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WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Feb 23rd, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Substitute Senate Bill 5242 concerning anaphylaxis medication in schools.
  • school personnel may administer epinephrine to students in response to suspected anaphylaxis by allowing
  • Substitute Senate Bill 5346, addressing student use of mobile devices in public schools.
  • Substitute Senate Bill 5346, addressing student use of mobile devices in public schools.
  • The speaker said that high school students face many distractions in their classrooms.
Bills: SB6278
Committee: House Education
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Feb 18th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • If the record is destroyed in six, seven years later and they're in high school, is there a way to find
  • schools from using certain technologies in specified ways.
  • School District in Gig Harbor.
  • In the event a school nurse or other school employee administers epinephrine that is not school-supplied
  • I am a school nurse in the Wenatchee School District and am here representing the School Nurse Organization
Bills: SB6278
Committee: House Education
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Finance Committee 3/24/26

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm in charge of Falls Schools.
  • like on the ground in our schools.
  • </c><00:50:24.960><c> In</c> and our school social workers. In and our school social workers.
  • :02.480><c> in</c> is it a solution for all schools in is it a solution for all schools in Minnesota.
  • In fact, my schools and colleges.
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • In fact, well over 90% of Native American students are educated in traditional public schools.
  • In fact, we have schools, like in Juneau, where some, and this is earlier, where we didn't, there was
  • , in the region, even outside of the school there.
  • We have schools that have been in disrepair.
  • They should not, students should not be in those schools.
Summary: The meeting focused on the responsibilities of the U.S. Department of Education towards Native students, highlighting the importance of federal education programs that satisfy treaty obligations to Native communities. Various witnesses testified about the impact of educational policies designed to support Native students who primarily attend public schools. Concerns were voiced over recent proposals that could potentially undermine these programs, citing the role of federal funding in ensuring successful educational outcomes for Native youth. The chair of the committee emphasized the need for continued federal support and attention to the unique educational challenges faced by Indigenous populations.
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • We're roommates in law school.
  • Atkins, you were roommates with Senator Haggerty in law school? Yes, sir.
  • Has the SEC been investigating Stanford Law School for its involvement in this? I would know.
  • In fact, we had regulators sit in this room and our other committee hearing room in front.
  • Thank you. first-hand in my role here in the Senate, the role that CDFIs play in both rural and urban
Summary: The committee meeting focused on several nominees within key financial institutions, including discussions surrounding the SEC, the Federal Transit Administration, and the Comptroller of the Currency. Notable dialogue included concerns over regulatory balance, with various members emphasizing a need to streamline regulations to foster innovation while ensuring accountability and safety for investors. The importance of the proposed 'Empowering Main Street in America Act' was highlighted as a means to facilitate access to capital for small businesses, underlining the current administration's approach towards financial regulations.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Finance Committee 2/20/25

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • ><c> okay</c><00:09:45.640><c> those</c> school uh in school nursing okay those school uh in school nursing
  • I've worked in elementary schools, and I'm currently in a federal level four high school.
  • school district in the it matters at the school district in the school<00:47:56.640><c> board</c><00
  • > school board board in the schools school board board in the schools themselves<00:47:58.800><c> with
  • in school.
Bills: HF56 , HF780
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Right now, we were parking in overflow in the grass.
  • </c><00:13:49.120><c> the</c> million uh in the airfield and in the million uh in the airfield and in
  • in $17 million in to invest brought in $17 million in federal<00:14:26.639><c> funding.
  • </c><00:14:48.240><c> uh</c><00:14:48.480><c> in</c> investment than investing in uh in investment than
  • > for</c><00:40:46.079><c> that,</c><00:40:46.320><c> in</c> In addition to solving for that, in In addition
Summary: The committee heard an update from Kentucky’s three major commercial airports: Lexington Blue Grass Airport, Louisville Regional Airport Authority (SDF and Bowman Field), and CVG. Lexington’s Eric Franco described post-COVID growth that has already exceeded pre-pandemic activity, along with a master plan focused on the whole airport, expanded surface parking, relocation of the air traffic control tower, and a major terminal project estimated at $500 million to $700 million. He emphasized the airport’s role in serving both passenger and corporate aviation across central Kentucky and thanked the legislature for prior funding, including $5 million for parking. Louisville’s Dan Mann reported record passenger growth, expanded nonstop service, and especially strong cargo activity driven by UPS, noting SDF is now among the busiest cargo airports in North America and Bowman Field remains the state’s busiest general aviation airport. He highlighted major infrastructure needs, including airfield and terminal work, parking expansion, and a planned federal inspection service facility to support international flights around events like the Kentucky Derby.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Committee Mar 5th, 2025

