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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/26
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And this course of folks, the story that came out of KCP on January 6th of this year, where the Minnesota
- And this course of folks, the story that came out of Kcp on January 6th of this year where the Minnesota
- And to your earlier point regarding the concept of felonies being in this kind of group, category of
- , the concept of felonies being in this kind of groups, category of mutual seriousness.
- My name is Kim Theibert, and I'm the executive director of the Office of Justice Programs.
Keywords:
grooming, child protection, student safety, sexual exploitation, educator licensing, teacher discipline, mandatory reporting, mandated reporter training, school misconduct, predatory offender, child abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, child sexual abuse material, child pornography, position of authority, school employee, school administrator, license revocation, license suspension
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee Families and Children (6-19-24) - REUPLOAD
Keywords:
KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oqOBxS14HA, 2026-06-21T07:17:07+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 00:00:00 Call to Order/Roll Call
00:01:40 Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations
00:02:09 Discussion of Foster Care and Adoption Processes – Cabinet for Health & Family Services
00:31:30 Questions
00:42:20 Discussion of Foster Care and Adoption Processes – Judge Mica Pence
00:51:33 Questions
01:08:58 Discussion of Foster Care and Adoption Processes – Kentucky Youth Advocates
01:25:48 Questions
01:38:50 Discussion of Foster Care and Adoption Processes – Jennifer Sacharnoski Nelson
01:52:00 Questions
01:55:57 Adjournment, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Capitol Projects and Bond Oversight Committee (5-23-24)
Keywords:
KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esiTf_n-Q0w, 2026-06-21T07:17:07+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 00:11 Call to Order and Roll Call
00:40 Approval of Minutes
01:06 Information Items
02:09 Public-Private Partnership Report from University of KY
13:01 Project Report from Finance and Administration Cabinet
21:40 Lease Report from Finance and Administration Cabinet
25:35 Report from Office of Financial Mgmt – KIA
30:55 Report from Office of Financial Mgmt – EDC
35:45 Report from Office of Financial Mgmt – OFM
37:50 Report from OFM – SFCC Debt Issues
39:08 Remaining Calendar Year 2024 Meeting Dates
39:24 Adjournment, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Education Policy Committee Apr 16th, 2025
Education Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- As we're in the middle of Holy Week, celebrating... ...in the middle of Holy Week, celebrating this week
- It means the board of education.
- That's one of the reasons that in our country, the number of people wanting to go into the military is
- Um, this piece of legislation cleans up three sections of the University of South Alabama code.
- Monday of June.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- My name is Wanda Miller, and I'm the executive director of VOCAL, Victims of Crime and Leniency.
- I'm here in opposition of HB43 because there are tens of thousands of Alabama citizens who... thousands
- of rehabilitation and fitness for licensing under the entry of an order of limited relief.
- , if the entity knew of the order of limited relief at the time of...
- The order of limited relief at the time of hiring.
Keywords:
criminal procedure, split sentencing, probation, Class A felony, Class B felony, minimum confinement, custodial sexual misconduct, sexual misconduct, inmate abuse, prisoner exploitation, correctional staff, jail staff, detention center, probation officer, parole officer, Department of Corrections, Department of Youth Services, sheriff, county jail, municipal jail
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Senate Special Committee on COVID-19 - March 27, 2020
Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting
Keywords:
HI Senate YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aYEehoj9WA, 2026-07-02T01:22:43+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Today's meeting is also being broadcast with closed captioning on ‘Olelo Community Media's channel 55 and on the online stream: http://olelo.granicus.com/player/event/5588?view_id=13 Just press the CC button when you hover your mouse over the video screen.
Meeting of the Special Committee
Senate State of Hawaii COVID-19
Friday, March 27, 2020
Agenda
The special committee will convene to assess and advise the Senate regarding the State of Hawaii's COVID-19 plans and procedures to include, but not limited to:
1) Confirm the development of the state departmental plans and procedures;
2) Review and assess current state departmental plans and procedures;
3) Review and assess whether state departmental plans and procedures are properly and timely implemented to safeguard public health and safety; and
4) To communicate and disseminate information obtained therefrom.
