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• I think it's been done in the last budget cycle, I think. >> they're not.
• I think it's been done in the last budget cycle, I think. >> Right.
• So, >> the last budget cycle, I think.
• So [clears throat] let's replace that with what you got here as a table. >> Can I just make one quick
• So [clears throat] let's replace that with what you got here as a table. >> Can I just make one quick

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The commission meeting focused on reviewing and correcting draft minutes and then working through a draft report on the cost of special education. Members made mostly clerical corrections, including clarifying references to Spalding, fixing acronyms such as LETRS, and cleaning up membership titles and appointee roles to match SB 57. The minutes were approved as amended, with some members abstaining because they were not present at the prior meeting. The chair also noted the commission’s deadline to complete findings and recommendations by July 1 and said the final report must be delivered to legislative leaders, the governor, the state librarian, and others. The main substantive discussion centered on the report’s findings about special education funding. Members agreed the report should emphasize that the commission was created to study the cost of special education and reduce reliance on local property taxes. One draft section described FY24 special education funding as coming from three primary state and federal sources totaling about $152 million, or roughly 15% of annual costs, with the remaining 85% paid by local school districts through property tax revenue, estimated at about $825 million. Members discussed adding historical or longitudinal data to show trends over time, and some suggested attaching charts or tables showing funding over the last 20 to 30 years. A second major topic was demographic data. The draft noted that statewide K-12 enrollment has declined since 2003 while the number and share of students with IEPs has increased. Members questioned whether the data compared like with like, especially given the growth of Education Freedom Accounts and charter school enrollment, and whether the figures included or excluded those students. Several members asked for clearer sourcing from the Department of Education and suggested keeping a list of unresolved questions, including the impact of the shift from ADMA to ADMR and the effect of the EFA program. The discussion ended with agreement to continue refining the report and to gather additional attachments and clarifications before finalizing recommendations.

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• Stop that cycle of poverty that we see here in Red Lake.
• Stop that cycle of addiction and ultimately heal our people in a good way. can't overcome the issues
• I ended up cycling in and out of child protection, foster care homes that didn't work out, and then ended
• I ended up cycling in and out of child protection, foster care homes that didn't work out, and then ended
• I ended up cycling in and out of child protection, foster care homes that didn't work out, and then ended

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It replaces investment income with distributable earnings and then it redefines those distributable earnings
• It replaces<00:49:20.160> investment<00:49:21.119> income<00:49:22.079> with replaces
• investment income with replaces investment income with distributable<00:49:23.520> earnings<00
• It recognizes that catching violent offenders is key to disrupting the cycle of violence, and it strengthens
• Let's bring this program to all of Minnesota. the cycle of violence and it strengthens the cycle of violence

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And special education, you'll see rather substantial weights of 60% to 130%, and this replaces a totally
• > to 60 to 60 to 130%<00:19:34.720> and<00:19:34.880> this<00:19:35.080> replaces
• <00:19:35.559> a<00:19:35.720> totally 130% and this replaces a totally 130% and this
• replaces a totally different<00:19:36.360> approach<00:19:36.720> that<00:19:36.840>
• alone net after you add up all cycle alone net after you add up all these<02:37:00.000> pluses

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The amendment establishes the effective date as January 1st, moving it into the next election cycle,
• The amendment establishes the effective date as January 1st, moving it into the next election cycle,
• Um, this amendment, if adopted, would replace what we just voted on.
• <03:27:11.600> And replace what we just voted on. And replace what we just voted on.
• all and it got rid of the as a replace all and it got rid of the whole<04:46:03.360> rest<04:

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• will take care of that, um, and put them in compliance and in the rotation as, um, along the normal cycle
• c> and in the rotation as um along the and in the rotation as um along the normal<00:07:40.639> cycle
• normal cycle. normal cycle.

