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• And uh there was a request from DEED to make some changes to the CAN train program to make grants only
• </c><00:04:00.400><c> to</c> some changes to the CAN train program to some changes to the CAN train program
• c> organizations</c><00:04:02.720><c> and</c> make grants only to organizations and make grants only
• The R67 relates to CAN startup grants.
• The changes on the CAN<00:07:42.240><c> startup</c><00:07:42.640><c> grants,</c> CAN startup grants,

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• In case you're unaware, the federal government has a program that they call the Continuum of Care program
• In case you're unaware, the federal government has a program that they call the continuum of care program
• And so we were awarded a federal SAMHSA grant.
• , for SSDI, for housing, all these different programs?
• , for SSDI, for housing, all these different programs?

Summary: The committee first approved a motion, then heard a lengthy presentation on homelessness policy and behavioral health. Testimony focused on the view that Arkansas should shift toward more data-driven, outcomes-based responses to homelessness, including stronger treatment options for serious mental illness and substance use disorder, better data collection, provider accountability, and possible statewide use of the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) model. Speakers from Fort Smith, Restore Hope, Our House, and Western Arkansas Counseling described local work, the need for better coordination across providers, and the role of crisis services, ACT teams, and employment support. Members asked about sex offender tracking, the difference between sheltered and unsheltered homelessness, how to scale successful programs statewide, and whether Arkansas could apply for a statewide Continuum of Care or CCBHC planning grant. The discussion also touched on camping bans, civil commitment, and federal funding changes, with several speakers urging the state to pursue the CCBHC planning grant and more transparent reporting systems. After the homelessness discussion, the committee moved through a series of Department of Energy and Board of Nursing rule reviews. DEQ proposed updating the post-closure cleanup threshold for solid waste matters from $50,000 to $2 million to match Act 791 of 2025, and members asked about financial assurance and oversight; the rule was reviewed without objection. The Board of Nursing then presented multiple rule changes tied to recent acts, including adding fees for dialysis patient care technician registration, expanding contact-information requirements, implementing APRN delegation authority to unlicensed workers, clarifying APRN authority for death certificates and durable medical equipment prescriptions, updating certified medication assistant training and insulin-injection authority, and conforming independent-practice rules for clinical nurse specialists. Each rule was reviewed without objection. Near the end of the meeting, Senator Irvin announced that UAMS had completed its NCI designation submission for the Winthrop Rockefeller Cancer Institute, calling it an important milestone for the state. The committee then adjourned.

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• The Strengthen Alabama Homes Program provides homeowners with $10,000 grants to put fortified roofs on
• Federal mitigation programs, including FEMA grants, had the EDBG Program, USDA's Wildfire Defense Grant
• So we, I mentioned all of these grant programs that we've been applying for.
• Through commercial lending, through government programs, through grants, through tax incentives, through
• insurance program.

Keywords: homeowners insurance, natural disasters, insurance costs, climate change, disaster preparedness, federal policies, bipartisan solutions

Summary: The meeting reviewed critical issues surrounding the rising costs and accessibility of homeowners insurance across the United States, particularly in light of increasing natural disasters linked to climate change. Members engaged in extensive discussions regarding the implications for families and the economy, citing significant increases in premiums and decreasing availability of policies in high-risk areas. Supervisor Peysko highlighted the direct impact of federal policies on local communities, emphasizing the growing burden on homeowners as they face skyrocketing insurance costs amidst a backdrop of environmental challenges and regulatory constraints. The committee expressed a unified call to action for bipartisan solutions, focusing on improving building codes and enhancing disaster preparedness measures.

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• the existing program allows for loans as well as grants and provides for slightly different affordable
• that the existing program allows for loans as well as grants and provides for slightly different affordable
• that the existing program allows for loans as well as grants and provides for slightly different affordable
• On line seven, for the Manufactured Home Parks Infrastructure Grants Program, it's $2 million in the
• </c><01:10:29.880><c> program</c><01:10:30.280><c> it's</c> parts infrastructure grants program it's

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• program and the in the state grant program and the Northstar<00:10:08.080><c> promise</c><00:10:08.640
• </c> always look towards our grant program. always look towards our grant program.
• the state grant program, including the Northstar program, including the Northstar Promise.
• has, including the state grant Minnesota has, including the state grant program,<00:43:03.680><c> including
• </c><01:25:29.520><c> program</c> grant pro the Minnesota grants program grant pro the Minnesota grants

Bills: HF1323, HF3500

Keywords: undocumented, financial aid, state policy, higher education, noncitizen eligibility, funding, storm damage relief, Bemidji State University, reforestation, state appropriations, 1183, house

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• could build more ramps and things like that, a grant program.
• If it was an $18 and then a five, it'll be a 23 and then the five will be sent to the grant program.
• could build more ramps and things like that, a grant program.
• could build more ramps and things like that, a grant program.
• If it was an $18 and then a five, it'll be a 23 and then the five will be sent to the grant program.

