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• But the second question was how much staffing infrastructure.
• So how much staffing and infrastructure exists within different health facilities?
• It's really developing, and it's faster than we can possibly think about keeping up with it.
• We do have some gaps within our area in treatment, and infrastructure needs to be built up.
• And the comment was that they do minimal maintenance or development because...

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• These drones can be very disruptive to farm operations and will treat farms as critical infrastructure
• These drones can be very disruptive to farm operations and will treat farms as critical infrastructure
• And there's already an existing statute that outlined critical infrastructure in the state.
• And there's already an existing statute that outlined critical infrastructure in the state.
• In one, massive infrastructure investments, burdens that would cripple small farmers.

Summary: The Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee heard House Bill 651, described by sponsors as the Florida Farm Bill and a comprehensive FDACS agency package. The bill combined technical agency updates with several policy provisions, including changes to water additive rules, labeling requirements for meat, milk, poultry, and eggs, criminal penalties related to drones over agricultural land, mail theft, and retail fuel theft, updates to disaster recovery loan programs, an FFA scholarship, school infrastructure provisions, land purchase authority for converted agricultural land, and a Florida Farmer Financial Protection Act addressing ESG-related banking practices. A major portion of the discussion focused on the bill’s fluoride language, with supporters arguing for local choice and consumer consent and opponents warning about public health impacts and loss of local control. Members also questioned the C-4 registry language and whether it was duplicative or could affect organizations’ status. Public testimony was split. Opponents included Florida for All and the Florida Dental Association, with testimony arguing the bill protected agribusiness interests and that removing fluoride would harm dental health, especially for low-income families. Proponents included Heritage Action, Heartland Impact, and several individuals who argued the bill protected farmers from ESG-driven banking restrictions and supported informed consent and the removal of fluoride from public water. Several agricultural and advocacy groups also waved in support. During debate, some members praised portions of the bill such as housing for agricultural workers, drone penalties, and school-related provisions, but said they could not support the fluoride preemption or the C-4 language. Others supported the fluoride provision as a matter of individual and local choice. On final passage, the committee reported HB 651 favorably. The vote was 11-4, with Chair Esposito, Vice Chair Botana, Representatives Barnaby, Benaroch, Black, Mayfield, Mooney, Plasencia, Salzman, and Weinberger voting yes, and Representatives Alvarez, Bartleman, Henson, and Rainer voting no.

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• If we're going to help to fund the development of this software, Minnesota companies who utilize this
• Emirates supports Senator Anderson's bill, House File 2301. we will use to hire software developers,
• Most of our members are focused on developing community scale projects.
• They also develop utility scale projects, or at least some of them do.
• I'm also the vice president of project development at U.S.

Bills: HF2103, HF2793

Keywords: energy, renewable energy, ammonia, hydrogen, certificate tracking, funding, environment, community solar, energy policy, sustainability, solar garden program, regulation sunset

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• MnDOT has been working to develop practices that involve more early coordination.
• MDOT has been working to develop MDOT has been working to develop practices<00:42:08.240> that
• <00:42:11.920> a coordination for example We developed a coordination for example We developed
• Um but there will be infrastructure.
• > are pedestrian infrastructure changes are pedestrian infrastructure changes are also<01:10:20.960

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• He also notes there is an alternatives-to-detention program and a Youth Development Center in Morehead
• Center in Morhead that Youth Development Center in Morhead that houses<00:04:04.439> females<
• Phase A, the schematic design, and phase B, the design development, has been completed on that facility
• "Just to add in, we cover youth development centers and the detention facilities, and then a certain
• Centers uh and the uh Youth Development Centers uh and the detention<00:24:13.440> facilities

