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• The bill allows an agency, city, town, county, public university, community college, public school, private
• schools and ADE and to identify... ...to review statutory reporting requirements on public schools and
• HB 2008, School Library. Thank you. HB 2008, School Libraries.
• Madam Chair, members, House Bill 2008 prohibits a school library from using public monies to pay any
• the other types of schools that take public dollars.

Bills: HB2008, HB2075, HB2203, HB2395, HB2409

Keywords: school libraries, public school libraries, library funding, professional associations, library associations, librarians, information services, dues, membership fees, public monies, school governing body, county free library district, municipal library, library contracts, library services, books and programs, Arizona education, Title 15, Library Freedom Act, school district transparency

Summary: The committee took up several education bills. HB 2395 would create a voluntary Arizona School Fitness Program in ADE to recognize schools that participate in nationally recognized fitness testing or events and allow the designation on school report cards. Supporters, including the sponsor and outside witnesses, argued it would encourage student activity and support the whole child; the bill passed with a 6-0 do pass recommendation. HB 2409, the Getting Arizona Ready for AI Act, would create a voluntary summer AI course program through ADE with curriculum on digital hygiene, civic integrity, and AI for small business/entrepreneurship, with optional facility use and academic credit. The sponsor said it was meant to prepare students for AI-driven job disruption without requiring new appropriations; it passed 4-2. HB 2203 would direct ADE to review public school and agency reporting requirements for duplicative, expired, or obsolete reports and recommend consolidation or repeal, and an amendment making a technical correction was adopted before the bill passed 6-0. HB 2008 would bar school libraries from using public money to pay dues to certain professional library associations; opponents from Secular AZ and the ACLU argued it was viewpoint discrimination and a threat to professional association rights, but the bill still received a do pass recommendation on a 6-0 vote, with one member explaining a no vote because the problem did not exist. The committee also heard HB 2075, which would require school districts to submit superintendent and CFO employment contracts to ADE, post them online, keep them available for five years after termination, and create a searchable database with compensation details. The Goldwater Institute supported the bill, citing difficulty obtaining contracts through public records requests and examples of very high superintendent compensation and opaque contract terms; the Arizona School Administrators opposed the bill as singling out districts while not applying to charters or other public-dollar schools, though they said they could support it if expanded to all schools receiving public funds. Members debated whether charters are political subdivisions and whether the bill should extend to charters and ESAs, and some discussion also focused on transparency and public records access. The bill ultimately received a 4-2 do pass recommendation.

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• Secondly, $19 million for academic, public school, and tribal libraries statewide.
• I just want to say the public libraries piece is the one that I'm really excited about, partly because
• White Sands School, which is a blue ribbon school in my district, their library floods every time it
• And so I think with the public. Library floods every time it rains during the monsoon season.
• And so I think with the public school capital outlay fund and this, I think that very old building will

Bills: HB248, HB309, HB332, SB48

Keywords: general obligation bonds, GO bonds, capital projects, bond election, property tax levy, state debt, state finance, capital outlay, senior centers, senior citizen facilities, aging services, long-term services, libraries, library acquisitions, broadband for libraries, higher education, university capital projects, community colleges, tribal schools, special schools

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• My name is Carlos Lucero, with the public service company.
• My name is Carlos Lucero, with the public service company in New Mexico.
• If you wish to make some public comments, our Sergeant will hold the mic.
• Make some public comments. Sergeant will hold the mic. Thank you, Mr.
• If you wish to make public comment, you're welcome to come up to the front.

Bills: HB248, HB309, HB332, SB48

Keywords: general obligation bonds, GO bonds, capital projects, bond election, property tax levy, state debt, state finance, capital outlay, senior centers, senior citizen facilities, aging services, long-term services, libraries, library acquisitions, broadband for libraries, higher education, university capital projects, community colleges, tribal schools, special schools

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• across public, school, academic, and special libraries.
• On the school library side, school libraries face additional challenges.
• Those school libraries are relying heavily on their public library collections. generally lease ebooks
• side,<00:10:38.560> school On the school library side, school On the school library side,
• Paul public school. I have been St. Paul public school.

