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• This program was developed by Minnesota’s four intermediate school districts, and they created a pathway
• Let’s start with Marcy Dow, superintendent, Intermediate School District 287.
• <00:02:03.759> school Minnesota's four intermediate school Minnesota's four intermediate school
• <00:04:09.319> School<00:04:10.000> Districts within the Intermediate School Districts
• <00:20:39.080> school<00:20:39.440> districts it's four intermediate school districts

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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• are about 300 other school districts across the state that cannot.
• That's the school district, and I won't name all the alphabet soup that we have for school districts.
• I represent three school districts.
• My school district, where I live, does the summer school for the school districts around it, so their
• districts have been wrestling with for the last... 30 or 150 years, which is how long my school district

Bills: HF1049

Keywords: school library aid, education finance, school districts, charter schools, funding eligibility

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• It looks different in every school district because not all school districts provide summer school, so
• My one school district where I live does the summer school for the school districts around it.
• all school school district because not all school districts<00:18:02.799> provide<00:18:03.200
• My one school district where districts.
• <00:18:13.280> around school for the school districts around school for the school districts

Bills: HF1049

Keywords: school library aid, education finance, school districts, charter schools, funding eligibility, 1183, house

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• , our co-ops, our intermediates, our public school districts—we really have a lot of robust services
• And with that, our first testifier we have here is Marcy Dow, superintendent of Intermediate School District
• Recent examples school district.
• For all school districts in charter schools.
• Paul School District.

Bills: HF3653, HF2717, HF3451, HF3857

Keywords: education finance, safe schools revenue, school safety, charter schools, funding, safe schools, school security, school levy, pupil units, safe schools aid, cooperative units, intermediate school district, school resource officer, peace officer liaison, sheriff liaison, drug abuse prevention, gang resistance education, violence prevention, suicide prevention, mental health services

Summary: The committee first adopted the March 3rd minutes by voice vote after Representative Lee moved them and there was no discussion. Members then reviewed hearing rules on decorum, safety, and participation before taking testimony from Dr. James Densley and Dr. Jillian Peterson of the Violence Prevention Project Research Center at Hamline University. The presenters summarized research on mass shootings and K-12 school shootings, drawing on a database of homicides in school settings from 2000 to 2025 and a smaller set of 15 K-12 mass shooting cases. They said school shooters are usually insiders, most often current or former students, and typically young males. They described common patterns including a noticeable crisis before attacks, perpetrators viewing the shooting as a final act, studying prior shooters online, and “leakage” in which most tell someone in advance. They also emphasized that many perpetrators use unsecured firearms from family members and argued that prevention should combine reporting systems, behavioral threat assessment, counseling, mentoring, secure storage, and other layered interventions rather than rely on a single solution. The presenters also discussed broader violence trends in the Twin Cities, saying much school violence is spillover from community violence and that pandemic-era disruptions and weakened trust in institutions contributed to serious violence. They cited a national survey finding that exposure to gun violence is associated with PTSD, anxiety, depression, and fear of public spaces, especially among young people. During member questions, Representative Wam asked for clarification on the data set and the rural/small-town share of the survey sample.

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• Fire emergency entry devices are on schools, and in most committee member districts here, Knox box adoption
• We've got 66 school districts, including districts like Minneapolis, St.
• The schools in my district use I Love You Guys as part of our safe school planning, but they both advocate
• That's 2,000 public schools, 200 charter schools, our tribal schools as well, our intermediate districts
• district.

Bills: HF3220

Keywords: school safety, school security, emergency access, law enforcement access, master key box, secure key box, entry device, school grants, education finance, Department of Education, charter schools, school districts, cooperative units, appropriation cancellation, one-time appropriation, school safety plan, emergency preparedness, public safety, school building security

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• We've got 66 school districts, including districts like Minneapolis, St.
• We've got 66 school districts, including districts like Minneapolis, St.
• We've got 66 school districts, including districts like Minneapolis, St.
• That's 200 or 2,000 public schools, 200 charter schools, um, our tribal schools as well, our intermediate
• as well, our intermediate tribal schools as well, our intermediate districts,<00:08:04.319> um,

Bills: HF3220

Keywords: school safety, school security, emergency access, law enforcement access, master key box, secure key box, entry device, school grants, education finance, Department of Education, charter schools, school districts, cooperative units, appropriation cancellation, one-time appropriation, school safety plan, emergency preparedness, public safety, school building security, 1183

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• I've been in school district policing for 26 years.
• The school district did some other freight estimates and found that the freight cost of shipping should
• To mitigate this concern, House Bill 367 requires that school districts adopt a form with all of the
• HB 367 would simplify this process by doing three things: first, requiring that school districts adopt
• , with school districts leading on the policy with their own preferred preferences.

