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• Money was allocated to the site.
• Before you leave, just—we, I know the director, as she sits on the state board allocation, and I sit
• We are a state-funded higher education grant-making program in our eighth year of operation.
• We are a state-funded higher education grant-making program in our eighth year of operation.
• And compete for and collaborate on grants.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The committee heard a lengthy presentation on San Mateo County’s request to restore in-lieu vehicle license fee (VLF) funding, which county officials said would otherwise leave the county and its cities facing major budget losses. Supervisors and local officials argued the 2004 VLF swap was intended to hold local governments harmless, but the formula no longer works for San Mateo because of its mix of basic-aid school districts and high property values. They said the loss would force deep cuts to homelessness services, rental assistance, mental health programs, libraries, parks, public safety, wildfire mitigation, and nonprofit partners, with examples including shelter closures, reduced police and fire staffing, and layoffs. The Department of Finance responded that the payments are not statutorily mandated, are discretionary, and are not sustainable in the current fiscal situation, noting the state has still provided more than $300 million since 2012. Members from both parties expressed sympathy, questioned the formula, and said the issue may need a permanent legislative fix; public commenters from cities, labor, nonprofits, and public safety organizations overwhelmingly supported full restoration. The committee ultimately held the item open and later took vote-only action to move two unrelated items on the agenda. The committee also received an update from the Department of General Services on state property redevelopment projects, including the Hillcrest DMV site in San Diego, the Fell Street DMV site in San Francisco, and other state-owned properties. DGS explained that Hillcrest is not yet an active project, while the Fell Street DMV proposal shifted from an integrated housing-and-DMV concept to a plan to relocate DMV into leased space so the site can proceed as housing. Officials said the leased-space option is significantly cheaper than building a new DMV on-site and would allow the housing project to move forward, though questions remained about timing, costs, and whether the partnership model can work. Members pressed DGS on the broader challenge of converting state buildings to housing, and DGS said adaptive reuse depends heavily on building type, floorplate depth, light, and risk from unknown conditions behind walls. The committee also briefly discussed Fairview Developmental Center and the Southern California Veterans Cemetery feasibility study, with DGS saying both are progressing. In Government Operations items, the California Education Learning Lab asked for permanent restoration of its $4 million annual funding and a move from the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation to GovOps, arguing that the program supports intersegmental innovation in teaching and learning across UC, CSU, and community colleges, including AI-related work. The Legislative Analyst’s Office recommended rejecting the restoration and continuing the planned wind-down, citing the state’s projected deficit and suggesting the interagency council could pursue non-state-funded grant opportunities instead. The committee held that item open. The next item, on the California Education Interagency Council, was presented as a staffing request for four ongoing positions, with GovOps saying the council has already been set up administratively and an executive officer has been appointed.

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• So, when we're scoring the grant applications.
• So, you know, you're going to issue a grant, there's an opportunity for a competitive grant.
• We also have additional funding for startup grants, sector grants for advanced energy, and additional
• In our first two rounds of grants, EDD awarded 33 grants, but we had over 100 applications.
• We're finalizing our third round of grants for that right now.

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• They have a grant from the U.S.
• There's a matching requirement, and then there's a grant agreement in the same way we would do a grant
• So it's not a grant directly to the community.
• These are federal grants.
• Could you just, I see that this is a federal, they're federal grants, but I'm confused by the grants

Summary: The PEER Review Subcommittee met to consider a large agenda of budget, appropriation, transfer, and contract items. Members approved temporary appropriation requests for several agencies, including the Auditor of State, Department of Education, and Labor and Licensing; ARPA return requests from Workforce Services; Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act requests for State Police and Agriculture; restricted reserve transfers for teacher scholarships, school facilities, and economic stimulus; a Commerce reallocation of positions and spending authority; cash fund, budget classification, overtime, and pay plan requests; and 17 methods of finance items for universities and other agencies. Most items were approved without objection after brief explanations from staff and agencies. Several items drew questions and were held or discussed further. A Department of Human Services discretionary grant package for the RSVP program was held over after Senator Irvin raised concerns about whether the grants were an effective use of state general revenue and asked for more information on administration costs and program operations. In the contracts section, Representative Richardson questioned a DHS sole-source contract with EMS Link for document management software and a DHS contract with Presidio; the EMS Link item was held for additional answers, while the Presidio item was clarified as not sole-source and was allowed to proceed. Members also asked for more information on a Department of Education mental health referral contract with Care Solace, which officials said is a statewide concierge/referral service connecting students to Arkansas providers and telehealth options. The committee also reviewed monthly reports, including the Medicaid Trust Fund. DHS and DFA officials said the fund was currently sufficient to finish the fiscal year, though it was being drawn down and would likely require a $100 million transfer from restricted reserves in FY27, with another $100 million set aside in the governor’s budget as a backstop. Members discussed the need to define a minimum reserve level and to better account for ongoing Medicaid costs in the budget. The meeting ended with no further business and adjournment.

