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• Actually, I used this slide during the legislative session last session.
• We're trying to manage, and the employee numbers I should... So we're there.
• We're constantly doing a lot of group work, case studies.
• Thank you, legislators. It's been an honor.
• , graduate studies, if they still make the criteria.

Keywords: 908, all

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• , and the recommendation from that study was the need for additional lanes, including managed lanes.
• , and the recommendation from that study was the need for additional lanes, including managed lanes.
• , and the recommendation from that study was the need for additional lanes, including managed lanes.
• , and the recommendation from that study was the need for additional lanes, including managed lanes.
• studies.

Bills: HF2438

Keywords: transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school

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• legislation is needed to preserve it. legislation is needed to preserve it.
• this legislation. Thank you, Mr. this legislation. Thank you, Mr.
• body strongly supports this legislation. body strongly supports this legislation.
• study the issue of school bullying. study the issue of school bullying.
• management? Thank you, Mr. Speaker. management? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Natalie Gonzalez with the Legislative Analyst's Office.
• Natalie Gonzalez with the Legislative Analyst's Office.
• Natalie Gonzalez with the Legislative Analyst's Office.
• Natalie Gonzalez with the Legislative Analyst's Office.
• Yes, Natalie Gonzalez with the Legislative Analyst's Office.

Summary: The subcommittee on Education Finance heard an overview of the governor’s budget proposals and higher education financial aid trends, with a major focus on the Middle Class Scholarship (MCS), Cal Grant spending, and the effects of recent federal student aid changes. The Department of Finance said the budget would fully fund Cal Grant at projected levels and reduce MCS coverage from 35% to 17.5% of unmet need in 2026-27, while the Legislative Analyst’s Office supported considering the reduction as a cost-saving measure given out-year deficits. UC and CSU representatives opposed the cut, saying MCS is important to affordability and debt-free degree goals; they estimated average awards would fall substantially and that campuses do not have funds to backfill the loss. The Student Aid Commission said the proposal would reduce aid but simplify administration, and members questioned how lower awards would affect students, borrowing, and work-study options. No vote was taken, and the issue was held open for possible future action. The committee then discussed federal changes to student loans and Pell Grant policy under H.R. 1, including caps on Parent PLUS loans, elimination of Grad PLUS loans, and new proration rules for federal direct loans based on enrollment intensity. The LAO said these changes would likely push some borrowers into the private market, especially graduate and professional students and some parents of students at private institutions. CSU said the changes would affect thousands of graduate and part-time students and could reduce access by about $97 million in loan availability for part-time borrowers, while UC said the new definitions of professional degrees were too restrictive and would reduce access for nursing, teaching, law, dentistry, and other programs. Community colleges said they use relatively little federal loan aid but are monitoring Workforce Pell. Members raised concerns about workforce impacts, social mobility, and whether the state should consider alternative loan programs or other ways to reduce student costs. This issue was also held open. In the segment financial aid update, the LAO reported Cal Grant spending is projected to rise to about $3.2 billion in 2026-27, driven by more recipients and higher awards tied to UC and CSU tuition increases, while CSAC said FAFSA and CADAA applications are up significantly year over year. CSU, community colleges, and UC described their aid packaging and rising aid totals, with CSU reporting over $5.5 billion in aid to 381,000 students, community colleges reporting over $4.3 billion to more than 920,000 students, and UC reporting $3.17 billion in grant aid to undergraduates. Members asked about Cal Grant reform, application trends, and long-term outcomes; UC and community colleges pointed to alumni and wage dashboards, and the LAO noted the state’s Cradle to Career data effort. The committee then took public comment, including testimony on library funding and other education-related priorities, and concluded by holding the issues open without formal action.

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• what it is going to study.
• and what is going to study.
• I'm always very reluctant to vote for a study committee, study of anything, right?
• Legislative counsel can only call it a pilot program or a study.
• and a study, we don't have another way forward.

