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• A couple years ago, Representative Caruso: few years ago when I was chair of JLAC, we ordered an audit
• I know there were numerous issues that came up on the audit.
• I just had so much involvement in dealing with the audit. But I see that they've turned the corner.

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• Further, the bill requires the Auditor General to conduct an annual audit of the scholarship programs
• Scholarship programs and requires the scholarship funding organizations to return funds as a result of the audit
• The Auditor General will do an annual audit and look back at the entire school year, all the scholarship

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• The, and the UPC code is not necessary for audit to conduct the audits.
• The comptroller says this will not affect their ability to audit.

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• Senators, we're going to take up tab number six, SJR 1756, on succession to Office of Governor, Auditing
• Senators, we're going to take up tab number six, SJR 1756, on succession to Office of Governor, Auditing
• SJR 1756, on succession to office of governor and auditing and government efficiency, by Senator Fine

Summary: The committee first confirmed Heather L. Turnbull to the Florida Commission on Community Service without debate. It then took up SPB 7022, which sets Florida Retirement System employer contribution rates beginning July 1, 2025, updates rates to address unfunded liability, and preserves the 3% employee contribution rate. Senator Fine said the bill would increase FRS Trust Fund revenue by about $310 million annually and also gives certain elected officers an option related to DROP accumulations. An amendment was adopted, the bill was submitted as a committee bill, and it was reported favorably. The committee then heard SB 1710, a bill by Senator DeSantis/DeSigley to prohibit state agencies, vendors, and grant recipients from using state funds for DEI-related policies, trainings, and programs, and to impose related restrictions on medical institutions of higher education. Senator Polsky and others questioned the bill’s broad and vague language, its effect on health-related work, public-facing agency positions, private contractors, and medical school admissions. The sponsor said the bill was intended to stop DEI from influencing state agencies and that the medical-school portion would likely be amended out later. Public testimony was overwhelmingly opposed, with speakers arguing the bill would harm health care, education, access, and minority communities; a few supporters said DEI is ideological and should be removed from government and public institutions. After debate, the bill was reported favorably on a party-line style vote, with Senator Errington voting no. The committee then began SB 1678, relating to entities that boycott Israel, with a delete-all amendment. Senator Leak said the bill would expand Florida’s anti-BDS framework to cover nonprofits, foreign educational institutions, foreign government funds, academic boycotts, political subdivisions, and certain grants, while the amendment aligned the bill with existing law and clarified procurement and divestment provisions. Testimony included support from proponents who said Florida should not do business with entities engaged in boycotts of Israel, and opposition from speakers who argued the bill would restrict academic freedom and conscience. Debate continued as the transcript ended, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.

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• I have with me today, Andrea Macera, our chief of regulatory affairs who oversees licensing and audit
• Our audit department is made up of civilians.
• And can you go back and audit that machine and see how many tickets were printed out of that machine?

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• Well, I think what should be brought to the judge is that this audit... that looking through...
• But I guess my question is, could you have the audit and then say, "Look, there's a..." ...audit and

Bills: HB43, SB81, SB178, SB138, SB89, SB183, HB27, HB188, HB199, HB190, SB117, HB43, HB27

Keywords: criminal procedure, split sentencing, probation, Class A felony, Class B felony, minimum confinement, speedy trial, visiting judge, court administration, violent crimes, Alabama Supreme Court, employment, criminal record, certificate of employability, occupational licensing, negligent hiring, rehabilitation, limited relief, tribal police, law enforcement

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• Outdated systems also create potential audit vulnerabilities that could affect regulatory credibility
• Outdated systems also create potential audit vulnerabilities that could affect regulatory credibility
• , also known as a SOC audit, which we obviously just heard about from EOTS.
• A SOC audit is necessary to ensure that the Commission's systems properly protect sensitive business
• Due to FY26 budget constraints, this audit process has already experienced delays.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Ways and Means held a public FY27 budget hearing at Barnstable Town Hall, with opening remarks emphasizing the Cape and Islands’ seasonal infrastructure, housing, transportation, workforce, and digital needs. The hearing began with testimony from the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, which outlined the Healey-Driscoll administration’s budget priorities for job training, apprenticeship, youth employment, reentry programs, and unemployment insurance modernization. The secretary highlighted proposed funding for the Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund, Career Technical Initiative, YouthWorks, reentry workforce development, and services for young adults with disabilities, along with a proposal to streamline youth work permits. Members also discussed the unemployment trust fund, the COVID assessment on employers, rising unemployment, and the need to improve DUA customer service and claims processing. Committee members asked about job seeker barriers such as child care, housing, transportation, and out-migration of young workers, as well as how to keep Cape Cod graduates and seasonal workers in the region. The administration said its strategy is to pair training with broader affordability investments and to expose students to career pathways earlier, including through middle school, early childhood STEM, YouthWorks, pre-apprenticeships, and Building Pathways. Senators and representatives also raised concerns about regional funding disparities, especially for Hampshire Franklin MassHire, and the administration said it is reviewing MassHire funding and service equity through a policy committee and statewide workforce board. On unemployment assistance, officials reported major improvements in wait times and claims processing, but said they are still working through backlogs and staffing challenges while maintaining program integrity. The committee then heard testimony from the Executive Office of Economic Development. The secretary described House 2 as a fiscally restrained budget with no new taxes or fees, while preserving core programs and using the Mass Leads Act tools to support competitiveness. EOED’s proposal included funding for the Community One Stop for Growth, rural economic development, social enterprise operating grants, regional economic development organizations, the Workforce Investment Trust Fund, Community Workforce Partnerships, Pathmaker, advanced manufacturing training, life sciences, innovation vouchers, AI initiatives, small business assistance, and tourism and live theater support. The Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation also testified on its FY27 request, focusing on consumer protection, licensing, banking, insurance, and public safety regulation. No votes were taken during the hearing.

