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• changes because of the focus in their program or funding.
• Further, these programs seem to be benefiting from the state's goodwill to assure stable funding.
• An inability to offer these programs will jeopardize access to some grant funds, such as K-12 Strong
• and put in the extra work and the effort to find the funding to do these programs is something that
• And we know that it's hard to plan for and sustain programs without funding that you can rely upon.

Summary: The Assembly Education Committee heard several education bills, with AB 887 by Assemblymember Berman proposing that every school district and charter school adopt a plan so all high schools offer at least one computer science course by 2029-30. Supporters, including a teacher and student, argued California is falling behind other states and that computer science is essential for student opportunity and workforce readiness. ACSA opposed the bill, citing the shortage of qualified computer science teachers and administrative burden. The bill passed the committee on a 6-0 vote and was sent to Appropriations. The committee also heard AB 1390 by Assemblymember Solache, which would allow local and county school boards to raise trustee compensation above long-standing statutory minimums that have not changed in decades. Supporters said the current stipends are too low to make board service accessible to working families and younger community members. There was no opposition testimony, and the bill passed with five votes, with the roll left open for additional members. AB 865 by Assemblymember Gonzalez would create a $5 million, three-year grant program for dual-language immersion instructional materials, split between high-demand languages and other languages. Supporters said districts often lack standards-aligned materials in languages beyond Spanish, forcing teachers to create their own. The bill passed 7-0 to Appropriations. AB 857 by Assemblymember Gibson, requiring annual cultural competency training for K-12 staff, also passed 5-1 after supporters linked it to the state reparations task force report and argued it would improve trust and student outcomes. The committee additionally approved AB 677 by Assemblymember Bryan, which would make it easier for unhoused students to access school-based vision and dental screenings by allowing directory information to be used for that purpose with an opt-out process; it passed 8-0. AB 903 by Assemblymember Avila Farias, directing the Department of Education to develop best practices on education technology and digital equity, passed after amendments and with some opponents indicating they would remove opposition once the amendments were in print. Finally, AB 917 by Assemblymember Avila Farias, extending permanent-status protections to certain educators in small districts and county programs, drew significant opposition from small districts and regional occupational programs over flexibility and funding concerns; the bill still passed 5-2 with the roll held open for additional votes.

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• for state-administered programs.
• for state-administered programs.
• So when we say child care development fund, CCDF program, or school readiness program, SR program, that
• or on-the-job training program.
• or on-the-job training program.

Summary: The Pre-K through 12 Budget Subcommittee met with a quorum and first heard House Bill 731, which would address coach and extracurricular sponsor compensation and change how student-athlete transfer eligibility is determined. The bill would allow local school boards to adopt policies letting booster clubs or similar associations support coaches and activity sponsors, and it would let superintendents treat certain coaches and athletic leaders as administrative personnel for compensation purposes. It would also shift eligibility decisions for transferred student-athletes to the governing athletic association and require clearer bylaws and timelines for those determinations. Members raised questions about booster club oversight, pay equity, the new athletic administrator language, and safeguards against abuse or unequal treatment, while supporters argued the bill would help retain coaches and better support student athletics. The bill was debated and then reported favorably by roll call vote. The committee then received presentations from the Department of Education’s Division of Early Learning and the Florida Association of Early Learning Coalitions on school readiness fraud prevention and mitigation. Speakers explained that Florida’s school readiness program pays providers based on verified attendance rather than enrollment, requires daily parent sign-in/sign-out records, and uses multiple layers of oversight including coalition anti-fraud plans, annual audits, programmatic monitoring, DCF inspections, and referrals to state fraud investigators when needed. They emphasized that Florida delayed implementation of a federal rule that would have required prospective enrollment-based payments, and said the state’s current system makes fraud difficult. Members asked about military and grandparent guardianship situations, audit findings, and the number of fraud referrals; presenters said fraud cases are relatively limited and that the existing controls and public enforcement act as deterrents. The meeting ended after members thanked the presenters and the committee adjourned without further business.

