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• Today we bring a bill to ensure that that 2022 investment is used more effectively and efficiently by
• <00:01:43.479> by<00:01:43.640> our effectively and efficiently by our effectively
• and efficiently by our leading<00:01:44.119> experts<00:01:44.520> to<00:01:44.719>
• Um, I will say I think the intent here was, you know, we like to be efficient at the legislature, and
• He said he is happy to report back to the committee when that is finished.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• That money is every year for efficiency.
• ,<00:14:51.839> and with their energy use, efficiency, and with their energy use, efficiency
• Well, only to make a report once a year.
• will report the A1 amendment. will report the A1 amendment.
• <01:54:59.360> infrastructure report card, our state's infrastructure report card, our state's

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It roughly tripled our floor space that we had available, so we've become much more efficient.
• So the State of Rural is a report we produce annually, and that we are happy to share with you today.
• So the State of Rural is a report we produce annually, and that we are happy to share with you today.
• And then Children's Mental Health—this is the most recent report that we did, came out last fall.
• This is a chart looking at reports of self-harm among children in adolescence.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• we can't find any more efficiencies.
• > more<03:37:54.479> efficiencies.
• But can't find any more efficiencies.
• The clerk will report the motion. Mrs.
• <05:06:16.480> Senate report the title of the bill. Senate report the title of the bill.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, June 12, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• It's something that you record and report. It's on your income statement.
• It's on your that you record and report. It's on your income<00:11:41.680> statement.
• , and my good friend from NPA report, and my good friend from NPA asked<00:16:55.040> these<00
• It's more efficient. It opens up the door to that.
• It's more efficient. It opens up idea. It's more efficient.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Chair, I do want to state we did issue a report on the program.
• In essence, the Deloitte report is flawed.
• and implement new efficiencies for local election administrators.
• the state, so that we are again being more efficient in what we do.
• My sense is that It would end up at RLD in a database that is reported as part of the normal reporting

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• It was reported last year BCA data showed that in 2017 there were 419 assaults on officers on the job
• The next priority for our association is the name change report required.
• association is the name Change Report association is the name Change Report required<01:17:31.120
• And if a suspect is leaving, it can report right to dispatch. It's watched.
• if a suspect is leaving it can report if a suspect is leaving it can report right<01:43:22.199><

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The Public Safety Committee held its first meeting of the session, opened with a quorum present, and reviewed basic decorum expectations and committee procedures. Members and staff introduced themselves and described their districts and backgrounds. The chair said the committee would focus on protecting victims and preventing crime, and that the first presenters would be law enforcement groups as subject-matter experts. The Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association testified first, warning of serious recruitment, retention, and retirement pressures in law enforcement. The group cited survey data showing most members would not recommend the profession to family, rising assaults on officers, a shortage of roughly 1,000 officers statewide, and more than 2,000 officers nearing retirement eligibility. They also urged continued funding for POST Board training reimbursements and described broader concerns about anti-police rhetoric and public policy. The presentation was interrupted by a disruptive outburst in the room, after which the committee returned to order. The Minnesota Sheriffs Association then outlined its 2025 priorities: expanding mental health treatment beds and revisiting the 48-hour law, making the Fandino-Castile training fund permanent, updating drone/UAV statutes for missing-person searches, training, and evidence preservation, requiring permit-to-carry holders to report name changes, expanding BCA authority for sexual assault investigations on state-owned military facilities, replacing aging public safety radios in the ARMER system, and strengthening employer background-check response requirements. Members asked questions about mental health capacity, UAV uses, and officer assaults; witnesses said the state needs more beds, staff, and support for both short-term crisis stabilization and longer-term treatment. The Minnesota Police Chiefs Association closed by echoing concerns about recruitment and retention, supporting the $6 million POST training reimbursement fund, and calling for tougher penalties for fleeing police, auto theft, and violent crime. No votes or formal actions were taken."}】【。assistant to=final 天天中彩票大奖json 天天中彩票追号json ఇలా to=final 彩神争霸快三 to=final 手机天天彩票 ்ந்து result 彩票平台招商 ્યો क्ता ંડ {

