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OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Postsecondary Education Feb 10th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Postsecondary Education
Transcript Highlights:
- The student appealed it.
- , these students are going to have to keep up with their grades.
- Homeschooled students and students from unaccredited high schools shall have to complete high school
- I'm just curious how you want to account for that with homeschool students.
- I mean, it's the same expectations that we have for other students.
Keywords:
education policy, grading system, student assessment, academic integrity, state funding, opinion conduct, higher education, bachelor's degree, feasibility study, Oklahoma State Regents, accreditation, credit hours, emergency declaration, gender, privacy, public schools, sleeping quarters, restrooms, criminal history, admissions process
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- and negatively impacting those students who they disagree with.
- And negatively impacting those students who they disagree with.
- So again, these students are choosing to go to these schools.
- Upon some research talking to various students, parents, and...
- With homeschool students, they do not have to meet the same requirements as our public school students
Keywords:
education policy, grading system, student assessment, academic integrity, state funding, opinion conduct, higher education, bachelor's degree, feasibility study, Oklahoma State Regents, accreditation, credit hours, emergency declaration, gender, privacy, public schools, sleeping quarters, restrooms, criminal history, admissions process
Summary:
The House Postsecondary Education Committee met and considered several higher education bills. HB 3700, by Rep. Chad Caldwell, would require public college grades to be based only on academic criteria, including attendance, and not on students’ opinions, beliefs, or conduct outside the classroom. Supporters said it formalizes an existing expectation and protects free speech; opponents raised concerns about local control and whether it was a response to a specific incident. The bill passed 6-2.
The committee also passed HB 3379, a “ban-the-box” style bill by Rep. Ranson that would bar colleges from asking about felony history before admission, with exceptions for sex-related felonies and post-admission follow-up on housing, payment, and degree planning. Members questioned campus safety and whether violent offenses should be excluded, but the bill advanced 6-2. Rep. West’s HB 3129, prohibiting public institutions from charging security fees to student groups based on the content of their expression, passed 7-1 after discussion about whether schools could still assess security costs based on event size or risk. His HB 3132, which would limit the use of DEI-related practices in accreditation and require annual reporting on accreditors, also passed 6-3.
Rep. Eves’ HB 3315, directing a feasibility study on three-year bachelor’s degrees, passed unanimously 9-0. Rep. Woolley’s HB 2950, as amended, would prevent extra admissions requirements for students from unaccredited backgrounds, address Oklahoma’s Promise requirements for homeschoolers, and allow OLAP applications up to age 18; it passed 7-2. Finally, Vice Chair Wolfley’s HB 3242, aimed at protecting women’s privacy in restrooms, locker rooms, showers, shelters, and correctional facilities, passed 6-2 after extensive questioning about how it would apply to transgender individuals and safety concerns for both women and trans people.
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Apr 9th, 2025
Ways and Means Education
Transcript Highlights:
- So the students who attended intersession… So the students who attended intersession three times during
- the students who attend intersession less.
- In those early grades in particular, the average student scored lower than the other students but made
- higher gains than the students who weren't attending.
- Um, but we every take those to students.
Keywords:
HB447, school buses, student transportation, public schools, local boards of education, dual enrollment, career technical education, CTE, community college, trade school, technical college, offsite educational venues, student access, transportation policy, school bus law, Alabama education law, Montgomery County, probate court, judge of probate, will registration
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Appropriations - Education and Environment Division Apr 7th, 2025 at 02:30 pm
Appropriations - Education and Environment Division
Transcript Highlights:
- University of Law School, setting up an immigration law clinic with a staff attorney and using law school students
- School students, and we had the discussion: the way it was written, it would have been ongoing and general
Keywords:
ethics commission, immunity, conflict of interest, complaints, public officials, transparency, legislative action, criminal prosecution, complaint resolution, HB 1600, immigration law clinic, University of North Dakota, UND Law, law school clinic, legal aid, immigration attorney, student clinic, pro bono, immigration legal services, caseload limit
Summary:
The committee reconvened to continue work on water-related appropriations and related bills, with the chair emphasizing the need to move the water bill to conference committee soon because of differences with the House. Members reviewed project funding levels and carryover balances across several water projects, including NAWS, Southwest, Valley City, Cirrus River flood control, Hart River, Redder water supply, municipal and rural water, general water, and discretionary funding. The discussion focused on reduced revenue forecasts, the use of a $150 million line of credit as a working assumption, and concerns about large carryover amounts and piling up cash. No final changes were made to the water funding numbers, but the chair said the committee would revisit the bill after further cleanup of the draft language.