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• The witness said the Office of the Auditor audits the money that goes out to consumers, and they need
• <01:34:46.000> Um<01:34:46.320> OA<01:34:46.960> audits consumer that they've
• Um OA audits consumer that they've paid.
• Um OA audits us<01:34:47.520> and<01:34:47.760> they<01:34:47.840> audit<01:34:48.159
• our money that goes us and they audit our money that goes out<01:34:48.960> to<01:34:49.120><

Keywords: 1183, house

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• They actually do audits as well. We have test equipment for gas pumps.
• They actually do audits as well. We have test equipment for gas pumps.
• They actually do audits as well. We have test equipment for gas pumps.
• And we need to have the equipment at least to be able to do the audit.
• So at least until we're in the audit.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee met in a transportation work session and executive session, with the chair explaining the format change to allow fuller discussion and possible expert input before votes. The committee first took up House Bill 209, which would have allowed a new vehicle purchased in the model year or before to be inspected in the second year after purchase. Members said the bill was rendered unnecessary by the broader repeal of vehicle inspections, and the committee voted 16-0 to deem it inexpedient to legislate (ITL), with consent. The same outcome followed for House Bill 212, which would have allowed a 180-day operation waiver when a motor vehicle failed an emissions control test, and House Bill 533, which concerned civilian employees and commercial truck inspections. In both cases, members said the inspection repeal made the bills unnecessary, and in the commercial truck bill there were also concerns that the language did not fit federal requirements and referenced state inspection laws rather than federal ones. Both bills were voted ITL 16-0 and adopted by consent. House Bill 298, dealing with vehicle identification number-related issues and antique vehicle authenticity, also received an ITL recommendation 16-0. Members said the proposal raised fraud concerns and could affect the value and authenticity of antique vehicles, and several said the bill needed more work before any future consideration. The committee then moved to Senate Bill 150, which would define electric vehicle charging stations and establish annual testing fees for the Division of Weights and Measures. That bill drew the most discussion: Representative Sykes described a personal experience with a malfunctioning charging station and a large, unclear bill, arguing that consumer protection regulation is needed. Representative Miller said the fee structure seemed high compared with other inspections and that third-party inspectors were not allowed, though he acknowledged some need for consumer protection. Senator David Watters, the sponsor, said the bill should be improved and suggested a lower annual fee and a fund-based approach to build an inspection program over time. Cheryl, the director of Weights and Measures, testified that the division needs authority, staffing, licensing categories, and expensive test equipment to oversee EV chargers, and that current rules do not adequately cover this emerging technology.

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• They are audited, and if they don't prescribe enough, they're penalized. >> In what ways?
• <00:59:28.799> They<00:59:29.119> are<00:59:29.359> audited<00:59:30.400>
• They are audited and if >> Yes. Flat out.
• They are audited and if they<00:59:30.960> don't<00:59:31.119> prescribe<00:59:31.599><
• , I get audited by the insurance<01:00:48.559> company<01:00:48.799> I<01:00:49.040>

