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• But then they learned about the grant offerings from our office.
• I'm sorry, Madam Chair, but the State Land Office is where we need a lot of help.
• Nora, for all the work you do, I think we're all very pleased with that office.
• That you're going to badly need to keep building in the office and the stuff that you're doing.
• And they Assist the office with evaluation and scoring so that it's not just the office making these

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• Matthew Lohmeyer has served our country as an active duty officer in the Air Force and Space Force.
• Lohmeyer. officer in the fields of intelligence and special operations make him ideal for a candidate
• Admit to me that you're willing to walk into the Oval Office or walk into the Office of the Secretary
• service in the military as an officer listed or civilian if they sent such an email?
• Enlisted and officer troop across every branch of the military is taught to believe in.

Keywords: Department of Defense, nominations, Matthew Lohmeyer, Justin Overbaugh, global security, military readiness, NATO, Russia, China, defense infrastructure

Summary: The meeting was primarily focused on discussing nominations for key positions within the Department of Defense, specifically for roles such as the Undersecretary of the Air Force and the Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security. Senators expressed urgent concerns about global security threats, the need for robust military readiness, and the emphasis on effective collaboration with NATO allies amidst rising tensions with adversaries such as Russia and China. Several senators highlighted the challenges facing military infrastructure and defense capabilities, suggesting a critical need for improvements and investment in these areas to ensure national security.

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• in which each item was listed on the agenda that the committee's clerks sent each of you and your offices
• I hired her in the governor's office.
• President Trump's first 100 days back in office have made one thing clear.
• The loan office can help.
• The loan program office.

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• Angela Short with the Legislative Analyst's Office.
• Yeah, I'm going to ask my office.
• I would hope that this office would be able to... ...I would hope that this office would be able to look
• Angela Short with the Legislative Analyst Office.
• With me is Nan Chen, Chief Financial Officer.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Human Services held an informational hearing on child welfare, foster care, child support, and related prevention efforts. The chair opened by emphasizing mandated reporting reform, foster care system improvements, and community-based prevention, and noted that no votes would be taken. Public testimony focused first on mandated reporting, where a lived-experience advocate and several organizations argued that the current system overreports families, especially Black, Native, and Latino families, causes trauma, and should be reformed through standardized training, clearer thresholds, and stronger community supports rather than more hotline referrals. Casey Family Programs cited data showing nearly 90% of reports are unsubstantiated, while CDSS said it is already forming a Mandated Reporting Advisory Committee, updating training, and exploring community pathways and possible changes to the list of mandated reporters. CWDA and SEIU supported training and alternative response concepts but stressed child safety, county capacity, funding, and the need for careful implementation and accountability. The committee then discussed a proposal to create a foster care multi-agency office within the California Health and Human Services Agency, led by a chief foster youth advocate with authority to coordinate across departments. Advocates said foster youth often need services from education, health, housing, and behavioral health systems that do not coordinate well, and argued that a central office with real authority could improve placement stability and access to services. CDSS responded that existing structures already provide coordination, including AB 2083 interagency teams, the Child Welfare Council, complex care steering committees, and the foster care ombudsperson, but said it was open to technical assistance. Members raised concerns about whether the new office would have enough authority and funding to avoid becoming another layer of bureaucracy, and the chair emphasized the need for real “teeth” and better interagency action. The final major topic was the continuation and expansion of Promise Neighborhoods. A community leader described strong early results from the state-funded neighborhoods, including improved kindergarten readiness, reduced chronic absenteeism, higher graduation rates, food access, housing supports, and mental health services, but warned that current funding sunsets in June 2025 and that a fiscal cliff could jeopardize staff and services. CDSS said the four funded neighborhoods have reported positive outcomes and valuable flexibility, but also noted challenges with one-time funding, student mental health, and long-term planning. Assemblymember Mia Bonta urged continued investment, saying the place-based model is difficult to rebuild once lost, and the chair asked LAO to help identify the minimum funding needed to preserve the existing infrastructure while evaluation results are still pending.

