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• designed to address parenting disputes. designed to address parenting disputes.
• So, should a parent consultant handle uh a suggestion to the parenting the parents and they disagree
• <00:47:46.400> disagree parenting the parents and they disagree parenting the parents and
• are stuck in a parental parents who are stuck in a parental consultant<00:48:20.079> that<00:48
• So should a parent consultant handle a suggestion to the parenting parents and they disagree with it,

Bills: HF3560, HF3295, HF2937, HF3540

Keywords: electronic signatures, estate planning, uniform law, legal documents, Minnesota statutes, open meeting law, transparency, public engagement, social media, government accountability, parenting consultant, parenting time, custody, family court, family law, neutral third party, alternative dispute resolution, child custody, visitation, parenting coordinator

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• parenting time or legal decision-making if that parent has been awarded less than 35%. ...to award parenting
• time or legal decision-making if that parent has been awarded less than 35% parenting time or no legal
• or a co-parent.
• may have a majority of time, or that both parents are entitled to 50-50 co-parenting time.
• Instead, we have parents who spend... ...and parenting time.

Bills: SB1285, SB1289, SB1326, SB1328, SB1329, SB1330, SB1392, SB1402, SB1425, SCR1013, SCR1014

Keywords: sentencing, correctional facilities, multiple sentences, death penalty, aggravating circumstances, juvenile offenses, class 2 felony, foreign donations, election administration, certification, Arizona Revised Statutes, transparency, public disclosure, victims' rights, attorney fees, government accountability, right to counsel, legal representation, parents' rights, family law

Summary: The committee approved the minutes and then took up several election, family court, and criminal justice bills. SB 1425, the “big bill,” would move Arizona’s 2026 primary election date earlier and adjust related election administration timelines; the chair’s amendment moved the primary to July 21 and removed the shortened curing/ID deadlines. County officials testified in support, explaining the timing changes and the need to align dates, and the committee adopted the amendment and gave the bill a do-pass recommendation. SB 1289, dealing with certifications for entities providing money or resources for election administration and foreign funding disclosures, also received a do-pass recommendation after testimony from supporters arguing it would block foreign influence in election administration and ballot issue spending. The committee later heard SCR 1013, a related resolution that would more directly prohibit foreign-source money for election administration and ballot measures; the sponsor and supporters said it was similar to SB 1289 but broader, and testimony focused on foreign money flowing through nonprofit networks. The committee then considered SB 1326, which would allow courts to award attorney fees and costs to victims when a party violates or worsens a victim’s rights. A victim’s attorney testified that the bill would provide needed accountability and guidance, while opponents argued the term “exacerbates” was vague and that existing remedies already exist. The committee approved SB 1326 on a 4-3 vote. SB 1402, requiring courts to impose a fee on certain probationers to cover electronic monitoring costs, drew support from the sponsor and advocates who said offenders should pay for monitoring, and opposition from defense attorneys who warned it could burden indigent probationers and divert money from treatment; it also received a 4-3 do-pass recommendation. The most extensive debate was on SB 1330, which would allow a parent in certain custody cases to request a jury trial on parenting time or legal decision-making. Supporters, including several parents, described costly and traumatic family court experiences and argued a jury would provide a neutral check on judges and court-appointed professionals. County and court representatives opposed the bill, saying family cases require specialized judicial expertise, jury trials would delay urgent matters, increase costs, and risk confidentiality. Despite those concerns, the committee adopted the bill on a 4-3 vote. The committee also approved SB 1328, which declares state policy favoring parental rights and a child’s equal access to both co-parents, after adopting an amendment adding legislative intent language. Finally, SB 1329, which would let parents sue court-appointed professionals who deviate from professional ethics or standards in custody matters, passed 4-3 after testimony from parents and advocates who said court appointees lack accountability, while opponents said existing malpractice and licensing remedies already address misconduct.

Bills: SB35

Keywords: child custody, criminal offense, law enforcement, penal code, parenting

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• Shared parenting deescalates backlog. Shared parenting deescalates the<00:37:31.839> war.
• parents.
• Uh please pass shared parenting parents.
• two parents.
• better off being raised by two parents. better off being raised by two parents.