Bills: SB89, SB54, SB127, SB128, SB77, SB78, SB100, SB101, SB102, SB103, SB113, SB126, SB122, SB136

Keywords: pilotage, commission, statewide laws, maritime regulation, repeal, sunset law, Alabama Surface Mining Commission, environmental regulation, mining, state commission, Alabama Board of Examiners in Counseling, state agency, continuous operation, government efficiency, sickle cell disease, healthcare, regulatory commission, public health, 911 services, 911 Board

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• However, automation cannot replace real and vital workers or be used as a barrier to people getting prompt
• And so I trust that she will continue to work on this bill until the end of the legislative cycle to
• willing to participate in restitution, counseling, education, or rehabilitation, we should want the cycle
• built around a simple principle that in health care, AI should support clinical judgment but never replace
• But never replace it.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• rumination cycles in trauma survivors. survivors. survivors.
• This analysis projects that under current law, the exemption threshold for 27 reassessment cycle will
• for current law, the exemption threshold for 27<00:55:03.280> reassessment<00:55:04.000> cycle
• will be set at 27 reassessment cycle will be set at $5,800 $5,800 $5,800 um<00:55:08.559> or<
• I was just getting back to the amendment, which is replacing language on L17, which would be replacing

Keywords: 981, all

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• <04:13:22.479> the we received it, but replacing the we received it, but replacing the language
• <04:16:09.359> section which replaces section which replaces section two.<04:16:11.760>
• But we have to be cognizant of the fact that we've been in a cycle of losing generating capacity as a
• So, it just makes sense to push it off into the grid and then at some point the cycle changes and we
• So, it just makes sense to push it off into the grid and then at some point the cycle changes and we

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee met on April 14 and began by welcoming a new member, Representative Samban Denier, who briefly described his background as a Clarkson University environmental engineering graduate and Air Force veteran. The committee then moved into a work session on five energy-related bills, starting with Senate Bill 65 on stormwater management for solar arrays. Representative McGee presented amendment 1594H, which would exclude projects in shoreland areas from the bill’s permit-by-notification process and require the standard alteration-of-terrain permit review instead. Members asked for clarification, and McGee explained the amendment was requested by the New Hampshire Lakes Association and others to preserve the fuller review process for shoreland projects. The committee appeared satisfied with the explanation and moved on. The committee next discussed Senate Bill 230 on electric utility restructuring and investment in distributed energy resources. Members concluded that section one was unnecessary because a better definition of advanced nuclear resources had already been added to House Bill 710, and that section two would allow investment in advanced nuclear resources in a way they had already rejected in another bill due to ratepayer risk. Several members agreed the bill was redundant and supported an ITL motion. They also discussed Senate Bill 232 on net metering terms and conditions, focusing first on whether hydroelectric generators could be listed in ISO New England while also taking net metering credits. Granite State Hydropower Association representative Heidi Kroll testified that generators are subject to checks and balances, that double-dipping is not occurring, and that rules and tariffs already require participation in one market arrangement or the other. Discussion on Senate Bill 232 then shifted to section two, which would bar retroactive changes to net metering tariffs in place as of January 1, 2025. Representative McGee proposed alternative language to protect existing customer generators, group hosts, and municipal hosts from retroactive changes, while others said the language was needed to provide stability for current participants operating on thin margins. Some members supported the clearer wording; others argued the committee should not tie the hands of the PUC and DOE, noting future circumstances could require regulatory flexibility and that conflicts could be resolved in court if necessary. The committee did not take a final vote in the portion of the meeting provided, and the discussion was still ongoing when the transcript ended.

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• Uh, I would prefer not deleting section two of the bill as we received it, but replacing the language
• <04:13:22.479> the we received it, but replacing the we received it, but replacing the language
• <04:16:09.359> section which replaces section which replaces section two.<04:16:11.760>
• But we have to be cognizant of the fact that we've been in a cycle of losing generating capacity as a
• But we have to be cognizant of the fact that we've been in a cycle of losing generating capacity as a

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Over the past four budget cycles, Governor Lujan Grisham has put 25 million dollars in her recommendation
• The federal administration has discretion on their next executive budget cycle where to put those funds
• So we're getting just IGs out now from last year, from your last cycle, right?
• Then the amount changes for the next cycle, so I assume it's going to have to go through that process
• But it sounds like there's a little bit missing about the budget cycle or this budgetary issue of getting

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• We all agree with it in the budget cycle that we're in is the only reason I'm saying we can't afford
• We all agree with it in the budget cycle that we're in is the only reason I'm saying we can't afford
• We all agree with it in the budget cycle that we're in is the only reason I'm saying we can't afford
• We all agree with it in the budget cycle that we're in is the only reason I'm saying we can't afford
• We all agree with it in the budget cycle that we're in is the only reason I'm saying we can't afford

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• A cost of living increase to keep our judges on the bench so we avoid this cycle of boom and bust where
• handle matters are matters cycle and bring them up mentor them.
• We all cycle through, but then everybody crafts the rest of their docket around those kind of set docket
• Um, and I think you said something about you get more complaints in an election cycle.
• And so the complaints that we've seen out of that first cycle after that.

