Video & Transcript Research : 'purchasing pool'

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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Delivery of Government Efficiency Mar 5th, 2025

Delivery of Government Efficiency

Transcript Highlights:
  • When they're purchasing software?
  • My assumption is it would be TASB purchasing co-op, but there are. number of purchasing co-ops.
  • One way to drive spending efficiency with your purchase. is can you get bulk purchase discounts?
  • I don't know that purchasing co-op Purchases are analyzed on any regular basis for like are they actually
  • So there's also the ability to do spot purchase. purchases, that only works at up to $10,000.
Keywords: 1184, house, all
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Education Feb 16th, 2026 at 09:05 am

Senate Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chapter 74, section four is amended to read: 13-4 mandatory consolidated purchasing.
  • A publicly funded health care agency shall enter into a cooperative consolidated purchasing effort to
  • shall include accommodation of fully funded arrangements as well as varying degrees of self-funded pool
  • The problem of mixing self-funded and fully funded is that it's the size of the pool.
  • If you split the pools and they're different sizes, then your costs are going to go up.
Keywords: 996, all
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • We're asking that the General Assembly create a minimum distribution pool within the performance fund
  • , uh we respectively uh distribution pool, uh we respectively uh uh<00:18:23.760> respectfully
  • It's based on a market basket of goods that are purchased by post-secondary institutions.
  • It's based on a market basket of goods that are purchased by post-secondary institutions.
  • <00:53:34.880> by goods that are purchased by goods that are purchased by post-secondary<00
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The committee met for its fifth and final Interim Joint Budget Review Subcommittee on Education meeting, but did not initially have a quorum and approved the minutes later when enough members were present. The Council on Postsecondary Education, represented by President Aaron Thompson and Vice President Bill Payne, opened with condolences for the UPS crash victims and then presented higher education budget recommendations for the 2026-2028 biennium. Thompson emphasized the return on investment from state support for higher education, citing gains in retention, enrollment, persistence, graduation, reduced time to degree, lower student debt, and expanded dual credit participation, while noting that affordability and access remain priorities. Payne outlined CPE’s operating funds request, including $43.3 million in the first year and $86.6 million in the second year for inflation adjustments, plus $30 million and $45 million for performance funding. He said the inflation request would apply across the board to institutions to offset rising costs, and that the KSU land grant match would not need additional funding because the state has already met the matching requirement. He also explained that state support for educating students has not kept pace with inflation over time, creating pressure on institutional budgets and tuition, though tuition increases have been held to historic lows in recent years. A major portion of the discussion focused on the performance funding model and how it affects smaller institutions. CPE proposed two approaches to address institutions that have received little or no performance funding, especially Kentucky State University and Morehead State University. The first approach would create a $20 million minimum distribution pool, providing $1.95 million to each university and $4.4 million to KCTCS, with the goal of giving smaller and rural institutions a base level of support. The second approach would provide direct appropriations totaling a little over $5.6 million to Kentucky State, Morehead State, and five community colleges that have not been receiving performance funding. Members, especially Representative Tipton and Senator West, questioned how the model had treated small schools over time, and CPE officials explained that the original small school adjustment was not large enough to prevent KSU and Morehead from effectively being left out of the distribution. No votes were taken.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • So, removing that, I think, would add an additional pool of potential... board members.
  • independent insurance agent to serve on the TWIA board. in case there's ever an overlap or a shortage of pool
  • Obviously, the higher the PML, the more reinsurance they purchase, and purchasing that reinsurance comes
  • So, with the dramatic cut in the amount of reinsurance purchased by TWIA, there would be more funds available
  • The levels of reinsurance that we've had to purchase. ...and those are being paid for with the ratepayer
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Regulated Industries Mar 12th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • You know, they're receiving free land that they get this land for free or did they purchase the land?
  • I'm a swimming pool and spa contractor based in Gainesville.
  • Swimming pool contracting is a multi disciplinary field.
  • Pool and spa. Contractors have been performing since we were first licensed separately in 1973.
  • My my purchase or own. >> Thank you for the question.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review Committee Jun 17th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • In the two cases identified above, the two horse owners purchased a horse from another individual.
  • In the two cases identified above, the two horse owners purchased a horse from another individual, but
  • Per administrative code, the purchaser of a horse is required to have all the paperwork submitted and
  • “This report is just on the activities of the pool.
  • Political subdivisions are free to purchase coverage from the DIRF, self-insure on their own, or purchase
Keywords: 908, all
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Can they be under the age of 18 to purchase ivermectin over the counter?
  • They remove themselves from the gene pool.
  • Of purchases by political subdivisions of public safety radio communication systems. Mr.
  • Before a local government may purchase a new system, they will be required to submit the proposed purchase
  • The purchase with instructions to achieve interoperability.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