Bills: SF0099, SF0116, SJ0006

Keywords: easement, electricity delivery, public utility, prescriptive easement, landowner rights, surface water, drainage utilities, municipality, elections, environmental management, shared parenting, family law, joint custody, child well-being, parental rights, 916, all

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• It's actually coordinated. It's sophisticated, and it's growing.
• <01:23:10.800> quickly working together, coordinating quickly working together, coordinating
• and<01:24:28.480> it's coordinated.
• It's sophisticated and it's coordinated.
• <01:36:45.360> in<01:36:45.600> their some basic coordination in their some basic coordination

Bills: HF962, HF3541, HF2936, HF3762, HF2879

Keywords: Capitol security, public safety, emergency management, state buildings, law enforcement, corrections, legislative approval, rule-making, financial impact, jail regulations, expungement, firearm eligibility, criminal records, organized retail crime, retail theft, supply chain theft, theft enterprise, organized theft, cargo theft, shoplifting

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• We've increased transparency in the bill by allowing for parental notification if a teacher's not certified
• Our parents would like to know that, especially in our early years of foundational instruction.
• if there was an uncertified teacher in the classroom, that the school districts would inform the parents
• My parents were teachers that made state base. So I have no problem supporting this bill.
• My parents were teachers that made state base. So I have no problem supporting this bill.

Bills: HB2

Keywords: disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace, medical examiner, county judge, sheriff, mayor, emergency coordinator, emergency manager license, volunteer management system, volunteer registration, criminal history check, background check, Texas Division of Emergency Management

Summary: The Senate Education K-16 Committee met to consider HB 2, the major school finance bill, with the chair explaining that the committee substitute would provide about $8 billion in new public education funding. The bill was described as including permanent teacher compensation increases, expanded teacher incentive allotment funding, support for early literacy and numeracy, teacher certification and residency pathways, special education funding, career and technical education, school safety dollars, and facilities support for charter schools. The committee adopted the committee substitute without objection after roll was called and a quorum was present. Members questioned the bill’s structure, especially the balance between across-the-board teacher pay and the teacher incentive allotment, the treatment of uncertified teachers, and differences in requirements between traditional public schools and charter schools. Senator Menendez and Senator West raised concerns about equity, charter-school parity, facilities funding, inflation, and whether the bill should include more support for fine arts and extracurricular programs. The chair responded that the bill was designed to direct most new money to traditional public schools while also preserving flexibility and that charter-school and public-school alignment would need further work. Invited witnesses Dr. Imelda De La Rosa and Val Acri testified in support of the bill, emphasizing that the Teacher Incentive Allotment helps recruit and retain teachers in rural districts and supports mentorship and certification pathways. Public witnesses also supported the bill but urged more funding for fine arts, local flexibility, and full restoration of House-proposed funding levels. Dr. Josh Jones supported year-long teacher residencies, Dr. Philip Morgan asked for more local control and restoration of fine arts funding, Rich Saina supported the bill but warned about hold-harmless reductions, and Dr. Greg Poole supported the bill while asking for flexibility for high-performing districts that already pay high salaries. After the invited testimony and some public testimony, the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair so members could attend the Senate floor.

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• The current House language defeats the ability of parents in the middle of a crisis seeking immediate
• The Commission understood that parents in crisis need SSLC information in their ARD meetings, not just
• numeracy gives schools resources to intervene early before students fall behind, while equipping parents
• As a parent of a child who receives special education services, pardon me.
• There was much talk about parental choice a lot during this session.

Bills: HB2

Keywords: disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace, medical examiner, county judge, sheriff, mayor, emergency coordinator, emergency manager license, volunteer management system, volunteer registration, criminal history check, background check, Texas Division of Emergency Management

