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NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Education Feb 13th, 2026 at 09:07 am

Senate Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • You teach so much! My head comes out of there hurting all the time."
  • It's a great way to teach. I wish I had this when I was teaching.
  • I wish I had this when I was teaching.
  • This award was given by the Association of Teacher Educators.
  • And of course, the regent is their boss.
Bills: HB30, HB120, HJR1, SB210, SB306
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Education Feb 13th, 2026 at 08:35 am

House Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • across middle and high school, and I worked in a variety of classroom support capacities, ultimately teaching
  • So I talked special ed my entire adult life, and back when I was teaching it, we just hardly had any
Bills: HB30, HB120, HJR1, SB210, SB306
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Education Feb 13th, 2026

House Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • So he teaches so much, my head comes out of there hurting all the time.
  • And it's a great way to teach. I wish I had this when I was teaching.
  • Board of Regents nominating committee. Welcome to the Senate Education Committee.
  • And, of course, the regent is their boss.
  • Many regents are motivated to do what's best for those institutions.
Bills: HB30, HB120, HJR1, SB210, SB306
Summary: The Senate Education Committee began with announcements about likely upcoming meetings and a reminder that public testimony could be limited if bills drew large crowds. Members also introduced student shadows and briefly recognized them. The committee then took up House Bill 30, which would revise the Teacher Residency Act to strengthen teacher recruitment and retention by tying resident stipends more closely to minimum level-one teacher salaries, increasing support for residents who already hold bachelor’s degrees, and giving residents more flexibility to complete their service in any public school rather than only the sponsoring district. The sponsor and supporters from educator preparation programs, unions, and advocacy groups said the bill would make residency programs more sustainable, help rural districts, and improve teacher preparation. The bill received support from the Public Education Department and several education organizations, and the committee voted due pass. The committee next heard House Bill 120, as amended, which would clarify and limit the use of restraint and seclusion in schools. The sponsor explained that the bill came from a task force and is intended to clarify existing law rather than create a new mandate, with clearer definitions, stronger documentation, family notification, and limits on dangerous practices such as prone, mechanical, or chemical restraint. Supporters included PED, the special education ombuds office, disability rights advocates, teachers’ unions, parents, and civil rights groups, who emphasized student safety, trauma prevention, and better training for staff. One opposition witness from the school superintendents’ association argued the bill could add burdens and that more time was needed to implement current law. Committee members raised concerns about protecting teachers and aides during violent incidents; sponsors responded that the bill is meant to give staff clearer guidance and emergency-response tools, not replace disciplinary procedures. The committee voted due pass. House Joint Resolution 1, a constitutional amendment to create nominating commissions for university regents, was then presented. The sponsor said the goal is to reduce purely political appointments by having nonpartisan commissions recommend regent candidates, while also changing how student regents are selected so students have a direct voice rather than the university president choosing the student regent. AFT New Mexico supported the measure, citing concerns about donor or insider appointments and backing student representation. Committee members questioned how many commissions would be created, who would appoint their members, and how many names would be sent to the governor; the sponsor said those details would be set later in enabling legislation. The committee approved the resolution on a due pass vote, sending it onward in the process. The committee also quickly passed Senate Bill 306, which would align state higher education accreditation language with federal terminology by removing the distinction between regionally and non-regionally accredited institutions and changing reporting and fee requirements for smaller private institutions. Finally, Senate Bill 210, an appropriation for athletic and related facilities at New Mexico Highlands University, drew the most debate. Supporters said the university’s athletic facilities are outdated and inadequate, especially for women’s soccer and track, and that the project would help student-athletes and Title IX compliance. Committee members questioned the $80 million request, noting that only $3 million was currently in the budget for the three Division II schools and expressing concern about priorities amid other education funding needs. The sponsor and university president said the project could be phased and that private fundraising is also being pursued. Despite reservations and some no votes, the committee ultimately voted due pass. The chair closed by reminding members to plan on meeting Monday at 9 a.m. and said the committee was adjourned.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Education Feb 13th, 2026

House Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • I worked in a variety of classroom support capacities, ultimately teaching career technical education
  • And back when I was teaching it, we just hardly had any resources. It was very scattered.
Bills: HB30, HB120, HJR1, SB210, SB306
Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 64, which would codify the existing Office of Special Education within the Public Education Department, create a deputy secretary position, and formalize responsibilities for enforcing special education law, monitoring disability protections, and supporting a statewide online IEP system. The sponsor and PED officials said the bill would provide continuity, improve compliance with IDEA, help students who move between schools, and keep gifted education unchanged in its current curriculum-and-instruction placement. An amendment requiring quarterly consultation with superintendents and charter school leaders was also described as a way to improve collaboration and continuous improvement. Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive from educators, disability advocates, parents, superintendents, unions, and charter school representatives, who said the bill would improve accountability, transparency, and services for students with disabilities. One parent testified in opposition to the gifted-education language, warning that removing gifted students from the special education umbrella could weaken protections and services. Committee members asked about cost, the office’s current structure, the role of 504 plans, and how the bill would affect military and foster students; PED said the office is already staffed and funded primarily through federal IDEA dollars and that 504 enforcement remains separate, though the office may monitor related protections. The committee then voted do pass. The committee next heard House Bill 256, which would require schools to include cardiac emergency response procedures for athletic activities and ensure AEDs are clearly marked and accessible at those events. Supporters, including the American Heart Association, nurses, and school leaders, emphasized that AEDs and trained staff can dramatically improve survival in sudden cardiac arrest cases. Questions focused on how many AEDs schools would need, whether schools already have them, and how the bill would affect middle school athletics and budgets; the sponsor said schools would determine the best placement, with at least one AED available for athletic events. The committee voted do pass. Finally, the committee heard House Memorial 43, which asks LESC and PED to study how New Mexico and other states measure school performance, including the use of the Lexile reading framework. Superintendents argued that Lexile provides a more consistent, apples-to-apples comparison than some state accountability measures and could better reflect student growth. There was no opposition, members asked about possible study costs, and the memorial passed on a do pass motion.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you, Chairman and members of the Texas currently has several civilian awards, such as the Governor's
  • However, Texas does not have an established award recognizing an individual who, through public service
  • Texas by establishing the Governor's Medal of Service Award.
  • This award is intended to honor Texans who have either one, honorably retired from position of public
  • accept any gifts, grants, or donations to help facilitate any administrative expenses relating to the award
Bills: SB2053, SCR19, SCR23, SCR29
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Education Apr 28th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • potentially veto certain partnerships involving foreign adversary sources, and it requires the Board of Regents
  • I want to actually go out of my way to say that the Board of Regents from LSU and the University of Louisiana
  • That means degree programs where Louisiana institution university scholars or professors are teaching
  • , the students are selected by the Chinese government, and they're teaching courses here and in China
  • saying H.R. 171 is a companion to H.R. 17, which called for a study of the more traditional TOPS awards
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Mar 6th, 2025

