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• Yet, we continue to subject schools.
• I lost my job dysfunction to continue.
• We cannot continue to do that.
• We cannot continue to do in the schools.
• But we going to continue to exist.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• He said they are not providing a New Hampshire advantage to local property taxpayers by continuing to
• to cut or property taxes by continuing to cut or not<00:30:30.640> increase<00:30:31.600>
• Representative [questionable: Ellen Read] continued, "I do think, looking to the future, it would be
• Representative [questionable: Ellen Read] continued, "...all of the recipients of EFAs are low income
• full-time in a New who are not enrolled full-time in a New Hampshire<00:46:35.079> public<00:

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first met in a revenue estimate work session to approve an LSR codifying the committee’s revenue estimates. Members reviewed the process for turning the LSR into a House Resolution and discussed how the adopted estimates would be used to amend House Bill 1. After a brief question-and-answer about current revenue splits and the governor’s proposed video lottery and tax-split changes, the committee voted 19-0 to approve the revenue estimates. The committee then moved into executive session on HB 669, which would require all revenue from the statewide education property tax to be deposited into the education trust fund and set an equalized statewide tax rate. Supporters argued the bill would better direct education funding, while opponents said it was unnecessary or duplicative. The committee voted 12-7 to retain the bill (ITL), and a minority report was noted. Next, the committee considered HB 290, which would raise cigarette and electronic cigarette taxes and create a study committee on tobacco and nicotine taxes. Testimony focused on revenue needs, inflation, public health, and concerns that a higher tax could reduce sales or drive purchases across state lines. The committee voted 11-8 to ITL the bill, with a minority report. The committee also ITL’d HB 402, dealing with whether Education Freedom Account payments are taxable income, after debate over unintended consequences and whether the bill’s language was misleading; that vote was 11-8 with a minority report. Finally, the committee opened HB 483, and Representative Tierney moved ITL, arguing the bill’s requirement that the scholarship organization be incorporated in New Hampshire would likely violate the Commerce Clause; the transcript cuts off before the vote on that bill.

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• So you can purchase and get a discount, and if you receive the discount or opt into being enrolled in
• And after that, the consumer doesn't have to continue with the third party. Am I correct with that?
• So, for example, if there's a heat wave and you want your thermostat to be not enrolled in the program
• These third-party aggregators, would they be under the continuing jurisdiction of the PRC? Mr.
• to increase, as we see continue strain on the grid, both from increased demand and natural disasters

Keywords: 996, all

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• Members, what this does is this takes the enrolled House Bill 4440, which is over at the House, and Joint
• Members, what this does is this takes the enrolled House Bill 4440, which is over at the House, and Joint
• So I will continue to be a no. Senator Goodwin, for debate. Senator Goodwin, for debate. Thank you.
• But the good news is that we continue to see exceptional growth since we produced this deduction, even

Bills: HB4028, HB4029, HB4059, HB4063, HB4073, HB4074, HB4075, HB4076, HB4077, HB4078, SB1130, SB1131, SB1132, SB1133, SB1134, SB1142

Keywords: tax deduction, venture capital, economic development, Oklahoma, investment, ALS, funding, healthcare, State Department of Health, emergency declaration, public finance, state budget, financial regulations, monetary policy, referendum, constitutional amendments, special election, Oklahoma legislature, public voting, recovery fund

