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• should be able to look down the program should be able to look down the program line<00:03:27.959
• <00:20:18.240> for guidance and technical assistance for guidance and technical assistance
• <01:01:46.680> so support Head Start uh uh programs so support Head Start uh uh programs so
• close just similar to other programs close just similar to other programs it's<01:03:31.319>
• I don’t know if there are other programs like that as well. To Mr.

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• Program, and in what ways might that impact the program?
• /c><00:08:45.600> ways assistance program and um what ways assistance program and um what ways
• He then explained that the concern related to the State Soldiers Assistance Program, which is administered
• This is a program.
• This is a program.

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• <04:01:01.199> under need for disaster assistance under need for disaster assistance under
• information and technical assistance. information and technical assistance. create<04:28:23.920>
• consultants, technical assistants consultants, technical assistants providers<04:31:55.359> who
• assist grant applicants. assist grant applicants.
• > local Provide grant assistance to local Provide grant assistance to local governments,<04:32

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Summary: The meeting included a Senate recognition ceremony honoring the Winona High School boys basketball team for winning the 2026 Alabama High School Athletic Association 5A state championship. A resolution was read commending the team for its 101-40 victory over Silicag, noting the team’s record-setting performance, Brendan Davis’s MVP honor, the contributions of other players, and Coach Cedric Lane’s leadership. Senators and the lieutenant governor praised the players’ sportsmanship, the school community, and the team’s historic season, and copies of the resolution were presented to the team, coaches, and administrators. Several guests and school representatives also spoke briefly, including the coach and principal, who thanked the Senate and noted the team’s success and the principal’s retirement after 35 years. After the recognition, the Senate returned to session and adopted the Committee on Rules report setting the special order calendar. The calendar included Senate Bill 99 on the Ten Commandments, Senate Bill 298 on Class 3 municipalities, House Bill 381 on camp safety, Senate Bill 370 on tax increment districts, Senate Bill 363 on the Department of Economic and Community Affairs, House Bill 466 on firefighters, House Bill 95 on elections, House Bill 259 on stablecoin, and Senate Bill 342 on education. The chamber then took up SB 99, sponsored by Senators Kelly and Sessions. Senator Kelly described the bill as requiring local school boards to display the Ten Commandments, together with founding documents such as the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Bill of Rights, and Alabama Constitution preamble, in certain history classrooms and common areas for grades five through 12, using donated displays and funds when available. He said the bill was intended as a historical and educational measure, not religious instruction, and emphasized the inclusion of a disclaimer stating Alabama is not establishing a religion. After extended debate and a petition to close debate from the Rules Committee, the Senate voted on the bill by long roll and passed SB 99, with the recorded vote announced as 30 yeas and 4 nays.

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• Election Assistance Commission.
• The EAC does, though, continue its core programs, one of which is the voting system certification program
• That certification program is voluntary for states to use, but many, if not most, do.
• So if it's an offer of assistance, is that something that... Say it's like an offer of assistance.
• It's called NEVI, the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure grant program.

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• Do, sir, do you need any assistance? Because we can call the nurse. Okay.
• Do sir, do you need any assistance? Do sir, do you need any assistance?
• <00:23:34.640> from<00:23:34.960> these assistance from these assistance from these funds
• I mean, a million, two million, something that's signal that we understand this program works.
• I mean, a million, two million, something that signals that we understand this program works.

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• in 2024 when it launched has the program in 2024 when it launched has generated<00:29:29.279> 2.4
• um I think the carrying capacity program um I think the carrying capacity program itself<00:31:44.559
• and it's an ongoing different program and it's an ongoing um<00:31:59.080> it<00:31:59.120>
• There's also a federal historic preservation tax incentive program as well.
• Thirty-five years of work on the burial sites program and repatriation has led us to understand that

