Transcript Highlights:

• Preparing students to question, analyze, and apply emerging technologies is a core educational objective
• So I think it's imperative that certainly in the state of Florida, our students are not only prepared
• for today, but also prepared for tomorrow.
• I began my career in education almost 24 years ago as a preschool teacher.
• I am the 2015 Florida Teacher of the Year, an honor that allowed me to represent the over 160,000 teachers

Bills: S1694

Committee: Senate Appropriations Committee on Higher Education

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Higher Education met with a quorum present and first took up CS for SB 1694, which would require technology-integrated postsecondary general education core courses to include digital literacy and competency instruction, including use of artificial intelligence tools, and encourage high school computer science courses with AI content to teach how AI systems use data, their benefits and limitations, and responsible use in academic and personal contexts. The bill drew support from several speakers who emphasized the need for students to understand AI’s capabilities, limitations, ethics, and risks, while one speaker raised concerns about overreliance on AI and the loss of skills. Senator Davis said the bill was a good step toward preparing the future workforce and suggested earlier instruction might be worth considering later. The bill was reported favorably, and Senator Leek asked to be recorded in the affirmative. The committee then heard a long series of confirmation presentations for trustees at multiple Florida colleges and universities, including Tallahassee State College, USF, UNF, Palm Beach State College, the College of the Florida Keys, Hillsborough College, Miami-Dade College, Florida A&M University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Florida International University, New College of Florida, Florida Polytechnic University, and the University of Florida. The appointees generally emphasized student success, workforce alignment, fiscal responsibility, access and affordability, and institutional growth; several members and senators offered supportive comments, with some asking about specific issues such as Tallahassee State’s NCLEX passage rates and the need for continued improvement. One appointee’s attendance was delayed or skipped for later consideration, but the committee ultimately took a block vote and reported the confirmations favorably to the Ethics and Elections Committee. Finally, Chair Harrell gave a brief overview of the higher education budget, describing a total of $11.9 billion and highlighting increases for workforce education, Florida College System operating funds, workforce development capitalization, the Rural Incentive for Professional Educators program, the USF Center for Nursing, preeminent research universities, UCF’s community school grant program, UF’s Lassinger Center on Learning, the Florida Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment, and campus security through a postsecondary guardian program. Senator Davis asked about a transfer related to the workforce development capitalization and incentive grant fund, and the chair explained it was a transfer of an existing program with new funds being added. There was no public comment on the budget, and the meeting adjourned after Senator Leek requested to be recorded in the affirmative on SB 1694.

Transcript Highlights:

• As a former ag teacher myself, it's ironic that we have CTE on FFA Day.
• It cost about $100,000 per teacher.
• My son loved math, and he was really fortunate to have good math teachers.
• I'm a retired math teacher, and it's...
• There is a Weld-Off series going on that one of our ag teachers is helping with.

Committee: Senate Senate Education

Transcript Highlights:

• Talk to students, talk to teachers, to introduce cyber and all again.
• And again, like I said, I've been married to a teacher anytime. I bring that up.
• But it really does prepare them. And those are the courses that are in that concentration.
• But it gives them that content that really does help prepare them for that industry.
• He was he is all the sisters have been teachers. He wanted to be a teacher.

Transcript Highlights:

• Some time in the summer for a teacher to really immerse themselves in a particular industry, particularly
• in technical education course. say it's building construction, this might be an opportunity for teachers
• The new funding model asks how well are we serving our students and preparing them for success in the
• And I think even more importantly so we can take advantage of the good teachers that may not be in a
• We often hire our faculty straight out of industry and then we teach them to be teachers.

Committee: House Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:02:01.600><c> can</c> Parents get peace of mind, teachers can Parents get peace of mind, teachers
• I've had a middle school teacher from St.
• </c><00:03:15.000><c> from</c> I've had a middle school teacher from I've had a middle school teacher
• Teachers are on the front lines seeing Teachers are on the front lines seeing the<00:03:34.200><c> reality
• </c> prepared for the next grade. prepared for the next grade.

