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• They also attended the Iowa band.
• reputation for leadership, service, and commitment to the people of Iowa County and Iowa.
• Congratulations, Sheriff Roder, and thank you for your dedicated service to Iowa County and Iowa.
• Iowa County and<00:24:41.279><c> Iowa.
• service to Iowa County and Iowa.

Bills: HR1181 , HR139 , HB6556 , HB3074

Keywords: Arab American, heritage, cultural recognition, National Arab American Heritage Month, diversity, community contributions, social justice, education, Iran, nuclear, sanctions, JCPOA, global security, U.N. Security Council, weapons proliferation

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• And most excitingly, it creates an early learning endowment fund that will allow for private or public
• So the endowment, I just want to review Representative Eskamani: the bill myself again.
• Representative McFarland: hoping to do that work there and I'll walk you through my vision for the endowment
• There's more work to be done on that endowment fund and that is the Amendment. Chair: Okay.
• And this goes back to the endowment.

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• the quote, 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,' that they are endowed
• ... ...that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable
• its commitment to the principles upheld in the Declaration of Independence, including that we are endowed
• Including that we are endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights, and that it is with firm

Summary: The House convened at noon with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, including a reading of George Washington’s prayer in recognition of the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding. The journal for Saturday, June 27, 2026, was postponed until printed. Representative Borowitz then spoke under House Rule 17 on America 250 and House Resolution 579, which designates a day of commemoration for America’s 250th birthday and celebrates the nation’s founding principles. Borowitz’s remarks reviewed a long historical narrative emphasizing the role of religion and divine providence in American history, citing the Declaration of Independence, the Founding Fathers, early colonial worship, the Pilgrims, the Great Awakenings, presidential prayers and proclamations, the Aitken Bible, Capitol church services, the Civil War, World War II, and later references such as the National Prayer Breakfast and Apollo-era Bibles. The resolution was described as reaffirming commitment to the Declaration’s principles, including rights endowed by the Creator and reliance on divine providence. No vote was taken on the resolution during this session. At the end of the remarks, Representative Dockery moved to adjourn, and the House agreed by voice vote. The House adjourned until Monday, June 29, 2026, at 12 noon, unless sooner recalled by the Speaker.

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• This affects the Connecticut Lakes Headarters endowment accounts.
• These are typically endowment accounts.
• </c> budget, but this is an endowment fund. budget, but this is an endowment fund.
• </c> endowments that they have for the Yes. endowments that they have for the Yes.
• </c><02:39:12.240><c> On</c> endowment fund uh budgets on Okay.

Summary: The committee worked through a series of budget amendments, mostly to House Bill 2 and related House Bill 1 changes, with members discussing whether to reduce or preserve funding for various programs. Early actions included approving an amendment to House Bill 219 that delays implementation of renewable energy-related provisions to 2027, and approving an amendment that removes a $150,000 appropriation tied to a housing-related database while allowing use of housing fund money for the project. The committee also approved an amendment affecting magistrates so they could continue pretrial and other judicial support work, while noting they would not handle bail and that the change reflected separate legislation already signed by the governor. Members then approved a series of administrative savings items in the Department of Administrative Services, including eliminating a long-vacant computer analyst position and reducing overtime and recruiting/subscription-tool budgets. They also approved an amendment cutting marketing and administrative support for the paid family leave program, with members emphasizing that the program itself would continue. A proposed cut to the WorkInvest NH program was discussed at length, with some members arguing it benefits workers and employers and others noting the cost is borne by employers; the committee ultimately set that item aside without taking action. The committee also debated and then approved a modest reduction to a BEA regional planning grant, despite objections that regional planning commissions provide valuable municipal support. The most extended discussion centered on the State Library. Representative Sweeney said he did not want to pursue a full cut of the library and instead favored a more targeted approach, noting that some federal funding for library services such as interlibrary loans and the Libby system may be at risk. Members discussed alternatives, including unfilled positions and other partial reductions, but no final action on the full library cut was taken in the portion provided. The committee also paused on some other items to gather more information before voting.

