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• 2,000 feet in about a mile straight up the mountain, consisting of 2,768 steps at an average of a 45% grade
• and as steep as a 68% grade.
• The official difficulty level, as trails are often labeled with Their level of difficulty is quote difficult
• has a history, and all these young ladies that go through it have a history of teamwork, excellent grades

Bills: HB3880, HB3263, HB2970, HB3043, HB3044, HB3078, HB3940, HB4117, HB3428, HB4275, HB3257, HB3901, HB4298, HB4260, HB2981, HB3695, HB2960, HB3967, HB3968, HB4339, HB4341, HB4342, HB2940, HB4295, HB4196, HB3134, HB1016

Keywords: Oklahoma Today Magazine, Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, tourism promotion, advertising sales, commission pay, employee bonus, sales commission, digital publication, print publication, sponsorships, bulk subscriptions, newsstand sales, ancillary products, public records, procurement exemption, administrative procedures exemption, tourism magazine, revenue sharing, executive director, state agency compensation

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• The P-TECH program, as y'all probably know, provides students in grades 9 through 12 the opportunity
• significant declines in student scores, increased teacher burnout and vacancies, and a high stress level
• indicated It's that a percentage of students in districts with a four-day school week who met STAR meets grade
• level standards in reading and language arts were 6-8% lower than the average students that attend a
• So, in essence, it works; however, the grades, or the scores of the tests, are concerning, and I think

Bills: HB 1209, HB4746

Keywords: school funding, instructional days, education, public schools, school performance, four-day school week, performance rating, school governance, school calendar, education funding, emergency closures, school district, school operations, Texas education, public school accountability, academic distinction designation, postsecondary readiness, career and technical education, CTE, P-TECH

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• Our members lead at all levels consumer.
• This includes the railroad grade section that crosses the Range River.
• So, that rail grade has been there for quite some time.
• :19:59.040> largely<01:19:59.600> recovered grade has sunk and largely recovered grade
• 20:08.560> in Naturally fluctuating water levels in Naturally fluctuating water levels in addition

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• In most cases, that's the program<00:04:03.640> level. program level. program level.
• It's not controlled at that level, but it's informative at that level.
• It's not controlled at that level, but it's informative at that level.
• levels are, anything you need. levels are, anything you need.
• . levels. levels.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Budget Process 00:02:28 Allotment Process 00:10:30 School Facilities Construction Commission 00:29:10 Role of KDE in School Facilities Funding 00:47:00 Kentucky School Boards Association 01:13:25 Elementary and Secondary School Construction 01:20:40 Perkins V Funding 01:35:32, 958, all

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• students are stuck in the lowest levels students are stuck in the lowest levels of<00:54:17.319>
• Paul serving more than a thousand students in kindergarten through 12th grade.
• We are a public charter school serving over 550 students from preschool through 8th grade.
• We opened in 2015 and serve students from grades 6 to 12 who live in the metro area.
• We opened in 2015 and serve students from grades 6 to 12 who live in the metro area.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I'm just going to give you a high-level overview, and then we'll move on.
• It includes both competitive awards at the national level for capital and construction projects.
• We are improving safety at grade highway-rail crossings.
• Grade that's certainly needed. We're looking to get that.
• There's a lot of information here, but I'll give you a high-level overview.

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• Parental level.
• And what I'm saying is, what is the level of evidence that's going to be necessary in order to remove
• It outlines how decisions are made at the school district level.
• It's not unusual in small schools for there to be only one teacher in a grade level, or perhaps one teacher
• Training at the campus level will mitigate a lot of those high-end but mid-level kinds of issues.

Bills: SB27, SB226, SB326, SB570, SB605, SB870, SB991, SB1871, SB1872, SB1873, SB1874, SB1924, SB1925

Keywords: residency, public schools, child safety placement, enrollment, education code, antisemitism, student conduct, education, disciplinary actions, Texas Education Code, truancy, attendance policy, chronic absenteeism, school attendance, student absence notifications, parent notification, home visit, attendance officer, truancy court, school district

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• <00:26:41.560> level prescribing by doctoral level level prescribing by doctoral level level
• For example, Fairfax, which operates at every grade level, has a rate of economic disadvantage that is
• <02:58:37.040> level,<02:58:37.640> has<02:58:37.840> a operates at every grade
• level, has a operates at every grade level, has a rate<02:58:38.160> of<02:58:38.360> economic
• . grades. grades.

