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• As far as the education trust fund.
• </c> education.
• Um we've put education education.
• </c><00:18:03.440><c> And</c> education, to support our needs. And education, to support our needs.
• I'm concerned about the two education<00:34:49.679><c> funding</c> education funding education funding

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Parents already play the central role in their kids' education.
• religious education as part of their school day.
• High-stakes testing affects students, educators, and systems.
• Over the past decade, I have seen a troubling trend in education.
• nutrition education and physical activity.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• </c><00:33:13.360><c> that</c> brain development and education that brain development and education that
• :21.359><c> and</c> educators, community members, and educators, community members, and students<00:42
• </c><00:55:10.240><c> Educators</c> throughout the state. Educators throughout the state.
• </c> Sexually transmitted infection and diseases education and mental health education for students in
• standards. education standards.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c> educational classification of autism. educational classification of autism.
• </c> Department of Education. Department of Education.
• </c> at the Kentucky Department of Education. at the Kentucky Department of Education.
• Department of Education.
• Department of Education.

Keywords: 958, all

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• The House Education Committee will come to order. Good afternoon.
• The House Education Committee is at ease for the purpose of caucus.
• It's a way in which I achieved my education.
• It's a way in which I achieved my education.
• It's a way in which I achieved my education.

Bills: HB2007, HB2360, HB2369, HB2432, HB2440, HB2534, HB2557

Keywords: competency-based assessment, graduation requirements, education reform, student opportunity, pathway options, albuterol, asthma, inhaler, rescue inhaler, respiratory emergency, school nurse, student medication, self-administration, anaphylaxis, public schools, private schools, charter schools, tribal compact schools, K-12 health, medication policy

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• Committee on Education Case 16 will come to order. The clerk will please call the roll.
• Only a few institutions in the state offer competency-based education, or CBE, programs.
• and the Department of Education.
• They don't have a time limit on when they can get their college education, right?
• I grew up in an environment that did not truly value education.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• 40 4124 taxes passed for education 40 4124 taxes passed for education purposes public school education
• This is not an education tax. This local is not an education tax.
• As a father of eight of Education. As a father of eight of Education.
• So, from a selfish education. So, from a selfish education.
• I care how successful his education. I care how successful his education.

Bills: HB258, HB324, HB333, SB270, HB258, HB324, HB333, SB270

Keywords: primary election, election calendar, off-presidential year, May primary, second Tuesday in May, fourth Tuesday in May, runoff primary, special primary, presidential primary, election administration, candidate filing, ballot access, political parties, county election officials, state election law, Alabama elections, sheriffs, term of office, Alabama law, local government

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• Referred to Education.
• Referred to Education.
• Department of Education.
• Education.
• Department of Education.

Bills: HR115, HR116, HR117, HR118, HR112, HR113, HR114, HCR51, HCR52, SCR18, SCR20, SB14, SB76, SB118, SB142, SB156, SB170, SB197, SB234, SB258, SB287, SB288, SB313, SB315, SB393, SB396, SB426, SB427, HCR7, HB76, HB84, HB132, HB181, HB210, HB250, HB265, HB275, HB291, HB322, HB342, HB457, HB475, HB477, HB486, HB616, HB635, HB639, HB690, HB740, HB757, HB761, HB766, HB774, HB808, HB855, HB866, HB872, HB883, HB886, HB903, HB949, HB962, HB996, HB1003, HB1036, HB1054, HB1071, HB1076, HB1078, HB1113, HB1132, HB1146, HB1232, HB1233, HR15, HR20, HCR14, HCR6, HCR19, HCR10, HR74, HCR26, HCR35, HB98, HB108, HB131, HB151, HB161, HB288, HB294, HB305, HB310, HB320, HB336, HB380, HB392, HB403, HB420, HB459, HB476, HB540, HB615, HB631, HB637, HB648, HB665, HB682, HB789, HB813, HB815, HB835, HB870, HB905, HB915, HB933, HB938, HB987, HB1040, HB51, HB82, HB143, HB145, HB160, HB180, HB192, HB393, HB430, HB445, HB506, HB515, HB521, HB565, HB590, HB614, HB638, HB670, HB672, HB685, HB692, HB752, HB773, HB781, HB799, HB860, HB874, HB887, HB917, HB937, HB956, HB965, HB972, HB977, HB982, HB1006, HB1010, HB1044, HB1072, HB1088, HB1179, HB1200, HB81, HB400, HB154, HB410, HB463, HB827, HB868, HB952, HB953, HB140, HB750, HB911, HB52, HB961, HB399, HB401, HB901, HB9, HB58, HB193, HB284, HB570, HB577, HB582, HB605, HB733

Keywords: Kappa Alpha Psi, fraternity, Louisiana, commemoration, community engagement, recognition, state championship, basketball, sports achievement, school commendation, commendation, athletics, team sports, youth, community recognition, water utility, tax credit, excessive rates, residential service, subcommittee

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• K-12 education, providing policy and funding for general education.
• protecting educational choice, as well as leaving the homeschooling language.
• Those are the big changes with the education policy bill.
• We will need to look in every line for funding to save special education.
• that you're the education governor when you forced $420 million cuts on us.

