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• in 2025, and it authorized the rural health transformation program to improve health care access, quality
• We have: bring high-quality care closer to home, anticipating to spend about 58% of the total grant application
• We have greater quality of life. We have greater quality of life.
• So it's one thing to make sure that we're guaranteeing care close to home and great access to quality
• Legislative Management is meeting next week, as was indicated a little bit earlier in the report on the

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Summary: Legislative Management met with a quorum, approved the July 11, 2025 minutes, and then considered recommendations from the Legislative Procedures and Arrangements Committee. Beth Dittes explained proposed special session rule changes, which largely mirror prior special session rules and are intended to speed floor action. The changes would allow faster second readings and transmission between chambers, replace regular standing committees with two joint committees for the special session—Joint Appropriations and Joint Policy—and limit bill introduction methods. The package also included delayed-effective-date changes for the next regular session, such as moving the agency and Supreme Court prefile deadline earlier and advancing several resolution deadlines. Liz Fordall then reviewed revisions to the legislative workplace harassment policy, including clarified definitions, longer intake and review deadlines, an option for informal resolution before a review panel, and clearer disclosure rules. The committee adopted the report and forwarded the rules and policy changes. The committee also approved tentative first-day special session agendas for both chambers, with a Speaker-requested revision to allow time to swear in new House members. Megan Gordon outlined the schedule: early Rules Committee meetings, morning floor sessions, a joint session for the governor’s State of the State, then meetings of the joint appropriations and policy committees, with optional later floor and committee time. Members discussed how the joint committees would handle bills and confirmed the process would mirror the prior special session. The agendas were adopted. Chairman Bekkedahl then reported for the Rural Health Transformation Committee, which had completed its work and recommended five bill drafts for the special session: a Presidential Physical Fitness Test requirement for schools, a nutrition component for physician continuing education, joining a physician assistant licensure compact, expanding pharmacist scope for lab testing and prescribing, and a two-year appropriations bill to cover the program through the next regular session. He explained the federal rural health transformation grant, the state’s application, funding restrictions, and the need to keep the bills aligned with CMS requirements to avoid funding reductions or clawbacks. DHS officials said the department would measure outcomes through required metrics, use templates for awards, and set up an Office of Health Transformation to track long-term impacts. The committee adopted the rural health report and forwarded the bills. Finally, members discussed special-session logistics. Legislative staff said employment committees would approve a limited number of staff, Legislative Management would serve as the delayed-bills committee, and a letter would be sent to legislators explaining the process and a suggested Friday noon drafting deadline for bills to be considered at the January 20 meeting. The committee also discussed how many bills might be introduced and how to assign the rural health bills to the House or Senate for origin. No formal vote was taken on those logistics, and the meeting adjourned with plans to reconvene on January 20.

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• EACH AND EVERY DAY TO ABOUT THE WORK THEY'RE DOING IN SCHOOLS EACH AND EVERY DAY TO SUPPORT HIGH QUALITY
• WHAT WE KNOW IS HIGH QUALITY LITERACY INSTRUCTION IS CRITICAL.
• SCHOOL LEADER AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE ALWAYS LIKE TO DO WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT LITERACY AND HIGH-QUALITY
• BUT WHILE WE SAY ONE SIZE DOESN'T FIT ALL THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT MATTER WHEN WE LOOK AT HIGH-QUALITY
• IN FLORIDA THOSE ELEMENTS YET RULED UP TO PROVIDE INDICATIONS ON SCHOOL PERFORMANCE ALSO KNOWN AS SCHOOL

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• On the surface, the numbers seem to indicate something, but without all of the information, he said he
• <00:18:34.559> The Representative Weiner said that the number on the surface seems to indicate
• and the thoroughness of this report that you sent to the legislature, it just really speaks to the quality
• and the thoroughness of this report that you sent to the legislature, it just really speaks to the quality
• and the thoroughness of this report that you sent to the legislature, it just really speaks to the quality

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• These are very high-risk mission sets that require high-quality, competent, effective, safe, and fiscally
• evident that Florida's roads are in very, very good shape, and our bridges are some of the highest quality
• evident that Florida's roads are in very, very good shape, and our bridges are some of the highest quality
• bill due to the danger of unauthorized sharing and hacking of personal identifying data and also indicates
• bill due to the danger of unauthorized sharing and hacking of personal identifying data and also indicates

