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• </c><00:12:53.760><c> at</c> and to their law enforcement agency at and to their law enforcement agency
• </c> uh these peace officers these agencies uh these peace officers these agencies pursue<00:13:08.480
• </c> 543 Minnesota law enforcement agencies 543 Minnesota law enforcement agencies in<00:14:29.199><c
• </c> academic study about you know agencies academic study about you know agencies as<00:31:43.399><c
• </c> donations um and uh it's a state agency donations um and uh it's a state agency which<00:45:56.599

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c> elimination of challenging behavior. elimination of challenging behavior.
• > good</c> agency.
• We're an agency that made a good agency.
• </c> Health or the lead agency. I don't care. Health or the lead agency. I don't care.
• </c> that are so challenged? that are so challenged?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c><00:04:21.759><c> uh</c> division of health care agency uh division of health care agency uh resides
• </c> uh the agency had completed 101 surveys. uh the agency had completed 101 surveys.
• </c> must make. uh to the state survey agency must make. uh to the state survey agency in<00:09:39.519
• :31.360><c> outside</c><00:30:31.679><c> agency</c> uh contract agency, an outside agency uh contract
• agency, an outside agency who<00:30:32.399><c> sends</c><00:30:32.720><c> in</c><00:30:33.039><c> full

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Health and Human Services met to review budget items carved out in the prior session budget, including long-term care surveyor contracts, funding for local health departments, and expansion of the central laboratory. The committee approved the June 4 minutes and then heard an update from the Office of Inspector General’s Division of Health Care on long-term care certification surveys and complaint investigations. Officials said the $1 million annual appropriation for contracted survey work, along with salary increases and other resources, helped the state reduce its backlog. They reported that Kentucky completed 101 long-term care certification surveys in fiscal year 2024, up from 28 in fiscal year 2023, and had completed 186 surveys by July 7, 2025, with a goal of 40 to 50 more before the end of fiscal year 2025. Outstanding complaints fell from 1,565 at the end of fiscal year 2024 to 695 by July 7, 2025, and outstanding priority-one or immediate-jeopardy complaints were reduced to zero. Members asked about the definition of priority-one cases, survey timing, the number of facilities still overdue, vacancy rates, federal funding reliance, and the use of contract surveyors. Officials said priority-one cases involve serious harm or high risk of harm, that surveys are required within a 12- to 15.7-month window, and that the agency now has 40 contract surveyors and an outside team option. Several members praised the progress but warned that delays in surveys can endanger residents and urged continued funding and monitoring. The committee then began hearing from Mike Tuggle of the Department of Public Health on the Public Health Transformation Initiative, with Tuggle noting the legislation’s importance to public health financing. The transcript cuts off as he began his remarks.

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• The agencies receiving the biennial report are expanded, but the requirement that the agencies review
• The agencies are just receiving the report at this point.
• But it does highlight or illuminate a challenge with programs that self-police themselves, especially
• “MENA is workable for our agency, and any additional certification processing can be absorbed.
• “WMBE is how I say it, but I know you all call the agency by a different name.

Bills: HB2523, HB2606, HB2684, HJM4012

Keywords: community reinvestment, housing, local funding, urban development, economic revitalization, data protection, privacy, performance measures, reporting requirements, office of privacy, social disadvantage, business certification, state guidelines, economic equity, minority-owned businesses, combat veterans, support, military service, injury compensation, veteran affairs

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• You move around a lot, and all of those pressures can create challenges for the children who grow up
• You move around a lot, and all of those pressures can create challenges for the children who grow up
• Right now, the agency has admitted in writing that they do, quote, do not have a way to pull data on
• If we pass, if the bill were to pass without the amendment, I fear that we'd be asking the agency to
• Right now, the agency has admitted in writing that they do, quote, do not have a way to pull data on

Bills: HB1544, HB2099, HB2185, HB2219, HB2253, HB2317, HB2318, HB2319, HB2350

Keywords: child welfare, risk assessment, investigation, child abuse, neglect, military families, early childhood education, access, assistance program, education equity, homelessness, youth programs, advisory committee, prevention, protection, HB 2219, child care licensing, early learning, DCYF, Department of Children Youth and Families

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• and Professional Regulation to develop additional uniform forms for individual some sub contractor agencies
• When an honor contractor retains a private provider, the local agency may reduce or must reduce the fees
• The inspection work with your county or city that city or county or or governmental agency must reduce
• And this is another challenge to us.
• And it's another challenge to our people, our employees, our customers.

