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• <00:39:01.440> of that there' be a time time a pilot of that there' be a time time a pilot
• offer various um net metering programs offer various um net metering programs and and and if<01:
• have installed to be in the program have installed to be in the program these<02:41:29.240> are
• these are set it and forget it programs these are set it and forget it programs as<02:41:32.120>
• the elegant uh features of the program the elegant uh features of the program as<05:12:36.520>

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• The other counties that are left out have kind of seen it as a pilot project, and it's worked very well
• I'm glad JD did mention that it's not a cost thing, because the Program Review and Investigations Committee
• a cost thing mention that it's not a cost thing because<00:22:19.919> the<00:22:20.080> program
• <00:22:20.559> review<00:22:20.919> and because the program review and because the
• program review and investigations<00:22:22.240> committee<00:22:23.240> under<00:22:23.640

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Summary: The committee met with a quorum and took up four bills. House Bill 131, sponsored by Representative Meredith, would give former second-class city fire departments more flexibility in firefighter scheduling. Meredith explained the committee substitute would allow a hybrid “1323” schedule while preserving existing collective bargaining agreements and affecting only 13 cities. There was no opposition or public testimony, and the committee adopted the substitute and passed the bill with a favorable expression. House Bill 256, sponsored by the chair, was presented by Representative Flry and Kentucky Land Title Association President Eric Case. The bill sets a 40-year statutory limit on certain dormant title interests to clear old encumbrances and make titles more marketable, while not specifically excluding coal and mineral interests. The committee adopted the substitute and then passed the bill with a favorable expression. House Bill 290, sponsored by Representative Wilson, would update county law library funding rules to allow local bar associations to use library funds for online legal services, addressing unused balances in some counties. The chair and others said the change would better use the resource for attorneys and the public. The committee approved the bill with a favorable expression. House Bill 368, sponsored by Representative Decker, would let smaller counties and local governments use the same alternative public notice methods already available in larger counties, such as posting notices on government websites after a brief newspaper notice. Supporters from county and city groups said the change would save money, improve efficiency, and help with transparency, while Kentucky Press Association Executive Director David Thompson said newspaper publication costs are relatively small and urged the legislature to set standards for government websites before expanding online notice options. The transcript cuts off during Thompson’s testimony, and no final committee action on HB 368 is shown.

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• HB 1043 provides for two pilot studies or assessments to be made in order to provide Texas government
• HB 1043 wisely authorizes two county pilots.
• HB 1043 wisely authorizes two county pilots, one urban, one rural.
• county clerks, and the Department of Information Resources to implement and rigorously evaluate the pilot
• Your understanding is correct: in our implementation rules for the TEF programs, there is no exclusion

Bills: HB111

Summary: The committee heard a long series of House bills, with most measures laid out by Senate sponsors and then left pending after brief public testimony. Early bills focused on construction and licensing issues, including HB 305 on prompt payment for public construction audits, HB 5093 on restoring public access to notary contact information, HB 2037 on updating landlord-tenant repair and security deposit rules, HB 4214 on a centralized public information request contact database, and HB 5435 exempting higher education institutions from a 90-day notice requirement for certain public-private partnership projects. Testimony was generally supportive on these bills, and no votes were taken; each was left pending. The committee also considered several transparency and regulatory bills. HB 111 would expand the Public Information Act to certain nonprofit state associations and narrow some attorney-client and working-paper exceptions, with supporters arguing it would improve oversight of public funds and critics questioning the scope and thresholds. HB 5129 would protect occupational license holders’ personal identifying information from disclosure without consent, HB 4350 would allow peace officers to redact personal information from online real property records, HB 4748 would authorize multiple-award state purchasing contracts, and HB 4765 would clean up code enforcement officer licensing rules. HB 4134 would allow motor vehicle creditors to charge limited fees for electronic payment options while requiring a free alternative, and HB 1043 would direct a study of blockchain-based property title records; both drew testimony, with some concern about the practical effects and vendor implications of the blockchain study. Several bills addressed insurance, workforce, and digital-asset regulation. HB 3520 would reduce the insurance coverage required for transportation network companies during the period when a driver is en route to pick up a passenger, drawing support from Texans for Lawsuit Reform and opposition from trial lawyers who argued the higher coverage better protects the public. HB 3320 would create a self-insurance pool for religious institutions, with TDI explaining it would still be regulated but operate under a special statutory framework. HB 4233 would modernize rules for digital asset service providers by removing certain auditor-access requirements and updating reporting and licensing provisions. HB 3923 would reduce bachelor’s-degree requirements for some state jobs, though Every Texan argued low pay, not degree requirements, is the main driver of turnover. HB 4518 would create a legal structure for decentralized unincorporated nonprofit associations tied to blockchain governance; business law experts opposed it as unnecessary and potentially risky, while crypto advocates supported it. Finally, HB 1803 would join an interstate compact for dentists and dental hygienists, with supporters citing workforce shortages and opponents saying Texas already licenses quickly and that the compact could weaken state oversight. Throughout the hearing, the committee repeatedly closed testimony and left bills pending, and a quorum was eventually established before later items were heard.

