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• And yet we are still paying them as if they are mortgages.
• I'm paying more money for a house that does not exist now. I pay $4,202 a month for that.
• I'm paying more money for a house that does not exist now. I pay $4,202 a month for that.
• I pay $4,202 a month for that.
• Moore say he's paying over $10,000 in one month.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• paying 75% of the share.
• So the amount of administrative expenses that we pay for SNAP go from 50-50 share to we're paying 75%
• pay.
• The end user always pays for an increase.
• Pay. Has the increase in pay helped in recruiting any at all? Yes, sir. It definitely has helped.

Summary: The committee first adopted revised JBC rules, which staff said were updated to reflect legislation passed in the 2025 session. It then heard a presentation from DFA Secretary Jim Hudson on the governor’s proposed balanced budget for FY27, with no action taken. Hudson said the budget reflects three priorities: limiting state-government growth, continuing investments in education, and advancing income-tax cuts. He highlighted increases for education funding through EFAs, pay-plan costs for Corrections, DPS, and the Attorney General, higher education productivity funding, drug task forces, a Corrections medical contract, the governor’s 1033 initiative, SNAP error-rate reduction efforts, and an additional $100 million set aside for Medicaid sustainability. Committee members questioned the size of the tax cuts, the balance requirement, public education funding, Medicaid trust-fund levels, EFA funding, and the expected impact of new SNAP cost-sharing rules. The Division of Higher Education then presented its productivity-based funding recommendations. Officials said institutions were 2.61% more productive overall, with funding changes driven by a statutory formula that rewards degree production, underserved populations, and high-demand fields. Members asked about declines at UA Little Rock, the formula’s multipliers, the role of the Arkansas Access Act and a new return-on-investment metric, and how two-year colleges are adjusted for size. The committee also reviewed special items and approved two letters: one authorizing 17 net personnel changes across nine institutions, and another adding special language for North Arkansas College’s entry into the University of Arkansas system. The committee then adopted the Higher Education Coordinating Board’s recommendations for all institutions. A lengthy portion of the meeting focused on the University of Arkansas system, especially Fayetteville’s athletics funding and the broader impact of the House/NIL settlement. Chancellor Charles Robinson and system officials explained that the board had waived a longstanding campus transfer and directed the university to provide an additional $6 million to athletics, with some costs likely to be passed through to students but partially offset by existing budget growth. Members debated whether the university should prioritize academics or athletics, how the transfer originated, and whether the athletic changes would affect affordability. The committee also discussed the 1890 extension program at UAPB and the Division of Agriculture’s land-grant funding. UAPB officials said the state match is intended to be one-to-one, that the current recommendation aligns appropriation with actual spending, and that a $2 million set-aside remains available if needed. The Division of Agriculture later clarified that its Smith-Lever extension and Hatch research funds are part of the UA system’s separate budget and that the state matched about $6.2 million in federal extension funding last year. The committee then moved to the Department of Corrections. It approved G1, transferring 51 positions to the secretary’s office to activate a recidivism program, with an estimated cost of about $4 million. Staff then began walking through the department’s FY27 budget, noting an increase of about $8 million for administration and shared services, including a $170,000 sex-offender assessment appropriation moved under Act 723 of 2025 and roughly $6 million more for medical contracts. Questions on the Corrections budget had just begun when the transcript ended.

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• So in that... ...under GRT, and then that's what you pay.
• And so one part is, and I guess you can look at the scenario, you pay here or you pay there.
• And I guess you can look at the scenario: you pay here or you pay there.
• their taxes, literally couldn't pay their taxes.
• But everybody will pay.

Bills: SB36, SB88, SB92, SB97, SB48, SB55, SB58, SB76, SB93, SB89, SB60

Keywords: quantum technology, tax credit, infrastructure, economic development, New Mexico, corporate tax, research and development, innovation, foster care, income tax, guardianship, youth services, financial relief, affordable housing, gross receipts tax, tax deduction, construction materials, multifamily housing, low income, tax credits

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• They just wouldn't have to pay the expenses.
• How much of this premium, say $20,000, is going back to pay back the deficit?
• The reason that they have a doctor shortage is because they don't pay a lot.
• They have been paying these last years for the upcoming year.
• Also, they're paying attention and listening.

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• They pay full bore, so that money comes into the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.
• for capital projects so that the utility doesn't have to pay for those and we don't have to pay that
• Most of the time in their property taxes to pay for their fire service.
• It says 98% of these people live in an area where they're also paying some.
• Are they paying less than the full price for their fire service?

