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• multi-tiered systems of support for fire impacted local educational agencies, universal benefit application
• is if you attend one of those you know higher need schools then you don't have to fill out the application
• So if you don't submit an application, then you wouldn't get, and essentially what the students get,
• have no concern if the ultimate trailer bill language directs that any credit granted is degree applicable
• , a FAFSA or CAIDA application, the commission's role is to provide preliminary award notifications.

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• they wanted to invite somebody in to be a potential organizer, the answer is no, that is not an applicable
• /c><00:43:32.359> and<00:43:32.599> when To use responsible contractors, and when applicable
• also there weren't enough applicants also there weren't enough applicants with<00:48:19.480>
• <00:48:29.800> and<00:48:29.880> then<00:48:30.359> 6.25 get enough applicants
• and then 6.25 get enough applicants and then 6.25 allows<00:48:31.760> for<00:48:31.960> loans

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It excludes applicants in the bill.
• includes an annual application process.
• includes an annual application process.
• :45:52.560> application<00:45:53.119> process.
• All that an annual application process.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Applications like heating and cooling in the built environment.
• When we have bills like this, it says eligible applicant: county, city, town, tribal government.
• Fen knows of the 19 projects that were applications that were put in.
• Fen knows of the 19 projects that were applications that were put in.
• Fen knows of the 19 projects that were applications that were put in.

Bills: HF1013, HF1598, HF1656, HF2162

Keywords: energy, economic development, funding, renewable resources, Clean Energy Economy Minnesota, air ventilation, geothermal, school financing, Minnesota Climate Innovative Finance Authority, geothermal energy, renewable energy, construction funding, Como Zoo, energy efficiency, HF2162, Minnesota, planning grants, renewable development account, clean energy, Department of Commerce

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• One is the application review team, which is responsible for processing and screening new providers that
• review um that team is the application review um that team is responsible<00:10:29.040> for<00
• Some reasons for terminations are incorrect information being provided at the time of application.
• We find information out of application that would result in us wanting to terminate a provider.
• we find information out of application we find information out um<00:13:37.680> that<00:13:38.560

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The subcommittee met to review the Department for Medicaid Services’ program integrity work. Commissioner Lisa Lee and Program Integrity Director Jennifer Dudinsky outlined Kentucky Medicaid’s structure, funding, enrollment, and spending, including FMAP rates, the size of the Medicaid and KCHIP populations, the number of providers, and 2024 expenditures. They also described the managed care and fee-for-service populations, noting that managed care serves most members while fee-for-service is concentrated in long-term care and waiver populations. Most of the discussion focused on fraud, waste, abuse prevention, and provider oversight. The department described its provider enrollment and certification checks, revalidation requirements, site reviews, fingerprinting for some high-risk providers, and termination grounds such as false application information, Medicare actions, unreported ownership changes, and abandonment of a provider number. Members asked about nonprofit ownership reporting, MCO fraud oversight, and how the department tracks unusual CPT code utilization, especially in behavioral health. The department said it uses data analytics, audits, policy review, and collaboration with behavioral health staff to monitor those trends. Dudinsky explained the division’s four branches: provider licensing and certification, audits and compliance, recovery, and third-party liability/estate recovery. She described prepayment and postpayment audits, referrals of credible fraud allegations to the Attorney General, monthly meetings with the AG’s office, and coordination with the Office of Inspector General, CMS, HHS OIG, MCOs, and other partners. She also explained payment suspensions, stand-downs during law enforcement investigations, and recovery efforts for overpayments, provider/member fraud, and third-party liability. The department said its recovery and avoidance efforts produced more than $251 million in savings so far in 2025. No votes or formal actions beyond approving the minutes were taken.

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• So there are AI applications happening within data centers. Mr. Raymond: Got it.
• Dan Diorio: And of course, complying with all applicable laws and regulations and local ordinances as
• size fits all policy certainly won't be applicable throughout the state.
• Given the unprecedented number of applications that are in the queue.
• Just this past quarter, we had 198 applications in one quarter.

