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• The legislature approved five student housing grant program bond-funded projects for the University of
• We engage in regional activities like the K-16 Educational Collaborative Grants Program, which expands
• Eligible did not receive the benefit of the state housing grant programs.
• We did apply for the housing grant program for the 100 McAllister project, but were deemed ineligible
• The building renovation aspects—the housing grant program was really intended for new construction.

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• I think, and I'll let Treasurer step in, but I think because it says ambassador program...
• that ambassador program isn't part of the subcommittee, that's part of the treasurer's office.
• So as of today, we have seven grants that made it through the scoring committee.
• So we're moving on to the grant approvals at this point.
• It looks like we have a couple of grants that have been submitted and graded and sent through.

Summary: The committee approved the February 13, 2020 minutes with one correction changing “America 250 subcommittee” to “America 250 Council.” Staff then provided a financial update showing about $66,000 remaining in commemorative funds, over $200,000 in expenditures, and seven celebration grants ready for approval, with additional grants still being scored. Members also discussed an A250 “I Voted” sticker proposal costing $12,992; concerns were raised about whether counties already cover printing costs and whether funds should be reserved for later needs, and the motion ultimately failed on a 3-3 tie vote. Updates followed on the America 250 ambassador and celebration efforts, including school and community events, a growing service challenge nearing 96,900 acts of service, quilt displays, and plans to bring the Liberty Bell replica to counties. The committee heard requests for a steel transport stand not to exceed $18,500 and a custom trailer not to exceed $23,325, with discussion about safety, durability, and possible future use of the trailer. Members also received updates on the Governor’s Task Force and federal partnership activities, including the May 1 Initial Point event, a July 5 “America’s potluck,” museum exhibits, White House-related programs, and a March 30 deadline for the “America’s Field Trip” program. Idaho Department of Lands Director Dustin Miller described a “Liberty Grove” tree-planting project on endowment land, likely at one of several sites between Coeur d’Alene and McCall, to be coordinated with local leaders and timed for spring conditions. The committee then approved grant disbursements for Blaine County and the cities of Dietrich, Grace, Nespers, Orofino, Pierce, and Twin Falls. Members tentatively scheduled the next meeting for Monday, March 23, and adjourned after noting that additional grant applications were still being reviewed.

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• </c><01:09:57.679><c> program</c> I think that the the grant program I think that the the grant program
• We'll just have to wait and see what kind of appropriation this grant program gets under the bill.
• We shouldn't carve out a special grant program for MDE. That's pretty vague with an unknown amount.
• We'll just have to wait and see what kind of appropriation this grant program gets under the bill.
• </c> this case whether it's through a grant this case whether it's through a grant program<01:44:27.840

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• </c><00:22:19.720><c> and</c> The purposes of county SCORE programs and making SCORE grants and the like
• Do you know when the SCORE program was established?
• to fund recycling and reuse programs.
• </c> inadequate score Grant inadequate score Grant allocations<00:33:07.080><c> counties</c><00:33:07.440
• space and classrooms for volunteerism and re-entry programs.

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• </c> security special fund to provide grants security special fund to provide grants to<00:26:19.120>
• S60 sets up this program. There is a separate appropriation request for funding it.
• There is a S60 sets up this program.
• to payments to make it, uh, um, grants to payments to make it, uh, less<00:32:40.399><c> cumbersome<
• It acknowledges that existing state and federal programs do not adequately serve farmers and forestry

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• They're going to take all their grants that are going to come in, their request for a grant, and they're
• this program and the amounts of those grants?
• under this program and the amounts of those grants?
• for a grant.
• for a grant.

Summary: The House Revenue and Taxation Committee approved minutes from March 6, 11, 12, and 13, 2026 after correcting a procedural issue with the earlier March 6 approval. The committee then heard House Bill 861, which would allow universities to apply for grants from the state’s 2% hotel bed-tax marketing fund currently used for tourism promotion and chambers of commerce. Representative Monks said the bill would only expand eligibility to apply, not guarantee funding, and argued it could help universities offset promotion costs. An Idaho Outfitters and Guides Association representative testified in opposition, warning that diverting those dedicated tourism dollars could harm outdoor recreation marketing and rural jobs. After debate, the committee rejected the motion to send HB 861 to the floor on a do-pass recommendation. The committee next considered House Bill 885, a homestead exemption bill that would clarify residency and documentation requirements, including allowing a prior or current Idaho income tax return as proof of address, requiring six months’ residency in Idaho for continued eligibility except for military or religious mission service, and tying the homestead exemption to candidate residency provisions already in code. Sponsor Representative Raybould said the bill was intended to ensure only Idaho residents receive the benefit and to prevent double-dipping on similar exemptions in other states. Ron Nate of the Idaho Freedom Foundation opposed the bill, arguing it could create retroactive candidacy problems, impose unequal exceptions, and be difficult to administer across other states. Despite concerns and requests to delay the effective date, the committee passed HB 885 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation, with several members recording no votes. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 1345, which would let the Idaho State Tax Commission communicate with taxpayers by email or other secure electronic means if taxpayers opt in, instead of relying only on U.S. mail or certified mail. Chairman Cannon said the change would improve efficiency and save an estimated $300,000, and noted the Tax Commission had helped shape the bill and was comfortable with the July 1, 2026 implementation date. With no testimony in opposition, the committee unanimously sent SB 1345 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation and then adjourned.

