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• This is a Pathways to Bilingual Teaching Act.
• I am also a member of Ellie and Teach Plus Teacher Leader. I am here today to support AB 2325.
• Now, after completing five years of teaching, my students continue to show me the need to bridge math
• Hi, Sarah Lillis with Teach Plus California in support.
• This 11-member board makes decisions that impact standards, curriculum, and the overall direction of

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• Terry Morrell reminds me, you ship them, we'll teach them.
• teach out there doing that as well.
• And they teach. So it's an awesome partnership that helps us out.
• But are you teaching high school classes, or are high school teachers teaching college classes?
• just that course that was trained by the College Board to teach that course.

Summary: The committee reconvened at North Dakota State College of Science for a presentation from President Dr. Flanagan and college leaders about NDSCS’s mission, enrollment growth, workforce training, and facilities needs. Flanagan highlighted student success in national competitions, strong placement and retention, growing enrollment, and new or expanding programs in aviation maintenance, fire science, dental hygiene, community health worker training, surgical technology, HVAC/plumbing, and precision agriculture. He also emphasized the college’s partnerships with industry, including John Deere, Fargo Jet Center, Sanford, and Comdel Innovation, and said NDSCS plans to seek approval next session for a revenue bond to build a new dorm and to remodel the library into academic and allied health space. Allied health dean Deb Smith testified that her division is at capacity and needs a simulation center, more lab and classroom space, and expanded dental and OTA facilities to meet demand and accreditation needs. Committee members questioned Flanagan and staff about workforce shortages, especially faculty pay, and whether the college can staff additional growth. Flanagan said the biggest challenge is recruiting instructors because industry pays more, but noted some health care and adjunct hiring is possible because of schedule flexibility and benefits. He also discussed shifting resources away from lower-demand programs like power sports toward higher-demand areas such as automotive and aviation maintenance. Members also asked about the college’s identity as a technical institution, with Flanagan arguing North Dakota would benefit from a more defined tech-school system. The committee then received a University System presentation from Jamie Wilkie on the cost of delivering dual credit. Wilkie explained the methodology used to allocate direct and overhead costs across subsidized and unsubsidized dual credit, noting that dual credit and early entry account for about 5.9% of total credit hours and 2.7% of formula funding. The analysis showed subsidized dual credit tuition revenue of about $5.5 million and unsubsidized revenue of about $2.9 million, with some institutions showing margins and others losses depending on the model. Members discussed whether K-12 funding should also be reflected, how payments to high schools and teachers are structured, and whether tuition-free dual credit would require replacing both tuition revenue and the current dual credit scholarship. No votes were taken; the committee simply received the presentations and discussed the findings.

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• When I was teaching at St.
• Um, when I was teaching share a story. Um, when I was teaching at<00:39:02.880><c> St.
• </c><01:08:04.319><c> and</c> and only 28% did not meet standards and and only 28% did not meet standards
• And that isn't about teaching kids to read.
• My costs of standard in my community.

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• Construct a roof that meets resilient roof system standards. F.
• My husband and I met while teaching...
• Are we funding the teaching of our kids? >> I'm sorry.
• And in one year, we employed a different way of teaching.
• But math does teach us But math does teach us something important. >> Representative Wilfford, can you

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• There's something in minimum standards.
• Um, as I the standard moving forward.
• We teach things, then we don't teach things.
• We teach things, then we don't teach things.
• We teach things, then we don't teach things.

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• At Central, I teach English language learners.
• </c> city they teach in. city they teach in.
• Well, he might have been right about that, but I would not regret teaching.
• Well, he might have been right about that, but I would not regret teaching.
• Well, he might have been right about that, but I would not regret teaching.

