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• A residency program is a one-year program where we work with the soon-to-be teacher and an expert teacher
• The teachers who come out of this program gain a level of confidence that most teachers don't have.
• The index minimum stipend for teacher residents will be adjusted to a minimum level one teacher salary
• One is indexing the stipends that residents receive to minimum Level 1 teacher salaries.
• This is based on what teachers wanted and asked for to keep them safe.

Bills: HB30, HB120, HJR1, SB210, SB306

Keywords: teacher residency, Teacher Residency Act, public schools, teacher preparation, educator pipeline, teacher recruitment, teacher retention, student teachers, apprenticeship, co-teaching, mentor teachers, residency stipend, teacher salary, level one teacher, charter schools, school districts, New Mexico education, teacher workforce, principal stipend, cohort model

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• It also allows our educator prep programs to prepare our pre-service teachers by training them on the
• that into one office.
• It pulls them in. ...and people that are working on that into one office.
• I'm also a former special education teacher at high school level.
• And we felt it, we feel it in teacher preparation. We felt it at the university level.

Bills: HB30, HB120, HJR1, SB210, SB306

Keywords: teacher residency, Teacher Residency Act, public schools, teacher preparation, educator pipeline, teacher recruitment, teacher retention, student teachers, apprenticeship, co-teaching, mentor teachers, residency stipend, teacher salary, level one teacher, charter schools, school districts, New Mexico education, teacher workforce, principal stipend, cohort model

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• Senator, we're on House Bill 12. I'm sorry? We're on House Bill 12. Oh, okay.
• Hold on state. Thank you. Thank you. Yes, there is a difference on this one.
• I'm the good one. There's two Blocks, yeah. I'm the good one.
• in 36 to one in 31.
• That's one thing.

Bills: HB10, HB12, HB34, SB130, SM21

Keywords: physician assistants, interstate compact, medical services, licensure, cross-state practice, military families, regulatory authority, physical therapy, licensure compact, interstate practice, healthcare, military spouses, criminal background check, HB34, school nurse, school nurses, nurse licensure, charter school, charter schools, school district

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• So we're on the front page of your high level.
• I got a brief yesterday on just some of the high-level...
• I got a brief yesterday on just some of the high-level types of things that are going on.
• What we have in current law is you become a level two school nurse after you have served as a level one
• two to come and assist that level one and mentor them.

Bills: SB204, SB241, HB34

Keywords: higher education, research funding, federal funding, New Mexico, appropriation, University of New Mexico, New Mexico State University, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, child care, child care assistance, child care subsidy, early childhood education, early childhood care, daycare, preschool, pre-K, Head Start, Early Head Start, Children's Code, early childhood education and care department

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• Finally, I also want to say that on a personal level, many of you know me as having spent a lot of time
• Finally, I also want to say that on a personal level, many of you know me as having spent a lot of time
• They allow for pullouts outside the classroom, so she meets one-on-one with her teachers separately.
• My name is Amanda Van Veen, and I am one of our virtual education teachers in the state of New Mexico
• The number that they came out to, and they actually talked to me, is about the salary of one teacher

Bills: HB2, SB204, SB241, HB34

Keywords: general appropriation, budget, Medicaid, education funding, public safety, higher education, research funding, federal funding, New Mexico, appropriation, University of New Mexico, New Mexico State University, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, child care, child care assistance, child care subsidy, early childhood education, early childhood care, daycare, preschool

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• One of the things right now is we're evaluating existing trainings that our teachers are already going
• <00:10:04.560> teachers putting another thing on teachers putting another thing on teachers
• the entry level salary for the teacher the entry level salary for the teacher or<00:10:49.279>
• <00:16:31.199> on our and get our licensed teachers on our and get our licensed teachers on
• It provides annual step increases for public school teachers who have completed one year satisfactory

Bills: SB3179, SB2872, SB2391, SB3282, SB2836, SB2181

Keywords: educational workers, harassment, workplace safety, temporary restraining orders, investigation procedures, retired education employees, teacher shortage, rehired retirants, entry level salary, collective bargaining agreements, pension benefits, education, teacher salaries, automatic increments, collective bargaining, teacher retention, workforce development, Pell grant program, short-term education, eligibility