Bills: HB126, HB121

Keywords: election laws, attorney general, prosecution, criminal offenses, voting integrity, education, property values, school districts, comptroller, funding formula

Summary: The Senate Committee on Education K-16 met to hear testimony on a full agenda of education-related bills. Several measures were laid out and left pending, including HB 322 to allow JET Grant funds to be used for subscription-based and ongoing technology costs for career and technical education; HB 3062 to require fentanyl and drug-poisoning prevention instruction for entering college students; HB 121 to update school safety laws, including TEA peace officer commissions, annual renewal of certain safety exceptions, new reporting requirements, and special education behavior threat assessment changes; HB 3627 to let the State Board of Education chair employ staff; HB 5515 to curb inflated shipping and handling charges on instructional materials; HB 2674 to prohibit new state regulation of homeschool programs; HB 2310 to require a statewide strategic plan for early learning and inclusion for young children with disabilities; HB 367 to standardize documentation for excused absences due to serious illness; HB 1178 to speed certification for out-of-state educators and military spouses; and HB 1481 to expand cell phone restrictions to the full school day. Testimony was generally supportive on most bills, with some concerns raised on HB 121 about school district police departments investigating misconduct and on HB 2674 about how it would interact with the new ESA program in SB 2. HB 5515 drew support from instructional materials coordinators who described extreme shipping invoices and argued the bill would restore transparency and fiscal responsibility. HB 2310 was supported by disability advocates and early learning groups, who said a coordinated state plan would improve access and inclusion for children with disabilities. HB 367 was presented as a simple clarification to reduce confusion for medically vulnerable students and families, and HB 1178 was described by TEA as a modest pathway that would help bring experienced out-of-state teachers into Texas schools more quickly. HB 126, updating Texas’ NIL law to align with the pending House settlement and allow direct payments and pre-enrollment NIL agreements, received extensive testimony from university counsel and committee questioning about the settlement, recruiting, and future college athletics rules. HB 1481, expanding school cell phone restrictions from instructional time to the entire school day, drew strong support from parents, students, educators, and advocates who linked phones to distraction, cyberbullying, and mental health harms; one teacher asked for flexibility so phones could still be used for limited academic tasks. No bills were voted out; each measure heard was left pending subject to the call of the chair, and the committee then recessed to attend the floor session.

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• districts, public school to all school districts, public school districts<00:04:58.080> in<00
• You can click on any school district. Those are all school districts in the state.
• school districts. school districts.
• increase distributions to school increase distributions to school districts. districts. districts
• independent school district. independent school district.

Bills: HF3900

Keywords: permanent school fund, school endowment fund, Minnesota constitutional amendment, school aid, public school funding, State Board of Investment, investment income, distributable amount, school districts, property taxes, income taxes, voter approval, ballot question, constitutional amendment 2026, education finance, fund perpetuity, purchasing power, trust lands, swamp lands, internal improvement land fund

Bills: SB8, SB4, SB3, SB6, SB8, SB4

Keywords: education, accountability, public school assessment, state law, transparency, intervention, performance ratings, Texas congressional redistricting, U.S. House districts, congressional map, redistricting, gerrymandering, 2020 Census, census tracts, block groups, voting districts, election law, Texas House of Representatives districts, federal congressional districts, 2026 elections

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• We know that the school districts.
• > I<00:52:55.359> don't our school districts get and I don't our school districts get and
• Metropolitan School Districts.
• We represent all 331 school districts.
• For those school districts that future.

