Video & Transcript Research : 'licensed teachers'
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HI
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
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama House Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Committee Feb 4th, 2026
Constitution, Campaigns and Elections
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- I am a retired government economics teacher. >> So y'all be nice. Y'all be nice to him.
- I am a retired government<00:09:33.279>
economics <00:09:34.000>teacher. - government economics teacher. government economics teacher.
- There's that temptation. >> Yeah, sure. >> What your teacher said is absolutely true.
- <00:11:02.640>
I'm >> German was a teacher. >> What do you do in the real world?
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
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/25
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We had 12,000 licensed child care providers in Minnesota.
- the facility we have the uh one teacher the facility we have the uh one teacher for<00:32:41.760
- <00:39:22.680>
licensing Marshall uh to align license licensing Marshall uh to align license - Licensed family providers are licensed by the counties, and the centers are licensed by the state, and
- licensed family providers are licensed licensed family providers are licensed by<01:09:36.520>
Keywords:
child care, childcare, day care, daycare, licensing, variance, licensed capacity, capacity limit, staff qualifications, staffing, child care center, family child care, provider flexibility, Minnesota career lattice, Department of Children Youth and Families, DCYF, licensing rules, enrollment, indoor space, professional development
HI
Transcript Highlights:
for <00:10:42.560>teachers <00:10:42.880>or teachers for retirees for teachers- teachers on board.
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teachers <00:16:31.199>on our and get our licensed teachers on our and - get our licensed teachers on board.<00:16:32.160>
Okay, <00:16:32.480>with <00:16:32.639 - feedback from other teachers about this? feedback from other teachers about this?
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.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- They would not be required to have a license unless they are out of state.
- waterfowl Waterfowl conservation, do we have any idea what type of fees we're going to put on these licenses
Keywords:
elk population, wildlife management, Oklahoma State University, veterinary medicine, ecosystem health, habitat assessment, waterfowl hunting, crane hunting, hunting guide, hunting outfitter, wildlife conservation, commercial hunting, outfitter license, guide license, hunting services, licensed guide, licensed outfitter, game and fish, hunting for compensation, waterfowl guide
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Let's take up tab 1, SB 182 on school teacher training and mentoring programs by Senator Jones.
- This strike-all aligns the bill with the House companion and refocuses the school teacher training and
- It authorizes a stipend of up to $3,000 and allows mentors to support multiple classroom teachers.
- It authorizes a stipend of up to $3,000 and allows mentors to support multiple classroom teachers.
- But there was only one missing portion after I became a teacher and that was that dedicated mentor to
Keywords:
education, Florida schools, charter schools, private schools, school choice, Florida Tax Credit Scholarship, FTC scholarship, scholarship accounts, fund reversion, public school curriculum, cursive writing, handwriting, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, patriotic programs, In God We Trust, teacher mentoring, teacher training, new teacher support, classroom management
Summary:
The Senate Education Pre-K through 12 Committee considered three bills and reported all of them favorably. SB 1318 by Senator Rodriguez made a technical clarification to the Florida tax credit scholarship program so that when a scholarship account is closed, any remaining funds revert but do not revert to the state. The bill was taken up without debate and passed on a favorable roll call vote.
The committee then heard CS for SB 1690 by Senator Calatayud on child care and early learning services. The bill updates child care laws, improves transparency and accountability, clarifies terminology, and aims to avoid over-regulating before- and after-school programs. The committee adopted an amendment clarifying rulemaking authority, shifting it to the State Board of Education. Senator Berman questioned a provision related to information on leaving children in vehicles, and Senator Calatayud said she would follow up. The committee then voted the bill favorably.
Finally, the committee considered CS for SB 182 by Senator Jones on school teacher training and mentoring programs. A strike-all amendment aligned the bill with the House companion, limited mentor placements to D- and F-rated schools, expanded participation to districts and charter schools, tightened mentor qualifications, authorized stipends up to $3,000, and allowed use of educational enrichment funds. The amendment was adopted, supportive appearance forms were waived in, and the bill was reported favorably. At the end of the meeting, members recognized committee staff and applauded Kathy Missouri for her last committee meeting, and senators later recorded additional affirmative votes before adjournment.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- The goal of the Teacher Residency Act changes is to support teacher recruitment and retention in New
- 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
- This adjustment is really to help support our alternative licensed teachers who are coming in.
- This adjustment is really to help our alternative licensed teachers who are coming in.
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
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- IEPs, which are sometimes the bane of teachers' existence.
- I'm a public school teacher. My husband is disabled.
- I'm also a former special education teacher. particularly important.
- I'm also a former special education teacher at high school level.
- We’re training teachers, and teachers are part of that training through the RECs.
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
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/26/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- 2020 change the teacher would have to have her home licensed by the Department of Human Services to
- licensed licensed provider<00:24:02.880>
the <00:24:03.080>consequence <00:24:03.760>- 2020 change the teacher would have to have her home licensed by the Department of Human Services to
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who retired special education teacher who retired special education teacher- , and following the 2020 change the teacher would have to have her home licensed by the Department of
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- The second thing they said was that I've been told is that they could lose their license over it.
