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• Program.
• Again, that is shared between OSC and NMED and can be used towards the development of a grant program
• and a contracts program.
• We have specific parameters for the grant program that we are following as we roll out the grant program
• Funding of this program.

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• Additionally, we would like to reinstate the Special Circumstances Program so people can receive grants
• The California Guaranteed Income Pilot Program provides grants to eligible entities that provide a guaranteed
• In terms of TANF, our CalWORKs program, one of the main cuts would be a 10% block grant cut at the national
• The first is the State Supplemental Grant Program, which provides additional financial assistance to
• These are discretionary non-entitlement programs that uniquely grant participating counties flexibility

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• The DE1 has a number of technical updates from MDH to ensure critical public health programs are run
• We haven't seen issues in this program with the WIC program and how it's administered, but this should
• just make it easier for the counties and community health boards who administer this program at the
• still the same amount of like program still the same amount of like program integrity<00:02:51.840
• with the program itself without needing<00:04:25.759> to<00:04:25.919> update.

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• The first are mandatory spending programs.
• They're formula grants to states for nutrition programs, um, SNAP, things like that.
• Um, discretionary programs.
• It needs to be limited to mandatory programs, so law changes for how a program that's under mandatory
• I mean, we don't have enough money to fill every college that got cut from a federal grant or program

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• credit conversion to grant program. credit conversion to grant program.
• from a tax credit to a grant program. from a tax credit to a grant program.
• <00:40:41.040> program<00:40:41.760> with associated with that grant program with associated
• with that grant program with the<00:40:42.160> idea<00:40:42.480> being<00:40:42.720><
• resident grant program funding. resident grant program funding. Favorable. Favorable.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Thursday, February 12, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened with 39 members present, heard the invocation from Reverend Meredith West, and journalized her remarks. The chamber then recognized several guest groups and observances, including Omega Psi Phi Fraternity’s Second District Corridor 1 for “100 Q’s in Annapolis Day,” the Kent Island High School boys lacrosse team for winning the Maryland 2A state championship, Arts Day participants, Rural Maryland Council members, Maryland Affordable Housing Coalition advocates, and visitors from the Maryland Judiciary. Senators also spoke about the meaning of Kente cloth during Black History Month, and the chamber recognized a birthday and thanked protocol staff for Valentine’s Day decorations. The Senate’s featured presentation was the annual Lincoln Day speech by the Senator from the 37th District. The senator reflected on Abraham Lincoln’s life, political career, and moral leadership, emphasizing his self-education, opposition to the expansion of slavery, the Emancipation Proclamation, Gettysburg, and the idea that the nation’s founding principles of liberty and equality guided Lincoln through the Civil War. The minority leader praised the address, and the Senate agreed without objection to journalize the remarks. After the ceremonial portion, the Senate moved to business. Bond initiatives on the calendar were read and referred to the Capital Budget Subcommittee. The Executive Nominations Committee reported favorably on a list of recess appointees, including gubernatorial secretaries, district court judges, and a state board appointee, and the report was special ordered to Monday, February 16, 2026. The chamber then began second-reader consideration of Budget and Taxation bills: Senate Bill 25, altering the cyber security technology and service tax credit, was amended and ordered printed for third reading; Senate Bill 58, creating a property tax credit for retail service station conversions, was discussed with questions about who would receive the credit and why the incentive was needed, and consideration was ongoing when the transcript ended.

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• ,<00:07:57.360> in um in school-age care programs, in um in school-age care programs, in foster
• provision, which is um allocating grant provision, which is um allocating grant funding<00:09:30.080
• <00:19:20.120> Minnesota Economics Program in the Minnesota Economics Program in the Minnesota
• commissioner may grant. commissioner may grant. Representative<00:25:46.840> Scott.
• So, um um federal benefit programs.

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• <00:20:32.400> So program or another community program.
• So program or another community program.
• Um, I think it's modeling the school-linked mental health grants program and sort of aligning for that
• of health grants program and sort of health grants program and sort of aligning<00:33:21.919>
• Um the um program.

