Bills: HB462, HB8, HB8

Keywords: emergency medical services, military training, licensure, public health, veterans, tobacco regulation, vaping, sales restrictions, youth protection, tobacco compliance, education programs, electronic nicotine delivery systems, campus chaplain, chaplain, school chaplain, volunteer, public K-12 schools, public schools, public charter schools, education policy

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• This is the school chaplain's bill. A bill we had last year.
• And our constitution says each county has to have their own school system.
• </c><00:04:47.199><c> boards</c> cities to combine their school boards cities to combine their school
• </c><00:04:56.000><c> And</c><00:04:56.160><c> this</c> have their own school system.
• And this have their own school system.

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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• , charter schools, tribal schools, and then the non-public schools.
• , non-public, charter, or tribal school.
• Just a side note, charter schools are public schools.
• Public charter school students are public school students.
• Public charter school that today.

Bills: HF3492, HF3493, HF3494, HF3495, HF3602

Keywords: school safety, grants, education funding, Northern Lights Express, security improvements, rural schools, safe schools, charter schools, nonpublic schools, Tribal education, funding increase, safe schools aid, school security, mental health support, Tribal schools, cybersecurity, funding, mental health, evidence-based plans, public safety

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• So what we have here is just a direction that these public schools, if you go on page two and three,
• if</c><00:02:28.080><c> you</c><00:02:28.160><c> go</c> these public schools that any if you go these
• public schools that any if you go on<00:02:28.640><c> page</c><00:02:29.120><c> two</c><00:02:29.360
• a director of curriculum and instruction for a high-performing charter school in Denver.
• a director of curriculum and instruction for a high-performing charter school in Denver.

Bills: HB0023, HB0024, HB0025

Keywords: extracurricular activities, public school participation, enrollment, Wyoming, student access, charter schools, application process, authorizers, public hearing, community support, scholarship, education, eligibility, continuous enrollment, 916, all

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• So, >> Carrie Klein with the Wyoming Public Charter School Association.
• Um and uh we have charter schools that are both uh those charter schools that are part of districts are
• Carrie Klein with the Wyoming Public Charter School Association.
• Um and uh we have charter schools that are both uh those charter schools that are part of districts are
• charter schools that are both uh we have charter schools that are both uh<00:25:41.600><c> those</c>

Bills: HB0023, HB0024, HB0025

Keywords: extracurricular activities, public school participation, enrollment, Wyoming, student access, charter schools, application process, authorizers, public hearing, community support, scholarship, education, eligibility, continuous enrollment, 916, all

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• It's just a public school requirement at this point. But are charter schools public schools?
• To the fact that, with all due respect, sometimes it feels like we call charter schools public schools
• Requirements on traditional public schools to charters, but I think as you referenced insurance, we need
• Treating charters differently from public schools.
• For a reason, but we also have differences in the requirements on charter schools and public schools.

Bills: HB2

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, 1185, senate, all

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• Public Charter Schools Association, wishing you a happy National Charter Schools Week, and I'm testifying
• charter schools.
• In the interim, we invite you to visit your local public charter schools.
• So, are you aware if we're going to try to make parity between the two public schools, public charter
• And while charter schools now receive dedicated state funds for facilities... ...Public schools haven't

Bills: HB2

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, 1185, senate, all

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• districts, charter schools, private schools, and junior colleges with the discretion to decide whether
• It simply affords school districts, charter schools, private schools, and junior colleges the ability
• students are regularly placing public schools at harm.
• So our public schools are a reflection of our society.
• But this is not just a public school issue.

Bills: SB27, SB226, SB326, SB570, SB605, SB870, SB991, SB1871, SB1872, SB1873, SB1874, SB1924, SB1925

Keywords: residency, public schools, child safety placement, enrollment, education code, antisemitism, student conduct, education, disciplinary actions, Texas Education Code, truancy, attendance policy, chronic absenteeism, school attendance, student absence notifications, parent notification, home visit, attendance officer, truancy court, school district