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Summary: The Committee on Water and Land met on March 13, 2025, and first announced that SB 1456 would be deferred to the end of the agenda and ultimately worked on later, with the chair indicating the bill would be deferred and revisited in a future measure. The committee then heard SB 841 on marine life conservation districts. DLNR supported the bill, saying it would fund carrying capacity studies to inform rules and policies. Testimony noted a pilot study already underway at the Puka Marine Life Conservation District and another nearing completion at the old Kona Airport MLCD. Members discussed costs, with DLNR estimating about $300,000 per year for one user-experience study, potentially more for ecological analysis, and also discussed possible funding from the Mālama Kai special fund. DLNR said it had no objection to consulting current operators and other users, and explained the program would be a new, ongoing adaptive-management tool. The committee next heard SB 411 on capital improvement projects at small boat harbors. DLNR supported the intent, saying the bill would help expedite use of special funds for CIP work, while the Department of Budget and Finance opposed it, arguing the draft could conflict with constitutional limits on appropriations. Public testimony from an industry representative supported the bill and urged more collaboration with commercial operators, while committee discussion focused on whether DLNR could already use special funds for repairs, how much engineering and bidding work is required before projects go out to bid, and whether the current process creates bottlenecks when bids exceed initial estimates. DLNR said it can do some repairs and maintenance within existing authority and funding ceilings, but that the bill as drafted could be too broad. The committee also heard SB 5 on historic preservation, where DLNR supported the measure and NAOP Hawaii opposed it, saying the bill’s broader definition could expand the scope beyond the stated goal of narrowing reviews and reducing backlog. The committee then took up SB 1462 on the state historic preservation income tax credit. The Department of Taxation said the revenue estimate assumes the cap would be reached each year the credit is available, and DLNR supported the bill. SHPD said the prior credit had sunset, outreach had previously been done in targeted communities such as Chinatown, and owners of eligible historic properties are notified during review. Finally, the committee heard SB 268 on island burial councils. DLNR supported the bill, and OHA strongly supported it, saying the councils have struggled with quorum and expertise and that the measure would restore the original intent of having lineal descendants and cultural practitioners as decision makers, while still allowing landowners and developers to testify and participate. OHA also said it would help provide technical support and urged continued involvement from SHPD and the Attorney General’s office.

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• And in California, the Medi-Cal program is one of the largest health care programs in the country.
• program, the detrimental nature.
• program, the detrimental nature.
• long term for programs like Supplemental Security Income, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, general
• Reduced eligibility and access to these programs will put untenable strains on other county programs

Summary: The joint informational hearing focused on the impacts of H.R. 1 on California’s Medi-Cal program and on community health effects from recent immigration enforcement actions. Committee leaders said H.R. 1 would sharply reduce federal funding, increase administrative burdens, and worsen access to care, especially for Medi-Cal enrollees, immigrant families, rural communities, and reproductive health patients. The second half of the hearing examined how ICE raids and related federal actions are creating fear, reducing clinic and emergency department use, and disrupting children’s access to schools and early childhood education. Department of Health Care Services Director Michelle Bass outlined the main H.R. 1 provisions affecting Medi-Cal: work requirements, semiannual eligibility redeterminations, shorter retroactive coverage, new cost-sharing, limits on provider taxes and state-directed payments, reduced federal support for emergency and lawful immigrant coverage, and a one-year ban on Medicaid funding for prohibited abortion providers. She estimated millions could lose coverage, with tens of billions of dollars in federal funding at risk. Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California warned the defunding provision could force clinic closures, service reductions, and loss of access to family planning, STI testing, and cancer screenings. The California Hospital Association said the financing changes could cut hospital revenue by tens of billions over 10 years and threaten access, especially for rural and safety-net hospitals. The Western Center on Law and Poverty argued the law would increase churn, paperwork, and uninsured rates, disproportionately harming working adults and people experiencing homelessness. Committee members asked about implementation timelines, notification systems, administrative costs, the effect on immigrant eligibility, and whether California could delay or mitigate some provisions. Bass said the state was still assessing federal guidance, planning county and provider outreach, and exploring a possible delay for work requirements and a transition period for provider-tax changes. Members also discussed how state budget actions may need to be revisited in light of H.R. 1, and how California might preserve access through state-only funding or other policy changes. In the second panel, CHIRLA, Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, and the Children’s Partnership described the health consequences of immigration enforcement. Speakers said raids and data-sharing fears are causing anxiety, trauma, and avoidance of care, with Los Angeles County reporting declines in emergency, urgent care, and clinic visits after enforcement actions. The Children’s Partnership said school and early childhood absences are rising in some communities and that enforcement is undermining children’s emotional well-being and access to education. Members asked for more data and discussed possible state protections, telehealth, mobile care, and legal and policy responses to reduce fear and preserve access to health and education services.

