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• There was an amendment on the Senate floor that did a number of things that we have made some modifications
• 01:37:38.880><c> have</c><01:37:39.280><c> made</c><01:37:39.520><c> some</c><01:37:39.840><c> modifications
• </c><01:37:40.800><c> to</c> that we have made some modifications to that we have made some modifications
• that amendment that provided that individuals could not be required to continue to pay the service contracts

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We also pulled out, without plan modifications, what would this have looked like?
• Again, that's without the plan modifications that were made.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Workforce Support Subcommittee of the Status of Persons with Disabilities met, approved the prior November minutes, and heard a presentation from the Association of Developmental Disabilities Providers (ADDP) on its 2025 workforce metrics survey. ADDP described its membership and the survey’s scope, noting 102 of 132 members responded. The report showed continued improvement in staffing: overall vacancy rates fell from 19% in 2024 to 15% in 2025, with declines across programs such as adult long-term residential, community-based day supports, supported employment, and day rehabilitation. However, vacancies remain high, especially for licensed practical nurses and clinicians, and nearly 4,000 positions were still unfilled. Providers also reported that almost 1,800 people remain waiting for day services. A major new focus in the survey was health insurance costs. Nearly 90% of respondents reported premium increases averaging 11%, and providers said those increases make it harder to offer competitive wages and benefits and hurt recruitment and retention. ADDP said the survey will be repeated in the fall and emphasized that while Chapter 257 investments appear to have helped reduce vacancies, rising insurance costs, immigration-related workforce pressures, and other affordability issues could threaten progress. Commissioners and presenters discussed the need to maintain gains, the importance of keeping the survey manageable while preserving historical comparisons, and the role of immigration and workforce policy in staffing stability. The subcommittee then elected new co-chairs, unanimously approving Rachel Caprillion and Leo Sarkisian. Members discussed possible topics and speakers for the next meeting, including training and turnover, direct support professional pipelines, apprenticeships, PCA training, and workforce models from other states. Several names and organizations were suggested for outreach, including Josh Cutler, Juan Vega, JVS, HSRI, and NASDDDS. The meeting ended with a motion to adjourn, which was seconded and approved.

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• Does this uh violate the contracts Does this uh violate the contracts clause<00:10:19.040><c> of</c><
• </c><00:10:44.200><c> usually</c> That's about private contract, usually That's about private contract
• And part of the contract for it is an NDA.
• And part of the contract for it is an NDA.
• </c> The last time I read the the contract The last time I read the the contract clause,<00:14:05.520

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Representative Allen: I think we are open to making a modification to it, or an amendment to it, potentially
• we are we're open to making<01:04:25.320><c> making</c><01:04:25.680><c> a</c><01:04:25.720><c> modification
• </c><01:04:26.400><c> to</c><01:04:26.520><c> it</c><01:04:26.600><c> if</c> making making a modification
• to it if making making a modification to it if that's<01:04:27.359><c> if</c><01:04:28.000><c> or</c
• constitutionality of laws that include gender or race-based classifications in things like public contracting

Bills: HF1323, HF4266, HF4413, HF3101, HF4572, HF4698, HF3650, HF2634

Keywords: undocumented, financial aid, state policy, higher education, noncitizen eligibility, state grants, college affordability, Office of Higher Education, Minnesota State Grant, need analysis, expected family contribution, student aid, grant formula, living and miscellaneous expense allowance, dependent student, independent student, parental contribution, student contribution, surplus appropriation, biennium

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• This is an important modification because last year it's estimated that motans... part because I uh did
• This is an important modification because last year it's estimated that motans... section that is in
• 41.600><c> 1.4</c><00:16:42.880><c> um</c><00:16:43.680><c> updates</c> Um, this is an important modification
• So 1.5 is just some technical changes, and then lines 1.6 to 1.8 are modifications to reporting requirements
• So, these modifications were offered in consultation with the Attorney General's Office.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• As part of their contracts with the federal government, private detention center operators agreed to
• As part of their contracts with the federal government, private detention center operators agreed to
• exempt from the same basic public safeguards that apply everywhere else, particularly when, under contract
• Despite operating within California and profiting from contracts to detain people, these private detention
• not wish to make eye contact or am incapable of making eye contact, I am recommended behavior modification

