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FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
January 15, 2025 - 01:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- program as our largest driver.
- Additional major cost drivers are the KidCare program, the iBudget waiver program at APD, and the child
- welfare program at DCF.
- services. programs.
- So that's another program. So that's another program that I wanted to highlight.
Summary:
The Health Care Budget Subcommittee met to organize the new term, take roll, and hear introductory presentations from the six agencies under its jurisdiction: the Agency for Health Care Administration, Agency for Persons with Disabilities, Department of Children and Families, Department of Elder Affairs, Department of Health, and Department of Veterans’ Affairs. The chair outlined the committee process, including assigning members to review agencies and make budget recommendations. Each agency head gave a high-level overview of their budget, staffing, major programs, and priorities, with recurring themes including Medicaid, long-term care, disability services, child welfare, mental health, aging services, public health, and veterans’ health care.
Several agency leaders highlighted recent initiatives and funding priorities. AHCA emphasized Medicaid managed care, provider regulation, Hope Florida, hospital-at-home, and cancer-related efforts; APD discussed iBudget services, Hope Florida, a managed-care pilot, online applications, and forensic care costs; DCF focused on child protection, foster care, adult protective services, food/cash/medical assistance, mental health, and opioid treatment; Elder Affairs highlighted Alzheimer’s services, community-based senior care, guardianship, ombudsman services, and disaster outreach; DOH covered cancer innovation, maternal telehealth, cybersecurity, HIV/hepatitis/syphilis screening, and school nursing; and Veterans Affairs described benefits and health care access for veterans, long-term care, and federal reimbursement. Several speakers also raised concerns about rising costs, provider rates, disaster response, and access to services.
The committee heard two public comments from disability advocates about Medicaid redeterminations affecting iBudget waiver recipients and provider payment delays. In response, AHCA and APD said they were coordinating on data sharing, early outreach, escalation processes, and efforts to reduce disenrollments and make recertification smoother. Members then asked questions about provider rates, opioid settlement spending, managed care quality measures, pediatric rare disease grants, group home transparency, senior outreach, ABA services moving into managed care, annual Medicaid recertification, veterans’ service utilization, waiting lists for elder services, and prevention spending. No formal votes were taken during the meeting.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Conference Committee on S.F. 1832 - Jobs and Labor Omnibus - 05/15/25
Transcript Highlights:
- So DEED does annual program summaries that give all the metrics on the programs.
- , this program was originally drafted as a grant program.
- As a grant program.
- </c> need for two loan programs? need for two loan programs?
- The NDC changes you'll see are to the grant program, the Promise Grant program.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
HSH Public Hearing - Thu Feb 6, 2025 @ 10:00 AM HST
Human Services & Homelessness
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> the Medicare Medicaid Savings Program the Medicare Medicaid Savings Program the<01:03:41.880><c>
- </c><01:28:40.800><c> SOA</c><01:28:41.280><c> program</c> homeless and soota program SOA program homeless
- </c> our program the return to home program our program the return to home program that<01:29:16.119>
- This program has been a hit. It's a pilot program. It is focused on women.
- So many good programs, and so expensive. So many good programs, and so expensive.
Committee:
House Human Services & Homelessness
Summary:
The House Committee on Human Services and Homelessness met on February 6, 2025, and heard testimony on several measures. HB 44, which would appropriate funds to the Department of Human Services to work with community-based organizations on social services needs, drew broad support from nonprofit providers and coalitions that said contracts and reimbursement rates have not kept pace with the actual cost of services, leaving agencies unable to retain staff or meet demand. DHS said it supported the bill’s intent but asked for clarification because the language was broad and did not specify which organizations or how funds should be allocated. Committee members and the bill’s introducer discussed how to make the measure more specific and equitable, including whether to set a percentage increase, use a baseline date, and direct DHS to distribute funds among different program areas; the True Cost Coalition and DHS agreed to follow up in writing with proposed language and a funding number.
The committee then heard HB 1349, which would authorize Medicaid/CHIP coverage for income-qualified pregnant persons and children regardless of immigration status. Supporters, including the Legal Clinic, Aloha Care, and the Hawaiʻi Coalition for Immigrant Rights, said the bill would improve prenatal and child health, reduce the chilling effect of immigration enforcement on care-seeking, and help prevent premature or underweight births by ensuring earlier access to providers. DHS provided comments and the committee asked where the measure would fit in the budget; the department identified the relevant budget code. Written testimony in support came from multiple advocacy and health organizations and dozens of individuals.
