Transcript Highlights:

• The student-based models funds increase or decrease as CTE student enrollment changes.
• </c> students enrolled may vary. students enrolled may vary.
• </c> CT student enrollment changes. CT student enrollment changes.
• , as well as CTE students.
• students.

Committee: Joint Appropriations & Revenue

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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• I was nominated by many of these students for Yale's most prestigious student teaching prize.
• This applies to one in five Minnesota students.
• </c><00:46:04.960><c> to</c> encourage students to encourage students to retain<00:46:06.680><c> their
• Sorry about that — 350 students. 500 was an exaggeration. I'm sorry about that.
• our Stu not actually 350 students our Stu not actually 350 students<00:47:20.760><c> 500</c><00:47:21.200

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• First, we'd like to introduce students from Flore and High School's Law Academy and their chaperones.
• Introduce students from Flore and High School's Law Academy and their chaperones who are here for the
• Weeks, who's been guiding these students through their studies of California history.
• My oldest grandson, the oldest grandchild, was a student there just a few years ago.
• Was a student there just a few years ago.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, offered prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognized several guests, including students from Florence High School’s Law Academy, a fourth-grade class from Holy Spirit School, and Brigadier General Nick Brown of Marine Corps Installation West/Camp Pendleton. The chamber also handled routine business, including a motion to remove AB 1389 (Rubio) from the inactive file. The main floor action was on two gubernatorial appointments. Andrew Rakestra was confirmed to the Board of Environmental Safety by a vote of 28-0, and Indira Cameron Banks was confirmed to the Civil Rights Council by a vote of 28-8. Senators also announced upcoming budget subcommittee meetings on resources/environmental protection/energy, health and human services, judicial branch funding and court facilities, and state administration/general government. The Senate then took up adjourn-in-memory tributes. Senator Archuleta honored Yoshi Nakamura, a World War II veteran, educator, artist, and community activist whose life included service in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and decades of teaching in Whittier and at Rio Hondo College. Senator Blakespear honored Dr. Rosemary George Strayley, a longtime international development and women’s rights advocate who served in the Peace Corps, worked with major global institutions, and co-founded Run Women Run. The Senate expressed condolences and agreed to memorialize both individuals.

Transcript Highlights:

• She's an exchange student from Lebanon attending St. A. Andrews Priary School.
• Uh, joining us today, we have another exchange student here who's also at St.
• It's my pleasure to recognize the student government leaders from W.
• If you please stand to be recognized, students.
• </c> pleasure to recognize the student pleasure to recognize the student government<00:03:03.360><c>

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• Uh, if every respiratory program in Kentucky kept every student graduated and every student passed their
• </c><00:02:37.920><c> graduated</c><00:02:38.560><c> every</c><00:02:38.800><c> student</c> every student
• graduated every student every student graduated every student and<00:02:39.360><c> every</c><00:02:39.680
• and every student passed their boards, and every student passed their boards, we<00:02:41.280><c> still
• </c> weeks, uh, we had a 15-year-old student weeks, uh, we had a 15-year-old student athlete<00:04:59.120

Committee: Senate Licensing & Occupations

Keywords: Call to Order 00:00 Roll Call 0:31 HB 36 Discussion 1:10 HB 36 Vote 8:20 HB 776 Discussion 9:42 HB 776 Vote 12:19 HB 236 Discussion 14:15 Adjournment 20:40, 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The American School Counselor Association recommends using special markers to note when a student uses
• The right to privacy and prohibition of disclosing students' gender identity extends to students' parents
• So the minor student is actually requesting and referencing the change.
• feel respected and supported because that’s how students learn best.
• The moment that student makes a request, then you notify the parents, consistent with this bill.

Summary: The committee approved the minutes from March 5, 2026, then took up House Bill 681, which would remove the statute of limitations for aggravated lewd conduct with a child and for producing or making sexually exploitive material. The sponsor and the Idaho Prosecuting Attorneys Association said the bill would help prosecute serious child sexual abuse cases, including cases involving delayed reporting and AI-generated child sexual abuse material. A motion to send the bill to the floor with a due pass recommendation passed unanimously. The committee then heard extensive testimony on House Bill 822, a parental rights bill requiring schools and health care providers to notify parents when a minor requests assistance with social transition or related changes. Supporters argued it protects parental rights and prevents secret transitions; opponents said it could endanger vulnerable youth, create vague reporting duties, and expose providers and schools to excessive penalties. After debate, a motion to hold the bill in committee failed 12-4, and the original motion to send it to the floor with a due pass recommendation passed. Finally, the committee considered Senate Bill 1296, which updates Idaho’s criminal trespass law to create a specific offense for disrupting worship services at houses of worship and sets misdemeanor penalties for intentional interference. Supporters said it would protect churches from harassment and disruption while preserving lawful protest. After limited testimony, the committee voted unanimously to send the bill to the floor with a due pass recommendation.

