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• The analysis of both the press and the Attorney General is clear.
• require California agencies, when they put out their regulations, to perform a detailed economic analysis
• The fiscal analysis does acknowledge new state costs and expanded bureaucracy.
• The fiscal analysis does acknowledge new state costs and expanded bureaucracy.
• agreed-upon procedures. ...for special districts with smaller budgets, alternative procedures provide fiscal

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• And prior to amending or adopting the addition of these codes, CECO must establish an analysis that measures
• The analysis must also calculate the payback period for any required products.
• Officer, uh, the only thing I, I've got, and I support this, but the, uh, there was a fiscal note that
• Uh, the fiscal impact says there's not gonna be much of a fiscal impact to local governments.
• So yeah, I think it would, the fiscal impact is not accurate as well, but I would just, uh, speak directly

Bills: HB 346, HB 1360, HB 1510, HB 1606, HB 1804, HB 1805, HB 2156, HB 2391, HB 2767, HB 3022, HB 3044, HB 3272, HB 3293, HB 3493, HB 3809, HB 3824, HJR 110, HB 2463

Keywords: expedited service, business records, veteran-owned businesses, franchise tax, fee schedule, Texas Ethics Commission, election reporting, campaign finance, violation categorization, penalties, public disclosure, Texas Utilities Code, electric utility, retail electric provider, municipally owned utility, electric cooperative, vegetation management, tree trimming, line clearance, transmission line

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• PARKING ISSUE AND I THOUGHT MAYBE THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING YOU COULD CONSIDER LOOKING AT IN YOUR ANALYSIS
• SO, I THINK ALL SO WHEN YOU TAKE THIS BACK YOU MAY WANT TO LOOK AT THE FISCAL FISCALLY CONSTRAINED OFFSETS
• CERTAINLY AM GOING TO TAKE ALL THE FEEDBACK INTO CONSIDERATION AS WELL AS, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT THE FISCALLY
• FOR MY AGENCY ALONE I END OF FISCAL 23/24 WITH 11 VACANT POSITIONS.
• CHAIR PROGRAM GUIDE AND OFTEN TIMES BY THE STOP ANALYSIS OF THESE BILLS AND THERE ARE NUMBER OF CONCERNS

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Waiver Reimagine Third, fiscal exposure.
• some uh um idea about some cost analysis some uh um idea about some cost analysis of of of do<01
• No cumulative impact analysis has been conducted.
• No cumulative impact analysis has been conducted.
• analysis has been conducted. analysis has been conducted.

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• You also get chemical analysis with those well drilling logs.
• It's what, you know, going through the analysis and saying was there an impact.
• This was a rider that provided a little more than 3.5 million in each fiscal year.
• But you're correct in that this is an analysis that board staff did when I was there.
• They are only really charged and only have experience with managing the fiscal assets.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• But I also have to look at this as a cost-benefit analysis of whether we are adding more requirements
• But I also have to look at this as a cost-benefit analysis of whether we are adding more requirements
• And also would just point out several of the other policy issues that are raised in the analysis that
• And also would just point out several of the other policy issues that are raised in the analysis that
• I appreciate the thoughtful analysis and input that the committee has provided.

Summary: The Assembly Higher Education Committee heard several Senate measures focused on community college procurement, higher education access, and student support. SB 1154 by Senator Reyes would allow community college districts to use best-value procurement for public works projects over $1 million. Supporters, including San Bernardino Valley College, the San Bernardino Community College District, labor groups, and several districts, said it would improve delivery of complex facilities and align community colleges with other education systems. Opponents, including the Associated General Contractors, argued the bill’s skilled-and-trained workforce requirements and labor-compliance scoring would narrow the bidder pool and raise costs. The committee passed the bill to the Assembly Floor on a due-pass vote, with some members voting no or not recorded. SB 1255, also by Senator Reyes, would create a California Hispanic-serving institution designation. Supporters from HACU, the CSU Chancellor’s Office, UC, community colleges, and other education organizations said the designation would recognize campuses that serve large numbers of Latino and low-income students and strengthen accountability and student success. The committee approved the bill as amended and re-referred it to Appropriations, with one no vote. SB 1328, presented on behalf of Senator Cervantes, would require LGBTQ+ points of contact at satellite or branch campuses of CSU and community colleges, either through designated staff or regular office hours. Testimony emphasized gaps in access at remote centers and the need for confidential support; one member raised concerns about staffing, costs, and whether existing systems could meet the need remotely. The bill was passed as amended and sent to Appropriations. The committee also considered SB 960 by Senator Cabaldon, which would expand the circumstances under which community colleges could offer bachelor’s degrees in response to unmet workforce needs, especially where CSU programs are impacted or not realistically accessible locally. Supporters said the bill would help meet workforce demand and expand access for place-bound and adult learners. CSU and faculty representatives opposed unless amended, urging stronger partnership requirements, clearer workforce-need standards, and safeguards around duplication and Prop 98 funding. Members discussed impaction, regional access, and the role of partnerships; the bill was passed as amended and re-referred to Appropriations. Finally, SB 632 by Senator Otagan would extend the California College Promise fee waiver to part-time community college students enrolled in nine units. Supporters said many students cannot attend full time because of work, caregiving, and living costs, and the bill would better reflect student realities; the transcript ends during testimony on this measure, before any vote is shown.

