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• programs and make those awards to local agencies and the State Department of Transportation.
• Program will allow the use of an already approved tax increment financing from former state-owned parcels
• The Transbay Program is one of the most important transit and redevelopment efforts in the state, centered
• The Transbay Program is a state-mandated and transformative transit investment.
• Since its inception in 1979, state density bonus law has been among the most successful state programs

Summary: The committee heard several local government-related bills, with testimony focused on permitting, transportation funding, EV infrastructure, and commercial revitalization. AB 1578 by Assembly Member Jackson would require elected local and state officials to take anti-hate speech training through existing sexual harassment training. Supporters said elected officials should understand the impact of their words on hate and democracy; opponents argued the bill lacked a definition of hate speech and could chill protected speech, especially around sex-based issues. AB 2083, also by Jackson, would authorize a regional child care special district serving Moreno Valley and Paris to expand child care facilities and programs for five years. The California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions opposed the bill’s mechanism but said it was working with the author. AB 1693 by Assembly Member Suber would streamline retail tenant improvement permits by extending a process similar to a prior restaurant permitting law, with qualified professional certification and tighter local review timelines. It drew broad support from retail, business, and property groups and no opposition. Assembly Member Gonzalez presented AB 1679, which would create a temporary commercial activation permit for pop-up businesses to operate in vacant storefronts for up to 120 days. Supporters said it would help fill vacancies and lower barriers for small businesses; there was no opposition, and the bill advanced. Gonzalez also presented AB 2418, which would set timelines for nonresidential plan checks and inspections and allow private plan checkers after excessive delay. Business groups supported it as a way to reduce costly delays, while local government groups had no position but continued discussions with the author; the bill advanced with amendments. Assembly Member Shevlin presented AB 1820, which would cap local permit fees for EV charging installations and create a statewide fee schedule. Supporters said fees vary too widely and can deter charger deployment, while cities and counties argued existing law already requires reasonable cost recovery and that the bill could undercut local budgets and public safety review. Assembly Member DeMaio presented AB 1783, which would prohibit state and local mileage taxes or road user charges. Supporters framed it as a defense against a new tax burden, while opponents said studying road user charges is necessary to address declining gas tax revenue and future transportation funding needs. AB 1693, AB 1679, and AB 2418 were moved forward with motions and roll calls; AB 1783 was taken up with a motion and roll call left open, and AB 1820 remained under discussion at the end of the excerpt.

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• SCR 1039, water withdrawal fees, state lands.
• Shope, Arizona State Senator, LD-16, and David Gowan, Arizona State Senator, LD-19.
• special programs for election night reporting.
• The roots finance reporting and special programs for election night reporting.
• These computer programs, agenda this item needs to be on the agenda in full these computer programs are

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• I have moved Senate Bill 128 in the finance report. To the finance report. Thank you, Madam Chair.
• Senate Bill 128 in the finance report. Senate Bill 128 in the finance report.
• We ask for your yes vote on the Finance We ask for your yes vote on the Finance Committee<00:42:
• , we know now uh is in a different state, we know now uh is in a different state, so<00:46:05.080
• And the amendments that were offered in the committee under the medical assistance program the state

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• Those are federal programs that WIFA manages. So EPA provides capital to the state.
• Those are federal programs that WIFA manages. So EPA provides capital to the state.
• Those are federal programs that WIFA manages. So EPA provides capital to the state.
• Through our board, we have been tasked with stewarding three state-funded programs to their greatest
• Through our board, we have been tasked with stewarding three state-funded programs to their greatest

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• resources projects across our state.
• resources projects across our state.
• <00:02:24.800> dedicated broadest source of State dedicated broadest source of State dedicated
• by the State Board of Investment.
• income invested by the State income income invested by the State Board<00:09:22.240> of Board

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• state accountability. state accountability.
• with that state accountability piece. with that state accountability piece.
• The bill also clarified that funding for both state- and locally operated CTE programs is intended to
• CTE program implementation. CTE program implementation.
• state. Does that answer your question? state. Does that answer your question?