Transcript Highlights:

• We're working to Future-proof student housing.
• A lot of student housing in times past has been only reflective or available for students.
• A lot of our students go out during the summer.
• It would have to be a student fee-funded activity.
• So as we operate with shared governance with our student body and our student body council, it's a conversation

Committee: House Water & Natural Resources Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> assistance for lowi income students assistance for lowi income students Beyond<01:43:18.080><c>
• </c> religious exemptions for student religious exemptions for student vaccinations<02:20:04.200><c>
• </c> the thousands of students and families the thousands of students and families that<02:34:22.439>
• In Hawaii, over at least 90% of students' families have gotten their students vaccinated.
• </c><04:18:33.800><c> will</c><04:18:34.800><c> students</c> that there's a students will students that

Committee: House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs heard several measures, beginning with HB 194, which would designate May 22 as Maritime Day. Testimony from labor, health, and community groups was in support, and the committee later recommended passage of the bill as is, with several members voting yes and some reserving or being excused. HB 458 would designate April 27 as Brother Joseph Dutton Day; the Department of Accounting and General Services, the Joseph Dutton Guild, and a descendant all supported it, and the committee recommended passage with technical amendments. HB 957 would designate the first Friday in May as Lā‘au Day; support came from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Hawaii Farm Bureau, and many individuals, and the committee recommended passage as is. HB 345 would establish the ʻōpae ula as the state shrimp to promote awareness and protection of anchialine ecosystems; DLNR, Kuaʻāina Ulu ʻAu, and other supporters testified, and the committee recommended passage with technical amendments. The committee also heard HB 901, which would allow public charter schools to appeal directly to the Board of Education on certain operational, governance, or funding matters. The Attorney General and the Public Charter School Commission offered technical comments and suggested amendments, while the commission described its current monitoring and renewal process and said it works closely with schools over the life of a charter contract. Members raised concerns about whether the bill would shift too much work to the Board of Education, and one member voted no when the committee later moved the bill with the Attorney General’s amendments. HB 1066 would add Head Start-related ex officio members to the Early Learning Board; the Early Learning Board and the Executive Office on Early Learning supported it, explaining the changes were needed to align with the federal Head Start Act, and the committee moved it forward without opposition. HB 1069 would add voting members from the Department of Education and Board of Education to the School Facilities Authority Board. DOE and the School Facilities Authority supported the change as a way to strengthen collaboration, though questions from members focused on the current communication process between the agencies. HB 1343 would require the Board of Education to adopt a policy banning student phone and related device use during school hours; the committee noted written testimony in support and then moved to decision-making. At the end of the meeting, the committee adopted recommendations to pass HB 194, HB 458 with technical amendments, HB 957, HB 345 with technical amendments, HB 901 with amendments, HB 1066, HB 1069, and HB 1343.

Transcript Highlights:

• Students in grades K through 3 start at Maple Elementary School today, and students in grades 4 and 5
• </c><00:28:53.200><c> moving</c> students remain with the students moving students remain with the students
• </c> all those students in the district. all those students in the district.
• </c> have stepped up for their students. have stepped up for their students.
• Claremont students have their students.

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• board, whose role... ...that the parent and student meet with the board of trustees or charter school
• But for those who have been absent for the first 10 days, typically a homeschool student, they will be
• This helps the homeschool students.
• This also helps our public school students retain a more accurate count of their student enrollment.
• Public school students retain a more accurate count of their student enrollment.

