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• Currently, we don't have any systems-based applications.
• Did we discuss last time about saying something different in the application when you release the applications
• or open up applications encouraging those in the top 100 to apply?
• Energy, because it's driven by code, should be a part of any application.
• if there'll be two rounds of applications.

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• Um, fixes the applicable building codes.
• the applicable building codes. the applicable building codes.
• <00:33:44.320> or complete building permit application or complete building permit application
• >> There are certainly interesting AI applications.
• to take a look at what the application. to take a look at what the application.

Bills: HB1719, HB1742, HB1737, HB2049, HB1725, HB1726, HB1738, HB1799, HB1700

Keywords: housing crisis, manufactured homes, factory-built housing, zoning, relocatable housing units, farm employee housing, agriculture, Hawaii Revised Statutes, agricultural districts, land use, regulation, renewable energy, community development, housing, affordable housing, real estate, state regulation, building codes, construction, permitting

Summary: The joint public hearing covered several housing-related bills and one building-code measure. HB 1719 would make manufactured homes a permitted use by right on residentially zoned lots in the urban district, HB 1742 would authorize self-contained relocatable housing units with restrictions, and HB 1737 would clarify that a farm dwelling in an agricultural district may include an accessory employee housing structure. Testimony on these bills was overwhelmingly supportive from groups including Hawaii Realtors, Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, Housing Hawaii’s Future, the Modular Building Institute, the Hawaii Farmers Union, and others, with a few agencies offering comments. No one testified in opposition on HB 1719 or HB 1742, while HB 1737 drew one opposition and one comment in addition to broad support. No votes were taken during the hearing segment provided. A major portion of the hearing focused on HB 2049, which restructures the conveyance tax into a marginal-rate system and changes how the revenue is allocated, including funding for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and the rental housing revolving fund, while also affecting the legacy land conservation fund. Supporters, including DHHL, Hawaii Appleseed, Aahu Youth Action Board, Hawaii YIMBY, and others, argued the bill would help Native Hawaiian housing and, for most transactions, function as a tax cut. Opponents, including NAP Hawaii, Hawaii Realtors, Hawaii Land Trust, Mhai Land Trust, and the Tax Foundation of Hawaii, objected to using conveyance tax as a revenue-generating tool and raised concerns about higher upfront costs and reduced funding for other housing uses. Committee members and staff discussed the bill’s revenue estimates, the reduced percentage but higher cap for the land conservation fund, the effect on rental housing funding, and the bill’s cost-of-living adjustment language; staff said a line-by-line comparison of the current and proposed tax structure would be provided before decision-making. The hearing also took up HB 1725, which would extend the state building code adoption cycle from two years to six years, apply the IRC to triplexes and fourplexes, allow counties to adopt more or less stringent amendments, and appropriate funds for code adoption work. Most testimony supported the bill, with advocates saying the current process is unmanageable, too resource-intensive, and creates confusion because state and county codes can diverge; supporters said a longer cycle would improve clarity and allow more focused review. The International Code Council and the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers opposed the measure, warning that delaying adoption could have negative consequences and urging the committee to let an existing statewide code-adoption strategy proceed first. Members asked about sequencing, county implementation, and whether the longer cycle would create catch-up problems, but no action was taken in the excerpt provided.

