Video & Transcript Research : 'school transparency'

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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 04-29-2026 06:30pm

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

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  • He previously served as Executive Director of the Hawaii High School Athletic Association from 1998 to
  • <00:04:55.280> Athletic of the Hawaii High School Athletic of the Hawaii High School Athletic
  • and communities to expand schools and communities to expand opportunities<00:05:06.520> for<00
  • First off, I'd like to congratulate the Hilo High School Vikings, my alma mater, the girls water polo
  • and the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce in 1951.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference AM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

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  • Next item on the agenda is HB 1713 HD1 SD1, relating to school impact fees.
  • agenda is HB 1713 HD1 SD1<00:04:31.720> relating<00:04:31.920> to<00:04:31.960> school
  • <00:04:32.640> On SD1 relating to school impact fees.
  • On SD1 relating to school impact fees.
  • and transparency um study bill.<00:15:31.120> So,<00:15:31.959> if<00:15:32.640> uh
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  • So that's one of the amazing things about a charter school system is that low-performing schools will
  • So it's a school choice option.
  • Charter school.
  • enhancement for Charter schools, when public schools are struggling, thank you for the question.
  • It's not $250 million that's going to be going to one individual school or network of schools.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Cap Committee Meeting - 2025-04-30

Capital Investment

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  • to preparing students for seamless transfer to four-year institutions while serving as a primary school
  • That was the rule: you went to school to learn, and now we're flirting with this idea that you don't
  • The effects of the inflationary cost of the projects and how rural schools could possibly be squeezed
  • We have committed $225,000 from the City of Slayton, Murray County School District, and Murray County
  • and elementary school.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 4/30/25

Capital Investment

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  • You went to school to learn.
  • You went to school to learn. the rule. You went to school to learn.
  • In 2023, the Rock Ridge School District constructed a new high school and elementary school, including
  • In 2023, the Rock Ridge School District constructed a new high school and elementary school, including
  • In 2023, the Rock Ridge School District constructed a new high school and elementary school, including
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/23/2026 - Senate Finance

Finance

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  • , purchasing, selling, or leasing school sites, issuing school district bonds, or changing the list of
  • The bill removes a school district's authority to spend proceeds from the lease of school property on
  • School District.
  • Well, the Tolleson Union School District leased a middle school campus for $25 million up front.
  • the charge of the now Tolleson Union School Superintendent, leased out school district property for
Summary: The Senate Finance Committee approved the minutes from March 16, 2026, then heard testimony on a series of bills, with the chair noting that testimony and votes would be handled in batches because members were coming and going. HB 2939 would raise the rural qualified facilities tax credit from $20,000 to $25,000 per job for certain projects with initial investment under $2 billion. Lucid Motors supported the change as a tool to attract manufacturing jobs to rural Arizona, while opponents questioned whether the higher credit would actually create new jobs and pointed to a fiscal note that could reach $48 million. The committee later passed the bill 5-2. HB 2950 would authorize municipalities and counties to form tourism improvement areas funded by lodging business assessments for marketing and tourism promotion. The Arizona Lodging and Tourism Association and Visit Phoenix supported the measure, describing TIAs as voluntary, locally controlled tools already used in other states and useful for rural destinations; senators pressed on whether the assessments were truly voluntary and how the districts would be formed and administered. The bill passed 5-2. HB 2780, a technical cleanup bill related to property tax lien foreclosure and excess proceeds sales, was described as conforming changes to a prior law creating a mechanism for delinquent taxpayers to recover equity; it passed 6-1. HB 2502 would allow certain ASRS members who are elected officials to retire at normal retirement age without resigning their elected office, with the employer paying the alternate contribution rate. ASRS said it was neutral, and the sponsor and a lobbyist argued the bill would create parity with non-elected members who can retire and return to work; the committee passed it 5-2. HB 2140, as amended by a striker, would let the state treasurer invest up to 10% of trust and treasury monies in physical gold or silver bullion held in secure U.S. depositories. The sponsor and Sound Money Defense League supported it as a diversification and inflation hedge, while opponents argued gold is volatile, costly to store, and not a better use of taxpayer funds; the committee adopted the striker and passed the bill 4-2. HB 2398 would require commercial liability insurance for watercraft rented or hired in Arizona, including peer-to-peer boat-sharing programs, while not affecting ordinary personal boat ownership. The sponsor, insurers, and rental operators said the bill responds to uninsured boats being rented through apps and to safety and liability problems; some members said training should also be addressed. The committee adopted an amendment and passed the bill 6-1. Finally, HB 2999 would create state affordable infrastructure districts to finance public infrastructure for housing through bonds, taxes, and assessments, with unanimous landowner consent and disclosure requirements. Home builders and contractors said the districts could lower upfront housing costs and improve financing, but contractors sought stronger payment protections and some senators worried the bill could add red tape and costs without guaranteeing savings to homebuyers. After adopting a large amendment, the committee passed HB 2999, though at least one member voted no and another passed on the vote.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Jan 28th, 2026

