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• program, yes, and an institution wanted to lend to them for those specific needs, they would be eligible
• Let's see, eligible lending institution, education service, linked deposit.
• That could include any nonprofit would be eligible. Is that right? Thank you for the question.
• conclude that only a nonprofit providing education services that had infrastructure needs would be eligible
• So I see on page 10 that it says that the state of Oklahoma shall not be liable to any eligible lending

Bills: HB1590, HB1242, HB3818, HB4305

Keywords: education funding, linked deposits, education infrastructure, charter schools, nonprofit organizations, Oklahoma Education Infrastructure Program, HB1242, cervidae, deer, elk, sales tax exemption, agricultural exemption, livestock, ranching, farm tax, agricultural sales tax, Oklahoma Tax Commission, agriculture, producer sales, private treaty

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• number one, when we have enough people applying for those programs, that increases the number of eligible
• number one, when we have enough people applying for those programs, that increases the number of eligible
• to that the DHS commissioner is eligible to award<00:48:24.079> out<00:48:24.720> that
• in the medical assistance eligibility in the medical assistance and<00:50:04.160> they're<00:
• eligible for the paratransit programs. eligible for the paratransit programs.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House began with a point of personal privilege honoring Master Sergeant Nicole M. Amimer of White Bear Lake, including a House resolution recognizing her military service and sacrifice and a moment of silence. Members then took up House File 4987, which would rename a highway in White Bear Lake as the Master Sergeant Nicole M. Amimer Memorial Highway. The motion to suspend rules and advance the bill prevailed, and the bill later passed 126-0 after supportive remarks from Representatives Olsen and Curran about honoring Amimer and her family. The chamber then considered Senate File 476, the human services policy bill. Representative Noor described it as a broad package covering direct care and treatment, Department of Health policy, aging and disability services, behavioral health, vulnerable adult maltreatment, continuity of care, and miscellaneous policy changes. Representative Schumacher said the bill reflected stakeholder work and added guardrails, especially around fraud and provider processes. Several amendments were offered and adopted, including a technical A13 amendment; an A8 amendment was withdrawn; and an A1 amendment on individualized home supports was also withdrawn. The bill passed 93-39. Finally, the House took up House File 4546, the forecast adjustment bill for the Department of Human Services and the Department of Children, Youth, and Families. Representative Noor said it was a routine biennial adjustment to align spending with the February forecast. Representative Johnson W offered an amendment on foster family information-sharing but withdrew it after concluding it was not germane. Debate focused heavily on the size of the forecast increases, especially in medical assistance and housing supports, with Representative Schultz arguing the bill reflected large cost growth and urging a no vote. Noor responded that the increases were driven by forecasted utilization, eligibility, rate changes, and program integrity changes. The bill passed as amended 93-39.

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• <00:07:33.199> for government shouldn't be eligible for government shouldn't be eligible for
• I'm looking at lines 3.15 and on these minimum eligibility criteria.
• I'm looking at lines 3.15 and on these minimum eligibility criteria.
• I'm looking at lines 3.15 and on these minimum eligibility criteria.
• I'm looking at lines 3.15 and on these minimum eligibility criteria.

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• We put out a notice of funding opportunity for eligible applicants.
• How can we at the Healthcare Authority assist them with Medicaid eligibility enrollment?
• We're increasing Medicaid eligibility redeterminations from once annually to twice annually.
• Eligibility. The executive has $92.9 million.
• Actually eligible for Medicaid, so they get their coverage through Be Well New Mexico.

Keywords: 996, all

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• corridor and approximately 625% of federal poverty guidelines or higher, and whose child has MA eligibility
• stabilization services that added more funding to the department to increase our time in processing eligibility
• This is a budget-neutral change that clarifies the financial eligibility for housing stabilization services
• However, Minnesota statutes allow for an individual who is pregnant to be eligible if they're at or below
• 278% of federal poverty guidelines, creating a discrepancy between federal and state eligibility criteria

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• But I did want to ask, what types of areas are eligible or ineligible?
• But I did want to ask, what types of areas are eligible or ineligible?
• But I did want to ask, what types of areas are eligible or ineligible?
• But I did want to ask, what types of areas are eligible or ineligible?
• But I did want to ask, what types of areas are eligible or ineligible?

