Video & Transcript Research : 'utility marking'

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KY
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  • it, and the agencies throughout the state need to utilize it.
  • it, and the agencies throughout the state need to utilize it.
  • it, and the agencies throughout the state need to utilize it.
  • it, and the agencies throughout the state need to utilize it.
  • <01:34:22.320> this to do is I would be able to utilize this to do is I would be able to utilize
Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from December 19 and June 12, then received a staff report on the Kentucky Fire Commission’s minimum training standards and administrative spending. Staff explained that the commission’s current minimum training hours are 115 for volunteer firefighters and 300 for paid firefighters, down from 150 and 400 before January 1, 2023, after the commission removed elective classes not directly tied to NFPA standards. The report found the commission’s certification testing aligns fully with NFPA standards, but recommended that the commission formally promulgate regulations establishing the reduced training hours. On finances, staff said the commission complied with the first statutory cap on administrative reimbursements to KCTCS, but could not verify compliance with a second, more specific cap because the finance system does not break out program-level costs and the statute is vague. Staff recommended the commission work with KCTCS to fix that issue and suggested the General Assembly may wish to clarify the statute. After questions about reimbursement levels and investment income, the committee voted to accept the report. The committee then heard an update on the Kentucky Child Fatality and Near Fatality External Review Panel. Staff reported that the panel has implemented two of three prior recommendations: it revised its agency notification letter to clearly state the 90-day response deadline and added response prompts and checkboxes to improve completeness. The third recommendation, to adopt formal written procedures, remains in progress; staff said the panel plans to develop those procedures alongside its new case management system. The panel is meeting its statutory membership and meeting requirements, but agency responses to its recommendations have been inconsistent: 48% were timely and appropriate in 2022, 36% in 2023, and 82% in 2024, though only three of nine timely 2024 responses were fully complete. Staff also described the new case management system project, funded with $200,000 in one-time money, and recommended the panel consult budget staff about use of those funds beyond fiscal year 2025. They reissued the recommendation that the panel develop written procedures for case review, findings, recommendations, and annual reports. Committee members raised concerns about the lack of penalties for noncompliance, the volume and length of panel meetings, and technology barriers to reviewing cases, and one member said the panel’s findings should inform future legislation.
OK
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  • kind of expanding upon that, when you talk about DEI or that acronym, what happens if an entity utilizes
  • So, our private Christian universities are able to utilize DEI in their accreditation practices.
  • Yes, there is a provision in here that allows for the accrediting agency to be sued if they are utilizing
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Mar 3rd, 2026

Judiciary

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  • What HB 227 does is, in conjunction with our public examiners, utilizes the 501(c)(3) nonprofit that's
  • under the umbrella of the court for the purpose of utilizing not only public but non-public funds in
  • order to... ...utilizes the 501(c)(3) nonprofit that's under the umbrella of the court for the purpose
  • of utilizing not only public but non-public funds in order to...
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health Apr 14th, 2025

Public Health

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  • Mark Casanova, representing Texas Medical Association, opposed. And myself.
  • I really hit my six-month mark about two weeks ago.
  • That utilizes the National Precursor Log Exchange and PLEX to govern the sale of pseudoephedrine.
  • The chair recognizes Mark Vane. Is Mark Vane among you? On our group? Okay.
  • Robert Marks. Show Dr. Robert Marks registered, but not testifying. Chair calls Kevin Hale.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Agriculture & Livestock Apr 8th, 2025

Agriculture & Livestock

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  • And they left this utility company to leave, leave it behind for us to clean up. um, as you look through
  • That is also the city's contractors, um, utility providers running lines through the easement right away
  • So look at this, I do utility work and anywhere that I've done work, this would be, they run you off
  • Um, if you look, some of those pictures are citations, um, where we didn't hit that 10-day mark, um.
  • Additionally, unlike a homeowner in a subdivision, we are not able to utilize the property within the
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, May 21, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Loud marked by service and by passion.
  • This marks 70 years since President Dwight D.
  • <02:53:08.560> VA weapons taken away if they utilize VA weapons taken away if they utilize
  • This year, our nation marks<03:25:46.960> its<03:25:47.359> 250th marks its 250th marks
  • We know that this bill misses that mark.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

