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• saves programs, the energy efficiency<00:26:26.080> programs.
• put an end to the NHS saves programs. put an end to the NHS saves programs.
• bipartisan energy efficiency programs. bipartisan energy efficiency programs.
• I know this program week.
• program. Please, Senators, help me. program. Please, Senators, help me.

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• The Manufactured Home Park Community Redevelopment Program, the infrastructure grants part of that program
• For the purposes of the down payment assistance program.
• Habitat has been proud to participate in this program.
• Challenge Program.
• Other programs, like the Challenge Program, have supported homeownership opportunities as well.

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• So, I think anywhere we can create authorities, if it's small programs, if it's programs that we know
• that can literally take a company from a $50,000 program in... one year to a $50 million program the
• It didn't come from the program offices. It actually came despite the program offices.
• programs to help homeless veterans.
• For very specific programs, programs I'll get back to that help homeless vets, nutrition programs for

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• <00:17:10.039> appropriate enforcement systems programs appropriate enforcement systems programs
• There are two programs. There's one federal program that was mandated by FHWA.
• It cannot be used to sustain a program long term, so it's very difficult for many to use that program
• program coordinator there's two programs program coordinator there's two programs one<00:42:10.319
• a was mandated by fwa that program has a was mandated by fwa that program has a lot<00:42:14.920

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Summary: The House Committee on Transportation held a hearing on several traffic safety and transportation bills. HB 1163 would update commercial driver licensing rules to meet federal requirements and allow limited-term non-domiciled commercial learner’s permits and licenses; the Department of Transportation supported it as a fix to an FMCSA-identified issue, while Frank Schultz testified in opposition. HB 1166 would appropriate funds for the automated speed enforcement program; the Department of Law Enforcement, Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization, and Edgardo Diaz Vega supported it, while Chad Taniguchi opposed and Frank Schultz offered support. The committee then heard HB 1231, which would prioritize photo red light cameras in school zones and direct related fine revenue to the Safe Routes to School fund; DOT supported the intent but cautioned against limiting placement decisions, Judiciary raised concerns about added court workload, and several advocacy groups and individuals supported the bill as a pedestrian and school safety measure. The committee spent substantial time on HB 1471, which would fund traffic-actuated signals, including leading pedestrian intervals and accessible pedestrian signals, and add a $5 vehicle registration fee for the Safe Routes to School special fund. DOT supported the bill with comments, saying its older signal controllers make LPIs harder to implement but that statewide upgrades are underway; the Department of Health also supported the safety and Vision Zero goals and said it is working with counties on public education. Testimony in support came from Hawaii Appleseed, Hawaii Bicycling League, Ulupono Initiative, Hawaii Public Health Institute, Path People for Active Transportation Hawaii, the Hawaii Self-Advocacy Advisory Council, and others, with one opposition noted among many supporters. Members asked questions about whether LPIs would address “beg buttons,” how red-light and speed-camera programs interact with county roads, and whether speed humps might be more effective in school zones. DOT explained that LPIs improve visibility but do not solve every signal issue, that newer adaptive signals use camera-based sensing, and that the department coordinates with counties and communities on crash mitigation and enforcement priorities. Officials also discussed the status of Safe Routes to School programs, noting that the federal program remains but is difficult to use and that the state program had been moved out of DOT; county coordinators and related coalitions were said to still be active. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the portion provided.

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• That is what this program does.
• For programs on probation, Senate Bill 254 requires the program to submit and present an improvement
• If the program fails to do this, the Board must terminate the program and may discipline the director
• Secondly, a program that already is on probation because the program director fails to appear before
• We believe this bill treats private programs differently than public programs and we are concerned.

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• for Effective rehabilitative programs for Effective rehabilitative programs such<00:03:10.400>
• program?
• I'll move on then to the next program, which is the water infrastructure grant program.
• This is true for the WIFG program and the PIG program.
• This is true for the WIFG program and the PIG program.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• programs.
• The NUPAC program is represented on line 26.
• Every state has a Medicaid program. It's an entitlement program under federal law.
• So, two different programs.
• For programming that's not just continuously asking for TSROC money to support ongoing programs as an

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• by program.
• And we know in a pilot program and a new program, you just don't ramp up that quickly.
• With the kinship program aside, that's separate. And this is... ...program aside, that's separate.
• New Mexico Care program.
• But this program absolutely works. And the recidivism rate in this program proves that fact.