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The task force met for its third meeting, approved the minutes, and heard testimony from Dr. Jack on behalf of the American Beverage Association and Kentucky Beverage Association. Dr. Jack argued that the “totality of the science” supports low- and no-calorie sweeteners as safe and useful tools for reducing sugar and calories, citing FDA and other domestic and international reviews, clinical trials, and the FDA’s recent healthy-label rule. He also described the industry’s transparency efforts, including a “Good to Know” database compiling ingredient and safety information, and said the beverage industry has voluntarily worked to offer more choices with less sugar. Members questioned him about whether beverage ingredients are restricted in other countries, possible health effects beyond weight and cancer, concerns about metabolic issues and gut microbiome effects, whether sweeteners are addictive, and why companies do not simply remove sweeteners. Dr. Jack responded that most ingredients are permitted in many jurisdictions, that broad food-safety reviews have looked at multiple endpoints and found the ingredients safe, that the gut microbiome is still being studied, and that recent clinical evidence does not show increased sweetness preference. He also said business decisions about formulations are up to companies and noted that cane sugar and high-fructose corn syrup are metabolically similar. The committee also discussed consumer apps and ingredient-scoring tools; Dr. Jack said the industry’s website presents facts without interpretation and is based on food-safety agency assessments. At the end of his testimony, the chair accepted additional fact sheets for the committee. The meeting then moved on to introduce Dr. Gary Huber, who began testimony by emphasizing integrative medicine, metabolic syndrome, and the role of diet, exercise, sleep, and stress in health, but his full presentation was not included in the excerpt.

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• According to a DEED audit, an estimated 22% of employers subject to a random unemployment insurance audit
• It's saying in a random audit 22% of employers may have misclassified one or more employees.
• a random unemployment insurance audit mclassified<00:35:10.560> at<00:35:10.640> least
• It's saying in a<00:35:17.200> random<00:35:17.599> audit<00:35:18.400> 22%<00:35
• 22% of employers may have a random audit 22% of employers may have mclassified<00:35:22.480> one<

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• KDE goes in, they do a management audit.
• <00:15:18.680> uh<00:15:18.800> what<00:15:18.959> house they do a management audit
• uh what house they do a management audit uh what house bill<00:15:19.399> 298<00:15:20.120>
• > management also during that through that management also during that through that management audit
• process it would uh allow the KDE audit process it would uh allow the KDE to<00:15:31.319> make

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Senate Education Committee met with a quorum and first considered two concurrent resolutions. SCR 76, sponsored by Sen. Amanda Bledsoe, would create a Kentucky School for the Deaf Governance Task Force to examine the school’s future governance and its relationship with the Kentucky Department of Education. Bledsoe described the school’s long history and said the task force would give the small deaf-school community more voice. The committee adopted the resolution unanimously with favorable expression. The committee then took up SCR 131, sponsored by Sen. Max Wise, to continue the Efficient and Effective Districts Task Force from 2024. Wise said the prior task force met about 10 times and focused on student achievement and district policy, and the new version would continue that work as a legislature-only task force. The resolution passed unanimously with favorable expression. Members next considered HB 240 on primary school promotion. Rep. Truitt explained that the bill would require students who are not ready in kindergarten to repeat kindergarten, while a committee substitute softened the approach by allowing a school to hold a child back in kindergarten but requiring action in first grade. He said the bill aligns with existing reading-screening efforts and is intended to strengthen early literacy foundations. The committee adopted the substitute and passed the bill unanimously with favorable expression; Sen. Williams briefly explained his support as favoring performance-based advancement. The committee also approved HB 298, which would change the identification of schools for comprehensive support and improvement from every three years to annually, require KDE recommendations during management audits, add professional development in reading and math, and require effective instructional resources. The committee substitute also allowed districts with multiple CSI schools to contract for a turnaround vendor. The bill additionally carried employee-misconduct provisions from prior sessions, including disclosure requirements for applicants; the only change discussed was removing the word “investigation” from one disclosure section. HB 298 passed unanimously with favorable expression, and the committee also adopted a title amendment. Finally, the committee heard HB 424 on employment at public postsecondary institutions. Rep. Tipton said the bill would require performance and productivity reviews for faculty at least every four years, clarify appointment and removal authority for presidents at certain institutions, and expand “cause” for dismissal to include failure to meet performance and productivity requirements. Dr. Ray Horton, speaking for faculty groups, proposed a small substitute that would tie any performance measures to existing employment contracts to preserve academic integrity and avoid unintended changes to tenure processes. Members discussed how tenure works at Kentucky universities, and the committee was still in the middle of considering the proposed substitute when the transcript ended.