Bills: HB2226, HB2406, HB2663, HB2695, HB2805, HB2976

Keywords: veteran status, veterans court, treatment court, diversion program, initial appearance, arrestee processing, criminal procedure, DD-214, Department of Veterans' Services, prosecuting agency, court notification, military service, armed forces, veterans benefits, reentry, mental health court, drug court, specialty court, Arizona criminal law, pretrial hearing

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• There was a recent study that the legislature commissioned.
• as needed further legislative as needed further legislative implementation<00:10:02.000> of
• Manager Donine, thank you.
• Manager Donine, um, thank you.
• Manager Donine, um, thank you.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• House Bill 2955 of the 86th Legislative Session transferred oversight of the Specialty Court Case Management
• The Rural Public Defense Study that you directed TIDC to conduct through a preceding legislative session
• The Rural Public Defense Study that you directed TIDC to conduct through the previous legislative session
• And so at that small of an agency, every one of them's working on case management studies.
• I would assume at that small of an agency, every one of them's working on case management studies.

Bills: SB 1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• they uh produce a specific management they uh produce a specific management report<00:05:02.560>
• We've done camera studies.
• We've done camera studies.
• We've done camera studies.
• We've done camera studies.

Keywords: 916, all

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• background study. background study.
• 80% of NEMT spending is in managed care. 80% of NEMT spending is in managed care.
• state legislation and that legislation<00:42:02.360> was<00:42:03.000> removed<00:42:03.440
• 01:13:03.080> organizations, seeing from managed care organizations, seeing from managed care
• > should<01:25:26.480> be We're all legislators, we should be We're all legislators, we

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee met on March 2 and approved the February 23 minutes after a quorum was reached. The main presentation was from the Department of Human Services on non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT), a federally required Medicaid benefit that helps Minnesota Health Care Program enrollees get to medically necessary appointments. DHS said the program served more than 250,000 people in 2025 at a cost of $127 million, with participation up about 14% over five years, and described the seven transportation modes, provider enrollment requirements, STS certification, background checks, prior authorization rules, and planned transitions to a single administrator for parts of the program in 2026 and 2027. DHS officials emphasized fraud prevention efforts, saying NEMT is one of the agency’s high-risk Medicaid services. They described enhanced prepayment review, provider revalidation and site visits, removal of inactive providers, and a provider moratorium in metro counties. Inspector General James Clark said the governor’s anti-fraud proposal would add pre-enrollment risk assessments, more staffing and technology, and electronic visit verification. He also noted that about 80% of NEMT spending is in managed care and that managed care organizations have their own compliance and special investigations units. Committee members raised concerns about fraud, oversight, and privatization. Chair Robbins questioned DHS about the absence of the commissioner and the program’s use of brokers, citing past concerns and asking about the vendor MTM’s history; DHS said the RFP for the new broker had closed and the vendor selection was still underway. Representative Pinto questioned why oversight is outsourced to managed care organizations and suggested bringing more oversight back in house. MTM representative Phil Stahlberger defended the company’s record, said the Missouri dispute was about contract terms from about 15 years ago, and said MTM currently works in Minnesota counties and many other states, with on-site reviews, trip verification, and complaint review processes. No further votes or final actions on the NEMT policy were taken in the portion provided.

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• Michelle has been the 121st legislator for the past 10 years. She has gone to D.C.
• So I want to thank you for bringing forward this piece of legislation.”
• And I think many legislators have started to try to do work on this.
• And I think many legislators have started to try to do work on this.
• To address this problem, legislation passed in 2010 requiring some...

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Bring the glory back to Queens and show the legislators how it is done.
• Bring the glory back to Queens and show the legislators how it is done.
• We have strayed far away from the intent of the legislation.
• So you alluded to a situation: are there studies, is there any evidence, any economic studies that show
• SITUATION, ARE THERE STUDIES, IS THERE ANY EVIDENCE, ANY ECONOMIC STUDIES THAT SHOW THAT THIS IS TRULY

