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• So it does include the payment-driven payment model case mix classification system changes.
• So it does include the payment-driven payment model case mix classification system changes.
• So it does include the payment-driven payment model case mix classification system changes.
• So it does include the payment-driven payment model case mix classification system changes.
• Um, so it does include the payment-driven payment model case mix classification system changes.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• , specifically increasing the grant amount for each trainee, would allow us to further reduce the tuition
• , specifically increasing the grant amount for each trainee, would allow us to further reduce the tuition
• The tuition burden, making the program accessible to more employees and supporting our ability to continue

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And then do you expect that this will impact tuition for any students maybe 20 years down the line when
• to campus will have an immediate savings and then over the long... expect that this will impact uh tuition
• expect that this will impact uh tuition for<01:04:51.920> any<01:04:52.240> students<01

Bills: HF2928, HF2912, HF2297

Keywords: water appropriation, data centers, environmental review, energy conservation, permit application, carbon-free energy, geothermal energy, renewable energy, Macalester College, appropriation, sustainability, solar energy, pollinator programs, license plates, agrivoltaics, environmental sustainability, 1183, house

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• leading that work because, as you know, many institutions and states have eliminated out-of-state tuition
• Uh, really what I'm asking is, do people tell you it's because of the cost of tuition, or why do we see
• something else, like in South Dakota and I believe in North Dakota they've eliminated out-of-state tuition

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The committee received an informational presentation from the Office of Higher Education on college access efforts, with a focus on FAFSA outreach, the Get Ready program, and Direct Admissions Minnesota. Wendy Robinson said OHE’s role is to provide nonpartisan information, partner with K-12, colleges, and community groups, and use statewide programs to expand awareness of higher education options and financial aid. She highlighted outreach through brochures, virtual sessions, conferences, the State Fair, and events serving specific populations, as well as the Lumina-funded Connect College grant and the federally funded Get Ready program, which serves about 7,500 low-income students across 14 capacity-building schools and 28 additional schools with tutoring, college visits, application help, and financial aid support. A member asked for demographic data on Get Ready students, and staff said they would provide it later. Robinson also reviewed FAFSA outreach, noting that last year was especially difficult for students because of federal FAFSA problems. OHE’s Ready Set FAFSA sessions drew 1,300 unique registrations in October and 939 in January, and the agency continued training K-12 and college staff on state aid programs, FAFSA simplification, and implementation of North Star Promise. OHE said it also held FAFSA completion events with partners, including at the State Fair, and planned another financial aid event in Duluth. The bulk of the presentation covered Direct Admissions Minnesota. Robinson said the program is now in its fourth year, with 55 participating colleges and universities and 182 participating high schools in the third cohort, serving just over 32,000 students. She described the program as a broad, collaborative model that sends students letters listing colleges that would admit them based on junior-year performance, while preserving student choice and waiving application fees for participating schools. She said the program is intended to reduce anxiety about admissions, encourage FAFSA completion, and keep more Minnesota students in-state. Robinson previewed second-year data showing continued positive outcomes, including higher FAFSA completion, increased college enrollment, and more students staying in Minnesota. Participation increased among students eligible for free and reduced lunch, rising from 21% in the first year to 40% in the second year. She noted a continuing concern about American Indian and Alaska Native students, whose FAFSA completion declined and whose participation numbers were lower in the newest cohort, and said the agency would continue to study that data. She also said some of the increase in free-and-reduced-lunch participation may reflect the impact of North Star Promise and related financial aid messaging. No votes or formal actions were taken.

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• <04:47:19.200> different there are multiple different there are multiple different classifications
• that<04:47:21.760> retailers<04:47:22.400> have<04:47:22.560> to classifications
• that retailers have to classifications that retailers have to maintain.<04:47:24.080> Um,<04:
• Chairman, Representative, there are many guidelines and classifications that retailers have to meet.
• <05:04:45.440> that guidelines and classifications that guidelines and classifications that

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• There are also concerns about the sex classification in this bill, but I will talk more to that point
• 52.880> sex There are also concerns about the sex There are also concerns about the sex classification
• 55.040> bill,<03:09:55.359> but<03:09:55.600> I<03:09:55.840> will classification
• in this bill, but I will classification in this bill, but I will talk<03:09:56.399> more<03:09

