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• <00:12:45.440> a funded program that there is a funded program that there is a standalone<
• Some of these fraud programs are pass-through money or federally funded programs, sometimes mixed with
• Some of these fraud programs are pass-through money or federally funded programs, sometimes mixed with
• Some of these fraud programs are pass-through money or federally funded programs, sometimes mixed with
• Some of these fraud programs are pass-through money or federally funded programs, sometimes mixed with

Keywords: 1183, house

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• services fund. services fund.
• fund per year.
• fund per year.
• fund per year.
• fund per year.

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• DFA, and we're requesting DFA to fully fund the program. How does that work?
• Does DFA have discretion to allocate funds to a program, or is that something we need to include in the
• Fund.
• It allows the funds to be used for staffing, which is a great benefit to the program and the Bureau.
• Fund, which is a federal grant program.

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• Here are the programs.
• The NRCS EWP Program, Emergency Watershed Program, is administered differently.
• Of different programs.
• That was 100% federal funds. They did an excellent job. NRCS, EWP program, took them a while.
• for the larger programs.

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• counseling grant program.
• loan repayment program.
• loan repayment program.
• loan repayment program.
• what's the deal with this program? what's the deal with this program?

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• or operating funding.
• funds.
• So as Representative Bosch mentioned, yes, if this is a program that there's one-time funding, it goes
• So as Representative Bosch mentioned, yes, if this is a program that there's one-time funding, it goes
• That's, you know, you report on the result of the outcome of those funds, but in more complex programs

Summary: The task force approved the March 25, 2026 minutes as amended, striking language about contracting with a security vendor. Members then reviewed a draft bill on concessions procurement (LC 27.0161), which would raise the competitive solicitation threshold from $25,000 to $50,000, allow requests for proposals in addition to bids, update language for vending and merchandising machines, and clarify where concession proceeds are deposited. OMB explained the bill and said it was open to further changes, including language to address artificial fragmentation, clarify which government entities are covered, and possibly set contract-length limits. Members raised questions about whether the bill would apply to school districts, park districts, airports, and other political subdivisions, and about whether concession agreements could direct proceeds to nonprofits or other secondary recipients; OMB said the statute is intended to require proceeds to go to the government entity’s operating fund or general fund. OMB also reported on other survey suggestions. It said a proposed general authority for agencies to create pre-qualified architect/engineering vendor pools would not move forward, because the existing authority is best limited to high-volume agencies. On legal notices, OMB said it had made progress with the North Dakota Newspaper Association on modernizing online notices, improving ADA compliance, and discussing rate and definition changes. On click-through agreements, OMB and the Attorney General’s office concluded no statutory change was needed after revising internal guidance; the $20,000 threshold was described as a practical cutoff for adhesive, nonnegotiable software terms. OMB also said issues raised by the Center for Distance Education on alternate procurements and food/beverage expenditures had been resolved through policy clarification. The University System gave a brief update on its collaboration with OMB and said it was continuing to review concessions, surplus property, and capital project statutes with all institutions involved. The task force then discussed a draft bill on requirements for new or expanded spending, intended to require agencies to identify program purpose, needs, alternatives, success measures, and budget details, and to report on outcomes over time. Members and staff debated whether OMB or Legislative Council should collect and report the information, how much should be real-time versus periodic, and whether the bill should include full implementation costs for pilot programs. Legislative Council staff said the new program evaluation division is still being built out, that staffing remains limited, and that the office plans to continue working with OMB and the executive branch to refine the proposal before the next meeting. No final action was taken on the draft bills beyond directing further work and follow-up for the next meeting.

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• Um, again, this bill establishes the universal immunization funding program.
• is immunization funding program and this is immunization funding program and this is an<01:00:40.720
• And we added $89 million in funding for ohana zone and kalhale pro programs to ensure we are building
• ohana zone and kalhale pro funding for ohana zone and kalhale pro programs<01:33:57.360> to<01
• for youth pilot cuts permanent, making homeless programs permanent, funding pre-nursing pathway and

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• It seems like, number one, at a time when we're cutting potentially funding for a Medicaid program, then
• It seems like, number one, at a time when we're cutting potentially funding for a Medicaid program, then
• As a reminder, this is a program that's 100% funded by the federal government.
• "In phase two, the focus will be on scaling programs that are being activated and funded in this first
• These are funds that must be used in the allowable, there are 11 allowable uses of funds in this program