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened, approved the journal, and took up a series of motions to discharge identical Assembly bills to the Third Reading Calendar, along with committee reports and amendments. The chamber also received an introduction from Senator Gonzalez honoring Maria Raine and her advocacy for guardrails on AI chatbots after the death of her son, and later adopted a Rules Committee report sending several General Business Law bills directly to Third Reading. The resolution calendar was adopted with some exceptions, and the Senate recognized several previously adopted resolutions honoring individuals and observances, including Barnabas McHenry, Arthur Jones Jr., Floyd Todd Peterson III, the Lexington School for the Deaf, Tadeusz Kosciuszko, Apraxia Awareness Month, Fibromyalgia Awareness Day, Prevention Week, Physician Anesthesiologists Week, and Golf Day in New York. The Senate then considered and passed numerous bills, many on consumer protection and public policy topics. Measures included bills on General Business Law, Public Health Law, Correction Law, Environmental Conservation Law, Executive Law, Vehicle and Traffic Law, Public Officers Law, Not-for-Profit Corporation Law, Public Housing Law, Education Law, Labor Law, and Public Service Law. Several bills were laid aside, including a Public Health Law bill by Senator Fernandez and a Public Service Law bill by Senator Parker. The chamber also passed a concurrent constitutional resolution by Senator Stec proposing an amendment to Article 14. During floor debate, senators explained votes on several measures. Senator Ramos spoke in support of paid sick leave for domestic workers, describing the bill as a long-overdue labor protection for a workforce historically excluded from such rights. Senator Fernandez described her bill as the Manufacturer Disclosure and Transparency Act, aimed at requiring notice and public disclosure of certain pharmaceutical patent settlement agreements to improve transparency and competition in prescription drug pricing. Senator Ryan and Senator Martins supported a bill restricting hidden algorithmic price manipulation online, and Senator May supported a bill limiting excessive rental car fuel charges as part of a broader consumer protection package. The Senate also passed a memorial highway bill naming a portion of Route 19 in LeRoy for Lieutenant Gary A. Scott, with Senator Borrello explaining the veteran’s service and sacrifice.

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• background studies. background studies.
• It's called net study 2.0. This system. It's called net study 2.0.
• background studies. background studies.
• Uh, the manager is Mr.
• Uh, the manager is Mr.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• But also the management of how people interact.
• So, when the legislation...
• And then it looks like we need another piece of legislation regarding managed care companies.
• The department negotiates with the managed care company.
• I mean, we studied, and to have to take it again is...

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• long-term studies as well.
• And then on of the legisl legislators.
• subject needs needs more study. subject needs needs more study.
• chair of a study committee to to study chair of a study committee to to study this<03:30:12.560>
• Is it business management?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• and legislative staff.
• <00:04:50.400> Uh<00:04:50.639> we legislators and legislative staff.
• Uh we legislators and legislative staff.
• legislators and over 20,000 legislative legislators and over 20,000 legislative staff<00:04:58.720
• Do your managed care needed?

Keywords: 00:00:22 - Call to Order and Roll Call 00:03:00 – Approval of June 25, 2025 Minutes 00:03:22 - Update on Federal Changes to the Medicaid Program 01:03:44 - State Directed Payments, Provider Taxes, and the Rural Health Transformation Fund: How Medicaid Changes Could Impact Kentucky Hospitals 01:29:42 – Public Comments 01:45:25 – Announcements 01:46:19 - Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board met on July 30, 2025, approved the June 25 minutes, and received a presentation from Katherine Castanza of the National Conference of State Legislatures on Medicaid provisions in H.R. 1. The presentation outlined more than 20 Medicaid-related provisions, emphasizing that the largest federal savings come from work/community engagement requirements, changes to provider taxes, limits on state-directed payments, more frequent eligibility redeterminations for expansion populations, and related eligibility/enrollment changes. She said the fiscal effects are backloaded, with most reductions occurring in the later years of the 10-year window, and noted potential significant impacts on hospital payments and state financing. She also described new funding opportunities, including a $50 billion rural health transformation fund and a new home and community-based services waiver with associated grants. A substantial portion of the discussion focused on Kentucky’s pending community engagement 1115 waiver and how it would interact with the new federal requirements. Board members asked whether the waiver had been approved, what the cabinet’s contingency plan would be if CMS does not approve it, and what the timeline is for compliance. Cabinet representatives said the waiver has not yet been approved by CMS, remains under public comment, and that the state will wait for CMS guidance before moving forward; if needed, the state would amend the waiver or submit a new one. They said the work requirement must be in place by January 1, 2027, with a possible extension to 2028. Castanza also explained that expansion adults with incomes between 100% and 138% of the federal poverty level would face new cost-sharing requirements beginning October 1, 2028, and that eligibility redeterminations would move from annual to every six months starting January 1, 2027. She then walked through provider tax changes, including a moratorium on new provider taxes beginning October 1, 2026, and a phased reduction in the hold-harmless threshold for existing taxes beginning January 1, 2028, with exemptions for nursing facilities and ICF/IID providers. Board members questioned the timing and likely impact on Kentucky, and Castanza responded that the effect would depend on each tax’s current rate and would phase in over time.

