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AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Mar 18th, 2026

Finance and Taxation Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Education.
  • </c><00:07:09.360><c> Uh</c><00:07:09.599><c> there</c> Commission on Higher Education.
  • Uh there Commission on Higher Education.
  • Thanks to the Higher Education Partnership, we were added under Innovate Alabama.
  • . education. education.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Tax, Business and Transportation Feb 10th, 2026 at 04:43 pm

Senate Tax, Business & Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • build it rapidly in our educational systems with CNM and UNM and NMSU.
  • And do you really think DFA can spend that in two years? Alex, you want to answer that?
  • And do you really think DFA can spend that in two years? Alex, you want to answer that?
  • And do you really think DFA can spend that in two years? Alex, you want to answer that?
  • And do you really think DFA can spend that in two years? Alex, you want to answer that?
Bills: SB20, SB21, SB166, SB177, SB181, SB189, SM6
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Intergovernmental Affairs Apr 15th, 2025

Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • So we can have institutions of higher education utilizing academic program resources and students to
  • To finish my education, and that's how I ended up getting my degree and having a career.
  • We all agree that education and housing go together.
  • The erosion in spending flexibility results from a recently approved charter amendment.
  • This bill supports local small businesses that provide horse carriage rides for. for education, business
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Intergovernmental Affairs Apr 15th, 2025

Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • They don't want to be educated.
  • You have the good fortune of representing a very conservative spending county.
  • Arthur Laffer, reminds us that government spending is taxation.
  • Let's do the spending side. What percentage of the general...
  • Do you think Austin's is higher? Yes, I do think it's higher. I'm curious.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities Jul 1st, 2026

Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities

Transcript Highlights:
  • A guaranteed stipend would allow them to focus on pursuing their higher education or career goals rather
  • They often can't get stable employment, affordable housing, or education, much more professional life
  • education.
  • , including higher education, home ownership, and starting a small business, among many others.
  • Young adults could enroll in higher education, work toward career-stable housing, and have transportation
Bills: H5085, H5286
Summary: The Joint Committee on Children, Families, and Persons with Disabilities held a hybrid hearing on miscellaneous bills, including H. 5286, which would require DCF to consult a medical professional when a parent presents evidence of a pre-existing diagnosis that could explain symptoms mistaken for abuse or neglect. Representative Brian Mario said the bill would give DCF another tool in difficult cases. Jennifer Fernandes testified about her family’s experience with her grandson being removed after doctors initially suspected a skull fracture that later proved unfounded, saying the bill could help prevent similar outcomes. Committee members expressed sympathy and indicated interest in further discussion. The committee then heard extensive testimony on H. 5085/S. 3095, the omnibus “An Act Significantly Alleviating Poverty.” Supporters described the bill as a comprehensive anti-poverty package built from the Poverty Commission’s work, combining higher cash assistance grants, matched savings, baby bonds, a guaranteed stipend for youth aging out of foster care, expanded tax credits, language access, clean slate record sealing, and worker protections. Senator Eldridge, Senator Miranda, Representative Decker, and many advocates argued that poverty is tied to housing instability, child welfare involvement, health harms, and racial and gender inequities, and that the bill would help families meet basic needs, build wealth, and reduce the benefits cliff. Witnesses from social service, legal aid, labor, immigrant advocacy, and public health groups strongly supported the bill’s provisions. Several focused on specific sections: child support pass-through and a broader good-cause exception for TAFDC recipients; extending the state EITC to ITIN filers; creating baby bonds and matched savings programs; automating criminal record sealing; improving language access at state agencies; and ending the subminimum wage for farm workers. Former foster youth and service providers said the guaranteed stipend would help young adults avoid homelessness and transition more safely into adulthood. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the chairs repeatedly noted the limited time and encouraged written testimony and follow-up conversations.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Finance Committee 3/17/26

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
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  • </c> serve as a lasting source of educational serve as a lasting source of educational funding<00:25:
  • You will of educational endowments.
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  • Um the the future in education.
Bills: HF3900
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Ways and Means Committee 3/3/25 - Part 2