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• If you change those things this year, that's going to put all of us in a new cycle.
• If you change those things this year, that's going to put all of us in a new cycle.
• If you change those things this year, that's going to put all of us in a new cycle.
• review cycle is something that has been discussed with the bill authors.
• <01:51:00.760> of with the second review cycle of with the second review cycle of curriculum

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Education Policy Committee met under a co-chair arrangement and heard opening remarks emphasizing civility, direct testimony from school leaders, and a focus on whether state policy is meeting student needs in the least intrusive and most cost-effective way. Chair Coleman asked testifiers to keep remarks brief and policy-focused, and the committee began with a series of superintendents describing local budget pressures and the cumulative impact of state mandates. Anoka-Hennepin Superintendent Corey McIntyre said the district, the state’s largest, is serving about 37,000 students and faces a roughly $26 million deficit even after major reductions, including cutting about $44 million and roughly 250 central office jobs. He cited rising costs tied to compensation, special education and multilingual cross-subsidies, unemployment, paid leave, READ Act implementation, student/staff safety and K-3 discipline requirements, and transportation, saying the district still faces about $50 million in mandate-related shortfalls and may need to reduce class size and student supports. Senator Kunesh responded that summer unemployment claims are paid from a separate state budget line, not the district general fund, and asked about paid leave costs; McIntyre and the chair clarified the district’s concern was the possibility of future costs if state funding ends. Prior Lake-Savage Superintendent Michael Thomas said district revenues are rising only about 2.5% to 3% while expenses are growing 5% or more, driven by inflation and vendor costs. He argued that the state’s inflationary funding tie should be maintained, and asked for an increase in local optional aid of $250 per pupil and more flexibility for districts that struggle to pass local levies. Minnetonka Superintendent David Law argued that schools are being asked to absorb broader community burdens, including food and mental health needs, while still being judged on academics and graduation; he said REACT funding fell short, forcing the district to shift reading funds to staff development, and urged the committee not to roll mandates forward without funding. Fergus Falls Superintendent Jeff Drake said expanded unemployment, earned sick and safe time, and paid family leave are creating staffing and budget challenges for rural districts, estimating unemployment costs could reach $240,000 annually and sick and safe time about $25,000, with added difficulty recruiting support staff and substitutes. No committee votes or formal actions were taken in the portion provided.

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• House Bill 3010 assists our rural counties in replacing critical infrastructure damaged by natural disaster
• from an insurer to a replacing insurer.
• Number 4386 by Wharton relating to the replacement transactions of certain life insurance and annuity
• Wharton relating to the replacement transactions of certain life insurance and annuity contracts from
• an insurer to a replacing insurer.