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• The bids will be due back into our office by the end of July.
• I serve as the Chief People Officer for the State of North Dakota.
• I serve as the Chief People Officer for the State of North Dakota.
• My name is Sherry Neese, and I'm with the Office of Management and Budget.
• There is the companion plan that we use in our office.

Keywords: 908, all

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• Damien works in the office. Yeah, you actually do. He gets a pass.
• So that includes the rental office space, electricity, and furniture.
• I know that we have offices... ...larger areas around the state.
• I think we're going to be office mates soon.
• My office met Damien Carpenter and Carly Fleege from DHS.

Bills: SB1051, SB1114, SB1115, SB1122, SB1132, SB1162, SB1169, SB1171, SB1172, SB1173, SB1174, SB1175, SB1179, SB1188, SB1233, SB1236, SB1242, SB1316, SB1368

Keywords: SB1051, Arizona hospitals, immigration status, patient intake, admission forms, registration forms, health care reporting, uncompensated care, emergency department, lawfully present, undocumented immigrants, noncitizen patients, hospital funding, Arizona Department of Health Services, ADHS, border security, health care institutions, patient privacy, medical access, immigration policy

Summary: The Health and Human Services Committee approved the January 21 minutes and then heard a series of bills focused on developmental disabilities oversight, behavioral health fraud, AHCCCS operations, child safety, and state hospital capacity. SB 1179 would make the Developmental Disabilities Group Home Monitoring Program permanent and remove the appropriations contingency; Disability Rights Arizona and program managers testified that Commit had identified systemic care problems, while the sponsor said the work should continue. The bill received a 6-1 do-pass recommendation. SB 1114 would appropriate $1 million to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office for behavioral health patient brokering investigations; Native advocates described widespread recruitment and exploitation of vulnerable people, especially Native Americans, and the bill passed 8-0. SB 1115 would prohibit AHCCCS from allowing remote work for Access employees; the sponsor argued in-person oversight was needed, while AHCCCS warned of space and staffing problems. It passed 4-3. SB 1051 would require hospitals to collect and report patients’ citizenship or immigration status for cost accounting; supporters called it a data-collection measure, while nurses and physicians said it would create fear and deter care. It passed 4-3. SB 1122, as amended, would replace prior authorization with 100% prepayment review for certain behavioral health services under the American Indian Health Plan, and passed 7-0 after AHCCCS said it had worked on the amendment. SB 1132, to appropriate unspecified funds for a new Arizona State Hospital wing, drew testimony from families and advocates describing severe shortages of state hospital beds and the need for more long-term treatment capacity; it passed 7-0. SB 1169, to fund graduate medical education and a new residency program, passed 6-0. SB 1171, requiring AHCCCS to check for dual enrollment in exchange plans and AHCCCS, passed 4-2-1 after AHCCCS said implementation would require system changes and costs. SB 1172, requiring more experienced DCS investigators for repeated abuse/neglect reports and court notification of hotline calls in dependency cases, passed 7-0. SB 1173, requiring behavioral health facility applicants, owners, and licensees to be U.S. citizens or lawfully present permanent residents with fingerprint clearance cards, passed 4-3 after an amendment clarifying the lawful-presence requirement.

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• We don't have an office. We don't have any employees.
• West has a really robust training program in offices around the state.
• The State Treasurer's Office fund is now at $19.6 billion.
• There's $140 trillion managed by the investment account officers.
• Does your office manage it? Where is it managed?

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• In coordination with the chief of staff's office, the Washington Governor's Office of Indian Affairs
• > the<00:03:23.280> Washington of staff's office, the Washington of staff's office, the
• ><00:03:25.040> Affairs Governor's Office of Indian Affairs Governor's Office of Indian Affairs
• are available on the Governor's Office are available on the Governor's Office of<00:07:18.160>
• Um we make those Riverson offices.

