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• , but represented by Representative<00:04:19.199> Rhymer.
• Um Representative<01:06:58.559> Greenman. Representative Greenman. Representative Greenman.
• Representative Cocher Pinto. Representative Cocher Pinto.

Bills: HF4862, HF4598

Keywords: apprenticeship, education, teacher training, grant program, labor and industry, workers' compensation, Minnesota workers' compensation, Workers' Compensation Advisory Council, reinsurance association, Workers' Compensation Reinsurance Association, WCRA, occupational disease, presumption, first responders, firefighter cancer, PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder, police officer, paramedic, emergency medical technician

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• Thank you, Representative Gley. Thank you, Representative Gley.
• >> HB380 by Representative Collins. >> HB380 by Representative Collins.
• <00:04:41.919> Garrett, seen it that Representative Garrett, seen it that Representative Garrett
• Representative, since we don't have anything here in front of us...
• Thank you, Representative Collins. >> Thank you very much, Mr.

Bills: HB8, HB380, HB8, HB380

Keywords: tobacco regulation, vaping, sales restrictions, youth protection, tobacco compliance, public health, education programs, electronic nicotine delivery systems, human cloning, criminal penalties, embryo, genetic modification, bioethics, campus chaplain, chaplain, school chaplain, volunteer, public K-12 schools, public schools, public charter schools

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• HB 520 by Representative Paramore. >> Representative Paramore, welcome. >> Thank you, Mr.
• Uh, this is House Bill 520, and it's for CTE teacher certification.
• Uh, Clerk, call the next bill, please. >> HB 75 by Representative Robertson. >> Welcome, sir. >> Thank
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Bills: SB337, HB520, HB75, SB337, HB520, HB75

Keywords: SB337, Montgomery County, probate judge, judge of probate, county officer compensation, salary increase, circuit judge parity, local legislation, county commission, general fund, public official pay, judicial compensation, Montgomery County Legislation, discrimination, immunization, facial coverings, healthcare rights, religious convictions, civil rights, Attorney General

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• Representative Ke, here. Representative Drummond, here. Representative Almond, here.
• Representative Baker, here. Representative Chestnut, here. Representative Collins, here.
• Representative Calvin, here. Representative Daniels. Representative Daniels.
• Representative Ellis, here. Representative Falner, here. Representative Lawrence, here.
• Representative Collins seconded. Representative Fner for second. for second. Representative Fner.

Bills: SB113, SB114, SB305, SB111, HB600, SB112, SB150, SB109, SB122

Keywords: education funding, appropriations, local education boards, school safety, workforce development, Alabama, technology, higher education, career technology centers, public institutions, grants, local education agencies, RAISE Act, student outcomes, public schools, accountability, weighted allocations, special education, English language learners, gifted students

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• Representative Liebling? Yes, Representative Liebling. Thank you, Madam Chair.
• It also represents strength, value, and it represents an anchor.
• Thank you, Representative Hanson. Did you have something, Representative Cleavorn?
• Representative Liebling?
• Represent, okay, Representative Coulter, then Representative Liebling, and was there someone on this

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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• Representative Hicks, I have one. Representative Hicks, I have one.
• Um represent. Thank you. forward. Okay. Um represent. Thank you.
• It also represents strength, value, and it represents an anchor.
• Representative Scott. Uh Madam Chair. Representative Scott.
• represent Leeling. Thank you. represent Leeling. Thank you.

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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• We also have Miss Ortiz, who is an ESL teacher at Putnam City North High School.
• Clarify who is defined as a certified teacher later on.
• really need For this bill, based on what this body passed last year, including children of certified teachers
• And depending on if you're a classroom teacher or principal, how you're coded has made you eligible or

Bills: HB3312, HB3700, HB2981, HB2961, HB3016, HB4478, HB4326, HB3025, HB3710

Keywords: firearm safety, public schools, education policy, student safety, gun control, opt-out option, grading system, student assessment, academic integrity, state funding, opinion conduct, open meetings, school boards, transparency, public access, education governance, HB2961, TSgt Marshal Dakota Roberts Gold Star Survivor Act, Gold Star family, Gold Star recipient