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• Vote green, please." mentoring program where you're collabor- mentoring program where you're collabor
• HF 3719 creates a pilot program allowing local candidates to use the Campaign Finance Board's reporting
• Uh the pilot program will take place in at least four jurisdictions, must include at least one county
• We worked with the Campaign Finance Board on the timing of the pilot program, and they are willing to
• are timing of the pilot program and they are timing of the pilot program and they are willing<01

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House first took up House File 1794, which would remove the post-graduate collaborative practice requirement for advanced practice registered nurses. The author and several supporters argued the bill would reduce barriers to practice, improve access to primary care and mental health services, especially in rural areas, and align Minnesota with other states. Supporters cited backing from APRN organizations and said the Board of Nursing had no concerns, while opponents, led by Representative Liebling, argued the current one-year collaborative period is a patient-safety safeguard that gives new APRNs needed experience working with physicians before practicing independently. After debate and questions about how the current requirement works in practice, the House passed the bill 119-12. The House then considered House File 4595, which changes licensure reciprocity rules for marriage and family therapists. Representative Schumacher said the bill would expand access to mental health care at no cost by making it easier for qualified out-of-state therapists to obtain Minnesota licenses, eliminating a five-year waiting period and other barriers while maintaining standards through background checks and a jurisprudence exam. Supporters, including Representatives Bierman and Gilman, emphasized workforce shortages and the value of more therapy access for families and relationships. The Board of Marriage and Family Therapy was noted as neutral, and the bill passed unanimously, 133-0. Finally, the House began debate on House File 4493, which would authorize pharmacists to initiate, prescribe, administer, and dispense certain drugs for opioid use disorder, including buprenorphine/Suboxone. Representative Baker said the bill would save lives by allowing people to access treatment immediately through local pharmacies, especially in greater Minnesota, and help them through withdrawal when they are most likely to seek help. The transcript cuts off during the opening of discussion on this bill, before any vote or final action is shown.

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• Yeah, so our Space Florida Academy program, I'm really proud of, it's just the first step.
• And to the point where I actually met my wife working on the shuttle program.
• They also used programs like CDBG and line-item appropriations in the GAA.
• So using programs like FDOT's spaceport improvement program, or SIP, help us identify and utilize funds
• Chairman, a pilot project would be amazing.