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• So uh the 2627 application All right.
• And we had about 1,600 applications or projects last year.
• And we had about 1,600 applications applications applications um<00:13:20.320> or<00:13:21.040
• <00:13:23.279> last um or applications per for projects last um or applications per for projects
• It was open, open application, and you could apply at any time during the year.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The subcommittee approved the October 15 minutes and observed a moment of silence for the victims of the UPS Worldport plane crash. The main presentation was from Transportation Cabinet Commissioner Bobby Joe Lewis on the Local Assistance Road Program/County Priority Projects Program (LAARP/CPP), which was implemented under House Bill 546 and now requires rehabilitation projects to restore roads to original condition, cap funding at $500,000 per project, use a new scoring matrix, include a local match, and submit one photograph per 300 feet of project length. He reported that the 2026-2027 cycle ran from June 1 to October 1 and drew 1,215 project applications from 107 counties and 106 cities, with total submitted project costs of about $121.1 million and about $102.3 million requested after local match. He also said 30% of submissions scored 10s and 22% scored 9s, and that the list of requests and required photos had been submitted to the General Assembly and LRC. Members asked about how scores change over time, whether roads can move from lower scores to 10s, and whether the new process gives a better picture of local needs. Lewis said scores can change based on weather and road conditions, but the new system provides more information and a more standardized evaluation than before. Several members raised concerns about the volume and size of required photographs, suggesting drone footage or video as an alternative; Lewis said the photo requirement has caused confusion and large file uploads, and he was open to considering easier ways to document conditions. Members also discussed continuity in scoring across districts, and Lewis explained that district staff appointed by chief district engineers use a handbook and scoring matrix, with the scores entered into a computer system so evaluators do not see the final score while scoring. The committee also discussed funding levels and carry-forward balances for the program. Lewis said the program began with $20 million authorized in HR92, noted underruns from completed projects, and reported a carry-forward amount that had grown to $355,432.42 available for reauthorization as of October 13. In response to questions, he said the current process concentrates applications into a short window, with 63% of applications arriving in the last few days and 417 on October 1, which created a heavy workload but was completed on time. The meeting then moved to multimodal funding priorities, with Jennifer Kersner of Kentuckians for Better Transportation introducing herself and offering condolences for the UPS aviation incident before beginning her remarks.

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• We also have a permit application tracker now, an online tool that allows folks to see in real time,
• So it should not be given retroactive application unless it specifically says so in the language.
• it doesn't have retroactive application it doesn't have retroactive application it<01:14:31.239>
• So it should not be given retroactive application unless it specifically says so in the language.
• <01:16:01.639> of it changes the common law application of it changes the common law application

Bills: HF390, HF1202, HF550

Keywords: government data, data practices, record keeping, penalties, legal enforcement, public meetings, transparency, government accountability, interagency groups, Minnesota Statutes, redistricting, Bipartisan Commission, Minnesota Constitution, census, legislative districts, 1183, house

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• <01:14:16.880> in<01:14:17.040> the<01:14:17.199> state licens applicants in
• the state licens applicants in the state background<01:14:18.199> check<01:14:18.560> they
• were part of a multi-state applicants were part of a multi-state sex<01:14:31.040> trafficking
• <01:20:38.840> coming uh we do see a lot of applicants coming uh we do see a lot of applicants
• We continue to try to do our very best to license based off of the character of the applicant.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And both recommendations include funding for a web application firewall.
• The total is $312,500 for web application firewall and a $2.6 increase in insurance cost.
• Count and number of applications.
• That was spread across 62 applications.
• The CJCC needs to approve that application to say yes, we are giving our imprimatur.

Keywords: 996, all

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• So, HED identifies eligible applicants and then develops, based on the appropriation, a prorated award
• All approved applications will get half of that pot.
• The applications are expected to address.
• I can tell you again, I apologize this is a bit anecdotal, but we did see the same applicants coming
• There were 992 applications for the HPLR appropriations, and only 401 could be appropriated.

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• helpful by redirecting legislation for next year to prepare specificity and language for grant application
• processes for, uh, the network in the work group to focus on successful applications for federal funds
• processes for uh, the grant application processes for uh, the network<00:04:58.000> in<00:04:
• applications for federal funds<00:05:01.440> from<00:05:01.759> Congress.
• <00:05:16.320> for universities in grant applications for universities in grant applications