Finance and Taxation Education

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  • As a result of that, all those schools rose up from being a priority school to a school that is not a
  • priority school.
  • school that if somebody wants to go to that school.
  • is not a now school to a school that is not a priority<00:17:02.560> school.
  • Two of the schools were priority school.
Bills: HB245, SB16, SB59, SB62, SB79, SB88
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Judiciary Committee Apr 9th, 2025

Judiciary

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  • Right now, if students are found vaping on school property... ...now, if students are found vaping on
  • Basically, it takes out that paragraph there, which currently says that if a child is disciplined by the school
  • , then the... ...that if a child is disciplined by the school, the remedy available should be in lieu
  • of going to juvenile court if there's a school remedy available, like a school disciplinary process.
  • I'm a school bus driver. I'm a regular bus driver. I'm also a substitute teacher.
MS

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

MS House Floor - 15 April, 2026; 1:00 PM

Mississippi House Floor Meeting

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  • Section 19EE, for Finally First, for funding life skills training in 15 public schools across four counties
  • Section 19EE, for Finally First, for funding life skills training in 15 public schools across four counties
KY
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  • school systems for a number of years. school systems for a number of years.
  • them to have a school nurse. them to have a school nurse.
  • <00:31:09.120> have school nurses in their schools have school nurses in their schools have
  • who stay in school do better in school who stay in school do better in school and<00:31:20.000><
  • for school purposes. So thank you. for school purposes. So thank you.
Summary: The Medicaid Oversight Board met on March 9 with a quorum present and no minutes to approve. The chair reordered the agenda to hear House Bill 689 first. Representative Amy Neighbors presented HB 689, which would authorize Kentucky to seek CMS approval for a Medicaid state-directed payment program for physician and non-physician professional services delivered through qualifying hospital-affiliated groups, beginning January 1, 2026, with retroactive payments for that year. She said the bill is intended to improve access to care in rural and underserved areas, support workforce retention, and generate about $29 million annually in federal Medicaid funds without using general fund dollars. Representatives from Owensboro Health and St. Elizabeth Healthcare testified in support, describing staffing and subsidy pressures, lower Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement, and the importance of the program for maintaining access and quality in rural and safety-net settings. Committee members noted the bill had already passed the House Health Services Committee unanimously and discussed broader concerns about Kentucky’s low reimbursement rates and the need to consider other systems not covered by the proposal. The board then heard Senate Bill 2011 from Senator Donald Douglas and Cody Hunt of the Kentucky Medical Association. The bill would address a Medicaid coding issue by ensuring that coverage limits do not reduce payment to fewer than two evaluation and management service units per provider, per patient, per day. Douglas argued the current one-visit, one-issue limitation forces multiple visits, increases no-shows, and prevents providers from treating the whole patient. Hunt explained that the bill is meant to correct a longstanding regulation that limited E&M services to one per physician per recipient per date of service, which can prevent providers from coding additional medically necessary work during the same visit. He said DMS has already filed a regulatory amendment to fix the problem, but a statutory change is still needed to prevent the issue from returning. He also said the bill is not intended to change reimbursement policy, only coding rules, and that MCO payment practices vary. Members generally supported the concept. Senator Berg asked about fiscal impact and private-payer billing; Hunt said there should be no fiscal impact because the bill does not change payment policy, only coding. Representative Moore said the proposal could reduce costs and improve convenience by avoiding extra visits. Chairman Meredith said the bill illustrated problems with fee-for-service care and supported moving toward a more holistic delivery model. Dr. Schuster raised a drafting concern about the bill summary language, and Hunt responded that the regulatory amendment should address the issue generally for providers. No votes were taken on either bill during this portion of the meeting.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Revenue Committee, February 17, 2026

Revenue

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  • And uh on in our by a school board.
  • And so that was the reason school.
  • ..We're talking 48 school districts.
  • > millions School wreck mills contribute millions School wreck mills contribute millions of<02
  • enough communication with our school enough communication with our school district<02:53:33.439>
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Elections and Ethics Feb 9th, 2026 at 03:00 pm

Elections and Ethics

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  • This bill prohibits former school employees who have been terminated with cause from running for school
  • School board or any elected office limited distance school board?
  • Public schools have a school board member who was the president of the school board and the president
  • Ran for school board unopposed. Became the school board president and wreaked havoc.
  • You know, public schools now for however many years he's been on the school board makes no sense to me
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Transportation May 23rd, 2025

Transportation

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  • 1943 in Goodwater, Oklahoma, later moved to Sunnyvale, Texas, where she graduated from Forney High School
  • honoring individuals who have served in a United States Army Ranger unit or graduated from Ranger school
  • , one honoring individuals who have served in the US Army Rangers unit were graduated from Ranger school
  • Other ones go through Ranger school and get a Ranger tab and become Rangers that way.
  • Uh, citadel, uh, and high school.
Bills: HB227
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Education Apr 7th, 2025 at 10:00 am

