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NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate Chamber Feb 5th, 2026 at 11:33 am

New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have a certificate of condolence that Senator Bregman's will present and be read.
  • We are on the certificate that Serenios has presented.
  • We do have others who would like to comment to this certificate.
  • So another round of applause on the certificate. Congratulations.
  • So another round of applause on the certificate. Congratulations.
Keywords: 996, all
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

House Chamber - Mon Apr 14, 2025, 11:30 AM HST - Day 50

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It added the portfolio evaluation process known as PEP plus the bridge certificate as...
  • Protection for consumers and healthc<00:58:52.400> care<00:58:52.720> certifications<00
  • someone, to get a fine if you're trying to help someone just because you don't have a certificate.
  • <01:06:05.280> You<01:06:05.720> know, don't have a certificate.
  • You know, don't have a certificate.
Keywords: 910, house, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Local Government Apr 14th, 2025

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • So that groundwater availability certification is a must.
  • We are... ...and in turn must submit a groundwater availability certification.
  • Excluding a certificate of water availability does not provide that assurance to homeowners.
  • To prevent abuse of the tax certificate, the bill states clearly that the tax certificate safe harbor
  • Kevin, come on up and tell us why this tax certificate bill is a slam dunk.
Summary: The committee heard several local government and property tax bills, with most testimony focused on appraisal disputes, tax administration, and development rules. Senate Bill 1052 by Senator Hinojosa would address coastal county appraisal litigation by requiring property owners in certain large-value disputes to report an uncontested taxable value while appeals are pending, so taxing units can base truth-in-taxation calculations on more realistic revenue. Nueces County, Del Mar College, and Corpus Christi ISD testified in support, describing major budget shortfalls caused by refinery valuation disputes; the committee substitute narrowed and clarified the bill’s scope. No opposition was heard, public testimony closed, and SB 1052 was left pending. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1531, which would require local tax collectors to accept common electronic property tax payments such as credit cards, debit cards, and e-checks. Witnesses supported modernizing payment options and the committee substitute removed ACH/electronic funds transfer language to avoid bank-account disclosure concerns. Public testimony closed and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 325, by Senator Perry, would restore platting and groundwater-certification requirements that were unintentionally weakened by prior legislation; supporters from county government, water groups, and builders’ representatives debated whether the real issue was groundwater protection or road standards for private roads. The bill was left pending after extensive testimony and no vote. The committee then took up Senate Bill 994 and SJR 46, which would exempt certain livestock feed inventory from property tax and provide the constitutional amendment needed for that change. Feed store and Farm Bureau witnesses supported the measure as relief for seasonal inventory taxes, and the bills were left pending. Senator Paxton presented SB 467 and SJR 84 to create a temporary property tax exemption for homes completely destroyed by fire, with refunds or corrected bills based on the date of loss; both were left pending. SB 1237 would clarify charitable property tax exemptions for senior housing and retirement communities, with testimony from Catholic and Baptist retirement organizations and a resident describing rising costs and exemption revocations; it was also left pending. The committee later voted 6-0 to report SB 2073, a pending bill on appraisal district authority to purchase or finance real property, and recommended it for the local and uncontested calendar. Finally, the committee heard SB 2172, SB 2173, and SB 2063, all related to property tax administration. SB 2172 would limit when appraisal districts can require homeowners to reapply for homestead exemptions, requiring a specific reason and written notice; SB 2173 would protect new homeowners from surprise tax liabilities caused by prior owners’ erroneous homestead exemptions, with testimony describing large back-assessment bills; both were left pending. SB 2063 would bar appraisal districts from using market-value evidence in unequal appraisal protests, and testimony sharply divided between taxpayer advocates, who said market data improperly overwhelms equity claims, and appraisal district representatives, who argued market value is inherently tied to equal-and-uniform taxation and cited a recent Texas Supreme Court decision; the bill was left pending after testimony.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Health and Human Services - 04/03/25