The special committee will be meeting with the following:
11:00 a.m. Federal Stimulus Package
Senator Brian Schatz, U.S. Senate
11:30 a.m. Office of the Governor
Ms. Linda C. Takayama, Chief of Staff
12:00 p.m. Department of Transportation
Deputy Director Derek Chow, Harbors Division
Deputy Director Ross Higashi, Airports Division
12:45 p.m. Department of the Attorney General
Attorney General Clare E. Connors
Department of Public Safety
Director Nolan Espinda
2:00 p.m. Healthcare Industry
Dr. Jim Ireland, Medical Director for Department of Transportation
Dr. Elizabeth E. Char, Medical Physician
2:30 p.m. Department of Health
Dr. Bruce Anderson, Director
Dr. Sarah Park
Dr. Edward Desmond, State Laboratories Division Administrator
4:00 p.m. Hawaii Emergency Management Agency
Adjutant General Kenneth Hara, Incident Commander, 912, senate, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
KY
Transcript Highlights:
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KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Families and Children. (3-5-26)
Families & Children
Transcript Highlights:
- any of it out.
- of that money. of that money.
- You know that the power of the voice of youth have and also we know that there are a lot of disconnected
- Is this kind of the first one?
- It's different for all of us.
Keywords:
00:00 - Call to Order/Roll Call
01:10 - Discussion of 26RS HB 669
08:25 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 669
09:25 - Discussion of 26RS HCR 36
13:15 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HCR 36
14:05 - Discussion of 26RS HB 686
29:20 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 686
30:10 - Adjournment, 958, all
Summary:
The House Standing Committee on Families and Children met and first adopted a House committee substitute for House Bill 669, which would protect federal benefits belonging to children in out-of-home care. The sponsor explained the bill is intended to prevent the state from using a child’s Social Security survivor, disability, or death benefits to offset care costs, instead requiring those funds to be preserved in an account for the child and made available at certain milestones or when the child leaves care. Members asked about who would oversee the funds, how annual eligibility reviews would work, and when the child could access the money; the sponsor said the cabinet would set the review process by rule and that the funds would remain available for the child. The committee approved HB 669 15-0 with favorable expression.
The committee then considered House Concurrent Resolution 36, as amended by committee substitute, which creates a child welfare and family court reform task force. The substitute changed the reporting structure to send the task force’s report to the interim joint committee on families and children and the judiciary committee, rather than a now-defunct Health and Human Services committee. Supporters said the task force should review child abuse and neglect, foster care, and family court processes, and gather input from experts and people with lived experience. Members discussed whether the work should be divided into separate family court and child welfare task forces, but the resolution moved forward and passed 15-0 with favorable expression.
Finally, the committee heard House Bill 686, which would establish a Kentucky Positive Youth Development Commission and a dedicated trust and agency account to support community-based youth programming up to age 25. The sponsor and witnesses said the bill responds to rising youth mental health concerns, self-harm, and suicide, and would coordinate statewide efforts, support evidence-based out-of-school programming, and provide technical assistance to local partners. Testimony emphasized the importance of connectedness, trusted adults, community-based responses, and using settlement funds from social media-related harms to youth to support the trust. Members asked about how the bill compares with other states and how the “dose-response” language relates to adverse and positive childhood experiences. HB 686 also passed 15-0 with favorable expression. The committee announced its next meeting for Thursday, March 12 at 9:00 a.m. and then adjourned.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 20 (2-4-26)
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Representatives of the Commonwealth
Keywords:
Convene 00:00
Senate Message 05:02
Calendar/2nd Readings 05:49
Report of Committees 06:49
Orders of the Day 08:20
HB 4 08:33
Motions, Petitions, and Communications 17:34
Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 27:40
Recess for ConC/Rules Meeting 29:22
ConC/Rules Report 33:29
Floor Amendments 35:06
Adjournment 35:37, 958, all
Summary:
The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum, excused absent members, and suspended rules to allow bill co-sponsorships and vote modifications. The chamber approved the journal and received notice that the Senate had passed Senate Bills 48 and 102 and requested concurrence. The clerk then reported second-reading bills including measures on school bus safety, special license plates, healthcare workforce credentials, housing, veteran PTSD treatment, postsecondary education, the Kentucky Fire Commission, and local purchasing, along with committee reports advancing a wide range of bills on cultured meat, eviction/removal of unlawful occupants, involuntary commitment, grand jury service, CPA licensure, physical therapy, engineering scholarships, rabies vaccinations, the Controlled Substance Prescribing Council, robotics, reading and language arts instruction, and the education assessment/accountability system.
