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• > funding,<00:37:22.960> but<00:37:23.359> I'm you know, long-term funding, but
• It's a little bit out of my depth in terms of how the food banks operate.
• Um, we did some good work last session in terms of giving out grants.
• <01:32:49.360> Uh,<01:32:49.760> we in terms of giving out grants.
• Uh, we in terms of giving out grants.

Bills: HF2078, HF777, HF841, HF1112, HF1098, HF1926

Keywords: child care, day care, child care center, licensing, license requirements, parent access, guardian access, custody order, court order, furnishings, equipment standards, learning materials, early childhood education, infant care, toddler care, preschool, school-age child care, play materials, sensory materials, gross motor equipment

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• Homes simply do not just appear, and we remain as the industry committed for the long term.
• <00:10:49.800> housing will provide stable long-term housing will provide stable long-term
• We have commercial loans that are 5- to 10-year terms.
• We have commercial loans that are 5- to 10-year terms.
• But we also had wage growth, so in real terms housing has got more affordable.

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The House Housing Finance and Policy Committee approved the previous meeting’s minutes and then heard testimony from Housing First Minnesota and the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities on housing supply, affordability, and land-use policy. Mark Foster of Housing First Minnesota said the state is chronically undersupplied by roughly 100,000 units, that the median new single-family home price has risen above $530,000, and that only about 27% of Twin Cities households can now afford a new home. He argued that regulatory and local approval processes, especially planned unit developments and aesthetic mandates, add significant cost and reduce the number of homes built, and he urged the committee to remove exclusionary barriers and modernize residential development approvals. Members questioned Foster about zoning, aesthetic requirements, and homeowners associations. He said most new housing in growing metro communities is negotiated through PUDs, which he described as increasing costs and limiting supply, and gave examples such as stone exterior requirements adding thousands of dollars to a home. He also said HOAs can be useful in some cases but are often imposed when not needed. Several legislators responded positively to the Housing First Minnesota Foundation’s work, including transitional housing and veteran housing projects. Elizabeth Wefel of the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities said cities outside the metro also face a housing shortage, but their challenges differ: market failure, inadequate sewer and water infrastructure, and gaps in starter, workforce, and senior housing. She said many Greater Minnesota cities are already updating zoning, reducing lot sizes, allowing more density and ADUs, and investing local money, land, and partnerships to spur development. She asked the legislature to speed up rollout of housing funds, support infrastructure and workforce programs, and adjust housing tax credit and TIF rules, while warning against one-size-fits-all preemption of local zoning authority. Members discussed the need for tailored solutions and the differences between metro and Greater Minnesota housing markets.

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• These short-term employees are defined...
• These short-term employees are defined as anyone who does classified work for up to 75% of the school
• Some examples of these employees include being kept as short-term for 10 years or more without access
• This is about protection for ratepayers and for California's long-term water future.
• Many of you over the last few days have been talking to me at great length about this bill, and I've

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• What this amendment does is it creates a guarantee that will, over time, if you look at your long-term
• What this amendment does is it creates a guarantee that will, over time, if you look at your long-term
• What this amendment does is it creates a guarantee that will, over time, if you look at your long-term
• Um and then we have the SIPA, which is also a short-term um savings account that Both of these savings
• we have the SIPA, which is also and then we have the SIPA, which is also a<01:11:52.200> short-term

Keywords: 916, all

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• We've gone to great lengths as a legislature in order to keep our people from being exploited.
• favors by relying upon foreign entities to provide us with materials for our supply chain, both in terms
• favors by relying upon foreign entities to provide us with materials for our supply chain, both in terms
• <00:27:20.159> of for our supply chain, both in terms of for our supply chain, both in terms
• Uh, I have not engaged in those discussions, to borrow a term from uh Representative Heindman that he

