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• So how would you support that?
• Your responsibility is to educate the child and support them as well as you can, but again, you need
• And so I support this bill. I support options.
• We are here as an Ed Committee to be hearing bills that help support public education, proper funding
• Support our teachers. Support our students. Where are those bills? I filed some.

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Summary: The committee first heard Superintendent Tom Horn’s State of Education address, which focused on school safety, academic outcomes, teacher pay, school choice, and opposition to DEI/CRT in schools. Horn argued that students cannot learn unless schools are safe, cited increased funding for school police officers and a recent Tucson charter school incident as evidence for more officers, and said the department’s academic efforts have centered on Project Momentum, tutoring, cell phone restrictions, career and technical education partnerships, and support for Native American districts. He also urged direct teacher pay increases through Proposition 123 and said the state board should revise teaching standards and school grading practices. Members questioned him about DEI compliance, cell phone enforcement, ESA accountability, teacher preparation programs, school safety funding, and literacy outcomes; Horn said the department’s role is largely advisory in a local-control state, that it tracks school practices on a website, and that it lacks academic outcome data for ESA students because private schools are not tested by the state. The committee then took up House Bill 2008, which would prohibit public school libraries from using public funds to pay dues or memberships to professional library associations that advocate for libraries and information services. Representative Cooper, the sponsor, said the bill was intended to keep school libraries politically neutral and prevent taxpayer money from supporting ideological advocacy, while arguing that membership could still be paid privately and that free professional development options exist. Opponents, including former librarian Judy Schweber, Marana board member Hunter Holt, and the ACLU of Arizona, argued the bill would undermine professional development, local control, and constitutional rights of association and petition, and that there was little evidence public funds were actually being used this way. Supporters, including Adrienne Johnson, said some library materials and associations promote political viewpoints and should not be funded with public dollars. After public comment and debate, the committee voted 7-5 to give HB 2008 a do pass recommendation. Members who explained no votes said the bill targeted a non-issue, lacked data showing a problem, and would divert attention from funding and literacy needs. Members supporting the bill said it was a reasonable restriction on public spending and a way to keep school libraries ideologically neutral. The committee then announced it would move on to House Bill 2249, the Parents’ Bill of Rights and Remedies.

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• FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
• WORKFORCE EDUCATION STATE.
• EDUCATION.
• AND SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS.
• THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY IN YOUR UNWAVERING SUPPORT OF WORKFORCE EDUCATION.

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• higher education.
• higher education.
• higher education.
• educational opportunities.
• public education.

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• And most importantly, things like employment, education, peer support, connecting to trusted resources
• There is support for career and technical education.
• Educators are leaving at alarming rates due to low pay, lack of support, and growing frustrations.
• Educators are leaving at alarming rates due to low pay, lack of support, and growing frustrations.
• I also strongly support our educators that are not just in the classroom, educating, and being a key

