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OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 21 Mar 9th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And so if in fact someone makes a law, any kind of government, municipal, county, local, state, they
- This is taking that but actually making it local and getting the help they need right then and there,
- And yes, I've had discussions with my superintendents in my district, and that's what they tell me.
- First, I haven't visited with superintendents, teachers, and school board members and parents.
- We heard an anecdote that a superintendent found objectionable material in a library.
Bills:
HR1036 , HB2975 , HB3026 , HB3297 , HB2981 , HB2978 , HB4144 , HB1322 , HB1818 , HB3194 , HB3767 , HB3342 , HB3344 , HB4170 , HB3287 , HB3288 , HB4454 , HB3264 , HB3266 , HB3268 , HB4095 , HB4115 , HB4316 , HB3530 , HB3428 , HB4272 , HB4273 , HB4274 , HB3405 , HB3406 , HB3467 , HB3469 , HB3931
Keywords:
Bob Wills, Western Swing, Cain's Ballroom, Oklahoma music history, country music, rock and roll, folk jazz blues, Oklahoma Arts Council, Oklahoma Film and Music Office, Oklahoma Historical Society, OKPOP Museum, commemorative resolution, day at the Capitol, musician recognition, heritage celebration, Tulsa, poultry waste, nutrient management, environmental regulations, agriculture
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Elementary and Secondary Education Feb 4th, 2026
Elementary and Secondary Education
Transcript Highlights:
- It would be only on the local schools, how they instituted.
- Most superintendents agree.
- Most superintendents agree.
- The superintendents and school boards wanted that. Students, we know what they want.
- The superintendents and school boards wanted that. Students, we know what they want.
Committee:
House Elementary and Secondary Education
Summary:
The committee first took up a combined substitute for House Bills 2115 and 1876, which would encourage cursive instruction and add a future cursive assessment. Members discussed that the substitute removed an immediate fifth-grade test and instead would phase in an assessment later, with no penalty for failure. Some members raised concerns about teacher training, costs, and added demands on elementary classrooms, while supporters said the measure was only a recommendation and could be improved on the floor. The committee adopted the substitute and then passed the House Committee Substitute for both bills on a roll call vote of 13-9, with several members present or absent.
The committee then heard House Bill 2776, as amended and substituted, a teacher-certification bill aimed at addressing Missouri’s teacher shortage through a tiered associate certification system for pre-K and elementary grades. Sponsors explained that Tier 1 and Tier 2 certificates would be temporary and nonrenewable, with mentoring, literacy training, and a minimum salary floor, and that Tier 3 would lead to full certification and retirement-system participation. Members questioned the pay differential, the effect on teacher quality, the role of literacy training, and how the bill would treat leaves or incomplete years of service. After adopting an amendment and rolling it into a new substitute, the committee passed the House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2776 by a vote of 12-5 with one present.
In open session, the committee heard House Bills 1698 and 2120 together, both anti-bullying measures that would strengthen reporting, parent notification, school-board awareness, and immunity protections for good-faith reporting. The sponsors described the bills as responses to a student bullying case that ended in suicide, and witnesses from the family gave emotional testimony urging immediate reporting and stronger accountability. Committee members raised questions about definitions of bullying, off-campus conduct, mandatory reporting to law enforcement, and the need to avoid sweeping in protected speech or sincerely held religious beliefs. No vote was taken on those bills in the portion provided.
The committee then began testimony on House Bills 2230 and 2978, the Hands-on Learning Restoration Act, which would limit screen time and one-to-one device use in K-5 classrooms and emphasize books, paper, pencils, and cursive. Sponsors and supporters argued that heavy reliance on Chromebooks and other devices has harmed literacy, attention, and child development, citing low NAEP scores and research on handwriting and screen exposure. Teachers, physicians, and parents testified in support, while some members noted the bill may be too prescriptive and would need work on implementation, testing, and local flexibility. The hearing continued with additional testimony after the excerpt ended.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- March 10, 2006, the Local Government and Taxation Committee reports out House Bill 151 and Senate Bill
- So this, what this resolution does is it asks, it directs the Superintendent of Public Schools in the
- Take that knowledge and that experience and build on that and direct our Superintendent of Schools to
- are coming through their doors. ...to the local level to utilize those best in their local communities
- In the House of Representatives, House Bill 556 by Local Government Committee.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- And we have to pay for them locally, which is unfortunate.
- And we have to pay for them locally, which is unfortunate.
- I'm superintendent at the Thayer R2 school district.
- I'm superintendent at the Thayer R2 school district.
- He couldn't be used on the streets anymore with our local PD.