Keywords: 907, all

Summary: The committee held an informational hearing focused first on Oregon Medicaid coordinated care organization (CCO) finances and rate setting. Oregon Health Authority staff explained how 2025 CCO financial results will inform 2027 capitation rates, including reserve requirements, subcapitation arrangements, and major cost drivers such as behavioral health, pharmacy, rural hospital costs, and dental directed payments. They said the Legislature’s added 2025 funding materially improved CCO margins and that, without it, the program would have been negative overall. Members asked about retained earnings, subcapitation, behavioral health utilization, ABA therapy, and whether outcomes are being evaluated; OHA said rate setting is actuarial and that CCOs, OHA, and other partners all play roles in monitoring efficacy and access. OHA also reviewed House Bill 4039 changes intended to increase transparency and give CCOs earlier access to rate information and reconciliation exhibits. CCO representatives then testified that the system is under significant financial pressure and that behavioral health state-directed payments, benefit changes, and federal uncertainty from H.R. 1 are reducing flexibility. CareOregon said it has lost more than $500 million over the last couple of years and is now making provider terminations and other network changes to align spending with available funding, while emphasizing that CCOs must make hard decisions about which services and providers can be sustained. Eastern Oregon CCO said rural and frontier factors, cost-based hospitals, air ambulance needs, and statewide efficiency adjustments are not fully reflected in rates, and that dental funding is especially strained. Trillium similarly warned that state-directed payments and benefit expansion pressures are constraining the global budget model and that H.R. 1 could worsen acuity and volatility. Members pressed the witnesses on who is responsible for evaluating treatment effectiveness, especially for ABA and psychotherapy, and on how utilization limits and reimbursement changes are being used to control costs. The committee then shifted to an overview of the Affordable Care Act and Oregon’s commercial insurance market. Department of Consumer and Business Services staff explained actuarial value, metal tiers, premium tax credits, medical loss ratio rules, and the main drivers of premium rates: cost trend, utilization trend, and administrative costs. They said mandates have likely added only a limited amount to premiums over the past decade, though the exact effect is difficult to isolate, and they gave examples of how high-cost, low-volume services versus broad, high-utilization services can affect rates differently. Staff also noted that Providence Health Plan and PacificSource Health Plans are withdrawing from the individual market, though consumers should still have at least three insurer options in every county and may have four in many counties. The division said it is in the middle of reviewing proposed 2027 rates and will continue its public rate review process, including hearings and written comment.

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• C1 is $225,000 to return funds from the TANF program.
• This is to fund the Education Facilities Partnership Program, where the department and the public school
• This is to fund the Education Facilities Partnership Program, where the department and the public school
• These are state funding. This is not federal funding.
• The RSVP program, retired senior volunteer program, is a program for retired seniors.

Summary: The PEER Review Subcommittee met to consider a large agenda of budget, appropriation, transfer, and contract items. Members approved temporary appropriation requests for several agencies, including the Auditor of State, Department of Education, and Labor and Licensing; ARPA return requests from Workforce Services; Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act requests for State Police and Agriculture; restricted reserve transfers for teacher scholarships, school facilities, and economic stimulus; a Commerce reallocation of positions and spending authority; cash fund, budget classification, overtime, and pay plan requests; and 17 methods of finance items for universities and other agencies. Most items were approved without objection after brief explanations from staff and agencies. Several items drew questions and were held or discussed further. A Department of Human Services discretionary grant package for the RSVP program was held over after Senator Irvin raised concerns about whether the grants were an effective use of state general revenue and asked for more information on administration costs and program operations. In the contracts section, Representative Richardson questioned a DHS sole-source contract with EMS Link for document management software and a DHS contract with Presidio; the EMS Link item was held for additional answers, while the Presidio item was clarified as not sole-source and was allowed to proceed. Members also asked for more information on a Department of Education mental health referral contract with Care Solace, which officials said is a statewide concierge/referral service connecting students to Arkansas providers and telehealth options. The committee also reviewed monthly reports, including the Medicaid Trust Fund. DHS and DFA officials said the fund was currently sufficient to finish the fiscal year, though it was being drawn down and would likely require a $100 million transfer from restricted reserves in FY27, with another $100 million set aside in the governor’s budget as a backstop. Members discussed the need to define a minimum reserve level and to better account for ongoing Medicaid costs in the budget. The meeting ended with no further business and adjournment.

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• So yes, ma'am, it would represent graduate programs, professional programs and all undergraduate programs
• funded state funded locally funded our private resources at FSU.
• Our international programs group, we have research foundation that raises funds for of the research function
• You're performance-based funding, preeminent funding where the universities of distinction programs that
• based funding.

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• These awards that we've received for the State Energy Program, you can see that it includes funding for
• The revolving loan fund, then you'll see the energy efficiency conservation block grant program.
• One is that this program originated as some settlement funds for the oil overcharge settlement accounts
• We managed the funds in-house. And so, because we're able to manage funds for this loan program...
• How much state dollars are involved in your funding of the programs in your agency?