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• I'm the management assistant for Spirit Lake Social Services.
• So all of our programs, regardless if it's a certificate or degree program, include Dakota culture, language
• And a lot of our students stay and work in those programs.
• have access to an opioid treatment program.
• I'm a program director from Protection and Advocacy.

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• Refugee cash assistance, temporary assistance for needy families, supplemental nutrition assistance program
• Refugee cash assistance, temporary assistance for needy families, supplemental nutrition assistance program
• Refugee cash assistance, temporary assistance for needy families, supplemental nutrition assistance program
• Refugee cash assistance, temporary assistance for needy families, supplemental nutrition assistance program
• uh nutrition assistance supplemental new uh nutrition assistance program.<04:11:47.040> This<

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• We need programs. That ensure that our workforce is safe.
• I'm going to briefly describe the program.
• How many employees is it going to take to run this program? This program?
• Has there been any studies as to the cost between a publicly run program and a privately run program?
• , a medication aid, a certified nursing assistant who comes out of a certification program after high

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• eligible adoptive parents who can benefit from the financial assistance that this program provides initially
• Most of the applicants to the program.
• that is afforded to them through this program.
• need for the renewed support of the program.
• At the end of the four-year pilot program.

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• I think as uh Brendon Williams program.
• and avoid the need to enroll in programs and avoid the need to enroll in programs like<00:26:09.679
• And fally like the DD program. Yeah.
• <02:31:04.160> I physician or physician assistance. I physician or physician assistance.
• <02:31:07.920> or assistance or assistance or >> physician<02:31:08.640> associates?

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• additional funding for existing programs additional funding for existing programs and<00:04:35.600
• <00:04:50.320> and improvements to existing programs and improvements to existing programs
• <00:08:11.520> affordable federally assisted affordable federally assisted affordable housing
• <00:08:33.399> programs<00:08:33.760> tools<00:08:34.000> and similar programs
• programs tools and similar programs programs tools and resources<00:08:34.599> must<00:08:34.760

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• On page 6, sorry, on line 16, not page 16, line 16, the Air Service Assistance Program, that's a very
• On page six, sorry, on line 16, not page 16, line 16, the Air Service Assistance Program, that's a very
• The air service assistance program — is that for local airports? So, Mr.
• Item number 155 to the Health Care Authority is for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education
• Oh, so sorry, one on line 58 for the University of New Mexico for a psychedelic-assisted research program

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• It's the State Assistance for Fentanyl Eradication, a highly successful program.
• Agencies to assist them.
• As I shared yesterday, that's a program that I started when I was at FDLE.
• Concurrently, when FDLE started this program... A huge need for that.
• This is a free program for everyone: housing, food, peer...

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice met to hear budget presentations from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), an FDLE update on the Uniform Arrest Affidavit and Florida Incident-Based Reporting System (FIBERS), the Department of Juvenile Justice on Florida Scholars Academy, and the Clerks of Court Operations Corporation. FDLE requested funding for a wide range of items, including a new Fort Myers regional operations center lease, technology upgrades for missing persons alerts and criminal justice data systems, replacement breath-test instruments, recurring support for critical public safety contracts, cybersecurity, a career offender registry unit, expanded wellness and peer support for law enforcement, cryptocurrency seizure efforts, vehicle replacement, forensic lab and digital forensics upgrades, a repaired Jacksonville firearm range, and additional resources for criminal alien detection, fentanyl enforcement, and other operational needs. Senators questioned FDLE about the reported 79% increase in officer misconduct cases, body cameras, masking by officers, public records request burdens, and the status of criminal alien detection funding. FDLE’s second presentation explained that FIBERS is Florida’s incident-based crime reporting system and that 61% of agencies, covering 74% of the population, have transitioned to it. The agency also described the Uniform Arrest Affidavit initiative, which standardizes arrest data for statewide sharing. Senators asked about NCIC/FCIC access, hate crime reporting requirements, and why more agencies have not adopted the UAA and FIBERS systems; FDLE said it is working with law enforcement associations and vendors to address technology and implementation barriers. The committee also heard from DJJ Secretary Matt Walsh, who praised FDLE’s wellness program and then reported on Florida Scholars Academy’s first year, including unified education across 39 residential facilities, security fixes after early website access issues, strong enrollment and graduation numbers, and extensive support for students with disabilities. Walsh said the program still faces staffing shortages and a wait list for residential beds, and estimated about 260 additional beds are needed. The final presentation came from Clerk of Court and Comptroller Stacey Butterfield, who said clerks are operating with outdated funding levels and requested $22 million to stabilize operations. She highlighted reimbursement shortfalls for injunctions for protection and other high-risk cases, rising postage and summons costs, and the need to fund clerk staffing for 37 new judges under the “fund the entire courtroom” concept. Senators asked about SB 532, a CPI-based court-fee bill, and about collections of court fines and fees. Butterfield said clerks work with defendants on payment plans and collections, but the system still faces a structural deficit. After the presentations and questions, the committee adjourned without taking any substantive votes or other action.