Committee:
House General Laws
Summary:
The Committee on General Laws met with a quorum and first went into executive session on House Bill 2774, the Jeff Knight bill concerning gas-powered leaf blowers. An amendment was adopted to exempt the city of Clayton, Missouri, allowing it to ban gas-powered leaf blowers if it chooses. The committee then rolled the amendment into a House Committee Substitute and voted the substitute do pass by 12 yeas and 0 nays.
The committee next took up House Bill 2176 by Representative Perkins and voted it do pass by 8 yeas and 4 nays. After that, the committee held a public hearing on House Bill 1730, sponsored by Representative Koslow, which would treat Missouri-made firearm suppressors that remain in-state as outside federal Commerce Clause oversight. The sponsor and supporters argued the bill would protect hearing, reduce federal burdens, and not increase crime; members raised concerns about concealment and public safety, but no opposition testimony was offered and the hearing closed.
The final public hearing was on House Bill 2504 by Representative Elliott, which would expand who may be designated as school protection officers to include additional school personnel, such as classified staff, if they volunteer, complete required training, and are approved through local school board and state processes. Supporters, including a school superintendent, security trainer, law enforcement officer, and public advocate, said the bill would improve response times in rural districts that cannot afford school resource officers and emphasized the extensive training and vetting already required. Opponents or skeptical members questioned whether adding more armed personnel in schools was the right response to school violence, but no formal opposition testimony was presented before the committee adjourned.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Josh Swanson and that he serves as a superintendent of Freed and PR schools.
- Eric Melby, and I am the superintendent for Bloomington Public Schools.
- </c><00:15:34.440><c> for</c> Melby and I am the superintendent for Melby and I am the superintendent
- This decline in participation is not just a local issue; it is a national trend.
- </c> my name is Dr Eric Melby superintendent my name is Dr Eric Melby superintendent of<01:07:15.319>
Committee:
Senate Education Policy
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> whether it's our schools or our local whether it's our schools or our local police<00:18:44.040>
- It simply local property tax levies.
- Are you Superintendent Router? Okay.
- Thank you, Superintendent. And next we have Superintendent Burgess.
- </c> their own local system. their own local system.
Committee:
Senate Education Finance
Keywords:
student career pathways, education framework, experiential learning, employer engagement, career technical education, career and technical education, CTE, postsecondary scholarship, postsecondary grant, school district funding, cooperative unit, Minnesota high school, apprenticeship, certificate program, tuition assistance, workforce training, military transition, education finance, student aid, career pathways
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 1/23/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> impact as I mentioned to our locally impact as I mentioned to our locally negotiated<00:30:32.399
- </c><00:31:20.960><c> operating</c> that does not have a local operating that does not have a local operating
- I'm the superintendent of Becker Public Schools.
- I'm the superintendent of Becker Public Schools.
- </c><01:34:41.719><c> they</c><01:34:41.840><c> are</c> own superintendent they are own superintendent
Summary:
The committee opened by approving the January 16 and January 21 minutes. Members then heard testimony focused on the impact of Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) and the proposed paid family and medical leave program on Minnesota school districts, with the chair framing the hearing as an opportunity to hear from major employers and school leaders about costs and operational effects.
Kimberly Lewis, speaking for the Minnesota School Boards Association and related school administrator groups, said districts generally already provide generous, locally negotiated sick leave and had initially adapted to ESST by separating vacation, sick time, and ESST into different buckets. She argued that a 2024 law effectively converted previously bargained sick leave into ESST, which she said undermines contracts, creates large unfunded costs, and may raise constitutional contract-clause concerns. Lewis cited large accumulated leave banks in some districts, increased sick leave use, and estimated significant costs from paid leave, including a reported $2.5 million impact for one large district. She urged flexibility such as prorating ESST for midyear hires and part-time staff and exempting coaches, short-term substitutes, and similar employees from ESST.
Superintendent Anarie Fuco of St. Michael-Albertville said her district expects about $400,000 in added fiscal 2026 costs from ESST and paid leave, plus indirect costs from substitute coverage and increased absenteeism. She said schools already have generous bargaining agreements, but the new laws reduce verification and require districts to track leave for temporary staff, creating what she described as a need for “substitutes for our substitutes.” Fuco said the district would face more than $211,000 in direct payroll costs from paid leave alone and asked for flexibility or exceptions for districts already offering comparable benefits. Members asked follow-up questions about how substitute teachers accrue leave and how many districts may be cutting budgets; Lewis and Fuco said many districts are making cuts and that substitute and staffing burdens are growing. A third testifier began by Zoom, but the transcript cuts off before her full testimony.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Feb 4th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- requirements of at least one graduation pathway, complete a high school and beyond plan, and satisfy any local
- of Public Instruction, the State Board of Education, ...feedback from the Office of Superintendent of
- Public Instruction, the State Board of Education, feedback from the Office of Superintendent Public
- My name is Jay Tias and I'm the superintendent for Wilburne Quest and cooperative school districts.
