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• budget committee.
• This has been a tough budget year. Wouldn't you agree? I agree it's been a tough budget year.
• The budget bill.
• Our budget this year has been reduced from last year's budget and from last year's budget, and from,
• Our budget this year has been reduced from last year's budget and from the governor's recommendation

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• </c><00:09:48.600><c> to</c><00:09:48.760><c> be</c> that budget to be that budget to be uh<00:09:50.760
• If we go into a budget crisis, unexpended money is often at risk.
• If we go into a budget crisis, unexpended money is often at risk.
• </c><01:24:30.120><c> for</c> of the current or future requests for of the current or future requests
• </c> cattman Association is requesting cattman Association is requesting increase<01:30:33.480><c> in

Bills: HF601, HF271, HF1101, HF979

Keywords: agriculture, depredation compensation, livestock, crop damage, elk, wolves, wildlife management, skills path program, career and technical education, CTE, dual credit, postsecondary options enrollment, apprenticeship, apprenticeship readiness, dual training, work-based learning, career pathways, skilled trades, workforce development, high school to career

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• Members, you'll have a document in front of you as a reminder for what all of those outstanding requests
• Just a few more items here for writer requests under transfers.
• Adopting them to Article 11 keeps those riders in the budget for further consideration as those bills
• mindful that not every individual request can be funded.
• OK, we'll begin with the DFPS requested writers. Those begin on page 27 of your packet.

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• people so that you know, the sponsors of SB 210, the New Mexico Highlands sports fields, Compos has requested
• It was a total $100 million request that is funded in this GO package at $55 million.
• funds requests, there is a policy that we update annually describing a quite in-depth rubric.
• Chair, right now the fund is being set up to account for athletics requests in the future.
• So if it's not part of the school's budget, it's a recurring request. It has to be.

Bills: SB234, SB210, SB243, SB244, SM16, HB8

Keywords: foster children, school transportation, education funding, public education, child welfare, New Mexico Highlands University, soccer field, women's sports, infrastructure improvement, funding allocation, student athletes, appropriation, New Mexico State University, nutrition, travel support, funding, education, university support, financial assistance, parenting students

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• Um, I wish it had been brought forward as part of the budgeting process.
• Um, I wish it had been brought forward as part of the budgeting process.
• Um, I wish it had been brought forward as part of the budgeting process.
• Um, I wish it had been brought forward as part of the budgeting process.
• Um, and if it's budgeting process.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee took up Senate Bill 74, which requires agencies to report annually on permits that are significantly delayed. An amendment was offered and adopted to replace the bill’s original permit-by-permit reporting with a summary report by category, including counts of permits taking more than 60, 120, or 180 days and general reasons for delay. The amendment also delayed the first report until April 30, 2027, so agencies would report only on future permitting activity rather than reconstructing past files. Members discussed whether delays caused by incomplete applications or requests for additional information should be included in the reporting categories. The sponsor and others said the bill is intended to measure delays after an application is administratively complete, but that reasons such as waiting on applicant-provided engineering data could still be captured under the summary reasons. Several members praised the amendment as a substantial improvement and said it would produce more useful information with less burden on agencies, while one member said they would support the amendment but not the bill because agencies already face budget constraints. The committee first approved the amendment unanimously by show of hands, then voted 7-1 to report Senate Bill 74 ought to pass as amended, with one member opposed and one absent. Afterward, the committee briefly discussed a separate Senate message on House Bill 67, noting that the Senate version had no additional general-fund cost and that any remaining issues would be handled with the election law committee before concurrence.

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• It includes grabbing a lot of money from the capital budget, $395 million from the capital budget, another
• I look forward to voting for the budget.
• our budget.
• The last budget, if we... ...if more attention had been paid to the budget that we suggested and Save
• if we those decisions last session the last budget if if more attention have been paid to the budget

