Transcript Highlights:

• First of all, prioritizing backfilling of state-owned facilities on the Capitol complex to fully utilize
• <00:14:41.199> cost<00:14:41.560> versus<00:14:42.000> the empty or utilize
• cost versus the empty or utilize cost versus the demolition<00:14:42.920> so<00:14:43.160>
• so um that's what gets that utilization so um that's what gets evaluated<00:15:36.120> and<00
• It covers growing expenses for health care compensation, utilities, and legal services.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, in in many<00:03:17.840> cases,<00:03:18.159> we<00:03:18.480> utilize<00:03
• :18.720> a<00:03:18.879> collection many cases, we utilize a collection many cases, we
• utilize a collection service<00:03:19.680> to<00:03:19.920> do<00:03:20.080> that.
• 27.600> with<00:05:27.759> the Does a community engage with the Business Council to utilize
• Wyoming as well as other utility Wyoming as well as other utility providers.<01:41:09.440> Then

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• cost but it doesn't impact utilization. cost but it doesn't impact utilization.
• Um we included a factor for utilization Um we included a factor for utilization for<00:07:55.039
• <00:08:32.719> Basically,<00:08:33.039> the utilization of clients.
• Basically, the utilization of clients.
• rates might be. ...on sort of what those utilization rates might be.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• generators out of paying the utility property tax.
• What happens today is that those utilities that pay this utility property tax, this revenue goes 100%
• the official plan for the utility the official plan for the utility property<04:14:07.880> tax
• No, we did courts fees, lottery, and then the last one would be utility property tax.
• Lottery, we did Lottery, and then the last one would be utility property tax.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee received a Department of Revenue Administration update from Commissioner Lindsay Stepp focused on revenue estimates for fiscal years 2025, 2026, and 2027. She explained the department’s forecasting method, which uses five scenarios based on the first seven months of actual collections and different assumptions for the remaining months, then selects a reasonable high and low range for FY 25 and applies projected growth rates for FY 26 and FY 27. Members asked several clarifying questions about how the scenarios are chosen and how the estimates relate to economic growth and taxpayer behavior. For business taxes, Stepp reported FY 25 year-to-date collections of $110.3 million, 18.2% below plan and 17.2% below prior year. She said the shortfall reflects both economic conditions and a resetting of estimated payments after unusually strong pandemic-era profits, and noted that the department cannot fully separate changes in taxpayer liability from changes in estimated payment behavior. She said approximately just under $72 million was refunded in FY 24 due to the CCO cap, and that FY 25 year-to-date refunds are at 41.7%. For business taxes, the department’s FY 25 range was based on either continued underperformance versus plan or a return to prior-year levels, with FY 26 and FY 27 growth projected at 3% to 8%. The committee also reviewed meals and rooms tax, tobacco tax, and related trends. Meals and rooms revenue was $6.9 million, or 3.3%, ahead of plan and prior year; the FY 25 gross estimate was $475.894 million, with a net range of about $331.82 million to $335.259 million after municipal transfers and school building aid. Stepp said recent monthly results suggest some fluctuation tied to disposable income, weather, and travel patterns, but no clear sustained decline. Tobacco tax was $18.1 million, 14% below plan and 4.8% below prior year; she said cigarette stamp sales are declining while e-cigarettes and other tobacco products are growing, with FY 25 tobacco revenue projected at $182.5 million to $185.3 million and FY 26-FY 27 growth ranging from -5% to flat. No votes or formal actions were taken.

Transcript Highlights:

• , and had prioritized paying her rent over paying her utilities.
• Since the beginning of the 2026 school year, um, beginning of 2026, they have utilized these funds to
• um beginning of 2026, um beginning of 2026, they<00:09:00.040> have<00:09:00.240> utilized
• these funds to assist they have utilized these funds to assist families<00:09:02.360> affected
• It can be used for rental assistance, utility assistance, eviction prevention and move-in support.

