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AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Agriculture and Forestry Committee Mar 5th, 2025

Agriculture and Forestry

Transcript Highlights:
  • As state forester, I often come before the forestry committee, but I did think it was important to bring
  • On what your needs are, we'll share it with the chairman and the appropriations committee.
Bills: HB352
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Education May 6th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Okay, thank you, Senator Kathy. Committee members, Rep.
  • Okay, committee members, next up is SB 290 by Senator Abraham.
  • Staff, if you have— Okay, committee members, next up is SB 290 by Senator Abraham.
  • Okay, thank you, Senator Abraham. So committee members, Rep.
  • Thank you, committee. Thank you, Senator Abraham. Okay, next up is H.R. 175 by Rep. Larvadain.
Summary: The House Education Committee met on May 6 and began with a presentation from LSU leadership, including LSU System President Wade Roos and Chancellor Jim Dalton. They outlined LSU’s goals of building an “elite” flagship university while maintaining accessibility through transfer pathways from regional campuses, increasing research expenditures toward top-tier status, and keeping more Louisiana students in-state for college and jobs. Members responded positively, praising LSU’s leadership, workforce focus, and efforts to retain the state’s best and brightest students. The committee then considered several bills. SB 105, by Sen. Kathy, would reinstitute a TOPS Tech-related benefit for veterans using existing TOPS Tech funds, with no new money added; it was reported favorably. SB 374 would create a uniform framework for college economic development districts, allowing other institutions to establish districts with local government approval; Rep. Tarver offered and the committee adopted an amendment adding a legislator to each district board, and the bill was reported with amendments. SB 304 would let Louisiana institutions choose from a Board of Regents-approved list of accreditors recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, while preserving specialized accreditation; it was reported favorably. The committee also took up SB 522, which would allow vocational and technical charter schools to apply directly to BESE as Type 2 charters when supported by the State Board of Commerce and Industry. Rep. Taylor objected that the bill should apply equally to public schools and charter schools, but the committee ultimately voted 9-1 to report the bill favorably. SB 290, a cleanup bill on student exit codes and school accountability data, was reported favorably. H.R. 175, which would have asked for a study of TOPS Tech, was voluntarily deferred by the author. Finally, H.C.R. 81, by Rep. Freiberg, requested a Department of Education study on options for public school systems facing declining enrollment, including funding, staffing, closures, and consolidation. Caroline Romer of the Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools supported the study, and Rep. Taylor asked whether charter schools should be included in the review. The resolution was reported favorably. The meeting ended with several members recognizing visiting mayors and other guests before adjournment.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

06/10/2026 - Joint Appropriations

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chairman, the Senate Committee on Appropriations is called to order.
  • Members of the House and Senate Appropriations Committee, for the record, my name is Tori Roberg.
  • Members of the House and Senate Appropriations Committee, for the record, my name is Tori Roberg.
  • That's my major disappointment this year, because it went out of our committees on the Senate side with
  • Senator Warner: Aye. Senator Esclay, explain my vote. You may.