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and heard first from Space Florida President and CEO Robert Long, who described the agency’s role as the state’s aerospace finance and business development authority and spaceport authority. He reported a pipeline of about 187 projects, nearly $7 billion in potential private investment, and roughly 8,000 potential jobs, with 161 projects in the fiscal-year pipeline, up about 30% from the prior year. Long said Space Florida is focusing on workforce development through its Space Florida Academy with 23 school districts, and on target markets including advanced air mobility/eVTOL, flight simulation, and satellite manufacturing. Members asked about infrastructure, federal-state coordination, LNG planning, environmental mitigation, workforce, and how the Legislature’s recent $5 million recurring increase is being used; Long said the funds are mainly supporting staffing, contracted services, and IT improvements to handle growth and move projects through faster. The panel then heard from Blue Origin, Leonardo (through LSN Partners), and Lone Star Data Holdings. Blue Origin said its Florida manufacturing and launch operations have grown far beyond initial commitments, with more than $3 billion invested and over 3,000 employees in the state, and emphasized the need for roads, water, wastewater, and other launch-site infrastructure as launch cadence increases. Leonardo highlighted its TH-73A Navy helicopter program in Milton and a new 70,000-square-foot maintenance facility at Whiting Aviation Park, crediting state, local, and federal partners and noting future potential for its AW-609 tiltrotor aircraft. Lone Star Data Holdings described its satellite-based data storage and disaster-recovery business, said Florida was its first customer, and urged the state to use Florida as a pilot project for protecting data and expanding space-based data infrastructure. Members repeatedly focused on what the state should do next, and the panel’s main answer was continued investment in infrastructure and long-term planning. Specific needs mentioned included road widening, traffic signals, fire suppression, water pressure, wastewater capacity, power, transportation links, environmental mitigation, and LNG-related planning at the spaceport. No formal votes or bills were taken up in the meeting, and the session ended after member questions and comments with a motion to rise and adjourn.

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• Here's a little more information: in 2023, we called it a pilot program where we had 16 awards, but you
• And here's just a little more information: in 2023, we called it a pilot program where we had 16 awards
• And here's just a little more information: in 2023, we called it a pilot program where we had 16 awards
• Here's just a little more information: in 2023, we called it a pilot program where we had 16 awards,
• In 2023, we called it a pilot program where we had 16 awards, but you could tell when we had 238 applicants

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:27:03.880> and specifically looks at these programs and specifically looks at these programs
• programs programs with<01:26:03.480> Senator<01:26:04.239> any<01:26:04.400> followup
• It's a repealer, and according to my information, the repeal program we're repealing is the program for
• We are changing this only to licensed programs, as opposed to programs governed by DHS, DCF, MDH.
• Minnesota sex affertive program am I Minnesota sex affertive program am I misinterpreting<01:41:17.840

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This pilot program would fill the critical state funding gap for these specialized services and demonstrate
• This pilot program would fill the critical state funding gap for these specialized services and demonstrate
• This pilot program would fill the critical state funding gap for these specialized services and demonstrate
• So in October 2023, the U of M and M Health Fairview launched a pilot program called STRIDE.
• M Health Fairview launched a pilot M Health Fairview launched a pilot program<01:11:19.000> um

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• uh uh I am the um anti-terrorism program uh uh I am the um anti-terrorism program manager<00:33:
• So we think it's a great program.
• So we think it's a great program.
• So we think it's a great program.
• He added that the program could be viewed as a pilot to try before doing something bigger.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The chair proposed amending the amendments to make the pilot program five years, blank out the appropriation
• program, blanking out the appropriation, and putting in a defective date of December 31, 2015.
• <00:26:51.840> program<00:26:52.840> blank<00:26:53.200> out<00:26:53.399>
• > the fiveyear pilot program blank out the fiveyear pilot program blank out the appropriation<00:
• I'm Kevin Ramirez, a program manager for the Coalition for Tobacco-Free Hawaii, a program of the Hawaii