Bills: HF1048, HF1049, HF745, HF2210

Keywords: charter schools, education funding, revenue calculation, general education revenue, special education, school library aid, education finance, school districts, funding eligibility, compensatory revenue, task force, free meals, school funding, education equity, HF2210, school unemployment aid, Minnesota Department of Education, general fund appropriation, unemployment insurance, unemployment claims

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• , schools, and teachers allows districts, schools, and teachers to<00:25:39.760> plan<00:25:40.320
• It meets monthly during the school year, and the statewide network of district and school leaders, charter
• <00:45:55.760> to district and school level capacity to district and school level capacity
• The reach of this leader network is 70 school districts, four service cooperatives, 20 charter schools
• <00:46:37.760> districts, school districts, school districts, four<00:46:39.599> service

Bills: HF3489, HF3550

Keywords: grooming, child protection, student safety, sexual exploitation, educator licensing, teacher discipline, mandatory reporting, mandated reporter training, school misconduct, predatory offender, child abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, child sexual abuse material, child pornography, position of authority, school employee, school administrator, license revocation, license suspension

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• These two bills, and especially SB 23, combined with the 6.8 pennies, The school district tax rate compression

Bills: SB23, SJR85, SB 23

Keywords: homestead exemption, elderly, disabled, ad valorem taxation, school district funding, Texas constitutional amendment, property tax relief, school district taxes, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, elderly homeowners, senior citizens, disabled homeowners, age 65 or older, school finance, tax exemption increase, local school taxes, property tax exemption, homestead tax relief, voter approval

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• <00:09:18.080> districts helps ensure that stu school districts helps ensure that stu school
• > $255<00:31:42.000> per School districts have lost $255 per School districts have lost
• ,<00:36:39.200> school I've got very rural districts, school I've got very rural districts
• district or the home school district.
• school district or the home<00:57:59.520> school<00:57:59.760> district.

Bills: HF3790, HF3654, HF3371, HF3470, HF1099

Keywords: education finance, lease levy authority, graduation ceremonies, school districts, Minnesota Statutes, local revenue, funding increase, education, state appropriation, local control, HF3371, local optional revenue, school finance, general education aid, school district funding, referendum revenue, referendum market value, equalization aid, state aid, property tax levy

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• Now, this is just for school taxes and does not apply to county, city, and special districts.
• You will see the average tax burden for that school district; those would have paid $700 in taxes.
• We are actually keeping the school district whole, so it's a whole harmless type—I guess that's one way
• You know, you've seen Rich's comment that he gets the biggest round of applause as a school district
• We have 307 school districts with an average home value of less than $100,000.

Bills: SB4, SJR2, SB 4, SJR 2

Keywords: property tax, homestead exemption, school funding, state aid, constitutional amendment, SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption, senior tax relief, disabled exemption, tax year 2025, voter approval

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• create those school districts that will create those school districts that will create their<
• :25:21.039> the<00:25:21.440> this school districts cannot absorb the this school districts
• on but fails for school districts to act on but fails for school districts to act on it.<00:25:39.840
• <00:59:20.960> districts, We impose mandates on school districts, We impose mandates on school
• <01:25:16.320> district does not recognize school district does not recognize school district

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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• <00:07:56.039> District Carlton and renchel School District Carlton and renchel School District
• School District C Minnesota small rural School District C Minnesota is<00:10:29.160> just<00:10
• <00:12:59.959> truly school district who has been truly school district who has been truly
• school districts.
• :56.200> have districts Aller all schools should have districts Aller all schools should have

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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• regards to our school trust lands. regards to our school trust lands.
• This bill would increase unencumbered dollars that each one of our school districts get from $68 to $95
• commanded to do, is to examine school commanded to do, is to examine school trust<00:09:25.320><
• school districts in an distributions to school districts in an effort<00:10:53.560> to<00:10:53.640
• similar to the Permanent School Fund. similar to the Permanent School Fund.

