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• </c><00:19:55.760><c> Our</c> on a school bus, you must stop. Our on a school bus, you must stop.
• </c><00:21:08.640><c> Bus</c> behalf of the Minnesota School Bus behalf of the Minnesota School Bus Operators
• Next, school bus drivers are traffic.
• school bus operator and was talking to a school bus operator and they<01:02:28.319><c> made</c><01:02
• </c><01:02:35.040><c> bus</c> drivers that strike their a school bus drivers that strike their a school

Bills: HF3131, HF3436, HF3106, HF3241, HF3531

Keywords: cancer, disability, parking certificates, transportation, state law, school bus, schoolchildren, student safety, traffic safety, stop arm, flashing red lights, amber lights, passing a school bus, 20 feet, vehicle stopping distance, driver duties, school transportation, Minnesota traffic law, school bus law, bus stop signal

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• What it does is not change anything about the law. We want change anything about the law.
• The law says it is now left up to the driver to do this, right?
• Some people don't want to realize that bus drivers have a very dedicated role to children.
• I say that because I have been a bus driver. Thank you so much.
• It is working with the law that we've previously passed for criminal enterprise.

Bills: SB211, SB241, HB614

Keywords: school safety, local law enforcement, superintendent, complaints, school bus regulations, criminal enterprise, database, law enforcement, crime management, Alabama law, DUI, driving under the influence, drunk driving, license suspension, driver's license revocation, ignition interlock, interlock device, breathalyzer, alcohol offense, impaired driving

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• My, my high school student has to register her plate with the high school and then when she gets a new
• Acquiring vehicles from law enforcement auctions or lienholder foreclosure sales.
• Recent school bus accidents have resulted in deaths and their inconsistency in the types of availability
• As amended in the Senate, this is a study of seatbelts on school buses.
• on their school buses, and that's all this is.

Bills: SB 35, SB 249, SB 546, SB 1353, SB 1493, SB 2246, SB 1902, SB 1029

Keywords: transportation, TxDOT, Texas Department of Transportation, road projects, highways, infrastructure, bridge construction, interchanges, corridor improvements, road widening, railroad grade separation, sound barrier, unified transportation program, legislative notice, project prioritization, capital projects, state highway system, Farm-to-Market Roads, San Antonio, Harris County

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• My high school student has to register her plate with a high school.
• Under current law.
• This bill from Senator Menendez addresses the recent school bus accidents that have resulted in deaths
• A local independent school reports for the Texas Education Agency the types of seatbelts on their school
• This bill from Senator Menendez addresses the recent school bus accidents that have resulted in deaths

Bills: SB35, SB249, SB546, SB1353, SB1493, SB2246, SB1902, SB1029

Keywords: transportation, TxDOT, Texas Department of Transportation, road projects, highways, infrastructure, bridge construction, interchanges, corridor improvements, road widening, railroad grade separation, sound barrier, unified transportation program, legislative notice, project prioritization, capital projects, state highway system, Farm-to-Market Roads, San Antonio, Harris County

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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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• So school... the literacy act requirements, so school districts and even schools within the districts
• go on the bus.
• This bill now would place it in law that this would be implemented in our schools.
• not schools.
• schooling.

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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• This bill addresses all of our schools in terms of bus drivers.
• I remember several years ago in Ozark, we had a bus driver who was shot and killed on the bus.
• Chairman, HB96 would require high schools to allow high school students to participate in organized National
• I just hope there are not any schools that... I hope there are not any schools that...
• Of this current law that we would like to see change.

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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• My bill is to address the school bus shortage we have throughout the entire state.
• Um, my bill is to address a school bus shortage we have throughout the entire state.
• bus my bill is to address um school bus shortage<00:04:01.519><c> we</c><00:04:01.680><c> have</c><00
• All it does is remove the requirement in law that the University of Alabama operate the Graduate School
• All it does is remove the requirement in law that the University of Alabama operate the Graduate School

Bills: HB245, HB138, HB151, HB152, HB245, HB138, HB151, HB152

Keywords: inhalants, controlled substances, butyl nitrite, nitrous oxide, amyl nitrite, health, public safety, pregnancy, pregnant defendant, incarceration, jail intake, pregnancy test, bail, pre-incarceration probation, supervised probation, electronic monitoring, electronic supervision, perinatal care, prenatal care, maternal health

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• But I just don't see that we need a law telling schools to obey current law.
• </c> to tell our schools to obey the law, to tell our schools to obey the law, both<00:03:23.120><c>
• </c><00:03:40.400><c> That's</c> schools to obey current law. That's schools to obey current law.
• including regular school bus<00:12:19.920><c> stops.
• Schools have long been but fully lawful.

