Citizen Portal
Sign In

Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!

Committee recommends do-pass on multiple education measures, advances constitutional amendment for regents nominations

Senate Education · February 13, 2026
AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Summary

The Senate Education Committee gave do-pass/due-pass recommendations to HJR 1 (regents nominating commissions), SB 306 (higher-ed reporting alignment), SB 210 (Highlands University facilities funding, $80M request) and others; committee noted a fiscal-report discrepancy on SB 210.

Alongside HB 30 and HB 120, the Senate Education Committee took formal recommendations on several other items.

HJR 1 (constitutional amendment — regents nominating commissions): Sponsor Sen. Steinborn said the amendment would create nominating commissions for university regents and increase student agency. The committee recommended the resolution be placed on the ballot (due…

Already have an account? Log in

Subscribe to keep reading

Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.

  • Unlimited articles
  • AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
  • Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
  • Follow topics and more locations
  • 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
30-day money-back on paid plans