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• It allows a union president to leave the classroom indefinitely while receiving a full taxpayer-funded
• I love my kids in my classroom, I want to see something positive for my students."
• It prohibits governmental contracts for information technology with foreign sources of concern.
• or owns and manufactures information technology, then that would be prohibited.
• Holcomb: new drone technology available now.

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• That is one in every 13 or on average two in every classroom.
• It's a non-classroom based charter school and educational option and we have served over 7,000 students
• SB 414 also acknowledges the LAO's finding that the term non-classroom based is a misnomer.
• Instead of staying in the classroom with our students and our teachers.
• Maintain the basic services like high quality textbooks, internet access, and technology.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I consider to be a shopping list of technology that the Chinese are looking for.
• who has access to that technology, and it's important for us to.
• It depends on what technology we're talking about. Pick one.
• I've seen it in my classrooms.
• By those who have never stepped foot in my classroom and do not know.

Bills: SB37, SB1489, SB452, SB724, SB1067, SB1741, SB1273

Keywords: higher education, curriculum review, governing board, faculty council, ombudsman, faculty governance, decision-making, transparency, public meetings, department head, employment approval, public institutions, institutional oversight, education, funding, accountability, state budget, school performance, employment, Texas legislation

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• <01:43:39.400> areas You see a lot in the technology areas You see a lot in the technology
• technology? technology?
• Middle schools, we have 70 classrooms.
• <02:04:57.280> that's going on in the classroom that's going on in the classroom that's appropriate
• And having strong classroom instruction in the classroom. That's going to have to occur there.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Members, think back to 1987: what classrooms were like without technology.
• Like without technology, with books and kids' hands, with paints and kindergarten and preschool children's
• But today is about recognizing teachers for what they are now enduring in many classrooms.
• , adds transparency requirements, ...for faculty, such as not reducing spending on classroom instructors
• who flew combat missions in Vietnam and brought that same sense of duty and resilience into the classroom

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Members, think back to 1987: what classrooms were like without technology.
• Like classrooms without technology, with books and kids' hands, with paints and kindergarten and preschool
• But today is about recognizing teachers for what they are now enduring in many classrooms.
• kids can come to school and understand rules and structure and understand that what they do in the classroom
• who flew combat missions in Vietnam and brought that same sense of duty and resilience into the classroom

Summary: The Assembly convened after initially lacking a quorum, then completed the prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, journal motions, and a long series of procedural actions, including suspending rules to move bills and approve a large Appropriations Committee hearing list. Members also made several guest introductions, including Shannon Lee, district staff from Assemblymember Jeff Gonzalez’s office, and later guests tied to agritourism and education recognitions. The floor debate centered heavily on AJR 31, a resolution urging Congress to restore and strengthen the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Supporters argued that recent Supreme Court decisions and redistricting efforts in other states were weakening Black and other minority representation and that California should take a clear stand for voting rights. Opponents argued the measure promoted racial division, conflicted with equal protection principles, and that districts should be drawn based on place or communities of interest rather than race. After a contentious debate with repeated parliamentary warnings over decorum, the Assembly suspended the rules to take up the resolution, added coauthors, and passed AJR 31 by a vote of 58-8. The Assembly then moved through a series of bills and resolutions, generally approving them with little or no opposition. These included AB 2341 clarifying emergency language translation rules for local agencies; AB 1816 extending court supervision for certain sex-offender rehabilitation programs; AB 2561 protecting consumer privacy settings on phones and digital devices; ACR 167 recognizing World Agritourism Day; ACR 190 recognizing California Day of the Teacher; AB 1581 improving identification of Native American students in public schools; AB 1586 requiring opioid overdose prevention training for school resource officers and safety planning; AB 1665 requiring mental health training for school coaches; AB 1693 streamlining retail tenant-improvement permitting; AB 1768 authorizing a local tax measure related to health funding; AB 1712 facilitating a water-system sale for Santa Fe Springs; AB 1792 addressing sexually exploitive AI imagery in health education; and AB 1822 prioritizing school projects that address extreme heat. Most measures passed overwhelmingly, several unanimously, and the resolution on agritourism and the teacher day were adopted by voice vote.

