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• project sponsors or general contractors to collect payroll for the program at the time of premium audit
• 32.479> premium for the program at the time of premium for the program at the time of premium audit
• 33.840> those<00:07:34.080> records<00:07:34.400> for<00:07:34.639> three audit
• and retain those records for three audit and retain those records for three years<00:07:35.039> after

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• They're just some practical issues relating to the attestation and Marcus Adams: audit requirements that
• industry stakeholders—there just isn't practical ways to implement Marcus Adams: certain attestation audit
• They audit.
• too far, but what we've added to this is to make sure that customers get quarterly reports that are audited

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• The product will not be commercially sold, and there'll be an annual financial audit of the Farm Bureau
• Yes, ma'am: robust disclosures, annual financial audits, the works. Yes, ma'am. Thank you.
• the amendment as well, making sure that we're putting some kind of guardrails there, whether it's an audit
• its parent companies' required net worth by submitting one of the following rather than both: the audited

Summary: The committee met with a quorum present and heard several insurance- and financial-services-related bills. HB 315 was temporarily postponed. The chair also noted that, following the speaker’s remarks, members should expect additional special meetings as the committee investigates insurance-related issues and seeks transparency and the truth. HB 497, relating to nonprofit agricultural organization health coverage, was presented as a way to give Florida Farm Bureau members—especially farmers, ranchers, and small business owners—more affordable health coverage options. An amendment added statutory placement changes, disclosures that the product is not commercially sold, and annual financial audits. Members discussed ACA-related protections, fraud, and insolvency concerns, and the bill received support from Florida Farm Bureau and was reported favorably 16-0. HB 379, the annual securities package, updated exemptions, foreign jurisdiction rules, the Florida Invest Local Exemption, merger-and-acquisition broker rules, fingerprinting requirements, and technical issues in the Securities Guarantee Fund. Three amendments clarified entity definitions and fingerprint/live-scan requirements; the bill drew support from industry and OFR and passed favorably 17-0. The PCS for HB 147 on consumer debt collection clarified prohibited communications during nighttime hours, with the sponsor and supporters explaining the intent was to allow email while restricting other forms of contact and reduce litigation over passive communications. Members and public witnesses discussed ambiguity in the wording, and the sponsor said further cleanup language may still be needed; the PCS was reported favorably 17-0. HB 655 on pet insurance and wellness programs created a regulatory framework for pet insurance, drew support from industry and humane society representatives, and passed favorably 17-0. HB 367 on home and service warranty association financial requirements allowed financial compliance through multiple contractual liability insurance policies and alternative parent-company documentation; an amendment corrected cross-references and duplicative language, and after questions about consumer protections and insolvency, the bill was reported favorably 17-0. Finally, HB 7003 preserved a public-records exemption for sensitive financial technology sandbox application materials; members discussed the sandbox concept and possible future issues, but no amendments were taken and the bill passed favorably 17-0. The meeting adjourned without objection.

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• The Office of Legislative Auditor and Legislative Audit Commission process is beginning for program evaluation
• For new members, the Office of Legislative Audit and the Legislative Audit Commission is bipartisan,
• If you have any questions about the Audit Commission, feel free to contact us.

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• but our report provides past OA audits but our report provides the<00:12:32.160> first<00:12:
• DEED's penalties are pretty low, and the OLA audit actually recommended taking a look at it.
• we heard in the 2024 OLA audit, and we actually do have a problem across the economy.
• Construction is where we've been working on it the longest, partially because of the 2007 audit.
• audit, and that the issue is growing across the economy.

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• Eligibility verification, and then any follow-up verification and any follow-up auditing to make sure
• audited regularly by the state auditor.
• audited regularly by the state auditor.
• We audit those applications annually.
• We audit those applications annually.

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Summary: The Senate Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate Committee heard Senate File 486, as amended by the A2 delete-everything amendment, which would create a supplemental, year-round energy assistance program administered by the Department of Commerce alongside LIHEAP. Senator Dibble said the bill is intended to help low-income households pay utility bills throughout the year, including summer months, by providing crisis grants, ongoing monthly assistance, emergency heating system repair or replacement help, outreach funding, and reporting requirements. The committee adopted the A2 amendment before hearing testimony on the bill as amended. Supportive testimony came from Annie Levenson-Faulk of the Citizens Utility Board, Jenny Glumac of the Minnesota Rural Electric Association, Amanda Mackey of Minnesota Valley Action Council, Ron Elwood of Legal Aid, Jamie Fitz of CenterPoint Energy, George Shardlow of the Energy CENTS Coalition, and Kent Sulum of the Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association. Witnesses said energy burdens are especially high in rural Minnesota, utility arrears and shutoffs have increased, and most shutoffs occur in summer when LIHEAP is unavailable. They argued that year-round assistance would help vulnerable households, reduce shutoffs, improve health and housing stability, and create administrative efficiencies by using existing LIHEAP infrastructure. Several witnesses cited data on the need for assistance, including high energy burdens in rural areas, more than 91,000 Minnesota households disconnected for non-payment in 2024, and the large share of LIHEAP recipients who are seniors, people with disabilities, children, or veterans. Amanda Mackey described a client story illustrating how energy assistance can stabilize a household and lead to broader benefits. Senator Mathews offered comments supporting help for households in need but said the bill is a stopgap and tied the need for expanded assistance to prior legislative actions that increased energy costs. The committee did not take final action on the bill in the portion of the transcript provided, and members indicated they would return to questions after testimony.