HHS Informational Briefing 01-07-2025

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

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  • So this is utilizing census data to support and address these needs for the distribution of funds.
  • share with you our current utilization over<00:10:23.640> the<00:10:23.880> last<00:10
  • We utilize Title III-C-1 and Title III-C-2 monies for our meal programs.
  • is we did pursue Federal ear marking is we did pursue Federal ear marking funds<01:16:23.000>
  • Our Kūpuna Care funding, Title III funding, we do not utilize it for airline transportation.
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The Committee on Health and Human Services held an informational briefing on Kupuna Care funding, distribution, utilization, and the status of program rules. The Office of Aging explained that state Kupuna Care funds are distributed using the same federally approved interstate funding formula used for Older Americans Act funds, with eight weighted factors tailored to Hawaii’s conditions: older adults, greatest economic need, low-income minority status, disability, language barriers, geographic isolation, inverse population density, and older adults living alone in poverty. The department said the formula is based on census and American Community Survey data, with current county shares listed as Kauai 7.45%, Honolulu 69.61%, Maui 11.7%, and Hawaii County 17.88%. Officials said the formula is being reviewed with current data and will need federal approval and then public hearing before final adoption. Members questioned how the program works in practice, noting that the statute and eligibility language can sound like direct individual benefits even though services are delivered through area agencies on aging, ADRCs, and contracted providers such as meal and adult day care programs. The Office of Aging said ADRCs determine eligibility and then refer clients to authorized providers, who must meet service standards in their contracts. The chair pressed repeatedly for long-delayed rules, saying the Legislature had expected them years earlier and that clear rules are needed to ensure funds are spent properly and to avoid conflicts of interest. The department acknowledged the delay, said draft rules were written in 2023 after earlier commitments to finish sooner, and said it paused while federal Older Americans Act rules were being updated; it now expects to send the rules to the Deputy Attorney General, then out for public hearing, with a goal of completion in 2025. The department also reported utilization data for the last two fiscal years. In 2023, it expended about 93% of its allocation and served 5,473 older adults at an average annual cost of $1,358; in 2024, it expended about 97% and served 5,520 older adults, with the average cost down by about $200, which officials said may indicate fewer services per person. Eligibility was described as age 60 or older, U.S. citizen or qualified alien, with cognitive impairment or disability and functional deficits, and the statewide profile showed many participants were homebound, living alone, or below poverty. The most-used services were transportation, case management, and home-delivered meals. The chair also asked about the former Kupuna caregiver program; officials said the programs are now combined under Kupuna Care, with most funding going to adult day care to provide respite for working caregivers. County representatives then described local conditions, especially on Hawaii Island. Hawaii County officials said the county covers about 5,000 square miles, has about 208,000 residents, and roughly 24% are age 65 or older. They identified three main challenges: staffing shortages and retention problems among providers, shortages within the county department itself, and the loss of adult day care capacity, with only one center remaining on the island and none on the west side. They said these constraints limit service delivery even as demand grows. At the same time, they highlighted successes such as serving people in the community before they need higher levels of care, providing caregiver counseling and training through adult day care, serving 467 individuals locally, and ensuring the Resource Center answers calls from caregivers seeking help.
AZ
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  • For the record, Mark Osborne here on behalf of Blue Cross Blue Shield and America's Health Insurance
  • And so I and my own work have utilized the line several times to manage some more basic things like ADHD
  • House Bill 4010 brings Arizona in line with 30 other states while utilizing the existing board staff
  • and infrastructure. ...other states while utilizing the existing board staff and infrastructure.
  • Mark Bousson. Madam Chair, members of the committee, my name is Mark Bosen. I am a pharmacist.
Keywords: 1182, all
Summary: The committee heard House Bill 2433, which would require insurers offering Medicare supplement policies to people 65 and older to also offer them to Medicare beneficiaries under 65 with ALS or end-stage renal disease, with enrollment periods and premium protections tied to 65-year-old rates. Supporters, including dialysis and ALS advocates, said the bill would help a small population facing high out-of-pocket costs and could improve access to transplants and care; opponents argued it would shift costs onto older seniors and raise Medigap premiums. The committee recommended the bill do pass on a 12-0 vote. The committee also heard House Bill 2593, appropriating $1.5 million to the University of Arizona for the Arizona Perinatal Psychiatry Access Line. The sponsor and physicians testified that the line helps obstetric and pediatric providers quickly consult on perinatal depression, postpartum psychosis, suicidality, and other mental health crises, improving outcomes for mothers, children, and families and reducing costly emergency and crisis care. The bill received a do pass recommendation on a 10-1 vote. House Concurrent Resolution 2013, proclaiming June 2026 as Celebrate Life Month, drew emotional testimony from a young woman with spina bifida and another speaker supporting