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• How can we do better by our law enforcement program?
• program works.
• to show that this program works.
• It's a half a million dollars to do a pilot program.
• To present about our program today.

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• to xylazine, and ways to address any gaps in available programs and services.
• I had the privilege of working with a training and technical assistance program here in Boston, and in
• and one of the oldest harm reduction programs in New England.
• Have come into a service program for drug checking information.
• And then sharing information across peer programs.

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Summary: The Special Commission on xylazine held its first meeting, with House Chair Mindy Domb and Senate Co-Chair John Keenan outlining the commission’s charge and a proposed work plan. The commission is tasked with studying the public health and safety impacts of xylazine in the illicit drug supply, including whether it should be scheduled as a controlled substance, how to regulate its production and distribution, and how to improve outreach and treatment for people exposed to it. Members were told the report deadline had been extended to March 30, 2026, and staff proposed a series of public hearings and working groups leading to a final report. The meeting also included attendance, packet materials, and procedural planning. The first major testimony came from BSAS Director Deirdre Calvert, who described xylazine’s appearance in Massachusetts drug supply data, the state’s public health alerts, and DPH’s partnership with Brandeis, CDC, and harm reduction organizations. She emphasized four priorities: reducing stigma and discrimination in health care, expanding self-directed wound care support and coverage for supplies, expanding access to drug checking and test strips, and supporting low-barrier services such as mobile vans and drop-in centers. Commission members asked about first responder awareness, medical education, and whether harm reduction services might face federal restrictions; Calvert said misinformation remains a problem and noted ongoing training efforts, including collaboration with public safety agencies. Several other speakers reinforced the need for low-barrier care and drug checking. Dr. Raghini Jala, an infectious disease and addiction medicine physician, said xylazine has become a common component of the unregulated opioid supply and urged support for rapid-response education teams, community-based drug checking, and better hospital and detox protocols for xylazine withdrawal and wounds. Recovery coach Alan Young testified from lived experience, describing severe wounds, fear of inadequate withdrawal treatment in emergency settings, and the value of mobile care vans that can provide methadone, buprenorphine, and wound care in the community. Dr. Sarah Wakeman echoed the need for naloxone, rescue breathing, low-threshold treatment, and non-stigmatizing health care settings, while Sarah Macon of the Boston Public Health Commission described Boston’s harm reduction and drug checking work, including on-site testing, wound care, and a decline in opioid mortality. Tracy Green of the Massachusetts Drug Supply Data Stream explained that xylazine has declined in recent samples while metatomidine is rising, said drug checking is increasingly used but still not enough, and argued for more funding, staffing, and statewide access to real-time drug checking and harm reduction services.

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• This district is in the heart of our city and is in dire need of your assistance.
• This district is in the heart of our city and is in dire need of your assistance.
• So, um, that's the program, the language, and the bill.
• The program remains consistently oversubscribed.
• The program remains consistently oversubscribed.

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• Certification Program, the Grads Program, and then lawsuit sufficiency fees.
• In those programs. Okay, thank you.
• with drafting, technical assistance, that sort of thing.
• We do not require that these programs pay for benefits.
• The first beginning in elementary school NM Pre-K Program.

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• <00:01:48.439> is nitrate pollution the current program is nitrate pollution the current program
• I'd be happy to defer that question to them. of such a vital program I know many of such a vital program
• <00:08:40.320> so in the region to deliver this program so in the region to deliver this program
• <00:09:30.680> within private well mitigation program within private well mitigation program
• > opportunities<00:09:33.000> for that program we'll see opportunities for that program

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