The main floor action was House Bill 4, relating to grooming a minor. The sponsor described the bill as creating criminal penalties for grooming behavior, with enhanced penalties when the offender holds a position of authority. A floor amendment was adopted making technical wording changes and adding siblings and volunteers to the bill’s lawful-purpose exceptions. Members from both parties spoke in support, emphasizing child protection and the need for stronger legal tools, though one member said she wished the age threshold were higher. The House then passed House Bill 4 as amended by a vote of 98-0.
After HB 4, the House moved through announcements and legislative citations. Members recognized the Corbin Middle School football team and the Lion County High School boys basketball team, and honored M. Samantha Shaver, DMD. Committee meeting notices were announced for several panels, including Economic Development, State Government, Natural Resources and Energy, Families and Children, and Health Services. The clerk also reported newly introduced bills and resolutions covering school foods, family care leave, correctional services, protective orders, data privacy, school funding for districts with high tax-exempt property, Medicaid coverage for adult day health and in-home attendant care, alternative diplomas, Kentucky Nurses Day, a sister-city partnership with Israel’s Shamron Regional Council, and DUI. The House then recessed briefly for committee meetings, received committee referral and rules reports, introduced floor amendments to HB 257 and HB 305, and adjourned until 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 5, 2026.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- We're just doing a little bit of statutory cleanup.
- >> Of<00:04:10.319>
course. - Next we have House Bill 385 >> Of course.
- bill was passed 90 to 4 on the floor of bill was passed 90 to 4 on the floor of the<00:06:22.319
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and on all of these bills ahead of time and on all of these bills ahead of
Keywords:
00:00 - Call to Order/Roll Call
01:28 - Discussion of 26RS HB 393
03:05 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 393
04:11 - Discussion of 26RS HB 385
04:44 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 385
05:44 - Discussion of 26RS HB 388
06:39 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 388
08:00 - Adjournment, 958, all
Summary:
The House Standing Committee on Health Services met with a quorum and heard three bills. House Bill 393, sponsored by Rep. Rebecca Raymer with testimony from Mackenzie Wallace of the Alzheimer’s Association, would clean up statutes governing the Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders council, add another caregiver seat, and require the council to develop and distribute an early detection/diagnosis toolkit for health care providers. Wallace said the bill mainly resolves duplicative language and conflicting deadlines and aligns the statute with current Office of Dementia Services work. The committee took a motion and second, asked no questions, and passed the bill with favorable expression.
House Bill 385, sponsored by Rep. Marianne Proctor, was described as a simple cleanup bill changing a statutory definition from “institution” to “facility.” The committee moved and seconded the bill, asked no questions, and approved it with favorable expression. House Bill 388, sponsored by Rep. Robert Duval, was presented as a cleanup bill for Casper requested by the OIG office and related to prescription drugs; Duval noted it had previously passed the House 90-4. The committee again took a motion and second, had no substantive discussion, and passed the bill with favorable expression, with one member briefly registering a vote after the roll call.
At the close of the meeting, the chair noted that consensus had been reached on all three bills in advance and that a lot of work had gone into them. The committee announced its next meeting for February 5 at noon in Annex Room 149 and then adjourned.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- Welcome to the first meeting of the Health Services Committee of the new 2026 session.
- >
the <00:02:30.319>Kentucky legislative chair of the Kentucky legislative chair of the - She introduced Kelly Jenkins, executive director at the Kentucky Board of Nursing, and Jeff Prather,
- If a child is using any of these medications, of course, but um, just quickly, those medications are
- The Kentucky Board of Nursing to query the cabinet, but we felt like we needed to clarify that all of
Keywords:
00:00 - Call to Order/Roll Call
02:05 - Discussion of 26RS HB 178
14:05 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 178
15:05 - Discussion of 26RS HB 280
20:00 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 280
22:00 - Discussion of 26RS HJR 24
24:30 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HJR 24
26:00 - Adjournment, 958, all
Summary:
The Health Services Committee met for the first time in the 2026 session and established a quorum before taking up three measures. House Bill 178, sponsored by Rep. Kim Moser with support from the Kentucky Psychiatric Medical Association, was presented as a budget-neutral collaborative care model to improve access to mental health treatment in primary care settings. Testimony emphasized workforce shortages, long wait times, stigma, and the potential for the model to reduce costs and improve outcomes by having primary care providers work with behavioral health care managers and psychiatric consultants. The bill received a favorable recommendation by roll call vote.
