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• It changes instead of using city or county to that local Board of Education, because that's what it's
• Now you're going to hear the State Board of Education has decided to do that as a matter of policy.
• To me, those are the highlights of the amendment, and that includes the new definitions of board computer
• Would local boards have control over how many hours a week students are out of school for religious instruction
• And so when a school board is trying to reflect the wishes of those parents, some of those school boards

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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• In the early grades, almost 70% of the kids attend these extra voluntary weeks of school.
• And then by the end of last summer… By the end of last summer, we had 86%.
• years, all of the different locations across the state where we had our professional educators teaching
• the professional educators of Alabama.
• Um,... ...educators of the state of Alabama.

Bills: HB447, HB447

Keywords: HB447, school buses, student transportation, public schools, local boards of education, dual enrollment, career technical education, CTE, community college, trade school, technical college, offsite educational venues, student access, transportation policy, school bus law, Alabama education law, Montgomery County, probate court, judge of probate, will registration

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• Some of that is from the budget, and some of that is from the education reserve fund.
• of the education fund.
• And then also $100 million to go to the Department of Education to fund a grant program for local boards
• of education to develop regional career tech centers.
• Local boards of education will receive an additional $225 million.

Bills: SB113, SB114, SB305, SB111, HB600, SB112, SB150, SB109, SB122

Keywords: education funding, appropriations, local education boards, school safety, workforce development, Alabama, technology, higher education, career technology centers, public institutions, grants, local education agencies, RAISE Act, student outcomes, public schools, accountability, weighted allocations, special education, English language learners, gifted students

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• I did a little tour yesterday of the State House, and I don't know which one of the meeting rooms will
• But that is the gist of the bill.
• </c> duplicative of long-standing FDA policy. duplicative of long-standing FDA policy.
• So, this is, uh, the chairman of the board of the Medical Association.
• So, this is, uh, the chairman of the board of the Medical Association.

Bills: HB139, HB172, HB156

Keywords: HB139, Alabama discrimination, civil rights, public accommodations, employment discrimination, equal access, protected classes, race discrimination, sex discrimination, religious discrimination, age discrimination, disability discrimination, national origin discrimination, school board discrimination, labor organization, employment agency, retaliation, private right of action, punitive damages, attorney fees

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• So if I may try to explain it to you, it lets county boards of education consolidate.
• </c><00:05:42.639><c> of</c><00:05:42.800><c> ed</c><00:05:43.199><c> education</c> lets county boards
• of ed education lets county boards of ed education consolidate<00:05:45.280><c> the</c><00:05:45.680
• Does all boards have the same number of members?
• Does all boards have the same number of members?

Bills: HB8, HB380, HB8, HB380

Keywords: tobacco regulation, vaping, sales restrictions, youth protection, tobacco compliance, public health, education programs, electronic nicotine delivery systems, human cloning, criminal penalties, embryo, genetic modification, bioethics, campus chaplain, chaplain, school chaplain, volunteer, public K-12 schools, public schools, public charter schools

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• So, I think some of those local areas have made... some of those local areas have made that decision
• limit the authority of the local boards, define what you mean by construe and their authority.
• Well, I mean, they still have the authority to limit the authority of the local school boards.
• This not only accomplishes a very important thing that is laid out by our Alabama State Board of Education
• Barnett versus West Virginia State Board of Education, Woolly versus Maynard, and several others like

Bills: SB211, HB96, SB215, SB257, SB13, SB13

Keywords: school safety, local law enforcement, superintendent, complaints, school bus regulations, National Signing Day, athletic scholarships, military enlistment, postsecondary education, apprenticeship programs, high school students, educational commitments, education intervention, State Superintendent, local boards, provisional release, subpoena authority, compliance, educational operation control, fundraising

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• Okay, members, under the existing law, the local Boards of Education operating under educational intervention
• may be released from intervention by the State Board of Education without conditions.
• Then when you hand it back over to the local board, we want some oversight of...
• Local board, we want some oversight of that board for a few years.
• Completely hands off for the state board and the State Department of Education.

Bills: SB211, HB96, SB215, SB257, SB13, SB13

Keywords: school safety, local law enforcement, superintendent, complaints, school bus regulations, National Signing Day, athletic scholarships, military enlistment, postsecondary education, apprenticeship programs, high school students, educational commitments, education intervention, State Superintendent, local boards, provisional release, subpoena authority, compliance, educational operation control, fundraising

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• Appropriation out of our educational opportunity fund.
• My understanding is the governor makes some of the appointments to the board of trustees, and also we've
• to be run by the state department of education.
• So, I the The budget was a little bit of a challenge with a lot of things going on in the educational
• And what you'll also find is some of the money... I'm looking at local boards.