Committee: Senate Education

Summary: The Senate Education Committee heard House Bill 785, which would create a school disciplinary framework for inappropriate online behavior such as harassment, threats, bullying, or discriminatory content directed at students, parents, employees, or volunteers. Senator Ben Tave explained that the bill would require investigation of reports, notify parents or guardians, and allow school boards or charter governing boards to impose proportional discipline such as warnings, required online behavior awareness training, suspension, or expulsion. No one testified in opposition or support, and the committee moved the bill to the floor with a due pass recommendation. The committee also heard House Bill 846, presented by Representative Barbara Ehart on behalf of District 33. The bill was described as a simple fix to help homeschool families and improve enrollment accuracy by removing students from school rolls if they are absent for the first 10 days of the school year, while preserving normal enrollment for students who remain in public or charter schools or later return. After brief discussion, including a light exchange about whether the bill would end up in the Supreme Court, the committee voted to send the bill to the floor with a due pass recommendation. Finally, the committee agreed by unanimous consent to remove House Bill 711 from the agenda and not hear it that day. The meeting then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• board, whose role... ...that the parent and student meet with the board of trustees or charter school
• But for those who have been absent for the first 10 days, typically a homeschool student, they will be
• This helps the homeschool students.
• This also helps our public school students retain a more accurate count of their student enrollment.
• Public school students retain a more accurate count of their student enrollment.

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And 1247 deals with relating to protection of a student, a victim of sexual assault.
• So we, the one amendment talked about expanding from convicted student to responsible student and from
• provide the school in which the convicted student is enrolled with notice of court's filing.
• Because we could see students who have reached the age of majority and still be in high school.
• We could see students who have reached the age of majority and still be in high school.

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Senate Education Committee reconvened to address House Bill 1247, relating to protection of a student who is a victim of sexual assault. Senator Axtman explained that a proposed amendment to extend suspension time in rare cases where a case remains active was not adopted because it could conflict with providing adequate educational access, and the committee agreed not to amend that provision. Members then clarified a separate amendment to HB 1247 that incorporated testimony-based changes, including language addressing notice procedures for juvenile and adult cases and students who are over 18 but still enrolled in high school. The committee adopted Amendment 25.0807.02001 to HB 1247 by a 6-0 vote. Afterward, the committee passed HB 1247 as amended on a 6-0 vote, and Senator Wobbema was assigned as carrier. The committee also briefly confirmed that HB 1223 was already good to go and did not require further action. At the end of the meeting, members discussed the schedule for the following Monday and agreed to start at 10:00 a.m. The committee then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• Are you doing any kind of work with students, either in higher ed or in high schools or beyond?
• Mia enrolled at a private school and is now a student at Tufts.
• There's prestige in those social clubs that students join. So this was all pre-October 7.
• They emailed all Jewish students on campus to ask them to disavow Israel and Zionism.
• . ...and so trying to really be committed to a safe learning environment for all students.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Special Commission on Combating Anti-Semitism opened by approving the minutes from its November 5, 2025 meeting and outlining plans for its next meeting on November 20, when it expects to vote on the draft master report and recommendations. The chair explained that revised drafts would be circulated, changes would be handled by motion, and the final vote would be by roll call. The meeting then moved through several public panels focused on prevention, education, workplace support, and community safety. Parents for Peace testified that anti-Semitism and extremism should be treated as a public health crisis and urged state funding for training in K-12 schools, healthcare, and law enforcement. The panel described its intervention work with radicalized youth and families, argued for early-warning training for educators, and recommended diversion resources for courts and prosecutors so cases can be addressed before they escalate. Commissioners asked about the origins of radicalization, the need for school-based training, and how to connect courts and police to available resources. Project Shema’s Orrin Jacobson argued that effective anti-Semitism education must be nuanced, pluralistic, and grounded in a better understanding of Jewish identity and contemporary anti-Semitism, especially in conversations about Israel and Palestine. He said the group has run dozens of workshops in Massachusetts and emphasized that institutions should adopt content-neutral norms, train staff and administrators, and measure whether trainings lower tensions and increase willingness to intervene. Commissioners asked about handling activists who reject nuance, the role of faculty versus students, and whether classroom norms should limit teachers from advancing personal agendas. A workplace panel from Klaal and Combined Jewish Philanthropies presented survey data showing many Jewish employees feel unsafe being openly Jewish at work and that antisemitism training is the top requested support. They described rapid growth in Jewish employee resource groups, existing programming and stipends for ERG leaders, and recommended mandatory anti-Semitism training, support for Jewish affinity groups in public and private sectors, and broader convenings of major employers. The commission also heard from Truah rabbis and educators, who urged stronger interfaith solidarity, a state office of faith-based and neighborhood partnerships, and explicit attention to democracy and civil rights as part of anti-Semitism strategy. After a recess, the commission heard from Israeli-American, Russian Jewish, and Persian Jewish witnesses who described antisemitism as a lived, personal, and civic issue affecting immigrants and their families. They called for inclusion of diverse Jewish voices in state initiatives, stronger protections for Israeli-American businesses, and recognition that anti-Zionist rhetoric often becomes direct harassment of Jews. The chair said the testimony and suggested edits would be incorporated into the draft report, and the meeting ended with plans for further revisions before the final vote.