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• the quote, 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,' that they are endowed
• ... ...that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable
• its commitment to the principles upheld in the Declaration of Independence, including that we are endowed
• Including that we are endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights, and that it is with firm

Summary: The House convened at noon with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then postponed approval of the prior day’s journal. The main business was remarks by Representative Borowitz on House Resolution 579, marking America’s 250th anniversary and celebrating the nation’s founding principles. Her remarks emphasized the Declaration of Independence, natural rights, religious faith in American history, and a long list of historical examples she said reflected divine providence and the role of religion in public life. No debate or vote on the resolution itself is shown in the transcript. After the remarks, the chair reminded members of the five-minute rule for speeches under House Rule 17. Representative Dockery then moved that the House adjourn until Monday, June 29, 2026, at 12 noon unless recalled sooner by the Speaker. The motion to adjourn was put to a voice vote and adopted, and the House adjourned accordingly.

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• Well, Senator, what we’ve done is we’ve created an endowment, so it’s an endowment.
• We used that fund to recruit or endow the faculty positions.
• We used that fund to recruit or endow the faculty positions for national leaders.
• We have also endowed 24 positions for endowed professorships as national leaders in very critical...
• Out of 30 of those positions that we want to hire endowed national leaders, we have already endowed 24

Committee: Senate Higher Education

Summary: The Senate Committee on Higher Education met to review interim charges on the Permanent University Fund (PUF), the Available University Fund (AUF), the Higher Education Fund (HEAF), and the Texas University Fund (TUF). Legislative Budget Board staff outlined how each fund works, including PUF’s constitutional role for UT and Texas A&M, HEAF’s capital support for institutions outside those systems, and TUF’s research funding for eligible universities. They also described TUF’s growing corpus and distribution changes, and noted which institutions are nearing eligibility. Committee members asked about distribution formulas, comparisons to other states, and how funds are allocated among system institutions.

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• The appropriation for the Endowment Fund Investment Board includes no monies from the general fund.
• The Endowment Fund Investment Board is responsible for managing the investments of the land grant endowment
• The Department of Lands oversees and manages state lands, including the management of endowment lands
• An act relating to the appropriation to the Endowment Fund Investment Board, appropriating additional
• monies to the Endowment Fund Investment Board for fiscal year 2007.

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• And then thirdly is access and endowment lands.
• And then thirdly is access and endowment lands.
• Can you tell me why the public doesn't have access to the entire endowment?
• Representative Petzke: Most of, but not the entire endowment.
• Can you tell me why the public doesn't have access to the entire endowment?

Committee: House Resources and Conservation

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• He then noted that there is another tax credit—the Endowment Fund tax credit—which includes language
• He said that a few years ago the Endowment Fund tax credit was expanded to include border cities, including
• Chair Rommel said he was looking at legal counsel, who was checking the current endowment credit language
• Chair Rommel said that legal counsel was looking up the endowment credit language.
• Dendi, General Counsel for the Tax Department, said that the language Matt was thinking about in the endowment

Summary: The conference committee discussed a child care tax credit bill and focused mainly on narrowing the eligibility language. Members agreed to remove a proposed 10-mile limitation tied to the state line at first, then revisited the issue after concerns from the Tax Department and Legislative Council about remote workers, border communities, and out-of-state daycare use. Testimony from the Greater North Dakota Chamber supported the credit as a more flexible version of a prior grant program, while committee members debated whether the credit should apply only to North Dakota residents, employees working in North Dakota, or child care providers located in North Dakota or border cities. After extended discussion, the committee settled on keeping the 10-mile language and striking the resident requirement from the definition of “qualified employee,” with the intent of better capturing border-area workers while avoiding broader unintended coverage. Members noted the bill is aimed at workforce and child care access, especially in Fargo, Grand Forks, and other border areas, and acknowledged that the language may still need adjustment in the future. The Tax Department and Legislative Council indicated the revised language would be workable. Representative Foss moved the final amendment to the conference committee report, Senator Powers seconded, and the motion passed on a roll call vote with all members voting yes: Chairman Rummel, Senator Marseille, Senator Powers, Representative Doctor, Representative Foss, and Representative Anderson. The committee then adjourned, with House and Senate members designated to carry the report forward.