Bills: HF3409, HF3487, HF3401

Keywords: immigration status, undocumented students, immigrant rights, K-12 education, public school enrollment, Plyler v. Doe, school district, charter school, cooperative unit, law enforcement access, ICE, immigration enforcement, civil lawsuit, private right of action, injunctive relief, mandamus, student records, directory information, parental engagement, equal access to education

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• She was trying to get off her school bus in front of her own home as her father, her little sister, and
• There are many school bus safety issues that deserve attention and action, and I care deeply about all
• to many legislators across this country and the importance of this school bus technology.
• Simon Gonzalez in Maine was tragically dragged by a school bus to death in December.
• bus door must pass to ensure children are safe when boarding and exiting the school buses.

Bills: S2743, S2861, S3021

Keywords: domestic violence, police training, suspicious deaths, homicide investigation, victim support, school bus safety, commission, student safety, operator training, safety standards, Legislative oversight, public health, student transportation, school bus, school pupil transportation, pupil transport, child passenger safety, school van, transportation contractor, motor vehicle safety

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security held a public hearing with opening remarks from Senators Cronin and Cahill, member introductions, and instructions limiting testimony to three minutes. The committee heard testimony on several bills, including S. 2743 addressing staged suicides in domestic violence cases, S. 2861 creating a special commission on school bus safety, and S. 3021 updating Massachusetts student transportation rules. On S. 2743, witnesses including Elizabeth Sherin Feiner and Susan Altman described cases in which domestic abuse deaths were initially misclassified as accidents or suicides, arguing that standardized protocols, training, and closer scrutiny of suspicious deaths would help law enforcement and medical examiners identify staged scenes and prevent perpetrators from escaping accountability. Committee members asked about how the bill would affect current police and medical examiner practices, and legislators noted that sudden deaths are already investigated through the chief medical examiner and district attorneys, while acknowledging the need for better training and awareness. On S. 2861, Amanda Taylor testified emotionally about the death of her daughter Summer Steele, who was killed when a school bus door closed on her backpack and she was run over, and urged adoption of anti-pinch sensor technology on new buses. Representative Sabadosa and later Nicholas Lusk of Mazer USA supported the bill, saying the technology already exists, is used in other transportation sectors, and could prevent similar tragedies. On S. 3021, representatives from Ever Driven and Chamber of Progress supported modernizing student transportation rules to allow smaller vehicles for homeless, foster, and disabled students while keeping core safety requirements, arguing the change would reduce costs and improve access without lowering safety. No votes were taken; the hearing concluded with adjournment after testimony ended.

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• elementary schools.
• Prior to that, I spent 19 years as a high school principal at Hopeville High School, Wumpa High School
• schools.
• Levers in state law like the other half of the accountability act give local school systems flexibility
• schools.

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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• middle schools, elementary schools, as well as curriculum directors, our affiliates here today from across
• middle schools, elementary schools, as well as curriculum directors, our affiliates here today from across
• </c><00:08:42.240><c> tag</c> And that's how the helping schools tag And that's how the helping schools
• </c> buying not buying the helping schools buying not buying the helping schools tag<00:14:43.120><c>
• </c> into law first. into law first.

Bills: SB211, SB305, SB300, SB211, SB305, SB300

Keywords: school safety, local law enforcement, superintendent, complaints, school bus regulations, education funding, RAISE Act, student outcomes, public schools, local education agencies, accountability, weighted allocations, special education, English language learners, gifted students, tax exemption, ad valorem tax, tangible personal property, business incentives, economic impact

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• It's just old law. It's just old law. We got to correct it so that catering is the same way.
• I've seen one of these; I saw it in Nashville when my daughter was in school there.
• And that's already federal law.
• every rule for over six years while rewarding none of their good faith efforts to comply with state law
• Um, we can talk about how it violates federal law. There are several points there.

Bills: HB1

Keywords: DUI, driving under the influence, ignition interlock, interlock device, driver license suspension, restricted license, motor vehicle, alcohol offense, first offense, repeat offender, blood alcohol concentration, BAC, license revocation, Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, ALEA, public safety, traffic safety, chemical dependency, substance abuse, court referral program

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• When school buses are stopped, there are laws; you can't pass them.
• I've been a school bus driver with the United Independent School District in Laredo for over three years
• by a Driver passing a stopped school bus are 1 in 22.75 billion.
• The school bus.
• Every child on every school bus should have a three-point seatbelt. Period.