Bills: HF4438, HF4467, HF4379, SF3402, HF4349, HF4064, HF84, HF85, HF3804

Keywords: healthcare, WIC, community health, licensing, speech-language pathology, audiology, contract term limits, healthcare services, provider enrollment, disenrollment, premium payments, medical assistance, substance use disorders, mental health, children's mental health, early childhood, early intervention, consultation grants, Head Start, child care

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• And the tax itself would apply to asset growth, not the assets themselves. and the state grant program
• Section and the state grant program.
• The University of Minnesota supports the end goal of stabilizing the state grant program, and we appreciate
• The Neighborhood STAR program has provided business loans and grants to projects across St.
• :05.440> provided Cultural Star program has provided Cultural Star program has provided grants

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• program.
• Community Development Block Grant program.
• Development Block Grant program.
• > has Cabinet's grant program, uh which has Cabinet's grant program, uh which has been<00:04:59.160
• that program. that program.

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Summary: The concurrent meeting began with roll calls for both the Senate Standing Committee on State and Local Government and the House Standing Committee on Local Government, establishing quorums. The committees then heard a Department for Local Government presentation on the Community Development Block Grant program, which serves smaller and more rural areas. Commissioner Matt Sawyers and Executive Director Mark Williams explained the 2026 HUD application as a public hearing, noting an estimated total of a little over $25 million, with proposed allocations for public facilities, community projects, economic development, public services/Recovery Kentucky, and housing. They also described proposed changes, including shifting some funding from economic development to housing, raising non-traditional application ceilings, extending the economic development application window, and giving the commissioner flexibility to reallocate funds if requests exceed the allotment. No legislators or members of the public asked questions, and both chambers approved the presentation and then adjourned the House portion. The Senate committee then took up Senate Bill 149 by Senator Elkins, which updates county treasurer statutes. The bill shortens the waiting period for appointing an acting treasurer from 30 days to 5 days and allows fiscal courts to appoint a temporary treasurer for up to 60 days during vacancies, illness, incapacity, or termination. Members discussed the need for continuity in county finances, and the bill received favorable expression 9-0. Next, the committee considered several housing-related bills from the housing task force. Senate Bill 224, by Senator Mills, creates vested property rights for development applications and narrows who may appeal certain local land-use decisions; the committee adopted a substitute, then approved the bill 8-1 after members raised concerns about standing language and possible impacts on local participation. Senate Bill 225 requires the housing and construction department to analyze the cost and housing-supply effects of proposed housing regulations; it passed 9-0 after a committee substitute. Senate Bill 233, by Senator Neal, removes annual financial reporting requirements for homeowners associations with 14 lots or fewer to reduce burdens on small developments; it passed 9-0. Finally, Senate Joint Resolution 75, as amended, directs the Public Service Commission to study affordability and water/wastewater utility regionalization, including possible consolidation of small districts; the amendment and the resolution both passed 9-0, with one member noting concerns about whether the matter should proceed as an administrative case rather than a study.

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• Also, it'll support our tennis program.
• The project includes the construction of a... and grant reallocations requiring action and grant reallocations
• and light item sewer and water grants and light item sewer and water grants requiring<00:25:16.400
• > KIA<00:29:12.000> through<00:29:12.240> the EPA grants to KIA through the EPA grants
• federal grant conditions. federal grant conditions.

