Transcript Highlights:

• What do we know about how this kind of lump-sum payment could affect their eligibility for Medicaid,
• So this is a $25,000 one-time payment to, just to put it very bluntly, whoever is still living in this
• House Bill 4040 is the Department of Health Rural Health Transformation cash flow bill.
• But that would be a kind of bifurcated fund where charter schools can apply for direct loan payments
• the... ...charter school getting direct loan payments from the Statewide Charter School Board, or is

Summary: The committee took up a long agenda of appropriations and budget bills, with most of the early action focused on retirement cost-of-living adjustments. Senate Bills 1144, 1145, 1146, 1148, and 1149 all advanced, covering COLAs for retired teachers, public employees, police, judges, and a special “tweener” group of police and fire retirees. Members questioned the actuarial impacts, funded ratios, and timing of the apportionment changes, and the author explained that the retirement bills were based on TRS or system actuarial estimates and that the 2036 apportionment cutoff could be revisited by future legislatures. SB 1149 was described as a one-time $25,000 payment for a limited group of older retirees, with estimated costs of $3.5 million for police and $5.8 million for fire. Most of these retirement measures passed on votes of 23-24 ayes with one nay. The committee also considered House Bill 4071, creating the Oklahoma Dream Accounts Investment Program to match the federal “Trump accounts” with up to $250 per eligible child, capped at $12.5 million. Democrats criticized it as a poor use of funds and objected to the federal program’s uncertainty and the emergency clause; the bill passed 17-8. House Bill 4072 created a taxpayer endowment trust fund by moving $200 million from the Revenue Stabilization Fund and redirecting a portion of future gross production tax overages into the new fund until it reaches $1 billion, after which it would generate future revenue streams. Members raised concerns about investment risk, oversight, and whether the fund was a “shell game,” but it passed 18-6. Several agency budget and limit bills were also approved, including HB 4057 for $25 million to expand the Bureau of Narcotics headquarters, SB 1158 for $252,000 to fund medication for minors in custody, SB 1164 for the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse with $1.2 million in new appropriations plus $5.97 million for the 988 revolving fund, and HB 4040 for the Department of Health rural health transformation cash-flow needs tied to federal reimbursement. The committee also passed HB 4051 on FMAP preservation, SB 1161 for the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, SB 1162 for the State Department of Health, and SB 1163 for DHS, where the largest discussion centered on avoiding an Advantage waiver waitlist, SNAP administrative costs, and child abuse multidisciplinary care centers. Most of these bills passed with little or no debate, though some drew questions about federal matching dollars and reporting requirements. Education-related items were also approved, including HB 4030, the State Department of Education budget limits bill, which maintained prior-year funding for textbooks, early intervention, literacy coaching, school security, and other line items; HB 4044 for OEQA’s growth-based teacher compensation and NBCT stipends; HB 4065 for school security funding at the School of Science and Math; HB 4067 for the School for the Blind and School for the Deaf; and HB 4038 directing $5 million of ODOT FY27 appropriations to the eight-year work plan. The committee also advanced HB 4046, which directs funding to the Military Readiness, Innovation, Education, Aviation Revolving Fund for projects including McAlester, Fort Sill, Altus, and Enid, with members questioning why additional money was needed so soon after prior appropriations. Throughout the meeting, most measures were reported as passed by wide margins, with a few dissenting votes on bills viewed as controversial or as reallocating funds away from other priorities.

Transcript Highlights:

• I think if it's the payment schedule, what we can provide is a like account, if the farmers would bring
• </c> level um I think if it's the payment level um I think if it's the payment schedule<00:31:44.559>
• liquidate the assets, or what we normally do is kind of stretch out the terms to fit what they can cash
• fit<00:53:29.920><c> what</c><00:53:30.119><c> they</c><00:53:30.319><c> can</c><00:53:30.720><c> cash
• /c><00:53:31.000><c> flow</c><00:53:31.799><c> so</c><00:53:32.000><c> we'll</c> fit what they can cash