Keywords: 0:00:03 - Call to Order and Roll Call 0:00:43 - Approval of October 14, 2025 and November 4, 2025 Minutes 0:01:15 - Acceptance of Office of Education Accountability Report: Analysis Of Student Discipline Data in Kentucky Schools 0:02:10 - Implementation Update on 26 RS HB 257 0:49:38 - Career and Technical Education in the Assessment and Accountability System 1:13:50 - Office of Education Accountability Annual Report 1:47:27 – Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The Education Assessment & Accountability Review Subcommittee approved the minutes from its October 14 and November 4 meetings and also approved the Office of Education Accountability report analyzing student discipline data in Kentucky schools. The main presentation came from KDE Commissioner Dr. Robby Fletcher on implementation of House Bill 257, which he said has two major parts: selection of a statewide college entrance exam through a new procurement process, and development of locally designed indicators of quality for accountability. On the college exam, Fletcher explained that the state had to reopen procurement after Senate Bill 197, with the RFP released May 21, vendor questions handled through the Finance and Administration Cabinet, proposals due June 22, and scoring and review expected in July and August, with a vendor decision not likely until October. He emphasized that the exam is a norm-referenced college-readiness measure, not a test of Kentucky academic standards, which are assessed by the KSA. Members asked about the science requirement in statute, the possibility of multiple vendors or district choice, and whether the CLT could participate; Fletcher said vendors must address science in the RFP, multiple vendors could be possible, and any vendor could submit a proposal if it meets the rubric. He also noted that ACT and SAT differ in structure, that either can meet college-readiness benchmarks, and that there were no major complaints about the SAT during its first year of use. The second major topic was the locally developed indicators of quality under House Bill 257. Fletcher said these are intended to let districts measure themselves against their own goals rather than compare districts statewide, while still aligning with Kentucky standards. He described examples such as achievement, growth, student well-being, safety, fiscal responsibility, civics, internships, apprenticeships, project-based learning, and defenses of learning. He said districts may use local assessments such as MAP, STAR, and I-Ready alongside state data, and that local models should be developed with families, community members, and workforce partners. He added that KDE is providing technical assistance, has applied for a federal CGSA grant, and will use a one-time $15,000 cost offset for districts implementing local accountability models, with a superintendent webcast planned for August.

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• As stated, more than 300,000 adults in the state of Arkansas do not have a high school diploma.
• As stated, more than 300,000 adults in the state of Arkansas do not have a high school diploma.
• So they define the state education finance system as one representing a comprehensive framework that
• So ECS, Education Commission of the States, did a 50-state comparison in 2025 of state K-12 funding models
• So there were several states.

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• Of the states that we surveyed, Of the states that we surveyed, including the state of Wyoming, all of
• program for municipal municipal finance program for municipal public officers.
• In response to a clear need within our membership, Wham has stood up a Wyoming Municipal Finance Program
• So, I love the MOU program. The funds that I love the MOU program.
• Your programs are pretty supported and financed, and everything's starting off great. >> Mr.

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• of the state.
• And that matters because what the state creates, the state defines.
• What the state grants, the state may limit. A corporate charter is not a right.
• Our athletics program carries the pride of an entire state, but it has to compete in a national marketplace
• Programs have more pressure.

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• Under current law, the SBA appropriates microloan program funding to intermediaries in 55 states and
• APPROPRIATIONS MICRO LOAN PROGRAM FUNDING TO INTERMEDIARIES IN 55 STATES AND TERRITORIES AND ENFORCING
• , increasing the number of states and territories eligible to receive microloan program funding from
• THE NUMBER OF STATES AND TERRITORIES ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE MICRO LOAN PROGRAM FUNDING FROM 55 TO 56.
• The SBA 504 loan program is an important tool that helps small businesses obtain affordable financing

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• Finance.
• As you noted, the Distressed Hospital Loan Program is a loan program.
• The distressed hospital loan program had a bit more of a comprehensive way of looking at distressed finances
• loan program.
• And the state has had a long-term program, the hospital quality assurance fee program, which the Department

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• They would cancel the stated amounts from the same paragraphs from the same programs at the same time
• They would cancel the stated amounts from the same paragraphs from the same programs at the same time
• That has been a great program as I travel the state and meet with our fruit and vegetable farmers, with
• But that local food purchasing program is used in all parts of the state.
• program as I travel the state and meet program as I travel the state and meet with<00:59:32.720>

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Summary: The Agriculture Conference Committee met for an initial organizational and comparison session on House File 2446, the agriculture broadband and rural development bill. Members introduced themselves, noted that no conference target had yet been set, and agreed to begin with a side-by-side review of House and Senate positions. No oral testimony was taken; instead, the chair listed written testimony submitted by a wide range of agricultural, environmental, local government, food bank, and industry groups. Nonpartisan fiscal staff walked through the major funding differences. Both bills included some shared items such as operating adjustments, wolf and elk damage compensation, and certain technical changes, but they differed on several major appropriations. The House generally proposed larger increases for meat inspection, local food purchasing, and the Board of Animal Health, and added items such as county inspector grants, biofertilizer innovation, a biosolids/PFAS-related study, a soil health study, broadband installation study funding, an Agri Works program, an Agri Support program, a milk grant program, and several House-only transfers and grants. The Senate included items such as a climate coordinator position, biofuel-related reductions and policy changes, livestock processing funding, farm-to-school and urban agriculture changes, MARL funding, cottage foods licensing updates, and several Senate-only pass-through grants and transfers. Staff also noted differences in the agriculture emergency account transfer approach and in how the two bodies handled the Second Harvest Heartland and related food distribution provisions. House Research then reviewed the policy language differences in the bill. The House language included provisions allowing more flexible use of grant administration funds, unpaid prior-year claims, county inspector grants, and updates tied to its own policy article, while the Senate language included the climate coordinator, PFAS-related commercialization language, cooperative development grant permissive language, and other Senate policy changes. The committee did not take any votes or final actions at this meeting; the session was informational and focused on identifying differences for later negotiation.