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• </c> director of Department of Education. director of Department of Education.
• </c> in paying for that education. in paying for that education.
• </c> for their education. for their education. &gt;&gt; Represent<01:28:59.520><c> Murray.
• </c> the students education, don't you think? the students education, don't you think?
• </c> of education. of education.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Meeting number two of the Senate Standing Committee on Education will come to order.
• I also worked as an educational recovery leader for the Kentucky Department of Education for two years
• We do the same thing in education.
• Gave up my career and went online and got my own education, my own upper education, but I gave up my
• <00:37:52.200><c> that</c><00:37:52.359><c> they</c> education that they education that they deserve<

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Senate Education Committee met with a quorum and heard first from the Washway Nicotine Youth Advocacy Group, which urged stronger enforcement of Kentucky’s Tobacco 21 law. Youth advocates described the harms of flavored vaping products, argued that nicotine use is targeting children, and called for retailer licensing, annual compliance checks, harsher penalties for illegal sales, and more funding for enforcement. Committee members praised the presentation, and one senator said he had heard a bill on licensed retailers may be coming soon. The committee then heard a lengthy presentation from Cloverport Independent School District and the Kentucky Virtual Academy about the state’s virtual school model. Superintendent Keith Haynes and principals Brandy Fagan and Sally Johnson said KYVA serves about 2,800 students, many of whom are at-risk or have health, safety, behavioral, or family reasons for choosing virtual education. They emphasized that the program uses live synchronous instruction, provides devices and materials, and offers special education and related services. They also said the school had a large wait list and that virtual programs need more flexibility in staffing ratios, scheduling, and testing windows. School leaders acknowledged criticism of KYVA’s proficiency scores and said many students entered far below grade level, with 59% not proficient in English language arts and 79% not proficient in math on recent state testing. They argued the program is too new to judge solely on one year of data and pointed to growth in MAP scores, as well as middle and high school rankings in the top half of Kentucky schools. Fagan and Johnson outlined improvement efforts, including daily interventions, small-group instruction, literacy programs, staff training, and expanded clubs and student activities. No votes or formal committee actions were taken in the portion provided.

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• </c> is Senate Bill 529 relating to education is Senate Bill 529 relating to education appropriates<00
• <00:02:01.200><c> for</c> Education for Education for its<00:02:03.280><c> COA</c> program<00:02:15.760
• </c> program this program is to educate program this program is to educate students<00:02:18.239><c>
• </c> behalf of the Department of Education behalf of the Department of Education the<00:02:45.200><c>
• ><00:30:28.080><c> school</c> the board of education to the the school the board of education to the

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• </c> to the Department of Education to the Department of Education Department<01:03:20.960><c> of</c>
• educator Education be Hawaiian educator practitioner<01:06:27.160><c> or</c><01:06:27.359><c> scholar
• The Department of Education is currently in a strategic planning process regarding kapuni education.
• </c> Education um Department of Education Education um Department of Education Department<01:13:05.400
• I've been an educator since 2005.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard three House bills related to the Department of Hawaiian Homelands. HB 606 would extend the Act 279 special fund to June 30, 2028, continue deposits and appropriations to help eliminate the DHHL waitlist, and require a strategic plan and annual reporting. DHHL strongly supported the measure, saying most of the initial $600 million had been used and that the need remains large, with more than 29,000 people on the waitlist. Public testimony also supported the bill, emphasizing its importance to Native Hawaiian families and concerns about Hawaiians leaving the islands because of housing costs. A member noted the bill is a priority and that the committee will keep working on how to fund another $600 million. HB 1086 would exempt DHHL homestead lot and housing development from general excise and use taxes. DHHL supported the bill, saying any tax savings would reduce the eventual cost of housing for low-income beneficiaries. The Department of Taxation said it could administer the measure and noted it is already being implemented under the governor’s emergency proclamation, with a proposed effective date of January 1, 2026. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii offered technical comments and urged the committee to weigh existing benefits already received by DHHL beneficiaries. HB 1307 would appropriate funds for DHHL water well development and geothermal exploration on Hawaiian homelands. DHHL said the bill is a follow-up to prior study funding and would support slim-hole drilling, site evaluation, and consultant work to identify viable geothermal resources, especially on Hawaiʻi Island. Several testifiers opposed the bill, arguing there had been inadequate beneficiary consultation, raising environmental, cultural, and safety concerns, and objecting to using $20 million for geothermal rather than housing. In response to committee questions, DHHL staff explained that the goal is to gather information for a future public-private partnership to develop geothermal electricity, and that a Chapter 343 environmental review would be required later in the process. No votes were taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• expenses versus educational expenses?
• purchases are for educational-related topics.
• How do you account for non-educated related expenses versus educated?
• Arizona and education is that parents have always had a choice.
• Parents have been able to choose how their children are educated.