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• focus and expertise; identify, pursue, support, research, and development opportunities through technology
• And, you know, this is all an extension of our classroom. And that's not really what it's about.
• And, you know, this is all an extension of our classroom. And that's not really what it's about.
• They are an extension of a classroom.
• They teach these lifelong skills that are probably more important than the classroom.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• We're leaving kids sometimes too long in the classroom.
• that's more conducive to both student and classroom teaching authority.
• We're leaving kids sometimes too long in the classroom.
• that's more conducive to both student and classroom teaching authority.
• So it doesn't really do anything we're not doing already or not. and classroom teaching authority.

Summary: The Senate convened with an invocation, received a House message that H.B. 422 had passed the House, and heard gubernatorial nominations for the Council on Sex Offender Treatment. The chamber also recognized the Doctor of the Day and several visiting groups and adopted a resolution designating June 20, 2025, as Texas Nuclear Legislative Day. Members then considered and passed several bills and resolutions, often by suspending the regular order and the constitutional three-day rule. SB 311 passed to final passage on the Texas Supreme Court’s writ power. SB 883, on off-label prescription access for COVID-19 treatment, passed to engrossment. SB 1706, creating an Open Meetings Act exception for certain defense, military, and aerospace deliberations, passed despite concerns from Sen. Eckhardt that the bill’s use of “deliberate” could weaken open-government protections. CS SB 1677, directing a study on diabetes-related amputations, passed with support from Sen. Menendez. SB 1967 expanded flood infrastructure fund eligibility to certain multipurpose projects, and SB 1255, a cleanup bill on mold assessor and remediator regulation, passed unanimously. The Senate also approved CS SJR 40 and CS SB 871, which would change emergency and disaster law to require legislative involvement after prolonged or widespread emergencies and to limit gubernatorial suspension powers, with Sen. Eckhardt questioning whether the bill could slow urgent business closures during a disaster. Additional measures passed included SB 1426 transferring management of the First Capital State Historic Site to the Texas Historical Commission, SB 249 requiring TxDOT to fund memorial markers for fallen peace officers, SB 1592 centralizing collection of hotel occupancy taxes from accommodation intermediaries, SB 1271 allowing concurrent jurisdiction on military installations for certain juvenile matters, SB 745 creating a higher penalty for intoxication manslaughter involving multiple deaths, SB 365 shortening the academic fresh start waiting period at public colleges, and SB 1171 adjusting compensation and standards for certain Texas Juvenile Justice Department inspector general employees. CS SB 36, creating a Homeland Security Division within DPS, passed after questions about its relationship to federal homeland security and its focus on border security and critical infrastructure. The latter part of the session focused heavily on CS SB 38, a major eviction and squatter-related bill. Sen. Bettencourt described widespread squatter cases and argued the bill, with a Moody amendment, would clarify notice and eviction procedures while balancing property-owner and tenant rights. Sen. West said he supported addressing squatters but worried the broader eviction changes could harm vulnerable renters, especially single mothers, and said he would vote present not voting. The discussion continued with additional testimony from Sen. Kolkhorst about the need for a balanced eviction process.

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• I started my career out of state as a classroom teacher with no intention of becoming a school leader
• classroom because I saw the impact I could have on students who felt the way I once did.
• I made my way back home to the South Bay and I went back into the classroom.
• This creates a clear gap as this technology rapidly expands across government operations.
• Technology is a positive thing, but the boiled-down part of this bill is simply a notification.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And our goal is to get folks from classroom to casework to competent leadership.
• We supported the demonstration of this technology at the department's most recent summit and recently
• So they participate in coaching asynchronous instruction synchronous classroom days and then those change
• So I guess, as I mentioned, we provided the virtual reality technology and support around simulations
• And as part of that, you have classroom training.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• And when students leave my classroom, some of them really aren't satisfied with the answers we're able
• When students leave my classroom, some of them really aren't satisfied with the answers we're able to
• Thank you, and thank you for all you do in our classroom too. My name is Tony Yang.
• And when students leave my classroom, some of them really aren't satisfied with the answers we're able
• Thank you, and thank you for all you do in our classroom too. My name is Tony Yang.

