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• The instructional model we use, it's an in-person blended education approach to access.
• The superintendent shared that think about a residential facility. It's not all high.
• So we have kids coming into our facilities. So that's the annual enrollment.
• And we have GB testing sites at 36 of our of our residential facilities.
• maybe across the state to another facility.

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• And so as part of that process they need access to the juvenile records to make sure that there is not
• I was excited to see the amount of attention that each young person received in this facility through
• This will be located at our Fort Bend County juvenile detention facility and in partnership with TSTC
• Access to these grant funds will assist us and other juvenile justice programs in equipping our youth
• This directory must be accessible to the public on the state bar's website.

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• SB 274 updates Louisiana law governing lead hazard detection in our child-occupied facilities.
• I'm sorry, but it adds early learning centers to the definition of child-occupied facility.
• So that only new facilities that are applying for a license...
• But only new facilities that are applying for a license.
• So if you have access to a road to bring in your equipment, That all has an impact on it.

Keywords: 965, house, all

Summary: The committee heard a series of natural resources and environmental measures, mostly local property transfers and Wildlife and Fisheries bills. It reported favorable on Senate Bills 229 and 71, which authorize property transfers in Bossier and Lafayette parishes, and on several department bills dealing with fishing and boating rules: SB 203 on possession of catch during multi-day trips, SB 429 on registration of lapsed or “orphan” boats, SB 204 on commercial fishing gear licenses for nonresidents, SB 205 reducing duplicate registration for federally documented boats, SB 213 on titling certain vessels and outboard motors, SB 257 removing Social Security number requirements from certain tags, and HB 662, a substitute bill setting a hierarchy for handling seized sick, injured, or orphan wildlife. The committee also adopted amendments and reported favorable SB 379, a technical cleanup bill tied to the Department of Conservation and Energy reorganization, though an opposition witness warned it could reduce minimum oil and gas royalties and asked for a fiscal note. Members also advanced several measures aimed at coastal and flood-related concerns. HCR 62, by Rep. Domangue, urges FEMA to review flood maps every five years instead of every ten and to better account for local flood-protection projects; members broadly supported it and discussed the burden of flood insurance in coastal parishes. SB 214 would give the Teche-Vermilion Fresh Water District authority to stop pumping during immediate flood risk events identified by the National Weather Service or GOSEP, and it was reported favorable. SB 274, as amended, requires lead hazard risk assessments and remediation for certain child care and pre-kindergarten facilities, with DEQ and LDH testimony supporting the update. HCR 78 memorializes Congress to pass the American Seafood Competitiveness Act of 2026, which supporters said would help Louisiana’s seafood industry and access federal loans and grants. The committee also debated broader policy resolutions. HCR 216, by Rep. Owen, sought to repudiate the Louisiana Climate Action Plan of 2022, but after extensive discussion about its purpose, possible effects on existing projects, and whether the legislature should instead hold a hearing, the resolution was voluntarily deferred. Finally, the committee took up SCR 24 on chronic wasting disease rules, adopted amendments raising the prevalence threshold from 1.5% to 2.5% and adjusting zone and baiting provisions, and continued discussion of the bill’s reset of management rules for deer disease control.

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• And that gets them access to hot meals, fruit, and vegetables.
• So, you know, what our students being able to just open up access.
• So, you know, what our students being able to just open up access.
• Families have access to the tools and resources they need to succeed.
• As you’re aware, we’ve got very old facilities.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Natural gas facilities are recognized as critical.
• We have 14 facilities; 13 of those are in Texas.
• Okay, and what other of the McBride facilities were you in?
• Okay, so that Wascom facility is on.
• to access permits, et cetera, for these facilities.

