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• Again, Substitute Senate Bill 5841 specifies that the state's electronic platform for high school and
• The speaker said that high school students face many distractions in their classrooms.
• As a high school social studies teacher that has helped oversee hundreds of students working...
• to accomplish this amazing feat of getting through high school and navigating that next step.
• We have done, and this committee has done, a lot of work on high school and beyond plans.

Bills: SB6278

Keywords: teacher preparation, principal preparation, educator preparation, alternative route certification, teacher certification, principal certification, Washington Professional Educator Standards Board, PESB, field placement, student teacher, residency, mentoring, school district partnerships, K-12 education, preK-12, high-need schools, Title I, special education, English language learner, rural schools

Summary: The House Education Committee met in executive session to consider several education bills. On Substitute Senate Bill 5242 concerning anaphylaxis medication in schools, staff described changes to school epinephrine policies, and members discussed a striking amendment that clarified the bill to allow trained personnel to administer premeasured epinephrine, expand liability protections, and make related technical changes. A drafting error referencing albuterol was flagged and corrected through an amendment to the amendment. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill out with a do pass as amended recommendation. The committee also advanced Substitute Senate Bill 5346 on student use of mobile devices in public schools. The bill would require OSPI to report on school policies limiting mobile device use during instructional hours and post research and best practices. An amendment shortened reporting timelines, removed a distribution requirement, updated terminology, and encouraged school boards to review OSPI recommendations; members spoke in support of local flexibility, classroom focus, and reducing distractions. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill out with a do pass as amended recommendation. Substitute Senate Bill 5841, on high school and beyond plans and financial aid, was also amended and passed out of committee. The amendment added information about College Bound Scholarship enrollment, financial aid application completion, and required review of certain information before graduation and after financial aid applications are completed. Members emphasized helping students understand scholarship and college funding opportunities. The committee then reported Substitute Senate Bill 6268, requiring OSPI to maintain a 20-year online record of final special education complaint decisions, and Senate Bill 6278, codifying ongoing PESB review of teacher and principal preparation programs, both with do pass recommendations. All final votes were voice votes or standing committee report votes, and each bill passed with broad support, with one nay on the mobile devices bill and the rest unanimous or near-unanimous.

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• By way of background, to qualify for a high school diploma, public school students must meet various
• To qualify for a high school diploma, public school students must meet various state requirements, including
• The purpose of the High School and Beyond Plan is to guide the student's high school experience and inform
• School and Beyond Plans and enabling schools... ...online High School and Beyond Plan platform.
• School and Beyond Plans and also enabling school districts... ...create and revise their High School

Bills: SB6278

Keywords: teacher preparation, principal preparation, educator preparation, alternative route certification, teacher certification, principal certification, Washington Professional Educator Standards Board, PESB, field placement, student teacher, residency, mentoring, school district partnerships, K-12 education, preK-12, high-need schools, Title I, special education, English language learner, rural schools

