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• teachers and um shortage of substitute teachers and um in<00:02:18.800> Austin<00:02:19.360><
• in substitute teachers to participate in substitute teachers to participate in the<00:02:48.800
• teacher at least $200 a your substitute teacher at least $200 a day.<00:02:58.720> And<00:02:
• other as other short call substitute other as other short call substitute teachers<00:03:43.120>
• $140 to $170 per day for substitute $140 to $170 per day for substitute teachers. teachers. teachers

Bills: HF630, HF1435, HF1607

Keywords: short-call substitute, substitute teacher, substitute teaching license, pilot program, teacher shortage, education workforce, school district, charter school, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, background check, paraprofessional, education support personnel, temporary license, substitute training, retaliation, teacher pay, daily substitute pay, Minnesota education law, education innovation

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• <00:06:59.599> come necessarily have to have teachers come necessarily have to have teachers
• for<00:10:42.560> teachers<00:10:42.880> or teachers for retirees for teachers
• the entry level salary for the teacher the entry level salary for the teacher or<00:10:49.279>
• It includes counselors, teachers.
• feedback from other teachers about this? feedback from other teachers about this?

Bills: SB3179, SB2872, SB2391, SB3282, SB2836, SB2181

Keywords: educational workers, harassment, workplace safety, temporary restraining orders, investigation procedures, retired education employees, teacher shortage, rehired retirants, entry level salary, collective bargaining agreements, pension benefits, education, teacher salaries, automatic increments, collective bargaining, teacher retention, workforce development, Pell grant program, short-term education, eligibility

Summary: The joint committee first heard SB 3179, which would require the Department of Education and charter schools to report harassment incidents involving educational workers and adopt procedures for handling them. DOE supported the bill, while the Attorney General recommended clarifying amendments to limit the measure to harassment directed at workers because of their position, to limit DOE legal assistance to temporary restraining order actions, and to clarify whether the harassment must come from outside the school system. Members also discussed whether the bill should cover non-DOE individuals on campus, whether investigations could be handled in-house, and whether training should be embedded in existing workday or school-year training rather than added as a separate requirement. The committee later voted to pass the bill with amendments as SD1. The committee then took up SB 2872, which would require retired teachers or administrators rehired into shortage or hard-to-fill positions to be paid the entry-level salary for that position. DOE supported the bill, and the Attorney General requested clarifying language about its effective date and that it would not affect already matured rights and duties. The Employees’ Retirement System administration emphasized that the bill should retain a 12-month break in service to preserve the pension system’s tax-exempt status and noted the importance of consistent classification of eligible positions. Members expressed support for using retired educators to help fill staffing gaps, but no final action was taken in the portion provided. The committee also heard SB 2391, which would provide annual step increases for public school teachers under bargaining unit 5, subject to funding. The Attorney General said the bill could conflict with collective bargaining procedures and Chapter 89, while DOE said unit 5 includes more than teachers and asked that the benefit be considered for other bargaining units as well, with funding provided if enacted. HSTA strongly supported the measure, arguing that annual step movement is already recognized in the collective bargaining agreement as a recruiting and retention tool. Testimony totals were noted as 16 in support, two in opposition, and three comments. Finally, the committee heard SB 3282, which would establish a statewide framework for the federal workforce Pell Grant program to fund short-term workforce education and training. The Attorney General suggested clarifying that the matter is one of statewide concern because UH is involved. UH and the Chamber of Commerce supported the bill, and DLIR testified that it is coordinating with DOE, the Workforce Development Council, and national groups on implementation. Members questioned whether the Workforce Development Council or DLIR should handle rulemaking and administration, and DLIR said the council is advisory while the department has grant administration expertise. The committee then moved into decision-making after discussion of possible amendments and implementation concerns.

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• There was a committee substitute laid out at our hearing on Monday.
• Let's substitute here. Okay, this is the El Paso gig.
• I know we laid that substitute out last week. Okay. Hearing none.
• There was a committee substitute laid out at our hearing on Monday.
• There is a proposed committee substitute.

Keywords: Senate Committee, local government, SB2183, SB2046, committee substitute, legislative measures

Summary: The meeting of the Senate Committee on Local Government was characterized by the passage of several significant bills, including SB2183, SB2046, SB434, and others with recommendations for further consideration. Discussions involved voting on committee substitutes and the implications of various legislative measures. Senator Paxton and other members provided insights and moved bills forward with emphatic support, leading to their successful passing out of committee. Importantly, the bills addressed various local government concerns, showcasing the committee's focus on practical legislative solutions.