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• Teaching in Fremont, opposed.
• When I have students like this, I don't teach differently. I teach my way.
• Hey, when you are teaching a certain type of race, teach this way; a different type of race, teach that
• Hey, when you are teaching certain A type of race, teach this way, B type of race teach that way.
• , and apprenticeship standards.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• would be unable to discipline a physician who fails to treat California residents according to the standard
• He said a course teaches and an exam verifies, and that the standardized national exam serves as an important
• A course teaching. and disinfecting treatment areas and OSHA and CDC requirements.
• A course teaches and exam verifies.
• This standardized national exam serves as an important public protection tool for unlicensed people and

Summary: The Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee met first without quorum and heard several bills in subcommittee before later reconvening and taking formal votes. The consent calendar included SB 1263, SB 1148, SB 1376, and SB 1391. The committee also heard SB 1002, SB 1311, and SB 1416, all of which were ultimately advanced to the Senate Appropriations Committee, with SB 1311 amended. After quorum was reached, the committee later ratified the earlier actions and adjourned. SB 1002 by Senator Niello would expand the David Hall Act to allow certain patients who were originally eligible for out-of-state telehealth care because of an immediately life-threatening diagnosis to continue receiving that care after entering remission. Supporters, including a cancer survivor, said the bill would preserve continuity of care for patients who still need specialist monitoring. The Medical Board of California and the California Medical Association opposed the bill, arguing that licensure is an important consumer protection and that the bill would weaken oversight and standards of care. Senator Caballero supported the measure, emphasizing access to care, especially for rural patients. SB 1311, presented by the chair, updates the Dental Practice Act so unlicensed dental assistants can satisfy infection control training requirements either through the Dental Assisting National Board exam or approved courses. The California Dental Association and California Association of Orthodontists supported the bill, saying it would help strengthen the dental workforce and improve patient access. The California Academy of General Dentistry raised concerns that the exam option lacked hands-on training and should be limited unless amended. The committee approved the bill as amended. SB 1416 by Senator Wahab would shorten from 30 days to 21 days the time a physician or dentist has to refund duplicate payments to consumers. Support was brief and largely focused on the bill’s consumer affordability benefits, and no opposition was voiced. The committee passed the bill to Appropriations.

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• Basically provide comments through the committee's website and we have a standard statement that I need
• I was brought up to teach and to share humanity and love for one another.
• and, in fact, teaching of all Abrahamic religions on gender, sexuality, and identity.
• And I'm assuming that you're sticking to our nutrition standards while we're talking about healthier
• , you know, the federal, the basic sort of federal and California nutrition standards in terms of how

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• They teach. They do research.
• They currently have no standard of doing that.
• What type of quality and other standards are going to be established by the department?
• Madam Chair, Senator Block, I can imagine, again, on a reasonable standard of...
• I think that it is a comparison against what the standard is set.

Bills: SB4, SB7, SB9, SB17

Keywords: Medicaid, healthcare, medical education, salaries, graduate education, clinician pay, health sciences, education funding, faculty salary, University of New Mexico, healthcare funding, general fund, state budget, New Mexico legislation, gun control, firearm safety, dealer regulation, illegal trade, background checks, 996

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• That's the gold standard.
• It's not the gold standard.
• That's where mandated standards and minimum standards... ...the others.
• That's where mandated standards and minimum standards... ...needed.
• So is that the gold standard? Like, is this the gold standard?

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• They're larger than Warwick certainly, but by Boston standards they're very small and rural as well.
• So Libby shared, 'Teaching in Warwick has made my work as a teacher feel meaningful, fulfilling, and
• Our mixed-age, project- and place-based approaches make my teaching days joyful.
• In a class of first- and second-graders, I would only teach four students.
• After my first year of teaching at Warwick, I was impressed by the rigorous curriculum and wanted my