Summary: The Senate Ways and Means Committee met in executive session on Senate Bill 5998, the proposed operating budget, and received a staff briefing on 39 proposed amendments. The amendments covered a wide range of issues, including technical corrections; truancy intervention funding; public defense and Blake-related vacatur work; family reading, shellfish program review, cultural resource protection, agritourism, transmission planning, paid leave, developmental disabilities services, nursing home rates, TANF workforce services, food bank language, oral health access, behavioral health partnership access, sexual assault nurse examiner training, Department of Corrections security measures, child welfare staffing, pediatric interim care centers, Working Connections Child Care, range rider funding, Chinese American history month materials, Running Start, retiree health subsidies, school bus contractor costs, local effort assistance, transition to kindergarten, charter school enrichment, arts grants, and a tribal liaison position. Several amendments were withdrawn before action, including the truancy increase, Blake funding, one DD-related amendment, and others. The committee adopted a number of amendments, including the technical corrections packet, reductions or savings-related corrections, the family reading program, shellfish review funding, the transmission-system implementation funding, the oral health foundation, the partnership access line, health technology assessment funding, the governor errata correction, the sexual assault nurse examiner training contract, the DOC canine scheduling language, the child welfare staffing correction, the people transportation language, the TTK-related amendment, and the tribal liaison funding. It rejected several others, including agritourism, paid leave study language, DD waiver expansion, nursing home add-ons, the PIC program, range rider funding, Chinese American history month materials, Running Start restoration, the LEA restoration amendment, and the arts grant restoration. Some amendments were withdrawn after discussion, including the DD waiver and LEA-related proposals. During debate, supporters of various amendments emphasized service needs for vulnerable populations, including people with developmental disabilities, survivors of sexual assault, Medicaid dental access, behavioral health callers, and students in Running Start and TTK. Opponents repeatedly cited budget constraints, the need for a sustainable operating budget, and the view that some issues were better addressed through collective bargaining or future negotiations. The committee then rolled the adopted amendments into a new substitute Senate Bill 5998 and voted to send it to the Rules Committee with a do-pass recommendation, subject to signatures. Several members stated they would vote no on the budget overall, while others supported it as a difficult but necessary compromise. The meeting adjourned after the final vote.

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• </c> terms of what size of capital budgets terms of what size of capital budgets have<00:14:47.519><c
• </c><00:33:19.440><c> 61</c> 2024, we had 31 projects requesting 61 2024, we had 31 projects requesting
• That's a 74% requesting 116 million.
• </c> legislative session, we are requesting legislative session, we are requesting 30<01:11:18.560><c
• </c> This request is for appropriate This request is for appropriate appropriation<01:11:29.679><c> bonds

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This is a newer program that was based off some agency request legislation in 2021.
• Our budgeted beds don't match our bed type, so budgeted beds are dictated by the Caseload Forecast Council
• One of the things we're also hearing about this budget crisis we're in is a lot of it.
• This is a budget-neutral fix that has no cost.
• I guess that the cut was in the biennial budget, and so right now we've lost the staff.

Bills: HB1544, HB2219, HB2253

Keywords: child welfare, risk assessment, investigation, child abuse, neglect, HB 2219, child care licensing, early learning, DCYF, Department of Children Youth and Families, Washington child care, preschool licensing, family child care, child care centers, nature-based child care, outdoor preschool, mixed-age ratios, staff-to-child ratio, group size, zero tolerance

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• The House additionally requests consent of the Senate for the House to adjourn for more than three days
• Members, a roll call vote has been requested. Please stand by while the clerks prepare the board.
• not the real budget.
• We have presented a budget. She asked us for a budget, so we have presented a budget.
• We will be ready to have conversations so we can provide a budget for Arizona. Thank you.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• That's just where we are with our current budget.
• That's just where we are with our current budget. Okay.
• budget.
• We went through the budget on personal service and contracts, reduced the budget by $3 million.
• Yeah, you requested a cake. Right, yes. So this is your...

