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KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Postsecondary Education (2-24-26)
Postsecondary Education
Transcript Highlights:
- The House Standing Committee on Postsecondary Education will come to order.
- </c> Post-secondary Education. Post-secondary Education.
- </c> transfer into the pathway of education transfer into the pathway of education at<00:09:27.840><c
- </c><00:18:33.320><c> So</c> and obtain postsecondary education.
- So and obtain postsecondary education.
Committee:
House Postsecondary Education
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And my concern is just with the education part.
- So that's, there's no... educational reason for that.
- And then finally, I know that Senator King has an education part of that bill that he's that he's put
- So under the guise of education, this book and others are not it. They are porn. teachers.
- They have any kind of educational benefit. Now, Ms.
Committee:
Senate Criminal Justice
Keywords:
child protection, sexual offenses, visual material, artificial intelligence, criminal penalties, law enforcement, defense against prosecution, obscenity, judicial officer, deepfake, deep fake, synthetic media, AI-generated content, machine learning, nonconsensual pornography, revenge porn, sexually explicit media, intimate images, digital manipulation, visual depiction
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Child Custody Review Task Force Apr 13th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Child Custody Review Task Force
Transcript Highlights:
- Because I think that having some form of education.
- And I do agree that education is important. I want to make that clear.
- It's an important step to have education for families...
- Education is the foundation to understanding everything, right?
- I mean, you know, okay, cool, education on the North Dakota court system, education on co-parenting,
Committee:
Joint Child Custody Review Task Force
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- This is from the Department of Early Childhood Education.
- -12 education...
- The Department of Education has been phenomenal. We have some cases.
- That was my ask to the Department of Education.
- Greg Rogers, Department of Education. Courtney Sallis Ford, Department of Education.
Committee:
All JBC-SPECIAL LANGUAGE
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- In 11 years, this is my first time in education. Oh, welcome to education.
- We don't need no education. Yes, ma'am.
- Yes, guidelines and education. Okay.
- programs to athletic tax education programs, financial literacy education, and health care and recovery
- I’d like to speak in support of education on fetal development.
Committee:
House Education
Keywords:
human growth, development education, prenatal education, state standards, biological science, grading scale, education reform, students, public schools, academic policy, community college, technical education, pilot program, driver training, transportation, Safe Haven Law, flyers, child safety, infant relinquishment, name image likeness
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee May 28th, 2025
Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- This is your special education grants that the department and uses to support special education students
- Or for education.
- At the, at the education level at the US Department of Education, you've probably heard of some cuts
- Improvements to special education, as well as large increases to the Indian Education Fund, and as I
- So, the court made a causal link between the educational outcomes. And the educational inputs.
IN
Transcript Highlights:
- And it had various, as it was said, various education matters.
- As chair of the Education Committee, you have a huge workload.
- by Secretary of Education, Dr.
- She is a listening By Secretary of Education, Dr. Katie Jenner.
- So I really do believe that higher education is doing its part.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Vaughn has contributed significantly to public service and higher education.
- Giles to the Higher Education Coordinating Board, where he served until 2001. Mr.
- Giles has a passion for higher education. Until 2001. Mr. Giles has a passion for higher education.
- Senator Alvarado talked about my rich history and love for higher education.
- I grew up in an environment in Houston with a very intense education bias.
Committee:
Senate Nominations
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Nominations met to consider several gubernatorial nominees and first approved a slate of nominees left pending from the March 31 agenda. The committee voted 5-0 to favorably report those nominees to the full Senate for confirmation. Public testimony was then opened and later closed, with some listed witnesses not appearing.
The committee heard testimony on Jerry K. Weldon II for the Brazos River Authority Board of Directors. Senators focused on stewardship of the Brazos River, the authority’s relationship to the legislature and the public, Sunset review, water quality and nutrient runoff, impaired waterways, and possible uses of constructed wetlands for aggregate mine reclamation. Weldon emphasized collaboration, transparency, and keeping the citizens of Texas as the authority’s primary customer.