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• and then funds standards board funding and then funds above<00:09:23.200> that<00:09:23.519><
• provider grant program.
• Then program.
• On line 815 is a House-only item that funds senior nutrition programs at $3.5 million in the first biennium
• > the funding, administrative funding for the funding, administrative funding for the grants<00

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• One was to add all four employees to our funding with temporary funding.
• funds in New Mexico.
• And our reclamation fund or restoration reclamation fund at the Land Office in terms of funding some
• insurance program.
• program is working?

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• Um, we do continue to push though with the EPA for additional funding as we implement these programs
• <01:24:52.560> the<01:24:52.800> program option to be able to fund the program option
• And as you can see, we requested two years' worth of funding for the property tax refund program.
• So, the governor has recommended funding one year's worth of property tax refund program.
• for the property tax worth of funding for the property tax refund<03:21:20.640> program.

Keywords: 916, all

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• c> such<00:30:34.000> as<00:30:34.159> funding other funding streams such as funding
• to stop their studies in the middle of their program if that funding were to, you know, disappear.
• to stop their studies in the middle of their program if that funding were to, you know, disappear.
• capital funding gap without decimating the very programs that bring in the tuition and provide the graduates
• get any funding.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The fund was established as a grant program.
• The fund was established as a grant program.
• This change allows for a more stable and continuous funding source for the supportive housing program
• This change allows for a more stable and continuous funding source for the supportive housing program
• AB 366 builds on that foundation by appropriating additional funds to bolster that grant program and

Keywords: 909, all

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• , the Trunk Highway Fund, and the General Fund.
• Revenue Fund and the General Fund, and to that, we add on line 79 intensive peace officer training,
• Fund for funding for crime victims, and this will be called the Crime Victims Account.
• Training funding is one of the most successful grant programs.
• We have a DPS ICPOET grant program in the Office of Justice Programs.

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• bill continues funding for the program. bill continues funding for the program.
• This funding level program data.
• fully fund the program full<02:47:32.560> stop.
• Funding this at the off of the program.
• And lastly, my no funds for programs.

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

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• So those are the main reasons for the increase in that just basic general education program funding.
• program program funding<00:09:10.480> if<00:09:10.560> you<00:09:10.680> go<00:
• <00:34:57.760> program facilities maintenance program program facilities maintenance program
• So within that funding program, a multitude of different funds would be taken and given to different
• For the general fund, right here, I can get back to you with the other funding.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We can easily invalidate it and cancel it out by simply not funding criminal justice programs.
• We can easily invalidate it and cancel it out by simply not funding criminal justice programs.
• We have $350 million one-time Proposition 98 general fund dollars for the California Newcomers program
• That is why this budget funds the Distress Hospital Loan Program, the program that saved Madera Community
• Time and again, this body has chosen to raise taxes to continue to fund failing programs such as California

Summary: The Assembly convened, initially lacked a quorum, and then completed the roll call, prayer, and pledge. Members observed a moment of silence for the fatal B-52 crash at Edwards Air Force Base in Assemblymember Lackey’s district. The body then handled a series of procedural motions, including re-referrals of numerous Senate bills to different committees, suspending rules for committee notices, and taking up the budget bill, AB 109, without reference to file for concurrence in Senate amendments. Debate on AB 109, the 2026 budget act, centered on competing views of the state’s fiscal condition and policy priorities. Supporters said the budget balances the current and next year’s budget, reduces the structural deficit, builds reserves, protects health care, schools, housing, food assistance, and other safety-net programs, and responds to federal cuts under H.R. 1. Opponents argued the budget increases taxes and costs, shortchanges schools, underfunds Proposition 36, relies on gimmicks, and does not adequately address public safety, cost of living, or long-term sustainability. Several members also highlighted specific provisions such as hospital support, Medi-Cal and IHSS protections, child care, immigrant legal services, prison closure, and funding for courts and victim services. A motion by Assemblymember DeMaio to return AB 109 to the Senate failed on a roll call vote, 13 ayes to 45 noes. The Assembly then voted on concurrence in the Senate amendments to AB 109; the measure passed, and the Senate amendments were concurred in without objection, with immediate transmittal to the Governor. Afterward, the Assembly moved to the daily file and took up SCR 89, a resolution affirming diversity, equity, and inclusion. Supporters from several caucuses framed DEI as a core California value and a response to federal attacks, while opponents criticized DEI as divisive. The transcript ends during debate on SCR 89, before any final vote is shown.

