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• So the way that we would run that is up to future rules and deployment for the Office of Broadband.
• the providers that are based in New Mexico, either with the corporate headquarters here or have facilities
• companies are already providing that service, and you're correct that Starlink does not currently have facilities
• in New Mexico, ground-based facilities.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Suspend the 24-hour posting rule to permit the Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding to hold
• That is under TDEM's rules.
• The rules mean that TDEM could actually modify the rules to reduce those numbers if necessary, if it's
• Well, if it's a rule, that means they can modify their own rules.
• Chair is now the rules suspended. The clerk will read the resolution.

Bills: HB1, HB 2, HB 3, HB 5, HB20, HB 22

Keywords: youth camps, emergency preparedness, safety standards, health regulations, camp licensing, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace, medical examiner, county judge, sheriff, mayor, emergency coordinator, emergency manager license

Summary: The committee meeting primarily focused on the discussion and passage of several key bills, including SB5, which pertains to supplemental appropriations for disaster relief. This bill was passed unanimously, highlighting the committee's commitment to addressing disaster preparedness. HB20, aimed at reducing fraudulent charitable solicitations during disasters, also saw significant debate, with positive sentiments expressed by its sponsor, Mr. Darby. Additionally, HB22, which expands the authority of the comptroller to fund emergency communication systems, was passed with overwhelming support, indicating a consensus on improving emergency response capabilities within the state. The session concluded with discussions about future legislative measures aimed at strengthening infrastructure against disasters.

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• I'll go through the education rules really quickly, as always. Please silence your cell phones.
• I'll go through<00:00:50.320> the<00:00:50.480> education<00:00:50.879> rules<00
• :00:51.200> really through the education rules really through the education rules really quickly
• Now, in my district, we have a situation where there's a mental health facility where students will get
• Now, in my district, we have a situation where there's a mental health facility where students will get

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Senate Education Committee heard House Bill 132, which would change home and hospital instruction funding so schools can be reimbursed sooner when students miss school for short-term mental health-related stays. Representative Nick Wilson said current law requires a student to be out five days before funding begins, leaving schools unpaid when they provide instruction during 2- to 4-day absences. The committee gave HB 132 favorable expression unanimously. The committee then heard House Bill 193, a cleanup bill on dual credit scholarships. Representative J.T. Payne and KHEAA’s director explained that the bill consolidates academic and CTE dual credit scholarships into one statute to reduce administrative confusion, since the programs have been funded together in recent budgets. HB 193 passed unanimously with favorable expression. House Bill 241 drew the most discussion. The committee first adopted a substitute, which members said changed the bill to give the Commissioner of Education discretion, rather than a mandate, to grant calamity days. The bill and substitute centered on virtual instruction and Cloverport Virtual Academy: supporters said the school was a pilot project that needed more time and that a prior agency effort to cap virtual instruction would have effectively shut it down, while opponents argued the substitute would reward a low-performing virtual model and extend NTI/virtual learning too broadly. Testimony from an Oldham County parent criticized NTI quality and opposed adding more virtual days. No final vote on HB 241 was included in the portion provided.

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• commissioner uh specified in in rule commissioner uh specified in in rule adopted<00:17:38.120><
• Once the federal rule—that's the threshold—is that six months from when the federal rules are final?
• Once the federal rule—that's the threshold—is that six months from when the federal rules are final?
• after after they where the rules the after after they where the rules the rules<00:19:12.960> have
• a rule, and that may extend beyond that six months by the time the state rule is promulgated.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee first took up House Bill 507, which concerns the timeline for credentialing mental health care providers. Members discussed and approved an amendment that removed section 2 and changed the bill’s effective date to January 1. A motion for ought to pass as amended was made, seconded, and approved by a 6-0 vote, with Representative Miles assigned to write the committee report. The bulk of the meeting focused on House Bill 705, a price-transparency measure requiring insurance-related data reporting and uniform formatting. Committee members and a representative from Anthem discussed how the bill would interact with federal requirements, including a recent presidential executive order and anticipated CMS guidance on uniformity standards. Anthem testified that the federal timeline was uncertain, that final rules could take months, and that the machine-readable files involved are complex and costly to produce. Some members argued the state should mirror federal standards but wait for final federal guidance; others said the bill should create a firm state requirement and not leave everything to rulemaking. The main unresolved issue was timing. Members debated whether the bill should be effective upon passage, apply to plan years beginning January 1, 2026, or be delayed until after federal guidance is finalized, with several references to a possible six-month implementation window after final federal rules. No final vote was taken on HB 705 in the portion provided; instead, the committee planned to revisit the bill the next morning after language was rewritten and circulated, with a straw vote anticipated before the executive session.

