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• So, the committee substitutes... ...for SB1224 adds private schools to the bill.
• The private schools. Yeah, in the committee substitute. Yeah, where is it?
• This bill relates to Holocaust education and training provided to students enrolled. ...at public schools
• and public institutions of higher education.
• The bill relates to the protection from adverse action against public schools and institutions of higher

Bills: SB1224 , SB2972 , SB2615 , SB735 , SB800 , SB2986 , SB2310 , SB2055 , SB1049 , SB784

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: educator misconduct, reporting requirements, local law enforcement, public and private schools, penalties for non-compliance, expressive activities, freedom of speech, public forum, higher education, protests, student rights, telework, public education, employee rights, emergency provisions, Holocaust education, Holocaust Remembrance Week, antisemitism, genocide education, public schools

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• that, to also private schools and private rec leagues.
• She's a 30-year veteran public school teacher, reading specialist, and English language teacher.
• She's a 30-year veteran public school teacher, reading specialist, and English language teacher.
• And so we want highly trained school board members down in and representing their schools and their communities
• in school, and she told them to stop, and then the school didn't stop. ...and she told them to stop,

Bills: HB2020 , HB2032 , HB2033 , HB2249 , HB2313 , HB2318 , HB2378 , HCR2003

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: interference, disruption, educational institutions, public order, conduct rules, statewide assessment, student testing, academic standards, third grade reading, reading retention, promotion and retention, school accountability, assessment window, testing window, test scores, school report cards, nontest data, graduation rates, dropout rates, education data privacy

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• , charter schools, and schools for the deaf and blind.
• or governs school districts and public schools, defines public schools as the common schools as referred
• 2360, expanding access to albuterol in public and private schools.
• move to opening a public hearing on House bill 2360 expanding access to albuterol in public and private
• School-supplied albuterol may be maintained, accessed, and administered on public and private school

Bills: HB2246 , HB2360

Committee: House Education

Keywords: firearm violations, education, student discipline, school policies, safety measures, albuterol, asthma, inhaler, rescue inhaler, respiratory emergency, school nurse, student medication, self-administration, anaphylaxis, public schools, private schools, charter schools, tribal compact schools, K-12 health, medication policy

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• procedures that have been adopted by public schools in Washington and in other states limiting student
• use of mobile devices during instructional hours, and a summary of the barriers that public schools
• Please, school boards, superintendent of public instruction, help us get to that goal using data and
• It allows public and private schools to maintain and use a supply of albuterol at each school beginning
• It allows public and private schools to maintain and use a supply of albuterol at each school beginning

Bills: SB6192 , SB6206 , SB5346 , SB6125 , SB5841 , SB5907 , SB5951

Committee: Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education

Keywords: education, reading, mathematics, student intervention, instruction, academic standards, child care, first responders, incentives, pilot program, mobile phones, cell phones, smartphones, school phones, classroom distraction, digital citizenship, media literacy, internet safety, cyberbullying, student mental health

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• And we would support that type of movement for all charter schools in general. schools and we would support
• The bill also prohibits a public or private school from prohibiting any school employee, contractor,
• The bill also prohibits a public or private school from prohibiting any school employee, contractor or
• Madam Chair, members, Senate Bill 1143 requires each public school and local education, Madam Chair,
• members, Senate Bill 1143 requires each public school and local education agency, or LEA, to submit to

Bills: SB1026 , SB1126 , SB1143 , SB1166

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: alternative education, school funding, student accountability, education reform, school district governance, educational records, student privacy, FERPA, family educational rights and privacy act, Department of Child Safety, DCS caseworker, child welfare, abuse or neglect, juvenile justice, juvenile court, juvenile corrections, school records, discipline records, attendance records, school district

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• new public schools through private-public partnerships.
• I'm here to just sort of put a face to HTA and to public schools' needs and to just really be in strong
• and to public schools put a face to hta and to public schools needs<00:05:23.360><c> and</c><00:05:23.680
• proposed projects and lands were set aside. public school, there's no rents.
• <c> this</c><01:59:37.840><c> is</c> to public charter schools and this is to public charter schools

Bills: HB2185 , HB2621 , HB2179 , HB2534 , HB2168 , HB2427 , HB2560 , HB2565 , HB2172 , HB2298 , HB2304

Committee: Senate Education

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

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• If a school falls below a grade, we want to make sure that we're there to take care of that school and
• Number one, like I say, Public Safety is about protecting our citizens and our municipalities.
• That you know they would go in and address it and talk to you, and talk to the mayor and the city council
• I mean, Florida comes in poaching officers after they get them through school, and I think the same problem
• I am in Public Relations, Advertising, and Communication, and now I'm here serving as...