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee heard an overview from Department of Juvenile Justice Commissioner Randy White on the state’s juvenile detention network and several facility projects. He identified the currently operating detention centers as Boyd County for females, Breathitt County for low-risk males, Fayette County for high-risk males, Adair County for high-risk youth from Jefferson and surrounding counties, Warren County for high-risk males, and McCracken County for low-risk males. Members asked about capacity and staffing; White said Boyd County houses 33 and is usually near full, Breathitt County is about half full, Fayette County runs about 80-90% full, Campbell County’s operational limit is about 25 due to staffing, Adair County can hold 60 and has hit capacity several times this year, Warren County holds 43 and usually runs near capacity, and McCracken County holds 43 and is not currently full. He said staffing is generally harder in higher-risk facilities and in metropolitan areas because of wages and housing costs. White then updated the committee on the Louisville Detention Center downtown renovation and the Lyon facility project. For the Louisville downtown facility, he said schematic design and design development are complete, construction documents are expected by late February or early March, bids are anticipated in April, and completion is projected for March 2027. He explained the delay is due to extensive renovation work needed to bring the building up to current building, life-safety, ACA, and PREA standards, including security, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, food service, and roof work. The project is designed for 64 beds for high-risk Jefferson County boys, with the facility currently vacant and those youth being housed in Adair County and Campbell County. For the Lyon project, he said the contract was issued November 21, 2024, demolition is underway, completion is expected June 14, 2026, and the facility will have 34 beds in four pods for low-risk offenders; he said the project appears to be on time and on budget within the $4.5 million authorization. The committee also discussed the medical services contract. DJJ officials said they are reviewing whether to continue with the current state contract provider, Wellpath, or pursue an RFP, while retaining current merit staff and continuing oversight through four nurse program administrators. They said DJJ uses a state master agreement to staff nurses, APRNs, and the chief medical officer, and that the current contract is about $20 million per year. Members asked about Wellpath’s bankruptcy filing; officials said they were aware of it, asked questions, and were told it would not affect Kentucky service delivery or contracting, though they could not recall the bankruptcy type and offered to provide more detail later. They also said DJJ is working with the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to become a Medicaid provider, and any future contractual partner will need to be a Medicaid provider. Finally, White described the proposed high-acuity juvenile mental health treatment facility. He said DJJ must accept court-ordered youth even when they have severe mental illness, but detention centers are not equipped to treat those youth and private psychiatric hospitals often refuse them or discharge them early. He argued that a dedicated secure treatment facility is needed for a small number of highly violent, high-need youth who require intensive psychiatric care and are disruptive in detention. The facility would provide behavioral and psychiatric treatment, reduce delays caused by lack of beds or outside placements, and serve youth determined by clinical assessment to need a secure treatment environment. No votes were taken during the discussion.

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• University of Minnesota have developed University of Minnesota have developed new<00:04:07.319><
• <00:04:57.160> program is an uh an economic development program is an uh an economic development
• Facilities investment to develop Facilities investment to develop efficiency<00:13:39.480> will
• from the Workforce Development from the Workforce Development Fund<00:21:01.159> thank<00
• companies contribute to the development companies contribute to the development of<00:25:32.320>

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• There's a number of provisions in the tax bill that promote economic development and will create jobs
• <00:04:02.599> and<00:04:02.720> will<00:04:02.959> create Economic Development
• So again, it's trying to keep Minnesota as a leader, uh, in business innovation and R&D development.
• We need to increase the growth of, uh, research and development. This credit will help do that.
• improvements for airports infrastructure improvements for airports around<00:11:03.720> the<00

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• Uh, it's taken some time for the mall ownership and the developer to continue to put the project together
• and the developer to continue to<00:03:48.760> uh<00:03:48.920> put<00:03:49.080> the
• Uh, these are regional investments that support public safety and community infrastructure, and they
• Uh, these are regional investments that support public safety and community infrastructure, and they
• We're asking for your help with much-needed regional public infrastructure that impacts all those who

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• <01:17:59.320> and on hand uh aging infrastructure and on hand uh aging infrastructure and
• <01:21:00.360> like manage critical infrastructure like manage critical infrastructure like
• We do not have a whole lot of infrastructure in place presently to protect that sort of thing.
• We do not have a whole lot of infrastructure in place presently to protect that sort of thing.
• crtical critical infrastructure crtical critical infrastructure nevertheless<01:23:40.920> we

Bills: HF550, HF412, HF796, HF140

Keywords: redistricting, Bipartisan Commission, Minnesota Constitution, census, legislative districts, HF412, Minnesota legislature, education committee, K-12 education, school observation, teacher observation, administrator observation, legislative transparency, legislator accountability, House rules, Senate rules, Legislative Reference Library, public reporting, education finance, education policy

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• So it's $60 million for electric vehicle infrastructure and bus conversion over three years.
• So it's $60 million for electric vehicle infrastructure and bus conversion over three years.
• And then number four is professional development.
• And then number four is professional development.
• . because of lost research, lost entrepreneurship, and lost economic development.

Bills: SB204, SB241, HB34

Keywords: higher education, research funding, federal funding, New Mexico, appropriation, University of New Mexico, New Mexico State University, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, child care, child care assistance, child care subsidy, early childhood education, early childhood care, daycare, preschool, pre-K, Head Start, Early Head Start, Children's Code, early childhood education and care department

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• The significant growth in Entergy Texas' service area not only drives economic development and job creation
• structure prevents bills from reflecting real-time market fluctuations and could potentially hinder infrastructure
• Senate Bill 1664 comes from this committee's interim hearing on transmission infrastructure development
• These include specialized research on electricity market issues, verifying and reviewing data, and developing
• This is a great development.