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House opened with a devotional by Representative Tiffany Lumley focused on lessons from horses and horsemanship, using the imagery to encourage legislators to lead, listen, stay patient, and remain attentive to constituents outside the chamber. The chamber then welcomed newly appointed Representative Kevin Scully of Burlington, who was sworn in and assigned to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs. Members took up several procedural items and resolutions. Senate Bill 239, relating to a child abuse and neglect reporting working group and carrying an appropriation, was referred to Appropriations, and Senate Bill 157, relating to recovery residence certification and affecting state revenue, was referred to Ways and Means after a favorable report with amendment from Human Services. The House also read and adopted concurrent resolutions honoring the federal TRIO programs in Vermont, recognizing tourism economy day and the importance of the visitor economy, and honoring former Representative John Killacky of South Burlington for his artistic and legislative contributions. Multiple members offered personal remarks about John Killacky/Colacci, his arts career, activism, and service in the House, and guests connected to the resolutions were welcomed from the gallery. The House then concurred in the Senate proposal of amendment to House Bill 237, which would allow certain doctoral-level psychologists to prescribe medications. The committee explained the Senate’s changes, including revised training and rotation requirements, a later effective date, and a future OPR report, and said the bill was intended as one tool to address mental health provider shortages; the House agreed by voice vote. The chamber next began second reading of House Bill 955, a major education reform bill titled “next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system,” with the Education Committee describing mandatory cooperative education service areas, merger study committees, and related changes intended to improve efficiency, support local voice, and strengthen public education. No final action on H.955 was taken in the portion provided.

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• A few of those schools have added every seventh-grade student goes through them and most eighth-grade
• And so that is the target audience to hit sixth and seventh and eighth-grade students.
• But seventh and eighth grade is the target. Every school that we've started it so far.
• Many of those jobs that we were training for entry-level accountants and things like that are now going
• And we're doing the minimum to keep the docent program functioning at a minimal level.

Keywords: 914, all

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• They have to start at a lower grade and work up.
• They have to start at a lower grade and work up.
• Recommendations to maintain current FTE levels.
• Recommendations to maintain current FTE levels.
• Recommendations to maintain current FTE levels.

Bills: SB1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards

Summary: The committee heard a Legislative Budget Board presentation and then testimony from the Department of Public Safety on the Article 5 public safety budget. LBB said DPS’s 2026-27 recommendation totals $3.7 billion, down from the prior base, while FTEs rise by 856.7. Major items included increased funding for driver license services and customer support, new trooper funding and recruit schools, crime lab operations, border security, and reductions tied to one-time facility, vehicle, and aircraft spending. The committee also discussed new riders, including one to lapse unused trooper funds and require reporting after recruit schools. Members focused heavily on driver license operations, questioning why prior staffing increases and a prior efficiency study had not solved long wait times, high call abandonment, and appointment delays. DPS and LBB said the agency receives about 22,000 calls per day, answers only about 9 percent, and is seeking more staff plus technology upgrades such as automation, kiosks, and better online processing. Senators also raised concerns about rural access, REAL ID document requirements, and whether the department should rethink its processes rather than simply add employees. DPS leadership then described needs for the Williamson County training academy, additional troopers, Capitol and Alamo security, border operations, aircraft and vehicle replacement, and regional headquarters in El Paso and San Antonio. Members asked about Operation Lone Star costs, overtime, pursuit safety, border crime, oilfield theft, and sexual assault kit and toxicology backlogs. DPS said border deployments remain focused on criminal threats, that overtime is partly driven by deployments and staffing shortages, and that the sexual assault kit backlog is down to 118 cases with a goal of zero by April. The committee later recessed and began the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission budget presentation, where LBB outlined a $115.1 million recommendation and noted ongoing costs for the AIMS technology project.

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• Uh we use grade level appropriate of AI.
• > instruction a grade appropriate uh level instruction a grade appropriate uh level instruction
• We let them know, you know, as the grade level is, what the daily opportunities are.
• You know, the three grade levels growth.
• <03:37:32.720> levels<03:37:33.040> to change slightly in a few grade levels to change

Keywords: 916, all

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• at the first degree of heightened level at the first degree of heightened level at the first degree
• how do we how do we determine the grade how do we how do we determine the grade how do we how do we
• you what the floor level is and tells you what the floor level is and tells you what the floor level
• to take to be able to do the floor level to take to be able to do the floor level and for different
• no level that has this uh one level no level that has this uh one level no level whatever for whatever

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• knee-jerk, rash decisions at the local level.
• So, there's really not much change at the local level.
• There's no changes on the state level.
• , but we're not saying that every grade has to take this.
• would measure your oxygen levels.