Bills: SB82 , SB78 , SB4 , SB6 , SB62 , SB66 , SB77 , SB63 , SB79 , SB53 , SB55 , HB14

Committee: House County and Municipal Government

Keywords: inhalants, butyl nitrite, nitrous oxide, amyl nitrite, possession, sale, misdemeanor, felony, criminal penalties, public health, school safety, resource officers, law enforcement, public schools, private schools, liability insurance, contracting, library governance, board appointment, library diversity

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• My name is Ben Barton, and I am the superintendent of Princeton Public Schools.
• </c><00:06:44.280><c> school</c> school and the importance of school school and the importance of school
• > school</c><00:09:18.360><c> school</c> social workers and uh school school social workers and uh school
• As I was introduced, I'm Megan Reyes, elementary school counselor here in Rochester Public Schools and
• <00:31:11.000><c> to</c> in Rochester Public Schools and a mom to in Rochester Public Schools and a mom

Bills: HF56 , HF780

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: HF56, Minnesota bonding bill, capital investment, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, Hutchinson Area Transportation Services, Hutchinson, McLeod County, transportation facility, vehicle storage, equipment storage, fueling facility, temperate storage, local infrastructure, public works, general obligation bonds, education finance, school funding, state aid, appropriations

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• This fund will leverage both private dollars and public dollars when available in the future.
• As you may know, Washington State PTA was formed in 1905 to support public schools and their students
• Senate Bill 5951 relates to expanding access to albuterol in public and private schools.
• education compact schools, and private schools to maintain a school supply of albuterol at each school
• We are a dedicated partner for public and school safety for the last 30 years.

Bills: SB5992 , SB5918 , SB5951 , SB6042 , SB5952 , SB5961 , SB5969

Committee: Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education

Keywords: youth development, funding, positive programs, youth services, community programs, school funding, education, supplies, operating costs, K-12 education, albuterol, access, public schools, private schools, healthcare, school safety, emergency preparedness, mapping, local education policies, curriculum requirements

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• in our public schools, private schools, and programs under the new ESA account program.
• and private schools, as well as all settings in the ESA program.
• in all settings—funded by the ESA, or in public, private, and charter schools.
• And actually, way back in 1952, the Supreme Court ruled that public schools may release students during
• As we all know, some parents remove their children from public school to send them to a private Christian

Bills: SB226 , SB413 , SB571 , SB1049 , SB2398 , SB2920

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: residency, public schools, child safety placement, enrollment, education code, school boards, transparency, public meetings, attendance, recording, misconduct, child abuse, educators, investigation, criminal offense, education law, suspension, reporting requirements, released time, religious instruction

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• Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander, Latino American, and Black American history in public schools.
• Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander, Latino American, and Black American history in public schools.
• Public Schools District.
• I'm a parent of public school students and I serve as a school board director. Ms.
• Vivian Song, I'm a parent of public school students and I serve as a school board director, though I'm

Bills: SB5901 , SB5860 , SB5956 , SB5574 , SB5922 , SB5858

Committee: Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education

Keywords: school construction, school facilities, capital budget, school plant project, state funding assistance, school construction assistance program, on-base schools, military base, Department of Defense school, military families, public school facilities, instructional space, Superintendent of Public Instruction, SIP, school district capital funding, school housing burden, rapid growth, enrollment growth, free and reduced-price meals, alternative learning experience

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• Brenda Lewis, superintendent, Fidley Public Schools, co-chairs Jordan and Bennett, and members of the
• House File 3435 requires public schools and charter schools to limit access to their facilities to federal
• House File 3435 requires public schools and charter schools to limit access to their facilities to federal
• > and</c><00:26:35.760><c> a</c><00:26:36.000><c> proud</c> Paul um public schools and a proud Paul um
• public schools and a volunteer with Minneapolis Families for Public Schools.

Bills: HF3435 , HF3409

Committee: House Education Policy

Keywords: school access, school site, school district, charter school, federal agents, DHS, Department of Homeland Security, ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, CBP, Customs and Border Protection, USCIS, immigration enforcement, judicial warrant, student privacy, school safety, sanctuary schools, warrant requirement, federal warrant, school grounds

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• Now they may notify a superintendent or a principal of a private school about a criminal act.
• I said, "Okay, your kid understands conflict, but when they go to school and come in contact with a kid
• The State Board, and it just says that the... strike through before graduation from high school and replace
• School, uh, next week in this committee, we're going to have a couple of experts on social media and
• And finally, the late Elijah Cummings said, and I'm...

Bills: SB140 , HB102 , SB133 , SB34

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: Coach Safely Act, youth athletics, noncompliance penalties, Department of Public Health, youth athlete, dual enrollment, high school, community college, university, educational access, high school credit, juvenile court, juvenile delinquency, school notification, student safety, K-12, public schools, private schools, superintendent, principal

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• ways that could be disruptive to the zen of a public school?
• office will step in and cover that school.
• And so if I think schools are afraid of letting kids pray in school, I'm sorry. And that was...
• you and your school administration.
• If we already do it and we're stating and restating and clarifying that we can do it, if schools are

Bills: HB4491 , HB3240 , HB4146 , HB4158 , HB4159 , HB3718

Committee: House A&B Education Subcommittee

Keywords: extracurricular activities, charter schools, student eligibility, virtual education, Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association, prayer, religious freedom, public schools, consent, First Amendment, school policy, paid maternity leave, school employees, public health, childcare, work-life balance, education, family leave, tuition, grant

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• Finally, state law requires public schools to observe Temperance and Good Citizenship Day in January
• staff within schools and districts.
• Please know how much we value your leadership for students and for public schools.
• The governor's proposed budgets and proposed cuts in this bill shift costs onto public schools while
• My name is Robert Maxwell, and I am the superintendent of Pullman Public Schools.

