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AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/20/2026 - Senate Natural Resources

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • SESHA, which is the Semiconductor Environmental Safety and Health Association, as well as Ultra Facility
  • A fab is a facility that makes semiconductors.
  • And, of course, you folks know that there are many of these facilities in the world, many of them centered
  • There are many of these facilities in the world, many of them centered in Arizona.
  • And where the customer does not have enough staff to actually operate the facilities, we can provide
Bills: SB1041
Summary: The committee convened and announced that Senate Bill 1041 would not be heard, with the meeting limited to a presentation to keep the schedule moving. Brian Jenkins of Nalco Water, part of Ecolab, gave an informational presentation on the company’s work in the semiconductor industry, especially in Arizona. He described Ecolab’s role in helping chip manufacturers maximize production while reducing water and energy use, including data management, water reuse and recycle systems, and energy optimization for fabs. He also discussed anticipated semiconductor growth in Arizona, citing SEMI data projecting four additional fabs in the state over the next several years. Jenkins emphasized the high water and energy demands of semiconductor fabrication, explaining that fabs can use billions of gallons of water annually and that chip features have become extremely small, increasing the need for precise, resource-intensive manufacturing. He outlined technologies Ecolab uses to identify reusable water streams, model treatment options, and design and operate reuse systems, including treatment of hydrogen fluoride, CMP wastewater, and neutralized acid waste. He gave an example of a fab where Ecolab’s work reduced water consumption by 11 million gallons per year, cut contaminant discharge by 64%, and saved about $675,000 annually. Members thanked Jenkins for the presentation and referenced a prior tour of the facility. They discussed the importance of water conservation for Arizona’s growth in chip manufacturing and data centers, and encouraged follow-up conversations outside the meeting. Jenkins invited members to visit Ecolab’s facility in Naperville, Illinois. No votes were taken, and the meeting concluded after the presentation, followed by adjournment as the room was prepared for House members to join.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Business and Professions Committee Jun 30th, 2026