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• 44, in the miscellaneous provisions of law, so 44-01, there's a section of law that's generally applicable
• Chairman, Representative Bosch, 44-08-01 is generally applicable to all levels of government and all
• thresholds, but that could be another change to the definitions to make it clear that it's generally applicable
• Kitty, Representative 540801, is generally applicable to all levels of government and all types of procurement
• And if we're looking at the Utah model, those are systems using software and applications, and that data

Summary: The task force approved the March 25, 2026 minutes as amended, striking language about contracting with a security vendor. Members then reviewed a draft bill on concessions procurement (LC 27.0161), which would raise the competitive solicitation threshold from $25,000 to $50,000, allow requests for proposals in addition to bids, update language for vending and merchandising machines, and clarify where concession proceeds are deposited. OMB explained the bill and said it was open to further changes, including language to address artificial fragmentation, clarify which government entities are covered, and possibly set contract-length limits. Members raised questions about whether the bill would apply to school districts, park districts, airports, and other political subdivisions, and about whether concession agreements could direct proceeds to nonprofits or other secondary recipients; OMB said the statute is intended to require proceeds to go to the government entity’s operating fund or general fund. OMB also reported on other survey suggestions. It said a proposed general authority for agencies to create pre-qualified architect/engineering vendor pools would not move forward, because the existing authority is best limited to high-volume agencies. On legal notices, OMB said it had made progress with the North Dakota Newspaper Association on modernizing online notices, improving ADA compliance, and discussing rate and definition changes. On click-through agreements, OMB and the Attorney General’s office concluded no statutory change was needed after revising internal guidance; the $20,000 threshold was described as a practical cutoff for adhesive, nonnegotiable software terms. OMB also said issues raised by the Center for Distance Education on alternate procurements and food/beverage expenditures had been resolved through policy clarification. The University System gave a brief update on its collaboration with OMB and said it was continuing to review concessions, surplus property, and capital project statutes with all institutions involved. The task force then discussed a draft bill on requirements for new or expanded spending, intended to require agencies to identify program purpose, needs, alternatives, success measures, and budget details, and to report on outcomes over time. Members and staff debated whether OMB or Legislative Council should collect and report the information, how much should be real-time versus periodic, and whether the bill should include full implementation costs for pilot programs. Legislative Council staff said the new program evaluation division is still being built out, that staffing remains limited, and that the office plans to continue working with OMB and the executive branch to refine the proposal before the next meeting. No final action was taken on the draft bills beyond directing further work and follow-up for the next meeting.

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• They will meet annually to review grant applications submitted by eligible applicants.
• The board will only consider applicants who seek to improve the needs of veterans and their families.
• It is allowing for more types of reimbursable expenses, extending those applications, And it also reduces
• It is allowing for more types of reimbursable expenses, extending those applications deadlines, and simplifying
• It is allowing for more types of reimbursable expenses, extending those applications, for more types

