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• boiler which is a lot lower efficiency boiler which is a lot lower efficiency but<00:09:35.360><
• <00:54:56.720> hot high pressure or more efficient hot high pressure or more efficient hot
• <00:55:11.280> the building uh it's very efficient the building uh it's very efficient the
• 99% combustion efficiency.
• Energy efficiency, right?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• At Nicholls, I am able to participate in internship programs, audit college courses, live on campus,
• Moreover, legislators are recognizing that ESAs are a more efficient use of taxpayer funds than leaving
• Even the most efficient systems can absorb a 2% adjustment.
• So if we're talking about efficiency or we're talking about dollars that we spend, it would seem that
• and duplication of services is reduced. ...are used efficiently, and duplication of services is reduced

Summary: The committee met for public testimony on the Finance budget, with the main discussion focused first on funding for disability services and then on the LA GATOR scholarship program. Several individuals testified in support of fully funding Families Helping Families and Louisiana Rehabilitation Services (LRS), describing how advocacy, transition services, and direct support workers help people with disabilities access education, employment, and independent living. Witnesses urged the committee to preserve or increase state general funds to draw down federal matching dollars, and provider groups said current reimbursement rates and staffing shortages are leaving agencies in deficit, creating waitlists, overtime costs, and difficulty retaining workers. Committee members thanked the speakers and noted that the testimony would be used to compare the governor’s, House, and remaining budget requests. The committee then heard extensive testimony in support of increasing funding for the LA GATOR scholarship program. Supporters included policy groups, school leaders, parents, and students who argued that the program expands educational choice, helps low-income and special-needs students find schools that fit their needs, and should be fully funded at the level of demonstrated demand. Speakers from Catholic and Christian schools said GATOR funding had helped students thrive academically and spiritually, but that shortfalls left many eligible students without awards, hurt kindergarten enrollment, and forced schools to raise private donations to cover gaps. Several witnesses emphasized that the program is not a zero-sum attack on public schools, but a way to let education dollars follow students. A few committee questions focused on the fiscal impact and on whether choice programs improve outcomes without harming public schools. Testimony cited enrollment growth, parent demand, and data from other states to argue that school choice can improve student and parent outcomes and may also strengthen traditional public schools through competition. No votes or formal actions were taken during the public testimony portion of the meeting.

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• And then we have overall audit compliance for SPGEs.
• This is why every part of KLC's 2026 legislative agenda aims to help city officials serve more efficiently
• and<00:18:12.320> build<00:18:12.559> desirable,<00:18:13.200> vibrant efficiently
• and build desirable, vibrant efficiently and build desirable, vibrant communities<00:18:14.000> where
• improve quality of life; and streamlining and saving taxpayer dollars and making government work efficiently

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00:13 Roll Call 00:00:24 Approval of Minutes from September Meeting 00:02:10 Presentation of Special Purpose Governmental Entities Report 00:03:19 Presentation of Kentucky League of Cities Legislative Platform for the Upcoming 2026 Session of the General Assembly 00:15:37 Discussion of Centralized Collection of Net Profits and Occupational License Taxes 00:37:05 Adjournment 00:55:53, 958, all

Summary: The committee received reports on special purpose governmental entities from the Department for Local Government and the Fire Commission. DLG staff described SPGEs as limited-jurisdiction political subdivisions and reviewed the department’s registry, reporting portal, compliance monitoring, and planned system upgrades such as a two-way message center, automated noncompliance notices, and tracking for new entities and board expirations. They reported that, as of October 10, 2025, 69% of SPGEs were active and discussed compliance data by cycle, fiscal year, and district type. The Fire Commission reported that fire department mergers have reduced the number of departments by 16 since last year, largely because of volunteer staffing shortages, while financial disclosure compliance had risen to 94%. The commission also noted 509 compliance reviews, 19 in-house inquiries, seven referrals to outside agencies, and one recent federal prison sentence in a theft case. Members asked whether DLG advises SPGEs on tax rates; staff said it only performs calculations and the entities set their own rates. Questions to the Fire Commission focused on whether department reductions meant station closures; officials explained that most changes were mergers that keep physical buildings in place while combining personnel and finances to meet minimum staffing requirements. They said the trend is spread across the state but is especially pronounced in rural areas. The Kentucky League of Cities then presented its 2026 legislative agenda. Its priorities included modernizing city revenue options, increasing equity in road funding, fixing tax increment financing issues, addressing transient room tax collection from web-based platforms, strengthening emergency response coordination, clarifying massage parlor regulation preemption, correcting unintended consequences of House Bill 606, improving newspaper publication rules, and modernizing procurement statutes. KLC also said it supports allowing all cities to collect restaurant tax revenue, wants cities to receive a larger share of road funds and EV-related revenues, and seeks state collection and remittance of any future local sales tax to comply with the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement. Members asked about best-value bidding, road-fund equity, Airbnb tax litigation, EV prevalence, and disaster funding applications; KLC said cities currently must accept the lowest bid, the road split should better reflect city street costs, the Airbnb tax case remains pending, EV data by locality has not been studied, and allowing cities to apply directly for disaster funds would reduce reliance on county officials. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the September meeting minutes.

