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• It enhances local control by treating school boards like other local governments for rulemaking and complying
• We have Scott Howitt, Orange County Public Schools, waving in support.
• Danielle Thomas waving in support from Pasco County Schools. Thank you.
• I wish you were in the Senate during my school board days.
• My Orange County Public Schools are here, and they have waived in support, and I am aligned with my school

Bills: S0290, S0320

Keywords: agriculture, landscape equipment, gasoline-powered, ecologically significant parcels, local government regulations, educational efficiency, public schools, district school boards, budget transparency, school accountability, instructional personnel

Summary: The Committee on Fiscal Policy met and first took up CS for SB 290, a broad Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services bill. The committee adopted a strike-all amendment that, among other things, set density requirements for certain small municipalities, delayed biosolids-related changes from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 2028, required higher insurance coverage for fumigation businesses, increased fines for fumigation violations, extended the time contractors have to pay subcontractors and suppliers from 15 to 30 business days, preempted certain county agritourism permitting ordinances, and renamed the Bonifay Forestry Station. Senators raised concerns about local government preemption, the biosolids timeline, and especially the new felony penalty for nonpayment of subcontractors and suppliers. Audubon Florida testified in opposition to the state lands and biosolids provisions, while several agricultural and industry groups waived in support. The bill was reported favorably after debate, with Senator Bracy Davis voting no and Senator Jones expressing concern about the contractor penalty. The committee then heard SB 320 on administrative efficiency in public schools. The bill would reduce district-level requirements across assessments, personnel, facilities, budgeting, and early learning administration; expand teacher apprenticeship pathways; create longer instructional contracts and renewable professional certificates; simplify testing and evaluation rules; increase flexibility for Title I and discretionary capital funding; and streamline facility planning and architectural requirements. School district and education association representatives waived in support. Senators Osgood and others praised the deregulation and flexibility, while Senator Bracy Davis asked about remedies if charter schools fail to respond directly to Department of Education expenditure questions. The sponsor said the bill is intended to reduce administrative burden while preserving accountability. SB 320 was reported favorably by roll call vote. The committee then adjourned.

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Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Budget Process 00:02:28 Allotment Process 00:10:30 School Facilities Construction Commission 00:29:10 Role of KDE in School Facilities Funding 00:47:00 Kentucky School Boards Association 01:13:25 Elementary and Secondary School Construction 01:20:40 Perkins V Funding 01:35:32, 958, all

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• We don't feel like parents should have to go and fight the school board for a program that's legislatively
• Then you have to work with the local school board to be able to come up with... school board to be able
• Well, I mean, they still have the authority to limit the authority of the local school boards.
• The school board may say I need each elementary school to make their own policy, or they may do...
• Okay, so it'll be up to the local community, it'll be up to the school board to ask for donations and

Bills: SB211, HB96, SB215, SB257, SB13, SB13

Keywords: school safety, local law enforcement, superintendent, complaints, school bus regulations, National Signing Day, athletic scholarships, military enlistment, postsecondary education, apprenticeship programs, high school students, educational commitments, education intervention, State Superintendent, local boards, provisional release, subpoena authority, compliance, educational operation control, fundraising

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• I just hope there are not any schools that... I hope there are not any schools that...
• manages those schools.
• The board manages those schools, and if you go outside of this, you know, what I would call professional
• Local board, we want some oversight of that board for a few years.
• That's left up to the local school board policies. Okay, thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Bills: SB211, HB96, SB215, SB257, SB13, SB13

Keywords: school safety, local law enforcement, superintendent, complaints, school bus regulations, National Signing Day, athletic scholarships, military enlistment, postsecondary education, apprenticeship programs, high school students, educational commitments, education intervention, State Superintendent, local boards, provisional release, subpoena authority, compliance, educational operation control, fundraising

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• So does this just require a school board to make a policy on it?
• Or does it just require a school board to do it? They won't have to make a policy.
• of trustees of independent school districts. ...the decisions of the school board are often overly burdensome
• Currently, if a voter wants to see the final adopted resolutions or the votes of a school board member
• Furthermore, school board minutes, which could provide clarity about the proceedings, are not required

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

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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• boards to... ...represent who count on school boards to implement these policies on their behalf.
• Would school boards determine which schools participate?
• I probably only have two school board members that vote.
• I think the school boards... with that, I think the school boards answer to the parents.
• And so when a school board is trying to reflect the wishes of those parents, some of those school boards

Bills: HB298, HB342, HB332, HB344

Keywords: athletic classification, public high schools, English language learners, state education policy, athletic associations, religious instruction, elective credit, released time, public education, school policy, educational intervention, State Superintendent, local boards of education, subpoena, accountability, state control, 1136, house, all

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• Then we decreased the number of schools.
• Then we increased the number of A's and B's by school.
• Those are middle school and high school life science teachers. ...school and high school life science
• We've got a thriving field trip program at the middle school and high school level, where student cohorts
• Walter Gon, who's the superintendent for Jefferson County Schools.