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• What a great staff analysis. that was done.
• I throw that out because it has no fiscal impact.
• So for a budget committee to do such a great piece of work on the staff analysis, I appreciated that.

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• Andrew Erikson with Senate Council Research and Fiscal Analysis.
• <00:02:27.879> analysis<00:02:28.400> I'm<00:02:28.519> the research and fiscal
• analysis I'm the research and fiscal analysis I'm the fiscal<00:02:28.920> analyst<00:02:29.200
• Ericson read through the fiscal note. Mr. Ericson read through the fiscal note.
• Ericson go through the fiscal note. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Solveig Heckel, House Fiscal Analysis. Madam Chair, Tim Strom, House Research.
• <00:01:51.960> Thank Fiscal Analyst for Transportation.
• Thank Fiscal Analyst for Transportation.
• > adjust<00:04:23.800> to million in fiscal year 27 to adjust to million in fiscal year 27
• Section forward from fiscal 28 and on.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The conference committee on Senate File 4282 met with a quorum present and heard a walkthrough of the bill, which contains forecast adjustments for several agencies. Senate staff explained that Article 1 makes education forecast adjustments for fiscal years 2026 and 2027, Article 2 adjusts appropriations for the Department of Human Services, Article 3 does the same for the Department of Children, Youth, and Families, and Article 4 increases special transportation services funding for Metropolitan Council programs including Metro Mobility and Metro Move by $8.9 million in FY 2026 and $10.9 million in FY 2027 to match the February forecast. House staff noted that the House language matched Article 1 but did not include Articles 2 through 4. Representative Youakim presented amendment A26-0180, describing six sections that add provisions on paraprofessional qualifications, aid for tribal contract schools tied to revised permanent school fund distributions, expanded allowable uses of school operating capital revenue to include certain utility costs, an extension of an existing appropriation for gender-neutral single-use restrooms, and two school district fund transfer provisions for West St. Paul/Mendota Heights/Eagan and Maple Lake. Members discussed that several items were no-cost and that some fund transfer language had been previously discussed in committee. The amendment was adopted on an 8-0 roll call vote. After adopting the amendment, the committee voted on the bill as amended. The conference committee agreement for Senate File 4282 passed on an 8-0 vote, and the meeting was adjourned.

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• THE SERVICES CURRENTLY HAVE NEGATIVE FISCAL IMPACT ON FLIGHT TRAINING, FLIGHT SCHOOLS, AND PILOTS WERE
• BUT THEY HAVE MORE DETAILED ANALYSIS REQUIREMENTS AND IMPLEMENTATION AND I BELIEVE, AGAIN, YOU ARE TRYING
• THEIR ROADS WHICH IS APPROPRIATE IN MANY CASES ONE OF THE VARIABLES WE NEED TO CONSIDER AND THIS ANALYSIS
• AND THIS IS A CONSIDERATION THAT HAS SIGNIFICANT ANALYSIS INVOLVED AND IT.
• I WAS STRUGGLING A LITTLE BUT HERE GOING FOR THE BILL ANALYSIS AND I DID NOT BRING THE ACTUAL COPY OF

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• HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED SINCE 2001 IN STATUE BUT WE'VE ONLY BEEN HEADQUARTERED AT THE UNIVERSITY SINCE FISCAL
• HAVE YOU DONE A DEEPER DIVE ANALYSIS VARIANCE WITH BOTH OF THEM TOGETHER FOR EXAMPLE AN ACCREDITED PUBLIC
• VERSUS ACCREDITED PRIVATE BECAUSE WE ARE DOING THIS FORENSIC ANALYSIS OF THE PRESSURE POINTS OF NURSING
• I'M WONDERING IF THAT WAS PART OF AN ANALYSIS THAT MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN PRESENTED. >> Speaker: YOU ARE
• THAT'S WHERE WE WANT TO GO TO HAVE THE MULTI VARIANCE AND TO BE ABLE TO PERFORM THAT ANALYSIS.

