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• First, on the award schedule for out of cycle updates, we're only presenting award language changes that
• We awarded 1.4 $1,419,172.
• The subcommittee approved the FYI 25 lease assistance awards and updated lease assistance awards to.
• It's an award language change.
• Uh, the award language is shown there. Do I need to, should I read the entire award language, sir?

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• So yeah, a lot of different performance funding models and higher.
• But it is a particular is a funding performance funding model that awards money in this case to the district
• And then they do an annual and final performance report.
• And they'll be talking about scholarships that we've awarded here shortly.
• from the National Retail Federation has the Rise Award.

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• financial penalties for non-performance... ...with financial penalties for non-performance to be refunded
• investment managers that perform better than others.
• making awards to 343 organizations with the 2025 funds, which is $80 million.
• making awards to 343 organizations with the 2025 funds, which is $80 million.
• What are you hearing from a federal award perspective, the ranges?

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• And active uh and future awards to MDA.
• We've made awards.
• We ended up with six awards in Minnesota, five through the university and an additional award through
• <00:51:59.359> in ended up with six um awards in ended up with six um awards in Minnesota,
• <00:52:03.839> through and and an additional um award through and and an additional um award

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• This award was based on an audit of the community college transfer process and was requested by prior
• My office has a total of 14 audit supervisors available for performance. audit work.
• So the contractor that was awarded the 61 contracts was the lowest responsible bidder.
• The purpose of this school is to attract high-performing RUSD students.
• The purpose of this school is to attract high-performing RUSD students.

Summary: The committee heard several audit requests and related testimony. The first major item was an audit of Coachella Valley Unified School District’s contract and fiscal management. The author and supporters described long-standing fiscal mismanagement, large budget shortfalls, layoffs, contracting concerns, and questions about the district’s foundation and use of public funds. District representatives and the Riverside County Office of Education said the district is already under fiscal oversight, has a stabilization plan, and is working to reduce deficits and improve student outcomes. After extensive debate and public comment, the motion to approve the audit was put on call because the committee did not have the required votes from both houses at that moment. The committee then approved an audit of East Bay transit agencies in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. Senator Wahab argued the region’s many overlapping transit agencies create fragmentation, duplication, and inefficiency, especially amid a fiscal cliff and possible future tax increases. Transit agencies and labor representatives opposed the audit, saying the agencies already undergo multiple audits, serve distinct local needs, and are implementing regional coordination efforts. After testimony from agency leaders and public commenters, the committee voted to approve the audit. The next item was an audit of California Community Colleges’ unrestricted reserves. Senator Archuleta and supporting faculty representatives said reserves have grown substantially and may be diverting resources from student services, instruction, and workforce programs. They argued there is little oversight when reserves become too high. The Chancellor’s Office and Calbright College were invited to respond, and the audit objectives focused on reserve growth, reasons for high balances, oversight by the Chancellor’s Office, and effects on students and staff. The transcript cuts off during the Chancellor’s Office response, so the final committee action on this item is not shown.

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• We’ve already awarded the first round of grants.
• We want them to be ready to go pretty immediately once they receive an award.
• Boeing has moved in with 334 new jobs created since the award of that program.
• The REACH Act also called for implementing performance-based letter grades.
• Of note, over $250,000 were awarded to small businesses, and nearly half a million dollars were awarded

