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• We received three at the end of last fiscal year, and we had no transfers out.
• We are looking for a $1.5 million transfer from the Land of Enchantment Fund for those same historic
• Instead, it budgets revenue to show transfers in and transfers out, resulting in total revenue being
• So they initially come into one fund and then are transferred out.
• They sent their account numbers into an offshore account or DOIT, and that money was transferred.

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• So the first proposal relates to the $38 million one-time transfer of unrestricted monies from the Trial
• the Judicial Branch, basically complete discretion in terms of how that's calculated and when that transfer
• the judicial branch basically complete discretion in terms of how that's calculated and when that transfer
• be for the Legislature to specify what sources of unrestricted funding should be considered for transfer
• The second modification would be to require that before any transfer occurs, there is 30-day notification

Summary: The subcommittee heard May Revision presentations for the Office of Emergency Services, Judicial Branch, CDCR, and the Department of Justice, with the LAO offering comments and recommendations throughout. For Cal OES, the administration outlined funding for relocating the Red Mountain communications site, increased FEMA reimbursement authority, cybersecurity grants, next-generation 911 support, and a reduction to the Flexible Cash Assistance for Survivors of Crime program. Members raised concerns about VOCA backfill and disaster reimbursement, while the LAO recommended approving the 911 request with reporting, adding contingency planning for cybersecurity grants, clarifying the FEMA reimbursement language, and increasing reporting on emergency spending. For the Judicial Branch, the May Revision included funding for implementation of the Trial Nations Access to Justice Act, reductions tied to court facilities and employee benefits, and General Fund solutions such as a reduction to the pretrial release program, a reversion from the Trial Court Trust Fund, and elimination of the jury duty pilot program. The LAO cautioned that the pretrial reduction could affect detention and release decisions and recommended tighter legislative oversight over the trust fund transfer and reallocation language. Members questioned the impact of the pretrial cut, the lack of Prop. 36 court funding, and the rationale for the jury pilot elimination; the Judicial Branch said it was generally supportive of the budget as proposed. CDCR presented requests for roof repairs, fire alarm replacements, CalAIM-related costs, and trailer bill changes on incarcerated college students, mental health hiring, and tuberculosis testing, along with a planned prison closure by October 2026. The department also proposed reducing or delaying several items, including radio replacement, ADA improvements, COVID mitigation, and some facility upgrades, while adding a $125 million placeholder for consultant-driven operational savings. The LAO recommended rejecting or reducing several San Quentin-related proposals, questioned the staffing and contract medical requests, and urged more transparency on the consultant savings plan; members expressed concern about the realism of the savings targets and the potential legal or operational risks from delaying ADA and radio projects. For DOJ, the May Revision proposed ongoing funding and 44 positions to defend against federal actions, IT and accounting system upgrades, implementation funding for AB 1877, and a special fund loan. The LAO supported the KLETS connection but asked for a contingency plan if the new DMV link is delayed, noted that AB 1877 would not be fully implemented without additional funding, and recommended limiting and reporting on the federal accountability workload. Members questioned the size and permanence of the DOJ request, the use of the earlier $25 million special session appropriation, and the pace of federal litigation; DOJ said the new request would support ongoing litigation, expert assistance, and coordination across multiple cases and states.

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• Um, so if they have not used the $10 million and we were to do a proviso and transfer the $10 million
• million and we were to do a provisor $10 million and we were to do a provisor and<00:08:36.560> transfer
• the 10 million to ADC, and transfer the 10 million to ADC, would<00:08:38.479> that<00:08:38.719
• <00:29:58.640> over<00:29:58.799> to<00:29:59.159> ADC $10 million be transferred
• over to ADC $10 million be transferred over to ADC ASAP<00:30:00.880> so<00:30:01.039> that

