Bills: HF2393, HF2052, HF2218, HF2307, HF2003, HF2366, HSB725, HF2078, HSB554, HSB676, HSB717, HF2270, HSB718, HF2306, HSB746, HF332, HF460, HSB680, HF2051, HSB677, HF2187, HSB719, HF2123, HF2451, HF621, HSB608, HSB683, HSB735

Keywords: education savings account, general fund, school districts, funding flexibility, teacher salary, professional development, preschool, education, community-based providers, instruction, school district agreements, special education, classroom cameras, video surveillance, school safety, student privacy, FERPA, Iowa school districts, charter schools, innovation zone schools

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• are about 300 other school districts across the state that cannot.
• That's the school district, and I won't name all the alphabet soup that we have for school districts.
• I represent three school districts.
• My school district, where I live, does the summer school for the school districts around it, so their
• districts have been wrestling with for the last... 30 or 150 years, which is how long my school district

Bills: HF1049

Keywords: school library aid, education finance, school districts, charter schools, funding eligibility

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• The act applies to school districts, charter schools, and state tribal education compact schools, and
• districts do, and then how JLARC plays. ...what the 295 school districts do, and then how JLARC plays
• First, this legislation requires that after 2027, anytime a school district, charter school, or state
• First, this legislation requires that after 2027, anytime a school district, charter school, or state
• It provides that the actions of OSPI, school districts, charter schools, and state tribal education compact

Bills: HB1796, SGA9249, SGA9269, SGA9244

Keywords: school construction, contract indebtedness, school districts, bonding authority, education funding, 904, all

Summary: The committee held public hearings on three K-12 bills. HB 1634 would direct OSPI and educational service districts to work with state, regional, local, and community partners to develop a technical assistance and training framework for student behavioral health, aligned with the Washington Thriving prenatal-to-25 plan. Supporters, including the sponsor, OSPI, students, and ESD representatives, said it would improve coordination, prevention, and access to services; no one testified in opposition. HB 2636 would create a Public Education Review Steering Committee to identify existing education policies and funding provisions for JLARC review, with the goal of evaluating effectiveness, cost-benefit, and whether requirements should be maintained, modified, or repealed. The sponsor and JLARC chair said it would help identify ineffective or duplicative mandates and relieve district burden, while school district representatives supported the effort but asked for clarity on scope and definitions. HB 1295 would require evidence-aligned literacy curriculum updates after 2027, require districts adopting such curriculum to implement a comprehensive K-4 literacy program, direct PESB to revise literacy-related endorsement standards, require continuing education in evidence-informed literacy instruction, and have OSPI develop an educator literacy training program. The sponsor and many supporters, including parents, educators, students, dyslexia advocates, and a district representative from Puyallup, argued that structured literacy is backed by research and needed to improve reading outcomes and equity. One WEA representative supported the bill but objected to the added continuing-education requirement, saying educators already face multiple clock-hour mandates. A small number of testifiers raised concerns that the bill may not capture alternative structured approaches or fully address older struggling readers. After the hearings, the committee moved into executive session and acted on three gubernatorial appointments and three bills. It recommended confirmation of appointments to the Professional Education Standards Board, State Board of Education, and Washington State School for the Blind Board of Trustees. It adopted amendments to HB 1796 and HB 2594, then advanced HB 1796 to Ways and Means, HB 2317 to Rules, and HB 2594 to Ways and Means, all with do-pass recommendations.

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• And yes, I got the honor and privilege to serve on the Issaquah School District School Board.
• by the school district constituency.
• So allowing school districts to take advantage of this, we also know that a lot of our school districts
• district in the state, the seventh most diverse school district in the country.
• I serve as the school board president for Lake Washington School District.

Bills: HB1796

Keywords: school construction, contract indebtedness, school districts, bonding authority, education funding, 904, all