Bills: HB66, HB79, SB35, HB255, SB134, HB159, HB181

Keywords: elder abuse, financial exploitation, inheritance, joint tenancy, conviction effects, off-label, pharmacists, medical treatment, state board of pharmacy, employment protection, sexual extortion, criminal law, felony, threat, blackmail, HB255, Employees' Retirement System of Alabama, ERSA, State Police Tier II Plan, annual leave

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• And with other grant programs that we administer, you know, the things that we often look at is first
• would you handle that as construction well we presently we would envision that being a grant program
• In the highly competitive federal transit administration bus and bus facility grant. program.
• We're here today in support of the County Transportation Infrastructure Grant Program.
• And I would like to respectfully request for that grant program to continue in the future.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• or the SNAP program.
• They are in grants, federal grants and state grants.
• Now, these programs are grant-funded.
• Are there any programs in the state that have used these grants where there is additional money to sustain
• Every day we're finding people who do not know of our program. program.

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• San Joaquin del Rio de Chama Land Grant.
• Buenos días to the Polaco, Terrania Land Grant, New Mexico Land Grant Council.
• The Land Grant Council also needs the revenues to be able to support all the land grants in the state
• Oh, those are for the land grants, yeah. The land grants, I have the figures on them.
• You know, in the land grant...

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• Its duties related to grants include reviewing the Federal Register for grant opportunities, maintaining
• an inventory of private grant opportunities, providing a resource guide for grant applicants, and facilitating
• Federal grants...
• Its duties related to grants include reviewing the Federal Register for grant opportunities, maintaining
• the number of grants identified on the current state website with the total number of federal grants

Summary: The committee first took executive action on House Bill 1170, which would require disclosures when content is developed or modified by artificial intelligence and address provenance tools and enforcement. Staff described a proposed substitute and several amendments. The committee rejected amendments that would have applied the bill to public entities and tribal nations, added technical-and-commercial-feasibility language, and created a geo-blocking provision or a right to cure. It adopted amendments allowing comparable existing detection tools to satisfy the bill, protecting covered providers from liability when disclosures are unintentionally altered despite reasonable preservation measures, and setting a January 1, 2028 effective date. Members then debated whether the bill was ready for enactment, with supporters emphasizing transparency and consumer trust and opponents warning it was premature and could hinder innovation. The committee voted 7-4, with two excused, to report the bill out of committee with a do-pass recommendation. The committee then heard House Bill 2186, which would expand state support for applicants seeking federal economic development funds, create a matching-funds account, and require a study of available federal grants. The prime sponsor said the bill would help Washington capture more federal dollars, especially for projects that require matching funds, and would expand the Fund Hub WA website beyond environmental grants. Testimony in support came from the Port of Seattle, the Washington Economic Development Association, the City of Pasco, a downtown Kennewick nonprofit, and the Department of Commerce, all saying the bill would improve competitiveness, help underserved communities, and leverage state dollars for larger federal returns. Commerce said it was still developing the fiscal note and technical edits. The hearing on HB 2186 was then closed. Finally, the committee opened a hearing on House Bill 2351, which would protect emergency responders and emergency response operations. Staff explained that the bill would bar local governments and incident command systems from assisting enforcement actions targeting emergency responders based on protected status, create emergency operation zones with restrictions on law enforcement activity, and change the obstruction statute to cover obstruction of emergency responders. The prime sponsor and many local officials, firefighters, and advocates testified in support, citing incidents where federal enforcement actions disrupted wildfire response and other emergencies. Some witnesses raised concerns about administrative burden, ambiguity, and possible unintended consequences, including a proposed mental-health defense and clarification of responder identification. The Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs and the Association of Washington Cities said they supported the goal but wanted changes to avoid conflicts and reduce burdens. The hearing concluded without a vote.