Summary: The Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget met and first took up House Bill 4063, adopting a committee substitute over objection by a 17-4 roll call vote. The bill, as explained by the Pro Tem, moves the election dates for House Bill 4440 and Joint Resolution 1024 to August 25, 2026. Members debated whether the measure violated the single-subject rule or was an attempt to revisit proposals that had previously failed, but the committee advanced it and it passed 16-6 after debate. The committee then considered a series of appropriations and reappropriations, largely involving ARPA and interest funds. These included Senate Bills 1130 through 1134 and 1142, which redirected funds to the University Hospital Authority and Trust, the Office of Juvenile Affairs, the State Department of Health for rural hospital rebuild efforts, the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for Griffin Memorial Hospital capacity, and DHS-related projects including Boys & Girls Club and YWCA funding. All of these bills passed, with most receiving broad support and only a few dissenting votes. Members also advanced several House bills: HB 4029 appropriated funds to the State Department of Health and the ALS fund; HB 4074 gave the Health Care Workforce Training Commission flexibility to close out ARPA projects and transfer funds among nursing-related programs; HB 4075 reappropriated water and wastewater funds within OWRB; HB 476 provided rural economic impact grant funding for water, wastewater, sewer, air park, industrial park, and broadband-related projects; HB 477 funded emergency response and relief grants with standard administrative language; HB 478 covered ARPA closeout costs for consultants and the grants management office; HB 428 extended a qualified equity investment tax deduction sunset; and HB 473 and HB 4073 pulled back ARPA funds for reappropriation and closeout. Most measures passed on strong roll-call votes, and the committee adjourned after HB 4073 passed 21-0.

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• we continue to see on our landscape. we continue to see on our landscape.
• > if<01:10:29.040> we<01:10:29.199> continue<01:10:29.679> to continue to
• increase if we continue to continue to increase if we continue to allow<01:10:30.239> this<01
• <01:14:39.040> deer users are more likely to continue deer users are more likely to continue
• We recently saw continues to decline.

Bills: HF624

Keywords: HF624, Minnesota fishing law, game and fish, walleye stamp, walleye stamp validation, angling, angler, fishing lines, two lines, four lines, open water fishing, ice fishing, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, fishing regulations, fish harvest, conservation, Minnesota Statutes 97C.315, 1183, house

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• billions of dollars for DHS to continue billions of dollars for DHS to continue obstructing<02:27
• <02:48:16.960> in if you can't find a job, just enroll in if you can't find a job, just enroll
• <02:54:06.240> to Michiganders, the costs will continue to Michiganders, the costs will continue
• solution that would allow us to continue solution that would allow us to continue to<03:48:28.640
• Medicaid enrollment but would be covered Medicaid enrollment but would be covered under<03:56:24.960>

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• They are both from the State Auditor report examining Washington's concurrent Medicaid enrollments.
• The first recommendation was to continue collaboration between the Health Care Authority and DSHS to
• streamline processes and notify individuals duly enrolled.
• But addressing the pressing challenge of mitigating climate change and continuing to meet our growing
• needs of customers, we have to keep that front of mind as well and continue to be efficient in that

Summary: The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee I-900 Subcommittee heard JLARC’s annual update on the status of legislative implementation of State Auditor recommendations, followed by two State Auditor performance audits. JLARC staff reported that for the 2024 review period there were three new legislative recommendations and three unresolved older recommendations. They said the legislature did not convene a work group on civil asset forfeiture, and no formal action was taken on two water-use-efficiency recommendations. Two recommendations related to concurrent Medicaid enrollments were addressed in a bill introduced this session, but that bill was not adopted. The first audit examined how Washington can ensure climate-resilient electricity infrastructure. The State Auditor found the state has opportunities to better adapt new energy infrastructure by using more site-specific climate information, broader collaboration, and vulnerability assessments. The report recommended expanding climate analyses through the University of Washington Climate Impacts Group if funding is available, using forecasted information in DNR wildfire maps, designating a non-regulatory office to coordinate siting and conflict resolution, and expanding vulnerability assessments in Ecology and Commerce processes. Agency witnesses generally agreed resilience is important but emphasized existing efforts, the need to avoid duplicative requirements, the importance of affordability and efficiency, and the role of current forums such as the Clean Energy Siting Council and SEPA processes. The second audit reviewed fines for human trafficking and related sexual exploitation crimes. Auditors found courts assessed fines inconsistently, collection rates varied, some revenues were sent to the wrong local government, and some jurisdictions did not use the money as required for enforcement, prevention, or survivor services. The audit recommended courts work with prosecutors to improve awareness of mandatory fines, and that King and Pierce County improve coding, templates, and tracking so revenues are routed and used correctly. King County testified that it appreciated the audit and described its existing prevention and survivor-support work. The committee took no votes or formal actions and adjourned after the presentations and testimony.

