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• are key support for us are key support for us used<01:05:31.200> to<01:05:31.320> evaluate
• it's the information that the third-party rating agencies, which are key support for us, use to evaluate
• taking care of her, bring her to our hospital, she immediately gets blood, she immediately gets evaluated
• taking care of her, bring her to our hospital, she immediately gets blood, she immediately gets evaluated
• taking care of her, bring her to our hospital, she immediately gets blood, she immediately gets evaluated

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• For programs that we've had for a long time, um, uh, we're constantly re-evaluating the program guides
• For programs that we've had for a long time, um, uh, we're constantly re-evaluating the program guides
• > guides<00:17:52.240> to<00:17:52.480> see re-evaluating the program guides to
• see re-evaluating the program guides to see if<00:17:52.720> there<00:17:52.880> have<00
• And so maybe next year you re-evaluate and see if at that stage you might make a different choice and

Bills: SF2434

Keywords: housing, development fund, affordable housing, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, expenditure provisions

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• Transit providers do evaluate and report costs that we've tabulated in this study.
• Chair, member Kaggel, the evaluation in this report is solely on the operating costs of this.
• Chair, member Kaggel, I don't have a specific evaluation of that.
• potential need uh that can be evaluated. potential need uh that can be evaluated.
• So, I'm very pleased to see that we're evaluating this, because this is akin to throwing money in a pit

Keywords: 1183, house

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• that a defendant who is found incompetent and later regained competency to have a mental health evaluation
• Additionally, for defendants who are sentenced to prison, it requires DOC to evaluate the mental health
• The bill requires it to ensure all proposals are appropriate and are evaluated fairly on the basis of
• Evaluated fairly on the basis of scientific merit, a peer review process must be implemented under the
• It integrates ECG results into uniform participation physical evaluation forms, ensuring consistency

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, doctor and guest introductions, and then took up Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 168, the Tristan Murphy Act, on mental health. Senator Bradley described the bill as a major criminal justice and behavioral health reform measure that would expand pretrial mental health diversion, strengthen treatment-based probation conditions, broaden grant uses for mental health and substance abuse programs, add Hillsborough County to a forensic hospital diversion pilot, require certain DOC mental health evaluations, and create a Florida Behavioral Health Data Repository. Senators from both parties spoke in strong support, emphasizing treatment over incarceration, public safety, data collection, and the Murphy family’s role in advancing the bill. The Senate passed the bill 37-0 and then approved 37 co-sponsors. The chamber then received the Senate’s 2025-26 General Appropriations Bill, SB 2500, with Chair Hooper outlining a $117.4 billion budget that he said reduces spending, preserves reserves, and includes major investments in water quality, transportation, education infrastructure, and reporting requirements. Committee chairs summarized their portions: K-12 funding at $34.7 billion with increases for FEFP, scholarships, VPK, school hardening, and school safety; higher education at $11.5 billion with workforce, nursing, reading, autism, and student aid investments; health and human services with a $1.8 billion increase for Medicaid, mental health, opioid response, disability services, and veterans programs; criminal and civil justice at $7.6 billion for corrections, juvenile justice, law enforcement, courts, and judgeships; transportation/tourism/economic development at about $18 billion including roads, housing, Visit Florida, and cultural grants; and agriculture/environment/general government with major Everglades, water quality, citrus, food bank, and agency IT funding. Members then questioned several budget items, especially education funding formulas, the shift of scholarship dollars below the line, the impact on public school districts, AP/IB and other accelerated program funding, the APD wait list, opioid settlement spending, arts grants, and the My Safe Florida Home and condo pilot programs. Chairs generally said scholarship and accelerated-program dollars were being restructured for transparency and flexibility rather than cut, that school districts would still receive funding based on enrollment, and that APD and other human services issues would continue to be worked out in conference. The budget discussion concluded with remarks praising staff and noting a 4% across-the-board pay raise for state employees and targeted increases for law enforcement and firefighters, followed by a recognition for FAMU Day at the Capitol.

