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• They said I could split my required hours between work and school, so I started working.
• They<02:02:00.040> said<02:02:00.240> I<02:02:00.280> could<02:02:00.440> split
• <02:02:00.680> my<02:02:00.800> required They said I could split my required They said
• I could split my required hours<02:02:01.560> between<02:02:01.920> work<02:02:02.120>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• high school and postsecondary course alignment that in reality has more to do with how the state splits
• with<01:40:40.400> how<01:40:40.560> the<01:40:40.719> state<01:40:40.960> splits
• <01:40:41.280> money<01:40:41.520> between with how the state splits money between
• with how the state splits money between the<01:40:42.000> institution<01:40:42.400> and

Bills: HF3698, HF3067, HF3730

Keywords: libraries, electronic books, digital audiobooks, licensing agreements, public access, paraprofessional, paraprofessional qualifications, education support staff, teacher aide, teacher assistant, special education, Title I, federal personnel qualifications, Minnesota Department of Education, school district, charter school, cooperative unit, Read Act, reading instruction, math instruction

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• They instruct victims to split transactions into smaller amounts.
• They instruct victims<01:04:28.160> to<01:04:28.280> split<01:04:28.600> transactions
• <01:04:29.320> into victims to split transactions into victims to split transactions into

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• But as it stands now, the inclusionary zoning requirements are kind of splitting our market toward high-end
• requirements are inclusionary zoning requirements are kind<01:30:47.920> of<01:30:48.080> splitting
• <01:30:48.480> our<01:30:48.719> market<01:30:49.360> towards kind of splitting
• our market towards kind of splitting our market towards high-end<01:30:50.480> luxury<01:30:51.040

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on House Bill 2592, which would clarify the powers of the Mauna Stewardship and Oversight Authority regarding land use on Mauna Akea and related property transfers. The Department of Land and Natural Resources supported the rural property transfer but objected to language transferring conservation district use permits, saying CDUPs normally run with the land rather than being assigned to specific telescopes or observatories. The University of Hawaiʻi and the observatories generally supported the bill but urged clearer language, especially on the transfer of real property assets, related obligations and liabilities, and the inclusion of milestones for the transition. Office of Hawaiian Affairs supported the bill’s overall intent but warned that some language could be overbroad and might improperly waive future beneficiary claims. Several testifiers opposed the measure, arguing it ignored DHHL lands and beneficiary rights, while others supported it as a way to clarify the authority’s role. Members questioned DLNR about the practical effects of transferring CDUP responsibility, and the committee emphasized that the bill was narrowly focused on specific land. The committee then took up House Bill 2593, which would authorize the Mauna Stewardship and Oversight Authority to extend existing leases and subleases for up to 10 years. The authority explained that the bill does not itself extend any lease, but instead gives the authority discretion to initiate a transparent public process if extensions are needed. The University of Hawaiʻi supported the concept but said the timing of any extension matters and noted possible legal requirements under state law. The observatories also supported the bill, describing it as a flexible tool during a broader transition process and noting that the authority has held many public planning workshops. Opponents, including Native Hawaiian and community testifiers, argued that the conservation lands should receive the highest protection, that the community had not consented, and that the observatories have had decades to plan ahead. One testifier urged the bill be deferred or killed for lack of clarity. In response to questions, the committee clarified that the bill only authorizes a process and does not itself extend leases, and that any extension would require public participation. The final measure discussed in the excerpt was House Bill 2047, relating to the AHAPU advisory committee. The discussion focused on the committee’s administrative relationship to the Department of Land and Natural Resources and whether DLNR should oversee basic legal compliance issues such as Sunshine Law and legislative reporting. DLNR explained that the committee is administratively attached to the department, which provides support on human resources, procurement, and legal questions, but that the committee itself generally handles its own operations. The department said it would route compliance questions to its attorneys and implement their advice. The hearing then moved on to House Bill 2231, which would transfer appointment authority for island burial council members from the governor and Senate to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs board of trustees. OHA said it generally supported the change for geographic moku representatives, since it already nominates candidates for those seats, but expressed concern about taking on appointment authority for the large landowner seats because that role is less directly tied to its statutory duties.