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• It began back in 2023 with a $500,000 grant, and um there was about 21,000 left over after that grant
• It began back in 2023 with a $500,000 grant, and um there was about 21,000 left over after that grant
• about 21,000 left over after that grant about 21,000 left over after that grant process<00:01:00.719
• So with that this type of a grant.
• <00:15:57.839> award successfully increase the grant award successfully increase the grant

Keywords: 1183, house

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• underground Storage tank financing account one time in 25-26 for the Water Board to provide loans and grants
• I would like to align my comments with the Chair regarding the $1.5 billion that is being allocated to
• proposed $42 million cut and Proposition 4 backfill for the offshore wind port infrastructure planning grant
• We continue to support the governor's proposal to allocate $228 million to offset port infrastructure

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• All right, with 23 ayes and one nay, the motion is granted.
• All right, there being 23 ayes and one nay, the motion is granted.
• , this is the companion bill to 2054 that we heard last week in committee, which relates to the allocation
• With there being 24 ayes and zero nays, the motion is granted.
• All right, there being 23 ayes and 1 nay, the motion is granted.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• This bill creates the Renaissance grant program to assist the eight counties with declining population
• The bill increases the minimum SHIP allocation.
• The bill increases the minimum SHIP allocation and provides funding for the Florida Housing Finance Corporation

Summary: The committee heard and advanced four bills. SB 110, by Senator Simon, proposed a broad rural communities package creating a state Office of Rural Prosperity, a Renaissance grant program for declining-population counties, higher SHIP housing allocations, new rural road funding, additional support for rural schools, and expanded rural health care resources. The bill drew extensive support from local officials, chambers of commerce, and rural advocates, with senators praising its local control and economic-development focus. It was reported favorably. The committee then considered SB 218, by Senator Arrington, which would increase the ad valorem tax exemption for disabled ex-service members or their surviving spouses from $5,000 to $10,000. An amendment was adopted clarifying that the change applies beginning with the 2026 tax roll. The bill, as amended, was reported favorably. Next, SB 384, by Senator Burton, would require written notice to each member of the local legislative delegation when a municipality annexes state-owned land, and it also clarified related annexation language. After a brief question about the amendment, the bill as amended was reported favorably. After a recess, the committee took up SB 68, presented by Senator Trumbull for Senator Martin. The bill would allow not-for-profit organizations such as hospitals to bond for debt service and related purposes, including construction and refinancing projects. With no amendments, no opposition, and no debate, SB 68 was reported favorably. The committee then adjourned.

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• permitting the private appointments of the parenting time expeditors, and then considering how to allocate
• costs, whether that be allocated among the parties by the court or whether it be something that's funded
• permitting the private appointments of the parenting time expeditors and then considering how to allocate
• costs, whether that be allocated among the parties by the court or whether it be something that's funded
• The situation we're looking at is even if that person was granted equal, somebody is not abiding by the