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on June 24, 2026, but initially lacked a quorum and began by hearing presentations only. SB 308 was presented as a bill to streamline fiscal reporting for California community colleges by combining two overlapping annual audit reports into one. SB 895, the California Science and Health Research Bond, drew extensive testimony from the authors and many supporters, who argued it would help offset federal research cuts, protect California’s science infrastructure, support jobs, and preserve life-saving research in areas such as cancer, HIV, Parkinson’s, ALS, climate resilience, and quantum computing. The bill was described as a bond measure that would require a three-party agreement and was sent to suspense. After quorum was established, the committee took up the consent and suspense calendars. Several bills were approved on consent, including SB 308 and a large group of other measures, while the suspense calendar was deemed approved, including SB 895 and other bills listed by the chair. Public comment on SB 895 continued for a long period, with many researchers, students, labor representatives, university officials, and patient advocates speaking in strong support and urging the bill be moved to the floor. The committee also heard SB 1350, which would expand green hydrogen by allowing renewable portfolio standard credits for certain hydrogen use in power generation; the author and supporters said it would help clean energy development, create jobs, and support projects like ARCHES and Element. Later, SB 1306 was presented to align California law with federal exemptions for certain chemical mixtures containing GBL used in semiconductor manufacturing research. The author and SEMI’s representative said the bill would reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens, avoid disrupting semiconductor supply chains, and not change rules for pure GBL. The bill passed out of committee on a roll call vote, with one no vote and one not voting. The hearing then adjourned.

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• And often the pressures are, "Build the classroom, build the classroom."
• Or do I put someone in a classroom, and how do you manage all of that?
• Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs.
• I'm really excited about the STEM infrastructure classroom.
• But as a classroom teacher, I think we would know better.

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• I think technology is changing so much. What can we use AI for? I know our Forrester is working.
• We're looking at making sure that every child in Oklahoma has a certified teacher in the classrooms.
• This reduction reflects sustained cost efficiencies achieved through technology, streamlined operations
• a presentation, but you know that our number one priority is to get a qualified teacher in every classroom
• What's really happening inside of a classroom?

Keywords: 914, all

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• adoption specific measures technological adoption specific measures that<00:14:46.360> you're
• and agricultural crimes thank technology and agricultural crimes thank you<00:15:13.440> pachu
• We believe that to effectively communicate environmental disclosure, it should start in the classroom
• We believe that to effectively communicate environmental disclosure, it should start in the classroom
• I mean that is where I think classroom I mean that is where I think we<00:29:51.679> believe<