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Moving on to the prospective pay.
• Can't that same person that we're paying for also do that as well, not pay for a contractor?
• Can't that same person that we're paying for also do that as well, not pay for a contractor?
• Pay for a contractor, but this is requesting...
• Adopting a prospective pay model will pay providers before care is delivered, just as private-pay families

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• And who's paying those?
• And who's paying those?
• And who's paying those?
• And who's paying those?
• Is the city paying for a portion? Do it? Is the city paying for a portion?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• 2025 pay, so last year, this upcoming year.
• 2025 pay, so last year, this upcoming year.
• </c><00:09:00.240><c> 2025</c> left um column you'll see pay 2025 left um column you'll see pay 2025
• </c> the second column is the Baseline pay the second column is the Baseline pay for<00:09:10.920><c>
• </c> the change between that Baseline pay the change between that Baseline pay again<00:09:33.959><c>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c><00:09:17.760><c> off</c> those that were allocated to pay off those that were allocated to pay off
• </c> to our system by uh um leasing paying to our system by uh um leasing paying sub<01:18:57.920><c>
• </c><01:22:10.800><c> it</c> at paying off the debt, just paying it at paying off the debt, just paying
• They're still paying. They'll be paying for another 10 years.
• They're still paying. They'll be paying for another 10 years.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee began its first meeting on retained education funding bills, focusing on HB 366, which concerns school building aid for eligible projects, and HB 295, which would make school building aid program funds non-lapsing. The chair framed the discussion around broader questions about how school building aid should work, noting the state’s limited available funding, the existing debt service obligations, and whether the current formula should continue or be changed. He also raised concerns about the state’s overall revenue constraints and the need to consider renovation, new construction, and possibly leasing within any future program. Members and the Department of Education representative discussed whether school building aid is a state or local responsibility, the current backlog of projects, and the condition of school facilities statewide. Tim Carney of the Bureau of School Facilities described his background and answered technical questions about current programs. Representative Luno argued that under the ConVal decision the state has responsibility for school buildings, including construction and renovation, and that the program also serves an equity function by helping districts with less property-tax capacity. Representative Papich urged the committee to focus on policy structure and fairness rather than just available dollars, saying the current system creates winners and losers and suggesting a simpler per-capita or similar allocation model, while acknowledging a possible transition for projects already in the pipeline. The discussion also covered CTE facilities and leasing. Carney explained that charter schools, and possibly CTE centers, can receive limited leasing aid, and that CTE capital requests are funded through a state capital process, while federal Carl Perkins funds cannot be used for construction. He and others described a separate rotational funding approach for CTE centers, but several members said that model can leave programs waiting too long and may not match changing workforce needs. The chair and others noted that a report from a related study group on CTE policy and funding was still pending, and that its absence could affect legislation for FY28. No votes were taken and no bill was acted on in the portion of the meeting provided; the discussion ended with interest in modeling alternatives, reviewing the waiting list, and examining the tradeoffs of reducing upfront state aid versus funding more projects overall.

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• They would pay $1 million in SWP.
• </c><00:54:45.640><c> a</c> pre-implementation they were paying a pre-implementation they were paying
• </c> in Canada the federal government pays in Canada the federal government pays for<01:20:56.840><c>
• </c><03:28:00.399><c> minister</c> 1758 to pay pay for hiring a minister 1758 to pay pay for hiring a
• No, I'm not talking about the pay.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a work session focused on school funding formulas, adequacy aid, and special education aid, with the chair outlining a schedule for the next several Tuesdays and noting that the committee would likely need multiple executive sessions to narrow down the bills. Members discussed the FY 26 formula, including base cost, differentiated aid, extraordinary needs grants, hold harmless provisions, and the roughly $28 million in excess statewide education property tax (SWP) funds that are not currently returned to the state under the existing formula. The first bill discussed was HB 137, which would allow excess SWP funds to remain with the local municipality for school and municipal purposes. Representative Spilsbury argued the issue is fundamental and suggested the state should require excess funds to be remitted back to the state, while Representative Damon said the bill appears to codify current practice and may be unnecessary, especially given possible court action. The discussion then shifted to a related bill from Representative Fellas that would redefine SWP as local money rather than state money and keep the current adequacy aid numbers revenue-neutral for now. Representative Fellas explained that SWP was created in 1999 after the Claremont lawsuit as part of the state’s effort to show increased school aid, but that it effectively labeled part of the local property tax as state money without changing property tax bills. She argued the state should not be tapping local property tax revenue and said her bill would preserve the current distribution while removing the SWP tax label, with future work possible on a different measure of local capacity such as income, home values, or poverty rate. Members also referenced prior discussions of fiscal capacity aid, relief aid, and other formula changes as part of the broader effort to restructure school funding.