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• with federally mandated contractors, like the Unified Program Integrity Contractor and the Recovery Audit
• We also need to do more auditing and data mining, closely reviewing data to enhance our internal controls
• I think it's also a good idea to have an outside consultant or an audit.
• Behind every program, every policy, every audit, there is a person—a Minnesotan.
• limited to fraud hotline complaints, claims data mining, and patterns identified through provider audits

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• Now, we just recently completed our actuarial audit.
• It was conducted by the audit firm Milliman, who looked over Gabriel Roeder-Smith's work.
• So there wasn't any major difference or bombshell that came out as a result of this audit suggesting
• So, the other thing—the study on, or the audit, the actuarial audit—I remember in the middle of COVID

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• And the Department of Health would first like to thank the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee
• The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee for their efforts and their dedication to learning about
• Today we are presenting the proposed final report for the audit of the Developmental Disability Administration
• The Washington State Auditor's Office will be presenting the findings of their current performance audit
• the Washington State Auditor's Office will be presenting the findings of their current performance audit

Summary: At the May 14, 2025 JLARC meeting, members approved the January 9 minutes and adopted the 2025–27 biennial work plan with a minor typo correction. Staff reviewed the new work plan studies, including a drug take-back program fee/expenditure review due in December 2025 and a state energy performance standard compliance review due in June 2027, and noted JLARC’s recent session activity, including several bills passed related to JLARC work and recommendations. The committee then heard a preliminary cannabis market study showing Washington businesses likely produced two to three times more cannabis than retailers sold in 2023. Staff and RAND said LCB’s data systems are incomplete and unreliable, limiting regulation, tax verification, and diversion tracking; they recommended that LCB submit a plan by year-end for collecting accurate data by the end of 2026. Members and LCB discussed the long timeline for a new traceability system, the causes of missing sales and weight data, overproduction, diversion, and the social equity program’s effect on producer licenses. JLARC also presented a preliminary hospital oversight report concluding that the Department of Health is late on many hospital inspections, does not verify third-party inspection standards, does not review adverse health event correction plans, and could make hospital data more accessible. The committee discussed fee funding, language access, and inspection timing, and DOH said it would work on a strategic plan and continue coordinating with JLARC. Members also heard a preliminary report on the public records survivor exemption, which found agencies are using it but need more guidance; JLARC recommended keeping the exemption and having the Attorney General provide additional training. Finally, the committee approved the DDA processes and staffing final report for distribution, which recommended performance metrics, stronger data quality controls, and workforce planning; DDA concurred. JLARC also introduced proposed study questions for a future DCYF juvenile rehabilitation review focused on safety, security, programs, staffing, education, and contraband, and the meeting adjourned after members asked about scope and facility conditions.

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• federal government's dismantling of the IRS, you know, radical reductions in staff, that the multi-year audits
• 40 percent reduction in critical staff, senior specialists who are handling the most complicated audits
• that's probably a hundred billion dollars in under paid corporate taxes that you know are require audits
• and require people to affect those audits to make sure that companies are paying what they own not talking
• There are people undoubtedly, you know, who just physically cannot process the audits of the people who

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• Insufficient oversight of third-party suppliers and lack of sufficient internal auditing procedures created
• And this was despite conducting over 300 audits at Boeing in a three-year period of time.
• our safety and control and quality plans and directly addressing the findings from the FAA special audit
• The FAA did a comprehensive audit of our systems, and we found significant gaps in many of the processes
• reviewed last year found instances where Boeing supervisors worked on annual assessments on self-aught. audits

Keywords: Boeing, aviation safety, safety management system, military aviation, air traffic control, transparency, oversight, accountability

Summary: The meeting primarily focused on significant safety concerns surrounding Boeing and its compliance with federal aviation standards. Lawmakers expressed frustration over the Army's failure to provide requested operational transparency regarding helicopter operations near Washington, D.C., amid recent incidents indicating a strained air traffic control situation. Several members called for reform in Boeing's oversight, emphasizing the need for a robust safety culture and mandatory safety management systems to prevent future disasters like the 737 MAX crashes. The discussions were passionate, with survivors and families impacted by past accidents present, highlighting the urgency and seriousness of the issues at hand.

