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MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Ways and Means Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Transcript Highlights:
- In the Senate, every single district.
- more privileged school districts.
- Districts like mine and other minimum aid, rural or declining enrollment districts are facing elementary
- For the North Middlesex District.
- It's going to require extensive busing in our district. Our district is 80 square miles.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Summary:
The Joint Ways and Means Committee held its final public hearing on the FY26 state budget, with chairs and members emphasizing that public testimony would help shape the budget and asking speakers to keep remarks brief. Committee leaders introduced members, explained the hearing process, and repeatedly thanked residents, students, and advocates for participating. No votes were taken during the hearing.
Testimony focused heavily on education funding and the Chapter 70 formula. Students from Amherst, Northampton, Gateway Regional, Chester Elementary, and other districts described budget-driven cuts to electives, special education supports, paraprofessionals, counselors, transportation, and building maintenance. They urged higher Chapter 70 aid, increased minimum aid, rural school aid, and a reopening or restructuring of the funding formula, arguing that current formulas leave many districts unable to meet student needs and force local layoffs and overrides.
Other speakers urged funding or protection for a range of programs and facilities, including the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute for homicide survivor services, the Museum of African American History, the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and CART/interpreter services, the Access to Counsel housing legal aid program, the Department of Mental Health and Pocasset Mental Health Center, and Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children. One speaker opposed offshore wind-related spending and urged a reset of the state’s energy approach, while another advocated ending the aircraft sales tax exemption. Committee members responded sympathetically to many speakers, asked a few follow-up questions, and several expressed support for maintaining or expanding the programs discussed.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- So, so the receiving district, the CTE district, uh, is billing the sending school district for the EFA
- </c> district, the resident school district district, the resident school district um,<00:44:01.560><
- </c><00:44:46.000><c> district</c><00:44:47.080><c> uh,</c> receiving district, the CTE district uh,
- </c> state 75, 25% local district. state 75, 25% local district.
- </c> that district and say okay. that district and say okay.
Committee:
House Education Funding
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- up over half of the local school district debt.
- to district, sometimes without any report. to law enforcement.
- hold school districts accountable to justice and the law.
- material of minors. from Senate District 10.
- And will the TEA or will the school district be paying?
Bills:
SB604 , SB843 , SB1636 , SB2395 , SB571 , SB1224 , SB1832 , SB2392 , SB747 , SB2623 , SB2624 , SB2185
Committees:
Senate Education , Senate Education K-16
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Supporting teacher retention, HF3930 3/26/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- They, you know, they're going from one district to this district or from one district to that.
- districts and larger districts?
- or</c> from one district to this district or from one district to this district or that.<00:17:47.880
- </c> have districts that are working. have districts that are working.
- </c> to the other districts. to the other districts.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Civil Rights & Judiciary Jan 13th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Brian Burnett from the 12th District.
- You have a connection to the 30th District as well.
- Honored to represent the 41st Legislative District.
- And I, too, grew up in the 30th District.
- And I, too, grow up in the 30th district.
Summary:
The Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee heard House Bill 2158, which updates Washington’s electronic notarization laws to reflect 2021 changes to the Uniform Law Commission’s notarial act model. Staff explained that the bill would allow remote notarization of tangible paper documents, authorize remote administration of oaths or affirmations to remotely located individuals, and clarify how a notary can acknowledge a signature on a tangible record sent in from a remote signer. Representative Abel, the sponsor, said the measure would improve access, especially in rural areas where notaries may be far away. Testimony from the Uniform Law Commission supported the bill as a modest update that adds flexibility while maintaining consumer protections. A committee member raised concerns about fraud and manipulated video, and the witness responded that the bill includes safeguards such as required recordings, identity verification, and retention of audiovisual records.
The committee then heard House Bill 2178, an Administrative Office of the Courts request bill making several mostly technical changes to align statutes with court rules and current practice. Staff described changes to civil infraction filing and response deadlines, payment plans for infractions, the dollar threshold for aggregated malicious mischief damage, a two-year extension for courts of limited jurisdiction to implement electronic protection-order filing, and repeal of an outdated statutory grant-distribution provision. Representative Tye noted concern specifically about the extension in Section 6 and said she was still seeking an explanation for why the deadline should move from 2026 to 2028. AOC witness Jay Lee Schultz said the extension is needed to align with the rollout of the state’s new case management system and to support statewide electronic protection-order tracking.
Elizabeth Hendren of the Sexual Violence Law Center testified in opposition to Section 6, saying the delay would further postpone reforms intended to improve access to protection orders, judicial access to related orders, and survivor notifications. She argued that the legislature had already given the courts five years to implement the changes and asked for more transparency about funding, barriers, and why additional time is needed. After hearing the testimony, the committee concluded its business for the day and also took time to introduce members and staff.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
October 14, 2025 - 03:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- HE IS ONE OF THE LARGEST MILITARY CHILDREN SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
- THE DEPARTMENT IS CURRENTLY FINALIZING MATERIALS FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT TRAIN DISTRICT AND CHARTER
- COMMUNITIES CELEBRATING BEING A PURPLE STAR SCHOOL OR DISTRICT.