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Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 4043, which would require each school district and charter school to ensure that at least one employee at each school is trained in CPR, first aid, and AED use by August 1, 2027. The sponsor said he would consider floor amendments to clarify that a trained person should be available at all times and to tie the requirement to schools that actually have AEDs. Supporters, including a constituent who lost a child, said the bill could help save lives; opponents and some members raised concerns about cost, staffing, and whether one trained employee is enough. The bill received a due pass recommendation on a 7-1 vote with several members voting present. The committee then took up House Concurrent Resolution 2015, as amended by a strike-everything amendment supporting at least 60 minutes of daily physical activity for students and prominent display of the federal Dietary Guidelines for Americans. A public health advocate testified in favor, emphasizing chronic disease prevention in children. The committee adopted the strike-everything amendment and then gave the resolution a due pass recommendation on a 12-0 vote. House Bill 2621, as amended, addressed enrollment and special education access for pupils in unorganized territory, tribal land, and certain military-connected students, including changes to certificates of educational convenience and timelines for district and county action. The sponsor and stakeholders described it as a technical fix to reduce enrollment delays and improve access to services. After adopting both the strike-everything amendment and a Garcia amendment, the committee passed the bill 11-0. The committee also advanced House Bill 2385, which limits superintendent contracts to one-year terms during the first three years of employment and allows longer terms only after three consecutive years. The sponsor framed it as a way to reduce costly buyouts and give school boards more flexibility; there was no public testimony, and the bill passed 7-4. House Bill 4106, creating the One Arizona Service Fellowship Program, also passed after amendment. Supporters said it would build service opportunities and workforce experience, while some members objected to creating and funding a new state program; it passed 8-2 with one present. Later, House Bill 2992, as amended, established a pilot program in schools for child sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention, expanded to K-12 in the amendment and funded from the Victim Compensation and Assistance Fund. A survivor and anti-trafficking advocate strongly supported teaching children and training staff, while some members objected to the funding source and possible unintended consequences. The bill passed 6-5 with one present. House Bill 2370, concerning who may modify weapons detection systems and requiring superintendent notification to governing boards within 24 hours, passed 8-3 after a debate over school safety, accountability, and whether the bill was too vague or too narrow. House Bill 4056, as amended, would bar fees for legislators making public records requests in their official capacity and require electronic delivery; the sponsor cited large fees charged by school districts, while opponents warned against broad fee exemptions. It passed 8-3. Finally, the committee began House Bill 2478, which would create the Arizona Commission on Student Outcomes to study K-12 performance, accountability, graduation requirements, finance, and related issues, with a proposed amendment to add early childhood analysis. The sponsor said the commission would help drive a statewide conversation and that the Classroom Site Fund had sufficient unused balances to support it. Testimony from early learning and advocacy groups was generally neutral but supportive of including early childhood in the study, and the discussion was still underway when the transcript ended.

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• Stephen Profiter, Director of the Early Education Division at the California Department of Education,
• Extend state support to immigrant early educators, including confidentiality assurances, legal resource
• In education? We don’t know. Where’s the funding going to be cut in education?
• But we have to create networks, funding that in situations will support our industry and will support
• We became educators. We are educators, but sometimes people forget that we are not babysitters.

Summary: The hearing focused first on how wildfires and other disasters affect child care providers, families, and early education infrastructure. State officials from the Department of Social Services and Department of Education described disaster response and preparedness efforts, including shelter coordination, licensing outreach, emergency waivers, distribution of supplies, and the statewide child care disaster plan. Testimony from providers and advocates emphasized major gaps in recovery funding, insurance coverage, rebuilding support, mental health services, and coordination with local rebuild plans. Several witnesses urged more dedicated disaster-recovery funding for child care facilities and suggested statutory changes, including allowing greater flexibility for rebuilding costs and requiring early childhood programs to be included in local disaster planning. The second panel addressed immigration enforcement and its impact on child care. Advocates from the Children's Partnership, Every Child California, and CHIRLA said enforcement activity is causing families to keep children home, disrupting continuity of care, reducing enrollment, and creating fear and trauma for children and providers. They argued that immigrant and mixed-status families need clearer protections, privacy safeguards, legal support, trauma-informed guidance, and safe-haven policies for child care settings. Speakers also stressed that the child care workforce is heavily immigrant and that recent state laws such as AB 49 and AB 495 will require funding, training, and technical assistance to implement effectively. Public commenters, including child care providers, described personal experiences with fire damage, displacement, permit delays, lost income, and the emotional toll of serving families during crises. Others described how immigration enforcement has made parents afraid to attend events, drop off children, or remain connected to providers. Committee members repeatedly noted that child care is often overlooked in emergencies and asked state officials how child care systems are being integrated into disaster planning and how local and state agencies can better coordinate. No formal votes were taken during the hearing.

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• to the Public Education Department.
• school support.
• The second one in Whole Child Supports is the Indian Education Fund update, and Evan Chavez is going
• and if there's adequate support in the school building for those other behavioral supports.
• So, for example, that one falls into our education support services in terms of out of school time.