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • Representative Kia, at this time I'll move to re-refer the bill to the Education Finance Committee and
  • Representative Kia, at this time I'll move to re-refer the bill to the Education Finance Committee and
  • finance committee um and would education finance committee um and would and<00:16:00.360><c> I</c><00
  • finance committee and a rooll education finance committee and a rooll call<00:16:15.279><c> has</c><
  • He noted that there were 25 different hearings for passage of the bill, not including Education Finance
Bills: HF11
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Ways and Means Committee 3/3/25 - Part 1

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • up to 7% of commissioner may spend up to 7% of projected<00:08:03.919><c> benefit</c><00:08:04.400><
  • I think the issue is whether we'd be able to spend that based on this change.
  • that because of the fact that there are no benefits, or can you spend from that account?
  • that because of the fact that there are no benefits, or can you spend from that account?
  • </c><00:12:53.680><c> that</c> that on your ability to spend that that on your ability to spend that
Bills: HF11
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Jan 29th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • , the group has made a positive difference with its important work in the areas of civil rights, education
  • Kappa Alpha Sorority is the oldest Greek letter organization established by African-American college-educated
  • heights through implementation of programs that are laser-focused on issues involving economics, education
  • Senator West: ...resource witnesses, expert witnesses for you, be it education, health and human services
  • supports those who operate, improve, and maintain public works and infrastructure through advocacy, education
Bills: SJR36, SB2, SR9, SR10, SR16
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • We work to train and to educate what to do. If you see something, say something.
  • We've been trying to educate and inform to ensure that if you see something, say something.
  • So together, we must be able to fight this and bring education to everyone in our communities.
  • So together, we must be able to fight this and bring education and awareness to this program.
  • And it takes a team like this to come together to really bring education and awareness to this, to let
Bills: SJR36, SB2, SR9, SR10, SR16
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House May 7th, 2025

