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• Actually, it would be the general fund.
• We also have an Office of Inspector General. They do investigations.
• Tomorrow, I want to say these issues of state-sanctioned trauma are manageable.
• These are manageable issues.
• I'm a policy manager.

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• Minnesota's existing state managed Minnesota's existing state managed system<00:23:50.559> that's
• General neutral 88,000 per year.
• <00:35:25.440> the resources practices to manage the resources practices to manage the state's
• <00:41:49.839> the innovative um around managing the innovative um around managing the finances
• 3550 be placed on the general register. 3550 be placed on the general register.

Bills: HF751, HF3550, HF3764, HF1490

Keywords: parental notification, school safety, bullying, harassment, violence, prohibited conduct, student discipline, charter school, school district, data practices, student privacy, parent rights, guardian notification, school incident reporting, cyberbullying, restraint, reasonable force, anti-bullying policy, school administration, student conduct

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• <00:26:35.600> and this to our Deputy attorney general and this to our Deputy attorney general
• <00:37:50.000> the need to find workers who can manage the need to find workers who can manage
• employees the workers that can um manage employees the workers that can um manage and<00:38:17.480
• That's been a success bringing on more providers, um, case management, so more providers, um, case management
• <01:10:59.440> but was more service options in general but was more service options in general

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Health and Human Services held an informational briefing on Kupuna Care funding, distribution, utilization, and the status of program rules. The Office of Aging explained that state Kupuna Care funds are distributed using the same federally approved interstate funding formula used for Older Americans Act funds, with eight weighted factors tailored to Hawaii’s conditions: older adults, greatest economic need, low-income minority status, disability, language barriers, geographic isolation, inverse population density, and older adults living alone in poverty. The department said the formula is based on census and American Community Survey data, with current county shares listed as Kauai 7.45%, Honolulu 69.61%, Maui 11.7%, and Hawaii County 17.88%. Officials said the formula is being reviewed with current data and will need federal approval and then public hearing before final adoption. Members questioned how the program works in practice, noting that the statute and eligibility language can sound like direct individual benefits even though services are delivered through area agencies on aging, ADRCs, and contracted providers such as meal and adult day care programs. The Office of Aging said ADRCs determine eligibility and then refer clients to authorized providers, who must meet service standards in their contracts. The chair pressed repeatedly for long-delayed rules, saying the Legislature had expected them years earlier and that clear rules are needed to ensure funds are spent properly and to avoid conflicts of interest. The department acknowledged the delay, said draft rules were written in 2023 after earlier commitments to finish sooner, and said it paused while federal Older Americans Act rules were being updated; it now expects to send the rules to the Deputy Attorney General, then out for public hearing, with a goal of completion in 2025. The department also reported utilization data for the last two fiscal years. In 2023, it expended about 93% of its allocation and served 5,473 older adults at an average annual cost of $1,358; in 2024, it expended about 97% and served 5,520 older adults, with the average cost down by about $200, which officials said may indicate fewer services per person. Eligibility was described as age 60 or older, U.S. citizen or qualified alien, with cognitive impairment or disability and functional deficits, and the statewide profile showed many participants were homebound, living alone, or below poverty. The most-used services were transportation, case management, and home-delivered meals. The chair also asked about the former Kupuna caregiver program; officials said the programs are now combined under Kupuna Care, with most funding going to adult day care to provide respite for working caregivers. County representatives then described local conditions, especially on Hawaii Island. Hawaii County officials said the county covers about 5,000 square miles, has about 208,000 residents, and roughly 24% are age 65 or older. They identified three main challenges: staffing shortages and retention problems among providers, shortages within the county department itself, and the loss of adult day care capacity, with only one center remaining on the island and none on the west side. They said these constraints limit service delivery even as demand grows. At the same time, they highlighted successes such as serving people in the community before they need higher levels of care, providing caregiver counseling and training through adult day care, serving 467 individuals locally, and ensuring the Resource Center answers calls from caregivers seeking help.