Business and Professions

Transcript Highlights:
  • Yvonne Chung with the California Association of Health Facilities.
  • care facilities for the developmentally disabled.
  • Our member facilities employ LVNs to care for an elderly and disabled population in these facilities.
  • CAF continues to be concerned about the exclusion of SNFs from the list of exempted facilities where
  • Establishing a more restrictive scope of practice for LVNs working in health facilities than for LVNs
Keywords: 988, house, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Yvonne Chung with the California Association of Health Facilities.
  • care facilities for the developmentally disabled.
  • Our member facilities employ LVNs to care for an elderly and disabled population in these facilities.
  • CAF continues to be concerned about the exclusion of SNFs from the list of exempted facilities where
  • Establishing a more restrictive scope of practice for LVNs working in health facilities than for LVNs
Summary: The Assembly Business and Professions Committee heard a long agenda of licensing, consumer protection, and sunset-review bills. Early items included SB 1148, which would let aspiring security guards complete all required training before a guard card is issued; SB 342, which would soften the penalty for contractors who were licensed during part of a project but had a brief lapse; and several sunset bills for boards and bureaus, including the Board of Registered Nursing (SB 1302), the Board of Naturopathic Medicine (SB 1303), the Respiratory Care Board (SB 1304), the Board of Barbering and Cosmetology (SB 1363), and the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board (SB 1368). The committee also heard SB 1311, which makes various updates to DCA boards and programs, and SB 1314, which restricts new tobacco retailers from locating within 600 feet of schools or daycare centers and bans nitrous oxide sales and related paraphernalia. Testimony was generally supportive on the training, sunset, and licensing cleanup bills, though several measures drew “opposed unless amended” or neutral positions over scope and implementation details. On SB 1314, supporters including prosecutors and school administrators argued it would reduce youth exposure to tobacco, while gas station, convenience store, cigar lounge, pharmacy, and business groups raised concerns about impacts on existing businesses, transferability of tobacco licenses, and possible de facto limits on future stations; some public health groups shifted to neutral after amendments. On SB 1302, nursing groups supported the board sunset bill, while the California Medical Association objected to allowing out-of-state nurse practitioner transition-to-practice experience to count without a California attestation process. On SB 1304, health facilities and long-term care groups supported the board extension but sought broader clarification so LVNs could perform respiratory tasks consistently across settings. After quorum was finally established, the committee voted to send the consent calendar bills SB 1376, SB 1391, SB 1416, and SB 1315 to Appropriations, and then approved SB 342, SB 1148, SB 1302, SB 1303, SB 1304, SB 1311, SB 1314, SB 1363, and SB 1368, all moving forward to the Committee on Appropriations. SB 1314 passed with some no votes, while the other measures advanced with broad support. The hearing ended after additional members were added on the record and the committee adjourned.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Appropriations Committee May 23rd, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • AB 835, Calderon, Medicare skilled nursing facilities: two-year bill.
  • AB 809, Quirk-Silva, prison facility report: holding committee.
  • AB 436, Ransom, composting facilities: holding committee.
  • AB 436, Ransom, composting facilities: holding committee.
  • AB 436, Ransom, composting facilities: holding committee.
Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee held its May 23, 2025 suspense hearing and opened by emphasizing the difficult budget environment, rising costs for constituents, and the need to make tough choices. The chair said many bills would be held, amended to reduce costs, or made two-year bills because the state could not afford broad program expansions this year. The committee also noted the agenda was organized alphabetically by author and that results would be posted later that day. The committee then acted on a large suspense file, taking up hundreds of Assembly bills across topics including housing, health care, education, labor, public safety, climate, water, transportation, elections, and technology. Many bills were held in committee, while many others were approved with cost-saving, clarifying, or author’s amendments. Examples included measures on CalABLE, Covered California enrollment, wildfire and insurance issues, reproductive health, school and college programs, prison and juvenile justice matters, AI and data privacy, and local government and utility regulation. Several bills were converted to two-year bills to continue discussion. Throughout the hearing, the committee repeatedly voted on bills by A roll call or B roll call, often with Republicans not voting on amended measures. Some bills were advanced with notable amendments, such as narrowing scope, removing appropriations, delaying implementation, or striking costly provisions. The committee also approved a number of committee bills and omnibus measures, including emergency management, judiciary, insurance, and water-related bills. At the end of the hearing, the chair stated that the committee had moved 435 bills to the Assembly floor, either as do pass or do pass as amended, and adjourned the meeting.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Finance Division III (02/26/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • Right, our new secure treatment facility will be open by December of 2026.
  • The new Youth Services Center is our secure treatment facility for youth in New Hampshire.
  • The response was that the body scanner has been purchased and is on site at the facility.
  • cost less in the new facility cost less in the new facility I<01:42:53.400> think<01:42:53.599
  • <01:43:40.480> to Residential Treatment Facility to Residential Treatment Facility to Dartmouth
Keywords: 1189, house, all
Summary: The Division 3 House Finance Committee opened a work session and announced scheduling updates, including a second Medicaid work session on March 5 at 9:00 a.m. and a reminder that recommendations or budget amendments must be moved to the full finance committee by the end of March. Members were told no motions, roll calls, or votes would be taken, and the chair also reviewed upcoming meeting dates and weather-related cancellation procedures. The day’s presentation was a budget work session on the Division for Children, Youth and Families (DCYF), with officials Marie Nunan and Nathan White introducing the agency’s budget materials and mission. DCYF’s presentation focused on its core mandates and recent operational changes. Officials described child protective services, juvenile justice services, and the Sununu Youth Services Center, then highlighted workforce improvements, including reduced vacancy rates for assessment caseworkers, juvenile justice officers, and youth counselors. They attributed the staffing gains to legislative pay raises, mass recruitment posting changes, a more stable and trauma-informed model at SYC, and broader flexibility after prior budget cuts and hiring freezes. Members asked about full-time versus part-time staffing, and DCYF said most positions discussed were full-time, with some harder-to-fill part-time youth counselor roles at SYC. The committee also discussed DCYF’s emphasis on serving families earlier through its Community Navigator hotline referrals and community-based voluntary services, which are intended to connect families to supports before abuse or neglect escalates. Officials said the Community Navigator program had received 807 referrals since August 2023. On juvenile justice, DCYF described its assessment and diversion process and said it had reduced juvenile probation involvement by 30% from 2019 to 2023; members were directed to slide 17 for 2024 data, and officials said the trend continued toward fewer in-home juvenile justice cases. The agency also reported progress in kinship care, saying initial out-of-home placements with kin now occur 74% of the time and that kinship placements are associated with more reunification. Officials said kinship caregivers are being licensed and paid similarly to foster parents, and that the legislature’s kinship law has helped. Finally, DCYF outlined transition-age youth supports, including the HOPE program, Youth Villages LifeSet, and housing vouchers. No votes or formal actions were taken.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:03:39.680> and<00:03:40.080> nursing<00:03:40.640> home living facility
  • and nursing home living facility and nursing home licensing.<00:03:41.680> As<00:03:41.840>
  • Bank because of the, uh, sports facilities authority?
  • Bank because of the, uh, sports facilities authority?
  • uh sports facilities authority? uh sports facilities authority?
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The Legislative Audit Commission Evaluation Subcommittee met on October 6, 2025, to choose additional program evaluation topics for the Office of the Legislative Auditor. Deputy Legislative Auditor Jody Mson Rodriguez explained that the commission had previously selected seven topics from an initial list of 11, with background papers already prepared on five of those items, and that the subcommittee was now being asked to select five more topics for background papers before narrowing the full set to four recommendations later in the fall or early spring. Members discussed several possible topics, especially emergency medical services, non-emergency medical transportation, MinnesotaCare eligibility, child care assistance, medical assistance fraud prevention, and U.S. Bank Stadium. David Kersner of OLA said emergency medical services and non-emergency medical transportation are distinct programs, and noted the EMS topic was evaluated in 2022 while non-emergency medical transportation had not been reviewed since 2011. Auditor Judy Randall said MinnesotaCare eligibility, child care assistance, and medical assistance fraud prevention are better suited to OLA’s financial audit division or special review unit rather than program evaluation, and that financial audits and special reviews do not require Legislative Audit Commission nomination. On process, Mson Rodriguez said the subcommittee had already met its minimum required selections under the commission’s policy and was free to choose additional topics. The discussion also covered whether to broaden the stadium topic beyond U.S. Bank Stadium; staff said the U.S. Bank financing structure alone would be a major undertaking, but they could help craft a future topic focused on maintenance across multiple facilities. No final vote or motion was taken in the portion of the meeting provided, and the chair indicated the committee would continue nominations and discussion.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (01/16/2025)

Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • So when you think about our nursing facilities, our child care facilities, our food, right, we do food
  • organizations and Healthcare facilities organizations and Healthcare facilities to<00:27:59.159>
  • <01:49:21.280> and eligibility for nursing facilities and eligibility for nursing facilities
  • , for all health facilities—nursing homes.
  • /c><02:23:29.760> compliant facility and is the facility compliant facility and is the facility
Keywords: 1189, house, all
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Senate and Governmental Affairs May 27th, 2026

Senate & Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • And then really the state boards and commissions who have the facilities in most cases can do this.
  • detention facilities, not just OJJ?
  • The other thing that really we've been pushing is just evidence-based practices within the facilities
  • I've gone on tours at different facilities over the years.
  • If there's a complaint from a child about a facility that they're at, I will be there.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Judiciary Committee Feb 11th, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • who are pregnant, and I've seen it in my own facility once they come in the door.
  • We transport the inmates to a facility to get those regular checks.
  • , and I've seen it in my own facility once they come in the door.
  • We transport the inmates to a facility to get those regular checks.
  • <00:34:12.960> obviously work on and some facilities obviously work on and some facilities
Keywords: 1136, house, all
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Joint Appropriations Committee, January 5, 2026 - PM

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so that typically describes a state-inspected facility.
  • describes a state inspected facility. describes a state inspected facility.
  • facility because those carcasses<00:32:01.760> are<00:32:02.000> going<00:32:02.080>
  • and USDA uh USDA uh cutting facilities and USDA uh USDA uh cutting facilities are,<00:35:27.200>
  • >> Mr.<00:36:00.400> Chairman, >> Uh, that would be custom facilities. >> Mr.
Keywords: 916, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Judiciary (03/18/2025)

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Will this be a burden on the Rockingham County Correctional Facility to be able to meet mental health
  • challenges within the facility if we're using threats of suicide and acute depression as means to hold
  • It's either going to cost you in your facility, it's going to cost Wolfeboro, right, potentially cover
  • <01:28:17.199> so resources available at your facility so resources available at your facility
  • and they have a mental health facility and they have a mental health crisis<01:33:42.360> or<
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