Bills: HB3619, HB3652, HB4572, HB4891, HB4941, HB5103, HB5105, HB5106, HB5224, HB5600

Keywords: surface estate, well plugging, Railroad Commission, landowner rights, liability, strategic reserve, gas supply, petroleum products, disaster response, Railroad Commission of Texas, energy security, emergency planning, oil and gas waste, environmental regulation, waste management, mining pits, groundwater monitoring, regulation, commercial disposal facilities, environmental standards

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• So we're really thrilled to be moving forward with this facility and these 21 beds. facility and actually
• <01:16:50.960> um this facility um this facility um and<01:16:53.360> these<01:16:53.679
• We currently have our inpatient care facility located in their downtown Norton Hospital facility.
• :17:56.400> facility.
• <01:18:00.080> and relocating to a brand new facility and relocating to a brand new facility

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Health and Family Services met in person, approved the October 15 minutes, and began with a moment of silence following a Louisville UPS plane explosion that was described as a local tragedy affecting many families and first responders. The main presentation was an overview of Kentucky’s Medicaid non-emergency medical transportation (NMT) program from the Department for Medicaid Services and the Transportation Cabinet. Witnesses explained that NMT is a federally required Medicaid benefit, administered by the Transportation Cabinet under a risk-based capitated model, with eligibility limited to Medicaid members traveling to medically necessary, Medicaid-covered services and who lack access to other transportation. They also described exclusions, including certain KCHIP, QMB, and PACE members, and outlined the brokered regional structure, call center operations, scheduling rules, vehicle and driver oversight, complaint handling, and rider surveys. The presenters reported that NMT handled more than 3.1 million trips in state fiscal year 2024, with over 1.38 million trips already recorded in October, and said customer satisfaction surveys were high. They said the FY 2025-26 contract total is about $360.6 million, with monthly per-member capitation rates set by region through an actuarial process and approved by CMS. They emphasized that payments are tied to monthly Medicaid enrollment and that the state draws down federal funds for the exact amount paid, with no leftover balance. They also said most NMT use comes from adult day centers and rehabilitative care such as dialysis. Members questioned the witnesses about how quality metrics and contract standards are set, whether the state had explored alternatives such as Uber Health or other integrated models, and how utilization was calculated. The witnesses said contract requirements are developed collaboratively by Medicaid Services, the Transportation Cabinet, and other agencies, and that studies of other models generally found higher costs and lower approval ratings, with additional research on a hybrid model expected by the end of the year. They clarified that one figure reflected the share of Medicaid members with registered vehicles, while another reflected actual NMT users, and they defended the capitated structure as shifting financial risk to brokers rather than the state. Representative Fleming also raised concerns about oversight, reporting, and the apparent gap between budgeted and contracted amounts, asking whether any unused funds would return to general funds; the discussion ended before a final answer was given.

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• The State Court Facility Account is used to fund court security, emergency preparedness, local court
• facility security accounts, and capital improvements at courthouses and facilities utilized by the Supreme
• For the State Court Facilities Security Account. Thank you, Representative Evans.
• The Cape Mears project totals $6 million and includes, excuse me, upgrades to aging facilities.
• The Cape Mears project totals $6 million and includes, excuse me, upgrades to aging facilities.

Summary: The Emergency Board approved a series of consent federal grant applications from the Natural Resources and Public Safety subcommittees, along with several budget and position requests. The board approved grant applications for parks, transportation, judicial, emergency management, higher education, school nutrition, and other programs, including retroactive approvals where deadlines had passed. One member objected to the Natural Resources consent grants over concerns about future funding needs, but the motion still passed. The board also approved a one-time increase for Judicial Department court security, including digital privacy protections, circuit court security, and a statewide facilities assessment. A major discussion centered on Southern Oregon University’s financial stability. The Higher Education Coordinating Commission reported on SOU’s structural deficits, declining enrollment, and projected cash shortfall. The subcommittee recommended, and the board approved, allocating $7.5 million from the special appropriation for short-term stability, with a required update at the September 2026 Emergency Board meeting and a future request for the remaining funds. Members debated the broader crisis in higher education, with several saying SOU’s situation reflects systemwide enrollment and funding pressures and that long-term restructuring will be needed. The board also approved an AmeriCorps volunteer generation grant, an apprenticeship expansion grant, and a Department of Education nutrition equipment grant. In public safety, it approved funding for Oregon Military Department readiness facilities, a statewide evacuation planning tool, and a juvenile justice information system modernization report, while requiring a follow-up viability report. The Department of Justice received approval for additional antitrust positions and expenditure limitation, though several members raised concerns about the funding structure and incentives tied to settlement revenues; the motion passed despite objections. In natural resources, the board approved funding for the Water Resources Department’s well abandonment, repair and replacement grants, an assistant water master position in Washington County, groundwater data collection in the Lower Umatilla Basin, a wetlands remote sensing pilot, and parks-related grant applications for operations, maintenance, and capital improvements. Members generally supported the requests but raised concerns about geographic equity, long-term sustainability, and whether some county responsibilities were being shifted to the state. The meeting also included discussion of a Department of Emergency Management evacuation tool as an urgent wildfire preparedness measure, with members emphasizing its potential to save lives.

