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• Lastly, the bill strengthens the educator pipeline by updating eligibility for teachers' certification
• And keep in mind, from a budget perspective, that's money, teachers, all that stuff was procured at the
• And keep in mind, from a budget perspective, that's money, teachers, all that stuff was procured at the

Bills: S7036

Keywords: education, epinephrine, charter schools, voluntary prekindergarten, school funding, teacher incentives, student progress monitoring

Summary: The Senate Committee on Pre-K-12 Appropriations met with a quorum present and announced it would not be presenting its budget at this time, per a Senate memorandum. The sole bill on the agenda was SB 7036 by Senator Corey Simon, which was described as a broad education package strengthening school turnaround tools, early literacy supports, early learning policies, academic offerings, and educator pipeline provisions. Senator Simon explained that the bill addresses persistently low-performing schools, Title I use for STEM curricula, charter school renewal and dismissal rules, epinephrine device policies, VPK summer bridge eligibility, disability-aligned interventions, agriculture and Algebra 1 instruction, GATE access, and certification updates for teachers and computer science. An amendment was adopted that removed provisions on temporary door locks and DOE-developed instructional materials and added a GATE startup grant update. The committee heard numerous appearance forms, with many individuals and organizations waving against the bill, while one student, Ella Latimore, appeared and spoke briefly. Much of the exchange with her was lighthearted and unrelated to the bill, but Senator Simon used his closing to note that concerns from the prior stop had been addressed by removing the DOE materials and door-lock language, and he asked for favorable support. The committee then voted on the bill as amended, and CS for SB 7036 was reported favorably. After the vote, members made several informal statements, including remarks about a Valentine’s Day visit from students and appreciation for community member Misty Cash. Senator Osgood also raised a serious concern about declining immigrant student enrollment affecting district budgets, especially in Broward County, and urged the committee to address the issue proactively with school districts. The chair said staff were already working with districts on the matter and that more discussion would follow. The meeting then adjourned after additional light banter among members.

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• I am a retired government economics teacher. >> So y'all be nice. Y'all be nice to him.
• I am a retired government<00:09:33.279> economics<00:09:34.000> teacher.
• government economics teacher. government economics teacher.
• There's that temptation. >> Yeah, sure. >> What your teacher said is absolutely true.
• <00:11:02.640> I'm >> German was a teacher. >> What do you do in the real world?

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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• I actually started my career 39 years ago as a teacher in Volusia County Schools.
• The teacher would get in her face and tell her she was bad.
• I am a public school teacher."
• That includes teachers' workplace, and I'm a former teacher, which happens to be schools.
• My background prior to what I currently do was as a special education teacher.

Bills: S0824, S1170, S1620, S1738, S7036

Keywords: school district, real property, inventory, land use, education, video monitoring, safety, special education, parental rights, public education, school board rights, transparency, employment conditions, nondisclosure agreements, educational facilities, student safety, teacher accountability, physical plant, school design, construction standards

Summary: The Education Pre-K-12 Committee considered several K-12 bills and resolutions. SJR 1104, by Senator Massullo, would place on the ballot a proposed constitutional amendment protecting voluntary religious expression in public schools; supporters said it simply codifies existing law and protects student and employee rights, while opponents warned it could entrench religious pressure and exclusion. The resolution was reported favorably. The committee also heard SB 1738, by Senator Yarborough, on educational facilities; an amendment removed crime-prevention-through-environmental-design language and adjusted transparency/safe-space provisions, and the bill was reported favorably as amended. SB 824, by Senator Truenow, was amended into a transparency measure requiring districts to submit annual reports on unimproved land holdings to DOE, and it was reported favorably. Appointments in tabs 7 and 8 were recommended for confirmation. The committee then took up SPB 7036, a comprehensive education package by Chair Simon. The bill would expand educational emergency triggers, adjust Title I withholding uses, align charter school rules with school improvement processes, update safety and early learning provisions, expand literacy and math interventions, and revise educator pipeline policies. Members raised concerns about a provision that could allow the state to develop instructional materials; Simon said that section was still being considered and would need guardrails. The committee adopted a motion to submit the bill as a committee bill, and it was reported favorably. SB 1620, by Senator Leak, proposed a “school board members’ bill of rights” giving board members direct access to district documents and staff, limiting district attorneys’ dual representation, strengthening nepotism rules, and prohibiting nondisclosure agreements. Volusia County school board members and others testified both for and against the bill, with supporters citing transparency and accountability and opponents warning about confidentiality, staff pressure, and undermining the superintendent’s authority. The bill was reported favorably. Finally, SB 1170, by Senator Calatayud, as amended, would allow parents of students in self-contained ESE classrooms to request cameras, with district policies governing review, notice, timelines, and appeals. Parents, advocates, and educators testified strongly in support, while one witness opposed it as an unfunded mandate. The committee reported the bill favorably.