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Because it's not impossible a homeowner could do some of this themselves, but by and large they're contracting
• Okay, so if they wanted to come in for a modification, they could if they're kind of replacing in kind
• get an approval to expand your landfill, for example, you may have three or four other permit modifications
• get an approval to expand your landfill, for example, you may have three or four other permit modifications
• you'll have to come in for modifications you'll have to come in for for<02:21:38.240><c> final</c><02

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard a presentation from the Department of Environmental Services on proposed changes in House Bill 2 and related technical changes in House Bill 1 tied to the governor’s permitting realignment initiative. The proposal would move environmental review staff from Fish and Game and DNCR to DES to create a more centralized “one-stop shop” for applicants needing DES permits, especially for wildlife and natural heritage reviews. DES said the goal is to speed permitting, support a 60-day review clock, and improve coordination among agencies while keeping the substantive review work in place. Members asked about staffing impacts, the scope of the transferred duties, and whether the change would create redundancy or weaken the other agencies. DES said most of the affected staff work primarily on these reviews, though Fish and Game staff also handle other state and federal reviews, which is why the proposal was adjusted to keep one of the four Fish and Game positions there and move three to DES, along with two positions from DNCR. DES also described a new supervisory position in HB 2 to manage the transferred staff within its land resources bureau. Officials said the reviews would still be done by specialists, but under DES supervision, and that the agencies would continue to coordinate recommendations on species impacts and mitigation. The committee also discussed fee increases intended to offset costs, including a 50% increase in wetlands fees and a 100% increase in alteration-of-terrain fees, with the department saying the changes would cover the new positions. Members raised concerns about impacts on private homeowners, possible incentives to work without permits, and whether fines should be used more as a revenue source or for mitigation. DES said wetlands permits are roughly split between homeowner-related and commercial projects, that permit-by-notification already creates a two-tier structure for smaller projects, and that enforcement relies partly on public complaints and online permitting systems. The department also said most fines currently go to the general fund and vary widely year to year, with about $75,000 budgeted, and that the proposal would also create permit-by-notification authority for alteration-of-terrain projects between 100,000 and 150,000 square feet, mirroring language in Senate Bill 110. No vote or final committee action was taken in the portion provided.

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• So that's why we did it according to this Schedule 19 that's in our contract. contract that requires
• </c> handed down to us through our contract handed down to us through our contract uh<00:24:54.080><c
• </c> this schedule 19 that's in our contract. this schedule 19 that's in our contract.
• that is the wholesale contract.
• </c> six changes of the PIA of the contract six changes of the PIA of the contract and<00:32:29.600><