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• We're going to re-evaluate everything as we evolve, but right now is not the time to change a license
• We're going to re-evaluate everything as we evolve, but right now is not the time to change a license
• We're going to re-evaluate everything as we evolve, but right now is not the time to change a license
• We're going to re-evaluate everything as we evolve, but right now is not the time to change a license
• We're going to re-evaluate another time.

Bills: HF1545, HF2426, HF1615, HF2403

Keywords: medical cannabis, cultivation, cannabinoid products, plant canopy, Minnesota statutes, cannabis, hemp, lower-potency, edibles, regulations, licensing, local control, consumer safety, age restrictions, commerce policy, financial institutions, insurance regulation, limited long-term care insurance, Medicare supplement, health insurance

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• You know, we are always evaluating programs and offices in midair, right?
• You know, we are always evaluating programs and offices in midair, right?
• You know, we are always evaluating programs and offices in midair, right?
• You know, we are always evaluating programs and offices in midair, right?
• You know, we are always evaluating programs and offices in midair, right?

Bills: HF1060, HF1062

Keywords: sports facilities, Minnesota, legislative commission, financial oversight, accountability, HF1062, driver and vehicle systems oversight committee, MNLARS, VTRS, vehicle title and registration system, driver's license system, Minnesota Department of Public Safety, MN.IT, legislative oversight, transportation finance, state government, committee repeal, sunset provision, information technology audit, vehicle registration

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• We do continue to evaluate the most appropriate path forward for fee structures as these matters are
• We want to evaluate a fee structure that is equitable, legally durable, administratively workable, and
• Is there some evaluation? situation. Absolutely.
• And like any other business credits, the R&D credit should be evaluated as a spending program.
• then just finally, as was mentioned before as well, our office had recently published a report evaluating

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Not because medicine requires a new evaluation at adulthood, not because the law requires one, but because
• A comprehensive neuropsychological evaluation can run thousands of dollars, and it is not always covered
• new accountability measures, including legislative response deadlines and mandatory independent evaluations
• Second, an independent evaluator: It codifies a superintendent of public instruction as a true independent
• evaluator and advocate that is required to assess any statewide education initiative above certain cost

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The bill includes an open records exemption because EPIC will be receiving, evaluating, and discussing
• You're authorizing it to conduct energy planning, to evaluate energy supply adequacy, and review proposed
• conduct energy authorizing it to conduct energy planning,<00:10:20.240> to<00:10:20.360> evaluate
• <00:10:20.840> energy<00:10:21.160> supply planning, to evaluate energy supply planning
• , to evaluate energy supply adequacy,<00:10:22.160> and<00:10:22.320> review<00:10:22.840

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Attendance Roll Call 02:25 SB 100 Discussion 02:59 SB 100 Roll Call Vote 31:10 SJR 134 Discussion 32:41 SJR 134 Roll Call Vote 33:43 SB 222 Discussion 34:43 SB 222 Roll Call Vote 39:55, 958, all

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• And so through shared learning, through evaluation, we have a pulse on hospitals who are taking the autonomy
• And so through shared learning, through evaluation, we have a pulse on hospitals who are taking the autonomy
• c><00:26:18.480> through through shared learning through through shared learning through evaluation
• 19.760> a<00:26:19.919> pulse<00:26:20.320> on<00:26:20.640> hospitals evaluation
• we have a pulse on hospitals evaluation we have a pulse on hospitals who<00:26:21.279> are<00