89th Legislative Session May 1st, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • In about 30 minutes, we're going to be having Gabe's Burgers in the lounge for purchase.
  • House Bill 3000 creates a grant program to help rural counties purchase new ambulances.
  • Representative Dorazio: This deals with the pooled depository account, right? Mr.
  • Garcia: A pooled depository account is exactly what it says: a pooled depository account.
  • HB 334 by Ordaz, relating to the establishment of a county employee family leave pool program.
Summary: The House convened with a quorum, heard the invocation and pledges, and then took up a series of memorial resolutions and recognitions. Members adopted memorial resolutions honoring former President Jimmy Carter and Dr. Alice Gail Hudgens, with remarks highlighting their public service and community impact, and adopted resolutions recognizing Victoria College’s 100th anniversary and May 2025 as Mental Health Awareness Month. The chamber also recognized Texas A&M system interns and later granted permission for several committees to meet while the House was in session. The House then moved through a long third-reading calendar, passing a number of bills on wide margins. Measures approved included SB 304 on municipal court jurisdiction over nuisance abatement ordinances, SB 608 on reporting evidence collection kits, SB 2312 creating a Texas Advisory Committee on Geopolitical Conflict, SB 494 creating a petroleum theft task force, SB 530 on postsecondary accreditation, HB 45 giving the Attorney General a role in prosecuting human trafficking cases, HB 35 on peer support for first responders, HB 47 and HB 3073 on sexual assault policy and prosecution, HB 318 and HB 3000 creating rural sheriff and ambulance grant programs, HB 554 on Juneteenth fireworks sales with county opt-in authority restored, HB 705 and HB 932 joining licensure compacts for cosmetology and occupational therapy, HB 849 allowing county park boards to meet by video conference, HB 1119 on mental health bed reporting, HB 3041 on students with nontraditional secondary education, HB 713 on maternal mortality review reporting, HB 3104 on Webb County bailiff appointments, HB 3970 on electricity planning for large loads, HB 4042 on Railroad Commission safety provisions for gas distribution pipelines, HB 4490 protecting next-of-kin information, HB 1731 on the physician assistant compact, HB 2607 on Walker County Hospital District governance, HB 3689 on Texas Windstorm Insurance Association funding, HB 1788 on continuing education for barbers and cosmetologists about abuse and trafficking, HB 1612 on hospital direct payments for uninsured patients, and HB 138 on health impact cost and coverage analysis. Several bills drew extended debate or amendments. HB 353, creating a trespass offense near schools and daycares, prompted questions about constitutional concerns and property rights before passing. HB 3211 on optometrists in managed care plans received a perfecting amendment and a Medicaid-related amendment setting a minimum payment level. HB 1056 on gold and silver specie and a state-based currency prompted detailed questioning about its mechanics and fees, followed by a point of order challenging the caption. The House also adopted or postponed a number of items, including postponing HB 2520 and HB 1359 until later in the calendar before later passing both, and laying several bills on the table subject to call. Many measures passed overwhelmingly, while a few, including HB 3326 on loan forgiveness for adjunct professors and HB 3237 on energy consumption goals, passed with narrower margins.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Local Government (Part I) Apr 7th, 2025