Summary: The House convened with a quorum present, heard an invocation and pledges, received Senate messages, and adopted several procedural motions allowing committees to meet during the session and postponing or scheduling certain committee hearings. Members also observed a memorial recognition for Wood County Deputy Sheriff Melissa Pollard, who died in the line of duty, and adopted a resolution honoring her service. The chamber then adopted House Resolution 897 recognizing May 6, 2025 as Golf Day in Texas and House Resolution 1063 recognizing Dallas Housing Coalition Advocacy Day; additional recognitions highlighted Mental Health Awareness Month and tardive dyskinesia awareness, The Woodlands’ 50th anniversary, Alzheimer’s advocacy, student athlete Gator Young, an intern in Rep. Leo-Wilson’s office, and educator Jessica Lopez. The House spent much of the day on third-reading consideration of a long calendar of bills. Among the measures passed were HB 24 on zoning protest procedures, HB 3800 creating a health care workforce advisory board, HB 42 on higher education appropriations, HB 129 restricting contracts with foreign adversary companies, HB 677 on county elections administrator political activity, HB 668 on license-to-carry renewal procedures, HB 2128 directing a rural firefighting study, HB 2038 expanding physician licensing options, HB 2316 on election result reporting, HB 3686 on retired peace officer ID cards, HB 2563 creating a prescribed burn manager self-insurance pool, HB 1160 increasing penalties for assaults on utility workers, HB 3883 on major events funding, HB 2788 protecting fraud-detection information, HB 2663 on inactive well plugging extensions, HB 3305 extending a county health provider participation program, HB 3474 on pension reporting, HB 1105 expanding tuition exemptions for certain paramedics, HB 3490 on closed meetings with internal auditors, HB 3597 on child care facility notice thresholds, HB 1295 on health literacy planning, HB 3512 on AI training for government employees, HB 3783 on court-ordered counseling, HB 2017 on intoxication manslaughter penalties, HB 3010 on rural disaster recovery, HB 3112 on cybersecurity-related public information and meetings, HB 4215 on delivery network companies, HB 3223 on construction claims limitation periods, HB 3464 on controlled substances in correctional facilities, HB 3120 on residential child detention facilities, HB 4214 on public information, HB 481 on trade secret sealing, HB 4783 on opioid antagonist program reporting, HB 4063 on unilateral memoranda of contract, HB 2783 on county employee deferred compensation, HB 5085 on seed banks, HB 2510 on assisted living facility operations, HB 3426 on digital driver’s licenses, HB 4361 on emergency notifications at higher education institutions, HB 1169 on oil and gas infrastructure protection, HB 2516 on Medicare supplement eligibility for Texans under 65, HB 3560 on hospital staff background checks, HB 3860 on occupational licenses for inmates, HB 3146 on SOAH hearings, HB 184 on loan repayment for border prosecution attorneys, HB 198 on firefighter cancer screenings, HB 247 on border security infrastructure taxation, HB 367 on excused absences for students with severe illnesses, HB 449 on deepfake sexually explicit images, HB 1778 on human trafficking and related offenses, HB 514 on maternal health workforce outreach, HB 632 on pharmacy regulation, HB 2582 on victim parole information, HB 766 on precinct chair ballot applications, HB 2715 on suspension/removal of officials, HB 2712 on water and sewer utility test years, HB 3069 on transmission projects, HB 3505 on health provider participation districts, HB 1269 on plant disease and pest prevention grants, HB 4224 on access to health care records, HB 5032 on historical documents in the Capitol complex, HB 2240 on void marriages, HB 5180 on diploma designation, HB 3348 on health provider participation programs, HB 4668 on PUC authority to retain assistance, HB 4665 on child care training providers, HB 3395 on beneficiary designation for manufactured homes, HB 3157 on interim electric utility rates, HB 4395 on electronic submission of public securities records, HB 4325 on bribery civil penalties, HB 4386 on annuity replacement transactions, HB 4273 on Medicaid fraud-related unlawful acts, HB 2760 on judicial review of unemployment decisions, HB 2820 on charitable bingo operating capital, HB 1828 on legislative leave for correctional officers, and a series of Senate bills including SB 2349, SB 1268, SB 610, SB 1577, SB 1369, SB 2032, SB 1057, SB 1044, SB 922, SB 1759, SB 1143, SB 1506, SB 1403, SB 2361, SB 870, SB 372, and SB 72. Several bills drew debate or amendments, including HB 24, where a germane point of order was sustained against an amendment, and HB 198, HB 3348, and SB 2361, which were amended before passage. Most measures passed by wide margins, though some drew notable opposition, including HB 3883, HB 514, HB 1295, HB 184, SB 1143, and others. The House also postponed further consideration of HB 4700 until the end of the day and HB 24 until 1 p.m., and it granted permission for committees to meet during the House session and for the Calendars Committee to meet that morning.

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• We're excited to share with you a little update since the last budget cycle on the progress we've made
• Our job there at USA Cares is to try to break that cycle before that happens, where we hit that blue
• So, the last budget cycle, we were awarded $2 million, $1 million a year for each year in the budget
• cycle, and I wanted to give you an update on where we stand with that.
• >> So, our request this this budget cycle >> So, our request this this budget cycle

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee heard House Bill 369, which would add post-traumatic stress disorder to an existing 2018 hyperbaric oxygen therapy-related law for veterans. Representative Scott Sharp and HBOT for KY Vets representatives testified that PTSD and traumatic brain injury often overlap, that veterans are frequently misdiagnosed, and that hyperbaric oxygen therapy has shown benefits in clinical trials and in Kentucky’s own funded program. Members asked whether the bill would require insurance coverage; the sponsors said it would not, and noted they are seeking broader approval through medical and congressional channels. The committee voted favorably on HB 369, with members expressing support based on personal experience and the needs of veterans and their families. The committee then considered House Bill 419, for which a committee substitute was adopted before testimony. Representative Suzanne Miles and Kentucky Fire Commission/KCTCS representatives explained that the bill would expand the fire commission board from 14 to 18 members, clarify that KCTCS’s 5% administrative fee applies collectively to all funds rather than separately to each fund, and allow excess funds to help cover out-of-pocket cancer screening costs for volunteer and paid firefighters. A question about board staggering was answered by explaining that staggered terms were originally used to avoid all terms ending at once and were expected to continue. The committee passed HB 419 with favorable expression. Later, USA Cares presented an update on how it has used prior state funding. The organization described its grant-based assistance for veterans and military families facing housing, vehicle, and utility crises, as well as career transition and housing-related support programs. Testimony emphasized that the aid helps prevent homelessness and reduce suicide risk, and the group reported it had used nearly all of the $2 million awarded in the last budget cycle to assist 364 families and more than 500 dependents. No vote was taken on the USA Cares presentation.

