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• We did have a report to you earlier on in January of 2025 on that audit.
• We did have a report to you earlier on in January of 2025 on that audit.
• We did have a report to you earlier on in January of 2025 on that audit.
• We did have a report to you earlier on in January of 2025 on that audit.
• We did have a report to you earlier on in January of 2025 on that audit.

Bills: HF3635, HF3638

Keywords: teacher mobility, interstate compact, licensure, military spouses, education, teacher regulation, teacher qualifications, state sovereignty, educator licensing, paraprofessional credentials, mental health, professional development, data sharing, 1183, house

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• The auditor is part of those audits.
• That's not really financial audits or decision-type audits.
• <00:44:53.839> Those audits or decision type of audit.
• Those audits or decision type of audit.
• audits. Correct. audits. Correct. >> Well,<00:44:59.599> yes.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:01 Department for Public Health Budget Request 00:01:46 Department for Community Based Services Budget Request 00:31:58 Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHC) 00:57:13, 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes, then heard a lengthy presentation from the Department for Public Health on Kentucky’s rural health transformation plan and related budget questions. Commissioner John Langfeld said the state received a $212.9 million federal award, one of the larger awards nationally, and outlined five focus areas: maternal and infant health, integrated EMS/trauma response, behavioral health and substance use disorder, oral health, and chronic disease prevention with an emphasis on obesity and diabetes. He stressed that the effort is intended to be integrated, data-driven, and sustainable, and that the federal funds cannot be used for new construction, clinician salaries, research and development, EHR replacement, or to pay for currently billable services. He also said the program carries accountability requirements and that funds can be clawed back if milestones are not met. Members pressed for clarification on duplication with other budget requests, sustainability after the five-year funding period, and how success would be measured. Langfeld said he was not aware of any duplicate funding with the department’s additional budget requests and said the rural health funds were separate from those requests. He also said the program will be tracked through specific metrics and timelines, using both execution measures and outcome measures such as readmissions, with more rapid-cycle feedback to allow course correction. Representative Fleming raised concerns about possible overlap with navigator funding and asked for more detail on the budget breakdown; Langfeld said a detailed line-item budget had been prepared but was still awaiting final CMS approval before release, and that he would explore sharing more information once restrictions were lifted. The committee then heard from the Kentucky State Public Health Laboratory about a request for a new central lab expansion. The presenter described the current 35-year-old facility as outdated and constrained by aging infrastructure, obsolete equipment, deferred maintenance, and inadequate space, and said the lab performs critical work with no in-state alternative for many services, including newborn screening, select-agent and biosafety level 3 testing, animal necropsy for rabies, genetic sequencing, environmental and food safety testing, and response to emerging infectious diseases. The project is already in design phase C, expected to finish in mid-April, with construction funding sought at roughly $276 million on top of about $35 million already approved for design. Members asked about long-term operating costs, backup arrangements, and whether the current facility would remain in use; the presenter said the current lab would continue to be used by the department while other divisions move into vacated space, and that the lab has mutual-aid agreements with the Southeast Consortium and universities for contingency support. Finally, the Department for Community Based Services began its budget presentation on SNAP and relative caregiver issues. Commissioner Lisa Dennis and budget director Misty Sammons identified the governor’s recommended budget items tied to new federal requirements under HR1, including changes affecting payment error rates. The discussion was just beginning when the transcript ended.

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• Uh, this body passed the legislation to get an audit of such entity last year.
• passed the legislation to get an audit passed the legislation to get an audit of<01:01:01.880>
• <01:01:10.440> That<01:01:10.640> has to receive a completed audit.
• Um, until this audit is completed, you know, I just am not comfortable.
• Um until this audit for another uh 13.