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Child Custody Review Task Force met with a quorum, approved the prior meeting minutes, and reviewed a memorandum compiling member suggestions for possible legislation. The memo grouped ideas into topics including creation of a family court, expanded education for parents, attorneys, and judges, expedited hearings for parenting-time violations, limiting law enforcement involvement in custody disputes, creating parenting time expediters, and adopting more uniform court procedures. Members also discussed whether to form subcommittees, but the task force decided to continue working as a full committee rather than create subcommittees at this time. The committee then heard testimony from Dr. John Perez, a mental health professional, who described his personal custody experience and his professional work with families he believes have been affected by parental alienation. He argued for stronger education, faster court response times, and better tools to address intentional interference with parenting time. Members questioned him about his case history, the concept of parental alienation, and whether specialized family courts or judges with family-law training could help. Dr. Perez said a dedicated family court and faster hearings would likely have helped his situation. The task force spent substantial time discussing the possible creation of a family court. Judge Hovey supported the idea of a specialized family court or at least a study of one, saying family cases are distinct from ordinary adversarial litigation and that judges with family-law experience could better handle them. Several members agreed that a family court could improve consistency, expertise, and speed, but others cautioned that the task force’s current directive is focused on enforcement of existing orders rather than broader custody policy, and noted that voters had previously rejected equal shared parenting proposals. The group also discussed expedited procedures for parenting-time disputes, with Judge Hovey suggesting a 30-day hearing timeline may be workable. On education, members generally supported requiring parents to complete a parenting education course and adding educational materials explaining court process, child support, and what judges can and cannot do. Mr. McLean suggested a short instructional video for litigants and more family-law education for judges and attorneys, while Ms. Moldenhauer said education could be incorporated into scheduling orders or mediation orders. Members also discussed the Parents Forever course, including whether it should be mandatory in all counties and whether cost is a barrier; no vote was taken on any of these proposals.

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• Congress has allocated approximately $1.6 billion in disaster relief through the U.S.
• They accepted our full funding grant agreement. We amended the agreement.
• accepted our full funding Grant accepted our full funding Grant agreement<00:53:53.319> we
• We already have a $25 million RISE grant for that.
• We already have a $25 million RISE grant for that.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• approximately $3 million allocated approximately $3 million allocated specifically<00:10:21.120>
• additional revenue will provide grants additional revenue will provide grants to<00:17:38.480>
• And finally, grant management support.
• The first is for relief grants. Um, there is significant demand for relief grants across Minnesota.
• <00:25:23.840> um significant demand for relief grants um significant demand for relief grants

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We're asking if we can broaden the SBI or our grant process to go after other federal grants for aerospace
• We're asking if we can broaden the SBI or our grant process to go after other federal grants for aerospace
• We're asking if we can broaden the SBI or our grant process to go after other federal grants for aerospace
• So this particular position and the allocation, uh, is that contract only the allocation?
• our from our BJ table when we allocated our from our BJ table when we allocated our<01:42:56.080

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• It authorizes FDOT to provide workforce development grants to state colleges and high schools to fund
• We have broadband grant programs.
• The Florida Department of Transportation aggregate supply chain grant program.
• The recipients of the first grants range from seaports to railroad operators.
• But looking at the grant program, you know, and looking at the cost, Today, but looking at the grant

Summary: The Transportation Committee heard and acted on a series of transportation, licensing, and memorial bills. The first major item was CS/SB 462, the Department of Transportation agency package, which included provisions on transportation trust fund revenue for electric vehicles, county project reporting, speed limits, workforce grants, procurement and utility relocation procedures, airport participation, metropolitan planning, and related DOT administration. The committee adopted a substitute amendment after extensive discussion, especially over utility relocation reimbursement, penalties, and whether the bill was too rigid while stakeholders continued negotiating. Testimony came from industry and utility representatives both supporting the need to address delays and opposing the bill’s prescriptive approach. The bill passed 8-3. The committee then approved several specialty license plate and memorial measures. CS/SB 1024 added a United States Military Academy plate alongside the Naval Academy plate. CS/SB 824 created a Florida Highway Patrol specialty plate. CS/SB 666 created a Miami Northwestern Senior High School alumni plate, with supporters emphasizing the school’s history and scholarship uses for the revenue. CS/SB 916 authorized indemnification and insurance arrangements for commuter rail operations on the Brightline corridor, modeled on SunRail law, and was reported favorably after technical amendments. CS/SB 1290 updated DHSMV rules to conform to IFTA and federal motor carrier standards, raised the crash-damage reporting threshold, and made other registration and email-notification changes; CS/SB 1292 created a public-records exemption for certain email addresses used in motor vehicle and vessel notifications. CS/SB 1408 designated memorial highways for fallen officers Jesse Madsen and Elio Diaz, and CS/SB 1502 authorized FDOT blanket permits for mobile cranes to travel at night under specified conditions. All of these bills were reported favorably. The committee also received a lengthy informational presentation from FDOT on aggregates and the state’s construction-material supply chain. The witness described aggregate sources, transportation methods, recycling efforts, the importance of the Lake Belt and out-of-state imports, and the department’s supply-chain grant program. Senators asked about long-term reserves, stranded reserves, pricing, and the impact of regulation on future supply, and requested the study and a summary of regulatory impacts for members. The meeting concluded with no further business and adjournment.