the sanctity of life. Some members objected that the state should focus on practical supports such as paid leave, child care, and health care access, while others supported the resolution as a statement of human dignity. The resolution passed the committee 7-5. The committee then approved House Bill 4010, creating a Board of Genetic Counselors and licensure standards, after testimony from genetic counselors and a patient advocate about the need for qualified counseling and better access; it passed 11-1. Later, the committee approved House Bill 2196, which would require pharmacy benefit managers to reimburse non-affiliated pharmacies at least their acquisition cost and pay a dispensing fee, and establish an appeals process. Independent pharmacists and their coalition said PBM practices are driving closures and unfairly favor affiliated pharmacies, while PBM and employer representatives warned of major cost increases and said the bill would interfere with private contracts; the bill passed 11-1. The committee also adopted a strike-everything amendment to House Bill 2182 requiring insurers and health plans to report claims denial and prior authorization data to DIFI, and then gave the amended bill a 12-0 do pass recommendation. Finally, the committee approved House Bill 2189, directing the Board of Nursing to update rules for licensed health aides and collect annual data, with the sponsor and board staff saying it would help implement routine ventilator care in the home; it passed 12-0. The committee then began hearing House Bill 2404, a strike-everything amendment on inter-facility transports for behavioral health patients, but the transcript cuts off before action on that bill.
NV
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  • Please mark members present as they arrive.
  • And I don't know that we hit the mark because, as we're going to be... And it was an unknown.
  • And I don't know that we hit the mark because, as you said, nobody has used it.
  • And I don't know that we hit the mark because, as you said, nobody has used it.
  • And the tax-exempt bonds that we're utilizing for low-income housing tax credit projects... Okay.
Keywords: 909, all
NM
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  • Next year, all of the schools will be able to utilize the Unified Application.
  • The LEA then covers a stipend that the Ed Fellow can utilize toward their tuition.
  • So the Ed Fellow has a choice once they get to that final year mark.
  • We'll go to Mark. Mark, welcome. You'll have up to two minutes. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
  • My name is Mark Robinson. Can you hear me? We can. Outstanding! Thank you so much.
Keywords: 996, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Public Safety Committee Apr 29th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • Mark Gonzalez. Bonta? Here. Harabedian. Lackey. Here. Winn. Ramos. Sharp Collins.
  • Mark Gonzalez. Bonta? Here. Harabedian. Lackey. Here. Winn. Ramos. Sharp Collins.
  • Item number 6 is Assembly Bill 476 by Assembly Member Mark Gonzalez entitled Metal Theft.
  • Assembly Bill 476 by Assembly Member Mark Gonzalez entitled Metal Theft.
  • My story begins with childhood marked by trauma.
Summary: The committee heard several public safety measures, beginning with housekeeping items and the adoption of a four-bill consent calendar. Bills on the consent calendar included AB 476 on metal theft, AB 619 on California Conservation Corps training for formerly incarcerated people, AB 1192 on child abuse or neglect reporting, and AB 1239 on human trafficking data. Several bills were pulled by the authors before hearing, and the committee also announced that AB 379 would be heard with a file notice waiver and AB 63 would be for testimony only. The most extensive discussion was on AB 366, which would require ignition interlock devices for anyone convicted of DUI. The author, Senator Archuleta, and a MADD representative gave emotional testimony about family members killed by drunk drivers and argued the bill would save lives. Support came from law enforcement, fire, medical, auto club, and safety groups. Opposition from public defenders and criminal justice advocates focused on loss of judicial discretion, costs for low-income drivers, and concerns about vendor oversight and effectiveness. The committee voted to pass AB 366 as amended to Appropriations. The committee also heard AB 1380, which would create a permanent pathway into firefighting careers for formerly incarcerated people who served on Cal Fire hand crews. The author and supporters said the bill would recognize service, improve reentry, and reduce recidivism; a fire labor group withdrew its opposition after amendments were discussed. The measure passed to Appropriations, though it remained on call pending one additional vote. AB 461, which would remove criminal penalties for parents of truant K-8 students and replace them with supportive responses, drew broad support from education and justice advocates but no opposition testimony; it was also passed to Appropriations and left on call pending one more vote. ACR 60, recognizing the Downey Police Department’s special-needs communication program for interactions with people with disabilities or sensory challenges, was adopted unanimously. The committee then heard AB 746 on creating an inmate cooperative program and a green reentry reserve for incarcerated workers. Supporters said it would build job skills, dignity, and reentry success; there was no opposition testimony. The bill passed to Appropriations and was left on call pending votes. Finally, AB 379 on human trafficking drew strong support from survivor advocates, law enforcement, and local officials for creating a survivor services fund and targeting buyers, but also strong opposition from survivors and civil liberties groups who warned it would criminalize vulnerable people and revive harmful loitering enforcement. The committee discussion continued with members weighing survivor support, public safety tools, and concerns about the bill’s amendments and scope.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/18/2026 - Senate Education

