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• <01:03:20.960> money And so, if we were to allocate money And so, if we were to allocate money
• And of our 2025 allocation, we are moving into design on those right now.
• And of our 2025 allocation, we are moving into design on those right now.
• So how do you allocate that?
• h how do you allocate that? h how do you allocate that?

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee first approved the March 5 minutes, then heard a presentation from Balig Engineering on cost drivers for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure in small Minnesota communities. The testifier said most Minnesota communities are small, and that limited local staff, complex funding requirements, and the need to combine multiple funding sources make projects expensive and labor-intensive. He cited examples of aging infrastructure, including a Tracy street collapse and failing water mains, and said federal funding can help but often requires extensive reports that can cost tens of thousands of dollars and hundreds of staff hours. He also pointed to inflation, supply-chain disruptions, colder climate requirements, higher material and labor costs, limited competition among contractors and suppliers, and newer treatment requirements such as PFAS removal and cybersecurity controls as major cost drivers. Members asked whether reduced bonding or less frequent state funding would lower prices, whether annual bonding bills provide market certainty, how regionalization could be encouraged, and whether tightening specifications adds costs. The testifier said stopping work would likely drive contractors out of the market and reduce competition, which could raise prices later, and that consistent funding helps keep contractors in Minnesota. He said regional water systems such as Red Rock Rural Water and Lincoln Pipestone Rural Water are already helping lower costs and that legislators could encourage more regionalization through incentives. He also said some specifications and federal requirements, especially around treatment plant controls and cybersecurity, increase costs, though some standards like deeper water-main burial are necessary. The committee then moved on to the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs, where John Kelly began presenting the governor’s 2026 capital budget recommendations and described the department’s mission, statewide network of veterans homes and cemeteries, and service to nearly 300,000 veterans and dependents.

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• Senate Bill. 1611 by Colcourts relating to fees assessed by the Lost Pines Groundwater Conservation District

Bills: SJR60, SJR62, SJR65, SJR66, SJR67, SJR68, SCR27, SCR28, SCR29, SB1576, SB1577, SB1578, SB1579, SB1580, SB1581, SB1582, SB1583, SB1584, SB1585, SB1586, SB1587, SB1588, SB1589, SB1590, SB1591, SB1592, SB1593, SB1594, SB1595, SB1596, SB1597, SB1598, SB1599, SB1600, SB1601, SB1602, SB1603, SB1604, SB1605, SB1606, SB1607, SB1608, SB1609, SB1610, SB1611, SB1612, SB1613, SB1614, SB1615, SB1616, SB1618, SB1619, SB1620, SB1622, SB1623, SB1624, SB1625, SJR60, SJR62, SJR65, SJR66, SJR67, SJR68, SCR27, SCR28, SCR29, SB1576, SB1577, SB1578, SB1579, SB1580, SB1581, SB1582, SB1583, SB1584, SB1585, SB1586, SB1587, SB1588, SB1589, SB1590, SB1591, SB1592, SB1593, SB1594, SB1595, SB1596, SB1597, SB1598, SB1599, SB1600, SB1601, SB1602, SB1603, SB1604, SB1605, SB1606, SB1607, SB1608, SB1609, SB1610, SB1611, SB1612, SB1613, SB1614, SB1615, SB1616, SB1618, SB1619, SB1620, SB1622, SB1623, SB1624, SB1625

Keywords: SJR 60, Texas constitutional amendment, property tax exemption, ad valorem taxation, rainwater harvesting, graywater system, water conservation, water reuse, residential tax incentive, local government finance, county commissioners court, appraisal value, environmental incentive, November 2025 ballot, Article VIII, tax relief, healthcare workforce, education funding, higher education, economic growth

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• one year, which seems quite frankly outrageous, within the one-year time frame that you have been allocated
• ...which seems, quite frankly, outrageous, within the one-year time frame that you have been allocated
• Not only have these ongoing litigations cost the state millions in legal fees, but they also make it

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We regained access to the 18 million dollars that had been allocated to us, as well as a billion for
• I'm also going to add that there was another layer where these funds were already allocated.
• these funds will go to XYZ states, or this is how you're going to determine how each state gets an allocation
• In some of these funding cases, we had those types of allocations that nevertheless the agency said,
• authority to decide whether or not money should be released to us that has already been approved and allocated