Bills: HF3698, HF3067, HF3730

Keywords: libraries, electronic books, digital audiobooks, licensing agreements, public access, paraprofessional, paraprofessional qualifications, education support staff, teacher aide, teacher assistant, special education, Title I, federal personnel qualifications, Minnesota Department of Education, school district, charter school, cooperative unit, Read Act, reading instruction, math instruction

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• Particular school designs.
• Well, I don't know what high school you went to, but when I was in school, it was led.
• Bathrooms and public spaces such as libraries and water fountains have often been the subject of restriction
• and public libraries.
• Which struck me very much when you talk about public libraries and books and knowledge.

Bills: HB141, HB161, HB231, HB67

Keywords: HB141, Alabama, state employees, salary deductions, payroll deduction, State Comptroller, membership dues, voluntary contributions, insurance premiums, financial instruments, employee associations, state payroll, Code of Alabama 1975, Section 36-1-4.3, public employees, union dues, benefits administration, payroll withholding, financial products, deferred compensation

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• My name is Ben Barton, and I am the superintendent of Princeton Public Schools.
• I am the proud superintendent of Princeton Public Schools.
• As I was introduced, I'm Megan Reyes, elementary school counselor here in Rochester Public Schools and
• <00:31:11.000> to in Rochester Public Schools and a mom to in Rochester Public Schools and a mom
• Paul Public Schools.

Bills: HF56, HF780

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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• verification and public research verification and public research organizations<00:10:06.240> use
• But HB 67's publication ban would limit or end that type of public oversight and possibly open up legal
• These groups perform a public risk.
• There's a choice if a person wants their personal information public or not public.
• your telephone number public. your telephone number public. >> Okay. >> Okay.

Bills: SB249, SB259, HB67, HB214

Keywords: municipal tax, license fee, local tax increase, ordinance, public hearing, 30-day notice, municipal notice requirements, city council, town council, Alabama municipalities, Code of Alabama 1975, Section 11-45-2, open meetings website, newspaper publication, local government finance, tax transparency, fee increase, municipal ordinance procedure, University of South Alabama, Board of Trustees

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• The other two would like to give public comment. Eric, would you like to give public comment? Sure.
• Here at Santa Clara Public Community Library, the endowment helps to keep our library fully staffed throughout
• That's very important as we are also serving our local schools as their library.
• Having staff available to assist our students after school and during the times that the schools are
• So that means there's $23,000 per library. $23,000 per library.

Bills: SB61, SB62, SB99

Keywords: rural libraries, funding, cultural affairs, education, community support, appropriation, state investment, public resources, 996, all

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• school libraries.
• Eventually the public school libraries our kids rely on may... just disappear altogether.
• school library?
• The books I have seen in. in public school libraries where I've done my personal investigations.
• But in a public school library, you picture the book fair, how excited kids are about just getting to

Bills: SB12, SB1565, SB13, SJR12, SB686, SB371, SB204, SB609, SB112, SB400, SB813, SB 12, SB 13

Keywords: parental rights, education, social transitioning, diversity, equity, inclusion, school policy, student clubs, school district, grievance procedure, public education, diversity and inclusion, funding penalties, school libraries, library advisory councils, library materials, educational content, challenging materials, constitutional amendment, school choice

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• HB 1655 ensures that public school employees are prohibited from assisting or facilitating the social
• I am a public school teacher in this area.
• Transgender children getting haircuts is not the problem in our public schools.
• The crisis facing our public schools is the crisis of leadership.
• The legislature has diverted public money into private schools. ...schools, stalled on funding our public

Bills: HB1325, HB1655, HB3312, HB5526, SB13, SB57, SB207, HB441, HB591, HB5019, SB27, SB843, SB 13, SB 27, SB 57

Keywords: student transfer, public servants, education code, peace officer, servicemember, judicial officer, school security, volunteer program, retired law enforcement, veterans, public safety, school safety, criminal background check, school libraries, library advisory councils, parental rights, library materials, educational content, challenging materials, emergency operations plan

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• At public schools by the Texas Education Agency related to public school educators.
• Is it appropriate at that level in a public school library for children?
• So I think that a public school library... Who has education and who is...
• Do parents have any role in selecting the library books that should be in our public schools?
• For three years now, I've worked to remove sexually explicit materials from public libraries and school

Bills: SB 13, SB 27, SB 57, HB1325, HB1655, HB3312, HB5526, SB13, SB57, SB207, HB441, HB591, HB5019, SB27, SB843

Keywords: lobbying, public funds, political subdivision, local government, county association, municipal lobbying, registered lobbyist, Texas Legislature, taxpayer lawsuit, injunctive relief, attorney's fees, government finance, county dues, state association of counties, sheriffs association, law enforcement officers, legislative advocacy, bill tracking, legislative alerts, Government Code Chapter 556

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• technology this would be where um school technology this would be where um school officials<00:11
• whether it actually be on the school whether it actually be on the school grounds<00:11:33.200><
• ,<00:12:16.240> which district, Scami County Schools, which district, Scami County Schools
• funding for school safety.