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• Those positions include three important potato-related roles: the nematology position, an endowed chair
• Can you do a little deeper dive into the endowment positions that are not going to be filled?
• So the endowments are, so for academic integrity, the state funds the faculty salaries.
• The endowments The state funds the faculty salaries.
• The endowments fund the programming that support that researcher, but for obvious reasons, sorry, Exxon

Committee: House Agricultural Affairs

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• An endowment is intended to provide continual care of that particular cemetery.
• An endowment is intended to provide continual care of that particular cemetery.
• Currently, Currently, the California Cemetery and Funeral Bureau manages the Endowment Fund accounts
• And currently, all the Consumer Bureau does is manage the endowment account.
• They have to submit a report: what's in their endowment account, how many current plots are sold.

Summary: The committee heard several bills, beginning with SB 936 on nitrous oxide sales. Senator Blakespear and supporters, including Orange County and Humboldt County supervisors, described growing misuse of large nitrous canisters, impaired driving, youth access, and waste and safety problems. There was no formal opposition testimony, and multiple organizations and local governments voiced support. Committee members generally supported the bill but raised questions about enforcement and the role of existing licensing agencies; the author said amendments addressed concerns about balloons and bags. The bill was moved on a due-pass recommendation to Senate Appropriations and left on call. The committee also heard SB 1312 on abandoned cemeteries, SB 1340 on small business procurement reporting, and SB 903 on AI in mental health care. SB 1312 would build on last year’s cemetery workgroup to address abandoned private cemeteries; the author and the Cemetery and Mortuary Association said the bill is intended to use forthcoming recommendations to improve maintenance and oversight. It was moved due pass to Senate Appropriations and left on call. SB 1340 would require state agencies to report contract and payment data involving small businesses to the Office of the Small Business Advocate; the Controller’s office supported the measure, and it was moved due pass to Senate Appropriations and left on call. SB 903 drew the most extensive debate. The bill would restrict the public offering of psychotherapy services through AI unless a licensed professional is involved, require disclosure and informed consent, and preserve confidentiality rules. Supporters argued that chatbots and AI therapy tools can mislead consumers and create safety, bias, and privacy risks, while opponents from the California Medical Association and TechNet warned the definitions were too broad and could hinder beneficial clinical tools, triage, research, and FDA-approved applications. Committee members pressed the author on clarity, administrative uses like note-taking, and whether the bill would allow clinician-supervised AI; the author said the intent is to keep a human clinician in the loop and continue refining the language. The bill was moved to the Senate Privacy, Digital Technology, and Consumer Protection Committee and left on call. Finally, the committee heard SB 1271 on midwifery preceptor data and SB 1327 on EV charger accuracy oversight. SB 1271 would collect data on licensed midwives’ capacity to serve as preceptors to strengthen the training pipeline; supporters described workforce shortages, rural access problems, and closures of labor and delivery units. It was moved due pass to the Senate Health Committee and left on call. SB 1327 would shift EV charger accuracy oversight from CDFA’s Division of Measurement Standards to the California Energy Commission; supporters said this would standardize enforcement and better match the agency already regulating EV infrastructure, while county sealers and others opposed the move as unnecessary, costly, and potentially weakening local consumer protection. The bill was moved due pass to the Senate Energy, Utilities, and Communications Committee and left on call.