Bills: HR203, SB2802, SB3081, SB2902, SB2005, SB3252, SB2096, SB2095, SB2046, SB2999, SB3103, SB83, SB2041, SB3234, SB3156, SB3154, SB2146, SB2053, SB2010, SB2009, SB2667, SB3215, SB2698, SB2363, SB2372, SB2673, SB2948, SB2277, SB2057, SB3085, SB3025, SB2761

Keywords: H.R. 203, House Resolution, Hawaii education, teacher of the year, educator recognition, Jessica Canyon, Natsumi Yamasato, Jodi Kadoyama, Mānana Elementary School, National Blue Ribbon School, Teach For America Hawaiʻi, public education, K-12, elementary school, STEM education, literacy, teacher appreciation, school excellence, Hawaiʻi Legislature, keiki

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• We need to make this simple for them, but we need to make sure that it's accountable and auditable.
• We need to make this simple for them, but we need to make sure that it's accountable and auditable.
• The bill requires the Auditor General to annually conduct an end-of-year FTE audit of the scholarship
• Then the bill requires the scholarship funding organizations to return funds as a result of any audit
• The bill requires the Auditor General to annually conduct an end-of-year FTE audit of the scholarship

Summary: The committee first heard the Pre-K-12 education budget proposal for fiscal year 2025-26 and voted to adopt it as the committee’s recommendation to the full Senate Appropriations Committee. The proposed $34.7 billion budget includes increases for the FEFP, Family Empowerment Scholarships, VPK, school safety, the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind, school hardening, Jewish day school security, and an education enrollment stabilization fund. Members asked no questions on the budget before it was advanced, and staff was authorized to make technical corrections. The committee then passed CS/SB 1402, which expands eligibility for dropout retrieval services to any individual who has withdrawn from high school and clarifies how school grades are calculated for virtual instruction providers that offer only dropout retrieval services. An amendment to clarify the grading calculation was adopted without objection, and the bill was reported favorably after a roll call vote. The committee also took up SPB 7030, a comprehensive scholarship-program bill sponsored by Senator Gates, which would separate Family Empowerment Scholarship funding as its own categorical, expand the education stabilization fund, create fall and spring application windows, require a single scholarship application and more documentation, assign student IDs, change payments to a monthly schedule, require background checks for paid instructional providers, mandate annual FTE audits by the Auditor General, and standardize reimbursement and eligibility procedures. After extensive discussion and public testimony, the bill was adopted as a committee bill and reported favorably, with Senator Osgood voting no. Finally, the committee considered CS/SB 508, which requires private schools participating in the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program to disclose in writing what accommodations, modifications, and services they will provide for students with existing plans such as IEPs, 504 plans, or ELL plans. An amendment was adopted to require public schools to consult with private schools about equitable services, and the bill was reported favorably. Public testimony included support from parent-choice advocates and concerns from private-school representatives about administrative burden and the scope of the required disclosures. The meeting concluded after the final roll call votes and adjournment motion.

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• Safeguards such as public disclosure of donors, independent audits, and restrictions on ideological funding
• In Section 29, election accuracy audits should be more clearly specified… Election accuracy audits should
• That's because algorithmic manipulative… …targeted audit purposes.
• Therefore, targeted handcount audits of more sufficient amounts versus only random audits of lower amounts
• are also needed right now in some of the… …random audits of lower amounts are also needed right now

Keywords: 909, all

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• We also have an annual external audit firm that does an audit of our 340B program.
• We also have an annual external audit firm that does an audit of our 340B program.
• We also have an annual external audit firm that does an audit of our 340B program.
• We also have an annual external audit firm that does an audit of our 340B program.
• We also have an annual external audit firm that does an audit of our 340B program.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Lyson, who is the Deputy Legislative Auditor for the Financial Audit Division, will especially talk about
• Those are the result of payment adjustments, audits, errors.
• So our audit really resulted in four findings.
• result of payment adjustments audits result of payment adjustments audits errors<00:28:48.240>
• didn't tune in to the legislative audit didn't tune in to the legislative audit commission<00:42