Summary: Minnesota Senate Republicans held a press event focused on school safety, student performance, and relief from what they described as burdensome mandates on districts. Sen. Zach Duckworth promoted the SHIELD Act, which would provide grant funding through the Minnesota School Safety Center for security upgrades such as access controls, ballistic-resistant materials, mass notification systems, and staff training. He also highlighted other education bills, including measures to require parental and teacher notification of violent incidents within 24 hours, allow short removals after serious incidents in K-3 classrooms, expand retention and intervention policies for students not meeting grade level, and increase parental access to curriculum materials and consent for sex education. Duckworth said the school safety proposal has bipartisan support and argued schools should have flexible, locally driven tools to protect students. Sen. Julia Coleman and other Republicans framed the agenda as a response to classroom violence, learning loss, and a lack of transparency. Coleman said teachers and parents are seeing serious problems firsthand and argued that schools should not hide violent incidents. She described Senate File 676 as a notification and anti-retaliation bill, and said Senate File 4023 would give schools a brief reset after serious incidents in early grades. She also backed the transparency bill requiring parental review of curriculum and written consent for sex education. The group repeatedly argued that schools, parents, and teachers should be prioritized over what they called political secrecy or overreach. Sen. Jason Rarick focused on school finance, saying new state mandates have left districts in deficit despite prior funding increases. He discussed bills to expand safe school aid to nonpublic schools, increase staffing at the Minnesota School Safety Center, expand counselor funding for nonpublic students to K-6, and conform state law to federal tax credits that could support scholarships and tutoring. Sen. Carla Nelson Housley argued that more than 60 unfunded mandates have strained districts and said Senate File 3361 would temporarily let districts transfer funds between accounts and opt out of certain new mandates from 2023-24, with public board discussion and votes. In the question period, Republicans also discussed the governor’s supplemental budget, fraud enforcement, possible bonding for IT upgrades, and potential tax and child care credit changes, while emphasizing they want bipartisan cooperation on fraud and school safety but oppose new taxes and what they called harmful mandates.

Transcript Highlights:

• If teachers need time to recover from pregnancy, they must first use all of their accrued sick leave,
• Of course, that's the fancy way of saying a teacher must pay half the... ...differential pay, and that
• , of course, is a fancy way of saying a teacher must pay half their salary to cover a substitute teacher
• I'm a school psychologist and president of the Sacramento City Teachers Association.
• Joyce Lamartinas Wade with the California State Teachers' Retirement System, in support.

Summary: The committee heard a series of bills focused largely on labor, education, workforce, and public employment issues. AB 65 would provide public school employees up to 14 weeks of leave with full benefits for pregnancy and pregnancy-related health issues; supporters said current rules force educators to exhaust sick leave and suffer long-term retirement penalties, while the bill’s author noted it mirrors budget trailer language. AB 1818 would change HEERA procedures for CSU bargaining by shifting certain renegotiation disputes to PERB; Teamsters and other labor groups supported it as a way to stop CSU from unilaterally refusing agreed raises, while CSU moved from opposed to neutral after amendments. AB 1940 would explicitly reference menopause, perimenopause, and postmenopause in workplace protections; supporters said it would clarify rights and improve awareness, while business opposition argued existing reasonable-accommodation law already covers these issues and warned of expanded liability. AB 1534 would add guardrails for new short-term Workforce Pell programs, including tuition caps, limits on income-share agreements, and transparency around partnerships with unaccredited entities; the author later said the bill would be amended to include private institutions. AB 1896 would bar people who participated in immigration enforcement from holding California public jobs during a specified period; supporters framed it as a public-trust measure, while police and public-safety groups opposed categorical exclusion and urged a more individualized vetting approach. AB 2300 would streamline distribution of WIOA workforce funds and reduce delays in local workforce board contracting, with supporters emphasizing faster service delivery and no reduction in accountability. AB 2223 would require CDCR to report standardized data on contracted medical and mental health staffing, vacancies, and costs, following an audit that found heavy reliance on contractors and poor transparency. AB 2483 would create a pathway and certification for formerly incarcerated firefighters to move into firefighting careers after release, with strong support from the author and witnesses who described the work as a real career path and reentry opportunity. AB 2142 would require temporary classified school employees working more than 75% of the school year to receive permanent-employee benefits and protections; school administrators and community college groups opposed it as too rigid for grant-funded and fluctuating positions. AB 2367 would require quarterly reporting from state-run health care facilities on vacancies, overtime, registry/contract staffing, and missed staffing minimums, building on state auditor recommendations; health care workers supported it as a transparency and accountability measure. Several measures were voted out of committee or placed on call. AB 1818, AB 1534, AB 2300, AB 2483, and AB 2223 all received do-pass votes to the Senate Appropriations Committee, though each was placed on call after roll call. AB 65 and AB 1940 also advanced on do-pass motions but were placed on call. AB 2142 received a do-pass vote with opposition and was placed on call. S.J.R. 15, a resolution urging Congress to protect California employers from higher federal unemployment taxes tied to the state’s UI debt, drew divided testimony: business groups supported it, while labor and some members argued California should solve the problem itself and keep the unemployment system solvent; the resolution was also placed on call. The transcript also included committee discussion about working with authors on amendments, especially for AB 1940 and AB 1534, and several members noted support or co-authorship while raising concerns about implementation details and fiscal impacts.