Summary: The committee met to receive a base budget overview for agencies under its jurisdiction, which include the Division of Emergency Management, Department of Commerce, Department of State, Department of Transportation, Department of Military Affairs, and Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. Staff explained the budget format and noted that the Legislature appropriated more than $20.2 billion to these agencies in the current fiscal year, a 66.7% increase over 10 years. The Department of Transportation then presented on the Moving Florida Forward initiative, describing it as a $7 billion effort to advance 20 major congestion-relief projects statewide. Secretary Jared Perdue said the department is ahead of schedule, with 14 of 20 projects expected to be underway by the end of the calendar year. He highlighted major projects including I-4 in Polk and Osceola counties, I-75 improvements, Southwest 10th Street in Broward County, Fruitville Road, Capital Circle in Tallahassee, and I-275, and discussed innovations such as aggregate supply grants, modified phase design-build, workforce hiring events, and voluntary acceleration. Senators asked about business impacts from construction, tourism-related transit funding, aggregate sourcing, and labor shortages; the secretary said FDOT works with local businesses and that additional revenue sources for transit would require legislative action. The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles reviewed motorist services, revenue collection, licensing, vehicle titling, specialty plates, insurance compliance, driver safety, and commercial driver licensing. Officials said the department collected about $2.9 billion in revenue in fiscal year 2023-24 and described modernization efforts, including electronic verification systems, Real ID compliance, mobile licensing units, and a planned digital driver license. Members asked about the driver license backlog in Miami-Dade and Broward, and the department said service delays were driven by growth and staffing constraints but should improve with $7.5 million in recent funding and the eventual transition of services to county tax collectors. Questions also addressed temporary paper licenses and birth certificate fraud prevention. The Department of Commerce presented on the Job Growth Grant Fund and Visit Florida. Commerce said the grant fund, created in 2017, has awarded $257 million to 70 projects in 37 counties since 2019, with demand exceeding supply about four to one. Officials emphasized that the program supports targeted industries and workforce and infrastructure projects, and they highlighted examples in CDL training, semiconductors, advanced manufacturing, and health care. Senators raised concerns about small businesses affected by transportation construction, and Commerce said it has an Office of Small Business Innovation and other tools, though the grant fund is limited by statute to targeted industries. Visit Florida then described its public-private tourism marketing role, saying the state’s $80 million appropriation is matched by private investment and that the latest EDR review found a $3.30 return in tax revenue for every state dollar spent. Visit Florida reported record visitation and tourism spending, along with hurricane recovery marketing and rural promotion efforts.

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• , requiring award recipients to be health professionals who currently maintain practice in New Mexico
• , requiring award recipients to be health professionals who currently maintain practice in New Mexico
• He has received the AP Scholar Award, the Manal School Math Award, and the Manal School AP in Government
• and Politics Award, the AP History Award.
• Government and Politics Award, the AP History Award, the First Dean's List Award, and he is one of 150

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• An award from either.
• grant is not awarded for all.
• <01:13:46.920> for funding summer awards for funding summer awards for students<01:13:49.719
• <01:28:43.119> and summer 2025 State Grant Awards and summer 2025 State Grant Awards and implementing
• Promise award as well.

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• The students performed in both English and Spanish.
• Performing in two languages requires confidence, discipline, teamwork, and courage.
• That's wonderful that you're able to attend that performance.
• So we're sharing the love between performing and visual arts.
• Grant awards are up to $5,000. A one-to-one cash match is required.

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• Chairman, members, House Bill 2386 stipulates that a school district may award performance-based pay
• Then there is the supermajority requirement: four out of five members to award that performance-based
• pay. ...of five members to award that performance-based pay, and I think it's important because it's
• very rare that performance-based pay doesn't get awarded.
• And I think if you're going to award performance pay, there should be broad support on the board... .

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• One of her awards that she received was the Service Above Self Award, which really speaks to her character
• mass communication profession scholarship sponsored by KARK Channel 4, and many other preliminary awards
• mass communication profession scholarship sponsored by KARK Channel 4, and many other preliminary awards
• across the world, across the United States of America, and across Arkansas, with its final performance
• They perform for the students at Helston Elementary or middle school in Springdale.

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• So it is a performance-based grant.
• Our 2025. award from FEMA was 29 million plus the 1 million.
• And our budget can only accommodate 4.6 million in awards. Dr.
• The multi-investigator research awards and other kinds of awards, we make the researchers across Texas
• Scott Miller: ...and the equipment to perform their duties.

Bills: HB4274, HB3076, HB4358, HB3312, HB3288, HB3885, HB3147, HB4299, HB4265, HB4266, HB3011, HB3143, HB3144, HB3881, HB3519, HB3522, HB3530, HB2976, HB4459, HB3142, HB4316, HB4338, HB4230, HB3985, HB3883, HB4335, HB3416, HB3417, HB3418, HB3619, HB3624, HB3463, HB4423, HB3342, HB3645, HB3647, HB3887, HB4430, HB4431, HB2964, HB3834, HB4193, HB4272, HB3277, HB3148, HB3651, HB3323, HB4287, HB4105, HB3304, HB3345

Keywords: HB4274, Oklahoma schools, interdistrict transfer, open transfer, school enrollment, military families, active duty, National Guard, Reserve orders, military installation, residency requirements, district of choice, public school transfer, student transfer, special education, IEP, Section 504, military housing, base housing, electronic enrollment

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• This is to award broadband infrastructure grants to internet service providers as part of the Arkansas
• This is to award broadband infrastructure grants to internet service providers as part of the Arkansas
• As they perform and build out, they get paid out proportionately for the grant.
• There are 15 companies out of the 21 that are presented on the award list.
• This is pay plan appropriation and performance fund requests.

