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• And the new system is exactly, is exactly That there's a job measurement done through market analysis
• So the new budget that was implemented in July of this year aims for market analysis Job measurement.
• even though the FIR says that the Indian Affairs Department didn't respond, they did, and their analysis
• If you go to The agency analysis part, the Commission on the Status of Women, this is a guess on my part

Bills: SM13, SM14

Keywords: land grant, Las Vegas, governance, self-governance, judicial management, forced sterilization, coerced sterilization, Indigenous women, Native American women, women of color, reproductive justice, reproductive sovereignty, truth and reconciliation commission, memorial, trauma-informed care, reparative justice, human rights, bodily autonomy, Indian Health Service, Indian affairs

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• We went through a whole analysis of what it would take to move OSU Medical Center to a level one trauma
• about federal potential federal changes that came down the Oklahoma Hospital Association did an analysis
• orthopedics Audiology, psych services to include developmental and IQ testing, applied behavioral analysis
• So, we're doing some analysis on that and gonna figure that out and figure out ways to make that work

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• Representative Eskamani: I am curious if there has been any conversation or analysis of how limiting
• Have you taken into consideration or done an analysis or research or gathered data in the development
• I looked at our staff analysis because Ways and Means has not actually created an analysis for the data

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• BASELINE A MEASUREMENT PERIODS, BASELINE RATES AND GOALS/TARGETS FOR THE METRICS AND DATA COLLECTION ANALYSIS
• AND INTERPRETATION THE METHODOLOGY DATA RESULTS, THEY WERE YOUR ANALYSIS AND PLANNED INTERVENTIONS BECAUSE
• MATTER EXPERTS THROUGHOUT THE AGENCY CONDUCT WEEKLY, MONTHLY AND QUARTERLY MONITORING AND TRENDING ANALYSIS
• THIS ANALYSIS RESULTED IN 136 LEDS IN THE AMOUNT OF 12,814,000. NEXT WE HAVE COMPLAINTS GRIEVANCES.

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• school at a different district-owned property, and you wouldn't believe The complexity of doing that analysis
• Speaking with the superintendent and district leadership, we are doing boundary analysis for a separate
• That adding a middle school analysis would then extend our timeline for that.
• So, Matthew, if you think that the uncommitted balance is going to go down, is your analysis also going

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• The process to review would be that PSFA staff would conduct a comparative analysis of the original award
• little uncomfortable with that because I think some of these districts, we know, I know we've seen analysis
• Granted, we do need to do analysis, and if there's not enough information to make a determination today
• So, we're still doing analysis on it, and keep in mind, Mr.

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• Matter of fact, the analysis says that they will actually be paying more.
• So, as reflected in the analysis, we know this measure is subject to the Appropriations file.
• your longstanding support during that time, as well as the committee staff for their thoughtful analysis
• willing to work with our team to help on some of those issues with the bill that were raised in the analysis

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation heard a series of tax-related bills, with several measures referred to suspense and a few advancing. SB 284 would clarify Proposition 19 rules for inherited family homes in probate, including when the one-year residency clock starts and whether title consolidation among siblings triggers reassessment; supporters included the California Association of Realtors, while county assessors opposed the sibling-transfer language as creating ambiguity. The bill was sent to suspense. SB 863 was taken up on the consent calendar and passed 6-0 to the Assembly floor. SB 333 would let San Luis Obispo County voters consider raising a local tax rate limit to fund transportation projects; supporters said it would help the county become self-help for major road needs, while opponents argued it would make it easier to raise regressive sales taxes. The committee approved the bill 5-2, as amended with a five-year sunset. SB 376, which clarifies that charitable remainder trusts are not treated as incomplete gift non-grantor trusts for California income tax purposes, drew support from the California Lawyers Association and no opposition, and passed 5-2 to Appropriations as amended. The committee also heard SB 591, which would replace steep penalties for failing to use electronic funds transfer with fixed penalties of $100 for a first violation and $500 thereafter; supporters said current penalties can be excessive and out of proportion, and the bill was sent to suspense. SB 419 would partially exempt hydrogen fuel from the state sales and use tax while leaving the existing road fee in place; supporters said it would help hydrogen adoption and parity with other clean fuels, while one environmental group opposed unless amended, and the bill went to suspense. SB 587 proposed a state tax credit for local sales tax paid on manufacturing equipment to encourage investment and jobs; it had broad business support and no opposition, but was also sent to suspense. SB 710 would extend and update the property tax exclusion for solar installations, with broad support from clean energy and local government groups and some opposition from large energy consumers; it too was referred to suspense. Finally, SB 663 would extend deadlines and exemptions for wildfire victims and certain nonprofit and disabled veteran properties; it received support from assessors and committee members but was also sent to suspense for further work.