- WE HAVE CURRENTLY 90 SCHOOLS IN OUR DISTRICT THAT ARE PURPLE STAR SCHOOLS.
- FOR MY DISTRICT AND SUMNER HIGH SCHOOL.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Funding (05/06/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- receiving districts.
- They be addressed inside the agreement between a sending district and a receiving district.
- are in district.
- are in district.
- are in district.
Summary:
The committee began with housekeeping announcements about clearing office file cabinets by May 22, arranging lockers in another building, and the building’s cold temperature. The chair also reviewed the calendar, noting the May 29 reporting deadline, the May 26 Memorial Day closure, and possible dates for subcommittee or committee-of-the-whole meetings. Representative Damon then apologized for his word choice in a prior vote, and the chair accepted the apology. The committee recessed briefly for caucus before returning to the docket.
The first bill taken up was SB 98, extending donations to regional career and technical education center programs. Representative Peoples moved OTP, the motion was seconded, and members noted the bill would allow continued private donations to support the program. The committee voted unanimously to pass the bill and then agreed to place it on consent, with discussion noting a fiscal note but no objection to consent.
The committee then considered SB 294, concerning lab fees for career and technical education courses. Representative Peoples moved ITL, but members debated whether the bill would create an unfunded mandate or instead simply require that lab fees be addressed in regional agreements. Supporters argued it would make costs transparent and prevent students from being surprised by fees, while opponents said it would shift costs onto sending districts and add to an already underfunded CTE tuition and transportation line. After discussion, the committee voted 10-8 to pass the bill, with Representative Peoples assigned the majority report and Representative Bricky the minority report.
Finally, the committee turned to SB 195, which revises the composition and duties of the New Hampshire Advisory Council on Career and Technical Education. The chair initially asked questions about how CTE funding works for part-time students, then corrected that he was on the wrong bill before returning to SB 195. Representative Lad offered amendment 1938H and explained that it largely tracked current law while making changes to council membership, including the appointment process for business and trade representatives. Discussion focused on how the amendment and bill would alter council appointments and whether the current structure should remain, but the transcript cuts off before any final action on SB 195 is shown.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Mar 10th, 2026 at 06:30 am
Washington House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And we really do what is best for our district.
- My district, Madam Speaker, is a district that has a large population of low-income families.
- Speaker, look in your district—and all of us look into our districts—there's probably a handful of coin
- Speaker, to educators in my district and yours, broadly to nurses in your district and mine, and it would
- District, Mr.
Keywords:
behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, state regulation, market access, fire safety, insurance incentives, best practices, community protection, voluntary measures, mortgage modification
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Special Session 2026 May 7th, 2026
Ways and Means General Fund
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator Hatcher will have his district back and Senator Barfoot will have their district back.
- </c> district back. district back.
- district in Montgomery?
- My district is 47% black. opportunity. My district is 47% black. 47.
- And so districts.
Bills:
SB1
Committee:
House Ways and Means General Fund
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> the state there are 60 districts the state there are 60 districts throughout<00:12:09.399><c> the
- </c> but there are a number of districts but there are a number of districts throughout<00:14:59.320>
- Now, it makes a lot of sense from a funding standpoint that we as a school district or school districts
- Now, it makes a lot of sense from a funding standpoint that we as a school district or school districts
- Districts on how to code attendance.
Committee:
House Education Policy
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on State - Tribal Relations Jan 28th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Joint Committee on State-Tribal Relations
Transcript Highlights:
- My name is Matt Ballard, District Attorney for District 2, which includes Rogers, Mayes, and Craig counties
- district court.
- district court.
- I could tell you, my district, I do have a portion of the Muskogee nation in my district.
- district attorney.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Health and Mental Health Jan 15th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Health and Mental Health
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 2146. ...District 126, West Central Missouri.
- The district—thank you.
- So a district hospital is more like a school district when you think about... ...three types of governmental
- So a district hospital is more like a school district when you think about the areas they serve.
- hospitals are now constrained by their district borders.
Committee:
House Health and Mental Health
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:12:08.000><c> and</c> up to two Redevelopment districts and up to two Redevelopment districts
- </c><00:46:12.240><c> 17</c> districts in its downtown districts 17 districts in its downtown districts
- In the scenario that if you create a district under the current law, when you create a district, it's
- In the scenario that if you create a district under the current law, when you create a district, it's
- In the scenario that if you create a district under the current law, when you create a district, it's
Committee:
House Taxes
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Public School Capital Outlay Council Jul 31st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- The 5,000 extra would be the responsibility of the school district.
- There are more impoverished districts.
- Chairman, if I were a school district and I efficiently built a school.
- To clarify, it would just say the district, so we would strike 'the district has.'
- The district would have to pay the full.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Elementary and Secondary Education Jan 14th, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Elementary and Secondary Education
Transcript Highlights:
- Now, for many of our school districts, especially some of our rural school districts, this learning couldn't
- be done specifically within their district.