Finally, the committee heard HB 613, which would appropriate funds to DHS for emergency shelter and services for unaccompanied homeless youth. The Office of the Public Defender, the Statewide Office of Homelessness and Housing Solutions, the Office of Youth Services, Rise, the Hawaiʻi State LGBTQ+ Commission, and others supported the bill, emphasizing youth homelessness, the need for coordinated shelter and outreach, and the high share of LGBTQ+ youth among homeless minors. OYS asked that the committee consider funding its existing Safe Spaces pilot rather than creating a new program, while DHS said it supported the intent but wanted clarification because multiple department programs could be implicated. No votes were taken during the hearing; the chair instead requested follow-up language and funding information for HB 44 and continued the measures for further consideration.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies Feb 23rd, 2026
Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies
Transcript Highlights:
- One of the most successful cost emissions reductions programs ever created.
- Your success in extending the Cap-and-Invest program to 2040.
- You're not subject to the cap-and-trade program.
- For the trajectory the program is being asked to follow.
- Four billion in the program design should be the highest goal.
Summary:
The committee heard an overview and discussion of CARB’s proposed amendments to California’s Cap-and-Invest program, implemented under AB 1207 and SB 840. Chairs and members emphasized the program’s role in meeting climate targets while balancing affordability, and CARB described the proposal as intended to preserve market certainty, strengthen cost containment, address utility affordability, and support the state’s 2045 carbon-neutrality goal. CARB also noted the public comment period, the planned board hearing, and the goal of an effective date of September 1, 2026.
Members questioned CARB on several implementation issues, including whether the rulemaking would be completed on time, the treatment of carbon capture and sequestration, the timing of the transfer of allowances from natural gas utilities to electric utilities, and the impact on ratepayers. CARB said it was on track to meet the May deadline, that CCUS/CDR could be further refined in the proposal and would also be addressed in a separate SB 905 rulemaking later in the year, and that it was seeking to protect ratepayers while inviting more utility data during the comment period. The committee also discussed refining-sector leakage risk, gasoline imports, and how imported fuel is accounted for under cap-and-invest versus the low-carbon fuel standard.
A second panel of outside experts and stakeholders then testified. The Legislative Analyst’s Office and IEMAC representatives explained the major statutory changes, including putting offsets under the cap, shifting allowances from natural gas to electric utilities over time, and changing how allowance value is divided among utilities, industry, and the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. They stressed that CARB has significant discretion in setting the allowance “pie,” and that more free allocations to utilities or industry reduce GGRF revenues. EDF’s representative argued the proposal should be adopted this spring, said the utility transition should happen faster, and urged a tighter near-term emissions cap. SCAPA, representing publicly owned utilities, opposed the proposed utility allocation changes, saying they would reduce expected allowances, undermine long-term planning, and could force higher rates or reduced decarbonization investments.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee Aug 19th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- program.
- program.
- program.
- programs.
- of programs.
Committee:
Joint Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> flood Hazard mitigation grant program flood Hazard mitigation grant program this<00:09:27.680><c
- :29.000><c> grants</c> this program provides cost share grants this program provides cost share grants
- </c> success of our asset management program success of our asset management program and<00:10:44.240
- this is a statutorily mandated program this is a statutorily mandated program that<00:39:38.440><c>
- program program itself<00:48:43.720><c> thank</c><00:48:43.880><c> you</c><00:48:44.000><c> Miss</c>
Committee:
House Capital Investment
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 1/22/25
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We have a number of signature programs that we have to deliver our farm safety and health programming
- We market this program through our youth programs currently.
- And we also market these programs through 4-H and FFA. We also have other programs.
- We have programs that help our growers to access mental health programs, and having mental health programs
- </c> programs like the line extension program programs like the line extension program in<01:24:42.000
Committee:
House Agriculture Finance and Policy
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 3 on Health and Human Services Feb 26th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And our program impacts.
- With regard to SYTF programming, core programming may include dual enrollment and higher education access
- So that would include diversion programs supporting transitional age to TGI youth, programs providing
- Okay, so the IT program... Okay, so the IT programs don't get funded.
- At the local level, these are the IT programs that The IT programs at CDPH.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Ways and Means Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:30 am
Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Transcript Highlights:
- This includes popular programs such as MassWorks and the underutilized property program.
- This program builds on successful elements of legacy programming, including This program builds on successful
- The program supports a statewide network of... Grant program administered by MassDevelopment.