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• licensing program.
• commercial financing. commercial financing.
• finance licensing program. finance licensing program.
• Subsection 2247B establishes certain requirements for the licensed commercial financing under the program
• dealers in the state only. dealers in the state only.

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Summary: The House opened with a devotional reading by Theo Novak, a student and Vermont Poetry Out Loud finalist, followed by several announcements, including a welcome for the guest speaker and a reminder about a freshman legislator gathering and the day’s corporate cup road closures. The House then postponed action for one legislative day on Senate Bill 208, relating to law enforcement identification; Senate Bill 212, relating to portable water supply and wastewater system connections; and House Bill 639, relating to genetic data privacy. The main floor action centered on House Bill 648, banking, insurance, and securities. The Commerce and Economic Development Committee presented Senate amendments and its own further amendments, including clarifications to consumer reinvestment reporting and a proposal to extend and then effectively end the moratorium on new cryptocurrency kiosks in Vermont. The committee described extensive testimony and data on crypto kiosk fraud, money laundering, and consumer losses, and also added a new licensing framework for merchant cash advance providers. Ways and Means reported the fiscal impact would be very small. After a brief question about the $1 million exemption threshold for commercial financing, the House concurred in the Senate proposal of amendment with further amendment thereto. The House also passed Senate Bill 243, distributing funds to the Vermont Language Justice Project, in concurrence with proposal of amendment. It then took up Senate Bill 198, regulating tobacco products and tobacco substitutes. The Commerce and Economic Development Committee described updates to the definition of tobacco substitutes, creation of a wholesale licensing system under the Department of Liquor and Lottery, tighter controls on online sales, and bans on deceptive products that resemble school supplies, food, smartphones, inhalers, or video games. The committee heard testimony from health, enforcement, industry, and advocacy witnesses and voted 11-0 in favor. Human Services then proposed a strike-all amendment to the committee report, with further consideration to continue.

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• Uh, I've been in the legislature a long time and my background is budget and finance, uh, for the state
• And so we do have some tools um that we've been using for grant programs at the state level that we've
• Our job here is to work with state programs and, and the state uh budget process, but there are, as I
• So, Medicaid, it's a joint federal-state healthcare program with certain national standards and wide
• Each state develops its own Medicaid program within federal guidelining, guidelines outlining services

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• House File 2354 be re-referred to the Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee.
• Every state has one, as do D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
• <00:04:22.560> for administrators of the program for administrators of the program for example
• House File 2354 be referred to Public Safety Finance and Policy.
• 2354 be refered to Public Safety finance 2354 be refered to Public Safety finance and<00:10:49.800

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• <00:04:09.280> receiving<00:04:09.760> state operating programs receiving state operating
• programs receiving state appropriations. appropriations. appropriations.
• administrative costs of operating state administrative costs of operating state programs<00:05:13.800
• Today, approximately $43 million have been allocated to the program, while communities across the state
• Programs across the state serving the most vulnerable Minnesotans face tremendous funding uncertainty

