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ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Human Services Committee May 27th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • I will be fully expended with projects on the single-family.
  • I will be fully expended with projects on the single-family.
  • So you had asked for an update on the continuum of care funding.
  • North Dakota received approximately $3.5 million annually for Continuum of Care awards.
  • Approximately $3.5 million annually for Continuum of Care awards.
Keywords: 908, all
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • to federal and continuum of care funding. funding. funding.
  • This funding would bridge the gap created by HUD's continuum of care program, the changes to HUD's continuum
  • The continuum of care program traditionally provided a stable source of federal funding for these crucial
  • up that opportunity for every single up that opportunity for every single Minnesotan<01:26:38.400
  • single Minnesotan family.
Keywords: 918, senate, all
Summary: The conference committee on the housing omnibus bill began with member introductions and a staff walk-through comparing House and Senate provisions. House Research staff reviewed major policy differences affecting Minnesota Housing Finance Agency operations, including limits on how much the agency may retain from state appropriations for administrative costs, new reporting requirements, restrictions on transfers between appropriated accounts, and House-only language requiring annual expenditure of investment income from state appropriations. Senate provisions were also summarized, including tighter rules on when appropriations may be placed into Housing Development Fund bookkeeping accounts, updated operating-cost reporting, and Senate-only changes to how investment earnings may be used. Staff also described shared and differing provisions on program-money transfers, a lived-experience earnings exemption, and a long list of Senate-only policy changes, including manufactured home park tenant protections, low-income housing tax credit and bond-related changes, a task force on housing taxes and fees, and repealers affecting Housing Development Fund authority and certain older programs. Fiscal staff then reviewed the budget impacts. The House side included one-time appropriations for workforce housing development, family homeless prevention and assistance, a Minnesota Nice Home Share pilot, and homebuyer education, along with debt service for $100 million in housing infrastructure bonds and transfers/cancellations that produced a net zero general fund impact across the budget window. The Senate side noted a fiscal note for the housing taxes and fees task force and a smaller housing infrastructure bond authorization, with corresponding debt service costs and a total Senate budget-window impact of about $1 million in general fund debt service. After the staff presentations, the committee moved to public testimony. Commissioner Jennifer Ho of Minnesota Housing said the bill’s housing infrastructure bonds and continued support for family homeless prevention were important, and she supported the lived-experience earnings exemption, while noting concerns about the interest-earnings provisions. Testifiers from Greater Minnesota groups praised the workforce housing investments and Senate updates to the state housing tax credit and infrastructure grant program, though they suggested changes to the geographic distribution language. HOME Line urged funding for statewide tenant hotline services, citing rising demand and asking for $1 million if additional money becomes available. The Minnesota Consortium of Community Developers supported the bill’s investments and emphasized the need to pair housing development with supportive services. Housing First Minnesota praised housing infrastructure bonds and other investments but criticized the omission of the Minnesota Starter Homes Act. The Minnesota Multi Housing Association began testimony opposing certain rent-control-related provisions in the House bill. No votes or final actions were taken during the portion of the meeting provided.
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Tribal and State Relations Committee May 13th, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Tribal and State Relations Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • Ours essentially was to pass them on, and I could see that maybe being a source of some frustration.
  • ...being a source of some frustration, but that's kind of the process we were in.
  • Other services the individual might need do not have a payment source.
  • States are doing this every single day. We're just one of the last to the table.
  • And we can be the best partner across departments and providers and continuum of care.
Keywords: 908, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/25

Housing Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • think of Boomers downsizing into single think of Boomers downsizing into single level<00:36:23.359
  • Are we a 90% single-family, 10% townhouse-condo?
  • Are we a 90% single-family, 10% townhouse-condo?
  • Are we a 90% single-family, 10% townhouse-condo?
  • Housing is a spectrum; it's such a continuum.
Keywords: 1183, house
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EDU Public Hearing 03-18-2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is relating to student transportation and authorizes the DOE to hire a new contractor if a contractor
  • It authorizes the DOE to hire a new contractor if a contractor under a student transportation contract
  • . contractors. contractors.