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate met briefly, approved the prior journal, and then took up a Rules Committee report that advanced a large package of bills, mostly Election Law measures, along with several bills in other subject areas. The chamber then moved through a supplemental and controversial calendar focused primarily on election administration, campaign finance, and voter access. Senators also announced committee meetings and later filed majority committee assignments in the journal. On the supplemental calendar, the Senate passed several Election Law bills. One measure by Senator Gianaris aimed to curb foreign influence in New York elections by restricting foreign-influenced corporations; Senator Walczyk argued it was too narrow and ignored dark money, while Senator Gianaris said it was needed to address foreign meddling. Senator May’s bill creating short-term early voting sites passed after debate over whether pop-up sites would confuse voters or improve access, especially in rural areas; supporters said it would help bring voting closer to where people are, while opponents called it costly and confusing. Senator Myrie’s bill establishing standardized training for elections commissioners also passed, with supporters citing the need for uniform training and opponents calling it an unfunded mandate. On the controversial calendar, the Senate passed Senator Myrie’s bill allowing additional early voting locations and clarifying that a voter’s intent can determine residency for voting purposes, including in some cases a second or vacation home. The most debated measure was Senator Gonzalez’s bill creating civil remedies and confidentiality protections for election officers who are threatened or intimidated; supporters said it responds to rising threats against election workers, while opponents warned it could chill legitimate questioning at polling places and create vague liability. Several senators explained their votes on both sides, and the bill passed despite significant opposition. The Senate then adjourned until Tuesday, January 14 at 11:00 a.m.

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• So, House File 2901 adds an eligible use to the housing tax credit, which was created in 2021 to help
• It should be an eligible use of the state housing tax credit to help create and preserve the housing
• It should be an eligible use of success.
• use of the tax credit, to be an eligible use of the tax credit, we<00:10:33.600> begin<00:10:
• use for this tax reserves as an eligible use for this tax credit<00:13:28.320> program,<00:13

Bills: HF2740, HF2901, HF4443, HF3943

Keywords: affordable housing, housing finance, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, MHFA, low-income housing tax credit, LIHTC, Section 42, compliance period, housing stability, rental housing, affordable rental housing, homelessness, housing insecurity, housing supply, preservation, recapitalization, distressed properties, regulatory relief, local affordable housing aid, Interagency Council to End Homelessness

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• With this, a bill eligible mobile homeowners who own their homes that are placed on lease land will be
• It so those schools can be eligible for this program?
• As the surtax revenues allocated to school districts must be shared with the eligible charter schools
• The amendment removes private school eligibility, changes the board appointment process.
• to also narrow down whether or not somebody is eligible to work.

Bills: SB 5, SJR 3, HB 11, HJR 72, HB 48, HB 27, HB 144, HB 37, HB 1481, HB 581, HB 1696, HB 2216, HB 1035, HB 1633, HB 742, HB 754, HB 1689, HB 1690, HB 2669, HB 391, HB 517, HB 1775, HB 1024, HB 1607, HB 252, HB 1716, HB 1562, HB 4116, HB 1866, HB 1741, HB 2103, HB 2637, HB 2884, HB 3707, HB 503, HB 1089, HB 1757, HB 2986, HB 972, SB 365, SB 1786, SB 5, SJR 3, HB 14, HB 43, HB 36, HB 26, HB 149, HB 121, HB 206, HB 136, HB 3114, HB 2733, HB 1732, HB 3700, HB 467, HB 1130, HB 1846, HB 1442, HB 1147, HB 2176, HB 2701, HB 805, HB 2890, HB 1154, HB 1644, HB 2118, HB 1718, HB 2488, HB 2596, HB 2468, HB 484, HB 2578, HB 3204, HB 1041, HB 307, HB 685, HB 538, HB 2525, HB 3125, HB 2027, HB 2894, HB 3077, HB 106, HB 18, HB 11, HJR 72, HB 48, HB 27, HB 144, HB 37, HB 1481, HB 581, HB 1696, HB 2216, HB 1035, HB 1633, HB 742, HB 754, HB 1689, HB 1690, HB 2669, HB 391, HB 517, HB 1775, HB 1024, HB 1607, HB 252, HB 1716, HB 1562, HB 4116, HB 1866, HB 1741, HB 2103, HB 2637, HB 2884, HB 3707, HB 503, HB 1089, HB 1757, HB 2986, HB 972