Commissioner Robert Vaughn was considered for reappointment to the Texas Transportation Commission. Discussion centered on TxDOT’s management, rural funding, population growth, project delivery, and the commissioner’s role on the audit committee. Doug McCreakin was considered for the Texas Tech University Board of Regents, with questions about legislative priorities, compliance with DEI-related state law, workforce development, rural medical education, and university partnerships. Jody Giles was considered for reappointment to the University of Texas Board of Regents, and Bernadette Carrasco Coleman for reappointment to the Texas Woman’s University Board of Regents; both discussed higher education priorities, PUF funding, compliance with state law, and student support programs. John Rutherford was considered for reappointment to the Teachers Retirement System Board of Trustees, with questions about fiduciary oversight, investment understanding, and keeping the retirement system solvent. Brigadier General Michael Boyd was also considered for appointment to the Texas Military Preparedness Commission, where discussion focused on military retention, child care, spouse licensing, base infrastructure, and grant funding for Texas installations. The committee did not take final votes on these later nominees during the hearing and left them pending subject to the call of the chair.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- We also have Sarah Raybon, who is a dear, dear friend to the education world, who does everything education
- Commerce and Education: HB 2309, earned wage access; HB 2310, qualified market ...
- Commerce and Education: HB 2309, earned wage access; HB 2310, qualified market ...
- HB 2376, school education. HB 2379, school district ... HB 2380, school district education.
- Federal rights; HCR 2011, higher education expenditures; HCR 23, Celebrate Life Month.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Education Assessment & Accountability Review Subcommittee. (7-1-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> Secondary Education. Secondary Education.
- </c><00:09:48.320><c> and</c> Council on Post Secondary Education and Council on Post Secondary Education
- </c><00:49:42.320><c> and</c> career technical education and career technical education and uh<00:49:
- </c><01:13:09.680><c> But,</c> career and technical education. But, career and technical education.
- </c> and effectiveness in education. and effectiveness in education.
Keywords:
0:00:03 - Call to Order and Roll Call
0:00:43 - Approval of October 14, 2025 and November 4, 2025 Minutes
0:01:15 - Acceptance of Office of Education Accountability Report: Analysis Of Student Discipline Data in Kentucky Schools
0:02:10 - Implementation Update on 26 RS HB 257
0:49:38 - Career and Technical Education in the Assessment and Accountability System
1:13:50 - Office of Education Accountability Annual Report
1:47:27 – Adjournment, 958, all
Summary:
The Education Assessment & Accountability Review Subcommittee approved the minutes from its October 14 and November 4 meetings and also approved the Office of Education Accountability report analyzing student discipline data in Kentucky schools. The main presentation came from KDE Commissioner Dr. Robby Fletcher on implementation of House Bill 257, which he said has two major parts: selection of a statewide college entrance exam through a new procurement process, and development of locally designed indicators of quality for accountability.
On the college exam, Fletcher explained that the state had to reopen procurement after Senate Bill 197, with the RFP released May 21, vendor questions handled through the Finance and Administration Cabinet, proposals due June 22, and scoring and review expected in July and August, with a vendor decision not likely until October. He emphasized that the exam is a norm-referenced college-readiness measure, not a test of Kentucky academic standards, which are assessed by the KSA. Members asked about the science requirement in statute, the possibility of multiple vendors or district choice, and whether the CLT could participate; Fletcher said vendors must address science in the RFP, multiple vendors could be possible, and any vendor could submit a proposal if it meets the rubric. He also noted that ACT and SAT differ in structure, that either can meet college-readiness benchmarks, and that there were no major complaints about the SAT during its first year of use.
The second major topic was the locally developed indicators of quality under House Bill 257. Fletcher said these are intended to let districts measure themselves against their own goals rather than compare districts statewide, while still aligning with Kentucky standards. He described examples such as achievement, growth, student well-being, safety, fiscal responsibility, civics, internships, apprenticeships, project-based learning, and defenses of learning. He said districts may use local assessments such as MAP, STAR, and I-Ready alongside state data, and that local models should be developed with families, community members, and workforce partners. He added that KDE is providing technical assistance, has applied for a federal CGSA grant, and will use a one-time $15,000 cost offset for districts implementing local accountability models, with a superintendent webcast planned for August.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Make America Healthy Again Kentucky Task Force (10-15-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> food security and nutrition education food security and nutrition education amongst<01:02:36.400
- They are doing the education.