Keywords: 916, all

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• office of legislative auditor. office of legislative auditor.
• presented by the US Attorney's Office. presented by the US Attorney's Office.
• So was the police officer from the Border Patrol or what type of officer?
• > of<01:14:57.760> officer?
• what type of officer? what type of officer? >> local,<01:14:59.480> MSP.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• > the<00:07:49.640> scene Responding officers arrived at the scene Responding officers
• , Senator Mitchell told the officers, Senator Mitchell told the officers, "They<00:08:40.440>
• talking to the officers. talking to the officers.
• > she'd She further told officers she'd She further told officers she'd literally<00:09:15.960
• to officers who arrested her. to officers who arrested her.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:47:47.280> which the Attorney General's office which the Attorney General's office which
• <01:00:13.839> good officer good officer good morning morning<01:00:19.319> uh<01:00:19.480
• > on<01:00:20.280> his morning uh the office was down on his morning uh the office was
• <01:09:39.759> also<01:09:40.040> in prosecutor's office also in prosecutor's office
• law enforcement officer on the retired law enforcement officer on the mainland<01:25:03.440> we

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard several bills on January 30. SB 286 and SB 287 both concerned supplemental funding for the Honolulu Department of the Prosecuting Attorney: SB 286 for the career criminal prosecution unit and SB 287 for the victim witness assistance program. Testimony from the department explained that these bills are filed each year because the Attorney General’s core budget allocation may not be sufficient, though the department said the core had recently been increased and the supplemental request might no longer be necessary. For SB 287, the department also warned of a possible federal Victims of Crime Act funding freeze that could cut about $1.88 million and severely harm victim services. Both bills drew support from county and community witnesses, and members asked about prior-year funding and why the requests were limited to fiscal 2025-26; no votes were taken in the excerpt. SB 289, from the State Ethics Commission, would create a more uniform administrative fine process under the ethics code and lobbyist law. The commission said the measure would not change substantive enforcement but would let it issue a notice and order of fine first, with the respondent able to request a hearing within 20 days, which would speed up cases that are not factually disputed. Members questioned whether the bill would deny due process or function like an automatic parking ticket, and the commission responded that respondents could still challenge the fine and that the process would apply to violations with fines under $1,000. The committee also heard SB 304, which would add 11 positions for the First Circuit Adult Client Services Branch; Judiciary testimony said probation caseloads are high, with an average of 116 cases per officer, and the added staff would help meet national supervision standards and better serve higher-risk clients. Members asked whether the positions were already in the budget and about current staffing ratios; the witness said the positions were not already funded and that the Judiciary supported the bill with amendments. The committee then heard SB 311, a proposed constitutional amendment to exclude spending money to influence elections from protected free speech. Testimony was strongly divided: supporters argued that Citizens United has distorted elections and empowered special interests, while opponents warned the language was too broad and could affect nonprofit advocacy and grassroots groups. Finally, SB 313 would impose a 1% wealth asset tax on individuals with $20 million or more in assets. The Department of Taxation said it had concerns about the bill’s ambiguity and administration and noted it would require annual valuation and likely additional resources; opponents, including family business representatives and the Tax Foundation of Hawaii, argued the tax would be difficult and costly to administer, would require sensitive business disclosures, and could force family businesses to pay from company cash. Supporters said wealthy residents should pay a fair share. The committee heard testimony and questions on these bills, but the excerpt does not show final committee votes or actions.