Transcript Highlights:

• Mark White, Arkansas Teacher Retirement. System.
• payment this will So this is coming from the teachers' payment?
• I'm actually counsel for the Teacher Retirement System.
• Okay, that's a big hit to the Teacher Retirement System.
• Okay, that's a big hit to the Teacher Retirement System.

Committee: All ALC-CLAIMS REVIEW/LITIGATION REPORTS OVERSIGHT

Summary: The committee first reviewed litigation reports from the Department of Labor and Licensing involving wage claims brought under the Arkansas Minimum Wage Act. Members questioned the department’s authority, jurisdiction, use of attorney fees and costs, and whether defendants had to be licensed. The department explained it has long enforced wage and overtime laws, that the claims were small-dollar cases handled by investigators and counsel, and that one case had been paid and dismissed while others were unresolved or had service issues. The committee voted to review or batch-file the labor cases after discussion. The University of Arkansas System then reported three pending lawsuits: an age- and race-discrimination claim by a tenured professor that was resolved early; an ADA/FMLA retaliation claim by a former employee that survived in part on a motion to dismiss and was moving into discovery; and a Section 1983 claim against a UAMS sergeant arising from a parking-ticket dispute, with the university explaining that only punitive damages could create personal exposure for the officer. The committee reviewed each report and voted to accept them. The Department of Finance and Administration presented a proposed tax settlement reducing a sales-and-use tax assessment from about $48,000 to $20,000 and waiving interest and penalties, which the committee approved for review. The Claims Commission then presented several claims: an unpaid salary differential for a Department of Health employee, reissued warrants, unpaid DHS bills, and multiple negotiated settlements involving ATRS, UAMS, Arkansas State Police, and ARDOT. Members approved or affirmed most of these items, including a $65,000 settlement in the Tetronics/ATRS matter, a $150,000 medical-negligence settlement, and several vehicle-accident settlements. The most extended debate involved a tax-delinquent property sale claim by Sharon Greer and relatives. The claimant argued they were not properly notified and sought the $4,200 excess from the 2009 sale. Land Commissioner counsel explained the excess had escheated to the county after the statutory claim period expired, while members debated sovereign immunity, standing, heirs, and whether the committee could or should award money anyway. The committee ultimately chose to hold the matter over for further review in a future joint session rather than decide it immediately. The committee also heard appeals from dismissed claims, including a UAMS medical-negligence claim, a land-sale notice claim, a pothole claim against ARDOT, and a judicial-immunity claim against the Court of Appeals; most dismissals were affirmed, and the Simpson matter was held over for additional review after the claimant testified.

Transcript Highlights:

• Teachers an educated young black woman.
• ><c> there,</c> Northstar and the teachers there, Northstar and the teachers there, especially<01:16:
• Our charter school teachers and funding.
• I'm here today to share the teachers.
• ,</c><01:29:39.360><c> support</c> social workers, teachers, support social workers, teachers, support

Bills: HF3492 , HF3493 , HF3494 , HF3495 , HF3602

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: school safety, grants, education funding, Northern Lights Express, security improvements, rural schools, safe schools, charter schools, nonpublic schools, Tribal education, funding increase, safe schools aid, school security, mental health support, Tribal schools, cybersecurity, funding, mental health, evidence-based plans, public safety

Transcript Highlights:

• So a shout-out to those teachers that actually do that.
• They may be an English teacher; they may be a multiple subject credential teacher, but we have experience
• I’m married to a 40-year teacher, and our son is a 10-year high school teacher, so I understand that
• And so we're certainly ready and prepared to support them.
• I am a preschool special education teacher in San Francisco.

