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NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Science, Technology and Telecommunications Sep 22nd, 2025
Science, Technology & Telecommunications Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Participate in.
- in a specific way. train their students in a specific way where their students and faculty could then
- Participation, these need to now grow in- To proposals and projects where faculty and students are involved
- high school students—are involved in some of the programs where they could participate?
- to participate in some of those.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Pro Forma Floor Session Feb 23rd, 2026
Washington Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- better understand the responsibilities that come with democratic participation. ...helps students better
- understand the responsibilities that come with democratic participation and prepares them for active
- can... ...Government Class and the Building Bridges Program for creating space where students can participate
- When I spent time with the students this morning, they seem to be able to be able to be that.
- When I spent time with the students this morning, they seem to ask just a few things of us, Mr.
Summary:
The Senate opened by suspending Rule 46 to allow continued committee action during the floor session, then approved the previous day’s journal. It received standing committee reports and, on motion, referred listed measures as designated, with Substitute House Bill 2152 on medical cannabis in specified health care facilities and Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2471 on collective bargaining redirected to the Committee on Ways and Means.
The chamber then took up Senate Resolution 8694, which celebrates civil, open-minded discussion and recognizes students from Marysville-Getchell High School’s Advanced Placement Government class and the Building Bridges program for their work on civic discourse, media literacy, and respectful dialogue. Senators spoke in support of the resolution, emphasizing civility, diversity of opinion, and youth leadership. The resolution was adopted by voice vote.
Next, the Senate considered Senate Resolution 8691 honoring the 2026 Apple Blossom Festival Royal Court from Wenatchee. The resolution highlighted the festival’s history, the accomplishments and community service of Queen Breel Precht and Princesses Kaylee Pearson and Parker Avery, and their roles as ambassadors for the festival. Senators praised their leadership and service, and the resolution was adopted by voice vote. The Senate then welcomed the royal court and guests to the North Gallery before adjourning until the next day.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> >> get there, you know, and and participate >> get there, you know, and and participate
- </c> >> to get to the place to to participate.
- </c><00:21:52.559><c> in</c> receive because they're participating in receive because they're participating
- and student athletes, uh, and to move forward.
- uh</c><00:26:12.000><c> and</c><00:26:12.240><c> to</c> students and student athletes uh and to students
Committee:
House Education
WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
WV Senate Finance Committee in Session Mar 12th, 2026 at 01:59 pm
Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- With the additional weighting, Level 2 special education students count as 1.2 students, and Level 3
- special education students count as 1.3 students.
- The bill also includes definitions for Level 2 and Level 3 special education students.
- So it would be no issue at all to pick up the charter school students.
- it's a really great idea that they do participate.
Committee:
Senate Finance
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Higher Education Committee Apr 21st, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- , it's the students who...
- Many of our students do have...
- To me, it is about whether we trust students, especially working-class students, first-generation students
- college students.
- Underserved and first-generation AANHPI students and underrepresented students.
Summary:
The Assembly Higher Education Committee heard several measures focused on community college baccalaureate programs and trustee compensation. AB 2528 would raise the maximum monthly compensation cap for community college district trustees, with the author and supporters arguing the change is permissive, long overdue, and needed to make service more accessible to working people and better reflect community diversity. CSEA took a tweener position, warning about optics and asking for longer public notice before any compensation increase, while some members raised concerns about taxpayer costs and benefits. The bill was discussed but no final vote is reflected in the transcript excerpt.
The committee then took up AB 2053, which would authorize Coast Community College District to offer a cybersecurity bachelor’s degree. Supporters said the bill addresses a workforce shortage, serves working adults and veterans, and includes an LAO evaluation and a sunset. CSU and its Academic Senate opposed the bill, arguing it duplicates existing CSU programs and could set a precedent for more one-off degrees. Members also raised questions about funding, Prop. 98, and whether the program would divert resources; the author said the district already has funding and that the bill is a narrow pilot. The committee voted to do pass and re-refer the bill to Appropriations, with several ayes and some no votes, and the roll left open for additional members.
AB 2301, a pilot allowing up to 10 community college districts to offer nursing bachelor’s degrees, drew broad support from nursing, labor, and community college groups who said California faces a severe nursing shortage and that community colleges offer a more affordable pathway for working and rural students. CSU and other opponents argued existing ADN-to-BSN pathways are more efficient and that the bill could worsen competition for limited clinical placements and faculty. Members questioned funding and Prop. 98 impacts; the Chancellor’s Office said the pilot would not require new state funding and would rely on existing mechanisms such as Strong Workforce and nursing infrastructure grants. The committee voted to do pass and re-refer AB 2301 to Appropriations, with the roll again left open. The transcript then began AB 2694, a broader workforce-responsive baccalaureate expansion bill intended to address duplication rules and create a more flexible process for community college bachelor’s degrees, but the discussion was not completed in the excerpt.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Education Committee Mar 26th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- And I encouraged some kids every year to participate in a cybersecurity challenge at NYU that students
- put on for high school students.