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• Do they come out and do regular audits as a licensed camp?
• Do they come out and do regular audits as a licensed camp?
• Do they come out and do regular audits as a licensed camp?
• Do they come out and do regular audits as a licensed camp?
• they come out and do regular audits they come out and do regular audits as<00:22:13.679> a

Keywords: 1. Call to Order and Roll Call – 00:00:24 2. Discussion of The Center for Courageous Kids – 00:02:46 3. Discussion of Adult Protective Services and State Guardianship Programs – 00:25:22 4. Discussion of Annual Report of the External Child Fatality and Near Fatality Review Panel – 01:00:34 5. Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations – 01:33:41 6. Adjournment – 01:42:07, 958, all

Summary: The committee’s first interim meeting opened with roll call and a reminder that Kentucky had 8,641 children in out-of-home care with active placements as of June 1, 2025. The first presentation was from the Center for Courageous Kids (CCK), a donor-funded camp in Scottsville that serves children with lifelong illnesses and disabilities at no charge. Representatives described the camp’s history, its year-round family retreats and summer sessions, its medical and accessibility supports, and its impact on campers’ confidence and independence. They said CCK has served more than 43,000 campers from 46 states and 13 countries, including 22,000 from Kentucky, and noted plans to reach all 120 Kentucky counties. CCK also outlined future capital needs: a new art barn and a medical lodge. The organization said the art barn project would cost $2.5 million, with a legislative request of $1.5 million, and the medical lodge would cost $2.875 million, with a legislative request of $1.75 million. Members responded very positively, with several praising the camp’s work and one member asking about operational challenges. CCK said its main challenges are awareness, staff and volunteer recruitment, and expanding medical and housing capacity; it also said it is accredited by the American Camp Association and receives health and safety visits and audits. The committee then moved to a presentation on adult protective services and state guardianship programs from Jessica Wayne and Cliff Bryant of DCBS. They explained the legal framework for guardianship, the difference between full and limited guardianship/conservatorship, emergency appointments, and the state’s role as a last-resort guardian when no family member or private entity is available. They reported 4,464 individuals under state guardianship as of June 1, with most cases involving dementia, developmental disability, intellectual disability, nursing home or long-term care placement, severe mental illness, or brain injury. They also said the division has 89 field workers across 14 regional offices, with an average caseload of 52 and a goal of reducing that into the mid-40s through additional hiring.

Bills: HCR1, HCR2, SB2001, SB2002, SB2003, SB2004, SB2005, SB2006, SB2007, SB2008, SB2009, SB2010, SB2011, SB2012, SB2013, SB2014, SB2015, SB2016, SB2017, SB2018, SB2019, SB2020, SB2021, SB2022, SB2023, SB2024, SB2025, SB2026, SB2027, SB2028, SB2029, SB2030, SB2031, SB2032, SB2033, SB2034, SB2035, SB2036, SB2037, SB2038, SB2039, SB2040, SB2041, SB2042, SB2043, SB2044, SB2045, SB2046, SB2047, SB2048, SB2049, SB2050, SB2051, SB2052, SB2053, SB2054, SB2055, SB2056, SB2057, SB2058, SB2059, SB2060, SB2061, SB2062, SB2063, SB2064, SB2065, SB2066, SB2067, SB2068, SB2069, SB2070, SB2071, SB2072, SB2073, SB2074, SB2075, SB2076, SB2077, SB2078, SB2079, SB2080, SB2081, SB2082, SB2083, SB2084, SB2085, SB2086, SB2087, SB2088, SB2089, SB2090, SB2091, SB2092, SB2093, SB2094, SB2095, SB2096, SB2097, SB2098, SB2099, SB2100