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• by our University Office of Internal Audit.
• ><00:04:58.520> well<00:04:58.680> as<00:04:58.840> periodic<00:04:59.280> audit
• budget entry as well as periodic audit budget entry as well as periodic audit by<00:05:00.280>
• :01.600> internal by our University Office of internal by our University Office of internal audit
• :03.240> we<00:05:03.400> talk<00:05:03.680> through<00:05:04.000> the audit

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We are in audit territory, very much like you might audit your books for an accounts receivable.
• c><01:42:07.840> in we are in a new situation we are in we are in a new situation we are in audit
• :09.239> much<01:42:09.400> like<01:42:09.520> you<01:42:09.639> might audit
• territory very much like you might audit territory very much like you might audit<01:42:10.159> your
• your books for an accounts audit your books for an accounts receivable<01:42:12.119> and<01:42

Bills: HF56, HF780

Keywords: HF56, Minnesota bonding bill, capital investment, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, Hutchinson Area Transportation Services, Hutchinson, McLeod County, transportation facility, vehicle storage, equipment storage, fueling facility, temperate storage, local infrastructure, public works, general obligation bonds, education finance, school funding, state aid, appropriations

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• <00:21:51.840> and<00:21:51.960> looking<00:21:52.320> and<00:21:52.600> auditing
• <00:21:53.159> our upstream and looking and auditing our upstream and looking and auditing
• to just maneuver money around, how are we going to be able to make sure that there's like a public audit
• to just maneuver money around, how are we going to be able to make sure that there's like a public audit
• to just maneuver money around, how are we going to be able to make sure that there's like a public audit

Keywords: 1183, house

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• 01.520> do obligation and then um we do you know do obligation and then um we do you know do Audits
• <00:54:02.280> and<00:54:02.400> during<00:54:02.720> audit<00:54:03.040> if<
• /c><00:54:03.160> we<00:54:03.280> see<00:54:03.520> that Audits and during audit
• if we see that Audits and during audit if we see that something<00:54:03.880> is<00:54:04.000
• Representative Davids responded that there is not targeting of certain areas; these are random audits

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I owned a financial advisory firm, was audited numerous times.
• And I've been audited by both, was audited many times. That's just normal practice.
• <01:56:03.440> audited advisory firm was, uh, audit audited advisory firm was, uh, audit audited
• 56:19.840> audited<01:56:20.320> many<01:56:20.639> times.
• audited by both, was audited many times. audited by both, was audited many times.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• She gives you hard numbers from<04:25:28.080> election<04:25:28.560> audits<04:25:28.960
• she has done over from election audits she has done over the<04:25:29.920> years<04:25:30.720
• No bank or business would pass an audit if all of the inventory and money wasn't accounted for.
• No bank or business would<04:28:18.159> pass<04:28:18.399> an<04:28:18.640> audit
• if all of the would pass an audit if all of the inventory<04:28:20.319> and<04:28:20.640>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• It requires ongoing reference to correction histories, fraud flags, and audit trails.
• flags, and audit trails. flags, and audit trails.
• There's a third-party program audit of the PRO stewardship plan every 5 years.
• Requires a PRO to conduct an annual fiscal audit analyzing expenditures and reporting back to the ANR
• program audit of the<03:28:39.560> PRO<03:28:40.040> stewardship<03:28:40.560> plan

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House first suspended the rules briefly to make announcements, including welcoming former representative Doug Gage to the gallery. It then returned to House Bill 211 on data brokers and personal information, where the Appropriations Committee explained a $50,000 appropriation to the Secretary of State for a consultant-led study on an accessible deletion mechanism for consumers to delete personal data held by data brokers, with interim and final reports due in 2027 and 2028. The committee reported a 9-0-2 vote in favor, and the House agreed to the Commerce and Economic Development Committee’s amendment and ordered third reading. Floor debate on H. 211 focused heavily on the bill’s deletion and exemption framework. Supporters argued the bill is needed to give Vermonters meaningful control over their data and to prevent data brokers from commingling information for unrelated uses. Opponents warned the bill could conflict with existing federal frameworks such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Gramm-Leach-Bliley, and the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act, and could make credit, banking, insurance, fraud prevention, and identity verification harder. In response, the sponsor said the bill uses use-case-based exemptions rather than broad entity-level exemptions, noted testimony from banks, insurers, a data broker, a former data broker employee, and the Attorney General, and said no constitutional concerns were raised. The House ultimately adopted the amendment and advanced the bill. After H. 211, the House moved to House Bill 577, establishing the Vermont Prescription Drug Discount Card Program. Committee reports from Health Care, Ways and Means, and Appropriations were read into the record, and the Colchester member described the bill as a way to lower prescription drug costs by joining the multi-state Array Rx program. The bill would let any Vermont resident obtain a free discount card for FDA-approved prescription drugs, with claimed savings up to 80% on generics and 20% on brand-name drugs. The House then proceeded to second reading on H. 577.

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• Williams of the ERS said this bill attempts to separate the dates on which the IRS is required to audit
• He said that presently the audit and the report to the legislature are required in the same fiscal year
• , and this change would allow the audit in one fiscal year and the report to the legislature in the very
• presently the audit and the report<00:58:32.440> to<00:58:32.640> the<00:58:32.799>
• of fees fines cost reimbursements audits of fees fines cost reimbursements legislative<02:14:00.840>

Keywords: 910, house, all