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint AEN-HRE hearing focused on HCR 130, HD1, which urges increased and sustained funding for the island invasive species committees and the Hawaii Ant Lab within the University of Hawaii’s Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit. The Department of Agriculture said it supported the intent and noted that ISC funding flows through the Hawaii Invasive Species Council budget item via DLNR, while also describing ongoing collaboration with DLNR and efforts to support ant control work. Testifiers from CAPS, the University of Hawaii, the Oahu Invasive Species Committee, and CARES all supported the resolution, emphasizing that invasive species work is underfunded, that the island committees and Hawaii Ant Lab do critical control, research, outreach, and eradication work, and that sustained resources are needed to plan effectively and respond to priority pests such as little fire ant, coconut rhinoceros beetle, and coqui frog. A lengthy exchange followed over whether the resolution was meaningful, since it would be urging the state to fund work the Legislature itself controls. Several members argued that a resolution alone has no legal effect and that funding should come through bills and appropriations instead. In response, the Department of Agriculture said its top biosecurity needs are personnel and chemicals, and noted it is building up its plant quarantine and plant pest control divisions with prior funding and HB 427. Oahu Invasive Species Committee representatives said they rely heavily on Hawaii Invasive Species Council grants, have limited soft funding, and need more stable resources; they also pointed to annual reports and prior testimony as documentation of their work. After a brief recess, the chairs announced they would pass the resolution with amendments to make it more relevant. The amendments changed the title and text to urge the counties, Congress, and other relevant agencies—not the state alone—to provide increased and sustained funding, and added language urging all of those bodies to seek federal grants. The AEN committee then voted to pass HCR 130, HD1, as amended, and the HRE committee also voted to pass it with amendments. The motion was adopted in both committees.

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• to mean no fewer than... ...which would define the term final group of applicants to mean no fewer than
• three applicants who will receive final consideration for president of a state university or a Florida
• , the final group of applicants being no fewer than three applicants who will receive final consideration
• Fewer than three applicants who will receive final consideration for president of a state university
• I'm grateful for the feedback on the presidential applicants at the end of the process.

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Higher Education heard and approved two bills before moving into confirmation hearings for several university and college board nominees. CS/SB 1458 on apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeships was presented as a measure to improve consistency and transparency in local education agency partnerships, cap LEA administrative funding at 10% when applicable, and require public meetings and work papers for workforce funding model decisions. Support was noted from Associated Builders and Contractors, the Florida Chamber of Commerce, Foundations for Florida Futures, and Independent Electrical Contractors. The bill passed unanimously and was reported favorably. The committee then considered CS/CS/SB 1726 on higher education governance and presidential searches after adopting a delete-all amendment and a late-filed amendment defining the final group of presidential applicants as no fewer than three. The amended bill added provisions on trustee citizenship and residency/alumni eligibility, interim president succession planning, longer presidential contract renewals, limits on candidate polling by universities, syllabus posting, textbook/open-access material lists, and other governance and academic policy changes. Senators raised concerns about the minimum-three finalist requirement, interim president selection, trustee eligibility, and polling restrictions, while supporters said the bill would depoliticize leadership selection and improve transparency. The bill was reported favorably after the amendments were adopted. The committee then heard confirmation testimony from multiple appointees and reappointees, including nominees for FAMU, UNF, Pensacola State College, UWF, and UF. Most nominees emphasized ties to their institutions, student success, workforce development, military connections, and institutional growth. Several UWF nominees were questioned extensively about their votes for former chair Scott Yenner and his controversial comments about women and other groups; some said they were unaware of those remarks at the time of the vote and would not have supported him with that knowledge. Public testimony on UWF expressed concern about the nominees’ lack of higher education experience, their ties to the region, and the impact of Yenner’s views. The committee later voted to recommend a block of non-UWF nominees favorably, and it agreed to vote on the UWF nominees individually, with some remaining nominees deferred to a later hearing due to time.