Education

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  • Madam Chair and Senator Miranda, so, you know, the current model utilizes the school safety program fund
  • vision to have that sort of zero-dollar general fund impact, not impact the annual principal, but utilize
  • So that was sort of one solution: utilize the carry-forward fund to support this center.
  • Most school districts today, it's my understanding, it's about a $3 million mark.
  • In one incident, students threw pennies at a Jewish peer marked with swastikas during a math class after
WA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Utilizing Washington State military transition and readiness councils, and the state.
  • Utilizing Washington State Military Transition and Readiness Council's whole-of-government approach provides
  • And our economic impact, although we don't reach the billion mark, we're $915 million.
  • see on the bottom, is a ready force projecting..." "...impact, although we don't reach the billion mark
  • We do have a food bank on the base just for our airmen, and we've had to utilize some donations from
Summary: The committee heard updates from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Navy Region Northwest, Fairchild Air Force Base, the Coast Guard, state licensing agencies, the Professional Educator Standards Board, the Washington National Guard, and a veterans behavioral health presenter. Across the military briefings, common themes were readiness, infrastructure, and quality-of-life issues for service members and families, especially child care, housing, food insecurity, medical and dental access, and military spouse employment. JBLM highlighted its role in Indo-Pacific readiness, ongoing PFAS cleanup, 212 new family housing units under construction, efforts to expand child care, and continued work to keep the Lewis Army Museum open. Navy Region Northwest discussed its major installations and economic impact, the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Plan, future carrier and submarine homeporting needs, and asked the legislature to continue support for licensure compacts, educational stability for military children, housing, and medical access. Fairchild emphasized its tanker and survival missions, child care shortages, food insecurity, aging housing, and concerns about wind turbine development near flight paths, while the Coast Guard focused on rebuilding Base Seattle for new icebreakers and on rural access to housing, medical care, and child care at dispersed stations like Neah Bay. Members repeatedly raised food insecurity and asked for follow-up on solutions. JBLM and Fairchild both described increased demand for food assistance during the shutdown, and committee members noted progress in getting mobile food vans onto JBLM. The presenters also praised state action on military spouse licensure and child care, including Senate Bill 5545 and related compact and portability efforts. The Department of Licensing reported about 9,000 self-identified military members or spouses licensed, with average time-to-license just under nine days, and said applications are prioritized when military status is self-identified. The Department of Health said its military-to-civilian crosswalk now covers more than 35 health professions, that temporary practice permits and expedited processing are in place, and that 1,300 credentials were issued to military spouses and domestic partners and 129 to military-trained health professionals in the last fiscal year, all within 30 days. The Professional Educator Standards Board explained that military spouses and service members can receive expedited teacher certification with reduced documentation, and that they are moved to the front of the review queue when they self-identify. Members asked about verification, and staff said the process relies on attestation with investigatory safeguards if needed. The Washington National Guard briefed on its dual state and federal mission, the impact of the recent shutdown on nearly 700 employees who worked without pay, and policy and budget requests including youth academy protections, alignment of the Washington Code of Military Justice with the UCMJ, making Civil Air Patrol a division of the Military Department, 911 funding, disaster assistance, and capital funding for headquarters and readiness facilities. The Guard also warned about drone threats and said it wants authority to identify, track, and monitor suspicious drones. A veterans behavioral health presenter, an Army combat veteran and clinical social worker, described high suicide risk, barriers to care, and the need for more culturally competent services, especially for women veterans and caregivers. He said Washington veterans’ suicide rate remains above the national average and emphasized that childcare, transportation, and provider shortages can prevent timely treatment. Members generally responded supportively throughout, asked for follow-up on food security and other issues, and encouraged agencies to bring forward legislative ideas for future sessions.
KY
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  • But this would open it up to actually utilize this in booking stations in 90 minutes.
  • Ashley can speak and not utilizing this.
  • resources from the federal utilize resources from the federal government<01:00:13.839> to<01:
  • <01:09:56.880> So,<01:09:57.120> how utilized so far by 10 counties.
  • So, how utilized so far by 10 counties.