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• Brock Reed, and I am the Controlled Substance Reporting Section director at the Board of Pharmacy.
• This proposal would allow the board to continue facilitating the integration of Minnesota PMP reports
• Senator Report, thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you, Commissioner.
• Senator Report, thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you, Commissioner.
• Madam Chair, thank you, Senator Report. So again, part of public health response is funding.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Health and Human Services Committee met on January 28, 2025, to review Governor’s budget proposals for several health-related licensing boards. The chair said no formal action would be taken and noted that final budget language was not yet available. The committee began with an overview from Bridget Anderson of the health-related licensing boards, who explained that the boards are fee-funded, operate as independent executive agencies, and handle licensing, complaints, rulemaking, and disciplinary matters. She also noted that the Board of Dentistry’s budget includes the Administrative Services Unit and criminal background check program, which can make the budget graphs appear larger than the dentistry board’s own operations. The Board of Dentistry requested funding for a new administrative staff position, estimating about $100,000 in salary, insurance, and fringe costs, to replace support lost when an administrative position was reclassified. Anderson said the board handled more than 300 complaints last year, with cases becoming more complex, especially involving surgical and implant procedures and imaging. Members asked about dental Medicaid access, but Anderson said that issue would be better directed to DHS’s Medicaid oral health division. The Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy requested a full-time position due to rapid growth in the number of regulated professionals, from about 4,000 in 2014 to nearly 10,000 now, and also sought authority to set a fee for out-of-state applicants under the Counseling Compact, with a cap of up to $100 though the board expects to charge much less. The Board of Podiatric Medicine asked to raise its fee ceiling, saying fees had not been increased since 1999 and that the board now faces a structural deficit of about $40,000 per year and declining reserves. Several senators expressed concern about “not-to-exceed” fee authority, calling it too open-ended and suggesting the legislature should scrutinize specific fee needs rather than approve broad ceilings. Similar concerns were raised during the Board of Chiropractic Examiners presentation, where the board sought $100,000 in additional spending authority and a fee increase after 32 years without an adjustment; members questioned the proposed ceiling approach and asked for more historical information before deciding. The Board of Dietetics and Nutrition Practice also discussed fee-setting authority, with the executive director explaining that the board had previously lowered fees without clear authority and later faced audit questions; she requested funding for a vacant administrative position, saying applications and revenues have increased sharply and no fee increase would be needed. The final presentation began with the Board of Pharmacy, which said it serves more than 26,000 licensees and oversees the Prescription Monitoring Program and opioid product registration. The board requested an extension of previously appropriated general fund dollars through fiscal year 2027 to continue paying legal costs tied to the insulin safety net lawsuit, emphasizing that this was not a new funding request but an extension of existing authority. No votes or formal actions were taken during the meeting.

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• bill would reduce crime reporting as research has shown with other bills like it before.
• They also won't report crimes they see due to fear of getting detained.
• Why risk fewer crimes being reported and fewer members cooperating with law enforcement?
• To report for violence, to show up for our neighbors.
• Texas Public Radio reported last year that parts of the Gulf Coast could be underwater by 2050.

Bills: HB1320, HB2012, HB2293, HB2655, HB3174, HB4108, HB4661, HB4799, HB5534, HB5580

Keywords: transportation, infrastructure, funding, state budget, public safety, child welfare, county boards, membership, local governance, public welfare, government service, social services, Texas Family Code, regulation, vendors, solicitors, roadside sales, county authority, Sweeny Hospital District, board of directors

