Melissa Douglas — Asked whether omitted funds included special education or pre-K transportation costs.
Melissa Douglas — Asked whether the TFA program will continue elsewhere and noted its role in training new teachers.
Melissa Douglas — Requested follow-up background information on the nonprofit, including total award, objectives, and outcomes.
Stephanie Hein — Named during the roll call.
Stephanie Hein — The chair calls on Representative Hein to ask questions, then clarifies the order of questioning and asks her to wait until the relevant core item is reached. Later, the chair returns to the same exchange and tells Representative Hein she may continue with her questions, apologizing for any confusion about the order.
Stephanie Hein — Requests to proceed and indicates she wants to move to the next NDI.
Stephanie Hein — Moves the committee to the next NDI on page 16 and asks whether everyone has the same materials.
Stephanie Hein — Asks for a comparison of spending in FY 23 and FY 25 and what will be done differently now.
Stephanie Hein — Is recognized to ask a question.
Stephanie Hein — Is recognized again to proceed with a question about newspaper subscriptions and readership.
Stephanie Hein — Stephanie Hein is referenced multiple times as having earlier alluded to the issue of budget cuts and the idea of leading by example. The discussion repeatedly points back to her prior remarks on the same budget-cut theme without introducing a new topic.
Stephanie Hein — Asked about lapses in the summer EBT line and whether the issue was timing or staffing.
Stephanie Hein — Asked for clarification about whether the state adequacy target of 7,145 depends on funding the core and NDI.
Stephanie Hein — The transcript says 'this is Carla Eslinger,' but no matching expected member exists; likely a mis-transcription or an unidentified witness. Kept as questionable text.
Stephanie Hein — Called on by name, but then corrected/overridden in the transcript as the next speaker appears to be Representative Martin.
Stephanie Hein — Representative Stephanie Hein was recognized for an inquiry and asked whether the NDI is connected to legislation still moving through the body, implying concern about whether the NDI would disappear if the legislation fails.
Stephanie Hein — Representative Hein is called on to ask a question and expresses frustration that some teachers cannot access career ladder money because their districts do not participate.
Stephanie Hein — Likely the intended reference when the transcript says 'Senator Steinhoff'; she is being asked whether she has an inquiry.
Stephanie Hein — Referenced as part of the shared concern about the scholarship program funding.
Stephanie Hein — Stephanie Hein participated in a discussion about science of reading training needs and whether additional funding would be required, with reference to whether RPDCs could substitute other offerings if funds were insufficient. She was also noted as being aligned with the speaker on the issue, and later briefly re-entered the discussion to agree with the explanation and thank the speaker.
Stephanie Hein — Stephanie Hein was called on to proceed and then asked whether the unfunded item was mandated by Senate Bill 68 or whether it was contingent on appropriation, linking the procedural prompt and her substantive question into one continuous exchange.
Stephanie Hein — The speaker apologized for not fulfilling the commitment to help move the item forward, in response to concerns raised earlier.
Stephanie Hein — Representative Hein was recognized to speak and began a follow-up question, asking for clarification on what cannot be done without funding.
Jim Kalberloh — Likely intended by the transcription as 'Cabralow' during the roll call.
Nick Kimble — Likely intended by the transcription as 'Kimball' during the roll call.
Nick Kimble — Representative Kimble asked for clarification about deceased voters and whether any ballots may have been cast fraudulently.
Ed Lewis — Named during the roll call.
Ed Lewis — Referenced indirectly through 'Representative Steinmeyer's question' from the prior exchange.
Ed Lewis — The speaker compares Secretaries Ashcroft, Carnahan, and Kander on their records, noting that Ashcroft maintained the lowest FTE count in the Secretary of State’s office, that Carnahan and Kander each had about 26 employees in securities, and that Ashcroft, Kander, and Carnahan faced 300, 125, and 297 lawsuits respectively over their terms.
Ed Lewis — The transcript does not explicitly name the speaker here, but the discussion continues in committee questioning; no direct member mention in text.
Ed Lewis — Representative Ed Lewis is called on to proceed with an inquiry and then explains that he carried the scholarship program, which later became part of Senate Bill 727.
Ed Lewis — Ed Lewis commented that leadership and principal training programs could improve teacher retention by making administrators more supportive and responsive. He emphasized that the program would be a relatively small investment with a large payoff, arguing that keeping more teachers would ultimately save money and provide more leverage than individual interventions.
Ed Lewis — Representative Ed Lewis is invited to ask a question or comment, and the discussion continues with his name being addressed in the same exchange.
Ed Lewis — Asked why the Early Literacy Program funds lapsed in 2025.
Ed Lewis — Representative Ed Lewis was recognized for an inquiry and then stated that he intends to focus on literacy, asking for the name of the paper-and-pencil assessment.
Ed Lewis — Referenced as having discussed the Senate Bill 681 program earlier.
Ed Lewis — Took the floor and said he and Representative Steinhoff were on the same page about the funding structure.
Ed Lewis — Explained that RPDC money flows through literacy coaches, referenced a $3 million governor-funded amount, and noted the lapse of federal NESSER money.
Ed Lewis — Explained that the training cannot be saturated all at once and asked for confirmation that the RPDC money and other funding pieces were being understood correctly.
Ed Lewis — Asked about saturation timing and whether the state would run out of funds or reach saturation first.
Ed Lewis — Argued that the program must be funded to avoid students falling behind and said the state previously used the wrong training.
Ed Lewis — Called on to proceed and asked for the name of the assessment.
Ed Lewis — Representative Ed Lewis was recognized by the chair and then raised questions about the Star Academy program, noting it had been successful in other locations and asking about the scale of the program and whether performance information had been provided.
Ed Lewis — Ed Lewis spoke about Senate Bill 68 and the funding choices around it, arguing that safety-related items should not be prioritized over other needs and continuing his point by referencing the governor’s recommendation.
Ed Lewis — Commented on the docket/chicklet documents and noted that some districts receive more than $5 million from the high need fund.
Cathy Jo Loy — Named during the roll call.
Cathy Jo Loy — Cathy Jo Loy raised a concern about voting eligibility involving a disabled family member, describing a situation where a relative was registered to vote and asking whether statute provides guidelines on mental capacity or eligibility in such cases.
Cathy Jo Loy — Called on by the chair to ask a question.
Cathy Jo Loy — Cathy Jo Loy discussed literacy funding and how lottery proceeds should support education, then thanked the committee for its work on literacy and recalled her earlier advocacy for phonics. She suggested that if Missouri’s higher education institutions consistently taught the science of reading, the need for additional funding might be reduced, while noting that nontraditional certification pathways still need attention. She closed by expressing appreciation and excitement to be part of the effort.