Summary: The committee met for its sixth meeting, established a quorum, and approved the minutes from the October 21 meeting. The main agenda item was a presentation from Kentucky Association of Counties (KACo) leaders and county officials on jail funding and jail-system reform. Speakers said county jail costs have reached crisis levels, citing large and rising general-fund subsidies in counties such as Hardin, McCracken, and Warren, and noting that county general-fund contributions to jail funds have increased by 76% since 2019. KACo outlined a three-part legislative approach for the upcoming session: incentivizing regional jails, clarifying responsibility for pre-trial felony detainees, and redefining the model for housing state inmates in county jails. On regional jails, they proposed one-time state construction funding, statutory changes to allow former county jails to serve as 96-hour holdover facilities, broader participation of jailers on regional jail authority boards, an increased supplement for closed county jails, and a one-time payment for counties that close local jails and join regional facilities. Union County Judge Adam Onan described his county’s savings from contracting with Webster County and said regionalization can reduce costs where feasible. Harlan County Judge Executive Dan Mosley focused on pre-trial felony detainees, saying counties bear the full cost of housing people awaiting trial for long periods, sometimes years, and that pre-trial time is later credited toward state sentences. He argued the state benefits from that credit and referenced prior bills that would have reimbursed counties for time-served credit. Shelley Hampton then proposed replacing the current per diem model for state inmates with contracts requiring the Department of Corrections to pay actual housing costs and to support programming such as substance abuse treatment, cognitive behavioral programming, re-entry services, workforce training, and academics. No votes were taken on the jail proposals, and the meeting ended with the presentation and discussion of the county recommendations.
CA
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  • Keegan Fahey, principal engineer with Los Angeles County Public Works, on behalf of our director, Mark
  • State Pipe Trades Council, the State Association of Electrical Workers, the California Coalition of Utility
  • is Brady Gerton with the League of California Cities and, representing the city of Redondo Beach, Mark
  • My name's Mark Wiener.
  • Mark Newberger of the California State Association of Counties: We have a support-amended position and
Summary: The committee heard eight bills, mostly on local government, housing, and public agency contracting. AB 1658 would make permanent higher change-order authority for Santa Clara and Los Angeles counties on large construction projects; supporters said it would reduce delays and save money on major projects, and the bill passed 6-0. AB 2263 would authorize the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority to develop employee-preference affordable housing; supporters said it would help with workforce retention and long commutes, and it also passed 6-0. AB 2134 would require city councils to allow parental leave without forcing members to seek public approval or risk losing their seats; supporters described the bill as necessary to protect new parents in local office, and it passed 6-0. AB 2188 would raise Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District’s contracting authority to $250,000, with supporters citing administrative savings and faster project delivery; after committee amendments, it passed 6-0. AB 2033 would let general law cities use job order contracting for repair and maintenance work, with safeguards against employee displacement; supporters called it an efficiency tool, while AFSCME opposed it over workforce impacts, and it passed 8-0 after amendments. AB 1768 would authorize Los Angeles County and Contra Costa County to ask voters to approve a temporary transactions and use tax to help offset major federal health care cuts and preserve clinics and public health services. Supporters from community clinics, Planned Parenthood, labor groups, counties, and health organizations said the measure would let voters decide how to respond to funding losses; opponents, including CalTax and some cities, raised affordability and tax-burden concerns. Members also discussed equity concerns within Los Angeles County and the importance of local control. The bill was moved out on a 5-2 vote and left on call. AB 2415 would allow the city of Folsom to shift housing obligations away from its historic district and toward other transit-oriented sites; supporters said it would preserve the historic district while still meeting housing goals, and it passed 10-0. AB 2741, heard at the end of the meeting, would give cities a grace period to fix housing elements that were certified by HCD but later found noncompliant by a court, especially where cities relied on overlay zones. Supporters from the League of California Cities, Redondo Beach, and real estate groups said cities acted in good faith and should not be immediately subjected to builder’s remedy; opponents from California YIMBY and legal aid groups argued the bill would weaken housing accountability and reward noncompliance. The transcript ends during testimony on AB 2741, before a final vote is recorded.
CA
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  • By utilizing the General Fund to support repayment of the loan, it will sustain the Bureau's admin fund
  • It assumes CalHR's projected utilization rate of 15%.
  • The actual service cost could actually be lower if utilization is below 15%.
  • Mark Monroe, Deputy Director for the Middle Mile Broadband Initiative at CDT.
  • Mark Monroe, Deputy Director for the Middle Mile Broadband Initiative at CDT.
Keywords: 988, house, all
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Elections Mar 13th, 2025

