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• prescription drug affordability board prescription drug affordability board for<00:42:03.800>
• He knows much more code review board.
• As of the building code review board.
• the best offer, the PDF advisory board the best offer, the PDF advisory board under<01:45:32.080
• Even an advisory board takes Right.

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• This is across the board.
• This is across the board.
• This is across the board.
• This is across the board. bipartisan. This is across the board.
• This is what a zoning board does. This is what a county zoning board does.

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• Early Learning Board. Aloha from Maui. Ela Yamashta, chair of the Early Learning Board.
• State Procurement Office, Special Education Advisory Council, Board of Education, Board of Water Supply
• Education Advisory Office, Special Education Advisory Council, Council, Council, uh<00:28:06.240> Board
• <00:28:06.480> of uh Board of uh Board of Education,<00:28:09.279> Board<00:28:09.520
• > of<00:28:09.679> Water Education, Board of Water Education, Board of Water Supply,<00

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Summary: The Ways and Means Committee convened at 10:00 a.m. and opened with instructions about live streaming, one-minute testimony limits, and the possibility of reconvening on March 31 if technical problems interrupted the hearing. The committee then took up HB 300, which drew extensive testimony from state agencies, commissions, nonprofits, and advocacy groups. Many agencies, including Budget and Finance, Education, Health, Housing, and others, said they stood on their written testimony and supported the measure. One witness from the Kohala Island Reserve Commission supported the bill and asked for funding for a CIP project at its Kihei site to consolidate offices and generate revenue for Maui. Several groups, including the Hawaii Oral Health Coalition and the Hawaii Association for Behavior Analysis, supported funding for mandated oral health services and higher ABA provider rates for children with autism. In contrast, the Re-imagining Public Safety in Hawaii Coalition and Hawaii Friends of Restorative Justice opposed $30 million for jail planning and additional incarceration-related spending, urging more investment in housing, mental health, youth programs, education, and restorative justice. The chair noted the testimony totals for HB 300: 186 in support, 91 opposed, and 52 comments. The committee then heard brief testimony on HB 794 and HB 795. The Department of Budget and Finance supported HB 794, and the Tax Foundation was listed for HB 795 but was not present. No additional testimony was offered on either bill. After the testimony phase, the committee deferred all three measures—HB 300, HB 794, and HB 795—for decision making to March 31 at 10:00 a.m. in the same room.

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• And so, um, the SAU board, if you will, which is the members of all the school district school boards
• So it's a 17-member board.
• So it's a 17-member board.
• of of the SAU of the SAU board. of of the SAU of the SAU board.
• > and school boards, an executive board, and school boards, an executive board, and central<01

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• <05:08:16.680> budget Selectmen school boards budget Selectmen school boards budget committees
• zoning uh uh by planning boards zoning uh uh by planning boards or<05:45:39.718> thank<05
• So the question is: are planning board warrant articles put up by the planning board amendable?
• put up by the planning board put up by the planning board amendable<05:47:12.718> planning
• in each Town um the planning board in each Town um the planning<06:17:45.200> board<06:17:46.200

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• <00:10:09.040> of who is vice chair of the Board of who is vice chair of the Board of Trustees
• <00:37:41.319> that in partnership with the post board that in partnership with the post board
• of Directors and the Minnesota State Board of Trustees.
• <00:48:43.839> of Fondulac tribal college board of Fondulac tribal college board of directors
• directors and the Minnesota State Board directors and the Minnesota State Board of<00:48:46.800>

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• I'm also on the board of the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities.
• I'm also on the board of the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities.
• <00:57:56.080> All I'm fully I I'm on board with that.
• All I'm fully I I'm on board with that.
• raise the bar a bit across the board. raise the bar a bit across the board.

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• <00:15:50.320> side 30 dual board side 30 dual board side board<00:15:51.880> certified
• Thank you, board and committee.
• really, really good board.
• We've got a board, but we do not have the same board that we had.
• up until a few years ago, an board up until a few years ago, an independent<00:28:40.840> board