  • . continuum. continuum.
  • Uh the the sourced uh food on our menu.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • here today to speak about personal capacity, however, informed by my experience across the full continuum
  • <00:08:51.720> of experience across the full continuum of experience across the full continuum
  • The legislature supported us last year through an appropriation to hire a contractor to help us review
  • <00:39:14.520> sometime<00:39:14.960> in down with the contractor sometime in down
  • with the contractor sometime in June.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • American or Texan public opinion or policy, that's a problem at some level from any... ...foreign source
  • The Communist Party of China has made it very clear that they view states and localities as a source
  • We need to transform those states and localities into a source of strength and ensure our federal system
  • becomes a source of resilience. a source of vulnerability.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • What began as a single-day event involving paper and Pencil has now evolved into an extended process
  • And so ready-to-drink products are made with distilled spirits and are single serve and portable.
  • My second point, and I think the most critical, is a single point of failure.
  • The continuum of care funding and all of the rules and regulations from HUD have...
  • Now, I did like the continuum of care section of the bill, you know.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part I) Apr 14th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • influence American or Texan public opinion or policy, that's a problem at some level from any foreign source
  • influence American or Texan public opinion or policy, that's a problem at some level from any foreign source
  • The Communist Party of China has made it very clear that they see states and localities as a source of
  • We need to make those states and localities a source of strength and make our federal system a source
  • of resilience and not a source of vulnerability.
Summary: The Senate Committee on State Affairs heard Senate Bill 3031, which would expand aggravated assault to cover certain road-rage shootings involving a person in or traveling to or from a motor vehicle, when a firearm is discharged and causes injury, property damage, or fear of serious bodily injury. Senator Schwertner laid out the bill for the author, described it as closing a gap in the law, and there was no public testimony; the bill was left pending. The committee then heard Senate Bill 2514, a measure by Chairman Hughes aimed at creating a DPS unit to identify, investigate, and monitor hostile foreign influence operations and to require ethics training for state employees. Supportive invited testimony from Dr. Jacqueline Deal, Ambassador Kelly Curry, and Michael Lucci emphasized threats from the Chinese Communist Party, transnational repression, cyber intrusion, and state-level influence efforts, and argued Texas should take a leading role. Public testimony included opposition from speakers who raised concerns about free speech, privacy, and potential overbreadth. The bill was left pending after testimony closed. Finally, the committee took up Senate Bill 30 as pending business and discussed a committee substitute. Senator Schwertner explained that the substitute would limit admissible medical expense evidence to amounts paid or up to 300% of Medicare, clarify treatment of provider testimony and attorney-referred providers, remove a requirement that plaintiffs use available health insurance to mitigate damages, strike a unanimous-verdict requirement for non-economic damages, and delete a remittitur provision. Senators questioned the impact on sexual assault and child abuse survivors, the use of Medicare as a benchmark, and whether the bill would still allow fair compensation. After discussion, SB 30 was left pending and the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Community Safety Oct 29th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • slides to show, but tell us about the Sequential Intercept Model and tell us about the crisis care continuum
  • The crisis care continuum this committee deals with is the sort of front end intervention on the street
  • And so remembering that a good crisis care continuum set of services needs people such as navigators,
  • And we funded it out of a general fund source instead of the 988 account, which I believe was where it
  • It really is a critically important part of this continuum. So we’ll hear from Katie.