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• Last year, we conducted preliminary analysis and determined that Last year, we conducted preliminary
• analysis and determined that 2.1 million people currently on CalFresh should be eligible for CalWORKs
• California was the first state in the nation to do this type of analysis, and since then, other states
• We do have some technical assistance and also some cost analysis that we will provide in greater detail

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Human Services heard an overview of efforts to streamline access to safety net programs and move toward more automatic, person-centered enrollment. CDSS, DHCS, and CalHHS described current cross-enrollment between Medi-Cal, CalFresh, and CalWORKs, including data showing high overlap among programs and a text-message outreach pilot that increased CalWORKs applications and enrollments but reached only a small share of potentially eligible people. Witnesses emphasized barriers such as differing federal eligibility rules, data-sharing limits, privacy concerns, and the need for better technology, consent management, and stakeholder engagement. Members pressed the administration on how to institutionalize these efforts across administrations and asked for concrete budgetary and regulatory steps to support “no wrong door” enrollment and automatic referrals. The committee also reviewed several chair priorities. On the proposed foster care multi-agency office, CDSS said existing coordination structures already address much of the intended work and asked to verify prior fiscal scoring. On the Employment First Office, CalHHS explained that the office’s $1 million budget was eliminated in the 2024-25 budget as part of deficit reductions, while noting that employment for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities remains an administration priority through existing departmental coordination. For the food insecurity proposal, CDSS said it could provide technical assistance but would need new data-sharing agreements, could not separately calculate a CFAP participation rate with current data, and would likely need until July 1, 2027, plus ongoing staffing, to complete the requested report. The mandated reporter proposal drew support for reform, with CDSS estimating low-millions in one-time training costs and ongoing costs in the hundreds of thousands. The subcommittee also discussed a guaranteed income proposal. CalHHS suggested drafting new statutory language and considering a county-administered model rather than a state-run competitive grant process to reduce administrative burden, while members and public commenters urged support for AB 661 and a study of a permanent statewide guaranteed income program. Public testimony also supported automatic enrollment, community-supporting mandated reporting reforms, and cash assistance for fire recovery. In the final items, CSD described how local nonprofit partners helped during the Los Angeles fires with food, housing vouchers, transportation, and emergency energy assistance, and explained that LIHEAP and CSBG remain important but limited tools for disaster response. CSD also said recent federal staffing cuts and possible future federal budget threats could affect LIHEAP and CSBG administration, though no immediate service disruptions had occurred and additional LIHEAP funds were expected to be released soon.

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• Secretary may not reduce the civilian workforce quote unless the Secretary conducts an appropriate analysis
• We have no indication that this analysis has occurred, and I look forward to working with members of
• I know they're doing some analysis out there based on some decisions for the decision.
• So we're taking our analysis and looking at all of that to make sure that we are focused on lethality

Keywords: NDAA, military recruitment, personnel readiness, testimony, military leaders

Summary: The committee meeting focused on pressing issues related to the U.S. military's recruitment and personnel strategies, especially in light of the upcoming NDAA for fiscal year 2026. Chairperson expressed appreciation for the service of witnesses including senior military leaders from different branches, emphasizing the importance of personnel as the backbone of national defense. Discussions revealed concerns regarding the recent lowering of recruitment standards across military branches, which could potentially affect the quality of service members and long-term military readiness. Witnesses were asked to address the implications of these changes on military health and efficiency.