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• I have the distinct honor of representing Langston University, Oklahoma's HBCU and one of the nation's
• I would also like to recognize, acknowledge, and thank Senator Niy Nice, who represents the Langston
• As well as Senator Regina Goodwin, representing our Langston University Tulsa campus.
• Representative candidate is one of my several. House members, and so he's got a special guest here.
• And as a member who represents a large portion of this, I am very excited for the Spring ahead, and I

Bills: HB1937, HB2153, HB3674, HB2978, HB3885, HB3671, HB3261, HB3021, HB3029, HB4274, HB3701, HB3076, HB2299, HB3852, HB3244, HB3345, HB3114, HB3764, HB4144, HB3304, HB2939, HB4227, HB3262, HB2941, HB3498, HB4343, HB4425, HB3386, HB3087, HB3062, HB3431, HB4141, HB3581, HB4237, HB2960, HB3645, HB3648, HB3974, HB3045, SCR18, HCR1024, SJR39, SJR49, HB4486, SB1130, SB1131, SB1132, SB1133, SB1134, SB1142, HB1823, HB4476, HB3378, HB3880, HB3031, HB3369, HB3429, HB3657, HB4215, HB3624, HB1170

Keywords: HB1937, Oklahoma schools, student communications, electronic communication, digital communication, parent notification, legal guardian, school personnel, teachers, coaches, administrators, charter schools, public schools, administrative leave, corroborated report, investigation, employee file, discipline, termination, school board

Bills: HB145, HB279, HB292, SB35, HJM1, HM7, HM4, HM22, HM23, HM24, HM26, HM32, HM51, HM1, HM39, HM29, HM43, HM30, HM52, HM64, HM65, HM66, HM11, HM14, HM21, HM34, HM50, HM17, HM46, HM13, HM20, HM54, HM31, HM35, HM36, HM59, HM2, HM16, HM47, HM53

Keywords: high-wage jobs, tax credit, job creation, New Mexico, economic development, healthcare privacy, electronic medical records, reproductive health, gender-affirming care, data protection, location tracking, confidentiality, sexual abuse, prison safety, correctional facilities, inmate rights, investigation procedures, judgeship, judiciary, court system

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• Representative Hinojosa.
• Teachers want that feedback.
• It's giving teachers the information that they need to not only gauge what they are doing as teachers
• Thank you, Representative Wilson.
• Representative Bryant. Mr.

Bills: HB8

Keywords: HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround

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• Metrics like parent-teacher conference opportunities, family survey participation, teacher outreach,
• Great teachers. Absolutely.
• I want to say it's disappointing as a teacher to hear, "Oh, the teachers are causing the kids stress.
• Yes, Representative Hinojosa.
• Yes, Representative Hinojosa.

Bills: HB8

Keywords: HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround

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• And developed with teachers.
• Representative Hinojosa.
• Representative 75 Hinojosa.
• I know as a former teacher that our teachers really are exceptional.
• Teachers want that feedback.

Bills: HB8

Keywords: HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround

Summary: The House Committee on Public Education met to hear House Bill 8, which would replace STAAR with a new assessment and accountability system beginning in the 2027-28 school year. The chair described the bill as reducing testing time, limiting benchmark tests, adding beginning-, middle-, and end-of-year assessments, requiring faster score turnaround, involving Texas teachers in test development, and tightening accountability timelines and transparency rules. Members also discussed provisions on A-F ratings, cut scores, CCMR, local accountability plans, and TEA reporting requirements. Committee members and invited witnesses split sharply on the bill’s approach. Supporters, including the chair, TEA Commissioner Mike Morath, and Ed Trust’s Nicholas Munyon Penny, argued the bill would reduce high-stakes pressure, provide quicker and more actionable data, limit over-testing, and better align assessments to Texas standards while preserving criterion-referenced accountability. They said the new system would help teachers and parents intervene sooner and would improve transparency, including parent access to student responses and automatic rescoring in some writing cases. Opponents, including Rep. Hinojosa and student witness Ella Moran, argued the bill still increases testing and replaces one high-stakes test with multiple TEA-created tests. Moran testified that STAAR creates anxiety, disrupts instruction, and does not reflect real learning, while Hinojosa said the House had previously passed a better bill based on a nationally norm-referenced model and criticized the new proposal as a concession to the Senate. Questions also focused on AI scoring of writing, rescoring rates, and whether the bill’s new accountability rules would be reliable and fair. The committee did not take a final vote during the portion provided, but the chair said a vote on HB 8 would be called after public testimony later in the day.