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• The real threat is the Trump administration taking away abortion access and dismantling programs that
• school facilities based on their gender identity. identity rather than their biological sex.
• to facilities in alignment with their gender.
• Access to safe bathrooms and facilities help so much, allowing her to take care of herself physically
• We can have maybe a co-ed team; we can have single-use facilities for changing.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• <00:09:37.120> for facility uh the largest facility for facility uh the largest facility for
• how do we maximize understand facility how do we maximize understand facility okay<00:10:24.079>
• manager that would make this facility more accessible. when you were present it's really when you were
• > facility<00:44:29.640> more<00:44:30.400> accessible ...to more people because
• past to get facilities for Manoa.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• And we can't afford to replace facilities.
• Critical need one includes equitable access to high-quality instruction.
• Not every district needs the same access to cash as another.
• We have to think about facilities.
• The pictures and a lot of New Mexicans don't have access to that.

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• beginning to think about the facilities beginning to think about the facilities that<00:09:50.720
• We have urinals, toilet facilities.
• We have urinals, toilet facilities.
• We have urinals, toilet facilities.
• Facility over there.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Disaster Prevention and Resiliency Task Force opened its sixth meeting by approving the minutes and then taking up a presentation from University of Pikeville representatives and local leaders on an Eastern Kentucky Disaster Relief Center at Bear Mountain in Pike County. Speakers included Greg May, Rep. Ashley Tacket Laferty, Lori Worth, and Laura Damron. They described repeated flooding and other disasters in eastern Kentucky, the lack of a single prepared relief location, and the need for a centralized, elevated site that could serve as a flood and broader natural-disaster hub. The presenters said the Bear Mountain property, about 530 acres and well above flood levels, could support a multi-use facility combining disaster response functions with university and community uses. Proposed features included a command and communications center, distribution space, emergency shelter, medical and clinic support, food service, restroom facilities, RV hookups, and an indoor track/distribution building. They emphasized that the project would help avoid disrupting existing venues such as the Pikeville Expo Center and Jenny Wiley State Resort Park, while also supporting tourism and economic recovery. Committee members asked about community and emergency-management support, annual operating costs, and resilience standards such as tornado-related building codes. In response, the presenters said local stakeholders, including Appalachian Wireless, Pikeville Medical Center, Community Trust Bank, the city of Pikeville, and emergency management officials, had expressed support. They said the university planned to absorb some operating costs through multiple uses of the facility, community camps, and budgeted maintenance, and that construction documents were nearly complete with plans to begin building within months. After the presentation, the chair thanked the presenters and moved the committee into its recommendations discussion, noting the broader fiscal and humanitarian importance of disaster preparedness and resiliency and indicating that future legislation would likely follow from the task force’s work.

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• Brian McCall: prioritize access, affordability, excellence and efficiency.
• The facility would improve mass casualty preparedness and planning for tactical operations and response
• These essential resources allow us to provide affordable access to quality post-secondary experiences
• We're also requesting your support of two facility projects to support our technical program expansions
• This has helped make access to higher education more affordable in our community. The key.

