Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:49:26.800><c> So</c><00:49:27.040><c> for</c><00:49:27.119><c> example</c><00:49:28.240><c> um
• <00:49:34.880><c> do</c><00:49:35.119><c> that</c><00:49:35.599><c> if</c><00:49:35.839><c> you</c><00
• But I think<00:49:45.839><c> it</c><00:49:47.119><c> on</c><00:49:47.359><c> behalf</c><00:49:47.680>
• If you are<00:49:55.040><c> a</c><00:49:55.440><c> very</c><00:49:55.760><c> small</c><00:49:56.079><
• ><c> and</c><00:49:58.000><c> you</c><00:49:58.240><c> have</c><00:49:58.400><c> one</c><00:49:58.800

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Education Assessment and Accountability Review Subcommittee received an Office of Education Accountability presentation on student discipline data in Kentucky schools for the 2024 school year. OEA said the study used Safe Schools data, educator and student surveys, site visits to 12 schools, and principal surveys. The report found that about 1 in 10 schools have major behavior-related challenges and up to one-third have at least moderate challenges, with the most common concerns varying by level: high schools cited vapes, cell phone misuse, apathy, and tardiness; middle schools cited apathy, vapes, and cell phone misuse; and elementary schools reported more extreme classroom behaviors such as throwing objects, overturning furniture, and screaming. OEA also noted that 14% of students had at least one behavior event in 2024, but repeated events were rare, and event rates alone do not reliably measure the severity of behavior problems in a school or district. The presentation emphasized that many disciplinary consequences do not align consistently with statutes or local expectations. OEA said law violations made up 19% of more than 250,000 recorded behavior events, while most were board violations, and that some serious incidents resulted in minimal consequences. The report highlighted concerns about weapons, threats, and assaults: only 9.2% of weapon events led to expulsion or alternative placement, few threats resulted in those outcomes, and fewer than 10% of assaults led to expulsion or alternative placement, including some first-degree assaults. OEA also said the Safe Schools data do not identify victims, limiting analysis of assaults on staff or students, and recommended clearer statutory definitions and better data reporting. A major theme was the difficulty schools face in addressing chronic disruption and severe behavior while complying with federal protections for students with disabilities. OEA said principals reported the biggest challenges were federal limits on disciplinary removals and a lack of alternative placement options. The report described variation among districts in how they implement federal requirements, with some administrators discouraging alternative placements or avoiding discipline because of perceived legal risks. Site visits found that many schools lacked chronic-disruption policies, and teachers often reported frustration with minimal consequences and repeated classroom removals. OEA recommended that KDE collect more information from educators, identify promising practices for alternative instructional settings, and develop clearer guidance and training. In discussion, committee members said the findings showed reporting gaps and resource strains, and OEA staff clarified that some underreporting reflects local discretion, while law violations should still be reported.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:49:03.359><c> in</c><00:49:03.599><c> private</c><00:49:04.000><c> business</c><00:49:04.319>
• </c><00:49:09.359><c> to</c><00:49:09.440><c> be</c><00:49:09.599><c> on</c><00:49:09.839><c> this,</
• </c><00:49:13.359><c> is</c><00:49:13.599><c> I</c><00:49:13.839><c> want</c><00:49:14.000><c> you</c
• to think<00:49:14.960><c> about</c><00:49:15.359><c> that</c><00:49:15.760><c> when</c><00:49:16.000>
• 49:20.240><c> or</c><00:49:20.480><c> are</c><00:49:20.720><c> we</c><00:49:20.880><c> being</c><00:49

Committee: Senate Labor

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• ><c> was</c><00:49:03.839><c> a</c><00:49:04.079><c> big</c><00:49:04.240><c> part</c><00:49:04.400><
• </c><00:49:06.319><c> By</c><00:49:06.559><c> having</c><00:49:06.880><c> pristine</c><00:49:07.440><
• </c><00:49:15.280><c> So</c><00:49:15.440><c> if</c><00:49:15.599><c> you</c><00:49:15.760><c> start<
• ><c> you</c><00:49:32.880><c> can</c><00:49:33.040><c> think</c><00:49:33.200><c> of</c><00:49:33.760
• </c><00:49:37.359><c> And</c><00:49:37.599><c> we</c><00:49:37.760><c> have</c><00:49:37.839><c> a</c