- Our programs are, many of our programs, we are... Regional equity. Our programs are...
- So that's the program.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Ways and Means held a public FY27 budget hearing at Barnstable Town Hall, with opening remarks emphasizing the Cape and Islands’ seasonal infrastructure, housing, transportation, workforce, and digital needs. The hearing began with testimony from the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, which outlined the Healey-Driscoll administration’s budget priorities for job training, apprenticeship, youth employment, reentry programs, and unemployment insurance modernization. The secretary highlighted proposed funding for the Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund, Career Technical Initiative, YouthWorks, reentry workforce development, and services for young adults with disabilities, along with a proposal to streamline youth work permits. Members also discussed the unemployment trust fund, the COVID assessment on employers, rising unemployment, and the need to improve DUA customer service and claims processing.
Committee members asked about job seeker barriers such as child care, housing, transportation, and out-migration of young workers, as well as how to keep Cape Cod graduates and seasonal workers in the region. The administration said its strategy is to pair training with broader affordability investments and to expose students to career pathways earlier, including through middle school, early childhood STEM, YouthWorks, pre-apprenticeships, and Building Pathways. Senators and representatives also raised concerns about regional funding disparities, especially for Hampshire Franklin MassHire, and the administration said it is reviewing MassHire funding and service equity through a policy committee and statewide workforce board. On unemployment assistance, officials reported major improvements in wait times and claims processing, but said they are still working through backlogs and staffing challenges while maintaining program integrity.
The committee then heard testimony from the Executive Office of Economic Development. The secretary described House 2 as a fiscally restrained budget with no new taxes or fees, while preserving core programs and using the Mass Leads Act tools to support competitiveness. EOED’s proposal included funding for the Community One Stop for Growth, rural economic development, social enterprise operating grants, regional economic development organizations, the Workforce Investment Trust Fund, Community Workforce Partnerships, Pathmaker, advanced manufacturing training, life sciences, innovation vouchers, AI initiatives, small business assistance, and tourism and live theater support. The Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation also testified on its FY27 request, focusing on consumer protection, licensing, banking, insurance, and public safety regulation. No votes were taken during the hearing.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 04/07/25
Jobs and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Program Youth Internship Program 500,000.<00:25:54.960><c> STEM</c><00:25:55.600><c> grants</c><00:25
- </c> personnel for um the whole new program. personnel for um the whole new program.
- So, in other words, this program is not a high-contact, custom, tailored program that offers in-person
- ><c> participants</c> other words, uh program participants other words, uh program participants most<
- offers</c> um tailored uh program that offers um tailored uh program that offers inerson<00:42:53.359
Committee:
Senate Jobs and Economic Development
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Appropriations - Education and Environment Division Apr 3rd, 2025 at 02:30 pm
Appropriations - Education and Environment Division
Transcript Highlights:
- , if you will, almost like program managers, case program managers, similar to the way they do with drug
- The bill calls for the establishment of these programs, a pilot program, in three counties as it's set
- I'm the reentry program manager.
- Regarding the prosecution-led diversion program, this is a program that gives eligible defendants an
- program.
Summary:
The committee met to review fiscal aspects of House Bills 1417 and 1425, both part of a broader criminal justice reentry package. HB 1417 would eliminate the $35 public defender application fee and end court-ordered reimbursement of indigent defense costs, while also removing the $55 monthly community supervision fee. Testimony from the Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents and the Department of Corrections said the bill would replace lost revenue with general fund appropriations of about $310,000 for indigent defense and $1.5 million for supervision fees, and that the fees are rarely collected and can hinder reentry. Representative Clemene said the bill is intended to reduce barriers to successful community reintegration and improve data and supervision practices.
HB 1425 would create and fund front-end diversion, deflection, and pretrial services programs. Supporters described it as allowing prosecutors and local jurisdictions to divert appropriate low-level offenders from prosecution, establish deflection programs for people with behavioral health needs, and expand pretrial services. The bill includes a pilot program in three counties, a $1 million appropriation to DOCR for one FTE and contracts with local providers, $750,000 to DHS for treatment services, and $55,000 for a study of pretrial services cost savings. Committee members asked several questions about how the pilot counties would be chosen, how the consultant study would be procured, and what services the DHS funds would cover.
