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• We did share with the board that we are committed to doing our enrollment analysis this fall, releasing
• We started doing the<01:51:30.719> analysis<01:51:31.600> last<01:51:32.000> year
• ><01:51:32.239> and<01:51:32.400> then<01:51:32.560> we the analysis last year and
• then we the analysis last year and then we started<01:51:32.880> rolling<01:51:33.119> out
• our enrollment analysis this fall, releasing<01:53:58.400> a<01:53:58.560> list<01:53:

Bills: SB2024, SB896, SB2613, SB494, SB2391, SB2125, SB2614, SB2615, SB3262, SB3325, SB3118

Keywords: charter schools, public-private partnership, school facilities, education funding, community need, education, capital improvement, reporting, transparency, technical expertise, public school land transfer, Department of Education, DOE, land conveyance, fee simple title, tax map key, TMK, Act 307, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, Act 139

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• So we're now at 1463, requiring the Insurance Department to conduct an analysis and produce a report
• So we're now at 1463, requiring the Insurance Department to conduct an analysis and produce a report
• So we're now at 1463, requiring the Insurance Department to conduct an analysis and produce a report
• So we're now at 1463, requiring the Insurance Department to conduct an analysis and produce a report
• So we're now at 1463, requiring the Insurance Department to conduct an analysis and produce a report

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• MnDOT does not object to performing the analysis and reporting those results to the legislature, but
• So, the upshot here is that by implementing the driving down emissions VMT standard, our analysis...
• RMI conducted an analysis. We did the impact assessment.
• Because the science is so clear, we were also able to do an analysis about what the impact of adding
• <00:21:03.120> about<00:21:03.360> what also able to do an analysis about what also

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

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• And so that is still retained in the statute; that analysis will be conducted.
• has been conducted so cash flow analysis has been conducted so that<00:50:18.400> we're<00:50
• that that analysis will be conducted.<00:50:28.160> It'll<00:50:28.480> just<00:50:28.640
• A comprehensive cost analysis of moving school districts to the state plan. I would agree with Mr.
• Flet from Nroll County, who we heard from earlier, to conduct a cost analysis district by district.

Keywords: 916, all

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• Um, so back in 2017 the department completed what we called a Type 2 noise barrier screening analysis
• <02:23:55.439> which noise barrier screening analysis which noise barrier screening analysis
• So that's what a type one<02:35:31.920> project<02:35:32.319> analysis<02:35:32.800>
• one project analysis is. one project analysis is.
• <02:38:34.640> and<02:38:34.880> and<02:38:35.280> then say a noise analysis

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• So what is your analysis, because we don't have anybody here from HPD who can speak to the issue, but
• what is your analysis of the situation, like why is that happening?
• <01:58:52.800> because<01:58:53.040> we So what is your analysis because we So what
• Analysis of the digital evidence discovered in these cases paints a clear picture that the intentions
• c> evidence Analysis of the digital evidence Analysis of the digital evidence discovered<02:16:00.320

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard several housing, landlord-tenant, and condominium-related measures. Senate Bill 62, relating to the Hawaii Public Housing Authority, would allow HPHA-owned parcels and related areas such as parking lots to be closed to the public with posted signage; HPHA strongly supported the bill, saying it would help reduce loitering, drinking, and other problems, and no further testimony was offered. Senate Bill 822, relating to the landlord tenant code, would create a three-year working group in the Department of the Attorney General to study and improve the residential landlord-tenant code. The Judiciary supported the measure but said the scope should be narrowed; the Attorney General opposed leading the group and suggested another agency should do so; Hawaii Realtors and the Hawaii Worker Center supported the concept and suggested moving the chairmanship to the Judiciary and including Legal Aid participation. The Judiciary said it could chair the group if the bill were narrowed to matters within the court’s purview. Senate Bill 38, relating to housing, would limit counties from imposing stricter conditions, AMI requirements, or fee-waiver reductions on certain affordable housing proposals if those changes would increase project costs. HHFDC supported the bill, saying county changes after state approval create uncertainty for developers, while the Hawaii State Association of Counties opposed it as an intrusion on local authority and a restriction on county safety and infrastructure conditions. Members asked about whether existing county review periods were sufficient, and the county association said the main concern was the bill’s language limiting counties from making cost-increasing conditions. Senate Bill 146, relating to condominiums, would revise alternative dispute resolution procedures for condo disputes, including evaluative mediation and binding arbitration. The Hawaii Real Estate Commission said it took no position overall but supported a $150 mediation fee and asked for a similar arbitration fee; Community Associations Institute supported the bill with suggested amendments; however, most testimony was strongly opposed by condominium owners and advocates, who said the bill had been changed to the detriment of owners and would increase costs and reduce protections. The committee noted 44 testimonies on the bill, with 2 in support, 37 in opposition, and 2 with comments. Senate Bill 253, relating to condominium reserves, would require a detailed budget summary to stand on its own, remove a good-faith defense for certain noncompliant budgets, and clarify standing and the association’s burden regarding substantial compliance. Hawaii Realtors and Community Associations Institute supported the measure as improving transparency and giving owners and buyers a clearer picture of association finances. Greg Msakian also supported it, arguing it would help owners and describing problems he experienced with budget committee exclusion and budget noncompliance in his own association. The discussion ended while testimony on the bill was still underway, with additional witnesses expected.