Elections

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  • Um, We came across hundreds, maybe thousands of ballots that had been marked.
  • Uh, but falls short of mentioning whether or not the child can mark the ballot.
  • However, I think this canon should be taught at home, the actual marking of the ballot.
  • It's marking the ballot.
  • Just delete the words and mark and then again under 64.002B just delete the words and mark so that the
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

December 3, 2025 - 03:30 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • THE VENDOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CERTAIN DRUGS MONITORING PERSPECTIVE AND RETROSPECTIVE DRUG UTILIZATION
  • THE TEAM WORKED THROUGHOUT THE HOLIDAY BREAK TO ENSURE THAT MARK RUN SIX STATE ON SCHEDULE SO ONE OF
  • THE THINGS IN THE REPORT IN OCTOBER WAS THE DIFFICULTY IN DEFECTS COMING OUT OF MARK 15.
  • WE WERE ABLE TO GET THROUGH MARK 15, WE ARE ON MARK 16 AND WE FINISHED A DAY EARLY.
  • WITH VERY FEW DEFECTS NEEDING TO BE RETESTED IN A MARK RUN 6.1.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Investments and Pensions Oversight Sep 12th, 2025

Investments & Pensions Oversight Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • Mark Duncan, representing District 2, San Juan County. Good to be here with you.
  • In your chart, we've marked this up a little bit so we can do a better analysis.
  • It increases the 10-year mark to $150, 20 years to $200, and 25 years to $275 per month.
  • It doesn't even pay utilities these days.
  • If we're trying to get them to extend their service another seven years to hit that 10-year mark, that's