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• No science data was included in this analysis.
• So now our fiscal note's $14 million for next biennium.
• So now our fiscal note is $14 million for next biennium.
• So just be aware that that is coming fiscally.
• So just be aware that that is coming fiscally.

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the March 4, 2026 minutes, and received a lengthy Department of Public Instruction presentation from Stanley Schauer Jr. on North Dakota student performance data in math and ELA, with comparisons between students with disabilities and students without disabilities. Schauer explained the assessment systems used, the 1% alternate assessment cap for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities, the absence of 2019-20 data due to the pandemic, and how state standards are set by North Dakota educators. Members asked about cohort trends, the role of alternate assessments, grade-level patterns, and whether the state should focus more on reducing the novice category than on moving students from approaching to proficient. Schauer also discussed the new NDA Plus assessment, the state’s planned growth model, and the possibility of future breakdowns by disability category or by schools using science-of-math approaches. Special education educators testified that students with disabilities continued to receive services during COVID because of FAPE obligations, which likely helped limit learning loss, and emphasized that IEP teams focus on individual growth rather than only proficiency buckets. Committee members then shifted to special education funding and possible funding models. Brandon Bombach of Grand Forks Public Schools presented on the state aid formula, focusing on the special education weighting factor and arguing that the current formula does not adequately respond to growing student needs because it counts enrollment but does not adjust when the number of students with IEPs rises. He used examples to show that a district can have the same enrollment and receive the same weighting even if the number of students needing services increases. Members discussed whether the formula should be tied more closely to actual need and accountability, and the chair indicated that the committee would continue gathering data and ideas for a later meeting.

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• Next up, HCR 189 and HR 179, requesting the Department of Taxation to conduct a comprehensive analysis
• Next up HCR 189179 requesting the Department of Taxation to conduct a comprehensive analysis of corporate
• to address systemic staffing shortages, expand the statutory responsibilities, and the escalating fiscal
• So, you know, different states do their analysis in different ways.
• Hawaii Appleseed recently got an analysis from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy looking

Bills: HCR93, HCR14, HR85

Keywords: image-based sexual abuse, working group, gender-based violence, Hawaii Commission on the Status of Women, prevention efforts, survivor protections, new technologies, legal reform, HCR14, House Concurrent Resolution, perpetual easement, non-exclusive easement, state submerged lands, submerged lands, shoreline easement, drainage outfall, stormwater outfall, lagoon outfall, pipelines, Kahala Hotel & Resort

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• Right now, that program's grants are funded through federal fiscal year or state fiscal year 2027.
• Right now, that program's grants are funded through federal fiscal year or state fiscal year 2027.
• <00:15:44.639> year um projected budget for fiscal year um projected budget for fiscal year
• First, they are able to conduct investigations at results from tips and data analysis.
• First, they are able to conduct investigations at results from tips and data analysis.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• <00:10:16.120> note<00:10:16.320> that have uh we do have a fiscal note that have uh
• we do have a fiscal note that wasn't<00:10:16.760> in<00:10:16.880> your<00:10:17.160>
• For fiscal year 2025, the Northstar has over $16.2 million in annual total expenses, plus authorized
• That's not just about the fiscal data and the ridership data; it's not there.
• It says here in fiscal year 2003, but I'm sure that was a mistake in the report.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• year after fiscal year, also going to supplemental... ...fiscal year after fiscal year, also going to
• This fiscal year now, we are on track. Well, let me start with last fiscal year.
• That has been a compounding of fiscal year after fiscal year. And we probably should have done...
• fiscal year 2024.
• our fiscal year 26 GAA.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Ways and Means held its sixth public hearing on the Governor’s H-2 budget proposal for fiscal year 2026, focused on public safety and judiciary agencies, at the Foxborough Community Center. After opening remarks and local welcomes, the committee heard first from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, led by Secretary Gina Kwan, who outlined a $1.72 billion budget, up $69.8 million from FY26. She said the proposal emphasizes core operations, readiness, and partnerships with municipalities, and highlighted work on firearms-law implementation, State Police reform, DOC reentry efforts, hate-crimes prevention, emergency response, and planning for major events including the World Cup. Members also raised concerns about DNA backlog reporting, State Police academy boxing and training standards, ICE communication, disaster relief funding, crime lab staffing, EMS placement, and diversity in public safety leadership. Several exchanges focused on specific operational issues. Secretary Kwan and her team said the State Police are tracking the influx of forensic work from local sheriffs, that the boxing program remains suspended pending an IACP review and likely will not return in its prior form, and that EOPS has no direct communication with ICE but supports law-enforcement coordination where appropriate. On disaster preparedness, officials said the new disaster relief fund is being developed with MEMA and A&F, currently capitalized at $14 million with another $14 million expected, though members urged a more permanent funding source. On the crime lab, staff said the roughly $4.5 million increase is intended to cover core operations and a structural funding gap rather than expand services. The secretary also said EOPS is not ready to absorb OEMS from DPH at this time, though she would keep an open mind. The committee then heard from district attorneys, led by Suffolk County DA Kevin Hayden, who said the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association is seeking a 10% increase in operating budgets, including about $16.7 million for staffing salaries, to recruit and retain prosecutors, advocates, and support staff. He said the request reflects rising workload and the need to keep the criminal justice system functioning efficiently and fairly. The hearing was recessed briefly after the district attorneys’ opening remarks, with additional testimony expected to continue afterward.