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• I am currently employed by the Office of Policy and Budget and the Executive Office of the Governor.
• I met with no one from the governor's office, or no one representing the governor's office, as to this
• So while we take our break, the sergeant's office can kind of manage that.
• We should all be upset with the Governor's office.
• Being a senator and having an elected office carries a tremendous responsibility.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Does the front office get the records? The main office?
• But then in the rules, it says the Attorney General's office.
• But then in the rules, it says the attorney general's office.
• To that point, I've also met with the director in her office about this.
• And then the Office of the Auditor General. Wow. We got seven.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The committee opened with remarks framing the meeting as a bipartisan effort to improve Arizona’s child welfare system, especially DCS oversight, accountability, and child safety. The chair said the committee would focus on reforms based on Auditor General findings and hear bills and testimony from youth, advocates, foster parents, and attorneys. Roll was taken, and the committee then began considering several child-welfare bills. HB 2611, dealing with group foster home safety, employee drug screening, resident rights, training, and advocates in congregate care, drew extensive testimony. Supporters, including current and former foster youth, described bullying, unsafe staff behavior, drug use in homes, trafficking concerns, and the need for posted rights, mental health services, and stronger accountability. The sponsor and members discussed an amendment that would require quarterly drug-screening results to be submitted, require removal from child contact pending confirmatory testing after a positive result, and give the DCS director more discretion. The amendment was adopted, and HB 2611 as amended received a do-pass recommendation by a 5-1 vote, with some members voting present or expressing procedural concerns but supporting further work on the bill. HB 2035, which expands kinship placement requirements by adding extended family members to search and notification duties and presuming kinship placement is in the child’s best interest, also received substantial testimony. Advocates argued kinship care reduces trauma and improves stability, while several witnesses described cases where children were not placed with available relatives and instead ended up in congregate care. The committee discussed whether the bill duplicated existing law and whether DCS was already required to search for kin; the sponsor said the bill strengthens existing policy and adds written documentation requirements. HB 2035 was given a do-pass recommendation by a 4-2 vote. The committee then heard HB 4049, which would authorize DCS to employ legal counsel or incur legal expenses, along with an amendment that would require the Attorney General or appointed counsel to represent the state’s interests independently in certain cases and not be subject to DCS retaliation for taking a different position. Testimony split between those who argued the current structure creates a conflict of interest and allows DCS narratives to go unchallenged, and those who said the AG’s office already has separate divisions and that keeping representation centralized preserves consistency and oversight. Discussion continued on whether the current system is structurally broken and where counsel would be housed if the arrangement changed; the transcript ends while that debate is ongoing, without a recorded final vote on HB 4049.

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• I joined that office two months policy.
• So, in fiscal year 25, uh, our office So, in fiscal year 25, uh, our office was<00:24:43.120>
• They work with school resource officers.
• My office to help people find resources.
• fringe, some travel, and then office fringe, some travel, and then office supplies<00:32:36.320>

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:08 Approval of Minutes 00:43 KOAP Report 00:59 KY Office of Drug Control Policy 23:04, 958, all

Summary: The committee met on September 18, 2025, approved the July 10 minutes, and received Brandon Reid’s monthly report on Kentucky agriculture development and finance activity for July and August. Reid emphasized the long-running structure created under House Bill 611 and Senate Bill 28, the role of county agriculture development councils in all 120 counties, and the importance of the program as a national model for supporting Kentucky agriculture. He also introduced new staff and interns, including a new loan programs manager, Rachel Coward, and project manager Kylie Davis. For July, the development board reported $3.4 million invested in agriculture and the finance corporation reported $3.1 million in loans. Highlights included 11 county council meetings, site visits, program reviews, and 18 project reports. July approvals included county agriculture incentive programs, deceased farm animal removal programs, youth incentive programs, county/state projects, infrastructure loans, an agriculture processing loan, and beginning farmer loans. Staff also noted that all 120 counties had submitted their required five-year comprehensive plans on schedule. Bill McCloskey then highlighted several funded projects, including Dino’s Farm LLC in Jefferson County, which received support to purchase a meat processing facility and equipment, with the goal of creating market opportunities for goat, sheep, and cattle producers and establishing Kentucky’s first halal meat processing facility. Other projects included a veterinarian facility project to address large animal vet shortages and Grow Appalachia at Berea College, which provides technical assistance and market support for small-scale and eastern Kentucky producers. Members discussed the need for programs such as high tunnels and other small-scale opportunities in rural areas, and staff noted related resources such as CAPE and NRCS funding. For August, the board reported $500,000 in development board investments and just over $3 million in finance corporation loans, along with fewer staff activities than July but continued county council, site visit, and project review work. August approvals included county agriculture incentive programs, deceased animal removal programs, youth incentive programs, county/state projects, agriculture infrastructure loans, beginning farmer loans, and a horticulture incentives loan. Additional project updates included another veterinary equipment purchase, emergency safety equipment in Graves County, and a food safety and efficiency incentive for Jared Cornet.