- :07:49.680><c> community</c> nutrition educators go to community nutrition educators go to community
- </c> nutrition education on a regular basis. nutrition education on a regular basis.
- </c> designed to offer that SNAP education. designed to offer that SNAP education.
Summary:
The Make America Healthy Kentucky Task Force met with a quorum, approved the minutes, and then heard a presentation on the state’s “food is medicine” efforts. Chair Funky Fromm opened by describing a recent foot injury from a road hazard and used it to emphasize the importance of infrastructure, nutrition, sleep, and activity as part of a broader wellness culture. The main witnesses were Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture Jonathan Shell, Holly Harris of Appalachian Regional Health Care (ARH), and Jim Muser of the Kentucky Hospital Association.
Shell and Harris described a partnership between the Department of Agriculture, the Kentucky Hospital Association, and hospitals such as ARH to connect local farmers with hospital cafeterias, farmers markets, CSA-style subscription food boxes, and medically tailored meals. Harris said ARH serves a large region with 14 hospitals, more than 95 clinics, about 6,700 employees, and 1,300 medical staff, and that the system began by improving employee food options because hospital workers often have limited access to healthy meals during shifts. They reported examples such as a local-protein burger, parking-lot farmers markets, subsidized CSA boxes for employees, and plans for container gardens at some hospitals.
The witnesses said the program is intended to improve health outcomes, reduce readmissions, support chronic disease management, and also increase rural prosperity by expanding demand for Kentucky farm products. Shell said more than 40 hospitals had already been onboarded into the food-is-medicine program, with measurable outcomes being studied through pilots such as one at Russell County Hospital. He also noted that some systems, including CHI St. Joseph Health, Taylor Regional, and UK King’s Daughters, have formally embedded food-as-medicine goals into strategic plans.
Members and witnesses also discussed barriers, especially the lack of reimbursement, fragmented short-term funding, and regulatory or purchasing hurdles that make it difficult for small farmers to participate. Shell said the goal is to make the model scalable and easier for hospitals and farmers to navigate, while Harris emphasized that ARH has been funding its efforts without reimbursement because of its mission. No votes or formal policy actions were taken beyond approving the minutes.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 2/19/26
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Higher Education Committee. We Higher Education Committee.
- Mson, welcome to Higher Education.
- This is not really a new education.
- </c> education space. education space.
- </c> the federal and state uh education the federal and state uh education entities<00:20:03.520><c>
Committee:
House Higher Education Finance and Policy
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
February 4, 2025 - 09:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- The home education student must be registered with the local school district as a home education student
- Yeah, I mean, we try to educate.
- That's one of our big goals is to educate our schools and our coaches.
- But we try to educate as much as we can, for sure.
- That's for the home education, charter school, Florida Virtual.
Summary:
The Student Academic Success Subcommittee met to discuss Florida’s current “sports choice” rules and high school NIL policy, then heard and passed HB 151. FHSAA officials and Sarasota County Schools staff explained eligibility rules for student-athletes, including GPA, age, semester limits, physicals, insurance, and the different participation options for traditional public, charter, home education, Florida Virtual, and private school students. Members focused on how controlled open enrollment works, whether private school students can play at public schools and vice versa, transfer timing and capacity limits, recruiting restrictions, and the role of local district policies. Sarasota officials said about 400 students in their county participate through non-traditional athletic arrangements, and FHSAA said statewide there are 5,460 non-traditional student-athlete forms on file out of roughly 280,000 student-athletes.
The committee then reviewed Florida’s high school NIL framework. FHSAA said students in grades 9-12 may enter NIL deals, with no income cap, but they are barred from agreements involving adult entertainment, alcohol, tobacco/vaping, cannabis, controlled substances, gambling, weapons, political or social activism, and NIL collectives. Students must have a written contract and cannot use school logos or uniforms without permission. FHSAA said about 25 students statewide had NIL deals so far, and Sarasota was first to file. Members raised concerns about recruiting, taxes, financial literacy, mental health, and whether students should be treated as employees, while district staff said they provide education and financial literacy resources but do not review contracts.