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:00:11 Discussion HB 527 00:02:29 Vote HB 527 00:08:02 Discussion HB 627 00:09:09 Vote HB 627 00:24:29 Discussion HB 355 00:25:59 Vote HB 355 00:34:28 Discussion HB 568 00:35:18 Vote HB 568 01:12:10, 958, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 527, a cleanup bill related to insurance matters and the Strengthen Kentucky Homes program. The committee substitute removed language that would have repealed the workers’ compensation deductible range, added a one-time grant/reimbursement provision for contractor fortified-roofing certifications, and added an emergency clause. The Department of Insurance said the bill also updates licensing language, addresses issues with unlicensed pharmacy benefit managers, and supports contractor training tied to the roof grant program. The commissioner noted the program is set to go live March 1 and asked members to inform constituents about possible roof grants of up to $10,000. House Bill 527 received a favorable report after the committee adopted the substitute and title amendment by voice vote and then approved the bill on a roll call vote. The committee then heard House Bill 627, a PIP reform bill. The sponsor and State Farm’s legislative agent said the substitute clarified language so the Attorney General can prosecute insurance fraud and reflected negotiations with hospitals, the Kentucky Hospital Association, the Kentucky Justice Association, chiropractors, and physical therapists. The bill would apply the workers’ comp fee schedule to most PIP claims, require bills within 180 days, prohibit balance billing and credit impairment, raise funeral benefits to $5,000 and weekly wage benefits to $500, require an annual fraud report, and give the Attorney General concurrent jurisdiction over insurance fraud cases. A physician testifying in opposition argued the bill would cut reimbursement for non-hospital providers, shift costs to hospitals and other payers, reduce access to care, and create an uneven playing field that favors hospitals. Committee members asked about the lack of a PIP fee schedule and the effect of the workers’ comp schedule relative to Medicare and commercial insurance. After debate, the committee adopted the substitute and then passed House Bill 627 with favorable expression on a roll call vote, with one member voting no. The committee also considered House Bill 355 on real estate appraisers. The sponsor said the bill would restore an independent board, allow evaluations under federal guidelines, and move Kentucky from a voluntary to a mandatory appraisal state. Testimony from insurance and appraisal representatives said the bill would require licensure for real property damage appraisers, exempt insurance agents and claims adjusters licensed under the insurance code, and create clearer standards and oversight. Members asked about the cost of an executive director and whether the board could sustain itself through fees; the sponsor said the board had historically been self-sustaining. The committee adopted the substitute and then gave House Bill 355 a favorable report by roll call vote. Finally, the committee began House Bill 568, which would prohibit new public adjuster licenses while allowing current licensees to renew. The sponsor said the bill responds to ongoing complaints and investigations in the industry and noted that most licensed public adjusters in Kentucky are not residents of the state. The transcript cuts off as the bill’s presentation was beginning.

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• Big Horn County will get on board.
• Big Horn County will get on board.
• Big Horn County will get on board.
• Big Horn County will get on board.
• <00:52:08.960> uh<00:52:09.119> as uh the board by Bob's board as uh as uh the board

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• The appropriation also includes funding for board personnel and board members' per diem for some of the
• boards.
• How about any of the boards?
• start up the operations of a new board.
• So this, again, is that allowing the new boards to pay back any boards they borrowed from previously.

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• Trinidad Solis for an appointment to the Medical Board of California. Dr.
• Gerald Tolbrook for an appointment to the Medical Board of California.
• The former boarding house is now a museum. The Dailoi Museum.
• Unified School District Board of Education. ...to serve as the governing board president of the Locke
• Cognada Unified School District Board of Education.

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• L1 are Department of Agriculture Promotion Boards. There's 14 of them.
• L1 are Department of Agriculture Promotion Boards. There's 14 of them.
• Grants 2 through 12 are all for the Arkansas Soybean Promotions Board.
• Chair, that's all of Section L1, the Department of Agricultural Promotion Boards.
• They also train the board.

Summary: The PEER Review Subcommittee met to consider a large agenda of budget, appropriation, transfer, and contract items. Members approved temporary appropriation requests for several agencies, including the Auditor of State, Department of Education, and Labor and Licensing; ARPA return requests from Workforce Services; Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act requests for State Police and Agriculture; restricted reserve transfers for teacher scholarships, school facilities, and economic stimulus; a Commerce reallocation of positions and spending authority; cash fund, budget classification, overtime, and pay plan requests; and 17 methods of finance items for universities and other agencies. Most items were approved without objection after brief explanations from staff and agencies. Several items drew questions and were held or discussed further. A Department of Human Services discretionary grant package for the RSVP program was held over after Senator Irvin raised concerns about whether the grants were an effective use of state general revenue and asked for more information on administration costs and program operations. In the contracts section, Representative Richardson questioned a DHS sole-source contract with EMS Link for document management software and a DHS contract with Presidio; the EMS Link item was held for additional answers, while the Presidio item was clarified as not sole-source and was allowed to proceed. Members also asked for more information on a Department of Education mental health referral contract with Care Solace, which officials said is a statewide concierge/referral service connecting students to Arkansas providers and telehealth options. The committee also reviewed monthly reports, including the Medicaid Trust Fund. DHS and DFA officials said the fund was currently sufficient to finish the fiscal year, though it was being drawn down and would likely require a $100 million transfer from restricted reserves in FY27, with another $100 million set aside in the governor’s budget as a backstop. Members discussed the need to define a minimum reserve level and to better account for ongoing Medicaid costs in the budget. The meeting ended with no further business and adjournment.

