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• Or, as we were discussing, where do we see gaps? John?
• know, I think this is a very important topic, and I think we have a speaker coming up that does financing
• I've served on the finance committee, and we go through the finances in great detail and have lots of

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Special Commission on Continuing Care Retirement Communities met for its third meeting, focused on regulations, oversight, and enforcement. Staff and agency presenters reviewed the current framework: the Executive Office of Aging and Independence explained that assisted living regulations generally do not apply to CCRCs unless an assisted living component markets itself separately, and that CCRCs must submit marketing materials, contracts, and disclosure statements for public posting. The Attorney General’s office described Chapter 93A consumer protection standards and noted it is working on draft assisted living-specific regulations. DPH outlined its oversight of licensed nursing facilities associated with some CCRCs, including routine surveys, complaint investigations, and enforcement tools such as admissions freezes, fines, receivership, and license actions, along with federal CMS sanctions for certified facilities. Commission members and presenters then discussed gaps and ambiguities in how CCRCs are defined and regulated, especially whether communities without on-site skilled nursing should still be treated as CCRCs, how assisted living-like services within CCRCs are classified, and whether residents have enough clarity about the services they are buying. A major theme was disclosure: members raised concerns about entrance fees, refund timing and conditions, whether skilled nursing is on-site or provided by contract, and how residents can compare communities. Several participants suggested more standardized disclosure and possibly broader consumer protection rules, while others cautioned that overly rigid requirements could affect community finances and development. The commission also explored enforcement and resident protections. Some members argued that independent living residents are already covered by landlord-tenant law and that existing complaint systems and community education may be sufficient, while others said residents in supported or assisted settings within CCRCs should have clearer access to ombudsman services and oversight. The discussion turned to closure and ownership transfer, with members citing recent national examples of sales and bankruptcies that changed resident terms. DPH explained its closure process for licensed nursing facilities, and members noted that Chapter 197 of 2024 adds oversight for facility transfers and financial disclosures. The meeting ended with logistics for the next session at Brookhaven at Lexington on June 2, a public hearing on June 16, and a request to circulate the hearing notice broadly to residents and stakeholder organizations.

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• I'm going to be off island today, but Aaron Conner Jerome from the Department of Budget and Finance will
• strategy has the potential to address persistent disparities, such as occupational segregation, wage gaps
• have offering comments from the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority and the Hawaii Housing Finance
• have offering comments from the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority and the Hawaii Housing Finance

Bills: HCR112

Keywords: HCR112, House Concurrent Resolution, DHRD, Department of Human Resources Development, civil service, classification system, compensation system, salary study, pay scale, job classification, position classification, state workforce, vacancy rate, hard-to-fill positions, labor shortage, recruitment, retention, public employees, state agencies, labor organizations

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• You know, I have a hearing today later at 1:00 p.m. in education finance, and I think you're going to
• You know, I have a hearing today later at 1:00 p.m. in education finance, and I think you're going to
• You know, I have a hearing today later at 1:00 p.m. in education finance, and I think you're going to
• letter, opt in today, and I'm with you on trying to find solutions for special ed and the compensatory gaps

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: House Republican leaders and Speaker Melissa Hortman held a press event promoting House File 3490, which would opt Minnesota into a federal education tax credit program. They argued the bill has no state cost and would keep donations made by Minnesotans benefiting Minnesota students and schools rather than out-of-state scholarship organizations. Supporters said the funds could help with tutoring, extracurriculars, school supplies, special education-related services, learning loss, and other school needs, and they repeatedly urged Governor Tim Walz to opt in or publicly explain why he would not. Rep. Andrew Myers, the bill’s chief author, said the proposal is personal to him as a parent and legislator and described recent school budget pressures, including staff and resource cuts and larger class sizes. Rep. Ben Bakeberg, a middle school principal, said the bill could generate significant funding if many taxpayers participate and argued it could help offset school district shortfalls and the Blue Ribbon Commission. Rep. Griesbach also backed the bill, calling it a “no-brainer” and saying he would not work with the governor on other budget items unless the governor opted in. In response to questions, supporters said scholarship-granting organizations could be created by a variety of entities, including education foundations, and could support both private-school tuition and public-school-related costs such as extracurricular fees, field trips, and transportation for summer learning. They rejected the idea that the bill pits public and nonpublic schools against each other, saying it is meant to expand educational opportunity for all students. No vote or formal committee action was taken during the event; it ended with questions from reporters on the bill and other Republican priorities such as rental assistance, gas taxes, and energy costs.

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• Otherwise, we will move the bill to Education Finance.
• Members, with that, all those in favor of moving House File 1171, the Math Corps bill, to Education Finance
• And with that, I move to refer House File 1901 as amended to the Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee
• They researched the gaps in current health education and saw the consequences in their own community.

