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• standards and rules that the teachers must abide by, and then for some programs, it's additional contract
• their two summer months of salary for the ag teacher because they are required to be on a 12-month contract
• Every teacher is required to by their contract to call the students and figure out what they're doing
• oversight, annual performance reviews, compliance tracking through a tiered Oversight model and contract
• The first is that we negotiate and pay vendor contracts on behalf of the consortium.

Keywords: 914, all

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• they offer are Medicaire, which is a student health insurance program, and they offer technology contracts
• side, but we think that it's actually more about just fluctuations in need and the cycles of the contracts
• The department is also contracted with a third party to coordinate the placement of off-duty officers
• operational plan that identifies and addresses safety risks for the school the department is also contracted
• legislation also added various program requirements, such as schools participating in the program must contract

Keywords: 1182, all

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• This shift in the budget request is due to the decrease in cost for the contract that provides New Mexico
• believe she's in the room, but the agency requested a flat budget for FY 27, shifting funds from contracts
• In FY 26, the agency received $100,000 in a special appropriation for a contract audit of TRS revenue
• The revenues are generated from contracts to provide food services at the Federal Law Enforcement Training
• Maybe it's closer to 200, but they're covering, they've got a contract for seven counties.

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• House Bill 18 authorizes contracts, grants, low interest loans, and financial incentives for emergency
• But the bill does appear to also allow those contracts as well as low interest loans and other financial
• have worked well for us in the past, and we, I y'all engage in the others, low interest loans and contracts
• . y'all engage in that right now in your current, we, we've done, we've done a few contracts.
• We've contracted with, um, some local governments to provide funds to them as well to you.

Bills: HB1, HB 2, HB18, HB19, HB20

Keywords: youth camps, emergency preparedness, safety standards, health regulations, camp licensing, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace, medical examiner, county judge, sheriff, mayor, emergency coordinator, emergency manager license

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• that effort, including our child support, and some of it also involves a blending of grants and 638 contracts
• We do Indian self-determination contracts, Public Law 93-638, for both forestry and natural resources
• Well, we had to find out where all that debris was going and getting contracts with the dump sites, the
• We have them contracted for the 26th, 27th, and 28th for their world championships.
• Because the village of Ruidoso, so if we start contracting and spending that money down and it's not

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• Requires Medi-Cal members to obtain a drug removed from the contracted drug list through the prior authorization
• For certification permitting programs, an expansion of the Energy Commission's ability to contract with
• A few years back, and that includes a few different contracts, but primarily there are two contracts
• After four years without a contract, including two years with no pay increases in 2022 and 2023, In 1993

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Um, Charlotte Probst has been an amazing, um, point of contact for us in getting these contracts with
• legal term, uh, that we could pursue for the federal government to take ownership from a defense contracted
• Um, our actions are often through, uh, contracts, through our lease terms, uh, or by the fact that we
• But when we're taking enforcement action, it's usually as a matter of contract and, uh, a matter of being
• much reliant on other agencies, uh, um, to, to do the actual work which is going to be funded and contracted

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• for<00:06:01.280> Ser<00:06:01.720> for The funds provide for staff or services contracts
• He said he does not want to speak for DJJ, but that they had worked with MST, and when their contract
• they um worked with um MST and then when they um at<00:32:19.880> their<00:32:20.159> contract
• ended<00:32:21.000> but<00:32:21.120> I<00:32:21.279> believe at their contract
• ended but I believe at their contract ended but I believe they're<00:32:21.880> planning<00:32