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint AEN-PSM hearing on February 7, 2025 focused primarily on three agriculture-related measures and one animal welfare bill, with additional discussion of pesticide drift monitoring, coffee labeling, and a gas-pump labeling bill. SB 762 would create an Agricultural Crimes Council and authorize agricultural crime investigators; testimony from the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Law Enforcement, the Attorney General’s office, Hawaii Farm Bureau, Hawaii Farmers Union, and several members of the public was generally supportive, with repeated calls for stronger enforcement, community involvement, and in some cases allowing investigators to be armed. Some testifiers also urged changes to the appointment process for council members, preferring neighborhood boards or local officials over gubernatorial appointments. The committee discussed combining related agricultural crime bills and noted concerns about investigator safety in remote areas. SB 763 would establish an agriculture enforcement program within the Department of Law Enforcement and a special fund. Testimony was strongly supportive from state agencies and farm groups, with speakers emphasizing the need for more effective response to agricultural theft, poaching, and related crimes. Several public testifiers linked the bill to broader community safety and asked for clearer funding, training, coordination, performance metrics, and technology use. The committee also heard SB 1022, which would prohibit leaving pets in dangerous conditions in vehicles and allow officers, firefighters, animal control, and in some cases private citizens to rescue animals; the Attorney General said existing cruelty statutes may already cover the conduct and suggested amendments, while HPD opposed the bill. Members asked about liability for rescuers and whether the proposal might affect property-crime enforcement. The committee also heard SB 1304 on pesticide drift monitoring funding, with the Department of Agriculture supporting the measure and explaining it was needed to complete a required project under an EPA-related agreement. A Hawaii Alliance for Progressive Action representative raised concerns about the methodology of prior studies, and a public testifier described a recent odor incident near a roadway and school. SB 1015, requiring labels on gas dispensing equipment warning about fossil fuel impacts, drew support from the Department of Agriculture and the Public Utilities Commission but opposition from the Hawaii Energy Marketers Association. SB 500 on coffee labeling and regional origin was also heard, with the Department of Agriculture in support. In decision-making, the committees adopted recommendations to pass SB 762 with amendments, SB 763 with amendments, SB 1022 with technical amendments, SB 1304 with technical amendments, and SB 1015 as is; SB 500 was not acted on in the portion provided.

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• WE ALSO CODIFIED A TEACHER BILL OF RIGHTS THAT GUARANTEES THE RIGHT TO TEACH IN AN ORDERLY CLASSROOM
• ULTIMATELY THESE TECHNOLOGIES WILL BE DESIGNED BY HUMAN BEINGS.
• THE TECHNOLOGY MAY CHANGE, THE WINDOW DRESSING MAY BE DIFFERENT, BUT HUMAN NATURE IS WHAT IT IS.
• SOME HAVE EVEN SUGGESTED THIS TECHNOLOGY WILL DISPLACE HUMAN BEINGS.
• WE WELCOME TECHNOLOGIES THAT ENHANCE THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE BUT NOT THOSE PURPORTING TO SUPPLANT IT.

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• However, to fully realize this potential, we must ensure that our team is trained, our technology is
• <03:35:37.399> and One students out of the classroom and One students out of the classroom
• Friends of Hō Technology Academy not present. Friends for Sunset Academy not present.
• not present friends of Hoy Technology not present friends of Hoy Technology Academy<05:43:57.958
• <06:01:49.680> across of leadership we in classrooms across of leadership we in classrooms

Keywords: 910, house, all

Bills: HB4319, HB4317, HB1225, HB3076, HB3081, HB4226, SCR17, HB4432, HB3304, HB3411, HB3435, HB4339, HB4331, HB4341, HB4342, HB1770, HB1016, HB4113, HB2950, HB4141, HB3277, HB2988, HB3029, HB3338, HB1889, HB3834, HB3831, HB2939, HB3045, HB3657, HB1739, HB3759, HB3755, HB4484, HB4486, HB4108, HB1250, HB2961, HB1219, HB3025, HB1782, HB1907, HB3718, HB4459, HB2976, HB3548, HB3545, HB2952, HB2929, HB2956, HB2973, HB3055, HB3086, HB3040, HB3794, HB4336, HB3151, HB1590, HB3581, HB3313, HB3429, HB3448, HB1752, HB2650, HB3584, HB4202, HB3586, HB4321, HB4280, HB3650, HCR1020, HB2116, HB2206, HB4301, HB3625, HB3147, HB3403, HB3498, HB3970, HB3975, HB3976, HB3980, HB4265, HB4266, HB3638, HB3880, HB3930, HB3942, HB3944, HB4191, HB3242, HB3678

Keywords: administrative procedures, rulemaking authority, specific authority, legislative review, agency rules, accounting, CPA, licensure, educational requirements, reciprocity, professional conduct, vital records, birth certificate, birth registration, biological sex, sex designation, male, female, nonbinary, gender identity

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• House Bill 3076 creates a new alternative teaching certification pathway to the classroom.
• And that includes their observation period, the practicum that they do in the classroom.
• , and then came out into the classroom Served the longest.
• We're seeing fewer students Going into the classroom.
• We don't need to require standards that anybody can come into the classroom and teach.