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• And that's why I'm saying 'unless a waiver is granted,'... ...unless a waiver is granted, like I said
• ” because it is not currently granted within the Constitution, even though it is granted within law?
• The word “grant” does not appear. The word “grant” does not appear in the pamphlet summary.
• They don't have to use the universal program. They can go into the first program.
• people who already have the program?

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• Research Fund or SURF grant program with the 150 million dollars approved through House Bill 1 in 2023
• The SURF grant program has been cited as a clear signal of Texas's investment and belief in the space
• We have disclosed any conflicts of interest that we have before the grant program even opened, and as
• Yes, okay, so technically whether it's a school system or a or whatever it may be or grant program or
• We run grants. We run the foundation school program. We pass through federal funds.

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• These programs provide compelling evidence of how state-backed grant programs can assist individual homeowners
• Currently, 11 other state departments of insurance have established mitigation grant programs, with 11
• other state departments of insurance have established mitigation grant programs, with 15 more states
• What followed, among many other things, was a data-driven, state-based home fortification grant program
• So this is far more than a single state grant program.

Summary: The Assembly Insurance Committee met to consider several bills focused on California’s insurance market, wildfire resilience, and consumer protections. AB 888, the California Safe Homes Act, was heard first. Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and Alabama Insurance Commissioner Mark Fowler testified in support, describing state grant programs that help homeowners harden roofs and create defensible space, with the goal of reducing losses and improving insurance affordability and availability. Supporters from the insurance industry, local government, and the Rebuild Paradise Foundation also backed the bill, and committee members emphasized the need for more incentives for mitigation. The bill passed the committee on a do pass motion and was sent to Appropriations. AB 290, by Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan, would require the FAIR Plan to offer automatic payments and address non-renewal grace-period issues. The author described her own experience being forced onto the FAIR Plan and facing a large premium increase, while Consumer Federation of California called the bill common-sense consumer protection. The FAIR Plan opposed unless amended, saying it was already handling major wildfire claims and other operational demands and requested more time and changes to the non-renewal grace-period language. Members across the committee supported the bill as a needed modernization measure, and it passed as amended to Appropriations. AB 1339, by Assemblymember Gonzalez, would direct the Department of Insurance to study insurance availability and pricing for affordable housing providers and report policy recommendations. Supporters from affordable housing organizations said rising premiums were forcing providers to cut services, defer maintenance, and use reserves, threatening housing stability for low-income residents. The bill passed as amended to Appropriations. AB 646, by Assemblymember Wallace, also passed to Appropriations; it concerns disclosure related to motor vehicle protection products and catalytic converter theft deterrence, with support from auto dealers and industry groups. The committee also approved AB 1531 on consent. Members later added on to the record in support of the bills, and the hearing concluded without recorded opposition votes on the measures that advanced.

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• The grant has already been dispersed and claimed. The grant is available until fully expended.
• This is the case where the paid family leave program was completely manual, and we modified that program
• Again, with the larger of the two programs under the SDI umbrella being the DI program, I mean, it's.
• The larger of the two programs under the SDI umbrella being the DI program, it's really event-driven,
• Cammy Peer with NextGen California, in support of the continued investment for the COYA grant program

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee 5 on State Administration held a May Revise hearing focused on state administration proposals, with the chair noting no actions would be taken and all items would remain open. The committee heard presentations on a range of budget proposals, including technical adjustments for the Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement and the California Workforce Development Board, security and election-related funding for the Secretary of State, modernization and loan-backfill requests for the Department of Consumer Affairs, and multiple Employment Development Department updates covering EDD Next, UI and DI/PFL benefit estimates, workforce funding, and an EMT training reappropriation. Several items drew discussion from the LAO and committee members. The LAO generally supported technical or modernization items such as PERB’s implementation requests, GoServe’s College Corps adjustment, the Secretary of State’s security and HAVA grant items, and the Board of Pharmacy modernization proposal, but raised concerns about the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education’s proposed $10 million General Fund backfill and interest-free loan language. For EDD, the LAO flagged the size of the DI/PFL benefit adjustment and the unusual structure of the document management system proposal within EDD Next, while EDD said the changes reflected higher participation and benefit levels after SB 951 and ongoing modernization needs. The Department of Industrial Relations drew the most extensive questioning. It proposed funding for legal unit reclassifications, EAMS and Cal/OSHA data modernization, a new Cal/OSHA emerging technologies unit, a COYA reappropriation, and trailer bill changes requiring electronic payment of employer assessments and adjusting the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board timeline. Members pressed DIR on high vacancy rates, long wage theft and workers’ compensation backlogs, low collection rates for fines, and the need for clearer workload and outcome measures. DIR said the requests were intended to improve efficiency, support audits and corrective action plans, and better address emerging workplace risks, while the LAO said the workload drivers behind delays remain unclear. The hearing also included support for CalHR’s employee assistance program consolidation and CDT’s proposal to expand “Poppy,” a statewide generative AI assistant for state employees.