Bills: HF4561, HF4343

Keywords: homeless prevention aid, homelessness, housing stability, rental assistance, family homelessness, unaccompanied youth, housing navigation, legal representation, family outreach, county aid, Tribal governments, local government aid, general fund appropriation, unspent funds, aid redistribution, sunset repeal, Minnesota property tax aid, services for persons experiencing homelessness, sales tax, use tax

Transcript Highlights:

• How many veterans are currently utilizing this particular facility?
• many veterans are currently utilizing many veterans are currently utilizing this<00:27:20.400>
• <00:36:28.560> Um, skills uh utilizing their vehicles.
• Um, skills uh utilizing their vehicles.
• <01:20:38.640> all where they'll be used utilized all where they'll be used utilized all throughout

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh, it's led to rural access gaps, much longer wait times and higher utilization of our ERS. this is
• <00:05:08.240> of<00:05:08.479> our wait times and higher utilization of our wait times
• and higher utilization of our ERS.
• So we do not, you know, establish the rates that the managed care entities utilize, as it was discussed
• or um utilizing cost reports annually. or um utilizing cost reports annually.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board meeting began with a roll call and approval of the October 7 meeting minutes. The chair then reordered the agenda to hear the item on Medicaid reimbursement rates and network adequacy first because of scheduling issues. Dr. Steve Robertson of the Kentucky Dental Association was sworn in and testified at length about Kentucky’s dental Medicaid program, arguing that reimbursement rates are unsustainably low, have been largely flat for decades, and are often below the cost of providing care. He said Kentucky ranks near the bottom nationally in oral health, dental Medicaid rates are often 60% or less of commercial rates, and the program’s share of the Medicaid budget has effectively remained around 2% despite growth in enrollment and services. Dr. Robertson said the low rates are contributing to provider losses, rural access gaps, longer wait times, dental deserts, and greater use of emergency rooms for preventable dental problems. He cited examples of office costs exceeding reimbursement for basic procedures, noted that many dentists are small private businesses, and said the state is struggling to recruit and retain dentists because of low payment levels and high student debt. He also pointed to disparities with neighboring states and said recent increases in some oral surgery and cleaning codes were not enough to address the broader problem. His recommendations included completing the rebasing study, increasing dental reimbursement in the upcoming budget, tying future reviews to inflation and cost data, aligning benchmarks, and prioritizing preventive and restorative care to improve workforce stability and access. Board members asked about the size of the needed increase, the effect of private insurance on dental practice finances, and what a new dentist might expect to earn. Dr. Robertson said the association is working on an appropriations request and that private insurance pressures are part of the problem as well, since many plans are HMOs or PPOs with limited provider control over rates. He also said the association can no longer conduct reimbursement surveys because of FTC restrictions, but would try to obtain current ADA data. In response to questions about the future of the program, he warned that without significant changes it could become unsustainable and cited Ohio and Missouri as examples where higher reimbursement improved provider participation and access. The board then heard from Mr. Bowman of Baldwin Consulting, who discussed outpatient behavioral health providers, including ABA therapy and mental health/substance use disorder services. He said these providers face similar issues of rising costs, flat reimbursement, and access problems. He reviewed Kentucky’s network adequacy standards, including travel-time standards, 30-day appointment limits, and newer federal requirements that will require services within 10 business days by 2029. He said wait times for outpatient behavioral health, especially children’s services and ABA, have grown substantially, sometimes to more than a year, and emphasized that the Medicaid department must enforce these standards.

Transcript Highlights:

• going to need help with a utility going to need help with a utility payment<01:19:19.920> to<
• And I think what's great about utilizing the legislature, utilizing nonprofits, is it becomes a filtering
• <01:23:49.960> the what's great about utilizing the what's great about utilizing the legislature
• ,<01:23:50.680> utilizing<01:23:51.240> nonprofits<01:23:51.960> is<01:23:52.080
• > it legislature, utilizing nonprofits is it legislature, utilizing nonprofits is it becomes<01