Committee: House Resources, Recreation and Development

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• c><00:49:03.960><c> next</c><00:49:04.160><c> up</c><00:49:04.319><c> we</c><00:49:04.400><c> have</c
• much for hearing<00:49:21.079><c> this</c><00:49:21.240><c> bill</c><00:49:21.640><c> we're</c><00:49
• </c><00:49:23.599><c> of</c><00:49:23.799><c> this</c><00:49:24.680><c> um</c><00:49:24.880><c> the</
• us to<00:49:30.359><c> pay</c><00:49:30.960><c> the</c><00:49:31.119><c> other</c><00:49:31.359><c>
• :49:34.400><c> importantly</c><00:49:35.359><c> um</c><00:49:35.520><c> the</c><00:49:35.640><c> very

Committee: House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee met on February 12 at 2 p.m. and heard several measures related to corrections, re-entry, law enforcement, retirement benefits, and gun violence prevention. On HB 10002, which would extend the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission coordinator’s term and clarify unannounced inspection authority, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said it had no objection to the term length or to 24/7 unannounced access. The commission’s chair, Commissioner Mark Patterson, asked for a longer term, saying the commission needs more time and stability to manage reform efforts after years without staff during COVID. Community Alliance on Prisons and Carolyn Eaton also supported a longer term, with both suggesting six years would better insulate the position from politics. The chair noted he had asked Chair Bot for background on the prior committee’s changes and said that could be discussed during decision-making. The committee then heard HB 67, which would require DCR to help inmates obtain civil identification documents such as IDs, birth certificates, and Social Security cards as soon as practicable, including for people in furlough or community placement programs. DCR said it supported the bill and described ongoing work with the city and county on ID machines and with agencies on certificates and Social Security cards. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Oversight Commission, Community Alliance on Prisons, and the Office of Public Defense all supported the measure, emphasizing that identification is essential for housing, employment, and successful re-entry and noting the disproportionate impact of incarceration on Native Hawaiians. On HB 1183, which would classify certain law enforcement administrators and Department of Law Enforcement employees as Class A members for retirement purposes, the Department of Human Resources Development, the Employees’ Retirement System, and the Department of Law Enforcement all supported the bill. DHRD said it would help recruitment and retention, ERS said it had technical amendments to suggest, and DLE said the change would help with succession planning and allow the governor to appoint the most qualified leader. The committee also heard HB 1045, an emergency appropriation bill to cover payroll fringe benefits for Department of Law Enforcement personnel after salary funding had been shifted to other departments; Budget and Finance and DLE explained the need for the supplemental funding, and no opposition was noted. Finally, the committee took up HB 664, which would create an Office of Gun Violence Prevention, a grant program, a resource bank, and a special fund. The Attorney General recommended adding standards for grant awards and warned of overlap with the existing Gun Violence and Violent Crimes Commission, suggesting consolidation and repeal of the older commission to avoid duplication. Supporters included the Brady Campaign, Everytown for Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action Hawaii, a physician, and an Army veteran, who argued the office would centralize data, coordinate prevention efforts, and help secure outside funding. Testimony was mixed, with the chair noting 37 supporters, nine opponents, and three commenters, but no vote was taken during the hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• Um<00:49:08.240><c> and</c><00:49:08.400><c> I</c><00:49:08.480><c> think</c><00:49:08.760><c> that's
• :49:10.600><c> in</c><00:49:10.680><c> other</c><00:49:10.960><c> areas</c><00:49:12.000><c> as</c><00
• things</c><00:49:13.840><c> that</c><00:49:14.080><c> we</c><00:49:14.400><c> are</c><00:49:14.600><c
• about</c><00:49:21.480><c> how</c><00:49:21.680><c> it</c><00:49:22.359><c> is</c><00:49:22.560><c>
• going to end<00:49:23.680><c> up,</c><00:49:23.880><c> but</c><00:49:24.080><c> I</c><00:49:24.160><