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• I know tuition, transportation's broken out, but then when we get into the other expenses, are they broken
• I know tuition,<00:18:26.000> transportation's<00:18:26.799> broken<00:18:27.200> out
• , tuition, transportation's broken out, tuition, transportation's broken out, but<00:18:28.559>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• So, it's less of a burden on the local taxpayer if a tuition formula such as this goes forward.
• of a burden on the local taxpayer<04:41:06.160> if<04:41:06.480> a<04:41:06.638> tuition
• <04:41:07.040> formula<04:41:07.600> such<04:41:07.840> as taxpayer if a tuition
• formula such as taxpayer if a tuition formula such as this<04:41:08.878> goes<04:41:09.200>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• It makes a deep 18% cut to the university system, driving up tuition and pushing away young talent from
• existing voucher program and have the town pay a portion, a significant portion, of that private school tuition
• existing voucher program and have the town pay a portion, a significant portion, of that private school tuition
• existing voucher program and have the town pay a portion, a significant portion, of that private school tuition

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• person, directing them to a location where they might be able to get services rather than taking tuition
• person, directing them to a location where they might be able to get services rather than taking tuition
• person, directing them to a location where they might be able to get services rather than taking tuition
• person, directing them to a location where they might be able to get services rather than taking tuition

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• You know, whether in-state tuition is going to be granted and stuff, that's a separate issue.
• You know, whether in-state tuition is going to be granted and stuff, that's a separate issue.
• You know, whether in-state tuition is going to be granted and stuff, that's a separate issue.
• You know, whether in-state tuition is going to be granted and stuff, that's a separate issue.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• the lump sum, and perhaps this was a mistake in how I explained it earlier, can only be used for tuition
• This is so it can cover the entirety of their tuition and the fees that they are required to pay.
• 03:36:09.360> entirety<03:36:10.160> of<03:36:10.320> their<03:36:10.440> tuition
• can cover the entirety of their tuition can cover the entirety of their tuition and<03:36:11.440

Keywords: 916, all

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• In Derry, we don't do any tuition or any out-of-district placements for students unless it has to do
• school district in Dairy we don't do<03:05:33.000> any<03:05:33.359> uh<03:05:33.520> tuition
• any<03:05:35.120> out<03:05:35.279> of<03:05:35.439> District do any uh tuition
• or any out of District do any uh tuition or any out of District placements<03:05:36.319> for<
• one elementary school and maybe not even a middle or high school within their community that they tuition

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 129, which would redefine “evidence-based” in public education to require objective, science-based evidence for pedagogical methods. The prime sponsor said the bill is a verbatim reintroduction from the prior session and argued that current federal definitions are too vague, allowing subjective surveys and other weak evidence to justify teaching methods. He said the bill is limited to pedagogy, not subject matter, and is intended to improve student outcomes, reduce fad-driven practices, and potentially save money by limiting unnecessary retraining and new materials. Members asked repeatedly about the bill’s scope, including whether it would affect classroom teachers, curriculum content, and existing instructional approaches such as phonics versus whole language or queuing. The sponsor said the bill applies to state and local education bodies and educator training policies, not individual teachers in their classrooms, and that teachers would retain flexibility. He also said standardized testing could be part of a scientific study but is not itself a study, and that textbook providers could be asked to furnish the studies supporting instructional guidance included in their materials. Several members raised concerns about the fiscal note and possible cost shifts to local districts and taxpayers. The sponsor disputed the idea that the bill would necessarily create major new costs or require additional staff, saying any costs would likely be limited and that the department is already applying federal evidence-based rules. He also said if some current methods are not science-based, updating them would be justified even if there were some initial expense. No vote or final action was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