Summary: The Joint Committee on Education held a hearing on two late-file bills. H. 4867, relative to school choice, drew testimony from leaders, parents, and educators in Hancock, Warwick, Richmond, and Worthington, who said DESE’s interpretation of Chapter 76, Section 12B(k) requires small districts without high schools to pay secondary tuition for nonresident school choice students after they leave the elementary grades. Witnesses said the resulting gap between the $5,000 school choice payment and high school tuition of roughly $13,000 to $18,000 per student has forced some districts to stop accepting school choice students, hurting class sizes, budgets, and rural families’ access to local schools. Committee members questioned how the current rule works, whether students have home high schools to return to, and whether a broader statutory fix could address all districts without secondary programs; testimony indicated the affected districts are a small number of rural communities, with some others having found alternative arrangements. Representative Barrett described the bill as a general solution to an issue that had gone unenforced for years, and the hearing ended with testimony closed on the bill. The committee also heard H. 4927, relative to protecting access to applied behavior analysis (ABA). Educators and ABA providers testified that the bill would clarify that qualified ABA providers, including BCBAs and RBTs, may deliver services in schools while preserving school safety and operational rules. They argued that better access to ABA would help students with autism make progress on IEP goals, remain in the least restrictive environment, and reduce conflicts between families and districts. A parent described repeated delays in getting promised supports for her young son and said the bill would help ensure follow-through and accountability. The committee then closed testimony on H. 4927 and adjourned after a motion and second.

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• Does it give you pause that we're asking more from graduate teaching assistants than sitting U.S.
• that they're safe in that teaching environment.
• Discipline back to where the teachers can teach with the knowledge that they're safe in that teaching
• So it doesn't really do anything we're not doing already or not. and classroom teaching authority.
• Informed consent is also a standard applied to a number of other medical procedures.

Summary: The Senate convened with an invocation, received a House message that H.B. 422 had passed the House, and heard gubernatorial nominations for the Council on Sex Offender Treatment. The chamber also recognized the Doctor of the Day and several visiting groups and adopted a resolution designating June 20, 2025, as Texas Nuclear Legislative Day. Members then considered and passed several bills and resolutions, often by suspending the regular order and the constitutional three-day rule. SB 311 passed to final passage on the Texas Supreme Court’s writ power. SB 883, on off-label prescription access for COVID-19 treatment, passed to engrossment. SB 1706, creating an Open Meetings Act exception for certain defense, military, and aerospace deliberations, passed despite concerns from Sen. Eckhardt that the bill’s use of “deliberate” could weaken open-government protections. CS SB 1677, directing a study on diabetes-related amputations, passed with support from Sen. Menendez. SB 1967 expanded flood infrastructure fund eligibility to certain multipurpose projects, and SB 1255, a cleanup bill on mold assessor and remediator regulation, passed unanimously. The Senate also approved CS SJR 40 and CS SB 871, which would change emergency and disaster law to require legislative involvement after prolonged or widespread emergencies and to limit gubernatorial suspension powers, with Sen. Eckhardt questioning whether the bill could slow urgent business closures during a disaster. Additional measures passed included SB 1426 transferring management of the First Capital State Historic Site to the Texas Historical Commission, SB 249 requiring TxDOT to fund memorial markers for fallen peace officers, SB 1592 centralizing collection of hotel occupancy taxes from accommodation intermediaries, SB 1271 allowing concurrent jurisdiction on military installations for certain juvenile matters, SB 745 creating a higher penalty for intoxication manslaughter involving multiple deaths, SB 365 shortening the academic fresh start waiting period at public colleges, and SB 1171 adjusting compensation and standards for certain Texas Juvenile Justice Department inspector general employees. CS SB 36, creating a Homeland Security Division within DPS, passed after questions about its relationship to federal homeland security and its focus on border security and critical infrastructure. The latter part of the session focused heavily on CS SB 38, a major eviction and squatter-related bill. Sen. Bettencourt described widespread squatter cases and argued the bill, with a Moody amendment, would clarify notice and eviction procedures while balancing property-owner and tenant rights. Sen. West said he supported addressing squatters but worried the broader eviction changes could harm vulnerable renters, especially single mothers, and said he would vote present not voting. The discussion continued with additional testimony from Sen. Kolkhorst about the need for a balanced eviction process.

