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• For those of you not familiar with this program or alternative education, I'm excited for you to hear
• MAPSTARS is also a source of pride for alternative education programs, leaving a positive impact on a
• education students.
• This is a vital opportunity for personal development and strengthens the community of alternative education
• In short, supporting this bill means investing in the future of students in alternative education across

Bills: HF1966, HF54, HF2043, HF1171, HF2741

Keywords: HF1966, Minnesota Association of Alternative Programs, STARS program, alternative education, alternative programs, education finance, general fund appropriation, student support services, career readiness, employment skills, academic skills, social skills, student conferences, training grants, Minnesota Department of Education, specialized education, at-risk students, nontraditional education, HF54, Silver Lake

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• As Representative Berg stated, MAP Stars is a program for students enrolled in alternative education
• As Representative Berg stated, MAP Stars is a program for students enrolled in alternative education
• > for alternative education I'm excited for alternative education I'm excited for you<00:02:00.759
• > grow alternative education settings to grow alternative education settings to grow personally<00
• strengthens the community of alternative strengthens the community of alternative education education

Bills: HF1966, HF54, HF2043, HF1171, HF2741

Keywords: HF1966, Minnesota Association of Alternative Programs, STARS program, alternative education, alternative programs, education finance, general fund appropriation, student support services, career readiness, employment skills, academic skills, social skills, student conferences, training grants, Minnesota Department of Education, specialized education, at-risk students, nontraditional education, HF54, Silver Lake

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• So they went out to RFP for an alternative method of assessment.
• My name is Kailen Evans, President of the Washoe Education Association.
• Holistically in education.
• Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education.
• And the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education.

Bills: AB386

Keywords: AB386, Washoe County School District, reading assessment, literacy, elementary school, pupil assessment, statewide assessment, alternative assessment, reading proficiency, standards-based testing, valid and reliable test, State Board of Education, Department of Education, pilot program, school testing, assessment equivalency, education grant, Nevada education, NRS 388.157, school accountability

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• District as the renal Board of Education District as the renal Board of Education chair<00:01:52.040
• educational alternatives that keep students out of our schools.
• the rising costs of providing education the rising costs of providing education declining<00:02:
• <00:02:45.680> Alternatives<00:02:46.640> that<00:02:46.800> keep educational Alternatives
• that keep educational Alternatives that keep students<00:02:47.599> out<00:02:47.720> of

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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• advancing quality in educator preparation.
• in Texas are through the alternative path.
• Would you believe I'm an alternatively certified teacher?
• to retain a truly qualified Oklahoma education force.
• I appreciate the alternative education lane that can and should exist.

Bills: HB2987, HB3026, HB3076, HB3288, HB3315, HB3467, HB3711, HB3885, HB4427, HB4359, HB4363

Keywords: kindergarten, military families, education policy, school districts, international military dependents, age eligibility, teacher certification, alternative teacher preparation, education reform, employment opportunities, teacher recruitment, physical education, elementary school, prekindergarten, recess, health and fitness, higher education, bachelor's degree, feasibility study, Oklahoma State Regents

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• passing the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators exam administered by Educational Testing Service
• , the State Board of Education, and the Commission on Professional Standards in Education describing
• Thank you, Assembly Member, for always being such a wonderful advocate for education and educators.
• For the record, my name is Maria Dunato-R-R-R-Dugaza, and I'm an eight-year special education educator
• With CCSD having about 1,600 educator vacancies annually, it is essential to retain dedicated educators

Bills: SB175, SB277, SB374, SB400

Keywords: military, veterans, education, teaching, Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, licensure, certification, public schools, charter schools, school social worker, school counselor, school psychologist, internship, practicum, student support services, mental health, harassment, bullying, power-based violence, school safety

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• <00:03:57.560> teaching shortage and special education teaching shortage and special education
• <00:20:57.480> dollars local funds special education dollars local funds special education
• Bachelor's in special education Bachelor's in special education programming<00:25:55.960> it<
• our students in special education our students in special<00:27:57.720> education special education
• Special education in particular.

Bills: HF846, HF1538, HF1959

Keywords: education, special education, apprenticeship, funding, grants, intermediate school districts, teacher apprenticeship, registered apprenticeship, teacher licensure, teacher shortage, workforce development, education finance, K-12 education, higher education, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, Tier 3 license, teacher preparation, mentor teacher, school district

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• Senate Bill 1437 is directing the State Department of Education to establish certain guidelines, administer
• Sunset language for a now successful alternative certification program offered to qualified providers
• Senate Bill 1338 creates the Education Impact and Innovation Fund.
• So the amendment to the PCS changes the name of the fund to the Education Impact and Innovation Fund.
• Department of Education and the State Board of Education to select those programs and those specific

Bills: SB1432, SB1338, SB1437, SB1812

Keywords: teacher certification, pilot program, education, state board, alternative pathways, education grants, competitive grants, revolving fund, State Department of Education, State Board of Education, Strong Readers Act, literacy instruction, reading intervention, dyslexia, science of reading, structured literacy, multisensory instruction, school districts, public education funding, education innovation

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• She's going to talk about how she's got a grow your own educator program going on at Union, so Please

Bills: HB3522, HB4300, HB4359, HB4363, HB3467, HB2987, HB3076, HB4427, HB3026, HB3288, HB3315, HB3711, HB3885

Keywords: alcoholic beverages, ABLE Commission, licensing, regulation, annual reporting, child care, criminal history, background checks, child safety, Oklahoma laws, advisory committees, statewide assessments, student testing, testing window, end-of-year testing, Oklahoma Academic Standards, Oklahoma School Testing Program, State Board of Education, grade 3-8, alternate assessment

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• So during testimony to the education So during testimony to the education finance<00:31:41.279><
• education finance.
• I regularly education and policy.
• An effective depends on education.
• Health education vary by zip code.