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• Committee and the oversight committee, it caps the professional development requirement for teachers
• And for teachers with more than five years' experience, the allowable requirement remains 150 hours over
• Senate Bill 346 simply modifies the background check process for certain teachers seeking employment
• What Senate Bill 1614 does is create a teacher induction program specifically dealing with new teachers
• in our emergency certified teachers, just give them some additional training and additional supports

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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• He has an amazing group of students who are our teacher candidates from UCO.
• First, I'd like to welcome the 2025 Teacher of the Year, Melissa Yvon, who is here with us.
• She currently serves as a family and consumer science teacher at Elgin High School and she's the Teacher
• to be sent to the new district that the teacher is applying to.
• It will expand upon this for full-time teachers and substitutes and also requires the attestation to

Bills: SB514, SB346, SB1593, SB1782, SB1366, SB1497, SB366, SB1895, SB2048, SB2005, SB2006, SB710, SB1480

Keywords: SB514, school choice, charter school, virtual charter school, OSSAA, extracurricular activities, interscholastic activities, athletics, homeschool, other means of education, alternative education, student eligibility, student transfer, district policy, public school district, adjacent district, blended learning, virtual learning, school sports, academic eligibility

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• teacher who is working with the teacher. teacher who is working with the teacher.
• . teachers. teachers.
• for every type of teacher. for every type of teacher.
• What happens is either we hire a new emergency hire teacher or we hire a substitute, a day-to-day substitute
• <01:23:15.920> or<01:23:16.080> teacher >> Um, 300 uh student teachers or teacher high

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

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

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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• Chair offers up substitute to House Bill 28. Thank you. Yeah, here we go. Okay, Chair calls.
• My brand has a retired teacher teacher, a current teacher, and a retired nurse all on our board, we're
• The committee substitutes withdrawn. If there's no objection, House Bill 28 will be left pending.
• I talk with customers, veterans, nurses, school teachers. on a daily basis and not the one thing I want
• Our customers are veterans, retired teachers and care providers.

Bills: HB 28, SB 3

Keywords: hemp regulation, consumable products, cannabinoids, state health, youth protection, licensing fees, criminal offenses, HB28, public testimony, committee decorum, bill substitute, legislative process

Summary: The meeting featured significant discussions regarding HB28, where the chair outlined the plans to bring forward a substitute for the bill. The chair emphasized the importance of maintaining order and decorum during the proceedings. Members engaged in deliberations, and a number of public witnesses were invited to testify, thereby enriching the discussion around the bill. This interaction provided valuable insights into public sentiment regarding the issues at hand.

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• It is a teacher induction program aimed at working with our newer teachers and our emergency certified
• teachers.
• So is it each teacher or each mentor teacher?
• So is it each teacher, or each mentor teacher, is given so many funds for a stipend?
• Or how, if you have new teacher induction, like I was in a school that had 30 brand new teachers one

Bills: SB710, SB843, SB1317, SB1338, SB1410, SB1477, SB1489, SB1593, SB1614, SB1630, SB1632, SB1633, SB1670, SB1726, SB1734, SB1725, SB1735, SB1894, SB1975, SB346, SB2045

Keywords: teacher preparation, teacher education, teacher shortage, teacher workforce, educator pipeline, alternative certification, apprenticeship, residency program, paraprofessional pathway, high school to teacher pathway, nontraditional teacher candidates, Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability, TeachForwardOK, higher education, public school districts, workforce development, grant program, technical assistance provider, mastery-based assessment, emergency clause

Bills: SB 26

Keywords: teacher compensation, education funding, public school educators, teacher retention, teacher designation

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• The goal of the Teacher Residency Act changes is to support teacher recruitment and retention in New
• A residency program is a one-year program where we work with the soon-to-be teacher and an expert teacher
• The teachers who come out of this program gain a level of confidence that most teachers don't have.
• The index minimum stipend for teacher residents will be adjusted to a minimum level one teacher salary
• I am a former elementary teacher and a member of the New Mexico Alliance for Teacher Residencies, a group

Bills: HB30, HB120, HJR1, SB210, SB306

Keywords: teacher residency, Teacher Residency Act, public schools, teacher preparation, educator pipeline, teacher recruitment, teacher retention, student teachers, apprenticeship, co-teaching, mentor teachers, residency stipend, teacher salary, level one teacher, charter schools, school districts, New Mexico education, teacher workforce, principal stipend, cohort model

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• IEPs, which are sometimes the bane of teachers' existence.
• I'm a public school teacher. My husband is disabled.
• I'm also a former special education teacher. particularly important.
• I'm also a former special education teacher at high school level.
• We’re training teachers, and teachers are part of that training through the RECs.

Bills: HB30, HB120, HJR1, SB210, SB306

Keywords: teacher residency, Teacher Residency Act, public schools, teacher preparation, educator pipeline, teacher recruitment, teacher retention, student teachers, apprenticeship, co-teaching, mentor teachers, residency stipend, teacher salary, level one teacher, charter schools, school districts, New Mexico education, teacher workforce, principal stipend, cohort model

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• paraprofessionals, substitute teachers, teacher candidates, Tier 2 teachers, anybody that really they
• teachers?
• teachers, teacher candidates, Tier 2 teachers, and others without an initial teaching license.
• on teachers of color and American Indian teachers.
• on teachers of color and American Indian teachers.

