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• adequate adequate child care resources. adequate adequate child care resources.
• Expanding childcare resources is not only a family issue, it is a workforce issue.
• :07:45.599> not expanding childcare resources is not expanding childcare resources is not only
• depending on how the money is allocated depending on how the money is allocated and<00:19:35.120
• the attractions and natural resources in the attractions and natural resources in our<00:45:32.640

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:00:13 Kentucky Small Business Update 00:01:50 Kentucky Angel Investment Tax Credit Program Update 00:14:16 State of the Tourism Industry 00:38:03, 958, all

Summary: The meeting began with a quorum call and approval of the August minutes, then moved to an update from the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce on small business conditions. Chamber representatives John Hughes and Amit Patel said Kentucky has benefited from pro-growth policies such as lower income taxes, regulatory modernization, and workforce development, but they emphasized ongoing challenges including workforce shortages, child care access, housing availability, rising insurance costs, and inflation. Patel, speaking as a hotel operator, said recruiting and retaining staff has become difficult and that his company is considering child care stipends and other benefits to help employees. Members asked about child care benefits, community involvement, and health care costs; Patel said the business is discussing additional support for employees and noted that health care costs have tripled over three years. The chamber said it will prioritize child care and housing policy in the upcoming session. The committee then received an update from the Cabinet for Economic Development on the Kentucky Angel Investment Tax Credit program from David Brock of KY Innovation and Matt Wingate. Brock outlined the state’s broader innovation and entrepreneurship programs, including innovation hubs, SBIR/STTR matching funds, the Kentucky Enterprise Fund, SSBCI, and STEP, and said these programs have helped create jobs, raise capital, and support exports. He explained that the angel tax credit is intended to encourage private investment in innovative Kentucky small businesses with high growth potential. The credit is generally 25% of investment in non-enhanced counties and 40% in enhanced counties, with annual and per-investor caps and eligibility rules for both businesses and investors. Brock reported that 317 businesses have been certified, 117 have received at least one investment, 445 investors have made 750 investments, $57.2 million has been invested, $19 million in credits has been awarded, and 373 new jobs have been reported since 2021. Committee members asked about the relationship between the program’s industry verticals and university research, the difference between enhanced and non-enhanced counties, and where investments are occurring geographically. Cabinet staff said the verticals align with the original Innovation Act framework, and that enhanced counties are defined by statute, including distressed and disaster-impacted areas. They said most investments and credits have been in non-enhanced counties, though some examples were cited in Bath County and Auburn. No votes or formal actions were taken during the meeting beyond approval of the minutes.

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• , distributed energy resources, distributed energy resources, um That's correct.
• > program<02:07:09.679> is allocated for that program is allocated for that program is
• no not currently any funding allocated no not currently any funding allocated in<02:07:17.679>
• of natural resources. of natural resources. >> That's<02:11:01.840> great.
• Um so again, I kind of look resources.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Hampshire will have additional resources Hampshire will have additional resources that<00:44:02.079
• It would just be a portion of our day job to allocate the funding. >> Okay, seeing no more questions.
• allocated for state aid to education. allocated for state aid to education.
• the statutory net revenue allocation the statutory net revenue allocation formula<04:04:27.680><
• <04:19:02.239> of that the small increase in allocation of that the small increase in allocation

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• emergency funds specifically allocated emergency funds specifically allocated to<00:01:31.360>
• Johnson, are there resources?
• <01:19:14.080> cooperative our our allocations in cooperative our our allocations in cooperative
• Um, we just don't have the resources.
• And with everything have the resources.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Senate Committee on Natural Resources will now come to order. Madam Clerk, please call the roll.
• Does anybody need a resource witness from LBB? OK. All right, Mr.
• Here's a resource witness on the bill. OK, um, uh, Mr.
• It's not really consistent with what the Natural Resource code and the legislature has intended.
• So members, we do have a resource witness from TCEQ, um, uh, as a resource, uh, and I'm happy to answer

Bills: HB16

Keywords: judicial administration, court reform, juvenile diversion, court security, mental health services, drug offenses, constitutional amendments

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• But today worries about school funding, large class sizes, and lack of adequate resources detract from
• But today worries about school funding, large class sizes, and lack of adequate resources detract from
• This misclassification equals incomplete data, which makes it difficult to allocate resources effectively
• AB 1586 would require school resource officers to receive opioid overdose prevention, overlooked.
• AB 1586 would require school resource officers to receive opioid overdose prevention, School resource