Bills: HJR 138, HB 42, HB 104, HB 129, HB 677, HB 426, HB 668, HB 1699, HB 2017, HB 2128, HB 2038, HB 3783, HB 3717, HB 2316, HB 3686, HB 2563, HB 3883, HB 4021, HB 2788, HB 2663, HB 3305, HB 3173, HB 3474, HB 1105, HB 3531, HB 3490, HB 3597, HB 1295, HB 3512, HB 3010, HB 3112, HB 4215, HB 3223, HB 3464, HB 3120, HB 4214, HB 4511, HB 3704, HB 4081, HB 4783, HB 4063, HB 2783, HB 4937, HB 5085, HB 2510, HB 3426, HB 4361, HB 1169, HB 2516, HB 2347, HB 4034, HB 4700, HB 3560, HB 5150, HB 3860, HB 3146, HB 3924, HCR 98, HCR 92, HB 1520, HB 1545, HB 5265, HB 1887, HB 1914, HB 2402, HB 2306, HB 2350, HB 3000, HB 3237, HB 3326, HB 3211, HB 1056, HB 2081, HB 2187, HB 3092, HB 3308, HB 3526, HB 3750, HB 4219, HB 4230, HB 4290, HB 5238, HB 4804, HB 4749, HB 245, HB 1465, HB 294, HB 793, HB 809, HB 3928, HB 334, HB 2037, HB 1973, HB 285, HB 4341, HB 1043, HB 1234, HB 1193, HB 1729, HB 2498, HB 1314, HB 1353, HB 3960, HB 3923, HB 2221, HB 2517, HB 2518, HB 2213, HB 5092, HB 3748, HB 5246, HB 4344, HB 1482, HB 4044, HB 2702, HB 4264, HB 2807, HB 2898, HB 3181, HB 3250, HB 2091, HB 2115, HB 2542, HB 2768, HB 3349, HB 4406, HB 1593, HB 1899, HB 3133, HB 3133, HB 4960, HB 3214, HB 2145, HB 1201, HB 5061, SB 29, SB 879, SB 65, SB 1745, SB 412, SB 412, SB 1746, SB 1238, SB 1341, SB 522, SB 1532, SB 1378, SB 1062, SB 2066, SB 1963, SB 2204, SB 1366, SB 2077, SB 1967, SB 1151, HB 1618, HB 2156, HB 2615, HB 2615, HB 2349, HB 1926, HB 569, HB 1762, HB 38, HJR 138, HB 42, HB 104, HB 104, HB 129, HB 677, HB 426, HB 668, HB 1699, HB 2017, HB 2128, HB 2038, HB 3783, HB 3717, HB 2316, HB 3686, HB 2563, HB 3883, HB 4021, HB 2788, HB 2663, HB 2663, HB 3305, HB 3173, HB 3474, HB 1105, HB 3531, HB 3531, HB 3490, HB 3490, HB 3597, HB 1295, HB 3512, HB 3010, HB 3112, HB 4215, HB 3223, HB 3223, HB 3464, HB 3120, HB 4214, HB 4511, HB 3704, HB 4081, HB 4783, HB 4063, HB 2783, HB 4937, HB 5085, HB 2510, HB 3426, HB 4361, HB 1169, HB 2516, HB 2347, HB 4034, HB 4700, HB 3560, HB 5150, HB 3860, HB 3146, HB 3924, HCR 98, HCR 92

Keywords: carbon tax, carbon emissions, greenhouse gas, climate policy, fuel tax, emissions tax, Texas Constitution, Article VIII, tax limitation, environmental tax, fossil fuels, energy policy, legislative taxing authority, ballot proposition, constitutional amendment, higher education, funding, financial allocation, state budget, Texas A&M University

Bills: HJR138, HB42, HB 104, HB 129, HB677, HB426, HB668, HB1699, HB2017, HB2128, HB2038, HB3783, HB3717, HB2316, HB3686, HB2563, HB3883, HB4021, HB2788, HB2663, HB3305, HB3173, HB3474, HB 1105, HB3531, HB3490, HB3597, HB 1295, HB3512, HB3010, HB3112, HB4215, HB3223, HB3464, HB3120, HB4214, HB4511, HB3704, HB4081, HB4783, HB4063, HB2783, HB4937, HB5085, HB2510, HB3426, HB4361, HB 1169, HB2516, HB2347, HB4034, HB4700, HB3560, HB5150, HB3860, HB3146, HB3924, HCR98, HCR92, HB1520, HB1545, HB5265, HB1887, HB1914, HB2402, HB2306, HB2350, HB3000, HB3237, HB3326, HB3211, HB 1056, HB2081, HB2187, HB3092, HB3308, HB3526, HB3750, HB4219, HB4230, HB4290, HB5238, HB4804, HB4749, HB245, HB1465, HB294, HB793, HB809, HB3928, HB334, HB2037, HB1973, HB285, HB4341, HB 1043, HB 1234, HB 1193, HB1729, HB2498, HB1314, HB1353, HB3960, HB3923, HB2221, HB2517, HB2518, HB2213, HB5092, HB3748, HB5246, HB4344, HB1482, HB4044, HB2702, HB4264, HB2807, HB2898, HB3181, HB3250, HB2091, HB2115, HB2542, HB2768, HB3349, HB4406, HB1593, HB1899, HB3133, HB3133, HB4960, HB3214, HB2145, HB 1201, HB5061, SB29, SB879, SB65, SB1745, SB412, SB412, SB1746, SB1238, SB1341, SB522, SB1532, SB1378, SB1062, SB2066, SB1963, SB2204, SB1366, SB2077, SB1967, SB1151, HB1618, HB2156, HB2615, HB2615, HB2349, HB1926, HB569, HB1762, HB38, HJR138, HB42, HB 104, HB 104, HB 129, HB677, HB426, HB668, HB1699, HB2017, HB2128, HB2038, HB3783, HB3717, HB2316, HB3686, HB2563, HB3883, HB4021, HB2788, HB2663, HB2663, HB3305, HB3173, HB3474, HB 1105, HB3531, HB3531, HB3490, HB3490, HB3597, HB 1295, HB3512, HB3010, HB3112, HB4215, HB3223, HB3223, HB3464, HB3120, HB4214, HB4511, HB3704, HB4081, HB4783, HB4063, HB2783, HB4937, HB5085, HB2510, HB3426, HB4361, HB 1169, HB2516, HB2347, HB4034, HB4700, HB3560, HB5150, HB3860, HB3146, HB3924, HCR98, HCR92