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• I manage property taxes and government affairs in over a dozen states.
• Due for our general fund.
• Our general fund is equated to $109 million.
• We've got to deal with it and manage with it, but there are four pieces.
• So the city manager proposed a budget at the voter...

Bills: SB9, SB 9

Keywords: property tax, ad valorem tax, voter-approval tax rate, no-new-revenue tax rate, tax rate calculation, Tax Code, local government finance, municipality, county, special taxing unit, sales and use tax, property tax cap, tax rollback, tax levy, maintenance and operations, debt rate, disaster relief rate, Texas Legislature, local taxing unit, school assessment

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• But we generally know how to do it.
• We had a $10 million general fund cut target, which we met, setting total spending from the general fund
• On a regular basis, I hear from people where they've got contracted case management, and their case managers
• the contracted case management is failing.
• This is contracted case management.

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• STS that say we're 53% of the general STS that say we're 53% of the general fund<00:07:33.080>
• <00:09:50.560> positions pieces um and some management positions pieces um and some management
• the federal of the I'm sorry General the federal of the I'm sorry General funds<00:17:50.960>
• <00:24:00.080> in Life Management in Life Management in Dairy<00:24:02.440> care<00
• <00:26:17.600> um they um provide the case management um they um provide the case management

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Pursuant to CARAS 45A182, Northern Kentucky University reported its intent to use the construction manager-general
• <00:01:40.960> general<00:01:41.280> contractor<00:01:41.840> project manager general
• contractor project manager general contractor project delivery<00:01:42.560> method<00:01:42.960
• <00:04:31.360> a<00:04:31.520> general have a construction manager a general have a
• construction manager a general construction<00:04:32.800> uh<00:04:33.120> general<00:

Keywords: 00:02 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:45 Approval of Minutes 01:01 Information Items 06:25 Project Rpt from Postsecondary Institutions-KCTCS 10:50 Project Rpt from Finance and Admin Cabinet 18:08 Lease Rpt from Finance and Admin Cabinet 27:12 Rpt from OFM – KY Infrastructure Authority 33:56 Rpt from OFM – CED EDF Grants 47:20 Rpt from OFM – Office of Financial Mgmt 56:53 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The committee first handled routine business, including approval of the February meeting minutes and several information items. Those items covered university equipment purchases, school district and transportation-related debt issuances, Northern Kentucky University’s planned construction-manager/general-contractor delivery method for the medical examiner/crime lab relocation project, a lease-space advertisement, postsecondary asset preservation allocations, and lease-law compliance reports. Members then discussed the Northern Kentucky crime lab project in more detail; staff explained that the memorandum of agreement would cover the construction portion while the lease would cover operations, and members were told the project should move forward without procurement problems. The committee approved a Kentucky Community and Technical College System project to modify the fire academy maintenance building after the related dormitory project was set aside because of major cost overruns. KCTCS said the dormitory would be about $3 million over budget, so it would not be bid; instead, the maintenance building would be expanded to add showers and restroom/locker facilities, bringing that project from $2 million to about $3.2 million. The committee also approved a Transportation Cabinet project for the Hardin County I-65 southbound commercial motor vehicle station relocation, with members asking about the estimate, the lack of a direct prior example, and the fact that the loadometer equipment itself would be purchased separately and was not included in the construction estimate. Finance and Administration Cabinet lease items were then considered. The committee approved a Department of Public Advocacy lease in Christian County and a Transportation Cabinet vehicle regulation lease in Kenton County, both negotiated down from initial asking prices and both including utilities. Two lease modifications were reported without action: a Department of Revenue fit-up in Jefferson County and an expanded vehicle regulation lease in Adair County. Members also approved a package of Kentucky Infrastructure Authority items, including four loans and six Cleaner Water Program grant reallocations, covering sewer and water projects such as MSD’s Patty’s Run flood pumping station, Paducah-McCracken County’s wastewater treatment plant, Mount Washington’s lift station replacement, and Eminence’s wastewater plant expansion. Finally, the committee heard a batch of Kentucky Product Development Initiative economic development grants and approved the action items in one vote. The projects included due diligence and infrastructure work for industrial and site-development projects in multiple counties, with local match requirements and KEDFA approvals described for each. The committee also received three line-item water grants from House Bill 1 that required no action, and the meeting ended after the grant presentations and approvals.