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • The community pool can suddenly develop a crack that requires six figures of repair work.
  • Each community has its own amenities—pools, parks, tennis courts, clubhouses, etc.
  • Most members want to elect a board to pay their dues, enjoy the pool, and call it a day.
  • Last November, I broke the poverty cycle and purchased my first house.
  • I have a 2024 allocation that is in the at-risk pool and includes free land.
Summary: The committee heard several bills dealing with local government authority, homeowners associations, hospital district policing, school AED inspections, special district annexation, public contracting penalties, and guaranteed income programs. Senate Bill 2073 by Sen. Zaffirini would clarify that appraisal districts may finance purchases, leases, or construction of real property for appraisal offices without prior approval from taxing units; it was supported by the Texas Association of Appraisal Districts and left pending. Senate Bill 1935 by Sen. Hinojosa would increase homeowner control of property owners association boards, require more transparency, limit fines and assessment increases, and require accessible meeting locations; HOA and builder representatives opposed it, arguing it would hinder maintenance and make dues harder to manage, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 434 by Sen. Miles would authorize Harris County Hospital District police officers, was supported by Harris Health, and was left pending. Senate Bill 1177 by Sen. Alvarado, as substituted, would require school AED inspections during fire inspections and reporting to school leadership; it was left pending. Senate Bill 1214 by Sen. Perry would update Concho County Hospital District law to align with current procurement and notice rules; it was left pending. Senate Bill 1965 by Sen. Middleton, for Sen. King, would tighten notice and proximity rules for special district annexations; district witnesses warned the bill could interfere with service to noncontiguous tracts, and the bill was left pending. The committee also took up Senate Bill 2046 by Sen. Bettencourt, which would increase criminal penalties for county purchasing act violations involving unauthorized separate or sequential purchases to evade competitive bidding, and create a tiered penalty structure based on contract amount. Former Harris County DA Kim Ogg, Deputy Attorney General Josh Reno, and James Quintero supported the bill, citing recent Harris County bid-rigging cases and arguing the current Class C misdemeanor penalty is too weak to deter misconduct; some members questioned whether the proposed thresholds were too low and whether stronger oversight, rather than higher penalties alone, would be more effective. The bill was left pending. Finally, Senate Bill 2010 by Sen. Bettencourt would bar counties and other political subdivisions from operating guaranteed income programs and address constitutional gift-clause concerns. Testimony split sharply: Ogg and Quintero argued such programs are unconstitutional, can be used for political data collection, and should not be funded with public money, while Paige Terry Barry defended the bill as protecting taxpayers and discouraging dependency. Senators also debated whether the state can restrict use of federal grant funds and whether local governments should be allowed to run such programs; the bill was left pending.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 35 (2-26-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Similarly, Kentucky Educational Television is authorized two maintenance pool projects totaling $2.5
  • They are purchasing classroom supplies.
  • They are<00:48:54.160> purchasing<00:48:54.720> classroom<00:48:55.200> supplies.
  • <00:48:56.400> They are purchasing classroom supplies.
  • They are purchasing classroom supplies.
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The meeting opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then moved into committee and floor reports. Several measures received favorable committee reports and were ordered to first reading and placed on the calendar, including Current Resolution 9, Senate Joint Resolution 23, House Bill 145, House Bill 567, and House Bill 506 with House Committee Substitute 1. The chamber also noted that House Bills 500 and 504 had already received two readings and were sent to the Rules Committee before House Bill 500 was brought up for final consideration. Most of the discussion focused on House Bill 500, the executive branch budget bill. Members described it as a “good first draft” and emphasized a budget process they said was more transparent than in prior years. The bill was presented as a restrained two-year operating budget with spending growth kept at a little under 2% annually, while setting aside about 2% of projected revenues, or roughly $614 million, in the Budget Reserve Trust Fund for future needs. The budget also used base reductions in some areas while exempting others such as Medicaid benefits, SEEK, corrections, behavioral health, and veterans programs. Subcommittee chairs then outlined major spending areas. Education provisions included a 2% annual increase in base SEEK funding, transportation funding held flat, equalization for recallable nickel funding, continued retirement contributions, and major support for postsecondary access, dual credit, asset preservation, and workforce training. Health and family services provisions held Medicaid steady while adding waiver slots, behavioral health and substance use support, public health investments, and funding for rural health and laboratory capacity. Other sections covered personnel and pensions, veterans services, infrastructure, public safety, economic development, tourism, and environmental projects. The only recorded action on the floor was adoption of House Committee Substitute 1 to House Bill 500, followed by a motion for final passage of the bill as amended. The transcript ends as discussion on final passage begins, before any final vote is shown.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