- We use 20% of our budget as local levy.
Summary:
The committee held a public hearing on Senate Bill 5849, which would require all high school students to receive financial education instruction and meet state financial education learning standards to graduate, beginning with the class of 2033 unless the State Board of Education recommends an earlier date. Staff explained the bill’s relationship to existing graduation requirements, the State Board’s role in integrating the requirement into current pathways, and a fiscal note showing about $201,000 in state costs plus unknown district costs. Senators asked about how the requirement would fit different school schedules, whether teacher preparation and clock hours would be addressed, and how the standards would stay current. The bill’s sponsor said it would be embedded within existing pathways, aligned with the Future Ready initiative, and supported by OSPI, the State Board, and the financial education public-private partnership.
Testimony on SB 5849 was overwhelmingly supportive, especially from students, educators, nonprofits, bankers, and advocacy groups. Supporters said many students graduate without knowing how to budget, use credit, file taxes, understand loans, or make other basic financial decisions, and argued that a graduation requirement would make financial literacy more equitable and not dependent on family background or zip code. Several students described personal experiences with W-2 forms, student loans, credit cards, and lack of exposure to finance classes, while organizations such as Junior Achievement and the Washington Bankers Association said they already provide curriculum and support and could help districts implement the requirement. One school directors association representative opposed the bill, arguing districts are already overburdened and underfunded and should not receive new mandates without removing others or providing more resources.
After the hearing, the committee moved into executive action on a separate packet of bills. It advanced SB 6278 on teacher preparation program review, SB 613 on National Voter Registration Day activities in high schools, SB 6222 on surplus school technology for students, and SB 6206 on a child care pilot for first responders, adopting proposed substitutes where offered. In a second packet, the committee referred SB 6260 on school bus depreciation, adopted a substitute and advanced SB 5346 on student mobile device use and digital citizenship, advanced SB 6263 on public bid thresholds, adopted a substitute and advanced SB 6268 on public access to special education complaint decisions, and adopted a substitute and advanced SB 6247 on financial oversight and misconduct in school districts. The committee then adjourned after signing the boards.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Education Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Joint Committee on Education
Transcript Highlights:
- The Thrive Act would return control to local communities.
- So Superintendent Lummus? Thank you, Senator Tarr.
- Thank you, Superintendent Lummus. Good afternoon.
- It took two months to get a meeting with the superintendent.
- It took two months to get a meeting with the superintendent.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Education
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Education heard testimony on several bills centered on school accountability, receivership, graduation requirements, charter school access, community schools, school libraries, and student voting rights. Much of the discussion focused on the Thrive Act, S. 374, which would end state receivership and change the state’s accountability approach. Supporters, including educators, parents, advocacy groups, and students, argued that receivership has not improved outcomes in districts such as Lawrence, Holyoke, Southbridge, Boston, and the Dever, and that local communities should have more control, with greater emphasis on community schools, wraparound services, and broader measures of school quality. They also supported related bills on community schools and school library standards, and several witnesses backed a bill to expand student representative voting rights on school committees.
Opponents of S. 374, especially charter school leaders, parents, students, and some education advocates, focused on Section 4 of the bill, which would change the charter school net school spending cap in the lowest-performing districts. They argued that the provision would reduce access to charter seats in communities where families are seeking more options, and that schools such as Roxbury Prep, Excel Academy, Brook, Veritas Prep, and Libertas Academy have produced strong results for students, including students of color, low-income students, and students with special needs. Several witnesses said the section would force schools to shrink or close and would remove opportunities for families in districts with long waitlists.
Committee members questioned witnesses on both the effectiveness of receivership and the charter school cap language. Chair Lewis and Chair Gordon emphasized the need for a better accountability system and noted concerns about whether current measures, including MCAS-based designations, accurately reflect school quality. Some witnesses said they had discussed the possibility of removing Section 4 from the Thrive Act and suggested it might be addressed in separate charter reform legislation. No votes were taken during the hearing; testimony was received and the committee later closed testimony on S. 374 and several related bills before moving on to the student voting rights bill, S. 367.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- And we have to pay for them locally, which is unfortunate.
- And we have to pay for them locally, which is unfortunate.
- I'm superintendent at the Thayer R2 School District.