The committee then considered House Bill 280, also sponsored by Rep. Moser. The bill and committee amendment were described as cleanup and policy updates affecting Kentucky Board of Nursing licensure standards, including restoring language related to abuse, neglect, and exploitation in the central registry, preserving the board’s ability to investigate out-of-state applicants, and adding an emergency provision. The bill also updated school medication provisions to allow certain prescribed rescue medications, including bronchodilator inhalers, nebulizers, glucagon, Solu-Cortef, and updated epinephrine delivery. The committee adopted the amendment, approved the bill with favorable expression, and then approved a motion to roll the committee amendment into the House committee substitute.
Finally, the committee took up House Joint Resolution 24, sponsored by Rep. Ken Fleming, with a committee substitute adopted first. The resolution was explained as a request for the cabinet to withdraw a previously submitted Medicaid-related waiver application so it could be resubmitted under new requirements tied to House Resolution 1. The committee approved the resolution with favorable expression and also adopted a title amendment. The meeting concluded with notice that the next committee meeting would be Thursday, January 22nd at noon.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Licensing & Administrative Procedures Mar 25th, 2025
Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Transcript Highlights:
- Several years ago, and they had a certificate of registration that they ended up doing in this last one
- keep that if they got a waiver, and they have that waiver all the way through. through until the end of
- hold the licenses have now been cut out, and this just extends for that group. 10 years now instead of
- My name is Carla Jackson, and I'm a registered interior designer in the state of Texas.
- us which speak for or against one of the bills.
Keywords:
licensing, reciprocity, regulation, Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, interstate agreements, massage therapy, civil penalties, human trafficking, public safety, law enforcement, student permit, occupational regulation, education, occupations code, criminal history, HB 2286, interior designers, certificate of registration, renewal, Texas Board of Architectural Examiners
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Families & Children (2-27-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- This legislation is as a result of two cases, one from the Supreme Court of Kentucky and one from the
- Court of Appeals of Kentucky.
- director for the division of director for the division of Developmental<00:03:12.280>
and - So it has its own floor. already um kind of identified one of the already um kind of identified one of
- the amount of increase because of the amount of reports<00:36:09.079>
that <00:36:09.319>actually
Keywords:
00:11 Call to Order/Roll Call
01:02 Discussion of 25RS SB 26
07:48 Roll Call Vote on 25RS SB 26
08:43 Discussion of 25RS SB 85
28:04 Roll Call Vote on 25RS SB 85
29:37 Discussion of 25RS HB 805
40:30 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 805
41:32 Adjournment, 958, all
Summary:
The committee first took up Senate Bill 26, presented by Senator Brandon Storm, Family Court Judge Marcus Vanover, and Crystal Adams on behalf of the Kentucky Judicial Commission on Mental Health. The bill would ensure Kentucky complies with the ADA by prohibiting disability alone from being used to terminate adoption petitions, parental rights, or child-placement petitions. Testimony cited Kentucky Supreme Court and Court of Appeals cases involving parents with intellectual or developmental disabilities and national data showing high removal rates for parents with psychiatric, intellectual, or physical disabilities. The committee approved the bill 15-0 with favorable expression.
The committee then heard Senate Bill 85 from Senator Steve Meredith and State Auditor Allison Ball, which continues the transition of the Office of the Ombudsman from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to the Auditor’s office. Testimony focused on completing the transfer by clarifying access to the ITWIST database, ensuring complaints go directly to the Ombudsman, adding whistleblower protections, and making the office a separate office within the Auditor’s office for efficiency. Members asked about the prior conflict of interest when the Ombudsman was housed within CHFS, the database access dispute and lawsuit, and whether the office still remained independent. The bill passed with favorable expression after some members voted pass.
