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• </c> in Minnesota has access to education. in Minnesota has access to education.
• </c> Minnesota Department of Education. Minnesota Department of Education.
• Minnesota. Minnesota.
• I work many children in Minnesota.
• I went to college Minnesota.

Bills: HF3435 , HF3409

Committee: House Education Policy

Keywords: school access, school site, school district, charter school, federal agents, DHS, Department of Homeland Security, ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, CBP, Customs and Border Protection, USCIS, immigration enforcement, judicial warrant, student privacy, school safety, sanctuary schools, warrant requirement, federal warrant, school grounds

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• , greater Minnesota.
• , greater Minnesota.
• , greater Minnesota.
• In Minnesota.
• 47:58.080><c> Minnesota</c> Administrators and the Minnesota Administrators and the Minnesota Administrators

Bills: HF3435 , HF3409

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: school access, school site, school district, charter school, federal agents, DHS, Department of Homeland Security, ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, CBP, Customs and Border Protection, USCIS, immigration enforcement, judicial warrant, student privacy, school safety, sanctuary schools, warrant requirement, federal warrant, school grounds

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• </c> in the Department of Minnesota in the Department of Minnesota Department<00:02:10.560><c> of</c>
• The A8 passes. school safety aid accordingly. school safety aid accordingly.
• The A7 is adopted. of the A4 on compensatory aid. So it of the A4 on compensatory aid.
• </c> of Minnesota of Minnesota because<00:27:12.240><c> of</c><00:27:12.760><c> violence.
• </c> state of Minnesota. And I don't know. state of Minnesota. And I don't know.

Bills: HF4893

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Keywords: education finance, student support, aid allowances, appropriation, school funding

Bills: HB2295

Committee: House Capital Budget

Keywords: Washington capital budget, supplemental capital budget, capital appropriations, state building construction account, taxable building construction account, climate commitment account, natural climate solutions, housing trust fund, affordable housing, supportive housing, homelessness, manufactured home communities, mobile home parks, school construction, school modernization, school seismic safety, healthy schools, school electrification, SCAP, behavioral health facilities

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• Today we're going to hear HB 2295, which is our supplemental capital budget.
• More is needed, but this is a fantastic start, especially in a supplemental budget year.
• Thank you for your strong commitment to the Housing Trust Fund in the supplemental year.
• I want to thank you for including our Community Health Hub requests in a proposed supplemental capital
• Thank you for the opportunity to speak and support today and for considering supplemental funding for

Bills: HB2295

Committee: House Capital Budget

Keywords: Washington capital budget, supplemental capital budget, capital appropriations, state building construction account, taxable building construction account, climate commitment account, natural climate solutions, housing trust fund, affordable housing, supportive housing, homelessness, manufactured home communities, mobile home parks, school construction, school modernization, school seismic safety, healthy schools, school electrification, SCAP, behavioral health facilities

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• Good morning, Karen Pillar, the executive director at TeamChild, which provides civil legal aid to young
• You just explained our thought process for why the governor included this as a proposed supplemental
• For brief background on those two basic food programs, the first is the federally funded Supplemental
• Because the fact is, Secretary Hobbs does have studies from the universities of Pennsylvania, Minnesota
• These penalties would be deposited into the supplemental pension fund.

Bills: HB2675 , HB2681 , HB2714 , HB2688 , HB2481 , HB2116 , HB1408

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: accounts, finance, business regulation, transparency, audits, cannabis, license fees, regulatory framework, revenue generation, legalization, HB 2714, caseload forecasting, food assistance, SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, state food assistance, budget forecasting, caseload forecast council, caseload forecast supervisor, Washington State

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• In addition,... $55 million in available bond capacity for the supplemental session.
• In addition, the supplemental includes $68 million from the Common School Construction...
• In addition to bonds, the supplemental includes $68 million from the Common School Construction Account
• The supplemental additions are relatively small, but this map shows that the locations of the projects
• Everything from advising, the financial aid, they're all dispersed around campus.