After the discussion, the committee took up HB 151 by Rep. Abbott. The bill allows students at FHSAA-member private schools to participate in sports at another member school when their own school does not offer that sport, and it removes the current 200-student enrollment limit. An amendment clarifying the private-school language was adopted without objection. A public witness from a small private school supported the bill, saying it would let the school join FHSAA without losing local athletic access for its students. Despite some members raising fairness and funding concerns, the bill passed on a 15-0 vote and was reported favorably.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Service Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Public Service
Transcript Highlights:
- CTE educators, school nurses must have the same level of professional service.
- and for public education.
- It was in those classrooms that I learned the transformative power of education.
- And that was subject to then Commissioner Jeff Wheeler from the Department of Education.
- We were asking for Group 4... ...classification for correctional educators.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Public Service
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Public Service held a hearing on a wide range of credible service and retirement-related bills, with testimony largely focused on allowing public employees to buy back prior service time or receive more appropriate retirement classifications. Bills discussed included retirement buyback for Joint Base Cape Cod firefighters (H. 4317), clarification of call firefighter buyback rights (H. 2883/S. 1915), veterans’ buyback (H. 2957), a Bridgewater State University police death-benefit/heart-law issue (filed by Rep. Gallagher), unpaid parental leave buyback for municipal employees (H. 2946), school nurse creditable service (H. 2887/S. 1787), former private/parochial school teacher buyback (S. 1900/H. 2873), Massport police retirement classification (S. 1888), contract employee buyback (H. 2795), Retirement Plus late entry (H. 2792), CVTE/teacher-related buyback issues (H. 2762), Peace Corps/AmeriCorps creditable service (H. 2927), and institutional school teacher retirement fairness (H. 2757). Several speakers also referenced related bills for teachers and nurses that had been heard previously or were filed in parallel in the other branch.
Testimony was overwhelmingly in support of the bills. Speakers argued that the measures would correct inequities, recognize prior public service, and help recruit and retain workers in hard-to-fill public jobs. Firefighters described the unique federal-to-state transition at Joint Base Cape Cod and said some members were left out of earlier buyback opportunities. Veterans, teachers, school nurses, correctional educators, and Massport police all described service requirements, administrative gaps, or outdated statutory language that they said unfairly limited retirement credit or placed them in the wrong retirement group. Several witnesses emphasized that the proposals were fiscally responsible because employees would pay the cost of the buybacks, and some noted that similar bills had been filed repeatedly in prior sessions.
Committee members asked a few clarifying questions, mostly about why certain employees had been excluded under current law or how the retirement provisions would work. No opposition testimony was presented. The hearing concluded after all scheduled witnesses testified, with the chairs thanking participants for their service and the committee voting to adjourn.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator, I was not in education committee. I listened to some of the video.
- I was not in education committee.
- I move that the Education Committee amendment to HB 2621 be adopted. Very good.
- I move that the Education Committee amendment, as amended, be adopted. Thank you, sir.
- I was under public education. Here, third reading, House Bill 2621.
Summary:
The Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, recorded attendance, approved the journal, and received routine communications from the governor and House. The body then moved into Committee of the Whole to consider several House bills, including HB 2369 on photo-enforcement traffic citations, HB 2423 on advanced math course enrollment, HB 2481 on school district financial records, HB 2621 on access to special education in public schools, and HB 2756 on public utilities and high-load factor customers. Each of these bills received amendments and were advanced with do pass recommendations. Members discussed HB 2423 at length, with supporters saying it would better identify high-achieving students for advanced math while critics argued the larger issue was funding and teacher shortages. HB 2756 also drew debate over data centers, utility reporting, and ratepayer impacts, but was amended and advanced. The Committee of the Whole then rose and reported its recommendations, which the Senate adopted.
