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• program [clears throat] Uh that program [clears throat] proved<00:08:46.440> to<00:08:46.560>
• It's a friendly amendment. group life carriers or the carriers I group life carriers or the carriers
• group policies are of these other group policies are canceled<00:25:19.120> and<00:25:19.280>
• this could benefit from more discussion. this could benefit from more discussion.
• There's no intention to sort of group There's no intention to sort of group things<00:37:12.760>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The federal program supports affordability; currently, the state program does not.
• The BEAD Program, which we are expecting to put into public comment this week, really would have benefited
• We are proposing that there could be a program here, a broadband support program, and we have a mechanism
• One of the things I would say is there's already a program, the Low-Income Telephone Assistance Program
• Those of us that want to have access to these funding programs and use them for the benefit of our customers

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• It extends the time frame for local incentive program benefits and enterprise zones to continue to December
• It extends the time frame for local incentive program benefits and enterprise zones to continue to December
• health programs.
• programs.
• health programs.

Summary: The House convened on the final day of session, observed a moment of silence for the Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, and for Representative Rosenwald’s father, then swore in and seated new members Boyles and Hodgers. The Speaker also outlined the chamber’s end-of-session priorities, including action on the budget and related conforming bills. The House then took up H.J.R. 5019, a constitutional amendment to expand Florida’s budget stabilization fund by raising the cap, requiring annual transfers, and allowing withdrawals for critical state needs. After sponsor explanations and questions about what would qualify as a critical need and how the fund might respond to possible federal funding cuts, the House adopted an amendment that added more flexibility for suspending transfers and withdrawals. The joint resolution then passed on final passage. Members next considered HB 7031, the tax package conference report. The bill repeals the business rent tax and aviation fuel tax, delays the natural gas fuel tax, creates or extends several sales tax exemptions and holidays, and makes changes affecting property taxes, local taxes, pari-mutuel taxes, and revenue distributions. Debate focused heavily on the new permanent exemption for ammunition and hunting-related items, the elimination of recurring housing trust fund and transit-related distributions, and the shift of some funding from recurring to nonrecurring status. Supporters argued the package provides tax relief and preserves annual budget flexibility, while opponents criticized the ammunition exemption and the reductions in recurring housing and transit support. The conference report was adopted and the bill passed. The House then passed HB 5017, which creates a debt reduction program funded by a recurring transfer from general revenue to retire state bonds early, and HB 5015, the state group insurance conforming bill, which directs DMS to develop a formulary management plan and codifies the administrative health insurance assessment. Finally, the chamber began explanation and questions on the General Appropriations Act conference report for fiscal year 2025-26, described as a $115.1 billion budget that is down from the current year and includes more than $12 billion in reserves. Subcommittee chairs summarized major budget areas, including K-12 education, health care, transportation and economic development, agriculture and natural resources, higher education, state administration, justice, and information technology, highlighting funding for school choice, Medicaid, housing, transportation infrastructure, Everglades restoration, workforce programs, cybersecurity, and technology modernization.

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• program.
• to international markets, you can tap into the foreign trade zone benefits as well as the HSTEP program
• I mean, we talked about Mokai, we talked about other areas where they're not benefiting from your program
• <01:44:43.440> from<01:44:43.599> your<01:44:43.800> program they're not benefiting
• from your program they're not benefiting from your program at<01:44:44.320> all<01:44:45.199>

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• The comfort dog program itself, our program in Franklin, was actually the second program in the state
• New Hampshire Medicaid program. New Hampshire Medicaid program.
• program.
• The granted advantage program program.
• plan which he's speaking to is the group plan which he's speaking to is the shop<04:23:58.960> program

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <00:24:18.640> uh and high price would I not benefit uh and high price would I not benefit
• that program.
• However, the benefit in cost-based rates is only going to the DER participants in the program, and we
• However, the benefit in cost-based rates is only going to the DER participants in the program, and we
• However, the benefit in cost-based rates is only going to the DER participants in the program, and we