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• THEY HAVE TO PAY WHAT THEY HAVE TO PAY IN ORDER TO GET WORKERS TO SHOW UP.
• WHAT DOES CASELAW SAY ABOUT HOW MUCH THEY CAN PAY SOMEONE.
• THEY DON'T HAVE THE OPTION NOW TO TRADE PAY FOR A MARKETABLE SKILL.
• WE HAVE TO PAY THE MINIMUM WAGE.
• SUDDENLY THEY WILL BE PAYING SUBPAR MINIMUM WAGES.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• It does not pay for all RENA, right? It doesn't pay for all the projects and all of that.
• That says in 15 years, you're going to pay so much for pavement.
• In 20 years, you're going to pay so much for a roof, et cetera.
• the bandwidth to be able to pay attention all the time, and that's the precise reason I use auto pay.
• How I ended up remedying it was to pay the collections agency.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• They make sure that if the customer doesn't pay them, that if the renter doesn't pay the client, the
• </c> but money has to be there to pay claims. but money has to be there to pay claims.
• You're paying over in claims.
• </c> You're paying over in claims. You're paying over in claims.
• </c> to pay for those costs. to pay for those costs.

Bills: HF3766, HF3972, HF3437, HF4118

Keywords: travel insurance, regulation, insurance licensing, consumer protection, travel assistance, short-term rental, vacation rental, home sharing, rental marketplace, online platform, property damage guarantee, damage waiver, reimbursement insurance, insurance regulation, commerce department, platform user, Airbnb, Vrbo, host protection, rental home marketplace

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• And so we always have difficulty with these things of how to pay for them.
• And so we always have difficulty with these things of how to pay for them.
• Is that what happens for sub pay? For the sub.
• only pays 65% of what that person is making to whoever replaces them.
• Is that what happens if, for sub pay? For the sub.

Summary: The committee met on May 19, 2026, with a quorum present and first heard a presentation from Superintendent Cade Brumley on Louisiana’s recent education scorecard, which showed the state ranked first nationally in reading growth, second in math growth, and first overall in academic growth from 2022 to 2026. Members praised teachers and the department for the results. The committee then deferred SB 507 at the author’s request. The committee reported several bills favorably. SB 484 by Sen. Abraham, as amended, transfers selected duties from the Board of Regents to university management boards and Louisiana Works, adjusts authority over certain higher-education initiatives, creates a study of LUMCON’s placement, and adds financial reporting and early-warning requirements for universities. SB 157 by Sen. Jenkins, as amended, creates six weeks of paid parental leave for eligible public K-12 employees for birth, adoption, or fostering, with a reimbursement fund subject to appropriation; testimony emphasized family support, recruitment and retention, and health benefits. SB 83 by Sen. Edmonds, as amended, requires human trafficking prevention and victim-identification training in schools and updates coordination and service language; the amendment made implementation subject to appropriation and clarified the governor’s office role. The committee also reported SB 450 by Sen. Edmonds, as amended, requiring mandatory reporting of school threats and physical security assessments, with student witnesses and members stressing school safety and the need for funding and practical security measures. SB 132 by Sen. Klein-Peter, as amended, requires exterior master key boxes and updated school mapping data for emergency response, with an amendment exempting districts already using such boxes. Finally, Rep. Carver presented HR 251 on recess for K-3 students, citing Oklahoma’s expanded recess law and research on physical activity and learning, but said he would keep the resolution parked for further discussion rather than seek a vote.

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• back or that didn't have to pay back or, um, perhaps a law firm that taxpayers pay for that might be
• back or that didn't have to pay back or, um, perhaps a law firm that taxpayers pay for that might be
• back or that didn't have to pay back or, um, perhaps a law firm that taxpayers pay for that might be
• back or that didn't have to pay back or, um, perhaps a law firm that taxpayers pay for that might be
• back or that didn't have to pay back or, um, perhaps a law firm that taxpayers pay for that might be

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The town pays for our animal control office.
• We, the volunteers, pay for everything else.
• It's not something that, you know, we all pay for. We want it, but we all pay for it.
• So it's not necessarily, if you would say, pay for itself, right?
• So it's not necessarily, if you would say, pay for itself, right? So...

Bills: SB38, SB46, SB18

Keywords: SB38, pet food, registered pet food, registration fee, fees, sunset repeal, repeal of repeal, revenue, state fee, business regulation, animal feed, pet food registration, New Mexico, SB46, organic waste, solid waste, waste diversion, composting, compost feedstock, waste characterization study

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• It's a $5,000 forfeiture of pay for your first offense.
• I'm assuming the children who attend the school pay that through FTE.
• How would a private school student pay their percentage of that? Uh, Mr. Slatton.
• I'm assuming the children who attend the school pay that through FTE.
• ...having to pay to make it fair for students who are in the school and paying full tuition.

