Video & Transcript Research : 'paraprofessional'

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WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Education Committee, February 25, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • professional development works, the math teacher, the science teacher, the shop teacher, the paraprofessionals
  • professional development works, the math teacher, the science teacher, the shop teacher, the paraprofessionals
  • professional development works, the math teacher, the science teacher, the shop teacher, the paraprofessionals
  • professional development works, the math teacher, the science teacher, the shop teacher, the paraprofessionals
  • ,<01:09:23.040> the the uh the uh paraprofessionals, the the uh the uh paraprofessionals,
Bills: HB0023, HB0024, HB0025
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Finance Committee 2/16/22

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • I started as a paraprofessional in the Robinsdale district in the EBD classroom. a career ending injury
  • as a calling for me i started<00:13:55.120> as<00:13:55.279> a<00:13:55.360> paraprofessional
  • <00:13:56.160> in<00:13:56.320> the started as a paraprofessional in the started as
  • a paraprofessional in the robinsdale<00:13:56.959> district<00:13:57.600> in<00:13:57.760
  • Often, several educators of color have reached out to me about their experiences, including a paraprofessional
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The Education Finance Committee met remotely on February 16, 2022, with a quorum present and approved the minutes from the previous day by voice vote. Chair Dabney said the committee was spending the week on public school staffing shortages, especially efforts to increase and retain BIPOC teachers, and introduced testimony on the Collaborative Urban and Greater Minnesota Educators of Color Grant Program (CUGMEC) and the broader Increasing Teachers of Color Act. Testifiers from St. Thomas, Augsburg, and Hopkins described the history and impact of the legacy educator-of-color programs. Kathleen Campbell said the original Q program was created to address underrepresentation, remove financial barriers, and provide mentorship and culturally relevant support; she argued that when the grant became competitive in 2017 without additional funding, support was spread too thin and student capacity dropped. Audrey Lensmeyer described Augsburg’s East African Student-to-Teacher Program, rooted in community advocacy in Cedar-Riverside, and said it has produced strong completion and licensure outcomes. Keenan Jones shared his path from paraprofessional to teacher and district leader, emphasizing the importance of scholarships, mentorship, and outreach to high school students, including a statewide co-enrollment Intro to Teaching course. Representative Hassan then presented House File 3079, saying the bill aims to attract, prepare, complete, and retain more teachers of color and American Indian teachers through several grant and program changes, including Closing the Educational Opportunity Gap grants, Cook Mac funding, teacher mentorship and retention updates, and revisions to CUGMEC. He said the bill responds to a severe shortage of BIPOC teachers and that the requested investment is small relative to the state surplus. Student and educator testimony followed, including a third-grade student from Crookston and Ava Roots, both of whom described the importance of having teachers who reflect students’ cultures and experiences. Natalia Benjamin, the 2021 Minnesota Teacher of the Year, also testified about retention challenges for educators of color and racialized workplace treatment. The committee indicated it intended to lay over HF 3079 for possible inclusion in a future omnibus bill, and Representative Richardson moved the bill to be laid over for further consideration.
PA

Pennsylvania 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Session (Jul 1 2026)