Summary: The subcommittee opened with remarks on the state budget and K-12 education, noting the large increase in the Proposition 98 minimum guarantee, the use of deferrals and reserves in the prior budget, and the challenge of balancing education funding against other state priorities. Superintendent Tony Thurmond described California education as improving overall, citing gains in test scores, graduation, and college readiness, but said major gaps remain for low-income students, students of color, agricultural communities, English learners, foster youth, and students with disabilities. He praised recent investments in universal meals, transitional kindergarten, community schools, arts, broadband, and special education, while warning that declining enrollment, chronic absenteeism, and the proposed $5.6 billion Prop. 98 settle-up create uncertainty for districts. He also urged a long-term literacy plan, expanded tutoring, universal kindergarten, and continued protections for students and families affected by immigration enforcement, including ICE-related fear and attendance loss. The committee then heard a detailed presentation on Proposition 98 from the Department of Finance and the Legislative Analyst’s Office. Finance explained that the Governor’s budget projects the minimum guarantee will rise by about $21.7 billion over three years, with a $5.6 billion settle-up obligation in 2025-26 intended to avoid overappropriation if revenues weaken. Finance also described revised reserve deposits and withdrawals, ending with about $4.1 billion in the Public School System Stabilization Account by 2026-27. The LAO said recent revenue collections were stronger than expected in the current year but warned that the outlook for 2026-27 is weaker and that stock-market-driven revenues remain volatile. The LAO supported maintaining reserves and one-time spending buffers, but recommended fully funding the guarantee and using other budget solutions rather than shifting the settle-up into future deficits. Members asked about the settle-up process, certification timeline, the effect of attendance declines tied to immigration enforcement, and wildfire-related impacts, including Pasadena Unified’s $4 million special appropriation. On LCFF and necessary small schools, Finance proposed a 2.41% COLA and about $2.2 billion in additional LCFF funding for districts and charters in 2026-27, plus a $30.7 million ongoing increase to raise the necessary small schools allowance by 20%. The LAO supported funding the COLA but said the small-school increase was not tied to a specific cost study and could be redesigned to better target small districts, noting that only a fraction of very small districts would benefit. Questions focused on how small schools access supplemental and concentration grants and how attendance recovery programs are being implemented. The Department of Education said only 130 LEAs had reported attendance recovery so far, likely because it is a new program with compliance requirements, though interest appears to be growing. FICMAT then reviewed the fiscal health of local districts, reporting an uptick in qualified and negative certifications, though still far below Great Recession levels. It said declining enrollment, rising special education costs, and higher labor and insurance costs are the biggest fiscal pressures, and that some districts are using fiscal stabilization plans and staff reductions ahead of second interim reports. FICMAT also discussed wildfire impacts on Pasadena Unified and Los Angeles Unified, explaining that Pasadena’s $4 million state appropriation was based on an early post-fire assessment and that the district is being monitored with the county office of education. Members raised concerns about Pasadena’s leadership, special education staffing shortages, AB 218 sexual abuse litigation costs, insurance premium increases, and the need for stronger prevention and training measures. FICMAT said SB 848 and related policies address some of those concerns by strengthening standards, training, and reporting requirements.

Transcript Highlights:

• and then they might see their EL teacher and then they might see their bilingual teacher and they might
• even see a special education teacher.
• We have our EL teachers, we have our bilingual department, um, TESOL certified teachers all working with
• There's a bilingual teacher at every grade level, or some of the bilingual teachers serve at two grade
• So there's, there's a bilingual teacher at every grade level.

Transcript Highlights:

• WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF RECRUITING AND RETAINING GREAT TEACHERS.
• SHE IS THE FLORIDA TEACHER OF THE YEAR FOR 2024. SHE EARNED THIS BY BEING A HIGH IMPACT TEACHER.
• I WANT TO THANK JAMI FOR MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN SO MANY OF OUR TEACHERS HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE IN THE
• OF THE CIVICS BONUS PROGRAM THAT GIVES A 3,000 DOLLAR BONUS TO ALL TEACHERS THAT COMPLETE THE CIVICS
• THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR STATE AS YOU PREPARE TO GET CALLED UP TO THE BIG LEADS TO SERVE IN

Transcript Highlights:

