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OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget Apr 6th, 2026 at 04:35 pm
Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget
Transcript Highlights:
- We increased their funding when it comes to FBA but also in what we're going to compensate their educating
- Sir, it includes about $111 to $112 million for education instruction pay raises, and the mechanism in
- Moving on to the non-BA appropriations, the civics institute to to the tune of $3 million.
- So, going back to my original question, this has to do with the agency.
- to close.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget Apr 6th, 2026 at 04:00 pm
Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget
Transcript Highlights:
- Would you speak to the state department of Education, our pre-K through 12 schools?
- I want to go into higher education and I'm curious about the carryover from last year as related to deferred
- Is that designated to something specific, or is that for the higher education to decide where it needs
- So, what I'm seeing is no additional general funds to higher education to support broad needs, right?
- to it being appropriated through the regions for higher education.
Bills:
SB1177
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Feb 24th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Early Learning & K-12 Education
Transcript Highlights:
- Welcome to the Early Learning K-12 Education Committee.
- So just the intent is to create efficiency to free up the dollars to be used for educational purposes
- We have to teach our educators how to use what we know works.
- understand the structure of our language to be able to access it.
- understand the structure of our language to be able to access it.
Committee:
Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- Christina King, staff to the committee.
- Seeing none, welcome to our prime sponsor, Senator Shoemaker. Welcome to House Finance.
- I have one that hosts everything from Square Dance Night to the Biker Church to AA to Girl Scouts and
- We ask you to support Bill 5252 to allow the full acreage of each grange to be tax-exempt.
- It means we're not going to be able to guarantee those.
Bills:
SB5994
Committee:
House Finance
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Feb 18th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Early Learning & K-12 Education
Transcript Highlights:
- do to make it easier for child care to be accessible to our families.
- access to free appropriate public education.
- have access to SCAP.
- It's time that our education system faces the reality of how youth homelessness impacts access to education
- get the resources they need to better access their education and strengthen their sense of belonging
Bills:
HB1796
Committee:
Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Local Legislation Committee Feb 3rd, 2026
Local Legislation
Transcript Highlights:
- Secondly, an appointed superintendent is able to focus entirely on educational leadership and educational
- </c> able to focus entirely on educational able to focus entirely on educational leadership<00:11:14.640
- I do not want to have to choose between a Democrat or a Republican when it comes to my child's education
- It's time to take politics out of education and it's time to put our students first.
- ><c> our</c> education and it's time to put our education and it's time to put our students<00:17:29.919
Bills:
HB180
Committee:
House Local Legislation
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development Feb 2nd, 2026 at 10:30 am
Higher Education & Workforce Development
Transcript Highlights:
- to intentional groups of students who face additional barriers to accessing post-secondary education
- These students who need financial support across higher education, support to access higher education
- These students who need financial support across higher education, support to access higher education
- And access to that education is so very important.
- Community and technical colleges provide access to education that not everyone would be able to have
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- diverting. funds from general education to make up for the shortfall in special education funding.
- invest in special education, now is the time to do it.
- . to the education they deserve.
- Educators are proud to serve students with disabilities from birth to age 21.
- of us moving forward to advocate for special education.
Summary:
This was a press conference calling on the Texas Legislature to increase and reform funding for special education, with speakers arguing that the current system leaves a roughly $1.7 billion gap and forces districts to stretch general education dollars to cover mandated services. Sabrina Gonzalez Ocedo of The Arc of Texas opened by framing the issue as one of equity and self-determination for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and noted support for legislative efforts including Senate Bill 568 and House Bill 2. She also thanked a coalition of advocacy groups and legislators involved in special education funding work.
Representative Steve Toth spoke in favor of investing surplus dollars in special education, citing high rates of functional illiteracy and dyslexia among prison populations and saying earlier intervention could change life outcomes. Amy Litzinger described how accommodations and assistive technology helped her succeed in school and urged continued investment so other students can access similar supports. Sarah Harden, a parent and disability advocate, shared her daughter’s positive experience in a well-supported district but warned that many Texas districts cannot provide comparable services because of funding shortages and that families are increasingly worried about cuts.
Rachel Hull, a special education director, said well-resourced special education is transformational and outlined the need for individualized services, therapies, vocational training, and college readiness supports. Jean Mayer, a school trustee, said districts are struggling to meet state and federal requirements because funding does not match actual costs, pointing to staffing shortages and the need for parent engagement and professional development. The speakers repeatedly urged lawmakers to fully fund Senate Bill 568 and broader special education reforms this session; no votes were taken, as this was an advocacy event rather than a committee hearing.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- one-time, including $66 million to the Department of Education for increases to the low-income weight
- I'd also like to call specifically HB 4145 regarding health care changes to access.
