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CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Appropriations Committee Jun 24th, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • And every day, our undergraduate and graduate students, so many of them first-generation college students
  • I'm a student at UC Santa Cruz, and I'm also representing the University of California Student Association
  • , representing 230,000 students, and we are in strong support of this bill.
  • Hello, my name is Yance Garcia Montes, and I'm a fourth-year student at UC Irvine, and I'm here representing
  • We're here representing 230,000 students as well, and we strongly support this bill.
Keywords: 988, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 3/12/26

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • These renderings represent the future that our students deserve, and the project will serve as a model
  • Paul students. Thank you. St. Paul students. Thank you.
  • >> Represent<00:31:32.799> Ryer. >> Represent Ryer. >> Represent Ryer.
  • >> Represent<00:31:57.519> Ryer. >> Represent Ryer. >> Represent Ryer.
  • >> Represent. >> Represent.
Keywords: 1183, house
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • NISPA also represents the students enrolled in the state's two PA schools, Mass College of Pharmacy and
  • the<01:06:05.920> students NISPA also represents uh the students NISPA also represents
  • But yeah, they will leave with no student debt.” Representative Long responded, “Wow.
  • you represent representative Thank you represent representative Schmidt<01:57:50.000> and<01:
  • Is there anyone else who wishes to testify on Representative Waters'... students don't like traveling
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee opened a hearing on Senate Bill 185, which would add timelines to Office of Professional Licensure and Certification (OPLC) investigations. Senator Howard Pearl said the bill was prompted by concerns from the New Hampshire Association of Realtors about delays at the Real Estate Commission, and he explained that the proposal would require OPLC staff to make an initial determination within 30 days and, if misconduct is found, complete an investigation within 60 days. He said the goal is to improve transparency and give consumers and licensees more timely information, while preserving the board’s adjudicatory role. He also noted that the bill had been amended to delay implementation to give OPLC time to work through its backlog. Committee members questioned how the bill would work when an investigation is incomplete and whether the board could send a case back to OPLC without a firm deadline. Pearl said the board would have discretion to continue the investigation or make a final determination, and that the bill was intended to streamline OPLC’s process rather than impose a hard cap on complex cases. OPLC Executive Director Deanna Durus and General Counsel Nicholas Fry then testified that the agency has already changed its procedures under prior legislation, including a facial review of complaints and monthly board review of dismissal memos. They said the bill would substantially alter the current structure, could conflict with existing limitation periods and board duties, and would be difficult to implement without additional staff and funding. Durus said the agency’s backlog is large, that new complaints are being triaged and prioritized, and that some urgent matters are moved ahead based on risk and statutory deadlines. She said OPLC had completed a review of about 500 backlog cases that would now be dismissed under current screening standards, and that those cases are being turned into memos for board review. Board of Medicine public member Nina Gardner testified in favor of the bill but said the backlog is significant and that the agency needs more resources to make the process work effectively. She said the board is seeing progress, but not fast enough, and suggested the bill may not go far enough without additional staffing and funding. No vote was taken during the hearing.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee Aug 1st, 2025

Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm Representative Wanda Johnson (member_22644), and I represent House District 5.
  • or not students are low income.
  • We've got Representative Lara and then Representative Duncan. Thank you. Thank you, Madam Chair.
  • I must say that this work represents more than just programs and dollars; it represents the PED's unwavering
  • action involved other students, and they would therefore have access to other students' records, not
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Standing Committee on Primary and Secondary Education. (3-18-26)

Primary and Secondary Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Representative Bratcher. Representative Emily Callaway. Representative Josh Callaway.
  • Representative Fleming. Here. Representative Grosberg. Representative Hale. Present.
  • Representative Jackson. Present. Representative Proctor. Representative Rayburn.
  • Representative Riley. Representative Tipton. Here. Representative Truett. Here.
  • Representative Proctor. Representative Rayburn. Representative Riley. Representative Tipton. Yes.
Keywords: 958, all
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • It's a broad front approached to let students under K through 12 students mainly course high school students
  • These would be students who some of our students have down syndrome.
  • Some of our students, all students, all of the students have intellectual disabilities.
  • And we always start with the student. You have always got to look at the student first.
  • students from Okaloosa up.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