Keywords: 1183, house

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• , As we were told, in no uncertain terms, As we were told, in no uncertain terms, weapons<00:44:17.040
• What it does, in no uncertain terms, is enact a complete repeal of the current prohibition for anyone
• tool used by local note is a short-term tool used by local school<01:20:21.840> districts<01:
• standards into law ensures long-term standards into law ensures long-term clarity,<04:27:43.920>
• long-term limit on property tax growth. long-term limit on property tax growth.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <00:11:34.399> of, focus here was really just in terms of, focus here was really just in terms
• <03:12:01.439> resident<03:12:01.920> district, term? resident district, term?
• Um, but in terms of the way this is structured, right?
• Um but in terms of the way to get into?
• And area in terms of lottery preference.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• at the end of that term. at the end of that term.
• ranks 18th in the nation in terms of average monthly dollar bill.
• <01:53:39.760> I clock back in terms of restructuring.
• I clock back in terms of restructuring.
• <04:36:50.160> 911 integrity, supports long-term 911 integrity, supports long-term 911 strategic

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <00:20:58.400> of you're talking about um in terms of you're talking about um in terms of
• <00:32:31.679> goal while we may decide on a long-term goal while we may decide on a long-term
• <01:41:30.800> of that there was no look back in terms of that there was no look back in terms
• Not losers in terms of in<01:51:29.199> terms<01:51:29.360> of<01:51:29.600> the
• I'm you know in terms of this bill 366. I'm you know in terms of this bill 366.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee began its first meeting on retained education funding bills, focusing on HB 366, which concerns school building aid for eligible projects, and HB 295, which would make school building aid program funds non-lapsing. The chair framed the discussion around broader questions about how school building aid should work, noting the state’s limited available funding, the existing debt service obligations, and whether the current formula should continue or be changed. He also raised concerns about the state’s overall revenue constraints and the need to consider renovation, new construction, and possibly leasing within any future program. Members and the Department of Education representative discussed whether school building aid is a state or local responsibility, the current backlog of projects, and the condition of school facilities statewide. Tim Carney of the Bureau of School Facilities described his background and answered technical questions about current programs. Representative Luno argued that under the ConVal decision the state has responsibility for school buildings, including construction and renovation, and that the program also serves an equity function by helping districts with less property-tax capacity. Representative Papich urged the committee to focus on policy structure and fairness rather than just available dollars, saying the current system creates winners and losers and suggesting a simpler per-capita or similar allocation model, while acknowledging a possible transition for projects already in the pipeline. The discussion also covered CTE facilities and leasing. Carney explained that charter schools, and possibly CTE centers, can receive limited leasing aid, and that CTE capital requests are funded through a state capital process, while federal Carl Perkins funds cannot be used for construction. He and others described a separate rotational funding approach for CTE centers, but several members said that model can leave programs waiting too long and may not match changing workforce needs. The chair and others noted that a report from a related study group on CTE policy and funding was still pending, and that its absence could affect legislation for FY28. No votes were taken and no bill was acted on in the portion of the meeting provided; the discussion ended with interest in modeling alternatives, reviewing the waiting list, and examining the tradeoffs of reducing upfront state aid versus funding more projects overall.

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• You're going to hear a lot about that term today, and it's in a very important term to understand because
• As well as maintain the long-term viability of the resource where feasible.
• Not professionally, in terms of clients, and not personally in terms of my philosophy on these things
• or even short-term, but particularly if they're long-term, that really can impact.
• Do you realize what that's going to do to the price of water long term?

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Just over half of that is in long-term care facilities, waivers, and home care; $2.6 billion, or 27%,
• just over half of that is in long-term just over half of that is in long-term care<00:02:50.200>
• Tails some other changes in long-term Tails some other changes in long-term care<00:07:55.599>
• It does not go anywhere in terms of oversight by the court.
• It does not go anywhere in terms of oversight by the court.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I was elected to two terms as Kentucky Secretary of State.
• A lot of our local entities, we have entities that have three-year terms or that have two-year terms,
• but have a staggered schedule for two-year terms.
• Counties most frequently see poll workers leave the position due to the length of service.
• This is a long-term legislative conversation and discussion.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• So, I'm wondering if the member can explain how this legislature is expected to evaluate the long-term
• So, I'm wondering if the member can explain how this legislature is expected to evaluate the long-term
• However, as I’ve explained, due to the length of RFPs and rulemaking, they will not have that completed
• <02:03:21.520> in amount of work at the local level in amount of work at the local level in terms
• of community meetings and terms of community meetings and development<02:03:24.960> work.