The committee then took up House Bill 1600, which would create an immigration law clinic at the University of North Dakota law school. Members agreed the program should be treated as a one-time pilot rather than ongoing general fund spending, so they adopted an amendment changing the $400,000 appropriation to one-time funding from the strategic investment fund. The amended bill passed unanimously, and Senator Meyer was assigned to carry it.
House Bill 1417, dealing with parole and probation-related policy, was also amended. The committee removed Section 8, which eliminated the bill’s appropriations language, based on testimony that the referenced funding was already included elsewhere in the budget. The amended bill then passed unanimously. The committee also discussed possible future amendments to water study language, including earlier reporting deadlines and a proposal to require larger new water project requests to go through the Water Topics Overview Committee before being introduced, but no final action was taken on those concepts. Several other bills, including the AI-related House Bill 1448 and law enforcement bonus bill 1193, were left for later consideration.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Efficient and Effective School District Governance Task Force (9-16-24)
Keywords:
KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNiyP7jGYM8, 2026-06-21T07:17:08+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 00:00:00 Meeting Start / Roll Call
00:01:14 Approval of Minutes
00:01:40 Enrollment, Attendance, and Truancy Trends
00:42:29 Early Childhood Education
01:27:10 Student Discipline – District Perspectives
01:50:02 Student Discipline – Teacher Perspectives
02:34:40 – Announcements / Adjournment, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Feb 25th, 2026
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education
Transcript Highlights:
- They're seeking to have 25,000 students by 2028.
- And I know our almost 1,000 students in that program now.
- Pensacola State has almost 16,000 students.
- And we do have some programs that hopefully will pass that will enable students, or encourage students
- A lot of close faculty-student work.
Keywords:
missing persons, special needs, autism, search-and-rescue, Florida, voluntary program, funding, genetic counseling, education grants, state universities, faculty recruitment, student financial assistance
Summary:
The committee heard and approved two bills before moving to a long confirmation agenda. SB 1570, by Sen. Gates, would restore Project Leo, a previously sunset program that helps locate missing persons with special needs through voluntary tracking devices and coordination between CARD centers and local sheriffs; it was praised as a proven tool for families and first responders and was reported favorably. CS/SB 1376, by Sen. Burgess, would create grants to support genetic counseling education and help address Florida’s shortage of genetic counselors; testimony noted the state’s limited supply of licensed counselors and the need to expand clinical training, and the bill also passed favorably.
The committee then considered a block of reappointments to university and college boards of trustees, including institutions such as UWF, Broward College, Chipola College, FIU, Pasco-Hernando, Polk State, St. Petersburg, Valencia, FAMU, FAU, UCF, FSU, New College, UNF, USF, and others. No one requested separate votes on the reappointments, and the block was confirmed unanimously for recommendation to the next committee.
A series of new appointees then appeared and largely emphasized workforce training, nursing, military support, and local economic development at their institutions. Witnesses included appointees to Pensacola State, Polk State, St. Petersburg College, UNF, FIU, UWF, Valencia, the College of the Florida Keys, and others; several highlighted strong NCLEX pass rates, dual enrollment, and partnerships with employers or military communities. One nominee, Florida Poly reappointment Ilya Shapiro, faced pointed questioning from Sen. Bracey Davis about past comments regarding race and the Supreme Court; he said his remarks were about hiring criteria, not a specific justice, and reiterated opposition to race- or sex-based selection. The committee also briefly struggled to reach Sherry Young by phone before hearing her testimony for Chipola College, where she said she wanted to give back as an alumna and nurse practitioner. Most new appointees were recommended for confirmation in a block, while Thomas Zachary Smith of UWF was pulled for separate consideration.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Education Feb 10th, 2026
Joint Committee on Education
Transcript Highlights:
- paying for our resident students.