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• funds that we administer for after-school programming.
• funds that we administer for after-school programming.
• funds that we administer for after-school programming.
• funds that we administer for after-school programming.
• funds that we administer for after-school programming.

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The Education Policy Committee met to hear a delayed presentation from the Office of the Legislative Auditor on MDE’s oversight of Feeding Our Future, a report released in June 2024. The chair framed the hearing as an oversight review of how the Minnesota Department of Education handled the nonprofit’s participation in the Child and Adult Care Food Program and the Summer Food Service Program, emphasizing that the hearing was not about criminal charges against agency staff. Legislative Auditor Judy Randall and Director of Special Reviews Katherine Tyson explained that their review focused on state oversight, not the underlying federal fraud case, which involved an alleged $250 million scheme and ongoing criminal proceedings. The auditors concluded that MDE’s oversight was inadequate and created opportunities for fraud. They said MDE failed to act on warning signs before the pandemic, did not effectively use its authority to hold Feeding Our Future accountable, and was ill prepared to respond to problems. Examples included approving applications despite concerns about internal controls and staffing, failing to follow up on earlier review findings, not adequately investigating at least 30 complaints, and in one case referring a complaint back to Feeding Our Future for resolution rather than conducting an independent investigation. They also said MDE deferred serious deficiencies without enough evidence that problems had been fully corrected and approved meal claims despite records showing major inconsistencies. Tyson said MDE had made progress on all eight recommendations in the report, though one recommendation to the legislature had not yet been addressed because the session had not convened since the report’s release. The auditors recommended that the legislature establish clearer statutory criteria or give MDE rulemaking authority for sponsor applications, and that MDE strengthen verification of sponsor information, focus more on high-risk sponsors, improve complaint procedures, and emphasize program integrity if waivers reduce oversight in the future. In response to member questions, the auditors said MDE’s reported progress was partial in some areas and that further review would be needed to fully confirm implementation. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the hearing.

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• is available, and that there are opportunities to better coordinate funding, programs, and outcomes
• integrity in the child care assistance program, and funds legacy system improvements and human service
• It aligns funding for several programs, including food shelves and preschool assessments to align with
• That phase-in funding currently ends June 30, 2026, but the phase-in program runs to December 31, 2026
• several<00:06:54.320> programs, It aligns funding for several programs, It aligns funding

Bills: HF4525, HF3002, HF3665, HF4420

Keywords: human services, background studies, NETStudy 2.0, licensing, license suspension, license revocation, provider enrollment, program integrity, fraud, medical assistance fraud, Medicaid, payment withholding, credible allegation of fraud, background check, disqualification, variance, set-aside, foster care, family foster setting, adult foster care

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• , they could opt into one of the state- or federally funded preschool programs listed in the table that
• These programs are the before- and after-school program at schools and the state preschool program, which
• So the purpose of the funding, the funding came in a couple of buckets.
• What happens is Prop. 98 or general fund actually just goes back into the general fund pot.
• What happens is Prop. 98 or general fund actually just goes back into the general fund pot.