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard several resolutions focused on economic development, tourism, agriculture, and gaming. It first took up a measure to support advanced manufacturing and cybersecurity through the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation, with testimony from DBEDT, HTDC, and APE Hawaii in support. Witnesses said the proposal aligns with federal and university partnerships, could help small and medium-sized businesses, and could support use of industrial sites such as the Mililani Technology Park. The committee then considered a resolution asking DBEDT to sponsor a Michelin Guide for restaurants statewide; testimony was mixed, with support for culinary recognition but concerns about cost and uncertainty over the return on investment. The committee amended that measure to require review and evaluation of the cost and benefit before sponsorship. The committee also heard a resolution directing the Agribusiness Development Corporation to assume routine maintenance and repair of the Kohala ditch. ADC testified that it would need to meet with stakeholders, assess the damage, and likely spend the first year determining needed repairs before seeking additional capital funding; members noted a prior $10 million appropriation and asked that the committee report reflect a transfer of those funds to ADC. The measure was moved forward as is, with that comment for the report. The most extensive discussion centered on a resolution to establish a tourism and gaming working group within DBEDT. Supporters included DBEDT, Aloha Halawa District Partners, labor representatives, the stadium authority, and Boyd Gaming, who described it as a first step to gather data and recommendations before any gaming policy decisions. Opponents argued the gaming industry should not help write the rules, warned about problem gambling and outside corporate influence, and urged the committee to reject the measure. The committee ultimately passed the resolution with an SD1 and technical amendments, and members said they would keep the issue open for further discussion, including possible inclusion of AHDP in the working group. The committee also heard and advanced a separate resolution urging the stadium authority to finalize the new Aloha Stadium contract and continue work on the entertainment district, with testimony both supporting the project and opposing it in favor of more housing. The committee voted to pass the stadium resolution as well.

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• only about 21% of community college students who began college from 2017 to 2019 and intended to transfer
• There are some nuances within the transfer metric because of ADTs.
• But overall, if you have those two together, we are seeing more students complete, more transfers.
• By partnering with industry and identifying transferable skills that can be counted towards a college
• Transferable skills that can be counted toward a college degree or certificate.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance held a hearing focused on California Community College budget proposals. Chair Alvarez opened by emphasizing the system’s role in access, transfer, workforce training, and serving more than 2 million students, while also noting persistent challenges in enrollment, persistence, transfer, and graduation. Public commenters and system representatives broadly supported COLA, enrollment growth funding, deferred maintenance, student support block grants, and additional flexibility for districts facing uncertainty. The first major panel covered the student-centered funding formula, COLA, and enrollment growth. The Department of Finance said the Governor proposes a 2.43% COLA ($230.4 million) and 0.5% enrollment growth funding ($30.4 million). The LAO said the COLA was reasonable and recommended funding at least the proposed growth amount, citing uneven enrollment recovery and regional differences. The Chancellor’s Office supported both proposals and asked for additional changes, including using the greater of current-year or three-year average for apportionments and lifting the 10% local enrollment cap, arguing these would better fund growing districts. Members questioned how the formula works, whether SCFF is improving outcomes, and how much additional funding would be needed under different growth scenarios. The committee then reviewed categorical program COLAs, Rising Scholars, career education proposals, IT proposals, and student housing. The Governor proposed a 2.43% COLA for selected categorical programs ($31.9 million). For Rising Scholars, the Governor proposed $30 million ongoing and removal of the cap on participating colleges; the LAO urged waiting for outcome data before doubling funding, while the Chancellor’s Office said the program is serving more students and supports equity for justice-impacted students. On career education, the Governor proposed $50 million for credit for prior learning and $50 million for a career passport; the LAO supported more reporting on credit for prior learning but recommended rejecting the career passport as too undefined, while the Chancellor’s Office supported both. On technology, the Governor proposed $162.5 million for a common cloud data platform and $168 million for a common ERP system; the LAO said both were premature or lacked sufficient planning and recommended rejection, while the Chancellor’s Office argued they would improve real-time data, security, and systemwide efficiency. The committee also heard an update on student housing: the administration said the 2024 shift to a lease-revenue bond model remains in progress for 13 approved projects, with 11 still active, and members asked about withdrawn projects and possible use of any returned funds. No votes were taken, and several items were held open for further discussion and May Revision updates.

