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• of the Legacy Committee, a community grants program relative to the ENRTF.
• of the Legacy Committee, a community grants program relative to the ENRTF.
• some of the other grant programs that are being considered as they roll out.
• some of the other grant programs that are being considered as they roll out.
• of the Greater Minnesota Parks am chair of the Greater Minnesota Parks and<01:26:11.880> Trails

Bills: HF3564

Keywords: Greater Minnesota, regional parks, trails, grants, local government, 1183, house

Summary: The Legacy Finance Committee met to approve the prior meeting minutes and then heard a presentation from the Office of the Legislative Auditor on its performance audit of the Department of Natural Resources’ administration of Outdoor Heritage Fund grants. OLA explained that the DNR generally complied with the criteria tested, but the audit identified two main problem areas: grant payments and grant monitoring. The audit covered 13 grants, mostly legislatively named grants awarded in fiscal year 2020, and reviewed agreements, amendments, payments, monitoring, and some site visits. OLA reported that for three grantees, totaling about $400,000, invoices lacked enough detail to determine whether costs were allowable, and about $5,000 was paid to two grantees without sufficient supporting documentation. The auditors also said DNR lacked policies defining allowable costs and what “directly related to and necessary” means under state law. On monitoring, DNR missed required annual visits for six grants, made payments on current progress reports that were missing or not on file, and had weaknesses in closeout evaluations, including missing required elements, late completion, and two grants with no closeout evaluation at all. OLA recommended stronger documentation, clearer guidelines with the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council, timely monitoring and closeout, obtaining progress reports before payment, and improved internal controls. Members reacted strongly to the findings, especially the repeated failures to follow grant procedures and the risks of legislatively named grants and advance payments. Representative Heintzeman and Vice Chair Skraba questioned whether the issues reflected broader problems in state grant oversight and asked about prepayments, follow-up, and whether more legislative action was needed. OLA officials said they do not rely on self-attestation, but instead retest agencies after 2 to 3 years, and noted a new annual update-report process that will track whether agencies implement prior recommendations. Judy Randall, the Legislative Auditor, said the laws and policies already exist and emphasized that the issue is ensuring agency staff follow them; she also said most recommendations in the recent update report had been implemented. No further committee action or vote was taken on the audit during this portion of the meeting.

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• of Minnesota do work on that.
• Uh state of Minnesota do work on that.
• And that in the state of Minnesota.
• of the program, and so we know sort of of the program, and so we know sort of<01:03:57.160> like,
• Uh there's very state of Minnesota.

Bills: HF3425

Keywords: supportive housing, grants, housing assistance, funding, Minnesota Statutes, 1183, house

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• With all of the great review that we had and the amount of time that we had, there's a dash missing between
• Next item of business. Is House File 3321.
• an example of a corrections bill, but it's a vehicle.
• But this is where after one of your budget bills passes or one of the bills is completed, somebody discovers
• Certainly, I've never carried one of these. Before it.

Bills: HF3321

Keywords: legislative corrections, technical errors, legal consistency, Minnesota statutes, overhauling laws

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• > language and all of you with alternative language and all of you with alternative language to
• MCF is a statewide association of over 150 grantmakers in Minnesota.
• MCF is a statewide association of over 150 grantmakers in Minnesota.
• MCF is a statewide association of over 150 grantmakers in Minnesota.
• MCF is a statewide association of over 150 grantmakers in Minnesota.

Bills: HF550

Keywords: redistricting, Bipartisan Commission, Minnesota Constitution, census, legislative districts, 1183, house

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• And I just wanted to just<00:02:53.840> kind<00:02:54.080> of just kind of just kind of
• program within the department of program within the department of business<00:04:08.640> economic
• from my perspective that none of us serving here, none of us serving in any level of government in any
• just all of long-term care but all of just all of long-term care but all of the<00:14:55.040>
• women or all of the women on behalf of women or all of the women on behalf of the<00:19:13.679><