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• But my general understanding is that when there are monetary recoveries, they are split: some of it does
• :19:48.320> are are monetary recoveries that they are are monetary recoveries that they are split
• 19:49.360> go<01:19:49.440> to<01:19:49.600> the<01:19:49.760> federal split
• , some of it does go to the federal split, some of it does go to the federal government<01:19:50.239>

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, if you're able to, let's say, split this lot into four different 1,500 square foot lots, that land
• Um, if you're able to, let's say, split<01:47:07.679> this<01:47:07.920> lot<01:47:08.320
• > into<01:47:08.880> four<01:47:09.280> different split this lot into four different
• split this lot into four different uh,500<01:47:11.520> square<01:47:11.679> foot<01:47

Bills: HB1721, HB1714, HB1718, HB1732, HB1740, HB1777, HB1842, HB1919, HB1701, HB1923, HB1741, HB1734, HB1739

Keywords: housing, expedited permits, insurance, indemnification, construction, affordable housing, executive compensation, Hawaii housing finance, legislative approval, low-income housing, moderate-income housing, mixed-use development, transit-oriented development, TOD, county powers, Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, HHFDC, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, DHHL, affordable housing credits

Summary: The House Housing Committee met on February 4 and heard testimony on several housing measures, beginning with HB1721, which clarifies insurance, indemnification, and certificate-of-occupancy requirements for expedited permits. Testimony on HB1721 was uniformly supportive from the American Council of Engineering Companies, the Grassroot Institute, and individual testifiers, who said the bill would fix insurance issues for design professionals and encourage more participation in the expedited-permit program. No opposition was heard and no questions were raised. The committee then heard HB1714, which would raise salary caps for the executive director and deputy executive director positions at the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation and allow more autonomy in personnel matters, including employment contracts. HHFDC supported the bill, saying greater flexibility is needed to recruit and retain staff and that current pay ceilings are not the main issue because the agency lacks operating funds to reach them. The Department of Human Resources Development offered comments and raised concerns about autonomous personnel authority and employment contracts, saying state personnel matters are governed by existing statutes and collective bargaining rules; the Hawaii Public Housing Authority also offered comments, and one board member and one individual opposed the measure. Members questioned whether performance-based pay or existing incentive policies could address retention instead of statutory salary changes. The committee also heard HB1718, which would make permanent county authority to facilitate mixed-use developments and issue county bonds for low- and moderate-income housing projects. Support came from OPSD, HHFDC, the City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Housing and Land Management, and Housing Hawaii’s Future, all emphasizing that permanent authority is needed to finance long-term mixed-use and transit-oriented projects. A member asked whether the sunset provision would make bonding impractical, and the city representative agreed that temporary authority would make financing difficult because development takes time. Later, the committee took up HB1732, establishing the Kamina Homes program to fund counties’ purchase of voluntary deed restrictions from eligible buyers. The Department of Taxation and several groups, including HHFDC, AARP Hawaii, the Tax Foundation of Hawaii, Hawaii Realtors, Holomua Collaborative, and others testified, with most supporting the bill as a way to help local families remain in Hawaii and age in place. Holomua said a recent survey found 75% of 3,200 working families were considering moving, and argued the bill could preserve housing for local residents. Members asked about the bill’s 8% cap on deed-restriction cost and why the program focuses on residency rather than resale restrictions; the bill’s proponents said the cap allows flexibility for county negotiations and that the measure is aimed at workforce preservation rather than land-trust-style appreciation limits. Finally, the committee heard HB1740, which would modify a prior HHFDC housing pathway by reducing the qualified-resident requirement from 100% to 80% and allowing more flexibility for long-term rental instead of owner occupancy. HHFDC and Holomua Collaborative supported the change, saying the earlier 100% requirement had produced no developments or applicants and that the revised standard would make projects more feasible while still preserving housing for local residents. The committee did not take final votes on these measures during the portion of the hearing provided.