Bills: HF846, HF1538, HF1959

Keywords: education, special education, apprenticeship, funding, grants, intermediate school districts, teacher apprenticeship, registered apprenticeship, teacher licensure, teacher shortage, workforce development, education finance, K-12 education, higher education, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, Tier 3 license, teacher preparation, mentor teacher, school district

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• We're a teacher preparation, we're a teacher licensing board.
• that<00:59:33.119> would teacher mentor teacher what that would teacher mentor teacher what
• on the teacher compact. on the teacher compact.
• to stay teachers and become teachers.
• Uh, stay teachers and become teachers.

Bills: HF3635, HF3638

Keywords: teacher mobility, interstate compact, licensure, military spouses, education, teacher regulation, teacher qualifications, state sovereignty, educator licensing, paraprofessional credentials, mental health, professional development, data sharing, 1183, house

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• 51.279> quickly This information helps teachers quickly This information helps teachers quickly
• see that we address foundational teacher see that we address foundational teacher knowledge.<00:
• <00:32:49.279> It preparing teachers in that space. It preparing teachers in that space.
• teachers is essential for achieving it. teachers is essential for achieving it.
• done extensive research around teacher done extensive research around teacher preparation,<01:03

Bills: HF3421

Keywords: early literacy, reading instruction, teacher preparation, teacher candidates, teacher licensure, educator licensing, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, field experience, supervised practicum, evidence-based reading, science of reading, literacy methods, teacher training, preservice teachers, school-based experience, reading intervention, Minnesota education policy, 1183, house

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• <00:16:22.399> don't in place, but what the teachers don't in place, but what the teachers
• <01:24:09.360> teacher our professional teachers teacher our professional teachers teacher
• <01:37:05.840> I the interstate teacher compact. I the interstate teacher compact.
• into our communities find uh teachers into our communities find uh teachers that<01:37:53.679>
• <01:47:29.040> most level license that the teacher most level license that the teacher most

Bills: SF0035, SF0090, SF0072

Keywords: education, cell phones, smart devices, school policy, student conduct, school property, rental fees, youth activities, education policy, Wyoming legislature, teacher licensure, teacher mobility, interstate compact, education compact, licensure reciprocity, reciprocal certification, teacher certification, professional teaching standards board, out-of-state teachers, military spouse

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• Well, teachers make that determination?
• and train teachers toward engaging in this way, shouldn't we?
• She said the question is if something is really important and we can help teachers and train teachers
• I'm a teacher here in Cheyenne.
• <01:32:30.159> or appreciate firefighters or teachers or appreciate firefighters or teachers

Bills: SF0035, SF0090, SF0072

Keywords: education, cell phones, smart devices, school policy, student conduct, school property, rental fees, youth activities, education policy, Wyoming legislature, teacher licensure, teacher mobility, interstate compact, education compact, licensure reciprocity, reciprocal certification, teacher certification, professional teaching standards board, out-of-state teachers, military spouse

Bills: SF0072, SF0104, SJ0005

Keywords: teacher licensure, teacher mobility, interstate compact, education compact, licensure reciprocity, reciprocal certification, teacher certification, professional teaching standards board, out-of-state teachers, military spouse, active duty military, teacher shortage, career and technical education, CTE teacher, background check, disciplinary records, licensure portability, multistate commission, education regulation, school staffing

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• , after receiving an application from a developer or founder group, may charter either a licensed teacher
• under statute or a group of individuals that includes one or more licensed teachers to operate a school
• 41.680> statute<00:10:42.079> or<00:10:42.320> group<00:10:42.560> of teacher
• under statute or group of teacher under statute or group of individuals<00:10:43.360> that<00
• to<00:10:46.160> operate<00:10:46.560> a<00:10:46.800> school Licensed teachers

Bills: HF3487, HF3421

Keywords: anonymous reporting, school safety, education, crisis intervention, threat reporting, early literacy, reading instruction, teacher preparation, teacher candidates, teacher licensure, educator licensing, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, field experience, supervised practicum, evidence-based reading, science of reading, literacy methods, teacher training, preservice teachers

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• The teachers that this will benefit the most are teachers who are secondary wage earners In their households
• Also, teachers who have to stay home for a couple of years to take care of little ones before they are
• The local school board retains Complete authority to accept or deny the request of the teacher.
• There is no appeal process for the teacher once the local school board has decided.
• I would point the questioner to the definition of career teacher at the bottom of page three and just

Bills: SB1534, SB1473, SB1379, SB1743, SB1769, SB1195, SB1245, SB1420, SB1945, SB514, SB346, SB1593, SB1782, SB1366, SB1497, SB366, SB1895, SB2048, SB2005, SB2006, SB710, SB1480, SB2135, SB2130, SCR16, SB1457, SB1732, SB1317, SB1533

Keywords: charitable organization, charitable nonprofit corporation, nonprofit corporation, nonstock corporation, 501(c)(3), charitable solicitation, charitable contributions, fundraising, professional fundraiser, professional solicitor, professional fundraising counsel, Secretary of State registration, Form 990, Attorney General enforcement, district attorney, consent judgment, civil penalty, nonprofit governance, board of directors, fiduciary duty