Keywords: 00:00 - Call to Order/Roll Call 01:38 - Discussion of 26RS SCR 9 22:00 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS SCR 9 23:15 - Discussion of 26RS SJR 23 33:20 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS SJR 23 35:18 - Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The House Standing Committee on Health Services met with a quorum and first heard Senate Concurrent Resolution 9 from Sen. Steve Meredith. He argued that Kentucky’s Medicaid system is too costly and bureaucratic, saying spending has grown dramatically and that managed care organizations do not align with improving health outcomes. His proposal would create a feasibility study for a five-year pilot of an “accountable community healthcare organization” in three area development districts, with a locally owned, nonprofit, provider-driven model intended to reduce costs, address social determinants of health, and keep savings in the community. Members asked about how the model would differ from MCOs, administrative costs, eligibility changes, and implementation costs; Meredith said the model would eliminate preauthorization barriers, rely on provider and community risk-sharing, and could be funded initially through existing grant opportunities. The committee then voted unanimously to report SCR 9 favorably. The committee next took up Senate Joint Resolution 23, the “Food is Medicine” resolution, introduced by Sen. Shelley Funke Frommeyer and Dana Feldman of the Kentucky Department of Agriculture. They described the resolution as part of a broader wellness and rural prosperity effort, emphasizing that nutrition should be treated as part of health care and that Kentucky agriculture can support better health outcomes through local, healthy food. They said the effort grew out of task force work and regional listening sessions and is intended to build a foundation for continued collaboration between hospitals, agriculture, and state agencies. Members expressed support for the concept and the partnership approach, and the discussion highlighted using evaluation and shared learning to expand the initiative.

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• authorized to perform in Kentucky through regulation or legal determination, including the following: evaluating
• following: determination, including the following: determination, including the following: evaluating
• For those of you who may be less familiar with audiology, audiologists evaluate, diagnose, manage, and
• My practice offers the only cochlear implant evaluation and long-term cochlear implant management services
• My practice offers the only cochlear implant evaluation and long-term cochlear implant management services

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the October 23 meeting minutes and then heard testimony on a planned 2026 bill to modernize Kentucky’s audiology practice act. Witnesses from the Academy of Doctors of Audiology and a Kentucky audiologist said the proposal would largely codify existing authority and add new powers to order certain imaging and lab tests related to auditory and vestibular conditions, as well as prescribe topical ear medications. They argued the changes would reduce delays, especially in rural areas, improve access to hearing and balance care, and help address provider shortages. Committee members asked about evidence for the expansion, responsibility for reviewing imaging results and incidental findings, and whether the changes might affect referrals or scope of practice. The witnesses said they could provide evidence, that the audiologist would be responsible for obtaining and reviewing radiology reports and following up with patients and primary care providers, and that the goal was to speed treatment and streamline referrals when needed. The committee then heard a separate proposal to update the Kentucky Board of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy statutes by licensing MRI technologists and diagnostic medical sonographers, who are not currently required to be licensed in Kentucky. The bill would create a transition period through January 1, 2028 for current practitioners, require national credentialing for new applicants after that date, expand the board from 9 to 11 members, and clarify scope and enforcement provisions. Supporters said the measure would improve patient safety, align Kentucky with most other states, and recognize national credentials. Members questioned how many workers would be affected, whether the state currently meets national standards, the cost of licensure, and whether the bill could worsen staffing shortages, especially in rural areas. The witnesses said about 800 MRI technologists and 1,600 sonographers in Kentucky are currently certified, initial licensure would cost $100, and existing licensees would not pay an additional fee. They also said the board viewed the change as a safety measure and noted increasing portability of MRI services across state lines. Finally, the committee began hearing a respiratory care interstate compact proposal. The sponsor and respiratory care representatives described the compact as a way to allow licensed respiratory therapists from member states to practice across state lines. They outlined the profession’s role in hospitals, emergency departments, home care, pulmonary labs, long-term care, and telehealth, and said the compact would help with workforce flexibility and access to care. The transcript cuts off before the discussion concluded or any action was taken on that item.