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:47:39.680> Thank<00:47:39.839> you, certification. Thank you.
  • Thank you, certification. Thank you. Thank you, Senator<00:47:40.400> Wickland.
  • And then in some of those states it's a 2-year from the date of hire to obtain the certification.
  • And then in some of those states it's a 2-year from the date of hire to obtain the certification.
  • And then in some of those states it's a 2-year from the date of hire to obtain the certification.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • There's no requirements on training, certification, nothing.
  • There's no requirements on training, certification, nothing.
  • Certification, nothing.
  • actually have the certification and that's valid?
  • actually have the certification and that's valid?
Summary: The joint Senate and Assembly labor committees held a hearing on the Los Angeles wildfires and their impact on workers, employers, and recovery efforts. Chairs and members emphasized that rebuilding should prioritize worker safety, equity, local hiring, and strong labor standards rather than simply moving quickly or relying on the lowest bidder. They also stressed the need to learn from past disasters and to create a more coordinated state response for future emergencies. Worker advocates described how domestic workers, day laborers, firefighters, and other frontline workers were affected by the fires. Testimony focused on workers being trapped in evacuation zones, lacking timely information in Spanish, losing jobs and income, and facing exposure to toxic debris without adequate PPE. Speakers called for expanded outreach and education, stronger Cal/OSHA enforcement, broader occupational safety coverage for domestic workers and day laborers, recall and transfer rights, childcare and transportation support, and a centralized disaster relief system that can quickly deliver cash aid and equipment regardless of immigration status. Firefighter Derek Irwin said California firefighters face serious carcinogenic exposure and urged continued funding for the firefighter cancer prevention and research program, along with a long-term state health monitoring and research effort similar to the World Trade Center Health Program. Building trades and labor representatives argued that cleanup and rebuilding should be done through community workforce agreements, prevailing wage, apprenticeship requirements, and local hire provisions, and said the state already has trained workers available. They also said federal debris-removal work through the Army Corps has limited the state’s ability to impose some standards, but that state and local funding or subsidies should trigger labor requirements. Employer and business representatives described major losses to property, inventory, revenue, and jobs, especially in Altadena and nearby areas. The Altadena Chamber said it is coordinating recovery resources, while a construction business owner said small local firms are being shut out of disaster contracts and proposed a more accessible procurement process for local and minority businesses. LAEDC presented preliminary estimates of billions in property damage and business disruption, tens of thousands of potential job losses, and a recovery timeline of five to ten years, warning that low-income communities will be disproportionately affected and that workforce retraining and upskilling will be needed alongside the broader economic recovery.
AR

Arkansas 2026 Regular Session

ALC-REVIEW Jun 16th, 2026

ALC-REVIEW

Transcript Highlights:
  • On page three, you'll see they provide an update on the training and certification programs that they've
  • contract with ACT WorkKeys curriculum, and it was to provide assessments and career readiness certification
  • On page three, you'll see they provide an update on the training and certification programs that they've
  • On page three, you'll see they provide an update on the training and certification programs that they've
  • This is for the UI Certification Hub.
Summary: The committee met to review a supplemental agenda, procurement rule revisions, methods of finance, discretionary grants, contracts, and a member disclosure. The Office of State Procurement presented rule changes tied to 2025 legislative changes, including Act 782, with updates to sole-source definitions, unrealistic bids, protest requirements, debarment procedures, and recodification references; the committee voted to accept the supplemental agenda and approve the rules. Members also approved eight methods of finance covering university repairs, equipment replacement, property purchase, and capital projects, along with a large slate of discretionary grants for courts, health, DHS, historic preservation, and tobacco prevention programs. The committee then reviewed RFQs and six ratifications. The ratifications included a Workforce Connections payment to ACT WorkKeys, Department of Health costs from an ice-storm-related water leak, a large Department of Public Safety ratification for Motorola’s Arkansas Wireless Information Network upgrade, Veterans Affairs HVAC and medical-service payments, and a UA Little Rock painting contract. The Department of Public Safety ratification drew extended questioning about why the expired Motorola contract had not been renewed sooner and why the issue took months to reach the committee; agency officials said the project was bond-funded, had not been tracked in ASIS, and involved ongoing negotiations and system updates. Despite concerns, the committee approved the ratifications. Members also reviewed a long list of construction, intergovernmental, out-of-state, and in-state contracts, including numerous university, DHS, health, corrections, and state agency agreements. Several contracts were discussed in more detail, including an SAU custodial contract question about sales tax and transparency reporting, and Department of Corrections aerial application contracts for Tucker and Cummins farms, which officials said served separate facilities in different parts of the state. The committee approved the contract lists, reviewed reports, and accepted a disclosure from Representative Andrew Collins regarding his investment interest in a company leasing property to Arkansas Rehabilitation Services before adjourning.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations and Budget Select Agencies Subcommittee Jan 5th, 2026 at 09:00 am