Alabama House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Instead of spending the money to RSA, they have of spending the money to RSA, they have of spending the
  • So, just for some clarity education. So, just for some clarity education.
  • What are we going to spend? What what state funds we going to spend?
  • They're going to educate the kids in uh going to educate the kids in uh going to educate the kids in
  • He was a dedicated educator, 57. He was a dedicated educator, 57.
Bills: HB 200, HB 541, HB 1803, HB 30, HB 175, HB 249, HB 721, HB 851, HB 897, HB 1128, HB 1904, HB 1916, HB 5560, HB 3071, HB 5627, HB 5435, HB 3913, HB 2921, HB 2695, HB 2688, HB 3045, HB 3483, HB 3673, HB 4213, HB 4226, HB 783, HB 4373, HB 4735, HB 5155, HB 5057, HB 4984, HB 4944, HB 4813, HB 5339, HB 5196, HB 5033, HB 4853, HB 3486, HB 4211, HB 74, HB 4670, HB 4730, HB 4743, HB 4603, HB 4463, HB 3892, HB 4139, HB 4752, HB 4520, HB 4517, HB 4486, HB 4437, HB 4426, HB 4396, HB 4263, HB 3487, HB 3418, HB 2284, HB 2266, HB 2229, HB 4912, HB 2189, HB 4506, HB 5269, HB 5224, HB 5195, HB 3317, HB 4166, HB 3947, HB 3358, HB 3370, HB 4438, HB 3745, HB 3602, HB 3697, HB 2001, HB 1968, HB 3371, HB 3909, HCR 7, SB 1744, SB 1364, SB 1316, HB 2026, HB 3302, HB 3368, HB 1639, HB 5652, HB 4655, HB 5654, HB 5658, HB 5656, HB 4894, HB 4996, HB 5088, HB 5650, HB 4464, HB 3751, HB 5665, HB 5661, HB 1237, HB 2802, HB 5437, HB 2703, HB 5666, HB 5667, HCR 113, HCR 86, SB 2196, SB 463, SB 856, SB 1245, SB 1169, SB 509, SB 985, SB 305, SB 552, HB 1535, HB 123, HB 1804, HB 426, HB 1773, HB 1871, HB 2035, HB 2492, HB 1411, HB 4753, HB 4666, HB 4529, HB 1499, HB 1610, HB 2028, HB 1506, HB 886, HB 3546, HB 796, HB 223, HB 3556, HB 2448, HB 4638, HB 111, HB 180, HB 1027, HB 1178, HB 610, HB 1277, HB 1615, HB 1620, HB 5342, HB 4885, HB 4751, HB 4530, HB 4488, HB 2149, HB 2071, HB 2282, HB 2248, HB 2243, HB 2522, HB 2310, HB 2513, HB 2300, HB 1902, HB 1813, HB 3719, HB 4284, HB 3743, HB 3778, HB 5153, HB 5147, HB 4877, HB 4850, HB 3261, HB 3005, HB 3033, HB 2849, HB 2967, HB 3531, HB 1768, HB 333, HB 2914, HB 2613, HB 3717, HB 3704, HB 2697, HB 3801, HB 3099, HB 3488, HB 3477, HB 3466, HB 3396, HB 3469, HB 2594, HB 2776, HB 2564, HB 2298, HB 5331, HB 5646, HB 5247, HB 5323, HB 4384, HB 3896, HB 4014, HB 3627, HB 3594, HB 2524, HB 510, HB 561, HB 5111, HB 5446, HB 1181, HB 3963, HB 2785, HB 1661, HB 2460, HB 200, HB 541, HB 1803, HB 30, HB 175, HB 249, HB 721, HB 851, HB 897, HB 1128, HB 1904, HB 1916, HB 5560, HB 3071, HB 5627, HB 5435, HB 3913, HB 2921, HB 2695, HB 2688, HB 3045, HB 3483, HB 3673, HB 4213, HB 4226, HB 783, HB 4373, HB 4735, HB 5155, HB 5057, HB 4984, HB 4944, HB 4813, HB 5339, HB 5196, HB 5033, HB 4853, HB 3486, HB 4211, HB 74, HB 4670, HB 4730, HB 4743, HB 4603, HB 4463, HB 3892, HB 4139, HB 4752, HB 4520, HB 4517, HB 4486, HB 4437, HB 4426, HB 4396, HB 4263, HB 3487, HB 3418, HB 2284, HB 2266, HB 2229, HB 4912, HB 2189, HB 4506, HB 5269, HB 5224, HB 5195, HB 3317, HB 4166, HB 3947, HB 3358, HB 3370, HB 4438, HB 3745, HB 3602, HB 3697, HB 2001, HB 1968, HB 3371, HB 3909, HCR 98, HCR 92, HCR 126, HCR 7
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 7th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I move that the House grant permission for the Committee on Higher Education to meet while the House
  • SB 2231 by Hannah, Jose of Nueces, relating to requiring the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
  • to waive fees for admission applications submitted to public institutions of higher education during
  • SB 3039 by West, relating to the transfer of students in public education and public higher education
  • for the Committee on Higher Education.
Bills: HB200, HB541, HB1803, HB30, HB175, HB249, HB721, HB851, HB897, HB 1128, HB1904, HB1916, HB5560, HB3071, HB5627, HB5435, HB3913, HB2921, HB2695, HB2688, HB3045, HB3483, HB3673, HB4213, HB4226, HB783, HB4373, HB4735, HB5155, HB5057, HB4984, HB4944, HB4813, HB5339, HB5196, HB5033, HB4853, HB3486, HB4211, HB74, HB4670, HB4730, HB4743, HB4603, HB4463, HB3892, HB4139, HB4752, HB4520, HB4517, HB4486, HB4437, HB4426, HB4396, HB4263, HB3487, HB3418, HB2284, HB2266, HB2229, HB4912, HB2189, HB4506, HB5269, HB5224, HB5195, HB3317, HB4166, HB3947, HB3358, HB3370, HB4438, HB3745, HB3602, HB3697, HB2001, HB1968, HB3371, HB3909, HCR7, SB1744, SB1364, SB1316, HB2026, HB3302, HB3368, HB1639, HB5652, HB4655, HB5654, HB5658, HB5656, HB4894, HB4996, HB5088, HB5650, HB4464, HB3751, HB5665, HB5661, HB 1237, HB2802, HB5437, HB2703, HB5666, HB5667, HCR113, HCR86, SB2196, SB463, SB856, SB1245, SB1169, SB509, SB985, SB305, SB552, HB1535, HB 123, HB1804, HB426, HB1773, HB1871, HB2035, HB2492, HB1411, HB4753, HB4666, HB4529, HB1499, HB1610, HB2028, HB1506, HB886, HB3546, HB796, HB223, HB3556, HB2448, HB4638, HB 111, HB180, HB 1027, HB 1178, HB610, HB 