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• Rolling applied behavioral analysis into managed care.
• nitty-gritty where we actually... are going to be able to have access and have an actuary do that analysis
• So I had a couple of calls on the staff analysis of the issues they brought up.
• Because in the analysis from that agency, they are saying that this is a duplication of effort.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• We are still, as water engineers, required to do a water analysis for the facility, whether they're running
• But I am curious why, if you know, why Tax and Rev did not do any kind of analysis on this from, presumably
• The analysis was solicited in the FRRR, and you got that information. We need to access it more.
• So, it is real that we ask the New Mexico Agency Tax and Revenue Department for an analysis.

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• and working with the BCA and um analysis and working with the BCA and our<00:09:07.519> local
• Madam Chair, Chair Muller, I do not believe we've done an analysis on that, but I will check with our
• As a result of that analysis, we found extremely concerning trends and patterns, and we had a need to
• <01:18:00.000> Um,<01:18:00.400> this kind of prepayment analysis.
• Um, this kind of prepayment analysis.

Bills: HF3874, HF3875, HF3378

Keywords: judicial funding, Chief Justice security, fiscal year 2028, court system, judicial branch, judiciary, court notices, restitution, child protection, publication process, human services, Optum reports, data privacy, transparency, legislative oversight, 1183, house

Summary: The committee approved the March 3 minutes and then heard a presentation from the Minnesota Judicial Branch on House File 3874, which was laid over for possible inclusion in a finance bill. State Court Administrator Jeff Shorba and Chief Judge Michael Fritz testified in support of a supplemental funding request focused on judicial branch safety and security, along with funding to cover the employer share of Minnesota Paid Leave costs. Shorba said the branch is seeking help because it did not receive funding for paid leave in the last session and is having to hold positions open to absorb the cost. The safety and security request included five parts: personal data protection for judges and court administrators, home security, two additional staff positions for threat assessment and coordination, security for the chief justice at public events, and a revived courthouse security grant program for counties. Testimony emphasized rising threats and incidents involving judges and court staff, including examples of doxing, home surveillance, and threats involving litigants, and cited increases in reported incidents, threats, and disturbances. Fritz said the branch’s current response system is stretched and that more law-enforcement-trained staff would improve coordination and response. Members questioned why the judicial branch should receive state funding for paid leave when private employers must absorb the cost, and Shorba responded that the branch was excluded from end-of-session funding decisions and that the mandate should be funded for all branches of government. Members also asked about the threat-response process and whether local law enforcement should be used more directly. Another concern raised was whether State Patrol troopers assigned to judicial security would have the training needed for criminal-code enforcement, and Shorba said the branch is discussing that issue with the State Patrol. No vote on the bill was taken in the portion provided.

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• It should be noted as well that, according to your committee's analysis, no letters from prosecutors
• Which is why the Senate analysis does aptly state that this bill is entirely unnecessary.
• Which is why the Senate analysis does aptly state makes this bill entirely unnecessary.
• It has no evidence-based analysis at this point. It talks about a 95% success ratio.
• My humble perspective as chair, it starts right here on page three of the committee analysis.