Bills: HJR1088, HJR1090, HJR1091, HB1370, SB2154, HJR1092, HJR1093, HJR1095, HJR1099, HJR1100, HB3021, SB893, SB206, SB248, SB259, SB423, SB563, SB604, SB633, HJR1077, SB667, SB1224, SB1257, SB1264, SB1319, SB1360, SB1437, SB1531, SB1543, SB1806, HB3004, SB1572, HB4342, SB1618, SB2, SB237, SB1632, SB1687, SB1726, SB1859, SB1894, SB1461, HB4432, SB1948, SB1589, SJR52, SR46, HCR1030, SB2071, SB2182, SB1451, HJR1088, HJR1090, HJR1091, HJR1092, HJR1093, HJR1095, HJR1096, HJR1099, HJR1100, SB2185, SB893, HB3021, SR46, SB206, SB237, SB248, SB259, SB423, SB563, SB604, SB625, SB633, SB667, SB1224, SB1257, SB1264, SB1319, SB1360, SB1378, SB1437, SB1531, SB1543, SB1572, SB1618, SB1632, SB1687, SB1726, SB1806, SB1859, SB1894, SB1948, SB2071, SJR52, HB1370, HJR1077, SB2, SB1451, SB2182, HCR1030

Keywords: education rules, administrative rules, joint resolution, Oklahoma State Department of Education, higher education, State Regents for Higher Education, Teachers' Retirement System, charter schools, Statewide Charter School Board, career and technology education, CTE, OEQA, rule approval, legislative oversight, permanent rules, school governance, teacher retirement, education agencies, Oklahoma Register, Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry

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• But you still have systems out there that have a good number of students with a level of poverty, as
• change in the bill you will find in the synopsis where it says these will only be placed in fifth grade
• and above. 5th through 12th grade is where these would be located.
• only be placed in fifth grade and above. only be placed in fifth grade and above. 5th<00:24:48.880
• > where<00:24:50.640> these 5th through 12th grade is where these 5th through 12th grade

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• any must-pass assessment under 1003.4282 or statute 1008.22 or an alternate assessment by the end of grade
• any must-pass assessment under 1003.4282 or statute 1008.22 or an alternate assessment by the end of grade
• We also housed the Florida Campaign for Grade Level Reading, and that is an initiative statewide that
• Well, we had to do away with those things because our resources were so tight at the school level.
• And so a major part of what the gentleman said was the use of the funds to provide that level of rigor

Summary: The Pre-K through 12 Budget Subcommittee met during Budget Week and first considered three member bills. House Bill 1111, by Rep. Valdes, would eliminate the option for students to leave high school with a certificate of completion instead of a standard diploma. Valdes said the bill was inspired by students who met credit requirements but could not pass a required assessment, and argued the certificate does not provide access to college, trade school, or military service. The bill passed unanimously, 15-0. CS for House Bill 127, by Rep. Kendall, would support students with disabilities by using existing Florida Department of Education curriculum to create micro-credentials and coordinating with the Florida Center for Students with Unique Abilities and OSHA on workplace safety. Goodwill, the Florida Developmental Disabilities Council, Florida PTA, and others supported the bill, which also passed unanimously, 15-0. House Bill 1367, by Rep. Booth, addressed chronic absenteeism by requiring statewide definitions and more uniform attendance reporting, along with rules for excused and unexcused absences and early identification of chronically absent students. Testimony emphasized inconsistent district policies and the need for clearer data and interventions. The bill passed 13-0, with some members noting concerns about implementation details and future rulemaking. The committee then took up PCB-P-PKB-2501, the proposed conforming bill for the fiscal year 2025-2026 Pre-K through 12 budget. The chair said the bill was designed to align statutes with budget and scholarship funding procedures, especially around the Florida Education Finance Program and scholarship payments. The PCB would require Florida student ID numbers for scholarship students, standardize cross-checking against FTE survey data, set quarterly payment dates, and use one data source for both reporting and withholding scholarship-related FFP amounts. It also would reduce certain add-on weights by 50%, remove the budget stabilization program, and repeal the educational enrollment stabilization program. Several members raised concerns that the add-on weight reductions could hurt career and technical education, AICE, IB, and CAPE programs, while the sponsor argued the data showed too much spending in an “other” category and that the reductions were aimed at aligning funding with actual program costs. Public testimony was mixed: some supported tighter accountability and clearer payment rules, while others warned against undermining expensive career-readiness programs. The PCB passed 11-2. After the conforming bill, the chair presented the proposed fiscal year 2025-2026 Pre-K through 12 budget, totaling just under $21 billion, about $400 million below the current year. She said the budget reflects a need to slow spending growth and includes $20 million for New Worlds Scholarship Accounts, $7 million for security grants at Jewish day schools and preschools, $14 million for public school transportation stipends, an overall FEFP increase of about $747.7 million, $100 million for teacher salary increases, and increases in the base student allocation and funds per student. The committee did not vote on the budget recommendation at this meeting; it was distributed for review and will move to the Budget Committee next week.