Committee: Senate Agriculture and Environment

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 1294 HD2, which would create a workforce housing working group within the Department of Agriculture to address agricultural workforce housing shortages. The Department of Agriculture supported the bill’s intent but emphasized that the first step should be a study to determine actual housing demand, noting many farmers have very low incomes and may not be able to support housing costs. A DHHL representative said the department supports the measure as a first step but does not currently plan to expand housing on its agricultural lands; members also discussed the distinction between agricultural and pastoral leases and asked for follow-up information on lease numbers and ranchers growing feed. Testimony on HB 1294 was overwhelmingly supportive, with farm and farmers’ organizations saying housing is critical to sustaining agriculture and should be located near farm operations when possible. Members questioned how housing eligibility would be enforced and whether federal housing funds could be used. The committee reported 38 testimonies in support, none opposed, and two comments, then voted to pass HB 1294 HD2 with amendments, including a date defect to July 1, 2050; the motion carried with five in favor and the recommendations were adopted. The committee then took up HB 428 HD1, establishing the Hawaii Farm to Families Program to address food shortages and requiring reports before the 2026 regular session. The Department of Agriculture urged the bill’s continuation and appropriations, citing rescinded federal grant programs and a planned $1.1 million application to support food banks and kalo production. Food banks, the Hawaii Farm Bureau, the Hawaii Farmers Union, and other groups strongly supported the measure, describing rising demand for charitable food assistance, especially for fresh produce and protein, and noting that many families are struggling despite working multiple jobs. Witnesses also described school pantry and backpack programs, food rescue partnerships with retailers, and the need for more stable state support; one witness asked for at least $5 million in funding for farm families. Committee members asked about food insecurity levels, food safety, abuse of food assistance, and how the program would connect farmers with schools and food banks. Food bank representatives said they already work with DOE school pantry programs and inspect all donated food for safety, and they suggested a grant or escrow-style payment model could help farmers by reducing reimbursement delays. The transcript does not show a final vote on HB 428 before the excerpt ends.

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• in July so RFA loan um make that payment in July so we<00:10:17.720><c> worked</c><00:10:17.959><c>
• In 2023, livestock cash receipts in Minnesota totaled $8.4 billion, seventh highest in the country.
• In 2023, livestock cash receipts in Minnesota totaled $8.4 billion, seventh highest in the country.
• In 2023, livestock cash receipts in Minnesota totaled $8.4 billion, seventh highest in the country.
• In 2023, livestock cash receipts in Minnesota totaled $8.4 billion, seventh highest in the country.

Bills: HF601 , HF271 , HF1101 , HF979

Committee: House Agriculture Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• You might get partial payment. And then one out of four, you get full payment.
• You might get partial payment. And then one out of four, you get full payment.
• And that's just crazy to me. you get full payment, and that's just crazy to me.
• If you've got a dispute about your vehicle being towed, you can file a claim, post a cash bond equal
• And once you've filed your cash bond, the judge will issue an order releasing your tractor and trailer

Committees: House Transportation , House Joint Committee on Transportation Oversight

Transcript Highlights:

• I think it's critically important for us to establish where we're going with the eventual payment of
• I'm not going to take your example, but I'm just going to say a hypothetical, maybe a $150,000 bond payment
• I think it's critically important for us to establish where we're going with the eventual payment of
• the road bond and, you know, Reap. we're going with the eventual payment of the road bond and, you know
• I'm not going to take your example, but I'm just going to say a hypothetical, maybe $150,000 bond payment

Summary: The House Transportation Committee met on March 16 and first disposed of several local bills without controversy. House Bills 590, 679, and 873 were voluntarily deferred. HB 503, allowing certain utility terrain vehicles and golf carts in Golden Meadow, was amended and reported. HB 720, clarifying tacit dedication and public access to waterways and related access points, was reported favorably. HB 856, expanding indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contracting authority for DOTD and the Office of Louisiana Highway Construction, was amended and reported. HB 487, increasing penalties for drivers who run red lights by using shoulders or turn lanes to pass stopped traffic, was amended and reported. HB 846, prohibiting obscured or covered license plates, was reported favorably. HB 733 and HB 875, both dealing with OMV reinstatement fees and lapses of insurance, were reported with amendments after discussion of audit findings and fee timing. HB 707, moving liquefied petroleum gas commission functions to Agriculture, was amended and reported. HB 693, creating legislator district signs, was amended and then voluntarily deferred. HB 777, requiring a driver's license renewal knowledge exam, was amended and voluntarily deferred for further work with the department. HB 746, concerning oversized trucking permits issued by local governments, was introduced but not advanced, with the author signaling a desire to work on the issue further rather than force a vote. Several bills drew extended debate over safety, enforcement, and government overreach. HB 309, which would have penalized pedestrians for looking at cell phones while crossing crosswalks, was amended from a criminal offense to a $25 civil fine but then voluntarily deferred after members raised concerns about enforceability, tourism, free will, and whether the bill targeted the right party. HB 695, requiring permits and QR-code documentation for consensual non-commercial towing of multiple connected vehicles, was heavily questioned over how it would work in practice, whether it applied to single or multiple vehicles, and how out-of-state travelers would know about the requirement; the committee asked the author to work with OMV and State Police and voluntarily returned the bill to the calendar. HB 868, removing the farm exemption from trailer safety-chain and attachment requirements after a fatal accident involving a trailer separation, was amended and reported despite concerns from members and the Agriculture Commissioner about impacts on older farm equipment and the need to preserve flexibility for agricultural operations. The committee also heard testimony from law enforcement, the auditor’s office, the Department of Transportation and Development, the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, and industry groups. Chiefs of police supported the red-light and license-plate bills as common-sense public safety measures, while the Legislative Auditor explained that the OMV fee bills were intended to align Louisiana’s reinstatement fees and grace periods more closely with other states and with audit recommendations. DOTD and the secretary supported the procurement bill as a tool to speed construction and maintenance work. Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain supported the propane commission bill and urged caution on the farm trailer safety bill so that older and specialized equipment would not be unintentionally burdened.