• We also recognize the importance of recruiting and retaining great teachers.
• She is the Florida Teacher of the Year for 2024. She earned this by being a high impact teacher.
• I want to thank Jami for making a difference as so many of our teachers have made a difference in the
• Because of that I recommend an increase of money dedicated to increase teacher salaries as well as a
• continuation of the civics bonus program that gives a 3,000 dollar bonus to all teachers that complete

Transcript Highlights:

• Most of the teachers are from Venezuela, Mexico, and Ecuador. Uh, but these are not just teachers.
• ,</c><00:35:46.680><c> loved</c> children loved these teachers, loved children loved these teachers,
• :59.560><c> but</c> they are incredible teachers, but they are incredible teachers, but they're<00:35
• ,</c><00:46:42.480><c> and</c> children, protect their teachers, and children, protect their teachers
• </c> specifically in the preparation of it. specifically in the preparation of it.

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:

• And then, in terms of amounts, I'm looking at the agenda that was prepared for today on page six for
• Is the UC and the CSU system, the community college system, prepared to offer more work-study hours and
• And it would reduce access to federal loans for higher cost programs traditionally seen as preparing
• I know CSU doesn't have that prepared today, so I'd like to see that.
• I know CSU doesn't have that prepared today, so I'd like to see that.

Summary: The subcommittee on Education Finance heard an overview of the governor’s budget proposals and higher education financial aid trends, with a major focus on the Middle Class Scholarship (MCS), Cal Grant spending, and the effects of recent federal student aid changes. The Department of Finance said the budget would fully fund Cal Grant at projected levels and reduce MCS coverage from 35% to 17.5% of unmet need in 2026-27, while the Legislative Analyst’s Office supported considering the reduction as a cost-saving measure given out-year deficits. UC and CSU representatives opposed the cut, saying MCS is important to affordability and debt-free degree goals; they estimated average awards would fall substantially and that campuses do not have funds to backfill the loss. The Student Aid Commission said the proposal would reduce aid but simplify administration, and members questioned how lower awards would affect students, borrowing, and work-study options. No vote was taken, and the issue was held open for possible future action. The committee then discussed federal changes to student loans and Pell Grant policy under H.R. 1, including caps on Parent PLUS loans, elimination of Grad PLUS loans, and new proration rules for federal direct loans based on enrollment intensity. The LAO said these changes would likely push some borrowers into the private market, especially graduate and professional students and some parents of students at private institutions. CSU said the changes would affect thousands of graduate and part-time students and could reduce access by about $97 million in loan availability for part-time borrowers, while UC said the new definitions of professional degrees were too restrictive and would reduce access for nursing, teaching, law, dentistry, and other programs. Community colleges said they use relatively little federal loan aid but are monitoring Workforce Pell. Members raised concerns about workforce impacts, social mobility, and whether the state should consider alternative loan programs or other ways to reduce student costs. This issue was also held open. In the segment financial aid update, the LAO reported Cal Grant spending is projected to rise to about $3.2 billion in 2026-27, driven by more recipients and higher awards tied to UC and CSU tuition increases, while CSAC said FAFSA and CADAA applications are up significantly year over year. CSU, community colleges, and UC described their aid packaging and rising aid totals, with CSU reporting over $5.5 billion in aid to 381,000 students, community colleges reporting over $4.3 billion to more than 920,000 students, and UC reporting $3.17 billion in grant aid to undergraduates. Members asked about Cal Grant reform, application trends, and long-term outcomes; UC and community colleges pointed to alumni and wage dashboards, and the LAO noted the state’s Cradle to Career data effort. The committee then took public comment, including testimony on library funding and other education-related priorities, and concluded by holding the issues open without formal action.

Transcript Highlights:

• My name is Shane Story, and I'm a former ESE teacher and administrator from Volusia County.
• I actually started my career 39 years ago as a teacher in Volusia County Schools.
• I am a public school teacher My name is Alexis Ferguson.
• That includes teachers' workplace, and I'm a former teacher, which happens to be schools.
• My background prior to what I currently do was that I was a special education teacher.