Keywords: Meeting Concurrently w/ (H) Families & Children, 958, all

Summary: The committee met to hear the 2025 Social Services Block Grant preliminary plan from the Department for Community Based Services. Commissioner Lisa Dennis and Executive Adviser Mary Carpenter described DCBS’s mission and explained that the federal block grant, about $21 million annually, supports Adult Protective Services, Child Protective Services, Home Safety Services, Juvenile Services, Residential Treatment Services, and staff training. They said most of the funding goes to staff and training, and that the department uses surveys, focus groups, program monitoring, funding availability, and historical data to set annual goals. They also noted that Kentucky uses the grant to fund direct services and that eligibility is generally limited to Kentucky residents or runaway juveniles based on need and available resources. Much of the discussion focused on child welfare data and the distinction between poverty and neglect. DCBS officials said Adult Protective Services investigates abuse, neglect, and exploitation of vulnerable adults, and that self-neglect cases have trended down in recent years, which they attributed in part to access to federal resources. For Child Protective Services, they reviewed intake and investigation numbers, noting that many calls screen out before meeting statutory criteria, while about 48,000 cases were assessed or investigated and about 8,000 were substantiated. Members raised concerns about how poverty can be mistaken for neglect, especially in rural areas, and DCBS said it has been working with the legislature, staff, and community partners to better define the difference and connect families to community supports when cases do not meet abuse or neglect criteria. Members also asked about the risk to federal funding and the impact on juvenile services. DCBS said it had not received notice that the $21 million block grant would be cut, but it is monitoring federal developments closely and would need to return to the General Assembly for a budget request if funding were lost. The department said about 30% of the federal share goes to juvenile services. Questions also covered the transition in staff training from Eastern Kentucky University to a broader statewide model, and the agency said it is expanding training opportunities and modernizing delivery. Officials discussed the MST pilot for youth, saying it is a successful evidence-based practice operating in three regions—Jefferson, Northern Bluegrass, and Central Kentucky—with positive outcomes and possible expansion. No votes were taken; the meeting was informational only.

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• There's probably more, but how is it contracted? What's the child's risk of contracting hep?
• Let me discuss to contract hepatitis B.
• What's the child's how is it contracted?
• How long does risk of contracting hep?
• it reduces the rates of kids contracting it reduces the rates of kids contracting hep<03:34:58.880

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <00:32:26.480> compliance office also advises contract compliance office also advises contract
• with an outside agency you contracted with an outside agency you also<00:39:35.000> said<00:39
• It also allows us to use our contract compliance and fiduciary skills and expertise that we have, and
• Of those 53, the department currently contracts with only eight of them.
• Of those 53, the department currently contracts with only eight of them.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Coupled with that is authorization for the commissioner to execute housing support contracts directly
• execute housing support contracts execute housing support contracts directly<00:25:20.640> with
• The first directs the commissioner of human services to contract with an external vendor to continue
• A2 would preserve an MCO's ability to credential and contract with providers in MA.
• <00:49:11.119> with ability to credential and contract with ability to credential and contract

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The joint hearing opened with chairs explaining that the program integrity omnibus bill is a combined draft assembled from individual member bills and governor proposals, many of which had already been heard in committee. Members emphasized the compressed end-of-session timeline, said the language was not yet ready for enactment, and invited continued revisions as the bill moves next to judiciary and finance. Several speakers stressed the need for bipartisan collaboration, while also warning that the Legislature must act this session on program integrity rather than defer reforms. The fiscal staff then walked through a spreadsheet showing the bill’s overall budget effects and major provisions. The package includes DHS proposals on transforming human services, market- and receipt-based rate reform, enhanced program and payment integrity, uniform service standards, nursing facility rate changes, ICS reforms, and a repeal/redesign of housing stabilization, along with child care assistance integrity and human services redesign items in DCYF. Staff highlighted that the bill combines multiple sources, including governor proposals and member bills, and noted several items that are also in the supplemental human services budget. Committee discussion focused heavily on prepayment review, remote supports, ICS, and provider accountability. Chairs said the bill would codify prepayment review with a 60-day notice requirement after providers were caught off guard by prior rollout, and that remote supports and ICS language were placeholders or under active debate. One member argued the system needs stronger standards but cautioned against harming compliant providers, while another urged the committee to learn from good providers and warned against repeating failed implementations. Staff also reviewed thematic indexes covering billing and service delivery oversight, EVV, administrative reform, licensing and background studies, provider enrollment, sanctions, and child care provider compliance training. No formal votes were taken in the portion provided. The hearing ended with staff beginning the index walkthrough and members indicating that posted amendments would be considered as the bill advances through the remaining committees.

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• Since it's passing, this law has also contributed to medical providers withdrawing from contracts, creating
• Minnesota jails typically contract with medical providers who often specialize in correctional health
• Minnesota<00:58:53.800> jails<00:58:54.160> typically<00:58:54.560> contract<00:
• 58:55.040> with Minnesota jails typically contract with Minnesota jails typically contract with
• because of the difficulty in contracting because of the difficulty in contracting these<01:01:01.560

Bills: HF3547, HF3651, HF4043, HF4282, HF4095

Keywords: fireworks, public safety, regulation, tax revenue, local government, sale, safety standards, fire safety, ethanol, fuel equipment, compatibility standards, law enforcement, peace officer, unauthorized practice, criminal justice, civics education, jail medication, correctional facility, detention, incarcerated persons