Bills: SB249, SB546, SB744, SB927, SB1227, SB1229, SB1353, SB1365, SB1366, SB1394, SB1464, SB1709, SB1729, SB1733, SB1744, SB1745, SB1746, SB1772, SB1816, SB1841, SB1939

Keywords: memorial markers, law enforcement, officer memorials, killed in the line of duty, highway signage, school bus, school district, student transportation, child safety, seat belts, three-point seat belt, two-point seat belt, bus retrofit, bus warranty, Texas Education Agency, TEA, transportation code, school activity bus, multifunction school activity bus, school-chartered bus

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• bus operator's probationary term of employment to the superintendent instead of the school board.
• However, if a bus driver is under a probationary period, it has to go before the school board.
• Our charter law allows two entities to authorize charter schools: local school boards or the State Board
• In that law, it allows two entities, as I've said, to be an authorizer of a charter school: a local school
• So when the Recovery School District was created through law, was that in 2004 or 2005?

Bills: HB256, HB272, HB350, HB363, HB386, HB434, HB445, HB690

Keywords: mandatory reporting, school employees, child protection, training requirements, Department of Children and Family Services, education, reading program, student eligibility, literacy, school performance, R.E.A.D. program, book distribution, École Pointe-au-Chien, French immersion, public school, Terrebonne Parish, grade levels, independent school, virtual school, extracurricular activities

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• There's also some language in the bill that protects resources that entities have, such as schools and
• Nothing in this section shall prohibit a public K through 12 school or public institution of higher education

Bills: HB1, HB247, HB1

Keywords: DUI, driving under the influence, ignition interlock, interlock device, driver license suspension, restricted license, motor vehicle, alcohol offense, first offense, repeat offender, blood alcohol concentration, BAC, license revocation, Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, ALEA, public safety, traffic safety, chemical dependency, substance abuse, court referral program

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• </c> truck platoon and current law truck platoon and current law appropriately<00:18:53.919><c> limits
• The DE follows the current platoon law in 169.881 for most of the first page and the second.
• So I just want to make that note for the record for the co-chair. current platoon law in 169.881 for
• Our work included looking at AV laws around the country and surveying over 20 states, identifying the
• This is kind of new legislation and new statutes of law.

Bills: HF3553, HF3513, HF3576

Keywords: vehicle platooning, transportation, public safety, pilot project, Wilkin County, Grant County, autonomous vehicles, transportation regulations, driverless cars, safety standards, first responder interaction, school bus, third-party testing, driver certification, transportation regulation, 1183, house

Bills: HCR13, HCR91, HCR183, HR15, HR83

Keywords: coral reefs, sunscreen, environmental education, student stewardship, marine conservation, tree canopy, public schools, environmental equity, shade coverage, education, HCR183, House Concurrent Resolution, Department of Education, DOE, immigration enforcement, ICE, federal immigration officers, sensitive locations, school safety, student protection

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• My name is Kim Lewis, and this morning I'm speaking on behalf of school board members, school administrators
• They send their kids to school here.
• They send their kids to school here.
• </c> will affect everything and the schools will affect everything and the schools are<01:25:20.360><
• </c> with law with law enforcement<01:46:55.719><c> all</c><01:46:55.840><c> of</c><01:46:56.040><c>

Bills: HF3023, HF3078, HF107, HF2171, HF3079, HF689, HF1316

Keywords: unemployment benefits, iron ore mining, economic support, workforce development, Minnesota, unemployment insurance, deferred resignation, employment, worker rights, benefits eligibility, Ellsworth Independent School District, ISD 514, school construction, school renovation, sales tax exemption, use tax refund, construction materials, HVAC replacement, boiler replacement, window replacement

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• should put their child on their insurance. ...their child on their insurance, and it's already the law
• based on the way it is drafted, I've sent it to five different national experts who work on health law
• So without that—it's the law now—but the forms don't ask what the non-custodial parent earns.
• The key language is the next words: if permissible pursuant to state and federal law from the parents

Bills: HB37, HB187, HB177, SB63, HB82, SB48, HB33, HB37, HB33

Keywords: judicial compensation, salary increase, court system, Alabama legislation, judges, 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