Summary: The committee continued public testimony on House Bill 2, which would make major changes to public school funding, teacher pay, special education, early learning, school safety, and related programs. Many superintendents and education advocates supported the bill’s overall direction but urged changes, especially a larger basic allotment and more flexible funding for rural and small districts. Witnesses from Paint Creek, West Hardin, Cushing, Blooming Grove, Mildred, Buffalo, Plano, and rural school groups said the bill’s targeted raises and new requirements would not fully cover inflation, TRS/Medicare costs, transportation, insurance, or support staff salaries, and several asked the committee to restore the House version’s higher basic allotment and small-school allotment. Charter school representatives supported the facilities funding changes and said charter schools need state help because they cannot levy taxes, while also noting the funding gap with ISDs. Fine arts advocates asked the committee to restore the fine arts allotment, arguing arts improve engagement, attendance, and academic outcomes, especially in rural and at-risk communities. Early learning and special education witnesses supported parts of the bill but raised concerns about pre-K restrictions, disability-related pre-K access, and the need to preserve or clarify special education provisions and mental health oversight language. Several witnesses praised the teacher pay raise, teacher incentive allotment expansion, and teacher preparation investments, saying they would help recruit and retain educators and improve student outcomes. Others, including counselors and support staff advocates, argued the bill should also include raises for counselors, nurses, librarians, bus drivers, custodians, aides, and other non-teaching employees who keep schools running. One witness from the Texas Counseling Association opposed the substitute because it removed a counselor pay provision, warning of counselor shortages and inequities. A parent and special education advocate said the bill’s structure creates too many strings attached and asked for a larger basic allotment instead of more targeted funding. Another witness from Mental Health America urged keeping the collaborative task force on public school mental health services through 2031, and a disability rights advocate said the committee substitute appears to omit some special education items that were in the House version. The committee also briefly took up House Bill 6, a school discipline bill. After questions about automatic mandatory expulsion for vape possession and concerns about younger students, the committee adopted the substitute and voted to report HB 6 favorably to the full Senate by a 9-1 vote, with Senator Menendez voting no and Senators West and Menendez expressing reservations but supporting further discussion. After that vote, testimony on HB 2 resumed. Senators used the hearing to ask about the bill’s cost, the difference between the basic allotment and the bill’s targeted funding buckets, and whether the permanent teacher pay increase shifts pressure off districts. The bill’s supporters emphasized that it represents an historic, roughly $8 billion investment and that many of the new funding streams are intended to be permanent or to address specific district needs.

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• And because they found out who the parenting students are, they were able to get family-friendly spaces
• the things I have in your question, and I know you're just going to ask a question on the single parent
• But I'm considering the student that only has a single parent because you become underneath the same
• It makes it harder on the student and on the parent.
• Yes, so any way we can support students, whether it's dual parents or single parents, any way we can

Bills: SB132, SM16, SM17

Keywords: SB132, DOIT, Department of Information Technology, software replacement, equipment replacement, technology funding, revolving fund, capital equipment, enterprise services, state IT budgeting, software budgeting, amortization, depreciation, State Treasurer, Department of Finance and Administration, New Mexico, information technology, IT infrastructure, fund accounting, legislative appropriation

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• It's number six shared parenting day.
• Since then, Missouri, parenting law.
• parents even after separation. parents even after separation.
• > healthier cooperative parenting builds healthier cooperative parenting builds healthier kids
• <00:04:16.639> in irreplaceable role of both parents in irreplaceable role of both parents

Bills: SF0122, SJ0006, SF0121, SF0106

Keywords: medical necessity, insurance, healthcare policy, independent review, claim processing, shared parenting, family law, joint custody, child well-being, parental rights, pharmacy, collaborative care, healthcare, prescriptions, patient safety, Wyoming Pharmacy Act, welfare, Medicaid, employment, eligibility verification

Bills: SF0122, SJ0006, SF0121, SF0106

Keywords: medical necessity, insurance, healthcare policy, independent review, claim processing, shared parenting, family law, joint custody, child well-being, parental rights, pharmacy, collaborative care, healthcare, prescriptions, patient safety, Wyoming Pharmacy Act, welfare, Medicaid, employment, eligibility verification

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• So, this language is just adding disagreement alone over the amount of parenting time, parenting time
• schedule parenting time, parenting time schedule parenting time, parenting time schedule or<01:42
• of parents to cooperate, etc. of parents to cooperate, etc.
• <01:42:43.400> So, parenting time discussion. So, parenting time discussion.
• parents fully present in their lives. parents fully present in their lives.

Bills: HF3951, HF4005, HF962, HF4585, HF3870, HF4542, HF3893, HF4293, HF4075, HF4057, HF3809

Keywords: submetered utility service, tenant rights, digital payment, eviction protection, housing policy, biometric data, consent, data protection, civil penalties, privacy laws, HF4585, Minnesota, harassment restraining order, HRO, restraining order, temporary restraining order, petitioner notice, service of process, law enforcement notification, sheriff

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• of wife Susan, we are proud parents of Zamroa<00:10:13.680> police<00:10:13.920> officers<
• <00:26:21.679> that<00:26:22.240> um get the message out to parents that um get the
• message out to parents that um ebikes<00:26:22.960> are<00:26:23.120> something<00:26:
• Parents need to know how dangerous they are, and certainly we don't want this to ever happen again.
• <00:47:47.920> by and improve network coordination by and improve network coordination by