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• with that data we are supposed to report with that data we are supposed to report to<04:25:49.239
• a year: a beginning-of-the-year report in October, which is one of those reconciliation reports, like
• a year: a beginning-of-the-year report in October, which is one of those reconciliation reports, like
• like I talked about an endof reports like I talked about an endof thee<04:32:03.279> report<04
• four aois which are enrollment reports four aois which are enrollment reports we<04:54:09.080>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Finance Division 2 work session first took up HB 506, a bill dealing with the return of seized firearms. Members discussed how the measure would shift background-check processing for firearm returns through the Department of Safety, while the physical firearms would still remain with local police unless State Police had taken custody. The department said the bill would change which cases come to it, and members clarified that the bill concerns the background-check decision rather than possession of the firearms. The committee then voted OTP on HB 506 FN by a 7-0 roll call. The committee next discussed HB 671, establishing a kindergarten literacy readiness program. Department of Education staff explained that the bill grew out of a COVID-era Waterford contract that provided home-based early literacy support for families using federal relief funds, at a cost of about $600,000 per year, but that the program ended when those funds expired. Members raised concerns that the bill’s $1 appropriation was not realistic, that the prior program lacked sufficient outcome data, and that the references to ESSA tier-one benchmarks were unclear. The department said it was conducting a broader literacy needs assessment and updating the state literacy plan, including data from the zero-to-five range, K-5, and dyslexia-related work. Waterford representatives described the program as an early-literacy, pre-K readiness service for children ages zero to five, originally designed to work in homes with computers and internet provided where needed, and later expanded in some settings such as daycares and pre-K classrooms. They said the program used assessments at the beginning and end, had served hundreds of children, and was intended to support family engagement and kindergarten readiness. Despite that testimony, members remained concerned about funding and the lack of clear results, and one member moved to retain the bill for more information. The discussion ended with the bill retained rather than advanced.

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• Then we'll discuss what we want to ask for change, and then the committee will put together a report
• Overall, we believe this is a valuable bill that would promote efficient election administration and
• will get a bill out of this committee that will allow elections to be done more fairly and more efficiently
• as... ...a bill out of this committee that will allow elections to be done more fairly and more efficiently
• I don't know that it's efficient, but it's the way we do it.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Our LEAs report back to us those fundable industry certifications that are received, and then they are
• but in closing I have sat in your seats and I know with state budget cuts we're all looking for efficiencies
• I would love eyes to look at us and see if they can find efficiencies.
• tell you, I think we are bare bones and I really think that they would struggle to find any more efficiencies
• ." "...to absorb and try to use it where we can to be more efficient.

Summary: The Higher Education Appropriations Committee met for its first meeting of the session and heard presentations focused on workforce education in the Florida College System and district technical colleges. Members introduced themselves and discussed their personal connections to higher education, then heard from Department of Education senior chancellor Kevin O’Farrell, South Florida State College president Fred Hawkins, and Pinellas Technical College representative Mark Hunt. O’Farrell outlined the department’s budget request, including increases for adult education, Florida College System program funds, workforce development capitalization grants, apprenticeship and teacher apprenticeship programs, Open Door scholarships, and CAPE industry certification funding. He emphasized record growth in enrollments, completions, dual enrollment, and program offerings, and described grant-funded expansion in fields such as health sciences, manufacturing, logistics, aerospace, and AI-related programs. Committee members raised concerns about whether current programs match actual labor-market demand, how artificial intelligence may reduce future human labor needs in some fields, and how the state should avoid unwarranted duplication of programs. O’Farrell said the department uses economic forecasts, employer demand data, and a CTE audit process to review programs and phase out those that do not meet performance thresholds. Members also asked for more detail on the teacher apprenticeship model, the transition from technical college clock hours to college credit, job placement and salary outcomes, and the LPN-to-RN pathway. O’Farrell said he would provide additional information later. Hawkins described South Florida State College’s rural service area, low college-going rates, and difficulty recruiting and retaining faculty and staff because salaries lag behind local market alternatives and nearby school district pay. He said the college has had to turn away students in high-demand programs due to staffing and operational limits, while also noting strong outcomes in nursing, dental hygiene, EMT/paramedic, and radiography. Hunt said Pinellas Technical College serves about 5,000 students annually, including many dual-enrolled high school students, and reported a placement rate above 90% and strong local economic returns. He said many programs have waiting lists and that additional operational funding is needed to meet demand, maintain equipment, and keep pace with salary and cost increases. The meeting ended after public comment was opened and no further business was brought before the committee, and the committee adjourned.