Summary: The Senate Committee on Judiciary B met on May 14, established a quorum, approved the May 5 minutes, and then took up a long agenda of bills and resolutions. The committee first heard House Bill 1252, which would expand and modernize local court jurisdiction in Avoyelles Parish by enlarging the Marksville and Bunkie city courts, adding small claims, misdemeanor, juvenile, and civil jurisdiction, and allowing online payments and virtual appearances. Supporters said it would keep justice local and reduce pressure on district court, while opponents urged more study and warned about impacts on existing courts and funding. The committee adopted Amendment Set 3835 and reported HB 1252 with amendments. It also reported HB 167, requiring state prisons to provide release documentation to inmates; HB 1038, after amendments and continued negotiation with marshals and constables; HB 1077, allowing microbreweries to sell at certain special events; HB 1204, changing administration of the Back on Track Youth Pilot Program to the Office of Juvenile Justice; HB 492, placing the Governor’s Impaired Driving Task Force into statute; HB 175, dedicating $500,000 in lottery proceeds annually to a veterans service grant fund; HCR 41, directing ATC to allow electronic beer rebates; HB 833, creating a Sexual Assault Survivor Empowerment Task Force; HB 656, creating a pilot program for inmate-administered services; HB 978, raising the population threshold for mayor’s courts to remit indigent defender fees; and HB 969, updating and expanding the crime victim compensation program. The committee also approved HB 985, which adds QR codes to sex offender identification cards, after adopting Amendment Set 3861, and HB 579, updating the Sexual Assault Survivors’ Rights Act, after adopting Amendment Set 3830. Several bills drew notable opposition or requests for further work. HB 968, which creates a framework for electronic monitoring providers to notify courts before removing ankle monitors for nonpayment, drew objections from the ACLU and a vendor representative who argued it would turn criminal courts into debt-collection forums and could lead to jail for inability to pay; the author said the bill was intended as a public-safety framework, not debt collection. Despite those concerns, the committee reported HB 968 favorably and agreed to move a 10-day-to-15-day notice change on the floor. HB 525, requiring DOC to publish more incarceration data, especially from local facilities, was opposed by the Louisiana Sheriffs’ Association, which said the bill would impose substantial new reporting burdens; DOC said it was already posting most of the data and would continue updating it. The committee ultimately deferred HB 525, with members encouraging further work. HB 1005, a cleanup-and-restructuring bill for the Office of the State Public Defender, was reported favorably after the Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers raised concerns about substantive changes, including removal of board approval for the state public defender and changes to district defender protections; Vice Chair Harris said he would work with stakeholders on those issues. HB 1029, a local alcohol-permit moratorium bill for House District 3, was voluntarily deferred to next week so the author could address concerns about the length of the moratorium. The meeting ended after all scheduled business was completed, with the committee agreeing to revisit the deferred items later.

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• There comes an application and hap and online app or a AI integration within your your company, your
• If you're talking about training, you're talking about applicability of a software application.
• Let's begin, Lee. >> I think it really depends on the application, right?
• And I think it depends on the application.
• It's almost always the application owner. So who who are are the the customer is that has been Mr.

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• If they are disapproved for an application or believe that a decision has been made in error, these services
• There was no shortage of applications.
• we're able to do that now, but I just wanted to show you that, for example, they received 2,637 applications
• There were 69 applications that were sent by the county, and the Soil and Water Conservation went out
• Interviewed all these people that had been impacted by the methanolous flood, and 69 did the applications

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• The largest portion of our revenues comes through our web applications and the permits and taxes that
• We receive applications for three types of authorities that we issue.
• We review those applications once they've been determined to be complete.
• Applications for a certificate primarily move people, although they also include household goods services
• Our discretionary grant application development is about 1.3 million for the four-year period.

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• If an individual applies to an institution of higher education, from the time the application is sent
• until the time the student is accepted into the university, From the time the application is sent until
• , you may not be surprised to know that a lot of times parents are the ones who actually do the application
• record, because they'd be confidential, they wouldn't be allowed to get that because the actual application
• new section to Chapter 44-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to designating student applications

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum call showing 46 members present. It then took up multiple House messages and amendments, appointing conference committees on several measures, including SB 2007, SCR 4007, SB 2374, SB 233, and House bills 1029, 1218, and 1022. The chamber also considered a series of House bills on the sixth and 14th orders, often adopting committee amendments before final passage or, in some cases, rejecting the bill outright. Among the major policy items, the Senate passed HB 1524 on regional planning council grants, HB 1143 increasing a food bank appropriation to $10 million, HB 1126 modernizing cosmetology licensing and inspections, HB 1542 making student applications for admission exempt records, HB 1613 regulating law enforcement use of robots, HB 1582 directing a study on false reports and accusations, HB 1214 revising school transportation funding, HB 1448 creating a study on advanced technologies, HB 1280 on drainage project voting rules, HB 1499 protecting records related to federal judges, and several Senate bills returned from the House, including SB 2221, SB 2117, SB 2198, SB 2120, and SB 2214. The Senate also adopted amendments to HB 1541 on septic systems before rejecting it on final passage. Several high-profile bills failed after debate. HB 1566, dealing with kratom regulation, saw an amendment to convert it to a study fail on a 21-25 vote, after which the chamber laid the bill over for one legislative day rather than take final action. HB 1283, which would have eliminated cost-sharing for diagnostic and supplemental breast exams in the state employee plan, was defeated 22-24 after extensive debate over cost, precedent, and insurance impacts. HB 1527, requiring Holocaust education in statute, also failed 22-24, with supporters emphasizing the importance of the subject and opponents arguing curriculum belongs in standards rather than statute. The Senate adjourned after announcements, scheduling its next meeting for Monday, April 14, 2025.

