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• House Bill >> Chair is preparing to sign House Bill 314.
• And my current Sunday school teacher is a retired 160th Chinook pilot.
• And my current Sunday school teacher is a retired 160th Chinook pilot.
• And my current Sunday school teacher is a retired 160th Chinook pilot.
• And my current Sunday school teacher is a retired 160th Chinook pilot.

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• This bill requires educator preparation programs to instruct teacher candidates on the selection and
• are not... ...they would need roughly in some of my districts two and three, and those teachers are
• But if we can't find the teacher... Kids got to read, yeah.
• But if we can't find the teachers, they got to read, but we can't find the teachers, and it's a mandatory
• Because Greenbelt is a majority of its own by the Canadian Teachers Fund. Correct.

Committee: House Special Committee on Rural Issues

Summary: The Special Committee on Rural Issues met with a quorum and considered several bills and resolutions. The most contentious item was Senate Bill 1383, which had been loaded with multiple House amendments and a House Committee Substitute that combined a wide range of education-related provisions, including driver education, school finance transparency, property rules for charter schools, school accountability report cards, anti-bullying policy, educator preparation and literacy requirements, career and technical student organization staffing support, media literacy, and gifted testing. Members raised concerns that the substitute was overly broad, included provisions not heard in committee, and could impose unfunded mandates on school districts. After debate, the committee rejected the House Committee Substitute by a 5-7 vote and then voted 12-0 to do pass the underlying Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1383. The committee then took up House Bill 2169. An amendment to bar foreign-owned companies from using eminent domain for wind and solar projects was debated, with members questioning how foreign ownership would be defined and whether the language would affect companies with mixed ownership or U.S.-based subsidiaries. The amendment failed, and the bill was then approved by a 9-3 vote. House Bill 1699, dealing with county health officer appointment procedures, received a clarifying amendment stating that if a health officer is not reappointed, the officer must leave office and the county commission must appoint an interim; that amendment and the substitute were adopted, and the bill passed 11-0. Finally, the committee considered House Concurrent Resolution 38. A substitute correcting a typo was adopted, and the resolution then passed unanimously, 11-0. The meeting concluded with no further business and adjournment.

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• the department &gt;&gt; prepared by the department &gt;&gt; that<02:20:16.160><c> prepared</c><02:20
• </c> prepared right now over there at there. prepared right now over there at there.
• So we're not talking about teachers. No, it's we're talking employee. We're talking...
• Well, teachers, I think, are already covered by similar language.
• I was talking about teacher aides. Yep. Okay. Yep. No, no, that's good.

Committee: House Education Funding

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• I'm coming to you today without notes or anything prepared; I'm just kind of speaking off the dome.
• Obviously, you can see I don't have notes and I don't have anything prepared.
• Up to help them navigate that a teacher or a counselor most likely won't be able to do.
• Up to help them navigate that a teacher or a counselor most likely won't be able to do.
• So I think it's important that we listen to the children, the youth, the teachers, you know, because.

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• My name is Darren Knapp, and I represent Puget Sound ESD, which supports schools and teacher pathways
• students identifying as students of color and 14% of teachers identifying as educators of color.
• Because the exams are modular and more frequent, teachers can identify and address learning gaps earlier
• I'm an education specialist with Pearson and also a former classroom teacher.
• Principals believe that students deserve flexibility in how they demonstrate learning and prepare for

Bills: SB6078 , SB6089 , SB5859 , SB5861 , SB6065 , SB5956 , SB5901

Committee: Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education

Keywords: SB 6078, child care, childcare, daycare, licensed child care provider, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, DCYF, prelicensing, licensing support, resource guide, child care center, family home child care, family home provider, outdoor nature-based child care, school-age child care, early learning, provider application, local permit notice, city permit, county permit

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• The second is basic respect for the teacher.
• If not, the teacher would be notified when there was a disposition.
• They were laughing at a teacher.
• The teacher ended up punching the student, and... ...the teacher ended up punching the student, and it
• It’s in the attendance list that teachers can look up.