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• We are going to continue that for one more year. We have a few little changes to it.
• think that we can all agree that the affordability crisis, in light of what's at the federal level, continues
• And enrolling and engrossing, 180 certificates were drafted this 2026 session.
• that starts with bill files being requested and putting those into a database all the way through enrolling
• The Capitol will certainly continue to be open to the public.

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• eligible, the retiree must have completed six years of service in the special risk class if initially enrolled
• If enrolled after July 1, 2011, the retiree must complete eight years, and that is the bill.
• It initially enrolled prior to July 1, 2011. If enrolled, class risk.
• It initially enrolled prior to July 1, 2011.
• If enrolled after July 1, 2011, the retiree must complete eight years, and that is the bill.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• To be eligible, the retiree must have completed six years of service in the special risk class if enrolled
• If enrolled after July 1, 2011, the retiree must complete eight years, and that is the bill.
• It initially enrolled prior to July 1, 2011. If enrolled, class risk.
• It initially enrolled prior to July 1, 2011.
• If enrolled after July 1, 2011, the retiree must complete eight years, and that is the bill.

Summary: The Senate convened in special session, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and observed a moment of silence for Coral Springs Vice Mayor Nancy Mateer. The Secretary then read the special session proclamation, which limited the session to budget-related matters including the General Appropriations Act, implementing bill, collective bargaining/state employee issues, retirement, law enforcement radio system funding, health, higher education, K-12 education, government administration, corrections, judges, documentary stamp tax distributions, petroleum cleanup, fuel taxes, and taxation. Chair Hooper outlined the process for handling Senate and House budget bills and conference posture. The Senate took up and passed several Senate bills, including SB 2506E on fuel taxes, SB 2508E on the state agency law enforcement radio system, SB 2512E on judges, and SB 2514E on K-12 education, each by 32-0. The chamber then received House bills and, for each, adopted delete-all amendments to place the Senate language onto the House vehicle or delete everything to prepare for conference. Bills addressed included HB 7031E (taxation), HB 5701E (petroleum cleanup programs), HB 5203E (government administration), HB 5207E (Department of Management Services), HB 5403E (correctional facilities financing and capital improvements), HB 5501E (documentary stamp tax distributions), HB 5001E (the General Appropriations Act), HB 5003E (implementing bill), HB 5201E (collective bargaining), HB 5205E (retirement), HB 5601E (higher education), and HB 5301E (health care). Most passed 32-0, with HB 5403E passing 31-0. During debate on HB 7031E, Leader Berman urged consideration of suspending the motor fuel tax to provide immediate relief at the pump, citing high gas prices. The Senate ultimately passed the House bill as amended and then acceded to the House request for conference on the taxation package and the other House bills. The Senate also substituted HB 5001E for SB 2500E and HB 5003E for SB 2502E, and similarly substituted House bills for the related Senate conforming bills before voting to send them to conference. At the close of business, the Senate observed a moment of silence for former Senator Bill Posey. The Rules Chair announced the Special Order Calendar Group would not meet that day or the next, and the Senate adopted a motion to establish the special order calendar for the remainder of the special session by website publication and Secretary announcement. The Senate then adjourned upon the call of the President for committee meetings and other business.

