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• Um, we've put in um raising the base rate by $250 a student, sped by a thousand a student.
• sped by a base rate by $250 a student sped by a thousand<01:27:49.199> a<01:27:49.440> student
• So those are things thousand a student.
• There's for wide area progressive link.
• ,<03:37:34.800> and latest technology, video monitors, and latest technology, video monitors

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on SB 60, which would expressly authorize advanced deposit wagering for horse racing in New Hampshire and set the online tax rate at 1.25%, matching the existing rate for in-person horse betting at Seabrook and Belmont. Senator Tim Lang said the bill is intended to clarify that online horse betting is permitted, regulate the activity, and create a revenue stream while keeping the tax rate consistent with brick-and-mortar wagering. Members asked about the rate compared with other states, whether the bill was really about casino front money, and whether geofencing would apply; Lang and later witnesses said the bill is narrowly limited to parimutuel horse racing and would use geofencing to keep wagering within New Hampshire. Peter Bragdon, speaking for Churchill Downs, supported the bill and described advanced deposit wagering as remote betting on horse races under the Interstate Horse Racing Act of 1978. He said Churchill Downs and other operators have long been active in New Hampshire, but the state’s lack of a specific statute has created a gray area. Bragdon said Churchill Downs stopped its own New Hampshire online operations in 2022 after discussions with the Lottery Commission and attorney general, while competitors continued operating, and he framed the bill as a fairness and consumer-protection measure that would clarify the law going forward. He also said the bill would not affect historic horse racing machines and would not create cannibalization of charitable gaming. Lottery Director Charlie McIntyre said the Lottery Commission and attorney general had identified the issue as similar to the earlier fantasy sports situation, where legislation was used to regulate an activity rather than pursue enforcement. He said the commission requested the bill, would serve as the regulator, and would address violations through rulemaking and penalties. McIntyre said operators would maintain customer and transaction records, with the commission reviewing them as needed, and he noted that three operators are currently active in the state and not paying the proposed 1.25% rate. No vote was taken during the hearing.

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• SB 1564, electronic monitoring. SB 1561, assisted living notice study committee. HHS.
• Student elections. SB 1573, judicial determinations, religious secretarian laws. No, SB 1570.
• Student Elections. SB 1649, digital assets strategic reserve fund.
• SB 1654, appropriations and point monitoring elections. Strategic Reserve Fund. Finance.
• SB 1654, appropriations and point monitoring elections. Student Elections. ATT.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Third, we've continued to monitor and attempt to address the discipline disparities identified in the
• You know, in 2023 and 2024, we made significant progress with some of the changes we've made and kind
• In 2024 and 2025, we've seen an accelerating growth in incoming cases, and that has put that progress
• As I said, we have made some progress, but we have not made as much progress as we would like to.
• We monitor our caseloads.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• by graduate students. by graduate students. All<00:12:33.120> right.
• Um, but I think we'll monitor that and we'll monitor usage.
• we'll we'll monitor that and we'll<03:02:47.279> monitor<03:02:47.760> usage.
• use that computer monitor.
• use that computer monitor.

Keywords: 916, all

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• These positions will expand the agency's capacity to effectively monitor providers and other entities
• These positions will expand the agency's capacity to effectively monitor providers and other entities
• progress reports, a lot of investment and oversight.
• <00:51:05.839> progress<00:51:06.240> reports<00:51:06.920> a mandatory monitoring
• progress reports a mandatory monitoring progress reports a lot<00:51:07.200> of<00:51:07.319>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• the Children's Services Councils, sit exactly in my district, I know the CSC serves over 53,000 students
• And it allows for early childhood education and home visiting services that include health monitoring
• Will it be the student who needs additional academic support?
• and the public health clinic in the neighborhood that was already waiting the longest: East Tampa, Progress
• known as Stokely Carmichael, born in Trinidad, a civil rights and Black Power activist who led the Student