Summary: The committee first heard SJR 1104, a proposed constitutional amendment on voluntary religious expression in public schools. Senator Massullo said the measure would protect students and school personnel from discrimination for lawful religious expression, while not requiring prayer or religious activity. Questions focused on whether the proposal would change existing law, whether it could be used to protect coercive conduct by school officials, and whether the staff summary accurately reflected the bill. Public testimony included support from religious-freedom advocates and opposition from American Atheists and some senators who said the measure could make minority-faith students uncomfortable. The committee voted to report SJR 1104 favorably. The committee then took up SB 1738 on educational facilities, which directs state education offices to review facility requirements and recommend design and construction practices to improve safety and accountability. Senator Yarborough offered and the committee adopted an amendment removing crime-prevention-through-environmental-design language and adjusting the bill to preserve safe spaces during emergencies. The bill was reported favorably after brief discussion about balancing transparency, access control, and emergency safety. The committee also adopted a delete-all amendment to SB 824 on charter schools, replacing it with a transparency measure requiring districts to submit annual reports on unimproved land holdings to the Department of Education, which would publish a statewide report; the amended bill was then reported favorably. The committee next approved confirmation recommendations for appointees on tabs 7 and 8, then took up SPB 7036, a committee bill sponsored by Chair Simon. The package included school turnaround and early literacy changes, updates to school safety and health policies, early learning revisions, instructional changes, and educator pipeline provisions. The most contentious part was a proposal to let the state develop instructional materials; several senators questioned costs, guardrails, and whether the state should enter the textbook business. Simon said that portion was still being considered and that the bill would need safeguards if it moved forward. The committee adopted a motion to submit the bill as a committee bill and reported it favorably. Finally, the committee heard SB 1620 on public education, described by Senator Leak as a “school board members’ bill of rights.” The bill would give individual board members direct access to district documents and staff, limit district attorneys’ ability to represent both the board and administration, strengthen nepotism rules, and prohibit nondisclosure agreements for employees. Testimony from Volusia County board members, educators, and advocates was sharply divided: supporters argued the bill would improve transparency and protect minority board members, while opponents warned it could undermine superintendent authority, expose confidential student or personnel information, and create confusion in district operations. After debate, the committee voted to report SB 1620 favorably. The committee then heard SB 1170 on cameras in self-contained special education classrooms, with an amendment changing the proposal from a statewide mandate to a district policy allowing parents of students with disabilities to request cameras. Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive, centered on protecting non-speaking and vulnerable students and documenting abuse; one witness opposed the bill as an unfunded mandate. The committee was still in debate on the bill when the transcript ended.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:05:02.360><c> 23</c> two years ago stations have prepared 23 two years ago stations have prepared
• Teachers praise this type of content, saying it fills a gap in available resources.
• All of these are available online for music teachers throughout the state.
• </c><00:26:29.840><c> throughout</c><00:26:30.159><c> the</c> music teachers throughout the music teachers
• </c> but many of the classrooms uh teachers but many of the classrooms uh teachers in<00:54:54.720><c

Bills: HF1679 , HF1019 , HF2321 , HF1740 , HF2278

Committee: House Legacy Finance

Transcript Highlights:

• Prepare the machine, Madam Clerk.
• We raised starting teacher pay from $36,000 to $50,000.
• I think I might become a teacher after this.
• And one of those great teachers is here with us today, Monica Brewington, a fifth-grade teacher from
• And Principal Howell supports her teachers.

Transcript Highlights:

• Senate is authorized and prepared to do business.
• It also requires postsecondary institutions offering teacher preparation programs for interdisciplinary
• It also requires postsecondary institutions offering teacher preparation programs for interdisciplinary
• It also requires postsecondary institutions offering teacher preparation programs for interdisciplinary
• </c><01:56:54.240><c> to</c> that we should never allow teachers to that we should never allow teachers

Transcript Highlights:

• It has been an honor to take part in the preparation process with an amazing team behind me.
• It would include funds for infrastructure, equipment, and teacher training.
• and get the right teachers in to teach these important accelerated classes.
• It modifies the tuition waiver for programs of strategic emphasis or in-state teacher approved preparation
• In-state teacher approved preparation programs better known as the tuition waiver to provide that the

Transcript Highlights:

• the news anchor spoke to the preparation the news anchor spoke to the coordinator<00:06:58.879><c> of
• My certified Minnesota tax preparer didn't know this information and, based off the website, advised
• Senator Coleman, I’m sure you’re aware that teachers spend quite frankly thousands of dollars a year
• </c><00:47:49.920><c> um</c> you're aware that um uh teachers um you're aware that um uh teachers um
• to three paychecks per year, oftentimes, is common for the teachers we support.

Committee: Senate Taxes