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• Early College High School Program, also known as P-TECH.
• oversight by amending the Texas Education Code to add the completion of the P-TECH or other early college

Bills: HB 1209, HB4746

Keywords: school funding, instructional days, education, public schools, school performance, four-day school week, performance rating, school governance, school calendar, education funding, emergency closures, school district, school operations, Texas education, public school accountability, academic distinction designation, postsecondary readiness, career and technical education, CTE, P-TECH

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• the governmental relations work on behalf of Minnesota State College faculty.
• </c><01:04:01.200><c> Um</c><01:04:01.440><c> and</c> to take PSO and dual credit.
• Um and to take PSO and dual credit.
• MSEF represents State College faculty.
• The Minnesota State College faculty and the interfaculty organization.

Bills: HF3714, HF4399, HF4176, HF2544, HF60, HF4231, HF4232

Keywords: foster care, child welfare, enrollment priority, education programs, child care assistance, education, school board, elections, local governance, school district, site-governed schools, education reform, local control, autonomy, interchange, bond issuance, transportation, infrastructure funding, Sherburne County, student eligibility

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• So, I assume that might include the community college system.
• So, I assume that might include the community college system.
• I assume that might include the community college system.
• </c> I'm going on to transition into college. I'm going on to transition into college.
• ,</c> for the future, whether it's college, for the future, whether it's college, career,<00:23:49.760

Bills: HF3714, HF4399, HF4176, HF2544, HF60, HF4231, HF4232

Keywords: foster care, child welfare, enrollment priority, education programs, child care assistance, education, school board, elections, local governance, school district, site-governed schools, education reform, local control, autonomy, interchange, bond issuance, transportation, infrastructure funding, Sherburne County, student eligibility

Bills: SB49, SB60, SB365, SB685, SB895, SB1191, SB1400, SB1401, SB1786

Keywords: junior college funding, performance tier, credentials, education, workforce development, Texas education law, performance tier funding, junior college, Texas education, student success, performance funding, education policy, state finance program, public junior colleges, educational outcomes, SB 60, public junior college library, community college, library materials, book donation

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• The bill would require that local education agencies award high school credit for passing dual credits
• , and they were going... ...coming from college, and they were going to get credit for that.
• We have someone from the community college system here.
• two-year college is doing is a much better job.
• So I want to encourage the two-year colleges as well as the four-year colleges to consider what kind

Bills: HB9, HB102, HB9

Keywords: three-cueing system, reading instruction, K-12 education, structured literacy, scientific strategies, dual enrollment, high school, community college, university, educational access, high school credit, 1136, house, all

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• Um, colleges don't have that same accountability. They're issuing the college credits.
• Um, colleges don't have that same accountability. They're issuing the college credits.
• Um, colleges don't have that same accountability. They're issuing the college credits.
• Um, colleges don't have that same accountability. They're issuing the college credits.
• Colleges don't have that same accountability. They're issuing the college credits.

Bills: HF3650, HF1791, HF3489, HF4231, HF4232, HF4269, HF4270, HF3490

Keywords: student career pathways, education framework, experiential learning, employer engagement, career technical education, career and technical education, CTE, postsecondary scholarship, postsecondary grant, school district funding, cooperative unit, Minnesota high school, apprenticeship, certificate program, tuition assistance, workforce training, military transition, education finance, student aid, career pathways

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• And you specifically reference South Texas College, so which junior college districts does your bill
• This should not affect any other college but our local community college. Great.
• According to a report by the Texas Association of Community Colleges, 11.8% of community college students
• It can be at an off-campus college dorm.
• UT is supposed to be the best college in all of Texas.

Bills: HB2476, HB2893, HB4848, HB5062, SB37, SB60, HB2860, HB4930, SB646, SB 37

Keywords: living expenses, higher education, student support, homeless students, financial aid, grant program, baccalaureate degrees, junior colleges, workforce development, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, competency-based education, baccalaureate degree, cost of attendance, dual credit, computer science, course credit, foreign language requirement, curriculum review, governing board, faculty council

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• </c><00:25:27.040><c> we</c> colleges and other colleges where we colleges and other colleges where we
• Also, she did not understand that these credits would not count toward her college degree and that she
• was now out of financial aid because for eight semesters, she had not received college credit-bearing
• would not count towards her credits would not count towards her college<00:26:29.640><c> degree</c><
• </c> semesters, she had not received college semesters, she had not received college credit-bearing<00

Bills: HF4698, HF4608

Keywords: higher education, identity verification, enrollment fraud, funding, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, postsecondary education, community college, university, developmental education, remedial education, remediation, corequisite, co-requisite, English composition, college readiness, adult basic education, ABE, student placement, credit-bearing courses, noncredit courses

Bills: SB 49, SB 60, SB 365, SB 685, SB 895, SB 1191, SB 1400, SB 1401, SB 1786

Keywords: junior college funding, performance tier, credentials, education, workforce development, Texas education law, performance tier funding, junior college, Texas education, student success, performance funding, education policy, state finance program, public junior colleges, educational outcomes, academic fresh start, higher education, student admissions, Texas Education Code, public university

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• that we've correlated to credits within high school.
• So, we can do a transition of one for one credit.
• program, then we can reverse credit that.
• If they get three... ...credits, uh, college credits, then it makes sense to give them three high school
• credits.