Finally, the committee considered House Bill 805, with Representative Nick Wilson and Representative Sarah Stalker explaining a committee substitute and amendment. The bill would set timelines for the Cabinet to physically locate children reported at immediate safety risk and require annual kinship-care reporting to be automatically provided to the legislature and posted publicly. Wilson said the bill also cleans up language from last year’s House Bill 271, including changing “threats” to “risks” in the safety-plan definition and other terminology fixes. The committee adopted the substitute and amendment and advanced the bill with favorable expression.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Local Government (7-29-24)
Keywords:
KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9q8l8F_5S4, 2026-06-21T07:17:08+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start 00:00:00
Attendance Roll Call 00:00:08
Discussion of County Jails 00:02:24
Discussion of Challenges and Successes in the Office of Sheriffs, Coroners, and County Clerks 01:01:48, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Investments in Information Technology Improvement & Modernization Projects Oversight Board (6-12-24)
Keywords:
KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIsUl_ViUPk, 2026-06-21T07:17:07+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start 00:0:00
Roll call 00:00:00
Oversight and Governance - Commonwealth Office of Technology 00:01:30
Overview of Master Agreements 00:22:27
Overview of Kentucky Wired 00:33:20, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Budget Review Subcommittee on Transportation (9-20-23)
Keywords:
KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYXO_Yy2kEQ, 2026-06-21T07:17:05+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 0:00:15 Call to Order and Roll Call
0:00:55 Approval of Minutes
0:01:08 Dept. of Aviation
1:29:22 Dept. of Vehicle Regulation
1:00:12 DreamFlight Charities
1:15:50 Adjournment, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Mar 17th, 2026
County and Municipal Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Because one of them is budget and I don't know if he counts. >> He doesn't count.
- It is permissive legislation that allows a municipality to adopt a Firefighters Bill of Rights.
- that are insurers for municipalities that have a lot of concerns, and I just wanted to let you know
- I wanted to make sure we got your bill given the timing now, got it in committee and probably out of
- municipalities that have a lot of municipalities that have a lot of concerns<00:03:54.640>
and
Keywords:
service of process, funding, Marion County, fees, legal documents, firefighters, rights, personnel procedures, state law, public safety, HB468, local commissions, local authorities, municipal planning commission, planning commission, zoning, land use, municipal official, municipal officer, city council
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- the clerk of the committee.
- southern part of the United States.
- Members, questions of the author. All right.
- Senator Hinojosa of Hidalgo [member_166]. Aye.
- This is the codification of federal law.
Keywords:
counter-unmanned aircraft systems, C-UAS, counter-drone, drone mitigation, unmanned aircraft systems, UAS, border security, U.S.-Mexico border, aviation safety, airspace regulation, federal preemption, Homeland Security, Department of Defense, Department of Justice, Department of Energy, FBI, state-local coordination, tribal and territorial partners, border patrol, cartels
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Border Security met with a quorum present and first took up HCR 98, a resolution urging Congress to improve coordination among federal, state, and local authorities on counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) technology for border security. The author and sponsor described increasing drone activity along the border, saying unauthorized drones are used to track agents, identify weaknesses, and smuggle contraband, and argued for clearer procedures to detect, identify, and neutralize such aircraft. There was no public testimony, and the committee voted 4-0 to report HCR 98 favorably to the full Senate; the resolution was also ordered for local and uncontested calendar placement without objection.
The committee then heard HB 180, sponsored by Chairman Birdwell, which would authorize the governor to coordinate directly with Mexican officials and individual Mexican states on border security agreements and appoint representatives to implement them. Birdwell said the bill would codify prior border-security cooperation efforts, improve responses to cross-border challenges such as drug and human trafficking, and include a finding that entrants from foreign countries must use a legal port of entry. No questions were asked, and there was no invited or public testimony.
After the hearing, the committee left HB 180 pending. The meeting concluded with no further business and the committee standing in recess subject to the call of the chair.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Appropriations - Human Resources Division Apr 14th, 2025 at 02:00 pm
Appropriations - Human Resources Division
Transcript Highlights:
- That's kind of an odd way of doing it.
- The statement of purpose of amendment? Yes. Page two of nine? Yes. Okay.
- Oh, and a couple of sessions of...
