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• EVIT did not come out of this with a good audit.
• audit problems as well.
• We have never, in our audits and our school district audit, had an issue with the way that we're reporting
• But we haven't been told exactly what the audit is.
• So as I said, when the CTED is audited, it's audited at the CETT level, right?

Bills: HB2093, HB2370, HB2376, HB2380, HB2381, HB2383, HB2423, HB2481, HB2621, HB2895, HB4005, HB4043, HB4109

Keywords: mental health, school curriculum, education policy, instruction requirements, statute repeal, charter schools, education, weapons detection, public safety, school administration, school districts, real estate transactions, school property, bond issuance, land use approval, capital improvements, school governance, board meetings, education funding, parental notification

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• <02:36:43.359> Just additional auditing requirements.
• Just additional auditing requirements.
• It strengthens auditing, data programs.
• audits and tax prosecution. audits and tax prosecution.
• It's the most efficient way to deliver care.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• An efficiently delivered benefit that encourages work is a win for both the taxpayer and the recipient
• and at a lower cost to more efficiently and at a lower cost to taxpayers.<04:24:18.760> HR27<
• <04:26:43.920> and to replicate its efficiency and to replicate its efficiency and innovation
• /c><05:15:21.360> the<05:15:21.680> VA's<05:15:22.160> budgeting general will audit
• ensure the efficiency of this action. ensure the efficiency of this action.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, May 19, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Additionally, the state controller is mandated to perform regular audits to verify that the tax divisions
• Additionally, the state controller is mandated to perform regular audits to verify that the tax divisions
• Simply put, AB 1732 will help the university build this housing faster, more efficiently, and stretch
• Factory-built housing is cheaper, more efficient, and has a wide variety of different designs.
• rules and designs, it's nearly impossible to build the steady pipeline a factory needs to operate efficiently

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Building Program allows children and youth to access those enrichment activities in a flexible and efficient
• For example, there was a lot of concern about the use of the word audit in the draft fidelity plan.
• We did not intend for the fidelity monitoring to include traditional audits.
• support our local child support agencies, we at DCSS are continuously searching for ways to more efficiently
• implementation of key reforms, such as management tools, are innovations that are critical to achieving the efficiencies

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Human Services held an informational hearing on child welfare, foster care, child support, and related prevention efforts. The chair opened by emphasizing mandated reporting reform, foster care system improvements, and community-based prevention, and noted that no votes would be taken. Public testimony focused first on mandated reporting, where a lived-experience advocate and several organizations argued that the current system overreports families, especially Black, Native, and Latino families, causes trauma, and should be reformed through standardized training, clearer thresholds, and stronger community supports rather than more hotline referrals. Casey Family Programs cited data showing nearly 90% of reports are unsubstantiated, while CDSS said it is already forming a Mandated Reporting Advisory Committee, updating training, and exploring community pathways and possible changes to the list of mandated reporters. CWDA and SEIU supported training and alternative response concepts but stressed child safety, county capacity, funding, and the need for careful implementation and accountability. The committee then discussed a proposal to create a foster care multi-agency office within the California Health and Human Services Agency, led by a chief foster youth advocate with authority to coordinate across departments. Advocates said foster youth often need services from education, health, housing, and behavioral health systems that do not coordinate well, and argued that a central office with real authority could improve placement stability and access to services. CDSS responded that existing structures already provide coordination, including AB 2083 interagency teams, the Child Welfare Council, complex care steering committees, and the foster care ombudsperson, but said it was open to technical assistance. Members raised concerns about whether the new office would have enough authority and funding to avoid becoming another layer of bureaucracy, and the chair emphasized the need for real “teeth” and better interagency action. The final major topic was the continuation and expansion of Promise Neighborhoods. A community leader described strong early results from the state-funded neighborhoods, including improved kindergarten readiness, reduced chronic absenteeism, higher graduation rates, food access, housing supports, and mental health services, but warned that current funding sunsets in June 2025 and that a fiscal cliff could jeopardize staff and services. CDSS said the four funded neighborhoods have reported positive outcomes and valuable flexibility, but also noted challenges with one-time funding, student mental health, and long-term planning. Assemblymember Mia Bonta urged continued investment, saying the place-based model is difficult to rebuild once lost, and the chair asked LAO to help identify the minimum funding needed to preserve the existing infrastructure while evaluation results are still pending.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bills: HB310, HB323, HM51, HB194

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

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

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So how do we audit that to make sure the money's going to what we say it's going to? Yep.
• So how do we audit that to make sure the money's going to what we say it's going to?
• So how do we audit that to make sure the money's going to what we say it's going to? Yep.
• They are complying with the audit.
• So could you just clarify, are there five PBMs that are being audited? Is that correct?