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Other than that, both of those programs are continuing.
• Between the eight programs that are overseen by Leslie Darcy, who spoke to our group a while ago.
• grantees that are enrolled in the program.
• A group was elected, and I was chosen as one of the eight members of this group.
• So that's a group that continues to meet.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Massachusetts Permanent Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities held its quarterly meeting virtually and in person at the State House. The commission approved the March minutes and elected its officers by unanimous roll call vote: Denise Garlick as chair, Chris White as vice chair, Carl Richardson as treasurer, and Osmondahar as secretary. The meeting also welcomed several new commissioners, including Rep. Jay Livingstone, Rep. Vanna Howard, Rep. Lindsay Sabadosa, Rep. John Marzi, and Leo Sarkisian, with brief introductions from the new legislative members. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on the commission’s current work and the broader policy environment affecting people with disabilities. Commissioners and subcommittee leaders raised concerns about federal threats to Medicaid/MassHealth, Section 504 accessibility protections, DEI-related rollbacks, immigration policy impacts on the direct care workforce, and the loss of funding for youth employment and vocational rehabilitation programs. Members also discussed ableist language in public discourse and the need for stronger advocacy and communication in response to these developments. Subcommittee reports highlighted recent activity on disability employment, workforce supports, and long-term services and supports/health equity. Presentations included veterans with disabilities, employment programming for young adults with disabilities, immigration and labor protections, MassHealth’s PCA working group, and a health equity roundtable. The commission also discussed future plans to create an advisory board, develop successor and mentoring planning, and launch regional “meeting the moment” listening sessions across the Commonwealth to strengthen outreach and leadership development. The meeting ended with an open invitation for commissioners to share urgent information with staff for broader distribution and a unanimous motion to adjourn.

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• counseling, group psychoeducation, and group recovery support services.
• counseling, group psychoeducation, and group recovery support services.
• counseling, group psychoeducation, and group recovery support services.
• counseling, group psychoeducation, and group recovery support services.
• <00:16:37.040> the<00:16:37.120> whole benefit for people and benefit the whole benefit

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So, kind of following up on the aviation program, you're graduating your first group.
• This is our first group that came through the full program from start to finish.
• There’s a group of alumni that are supporting us through our commercial aviation program.
• I was at a meeting with a group of university presidents, and I talked about this program a few years
• If you're building engineering programs or health-related programs, these are facility programs that

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• And I just want to point out this is an economic benefit.
• Madam Chair, I think the evidence actually shows that a disproportionate benefit of this program goes
• Madam Chair, I think the evidence actually shows that a disproportionate benefit of this program goes
• I think that the way that the program is structured is devised in a way that most of those benefits go
• I think that the way that the program is structured is devised in a way that most of those benefits go

Bills: HB2388, HB2804, HB2926

Keywords: HB2388, Arizona Commerce Authority, ACA, small modular reactor, SMR, nuclear energy, advanced nuclear, data center, data centers, economic development, study, appropriation, general fund, jobs, wages, tax revenue, broadband, infrastructure, secondary businesses, tertiary businesses

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• nonprofit organizations and other groups nonprofit organizations and other groups that<00:17:51.200
• <00:24:46.559> while range of environmental benefits while range of environmental benefits
• The elimination of this programs.
• > we<01:21:03.679> respectfully benefit is restored, we respectfully benefit is restored,
• chiropractor benefits to be restored. chiropractor benefits to be restored.

Bills: HF1669, HF4709, HF3531, HF4048

Keywords: tax credits, sustainable aviation fuel, environmental policy, corporate franchise, Minnesota taxation, electricity generation, property tax exemption, renewable energy, incentives, economic development, fuel delivery, tax exemption, retail transactions, diesel exhaust fluid, fuel lubricants, healthcare tax, gross receipts tax, hospitals, chiropractors, healthcare providers

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• A group of officers who changed law enforcement in Texas.
• Members this is truly a unique group and I am so glad that Senator Alvarado honored them and that they
• The county has played a key role in the development of Southwestern Texas, its economy. has benefited
• It's an incredible group and they're here having their annual network day at the state capitol.
• Senate Bill 1525 by Menendez relating to prior authorization for prescription drug benefits.

