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KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Health Service (3-4-26)
Transcript Highlights:
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Summary:
The Senate Standing Committee on Health Services met with a quorum and first took up Senate Joint Resolution 116, sponsored by President Stivers. The resolution directs the University of Kentucky, the University of Louisville, and Eastern Kentucky University to work over the next year on a statewide framework to improve health care access, especially in underserved and unserved areas. Members discussed physician shortages, maldistribution of doctors, recruitment and retention, loan forgiveness, scholarships, technology, and the connection between health care access and economic development in rural Kentucky. The resolution was reported favorably on a unanimous roll call vote.
The committee then considered Senate Bill 116, relating to physician assistants and a shift from a supervisory to a collaborative practice model. The sponsor and PA witnesses explained that the bill was heavily revised through a committee substitute after discussions with the Kentucky Medical Association, physicians, and hospitals. They said the substitute keeps physician supervision in place while allowing health care teams to function more efficiently, and they emphasized that the bill is intended to improve access to care, particularly in rural areas with few doctors. Some members supported the compromise and the collaboration, while others raised concerns that expanding PA practice could worsen long-term physician shortages or reduce incentives for doctors to practice in rural Kentucky. The bill passed the committee 7-2 with favorable expression.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- So Arizona has no licensing, no education required before you get on the water with a watercraft.
- , whereas on June 1, 1868, Higher education, whereas on June 1, 1868, the Treaty of 1868 was signed,
- would serve as a pathway for the Navajo... ...who understood that education would serve as a pathway
- ,... ...for its historic contributions to Indigenous higher education and for empowering generations
- And whereas, Lela Alston is one of Arizona's most respected advocates of public education.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- Access services because that would be a part of what they are paying for for their child's education.
- So, I think this is to allow for changes in the way we educate students.
- They all deserve a Quality education.
- for them and to be well educated.
- piece, respect, self-responsibility, those sorts of character education traits.
Bills:
SB683 , SB1579 , SB1389 , SB1387 , SB1390 , SB1391 , SB2063 , SB1829 , SB2060 , SB1842 , SB1398 , SB1212 , SB2158 , SB102
Committee:
Senate Revenue and Taxation
Keywords:
education, tax credit, student support, private school, Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit, financial assistance, homeschooling, qualified expenses, property tax, valuation increase, taxpayer rights, homestead, protest process, school choice, tuition assistance, income limits, parental choice, accreditation, sales tax, motor vehicles
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- There was a time that the education portion was cumbersome for operators.
- Well, any education is better than none.
- The boating education law pertains to the age.
- SB 994 is driver's license education requirements.
- driver education course.
Committee:
Senate Transportation
Summary:
The Transportation Committee met and considered a series of bills, beginning with SB 266, which would exempt sales and use tax on electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft sold from manufacturers to operators. Senator Harold said the measure is intended to help Florida attract an advanced air mobility industry and create jobs. The committee adopted an amendment clarifying the definition of EVTOL aircraft and excluding drones, then reported the bill favorably. SB 350, by Senator DeSigley, was also reported favorably after a minor amendment; it allows local governments to permit vehicles to travel slowly on flooded streets without being treated as unlawfully impeding traffic. Supporters from the Florida PBA and Florida League of Cities waived in support.
The committee next approved SB 706, designating part of U.S. 92/Gandy Boulevard as the Senator James A. Sebesta Memorial Highway. SB 628, Lucy’s Law, was heard with extensive emotional testimony from Lucy Fernandez’s parents and others. The bill strengthens boating safety by increasing penalties for reckless boating, requiring boating safety education after certain violations, and aligning some boating penalties more closely with motor vehicle laws. A substitute amendment was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably. SB 872, dealing with county and municipal price controls for the removal and storage of electric vehicles, was also amended and reported favorably after testimony from towing industry representatives about the added costs and storage constraints posed by damaged EVs; the Florida Insurance Council spoke in opposition.
