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• It's a beautiful campus; if you haven't been there, it has great students, faculty, and staff.
• I was blessed to spend, in fact, just last Tuesday on campus visiting. with students, faculty, staff,
• They've produced many leaders and innovators who have helped our community, helped our economy, and faculty
• I believe that this support stems from the recognition that this partnership will bring expanded resources

Bills: SB530, SB757, SB769, SB1085, SB1241, SB1242, SB1409, SB1878, SB2138, SB2314, SB2231, SB2361, SB2431, SJR59

Keywords: accreditation, postsecondary education, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, baccalaureate degrees, junior colleges, program delivery, faculty recruitment, higher education, performance standards, student loan debt, degree programs, funding, students with disabilities, accessibility, enrollment, report, SB 1085, Sul Ross State University, Rio Grande College, Del Rio

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• Chair lays out Senate Bill 1241 by Senator Milton in recognition of the Senator Mildred to explain his
• Governing Board Authority, Faculty Senate Reform, and the new Office of Excellence. in Higher Education
• Third, it revises the reforms made to Faculty Senate.
• Full-time faculty are permitted to be members of the faculty Senate.
• It clarifies that faculty may not be involved in final decision-making. of faculty grievance processes

Bills: SB530, SB757, SB769, SB1085, SB1241, SB1242, SB1409, SB1878, SB2138, SB2314, SB2231, SB2361, SB2431, SJR59

Keywords: accreditation, postsecondary education, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, baccalaureate degrees, junior colleges, program delivery, faculty recruitment, higher education, performance standards, student loan debt, degree programs, funding, students with disabilities, accessibility, enrollment, report, SB 1085, Sul Ross State University, Rio Grande College, Del Rio

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• opportunity for home ownership and the responsibility of the institute to maintain and to provide the faculty

Bills: HB111, HJR1, HB61, HB8, HB30, HB43, HB156, HJM2, HM7, HM17, HM4, HM22, HM23, HM24, HM26, HM2, HM16, HM11, HM14, HM21, HM34, HM50, HB70, SB3, HJM3

Keywords: water law, state engineer, civil penalty, compliance order, water rights, overdiversion, illegal diversion, groundwater storage and recovery, well license, permit violation, water enforcement, New Mexico water code, irrigation district, conservancy district, water diversion, unauthorized water sales, measuring device, district court appeal, water resources, water compliance

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• Speaker, for the recognition.
• recognition. Would the gentleman yield? recognition. Would the gentleman yield?
• recognition. Will the gentleman yield? recognition. Will the gentleman yield?
• , faculty senate, or faculty council, all of which are organizations that represent the faculty. >> Right
• senate, a faculty senate, or faculty<02:00:54.760> council.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

Bills: HB1589, HB2208, HB2297, HB2560, HB2725, HB3080, HB4417, HB4473, HB4520, HB4662, HB4888, HB4905, HB4906

Keywords: HB 1589, toll road, toll project, toll project entity, voter approval, local control, county election, commissioners court, Transportation Code, Chapter 372, road construction, highway funding, infrastructure, public referendum, ballot measure, transportation policy, Texas toll roads, regional mobility, toll collection, vehicle registration

Bills: HB32, HB15, HB171, HB421, HB581, HB644, HB745, HB349, HB917, HB204, HB923, HB15, HB171, HB204

Keywords: eviction, landlord rights, tenant rights, justice court, property law, court procedures, chemical dependency, court-ordered treatment, mental health, health care, treatment facility, juvenile justice, criminal justice reform, deep fake, digital impersonation, age verification, private cause of action, explicit content, consumer protection, HB 581

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• And the Texas Board of Nursing has 14 members, of which 6 are nurses, 3 are faculty members, and 4 are

Bills: HB32, HB15, HB171, HB421, HB581, HB644, HB745, HB349, HB917, HB204, HB923, HB15, HB171, HB204

Keywords: eviction, landlord rights, tenant rights, justice court, property law, court procedures, chemical dependency, court-ordered treatment, mental health, health care, treatment facility, juvenile justice, criminal justice reform, deep fake, digital impersonation, age verification, private cause of action, explicit content, consumer protection, HB 581