Summary: The Senate Committee on Rules established a quorum and first approved several items without required appearances, including the appointments of Rick Simpson to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing and Trinidad Solis, M.D., and Gerald Talbert, M.D., to the Medical Board of California, along with references of bills to committees and floor acknowledgments. The committee then heard testimony on two State Bar of California appointments requiring appearance: George Cardona, J.D., for Chief Trial Counsel, and Laura Enderton Speed, J.D., for Executive Director. Cardona described his first four years as chief trial counsel, emphasizing reforms after the Girardi matter, including stronger conflict-of-interest and gift rules, tighter trust-account investigations, more data tracking, and efforts to reduce case backlogs and discipline disparities. Senators questioned him about the John Eastman disbarment case, the office’s role and jurisdiction, racial and Latino discipline disparities, unauthorized practice of law by notarios, staffing vacancies, and the use of AI in pleadings and internal work. Public witnesses from the State Bar, SEIU Local 1000, and others supported his confirmation, and the committee voted 3-0 to advance his appointment to the full Senate. Enderton Speed said she sought the executive director role to help restore public trust, strengthen discipline and admissions, and address the February 2025 bar exam problems. Senators asked about the State Bar’s budget deficit, hiring freeze, long-term fiscal stability, the bar exam audit and litigation, safeguards against conflicts and gifts, and the decision to move the February exam largely remote before returning to in-person administration for July. Public witnesses also supported her confirmation, citing leadership, accessibility, and a focus on core functions. The committee voted 5-0 to advance her appointment to the full Senate. The meeting ended with remarks honoring Senator Jones on his final day on the committee and a cake presentation before adjournment to executive session.

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• Just so people know, the sponsor of SB 210, the NM Highlands sports fields, Compos, has requested that
• And would these requests be stacked on top of that?
• I guess my biggest concern is, as our budgets... we've had the luxury of huge surpluses.
• It was a total $100 million request that is funded in this GEO package at $55 million.
• So if it's not part of the school's budget, it is a recurring request. It has to be.

Bills: SB234, SB210, SB243, SB244, SM16, HB8

Keywords: foster children, school transportation, education funding, public education, child welfare, New Mexico Highlands University, soccer field, women's sports, infrastructure improvement, funding allocation, student athletes, appropriation, New Mexico State University, nutrition, travel support, funding, education, university support, financial assistance, parenting students

Summary: The Senate Education Committee began by announcing that SB 210 would be rolled over to Friday and would not be heard. The committee then returned to SB 234, which would provide foster child school transportation funding statewide rather than only for Albuquerque Public Schools. Members adopted an amendment striking the APS-only language and making the bill statewide after testimony from the sponsor, PED, and others that foster youth transportation is a growing issue and should have its own funding stream. The committee discussed how the money might be distributed and whether the $1.2 million appropriation would be sufficient, then voted do pass on SB 234 as amended. The committee next heard HB 8, which creates a Higher Education Major Projects Fund for large capital projects that are difficult to fund through existing capital outlay processes. Testimony from the sponsor, LFC, HED, and university representatives explained that the bill would support projects such as the UNM School of Medicine, an NMSU multidisciplinary building, student housing, student life projects, and certain Division I athletic facilities, while requiring design readiness, institutional matches, and legislative oversight. Several senators raised concerns about the clarity of the prioritization process, the Division I-only athletics language, the recurring nature of future funding, and the relationship to other capital funding streams, but the committee ultimately voted do pass on HB 8. The committee then considered SB 243 and SB 244, nearly identical bills for UNM and NMSU that would each appropriate $5 million for student health, student support, nutrition, travel, scholarships, and other athletic department needs. Athletic directors testified that conference realignment, higher travel costs, nutrition demands, and new revenue-sharing/NIL obligations have increased expenses, and sponsors said the bills were intended as one-time appropriations. Some senators questioned whether the requests should be recurring or funded through university revenue rather than the state, but both bills received do pass recommendations. Finally, the committee heard SM 16, as amended, which asks HED to convene a task force to study parenting students in higher education and recommend ways to collect data and improve support. Supporters said better data is needed to understand barriers such as child care and transportation, and the memorial passed with a do pass recommendation. The committee then adjourned until Friday morning.

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• That's about a $2 million request to fully fund, and we've done a pilot, so we know it works.
• First, is there a budget line item for that work as broken out on state property?
• There are, you know, how we budget our maintenance efforts.
• It's more than just how many miles you have. and that's a percent of the budget you get.
• And the funding requests this year.

Keywords: 914, all

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• Welcome to the Senate Joint Committee on Appropriation and Budget.
• That's when the budget year starts. The money will be available then.
• It is the request from ODVA for veterans and their families.
• Help me understand why this budget limits bill.
• This budget limits bill. No, this has been in the budget limit for years. This is for our FQHCs.