Transcript Highlights:

• and four, relating to human trafficking and exploitation prevention and awareness education for students
• And so the curriculum, the presentation to students, has to be thoughtful. It has to be.
• The curriculum, the presentation to students, has to be thoughtful.
• Whatever will make it work so that all students are educated.
• Whatever will make it work so that all students are educated.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Senate conference committee on Senate Bill 2330 met to resolve differences between the Senate and House versions of the bill, which concerns human trafficking and exploitation prevention and awareness education in schools. House members explained their amendments, including adding non-public schools, narrowing some statutory language, removing the appropriation section because funding had been moved into the Attorney General’s budget, and changing the bill’s structure to reduce what they viewed as an overly broad mandate. Senators and House members then debated whether the education should be required for all grades or limited to specific grades, and whether it should be delivered every year or every other year. Testimony from Amy Boyd-Bomey of YouthWorks and Stacey Schaefer of the 31A Project supported focusing the program on grades 6 and 10, with later discussion adding grade 12. They said sixth grade is a key entry point into junior high and social media exposure, tenth grade is important because of dropout risk, and twelfth grade would be the last opportunity to reach students before adulthood. They also said repeating the same material every year could dilute the message, that the curriculum should be thoughtful and trauma-informed, and that “best practices” may be preferable to the bill’s “evidence-based” language because of cost and feasibility. They emphasized that presenters must be prepared for disclosures from students after the training. Committee members also discussed logistics and funding. The witnesses said the Attorney General’s budget line for the program would fund third-party organizations through a grant process, with reporting requirements, and that the proposed amount was based on their cost estimates. Members raised concerns about whether the funding would cover all schools and grades, especially if non-public schools were included. Several members argued against mandating the program in non-public schools at this time, citing uncertainty about related legislation and the need to maximize available funds, while others said private school students also face trafficking risks and should not be excluded. The committee did not take final action on the bill; instead, members agreed to continue working on amendments, including grade levels, annual versus biennial implementation, the “may include” language, the “evidence-based” standard, and the non-public school issue, and to reconvene at a later meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• ><c> incredibly</c> student, it has been incredibly student, it has been incredibly meaningful<00:16:
• It also all of your other student pages.
• Without you, I may not student page.
• Ellen, on selecting these student pages. Ellen, on selecting these student pages.
• </c> kind to our student pages. kind to our student pages.

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I know that Idahoans, parents, and students all appreciate President Trump's beliefs, as we do, that
• privacy, parent privacy around their students.
• Are our students better prepared? Is there any meaningful improvement that we can point to?
• with disabilities, students who are experiencing homelessness, students who are at low income, students
• with disabilities, students who are experiencing homelessness, students who are at low income, students

Committee: House State Affairs

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 1326, which would restrict government employees and agents from entering private property without permission or a warrant, with exceptions for exigent circumstances, welfare checks, service of papers, and certain other activities. The bill sponsors argued it was needed to protect Fourth Amendment and property rights and to create a civil penalty for unauthorized entry. Opponents, including Idaho Fish and Game, Trout Unlimited, and some lawmakers, said it would hinder routine compliance checks, poaching investigations, and interagency cooperation, and could require new permission-tracking systems. Supporters, including landowners, the Idaho Farm Bureau, and agricultural groups, described repeated trespass concerns and said the bill would improve accountability. The committee approved the bill 12-2 and sent it to the floor with a due pass recommendation. The committee then considered Senate Bill 1301, a brewery licensing measure that would allow breweries to operate up to two remote retail locations instead of one. The sponsor and supporters from the Meridian Chamber of Commerce, a brewery owner, and a nonprofit representative said the bill would help small businesses expand, support jobs, and increase community and charitable contributions. No opposition was offered, and the committee passed the bill to the floor with a due pass recommendation. Finally, the committee heard House Joint Memorial 19, which supports eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and returning education authority to the states. The sponsor and supporters argued that education should be controlled locally and that federal bureaucracy and regulations are burdensome. Superintendent of Public Instruction Debbie Critchfield said Idaho already handles much of the work, that federal functions are being shifted among agencies without immediate funding disruptions, and that state-level administration could reduce bureaucracy, though she noted no promise of additional funding. After testimony from policy groups supporting the memorial, the committee passed HJM 19 to the floor with a due pass recommendation.