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• You will receive standard FMAP.
• And what is the standard percent split?
• You will receive standard FMAP.
• And what is the standard percent split?
• You will receive standard FMAP. You will receive standard FMAP.

Summary: The House Appropriations Committee met on March 25 for what was described as its last regular meeting, with a possible special meeting the following week. The committee first took up Senate Bill 1112, adopting a Livingston strike-everything amendment that appropriates $1 million from the special services fund in fiscal year 2027 to the Department of Corrections for holistic, studio-based rehabilitative programming and requires a report on spending, self-harm, discipline, and recidivism by June 30, 2028. Supporters from Art of Our Soul testified that the trauma-informed art and music therapy program has reduced disciplinary violations, self-harm, and mental health watches, and members described it as a rehabilitation effort with documented benefits. The bill, as amended, received a due pass recommendation by a 16-2 vote. The committee then considered Senate Bill 1776, which would expand AHCCCS coverage for traditional healing services to include urban Indian organizations. AHCCCS testified neutrally but said the change would require a waiver amendment, would not qualify for 100% federal match, and would carry an estimated $1.3 million general fund impact. The sponsor argued the bill would align Arizona with federal policy and correct an omission of urban Indian organizations from the existing waiver. After discussion about costs and whether the bill should proceed with a committee of the whole amendment, the committee gave SB 1776 a do pass recommendation by a 9-6-2-1 vote, with several members expressing concern about AHCCCS growth and the funding source. Senate Bill 1537, which would rename the Peace Officer Training Equipment Fund as the Public Safety De-escalation and Life Safety Fund and repeal its advisory commission, failed. Testimony explained that the commission has not met in years and that the bill was largely a cleanup measure, but the Arizona Police Association opposed the change and some members wanted the commission reformed rather than repealed. The committee voted it down 6-9, with members split over whether the fund should remain tied to its current structure. The committee next adopted an amendment to Senate Bill 1584 that shifted a $1 million appropriation for Department of Corrections recruitment and training from the general fund to the Peace Officer Training Equipment Fund. Supporters said DOC remains understaffed and that the training/recruitment program has worked elsewhere; some members questioned whether the fund could legally be used for that purpose, but the amendment passed and the bill received a do pass recommendation by a 10-5-2-2 vote. Finally, Senate Bill 1673, which funds the law enforcement crime victim notification system, was amended to reduce the appropriation from $5 million general fund to about $2.595 million from the victim compensation fund. Testimony from the Arizona Sheriffs Association, victim notification vendors, and Phoenix officials emphasized the program’s importance, while others argued the amendment would raid victim compensation resources. The amendment and the bill as amended both passed, and the committee adjourned after noting the next calendar had not yet been posted.

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• into teaching and learning at UNT.
• This initiative was developed to recruit instruct and support those students seeking a teaching career
• and then place them in teaching positions within HISD.
• One, the lack of teaching faculty statewide through increased production of graduate degrees. degrees
• Okay, so the grant would provide incentives for instructors who teach like social workers, counselors

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• </c> proposal, we used our standardized proposal, we used our standardized framework<00:19:46.080><c>
• The teaching was of high something.
• Our faculty teaching is the main thing.
• I suppose that's possible, standards?
• I'll walk through each of them. loosen standards or to expand borrowing, loosen standards or to expand

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• I teach mostly developmental math.
• Yet we teach more than one course. We might teach several courses.
• Often we teach at multiple colleges and how Course. We might teach several courses.
• And I teach American literature.
• I teach at Northern Essex, I teach in Lawrence, and we really need to talk to each other.