Summary: The meeting opened with prayer, approval of the prior minutes, and a monthly revenue report from the Bureau of Legislative Research. The report showed gross general revenue collections up year to date and net general revenue above forecast, with the increase attributed in part to income tax growth, a fiscal-year shift, and lottery-related collections. Members asked no questions, and no action was required on the revenue report. Several subcommittee reports were then presented and adopted, including executive, administrative rules, game and fish/state police, hospital/Medicaid/developmental disability, occupational licensing, PEER, revenue, state insurance programs, and personnel. The executive report noted a waiver request for Jackson County School District construction services and an audit with no findings. The administrative rules report covered agency directives, rulemaking updates, and a few rules pulled for later consideration. The revenue subcommittee held one District 4 tire removal contract until its next meeting, while the state insurance subcommittee reviewed the EBD contract with Boston Consulting Group and approved pharmacy formulary and drug recommendations. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on the State Insurance Department’s examination of pharmacy benefit managers, especially Navitus Health Solutions. Commissioners and staff explained that Navitus objected to producing certain claims data for self-funded plans, raising an ERISA preemption argument, and that the matter was being set for an administrative hearing, likely in April. Members questioned compliance, due process, and the implications of the objection, while the department said the state initiated the examination and was continuing to seek resolution. The committee also reviewed an Arkansas Teacher Retirement System agreement, with one member noting a potential conflict and abstaining. The meeting ended after members reviewed additional reports with no further action and adjourned.

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• We audit these plans and some of the plans that are being done are kind of copy and paste jobs, right
• And three, they can impede the efficient extraction of nearby resources.
• My second point is this: Industry has tried many times to work to create efficiencies with OCD to plug
• Industry does this job much more efficiently and at lower costs than OCD's process.
• But these funds are only effective if they're deployed efficiently.

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• government efficiency. It's absurdity. government efficiency. It's absurdity.
• They are less efficient.
• They are less efficient. Let better. They are less efficient.
• more so to make more efficient systems. more so to make more efficient systems.
• save time and be much more efficient. save time and be much more efficient.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, 1012, house, all

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

Keywords: 910, house, all

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

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

Keywords: 958, all

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• And what I can tell you is that we're auditing every company every year.
• Having the suits heard in the 19th Judicial District Court has brought efficiency to the courts because
• JOP courts have administrative efficiencies over city courts.
• JOP courts have administrative efficiencies over city courts.
• that leads to the final point I like to make, is that there are economical reasons and reasons of efficiency

Keywords: 974, senate, all

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• We had requirements that ensured that the solution was easy to update and efficiently updated in response
• year, but we do need to get into new leases with these employees and begin to address some of the audit
• So because we're also able to achieve a number of efficiencies throughout the department right now, as
• Those things have allowed us to continue to find some efficiencies in our budget as well as some efficiencies

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• They are doing it more effectively and cost efficiently.
• financial officer submits a certification with false information, and requires financial statement audits
• So the legal amendment adds the bill's provisions that support administrative efficiency by district
• So the legal amendment adds the bill's provisions that support administrative efficiency by district
• school boards clarifies that local division, provisions that support administrative efficiency by district

Summary: The committee first confirmed six appointees in a single vote, then took up a series of bills, most of them reported favorably. The early debate centered on SB 208, a land-use bill by Sen. McLean that would require development fees to reflect review costs and create more objective compatibility standards for residential development denials. An amendment adding housing-related provisions, including an OPAGA study of urban development boundaries, drew extended discussion over the Everglades and local control; it was adopted, while a late-filed amendment on rural boundaries was withdrawn. The bill was then reported favorably after supporters and opponents, including Miami-Dade and housing groups, weighed in. The committee also favorably reported SB 686 on agricultural enclaves after amendments adding conservation, wildlife corridor, and Everglades-related protections, with one amendment specifically preserving stronger protections in counties covered by the Northern Everglades/Indian River Lagoon plan. Several criminal justice and public records measures also advanced. SB 436 would add resisting an officer with violence as a qualifying prior offense for battery enhancement and include certain felony battery offenses in prison release reoffender status. SB 830 would extend public-records protections to county and city administrators and related family information. SB 990 would authorize protected cell captive insurers in Florida. SB 600, on bail bonds, drew the most debate: an amendment by Sen. Rouson preserved the current treatment of charitable bail organizations’ deposits, with supporters arguing nonprofits help low-income defendants and critics saying the bill should distinguish commercial and nonprofit bonding; the amendment was adopted and the bill reported favorably. SB 914 on dry needling and SB 1434 on infill redevelopment also passed, the latter with an amendment removing a 10% markup requirement for buyback provisions. The committee then moved through a large education and health agenda. SB 1504 would let high school students who complete an insurance/personal finance elective qualify later for a customer service representative license. SB 1718 would expand educator preparation and temporary certification options. SB 7038 was a broad education package covering tuition waivers for Florida State Guard members, residency rules, consumer protections, dual enrollment, grading, and college funding; amendments clarified workforce licensure and exempted certain dental training from new licensure rules. SB 1092 on podiatric medicine added definitions and restrictions for cellular/tissue-based products. SB 1138 on qualified contractors created a pre-application review program for certain local governments, with historic-preservation carveouts. SB 186 on student health and safety required seizure-training and action plans in schools, and SB 560 on child welfare streamlined psychotropic-medication procedures for children in state care while adding youth advisory meetings and insurance-data review. SB 902, a broad Department of Health bill, addressed medical marijuana facility setbacks, practitioner discipline, autism microcredentials, marriage and family therapy licensure, a neurofibromatosis grant program, and family home health aide delegation; it passed after two amendments. Finally, SB 218 on land-use regulations limited hurricane-recovery restrictions to affected counties, SB 1002 expanded child-neglect definitions tied to parental drug abuse, SB 1474 tightened biosolids land-application rules, SB 1708 eased out-of-state veterinary licensure by endorsement, and SB 314 established a Florida regulatory framework for payment stablecoins aligned with federal law. Most measures were reported favorably by committee vote after brief testimony or no debate.