PBS Public Hearing - Fri Jan 31, 2025 @ 8:30 AM HST

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • access to the correctional facilities access to the correctional facilities under<01:46:47.000><
  • confidential access to facilities confidential access to facilities incarcerated<01:49:26.400>
  • And so we will be purchasing machines for five other facilities.
  • they have a they sleep at the facility they have a they sleep at the facility but<02:32:30.479><
  • <02:53:25.760> in<02:53:25.880> our building the facilities in our building the facilities
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The Committee on Public Safety met on January 31, 2025, and first heard House Bill 1062, a housekeeping measure relating to the Hawaii Air National Guard. Testimony in support came from representatives of the Adjutant General and other National Guard witnesses. A member raised a technical question about language allowing the Guard to hold the rank authorized by the Department of the Air Force, and the response was that the bill should not require additional HR language; no vote was taken. The committee then heard House Bill 674, which would authorize allowances for TRICARE dental and vision coverage for Hawaii National Guard personnel ordered to active duty for more than 30 days. The Department of Defense supported the bill through Brigadier General Ross, Director of Joint Staff, and Terry Heiti also testified in support. There were no questions or action taken on the measure. House Bill 652, relating to veterans’ rights and benefits and regulating compensation for advice or assistance on veterans’ benefits, drew the most discussion. The Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Hawaii supported the bill, arguing it would protect veterans from illegal or exploitative practices and noting its own service to more than 2,000 veterans in fiscal year 2024. Opposition came from the National Association for Veterans Rights and Veteran Benefits Guide, which argued the bill would restrict access to needed services and that some for-profit providers operate legally and should not be barred. Committee members questioned the scope of the bill, accreditation requirements, and whether nonprofit or pro bono services would be affected. A Department of Defense veteran services official said veterans can be vulnerable to exploitation and that some legal fee arrangements can be abusive, while also noting pro bono options exist. The committee did not reach a decision on the bill during the excerpt. The committee also began hearing House Bill 1058, which would create a veteran cemetery board within the Office of Veteran Services to help state veteran cemeteries comply with federal standards. The Office of Veteran Services and Terry Heiti testified in support. Members asked about the board’s membership, timeline, and consultant selection, and were told the working group was still in an organizational stage and no construction timeline had been set. The final measure discussed was House Bill 503, which would appropriate funds for a consultant to evaluate locations and designs for a Hawaii First Responders Memorial. The Department of Accounting and General Services supported the bill, and testimony in support was received from county and city officials, UPW Hawaii, and individuals. Members asked about the working group, timeline, and budget, and were told the project was still in early planning; no final action was taken in the portion provided.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
  • We know that modern data centers are moving to air-cooled facilities.
  • toward more modern air-cooled facilities.
  • It would make a significant step forward in resolving the school facilities needs across our state.
  • lifecycle cost of that facility and is worthy of a bond issuance.
  • that would improve the lifecycle cost of that facility and is worthy of a bond issuance.
Keywords: 1182, all
Summary: The committee met to review the governor’s fiscal 2027 budget presentation, with the chair repeatedly asking members to keep questions brief and avoid speeches. The discussion focused first on the overall revenue and spending outlook, including concerns from members that the executive forecast was more optimistic than the JLBC baseline and that the budget appeared to front-load revenue and expenditure growth. The governor’s budget team said the forecast was close to JLBC’s, that the budget was structurally balanced, and that differences were roughly $100 million per year on ongoing revenue. Members asked for follow-up calculations in writing, including the total multi-year gap and the amount of revenue enhancements above base revenues. A major portion of the meeting centered on tax and fee proposals tied to data centers, water use, and sports betting. The governor’s team defended eliminating the existing data center tax incentive as the removal of a loophole rather than a new tax, arguing the incentive had already succeeded in attracting major investment. They also described a proposed Department of Water Resources fee-setting authority for data centers to support a new Colorado River Protection Fund, and said the proposal would apply to existing and future facilities without a grandfather clause. Members raised concerns about fairness, competitiveness, and whether the changes would require a supermajority vote. The team also discussed increased sports betting fees, saying the revenue forecast did not include dynamic behavioral effects. The committee then moved through major spending areas, including corrections, public safety, border security, cybersecurity, K-12 education, Medicaid, and developmental disabilities. The governor’s budget includes ongoing funding to prevent correctional officer pay cuts, money to comply with prison health care court orders, probation funding, body-worn cameras, law enforcement staffing, fentanyl task forces, and cyber readiness grants. Members questioned the lack of funding for a prison oversight committee and asked for corrections spending totals over the administration. On border security, the executive said it was seeking about $759.7 million in federal reimbursement for border-related costs and that the governor had met with federal officials, including Secretary Noem and Tom Homan, about the request. In education, the budget proposes renewing Prop. 123, adding K-12 base funding, and issuing $1.5 billion in school facilities bonds over three years; members debated whether the proposal was appropriate and whether Prop. 123 revenues could support the debt service. The meeting also covered AHCCCS cost growth and federal HR1 impacts, with the executive warning of major coverage losses and hospital funding reductions, and DDD funding, where the governor’s team said the budget fully funds services and includes about $120 million in supplemental needs. No votes were taken; the meeting was a presentation and question-and-answer session only.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • Well, you do have a facility.
  • Most of them have some kind of facility where at least some of your admin folks work.
  • Our mission is, next budgetary year, to add more cameras for sporting facilities.
  • All people go through weapon detection before entering those facilities.
  • Situation happening on the south side of your town at a state facility.
Summary: The meeting focused on school safety funding and security practices in Oklahoma schools, especially how districts have used school resource officer (SRO) allocation money and related security grants. Kevin Rey of the Oklahoma State Department of Education’s Office of School Safety and Security explained that the program, created under HB 2903, allows districts to use funds for SROs and physical security improvements such as cameras, access control, fencing, window film, bollards, metal detectors, and vape detectors. He said more than 170 districts used the money to hire SROs in 2024-25, and that the 2024 change allowing retired officers and armed security guards to qualify was a major help. Members questioned whether the money should also support prevention and mental health services, and Rey said the current program is mainly for security hardware and related measures. Mark Stout, chief of police for Putnam City Schools, described the district’s layered security approach, including weapon detection at middle and high schools and the ZeroEyes AI camera system, which monitors existing cameras for visible guns and sends alerts to trained monitoring staff and then to district police. He said the system is used as one layer among others, alongside officers, weapon detection, and school procedures, and noted the district is expanding coverage at athletic facilities. He also explained that the system is more economical than full weapon-detection setups, with annual costs based on the number of cameras. Tecumseh Superintendent Kinsey, Chief Kennedy, and Pottawatomie County law enforcement described the October threat investigation involving a student who posted a photo with a handgun and knife and discussed violence online. They said the FBI tip, rapid coordination among agencies, and an SRO already embedded in the district helped lead to a search warrant and arrest within hours, preventing a possible attack. Kinsey also described the district’s safety measures, including secure entrances, cameras, ALICE training, crisis communication planning, mental health support, clear backpacks, and a new staff alert system. He said community feedback after the incident favored more law enforcement partnership, limited entry points, handheld metal detectors, more SROs, stronger training, and more mental health support. Matt Riggs, former superintendent of McComb, said smaller districts face different security challenges because of limited local law enforcement and long response times. He explained that McComb used its funding for facility upgrades rather than hiring a full-time SRO because the district wanted improvements that would last beyond the three-year funding window. Throughout the discussion, several members emphasized the tension between visible security measures and prevention, with repeated calls for more counselors, mental health supports, and threat-assessment efforts alongside hardening measures. No formal votes or actions were taken in the transcript.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Nov 3rd, 2025