December 9, 2025 - 12:30 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • Carlos Cruz, Florida Swimming pool Association. I'm in support.
  • that 7 year-old boy just been airlifted to hospital in a drowning incident because he fell into a pool
  • We operate over 100 pools. We have thousands of trained lifeguards.
  • And it also includes the purchase history so we can look at who will purchase block of N and this information
  • And now right now we only know the balances of flowers, the patient's purchased, but not the percent
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 2/19/25

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • So prior to the Affordable Care Act, MCHA managed the state's high-risk pool to help provide coverage
  • any kind of Private residents purchase any kind of Private health<00:41:10.400> insurance<00:
  • a mechanism to be able to purchase a mechanism to be able to purchase insurance<00:41:39.280>
  • As soon as the ACA came in, that whole high-risk pool was dumped into the individual market.
  • The individual market high-risk pool was 27,000 high-risk MCHA enrollees entered the relatively small
Keywords: 1183, house
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Discussion of farm down payment assistance program modifications 2/23/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And in 2027, purchase agreement in hand.
  • <00:15:31.920> agreement for those who have a purchase agreement for those who have a purchase
  • purchasing about 10 acres in Buffalo. purchasing about 10 acres in Buffalo. um<00:20:12.400>
  • purchasing purchasing 40<00:29:53.520> or<00:29:53.679> 80<00:29:54.000> acres<
  • The next one to list is Representative Lawrence. purchase but don't have a piece of purchase but don't
Keywords: 1183, house
NM
Transcript Highlights:
  • And then if you'll move with me to slide 16, what types of food is SNAP being used to purchase?
  • Chair, members of the committee, regarding the food that's eligible to purchase.
  • I mean, are they paying rates that are equal to the amount of risk that they're in the pool?
  • We know that their risk pool right now is one of the highest...
  • Some agencies may be taking out the risk pool.
Keywords: 996, all
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review Committee Jun 17th, 2026

Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • In the two cases identified above, the two horse owners purchased a horse from another individual but
  • Per administrative code, the purchaser of a horse is required to have all the paperwork submitted and
  • For the Ray Richards golf course, we reviewed the expenses, transfers, and purchase card expenses to
  • “This report is just on the activities of the pool.
  • Political subdivisions are free to purchase coverage from the NDIRF, self-insure on their own, or purchase
Summary: The committee convened, approved the prior meeting minutes, and received a memo summarizing major audit items. The State Auditor’s office and outside auditors then presented a series of audits, many of which were clean with unmodified opinions and no findings, including the Bank of North Dakota, the Guaranteed Student Loan Program, the Office of the Governor, the State Treasurer, the Office of Management and Budget, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Environmental Quality, Lake Region State College, and the Office of the Governor. The North Dakota Stockmen’s Association audit was also clean overall, but it repeated findings about limited segregation of duties and auditor assistance in preparing financial statements, which the auditor said were expected to continue because of the organization’s small size. Committee members asked about out-of-state board addresses, and the association explained those members were North Dakota residents using South Dakota mailing addresses. Several audits did include findings. The Council on the Arts audit identified two issues: payroll charged to federal awards without supporting time records, and $12,825 in Cultural Endowment Fund spending that was not allowable under state law, including staff training, retreats, and executive director candidate travel. The Department of Public Instruction audit found unsupported scholarship applications in the paraprofessional-to-teacher program, but additional testing confirmed the funds were credited properly and students completed required school district work, so no improper payments were identified. The University of North Dakota audit found a lack of documentation and transparency in School of Law admissions decisions; the auditor said the law school used a holistic process but did not keep notes or evaluation tools to show why applicants were admitted, waitlisted, or denied. UND leadership said the school is in good standing with the American Bar Association and agreed better documentation is needed, and the auditor said the issue was the missing documentation, not ABA accreditation itself. The most extensive discussion centered on the North Dakota Racing Commission audit, which found four findings: overspending the promotion fund’s 25% operating cap, grant conditions not being met, improper breeder fund awards, and improper procurement. The auditor said promotion fund spending exceeded the cap by $327,447 and the fund balance dropped sharply over the audit period. Racing Commission director Bruce Johnson said the agency had become complacent, that grant requests were treated as routine, and that controls and documentation need to be tightened. He also explained that the breeder fund overpayments involved two horses whose ownership transfers were not properly documented before racing, and that the procurement issue stemmed from an advertising contract that proceeded without proper written procurement procedures after a misunderstanding with the State Procurement Office. The auditor said the Racing Commission will now be audited every two years because of the findings. The committee also received updates on Dakota College at Bottineau’s bank reconciliations, which Minot State University said had been brought current after an 18-month backlog, with only one account still needing cleanup; members asked for a written report on the corrective actions. The North Dakota Fair Foundation was reported to have dissolved, with remaining funds transferred to another nonprofit account for continued support of the state fair. Finally, the Department of Public Instruction provided an update on school meal debt, revising the earlier estimate to about $1.1 million based on incomplete district survey responses, and said the Anti-Lunch Shaming law likely increased meal debt because schools must feed students regardless of account balance. Members discussed the need for a more accurate year-end debt figure and possible future reporting at a later committee meeting.
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Apr 15th, 2025 at 12:30 pm

North Dakota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The next line item is a new and vacant FTE pool.
  • That $126,000 will be returned into the pool for Career and Tech Ed going forward.
  • It's designed to help them with the purchases of equipment, the heavy expense items that you run into
  • and expand the pool to include all salaries and wages in this budget. the House do concur on Senate
  • The Senate amendment also did some tweaks in Section 3, the new and vacant FTE pool to further clarify
Keywords: 908, all
Summary: The House convened with prayer, pledge, and roll call, establishing a quorum. It then took up a series of appropriations and policy bills, with the most extensive debate centered on Senate Bill 2025, the Department of Veterans Affairs budget. The House approved amendments that shifted governance of the department and veterans’ home from ACOVA to the governor, citing concerns about ACOVA’s salary-setting actions and broader appropriation oversight. Members opposed to the change argued ACOVA had studied compensation and acted within its role. The amended bill passed 57-34, and the final bill passed 69-22 with the emergency clause carrying. The House also passed Senate Bill 2001, the legislative branch budget, which funds the 2027 session, legislative staff, chamber upgrades, IT improvements, and salary adjustments for legislative leaders; the bill passed 62-29, but the emergency clause failed. Senate Bill 2019, the Career and Technical Education budget, passed 82-10 with emergency clause. Senate Bill 2021, the Information Technology Department budget, passed 75-17 after discussion of data center migration, service automation, mainframe transition, ERP study, and DPI’s move from PowerSchool to Infinite Campus. Other measures passed included Senate Bill 2228 for rural grocery store sustainability grants, Senate Bill 2390 creating a rural catalyst community grant program, Senate Bill 2188 adjusting the Clean Sustainable Energy Authority, and Senate Bill 2265 authorizing a veterans national cemetery grant and line of credit with added reporting safeguards. Several House bills returned from the Senate were concurred in and then passed, including House Bill 1361 on mandatory minimum sentences for human trafficking offenders, House Bill 1017 for the Game and Fish Department, House Bill 1588 on firearms and dangerous weapons provisions, House Bill 1429 on harassment and stalking involving robots, House Bill 1591 on county fair resiliency grants, House Bill 1537 on service agreement protection for water projects, House Bill 1203 on edible medical marijuana products, and House Bill 1027 transferring administration of the State Fire and Tornado Fund from the Insurance Commissioner to OMB. The House also rejected a motion to reconsider Senate Bill 2307, which dealt with library materials and obscenity-related restrictions, by a vote of 48-51. In addition, the chamber appointed conference committees on several House and Senate measures where concurrence had failed, and laid over Senate Bill 2340 for two legislative days.
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 118 May 12th, 2026