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• and therefore obviously reduce efficient and therefore obviously reduce their<00:10:03.000> risk<
• is unaffordable for half of all renters, according to the Minnesota Housing Partnership’s latest report
• > the Minnesota housing partnership's the Minnesota housing partnership's latest<00:14:34.639> report
• > are<00:14:36.199> also<00:14:36.440> more<00:14:36.759> cost latest report
• renters are also more cost latest report renters are also more cost burdened<00:14:37.600> now

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• health care agency with the directive of reviewing their budget, identifying opportunities for efficiencies
• The agency reported to us that there were only 115 vacant positions that totaled just under $4.1 million
• I do believe that the managing entities should report to this committee their actions in responding to
• And this report must be posted to the DCF website no later than 15 days after submission.
• Great report. Very passionate. Are there any questions? Oh, Representative Trabulsy.

Summary: The Health Care Budget Subcommittee met to review agency budgets, vacant positions, and possible efficiencies across several health and human services agencies. Members were asked to identify savings and potential areas for increased funding, and the discussion repeatedly focused on whether long-vacant FTEs, reversion of funds, and staffing shortages reflect true operational needs or broader budgeting and recruitment problems. The chair and members emphasized that the exercise was intended to help the committee make more informed budget decisions and to identify structural issues that may require legislative action. For the Agency for Persons with Disabilities, members highlighted a large waiting list, including individuals in crisis and children, and discussed whether vacant positions and unspent funds could be redirected to services. Several members raised concerns about delays in crisis applications, the use of paper applications, and whether the issue is staffing, process, or both. For the Department of Children and Families, the presenters discussed vacant positions, the use of staff augmentation in state hospitals, support for expanding behavioral qualified residential treatment program beds, and concerns raised by audits of the managing entities, which showed procurement and financial management problems. They recommended continued oversight, reporting requirements on Medicaid enrollees receiving mental health services through managing entities, and support for the governor’s proposed funding items. Other agencies reviewed included Elder Affairs, where members questioned the need for multiple divisions, CARES assessments, and supervisory overhead; the Department of Health, where vacancies, turnover, pay gaps, and units of rate were discussed as barriers to recruitment and retention; and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, where the presenters said vacancies were tied to new nursing homes and recommended shifting a major priority into general revenue rather than trust funds. Throughout the meeting, members generally agreed that the vacancy review was eye-opening and suggested deeper, possibly separate, reviews of agency staffing, pay parity, and fund reversion practices. No formal votes were taken during the transcript.

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• I believe that the The statute was laid out last time, but it was just the wrong one was reported. 514
• Whereby Senate Bill 1536 was reported favorably to the full Senate that was during our March 20th hearing
• Senator Johnson moves that the Senate 1536 as substituted be reported favorably to the full Senate with
• Yes, I there being three ayes and no nays the bill be reported favorably a senator Johnson moves that
• And it sounds more efficient, it's absolutely more more efficient need a separate committee for it, this

Bills: SB387, SB1650, SB1838, SB1839, SB1923, SB1940, SB2052

Keywords: judicial bond, guardianship, probate law, county judge, statutory county court, attorney general, criminal prosecution, public order, law enforcement, jurisdiction, attorney ad litem, parent-child relationship, compensation, legal representation, government entity, probate, court proceedings, record delivery, wills, legal documentation

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• that any other we're glad to report that any other funds<00:14:49.160> remaining<00:14:49.720
• Wastewater is underground, out of sight, on a fee basis, and is one of the most efficient systems in
• Wastewater is underground, out of sight, on a fee basis, and is one of the most efficient systems in
• <00:46:54.640> systems is uh one of the most efficient systems is uh one of the most efficient
• <01:32:47.480> and Center to make them more efficient and Center to make them more efficient