Pennsylvania House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Representative Benham brings to the floor of the House Megan Zircle, who is a paraprofessional.
  • Representative Benham [member_18132] brings to the floor of the House Megan Zircle, who is a paraprofessional
Summary: The House began with ceremonial recognitions, including guests of Representatives Benham and Warren and a farewell acknowledgment for longtime floor staffer Michelle Martin, who is leaving House service for a role in the Senate. The chamber then took up caucus and committee announcements, recessed several times, and later returned to consider a series of committee reports and bills. House and Senate bills were reported from Rules, Appropriations, and Judiciary, including referrals of several measures to committees. The House adopted House Resolution 515 unanimously, urging Congress to review Major Richard D. Winner’s actions for possible Medal of Honor recognition. It also adopted House Resolution 208, directing a performance audit of services, wait times, and processes in the Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services; supporters said it would help improve services for Pennsylvanians with vision impairment, while the vote was 201-1. The chamber then passed several bills with amendments, including measures on foster care youth benefits, AI companion safeguards, prison industry enhancement program administration, memorial bridge designations, firefighter and EMS donation options through PennDOT renewals, horse-racing background checks, and fertility preservation coverage. Several bills reached final passage. House Bill 1239, limiting homeowners associations from restricting rooftop solar installations, passed 109-93. House Bill 2146, amending the Sunshine Act to tighten the 24-hour agenda notice rule while preserving limited exceptions, passed 193-9 after debate over transparency and local-government flexibility. House Bill 2558, banning non-compete agreements for broadcast workers, passed narrowly 103-99 amid objections from Republicans and concerns about impacts on local broadcasters and contract rights. Senate Bills 971 and 972 also passed finally, dealing with township audit deadlines and municipal memorials for first responders. The House also approved House Bill 2412, funding state-related universities for fiscal year 2026-27, by 155-47 after debate over Penn State’s campus closures, accountability, and per-student funding differences; House Bill 2413, appropriating funds to the University of Pennsylvania, passed 195-7. The chamber then moved several bills back to Appropriations, signed Senate Bills 971 and 972, and adjourned until the next scheduled session.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Education Finance - 03/26/25

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • for licensed media specialists for staffing, many districts use the funds to hire unlicensed paraprofessionals
  • districts use the staffs to hire many districts use the staffs to hire unlicensed<00:25:49.120> paraprofessionals
  • unlicensed paraprofessionals. unlicensed paraprofessionals.
  • their libraries open, but we have also seen our licensed library media specialist and library paraprofessional
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Education Policy Committee 3/4/25

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • provide every single person that walks into our schools a safe learning environment: teachers, paraprofessionals
  • In my building, I have five special education teachers and 10 paraprofessionals, all of whom help support
  • In my building, I have five special education teachers and 10 paraprofessionals, all of whom help support
  • In my building, I have five special education teachers and 10 paraprofessionals, all of whom help support
  • In my building, I have five special education teachers and 10 paraprofessionals, all of whom help support
Keywords: 1183, house
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Senate Standing Committee on Licensing and Occupations. (2-24-26)

Licensing & Occupations

Transcript Highlights:
  • That work has made it clear that peer support and other paraprofessional roles need a better infrastructure
  • support work has made it clear that peer support and<00:05:01.600> other<00:05:01.919> paraprofessional
  • <00:05:02.960> roles and other paraprofessional roles and other paraprofessional roles [clears
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Licensing and Occupations met on February 24, 2026, with a quorum present and took up one bill, House Bill 470. The bill sponsor and supporters described it as a cleanup measure to House Bill 505 that would extend the deadline for peer support specialists in the substance use field to become registered, because the earlier regulations were not promulgated in time and employers and workers were left in limbo. Supporters said the bill includes an emergency clause to stabilize the workforce and creates a working group to recommend a more effective oversight structure, possibly a new board, by November 1. They argued the extension would preserve access to services, allow providers to continue billing for peer support, and give the state time to address regulatory backlogs and workforce shortages. Several supporters emphasized that peer support is a critical part of recovery services and that the current system needs better infrastructure, accountability, and uniform standards. They said the bill would help prevent fraud and abuse by tightening guardrails while allowing qualified peers to keep working. One supporter said the bill would close the door on higher-level billing abuses and that other Medicaid-related efforts were also underway to address improper billing practices. Another witness said the bill would allow people who completed certification to continue serving and would help providers retain staff and get reimbursed. Senator McDaniel raised concerns that the bill might simply extend the period during which abuse of the peer recovery model could continue, rather than fixing the underlying problems. In response, the sponsors said House Bill 505 already imposed tighter training requirements and that this bill only extends the registration deadline while other efforts, including managed care organization limits and broader Medicaid reforms, are addressing abuse. Senator Howell asked about barriers to registration, and witnesses said the problem was a mix of supply-demand issues, workload, and some applicants’ reluctance to take the test. Senator Berg supported the bill as necessary to ensure proper billing and accountability, while Senator Meredith said the committee was missing key information from the cabinet and suggested it may be premature to act without hearing from the agency. No vote was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Education Finance - 04/15/26