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• The eligible applicants include qualified nonprofit and for-profit corporations, limited liability companies
• The eligible applicants include qualified nonprofit and for-profit corporations, limited liability companies
• for persons at 30% of AMI, and it also repeals statutory language requiring HHFDC to establish an application
• <00:12:24.959> process<00:12:25.240> that establish an application process that establish
• an application process that gives<00:12:25.600> preference<00:12:26.000> to<00:12:26.399

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Housing heard testimony on several housing-related measures. Senate Bill 65 would appropriate funds to the Hawaii Public Housing Authority for rehabilitation and repair of public housing units. Testifiers from the Department of Human Services, HPHA, Catholic Charities Hawaii, and Roar Cares supported the bill, emphasizing that repairing vacant units is a fast, cost-effective way to increase available housing for homeless and elderly residents. HPHA later told the committee it had 139 vacant units, with an estimated average repair cost of about $73,000 per unit. In decision-making, the committee recommended passage of SB 65 with amendments, including an appropriation of $10,147,000, and the motion passed. The committee also considered Senate Bill 40, which would allow HHFDC to secure a line of credit or other indebtedness for the bond volume cap recycling program. HHFDC supported the measure and explained that Act 35 had provided a $150 million line of credit for fiscal year 2025 only, so this bill would extend that authority; HHFDC said the bonds involved would be revenue bonds. Roar Cares supported the bill, while the chair asked whether the Legislature would need to pass such a bill annually. In decision-making, the committee recommended passage with amendments to specify revenue bonds and noted the administration should study other ways to secure the line of credit without annual legislation. For Senate Bill 35, which would create a Housing Efficiency and Innovation subaccount within the rental housing revolving fund and allow fund transfers without legislative approval, HHFDC and several others supported the measure, arguing that more flexible fund movement would improve efficiency. The committee adopted a recommendation to pass SB 35 with amendments, including language prioritizing projects on state or county land or projects by entities required to reinvest surplus into housing, and noting nonprofit developers could qualify for prioritization. Senate Bill 42, which would repeal certain 30% AMI set-aside and preference requirements for rental housing revolving fund projects, drew opposition from Catholic Charities Hawaii, which argued the bill would reduce the supply of the most vulnerable housing units, while HHFDC warned it could reduce production of 30% AMI units. The committee deferred SB 42. The final bill discussed was Senate Bill 75, which would establish a working group to revise the state’s qualified allocation plan and related rental housing revolving fund loan terms and report back to the Legislature. HHFDC and others offered comments, while Catholic Charities asked that the bill be deferred, saying HHFDC already had the capacity to work with the community without a new law. Roar Cares supported the concept but urged broader stakeholder inclusion. In decision-making, the chair said the committee report would note concerns about prior QAP revisions and the need for more transparent, ongoing stakeholder participation, and the committee recommended passage of SB 75 without amendments. All recommendations were adopted, and the hearing adjourned.

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• It is the Maternal Mortality Review Information Application.
• Why would anybody fill out a free and reduced application if lunches aren't part of it?
• It has to be a provision that comes from a grant application, goes into the system.
• And I think maybe... ...that might be making a grant application and be a partner in that, you've got
• And to qualify, again, applicants must work in a federally designated HPSA.