Transcript Highlights:

• I've heard things about that there's been students that have been able to use IDLA.
• There are students that do take multiple different courses.
• We have students that are able to graduate from high school with an associate's degree.
• We need to keep it funded because our students depend on it.'
• We need to keep it funded because our students depend on it.

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Supports for low income students.
• Title 4A student supports of $10 million.
• receive or where the state does not receive reimbursement for those students.
• That definition at-risk students include low-income students, English learners, Native American students
• , students with disabilities, all of the groups that are, that are, uh, currently.

Committee: House Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee

Transcript Highlights:

• I myself am an unreligious student.
• I myself am an unreligious student.
• students, Jewish students, and all the above.
• But a student can't walk out.
• But a student can't walk out.

Bills: S0212 , S0218 , S0442 , S0460 , S0532 , S0554 , S0644 , S0686 , S0692 , S1054 , S1106 , S1128 , S1134 , S1138 , S1338 , S1434 , S1506 , S1620 , S1748

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: sexual offender, sexual predator, sex offender registry, child protection, residency restriction, loitering, proximity restriction, public swimming pool, school safety, child care facility, day care center, park, playground, conditional release, probation, community control, warrantless arrest, background check, registry screening, minor victims

Summary: The committee first considered SB 1434 on infill redevelopment. A late-filed strike-all amendment narrowed eligibility criteria, including environmental and adjacency requirements, density and intensity limits, and exclusions for certain lands and military areas. The amendment was adopted without opposition, and the bill then passed favorably on an 8-0 vote, with testimony both for and against from advocacy groups. Members then heard several bills related to criminal justice, land use, and local government operations. SB 212 on sexual offenders and sexual predators was amended to add public swimming pools and related restricted-location provisions; the committee heard extensive opposition testimony arguing the bill lacked empirical support and could worsen homelessness and burden families, while supporters said it would reduce temptation and improve safety. The amended bill passed 8-1. SB 686 on agricultural enclaves also received a strike-all amendment clarifying development allowances near interstates and protected-area non-preemption; after opposition from a county Republican committee and support from housing and business groups, it passed 10-0. SB 554 updating nonprofit corporation law, SB 1338 on charitable giving and endowment restrictions, SB 532 on court fee retention by clerks, and SB 218 on land use regulations after hurricanes all passed favorably, each with little or no opposition. The committee also approved SB 692 on cybersecurity standards and liability after debate over whether the bill created enough compliance incentives and whether its liability presumption should apply retroactively; supporters said it would encourage adoption of cybersecurity frameworks, while opponents warned it could weaken local standards and create litigation issues. The bill passed 9-2. SB 1138 on qualified contractors was amended to preserve local government authority while allowing licensed professionals to conduct limited pre-application reviews, and it passed 11-0. Finally, SJR 1104 on religious expression in public schools passed 8-3 after extensive public testimony and debate, with supporters saying it would enshrine existing protections in the Constitution and opponents warning it would favor majority religions and increase bullying and litigation. The committee then took up SB 1106 on requiring state agencies and instructional materials to use “Judea and Samaria” instead of “West Bank,” with the sponsor arguing it reflected historical truth and opponents saying it erased Palestinian identity and inserted the state into an international naming dispute; the transcript ends during public testimony on that bill before any vote is shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• 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
• 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.
• Anna Hines is a Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange student from Germany, who is attending Folsom High

Summary: The Assembly convened in Sacramento with an initial quorum call, then established a quorum and proceeded with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and routine opening business. The chamber dispensed with reading the prior journal, deferred introductions and references of bills, and reported no Governor or Senate messages. Procedural motions were approved, including suspending rules to allow adjournment-in-memory remarks and guest access, and withdrawing S.J.R. 7 from committee and placing it on the third reading file. Members then recognized several guest groups, including Grace Valley Christian School, College of San Mateo student-athletes, the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Agricultural Leadership Class, the Light of the World youth group, and exchange students from Germany and Tajikistan. There was no substantive floor debate on legislation; daily file and several file items were passed, retained, or continued without further action. The main floor activity centered on adjournment-in-memory tributes. Assemblymember Ortega honored former San Leandro Mayor Stephen Cassidy for his public service, school and hospital advocacy, and civic leadership. Assemblymember Wilson honored Joseph R. Martinez, a Solano County agricultural leader and advocate for rural health care. The Assembly observed moments of silence for both individuals. The session concluded with announcements, including a reminder that FPPC Form 700 was due that day, notice of committee meetings, and an adjournment motion carrying the House until Thursday, March 5 at 9 a.m.