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Health and Human Services Committee heard testimony on several measures related to child welfare, health care access, overdose response, disability services, and waste management. For SB 710 on child welfare, the Department of Human Services, the Office of Wellness and Resilience, the Attorney General’s office, and multiple advocacy groups testified in support, with the Governor’s office noting support but deferring to the Attorney General on implementation because of separation-of-powers concerns. For SB 952 on child welfare services, DHS, the Governor’s office, and child- and trauma-informed care advocates supported the bill, saying it would help families access services, provide basic material support, and reduce strain on the child welfare system. SB 954 on a home health services rate study also drew support, including from DHS, the Hawaii Healthcare Association, and a public testifier who said the study would help ensure funds reach low-income, disabled, and kupuna recipients. SB 957 on overdose prevention received support from the Department of Health and the Attorney General, who said overdose prevention centers are evidence-based but raised federal-law concerns and recommended amendments; the Hawaii Health and Harm Reduction Center and others also testified in support. The committee then moved to the 1:00 regular calendar and heard SB 850 on disability health disparity, which was supported by the Executive Office on Aging, the Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities, the Hawaii Disability Rights Center, self-advocates, and others. Testimony emphasized that a disparity study could improve workforce development, training, and services for people with disabilities. SB 838 on continuous glucose monitoring drew support from health agencies and advocates, with testimony stressing that monitors can be critical for some diabetes patients. SB 829 on health care was supported by the Department of Health and health care stakeholders, who said it would help rotating physicians serve neighbor islands without local hospital privileges and align with CMS rules. SB 446 on waste management drew mixed testimony: the Department of Health and several public entities provided comments, the County of Maui opposed, and environmental advocates urged stronger aquifer protections and limits on ash reuse. During decision making, the committee adopted recommendations to pass SB 298, SB 322, SB 299, SB 450, SB 451, SB 949, SB 710, SB 957, SB 69, and SD 952 with various amendments, including technical changes, blank appropriations, and defective dates. SB 323, SB 324, SB 712, SB 950, SB 954, and SB 959 were deferred, largely because companion House measures were moving or similar Senate measures had already passed. The chair also announced recesses to find quorum and noted that some bills from the earlier Monday calendar were being deferred to avoid duplication.

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• , which was a pilot program done with child welfare to support wellness checks.
• Uh, we also have the Hawaii Child Wellness Incentive Pilot Program, which gives $50 gift cards to parents
• The Honu program itself has been ... We're not arguing the program.
• <00:30:31.919> Jun's<00:30:32.320> program Scott's program Jun's program Scott's program
• program? program? >> Sure. >> Sure. >> Sure.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• THE PROGRAM IS INTENDED FOR NONVIOLENT OFFENDERS.
• THE TYPES OF PROGRAMS THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE REINVESTMENT GRANT PROGRAM
• THE BILL EXPANDS THE LIST OF COUNTIES THAT THEY ESTABLISH A FORENSIC HOSPITAL DIVERSION PILOT PROGRAM
• THIS PILOT PROGRAM HELPS RESTORE COMPETENCY AND PROVIDE MORE COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENT.
• THE DIVERSION PROGRAM WILL ALLOW THE LOVED ONES TO GET TREATMENT RATHER THAN JAIL TIME .

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• . programs. programs.
• Section 70 modifies the due date of the pediatric hospital-to-home transition pilot program report.
• Section 70 modifies the due date of the pediatric hospital-to-home transition pilot program report.
• Section 70 modifies the due date of the pediatric hospital-to-home transition pilot program report.
• Section 70 modifies the due date of the pediatric hospital-to-home transition pilot program report.