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• funds will be locked in.
• We prioritize recovery funding.
• Grant Program, HMGP.
• It's really important that those activities, as we expend funds out of our trust fund to deliver that
• My question is related to funding.

Summary: The Natural Resources and Disaster Subcommittee met to continue its review of hurricane impacts and state response. The committee first heard from the Florida Division of Emergency Management, which described its four core functions—preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation—and highlighted its 24/7 State Watch Office, regional training efforts, and disaster assistance work. Deputy Executive Director Keith Pruitt detailed the state’s 2024 storm response, including Hurricanes Debby, Helene, and Milton, citing large-scale mission support, flood-control deployments, meal and water distribution, power restoration, debris removal, and billions in disaster funding and mitigation dollars. He also discussed debris management challenges and recommended that local governments update and exercise debris plans and maintain contingency contracts.

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• And then section 411 repeals the prohibition of using general funds for the grant-in-aid program and
• The general funds in that budget represent there's a small energy management program.
• Our program is funded through two funding sources.
• Our program does not receive any general funds.
• This program is funded by DOJ grants and a very small general fund operating budget.

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• Madam Chair, when new funding comes into a state, oftentimes it takes time for a new program to get up
• we make programs and we make<01:08:17.839> funding<01:08:18.560> the<01:08:18.679>
• program.
• The new language is all really any government-funded program.
• program.

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• fund to them.
• program.
• It increases the funding. ABC programs have not had a significant increase in funding since 2008.
• So, first of all, we already have state funds going toward early childhood education in the ABC program
• This is not the SRA program, which is federally funded, which we had a lot of discussion about in the

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• Quarterly program audits and reporting consistently show that the funds are being used to cover the costs
• He said one thing he appreciates from last session is moving from a general fund cost for this program
• He said one thing he appreciates from last session is moving from a general fund cost for this program
• He said one thing he appreciates from last session is moving from a general fund cost for this program
• reimbursement program. reimbursement program.

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Summary: The committee took up House File 3388, and an A1 amendment was adopted by voice vote. The bill, as amended, would direct the Department of Commerce to seek another federal waiver to continue Minnesota’s reinsurance program and preserve the assessment-and-tax-credit funding model adopted last session. Chair O’Driscoll said the measure is intended to give future legislators options before the current reinsurance structure ends, warning that without it individual-market premiums could rise substantially and more people could lose coverage. Testimony was largely supportive. Dan Andre of the Minnesota Council of Health Plans said reinsurance has been a success since 2018, has lowered premiums by covering a portion of high-cost claims, and helped subsidize care for more than 5,000 Minnesotans in 2024. Ann New Brindley of the Minnesota Business Partnership and Steven Rubis of the Health Plan Partnership of Minnesota also backed the bill, saying market stability is important amid the loss of federal premium tax credits and that continued reinsurance would help prevent further premium increases and cost shifting. Jonathan Carter of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce likewise supported the bill, citing the program’s role in keeping Minnesota’s individual-market premiums among the lowest in the country. Members also discussed how the assessment and tax-credit mechanism works, with Chair O’Driscoll describing it as an assessment on plans followed by a tax credit against state liability. Representative Elkins questioned how insurers self-assess, and Representative Smith said the assessment model is preferable to a general-fund approach if the program continues. Representative Kaggel raised concerns about taxpayer costs and the broader health care system, while also saying the current system is unsustainable and in need of more fundamental change. The committee then renewed the motion to lay House File 3388, as amended, over for possible inclusion in an omnibus bill.

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• . fund. fund.
• <00:16:49.200> Appropriates<00:16:49.760> funds The program for Kapuna appropriates
• funds to HPHA for the state rent supplement program for Kapuna and for positions to support the program
• So, the LIHTC programs. So, the LIHTC programs.
• Our first testifier for SB 3285 is HHFDC in support. program. program.