Bills: HF3676, HF3593, HF3785, HF3774, HF4111, HF3513

Keywords: Safe at Home, address confidentiality, domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, harassment, victim privacy, survivor protection, confidential address, protected address, secret address, identity protection, residential confidentiality, program participant, nondiscrimination, court disclosure, protective order, service of process, driver's license, state ID

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• You talk about, and I want to, I guess, notifying parents or just It's providing parents with all the
• just providing that as an option for parents?
• This made a lot of parents mad. Some are wanting to move.
• Texas parents didn't elect Mike Morath. Texas teachers didn't elect Mike Morath.
• I'm a parent and I'm here to ask for more.

Bills: HB2, HB2

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

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• I'm a certified public school educator and parent of five public school graduates.
• We listened to parents and understood that our high-cost pool sped students need a protective, environment
• Section 310 in House Bill 2, placing the the decision-making where it belongs, in the hands of the parents
• It's the parents that know. what is in the best interest of their child.
• Texas teachers and between planning rich and engaged engaging learning activities, keeping up with parent

Bills: HB2, HB2

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

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• Nor can a district exempt itself from notifying parents of an uncertified teacher and providing for incentives
• More and more parents are choosing to enroll their children in Port Aransas ISD as our enrollment is
• How do you get a hold of parents? Isn't it correct that Rockport Fulton had to merge into Gregory?
• It also opens up contentious relationships between the school district and our parents who want their
• And so if we had more allowances there... ...I think that could also help with our parent relationships

Bills: HB2, HB2

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

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• distribute information. about our state-supported living centers and be required to share that with parents
• We know that millions of students and parents are counting on all of us.
• Okay, and then what do working parents do them in that type of situation.
• You would not be a parent.
• So I lived with my parents to help offset those costs, but many people couldn't do that.

Bills: HB2, HB2

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

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• . that teachers have to have, as well as the struggle with parents.
• parents is championing something else.
• parents is championing something else.
• I know they don't want to have those difficult conversations with parents.
• I was a former foster parent.

Bills: SB23, SB73, SB210, SB234, SB243, SB244, SM16

Keywords: student use, wireless devices, public schools, policy implementation, education technology funding, driver education, driver's ed, driving school, motorcycle safety, traffic safety, vulnerable road users, pedestrian safety, bicycle safety, cyclist, bike lane, micromobility, scooter, moped, motorcycle training, DWI prevention

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• My parents knew about it. Nobody's going after this girl. Just a statement. Just a statement.
• understandable by the district, by the school, and the school impacts a lot of people in that—not only the parents

Bills: SB23, SB73, SB210, SB234, SB243, SB244, SM16

Keywords: student use, wireless devices, public schools, policy implementation, education technology funding, driver education, driver's ed, driving school, motorcycle safety, traffic safety, vulnerable road users, pedestrian safety, bicycle safety, cyclist, bike lane, micromobility, scooter, moped, motorcycle training, DWI prevention

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• Nina Chavez, Higher Education Department, Capital Projects Division, Program Coordinator.
• Chair, that UNM and Santa Fe Community College have already asked students if there are any parenting
• With this legislature's investment in the Opportunity Scholarship, more and more parents are returning
• We know parenting students are more likely to leave college before they receive a degree, and we must
• These parents are attending school, almost always directly driven by their goals to improve the lives

Bills: SB234, SB210, SB243, SB244, SM16, HB8

Keywords: foster children, school transportation, education funding, public education, child welfare, New Mexico Highlands University, soccer field, women's sports, infrastructure improvement, funding allocation, student athletes, appropriation, New Mexico State University, nutrition, travel support, funding, education, university support, financial assistance, parenting students

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• parents on the status of their students.
• So we wanted to lighten that load for teachers and kind of an parents to inform them.
• And the other part is the parental notification that I find extremely important.
• As well as the parents, there are some very concerned parents.
• I am showing support of this bill as a parent in New Mexico.

Bills: SB234, SB210, SB243, SB244, SM16, HB8

Keywords: foster children, school transportation, education funding, public education, child welfare, New Mexico Highlands University, soccer field, women's sports, infrastructure improvement, funding allocation, student athletes, appropriation, New Mexico State University, nutrition, travel support, funding, education, university support, financial assistance, parenting students