Keywords: dementia, research institute, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, funding, grants, state health initiatives, research funding, state budget, prevention, healthcare, medical research, Dementia Prevention and Research Institute, licensing, reciprocity, regulation, Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, interstate agreements, tax exemption, intellectual disability

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• workers um and back retired eligibility workers um and potentially<00:13:33.639> Contracting<
• <00:13:48.959> workers<00:13:49.320> for for eligibility workers for for eligibility
• Oh, Scott, you want to... clearly is not just for our eligibility clearly is not just for our eligibility
• system that's being developed, the Benefit Eligibility Solution, or BES.
• some federal limits on eligibility and some federal limits on eligibility and who<00:45:10.000> can

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Human Services and Homelessness heard two SNAP-related bills on March 13, 2025. SB 960 SD1 would appropriate funds to DHS to improve SNAP administration, including additional positions. Testimony from Catholic Charities Hawaii, Hawaii Public Health Institute, Hawaii Food Industry Association, AARP Hawaii, Hawaii Appleseed, and many others strongly supported the measure, emphasizing high food insecurity, the importance of SNAP federal dollars, and the need to reduce delays and improve access. DHS said vacancies and retention are the main barriers, with staffing shortages statewide across processing centers. The department described efforts such as wikiwiki hiring, bringing back retired workers, using interns, and improving call center efficiency, and said it had requested a 5% performance incentive package estimated at about $1.1 million per year, though that request did not make the governor’s budget. Members asked about vacancy counts, staffing distribution, and how the bill would interact with other SNAP funding; DHS said some funding was tied to the new eligibility system and that staffing requests would need to be separate. The committee did not take final action on the bill in the portion heard. The committee then heard SB 961 SD1, which would require DHS to adjust minimum certification periods and participate in the Elderly Simplified Application Project. Supporters, including AARP Hawaii, Catholic Charities Hawaii, Hawaii Public Health Institute, Hawaii Appleseed, Hawaii Food Industry Association, and additional organizations and individuals, said the bill would reduce red tape, help kūpuna, and ease administrative burden. DHS supported the concept but said the current legacy system cannot automate these changes and that any implementation would require manual processing until the new system is in place. DHS and committee members discussed the risk of higher error rates and timeliness problems with manual processing, noting the department had recently been assessed a $1 million penalty for high payment error rates and was already in corrective action for timeliness. Members also discussed the anticipated fall 2026 rollout of the new system and whether the bill should be delayed until then; DHS said it preferred to assess the new system first before pursuing waivers and related changes. The committee then moved on to the next measure after the discussion.

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• 03:52.799> the eligibility and operationalized the eligibility and operationalized the program
• we were determining eligibility. we were determining eligibility.
• Counties are already struggling to recruit and retain eligible staff.
• reimbursement rate to eligible reimbursement rate to eligible organizations<00:29:42.799> for
• and deserve the food and are eligible and deserve the food and are eligible for<01:16:10.239>

Bills: HF45, HF1148, HF3624, HF3586, HF777

Keywords: HF45, Lake Benton, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, Public Facilities Authority, public infrastructure, sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, utility replacement, U.S. Highway 75, road reconstruction, municipal infrastructure, local government grant, Minnesota bonding, capital appropriation, food insecurity, prepared meals