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• Section 3 inserts a definition of service area that's currently contained in rule into state statute.
• in rule into state statute. in rule into state statute.
• You may recall this provision as being referred to as the four walls rule.
• This section codifies policy that DHS has already implemented based on that 2024 federal rule.
• <00:10:32.960> long-acting<00:10:33.760> injectable facility long-acting injectable facility

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• There are brochures in every single facility about our program that has been facility about our program
• Um, this is a facility that takes care of some of our most vulnerable...
• But also what was reformed was the mission of that facility.
• , intermediate type care facility.
• And we also built a skilled nursing facility...

Keywords: 916, all

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• Good afternoon, members of the Rules Committee. Tim Fleming with the Rules Attorney Office.
• budget package, these bills present the same sorts of issues that we always talk about and identify on Rules
• These bills present the same sorts of issues that we always talk about and identify on Rules Committee
• Secretary of the Rules? Questions or comments?
• Secretary of the Rules. Representative Carbone? Aye. Representative Contreras?

Summary: The committee considered a motion declaring House Bills 4138, 4139, 4140, 4141, 4143, 4144, 4145, 4146, 4147, 4148, 4149, and Senate Bill 1798 constitutional and in proper form. Rules attorney Tim Fleming said SB 1798, though not part of the budget package, had been reviewed and was constitutional and in proper form. He then discussed the budget-related bills, saying they were substantially constitutional and in proper form but flagged recurring issues in the feed bill and related budget measures. Fleming noted potential constitutional concerns with policy language in the feed bill, including child safety training requirements in the Department of Child Safety appropriation and restrictions on out-of-state provisional beds in the Department of Corrections appropriation. He also cautioned about appropriations conditioned on legislative approval, possible separation-of-powers concerns, nonprofit and charity distributions that could implicate the gift clause, and a provision exempting counties from the constitutional expenditure limitation. After no questions or comments, the committee voted 8-0 to recommend the measures as constitutional and in proper form. The motion passed with eight ayes and zero nays.

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• This is a grant to Child Care Facility Revitalization, as you may recall.
• , or out-of-state facilities.
• <01:25:49.719> and their youth in a Tennessee facility and their youth in a Tennessee facility
• <01:26:02.719> in in-person visits to facilities in in-person visits to facilities in Minnesota
• <01:31:01.520> but and a judge to make this ruling but and a judge to make this ruling but

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Every other school levy, including facility levies and other general education levies, are spread on
• There's a program called long-term facilities maintenance, which is a facilities financing program.
• <00:10:46.560> maintenance called long-term facilities maintenance called long-term facilities
• in the in the long-term facilities in the in the long-term facilities maintenance<00:15:29.120><
• I do want to School facilities financing programs, which is, you know, kind of a big deal.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• governor and it's got to be regional, uh, diversity, and that board has, uh, the ability to create rules
• , adopt rules that set the criteria.
• The board determines the needs and they, they, they design the grant program, decide the rules and of
• library, and many of the other libraries around the state, both urban and rural, operate in aging facilities
• Texans deserve library facilities that are technologically capable, energy efficient, equipped with adequate

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• <00:10:51.440> MDE Graduation ceremony facility costs.
• , that facility should be open to schools. this or different members.
• c> should<00:21:53.280> be a facility that that facility should be a facility that that facility
• supposed to go back to the tax rules. supposed to go back to the tax rules.
• amounts in long uh term facilities amounts in long uh term facilities maintenance<01:36:31.679><

Bills: HF3790, HF3654, HF3371, HF3470, HF1099

Keywords: education finance, lease levy authority, graduation ceremonies, school districts, Minnesota Statutes, local revenue, funding increase, education, state appropriation, local control, HF3371, local optional revenue, school finance, general education aid, school district funding, referendum revenue, referendum market value, equalization aid, state aid, property tax levy

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• Senate File 3009 establishes special rules within the city of Brooklyn Park.
• Senate File 3009 establishes special rules within the city of Brooklyn Park.
• Uh as Senator Johnson facilities.
• The new facility will allow us public.
• sustainable aviation fuel facility sustainable aviation fuel facility construction<00:59:58.520>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The target around jobs was 18 jobs and wages of $35,000 at a Washington LNG facility.
• We cannot state whether the jobs and wages at the LNG facility met the jobs objective.
• These are facilities that provide a wide array of services to older adults.
• For example, statute imposes a 50/15 rule.
• The facility was not built, and the business instead built a facility in Tennessee.