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• It was slowing down the growth both in SSPA, the school support personnel aid, reducing the special education
• It was slowing down the growth both in SSPA, the school support personnel aid, reducing the special education
• Representative Sandre Ericson was an advocate for education. She supported education.
• This is an education finance bill, and it should be focused on educating kids and supporting them.
• Hill and Rep. agreement, I cannot support the bill with the repeal of unemployment insurance for education

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• support the curriculum her support and support the curriculum her support is<00:03:30.400> critical
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• educator educators of greater Minnesota educator educators of color<01:38:23.239> Grant color
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• You may recall that members of the Education Evolving team requested your support in 2023 in cultivating

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• Uh, I had the space and support to get here, and I have received a high-quality education that gives
• Uh, I had the space and support to get here, and I have received a high-quality education that gives
• support.
• Um, support.
• further supporting student success. further supporting student success.

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• I support a family's ability to choose the best educational setting for their child or their children
• I support a family's ability to choose the best educational setting for their child or their children
• education freedom accounts and support education freedom accounts and support this<02:33:46.720>
• The private sector does support both religious and secular private education.
• This program is designed primarily to support religious education.

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• So anything that we can move forward and the support, continue to support that has been great.
• So anything that we can move forward and the support, continue to support that has been great.
• sort of education.
• achieve their education.
• support, resources, and guidance.

Summary: The committee held a work session on the state of Washington’s community and technical college system with State Board executive director Nate Humphrey and Tacoma Community College president Ivan Harrell. They described the system’s open-access mission, 34 colleges serving more than 307,000 students, relatively low tuition, enrollment growth over 12 consecutive quarters, and strong outcomes such as more than 46,000 credentials awarded last year. They also highlighted system initiatives including guided pathways, I-BEST, dual enrollment, tribal partnerships, a new program search tool, and six colleges named Aspen Prize finalists. At the same time, they emphasized major challenges: high rates of student food, housing, and homelessness insecurity; sharply rising emergency aid requests; and federal funding disruptions affecting TANF, BFET, adult basic education, Carl Perkins, NOAA-related tribal work, and several federal grants. Members asked about SNAP impacts, declining high school graduates, and how BFET and TANF interact with other aid programs. The presenters also discussed system priorities such as AI, Workforce Pell, capital planning, nursing accreditation alignment, and the Washington College Grant. The committee then heard testimony from AFT Washington and the Washington Association of Higher Education on faculty and staff conditions in the community and technical college system. Jackie Kane and Suzanne Sutherland argued that classified staff, professional staff, and contingent faculty are essential to student success but face low pay, instability, and weak retention, and they urged lawmakers to protect existing funding and avoid further cuts. They said working conditions for faculty and staff are student learning conditions, and that underfunding leads to reduced services, shortened advising, and program instability. Marina Parr of the Workforce Board presented on federal H.R. 1’s new Workforce Pell provisions and the updated Career Bridge website. She explained that Workforce Pell would allow federal aid for short-term training programs of 8 to 15 weeks, with high completion, employment, and earnings thresholds and a requirement that credentials be stackable and portable. She said Washington is well positioned to implement the program because of its existing eligible training provider evaluation system and Career Bridge, which now has a redesigned public portal, digital portfolios, multilingual access, and performance data on programs. Members asked about rulemaking, possible gaps in state services, and how the wage and completion standards would be applied. The Washington Student Achievement Council then briefed the committee on the new Washington Completes FAFSA campaign created by executive order. Staff described an advisory board with statewide representation, a pilot that used microgrants and other supports at 25 priority schools, and a new goal of 46,000 FAFSA or WASFA completions this year. They reported that completion rates were tracking slightly ahead of last year, with 24% of high school seniors having completed a FAFSA by the end of November, and they showcased a public dashboard with subgroup data and a WIAA-based leaderboard. Members asked about outreach to rural and homeschool students, legislative communications, Pierce County representation, and barriers to FAFSA completion, and staff said they would provide toolkits and continue expanding outreach. The committee then began hearing from student presenters about affordability, access, equity, and student experience.

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• Okay, so we'll go to support.
• I'm here today to support HB 157 because to improve education in New Mexico, it's always helpful, we
• Stan Rounds, Superintendent's Association, Coalition of Education Leaders, we stand in support of this
• I support this bill.
• Chair, I support your bill.

