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WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Education Committee, February 11, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
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  • Dicky Shainer and Nate Tajeski with the Department of Education.
  • Students—all students—have an opportunity to access public education.
Bills: SF0014, SF0018
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Education Jan 28th, 2026 at 09:05 am

Senate Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • We appreciate elevating the office and the leadership within the Public Education Department.
  • Education Department.
  • I'm the Deputy General Counsel for the Public Education Department.
  • I'm the Cabinet Secretary of the Public Education Department.
  • It is the responsibility of the New Mexico Public Education Department to set unit value in a timely
Bills: SB64, SB19, SB44, SB83
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • The Department of Education has played a crucial role in overseeing civil rights protections in educational
  • goes to public school students, goes to public school teachers, goes to career and technical education
  • I also sit on the Public Education Committee in the House.
  • Department of Education isn't some distant agency.
  • Department of Education isn't some distant agency.
Summary: This was a press conference organized by student advocates and Texas Democratic lawmakers to oppose efforts by the Trump administration and allies to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education and to criticize Texas voucher proposals. Speakers argued that the department and its Office for Civil Rights are essential for enforcing civil rights protections, supporting special education, Title I, Pell Grants, career and technical education, and other federal education programs. They said eliminating the department would weaken oversight, shift power to states that have a poor record on student protections, and harm marginalized, low-income, disabled, and rural students. Congressman Greg Casar framed the issue as a transfer of public money from schools to billionaires, tying the department fight to federal budget and tax-cut debates and to Texas voucher efforts. State Representative Gene Wu said Texas public education is already near collapse and warned that losing federal support would worsen school closures, staffing shortages, and class-size increases. Representative Gina Hinojosa highlighted Texas’s past special education cap and attacks on Section 504, and said she filed bills to route federal block grants directly to schools if federal policy changes move forward. Representative Vicki Goodwin said the state should fund schools rather than vouchers and noted underfunding of special education and inflation pressures. Round Rock ISD trustee Melissa Ross and Texas AFT president Zef Capo emphasized that federal oversight protects students and that Texas has a history of underfunding and mishandling special education, meals, and other services. The final speaker, Westwood High School senior Eliza Abert, said the loss of federal education support would most harm low-income and middle-class students and called on attendees to oppose the changes. No votes were taken; the event ended with a call for public pressure on lawmakers and continued advocacy.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Education Jan 28th, 2026 at 08:33 am

House Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Welcome to House Education. All right. Welcome to House Education, folks.
  • educators.
  • Education Department priorities.
  • professional learning, and community-based STEM opportunities that are aligned with Public Education
  • education into higher education into career.
Bills: HB40, HB100, HJR1, SB64, SB19, SB44, SB83
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • Given the major role that the Department of Education plays in the education of our students, Department
  • Department of Education.
  • Department of Education and the erosion of federal support for public schools.
  • Department of Education.
  • of Education. to another department.
Summary: The meeting focused on the responsibilities of the U.S. Department of Education towards Native students, highlighting the importance of federal education programs that satisfy treaty obligations to Native communities. Various witnesses testified about the impact of educational policies designed to support Native students who primarily attend public schools. Concerns were voiced over recent proposals that could potentially undermine these programs, citing the role of federal funding in ensuring successful educational outcomes for Native youth. The chair of the committee emphasized the need for continued federal support and attention to the unique educational challenges faced by Indigenous populations.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Education Apr 15th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • What this bill will allow is for the Department of Education to now license those public and non-public
  • The Department of Education, it just says they may provide licenses.
  • I'm Ashley Towns, with the Department of Education. Thank you, ma'am.
  • public institutions of higher education.
  • Louisiana has a rich history of non-public education, particularly religious education, and has respected
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Education Jan 26th, 2026 at 08:38 am

House Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • We want to recognize and thank the Legislative Education Study Committee for its sustained focus on educator
  • the public.
  • detailed, public-accessible earthquake catalogs used by researchers, agencies, and the public.
  • Chair and Representative, so our public information almost immediately goes public.
  • Chair and representative, so our public is, our information almost immediately goes public.
Bills: SB29, SB64
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Education Jan 26th, 2026 at 08:32 am