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The Human Services Committee met on January 22, 2025, to focus early in session on waste, fraud, abuse, and program integrity in Minnesota human services programs. The chair said taxpayers expect funds to reach people in need and asked the Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA) to present on resources, progress, and possible solutions. Members also asked the auditors to note where the legislature or agencies had already taken action to address prior findings. OLA staff summarized recent reports on grants management and oversight. They said noncompliance with grants policies has been pervasive across agencies, including problems at DHS in conflict-of-interest documentation and pre-award financial reviews. In one DHS review, 30 of 41 grant reviewers had missing or incomplete conflict forms, and 20 of 57 grants lacked required financial review documents; the issues affected about $11.5 million in grant funding. OLA said DHS spent more than $400 million in grants to nonprofit organizations from 2018 to 2022, and they identified broader factors affecting compliance such as inconsistent funding for grants administration, ad hoc training, inconsistent data systems, and limited enforcement authority. They noted 2023 legislative changes that allowed agencies to retain some grant funding for administration and directed an assessment of a statewide grants management system, and they said OGM training and staffing have increased, though training is still not required for all staff. The Financial Audit Division then discussed the senior nutrition program at DHS, which delivered about 3.1 million meals to more than 40,000 participants in 2022 through the Minnesota Board on Aging, area agencies, service providers, and subcontractors. The audit found nine findings across documentation, monitoring, contract oversight, participant recertification, and data quality. Examples included service providers failing to recertify participants or recording inaccurate data, the Board on Aging not performing monitoring visits since 2017 or financial reconciliations in 2022, and area agencies failing to complete required site visits. Survey results also suggested participant database inaccuracies. OLA recommended stronger monitoring, clearer procedures, and more reliable data to ensure services reach intended recipients. No formal votes or committee actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• And if I'm correct, I believe we had to bring it because did we we had an audit issue as it relates to
• > we<00:14:40.880> we<00:14:41.120> had<00:14:41.279> an<00:14:41.440> audit
• <00:14:41.760> issue<00:14:42.079> as because did we we had an audit issue as because
• did we we had an audit issue as it<00:14:42.480> relates<00:14:42.800> to<00:14:43.120
• This is the one dealing with the election audits, the ones that we've had for several years before, and

Bills: SB182, SB251, SB252, HB74, HB159, HB292, SB182, SB251, SB252, HB74, HB159, HB292

Keywords: psychoactive cannabinoids, cannabis, beverage prohibition, criminal penalties, youth access, Jefferson County, pistol permit, gun permit, concealed carry, firearm permit, sheriff fee, permit fee, weapons license, gun licensing, school security, Jefferson County Sheriff's Fund, retirement system, Gardendale, Birmingham legislative office, local bill

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• Audit of every awardee at least once and usually more than once to validate the information that they
• The department has never had an audit and we recommend that an audit be done.
• So these are our recommendations as a Consequence number one as we said perform an audit of that We have
• We have three recommendations number two is to stop the mandatory audit that they perform on us every
• There's no reason for us to have an audit of an audit performed.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Real-time automated claims review, an audit-like process of 100 percent of claims.
• We openly make sure that folks can audit us.
• We certainly allow audits to occur, but it is the way that we feel a plan sponsor should expect their
• turned that information over to the Columbus Dispatch and Bloomberg News, and it prompted a state audit
• There are federal audits.

Bills: SB511, SB512, HB591, HB909, HB938, HB1154, HB1187

Keywords: automobile repairs, insurance transparency, repair shop liability, non-OEM parts, policyholder rights, automobile insurance, appraisal process, insurance policyholders, dispute resolution, claim valuation, family leave, insurance, paid leave, employment benefits, caregiver support, behavioral health, crisis services, mental health care, insurance coverage, healthcare access

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• MRAs are not currently equipped to do all of this auditing and review of the audits, so we would like
• MRAs are not currently equipped to do all of this auditing and review of the audits, so we would like
• And then number five— And then number five is that part about the audits that I talked about: they would
• be ensuring compliance through a third-party audit.
• Of course, these folks are going through audits, and so if you do provide misleading information, that

Bills: HB310, HB323, HM51, HB194

Keywords: museum, cultural affairs, lowrider, Espanola, appropriation, feasibility study, broadband access, low-income, rural areas, Indian nations, affordable internet, employment opportunities, detention centers, immigration, economic development, repurposing facilities, job transition, rural development, housing, affordable housing

Transcript Highlights:

• We have to submit the HERSA audits of our program.
• We've had two HRSA audits, and HRSA is exactly the place where audits need to take place in the transparency
• Well, uh, The abuses, isn't that what we have audits for and what do those, I mean, shouldn't those audits
• HRSA is the one that does the audits, and they've done less than 400-500 audits.
• Some contracts even ban employers from auditing them.