FL House Floor Session - 2025-05-02 (11:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Representative: We want to make sure that a School of Hope is able to serve as many students as possible
  • I brought this up this morning and I told you that if you change the code of student conduct and Representative
  • By Education and Employment Committee, Student Academic Success Subcommittee, and Representative Chibulsey
  • So this is a measure in order to protect our students and our bus drivers. Representative Dunkley.
  • Representative Valdez. would not be, a student who is not supposed to be on that school bus would not
Summary: The House took up a series of Senate messages and concurred in several amendments before passing multiple bills. Early actions included unanimous passage of CS/CS/HB 1299 on Department of Health matters, CS/HB 1549 on financial institutions after removing a Senate-added trust-account provision, and CS/CS/SB 768 on foreign ties in business ownership after trimming registration requirements. The chamber also insisted on its housing amendment to CS/CS/CS/SB 184 after the Senate refused to concur. A major portion of the meeting focused on CS/CS/HB 875 on educator preparation. The House adopted an amendment restoring two teacher-prep courses, preserving the Florida Center for Teaching Excellence at Miami-Dade College in partnership with USF, and modifying the teacher candidate testing framework and mentor qualifications. Supporters said it reduced barriers while keeping standards; opponents raised concerns about the remaining “identity politics” language and other provisions. The bill then passed 91-22. The House also passed HB 1101 on out-of-network providers after adopting a House amendment that kept the original bill’s notice and referral provisions with a good-cause exemption, despite objections that it placed too much responsibility on doctors. Later, the chamber approved CS/CS/SB 180 on emergency preparedness and response, with members highlighting debris management, emergency planning, crane safety, and hurricane recovery provisions; it passed unanimously. The House then rejected concurrence in a Senate amendment to HB 1609 on waste incineration, and later spent substantial time debating CS/CS/HB 1115 on education, especially Schools of Hope, expanded co-location authority, funding, transportation, and school-district agreement terms. Critics argued the language was added late and could disadvantage traditional public schools, while supporters said it would expand options for students; the debate continued with the bill still under consideration at the end of the excerpt.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
  • students can access.
  • those students, fulfill the child find needs, and identify students as needed.
  • So students are...
  • for that student.
  • So I represent—I have students from Evergreen, Schimania, and Klickitat, probably.
Summary: The committee met to hear an overview of Washington’s alternative learning experience (ALE) programs and then an update on artificial intelligence in schools. OSPI’s Anissa Sherritt explained that ALE is a course-level funding designation for instruction that occurs partly or wholly away from the traditional seat-time model, with online, site-based, and remote course types. She emphasized that ALE is still basic education, subject to the same public school requirements, and that OSPI provides technical assistance, annual reporting review, and program reviews. Representatives from several programs described different models: Washington Virtual Academy (a large online ALE operated through Omak School District and partnered with for-profit Stride), Columbia Virtual Academy in Valley School District (a district-run, nonprofit online/remote program), Pearl in Quilcene (a K-8 remote parent partnership program), and River Home Link in Battleground (a site-based hybrid program). They discussed student supports, special education, enrichment, family choice, transportation, and how they measure outcomes. Members asked for follow-up information on funding, demographics, racial and ethnic data, multilingual learners, and post-graduation outcomes, and OSPI agreed to provide additional data where available. The committee then heard from OSPI and several districts about AI guidance and implementation. OSPI’s Holly Ryan Calloway described the agency’s human-centered AI framework, three guidance documents for schools, statewide professional learning, an AI innovation summit, and new AI literacy and informatics course frameworks and CIP codes. Quincy School District described a multi-year effort to integrate AI by centering student needs, creating district policy and classroom guidance, and training teachers to use AI responsibly while building an AI readiness plan from elementary through high school. Peninsula School District described its AI action research team, teacher professional learning, and classroom uses of generative AI to support science instruction, communication, and prompt engineering, while stressing that AI should enhance rather than replace learning. Members raised questions about privacy, energy and water use, prompt engineering, workforce and university connections, and the need for clear standards and ongoing educator training. No votes were taken.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session-Day 8, February 18, 2026-AM 2

