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AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Feb 26th, 2025

Finance and Taxation Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, PIP, you said, then just public education employees, state employees.
  • To education. Right?
  • I introduced this bill last... ...year, but it was only for education employees.
  • As I said, it's currently only for state employees and for education employees.
  • education platform that is a safe environment that we can duplicate and replicate.
Bills: SB175, SB195, SB196, SB199
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Retirement May 5th, 2026

Retirement

Transcript Highlights:
  • There were no legislators on the task force, just higher education folks, and they've looked around and
  • where we can do better as far as providing benefits for retirees and recruiting.
  • House Bill 24 by Representative Owen provides relative to re-employment of retirees through a contract
  • It only impacts TRS retirees who are returning to work.
  • Retirees would understand it. Employers would understand it. This would add to the complexity.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • The purpose is to celebrate student achievement, honor education, caters and raise awareness of the importance
  • of gifted education in our state.
  • latest TEA data, there are More than 450,000 identified gifted and talented students across all 20 education
  • talented the students must complete a minimum of 30 hours of professional development and gifted education
Bills: SB2053, SCR19, SCR23, SCR29
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • I am a state retiree through ERS, not TRS, Employees Retirement System.
  • I am a state retiree through ERS, not TRS, Employees Retirement System.
  • For decades, our state employees and retirees have been the backbone of this state.
  • And it's not just retirees who are feeling the squeeze.
  • Investing in our retirees and employees is about more than paychecks and benefits.
Summary: The committee meeting focused on critical issues facing Texas state employees and retirees, highlighting the need for increased compensation and improved benefits. Senator Sarah Eckhardt and Representative John Busey presented new legislation aimed at addressing these longstanding problems, including proposed House Bills 343 and 247, which seek a $10,000 across-the-board pay increase for state employees. Senator Eckhardt emphasized the growing wage gap between public sector jobs and private sector offerings, which has led to high turnover rates and the loss of institutional knowledge. Public testimonies underscored the urgency of the issue as retirees shared their struggles with stagnant pensions amidst rising living costs.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Apr 2nd, 2025

Finance and Taxation Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill would authorize the Commission on Higher Education to award ...Commission on Higher Education
  • for athletic trainers in K-12 and postsecondary education. ...K-12 and postsecondary education, and
  • It's not the fully insured active non-Medicare eligible retirees where PHIP and the state completely
  • Uh, this is one after a lot of outcry, and I'm sure you all get them from your local educators about
  • What I'm saying, what are we going to do for those people who are in education right now and going to
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Jan 20th, 2026

Ways and Means Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • So this bill is going to turn, if you're a state retiree, you can still become a full-time bus driver
  • So, my bill is going to allow our state retirees the opportunity to come back as a full-time bus driver
  • So this bill is going to turn, if you're a state retiree, you can still become a full-time bus driver
  • </c> going to allow uh our state retirees going to allow uh our state retirees opportunity<00:04:34.960
  • Um, so you're aware that we are looking at potentially outcome-based funding for higher education.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Banking, Financial Services and Pensions REVISED: HB1182 - Removed Feb 17th, 2026 at 03:00 pm

Banking, Financial Services and Pensions

Transcript Highlights:
  • But this will be similar to a situation where somebody goes to work for the Department of Education.
  • So am I remembering correctly that there was a difference on the fire and police retirees?
  • Last year when we started doing this, there were 360 people, retirees, or their spouses that this affected
  • There were 360 people, retirees, or their spouses that this affected. This year it's down to 280.
  • I just feel that our retirees, if the rate of return will get a little higher, the benefits, it'll just
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Banking, Financial Services and Pensions REVISED: HB1182 - Removed Feb 17th, 2026