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• don't, um, in the blue line, which is the December forecast, that uptick that you see when the line split
• variables for your two... that uptick that you see when the line that uptick that you see when the line split
• > first<01:03:49.599> uptick<01:03:50.720> is<01:03:51.039> historical split
• that first uptick is historical split that first uptick is historical that's<01:03:52.240> not

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The meeting focused on reaching consensus on official Kentucky revenue estimates for fiscal years 2026 through 2028, using updated S&P Global economic forecasts compared with the September presentation. Staff explained that the updated forecast relied partly on alternative data because of the federal government shutdown, and they walked through changes in national and Kentucky economic assumptions across control, optimistic, and pessimistic scenarios. The control forecast was described as slightly more optimistic in the near term but more cautious in fiscal 2027 and 2028, with GDP growth revised up for the current year and down somewhat in the outer years. The pessimistic scenario now assumed a two-quarter recession beginning in the current quarter, while the optimistic scenario was given a higher probability weight than before. The presenters highlighted several Kentucky-relevant variables that changed since September, including weaker manufacturing employment, weaker housing starts, weaker consumer sentiment, and lower expected non-farm employment in fiscal 2026. At the same time, wage and salary disbursements were revised upward in fiscal 2027, reflecting higher disposable income from tax changes, and real consumer spending was expected to be stronger in the near term. They also discussed assumptions about tariffs, business profits, the Federal Reserve, unemployment, oil prices, retail sales, vehicle sales, exports, and consumer sentiment, noting that some indicators were little changed while others shifted materially. Consumer sentiment was attributed to affordability concerns, tariff impacts, and a general sense of malaise, but was expected to improve in later years from a low base. Members asked follow-up questions about why the forecast worsened in later years and about the consumer sentiment assumptions. Staff responded that the forecast assumed larger take-home pay and refunds from tax withholding changes, along with some easing of tariff effects, which they believed would help offset a negative wealth effect from stock market declines. They also noted that S&P Global’s December forecast, which had already been published, was essentially consistent with the presentation and that the firm believed its earlier assumptions had tracked recent data well. No vote or final action was recorded in the portion provided, but the discussion was aimed at settling the revenue estimates that will underpin the upcoming branch budget bills.

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• . >> To some level, and I guess, uh, part of my problem too is that now we've split to elementary schools
• /c><01:40:41.920> that<01:40:42.159> now<01:40:42.320> we've<01:40:42.560> split
• <01:40:42.800> to problem too is that now we've split to problem too is that now we've split

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee met to hear from the New Hampshire Association of School Principals as part of its review of a proposal involving statewide administrative consolidation and changes to school governance. Members first discussed how school board witnesses would be selected, with the chair saying the committee would seek a mix of district sizes and structures and would also accept emailed input. The principals’ association said it represents more than 550 principals and assistant principals and urged caution about any mandatory consolidation, arguing that successful consolidations are gradual and voluntary. Association leaders and principals testified that principals already handle a wide range of responsibilities, including instructional leadership, student discipline, safety, staff supervision and evaluation, family and community engagement, and day-to-day crisis response. They argued that shifting more legal, budgetary, and administrative duties onto principals would reduce time for coaching teachers and supporting students, increase burnout and turnover, and create legal and training risks, especially in areas such as special education, privacy, and labor issues. They also said the roles of superintendents, principals, and school board members are distinct and require different training and expertise. Members asked detailed questions about how responsibilities are divided between principals and SAUs, whether principals recruit and evaluate staff, and how much time principals work. One principal said she works about 60 to 70 hours a week and that additional duties would be difficult to absorb. Another principal described his school’s structure, the importance of community building, and the need to preserve district-wide alignment if consolidation moves forward. No votes were taken during this portion of the meeting.

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• I didn't know if you wanted to kind of split it up or move right into the briefings about the fire and
• wanted<00:30:23.440> to<00:30:23.760> kind<00:30:24.000> of<00:30:24.080> split
• <00:30:24.480> up<00:30:24.640> or<00:30:26.000> uh you wanted to kind of split
• it up or uh you wanted to kind of split it up or uh move<00:30:26.960> right<00:30:27.200>