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The meeting opened with the pledge and prayer, a roll call established quorum, and members announced a Veterans Caucus meeting to follow the session. The committee also recognized distinguished veteran Joe Mash Masterson of Bardstown, who was praised for his Army service, long-time advocacy for veterans, and leadership in the American Legion and local veteran organizations. Masterson thanked his family, the American Legion Post 121, and the VA staff, and several members offered remarks honoring his service and the committee’s practice of recognizing veterans. The committee then briefly addressed a referred administrative regulation, 017 KAR 001 030, which leadership described as technical updates to existing policy; no vote was taken. After that, members heard testimony from KDVA and Finance and Administration officials on the ongoing HVAC replacement project at the Radcliffe Veteran Center. Officials said the system had been problematic for years, that design work began early to accelerate the project, and that the work was complicated by the need to replace the system in an operating nursing facility. They explained that the project was bid in March, awarded to Less Mechanical, and that protective measures, shop drawings, and equipment orders were underway. Committee members pressed officials on why the problem had taken so long to resolve, why the original system had been installed, whether the issue had been communicated regularly, and whether the state should be paying for a replacement in a relatively new facility. Officials said the original system’s components and warranties had failed, that they had tried to replace parts before moving to a full replacement, and that the system’s manufacturer and quality differed from a similar facility in Glasgow that had not had the same issues. They said the current phase one contract was about $6 million, with the remaining funds held for phase two to restore full occupancy; phase two design was nearly complete and could be bid later if funding is approved. Officials estimated phase one completion around January 2026 and full completion around March 2027, depending on funding and scheduling.

Transcript Highlights:

• infrastructure U making these utility infrastructure U making these kind<00:50:45.559> of<00:
• It is the state's first net zero library and utilized federal funds in addition to their local match.
• It is the state's first net zero library and utilized federal funds in addition to their local match.
• It is the state's first net zero library and utilized federal funds in addition to their local match.
• It is the state's first net zero library and utilized federal funds in addition to their local match.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The concern has been what is the utility of the space.
• But we do believe that that site is best utilized to increase density and increase our inventory.
• So last year, after the fires, we utilized our own money and we cut firebreaks.
• a third-party payroll vendor or utilize a third-party payroll vendor or we<05:42:51.360> utilize<
• <05:47:46.878> it charter schools have to utilize it charter schools have to utilize it for

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Finance Committee held an informational briefing with the University of Hawaiʻi, led by new President Wendy Hensel and Vice President for Budget and Finance Calbert Young. Hensel outlined the university system’s scope, student demographics, research activity, and campus missions, emphasizing four strategic priorities: serving Native Hawaiians and Hawaiʻi, student success, workforce development, and economic diversification through innovation and research. She highlighted the system’s enrollment, research funding, and the roles of Mānoa, Hilo, West Oʻahu, the community colleges, and specialized institutions such as JABSOM and the Cancer Center. Young then reviewed the budget request, focusing largely on making prior one-time appropriations permanent and supporting recurring needs. Items included funding for Mānoa athletics, the Hawaiʻi Institute for Marine Biology, K-12 teacher education, Pamantasan Council support, Hilo programs, Windward’s mental health technician certificate, Maui’s practical nursing bridge program, and student support positions such as financial aid and admissions counselors. He also described workforce-related requests tied to nursing expansion at Mānoa and West Oʻahu, as well as facilities support at West Oʻahu. A major portion of the testimony addressed the university’s two Kakaʻako medical facilities. Young explained that declining tobacco settlement and cigarette tax revenues are no longer sufficient to cover debt service for JABSOM and the Cancer Center, so the governor’s budget includes general fund support to supplement those obligations. He also described a regents-approved request not included in the governor’s proposal: expanding the Hawaiʻi Promise financial aid program to the four-year campuses, estimated at about $11–12 million. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the briefing.

Transcript Highlights:

• It's not utilized as predominantly in the law enforcement profession.
• Do you all utilize in selecting your emergency management coordinators?
• And for 2026, we are looking at how we can best utilize. utilize him and his gifts, talents, and abilities
• That's part volunteers and how you utilize them.
• There are many military events that have utilized this technology.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, the second project is to utilize a vacant, obsolete building to establish the East Kentucky Applied
• Um, the second project is to utilize a vacant, obsolete building to establish the East Kentucky Applied
• EKU has constructed a new temporary access road that DOCJT is currently utilizing to reach their loading
• EKU has constructed a new temporary access road that DOCJT is currently utilizing to reach their loading
• utilize and of course the uh loading utilize and of course the uh loading docks<00:24:48.159> and<

Keywords: Opening and Roll Call 00:28 Public safety Cabinet 01:09 Juvenile justice MH Facility: 04:30 Department of Corrections Repair and Replacement: 10:29 Department of Criminal Justice Flat Track 19:05 KSP : 27:02 Department of Public Advocacy : 37:35, 958, all