Summary: The House met in special session, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the journal, and adopted the special order report setting the day’s calendar. The chamber then took up CS/House Joint Resolution 1F, the Governor’s property tax proposal, which would raise the homestead exemption for non-school taxes, lower the annual assessment cap on non-homestead property from 10% to 5%, and restrict county and municipal ad valorem revenue to public safety and certain other uses. Sponsor Rep. Overdorf said the measure would return money to homeowners and give local governments flexibility, while opponents repeatedly argued the ballot language was misleading and that the proposal could create large local revenue shortfalls, shift costs to other taxpayers, and threaten local services and debt obligations. Members debated a series of amendments aimed at protecting specific programs from the bill’s effects. Rep. Bartleman’s amendment to exempt Children’s Services Councils and Children’s Trusts was defeated 25-74 after supporters said those entities fund child care, mental health, aftercare, and family support, while opponents said local governments could still choose to fund them. Rep. Cross’s amendment to include water management districts in allowable uses of ad valorem taxes was also defeated, despite testimony that the districts are essential for flood control, water supply, Everglades restoration, and drought response. Rep. Eskamani’s amendment to require the Legislature to backfill public safety funding failed 25-71 after debate over whether the proposal could reduce police and fire budgets and response times. The House then rejected Rep. Woodson’s amendment to require state backfill for senior services, with supporters citing Meals on Wheels, transportation, adult day care, and other aging services, and opponents saying the state already funds senior programs. Finally, Rep. Gant’s amendment to protect veteran services was introduced and debated, with members emphasizing housing, mental health, transition assistance, and homelessness concerns for veterans; the transcript cuts off before the vote on that amendment. Throughout the debate, sponsors and supporters of the main resolution maintained that local governments would retain spending discretion and could use other revenue sources, while critics argued the measure lacked clear backfill provisions and could force cuts or tax shifts at the local level.

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• The student-based models funds increase or decrease as CTE student enrollment changes.
• students enrolled may vary. students enrolled may vary.
• CT student enrollment changes. CT student enrollment changes.
• , as well as CTE students.
• students.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Budget Process 00:02:28 Allotment Process 00:10:30 School Facilities Construction Commission 00:29:10 Role of KDE in School Facilities Funding 00:47:00 Kentucky School Boards Association 01:13:25 Elementary and Secondary School Construction 01:20:40 Perkins V Funding 01:35:32, 958, all

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• Yet, the story of progress is still being written.
• Yet, the story of progress generations.
• Members, please proceed to vote. put students at the very center and the put students at the very center
• I really appreciate their their student.
• kindergarten evaluation of student kindergarten evaluation of student performance.<02:48:09.520>

Keywords: 981, all

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• ESA for that student.
• To explain by example, if you have a student that is a mainstream education student...
• students.
• Students should have, students should be available to, students should have. availability to counselors
• I'm one of the students.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• So would there be monitoring?
• So you have to have a permit so you can monitor them.
• These students have earned $2.8 million.
• Those students in high school are working on those problems together and collectively.
• So I know the impact that it has on rural students, but also students in the city as well.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT IS BASED ON THE STUDENT AND WHAT THE STUDENT DOES WITH THAT.
• BUT THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS PASSING REQUIRE AND/OR INCENTIVIZE THE STUDENTS TO TAKE THE TEST THE
• RASMUSSEN UNIVERSITY, THE STUDENT THAT SPOKE EARLIER ADDRESSED THAT.
• NURSING PROGRAMS HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO THE STUDENTS.
• WHEN YOU TAKE A STUDENT CAN ACCEPT A STUDENT INTO YOUR PROGRAM YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR EDUCATING THEM

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• you know I I think high school students you know I I think high school students should<00:02:40.360
• <00:14:06.759> behaviors managing increasing student behaviors managing increasing student
• <00:15:21.279> one<00:15:21.519> last students one last students one last consideration
• students most importantly our students students most importantly our students benefit<00:35:29.480
• <01:03:38.440> teachers<01:03:39.440> student pockets of student teachers student pockets

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Now, without the support, uncertainty about student loan relief will drive talented advocates out of
• we serve nine different California State University campuses, providing free services to staff, students
• So, of course, through the schools—people that are accessing schools—we don’t only serve students, but
• This funding helps courts maintain daily operations, support our workforce, and preserve progress in
• The pretrial program includes assisting courts and making safe release decisions, monitoring in the community