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:27 Legislative Research Commission 00:01:15 KentuckyWired Operations Company 00:17:30 Wireless Internet Service Providers Association 00:40:15 Administrative Office of the Courts 01:08:55 Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts 01:33:00, 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the July 9 minutes without objection and heard from Jay Hartz and Jonathan Harris of the Legislative Research Commission. Members asked about Capitol and legislator security in light of recent targeted shootings in other states. Hartz said LRC had removed members’ home addresses from its website, was reviewing other state-government records for similar information, and was working with the Speaker, Senate President, Kentucky State Police, and outside security experts on broader safety measures. He also said LRC is exploring commercial products to help block personal contact information from public view, but declined to name vendors publicly. Harris added that driver’s license scans at the Capitol are handled by Kentucky State Police, while LRC has a process for flagging high-volume or concerning contacts for police review. The LRC also reported that redistricting work has already begun, with census coordination underway, evaluation of redistricting software including Mapitude and open-source tools, and plans to make the same tools available to the public in the LRC library. The committee then heard from Kentucky Wired Operations Company CEO Robert Morphonius, COO Tom Snyder, and counsel Patrick Hughes about the Kentucky Wired network. They explained the corporate structure: Kentucky Wired Operations Company is a private for-profit special purpose entity that designs, builds, operates, and maintains the network; Kentucky Wired Infrastructure Company is a nonprofit instrumentality used for financing; and Open Fiber Kentucky handles commercialization of excess capacity under a wholesale agreement. They said Kentucky Wired Operations is in the operations and maintenance phase, with those obligations continuing until 2045, and that technical changes to the network generally require KCNA approval through formal change-order processes. They also said the company conducted a market test in June 2023 under Schedule 19 of its contract, considered proposals including Open Fiber and the incumbent service provider, and retained the existing provider. Members asked about KCNA’s role, procurement, network customers, and revenue. The witnesses said Quac operates outside normal state procurement because its process is governed by contract, while KCNA acts as the Commonwealth’s oversight authority and filter for changes. They identified current network users as including AOC, KCTCS, postsecondary education, and other Commonwealth agencies, with all requests routed through KCNA; they also said a separate change process for Exceliccom is in litigation. On funding, they said the operation is paid through monthly appropriations, with roughly a million dollars a month for the service provider and a couple hundred thousand for Quac’s oversight, not including debt service, which is bundled into the availability payment. The discussion ended as members began asking about responsibility for damage-related costs such as squirrel-related outages.

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• He recognized Senator Gruters to discuss recommendations for modifications to Chapter 120.
• Are there members of the public that would like to comment on the potential for 120 modifications?
• Are the members of the public that would like to comment on the potential for 120 modifications?

Summary: The Joint Administrative Procedures Committee met on February 3, 2025, with a quorum present and took up three main items. First, the committee considered a large set of recommended objections to Agency for Health Care Administration rules, all centered on sunset provisions stating the rules would expire after five years. AHCA asked for another deferral while it reviewed the rules, arguing the sunset language was a form of self-restraint rather than an invalid exercise of rulemaking authority. Committee leadership disagreed that further delay would resolve the issue and moved to a single vote covering all objections. The motion passed by roll call, and the committee informed AHCA that an objection would be filed unless the agency amended the rules within 30 days. The committee then heard an informational briefing from the Department of Environmental Protection on its Outstanding Florida Springs rule and stormwater rule. DEP explained that it did not prepare a statement of estimated regulatory cost for the springs rule because the proposed standards largely mirror existing water management district rules and the Central Florida Water Initiative framework, so DEP said there was no new regulatory burden. Members asked about permit authority, costs, and whether the rules were functionally different from prior rules. DEP maintained the rules set minimum standards and did not add costs beyond what regulated parties were already doing. DEP also described implementation of the stormwater rule adopted under the 2020 Clean Waterways Act and later ratified by the Legislature in 2024. DEP said the rule was the product of years of workshops and technical advisory committee meetings, and that the final version included lower-cost alternatives, grandfathering, and phased implementation. DEP estimated the rule’s cost at about $2,600 per acre in the revised CERC, while industry witnesses said the real cost could be much higher, especially if land costs are included. A home builders representative argued the estimate understated impacts, while a stormwater engineer said the rule gives more flexible, performance-based tools and could become more cost-effective over time. Finally, Senator Graal presented proposed Chapter 120 changes in SB 108, aimed at tightening and modernizing rulemaking. The proposal would require five-year rule reviews, annual agency reporting, faster notice of proposed rulemaking after authorizing legislation, electronic filing, public access to incorporated materials, clearer tracking of technical changes, and limits on how long rules can remain pending ratification. Members discussed whether the Legislature should be more specific in statutes about rulemaking deadlines and whether agencies should be more accountable when rules stall. No formal action was taken on the Chapter 120 proposals, and the committee adjourned after discussion.