Bills: SB140, HB102, SB133, SB34

Keywords: Coach Safely Act, youth athletics, noncompliance penalties, Department of Public Health, youth athlete, dual enrollment, high school, community college, university, educational access, high school credit, violence prevention, conflict resolution, mediation, public education, high school graduation, 1136, house, all

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• But they would proceed on to Junior College, and their credits would revert back to...
• Their credits would revert back to give them credit in high school for math or science or whatever they
• That junior college... okay, let me work through that one.
• That'll probably not be limited to junior colleges; it'll probably be expanded to all colleges.
• We also know that since the mid-90s, college tuition at traditional public and private colleges is up

Bills: SB175, SB195, SB196, SB199

Keywords: aircraft, tax exemption, sales tax, lease tax, maintenance, Alabama, health insurance, Medicare, retirees, public education, contracts, education, high school, community college, dual enrollment, secondary credit, Move on When Ready, parental leave, state employees, local education agencies

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• College students often lack access to consistently accurate and transparent information regarding course
• Senate Bill 2310 directs the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, in consultation with colleges
• And so forth, is this in lieu of any of those classes or is this just additional credit hours?
• So, would the credit be one?
• credit hour or three credit hours, and will it be up to the institution?

Bills: SB800, SB1534, SB2055, SB2310, SB2431, SB2786, SB3039, SB1242

Keywords: sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, stalking, higher education, student safety, orientation policies, health physics, workforce development, nuclear energy, radiological safety, scholarship, education, Texas Leadership Scholars Program, student funding, transparency, degree requirements, certificate programs, student transfer, foreign language

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• In 2023, we supported House Bill 8, which incentivizes community colleges to expand dual credit programs
• We collaborate with colleges and universities like Austin Community College, Texas State Technical College
• , Temple College, Texas A&M, and UT Austin.
• , universities, junior colleges, and specialized programs.
• Most students are in college for four years. I mean, that's their entire time in college.

Bills: SB1998, SB646, SB2786, SB2076, SB2615, SB1961, SB1418, SB2647, SB1322, SB2788

Keywords: pediatrics, medical education, subsidiary, preceptorship, medical training, student programs, mental health, loan repayment, education funding, mental health professionals, healthcare access, Texas Success Initiative, exemption, public officers, employees, higher education, Capitol view, Austin, urban planning, construction

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• We have roughly 16,000 to 1,700 dual-credit students, whether they're in early college high schools,
• P-TECH, or traditional dual credit.
• And roughly 5,521 of those students came through using the dual-credit PSAT as a college readiness indicator
• , primarily the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACS), to maintain
• Most students are in college for four years; I mean, that's their entire time in college.

Bills: SB1998, SB646, SB2786, SB2076, SB2615, SB1961, SB1418, SB2647, SB1322, SB2788

Keywords: pediatrics, medical education, subsidiary, preceptorship, medical training, student programs, mental health, loan repayment, education funding, mental health professionals, healthcare access, Texas Success Initiative, exemption, public officers, employees, higher education, Capitol view, Austin, urban planning, construction

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• I am aware that the colleges may directly engage these athletes.
• We will be killing college football in Texas if we do not pass this bill.
• There's no incentive to graduate college.
• I was a college athlete myself.
• The current state of affairs in college athletics is.

Bills: HJR5, HB39, HB 102, HB 126, HB290, HB300, HB1330, HB2110, HB2143, HCR64, HCR101

Keywords: education funding, Texas State Technical College System, constitutional amendment, capital projects, workforce education, military education, early registration, ROTC, corps of cadets, higher education, military academy, student athletes, name image likeness, compensation, intercollegiate athletics, representation, tuition assistance, military, Texas State Guard, education

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• credits and sections.
• , Miles College, Oakwood University, Samford University, Spring Hill College, Stillman College, and Talladega
• College.
• Stillman College, Talladega College, Tuskegee University, the US Sports Academy in Mwin County, and the
• , if the college there in Selma...