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Budget Subcommittee heard presentations on the Office of the State Public Defender, statewide public defense workloads, legal aid funding, and Judicial Branch operations. OSPD requested permanent funding for positions that had been temporarily funded to implement the Racial Justice Act, explaining that the workload has become ongoing and now includes additional Supreme Court briefing, habeas proceedings, investigations, expert analysis, and data work. The State Public Defender also presented findings from the California Public Defense Workload and Staffing Report, which concluded that county public defense systems are structurally understaffed, lack sufficient investigators and support staff, and operate without statewide standards; members discussed the need for phased state funding, rural recruitment, and the impact of recent policy changes such as Prop. 36. In the legal aid panel, advocates and a Los Angeles Superior Court judge described severe unmet civil legal needs, especially in eviction defense, homelessness prevention, domestic violence, and immigration detention cases, and requested a $50 million increase to the Equal Access Fund, $20 million to restart homelessness prevention services, and $10 million for health care access services, along with additional targeted investments from the California Access to Justice Commission. The committee also asked for follow-up information on services, outreach, and funding losses, including reduced federal support and the scale of the justice gap. For the Judicial Branch, the Judicial Council and trial court representatives supported the Governor’s proposed budget, including a $70 million increase for trial court operations, $21.7 million for employee health and retirement costs, additional funding for appellate counsel and case processing, and courthouse construction and facilities funding. They said the money is needed to offset inflation, supply costs, and staffing retention problems, and to preserve access to justice through timely case processing and remote proceedings. Senators raised concerns about interpreter shortages, the difficulty of hiring staff interpreters for less common languages, and the lack of a midyear process for courts to request more language-access funding; Judicial Council staff said they reallocate interpreter funds among courts and continue to work on recruitment. The committee also pressed the branch and the Department of Finance on courthouse facilities needs, noting that the long-term backlog is far larger than the current budget can address; Finance said the estimated need discussed previously was about $22.5 billion to start 68 projects and $29.4 billion to complete the remaining projects. No votes were taken during the hearing, but members requested follow-up materials and additional budget information.

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• for students. Yet they are in fact for students.
• divided by the number of students. divided by the number of students.
• by a student. by a student.
• They're living in a family, you know, a foster home. students there are 11 total students students there
• for the K through8 students. And given for the K through8 students.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• But there is still $1.2 billion, and we're making progress on those projects.
• So let's just mark our collective progress.
• At the same time, I'm proud of the progress we've made before wildfires ever start.
• And so major progress being made in this effort.
• This is an area of really major progress in the last several years.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• SB 1704, ESA student disabilities requirements.
• SB 1706, full-day kindergarten students ADM.
• Student elections. SB 1786, artificial talent content verification. Student elections.
• Student elections. SB 1797, central drugs price and lease limits.
• Student elections. SB 1803, veterans benefits claims prohibition.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• That could cover both enforcement and also monitoring and assessment.”
• And there's a high need for constant reporting, monitoring, and flexibility among first responders.
• And it really signals the need for this constant reporting, collection, and monitoring.
• It really signals the need for this constant reporting, collection, and monitoring of the presence of
• So that constant monitoring and oversight would, I think, enable a more rapid, nimble response to these

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The special commission on xylazine met virtually to review and discuss the first draft of its final report. Chair Mindy Domb opened the meeting, confirmed quorum, and the commission approved the minutes from its December 11 public meeting. Staff then walked commissioners through the proposed report structure, including background on xylazine as both an FDA-approved veterinary drug and an illicit drug supply contaminant, as well as appendices for public meeting materials and public resources. The commission discussed findings and recommendations for several working groups. For oversight and enforcement, members focused on licit versus illicit sources of xylazine, noting that the illicit supply is typically obtained through online vendors rather than diverted from veterinary use. Recommendations included better storage and reporting practices in authorized settings, review of manufacturing and distribution information, and focusing enforcement on fentanyl trafficking and large-scale xylazine importation rather than personal possession. Commissioners also discussed whether xylazine should remain in Schedule 6 or be subject to additional penalties, and several members emphasized the need for coordination, information-sharing, and possibly a DPH task force or advisory body to monitor emerging drug threats. For outreach and treatment, staff summarized strong existing programs such as drug checking, wound care education, naloxone distribution, mobile and low-threshold care, and self-directed wound kits, while noting gaps including the lack of an FDA-approved reversal agent for xylazine, difficulty distinguishing xylazine from other exposures, and uneven access by geography, insurance, and audience. Commissioners stressed the need for provider education, including physicians, nurses, pharmacists, family support networks, and first responders, and for clear guidance on wound care and when more intensive treatment is needed. The education and training section identified first responders, clinicians, non-clinicians, and people who use drugs and their families as key audiences for tailored, stigma-free materials, with emphasis on real-time, centralized data, naloxone and breathing support, recognition of overdose versus xylazine exposure, and adapting materials as the drug supply changes. The meeting ended with discussion of next steps: staff will circulate a revised draft by March 2, the commission will meet again on March 9 to consider the report and recommendations, and an additional late-March meeting was reserved if needed before the statutory deadline.