Education

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  • Prior to this school year, we had an option where schools would use the ACT for their testing accountability
  • Prior to this school year, we had an option where schools would use the ACT for their testing accountability
  • on line 18, so after school it would say life-threatening emergency on school-owned facilities and grounds
  • And then— ...school-owned athletic venues, and then strike the last line starting at 'or at a school-sponsored
  • held on school-owned facilities and grounds.
Bills: HB1404
Summary: The Senate Education Committee met with six members present and first took up House Bill 1404, which would update North Dakota scholarship eligibility language by allowing the NDA Plus assessment to be used in place of ACT scores in certain pathways. The Department of Public Instruction explained that the bill does not eliminate the ACT entirely, but removes outdated references tied to ACT accountability testing that will no longer apply after this year’s seniors graduate. Members discussed how the change affects public and nonpublic schools, then voted 6-0 to give HB 1404 a do pass recommendation. The committee then returned to House Bill 1363, a bill dealing with school emergency response planning and automatic external defibrillators. Members adopted an amendment clarifying that the requirements apply to school-owned facilities and grounds, replacing language about school events and venues, and revising the planning language for school-based events not held on school-owned property. The committee also debated whether the bill should be mandatory or permissive; a motion to change “shall” to “may” failed, with members noting the bill’s liability protections. The committee then voted 5-1 to pass HB 1363 as amended, with Senator Gerhardt carrying the bill. Before recessing, the chair noted that House Bill 1533 would be taken up later in the day after additional information from DPI was received.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Health Committee Feb 19th, 2025

Health

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  • dependents of active duty military personnel to use their military records for admittance into our schools
Bills: HB245, HB278, SB59, SB78
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Senate May 25th, 2026

Louisiana Senate Floor Meeting

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  • from the Recovery School District to provide relative to overcapacity in a school district.
  • from the Recovery School District to provide relative to overcapacity in a school district.
  • We made the legislation apply to charter schools as well.
  • It's a transparency bill.
  • with autism to have ABA therapy during the school day.
Bills: SR145, SR146, SR147, SR148, SCR78, SCR12, HB302, HB221, HCR58, HB59, HB89, HB153, HB243, HB335, HB342, HB350, HB407, HB451, HB513, HB595, HB682, HB688, HB690, HB730, HB762, HB802, HB816, HB940, HB944, HB1003, HB1011, HB1029, HB1053, HB1058, HB1062, HB1064, HB1079, HB1084, HB1098, HB1161, HB1189, HB1203, HB1215, HB1247, HB1248, HB1251, HB1253, HB1257, HB1258, SCR3, SB393, SB401, SB415, SB426, SB435, SB487, SB488, SB523, SB56, SB163, SB341, SB504, SB322, SR125, SCR54, SCR59, SCR9, SCR58, SB35, SB65, SB215, SB246, SB249, SB269, SB282, SB296, SB323, SB363, SB369, SB474, SB490, SB492, SB500, SB514, HCR27, HCR28, HCR66, HCR67, HCR72, HCR5, HCR32, HCR49, HCR50, HCR53, HCR60, HCR62, HCR64, HCR68, HCR78, HCR81, HCR86, HCR97, HCR102, HCR31, HCR47, HCR3, HB1095, HB1096, HB1103, HB1129, HB1154, HB1166, HB1195, HB1230, HB316, HB511, HB799, HB1039, HB12, HB66, HB145, HB167, HB196, HB213, HB218, HB222, HB256, HB291, HB326, HB352, HB401, HB430, HB433, HB434, HB448, HB456, HB476, HB481, HB487, HB492, HB549, HB579, HB608, HB621, HB624, HB626, HB632, HB637, HB656, HB722, HB745, HB804, HB818, HB821, HB833, HB864, HB867, HB874, HB893, HB909, HB951, HB968, HB969, HB978, HB979, HB988, HB989, HB1001, HB1005, HB1007, HB1024, HB1032, HB1038, HB1050, HB1051, HB1056, HB1059, HB1077, HB1080, HB1081, HB1086, HB1108, HB1112, HB1153, HB1172, HB1173, HB1175, HB1192, HB1193, HB1204, HB1218, HB1242, HB1244, HB1249, HB1252, HB1254, HB1, HB2, HB3, HB42, HB45, HB71, HB79, HB158, HB160, HB169, HB227, HB251, HB289, HB312, HB313, HB314, HB330, HB383, HB394, HB410, HB429, HB769, HB971, HB983, HB1017, HB1126, HB1234, HB1235, HB17, HB27, HB36, HB41, HB47, HB73, HB126, HB133, HB140, HB159, HB166, HB205, HB211, HB226, HB259, HB271, HB308, HB310, HB324, HB337, HB351, HB399, HB403, HB571, HB712, HB723, HB726, HB740, HB750, HB759, HB812, HB844, HB966, HB1006, HB1009, HB1018, HB1036, HB1107, SB29, SB42, SB43, SB78, SB208, SB217, SB274, SB300, SB379, SB382, SB387, SB441, SB449, HB74, HB134, HB258, HB359, HB468, HB956, HB1117, SB149