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Public Safety held an informational briefing with the City and County of Honolulu Department of Emergency Management on its hazard mitigation plan and recent emergency events on Oahu. Chair Dela Botti opened the meeting by explaining that the briefing was intended to review the mitigation planning process, the city’s hazard mitigation plan, and lessons learned from recent tsunami and wildfire threats, building on earlier briefings with state emergency management and transportation officials. Director Collins and hazard mitigation staff officer Ian Kio presented the plan, describing it as a five-year FEMA-required document focused on reducing long-term risk to people and property, not an operations plan for active disasters. Kio outlined how the plan was developed over roughly 18 months with a core team, steering committee, consultant support, and public input, and said it was formally adopted by the mayor’s office and approved by FEMA in July 2025. He said the updated plan was aligned more closely with the state hazard mitigation plan, expanded to cover 15 hazards including climate change and sea level rise, and organized around hazard risk rankings and mitigation strategies. He identified the highest-risk hazards as climate change and sea level rise, floods, health risks, hurricanes, tsunamis, and wildfires, and said the plan includes short-, medium-, and long-term actions such as education, Firewise community planning, flood mapping, and major infrastructure projects like tsunami walls and street elevation work. He also emphasized that the plan will be maintained with yearly updates and ongoing public feedback. Collins then discussed after-action findings from the July 6 Meli fire and the recent tsunami response, noting that reviews are still ongoing. He said the fire response showed strong initiative and teamwork, including police officers helping with fire suppression support and door-to-door evacuation efforts before firefighters arrived, and a staff duty officer who initiated a wireless emergency alert without waiting for higher-level direction. He said these actions reflected a culture of rapid decision-making when lives are at stake. Collins also urged residents to prepare by making family plans, gathering supplies, checking flood and tsunami risk maps, retrofitting homes, and obtaining insurance before disasters occur. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the informational briefing.

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• I would say my elementary programs, um, I have it split into a K-2 and a 3-5 room, um, by third through
• > um<01:02:49.359> I<01:02:49.599> have<01:02:49.680> it<01:02:49.920> split
• elementary programs um I have it split elementary programs um I have it split into<01:02:50.400>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Well, kind of splitting that range in the middle, we see as few as 28 students in the Prior Lake school
• Well kind of kind<01:49:25.280> of<01:49:25.360> splitting<01:49:25.760> that<01
• :49:25.920> range<01:49:26.159> in<01:49:26.400> the kind of splitting that range
• in the kind of splitting that range in the middle<01:49:26.800> we<01:49:27.280> you<01

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Um, and then the other thing it does is the current language has a split between money going to the highway
• /c><00:26:08.320> language<00:26:08.720> has<00:26:08.880> a<00:26:09.039> split
• <00:26:09.440> between the current language has a split between the current language has a
• split between money<00:26:10.480> going<00:26:10.720> to<00:26:10.880> the<00:26

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• So the University of Minnesota is split into kind of three major groups.
• 19:43.480> is site so the University of Minnesota is site so the University of Minnesota is split
• 44.280> three<01:19:44.520> major<01:19:45.320> groups<01:19:46.000> um split
• into kind of three major groups um split into kind of three major groups um there's<01:19:46.360>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Senator Wiklund, will they be split, or could you just share how potential cost for a bill like this
• :22.440> be Senator Wickland committee will they be Senator Wickland committee will they be split
• 54:23.400> just<00:54:23.880> share<00:54:24.359> how<00:54:25.000> how split
• or could you just share how how split or could you just share how how potential<00:54:25.599> cost

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• and wonky, but we're looking to update our accounting structure at the department now that we have split
• and wonky, but we're looking to update our accounting structure at the department now that we have split
• and wonky, but we're looking to update our accounting structure at the department now that we have split
• and wonky, but we're looking to update our accounting structure at the department now that we have split

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• You know, a lot of grants are split—have some federal funding, have some state funding.
• lot<01:19:24.239> of<01:19:24.400> Grant<01:19:25.040> are<01:19:25.440> split
• <01:19:26.000> have<01:19:26.159> some know a lot of Grant are split have some know
• a lot of Grant are split have some federal<01:19:26.800> funding<01:19:27.239> have<01