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• And without being able to do that full analysis, it's going to be very challenging for our locals to
• Assembly Bill 1165 takes a bold first step by requiring our state housing agencies to create a fiscal
• analysis and a financial plan to solve this crisis.
• Assembly Bill 1165 not only makes good policy sense, but it also makes good fiscal sense at the same
• This bill is non-fiscal. ...and the reason it's non-fiscal is because the housing element already requires

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Relative to fiscal year 26, the LFC recommendation reflects a $721,000 increase, or about 4.5%, while
• So what happened for the fiscal year ending June 30th, 2020?
• Yes, there were a total of nine for that fiscal year. That was also operated...
• I should have been elected at the beginning of a fiscal year, right?
• So I just did a really quick analysis. Here are four vehicles.

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• <00:02:11.560> and but we have our nonpartisan fiscal and but we have our nonpartisan fiscal
• <00:02:49.360> Mr it over to our nonpartisan fiscal Mr it over to our nonpartisan fiscal Mr
• Fiscal year 2024 has been completed, and fiscal year 2025 will end on June 30th of this year, so this
• been completed and fiscal year 25 has been completed and fiscal year 25 will<00:03:46.120> end
• refinancing research policy and Analysis refinancing research policy and Analysis the<00:45:14.400

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The Higher Ed Finance and Policy Committee met to begin a budget overview for higher education. The chair noted quorum, committee member introductions, and that Democratic members were absent. The chair also said the Office of Higher Education would not be appearing for the planned budget deep dive, so nonpartisan fiscal staff would present instead. Ken Savory, the committee’s nonpartisan fiscal analyst, introduced a presentation on the higher education finance structure and timeline. Savory explained the state budget cycle, the difference between direct appropriations, statutory appropriations, open appropriations, base funding, tails, and one-time appropriations, and how those concepts apply to higher education. He described the committee’s usual budget areas: the Office of Higher Education, Minnesota State, the University of Minnesota, and the Mayo Foundation. He also reviewed historical spending charts showing higher education’s share of the general fund over time, the 2/3-1/3 funding policy in statute, and how tuition and general fund support have shifted. He noted that the FY 26-27 base for the Office of Higher Education area is about $725 million, including roughly $450 million for the State Grant program and about $99 million for North Star Promise. Members asked about comparing the current budget to earlier biennia, and staff responded that they would need to calculate the percentage difference. The chair then summarized prior budget growth, saying the previous budget was about $650 million over base and the current budget/tail was about $450 million over base. Staff also reviewed the 2024 omnibus higher education bill, including a roughly $5 million reduction to North Star Promise that was redirected to the Fostering Independence Grant program and a $500,000 appropriation for Minnesota State’s Kids on Campus program. The committee did not take any formal votes or actions during this portion of the meeting.

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• We listened, we adjusted, and we moved forward together. fiscal year 2627 and 430 million in fiscal year
• analyst, and Kyle Raymond, fiscal analyst, and Kyle Raymond, fiscal analyst.<02:41:08.880> Those
• <02:59:22.960> Last analysis and I urge a green vote.
• Last analysis and I urge a green vote.
• <03:42:41.359> committee the fiscal side, Mike, committee the fiscal side, Mike, committee administrator

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