Summary: The committee considered several appropriation and transfer requests, beginning with a $273,000 temporary appropriation for the Department of Labor and Licensing to cover administrative costs for its enterprise licensing platform, funded by license and application fees. It then reviewed two large Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act requests: $280 million for the Department of Transportation for the final quarter of the fiscal year, and $195 million for the State Broadband Office to support the Arkansas BEAD broadband grant program, including an extra help position and grants to internet service providers. The broadband item drew extensive questions about awardees, contract amendments, accountability, build-out timelines, backup plans if providers default, the definition of broadband serviceable locations, and the cost per location. The State Broadband Director said no providers had requested amendments, the program would use milestone-based disbursements and a four-year build-out period, and the first tranche would serve 51,566 homes and businesses with $126.1 million in grants. Both Section B and Section C items were approved. In Section D, the committee approved a $458,000 transfer within the Department of Correction from the female work release program to the Tucker Unit water treatment plant, a $25 million transfer within the Department of Education to cover declining enrollment, teacher incentive, school recognition, and Easter Seals funding, and a $229,000 transfer for the Department of Shared Administrative Services to support two project management office positions. The education transfer prompted questions about how declining enrollment funding is calculated, how many districts receive it, and how long districts can continue to receive it; agency staff said 152 districts were on the preliminary list and the formula is based on the prior two-year average ADM compared with the previous year. The committee also gave favorable advice on a proposed $4.7 million loan for the Office of State Technology to implement ServiceNow and related IT modernization tools; agency officials said the loan would be repaid through cost recovery rates over five years and would replace an existing loan that is ending, with expected savings from consolidating applications but no precise savings estimate yet. The committee then reviewed cash fund and federal grant requests, including $200,000 for wage and hour claimant payments, $15 million for unclaimed property claims, $8,000 for a heritage program grant, and $1.1 million for a College and Career Coaches grant to expand services in rural districts. It also reviewed pay plan and budget manual items without objection. The most extensive report discussion focused on the Medicaid trust fund, where DHS and DFA officials said the balance has been declining and that the state may need to add capital back into the fund. Senators and representatives asked about the current balance, the projected year-end level, the role of the $100 million set-aside, the impact of outstanding Medicaid rules from the prior session, and whether future federal funding could help reduce long-term Medicaid costs. Officials said they are still working through more than 10 outstanding rules with CMS and do not yet have a final price tag for those changes. The meeting ended after the reports were reviewed and the committee adjourned.

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• when they get a final award.
• when they get a final award.
• when they get a final award.
• grant award.
• that average award was $5,300 last year. that average award was $5,300 last year.

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• But I will say CTE never is awarded to one entity.
• Last I heard, they were very close to awarding.
• We look at the type of programming when we award. We look at specific age groups.
• The analysts are in agreement on performance measures.
• right now, with awards starting to move forward in March.

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• IT WAS ARDUOUS AND IT WAS AWARDED IN 2015 BUT IT HAS BEEN EXTRAORDINARILY IMPORTANT TO US IN TERMS OF
• SUCH A PLEASURE TO BE HERE WITH YOU TODAY TO HIGHLIGHT THE HIGH-PERFORMANCE MATERIALS INSTITUTE.
• CENTER OF EXCELLENCE PROGRAM WHERE IT WAS AWARDED A ONE TIME INVESTMENT OF $4 MILLION TO STAND UP WHAT
• THE MARKET FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE MATERIALS IN 2024 WAS OVER $69 BILLION AND IT'S CONTINUING TO GROW BUT
• STUDENTS READING PERFORMANCE. SO JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF A TASTE OF WHERE WE ARE GOING.

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• And so that's and future awards to MDA.
• concern was for um HPAI or active awards concern was for um HPAI or active awards within<00:04:26.080
• <00:26:46.000> again performance measures for RFA. again performance measures for RFA. again
• We've made awards.
• were able to do some awards to new groups that got awards.