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• expenses include salaries, benefits, diesel fuel, materials and supplies, a professional service contract
• 13.599> a<00:37:13.760> professional<00:37:14.160> service<00:37:14.560> contract
• supplies a professional service contract supplies a professional service contract with<00:37:15.119
• <00:37:27.240> contra rail are performed under a contra rail are performed under a contra contract
• <00:37:27.880> with<00:37:28.280> the contract with the contract with the railroad<00:37

Keywords: 1183, house

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• All but one of those projects has a current grant-funded contract in place already.
• <00:04:29.520> in<00:04:29.720> in<00:04:29.880> place grant-funded um contract
• And we have to go through contract negotiations like we would with any grantee.
• , and we have to go through contract negotiations like we would with any grantee.
• I mean, obviously we have contracts in place. They were all able to find eligible expenses.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Representative Kila asked whether the contract was still with Under Armour.
• Representative Kila asked when that contract is up.
• The witness said the contract is up on June 30, but they are in negotiations for 2025.
• They have already solidified a contract, but it has not been officially announced yet.
• There is a contract in place to take over on July 1. Representative Kila thanked them.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Higher Education met at the University of Hawaiʻi’s Bachman Hall and heard testimony on several UH-related bills. HB 542 would expand the Hawaiʻi Promise Program to provide unmet-need scholarships at four-year UH campuses. UH system officials, the UH Student Caucus, and a Honolulu Community College student testified in support, emphasizing college affordability, student retention, and workforce needs. Committee members asked about current program data, eligibility, transfer patterns, and cost; UH said it had data available, noted about 10% of current Hawaiʻi Promise students transfer to four-year campuses, and estimated the full expansion would cost about $12 million. UH also suggested a possible alternative of focusing on transfer opportunities from two-year to four-year campuses. The committee then heard HB 840, which concerns athletics appropriations for UH. UH Mānoa and UH Hilo supported the bill. UH officials said the funding would help cover recurring athletics operating costs, women’s sports travel and recruiting, Austin Awards, and a new nutrition fueling station, while Hilo said the money would help with travel, per diem, and conference-related costs. Members asked about the history of the athletics funding, the difference between Austin Awards and special talent waivers, NIL planning, and whether the appropriation should be restored to the base budget. UH explained that a $4 million athletics appropriation was originally made in 2018 or 2019, later removed from the base, and has been reappropriated annually since then. Finally, the committee heard HB 842, which would fund three additional permanent mental health practitioner positions at UH Mānoa’s Counseling and Student Development Center. UH supported the bill, and Academic Labor United and a high school student testified in favor, citing student stress, overwork, and the need for more counseling access. In questions, members discussed the current counselor-to-student ratio, recruitment challenges in a tight labor market, and strategies for hiring, including looking at candidates on soft-money grants who may be seeking stable employment. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• response to a question not too long ago, Strafford County Commissioner McClair says there is no contract
• But there is at least an implied contract: we’re taking money and we’re providing the services to the
• He removed Section D1, which talks about the prohibition of private contracts.
• Yes, it's... yeah, do you... it says enter into contract to detain immigrants.
• <00:49:52.119> should indicative of what a contract should indicative of what a contract should

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 180, which concerns critical incident stress management teams. Representative Mark PR, the bill sponsor, proposed an amendment to add a definition of “team leader” and to clarify that teams may or may not be affiliated with a municipality. He argued that a certification test offered by the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation is unnecessary and too expensive at $400, since team members are volunteers who already receive training and continuing education. Committee members asked about the training structure and certification language, and the sponsor explained that the teams are self-certified and that the amendment was intended to clean up the bill’s language. The committee then voted on HB 180 in executive session. Amendment 0261H was adopted 11-0, and the bill was then moved as amended and passed 11-0. The committee placed the bill on consent. Later, the committee heard House Bill 438, sponsored by Representative Timothy Horan, dealing with immigration detention and related state policy. Horan described the bill as an update to earlier legislation and said it would codify best practices, prohibit state cooperation with mass deportation efforts, bar for-profit operation of immigration detention facilities, and require Executive Council approval before the governor could deploy the National Guard for immigration deportation activities. Committee members questioned whether the bill could be read as authorizing detention facilities and discussed the relationship between the state and Strafford County Jail. An amendment presented on behalf of Representative Patrick Long was described as a technical rewrite that removed several sections and changed language, but the hearing ended before any vote was taken on HB 438.

