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• Finally, this bill guarantees A through F accountability ratings will be released on a consistent annual
• Districts tend to request a re-score at a higher rate for the human-scored items.
• We rate the performance of schools with A through F. That's what causes the stress.
• Tim, explain to me, isn't a rating a rating of a school? Yes, it is the rating of how the...
• It's going to get a low rating, right? That's correct.

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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• This gives families contextual information about school programming without clouding the A-F ratings,
• If you don't mind, when I came to Austin ISD, I entered a campus that was an F-rated campus just two
• F-rated. I can tell you.
• through F ratings.
• There's a campus not too far from here that has just been rated an F after...

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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• the start of the school year by July 15th, or the A through F ratings are issued under the prior year's
• Finally, this bill guarantees A through F accountability ratings will be released on a consistent annual
• Well, I mean, they're gonna get a rating, right? They're not going to get a not rated designation.
• They're not going to get a not a not rated designation.
• Tim, explain to me, isn't a rating a rating of a school?

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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• about a penny less on... ...about a percent less than the three and a half percent rollback rate trigger
• Now, they're going to go to a voter-approved tax rate election? Correct.
• potential for a 24% tax rate increase, but it's not set in stone.
• much higher growth rate than two and a half percent.
• I have a long history as a fiscal conservative and have advocated for a lower tax rate in Dallas for

Bills: SB9, SB 9

Keywords: property tax, ad valorem tax, voter-approval tax rate, no-new-revenue tax rate, tax rate calculation, Tax Code, local government finance, municipality, county, special taxing unit, sales and use tax, property tax cap, tax rollback, tax levy, maintenance and operations, debt rate, disaster relief rate, Texas Legislature, local taxing unit, school assessment

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• I have a motion. Do I have a second? Second. We have a motion and a second.
• than<00:03:26.800> ever Kentucky at a higher rate than than ever Kentucky at a higher rate
• A 100% pass rate for BSN this past year.
• Our graduates have 100% success in placement rates if they want a job. And these are good jobs.
• And these are rates if they want a job. And these are good<00:48:42.160> jobs.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:55 Approval of Minutes 00:02:01 Information Items 00:02:10 Review of Executive Branch Agency Plans 00:02:20 A. A. Eastern Kentucky University 00:02:48 B. B. Kentucky Community and Technical College System 00:15:21 C. C. Kentucky State University 00:31:43 D. D. Morehead State University 00:41:44 E. E. Murray State University 01:01:56 F. F. Northern Kentucky University 01:16:09 G. G. University of Kentucky and Hospital 01:25:00 H. H. University of Louisville 01:42:52 I. I. Western Kentucky University 01:56:17, 958, all

Summary: The meeting opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by a roll call establishing a quorum. The committee then approved the prior meeting’s minutes. Members were reminded to silence cell phones, and the chair noted an informational item on capital plan amendments made by state agencies during the latest revision period before moving to university capital plan presentations. Eastern Kentucky University President David McFaden outlined EKU’s enrollment growth, strong Kentucky student retention, and signature programs in nursing, occupational therapy, criminal justice, education, manufacturing engineering, and aviation. EKU’s main capital priorities were a new health innovation project to support a proposed osteopathic medical program, including a $50 million escrow requirement until accreditation; a collaborative center for health innovation to address outdated health sciences facilities; a $5 million startup request for an air traffic control program; aircraft upgrades for the aviation fleet; and continued asset preservation funding. In response to questions, EKU said roughly 40% of the new health facility would be dedicated to the medical school, with shared simulation space for multiple health programs, and that aviation maintenance needs are currently being met through KCTCS partners but could be expanded if demand grows. KCTCS representatives then described the system’s scale and capital needs, noting service to 107,000 students, extensive dual credit and workforce training, and a network of 342 buildings across 70 campuses. They said prior legislative support, including $277 million in asset preservation and $90 million released for approved projects, had helped with safety, roofs, energy efficiency, and campus security. Their current priorities include about $30 million for systemwide safety and security upgrades, renovations tied to consolidation and footprint reduction under Senate Joint Resolution 179, and broader asset preservation needs estimated at roughly $300 million to $325 million. Members discussed the need to preserve and expand skilled trades training, and KCTCS said its plan includes construction trades and flexible, multiuse facilities that can adapt to changing workforce needs. No votes were taken beyond approval of the minutes, and the presentations concluded with questions and discussion only.

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• Uh, ensures fail-safe for fast tracking between in-year growth and calculations for A for the F, proves
• the A through F accountability system in the state as well as, uh, years later being able to uh make
• through F ratings or the accountability system, that it will solely be based on the 3rd exam, right,
• a position.
• , HB 26 allows a sheriff, a county sheriff or constable to enter into a contract with local government

Bills: HB8, HB26, HB192

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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• We have a quorum.
• a felony.
• He was a special needs person. He was a kind, hard, he was a kind young man and a hard worker.
• He broke a window and the house of a woman. He was at a group home. So he escaped.
• The data show that undocumented immigrants commit felonies at a lower rate than U.S. citizens.