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• :56.640><c> take</c><00:49:56.880><c> a</c><00:49:57.119><c> vote,</c><00:49:57.520><c> then</c><00:49
• </c><01:49:02.560><c> it</c><01:49:02.800><c> seemed</c><01:49:03.040><c> as</c><01:49:03.199><c> if<
• c> even</c><01:49:03.920><c> knew</c><01:49:04.560><c> that</c><01:49:04.800><c> it</c><01:49:05.040>
• ><c> funding</c><01:49:29.600><c> and</c><01:49:29.840><c> so</c><01:49:30.080><c> I</c><01:49:30.400
• :38.480><c> to</c><01:49:38.639><c> those</c><01:49:39.040><c> and</c><01:49:39.280><c> how</c><01:49

Committee: House Education Policy and Administration

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• MVP<00:49:00.559><c> Jarian</c><00:49:01.359><c> Washington</c><00:49:01.839><c> and</c><00:49:02.079
• ><c> the</c><00:49:14.480><c> entire</c><00:49:14.880><c> team</c><00:49:15.680><c> for</c><00:49:16.000
• </c> Mr.<00:49:23.599><c> Speaker,</c><00:49:24.960><c> the</c><00:49:25.280><c> Goldsboro</c><00:49:
• ><c> 3A</c><00:49:28.640><c> girls</c><00:49:29.040><c> title</c><00:49:29.920><c> with</c><00:49:30.240
• An<00:49:35.920><c> MVP,</c><00:49:37.359><c> Aiah</c><00:49:38.000><c> Boyer</c><00:49:38.640><c> shone

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• :58.880><c> for</c><00:49:59.000><c> the</c><00:49:59.160><c> Lei</c><00:49:59.720><c> to</c><00:49:59.880
• :30.960><c> that</c><02:49:31.160><c> you</c><02:49:31.319><c> have</c><02:49:31.479><c> to</c><02:49
• ><c> are</c><02:49:45.359><c> who</c><02:49:45.520><c> we</c><02:49:45.640><c> are</c><02:49:45.960><
• <02:49:48.840><c> are</c><02:49:49.040><c> but</c><02:49:49.160><c> we've</c><02:49:49.319><c> been</
• <02:49:50.640><c> meetings</c><02:49:51.359><c> to</c><02:49:51.520><c> kind</c><02:49:51.640><c> of<

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• :12.880><c> plan</c><00:49:13.200><c> to</c><00:49:13.400><c> fund</c><00:49:14.359><c> uh</c><00:49:
• ><c> as</c><00:49:20.839><c> kind</c><00:49:20.960><c> of</c><00:49:21.079><c> a</c><00:49:21.160><c>
• /c><00:49:23.359><c> scope</c><00:49:24.040><c> uh</c><00:49:24.160><c> we</c><00:49:24.240><c> will<
• ><c> Senator</c><00:49:30.960><c> green</c><00:49:31.640><c> thank</c><00:49:31.799><c> you</c><00:49
• ><00:49:34.160><c> short</c><00:49:34.520><c> question</c><00:49:34.880><c> then</c><00:49:35.000><c>

Committee: Senate Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• .<00:49:00.240><c> We</c><00:49:00.480><c> know</c><00:49:00.640><c> there</c><00:49:00.800><c> are</
• , admin,<00:49:05.760><c> compensation,</c><00:49:06.960><c> but</c><00:49:07.119><c> there</c><00:49
• ><00:49:09.599><c> to</c><00:49:09.839><c> this</c><00:49:10.000><c> puzzle</c><00:49:10.319><c> that
• with our good<00:49:14.640><c> colleagues</c><00:49:15.040><c> at</c><00:49:15.200><c> the</c><00:49
• I<00:49:19.440><c> will</c><00:49:19.599><c> say</c><00:49:19.760><c> as</c><00:49:20.000><c> you</c>

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Not trying<00:49:00.160><c> to</c><00:49:00.319><c> be</c><00:49:00.400><c> mean,</c><00:49:00.720><c
• They<00:49:05.359><c> just</c><00:49:05.599><c> don't</c><00:49:05.760><c> do</c><00:49:05.839><c> that
• And and<00:49:07.040><c> again,</c><00:49:07.280><c> it</c><00:49:07.520><c> doesn't</c><00:49:07.599
• least<01:49:36.800><c> pull</c><01:49:37.119><c> from</c><01:49:37.280><c> what's</c><01:49:37.520><
• </c><02:49:01.600><c> demo</c><02:49:02.000><c> plant</c><02:49:02.319><c> should</c><02:49:02.560><c