Summary: The committee heard several public safety measures, with extensive testimony on firearms regulation, disability and sexual assault, mental health diversion, emergency response, and law enforcement masking. SB 704 by Senator Arreguín would require firearm barrels to be purchased through licensed dealers with a background check, as a response to the rise in ghost guns and 3D-printed firearms; supporters said barrels are a key component of untraceable guns, while opponents argued the bill burdens lawful gun owners and does little to stop criminals. SB 258 by Senator Wahab would eliminate the remaining spousal rape exception for victims unable to consent because of disability; supporters called it a needed closure of an archaic loophole, while disability-rights advocates opposed it unless amended, warning it could worsen misunderstandings about capacity to consent and harm disabled people’s autonomy. After debate, SB 258 passed the committee on a due-pass motion to Appropriations, with several members voting aye and the bill held on call. Senator Umberg presented SB 398, which closes a loophole in the law prohibiting paying or offering money or other value to induce someone to vote or register to vote; there was little opposition, and the bill passed on a due-pass motion to Appropriations and was held on call. He also presented SB 27, a CARE Court cleanup measure that would allow certain misdemeanor defendants found incompetent to stand trial to be routed into CARE Court and would expand eligibility to some people with mood disorders with psychotic features. Supporters said it would improve access to treatment and reduce unnecessary incarceration, while county behavioral health directors and disability advocates warned it could blur the line between voluntary civil treatment and coercive criminal proceedings and expand CARE Court beyond its intended scope. SB 27 passed on a due-pass motion as amended to Appropriations. The committee also heard SB 36 from Senator Umberg, a price-gouging measure tied to wildfire-related emergency conditions that also expands search-warrant authority for certain misdemeanor investigations. Public defenders opposed the search-warrant expansion as unnecessary, while a late supporter from the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office spoke in favor; the bill was moved on a due-pass motion as amended to Appropriations and held on call. SB 571 by Senator Arreguín would increase penalties for impersonating emergency personnel and related conduct during disasters; supporters cited post-fire looting and impersonation, while opponents argued longer sentences do not deter crime and that existing law is sufficient. The bill passed on a due-pass motion as amended to Appropriations and was held on call. Finally, Senator Wiener presented SB 627, which would prohibit law enforcement from wearing extreme masks except in limited circumstances, aimed largely at masked federal immigration enforcement operations. Supporters said masked, unidentified officers create fear and undermine trust, while law enforcement groups argued the bill wrongly sweeps in local officers, is too broad, and should instead target federal agents or impersonators. Testimony was still underway when the transcript ended, and no final committee action on SB 627 is shown here.

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• standard for the percentage of hours that clients should use before it becomes a concern, so our analysis
• Our analysis also noted racial disparities.
• We did not do any analysis of the immigration status of people who are working in this field.

Summary: The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee held a public hearing on the State Auditor’s Office performance audit of Washington’s Restoring Quality Home Care Initiative (I-1163). Auditors said the initiative’s background checks and 75-hour training requirement are widely viewed as safety measures, but the state lacks pre-2011 data to directly measure safety outcomes. They also found Washington’s long-term care workforce is still short, though the state ranks better than many others in workers per disabled person, and that some groups and regions have larger gaps between authorized and actually used Medicaid care hours, suggesting access problems for certain clients. The audit focused heavily on the certification process for home care aides. Auditors reported that many applicants never finish certification, that the process often exceeds the 200-day legal deadline, and that delays can cause lost income, job loss, and in some cases repeated employer changes that allow aides to keep working without becoming certified. They recommended that the Department of Health accept applications only after training and testing are completed, move testing into training programs more broadly, and eliminate redundant DOH verification of FBI background checks. Committee members asked about testing contract incentives, language access, and the role of immigration in workforce shortages; auditors said they found no financial performance standards in the Prometric contract, did not specifically study immigration status, and did not focus on language barriers in this audit. Department of Health and Department of Social and Health Services officials largely agreed with the audit’s findings and recommendations. They said they have already made improvements, including expanded in-program testing, more staffing, and rule changes, and that testing has been integrated into more than 110 training programs. DSHS noted testing is offered in 13 languages. Both agencies said they support further streamlining and expect continued collaboration, including possible budget or legislative requests. No public testimony was offered, and the committee adjourned without taking any vote or formal action on the audit.