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• This system stands and has been proven and stood the test of time, and it is audited.
• This system stands and has been proven and stood the test of time, and it is audited.
• This system stands and has been proven and stood the test of time, and it is audited.
• This system stands and has been proven and stood the test of time, and it is audited.
• This system stands and has been proven and stood the test of time, and it is audited.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce met on January 29, 2025, and heard testimony on HB 108, which concerns intoxicating liquor and would expand direct-to-consumer shipping for beer and spirits. Supporters included representatives of Koloa Rum Company, Maui Brewing Company, and Ola Brew, who argued the bill would modernize alcohol laws, help small local producers compete, support jobs and local agriculture, and give consumers more access to Hawaii-made products. They also said Hawaii already has experience regulating direct wine shipments, with age verification and carrier-based delivery systems in place, and that direct shipping could help businesses reach visitors after they return home and diversify beyond tourism. Opposition came from the Hawaii Public Health Institute, whose representative said the bill could increase access for underage drinking, especially because liquor commissions do not currently conduct compliance checks on alcohol shipments and may lack capacity to do so. The group also raised tax-enforcement concerns, saying the existing three-tier system makes excise and sales tax collection easier, while direct shipping would require additional auditing. They urged the committee to oppose the bill or defer it until more research is done, and suggested a common carrier reporting requirement to help reconcile shipments. Committee members questioned both sides about whether current law already allows some alcohol shipments, whether a Kentucky distiller could ship directly to Hawaii, and how reciprocity with other states would work. Supporters said the bill is modeled on wine-shipping language and could be amended to clarify reciprocity, while opponents said the bill lacks a common carrier reporting requirement and would place a burden on county liquor commissions. No vote or final action on HB 108 was taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• firms that work with grain facilities and the high cost of obtaining reviewed and audited financial
• of obtaining reviewed and audited of obtaining reviewed and audited financial<01:09:58.800> statements
• You know, if you guys want to investigate why it cost so much to do these audits, there's a place to
• you are having um a review or an audit you are having um a review or an audit done<01:17:02.600>
• it cost so much to do these audits it cost so much to do these audits there's<01:19:31.120> a

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• However, the bill has you audit areas.
• That's not the program we're auditing.
• So I understand about the auditing that you wouldn't be able to audit a reading program in a chemistry
• you wouldn't be able to audit a reading you wouldn't be able to audit a reading program<00:28:36.720
• <00:39:55.520> the responsibility if you're auditing the responsibility if you're auditing

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• . audits. audits.
• prior year audit results. prior year audit results.
• If I know after failing to report an audit after having been granted an audit extension, this bill rightfully
• if the audits are very late. if the audits are very late.
• > reporting if I know audit reporting if I know audit reporting will<01:40:22.800> help<01

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• And then you mentioned the auditor's audit that I think was in 2024, somewhere in there.
• audit has recommendations that you're acting on.
• audit has recommendations that you're acting on.
• We have the SB 47 audit, which is the audit I believe you're referring to. That is ongoing.
• No, state audit.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Rules Committee first established a quorum and then approved several non-appearing gubernatorial appointments, including Rick Simpson to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing and Trinidad Solis, M.D. and Gerald Talbert, M.D. to the Medical Board of California. The committee also approved reference of bills to committees and floor acknowledgments, with all of those items receiving unanimous 5-0 votes. The main public business was the confirmation hearing for George Cardona, reappointed as Chief Trial Counsel of the State Bar of California. Cardona described reforms made in response to the Girardi scandal, including stronger conflict-of-interest and gift rules, improved auditing and investigative procedures, efforts to reduce discipline disparities, and steps to address a growing backlog amid staffing vacancies and rising complaints. Senators questioned him about Girardi-related safeguards, backlog and funding pressures, discipline disparities affecting Black and Latino attorneys, unauthorized practice of law by notarios, and the State Bar’s use of AI; public witnesses from the State Bar, SEIU Local 1000, and others testified in support. The committee advanced Cardona’s appointment to the full Senate on a 3-1 vote, with Senator Jones withholding support. The committee then heard Laura Enderton Speed’s confirmation as Executive Director of the State Bar. She emphasized fiscal stability, public trust, and operational improvements, and said the Bar is addressing the troubled February 2025 remote bar exam through audits, internal investigations, and a forthcoming recommendation to the Supreme Court on the exam’s future. Senators asked about the budget deficit, the bar exam failures, conflict-of-interest safeguards after Girardi, and how the Bar is preparing for future fee and staffing pressures. Supporters from the State Bar Board of Trustees, SEIU Local 1000, the California Defense Counsel, and a colleague testified in favor, and the committee approved her appointment to the full Senate on a 5-0 vote. The meeting concluded with thanks and a farewell to Senator Jones, who was leaving the committee, followed by a cake presentation and adjournment of the public portion.

