The crowd here in the joint meeting between the House and Senate Education is predictably smaller than it was this morning, but there's still a big crowd. Each person speaking against the bill is limited to three minutes—so the committee will likely be here for a bit. #SB246 #HB1512

Representative Matthew Shepherd (R-El Dorado) and Senator Jonathan Dismang (R-Beebe) are now presenting #HB1512 and #SB246, the ACCESS legislation aimed at higher ed (but also touches K-12 education).

You can watch at www.arkleg.state.ar.us.

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This morning's joint meeting of House and Senate Ed is underway here in Little Rock. The committees are hearing a couple of lottery-related items before moving on to today's special order of business, #SB246 and #HB1512.

Off to Little Rock for this morning’s 9:00 meeting of House and Senate Ed. #SB246 #HB1512

Tomorrow's newsletter's gonna hit inboxes a few hours earlier than usual, in part because House and Senate Ed meet at 9:00a to take up #SB246 and #HB1512.

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Good evening.

– House and Senate Ed meet at 9:00a Monday to hear #SB246 and #HB1512, the ACCESS bills aimed at higher ed. This might be the only chance the public has to participate in the debate.

– Senate Ag meets at 9:00a Tuesday—an hour earlier than normal—and could hear #SB290.

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Joint meeting of Education committees set to consider ACCESS Monday — Greg Leding | Arkansas Senate House and Senate Ed are set to meet at 9:00 AM Monday, March 10, to consider SB246 and HB1512, a pair of identical bills that represent Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ ACCESS legislation.

House and Senate Ed are set to meet at 9:00 AM Monday to take up #SB246 and #HB1512, a pair of identical bills aimed at higher education in Arkansas.

I don’t know that I’d say #SB246 and #HB1512 are “moving at high speed.” Both were filed last Monday, and neither moved last week. I also wouldn’t say the speed at which they might run is meant to “overwhelm public opposition.” Republican lawmakers rarely let public opposition stop them.