Transcript Highlights:

• Prom members, as you recall, this is our legislative department cash fund.
• 1333 by Representatives McCluskey and Duran, also Senators Rodriguez and Simpson, concerning the payment
• of the expenses of the payment of the expenses of the legislative<02:27:52.160><c> department.
• As I just stated, we increased a transfer from the cash fund in order to accommodate and ensure that
• and cash fund in order to accommodate and ensure<02:28:11.280><c> that</c><02:28:11.680><c> employees

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, so you get a 33% off, which I like to think of as your triple Manard's coupon. payment for one-third
• That's handled payment for one-third.
• </c><01:10:16.800><c> in</c><01:10:17.040><c> his</c> million in general fund cash in his million in
• general fund cash in his budget<01:10:17.520><c> request</c><01:10:17.840><c> for</c><01:10:18.000><c
• Recognizing this, we are requesting $1 million in general fund cash to complete two studies to help us

Bills: HF3220

Committee: House Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:

• House Bill 198 simply adds a fair payment methodology for ambulatory surgery centers to allow access
• So all this does, in simplicity, is create a more fair payment methodology to ASCs, allows patients in
• So all this does, in simplicity, is create a more fair payment methodology to ASCs, allows patients in
• And Mark Cuban, for that same—what you're paying $25 as a copay—may only charge you $10 cash just to
• And it's, I don't know if they're getting bad advice or they just truly don't understand the payment

Bills: HB62 , HB124 , HB182 , HB193 , HB198 , HB203 , HB223 , HB237 , HB469 , HB486 , HB574 , HB779 , HB796 , HB919 , SCR2 , SB4 , SB36 , SB38 , SB109 , SB152 , SB168 , SB195 , SB216 , SB221 , SB236 , SB404

Committee: House Health and Welfare

Keywords: Louisiana Women's Policy, gender equality, policy research, commission membership, women's representation, Domestic Violence, judicial experience, legislation, criminal law, family law, HB182, sexual assault, rape kit, forensic examination, forensic medical exam, sexual assault survivor, sexual assault nurse examiner, SANE, emergency department, hospital staffing

Transcript Highlights:

• a full pension payment.
• We provide disability benefit payments within the plan.
• Payments go to the funeral service provider or to the claimant if they document full payment of funeral
• an application seeking this type of payment.
• The reason for that is that this is a non-taxable payment, and it has, That this is a non-taxable payment