Bills: HF3900, HF1849

Keywords: permanent school fund, school endowment fund, Minnesota constitutional amendment, school aid, public school funding, State Board of Investment, investment income, distributable amount, school districts, property taxes, income taxes, voter approval, ballot question, constitutional amendment 2026, education finance, fund perpetuity, purchasing power, trust lands, swamp lands, internal improvement land fund

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• diligently school districts have been diligently school districts have been diligently preparing<
• Paul School District.
• can<01:24:28.239> do<01:24:28.520> this schools and school districts can do this schools
• be<01:24:45.639> doing School District they should be doing School District they should be
• <01:24:52.320> districts 700,000 of Grants to school districts 700,000 of Grants to school

Bills: HF29, HF921, HF922, HF1048, HF1049

Keywords: railroad, infrastructure, transportation funding, environmental remediation, capital investment, HF921, tax increment financing, TIF, excess tax increment, school district aid, levy adjustment, property tax levy, education finance, Minnesota education aid, decertification, local government finance, school funding formula, state aid reduction, referendum equalization aid, debt service equalization

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• Michael-Albertville School District.
• This hits smaller school district.
• <00:47:31.359> district to the Robbinsdale uh school district to the Robbinsdale uh school
• be our school districts proved to be our school districts proved to be underwhelming.<00:48:28.160
• Uh, school districts are Chair Nash.

Bills: HF3422, HF3461, HF2904

Keywords: state grants, grant oversight, grants management, executive agencies, Minnesota Department of Administration, commissioner of administration, fraud prevention, waste prevention, grant monitoring, financial reconciliation, grant compliance, state government, public funds, grant recipients, competitive grants, grant administration, administrative oversight, monitoring visits, grant policy, legislative leave

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• The one school district does.
• EVIT is a school district, just like Chandler is a school district, just like Scottsdale.
• Even if it is a school district, just like Chandler is a school district, just like Scottsdale is a school
• district, Mesa is a school district.
• Even if it is a school district, just like Chandler is a school district, just like Scottsdale is a school

Bills: HB2093, HB2370, HB2376, HB2380, HB2381, HB2383, HB2423, HB2481, HB2621, HB2895, HB4005, HB4043, HB4109

Keywords: mental health, school curriculum, education policy, instruction requirements, statute repeal, charter schools, education, weapons detection, public safety, school administration, school districts, real estate transactions, school property, bond issuance, land use approval, capital improvements, school governance, board meetings, education funding, parental notification

Summary: The committee first approved the March 18, 2026 minutes and then considered the nomination of John Snyder to the State Board for Charter Schools. Snyder described his background in municipal finance, charter school financings, and prior service with Arizona charter school organizations and the Arizona School for the Arts. Members asked about how his finance experience would help the board’s oversight role, and the committee voted 6-0 with one not voting to recommend his confirmation to the full Senate. The committee then heard HB 2093, which would remove the statutory requirement that health education include mental health instruction tied to multiple dimensions of health and would repeal related consultation requirements in 2037. The sponsor argued the bill would remove social-emotional learning from schools and return mental health matters to parents, while opponents, including students, a suicide-loss parent, and youth mental health advocates, said school-based mental health education saves lives and should remain available with parental opt-out. After debate, the committee voted 4-3 to give the bill a do pass recommendation. Several school safety and education bills followed. HB 4043, requiring at least one campus employee trained in CPR, first aid, and AED use where applicable, passed unanimously after testimony from the sponsor and school administrators. HB 4005, requiring instruction on ethical and educational uses of artificial intelligence in school districts beginning in 2027-28, passed 4-3 despite opposition from the Arizona Education Association over unfunded mandate concerns. HB 2895, allowing Native American language proficiency to satisfy a world language requirement and adding language clarifying districts are not required to offer such courses, passed unanimously as amended. HB 2383, renaming trampoline court safety legislation as Ty’s Law, also passed unanimously as amended. The committee also advanced HB 4109, a school public safety and notification bill requiring district safety policies, parent and law enforcement notification after life-threatening violence or weapon incidents, annual public safety reporting, and misdemeanor penalties for noncompliance. Testimony was sharply divided: supporters cited delayed or inadequate notification in serious incidents, while opponents argued the bill was too broad and criminalized administrators. The bill passed 4-3. The committee then approved HB 2376, appropriating $40 million for the school safety program and prioritizing school resource officers and school safety officers, and HB 2380, requiring greater public access to governing board meetings, materials, video, and out-of-state travel approvals; both passed 4-3. Finally, the committee began considering HB 2381, a major strike-everything amendment on career technical education district governance and funding, along with a follow-up amendment, but the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.