Summary: The joint committee first heard SB 3179, which would require the Department of Education and charter schools to report harassment incidents involving educational workers and adopt procedures for handling them. DOE supported the bill, while the Attorney General recommended clarifying amendments to limit the measure to harassment directed at workers because of their position, to limit DOE legal assistance to temporary restraining order actions, and to clarify whether the harassment must come from outside the school system. Members also discussed whether the bill should cover non-DOE individuals on campus, whether investigations could be handled in-house, and whether training should be embedded in existing workday or school-year training rather than added as a separate requirement. The committee later voted to pass the bill with amendments as SD1. The committee then took up SB 2872, which would require retired teachers or administrators rehired into shortage or hard-to-fill positions to be paid the entry-level salary for that position. DOE supported the bill, and the Attorney General requested clarifying language about its effective date and that it would not affect already matured rights and duties. The Employees’ Retirement System administration emphasized that the bill should retain a 12-month break in service to preserve the pension system’s tax-exempt status and noted the importance of consistent classification of eligible positions. Members expressed support for using retired educators to help fill staffing gaps, but no final action was taken in the portion provided. The committee also heard SB 2391, which would provide annual step increases for public school teachers under bargaining unit 5, subject to funding. The Attorney General said the bill could conflict with collective bargaining procedures and Chapter 89, while DOE said unit 5 includes more than teachers and asked that the benefit be considered for other bargaining units as well, with funding provided if enacted. HSTA strongly supported the measure, arguing that annual step movement is already recognized in the collective bargaining agreement as a recruiting and retention tool. Testimony totals were noted as 16 in support, two in opposition, and three comments. Finally, the committee heard SB 3282, which would establish a statewide framework for the federal workforce Pell Grant program to fund short-term workforce education and training. The Attorney General suggested clarifying that the matter is one of statewide concern because UH is involved. UH and the Chamber of Commerce supported the bill, and DLIR testified that it is coordinating with DOE, the Workforce Development Council, and national groups on implementation. Members questioned whether the Workforce Development Council or DLIR should handle rulemaking and administration, and DLIR said the council is advisory while the department has grant administration expertise. The committee then moved into decision-making after discussion of possible amendments and implementation concerns.

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• Thank the floor on this. Motion approved. Thank you, sir. He needs more prayers.
• I want him close to lay hands on me. Yes, I am. Thank you. Let's bow our heads.
• This may be the only time you sit on the right-hand side, but it's okay.
• We've got one bill today, SB293 by Randy Price. We've got one bill today, SB293 by Randy Price.
• collection program fees to any household whose total income does not exceed 75% of the federal poverty level

Bills: SB293

Keywords: SB293, Lee County, solid waste, waste collection fees, garbage fees, trash collection, county commission, fee exemption, low-income households, poverty level, federal poverty level, public sanitation, local act, municipal services, waste management, 1136, house, all

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• <00:02:08.640> the consideration, the only item on the consideration, the only item on the
• So, this is motion and second on the bill itself. >> On the bill itself. Okay. >> All right.
• >> Okay,<00:08:45.680> one<00:08:45.839> more. >> Okay, one more.
• >> Okay, one more.
• Um, and they are one Democrat, one Republican.

Keywords: HB 534 (only one on the agenda) – 00:02:08, 958, all

Summary: The House Elections, Constitutional Amendments, and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee met to consider House Bill 534, sponsored by Rep. DJ Johnson, with a committee substitute. Johnson said the bill was the product of interim work with the Secretary of State’s office, the State Board of Elections, county clerks, KREF, and other stakeholders, and that the committee substitute folded in several election-administration changes. He highlighted provisions clarifying the timeline for felony voter-roll removals, allowing the Board of Elections to work with federal agencies to identify non-citizens on the voter rolls, creating a process for those individuals to prove citizenship and vote provisionally, and changing some KREF board appointments. He also described technical campaign-finance changes and said some provisions might still be adjusted through floor amendments. Members raised concerns about fiscal impact, timing, and voter privacy. Rep. Bivens questioned the cost and whether the bill could affect voter records; Johnson responded that the bill itself did not require new equipment or broad new spending, though a special election in a local government failure scenario could create costs. Rep. Hancock and Rep. Marzian argued the bill could create unnecessary burdens on county clerks and questioned whether there was a demonstrated problem to justify the changes. The county clerks’ association, through Rockcastle County Clerk Danetta Ford Allen, opposed the bill as introduced, warning that citizenship checks could wrongly remove eligible voters, that online ballot images or cast vote records could threaten voter privacy and facilitate vote buying, and that the emergency clause would force major changes too close to the May primary. Johnson defended the bill as a targeted response to a real local election failure and said the citizenship data sharing would be limited to name, date of birth, and Social Security number. He also explained that the ballot-image language was permissive and intended to let counties explore emerging technology, but he was open to removing that section or changing the effective date in a floor amendment. He further said he would consider preserving gubernatorial appointments to KREF with Senate oversight instead of shifting appointments to legislative leaders. After discussion, the committee voted 9-2 with one pass to report the bill out, with several members explaining yes votes as support for moving the bill forward while expecting further cleanup, and no votes citing cost, timing, and voter-access concerns.