Colorado House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The CSD pool has 55 fire districts, The CSD pool has 55 fire districts, which provides work comp for
  • We all took a big dive in that Olympic-size swimming pool.
  • And in the... in the 20 Olympic size swimming pools with two...
  • Olympic size swimming pools with two drops or something like that.
  • Olympic size swimming pools.
Keywords: 981, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 2/11/25

Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • to that is gas well construction, the need if there was for any other environmental permits, and pooling
  • The need, if there was for any other environmental permits, and pooling and spacing.
  • <00:21:04.240> and Reclamation requirements pooling and Reclamation requirements pooling and
  • I have purchased and used some of these products myself, so I can tell you firsthand that not only are
  • I have purchased and used some of these products myself, so I can tell you firsthand that not only are
Keywords: 1183, house
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Ways and Means (04/01/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, they have the ability to purchase and sell securities when they see that appropriate.
  • <00:22:56.400> Um<00:22:56.799> when purchased and sell quickly.
  • Um when purchased and sell quickly.
  • But when it gets combined into the common pool, the need from the local community would decrease.
  • um because it goes into a common pool um because it goes into a common pool even<01:15:12.159>
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee held a work session on HB 302, which would add precious metals and digital assets as potential investment options. State Treasurer Monica Misipelli said she took no position on the bill and did not see an immediate fiscal impact or operational problem, but explained that the state’s operating funds and rainy day fund require liquidity and stability, so they would not be suitable for volatile assets like precious metals or digital assets. She said the only funds that might potentially use such investments would be certain trust funds held in perpetuity, which are managed by an outside investment advisor under a contract and investment policy. Members asked about the treasurer’s current investment practices, including the types of funds managed, the role and discretion of the investment advisor, the state’s risk profile, and whether the bill would affect existing authority. Misipelli said the office follows RSA 11 and related statutes, with different objectives ranging from conservative to aggressive depending on the fund, and that the advisor meets with the office regularly, with formal performance reviews on a quarterly basis. She also said the office recently centralized management of about 40 trust accounts totaling roughly $60 million into five combined portfolios under a five-year contract with an RFP-selected vendor. When asked whether precious metals or digital assets are already indirectly available through mutual funds, she said that was possible for some mutual funds, but she was not certain about digital assets. Representative Ammon, the bill’s sponsor, said similar legislation had passed the Oklahoma House, the Texas House and Senate, and had advanced in Arizona. He argued the bill was intended to give the treasurer more tools to help balance portfolios and hedge inflation, noting concerns about federal debt and inflation. No vote was taken in the excerpt, and the chair ended the questioning after thanking the treasurer and asking her to remain available in case further questions arose.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Next, the board is requesting funding to update Adobe licenses and purchase Tableau licenses.
  • By purchasing the license and not opting to choose subscription service licenses, the agency will save
  • The last thing is you all don't regulate some lines of insurance like pooling.
  • Some of these insurance pools did not pay our county for the courthouse or school districts.
  • Add Texas State University System to the list of agencies authorized to purchase aircraft.
Bills: SB1, SB 1