Summary: The committee took up a long agenda of appropriations and budget bills, with most of the early action focused on retirement cost-of-living adjustments. Senate Bills 1144, 1145, 1146, 1148, and 1149 all advanced, covering COLAs for retired teachers, public employees, police, judges, and a special “tweener” group of police and fire retirees. Members questioned the actuarial impacts, funded ratios, and timing of the apportionment changes, and the author explained that the retirement bills were based on TRS or system actuarial estimates and that the 2036 apportionment cutoff could be revisited by future legislatures. SB 1149 was described as a one-time $25,000 payment for a limited group of older retirees, with estimated costs of $3.5 million for police and $5.8 million for fire. Most of these retirement measures passed on votes of 23-24 ayes with one nay. The committee also considered House Bill 4071, creating the Oklahoma Dream Accounts Investment Program to match the federal “Trump accounts” with up to $250 per eligible child, capped at $12.5 million. Democrats criticized it as a poor use of funds and objected to the federal program’s uncertainty and the emergency clause; the bill passed 17-8. House Bill 4072 created a taxpayer endowment trust fund by moving $200 million from the Revenue Stabilization Fund and redirecting a portion of future gross production tax overages into the new fund until it reaches $1 billion, after which it would generate future revenue streams. Members raised concerns about investment risk, oversight, and whether the fund was a “shell game,” but it passed 18-6. Several agency budget and limit bills were also approved, including HB 4057 for $25 million to expand the Bureau of Narcotics headquarters, SB 1158 for $252,000 to fund medication for minors in custody, SB 1164 for the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse with $1.2 million in new appropriations plus $5.97 million for the 988 revolving fund, and HB 4040 for the Department of Health rural health transformation cash-flow needs tied to federal reimbursement. The committee also passed HB 4051 on FMAP preservation, SB 1161 for the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, SB 1162 for the State Department of Health, and SB 1163 for DHS, where the largest discussion centered on avoiding an Advantage waiver waitlist, SNAP administrative costs, and child abuse multidisciplinary care centers. Most of these bills passed with little or no debate, though some drew questions about federal matching dollars and reporting requirements. Education-related items were also approved, including HB 4030, the State Department of Education budget limits bill, which maintained prior-year funding for textbooks, early intervention, literacy coaching, school security, and other line items; HB 4044 for OEQA’s growth-based teacher compensation and NBCT stipends; HB 4065 for school security funding at the School of Science and Math; HB 4067 for the School for the Blind and School for the Deaf; and HB 4038 directing $5 million of ODOT FY27 appropriations to the eight-year work plan. The committee also advanced HB 4046, which directs funding to the Military Readiness, Innovation, Education, Aviation Revolving Fund for projects including McAlester, Fort Sill, Altus, and Enid, with members questioning why additional money was needed so soon after prior appropriations. Throughout the meeting, most measures were reported as passed by wide margins, with a few dissenting votes on bills viewed as controversial or as reallocating funds away from other priorities.

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• And in subsection three there, on line 22, it requested that they accept the request to withdraw by an
• agency resolution or deny the request.
• And in subsection three there, on lines 22, it requested that they accept the request to withdraw by
• an agency resolution or deny the request.
• Both entities respectfully oppose House Bill 670 and request that it be held in committee.

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The Senate Local Government and Taxation Committee heard and advanced three bills. House Bill 734, sponsored by Rep. Furman, was described as a narrow fix to wind and geothermal revenue distribution so school districts without supplemental levies would use the county levy rate for calculations; the committee approved it unanimously with a due pass recommendation. House Bill 670, sponsored by Rep. Monks, would clarify last year’s urban renewal changes affecting fire protection and ambulance districts, including when they may withdraw from revenue allocation districts and defining “contractual obligation” as a written agreement signed by both parties. Testimony from the Association of Idaho Cities, the Redevelopment Association of Idaho, and others opposed the bill, citing pending litigation and concerns about ambiguity, while the sponsor argued it simply restated legislative intent. The committee sent the bill to the 14th Order for possible amendment, with Sen. Anthon agreeing to work on amendments. House Bill 658, sponsored by Rep. Birch, would let county commissioners fill vacancies on cemetery maintenance district boards when a quorum is lost due to resignation, death, or similar causes, instead of relying on gubernatorial appointments, and would allow counties to handle temporary district functions until a board is reconstituted. The sponsor said the bill had support from county and city associations and framed it as a practical local-government fix. After a brief question about residency requirements, the committee passed HB 658 to the floor with a due pass recommendation. The committee then adjourned.