Bills: SJR34, SB10, SB18, SB19, SB21, SB72, SB140, SB262, SB370, SB480, SB495, SB627, SB703, SB767, SB790

Keywords: parental rights, parents, children, custody, care and control, upbringing, family law, constitutional amendment, Texas Constitution, child welfare, education policy, medical decisions, parental authority, primary decision makers, family autonomy, education, Ten Commandments, public schools, religious display, First Amendment

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• or a building trades program or some other type of program that fits the job market there.
• And there are some capital support. program, specifically a JET program administered by the Workforce
• And so, last December, December 23, we brought a work group together, and from that group of experts.
• New fellowship programs, scholarship programs.
• If you can't get it in this program, what about this program?

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Existing utility programs have helped, but they're oversubscribed and or ending. programs have helped
• So the solution there really is figuring out a statewide program where everyone in the state can benefit
• The rest are things that we put in there, like wildfire costs, and like the consumer benefit programs
• that we all... ...fire costs, and like the consumer benefit programs that we all want to support, the
• We're already seeing the benefit of it.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• of operating EMS education programs. of operating EMS education programs.
• So, it's a very tight group, um, as far as what we do.
• So yes, that it rates of the program.
• I mean, honestly, I haven't spoken to all those groups.
• haven't spoken to to all those groups. haven't spoken to to all those groups.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The House Standing Committee on Postsecondary Education met for its fifth meeting and first took up House Bill 236, which would remove dual licensure requirements for certain Kentucky EMS education and training programs licensed by the Kentucky Board of EMS. The sponsor and witnesses said the change would reduce red tape and costs for small EMS training providers, help address workforce shortages, and preserve existing training standards. The committee adopted a committee substitute, then passed the bill with favorable expression and adopted a title amendment. Members noted support from the Council for Proprietary Education and the Council for Postsecondary Education. The committee then heard House Bill 298 for discussion only, with no vote taken. The bill would extend KEES scholarship eligibility to students from non-certified schools, including homeschool, parochial, church, and other private schools, using dual-credit coursework, AP exams, and ACT scores to determine merit. The sponsor and a homeschooling witness argued the measure would create fairness for high-achieving students who are currently limited to the ACT supplement, and said homeschool students often take advanced coursework and dual-credit classes. Members asked about instructional hours, certification, eligibility criteria, and the fiscal impact; the sponsor said the bill had a fiscal note of about $290,000 in the first year and about $3.9 million at full implementation, and that the policy would apply to lottery-funded KEES dollars. Several members expressed support for both bills, while also seeking clarification on how homeschool and non-certified school programs operate and why some do not seek certification. The discussion emphasized that homeschoolers are treated as private schools under Kentucky law, that certification can be costly and time-consuming, and that the bill would not change existing academic standards for KEES eligibility. The meeting ended after the discussion of HB 298, with no committee vote on that bill.

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• the cost, well, concurrently implement the program with no new costs.
• To many of the same benefits, uh, as first responders.
• benefits for these DIPs families.
• These benefits are well deserved.
• These professionals have those benefits, those same protections.

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• benefits to the community.
• benefits to the community.
• should be a 100% employer paid program should be a 100% employer paid program<00:24:10.279> thank
• Aloha. for my son kele the program um this for my son kele the program um this program<00:39:18.520><
• <00:49:46.760> as speak to the the economic benefits as speak to the the economic benefits

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• In the programs. We operate year round.
• Miss Wayne and guardianship programs.
• The benefits branch applies for any benefits.
• benefits branch.
• And they the benefits benefits branch.

Keywords: 1. Call to Order and Roll Call – 00:00:24 2. Discussion of The Center for Courageous Kids – 00:02:46 3. Discussion of Adult Protective Services and State Guardianship Programs – 00:25:22 4. Discussion of Annual Report of the External Child Fatality and Near Fatality Review Panel – 01:00:34 5. Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations – 01:33:41 6. Adjournment – 01:42:07, 958, all