Bills: HR286, HR287, HR288, HR289, HR290, HR291, HR292, HR293, HR294, HCR114, HR275, HR276, HR277, HR278, HR279, HR280, HR282, HR283, HR284, HR285, HCR112, HCR113, SCR62, SCR64, SB132, SB135, SB405, HR179, HR216, HR223, HR225, HR274, HCR89, SB39, SB99, SB111, SB112, SB124, SB134, SB174, SB189, SB190, SB201, SB233, SB236, SB258, SB270, SB273, SB288, SB307, SB313, SB320, SB321, SB325, SB326, SB331, SB339, SB341, SB345, SB346, SB347, SB353, SB357, SB359, SB387, SB393, SB401, SB415, SB419, SB422, SB426, SB435, SB437, SB440, SB451, SB464, SB470, SB487, SB488, SB495, SB504, SB505, SB518, SB523, SB228, SB408, HR168, HR174, HR194, HCR54, HCR74, HCR79, HCR87, HCR94, HCR95, HCR97, HCR98, HCR102, HCR104, SCR23, SCR38, HCR26, HB250, HB265, HB339, HB427, HB445, HB463, HB468, HB606, HB639, HB649, HB665, HB746, HB781, HB853, HB861, HB872, HB886, HB916, HB937, HB1054, HB1068, HB1117, HB1237, HB75, HB705, SB34, SB164, SB172, SB198, SB208, SB232, SB281, SB286, SB317, SB322, SB334, SB380, SB385, SB409, SB417, SB421, SB430, SB439, SB447, SB458, SB510, SB54, SB56, SB72, SB79, SB97, SB105, SB123, SB125, SB129, SB163, SB171, SB252, SB287, SB375, SB386, SB461, SB466, HR84, SCR3, HB582, HB625, HB646, HB998, HB1191, HB1255, SB81, SB100, SB109, SB197, SB374, SB479, SB78, HB901, HR20, HR74, HCR65, HCR71, HB284, HB302, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB603, HB605, HB614, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1240, SB82, SB89, HB134, HB258, HB359, HB782, SB149, SB382, SB441

Keywords: HR286, House Resolution 286, LED, Louisiana Economic Development, rural development, energy efficiency, renewable energy, public-private partnership, tax credits, economic development, workforce training, school energy costs, community colleges, technical colleges, local government, building modernization, on-site energy generation, public facilities, rural parishes, distressed communities

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• Before you, under Exhibit D, is the committee fund allocations for every year for per diem, mileage,
• This body is required to create or establish the allocations for the fiscal year beginning July 1.
• As you can see, none of the committees expended or even really got close to their allocated amount.
• column, and you can go ahead and, if the committee so wishes, establish the same exact funding allocations

Summary: The Executive Subcommittee met and first approved an emergency rule change from the Department of Education to update consolidation and annexation rules to reflect Acts 919 of 2025 and 157 of the 2026 fiscal session. The rule implements the creation of new isolated school districts after local detachment votes, and officials explained the funding structure for parent districts: they retain foundation funding, declining enrollment funding, and local tax revenue, while 90% of the foundation funding generated by detaching students is forwarded to the new districts. Members discussed the financial impact in detail, and the emergency rule was approved without objection, effective upon adjournment of the Legislative Council meeting on June 19, 2026. The Department of Human Services then presented an emergency rule allowing hospitals to open separate adolescent substance use disorder units and receive payment for residential services provided to adolescents. The rule was approved without objection, and Senator Irvin requested that the topic be placed on a future public health agenda for an update. The committee also approved Whitehall’s waiver request to exceed $1 million through cooperative purchasing for construction services related to a project using a vendor with prior experience and a longer-warranty system. In addition, members voted to keep committee per diem, mileage, and expense allocations unchanged for the new fiscal year. Finally, the committee approved a motion to cancel the July 2026 Legislative Council meeting, allow only subcommittee meetings with imminent matters through July 31, and treat July subcommittee actions as final for reporting at the August 21, 2026 meeting.

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• Before you, under Exhibit D, is the committee fund allocations for every year for per diem, mileage,
• This body is required to create or establish the allocations for the fiscal year beginning July 1.
• As you can see, none of the committees expended or even really got close to their allocated amount.
• column, and you can go ahead and, if the committee so wishes... ...establish the same exact funding allocations

Keywords: 1204, all

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• APPROPRIATIONS ACT REQUIRES EACH CHAMBER WORK FROM THE SAME ALLOCATION, ESSENTIALLY THE SAME CHECKBOOK
• OR WEEKS ARE PRESIDING OFFICERS WILL BE WORKING DILIGENTLY TOWARDS AGREEING ON WHAT THAT FINAL ALLOCATION
• WE HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED OUR ALLOCATION.
• >> Chair Maney: SINCE WE DON'T HAVE ALLOCATIONS FROM LEADERSHIP THERE'S BEEN NO WAY TO ADDRESS THAT YET