Summary: The committee was called to order, a quorum was established, and the minutes from the prior meeting were approved. The first major presentation came from Montana Public Employees Retirement System executive director William Hollahan, who gave an overview of Montana’s Volunteer Firefighters’ Compensation Act plan. He explained that the plan covers volunteer firefighters in unincorporated areas, is funded by 5% of state fire insurance premium taxes, and currently serves 228 departments with about 2,936 active members and 1,242 retirees. He described eligibility rules, annual training and reporting requirements, benefit levels for partial and full pensions, disability, death, medical, and funeral benefits, and said the plan is actuarially sound with roughly $60 million in assets and a funded ratio slightly above 100%. Committee members asked about prior-service credit, whether EMS personnel are included, the effect on recruitment and retention, and whether expanding coverage would require a funding analysis; Hollahan said prior service is not credited, EMS is not currently included, and any expansion would need financial review. Tim Walleen of Workforce Safety and Insurance then presented a draft North Dakota workers’ compensation solution for volunteer firefighters and volunteer EMS personnel. He explained that volunteer responders are already covered by workers’ comp for medical and wage-loss benefits, but the proposal would set a minimum annual wage of $30,000 for calculating wage-loss benefits for qualifying volunteers, with the benefit paid at two-thirds of that amount. Representative Porter suggested tying the volunteer definition to existing code rather than a fixed dollar amount, and Walleen agreed. Questions focused on whether search and rescue or other volunteer emergency services could be included, whether departments would face new paperwork, and whether volunteer organizations can already elect coverage; Walleen said there would be no additional paperwork and that volunteer coverage is already available. The committee also heard from volunteer fire service representatives and the state fire marshal. An Oakes-area firefighter, Mr. Olson, testified that small departments are struggling with retention, communication, and administrative burdens, especially around separate bookkeeping and funding rules for donated or fundraising money, and he said departments need clearer guidance from the state. State Fire Marshal Dr. Matthew Clark introduced himself and outlined a broader effort to improve education, support, and coordination for fire departments, including a planned 10% audit of certificates of existence beginning in 2027, more outreach through his office, and better assistance with training, reporting, and grant access. He said his office is authorized under current law to provide these services, but the role has been vague and underused. Finally, Arnagard Rural Fire District Chief Rick Schreiber testified in favor of new recruitment and retention ideas, including retirement-style benefits, health insurance, tax incentives, scholarships, grants, and more remote or regional training. He said volunteer departments are losing members, that local tax and donation funds are already stretched, and that any new retirement or incentive program should be sustainable and likely involve a mix of state and local support.

Transcript Highlights:

• You still have a 10-day period for non-payment.
• If you have a small county or a small city, you have to do the legacy payments for the retirements, the
• If you have a small county or a small city, you have to do the legacy payments for the retirements, the
• It's important to note the chaplains are already allowed to counsel cash-paying clients in the state
• For probably almost two years now, I've been working at a medical clinic as a counselor for cash pay.

Committee: House Business

Transcript Highlights:

• the state will need to shoulder 5% or more of the cost of benefits starting in October 2027 if our payment
• California's 2024 payment rate was on par with the national average but is above 10%.
• California's 2024 payment rate was on par with the national average but is above 10%.
• Our advisors help with cash flow management, navigating financing, and pursuing state and federal grants
• The cash flow is not balanced, so it's really bad for our small farmers because we don't get aid from

Summary: The joint informational hearing of the Assembly Committees on Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact and Agriculture, held at Fresno State, focused on cost pressures in California’s food system, household affordability, and the Central Valley’s role in agriculture. Opening remarks emphasized Fresno State’s regional importance, the Central Valley’s outsized contribution to food production, and the connection between agricultural health, food security, and the broader economy. Members also noted the impact of the federal shutdown on CalFresh benefits and the state’s efforts to respond with food assistance funding and National Guard support for food banks. The first panel featured academic and policy experts who described agriculture’s economic importance in the San Joaquin Valley and the rising pressures on farms and households. Dr. Conduro highlighted agriculture’s large share of regional GDP, farm receipts, jobs, exports, and food manufacturing, while identifying water scarcity, SGMA-related land fallowing, labor shortages and rising labor costs, market volatility, invasive pests, and production cost inflation as major barriers. Caroline Danielson of PPIC said food prices remain about 30% above 2019 levels, food insecurity affects about 1.8 million California households, and nutrition programs such as CalFresh, WIC, and school meals are essential in reducing poverty, especially in the Central Valley. Susie Pryor of the Central California Small Business Development Center described technical assistance, capital access, and training for small food and farm businesses, while warning that reduced funding limits support for rural and immigrant entrepreneurs. The second panel brought testimony from a small produce business owner, a food entrepreneur, and the Fresno County Farm Bureau. They said input costs for fertilizer, fuel, irrigation, labor, land leases, and compliance have risen sharply while commodity prices have remained flat or fallen, squeezing small farms and food businesses. Panelists stressed the need for small-batch processing facilities, local supply chains, education on food manufacturing compliance, land access for small farmers, and more pathways into agriculture through trade programs, community colleges, and FFA. Ryan Jacobson said California agriculture is facing a prolonged downturn, with farm bankruptcies, weak commodity prices, export-market uncertainty, water reliability problems, and costly ag-burning rules all contributing to financial strain. No formal votes or legislative actions were taken; the hearing was informational and concluded with discussion of possible policy solutions and continued engagement with stakeholders.