Summary: The House Education Committee heard several bills focused on special education records, AI and surveillance in schools, financial aid access, educator preparation, emergency epinephrine use, and student mobile phone use. Substitute Senate Bill 6268 would require OSPI to keep an online public record of final special education community complaint decisions for 20 years. The sponsor and supporters said the bill would improve transparency, help parents and districts understand legal precedents, and preserve decisions that are currently retained for only six years; no opposition testified, and the hearing closed after several pro sign-ins. Substitute Senate Bill 5956 would limit school use of automated decision systems, AI, surveillance tools, and facial recognition in student discipline and safety contexts. Supporters argued it would prevent harmful false positives and discriminatory impacts, while opponents warned it could interfere with school safety and emergency uses of facial recognition; the committee heard extensive testimony from students, advocates, and industry representatives, and the hearing closed with a large number of pro and con sign-ins. The committee also heard Substitute Senate Bill 5841, which would expand the High School and Beyond Plan platform to import financial aid application data and add the Washington Opportunity Scholarship Program to required financial aid information. The sponsor said the bill would simplify access to aid and create a more transparent, “dashboard”-style system, while a student advocate testified in support; there was also concern raised about data privacy for immigrant and DACA students, and the sponsor said participation would be opt-in. Senate Bill 6278 would codify and adjust Professional Educator Standards Board review of teacher and principal preparation programs, including more regular review of program standards, educator role standards, evidence, and P-12 partner input, and would allow field placement plans to be submitted on a less frequent schedule. PESB staff said the bill largely reflects current practice and provides flexibility, and the hearing closed with unanimous pro sign-ins. Substitute Senate Bill 5240 would broaden who may administer epinephrine in schools and under what circumstances, allowing trained staff to use any available epinephrine when a student with a prescription on file has an anaphylactic reaction, with reimbursement required if another student’s medication is used. School nurses and the School Nurse Organization of Washington raised concerns about using one student’s prescription for another, reimbursement logistics, and possible conflicts with nursing law, while supporters emphasized the need for faster response in emergencies. Finally, Substitute Senate Bill 5346 would direct OSPI to study school mobile-device restrictions and update digital citizenship resources, with reports due in 2026 and 2028 and a revised definition of digital citizenship. Supporters framed it as a student mental health issue and a measured approach to guidance, and student testimony backed clearer phone rules; the committee began public testimony but the transcript ends before any final action on this bill.

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• That population is eight times larger than the high school population.
• This bill does is allow each student at any high school in the state of Alabama to be able to take a
• This bill would provide that conflict resolution training will be provided for our kids in high school
• The State Board of Education is requesting that it applies to middle school instead of high school.
• kind of serious impacts that can happen when our young people get to high school.

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, juvenile court, juvenile delinquency, school notification, student safety, K-12, public schools, private schools, superintendent, principal

Bills: HR201

Keywords: congratulatory resolution, education, principal, teacher of the year, school leadership, Hawaii National Distinguished Principal, Masayuki Tokioka Award, United States Senate Youth Program, student delegates, public schools, charter schools, Hawaiʻi Department of Education, Hawaiian language immersion, Native Hawaiian education, K-12, student leadership, civic engagement, Freshman Academy, teacher recognition, principal recognition

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• bus, and that one, because we're giving free city bus passes to middle school and high school students
• </c> what we need? what we need?
• uh left room, anybody else here from uh um feel that there's um there's no need for a school psychologist
• </c> school psychologist? school psychologist?
• need for a<01:15:27.679><c> um</c><01:15:28.719><c> school</c><01:15:28.960><c> psychologist</c><01:

Bills: SB2024, SB896, SB2613, SB494, SB2391, SB2125, SB2614, SB2615, SB3262, SB3325, SB3118

Keywords: charter schools, public-private partnership, school facilities, education funding, community need, education, capital improvement, reporting, transparency, technical expertise, public school land transfer, Department of Education, DOE, land conveyance, fee simple title, tax map key, TMK, Act 307, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, Act 139

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• To meet the growing needs of our school districts, teachers, and students.
• Therefore, we need to help out those that are trying to work with our schools.
• My son, a proud South High School graduate, thrived in an environment that nurtured his potential and
• As some of the lowest-paid employees at a school, with a starting pay of around $18,000 a year, we need
• These roles provide consistency, and our schools need them to survive.

Bills: HF1388

Keywords: BARR Center, Building Assets, Reducing Risks, education finance, school funding, grant appropriation, evidence-based program, student achievement, social and emotional learning, school climate, teacher effectiveness, high school graduation, students in poverty, students of color, BIPOC, equity in education, Minnesota Department of Education, urban schools, suburban schools, rural schools, school coaching

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• to meet the growing needs of our school districts, teachers, and students.
• My son, a proud South High School graduate, thrived in an environment that nurtured his potential and
• As some of the lowest-paid employees at a school with a starting pay of around $18,000 a year, we need
• These roles provide consistency, and our schools need them to survive.
• schools need them to consistency and our schools need them to to<01:26:23.040><c> survive.