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• They set in statute at that time a fee of $100 for the licensure of a racetrack.
• <00:32:37.919> of time a fee of time a fee of $100<00:32:40.880> up<00:32:41.080>
• Follow-up: What type of fee do you charge for those assemblies?
• The licensing fees, in my opinion, should be regulated by the town.
• In my opinion, the licensing fees should be regulated by the town.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The Chair will alternate recognition between the parties, with time equally allocated between the parties
• Interestingly enough, not a single Republican member of Congress in the last hour that we've had allocated
• Interestingly enough, not a single Republican member of Congress in the last hour that we've had allocated
• Interestingly enough, not a single Republican member of Congress in the last hour that we've had allocated
• Congress in the last hour that we've had allocated for debate has indulged us with their presence today

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• But we have one last question and then we'll have to move on to our resource allocations.
• And then we'll have to move on to our resource allocations, our adequacy stuff. Thank you.
• And now we'll move on to our adequacy resource allocation study from our Bureau folks. Thank you.
• Okay, so this is part two, continuing our resource allocation presentations.
• It's either a fund balance from a categorical previous allocation or another categorical fund. Yes.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• The first is that when the state allocates revenues to film tax credits, that revenue could have been
• activity may partially replace other economic activity, so, you know, labor or resources that are allocated
• Yeah, well, the LAEDC did a report that found for every tax credit dollar that's allocated through the
• local economies and, you know, giving health insurance to workers that, you know, do come from allocating
• Otherwise, they'll get 96% of the tax credit allocated, so it is completely up to them.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• By my calculation, since April of 2024, more than $33 million has been allocated to the READ Act, with
• to the re act with a allocated to the re act with a 31.3<00:01:04.519> 37<00:01:05.519> U<
• reminder of why this money was allocated reminder of why this money was allocated uh<00:57:56.640
• uh and that the money was allocated uh and that the money was allocated specifically<00:57:58.680
• Not new money, but that's our allocation that we were spent on implementation of the REACh Act.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• like data archive fees, online access fees, retrieval fees, and certification fees that they’re tacking
• archive fee of $2.”
• 11.920> access like data archive fees, online access like data archive fees, online access fees
• certification fees, retrieval fees, and certification fees, retrieval fees, and certification fees
• fees that they're tacking on to the $50. fees that they're tacking on to the $50.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• There is clear risk allocation and clear enforceable operating standards.
• There is clear risk allocation and clear enforceable operating standards.
• Agenda item number five, a new project and two pool allocations that require no action.
• Agenda item number five, a new project and two pool allocations that require no action. Um so, Mr.
• One new project and two pool projects to report. a new project and two pool allocations a new project

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first handled routine business, including a quorum call, approval of the April 27 minutes, and a report of informational items. Those informational items included University of Kentucky medical equipment purchases, UK’s planned use of restricted funds for a public-private partnership, school district debt notices, UK’s use of construction management at risk for five projects, Kentucky Communications Network Authority capital project reporting, and UK lease improvements. The main action item was University of Kentucky’s request for approval of a $600 million central plants and utility infrastructure P3 tied to the Chandler expansion and other campus facilities. UK said the project would modernize and expand utility capacity, improve redundancy and efficiency, and support 24/7 hospital operations. UK explained that the financing would combine private equity and nonprofit debt, with no UK or Commonwealth debt or upfront payment, and that future availability payments would come from UK Healthcare funds. Members asked about the financing stack, the source of the restricted funds, and whether existing units would be replaced or modernized. The committee then approved the P3 agreement by roll call vote. The committee also considered and approved a lease renewal for a 20,000-square-foot College of Medicine facility near the Bowling Green Medical Center. UK said the lease would cost $38 per square foot, or $912,000 annually, and supports its long-running partnership with Bowling Green Hospital and planned medical student growth in the region. Members spoke favorably about the local impact of the program, and the lease renewal passed by roll call vote. Finally, the Finance and Administrative Cabinet reported three items requiring no action, including a $2.103 million Transportation Cabinet Department of Aviation project for two medium box hangars at Capital City Airport. Cabinet staff said the project would be funded by federal aviation money and restricted aviation funds, and later explained that the restricted funds come from a jet fuel tax deposited into the Aviation Economic Development Fund.