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• And so now I'm done with this request. And I can review.
• I'm going to enter an amount for the reimbursement request.
• So I'm going to go ahead and submit this request.
• , and review the individual request itself.
• We follow the same as Step Up as far as the forecasting, our budgets, and... ...our budgets, and Kim

Summary: The Pre-K through 12 Budget Subcommittee met to continue reviewing how Family Empowerment Scholarship students are funded through the FEFP and the role of scholarship funding organizations. Staff gave a statutory overview of parent, SFO, and Department of Education responsibilities, including application deadlines, eligibility verification, quarterly payment timing, cross-checks to prevent duplicate funding, and the 99% district FEFP limitation for certain awards. The committee then heard demonstrations from Step Up for Students and AAA Scholarship Foundation showing their parent portals, application workflows, reimbursement systems, school enrollment/invoice processes, and marketplace tools for tuition, tutoring, and approved goods and services. Step Up reported major growth since HB 1, saying its scholarship population expanded from about 260,000 to more than 440,000 students, with application processing averaging about 10 days. It also highlighted faster tuition, provider, and reimbursement payments, multilingual support in English and Spanish, and resources such as videos and a call center. Members asked about support for Creole speakers, optional Florida ID numbers, student identifiers, marketplace pricing, tutor qualifications, background screening, and how awards differ from funded status. Step Up said it does not currently support Creole, does not do background screenings for tutors, sets no marketplace prices itself, and uses a unique internal student ID separate from the state ID. AAA demonstrated its revised software for the 2025-26 school year, including an eligibility screener, household and student application steps, messaging with staff, reimbursement requests, and administrative review and payment batching. AAA said the new system is custom-built, more transparent about award value versus available balance, and designed to better handle quarterly funding for UA students. Members questioned AAA and Step Up about student ID numbers, public-school cross-checks, fraud controls, school fee schedules, whether schools must participate, and reimbursement timing. Both organizations said they report quarterly to DOE, receive public-school cross-checks, and recover funds when students return to public school; AAA said its average reimbursement turnaround is about 14 business days, while Step Up said its reimbursement approvals have improved significantly. The committee also requested follow-up information, including one-pagers, data on income levels and demographics, and additional details on forecasting and system costs.

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• </c><00:28:06.160><c> state</c> budget requests for the upcoming state budget requests for the upcoming
• the budget.
• </c> that shape this budget. that shape this budget.
• This<01:33:39.840><c> budget</c> This budget This budget in<01:33:41.160><c> my</c><01:33:41.320><c>
• A division has been requested. A division has been requested.

Keywords: 981, all

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• I request a moment of President. I request a moment of personal<00:52:02.520><c> privilege.
• </c><01:12:01.120><c> process,</c> the budget process, the budget process, um,<01:12:02.600><c> next<
• </c> come in and talk to the Joint Budget come in and talk to the Joint Budget Committee<01:12:06.400
• </c> of uncertainty in the budgetary request of uncertainty in the budgetary request and<01:13:06.800
• 44:12.880><c> meeting</c><01:44:13.600><c> today</c> Budget Committee will be meeting today Budget Committee

Keywords: 981, all

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• ><c> as</c><00:20:46.679><c> well</c> of budget state budget director as well of budget state budget
• </c> to some of the comments by budget to some of the comments by budget director<00:25:15.440><c> and
• </c> mechanism uh and one that was requested mechanism uh and one that was requested we<00:35:34.960>
• This was requested by the mayor of Louisville.
• This was requested by the mayor of Louisville.