Summary: The committee met to hear the Governor’s proposed budget for the Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development silo and to consider one bill. The Governor’s Office outlined a $117.4 billion state budget, including $18.3 billion for the TED area, with major allocations for the Department of Transportation, Commerce, Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, State, Military Affairs, Emergency Management, and the Florida State Guard. Agency heads then presented their priorities, including housing and disaster recovery funds at Commerce; pay, vehicles, aviation, and data systems at Highway Safety; facility modernization, recruitment, retention, and maintenance at Military Affairs; election audit, conservation lab, and historic preservation funding at State; transportation, aviation, seaport, and safety investments at DOT; and emergency response, flood mitigation, grant systems, and alerting at Emergency Management. Members asked questions about Visit Florida’s private match, FHP’s role in immigration enforcement and body cameras, National Guard deployment tempo and staffing, State Guard staffing and facilities, arts grant rules, rail funding, and the number of detainees at the Everglades detention site. Several notable positions were expressed during questioning. Visit Florida said it met and exceeded its private match requirement and described the match as important to ensuring value from public dollars. The Highway Patrol said its aviation assets have been used more heavily in immigration enforcement and that in-vehicle camera systems were a higher priority than body cameras at present. The National Guard and State Guard both emphasized heavy operational demands, readiness needs, and the importance of additional funding for facilities, personnel, and equipment. The Department of State said its audit funding would help counties move to automated post-election audits and that its arts grant rule changes were intended to create more consistent scoring rather than reduce access. The committee then took up CS/SB 48 on accessory dwelling units. The bill requires local governments to allow property owners to voluntarily create ADUs, preserves homestead treatment for the primary residence portion, limits parking restrictions, and extends density bonus incentives to housing for military families receiving basic housing allowance. An amendment was adopted removing reusable tenant screening reports and clarifying that compliant ADUs are allowed by right without a separate hearing or permit. Testimony from the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association supported the bill, especially the long-term rental requirement, as a tool to help workforce housing. The committee reported the bill favorably by a roll call vote, and then adjourned.

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• But I would say that the decline in the level of the performance guarantee payments indicates that they're
• Empower Missouri also is committed to improving the quality of life of all Missouri residents through
• These shortages have severely impacted the quality and safety of medical care.
• and former staff members in the past few weeks, and they have all shared major concerns with the quality
• In conclusion, the information presented today indicates serious and ongoing deficiencies in the delivery

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• Forecasts indicate that by including the state's 21 large-scale hydroelectric facilities capable of producing
• Forecasts indicate that by including the state's 21 large-scale hydroelectric facilities capable of producing
• My district has the worst air quality in the country, particularly in ozone and particulate matter.
• manufacturing sector with clean energy, this bill will help achieve California's climate goals, improve air quality
• My team works to advance zero-emission solutions that improve air quality.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy heard several bills focused on grid reliability, affordability, clean energy infrastructure, and industrial decarbonization. AB 222, by Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan, would require more data reporting on data centers and aim to prevent ratepayers from bearing related grid costs; supporters said better information is needed to plan for rapidly growing electricity demand from AI and data centers, while opponents warned about privacy, security, trade-secret, and cost-shifting concerns. The bill passed the committee on a 13-4 vote, with the roll left open for absent members. AB 941, by Assemblymember Bonta, would impose a 270-day timeline for CPUC review of priority transmission projects to speed clean-energy infrastructure buildout. Supporters argued that transmission delays are slowing California’s climate goals and raising costs, while opponents raised concerns about CEQA process, staffing, and prioritization. The bill passed 15-0. AB 1191, by Assemblymember Tangipa, would make existing large hydroelectric facilities eligible for the Renewable Portfolio Standard; supporters framed it as a way to lower rates and ease affordability pressures, while opponents said it would undermine the purpose of the RPS by substituting existing resources for new renewable development. That bill failed on a 4-11 vote. AB 1280, by Assemblymember Garcia, would expand state grant programs to support thermal energy storage projects for industrial decarbonization. Supporters said it would help modernize manufacturing, cut pollution in disadvantaged communities, and preserve jobs, with broad support from environmental and clean manufacturing groups and no opposition testimony. The bill passed 17-0. AB 1117, by Assemblymember Schultz, would require the CPUC to offer optional dynamic electricity rate tariffs for customers to shift usage away from peak periods; supporters said it could lower bills and improve grid efficiency, while utilities said they were not opposed to the concept but wanted more flexibility and time in the regulatory process. That bill passed 14-0. The committee also approved its consent calendar and other noncontroversial items, with several measures moving forward unanimously.

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• So this indicates that there are less jobs available for teenagers.
• So this indicates<00:15:04.240> that<00:15:04.480> there<00:15:04.639> are<00:15
• :04.800> less<00:15:05.120> jobs indicates that there are less jobs indicates that there
• of life, and opportunities, high quality of life, and a<00:31:13.440> dense<00:31:13.679>
• Might pay a little bit more in exchange for high-quality services.