Summary: The committee heard a series of school safety and discipline bills, beginning with SB 870, which would codify an attorney general opinion allowing local school boards to decide whether school marshals may openly carry, conceal carry, or store a firearm in a secure safe on campus. The bill was laid out with no public testimony and left pending. The chair then moved to a combined discussion of SB 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874, and 1924, all focused on school discipline, teacher authority, and student safety. Senators Perry and Creighton described the package as a response to rising classroom disruptions, assaults on teachers, and concerns that districts lack effective tools to maintain order. SB 1871 would expand teacher removal authority, require return-to-class plans before a student removed for certain conduct can return, make some serious offenses mandatory for placement in juvenile justice settings, and provide telehealth mental health services through a consortium. SB 1872 would require expulsion to a JJAEP for assaults on teachers or school volunteers and extend certain expulsion-eligible conduct to off-campus offenses. SB 1873 would restore the prior understanding that in-school suspension is not subject to a three-day limit. SB 1874 would grant teachers immunity from disciplinary action for reporting discipline violations or acting in compliance with Chapter 37. SB 1924 would restore authority for local police and school district police to issue Class C citations for school offenses and require criminal referrals for students posing an imminent threat or assaulting a teacher, with a substitute clarifying referral rules when a citation has already been issued. The committee adopted the substitutes for the bills and moved them forward. Invited witnesses from teacher and administrator groups largely supported the overall goal of stronger discipline and safer classrooms, while asking for refinements. The Texas Classroom Teachers Association testified that teachers need more autonomy to remove disruptive or violent students and that classroom removals should not mean removal from learning. Superintendents from San Angelo, Grandview, and Wiley ISDs supported the bills’ emphasis on safety, expanded ISS flexibility, mandatory placement for serious offenses, and telehealth mental health services, but asked for more local control, flexibility for Districts of Innovation, more than one campus behavior coordinator in large districts, clearer timelines for return-to-class plans, and more precise definitions for disruptive conduct. Several witnesses stressed that teacher retention and student learning are being harmed by current discipline problems, while some members raised concerns about vague standards and the risk of overuse or public humiliation through citations and removals.

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• But you passed Senate Bill 741 into law, which provided local school districts, charter schools, private
• It simply affords school districts and chartered. schools, private schools, and junior colleges the ability
• The common denominator is public schools.
• Classrooms have evolved in our public school settings.
• Our public schools are a reflection of our society, and what you're seeing in the public school really

Bills: SB27, SB226, SB326, SB570, SB605, SB870, SB991, SB1871, SB1872, SB1873, SB1874, SB1924, SB1925

Keywords: residency, public schools, child safety placement, enrollment, education code, antisemitism, student conduct, education, disciplinary actions, Texas Education Code, truancy, attendance policy, chronic absenteeism, school attendance, student absence notifications, parent notification, home visit, attendance officer, truancy court, school district

Bills: SB27, SB226, SB326, SB570, SB605, SB870, SB991, SB1871, SB1872, SB1873, SB1874, SB1924, SB1925

Keywords: residency, public schools, child safety placement, enrollment, education code, antisemitism, student conduct, education, disciplinary actions, Texas Education Code, truancy, attendance policy, chronic absenteeism, school attendance, student absence notifications, parent notification, home visit, attendance officer, truancy court, school district

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• school in her district, and this charter school was eligible for public funds, but was propagandizing
• Charter schools are public schools.
• Here in Louisiana, they only have charter schools. And again, they are public.
• , so that would be either a city, parish, or other local public school board or a charter school, is
• the public school, went to the private school, and is now back in the public school due to the public

Bills: HB113, HB342, HB632, HB690, HB1003, HB1078, HB1132, HB1146

Keywords: grading scale, education reform, students, public schools, academic policy, special education, due process, local education agency, burden of proof, IEP, education law, data sharing, student information, privacy, education, LA FIRST, foreign adversaries, terrorism, contracting, school funding

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• chartered public schools Public Schools chartered public schools have<00:57:33.680><c> been</c><00:57
• ><c> Schools</c> Public Schools chartered Public Schools Public Schools chartered Public Schools need
• ><c> in</c> 173 Charter Public Schools operating in 173 Charter Public Schools operating in Minnesota
• and charter public schools.
• > any</c> include chartered public schools in any include chartered public schools in any increase<01

Bills: HF827, HF1258, HF2387, HF2388, HF2534, HF2016

Keywords: education, school funding, consolidation aid, financial support, Minnesota Statutes, education finance, ice arena, school districts, cooperation agreement, equal sports opportunities, school milk program, nutrition, food waste, kindergarten, public schools, supplemental revenue, charter schools, funding, state appropriations, general education funding

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• yesterday, but that doesn't make her any less valuable to all of us here in the Senate and to the public
• </c> Senate and to the public. Thank you, Mr. Senate and to the public. Thank you, Mr. President.
• But that's what makes us as a body more reflective of the overall public.
• It makes us able to the overall public.
• </c><00:18:19.200><c> It's</c> place of bad publicity as well. It's place of bad publicity as well.