- Yeah, so the issue is you paying for your students, just not another municipality's students.
- Yes, so if a child, if a family choice is a student to our district, they are our student.
- Rural students matter.
- These students are also advocating for their and other students' rights to educational choice.
Keywords:
school choice, education policy, educational funding, public schools, student enrollment, applied behavior analysis, autism, education, special needs, school access, therapeutic interventions, 1212, all
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Education held a hearing on two late-file bills: H.4867, an act relative to school choice, and H.4927, an act relative to protecting access to applied behavior analysis (ABA). The committee heard extensive testimony on H.4867 from officials, parents, teachers, and community members representing Hancock, Warwick, Richmond, and Worthington. Supporters said a recent DESE interpretation of school choice law would require small rural districts that accept choice students in elementary grades to pay the students’ high school tuition after they leave the district’s own schools, creating large per-student funding gaps and making school choice financially unsustainable. They argued the bill would restore the ability of these districts to participate in school choice, preserve small rural schools, and support educational equity for families in western Massachusetts. Committee members asked questions about how the statute works, how many districts are affected, and whether students would return to their home districts for secondary school if the bill were not changed.
Representative Barrett described the bill as a broader fix to an issue that had gone unenforced for decades, while committee members and witnesses discussed whether the proposal should apply only to districts without high schools. Several witnesses emphasized that their districts had stopped accepting choice students because of the potential tuition liability, while parents and teachers said school choice had improved classroom size, diversity, and student experience in Warwick and Hancock. The committee also heard testimony that some districts have already found alternative arrangements, but that the four districts in the bill still need relief. No vote on the bill was taken during the hearing.
The committee then heard testimony on H.4927, which would protect access to ABA services in schools for students with autism. Testimony from educators, ABA providers, and parents said the bill would clarify that qualified ABA providers can deliver services on school premises, reduce barriers to service delivery, and help districts meet obligations under IDEA, including free appropriate public education and the least restrictive environment. Witnesses described delays or denials of ABA as harmful to students and families and said the bill would improve accountability and consistency across districts. After testimony concluded on both bills, the committee closed testimony and adjourned without taking a vote.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill would establish an education grant program to support students pursuing a career in genetics
Keywords:
genetic counseling, education grants, state universities, faculty recruitment, student financial assistance, missing persons, special needs, autism, search-and-rescue, Florida, voluntary program, funding
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum present and first considered SB 1376, which would create an education grant program to help address Florida’s shortage of genetic counselors by supporting students in genetics programs at state universities. Senator Burgess described genetic counselors’ roles in oncology, prenatal care, rare diseases, and other clinical settings, and noted Florida’s limited number of licensed counselors. The committee adopted an amendment requiring graduate programs to be accredited by the Accreditation Council for Genetic Counseling and to show sufficient clinical training capacity. Members spoke in support, and CS/SB 1376 was reported favorably by roll call vote.
After a brief recess, the committee took up SB 1570, which would revive Project Leo, a prior Florida program that helped locate missing persons with special needs who are at high risk of wandering or elopement. President Gates explained that the bill would allow participating CARD centers to work with local sheriff’s offices to provide voluntary tracking devices and included $1 million in nonrecurring funding. Senators Berman and Harrell supported the measure, citing the dangers of wandering, especially for individuals with developmental disabilities or autism, and the importance of preventing drownings and other tragedies. The bill was reported favorably by roll call vote.
No other business was raised, no senators requested to be recorded on the bills, and the committee adjourned without objection.
AL
Keywords:
law enforcement, immunity, civil liability, use of force, recruitment, bail reform, cash deposit, judicial discretion, criminal justice, Alabama law, youthful offender, capital murder, public safety, victims' rights, juvenile offenders, delinquent acts, juvenile court, nonfelony offenses, water safety offenses, HB285
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- , and I was forced to stay there with that student.
- Bremerton case, where he was praying in public in front of students and with students.
- It does not say students cannot pray in school.
- The right to provide for the control of a student.
- Have you ever met an FFA student that didn't impress you?