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• , which is sort of our programmatic risk analysis.
• 03:37:23.080> a<03:37:23.279> Financial<03:37:23.840> Risk<03:37:24.120> analysis
• <03:37:24.840> and<03:37:25.120> and uh a Financial Risk analysis and and uh a Financial
• Risk analysis and and what<03:37:25.520> we<03:37:25.680> call<03:37:25.800> a<
• so that gives us an analysis so that gives us an understanding<03:37:30.920> of<03:37:31.040>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: Finance Division 3 met for a work session on House Bill 519, which concerns funding for Waypoint. The chair noted general support for the organization but said the bill would likely need to be suspended and folded into the budget process because the committee did not yet know available revenues or what amount, if any, could be committed. Kya Fox, director of the Division for Behavioral Health, testified that the department supports the bill and the program, explaining that it had been funded with other available funds, including $100,000 for 2024 and $400,000 for 2025, under a contract running through June 30 of this year. She said the shelter serves a unique population of young adults and is part of the department’s children’s system of care and Mission Zero efforts to reduce barriers to psychiatric discharge and emergency department use. Members questioned Fox and Waypoint representatives about the budget placement of the request, the difference between the efficiency budget and prioritized needs, and whether state budget documents would show any internal Waypoint revenues. Fox said the request appears as a general fund item and that the state would not see Waypoint’s internal financial operations in the budget. A legislative member explained that prioritized needs are critical services already in place but not necessarily included in the efficiency budget, and another member said the distinction is not strictly applied. The committee also raised a separate question about how DHHS would handle any future state or federal restrictions on DEI practices; Fox said that was a question for department leadership and legal staff, but that the department follows state law and contract requirements. Waypoint CEO Bor Alvare and Director Mandy Lancaster then described the shelter and related services. They said the shelter serves ages 18 to 24, is a 14-bed open-room facility with half walls, and is staffed overnight by two full-time workers. They said admission is first come, first served, with some vulnerability factors considered, and that they do not discriminate by race, gender, or sexual orientation. They reported no known incidents of sexual violence, though some youth are turned away each night because the shelter is full. They also explained that Waypoint provides broader services beyond the shelter, including outreach, drop-in centers, housing support, rental assistance, and family mediation, and said they serve about 400 youth and young adults in Manchester alone. The discussion ended with questions about whether lowering the upper age limit would affect the program; Waypoint said most residents are already in the 18-to-23 range, but that housing shortages make the current age span important for helping young adults avoid chronic homelessness.

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• So it requires so much analysis and work.
• So it requires so much analysis and work.
• So it requires so much analysis and work.
• So it requires so much analysis and work.
• So it requires so much analysis and work.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard HB 295, which would make school building aid funds non-lapsing/non-APS. Representative Cahill said the bill was intended to keep any unused building aid money available for future projects, potentially helping move projects up the priority list or provide a little more funding for school construction. Members asked about how much money has lapsed in past years, whether the education trust fund and building aid are separate, and whether any lapsing dollars could be used to pay down debt. Department of Education official Jim Carney said about $29.1 million would be available if building aid is funded to the $50 million maximum in FY26, confirmed that the fund currently lapses, and said the department would gather historical lapse data. Committee members also discussed whether a dedicated fund structure could achieve the same goal, and the chair noted that the education trust fund statute includes school building aid as one of its uses. No vote was taken; the hearing was closed and the committee said it would later hold a work session after receiving more information. The committee then took up HB 237, introduced by Representative Dan McGuire, which would prohibit the use of special education state funds and differentiated aid for students not receiving special education services. The New Hampshire School Boards Association, through Becky Wilson, opposed the bill as written, saying it was unclear, potentially unnecessary, and difficult to implement because adequacy and differentiated aid are distributed as part of a districtwide lump sum rather than as student-specific dollars. She explained that special education costs are embedded across district budgets, including staffing, training, transportation, and instruction, and that some staff and services benefit both special education and general education students. Wilson also said differentiated aid is not tied to a specific pupil and is used at the district’s discretion, though it is intended to support students with greater needs. Committee members pressed on whether the bill would require districts to track money by individual student, whether it could conflict with federal special education law, and whether it would affect least restrictive environment requirements. Wilson said making the funds student-specific could create privacy and accounting problems and could make it difficult to staff inclusive classrooms, though she did not give a definitive legal opinion on federal compliance. She agreed that students who are not eligible for special education would not be included in the separate catastrophic/special education aid reimbursement program. The discussion continued into the second section of the bill, with members exploring how adequacy aid and differentiated aid are used in practice, but no action was taken during the portion provided.