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• Uh, the data collection required for this would require some other modifications under, I think, chapter
• under, I think, chapter modifications under, I think, chapter 13. 13. 13.
• Much of our funding comes from, of course, tuition revenue or research contracts and grants that fund
• Much of our funding comes from, of course, tuition revenue or research contracts and grants that fund
• Much of our funding comes from, of course, tuition revenue or research contracts and grants that fund

Bills: HF4698, HF4608

Keywords: higher education, identity verification, enrollment fraud, funding, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, postsecondary education, community college, university, developmental education, remedial education, remediation, corequisite, co-requisite, English composition, college readiness, adult basic education, ABE, student placement, credit-bearing courses, noncredit courses

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• Restrictions on this contract pharmacy use.
• from that contract pharmacy and from their in-house.
• us the data from the contract pharmacy.
• So we contract with pharmacies.
• Contract pharmacies is a new development since 2010.

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• Our annual 11 million dollar contract with the Los Angeles County of Medi-Cal.
• In addition, we have two managed care contracts for reimbursement of well-child exams provided at our
• Is the contract of the third party, that's Carillon, is that right? That's correct.
• In our accompanying BCP, we requested staff and contract resources to support stakeholder engagement,
• DHCS contracted with the University of California, San Francisco, to create the training.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• but there are no beds available in such a facility, then the Department of Health Services must contract
• facility to take a patient who is deemed to be incompetent to stand trial, we should be able to contract
• We would have to have some sort of contracts with other states.
• When someone meets the standard created in the statute, the state's required to either contract with
• hours of hands-on care every week in private homes and inside facilities when families privately contract

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 2307, as amended, which would require the Department of Health Services to contract with out-of-state secure mental health facilities when Arizona beds are unavailable for certain involuntary commitment cases involving defendants found dangerous and incompetent. The sponsor and supporters framed it as an emergency stopgap to prevent individuals who are deemed non-restorable from being released because Arizona lacks secure behavioral health beds, while opponents argued it would raise due process, disability rights, family access, and cost concerns, and questioned whether the state could even implement such interstate placements. After debate, the committee adopted the strike-everything amendment and advanced HB 2307 on a 6-5 due pass vote. The committee then heard House Bill 2083, which updates diabetes-related coverage language in health plans to include newer devices and supplies such as continuous glucose monitors, insulin pumps, and smart insulin pens. Supporters said the bill modernizes outdated statutes and improves access and outcomes for people with diabetes, while an insurer representative offered soft opposition, warning that writing these items into statute could create a state mandate and potential cost exposure, especially if the language is read to include GLP-1 medications. The committee adopted the strike-everything amendment and moved HB 2083 forward on an 11-1 due pass vote. Next, House Bill 2673 was heard, addressing mental health screening and treatment for incarcerated people. The sponsor said the bill was being reworked into a study committee concept after stakeholder feedback, but the underlying proposal would require prompt evaluation of prisoners showing mental disorder symptoms and faster referral for treatment. A family member testified about her son’s severe deterioration in jail and death, while an attorney opposed the bill as overbroad and legally problematic. Despite the sponsor’s indication that the bill would become a study committee, the committee voted 12-0 to give HB 2673 a due pass recommendation. The committee also advanced House Bill 2923, which revises timelines, procedures, and notice requirements for judicial review of court-ordered mental health treatment; supporters said it clarifies outdated language and improves communication with families, while opponents argued it shifts burdens onto patients and could prolong confinement. HB 2923 also received a 12-0 due pass vote.

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• Um, I might defer to—it is a modification of the definition of security services.
• Um I might defer to um it is a modification<00:09:23.600><c> of</c><00:09:23.760><c> the</c><00:09:23.920
• ><c> definition</c><00:09:24.160><c> of</c> modification of the definition of modification of the definition