Summary: The subcommittee heard capital project requests from the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet for fiscal years 2026-28. The cabinet described its large statewide footprint and said its facilities face significant deferred maintenance, with the governor’s budget proposing full funding for maintenance pool requests, including an additional $60 million for the Department of Corrections’ maintenance pool and cash funding through investment income. Officials said the projects were based on facility assessments and were presented as necessary public safety investments rather than wish-list items. For the Department of Juvenile Justice, the main requests were $35 million for a high-acuity mental health treatment facility and $45 million each for two new female detention facilities. Officials said the mental health facility would fill a gap for youth needing psychiatric care, while the female facilities were needed to support a regional detention model and address overcrowding; they noted the current female population has grown by 50% since July 2024. Members asked about locations, and staff said they were considering western Kentucky abandoned mine land and available land in Fayette and Jefferson counties, with current female placements in Boyd County and Warren County. For the Department of Corrections, officials requested funding for critical mechanical, electrical, plumbing, roof, and structural repairs, including $15.78 million for Kentucky State Penitentiary utilities infrastructure and additional funding for North Point Training Center projects. They also highlighted two re-entry initiatives: a KCTCS partnership for a re-entry campus at North Point and the East Kentucky Applied Manufacturing Institute at Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex, both aimed at reducing recidivism through intensive training and job preparation. Members asked about the KCTCS re-entry model, and DOC explained it would be a more immersive, campus-style program than current prison-based vocational classes. The Department of Criminal Justice Training discussed projects at its Richmond campus and the planned Western Kentucky Training Center, including a replacement flat track and campus access road at Richmond and added training features in Madisonville. Officials said the Richmond changes were needed because EKU construction had removed the existing flat track and would affect access, while the Western Kentucky project would expand training capacity and reduce travel for law enforcement agencies. The Kentucky State Police then outlined the final phase of the statewide emergency radio system replacement, estimated at about $17.5 million, and said the system is being built in geographic phases; members asked how long completion would take, and staff estimated roughly four years after funding, assuming no major inflation spikes. No votes were taken, and the meeting remained informational with member questions and staff responses.

Transcript Highlights:

• The system lasts twice as long as a typical system, but it saves us $400,000 a year in our utility bill
• bill, reduces our carbon in our utility bill, reduces our carbon footprint.<00:37:20.760> Um<
• have to advance the Hangar Row development project, which right now we are looking at all of the utility
• Again, direct correlation to job creation. looking at all of the utility looking at all of the utility
• Our F&F cargo facility and the utility infrastructure associated with that is also supported by

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The task force was called to order with a quorum present, and Commissioner Mark Carter of the Kentucky Department of Aviation gave the first presentation. He outlined the state’s airport system, noting 58 public-use airports, the department’s small staff, and its funding structure through a jet fuel tax that generates about $23 million annually, leaving roughly $15 million for airport investment after required deductions. Carter highlighted recent projects at airports including Bardstown, Madisonville, Central Kentucky Regional, Paducah, Sparta, Danville, and Henderson, and said the department has also expanded data collection on airport activity, hangars, schools, and training programs. He emphasized that the department recently completed the first statewide economic impact study of general aviation airports and is developing a five-year airport needs plan. Carter said several things are working well, including stronger communication with airports, the public, the legislature, and especially the FAA’s Memphis district office, which now involves the state more in project selection. He said the department is reasonably staffed overall, but identified workforce development and advanced air mobility as major gaps. In response to questions from Senator Nunn and Representative York, he said he did not have specific workforce shortage numbers on hand, but cited Boeing reports showing large national and global shortages of pilots and mechanics, and explained that instructor shortages and low wages limit training capacity. He also said air traffic control is an FAA function, though EKU has shown interest in developing a training program. Carter identified several needs for improvement: more workforce investment, more aviation education in high schools, more scholarships for pilot and mechanic training, more attention to advanced air mobility, and more frequent, institutionalized data collection. He also pointed to major pending capital needs at airports such as Elizabethtown, Owensboro, Harlan, Leitchfield-Grayson County, and Whitesburg-Letcher County, all of which would require FAA and state support. He urged airports to do a better job marketing their economic value and said the state should continue updating aviation studies so lawmakers have current information for policy decisions. The task force then heard from Lexington Blue Grass Airport Director Eric Frankl, who welcomed the new CVG director and thanked the legislature for creating the task force and supporting aviation infrastructure. Frankl said Blue Grass Airport has rebounded from the pandemic and now exceeds pre-pandemic passenger levels, while serving a mix of private aviation, pilot training, corporate aviation, and commercial airline activity. He described ongoing terminal-area planning, parking technology upgrades, and a major parking lot expansion expected to finish by early spring 2026, and said the airport is planning for future technologies such as vertiports and electric aerial vehicles. Frankl estimated that a broader terminal modernization program will cost roughly $500 million to $700 million over the next 5 to 10 years and said the airport needs continued state support to close funding gaps and remain competitive with other states investing in aviation.