Bills: HB447, HB447

Keywords: HB447, school buses, student transportation, public schools, local boards of education, dual enrollment, career technical education, CTE, community college, trade school, technical college, offsite educational venues, student access, transportation policy, school bus law, Alabama education law, Montgomery County, probate court, judge of probate, will registration

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• This was a working with the superintendent, the state department of education, and school boards.
• And then also, it confirms the current practice that a local school board can be the authorizer for the
• All three conversion public charter schools here in Montgomery operate under one governing board, and
• , we would have to create a charter school or charter board for every school.
• This would mean 16 different school boards in Elmore County and 13... different school boards in Elmore

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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• <00:04:47.199> boards cities to combine their school boards cities to combine their school
• Um, the school system board is the one that would have to then move forward as far as the vote.
• Um, the school system board is the one that would have to then move forward as far as the vote.
• That's pushing a lot of school boards real quickly. >> Well, I mean, they could do this in years from
• And I would imagine that if one school board had seven, one had five, that say that they're not going

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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• The bill requires school boards to adopt parental engagement policies.
• Superintendent, school board, and then inspector general.
• So a parent, school board members, and educators know who should be reported to internally within the
• people to all of these schools.
• This is a school district open enrollment charter school or district or charter school employee may not

Bills: SB12, SB226, SB413, SB1049, SB1191, SB2398, SB571, SB2920, SB 12

Keywords: parental rights, education, social transitioning, diversity, equity, inclusion, school policy, student clubs, residency, public schools, child safety placement, enrollment, education code, school boards, transparency, public meetings, attendance, recording, released time, religious instruction

Bills: HCR10, HB195, HB283, HB319, HB325, HB407, HB448, HB482, HB992

Keywords: sanctioned sports, athletics, youth sports, high school, LHSAA, self-defense, chemical spray, public safety, campus security, higher education, Teacher's Shield Act, student discipline, assault, battery, school employee protection, sick leave, expulsion procedures, Louisiana Commission on Civic Education, civic education, civic engagement

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• Chairman, I have a page from Tier Miller High School, a Page from Tier Miller High School, a student
• This is for the school choice.
• We added $90,000 to do facility wiring at a high school. We added $150,000 for the... school.
• We added $200,000 for the Selma City Schools for tornado... the Selma City Schools for tornado damage
• We maintain funding for the Alabama School for the Deaf and... maintain funding for the Alabama School

Bills: SB113, SB114, SB305, SB111, HB600, SB112, SB150, SB109, SB122

Keywords: education funding, appropriations, local education boards, school safety, workforce development, Alabama, technology, higher education, career technology centers, public institutions, grants, local education agencies, RAISE Act, student outcomes, public schools, accountability, weighted allocations, special education, English language learners, gifted students

Bills: HB28, HB50, HB196, HB268, HB271, HB285, HB316, HB649, HB807

Keywords: teacher certification, certification appeals, BESE, State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Teacher Certification Appeals Council, educator licensure, teaching license, teacher licensure, appeals process, certification denial, administrative appeal, special meeting, board president, retroactive application, education board, Louisiana teachers, Department of Education, statutory entities, re-creation, termination date

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• board.
• I'm looking at local boards. I'm looking at line 122.
• That's how—that's the nurses we have in our school. Yes, sir. Okay, good.
• But what can we do, you know, for middle school, you know, high school?
• We should help support the frontline educators and the children going to school, summer school, or whatever

Bills: SB305, SB109, SB122, SB111, SB114, SB113, SB150, SB112, SB289, SB303

Keywords: education funding, RAISE Act, student outcomes, public schools, local education agencies, accountability, weighted allocations, special education, English language learners, gifted students, Tuskegee University, Alabama Education Trust Fund, appropriation, agricultural research, Southern Preparatory Academy, fiscal responsibility, financial reporting, Education Savings Accounts, RAISE Fund, CHOOSE Act Fund

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• Members, this deals with the Board of Archives and History and, Clerk, if you could take the roll, please
• It spreads the appointments out to the Board of Archives and History to elected officials and not a self-appointing
• board as it currently is.

Bills: HB169, HB169

Keywords: education trust fund, appropriations, budget, fiscal year 2026, public education, K-12, pre-K, early childhood education, community colleges, higher education, Alabama Community College System, teacher pay, teacher stipend, school nurses, literacy, numeracy, reading coaches, math and science teachers, career and technical education, CTE

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• the Senate 450, but Senate Bill 843 amends state law that prohibits individuals from serving on a school
• board if they were related to another board member or school employee or vice versa.
• Representative, why does this need to go into law versus into the school regulations.
• receiving school district approves it.
• That determination belongs to the school district.