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

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• Leaves the board intact. Don't touch a board. For simplicity, two sides of the coin.
• ,</c><00:22:47.280><c> "Okay,</c> existence of a board, would say, "Okay, existence of a board, would
• the process, would help some of those boards that were desperate in need of help instead of having to
• c> some</c> headaches and a lot of grief for some headaches and a lot of grief for some boards boards
• But I don't see a lot of lawsuits on some of these boards; they're so simple and small.

Bills: HB163, HB344, SB11, SB92, SB164, HB22, HB89, SB227, SB6

Keywords: income tax, research expenditures, economic development, tax deductions, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Alabama tax law, educational intervention, State Superintendent, local boards of education, subpoena, accountability, state control, electric vehicles, registrations, license tax, public transportation, funding infrastructure, K-12 education, wireless communication devices, digital safety

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• member of the legislature to serve on the board.
• United States Department of Education.
• By the United States Department of Education.
• Good morning, Madam Chair, members of committee. Kim Hunter-Reed, Commissioner of Higher Education.
• Department of Education for institutional accreditation.

Bills: HR175, HCR81, SB105, SB290, SB304, SB374, SB522

Keywords: TOPS, education funding, workforce development, postsecondary education, Louisiana Works, tech training, declining enrollment, public schools, school districts, Louisiana Department of Education, state superintendent, school closures, budget cuts, teacher layoffs, school consolidation, education policy, enrollment decline, birth rates, migration, private schools

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• if they were related to another board member or school employee or vice versa.
• So, current law provides that exception for districts with ADM of 400 or fewer.
• The Department of Ag sees it's it's advantages. It's good that it's done for so many years.
• It's done a lot of good, so they'd like to have it in statute. Are there further questions?
• There's a but we will be back next week with a little bit bigger list of bills.

Bills: SB843, SB1410, SB1317, SB1338

Keywords: school boards, educational governance, conflict of interest, employee relations, Oklahoma statutes, SB1410, Oklahoma agriculture, Ag in the Classroom, agricultural education, K-12 curriculum, teacher incentives, rural schools, urban schools, Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry, State Department of Education, OSU Cooperative Extension Service, classroom grants, farm education, ag literacy, school outreach

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• But the state board of education, and I'm really proud of where Alabama is.
• What we are proposing is that the local board of education be the only board necessary for a district
• Basically, the local board of education votes to become... local board of education votes to become a
• So you're looking at trying to get the authorizer as the local board of education.
• of education, and now the community colleges have their own board of trustees and they're no longer

Bills: HB332, HB166, SB336, HB447, HB244

Keywords: computer science, K-12 education, public schools, graduation requirement, digital literacy, coding, programming, STEM, artificial intelligence, AI, computational thinking, technology education, computer literacy, high school credit, middle school, elementary school, teacher training, professional development, distance learning, virtual school

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• Members, this deals with the Board of Archives and History and, Clerk, if you could take the roll, please
• It spreads the appointments out to the Board of Archives and History to elected officials and not a self-appointing
• board as it currently is.
• Everybody's able to look at it ahead of time, and everybody's got it.
• Everybody's able to look ahead of time.

Bills: HB169, HB169

Keywords: education trust fund, appropriations, budget, fiscal year 2026, public education, K-12, pre-K, early childhood education, community colleges, higher education, Alabama Community College System, teacher pay, teacher stipend, school nurses, literacy, numeracy, reading coaches, math and science teachers, career and technical education, CTE

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• We're talking about 34 boards, hundreds of thousands of licensees, millions of dollars coming in annually
• Some boards have a lot of licensees, a lot of revenue coming in.
• None of the boards would be put into a deficit based on of the boards would be put into a deficit based
• It ignores the actual needs of the board.
• Boards will pay for their staff regardless of the board needs their system.

Bills: SB507

Keywords: SB507, Nevada, governmental administration, Office of Nevada Boards Commissions and Councils Standards, Department of Business and Industry, professional licensing boards, occupational licensing, regulatory fees, state account, nonreverting fund, Commission on Postsecondary Education, taxicab, taxi technology fee, Nevada Transportation Authority, Taxicab Authority, transportation network company, TNC, rideshare, Uber, Lyft

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• As of February 1st, the ABA board.
• ><c> not</c> quorum of the board, so they could not quorum of the board, so they could not conduct<00
• </c><00:22:55.760><c> an</c> the status of the ABA board as an the status of the ABA board as an independent
• board and gave the oversight of advisory board and gave the oversight of it<00:27:23.919><c> to</c><

Bills: SB78, SB103, SB113, SB180, SB78, SB103, SB113, SB180

Keywords: inhalants, butyl nitrite, nitrous oxide, amyl nitrite, possession, sale, misdemeanor, felony, criminal penalties, public health, public works, sealed bids, bid advertisement, procurement, government contracting, construction bids, municipal bidding, county bidding, state bidding, Department of Transportation