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It's effective and efficient, and for every $5 million that the state invests, $1 million in economic
• It's effective and efficient, and for every $5 million that the state invests, $1 million in economic
• <00:10:45.519> and efficient and efficient and impactful<00:10:47.320> uh<00:10:47.440>
• This is an efficient program that leverages private funds and has proven results over the years.
• This is an efficient program that leverages private funds and has proven results over the years.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Reports of standing committees: Without objection, the reports of standing committees, as read, will
• Shall the Committee of the Whole rise and report? All those in favor say aye.
• The clerk will read the report.” “Mr.
• Majority Leader, rise and report. Yes, Mr.
• Clerk will read the report. Mr.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, guest introductions, and a proclamation honoring the future USS Arizona, SSN-803, and the USS Arizona Legacy Foundation. Members also announced committee assignments and several bills were read for first and second reading. The chamber then moved into Committee of the Whole to consider HB 4034, HB 2444, HB 2992, and HB 4027, with amendments adopted on each measure. HB 4034 drew comments about career and technical education funding and district disputes; HB 2992 prompted debate over a pilot sexual abuse prevention program, with supporters calling it a resource for students and opponents criticizing it as an opt-out pilot and a burden on classrooms; HB 4027 generated discussion about a highway naming amendment involving Charlie Kirk and Ed Pastor. All three bills were reported out as amended and sent to engrossing and third reading. On third reading, the House passed HB 293, HB 2502, HB 2750, HB 2999, and H.C.M. 2009. HB 293 dealt with school curricula and passed 31-22. HB 2502 related to the Arizona State Retirement System and passed 37-16. HB 2750, concerning mining and legislative department provisions, passed 44-9. HB 2999, creating special taxing districts tied to housing development, drew supportive remarks about affordability and private financing and passed 32-21. H.C.M. 2009 urged federal action to streamline access to minerals on federal land withdrawals and passed 31-22. HB 2229, relating to maternal services and funding for pregnancy resource centers, failed initially by a 26-27 vote after extended debate over abortion-related implications and taxpayer funding. Members then moved to reconsider that failure, and the motion to reconsider passed 27-21, placing the bill back on the calendar. The House also heard a proclamation for March as Sleep Apnea Awareness Month and a Women’s History Month reflection on Mexican-American and Mexican-Irish heritage. The chamber adjourned until 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday, March 18, 2026.

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• On many occasions, reports of animal abuse go uninvestigated or unprosecuted.
• On many occasions, reports of animal abuse go uninvestigated or unprosecuted.
• <00:32:20.080> service<00:32:20.320> to safe, reliable, efficient service to safe,
• So if they’re given an automatic adjustment clause, it removes the incentive to be more efficient in
• So if they’re given an automatic adjustment clause, it removes the incentive to be more efficient in