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• So as this bill passed, I had this project under contract, and what it did is it brought the O'Klawn
• And after he signed a purchase contract, he learned that he couldn't get conventional financing.
• And after he signed a purchase contract, he learned that he couldn't get conventional financing.
• And that's why we take that contract really seriously.
• The municipality doesn't necessarily need to contract with an architecture firm.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Summary: The committee met to monitor implementation of several housing-related bills from the 89th session, with the chair emphasizing Texas’s housing shortage and the need to review land-use laws. For House Bill 24, witnesses from the Texas Public Policy Foundation, Reason Foundation, a church-affordable housing project, Habitat for Humanity, developers, and housing advocates said the bill’s higher protest threshold and simpler council override had reduced procedural barriers to rezoning, helped projects move forward, and supported lower rents and more multifamily development. Public testimony largely praised HB 24 as working as intended, and the chair noted it had passed the committee 6-1, the House 83-56, and the Senate unanimously. The committee then heard testimony on Senate Bill 1567, which preempted certain municipal occupancy limits based on unrelated-adult restrictions. Supporters, including Texas Public Policy Foundation, Texas Realtors, Texans for Housing, and Texas A&M student leaders, said the law improved clarity, reduced arbitrary local limits, and helped students and property owners use existing housing more efficiently. Opponents from College Station and Bryan-College Station neighborhood groups argued the law has encouraged investor purchases, tear-downs, and “stealth dorms,” displaced working-class residents, and harmed family homeownership. The chair noted SB 1567 had passed the committee 5-1, the House 101-19, and the Senate 30-1. The committee also reviewed Senate Bill 15, which reduced minimum lot sizes in covered jurisdictions. Ed Pinto of AEI said the law had already led to thousands of new small lots and lower-cost starter homes, while recommending expansion to more counties and broader application to attached housing. Other witnesses from builders, Pew, and housing advocates said smaller lots can increase affordability, but some cities, such as College Station and Grand Prairie, were adding local standards that could blunt the bill’s effect. City representatives from El Paso described how they implemented the law by reducing lot sizes and widths, while urging broader applicability to more of the city. The chair said SB 15 had passed the committee 7-0, the House 86-43, and the Senate 24-7. Finally, the committee began hearing testimony on Senate Bill 840, a by-right multifamily redevelopment measure. City officials from Garland and Plano described how they had updated local standards to comply while preserving design and setback rules, and said the bill could help redevelop built-out commercial corridors and add housing without expanding city footprints. The transcript ended as the committee continued taking testimony on SB 840.

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• In January of 2023, we started that project by contracting with Tyler Technology and Champ Titles to
• In January of 2023, we started that project by contracting with Tyler Technology and Champ Titles to
• In January of 2023, we started that project by contracting with Tyler Technology and Champ Titles to
• <01:37:58.639> We uh within the the uh contract life.
• We uh within the the uh contract life.

Keywords: 958, all

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• There has not been an audit of these contracts. It's been in place for many, many years.
• It's been in place this these contracts.
• Uh, gentlemen, they're under contract until the contract ends. You know, I'm not an attorney.
• We need to change the structure of the contract or change whatever, but it's really they need to do a
• We need to change the structure of the contract or change whatever, but it's really they need to do a

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The House convened with an invocation and Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum, excused absent members, suspended rules to allow co-sponsorships and vote modifications, and approved the journal from February 26, 2026. The clerk then reported several bills on second reading, including measures on state personnel, domestic violence, fish and wildlife resources, open records, workforce investment, data centers, guardians ad litem and domestic relations, along with Senate Concurrent Resolution 9 on a Medicaid pilot feasibility study and Senate Joint Resolution 23 declaring Kentucky a “food is medicine” state. The main floor business was House Bill 2, the Medicaid reform and appropriation bill. The sponsor described it as a response to rising Medicaid costs and federal changes, saying it would improve transparency, oversight, fraud prevention, and program operations. He said the bill would apply mainly to the Medicaid expansion population and include community engagement, cost-sharing, eligibility safeguards, stronger managed care oversight, transportation and dental delivery changes, waiver program prioritization, greater legislative access to CHFS data, a transparency dashboard, periodic auditor review, and limits on certain weight-management drug coverage. A House committee substitute was adopted, and a floor amendment on phasing in a marginal medical loss ratio requirement over four years was offered as a friendly amendment and adopted. The House then debated House Floor Amendment 1, which would have removed state-mandated co-payments and limited cost sharing to the federal minimum, while also prohibiting reporting medical debt to credit agencies. Supporters argued the amendment would protect low-income Kentuckians from barriers to care and prevent medical debt from worsening poverty. Opponents said the bill’s co-pays were intended to encourage appropriate use of care, especially to reduce non-emergency emergency room visits, and noted that providers and MCOs could waive or work around some charges. After a roll call vote, the amendment failed 20-39. After the amendment vote, the House continued discussion of the bill, with the sponsor defending the co-payment structure as a way to promote personal responsibility and sustainability while preserving access to primary care. The transcript ends during further debate on House Bill 2, and no final passage vote is shown in the provided excerpt.