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• As part of the report, Florida State Parks conducted an analysis of repair and maintenance and upgrades
• DEP also conducted an analysis that evaluated future growth and recreational demand through the review
• The Florida Park Service analysis of the unit management plans of all 175 state parks identified an estimated

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• YOU HAVE IT AND WE ARE CERTAINLY HAPPY TO PROVIDE IT TO MEMBERS THAT HAVE AN INTEREST BUT IT'S AN ANALYSIS
• THEN FINAL POINT THAT I'LL MAKE IS YOU WILL SEE IN YOUR COMMITTEE ANALYSIS THAT ACKNOWLEDGES THIS POTENTIAL
• FOR SAVINGS AND I'LL QUOTE THE LINE IN THE COMMITTEE ANALYSIS, THE BILL COULD ALSO MITIGATE COST TO

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• So when an application comes to the ...their analysis is accurate?
• Data studies and analysis on paper are one thing, but what really Data studies and analysis on paper
• Today, I did do some preliminary engineering analysis.
• They don't have this type of modeling and field analysis within the district.
• So you incorporate all of that into your analysis. I can hear you. Yeah.

Summary: The committee held a hearing on high-capacity groundwater wells proposed in Anderson, Henderson, and Houston counties, with members framing the issue as one of local water supply, fairness, and the need to modernize groundwater law while protecting private property rights. Opening remarks focused on the scale of the proposed Redtown Ranch and Pine Bliss projects, the potential export of tens of thousands of acre-feet of groundwater annually, and concerns that the applications lacked sufficient technical detail and could harm nearby landowners, cities, agriculture, and manufacturing. Members also noted the broader context of the recent flooding tragedy in central Texas and the Legislature’s intent to address water-related loss of life in the upcoming special session. Witnesses from the Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts and the Texas Water Development Board explained the current groundwater management framework. They described groundwater conservation districts as the state’s preferred management method, the role of groundwater management areas and desired future conditions, and how the Water Development Board uses those conditions to calculate modeled available groundwater. They emphasized that districts rely on local data, monitoring wells, and planning processes, but that information is often more limited in areas without a district, where the rule of capture applies. Members pressed witnesses on recharge rates, export permits, subsidence, the effect of pumping on nearby wells, the age and real-time availability of model data, and whether the proposed project would exceed modeled available groundwater in some counties. TCEQ explained its limited oversight role over groundwater conservation districts, including inquiries, compliance actions, and, in extreme cases, dissolution authority. Water Development Board staff also outlined funding programs, saying the New Water Supply for Texas Fund is limited to projects such as brackish desalination, reuse, ASR, and other new-supply projects, and does not fund fresh groundwater exports alone. They said the project at issue had not applied for board funding. A water lawyer then testified on the rule of capture, ownership in place, and district regulation, arguing that districts must use permitting and other tools to manage production within modeled available groundwater and that the Legislature could consider additional authority over groundwater exports under current law.

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• Poisonous tree analysis here.
• I'm not as fluent in criminal as my—I may not be right with my analysis either. >> Okay.
• I'm not as fluent in criminal as my—I may not be right with my analysis either. >> Okay.
• I'm not as fluent in criminal as my—I may not be right with my analysis either. >> Okay.
• I'm not as fluent in criminal as my—I may not be right with my analysis either. >> Okay.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• typically done is taken the CDC recommended schedule and because they're doing that risk-benefit analysis
• And so we're going to recommend it on the schedule and so adopting that with them doing that analysis
• On the face of it, analysis of just some data that there are reviews, I do not believe it's as deep as
• You mail it in, they do the work. the analysis of your blood sample and then they offer to you to to
• I myself have not done that analysis.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• analysis of these things. analysis of these things.
• It's a great study, and we need to evaluate our performance relative to that analysis. >> Yeah.
• as as their analysis, primarily using NAEP<01:27:44.120> score.
• performance relative to that analysis. performance relative to that analysis.
• ,<03:12:46.320> that's literature, historical analysis, that's literature, historical analysis

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