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NV

Nevada 2025 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session May 31st, 2025 at 10:00 am

Nevada Assembly Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 81, introduced by the Committee on Education, revises provisions governing education.
  • Assembly Bill No. 533, introduced by the Committee on Education, revises provisions relating to education
  • Assembly Bill No. 533, introduced by the Committee on Education, revises provisions relating to education
  • It all revises provisions relating to education.
  • Assembly Bill 494, introduced by the Committee on Education, revises provisions relating to education
Keywords: 909, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2026-03-13 (10:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I have a question in regards to the educational emergency.
  • You can declare an educational emergency.
  • Education is profitable.
  • We're already making it so hard for educators.
  • field of education.
Keywords: 998, house, all
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Mar 2nd, 2026

Education

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

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Mar 2nd, 2026

Education

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
Keywords: 989, all
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.
Keywords: 1136, house, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Sharing our stories and educating lawmakers is essential for this.
  • and the Santa Clara County Office of Education of best practices.
  • And so that helps support the training at the higher education place.
  • Butte County Office of Education. Oh, yeah, sorry, Butte County Office of Education.
  • So we have the privilege of working with Imperial County Office of Education.
Summary: The Select Committee on Youth Mental Health and Treatment Access held its third hearing to review the state of youth mental health, progress under the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI), and remaining implementation and funding challenges. The chair emphasized that schools are often the main point where education, health care, and social services intersect for students, and that the committee’s goal is to ensure public investments translate into better access and outcomes. The hearing featured testimony from researchers, a youth advocate, state officials, and local practitioners. PPIC researcher Shalini Mostala reported that teen mental health remains a serious concern, with high rates of chronic sadness, hopelessness, and suicidal thoughts, though recent California data show some improvement since the pandemic. She noted persistent disparities by gender, race, and rural status, and said school-based health centers, wellness centers, and community schools are associated with lower suicidal thoughts. Youth advocate Ella Cruz, speaking for NAMI California, described her own mental health struggles and argued that youth voice, peer-to-peer support, and reducing stigma are essential; she also said technology and AI cannot replace trusted adults or trained professionals. Committee members asked about phone use, stigma, cultural barriers, and how to make supports more accessible and relatable to students. Dr. Sohill Sood of the California Health and Human Services Agency said statewide survey data show declining stigma, increased counseling use, and lower suicide ideation among students, and he highlighted CYBHI’s certified wellness coaches, digital tools, awareness campaigns, and the first-in-the-nation fee