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Summary: The committee first heard an Aging and Long-Term Services Department budget presentation comparing the LFC and executive recommendations. The main differences were in the Aging Network, Adult Protective Services, Program Support, and Long-Term Care Division, especially the executive’s proposed $10 million infusion into the Kiki Savadra Senior Dignity Fund and $6.2 million for expanding New Mexico Care. LFC staff explained that the committee recommendation was lower in general fund and fund-balance use, while the executive emphasized rising senior population needs, meal and transportation costs, and the cost savings of keeping older adults at home. The secretary also reviewed the department’s special requests, including the conference on aging, outreach, emergency preparedness, and the Kiki fund, and described New Mexico Care’s growth, its evaluation results, and the department’s plan to separate Kiki into its own accounting fund. Members largely focused on senior services, rural meal delivery, transportation, caregiver support, and the Kiki fund. Several members urged stronger support for non-metro aging providers and for New Mexico Care, citing its role in keeping seniors out of nursing homes and the program’s reported savings and outcomes. Questions also covered eligibility, background checks for caregivers, respite care, dementia and Alzheimer’s screening, and whether Kiki funds can support home modifications such as ramps. The committee then voted to adopt the LFC recommendation with one executive language change: adding the executive’s page 14 language allowing an additional 12.5% distribution for initial payments to aging network providers at the start of FY27. Representative Dow opposed the motion. The committee then moved to the Attorney General’s budget. LFC staff explained that the office’s budget relies heavily on the Consumer Settlement Fund, with both recommendations reducing general fund revenue while increasing settlement-fund use, and that performance measures were in consensus. The Attorney General said the office was not seeking more general fund, but wanted greater ability to use funds it recovers. He highlighted major consumer and public safety work, including litigation against major social media and AI platforms, a case involving Snapchat and child exploitation/extortion, the statewide crime gun intelligence center, efforts to address oilfield theft, work on missing and murdered Indigenous persons, and efforts to protect federal funds coming into New Mexico.

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• And finally, the American programs.
• The first I'd highlight is programs.
• will that will run these programs. will that will run these programs.
• programs using things like Google Forms. programs using things like Google Forms.
• entirely a federally funded program. entirely a federally funded program.

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• I think that the Florida Field Infusion and Resuscitation Supply program, that is an unbelievable program
• Shepke and discuss the blood ambulance program.
• And the projected increase in premiums from that program, of which, again, some members of the ADAP program
• Madam Secretary, we've dealt with the Kids Care program.
• I ran the ADAP program from 1993 to 2005 myself with the Ryan White program and an incredible team of

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services heard presentations on the governor’s proposed fiscal year 2026-2027 budget for the health and human services agencies. Kendall Kelly outlined the overall HHS budget at $48.5 billion, with AHCA accounting for the largest share, and agency heads then highlighted major proposals for Medicaid behavioral health redesign, APD waiver enrollment and facility needs, DCF child welfare, opioid, and mental health investments, DOEA funding for Alzheimer’s, home care, and community services, DOH funding for cancer research, public health initiatives, and lab capacity, and VA funding for facility improvements, cybersecurity, and medication management. Several members praised specific proposals, including increased reimbursement for private duty nursing, Alzheimer’s supports, and the Florida FIRST blood-in-ambulance initiative. Senators also questioned the proposed changes to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), with the Surgeon General explaining that the department expects a reduction in covered patients from about 30,000 to about 20,000 because of funding pressures tied to rebates, federal changes, and premium tax credit issues. Public testimony strongly criticized the ADAP changes, citing lack of transparency and warning that many patients could lose access to medications. Other questions focused on the Office of Minority Health and Health Equity, DCF’s substance abuse and mental health data dashboard, Kids Care/CHIP expansion implementation, APD bed and facility planning, and the FX Medicaid technology project. DCF said about $7 million is set aside for the dashboard system, and AHCA said the governor’s budget includes $124.4 million for FX maintenance and continued module development, with $13.5 million to begin claims processing work. The committee did not take a substantive vote on the budget presentations and adjourned after questions and public testimony.

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• budget but also support program integrity.
• integrity across DHS programs.
• But there's other programs too.
• than it is in managed care programs.
• are. outdated programs are.

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• Some of the programs that could be impacted are the family health programs, 1.3 billion, infectious disease
• programs, 274 million, public health emergency preparedness, 162 million, and health community programs
• that could potentially be impacted, but under the Medi-Cal program. program.
• I've heard things like well, those are just going to be those programs that Whether it's a housing program
• , it is actually an earned program.

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• each of these programs. each of these programs.
• , so that<00:15:12.240> programs that programs that programs uh<00:15:14.120> receiving
• . program. program.
• :43.680> Program.
• Housing Development Program. Housing Development Program.