Committees: House Education , House House Education Committee of Reference

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• </c> with a room of 50 or 60 math teachers with a room of 50 or 60 math teachers from<00:31:55.120><c
• </c> can if you have that preparation for it. can if you have that preparation for it.
• </c> seen some folks saying that teachers seen some folks saying that teachers saying<00:37:36.079><c
• </c> districts to hire on more math teachers. districts to hire on more math teachers.
• </c> Federation of Teachers New Hampshire. Federation of Teachers New Hampshire.

Committee: House Education Policy and Administration

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• </c><00:42:48.800><c> and</c> facing shortages of teachers and facing shortages of teachers and counselors
• </c><00:45:50.400><c> into</c> curriculum and PRC trained teachers into curriculum and PRC trained teachers
• Mr Speaker, I'm prepared to &gt;&gt; Um, Mr.
• </c><02:08:03.040><c> and</c> decisions truly affect teachers and decisions truly affect teachers and
• </c> 200 elementary students and teachers 200 elementary students and teachers were<02:12:20.079><c>

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• </c><01:07:31.079><c> for</c> punishing doctors and teachers for punishing doctors and teachers for calling
• </c><01:08:03.680><c> and</c> today we are putting our teachers and today we are putting our teachers
• </c> military spouses they are not prepared military spouses they are not prepared to<01:30:10.000><c
• If you're not prepared to accept that, what are you doing here?
• </c><02:00:39.719><c> and</c> school boards Educators teachers and school boards Educators teachers and

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, the national anthem, leaves of absence, guest introductions, and memorial remarks honoring former Representative Carolyn Gargas of Hollis, who was remembered for her long House service, work on child and family issues, and community involvement. The House then adopted a consent calendar and approved a motion to withdraw House Bill 431, which would have created a commission to review draft rules on minimum standards for public school approval and state academic standards; the motion failed after a roll call vote, so the bill remained in play. The House next took up House Bill 109-FN, relative to false reports to law enforcement. The majority supported the bill as a way to add penalties for knowingly false reports about law enforcement officers, arguing officers deserve protection from false accusations and that the knowingly standard is a high bar. The minority opposed it as duplicative of existing law and warned it could chill legitimate complaints against police. After debate and a division vote, the majority committee report of ought to pass was adopted, 198-173. The House also considered House Bill 218-FN, which would provide victims of crime a free police report. The committee amendment changed the bill so victims would receive a written confirmation that a crime occurred rather than the initial police report, to avoid conflicts with right-to-know law and active-investigation confidentiality. Supporters said the change was a small but important clarification agreed to by law enforcement and domestic violence advocates, while opponents argued the original language was already workable and that the floor amendment was unnecessary. A division vote was requested on the amendment, and the transcript ends during that debate before the final outcome on HB 218 is shown.

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• Teachers would tell you that I'm sure in that group up there are some teachers.
• Teachers would tell you that I'm sure in that group up there are some teachers.
• Teachers would tell you that I'm sure in that group up there are some teachers.
• Teachers would tell you that I'm sure in that group up there are some teachers.
• Teachers would tell you that I'm sure in that group up there are some teachers.

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• Then take away the affirmative defense from that teacher at that point?
• to have influential teachers.
• How is, and then what if the teacher feels?
• Do you envision teachers having a conversation or how would they answer?
• I think it opens the door for that for teachers wonderfully.

Bills: SJR18 , SCR5 , SCR13 , SCR25 , SB3 , SB6 , SB10 , SB11 , SB12 , SB13 , SB15 , SB17 , SB18 , SB35 , SB388 , SB412 , SB441 , SB495 , SB666 , SB687 , SB706 , SB740 , SB815 , SB842 , SB917 , SB925 , SB995 , SB1006 , SB1281 , SB1300 , SB1379 , SB1451 , SB1902 , SJR36 , SJR18 , SJR12 , SCR13 , SCR25 , SCR5 , SCR22 , SB565 , SB372 , SB495 , SB842 , SB765 , SB62 , SB19 , SB18 , SB666 , SB707 , SB888 , SB687 , SB706 , SB847 , SB290 , SB11 , SB10 , SB13 , SB412 , SB441 , SB1248 , SB740 , SB14 , SB1006 , SB504 , SB917 , SB925 , SB388 , SB1902 , SB1121 , SB995 , SB857 , SB305 , SB296 , SB284 , SB35 , SB6 , SB815 , SB3 , SB1281 , SB1379 , SB1300 , SB1497 , SB1499 , SB1498 , SB1451 , SB1061 , SB15 , SB65 , SB241 , SB304 , SB402 , SB499 , SB621 , SB974 , SB1023 , SB1024 , SB1025 , SB1106 , SB686 , SB112 , SB371 , SB204 , SB400 , SB609 , SB1447 , SB670 , SB502 , SB427 , SB850 , SB854 , SB413 , SB1555 , SB1362 , SB1346 , SB1033 , SB1220 , SB1073 , SB810 , SB987 , SB1539 , SB893 , SB447 , SB875 , SB406 , SB509 , SB985 , SB965 , SB17 , SB1119 , SB1505 , SB12 , SB24 , SB57 , SB1194 , SB1253 , SB1215 , SB1532 , SB1268 , SCR12 , SCR24 , SB1302 , SB856 , SB650 , SB583 , SB673 , SB840