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• So we would draw your attention to the change in the application deadline.
• to the change in the application to the change in the application deadline.<00:44:23.680> When
• are<00:44:25.680> targeting application deadline, you are targeting application deadline
• trans, if you do an application trans, if you do an application deadline,<00:44:38.160> they're
• 46.800> their<00:44:46.960> application<00:44:47.440> is rests on when their application

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• districts, because the paper applications are no longer used in the count starting with last fall’s
• districts, because the paper applications are no longer used in the count starting with last fall’s
• because the paper applications districts because the paper applications are<01:05:07.440> no<01
• <01:05:13.279> information turned in paper application information turned in paper application
• <01:05:20.000> but the past paper applications but the past paper applications but regardless

Keywords: 1183, house

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• before collecting an application fee.
• , and paid application fees.
• , and paid application fees.
• It does one narrow thing: it requires the policy to be disclosed before an applicant pays an application
• In many cases, I would submit applications and pay multiple application fees before even seeing an apartment

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• When was that application submitted?
• How long was that application submitted?
• Uh, how many applications did you guys receive in, like, this last year?
• for the large um applications overall for the large energy<00:23:21.600> fund.
• I can get application for section 321.

Keywords: 916, all

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• Alternatively, we could look at developing an application vetting process within the legislature only
• He can correct me if I'm wrong, is their policies for the applications for those programs.
• So the first year could be kind of getting what applications we can from both of those categories and
• And there's an application process.
• That they have administered through these application-based grant programs.

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• evaluate equivalent plan applications. evaluate equivalent plan applications.
• from employers many from applicants from employers many from applicants through<00:09:50.240>
• Maybe one way to think about the benefits application is that it’s sort of like a tree.
• through a lot of the applicant through a lot of the applicant experience<00:18:23.520> payments
• Larude: Fairly, uh, the DEED has an application program that they have.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The application fee shall be $400—well, it's being changed to $600.
• The application fee shall be $400—well, it's being changed to $600.
• The application shall be $600.
• <05:14:09.120> but up permitting and helps applicants but up permitting and helps applicants
• of each permeter would each applicant of each permeter would each applicant would<05:54:13.478><

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up a House Bill 2 amendment to remove a bail-related section that had already passed in another bill and was now considered duplicative. Members discussed the earlier change to how bail commissioners are reimbursed, concerns that the Judiciary was losing money collecting the fees, and whether the magistrate-related language would still be needed. They noted the bill had already crossed over to the Senate, that the section was obsolete, and that any remaining issue about magistrates’ five-year terms might need to be raised with the Criminal Justice Committee. Amendment 997H, deleting section one, was moved, seconded, and adopted unanimously. The committee then reviewed a package of HB 1 position transfers involving the Department of Environmental Services, Fish and Game, and the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. Staff explained that several positions were being shuffled to correct position numbers and align permitting functions, including one Fish and Game position moving back to Fish and Game, one DEES position remaining funded after ARPA money ends, and adjustments to hours for permitting and environmental services positions. Members discussed whether the Fish and Game position had been intended to be temporary, but ultimately agreed to accept the first four Environmental Services items and the last two Natural and Cultural Resources items as a package; that motion passed unanimously. They then also accepted sections 2 through 8 of HB 1 with the related amendments and footnote language. The committee next turned to dredge-and-fill fee changes in section 11, where one member objected to a 50% fee increase for seasonal docks, arguing it could discourage permitted work and might apply to repairs that only require notification. Staff said the increase was intended to help cover the cost of additional positions in future biennia, but members decided to hold that section for more information, including how many seasonal dock repair fees are actually collected. Finally, the committee began discussing HB 215 and a proposed tipping-fee/surcharge structure to make a solid waste accounting unit self-funded, with members saying the fee could offset about $2.9 million in general fund costs and support the grant program, but no final action was taken on that item in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• Some of the applications come in to counties maybe through an online system, but then workers are doing
• So, it's really inefficient, and you can imagine that each of these applications, if they have to do
• So, counties are experiencing the need to hire more staff just to do these basic applications.
• So, it's really inefficient, and you can imagine that each of these applications, if they have to do
• So, counties are experiencing the need to hire more staff just to do these basic applications.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The discussion focused on the need to modernize Minnesota’s human services software systems, especially MAXIS and related county-administered eligibility tools used for programs like SNAP and Medical Assistance. The senator described seeing a Ramsey County demonstration of the MAXIS system, saying the process was tedious, repetitive, and based on outdated green-screen technology that is difficult for workers to learn and use. The outdated systems were said to create long wait times for residents seeking basic needs assistance and to make it harder for counties to keep up with application volume. The senator said the old, siloed systems also create program integrity problems because they do not communicate well with one another, making it harder to detect fraud and more likely that errors will go unnoticed. Counties reportedly need to hire more staff just to process basic applications, and those added costs can ultimately affect county budgets and property taxpayers. The senator also said modernization is important to maintain federal funding and avoid penalties tied to error rates and compliance requirements in programs such as SNAP and Medicaid. Senate File 4719 was presented as a short-term bill to create a Human Services System Steering Committee made up of county representatives, state agencies, DHS, DCYF, and MNIT to develop recommendations and prioritize improvements collaboratively. The senator said the committee could begin meeting within a couple of months after enactment, with the goal of getting work started quickly this biennium. A longer-term proposal, Senate File 5020, would establish an IT funding account and require MNIT to develop a modernization plan for larger system investments. No vote or formal committee action was taken in the exchange.