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• This led to over 1,450 new and improved shelter beds, with 50% of the funds being allocated in the metro
• <00:01:36.280> the<00:01:36.360> funds<00:01:36.840> being<00:01:37.120> allocated
• <00:01:37.640> in<00:01:37.720> the of the funds being allocated in the of the funds
• being allocated in the metro<00:01:38.240> and<00:01:38.480> 50%<00:01:39.280> in
• I just want to kind of mention what you were talking about and is why I think the way that this grant

Keywords: 1183, house

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• WHO CAN APPLY FOR THE GRANT?
• FDLE ELECTRONIC GRANT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IS WHAT WE ARE USING TO DO THE GRANT PROCESS.
• AHEAD OF THE GRANT THE DATA COLLECTION.
• AS THE GRANT ADMINISTRATOR, CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT THE PARAMETERS ARE.
• WHAT IS THE TIMELINE ON THE GRANT? ANY GRANT I WORKED WITH HOSPITALS PARAMETERS AROUND IT.

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• And so we need to capitalize on their ability to get more research grants.
• continuous monitoring and evaluation of institutional and physical performance, including budgeting, allocation
• And so we need to capitalize on their ability to get more research grants is the purpose of the whole
• continuous monitoring and evaluation of institutional and physical performance, including budgeting, allocation
• , expenditure, Performance, including budgeting, allocation, expenditure, and stewardship.

Summary: The committee met on May 19, 2026, with a quorum present and first heard a presentation from Superintendent Cade Brumley on Louisiana’s recent education scorecard, which showed the state ranked first nationally in reading growth, second in math growth, and first overall in academic growth from 2022 to 2026. Members praised teachers and the department for the results. The committee then deferred SB 507 at the author’s request. The committee reported several bills favorably. SB 484 by Sen. Abraham, as amended, transfers selected duties from the Board of Regents to university management boards and Louisiana Works, adjusts authority over certain higher-education initiatives, creates a study of LUMCON’s placement, and adds financial reporting and early-warning requirements for universities. SB 157 by Sen. Jenkins, as amended, creates six weeks of paid parental leave for eligible public K-12 employees for birth, adoption, or fostering, with a reimbursement fund subject to appropriation; testimony emphasized family support, recruitment and retention, and health benefits. SB 83 by Sen. Edmonds, as amended, requires human trafficking prevention and victim-identification training in schools and updates coordination and service language; the amendment made implementation subject to appropriation and clarified the governor’s office role. The committee also reported SB 450 by Sen. Edmonds, as amended, requiring mandatory reporting of school threats and physical security assessments, with student witnesses and members stressing school safety and the need for funding and practical security measures. SB 132 by Sen. Klein-Peter, as amended, requires exterior master key boxes and updated school mapping data for emergency response, with an amendment exempting districts already using such boxes. Finally, Rep. Carver presented HR 251 on recess for K-3 students, citing Oklahoma’s expanded recess law and research on physical activity and learning, but said he would keep the resolution parked for further discussion rather than seek a vote.

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• I want to let you know that we have spent already 48 percent that was allocated to us for fiscal year
• These rapid hires, you can allocate the positions. Let us know And then bring somebody in.
• The executive's recommendation adds a little bit extra to fill a log clerk position granted last session
• So we are gonna be asking you today, it sounds like maybe Saturday to Grant partial funding of the $61,000
• And so while we can absorb that kind of allocation from the 200s or from the 300s to the 400s and make

Keywords: 996, all

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• We are planning to commence the adjudication of the military grant.
• And right now, the allocation for this year was four inches. I will... Mr.
• Well, when there's not a lot of water in Elephant Butte, you get a six-inch allocation, right?
• Right now, I don't think they're using all the water they're allocated. Is that right? Wet water?
• On their grants, and it involves several staff.