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• Or is the administrator designation only for teachers?
• Or is the administrator designation only for teachers?
• Nobody's comparing teachers to coaches because teachers have their jobs and then coaches have theirs.
• We have teachers who are not getting paid enough.
• We have teachers who are not getting paid enough.

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• And the teacher stopped me and said, 'We don't do that anymore.' I said, 'You don't do that?'
• The teacher told the kids to look at the picture rather than sound out the word.
• And the teacher stopped me and said, we don't do that anymore. I said, you don't do that.
• The teacher told the kids to look at the picture rather than sound out the word.
• So I am fine with you emphasizing what you think teachers and districts should be doing.

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• It comes before the Senate for its final passage: An Act Relative to Teachers Preparation and Student
• We all know that our parents, teachers, counselors, coaches, pediatricians, elected officials all care
• that supports apprenticeship programs for teachers in high-need districts.
• We also need to support our teachers who are on the front lines every single day doing this work.
• Our kids will finally get what they deserve and teachers will get the support they need to do the work

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• Uh I did have a teacher from the Gadson City Schools that reached out to me this summer.
• He got caught and so the teacher rock.
• He said for my teachers, the students, the community, then to have that feeling of security.
• He said for my teachers, the students, the community, then to have that feeling of security.
• </c> because you don't want a new teacher because you don't want a new teacher coming<00:29:06.159><c

Bills: HB187 , HB341 , HB4 , HB175 , HB326 , HB187 , HB341 , HB4 , HB175 , HB326

Committee: House Ways and Means Education

Keywords: HB187, court fees, docket fee, sheriff's fund, sheriff's office, jail operations, law enforcement, county sheriff, court filing fees, Alabama Code 12-19-312, solicitor's fund, clerk's fund, forensic services trust fund, budget flexibility, public safety, municipal court, district court, circuit court, cosmetology, makeup application

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• think there are a lot of things we can be doing to help support Arizona children and families, our teachers
• , our... ...our teachers, our other educators working throughout Arizona, so I'm looking forward to it
• I am a lifelong school teacher, public school teacher, and a fun fact about me is that I am a yoga teacher
• And as you prepare for this recommendation, I hope that this presentation helped make that decision.
• And I appreciate that as a classroom teacher.

Committees: House Education , House House Education Committee of Reference

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• I still remember the teachers.
• That's what a teacher does. Groupthink is bad, and I think it's especially bad for teachers to be.
• That's what a teacher does. Groupthink is bad, and I think it's especially bad for teachers to be.
• That's what a teacher does. Groupthink is bad, and I think it's especially bad for teachers to be.
• That's what a teacher does. Groupthink is bad, and I think it's especially bad for teachers to be.