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House took up S. 190, a health care cost-containment bill relating to the Green Mountain Care Board, reference-based pricing, and a study of a public employee health benefit authority. The House first suspended rules to take the bill from the notice calendar, then heard committee reports from Health Care, Ways and Means, and Appropriations. The Health Care committee chair described the bill as a strike-all amendment intended to carry out Act 68’s hospital reference-based pricing timeline, saying it would let the Green Mountain Care Board begin implementation for fiscal year 2027, expand reference-based pricing to qualified health plans and the Vermont Education Health Insurance program, and address hospital pricing transparency, outsourcing, and critical access hospital Medicare outpatient cost-sharing issues. Supporters argued the bill would lower insurance costs, help reduce property taxes, and improve hospital sustainability by reducing the need for hospitals to limit access as they approach revenue caps. The Ways and Means committee said the bill could reduce education spending by lowering health care costs for school employees and reported the bill favorably on a 7-4 vote. The Appropriations committee said it reviewed the bill and an amendment, and noted that much of the detailed language would be changed by the appropriations amendment; it also discussed a possible state innovation waiver under the Affordable Care Act. The Health Care committee reported its strike-all amendment favorably on a 10-0 vote. The bill’s provisions were described in detail, including requiring hospitals and insurers to express rates as a percentage of Medicare, setting a path toward national median hospital prices by 2030, limiting certain reimbursements for QHP and VHI plans, requiring a report on hospital outsourcing and provider tax impacts, and creating a public health system performance tool if funding is available. The speaker also noted that the bill would not affect critical access hospitals or Vermont’s Medicare-dependent hospital in the reimbursement cap provisions, and that critical access hospitals were already working with the Green Mountain Care Board on solutions to Medicare outpatient cost-sharing concerns.

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• particularly for younger students and those in vulnerable populations, contributing to stronger long-term
• particularly for younger students and those in vulnerable populations, contributing to stronger long-term
• I haven't heard actual length of days from anybody, but only the impetus in this bill from day one since
• I'd like to know exactly what we'd be looking at in terms of how early of a start districts truly have
• of how early of a be looking at in terms of how early of a start<00:32:48.639> districts<00:32

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We also provide six free full-length practice tests in Bluebook, which is the same testing app used on
• Madam Chair, just wanted to interject on that, just on the College Board process in terms of taking the
• In terms of public perception, our school's academic performance is skewed when low MCA proficiency scores
• process behind standardized tests, is to kind of gauge where our students across the state are in terms
• I could see how that would in terms of various academic subjects in terms of various academic subjects

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• operate, maintain um for a 30-year term operate, maintain um for a 30-year term after<00:27:31.039
• > maintenance<00:54:18.880> or realistic in terms of maintenance or realistic in terms
• Um in terms of point in the future.
• So in terms of roll on through 2030.
• So, in Medicaid, long-term care reviews.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:27 Legislative Research Commission 00:01:15 KentuckyWired Operations Company 00:17:30 Wireless Internet Service Providers Association 00:40:15 Administrative Office of the Courts 01:08:55 Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts 01:33:00, 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the July 9 minutes without objection and heard from Jay Hartz and Jonathan Harris of the Legislative Research Commission. Members asked about Capitol and legislator security in light of recent targeted shootings in other states. Hartz said LRC had removed members’ home addresses from its website, was reviewing other state-government records for similar information, and was working with the Speaker, Senate President, Kentucky State Police, and outside security experts on broader safety measures. He also said LRC is exploring commercial products to help block personal contact information from public view, but declined to name vendors publicly. Harris added that driver’s license scans at the Capitol are handled by Kentucky State Police, while LRC has a process for flagging high-volume or concerning contacts for police review. The LRC also reported that redistricting work has already begun, with census coordination underway, evaluation of redistricting software including Mapitude and open-source tools, and plans to make the same tools available to the public in the LRC library. The committee then heard from Kentucky Wired Operations Company CEO Robert Morphonius, COO Tom Snyder, and counsel Patrick Hughes about the Kentucky Wired network. They explained the corporate structure: Kentucky Wired Operations Company is a private for-profit special purpose entity that designs, builds, operates, and maintains the network; Kentucky Wired Infrastructure Company is a nonprofit instrumentality used for financing; and Open Fiber Kentucky handles commercialization of excess capacity under a wholesale agreement. They said Kentucky Wired Operations is in the operations and maintenance phase, with those obligations continuing until 2045, and that technical changes to the network generally require KCNA approval through formal change-order processes. They also said the company conducted a market test in June 2023 under Schedule 19 of its contract, considered proposals including Open Fiber and the incumbent service provider, and retained the existing provider. Members asked about KCNA’s role, procurement, network customers, and revenue. The witnesses said Quac operates outside normal state procurement because its process is governed by contract, while KCNA acts as the Commonwealth’s oversight authority and filter for changes. They identified current network users as including AOC, KCTCS, postsecondary education, and other Commonwealth agencies, with all requests routed through KCNA; they also said a separate change process for Exceliccom is in litigation. On funding, they said the operation is paid through monthly appropriations, with roughly a million dollars a month for the service provider and a couple hundred thousand for Quac’s oversight, not including debt service, which is bundled into the availability payment. The discussion ended as members began asking about responsibility for damage-related costs such as squirrel-related outages.