Bills: SB9, SB1047, SB1048, SJR17, SJR49, SB40, SJR1, SJR5, SB 9, SB 40, SJR 1

Keywords: bail reform, defendants, pretrial detention, public safety, criminal justice, charitable bail organizations, criminal procedure, public safety report, victim notification, family violence, bail bonds, public funds, political subdivision, injunction, taxpayer rights, violent crimes, sexual offenses, community safety, constitutional amendment, trafficking

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• It's a common practice for ICE to take custody of a person until their criminal case is disposed of.
• And currently, we currently have a system in Texas where a judge cannot detain a violent defendant.
• managed through a lawyer. of people who do not pose a very high risk of failure to comply. pre-trial
• of a bond.
• I returned to jail for a bond hearing in Galveston, despite the judge setting a $50,000 bond.

Bills: SB9, SB1047, SB1048, SJR17, SJR49, SB40, SJR1, SJR5, SB 9, SB 40, SJR 1

Keywords: bail reform, defendants, pretrial detention, public safety, criminal justice, charitable bail organizations, criminal procedure, public safety report, victim notification, family violence, bail bonds, public funds, political subdivision, injunction, taxpayer rights, violent crimes, sexual offenses, community safety, constitutional amendment, trafficking

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• A quorum is present.
• I think we're very close to getting rid of the STAAR test. ...continue to strengthen the A through F
• Oh, did you have a question?
• through F ratings or the accountability system; it will solely be based on the third exam. on the third
• Specifically, HB 26 allows a... a sheriff, a county sheriff or constable, to enter into a contract with

Bills: HB8, HB26, HB192

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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• the start of a school year by a hard date of July 15th or A-F ratings are issued under the prior year's
• Finally, this bill guarantees A-F accountability ratings will be released on a consistent annual basis
• So they're going to get an A through F letter grade for 25-26, 26-27, and 27-28?
• It closes a loophole for new campuses on the growth measure to A-F to ensure they're not penalized for
• Chairman: ...is increasing even at a faster rate, which is really good. Mr.

Bills: HB8, HB12, SB 3, HJR1, SB 11, SB 16, SB 14

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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• $200,000 home, uh, in El Paso, uh, the savings of, of 3 cents on the tax rate would be $60 a year.
• This is, as I understand it, is, is, is a rate reduction. It's compression.
• Sure, so we have the voter approved rate, which is the highest rate that you could approve without a,
• We have typically adopted a rate lower than the voter approved rate in the last several years in order
• higher tax rate, and then all of the real property on the roll pays a higher tax rate.

Bills: HB8, HB9, HJR1, HB 22

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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• President, there's a message from the House. Admit the messenger. Thank you, Mr. President.
• I am directed by the House to inform the Senate that the House is taking a vote. Thank you.
• Pursuant to a previously adopted motion, the Senate stands adjourned until 7 p.m.

Bills: SB9, SB7, SB17, SB4, SB1, HB4

Keywords: school assessment, public education, accountability, transparency, education standards, STAAR, Texas Education Agency, TEA, public school accountability, school ratings, A-F ratings, assessment reform, student testing, benchmark tests, interim assessments, through-year assessment, diagnostic reports, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plans

Summary: The Senate briefly convened and received a message from the House stating that the House was taking a vote. No bills, motions, or substantive policy matters were discussed in the exchange. Pursuant to a previously adopted motion, the Senate then adjourned until 7 p.m. on Thursday, August 21.

Keywords: Wyoming Legislature YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-66Qgeqqr8, 2026-06-20T23:35:36+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 916, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-1Q22xeR5c, 2026-06-21T07:17:02+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: NH House of Representatives Committee Streaming, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-8yXr6wYVg, 2026-07-02T03:39:23+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 928, house, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Transcript Highlights:

• On a $200,000 home in El Paso, the savings of three cents on the tax rate would be $60 a year, so that's
• This is, as I understand it, is a rate reduction. It's compression.
• We have typically adopted a rate lower than the voter approved rate in the last several years in order
• And then apply it to this year's rates. It would help the administration a lot.
• But at $250,000, if you're talking about a tax rate of around $250,000, on average, which is a safe average

Bills: HB8, HB9, HJR1, HB22, HB8, HB9, HJR1, HB22

Keywords: HB 8, school finance, compressed tax rate, maximum compressed tax rate, MCR, PYMCR, property tax, school district taxes, Education Code, Tax Code, state aid, school funding formula, local school taxes, Texas school finance, tax rate compression, public education funding, ad valorem tax, tangible personal property, income-producing property, business personal property

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• We have A through F ratings that show 74% of HISD schools are now A and B rated.
• Through a process and define that, do it rigorously, and then make that your formal A through F ratings
• If a school gets an F rating, you have to do what's called a targeted improvement plan, and you have
• If it gets another F rating, a two-year... So a one-year F rating?
• Anytime a school gets an F rating, that's right.