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• That was a challenging choice for a lot of the reasons that they would normally be challenging for anyone
• That was a challenging choice for a lot of the reasons that they would normally be challenging for anyone
• The appropriate standard for cities is parity with those other local agencies.
• This bill places cities on equal footing with other public agencies.
• This bill places cities on equal footing with other public agencies.

Summary: The committee heard eight bills, mostly on local government, housing, and public agency contracting. AB 1658 would make permanent higher change-order authority for Santa Clara and Los Angeles counties on large construction projects; supporters said it would reduce delays and save money on major projects, and the bill passed 6-0. AB 2263 would authorize the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority to develop employee-preference affordable housing; supporters said it would help with workforce retention and long commutes, and it also passed 6-0. AB 2134 would require city councils to allow parental leave without forcing members to seek public approval or risk losing their seats; supporters described the bill as necessary to protect new parents in local office, and it passed 6-0. AB 2188 would raise Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District’s contracting authority to $250,000, with supporters citing administrative savings and faster project delivery; after committee amendments, it passed 6-0. AB 2033 would let general law cities use job order contracting for repair and maintenance work, with safeguards against employee displacement; supporters called it an efficiency tool, while AFSCME opposed it over workforce impacts, and it passed 8-0 after amendments. AB 1768 would authorize Los Angeles County and Contra Costa County to ask voters to approve a temporary transactions and use tax to help offset major federal health care cuts and preserve clinics and public health services. Supporters from community clinics, Planned Parenthood, labor groups, counties, and health organizations said the measure would let voters decide how to respond to funding losses; opponents, including CalTax and some cities, raised affordability and tax-burden concerns. Members also discussed equity concerns within Los Angeles County and the importance of local control. The bill was moved out on a 5-2 vote and left on call. AB 2415 would allow the city of Folsom to shift housing obligations away from its historic district and toward other transit-oriented sites; supporters said it would preserve the historic district while still meeting housing goals, and it passed 10-0. AB 2741, heard at the end of the meeting, would give cities a grace period to fix housing elements that were certified by HCD but later found noncompliant by a court, especially where cities relied on overlay zones. Supporters from the League of California Cities, Redondo Beach, and real estate groups said cities acted in good faith and should not be immediately subjected to builder’s remedy; opponents from California YIMBY and legal aid groups argued the bill would weaken housing accountability and reward noncompliance. The transcript ends during testimony on AB 2741, before a final vote is recorded.

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• We really challenge whether we need to be doing it.
• The agency was started in late 2022, and I joined in the spring of 2023.
• The agency is currently staffed with 15 FTEs.
• But the agency is very small by headcount standards.
• The agency believes that the current headcount. meets the needs of the agency and does not foresee adding

Keywords: 914, all

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• agencies.
• The 4th group is where we engage in subgroups with the local agencies.
• And in addition, we have our agencies represented.
• The other 6 are representatives of agencies.
• Affordability is a particular challenge.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• There are many challenges in a health care budget. You think you have challenges?
• They are challenging environments.
• It's challenging to put an exact time to it.
• The challenge is, I don't know if we could get to three; maybe it could be less than 10, but the challenges
• And that's some of the challenges.