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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• And uh I am thoroughly convinced most education happens outside of a classroom as opposed to inside of
• > happens<00:06:51.520> outside convinced most education happens outside convinced most
• education happens outside of<00:06:52.000> a<00:06:52.160> classroom<00:06:52.479>
• It allows for alternative methods of publication in the event the newspaper is unable to comply.
• Uh it allows for alternative tax.

Bills: HB272, HB272

Keywords: HB272, LASEA, AMSTEP, Alabama Commission on Higher Education, State Department of Education, teacher loan repayment, student loan forgiveness, educator shortage, teacher shortage, acute educator shortage, acute shortage location, public K-12 schools, school systems, math teachers, science teachers, computer science teachers, charter schools, failing schools, underperforming schools, teacher recruitment

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• That's usually the higher education entities that get certified.
• That way, there's another one called AAQEP Educator Preparation.
• It's another national accreditation often used by these alternative prep programs.
• I am an alternately certified teacher.
• I don't wait around and all the education issues like you guys do.

Bills: HB4274, HB3076, HB4358, HB3312, HB3288, HB3885

Keywords: HB4274, Oklahoma schools, interdistrict transfer, open transfer, school enrollment, military families, active duty, National Guard, Reserve orders, military installation, residency requirements, district of choice, public school transfer, student transfer, special education, IEP, Section 504, military housing, base housing, electronic enrollment

Bills: HB818, HB1063, SB28, SB64, SB142, SB234, SB482

Keywords: higher education, accountability, curriculum review, faculty governance, disciplinary procedures, SB 28, Act 233, associate educator program, associate teachers, teacher certification, alternative teacher pathway, education workforce, teacher shortage, minimum age, age requirement, Louisiana schools, Title 17, R.S. 17:7.8, educator pipeline, teacher recruitment

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• It prohibits AI tools from being used in public districts for instruction or education purposes except
• through educator-directed uses.
• It is creates an innovative pathway for our education preparation programs.
• We'll submit those to the Department of Education for review.
• Also, so I'm thinking also from the state department of education, do we think maybe if we're trying

Bills: SB1734, SB1630, SB1894, SB1975, SB1432, SB1437, SB1812, SB346, SB1250, SB710, SB1489, SB2045, SB1614

Keywords: artificial intelligence, AI, schools, public school districts, education technology, edtech, student privacy, FERPA, data privacy, data security, emerging technologies, machine learning, generative AI, classroom technology, instructional technology, teacher oversight, human-in-the-loop, student data, parental consent, opt-out

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• Good morning, Senate Education Committee, will come to order, members. Thank you.
• And that is to build up the next generation through education.
• , the Oklahoma Commission on Education Quality and Accountability, and the state Department of Education
• Continuing education or profession.
• , furthering education, and so that's.

Bills: SB1632, SB1594, SB2045, SB1251, SB1884, SB1250, SB1630, SB1262, SB1374, SB1292, SB1432, SB1199, SB1790, SB1481, SB1614, SB1734, SB1437, SB1489, SB1718, SB1778

Keywords: career readiness, education reform, high school assessments, workplace skills, state education, credentialing, teacher certification, principal requirements, education administration, special education, Oklahoma education law, SB2045, Grow Your Own Educator Program, teacher recruitment, teacher retention, alternative certification, alternative teacher certification, teacher preparation, tuition reimbursement, course fee reimbursement

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• According to recent reports compiled by the education reform organization Texas Ed 911, over 11,000 educator
• An investigation of educator misconduct in the TEA data showed less than 5% of educators guilty of sexual
• Being able to give TEA the authority to recognize an alternative dual-linguistic education method is
• I am a product of bilingual education. I'm also a career educator with over 30 years in education.
• My master's degree is in bilingual education, and my doctorate is in educational leadership, with my

Bills: SB604, SB843, SB1636, SB2395, SB571, SB1224, SB1832, SB2392, SB747, SB2623, SB2624, SB2185

Keywords: bonds, education funding, Texas Permanent School Fund, financial transparency, speculative rating, school funding, deferred maintenance, tax revenue, education budget, school districts, education, finance, Texas Education Code, misconduct, child abuse, educators, investigation, criminal offense, education law, suspension

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• space and I've only been in the education space nine nine years so I by no means am I an education expert
• I come from a family of educators. My wife...
• My mother-in-law, one of my daughters are all educators.
• Three educators in the same building. Committing these kinds of crimes.
• and and higher education for students with disabilities.