Banking, Financial Services and Pensions

Transcript Highlights:
  • But this will be similar to a situation where somebody goes to work for the Department of Education.
  • So am I remembering correctly that there was a difference on the fire and police retirees?
  • Am I remembering correctly that there was a difference on the fire and police retirees?
  • I just feel that our retirees, if the rate of return will get a little higher, the benefits, it'll just
  • I just feel that our retirees, if the rate I just feel that our retirees, if the rate of return, will
Summary: The Banking, Financial Services and Pensions Committee heard a series of retirement, banking, and school finance bills after announcing that several measures would be laid over or sent back to Rules and that the committee would recess briefly because of quorum and scheduling conflicts. The chair also explained the committee’s OPLA/safe-harbor process for pension bills and noted that many of the measures would still need oversight and floor consideration. Among the bills advanced were HB 1245, allowing certain DHS CLEET-commissioned agents to join the law enforcement retirement system; HB 4352, helping people refinance homes or businesses while protecting lenders; HB 4263, giving certain retired teachers who go to work for CareerTech a choice between TRS and OPERS; HB 1268, creating a five-year DROP option for EMTs and county sheriffs in OPERS; HB 1739, reinstating a half-pay provision in the law enforcement retirement system for OHP recruitment and retention; HB 2116, expanding OLERS eligibility to certain Office of State Fire Marshal officers; HB 2206, allowing newly hired school resource officers into OLERS; HB 3625, expanding school district investment options; HB 1889, providing a catch-up COLA for older police and fire retirees; and HB 1784, requiring TRS’s assumed rate of return not fall below its past 20-year annualized return. HB 3172, the “Fair Banking Act,” would restrict adverse actions by very large financial institutions based on lawful economic activity and require explanations on request; members asked whether it would affect Oklahoma banks and whether it mirrored a presidential executive order. HB 2193 proposed a COLA for state retirement systems with caps on eligible benefits and salaries, and members raised concerns about differing actuarial estimates and the need for more work before oversight. Most bills were reported out by committee votes ranging from 8-0 to 4-3. The chair and members repeatedly noted that several measures, especially the pension bills, would need further work with actuaries and oversight committees. The meeting ended with a brief acknowledgment of committee staff and support personnel before adjournment.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Feb 26th, 2025

Ways and Means Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • The educational entities that participate right now have caps.
  • This would apply only to the Medicare eligible retirees.
  • And it's a shortage of certified educators in identified educator programs as determined by the Alabama
  • Commission on Higher Education in consideration with...
  • Higher Education in consideration with the State Department of Education.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • It would also remove the continuing education exemption for new licensees in the first 18 months to ensure
  • Finally, the bill establishes the Rural Admission Medical Program education pathway.
  • However, we want to ensure that we protect our existing institutions and maintain the quality of education
  • with business experience to serve on the governing board and finally prohibits DEI in elementary education
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • So the committee substitute for SB 2891 is a priority. number one for the Texas Higher Education Coordinating
  • We don't know necessarily how many we have. educate.
  • So, as Victoria mentioned, instead of all of our different associations... coming and trying to educate
  • clear as day that the more moves, the more negative consequences. on mental health, behavior issues, education
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education Mar 27th, 2025

S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • It is an education without barriers.
  • You choose the time for your education.
  • Educational need.
  • Education is a cornerstone of our future.
  • Childhood Education and Care Governance.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Education Apr 8th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • vendors of educational products.
  • Line three says no education agency shall knowingly contract with an education service provider or a
  • So Florida did legislation on education providers, but then they did, through their education...
  • vendors of educational products.
  • in education.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

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

House Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'll call the House Education Committee to order. Good morning, folks.
  • We want to recognize and thank the Legislative Education Study Committee for its sustained focus on educator
  • And we'll help retain educators in the state of New Mexico and in our communities.
  • I'm here representing the New Mexico Coalition of Educational Leaders.
  • “And appropriations, but everything else, for education-wise, nothing’s changing.
Bills: SB29, SB64
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> the whole game of education has changed. the whole game of education has changed.
  • </c> Department of Education with comments. Department of Education with comments.
  • </c> Relating to education.
  • This is relating to education.
  • </c> Democratic Party of Hawaii Education Democratic Party of Hawaii Education Caucus,<00:26:22.679><
NV
Transcript Highlights:
  • Part of the challenges, obviously even yourself as chair of the Education Committee, or by chair, education
  • Tebow from the Nevada Department of Education to help support.
  • Good morning, Amelia Tebow for the record, Nevada Department of Education.
  • Good evening, Alexander Marks with the Nevada State Education Association.
  • It revises provisions relating to education.