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee took up House File 3363, a bill focused on protecting the privacy and safety of legislators and other candidates by limiting public access to home addresses and related information in campaign finance and election filings. The author said the bill was prompted by the events of June 14 and was intended to make temporary Campaign Finance Board changes permanent. No public testimony was offered, and the author explained that the bill had been narrowed and reorganized after a Senate delete-everything amendment expanded its scope. Members then considered a series of amendments. The A1 amendment, which added security devices and security services as allowable non-campaign disbursements, was adopted after questions about family relationships and whether payments to relatives could qualify. The A2 through A9 amendments were also adopted, covering data classification or redaction of street addresses in Campaign Finance Board reports, lobbyist gift reports, candidate affidavits of candidacy, nominating petitions, local government candidate reports, and retroactive redaction of existing reports. The A4 amendment was modified by A12 to apply city, state, and ZIP code reporting to political committees, political funds, and party units. The A13 amendment removed a proposed misdemeanor penalty tied to disclosure violations, and the A14 amendment was adopted to give caucus and chamber leaders access to actual candidate addresses, though members noted the language still needed refinement and that the intent was to continue working on it. There was discussion about whether the address-access language in A14 would apply to all candidates or only legislative candidates, and whether it would affect residency disputes; staff said it would not change complaint or court processes, but could be a data point. Several members said they had concerns about the breadth of the language but were willing to keep working on it. After the amendments were adopted, the committee moved to the bill as amended and recommended that House File 3363 be re-referred to the Judiciary Committee.

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• Bill 1115 by Representatives Baser and Steuart, also Senators Robertson and Bright, concerning modifications
• Bright</c><00:43:11.839><c> concerning</c> Robertson Bright concerning Robertson Bright concerning modifications
• <c> to</c><00:43:12.960><c> the</c><00:43:13.040><c> prepaid</c><00:43:13.520><c> wireless</c> modifications
• to the prepaid wireless modifications to the prepaid wireless telecommunications<00:43:14.880><c> service

Keywords: 981, all

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• rules for the purpose of allowing members to co-sponsor bills and resolutions or to submit vote modifications
• or to co-sponsor bills and resolutions or to submit<00:04:29.040><c> vote</c><00:04:29.360><c> modifications
• </c><00:04:30.160><c> and</c><00:04:30.400><c> have</c><00:04:30.639><c> filed</c> submit vote modifications
• and have filed submit vote modifications and have filed the<00:04:31.040><c> proper</c><00:04:31.280

Keywords: Convene 00:00 Senate Message 04:45 Calendar/2nd Readings 05:20 Report of Committees 07:05 Orders of the Day 08:23 HB 214 08:33 HB 416 12:26 HB 281 16:20 HB 134 18:13 Motions, Petitions, and Communications 21:08 Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 37:01 Recess for ConC/Rules Meeting 39:15 ConC/Rules Report 42:29 Floor Amendments 44:27 Correction to Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 46:14 Adjournment 46:40, 958, all

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• going to move on to item number four: draft legislation, Signature Gathering and Verification Modifications
• Signature Gathering and Verification Modifications.
• So the motion before us now is to favorably recommend the signature gathering and verification modifications
• going back to the HOPs section, so if I understand correctly, for those locations, we're making a modification

Keywords: 985, all

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• </c> contracts are much higher than expected. contracts are much higher than expected.
• Because if it was a fixed-price contract, or 80% fixed-price contract or whatever, then the utility would
• Or do you think fixed price contracts.
• </c> these six-month fixed cost contracts these six-month fixed cost contracts with<04:43:32.000><c>
• </c><05:42:31.200><c> to</c> seating and weather modification to seating and weather modification to

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• We make modifications to the prescription drug price transparency reporting requirements, as well as
• We<01:44:38.080><c> make</c><01:44:38.480><c> modifications</c><01:44:39.320><c> to</c><01:44:39.400>
• <c> the</c> We make modifications to the We make modifications to the prescription<01:44:40.000><c> drug
• We're also making change for the contract term limits for the state's WIC program. required to have an
• term limits for change for the contract term limits for the<01:51:53.400><c> state's</c><01:51:53.920

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Um, there was a modification made to this ice sculpture at Lake Failen language to clarify that those
• :00.559><c> to</c><00:24:00.799><c> this</c><00:24:01.120><c> ice</c> was a modification made to this
• ice was a modification made to this ice sculpture<00:24:01.919><c> at</c><00:24:02.080><c> Lake</c><
• The contracts were not signed in time for the money to be encumbered.
• The contracts were not in Madame Chair?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all