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• Program, and the Sunshine Genetics Act Pilot Program.
• First is the official launch of the Andrew John Anderson Rare Disease Grant Program, for which the Florida
• The Andrew John Anderson Pediatric Rare Disease Grant Program was established in 2024 by Representative
• In 2024, we were able to fund the two grants shown here.
• We also do some long-term follow-up, which we haven't done for this yet since it's a newer grant program

Summary: The Health Professions and Program Subcommittee met with a quorum present and received a briefing from Melissa Jordan, Assistant Deputy Secretary for Health and chair of the Florida Rare Disease Advisory Council (ARDAC). Jordan explained that rare diseases affect fewer than 200,000 people each individually, but together impact an estimated 2.3 million Floridians. She reviewed ARDAC’s structure, its three subcommittees, and its 2025 legislative report recommendations, which focused on expanding Florida-specific data, disaster preparedness, state agency coordination, insurance oversight, provider education, faster diagnostic tools, research collaboration, and establishing centers of excellence. She also highlighted ARDAC’s work with other states and its effort to build an online repository of resources for families and providers. Jordan discussed the Andrew John Anderson Pediatric Rare Disease Grant Program, funded at $500,000 annually, which supported research awards at Florida State University and the University of Miami in 2024 and another University of Miami project in 2025. She also described House Bill 907 and the Sunshine Genetics Act pilot program, which created the Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases at FSU and a newborn whole-genome sequencing pilot to screen volunteer infants for hundreds of conditions beyond traditional newborn screening. The institute will include research, training, clinical care, a diagnostic lab, genome editing capacity, and a sequencing pilot overseen by a board, consortium, and steering committee. Members asked about interstate collaboration, the scope of data collection beyond Medicaid, how the council reduces family financial burdens, how families and providers can learn about available resources, and how ARDAC measures effectiveness. Jordan said Florida has learned from other states’ survey-based approaches and instead is using administrative data sources such as Medicaid, hospitalizations, emergency department visits, birth and death certificates, with more clinical data to be added over time. She said success is tracked through annual reports, ongoing work plans, and quarterly research reports that measure progress, patient enrollment, treatment outcomes, and potential follow-on funding. The meeting concluded after the presentation and questions, and the subcommittee adjourned without further business.

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• programs.
• The Blue Shield grant program that the governor's launched is appropriated out of this department's budget
• programs, the Blue Shield grant program. various grant programs, the Blue Shield grant program that
• This is a $250,000 decrease going to fund urban food insecurity car share grant program that was cut
• And so there's programs that we just stand up in the budget, grant programs, things that have never been

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the previous day’s journal by a 126-0 vote, and suspended business for the Speaker to sign several bills and substitutes. Members then spent much of the day introducing guests, including county assessors, students, civic groups, and visitors from local schools and universities. The chamber then took up House Bill 2002, the elementary and secondary education budget. Members adopted several amendments, including technical fixes to allow board-operated schools to use personal service funds for career ladder payments, clarifications to child care subsidy language, and changes to Parents as Teachers rules so that enrollment remains voluntary and virtual visits are not reimbursable. An amendment to shift $1 million from one child care facilities line to Child Care Works passed, as did an amendment to fund a new Success-Ready Student Assessment with $2 million to help replace the MAP test. A proposal to pay child care subsidies for foster children based on enrollment rather than attendance failed 53-93, and an amendment to divert $10 million in Title I funds into a competitive grant program also failed. A later amendment to send budget reports to the ranking minority member passed, while an attempt to remove child care subsidy language from the bill failed. The House then moved to higher education and workforce development appropriations. Members approved an amendment broadening a pre-apprenticeship program statewide and supported funding for Coyote Hill Foster Care Ministries through a transfer from dual credit scholarship funds. The most extensive debate centered on House Bill 2003’s higher education funding model, where the chair defended an FTE-based approach as more transparent than the long-standing status quo, while opponents warned it would sharply cut funding for institutions such as Harris-Stowe, Lincoln, Truman State, and some community colleges, and would ignore factors like graduation rates, research, and workforce needs. A compromise amendment to soften the transition was withdrawn, and a separate amendment to restore the governor’s recommendation was also debated at length, with members arguing over the fairness and consequences of the proposed model.