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• Today TSU continues to lead in academics, research, and service, and I want to recognize some of the
• extraordinary individuals who uphold this legacy of excellence. whose leadership and vision continue
• The university continues to uplift students through groundbreaking programs like TSU Promise.
• And it continues to be a bastion of hope for many students from lower socioeconomic Many students that
• These groups work continually to improve the city of Temple and to help it continue to be a wonderful

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• We are continuing to work with DCF to eliminate the fiscal impact of the section and SB 996, sponsored
• It deals with long-term access and ADRC authority, establishing a single statewide pre-enrollment wait
• It ensures enrollment decisions are made consistently and transparently, based on need and available
• It protects continuity of care. Of care where access is most fragile.
• This bill allows out-of-state providers to instruct and demonstrate acupuncture procedures at continuing

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• relating to granting charters to certain public and private institutions of higher education for open enrollment
• Health, HB 2476 by Simmons relating to the grant program for living expenses for certain students enrolled
• relating to certain rights of sole manager conservatorship in a child or relationship and a child's enrollment
• Institutions of higher education requiring students to enroll in certain courses to complete certificate
• limitation on the salary of superintendents and chief executive officer of school districts and open enrollment

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• relating to granting charters to certain public and private institutions of higher education for open enrollment
• HB 2476 by Simmons relating to the grant. program for living expenses for certain students, enrolled
• certain rights of the sole manager of conservatorship in a child or relationship. and a child's enrollment
• Requiring students to enroll in certain courses to complete certificate or degree program using courses
• limitation on the salary of superintendents and chief executive officers of school districts and open enrollment

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Yes, so these are related to our provider enrollment process.
• Yes, Representative Beatty, this is the same issue related to provider enrollment. Okay.
• Betty, this is the same issue related to provider enrollment. Okay.
• If not, we'll just continue with Workforce Services when we reconvene in August. All right.
• And they told me that as of August 31st, they no longer wished to continue as our accounting firm.

Summary: The Legislative Joint Auditing Committee met on June 5 and first adopted prior minutes and several committee reports. The executive committee report noted adoption of its minutes, staff updates on scheduled audits, approval of an annual financial audit for the City of Horseshoe Bend, and an update on the intern program. The Counties and Municipalities report covered delinquent private water and sewer audits, compliance follow-up with towns including Denning, Gum Springs, Omer, Fargo, Jericho, and Haynes, and review of current and deferred reports; the committee filed most current reports but deferred several and referred some matters to prosecutors and the Attorney General. The Educational Institutions report said 103 education audits were reviewed, most with no findings, while several school districts had findings and one Booneville School District finding was referred to law enforcement. The State Agencies report included findings at the Department of Finance and Administration and a deferred Department of Health report, and the committee filed 13 reports. The committee then received lengthy presentations on the State of Arkansas annual comprehensive financial report and the state single audit for fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. Legislative Audit issued unmodified opinions on the state financial statements, but identified two material weaknesses: insufficient internal controls at the Office of State Technology to monitor threats and unauthorized access, and improper methodology changes and documentation issues at the Division of Workforce Services affecting year-end estimates for unemployment-related accounts. The single audit covered $12.4 billion in federal awards across 469 programs, with 16 major programs reviewed. Auditors reported 33 findings overall, including 31 federal findings, $12.9 million in outstanding questioned costs, and qualified opinions for the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer program, the Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund, and the Child Care Development Fund cluster. Committee members questioned DHS, the broadband office, OST, DFA, Education, and Workforce Services about the findings, corrective actions, cyber protections, federal drawdowns, child care reporting, and accounting methodology changes. Several agencies described corrective steps. DHS said it had changed how it draws Summer EBT funds, addressed provider revalidation and incarceration-related Medicaid issues, and updated internal processes and staffing. The broadband office said the questioned costs reflected invoice documentation disputes rather than missing payments and expected Treasury review to resolve the issue. OST said it was expanding logging, endpoint detection, and enterprise monitoring, and described broader cybersecurity investments, training, and a roadmap. DFA and Workforce Services addressed the workers’ compensation and unemployment accounting issues, with Workforce Services saying it had updated its policy and submitted the methodology to DFA. After discussion, the committee voted to hold the two statewide audit reports over until the August meeting, with members asked to submit specific questions in advance so only needed agencies would return. The final item was a special report on the Hot Spring County Solid Waste Authority for January 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025. The audit reviewed compliance with laws, board procedures, bidding, payroll, permits, inspections, and cash handling. It noted prior private audit findings on segregation of duties, that recent private audit reports had not been obtained for 2023 through 2025, and that the current administrator said prior office staff and bookkeeping contractors resigned when he was hired. The authority’s operations and revenue sources were described, and the report was presented for committee review.