- changes to access specifically HB 4145 regarding health care changes to access the changes to access
- We rank last in education, and these additional cuts to education will make it nearly impossible to attract
- get a job, to get an education, to access health care, transportation, housing, self-agency, the start
Bills:
HB4138 , HB4139 , HB4140 , HB4141 , HB4142 , HB4143 , HB4144 , HB4145 , HB4146 , HB4147 , HB4148 , HB4149 , HB4150 , HB4151 , HB4152 , HB4153 , SB1831 , SB1832 , SB1833 , SB1834 , SB1835 , SB1836 , SB1837 , SB1838 , SB1839 , SB1840 , SB1841 , SB1842 , SB1843 , SB1844 , SB1845 , SB1846
Committee:
Joint Appropriations
Keywords:
appropriations, education funding, health care, general fund, state budget, local funding, gaming, pari-mutuel, horse racing, regulatory assessment, first-time starters, budget implementation, federal funds, government services, budget stabilization, financial reporting, capital outlay, infrastructure, veterans services, highway construction
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- In regards to the Education Review Committee...
- The ability to have autonomy over my education.
- to navigate the complexities of higher education.
- These investigations also have to ensure equal opportunity to education for all students.
- Post higher education, I strongly urge this committee to vote no on this bill and to protect access to
Bills:
SB 37
Committee:
House Higher Education
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Boards, Agencies and Commissions Committee Feb 25th, 2026
Boards, Agencies and Commissions
Transcript Highlights:
- <c> vice</c> >> I would like to point out to the vice >> I would like to point out to the
- has a meeting to rush off to.
- So, Senator a meeting to rush off to.
- So just to clarify, this does bring it up to the national standard.
- you grace our presence down here, that you had to come all the way down to the first floor to be with
Committee:
House Boards, Agencies and Commissions
Keywords:
emergency medical services, military training, licensure, public health, veterans, health benefits, nonprofit organization, agriculture, insurance regulation, taxation, hospital liens, medical billing, government healthcare, insurance claims, patient rights, HB462, chiropractic, chiropractor, State Board of Chiropractic Examiners, professional licensing
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- That way, parents can decide what schools they want to send their kids to in an educated way.
- to sensitive information..." "...and support staff often have access to sensitive information protected
- Sometimes classroom educators do not have access to that information.
- , tell the educator, 'This child is okay to come back to your classroom because I've done X, Y, and Z
- the Arizona Department of Education to award grants to school districts and charter schools to build
Keywords:
student discipline, classroom management, temporary removal, administrative action, education policy, foreign relations, university governance, research security, international agreements, Arizona Board of Regents, interscholastic activities, student eligibility, criminal offenses, school district, youth sports, academic participation, conduct, planned communities, homeowners association, HOA
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- But to our larger point, the language in the bill essentially places a fetus on an equal criminal justice
- And this is the problem, and I just want to bring this up: if we're going to say everyone deserves equal
- it, I also believe that the children are also deserving, when they are born, of being able to have access
- that the children are also deserving, when they are born, of being able to have access to the resources
- Blake, so what you're saying is because it is accessible to them when they leave the courthouse after
Committees:
House Judiciary , House House Judiciary Committee of Reference
Keywords:
felony murder, unborn child, homicide, Arizona Revised Statutes, life imprisonment, death penalty, drive-by shooting, gun violence, firearms, felony, vehicle forfeiture, driver license revocation, drive by shooting, public safety, criminal penalties, education, funding, school districts, state aid, education reform
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Press Conference: Texas House Democratic Caucus Jan 23rd, 2025 at 02:01 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- And nothing is ever going to make them happy short of, you know, having the opportunity to...
- And we're never going to make those people happy, and we don't intend to.
- The people who are going to be empowered are the people who want to make this state work.
- As Democrats, we proudly say today that we have a seat at the table to advocate for true public education
- As Democrats, we are here to make sure that the people of Texas know we are ready to get to work.
Keywords:
House rules, Democrat chairs, legislative power, public education, maternal health, political debate
Summary:
The meeting primarily centered around the discussion of newly approved House rules, which sparked significant debate among members. Notably, the Democratic representatives expressed concerns regarding the ban on Democrat chairs, which they argued undermines their power within the legislative body. Chair Ramon Romero and Representative Ann Johnson articulated the sentiment that, despite these challenges, the Democrats are committed to advocating for the needs of all Texans. They emphasized the need for honest discussions around critical issues such as public education, women's health care, and maternal mortality rates.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Administration of Criminal Justice Apr 29th, 2026
Administration of Criminal Justice
Transcript Highlights:
- This statute created a fund to help these people start again. But access to the fund is limited.
- members readily accessible to him, because that would cause a disaster within the local jail.
- We're kind of to the point now where more or less you almost have to have 30 years to even make it to
- It adds certain school employees to the definition of educator relative to prohibited sexual conduct
- to her satisfaction, but to the extent there is a problem, I want to be able to catch it.