A&B Select Agencies Subcommittee

Transcript Highlights:
  • The teacher empowerment fund is Basically, a teacher certification program where teachers' schools can
  • develop a certification program that goes to the state department of Education.
  • They approve the program, and then if those teachers fulfill those certification requirements, they Can
  • And again, I'm, I'm, this is a, the, the, pro, the, the, program is a school would build their certification
  • , is the, is the height of it, where they Can get more dollars if they, if, if, they do those certifications
Keywords: 914, all
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, April 1, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • But if your name is certificate.
  • different than on that birth certific different than on that birth certific birth<02:44:29.920><
  • :44:30.880> have birth certificate, you're going to have birth certificate, you're going to have
  • <03:21:06.720> after matches her birth certificate after matches her birth certificate after
  • The bottom such as a birth certificate.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Debate on bringing up a semiautomatic military-style assault weapons bill 3/26/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And I implore you, you earned that election certificate.
  • And that's the power that our election certificate gives us.
  • our election certificate gives our election certificate<00:34:58.840> gives<00:34:59.120> us
  • We have an election certificate. Nobody outside this room has a certificate in the House, right?
  • We have an election certificate. certificate. certificate.
Keywords: 1183, house
MS

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Public Health - Room 216, 27 January, 2026; 3:00 PM

Public Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • I think it's the intention of both of us to have certificate of need bills beyond this. status for a
  • <00:08:37.200> I<00:08:37.440> think regarding certificates of need.
  • I think regarding certificates of need.
  • One of the issues in a world where there are no certificates of need is that there's cherrypicking, and
  • Certificates of need is that there's cherrypicking, and the new facilities would be located in and set
Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 3, a Medicaid and certificate-of-need measure described as a revised version of a bill vetoed by the governor the previous year. The bill would remove a prohibition on a psychiatric residential treatment facility in one county from Medicaid participation, add 20 beds for a Madison County facility, allow crossover status for a Harrison County hospital, require MC to obtain a certificate of need for facilities outside the original Jackson campus area, increase capital expenditure limits, and remove the provision the governor had objected to. Members discussed whether the bill was really a study item or a substantive new requirement, especially a provision tied to acute adult psychiatric units treating uninsured patients or paying a fee. The chair explained the policy concern as preventing “cherry-picking” of insured patients and shifting more uncompensated care to public facilities. The committee voted that the title was sufficient and the ayes appeared to have it, then voted to rise and report. The committee then heard Senate Bill 2453, a clarifying bill on window tinting/glazing exemptions. The sponsor explained that current law requires a physician’s affidavit for an exception, and the bill would clarify that licensed optometrists, along with physicians, may sign the affidavit for people whose eyes are sensitive to light. After brief questions, the committee again voted that the title was sufficient and the ayes appeared to have it. The chair said the two bills were being moved quickly to the docket room for processing and that the committee would reconvene immediately afterward. The final portion of the meeting was a hearing on Senate Bill 2566 involving the Board of Cosmetology and Barbering. The chair explained that the hearing was prompted by complaints from last session about inspectors being overly aggressive, fines for technical violations, and delays or problems with licensing. Board representatives said the newly appointed board had met for the first time, elected officers, and intended to focus on workforce development, easing burdens on the industry, and protecting public health and safety. They said the board had already restored prior passing scores for exams, adjusted work-permit timing to help students, reviewed contracts and staffing, and planned further meetings. Members and the chair discussed possible legislative changes, including mobile barber establishments, reducing fines, and extending license terms from two years to three years, with the chair asking the board to work with Senator Johnson on amendments before the deadline.
FL