Bills: HB46, HB379, SB22, HB487, HB273, HB525

Keywords: rural physician, tax credit, healthcare access, physician recruitment, Alabama, HB379, Alabama income tax, nonresident exemption, remote workers, traveling employees, mobile workforce, withholding tax, state tax reciprocity, multistate employees, temporary work, work location tracking, time and attendance system, remote work taxation, professional athlete, professional entertainer

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• , and we think that we can bring so many of our centers or different programs that we have at the college
• , and we think that we can bring so many of our centers or different programs that we have at the college
• , and we think that we can bring so many of our centers or different programs that we have at the college

Bills: HB1601, HB1828, HB1616, HB1603, HB1606, HB1604, HB1605

Keywords: biosecurity, invasive species, Hawaii Invasive Species Council, Department of Land and Natural Resources, appropriation, agriculture, land use, farm dwelling, renewable energy, income qualification, solar energy, geothermal resources, hydropower, agricultural tourism, aquaculture, commercial activity, swine production, Korean natural farming, land leases, Hawaii

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• bioscience workforce development pilot program within DED, in collaboration with UH Hilo Community College
• </c> It creates real internships and dual credit pathways that connect students directly to farms and
• this program fall within the purview um, this program fall within the purview of<01:15:48.920><c> College
• of</c><01:15:49.400><c> Tropical</c><01:15:50.440><c> Agriculture</c><01:15:51.040><c> and</c> of College
• of Tropical Agriculture and of College of Tropical Agriculture and Human<01:15:51.480><c> Resources,

Bills: SB2706, SB2320

Keywords: workforce development, agriculture, biosecurity, pilot program, Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, University of Hawaii, Leeward Community College, DHRD, training, apprenticeship, career pathways, credentialing, job training, internship, hands-on experience, state employment, workforce pipeline, agricultural jobs, biosecurity jobs, general fund appropriation

Summary: The committees first heard SB 2371, which would prioritize lease offers on agrivoltaics parcels for beginning farmers, require annual compliance reports to DAB, authorize penalties for noncompliance, and allow solar facilities on certain agricultural lands. DAB, the State Energy Office, PUC, and Hawaii Farm Bureau generally supported the intent, while OPPSD recommended amendments to preserve agricultural lease affordability and strengthen food-production language. Members questioned whether the bill would meaningfully encourage solar on ag lands, whether beginning farmers would have enough information to use such parcels, and how the bill would interact with Land Use Commission review. The Farm Bureau said agrivoltaics remains challenging and largely in pilot form, and noted the Mililani project as a promising example of dual use. The committees voted to pass SB 2371 with amendments, with one member expressing a preference that it be opened to all farmers rather than only beginning farmers. The next measure, SB 2800, appropriates funds to DAB, DLNR, and ADC for acquisition, repair, and maintenance of irrigation systems. All testifying agencies and the Farm Bureau supported the bill, and members pressed them for estimates of needed funding and the condition of existing systems. DAB cited major repair needs, including Waimea, Molokai, Kahuku, and Kawailoa, and said its backlog could total roughly $65 million; ADC estimated about $35 million for several systems; and DLNR said its current needs for three systems were about $35 million, with the largest cost tied to piping in Kekaha. The committees amended the bill to defer its effective date to July 1, 2050 and to blank out the appropriation amounts in the bill text, with the agencies’ requested amounts to be included in the committee report for consideration. SB 2800 then passed in AEN, Water and Land, and EIG. The final measure discussed was SB 2718, a food hub pilot program beginning in 2028 that would require state departments and UH to source 30% of certain food purchases from local agricultural products, create a nutrition- and ʻāina-based school program, and have DAT partner with a regional aggregator for Native Hawaiian staple crops. DAT, DOH, the Farm Bureau, Food Plus Policy Group, HAPA, and others supported the bill’s intent, while the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation opposed it, saying it is already struggling to meet the current local procurement percentage and faces procurement and quantity barriers, especially for staple items used daily. The testimony focused on whether agencies could realistically meet the higher local purchasing target and whether smaller farms could supply the needed volumes.

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• We saw in all of our universities and community colleges a dip.
• , and community colleges. stakeholders throughout the area.
• Victoria College Foundation.
• college mission.
• hire 25 College of Engineering graduates per year out of College Station.

Bills: SB530, SB757, SB769, SB1085, SB1241, SB1242, SB1409, SB1878, SB2138, SB2314, SB2231, SB2361, SB2431, SJR59

Keywords: accreditation, postsecondary education, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, baccalaureate degrees, junior colleges, program delivery, faculty recruitment, higher education, performance standards, student loan debt, degree programs, funding, students with disabilities, accessibility, enrollment, report, SB 1085, Sul Ross State University, Rio Grande College, Del Rio

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• When TSTC was first created as a One college, we quickly grew to four colleges and were added to the
• Well, if you count just credit students.
• Hundreds of students in colleges and universities.
• Today, CLT is accepted by more than 285 colleges. colleges and universities nationwide and the company
• So free college application time periods are not uncommon. Many states, such as Alabama.

Bills: SB530, SB757, SB769, SB1085, SB1241, SB1242, SB1409, SB1878, SB2138, SB2314, SB2231, SB2361, SB2431, SJR59

Keywords: accreditation, postsecondary education, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, baccalaureate degrees, junior colleges, program delivery, faculty recruitment, higher education, performance standards, student loan debt, degree programs, funding, students with disabilities, accessibility, enrollment, report, SB 1085, Sul Ross State University, Rio Grande College, Del Rio