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • the health insurance<00:20:44.400> report,<00:20:45.039> the<00:20:45.200> paraprofessional
  • insurance report, the paraprofessional insurance report, the paraprofessional specialist,<00:20:
  • A dedicated paraprofessional specialist at the department will be critical to providing statewide guidance
  • , professional development, and technical assistance for paraprofessionals.
  • I currently represent over 900 teachers and work with 250 paraprofessionals in our district as well.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:30 am

Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • To the members, I rise to support this amendment that would support our paraprofessionals' increase in
  • Our paraprofessionals in our public school system do incredible work to support our teachers in being
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Senate met on the FY27 budget and began with several ceremonial introductions and brief amendment withdrawals. Senator Collins withdrew amendments related to restoring DCF social worker funding and educator pay. The chamber then ruled a package of tax-related amendments offered by Senator Tarr out of order on constitutional grounds, finding they would create money-bill provisions that must originate in the House; the Senate upheld that ruling by a vote of 35-4. Senator Tarr later offered amendments on a gas tax suspension and related tax relief themes, but those were not adopted. The Senate considered and rejected several other amendments, including proposals on commemorating Commonwealth history, naming a bridge, repeat offenders, and no-cost calls. One amendment by Senator Fattman to extend domestic violence leave protections to contract employees was adopted unanimously, with 39 votes in favor and none opposed. The chamber also adopted an amendment creating a special commission to study the adequacy, reliability, and distribution of unrestricted general government aid (UGA), after extended debate about inequities in municipal aid and local budget pressures. Members from across the chamber supported the commission, while some emphasized that adequacy of funding, not just redistribution, remains a concern. The Senate then took up Chapter 90, passing the municipal roads and bridges bill to be engrossed. It also adopted a community programming amendment and a Senate Ways and Means amendment, then adopted the Ways and Means budget amendment as amended and ordered the underlying FY27 appropriations bill to a third reading. After lengthy closing remarks from the Ways and Means chair, minority leader, and the Senate President praising the budget process and highlighting investments in local aid, education, public safety, and other priorities, the Senate voted 40-0 to pass the FY27 budget bill to be engrossed. The chamber then adopted an order to reconvene the following Tuesday at 11 a.m. and adjourned in memory of Trooper Kevin Thomas Traynor.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Education May 19th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • In our LFT issue survey, 1,498 educators responded, including teachers, paraprofessionals, bus drivers
  • No bus driver, paraprofessional, cafeteria worker, custodian, clerk, nurse, or teacher should be punished
Summary: The committee met on May 19, 2026, with a quorum present and first heard a presentation from Superintendent Cade Brumley on Louisiana’s recent education scorecard, which showed the state ranked first nationally in reading growth, second in math growth, and first overall in academic growth from 2022 to 2026. Members praised teachers and the department for the results. The committee then deferred SB 507 at the author’s request. The committee reported several bills favorably. SB 484 by Sen. Abraham, as amended, transfers selected duties from the Board of Regents to university management boards and Louisiana Works, adjusts authority over certain higher-education initiatives, creates a study of LUMCON’s placement, and adds financial reporting and early-warning requirements for universities. SB 157 by Sen. Jenkins, as amended, creates six weeks of paid parental leave for eligible public K-12 employees for birth, adoption, or fostering, with a reimbursement fund subject to appropriation; testimony emphasized family support, recruitment and retention, and health benefits. SB 83 by Sen. Edmonds, as amended, requires human trafficking prevention and victim-identification training in schools and updates coordination and service language; the amendment made implementation subject to appropriation and clarified the governor’s office role. The committee also reported SB 450 by Sen. Edmonds, as amended, requiring mandatory reporting of school threats and physical security assessments, with student witnesses and members stressing school safety and the need for funding and practical security measures. SB 132 by Sen. Klein-Peter, as amended, requires exterior master key boxes and updated school mapping data for emergency response, with an amendment exempting districts already using such boxes. Finally, Rep. Carver presented HR 251 on recess for K-3 students, citing Oklahoma’s expanded recess law and research on physical activity and learning, but said he would keep the resolution parked for further discussion rather than seek a vote.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session 5/16/25 - Part 2