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• Keenan, Massachusetts Healthy Homes Program. The Senator from Norfolk and Plymouth.
• One problem: we passed it, it's law, but there wasn't any funding attached or included for the program
• It would allocate $50 million in bond money for the Healthy Homes Program.
• By creating a time-limited pilot program, this amendment would ensure that these types of projects can
• Crichton, Nature-Based Solutions Pilot. Question comes on adoption of the amendment.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate took up a major environmental bond bill with amendments covering climate resilience, housing health, plastics reduction, coastal protection, fisheries, and related regulatory issues. Early debate included Senator Keenan’s withdrawn amendment to fund the Massachusetts Healthy Homes Program with $50 million, followed by his adopted amendment banning hotels from providing plastic toiletry packages. Senator Tarr’s amendment to remove the paper bag charge was defeated after extended debate over whether the 10-cent bag assessment functioned as a tax; a related floor speech from Senator Duner argued the fee would burden working families. The chamber also adopted Senator Fernandez’s ocean acidification amendment, which would aggregate ocean monitoring data to support shellfish, water quality, and coastal management, with support from Senators Sear and Driscoll. Other adopted measures included Driscoll’s Houghton’s Pond multi-use trail, Montigny’s New Bedford State Pier redevelopment and harbor oil-recovery provisions, Collins’s Commonwealth Conservation Commission later withdrawn, and several coastal resilience and housing-related amendments. The Senate also approved a series of environmental and public health measures. Senator Moore’s rodenticide restriction amendment was adopted after testimony from animal welfare and conservation groups, with the sponsor describing harms to wildlife, pets, and livestock and noting local municipal support. Senator Lewis’s amendment directing DEP to study the feasibility of banning polystyrene was adopted, as was Senator Mark’s Massachusetts Climate Bank amendment and Senator Edwards’s carbon sequestration amendment expanding attention to salt marshes, seagrasses, and waterways. The chamber adopted amendments on equitable representation, improving indoor air quality, and a Douglas State Forest trust fund that would raise the entry fee from $1 to $2 for maintenance. Several amendments were withdrawn, including Collins’s urban coastal resilience commission and Tarr’s proposed Commonwealth Conservation Commission. Housing and permitting issues were another major theme. Senator Driscoll’s amendment requiring local confirmation before a project is designated a priority housing project was defeated, but his related amendments clarifying the process and requiring consultation with the Housing and Livable Communities Secretary were adopted. The Senate also adopted Crichton’s amendments streamlining permitting for coastal resiliency projects in urban areas and creating a five-year pilot for nature-based solutions, as well as Tarr’s amendment adding dredging and sand placement to general coastal permits. Tarr’s amendment to revise the Salisbury Beach Preservation Trust Fund was adopted, while his later constitutional challenge to a landform-migration provision was withdrawn after he argued it could amount to an uncompensated taking. The session ended with the Senate noting only two amendments remained and then adjourning in memory of Quincy’s former mayor James A. Sheets.

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• programs.
• NeighborWorks Home Partners was one of the first groups to pilot a first-generation down payment program
• This program allows borrowers to utilize any lender they would like to with any program.
• This program is changing that.
• Programs like these need more. They need to be more than just pilots; they need longevity.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• 943 is the parentto parent program 943 is the parentto parent program grant.<00:31:49.039> On
• . program. program.
• think it's a really workable program. think it's a really workable program.
• escalating, what we have is a program escalating, what we have is a program that<01:19:29.440>
• and to have work on these programs and to have program<01:32:53.520> integrity<01:32:54.080><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: Members met to review a budget bill agreement using a nonpartisan spreadsheet and summary materials. Chairs and members thanked fiscal, research, revisers, and agency staff for the collaborative process, noting the bill had been difficult and that the final product reflected compromise. The chair also said only minor technical changes were expected before final enactment, and the spreadsheet walkthrough was then turned over to fiscal staff. Fiscal staff explained that the agreement met the overall budget target and walked through major human services provisions. Key items included nursing facility payment changes, including a phased PDPM change, APS inflation, modified single-bed incentives, and a CPI-U capped payment cap; a nursing facility surcharge; workforce standards board rule costs; continuation of certain nursing facility property tax rates; regulation of for-profit acquisitions of nursing homes and assisted living facilities; repurposing assisted living special project funds; funding the SEIU self-directed worker agreement; CFSS reimbursement in acute care hospital settings; and multiple disability waiver rate and authorization changes, including CPI-U inflation caps, waiver authorization reforms, and a waiver reimagined advisory task force. The agreement also included family residential service rate increases, a temporary extension of customized living disproportionate share payments, tribal eligibility for targeted case management, positive supports training changes, out-of-home respite modifications, swimming lessons as an allowable service for certain children with disabilities, a provisional EID provider license, and program integrity services funded by licensing fee increases. Additional provisions covered MinnChoices studies and assumed savings, behavioral health fund changes, substance use disorder treatment billing and rate changes, supportive recovery housing, housing support supplemental rates for specific providers, disability determinations, enteral nutrition payment timing, temporary funding for Boundary Waters Care Center, several one-time human services grants, senior nutrition funding, and grant reductions and extensions. No formal vote was described in the transcript; the discussion focused on explaining the agreement and its fiscal effects.