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• But in all the audits that I've been involved in in my life, there's always a consequence if you fail
• But in all the audits that I've been involved in in my life, there's always a consequence if you fail
• But in all the audits that I've been involved in in my life, there's always a consequence if you fail
• >> So, yeah, could you explain, like, is there an alternative to procure those syringes and paraphernalia
• through certain services programs. >> So, yeah, could you explain, like, is there an alternative to procure

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• to reading this bill, who the independent auditor is, or who the body is that would be doing the auditing
• standards and making sure that we don't have any facilities that aren't going through the regular audits
• The recommendations for these standards came both from the audit that we did as well as the IT, all the
• supervision front: I won't go through this slide, but this summarizes what one of our legislative audits
• But at the Salt Lake prison here, the Antelope facility, based on the legislative audit, and thanks to

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• So we've developed our own finance and audit committee.
• We had a rather negative audit several years ago, and we have worked very diligently to ensure that..
• There is an outside entity that does a payment error rate measurement that audits states for accuracy
• Utah was recently audited, and they did not find an error in Medicaid or CHIP.
• Utah was recently audited and they did not find an error in Medicaid or CHIP, so we're certainly proud

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• So, because the IRS is out there doing audits of these numbers that the states conform to, states also
• They don't have to audit all of those numbers on the tax return; they can simply audit the numbers that
• So when you say, "Don't audit rich people, don't audit poor people; anyone that's cheating, go audit

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• One of the things that I wanted to see whether or not HCD had a chance to look at with some of the audits
• We rely on grantee-reported data, but we have audit protocols baked into all of our contracts as well
• Last April, the LAO, in one of the audits that I worked on that the Joint Legislative Audit Committee
• In a minute since I looked at that audit, but I recognize I remember from the time, but it's due to some
• I think subsequent to that audit, we have brought a lot of this homeless work inside the mayor's office

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Accountability and Oversight held a hearing on California’s homelessness funding, focusing on the Homeless Housing Assistance and Prevention (HAP) Grant and the Encampment Resolution Grant Program. HCD described new accountability requirements, including regional action plans, stronger reporting and expenditure conditions, housing-element compliance, encampment response plans, and public dashboards that track fiscal spending, service outcomes, and encampment resolution status. Officials said the goal is to use the data to identify underperforming grantees, provide technical assistance, and, if needed, withhold or reallocate funds. Local officials from San Diego, Fresno, and Santa Cruz said the programs have helped expand shelter, outreach, and permanent housing, and that state dollars have leveraged local and federal resources. Mayor Todd Gloria said San Diego has used HAP to expand shelter and safe sleeping options, reduce downtown encampments, and increase housing production, but argued the state’s new accountability website is too high-level and does not fully reflect countywide conditions, behavioral health outcomes, or the role of continuum-of-care partners. Fresno officials said HAP and other state funds helped the city add shelter beds and reduce homelessness, while Santa Cruz emphasized that state funding helped build local coordination and draw in federal vouchers. Members pressed the panel on whether HAP is actually reducing homelessness, what the best success metrics should be, and whether the state is getting full, usable data from grantees and subcontractors. Several members asked for more granular jurisdiction-level reporting, better tracking of nonprofit spending, and clearer measures beyond point-in-time counts and “people served.” HCD said it is still improving HMIS participation and data quality, but can already show outcomes such as exits to permanent housing and returns to homelessness. The hearing ended with broad agreement that transparency is important, but disagreement remained over the best measures of success and how much emphasis should be placed on housing, prevention, shelter, and treatment.

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• And the other concept is, in the commercial world, you can't audit yourself, but you can in our election
• And just a couple of things with regards to reconciliation and procedural audits, I have a comment here
• Then why do we entrust our ballots with the post office without audit or supervision?
• And also, independent procedural audits of the Florida Department of Motor Vehicles should be mandated
• And everyone gets audited, and there are no—these agencies seem to be immune.