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• And as a board member, I have several other counties that I watch after also.
• We're even part of the Water Trust Board.
• But our board members need to understand that there is funding at State Forestry.
• Senator, how long do the board members serve on each one of these districts?
• Senator, how long do the board members serve on each one of these district boards?

Bills: SB47, SB195, SB196, SB197, SB198, SB78

Keywords: food recovery, composting, waste management, solid waste surcharge, organic waste reduction, environment, grants, advisory group, soil conservation, water resources, training services, outreach programs, environmental protection, animal care, veterinary services, spay and neuter, Las Vegas, community funding, animal welfare, animal shelter

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• The board of trustees, um, or the board of managers or conservators, whatever you wanna call them, um
• , those are volatile board meetings, um.
• We, we check out who the board is, who the, um, who the proposed superintendent is.
• and the state board either approves or vetoes the approval process.
• charters, which are essentially nonprofit, uh, boards.

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• licensed profession of dental therapy to be licensed and regulated by the Department of Health and Board
• Department of Health, in consultation with the Board of Dentistry and ACA, must submit the report.
• I've received letters of support from a vast variety of professionals, including members of the Board
• And there has never been a single problem reported to the Board of Dentistry in these states.
• And there has never been a single problem reported to the Board of Dentistry in these states.

Summary: The Health Professions and Programs Subcommittee heard and advanced three bills. HB 21 would create a new licensed profession of dental therapy under the Department of Health and Board of Dentistry, allowing trained dental therapists to provide a limited scope of care under a supervising Florida-licensed dentist through a collaborative management agreement. Sponsor Rep. Cheney argued the bill would help address severe dental shortages and improve access in underserved areas; opponents from the Florida Dental Association and oral surgery groups warned that the bill would allow irreversible procedures by less-educated providers and could compromise patient safety. Supporters, including dentists, hygienists, and community health center leaders, said dental therapists would expand access and free dentists to handle more complex care. An amendment was adopted to require proof of local anesthesia training, adverse-incident reporting, and updated background screening language. The bill was reported favorably as amended by a 14-1 vote. The committee then considered HB 27, which creates the Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact to allow licensed social workers to practice across member states, including through telehealth, and to help military families and address workforce shortages. Supporters from the National Association of Social Workers and other advocates said the compact would improve mobility, reduce administrative burdens, and expand access to mental health services, especially in underserved and rural areas. A technical amendment restoring model language and setting an effective date of July 1, 2025 was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably as amended on a 15-0 vote. Finally, the committee heard HB 29, the public-records companion to the social work compact, which creates exemptions needed for compact compliance and allows the compact commission or its committees to meet in closed session when discussing information exempt under law. After a technical amendment authorizing closed meetings for exempt matters was adopted, the bill was reported favorably as amended on a 15-0 vote. The meeting then adjourned.

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• 48:40.160> changing our board to consider changing our board to consider changing management<00
• decide whether or not the board sees it. decide whether or not the board sees it.
• Our members include residents, board Our members include residents, board members,<00:53:07.200>
• <01:06:29.520> Now, came, they took the board over. Now, came, they took the board over.
• I'm not sure if it was the president of the board or the board was mandating some parking restrictions

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• Chair, Karen Lange, on behalf of the Fresno County Board of Supervisors in support.
• Jeff Neal, on behalf of the Board of Supervisors of Yolo County, also in support.
• Also, this is just creating the system for the State Board to identify water that's available.
• You know, the State Water Board will retain the oversight.
• And I know you have the backstop of the water board, which could come in and has to permit and has to