Keywords: carbon tax, carbon emissions, greenhouse gas, climate policy, fuel tax, emissions tax, Texas Constitution, Article VIII, tax limitation, environmental tax, fossil fuels, energy policy, legislative taxing authority, ballot proposition, constitutional amendment, higher education, funding, financial allocation, state budget, Texas A&M University

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• agreement districts then uh come to an agreement through<02:55:53.359> a<02:55:53.600> tuition
• /c><02:55:54.160> agreement<02:55:54.720> amongst<02:55:55.680> uh through a tuition
• agreement amongst uh through a tuition agreement amongst uh those<02:55:56.080> two<02:55:56.319
• they compute that education program and they compute that<02:56:01.120> uh<02:56:01.359> tuition
• 02.160> on<02:56:02.479> a<02:56:02.880> per<02:56:03.200> ADM that uh tuition

Keywords: 916, all

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• Often we outline our tuition policies of families paying in full, but families may go against policy
• ><02:21:33.240> full<02:21:33.600> child<02:21:33.960> care<02:21:34.080> tuition
• <02:21:34.479> out paying the full child care tuition out paying the full child care tuition
• c><02:21:40.680> we<02:21:40.800> outline<02:21:41.160> our<02:21:41.319> tuition
• approved often we outline our tuition approved often we outline our tuition policies<02:21:42.720

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• And so there will be, depending on your classification level, it'll be a minimum facility, but we'll
• And so there will be, depending on your classification level, it'll be a minimum facility, but we'll

Summary: The committee opened with a moment of silence for a deceased member, then approved the April minutes and heard a presentation from HHS on the Diversion Task Force and related youth services grants. Chelsea Florey described the $750,000 one-time appropriation from HB 1012, the five awarded grants, and how programs in Bismarck, Fargo, Grand Forks, and Minot are using the funds for youth diversion, including school-based groups, physical activity, and services for problematic sexual behavior. Members raised concerns about staffing shortages, family engagement, service silos, and whether diversion eligibility rules are too rigid; Florey said the task force is focused on better coordination, broader education about available services, and possible changes to diversion criteria, with the Children’s Cabinet likely to drive broader recommendations. The committee then received a North Dakota Lottery biennium report from Director Thomas Lawler, who reviewed the lottery’s history, games, retailer commissions, player programs, and revenue distribution. He reported about $67 million in ticket sales for the 2023-2025 biennium, about $16.2 million transferred overall, including roughly $13.6 million to the general fund, plus transfers to drug task force and compulsive gambling funds. Members asked about the compulsive gambling allocation and whether it is set by statute. Next, the Department of Corrections presented on criminal justice data sharing and reentry. Adam Anderson explained that jails, courts, DOCR, HHS, and other entities use separate systems with limited interoperability, making real-time communication largely manual. He outlined possible hub or point-to-point IT solutions, but noted cost, vendor, identifier, and data-definition challenges. Robin Schmolenberger followed with an update on a Medicaid data exchange project between DOCR and HHS to suspend and reactivate inmate Medicaid coverage automatically and improve care coordination, with full bi-directional exchange expected in fall 2026. The committee also heard from county representatives on 24-7 sobriety program fees and an AG opinion allowing local sheriffs to use cheaper testing options when courts waive fees. Finally, the North Dakota Racing Commission reviewed a troubling audit. Bruce Johnson acknowledged serious findings involving overspending from the promotion fund, missing grant documentation, a reversed decision on breeders fund eligibility, and repeated procurement violations. He said the commission has begun corrective actions, including monthly tracking of the promotion fund cap, stricter grant documentation, written procurement procedures, and clearer eligibility rules in condition books. Members pressed him on how the overspending occurred, whether the commission board would impose consequences, and whether statutory clarification is needed on the promotion fund limit and related spending rules.

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• throughout that's of interest to me as well is, you know, this bill touches really three different classifications
• Why is it home rule, out of those three classifications, kind of in the spotlight of all of this?

Keywords: 1184, house, all