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• So it is allocated in the budget in one class.
• So it is allocated in the budget in one class.
• So it is allocated in the budget in one class.
• So it is allocated in the budget in one class.
• department of education our allocation department of education our allocation comes<00:45:59.079

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Finance Committee Division II met with the New Hampshire Department of Education to review school nutrition programs and related funding. Department staff Melissa White and Kelly Rambo walked through a packet covering the National School Lunch Program, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, Community Eligibility (CEP), After School Snack Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program, and Summer Food Service Program, explaining that these are federally funded USDA programs, with some state supplemental funding in certain areas. They also reviewed reimbursement rates for lunch, breakfast, child/adult care, and summer meals, noting that summer rates follow calendar-year timing while most others follow the state fiscal year. Members asked several questions about how the funding works, especially the difference between federal reimbursements and the state match. Staff explained that the state lunch line in the budget is a fixed match amount tied to federal participation, while breakfast funding is broken out by meal type and reimbursement category. They also discussed why FY 2022 federal spending was much higher during COVID, when USDA covered meals at the free rate for all students, and why FY 2023 and FY 2024 dropped as normal income-eligibility rules returned. A committee member also asked about the “severe need lunch” two-cent rate, and staff said they did not know USDA’s formula. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on summer meals and the distinction between the Summer Food Service Program and Summer EBT. Staff explained that SFSP provides meals at approved sites, which can be open or closed sites, while Summer EBT is a separate DHHS-operated benefit program that provides funds to families. They said some schools or sites may not qualify under USDA rules, but eligible children can often use another nearby open site, and the department posts an interactive map and phone line to help families find locations. The committee also discussed the Community Eligibility Provision. Staff said New Hampshire currently has three CEP schools, that the eligibility threshold had recently been lowered from 40% to 25% identified students, and that the program allows participating schools to offer free meals to all students while the local district covers the non-federal share. Members asked whether any districts in the 25% to 40% range had joined; staff said no. The department offered to provide the eligibility report in Excel and noted that the CEP intent is to reduce application burden, though the lower threshold can make the local cost share harder for some districts to absorb.

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• Out of that, $716 million was specifically allocated for transportation initiatives.
• Out of that, $716 million was specifically allocated for transportation initiatives.
• to to be subject to paying the fees to to be subject to paying the fees identified<04:39:37.360>
• He gave Maine as an example, saying that for out-of-state boats Maine requires a $20 payment of fees
• , and they get a a a $20 payment of fees, and they get a a separate<04:40:43.920> decal.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• have been housed in the Sununu Youth Services Center, is there a line item of potential settlement fees
• c><01:48:58.599> how<01:48:59.040> how<01:48:59.159> are potential settlement fees
• or how how are potential settlement fees or how how are you<01:48:59.560> handling<01:49:00.080
• So that's kind of, I think, early on we talked a little bit about cost allocation, and it's kind of our
• The personnel would likely be cost allocated.

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.

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• It's hard to have this conversation without allocating resources, but as we really make that transition
• And then what are the right dollars that we want to allocate for reimbursements with that?
• just to give you a little bit of perspective, so by paying for enrollment only instead of slots allocated
• just to give you a little bit of perspective, so by paying for enrollment only instead of slots allocated
• So when we're allocating new slots, and I think you said y'all are about to go to the state board about

Keywords: 1204, all

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• It's hard to have this conversation without allocating resources, but as we really make that transition
• And then what are the right dollars that we want to allocate for reimbursements with that?
• And if we do, then do you allocate those slots somewhere else?
• But just to give you a little bit of perspective, by paying for enrollment only instead of slots allocated
• So when we're allocating new slots, and I think you said y'all are about to go to the state board about

Summary: The committee met to review early childhood education funding, access, and program sustainability, with Secretary Aleva and Director Ashland Abney providing updates on Arkansas’s ABC state-funded preschool program and the federal CCDF/SRA program. Members discussed the long-standing flat funding for ABC, which rose from $11 million to $14 million in 2018, compared with roughly $137 million in federal CCDF/SRA funding. Officials said ABC serves about 23,000 children, while SRA serves about 14,871 children and has a wait list of about 2,971 children. Members also asked for more data on rural versus urban access, provider types, and the number of slots and providers by region. A major topic was how to improve quality and access while aligning early childhood with K-12. Officials said the department is moving from the Better Beginnings environmental rating system toward CLASS observations, using local leads and a kindergarten-readiness strategy tied to quality improvement. Members raised concerns about deserts and islands in service availability, the cost of school-based versus community-based providers, and the need to support infant-toddler care as well as preschool. The commissioner said early learning should be part of long-term state education investment, but that simply adding money would not solve access gaps without broader structural changes. The committee also discussed recent funding changes and their effects on providers and families. Officials said a $14.741 million PDG-BFV competitive grant will support systems-building work, including local leads, workforce, data systems, and third-party CLASS observations, but it is a one-year grant and not direct service funding. Members questioned the impact of new co-pays, provider closures, and slot reallocations; officials said eight closures were tied specifically to funding changes, and that paying only for enrolled children rather than allocated slots saved about $576,000. They also discussed dual enrollment in home visiting and ABC, with officials estimating that limiting double enrollment could save about $2.4 million and potentially serve about 470 more children. The meeting ended with agreement to continue regular updates and further discussion, and the committee adjourned without a vote on legislation.