schedule that allows schools and colleges to bill health plans for behavioral health services. He said the program is growing quickly, with more than 230,000 claims and over $11 million in new revenue to date, while acknowledging that billing systems and coordination are still being built. Trina Frazier of Fresno County described a multi-tiered system of care supported by CYBHI, CalAIM, and other grants, serving thousands of students through school-based services, wellness centers, and mobile therapy units; she said ongoing funding and flexibility are critical. Rachel Kroberniski of El Segundo High School’s James Morehouse Project described a long-running wellness center and peer mentorship model that supports students in multiple languages, and said peer programs help students feel seen, connected, and more willing to seek help. Members broadly praised the flexibility, collaboration, and peer-based approaches described by the witnesses. Questions focused on sustaining funding after one-time grants expire, improving coordination among schools, counties, and providers, expanding the fee schedule to higher education, and ensuring continuity of care for students after high school. Officials said county offices of education, DHCS, and other partners are using communities of practice and technical assistance to spread best practices, and that CYBHI services can follow some young adults through age 25, with additional supports through community-based programs and digital platforms.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Mar 31st, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Education.
  • Education.
  • Education.
  • Education.
  • Education.
Bills: HR84 , HR85 , HR86 , HR87 , HR88 , HR89 , HR90 , HCR42 , HCR43 , HB1087 , HB1088 , HB1089 , HB1090 , HB1091 , HB1092 , HB1093 , HB1094 , HB1095 , HB1096 , HB1097 , HB1098 , HB1099 , HB1100 , HB1101 , HB1102 , HB1103 , HB1104 , HB1105 , HB1106 , HB1107 , HB1108 , HB1109 , HB1110 , HB1111 , HB1112 , HB1113 , HB1114 , HB1115 , HB1116 , HB1117 , HB1118 , HB1119 , HB1120 , HB1121 , HB1122 , HB1123 , HB1124 , HB1125 , HB1126 , HB1127 , HB1128 , HB1129 , HB1130 , HB1131 , HB1132 , HB1133 , HB1134 , HB1135 , HB1136 , HB1137 , HB1138 , HB1139 , HB1140 , HB1141 , HB1142 , HB1143 , HB1144 , HB1145 , HB1146 , HB1147 , HB1148 , HB1149 , HB1150 , HB1151 , HB1153 , HB1154 , HB1155 , HB1156 , HB1157 , HB1158 , HB1159 , HB1160 , HB1161 , HB1162 , HB1163 , HB1164 , HB1165 , HB1166 , HB1167 , HB1169 , HB1170 , HB1171 , HB1172 , HB1173 , HB1174 , HB1175 , HB1176 , HB1177 , HB1178 , HB1179 , HB1180 , HB1181 , HB1182 , HB1183 , HB1184 , HB1185 , HB1186 , HB1187 , HB1188 , HB1189 , HB1190 , HB1192 , HB1193 , HB1194 , HB1195 , HB1196 , HB1197 , HB1198 , HB1199 , HB1200 , HB1201 , HB1202 , HB1203 , HB1204 , HB1205 , HB1206 , HB1207 , HB1208 , HB1209 , HB1210 , HB1211 , HB1212 , HB1213 , HB1214 , HB1215 , HB1216 , HB1217 , HB1218 , HB1219 , HB1220 , HB1221 , HB1222 , HB1223 , HB1224 , HB1225 , HB1226 , HB1227 , HB1228 , HB1229 , HB1230 , HB1231 , HR73 , HR74 , HR75 , HR77 , HR78 , HR79 , HR80 , HR81 , HR83 , HCR36 , HCR37 , HCR38 , HCR39 , HCR40 , HCR41 , HB368 , HB433 , HB1017 , HB1018 , HB1019 , HB1020 , HB1021 , HB1022 , HB1023 , HB1024 , HB1025 , HB1026 , HB1027 , HB1028 , HB1029 , HB1030 , HB1031 , HB1032 , HB1033 , HB1034 , HB1035 , HB1036 , HB1037 , HB1038 , HB1039 , HB1040 , HB1041 , HB1042 , HB1043 , HB1044 , HB1045 , HB1046 , HB1047 , HB1048 , HB1049 , HB1050 , HB1051 , HB1052 , HB1053 , HB1054 , HB1055 , HB1056 , HB1057 , HB1058 , HB1059 , HB1060 , HB1061 , HB1062 , HB1063 , HB1064 , HB1065 , HB1066 , HB1067 , HB1068 , HB1069 , HB1070 , HB1071 , HB1072 , HB1073 , HB1074 , HB1075 , HB1076 , HB1077 , HB1078 , HB1079 , HB1080 , HB1081 , HB1082 , HB1083 , HB1084 , SB111 , SB122 , SB195 , SB221 , SB404 , HR1 , HCR6 , HCR19 , HB27 , HB81 , HB134 , HB154 , HB163 , HB170 , HB194 , HB214 , HB217 , HB220 , HB254 , HB259 , HB290 , HB308 , HB311 , HB360 , HB382 , HB401 , HB410 , HB417 , HB463 , HB514 , HB575 , HB592 , HB718 , HB723 , HB750 , HB755 , HB776 , HB812 , HB830 , HB838 , HB844 , HB882 , HB885 , HB888 , HB950 , HB961 , HB966 , HB980 , HR15 , HR20 , HCR14 , HB58 , HB69 , HB93 , HB166 , HB199 , HB201 , HB202 , HB218 , HB223 , HB224 , HB231 , HB235 , HB246 , HB338 , HB349 , HB352 , HB379 , HB405 , HB429 , HB535 , HB547 , HB577 , HB588 , HB626 , HB636 , HB652 , HB653 , HB669 , HB688 , HB691 , HB721 , HB738 , HB806 , HB851 , HB857 , HB861 , HB889 , HB904 , HB907 , HB908 , HB929 , HB1009 , HB13 , HB23 , HB25 , HB32 , HB41 , HB90 , HB120 , HB121 , HB122 , HB127 , HB138 , HB139 , HB141 , HB179 , HB187 , HB213 , HB247 , HB286 , HB332 , HB344 , HB357
Summary: The House convened with a quorum, opened with a prayer, pledge, and national anthem, and spent much of the early portion of the day on recognitions and personal privileges. Members welcomed Reverend Dr. D. Edward Cheney, the Louisiana School Board Association, Southern University visitors for S.U. Day at the Capitol, former Representative Shirley Bowler, the mother of Caleb Wilson, a West Jefferson High School JAG group, the Louisiana Federation of Republican Women, and a Jeff Davis Parish delegation. The chamber also adopted a resolution honoring women legislators for Women’s History Month and observed a moment of silence for Caleb Wilson. The House received a large batch of Senate bills and referred them to committees, including measures on human trafficking, sexual assault kit reporting, bail schedules, environmental notice procedures, DOTD authority, judicial removal, school-zone and shoulder driving rules, workers’ compensation, kidney disease reporting, contractor licensing, public records exemptions, career-alignment dashboards, student health centers, sports wagering exclusions, gaming background checks, soybean promotion, and accessories-after-the-fact sentencing. Members also introduced numerous House resolutions and House bills, including measures on airport TSA loan assistance, Physical Therapy Day, Landscape Architecture Month, condolences, coastal protection, succession and paternity studies, and a long list of new bills covering taxes, education, health care, criminal justice, transportation, public records, and state operations. Several bills were debated and acted on. House Bill 69, concerning ignition interlock devices and penalties when used as a bail or probation condition, passed 82-18. House Bill 93, transferring Lincoln Parish jury commission functions to the clerk of court, passed 96-0. House Bill 199, extending the nursing home moratorium, drew substantial debate over nursing home capacity, competition, and patient care; an amendment requiring LDH to track occupancy and rejection reasons was adopted, and the bill passed 88-11. House Bill 201 creating a state seal of fine arts passed 98-0, and House Bill 202 requiring state civil service applicants to be notified when vacancies are filled or they are not selected also passed 98-0 after amendment. House Bill 218, requiring student questionnaires to include food insecurity questions, was introduced and amended technically, with debate beginning as the transcript ended.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Education K-16 Apr 24th, 2025