Summary: The Community Safety Committee held an interim work session on crisis response, with members and witnesses discussing how Washington can better integrate 911, 988, mobile crisis, co-response, and alternative response models for behavioral health crises in public spaces. Travis Parker opened with an overview of the Sequential Intercept Model and the crisis care continuum, emphasizing early intervention, 988 access, regional coordination, navigators and peer support, and the need for sustainable braided funding. Several Washington witnesses then described current programs and system gaps, including the growth of co-response teams, the importance of integrating 911 and 988 rather than treating them as competing systems, and the need to reduce unnecessary emergency room use and improve first responder wellness and training. City, fire, and crisis-system representatives described local challenges and reforms. Kim Hendrickson of Poulsbo said most crisis calls still come through 911 and urged better coordination among field-based teams, more behavioral health training for fire/EMS, and more alternatives to ER transport. Laura Pippen, a designated crisis responder, described a strained involuntary treatment system, fewer DCRs statewide, difficulty getting law enforcement support for transports, and limited facility capacity, especially for substance use disorder. Jennifer Stuber and South County Fire’s Keith Sharp highlighted workforce training, a crisis responder certificate program, and first responder wellness efforts. Research witnesses Evan Lauder and James Pine said the evidence is still developing but generally supports on-scene resolution, reduced ED transport and detention in some models, and the importance of clear dispatch protocols, coordination, and ongoing evaluation. Dispatch and program operators then gave examples of how systems are working in practice. Katie Myers of Washington APCO/NENA said 911 remains essential, but needs evidence-based triage protocols, liability protections, and additional funding if it is expected to take on more crisis-response responsibilities. Whatcom County described embedding a “community connector” in the 911 center to coordinate alternative response, while ValleyCom reported that its 988 diversion pilot transferred 2,165 calls with 98% resolved through 988/211 without returning to 911. National examples included Denver’s STAR program, Albuquerque’s Community Safety Department, and Atlanta’s PAD initiative, each showing different ways to route low-acuity or behavioral-health-related calls away from police and toward clinicians, peers, or civilian responders. The session ended with Washington examples continuing, including Whatcom County’s alternative response team, underscoring the committee’s interest in refining and expanding integrated crisis response systems in the next session.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 4/2/25

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • The youth crisis stabilization center is one piece along the continuum of care.
  • <00:07:47.440> we options across the Continuum we options across the Continuum we respectfully
  • Minnesota's jails house individuals suffering from mental illness every single day.
  • Minnesota's jails house individuals suffering from mental illness every single day.
  • Thank you, Madam Chair. contribution of every single team member contribution of every single team member
Keywords: 1183, house
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Health Finance and Policy Committee 3/23/26

Health Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:02:45.680> Section<00:02:46.000> four a single bianial report.
  • Section four a single bianial report.
  • 31:09.360> three<00:31:09.679> other a single mother with three other a single mother with
  • <00:33:26.960> that of our um mental health continuum that of our um mental health continuum
  • but go right to the source. but go right to the source.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Capital Investment - 02/19/26

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'll show in funding from all sources.
  • <00:49:17.280> That the capital restoration contractor.
  • That the capital restoration contractor.
  • And it was designed to be single bunked.
  • Our CEO always says continuum of care.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Ways and Means Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am

Joint Committee on Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • Some people have asked me why we were so focused on the youth continuum and why was that the area that
  • Then we had to look at underutilization in our youth continuum.
  • Our youth continuum had a number of areas of underutilization.
  • And there are other sources of school-based funding as well.