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• We also have financing the SOS for our convocation arena, convocation operations, stadium operations
• A number of jewelry counts are used to finance step, for example, for parking structures, parking garages
• let's say, by creating an international fee utilize those dollars to support our Floridians to for a gap
• you've made this point over and over today, along with the chancellor about the residents of Florida financing

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Department of Finance. Hi, Joshua Winters, Department of Finance.
• Department of Finance. Yeah, Ryan Bender, Department of Finance.
• Department of Finance. Yeah. Thank you. Department of Finance.
• Department of Finance. Kayla Landman, Department of Finance, nothing to add.
• Heather Carlson, Department of Finance. Sorry, Department of Finance. Old habit.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee 5 on State Administration held a May Revise hearing focused on state administration proposals, with the chair noting no actions would be taken and all items would remain open. The committee heard presentations on a range of budget proposals, including technical adjustments for the Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement and the California Workforce Development Board, security and election-related funding for the Secretary of State, modernization and loan-backfill requests for the Department of Consumer Affairs, and multiple Employment Development Department updates covering EDD Next, UI and DI/PFL benefit estimates, workforce funding, and an EMT training reappropriation. Several items drew discussion from the LAO and committee members. The LAO generally supported technical or modernization items such as PERB’s implementation requests, GoServe’s College Corps adjustment, the Secretary of State’s security and HAVA grant items, and the Board of Pharmacy modernization proposal, but raised concerns about the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education’s proposed $10 million General Fund backfill and interest-free loan language. For EDD, the LAO flagged the size of the DI/PFL benefit adjustment and the unusual structure of the document management system proposal within EDD Next, while EDD said the changes reflected higher participation and benefit levels after SB 951 and ongoing modernization needs. The Department of Industrial Relations drew the most extensive questioning. It proposed funding for legal unit reclassifications, EAMS and Cal/OSHA data modernization, a new Cal/OSHA emerging technologies unit, a COYA reappropriation, and trailer bill changes requiring electronic payment of employer assessments and adjusting the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board timeline. Members pressed DIR on high vacancy rates, long wage theft and workers’ compensation backlogs, low collection rates for fines, and the need for clearer workload and outcome measures. DIR said the requests were intended to improve efficiency, support audits and corrective action plans, and better address emerging workplace risks, while the LAO said the workload drivers behind delays remain unclear. The hearing also included support for CalHR’s employee assistance program consolidation and CDT’s proposal to expand “Poppy,” a statewide generative AI assistant for state employees.

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• And so we have done our best to try to fill that gap with our own fundraising efforts, but moving this
• So anyways, I would love in writing some sort of number because I I need to talk to finance.
• which is $871,000, and defect the date, but not in the committee report, to avoid any unintentional gaps
• which is $871,000, and defect the date, but not in the committee report, to avoid any unintentional gaps
• between the repeal of unintentional gaps between the repeal of the<01:42:58.560> pilot<01:42:

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Human Services and Homelessness met on February 6, 2025, and heard testimony on several measures. HB 44, which would appropriate funds to the Department of Human Services to work with community-based organizations on social services needs, drew broad support from nonprofit providers and coalitions that said contracts and reimbursement rates have not kept pace with the actual cost of services, leaving agencies unable to retain staff or meet demand. DHS said it supported the bill’s intent but asked for clarification because the language was broad and did not specify which organizations or how funds should be allocated. Committee members and the bill’s introducer discussed how to make the measure more specific and equitable, including whether to set a percentage increase, use a baseline date, and direct DHS to distribute funds among different program areas; the True Cost Coalition and DHS agreed to follow up in writing with proposed language and a funding number. The committee then heard HB 1349, which would authorize Medicaid/CHIP coverage for income-qualified pregnant persons and children regardless of immigration status. Supporters, including the Legal Clinic, Aloha Care, and the Hawaiʻi Coalition for Immigrant Rights, said the bill would improve prenatal and child health, reduce the chilling effect of immigration enforcement on care-seeking, and help prevent premature or underweight births by ensuring earlier access to providers. DHS provided comments and the committee asked where the measure would fit in the budget; the department identified the relevant budget code. Written testimony in support came from multiple advocacy and health organizations and dozens of individuals. Finally, the committee heard HB 613, which would appropriate funds to DHS for emergency shelter and services for unaccompanied homeless youth. The Office of the Public Defender, the Statewide Office of Homelessness and Housing Solutions, the Office of Youth Services, Rise, the Hawaiʻi State LGBTQ+ Commission, and others supported the bill, emphasizing youth homelessness, the need for coordinated shelter and outreach, and the high share of LGBTQ+ youth among homeless minors. OYS asked that the committee consider funding its existing Safe Spaces pilot rather than creating a new program, while DHS said it supported the intent but wanted clarification because multiple department programs could be implicated. No votes were taken during the hearing; the chair instead requested follow-up language and funding information for HB 44 and continued the measures for further consideration.