Bills: SB2445, SB2125, SB2355, SB2834, SB3237

Keywords: pedestrian, fines, traffic laws, economic vulnerability, safety, walking, public transportation, teacher licensing, teacher shortage, emergency hire, unlicensed teacher, out-of-field teaching, licensed teachers, charter schools, Department of Education, DOE, Board of Education, licensure requirements, teacher certification, alternative licensure

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• My name is Andrew Morley, and I'm with the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, a statewide trade association
• On line 15.13 of the underlying bill, item 9, establishing cooperative programs with trade associations
• um the purpose of that program program um the purpose of that program is<00:30:40.320> to<00:
• She said Minnesota Business First “cuts through the thicket” of state bureaucracy, programs, and services
• She continued that Minnesota Business First “cuts through the thicket” of state bureaucracy, programs

Bills: HF8, HF1416

Keywords: wetlands, environmental review, permitting efficiency, Pollution Control Agency, construction permits, environmental impact statements, local government, business regulation, environmental assessments, HF1416, relocation grants, economic development, business relocation, site selection, business incentives, grant extension, appropriation extension, DEED, Department of Employment and Economic Development, request for proposals

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• c> thanks Minnesota child care Association thanks Minnesota child care Association thanks for<00:
• be of childcare programs will be of childcare programs will be significant<00:09:28.480> I
• regulation here in the state of Minnesota.
• would<00:31:31.880> say state of Minnesota and I would say state of Minnesota and I would
• Minnesota over $20,000 average cost of Minnesota over $20,000 average cost of infant<01:05:16.119

Bills: HF1247, HF628

Keywords: child care, aides, supervision, child care centers, staffing regulations, childcare, day care, licensed child care center, early childhood education, child care licensing, director qualifications, staff ratios, group size, staff-to-child ratio, substitutes, volunteers, assistant teacher, teacher qualifications, infant care, toddler age

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• Uh commissioner of Minnesota Housing.
• of these different sense of the scale of these different programs programs programs in<00:06:39.759>
• Core program of the agency.
• where we are in the life cycle of those 30 different programs. administrative costs associated with
• of the program is of what the life cycle of the program is going<01:11:49.600> to<01:11:49.679

Bills: SF2434

Keywords: housing, development fund, affordable housing, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, expenditure provisions

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• It is the custom and tradition of the Senate that we begin each session with a word of prayer.
• Of Senate Bill 1732, will be questions of the author?
• That concludes the explanation of Senate Bill 1317. There'll be Questions of the author.
• The measure requires the veteran to have been a resident of the state of Oklahoma.
• There will be questions of the author and questions of Senator Stanley.

Bills: SB1534, SB1473, SB1379, SB1743, SB1769, SB1195, SB1245, SB1420, SB1945, SB514, SB346, SB1593, SB1782, SB1366, SB1497, SB366, SB1895, SB2048, SB2005, SB2006, SB710, SB1480, SB2135, SB2130, SCR16, SB1457, SB1732, SB1317, SB1533

Keywords: charitable organization, charitable nonprofit corporation, nonprofit corporation, nonstock corporation, 501(c)(3), charitable solicitation, charitable contributions, fundraising, professional fundraiser, professional solicitor, professional fundraising counsel, Secretary of State registration, Form 990, Attorney General enforcement, district attorney, consent judgment, civil penalty, nonprofit governance, board of directors, fiduciary duty

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• them the continuation of these programs for their adopted children.
• But then once they come in and start presenting in front of a group of teachers, then all associations
• Just clarifies that as well as making sure that teachers have a clear way out of some of these associations
• But then once they come in and start presenting in front of a group of teachers, then all associations
• It just clarifies that, as well as making sure that teachers have a clear way out of some of these associations

Bills: SB65, SB248, SB330, SB378, SB844, SB1330, SB1410, SB1475, SB1476, SB1565, SB1618, SB1623, SJR39, SJR47, SB2084, SB1655, SB1679, SB2174, SB1775, SB1873, SB1204, SB1884, SB1916, SB1937, SB1447, SB1500, SB2007, SB2074, SB1944, SB2018, SB1984, SB2026, SB2045, SB2049, SB2062, SB2112, SB2118, SB2127, SB2134, SB2135, SB2139, SB2154, SB1195