Summary: The Senate Budget Subcommittee heard presentations from the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS), the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) program, and the Coleman mental health receivership. The hearing focused on correctional health care, reentry, aging incarcerated populations, and the state’s progress toward compliance in the Plata and Coleman receiverships. Members also discussed the OIG’s intake complaint workload and medical inspection findings, as well as broader questions about staffing, vacancies, and the cost of court oversight. The OIG requested $275,000 General Fund for two permanent positions in its intake processing unit, citing a sharp rise in complaints from 3,200 in 2022 to 7,860 in 2025. OIG officials said complaints are categorized by issue and prison, prioritized by urgency, and generally responded to within 30 days, but they do not track complaint “validity” rates. The medical inspection unit reported that in cycle seven, case review performance was generally adequate while policy compliance was often inadequate; the lowest-scoring areas included emergency services, medication management, and health care environment. Members asked for more detailed reporting on complaint types, priority levels, and systemic issues. CCHCS described rising health care costs driven by an aging prison population, staffing vacancies, and contract medical expenses. Officials said more than 80% of the budget is personal services, and they are using hiring events, social media outreach, and expanded classifications to reduce vacancies. CalAIM officials reported early implementation success in pre-release and reentry services, including 89% Medi-Cal activation at release, 87% assigned managed care plans, 88% reentry care plans, and 59% warm handoffs, with about 169,000 claims submitted and $14.7 million reimbursed. The LAO noted that the Plata medical receivership has increased per-person costs and that the state should continue oversight while seeking ways to reduce vacancies and expand federal reimbursement opportunities. For the Coleman mental health receivership, the receiver’s office requested $33.9 million from the Mental Health Special Deposit Fund, including $8.2 million for receiver office staffing and $25.3 million to make court-ordered bonus payments permanent. The LAO supported continued oversight but recommended additional steps to address vacancies, including greater out-of-state recruitment, expanded telemental health, and possible consolidation of mental health services. The LAO also recommended reducing the telemental health staffing request and monitoring its effects. Members questioned the long-term cost of receiverships, the pace of compliance, and whether more detailed benchmarks and staffing data should be provided. No formal votes were taken during the portion of the hearing provided.

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• Just, first of all, welcome to your agency and, members, this is an important agency that represents
• I value your agency.
• We are a small agency.
• significant challenge.
• challenge.

Bills: SB1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee met to review Article 8, regulatory agencies, and began Article 9, general provisions, before recessing for floor action. The committee first heard budget presentations from the Public Utility Commission (PUC) and the Office of Public Utility Counsel (OPUC). The PUC budget recommendation was about $5.07 billion in all funds, including an additional $5 billion for the Texas Energy Fund, plus funding for staffing and technology needs tied to contested cases, infrastructure resiliency, and outage mapping. PUC witnesses emphasized the agency’s growing workload, the need for more staff and modern systems, and oversight of the Texas Energy Fund. OPUC’s recommendation was about $6.9 million, with a reduction in authorized FTEs to better match actual staffing; the agency requested additional funding for salaries, expert witnesses, and budget flexibility, and members highlighted OPUC’s role representing residential and small commercial consumers in utility proceedings. The committee then heard from the Behavioral Health Executive Council (BHEC), whose recommendation was just over $11.2 million. BHEC’s main requests included funding to fill vacant positions, money for continuous National Practitioner Data Bank queries, and a proposed Texas-owned psychology licensing exam in response to concerns about changes to the national exam. Agency leaders also discussed a rider request that would shift responsibility for certain judgments or settlements to the comptroller. Members asked about prior complaint backlogs, and BHEC said those backlogs had been cleared. The Board of Chiropractic Examiners followed, with a recommendation of just under $2.4 million; the board sought support for staffing, training, broadband, and salary retention, and described its work regulating chiropractors and workers’ compensation-related doctors. The Board of Dental Examiners was the last agency heard before the committee recessed. Its recommendation was just under $10 million, and it requested a 10% salary increase for eligible staff, three additional licensing staff, one staff member to handle required background checks, an additional attorney, and an executive director salary adjustment. Dental board witnesses said licensure growth, increased complaints, and low salaries were straining licensing and enforcement operations, even though the agency reported strong performance and high case completion rates. The chair ended the hearing early because the Senate had to return to the floor, and the committee remained in recess.

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• But fishing is the biggest part of our agency.
• And that's our challenge here. That's our biggest challenge. So, we do support written permission.
• And that's our challenge here.
• And that's our challenge here.
• </c><00:25:54.799><c> that</c> we have historically had an agency that we have historically had an agency

Keywords: Meeting start: 00:00 Roll Call: 00:37 SB 39 discussion: 04:10 SB 39 vote: 26:35, 958, all

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• </c><00:04:34.160><c> are</c> So, per state policy, agencies are So, per state policy, agencies are required
• </c> can meet the grant's purpose, an agency can meet the grant's purpose, an agency must<00:04:59.360
• </c> So, state policy also requires agencies So, state policy also requires agencies to<00:10:18.320>
• Every agency is not the only agency that's failing in the grant process. It gets no transparency.
• Every agency is not the only agency that's failing in the grant process. It gets no transparency.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Yes, to continue. they do not meet criteria for agency they do not meet criteria for agency response<
• :16.720><c> the</c> community-based agency with the community-based agency with the intention<00:17:17.480
• as just an acknowledgement of the challenge.
• as just an acknowledgement of the challenge.
• <c> when</c><00:45:26.080><c> we</c> The challenge becomes is when we The challenge becomes is when we

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:19 DCBS 00:01:58, 958, all

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• Field staff, we've also included other response agencies and response partners.
• My agency plans to deploy those around cruise ship terminals for hitchhiking.
• Then we got a real... ...geographical challenge. So the time to get it is now.
• I will tell you that, of course, my agency registers the pesticides, and we have about 50.
• So here's our challenge. Here's our state challenge.