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The AAAs are nonprofit agencies and serve in their communities with a wide range of programs, resources
• The phrase, 'I wish I would have known about those resources sooner,' haunts me to this day, three years
• The phrase, 'I wish I would have known about those resources sooner,' haunts me to this day, three years
• However, as health care resources outside of our programs are increasingly strained, and as my colleague
• So by incorporating into managed care, you essentially double the resources of fraud fighters that you

Summary: The Health Care Budget Subcommittee met to organize the new term, take roll, and hear introductory presentations from the six agencies under its jurisdiction: the Agency for Health Care Administration, Agency for Persons with Disabilities, Department of Children and Families, Department of Elder Affairs, Department of Health, and Department of Veterans’ Affairs. The chair outlined the committee process, including assigning members to review agencies and make budget recommendations. Each agency head gave a high-level overview of their budget, staffing, major programs, and priorities, with recurring themes including Medicaid, long-term care, disability services, child welfare, mental health, aging services, public health, and veterans’ health care. Several agency leaders highlighted recent initiatives and funding priorities. AHCA emphasized Medicaid managed care, provider regulation, Hope Florida, hospital-at-home, and cancer-related efforts; APD discussed iBudget services, Hope Florida, a managed-care pilot, online applications, and forensic care costs; DCF focused on child protection, foster care, adult protective services, food/cash/medical assistance, mental health, and opioid treatment; Elder Affairs highlighted Alzheimer’s services, community-based senior care, guardianship, ombudsman services, and disaster outreach; DOH covered cancer innovation, maternal telehealth, cybersecurity, HIV/hepatitis/syphilis screening, and school nursing; and Veterans Affairs described benefits and health care access for veterans, long-term care, and federal reimbursement. Several speakers also raised concerns about rising costs, provider rates, disaster response, and access to services. The committee heard two public comments from disability advocates about Medicaid redeterminations affecting iBudget waiver recipients and provider payment delays. In response, AHCA and APD said they were coordinating on data sharing, early outreach, escalation processes, and efforts to reduce disenrollments and make recertification smoother. Members then asked questions about provider rates, opioid settlement spending, managed care quality measures, pediatric rare disease grants, group home transparency, senior outreach, ABA services moving into managed care, annual Medicaid recertification, veterans’ service utilization, waiting lists for elder services, and prevention spending. No formal votes were taken during the meeting.

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• Uh, the Bradbury Retreat is a tremendous partner and resource we have to deal with our mental health
• Um, there's some downgrades in funds, so the property transfer tax allocations.
• Um, there's some downgrades in funds, so the property transfer tax allocations.
• Um, there's some downgrades in funds, so the property transfer tax allocations.
• Um, there's some downgrades in funds, so the property transfer tax allocations.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• And there's no cost allocation, so I don't have to bring that up. Thank you.
• no<00:09:01.120> um<00:09:01.440> a<00:09:01.600> cost<00:09:02.080> allocation
• <00:09:02.720> so<00:09:02.880> I And there's no um a cost allocation so I And there's
• no um a cost allocation so I don't<00:09:03.200> have<00:09:03.279> to<00:09:03.440>
• that we might areas and other resources that we might need<00:53:48.400> to<00:53:48.640>

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee met on March 20, 2025, to hear a series of Human Services and Health resolutions. HCR 146, which asks the Department of Human Services to apply for and implement the Elderly Simplified Application Project, drew strong support from disability, public health, and hunger advocates. Testifiers emphasized that the measure could create a more uniform benefits application, reduce repeated paperwork, extend certification periods from one year to three years, and ease burdens on both applicants and DHS staff. DHS said it stood on its written testimony and was available for questions. The committee also heard that a universal application could help people with disabilities avoid delays and denials caused by complex or duplicative forms. The committee then heard HR 170/HCR 174, which requests review of Aloha-based learning programs for youth in the juvenile legal system. Supporters from Opportunity for Youth Action Hawaii and DebtFree Justice Hawaii said the resolution would help advance restorative justice, community service, and culturally grounded rehabilitation, especially if youth fees and fines are reduced or eliminated. Testimony also supported HR 133/HCR 139, which asks the Office of Wellness and Resilience to report on the developmental needs of children born during the COVID-19 pandemic. Witnesses from the developmental disabilities council, the Office of Wellness and Resilience, the Hawaii Community Foundation, and others said the pandemic’s trauma and behavioral impacts justify a multidisciplinary, evidence-based report, and the office requested more time to complete its findings, suggesting a deadline at the end of 2026. The committee also heard HR 88/HCR 92, proposing a two-year homelessness sanctuary pilot program in Honolulu. One testifier described sleeping in a car and said the pilot could provide a safer option, while the Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions said it supported the intent but stressed that a sanctuary is still an unsheltered situation and should lead people toward permanent housing. HCR 180, calling for collaboration among homelessness and law enforcement agencies, received comments that many of the issues are already being addressed locally. HR 103/HCR 107, which would convene a working group to strengthen Title 9 protections, received support from education, women’s, and LGBTQ advocates, who asked for student and queer representation on the working group and said federal Title 9 changes make state action important. No votes were taken during the portion of the meeting provided, and the committee moved from one resolution to the next after testimony and questions.