Summary: The committee heard a presentation from several county supervisors of elections and the Florida Supervisors of Elections Association on the 2024 election cycle and priorities for the 2025 session. They described very high turnout in the presidential election, major operational planning needs, and the heavy reliance on seasonal workers, list maintenance, ballot-on-demand systems, and secure chain-of-custody procedures. They also discussed the impact of recent legislative changes on voter-roll maintenance, including inactive voter removal, and said Florida’s election administration has improved to what they called a “platinum standard.” The supervisors outlined several legislative requests: allowing more than one non-government “wild card” early voting site to improve access and emergency flexibility; requiring newly naturalized citizens to update driver’s license information so voter records match DHSMV data; exempting home addresses of certain election workers and ballot transporters from public records to improve safety and recruitment; restoring a checkbox on vote-by-mail return envelopes so voters can stay on the vote-by-mail list for the next cycle; aligning base salaries for supervisors, property appraisers, and clerks with other constitutional officers; and reducing ballot length by removing precinct committee races from the ballot. They also said they expect a committee bill to carry some of these proposals. Members questioned the panel about ballot transport security, signature verification, vote-by-mail expiration, public records transparency, and the petition process for constitutional amendments. The supervisors said ballots are transported under detailed county plans with tamper-evident seals, chain-of-custody logs, trained workers, and in some cases two-person transport teams. On petitions, they said the process is labor-intensive and expensive, that fraud has occurred in some cases, and that they favor reforms such as requiring more personal identifying information and having initiative sponsors mail petitions to voters rather than making supervisors handle the mailing. They also said signature mismatches can be cured within 72 hours after Election Day and that voters are notified when possible. After the supervisors’ presentation, the committee also heard brief public testimony from Kathleen Griffiths, who urged adoption of commercial-style risk management standards in election systems and referenced several election-related bills her group supports.

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• We did hear this audit. Very, very troubling.
• We did hear this audit. Very, very troubling.
• We did hear this audit. Very, very troubling.
• We did hear<01:22:12.160> this<01:22:13.160> audit.
• hear this audit. Very, very troubling. hear this audit. Very, very troubling.

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• What percentages of grants that you issue do you audit?
• What percentages of grants that you issue do you audit? Commissioner: Mr.
• The legislative audit commission report.
• In addition to the workforce grants we reviewed, the Legislative Audit Commission also directed OLA to
• we reviewed, the legislative audit we reviewed, the legislative audit commission<00:54:04.400>

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• The speaker said the department sends out an audit team every three months, consisting of people from
• <01:53:43.400> just<01:53:43.520> as<01:53:43.679> we inspections and audits
• just as we inspections and audits just as we do<01:53:46.199> is<01:53:46.960> even<01
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Summary: At the joint hearing on SB 951 SD2, the committees heard testimony on a child protection measure requiring mandatory child abuse and neglect reports to include military status and to improve communication between DHS and the Department of Defense. The U.S. Department of Defense testified in support and described its coordinated community response process for abuse reports, saying the bill would help ensure child safety and better coordination with DHS. DHS was initially absent, later appeared, and said it supported the measure but was still working with DOD on implementation details and staff training. Members asked about how DHS becomes involved and whether there were gaps in the current process. The chair recommended passage with technical amendments, including changing the effective date to 7/1/25 and conforming related language, and both committees adopted the recommendation by vote. The Public Safety committee then heard SB 1377 SD2, which would create a Veterans Cemeteries Board within the Office of Veterans Services in the Department of Defense to provide guidance, education, and technical assistance to state veteran cemeteries. DOD supported the bill and explained that county-run cemeteries must meet National Cemetery Administration standards to remain eligible for federal reimbursements and grants; witnesses described past compliance problems at several cemeteries, including one still not compliant in Hilo, and said the board would help counties prepare for future site visits and improve oversight without taking over operations. Members asked about costs, reimbursement amounts, and whether the state would assume cemetery operations; DOD said the current reimbursement process runs through the state to the counties and that direct takeover would be costly. The committee adopted the chair’s recommendation to pass the bill with amendments. The committee also heard SB 1382, which would make intentionally or knowingly causing bodily injury to a National Guard member performing duty a class C felony. The Hawaii National Guard and HPD supported the bill, citing incidents during the Maui response where Guard members encountered noncompliant and sometimes physically confrontational individuals while assisting police and protecting impacted areas. Testimony emphasized that Guard members are often unarmed and should receive protections similar to first responders. One witness opposed the bill, but the committee moved forward and adopted the chair’s recommendation to pass with amendments. Finally, the committee took up SB 1379 SD2 on emergency preparedness and Community Readiness Centers. Hawaii Emergency Management supported the bill, and supporters said it would create a statewide framework for resilience hubs that can provide supplies, action plans, and refuge during disasters. Testimony highlighted recent hurricanes, wildfires, and other hazards, and argued the measure would complement existing county efforts rather than replace them. County of Hawaii testimony opposed the bill, raising concerns about overlap and cost, while members asked about estimated expenses and implementation. The discussion ended with questions about planning and whether the bill would enhance existing programs; no final vote was captured in the excerpt.