Keywords: 997, house, all

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• I've worked in many other agencies, and I will say this agency is filled with, I think, some of the most
• </c> economy our core functions as an agency economy our core functions as an agency are<00:03:31.840
• I've worked in many staff in this agency I've worked in many other<00:04:52.720><c> agencies</c><00:
• and I will say this other agencies and I will say this agency<00:04:54.919><c> is</c><00:04:55.080><
• through his agency.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Division 2 Finance Committee heard an overview and budget presentation from New Hampshire Fish and Game, led by new Executive Director Stephanie Simi and Business Division Chief Kathy Leonti. The agency described its mission to conserve and manage fish, wildlife, and marine resources, and emphasized growing pressures from disease, climate impacts, habitat change, and increased public demand. Simi said the department is largely funded by hunting and fishing license revenue and federal grants, is reviewing staffing and internal processes, and faces critical needs including permanent funding for environmental review staff, infrastructure and IT modernization, and possible service reductions if additional support is not found. Members asked about specific program and policy issues, including chronic wasting disease in deer, hemorrhagic disease in rabbits and hares, moose population decline, and a proposed bait-disease bill. The department said it is actively monitoring diseases and did not see a need for the bait bill at this time. Legislators also discussed the Hike Safe program, which the department said has grown from an expected $100,000 annually to more than $300,000, and a possible boating version of that program, which the department said remains under consideration but would involve complex logistics and multiple agencies. Questions were also raised about rescue costs, out-of-state hikers, and whether boat registrations could be used as a revenue source; Fish and Game said boat registration is handled by the Department of Safety, though the department receives $5 per registered boat for the public boat access program. The budget discussion focused on revenue projections, use of unrestricted Fish and Game funds, and dependence on federal reimbursements. Leonti said the department met the governor’s general fund target but not the Fish and Game fund target without using surplus unrestricted funds, leaving only about $100,000 in the fund by the end of the biennium. She said the budget uses more than $18 million in Fish and Game funds annually against about $14 million in unrestricted revenue, and that five of 193 full-time positions remain unfunded. The department warned that if federal grants were halted, it could cost about $5 million over five months and force the Fish and Game fund to cover the gap. Committee members also requested that future presentations be sent electronically in advance, and the department agreed to do so.

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• That reflects the broader challenges we face when had to find alternative care for today.
• SB 971 also recognizes the challenges that many seniors face, such as modern technology, managing bills
• People who are already doing work in this space, whether that's state agencies, AAA's, local entities
• So there are a large number of agencies that would be, or currently are,... ...a number of agencies that
• While the intensity has certainly increased, these challenges are not new.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• In our summary, there's a statement in here. provide clear direction to the agency about how we make
• From the perspective of an animal services agency and shelters, telehealth plays a critical role.
• Many of these families have challenges with transportation and unstable housing.
• They have disabilities that make getting into our clinic promptly challenging.
• And it's challenging when we see these barriers that are up to us.

Bills: HB1904, HB2106, HB2211, HB2247, HB2329, HB2339

Keywords: animal welfare, cats, declawing, animal rights, pet care, healthcare, contract modifications, provider notifications, insurance carriers, health facilities, HB 2211, medically tailored meals, medical nutrition therapy, medical assistance, Medicaid, Health Care Authority, Department of Social and Health Services, nutrition support, chronic disease, dietary accommodations

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• </c> a documented recruitment challenge. a documented recruitment challenge.
• </c> we're having recruitment challenges. we're having recruitment challenges.
• The challenge with shortage position.
• That's our our internal challenge.
• We worker vacancies in other agencies.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• The challenge was that there was almost no pathway for businesses like ours.
• The challenge was that there was almost no pathway for businesses like ours. risk.
• The challenge was that there was almost no pathway for businesses like ours.
• These demands are especially challenging for my district.
• I'm with the Association of California Water Agencies.

Keywords: 987, senate, all