New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's great to be here at MFA's new facility. I see some people.
  • Color coordinated with gray and purple today to match the beautiful coloring of the facility.
  • So we're really blessed to have our last meeting in this beautiful new facility.
  • People talk now about behind-the-meter facilities. What's that mean?
  • Well, Madam Chair, you're in agreements with all these facilities and so forth.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • no permanent Manning a hanger facility no permanent Manning a hanger facility potentially<00:13:
  • The state doesn't own any building or facilities that are capable of conducting autopsies or storing
  • for the exclusive use of the facility for the exclusive use of the medical<00:19:51.280> examiner
  • I'm Brian Young, assistant administrator with the Bureau of Court Facilities.
  • uh we work under Department facilities uh we work under Department of<00:45:31.599> administrative
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The Long Range Capital Planning and Utilization Committee met in organizational session and first elected Representative John Cluder as clerk. A nomination of Senator Mark Makoni as vice chair was made but not voted on because he was absent; it was carried over to the next meeting. The committee also reviewed its guidelines and procedures, including how it handles property-disposal requests, late items, and informational materials, and then approved the November 12, 2024 minutes with one abstention from a member who had been absent. The committee then considered several state property and lease requests. It approved a 50-year, $1-per-year ground lease for about 5.66 acres at Berlin Regional Airport in Milan for a New Hampshire Army National Guard hangar/support facility, after hearing that the project is federally funded, intended for training and search-and-rescue support, and would have no permanent full-time staffing. The committee also approved a 30-year lease for the Department of Justice to move the chief medical examiner’s offices, morgue, and autopsy suite to 279 Pleasant Street in Concord, with testimony that the current Concord Hospital space is inadequate and that the new site would double body-storage capacity. Several Department of Safety and Department of Transportation property items were approved as well. Safety received approval for a 10-year lease, with renewal options, for the State Police aircraft hangar at 91 Airport Road in Concord. Transportation was authorized to continue disposal efforts for remnant parcels in Concord, Conway, Lisbon, Effingham, and Mount Vernon, with testimony explaining market conditions, appraisals, access limits, and easements; members asked questions about access and buildability, but each item was approved. During the Berlin lease item, the committee was told the FAA objects to any lease longer than 50 years at that airport, so the request was revised from 55 years to 50 years on the record before approval.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