Constitution, Campaigns and Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • We are now in formal session this morning.
  • Mooney, if he would have a prayer to start our morning. Let's go to the Lord in prayer.
  • This changes one word in an existing statute, and that changes the election in an off-presidential year
  • I love, hopefully, we've got it in a better position now. ...got it in a better position.
  • I know in Shelby County, our costs... ...know in Shelby County, it's a bunch of money.
Bills: HB258 , HB308 , HB258 , HB308
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 5th, 2025

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • their in their what they're seeing in their in their what they're seeing in their in their line of work
  • vape shops and in gas stations found in vape shops and in gas stations found in vape shops and in gas
  • culinary schools but stuff is used in culinary schools but stuff is used in culinary schools but when
  • his case in Chief during the trial in his case in Chief during the trial in his case in Chief one of
  • the blue in outlined in the blue in outlined in the blue in here that's why it's still in the here that's
Bills: SB82 , SB78 , SB4 , SB6 , SB62 , SB66 , SB77 , SB63 , SB79 , SB53 , SB55 , HB14
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Finance Committee 3/20/25

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • After making budget cuts in schools.
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  • just in in critical funding gap in just in in school<00:40:07.520><c> districts.
  • had</c> we used to have in law that schools had we used to have in law that schools had to<01:04:25.520
  • </c><01:14:55.360><c> school</c> know I huge fluctuations in school know I huge fluctuations in school
Bills: HF1048 , HF1049 , HF745 , HF2210
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Veteran and Military Affairs Apr 9th, 2026

Veteran and Military Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • We are adding in the grandchildren.
  • We have a due pass in the second. Will there be any debate?
  • Members, all this bill does is, as it stands right now in law, if an Oklahoma veteran dies out of state
  • , even though he's a veteran or even though he's a resident in Oklahoma, but if he dies out of state
  • Seeing no questions, any discussion, I hear it do pass in a second. Any discussion or debate?
Bills: SB1533 , SB2026
Summary: The committee heard two veterans-related bills. Senate Bill 2026 would allow county clerks to retain military discharge papers and expand who may access them after a veteran’s death from the current family members to include grandchildren. The bill sponsor said the change is voluntary and intended to help grandchildren handle burial and benefits matters. After a brief question about who could access the records, the committee voted 8-0 to report the bill due pass. The committee then considered Senate Bill 1533, which would require the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs to provide burial services for an Oklahoma veteran who dies out of state, so long as the veteran remains an Oklahoma resident. The sponsor explained that current law does not obligate the state in those circumstances. With no questions or debate, the committee voted 8-0 to pass the bill. At the end of the meeting, the chair noted that these were the last bills expected for the committee at that time, unless additional measures were brought forward later.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Jefferson County Legislation Committee Apr 17th, 2025

Jefferson County Legislation

Transcript Highlights:
  • This really comes in support of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.
  • This past year, the Alabama public examiners found a flaw in their pistol permit process.
  • And it says that it shall be 110% of the highest annual salary of any merit system employee in the tax
  • their respective offices. employee in their respective offices.
  • In other words...
Bills: HB375 , HB494 , HB375
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 1734 creates the Oklahoma Responsible Tech in Schools Act.
  • Seeing no questions, there's a motion in a second. Do pass in a second.
  • Senate Bill 1812 requires school districts to make the results of benchmark assessments in grade K through
  • This bill simply helps our schools move inappropriate material out of the school libraries.
  • your schools, let's remove it.'
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Common Education REVISED: SB1614 - Added Apr 8th, 2026