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• In other words, they go out and hire teachers and make investments relying on us, and this is a long-term
• Well, I think Representative Reynolds put that in the general fund, I was told.
• I say that this is, to me, a biggie because... so imagine the lives we could change because some teachers

Bills: SB305, SB109, SB122, SB111, SB114, SB113, SB150, SB112, SB289, SB303

Keywords: education funding, RAISE Act, student outcomes, public schools, local education agencies, accountability, weighted allocations, special education, English language learners, gifted students, Tuskegee University, Alabama Education Trust Fund, appropriation, agricultural research, Southern Preparatory Academy, fiscal responsibility, financial reporting, Education Savings Accounts, RAISE Fund, CHOOSE Act Fund

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• Oh, representative... birthday, I mean, mortgage.
• Representative Morgan. So, you mentioned a couple things.
• Representative Paul. Agreed. Mr. Chairman.
• Representative and I want to restate my opening comment.
• Thank you, Representative. We appreciate your testimony.

Bills: HB138, HB335, HB388, HB138

Keywords: health impact analysis, cost analysis, coverage mandates, health insurance, legislative analysis, health care data, education, funding, classroom resources, teacher support, student outcomes, health benefits, provider dentists, payment reimbursement, insurance code, noncontracting, dental care, reimbursement, health benefit plans, noncontracting providers

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• Representative Hall.
• Chair lays out House Bill 388 and recognizes the representative.
• Thank you Members, any questions for Representative Harris-DeVille? None?
• Oh, Representative Hoffer.
• Abel Longoria, and I represent Hospitality Health 24-hour emergency rooms.

Bills: HB138, HB335, HB388, HB138

Keywords: health impact analysis, cost analysis, coverage mandates, health insurance, legislative analysis, health care data, education, funding, classroom resources, teacher support, student outcomes, health benefits, provider dentists, payment reimbursement, insurance code, noncontracting, dental care, reimbursement, health benefit plans, noncontracting providers

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• Well, the result was the next session we had teacher after teacher after teacher coming and say, you
• Is it the new teacher who, newer teacher who?
• teachers but prepared teachers.
• My name is Patty Quincy, I represent 66,000. teachers and support personnel all over Texas, and we are
• I'm here representing the Texas Retired Teachers Association. First, let me say that TRT...

Bills: HB2, HB2

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

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• Representative Hinojosa.
• I have been honored to be nominated the 2023-2024 24 AISD and Region 13 Teacher of the Year, representing
• Representative Hinojosa. I just want to follow up on what you just said about the teacher pay.
• Represent Frank.
• So most special ed teachers are not teacher of record.

Bills: HB2, HB2

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

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• Representative Kerwin, Representative Leach, and Representative Talarico have joined us on the dais.
• rate than certified teachers.
• If you will, how they came to become a teacher doesn't mean they're not a great teacher.
• uncertified teachers.
• But I've heard all day about teachers. My mother is a real teacher. a retired teacher.

Bills: HB2, HB2

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

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• Included within the prep allotment is an incentive for teacher residencies, paralleling what Representative
• Yes, ma'am for for new teachers and incoming teachers are teachers who are coming in or is there pay
• My colleague's point, Representative Leo Wilson, I think it is important that we guarantee a teacher.
• teacher put a down payment on a house, teacher paid for her wedding and still several other teachers
• craft and become a better teacher. teacher.

Bills: HB2, HB2

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

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• Representative Ranson has a question on the bill. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• Representative Ranson has a question. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• Representative Westamm, you're recognized to present House Bill 4117.
• Representing Marty, you have a question on the bill. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
• Representative Hall, you're recognized to present House Bill 3257.

Bills: HB3043, HB3044, HB3078, HB3940, HB4117, HB3428, HB4275, HB3257, HB3901, HB4298

Keywords: HB3043, Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, ODVA, seasonal employees, project labor, pro rata jobs, unclassified service, state personnel law, state employee benefits, paid leave, paid holidays, retirement benefits, health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, temporary workers, veterans affairs, Title 72, Oklahoma Personnel Act, budget reporting