February 13, 2025 - 09:00 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • of that facility.
  • statute, it requires universities to set aside 1% of funds for future maintenance on any new FCO facility
  • And that can be for maintenance facilities outlined in statute.
  • And that can be for maintenance facilities outlined in statute.
  • And says that the funds may only go to building a football operations facility.
Summary: The Higher Education Budget Subcommittee met to hear an overview of State University System finances from the Board of Governors and detailed budget presentations from Florida State University, the University of Central Florida, and the University of North Florida. The witnesses explained how university budgets are organized into fund categories such as education and general, contracts and grants, auxiliaries, local/designated funds, capital projects, and component units such as direct support organizations. They also described carry forward funds, the statutory reserve and spending-plan requirements, the PICO/HECO capital outlay process, and how universities use investment accounts, audits, and board oversight to manage restricted and unspent funds. The universities emphasized that most operating dollars are restricted to specific uses and that state support helps keep tuition low. Members asked about differences in funding levels among institutions, especially why FSU receives more funding than UCF despite lower enrollment. Officials said preeminence funding, performance funding, and special legislative appropriations explain much of the difference, and the Board of Governors noted that Florida now has four preeminent universities, with UCF nearing that status. Questions also focused on what happens to unspent carry forward money, how it is invested, and whether the Board of Governors or Legislature can require funds to be returned; officials said the money is invested conservatively, subject to board and audit oversight, and can roll forward under a detailed spending plan, though the Legislature can change funding levels. The committee also discussed capital projects, with members asking about delays, inflation, and whether more projects should be phased or funded faster; witnesses said PICO funds remain with the state until needed and are reimbursed as construction proceeds. A substantial portion of the discussion covered athletics, research, student fees, and endowments. The universities said athletics is generally expected to be self-supporting, though limited use of auxiliary or carry forward funds may be allowed for projects benefiting the broader student body. They also described the financial pressures from name, image, and likeness changes and new NCAA-related costs, and said institutions are planning for those changes now. On research, the universities explained sponsored research funding, indirect cost recovery, compliance obligations, and tech transfer, but did not provide specific commercialization revenue figures and said they would follow up. Members also asked about student fee increases, student input, counseling and wellness funding, and how housing costs affect affordability; the universities said student committees and boards review fees, and aid packaging is intended to keep student debt low. Endowments were described as being held in separate foundations/DSOs with independent investment committees and used mainly for scholarships, faculty support, and research.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

House - Health and Human Services Jan 27th, 2025

House Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Our membership includes 64 nursing facilities and seven intermediate care facilities.
  • If you were to walk into any nursing facility in New Mexico, 70% of the residents in those facilities
  • For the intermediate care facilities, there are 291 clients in those facilities, and just about all of
  • Many of these nursing facilities depend on Medicaid reimbursement to operate.
  • For nursing facilities, we have not...
AL
Transcript Highlights:
  • inflation, not facilities, not surgical facilities,<00:10:36.800> but<00:10:37.040> the
  • staff for the new facility. staff for the new facility.
  • <00:42:21.760> personnel need to bring our facilities personnel need to bring our facilities
  • > facilities<01:40:25.280> that facilities, that's those facilities that facilities, that's
  • c><01:49:00.800> that >> Any facilities or organizations that >> Any facilities or
Keywords: 924, joint, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 10th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • CJ facilities, and have done so for many years.
  • And the argument is that, the truth is that private facilities... ...operate much more efficiently.
  • In fact, over the past four years, private facilities operate... at 10% more efficiently.
  • That's why we use private facilities, and as to your other about employees and savings.
  • The vacancy rate for private facilities is 20 percent, for the state of Texas is 24 percent.