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Due to staffing cuts, all our teachers and paraprofessionals were scheduled... important thing.
  • than 70% of the paraprofessionals in the district at that time were 59ers.
  • of the paraprofessionals in the district of the paraprofessionals in the district at<03:25:07.520
  • Kristen from Elk River says she's been a special education paraprofessional for almost 20 years.
  • Unemployment is a huge asset to paraprofessionals.
Keywords: 1183, house
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Jan 22nd, 2026

Alabama House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • All professional personnel, paraprofessionals, bus drivers, cooks, and all, most of that comes from the
  • All professional, paraprofessionals, and bus drivers, cooks, and all, most of that come from the state
  • All professional, paraprofessionals, and bus drivers, cooks, and all, most of that come from the state
  • All professional personnel, paraprofessionals, bus drivers, cooks, and all, most of that come from the
  • For bus and other paraprofessional service for our education.
Keywords: 1136, house, all
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 118 May 12th, 2026

Colorado House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • principal, a teacher, a school bus driver, a school food services cook, a school nurse, or a paraprofessional
  • Teacher, a school bus driver, a school food services cook, a school nurse, or a paraprofessional as defined
  • a vice principal, or assistant principal, a school food services cook, a school nurse, or a paraprofessional
  • ...superintendent, principal, vice principal, principal or assistant principal, or qualified paraprofessional
  • assistant superintendents, principals, vice principals, or assistant principals or qualified paraprofessionals
Keywords: 981, all
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Education Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • there could be more of the special ed teachers, as well as the social-emotional teachers and paraprofessionals
  • I don't know. ...as well as the social-emotional teachers and paraprofessionals, but that's the big..
  • require the resources provided through Chapter 70 funding to ensure that they have the teachers, paraprofessionals
  • most vulnerable students through additions to our school counselors and social workers, adding paraprofessionals
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Education opened a hybrid public hearing on a large slate of bills related to school buildings, school finance, technology, data privacy, safety, and related education issues. Chairs Jason Lewis and Ken Gordon outlined procedures for the hearing, including two-minute testimony limits and the plan to group similar bills together. Several bills drew no testimony and were closed without further discussion, while others drew extensive testimony from legislators, school officials, parents, advocates, and educators. A major theme was school safety and student well-being. Lori Al-Hadeth testified in support of bills on alert systems in public schools, describing the loss of her daughter in the Parkland shooting and urging adoption of Alyssa’s Law-style panic alert technology. Representative Gallagher and disability advocates also supported a bill authorizing, but not requiring, airway clearance devices in schools, arguing they could save lives in choking emergencies and provide an option for people who cannot use the Heimlich maneuver. Another bill on reducing cafeteria waste drew support from a legislator and a Lexington sustainability official, who said installing dishwashers during construction would reduce waste and long-term costs. Much of the hearing focused on Chapter 70 school funding and the inflation cap. Senator Pavel Payano, Senator Sal DiDomenico, Representative Senna, and multiple local officials and school committee members from Bridgewater, Chelsea, Groton-Dunstable, and other districts argued that the 4.5% cap on inflation adjustments has left schools underfunded during years of high inflation, forcing layoffs, larger class sizes, and cuts to programs and student supports. They urged bills to eliminate the cap, restore lost funding, increase the Commonwealth’s share of the foundation budget, or create commissions to study reforms. Testimony also highlighted the impact on special education, English learners, and low-income students, with Chelsea witnesses saying the cap has cost their district about $7 million annually. School construction and MSBA reform were the other major topic. AIA Massachusetts, Boston Public Schools, Lynn officials, and AFT Massachusetts described aging facilities, overcrowding, deferred maintenance, and the difficulty of financing new schools under current reimbursement rules. Boston officials said the district has many pre-World War II buildings and has only built a handful of new schools in decades, while Lynn leaders said reimbursement rates have fallen well below the statutory 80% because of caps and ineligible costs. Witnesses urged modernization of the MSBA program, higher reimbursement rates, and more resources for school construction. The committee also heard support for a bill to study the adequacy and equity of the school building program, and chairs indicated some bills would be closed after no one signed up to testify.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Education Mar 6th, 2025