Bills: SB2445, SB2125, SB2355, SB2834, SB3237

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

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• We connect public charter school stakeholders from the 17 Alabama public charter schools with policymakers
• charter schools.
• systems through the accountability act or conversion public charter schools.
• Charter schools were originally sold to the public as schools that would have flexibility with curriculum
• that charter schools receive funding comparable to traditional public schools with the funding... traditional

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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• </c><00:06:05.919><c> policy</c> with a concentration in public policy with a concentration in public
• </c> and I teach at Bard Christian School and I teach at Bard Christian School where<00:06:10.639><c>
• I thought you were a teacher. >> I taught in the public schools for 31 years, and I taught in Calhoun
• </c> publication of the list. And Mr. publication of the list. And Mr.
• </c> the county could bid out the publication the county could bid out the publication of<00:25:44.480

Bills: HB272, HB272

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

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• Without removing the outdated arbitrary cap on public charter schools... facilities funding, charter
• Whether they attend a public charter school or a traditional I.A.
• Good evening Bryce Adams with the Texas Public Charter School. Association.
• Charter schools are public schools. They're tuition free and they're highly accountable.
• Now, in 2017, public charter schools had $60 million to serve 340,000.

Bills: SB451, SB762, SB1490, SB1262, SB1459, SB1750, SB1962, SB2252, SB2253, SB2365

Keywords: instructional materials, public schools, Education Code, adoption, rejected materials, local funds, open educational resources, Texas Education Code, school districts, open enrollment charter schools, funding restrictions, environmental regulation, business compliance, local authority, economic development, state preemption, local control, open education resources, SB 762, Texas public schools

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• Eighth grade we were in sports school which we called charter school which is a year ahead of public
• Whether they attend a public charter school or a traditional I.A.
• So, Thrive is a public charter school. school that specializes in serving students with autism.
• Good evening Bryce Adams with the Texas Public Charter School. Association.
• Charter schools are public schools.

Bills: SB451, SB762, SB1490, SB1262, SB1459, SB1750, SB1962, SB2252, SB2253, SB2365

Keywords: instructional materials, public schools, Education Code, adoption, rejected materials, local funds, open educational resources, Texas Education Code, school districts, open enrollment charter schools, funding restrictions, environmental regulation, business compliance, local authority, economic development, state preemption, local control, open education resources, SB 762, Texas public schools

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• Public charter schools are left out of the safety aid funding.
• the commitment consistently across all public schools, including public charter schools.
• </c><00:07:45.000><c> And</c> including public charter schools.
• And including public charter schools.
• </c><00:20:50.320><c> Lila's</c> charter public schools. Lila's charter public schools.

Bills: HF3493, HF4114

Keywords: safe schools, charter schools, nonpublic schools, Tribal education, funding increase, special education, funding, education finance, appropriations, budget, cross subsidy, 1183, house

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• Madam Chair and members, House Bill 2033 authorizes a school district or charter school to administer
• district governing board or charter school governing body.
• Madam Chair and members, House Bill 2313 prohibits any school district or charter school teacher from
• striking or engaging in organized work stoppage against the school district or charter school.
• So if I recall, if a public school or...

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

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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• In any school crisis, seconds can truly matter.
• The schools in my district use I Love You Guys as part of our safe school planning, but they both advocate
• It's called Blue in the School.
• So this bill will allow every school to have that opportunity.
• That's 2,000 public schools, 200 charter schools, our tribal schools as well, our intermediate districts

Bills: HF3220

Keywords: school safety, school security, emergency access, law enforcement access, master key box, secure key box, entry device, school grants, education finance, Department of Education, charter schools, school districts, cooperative units, appropriation cancellation, one-time appropriation, school safety plan, emergency preparedness, public safety, school building security