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• <01:52:32.239> of with uh, when you have a transfer of with uh, when you have a transfer of
• We’re not in a lot of those transfers. And so it is a way to further that.
• We’re not in a lot of those transfers. And so it is a way to further that.
• We’re not in a lot of those transfers. And so it is a way to further that.
• We’re not in a lot of those transfers. And so it is a way to further that.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the September 24 minutes, and heard a briefing from representatives of three Kentucky drug task forces: Greater Hardin County, Bowling Green-Warren County, and Bluegrass Narcotics. The presenters described how multi-jurisdictional task forces operate, their partner agencies, and the kinds of drugs and trafficking patterns they are seeing, with fentanyl identified as the most dangerous and fastest-growing threat. They also described large seizures and investigations involving fentanyl pills, cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, tractor-trailer shipments, postal shipments, and a case tied to a pill press and undercover work with the DEA. Bluegrass Narcotics said it was formed in response to overdose deaths and has since seen major reductions in complaints and overdose deaths in Harrison and Bourbon counties. A major theme of the presentation was funding. The task forces said Byrne JAG funding has declined from about $2.1 million statewide in 2023-2024 to $1.4 million this year, while their costs for vehicles, fuel, technology, overtime, office space, and training have risen sharply. They said local support and asset forfeiture help, but the revenue is uneven and unpredictable, and they asked the legislature to consider adding about $1 million per year in state support, with oversight from the Justice Cabinet or Office of Drug Control Policy. They also emphasized that if meth labs return, many agencies would need new training and equipment because those capabilities have largely expired or been scaled back. Members asked about possible statutory barriers, coordination across counties and states, the source of drugs, and how seized cash is handled. The task forces said coordination with federal, state, and other local agencies is generally strong, but money remains the main obstacle to broader operations. They explained that seized cash is held as evidence and, after court proceedings, may be awarded back to task forces or split under statute, with 15% going to the Commonwealth’s attorney and 85% to law enforcement. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the minutes and receiving the briefing.

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• Before I speak to the transfer, I think it's important to understand that fraud does, it can and does
• Before I speak to the transfer, I think it's important to understand that fraud does, it can and does
• Before I speak to the transfer, I think it's important to understand that fraud does, it can and does
• Here to provide an overview of the transfer of the Commerce fraud Bureau to the Department of Public
• Before I speak to the transfer, I think it's important to understand that fraud does, it can and does

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The subcommittee filed quarterly reports by the Department of Corrections and Post-Prison Transfer Board
• Rescue Plan Act appropriations, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act appropriations, appropriation transfers
• , restricted reserve fund transfers, the state central services deduction, and a reallocation of resources
• These are appropriation fund transfer requests for the Game and Fish Commission or Conservation Incentive

Keywords: 1204, all

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• This arose out of a class seeking to obtain retroactive payment of interest when these members transferred
• in the complaint, but in theory it would be both the closure and restatement of the plan and the transfer
• It may be that it's just the transfer of funds. That's a problem with the complaint.
• That it's just the transfer of funds. That's a problem to the complainant.

Keywords: 904, all

Summary: The Executive Committee approved the April minutes by roll call vote, with members present voting aye and the minutes adopted. Staff then provided an Attorney General update on pension-related litigation, including the newly filed Dawson class action challenging Gross Second Substitute House Bill 2034, the concluded Dolan case, and the Fowler case, where the trial court orally ruled for plaintiffs on interest calculations and potential disgorgement of state gains, with a written ruling still pending. Committee members emphasized the need for ongoing monitoring and regular reporting on the Dawson case because of its potential impact on the committee and retirement systems. An actuarial update followed, noting that June will include the preliminary 2025 valuation results and contribution-rate information, along with commentary on the demographic experience study. Staff said actuarial resources are limited and asked that any additional actuarial agenda items be scheduled for July or later. The committee also discussed the draft interim work plan and agreed to move the OSA annual update to July. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on Plan 1 COLA policy. Retiree representatives urged the committee to keep working on both immediate ad hoc COLA relief and a longer-term ongoing COLA solution. Members discussed a possible budget proviso requiring legislators to consider a COLA each budget cycle, and staff was asked to develop proposals for further discussion. The committee also agreed to add a June briefing on the PERS/PEACERS request involving animal control technicians, and to include an introductory Plan 3 briefing, with possible comparison to Plan 2, on the June agenda. Staff also explained changes to correspondence handling, including removing letters from the public website to better protect privacy while still making records available upon request. The committee approved the revised June agenda and adjourned.

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• there's a voluntary framework, there will be no mandatory requirements in terms of the overland transfer
• whether you're a motorized boat or a non-motorized paddle sport craft, so that we can prevent the transfer
• There's a sense of fairness issue that was out there because you could transfer in a canoe.
• You could transfer the invasive species fairly easily, and water could be trapped there and stuff.