Keywords: recess, legislative session, Hawaii State Legislature, 2026, Governor address, joint session, legislature, Hawaii, state of the state, Banyan Drive, Waiakea peninsula, Makaokū, Hilo, Hawaii Island, HCDA, Hawaii Community Development Authority, community development district, redevelopment, urban renewal, blight

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• So the House and the Senate passed something called risk-based auditing.
• So for under $2,000, we audit before we pay anything.
• Under $2,000, we pay it out without prior auditing because it means they have to wait 90 days or more
• We always want to be more efficient, so I appreciate your diligence on that and your support for ensuring

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Some efficiency savings that MDOT's able to book when they do their work well, when they book those efficiencies
• taxpayer dollars and be more efficient taxpayer dollars and be more efficient fiduciaries.<02:00
• It's auditable.
• That's the idea of creating more efficient transportation system that works more efficiently for everyone
• That's the idea of creating a more efficient transportation system that works more efficiently for everyone

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• provide notice to PAPS that are not compliant with the required annual report, otherwise known as the audit
• worked very diligently to try to get them in compliance by filling out the registration form or the audit
• Stacy has done a lot of work with the audit forms, getting everybody compliant and reviewing that.
• But we've got to get there because we need to be auditing the local PAPs to make sure that they're coming
• It's something we need to take back and take a look at it for this next audit. That's a great idea.

Keywords: 914, all

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• We can go through those audits and look at their logs and report on that.
• We can go through<00:51:04.200> those<00:51:04.440> audits<00:51:05.000> and<00:
• sort of incites us to start um an audit sort of incites us to start um an audit of<00:51:19.560>
• She does independent audits Leslie Pond.
• , audits, audits, uh<01:32:49.480> which<01:32:49.680> means<01:32:49.920> that<

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee met on May 29 and approved the draft minutes. DHHS Commissioner Weaver then opened the department update by asking Medicaid Director Henry Litman to brief members on federal and state Medicaid changes, and later turned to DHHS Chief Operating Officer David Weathers for an update on data governance. Members also asked that acronyms be spelled out in future materials and requested a follow-up on the federal Medicaid rule once it is published. Litman reviewed several federal Medicaid provisions tied to HR 1/"OBBA" and related state implementation issues. He said the first major change would be restrictions on certain non-citizens’ Medicaid coverage, affecting about 400 people in New Hampshire, with notices likely 30 to 60 days before the effective date. He also discussed new work requirements/community engagement rules, saying New Hampshire is on track to implement them and will likely need a state plan amendment rather than an 1115 waiver. Other changes included shorter retroactive coverage periods, a new state option for certain community-based services with an estimated $740,000 in implementation support, a freeze and phased-down reduction in the Medicaid enhancement tax beginning in state fiscal year 2029, and limits on directed payments to hospitals after a grandfathering period. He also noted that Medicaid enrollment has fallen from pandemic-era levels, with about 167,000 people covered as of May 1, and that the department is working with CMS on child premiums and other cost-sharing changes approved in HB 2. Committee members asked how the department could plan for the 2029 changes given the number of elections before then, and Litman said federal rules may be adjusted over time as states and stakeholders raise concerns. He emphasized planning for the worst while hoping for the best, and said rural health care transformation funding would help the state prepare. In the second presentation, Weathers explained that data governance is now embedded in DHHS operations to control access, manage reporting, and respond to risk. He defined it as managing what data is collected, how it is used, who can access it, and what laws apply, and said DHHS has moved from governance as a committee to governance as an operational process. He described privacy impact assessments for new systems going into production, monthly privacy and security training, and ongoing review of access controls and data-sharing rules.

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• You know, even on line 14, where it says that the audit needs to be random, etc.
• And certainly that would not be a random audit.
• Um so those are the problems that audit.
• audit.
• audit because that isn't a random audit. audit because that isn't a random audit.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• All right, we will call this meeting of State Agencies Joint Audit to order.
• take a second and recognize we've got a bunch of interns out here that are working with our joint audit
• But we also have 12 reports without findings that are listed starting on page one of the audit summary

Summary: The State Agencies Joint Audit Committee met to open the meeting with prayer, recognize interns, and approve the minutes from the March 12 meeting. The committee also agreed to defer a special report from the Health Department until its August meeting. Staff then reviewed audit reports, including 12 reports without findings that were filed without objection. The main report discussed was the Department of Finance and Administration FY24 audit, which contained three findings: a stolen taser from the Alcohol Beverage Control Enforcement Division valued at about $1,300 and referred to the Attorney General; improper federal grant expenditures identified by the Office of Intergovernmental Services, with about $5,500 later reimbursed; and nine unauthorized bank debits totaling more than $5,600, most of which were refunded. Members asked no questions on the DFA report, and it was filed. The committee announced its next meeting for August 13 and then adjourned.