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• So right now we're in the process of finalizing what we call the hazard mitigation grant program.
• Well, are you still administering a grant, that grant? Yes, as far as I know.
• Those are our low-interest loans program.
• treatment programs across the state.
• treatment programs across the state.

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• MY SAFE FLORIDA CONDOMINIUM PILOT PROGRAM. -- 92 REVISES PROVISION OF THE MY SAFE FLORIDA PILOT PROGRAM
• RECOGNIZED FOUR EIGHT NINE NINE NINE TWO. >> THIS IS THE SUGGESTED LANGUAGE THAT CLARIFIES THE PROGRAM
• GRANT WOULD PAY FOR ROOF COVERING SO LONG AS THE COVERING AND ALSO IT MAY NOT APPLY FOR THE GRANT UNLESS
• FOR THE MY SAFE FLORIDA CONTACT PROGRAM MAY BE AWARDED IF THE PROPOSED WORK WOULD RESULT IN MITIGATION
• THANKS FOR CONTINUING THE GOOD WORK ON THIS PROGRAM. ANY FURTHER DEBATE?

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• So even though the state has a lot of programming, a lot of money for programs like public education,
• they fund the summer reading program.
• The Hatch Library during their summer reading program has a children's entrepreneurship program where
• Is it part of your program or not?
• We do not receive any pass-through funding from big programs like SNAP or WIC or the farmers market programs

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• grants.
• </c> information, and grant reporting gaps. information, and grant reporting gaps.
• </c> generally, how do grants work? generally, how do grants work?
• </c><01:15:04.800><c> grants</c> and then you look at your grants. grants and then you look at your grants
• There's less programs. It classrooms. There's less programs.

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• When it comes to financing options, a lot of states are moving forward with grant programs.
• Gordon had, of course, requested maybe a mention of any and all Industrial Commission grant programs
• Jordan Kineainen responded that, for all grant programs, anything awarded by the commission has a contract
• The reports are submitted, and all grant programs are reimbursement-based.
• I can't remember if you mentioned, but the grant program requires a 50% basically private sector or federal

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• Section 33, transportation alternative grant program.
• That will increase the maximum grant amount in that program from $300,000 to $600,000.
• programs, again increases the maximum grant amount for state fiscal year 2027 to $1.2 million, up from
• </c><01:28:46.960><c> It</c><01:28:47.280><c> also</c> municipal grant programs.
• It also municipal grant programs.

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• HB 1791 is an act directing the Department of Education to establish a grant program at the postsecondary
• So, um, given the structure of the federal grants that are available for this program, um, does it make
• Creating an in-state grant program for the developmentally disabled would ensure access to higher education
• ><c> program</c><01:08:44.719><c> for</c> Creating an instate grant program for Creating an instate grant
• </c> the program. the program.

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• programs show longer retention. retention than the two-year programs.
• We also are the recipients of a grant, and that's the state loan repayment program, and that's where
• So CMS is looking for grants that are offering novel incentive programs to recruit clinicians to rural
• program.
• Program with NPSIA.