Bills: SB8, SB 8

Keywords: education, accountability, public school assessment, state law, transparency, intervention, performance ratings, sex designation, restroom access, civil penalties, private civil right of action, women's privacy, 1185, senate, all

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• Do I have a motion? I make a motion to be approved. Second. I have a motion and a second.
• I have a motion and a Second. Second.
• This added a 2.6 inflation rate for 18 beds. Yes. Okay. Mr. Hicks. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Uh, Dr.
• /c> had a um a review and a um someone come had a um a review and a um someone come and<00:20:52.159>
• a new space like a canteen. a new space like a canteen. Thank<01:30:31.440> you.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:05 Approval of Minutes 00:01:48 Welcome New Members 00:02:03 Information Items 00:02:35 Review of Executive Branch Agency Plans 00:03:33 A. Cabinet for Health and Family Services 00:04:00 B. Kentucky Department of Education 00:17:03 C. Education and Labor Cabinet 00:29:33 D. Energy and Environment Cabinet 00:42:38 E. Finance and Administration Cabinet 0:53:30 F. Justice and Public Safety Cabinet 01:13:28 G. Personnel Cabinet 01:31:04 H. School Facilities Construction Commission 01:41:39, 958, all

Summary: The meeting was the first of the year for the Capital Planning Advisory Board. Members were called, a quorum was confirmed, new co-chairs and members were welcomed, and the board approved the prior year’s meeting minutes. The chair also reviewed the capital planning timeline, packet organization, and the list of agencies that submitted plans but would not testify. The Cabinet for Health and Family Services presented first, outlining priorities centered on public safety, protecting existing infrastructure, preventive maintenance, and improving service delivery. Its major requests included a $21 million maintenance pool for 14 campuses and 175 buildings, phase 2 construction funding for a new public health laboratory, an 18-bed psychiatric hospital for children and adolescents with severe mental health needs, and several projects at Western State Hospital, Western State Nursing Facility, Hazlewood, and Oakwood. Members asked about the youth facility’s relationship to a separate DJJ project, vacant buildings, the high per-bed cost of the children’s hospital, and how the cabinet determined the need for the youth facility. CHFS said the youth project would be a separate facility serving high-acuity youth, the cost reflected the specialized nature of the unit and an 18-bed cap, and the broader youth plan also includes prevention, in-home services, and coordination across agencies. The Kentucky Department of Education then described projects for its three state-operated facilities: the Kentucky School for the Deaf, the Kentucky School for the Blind, and the FFA leadership training center. It requested additional funding for the FFA classroom and activity building after bids came in higher than expected, plus funding for a new education finance application system to support SEEK budgeting. Other priorities included a maintenance pool, FFA pool renovation, electrical upgrades, campus education enhancements, lighting improvements, safety and security work, door and window replacements, and HVAC maintenance. Members asked about student outcomes, the size of the FFA pool, and construction cost assumptions; the department said it tracks students through the schools and short-course programs, the pool size figure may have been a typo, and current construction estimates are being adjusted upward because of inflation and supply-chain pressures. The Education and Labor Cabinet began its presentation with 12 priority projects, including a state labor exchange system to connect job seekers and employers, renovation of the McDow Vocational Rehabilitation Center, and a new adult education and family literacy management information system. The cabinet said the labor exchange would help match workers with employers at no cost, while the McDow renovation was needed because the 30-year-old facility has safety and code concerns. The adult education system was described as outdated and lacking adequate case-management and tracking capabilities.

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• Chair: This is a signing of the following: Senate Bill 3, Senate Bill 16.

Bills: SB 2, SB 5, SB 10, HB17, SB 9, SB 7, SB 17, SB 4, HB17, SB9, SB7, SB17, SB4, SB2, SB5, SB10

Keywords: disaster relief, flood preparedness, emergency funding, local government support, meteorological forecasting, property tax, school funding, enrollment changes, inflation adjustment, tax rate notice, school assessment, public education, accountability, transparency, education standards, STAAR, Texas Education Agency, TEA, public school accountability, school ratings

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• We're in a position where districts see our school accountability ratings as broken.
• the start of a school year, with a hard date of July 15th, or A through F ratings are issued under the
• Finally, this bill guarantees A through F accountability ratings will be released on a consistent annual
• A through F rules from six months to nine months to give districts more flexibility.
• It closes a loophole for new campuses on the growth measure to A through F to ensure they're not penalized

Bills: HB8, HB12, SB 3, HJR1, SB 11, SB 16, SB 14, HB 8, HB 12, SB 3, HJR 1, SB 11, SB 16, SB 14

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