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Committee sends several education bills to the Senate floor; most pass unanimously

Senate Education Committee · February 19, 2026
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Summary

The committee advanced multiple bills—including SP 297 (school social worker amendments), HB 126 (micro-education zoning clarifications), HB 310 (reintegration plan), HB 142 (fee-waiver changes), HB 177 (ROTC tuition), and HB 247 (local government drug testing)—mostly by unanimous or strongly favorable votes.

In a single session the Senate Education Committee considered and forwarded a package of mostly noncontroversial bills.

Key committee actions recorded in minutes:

- SP 297 (school social worker amendments): Substitute adopted; favorable recommendation recorded (vote recorded as unanimous). - HB 126 (micro education entity amendments): Substitute adopted to clarify municipal zoning…

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