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• auditee to follow through with those recommendations if they are agreed upon and be able to make progress
• When routine structured oversight and monitoring is not consistently carried out to assure employees
• We paired up an asset coordinator from our operations field with an asset monitor from our financial
• And so we look forward to the next time that we see you in here and what progress you might have made
• Okay, goodbye. in here and what progress that you might have made.

Keywords: 907, all

Summary: The Joint Interim Committee on Legislative Audits met on June 17 for informational presentations. The Department of Administrative Services, through Chief Audit Executive Eli Ritchie, gave an overview of statewide internal audit requirements and the fiscal year 2025 report. He explained the difference between internal and external audit, described Oregon’s statutory and rule-based internal audit structure, and reported that 30 agencies had internal audit functions, with most meeting required standards. He said 73 audits and 49 advisory/consulting engagements were completed statewide, with strong compliance overall, though a few agencies were rebuilding audit committees after vacancies. No committee questions were raised after the presentation. The Secretary of State’s Audits Division then presented its Government Waste Hotline annual report. Director Steve Bergman and audit manager Olivia Rekhed described changes made to align the hotline with statute, including renaming it the Government Waste Hotline, creating a review panel, improving anonymity protections, removing fraud reporting from the hotline’s scope, and adjusting reporting timelines. They said hotline volume increased modestly in 2025, most reports were referred elsewhere or closed for insufficient evidence, and two reports were substantiated, including questioned costs of about $856 for personal use of a state vehicle and about $2.9 million tied to the Preschool Promise program. Committee members asked about hotline staffing, cost, anonymity, and follow-up on findings; staff said the hotline is lightly resourced, uses a contracted intake service, and referrals or recommendations are followed up through management letters and later reviews. The committee also heard an audit of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department’s safety inspections and asset tracking. The Secretary of State’s office reported that OPRD had not consistently conducted or documented quarterly OSHA safety inspections and had incomplete asset records, including missing acquisition dates and costs for many assets. The audit made eight recommendations covering safety inspection policies, asset management guidance, tagging, reconciliations, disposition controls, training, and a new asset management system; OPRD agreed to all recommendations. OPRD officials said they had already begun training staff, improving inspection procedures, and working toward a replacement asset system, while noting operational challenges from a large, dispersed park system and manual processes. Committee members asked about what kinds of assets are tracked, how tagging works, whether items were actually being lost, and how much tracking is necessary for low-value tools; OPRD said the main issue was inconsistent classification and documentation rather than widespread loss. The meeting ended with no votes or formal actions taken.

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• Part of it is to enhance our monitoring and reporting capabilities vis-à-vis investments, and that's
• All right, we exceed so that LBA will think we've made some progress.
• All right, we've made some progress. Department of Corrections. Lane. Yes. Thank you.
• All right, we've made some progress. Department of Corrections. Lane.
• All right, we've made some<00:25:22.240> progress.