Wyoming House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Representative Wy. >> Any other represent? Representative Wy.
  • representative Larson. representative Larson.
  • Representative<00:52:20.319> Harelson. Representative Harelson. Representative Harelson.
  • > to<02:47:20.479> faculty, I'm sorry student student to faculty, I'm sorry student student
  • Representative Williams, Representative Winter, Representative Yin. Mr.
Keywords: 916, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • been historically left out, particularly first-generation students, low-income students, and students
  • I'm here today representing nearly 12,000 students with disabilities that reside in our SELPA.
  • Thank you for your time. all dual enrollment students, including adult dual enrollment students.
  • I'm here today representing nearly 12,000 students with disabilities that reside in our SELPA.
  • I'm here today to represent our 66,000 students.
Summary: The Senate Budget Subcommittee on Education heard the Governor’s proposals on dual enrollment, reading difficulty screeners, special education, school facilities, and Commission on Teacher Credentialing programs. On dual enrollment, the Department of Finance described a $100 million one-time Proposition 98 investment to expand the Dual Enrollment Opportunities Grant Program, along with changes to make regional occupational centers eligible, add funding for justice-involved youth, prioritize higher-need LEAs, support teacher professional development, and reduce daily instructional minute requirements for some dual enrollment students. The LAO recommended rejecting the new funding as not clearly addressing implementation barriers, while CDE supported the proposal and suggested reserving $10 million for technical assistance. Committee members and public commenters generally supported the expansion, with some asking for technical assistance and broader access, including adult dual enrollment. The committee also reviewed a $40 million one-time Proposition 98 proposal for reading difficulty screener implementation and related trailer bill language that would require screening after 91 school days for kindergarten and 46 school days for grades 1-2. Finance said the timing was intended to reduce over-identification and align with evidence from preliminary data; the LAO recommended rejecting the funding and redirecting it to a discretionary block grant. CDE supported the funding and the general approach but acknowledged the need for local support and training. Several committee members and public witnesses raised concerns that the proposed timing restrictions were too rigid and could delay early intervention, while others supported the delay as a way to improve accuracy and avoid misidentification. For special education, Finance proposed ongoing Proposition 98 increases to adjust for COLA and enrollment changes and to raise the statewide special education base rate to $99 per ADA, equalizing rates across SELPAs. The LAO said the proposal should be adopted but estimated it could be funded for less than the Governor’s figure. CDE and multiple local education representatives strongly supported the increase, citing rising special education enrollment, cost pressures, and large local funding gaps. The committee also heard a brief overview of the school facilities proposal, which continues $1.5 billion in Proposition 2 bond funding for the School Facility Program; OPSC reported significant remaining bond authority but also substantial pending demand, and explained that natural disaster school rebuilding draws from the broader new construction and modernization pools. Finally, the committee reviewed Commission on Teacher Credentialing proposals, including the already-funded $300 million Student Teacher Stipend Program, new state operations resources for misconduct investigations and grant administration, and a $250 million one-time continuation of the Teacher Residency Grant Program. CTC said its grants management system is ready and that it expects better data tracking; public testimony broadly supported the educator workforce investments and urged continued funding for the Golden State Teacher Grant Program and additional support for rural and leadership pipeline programs. No votes were taken, and the hearing adjourned after public testimony.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House State Government Committee Mar 4th, 2026

State Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • The best thing you can do to represent the interests of parents and students of different origins, backgrounds
  • The best thing you can do to represent the interests of parents and students of different origins, backgrounds
  • The best thing you can do to represent the interests of parents and students of different origins, backgrounds
  • The best thing you can do to represent the interests of parents and students of different origins, backgrounds
  • The best thing you can do to represent the interests of parents and students of different origins, backgrounds
Bills: SB271, HB511
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2025-05-02 (11:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Mooney, Representative Cheney, Representative Cross.
  • Representative: We want to make sure that a School of Hope is able to serve as many students as possible
  • By Education and Employment Committee, Student Academic Success Subcommittee, and Representative Chibulsey
  • So this is a measure in order to protect our students and our bus drivers. Representative Dunkley.
  • So this is a measure in order to protect our students and our bus drivers. Representative Dunkley.
Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, quorum established, and several recognitions, including a legislative intern, a guest in the gallery, and Representative Bruce Antone’s upcoming induction into the Tuskegee Athletic Hall of Fame. The Speaker also gave brief remarks about the end of session and the freshman class. The chamber then took up a series of Senate-returned messages and concurred or insisted on several amendments while moving bills toward final passage. The House unanimously approved CS/CS/HB 1299 on Department of Health matters, CS/HB 1549 on financial institutions after adopting a House amendment to remove the IOTA-related provision, and CS/CS/SB 768 on foreign ties and business interests after a House concurrence motion. It also insisted on its amendment to CS/CS/CS/SB 184 on housing. CS/CS/HB 875 on educator preparation was amended to restore House provisions on teacher-prep courses, the Florida Center for Teaching Excellence at Miami-Dade College, and related testing and mentor-qualification changes; it passed 91-22 after debate over teacher certification, testing, and “identity politics” language. HB 1101 on out-of-network providers was amended to keep the House’s original notice and referral framework with a good-cause exemption; it passed 87-27 despite objections that it placed too much responsibility on doctors. After recess, the House took up CS/CS/SB 180 on emergency preparedness and response. Members described changes including removal of some homestead-assessment and debris-removal provisions, a study requirement for a post-hurricane county restriction concept, and a Florida Keys evacuation-time change paired with a 10-year cap of 900 permit allocations; the bill passed 116-0. The House also refused to concur in a Senate amendment to HB 1609 on waste incineration and requested the Senate recede. Later, the House returned to HB 1101 and insisted on its amendment after the Senate refused to concur. The longest debate came on CS/CS/HB 1115 on education, where the House amendment replaced the Senate version with the substance of HB 1267, including Schools of Hope, higher education governance, and course transparency. Members questioned provisions expanding Schools of Hope co-location and sponsorship authority beyond traditional opportunity zones, the role of the Department of Education versus school districts, transportation and facility-cost issues, and performance-based agreements. Supporters said the changes would expand options for students and use vacant or underutilized facilities; opponents argued the language was added late, lacked transportation funding, and could allow charter operators to enter high-performing schools. The bill remained under debate at the end of the transcript, with no final vote shown.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 22nd, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have 46 wonderful sixth-grade students who represent their school with honor.
  • students, and we have other faiths represented, like Hinduism, Buddhism, and others.
  • Students should be the ones organizing other students.
  • I did not say every student was better than every student is today.
  • Their faith or other faiths because I believe, Representative Bhojani, that there will be a lot of students
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Cap Committee Meeting - 2025-04-30