Bills: HF1388

Keywords: BARR Center, Building Assets, Reducing Risks, education finance, school funding, grant appropriation, evidence-based program, student achievement, social and emotional learning, school climate, teacher effectiveness, high school graduation, students in poverty, students of color, BIPOC, equity in education, Minnesota Department of Education, urban schools, suburban schools, rural schools, school coaching

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• schools, and we want that to be closer to 300 schools.
• Right, so that means all those schools that do...
• So when you go to the amendment on page two, it goes back to high poverty schools.
• Are those interim people, or would it be an alternative school? So these are alternative schools.
• So that has a prescribed position at those schools.

Bills: SB303, SB303

Keywords: education, principal leadership, mentoring, high-poverty schools, professional development, off-road vehicles, public roads, registration, liability insurance, age requirement, traffic regulations, 1136, house, all

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• If you're here for the next meeting, you need to have a seat or you need to move over to the other room
• I probably need you over here.
• The research says if you graduate from high school, if you get a job after graduating, and if you go
• But what can we do, you know, for middle school, you know, high school?
• That you're going to get an amendment for us tomorrow would also help schools if maybe you don't need

Bills: SB305, SB109, SB122, SB111, SB114, SB113, SB150, SB112, SB289, SB303

Keywords: education funding, RAISE Act, student outcomes, public schools, local education agencies, accountability, weighted allocations, special education, English language learners, gifted students, Tuskegee University, Alabama Education Trust Fund, appropriation, agricultural research, Southern Preparatory Academy, fiscal responsibility, financial reporting, Education Savings Accounts, RAISE Fund, CHOOSE Act Fund

Bills: HB511, HB511, SB364

Keywords: Fayette County, revenue commissioner, tax assessor, tax collector, consolidation, salary adjustments, public convenience, education, Pledge of Allegiance, prayer in schools, K-12 education, constitutional amendment, violence prevention, conflict resolution, education policy, mediation, high school curriculum, 923, senate, all

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• It started off as mandatory for our high schools, then for our junior highs, and then to our elementary
• and high school.
• And the intermediate school levels, will that continue and require an actual credit in high school?
• , and at the high school level.
• We had a policy that the school board adopted where it could only be in the high school eighth period

Bills: HB298, HB342, HB332, HB344

Keywords: athletic classification, public high schools, English language learners, state education policy, athletic associations, religious instruction, elective credit, released time, public education, school policy, educational intervention, State Superintendent, local boards of education, subpoena, accountability, state control, 1136, house, all

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• Um, and so I guess how if I take a child who's in first grade who needs after-school care and all of
• This is in Gordon Parks High School in St. Paul.
• It was a better GPA than I actually had while I was in high school taking my standard courses, and it
• This is in Gordon Parks High School in St. Paul.
• This is in Gordon Parks High School in St. Paul.

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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• </c><00:18:54.240><c> school</c> there's a big differs from high school there's a big differs from high
• But somebody's on campus, uh, every school figuring eligibility for high school.
• And I see on my page, which is Kinsey Sims, she is a sophomore at Austin High School.
• </c> Sims, she is a sophomore at Austin High Sims, she is a sophomore at Austin High School.<00:38:46.480

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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• c><00:10:56.320><c> data</c><00:10:57.600><c> is</c> school need is based upon data is school need is
• They would say a concept that we need a school—for example, in Kapolei—and we need this school.
• They would say a concept that we need a school—for example, in Kapolei—and we need this school.
• </c><01:05:08.480><c> areas</c> so for different um high need areas so for different um high need areas

Bills: HB2185, HB2621, HB2179, HB2534, HB2168, HB2427, HB2560, HB2565, HB2172, HB2298, HB2304

Keywords: sports officials, referees, umpires, athletic directors, school administrators, league administrators, coaches, assault, first-degree assault, substantial bodily injury, temporary restraining order, TRO, private counsel, Department of Education, DOE, sports safety, school sports, amateur athletics, professional sports, public schools

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• For over a decade, Texas schools have had the option to recognize high school students... leading with
• More than half of all our high school students are Black and do not report student rankings.
• I was a high school teacher, I was also a high school counselor, and I was a mom.
• Four kids had all graduated from high school. My son was in a very small class.
• I've seen a lot of children at one of the high schools that one of my kids went to.