Bills: SB604, SB843, SB1636, SB2395, SB571, SB1224, SB1832, SB2392, SB747, SB2623, SB2624, SB2185

Keywords: bonds, education funding, Texas Permanent School Fund, financial transparency, speculative rating, school funding, deferred maintenance, tax revenue, education budget, school districts, education, finance, Texas Education Code, misconduct, child abuse, educators, investigation, criminal offense, education law, suspension

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• So thank you and I support my colleague that I have been her vice chair for so many years on the education
• /c><00:14:18.320> years<00:14:18.560> on<00:14:18.800> the<00:14:18.959> education
• chair for so many years on the education chair for so many years on the education committee.<00:

Bills: SB2445, SB2125, SB2355, SB2834, SB3237

Keywords: pedestrian, fines, traffic laws, economic vulnerability, safety, walking, public transportation, teacher licensing, teacher shortage, emergency hire, unlicensed teacher, out-of-field teaching, licensed teachers, charter schools, Department of Education, DOE, Board of Education, licensure requirements, teacher certification, alternative licensure

Bills: SB1075, SB1144, SB1280

Keywords: foreign ownership, land sales, review commission, national security, property rights, veterinary technicians, certification, education alternative, Arizona Revised Statutes, veterinary education, Mexican gray wolf, Mexican wolf, Mexican gray wolf puppies, Arizona Game and Fish Commission, Arizona Game and Fish Department, endangered species, wolf reintroduction, wolf translocation, cross-fostering, wildlife management

Summary: The Committee on Land and Agriculture heard two bills, SB 1075 and SB 1280, with public testimony limited and several speakers appearing on each measure. SB 1075 would create a Foreign Entity Review Commission and prohibit the conveyance, sale, lease, or sublease of state land to hostile foreign entities without commission approval. Supporters said it was needed to protect land near critical infrastructure and military sites, while opponents argued it created unnecessary bureaucracy and duplicated existing safeguards. The committee voted 5-4 to give SB 1075 a due pass recommendation. The committee then took up SB 1280, which would bar the Arizona Game and Fish Commission from transporting Mexican gray wolf pups into the state or using public funds or resources for that purpose. Supporters said the bill would stop state involvement in importing wolves and argued the population had already reached sufficient numbers. Opponents, including representatives from Sierra Club’s Grand Canyon Chapter and Humane World for Animals, said the measure would undermine science-based recovery efforts, reduce genetic diversity, and harm a still-endangered species. Members debated the wolf population, recovery goals, and whether the bill would affect federal conservation efforts. After testimony and member discussion, the committee voted 4-3, with one absent, to give SB 1280 a due pass recommendation. The meeting then adjourned.

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• of Education from requiring a school district governing board, alternative education program provider
• providing an alternative education program or being an alternative school.
• An alternative education program or alternative school may appeal the decision to the SBE and remain
• education program or alternative school submits to ADE.
• education program or alternative school submits to ADE.

Bills: SB1026, SB1126, SB1143, SB1166

Keywords: alternative education, school funding, student accountability, education reform, school district governance, educational records, student privacy, FERPA, family educational rights and privacy act, Department of Child Safety, DCS caseworker, child welfare, abuse or neglect, juvenile justice, juvenile court, juvenile corrections, school records, discipline records, attendance records, school district

Summary: The Senate Education Committee first considered the executive nomination of James McCain to the Arizona Board of Regents. McCain described his military service, education at Arizona State University, and interest in serving rural, tribal, and veteran communities through ABOR. Senators from both parties praised his background and bipartisan support, and McCain said his experience would bring accountability, leadership development, and a focus on affordability and student safety. The committee voted 7-0 to recommend his confirmation to the full Senate. The committee then heard SB 1026, which would limit how often alternative schools and alternative education programs must recertify and allow them to continue operating in good standing without repeated applications. An amendment added a five-year recertification limit, a 70% student-population threshold for qualifying alternative programs, an appeal process, and flexibility on instructional days. Supporters said the bill would reduce regulation for schools serving vulnerable students; opponents raised concerns about accountability and whether the bill clearly defined good standing. The committee adopted the amendment and advanced the bill 4-3. Next, SB 1126 was heard, requiring schools to provide Department of Child Safety caseworkers with information about who withdrew a student or requested records, and barring schools from preventing employees, contractors, or volunteers from speaking with DCS during abuse or neglect investigations. Senator Werner said it was developed with DCS after reviewing child deaths and system failures, including the Rebecca Baptiste case. The bill passed 7-0. SB 1143, which would require schools and LEAs to submit federal civil rights data to ADE and require an annual school safety report posted publicly, drew opposition from the Arizona Education Association as redundant and burdensome, but it still passed 4-3. Finally, SB 1166 would allow county school superintendents to offer high school equivalency preparation through accommodation schools to students in grades 10-12 who are at least 16 years old, rather than only 12th graders. The sponsor said the bill simply expands access to the program, while one senator questioned whether it might encourage students to pursue a GED earlier than intended. The committee advanced the bill 5-2, then adjourned.