The committee then approved SB 650, which expands hazardous walking condition criteria for elementary school students to include walkways along freeways, ramps, and interchanges, regardless of speed limit. SB 1318, the hands-free driving bill, generated substantial testimony from safety advocates and families affected by distracted driving; it would rename Florida’s texting law as a hands-free driving law and prohibit handheld use of wireless devices while driving. The committee also passed SB 994, increasing driver education requirements for standard and learner’s licenses, and SB 662, designating a portion of West Beaver Street in Duval County as Harry Frisch Street. Several senators recorded affirmative votes on bills after the roll calls, and the meeting adjourned after all listed measures were reported favorably.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Higher Education Funding Review Committee Jun 3rd, 2026 at 09:00 am
Higher Education Funding Review Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- In my work in higher education at some of the smaller institutions, I don't think it's cheaper to educate
- I'm curious about the education one.
- of institutions of higher education.
- And so that's generated by higher education today.
- Because I think education lifts all.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Okay, members, we'll get started with the Senate Committee on Education K through 16.
- Last session, the Texas Legislature passed historic reforms to community college funding and education
- During the 86th legislative session back in 2019, I worked with the higher education community.
- During the 86th legislative session back in 2019, I worked with the higher education community.
- Sarah Keaton with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Committee:
Senate Education K-16
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Education K-16 heard two bills. SB 2847, by Senator Hagenbuch, would give Texas public four-year universities the same option community colleges already have to seek approval from the Higher Education Coordinating Board for core curricula of fewer than 42 semester credit hours. Hagenbuch said the bill is intended to add flexibility, support career-focused programs, and help students finish degrees faster. There was no public testimony, and the bill was left pending.
The committee then heard SB 3039, by Senator West, which addresses transferability and credit loss for students moving from community colleges to four-year institutions. West said the bill responds to ongoing problems with rejected transfer credits and seeks better data, study, and recommendations from the Coordinating Board. Deputy Commissioner Sarah Keaton testified that transfer remains a major policy issue, that reporting requirements from SB 25 have improved data collection, and that the main reasons credits do not transfer are grades and degree applicability. She also described the Texas Direct degree program and field-of-study curricula designed to transfer as blocks.
Members discussed the cost of lost credits, the need for better communication to students, and concerns that some institutions still reject credits or require duplicate coursework. No public witnesses signed up on SB 3039, and it was left pending subject to the call of the chair. A quorum was later established, the agenda was completed, and the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Good morning, everybody, and welcome to the Senate Education Committee.
- We hope to sustain them in their educational journey. Thank you. Thank you, Nathan.
- Is how we transition from education into the workforce.
- The next bill is the Education Retirement Changes, Senator Figueroa.
- I'm an educational retiree myself.
Committee:
House House Education
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 608, by the Education Committee, relating to education.
- House Bill 636, by the Education Committee, relating to education.
- House Bill 608 by Education Committee relating to education committee relating to education. by health
- House Bill 608 by Education Committee relating to education and House Bill 636 by Education Committee
- relating to education.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- the Committee on Education Policy.
- re-referred to the Committee on Education Policy.
- Finance and re-refer to the Committee on Education Policy.
- to the Committee on Education Finance.
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ID
Transcript Highlights:
- All right, welcome to the Senate Education Committee.
- The intent is straightforward: if Idaho taxpayers are investing in veterinary education, the state should
- Sally Brown, Associate Professor of Education at the College of Idaho. Dr.
- , educators, coaches, teachers, and interventionists.
- Brown: As I Help, part of our responsibility is to educate our educator preparation programs in the science
Committee:
Senate Education
Summary:
The Senate Education Committee approved the minutes from February 18, 2026, and then heard Senate Bill 1335 from Senator Tammy Nichols. The bill would require students receiving state-appropriated support for veterinary education to return to Idaho for four years and spend 600 hours per year, or about 30% of their time, treating agricultural animals. Supporters said the measure is meant to address Idaho’s shortage of large-animal veterinarians and ensure a return on existing taxpayer-funded veterinary seats, with testimony from the Idaho Farm Bureau, Idaho Veterinary Medical Association, Idaho Cattle Association, and Idaho Wool Growers. The IVMA said it was neutral, citing concerns about the bill’s detailed requirements, pay differences, and whether enough jobs would be available, while some senators questioned whether the bill was more of a mandate than an incentive and whether the requirement should apply to current or future students.
Committee members also discussed technical questions about the bill’s timing, the mixed-animal training requirement, and whether service could occur outside Idaho. Senator Nichols and testifiers said the intent was to apply the bill beginning with the 2027-28 academic year and to ensure students receive training in mixed-practice agricultural veterinary medicine. After closing remarks from the sponsor, Senator Burtenshaw moved to send SB 1335 to the floor with a due pass recommendation, Senator Carlson seconded, and the motion passed despite Senator Zito stating she would vote no because she opposed using state money in this way.