Public Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • That is teachers, paraprofessionals, cafeteria workers, and bus drivers.
  • number of kids that actually need that tutoring. you could go in and you could hire an army of paraprofessionals
  • leaders of my organization over the years, if you had to choose between a $5,000 pay raise or a paraprofessional
  • They have chosen the paraprofessional, without exception, that is not to say. don't give us the race,
Bills: HB2, HB2
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Jan 15th, 2025

Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • we're doing it through a blended learning model where there are teachers in the classrooms and paraprofessionals
  • So that 85% filled rate, the 15% vacancy reflects the teachers or paraprofessionals that FLVS is filling
  • It was either four paraprofessional vacancies and five teacher vacancies statewide, or it's the other
Summary: The committee met to hear an overview of the Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice budget area and then received performance-measure presentations from the Department of Corrections, the Commission on Offender Review, and the Department of Juvenile Justice. Staff reviewed the roughly $7.4 billion criminal justice and judiciary budget, noting major funding areas such as corrections, law enforcement, victim services, courts, and due process, along with recent investments in prison health care, security equipment, fentanyl enforcement, court staffing, and juvenile justice salaries and education programs. Secretary Dixon of the Department of Corrections described staffing and population pressures, including growth in inmate population, overtime-driven deficits, and the opening of additional housing units. He emphasized the department’s use of performance measures and highlighted reforms such as incentivized prisons, administrative management units, reentry planning, faith-based programs, and expanded education and vocational training. Members asked about teacher hiring, public defender pay parity, fentanyl funding, staffing capacity, and the role of the National Guard; Dixon said teacher vacancies had improved, public defenders had received comparable pay increases, fentanyl funding would be addressed further by FDLE, and the Guard had helped stabilize staffing. The Commission on Offender Review reported on parole, conditional release, addiction recovery supervision, and revocations, saying its recidivism/success rates had improved over a three-year measurement period. Senator Rouson pressed the commission on clemency and pardons, saying that work was omitted from the presentation and asking for backlog and case data; the commission said it did not have those figures on hand and would follow up. The committee also discussed a conditional medical release pilot study, and members questioned the report’s conclusion that no suitable elderly inmate population could be identified, asking what criteria were used and whether stakeholders were consulted. Secretary Hall of the Department of Juvenile Justice outlined the agency’s prevention-to-residential continuum and its emphasis on education, data-driven decision-making, and evidence-based programming. He said salary increases had reduced vacancies, juvenile arrests and residential commitments had fallen sharply over time, and tools such as civil citations, risk assessments, and quality-improvement reviews were being used to guide placements and services. Hall also described the department’s use of dashboards, monthly data check-ins, and the dispositional matrix to improve outcomes and reduce recidivism.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education Feb 18th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • But there are other groups, like our paraprofessionals, our cafeteria workers, our janitorial staff,
  • But there are other groups, like our paraprofessional, our cafeteria work, our janitorious straf and
Bills: S1062, S1718, S7038
Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Pre-K-12 Education met to consider several education bills and the proposed fiscal year 2026-2027 Department of Education budget. The committee first took up CS/SB 1062 on speech and debate, which would formalize Florida’s Speech and Debate Week, strengthen the partnership between the Department of Education and the Florida Debate Initiative, require annual public reporting, and support statewide speech and debate programming. The bill drew extensive supportive testimony from students, alumni, and advocates who said debate improved civic engagement, literacy, confidence, and school performance, while also noting the need for equitable access and funding for travel and competition. The committee adopted a delete-everything amendment and then reported the bill favorably as amended by a unanimous vote of members present. The committee then heard SB 1718 on educator preparation and certification, which expands access to educator preparation coursework, broadens eligibility for temporary certification for some formerly certified professionals, and allows prior subject-area exam results to satisfy requirements. Public testimony largely supported easing barriers for experienced educators while emphasizing that certification changes are only a partial solution to teacher shortages and should be paired with better pay, retention, and professional respect. The bill was reported favorably. Next, the committee considered SB 7038 on education, which included a wide range of higher education and workforce-related changes, including a tuition waiver for Florida State Guard members, residency clarifications, oversight changes for blind services and vocational rehabilitation providers, licensure updates for private colleges, dual enrollment and assessment revisions, scholarship and funding changes, and reserve-fund requirements. An amendment restored the Classical Learning Test as a qualifying option for a grandparent tuition waiver, adjusted a Pell Grant performance metric, changed accreditation timing, and made other technical revisions. A dental education stakeholder raised concerns that one provision could disrupt long-standing exemptions for dental assisting programs, and the Florida Dental Association said it was working with the sponsor to avoid unintended impacts. