student at Severign School.
• </c> information about those students. information about those students.
• </c> Education, student member. Education, student member.
• that so a student that moved student that so a student that moved here<02:36:49.600><c> a</c><02:36:49.840
• But 75% of the students at the University of Maryland are instate students. Just saying.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Monday, April 13, 2026, 960, senate, all

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• Now, I ...the teachers and the students in the classroom. And this has been happening for decades.
• So Texas schools need to be... ...funded at $10 per student and $15,000 per campus.
• And we're also losing students in rural Texas, so, you know, the per-student funding—I mean, there are
• When we don't increase per-student funding, our recapture payments go up, right?
• So investment into per-student funding is actually a cut to Robin Hood recapture payments.

Keywords: education funding, House Bill 5419, zero-based budgeting, public testimony, school safety, special education

Summary: State Representative Gina Hinojosa and a group of parents and education advocates testified in support of House Bill 5419, a zero-based budgeting proposal aimed at reviewing Texas Education Agency spending and redirecting more public education dollars to classrooms. Hinojosa argued that public schools are being weakened by chronic underfunding, teacher shortages, delayed special education services, and inadequate school safety funding, and said the bill would help cut bureaucracy, vendor contracts, and other non-classroom spending in favor of teacher pay, safety, and special education. Several witnesses, including self-identified Republicans and former GOP officials, backed the bill as a good-government measure and said they were crossing party lines because public schools need more direct investment. They criticized TEA growth, vendor contracts, public-private partnerships, and what they described as unfunded mandates from the state, including school safety requirements. One witness said rural districts are being forced into four-day school weeks, while others cited campus closures, deferred maintenance, and local tax increases tied to state funding shortfalls and recapture payments. The discussion also focused on the need for a systematic review of TEA spending and the lack of a sunset review for the agency since before 2005. Hinojosa and others said increasing the basic allotment would help districts, reduce recapture pressures, and prevent local tax hikes. The exchange was primarily a public hearing and advocacy session; no vote or formal committee action was described in the transcript.

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• So when a student elects to enroll as a homeschool student, it's going to be in ABSCAN.
• Those are all things that are outside of their per-student allocation.
• , but the health, the physical well-being of the student and their parents.”
• We always appreciate you keeping us grounded on doing this right for students.
• How are we supporting students with that? Can we do that more efficiently?

Committee: All JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE

Summary: The committee heard a series of Arkansas Department of Human Services budget presentations and questions, beginning with the Secretary’s Office and then the Division of Aging, Adult and Behavioral Health Services. Staff described the divisions’ appropriations, funding sources, and major programs, including senior centers, Meals on Wheels, mental health grants, substance abuse treatment, community alcohol safety, the Medicaid tobacco settlement program, and crisis stabilization units. Members raised concerns about flat or limited funding for senior services, the use and tracing of federal block grants, the lack of a funding source for the veterans’ mental health grant, and the mechanics of the community alcohol safety and treatment programs. The committee also discussed patient benefits funds at state facilities, transportation for senior center clients, and whether some special-language appropriations or fund balances should be revisited. Executive recommendations were adopted for the divisions considered. The committee then reviewed the Division of Children and Family Services and the Division of County Operations. Questions focused on foster care growth, adoption subsidies, professional fees tied to staff training and onboarding, vacancies, the Children’s Trust Fund, and TANF subgrants. Members asked about the reduction or elimination of TANF funding to child advocacy centers and other subgrantees, and DHS explained that prior reserves had been spent down and that the department was now trying to live within the annual TANF block grant and rebuild reserves. County operations questions also covered summer EBT, SNAP employment and training, the farmers’ market program, and the expected impact of a federal SNAP administrative match change, which DHS estimated would increase state costs by about $24 million annually, with roughly $18 million affecting the current year because the change begins October 1. Executive recommendations were again adopted. Finally, the committee heard from the Division of Developmental Disability Services and the Division of Medical Services. DDS testimony covered vacancies, staffing shortages, human development center construction and repairs, the reopening of the Boonville work training program, and funding for infant infirmary and child/family life programs. Medical Services testimony covered the Medicaid program, the current FMAP rate, the Our Kids B CHIP program, Medicaid payments to schools, nursing home distress funding, and large appropriation lines used to provide flexibility for claims and potential facility closures. Members asked for more detail on school Medicaid payments, reserve balances, and why some appropriations were much larger than actual spending. In each division, the committee moved and adopted Executive REC after questions concluded.

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• How are those students... Services.
• How many of these students... ...off of Representative Gonzalez-Wortham.
• How many of these students in DYS are on IEPs?
• So when a student likes to enroll as a homeschool student, it's going to be in ABSCN.
• Those are all things that are outside of their per-student allocation.