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Summary: The Joint Ways and Means Committee held its final public hearing on the FY26 state budget, with chairs and members emphasizing that public testimony would help shape the budget and asking speakers to keep remarks brief. Committee leaders introduced members, explained the hearing process, and repeatedly thanked residents, students, and advocates for participating. No votes were taken during the hearing. Testimony focused heavily on education funding and the Chapter 70 formula. Students from Amherst, Northampton, Gateway Regional, Chester Elementary, and other districts described budget-driven cuts to electives, special education supports, paraprofessionals, counselors, transportation, and building maintenance. They urged higher Chapter 70 aid, increased minimum aid, rural school aid, and a reopening or restructuring of the funding formula, arguing that current formulas leave many districts unable to meet student needs and force local layoffs and overrides. Other speakers urged funding or protection for a range of programs and facilities, including the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute for homicide survivor services, the Museum of African American History, the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and CART/interpreter services, the Access to Counsel housing legal aid program, the Department of Mental Health and Pocasset Mental Health Center, and Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children. One speaker opposed offshore wind-related spending and urged a reset of the state’s energy approach, while another advocated ending the aircraft sales tax exemption. Committee members responded sympathetically to many speakers, asked a few follow-up questions, and several expressed support for maintaining or expanding the programs discussed.

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• Scenario-based learning, pre-briefing, debriefing, and standardized patient encounters in simulations
• That usually prevents people from wanting to teach. And so I think that's probably...
• We have to follow the New Mexico Board of Nursing rules on who can teach the nurses or teach our nursing
• Madam Chair, Representative Martinez, additional enhanced performance standards.
• And so to meet those Staffing standards sometimes are difficult.

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• The personal responsibility, this bill reinforces principles teaching young people to live within their
• The personal responsibility, this bill reinforces principals teaching young people to live within their
• And then some schools, they do implement curriculums based off what they want to teach the kids, but
• You know, we try to teach people to don't put throwaway items on a credit card, food.
• You know, we try to teach people to don't put throwaway items on a credit card, food. That's what.

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• for very long, I did teach kindergarten.
• And instead Years old, backing away from actually formally teaching things and instead doing rhyming
• And since I'm homeschooled, my mom didn't start teaching me formal lessons until I was seven.
• My mom didn't start teaching me formal lessons until I was seven.
• code, should be a minimum standard for our state.

Summary: The committee began by waiving the five-day notice rule for Senate Bill 6320, then heard Senate Bill 6222, which would let school districts and educational service districts sell or grant surplus technology hardware such as laptops and tablets to public school students and recent graduates, with priority for low-income students. The sponsor and supporters said the bill would help students keep access to devices they need for homework, college, and work, while preserving existing surplus procedures. Testimony was generally supportive, including from district technology staff and students, though one question raised whether tribal compact schools would be included. The committee then heard Senate Bill 6263, which raises school district public bid thresholds to reflect inflation and reduce procurement costs. The sponsor said the limits had not been updated in about 20 years and should be aligned with other local governments. Supporters from school employees, finance officers, and school coalitions said the change would save time and money and reduce delays in maintenance and purchasing. Testimony on Senate Bill 6261, which would require parents of six- and seven-year-olds not enrolled in school to file annual declarations of intent about their child’s education, was overwhelmingly opposed by homeschool families and advocates. Opponents argued it would add bureaucracy, create privacy concerns, and burden families, while the superintendent of public instruction supported the bill as a way to improve enrollment data and planning. The sponsor said it was about knowing where children are and right-sizing school systems. The committee also heard Senate Bill 6118, requiring cardiac emergency response plans in schools and athletic facilities. The sponsor, who spoke about losing her brother to heart failure, said schools need faster, better-prepared responses to cardiac emergencies. Supporters, including parents, students, and community advocates, described personal experiences with sudden cardiac events and said the bill could save lives by ensuring AEDs, CPR training, and practiced response plans. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 6320 on alternative learning experiences. The bill would restrict online and remote ALE providers to public or nonprofit entities and reduce levy equalization funding for remote/online ALE, with limited exceptions for medically fragile or severely bullied students. Supporters argued it would keep public education public and encourage in-person learning, while opponents—including superintendents, online program operators, students, and homeschool advocates—warned it would displace thousands of students, harm successful programs, and reduce family choice. No final votes were taken on the bills in the portion provided.