Transcript Highlights:

• sure that we're competitive because it's probably, I would think it might be a little easier to run a cash
• Uh, Madam Chair, Senator Gallegos, I think you're asking, you know, do we expedite payment?
• Uh, Madam Chair, Senator Gallegos, we do have expedited payment requirements and we have in our contracts
• the claims right away, uh, but we do have requirements around how quickly we have to turn around payment
• Do you know, is there a way that we can Cash in on that essentially, uh, that, you know, you may get

Committee: House Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• We know that if revenues fall below the amount that has been spent, we'll need some cash reserves to
• also be, the state may be benefiting, or subsidiaries of the state may be benefiting from proper payments
• Payments to, say, school districts or local governments as well. So, Mr.
• getting certain funds, what school district, how much is their operating budget, and what are their cash
• The executive also recommends $50 million for housing down payments and $50 million for homelessness,

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:20:58.159><c> program</c> uation and support payments program uation and support payments program
• So there is this tremendous gap when families are facing student loan payments, car payments, rent or
• So there is this tremendous gap when families are facing student loan payments, car payments, rent or
• issue prospective payment portal issue prospective payments<01:04:27.359><c> to</c><01:04:27.559><c>
• </c><01:09:56.640><c> to</c> don't have a finite uh form of cash to don't have a finite uh form of cash

Bills: HF1367 , HF2732 , HF1897 , HF1424 , HF1383 , HF2728 , HF2863 , HF1685 , HF2929

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• The bill also gives the county time to mail the tax payment. It then must mail it by January 5th.
• It lets township assessors or entitlement payment on tax... ...to mail the tax payment.
• It lets township assessors or entitlement payment on tax... it just like other counties can.
• or any other problem they may have. to mail then TAT payment.
• It let Township attempt Pottley or entoment payment on TATD it, just like other county can.

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then approved the House Journal for the 40th day by roll call vote, 122-1. Members used points of personal privilege to recognize the departure of Scott Bell and to honor the life of Ernie Dempsey of St. Charles, and the chamber welcomed numerous special guests, including Child Advocacy Day participants, school groups, local civic leaders, and visitors from across the state. The main floor business centered on House Bill 3239, which would make the Missouri Workforce Diploma Program permanent and move it into the MOCAP framework with a $4 million annual cap and pay-for-performance funding. Supporters said the program has helped about 1,200 adults earn diplomas, especially women and parents needing flexible online access, while opponents argued it would divert foundation formula money from K-12 students and duplicate existing adult education options. An amendment adding a college admissions and financial aid task force was offered but failed, 55-82; the previous question was then ordered, and HB 3239 was perfected and printed. The House also perfected and printed House Bill 1786, which would prevent county assessors from reclassifying single-family homes used as short-term rentals from residential to commercial for tax purposes. Supporters framed it as a property-rights and tax-relief measure for homeowners and small LLCs, while opponents raised concerns about local control and the line between mom-and-pop rentals and larger business operations. House Bill 2944, dealing with the senior property tax freeze, was amended to clarify that the freeze applies across taxing districts and to simplify annual filing and notification requirements; a later amendment was ruled out of order, and the bill was perfected and printed as amended. The House then moved to announcements and recessed until 2 p.m.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> the payments the payments um<00:19:59.919><c> but</c><00:20:00.320><c> uh</c><00:20:00.559><c> they
• So for Medicaid, there is a small segment that there is payment for. For Medicare, there is not.
• So for Medicaid, there is a small segment that there is payment for. For Medicare, there is not.
• For Medicaid, there is a small segment that there is payment for. For Medicare, there is not.
• </c><01:31:52.840><c> applications</c> who process snap and cash applications who process snap and cash

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:

• The payment withholding bill that passed the House, the governor wanted it, and the Senate was kind of
• So, if you look at HCMC's funding chart, you will see this area where their directed payments coming
• it and we're not able to draw down federal matching dollars as we have in the past with directed payments
• </c><00:13:12.480><c> withhold,</c> you know, related to payment withhold, you know, related to payment
• 40 million and then another 10 in cash for planning? Yeah, for the arena.