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• Her final point was that this job requires much more sophistication, much more legal analysis than it
• <00:13:47.200> And analysis than it did 30 years ago.
• And analysis than it did 30 years ago.
• When TCOB reviewed this bill, we were... meta analysis on specific conditions.
• Um meta analysis on specific conditions.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Um, I have just handed around a bill analysis that we also circulated to everyone this morning by email
• <02:30:10.000> and actually reading my bill analysis and actually reading my bill analysis
• of where the money flows to as analysis of where the money flows to as far<04:29:24.479> I<04
• But do you have any statistics, any costs, any cost-benefit analysis, any recovery rate data that can
• ,<04:30:25.920> any any uh cost benefit analysis, any any uh cost benefit analysis, any recovery

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• So we conduct financial examinations and analysis of the companies doing business in New Hampshire to
• We do that, too, through market conduct analysis and exams of companies doing business in New Hampshire
• that deep level dive financial analysis that deep level dive of<00:40:43.960> all<00:40:44.079
• of our domestic companies so analysis of our domestic companies so that<00:41:02.599> when<00
• In addition, we provide expertise and support that looks like data and statistical analysis of health

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The meeting began with introductory remarks for new and returning members of the House Commerce Committee, led by Chairman John Hunt. Members briefly introduced themselves and their backgrounds, and several noted the committee’s bipartisan, collegial tone. Hunt explained the committee’s structure and traditions, including the division into three subcommittees: banking and business, consumer protection, and liquor commission matters, with insurance now handled as a single area. He also reviewed basic hearing procedures, including decorum, questions for information only, and the committee’s practice of moving bills through subcommittees before full committee executive sessions. The committee then heard an overview from the New Hampshire Insurance Department, led by Commissioner DJ Bettencourt and staff. The department described its mission as promoting a safe and competitive insurance marketplace and emphasized consumer protection, market competition, and affordability. Officials outlined the department’s responsibilities, including licensing insurers, producers, adjusters, and TPAs; reviewing insurance forms; regulating companies and market conduct; overseeing financial solvency; and investigating insurance fraud. They also noted that the department is self-funded through assessments on insurers, collects premium taxes and fees for the state, and returned more than $2.7 million to companies in fiscal year 2024 due to underspending. The presentation also covered the broader regulatory framework for insurance, including the role of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners in promoting uniform standards across states and territories. Officials said New Hampshire licenses about 1,200 insurance companies and roughly 245,000 producers and adjusters, and that the department’s financial examinations are part of an accreditation system used nationwide. No votes or formal committee actions were taken in the portion provided; the session was primarily organizational and informational, with the insurance department presentation beginning the committee’s substantive work for the term.

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• They sent evidentiary samples taken from Elizabeth Knap down to the FBI for DNA analysis because, at
• The forensic DNA analysis came back. He was not the guy who did it.
• The forensic DNA analysis came back. He was not the guy who did it.
• <03:26:40.479> He the forensic DNA analysis came back.
• He the forensic DNA analysis came back.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Because that would influence the public benefit analysis in that case.
• Because that would influence the public benefit analysis in that case.
• Because that would influence the public benefit analysis in that case.
• Because that would influence the public benefit analysis in that case.
• Because that would influence the public benefit analysis in that case.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• >> Senator Pelton: What this amendment does is that it requires there be a small business impact analysis
• A small business impact analysis ensures that when those rules are written, the department knows what
• A small business impact anal an analysis A small business impact anal an analysis ensures<01:02:
• The CBI's own press release accompanying this announcement noted that analysis of the previous fiscal
• not noted that analysis not noted that analysis of<02:36:27.760> the<02:36:28.000> previous

Keywords: 981, all

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• Cloud Transit Service analysis related to Northstar Rail.
• Cloud Transit Service analysis um St.
• This was in the environment omnibus bill related to environmental analysis of construction materials.
• <01:19:36.080> of<01:19:36.320> construction environmental analysis of construction
• environmental analysis of construction materials.<01:19:37.840> Uh<01:19:38.239> MDOT<

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• have these things happening, because I'm really troubled with, like, when we do insurance and risk analysis
• have these things happening, because I'm really troubled with, like, when we do insurance and risk analysis
• have these things happening, because I'm really troubled with, like, when we do insurance and risk analysis
• <00:54:36.119> and<00:54:36.400> uh<00:54:36.520> risk<00:54:36.760> analysis
• insurance and risk and uh risk analysis insurance and risk and uh risk analysis and<00:54:37.839