Alabama House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • and she said we are not allowed teaching and she said we are not allowed teaching and she said we are
  • our kids this I I teach my two teach our kids this I I teach my two teach our kids this I I teach my
  • our kids um we have to teach our kids um we have to teach our kids um then I don't think that there's
  • continuously have to uh talk and teach continuously have to uh talk and teach our children what to do
  • y'all we shouldn't have to teach y'all we shouldn't have to teach y'all children when you stop by police
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Mar 6th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • To you, I would like to award you the Texas star. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Mr.
  • This truly is a prestigious honor awarded by the National Civics Labor Congratulations to that city for
  • And our award prestige winning staff that are here today.
  • District's Art Task Force Committee, among many other awards and honors.
  • or for the subcommittee on transportation funding HB 907 966 by Sahin relating to the temporary teaching
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Education 2ND REVISED Apr 14th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is a big deal to be able to teach safety in the schools is a big deal for our kids because so many
  • It simply says that the state regents must verify that all of our universities and colleges are adopting
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Education 2ND REVISED Apr 14th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • To be able to teach safety in the schools is a big deal for our kids because so many of them aren’t getting
  • This defines what academic basis is and defines the prohibitions and simply says that the State Regents
  • So we get a number from the Regents for Higher Education of what the estimate of cost will be, and it
  • year, maybe, to reconcile to the plus or minus, just based on the next number that's requested from Regents
  • year, maybe, to reconcile to the plus or minus, just based on the next number that's requested from Regents
Summary: The Senate Education Committee met and first recognized visiting students and staff from Putnam City North and Edmond Public Schools. The committee then took up several House bills, beginning with HB 3312, which would require annual age-appropriate firearm safety instruction in public schools starting in the 2026–2027 school year, with CLEET and the Department of Education developing the curriculum. The bill was advanced on a 9-2 vote after the author described it as a safety measure and cited a personal tragedy involving children and a firearm. The committee also passed HB 3700, requiring colleges and universities to adopt policies ensuring grades are based only on academic performance, and HB 2981, requiring school districts to post school board meeting minutes within two weeks of approval. HB 2961, creating the Tech Sergeant Marshall Dakota Roberts Gold Star Surviving Act to provide tuition, fees, and room and board for spouses and children of Gold Star recipients at state public universities or career tech schools, passed unanimously after discussion of a possible fiscal impact. HB 3016, establishing a two-year pilot vision screening program for about 12 schools to identify convergence insufficiency disorders linked to literacy, also passed. Later, HB 4478 passed to raise the daily deposit threshold for school districts and sites from $100 to $500 while still requiring weekly deposits. HB 4326, a cleanup bill related to Oklahoma’s Promise deadlines, certified teacher definitions, and a contingent T-SET-related provision, passed after debate about its unfinished status and funding concerns. HB 3025 passed with a change excluding donations from general fund collections for carryover balance purposes for one year, and HB 3710 passed to make a new higher education program cohort-based, requiring students to begin eligibility as freshmen. The chair closed by noting the committee had moved quickly, and announced upcoming executive nominee meetings and another committee meeting the following week.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

WAL Public Hearing - Tue Feb 17, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST

Water & Land

Transcript Highlights:
  • Every the children I teach children. I give them tours. They want to hide. They want to hide.
Summary: The committee heard HB 1817, which would create a daily bag limit for amaa/ama fish to protect Hawaii’s fisheries. DLNR said the biggest stressor on amaa populations is diversion of freshwater flows that cut off food sources for juvenile fish, and suggested that place-by-place rulemaking with fishers and stakeholders would be the most effective approach. A teacher and several Waialua Elementary students testified in strong support, describing research on declining catch data, cultural importance, and the need to preserve the fish for future generations. Other supporters said the fish is being outcompeted by invasive species and cited historical declines, including testimony that bag limits in Hilo Bay have helped increase populations. Committee members asked DLNR about traditional and cultural gathering rights, whether the bill’s bag limit would apply to native Hawaiian practices, and whether the limit was 10 per day or per season. DLNR said constitutional Hawaiian practices are protected, but also noted that if the bag limit is set in statute it would limit the department’s flexibility to tailor rules by area. Members also asked about other conservation efforts, and DLNR said fish pond revitalization and amaa production are underway statewide. One member raised concern that a statewide statutory limit might not fit conditions on every island, and DLNR said it has authority to adopt area-specific rules through rulemaking, though that process can take months to more than a year. The committee then moved to HP 206, an appropriations measure for the City and County of Honolulu involving school land transfers, and HP 266B relating to Banyan Drive. On HP 206, the county said the request is a one-time item and estimated costs were about $3.25 million, with the city and county already spending more than $350,000 on the transfers. On HP 266B, HCDA said it is conducting a master planning effort for Banyan Drive and plans a community visioning exercise this summer. Testimony from the Banyan Drive redevelopment agency emphasized the need for more flexible land-tenure rules, while OHA supported the bill with amendments to include cultural specialists and lineal descendants in the redevelopment process and to protect ceded lands. No votes were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations May 11th, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • auditor to conduct a comprehensive fiscal audit of all state and federal funds expended by the Board of Regents
  • directs a legislative auditor to conduct an audit on state and federal funds being used at the Board of Regents
  • It seeks to take that information, collected from the different Board of Regents and their Board of Supervisors
  • , and to put it into a report. ...information collected from the different Board of Regents and their
  • Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights launched an investigation into the Louisiana Board of Regents
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education Feb 18th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is what happens when we teach our students how to think, not what to think.
  • Recognizing teaching as a fully respected profession means investing in it accordingly.
  • Recognizing teaching as a fully respected profession means investing in it accordingly. Thank you.
  • in support are Nathan Hoffman with Florida Foundation for Florida’s Future, Jess Pritchard with I Teach
  • Jess Pritchard with I Teach is waving in support.
Bills: S1062, S1718, S7038
Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Pre-K-12 Education met to consider several education bills and the proposed fiscal year 2026-2027 Department of Education budget. The committee first took up CS/SB 1062 on speech and debate, which would formalize Florida’s Speech and Debate Week, strengthen the partnership between the Department of Education and the Florida Debate Initiative, require annual public reporting, and support statewide speech and debate programming. The bill drew extensive supportive testimony from students, alumni, and advocates who said debate improved civic engagement, literacy, confidence, and school performance, while also noting the need for equitable access and funding for travel and competition. The committee adopted a delete-everything amendment and then reported the bill favorably as amended by a unanimous vote of members present. The committee then heard SB 1718 on educator preparation and certification, which expands access to educator preparation coursework, broadens eligibility for temporary certification for some formerly certified professionals, and allows prior subject-area exam results to satisfy requirements. Public testimony largely supported easing barriers for experienced educators while emphasizing that certification changes are only a partial solution to teacher shortages and should be paired with better pay, retention, and professional respect. The bill was reported favorably. Next, the committee considered SB 7038 on education, which included a wide range of higher education and workforce-related changes, including a tuition waiver for Florida State Guard members, residency clarifications, oversight changes for blind services and vocational rehabilitation providers, licensure updates for private colleges, dual enrollment and assessment revisions, scholarship and funding changes, and reserve-fund requirements. An amendment restored the Classical Learning Test as a qualifying option for a grandparent tuition waiver, adjusted a Pell Grant performance metric, changed accreditation timing, and made other technical revisions. A dental education stakeholder raised concerns that one provision could disrupt long-standing exemptions for dental assisting programs, and the Florida Dental Association said it was working with the sponsor to avoid unintended impacts. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably as amended. The final major item was a high-level review of the proposed pre-K-12 budget, totaling $34.9 billion with local funds. Highlights included $30 billion for public schools and K-12 scholarships, a $50 increase in the base student allocation, a 1.64% increase in total funds per FTE, $4.5 billion for family empowerment scholarships as a separate FEFP categorical, $25 million for districts facing future enrollment declines, $65.3 million to help districts with current-year enrollment losses, $432.8 million for VPK, and $30.4 million for regional education consortia. Senators asked about reductions or flat funding in some allocations, teacher pay, declining enrollment support, Schools of Hope funding, and support for non-teaching school staff. Public testimony on the budget focused heavily on concerns about charter and voucher funding, especially the $6 million for Schools of Hope, with speakers urging more investment in traditional public schools, teacher compensation, and school infrastructure. The committee concluded the meeting by adjournment after no further business.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Education May 6th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have two outstanding health science centers.
  • We have an outstanding biomedical research center in Pennington.
  • We have two outstanding health science centers.
  • SB 304 authorized the Board of Regents to establish a list of eligible accreditors recognized by the
  • to TOPS with respect to the TOPS Tech Award.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Education Apr 14th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • I haven't seen any letters from Episcopal schools saying that we can't teach religion and we can't teach
  • From Episcopal schools saying that we can't teach religion and we can't teach computer science, or our
  • Baptist schools that we can't teach religion and computer science.
  • And then the schools could award credit based on proficiency.
  • And so they could award credit by a proficiency exam.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Education Committee, February 18, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
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  • Uh, Brendan Okconor, Executive Director of the Professional Teaching Standards Board.
Bills: SF0035, SF0090, SF0072
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Education Committee, February 18, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
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Bills: SF0035, SF0090, SF0072