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TX
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  • Starting with line three through nine.
  • All right, I'd like to start at the No problem.
  • Let me start with you.
  • We will start at the, we'll start at my far left, your right, you. On the end.
  • Good place to start.
Bills: SB37 , SB1489 , SB452 , SB724 , SB1067 , SB1741 , SB1273 , SB 37
TX
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  • 2 Okay, members, everyone joining us, we're going to go ahead and get started.
  • We're going to start with Senator Kohlkorst this morning. Welcome. Glad you could make it.
  • First, by requiring universities to report foreign... ...funding received during the preceding academic
Bills: SB37 , SB1489 , SB452 , SB724 , SB1067 , SB1741 , SB1273 , SB 37
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations & Revenue. (7-1-26)

Appropriations & Revenue

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  • I could start there. Then we'd work down.
  • I could start there. Then we'd work down.
  • . started. started.
  • ,</c><01:07:32.000><c> birth</c> you know, new housing starts, birth you know, new housing starts, birth
  • </c><01:23:30.480><c> to</c> So, I'll start with approaches to So, I'll start with approaches to funding
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Senate Standing Committee on State and Local Government (3-25-26)

State & Local Government

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  • It worries me when we start response to?
  • It's much better than it was when it started. So, thank you.
  • It's much better than it was when it started. So, thank you. Senator Elkins. Senator Herron.
  • It's much better than it was when it started. So, thank you. Senator Elkins. Senator Herron.
  • It's much better than it was when it started. So, thank you. Senator Elkins. Senator Herron.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Senate Standing Committee on Banking and Insurance. (3-10-26)

Banking & Insurance

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  • To get our business started, uh, Secretary, please call the roll. >> Senator Rocky Adams. >> Senator
  • I'll let you all introduce yourselves for the records and we'll get started on House Bill 3.
  • </c><00:15:36.560><c> on</c> for the records and we'll get started on for the records and we'll get started
  • I'll let you get started on the bill and Ann Marie can back you up. >> All right.
  • Introduce yourself for the record, and we'll let you get started. >> My name is Kevin Stamper.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Senate Standing Committee on State and Local Government (2-25-26)

State & Local Government

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  • I'm not going to start naming names because I see a bunch of them in my district on the board.
  • simple but important step that we should take right now, thus the emergency clause on the bill to get fresh
  • simple but important step that we should take right now, thus the emergency clause on the bill to get fresh
KY
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  • We start out and then the third group of presenters come up.
  • So, and we'll start turning projects.
  • </c><00:48:23.440><c> in</c> eight uh particularly started in eight uh particularly started in Campbell
  • This is not people starting families.
  • </c><01:26:02.480><c> putting</c> you know put all this and start putting you know put all this and start
Summary: The committee met without a quorum and began informally, with members noting this was the final information-gathering meeting on housing before a November meeting to discuss findings and report back to the LRC. The main presentation focused on the Lexington Affordable Housing Partnership, a public-private effort supported by a $10 million state allocation. Presenters described Fayette County’s housing shortage, citing a gap of more than 22,000 units, rising home prices, and the challenge of assembling land and capital for affordable projects. The partnership explained that five local banks created a $3 million capital investment fund to buy and hold land at no interest, with deed restrictions keeping the site at 80% or below area median income and allowing the banks to seek Community Reinvestment Act credit. The first project is a 12.5-acre former Transylvania University baseball field, planned for about 242 units, including detached homes, townhouses, garden-style apartments, and senior housing. Speakers said the project required extensive neighborhood engagement and zoning/development approvals, but that the planning phase is now largely complete and infrastructure work should begin soon. Financing details included roughly $64 million in additional funding through tax credit equity, market-rate loans, city support, Kentucky Housing Corporation resources, and donations from nonprofit partners. Developers said the multifamily bond applications are due to Kentucky Housing Corporation the next day, and they expect the land purchase to be repaid into the revolving fund once the property is entitled and closed, allowing the original $3 million to be redeployed for future projects. They estimated rental units could be filled within about six months of completion, while for-sale units would come online over 12 to 36 months. In discussion, members asked about regulatory barriers and project timelines. Presenters pointed to rising construction costs tied to new federal and state requirements, and one member highlighted the need to continue reviewing planning and zoning reforms to speed development plan approvals and reduce delays. The group also endorsed a possible statewide $20 million housing fund, a residential infrastructure fund, and efforts to avoid additional regulatory burdens on housing development.
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  • This map shows starting teacher salaries by district in 2024.
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  • We were a rough start there lapse there.
Summary: The subcommittee opened its first meeting with roll call and procedural business, including elections of co-chairs. The House elected Representative Truett as House co-chair, and the Senate elected Senator Denine as Senate co-chair. After the organizational votes, the committee heard the Office of Educational Accountability’s annual report, beginning with Brian Jones and Deborah Nelson describing OEA’s investigations and research divisions and recent staffing turnover. On the investigations side, OEA said it handled complaints only when submitted in writing and generally opened cases only when it had enough facts to evaluate. Jones reported complaint volume declined from 805 in 2023 to 738 in 2024, with 325 in the first half of the current year. He outlined the kinds of matters OEA investigates, including school-based council issues, open meetings, board eligibility, nepotism, conflicts of interest, certification, activity funds, and surplus property, while noting that routine personnel matters, bullying, child interviews, and cases tied to litigation are generally handled locally or referred elsewhere. He also said OEA refers special education, assessment/testing, discrimination, and serious misconduct matters to the appropriate agencies, and that he did not see a need for statutory changes to improve OEA’s work, though he said cases should move more quickly. The research division presentation focused on OEA’s district data profiles and annual research agenda. Nelson explained that OEA reviews KDE-reported data and underlying datasets to verify accuracy, analyze trends, and produce reports for the General Assembly. She highlighted 2024 publications on district governance models and student achievement, and said this year’s agenda includes district data profiles, student discipline analysis, and a review of early childhood regional training centers. She also noted OEA received an NCSL notable document award for its 2023 staffing shortages report, its 10th such award. Sabrina Smith then walked through the district data profiles, which compile demographic, staffing, finance, and performance data for all 171 districts, plus statewide and comparative data. She noted changes in the report format, the continued availability of an online interactive version, and several trends: adjusted average daily attendance declined statewide from 2015 to 2024; the counselor-to-student ratio has improved but has not yet reached the statutory goal of one counselor per 250 students; the share of teachers moving from rank three to rank two has declined; special education identification has risen from 13% to 16%; and starting teacher salaries vary widely by district, with Kentucky’s average starting salary around $40,000 ranking near the bottom compared with surrounding states and the nation. Members asked about the history of the research division and whether the paper copies of the district profiles would continue, and staff said the printed versions would continue unless legislators asked otherwise.