1277, HB1615, HB1620, HB5342, HB4885, HB4751, HB4530, HB4488, HB2149, HB2071, HB2282, HB2248, HB2243, HB2522, HB2310, HB2513, HB2300, HB1902, HB1813, HB3719, HB4284, HB3743, HB3778, HB5153, HB5147, HB4877, HB4850, HB3261, HB3005, HB3033, HB2849, HB2967, HB3531, HB1768, HB333, HB2914, HB2613, HB3717, HB3704, HB2697, HB3801, HB3099, HB3488, HB3477, HB3466, HB3396, HB3469, HB2594, HB2776, HB2564, HB2298, HB5331, HB5646, HB5247, HB5323, HB4384, HB3896, HB4014, HB3627, HB3594, HB2524, HB510, HB561, HB5111, HB5446, HB 1181, HB3963, HB2785, HB1661, HB2460, HB200, HB541, HB1803, HB30, HB175, HB249, HB721, HB851, HB897, HB 1128, HB1904, HB1916, HB5560, HB3071, HB5627, HB5435, HB3913, HB2921, HB2695, HB2688, HB3045, HB3483, HB3673, HB4213, HB4226, HB783, HB4373, HB4735, HB5155, HB5057, HB4984, HB4944, HB4813, HB5339, HB5196, HB5033, HB4853, HB3486, HB4211, HB74, HB4670, HB4730, HB4743, HB4603, HB4463, HB3892, HB4139, HB4752, HB4520, HB4517, HB4486, HB4437, HB4426, HB4396, HB4263, HB3487, HB3418, HB2284, HB2266, HB2229, HB4912, HB2189, HB4506, HB5269, HB5224, HB5195, HB3317, HB4166, HB3947, HB3358, HB3370, HB4438, HB3745, HB3602, HB3697, HB2001, HB1968, HB3371, HB3909, HCR98, HCR92, HCR126, HCR7
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:03:19.200><c> program,</c> advanced dental education program, advanced dental education program
  • Education, Office of District Support Services, 702 KAR 5:130.
  • 00:09:31.280><c> Department</c> &gt;&gt; Education and Labor Cabinet, Department &gt;&gt; Education and
  • </c><00:37:28.760><c> These</c><00:37:29.080><c> children</c> higher levels of care.
  • These children higher levels of care.
Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and then took up a series of administrative regulations from several agencies. Early items included Attorney General consumer protection rules on removal sales, health spas, liquidation sales, and nonresident sellers of visual aid glasses; Finance and Administration Controller rules on clearinghouse validation and fraud prevention; and Board of Dentistry rules updating exam requirements, controlled substance prescribing, training for neuromodulators and dermal fillers, infection control, sedation/anesthesia continuing education, and required education on pediatric abusive head trauma and controlled substance ingestion prevention. The committee also approved staff amendments on these items, generally to conform to KRS Chapter 13A, and members asked a brief question about the dentistry controlled-substances changes, which was answered as an alignment with statute. The committee next approved regulations for the Board of Ophthalmic Dispensers, Board of Nursing, and Board of Emergency Medical Services. The ophthalmic dispensers package would revise meeting and recordkeeping language, raise renewal fees, set reinstatement and apprentice-license rules, add complaint and hearing procedures, and repeal a duplicative regulation. The nursing regulations would streamline approval of training programs and require notice and documentation of site visits and deficiencies. EMS rules would create five EMS medical director certifications, set expiration and renewal requirements, require publication of disciplinary sanctions, and exempt currently approved directors before October 1, 2026. Staff amendments were adopted without objection on each set. The Education and Labor Cabinet’s school transportation regulation drew extended discussion. The agency explained the changes were intended to implement Senate Bill 46 and update references affected by later legislation, including an oral amendment to delete a subsection reference tied to KRS 160.380. The committee adopted both the agency and oral amendments without objection after brief questions about the scope of the bill changes and van transportation for students. The committee then heard a lengthy package from the Department for Public Health on WIC and related nutrition program regulations, including updates to infant and child certification periods, documentation requirements, vendor criteria, sanctions, hearing procedures, and high-risk vendor standards. Staff amendments were adopted without objection. Finally, the committee considered the Inspector General’s regulation for freestanding birthing centers, which included both staff and agency amendments. The agency changes would require two neonatal resuscitation program-certified staff, set rules for medical director vacancies and appeals, revise facility and staffing terminology, adjust transfer-agreement requirements, and allow waivers when agreements cannot be secured. Mary Katherine DeLodder of the Kentucky Birth Coalition testified in support, saying the parties had worked through concerns and were ready to move forward. The committee then moved on to Medicaid’s 1915C child waiver regulations, where staff amendments were adopted, but Lucy Heskins of Kentucky Protection and Advocacy testified against the package because it did not include person-directed services, which she said are required by Kentucky law and important for families using the waiver.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 4/8/26