- However, unhoused students must obtain written parental consent to participate in screenings, which creates
- In essence, all students, including foster students, will receive vision and dental screenings unless
- very same students.
Summary:
The Assembly Education Committee heard several education bills, with AB 887 by Assemblymember Berman proposing that every school district and charter school adopt a plan so all high schools offer at least one computer science course by 2029-30. Supporters, including a teacher and student, argued California is falling behind other states and that computer science is essential for student opportunity and workforce readiness. ACSA opposed the bill, citing the shortage of qualified computer science teachers and administrative burden. The bill passed the committee on a 6-0 vote and was sent to Appropriations.
The committee also heard AB 1390 by Assemblymember Solache, which would allow local and county school boards to raise trustee compensation above long-standing statutory minimums that have not changed in decades. Supporters said the current stipends are too low to make board service accessible to working families and younger community members. There was no opposition testimony, and the bill passed with five votes, with the roll left open for additional members.
AB 865 by Assemblymember Gonzalez would create a $5 million, three-year grant program for dual-language immersion instructional materials, split between high-demand languages and other languages. Supporters said districts often lack standards-aligned materials in languages beyond Spanish, forcing teachers to create their own. The bill passed 7-0 to Appropriations. AB 857 by Assemblymember Gibson, requiring annual cultural competency training for K-12 staff, also passed 5-1 after supporters linked it to the state reparations task force report and argued it would improve trust and student outcomes.
The committee additionally approved AB 677 by Assemblymember Bryan, which would make it easier for unhoused students to access school-based vision and dental screenings by allowing directory information to be used for that purpose with an opt-out process; it passed 8-0. AB 903 by Assemblymember Avila Farias, directing the Department of Education to develop best practices on education technology and digital equity, passed after amendments and with some opponents indicating they would remove opposition once the amendments were in print. Finally, AB 917 by Assemblymember Avila Farias, extending permanent-status protections to certain educators in small districts and county programs, drew significant opposition from small districts and regional occupational programs over flexibility and funding concerns; the bill still passed 5-2 with the roll held open for additional votes.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:05:52.120><c> are</c> charge of supervising the student are charge of supervising the student
- . students. students.
- . participating. participating.
- </c> No district is required to participate. No district is required to participate.
- </c> breakfast and lunch, served to students. breakfast and lunch, served to students.
Committee:
Senate Education
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- Every day, hundreds of thousands of students participate in school athletics.
- Every day, hundreds of thousands of students participate in school athletics.
- So my question is more on who these students are that we are selecting or choosing to participate.
- And then the other question I have: are these students that are being selected to participate in the
- The students have been paying to participate.
Committee:
Senate Education
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Interstate teacher mobility compact established 3/3/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> as long as there's equivalent student as long as there's equivalent student teaching,<00:10:01.680
- c> shortages directly affect students shortages directly affect students access<00:13:07.040><c> to</
- And that Tier 2 barrier is a barrier for our students to participate in that Teach For America partnership
- </c> eligible and actively participating eligible and actively participating partner<00:17:43.440><c>
- </c> students here. students here.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- So students are paying, schools are paying $40 or less for every IDLA class that their students are enrolled
- We are student focused.
- And with the legislation saying we should serve all students, we try to serve all students.
- I understand that there's 2,701 students per year being served under this program at $843 per student
- And the way those literacy dollars are allocated, it's per student, and so if you have fewer students
Committee:
House Education
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Budget review Sub. on Postsecondary Education. (2-19-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- by 88% to $31,715 per student.
- . students. students.
- </c> that students face upon graduation. that students face upon graduation.
- </c> nationally in workforce participation. nationally in workforce participation.
- </c> participation and workforce engagement. participation and workforce engagement.
Summary:
The House Budget Review Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education met without a quorum, so no minutes were approved. The committee then heard a presentation from Western Kentucky University President Timothy Kabone, who highlighted WKU’s recent gains in graduation rate, retention, degree production, graduate enrollment, research activity, and financial stability. He said WKU’s FY 2026 budget is structurally balanced without one-time reserves, and he tied the university’s growth to its strategic plan and to Senate Bill 77, which created a pathway for WKU’s first PhD program. WKU’s initial PhD offering is planned in data sciences for fall 2027, and Kabone said the university continues to pursue R2 research status.