Bills: HB2295

Committee: House Capital Budget

Keywords: Washington capital budget, supplemental capital budget, capital appropriations, state building construction account, taxable building construction account, climate commitment account, natural climate solutions, housing trust fund, affordable housing, supportive housing, homelessness, manufactured home communities, mobile home parks, school construction, school modernization, school seismic safety, healthy schools, school electrification, SCAP, behavioral health facilities

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• Out of those eight contracts, four are therapists, which means we have to hire an aide.
• I have four aides who go down to the classroom, pick up the child, and carry the child back to a room
• speech services, and I would just... ...for speech services, and I would just like to add we're supplementing
• We're also supplementing our SLPA's at $2,000 and our SLPs at... ...SLPAs at $2,000 and our SLPs at $33,000

Bills: HB441 , HB445 , HB477 , HB441 , HB445

Committee: House Health

Keywords: speech-language pathology, licensure, clinical supervision, educational qualifications, healthcare assistant, hemp-derived cannabinoids, CBD, THC, delta-8, delta-9, delta-10, consumable hemp products, psychoactive cannabinoids, cannabinoid regulation, hemp licensing, ABC Board, Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, retail hemp sales, wholesale hemp distribution, hemp tax

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• Minnesota wins. Uh, and before I go on at all, I'd like to really thank Co-Chair Gomez.
• We don't cut local government aid. We don't cut county program aid. We don't do any of that stuff.
• </c><00:04:45.600><c> We</c><00:04:45.759><c> don't</c> don't cut local government aid.
• We don't don't cut local government aid.
• We don't cut<00:04:46.080><c> county</c><00:04:46.400><c> program</c><00:04:46.720><c> aid.

Bills: HF2437

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: tax credits, tax increments, housing development, local government, economic aid

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• How about we just say no to wasteful foreign aid?
• So, cutting aid is simply not going to ruin American foreign policy.
• Indeed, there is evidence the Chinese aid efforts have been backfiring.
• We will be involved in foreign aid.
• We give foreign aid. So I just wanted to be able to frame that.

Committee: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Keywords: fiscal responsibility, government waste, foreign aid, funding resolution, legislative oversight

Summary: The committee meeting addressed government spending and foreign aid, with a particular emphasis on perceived wasteful expenditures. A significant portion of the meeting was dedicated to discussing a funding resolution for the committee, which received unanimous support from the members present. The chair noted a quorum at the beginning of the meeting, signaling that the committee was ready to conduct its business. Discussions highlighted ongoing debates concerning fiscal responsibility and the necessity of legislative oversight, notably regarding foreign aid allocations and their implications for domestic fiscal health.

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• c> to</c><00:05:36.960><c> everyone</c><00:05:37.280><c> in</c> To make available to everyone in Minnesota
• A once-in-a-generation helium discovery near Babbitt offers Minnesota another opportunity, a chance to
• A once-in-a-generation helium discovery near Babbitt offers Minnesota another opportunity, a chance to
• </c> discovery near Babbot offers Minnesota discovery near Babbot offers Minnesota another<00:24:04.080
• And, Madam Chair, I do have a local testifier from northern Minnesota. Okay.

Bills: HF1049

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: school library aid, education finance, school districts, charter schools, funding eligibility

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• </c> English learner cross subsidy uh aid English learner cross subsidy uh aid rate<00:03:24.560><c>
• DCIF clarifying the the kind of aid aid DCIF clarifying the the kind of aid aid administration administration
• It's not merely technical. clarifying um the aid and levy clarifying um the aid and levy adjustments<
• I represent Education Minnesota.
• Minnesota. Minnesota.

Bills: HF2433

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Keywords: education funding, children with disabilities, transition aid, special education, school district consolidation

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• </c><00:04:51.120><c> you</c> in northern Minnesota at Ash River. you in northern Minnesota at Ash River
• </c> appropriations for the Greater Minnesota appropriations for the Greater Minnesota Regional<00:09
• for Minnesota Public Television.
• The Minnesota Zoo is receiving $2.35 The Minnesota Zoo is receiving $2.35 million<00:11:53.200><c> on
• </c> that's not a fan of the Minnesota Zoo. that's not a fan of the Minnesota Zoo.

Bills: HF2563

Committee: House Legacy Finance

Keywords: HF2563, legacy finance bill, Legacy Amendment, outdoor heritage fund, clean water fund, parks and trails fund, arts and cultural heritage fund, Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council, Clean Water Council, Minnesota legacy funds, habitat conservation, prairie restoration, wetland restoration, forest conservation, riparian buffers, water quality, groundwater protection, drinking water, septic systems, watershed planning

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• </c> and work that's in many many Minnesota and work that's in many many Minnesota communities<00:01:
• Minnesota owns over 4,800 buildings spread across 19 state agencies and across all Minnesota communities
• </c> publicly owned housing in Minnesota publicly owned housing in Minnesota there's<00:30:17.240><c>
• </c> meets the needs of of Greater Minnesota meets the needs of of Greater Minnesota in<00:35:11.640>
• It's in western Minnesota.