Summary: The committee heard three water- and environment-related bills. AB 1663, by Assembly Member Wallace, would provide relief for high desert homeowners by allowing permits without mitigation fees for removing or trimming up to 10 Western Joshua trees for health and safety needs, including defensible space. Support came from the California Association of Realtors and the Community Water Systems Alliance, and members discussed balancing conservation with property maintenance. The bill was moved out of committee on a do-pass-as-amended vote to Appropriations. AB 1772, by Assembly Member Papin, sought to create a statewide framework to prevent the spread of golden mussels through watercraft decontamination standards, reciprocity for certifications, and long-term funding. Testimony in support highlighted Lake Tahoe’s invasive species prevention program as a model, while Recreational Boaters of California expressed caution about funding fairness, reciprocity, and how the system would work if infestations become widespread. After discussion about mandatory decontamination standards and funding, the bill was also passed as amended to Appropriations. AB 2521, also by Assembly Member Papin, would use a watershed-wide water availability analysis from the California Council of Science and Technology to help streamline groundwater recharge permitting and reduce applicant costs. Members raised concerns about protecting existing water rights and ensuring stakeholder input, and the author emphasized the study would be informational rather than binding. The bill passed to Appropriations, and the committee later took add-on votes confirming passage of AB 1663, AB 1772, and AB 2521.

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• Missouri, how do you transition back in a way that lets those skills that were learned in that facility transfer
• skills that were learned in that those skills that were learned in that facility<00:07:25.360> transfer
• <00:07:26.560> When<00:07:26.680> your facility transfer home?
• When your facility transfer home?

Keywords: 1183, house

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• patients have access to their medical records in a timely fashion, especially when they're being transferred
• patients have access to their medical records in a timely fashion, especially when they're being transferred
• Madam WIP, members, as passed the House, House Bill 2752 transfers the responsibility of establishing
• Madam WIP, members, as past the House, House Bill 2752 transfers a responsibility of establishing and

Summary: The Republican caucus reviewed a long list of House bills with Senate amendments, mostly hearing brief staff summaries and sponsor comments on whether they concurred. Topics included tax filing penalties, water and court procedures, vaccination and mask rules, bullion investment, nursing care complaint timelines, privacy protections for property and voter records, medical-record access, professional licensing procedures, school and family law changes, public records access for legislators, AI procurement, fingerprint clearance for traffic survival school instructors, development fees, infrastructure districts, distracted driving penalties, health aide scope of practice, eviction record sealing, backyard structure rules in planned communities, inmate transition services, nuclear-ready community designation, DCS parent-rights notices, domestic-violence evidence standards, inmate mental health study committee, legislative subpoena enforcement, trade office oversight, public power reporting, Native American language proficiency, mental health judicial review timelines, mobile food vendor licensing, medical-intervention requirements in schools, and school board training and meeting transparency. In most cases, the sponsor or a representative indicated concurrence with the Senate amendments, and the caucus generally moved through the bills without extended debate. A few bills drew brief explanation from sponsors about the policy purpose, such as aligning nursing-facility oversight with federal requirements, improving access to medical records, clarifying rules for licensed health aides, and adjusting school-related provisions. Some bills were noted as being sent back to the Senate or otherwise set aside, including HB 2035 and HB 2249. No formal votes were taken in the transcript; the meeting functioned as a caucus review of Senate amendments and sponsor concurrence before floor action. The caucus concluded after HB 2380, with members thanked for attending.

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• differences as it relates to language for the only thing that was noted in Section 4 was the $249,300 transfer
• However, both the LFC and the executive recommendations decrease a transfer that has historically been
• that is recommended for inclusion in the General Appropriations Act, the LSC includes language transferring
• The Executive Recommendation, because it completely eliminates that transfer, does not include similar

Keywords: 996, all

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• So, because we would be hitting the cap with the transfer that's coming...
• reduction in available general revenue because we then have to set aside that general revenue to transfer
• We did make a transfer this past biennium from unencumbered balances that were remaining at the end of
• guess the final thing I'll say is just even looking at the fund and how we determine how much is transferred

Bills: SJR4, SJR 4

Keywords: economic stabilization fund, state finance, constitutional amendment, budget management, financial security, term limits, state offices, governor, lieutenant governor, election reform, 1184, house, all

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• So therefore, when people are transferring from one state... ...people are transferring from one state
• It saves them a lot of time, money, and expenditure in making that transfer.

Bills: SB197, HB140, SB214, HB214, HB147, HB270, SB73

Keywords: food trucks, mobile vendors, health inspection, fire safety, state law, regulation, food service, business license, subdivision, transfer of land, immediate family, exemption period, county regulations, Sweet Home Alabama Tourism Investment Act, tourism rebate, tax rebate, sales tax rebate, lodging tax rebate, transactional taxes, tourism development