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• and application of foreign laws and religious sectarian law.
• going to change that application, then they need to come to the hearings in the House and the Senate
• before the applicable committee of jurisdiction and have a public hearing about that change.
• If the Department of Revenue has an application of existing statute and they're going to change that
• application, well, then they need to come to the hearings in the House and the Senate before the applicable

Keywords: 1182, all

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• The bill requires the alternative pathway to allow applicants to complete an abbreviated Arizona Peace
• It requires applicants to pass the board-approved certification examination and maintain all requirements
• The bill requires the alternative pathway to allow applicants to complete an abbreviated Arizona Peace
• It requires applicants to pass the board-approved certification examination and maintain all requirements
• And what better applicants than folks who served in the military What better applicants than folks who

Bills: SB1020, SB1107, SB1117, SB1160, SB1216, SB1308

Keywords: special plates, Arizona Space Commission, transportation, funding, space exploration, peace officer certification, police certification, law enforcement licensing, Arizona POST, peace officer standards and training, military police, veterans, honorably discharged, veteran hiring, abbreviated academy, law enforcement recruitment, public safety, community policing, background investigation, psychological fitness

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• Uh, we had an increase in referrals and applications for those services.
• Uh, we had an increase in referrals and applications for those services.
• Representatives are going to discuss the department seek application.
• Representatives are going to discuss the department seek application.
• . application. application.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The House Budget Review Subcommittee on Primary and Secondary Education and Workforce Development met without a quorum at first, so it did not approve minutes and instead heard agency capital requests. The Education and Labor Cabinet presented a $6.2 million reauthorization for renovation of the Charles W. McDow Center for the Blind in Louisville, which serves blind and visually impaired individuals through the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation. The project would update mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and HVAC systems. Members asked about the number of students served and the facility’s location; the cabinet said it would follow up on the enrollment figure and explained that prior funding had been redirected to expanded services for people with disabilities and employment needs. The Kentucky Department of Education then presented its request to replace the SEEK system, the state’s primary school funding formula and calculation platform. Officials said the current in-house system dates to about 2008 and is increasingly difficult to maintain, especially as legislative changes require complex recalculations. They explained that a prior vendor contract was terminated after change orders and cost overruns made the project unworkable; the original contract was about $2.8 million, and the proposed change order would have more than doubled that amount. KDE said it is seeking additional funding while also trying to recover the prior vendor’s work product so it can potentially reuse parts of the code and proceed in modules if necessary. Members questioned the cost, the statewide role of SEEK, and whether state staff familiar with the system would be involved in any new procurement. KDE officials said they had already assigned internal staff and a project manager to the earlier RFP process and would do so again. They also noted that SEEK calculations, tax calculations, and attendance data all feed into the system, making it critical for accurate and timely district payments and data requests. The meeting ended with no votes taken, and the chair announced the next meeting would be held the following Tuesday, the 27th, at 10:00 a.m. in the same room.