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• With your support, we've been able to prioritize access, affordability, and excellence. efficiency, while
• These essential resources allow us to provide affordable access to quality post-secondary experiences
• We're also requesting support of two facility projects to support our technical program expansions.
• This has helped make access of higher education more... affordable in our community.
• This funding will allow us to access to adult students for post-secondary opportunities focused and on

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• all oil and gas operators to submit an inventory of wells and a statement regarding whether any facility
• Only for facilities in the Children's Health Protection Zone, operators must also submit a list of maps
• is corrected or if the detector demonstrates that the detected leak is actually from a different facility
• Operators must provide notice to owners and tenants within one mile of the facility at least 30 days
• House Bill 128, NMFA, Local Solar Access Fund. Materials on the bill are being passed out.

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• 168 item 4 lster 215 Patrol facility 168 item 4 lster 215 Patrol facility replacement<03:53:57.920
• <03:54:07.920> replacement Pinkham 109 Patrol facility replacement Pinkham 109 Patrol facility
• , is not a facility.
• So keep... this facility that we don't have to this facility that we don't have to incur<04:20:06.520
• they've been living with this facility they've been living with this facility for<04:25:59.119><

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing and work session on House Bill 25/25A, the capital improvements budget. Representative David Mills introduced HB 25A, which makes appropriations for capital improvements for the biennium and extends certain lapses from prior appropriations, noting it is based on Governor Ayotte’s budget. The hearing then focused on requests to add or restore funding for several projects, including community college capital needs, Veterans Home ADA and safety upgrades, career and technical education renovations in Milford, and airport infrastructure funding. Shannon Reed of the Community College System of New Hampshire asked for an additional $2.6 million for IT infrastructure, critical maintenance, and energy management systems, citing failing boilers, roof work, cybersecurity needs, and a recent costly water damage incident at Lakes Region Community College. John Graham, representing the New Hampshire Veterans Home, requested $1.5 million for ADA compliance and safety improvements such as floor replacement and wider doors, saying the work would help the home before an upcoming VA inspection and protect federal funding. Lance Whitehead testified for Milford CTE, asking the committee to keep $9.9 million in the budget for a scaled-down renovation; members discussed the town’s failed vote, the need for local matching funds, and the possibility of another vote next year. Tim Thompson of Concord and Margaret Burns of NHMA urged restoration of airport matching funds, arguing that about $3.6 million in state money would leverage roughly $62 million to $65 million in federal FAA funds for safety and infrastructure projects. Trisha Lambert and Andrew Pomroy of the Bureau of Aeronautics and airport management association explained the airport program, the 12 federally funded airports, and how projects are selected through airport master plans and a capital improvement program. After public testimony, the committee closed the hearing on HB 25A. In the work session that followed, staff distributed supporting documents, including cost breakdowns and comparison sheets. The chair indicated the committee would work from the governor’s $143 million capital budget as a baseline and proposed reducing it by about $10 million, largely by removing the Milford CTE item because both towns had voted it down and would not have another vote for a year. The chair said the goal was to bring the overall budget to about $133 million and then repurpose the remaining funds through straw polls and further committee action.

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• Access to high-quality, affordable care across the state is critical.
• to support healthcare providers and facilities.
• , followed closely by equipment and facility investments and workforce recruitment or training.
• That is very vague for anyone to know how to access it. To access it.
• And Tab K shows you how to access more...

Keywords: 996, all

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• Because I've seen that facility before.
• I would love to opt toward these facilities in West Virginia.
• That. to go to a medical facility. I'm going to deny you medical treatment.
• There would be—As compared to what you have access to now?
• “It may not be as easily accessible, but it is accessible.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• By law, the statute allows for a municipality to charge up to a 25% surcharge of a, if a facility is
• Utility, utility, like AT&T has a plant in our, has a facility in our city. They pay taxes.
• Florida's pet owners and animal shelters are struggling to access veterinary care.
• There's lack of access issues. A really big difference for vet care going forward.
• There's lack of access issues and cost issues, and this is a good bill. Thank you.