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• 2 The Senate Committee on Finance will come to a close. order. Clerk please call the roll. Huffman.
• We have updated our commission rules to close gaps identified by Sunset staff.
• When three senators asked the question to one of the finance and you haven't asked it, answered it, you
• Decrease of $143 million in other funds from Texas Public Finance Authority revenue bond proceeds for
• Finance Committee will stand recess until tomorrow at 9 a.m. in the morning. 3313

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• Could those workforce gaps be addressed through hiring Or training new employees rather than rehiring
• the power to levy, impose, and collect special assessments on the property within the district for financing

Bills: SB1778, SB1570, SB134, SB1966, SB1636, SB1725, SB1726, SB259, SB504, SB592, SB2030, SB1572, SB843, SB1242, SB1255, SB1262, SB1264, SB1286, SB1581, SB1290, SB1316, SB1319, SB1369, SB1379, SB1381, SB1400, SB1427, SB1436, SB1461, SB1496, SB1509, SB1534, SB1553, SB904, SB1592, SB1645, SB1684, SB1767, SB1772, SB1813, SB1894, SB1928, SB1946, SB1980, SB2040, SB2060, SB2061

Keywords: reading instruction, literacy, educational equity, intervention services, third grade retention, Strong Readers Act, child welfare, child safety, administrative transition, Department of Child Safety and Well-being, Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth, juvenile justice, foster care, retirement, public employees, reemployment, benefit adjustment, Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, memorial highways, bridge designations

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• activities are both a means of infiltrating America with dangerous terrorists and also a means of financing
• SB 659 covers the current gap in that it adds those who provide material support for human smuggling

Bills: SB659, SB1585, SB2201, SB2514, SB2569

Keywords: smuggling, human trafficking, criminal penalties, felony offenses, law enforcement, foreign adversary, foreign-owned company, scrutinized company, China, national security, cybersecurity, information technology, communications technology, ICT, critical infrastructure, state contracts, government procurement, vendor certification, debarment, civil penalty

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• that support older adults and caregivers and is an immediate way to assist families and help fill the gaps
• I hope you will vote in favor of the bill and move it on to the Finance Committee.
• It is actually really an appropriations bill and needs to be in front of the Finance Committee as we
• committee it is it on to the finance committee it is actually<00:08:18.639> really<00:08:18.919
• Shouldn't our goal be to bridge gaps and reduce barriers for our children's good health?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• ,<02:40:46.960> S1582 of digital finance, S1582 of digital finance, S1582 ensures<02:40:49.040
• The Clarity Act addresses that gap.
• The Clarity Act addresses that<03:17:55.840> gap.
• It defines the roles of the that gap.
• is built on American values, of finance is built on American values, not<03:19:04.800> federal

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Article 6 is the tax increment financing article. It begins on page 20 of the summary.
• <01:05:54.480> But<01:05:54.640> it tax increment financing article.
• But it tax increment financing article.
• Finance.
• ,<01:57:49.440> we pressures on the state finances, we pressures on the state finances, we

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We are scheduled to be at the State Board of Finance the week of December 18th.
• Get our folks in finance, some of you who are sitting on finance, maybe help work on that problem to
• I would like the Finance Committee to advocate for all of that, but are there...
• Discussions with the Finance Committee about funding operational a year or two out.
• HEFC and Senate Finance around budget requests for both PED and GSD.

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• House Bill 2313 would allow the city of Lubbock to designate a project financing zone.
• The Texas legislature authorized the project finance zones in 2013 to provide financial assistance, uh
• HB 2013 will permit Lubbock to access the Project Finance Zone tool provided to six other Texas cities
• To this point, we have not accessed these state-provided financing tools, and we believe that the time
• But because of this timing gap, surviving spouses like me who have already lost our beloved ones to the

Bills: HB249

Keywords: real property, ad valorem tax, tax appraisal, property value limitation, real estate taxation, property ownership

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• to address aviation carbon emissions, and the tax incentives in this bill are intended to bridge the gap
• :43.360> the in this bill are intended to bridge the in this bill are intended to bridge the gap
• c><00:10:44.800> between<00:10:45.200> the<00:10:45.360> cost<00:10:45.680> gap
• <00:10:46.079> between gap uh between the cost gap between gap uh between the cost gap between
• <00:13:54.639> between you know this does provide a gap between you know this does provide