Bills: HB187, HB341, HB4, HB175, HB326

Keywords: HB187, court fees, docket fee, sheriff's fund, sheriff's office, jail operations, law enforcement, county sheriff, court filing fees, Alabama Code 12-19-312, solicitor's fund, clerk's fund, forensic services trust fund, budget flexibility, public safety, municipal court, district court, circuit court, cosmetology, makeup application

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• schools.
• You for the question This is a vote in Bixby public schools that went to a vote of 3 to 2 to pass to
• This bill requires public school districts to adopt a policy for starting age in kindergarten. creating
• We've lost out on $118 million in our public schools just on those schools.
• But this has the ability to add several million dollars back into our public schools of money that we

Bills: HB4359, HB4115, HB3467, HB2978, HB3026, HB3032

Keywords: statewide assessments, student testing, testing window, end-of-year testing, Oklahoma Academic Standards, Oklahoma School Testing Program, State Board of Education, grade 3-8, alternate assessment, students with disabilities, special education, cognitive disabilities, assessment calendar, school year calendar, education accountability, academic standards, math intervention, advanced mathematics, course placement, college and career readiness

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• We have accreditation for students in public schools.
• Public schools and private schools are treated differently. Final follow-up. Thank you.
• House Bill 2978 clarifies that public school library materials shall not include descriptions or depictions
• If this becomes law, it wouldn't be inside the school library, from what I understand.
• So in Bixby, at the high school library, there are two classrooms on either side of the library, and

Bills: HB2950, HB2978, HB3132, HB3242, HB3467, HB3700, HB3701, HB4115, HB4274

Keywords: postsecondary education, standardized test scores, educational equity, higher learning access, Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program, HB2978, school libraries, library media center, library media program, community standards, sexually explicit conduct, obscene material, age-appropriate materials, school curriculum, book challenges, book banning, censorship, public schools, school board, education committee

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• So please support. public title one schools for 21 years. I public title one schools for 21 years.
• , when we do expend legislative appropriations at our public and school libraries, that we have authority
• <01:36:38.080> Uh Public Library System. Um thank you. Uh Public Library System.
• , when we do expend legislative appropriations at our public and school libraries, that we have authority
• at our public and school libraries<01:36:58.000> that<01:36:58.320> we<01:36:58.639>

Bills: HB1559, HB2012, HB2297, HB2122, HB2345, HB2398, HB2534, HB2621

Keywords: telecommunication devices, student use, public schools, student engagement, educational outcomes, confiscation policy, mental health, statewide policy, community literacy, education, Title I funding, reading proficiency, underserved communities, family engagement, tutoring, literacy support, adult education, community education, literacy programs, workforce development

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• Senate Bill 1734 creates the Oklahoma Responsible Tech in Schools Act.
• schools all do have the ability to use.
• This bill simply helps our schools move inappropriate material out of the school libraries.
• Were you Aware that every school district is required already to have a library collection policy and
• As far as the list goes, most of our schools I haven't talked to a school yet who didn't have an existing

Bills: SB1734, SB1630, SB1894, SB1975, SB1432, SB1437, SB1812, SB346, SB1250, SB710, SB1489, SB2045, SB1614

Keywords: artificial intelligence, AI, schools, public school districts, education technology, edtech, student privacy, FERPA, data privacy, data security, emerging technologies, machine learning, generative AI, classroom technology, instructional technology, teacher oversight, human-in-the-loop, student data, parental consent, opt-out

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• Association representing librarians from public, school, academic, and special libraries.
• school, academic, and special libraries. school, academic, and special libraries.
• Many school libraries rely on public library collections because they cannot afford or cannot purchase
• This bill applies to public and K-12 school libraries and aims to protect taxpayer dollars, restore local
• 08.320> K12<00:10:08.959> school applies to public and K12 school applies to public and

Bills: HF3698, HF4243, HF4239, HF4241, HF4242, HF4240

Keywords: libraries, electronic books, digital audiobooks, licensing agreements, public access, campaign finance, elections, political contributions, disclosure, reporting thresholds, economic interest statements, financial disclosure, ethics, public officials, local officials, metropolitan governmental unit, metropolitan area, candidate filings, principal campaign committee, political committee

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• if you wouldn't mind standing from Edmond Public schools.
• I served on Big Brothers and Big Sisters at a Tulsa public school.
• , this already applies to public school board members.
• We are establishing clear guardrails for the use of AI in our public schools.
• A principal of a public school.