Summary: The committee heard several House bills on education-related issues. HB 1796 would allow school districts, under existing debt limits and with voter-approved capital levies, to issue nonvoted bonds for certain new construction projects so they can front-fund projects and reduce costs from inflation. The sponsor and school district witnesses said it would speed construction and save taxpayer money, while an opposing witness argued it bypasses voters; staff and supporters clarified that a prior levy approval is still required. HB 2317 would exempt school-day ECEAP and Head Start programs located in public school or community/technical college buildings from child care licensing, with supporters saying current rules create duplicative and costly delays, and the sponsor saying DCYF supported the change. HB 2594 would codify McKinney-Vento homeless student protections into state law, requiring OSPI and districts to continue current practices and adding state-level reporting and coordination; the sponsor and advocates emphasized the need to protect homeless students if federal support changes. The committee also heard HB 2557, which would require school districts to give parents a copy of a special education evaluation report by the 35th school day and hold the eligibility meeting no sooner than five school days later, making the meeting no later than the 40th school day absent a waiver. Supporters said the bill would improve family participation and transparency, while education staff and advocates noted concerns about losing evaluation time but said amendments addressed those issues; OSPI said it supports the substitute version and is already aligning rules. Testimony on this bill also raised the need for parent-friendly guidance and resources to help families understand evaluation reports. After public hearing testimony, the committee moved to executive session and advanced two bills. Substitute HB 2360, concerning school access to albuterol, and engrossed substitute HB 2534, concerning military families’ school enrollment, records transfer, and related services, were both recommended do pass and sent to the Rules Committee by voice vote, with no opposition recorded.

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• It looks different in every school district because not all school districts provide summer school, so
• My one school district where I live does the summer school for the school districts around it.
• all school school district because not all school districts<00:18:02.799><c> provide</c><00:18:03.200
• My one school district where districts.
• </c><00:18:13.280><c> around</c> school for the school districts around school for the school districts

Bills: HF1049

Keywords: school library aid, education finance, school districts, charter schools, funding eligibility, 1183, house

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• Fire emergency entry devices are on schools, and in most committee member districts here, Knox box adoption
• We've got 66 school districts, including districts like Minneapolis, St.
• The schools in my district use I Love You Guys as part of our safe school planning, but they both advocate
• That's 2,000 public schools, 200 charter schools, our tribal schools as well, our intermediate districts
• district.

Bills: HF3220

Keywords: school safety, school security, emergency access, law enforcement access, master key box, secure key box, entry device, school grants, education finance, Department of Education, charter schools, school districts, cooperative units, appropriation cancellation, one-time appropriation, school safety plan, emergency preparedness, public safety, school building security

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• We've got 66 school districts, including districts like Minneapolis, St.
• We've got 66 school districts, including districts like Minneapolis, St.
• We've got 66 school districts, including districts like Minneapolis, St.
• The schools in my district use I Love You Guys as part of our safe school planning, but they both advocate
• They were built and operated by the local school districts.

Bills: HF3220

Keywords: school safety, school security, emergency access, law enforcement access, master key box, secure key box, entry device, school grants, education finance, Department of Education, charter schools, school districts, cooperative units, appropriation cancellation, one-time appropriation, school safety plan, emergency preparedness, public safety, school building security, 1183

Bills: SB8, SB4, SB3, SB6, SB8, SB4

Keywords: education, accountability, public school assessment, state law, transparency, intervention, performance ratings, Texas congressional redistricting, U.S. House districts, congressional map, redistricting, gerrymandering, 2020 Census, census tracts, block groups, voting districts, election law, Texas House of Representatives districts, federal congressional districts, 2026 elections

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• districts, public school to all school districts, public school districts<00:04:58.080><c> in</c><00
• You can click on any school district. Those are all school districts in the state.
• </c> school districts. school districts.
• </c> increase distributions to school increase distributions to school districts. districts. districts
• </c> independent school district. independent school district.

Bills: HF3900

Keywords: permanent school fund, school endowment fund, Minnesota constitutional amendment, school aid, public school funding, State Board of Investment, investment income, distributable amount, school districts, property taxes, income taxes, voter approval, ballot question, constitutional amendment 2026, education finance, fund perpetuity, purchasing power, trust lands, swamp lands, internal improvement land fund

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• I've been in school district policing for 26 years.
• The school district did some other freight estimates and found that the freight cost of shipping should
• To mitigate this concern, House Bill 367 requires that school districts adopt a form with all of the
• HB 367 would simplify this process by doing three things: first, requiring that school districts adopt
• , with school districts leading on the policy with their own preferred preferences.