Summary: The Assembly Select Committee on Child Care Costs held its third hearing, focused on how transitional kindergarten (TK) fits into California’s mixed-delivery early learning system, with an emphasis on the Central Valley. Opening remarks stressed that TK and child care should complement each other, not compete, and that families need both part-day school-based options and full-day, year-round care. Committee members outlined hearing goals around aligning TK with existing programs, understanding family needs, and examining the economic impact of early learning on workforce participation and local economies. Panelists from the Legislative Analyst’s Office, Every Child California, Early Edge, Children Now, and others described TK’s rapid expansion to all four-year-olds, the growth in enrollment, and related changes to state preschool and after-school programs. Witnesses generally supported TK but warned that its expansion has shifted enrollment away from community-based providers, especially centers and family child care homes, creating financial strain, vacant classrooms, and staffing challenges. They urged stronger partnerships between school districts and community providers, more flexible licensing and facilities support, higher and more uniform reimbursement rates, permanent authority for state preschool to serve two-year-olds, and better compensation and training for educators across settings. Parents and providers testified about the importance of trusted, culturally and linguistically responsive care, the need for infant-toddler and home-based options, and the difficulty of affording child care when TK is not full-day or does not fit family schedules. Several speakers emphasized that many families still face long waits for subsidies and that reimbursement and payment delays threaten provider stability. Public comment echoed these concerns, with providers calling for true cost-of-care rates, more vouchers, support for transportation and nontraditional hours, and protection from insurance and facility costs that can force programs to close. State education officials said California’s UPK system works best when TK, state preschool, Head Start, and community-based providers are treated as a shared system, and noted that planning and implementation grants and local coordination efforts have helped build mixed-delivery partnerships. The hearing ended without formal votes or actions, but committee members indicated they would continue gathering input to inform future policy and budget decisions.

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• We also are adjusting the Rural Library Gantt Program and the federal funds to historic preservation
• That is the second year of a program that was funded by a special last year.
• The insurance fraud and title programs again have no general fund increases, but these are insurance
• The Fraud and Title Program, as I mentioned, is funded by insurance industry assessments.
• The program that you're putting with a funding of 10 million— is there further detail?

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• The program received $750,000 each year in the last biennium from the Workforce Development Fund.
• While we are asking to maintain the current level of funding, the program itself will actually expand
• <00:06:25.360> the<00:06:25.560> program current level of funding the program current
• level of funding the program itself<00:06:26.240> will<00:06:26.479> actually itself will
• Senator Jinsky obviously had to bill funding this program that we saw in this flyer.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• , operation and compensation, state-funded student financial aid programs, or just state financial aid
• , operation and compensation, state funded student financial aid programs or just state financial aid
• or adequately fund an entitlement program like the Washington College Grant.
• The original purpose, the program on that, how much of your current funding is actually allocated to
• Again, you see kind of our state's largest four accounts here and how they've been used to fund the program

Summary: The Joint Higher Education Committee met for a work session on higher education accounting practices and financial transparency. OFM Deputy Director Sarah Rupp explained how state accounting rules and higher education reporting differ, including what data is captured in AFRS today and what will move into Workday, with universities generally reporting summary-level fund data, mandatory codes, and most balance sheet and income statement activity, but not transaction-level detail or vendor payment information. Representatives from the University of Washington and Washington State University described the complexity of their own accounting systems, the many entities and business lines they must track for audits and compliance, and the need to reconcile university-level accrual accounting with state reporting requirements. The committee also heard from the Education Research and Data Center on the public four-year finance dashboard created under Senate Bill 5512; ERDC said the dashboard is based on publicly available data, is best used to examine institutions individually rather than compare them directly, and will be updated with additional metrics in 2025 and 2026. The committee then received a presentation from the Washington Student Achievement Council on the Workforce Education Investment Account (WIA). Joel Anderson reviewed WIA’s creation under House Bill 2158, its revenue sources, and its intended uses for higher education, financial aid, and workforce development. He said recent legislation significantly increased WIA revenues and that, in the 2025–27 budget, the account is being used in new ways, including to replace general fund support for University of Washington operations and to fund a larger share of the Washington College Grant and some faculty compensation costs. Anderson said roughly 98% of current WIA appropriations go to higher education, but the share used to supplant other higher education funding has grown, and he estimated about 60% to 70% of current spending still aligns with the account’s original intent. He also described a new effort to track WIA appropriations across biennia in more detail and noted the WIA Oversight Board’s role in recommending uses of the account and monitoring outcomes. No votes were taken; the committee ended by moving into executive session for staffing issues and then adjourned.