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• members can use to accomplish that: strategic planning, budgeting, frameworks for superintendent evaluations
• So for that first audit, we evaluated the LEA's management of sensitive materials.
• That's how they're going to be evaluated. That's part of the nature of this course.
• So those were kind of the three policy concepts that were proposed and also evaluated.
• you see some mixed results there, but a lot of these categories indicate a strong preference for evaluating

Keywords: 985, all

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• scorecard probably in August for the accountability plans and if agencies are setting up the kind of evaluation
• Our program evaluation team over the years has looked at these programs, and we have consistently found
• When we look at the evaluation of costs, we evaluate from our most recent economic disaster.
• We'll be back down here at 1 for a program evaluation and then we'll be doing a tour out at the Gateway

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• that was $18.6 million through the Government Results and Opportunity Fund or GROW to pilot and evaluate
• $5.6 million to create a regional on-call response team, $5.4 million over three years to pilot and evaluate
• So, can data be correlated across the board to assess, evaluate performance, and to give us the ability
• the most part three years, and the specific language is around piloting different strategies and evaluating
• in Taos for the Legislative Finance Committee and they wanted, they did a progress report on the evaluation

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• And for 26-27, UC is also expected to grow, but is evaluating its ability to meet the growth targets,
• Education Student Housing Fund program included a set of metrics by which the Legislature would evaluate
• So there were a set of metrics that the Legislature used to evaluate these projects.
• Education Student Housing Fund program included a set of metrics by which the legislature would evaluate
• So there were a set of metrics that the legislature used to evaluate these projects.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance held an extended hearing focused primarily on University of California budget issues, enrollment, housing, and Title IX. Chair David Alvarez opened by noting the governor’s proposed 8% ongoing General Fund reduction to UC, the deferral of compact funding, and the College of the Law budget item, while emphasizing that no votes would be taken that day. Public commenters, including UC Davis employees and lecturers, urged restoration of UC funding and opposed the hiring freeze, saying cuts would worsen staffing shortages, reduce research capacity, and harm students and patients. On UC core operations, the Department of Finance said the governor’s budget maintains the compact but defers $240.8 million in ongoing support and continues a planned 7.95% reduction, while the LAO recommended rejecting the deferrals and instead making any changes in the budget year. UC San Diego’s chancellor and UC Office of the President argued the cuts and deferrals would create major campus shortfalls, force hiring freezes, larger class sizes, fewer course offerings, delayed projects, and possible layoffs. Committee members questioned whether cuts could be shifted away from students and toward administration, discussed UCOP reserves and bond debt, and noted that UC’s budget structure makes the campus-level impact larger than the headline reduction. The committee also reviewed enrollment trends and nonresident replacement. The LAO said UC resident enrollment has grown and recommended revisiting 2026-27 targets and pausing the nonresident replacement plan if state funding does not improve. UC said it has exceeded California undergraduate enrollment and nonresident replacement goals, but warned that continued growth without funding would force enrollment reductions and harm quality. Members discussed the role of nonresident and international students, tuition rates, and the value of UC as a pathway for California students and a source of talent for the state. A separate housing item covered the state’s Higher Education Student Housing Grant Program. UC reported that recent bond savings could support additional affordable beds at UC Davis and UC Santa Barbara, but the LAO and Finance noted the Legislature would need to decide how to use the $6.2 million in savings from the original projects. The committee also heard a Title IX update from UC’s systemwide civil rights office, which described campus Title IX structures, training, and policy enforcement, and said the system has been working to improve confidentiality guidance and streamline complaint processes after survey feedback showed confusion and lengthy procedures.