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• They would most likely have to go get a contingency fee contract in order to do so.
• And then the Attorney General has to approve that contract.
• General has to approve that contract.
• It's in contract, but with business torts litigation.
• Just to understand the structure, the NPHO engages the physician as an employee under the contract.

Bills: HB2242, HB2446, HB2799, HB4502, HB2920, HB2790, HB5620, HB5060, HB5076, HB5080, HB5081, HB5128, HB5130, HB3847, HB5116, HB2969, HB4546, HB4202, HB5624, HB3964, HB4803, HB872, HB4775, HB4777, HB4961, HB5570, HB2988, HB4260, HB1375, HB5009, HB5411, HB5134, HB4388, HB3095, HB1387

Keywords: constables, civil rights, local government, law enforcement, policy-making authority, affidavit, medical bills, civil actions, reasonable charges, healthcare services, judicial statistics, court performance, family law, civil cases, efficiency reporting, court security, emergency management, harassment penalties, judicial safety, court committee

Summary: The committee heard House Bill 4961, which would bar uninsured motorists from recovering non-economic damages after a collision. The author said the bill is intended to create incentives to maintain insurance and to address what he described as an unfair system for insured drivers. Texans for Lawsuit Reform and Texas Eagle Forum testified in support, while the Texas Trial Lawyers Association opposed it, warning the bill could also affect pedestrians, passengers, children, and others who did not choose whether a vehicle was insured. The bill author clarified that passengers would be included in the bill’s coverage. No vote was taken and the bill was left pending. House Bill 5570 would extend a legislative attorney CLE exemption to attorneys appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate to boards or commissions. The author said the measure is meant to ease time burdens and encourage service, and a witness supported it as a modest incentive for public service. A committee member noted a discrepancy in the number of affected attorneys, and the author agreed to verify the correct figure. The bill was left pending. The committee also heard House Bill 2969, which would restrict the State Bar from adopting rules or penalties that unreasonably burden attorneys’ religious exercise or free speech based on sincerely held beliefs. The author and several witnesses from Texas Values, Alliance Defending Freedom, and Cecilia Wood argued the bill protects lawyers of faith from an ABA model rule they described as a speech code. No one testified against the bill, and it was left pending. House Bill 4260, which would prohibit county judges and county commissioners from practicing law in courts over which they have jurisdiction, drew opposition from the County Judges and Commissioners Association, which argued existing ethics rules already address conflicts and that the bill would burden rural officials. The author said the bill was prompted by concerns about judges using their office to pressure others. The bill was left pending. House Bill 5134 would limit Rule 202 pre-suit depositions to people who have suffered or reasonably expect actual damages and would allow attorney’s fees against abusive petitioners. The author said the bill is aimed at preventing harassment and fishing expeditions, especially in family-law disputes. Questions focused on how the standard would work and how it differs from current law; the author said the main change is fee-shifting and a clearer legislative directive. The bill was left pending. House Bill 3095, a committee substitute version of a similar uninsured-motorist bill, would bar uninsured motorists from recovering non-economic damages and limit economic recovery, with several exceptions. Trial lawyers argued it was unconstitutional because it capped economic damages and could unfairly affect innocent drivers, pedestrians, and older people who no longer drive. The author acknowledged constitutional concerns and said the bill would need further work; the committee withdrew the substitute and left the bill pending. Finally, House Bill 4388 would require all judges, including county judges who perform administrative duties, to remain subject to the Code of Judicial Conduct. Supporters said some elected judges avoid accountability by relinquishing judicial functions, while opponents argued the bill is too rigid and unnecessary because existing remedies already exist. House Bill 3964 would limit public nuisance claims to their historical role and bar such claims against lawful conduct, conduct already covered by other remedies, and products. The author and supporters said the bill is meant to prevent courts from using public nuisance to make policy, while opponents argued it would eliminate useful remedies and could affect local actions against environmental or product-related harms. The author said the bill would not affect statutory nuisance claims, private nuisance claims, or other causes of action, and would be amended to clarify some provisions. The bill was left pending.