- their license over it. their license over it.
- for a very minor hospital's license for a very minor violation,<00:03:07.000>
but <00:03:07.160 - , their license can be suspended. suspended. suspended.
- A licensed physician on site...
Keywords:
HB128, Alabama Board of Nursing, Sunset Law, sunset review, nursing board, nurse licensure, registered nurse, RN, licensed practical nurse, LPN, advanced practice nursing, certified registered nurse anesthetist, CRNA, consumer member, board appointments, congressional districts, geographic representation, nursing regulation, nursing education programs, licensure compact
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- licensed than no teacher at all?
- teacher in our become a licensed teacher in our schools. schools. schools.
- process of receiving its license than no teacher at all?
- license than no teacher at all? license than no teacher at all?
- meeting requirements of teacher license. meeting requirements of teacher license.
Keywords:
teacher pay, teacher salaries, salary step increase, annual increment, longevity step, public school teachers, public charter school teachers, collective bargaining, Hawaii Department of Education, teacher retention, teacher recruitment, cost of living, educator compensation, public employee bargaining, appropriation, salary schedule, school staffing, teacher shortage, HB1888, Hawaii
Summary:
The committees heard three measures, beginning with HB 1890 HD3, which would provide automatic step increases and a COVID-era retention bonus for teachers. Supporters included HSTA, the Democratic Party’s Education Caucus, and a student who said higher pay and predictable salary growth would help retain teachers in Hawaii. The Department of Education supported the intent but asked that the bill be expanded to cover all department employees. The Attorney General’s office said the draft needed clarification to avoid conflict with Chapter 89 and to make clear any funding was subject to legislative appropriation. The Office of the Public Defender and B&F testified in opposition, and committee members questioned whether the step increases were already in the current contract and whether the bill was needed. HSTA said the current contract includes automatic step increases subject to funding, but argued the bill was still needed because funding is not guaranteed and the measure would codify the policy. HSTA also said the COVID bonus would apply only to active teachers who worked during the pandemic and estimated the total cost at roughly $150 million to $200 million over four years. No vote was taken in the portion provided.
The committee then took up HB 1888 HD3, which would require DOE and charter schools to report harassment incidents and strengthen penalties for harassment of educational workers from a petty misdemeanor to a misdemeanor. DOE supported the bill and suggested narrowing language about assisting workers with temporary restraining orders, saying that function would be better handled through the Attorney General’s pilot program. The Office of the Public Defender opposed the bill, arguing the harassment language was overly broad, vague, and potentially unconstitutional, and that existing assault and terroristic threatening statutes already protect educational workers. HSTA, the State Commission on the Status of Women, and several individual testifiers supported the measure, describing increased intimidation and harassment of teachers and other school staff, especially since COVID. The Special Education Advisory Council opposed the bill’s language on “disrupting and interfering” with school functions, saying it could chill parents of students with IEPs from advocating for their children. Testimony was split, with the chair noting 20 in support and 16 in opposition in the portion shown.
A final witness, Michelle Pestana, testified in opposition based on her family’s experience with special education services, describing alleged seclusion and restraint of her daughter and expressing concern that DOE testimony in prior hearings had targeted special education parents. Her remarks were cut off as time expired. The transcript ends before any committee action or vote on HB 1888 was taken.
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama House Boards, Agencies and Commissions Committee Jan 14th, 2026
Boards, Agencies and Commissions
Transcript Highlights:
- We do define a little better about how non-licensed owner CPA firms, what departments are of those, and
- owner CPA firms, what departments are of those, and circumstances about which an active license that
- And then it allows the board to receive donations beyond their licensing fees.
- The midwifery board is funded currently only by license fees and fines.
- fees funded currently only by license fees and<00:06:56.479>
fines.
Keywords:
early voting, electoral participation, voting centers, Alabama elections, absentee ballot, HB128, Alabama Board of Nursing, Sunset Law, sunset review, nursing board, nurse licensure, registered nurse, RN, licensed practical nurse, LPN, advanced practice nursing, certified registered nurse anesthetist, CRNA, consumer member, board appointments
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- teachers is essential for achieving it. teachers is essential for achieving it.
- teacher and opened me to the possibilities within my licensing range.
- teacher and opened me to the possibilities within my licensing range.
- And we also work on how do we license more Reading Corps tutors to become teachers.
- <01:35:49.040>
teachers.
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
TX
Bills:
HB109, HB136, HB 109, HB136, HB694, HB 1201, HB1716, HB2071, HB2216, HB2358, HB2807, HB2886, HCR78
Keywords:
taxation, ballot propositions, public funding, voter information, transparency, training, public officials, candidates, requirements, political education, mental health, inpatient psychiatric facility, juvenile treatment, residential treatment facility, emotionally disturbed juveniles, Department of State Health Services, Health and Human Services Commission, state grant, facility construction, facility expansion
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/26
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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coming <00:42:01.120>to My daughter's teacher stopped coming to My daughter's teacher - when her teacher will come back to her. when her teacher will come back to her.
- want to scare the teachers. want to scare the teachers.
- harm and our beloved teachers.