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• So you have the American Legion Auxiliary Board, which is the oversight of Girl State now.
• No decisions are made without that board. We've requested to speak with the board.
• We were denied the opportunity to speak with the full board, but we did make that request.
• And again, frankly, we were denied based upon the idea of a board that's deciding that this is their
• to the board, to the national board, to whomever is looking: we are offering every single possible opportunity

Summary: House Management took up a series of House resolutions, mostly honoring Arkansas schools, teams, and individuals. Resolutions passed recognizing April as Child Abuse Prevention Month and commending CASA programs, the Mountain Home Bombers’ 2025 boys and girls 5A cross-country championships, a corrected resolution for a girls’ championship team roster, Mount St. Mary Academy’s 6A girls golf title, Central Arkansas Christian High School Choir, a local candy shop for state and national awards, Joe T. Robinson’s 5A football championship and 1–4A swim and dive title, Arkansas Tech University Golden Suns coach Dave Wilbers and the Golden Suns cross-country team, and North Rock’s girls basketball championship. One resolution honoring the Passion Play was pulled from the agenda and moved to regular session. The main substantive discussion centered on House Resolution 1052, which urged support for Arkansas Girls’ State applicants who missed a school deadline because of counselor or administrative error. Sponsors and supporters said roughly 150 girls statewide were affected, that the deadline fell during spring break, and that the American Legion Auxiliary had previously extended deadlines but declined to do so this year. They argued the girls had met the requirements, that the issue was caused by adults, and that the program is a once-in-a-lifetime civic opportunity. They also said they had contacted the board, offered help with space, funding, and volunteers, and received no willingness to change course. Committee members asked about the impact on students, including families with both a son and daughter where only the boy was being allowed to participate, and about whether the message to girls was fair. Supporters said the situation teaches civic engagement, grace, and advocacy, but that it also sends a harmful message if girls are denied because of adult mistakes while boys are still being accepted. After discussion, the committee voted to pass the resolution, and the meeting adjourned.

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• The Senate amendment removes the process that allows lawmakers to investigate and review regulatory board
• So now it's just back to what happens normally, that the board investigates bad behavior?
• The Senate amendment removes the process that allows lawmakers to investigate and review regulatory board
• So now it's just back to what happens normally, that the board investigates bad behavior?
• Madam Chair and members, House Bill 2189 mandates that the State Board of Nursing revise the rules or

Summary: The caucus reviewed a long list of House bills with Senate amendments, with members generally indicating the sponsors intended to concur on most measures. Topics included public health and medical regulation (HB 2086 on face coverings/vaccinations, HB 2140 on gold and silver bullion investments, HB 2195 on nursing facility complaint timelines, HB 2189 on licensed health aides, HB 2932 on Access reimbursement and prior authorization, HB 2557 on medical records timing, and HB 2641 on PFAS firefighting foam), criminal justice and courts (HB 2673 creating an inmate mental health study committee, HB 2028 on community restitution for indigent homeless defendants, HB 2662 on expert testimony in parenting-time cases, HB 2440 on prisoner transition services, and HB 2594 on address confidentiality in family court), and education-related bills (HB 2830 on prenatal development instruction, HB 2249 on parents’ rights and social transitioning, HB 2481 on school district financial record compliance, HB 2482 on school construction job-order caps, HB 2895 on Native American language proficiency, HB 2423 on automatic advanced math enrollment, HB 2621 on special education and certificates of educational convenience, HB 2592 on AI rules, HB 2379 on school board training, and HB 2380 on out-of-state travel and public meeting materials). Other bills addressed transportation, development, housing, and local government issues, including HB 2909 on distracted driving, HB 2369 on photo enforcement citations, HB 2745 on legislative subpoenas, HB 2946 on development fees, HB 2999 on infrastructure finance districts, HB 2244 on eviction record sealing, HB 2342 on HOA shade structures, and HB 2752 on Commerce Authority trade offices. Several members raised concerns or asked questions on bills such as HB 2932, HB 2249, HB 2830, and HB 2028, but no formal votes were taken in the transcript; the meeting ended with adjournment after brief discussion of the final bills on Caucus Calendar 19, including HB 2248 on medical intervention requirements for businesses and schools.

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• Moving to Item B6, we have the Department of Labor and Licensing HVACR Licensing Board.
• This board felt it was important. Regulators, regulate and train.
• This board felt it was important to get that training back there.
• So the board took the position that we're going to take the example.
• So there's only five rules from across the board that's still left from the 2023 session?

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