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• have a presentation from the governor's office as well on their efforts to review local government efficiency
• difference between the desire to consolidate, the desire for economies of scale, the desires of efficiency
• But again, it leans on the Constitution that says efficient, okay, economies of scale, and back when
• this... ...efficient, economies of scale.
• The Legislature was doing them over in the Budgeting Auditing Committee. What are ratio studies?

Summary: The Select Committee on Property Taxes met for an educational session focused on how Florida funds public schools and how property taxes are assessed and levied. Dr. Jim Zengali of the Department of Revenue explained the FEFP school funding formula, noting that it is built on weighted student counts, a base student allocation, and programmatic add-ons such as transportation, exceptional student education, school safety, and mental health. He said school funding is roughly split between state general revenue and local property taxes through required local effort, with additional discretionary and capital outlay millages contributing to total school funding. He also described the Department of Revenue’s role in certifying property rolls at fair market value and reviewing them for substantial compliance, including the so-called “nuclear option” if a roll is not approved. Members asked about trends in millage rates, county-by-county funding differences, the effect of growth and enrollment changes, and how property appraisals are reviewed. Zengali said aggregate millage for school funding has declined over the last decade while revenues have still increased, and he agreed to provide additional data on county trends, parcel strata, student growth, and enrollment impacts. He also clarified that school funding is equalized so students receive similar resources regardless of county wealth, and that federal funding plays only a small role in the FEFP. Amy Baker of the Joint Legislative Office of Economic and Demographic Research then discussed existing homestead benefits. She said about half of Florida’s parcels are homestead properties, most fall in the $250,000 to $500,000 value range, and many seniors without mortgages pay property taxes in lump sums rather than through escrow. Baker explained that Florida’s homestead tax burden is middle-of-the-pack nationally and that the main benefits are Save Our Homes and portability on the differential side, plus the $25,000 homestead exemption and related exemptions on the exemption side. She said these benefits reduce taxable value substantially, with homestead properties receiving a large share of the reductions, and noted that the committee requested follow-up data on exemption usage, portability timing, senior exemptions, and county-level patterns. The final presentation, by Lizette Kelly of the Department of Revenue, covered millage rates and the TRIM process. She reviewed the history of truth-in-millage notices, required taxpayer mailings, public hearing notices, and later changes that tied local millage resets to rollback and majority-vote rates. Kelly explained the difference between proposed and adopted millage, the rollback rate, and the majority-vote rate, and described how taxing authorities include counties, cities, special districts, and MSTUs. She also outlined how county taxable value is calculated from just value through assessment differentials and exemptions, and how certain exemptions, such as the additional senior exemption, apply only to the taxing authority that adopted them. No votes were taken during the meeting, but members requested several follow-up data reports for later discussion.

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• implements long-range comprehensive strategic plans to ensure the school trust lands are managed efficiently
• 21.599> are ensure uh the school trust lands are ensure uh the school trust lands are managed efficiently
• 00:50:26.319> one<00:50:26.480> of<00:50:26.760> of<00:50:27.000> uh efficiently
• um so that's one of of uh efficiently um so that's one of of uh just<00:50:27.240> a<00:50:27.359
• And finally, they report to the commissioner a financial and compliance audit that's prepared by the

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The Education Policy Committee met for its first hearing of 2025 and began with member and staff introductions, along with opening remarks from Chair Peggy Bennett about her first time chairing the committee. Members briefly described their districts and backgrounds, and the chair also reviewed committee rules and procedures, including deadlines for bill requests, amendments, testifiers, and handouts. Nonpartisan House Research then provided an extensive overview of the committee’s jurisdiction and the education code. The presentation covered the Department of Education’s duties, including supervision of public schools, rulemaking under legislative authority, state and federal education funding and compliance, standards and assessments, accountability systems, student discipline, and model policies. It also discussed related entities such as PELSB, the Board of School Administrators, the Perpich Center, regional centers of excellence, Compass, MTSS, and the READ Act. The committee asked questions about zoning for school sites and about teacher licensure changes, including the tiered licensure system and recent adjustments affecting special education teachers and standards of effective practice. No bills were heard and no votes were taken. The meeting was primarily organizational and informational, focused on orienting members to the committee’s work and the structure of Minnesota’s education policy system.

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• How do we audit these? You've talked about coupons and... ...just a quick question.
• How do we audit these? You've talked about coupons and a lot of other moving parts.
• So how do you audit this?
• legislative audit is auditing 100% of the claims that are running through on the pharmacy benefits side
• So it is audited quite extensively. Okay. Thank you. All right.

Keywords: 1204, all