Video & Transcript Research : 'education programs'

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Transcript Highlights:
  • Our educators want better outcomes. Our students deserve better outcomes.
  • Our duty as a state is to have strong standards and a strong education system.
  • educated.
  • We've talked a lot About educators. And I know administrative spend.
  • There's a one-time investment in the higher education system.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Feb 12th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

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  • requirement that a health care provider's participation in the Medicaid supplemental reimbursement program
Bills: S0760, S1012, S1536, S1582, S1792
Summary: The Criminal and Civil Justice Committee met with a quorum present and began with a notice that the committee would not present its budget that day, explaining that the budget rollout would be coordinated with House partners and Senate notice requirements, with the next opportunity expected the following week. The committee then moved to legislation, starting with CS for SB 760 by Senator McLean, the Victim Safety and Pre-Trial Release Act, which would address willful violations of court-ordered no-contact conditions for defendants on pretrial release for serious violent crimes. The bill had support from the Florida Sheriffs Association, received no debate, and was reported favorably by roll call vote. The committee next considered SB 1536 by Senator Pizzo on digital voyeurism, described as expanding the reasonable expectation of privacy to include a privately fenced yard. The transcript shows the chair moved on before questions or a vote were taken on that bill. The committee then took up CS for SB 102 by Senator Yarbrough on inmate services, first adopting a leave-filed amendment that revised provisions on inmate welfare trust funds, Medicaid supplemental reimbursement participation, emergency transport reimbursement, and negotiated rates for certain community health care providers, including telehealth and secure-unit care. Justin Senior of the Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida testified in information, saying the amendment was a major positive move, and the amended bill was then reported favorably. At the end of the meeting, the chair noted that two agenda items were being temporarily postponed: CS for SB 1582 on statewide data sharing of secondhand dealer and pawnbroker transactions and SB 1792 on public records for pawnbroker transactions. No further business was raised, and the committee adjourned after a motion by Senator Simon.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

House in Session Apr 23rd, 2025

Florida House Floor Meeting

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  • Furthermore, the bill also creates the Rural Incentive for Professional Educators Program to repay.
  • arts, and culture programming, and we continue to privatize education from the outside, and now we are
  • It also creates a competency-based coaching for educator readiness and teaching program.
  • Programs and professional education competency programs following implementation of the program.
  • I did last year pertaining to educator preparation programs.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 23rd, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

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  • She was instrumental in expanding early college programs.
  • and Parenting Program.
  • . education.
  • Of a reporting and education program for the dangers of balloons to livestock the chair recognizes.
  • and Rural Prosecutors Office Salary. grant program.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

ECD Public Hearing - Wed Feb 18, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST

Economic Development & Technology

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  • And in the original proposal for the biennial, it was 1 million for each program.
  • So, your program is providing them the resources that's available.
  • or a grant with a subsidy program or a grant program<00:30:45.279> as<00:30:45.520> opposed
  • Um, there are some threats to actual child care programs like Head Start.
  • <01:37:44.480> that economy by funding HCDC programs that economy by funding HCDC programs
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several measures, beginning with HB 2410 relating to the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation. Testifiers from HTDC and the Hawaii Food Industry Association stood on written testimony, and members discussed the funding request, which was described as $1 million each for three programs, for a total of $3 million. The measure appeared to have broad support, with no opposition noted. The committee then took up HB 2235 HD1 on the military and community relations office, where Lori Moore of MACC asked for additional funding to support local businesses and education-to-career initiatives statewide. Members asked about the amount, and the request was identified as $1.3 million total. HB 904 on space operations followed, with three supporters and one opponent, though no substantive testimony was captured beyond the vote counts. HB 2201 on state enterprise zones drew testimony from Georgia Skinner of DBEDT’s Creative Industries division, who said the measure would build on a well-run enterprise zone program and help make Hawaii’s film industry more competitive. Tom Yamashita of the Tax Foundation also provided comments. The committee then considered HB 2349 relating to DCCA and DBEDT coordination; DCCA explained it already provides links and information to DBEDT programs, while DBEDT argued that direct data sharing would allow more proactive outreach. Members raised privacy and cost concerns, and DBEDT said it would consider opt-in collection and acknowledged system changes and possible funding needs. The committee also heard two tax credit bills. HB 1972 HD1, on a caregiver tax credit, received strong support from AARP, the Hawaii Public Health Institute, the Hawaii Children’s Action Network, and others, who described caregivers as an “invisible workforce” and argued the credit would help families keep loved ones at home and reduce financial strain. The Tax Foundation suggested a grant or subsidy program might be more efficient than a tax credit and raised concerns about debarment provisions. HB 20007 HD1, on the household and dependent care services tax credit, also drew strong support from public health and family advocacy groups, who said Hawaii families face some of the nation’s highest child care costs and that the bill would better reflect current expenses; the Tax Foundation again raised technical concerns about complexity and debarment. Members asked about fiscal impacts, and testimony indicated the current credit costs about $6 million, with the bill expected to increase that amount. The committee then moved on to HB 2385 HD1 on housing, where the Deputy Attorney General began presenting written comments on whether the bill limits county authority.
TX
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  • It instructs the PUC to consider a wide range of penalty and incentive structures to ensure the program
  • The committee substitute for Senate Bill 715 is essential to ensuring the program can also be used to
  • Retail electric providers offer demand response programs that actively reduce consumption.
  • Texas has long established utility efficiency programs, as noted earlier.
  • to the portfolio level, as Cyrus mentioned earlier, which allows for program adjustments.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Business and Commerce Apr 15th, 2025

Business & Commerce

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  • Now, ...offer through local programs that can make homes more efficient.
  • Retail electric providers offer demand response programs that actively reduce consumption.
  • We're behind Oklahoma and Arkansas on our energy efficiency program. Adrian just showed you.
  • We're behind Oklahoma and Arkansas on our energy efficiency program.
  • mentioned earlier, which allows for program maturation.
Summary: The committee took up a long list of pending bills before moving to several bills on the day’s posting. It reported favorably SB 438, SB 512, SB 647, SB 648, SB 715, SB 758, SB 1964, SB 2121, SB 2145, SB 2167, SB 2330, SB 2349, SB 2443, SB 2629, SB 2702, SB 1495, and SB 2268, with several of those adopted from committee substitutes. Some measures were sent to the local and uncontested calendar, while others were reported to the full Senate. Votes on the pending-business bills were generally strong, though SB 715 and SB 2330 drew recorded opposition; SB 647 and SB 648 had one member present not voting because of confusion over the deed-related bills. A major discussion centered on SB 715, which would establish a reliability standard and penalties/incentives for generation resources. Senator Sparks said the committee substitute would avoid unfairly penalizing existing dispatchable generation, allow wind and solar to qualify through storage or backup power, give the PUC flexibility to set standards and phase in the program, and exempt switchable units. Critics raised concerns that it could raise consumer costs and destabilize the market, while supporters argued it would improve reliability. The committee substitute was adopted and the bill was reported out 6-4. The committee also heard testimony on SB 2330, dealing with payroll deduction for association dues, where the author said the bill would end state involvement in dues collection except for first responders covered by meet-and-confer agreements. Members questioned why teachers and other employees were treated differently, and the bill was reported out 6-5. Other notable bills included SB 2864 on building-integrated photovoltaics, SB 1012 on sale of surplus state property, SB 2221 on fraudulent UCC filings, SB 1705 regulating cryptocurrency kiosks with licensing, transaction limits, fee caps, and a 72-hour hold, SB 1181 on combative sports licensing, SB 2586 on HOA transparency, SB 2075 as a TDLR cleanup bill, and SB 383 restricting offshore wind interconnection based on impacts to shipping, wildlife, and coastal interests. Several of these were left pending after testimony, with SB 1705 drawing both law enforcement support and industry concerns over the fee caps and limits.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Ways & Means Apr 28th, 2025

Ways & Means

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  • 40 years has advocated for public policy for better access to quality health care, food security, education
  • I mean, we talk a lot at Every Texan about education.
  • We advocate for public education. ...that participate in it.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/11/2026 - Senate Government