Summary: The committee first heard HB 2584, which would prohibit public monies from being used for genetic sequencing procedures involving devices made by companies owned or substantially controlled by entities domiciled in a foreign adversary. The sponsor said the bill is intended to protect genetic data from being sold or used against the United States. There was no public testimony, and the committee approved the bill on a 13-5 vote for a do pass recommendation. The committee then took up HB 2804, which creates a rural development and housing tax credit capped at $2 million per year and tied to federal low-income housing tax credit projects in counties under 800,000 population. Supporters, including the sponsor, the Flagstaff mayor, and housing investors/developers, argued it would leverage private capital to address rural affordable housing shortages, especially for seniors, veterans, and low-income residents. Opponents, including the Arizona Free Enterprise Club, argued state LIHTC programs are inefficient, costly, hard to oversee, and can add complexity and higher per-unit costs. The bill passed 13-4 with one not voting. HB 2388, as amended, appropriates $100,000 for the Arizona Commerce Authority to study the economic benefits of small modular reactors and data centers, with a report due June 30, 2027. Supporters said the study would help Arizona plan for energy demand and data center growth, while opponents argued the agency should use existing funds instead of a new appropriation. The committee adopted the amendment and then approved the bill 10-7 with one not voting. The committee also received a presentation from the Auditor General on county treasurer procedural reviews, including the response to the Santa Cruz County treasurer embezzlement case and the office’s ramp-up plan for reviews and staffing. Later, the committee approved HB 2352, which appropriates $2,385,900 in FY2029 to make the Auditor General’s county treasurer review funding ongoing. Members supporting the bill said the office needs certainty to plan audits and retain staff, while opponents objected to funding it so far in advance during budget uncertainty. The bill passed 11-7. The committee also approved HB 2418, as amended, which directs $600,000 to be evenly distributed among five county sheriff task forces in Cochise, Coconino, Navajo, Pinal, and Yuma counties; supporters said it codifies the long-standing distribution practice, and it passed 17-1. Finally, the committee heard HB 2499, which would provide $2.6 million and 12 FTEs to the Department of Education for ESA administration; supporters argued the program’s rapid growth requires more staff for enrollment, reviews, and accountability, while members questioned the lack of standardized testing data and how to measure student outcomes. The transcript ends during that discussion, before a final vote on HB 2499.

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• </c><00:09:45.240><c> and</c> interest and support of education and interest and support of education
• </c><00:20:54.480><c> outcomes</c> support you know educational outcomes support you know educational
• educators.
• Educators frequently say student learning conditions are educator working conditions.
• educational communicate this educ educational neglect<01:35:53.400><c> to</c><01:35:53.520><c> the</

Bills: HF51, HF1161, HF2201, HF2786, HF1053

Keywords: HF51, Sibley County, State-Aid Highway 21, capital investment, bonding bill, general obligation bonds, transportation infrastructure, road improvements, sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, local infrastructure, county grant, Minnesota Department of Transportation, bond proceeds fund, public works, utility infrastructure, education finance, school district funding, tax base adjustment

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• and health science education programs in addition to nursing education programs.
• , career and technical education, and health science curriculum framework.
• address workforce shortages and health science education programs in addition to nursing education programs
• , Career, and Technical Education, and Health Science Curriculum Framework.
• program institutional health science education degree or certificate program.