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• initiatives results... and financially underperforming funds for investors. impact on university endowments
• the Independent Petroleum Association of America called attention to the annual reductions in the endowment
• value of the nation's leading universities on the total dollar amounts for those endowments.
• The endowments of Texas universities will result in underperforming returns that ultimately fall. back
• When an endowment, whoever represents an endowment, doesn't recognize the audience or the people that

Bills: SB530 , SB757 , SB769 , SB1085 , SB1241 , SB1242 , SB1409 , SB1878 , SB2138 , SB2314 , SB2231 , SB2361 , SB2431 , SJR59

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: accreditation, postsecondary education, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, baccalaureate degrees, junior colleges, program delivery, faculty recruitment, higher education, performance standards, student loan debt, degree programs, funding, students with disabilities, accessibility, enrollment, report, SB 1085, Sul Ross State University, Rio Grande College, Del Rio

Summary: The Senate Committee on Education K-16 met with a large agenda and repeatedly recessed for floor activity and other committee conflicts. The committee heard and left pending several higher education bills, including SB 2361 to transfer University of Houston-Victoria from the University of Houston System to the Texas A&M System and rename it Texas A&M University Victoria; testimony from university officials, local leaders, and industry representatives strongly supported the move as a way to better align degree programs with regional workforce needs in engineering, agriculture, and STEM. SB 530, which would align Texas accreditation statutes with federal rules allowing institutions to choose among nationally recognized accreditors, also received supportive testimony and was left pending. SB 1085, allowing Sul Ross satellite campuses to offer lower-division coursework toward bachelor’s degrees, was laid out and left pending as well. The committee also took up a series of education policy bills. SB 1241 would expand the standardized tests Texas public universities may accept for admission beyond the SAT and ACT, with supporters from the Classic Learning Test, homeschool advocates, and student-choice groups arguing it would increase access and competition; it was left pending. SB 769 would require a TEA/Higher Education Coordinating Board report on barriers faced by students with disabilities in higher education, and testimony from The Arc of Texas and others emphasized the need for better data and accessibility; the bill was left pending. SB 2231 would designate the second week of October as Free College Application Week, and SB 1878 would modernize terminology and support workforce-oriented programs at the Josie School; both were laid out and left pending. The committee reported several bills favorably after adopting committee substitutes. SB 605, concerning charter school expansion applications while under conservatorship or a management team, passed on a 9-0 vote. SB 1871, SB 1873, and SB 1874, all related to school discipline and teacher immunity/placement review provisions, were adopted and reported favorably, with members noting the need for further discussion on some language. SB 762, dealing with flag displays in public schools, passed on a 7-1 vote. SB 1962, relating to public school accountability and challenges to school system operations, passed 7-1 after a corrected vote. SB 1750, replacing a $60 million statewide charter facilities cap with an attendance-growth-based allotment, passed 7-1 with one member voting present not voting. SB 2252, supporting kindergarten readiness and early literacy/numeracy, SB 2253, concerning educator preparation and certification, SB 2365, on student use of wireless devices during instructional time, and SB 1924, restoring local peace officer citation authority for school offenses and adding reporting and parent-notification requirements, were also reported favorably. The committee additionally heard SB 37 on higher education governance and compliance oversight, which passed 7-1 after a substitute that refined curriculum review, governing board authority, faculty senate rules, and a new compliance office within the Higher Education Coordinating Board.

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• fees, a grant repository service, the rural infrastructure grant, state funds to match the National Endowment
• The federal funds from the National Endowment for the Arts will provide for the Making It Public art
• fees, a grant repository service, the rural infrastructure grant, state funds to match the National Endowment
• The federal funds from the National Endowment for the Arts will provide for the Making It Public art