Summary: The committee’s first interim meeting opened with roll call and a reminder that Kentucky had 8,641 children in out-of-home care with active placements as of June 1, 2025. The first presentation was from the Center for Courageous Kids (CCK), a donor-funded camp in Scottsville that serves children with lifelong illnesses and disabilities at no charge. Representatives described the camp’s history, its year-round family retreats and summer sessions, its medical and accessibility supports, and its impact on campers’ confidence and independence. They said CCK has served more than 43,000 campers from 46 states and 13 countries, including 22,000 from Kentucky, and noted plans to reach all 120 Kentucky counties. CCK also outlined future capital needs: a new art barn and a medical lodge. The organization said the art barn project would cost $2.5 million, with a legislative request of $1.5 million, and the medical lodge would cost $2.875 million, with a legislative request of $1.75 million. Members responded very positively, with several praising the camp’s work and one member asking about operational challenges. CCK said its main challenges are awareness, staff and volunteer recruitment, and expanding medical and housing capacity; it also said it is accredited by the American Camp Association and receives health and safety visits and audits. The committee then moved to a presentation on adult protective services and state guardianship programs from Jessica Wayne and Cliff Bryant of DCBS. They explained the legal framework for guardianship, the difference between full and limited guardianship/conservatorship, emergency appointments, and the state’s role as a last-resort guardian when no family member or private entity is available. They reported 4,464 individuals under state guardianship as of June 1, with most cases involving dementia, developmental disability, intellectual disability, nursing home or long-term care placement, severe mental illness, or brain injury. They also said the division has 89 field workers across 14 regional offices, with an average caseload of 52 and a goal of reducing that into the mid-40s through additional hiring.

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• Legacy programs, scholarships for other groups, and increased opportunities with the rich and those who
• Legacy programs, scholarships for other groups, and increased opportunities with the rich and those who
• Legacy programs, scholarships for other groups, and increased opportunities with the rich and those who
• Legacy programs, scholarships for other groups, and increased opportunities with the rich and those who
• I'm just saying. of programs that promote diversity and of programs that promote diversity and we're<

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Senate Education Committee met with a quorum and first considered two concurrent resolutions. SCR 76, sponsored by Sen. Amanda Bledsoe, would create a Kentucky School for the Deaf Governance Task Force to examine the school’s future governance and its relationship with the Kentucky Department of Education. Bledsoe described the school’s long history and said the task force would give the small deaf-school community more voice. The committee adopted the resolution unanimously with favorable expression. The committee then took up SCR 131, sponsored by Sen. Max Wise, to continue the Efficient and Effective Districts Task Force from 2024. Wise said the prior task force met about 10 times and focused on student achievement and district policy, and the new version would continue that work as a legislature-only task force. The resolution passed unanimously with favorable expression. Members next considered HB 240 on primary school promotion. Rep. Truitt explained that the bill would require students who are not ready in kindergarten to repeat kindergarten, while a committee substitute softened the approach by allowing a school to hold a child back in kindergarten but requiring action in first grade. He said the bill aligns with existing reading-screening efforts and is intended to strengthen early literacy foundations. The committee adopted the substitute and passed the bill unanimously with favorable expression; Sen. Williams briefly explained his support as favoring performance-based advancement. The committee also approved HB 298, which would change the identification of schools for comprehensive support and improvement from every three years to annually, require KDE recommendations during management audits, add professional development in reading and math, and require effective instructional resources. The committee substitute also allowed districts with multiple CSI schools to contract for a turnaround vendor. The bill additionally carried employee-misconduct provisions from prior sessions, including disclosure requirements for applicants; the only change discussed was removing the word “investigation” from one disclosure section. HB 298 passed unanimously with favorable expression, and the committee also adopted a title amendment. Finally, the committee heard HB 424 on employment at public postsecondary institutions. Rep. Tipton said the bill would require performance and productivity reviews for faculty at least every four years, clarify appointment and removal authority for presidents at certain institutions, and expand “cause” for dismissal to include failure to meet performance and productivity requirements. Dr. Ray Horton, speaking for faculty groups, proposed a small substitute that would tie any performance measures to existing employment contracts to preserve academic integrity and avoid unintended changes to tenure processes. Members discussed how tenure works at Kentucky universities, and the committee was still in the middle of considering the proposed substitute when the transcript ended.

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• I had follow-up meetings IPS program.
• to the IPS in funding from the e program to the IPS program<00:10:13.040> because<00:10:13.279
• program program firsthand<00:47:53.599> and<00:47:54.400> it<00:47:54.720> was<
• <00:49:06.720> And It's a great program. It's working. And It's a great program.
• just like other public benefits fraud. just like other public benefits fraud.

Keywords: 1183, house