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • Our commitment is reflected in our diverse student about our students on the slide. 65% of our students
  • Alex Tech is truly Minnesota's college in that we have students from all 87 Minnesota counties represented
  • Representative Nelson, you're up with Pine City, followed by Representative Warwas and then Representative
  • Representative Olson and then Representative Robbins.
  • After Representative Robbins, we'll have Representative Steer, and then Representative Skraba.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

House - Education Feb 3rd, 2025

House Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Representative Bryan? Here. Representative Chatfield? Here. Representative Gonzales? Here.
  • Representative Peralta? Present. Representative Lara? Here. Representative Maribel Moya? Here.
  • Representative Maribel Caballero? Here. Representative Torres? Here. Representative Valdez? Here.
  • Representative Villa? Here. Representative Velazquez? Here. Representative Vincent? Here.
  • The second by Representative Chatfield. Representative Cullen, did you? Oh, okay.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2026-03-03 (10:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Representative Persons-Mulicka, do you have an idea of how many students that would impact right now
  • Representative Gant, walk us through just a merit-based system and how that intersects with students
  • Representative Henson continued: “The impact of reducing that 5% from the non-Florida students?
  • By Student Academic Success Subcommittee and Representative Long and others.
  • By Student Academic Success Subcommittee and Representative Long and others, CS House Bill 851, a bill
Summary: The House opened with prayer, a moment of silence for former member Chester Clem, the Pledge of Allegiance, and quorum confirmation. Members then adopted the special order report for the day and approved a Rules and Ethics Committee report amending House Rule 15.3 to allow fundraising under certain circumstances during extended or special sessions. The chamber then took up several bills. HB 1405 on a statewide project for missing persons with special needs passed unanimously. CS/CS/CS/SB 290, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services bill, passed 94-10 after debate focused on conservation land surplus procedures and agricultural use of state lands. CS/CS/CS/HB 905, the “Fire Act” on foreign influence, foreign gifts, critical infrastructure, sister city agreements, and related restrictions, passed 80-20 after the House adopted an amendment adding a prohibition on certain surrogacy contracts involving citizens or residents of foreign countries of concern. CS/CS/HB 1197, dealing with information technology procurement and contracting, passed 109-0. HB 1103 on local administration of vessel restrictions passed unanimously. The House also debated CS/CS/CS/HB 399 on land use and development regulations. Supporters said it would limit development fees, standardize compatibility rules, allow manufactured homes in RV parks, and lower voting thresholds for comprehensive plan changes to address housing affordability; opponents argued it would preempt local control, weaken voter-approved urban boundary protections, and risk conservation lands. An amendment to preserve Orange County’s boundary rules failed, while a technical amendment on manufactured homes passed. The bill then passed 71-38. The House also passed several local bills, including measures for the Pace Fire Rescue District, Avalon Beach/Mulat Fire Protection District, East Point Water and Sewer District, Fellsmere Water Control District, and Headwaters Water Control District, with votes ranging from 83-27 to unanimous approval. The transcript also included farewell remarks from Representative Angie Nixon before the House returned to remaining business.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Education Funding (02/07/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is a question for the representative, but it says that high school students attending private high
  • students or alleviate their student students or alleviate their student loans<00:52:15.359> there
  • but um it says that high representative but um it says that high school<00:52:37.480> students
  • there was about 210,000 students then there was about 210,000 students students<04:00:44.199> in<
  • Representative Spillsbury, then Representative Papovich.
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee first heard HB 659, which would establish the New Hampshire College Graduate Retention Incentive Program. A Department of Revenue Administration analyst explained technical issues in the bill, focusing on whether the incentive is intended to operate as a rebate or a tax credit, how it would be administered, and how it would interact with the business enterprise tax and business profits tax. She said the bill’s language was unclear on the administering agency, effective tax years, caps, and carry-forward treatment, and noted that reducing BET can also reduce the BET credit against BPT, though not on a one-for-one basis. Committee members asked follow-up questions about the BET/BPT interaction, administrative costs, and whether the Department of Business and Economic Affairs would need additional staffing. Andrew Horn then testified in support, saying the bill is meant to address the large number of New Hampshire college graduates who leave the state after graduation by encouraging them to stay and by incentivizing businesses to hire them. The chair closed the hearing on HB 659 after no further public testimony. The committee then took up HB 770, a bill to establish a program allowing New Hampshire high school students to earn tuition credits at state higher education institutions through community service. Representative Schultz described the bill as a “triple play” intended to increase volunteerism, expand service and internship opportunities for students, and make college more affordable. Ryan Casey, a junior at Bishop Brady High School, testified that the proposal would help students reduce future loan debt while benefiting communities and encouraging young people to attend college in New Hampshire. Committee members asked about eligibility, including why private and preparatory school students were excluded, whether public school students would qualify, whether mandatory service hours would count, and how the bill’s references to education and business eligibility should be read. Schultz said the exclusion of private and prep schools was intended because public school students are more clearly New Hampshire residents, and she noted that mandatory school service hours had been excluded in revisions. The Department of Education then testified that the program would require significant administration, estimating at least three full-time staff, software or tracking systems, and rulemaking to oversee volunteer sites, schools, student eligibility, and tuition credit distribution. No vote was taken in the excerpt, and the hearing remained in testimony phase.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Education Finance - 02/24/26