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee held its first meeting on February 10, 2025, with member and staff introductions and opening remarks from Chair Kristin Robbins about the committee’s bipartisan mission to address state fraud and improve oversight of executive branch spending. Robbins said the committee would focus on both legislation and informational oversight hearings, likely in coordination with standing policy committees, and emphasized concerns about reported fraud in state government and the need to prevent waste before it occurs. Members from both parties generally expressed support for the committee’s work and interest in learning more about the issues. The sole agenda item was a presentation from the Legislative Auditor on the 2023 report, “Oversight of State-Funded Grants to Nonprofit Organizations.” Legislative Auditor Judy Randall and Deputy Legislative Auditor Jodi Munson Rodriguez explained that the report reviewed how comprehensive Minnesota’s grants management policies are and how well agencies follow them. They said the policies cover the grant lifecycle but often lack detail, and the office found widespread noncompliance in recent years. The presentation included examples such as limited standards for progress reports, flexible monitoring requirements, and no required timeline for closeout reviews. The auditors also noted that state agencies spent an average of about $514 million annually on nonprofit grants from fiscal years 2018 through 2022, with about 2,400 nonprofit organizations receiving grants. The auditors said several factors contribute to compliance problems, including inconsistent funding for grants management, limited training, and uneven use of electronic grants systems. They also noted that statutes gave little authority to enforce compliance. Since the report was released, the Department of Administration has taken some steps, including changes to pre-award financial review policies and a timeline for closeout reviews, but the auditors said other recommendations remain only partially implemented. No votes were taken and no bills were acted on at this meeting.

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• You'll see there's a fairly even split between school districts, counties, cities, and towns.
• District you'll see there's a fairly of District you'll see there's a fairly even<01:09:40.199> split
• <01:09:40.560> between<01:09:40.839> school<01:09:41.159> districts even split
• between school districts even split between school districts counties<01:09:42.279> and<01:09

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We're going to split this up a little bit because Deputy Veble talks faster than I do, and we've got
• /c><00:12:11.000> we're<00:12:11.160> going<00:12:11.279> to<00:12:11.720> split
• some uh programs we're going to split some uh programs we're going to split this<00:12:12.200>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <01:04:14.480> guidelines<01:04:14.960> and the Minnesota sentencing guidelines and
• the Minnesota sentencing guidelines and similar<01:04:15.440> to<01:04:15.599> Senator
• The judge at the sentencing said he's had only one other case in his 20 years on the bench.
• judge at the sentencing said he's had only<01:08:41.920> one<01:08:42.159> other<01:08
• we'll we'll take a two sentence we'll we'll take a two sentence description<02:37:21.840> of<02

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• . >> The words that I wrote down here is keeping the sentence the way it is or a civil penalty as provided
• is >> The words that I wrote down here is keeping<00:51:06.600> the<00:51:06.680> sentence
• 07.320> it<00:51:07.480> is<00:51:08.200> or<00:51:08.440> a keeping the sentence
• the way it is or a keeping the sentence the way it is or a civil<00:51:08.880> penalty<00:51:

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee of conference first took up House Bill 158 on public inspection of absentee ballot lists. The Senate explained that its amendment replaced the original bill with a requirement that the Secretary of State review absentee ballot data after each general election and report findings to the committees of jurisdiction, focusing on unusual patterns such as multiple ballots sent to the same address. After a brief caucus, the House agreed to the Senate position, and members voted individually to concur. The committee then discussed House Bill 281, which concerns making the electronic voter checklist available in a sortable format. The main dispute was whether the public list should include the mailing address where an absentee ballot was sent if it differs from the voter’s registered address. The Senate argued that including mailing addresses could expose where voters actually live or are away from home and could create safety concerns, while the House argued the information could help candidates reach voters and was not primarily a fraud measure. The parties also discussed a related nursing home verification provision and record-retention/public-records questions. After caucusing, the House agreed to the Senate’s position with the added nursing home signing language, and the committee closed the bill on consent. House Bill 340, concerning electioneering by public employees, was then taken up with a Senate amendment that narrowed the definition of electioneering by tying it to existing statutory language, added a prohibition on expressly or primarily political surveys, and created a civil penalty option alongside the misdemeanor penalty. Senators and representatives debated whether the penalties should be mandatory or discretionary and how the language would apply to certain categories of public employees. After further clarification and caucus, the House accepted the Senate’s amended replace-all language, and the committee closed HB 340. Finally, the committee opened House Bill 1062, authorizing the Secretary of State to conduct random audits of citizenship qualifications of registered voters. The Senate explained that its changes removed the need for a permanent audit power by allowing records to be checked against databases and by requiring identification for registration going forward, which is why it added a sunset clause. The House member objected to the sunset and wanted the authority to continue indefinitely, and discussion continued as the transcript ended.