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• programs within this calendar year.
• Programs.
• The way that the Cap-and-Invest program has been restructured, the SAFER program is now in the third
• programs and activities.
• ...of our program areas.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Climate Crisis, Resources, Energy, and Transportation heard an informational hearing with Secretary Garcia and CalEPA-related departments on the administration’s budget proposals and related environmental programs. Secretary Garcia highlighted CalEPA’s work on methane reduction, community air protection, water infrastructure, Exide cleanup, safer pesticide alternatives, Prop 4 implementation, and Bay-Delta water quality, while emphasizing the impact of federal rollbacks and the need for flexible state response. Members raised broader policy concerns about the polluter-pays principle, special fund vacancies, and whether the state is maintaining sufficient staffing and enforcement capacity, especially after recent fee increases. A major portion of the hearing focused on landfill support, response, and enforcement, particularly subsurface elevated temperature events at Chiquita Canyon and El Sobrante. CalEPA requested $5.1 million and 12 positions to improve monitoring, technical response, coordination, and enforcement across CalRecycle, CARB, DTSC, the Water Board, and OEHHA. Assembly Member Schiavo described severe community impacts from Chiquita Canyon and pressed for stronger state action, more transparency, and accountability from landfill operators; Assembly Member Rogers emphasized that accountability must mean forcing operators to take preventive measures and bear the costs. Agency staff said the proposal would help augment current response efforts, support local enforcement agencies, and improve early detection, while acknowledging that the causes of set events are not fully understood and may involve factors such as lithium-ion batteries, oxygen intrusion, and gas extraction practices. The committee then heard an update on the Safe and Affordable Drinking Water program and the effects of the new cap-and-invest structure. State Water Board Chair Joaquin Esquivel reported that the program has reduced the number of Californians without safe drinking water from 1.6 million to about 600,000 since 2019, while also bringing 320 systems back into compliance and distributing $1.8 billion in drinking water grants. The Legislative Analyst’s Office explained that under SB 840, SAFER is now in a lower funding tier, which could reduce annual proceeds from the prior $130 million level to a projected $92 million in 2026-27 and delay funding until later in the year. Members expressed concern that this deprioritizes rural drinking water needs, while the board said it would continue using SAFER’s flexible funds for emergency water, technical assistance, and construction, and would keep pushing consolidations and other long-term solutions for the remaining failing systems.

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• So, what is this program?
• So, that really is the focus of the cooperative marketing and advertising grant program that is kind
• Program, and for Innovation Hubs, and also for these technology grants that EDD is already supporting
• for those programs.
• The J TIP program our jobs training incentive program. It's been around since 1972.

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• A program, Mr. Speaker, for renewable energy to help create a program for solar energy technicians.
• San Juan College created a solar technician program. Mr.
• The program got shut down.
• is specifically Land Grant Permanent Fund.
• Yield to my friend from Cathryn Grant and Hidalgo. Well, Mr.

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• We have broadband grant programs.
• The Florida Department of Transportation aggregate supply chain grant program.
• agency package, looking to take that from a five-year to a more long-range grant program to continue
• But looking at the grant program, you know, and looking at the cost, Today, but looking at the grant
• Chair, the grant program is designed to allow different companies that are affiliated with either rail

Summary: The Transportation Committee heard and acted on a series of transportation, licensing, and memorial bills. The first major item was CS/SB 462, the Department of Transportation agency package, which included provisions on transportation trust fund revenue for electric vehicles, county project reporting, speed limits, workforce grants, procurement and utility relocation procedures, airport participation, metropolitan planning, and related DOT administration. The committee adopted a substitute amendment after extensive discussion, especially over utility relocation reimbursement, penalties, and whether the bill was too rigid while stakeholders continued negotiating. Testimony came from industry and utility representatives both supporting the need to address delays and opposing the bill’s prescriptive approach. The bill passed 8-3. The committee then approved several specialty license plate and memorial measures. CS/SB 1024 added a United States Military Academy plate alongside the Naval Academy plate. CS/SB 824 created a Florida Highway Patrol specialty plate. CS/SB 666 created a Miami Northwestern Senior High School alumni plate, with supporters emphasizing the school’s history and scholarship uses for the revenue. CS/SB 916 authorized indemnification and insurance arrangements for commuter rail operations on the Brightline corridor, modeled on SunRail law, and was reported favorably after technical amendments. CS/SB 1290 updated DHSMV rules to conform to IFTA and federal motor carrier standards, raised the crash-damage reporting threshold, and made other registration and email-notification changes; CS/SB 1292 created a public-records exemption for certain email addresses used in motor vehicle and vessel notifications. CS/SB 1408 designated memorial highways for fallen officers Jesse Madsen and Elio Diaz, and CS/SB 1502 authorized FDOT blanket permits for mobile cranes to travel at night under specified conditions. All of these bills were reported favorably. The committee also received a lengthy informational presentation from FDOT on aggregates and the state’s construction-material supply chain. The witness described aggregate sources, transportation methods, recycling efforts, the importance of the Lake Belt and out-of-state imports, and the department’s supply-chain grant program. Senators asked about long-term reserves, stranded reserves, pricing, and the impact of regulation on future supply, and requested the study and a summary of regulatory impacts for members. The meeting concluded with no further business and adjournment.