The committee then received a presentation from Dr. Sally Brown of the College of Idaho on behalf of the Idaho Higher Education Literacy Partnership. She described the group’s work to strengthen teacher preparation in the science of reading, revise literacy standards, develop competency guides and assessments, and support literacy partnerships across Idaho’s higher education institutions. Whitney Ward of Northwest Nazarene University and Carolyn Court of Boise State University highlighted school-district partnerships, literacy summits, and clinical placements for teacher candidates, emphasizing that principals and district leaders also need literacy training to improve systems and support classroom instruction. Committee members asked about why administrators need this training, and presenters said principals play a key role in coaching, walkthroughs, and supporting schoolwide literacy systems.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- All right, welcome to the Senate Education Committee.
- Sally Brown, Associate Professor of Education at the College of Idaho. Dr.
- Brown: Thank you for your service as part of the Education Committee.
- educators, coaches, teachers, interventionists.
- As I Help, part of our responsibility is to educate our educator preparation programs in the science
Committee:
Senate Education
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 10, 2026 - 04:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- Kincart Jonsson: THIS RELATES TO EDUCATION PUTTING FLORIDA STUDENTS FIRST.
- AND PLACING NURSING DENTAL ASSISTING AND REAL ESTATE PROGRAMS UNDER THE COMMISSION OF INDEPENDENT EDUCATION
- ONE OF THE STRENGTHS OF THE AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IS HOW MUCH IT IS ADMIRED INTERNATIONALLY.
- THEY HAVE GONE AHEAD AND INVESTED IN THEIR EDUCATION FROM K 12 AND THEY HAVE GRADUATED OUR HIGH SCHOOLS
- HIGHER EDUCATION THANK YOU. >> Chair: ADDITIONAL DEBATE? SEEING NONE.
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Education Policy Committee Feb 5th, 2025
Education Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- She has a broad educational background and she is going to be a very good asset for our committee.
- Several of our committee members are on both the Education Policy Committee and the Education Ways and
- In special education, I think the question of rural becomes critical.
- Just K-2, Representative, I would never want to cut any section of education.
- I want to thank A+ for coming up with a program for our education policy committee.
Committee:
House Education Policy
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- Cheer Lady school education programs. Cheer Lady school education programs.
- Privatizing education. Yes. Public education. We are we are Public education.
- public education. making public education the best that it can public education the best that it can
- But we are not educational model. But we are not educational model.
- special education? special education?
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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- So, is your question specifically to senior drivers education or youth driver education and the manual
- </c><00:52:44.480><c> and</c> education or youth driver education and education or youth driver education
- </c> improve Traffic Safety through education improve Traffic Safety through education assist assist
Committee:
Senate Transportation
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Jan 22nd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Think about Eastern New Mexico for your kids when it comes to education. Thank you. Thank you.
- Committee, and Capital Improvements Committee, then to the House Education Committee.
- A memorial requesting the Legislative Education Study Committee to assemble an Education Data Governance
- Legislative Education Study Committee to assemble an Education Data Governance and Artificial Intelligence
- House Education Committee. I heard you, I heard you, I was all for five.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Elementary and Secondary Education Apr 8th, 2026
Elementary and Secondary Education
Transcript Highlights:
- The Committee on Elementary and Secondary Education will now come to order.
- At its core, this is an education bill.
- It directs the State Board of Education, excuse me, the State Board of Education, to convene a work group
- school board, excuse me, the state board of education to convene a work group of educators and experts
- : one credit of Black history education, one unit of credit of Black literature education.
Committee:
House Elementary and Secondary Education
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Special Committee on Tourism Mar 4th, 2026
Special Committee on Tourism
Transcript Highlights:
- They feel that that education was important.
- And it was a very educational experience.
- And it was a very educational experience.
- Over my 25-year career as an environmental educator, I've seen the power of place-based education, where
- Outdoor education is so, so important.
Committee:
House Special Committee on Tourism
Summary:
The Special Committee on Tourism met with 11 members present, established a quorum, and first went into executive session, where House Bill 2796 was voted do pass unanimously, 13-0. The committee then moved to public hearings.