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably as amended. The final major item was a high-level review of the proposed pre-K-12 budget, totaling $34.9 billion with local funds. Highlights included $30 billion for public schools and K-12 scholarships, a $50 increase in the base student allocation, a 1.64% increase in total funds per FTE, $4.5 billion for family empowerment scholarships as a separate FEFP categorical, $25 million for districts facing future enrollment declines, $65.3 million to help districts with current-year enrollment losses, $432.8 million for VPK, and $30.4 million for regional education consortia. Senators asked about reductions or flat funding in some allocations, teacher pay, declining enrollment support, Schools of Hope funding, and support for non-teaching school staff. Public testimony on the budget focused heavily on concerns about charter and voucher funding, especially the $6 million for Schools of Hope, with speakers urging more investment in traditional public schools, teacher compensation, and school infrastructure. The committee concluded the meeting by adjournment after no further business.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • Can you walk me through, kind of start to finish, if I'm, I guess, paraprofessional or someone that is
  • what would happen on a school district level is that an individual would be identified as a paraprofessional
Summary: The Higher Education Appropriations Committee met for its first meeting of the session and heard presentations focused on workforce education in the Florida College System and district technical colleges. Members introduced themselves and discussed their personal connections to higher education, then heard from Department of Education senior chancellor Kevin O’Farrell, South Florida State College president Fred Hawkins, and Pinellas Technical College representative Mark Hunt. O’Farrell outlined the department’s budget request, including increases for adult education, Florida College System program funds, workforce development capitalization grants, apprenticeship and teacher apprenticeship programs, Open Door scholarships, and CAPE industry certification funding. He emphasized record growth in enrollments, completions, dual enrollment, and program offerings, and described grant-funded expansion in fields such as health sciences, manufacturing, logistics, aerospace, and AI-related programs. Committee members raised concerns about whether current programs match actual labor-market demand, how artificial intelligence may reduce future human labor needs in some fields, and how the state should avoid unwarranted duplication of programs. O’Farrell said the department uses economic forecasts, employer demand data, and a CTE audit process to review programs and phase out those that do not meet performance thresholds. Members also asked for more detail on the teacher apprenticeship model, the transition from technical college clock hours to college credit, job placement and salary outcomes, and the LPN-to-RN pathway. O’Farrell said he would provide additional information later. Hawkins described South Florida State College’s rural service area, low college-going rates, and difficulty recruiting and retaining faculty and staff because salaries lag behind local market alternatives and nearby school district pay. He said the college has had to turn away students in high-demand programs due to staffing and operational limits, while also noting strong outcomes in nursing, dental hygiene, EMT/paramedic, and radiography. Hunt said Pinellas Technical College serves about 5,000 students annually, including many dual-enrolled high school students, and reported a placement rate above 90% and strong local economic returns. He said many programs have waiting lists and that additional operational funding is needed to meet demand, maintain equipment, and keep pace with salary and cost increases. The meeting ended after public comment was opened and no further business was brought before the committee, and the committee adjourned.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee 4/30/25

Rules and Legislative Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • You don't like that we made sure that our paraprofessionals, our school bus drivers, the people that
  • You don't like that we made sure that our paraprofessionals, our school bus drivers, the people that
Keywords: 1183, house
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Edfin Committee Meeting - 2025-04-01

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • At a time when our district has cut nearly 90 teachers and paraprofessional staff, this is a necessary
  • believe that kids Can't learn well if they're hungry, but laying off dozens of teachers and paraprofessionals
NM
Transcript Highlights:
  • Last year, I was very grateful that Bipartisan Support created A paraprofessional, I don't want to say
  • paraprofessional, an ARC school, an archeological survey school.
  • Part Of the federal waiver is when you have cascading events, you are able to use a paraprofessional
Keywords: 996, all