  • And there are other sources of loan forgiveness that have also prioritized behavioral health.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The committee heard budget testimony from Department of Mental Health Commissioner Brooke Doyle, who said DMH serves about 29,000 people and is facing rising demand, higher operating costs, and uncertainty about federal funding. She explained that the FY26 budget prioritizes fully funding the state-operated inpatient system, which is at 100% occupancy and often serves people transferred from Bridgewater State Hospital, while making reductions in other areas to balance the budget. Those reductions include a 50% cut to case managers, a pause on closing the Pocasset unit pending a working group on Cape access, and changes to youth and contracted services such as right-sizing IRTP and CIRT, reducing Youth PACT from seven teams to three, scaling back flex and jail diversion grants as ARPA funds wind down, and preserving the behavioral health helpline and community-based crisis services. Members from Western Massachusetts and the Cape raised concerns about access, staffing, and the impact of cuts, and Doyle said the department would continue operating IRTP services, improve the referral process, and work with stakeholders on the Pocasset review and other access issues. The committee also discussed school-based mental health, 988, loan forgiveness for workforce recruitment, and the role of co-response programs for law enforcement. Secretary Robin Lipson then testified for the Executive Office of Aging and Independence, describing a proposed FY26 budget increase of about 21% to support councils on aging, home care, elder abuse investigations, caregiver support, care transitions, and nutrition programs. She said the agency is managing rising demand, especially from the growing 80-plus population, and noted uncertainty around federal Older Americans Act funding after the federal disbursement agency was disbanded. To control costs, the office will manage intake and caseload growth in a fully state-funded home care program, but current clients will not lose services. Lipson also highlighted a new $1 million line item for local mini-grants to support age-friendly initiatives. In questions, members focused on elder scams, and Lipson said scams are increasing and the agency is working with banks, district attorneys, and public awareness campaigns. The Health Policy Commission’s Executive Director David Seltz presented the agency’s FY26 request and said the biggest challenge is health care affordability, with family premiums near $29,000 annually and many residents delaying care because of cost. He emphasized that recent legislation significantly expands HPC’s role through a new Office of Pharmaceutical Policy and Analysis, which will examine the drug supply chain and pricing, and a new Office of Health Resource Planning, which will support statewide planning around closures and access gaps. The new law also creates task forces on maternal health access and primary care, and adds transparency and oversight for private equity in health care. Members asked about pharmaceutical costs, GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, 340B, and maternal health closures; Seltz said the data show rapid growth in GLP-1 spending and that the new offices will help the state better understand cost drivers and access problems. The Center for Health Information and Analysis then began its testimony, describing its role as the state’s data hub for health care spending, utilization, quality, and affordability analysis.
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Tribal and State Relations Committee May 13th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • Ours essentially was to pass them on, and I could see that maybe being a source of some frustration.
  • ...being a source of some frustration, but that's kind of the process we were in.
  • Other services the individual might need do not have a payment source.
  • States are doing this every single day. We're just one of the last to the table.
  • And we can be the best partner across departments and providers and continuum of care.
Summary: The committee met at Spirit Lake Tribe and first heard welcoming remarks and introductions from tribal leaders and program directors. Chairwoman Street and other tribal representatives outlined a range of concerns and requests for state action, including taxation of reservation lands, support for non-beneficiary students at the tribal school, homelessness funding, Indian-managed health care, gaming and e-tabs, Feather Alert improvements, industrial farming near waterways, tourism, and better state-tribal consultation. Committee members responded that the meeting was intended to improve understanding and communication, and several members suggested future legislation or resolutions could be used to advance some of the issues. The tribe also offered to provide training on treaties, IHS 638, and compact services to legislators and staff. A major portion of the discussion focused on Spirit Lake fish and wildlife jurisdiction and the lake boundary. Tribal representatives asked for an MOU or co-stewardship agreement with the state to clarify hunting and fishing rights, recognize tribal licenses, and reduce recurring disputes over “gray areas” on the reservation and lake. Committee members discussed whether to draft a bill or resolution directing the executive branch and state agencies to negotiate such an agreement, and asked that North Dakota Game and Fish be invited to a future meeting. Related concerns included aquatic nuisance species prevention, with both sides agreeing that more aggressive boat inspection and cleaning measures would be beneficial. The committee also discussed taxation and county relations. Tribal leaders raised concerns about county resistance to fee-to-trust transfers and about property and vehicle taxation affecting members living on or near reservation lands. Committee members and tribal counsel reviewed federal treaty principles and court cases, and one member noted that the committee had previously taken no formal action on similar issues. Later, Benson County’s tax equalization director explained how the county values taxable land, handles inundated land applications, and tracks land coming off the tax rolls when the tribe repurchases acreage. The discussion ended with a presentation from the president of Sisseton Wahpeton College, who described the college’s programs, economic impact, and funding needs, followed by an HHS presentation on 1115 Medicaid waivers and the IMD exclusion as the committee moved to its next topic.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Human Services Mar 4th, 2025

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • So unless the child has some kind of other source of, you know, like a trust fund or something.