Committee: Joint Appropriations

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:49:01.680><c> it</c><00:49:01.839><c> was</c><00:49:02.000><c> in</c><00:49:02.160><c> the</c
• during the<00:49:13.119><c> 1990s</c><00:49:14.000><c> and</c><00:49:14.319><c> the</c><00:49:14.559
• The teacher<00:49:16.400><c> to</c><00:49:16.960><c> uh</c><00:49:17.520><c> pupil</c><00:49:18.000><
• c> ratio</c><00:49:18.800><c> did</c><00:49:18.960><c> I</c><00:49:19.119><c> get</c><00:49:19.200><c
• relative</c><00:49:24.880><c> to</c><00:49:25.119><c> to</c><00:49:25.760><c> u</c><00:49:26.160><c>

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Education met without a quorum, so the minutes were not approved. The main presentation was from retired economics professors John Garren and Dr. Kums, who discussed their Bluegrass Institute research on teacher compensation in Kentucky since the Kentucky Education Reform Act era. They said teacher base salaries, adjusted for inflation, have declined over the last decade, while state-paid “on-behalf” benefits such as pension and health insurance contributions have risen sharply; they argued total teacher compensation has increased modestly overall, but less than per-pupil funding. They also presented broader context on staffing growth, declining average daily attendance, Kentucky’s low share of teachers among total school staff, and flat or weak NAEP and ACT performance trends, including widening white-Black score gaps on NAEP. Members questioned the methodology and interpretation of the compensation figures. Representative Bojanowski argued the on-behalf calculations may overstate teacher compensation because they include insurance and pension costs that also benefit classified employees and retirees, and he asked for clarification on the denominator used to derive the per-teacher amount. Representative Truit said the presentation could be misleading if it implies teachers earn $94,000 in salary, and he objected to framing pension stabilization payments as teacher pay. The presenters responded that they were using total compensation, not salary alone, said they had divided total personnel-related on-behalf payments by the relevant staff count, and promised to review and send a technical explanation. Representative Truit and Chairman Typton both emphasized that compensation should be viewed as salary plus benefits, not salary alone, and noted that pension contributions are part of the cost of employing teachers. The presenters said their intent was to show the full compensation package and its relevance to labor supply and teacher shortages, not to claim that individual teachers earn the total compensation figure as salary. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond the decision to revisit the minutes at a later meeting due to the lack of quorum.

Transcript Highlights:

• /c><00:49:08.040><c> offender</c><00:49:08.440><c> program</c><00:49:09.160><c> um</c><00:49:09.319><
• c><00:49:26.400><c> to</c><00:49:26.559><c> the</c><00:49:26.720><c> the</c><00:49:26.799><c> St</c><
• facility<00:49:27.720><c> if</c><00:49:27.880><c> they</c><00:49:28.000><c> progress</c><00:49:28.319
• treatment<00:49:29.040><c> process</c><00:49:30.000><c> um</c><00:49:30.119><c> and</c><00:49:30.240
• discharged<00:49:50.599><c> um</c><00:49:51.359><c> by</c><00:49:51.599><c> the</c><00:49:51.720><c>

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• :55.360><c> ones</c><00:49:55.680><c> that</c><00:49:55.840><c> are</c><00:49:55.920><c> in</c><00:49
• 49:57.840><c> it's</c><00:49:58.080><c> actually</c><00:49:58.320><c> going</c><00:49:58.480><c> to</
• Would<01:49:23.560><c> you</c><01:49:23.680><c> be</c><01:49:23.840><c> amenable</c><01:49:24.400><c>
• 49:28.960><c> there</c><01:49:29.160><c> was</c><01:49:29.320><c> a</c><01:49:29.400><c> hearing,</c>
• , we don't<01:49:30.640><c> know</c><01:49:30.800><c> if</c><01:49:30.960><c> it</c><01:49:31.120><c>

Keywords: MS House Floor - 4 March, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Transcript Highlights:

• <c> have</c><00:49:01.280><c> a</c><00:49:01.520><c> a</c><00:49:01.920><c> business</c><00:49:02.240
• /c><00:49:06.559><c> have</c><00:49:06.720><c> to</c><00:49:06.880><c> come</c><00:49:07.119><c> down
• Um, so this<00:49:26.720><c> is</c><00:49:26.960><c> not</c><00:49:27.119><c> a</c><00:49:27.359><c>
• :49:44.079><c> possibility</c><00:49:44.559><c> for</c><00:49:44.720><c> them</c><00:49:44.960><c> to
• :49:49.520><c> with</c><01:49:49.920><c> uh</c><01:49:50.080><c> W</c><01:49:50.400><c> last</c><01:49

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• ><c> amendment</c><00:49:31.520><c> all</c><00:49:31.760><c> in</c><00:49:32.000><c> favor</c><00:49:
• :49:39.760><c> in</c><00:49:39.920><c> favor</c><00:49:40.160><c> of</c><00:49:40.240><c> the</c><00:
• 49:40.400><c> ITL</c><00:49:40.960><c> motion</c><00:49:41.280><c> on</c><00:49:41.440><c> the</c> &gt
• &gt;&gt; Okay,<00:49:46.400><c> I'll</c><00:49:46.720><c> take</c><00:49:46.880><c> it</c><00:49:47.040
• </c> And<00:49:50.559><c> that's</c> we<00:49:54.640><c> did</c><00:49:54.880><c> 624</c><00:49:55.760

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><01:49:02.320><c> of</c><01:49:02.480><c> over</c><01:49:03.159><c> I</c><01:49:03.239><c> think<
• it's 68<01:49:04.159><c> miles</c><01:49:04.760><c> total</c><01:49:05.480><c> uh</c><01:49:05.639><
• 01:49:07.920><c> dncr</c><01:49:08.920><c> um</c><01:49:09.239><c> for</c><01:49:09.560><c> that</c><
• ><c> then</c><01:49:16.760><c> provide</c><01:49:17.040><c> $2</c><01:49:17.320><c> million</c><01:49
• game and then<01:49:22.840><c> a</c><01:49:22.920><c> million</c><01:49:23.320><c> dollars</c><01:49

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:49:44.640><c> we</c><00:49:45.560><c> that</c><00:49:45.760><c> they</c><00:49:46.040><c> feel
• Where<00:49:49.080><c> with</c><00:49:49.360><c> the</c><00:49:49.880><c> regional</c><00:49:50.360><
• So,<00:49:56.920><c> this</c><00:49:57.600><c> amendment</c><00:49:58.880><c> makes</c><00:49:59.160>
• Senate<01:49:04.160><c> File</c><01:49:04.440><c> 90,</c><01:49:04.840><c> sponsored</c><01:49:05.240
• /c><01:49:40.160><c> we</c><01:49:40.360><c> will</c><01:49:41.000><c> call</c><01:49:41.240><c> the<

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:49:11.040><c> We</c><00:49:11.440><c> still</c><00:49:11.760><c> have</c><00:49:11.920><c> a<
• </c><00:49:13.520><c> We</c><00:49:13.839><c> still</c><00:49:14.160><c> facing</c><00:49:14.559><c>
• The<00:49:25.359><c> needs</c><00:49:26.000><c> for</c><00:49:26.240><c> affordable</c><00:49:26.880>
• We need<00:49:34.240><c> to</c><00:49:34.800><c> discuss</c><00:49:35.200><c> this</c><00:49:35.599><
• , the housing crisis,<00:49:53.200><c> we</c><00:49:53.440><c> at</c><00:49:53.599><c> the</c><00:49:

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:49:38.800><c> And</c><00:49:38.960><c> then</c><00:49:39.119><c> it</c><00:49:39.280><c> goes
• And then it goes on<00:49:39.680><c> and</c><00:49:39.920><c> then</c><00:49:40.079><c> it</c><00:49:
• :43.839><c> on</c><00:49:44.000><c> the</c><00:49:44.240><c> ballot</c><00:49:44.640><c> and</c><00:49
• I'm<00:49:50.640><c> just</c><00:49:51.200><c> I</c><00:49:51.520><c> find</c><00:49:51.680><c> it</
• Could<00:49:53.920><c> you</c><00:49:54.160><c> comment</c><00:49:54.400><c> on</c><00:49:54.640><c>

Committee: House Municipal and County Government

Keywords: 1189, house, all