- The next week I was driving a teacher The next week I was driving a teacher home. home. home.
Bills:
HF3415
Keywords:
child care, day care, licensed child care center, license-exempt child care, immigration enforcement, ICE, Customs and Border Protection, CBP, USCIS, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, judicial warrant, facility access, sensitive locations, immigrant families, Minnesota Statutes chapter 142B, 1183, house
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Emergency hired teachers are hired when a licensed teacher is not available.
- Emergency hired teachers are hired when a licensed teacher is not available.
- pipeline so that we can develop more of the emergency hire teachers into licensed teachers.
- licensed teachers. Thank you. licensed teachers. Thank you.
- next year for a fully licensed teacher.
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
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- And so you'll see that up on the side tells me the agency responsible for licensing 110,000 teachers
- We work to ensure that teachers have the appropriate licenses to teach in the classroom.
- , whereas PELSB is a board with jurisdiction over licensed teachers.
- I am also a licensed special education teacher with over nine years of experience.
- to be a licensed teacher, and overseeing nearly 800 teacher licensure programs. 800 teacher licensure
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
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- jurisdiction over licensed jurisdiction over licensed teachers<01:08:35.319>
section <01:08 - <01:11:16.120>
licensed <01:11:16.600>through tier one teachers licensed through tier - state standards required to be licensed teachers, and overseeing nearly 700 teacher licensure programs
- <01:18:53.320>
110,000 licensing 110,000 licensing 110,000 teachers<01:18:55.320>in <01 - standards required to be licensed state standards required to be licensed teacher<01:19:01.639>
and
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
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Public Pension Oversight Board (6-1-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- general counsel for the teachers general counsel for the teachers retirement<00:27:16.960>
system - >
returning that retired teacher is returning that retired teacher is returning full-time<00:31 - , mostly as substitute teachers.
- A substitute teacher is a very different job than a teacher. You have no benefits.
- , that special ed that math teacher, that special ed teacher,<00:46:33.839>
that <00:46:34.079>
Keywords:
Meeting Start: 00:00:09
Attendance Roll Call: 00:01:42
Approval of Minutes: 00:03:23
Overview of Actuarial Audit Process: 00:03:47
Overview of Reemployment After Retirement Provisions: 00:25:26
Teachers’ Retirement System: 00:25:26
Kentucky Public Pensions Authority: 00:50:32
Adjournment: 01:02:55, 958, all
Summary:
The meeting began with quorum, approval of the prior minutes, and an announcement that the June meeting had been canceled and replaced by this combined May/June meeting; the next official PPOB meeting was announced for July 21 at 2:30. Staff then gave an overview of the Public Pension Oversight Board’s required actuarial audit process, explaining that House Bill 238 requires a review every five years of the retirement systems’ actuarial assumptions and methods, funded by the systems themselves. The presentation distinguished this audit from a financial or forensic audit, described the three possible audit levels (full replication, limited/spot review, or basic review), and noted that the last audit in 2021 was a level one performed by Milleman Consulting at a cost of about $190,000. Members discussed timing for the next audit cycle, with a request to LRC likely needed in July or August to target the June 30, 2026 valuation, and several members expressed interest in another level one review. Questions also addressed whether prior audits found major issues; staff said the 2021 review was generally clean but recommended more consistency in reporting and assumptions across systems.
The committee then welcomed new staff and interns, including Odet Guanzi of KPPPA and Team Kentucky intern Amamira Bowman. Bo Barnes of the Teachers Retirement System presented an overview of the statutory framework for reemployment after retirement under KRS 161.605. He explained that the law is intended to let retirees return to help with staffing needs, do so in an actuarially sound way through required contributions, and keep TRS compliant with federal tax rules for a qualified plan under section 401(a). Barnes described the required breaks in service and earnings limits for retirees returning part-time or full-time, including the three-month or 12-month break depending on the employer, the 6,900-day limit, and the daily wage threshold based on years of service. He also noted a lightly used critical shortage program that allows school districts to hire retirees without a wage cap, while still observing the break-in-service rules.
Members asked questions about who decides the scope and level of the actuarial audit, how the audit would treat leave balances and other benefit-related items, and whether the prior level one audit identified substantial problems. Staff said the committee would request the audit, but LRC would handle contracting, and that the audit scope could include items like sick leave and annual leave costs if requested. On the reemployment topic, Barnes emphasized that the rules are designed to avoid pre-arranged retire-and-return arrangements that could jeopardize TRS’s tax-qualified status. No formal votes were taken beyond approving the minutes, and the meeting concluded with the presentations and discussion of these pension oversight issues.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- teacher under statute or a group of individuals that includes one or more licensed teachers to operate
- uh group may charter either a licensed uh group may charter either a licensed teacher<00:10:41.440
- under statute or group of teacher under statute or group of individuals<00:10:43.360>
that <00 - <00:10:45.200>
teachers <00:10:45.920>to <00:10:46.160>operate <00:10:46.560> - a<00:10:46.800>
school Licensed teachers to operate a school, subject to the commissioner's
Keywords:
anonymous reporting, school safety, education, crisis intervention, threat reporting, 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