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• This is to rethink how we can make sure that rural health care has access to high-quality, accessible
• This is to rethink how we can make sure that rural health care has access to high-quality, accessible
• , and quality has been measurably improving in a number of areas.
• We're proud of the quality of ATRIP.
• Consumer price index indicates that $78.40 has the same buying power as $132.

Keywords: 00:00:22 - Call to Order and Roll Call 00:03:00 – Approval of June 25, 2025 Minutes 00:03:22 - Update on Federal Changes to the Medicaid Program 01:03:44 - State Directed Payments, Provider Taxes, and the Rural Health Transformation Fund: How Medicaid Changes Could Impact Kentucky Hospitals 01:29:42 – Public Comments 01:45:25 – Announcements 01:46:19 - Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board met on July 30, 2025, approved the June 25 minutes, and received a presentation from Katherine Castanza of the National Conference of State Legislatures on Medicaid provisions in H.R. 1. The presentation outlined more than 20 Medicaid-related provisions, emphasizing that the largest federal savings come from work/community engagement requirements, changes to provider taxes, limits on state-directed payments, more frequent eligibility redeterminations for expansion populations, and related eligibility/enrollment changes. She said the fiscal effects are backloaded, with most reductions occurring in the later years of the 10-year window, and noted potential significant impacts on hospital payments and state financing. She also described new funding opportunities, including a $50 billion rural health transformation fund and a new home and community-based services waiver with associated grants. A substantial portion of the discussion focused on Kentucky’s pending community engagement 1115 waiver and how it would interact with the new federal requirements. Board members asked whether the waiver had been approved, what the cabinet’s contingency plan would be if CMS does not approve it, and what the timeline is for compliance. Cabinet representatives said the waiver has not yet been approved by CMS, remains under public comment, and that the state will wait for CMS guidance before moving forward; if needed, the state would amend the waiver or submit a new one. They said the work requirement must be in place by January 1, 2027, with a possible extension to 2028. Castanza also explained that expansion adults with incomes between 100% and 138% of the federal poverty level would face new cost-sharing requirements beginning October 1, 2028, and that eligibility redeterminations would move from annual to every six months starting January 1, 2027. She then walked through provider tax changes, including a moratorium on new provider taxes beginning October 1, 2026, and a phased reduction in the hold-harmless threshold for existing taxes beginning January 1, 2028, with exemptions for nursing facilities and ICF/IID providers. Board members questioned the timing and likely impact on Kentucky, and Castanza responded that the effect would depend on each tax’s current rate and would phase in over time.

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• Andre indicated, it does not allow for changes that result in a lower net cost for the plan sponsor.
• Andre indicated, it does not allow for changes that result in a lower net cost for the plan sponsor.
• <01:36:16.960> interpretive increase access to quality interpretive increase access to quality
• Vang was indicating, not all the people our council represents have that same possibility.
• This is why access to quality interpreters is so important.

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• I think the clerk is indicating consent on the consent orders because it is now green.
• House Bill 6 reflects all of those priorities. to affordable quality child care to to affordable quality
• It ensures quality early learning.
• It ensures quality<03:43:52.319> early<03:43:52.720> learning.
• House Bill Six quality early learning.

Bills: HB567, HB776, HB2, HB568, HB619

Keywords: open records, public access, transparency, government accountability, public agency, dental practice, licensing, administrative regulations, dental assistants, supervision, Medicaid, community engagement, healthcare, managed care, eligibility, public assistance, insurance, public adjuster, claim process, contract requirements

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• And I think, as Senator Sidio Lopez indicated, right now when they're used up, most of those waste products
• Tackling bad air quality in the state while permitting more and more sources of pollution is not great
• And I would really hope the New Mexico way on data centers isn't unlimited pollution, unlimited air quality
• And, you know, what I think this is indicative of is a vicious cycle of dependence.
• This is an area in the state that already struggles with air quality because of the industrial pollution

Bills: SB78, SB235, SB22, SB310

Keywords: nuclear energy, renewable energy, sustainability, carbon emissions, energy regulation, microgrid, zero carbon resources, Public Regulation Commission, energy generation, electric utilities, motor vehicle manufacturers, licensing, dealers, franchise agreements, consumer protection, water supply, sewage improvements, environment, funding, Mora County

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• Those will continue to Be read-only with the caveat of those modules where you can indicate that you're
• The next point is monthly in-home quality worker visits. They should already be doing that.
• And I'm not sure why the word 'quality' is in there because is it different from what the workers are
• They're not doing quality in-home visits. So now they're going to with this pilot project.
• You need a social worker that's trained in doing that to be able to provide a quality assessment.

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