Bills:
HB146 , HB333 , HB517 , HB828 , SB87 , SB93 , SB98 , SB118 , SB125 , SB199 , SB277 , SB294 , SB306
Committee:
House Administration of Criminal Justice
Keywords:
sports wagering, gambling, elections, local control, revenue generation, inmates, housing, corrections, Department of Public Safety, local jurisdiction, criminal justice, juvenile justice, jury trial, felony offenses, crime of violence, sex offenses, correctional facilities, in-custody deaths, medical oversight, independent investigations
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- Since that time, we've given them the lead to be able to work on certain parts of this.
- of expanding the mobility of the athletic trainer practice and improving public access to service by
- I'm gonna work with the Senate author to try to clarify some things to address your situation.
- amend this to clarify that, I'm willing to do that.
- that bargaining to occur is that the members get to vote via Secret ballot as opposed to, you can think
Committee:
House Business
Keywords:
corporation, corporate governance, business entities, Oklahoma General Corporation Act, limited liability company, LLC, shareholder rights, beneficial owner, controlling shareholder, control group, interested director, fiduciary duty, books and records inspection, corporate records, ratification, defective corporate acts, putative stock, stock issuance, treasury shares, rights and options
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- by requiring the international symbol of access and the words "No Parking" to be painted on designated
- Going back to 2016 and 2017, we believe that we were making progress on accessible parking.
- happen, equal to what they're doing.
- Loss of access to their vehicle could also mean loss of employment.
- work to go to court to fight a ticket.
Bills:
HB767 , HB 1242 , HB1373 , HB1404 , HB1708 , HB1936 , HB2041 , HB2198 , HB2270 , HB2315 , HB2415 , HB2427 , HB2455 , HB2457 , HB2522 , HB2523 , HB2686 , HB2763 , HB2775 , HB2944 , HB3034 , HB1683 , HB1695
Committee:
House Transportation
Keywords:
highway designation, memorial, Montgomery County, Paul P. Mendes, transportation, HB 1242, Texas Transportation Code, U.S. Highway 281, Brooks County, Ernesto Soliz Cantu, memorial highway, road naming, TxDOT, road signage, commemorative resolution, memorial markers, county road 304, Huppergate Road, Los Robles Trail, Farm-to-Market Road
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I'll speak to you, and I'll be able to tell him. Okay. Mr.
- We'll give you the right to close. We're going to recognize you to close.
- Orenkin's time to recover enough to be harvested.
- President, do you want to go to the local calendar? Do you want to go to the local calendar?
- You may be protecting them, but you may also be hurting other people by not allowing access to information
Bills:
HB767 , HB 1242 , HB1373 , HB1404 , HB1708 , HB1936 , HB2041 , HB2198 , HB2270 , HB2315 , HB2415 , HB2427 , HB2455 , HB2457 , HB2522 , HB2523 , HB2686 , HB2763 , HB2775 , HB2944 , HB3034 , HB1683 , HB1695
Committee:
House Transportation
Keywords:
highway designation, memorial, Montgomery County, Paul P. Mendes, transportation, HB 1242, Texas Transportation Code, U.S. Highway 281, Brooks County, Ernesto Soliz Cantu, memorial highway, road naming, TxDOT, road signage, commemorative resolution, memorial markers, county road 304, Huppergate Road, Los Robles Trail, Farm-to-Market Road
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Apr 15th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- and gratitude to Oklahoma State University for its dedication to education, service, leadership, and
- Students are asked to use their creativity to educate communities statewide concerning litter cleanup
- Leader, House Bill 36 extends the sunset on the Oklahoma Advisory Council on Indian Education to 2031
- So this, with this being about saying that it's about education and why is this not going to the state
- And that It's not being put to the use that we're seeking when we talk about education or even school
Bills:
SR31 , SB2060 , SB2184 , HB1371 , HB1411 , HB1933 , HB2361 , HB2398 , HB2893 , HB3006 , HB3044 , HB3127 , HB3322 , HB3147 , HB1276 , HB3472 , HB3522 , HB3704 , HB4303 , HB4319
Keywords:
military, children, resilience, Purple Up!, military families, master development district, improvement district, public improvements, infrastructure financing, special assessments, statutory revision, consolidation, law amendment, emergency legislation, legal clarity, oil and gas, mineral rights, proceeds, royalties, escrow account
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee Jan 28th, 2026
Public Safety and Homeland Security
Transcript Highlights:
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- the drivers to give the driver's test, not the State Board of Education.
- the drivers to give the driver's test, not the State Board of Education.
- </c> it still have to go back to the courts. it still have to go back to the courts.
Committee:
House Public Safety and Homeland Security
Keywords:
Crenshaw County, county board of education, school board, board of education, term limits, term length, elected officials, local constitutional amendment, Alabama Constitution, education governance, local legislation, November 2026 election, ballot measure, constitutional amendment, school board elections, law enforcement, transparency, reporting, public safety, regulation