Senate Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • I do have with me Amanda DeBelle, with the Public Education Department, particularly over instruction
  • Therefore, I went through the public education system also believing I was bad at math.
  • MSAC stands ready to collaborate with the Public Education Department to support this bill, as is named
  • I appreciate that New Mexico Public Education Department leadership in prioritizing early numeracy and
  • department, but those are math courses, not education courses.
Bills: SB29, SB64
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • McMahon has the tall task of reforming the Department of Education that has lost its purpose. purpose
  • McMahon demonstrated a strong vision for the Department of Education.
  • Congress created the Department of Education to address these deep divides and prioritize educational
  • to making a public education system accessible to students.
  • It's also interesting to hear you guys try to defend the Department of Education.
Summary: The meeting of the legislative committee encompassed discussions on key bills including HB22, SB4, and HB2214, with significant focus on the implications surrounding the Department of Education. Members expressed varying opinions on the nomination of Ms. McMahon to lead the department, underlining the need for reform and accountability. The committee witnessed passionate exchanges regarding educational values and the responsibilities of the federal government versus local authorities. Public testimonies contributed to the discussions, highlighting the community's concerns about educational policies and their impact on students from diverse backgrounds.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
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  • Todd Allen, deputy commissioner, general counsel, Kentucky Department of Education and State Board of
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  • Staying in Public Protection Cabinet, Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, 804 KAR 4:415, with staff
Summary: The Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee met to reorganize its leadership for the new term, renewing Representative Derek Lewis as House co-chair and Senator Steven West as Senate co-chair. The committee then approved the minutes and moved through a series of agency regulations, generally adopting staff-suggested amendments without objection. Among the regulations reviewed were an Attorney General rule changing how a commission reviews and distributes funds and how grant reporting is handled; Personnel Board changes abolishing and renaming certain job classifications and adjusting probationary periods; an Education and Labor Cabinet rule removing references to local board of education members; several Public Protection Cabinet rules covering Board of Claims and Crime Victims’ Compensation procedures; an Alcoholic Beverage Control rule on direct-to-consumer shipping forms; and a Medicaid Services emergency regulation establishing the Kentucky Trauma Hospital Rate Improvement Program for rural hospitals serving many Medicaid patients. The committee also heard that the Board of Claims and Crime Victims’ Compensation regulations included both staff and, in one case, an agency amendment, which were approved. The most extended discussion came on the Department for Community Based Services’ regulation increasing per diem rates for private child-placing therapeutic foster care levels 2 and 3. Committee members questioned the estimated $10 million biennial cost, the source of the funding, and why the cabinet had not yet filed regulations implementing Senate Bill 151 on kinship care. DCBS staff said the rate increase was discretionary and intended to address placement crises for children with high needs, while acknowledging they could not personally explain the budget decisions. A kinship caregiver testified in support of the rate increase but urged the cabinet to also implement SB 151 and expand support for kinship families. The committee expressed frustration over the lack of SB 151 implementation but stated the rate increase itself was appropriate and allowed the regulation to proceed.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Education Mar 25th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Ashley Townsend with Louisiana Department of Education.
  • Department of Education.
  • Department of Education.
  • We need a Department of Education.
  • Department of Education from existence.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Education Committee, February 23, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • It appropriates $240,000 from the public school foundation program account to the Department of Education
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Bills: SF0014, SF0053
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Fiscal Policy Jan 28th, 2026