Common Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 1734 creates the Oklahoma Responsible Tech in Schools Act.
  • Senate Bill 1812 requires school districts to make the results of benchmark assessments in grade K through
  • Require school districts to make the results of benchmark assessments in grade K through 8 available
  • your schools, let's remove it. ...you wouldn't believe this, but this book has been in our library since
  • your schools, let's remove it.
Summary: The committee took up a series of education-related Senate bills, first accepting untimely filed PCS amendments for SB 1614 and SB 1250 without objection. SB 1734, the Oklahoma Responsible Tech in Schools Act, would prohibit AI tools from being used for instruction in public districts except for educator-directed uses, and it passed 12-0. SB 1630 would allow a school district up to one day or six hours of virtual instruction when students are completing statewide assessments, and it also passed 12-0. SB 1894, using PCS language, caps teacher professional development requirements at 200 hours over five years for teachers with fewer than five years of experience and 150 hours for those with more experience; it passed 11-0. SB 1975 would expand access to AP testing locations and the state’s Horizons online learning platform, and it passed 11-0. SB 1432 removes pilot-program and sunset language from an alternative certification program, and SB 1437 creates the President’s Physical Fitness Act and directs districts to use student fitness results to improve health outcomes; both passed 11-0. SB 1812 requires districts to make K-8 benchmark assessment results available to parents and guardians, and SB 346 modifies the background check process for certain teachers moving to a new district; both passed 11-0. SB 710 would expand the Teach Forward education preparation program to additional providers if funds are available, and SB 1489 concerns special-needs students; both passed 10-0. The committee also approved SB 1614, which creates a teacher induction program for new and emergency-certified teachers, by an 11-0 vote. The committee then considered SB 2045, a recess-related bill that would provide 30 minutes of recess and prohibit recess from being used as punishment. Members asked about possible compromise language with other PE/recess proposals, and the bill passed 11-0. Finally, the committee debated SB 1250, which was described as addressing school library materials and, through amendment, removing the definition of obscene in favor of sexually explicit language. Supporters said it would give districts and superintendents clearer guidance and require local library collection lists to be submitted to the Department of Education; opponents questioned whether the bill was necessary, whether it would require additional staff or create fiscal impacts, and whether stronger repeated-violations language was needed. After discussion, SB 1250 passed 8-2, and the chair noted it was the committee’s last meeting for the year.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Education May 14th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Safe Haven Awareness in Schools Act, as she mentioned, of course, requires public high schools and
  • the important role health care plays in a student's ability to succeed in school.
  • what's happening in every school district.
  • in tribally controlled schools through the federal government.
  • schools in Louisiana.
Committee: Senate Education
Summary: The Senate Education Committee met with four members present and took up a long agenda of education-related bills. Early items included SCR 65, which would create a K-12 student success task force to study statewide career and academic pathway advising; the committee adopted a substantive amendment adding designees and then reported the resolution favorably. The committee also reported favorably on SCR 119, honoring Coach D.D. Breaux, after brief remarks about her LSU gymnastics legacy and the request that LSU study naming its gymnastics training facility in her honor. Several bills affecting school operations and student support were heard and reported favorably, including HB 434 on probationary school bus driver employment and superintendent authority over dismissal; HB 484 expanding scholarship benefits for children and spouses of fallen or disabled firefighters and police officers; HB 749 and HB 1059 on savings accounts and TOPS math eligibility alignment; HB 218 adding food insecurity questions to student questionnaires, which was amended and reported favorably; HB 325 expanding TOPS Tech eligibility through dual enrollment and part-time use; HB 476 requiring Safe Haven law postings in middle and high school restrooms; HB 1249 clarifying access to school-based health centers, with an amendment adopted; HB 1242 allowing more than one early learning center license at the same location under certain circumstances; HB 632 improving data protections and functionality for LA First; and HB 352 on behavioral health services for public school students, which was amended to address IEP and dispute-process concerns before being reported favorably. Two bills drew extended debate over transparency, privacy, and school autonomy. HB 608 would create confidentiality for intercollegiate athletics revenue-sharing documents; LSU representatives argued the bill was needed to protect student-athletes and competitive information, while PAR and the Louisiana Press Association opposed it as an improper secrecy carve-out for state-generated revenue. Despite the opposition, the committee reported HB 608 favorably. HB 1112, which would exempt BESE-approved non-public pre-K programs from certain licensure and safety requirements and adjust related definitions, was amended and then heard with testimony from the Pelican Institute in support, arguing it corrects overreach from prior law and protects private school autonomy and parental choice.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Jan 29th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • in civics for each high school student.
  • I went in page school this last week, and I asked the kids in page school who knows cursive, who writes
  • Not one of them in the page school knew.
  • Megan Wargacki: One requires students to earn high school credit in a high school transition course in
  • One requires students to earn high school credit in a high school transition course in ELA and mathematics
Bills: HB1295 , HB2007 , HB2262 , HB2636
Committee: House Education
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Day 60 (4-15-26) - Part 1

Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
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  • /c> we were sworn in or we sworn in, we were sworn in or we sworn in, answered<01:53:03.800><c> the</
  • Whereas he was the oldest of seven children, Jimmy graduated from Marion County High School in 1971 and
  • in my time here and in his time here.
  • They've been in school forever. But anyway, that was pretty special.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Day 60 (4-15-26) - Part 3

Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • She was very active in the church, she was very active in her community in Beaumont.
  • ><c> in</c> was very active in her community in was very active in her community in Beaumont.
  • So, with that in mind, this body is in recess.
  • So, with that in mind, this body is in recess.
  • So, with that in mind, this body is in recess.