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• Henry Hammond Paul: Emergency management in New York City and in the healthcare system, as well as the
• Thank you, Madam Chair. 3 minutes is very generous.
• It is quite prescriptive about the form of case management.
• General counsel, Shelly Strong.
• So our home visiting programs are using a multi-generational approach.

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• Can you comment to that in general?
• Their budgeted state general revenue line is for $5 million... ...the state general revenue line is for
• The appropriation is almost entirely funded by general revenue.
• It's general revenue. It's state general... Court? No, not that I'm aware of. It's general revenue.
• Gary, Director of the Arkansas Division of Emergency Management.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• Please pass along our well wishes to the Attorney General. The Attorney General. Great to see Mr.
• The State Land Office is funded through the earnings that we generate, so we are not a general fund agency
• We could generate more if we had more staff.
• Generate money, and you have record revenues; you need record staff to generate that.
• So it has an indirect general fund impact.

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• Tim Barr, Deputy General Manager of Western Municipal Water.
• I'm standing up to join us, Tim Barr, Deputy General Manager of Western Municipal Water District, Holly
• Today is Katie's last floor day for us as our floor manager on the Republican side.
• Florida for us as our floor manager on the Republican side.
• , including our contradictions, a journey that has challenged each generation, including our generation

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved procedural motions, and recognized several guests and honorees, including CAUSE leadership academy participants, retiring FCMAT CEO Michael Fine, a Capitol intern, environmental leaders celebrating Black Conservation Week, family members of members, and NASA astronaut Captain Victor Glover Jr. The body also took up a number of routine file items and committee referral requests, with several bills referred to committees by unanimous consent and multiple items passed or retained on file. The main floor debate centered on ACR 214, the Juneteenth resolution. Members from the Black Caucus and other caucuses spoke in support, describing Juneteenth as both a celebration of emancipation and a reminder that freedom and equality remain unfinished work. Speakers emphasized Black history, civil rights, solidarity across communities, and ongoing issues such as education, housing, health, incarceration, and economic inequality. The resolution was adopted by voice vote after 66 coauthors were added. The Assembly also considered AB 2285 on blockchain staking and crypto regulation. The author argued the bill would provide consumer protections and clear rules for banks, credit unions, and crypto exchanges, while an opponent warned it could weaken securities oversight and consumer safeguards. The bill passed 45-1, and the author requested immediate transmission to the Senate. Later, SB 1036 on mitigation fee credits for redevelopment passed 55-0 after brief support for clarifying fee rules and reducing duplicative costs. The chamber then adopted the second-day consent calendar, including resolutions for Women’s Equality Day and the International Day of Yoga, along with several Senate bills, all by unanimous or near-unanimous votes. The Assembly announced it would not meet on Friday, June 19, would reconvene Monday, June 22 at 1 p.m., and then adjourned.

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• <00:15:39.800> and<00:15:39.920> we the scope of it is manageable and we the scope
• <00:32:26.720> Care a clawback with a Managed Care a clawback with a Managed Care Organization
• Minnesota's withdrawal Management Minnesota's withdrawal Management Services<00:36:45.920> remain
• treat first part about what generally treat first part about what generally drives<00:59:15.839>
• <01:12:25.360> but requirement is a good one in general but requirement is a good one in general

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I'm the general manager of the Texas Fair Plan Association.
• If you're talking about requests for general, like applications generally, like someone, and we see this
• If you're talking about requests for general, like applications generally, like someone, and we see this
• I serve as general manager and chief operating officer of both Big Bend Telephone and Big Bend Telecom
• I'm general manager of Dell Telephone Cooperative, which is a broadband provider based out of Huspith