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• earth that's exempt continue to increase, um, their exemption continues to increase or the amount of
• So, as in Chai Chester, student enrollment continues to decline, but the costs keep going up and no matter
• So as in Chai Chester, student enrollment<01:57:16.000> continues<01:57:16.639> to<01:57
• :17.040> decline,<01:57:18.239> but<01:57:18.480> the enrollment continues to decline
• , but the enrollment continues to decline, but the costs<01:57:19.040> keep<01:57:19.360> going

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <00:31:10.840> So,<00:31:10.960> it enrollment that they have now.
• So, it enrollment that they have now.
• Chairman, there is a little bit more nuanced calculation to it in that the number of students enrolled
• There is There is a little more nuanced calculation to it in that the number of students enrolled in
• that are enrolled in that school<00:37:13.080> and<00:37:13.320> the<00:37:13.400>

Keywords: 916, all

Summary: The Select Committee on School Facilities met to satisfy its quarterly statutory requirement and to discuss interim priorities. Staff from LSO reviewed the committee’s duties: monitoring K-12 school facilities statewide, prioritizing needs for the interim, and preparing a budget request due by November 1. They also noted the ongoing litigation related to the Chapter 3, Section 8 exception process and said the committee would move forward with securing a consultant to study that issue, as previously authorized by Management Council. A major topic was school funding formulas, especially how average daily membership (ADM) affects routine and major maintenance funding and how excess square footage is treated. Members revisited an earlier proposal to fund 135% of allowable square footage, which did not advance this session, and discussed whether some schools should instead be funded at a minimum percentage of their actual square footage. Staff explained that some districts have buildings larger than their formula allowance, and that the issue is complicated by older buildings, pools, and other unique facilities. They also noted that recent changes to the major maintenance multiplier increased funding and that some districts are still not fully covered by the formulas. Safety and security funding was another focus. The State Construction Department reported that $10 million was appropriated this year for safety and security upgrades, with some funds expected to go toward vestibules, bollards, and design work, and the rest through a district application process. Officials said the last comprehensive safety assessment was done more than 10 years ago and suggested a new consultant-led study to update priorities, since technology and building conditions have changed. Members also discussed the role of school resource officers and whether the committee should continue leading this work rather than handing it off to the recalibration committee. The committee also examined declining enrollment and excess capacity across the state, citing examples such as Newcastle, Shoshoni, Casper, Campbell County, and Fremont County. Officials said some districts are right-sizing by taking schools offline, while others cannot easily reduce capacity because the buildings are essential to the community. Charter school leasing was raised as a related concern, including the Mills charter school and the fact that the state pays lease costs based on ADM and allowable square footage. No formal votes were taken, but the committee agreed to continue studying these issues, likely including site visits and further data requests during the interim.