Bills: SB483, SB522, SB783, SB1239, SB1254, SB1255, SB1259, SB1341, SB1664, SB1762, SB1856, SB1877, SB1977

Keywords: utility, proprietary information, customer data, data protection, electric service, customer information, emergency communication, electric utility, privacy, certification, public accountants, interstate licensing, accounting, regulatory amendment, energy efficiency, construction regulations, building codes, Texas, sustainability, cost-effectiveness

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• facing the trucking industry, according to the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
• facing the trucking industry, according to the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
• The current state infrastructure for conducting written and road tests is simply not able to keep up
• ecomic development Minnesota currently faces<00:03:32.200> a<00:03:32.360> shortage<00
• <00:04:17.600> for current state infrastructure for current state infrastructure for conducting

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Members, this is basic investing in public infrastructure that doesn't get votes.
• Members, this is basic investing in public infrastructure that doesn't get votes.
• Members, this is basic investing in public infrastructure that doesn't get votes.
• I look forward to developing newborn screening for MLD, and I think that will happen soon.
• In the Arrowhead region, we funded the Northland Foundation to develop a returnship toolkit.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Probation, for example, has developed mobile probation centers to go out to unhoused communities to try
• Incarceration is harmful to youth development. It is our job to mitigate that harm.
• Incarceration is harmful to youth development. It is our job to mitigate that harm.
• It does so via development of policies.
• Our goal in doing that has always been to establish policy that develops those top-tier officers and

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• At the same time, seven campuses with the most significant declines have developed targeted turnaround
• All campuses, not just the low-enrollment campuses, developed fiscal action plans.
• Yeah, and I will note that these turnaround plans the campuses did develop.
• We are starting to develop some outcomes data related to basic needs.
• I believe a Chicano Studies class was included in the phase three template development as well.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance held an oversight hearing on the California State University system covering enrollment, core operations, Title IX/civil rights, and basic needs. The Department of Finance said the Governor’s 2026-27 budget does not change CSU enrollment targets from the prior year and proposes a 5% ongoing General Fund increase for core operations as the final year of the compact. The Legislative Analyst’s Office recommended a lower resident undergraduate enrollment target than the Governor’s proposal, separate funding for enrollment growth rather than folding it into base, a smaller or no base increase tied more closely to inflation, earmarking some base funds for capital renewal, retiring deferred payments, and avoiding new multi-year compact commitments. CSU said enrollment has rebounded for three straight years, but growth is uneven across campuses, with several Northern California campuses still facing structural declines tied to demographics and community college pipelines. CSU described a multi-year reallocation plan shifting about 10,000 FTE and $89 million in ongoing funding toward higher-demand campuses, plus $40 million in one-time support, and said seven campuses submitted turnaround plans aimed at recovering enrollment over the next several years. The system highlighted strategies such as dual enrollment, guaranteed admission pathways with community colleges, outreach to high school students, retention and advising efforts, and new degree models for working adults and military-connected students. Members raised questions about how campus targets are set, whether the May Board of Trustees discussion will address a systemwide enrollment framework, and how CSU will manage future deficits if projected out-year funding does not materialize. On core operations and facilities, CSU said it faces about $320 million in mandatory cost increases in 2026-27 and is pursuing shared services, procurement consolidation, campus administrative sharing, and program redesigns to reduce costs. CSU and the LAO emphasized the system’s large deferred maintenance backlog, estimated at $8.6 billion, and discussed whether CSU’s bond/debt capacity is sufficient to address it; CSU requested up to $1.1 billion for deferred maintenance, while the administration did not propose new funding. The committee also heard CSU’s annual Title IX and civil rights update: CSU said it has implemented 15 of 16 State Auditor recommendations, has dedicated Title IX coordinators at every campus, is using a systemwide case management dashboard, and is piloting centralized investigations at five campuses. Finally, on basic needs, the Governor maintained current funding levels for food assistance/basic needs, rapid rehousing, and mental health. CSU reported heavy use of food pantries, CalFresh support, emergency housing, and counseling services, while warning that federal changes to CalFresh and related funding could make it harder to serve students in need.

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• We deal with utilities infrastructure, and we produce our own. water.
• And of course, economic development. Speaking about economic development, what do we do?
• Some of the partnerships that we have developed similarly here in North Carolina.
• I'm an appointed Division Director for the Division of Community Development.
• To developing the code. And it's not just for Navajo.

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• certain municipal development certain municipal development restrictions.
• Allowing these infrastructure buffers.
• . developments. developments.
• Allowing these infrastructure buffers.
• These infrastructure in that district.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <00:32:11.559> from exempt the this infrastructure from exempt the this infrastructure from
• We have good infrastructure for moving stuff around our state in our roads and our bridges.
• <00:57:16.599> for grid we have um good infrastructure for grid we have um good infrastructure
• Since then, rising interest rates and slowed commercial development have resulted in limited interest
• The site remains a key development opportunity for Bloomington.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Public health infrastructure is just that: infrastructure. It is not a one-time emergency response.
• We used it to build public health infrastructure and to upgrade lab equipment.
• That is a great public health infrastructure. That is what we should be protecting.
• As well as the state public health infrastructure is invested in.
• Support our public health infrastructure as it faces these cuts.

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• <00:02:48.159> on<00:02:48.400> Indian Business Development on Indian Business Development
• c> so<00:02:51.640> I reservations Economic Development so I reservations Economic Development
• then we used our College uh development then we used our College uh development funds<00:12:57.279
• Thank you.” the Child Development Associate so it's the Child Development Associate so it's a<01:14:30.840
• the staff to put into place to develop the staff to put into place to develop something<01:20:38.440

Keywords: 1183, house