Summary: The committee opened with House Bill 184, which would create a committee to study changing school start times. Members discussed Amendment 0394, which made the study committee’s duties more investigative and adjusted reporting recipients, including the Governor. Several members raised questions about whether the committee should review evidence-based studies, local district decisions, and existing district reports; supporters said the amendment would better allow the committee to gather information and recognize local control. The amendment passed 17-0, and the bill as amended also passed 17-0. Representative Litchfield noted that no one had testified in opposition and encouraged the future study committee to review an Oyster River School District report on school start times. The committee then took up House Bill 394, concerning cooperative school district budget committees and board member representatives. Amendment 0476 was adopted 17-0 after discussion that it clarified the bill’s language and reflected work with the School Boards Association. The committee then voted OTPA on the bill, which also passed 17-0. House Bill 738, requiring background checks for employees and volunteers at certain non-public schools or education service providers receiving public funds, was moved inexpedient to legislate. Supporters said the bill would create practical and legal problems for private citizens and homeschooling families, and the motion passed 15-2 with no minority report, placing the bill on consent. The committee next considered House Bill 235, which would amend the educator code of ethics and conduct to add responsibilities to parents. Supporters argued parents should be explicitly included in the code, while opponents said parents were already covered in existing ethics language and statute. The bill passed narrowly, 9-8. The committee then returned to House Bill 532 on alternate dispute resolution and individualized education plan team meeting facilitation. Amendment 0480H clarified that different rules would apply separately to neutral conference, mediation, and IEP facilitation; it passed 17-0, and the bill as amended also passed 17-0. Finally, the committee moved to House Bill 564, concerning adoption of school administrative unit budgets, and voted to retain the bill for further review because members said there was still confusion about how it would apply to single-district and multi-district SAUs.

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• The chair is preparing to close. Are there those wishing to vote or change their vote?
• The chair is preparing to close. Close the roll.
• The chair is preparing to close. I haven't received 44 aye and 3 nay.
• She had a dream of being a teacher.
• And we had a conversation while ago, and she said that Rain wanted to be a teacher.

Bills: SB540 , HB1085 , HB1484

Summary: The Senate convened, established a quorum, and opened with prayer and several introductions, including the nurse of the day and student guests. The chamber then took up Senate Bill 540, a Department of Defense-request compact bill creating a dental/dental hygienist licensure compact. The author and supporters said it would improve reciprocity and help military spouses and workforce needs without lowering Oklahoma standards, while several senators raised concerns about sovereignty, rulemaking authority, potential enforcement actions, and possible costs. After debate, the bill passed 35-12. The Senate next considered House Bill 1085, which would standardize and adjust the fee structure for the service contract industry. An amendment changing dates was adopted, and the bill passed 44-3. The chamber then heard House Bill 1484, a fentanyl education bill requiring instruction for students in grades 6-12 on the dangers and consequences of fentanyl exposure. The author described it as a response to rising fentanyl deaths and a tribute to a young victim; the bill was said to apply to school districts and, by understanding, private schools as well. It passed 47-9 and then passed as an emergency measure. Before adjournment, senators also introduced visiting students and family members affected by fentanyl, and members made announcements about an appropriations subcommittee meeting and a Farm Bureau of Women lunch. The Senate then adopted a motion to adjourn until Thursday, February 12th at 9:30 a.m.

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• YEAR OUT OUR EARNING WAGES WAS $58,000 WHICH I THINK IS PRETTY INCREDIBLE FOR THE ENTRY ENTRY LEVEL TEACHERS
• THIS WAS EVERYTHING I HAD PREPARED THIS MORNING BUT I WOULD BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE
• SO WE DO HAVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT ARE DIRECTLY TIED TO INITIAL TEACHER CERTIFICATION.
• IT IS MY OCCUPATION THAT WE TALK ABOUT THE MECHANICAL ENGINEERS, ACCOUNTANTS, NURSES, ELEMENTARY TEACHERS
• NURSES, ELEMENTARY TEACHERS, IT IS BY THAT LEVEL OF OCCUPATION.

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• ARRAY OF CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND A VARIETY OF LITERACY PROGRAMS THAT ARE INTENDED TO PREPARE
• TECHNOLOGY DIPLOMAS ARE THOSE NON COLLEGE CREDIT OFFERINGS AT THE DISTRICT TECHNICAL COLLEGES THAT PREPARES
• EXPENSIVE OVERALL BECAUSE OF INVESTMENT AND EQUIPMENT OR TIME AND EFFORT REQUIRED FOR STUDENT TO TEACHER
• THERE ARE THINGS LIKE STUDENT TO TEACHER RATIO THAT ARE VERY PRESENT IN HEALTHCARE THAT DRIVE ITS COST
• CERTAINLY, IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A CHEMISTRY TEACHER OR PHYSICS TEACHER THE UNIVERSITY IS ALSO ON OTHER