Bills: HB4319, HB4317, HB1225, HB3076, HB3081, HB4226, SCR17, HB4432, HB3304, HB3411, HB3435, HB4339, HB4331, HB4341, HB4342, HB1770, HB1016, HB4113, HB2950, HB4141, HB3277, HB2988, HB3029, HB3338, HB1889, HB3834, HB3831, HB2939, HB3045, HB3657, HB1739, HB3759, HB3755, HB4484, HB4486, HB4108, HB1250, HB2961, HB1219, HB3025, HB1782, HB1907, HB3718, HB4459, HB2976, HB3548, HB3545, HB2952, HB2929, HB2956, HB2973, HB3055, HB3086, HB3040, HB3794, HB4336, HB3151, HB1590, HB3581, HB3313, HB3429, HB3448, HB1752, HB2650, HB3584, HB4202, HB3586, HB4321, HB4280, HB3650, HCR1020, HB2116, HB2206, HB4301, HB3625, HB3147, HB3403, HB3498, HB3970, HB3975, HB3976, HB3980, HB4265, HB4266, HB3638, HB3880, HB3930, HB3942, HB3944, HB4191, HB3242, HB3678

Keywords: administrative procedures, rulemaking authority, specific authority, legislative review, agency rules, accounting, CPA, licensure, educational requirements, reciprocity, professional conduct, vital records, birth certificate, birth registration, biological sex, sex designation, male, female, nonbinary, gender identity

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• , curtains from our elementary classrooms, curtains from our elementary classrooms, leaving<00:33
• . technology. technology.
• Like if I'm in a classroom and teachers.
• he hated all the noise in my classroom.
• Uh hated all the noise in my classroom.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• , how technology is morphing and evolving.
• , how technology is morphing and evolving.
• that goes on in our classrooms and labs.
• that goes on in our classrooms and labs.
• Adaptive technologies for easier aging and prolonged independence.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee held an informational hearing on the economic impact of Massachusetts higher education institutions, with opening remarks noting the significance of September 11 and the role colleges and universities play in the state’s economy, workforce, and research ecosystem. UMass leaders testified first, describing UMass as a major employer and economic driver that educates large numbers of Massachusetts residents, supports thousands of jobs, and generates billions in annual economic activity. They emphasized the importance of research funding, warned that federal grant cancellations, suspensions, and slowdowns were harming research operations and talent retention, and voiced strong support for Governor Healey’s proposed DRIVE initiative as bridge funding to protect research capacity and jobs. Committee members focused heavily on workforce preparation in emerging fields such as AI, cyber, quantum computing, and engineering. UMass leaders said AI is being embedded across curricula and research, but also warned that financial constraints forced reductions in PhD admissions, especially in computer science and engineering, which could weaken the future workforce pipeline. They also described the practical effects of grant uncertainty, including reduced graduate admissions and concerns about losing researchers to institutions abroad. Members asked for more detailed data on grant timing, funding gaps, and where students and researchers were going. A second panel from private colleges and universities, including AICUM, Suffolk, Smith, and Clark, highlighted the broad economic and civic contributions of private higher education. Testimony cited large annual economic impacts, job creation, tax revenue, community service, legal clinics, dual enrollment, entrepreneurship support, sustainability investments, and access programs. Speakers also discussed enrollment pressures, COVID-related social and mental health challenges, student visa and federal policy concerns, and the need to preserve liberal arts alongside career-focused training. The committee then heard from MIT, where testimony focused on research commercialization, biotech spinouts, and the role of federal, philanthropic, and industry funding in sustaining innovation; members pressed for more data on funding sources and asked what state policy could do to keep talent and businesses in Massachusetts. The hearing continued with additional public higher education testimony, including Bridgewater State, Bristol Community College, and Northeastern, which emphasized workforce-aligned programs, social mobility, apprenticeships, co-op education, and the need for better coordination between higher education, employers, and state workforce systems.