Summary: The Citizens Commission for Performance Measurement of Tax Preferences met on August 6, 2025, with five commissioners present and a quorum. The commission approved the May 7, 2025 meeting minutes and welcomed new commissioner Scott Edwards, who introduced himself. Staff also confirmed the September meeting date had been changed to September 22, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. to accommodate his schedule, and noted that testimony questions for the public hearing would be used at that meeting. JLARC staff then presented preliminary 2025 tax preference performance reviews covering nine preferences. For natural gas used as a transportation fuel, staff said the preferences reduce fuel costs but do not meet emissions-reduction goals, and recommended continuing the public utility tax and natural gas use tax exemptions while modifying reporting requirements; they also recommended continuing the marine-use LNG sales tax exemption and considering the Department of Revenue work group’s findings. For travel agents and tour operators, staff said the small-beneficiary rate appears to support smaller firms, while the larger-beneficiary rate should be reviewed and both should have clearer objectives and metrics. For nonprofit low-income housing development, staff said the preference is helping produce housing but the current metric does not align well with the objective, data/reporting problems remain, and the legislature should decide whether to continue and possibly modify the exemption, including considering annual renewal. Staff also reviewed the multipurpose senior citizen centers exemption, concluding it meets its objective and recommending continuation, with possible consideration of making it permanent. For disabled veteran adapted housing, staff said the preference has very low uptake despite eligible veterans and recommended continuing it but modifying it in consultation with the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve use. For trade convention attendance, staff said the preference aligns Washington with other states and recommended continuation. For agricultural fertilizer and seed wholesaling, staff said the exemption reduces tax layering and recommended continuation, with clarification on whether it is exempt from expiration/performance-statement requirements. For agricultural crop protection products, staff said the preference met its revenue-growth metric and recommended extending it while considering better metrics or recategorizing it as tax relief. Finally, for energy sales to a silicon smelter, staff said the preferences were unused because the facility was never built and recommended allowing them to expire. The meeting ended with reminders about written testimony and the September public testimony session.

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• This is a governor's proposal related to nursing facility rates.
• facilities to their employees. facilities to their employees.
• reimbursement rates and to facility reimbursement rates and to incentivize<00:24:45.120> highquality
• The Senate has rules.
• The Senate has rules.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The joint hearing opened with chairs explaining that the program integrity omnibus bill is a combined draft assembled from individual member bills and governor proposals, many of which had already been heard in committee. Members emphasized the compressed end-of-session timeline, said the language was not yet ready for enactment, and invited continued revisions as the bill moves next to judiciary and finance. Several speakers stressed the need for bipartisan collaboration, while also warning that the Legislature must act this session on program integrity rather than defer reforms. The fiscal staff then walked through a spreadsheet showing the bill’s overall budget effects and major provisions. The package includes DHS proposals on transforming human services, market- and receipt-based rate reform, enhanced program and payment integrity, uniform service standards, nursing facility rate changes, ICS reforms, and a repeal/redesign of housing stabilization, along with child care assistance integrity and human services redesign items in DCYF. Staff highlighted that the bill combines multiple sources, including governor proposals and member bills, and noted several items that are also in the supplemental human services budget. Committee discussion focused heavily on prepayment review, remote supports, ICS, and provider accountability. Chairs said the bill would codify prepayment review with a 60-day notice requirement after providers were caught off guard by prior rollout, and that remote supports and ICS language were placeholders or under active debate. One member argued the system needs stronger standards but cautioned against harming compliant providers, while another urged the committee to learn from good providers and warned against repeating failed implementations. Staff also reviewed thematic indexes covering billing and service delivery oversight, EVV, administrative reform, licensing and background studies, provider enrollment, sanctions, and child care provider compliance training. No formal votes were taken in the portion provided. The hearing ended with staff beginning the index walkthrough and members indicating that posted amendments would be considered as the bill advances through the remaining committees.

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• But, um, these facility use procedures, um, we have rules for it and you know how much they can charge
• But, um, these facility use procedures, um, we have rules for it and you know how much they can charge
• But, um, these facility use procedures, um, we have rules for it and you know how much they can charge
• But, um, these facility use procedures, um, we have rules for it and you know how much they can charge
• um um these facility use um procedures um we<00:16:33.759> have<00:16:33.839> rules<00

Bills: SB2613, SB2147

Keywords: public school land transfer, Department of Education, DOE, land conveyance, fee simple title, tax map key, TMK, Act 307, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, Act 139, Board of Land and Natural Resources, BLNR, Department of Land and Natural Resources, DLNR, Kauai, Maui, Honolulu, Kaimuki Middle School, Wilcox Elementary School, school property