Bills: HB126, HB121

Keywords: election laws, attorney general, prosecution, criminal offenses, voting integrity, education, property values, school districts, comptroller, funding formula

Summary: The Senate Committee on Education K-16 met to hear testimony on a full agenda of education-related bills. Several measures were laid out and left pending, including HB 322 to allow JET Grant funds to be used for subscription-based and ongoing technology costs for career and technical education; HB 3062 to require fentanyl and drug-poisoning prevention instruction for entering college students; HB 121 to update school safety laws, including TEA peace officer commissions, annual renewal of certain safety exceptions, new reporting requirements, and special education behavior threat assessment changes; HB 3627 to let the State Board of Education chair employ staff; HB 5515 to curb inflated shipping and handling charges on instructional materials; HB 2674 to prohibit new state regulation of homeschool programs; HB 2310 to require a statewide strategic plan for early learning and inclusion for young children with disabilities; HB 367 to standardize documentation for excused absences due to serious illness; HB 1178 to speed certification for out-of-state educators and military spouses; and HB 1481 to expand cell phone restrictions to the full school day. Testimony was generally supportive on most bills, with some concerns raised on HB 121 about school district police departments investigating misconduct and on HB 2674 about how it would interact with the new ESA program in SB 2. HB 5515 drew support from instructional materials coordinators who described extreme shipping invoices and argued the bill would restore transparency and fiscal responsibility. HB 2310 was supported by disability advocates and early learning groups, who said a coordinated state plan would improve access and inclusion for children with disabilities. HB 367 was presented as a simple clarification to reduce confusion for medically vulnerable students and families, and HB 1178 was described by TEA as a modest pathway that would help bring experienced out-of-state teachers into Texas schools more quickly. HB 126, updating Texas’ NIL law to align with the pending House settlement and allow direct payments and pre-enrollment NIL agreements, received extensive testimony from university counsel and committee questioning about the settlement, recruiting, and future college athletics rules. HB 1481, expanding school cell phone restrictions from instructional time to the entire school day, drew strong support from parents, students, educators, and advocates who linked phones to distraction, cyberbullying, and mental health harms; one teacher asked for flexibility so phones could still be used for limited academic tasks. No bills were voted out; each measure heard was left pending subject to the call of the chair, and the committee then recessed to attend the floor session.

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• We know that the school districts.
• > I</c><00:52:55.359><c> don't</c> our school districts get and I don't our school districts get and
• Metropolitan School Districts.
• We represent all 331 school districts.
• For those school districts that future.

Bills: HF1048, HF1049, HF745, HF2210

Keywords: charter schools, education funding, revenue calculation, general education revenue, special education, school library aid, education finance, school districts, funding eligibility, compensatory revenue, task force, free meals, school funding, education equity, HF2210, school unemployment aid, Minnesota Department of Education, general fund appropriation, unemployment insurance, unemployment claims

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• , schools, and teachers allows districts, schools, and teachers to<00:25:39.760><c> plan</c><00:25:40.320
• It meets monthly during the school year, and the statewide network of district and school leaders, charter
• </c><00:45:55.760><c> to</c> district and school level capacity to district and school level capacity
• The reach of this leader network is 70 school districts, four service cooperatives, 20 charter schools
• <00:46:37.760><c> districts,</c> school districts, school districts, four<00:46:39.599><c> service</c

Bills: HF3489, HF3550

Keywords: grooming, child protection, student safety, sexual exploitation, educator licensing, teacher discipline, mandatory reporting, mandated reporter training, school misconduct, predatory offender, child abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, child sexual abuse material, child pornography, position of authority, school employee, school administrator, license revocation, license suspension

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• These two bills, and especially SB 23, combined with the 6.8 pennies, The school district tax rate compression

Bills: SB23, SJR85, SB 23

Keywords: homestead exemption, elderly, disabled, ad valorem taxation, school district funding, Texas constitutional amendment, property tax relief, school district taxes, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, elderly homeowners, senior citizens, disabled homeowners, age 65 or older, school finance, tax exemption increase, local school taxes, property tax exemption, homestead tax relief, voter approval

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• Now, this is just for school taxes and does not apply to county, city, and special districts.
• You will see the average tax burden for that school district; those would have paid $700 in taxes.
• We are actually keeping the school district whole, so it's a whole harmless type—I guess that's one way
• You know, you've seen Rich's comment that he gets the biggest round of applause as a school district
• We have 307 school districts with an average home value of less than $100,000.