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• In 2012, 2013, this body passed the computer data center program, a tax incentive program, to allow data
• In 2012, 2013, this body passed the computer data center program, a tax incentive program, to allow data
• They have not released their grant process yet.
• You mentioned that you would be supplanting the general fund’s building renewal grant program, essentially
• That does four main things to our Medicaid program.

Summary: The joint House-Senate appropriations committee met to review the governor’s fiscal 2027 budget presentation from Ben Henderson, director of the Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting. Early discussion focused on the state economy and revenue outlook, with Henderson describing strong GDP growth and low unemployment but also fragility for working families. Members questioned the executive’s revenue assumptions, which were said to be about $100 million per year higher than the JLBC baseline, and the committee chair asked for a written comparison of the revenue differences. Henderson also said the governor’s budget is structurally balanced and includes both ongoing spending and proposed revenue changes. A major portion of the hearing centered on data centers, AI investment, and water policy. Henderson argued Arizona’s data center tax incentive should be eliminated because it had already succeeded in attracting investment, while lawmakers questioned whether repealing the incentive and imposing a new water-related fee would discourage future growth. The executive said the water proposal would create a Colorado River Protection Fund and give the Department of Water Resources fee-setting authority, with the aim of encouraging more modern air-cooled facilities. Members also raised concerns about whether the data center changes would require a supermajority vote and whether the fee was effectively a new tax. The committee then reviewed major “critical spending” items, including correctional officer pay, prison health care compliance, probation funding, body-worn cameras, law enforcement staffing, fentanyl enforcement, cyber readiness, and border-related costs. Henderson said the budget includes $24.4 million ongoing for correctional officer pay and $118.3 million one-time for prison health care staffing, plus other public safety and homeland security items. He also defended the governor’s assumption of $759.7 million in federal reimbursement for border expenses, saying the governor had met with federal officials and that the state would seek the full amount. Members expressed skepticism about relying on that reimbursement and asked what would be cut if it does not materialize. Education and health and human services were also discussed. The governor’s budget includes K-12 funding, Prop. 123-related school facility bonding, and a proposal to shift some school facilities funding to bond financing, which several members criticized as inappropriate for short-term maintenance needs. The committee also reviewed AHCCCS/Medicaid costs, Division of Developmental Disabilities funding, and the expected impacts of federal HR1 changes on eligibility, provider funding, and rural hospitals. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the chair repeatedly limited debate and directed members to keep questions brief while the presentation continued.

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• In 2024, a geothermal planning grants program was established to support the planning and feasibility
• Senate File 2454 funds this program for an additional $2 million of grants, capped at $150,000 each.
• In 2024, a geothermal planning grants<00:14:32.160><c> program</c><00:14:32.560><c> was</c><00:14:32.800
• ><c> established</c><00:14:33.360><c> to</c> grants program was established to grants program was established
• ,</c> grants, 10 million in federal grants, grants, 10 million in federal grants, and<00:28:02.240><c

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• That is an incredible program.
• these programs to promote and serve locally produced foods in schools and other child nutrition programs
• these programs to promote and serve locally produced foods in schools and other child nutrition programs
• </c><00:23:58.880><c> program</c><00:23:59.840><c> that</c><00:24:00.159><c> are</c> mitigation grant
• program that are mitigation grant program that are putting<00:24:00.720><c> uh</c><00:24:00.799><c>

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• Grants? What kind of grants are we talking about?
• And those could be federal grants. They could be grants from companies.
• You're very correct that the federal government is interested in nuclear and has a grant program itself
• So we envision Missouri taking the leadership step and issuing a grant program, but we anticipate it
• If the state just said, 'We're putting $100 million in this from general revenue into this grant program

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