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• Thanks to THC GME, our system has multiple family medicine residency programs.
• Right now, both programs are only funded through... March 31st.
• So one of the things that you talked about in your testimony, a four-year nationwide pilot program through
• You can sometimes sell the idea of a pilot program, but SNAP, as you know, is a federal program, and
• We could improve that program. We could make it better, more accessible, more usable.

Keywords: health policy, lifespan, quality of life, community health, public testimony

Summary: The committee meeting was marked by discussions surrounding health policies aimed at enhancing the lifespan and quality of life for the community members. The chairperson initiated the session with personal reflections on the importance of extending not just the years of life but also the quality of those years, especially from the perspective of parents and grandparents. Members engaged in thoughtful dialogue regarding potential legislative measures that could address public health in a more holistic manner, emphasizing the need for community outreach and effective health education programs.

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• Program.
• <00:10:28.760> Program.
• <00:10:29.960> And Child Care Incentive Pilot Program.
• And Child Care Incentive Pilot Program.
• Bible school programs and meals. Bible school programs and meals.

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• programs,<00:08:18.040> advocate want to fund pilot programs, advocate want to fund pilot
• programs, advocate for<00:08:18.680> state<00:08:19.280> supported<00:08:19.880> pilot
• <00:08:20.240> programs<00:08:21.120> that for state supported pilot programs that
• for state supported pilot programs that explore<00:08:21.840> integrative<00:08:22.440> approaches
• program? No. program? No.

Keywords: Roll Call - 00:10 Discussion on SCR 61 – 01:46 Vote on SCR 61 – 11:33 Discussion on SR 18 – 12:30 Vote on SR 18 - 30:01 Discussion on Ky Residential Autism Services – 32:34 Questions & Comments – 56:56, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and first considered Senate Concurrent Resolution 61, sponsored by Senator Shelley Funke Frommeyer and Representative Matt Lockett. The resolution, as amended by committee substitute, would create a legislative task force tied to the MAHA (Make America Healthy Again) framework to study Kentucky health policy, including Medicaid drug approvals, preventive and alternative therapies, holistic health education, oversight and transparency in health care, and research into integrative approaches. Supporters said the goal was to address chronic disease and reduce over-medication, while emphasizing the effort was not intended as an attack on agriculture or the pharmaceutical industry. The resolution received favorable expression and passed the committee 9-0. The committee then heard Senate Resolution 18 from Senator Neal, urging Kentucky to maximize participation in the federal SNAP Employment and Training (SNAP E&T) program. Testimony from Jessica Klein of the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy and Secretary Eric Friedlander explained that SNAP E&T provides job training, education, and support services for SNAP participants, and that the program is federally matched and does not require additional General Assembly funding in the normal course. Members discussed how the program works, whether it could create new state costs, and how it fits with efforts to connect food assistance, workforce development, and local agriculture. Questions also focused on whether SNAP spending can be steered toward healthier foods and farmers markets, including Kentucky’s Double Dollars program, which was described as helping participants buy produce, meat, and dairy at participating markets and some retailers. Several members expressed support for the workforce goals but asked for more information on fiscal impacts and purchasing data. Secretary Friedlander said the SNAP E&T funds are separate from nutrition benefits, and that the state match generally comes from employer, university, or workforce partner contributions rather than new state appropriations. Senator Herron explained her vote in favor by saying the program could help people gain education and employment and reduce reliance on SNAP over time. Senate Resolution 18 was then adopted by the committee.

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• <00:35:54.119> projects there have been various pilot projects there have been various pilot
• I was most recently in Little Rock with the Arkansas program, where I ran that program.
• where I ran that Arkansas program where I ran that program<01:23:04.639> uh<01:23:04.800>
• uh prior to that the Nebraska program uh prior to that the Nebraska program<01:23:06.920> in<
• consequences the g g board and program consequences the g g board and program under<01:44:23.280

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