Bills:
SB843, SB1733, SB1476, SB1237, SB1410, SB1894, SB1272, SB1204, SB1721, SB1725, SB1735, SB1337, SB1339, SB1461, SB1975
Keywords:
school boards, educational governance, conflict of interest, employee relations, Oklahoma statutes, child abuse, reporting requirements, sexual misconduct, law enforcement, school personnel, confidentiality, student safety, land office, land exchange, investment, education funding, real estate management, Teachers' Bill of Rights, education, teachers' rights
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- is currently no requirement for consistent publicly available guidance that clearly explains how students
- is currently no requirement for consistent publicly available guidance that clearly explains how students
- It is intended to protect good active coaches who are stepping up to support student-athletes, not to
- to be charged to any student who is not enrolled.
- to be charged to any student who is not enrolled.
Bills:
S0050, S0054, S0176, S0178, S0198, S0290, S0420, S0502, S0538, S0706, S0834, S0936, S0962, S1004, S1080, S7022
Keywords:
veterans, treatment court, nonviolent felony, probation, mental health, cognitive function, psychotropic drugs, violent offenders, autopsy procedures, medical records, school safety, campus safety, higher education, university safety, college safety, student safety, threat assessment, violence prevention, credible threat, campus security
Summary:
The committee heard and advanced several bills, beginning with CS for CS for SB 54, which requires district medical examiners to perform toxicology screenings for psychotropic drugs and intoxicating substances in autopsies of violent offenders and report findings to state agencies. It was reported favorably after brief discussion about how the data would be used. CS for SB 176 also passed, requiring public postsecondary institutions to make campus safety reporting and response procedures clearer and more accessible for students, faculty, and staff who receive threats. Both bills were approved without opposition in the meeting.
The committee then took up the large Florida Farm Bill, CS for CS for CS for SB 290, which drew extensive testimony and multiple amendments. The bill includes changes to fair associations, a preemption on local restrictions affecting gas- and diesel-powered farm equipment, surplus of certain state-owned lands for agricultural use, a food animal veterinary loan repayment program, permanent authorization for Farmers Feeding Florida, expanded Florida Forest Service training, a ban on signal jamming devices, tougher CDL English-proficiency penalties, protections for food safety inspectors, biosolids provisions, and contractor payment enforcement. Amendments expanded veterinary loan eligibility to equine veterinarians, merged citrus research entities, made technical corrections, and revised contractor payment language; a late-filed amendment removed the bill’s disparagement clause after significant First Amendment concerns and public testimony. A separate amendment delayed biosolids compliance deadlines. The bill was reported favorably as amended.
Also approved were CS for CS for SB 834, which repeals a restriction on health care sharing ministries partnering with licensed insurance agents, while adding a disclaimer requirement; SB 936, allowing temporary door locking devices at any height above the floor and directing the Building Commission to add standards to the code; and CS for SB 50, expanding veterans’ courts statewide. Later, CS for CS for SB 1004 advanced with a strike-all regulating dog and cat sales, requiring disclosure of medical records and financing terms, a three-day waiting period for financed purchases, and consumer protections against deceptive pet sales; an amendment removed an appropriation section. The committee also approved CS for CS for SB 178, which directs the FHSAA to adopt rules allowing coaches to provide limited good-faith support to student-athletes, and CS for CS for SB 198, regulating virtual currency kiosks with registration, warnings, transaction limits, receipts, and refund protections. Each of these bills was reported favorably by recorded vote.
HI
Keywords:
coral reefs, sunscreen, environmental education, student stewardship, marine conservation, tree canopy, public schools, environmental equity, shade coverage, education, HCR183, House Concurrent Resolution, Department of Education, DOE, immigration enforcement, ICE, federal immigration officers, sensitive locations, school safety, student protection
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Urban and Rural Development Committee Mar 11th, 2026
Urban and Rural Development
WY
Transcript Highlights:
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- Third, students students students identified<00:26:37.360><c> as</c><00:26:37.679><c> having</c><00:26
- </c> those students on an individual basis. those students on an individual basis.
- </c> them more about how to teach students them more about how to teach students how<01:20:16.800><c>
- </c> students proficient or above. Only 36%. students proficient or above. Only 36%.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh so students must be charged the same.