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• They need these use these resources.
• be allocated.
• They know where their resources best.
• allocated.
• We're leaving additional resources.

Keywords: Reupload to restore attendance roll call Roll Call 00:00:00 Approval of Minutes from September Meeting 00:00:24 Presentation of the Kentucky Association of Counties Legislative Platform for the Upcoming 2026 Session 00:01:48 Discussion of Legislation Concerning Firefighter Death Benefits 00:35:43 Discussion of DNA Collection in Jails for Felony Arrests 00:45:52 Discussion of Federal Immigration Law Enforcement 00:54:18 Adjournment 01:15:39, 958, all

Summary: The committee met for its sixth meeting, established a quorum, and approved the minutes from the October 21 meeting. The main agenda item was a presentation from Kentucky Association of Counties (KACo) leaders and county officials on jail funding and jail-system reform. Speakers said county jail costs have reached crisis levels, citing large and rising general-fund subsidies in counties such as Hardin, McCracken, and Warren, and noting that county general-fund contributions to jail funds have increased by 76% since 2019. KACo outlined a three-part legislative approach for the upcoming session: incentivizing regional jails, clarifying responsibility for pre-trial felony detainees, and redefining the model for housing state inmates in county jails. On regional jails, they proposed one-time state construction funding, statutory changes to allow former county jails to serve as 96-hour holdover facilities, broader participation of jailers on regional jail authority boards, an increased supplement for closed county jails, and a one-time payment for counties that close local jails and join regional facilities. Union County Judge Adam Onan described his county’s savings from contracting with Webster County and said regionalization can reduce costs where feasible. Harlan County Judge Executive Dan Mosley focused on pre-trial felony detainees, saying counties bear the full cost of housing people awaiting trial for long periods, sometimes years, and that pre-trial time is later credited toward state sentences. He argued the state benefits from that credit and referenced prior bills that would have reimbursed counties for time-served credit. Shelley Hampton then proposed replacing the current per diem model for state inmates with contracts requiring the Department of Corrections to pay actual housing costs and to support programming such as substance abuse treatment, cognitive behavioral programming, re-entry services, workforce training, and academics. No votes were taken on the jail proposals, and the meeting ended with the presentation and discussion of the county recommendations.

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• We have a natural resource management degree.
• Another program adds another 40% that called Bring Your Own Resource in developing rural energy resources
• Have the resources they need to deal with a potential lithium-ion.
• resource that's available and making that all work.
• allocated to accomplish that mandate.

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• It may be on also additional resources.
• It would just be a portion of our day job to allocate the funding. Okay, seeing no more questions.
• allocated for state aid to education. allocated for state aid to education.
• the statutory net revenue allocation the statutory net revenue allocation formula<04:13:07.680><
• This is whether we want to subsidize them using government allocated and managed funds.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• allocated allocated among<00:18:59.360> the<00:19:00.080> colleges.
• President. focus most of our CTE resources into our focus most of our CTE resources into our colleges
• means we don't have the resources means we don't have the resources um<01:19:27.120> to<01
• It's asset allocation.
• get an asset allocation get an asset allocation um<02:48:35.359> for<02:48:36.080> gold

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• <00:26:37.600> to administration to stand up resources to administration to stand up resources
• Uh and those are shown allocations.
• as well as resources that are available<01:04:20.640> to<01:04:20.960> help.
• So this is really, really serious, and we're doing it with less resources.
• <01:10:23.520> those doing it with less resources. those doing it with less resources. those