Keywords: 10am HB 1 & HB 2, 928, house, all

Summary: The committee of conference for HB 1 and HB 2 reviewed the side-by-side budget comparison and began working through agreed and disputed items. Members first confirmed that grayed-out items were already settled and discussed a process for making later technical and intent changes, especially to true up abolished positions after additional decisions were made. They then moved through several budget sections, including judicial branch reductions, retirement systems, the Department of Justice, the Human Rights Commission, liquor enforcement, corrections, and the Department of Information Technology. Several items were agreed to or treated as settled package items, including the judicial branch position, the Department of Justice reduction, the Human Rights Commission item being held until related HB 2 language is finalized, the Housing Appeals Board being moved into the Board of Tax and Land Appeals, and the Office of Child Advocate. The committee also agreed to update the House bill language as needed based on HB 2 decisions, and to keep certain IT support rows in place unless related boards and commissions are eliminated. The effective date remained July 1, 2025, with no change. The main unresolved discussion centered on the retirement systems budget, where the Senate defended a large increase for deferred IT security and investment-function improvements, while the House argued the increase was too large and favored a back-of-the-budget cut. The Senate said the funds would support strategic IT and investment changes and would remain in the trust if cut, while the House emphasized the size of the increase and suggested a compromise. The committee ultimately retained the Senate position on retirement systems for the moment and said it would return to the issue later. On corrections and liquor enforcement, the committee described a negotiated back-of-the-budget cut structure, including a $10 million cut for corrections with some restoration of POS offices and administrative aides, and a liquor enforcement cut that was treated as part of a broader package. The Department of Safety item related to commercial enforcement and motor vehicle inspections was held for later discussion. The meeting ended with several items agreed, several held for coordination with HB 2, and some major budget questions still open.

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• singular progress monitoring versus a singular progress monitoring versus a singular option<00:03
• <00:03:49.440> by are swiftly addressed and monitored by are swiftly addressed and monitored
• <00:06:52.160> progress<00:06:52.560> towards action, and monitor progress towards
• action, and monitor progress towards compliance<00:06:53.840> rather<00:06:54.160> than
• Should not be as progressives.

Bills: HF3405, HF3413, HF3769, HF3768, HF3771, HF3465

Keywords: Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Use of Force Investigations Unit, federal agents, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, Customs and Border Protection, CBP, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, USCIS, officer-involved death, use of force, law enforcement accountability, police oversight, independent investigation, criminal sexual conduct, sexual assault, peace officers

Summary: The committee approved the minutes from February 25, 2026, and then took up several Department of Corrections-related bills. House File 3768, as amended by the A1 amendment, would extend the DOC’s graduated licensing and enforcement tools to juvenile detention facilities and state-licensed halfway houses, allowing corrective action plans and conditional licenses instead of only revocation. Commissioner Paul Schnell and Dakota County Juvenile Services Center Deputy Director Matt Bower testified in support, saying the bill would improve consistency, stability, and accountability without changing jail licensing. Members asked about costs and sheriff input; the commissioner said the bill is cost-neutral and that sheriffs were informed but did not provide input. The committee adopted the amendment and recommended the bill to the general register. The committee then heard House File 3769, another DOC technical update bill, which would clarify tuberculosis screening procedures when incarcerated people refuse testing, allow mental health units at more than one facility and short-term stabilization at Oak Park Heights when clinically appropriate, and clarify the department’s substance use disorder treatment programs. Schnell said the changes were technical but important for effective operations. Members again asked about county costs and sheriff support, and the commissioner said the bill affects only DOC facilities and is cost-neutral. The committee approved the motion to re-refer the bill to the Health Finance and Policy Committee. The final major item was House File 3405, the chair’s bill, as amended by the A3 amendment. The amendment broadened the definition of federal agents, made the effective date retroactive, and removed a sexual assault investigation section to eliminate the fiscal note. The bill would require the BCA’s use-of-force unit to investigate deaths caused by federal agents in Minnesota, not just Minnesota peace officers. Chair Mohler argued the bill closes a loophole and ensures state-level, independent investigations; Dr. B.B. Newman testified in support, saying it preserves Minnesota’s investigative authority and public confidence. Deputy Superintendent Scott Mueller said the BCA already investigates deadly-force cases and has handled some federal-related cases, but he did not think the bill was necessary and recommended a no vote. Members debated whether the bill was needed given existing practice, with supporters saying the statute should clearly require state investigation and opponents questioning whether it would change anything. The committee adopted the amendment and continued discussion of the bill as amended.