Summary: The committee heard SB 2613, a cleanup bill relating to public school land transfers under Act 307 (2022), which revises tax map key references and the conveyance process for properties transferred to the Department of Education. The Hawaii State Public Library System supported the measure, saying it would complete the long-unfinished separation of the library system from DOE property control and make future building projects more efficient and cost-effective. DOE also supported the bill and requested an amendment to remove TMK 43-62 parcel 10, the Wilcox Elementary School parcel, so that it could instead be transferred to the county for use with the adjacent park and tennis courts. Members focused heavily on why land transfers and construction approvals have been slow, especially the need for right-of-entry documents and an MOA for a library construction project. Library and DOE witnesses said the delays stemmed from site-control issues and confusion over property status, and that the bill would clarify which parcels are transferred by operation of law and remove the need for additional transactional documents in many cases. Several members questioned whether the bill actually changes authority or simply clarifies existing practice, and DOE said it wanted legislative clarity so the transfers are unmistakably effective on a date certain. The committee also discussed a separate section of the bill dealing with public use of school facilities after hours, including parking fees on property under DOE jurisdiction. DOE explained that any parking charges would apply only to property it controls, not county roads, and that fees are set through existing facility-use procedures. Members raised concerns about the pace of land transfers generally and urged DOE to move more expeditiously on pending parcels. The hearing then moved on to SB 2147, which would designate the first Friday in February as Love My Library Day; the library system testified in support as the committee began that measure.

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• of 26 institutions that rely on HEAF, we see this funding. is essential both for maintaining our facilities
• The facility would improve mass casualty preparedness and planning for tactical operations. and response
• The rule in border regions, as well as provide... providing valuable research in the areas of water,
• We're also requesting support of two facility projects to support our technical program expansions.
• the Texas government walks the talk when it comes to higher education. of its citizens and the facilities

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• So Venice Marina is actually the only marina in the state that has a fish processing facility on site
• But some of our larger processors with, you know, bigger facilities, they'll take it all. Okay.
• And that's meant to put mitigation rules in place sooner rather than later.
• The other facility, no CWD detected within about 15 miles of the facility.
• No CWD detected within about 15 miles of the facility.

Keywords: 965, house, all

Summary: The meeting began with roll call, adoption of the agenda, and approval of the prior minutes. The main presentation was from Julie Grenwald of Louisiana Hunters for the Hungry, who described the nonprofit’s protein donation programs, including freezer clean-out days, deer and fish processing partnerships, and a paused feral hog donation program that had collected about 3,500 hogs and 137,000 pounds of pork before funding ran short. She said the group has donated roughly 300,000 pounds of protein over two years, works with food banks and local agencies, and is protected under Louisiana’s Good Samaritan Law. Members asked about processor locations, exotic species, signage, sponsorships, and whether the program could expand to other invasive species or mobile drop-off options; Grenwald said expansion is possible if processors and funding are available. The task force then received a Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries update from Jonathan Bordelon on chronic wasting disease testing. He reported more than 2,800 samples collected and over 2,300 results returned, with nine positives total: eight in Tensas Parish and one confirmed in Concordia Parish on Richard K. Yancey WMA, which triggered preparation of an emergency declaration and future rulemaking to adjust the control area. He said harvest and sampling remain near record levels, most samples are voluntary, and the agency continues to monitor symptomatic deer reports and public submissions. The final major presentation was from William McKinley of the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, who gave a detailed overview of Mississippi’s CWD response. He said Mississippi has 529 detections across 18 counties, with prevalence rising from about one in 500 samples to about one in 80 statewide, and much higher in some counties. He described Mississippi’s surveillance system, targeted tags within three miles of positives, environmental sampling, feeder bans in CWD zones, and research showing contamination at feeders and in scrapes. He also discussed possible multiple strains, including one linked to the Wisconsin whitetail strain and another around Vicksburg/Issaquena, and said the disease appears to be expanding about 3.5 miles per year. Members asked about high-fence enclosures, live deer movement restrictions, baiting and feeding rules, hunter participation, and whether Louisiana should develop similar environmental testing capacity; no votes were taken on these issues, but members discussed possible future legislative or budget action.

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• Next, on page seven, statute requires five-year facility master plans.
• Statute requires five-year facility master plans that require long-term planning for facilities based
• Ideally, the facility master plan should be an evolving document that persists despite changes in local
• Those students and the calculation of the funding and facilities needed to implement those plans.
• On your screen there was the ERB challenges, and you talked about the new rule briefly.