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• , as well as the Kentucky Communications Network Authority Audit.
• , as well as the Kentucky Audit, as well as the Kentucky Communications<00:29:43.080> Network<
• 00:29:43.480> Authority<00:29:44.080> Audit.
• Communications Network Authority Audit. Communications Network Authority Audit.
• the existing board audits under the existing statutory<00:30:01.400> framework.

Keywords: 958, all

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• We had audit recovery restricted funds.
• Um and in audit recovery funds.
• It is monitored and audited regularly.
• is monitored and audited regularly. is monitored and audited regularly.
• <01:16:45.199> these we are not collecting and auditing these we are not collecting and auditing

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 State Health Insurance Plans 00:00:03 Executive Branch Salary Schedule Adjustments 00:29:15 Nutrition Program for the Elderly 00:34:52 Update on DORIS 01:05:38, 958, all

Summary: The committee met on November 5, 2025, and first approved the minutes after a moment of silence for the UPS airport tragedy. The main presentation was from the Personnel Cabinet on the state health insurance plans and executive branch salary schedule adjustments. Officials said the health plan covers roughly 265,000 active members and up to about 300,000 across all benefit offerings, including school board employees, retirees, and other eligible groups. They described rising claims and expenditures, especially from high-cost claimants and pharmacy spending, and said recent premium and benefit changes were intended to balance costs while preserving recruitment and retention efforts. They also explained that employee premiums had not increased for several years, while employer contributions rose sharply in recent years, and projected a 10% employer increase and 3% employee increase going forward based on actuarial analysis. Committee members asked about deductibles, GLP-1 drug costs, claims validation, and the causes of cost growth; officials said the plan uses multiple payment-integrity vendors and that the increases reflect utilization, drug trends, and high-cost cases rather than a change in coverage. The committee also discussed executive branch salary schedule adjustments. Personnel and budget officials explained that when the legislature approves annual pay increases, the salary schedule is adjusted by the same percentage through executive order so the minimum and midpoint stay aligned with approved compensation levels. They said the 2025 adjustment was a 3% match effective September 16 and that the change was costless because salaries had already been increased. Members raised concerns about salary compression, noting that new hires can sometimes be paid near the level of long-serving employees. Officials said the adjustment helps prevent compression from worsening but does not solve it, and they acknowledged prior RFP efforts to address the issue were unsuccessful because no qualified bidder met the requirements. After the health plan and salary discussions, the committee began a presentation from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services on Kentucky’s senior meal program. Secretary Stack explained that the program is a federal-state-local partnership under the Older Americans Act, with area development districts helping deliver services. He outlined eligibility rules, noting that congregate meals at senior centers are available to people age 60 and older, with a spouse of any age allowed to join, and that home-delivered meals have additional homebound and assistance requirements. Members asked whether there was any means test for congregate meals, and the secretary said there is not; the only threshold is age for the center-based meals, while the home-delivered program has additional criteria.

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• We have updated language now that allows OA to conduct those audits.
• We have updated language now that allows OA to conduct those audits.
• We have updated language now that allows OA to conduct those audits.
• That allows OA to conduct those audits.
• It's been increasing. legislative audit commission, we don't legislative audit commission, we don't see

Bills: HF1151, HF1239, HF1240, HF2020, HF2514, HF2515, HF2451

Keywords: Compensation Council, salaries, state officials, judicial compensation, legislative process, public funds, misuse, law enforcement, accountability, state government, legislative auditor, compliance, transparency, retirement benefits, health insurance, dependents, state employees, Medicare, legislative studies, government oversight