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and considered several bills, reporting each favorably after hearing sponsor presentations, public testimony, and member questions. SB 578 would allow wine to be sold in recyclable containers, aligning wine with beer container rules; it received support from Americans for Prosperity and passed without debate. SB 606 clarified when guests in public lodging or food service establishments may be removed for nonpayment, updated notice and checkout provisions, and removed a mandatory arrest requirement, with support from hotel and restaurant industry groups; it also passed favorably. Members then heard SB 202, which addresses a municipal water utility surcharge issue affecting Miami Gardens and North Miami Beach by requiring the utility to charge residents where the plant sits the same rate it charges its own residents. The sponsor and supporters described it as a fairness issue, while North Miami Beach argued it would shift costs and threaten utility finances; the bill was reported favorably. SB 570 modernized and clarified the scope of work for swimming pool and spa contractors, and SB 928, as amended, regulated non-approved disposable nicotine devices by restricting advertising and display, increasing inspections and penalties, and adding a school-buffer provision; both were reported favorably. The committee also approved SB 346, which repeals state preemption over local regulation of hoisting equipment and cranes, prompted by concerns after Hurricane Milton and a crane collapse in St. Petersburg. Supporters said local governments need authority to address storm-related crane safety, while industry representatives warned against patchwork regulation and said local oversight already exists in some areas. Finally, the committee took up SB 652, creating Veterinary Professional Associates to perform certain tasks, including limited surgeries under veterinarian supervision; animal welfare groups supported it as a way to expand access, while some veterinarians opposed the surgery provisions. The bill was reported favorably after amendment. The committee then began SB 354, a major overhaul of Public Service Commission oversight, including expanding the commission, adding financial expertise, tightening rate-setting and storm-hardening review, and increasing transparency for nonprofit water and wastewater utilities; the substitute amendment was adopted and public testimony was heard from consumer advocates and utility-related groups, but the transcript ends before final action on the bill.

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• render services for the collection, transportation, and processing of waste tires from transfer facilities
• This is Amendment Four to an existing grant for $2.4 million for the Ryan White Part B Services Access
• This is a new federal grant, and it's for quality improvement initiatives for critical access hospitals
• services related to the new Mina Trails located at Queen Wilhelmina State Park, including clearing, access
• This is a $65,000 new contract for skilled nursing and medical staff for the Veterans Affairs facilities

Summary: The committee first considered an $88,000 used tire program contract for District 4 with LTR Intermediate Holdings. Senators raised concerns that the tire district’s revised business plan had not yet been approved and that the contract could worsen cash flow before funding was confirmed. Questions were also raised about procurement language in the RFP that excluded bidders under corrective action plans. After discussion, a motion was made and approved to hold the contract until next month so the tire board could appear and answer questions. Members then reviewed a large slate of methods of finance, alternative delivery projects, and discretionary grants. These included capital projects at ASU Mid-South, Arkansas Tech, Ozarka, UA Fayetteville, UA Little Rock, UAMS, and UCA; a new UCA multi-purpose arena project estimated at $75.5 million; and DHS and Department of Health grants for aging services, substance abuse prevention, mental health, nutrition, hearing-loss follow-up, HIV services, and rural hospital quality improvement. All of these items were reviewed without objection. The committee also heard a ratification request from UAMS for a Family and Medical Leave Act outsourcing contract with FMLA Source. UAMS said an amendment had been prepared but never submitted for review, and payments continued after expiration; members expressed frustration and asked UAMS to review whether other contracts had similarly lapsed. The committee then reviewed numerous construction-related, intergovernmental, out-of-state, and in-state contracts, including airport economic impact study work, parking guidance technology at the University of Arkansas, veteran nursing services, and multiple DHS service contracts. Most items were reviewed without objection, and the meeting adjourned after reports of routine contract amendments and minor contracts were presented for information.

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• staff at MDVA will have the access to it.
• Here's the reality: the Hennepin County jail is a pretrial facility.
• <01:25:48.360> for improves safety inside our facility for improves safety inside our facility
• <01:26:08.400> it's county gel is a pre-child facility it's county gel is a pre-child facility
• <01:28:18.760> I because when they're in our facility I because when they're in our facility

Keywords: 1187, senate, all