House Bill 2307, sponsored by Rep. Hayden, would designate the Missouri Military Academy in Mexico as the official military academy of the state. The sponsor and supporters said the academy is active, nationally recognized, and important to tourism, recruitment, and the local economy. The academy president testified that it brings an estimated $20 million to $22 million in economic impact and employs 122 people, and other supporters, including alumni and staff, described its educational value and statewide visibility. Members asked about the closure of other military academies and whether the bill would bring tourism and help recruitment.
House Bill 3264, sponsored by Rep. Johnson, would make Kansas City the barbecue capital of Missouri. The sponsor highlighted Kansas City’s barbecue history, meatpacking roots, signature styles, and major restaurants and events. Members joked about Kansas City versus St. Louis barbecue and discussed possible promotion, but no opposition was offered. House Bill 3074, sponsored by Rep. Fountain Henderson, would designate April 30 as William Lacy Clay Sr. Day. The sponsor and NAACP testimony emphasized Clay’s civil rights leadership, long congressional service, and legacy of public service and education, with support also noting plans for community and school observances.
House Bill 1960, sponsored by Rep. Peters, would designate the smooth chanterelle as Missouri’s official state mushroom. The sponsor and a long list of witnesses from the Missouri Mycological Society, educators, and children testified that the mushroom is native, edible, easy to identify, ecologically important, and tied to Missouri’s hardwood forests and outdoor education. Members asked about safety, look-alikes, and whether it was hallucinogenic; witnesses said it is not psychoactive and is generally safe when properly identified. The chair closed by praising the testimony and indicating support for advancing the bill, and the committee adjourned after concluding the hearing on HB 1960.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- Chairman, uh, Senator Grrew, there's for for K12 education. Uh the standing for for K12 education.
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- </c><00:14:27.920><c> uh</c> Wyoming Department of Education uh Wyoming Department of Education uh establishes
- </c><00:15:50.160><c> Committee</c> added by the Senate Education Committee added by the Senate Education
- </c> to as pared educators for that purpose. to as pared educators for that purpose.
Bills:
HB0150
Committee:
Senate Appropriations
Keywords:
Wyoming business council, economic development, task force, evaluation, policy reform, 916, all
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
LHSAA Study Committee Jan 21st, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- and the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
- is to focus on education, and this nonprofit is to focus on athletics.
- The state needs to focus on its main purpose of educating children. I agree.
- I mean, we've got questions about policy of education.
- I mean, we've got questions about policy of education.
Summary:
The special legislative study committee met with seven members present, adopted the minutes from prior meetings, and heard public testimony from Terrell Butler and his father about a transfer-eligibility dispute affecting Terrell’s ability to play varsity sports after moving from Anacoco High School to Leesville High School in the same parish. They described the move as family-driven and in the student’s best interest, but said he was ruled ineligible for varsity athletics for a year despite strong grades and a positive adjustment to the new school. Several members responded that the current transfer rules can unfairly punish students for adult decisions and that the case illustrated broader concerns about student-athlete eligibility and consistency in enforcement.
The committee then discussed and adopted factual findings about the Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA), with members criticizing inconsistent enforcement, lack of transparency, limited accountability, and the association’s absence from prior meetings. Members noted that LHSAA has previously argued in court that it is a private corporation, which limits the legislature’s direct authority. Despite that, the committee adopted three recommendations: a structured transfer-eligibility process allowing one one-time transfer through junior year; making the House and Senate representatives on the LHSAA executive committee voting members; and adding a governor-appointed voting member to the executive committee.
The Speaker Pro Tem then presented broader policy options. The committee adopted a “Tier 2” recommendation calling for high school athletics to be managed through a cooperative endeavor agreement between the Louisiana Department of Education/BESE and a nonprofit administering organization, with legislative oversight, public-records compliance subject to privacy exceptions, audit authority, and the ability for nonpublic schools to opt in. The committee also included a “Tier 1” concept for a new state-run sanctioned athletics office under BESE, but only as a discussion item for future consideration, not as a committee recommendation. Staff was authorized to incorporate the adopted findings, recommendations, meeting details, technical corrections, and to send the final report to the House and Senate education committees and LHSAA. The meeting ended with members thanking the chair, staff, and one another, and then adjourning.