Kabone also outlined WKU’s budget requests, including a 4.5% base appropriation increase for each year of the biennium, a $30 million increase in the performance funding pool, a $30 million trust fund for tuition waiver reimbursement, and $2 million per year for the Gatton Academy. He also requested continued funding for the Kentucky Mesonet, 8.9% of proposed asset preservation funding, and support for a $280 million new Potter College facility. He emphasized inflationary pressures, rising fixed costs, and the burden of mandated tuition waivers, and said the university supports performance funding but wants the model adjusted to better reward student success rather than enrollment growth.
Members asked about WKU’s student housing situation and the transition away from the former student life foundation model. Kabone said the foundation structure had run its course, that the university had lacked adequate oversight under the old arrangement, and that WKU is moving to a public-private partnership with Gilbane and the College Housing Foundation. He said the new model would not increase the university’s debt load and would replace older residence halls with a roughly 1,000-bed complex, eliminate community-style bathrooms over time, and expand living-learning communities. Representatives McCool and Tipton praised WKU’s graduation and retention results and asked questions about the housing project and its timeline.
The committee then heard from CareerVXR and KCTCS about a proposed career exploration pilot. Company representatives said the platform uses web-based and virtual reality experiences to show students real jobs and workplaces, with the goal of addressing an “awareness gap” in workforce participation. They proposed a $1.8 million, two-year pilot to reach 50,000 to 60,000 students in three regions, including Hazard Community and Technical College, Southeast Community and Technical College, and western Kentucky. Members asked about cost, funding source, and locations, and were told the request would come through the KCTCS budget. The meeting ended with notice that the next meeting was scheduled for Thursday, February 26.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- students.
- so we have students who are going into the urban schools and learning how to work with those students
- It's not good for students.
- That gave new opportunities for new students and gave all students a better, safer classroom.
- And our supporters, many who are parents of students. students in public schools want their students
Committees:
Senate Education , Senate Education K-16
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
March 11, 2025 - 08:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 1403, Safety of Students, by Representative Yeager.
- This bill puts school safety first while protecting the student campus experience for students.
- School safety first while protecting the student campus experience for students across Florida. Mr.
- It gives them the option to participate.
- A school of 2,000 students or 4,000 students is not the same as a school of 200 students.
Summary:
The Education Administration Subcommittee heard and approved four bills focused on school safety, student health, and classroom environment. HB 1403, Safety of Students, would expand Guardian program participation to child care facilities, require substitute teachers to receive campus safety protocols, and allow limited exceptions for certain CTE classrooms; it drew supportive testimony from school safety and education groups and passed 16-0. PCS for HB 907, the Sunshine Genetics Act, would create the Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases at FSU and launch an opt-in newborn whole-genome screening program funded with $20 million; supporters said it could speed diagnosis, save lives, and reduce health care costs, and it passed 17-0. HB 949 would prohibit student use of wireless communication devices during the full school day, while allowing districts flexibility in implementation and medical exceptions; supporters cited distraction and bullying data, and the bill passed 17-0.
The committee also approved HB 723, the Type 1 Diabetes Early Detection Program, which requires the Department of Health to provide school-based informational materials to parents and guardians about early warning signs, risk factors, and screening for type 1 diabetes. An amendment broadened the notification to include voluntary pre-K, kindergarten, and first grade and shifted the annual notice to September 30. Testimony in support came from diabetes advocates and pediatric groups, and members spoke about personal experiences with diabetes and the value of earlier education. The bill passed 17-0 after the amendment was adopted.
Across the meeting, members from both parties generally praised the bills as bipartisan efforts to improve student safety, health, and learning conditions. Several members raised questions or concerns about implementation details, including school guardian tracking, cell phone pouches and emergency access, and how the diabetes notice would be distributed, but no bill faced opposition in committee. All four measures were reported favorably.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 2/11/25
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- So that work includes primarily, you know, working with currently enrolled students, like the student
- </c> around basic needs support whole student around basic needs support whole student supports<00:11
- exporter of students, do we get our students back to actually, you know, come here, get a job, raise
- exporter of students, do we get our students back to actually, you know, come here, get a job, raise
- That student might face.
Committee:
House Higher Education Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/25
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> agency um starting with the student agency um starting with the student parents<00:03:05.080><c>
- </c> that recipients um or that participants that recipients um or that participants or<00:25:58.440>
- We typically see anywhere between 1,100 to 1,300 students participating, with an average award as you
- </c> anywhere between 1100 to 1300 students anywhere between 1100 to 1300 students participating<01:18
- participating.
Committee:
House Higher Education Finance and Policy
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on State Government. (7-8-26)
State Government
Transcript Highlights:
- And that is the difference between participating or not participating.
- 48:28.640><c> participating.
- </c><00:48:29.599><c> And</c> participating or not participating.
- And participating or not participating.
- </c><00:59:48.799><c> Um</c> County uh to participate in. Um County uh to participate in.