Bills: SB1632, SB1594, SB2045, SB1251, SB1884, SB1250, SB1630, SB1262, SB1374, SB1292, SB1432, SB1199, SB1790, SB1481, SB1614, SB1734, SB1437, SB1489, SB1718, SB1778

Keywords: career readiness, education reform, high school assessments, workplace skills, state education, credentialing, teacher certification, principal requirements, education administration, special education, Oklahoma education law, SB2045, Grow Your Own Educator Program, teacher recruitment, teacher retention, alternative certification, alternative teacher certification, teacher preparation, tuition reimbursement, course fee reimbursement

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• of Hawaii, the Thelma Parker public and school library.
• of Hawaii, the Thelma Parker public and school library.
• School public and academic libraries touch the lives of people at all ages by nurturing their right to
• <00:39:34.400> school<00:39:35.200> higher benefits that public school higher benefits
• Uh my public library in to Kapuna.

Bills: HB2437, HB2461, HB2604, HB2605, HB1860, HB2001

Keywords: arts education, student engagement, cultural literacy, public schools, funding, public art, cultural preservation, community identity, art management, performing arts, ticket surcharge, arts funding, education, community support, therapeutic arts, neurodiverse, autism, attention-deficit disorder, underserved communities, mental health

Summary: The Committee on Culture and the Arts heard several measures focused on arts funding, public art, performing arts, and libraries. HB 2437 would appropriate funds for the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts’ Artists in the Schools program; the Foundation testified in strong support, explaining that demand has increased and that additional funding would allow more schools to be served. HB 2461 would raise the ceiling for the works of art special fund and provide money for maintenance and a collections manager position; the Foundation supported it and described major conservation needs, including large-scale repairs to public artworks such as the Tadashi Sato work in Hilo and the King Kamehameha statue, as well as ongoing bronze maintenance and new commissions affected by rising materials costs. HB 2604 would create a performing arts ticket surcharge; the Attorney General and Department of Taxation raised drafting and administration concerns, while the State Foundation supported the concept. HB 2605 would create a position to coordinate specialized arts programs and therapeutic arts interventions for underserved neurodivergent populations, and the Foundation supported that measure as well. HB 1860 would designate the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra as the state symphony orchestra and require annual reports; the Attorney General suggested clarifying the public purpose, and the Symphony, youth symphony, and many community supporters testified in favor, emphasizing educational, cultural, and civic benefits. HB 20001 would designate the first Friday in February as Love My Library Day; the State Public Library System, Friends of the Library, and individual testifiers strongly supported it, describing libraries as essential community and educational resources. After hearing testimony, the committee took action on several bills. HB 2437 was recommended for passage with amendments in HD1, with the appropriation blanked out and the additional needed funding to be noted for Finance consideration; the vote was unanimous among members present. HB 2604 was also recommended for passage with HD1 and technical amendments, including deleting the term “Hawaii-based,” clarifying that student performances at public charter schools are exempt, aligning recordkeeping provisions with tax law, and setting an effective date of January 1, 2027. HB 2461 was deferred to decision-making on Friday, February 13. The transcript also indicates the committee moved through the remaining measures after testimony, but the excerpt ends before final votes are shown for HB 2605, HB 1860, and HB 20001.

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• This bill aims to expand financial assistance to public schools.
• The bill also improves the reimbursement process for school districts.
• So there are a couple of things here for students, teachers, and then school districts.
• The third thing is that school districts that pay for the costs can be reimbursed by applying to the

Bills: HB 1061, HB2800

Keywords: education, teacher certification, cost subsidies, public school funding, career and technology education, reimbursement, subsidy, education funding, student subsidies, cost reimbursements, public school finance, public school, examination fees, apprenticeship, workforce development, career education, high school students, technical education, employment, 1184