Summary: The Fiscal Policy Committee met and first adopted a late-filed amendment to SB 774, which expands enhanced workers’ compensation coverage to 911 public safety telecommunicators for mental or nervous injuries. The bill drew supportive testimony from a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office dispatcher and others, and was reported favorably. The committee also reported favorably SB 770 on forensic services for certain defendants, which would allow the Agency for Persons with Disabilities to consolidate secure forensic services for individuals with intellectual disabilities or autism whose charges were dismissed after incompetency findings. Members then considered several public safety, family, and workforce bills. CS/SB 86, which declares unauthorized aliens operating commercial vehicles an imminent safety hazard and imposes vehicle impoundment and a $50,000 penalty on motor carriers, was reported favorably after questions about impound procedures and cargo handling; one speaker opposed it. SB 1594, protecting veterans’ benefits for foster youth so the funds are reserved for postsecondary education, training, and after-care services, was reported favorably with supportive testimony from a former DCF attorney. CS/SB 760, creating a new offense for willful violations of no-contact pretrial release conditions in violent crime cases, was reported favorably despite criminal defense attorneys’ concerns about a provision allowing warrantless arrests without officer observation. The committee also approved a complete rewrite of the nonprofit corporations chapter in SB 554, a sickle cell continuing education bill (SB 844) after extensive emotional testimony from patients, advocates, and family members, and SB 1022 adding two children’s initiative programs in Bay County and Broward County. CS/SB 1246 broadened the Linking Industry to Nursing Education Fund to include health science education programs and related workforce needs and was reported favorably. Finally, the committee approved CS/CS/SB 1230 restricting use and sale of certain firefighting foam containing intentionally added PFAS, and CS/CS/SB 128 directing DEP to mark Red Harris Spoil Island; both passed with favorable votes. Several senators later asked to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on specific tabs, and the meeting adjourned without further business.

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• The Committee on Education Pre-K through 12 will now come to order.
• This bill does not impact the educational curriculum schedule of the classroom at all.
• This bill does not impact the educational curriculum schedule of the classroom at all.
• What is educational about their pictures... ...what is educational about their pictures being up while
• Because this is not educational. It feels like it's symbolic.

Summary: The Senate Education Pre-K-12 Committee met with a quorum and took up several bills. SB 420, by Senator Burgess, would require George Washington and Abraham Lincoln portraits to be prominently displayed in social studies classrooms and K-5 classrooms, with the Department of Education selecting the portraits. Supporters framed the bill as a patriotic and educational measure tied to the nation’s 250th anniversary, while senators raised concerns about exclusivity, precedent, local control, and whether the measure could be expanded politically. Burgess said the bill was intended to be nonpartisan, historically rooted, and not to affect curriculum, and he committed to seeking funding so it would not be an unfunded mandate. The committee reported SB 420 favorably. The committee then considered CS for SB 206, by Senator Harrell, which revises teacher preparation and training related to autism spectrum disorder. The strike-all amendment requires teacher preparation programs to include autism and other neurodevelopmental disabilities, requires ESE-certified teachers to complete an autism microcredential by August 1, 2027, creates an Autism Education Loan Forgiveness Program, authorizes salary supplements and stipends, and requires district professional development to include autism-specific training with local CARD centers. Senators asked about implementation timelines, grandfathering current teachers, and whether the endorsement requirement should include a grace period; Harrell said she was open to further discussion and wanted to make the bill workable. Public testimony was largely supportive, including from an Orange County Public Schools representative and a parent of a child with autism. The committee adopted the amendments and reported the bill favorably. Finally, the committee considered CS for SB 556, by Senator Berman, which allows students with disabilities to satisfy the high school physical education requirement by participating in Special Olympics for one year if included in the student’s IEP. An amendment also clarified that two years of marching band participation satisfies both PE and fine/performing arts credit requirements. Testimony supported the bill as an inclusive option that could reduce administrative burdens and give students more flexibility. The committee reported the bill favorably. The committee also voted to recommend confirmation of appointees in tabs 4 through 7, and then adjourned.

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• to the Committee on Education Finance.
• to the Committee on Education Finance.
• on education finance and re-refer<00:11:11.120><c> to</c><00:11:11.240><c> the</c><00:11:11.360><c>
• it</c><00:11:48.639><c> is</c> the committee on education Finance it is the committee on education Finance
• </c> committee on education Finance all in committee on education Finance all in favor<00:12:07.360><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• challenges our students face and the ways we can support them is retired teacher and chair of the Education
• State surely we're in the top education State surely we're in the top 10<00:03:18.159><c> right</c><
• Department of Education and what changes there will impact students here?
• of Education and the Federal Department of Education and what<00:08:15.560><c> changes</c><00:08:16.039
• </c><00:08:35.800><c> and</c> Title One and special education and Title One and special education and

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I mean, with the education component, we can educate the people, our children.
• </c> education in in literature, philosophy. education in in literature, philosophy.
• </c> It's what higher education is all about. It's what higher education is all about.
• Education.
• . education. education.

Keywords: 916, all