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint committees heard testimony on Senate Bill 103, relating to electric vehicle batteries, and then moved to Senate Bill 995, relating to renewable fuel. On SB 103, the Department of Health and the State Energy Office supported the measure, and Redwood Materials said it supported the bill’s intent but requested an amendment to add a battery recycler to the commission. Other testimony on SB 103 included support from several individuals and organizations, with one opponent noted. A committee member also raised a possible deadline change requested by the Alliance of Automobile Innovation for future work on the measure. The bulk of the hearing focused on SB 995, which would create tax incentives for sustainable aviation fuel and related renewable fuel production. Supporters included the Hawaii Renewable Fuels Coalition, Pono Pacific, Hawaiian Airlines/Alaska Airlines, the Tax Foundation, PAR Hawaii, Pacific Biodiesel, and others. Supporters said the bill would help build a local SAF industry, encourage camelina and other feedstocks, and advance decarbonization goals. Several supporters also said they had proposed amendments or technical comments and stood on their written testimony. Opposition testimony argued the bill could allow toxic waste feedstocks, such as construction and demolition waste, into fuel production, and questioned whether the incentives would truly benefit Hawaii farmers or consumers. One opponent said the bill’s benefits could flow to the producer and to imported feedstocks rather than to local agriculture, and another questioned the scale of local land and water available for camelina production. Committee members pressed witnesses on acreage, water use, expected yields, the role of PAR Hawaii’s refinery investment, and whether the state would be subsidizing a business decision that might not produce significant local fuel. No vote or final action was taken in the excerpt provided.

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• Department of Finance. Hi. Joshua Winters, Department of Finance.
• Department of Finance.
• Department of Finance. Yeah. Thank you. Department of Finance.
• Department of Finance. Kayla Landman, Department of Finance, nothing to add.
• Department of Finance? Joshua Winters, Department of Finance.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And Senate Finance Committee Chair Huffman, Mayor Watson and his capable team, and our pension fund administrator
• bill is, was mentioned by, uh, the representative, uh, that it would inadvertently constrain our financing
• To, uh, take out any financing related to critical infrastructure.
• They own a, have a municipally owned utility and they have the same concern with regard to financing
• House Bill 4029 addresses that gap by granting these officers supplemental program service credit and

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• bill establishes a joint oversight committee tasked with reviewing and monitoring the operation and financing
• needing to have these bonds in place before the bill is enacted so that they can continue to be financed
• needing to have these bonds in place before the bill is enacted so that they can continue to be financed
• The bill is enacted so that they can continue to be financed until the bonds are completed, and let's
• This ensures continued access to care without gaps.

Summary: The Appropriations Committee met with a quorum and considered a series of bills, most of them receiving favorable reports. SB 132, as amended, would require the Department of Financial Services to contract for a study on whether Florida should recognize gold and silver as legal tender; an amendment advanced the report deadline to December 1, 2025, and the bill was reported favorably. SB 1050, also amended, expands the intellectual and developmental disabilities managed care pilot program statewide, emphasizes that enrollment is voluntary, adds transparency and reporting requirements for APD, creates a statewide family care council, and requires related studies and coordination; it was reported favorably after supportive testimony about reducing the APD wait list. SB 820 codifies the Office of Faith and Community in the Governor’s office, and the bill drew extended debate over church-state separation and concerns about political activity by the office; despite opposition from several senators, it was reported favorably. SB 1060 creates a joint legislative oversight committee for Medicaid financing and operations, with supporters citing the size of the program and the need for stronger legislative review; it passed favorably. SB 7032 presumes Medicaid eligibility for permanently disabled individuals receiving certain long-term services during redetermination, to prevent gaps in care, and was reported favorably with broad support. SB 12, a claim bill for a minor injured in a DCF-related case, was also reported favorably without opposition. The committee also approved several infrastructure and tax-related measures. SJR 318 proposes an ad valorem exemption for certain tangible personal property used in agriculture or agritourism, such as equipment and tractors, and was reported favorably with support from agricultural and business groups. SB 818, as amended, revises utility relocation funding for public road and rail projects, shifting the financing structure after constitutional concerns were raised and adding a $50 million grant program; it passed after discussion of the impact on local governments and utilities. SB 1348 modernizes DMV services through tax collectors, adds a distracted driving course option, bans appointment scalping, and extends certain disabled parking permit terms; it was reported favorably. SB 1664 requires voter reapproval of local taxes, including tourist development taxes and local option sales taxes, when they expire, with special rules for taxes tied to revenue bonds; it drew significant debate over impacts on tourism-dependent counties and was reported favorably despite opposition from some members and local government groups. SB 1050, SB 820, SB 1060, SB 7032, SB 12, SJR 318, SB 818, SB 1348, and SB 1664 all received favorable committee votes, and the meeting ended with final missed-vote requests and adjournment.

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• process for LNG facilities can impact customer offtake agreements, construction contracts, and project financing
• I get time is money, delays can mess up your financing, um, can, can cause, uh, commodity costs to increase
• construction contracts, um, can be better planned, and that, you know, all falls along with project financing
• Is that usually enough for me to um confirm my financing and break ground, or is there just too much
• The fact that that's even a possibility, I think would, would muddy your financing.