- districts could just count those students and turn them in for the activities ADM.
- You any those non-traditional students.
- </c> are a lot of non-traditional students are a lot of non-traditional students that<00:34:48.000><c
- of all our students including profile of all our students including our<00:40:44.000><c> traditional
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- that um is is from a have a student that um is is from a private<00:20:19.919><c> school,</c><00:20:
- Would anything in this bill prevent, for example, a student making money from TikTok or other social
- and student athletes, uh, and to move forward.
- uh</c><00:26:12.000><c> and</c><00:26:12.240><c> to</c> students and student athletes uh and to students
- and student athletes uh and to move<00:26:12.559><c> forward.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Labor & Commerce Feb 20th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Labor & Commerce
Keywords:
education, funding, student loans, affordability, higher education, public employers, employee information, bargaining representatives, labor relations, union representation, unemployment insurance, benefits, employment, layoffs, workforce reduction, 904, all
Summary:
The committee heard and took action on several labor, licensing, and workplace bills. House Bill 1347 on cannabis testing labs drew testimony from the sponsor, industry representatives, and LCB/WSDA-related stakeholders. Supporters said the bill would reduce duplication by having LCB rely on WSDA accreditation for initial lab certification, while some witnesses said the bill still needed amendment language to clearly assign authority and avoid overlapping oversight. No vote was taken on HB 1347 during the portion provided, but the sponsor committed to work on clarifying amendments with agencies and stakeholders.
The committee then heard House Bill 2229 on the Professional Engineers Registration Act, House Bill 2091 on providing employee information to exclusive bargaining representatives under the Personnel System Reform Act, and House Bill 2264 on unemployment insurance for workers in employer-initiated layoffs or reductions in force. Testimony on HB 2229 focused on board membership changes, pro tem appointments, and updating licensing rules; the bill’s sponsor and the Engineers Board said it modernizes qualifications without changing licensure standards. HB 2091 drew support from labor groups and opposition from Washington Policy Center, with supporters saying it simply aligns state agencies with existing disclosure rules and opponents raising privacy concerns. HB 2264 was supported as a clarification that workers who opt into a layoff or separation program should still qualify for unemployment benefits; one testifier described being denied benefits despite participating in a company reduction-in-force program in good faith.
In executive action, the committee voted do pass on Substitute House Bills 2492, 2107, 2151, 2355, and Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2471, and sent them onward, with HB 2105 sent to Ways and Means. Members discussed concerns about private rights of action in HB 2355 and about notice timing and enforcement in HB 2105, but the majority supported the bills. The committee also heard and advanced Substitute House Bill 2472 on fire sprinkler work, with supporters saying local fire officials need clearer enforcement tools and proof-of-licensure authority. Finally, Second Substitute House Bill 2345 on paid leave contributions was presented as a technical fix to align the state paid family and medical leave program with IRS guidance; labor and employer witnesses supported it as a way to avoid higher tax liability and more costly implementation. The longest public hearing was on Second Substitute House Bill 1128, which would create a Child Care Workforce Standards Board to make recommendations on child care worker staffing, retention, and compensation. Child care workers and parents testified in support, citing burnout, low pay, and staffing shortages, while many providers and industry groups opposed it as duplicative of existing workgroups and costly without direct funding for wage increases or higher subsidy rates.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:38:08.079><c> It</c> students. That time is not optional. It students.
- </c> elective staffing is reduced, students elective staffing is reduced, students will<00:38:13.680>
- sizes, which with this bill, those students will not receive the lower student-to-faculty ratio that
- </c><01:18:10.000><c> but</c> we're taking care of all students but we're taking care of all students
- A raise would indicate that I have an students. I would stand for any students.
WY
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- of Students in K12 schools.<00:21:07.760><c> Um,</c> schools.
- , all students, have an...
- Students—all students—have an opportunity to access public education.
- Madam Chairman, for Senate File 18, Attendance of Students in K-12 Schools, Senator Brennan. Aye.
- </c><00:26:23.360><c> Senator</c> students in K K12 schools. Senator students in K K12 schools.