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• Education. Education.
• Six Working Group for Identification of an Educational Support for Students with Dyslexia, $840,616.
• Federal Adult Education Support, 8.9 FTE. 5.
• Federal Adult Education Support, 8.9 FTE. 5.
• Department of Education, Student Learning Supports, Intervention and Planning Content Specialists in

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Summary: The committee and floor took up House Bill 1411, which concerned the Cover All Colorado program. Debate centered on whether removing the program’s cap would create an open-ended entitlement and add pressure to the state budget. Supporters and opponents argued over fiscal impacts, with several members saying the program had grown far beyond its original cost estimate and that the state needed to protect the budget and maintain a balanced plan. The bill was ultimately passed as amended. House Bill 1412 was then considered, authorizing the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to use statistical sampling and extrapolation to recover Medicaid overpayments in certain provider audits, including ABA therapy and non-emergency medical transportation. Sponsors said the measure would help recapture millions in overpayments tied to fraud, waste, and abuse, and noted safeguards such as strict benchmarks, internal audit review, and a third-party audit firm. An amendment striking the word “alleged” from the bill was adopted, and the bill passed as amended. House Bill 1413, which changes leave provisions for certain public servants, was also approved. The bill removes a statutory cap on how much sick leave state employees may earn, while leaving actual leave policies to departments and bargaining agreements, and increases annual military leave to align with federal law. Members described it as a modest employee-benefit measure in a year without across-the-board pay raises. The House also laid over House Bill 1410 until later in the day and received the committee of the whole report on a large slate of other bills. Later, Representative Richardson sought to reverse the committee’s action on an amendment to House Bill 1389, which involved the comprehensive human sexuality education grant fund, arguing the grant program should be repealed if it is no longer funded.

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• House Memorial 30 is the study of public education governance It requests a study to support the education
• We also stand in support of HM30.
• We strongly support House Memorial 30.
• It should be our role to come to the table and support.
• is why I was excited to support this and support both the committee staff as well as the sponsor and

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• The support changed educator mindsets from compliance to high-quality instruction and student outcomes
• The support changed at educator<00:03:34.519> mindsets<00:03:35.160> from<00:03:35.440>
• So, you can see on this slide as educators finish the required training, we are now as a support system
• > for support building support structure for support building support structure for multilingual
• I am an educator by trade, but in my current role I provide support to families navigating the education

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• This funding could be used to support career and technical education programs, secondary fine and performing
• Additionally, whole child education includes some of the social-emotional supports that we all know students
• We deal with education.
• have been very supportive of higher education over the years. whole have been very supportive of higher
• education over the years.

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• Nathan is waiving today in support and Natalie Brown is waiving in support from our CMA.
• education plan or IEP.
• By supporting this bill.
• Appreciate your support.
• We're going to waive in support of a bunch of waiving in support of CDR. Thomas waiving in support.

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• <01:47:41.520> If<01:47:41.800> educators is more support, not harm.
• If educators is more support, not harm.
• If educators need<01:47:42.560> support,<01:47:43.280> and<01:47:43.440> they<01
• suburban family, luck, and our unwavering determination to ensure every plan, approach, educator, support
• suburban family, luck, and our unwavering determination to ensure every plan, approach, educator, support

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• The first is support for...
• The state's current and previous support of these educational programs underscores the significant investment
• support and recognition.
• willing to support.
• higher education.

Bills: HF2312

Keywords: higher education, college finance, student aid, financial aid, state grants, North Star Promise, scholarships, tuition relief, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, Office of Higher Education, work-study, child care grants, Indian scholarships, tribal colleges, Hunger-Free Campus, student parents, pregnant students, parenting students, sexual misconduct

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• the are we supporting our educators in the are we supporting our educators in the classroom<00:10
• today to support in support of House today to support in support of House Bill<01:15:29.679>
• Then you have the Minnesota Department of Education coming alongside in a support role.
• Then you have the Minnesota Department of Education coming alongside in a support role.
• Continued support of the career pathways, technical education, and problem-based learning ensures that

Bills: HF3650, HF2238

Keywords: student career pathways, education framework, experiential learning, employer engagement, career technical education, HF2238, Minnesota, workforce development, construction trades, youth skills training, youth apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, construction training, career and technical education, CTE, child labor laws, minor labor, labor exemption, workforce pipeline, skilled trades