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • , getting the students what they need and hearing the student voice.
  • students belong, engage, and thrive. students belong, engage, and thrive.
  • by student.
  • student.
  • A student is considered a student like.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Oct 8th, 2025

Appropriations Committee on Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • With that, that represents a 6.7% increase in headcount. More students.
  • More students enrolling, more students completing.
  • students, in arts degree students, those who are completing, which is about 49,000 students, that too
  • How many students do you have? How many full-time students do you have?
  • Right now, 40% of my students are first-time college students.
Summary: The Higher Education Appropriations Committee met for its first session of the year, took roll, welcomed new member Senator Bracey Davis, and had members briefly describe their backgrounds and interest in higher education. Chair Harrell framed the committee’s focus on maintaining Florida’s top national ranking in higher education and workforce development, with an emphasis on funding decisions tied to student success, workforce needs, and the state college system. Senior Chancellor Kevin O’Farrell presented the Department of Education’s workforce and Florida College System budget requests and data. He described requested increases for adult education, Florida College System program funding, workforce development, and several grant programs, including workforce capitalization, apprenticeship/teacher apprenticeship, Open Door, and CAPE industry certifications. He highlighted record enrollment and completion growth across Florida’s colleges and technical centers, major gains in career dual enrollment, and expansion in programs such as nursing, AI, cybersecurity, welding, HVAC, and manufacturing. Members asked about labor-market demand, the impact of artificial intelligence on future job training, teacher apprenticeship details, mission creep and duplication in CTE programs, student placement and wages after graduation, and articulation between technical college clock hours and college credit. South Florida State College President Fred Hawkins testified about challenges facing a rural college, including low local college-going rates, long travel distances, limited faculty recruitment due to salaries, and the need for more operational funding to expand capacity. He cited strong job placement and licensure outcomes in nursing, dental hygiene, EMT/paramedic, and radiography, and said the college is exploring AI tools to improve student services and reduce staffing pressure. Pinellas Technical College Executive Director Mark Hunter described strong dual enrollment, high job placement, employer partnerships, and a reported 400% return on investment, while also warning that many programs have waiting lists because of staffing and equipment constraints. He explained how technical college coursework is aligned with state college credit through content-based articulation agreements. The committee then opened the floor for public comment, but no additional business was taken up, and the meeting adjourned.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations and Budget Feb 24th, 2026 at 04:30 pm

Appropriations and Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • Representative Caldwell waves. Representative Fugate. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
  • Representative Problems on him. The representative waves. Representative Kerbs. He waves.
  • Representative problems on him. The representative waives, representative curbs.
  • Representative Schreiber. Yes. Representative Schreiber. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
  • Representative Shriver. Yes. Representative Schreiber. Thank you, Mr. Chair.