Fiscal Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill creates a statewide public health awareness campaign funded through the Department of Elder
  • This bill creates a statewide public health awareness campaign funded through the Department of Elder
  • The program will focus on education, sorry, the program will focus on educating, The program will focus
  • on educating the general public, particularly those over the age of 60, and the population at higher
  • The Department of Elder Affairs would contract with nonprofits to focus on Alzheimer's education and
Bills: S0578
Summary: The Committee on Fiscal Policy heard CS for SB 57A, the Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Initiative by Senator Simon. The bill would create a statewide public health awareness campaign through the Department of Elder Affairs to promote early detection and diagnosis, brain health education, awareness of research and clinical trials, and outreach to older adults and higher-risk populations, with the department contracting with nonprofits for education and awareness efforts. Senator Simon and the bill’s supporters emphasized Florida’s high Alzheimer’s prevalence and the need for public education and early intervention. John Strader, representing the Alzheimer’s Association in South Florida and speaking as a caregiver, testified in support and described how early diagnosis and recent medical advances make awareness campaigns more important. He said a local pilot campaign in Miami-Dade led to a more than 30% increase in calls to the association’s helpline. Karen Morillo of AARP Florida and Tyler Jefferson of the Alzheimer’s Association waived in support. Several senators voiced support and personal reflections on the impact of Alzheimer’s on families and caregivers. Senator Osgood asked about funding and whether the initiative would require new appropriations, and Senator Jones urged that the bill be fully funded and recognized Senator Simon’s personal connection to the issue. In closing, Senator Simon spoke emotionally about his mother’s diagnosis and the need to help families find resources earlier. The committee then approved the bill by roll call vote and reported CS for SB 57A favorably before adjourning.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/04/2026 - Senate Education

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • of Education, or ADE, to recognize public schools that elect to participate in a nationally recognized
  • Finally, I thank the committee for recognizing the value of physical education as a part of education
  • Madam Chair and members, House Bill 2203 requires the Arizona Department of Education to review statutory
  • HB 2008 also conflicts with the Arizona constitutional commitment to public education.
  • Department of Education a copy of the employment contract for each school district superintendent or
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 2nd, 2026 at 02:03 pm

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • So those are going to be key investments in education, economic development, workforce training types
  • But You need to have an educated and much more highly educated workforce, everything from trades to PhD
  • At the same time, you've made investments in two-generation education and work support strategies by
  • schools, and institutions of higher education.
  • We asked you to do it in public on the webcast in a very transparent. manner. You all stepped up.
Bills: HB2, SB48, SB64, SB100
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Appropriations - Education and Environment Division Apr 11th, 2025 at 09:30 am

Appropriations - Education and Environment Division

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's carryover funds, continued for the 23, 25 deposit, Departments, Operating Fund, General Funds.
  • Section 10 includes $700,000 from general funds for the purpose of regional education associations, $50,000
  • State aid to public libraries, that's their grant money.
Bills: HB1540
Summary: The committee first took up amended bill 10-13, a school funding and education appropriations measure. Senator Schaible walked through the final version, which included changes to foundation aid, transportation grants, free and reduced-price meals funding, paraprofessional and teacher support programs, Native American education items, library and school facility projects, and several one-time grants. Members discussed removing the science center grant funding, and Senator Meyer objected to that removal, arguing that Grand Forks had raised matching private and local funds and that other cities had received similar state support. The committee also agreed to adjust regional education association funding to reflect six centers rather than seven, reducing that line to $600,000. The committee then adopted the amendment to 10-13 unanimously and passed the bill as further amended on a unanimous roll call, with Senator Shively designated as carrier. After a brief recess, the committee turned to bill 1540, but no formal action was taken. Bank of North Dakota and OMB representatives raised concerns that the draft included policy changes and procurement/IT exemptions that needed further discussion. Members agreed the bill would be delayed until Monday so the Bank, OMB, and NDIT could confer and work through the mechanics and policy issues before the committee moved it forward.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Feb 2nd, 2026 at 03:25 pm

Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Department of Public Safety is going to be up shortly.
  • Again, I'll say when we created the Early Childhood Education and Care Department, I went right D P R
  • My name is Scott Sanchez; I'm the LFC analyst for the Department of Public Safety.
  • Chair, members of the committee, Jason Bowie, Secretary for the Department of Public Safety.
  • Education Department.
Bills: SB48, SB64, SB100
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Feb 2nd, 2026 at 09:02 am

Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • The federal Education department, we wanted to ensure that we got everything right.
  • education department, to make sure that the state Lives up to its responsibility to make sure that school
  • , and concluded my career as the Associate Superintendent for Special Education in Albuquerque Public
  • Education Department for guidance.
  • I'm the Chief Public Defender.
Bills: SB48, SB64, SB100