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• Our total spend at the state is likely to end up more in the short term.
• It specifies a change in the length of the terms.
• we did some good things last last term we did some good things last last term by by by prioritizing
• <01:54:19.079> managed thinking around long-term managed thinking around long-term managed
• accountability for those long-term accountability for those long-term dollars<02:00:44.159> then

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Division of Long-Term Supports and Services presented its budget and program overview as part of the Department of Health and Human Services operating budget review. Leadership described the division’s three bureaus—Aging and Adult Services, Developmental Services, and Family-Centered Services—and explained that the division provides guidance, technical assistance, quality monitoring, and contracted provider oversight across the lifespan. Members also discussed staffing, with reported vacancy rates of 4% in Aging and Adult Services, 15% in Developmental Services, and 6% in Family-Centered Services; the division said the higher BDS vacancy rate is partly due to the small number of authorized positions. The governor’s budget had left eight positions unfunded in the division, including three in Aging and Adult Services and five in BDS. A major topic was the division’s roadmap initiatives, especially building a system of care for healthy aging and strengthening developmental disabilities systems through a new reimbursement rate structure. The division said it contracted with an actuary to study DD service costs and found rates had not been reviewed since 2017 and were significantly below actual costs and other states’ rates, contributing to provider shortages even when services are authorized. Members asked about the impact on service delivery and whether rates would need to rise overall; the division said its strategy is to focus on lower-cost services that help people remain in the community. The division also reported waiver enrollment figures, including about 4,161 people on the Choices for Independence waiver, 3,688 average nursing facility residents, 5,061 people on the DD waiver, 228 on the acquired brain disorder waiver, and 488 children on the in-home support waiver, while noting there is no funding waitlist but provider availability remains a constraint. The division highlighted IT modernization as a major accomplishment, especially moving Adult Protective Services and Developmental Services into the New Heights system. Officials said these changes improve case-note access, data retrieval, service authorization tracking, and transparency for providers, and they asked for future oversight discussion focused on IT leverage. Members noted that New Heights maintenance is budgeted in the Office of the Commissioner under class 27 and suggested better transparency on system costs and benefits. The division also reported that it closed out a long-running CMS corrective action plan for BDS on July 1, 2023, and said it is now focused on strengthening the system rather than compliance alone. Other discussion covered the Aging and Adult Services bureau’s name change from Elderly and Adult Services to Adult and Aging Services, intended to avoid negative connotations and better reflect preventative services. The bureau described Adult Protective Services trends involving scams, financial exploitation, self-neglect, and isolation, and explained that it administers the CFI waiver, determines medical eligibility for nursing facility level of care, and braids funding from Medicaid, state funds, Older Americans Act money, Social Service Block Grants, and other grants. Members asked about waiver growth targets and federal consequences if enrollment remains below projections; the division said it would explain the shortfall in a future waiver amendment and did not anticipate a federal penalty. The meeting ended without any votes or formal actions taken.