Bills: HF1865, HF2014, HF2028

Keywords: mortgage, qualified mortgage, QM, points and fees, conventional loan, consumer lending, home loan, residential real estate, lender fees, service charge, finance charge, closing costs, Minnesota Statutes 47.20, housing finance, borrower protections, cooperative apartment loan, contract for deed, real estate lending, foreclosure, notice requirements

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• I'm introducing Senate Bill 146, and as we start, the first thing I want to say is that the analysis
• All of the sexual assault kits in the state do come to our laboratory for analysis.
• <01:53:56.800> because<01:53:57.000> New to main for analysis because New to main for
• analysis because New Hampshire<01:53:57.560> does<01:53:57.719> not<01:53:57.920> have
• analysis analysis um<02:30:09.680> do<02:30:09.880> you<02:30:10.120> think<02:30

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The data underlying it comes from the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
• The data underlying it comes from the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
• The data underlying it comes from the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
• The data underlying it comes from the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
• The data underlying it comes from the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The Ways and Means Committee began with member and staff introductions, including several new members and committee staff. Representative Zach Stevenson, the DFL lead, objected to the day’s presentation, saying he was disappointed the committee was starting with a group he viewed as aligned with Republicans rather than a nonpartisan budget presentation. The chair responded that the committee had a bipartisan agreement and that hearing a different perspective was appropriate. The committee then proceeded to a presentation from economists with the Center of the American Experiment, with questions held until the end. The presentation focused on Minnesota’s budget outlook, arguing that the state faces a structural imbalance and a projected $5.14 billion deficit in the 2028-29 biennium. The presenters said spending has outpaced revenues, highlighted a large increase in general fund spending since 2023, and argued that inflation-adjusted per-capita spending remains above pre-2024 levels through the forecast period. They said the biggest growth areas are E-12 education and especially Health and Human Services, with HHS projected to become the largest budget category and much of its growth tied to Medicaid and long-term care waivers. The presenters also argued Minnesota spends more than most states on welfare and Medicaid, citing comparisons showing the state near the top nationally in spending per person in poverty and in several Medicaid categories. They said some of the HHS growth reflects policy changes from the 2023 session, while other pressures come from enrollment growth, health care prices, federal debt, and an aging population. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the portion of the meeting shown.

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• and uh 40% of the cost done an analysis and uh 40% of the cost of<00:58:32.599> multif<00:58:
• So if we were doing this a decade ago, I would have said to you, hey, look, every analysis out there
• We have a new analysis at Pew.
• We have a new analysis at Pew.
• We have a new analysis at Pew.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention heard informational presentations from Housing First Minnesota and the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities on the state of housing in Minnesota. Mark Foster of Housing First Minnesota said the state has a severe housing shortage, with demand outpacing supply since the 2007-09 housing crash, and argued that Minnesota is nearly 100,000 units short of a healthy market. He said new homes are increasingly unaffordable, citing a median new single-family price above $530,000 and declining affordability in the Twin Cities metro, and he urged lawmakers to remove exclusionary zoning and other regulatory barriers that he said make starter homes and smaller-lot housing difficult or illegal to build in many growing cities. He also highlighted the group’s Housing for Heroes projects, including transitional housing for veterans and other crisis housing projects around the state. Members asked Foster about starter-home examples and his view that the committee’s top priority should be reforming residential development approvals. He said most new housing is negotiated through planned unit developments rather than built under base zoning, which he argued adds cost and reduces supply. The committee then heard from Elizabeth Wael of the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities, who said housing challenges outside the metro are different but equally serious. She said many Greater Minnesota cities face a lack of developers, inadequate infrastructure such as roads and utilities, and gaps in the housing continuum, especially starter workforce housing and senior housing. She thanked the committee for 2023 housing funding and said cities are contributing their own resources, updating zoning, reducing parking requirements, allowing ADUs, and partnering with developers and nonprofits. Wael also urged faster rollout of the Greater Minnesota infrastructure grant program and said the state should consider changes to the housing tax credit and housing TIF rules to make them easier to use. In response, senators said they shared frustration with the slow implementation of the infrastructure program and emphasized the need for state investment and locally tailored zoning reforms. No bills were heard and no votes were taken; the meeting was informational and focused on stakeholder testimony and committee discussion.

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• I sent out yesterday to everyone through email a very thorough analysis of all of these things, and in
• And a lot of the analysis of renters here in New Hampshire is that folks do not have that money to put
• And a lot of the analysis of renters here in New Hampshire is that folks do not have that money to put
• And the New Hampshire Zoning Atlas team, when they did their water and sewer analysis statewide, found
• they did their water and sewer analysis they did their water and sewer analysis statewide,<01:06

Keywords: 1191, senate, all