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• So, I've continue to fight for women.
• <00:25:41.919> in consistently 500 students enrolled in consistently 500 students enrolled
• questions,<01:15:18.000> uh So, uh continuing the questions, uh So, uh continuing the questions
• <01:35:19.760> to um players, families, they continue to um players, families, they continue
• So, with that, continue to support them.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: A joint informational briefing of the House and Senate higher education committees focused on how the University of Hawaiʻi athletics department plans to remain competitive in the new NIL era, including the effects of the House v. NCAA settlement, direct institutional payments, and the need to balance competitiveness with the university’s educational mission. Senators and committee members introduced themselves, and the briefing featured remarks from women’s basketball coach Laura Beeman, football coach Timmy Chang, and Athletic Director Matt Elliott. Coach Beeman said NIL has already affected recruiting and retention in women’s basketball, estimating the program has lost six to 10 student-athletes because it lacks the funding to keep comparable talent. She emphasized that the issue is not greed but retention, culture, and keeping student-athletes who value the university and community, while also using NIL as a way to teach financial literacy, privacy, and adult responsibilities. Coach Chang described similar pressures in football, including transfer portal volatility and competing offers from other programs, and gave examples of players whose personal and family circumstances made NIL support important for staying at Hawaiʻi. Athletic Director Elliott said the department’s vision is to create an outstanding student-athlete experience, recruit and retain elite athletes, compete at the top of the Mountain West, and strengthen community ties. He said the department wants to preserve the educational focus while adapting to a system in which student-athletes can share in revenue. Elliott explained that UH is seeking a $5 million annual NIL fund, is fundraising through the community and the “Boost the Bose” account, and is also pursuing individual NIL deals, corporate sponsorship-related deals, and licensing opportunities. In response to Senator Kim’s question, he said NIL compensation can come through two tracks: institutional payments within the department’s discretion and outside deals that must be reviewed for market value under the new reporting system. No votes or formal actions were taken; the meeting was informational only.

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• Enrollment committee report. Thank you, Mr. President.
• The enrollment committee has met and finds the following bills are in order and ready for your signatures
• understand that maybe the enrollment understand that maybe the enrollment committee<01:33:02.320
• <01:33:05.199> We<01:33:05.440> continue >> That's right, Mr. President.
• We continue >> That's right, Mr. President.

Keywords: 958, all

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• authorities's fitness to continue authorities's fitness to continue management<00:04:00.400>
• Oversight Authority is fit to continue Oversight Authority is fit to continue management.<00:05:
• I I I wasn't fit in order to continue.
• Mahalo. they'll be continued to have safe they'll be continued to have safe learning<01:10:42.080>
• > assess<02:05:46.159> the do need to continually assess the do need to continually assess

Bills: SB2003

Keywords: Mauna Kea, land management, University of Hawaii, astronomical observatories, leasable lands, natural resource management, stewardship authority, 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint committees on Water, Land, Culture, and the Arts and Education heard testimony and discussed SB 20003, which would require the auditor’s report under Act 255 to include a recommendation on whether the Monarch Stewardship and Oversight Authority is fit to continue managing Monaca lands. Testimony focused on the bill’s reversion language, the role of the auditor, and whether the measure gave the auditor too much discretion without clear criteria. The Office of the Auditor’s position, read into the record, was that it had strong reservations because the bill did not provide standards for assessing fitness and asked that the requirement be held or amended. Other testimony suggested a work group with relevant agencies and Hawaiian practitioners to manage the transition and reduce conflict. Committee members debated whether the bill should simply restore the original reversion language or also require an audit-based fitness determination. Several members questioned the need for a 2031 audit when Act 255 already provides for a performance and financial audit in 2031 and noted that the bill could shift authority away from the legislature. In response, the committee chair explained that the measure was intended to restore language removed during conference and to address the transition back to the University of Hawaii if the authority was not meeting the act’s purpose. The committees ultimately recommended SB 20003 be passed with amendments. The amendments would strike the auditor/audit section, add language addressing timelines by providing a 10-year lease extension and sublease extension, and make technical changes including a defective date. The committees voted to adopt the amended measure and send it forward as an SD1. The transcript also included a separate Education Committee hearing on SB 3286, which would require the University of Hawaii to develop a facilities and student housing master plan and report to the legislature. University of Hawaii testimony said the system supports the intent but that the bill’s requirements are a heavy lift across 10 campuses and should follow development of a broader academic strategy. Members raised concerns about deferred maintenance, shifting priorities, and the lack of a systemwide plan, while the university said it already has a six-year capital improvement plan but acknowledged it does not fully incorporate the broader academic and housing strategy the bill contemplates.