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• Beyond pricing, several common licensing terms limit access.
• <00:10:11.040> First, licensing terms, limit access.
• First, licensing terms, limit access.
• the the law focuses on contract terms the the law focuses on contract terms that<00:12:28.399>
• Spring term PSO course.

Bills: HF3698, HF3067, HF3730

Keywords: libraries, electronic books, digital audiobooks, licensing agreements, public access, paraprofessional, paraprofessional qualifications, education support staff, teacher aide, teacher assistant, special education, Title I, federal personnel qualifications, Minnesota Department of Education, school district, charter school, cooperative unit, Read Act, reading instruction, math instruction

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• The hangars were originally built for Lockheed F-94 aircraft, which are shorter in length and height
• Um, so we have a very large footprint in the state both in terms of what's available and the passion
• of what's available and the terms of what's available and the passion<01:16:05.520> around<01
• I think the last thing I'll just say in terms of the issue you noted with potential competition with
• of the amount of believe, in terms of the amount of dollars<01:30:58.480> um<01:30:58.639>

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee first approved the March 3, 2026 minutes by voice vote. It then heard a presentation from the Minnesota Zoo on its aging facilities and bonding needs. Zoo staff highlighted the zoo’s economic and educational role, its 1.4 to 1.5 million annual visitors, and its Free to Explore program, while stressing that many of its 50-year-old buildings are in poor condition, with more than $78 million in backlog and safety concerns for visitors, staff, and animals. The zoo said the governor recommended $4 million for critical life-support systems and asked for an additional $6 million in asset preservation to renovate the original animal hospital building so a new hospital wing can function properly. Testimony emphasized that the renovation is necessary for staff space, storage, code compliance, asbestos removal, and safe animal care, and described recent injuries and close calls tied to outdated facilities. Members asked questions about porcupine quills, natural predators, and the meaning of the zoo’s incident rate. Zoo staff explained that quills are not poisonous but are barbed and can be difficult to remove, and that predators include larger cats, owls, and fishers. On incidents, staff said they include close calls and injuries linked to aging infrastructure, such as a tiger reaching farther through a wall after fencing shifted over time, and staff injuries during animal procedures in older spaces. Members also confirmed that the hospital project has shifted from a standalone building to a wing attached to the existing hospital because of rising construction costs. The committee then heard from Perpich Center for Arts Education. Perpich described its statewide role as both a public high school and an arts education resource center, serving students and educators across Minnesota. It said it hosted 313 events last year for nearly 2,000 educators and administrators and worked with 275 school districts across all 67 Senate districts. Perpich emphasized that nearly seven in 10 students rely on its residential programs because there are no comparable arts high school options in greater Minnesota, and noted strong student outcomes including a 100% graduation rate and national recognition as an exemplary school. For capital needs, Perpich said it received $1.26 million last year for HVAC and building automation work, is grateful for the governor’s recommended $1.3 million this year, and requested $6 million to create a secure, accessible main entrance and upgrade outdated restrooms to ADA compliance.

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• After a suicide attempt, we finally learned too late that a symptom had developed until long-term...
• Understanding the intent and the long-term. of the legislative efforts requires knowledge of a deeper
• The worst outcome from hemp is temporary nausea, not long-term addiction and health.
• They are addictive and causing short and long-term psychotic symptoms.
• Thank you for staying for the length. Our industry needs more certification, more regulation.

Bills: HB 28, SB 3

Keywords: hemp regulation, consumable products, cannabinoids, state health, youth protection, licensing fees, criminal offenses, HB28, public testimony, committee decorum, bill substitute, legislative process

Summary: The meeting featured significant discussions regarding HB28, where the chair outlined the plans to bring forward a substitute for the bill. The chair emphasized the importance of maintaining order and decorum during the proceedings. Members engaged in deliberations, and a number of public witnesses were invited to testify, thereby enriching the discussion around the bill. This interaction provided valuable insights into public sentiment regarding the issues at hand.