Bills: SB4, SJR2, SB 4, SJR 2

Keywords: property tax, homestead exemption, school funding, state aid, constitutional amendment, SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption, senior tax relief, disabled exemption, tax year 2025, voter approval

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• </c><00:09:18.080><c> districts</c> helps ensure that stu school districts helps ensure that stu school
• ><c> $255</c><00:31:42.000><c> per</c> School districts have lost $255 per School districts have lost
• ,</c><00:36:39.200><c> school</c> I've got very rural districts, school I've got very rural districts
• district or the home school district.
• school district or the home<00:57:59.520><c> school</c><00:57:59.760><c> district.

Bills: HF3790, HF3654, HF3371, HF3470, HF1099

Keywords: education finance, lease levy authority, graduation ceremonies, school districts, Minnesota Statutes, local revenue, funding increase, education, state appropriation, local control, HF3371, local optional revenue, school finance, general education aid, school district funding, referendum revenue, referendum market value, equalization aid, state aid, property tax levy

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• <c> create</c> those school districts that will create those school districts that will create their<
• :25:21.039><c> the</c><00:25:21.440><c> this</c> school districts cannot absorb the this school districts
• on</c> but fails for school districts to act on but fails for school districts to act on it.<00:25:39.840
• </c><00:59:20.960><c> districts,</c> We impose mandates on school districts, We impose mandates on school
• </c><01:25:16.320><c> district</c> does not recognize school district does not recognize school district

Bills: HF751, HF3550, HF3764, HF1490

Keywords: parental notification, school safety, bullying, harassment, violence, prohibited conduct, student discipline, charter school, school district, data practices, student privacy, parent rights, guardian notification, school incident reporting, cyberbullying, restraint, reasonable force, anti-bullying policy, school administration, student conduct

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• School District C Minnesota small rural School District C Minnesota is<00:10:29.160><c> just</c><00:10
• </c><00:12:59.959><c> truly</c> school district who has been truly school district who has been truly
• school districts.
• :56.200><c> have</c> districts Aller all schools should have districts Aller all schools should have

Bills: HF827, HF1258, HF2387, HF2388, HF2534, HF2016

Keywords: education, school funding, consolidation aid, financial support, Minnesota Statutes, education finance, ice arena, school districts, cooperation agreement, equal sports opportunities, school milk program, nutrition, food waste, kindergarten, public schools, supplemental revenue, charter schools, funding, state appropriations, general education funding

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• </c> regards to our school trust lands. regards to our school trust lands.
• This bill would increase unencumbered dollars that each one of our school districts get from $68 to $95
• </c> commanded to do, is to examine school commanded to do, is to examine school trust<00:09:25.320><
• school districts in an distributions to school districts in an effort<00:10:53.560><c> to</c><00:10:53.640
• </c> similar to the Permanent School Fund. similar to the Permanent School Fund.

Bills: HF3900, HF1849

Keywords: permanent school fund, school endowment fund, Minnesota constitutional amendment, school aid, public school funding, State Board of Investment, investment income, distributable amount, school districts, property taxes, income taxes, voter approval, ballot question, constitutional amendment 2026, education finance, fund perpetuity, purchasing power, trust lands, swamp lands, internal improvement land fund

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• diligently</c> school districts have been diligently school districts have been diligently preparing<
• Paul School District.
• can</c><01:24:28.239><c> do</c><01:24:28.520><c> this</c> schools and school districts can do this schools
• be</c><01:24:45.639><c> doing</c> School District they should be doing School District they should be
• </c><01:24:52.320><c> districts</c> 700,000 of Grants to school districts 700,000 of Grants to school

Bills: HF29, HF921, HF922, HF1048, HF1049

Keywords: railroad, infrastructure, transportation funding, environmental remediation, capital investment, HF921, tax increment financing, TIF, excess tax increment, school district aid, levy adjustment, property tax levy, education finance, Minnesota education aid, decertification, local government finance, school funding formula, state aid reduction, referendum equalization aid, debt service equalization

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• This is House Bill 1796, which relates to school district authority to contract indebtedness for school
• It is small school districts, large school districts, and each of them signed in pro because they know
• This is one opportunity that some schools and school districts can afford to take advantage of to be
• Lake Washington School District is building an $85 million elementary school, and in this case, if we
• School District.

Bills: HB2521, HB2249, HB1796

Keywords: firearms, background check, gun control, public safety, legislation, HB 2249, Washington Technology Solutions, WaTech, civil service, classified service, exempt employees, state employment, state personnel, network security, cybersecurity, information technology, IT contracting, data center, systems integration, network engineering