Keywords: 00:05 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:34 Approval of Minutes 00:56 Information Items 05:40 Project Rpt from Postsecondary Institutions 14:00 Project Rpt from Finance and Administration Cabinet 20:40 Lease Rpt from Finance and Administration Cabinet 24:53 Rpt from OFM – Ky Infrastructure Authority 40:38 Office of Financial Management 47:39 Remaining 2025 Meeting Dates 48:05 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The meeting began with routine business, including a quorum call, approval of the April minutes, and several informational reports. Those information items covered upcoming general obligation debt for Bullitt, Jefferson, and Warren counties; Kentucky Communications Network Authority updates tied to House Bill 6; Eastern Kentucky University asset preservation reallocations under House Bill 1; and School Facilities Construction Commission debt activity, including 20 prior debt issues totaling about $386 million with roughly 85% locally supported debt service and 15% SFCC participation. Members then discussed concerns about a Kentucky Communications Network Authority project, focusing on a reported discrepancy between an appropriation of $12.927 million and an apparent payment of about $8.532 million on a project with a cost estimate of $12.449 million. Several members asked for more detailed written information before the next Capital Projects meeting, noting that a lawsuit is pending and that they wanted to better understand the basis for the request and the spending to date. The committee also heard and unanimously approved a donor-funded Northern Kentucky University project to renovate tennis courts, with possible pickleball additions, after questions about why approval was needed, the project’s estimated $3 million cost, and its expected minimal ongoing operating costs. The committee next received Kentucky State University pool allocation reports for three projects: a $2 million McCullen Hall renovation, a $1.75 million walkway and miscellaneous repairs project, and a $2 million academic services building roof-and-window project. A member asked specifically about curb cuts and accessibility in the walkway project, and Kentucky State said existing curb cuts would be repaired and additional accessibility issues would be reviewed by engineers. The lease report from the Finance and Administration Cabinet included one lease modification requiring approval for the Attorney General’s office in Franklin County and one no-action modification for the Board of Cosmetology; the Attorney General lease was approved by roll call vote. Finally, the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority presented five loans and 37 grants, with action taken on the loan and grant items. The loans included a Hodgenville wastewater treatment plant increase, a Grant County sewer district treatment plant loan, a Mount Sterling dam rehabilitation loan, and two Morganfield drinking water loans for granular activated carbon treatment, one with full principal forgiveness. Members asked about the Morganfield project’s purpose and were told it was a remediation effort for a water-quality concern, and they also raised questions about engineering fees, which KIA said are compared against a U.S. Rural Development fee schedule that is industry accepted. The committee also reviewed cleaner water program grant reallocations from county allocation pools.

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• program.
• program in order to avoid predictable, costly, and preventable disasters.
• The cancellation of all approved BRIC Program Hazard Mitigation Program applications from fiscal year
• The federal government ended BRIC on April 4, 2025, cancelling existing and future grants for the program
• When the memo came out at the beginning of April announcing the BRIC program cancellation.

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• programming.
• In FY26, PED identified 16 programs that require needs assessment, including federal grants and below
• the line programs.
• So the Ed Fellows program is not a tuition reimbursement program.
• This makes it sound like a college program or residency program.

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• funding available to such programs.
• One, most prominently through our grant program.
• School District vocation programs programs with our college programs and other like programs, we do
• We have two basic programs, capital post-conviction representation in this program we represent.
• So in my most restrictive program.

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• programs programs CH<00:15:22.199> so<00:15:22.839> just<00:15:23.120> repeat<00
• Senate File 2310 is about supported decision-making programs grant availability. live um and and just
• One of the programs funded by this grant allows us to restore the rights to individuals currently under
• We believe extending this timeline of the grant will yield similar results in Minnesota. of the programs
• funded by this grant of the programs funded by this grant allows<01:41:27.480> us<01:41:27.599

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• The one loan and five grants. grants. grants. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Okay.
• >> These are the grants. >> These are the grants.
• grants that require no action. grants that require no action.
• approved line item grant. approved line item grant.
• grants? grants? >> I<00:48:32.680> do.<00:48:32.960> Absolutely.