Education K-16

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.
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

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

House - Education Feb 3rd, 2025

House Education

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.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Standing Committee on Postsecondary Education (1-20-26)

Postsecondary Education

Transcript Highlights:
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  • ,</c><00:33:31.279><c> the</c> Council on Post-Secary Education, the Council on Post-Secary Education
  • </c><00:43:35.760><c> Was</c> um postsecary education CPE I think.
  • Was um postsecary education CPE I think.
  • Chairman. >> Go ahead. >> So I'm thinking just education.
Keywords: 958, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 2/26/25

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> process and also inform and educate process and also inform and educate letters<00:25:44.320><c>
  • in informant educate what an informant<00:25:54.000><c> educate</c><00:25:54.480><c> looks</c><00:25
  • </c><00:37:26.880><c> Food</c> Transportation nonprofit education Food Transportation nonprofit education
  • <00:57:04.599><c> through</c><00:57:04.880><c> specialized</c> education through specialized education
  • </c><01:01:29.079><c> experience</c> transformed my educational experience transformed my educational
Keywords: 1183, house
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Interim Joint Committee on Education (7-6-26)

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> education in our commonwealth. education in our commonwealth.
  • Um, I hold degrees in elementary education and special education, a master's degree in elementary education
  • cut on that in education.
  • cut on that in education.
  • </c> superior to a human educator? superior to a human educator?
Committee: Joint Education
Keywords: 958, all
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.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Mar 27th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • By eliminating driver's education, it's $1,043,000.
  • By eliminating driver's education, it's $143,525.
  • By eliminating driver's education, it's $143,525.
  • Education in Idaho at the cost of $445.
  • education and students in Idaho.
Committee: Senate Education
Summary: The committee took up House Bill 940, which revises Idaho Digital Learning Academy (IDLA) policy and funding. Sponsors Rep. Doug Pickett and Rep. Sonia Galavis walked through the bill’s intent: to preserve IDLA as a gap-filling resource for Idaho students while narrowing access to areas such as credit recovery, dual credit, rural course offerings, graduation-required courses, and overload courses. They also explained provisions limiting K-5/LaunchPad use, excluding private school reimbursement, addressing custom sections, setting course fees, and tying eligibility to students enrolled in schools that are not entirely virtual. The sponsors said the bill’s fiscal note reflects a roughly $13.4 million reduction driven by multiple policy changes, including private school enrollment, driver’s ed, LaunchPad, online-only enrollment, custom sections, and fee offsets. Testimony was split. School administrators and IDLA supporters, including Andy Grover, Craig Woods, Dr. Jeff Simmons, Dr. Jason Moss, Jeff Gee, Catherine Larson, and Quinn Perry, argued that the amendments would sharply reduce access, especially in rural districts, and would make it harder to staff required and elective courses, recover credits, and offer dual credit or other opportunities. They said the custom-section limits and the “not entirely virtual” language would create administrative burdens and restrict flexibility, and several noted that the program is already being cut significantly. Supporters of the bill as written said it is a workable compromise that addresses concerns about custom sections and funding while preserving IDLA’s core mission. Committee members questioned the sponsors and witnesses about the meaning of “not entirely virtual,” the treatment of schools like GEMP Online, how the fee caps work, and how the fiscal note was calculated. After testimony, Senator Cook moved to send House Bill 940 to the Senate floor with a due pass recommendation. Senators Carlson and Zito opposed the motion, saying the bill should be amended or that the cuts are too severe, while Senator Ward-Engelking supported the motion despite concerns about the reductions, citing even more problematic intent language in the related appropriation bill. The motion passed, and the bill was sent to the floor with a due pass recommendation; Senators Carlson and Zito were recorded as voting no.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Nov 19th, 2025