Government

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  • Educators? No, the book creator. Mr. Chair, you can pick, you can fuck out. Senator Kavanaugh.
  • them, education is an incredibly important part of protecting our children.
  • Education is an incredibly important part of protecting our children. Question? Thank you.
  • We haven't really talked that much about sex education.
  • for doing their job... ...librarians, it criminalizes educators with a felony charge for doing their
Summary: The committee approved the February 4, 2026 minutes and held SB 1571 until the following week. It then heard and advanced several measures, beginning with SB 1745, which would cap transaction privilege/excise tax rates in the state’s largest cities at 2.5% per classification unless approved by voters, and would allow enforcement through the attorney general and state-shared revenue withholding. Supporters argued it would protect taxpayers and restrain municipal tax increases; the bill received a technical amendment and a due pass recommendation. The committee also advanced SB 1686, renaming Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza as the Wesley Bolin and Charlie Kirk Freedom Plaza and authorizing memorial placements for Don Bowles and Charlie Kirk, after brief supportive discussion and no substantive opposition testimony. The committee spent substantial time on SB 1567 and SB 1435, both aimed at restricting public entities, schools, and libraries from exposing minors to sexually explicit materials and from using public facilities for sexually explicit filming or access. Supporters framed the bills as child-protection measures and cited examples of explicit books and materials in libraries and schools; opponents, including the ACLU, warned the definitions were broad, could chill speech, and could criminalize librarians and educators for handling constitutionally protected literature or sex-education materials. Both bills were amended and passed on 4-3 votes, with supporters emphasizing existing obscenity standards and opponents stressing First Amendment concerns and implementation problems. The committee also advanced SB 1433 and SB 1434, which would redraw Maricopa County boundaries and, in the latter bill, create three new counties with a transition board and staggered elections. The sponsor argued Maricopa County had become too large and politically dominant, making government less representative and less responsive; opponents called the proposals expensive, disruptive, and politically motivated, citing concerns about debt division, duplicated county systems, and fiscal impacts. Both bills received due pass recommendations on 4-3 votes. Finally, the committee approved SCR 1024, requiring legislators to live in their district for one year before election, and SCR 1025, moving the legislative session start date from the second Monday to the fourth Monday in January; both resolutions passed unanimously or near-unanimously after sponsor testimony that they would modernize outdated rules and improve use of time.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Education K-16 (Part II) May 8th, 2025

Education K-16

Transcript Highlights:
  • programs.
  • House Bill 120 expands proven innovative programs that align educational opportunities with regional
  • This bill raises the new instructional facility allotment program cap and expands program eligibility
  • House Bill 120 introduces uh military pathway grant program and supports junior ROTC programs and connects
  • We would not be in education if we did not want to educate them, so we will provide Texas with the best
Bills: HB6, HB120, HB210
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Taxes Committee 3/27/25

Taxes

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  • Thank you, Chair Youakim, who's my co-chair in the Education Finance Committee.
  • Student loans were added to the definition of educational assistance payments.
  • It is also the state's largest platform for education and agriculture.
  • Educational outcomes are better. Economic outcomes are better.
  • <01:26:42.880> outcomes in two parent homes educational outcomes in two parent homes educational
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Leg Committee Meeting - 2025-03-26

Legacy Finance

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  • the Boys and Girls Club Teen Coordinator and a mentorship program.
  • It's an investment we see in education and empowerment of our people.
  • In addition to the educational aspect, the senior workshop.
  • I just have a quick question about how many people this program is serving?
  • This is a good program.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Legacy Finance Committee 3/26/25

Legacy Finance

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  • <00:03:11.200> also Girls Club offer multiple programs also Girls Club offer multiple programs
  • Beyond its ecological impact, this program will also engage the public through an educational exhibit
  • restoration program in the upper St. restoration program in the upper St.
  • educational retooling and materials. educational retooling and materials.
  • This is a good program.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Feb 20th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

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  • is Tarleton State University Day, and we recognize their 125-year Orders of Excellence in Higher Education
  • We educate thousands of Texans every year, we love our community colleges, so thank you Lee College for
  • their son's manager is going to the hospital He has his heart for the next generation as well, for education