- I have been at the same school district superintendent for 12 years.
- He couldn't be used on the streets anymore with our local PD.
Committee:
House General Laws
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Select Committee on School Finance Recalibration, June 24, 2026 - PM
Select Committee on School Finance Recalibration
Transcript Highlights:
- And we also had a federal grant for a while that we could buy local foods for the schools.
- It was called the LFS grant, local foods for schools.
- Thank you. >> Biggest complainer was our superintendent. >> Thank you.
- I'm the superintendent of Weston County School District 7 in Upton.
- Again, Justin Parantoni, Superintendent of Laramie 2.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- A person who is ineligible due to term limits may be appointed by the county school superintendent to
- The superintendent of the county could reappoint that board member for up to two years, and then the
- school board, you run on your record and your ideas alone, and it's similar to other positions at local
- I heard some feedback from our county superintendent who wanted to allow other county superintendents
- So there are many ways that the county school superintendents can provide this type of education.
Committees:
House Education , House House Education Committee of Reference
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- But this would prohibit them from voting in any state or local elections.
- And then why would you put in a split between federal elections and state and local elections.
- But not for anything local. But that's done by the county election board.
- This bill would disbar them from ever being able to serve on their local school board if they wanted
- the teacher with cause, not the state superintendent.
Committee:
House Elections and Ethics
Keywords:
elections, national elections, state elections, voter intent, election reform, absentee voting, electronic communication, facsimile device, voting materials, military voters, campaign finance, ethics, political contributions, candidate committee, Oklahoma legislation, voter registration, political party affiliation, Independent designation, Oklahoma, voter eligibility
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Public safety policy bill unveiled 3/24/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It also clarifies that certain payments to local law enforcement are treated as a reimbursement, not
- </c><00:04:03.520><c> It</c><00:04:03.600><c> also</c> superintendent prescribes.
- It also superintendent prescribes.
- 00:04:04.440><c> certain</c><00:04:04.720><c> payments</c><00:04:05.120><c> to</c><00:04:05.240><c> local
- </c> clarifies that certain payments to local clarifies that certain payments to local law<00:04:05.680
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee Jun 29th, 2026
Budget and Fiscal Review
Transcript Highlights:
- I think this is to ensure that there is a local match to state dollars.
- Locals do also. That, I mean, we all have budget pressures. Locals do also, coincident with ours.
- Local governments carry them out, counties in particular.
- I believe the rationale for having a local match is really so that locals have some skin in the game
- and that it isn't just the state pouring dollars into local entities.
Committee:
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Health Services (8-27-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> local services, and tracks outcomes. local services, and tracks outcomes.
- It challenges hospitals,<00:10:06.959><c> local</c><00:10:07.360><c> governments,</c> hospitals, local
- </c><00:19:34.559><c> smoke-free</c> and um how many local smoke-free and um how many local smoke-free
- I'm Mark Martin, superintendent of Meade County Schools. This is my sixth year as superintendent.
- </c> please contact Superintendent Dr. please contact Superintendent Dr.
Summary:
The committee first approved the prior meeting minutes and recognized Eric Clark for his service, noting this may be his last meeting before he leaves state government. The main presentation was from Allison Adams, president and CEO of the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, who described the organization’s history, nonpartisan mission, and focus on health equity, prevention, and upstream policy solutions. She said Kentucky’s poor rankings in chronic disease, preventable hospitalizations, and life expectancy show the need to shift resources toward prevention and community-driven strategies rather than relying mainly on treatment after people become sick.
Adams emphasized leading health indicators, arguing that lawmakers should track actionable measures such as quit attempts and smoke-free policies instead of only lagging indicators like disease rates and mortality. In response to questions, she said accountability should be shared across communities and systems, with possible incentives and disincentives tied to outcomes, and she supported creating a public data utility or dashboard, ideally with university partners, to help legislators and communities monitor progress. She also cited examples of accountable health community models and said Kentucky could adapt similar approaches.
The committee then heard from Meade County Schools Superintendent Mark Martin and district health coordinator Karen Kotche about the Healthy Kids Clinic partnership with Cumberland Health. They described a seven-year effort that led to full implementation in the district, which now has a nurse in every school and a nurse practitioner, allowing services such as sports physicals and other clinic functions to be provided on campus. They said the program has been a strong investment for students and the community and began explaining how the district built the partnership after earlier efforts and delays, including the pandemic.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Superintendent Joyce Cormley on Zoom. Superintendent Socorro, were you with us? Joyce formerly?
- We are a local control state.
- and local decision-making.
- But it is an issue of local control.