Committee:
Joint State Government
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- The students participate in competitions, service learning, and work-based learning leadership roles
- The students participate in knowledge.
- The students participate in competitions,<00:04:11.360><c> service</c><00:04:11.760><c> learning,</c>
- </c> dental students as well. So, welcome. dental students as well. So, welcome.
- ,</c> Maryland representing the students, Maryland representing the students, faculty,<00:09:08.959><
Summary:
The Maryland Senate met on Ash Wednesday, February 18, 2026, with a quorum present. The session opened with an invocation by Chaplain David Stadler, followed by journalization of his remarks and several introductions recognizing guests in the chamber, including dentists, an intern, a former legislative staffer, and representatives from the University System of Maryland and other groups. Senators also noted upcoming committee meetings and a Legislative Black Caucus photo the next day.
The main floor action centered on a resolution honoring Maryland Career and Technical Student Organizations for Career and Technical Student Organization Week. The sponsor described the role of CTSOs in serving more than 12,000 students statewide and in building leadership, professional, and career skills. The resolution was read in full and adopted unanimously, with the Senate expressing congratulations and appreciation for the organizations’ work with young people.
The Senate then took up layover items and calendar bills. Senate Bill 56, concerning Maryland Longitudinal Data Center external data sharing for multi-state reporting, was special ordered for one day after members raised privacy-related questions. Senate Bill 99, the Open Meetings Act/Local Board of Education Transparency Act measure, was also special ordered for one day after discussion of its committee amendment. The chamber also received administrative corrections from the Governor and referred them to the Executive Nominations Committee, and the majority leader later moved adjournment until February 19 at 10:00 a.m., which was adopted without objection.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Committee on the Census May 4th, 2026
Senate Committee on the Census
Transcript Highlights:
- direct consent of students.
- Students can of course provide that information on their own.
- As the previous speaker showed, not everybody participates in LUCA or participates at the same level.
- So there are also consequences of differential participation.
- So there are also consequences of differential participation.
Committee:
Senate Senate Committee on the Census
Summary:
The hearing focused on census data privacy, administrative data sharing, and the role of state and local governments in improving census accuracy, especially for the 2030 census. Dr. Philip Rocco testified first, arguing that the census is increasingly intergovernmental and that state and local investments in address list work, outreach, and complete count commissions can materially improve self-response and reduce undercounts. He emphasized that hard-to-count communities are most affected when states delay planning, politicize census work, or lack capacity, and he pointed to examples such as LUCA participation, outreach funding, and group quarters review as important tools. He also warned that recent federal actions and a broader climate of distrust could threaten 2030 operations, and urged Massachusetts to begin readiness planning now.
Members then questioned Dr. Rocco about the use of administrative data such as DMV, TANF, SNAP, and WIC records, and about group quarters enumeration. He explained that those data-sharing efforts were voluntary agreements with the Census Bureau, unlike group quarters data, which are often provided by facility administrators and sometimes state agencies. He said the Trump-era effort to use DMV and other records was tied to Executive Order 13880 and was widely resisted because states had confidentiality and legal concerns, and because the stated purpose appeared to shift toward citizenship-related uses. On group quarters, he described e-response, paper response, in-person enumeration, and administrator-provided directory information, noting that privacy issues arise mainly from FERPA limits on university data and from missing demographic details in administrative records.
A second panel, Beth Giroz and Amy O'Hara, then explained how administrative data are used by the Census Bureau and why data quality and privacy concerns matter. They described administrative data as records collected for operational purposes, useful for frame-building, nonresponse follow-up, enumeration, and post-enumeration evaluation, but often incomplete or mismatched on key census variables such as race, ethnicity, household relationships, and residence timing. They highlighted that some sources, like IRS, Medicare, USPS, SSA, and Bureau of Prisons records, are especially valuable, while others such as SNAP, TANF, WIC, Medicaid, CHIP, foster care, and driver’s license data vary in completeness and sharing. They stressed that privacy means collecting only what is needed, and that the Bureau typically uses limited header or roster data rather than full records. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing, and the committee recessed briefly before continuing testimony.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Education Study Nov 20th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- students.
- No, it is if the student is pregnant or if that student is parenting A child.
- , enabling full student participation in the curriculum.
- Our student body is 63 percent student-centered.
- We also spend only about $14,000 per student compared to $35,000 per student at APS.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee Mar 11th, 2026
Communications and Conveyance
Transcript Highlights:
- participants as well.
- Thank you very much for your participation today and your answers.
- These were mostly low-income students, Black and brown students, and students in rural communities who
- in the program for the benefit of Los Angeles County students.
- For the benefit of Los Angeles County students.
Committee:
House Communications and Conveyance