Keywords: 0:00:01 Call to Order and Roll Call 0:00:54 Approval of Minutes 0:01:08 Information Items 0:03:18 Postsecondary Institutions - UK 0:18:10 Finance and Administration Cabinet 0:30:13 KY Infrastructure Authority 0:37:30 Cabinet for Economic Development 0:52:11 Office of Financial Management 0:59:20 Remaining 2026 Mtg Dates 1:00:49 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the April 27 minutes and then received several informational reports, including University of Kentucky medical equipment purchases, UK’s use of $200 million in Ever funds for a public-private partnership, school district debt issuances, UK’s planned use of construction manager-at-risk delivery on five projects, Kentucky Communications Network Authority capital projects under House Bill 6, and 14 UK lease improvements. Members were told the House Bill 6 item was also being discussed in the Information Technology Oversight Committee and could return later if needed. The main action item was University of Kentucky’s request to approve a $600 million public-private partnership for central plants and utility infrastructure tied to the Chandler expansion. UK said it would shift $200 million from previously authorized restricted funds into the P3, leaving the project financed through private equity and nonprofit debt with no UK or Commonwealth debt. UK representatives said the project is necessary to support 24/7 hospital operations, expand and modernize utility systems, improve redundancy and efficiency, and reduce long-term operating risk. Members asked about the source of the availability payments, which UK said would come from UK Healthcare revenues, and the committee approved the P3 agreement unanimously. The committee also approved a UK lease renewal for a 20,000-square-foot College of Medicine annex near the Bowling Green Medical Center. UK said the lease costs $38 per square foot, or $912,000 annually, and supports medical education expansion in the region, including growth from 120 to 160 students over four years. Members voiced support for the local impact, and the lease passed unanimously. Later, the committee approved a Transportation Cabinet aviation project for two medium box hangars at Capital City Airport, funded by $1,153,000 in federal money and $950,000 from the Aviation Economic Development Fund, which is supported by a 6% jet fuel tax with a $1 million annual cap per company. Members asked about the fund balance, the cap, and airport revenue sources, and staff said the airport also receives entitlement and federal infrastructure funds and earns revenue from hangar rent and fuel sales. The committee then approved two Finance and Administration Cabinet pool projects: a roof and skylight replacement at the Libraries and Archives building and exterior repairs at several state buildings. Finally, the committee approved six Kentucky Infrastructure Authority action items after hearing about one loan increase for the Springfield Wastewater Treatment Plant and five grant reallocations tied to Cleaner Water Program and county allocation pool funds. Members asked why one project approved in 2024 was only now increasing, and KIA explained that design, water division review, environmental review, and bidding can take one to two years. KIA also reported additional no-action items, including a Brandenburg water grant split among two projects and 17 Kentucky Waters projects provided for information. The meeting ended with approval of the action items and no further action on the informational grants.

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• The ability to apply for grants for early childhood literacy and readiness programs or to establish the
• for early childhood literacy and readiness programs... ...account awarding of grants for early childhood
• Section 75.5, Department of Education grants for pre-K programs, $50 million in 2026 would be removed
• programs in teaching...
• Section 74, Nevada Registered Apprenticeship Support Account grants to sponsors of apprenticeship programs

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• The money actually came to us as a grant from the National Association of Mental Health Program Directors
• >> The money actually came to us as a grant from the National Association of Mental Health Program Directors
• >> The money actually came to us as a grant from the National Association of Mental Health Program Directors
• program, or is this a new program? program, or is this a new program?
• grants? grants?

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Summary: The committee first approved the September 19 meeting minutes and then took up a deferred University of Kentucky personal services contract amendment for guardianship services. UK officials explained that the contract covers court-appointed guardians for patients who cannot make medical decisions and are not eligible for state guardianship, with the work funded by UK Medical Center agency dollars rather than the general fund. Members questioned the large increase in the not-to-exceed amount, the number of cases, the hourly billing structure, and whether there are safeguards to prevent unnecessary costs or reimbursement issues if a patient later has resources. UK said the increase reflects shifting work from a prior firm, anticipated new cases, a move from a monthly fee to hourly billing, and the need for a second firm because one prior attorney died and another firm has had difficulty appearing in court promptly. The committee ultimately approved the contract, while Senator Thomas said he would vote aye but urged future review of attorney fee limits and broader guardianship statutes, which he described as outdated and inconsistent. The committee then deferred three Office of Energy Policy memorandum of agreement items to the November 2025 meeting without objection. After that, it approved the remaining agenda items, including the contract lists and deferred items not separately selected for review. The final major item was a University of Kentucky personal services contract related to fundraising and philanthropic outreach. UK representatives said the contract supports marketing and donor engagement efforts to grow the university’s endowment pipeline and philanthropic support. The transcript cuts off before the committee finished its questions or took final action on that item.

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• and the Medicaid program.
• Due to the cessation of the program, all employees materially involved in the program, including the
• This slide presents program expenditures by higher education institution for the life of the program,
• overseeing a program.
• The administration of the program was handled at UALR through the Donaldson Program Academy. Okay.