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• So if a city manager signs an NDA, it cannot preclude them.
• Political Manager. Welcome. Good morning, Chair and Members.
• John McHale on behalf of Waste Management, opposed unless amended. Thank you.
• Sometimes they put managers.
• All right, you know, generally I sympathize with the mitigation fee situation.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• These farms often are managed and operated by multi-generational family members—brothers and sisters,
• <00:53:54.200> of helping teach the next generation of helping teach the next generation of
• related exemption and the more generous related exemption and the more generous paid<00:59:19.079
• Counties have been much more generous than ESS. St.
• Counties have been much more generous Counties have been much more generous than<01:02:21.359>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Not me, but like in general.
• Needs to all be under one management.
• There’s also the possibility of discussing uniformity of management tools, even if the management is
• We now have the space for it, and we now have the management techniques and tools we need to manage that
• We now have the space for it, and we now have the management techniques and tools we need to manage that

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The commission opened an informal discussion focused on developing recommendations for its September report on correctional consolidation and cooperation. Chairs Dan Hunt and Senator Brownsberger emphasized that the group is still in an information-gathering phase, but should begin putting ideas on the table, including possible written recommendations, further hearings, and additional facility tours. Members discussed whether the commission should seek more input from frontline stakeholders such as sheriffs, probation, parole, reentry centers, unions, and the judiciary, and whether recommendations should be organized around specific issue areas like medical costs, programming, reentry, and facility operations. A major theme was the need for a more integrated and consistent correctional system. Participants raised concerns about fragmentation across DOC, county sheriffs, probation, and parole, and suggested exploring step-down pathways, minimum security, pre-release, day reporting, and regional reentry hubs to improve outcomes and reduce recidivism. Several speakers stressed the importance of uniform standards, evidence-based programming, better data on outcomes and spending, and clearer alignment between custody conditions and rehabilitation goals. There was also discussion of looking to other states and international models, as well as revisiting older reports and plans, including the 2009 commission report and the 2010 corrections master plan. Facility-specific issues were also raised, including the need to examine women’s facilities such as Framingham, Bridgewater, and restrictive housing practices in light of suicide concerns and mental health needs. Members discussed the relationship between correctional custody and behavioral health, the role of the judiciary in sentencing and reentry planning, and whether judges should be better informed about available programming and step-down options. There was broad agreement that collaboration, transparency, and accountability should be strengthened, with some members urging that recommendations be based on firsthand facts and data rather than opinion alone. The meeting also included presentation of a written set of eight high-level recommendations compiled by advocacy and legal organizations, which focused on clearer and more consistent programming, equitable application of rules, and reducing punitive conditions that function like solitary confinement. The chairs said the document would be shared with members and posted online. No formal votes were taken during the discussion, and the meeting ended with plans to continue the conversation at a future session, including possible follow-up on reentry centers, restrictive housing, and other systemwide reforms.

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• <00:13:23.000> was not the pasture that he's managing was not the pasture that he's managing
• We put this into something big, in general or special fund, and I'm sorry, but it just doesn't get managed
• We put this into something big, in general or special fund, and I'm sorry, but it just doesn't get managed
• We put this into something big, in general or special fund, and I'm sorry, but it just doesn't get managed
• We put this into something big, in general or special fund, and I'm sorry, but it just doesn't get managed