Transcript Highlights:

• /c><00:26:35.600> for<00:26:36.080> MINDOT<00:26:36.720> to<00:26:37.679> utilize
• <00:26:38.080> funds authority uh for MINDOT to utilize funds authority uh for MINDOT to utilize
• Section 10 on page 48 sets requirements on local units of government to utilize any kind of investment
• <00:32:00.240> any<00:32:00.480> kind<00:32:00.640> of government to utilize
• any kind of government to utilize any kind of investment<00:32:01.360> revenue<00:32:01.760><

Bills: HF2438

Keywords: transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school

Transcript Highlights:

• Sentencing can sometimes be utilized too liberally, and so kids don't really have an end point as well
• And so, the three procedural mechanisms that we do utilize in this bill, first of all, all is to, number
• What I got, what I asked for last session that I I received I've been able to utilize and build out and
• I don't have a plan of how I would effectively utilize that, that I could report back to you.
• This will provide the appropriate mechanism to address public safety. while being able to utilize the

Bills: HB31, HB3360

Keywords: juvenile justice, community supervision, felony offenses, treatment of children, juvenile facilities, chemical dispensing device, solitary confinement, rehabilitation, criminal proceedings, delinquency, 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• out the relationship between the city and the community, and so in the A3 we do require electric utilities
• , and in talking through that with advocates I think they also agreed that some level of electric utility
• <00:04:22.040> in<00:04:22.160> the do require Electric utilities in the do require
• Electric utilities in the original<00:04:22.720> sacred<00:04:23.040> settlements<00:04
• <00:04:32.000> to<00:04:32.160> the some level of electric utility to the some level

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• So even if you aren't one of the one in five consumers who utilize grocery delivery on a weekly basis
• Exemptions were made for specific industries, including utilities.
• Propane provides the same benefits as utilities, as the energy businesses need to operate in Minnesota
• While they support this repeal, at the very least they would like an exemption like that for utilities
• specific Industries including utilities specific Industries including utilities propane<00:18:54.840

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: House File 5 was heard in the Transportation Committee and moved by the author, Representative Jim Joy, to be referred to the Tax Committee. Joy described the bill as a package to make Minnesota more affordable by fully eliminating the Social Security tax subtraction, ending the motor fuels tax indexing, repealing the retail delivery fee, and studying vehicle registration/license taxes compared with neighboring states. Committee fiscal staff explained the bill’s fiscal effects across the general fund, highway user tax distribution fund, transportation advancement account, and metro county sales tax allocations, including that the delivery fee repeal would reduce Transportation Advancement Account revenue and that the bill would shift some revenue sources to offset losses. Several stakeholders testified. The Minnesota Grocers Association strongly supported repealing the retail delivery fee, arguing it is costly and complex for retailers to administer, especially small businesses, and that the costs are ultimately passed on to consumers. The Minnesota Propane Association also supported repeal, saying the fee is burdensome for propane businesses, that only a small share of deliveries are actually subject to it, and that compliance costs can exceed the fee revenue collected. Fiscal staff noted that delivery fee revenue forecasts have fallen below earlier projections, and explained that the fee is imposed on sellers with several exemptions, including a $100 transaction threshold and exemptions for some sales such as bars, restaurants, nonprofits, and certain small businesses. Opposition came from local government groups. The League of Minnesota Cities said it supported the Transportation Advancement Account and its 2023 funding sources, including the delivery fee and motor vehicle parts sales tax, and warned that the bill would prematurely alter a funding structure that cities rely on for predictable transportation revenue. The Minnesota Association of Small Cities said small cities had long lacked dedicated transportation funding and wanted a stable, ongoing revenue stream, but were neutral on the exact source as long as it was reliable. Metro Cities echoed support for stable, predictable transportation funding for metro-area cities. The committee took testimony and discussion only; no final vote was recorded in the excerpt beyond the motion to refer the bill to the Tax Committee.