Summary: The committee first heard a presentation on strategic resource management in public education. LESC staff and PED officials argued that New Mexico has increased school funding, but local budgeting and planning remain fragmented and overly compliance-driven. They described long-term pressures including declining enrollment, rising special education costs, falling cash balances, changes in federal funding, and leadership turnover, and said schools need more intentional multi-year planning tied to student outcomes. They also outlined the many disconnected planning requirements schools must complete, compared New Mexico’s current approach with Ohio’s three-year budget forecasting model, and recommended continuing multi-year appropriations, adding $2.5 million for state grants in the unified application, and directing LESC, LFC, and PED to develop a long-term financial planning proposal. PED said it is working to reduce administrative burden through school accreditation, a unified application for federal and state funds, and internal alignment of guidance and coaching, with pilot schools reporting time savings and better alignment. Members raised concerns about four-day school weeks, the burden on small districts, the need for outcomes and return on investment, and whether the state should move toward a two-year or three-year planning cycle; staff clarified that the proposal was to streamline or eliminate redundant requirements, not add another layer. The committee then received an update on the Educator Fellows program. PED described it as a Grow Your Own pipeline that employs candidates as supplemental educational assistants while they work toward licensure, providing salary, benefits, paid leave, mentoring, and coursework support. Officials said the program helps address teacher shortages, improves student-to-teacher ratios, increases workforce diversity, and supports the Martinez-Yazzie action plan. They reported 370 current fellows across 86 LEAs and about 180 schools, with many fellows being people of color, first-generation college students, or second-career educators; roughly 85 are expected to become certified this year. A local HR director from Belen testified that the program has been especially valuable in small communities, where fellows are already rooted in the community and several have moved into teaching roles. Members asked about high school recruitment, tuition, retirement and benefits, the relationship to the Higher Education Department’s Grow Your Own scholarship, and the role of university partners. PED said fellows choose among accredited higher education partners, the program is separate from the scholarship but complementary, and the state is also building an apprenticeship model and seeking to expand the program to more LEAs, though some districts are on a waiting list because of funding and local match requirements.

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• In my experience, in other district contexts, like community facilities districts, which would be an
• And we are playing, you know, we need to be playing by a very similar set of rules that other states
• market and say, yes, we have to be playing, you know, we need to be playing by a very similar set of rules
• that other states are applying. ...set of rules that other states are applying.
• .attorneys in other states when all of this started a few years ago because I was wondering if the rules

Bills: HB2174, HB2496, HB2744, HB2863, HB2910, HB2938

Keywords: insurance regulation, modeling organizations, financial disclosure, rate-making, predictive models, revitalization districts, construction contracts, infrastructure, municipal services, intergovernmental agreements, user fees, landowner agreements, overtime, wages, employee rights, industrial commission, complaints, adjudication, landlord, tenant

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• term anywhere except in education rule. term anywhere except in education rule.
• , but I'm really put back by the rule because the rule is talked about this disabling condition that
• I've taken out a rule, but I'm really I've taken out a rule, but I'm really I'm<02:26:20.720> put<
• back by the rule because the rule<02:26:23.359> is<02:26:23.520> talked<02:26:23.760><
• c><03:57:27.520> the<03:57:27.760> facility placement uh facility at the facility placement

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The commission meeting focused on reviewing and correcting draft minutes and then working through a draft report on the cost of special education. Members made mostly clerical corrections, including clarifying references to Spalding, fixing acronyms such as LETRS, and cleaning up membership titles and appointee roles to match SB 57. The minutes were approved as amended, with some members abstaining because they were not present at the prior meeting. The chair also noted the commission’s deadline to complete findings and recommendations by July 1 and said the final report must be delivered to legislative leaders, the governor, the state librarian, and others. The main substantive discussion centered on the report’s findings about special education funding. Members agreed the report should emphasize that the commission was created to study the cost of special education and reduce reliance on local property taxes. One draft section described FY24 special education funding as coming from three primary state and federal sources totaling about $152 million, or roughly 15% of annual costs, with the remaining 85% paid by local school districts through property tax revenue, estimated at about $825 million. Members discussed adding historical or longitudinal data to show trends over time, and some suggested attaching charts or tables showing funding over the last 20 to 30 years. A second major topic was demographic data. The draft noted that statewide K-12 enrollment has declined since 2003 while the number and share of students with IEPs has increased. Members questioned whether the data compared like with like, especially given the growth of Education Freedom Accounts and charter school enrollment, and whether the figures included or excluded those students. Several members asked for clearer sourcing from the Department of Education and suggested keeping a list of unresolved questions, including the impact of the shift from ADMA to ADMR and the effect of the EFA program. The discussion ended with agreement to continue refining the report and to gather additional attachments and clarifications before finalizing recommendations.