The committee also heard House Bill 1603, which would provide a $500,000 matching grant for Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act compliance, with $100,000 available to each of North Dakota’s five tribes if matched. Sponsor testimony said the funds would support a Historical Society NAGPRA compliance committee and help catalog and repatriate human remains and cultural items in coordination with tribes. After questions about the federal mandate and the difficulty of identifying artifacts, the committee voted 4-0 to give HB 1603 a do-pass recommendation, with Senator Meyer assigned to carry it forward.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
2026 Budget Conference Committee (3-20-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- . programs. programs.
- </c> JFA program. JFA program.
- </c> Scholar Program. Scholar Program.
- this program.
- for this program.
Summary:
The Free Conference Committee on the 2026 General Assembly budget met to reconcile differences between the House and Senate versions of House Bill 500. Leaders opened by thanking the other chamber’s work, asking members to turn microphones on and off to avoid feedback, and stressing the need to clearly note decision points so both chambers record the same actions. Staff then walked through the bill page by page, explaining that the committee was comparing only House and Senate differences, not the governor’s proposed budget.
The discussion covered a wide range of appropriations and language items, including next generation non-911 services, school safety reporting tools, restored funding for brain injury, epilepsy, veteran service, homeless veterans, and rocket docket programs, debt service changes, rural infrastructure, disaster aid caps, Attorney General and Medicaid fraud funding, agriculture and county fair grants, auditor and pension-related appropriations, school facilities and SEEK funding, and numerous education programs. Members also discussed charter-related funding such as Star Academy, Dolly Parton Imagination Library, school resource officers, school-based mental health providers, AP/IB exams, Governor’s Scholars and Entrepreneurs, and several pilot or initiative programs in economic development, energy, and labor. Several items were described as technical corrections or restorations of language and funding, while others reflected differences in amounts or how funds would be distributed.
There were several questions and comments from members about wording such as “implement and carry out,” the absence of the governor’s budget from the comparison document, and whether SEEK funding should be tied to teacher raises. The chair and other members emphasized that the committee’s role was to reconcile the two chambers’ budgets, not to adopt the governor’s proposal. Members also raised concerns about opioid settlement funds and the Dolly Parton Imagination Library match rate, with one senator urging restoration of the House language. No final vote or formal action was taken in the portion provided; the meeting primarily consisted of explanation, questions, and discussion of proposed budget differences.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Higher Education Committee Jun 23rd, 2026
Higher Education
Transcript Highlights:
- ... ...very laser-focused on occupational programs that are bachelor degree programs that are not typically
- workforce need, if UC or CSU offers that program. ...if UC or CSU offers that program.
- Is there the appropriate teaching workforce in the programs?
- The community college programs would be Prop 98 funded.
- automation bachelor's degree program B?
Committee:
House Higher Education
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Dec 4th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- , the ALE program, and the different types of program models that fall under this.
- Our partner program, Stride, provides us the curriculum and also helps us audit every single program
- We are a full ALE program.
- We have a highly capable program. We have a Spanish program.
- We have a great ML program. We have a phenomenal SPED program.
Summary:
The committee met to hear an overview of Washington’s alternative learning experience (ALE) programs and then an update on artificial intelligence in schools. OSPI’s Anissa Sherritt explained that ALE is a course-level funding designation for instruction that occurs partly or wholly away from the traditional seat-time model, with online, site-based, and remote course types. She emphasized that ALE is still basic education, subject to the same public school requirements, and that OSPI provides technical assistance, annual reporting review, and program reviews. Representatives from several programs described different models: Washington Virtual Academy (a large online ALE operated through Omak School District and partnered with for-profit Stride), Columbia Virtual Academy in Valley School District (a district-run, nonprofit online/remote program), Pearl in Quilcene (a K-8 remote parent partnership program), and River Home Link in Battleground (a site-based hybrid program). They discussed student supports, special education, enrichment, family choice, transportation, and how they measure outcomes. Members asked for follow-up information on funding, demographics, racial and ethnic data, multilingual learners, and post-graduation outcomes, and OSPI agreed to provide additional data where available.
The committee then heard from OSPI and several districts about AI guidance and implementation. OSPI’s Holly Ryan Calloway described the agency’s human-centered AI framework, three guidance documents for schools, statewide professional learning, an AI innovation summit, and new AI literacy and informatics course frameworks and CIP codes. Quincy School District described a multi-year effort to integrate AI by centering student needs, creating district policy and classroom guidance, and training teachers to use AI responsibly while building an AI readiness plan from elementary through high school. Peninsula School District described its AI action research team, teacher professional learning, and classroom uses of generative AI to support science instruction, communication, and prompt engineering, while stressing that AI should enhance rather than replace learning. Members raised questions about privacy, energy and water use, prompt engineering, workforce and university connections, and the need for clear standards and ongoing educator training. No votes were taken.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- I want to ask you about a similar program, the state's biggest program, which is the Medicaid program
- </c><00:28:52.640><c> if</c><00:28:52.799><c> we're</c> um if the program if we're um if the program
- First of all, the EFA program is a discretionary program.