Summary: The Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget met on March 19, 2006, and first approved a fiscal status statement and five-year baseline budget with no changes. The committee then approved several B.A. 7 budget adjustments, including additional authority for the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism for cultural development activities, a federal Rural Health Transformation Program grant for the Department of Health with 15 added positions, and a $1 million increase from the major events incentive fund to reimburse costs tied to the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. The committee also reviewed a Louisiana Military Department project to convert Building 2013 at Jackson Barracks into a cyber warfare operations facility, increasing total funding authority to $29.7 million to add a SCIF component. Members approved clarifications of legislative intent for several prior appropriations, including parish drainage and local government items, and approved extensions or amendments to contracts for tourism advertising, the Office of Risk Management’s third-party claims administrator, and a DEQ contract with RTI International. The committee heard presentations on two university-related items: Louisiana Tech’s plan to shift campus buildings from its aging in-house cogeneration system to utility service from the City of Ruston and a local gas provider, which is expected to save money even after debt service, and UL Lafayette’s request to extend a consulting contract for continued support of its Banner ERP system. Members asked questions about the Louisiana Tech project’s scope and savings, but no objections were raised on the items before the committee. The meeting concluded with adjournment after a motion by Senator Fesi.

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• Further, the endowments paid in past years are no longer sufficient to cover ongoing expenses.
• First, it would formally define an abandoned endowment care cemetery.
• Further, the endowments paid in past years are no longer sufficient to cover ongoing expenses.
• First, it would formally define an abandoned endowment care cemetery.
• For a city, county, or city and county to declare an endowment care cemetery abandoned and begin the

Committee: House Local Government

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• The National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities were initiated in 1965
• for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts and National<00:58:40.920><c> Endowment</c><00:
• </c><00:58:47.280><c> for</c> website for the National Endowment for website for the National Endowment
• We received some funding from the National Endowment for Humanities.
• We received some funding from the National Endowment for Humanities.

Committee: Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy

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• Beni off would be so gracious as to provide that sort of a scholarship endowment, I mean, we'd probably
• want to leave as an endowment to continue and let it be perpetual.
• want to leave as an endowment to continue and let it be perpetual.
• </c> sort of a an a scholarship an endowment. sort of a an a scholarship an endowment.
• to continue and let it as an endowment to continue and let it be<00:26:43.520><c> perpetual.

Bills: SB3123

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Summary: The Judiciary Committee took up three measures in decision-making. SB 2678, which would create a Judiciary working group to improve family court processes and youth access to legal representation in the child welfare system, was recommended for passage with amendments. The amendments would clarify that members with lived experience are those who have navigated the state child welfare system, replace an actively serving guardian ad litem with a former GAL, allow co-chairs to invite additional experts, and provide compensation for lived-experience members. The committee report would also recommend a $20,000 appropriation, and the motion passed without objection. SB 2528, a Campaign Spending Commission proposal to expand the partial public financing program and raise expenditure limits, was also recommended for passage with amendments and adopted without objection. The committee’s changes would increase the public-funds match to 4:1, raise the maximum public funding available to 20% for statewide executive offices and 25% for legislative and certain county offices, blank out the appropriation in the bill, and instead recommend $7.2 million in the committee report. Technical amendments would also rename the program for consistency and set the bill’s effective date to March 22, 2075. In a joint Judiciary/Education hearing, SB 3123 drew extensive testimony in support from the Governor’s office, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Hawaii Association of Independent Schools, Hawaiian Council, Kamehameha Schools, and many private-school and community representatives. Supporters said the bill would clarify that donor-funded scholarships, grants, and tuition-free educational programs are charitable gifts rather than contractual obligations, giving donors and schools greater certainty and preserving educational access. Some members questioned whether the bill could affect Kamehameha Schools’ admissions practices or allow schools to avoid donor conditions; witnesses responded that the measure is intended to clarify donor intent, not change admissions, and that an opt-out clause would preserve the ability to create contractual agreements if the parties choose. The discussion ended with the bill still under consideration, with no final vote reflected in the transcript excerpt.

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• So the endow initiative started endow.
• So, in 2018, uh, during<01:15:21.679><c> this</c><01:15:21.920><c> endow</c><01:15:22.400><c> endow</
• c><01:15:22.800><c> initiative,</c><01:15:23.199><c> they</c> during this endow endow initiative, they
• during this endow endow initiative, they were<01:15:23.440><c> very</c><01:15:23.679><c> forward</c>
• So, it was an endow initiative program.