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• , at the the offer at the doctoral level, at the the level,<00:13:25.800> and<00:13:25.920>
• <00:13:26.640> We<00:13:26.760> We level, and that sort of thing.
• way through 12th grade.
• and a cohort that moves from 6th grade and a cohort that moves from 6th grade all<00:18:21.040><
• Um and all the way through 12th grade.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Education met for an overview of the Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE). After approving the prior meeting minutes, staff from CPE explained that the council was reconstituted in 1997 and serves as Kentucky’s statewide coordinating body for higher education, with responsibilities including advising the General Assembly and governor, coordinating the postsecondary system, supporting budget and performance funding work, and using data to track outcomes. They described Kentucky’s governance structure, including the KCTCS governing board, independent boards at public universities, and CPE’s role in licensing private institutions and overseeing transfer, closed-school records, and tuition approval. CPE staff emphasized statewide strategic planning and the “60 by 30” goal of having 60% of working-age Kentuckians hold a meaningful credential by 2030. They said the agency uses dashboards, KPIs, and peer comparisons to set targets for institutions and monitor enrollment, retention, and graduation. They also highlighted the Kentucky Graduate Profile, a voluntary effort to embed 10 essential workforce skills into general education and major programs, and noted ongoing work on academic program approval, performance funding, and a biennial budget request. The presentation also focused on student support and workforce alignment initiatives. Staff described the Kentucky Advising Academy, the Commonwealth Education Continuum, and the Kentucky Student Success Collaborative, which work with K-12 partners and campuses to improve advising, transfer, wraparound supports, and career planning. They also discussed GEAR UP, the Futurity career-planning platform, and efforts to connect education pathways to workforce needs, including healthcare, veterans, and other adult learners. CPE reported that student debt at graduation has fallen to $10,168 at public institutions and that six in ten Kentucky undergraduates graduate debt free.

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• of participation for these 2 programs and better align that funding amount to that level.
• There's a summer camp required by districts to host for kiddos at the end of 3rd grade.
• If they're not grade level readers, they have a summer camp there prior to provide and parents have the
• think the program will cost 2 main tame that level plus the following summer.
• level?

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• We know that the VA at the federal level had a bunch of cuts, but what I was relieved to hear with the
• had a bunch of VA at the federal level had a bunch of cuts,<00:02:55.200> but<00:02:55.440>
• It wasn't until I was in fifth grade that I really caught on.
• But from my time as a kindergartener to fifth grade, I was the main translator for my community.
• > really<00:14:08.959> caught grade that I really caught grade that I really caught on.<00

Keywords: 1183, house

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• For elementary-aged girls, physicals aren't required to play on the fourth-grade girls volleyball team
• And at the secondary level, the Minnesota State High School League oversees?
• I've had the privilege of coaching a trans athlete at the high school level in previous years.
• How terrible it was when I was in 12th grade.
• You are protecting their safety and opportunities for scholarships to play. at a higher level.

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• Agreement funding from the federal level.
• So we do a lot of tabletop exercises here at the state level, but then... Also at a regional level.
• Of it, they've changed the way they grade.
• Of here that said he graded the road every three weeks, and we said, well, why do you do that?
• Really took it down, but now it's leveled out more.

Summary: The meeting began with a budget presentation from the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry. Secretary Blaine Arthur and Deputy Commissioner Jan Lee described the agency’s divisions and recent efforts to improve efficiency, including expanded online licensing, electronic veterinary inspection certificates, and a new laboratory information system. They highlighted youth and workforce programs, local food initiatives for schools, market development efforts, and ongoing animal health concerns such as avian influenza, equine herpesvirus, and the threat of New World screwworm. They also discussed staffing, turnover, and uncertainty around federal cooperative agreement funding, while noting they were not requesting new or additional appropriations for the upcoming fiscal year. Members asked about meat inspection staffing, the use of one-time forestry firefighting funds, biosecurity and national security coordination, and agency staffing levels. The department said meat inspection was currently in good shape but dependent on federal funding stability, and explained that prior firefighting dollars had been used for equipment purchases. They also said they work with state and federal partners, including DHS and FBI, on threat preparedness and have reduced turnover by adjusting salaries and maintaining staffing at or below prior levels. The Oklahoma Conservation Commission then presented its budget and program overview. Staff described the agency’s long history and current work in water quality, flood control, soil health, unpaved roads, wetlands, and woody species control, especially eastern red cedar removal. They emphasized data-driven, voluntary conservation practices, citing stream cleanups, flood-control dam benefits, pond cleanouts during drought, and the Cherry-Peach watershed project as examples of programs that improve water resources and reduce wildfire risk. The agency said its workload has grown significantly and requested funding for critical dam repairs, local conservation district staffing, continued unpaved roads work, and expansion of woody species control statewide. Members asked about county matching for road and dam projects, who to contact about flooding roads, sediment removal from pond cleanouts, and the effectiveness of county training programs. Commission staff explained that county in-kind work can count as match, local conservation districts are the first point of contact, and the road training has produced measurable savings and better maintenance practices. They also clarified that “high hazard” dams are those where failure could threaten people or infrastructure downstream, not necessarily dams that are structurally failing.