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• adversaries can influence faculty. adversaries can influence faculty.
• Gentleman seek recognition. I yield Mr. Gentleman seek recognition.
• Virginia seek recognition? Uh, Mr. Virginia seek recognition? Uh, Mr.
• recognition? recognition?
• from Michigan seek recognition? Mr. from Michigan seek recognition? Mr.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• If you are here in the gallery, please stand up for recognition. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• Little for a recognition.
• Pearson for a recognition. Ms. Pearson: Good morning, thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• Pearson for a recognition. Ms. Pearson: Good morning, thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• Speaker: The chair recognizes Representative Martinez-Fisher for memorial recognition.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Bills: HB12, HB42, HB205, HB222, HB324, HB325, HB350, HB416, HB482, HB610, HB749, HB797, HB807, HB821, HB979, HB992, HB1193

Keywords: survivor benefits, law enforcement, reserve officer, auxiliary officer, public safety, phased retirement, Teachers Retirement System, faculty retention, administrative fees, public postsecondary education, Medicaid, dental coverage, healthcare access, medical necessity, Louisiana Department of Health, judicial salaries, judges, judiciary compensation, cost of living adjustment, COLA

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• It has great students, faculty, and staff.
• I was blessed to spend, in fact, just last Tuesday on campus visiting with students, faculty, and staff
• Third, it revises the reforms made to Faculty Senate.
• Full-time faculty are permitted to be members of the Faculty Senate.
• It clarifies that faculty may not be involved in final decision-making of faculty grievance processes

Bills: SB530, SB757, SB769, SB1085, SB1241, SB1242, SB1409, SB1878, SB2138, SB2314, SB2231, SB2361, SB2431, SJR59

Keywords: accreditation, postsecondary education, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, baccalaureate degrees, junior colleges, program delivery, faculty recruitment, higher education, performance standards, student loan debt, degree programs, funding, students with disabilities, accessibility, enrollment, report, SB 1085, Sul Ross State University, Rio Grande College, Del Rio

Summary: The Senate Committee on Education K-16 met with a large agenda and repeatedly recessed for floor activity and other committee conflicts. The committee heard and left pending several higher education bills, including SB 2361 to transfer University of Houston-Victoria from the University of Houston System to the Texas A&M System and rename it Texas A&M University Victoria; testimony from university officials, local leaders, and industry representatives strongly supported the move as a way to better align degree programs with regional workforce needs in engineering, agriculture, and STEM. SB 530, which would align Texas accreditation statutes with federal rules allowing institutions to choose among nationally recognized accreditors, also received supportive testimony and was left pending. SB 1085, allowing Sul Ross satellite campuses to offer lower-division coursework toward bachelor’s degrees, was laid out and left pending as well. The committee also took up a series of education policy bills. SB 1241 would expand the standardized tests Texas public universities may accept for admission beyond the SAT and ACT, with supporters from the Classic Learning Test, homeschool advocates, and student-choice groups arguing it would increase access and competition; it was left pending. SB 769 would require a TEA/Higher Education Coordinating Board report on barriers faced by students with disabilities in higher education, and testimony from The Arc of Texas and others emphasized the need for better data and accessibility; the bill was left pending. SB 2231 would designate the second week of October as Free College Application Week, and SB 1878 would modernize terminology and support workforce-oriented programs at the Josie School; both were laid out and left pending. The committee reported several bills favorably after adopting committee substitutes. SB 605, concerning charter school expansion applications while under conservatorship or a management team, passed on a 9-0 vote. SB 1871, SB 1873, and SB 1874, all related to school discipline and teacher immunity/placement review provisions, were adopted and reported favorably, with members noting the need for further discussion on some language. SB 762, dealing with flag displays in public schools, passed on a 7-1 vote. SB 1962, relating to public school accountability and challenges to school system operations, passed 7-1 after a corrected vote. SB 1750, replacing a $60 million statewide charter facilities cap with an attendance-growth-based allotment, passed 7-1 with one member voting present not voting. SB 2252, supporting kindergarten readiness and early literacy/numeracy, SB 2253, concerning educator preparation and certification, SB 2365, on student use of wireless devices during instructional time, and SB 1924, restoring local peace officer citation authority for school offenses and adding reporting and parent-notification requirements, were also reported favorably. The committee additionally heard SB 37 on higher education governance and compliance oversight, which passed 7-1 after a substitute that refined curriculum review, governing board authority, faculty senate rules, and a new compliance office within the Higher Education Coordinating Board.