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Summary: The Minnesota Department of Agriculture presented an overview of its budget, staffing, and major program areas, including protection services, marketing, and administration. Commissioners also highlighted concerns about federal funding uncertainty after a January letter suspending active and future USDA awards to the department. They said the issue affected about 13% of the agency’s budget, created confusion for farmers, and briefly disrupted poultry lab testing and HPAI-related work, though they later received assurances from USDA leadership that existing programs would continue processing. The department also described its anti-fraud efforts, including internal controls, a compliance coordinator, a grants administrator, review committees, site visits, and participation in the state’s Inspector General Coordinating Council. The committee then discussed several agriculture support programs. For dairy margin coverage, the department said Minnesota’s sign-up is open and supported a bill to extend assistance to farmers who began operations in 2023-2025 and were not covered under the earlier production-based formula. The renamed Farm to Food Security program, formerly LFPA, was described as a state-created local food purchasing effort funded at $700,000 per year. The down payment assistance grant for first-time farm buyers was also reviewed; the department said it has supported 112 farmers so far, with additional awards pending, but noted timing problems when purchase agreements fall through. Members asked whether priority should be given to applicants with signed purchase agreements, and the department said that was under consideration. The grain indemnity account update focused on the Hansen-Mueller facility failure and related claims. The department said the account holds about $10.7 million, has received 19 claims totaling $1.1 million, and that $842,000 of those claims were tied specifically to Minnesota transactions. It explained the difference by noting that some claims involved Minnesota farmers selling in North Dakota and Wisconsin, and that the indemnity account covers grains sold in Minnesota. The committee also heard updates on elk and wolf depredation payments, with the department projecting shortfalls in both funds and noting that payments are being delayed into later months. The agriculture response fund balance was said to be about $2.5 million. Finally, the Rural Finance Authority and the East Grand Forks potato facility were discussed. The RFA reported strong demand for low-interest loans, about $26 million remaining from the prior $50 million authorization, and a new $50 million bonding request in the governor’s proposal to avoid a funding gap. The department said the program has issued 3,951 loans totaling about $390.3 million with very low defaults. It also requested $1.38 million in bonding for building improvements at the East Grand Forks potato facility, which it said is the department’s only owned building and supports a significant potato industry. In response to a question from Rep. Bang, the commissioner said recent ICE activity had affected farms, processing plants, immigrant workers, and some rural food businesses, and that the department had relayed those concerns to the governor’s office and congressional delegation.

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• Commission, the Board of Barbering and Cosmetology, and the review of the Sports and Tourism Authority's performance
• the Board of Barbering and Cosmetology, and for the review of the Sports and Tourism Authority's performance
• Today I'll present key information from our September 2021 report that included the performance audit
• we identified a fantasy sports contest operator that reported paying out more than $13 million in awards
• This will be my sixth performance audit.

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• Those programs that have been awarded increase in that capacity by nearly 300%.
• Those programs that have been awarded increase in that capacity by nearly 300%.
• Now, since the inception of this particular program, we've been able to award over $105 million to 124
• So we've looked at over 350 proposals, awarded them, benefiting over 20,000 participants.
• Finally, I want to take a look briefly and just share with you about our performance incentive funds

Summary: The Higher Education Appropriations Committee met for its first session of the year, took roll, welcomed new member Senator Bracey Davis, and had members briefly describe their backgrounds and interest in higher education. Chair Harrell framed the committee’s focus on maintaining Florida’s top national ranking in higher education and workforce development, with an emphasis on funding decisions tied to student success, workforce needs, and the state college system. Senior Chancellor Kevin O’Farrell presented the Department of Education’s workforce and Florida College System budget requests and data. He described requested increases for adult education, Florida College System program funding, workforce development, and several grant programs, including workforce capitalization, apprenticeship/teacher apprenticeship, Open Door, and CAPE industry certifications. He highlighted record enrollment and completion growth across Florida’s colleges and technical centers, major gains in career dual enrollment, and expansion in programs such as nursing, AI, cybersecurity, welding, HVAC, and manufacturing. Members asked about labor-market demand, the impact of artificial intelligence on future job training, teacher apprenticeship details, mission creep and duplication in CTE programs, student placement and wages after graduation, and articulation between technical college clock hours and college credit. South Florida State College President Fred Hawkins testified about challenges facing a rural college, including low local college-going rates, long travel distances, limited faculty recruitment due to salaries, and the need for more operational funding to expand capacity. He cited strong job placement and licensure outcomes in nursing, dental hygiene, EMT/paramedic, and radiography, and said the college is exploring AI tools to improve student services and reduce staffing pressure. Pinellas Technical College Executive Director Mark Hunter described strong dual enrollment, high job placement, employer partnerships, and a reported 400% return on investment, while also warning that many programs have waiting lists because of staffing and equipment constraints. He explained how technical college coursework is aligned with state college credit through content-based articulation agreements. The committee then opened the floor for public comment, but no additional business was taken up, and the meeting adjourned.