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee on Energy and Environmental Protection heard several measures focused on water quality, waste management, aquifer protection, wastewater, and climate-related funding. SB 984 on water pollution drew opposition from DLNR and the Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council, with the latter arguing the bill could unfairly blame landowners for runoff caused by terrain and storm events; the chair noted there were also supporters and commenters submitted in writing. SB 639 on underground storage tanks received support from the Department of Health, the Board of Water Supply, and the Sierra Club, with testimony emphasizing environmental restoration standards after jet fuel releases; no opposition was noted in the live testimony. SB 946 on wastewater management was presented as clarifying that the ban on discharging wastewater or raw sewage into state waters applies to treatment plants, and it drew support from the County of Maui, DOH, and Hawaii Reef and Ocean Coalition, with no questions or opposition raised in the hearing. The committee also heard SB 438 on waste disposal facilities near significant aquifers. DOH and the Water Commission offered comments, while the City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Environmental Services opposed the bill because of a provision affecting ash recycling; the Board of Water Supply and Sierra Club supported the measure, and the Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale Neighborhood Board and Energy Justice Network raised concerns about fly ash and bottom ash recycling, landfill capacity, and potential contamination of aquifers. Testimony reflected a split between environmental protection concerns and arguments that the bill could block beneficial reuse of ash. The committee then took up HB 1395 on state funds, which would direct interest from the Emergency and Budget Reserve Fund to the general fund when the reserve exceeds the state’s target. The Governor’s office, emergency management, the State Energy Office, the Hawaiʻi Green Infrastructure Authority, the Nature Conservancy, and several other groups supported the bill’s climate-resilience intent, while the Tax Foundation and committee discussion raised concerns that the measure functioned mainly as a revenue transfer without a dedicated spending mechanism. Members discussed whether a special fund or legislative appropriation process would better ensure the money was used for climate mitigation and related projects.

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• So defining the role of management companies.
• Over 63% of the licensed CCRCs in the state of Florida have a management company that manages their day-to-day
• The last one is the management company.
• The last one is the management company.
• They're embraced by labor and management.

Summary: The committee heard and advanced several insurance, financial regulation, and public safety bills. SB 1656, a large Office of Insurance Regulation bill, was taken up with a delete-all amendment and extensive discussion. The bill would increase transparency in insurance rates and mitigation data, update reciprocal insurer rules, limit use-and-file rate filings, expand cybersecurity breach notification, and strengthen oversight of continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs). Residents and senior advocates generally supported stronger oversight to prevent bankruptcies like the Unison case, while CCRC operators and industry groups warned that lien authority, reserve requirements, and other provisions could raise borrowing costs and burden well-run communities. The committee adopted the delete-all amendment and then reported the bill favorably after debate and public testimony. The committee also passed SB 1658 on the public records database for uniform mitigation verification forms, with a clarifying amendment protecting policyholders’ personal information. SB 1612 on financial institutions was reported favorably after an amendment and substitute amendment dealing with credit union investment limits and reimbursement rules for board members. SB 1740, an insurance bill aimed at reducing premiums and insolvency risk, was amended to prioritize rate-decrease filings and prohibit AI as the sole basis for claim denials; it was then reported favorably. SB 1212 on firefighter health and safety was amended to add occupational disease language and other firefighter protections, including safer gear, cancer prevention, and possible telehealth mental health services, and was also reported favorably. Finally, SB 1184 on residual market insurers was amended to preserve existing excess-and-surplus line standards, strengthen consumer disclosures, and clarify Citizens-related appointment rules before being reported favorably. Throughout the meeting, committee members repeatedly noted that several bills were still being refined with stakeholders, and multiple public witnesses testified in support of or opposition to the CCRC and insurance provisions, focusing on resident protection, financial stability, and unintended cost impacts.

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• They don't generally create the programs nor do they commit to those programs.
• Generally speaking, even 150 is tough, right?
• So That's why we would like to have a project manager assist us with that.
• So it's not as difficult to manage.
• Felony set amount, are they per hour or generally per case?

Keywords: 914, all

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• We will not be moving from a model of managed conflict.
• We will be moving toward a model of managed results. And to do so...
• The proposal aligns the TK through 12 management functions of the California...
• So I just say I'm skeptical in general of the claims.
• So I just, I just say I'm skeptical in general of the claims.

Keywords: 987, senate, all