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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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• So we've paired this program with our program, what we call a maternal heart-wise program, which is a
• program in Orlando.
• So we created this program.
• For us, it's been starting our nursing program and advancing our nursing programs.
• In the new program, the SMMC 3.0 program, the In the new program, the SMMC 3.0 program that started two

Summary: The committee held a panel discussion focused on how Florida health care organizations are working to improve access, quality, and affordability. Panelists from Florida Community Care/Independent Living Systems, Sunshine Health, AdventHealth, UF Health, and Nemours described their approaches, including Medicaid managed care, value-based contracting, community partnerships, mobile screening units, smart-room technology, telehealth, and specialized programs for maternal health, children, and complex chronic conditions. Several speakers emphasized that managed care and coordinated care can improve outcomes while reducing unnecessary utilization and costs. Members asked about the impact of Medicare’s V28 changes, mobile cancer screening, urgent care versus emergency room billing, pediatric specialty access, complaint resolution, Black maternal mortality, provider shortages, network adequacy, and the use of AI in prior authorization. Witnesses said V28 has affected providers and revenue, UF Health’s mobile screening program is expanding beyond a few cancer types, and its urgent care model bills patients at the appropriate level rather than both urgent care and ER rates. Nemours said it reduced specialty wait times through scheduling changes, telemedicine, and registry tools, while AdventHealth described postpartum coordination and maternal heart programs to reduce maternal complications and mortality. On complaints and access problems, panelists said their organizations use patient/member advocates, care managers, call centers, and escalation processes to resolve issues, and Sunshine Health specifically discussed a transportation complaint that was addressed with its vendor and the family. Sunshine Health also said it is not using AI for prior authorization, though it is exploring responsible uses elsewhere, and Florida Community Care said it is not using AI in utilization management. In closing, panelists identified workforce shortages, provider burnout, and high-cost drugs as the biggest ongoing challenges. The meeting ended with thanks to the panel and adjournment after Representative Brackett moved to rise, without objection.

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• Other states have similar programs.
• That's already have similar programs.
• I think we need to consider the state grant program and some of these other programs that we have in
• This is a very generous program.
• now, a grant program at the right now, a grant program at the University<00:26:00.559> of<00:

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• the legislature would do in regards to looking at the programs to see which programs are most impacted
• , what programs are priorities for the administration, and what can be done to preserve those programs
• I think a subsequent question was about the programs that are being looked at, and those programs that
• Understand that there are programs that are falling off or programs that you're not seeing additional
• There's $200 million annually out of the cap and trade program that goes to forest health programs.

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• This is an expansion of a very successfully run program.
• . 21st Century is the largest federal program...
• Program that funds after-school programs, and they have a lot of data on the outcomes that out-of-school
• My concern is that some programs might be designated...
• we fund out-of-school time programs through this bill.

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• Really just make a program that was a serious program with clear, clear deliverables, clear, measurable
• And we have this game, a grant program and that program has so far been appropriate, 60 million dollars
• So another well-known program.
• I bite anybody to join the program.
• Another great program.

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• ADN programs cannot simply flip a switch and start offering BSN programs.
• ADN programs cannot simply flip a switch and start offering BSN programs.
• , ADN programs, more BSN programs.
• We have a lot of great apprenticeship programs, training programs.
• , workforce development programs, and career pathway programs over the years.

Summary: The Assembly Higher Education Committee heard a series of bills focused on expanding access to higher education, addressing workforce shortages, student housing, and labor standards on campus projects. AB 662 would create a South County Higher Education Task Force to explore a mixed-use, intersegmental institution in Chula Vista; supporters said South San Diego County is a “college desert,” while the bill passed on a due pass as amended motion to Appropriations. AB 885 would establish a College Access for All Fund to help make CSU and UC attendance more affordable; supporters cited student debt and affordability concerns, and it also passed to Appropriations. AB 730 would provide $15 million to help establish a medical school in the Central Valley to address physician shortages, and it advanced on a due pass motion. AB 1400 would let up to 15 community college districts pilot bachelor’s degrees in nursing; supporters argued it would expand affordable BSN access and keep students local, while CSU, UC, and other higher education groups opposed it as unnecessary and inconsistent with the master plan. The bill passed to Appropriations, with members raising questions about clinical placements, faculty shortages, and possible effects on associate-degree programs. The committee also considered AB 1235, which would require CSU design-build projects to use a skilled and trained workforce, aligning CSU with other public higher education construction standards. Supporters said it would improve safety, training, and local job opportunities, and the bill passed to Appropriations. AB 1247 would restrict contracting out of classified school and community college jobs unless workers meet training and qualification standards and would address pension and training concerns; supporters said it would protect students and classified employees, while school and college groups warned it would disrupt services and add unfunded mandates. The bill passed to Appropriations with one no vote. AB 1470, presented on behalf of Assemblymember Haney, would allow a portion of student housing revolving loan funds to be used for affordable student, faculty, and staff housing in downtown and commercial districts; it was discussed as a housing and downtown revitalization measure, but the committee held off on a motion pending more members. ACA 3, also on behalf of Haney, would require UC to offer limited down payment loans to eligible long-term support staff first-time homebuyers; it drew extensive support from UC workers and unions, while UC and business groups opposed it as costly and outside UC’s mission, and the measure was still under discussion at the end of the transcript.

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• . program. program.
• . programs. programs.
• . program. program.
• grant program. grant program.
• . program. program.

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