Dave Lent — The chair is addressed by the speaker.
Dave Lent — Asked to allow a witness to come up.
Dave Lent — The chair reminds the committee this is an introductory hearing.
Dave Lent — Was addressed as the chair during the response.
Dave Lent — Addresses the chair during the motion and question period.
Dave Lent — Addressed during the exchange.
Dave Lent — Addressed during the response and procedural check for other speakers.
Dave Lent — Addressed in the closing of the remarks.
Dave Lent — Addressed during the request for a full hearing and the motion.
Dave Lent — Addressed during the remarks.
Dave Lent — Announces the motion is properly before the committee and asks members to ensure microphones are on.
Dave Lent — Addressed during the procedural discussion.
Dave Lent — Representative Tanner is addressed as the sponsor and responds to questions about the bill’s fiscal impact. He explains that the updated statement of purpose includes a $15,000 fiscal note from the State Board of Education for system adjustments, and continues discussing the proposal’s reporting categories and why verifying status would not require extensive training.
Dave Lent — The chair is managing the discussion and later the motion process in this section.
Dave Lent — Chairman Hawkins is repeatedly addressed during the opening procedural exchange and early meeting remarks, including a greeting to the chairman and committee and later brief references to him as the chair.
Dave Lent — Addressed as Chairman.
Blaine Gonzati / Blan Gonzalez-Odi — Witness is introduced, though the name is inconsistently transcribed.
James Woodward — Was addressed in the discussion about the history-and-tradition test and Bible reading in schools.
James Woodward — Raises a question for the sponsor about the bill text on page 3, line 4.
James Woodward — Votes no in the roll call.
James Woodward — Asked whether a brief absence for peaceful assembly would still count as unexcused.
James Woodward — Asked whether a short absence for peaceful assembly would still be unexcused.
James Woodward — Representative Matthias was introduced as the next questioner and then asked whether the bill’s purpose is to quantify the cost of educating these children and pursue federal reimbursement. The sponsor confirmed that this is essentially the intent of the bill.
James Woodward — Was asked to speak more clearly into the microphone because he was fading out.
James Woodward — The speaker is responding to Tanner's explanation about non-qualified aliens and document collection.
James Woodward — Mentioned again as the person being addressed in the discussion of the bill.
James Woodward — Addressed with a question about the anti-discrimination language in the bill.
James Woodward — Referenced again as the bill sponsor being questioned about intent and discrimination concerns.
James Woodward — Accused of voting no on the floor vote for HJM 11 and questioned about the inconsistency.
James Woodward — The speaker says Tanner's floor vote is being raised and that the discussion should stay focused on introduction.
James Woodward — Questioned about inconsistency between supporting federal payment for undocumented-student education and opposing similar reasoning for special-needs education.
James Woodward — The chair cautions that the line of questioning may be outside the scope of the bill.
James Woodward — Called during roll call; the vote ends in a tie.
Kevin Cook — Vice Chair Handy participates in the roll call vote, first casting a yes vote and later a no vote during the same voting sequence.
Kevin Cook — Kevin Cook is mentioned as co-chairing the AI Interim Committee with Representative Ehlers, with repeated references reinforcing the same point.
Christy Zito — Moved to introduce RS 33332 C1.
Christy Zito — Referenced as having previously asked about temporary workers, prompting a correction to the draft.
Christy Zito — Takes the floor to speak to the motion.
Christy Zito — Recorded as voting yes in the roll call.
Cindy Carlson — Representative Nelson questioned how the bill would be applied to student political activity, expressing concern that its wording could be read too broadly and end up discouraging students from participating in protests, civics, and other forms of political involvement. He emphasized that student engagement in civic life is valuable and asked for clarification on the bill’s effect on student participation.
Cindy Carlson — Makes a motion to send the bill onward.
Cindy Carlson — Made the motion to send Senate Bill 1244 to the floor with a due pass recommendation.
Cindy Carlson — Asked about standards development, assessment, and professional development related to AI.
Cindy Carlson — Responded that the draft language has support and includes flexibility for changing AI tools.
Cindy Carlson — Addressed in the response regarding AI standards development.
Cindy Carlson — Representative Galavis is asking Dr. Grover about administrator support for AI standards and the amendment about not replacing human teachers.
Cindy Carlson — Representative Galavis continues asking about administrator support for AI standard creation, especially for K-6, and references the amendment preserving the human teacher.
Cindy Carlson — Representative Galavis is asking about priorities for AI implementation in elementary schools and the youngest grades.
Carrie Semmelroth — Representative Pickett shared a personal perspective on education, recalling a teacher who taught students how to think rather than what to think. He then distinguished between classroom instruction and school-sponsored student clubs, noting that student-led party clubs can exist without crossing into improper classroom advocacy. He concluded by offering this perspective and thanking the chair.
Van Burtenshaw — Representative Galavis questioned the bill’s zero fiscal note and the continued 'no cost' language in the statement of purpose, pressing for clarification on how the measure could impose no fiscal impact while still creating administrative burden for schools and school districts.