Keywords: SB65, naloxone, Narcan, opioid overdose, overdose reversal, opioid antagonist, emergency opioid antagonist, substance abuse services, harm reduction, public health, overdose prevention, good samaritan, civil immunity, criminal immunity, controlled substances, addiction treatment, fentanyl, opioid crisis, school overdose response, first aid

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• But in July of this year, it kind of seemed that all of the naloxone would be over the counter at the
• President, you know better than me of what the consequences of some of these actions medically would
• The owning of the property With that, we, as good stewards of this, need to take care of what we have
• Maybe the attorney general of the state of Oklahoma.
• And so this board would be one of the overseers of it.

Bills: SB65, SB248, SB330, SB378, SB844, SB1330, SB1410, SB1475, SB1476, SB1565, SB1618, SB1623, SJR39, SJR47, SB2084, SB1655, SB1679, SB2174, SB1775, SB1873, SB1204, SB1884, SB1916, SB1937, SB1447, SB1500, SB2007, SB2074, SB1944, SB2018, SB1984, SB2026, SB2045, SB2049, SB2062, SB2112, SB2118, SB2127, SB2134, SB2135, SB2139, SB2154, SB1195

Keywords: SB65, naloxone, Narcan, opioid overdose, overdose reversal, opioid antagonist, emergency opioid antagonist, substance abuse services, harm reduction, public health, overdose prevention, good samaritan, civil immunity, criminal immunity, controlled substances, addiction treatment, fentanyl, opioid crisis, school overdose response, first aid

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• And this course of folks, the story that came out of KCP on January 6th of this year, where the Minnesota
• And this course of folks, the story that came out of Kcp on January 6th of this year where the Minnesota
• For the record, I'm Devon Bruce, the director of legislative affairs for the Minnesota Association of
• I'm Devon Reese, the director of let's simply variance for the Minnesota Association of Professional
• My name is Kim Theibert, and I'm the executive director of the Office of Justice Programs.

Bills: HF3489, HF3990, HF3825, HF3826, HF3827, HF3822

Keywords: grooming, child protection, student safety, sexual exploitation, educator licensing, teacher discipline, mandatory reporting, mandated reporter training, school misconduct, predatory offender, child abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, child sexual abuse material, child pornography, position of authority, school employee, school administrator, license revocation, license suspension

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• First. the Texas Association of School Administrators, and the Texas Association of School Boards.
• TASB, the Texas Association of School Boards.
• What it's like to take on associations like the Texas Association of Counties.
• Associations are looking at it as a loss of revenue. That's the basic of it.
• the state of. of the association president.

Bills: SB 18, SB 19, SB18, SB19, SB666, SB688, SB707, SB888

Keywords: Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water permit, water appropriation, dam permit exemption, reservoir, flood control, floodwater control, erosion control, sediment control, watershed protection, flood prevention, Natural Resources Conservation Service, NRCS, USDA, local sponsor, district, authority, water infrastructure

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• I'm a pediatrician here in the Austin area and I'm testifying on behalf of the Texas Medical Association
• A significant concern. is the widespread lack of awareness about the serious health risks associated
• To be aware of. Absolutely.
• limits of the power of the federal government is crazy.
• some of the details of how it's affected?

Bills: SB18, SB19, SB666, SB688, SB707, SB888, SB 18, SB 19

Keywords: municipal libraries, state funding, gender identity, public events, children's literature, SB 19, Texas, political subdivision, local government, county, city, municipality, taxpayer-funded lobbying, lobbying ban, public funds, registered lobbyist, Chapter 305, Government Code, Local Government Code, county association dues

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• Pro Tim Pringle, full of jokes. Pringle, full of jokes today.
• I know the clerk of court was there. I can't think of her name right off.
• It has made a mockery of the sunset committee and all of their hard work.
• the citizens of the state of Alabama.
• I bet a friend of...

