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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

PBS Public Hearing - Fri Jan 30, 2026 @ 11:00 AM HST

Public Safety

Summary: The Committee on Public Safety held its first hearing and began with House Bill 1531, which would require the governor or county mayor to provide an ASL interpreter during official emergency announcements broadcast on television or the internet, ensure the interpreter is visible, and require news outlets to show the interpreter in a picture-in-picture window. Testimony was strongly supportive from disability advocates, who said live captions can be inaccurate and that ASL access is critical during emergencies, but broadcasters raised practical concerns that the bill as drafted could require extra camera crews and reduce coverage. Members discussed possible alternatives such as government-provided pool feeds and interpreter placement, and the chair recommended deferring decision-making on the bill to the following Wednesday to allow time for amendment language. The committee then heard House Bill 1751, which would expand the Hawaii National Guard State Tuition Assistance Program to include graduate degrees at the University of Hawaii for qualified enlisted personnel. The Hawaii Army National Guard, the Department of Defense, and University of Hawaii representatives supported the measure as a recruiting, retention, and professionalization tool. A member asked about funding, and the response was that the program is funded through a state appropriation currently set at $250,000 and was described as sufficient at present. The bill drew no opposition in the hearing. Next, House Bill 1752 was taken up. This measure would remove the Adjutant General as a nonvoting ex officio member of the HAIMA advisory committee and add the HAIMA administrator as a nonvoting ex officio member of the MSAC. The Department of Defense and Department of Health supported the bill, with the Department of Health asking that it be aligned with other EMS modernization provisions in the governor’s package so the related measures remain consistent. No objections were raised. The committee also heard House Bill 1577 on 911 services, which would require the 911 Board to establish a statewide emergency safety profile system for residents to voluntarily store emergency-relevant personal information. The Department of Health, disability advocates, the 911 Board, and others supported the concept, saying it could improve emergency response for people with disabilities, kūpuna, families, and others with functional needs. Testimony also raised concerns about funding, system integration, confidentiality, advanced directives, and liability protections if information does not reach responders in time. Members discussed statewide coordination and existing county systems, and the hearing continued with those issues unresolved.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • I believe the commissioner would establish those metrics from the draft.
  • To be able to make those decisions himself, to see the students graduate, and then watch their performance
  • This would be based on that performance. That's exactly right, on outcomes-based funding.
  • So there's probably a different system and metric for the two years, but even within the four years,
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • The End of Year test must be set in such a way that the performance levels have to be consistent.
  • In fact, the performance level tables must be published before the test is administered.
  • State data shows that students in 5th, 7th, and 8th grade math are still performing.
  • I wanted to comment quickly, Commissioner, on Houston ISD and their performance.
  • The A-through-F rating merely reflects the performance change that has occurred.
Bills: SB8, SB 8
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education Feb 4th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Florida's educator compensation statute in 1012.22 was rewritten more than a decade ago to emphasize performance
  • This bill gives districts another tool in the toolbox and does not replace performance pay.
  • districts to recognize relevant advanced degrees as part of compensation, and it removes rigid performance
  • all of those employees that were stuck in the transition from the grandfathered schedule to the performance-based
Bills: S0920, S1036, S1216
Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Pre-K-12 Education met with a quorum present and first temporarily postponed SB 920 on mathematics education. The committee then took up SB 1216 on public school personnel compensation, sponsored by Senator Rodriguez, which would give districts more flexibility in educator pay by restoring meaningful cost-of-living adjustments for teachers with direct student contact, allowing recognition of relevant advanced degrees, and removing rigid performance-pay caps. Several senators spoke in support, emphasizing teacher retention, compensation, and education as a state investment. The bill was reported favorably on a unanimous roll call vote. After a brief recess, the committee considered CS/SB 1036 on school counselors, sponsored by Senator Calatayud, to address counselor shortages by removing certification barriers tied to classroom teacher requirements. The sponsor and supporting testimony described recruitment and retention problems, high counselor-to-student ratios, and the need for counselors to focus on student academics, mental health, and college/career readiness rather than administrative duties. Public testimony came from students, educators, and school personnel who described limited access to counselors and the impact on student well-being and college planning. Committee members broadly supported the bill while noting that counselors are often overburdened and that additional support personnel, including BRACE advisors, may also need attention in the future. Senators also discussed broader efficiency measures and the need for schools and colleges to improve access to guidance services. CS/SB 1036 was reported favorably by unanimous vote. At the end of the meeting, members recorded their votes on the two bills, and the committee adjourned.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education Apr 24th, 2025