Transcript Highlights:

• space, is whether our primary care physicians and APRNs are educated to know how to use this, when to utilize
• primary care space, our primary care physicians and APRNs educated to know how to use this, when to utilize
• it, when to refer a patient out. educated to know how to use this, when to utilize it, when to refer
• guidelines, not only for blood-based biomarkers and diagnostics, but also the best-practice guidelines to utilize

Summary: The Arkansas Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Advisory Council met to introduce members, adopt its rules and procedures, approve prior minutes, and authorize the co-chairs to approve special expenses. The main discussion focused on updating the Arkansas State Plan for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, with David Cook of the Alzheimer’s Association outlining major changes in prevalence, caregiving burden, diagnostics, and treatment since the prior plan. He noted rising disease and caregiver numbers in Arkansas, the expansion of amyloid PET access, the growing use of blood-based biomarkers, and the availability of FDA-approved treatments such as Leqembi and Kisunla, while emphasizing that access, insurance coverage, and provider education remain major barriers. Members and presenters also discussed the need to better reach rural primary care providers, who may not be aware of new diagnostics and therapies, and the bottlenecks caused by limited specialists and infusion capacity. There was concern about overreliance on blood tests without confirmatory evaluation, and several members stressed the importance of collaboration, public education, and promoting brain health through exercise and diet. The council also heard about existing programs such as the dementia services coordinator, the BOLD grant, caregiver respite grants, workforce training, and a pilot dementia resource center with UAMS Centers on Aging. The council approved a new four-part outline for the next state plan: advancing risk reduction and brain health/early detection, strengthening family caregiver support, improving access to diagnostics and treatment, and supporting access and quality of care, including workforce and crisis response. Members also agreed to consider future agenda items on new treatments, brain health and lifestyle prevention, workforce training, and possible legislative changes to the enabling statute. The meeting ended with discussion of scheduling the next meeting, tentatively set for August 12 in Hot Springs, and adjournment.

Transcript Highlights:

• primary care space, is our primary care physicians and APRNs educated to know how to use this, when to utilize
• primary care space, our primary care physicians and APRNs educated to know how to use this, when to utilize
• it, when to refer a patient out. educated to know how to use this, when to utilize it, when to refer
• guidelines, not only for blood-based biomarkers and diagnostics, but also the best-practice guidelines to utilize

Summary: The Arkansas Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Advisory Council met with legislative members and agency, advocacy, and provider representatives present. The council adopted its rules and procedures, approved the prior meeting minutes, and authorized the co-chairs to approve special expenses. Members then heard an extensive update on the state Alzheimer’s plan and current developments in diagnosis, treatment, research, caregiving, and workforce issues. David Cook of the Alzheimer’s Association described major changes since the first state plan, including the growth of blood-based biomarkers, broader access to amyloid PET scans, and the availability of disease-slowing treatments such as Leqembi and Kisunla. He emphasized that Arkansas still faces major barriers in rural areas, including limited provider awareness, insurance coverage concerns, shortages of specialists, and long wait times for memory care and infusion services. He also highlighted caregiver burden, the need for better education and care navigation, and new efforts such as a dementia resource center pilot with UAMS, respite grants, and workforce training. Members discussed the importance of public education on brain health, diet, exercise, and risk reduction, as well as the need to collaborate with chronic disease partners and improve outreach to primary care providers. The council approved four proposed focus areas for the next state plan: advancing risk reduction, brain health, early detection and diagnosis; strengthening family caregiver support; improving access to diagnostics and treatment; and supporting access and quality of care, including workforce training and crisis response. Members also discussed possible legislative or statutory changes to keep the council active and engaged, and they agreed to pursue a future meeting in August, tentatively August 12 in Hot Springs, with additional meetings under consideration for later in the month. The meeting adjourned after no further business.

Transcript Highlights:

• It extends the automatic report filing extension, which I know is something that many people have utilized
• It extends the automatic report filing extension, which I know is something that many people have utilized
• This says that candidates themselves can utilize campaign funds for certain reasonable and necessary
• campaign funds for electronic security systems and safety expenses without a monetary cap instead of utilizing

Keywords: 1064, all