Summary: The committee first approved the previous meeting minutes and then heard a detailed annual report from Dr. Thomas Arnold, chair of the Maternal Mortality Review Committee, on maternal mortality trends and policy issues. He explained the committee’s review process, confidentiality protections, and national and North Dakota data showing that most maternal deaths are preventable and that mental health conditions, substance use, cardiovascular issues, infection, hemorrhage, and embolism are the leading causes. Members asked about suicide, domestic violence, midwife training, home births, and whether pregnancy testing at death scenes should be expanded; Dr. Arnold said better coroner education, more investigation of unexplained deaths, and possible post-mortem pregnancy testing could improve case identification, especially in rural areas. He also noted that deaths often occur well after 42 days postpartum and that mental health-related deaths remain a major concern. The committee then heard from State Fire Marshal Dr. Matthew Clark on cigarette reduced-ignition-propensity standards and related fire prevention issues. He recommended updating the state’s cigarette propensity law to current national standards and also raised a separate recommendation to require fast-breakaway oxygen tubing for home oxygen users, citing fatal fires linked to smoking around oxygen. Members asked about implementation, cost, insurance coverage, and whether the standards apply in tribal communities; Dr. Clark said he would provide follow-up information and was willing to help with any legislation, but no agency bill had yet been planned. Next, Christine Greff of the Department of Health and Human Services reported on the North Dakota Stroke System of Care. She described the statewide network of stroke-ready hospitals, registry-based quality improvement, and performance data showing continued improvement in stroke recognition, imaging, thrombolytic treatment, transfers, and EMS pre-notification. She highlighted new quality measures for inter-facility transfers and intracerebral hemorrhage care, and said the system remains strong but depends on continued legislative and hospital support. Committee members asked about participation by the VA hospital and were encouraged to consider outreach to include it more fully in the stroke system. Finally, the committee began a presentation on prior authorization and non-opioid pain treatment from Taha Khan of Vertex Pharmaceuticals. He argued that prior authorization can delay access to non-opioid acute pain medications, especially in the 24- to 72-hour post-discharge window when pain is most severe, and said delays can push patients toward opioids. He emphasized that prior authorization has a role in utilization management but should not create barriers in acute pain care, and he noted that current use of the company’s non-opioid product remains very low. The discussion was still underway when the transcript ended.

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• So there are AI applications happening within data centers. We are not doing crypto and AI and...
• Haynes Schrader: ...has government applications.
• Those are going to provide the models that are most applicable for determining the good from the bad.
• And I think we need to find a way to raise the bar on those applications as a first step to make sure
• Just this past quarter we had 198 applications in one quarter.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• institutions for initial applications institutions for initial applications and<00:19:12.880>
• uh that we body to submit an application uh that we would<00:20:20.799> review<00:20:21.120><
• Section 35 finally adds a timeline of 90 days for renewal applications rather than within a reasonable
• applications rather than within<00:25:01.120> a<00:25:01.279> reasonable<00:25:01.600>
• So, you know, a University of California school would have to send in a registration application and

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So, it's applications to be appointed.
• He thinks the applications are already being submitted to the Speaker's office.
• He thinks the applications are already being submitted to the Speaker's office.
• He thinks the applications are already being submitted to the Speaker's office.
• In this case, the applications have been in for six months.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• necessity for the construction of any electric transmission line of 200 kilovolts or greater unless the applicant
• demonstrates by a preponderance of the evidence... ...kilovolts or greater unless the applicant demonstrates
• prove that, upon approval of the request to serve West Virginia retail load at its sole expense, the applicant

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• Currently used for standard permits, the substitute also requires applicants to post a sign on the proposed
• hearing, we heard testimony about how many residents rely on these signs to find out about permit applications
• authority to set reasonable time limits for oral statements at public meetings to TCEQ rather than the applicant

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• The substitute also requires applicants to post a sign on the proposed site of their facility to inform
• hearing, we heard testimony about how many residents rely on these signs to find out about permit applications
• authority to set reasonable time limits for oral statements at public meetings to TCQ rather than the applicant