Bills: SB3275, SB3105

Keywords: cannabis, low-dose, personal use, cultivation, cannabis accessories, Hawaii cannabis law, medical cannabis, physician assistant, licensure compact, medical services, interstate practice, healthcare portability, military families, licensing authority, 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection reconsidered two condominium bills and adopted recommendations to pass both with amendments. For SB 2433, members approved amendments clarifying that condominium unit owners’ interests are to be recognized and protected in educational and related programs by the Real Estate Commission and DCCA, while making technical changes and changing the effective date. For SB 2838, the committee replaced the bill’s broader substantive language with a narrower requirement that associations provide electronic copies of specified documents, including master leases, reserve studies, audited financial statements, contracts, leases, and other agreements, along with technical changes and an amended effective date. Both measures were adopted unanimously by the members present, with Senator McKelvey excused. The committee then heard SB 2710 on animal issues, which would define and regulate dog breeders, set care standards, create county licensing authority, require records, and establish an animal abuser registry and related penalties. Testimony was mixed: the Public Defender and the American Kennel Club opposed the bill, arguing for stronger enforcement of existing laws rather than harsher penalties and warning that the bill would burden responsible breeders; the Hawaiian Humane Society supported the bill’s breeder regulation and registry provisions but urged removal of the hoarding section; and the committee noted 26 written testimonies in support, 14 in opposition, and four comments. In decision-making, the committee passed SB 2710 with amendments that blanked the license fee, deleted the animal abuser registry and shelter/pet store/breeder compliance checks, struck the hoarding provisions and proposed criminal penalty changes, and made technical changes with a deferred effective date. The committee also heard SB 2209 on rental discrimination, which would allow attorney’s fees to a prevailing party in source-of-income discrimination cases, and SB 2884, which would create a nonrefundable income tax credit for wind-resistant retrofits or hurricane shelters. The Hawaii Civil Rights Commission supported SB 2209, and the committee later passed it with a deferred effective date. SB 2884 drew support from DCCA’s Insurance Division, the Department of Taxation, HEMA, the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, and a public witness who urged hurricane preparedness; it was passed with the Department of Taxation’s proposed amendments and a deferred effective date. Finally, the committee heard SB 2922 on cooperative associations, which would create a general cooperative associations framework. DCCA offered comments, while the Hawaii Co-op Hui, Purple Maya Foundation, Enliven Cooperative, and Hawaii Farmers Union supported the measure and argued that current law is too limited for worker, producer, and multi-stakeholder co-ops. After discussion about using the existing chapter 421C structure rather than creating a new regulatory scheme, the committee passed SB 2922 with amendments adopting changes proposed in testimony from the Hawaii Farmers Union and deferred the effective date.

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• In the conversation last time we met, we talked about the waiver list management assessment report, and
• <00:03:50.959> and<00:03:51.120> in<00:03:51.239> that management assessment report
• and in that management assessment report and in that there's<00:03:52.040> recommendations<00
• to be a bit more efficient to be a bit more efficient than than than your<01:21:41.240> state
• . reports. reports.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board met on September 24, 2025, approved the minutes from the September 9 meeting, and then continued its discussion of Medicaid waivers with Leslie Hoffman and Carmen Hancock from the Department for Medicaid Services. Members asked for updates on the 2024 waiver waitlist management assessment recommendations, including aligning waiver policies, standardizing applications and waitlist placement, and modernizing data systems. DMS said that work is being done jointly with Aging and Independent Living and Behavioral Health/Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities through task forces, that ARPA spending delayed action, and that implementation timelines extend through March 2027. The board also reviewed per-member waiver cost averages for fiscal years 2023 through 2025 for ABI, ABI long-term care, HCBS, Model II, Michelle P, and SCL. DMS emphasized these figures were benefit-only averages based on paid claims, not full waiver costs, and explained that true budget neutrality is calculated on an aggregate basis against institutional care comparisons approved by CMS. DMS said all six waivers remain in compliance with budget neutrality and that the most recent 18-month lag review for FY 2022 and FY 2023 found costs at or below institutional care. Members also asked about unused waiver slots; DMS said slots generally cannot be reallocated mid-year if they have been used, except in cases such as death or reserved capacity, because CMS treats participants as unduplicated for the waiver year. A major portion of the meeting focused on the new child waiver created under House Bill 6. Legislators questioned whether the waiver’s design, including the exclusion of participant-directed services and the emphasis on high-acuity children with behavioral health, DCBS, or juvenile justice involvement, matched the bill’s intent to keep children at home. DMS said it used the $14.7 million appropriated for FY 2026 to develop the program, that there is no priority list, and that the waiver is intended to serve the highest-acuity children while also addressing residential needs for those sleeping in offices or placed out of state. Members also raised concerns about the rapid growth of the HCBS waiting list and asked for more detail on age and timing patterns, which DMS said it would provide later. Finally, DMS gave average processing times from application to eligibility determination and from approval to service start, and said the overall average from application to services beginning was about 80 days, while members requested follow-up information on the Carewise assessment contract and related costs.