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Summary: The conference committee on the housing omnibus bill began with member introductions and a staff walk-through comparing House and Senate provisions. House Research staff reviewed major policy differences affecting Minnesota Housing Finance Agency operations, including limits on how much the agency may retain from state appropriations for administrative costs, new reporting requirements, restrictions on transfers between appropriated accounts, and House-only language requiring annual expenditure of investment income from state appropriations. Senate provisions were also summarized, including tighter rules on when appropriations may be placed into Housing Development Fund bookkeeping accounts, updated operating-cost reporting, and Senate-only changes to how investment earnings may be used. Staff also described shared and differing provisions on program-money transfers, a lived-experience earnings exemption, and a long list of Senate-only policy changes, including manufactured home park tenant protections, low-income housing tax credit and bond-related changes, a task force on housing taxes and fees, and repealers affecting Housing Development Fund authority and certain older programs. Fiscal staff then reviewed the budget impacts. The House side included one-time appropriations for workforce housing development, family homeless prevention and assistance, a Minnesota Nice Home Share pilot, and homebuyer education, along with debt service for $100 million in housing infrastructure bonds and transfers/cancellations that produced a net zero general fund impact across the budget window. The Senate side noted a fiscal note for the housing taxes and fees task force and a smaller housing infrastructure bond authorization, with corresponding debt service costs and a total Senate budget-window impact of about $1 million in general fund debt service. After the staff presentations, the committee moved to public testimony. Commissioner Jennifer Ho of Minnesota Housing said the bill’s housing infrastructure bonds and continued support for family homeless prevention were important, and she supported the lived-experience earnings exemption, while noting concerns about the interest-earnings provisions. Testifiers from Greater Minnesota groups praised the workforce housing investments and Senate updates to the state housing tax credit and infrastructure grant program, though they suggested changes to the geographic distribution language. HOME Line urged funding for statewide tenant hotline services, citing rising demand and asking for $1 million if additional money becomes available. The Minnesota Consortium of Community Developers supported the bill’s investments and emphasized the need to pair housing development with supportive services. Housing First Minnesota praised housing infrastructure bonds and other investments but criticized the omission of the Minnesota Starter Homes Act. The Minnesota Multi Housing Association began testimony opposing certain rent-control-related provisions in the House bill. No votes or final actions were taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• Rural Finance Authority program updates: again, no funding change here, just changes within the current
• It focuses on several programs under the Rural Finance Authority.
• I'm the finance supervisor for the Rural Finance Authority and run the AGBNP loan program as well.
• eligible for financing the pilot agricultural<00:41:35.079> microloan<00:41:35.560> program
• /c> facilities in the state in Min state of facilities in the state in Min state of Minnesota<00:45:44.760

Bills: HF1063

Keywords: grain buyers, grain dealer, grain elevator, agriculture, financial reporting, audit, CPA review, independent accountant, financial statement, balance sheet, cash flow, nonpublic data, licensee oversight, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, grain purchase volume, insolvency, nonpayment, warehouse chain, fiduciary duties, producer protection

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• or Ford Finance.
• Nearly every other state agrees.
• Nearly every other state agrees. 47 states, in fact, already follow this approach, making Massachusetts
• Some states are seven, some states are eight.
• Some states are seven, some states are eight.

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Summary: The Joint Committee on Transportation held a hybrid hearing on a large slate of bills covering motor vehicle sales, registration, title processing, dealer regulation, and several local matters. Chair Cyrro noted that Senate Bill 2414 had been postponed at the sponsor’s request, though public testimony would still be accepted. The hearing then heard testimony on measures including S. 2367, which would make an insurer primary for losses caused by an insured driver in a rental car; H. 3698 and related bills on codifying registration of 25-year-old imported Japanese kei vehicles; H. 3701 on requiring lienholders to release titles within seven days; H. 3690 on capping dealer documentation fees; and H. 3641 on requiring education for class two motor vehicle dealers. Testimony also addressed e-titling and e-signatures, peer-to-peer car sharing, temporary license plates, duplicate plates, general registration plates for motor vehicle distributors, and a bill to ban tinted license plate covers. Supporters of the rental-car insurance bill argued Massachusetts is an outlier compared with 47 other states and said the change would improve fairness, competition, and consumer understanding without raising premiums. Dealers and industry groups generally supported e-titling/e-signature modernization and the inspection-related bill, but urged safeguards to preserve title, registration, and insurance verification. The Massachusetts State Auto Dealers Association opposed the doc-fee cap, saying documentation fees are a disclosed cost-recovery tool that varies by dealership. Representatives and advocates for kei vehicles said the RMV’s 2024 reversal showed the need to codify the rules in law, while opponents of the RMV’s approach described it as arbitrary and harmful to owners and importers. Supporters of the dealer-education bill said it would curb unregulated “curbstoning” and help ensure proper title handling and consumer protection. Several local and specialty bills also drew testimony. Hatfield officials supported a local bill allowing golf carts on certain town roads under strict safety rules, and Representative Ayers testified for a bill banning tinted license plate covers to aid toll collection, law enforcement, and vehicle identification. Senator Lovely and other advocates supported the “Easy ID” license plate proposal, saying it would improve vehicle recognition in crime and child-abduction investigations. The committee took no votes during the hearing and adjourned after public testimony concluded.

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• That's about a 3.8 million program this year, supporting communities around the entire state.
• So, we support events around the state through our Tourism Event Growth and Sustainability Program.
• program supporting litter cleanups and environmental stewardship throughout the state, engaging youth
• One was completed by the State Board of Finance.
• So that's part of the audit that the State Board of Finance did in collaboration with myself because

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• All other committee and opposition will be stated.
• I contract with the state of California.
• And this type of purchasing with the state of California.
• Spirit, spirit that drives the economy of the state.
• Having served on the local boards and the state commission.

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