Summary: The Legislative Joint Audit Committee met on February 13, 2026, and first adopted the January 9, 2026 minutes. It then received and adopted reports from the Executive Committee, the Standing Committee on Counties and Municipalities, the Standing Committee on Education Institutions, the Standing Committee on State Agencies, and the Medicaid Subcommittee. Those reports covered audit follow-up items, delinquent private water and sewer audits, municipal accounting compliance issues, education audit findings, state agency audit findings, and a Medicaid oversight presentation. Several reports were filed after discussion, and in multiple cases agencies or local officials were present to answer questions about repeat findings or compliance concerns. Among the notable audit matters, the committee reviewed a Cleburne County library audit that found more than $80,000 in unauthorized or questionable disbursements, including purchases that appeared personal in nature and improper fuel expenses. The library director had been placed on leave, later charged with felony theft of property and abuse of office, and the matter was referred to the prosecuting attorney and Attorney General. The committee also heard a special report on the Charles W. Donaldson Scholars Academy at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, which found scholarship ineligibility issues and numerous disbursement-processing exceptions, while noting that the program had ended in 2024 and remaining funds were returned to the school districts. During the state agency report, Legislative Audit described findings at DHS, Parks, Heritage, and Tourism, Corrections, and Veterans Affairs, including improper benefit payments, a cashed warrant by someone other than the intended payee, missing receipts, unauthorized fuel card purchases, and payroll and overtime issues. The committee filed that report after agency representatives responded to questions. The meeting ended with the filing of the Cleburne County and Donaldson Scholars Academy reports, and the next committee meeting was announced for March 12-13, 2026.

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• , the ALE program, and the different types of program models that fall under this.
• We are a full ALE program.
• We have a highly capable program. We have a Spanish program.
• We have a great ML program. We have a phenomenal SPED program.
• and competitive grants that we are actively... ...a lot of statewide grants and competitive grants that

Summary: The committee met to hear an overview of Washington’s alternative learning experience (ALE) programs and then an update on artificial intelligence in schools. OSPI’s Anissa Sherritt explained that ALE is a course-level funding designation for instruction that occurs partly or wholly away from the traditional seat-time model, with online, site-based, and remote course types. She emphasized that ALE is still basic education, subject to the same public school requirements, and that OSPI provides technical assistance, annual reporting review, and program reviews. Representatives from several programs described different models: Washington Virtual Academy (a large online ALE operated through Omak School District and partnered with for-profit Stride), Columbia Virtual Academy in Valley School District (a district-run, nonprofit online/remote program), Pearl in Quilcene (a K-8 remote parent partnership program), and River Home Link in Battleground (a site-based hybrid program). They discussed student supports, special education, enrichment, family choice, transportation, and how they measure outcomes. Members asked for follow-up information on funding, demographics, racial and ethnic data, multilingual learners, and post-graduation outcomes, and OSPI agreed to provide additional data where available. The committee then heard from OSPI and several districts about AI guidance and implementation. OSPI’s Holly Ryan Calloway described the agency’s human-centered AI framework, three guidance documents for schools, statewide professional learning, an AI innovation summit, and new AI literacy and informatics course frameworks and CIP codes. Quincy School District described a multi-year effort to integrate AI by centering student needs, creating district policy and classroom guidance, and training teachers to use AI responsibly while building an AI readiness plan from elementary through high school. Peninsula School District described its AI action research team, teacher professional learning, and classroom uses of generative AI to support science instruction, communication, and prompt engineering, while stressing that AI should enhance rather than replace learning. Members raised questions about privacy, energy and water use, prompt engineering, workforce and university connections, and the need for clear standards and ongoing educator training. No votes were taken.

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• However, we have not received our latest grant award through the feds because that program is partially
• The $432,000 request is for two FTEs to move over from our sponsored term, sponsored by our grant programs
• Our grant programs primarily serve our nations, pueblos, and tribes throughout New Mexico.
• We also have the BEAD program, where we've awarded our largest grant, which is $111 million to the Navajo
• So, it's through our grant programs that we primarily serve households on tribal land in New Mexico.