The Senate also adopted a proclamation supporting stronger Arizona and U.S. relations with Taiwan, and welcomed Taiwan’s Director General Jason Poyon Ma. The chamber calendared HB 2192 for additional Committee of the Whole consideration, adopted a Bolick amendment clarifying that telecom and broadband providers are not included in the definition of online hosting platform, and advanced the bill as amended. Later, the Senate took up third-reading votes on multiple measures, including HB 2249, HB 2482, HB 2641, HB 2661, HB 2662, HB 2673, HB 2745, HB 2752, HB 2895, HB 2923, and several House concurrent memorials on foreign ownership, endangered species, and related federal policy. Most passed, though several senators explained no votes on grounds such as budget concerns, policy objections, or opposition to limiting testimony or subpoena enforcement authority.
At the end of the session, the Senate also passed HB 2369, HB 2423, HB 2481, HB 2621, HB 2756, HB 2192, and other listed bills by recorded roll call, with final vote totals announced for each. The Committee of the Whole report was adopted, bills were properly assigned, and committee announcements were made for the following Monday. The Senate then adjourned until Monday, April 20, 2026 at 1:15 p.m.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- By eliminating driver's education, it's $1,043,000.
- By eliminating driver's education, it's $1,043,525.
- Education in Idaho at the cost of $445.
- education and students in Idaho.
- We'll be a call of the chair from now on. education and everything she's done to support public education
Committee:
Senate Education
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- ... ...funding that are difficult for people not in education to understand.
- It's been to many folks in your education committee, certainly many on the House side.
- I can speak for myself and educators that I know, of which there are many. So yes, okay.
- So I come into the Education Committee on the House side last year.
- My name is Peggy Hoy, and I am a longtime educator in the state of Idaho.
Committee:
Senate Education
Summary:
The committee first heard House Bill 599, which would change the distribution of the Digital Content and Curriculum appropriation. Sponsors said the current first-come, first-served system exhausted the $1.6 million annual fund in minutes and left additional applications unfunded, so the bill would codify a needs-based rubric administered by the Department of Education. The proposal would prioritize districts serving economically disadvantaged, rural, or underserved students, projects tied to reading, math, or college and career readiness, alignment with improvement plans, strong implementation and evaluation, and applicants that did not receive prior funding. There was no public testimony, and the committee voted unanimously to send HB 599 to the floor with a due pass recommendation.
The committee then took up House Bill 728, a broader rewrite of school funding definitions in Title 33. The sponsors said the bill was intended to clarify categories such as instructional staff, administrative staff, classified staff, and per-pupil staff, after an LSO review found a growing number of people being paid from instructional dollars even though they did not directly instruct students. They said the bill would create a new “instructional support staff” category for mentors, coaches, and similar roles, while preserving flexibility for rural districts and keeping current administrative flexibility language intact. Several senators questioned whether the bill would reclassify instructional coaches and mentors as administrators and whether that would affect funding or certification requirements.
Public testimony on HB 728 was mixed. The Twin Falls superintendent said instructional coaches are essential in his district and asked that the bill be amended so those positions could still be funded through the instructional category. The Idaho Association of School Administrators opposed parts of the bill, saying the affected roles are instructional in nature and that the current funding formula does not leave room in the administrator allocation for additional positions. An instructional coach testified that coaches are not administrators and warned that reclassification could undermine trust with teachers. After debate, the sponsor asked that the bill be sent to the amending order with two proposed amendments, and the committee agreed by roll call vote. The committee also rejected a motion to hold the bill at the call of the chair. Before adjournment, the chair noted the committee had not finished its agenda and would meet again the following afternoon.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- right brought a bill about funding going to where it belongs in education.
- Funding that are difficult for people not in education to understand.
- It's been to many folks in your education committee, certainly many on the House side.
- So I come into the Education Committee on the House side last year.
- My name is Peggy Hoy, and I am a longtime educator in the state of Idaho.
Committee:
Senate Education
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- All right, let's get started with our Senate Education today.
- ...in education.
- Our funding comes through the Department of Education.
- I do think that education is changing as we know it with ChatGPT.
- The State Board of Education unanimously voted to support it.
Committee:
Senate Education
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- This is a joint memorial that would send a message to Congress that special education needs to be funded
- Basically, in 1975, Congress passed the IDEA, or the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, as
- Currently, Idaho gets around 12% funding from the federal government to help with special education needs
- We want to provide what they need to be educated, but we can't do it for free.
- So I do think there's a larger conversation and an opportunity to educate the public.
Committee:
House Education