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• We know that all of the farmers that are part of this, it's already proven in the evaluations that we're
• We know that all of the farmers that are part of this, it's already proven in the evaluations that we're
• doing to bring them better I. proven in the evaluations that we're doing to bring them better options
• at the federal level, and so for us, we are committed to tracking those closely and, of course, evaluating
• And we've also seen that through both state and federal evaluations on food security impacts as well

Summary: The joint oversight hearing focused on food insecurity in California and how state and federal nutrition programs, agricultural production, and food distribution systems intersect. Assemblymembers emphasized that many Californians, including farmworkers, seniors, children, and communities of color, remain food insecure despite California’s agricultural abundance. Panelists and members discussed CalFresh, WIC, school meals, Sun Bucks, food banks, and the impact of federal policy changes, including possible nutrition cuts, tariffs, and immigration enforcement, on access to food and the agricultural workforce. Secretary Karen Ross described CDFA programs aimed at improving access to fresh food and supporting local agriculture, including the senior farmers’ market program, California Nutrition Incentive Program, Healthy Refrigeration Grant Program, Community Food Hubs, Farm to School, urban agriculture, and a proposed tribal food sovereignty program. She said these efforts help connect local producers to consumers, expand healthy food access, and build infrastructure such as refrigeration, mobile markets, and aggregation hubs. Department of Social Services Deputy Director Alexis Fernandez Garcia outlined CalFresh, CFAP, Sun Bucks, CACFP, emergency food programs, and tribal nutrition assistance, noting that CalFresh and related programs significantly reduce poverty and food insecurity, but participation gaps remain for non-English speakers, some Asian American communities, and undocumented households. PPIC researcher Tess Thorman presented data showing that 13% of California households experienced food insecurity in 2023, with higher rates among households with children and Latino, Black, and other households. She said nutrition programs reduce poverty and food hardship, but federal rules, income thresholds, immigration restrictions, and high living costs limit their reach. Members asked about simplifying applications, improving call center access, increasing outreach in multiple languages, and adjusting benefits for inflation. Officials said the state has used available federal options to streamline enrollment, improve customer service, and target outreach, but many core rules and benefit levels are set federally. The second panel shifted to food production and market access. A farmer, a UC food systems leader, and a produce distributor described efforts to connect small and medium farms with food banks, schools, universities, and Medi-Cal food-as-medicine programs. They highlighted programs such as Farms Together, the USDA Southwest Regional Food Business Center, Farm to School, food hubs, and climate-smart infrastructure grants as ways to create stable markets for local growers while improving food access. Speakers also raised concerns about land tenure, consolidation, regulatory burdens, labor constraints, and the loss of federal funding, and members discussed whether state investments and Prop. 4 funds could help sustain and expand these efforts.

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• You can understand, we're going to look at this, we're going to evaluate this company; we may do it monthly
• I really do wish we would say specifically how regularly we're going to re-evaluate the investment to
• the state because this may be as little as a five-year investment, and we're only going to evaluate
• You need to have the data about the effectiveness of your teaching that needs to be evaluated.
• mathematical instruction, ongoing professional learning in mathematics, mathematics coaching, and program evaluation

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• Yeah, you have provided a There's a lot of wise observations of the complexity of how to evaluate performance
• And so we evaluate schools in domain two based upon. upon student growth, and you get the better of the
• qualify for a teacher incentive allotment within a district, you just have to have fair teachers. evaluations
• Recently, the current CEO and fourth agent head since the corporation's formation, evaluated and made
• board governance policy. that delineates roles of the board, the committees, the CEO, how the CEO is evaluated

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• They conduct meetings over the nine-month period during the interim to evaluate competitive proposals
• Proposals are reviewed and evaluated by our members through multiple rounds of scoring.
• 00:08:50.720> and agencies proposals are reviewed and agencies proposals are reviewed and evaluated
• 51.519> by<00:08:51.640> our<00:08:51.800> members<00:08:52.279> through evaluated
• by our members through evaluated by our members through multiple<00:08:52.880> rounds<00:08:53.160

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <01:00:48.720> what residents can actually evaluate what residents can actually evaluate what
• Who's going to evaluate that? Who's going to be looking at these things?
• Who's going to evaluate<01:08:01.920> that?
• Who's going to be looking evaluate that?
• As both a legislator and an educator, I evaluate policy based on outcomes.

Keywords: 981, all