Committee: All JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE

Summary: The committee heard budget presentations and took executive recommendations on several Department of Human Services divisions, including Aging, Adult and Behavioral Health Services; Children and Family Services; County Operations; Developmental Disability Services; and Medical Services, with most divisions showing little or no significant change in total appropriations. Staff and agency witnesses repeatedly explained that many large appropriations are maintained for flexibility, federal matching requirements, or contingency needs, even when actual spending is much lower than the authorized amount. Members also raised concerns about staffing vacancies, long-vacant budgeted positions, and the use of excess appropriation authority across DHS. In Aging, Adult and Behavioral Health, members questioned federal funding levels for mental health and substance abuse grants, the status of senior centers and Meals on Wheels, the Medicaid tobacco settlement program, community alcohol safety grants, and the veterans mental health grant. Agency officials said federal block grants are largely committed, that senior center funding had been delayed by shutdown timing but was now back on track, that the tobacco settlement program had been moved internally within DHS, and that the veterans mental health appropriation remains unfunded. Senators also criticized the adequacy of support for seniors and asked for more detail on how transportation, meal services, and local contributions are funded. In Children and Family Services, members asked about rising appropriation levels, foster care and adoption subsidies, professional fees, the number of children in foster care, and the Children’s Trust Fund. DHS said increases reflect added flexibility for residential treatment, adoption subsidies, and prevention services, while the foster care population has remained fairly steady at about 3,400 children. The Children’s Trust Fund was described as supporting primary prevention programs such as Baby and Me and community schools, and members asked whether it could be administratively combined with other efforts. Questions also covered TANF subgrants, with DHS explaining that it had reduced outside subgrants after discovering over-obligation and was rebuilding reserves. In County Operations, members focused on the summer EBT program, SNAP employment and training, the farmer’s market program, and the state’s TANF reserve position. DHS said summer EBT is still being funded through temporary appropriations because it is a newer program, SNAP employment and training is largely federally funded and may expand under a pending policy change, and TANF reserves were drawn down after prior over-obligation but are now being stabilized. In Developmental Disability Services, members asked about vacancies, human development center staffing, facility construction funds, and the Booneville work program, and DHS said the program has reopened and staffing recruitment continues. In Medical Services, members asked about FMAP, the Our Kids B CHIP program, school-based Medicaid reimbursements, nursing home distress funds, and several large appropriation lines that far exceed actual spending; DHS said these are maintained for claims payment, nursing home receivership contingencies, and other flexibility needs. Each division reviewed was adopted by executive recommendation after questions concluded.

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• </c><00:34:11.839><c> and</c> state's Workforce their students and state's Workforce their students and
• or bringing students back later in life to our state.
• or bringing students back later in life to our state.
• or bringing students back later in life to our state.
• or bringing students back later in life to our state.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Finance Division II work session considered several amendments to HB 2. The first two items were rejected: a proposal to add a new “Lakes” license plate with proceeds to the cyanobacteria fund failed 7-8, and Amendment 1040, which would have imposed a 5% administrative fee on certain dedicated funds to raise general fund revenue, failed 4-5. Representative Maguire explained the fee would apply only to new revenue going forward and would not change existing fund balances; he also described exemptions for federal funds, bequests, and other special cases. Representative Murray questioned the consistency of the approach and who currently pays administrative costs, while Maguire said the charges are often handled case-by-case by agencies or the treasurer. The committee then revisited revenue distribution changes in HB 2. Members first reconsidered and reversed prior acceptance of sections affecting the Education Trust Fund, then adopted Amendment 1381H, which changes the distribution of business profits tax and business enterprise tax revenue, along with related sections, to shift more money to the General Fund. Supporters argued the change was needed to address revenue shortfalls and to align with historical distributions; opponents said it reduced support for education. The reconsideration motion passed 7-3, and the amendment itself passed 5-3. The committee also adopted Amendment 1413H, incorporating the language of HB 741 on open enrollment and student attendance in public schools. Supporters said it was House policy and had sufficient policy and fiscal impact to belong in HB 2; opponents noted the underlying bill had been controversial and passed the House by a relatively close margin. Finally, the committee considered a USNH budget reduction proposal that would cut the University System of New Hampshire by $25 million per year net. Supporters said the cut was necessary to balance the budget and that K-12 obligations had to take priority, while opponents argued the cut would harm workforce development, the state economy, and student retention. The transcript cuts off during extended debate, and no final vote on the USNH item is shown in the provided text.

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• The original award was for 1,047 students and a gross square foot of 134,821.
• The original award in FY20 was for 680 students at 87,035 gross square feet. gross square foot.
• This original award was for 1,100 students for a total of 120,587 gross square feet.
• The original award was for 127 students and 45,000 gross square feet.
• The goal of this test is to reduce the awarded design capacity from the current 396 students to 345 students

Committee: House Public School Capital Outlay Oversight Task Force

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• This is an to support those students.
• </c> education services for students education services for students receiving<02:21:59.040><c> their
• /c><04:57:27.760><c> to</c><04:57:28.560><c> our</c> students came to the student to our students came
• If you walk into the student diversity.
• </c> have um conservative groups of students have um conservative groups of students who<05:00:24.160

Committee: House Education Funding

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• By requiring influence students.
• and uphold American protect our students and uphold American values.<02:36:27.520><c> Students</c><02
• </c> Chinese students to American culture. Chinese students to American culture.
• </c> He's a high school student, just a kid. He's a high school student, just a kid.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Equitable representation leads to better outcomes for students.
• about resources, discipline, and student support are more informed and more just.
• So I've got a district slightly over 2,000 students in my legislative district.
• We know that of the 1.1 million students in Washington State, the majority of... ...students in Washington
• State, the majority of those students in our public schools are students of color.

Bills: HB1662 , HB1683

Committee: House Education

Keywords: education agencies, administrative independence, superintendent, education reform, agency authority, education, school boards, district adjustments, administrative boundaries, educational governance, 904, all