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AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/04/2026 - Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

Transcript Highlights:
  • at any time within a 12-month period, to be compensated under outlined criteria.
  • for their... ...may produce, create, and publish their own content and is entitled to all compensation
  • Finally, the bill allows a minor to commence an action to enforce the compensation and unlawful content
  • When they turn of age, if they have some compensation left from that, that is not just taken from them
  • So they're still able to be compensated, but to ensure that there's not, and they're not being taken
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • We are going to go with the Deferred Compensation Authority update. Uh, Chris, I know.
  • I'm the executive director for the Kentucky Public Employees Deferred Compensation Authority.
  • Uh and then financial education<00:09:43.040> tools.
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  • Our vendor Nationwide education tools.
Summary: The Public Pension Oversight Board received updates from the Kentucky Public Employees Deferred Compensation Authority and the Teachers Retirement System. Chris Biddle reported that deferred compensation assets had grown to about $4.787 billion with roughly 88,000 participants, crediting auto-enrollment, targeted marketing around pay raises, and retiree-focused services. He said the board’s self-directed brokerage account, authorized by last year’s legislation, is being designed around a $40,000 account-balance threshold with up to 25% transferable into the brokerage window, tentatively for July 1 of the coming year. He also described the free financial planning program, which has been used by about 3,300 to 3,500 participants with an 87% return rate, and noted that the plan is currently in a fee holiday; members asked about the fee structure and whether the CFP service is provided through Nationwide, which Biddle confirmed. Board members praised the deferred compensation program’s growth and asked for the legislation referenced by Biddle. He said the plan’s annual fees are capped, with a $1 monthly fee plus other charges up to a $225 cap, for a maximum of $237 per year absent a managed account. He also said the program is seeking unified payroll access to expand participation, especially among teachers, and that prior lineup changes saved about $6 million annually in participant fees. Bo Barnes of TRS then addressed retired teachers’ health insurance, first clarifying a prior question about declining federal contributions to the retirement annuity trust. He explained that federally funded school positions generated contributions that rose from $72 million in 2019 to $109 million in 2022, then fell to $85 million this year, with a projection of $80 million over the next three years; if those dollars do not come from federal sources, they would have to be replaced through the SEEK formula. Barnes then reviewed TRS health coverage, explaining that the statutory contract guarantees access to group coverage but not fixed premium levels, and that TRS administers two retiree plans: KEHP for retirees under 65 or otherwise not Medicare-eligible, and MEHP for retirees 65 and older or Medicare-eligible. Barnes said TRS completed RFPs for the 2026 plan year, retaining Express Scripts for prescription drugs and switching the Medicare Advantage medical provider from UnitedHealthcare to Humana, while keeping plan design, provider access, out-of-pocket costs, and benefits materially unchanged. He noted a modest hearing-aid improvement of $500 per ear beginning in 2026. He also reported that the TRS Board approved the maximum state contribution for KEHP at $1,044.96, up from $930.76, an 18% increase that he said would require about $15 million to $16 million more annually, while the MEHP premium would drop from $210 to $200 per month because of the new contract. Using the 2024 valuation, he said the KEHP increase would slightly reduce the health trust funded ratio from 80.4% to 80.1% and raise unfunded liability from $4.036 billion to $4.051 billion. Barnes closed by reviewing the 2010 shared-responsibility reforms that shifted retiree health costs away from a pay-as-you-go model, including phased employee and district contributions and Commonwealth stabilization funding. No votes were taken beyond approval of the minutes.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • We are going to go with the Deferred Compensation Authority update. Uh, Chris, I know.
  • I'm the executive director for the Kentucky Public Employees Deferred Compensation Authority.
  • Uh, and then financial education tools.
  • Uh and then financial education<00:09:47.279> tools.
  • Our vendor Nationwide education tools.
Summary: The Public Pension Oversight Board met with a quorum, approved the prior minutes, and heard updates from the Kentucky Public Employees Deferred Compensation Authority and the Teachers Retirement System. The deferred compensation update highlighted continued growth in assets to about $4.787 billion and roughly 88,000 participants, strong retention from auto-enrollment, a marketing campaign tied to pay raises that generated additional participation, and a new self-directed brokerage account expected to launch July 1 of the coming year for participants with at least a $40,000 balance, allowing up to 25% of their account to be moved into the brokerage window. The director also described the free financial planning service, which has been used by about 3,500 participants with a high return rate, and said the plan is currently in a fee holiday; if fees are charged, they are capped at $237 per year for most participants. Members asked questions about who provides the CFP service, the fee structure, and the brokerage eligibility threshold. The director said the CFP service is provided through the authority’s service bundle with Nationwide, not as a separate paid service, and explained that the fee cap and current fee holiday are intended to keep the program low-cost. Board members praised the deferred compensation program’s performance and asked for a copy of the legislation referenced in the presentation. TRS then presented on retired teachers’ health insurance. Barnes first clarified how declining federal contributions for federally funded school positions affect the retirement annuity trust, explaining that if those federal dollars fall, the amounts would need to be covered through the SEEK formula and that the projection for those contributions is about $80 million over the next three years. He then reviewed TRS retiree health coverage, distinguishing between KEHP for retirees under 65 or not Medicare-eligible and MEHP for Medicare-eligible retirees, and explained that TRS recently completed RFPs for both prescription drug and medical coverage. TRS will keep Express Scripts for prescription drugs, but will move the Medicare Advantage medical plan from UnitedHealthcare to Humana on January 1, 2026, while keeping the plan design, provider access, and out-of-pocket structure largely unchanged, with a new hearing-aid benefit of $500 per ear. Barnes also reported the 2026 premium and contribution changes: the maximum TRS contribution toward KEHP will rise to $1,144.96 from $930.76, an 18% increase that he said will require roughly $15 million to $16 million more in the state budget, while the MEHP premium will drop to $200 per month from $210. He said the TRS board has statutory authority to set these amounts and that the changes will have mixed actuarial effects, with the KEHP increase being negative overall and the MEHP decrease positive.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/26/2026 - House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs

Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, on this one, we have the livestock compensation fund, and this one's really aimed at compensating
  • So, on this one, we have the livestock compensation fund, and this one's really aimed at compensating
  • both compensation for direct depredations and avoidance... ...both compensation for direct depredations
  • There is also a compensation program through the Farm Services Administration.
  • For compensation in the livestock area. So with that, I vote aye. Thank you all.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Feb 12th, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • He saw that we were educated.
  • He saw that we were educated.
  • Compensation is the repair.
  • Compensation is not charity. It's accountability.
  • Yale Olnick, Florida Education Association, waive speaking in support.
Summary: The committee heard and advanced several bills, beginning with SB 694 on compensation for the descendants of the Groveland Four. Senator Bracey Davis described the wrongful accusations, convictions, deaths, and long-term harm to the families, and an amendment added a $4 million appropriation and updated the recipient for Ernest Thomas’s family. Multiple family members, advocates, clergy, and supporters testified in favor, emphasizing the decades-long delay in justice and the need for accountability and repair. Senators from both parties spoke in support, and the committee reported the bill favorably after a roll call vote. The committee then approved SB 330 on disability provisions for firefighters, law enforcement, and correctional officers; SB 474 on military affairs leave and related benefits; and SB 96 on the Veterans Dental Care Grant Program. SB 96 drew the most discussion, with Senator Sharief explaining that the bill raises eligibility to 400% of the federal poverty level and moves $500,000 in recurring funding to the General Appropriations Act. Senator Wright and Senator Harrell raised concerns about whether expanding eligibility could worsen the existing waitlist, while supporters argued the change would help more veterans access needed dental care. The bill was ultimately reported favorably. The committee also passed SB 7018 on child welfare, making the Step Into Success pilot program permanent and statewide, adjusting visitor/background-check rules for foster homes, and creating a best-practices program through the Florida Institute for Child Welfare. SB 480 on information technology was reported favorably after amendments creating a central IT governance structure under the Governor’s office, adding vendor performance metrics and a preferred vendor list, and restoring criminal justice information security provisions. SB 1066 on the Ocklawaha River and Rodman Dam also advanced after extensive testimony from supporters and historians about partial restoration, recreation, and economic benefits; the sponsor said he would continue working through permitting questions before floor consideration. Later, the committee approved SB 1216 on educator compensation, which gives districts more flexibility on cost-of-living adjustments, advanced degrees, and performance pay caps, and SB 1120 on water management district oversight and reporting. The committee also reported favorably SB 1366 on sovereign immunity and claims against government, which would raise damages caps, index them to CPI, shorten claim deadlines, and cap attorney fees at 25%. That bill drew testimony from hospitals, cities, counties, school districts, and others, with some supporting the Senate’s compromise approach and others raising concerns about impacts on self-insured law enforcement agencies and attorney incentives. The meeting concluded with the favorable report on the bill after debate continued over those issues.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • It prohibits AI tools from being used in public districts for instruction or education purposes except
  • through educator-directed uses.
  • It is creates an innovative pathway for our education preparation programs.
  • We'll submit those to the Department of Education for review.
  • Also, so I'm thinking also from the state department of education, do we think maybe if we're trying
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/20/25