- This is a program that, statistically overall, is an exclusionary program.
- </c> program was going the Boucher program program was going the Boucher program was<01:52:47.679><c>
Committee:
Senate Education Finance
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 4/9/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> Partnership Program. Partnership Program.
- There are also two other authorized programs under the MJSP program: the pathways program, which is essentially
- Program uh is a program that Partnership Program uh is a program that uh<00:25:27.679><c> as</c><00:
- </c><00:26:47.520><c> the</c> programs under the MJSP program. the programs under the MJSP program. the
- and that program.
Bills:
HF2440
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- So this program, though, they're separate—there are only people that are going through this program that
- I know that program.
- of scary... ...programs will change.
- We’re looking at this program expanding into perhaps this could be an entry point to the program.
- We're looking at this program expanding into perhaps this could be an entry point to the program.
Summary:
The committee/task force met with several disability service providers to discuss integrated employment, transition services, and barriers to community jobs for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Robin Arder and Belinda Stevens of ThinkAbility described creating their own businesses when community employers were not hiring their clients, and said rigid service rules, employer readiness, bullying, and reimbursement structures often force the person to fit the service rather than the service fitting the person. They said they have not seen clients lose benefits, but they do closely manage reporting to Social Security and related supports. Tina Hannah of South Central Industries described a broad business model that includes manufacturing, janitorial work, city beautification, state-use contracts, a food truck, and an entertainment trailer, along with an adult day program and residential services. She said many employers are hesitant because of productivity and cost concerns, and that businesses are often more open to contracting with her agency than hiring individuals directly.
Miranda Figueroa of A New Leaf said her agency is moving toward a more person-centered model with sheltered work, volunteer sites, paid contracts, and a Transition Academy. She said the academy is a two-year program focused first on independent living and then on employment, with internships and an 85% placement rate, but funding is a major barrier because the program is not accredited and students cannot access traditional aid. She also cited dual diagnoses, inconsistent job coaches, and employer uncertainty as major obstacles. Angela Decker and Deborah Copeland of DRTC described DRTC’s long-running enclave contracts, a new Community Skills and Connections program, and a plan to phase out 14(c) subminimum wage use by the end of the year. They said the new program is designed to keep people engaged in community-based skill-building and networking while families still need day supports, and that DRTC has developed more than 100 community partnerships.
Senator Kirt, Rep. Hefner, and participants discussed broader system issues, including the need for better school-to-work transition, more social integration, transportation, safety, and employer education. DRS staff said the agency is already required to provide pre-employment transition services in schools starting at age 14 and offers employer accommodations support and job-carving assistance, though they acknowledged federal reporting expectations and service rules can be restrictive. Several participants raised concerns about line-of-sight restrictions, congregate living rules, benefit cliffs, and the difficulty of moving from DDS to DRS services. The group also discussed the need for better data and possible working groups focused on in-school transition, program support and blending services, and community integration. No formal votes were taken.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- These are programs that are age-appropriate, evidence-based programming that are designed specifically
- to use that program.
- like any other program in the state, you are not eligible to use that program.
- 17.320><c> they</c> grow the program the more money they grow the program the more money they take<01
- We have nothing. other one the EFA program and sit down other one the EFA program and sit down and<01
Committee:
Senate Education
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
AGR Public Hearing - Fri Feb 7, 2025 @ 9:30 AM HST
Agriculture & Food Systems
Transcript Highlights:
- c> Child Nutrition programs agency from the Child Nutrition programs agency from the Department<00:49
- program.
- </c> implementing these two programs implementing these two programs immediately<01:02:53.640><c> uh<
- is a two-part program or there's two<01:07:52.119><c> programs</c><01:07:52.480><c> within</c><01:07:
- program ends up.
Committee:
House Agriculture & Food Systems
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Discussion of farm down payment assistance program modifications 2/23/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It began back in 2023 program.
- </c> farmer down payment assistance program. farmer down payment assistance program.
- </c> this program. this program.
- </c><00:36:26.720><c> time,</c> program, this new program over time, program, this new program over time
- </c> so that the program could survive. so that the program could survive.