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• c><00:10:20.880> we've time we've expanded eligibility, we've time we've expanded eligibility,
• would be eligible? would be eligible?
• <00:30:04.000> is Program, or or KTAP, eligibility is Program, or or KTAP, eligibility is
• <00:30:11.960> standards uh gross income eligibility standards uh gross income eligibility
• If we've um eligibility standard.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from its September 24 meeting after a motion and second. It then heard a presentation from New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Secretary Elizabeth Gragensky on that state’s early childhood system and planned universal child care rollout. She described how New Mexico consolidated multiple prenatal-to-age-five programs into a cabinet-level department, expanded pre-K to a longer day, and uses a cost model to set reimbursement rates intended to cover true provider costs, including wages, benefits, occupancy, food, and reserves. She also said the state created an Early Childhood Trust Fund and secured a constitutional amendment to dedicate 0.60% of the land grant permanent fund to early care and education, with the department’s budget growing from about $400 million in 2021 to just under $1 billion this year. Gragensky said families can begin applying for universal child care on November 1, with participation voluntary for both families and providers. She reported that New Mexico is aiming to expand capacity by adding 1,000 registered home providers, 120 group homes, and about 55 more centers, supported in part by a $13 million low-interest loan fund and a request for an additional $20 million. She said the state has seen growth in early childhood professionals, including a 64% increase over the last three to four years, and pointed to reported outcomes such as a 21% increase in literacy and a 75% kindergarten readiness rate, while noting that some measures are new and baseline comparisons are still being developed. Members asked about the funding sources, provider profitability, workforce development, and measurable outcomes. Gragensky said the program is designed to support provider sustainability through rates tied to true cost and includes allowances for sick leave, vacation, benefits, and reserves. She also said maternal labor force participation is 10% higher than the national rate and attributed that in part to child care access. The committee then moved to a separate presentation by Department for Community Based Services Commissioner Lisa Dennis and Division of Family Support Director Roger McCann on anticipated cuts to TANF and SNAP, beginning with an overview of TANF as a federal block grant with a fixed annual Kentucky allocation of about $180.7 million.

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• Sometimes people who are eligible actually don't receive the services within 60 days or there is a gap
• <01:25:28.159> for the individuals who aren't eligible for the individuals who aren't eligible
• but we know through history are eligible but we know through history and<01:25:32.960> the<01
• and so sometimes people who are eligible and so sometimes people who are eligible actually<01:25
• <01:26:03.280> individual<01:26:04.280> whose that an MA eligible individual whose

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Just to really sharpen that point: the legislature did take several actions to expand eligibility for
• I believe it's 300% of the federal poverty level who is eligible for that program, and San Diego.
• I want to clarify that that includes individuals across California who became eligible because of their
• undocumented, and then the rest is coming out of just folks, like you said, that have even become eligible
• programs that we have improved or voted on that kind of expanded Medi-Cal and the people that are eligible

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And I can't support universal eligibility, just opening the door for everybody.
• <00:14:48.800> are<00:14:49.040> of eligibility means people who are of eligibility means
• But what it also does eligibility.
• So once a student is considered eligible So once a student is considered eligible and<00:23:07.919
• and they're in and their eligibility and they're in and their eligibility like<00:23:09.840>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• those smaller the number of eligible those smaller the number of eligible applicants<01:03:53.520
• It specifies that eligibility is limited to individuals and entities eligible to own farmland and operate
• and entities eligible to own farmland and entities eligible to own farmland and<01:08:10.400>
• We also add in that land is eligible for financing as well.
• We also add in that land is eligible for financing as well. Again, this is under the RFA.