Committee: Joint Appropriations

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• fast forward to 2024, the Minnesota Legislature created the Permanent School Fund Distribution of Endowment
• fast forward to 2024, the Minnesota Legislature created the Permanent School Fund Distribution of Endowment
• fast forward to 2024, the Minnesota Legislature created the Permanent School Fund Distribution of Endowment
• fast forward to 2024, the Minnesota Legislature created the Permanent School Fund Distribution of Endowment
• At the same time, surrounding states such as Iowa, Wisconsin, or Ohio do not include schools in their

Committee: Senate State and Local Government

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• I believe RSA 162-C:8 was what established the endowment at Treasury.
• We call it the land conservation endowment, but that's okay.
• endowment but that's land conservation endowment but that's okay<00:06:06.520><c> I</c><00:06:06.599
• </c> okay I think it just says the endowment okay I think it just says the endowment in<00:06:08.639>
• </c> endowment land endowment um dedicated endowment land endowment um dedicated fund<00:12:30.000><c

Summary: The meeting began with testimony from Charlotte Harding of the Conservation Land Stewardship Program, who explained that the office protects the state’s interests in conservation lands by monitoring conservation easements and related stewardship obligations. She described the program’s funding sources: a land conservation endowment held at the State Treasury and administered by the Council on Resources and Development, plus transfers from Fish and Game for easements not covered by the endowment. Members discussed how the endowment is funded when new easements are created, the program’s staffing, the loss of a state vehicle, and the need to increase in-state travel so staff can use personal vehicles for field monitoring. Harding said the office has two full-time positions and a seasonal employee, that the work is mostly monitoring rather than hands-on land management, and that enforcement issues are referred to the grantee agencies or, if needed, to the Council on Resources and Development. She also noted that the office works directly with landowners to resolve smaller issues and that stewardship has become a greater focus in the conservation community because ongoing oversight requires funding. Members asked about examples of properties under the program, including LCIP lands such as Musquash Headwaters, Hidden Valley Boy Scout Camp, and Nash Stream, and the committee did not take a motion before moving on. The committee then heard from Paul Breen and Susie Anzelone of the Pease Development Authority regarding the Division of Ports and Harbors operating budget. They explained that the authority provides finance, legal, environmental, and engineering support to the division, which operates New Hampshire’s only deep-water berth at Market Street, as well as facilities in Hampton, Rye, the Portsmouth Fish Pier, and navigational waters in the Piscataqua and Great Bay. They described the authority’s history after the closure of Pease Air Force Base, the transfer of roughly 2,400 acres, and the creation of a self-sustaining enterprise fund tied to airport and port operations. They emphasized that the division does not draw on the general fund because revenues from wharfage, dockage, parking, registration, and mooring fees cover operating costs, with any surplus retained for capital improvements and replacement. Members questioned several budget lines, including a sharp increase in overtime and workers’ compensation. Breen said overtime is driven largely by security needs at the deep-water port and fluctuates with vessel traffic, such as salt shipments, while workers’ comp is a DAS-set cost and not something the division controls. He said the budget is conservative and that if revenues fall short, capital projects would be the first items scaled back. The discussion also covered fee-setting, with Breen saying rates are reviewed against the local market and infrastructure constraints, and that some smaller facility fees had recently been increased after being stagnant for years.

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• Investments include approximately $9 billion in long-term endowment assets that return investment gains
• funds such as the Treasury Pool and separately managed portfolios, including multiple long-term endowments
• Part of our portfolio includes the different endowments that we may have and different funds that we
• manageable step, not, oh, let's invest the entire ESG, you know, as an extreme example, or all of the endowments
• thought even without this that you had the flexibility to invest in cryptocurrency. in our current endowments

Bills: SB 21 , SB21 , SB72 , SB140 , SB262 , SB370 , SB372 , SB495 , SB627 , SB703 , SB764 , SB842

Committee: Senate Business & Commerce