Florida 2026 4th Special Session

House in Special Session D Apr 28th, 2026

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Speaker, having received the certification from the Secretary of State, I move that the certification
  • I move that the certification be accepted as prima facie evidence of election and that Hillary Holly,
  • Representative Robinson W. moves that the certification be accepted as prima facie evidence of election
Summary: The House convened in special session with prayer, a moment of silence for former Coral Springs Vice Mayor Nancy Mettier Bowen, the Pledge of Allegiance, and confirmation of a quorum. The clerk read the Governor’s amended special session proclamation, which added two subjects to the call: legislation protecting Floridians from artificial intelligence harms, including an AI Bill of Rights and possible public-records exemptions during early investigations, and legislation on medical freedoms similar to Senate Bill 1756. The special session was set to run from April 28 to May 1, 2026. The chamber then seated and swore in three new members: Representatives Hillary Holley, Samantha Scott, and Emily Gregory. The House adopted motions accepting their certifications as prima facie evidence of election and declaring them duly elected and qualified members. Guests of the new members were recognized in the chamber. Speaker Pro Tem Duggan outlined the House’s approach to the special session, saying the House had received the Governor’s proposed redistricting maps and intended to bring them to the floor for consideration the next day. He also said that, because no bills had been filed on the other topics in the call before the special session began, those issues would not be taken up. The House then adopted a motion to adjourn and reconvene on April 29, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. or upon call of the chair.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education Apr 10th, 2025

S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • offer diverse CTE programs designed to equip students with industry-recognized skills, recognized certifications
  • Strategies like tracking student engagement, CTE student organizations, industry certifications, work-based
  • The teacher shortage in industry-based certification areas is concerning, including health science technology
  • technicians, engineers—but transitioning into teaching often means a pay cut, even though the certification
Bills: HB 1057, HB1876
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 03/24/26

Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, because NRCS kind of unlawfully relaxed its certification requirements.
  • NRCS wetland certification. NRCS wetland certification.
  • its certification requirements. its certification requirements.
  • <00:38:38.280> as<00:38:38.440> an and remove the NRCS certification as an and remove
  • the NRCS certification as an exemption<00:38:39.040> route<00:38:39.280> altogether.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Sep 8th, 2025