Bills: SB 26

Keywords: teacher compensation, education funding, public school educators, teacher retention, teacher designation

Keywords: One Door Task Force - Room 409, 8 July, 2025; 9:00 A.M., 925, all

Keywords: One Door Policy Task Force - Room 409, 28 October, 2025; 8:30 A.M., 925, all

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• Argue, if you'll call the roll on SB 293. Call the roll on SB 293.
• handcuffed and down on the ground. handcuffed and down on the ground.
• jumped on one of the volunteer jumped on one of the volunteer firefighters.<00:13:22.160> His
• I try to do this each time when we get on the floor on Tuesdays.
• We're adjourned. when we get on the floor on Tuesdays, I when we get on the floor on Tuesdays, I try<

Bills: SB293, SB293

Keywords: SB293, Lee County, solid waste, waste collection fees, garbage fees, trash collection, county commission, fee exemption, low-income households, poverty level, federal poverty level, public sanitation, local act, municipal services, waste management, first responder, interference, criminal law, public safety, law enforcement

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• Well, we found high levels of PFAS in the water, but it didn't just happen to fall on that list of one
• Those were the highest levels of all the tests that we took on soils.
• We need to determine what the appropriate levels are based on the future use of those biosolids.
• One thing I noticed here is that my understanding is that the EPA standards have different levels.
• Tolerance levels are based on where they occur, right?

Bills: HB1341, HB1674, HB4028, SB2321

Keywords: hydrogen sulfide, public health, environmental regulation, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, ground level concentrations, emissions limit, emissions limits, ground-level concentrations, air quality, PFAS, agriculture, environmental protection, health risks, criminal offense, chemical regulation, preproduction plastic, water quality, pollution control, industrial waste, emissions

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• the level of oversight, uh, depending on the level of oversight and on-hand support that grantees may
• :24:41.320> one<01:24:41.520> that's teachers um and one the one that's teachers um and
• schools and teachers so um and that one schools and teachers so um and that one I<01:25:09.679><
• on teachers of color and American Indian teachers.
• on teachers of color and American Indian teachers.

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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• We do have district-level literacy folks with us on that, assuring that the work we're doing in teacher
• We do have district-level literacy folks with us on that, assuring that the work we're doing in teacher
• We do have district-level literacy folks with us on that, assuring that the work we're doing in teacher
• We do have district-level literacy folks with us on that, assuring that the work we're doing in teacher
• on the teacher compact. on the teacher compact.

Bills: HF3635, HF3638

Keywords: teacher mobility, interstate compact, licensure, military spouses, education, teacher regulation, teacher qualifications, state sovereignty, educator licensing, paraprofessional credentials, mental health, professional development, data sharing, 1183, house

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• And so in domain one, you can teachers.
• they take on the role of a lead teacher.
• They work on instructional teachers.
• eye on quality. teacher uh knows this.
• on supporting their teachers performing on supporting their teachers in<01:28:49.679> math.

Bills: HF3421

Keywords: early literacy, reading instruction, teacher preparation, teacher candidates, teacher licensure, educator licensing, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, field experience, supervised practicum, evidence-based reading, science of reading, literacy methods, teacher training, preservice teachers, school-based experience, reading intervention, Minnesota education policy, 1183, house

Bills: HB34, HM7, HM8, HM17, HM3, HM11, HM14, HM15, HM21, HM25

Keywords: HB34, school nurse, school nurses, nurse licensure, licensure, charter school, charter schools, school district, public education, Department of Health, Public Education Department, registered nurse, RN, mentorship, evaluation, competency, teacher salary parity, minimum salary, level one license, level two license

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• on the issue, and what I hear from teachers the most, I'll say, is that they don't feel like they have
• <00:16:06.480> on<00:16:06.720> the heard a lot more from teachers on the heard a lot
• more from teachers on the issue<00:16:07.120> and<00:16:07.279> they<00:16:07.440>
• Um, here on behalf of Superintendent Dean Felder, who wholeheartedly supports this bill, um, teacher
• c> the<01:47:28.560> teacher<01:47:29.040> most level license that the teacher most

Bills: SF0035, SF0090, SF0072

Keywords: education, cell phones, smart devices, school policy, student conduct, school property, rental fees, youth activities, education policy, Wyoming legislature, teacher licensure, teacher mobility, interstate compact, education compact, licensure reciprocity, reciprocal certification, teacher certification, professional teaching standards board, out-of-state teachers, military spouse

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• on each on each twominut time limit on each on each individual<00:01:07.439> speaker.
• Wyoming's firefighters are one of our own, a direct affiliate, the first ones on the scene on your worst
• ,<01:10:16.640> the on the scene on your worst day, the on the scene on your worst day, the
• On one hand, it eliminates government.
• Thank you. problematic when it's being done on on problematic when it's being done on on behalf<01:44

Bills: SF0035, SF0090, SF0072

Keywords: education, cell phones, smart devices, school policy, student conduct, school property, rental fees, youth activities, education policy, Wyoming legislature, teacher licensure, teacher mobility, interstate compact, education compact, licensure reciprocity, reciprocal certification, teacher certification, professional teaching standards board, out-of-state teachers, military spouse

Bills: SF0072, SF0104, SJ0005

Keywords: teacher licensure, teacher mobility, interstate compact, education compact, licensure reciprocity, reciprocal certification, teacher certification, professional teaching standards board, out-of-state teachers, military spouse, active duty military, teacher shortage, career and technical education, CTE teacher, background check, disciplinary records, licensure portability, multistate commission, education regulation, school staffing