Bills: SB6130 , SB6247 , SB6260 , SB6268 , SB6278

Committee: Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education

Keywords: voter registration, elections, national holiday, civic engagement, government initiative, school funding, financial management, budgeting, transparency, district governance, SB 6260, public education, K-12, Washington State, OSPI, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, education finance, school transportation, school buses, zero-emission bus

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• Um, in some instances where I have been in private school settings and taught the art of the biblical
• Homeschoolers to participate in career and technical programs in the public schools. Okay.
• It's either you're going to be in a private school, or you're going to be in In private school, you're
• And, you know, we had a waiting list in many of our career centers right now for public school students
• and pursuing a master's in public health and health policy.

Bills: SB278 , HB459 , HB61

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: SB278, released time, religious instruction, elective credit, public schools, K-12 education, Alabama Released Time Credit Act, church-state separation, First Amendment, school choice, parental consent, elective course, off-campus instruction, private religious entity, State Board of Education, local board of education, attendance credit, core curriculum, religious education, Bible class

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• public and private schools to maintain and administer school-supplied albuterol in accordance with specified
• at school activities and instead relies on the Secretary's existing authority ...activities and instead
• House Bill 2432 exempts school districts and educational service districts from public notice requirements
• schools for the benefit of our students and their success.
• and barriers working with the hardworking educators and administrators in our schools and understanding

Bills: HB2007 , HB2360 , HB2369 , HB2432 , HB2440 , HB2534 , HB2557

Committee: House Education

Keywords: competency-based assessment, graduation requirements, education reform, student opportunity, pathway options, albuterol, asthma, inhaler, rescue inhaler, respiratory emergency, school nurse, student medication, self-administration, anaphylaxis, public schools, private schools, charter schools, tribal compact schools, K-12 health, medication policy

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• , clarifying regulation, updating outdated terminology, and ensuring before- and after-school programs
• This strike-all aligns the bill with the House companion and refocuses the school teacher training and
• a grade of D or F and expanding participation to allow both school districts and charter schools to
• a grade of D or F and expanding participation to allow both school districts and charter schools to
• Schools, Marcus McMiller, waiving and support.

Bills: S0182 , S1318 , S1690

Committee: Senate Education Pre-K - 12

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.

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• and work at that can go to the schools and work at the<01:15:34.159><c> schools.
• And public charter school teachers maintain national board certification. >> And our testifier is DOE
• And really, this bill helps to clarify that any public school teacher, including public charter school
• </c> school teacher, including public charter school teacher, including public charter schools,<01:29
• House Bill 2344, HD1, establishes a temporary independent public school realignment and closure commission

Bills: SB2024 , SB896 , SB2613 , SB494 , SB2391 , SB2125 , SB2614 , SB2615 , SB3262 , SB3325 , SB3118

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: charter schools, public-private partnership, school facilities, education funding, community need, education, capital improvement, reporting, transparency, technical expertise, public school land transfer, Department of Education, DOE, land conveyance, fee simple title, tax map key, TMK, Act 307, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, Act 139

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• And we'll open up public testimony.
• I had a little girl that went to a private school about 12 years ago, and she was groomed by a teacher
• We also were removed from public schooling.
• I went to CDL school and learned to drive. I have them up and down and everything else.
• And that's not true, and that's why 50% of private practices, 50% of private practices in this state

Bills: SB 30 , SB 517 , SB 1313 , SB 1314 , SB 1316 , SB 1541 , SB 1698 , SB 1845 , SB 1860 , SB 2420 , SB 2429

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: gambling, criminal offenses, penalties, defense, electronic devices, tobacco advertising, youth protection, public health, criminal offense, retailer regulation, e-cigarettes, nicotine products, health, public safety, regulation, advertising restrictions, health and safety, elections, election audit, county elections

Summary: The Senate Committee on State Affairs convened to discuss several critical pieces of legislation including SB30 and SB38. Senator Betancourt introduced a committee substitute for SB38 which underwent a smooth adoption process, moving it favorably toward the Senate. The meeting featured a mix of invited testimonies where both proponents and opponents took the floor. One notable highlight included a testimony from Melissa Casey, who criticized the current legal state as prone to fraud and detrimental to both insurers and the public at large, contending that it inflated insurance costs across the board. The discussions delved deeply into the implications of the bills on judicial processes and potential insurance ramifications, with spirited debates surrounding issues of non-economic damages and jury rights. The atmosphere remained engaged as committee members heard varied perspectives on the bills, showcasing a robust democratic process. The meeting underscored the importance of public testimony in shaping legislation, ensuring that multiple voices were considered as the committee pressed on towards making decisions that affect the legal landscape of Texas.