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • California state laws never required those shippers of dogs to send health certificate forms to the CDFA
  • requires anyone shipping a dog into their state for sale to submit a copy of a completed health certificate
  • SB 312 mandates the dog importer submit health certificates electronically to the California Department
  • of Agriculture and to buyers within 10 days of shipment, and requires those certificates to be retained
  • propensity for misleading consumers and the large volume of dogs entering the state, the health certificate
Summary: The Assembly convened, established a quorum, offered prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then moved through a long floor file with many Senate bills. Early procedural actions included unanimous-consent motions, a successful roll-call to rescind prior action on SB 351, and a 54-vote suspension of Joint Rule 61(a)(3) to allow floor amendments on SBs 80, 351, and 415. The chamber also made several referrals, moved one item to the inactive file, and welcomed new Assembly Member Natasha Johnson and other guests. The bulk of the meeting consisted of concurrence and third-reading votes on a wide range of measures, many of them passing with little or no opposition. Topics included tribal gaming grants (AB 221), State Bar fee and bar exam changes (SB 253), AI guardrails in community colleges (SB 241), consumer arbitration clauses (SB 82), due process for law enforcement in Racial Justice Act cases (SB 734), dental payment fee disclosures (SB 386), HOA balcony inspection reports (SB 410), farmland protection and EIFD rules (SB 5 and SB 516), emergency shelter zoning (SB 340), HIV confidentiality (SB 504), election signature-cure reforms (SB 3), contractor workers’ compensation compliance (SB 291), fire training funding (SB 345), wage theft enforcement (SB 355 and SB 261), food allergen disclosures (SB 68), ride-share insurance coverage (SB 371), housing and disaster recovery measures (SB 233, SB 625, SB 21), midwifery education (SB 520), mobile home insurance access (SB 525), epinephrine in schools (SB 568), health facility emergency licensing (SB 582), hair relaxer enforcement (SB 236), wastewater surveillance (SB 317), and several tax, transportation, and public health bills. A number of bills drew brief policy debate or opposition. SB 388, creating a California Latino Commission, prompted criticism from some members who argued the money should go directly to community needs rather than a new commission; it still passed. SB 50 on digital safety for victims of abuse, SB 20 on silicosis prevention, SB 306 on prior authorization reform, SB 373 on oversight of out-of-state special education placements, and SB 437 on reparations descendant-status verification were among the more substantive and discussed measures. Most bills passed by wide margins, often unanimously, and several urgency or tax-levy measures required 54 votes and were approved. The session ended with continued passage of remaining file items and multiple items retained or passed temporarily for later action.
AR
Transcript Highlights:
  • Many students move directly from high school completion into industry-recognized certifications at the
  • who wants to pursue a certification, she received a scholarship where every single expense—curriculum
  • She recently completed a pediatric ophthalmology certification through Children's Hospital.
  • Graduates are also 43% more likely to earn certificates than their peers and 21% more likely to earn
  • The certifications offered to students in Arkansas have some of the highest quality in our network.
Keywords: 1204, all
Summary: The House and Senate Education Committee first approved minutes from February 2 and 3, then heard an interim study proposal on Arkansas adult education, presented by Goodwill Industries of Arkansas and the Excel Center network. Witnesses described the state’s adult diploma gap, arguing that roughly 300,000 Arkansans over age 19 lack a high school diploma or GED and that the Excel Center provides a supported, diploma-based alternative with child care, transportation help, tutoring, and career services. Goodwill officials said the Arkansas campuses are the state’s only public adult charter high schools, are not state-funded, and have produced strong enrollment growth and graduation outcomes. A University of Notre Dame researcher testified that a study of Excel Center graduates found higher employment and earnings, more credential and college-credit attainment, and lower criminal justice involvement, with a high estimated return on public investment. Some members questioned the framing of Arkansas’s adult education challenges and whether the state was being portrayed too negatively, while others asked about wraparound services and the role of nonprofit providers. The committee ultimately adopted the interim study proposal, though there was some procedural confusion and debate about whether questions should have come before the vote. The committee then received a detailed Bureau of Legislative Research presentation on Arkansas K-12 education funding as part of the adequacy study. Staff reviewed national funding principles and Arkansas’s funding structure, including state, local, and other revenues; the Public School Fund; Department of Education operations; and the Facilities Partnership Program. They explained that 2025 K-12 state and local revenues totaled about $6.6 billion, with foundation funding, categorical funding, supplemental funding, and additional funding distributed to districts and charters. The presentation covered the matrix used to calculate foundation funding, the role of the uniform rate of tax, the Educational Excellence Trust Fund, the Educational Adequacy Fund, and how charter schools are funded differently from traditional districts. Staff also discussed categorical programs such as alternative learning environments, English learner funding, enhanced student achievement, and professional development, as well as supplemental categories including transportation, special education high-cost occurrences, teacher salary equalization, declining enrollment, and student growth. Members asked numerous questions about the funding formulas, the meaning of specific staffing categories, how categorical funds are used, and the number of districts receiving teacher salary equalization or ALE funding. One member noted that the Excel Center’s funding appeared in the broader state-local totals and asked for clarification. Staff said some of the more detailed spending questions would be addressed in the next day’s presentation and offered to provide follow-up information, including district lists and historical changes. The meeting ended after the chair noted that the department was present mainly to answer questions, not to deliver a separate update, and no further business was taken up before adjournment.
AR
Transcript Highlights:
  • Many students move directly from high school completion into industry-recognized certifications at the
  • She recently completed a pediatric ophthalmology certification through Children's Hospital and earned
  • Graduates are also 43% more likely to earn certificates than their peers and 21% more likely to earn
  • The certifications offered to students in Arkansas have some of the highest quality in our network.
  • The certifications offered to students in Arkansas have some of the highest quality in our network.
Summary: The House and Senate Education Committee first approved minutes from February 2 and 3, then heard an interim study proposal on Arkansas adult education and the Excel Center model, presented by Goodwill Industries of Arkansas and the University of Notre Dame’s Lab for Economic Opportunities. Witnesses argued that about 300,000 Arkansas adults lack a high school diploma or GED and described the Excel Center as a diploma-granting public charter option for adults 19 and older, with wraparound supports such as child care, transportation, tutoring, life coaching, and career services. They said the Arkansas campuses are not state-funded, highlighted growth in enrollment and graduation outcomes, and cited research showing improved employment, earnings, and reduced criminal justice involvement for graduates. Committee members discussed the role of Goodwill’s nonprofit mission, the need for multiple adult education pathways, and the relationship between adult education challenges and broader state efforts such as LEARNS and ACCESS. The committee then debated the interim study proposal procedure, including whether questions should have been taken before the vote. The motion to adopt the ISP passed, and members noted that the study would broadly examine adult education, GED testing, high school diplomas, charter schools, in-person adult education, and funding allocation. Several members asked for follow-up information on current adult education funding, the availability of Excel Centers, and the criminal justice study results. After that, staff from the Bureau of Legislative Research gave a detailed adequacy funding overview for Arkansas K-12 education. They reviewed national funding principles and then explained Arkansas’s revenue streams and distribution system, including general revenue, the Educational Excellence Trust Fund, the Educational Adequacy Fund, local property-tax revenues, and facilities partnership funding. They also walked through the state’s foundation formula, categorical aid, supplemental aid, and additional funding, including the per-student matrix amount of $7,771 for 2025 and how funds are allocated to districts and charters. Members asked about student support staff, special education high-cost occurrences, ALE funding, teacher salary equalization, and the Excel Center’s treatment in funding totals; staff said some of those questions would be addressed in a later spending presentation. The meeting ended after the committee was told the department was present mainly to answer questions and no further business remained.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Taxation and Revenue Feb 11th, 2026 at 08:37 am