Bills: HF919 , HF1192 , HF212 , HF214

Committee: House Capital Investment

Keywords: wastewater, infrastructure, funding, Litchfield, economic development, environmental compliance, Hastings, water treatment, PFAS, nitrates, bonds, capital investment, public health, HF212, Round Lake-Brewster, Independent School District No. 2907, school construction, school building, sales tax exemption, use tax exemption

Bills: SB6045 , SB6188 , SB6053 , SB5852

Committee: Senate Labor & Commerce

Keywords: agriculture, collective bargaining, labor relations, public employment, agricultural employees, SB 6188, asbestos, asbestos training, asbestos certification, asbestos worker, asbestos supervisor, Department of Labor and Industries, L&I, rulemaking authority, occupational safety, workplace safety, hazardous materials, abatement, encapsulation, removal

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• </c><00:09:23.600><c> BDPI</c> familiar with greater Minnesota BDPI familiar with greater Minnesota BDPI
• </c> Minnesota small businesses pay this tax. Minnesota small businesses pay this tax.
• </c> other areas of Minnesota state budget? other areas of Minnesota state budget?
• </c> Minnesota. Thank you. Minnesota. Thank you.
• ><c> Labor</c><00:38:51.040><c> and</c> Minnesota Department of Labor and Minnesota Department of Labor

Bills: HF4598 , HF4884 , HF3732

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Keywords: workers' compensation, Minnesota workers' compensation, Workers' Compensation Advisory Council, reinsurance association, Workers' Compensation Reinsurance Association, WCRA, occupational disease, presumption, first responders, firefighter cancer, PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder, police officer, paramedic, emergency medical technician, correctional officer, security counselor, public safety dispatcher, temporary total disability, permanent partial disability

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• in the state of Minnesota.
• ,</c><00:04:41.840><c> but</c> happen of course in Minnesota, but happen of course in Minnesota, but
• In Minnesota, one in six reality. In Minnesota, one in six experience<00:07:42.720><c> infertility.
• </c> the Minnesota Building Families Program. the Minnesota Building Families Program.
• Minnesota.

Bills: HF4609 , HF4401

Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

Keywords: infertility, fertility treatment, fertility preservation, IVF, assisted reproductive technology, ART, oocyte retrieval, embryo transfer, egg freezing, sperm freezing, reproductive health, maternity coverage, health insurance mandate, health plan benefits, Medical Assistance, Medicaid, MinnesotaCare, family planning, oncology fertility preservation, chemotherapy

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• And we provided ongoing flexible funding and basic supplemental aid that school districts can use to
• idea of supplemental basic supplemental aid.<00:45:31.040><c> This</c><00:45:31.200><c> is</c><00:45
• The redirect of $150 million over the next four years and the basic supplemental aid will definitely
• </c><01:19:21.760><c> aid</c><01:19:22.000><c> as</c> ed funding and also supplemental aid as ed funding
• and also supplemental aid as well.<01:19:22.640><c> Um</c><01:19:23.040><c> and</c><01:19:23.280><c>

Bills: HF2433 , HF2434

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: education funding, children with disabilities, transition aid, special education, school district consolidation, healthcare, personal care assistance, worker retention, disability services, state funding

Bills: SB118 , SB203 , HB420 , HB414 , HB363 , HB405 , HB261 , HB263 , HB327 , HB348 , SB118 , SB203 , HB420 , HB414 , HB363 , HB405 , HB261 , HB263 , HB327 , HB348 , HB228 , HB282 , SB273 , HB7 , SB296 , SB199 , SB47 , SB204 , HB80 , HB11 , HB192 , HB228 , HB282 , SB273 , HB7 , SB296 , SB199 , SB47 , SB204 , HB80 , HB11 , HB192

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: bail, offenses, constitutional amendment, criminal justice, law enforcement, public safety, dental insurance, medical loss ratio, premium regulation, insurance commissioner, rebate, consumer protection, Baldwin County, local bill, education funding, school tax, privilege license tax, county tax revenue, municipal school board, Baldwin County Board of Education

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• Members, I could only find evidence of one other moratorium in the United States, and that's Minnesota

Bills: HB199 , HB222 , HB223 , HB224 , HB235 , HB246 , HB405 , HB535 , HB554 , HB907 , SCR3 , SB43 , SB52 , SB54 , SB113 , SB168 , SB219 , SB222 , SB270 , SB311 , SB359

Committee: House Health and Welfare

Keywords: nursing facilities, moratorium, healthcare, patient care, data collection, Medicaid, dental coverage, healthcare access, medical necessity, Louisiana Department of Health, Department of Children and Family Services, sunset law, statutory entities, regulatory authority, re-creation, termination dates, child welfare, foster care, children's rights, legal guardianship