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• Within two hours of using the tools, pretty sure I'd replace two of my co-workers' entire jobs, right
• Within two hours of using the tools, pretty sure I'd replace two of my co-workers' entire jobs, right
• Within two hours of using the tools, pretty sure I'd replace two of my co-workers' entire jobs, right
• Within two hours of using the tools, pretty sure I'd replace two of my co-workers' entire jobs, right
• Within two hours of using the tools, pretty sure I'd replace two of my co-workers' entire jobs, right

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• This previous cycle, how much do we actually spend?
• To date, I don't believe we spent anything off of the prior cycle.
• Clerk, please call the roll. expertise is there this previous cycle expertise is there this previous
• cycle um<00:07:51.039> how<00:07:51.159> much<00:07:51.280> do<00:07:51.440>
• spent anything off of the prior cycle spent anything off of the prior cycle yeah<00:07:57.440>

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee approved the January 14 minutes and then considered a large agenda of contracts, including personal services contracts, amendments, memoranda of agreement, and Kentucky Entertainment Incentive Program items. The chair noted the agenda contained 240 items and emphasized the need for transparency in how contract approvals work. Several items were pulled for questions, while the rest were approved without objection. The first major discussion involved seven contingency-fee contracts for the Attorney General’s office. Committee members asked about the apparent $20 million maximum per contract, and staff explained that the amount was a ceiling, not a guarantee, and that under the statutory waterfall in KRS 45A.717 a $20 million fee would require roughly $355 million returned to the Commonwealth. Staff also said the new batch included some new firms, that these contracts are being handled in 6- to 12-month batches, and that no money had yet been spent from the prior cycle. The committee then approved those contracts. Members also questioned a Cabinet for Health and Family Services training contract, which officials said was needed because Finance provides only Kentucky-specific training, while the outside vendor offers broader procurement and federal-funds training; the committee approved that item. A University of Kentucky capital project contract for the State Capitol exterior renovation was approved after questions about the open-ended date, total project cost, and expected completion, with staff saying the overall project is projected for substantial completion by the end of 2026 and final warranty work could extend into 2027. A DCBS amendment for SSI eligibility determinations for children in out-of-home care was explained as an increase caused by a protest, a reissued RFP, and more children entering care; the committee approved it after discussion of the protest and scoring details. The committee also approved a Transportation Cabinet amendment for an I-71 widening and interchange project in Oldham County after staff explained it was a time extension with no additional funds, though the project had evolved due to traffic changes and now includes an eight-lane bridge design. Finally, the committee discussed two Finance Cabinet facilities and support services amendments tied to the Capitol renovation and juvenile justice facility retrofits. Staff said the Capitol project contract covered the full design team, with completion projected around 2029, while the juvenile justice amendments covered additional design work for McCracken and Breathitt facilities, with final bid documents expected in June or July and construction anticipated to begin in the latter half of 2025. Both items were approved.

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• This is a federally funded program that operates on a 7-year grant cycle.
• This is a federally funded program that operates on a 7-year grant cycle.
• This is a federally funded program that operates on a 7-year grant cycle.
• This is a federally funded program that operates on a 7-year grant cycle.
• This is a federally funded program that operates on a 7-year grant cycle.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• investigating, mapping, and monitoring groundwater as a hydrogeologist, I've lived through a few cycles
• /c><00:45:47.320> through<00:45:47.520> a<00:45:47.560> few<00:45:47.800> cycles
• <00:45:48.240> of<00:45:48.359> water I've lived through a few cycles of water I've
• lived through a few cycles of water supply<00:45:49.040> anguish<00:45:49.520> caused<
• invites organized campaigns to target trails across the state and forces the DNR into a continuous cycle

Keywords: 1187, senate, all