Summary: The Student Academic Success Subcommittee met to discuss Florida’s current “sports choice” rules and high school NIL policy, then heard and passed HB 151. FHSAA officials and Sarasota County Schools staff explained eligibility rules for student-athletes, including GPA, age, semester limits, physicals, insurance, and the different participation options for traditional public, charter, home education, Florida Virtual, and private school students. Members focused on how controlled open enrollment works, whether private school students can play at public schools and vice versa, transfer timing and capacity limits, recruiting restrictions, and the role of local district policies. Sarasota officials said about 400 students in their county participate through non-traditional athletic arrangements, and FHSAA said statewide there are 5,460 non-traditional student-athlete forms on file out of roughly 280,000 student-athletes. The committee then reviewed Florida’s high school NIL framework. FHSAA said students in grades 9-12 may enter NIL deals, with no income cap, but they are barred from agreements involving adult entertainment, alcohol, tobacco/vaping, cannabis, controlled substances, gambling, weapons, political or social activism, and NIL collectives. Students must have a written contract and cannot use school logos or uniforms without permission. FHSAA said about 25 students statewide had NIL deals so far, and Sarasota was first to file. Members raised concerns about recruiting, taxes, financial literacy, mental health, and whether students should be treated as employees, while district staff said they provide education and financial literacy resources but do not review contracts. After the discussion, the committee took up HB 151 by Rep. Abbott. The bill allows students at FHSAA-member private schools to participate in sports at another member school when their own school does not offer that sport, and it removes the current 200-student enrollment limit. An amendment clarifying the private-school language was adopted without objection. A public witness from a small private school supported the bill, saying it would let the school join FHSAA without losing local athletic access for its students. Despite some members raising fairness and funding concerns, the bill passed on a 15-0 vote and was reported favorably.

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• Most properties pay their second half payment in October.
• </c><00:08:19.319><c> in</c><00:08:19.599><c> property</c> needs to pay in property needs to pay in property
• Comparing Minnesota to other... would pay tax equal to its proportion of would pay tax equal to its proportion
• And it also looks at each city's ability to pay.
• </c> LGA it's it's really that ability to pay LGA it's it's really that ability to pay portion<00:24:

Keywords: 1183, house

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• 13:15.520><c> for</c><02:13:15.679><c> ear</c> require Medicaid to pay for ear require Medicaid to pay
• </c><02:56:07.840><c> that</c> you pay a fee and out of stator pay that you pay a fee and out of stator
• pay much more pay much more of<03:00:11.840><c> the</c><03:00:12.000><c> cost</c><03:00:12.240><c> of
• </c> other countries paying these tariffs? other countries paying these tariffs?
• The consumer is paying the &gt;&gt; Uh, no. The consumer is paying the tariffs. tariffs. tariffs.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• They are to pay for retiree health. They are to pay for retiree health.
• So they still do pay.
• We did not pay them.
• They are required to pay, so we do get the collections, and they do pay like everyone does pay.
• </c><02:50:45.840><c> the</c> and it's something like paying the and it's something like paying the co-pay

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Department of Administrative Services presented an overview of its budget and operations, emphasizing that it is the lowest-spending agency in state government and that its general fund allocation has declined since 2019. Commissioner Arling House explained that DAS also handles back-office functions for several administratively attached boards, which has affected staffing and spending comparisons. He said the department’s current general fund spending is roughly split between retiree health and other operations, and that the presentation was based on adjusted authorized spending rather than the original budget figures. A major portion of the meeting focused on retiree health benefits and the long-term effort to control costs. Deputy Commissioner Cassie Keane described how the state moved from a projected deficit in retiree health to savings through a series of changes, including higher premium contributions, co-pay adjustments, and shifting Medicare retirees into Medicare Advantage arrangements to capture federal reimbursement. She said the state has about 12,500 retirees and spouses on the plan, with roughly 10,906 Medicare retirees and 1,580 non-Medicare retirees, and that the savings have depended heavily on federal funding and procurement decisions. She also noted that Medicare retirees pay Part B premiums and that the state has grandfathered older retirees from some premium contributions. Members asked about what the expenditures cover, why the state offers retiree health instead of simply giving retirees a payment to buy coverage themselves, and whether out-of-pocket costs changed under Medicare Advantage. Keane said the plan covers actual health claims or insurance premiums, that co-pays and maximum out-of-pocket limits remain in place, and that the state has no authority to change benefit details without legislative action. She explained that retiree health is a long-standing employee benefit that wraps around Medicare and is not collectively bargained in the usual sense, though its eligibility rules and cost-sharing have been tightened over time to better target the benefit to long-term state service. The discussion also covered vendor performance problems. Keane said Anthem recently won the contract back from Aetna, but its pharmacy subsidiary, Caroline, caused serious service disruptions. DAS responded by withholding payments, assessing more than $2 million in performance guarantees, and hiring a third-party auditor to review the pharmacy processes. The current contract runs through the end of calendar year 2026, and officials said they are watching federal Medicare Advantage reimbursement changes closely because future savings are uncertain.