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• President, if I may ask for your indulgence as I continue this recognition and acknowledge others in
• and acknowledge others in recognition and acknowledge others in the<00:02:36.640> gallery.
• Joining Principal Amine in the gallery are faculty members, physical education teacher Mr.
• Congratulations again to Wilson Elementary School on their Blue Ribbon recognition.
• recognition. Mahalo, Principal Amine. recognition. Mahalo, Principal Amine.

Bills: HB1576, HB2490, HB1546, HB1588

Keywords: HB1576, Hawaii film industry, DBEDT, BLNR, Department of Business Economic Development and Tourism, Board of Land and Natural Resources, film permits, motion picture production, television production, commercial filming, digital media tax credit, film production tax credit, public notice, transparency, state lands, film studio, land set-aside, revocable permit, memorandum of agreement, memorandum of understanding

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• We have 78,000 employees, and that includes 24,000 faculty.
• retention of full-time faculty.
• These funds go toward recruitment packages for new faculty and help retain existing faculty by upgrading
• Okay, moving to the world-class faculty and scholar program.
• The line program, that provides funding to recruit and retain faculty and research scholars.

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Higher Education received a presentation from Tim Jones, Senior Vice Chancellor and CFO for the State University System of Florida, on the system’s funding methodology, budget structure, tuition, and performance-based funding. He outlined the system’s scale, including 12 universities, more than 430,000 students taking classes, about 78,000 employees, and a roughly $20 billion operating budget. He also reviewed tuition levels, noting Florida’s low resident undergraduate tuition, the lack of tuition increases since 2013, and the distinction between state-set resident tuition and Board of Governors authority over other tuition categories. Jones described several funding components, including performance funding, preeminence funding, faculty recruitment and retention programs, universities of distinction, nursing pipeline and matching programs, and operational enhancements. He explained that performance funding is based on a 100-point model tied to retention, graduation, employment, and other metrics, with student success plans required if scores decline or fall below 70 points. He said the current performance funding allocation is $350 million and the legislative budget request seeks $400 million. He also said the new SUS 30 strategic plan will lead to updates in the performance metrics and benchmarks, with some changes possibly phased in over time. Senators asked questions about how the new strategic plan will affect future scoring, how long universities have to improve after declining scores, and how out-of-state enrollment and tuition are handled. Jones said universities will be evaluated on the current metrics for the upcoming budget cycle, while the new plan’s changes will be developed later and may include glide paths. He also said there is no statutory cap on nonresident students, though the Board of Governors has a 10% systemwide guideline under discussion, and that graduate out-of-state tuition varies by program and requires institutional and Board of Governors approval. No votes were taken, no public testimony was offered, and the committee adjourned.

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• OF IN THIS MODEL JUST BECAUSE OF ECONOMIES AND SCALE IF I SERVE TEN STUDENTS IT TO HAVE RECOGNITION
• SOME OF THOSE EXAMPLES INCLUDE LIBRARY VOLUMES, SPECIAL PROJECTS, MAINTENANCE, FACULTY PRODUCTIVITY,
• MEMBER OR ARE ALL FACULTY MEMBERS STANDARD THE SAME SALARY NO MATTER WHAT YOU TEACH?
• >> WHAT FACULTY SALARIES ARE WILL VARY BY COLLEGE. THE COLLEGE SETS THE SALARY FOR FACULTY.
• HARRELL HAD BUT AS YOUR FACULTY COST YOU MORE MONEY ACCORDING TO THE DEGREES THAT HAVE?

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Again, we're the faculty that represent, or we're the faculty on all two-year technical and community
• We have encouraged faculty to give space and grace to students to the extent that faculty have the authority
• was revoked in January of 2025, faculty was revoked in January of 2025, faculty members<01:14:45.520
• We had surveyed our faculty in February and found that 94% of faculty reported students expressing extreme
• And 48% of our surveyed faculty reported And 48% of our surveyed faculty reported a<01:15:19.120>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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