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• Third, it will support better resource allocation.
• programs currently operated by PHAs in Texas that were not previously eligible for this type of allocation
• programs currently operated by PHAs in Texas that were not previously eligible for this type of allocation
• bill exempts the district from Section 36.1 to one of the Texas Water Code that has already been granted
• So this exemption is going to grant them the ability to manage and regulate the production of groundwater

Bills: SB208, SB628, SB777, SB1042, SB2354, SB2477, SB2521, SB2523, SB2608, SB2703, SB2778, SB2835, SB2965, SB2367, SB3044

Keywords: workforce housing, capital investment fund, affordable housing, housing development, Texas housing laws, loan programs, community development, Texas housing, zero-interest loans, low-income housing, nonprofit organizations, construction, economic stability, housing affordability, capital investment, Texas housing policy, county fire code, fire marshal, local government code, interlocal agreement

Summary: The Senate Committee on Local Government met with a quorum at the start, adopted a two-minute limit for public testimony, and heard a series of housing, local government, fire code, and district-governance bills. Several measures were laid out with committee substitutes, including SB 628 on county fire code administration through interlocal agreements with emergency service districts; SB 208 creating a Workforce Housing Capital Investment Fund for zero-interest loans to nonprofit builders; SB 2835 allowing cities to opt into single-stair apartment buildings; and SB 2477 easing office-to-residential conversions in certain cities. Other bills addressed ESD spending thresholds (SB 2778), hospital district updates (SB 1042), subdivision/platting issues (SB 1708), public housing tax credit eligibility (SB 2608), groundwater district representation for Marfa and Presidio (SB 3044), park board authority in Waller County (SB 2367), ETJ removal procedures (SB 2523), and reporting death certificates to appraisal districts to help address squatting and homestead issues (SB 2521). Testimony was largely supportive on the housing bills. Supporters of SB 208, including Habitat for Humanity affiliates, a Brownsville nonprofit developer, Texans for Housing, and an educator, said the revolving fund would help nonprofit builders finance land, infrastructure, and development costs for affordable homes, especially for families earning 30% to 80% of area median income. SB 2835 drew support from architects, planners, and housing advocates who argued that single-stair buildings can be safe, more efficient, and better suited to missing-middle housing, though the Texas APA registered qualified opposition, saying the proposal bypasses the usual code-development process and may not be sufficiently studied. SB 2477 also received broad support from housing groups and policy organizations, who said office conversions could help address vacancy and housing shortages, though Corpus Christi raised a concern about fee recovery and local cost reimbursement. The committee also heard support for SB 628 from a county fire marshal and an ESD representative, who said the bill would reduce duplicate fire-code enforcement and costs. SB 2778 was backed by a Bexar County ESD fire chief, who said the current $2,000 expenditure approval threshold is outdated and slows emergency purchases and repairs. SB 2608 was supported by the El Paso housing authority, which said adding certain Section 8 projects to the at-risk LIHTC set-aside would help renovate aging subsidized housing. SB 3044 was presented as a way to give Marfa and Presidio representation on the groundwater district board while preserving permitting authority. Each bill heard public testimony was left pending subject to the call of the chair, and the committee recessed to reconvene after the Senate adjourns.

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• This legislation makes no funding allocation changes; it simply exempts Texas counties from the state
• ensure that money recovered through statewide opioid settlement agreements with ...companies is allocated
• award of state funds by government... ...mental bodies have hindered the council's ability to award grants
• council members to recuse themselves from participating... and reviewing, discussing, or voting on grant
• conflicts of interest, while ensuring that the overall council still has a sufficient quorum to vote on grants

Bills: SB214, SB935, SB1030, SB1901, SB2018, SB2020, SB2066, SB2206

Keywords: HVAC, tax exemption, energy efficiency, residential heating, installation services, Energy Star, sales tax, residential, installation, sales tax exemption, Environmental Protection Agency, temporary exemption, motor fuel tax, county exemption, diesel fuel, gasoline tax, transportation funding, SB 1030, Texas Tax Code, use tax exemption

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• <00:06:40.680> permanent portion of our land grant permanent portion of our land grant permanent
• TANF is a federal block grant.
• And we were also monitoring our TANF block grant and our carryforward dollars.
• It was Yolo's allocation of changed.
• An alien who's been granted the there.

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.