  • So we use more than a dozen, um, electronic data sources in our application and renewal processes, and
  • So, we first, um, take Our information, compare it against those electronic data sources.
  • Um, we also have, um, case monitoring where our systems will look at, um, different data sources that
  • Um, we're collaborating with them to ensure that we really have the right complete continuum of those
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Human Services Mar 4th, 2025

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • So we use more than a dozen electronic data sources in our application. processes, and those will help
  • Medicaid renewal. to first attempt to verify somebody's eligibility through those electronic data sources
  • So, we first take our information, compare it against those electronic data sources.
  • We also have case monitoring where our systems will look at different data sources that we have access
  • Sources Code, which is the civil statute as well as the criminal analog.
Keywords: 1184, house, all
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Ways and Means Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Joint Committee on Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • Every single day, there's a new issue, a new attack, a new potential cut.
  • Every single day, there's a new issue, a new attack, a new potential cut.
  • The governor's talked about this almost every single day.
  • And so every single young person is offered voluntary services.
  • You can't even have a Know Your Rights for what's changing every single day.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The hearing opened with remarks from Senate Chair Robyn Kennedy and House Chair Chynah Tyler, who emphasized that the fiscal year 2026 hearing was focused on the Health and Human Services budget, asked members to keep questions budget-related, and noted that no public testimony would be taken. They also highlighted the choice of Doherty Memorial High School as the venue to showcase Worcester’s investment in career and technical education. Committee members then introduced themselves before the first panel, the Executive Office of Veterans Services and the state veterans homes, began testimony. Secretary John Santiago said the governor’s FY26 proposal would support implementation of the HERO Act, which he said is now about 95% implemented, including higher disabled veteran annuities, expanded behavioral health benefits, and other service expansions. He described efforts to reduce veteran homelessness, including nearly $20 million in ARPA-funded housing and outreach initiatives, and said the agency has delivered more than 100,000 supportive services to nearly 8,500 veterans. Leaders from the Chelsea and Holyoke veterans homes reported on staffing, quality measures, electronic medical records, and major construction projects at both facilities, including a new Chelsea campus and the new Holyoke home. Members asked about funding transfers, geographic equity in access to the homes, outreach to women veterans and veterans of color, suicide prevention, Gold Star family support, and the impact of federal uncertainty; Santiago said the homes are now licensed and certified, that the current budget is sufficient, and that the agency is expanding engagement and data collection. The second panel, the Office of the Veteran Advocate, testified that its FY26 request is about $3.3 million, up from the current $2 million, to cover staffing, a larger office, and higher technology costs. Veteran Advocate Bob Notch said the office is a new independent oversight agency created in 2022 to examine systems, coordinate with local veteran service officers, and investigate fatalities or serious harm involving veterans in state care. He said the office’s work depends on research, data, and collaboration with other agencies, and that current funding is only enough for minimum operations. In response to questions, Notch and Deputy Commissioner David O’Callaghan discussed the difficulty of tracking veteran suicides, the need for better data across agencies, and the office’s role as an oversight body rather than a direct service provider. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Legislative Finance Sep 24th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • I did say I wasn't going to read this whole thing, but so far I've read every single bullet point.
  • And so that is a pilot program that we're asking every single college to. Participate in.
  • How do you teach college and career readiness in every single course you teach?"
  • to do is to go get some other contractor to sign off on his license.
  • Because that contractor wants to control the market, and he doesn't want any competition.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 27th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Single-family homes, and it's only in a city.
  • liability of non-profit entities contracting with the Department of Family Protective Services or with a single-source
  • continuum contractor to provide community-based care or child welfare services.
  • Immunity and Liability Act to make it clear that a non-profit foster care provider and the Non-profit single-source
  • continuum contractors who provide community-based care are protected by the Immunity and Liability Act
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