- There are long-term district impacts for this that include a direct commitment to that local school district
- But local school districts—no, local school districts do that at their own, kind of how they set that
- But local school districts, no local school districts do that at their own of kind of how they set that
Committee:
House Elementary and Secondary Education
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- They have their own districts with elections.
- The County Board is an appeals board, much different than the district.
- We are not the best of our district. We are representative of our district.
- We want folks who are representative of their district.
- districts all but one with a total district ADA of less than 300 because A3 knew those districts didn't
Committee:
House Education
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Education (3-6-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:10:14.720><c> in</c> Kentucky, especially the districts in Kentucky, especially the districts
- Good morning, Senator Reid from District 7, Senator West, 27th District.
- Good morning, Senator Reid from District 7, Senator West, 27th District.
- </c><00:36:54.000><c> I</c> district and represent Trude. I district and represent Trude.
- Kim Banta, District 63.
Summary:
The Senate Education Committee heard House Bill 132, which would change home and hospital instruction funding so schools can be reimbursed sooner when students miss school for short-term mental health-related stays. Representative Nick Wilson said current law requires a student to be out five days before funding begins, leaving schools unpaid when they provide instruction during 2- to 4-day absences. The committee gave HB 132 favorable expression unanimously.
The committee then heard House Bill 193, a cleanup bill on dual credit scholarships. Representative J.T. Payne and KHEAA’s director explained that the bill consolidates academic and CTE dual credit scholarships into one statute to reduce administrative confusion, since the programs have been funded together in recent budgets. HB 193 passed unanimously with favorable expression.
House Bill 241 drew the most discussion. The committee first adopted a substitute, which members said changed the bill to give the Commissioner of Education discretion, rather than a mandate, to grant calamity days. The bill and substitute centered on virtual instruction and Cloverport Virtual Academy: supporters said the school was a pilot project that needed more time and that a prior agency effort to cap virtual instruction would have effectively shut it down, while opponents argued the substitute would reward a low-performing virtual model and extend NTI/virtual learning too broadly. Testimony from an Oldham County parent criticized NTI quality and opposed adding more virtual days. No final vote on HB 241 was included in the portion provided.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Committee to Study Reducing the Number of School Administrative Units in the State (10/06/25)
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, but our district covers— Um, we have seven towns in our district.
- Um we have seven towns in our district.<00:47:52.240><c> Um</c> district. Um district.
- >> A district. Okay. Um I'm I'm intrigued >> A district. Okay.
- </c> district is BO and Dunart. district is BO and Dunart.
- </c> per county uh per school district. per county uh per school district.
Summary:
The meeting focused on school governance and a proposed shift in responsibilities related to SAU consolidation, with committee members first discussing how school board members and other local officials would be selected for future testimony. The main presentation came from the New Hampshire Association of School Principals, whose executive director Brady Belair and several principals argued that mandatory statewide administrative consolidation should be approached cautiously and that any consolidation should be voluntary and locally driven. They said anticipated savings may not materialize, citing possible higher personnel, transportation, and technology costs, and warned that forcing changes could create disruption without improving student outcomes.
Principals testified that their jobs are already broad and demanding, centered on instructional leadership, student safety, staff supervision, family communication, and day-to-day crisis response. Kathleen Murphy of Amherst described working 60 to 70 hours a week and said principals spend substantial time coaching teachers, handling student issues, and supporting school climate; she said adding more administrative duties would compromise student learning and teacher growth. Adam Osborne of Bow Memorial School similarly described principals as daily problem-solvers who set school-level direction and create conditions for schools to thrive. The witnesses also emphasized that principals, superintendents, school boards, and business administrators have different training and responsibilities, and that specialized tasks such as special education compliance, FERPA/HIPAA issues, and labor matters require appropriate expertise.
Committee members questioned the witnesses about overlap between superintendent and principal duties, the completeness of statutory responsibility lists, and whether some functions such as curriculum, discipline, hiring, and evaluation are shared. The principals acknowledged some overlap and collaboration, but said superintendents typically handle broader system-level, legal, and central-office responsibilities while principals focus on building-level leadership and teacher support. One member raised the earlier expectation that districts might move to a principal-plus-business-manager model, but the witnesses said that model did not develop as expected and that district structures vary widely. No votes or formal actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Funding (02/07/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><02:13:27.000><c> going</c> districts um other districts are going districts um other districts are
- or a district school not in their district.
- School within the district or a uh School within the district or a uh District<03:42:02.120><c> school
- </c> District school not in their district District school not in their district schools<03:42:04.720
- </c><03:57:45.239><c> this</c> District to the receiving District this District to the receiving District
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.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Judiciary, Division B - Room 409, 3 February, 2026; 5:15 P.M.
Judiciary, Division B
Transcript Highlights:
- ability to not allow a child to transfer from district to district.
- Um and to from district to district.
- remitted to that school district? remitted to that school district?
- or local school district?
- </c> district or local school district district or local school district is<00:15:17.120><c> the</c>
Committee:
Joint Judiciary, Division B