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • So we have community education happening constantly statewide, um, educating people on this.
  • So we have community education happening constantly statewide, um, educating people on this.
  • So we have community education happening constantly statewide, um, educating people on this.
  • So we have community education happening constantly statewide, um, educating people on this.
  • statewide um educating people on this. statewide um educating people on this.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/04/2026 - Senate Education

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Finally, I thank the committee for recognizing the value of physical education as a part of education
  • recognizing the value of physical education as a part of education for the whole child, specifically
  • the state's educational mission.
  • And Madam Chair, it's about education spending.
  • We'll continue to hear bills, and I'll continue to support helping educate our whole education system
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Ways and Means Committee 4/7/26

Ways and Means

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  • Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, or AURI, and the other is MALC, the Minnesota Agricultural Education
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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management May 22nd, 2025

Land & Resource Management

Transcript Highlights:
  • A property owner must... be compensated for the greater of one, the estimated cost of repair or restoration
  • Trying to compensate for the owner. And I get what you're questioning on this.
  • And so he's just asking to be compensated.
  • What disappears is that the owner just wants to be compensated.
  • Sure, the property owner might get additional, again, compensation or rights in this regard, but we're
Bills: SB2215, SB2639
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Finance May 5th, 2026

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • So you're moving it for athletes in higher education to early childhood education.
  • We need to compensate people for their time.
  • Both are mandatory reporters, but I think that the education should be centered on what their education
  • But we have got to increase the number of educated, trained, communities.
  • The bill came out of Senate Education without objection, with amendments.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Education Pre-K - 12 Jan 27th, 2026

Education Pre-K - 12

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Committee on Education Pre-K through 12 will now come to order.
  • I only saw appropriations for the Florida Department of Education.
  • I was at the Department of Education when we were using some of the opportunity to invest in the education
  • If you're using them for purposes of certain scholarships or other educational requirements or educational
  • As a member of the State Board of Education. Secretary, please call the roll.
Bills: S0564, S1062, S1340, S1646, S1718
Summary: The Senate Committee on Education Pre-K through 12 met with a quorum present and heard several education-related bills. The committee first considered CS/SB 1062 on speech and debate, which would create a Speech and Debate Hall of Fame, designate Speech and Debate Week, authorize a teacher endorsement, require FLVS to establish an institute for speech and debate, direct development of related coursework and credentials, and require annual district reporting. Supporters, including a parent and representatives of the Florida Debate Initiative and school groups, emphasized the academic and civic benefits of debate and the need for funding for travel and training. The committee adopted a delete-all amendment and then reported the bill favorably. The committee also heard and reported favorably SB 1718 on educator preparation and certification, with testimony from an Orange County principal and others supporting a proposal to let educators bank professional learning hours, and SB 1646 on educational facilities, which revises how facility funding is calculated and prioritized, including safety and planning considerations. The committee then took up CS/SB 564 on student volunteers at polling locations. An amendment clarified that high school students who are registered or pre-registered to vote may volunteer at polling places and count the service toward graduation or postsecondary financial aid requirements. Testimony from a county supervisor of elections and civic groups supported the bill as a way to engage students in elections and expand volunteer opportunities, while clarifying it would not conflict with existing election funding rules. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. Finally, the committee heard SB 1340 on coordinated screening and progress monitoring, which requires school districts to screen students for characteristics of dyslexia and dyscalculia, place identified students on support plans, and use evidence-based interventions, with State Board of Education rulemaking to implement the process. The sponsor and a supporting parent group stressed early identification and intervention. The committee reported the bill favorably. The committee also recommended confirmation of Laila Collins to the State Board of Education, and then adjourned.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Jurisprudence Mar 11th, 2025

Criminal Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • One-dimensional approach, so there is a public education aspect to this that we are pressing forward
  • on. and we have been for the past several years, is educating people on the need to not leave your weapons
  • aspect we spend quite a bit of time educating the community on the important of not leaving your guns
  • Things we can do is they can do to help local communities like, hey, we can help in education, we can
  • Educational-wise, the day is finished.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • education counterparts.
  • education, ensures that students receive quality instruction and that teachers are valued and compensated
  • Our teachers are the backbone of our education system, and they absolutely deserve better compensation
  • I'd like to thank Chairman Creighton for keeping the focus on the vital issue of compensation for educators
  • Educators need real, permanent, and equitable compensation.
Bills: SB26, SB 26
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/26

Transportation Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Voices of Education. We are a Voices of Education.
  • The purpose of putting that amount of money into education is to actually provide more robust education
  • Um I have transportation education.
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  • And so, their compensation contracts.