- an assessment of gaps in services, and an evaluation of overall program management, an assessment of
- The advantage, I guess, of doing the statement of purpose is, if you look at eight of nine, it shows
Bills:
SB2015
Keywords:
corrections, rehabilitation, prison budget, department of corrections, adult services, youth services, correctional facilities, Heart River correctional center, Missouri River correctional center, James River correctional center, minimum security facility, county jails, regional jails, deferred maintenance, capital construction, strategic investment and improvements fund, Bank of North Dakota, line of credit, tasers, body cameras
Summary:
The Senate Appropriations Human Resources Division met with all members present and took up several bills, focusing most of the discussion on SB 1577 and SB 1619, along with a detailed review of the HHS budget bill draft. On SB 1577, Senator Magrum explained that the bill was being revised to focus on wastewater rather than raw water, possibly shifting the Washburn project to the Department of Water Resources so it could access matching funds, and potentially converting the bill into a line of credit if federal money is restored later. Members discussed whether to keep an emergency clause or instead use a date-based approach, and agreed the bill would likely be handled through the full committee and possibly reconsidered later. On SB 1619, Senator Davison said amendments were still being worked on, including changes requested by the Bank of North Dakota, and the committee planned to hold it for possible amendment before full committee consideration.
The bulk of the meeting was a section-by-section review of the HHS appropriations bill draft. Members discussed one-time funding items such as technology projects, child care programs, housing programs, behavioral health facility grants, infant and toddler care provider support, juvenile justice diversion, medical housing, and other public health and human services projects. Several adjustments were noted, including reductions or changes to IMD-related funding, incarcerated-person treatment funding, the child welfare technology project, and the provider rate increase. The committee also discussed the FTE block grant structure at length, with staff explaining that the apparent increase in positions reflected budgeting mechanics, zero-dollar “phantom” positions, and positions approved previously but not counted in the FTE total. Members raised concerns about transparency and whether the bill should list FTE numbers, but staff said the block grant was intended to give the department flexibility while quarterly reporting would provide oversight.
Other topics included Medicaid expansion funding and provider reimbursement rules, the move toward certifying human service centers as certified community behavioral health clinics, a moratorium on new ICF beds, and studies or reports on Medicaid, obesity, disability services, truancy, and behavioral health facility grants. The committee also discussed removing or revising broad intent language in Section 31 so the department would report findings rather than implement changes without further legislative action. No final votes were taken in the transcript; instead, members agreed to make a few technical adjustments, continue reviewing the bill, and likely revisit it the next day before moving it to conference committee.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Appropriations - Human Resources Division Apr 11th, 2025 at 09:30 am
Appropriations - Human Resources Division
Transcript Highlights:
- But I still, as part of that, just having the $5 out as one-time funding, too, would be part of that.
- And so you had discussed giving us a line of credit instead of carrying over the dollars.
- of federal.
- The second set of deliverables might be, I'm trying to think of a project that we have.
- We might have a deliverable of you're going to train all of our staff because we all have.
Bills:
SB2015
Keywords:
corrections, rehabilitation, prison budget, department of corrections, adult services, youth services, correctional facilities, Heart River correctional center, Missouri River correctional center, James River correctional center, minimum security facility, county jails, regional jails, deferred maintenance, capital construction, strategic investment and improvements fund, Bank of North Dakota, line of credit, tasers, body cameras
Summary:
The Senate Appropriations Human Resources Division met to finalize changes to the human services budget bill and related amendments. Members discussed several items, including a proposed $5 million appropriation for the Altru Hospital project to address inflationary costs, with the rest of the funding question left for conference committee. They also agreed to keep the 10-year operating requirement language for the project and remove a matching-funds provision that was no longer needed.
The committee spent considerable time on the OASIS child welfare IT system. Donna Auckland explained that the project is still in the RFP stage, with vendor selection and contract negotiation likely taking months, and that the system will require 50-50 federal matching authority. Based on that testimony, the committee agreed to reduce the general fund amount from $14 million to $6 million and use a line of credit for the remaining authority, while preserving the federal match authority so the contract can be signed and the project can proceed.
Members also approved a technical fix to add governor’s designee language for the Children’s Cabinet, which had been missed in another bill already on the governor’s desk. Keith reviewed updated long sheets showing additional budget adjustments, including provider inflation changes, a $50,000 Family Voices grant, reductions to CARES Act COVID funds, and moving the $5-per-day basic care rate increase from ongoing to one-time funding. No formal votes were recorded in the transcript, and the committee adjourned with plans to reconvene Monday if the final bill version was ready.