Keywords: Meeting start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:12 SB 28 Discussion 00:01:33 SB 28 Vote 00:04:05 SJR 26 Discussion 00:05:32 SJR 26 Vote 00:07:10 HB 741 Discussion 00:08:30 HB 741 Vote 00:14:00 HB 544 Discussion 00:15:40 HB 544 Vote 00:28:15 HB 775 Discussion 00:31:20 HB 775 Vote 00:56:00 HJR 33 Discussion 01:00:25 HJR 33 Vote 01:01:40, 958, all

Summary: The committee met on March 11, 2025, with a quorum present and first adopted a committee substitute for Senate Bill 28. The bill would create a framework for using $5 million previously set aside for agricultural economic development through the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, including loan and grant programs. Members asked about changes in the substitute, and the sponsor explained that it revised the board composition to include members with more experience in finance, lending, and economic development. SB 28 was approved 20-0 and reported favorably. The committee then approved Senate Joint Resolution 26, which directs the Department for Medicaid Services to provide the Legislative Research Commission a report on pharmacist pay parity and the cost of allowing independent pharmacists and pharmacies to be reimbursed by Medicaid for services within their scope of practice. The sponsor and Kentucky Pharmacists Association representative described it as a request for information rather than a policy change. The resolution passed 20-0 and was reported favorably. House Bill 741, relating to public water and wastewater systems, was next. The sponsor said the substitute incorporated Kentucky Infrastructure Authority recommendations, clarified best management practices, and allowed storm water inflow and groundwater infiltration reduction projects to be scored more fairly alongside water projects. Members discussed how the bill narrows eligibility to systems most in need and refines the scoring process for the program created last session. HB 741 passed 20-0, was reported favorably, and received a title amendment. The committee also considered House Bill 544, a branch budget bill amendment creating a new SAFE fund for the most recent Eastern Kentucky flood disaster, indexed to the relevant presidential disaster declaration. The bill would allow state money and other funds to support local governments, utilities, school districts, and other eligible recipients for recovery costs, planning, and short-term liquidity, with reimbursement provisions if FEMA or other sources later pay. Members discussed the amount of available funding, the use of prior SAFE fund balances, and the emergency clause. HB 544 passed 20-0, was reported favorably, and a title amendment was adopted. The committee then began House Bill 775, relating to development areas, and adopted PHS 2 and a committee amendment; the sponsor started explaining the bill’s provisions on development areas, tax increment financing, brewers’ electronic filing, distilled spirits property tax language, income tax reduction conditions, tourism development incentives, and other tax-related sections, but the transcript cuts off before final action on the bill.

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• Section 63 education budget act.
• Could I just request a roll call, please? >> Yes. Roll call has been requested and granted.
• Could I just request a roll call, please? >> Yes. Roll call has been requested and granted.
• </c> I'd like to request a roll call. I'd like to request a roll call.
• </c> time to do that is in the budget year. time to do that is in the budget year.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 4252 and first heard a walkthrough of a DE2 amendment that largely incorporated Office of Higher Education technical and statutory cleanup items, including reporting consolidations, updates to postsecondary registration and licensing statutes, and an anti-fraud provision. New provisions in the DE2 would require public postsecondary institutions to explain developmental courses before enrollment and obtain a written acknowledgement, revise the state grant tuition cap, add a $1.5 million ongoing appropriation in FY 2027 for an identity verification system to combat enrollment fraud, and provide $5,000 one-time funding for reforestation at Bemidji State University. Fiscal staff also noted additional special revenue fund revenue and expenditures tied to licensing and registration litigation response. The main debate centered on the A8 amendment offered by Representative Rarick, which would require the governor to appoint University of Minnesota regents only from candidates recommended by the joint legislative committee if the legislature fails to elect regents. Rarick argued the amendment was needed to address what he described as conflicts of interest and pay-to-play concerns in recent gubernatorial appointments. Several members questioned whether the language was constitutional, whether it actually addressed conflicts of interest, and whether it should instead refer to ARCAC-screened or ARCAC-recommended candidates. Nonpartisan staff said the governor’s appointment power is addressed in the university charter, not directly in the constitution, but could not definitively assess constitutionality if challenged. Members were divided: some supported the goal of cleaner governance but said the amendment was not ready or did not match the problem being described; others argued the legislature had failed to complete its own regent appointments and that the amendment was a response to that failure. No vote on the A8 amendment or the bill was reached in the portion provided, though a roll call was requested on the amendment and the chair indicated the bill would continue through amendment consideration before final discussion and vote.

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• Until we Lawmakers budget appropriately?
• Can you just briefly tell us where that is in the budget? And Mr.
• Is it just budget requests that you're looking at or will you get with this? Position Mr.
• needs would be to help them and assist them with the budget proposal.
• Uh, legislation and budget. Uh, thank you, Madam Chair.