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • As of 2023, education are making.
  • </c><00:30:26.560><c> It</c> with educators and support staff. It with educators and support staff.
  • Beyond those concerns, I ask this committee, why was this bill not heard in education finance or education
  • students and their families constitutes legally protected educational records under the Family Educational
  • When educators provide that support.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/18/2026 - House Judiciary

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • However, it falls back on the victim time and time again to spend their own money to hire attorneys to
  • And so what we want to do is create a penalty that's a little higher so that they get the message.
  • And by the way, there's limited real-world deterrence, there's higher long-term costs to the state, as
  • There are higher long-term costs to the state, as well as potentially inequity in enforcement.
  • program or county jail education program through an existing accommodation school.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/11/2026 - Senate Health and Human Services

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill provides updated verbiage to outdated regulation regarding educational standards for radiologic
  • technologists. ...to outdated regulation regarding educational standards for radiologic technologists
  • purposes of childhood cancer and rare childhood disease research, of which up to 4%... to make educational
  • The tele-mentoring program must prioritize improving health care education within rural and underserved
  • Educated health care professionals can provide an early and timely diagnosis when actions matter the
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House State Government Committee Mar 4th, 2026

State Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • My two children have been educated in public schools, elementary school in Dothan and middle and high
  • My two children have been educated in public schools, elementary school in Dothan and middle and high
  • Education is inherently religious. That's right.
  • The board of education or the school board doesn't have to vote for it.
  • Although my parents were for education and everything else, that's why I am.
Bills: SB271, HB511, SB271, HB511
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Aug 1st, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • or disclosure requirements instead of silencing those who were elected to serve at home and cannot spend
  • Members, if we tie the hands of local elected officials as Senate Bill 12 would, who will educate us
  • It's going to be those rural teaching hospitals, if we still have them left. spend the limited budgets
  • They educate us, and we'll bring one in to talk to them about an issue, like nuclear power, and then
  • somebody in who has the opposite viewpoint and listen to what they have to say. ...and we become educated
Bills: SB5, SB11, SB12, SB5, SB11, SB12
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • This used to be, pretty much, your body was reserved for higher education, research, and medical cadavers
  • So I'm very concerned about not getting rid of NATOs, period, and getting it back to our higher education
  • What does education mean? This is the big point.
  • We're here for education, but when you open up that door... who's licensed to do that kind of educating
  • His torso went to a medical facility. an education company, which paid $900. The U.S.