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services held an informational briefing on the federal shutdown’s impact on state benefits, with the main focus on SNAP. DHS Benefit, Employment and Support Services Division Administrator Scott Morish explained that SNAP serves about 86,229 households statewide, or 168,947 individuals, and averages roughly $58–60 million in monthly federal benefits. He said USDA directed states to suspend November SNAP benefits effective November 1 if the shutdown continues, while existing October balances on EBT cards remain usable and cash benefits such as TANF, General Assistance, and AABD are not affected. DHS said it has continued processing applications, recertifications, interviews, and required reporting, and has posted public guidance on its website. Morish also reviewed other SNAP-related changes taking effect November 1 under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, including expanded able-bodied adult work requirements and tighter non-citizen eligibility rules. He said the work requirements now extend from ages 18–54 to 18–64 and apply to additional groups previously exempt, while only lawful permanent residents, COFA residents, and Cuban or Haitian entrants will remain eligible among non-citizens. He also noted Hawaii’s ongoing SNAP benefit reduction tied to a federal calculation error in the thrifty food plan, which has lowered benefits by about $8 per person per month for the past three years. On the state response, DHS said it is working with the Hawaii Food Bank and seeking $2 million in state funding to support it, and is also developing a Hawaii Relief Program using TANF reserve funds. The program is intended as a short-term housing and utility assistance program for families with dependent children under 300% of the federal poverty level, with up to four months of assistance. Senators questioned why rainy day funds were not being used and whether the state could directly fund EBT cards; DHS responded that the TANF approach was the fastest available option, that EBT delivery involves significant technical and administrative mechanics, and that the department is still in discussions with the vendor and other stakeholders about additional options.

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• The Chair will alternate recognition between the parties, with time equally allocated between the parties
• Without additional resources, The OIG will not be able to capitalize on these new laws.
• Struggled with limited resources and reduced access to broadband.
• AND INFORM THEM OF RESOURCES THAT APPLY TO THEIR DIRECT NEEDS.
• This ensures veterans have the resources they need to thrive.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, February 24, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• THE DEBT INTEREST RATE MIGHT BE 3% BUT A SAVINGS INTEREST RATES IF WE INVEST THIS MONEY AND OTHER RESOURCES
• MIGHT BE 4.5%, IT WOULD BE MORE PRUDENT TO INVEST THOSE RESOURCES, THOSE DOLLARS THAN IT WOULD BE TO
• I KNOW JUST IN MY DISTRICT ALONE AS WE'RE LOOKING AT BUDGET ALLOCATIONS SET TO BRING HOME MONEY FOR HABITAT
• UNCERTAINTY AT THE GLOBAL LEVEL WE NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF SPENDING BUT ALSO NIMBLE AND BY WALKING THESE RESOURCES

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• These are really important, and they take time and they take resources. Thank you.
• These are really important and they take time and they take resources. Next slide.
• Climate resilience responsibility lives across Cal, oh yes, and natural resources agency and more.
• Climate resilience responsibility lives across Cal, oh yes, and natural resources agency and more.
• Professional resources and paid opportunities to devote time and energy to their art.

Summary: The Joint Committee on the Arts held an informational hearing on California’s first sector-specific creative economy strategic plan, “California’s Future Is Creative,” developed under AB 127 and related legislation. Chair Allen framed the plan as a response to California’s large but vulnerable creative economy, citing workforce losses, federal funding headwinds, and the need to support artists, cultural organizations, public media, museums, cultural districts, and film/TV production. He also highlighted budget asks including support for California Humanities, museums, public media, cultural districts, a post-production incentive proposal (AB 2319), and funding to implement the strategic plan. California Arts Council Director Danielle Brazel, Institute for the Future’s Rachel Hatch, CDE’s Allison Frenzel, and CWDB’s Michael Weoff described the planning process, which included a 30-plus-member work group, interagency coordination, and a phased approach from framework development to implementation and evaluation. They identified major forces shaping the sector over the next decade, including AI, climate disruption, affordability, access to capital, and social cohesion, and outlined six action areas: workforce preparation, business stabilization, cultural identity/tourism, cross-sector incentives, ROI/data tracking, and state capacity/infrastructure. Members and panelists repeatedly emphasized that the plan must be resourced and integrated across agencies rather than left siloed. A second panel of practitioners and advocates focused on workforce pathways and local implementation. Ricarlo Handy described the Handy Foundation’s registered apprenticeship pipeline into film and TV jobs and argued that current data systems undercount gig, 1099, and LLC-based creative work. Joanna Reynolds discussed Arts for LA’s Creative Jobs Collective, which aims to create 10,000 living-wage creative jobs in Los Angeles County by 2030, while Alejandro Gutierrez Chavez urged embedding artists in health, aging, and behavioral health systems as community problem-solvers. Roxanne Messina Kaptur spoke about the need to normalize arts careers and expand residency and school-based models. Senator Rubio, who joined later, shared her own arts and teaching background, supported arts access in schools and small theaters, and raised concerns about AI, asking how schools and educators can adapt. In the final panel, Rebecca Ratzkin reported on 26 statewide town halls with more than 1,100 attendees, which confirmed support for the plan but also highlighted needs for better information access, new financial models, stronger definitions and data, and more partnerships. Julie Baker of California for the Arts and California Arts Advocates urged sustained public funding, saying the plan is actionable only if the Legislature and administration provide resources, including increased California Arts Council funding and support for implementation. No formal votes were taken; the hearing was informational and concluded with calls for continued legislative and cross-agency collaboration.