Bills: HF2446, HF2878, HF2667, HF1795, HF2683, HF2916

Keywords: agriculture finance, broadband development, Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, food safety, food handler license, cottage food, home processed food, livestock dealer, meat packing company, milk marketer, milk marketing license, grain buyer, grain storage, beginning farmer, emerging farmer, farm down payment assistance, livestock investment grant

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• And like every other program that we have income eligibility for, it just gets in line with our other
• , it just gets in line with our other income eligibility requirements.
• why this is the only program eligibility why this is the only program where<01:15:23.679> public<
• And should we raise the cap on the eligibility for LIHEAP once you're in the program?
• We're doing it for education. few dollars over the income eligibility few dollars over the income eligibility

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Department of Labor known as the Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment program.
• He said he saw a slide about eligibility of applicants and was wondering how eligibility was determined
• Below that threshold, they would not be eligible; above that threshold, they would be eligible.
• wages um to be you know to be eligible wages um to be you know to be eligible for<00:52:53.280><
• <00:53:12.240> um threshold they would be eligible so um threshold they would be eligible so um

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The work eligibility is going to require employers to collect that information.
• met the work requirements and will allow them to maintain the coverage and benefits that they're eligible
• Enhanced wage data, however, would also help automate Medi-Cal eligibility determinations and similarly
• And of course, they want their employees to not lose eligibility for Medi-Cal as well.
• And of course, they want their employees to not lose eligibility for Medi-Cal as well.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• You're eligible for the other two that I just previously talked about.
• You're eligible for the other two that I just previously talked about.
• That's how you get your eligibility; that happens on the front end.
• The discounts that they're now eligible for. Other times we get letters.
• All of those are eligible activities. Okay.

Summary: The Banking and Insurance Committee heard a series of presentations focused on mitigation, flood and wind resilience, and insurance discounts. Kevin Guthrie of the Florida Division of Emergency Management outlined several funding streams for mitigation, including federal Hazard Mitigation Grant Program dollars, BRIC grants, flood mitigation assistance, and the state hurricane loss mitigation program. He emphasized the new Elevate Florida initiative, which will use about $400 million initially to elevate or reconstruct flood-prone homes, starting with National Flood Insurance Program properties and severe repetitive-loss homes, with no current per-home cap. Guthrie said the state will contract directly with licensed vendors and aims to reduce future flood losses, lower insurance costs, and keep properties on the tax rolls rather than relying on buyouts. Insurance Commissioner Mike Yaworski described Florida’s windstorm mitigation discount program, explaining that the 1802 inspection form is used to assess a home’s overall “envelope” and determine statutory discounts. He said the office is updating the program based on a new wind loss study, with likely changes including greater recognition of roof types such as metal roofs and possible territorial risk adjustments. He also said the Legislature now requires the office to revisit the study every five years. Stephen Fielder of the Department of Financial Services reported on My Safe Florida Home, noting that the program offers inspections and grants for roof and opening protections, has completed more than 100,000 inspections, and has reimbursed hundreds of millions of dollars. He said the department has validated its discount calculations with insurers and that the program is intended to help homeowners reduce premiums through verified mitigation work. Michael Newman of the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety said Florida’s building code is nationally leading and that post-Ian surveys found no wind-driven structural damage in buildings built after adoption of the code. He argued that mitigation should be treated as a system, not isolated upgrades, and suggested adding Fortified designation to the state’s mitigation form to better document verified resilience improvements. Bill Truex, a county commissioner and builder, stressed the need to educate homeowners about floodproofing and roof choices, citing examples where flood panels prevented damage and noting that asphalt shingles often do not last as long in Florida as their marketing suggests. In panel discussion, senators asked about program eligibility, outreach to elderly and digitally challenged residents, contractor vetting, roof-life disclosures, and whether flood insurance should be more broadly required. Officials said outreach will include call centers and in-person assistance, and several participants urged better consumer disclosure and more data-driven guidance on roof and mitigation choices.

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• And if that um by eligibility category.
• um for each category of eligibility. um for each category of eligibility.
• for<01:10:55.840> targeted broaden the eligibility for targeted broaden the eligibility for
• :18.080> targeted current eligibility for these targeted current eligibility for these targeted
• targeted case management um eligibility targeted case management um eligibility up<02:03:40.639>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all