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• Program means school grade level, program, or class.
• They have an agriculture program, and they also have a new manufacturing program and a cosmetology program
• </c> program means school grade level program program means school grade level program or<00:21:07.880
• Uh separate separate enrollment program. Uh separate separate funding<00:46:38.040><c> grant.
• but again it's not my this program but again it's not my program. program. program.

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Summary: The committee of conference on HB 751 reviewed amendment 2026-1904H page by page, focusing on open enrollment rules, capacity definitions, statewide enrollment limits, denial criteria, transportation, and funding. Members discussed clarifying that districts may set capacity at zero if they truly have no room, creating a statewide enrollment cap of 500 that can increase by 25% if it reaches 90% utilization, and exempting seats already used by open enrollment students before October 1, 2026. They also discussed how the Department of Education would allocate seats through rulemaking, while local districts would still set capacity, with grandfathered seats preserved where districts already allow open enrollment. A substantial portion of the meeting centered on when districts may deny open enrollment applications. The amendment would allow denials for reasons such as chronic absenteeism or disciplinary history, while requiring districts to consider whether those issues are tied to disability, McKinney-Vento status, foster care, or bullying. Members emphasized that such factors are to be considered, not used as the sole basis for rejection, and noted that the bill separately prohibits receiving schools from accepting or rejecting applicants based on pupil needs, special education needs, disability, aptitude, or athletic achievement. There was also discussion of whether interdistrict transfers should count toward open enrollment capacity, with a suggestion that a carve-out may be needed. The committee also reviewed provisions on program-specific capacity, continuous enrollment, and transportation. It was explained that capacity can apply to a school, grade, program, or class, including CTE programs, and that students may be denied if a specific program is full or if they do not meet prerequisites. The group clarified that open enrollment pupils would maintain continuous enrollment without reapplying, though there was concern about how that would work if district capacity changes over time. Transportation would generally be the parent’s responsibility unless required by an IEP or 504 plan, though students may use an existing bus route if seats are available and the receiving district allows it. On funding, the committee noted that the amendment changes the earlier HB 751 approach and instead ties open enrollment funding to base adequacy, differentiated aid, and an additional grant modeled on charter school funding, with dates removed at the department’s request. Members also raised concerns about how open enrollment would interact with existing tuition agreements and whether districts could use the new pathway to alter or pressure those arrangements. Department staff said districts would still be required to maintain a school of record and provide an adequate education free of charge outside the open enrollment program, and that if open enrollment enrollment became unusually large relative to district adequacy enrollment, the issue could be brought to the state board. No votes were taken in the portion provided.

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• Program.
• The bill before you creates a grant program to support aviation support units.
• The grant provides financial assistance... A grant program to support aviation support units.
• The military department is required to create a grant program to provide financial assistance to support
• So they were excluded from the benefit of this program. Excuse me.

Summary: The committee heard six bills on January 27, 2026. Senate Bill 6084 would clarify the prohibition on voting more than once in an election, in response to a court ruling that interpreted “election” narrowly; the sponsor and Secretary of State’s office said the bill is meant to ensure a person votes only once in Washington or in one state and another on the same election date. Testimony was brief and supportive, and the hearing was closed with many people signed in pro and con but not testifying. Senate Bill 6044 would recognize Diwali and Bandi Chhor Divas as a legislatively recognized day, and Senate Bill 5950 would add several non-legal holidays, including Sikh, Baha’i, Jewish, and Buddhist observances. Sponsors and supporters described the bills as a way to acknowledge minority faith traditions, promote inclusion, and help communities feel seen; testimony came from Jewish, Sikh, multi-faith, Hindu, Zoroastrian, and Buddhist representatives. The committee recorded substantial support for both measures, with no opposition testimony, and closed both hearings. Senate Bill 6046 would establish the Washington Division of Civil Air Patrol within the Military Department to better coordinate volunteer aviation support for disasters, search and rescue, cybersecurity, and other missions. The sponsor, Military Department, Civil Air Patrol, and veterans’ representatives said it would improve command and control and help the state use Civil Air Patrol more efficiently at no added cost. Senate Bill 5763 would create a grant program for local law enforcement aviation support units and expand wildfire-related aviation support to sheriff’s offices; sheriffs and police chiefs strongly supported it as a way to sustain helicopter-based search and rescue and disaster response, while DNR raised concerns about wildfire aviation standards, liability, and possible bill drafting issues. The committee also heard Senate Bill 5784, which would require agencies to collect and report more detailed demographic data under updated federal standards; the sponsor said better disaggregation is needed for accountability and to identify disparities, and the Office of Equity supported the policy while noting fiscal and privacy concerns and the need for possible amendments. The meeting ended after the final hearing, with no votes taken.