Bills: SB843, SB1410, SB1317, SB1338

Keywords: school boards, educational governance, conflict of interest, employee relations, Oklahoma statutes, SB1410, Oklahoma agriculture, Ag in the Classroom, agricultural education, K-12 curriculum, teacher incentives, rural schools, urban schools, Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry, State Department of Education, OSU Cooperative Extension Service, classroom grants, farm education, ag literacy, school outreach

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• Senator Rodriguez, I'm going to thank you on behalf of our former school board members.
• It is such a challenge when you're on the school board and you're caught between pay for performance
• The proposed bill updates the exemption to include district school boards and public schools, and the
• Senator Avila, I went and talked to my school board after I saw this bill, and I asked them what we do
• I do have concerns because of what I said about my school board.

Bills: S7022, S0178, S0430, S0464, S0538, S0920, S1036, S1136, S1216

Keywords: public records, open government, sunshine law, education assessments, testing materials, exam security, assessment instruments, test items, answer keys, scoring rubrics, item banks, developmental materials, workpapers, student testing, academic dishonesty, cheating, Florida Department of Education, State Board of Education, Board of Governors, Florida College System

Summary: The Education Pre-K through 12 Committee considered and reported favorably several bills. SB 1036 on school counselors was amended to clarify certification exemptions and passed, with support focused on addressing counselor shortages and student mental health needs. SB 1136 on dental screenings for K-12 students was converted by delete-all amendment to place the screening definition in the School Health Services Act and to require written parent notice and exemption procedures; it passed with support from PTA and other advocates. SB 920 on mathematics education passed after discussion of applied algebra courses tied to career pathways, while preserving Algebra I standards, end-of-course testing, graduation requirements, and university admission eligibility. SB 178 on athletics and public K-12 schools also passed after amendment adding a $15,000 annual cap on coach-provided personal support per team and discussion of guardrails to prevent recruiting abuses; members emphasized the role coaches play in supporting students. SB 1216 on public school personnel compensation passed with broad support for giving districts more flexibility on pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and advanced degree compensation. The committee also approved SPB 7022, a public records exemption bill extending protections for examination and assessment instruments to 2031 and clarifying coverage for district and school materials. SB 464 on observance of Veterans Day in K-12 schools passed after debate over whether schools should be closed or use the day for programs, with supporters arguing for statewide consistency and honoring veterans. Finally, SB 538 on physical education passed after a delete-all amendment establishing standardized extracurricular participation rules for public, private, virtual, and home education students, addressing coach compensation at the district level, and clarifying participation limits across schools. The committee recessed briefly for Senator Avila’s arrival, postponed SB 430, and adjourned after recording one additional favorable vote on SB 1036.

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• Lilling-A-R-T’s legislative liaison for the New Mexico School Board Association and also the registered
• Chairman and members of the committee, the School Board Association has come before you for many years
• The New Mexico School Board Association supports funding for STEM, for career and technical pathways,
• The New Mexico School Board Association supports funding for STEM, for career and technical pathways,
• I serve as the student ad hoc board member for Navajo Preparatory School, which is who we are representing

Bills: HB40, HB100, HJR1, SB64, SB19, SB44, SB83

Keywords: educational retirement, annuity adjustments, cost of living, non-compounding payments, retirement benefits, STEM funding, education, innovation, public education, New Mexico, nominating committees, boards of regents, student representation, political party registration, New Mexico constitution, special education, office of special education, deputy secretary, public education department, IEP

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• boards of regents?
• But, in terms of the board, I'm talking about the board now, he's delegated certain...
• SP 37 is not considered a DC city public school and is a district level comprehensive school.
• and primary school?
• Tiff Board of Education. who are punished for advocating for black history to be taught in public school

Bills: SB37, SB1489, SB452, SB724, SB1067, SB1741, SB1273

Keywords: higher education, curriculum review, governing board, faculty council, ombudsman, faculty governance, decision-making, transparency, public meetings, department head, employment approval, public institutions, institutional oversight, education, funding, accountability, state budget, school performance, employment, Texas legislation

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• I heard concerns from leaders in higher education about some of... their members, schools, governing
• boards being absent from important meetings.
• governing board.
• Among the board review organizations, one was a large charity, Feed the Children, boards that pay people
• But just real board meetings, I think you should be present. Thank you. Appreciate that.

Bills: SB37, SB1489, SB452, SB724, SB1067, SB1741, SB1273

Keywords: higher education, curriculum review, governing board, faculty council, ombudsman, faculty governance, decision-making, transparency, public meetings, department head, employment approval, public institutions, institutional oversight, education, funding, accountability, state budget, school performance, employment, Texas legislation