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Summary: The Committee on Housing, meeting jointly with the Committee on Health and Human Services, heard testimony on Senate Bill 2787, which would expand use of the rental housing revolving fund to provide loans or grants for purchasing rental units, and Senate Bill 2957, which addresses tenant displacement and relocation protections, as well as Senate Bill 2866, which would make the state rent supplement program for kupuna permanent and appropriate funds for it. Testimony on SB 2787 included support from DHHL, HHFDC, AARP Hawaii, and others, while the Attorney General recommended clarifying language and standards for grants, and the Tax Foundation questioned whether grants fit the revolving-fund structure. On SB 2957, supporters including OHA, PACT, medical-legal advocates, and tenant representatives emphasized relocation hardships from the KPT redevelopment, language access, and the need for clearer minimum safeguards; the Attorney General suggested defining “comparable units” and correcting a drafting error. On SB 2866, HPHA, Catholic Charities, AARP, the Executive Office on Aging, and others supported making the kupuna rent supplement program permanent to prevent homelessness among low-income seniors. During discussion on SB 2957, members questioned HPHA and tenant counsel about the KPT low-rise relocation process and what “comparable housing” meant in practice. HPHA said all tenants were relocated, but counsel described disputes over comparability, disability and family-size issues, and at least one offered unit that was not livable. For SB 2787, members questioned DHHL about why it sought funding from the rental housing revolving fund rather than other sources; DHHL said it was still exploring options and had mostly used its funds for infrastructure, with only a small portion used as revolving funds. The chair expressed concern about relying on scarce housing funds and urged more efficient use of DHHL’s existing resources. In decision-making, the committees voted to pass SB 2957 with amendments and SB 2866 with amendments. For SB 2957, the amendments would replace the bill with a working group on tenant displacement and relocation, include a blank appropriation and defective date, and request $75,000 for the working group; the motion was adopted unanimously by the members present, with Senator Favela excused. For SB 2866, the amended version would include a blank appropriation, defective date, and committee report language noting requests for $110,160 for two HPHA public housing specialist positions and $2.16 million for the state rent supplement program; this motion was also adopted, with Senator Favela excused. After the joint hearing adjourned, the committee returned to the housing-only agenda and continued discussion of SB 2787 before moving on to SB 3089, which would amend the down payment loan assistance program for low- and moderate-income first-time homebuyers; testimony on SB 3089 was beginning when the transcript ended.

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• aid program uh which sent uh EMS funding aid program uh which sent uh EMS funding to<00:04:03.760
• such a program.
• Are there other programs that are out there where we're already building programs for EMTs?
• Are there other programs that are out there where we're already building programs for EMTs?
• It is funded at $361,000 a year, which is what comes to us to put into this program.

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• And I know the city, for instance, has a program that you can apply for, but because it's federal funds
• I know in the public housing program and I think in the Section 8 program, etc., there are programs to
• I know in the public housing program and I think in the Section 8 program, etc., there are programs to
• . programs. programs.
• c> Ka of Nah Ho Sa funds, federal funds for Ka of Nah Ho Sa funds, federal funds for Ka Leo<00:18

Bills: SCR63, SCR8, SCR160, SCR90, SCR93

Keywords: disability, accessibility, healthcare communication, sign language interpreters, deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind, auxiliary aids, building permits, seniors, health care, safety modifications, county regulations, expedited processing, housing ladder, move-up housing, subsidized housing, public housing, affordable housing, housing mobility

Summary: The House Committee on Human Services and Homelessness heard several resolutions focused on disability access, housing, and support for Native Hawaiian beneficiaries. SCR 63 SD1 would have the Disability and Communication Access Board study communication needs in health care settings for people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind and revise provider guidance; testimony was strongly supportive, including from the board, a physician, and a family member who described harmful delays in care, and the committee later recommended passage as is. SCR 8 would require counties to act within 45 days on completed permit applications for home modifications needed for an older adult or person with a disability; testimony noted delays in permitting and financing, and the committee recommended passage as is. The committee also heard SCR 160, which urges state housing agencies to create a “housing ladder” program to help individuals and families move from subsidized to unsubsidized housing. Hawaii Public Housing Authority and other agencies supported the concept, and DHS described its family self-sufficiency program and said prior federal resident-services funding had declined over the past 20 years. The committee acknowledged the program may already exist in some form but still recommended adoption of the resolution as is. SCR 90 would ask county planning departments to establish kupuna-friendly building permit requirements for parking accessibility in private businesses. The committee moved it forward with an HD1 for technical amendments; a member raised concern that the measure did not specify the age threshold for “kupuna,” and said they would vote with reservations. Finally, SCR 93 would direct DHHL and the Statewide Office of Homelessness and Housing Solutions to develop a coordinated support and stabilization pathway for Native Hawaiian beneficiaries experiencing homelessness or very low income. DHHL said it is already operating a transitional housing effort called Ka Leo Opu Mama for about 18 beneficiaries using more than $6 million in federal Nah Ho Sa funds, with no dedicated state funding, and the committee recommended passage as is. The meeting ended with the chair thanking testifiers and members and adjourning the hearing.

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• to the federal rural health transformation program funds.
• to the federal rural health transformation program funds.
• to the federal rural health transformation program funds.
• <02:12:33.199> and<02:12:33.440> funding listing the programs and funding listing the
• for the customer relationship fund for the customer relationship management<02:59:29.279> program

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