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• Program.
• And the affected funds where the adjustments were made were the general fund, the road and bridge fund
• House Bill 1176 established a gap funding program because as that 3% cap was implemented, it drove down
• fund in there.
• program.

Keywords: 908, all

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• and what has been the impact of tapering down of those programs and funds on state funding.
• What funding do you need to continue that program or to strengthen it? So we have about 22 staff.
• We fund every county. We have a four-migrant program. Every county does get some funding.
• We fund every county. We have a four-migrant program where every county does get some funding.
• funding, to help our counties succeed with this program.

Bills: SB 1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee held its first hearing of the 89th regular session, adopted nearly identical committee rules from the previous legislature by a 15-0 vote, and began review of Senate Bill 1, the state budget for fiscal years 2026-27. Chair Huffman outlined the budget framework, emphasizing conservative spending, a $332.9 billion all-funds budget, and major priorities including property tax relief, public education, border security, health and human services, transportation, energy, and water infrastructure. She also introduced committee and leadership staff and described the hearing schedule and public testimony procedures. Comptroller Glenn Hager presented the biennial revenue estimate, saying the state has $194.6 billion available for general-purpose spending, including a $23.8 billion ending balance, but warned that revenue growth is returning to more normal levels and that lawmakers should avoid using temporary spikes for ongoing commitments. Senators questioned him extensively about the Economic Stabilization Fund cap, sales tax trends, inflation, and whether the state should consider raising the cap or using severance-tax revenues differently. Hager said the Rainy Day Fund is expected to hit its cap, which would leave more severance-tax revenue in general revenue, and he stressed that infrastructure needs remain significant. The Legislative Budget Board then gave a detailed overview of SB 1 and the budget’s major components. LBB staff explained that the bill includes continued funding for the Foundation School Program, $850 million for the Texas State Technical College endowment, $1.3 billion for the Texas University Fund, $6.5 billion for border security, salary increases for correctional officers and state troopers, $3 billion for dementia research, higher community attendant wages, expanded community-based care, $5 billion for the Texas Energy Fund, and funding to clear volunteer fire department grant backlogs. They also outlined supplemental priorities such as water infrastructure, retirement legacy payments, rail grade separations, wildfire aircraft, and emergency facilities, and said the current controlling budget limit is the tax spending limit. A major portion of the hearing focused on property tax relief. LBB explained that prior-session relief grew from an expected $18 billion to $22.7 billion because of higher-than-anticipated property values and interactions among hold-harmless provisions, and that SB 1 continues and expands relief with $51 billion in total property tax relief, including $3 billion more for compression, $3 billion to raise the homestead exemption from $100,000 to $140,000, and a $500 million placeholder for business tax relief. Senators discussed the automatic nature of some of these costs, the effect of the non-homestead circuit breaker, the role of federal COVID funds, and the need to maintain school finance commitments if the state continues to compress school tax rates.

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• purchasing program.
• An agra works program for programs.
• He said line 39 is additional funding for the meat inspection program at the department: $1.7 million
• He said line 39 is additional funding for the meat inspection program at the department: $1.7 million
• He said line 39 is additional funding for the meat inspection program at the department: $1.7 million

Bills: HF2446, HF2563, HF2444

Keywords: agriculture finance, broadband development, Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, food safety, food handler license, cottage food, home processed food, livestock dealer, meat packing company, milk marketer, milk marketing license, grain buyer, grain storage, beginning farmer, emerging farmer, farm down payment assistance, livestock investment grant