Bills: SB750, SB2995, SB1716, SB2430, SB203, SB1679, SB2683, SB1414

Keywords: tuition exemption, paramedics, higher education, public institutions, laboratory fees, education code, financial aid, education, student support, scholarships, nontraditional education, student enrollment, financial assistance, Texas students, foreign adversaries, trade secrets, research integrity, security measures, international agreements, student privacy

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• Early College High School Program, also known as P-TECH.
• school and post-secondary courses. to earn a high school diploma along with an associate degree or industry-based
• So there's a lot of things kind of outside of the normal high school curriculum that P-TECH campuses
• Since 2020, numerous school districts have adopted a four-day school week or a hybrid school schedule
• school weeks.

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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• We're not going to proceed with anything today, but I want to give you some numbers that you need to
• know about. ...numbers that you need to know about where we're headed, possibly, or where we are.
• product that if... like I say, a new product that, if it's going to be here as an alternative, we need
• And we need to talk about that further.
• We need to start moving along. How about that little rhyme? No, actually, I don't use rhymes.

Bills: SB282, SB300, HB72, HB396, SB282, SB300, HB72, HB396

Keywords: virtual currency, cryptocurrency, tax exemption, state tax law, digital assets, ad valorem tax, tangible personal property, business incentives, economic impact, firefighter, license plate, fees, funds distribution, support programs, memorial, disabled veterans, property tax exemption, debt-to-income ratio, homestead, veterans affairs

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• School, a public to Expiration High School, a public charter<00:18:44.000><c> school</c><00:18:44.160
• I was introduced high school experience.
• ><c> high</c> have for high school education and high have for high school education and high school<
• We share it with our high school.
• So you we share it with our high school.

Bills: HF630, HF1435, HF1607

Keywords: short-call substitute, substitute teacher, substitute teaching license, pilot program, teacher shortage, education workforce, school district, charter school, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, background check, paraprofessional, education support personnel, temporary license, substitute training, retaliation, teacher pay, daily substitute pay, Minnesota education law, education innovation

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• In my own high school, we had a program, but I still had to explain to everybody what it kind of was.
• Oh, by the way, I am a graduate of Odessa High School and, as an athlete, I'm working in the workforce
• House Bill 4980 creates the Child Care Professional Pathway Program, allowing high school. juniors and
• need need to be looked at.
• Sir, having that taught in high schools, I feel the same way about automotive care and maintenance careers

Bills: HB 1079, HB3651, HB4980

Keywords: Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, Leadership Officer Training Corps, public school, career education, military readiness, public school accountability, funding allotments, healthcare, insurance, cost control, patient access, regulation, affordability, public health, JROTC, automobile maintenance, high school education, elective course, student skills, practical knowledge

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• is to have something beyond high school to be prepared for the jobs that they need to have thriving
• We know that there's a lot of schools that need the additional support.
• We also opened high school to this year Legacy Ranch High School.
• . school grade if it's counting toward a high school graduation requirement and a grade for the college
• all the way up to high school.

Bills: HB20, HB 120, HB20, HB120

Keywords: applied sciences, career education, high school diploma, certificate program, work-based learning, job placement, high-growth jobs, technical training, career readiness, education reform, workforce training, public schools, financial aid, fraudulent solicitation, disaster relief, nonprofit organizations, criminal penalties, consumer protection, fraud prevention, charitable donations