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• retail business. uh the um AG's office retail business. uh the um AG's office as<00:33:43.360>
• It's under the revenue office.
• you were running for office?
• >> I don't think so, but I wasn't in office >> I don't think so, but I wasn't in office
• So, I'm you're in office now, right?

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• If a town allows home offices but not standalone office offices like buildings in a particular district
• 01:07:11.119> standalone<01:07:11.839> office home offices but not standalone office home
• offices but not standalone office offices<01:07:13.039> like<01:07:13.280> buildings<01
• who has a home office.
• who has a home office.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Currently, the overall vacancy rate for competitive office space in downtown St.
• the office.
• 32% that doesn't account uh for offices 32% that doesn't account uh for offices office<00:08:39.159
• /c><00:08:46.519> Office<00:08:46.760> Buildings<00:08:47.480> and to devalued Office
• did and turning one's commercial office did and turning one's commercial office spaces<00:21:33.480

Keywords: 1183, house

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• authority, the attorney general's office authority, the attorney general's office has<00:04:30.639
• <00:05:06.160> of Health and Human Services, Office of Health and Human Services, Office of
• Office of Inspector General's website. Office of Inspector General's website.
• We heard from the office of auditor.
• for an office to to reasonably maintain. for an office to to reasonably maintain.

Bills: HF3043, HF2891

Keywords: public safety, illegal remunerations, healthcare fraud, grants, criminal penalties, state law, grants management, state employees training, certification, monitoring grants, accountability, grant fraud, 1183, house

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• County constitutional officers and county and city commissioners.
• And I had a police officer outside. I have been threatened.
• I want to go back to trying to understand Senator Officer. Mr.
• And you have law enforcement officers, public safety officers, teachers, et cetera, et cetera, who don't
• At noon today, my office gave me a tally.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Ken Kapan with the Analyst's Office.
• Lisa King, Legislative Analyst’s Office: Good morning again.
• County offices.
• It's currently housed under Kern County Office of Education.
• Cassina Salazar, with the Riverside County Office of Education.

Summary: The committee heard an overview of the May Revision’s Proposition 98 changes for K-12 and community colleges. The Department of Finance said the minimum guarantee rises by $6.4 billion over the Governor’s Budget across the three-year window, with higher guarantees in each year, full payment of the prior settle-up, and larger deposits into the school rainy-day fund. The LAO said the revenue and LCFF updates were reasonable, but urged caution about the settle-up approach and recommended using more of the available funding to protect ongoing programs and build budget resilience. Members focused heavily on the size of the proposed $3.9 billion settle-up, the $10.3 billion reserve deposit, declining K-12 enrollment, and how much of the new funding should be ongoing versus one-time. The committee then reviewed the community colleges portion of the budget. Finance described the May Revision’s higher SCFF COLA, additional funding for enrollment growth, a student support block grant, apprenticeship adjustments, and continued funding for deferred maintenance, Calbright, Common Cloud, and credit for prior learning. The Chancellor’s Office supported the core investments but asked for more funding for enrollment growth, changes to the growth formula, and a COLA for Student Equity and Achievement. The LAO recommended prioritizing the statutory COLA increase, noted that more than half of districts are already above current-year growth targets, and said the new adult learner demonstration project should be rejected because districts already have tools to support similar services. Members also discussed a $52 million current-year apportionment shortfall, which Finance said was discovered too late for the May Revision and would need to be addressed later. Finally, the committee took up the proposed implementation of the federal Workforce Pell program. Finance proposed one-time funding for the California Student Aid Commission and Cradle to Career to build eligibility and data systems, along with trailer bill changes to set up state approval processes. CSAC said the program is promising but highly complex, that California lacks the needed infrastructure, and that the state will need emergency regulations, data linkages, and ongoing funding beyond the one-time proposal. The LAO agreed that some initial funding is needed but warned that the amounts and ongoing costs remain uncertain and that the Legislature should carefully draft the trailer bill language. Members asked about timing, other states’ actions, and how the state would ensure the program is ready for students and institutions.