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• All right, we will call this meeting of State Agencies Joint Audit to order.
• take a second and recognize we've got a bunch of interns out here that are working with our joint audit
• But we also have 12 reports without findings that are listed starting on page one of the audit summary

Summary: The State Agencies Joint Audit committee met, opened with prayer, recognized interns, and approved the minutes from the March 12 meeting. Members also agreed to defer the special report from the Health Department until the August meeting. The committee then received audit staff’s review of reports, including 12 reports without findings that were filed without objection. The main item discussed was the Department of Finance and Administration FY24 report, which contained three findings. These involved a stolen taser from the Alcohol Beverage Control Enforcement Division valued at about $1,300 and referred to the project attorney and Attorney General; disallowed federal grant expenditures identified in the Family Services Agency, with nearly $5,500 reimbursed after adjustments; and unauthorized debits from a DFA Revenue bank account totaling more than $5,600, most of which was refunded with about $200 still outstanding. Members did not raise questions on the DFA report, and it was filed. The committee announced its next meeting for August 13 and then adjourned.

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• So, another clean audit by them. Thank you all. Mr. Chairman, that concludes our presentation.
• So are those almost like an audit or a review report from each of the counties coming back to you?
• So another<00:13:24.000> clean<00:13:24.240> audit<00:13:24.560> by<00:13:24.720
• <00:13:24.959> So<00:13:25.279> thank another clean audit by them.
• So thank another clean audit by them. So thank you<00:13:25.600> all.<00:13:25.839> Mr.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:04 Approval of Minutes 00:36 KOAP Report 00:51, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the June 12 minutes, and then received a presentation from Brandon Reid and Bill McCloskkey of the Agricultural Development Board on the June report and the 25th anniversary of the Agricultural Development Fund. They described a joint anniversary meeting held at the Kentucky Historical Society, thanked staff, and noted that the board presented members with a token of appreciation. They also reported a clean annual audit, with the audit report to be shared more fully at a later meeting. The presenters reviewed June activity and funding decisions, saying the development board approved about $3.3 million and the finance board about $5 million in loans. They highlighted program activity such as advisory council meetings, site visits, project reports, and county comprehensive plans. Specific projects discussed included the Food Chain project, which sought support for equipment and improvements to expand Kentucky product marketing; Miller Rockbridge Farms LLC, which sought county support for a barn for an education program; and Thompson Family Farm LLC, which sought funding for a livestock buying station. The board approved reduced or county-only funding in some cases, including $45,643 for the Food Chain project and county money for the farm projects. Members asked about the meaning and purpose of the county comprehensive plans and how counties use them to guide funding decisions. The presenters explained that House Bill 611 created a structure in which each county council develops a comprehensive plan, updated on a five-year cycle, to prioritize local agricultural investments and evaluate applications. They said county councils work with extension agents and the Agricultural Development Office, and that staff attend meetings, provide training, and help new agents and council members understand the program. Members emphasized that the planning process helps ensure funds are targeted to local needs and supports diversification of agriculture beyond tobacco.

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• requires the Office of the Legislative Auditor to report to the legislature annually on whether an audited
• basically these small grain buyers who don't do a lot of money, they have to go and get full CPA audits
• Larger grain buyers, yes, you still need to do the full CPA audit.
• ,<00:25:31.200> sometimes go and get full CPA audits, sometimes go and get full CPA audits
• And particularly, there was one audit.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Typically, it's about understanding the crux of the matter, expressing that efficiently, and then making
• And I'm just trying to make sure it's more efficient than asking the same questions or questions that
• I'm just trying to make sure it's more efficient than asking the same questions or questions that don't
• an audit of or inspecting<01:15:33.639> an<01:15:33.800> employer<01:15:34.400> may
• <01:20:03.960> uh performing like a workplace um audit uh performing like a workplace um audit

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• All right, we will call this meeting of State Agencies Joint Audit to order.
• take a second and recognize we've got a bunch of interns out here that are working with our Joint Audit
• But we also have 12 reports without findings that are listed starting on page one of the audit summary