Appropriations Committee on Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • morning, and thank you all for being here, and welcome to the Appropriations Committee on Higher Education
  • Well, that doesn't really have anything to do with educating the kids.
  • A leader in higher education reforms and performance.
  • If I ask them about personnel data, how many people work in the College of Education? Crickets.
  • If I ask them about personnel data, how many people work in the College of Education? Crickets.
Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Higher Education met to hear two presentations focused on the state university system: an update from the Board of Governors on performance-based funding and a state university efficiency study from Ben Watkins of the Division of Bond Finance. Chair Harrell emphasized accountability, maintaining Florida’s top-ranked higher education system, and getting the best return on state investment. A quorum was present, with several senators excused and one arriving later in the meeting. Sarah Donaghi outlined changes to the performance-based funding model. She said the current model will be used for 2026-27 funding, with only minor benchmark changes for metrics tied to programs of strategic emphasis, reflecting a statutory review that reduced the list of designated programs from about 800 to about 200. She also described a new “PBF 2.0” framework approved by the Board of Governors for implementation in 2027-28 funding, which will combine excellence and improvement measures, update benchmarks to the SUS 2030 strategic plan, reduce “layups” where many schools score perfect tens, expand the affordability metric to include students without loans, remove SUS transfer students from certain graduation metrics, and create a new transfer-student outcome metric. The board will run the new model alongside the current one before using it for funding, and no funding changes will occur this year. Watkins presented findings from an eight-month efficiency study ordered by executive order. Using audited financial data, student outcome data, and personnel data, he concluded that Florida’s universities provide strong value because of low tuition, rising degree production, and improved job placement and earnings outcomes. He said tuition remains the lowest in the country and that state support has increased, while per-student spending has also risen, driven largely by payroll costs. He argued that universities should operate more like business enterprises, with more granular budgeting, clearer financial reporting, and efficiency metrics such as operating expense per student and cost per degree, and he recommended that such measures be incorporated into performance funding and board oversight. Committee members asked about national comparisons, data transparency, payroll growth, admissions selectivity, and whether legislation should require more detailed institutional reporting. The meeting ended with no public comment and adjournment after Senator Bracey Davis moved to adjourn.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Education Committee, February 13, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • For Senate Education, February 13, 2026.
  • Thank you. sponsored bill uh by our joint education sponsored bill uh by our joint education interim<
  • And with this halfway Education.
  • education session.
  • education session.
Bills: HB0076 , HB0102 , HB0115
Committee: Senate Education
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Education Policy - 03/25/26

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Mental health and education should be going in tandem.
  • Mental health and education should be going in tandem.
  • Mental health and education should be going in tandem.
  • I'm it as a core component of education.
  • ,</c> barriers to career technical education, barriers to career technical education, those<00:13:18.520
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Education Funding (05/28/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • I think that they could take education.
  • Uh, it deals with higher education 443, 510, and 1112.
  • Uh, it deals with higher education 443, 510, and 1112.
  • Uh, it deals with higher education 443, 510, and 1112.
  • And that's why we're seeing with higher education, all of higher education is going through this real
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee first discussed HB 771, the open enrollment bill, which had returned from the Senate with language clarifying that districts should list both tuition expenses and offsetting revenue estimates from sending districts. The chair and Representative McGuire supported concurring with the Senate changes, while Representative Luno raised broader concerns about the bill’s structure and equity, arguing that tuition based on 80% of the sending district’s average cost could be unfair and could create problems for receiving districts with different cost structures. After a show of hands, the committee voted to concur and send that recommendation to the House floor, with Luno indicating he would speak against it there. The committee then took up SB 9 in executive session. An amendment, 1920H, was offered to clarify that the tuition calculation should use the sending district’s average cost and to support access to CTE programs, including allowing students to take academic courses at the receiving school and, in some cases, attend the nearest CTE center. Supporters said the bill would help more students participate in career and technical education and noted bipartisan sponsorship in the Senate. Opponents argued the amendment would increase district costs, strain property taxpayers, and could reduce CTE participation or create logistical problems. The committee adopted the amendment 10-8, then voted 10-8 to recommend OTPA as amended; Representative Lad was assigned the majority report and Representative Luno the minority ITL report. After closing the SB 9 executive session, the chair reminded members that committee reports were due immediately and announced retained-bill subcommittees. One subcommittee will address adequacy and school funding issues arising from HB 651, HB 772, HB 491, and HB 434, chaired by Representative Spillsbury. Another will address school building aid issues from HB 295 and HB 366, including whether to keep the current formula or revise it, and how to handle renovations, new construction, and lease arrangements.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Education Policy Committee Jan 28th, 2026

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • education class.
  • special education she teaches special education and<00:30:32.720><c> uh</c><00:30:32.960><c> she</c>
  • </c> students in her special education class. students in her special education class.
  • </c><00:41:01.200><c> So</c> by the state board of education. So by the state board of education.
  • Can you speak educatively on it?
Keywords: 1136, house, all