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• insult the uh the home study community. insult the uh the home study community.
• Vermont home study stat statute. Vermont home study stat statute.
• <01:05:49.680> So legislative approval each year. So legislative approval each year.
• Requires recommendations for legislative action in a study to be submitted in January of 2027.
• > be for legislative action in a study to be for legislative action in a study to be submitted<01

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• This legislation exempts legitimate poultry operations and hobbyists, schools This legislation exempts
• I am Beth Wyatt, operations manager for Sonoma County Animal Services.
• Further study should not delay action. Thank you.
• California patients will be better served if this legislation advances.
• These matters require far more time to study and get right.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• And we did do a study many years back, an economic study on one of the rural communities that could have
• It would significantly impact our receiving capital or legislative appropriations.
• I'm the deputy county manager. Jordan Vorella was unavailable to come.
• I thought our county manager had sent information about the financial impact.
• It sounds like our county manager knows the answer to that. Thank you, Mr.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Members, SCR 29 by Senator Klein-Peter creates a joint legislative committee to study and make recommendations
• LSU Energy Institute through legislation this session.
• Like, will we use legislative space?
• Like, will we use legislator?
• That fee is what funds the waste tire management fund.

Keywords: 965, house, all

Summary: The committee took up a series of natural resources, wildlife, environmental, and infrastructure measures. HCR 79 by Chairman Butler, which memorializes Congress and the U.S. Forest Service to allow dog hunting in Kisatchie National Forest, drew testimony in support from hunters and a former NRCS official describing it as a rural Louisiana tradition, and opposition from the Louisiana Wildlife Federation, which said it supported hunting with dogs generally but opposed the deer/hog hunting portions while favoring the recovery-of-wounded-deer component. The committee reported HCR 79 favorable. It also reported favorable on SB 419, allowing pre-charged pneumatic devices for deer during primitive firearms season, and on SCR 29, creating a study committee on Atchafalaya Basin water quality and sediment impacts, and SB 111, setting black bass and crappie bag and size limits in the basin, with Wildlife and Fisheries saying it would monitor the effects through sampling and creel data. Several resolutions and bills focused on environmental management and state property. SB 174 authorized transfer of certain state property in Caddo Parish from Louisiana Tech University to the Caddo Parish School Board and was reported favorable. SB 189, a preemptive ban on intentional release or dispersion of fuels or chemicals to affect temperatures, was also reported favorable after discussion of geoengineering-related additives. SB 99, which updates DEQ communications to allow optional electronic notices for permits and public notifications, was supported by DEQ and reported favorable. HCR 104, from Rep. Coates, asked the Department of Conservation and Energy and the Louisiana Geological Survey to study and recommend improvements to subsurface data collection and access; testimony described efforts to modernize core and well-log records and build a statewide 3D subsurface model, and the resolution was reported favorable. The committee also considered river, boating, and wildlife-related measures. SB 331 would temporarily remove portions of the Louisiana Scenic Rivers Act for five years to allow work on the lower Pearl River, including dredging and channel realignment, while prohibiting commercial development and reservoir construction; environmental groups opposed it as a bad precedent and urged a shorter sunset, but the bill was reported favorable. HCR 54 urged a federal study of flooded corn and migratory waterfowl behavior and was reported favorable after support from the Flyway Federation and Louisiana Wildlife Federation. HCR 94 would require annual Wildlife and Fisheries reports on boating safety data, and HCR 87 expressed support for a U.S. senator’s correspondence on migratory flyways; both were reported favorable. SB 505, dealing with the Motor Fuels Underground Storage Tank Trust Dedicated Fund, was reported favorable after testimony that it would expand grant capacity, create a two-cycle application process, and address LLC-related issues. The committee also advanced several measures on public policy and cleanup issues. HCR 85 created a task force on illegal dumping; after amendments added Keep Louisiana Beautiful and the Louisiana Police Jury Association, members discussed statewide tire dumping problems, DEQ staffing, and cleanup funding, and the resolution was reported favorable as amended. HR 216, as substituted, was changed from a repudiation of the Louisiana Climate Action Plan to a resolution authorizing the committee to hold a hearing and receive input from agencies and stakeholders on the plan; after reconsideration and adoption of the substitute amendment, it was reported favorable. One item, SB 243, was voluntarily deferred.

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• , vulnerability management.
• The way that we manage that is we do sampling.
• We need to make sure the legislators do.
• Any legislator that wants—I can't really do it in this setting—but any legislator that would like to
• The first topic is: What could Virtual Power Plant legislation do?