House Taxation & Revenue

Transcript Highlights:
  • There's a certification process and the like. Can someone explain that, please, Mr. Chair?
  • Chair and Representative, so you apply for the certification validating that you're a true affordable
  • Chair, is you would go to MFA and ask for this certification that you were going to do rehabilitation
  • it as a special exemption, and that gives them an additional 180 days to come back with their certification
  • Exemption, and that gives them an additional 180 days to come back with their certification.
Keywords: 996, all
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate Chamber Feb 9th, 2026 at 11:18 am

New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I have a certificate of recognition celebrating the 30-year anniversary for 529 financial plans.
  • Senator Brantley has a certificate for 4-H Day, which will be read, and I know there's a lot of guests
  • We’ll do the certificates that are up front.
  • But once we’re into an hour after doing the certificates that are being read, we’re going to move on
  • I very much appreciate the folks at the New Mexico Education Trust Board bringing this certificate to
Keywords: 996, all
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Education Pre-K - 12 Oct 15th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • Our partnership with Microsoft is going to also partner with us around a teacher AI certification, along
  • that road and the educators and making sure they're retrained in this arena... ...what does that certification
  • And I think the key here is through Credly is to have an actual certificate, something that they have
  • So that's really also challenging the certifications and the thoughts about how we actually credential
  • So we offer... ...we've done in Inspired is paid for the teachers to get the certifications and the training
Summary: The Committee on Education Pre-K through 12 held a panel discussion on artificial intelligence in K-12 education. Dr. Maya Israel of the University of Florida gave an overview of AI literacy, emphasizing that AI can support personalized learning, school operations, and teacher efficiency, but also raises concerns about data privacy, overreliance, mental health, and the need for human oversight. She described the Florida K-12 AI Task Force, which has produced guidance on policy, ethics, privacy, cybersecurity, classroom integration, and professional development, and is now working on district surveys, webinars, case studies, and teacher/family resources. Superintendents Van Ayers of Hillsborough County and Kevin Hendrick of Pinellas County described district-level implementation. Hillsborough outlined a governance council, a district AI policy, and an implementation guide; it prohibits generative AI for students below eighth grade, allows limited use for older students with teacher permission and district-vetted tools, and uses models for classroom AI expectations. The district also reported growing student enrollment in AI courses, teacher training through summer academies and quick learns, and pilots with tools such as Magic School and Microsoft Copilot. Pinellas emphasized academic integrity, student data privacy, digital responsibility, and the importance of human interaction in learning; it said state assessments already limit technology use and that districts need clear governance and parent transparency. Committee members asked about whether AI improves academic performance, the risk of student dependence, the possibility of returning to more paper-based testing, and who should set guardrails. Witnesses said reliable achievement data is still limited because the technology is new, though districts reported anecdotal gains in tutoring and early literacy. They also said there is no established statewide baseline for teacher AI training yet, so districts are using professional development, stipends, and partnerships with universities to build capacity. The committee also heard from Drew Andrew of FSU’s Inspire program, who argued that industry is moving faster than schools and that education should focus on teaching how AI works, building teacher confidence, and aligning training with workforce needs. No bills were considered and the meeting ended with a motion to adjourn, which was adopted.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Corrections Mar 12th, 2025

Corrections

Transcript Highlights:
  • So we order Social Security cards, birth certificates, and if eligible, a state identification card for
  • Yes, we do have some career tech ed teachers that are permitted, which is a form of certification as
  • It's not through SEC, but it's a form of certification for the career tech ed teachers who are folks
  • So we send a report to the state board of education and they generally will revoke their certification
  • Of the state of Texas to mandate in our code a higher standard for teacher certification for people who