Bills: HB159, HB110, HB114, HB115, HB116, HB123, HB125

Keywords: U.S. Space and Rocket Center, Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission, public facilities, space exploration, education programs, bond issuance, Governor involvement, pharmacy, pharmacist licensure, Alabama State Board of Pharmacy, renewal fees, continuing education, disciplinary actions, sessions, 2025-R, 1, 219

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• So this is a bill that we support on our side of the aisle. Um, obviously it's one of ours.
• Next item of calendar is not adopted.
• /c> um before you is kind of an example of a um before you is kind of an example of a corrections<00:
• your budget bills passes or uh uh one of your budget bills passes or uh one<00:04:06.480> of<
• there's a process whereby a bunch of there's a process whereby a bunch of people<00:04:12.799>

Bills: HF3321

Keywords: legislative corrections, technical errors, legal consistency, Minnesota statutes, overhauling laws, 1183, house

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• <00:14:04.639> House<00:14:04.959> of Welcome to the House of House of Welcome to the
• House of House of Representatives.
• On behalf of the chair of education and the members of my committee, it is my pleasure to welcome today
• your House of Representatives. your House of Representatives.
• So, I'm very happy to introduce members of the Hawaii Library Association who have come down to share

Bills: HB2118, HB1764, HB1815, HB2117, HB2436, HB2438, HB2532, HB2566, HB2573, HB1736, HB2425, HB1590, HB1913, HB1573, HB1542, HB1804, HB1976, HB1704, HB1996, HB1541, HB1926, HB1703, HB1866, HB1710

Keywords: business development, arts, cultural affairs, Hawaii, commissions, administrative transfer, funding appropriation, music education, public concerts, Hawaii State Library, cultural collaboration, music accessibility, State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, SFCA, Performing Arts Grants Program, arts grants, culture and the arts, history and the humanities, King Kamehameha Celebration Commission, Works of Art Special Fund

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• Madam Speaker, I move we dispense with the reading of the journal of the first through the third days
• So many of those things have been moved forward because of the strength of labor. reservations and comment
• 09.680> labor<00:12:10.000> and forefront of organized labor and forefront of organized
• Because of the strength of labor.
• Top of page four. Standing committee report 26-26, 27-26. Top of page four.

Bills: HB2118, HB1764, HB1815, HB2117, HB2436, HB2438, HB2532, HB2566, HB2573, HB1736, HB2425, HB1590, HB1913, HB1573, HB1542, HB1804, HB1976, HB1704, HB1996, HB1541, HB1926, HB1703, HB1866, HB1710

Keywords: business development, arts, cultural affairs, Hawaii, commissions, administrative transfer, funding appropriation, music education, public concerts, Hawaii State Library, cultural collaboration, music accessibility, State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, SFCA, Performing Arts Grants Program, arts grants, culture and the arts, history and the humanities, King Kamehameha Celebration Commission, Works of Art Special Fund

Bills: HCR77, HCR102, HR559

Keywords: COFA, Compact of Free Association, Palau, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, COFA islanders, Texas House resolution, commemorative resolution, COFA Day, March 18 2025, Pacific Islands, insular affairs, U.S. territories, federal benefits, SNAP, TANF, FEMA, in-state tuition, veterans, Indo-Pacific

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• Allowing alternative means of publishing the sale will not change the transparency of the public sale
• Um, a lot of people reference some of the costs associated with public notice.
• Testifying on behalf of Texas Press Association and self, and you are against this bill.
• We show you registered as Glenn Hamer testifying on behalf of the Texas Association of Business and that
• My name is Glenn Hammer, president and CEO of the Texas Association of Business.

Bills: HB 186

Keywords: public funds, lobbying activities, political subdivisions, government expenditure, transparency, local government, political subdivision, county, city, municipality, special district, taxpayer-funded lobbying, lobbying restriction, registered lobbyist, government association, county association dues, Texas Legislature, injunctive relief, attorney's fees, Chapter 556