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• Environmental compliance, water resources, hydraulics and hydrology, and geo-environmental Services.
• day to operate and maintain these systems and who have done an incredible work with the available resources
• But significant resources are still needed to ensure the state's infrastructure can sustain the nation's
• It costs a value, it cost us a valuable resource in addition to wasting tax dollars.
• resources effectively.

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• He said they are using their resources out into the county areas, which he does not mind, but he believes
• <00:18:53.520> out is that we're using our resources out is that we're using our resources
• We've committed substantial amounts of money beginning in 2026, where we will allocate part of our state
• We've committed substantial amounts of money beginning in 2026, where we will allocate part of our state
• We've committed substantial amounts of money beginning in 2026, where we will allocate part of our state

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• Student services, just like it sounds, provides support and resources for our trainees and all those
• We usually have the campus that's closed down and then we stage a lot of our resources there on campus
• as a state resource.
• It contains resources across a wide variety of condo-related topics and also includes direct links to
• And I think it's also a matter of resourcing.

Summary: The subcommittee heard presentations from the Department of Financial Services and the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, then returned to its ongoing budget workshop with the Department of Management Services. DFS’s Division of Risk Management described its role as the state self-insurance fund, covering about 200,000 employees and 27,000 vehicles, paying roughly $150 million in claims last year, and managing a pilot ETS treatment program for veterans and first responders that had 49 patients and 804 treatments as of the latest report. The Division of State Fire Marshal outlined its fire prevention, training, emergency response, and grant programs, including hurricane deployments, the Florida State Fire College, and several capital and grant requests for roof, courtyard, memorial, and equipment needs. The Division of Rehabilitation and Liquidation explained how it handles insolvent insurers under Chapter 631, currently administering 14 estates with $1.2 billion in assets and $3.7 billion in liabilities, and said no new receiverships had been opened since February 2023. Members asked about grant backlogs, fire truck procurement delays, memorial repairs, and whether affiliate transfers were occurring in insurer liquidations. Secretary Griffin then updated the committee on DBPR’s implementation of House Bill 1021 on community associations. He said the department had used the new authority to expand education, complaint handling, and ombudsman services, including 10 free standardized courses, a new condo website, and a four-hour board certification course that had already drawn more than 12,000 attendees. He reported that outreach to condominium communities had increased by more than 60%, that complaint filings were up 39% while jurisdictional dismissals dropped to 11%, and that about 81% to 82% of the 65 new positions had been filled. Members pressed him on whether the department had enough authority and funding, how condominium counts are determined, how self-reported structural integrity reserve study data is verified, and whether more public-facing complaint tracking and better reporting from local governments or developers would improve the system. The committee then resumed questioning Secretary Allende of DMS about outstanding budget and operations issues. Members focused on the delayed People First contract extension required by statute, with the secretary saying the delay involved technical and contractual complexity in moving a legacy hard-coded system to the cloud. They also revisited the state data team and data catalog project, asking why a statutory 2022 deadline had not been met, how the four-person team and broader data staff were organized, how many applicants were considered for key positions, and what each role was doing. The secretary said the catalog work was being simplified into six metadata fields and supported by a broader community of practice, but no firm completion date was given during the exchange.