- It's the local control issue.
Committee:
Senate House Judiciary
Summary:
The committee first briefly discussed House Bill 95, which would create an additional judgeship in the Second Judicial District. Members noted it was being aligned with the Senate version so the House and Senate bills would match. An amendment was adopted to also include the new First Judicial District judgeship that had been added earlier in the session, and the bill then received a do pass recommendation as amended.
The committee then heard Senate Bill 23, which would require school districts and charter schools to adopt and implement policies banning wireless communication devices during the school day, with exceptions for educational purposes, emergencies, and health care needs. The sponsors and Public Education Department officials said the bill was intended to reduce classroom distractions, improve student focus and mental health, and support teachers, and the Office of Broadband explained that $1 million from an existing education technology fund would help schools implement storage solutions such as lockers or pouches. Supporters included representatives from New Mexico Kids Can, Albuquerque Public Schools, and the Higher Education Department; there was no opposition testimony.
Committee members raised concerns about the bill’s definition of “school day,” the three-year phase-in, local control, and whether the funding and storage requirements were necessary. After debate, the committee adopted a motion to strike Section 4, which contained the phase-in schedule, and then voted to report the bill do pass as amended. Members also discussed whether the bill should be more direct and immediate, but sponsors said the phased approach and funding were intended to improve chances of passage and implementation.
Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 246, which would add licensure and inspection requirements for massage therapy establishments to address safety, sanitation, and concerns about illegal activity such as prostitution and human trafficking. The sponsor and Regulation and Licensing Department said the bill would close a regulatory gap and allow inspections of establishments, while the massage therapy industry supported the rulemaking being left to the board. Members questioned the breadth of the bill, including inspection timing, the impact on legitimate businesses, and language that could unintentionally bar people from licensure for past conduct. The committee worked through amendments to narrow those provisions, including adding “for compensation” and limiting certain denial language to conduct after the bill’s effective date, and the sponsor accepted those changes.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
House Standing Committee BR Sub. on Primary & Secondary Education & Workforce Dev (2-11-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> relationship then there's less uh local relationship then there's less uh local effort<00:05:10.280
- </c><00:05:29.680><c> e</c><00:05:29.880><c> more</c> More local, I mean less local effort.
- I noticed the superintendent in the room has had insane growth in his district for real estate.
- I noticed the superintendent in the room has had insane growth in his district for real estate.
- Absolutely, and I can give you a real example as a former superintendent.
Summary:
The House Budget Review Subcommittee on Primary and Secondary Education and Workforce Development received a presentation from Kentucky Department of Education officials on the final SEEK estimate for fiscal year 2025. Commissioner Robbie Fletcher, Matt Ross, and Chay Ritter explained that SEEK is developed through a consensus process with the Office of the State Budget Director using multiple models and district-level inputs, and that the estimate is a projection made well before actual data are available. They emphasized that the discussion was separate from the pending education-funding lawsuit and described SEEK as one part of a much larger K-12 budget picture.
The presenters said the current SEEK estimate shows a statutory shortfall of about $14.7 million, or roughly 0.53% of the appropriation, with additional optional items that could bring the total to about $40.5 million if funds are available. They noted that prior years have sometimes produced excess funds, which are redirected according to budget language rather than automatically flowing back through SEEK. They also reviewed the main drivers of the estimate, including property assessments, average daily attendance, free lunch counts, exceptional child counts, home hospital, and limited English proficiency, and said property assessments have been especially volatile while exceptional child counts and ELL populations are difficult to predict.
Members asked about why the estimate missed on some categories, especially special education and ELL, and whether district-level changes were being monitored closely enough. The presenters said KDE does monitor special education counts and will review larger districts and districts with unusual growth, and they acknowledged that exceptional child growth has been hard to forecast. Representative Bojanowski asked about the Cloverport virtual school, and staff said its growth was much larger than projected and accounted for a significant portion of the shortfall. Members also discussed the impact of property value growth, population shifts, illness, and legislative changes on SEEK projections. No vote or formal action was taken, and the meeting ended after questions and discussion.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- Question now is local application.
- </c> superintendent. Thanks. superintendent. Thanks.
- Then the local board can involve the state superintendent, and it just says he may take appropriate action
- Um, and it gives it to the local board of education, the state superintendent of education, to take appropriate
- </c> local commissions, define commissions. local commissions, define commissions.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Republican Press Conference 3/27/25
Transcript Highlights:
- That allows some flexibility locally.
- Let's allows some flexibility locally.
- And we have to trust our local school boards.
- And we have to trust our local school boards.
- And we have to trust our local school boards.