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• </c> be part of be part of violence?
• to the education, health care, religious<00:21:09.679><c> training</c><00:21:10.320><c> of</c><00:21
• limited to the education, healthcare and religious<00:21:49.200><c> training</c><00:21:49.440><c> of
• With a trust, the basics of a trust, you can draw against that trust for health care needs, educational
• years. right now of of influencers that are right now of of influencers that are making<00:35:01.359

Bills: HB19, HB170, HB171, HB173, HB174, HB19, HB170, HB171, HB173, HB174

Keywords: Ebony Alert, missing youth, public safety, law enforcement, racial equity, HB170, supplemental appropriations, Education Trust Fund, Alabama education budget, school funding, K-12 education, local boards of education, textbook adoption, school buses, school safety, charter schools, summer programs, afterschool programs, reading intervention, college and career readiness

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• Today is March 31, 2026, and this is a meeting of the House Education Committee.
• Kim Hunter-Reed, Commissioner of Higher Education.
• Also, the Board of Regents, along with the leadership of Dr.
• Reed, for all that you do with the Board of Regents and just your lifelong dedication to education.
• Just wanted to give you the point of view or perspective of those on the ground working in the local

Bills: HCR10, HB195, HB283, HB319, HB325, HB407, HB448, HB482, HB992

Keywords: sanctioned sports, athletics, youth sports, high school, LHSAA, self-defense, chemical spray, public safety, campus security, higher education, Teacher's Shield Act, student discipline, assault, battery, school employee protection, sick leave, expulsion procedures, Louisiana Commission on Civic Education, civic education, civic engagement

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• The State Board of Education, the Washington Professional Educator Standards Board, the Financial Education
• The State Board of Education, the Washington Professional Educator Standards Board, and the Financial
• I'm Randy Spalding, Executive Director of the State Board of Education.
• In the case of the State Board of Education, we have 16 dedicated members from a variety of backgrounds
• By way of background, school boards of directors have broad discretionary power to provide for education

Bills: HB1662, HB1683

Keywords: education agencies, administrative independence, superintendent, education reform, agency authority, education, school boards, district adjustments, administrative boundaries, educational governance, 904, all

Summary: The House Education Committee held public hearings on House Bill 1662 and House Bill 1683. HB 1662 would move several education-related boards and commissions, including the State Board of Education, the Professional Educator Standards Board, the Financial Education Public-Private Partnership, and the Charter School Commission, out from under OSPI’s administrative services and toward independent administration by July 1, 2027. Committee staff explained the bill was in a third substitute only because of the biennium process and said the substance was unchanged from the version previously advanced by Appropriations, aside from date updates. Supportive testimony from agency leaders and others emphasized that OSPI’s current administrative structure creates delays, extra approval layers, less transparency in indirect costs, and limits on agency autonomy; one witness said the bill would improve efficiency and fiscal accountability. The bill was heard only; no vote was taken. HB 1683 would require school districts above certain enrollment thresholds to elect a minimum number of directors from geographic director districts rather than entirely at-large, with smaller districts exempt. The prime sponsor, Rep. Lillian Ortiz-Self, said the goal was fairer geographic and demographic representation so all parts of a district have a voice. Committee staff and OSPI testimony supported the concept, citing research that district-based or proportional systems can broaden representation and noting that about 23 districts would be out of compliance as written. Opponents, including WSSDA, argued the bill is an unfunded mandate that would increase election costs, reduce local control, and could make it harder to recruit candidates in some areas. Other testimony was mixed: some witnesses supported the bill as a way to improve equity and representation, while one suggested a different proportional representation model. The committee closed the public hearing without taking action on either bill.

Bills: SB2, SB3, SB5, SB 9, SB10, SB14, SB16, SB18, SB34, SB6, SB7, SB8, SB11, SB12, SB13, SB15, SB 17, SB 4

Keywords: disaster relief, flood preparedness, emergency funding, local government support, meteorological forecasting, school assessment, public education, accountability, transparency, education standards, impact fees, water conservation, reuse projects, builders, developers, local government, real property theft, real property fraud, criminal offenses, restitution

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• of local... that the vast majority of local governments report and do what they're supposed to do, but
• these boards under the Department of Workforce.
• These are simple licensing boards, so if the Contractor's Board gets a lot of lawsuits, but the Board
• Some of the smaller boards, uh, with... Right?
• of these... ... custodian that oversees all of these boards.

Bills: SB174, SB180, HB196, HB25, SB193, HB25

Keywords: business taxes, annual reports, Alabama Tax Tribunal, tax appeals, local government, media monitoring, government contracts, state agencies, local agencies, media regulations, transparency, juvenile detention, county management, legal procedures, juvenile justice, county commission, supervision, administration, emergency services, 911