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• SB1317 allows experienced teachers to carry their career teacher status to a new school district if the
• It clarifies that that is this is for evaluation purposes only, not for determining if or when a teacher
• This allows administrators to spend more time coaching and supporting newer probationary teachers.

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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• Would it surprise you to know that I have, in fact, polled education teachers...
• But I do wonder about, as a teacher, a lot of...

Bills: SB706, SB1262, SB1272, SB1546

Keywords: school funding, general fund carryover, State Aid, educational finance, budget penalties, emergency clause, tuition waiver, human trafficking, education, higher learning access, victims' rights, Oklahoma Tuition Equalization Grant, higher education, financial aid, income eligibility, student grants, scholarships, capital improvements, teacher incentives, Oklahoma Equal Opportunity Education Scholarship Act

Bills: HB2028, HB1859, HB1851, HB1660, HB1890, HB1892, HB1893, HB2122, HB2012, HB1770, HB2121, HB1979, HB1650, HB1982, HB218

Keywords: Labor Day, construction workers, tax credit, economic development, state law, employer support, workforce development, employment, career counseling, local economy, high-demand jobs, taxation, apprenticeship, income tax credit, qualified apprenticeship program, HB1660, Hawaii, county labor standards, counties, contractors

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• Remember, Senate Bill 1776 is part of a teacher retention strategy.
• This bill would allow for teachers who have served in seven consecutive years of teaching as well as
• As I mentioned, this is one component of a larger teacher recruitment and teacher retention strategy.
• So, we talk a lot about treating teachers like professionals.
• We had the Incentive Commission come and say this is our recommendation.

Bills: SB1302, SB1389, SB1401, SB1776, SB1809, SB1858, SB1985, SB2053, SB2148

Keywords: income tax, tax rates, revenue certification, Oklahoma Tax Commission, state budget, education, tax credit, school choice, private school, tuition assistance, income limits, parental choice, accreditation, insurance, taxation, premium, home office credit, healthcare, teacher tax credit, income tax credit

Bills: HB610, HB620, HB582, HB610, HB620, HB582

Keywords: state bank, public bank, government funds, financial services, constitutional amendment, tax abatements, international headquarters, publicly traded companies, economic incentives, Alabama tax reform, social-emotional learning, education policy, parental consent, K-12 education, teacher training, student surveys, disciplinary action, automatic renewal, consumer protection, cancellation policy

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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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• I do question the limiting of an adjunct teacher to 270 hours.
• teacher can vote to approve her career status.
• So it's for teachers and support staff. Sarah, could you?
• Because I was a teacher.
• It is we add new teachers as teachers grow, and so that we have to pay for their benefits.

Bills: SB1726, SB1236, SB1633, SB1413, SB1317, SB1360, SB1342, SB1477, SB1189, SB1546, SB1524, SB1338, SB1193, SB1812, SB1617

Keywords: higher education, graduate instructors, training program, academic integrity, First Amendment rights, administrative reporting, education, consolidation, board, public schools, resident tuition, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, state scholarships, financial aid, immigration status, undocumented students, noncitizen students, lawfully present, postsecondary education benefits, college tuition

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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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• There's no financial incentive for a teacher prep program to offer this program because it's not commercially
• c><00:14:12.040> program<00:14:12.279> to incentive for a teacher prep program to incentive
• teachers?
• 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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• What we've done is that we have some teacher. We have some teacher shortages around the state.
• Amstep was for STEM teachers, and this one just is loan assistance and.
• That's where we get Lysia, and it just broadens so that anywhere we're having a shortage of a teacher
• I'm also the wife of a seventh grade public school math teacher and coach and the former.
• I'm a deacon and Sunday school teacher at Eritton Baptist Church.

Bills: SB166, HB365, HB272, HB232, HB234, SB278, SB277

Keywords: Ten Commandments, public education, displays, funding, Alabama law, STEM, science education, technology education, engineering education, math education, workforce development, career pathways, Alabama STEM Council, Department of Workforce, education policy, higher education, community colleges, K-12 education, teacher pipeline, STEM careers

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• 1403 is the result of collaboration between Select Oklahoma, the Department of Commerce, and the Incentive
• So that was struck in now because a lot of those debt collectors don't even qualify for the incentive

Bills: SB1319, SB1369, SB1378, SB1379, SB1309, SB1330, SB1481, SB1546, SB1122, SB1403

Keywords: SB1319, Corporation Commission, Oklahoma, remediation, environmental emergency, brine contamination, oil contamination, oilfield pollution, residential property, home buyout, property acquisition, fair market value, revolving fund, remediation fund, state plugging funds, well plugging, abandoned well, natural breakout, Department of Environmental Quality, DEQ

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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