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• And they they transfers of of, uh, pets.
• <02:17:30.160> back the end of the year is transferred back the end of the year is transferred
• Uh, there were significant reductions in our transfers to both DOIT and to General Services.
• There was no need over the last few years for a transfer from the general fund.
• trust fund is made up from a transfer trust fund is made up from a transfer from<03:00:35.359>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• <00:37:34.000> Now<00:37:34.160> the transfer property rights.
• Now the transfer property rights.
• , when we're transferring lands from DLNR<01:16:43.520> to<01:16:44.239> DOA.
• That could potentially be a solution if that's a part of the transfer agreement between DAB and DNR,
• That could potentially be a solution if that's a part of the transfer agreement between DAB and DNR,

Bills: SB2603, SB2083, SB2341, SB2306, SB2782, SB2756, SB2161, SB2477

Keywords: Hawaii Symphony Orchestra, state funding, public performances, educational programs, cultural arts funding, historic properties, preservation, inheritance, working group, public-private partnerships, sustainable funding, historic preservation, Hawaii Revised Statutes, construction, state review, burial sites, cultural artifacts, development review, phased review, administrative fees

Summary: The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 2603, which would designate the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra as the state orchestra of Hawaii. Testimony was uniformly supportive from the Attorney General’s office, the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Retail Merchants of Hawaii, Hawaii Youth Symphony, the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra, the Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association, and others. Supporters emphasized the bill’s value to arts education, cultural vitality, and the visitor economy. The chair noted there were also many written testimonies submitted, and the bill was left without questions or action in the excerpt. The committee then took up Senate Bill 2083, which would create a state-owned historic properties preservation plan working group within DNR. The State Historic Preservation Division supported the bill and said it would help create a statewide database and better planning for state-owned historic properties, while noting its current review work is reactive and project-by-project. The committee asked about duplication and existing consultation processes; SHPD said it already reviews state projects under existing law and has in-house architectural staff. The measure was then set aside after brief discussion, with no vote shown in the excerpt. Next was Senate Bill 2341, which would authorize phased review of certain private-property projects and change SHPD’s review deadlines. SHPD and the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development supported the bill, saying it could encourage more proactive, programmatic review and that the current average review time for simple projects is about 56 days. Several opponents, including Sierra Club of Hawaii, Bianca Isaki, Malama Kane Lua, and Tara Roas, argued phased review would delay projects, create conflict, and weaken historic preservation protections, especially for iwi kūpuna and burial sites. Committee members raised concerns about whether the bill conflicted with prior court decisions and asked SHPD for its view; SHPD said it was not a legal question for them and suggested a programmatic alternative. The bill was not voted on in the excerpt. Finally, the committee began hearing Senate Bill 2306 on administrative fees for the Bureau of Conveyances. HGEA opposed the measure, focusing on a provision allowing the special fund to be used for qualified contractors, while the Bureau of Conveyances supported the bill as a fee correction that would equalize recording fees between systems. The bureau said specialized technical work sometimes requires outside contracting and that it could consider a contract period; the chair and members discussed the HGEA concern and asked whether the issue could be addressed. No final action was shown in the excerpt.

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• What used to show up as a direct appropriation is now in the transfer section, and that is the one general
• And that is now in the transfer section.
• <00:09:58.240> and we is being handled as a transfer and we is being handled as a transfer
• 2454 and that's a $2 million transfer. 2454 and that's a $2 million transfer.
• , leaving a balance on line 106 transfers, leaving a balance on line 106 of<00:10:18.720> just

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• they do have the authority to transfer they do have the authority to transfer money<00:21:01.000
• Article 4 just deals with the transfer on death deeds, which was legislation that I carried last term
• It just relates to the portion about the transfer on death deeds and not the insurance portion, which
• on death Deeds which was transfer on death Deeds which was legislation<01:08:42.040> that<01:
• on death deeds and not the transfer on death deeds and not the insurance<01:08:53.000> portion

Bills: HF414, HF768, HF359

Keywords: data practices, filing fee, government transparency, complaints, public access, free speech, human rights, censorship, protected speech, Minnesota Department of Human Rights, real property, partition, eminent domain, transfer on death deeds, property rights, 1183, house

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• And $10 million for the fuel transfer switch modernization to assist during emergencies.
• of South Florida for that transfer.
• Of South Florida for that transfer. Senator Smith. Thank you, Mr. President.
• ...of funding in this budget that depends on our IGTs, the intergovernmental transfers from the local
• So it is absolutely contemplated that once we flush out this greatest transfer of wealth in America,

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Vice Chair, the first two items are transferring people from one place to another.
• Now, the other point... ...from which the position is being transferred. Correct. Okay.
• the transfer of resources related to the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program, and
• in the future if subsequent programs are transferred in the future.
• We've talked a lot about the two, but it's not just the two; it's this other transfer.

Keywords: 987, senate, all