S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • even though some of the school campuses within the ISD have been assigned failing or not rated performances
  • lower in reading and five to eight percentage points lower in math, even when controlling for prior performance
  • district wants to operate on a modified calendar, it must maintain acceptable academic standards. performance
Bills: HB 1209, HB4746
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Agency standards go beyond traditional peer-reviewed metrics by integrating outcome-driven indicators
  • It's basically the fifth anniversary of the date that the agency receives an unsatisfactory performance
  • Some, when you consider certain metrics, have shown varying levels of effectiveness. which include student
  • We found that some accreditation programs perform much better than others, and this is critical at a
  • If you read THC-B's current rulemaking on accreditor selection, there are actually no performance-required
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • I think there was something else—a list you had, the metrics that you wanted the schools to be in.
  • and the budget they use for their metrics that they measure the universities by?
  • Many times in the budget, they add metrics in their own house.
  • We can measure performance. There are performance metrics that we can ask universities to include.
  • We can say, "Please report on these, and you're going to be measured on these metrics."
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:24:27.200> can perseverance can improve performance can perseverance can improve performance
  • <01:21:05.760> Um<01:21:06.640> so that's the plural of metrics.
  • Um so that's the plural of metrics.
  • I think a good that's being performed.
  • within the last monitoring uh performed within the last 10<01:25:31.600> years.
Summary: The committee heard a presentation from KDE on the revised Kentucky academic standards for reading and writing. KDE explained the statutory six-year review process, the public comment periods, and the main revisions, including updates tied to the science of reading, decodable text, encoding/decoding, and an updated vision statement. KDE said 308 responses were received on the initial public comment, most respondents favored keeping standards as-is, and about 12% of standards were revised. The department also said the document was streamlined by removing repeated graphics and reducing its size by about 24%, and that a later comment period drew more than 400 responses. No new standards were flagged for review. Members asked about alignment between standards, curriculum, assessments, and NAEP, and KDE said instructional resources should be aligned to standards, KSA assessments are aligned to the standards, and screeners/diagnostics help identify student needs. Representative Truett raised the idea of a textbook-to-standards crosswalk, and KDE said publishers and a future repository partner should provide such crosswalks for local districts. Representative Bojanowski asked why foundational reading skills are not directly assessed on the third-grade KSA; KDE responded that the assessment is designed to measure end-of-grade expectations, while screening and diagnostics are used earlier to identify decoding needs. Representative Gel asked about early childhood supports, and KDE said it is working with early learning and special education offices and promoting LETRS professional learning for both teachers and preschool educators. The committee then received the mathematics improvement committee report. KDE said the mathematics committee unanimously approved a new strategic plan for improving math achievement from pre-K through grade 20 and adult education. The plan centers on six priorities: student empowerment, effective mathematics teaching and learning, continuous educator development and growth, a continuum of learning, community and family partnerships, and teacher recruitment and retention. KDE said the plan is intended as a living document with goals, recommended actions, and evidence bases, and that it aligns with the Kentucky Numeracy Counts Act by supporting high-quality instructional resources, professional learning, and family resources. In response to Senator Thomas, KDE explained that the professional learning recommendation means districts should tailor teacher training to classroom needs and instructional materials so math teachers are better equipped to implement standards and support students.