Committee moves resolution urging federal waiver of new H‑1B fees for teachers

The House Education Committee voted without objection on March 9 to move House Joint Resolution 39 from committee with individual recommendations and an attached fiscal note.

Representative Elise Galvin introduced the resolution and did not add further remarks; staff provided supplemental materials to committee members. Representative Story moved the resolution with the committee recommendation and the motion was adopted with no objection, allowing HJR 39 to advance out of committee for further consideration.

Galvin had previously circulated responses from staff and a fiscal note was attached to the motion. The committee took a brief recess to complete paperwork after the motion carried.

No roll call vote was recorded in committee; the motion was accepted by unanimous consent. The resolution urges the federal government to waive recently enacted H‑1B fee increases for teachers working in the state, according to the text provided to the committee.