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• It would cost more to hire five to six people than it would to properly audit and hold those in power
• <00:25:40.320> Do audit of Alabama Power in its books.
• Do audit of Alabama Power in its books.
• <00:25:48.799> would<00:25:48.960> to<00:25:49.200> properly<00:25:49.600> audit
• people than it would to properly audit people than it would to properly audit and<00:25:50.320><

Bills: HB303, SB360, SB325, HB477, SB329, HB381, SB330

Keywords: 923, senate, all

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• You have where fiscal year 24 audited revenue ended up, what fiscal year 25 plan looks like, and then
• You have where fiscal year 24 audited revenue ended up, what fiscal year 25 plan looks like, and then
• You have where fiscal year 24 audited revenue ended up, what fiscal year 25 plan looks like, and then
• <00:33:51.519> And<00:33:51.760> so<00:33:51.919> therefore, efficiency program
• And so therefore, efficiency program.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• clients, state agencies, state elected officials, we're fielding well over a dozen open inquiries, audits
• Well over a dozen open inquiries, audits, and investigations from various federal entities, including
• including the current president's first administration, you know, there are always inquiries and audits
• We are still supporting the state's ongoing enterprise data audit.
• And then working throughout, just even outside of the data audit, looking at data privacy and protection

Summary: The House State Government & Tribal Relations Committee held a virtual work session focused first on federal actions affecting elections. A representative from NCSL reviewed recent U.S. Supreme Court and pending cases, including a redistricting/Voting Rights Act case and a case on whether mailed ballots received after Election Day can be counted. She also discussed a Trump executive order directing USPS to draft mail-ballot rules, the federal SAVE system’s expanded use for voter list maintenance, DOJ requests for unredacted voter rolls, and reduced federal election-security support. Committee members asked about proof of citizenship requirements, whether DOJ requests are compulsory, and how federal election funding and grants may be changing. The Attorney General’s Office then described Washington’s litigation challenging two election-related executive orders and DOJ’s lawsuit seeking unredacted voter registration lists. State lawyers said courts have already enjoined parts of the executive orders, including documentary proof-of-citizenship requirements and voting-system changes, and have upheld Washington’s ballot-receipt deadlines so far. They said DOJ’s voter-roll demands have been rejected by multiple courts and that Washington’s position is that state law limits disclosure of sensitive voter data. Members asked about the legal basis for DOJ’s requests, the risk of immigration-enforcement use, and whether attestation on registration forms counts as proof of citizenship; the office said it does under state law and that no evidence of mass voter-fraud problems in Washington has been shown. Deputy Attorney General Todd Bowers then gave a broader overview of the Attorney General’s federal litigation, saying Washington has filed 61 cases since January 2025, often with other states, and has had notable success obtaining preliminary injunctions and favorable summary judgments. He highlighted cases involving election rules, environmental and energy disputes, public health funding, student loans, housing, and data privacy, and said many challenges involve executive-branch conditions added to congressionally appropriated funds. He also described a growing number of federal audits and inquiries directed at state agencies. Finally, Office of Equity Director Megan Matthews discussed how federal actions are affecting state and local equity work, community organizations, and public confidence. She said the office is coordinating more closely with the Attorney General, governor’s office, other agencies, and local governments through the immigration subcabinet, while also working on data privacy, Keep Washington Working compliance, and community outreach. Committee members asked about the office’s human-trafficking work and how it is encouraging agency compliance; Matthews said the focus is on clearer guidance, technical support, and consistent expectations across agencies. The committee adjourned after the presentations and questions.

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• And then the Corporation Commission has also agreed that they would do a risk-based audit, so it's, basically
• The Corporation Commission can do risk-based auditing like we do for a lot of things, you know, because
• you just don't have the manpower, you don't have the money to audit every single thing.
• The Corporation Commission can do risk-based auditing like we do for a lot of things, you know, because
• you just don't have the manpower, you don't have the money to audit every single thing.

Bills: HB2134, HB2253, HB2270, HB2402, HB2404, HB2673, HB2941

Keywords: critical infrastructure, foreign adversaries, China, communications, security, law enforcement, disciplinary action, administrative appeals, investigative files, due process, retaliation, county seal, law enforcement authority, sheriff's posse, public safety, county governance, ambulance services, certificate of necessity, emergency medical services, state regulations