Summary: A Minnesota Senate leader discussed the end-of-session budget deal and said the Senate had passed a comprehensive budget that addresses several recent crises and federal policy changes. He highlighted funding to respond to gun violence, Metro Surge, and the effects of a federal Republican budget bill, saying the package includes retroactive medical assistance coverage, support to keep SNAP functioning, $10 million for food banks and shelves, rental assistance, and aid for counties and property taxpayers. He also said the Senate secured $205 million for HCMC, a $30 million uncompensated care pool for other distressed hospitals, and a $500 million health care stabilization reserve, along with a one-year license tab fee reduction and a $1.2 billion bonding bill. He said some priorities were left out or rejected in negotiations, including small business relief, low-income rent, energy assistance, rural EMS stabilization, a manufactured home bill of rights, a social media platform data collection tax, and proposals to block private equity from nursing homes and single-family homes. He also said the House Speaker had promised but not brought a gun vote to the floor, and he expressed disappointment that immigration-related action and some gun control measures did not advance further. He defended the rental assistance as available to Minnesotans regardless of documentation status and said it was not tied only to Operation Metro Surge. The leader also addressed concerns about payment withholding and program integrity in human services, saying the goal was to fight fraud without cutting services. He said hospitals seeking access to the stabilization reserve would need to show distress and financial need, and that both the governor and a legislative advisory committee would have to approve. He closed by saying the process had been difficult and too much negotiation had moved into backroom settings, but that the chambers were working toward an orderly conclusion and that he expected the remaining bills to be finalized and sent to the governor.

Transcript Highlights:

• findings were presented: the Department of Human Services reported instances of improper benefit payments
• Nutrition Assistance Program and the Medicaid program, and had a payee of a $610,000 warrant that was cashed
• These exceptions include lack of proper authorization for payment, lack of proper documentation, and
• These exceptions include lack of proper authorization for payment, lack of proper documentation, and
• Payment by the bond trust fund is also indicated when applicable.

Committee: All LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from the prior meeting and then heard several audit-related reports. The executive committee report noted audit and special reports were scheduled for standing committees and the full Legislative Joint Audit Committee, with one requested report still in progress. The City, County, and Local report covered delinquent private water and sewer audits, reinstatement of turnback funds for entities that filed required reports, and action involving the town of Daisy, which was directed to repay misused street funds at 10% of general fund revenue annually. The education and state agencies reports included higher education audits and state agency findings, with some reports filed and others deferred to the February meeting for additional information or corrective-action details. The committee then took up a special audit of the Charles W. Donaldson Scholars Academy at UA Little Rock. Legislative Audit reported that the program, funded with $10 million in desegregation money plus a $50,000 grant, awarded $1.87 million in scholarships to 379 students, with 116 graduates, but found numerous eligibility and disbursement problems, including scholarships to ineligible students, excessive awards, improper documentation, and unclear disposition of some assets. Committee members questioned UALR representatives about oversight, staffing, and whether funds were properly used, and also heard from Philander Smith College about its limited role in verifying enrollment. Members expressed concern about the program’s results and the lack of detail on accountability, and the committee voted to table the report until the next meeting for further review and requested additional information, including the federal court order and more detail on expenditures and oversight. Finally, the committee reviewed the annual disposition report on matters referred to prosecutors and the Attorney General for 2024. Staff said 164 matters were referred, with 28 resulting in criminal charges and convictions, 39 still under review, 96 not charged, and others dismissed or pending; 20 convictions produced fines, restitution, and audit-cost orders, and bond trust fund claims were paid in some cases. Prosecutor Coordinator and Attorney General representatives explained that some referrals do not meet criminal standards, may lack intent, or are otherwise not prosecutable, and members asked for more standardized reporting, clearer explanations of why cases are not charged, and more information on restitution efforts. The committee discussed possible templates, training, and better coordination, then voted to file the report and adjourned, with the next meeting set for February 12, 2026.

Transcript Highlights:

• The House bill also contemplate standards for Boeing Depositories and trying to payments that would allow
• However, we don't pay for things generally with cash.
• We are simply using a platform to you to to facilitate the payment of gold and silver for vendors that
• that they're this for myself. >> That will I think what we're hearing today is that there's already payment
• beauties of the commercial version that we're that we're using is the receiving party has no idea the payment

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• fund, and at the other hand saying, oh yeah, this cash fund is really struggling.
• fund, and at the other hand saying, oh yeah, this cash fund is really struggling.
• fund, and at the other hand saying, oh yeah, this cash fund is really struggling.
• fund, and at the other hand saying, oh yeah, this cash fund is really struggling.
• , and at the other hand saying, oh yeah, this cash fund is really struggling.