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• Utah is developing a future built on innovation and collaboration.
• Utah is developing a future built on innovation and collaboration.
• Utah is developing a future built on innovation and collaboration.
• Utah is developing a future built on innovation and collaboration.
• Space is research and development.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, February 24, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• They develop and maintain community and school partnerships.
• As a workforce development partner, VR can help businesses achieve its competitive advantage by developing
• What is the role of the area development director?
• I currently serve as Region 2 Area Development Director.
• But we finally were able to develop a wonderful program...

Keywords: 977, all

Summary: The committee met to receive a detailed financial operations presentation from the South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) agency, with staff walking members through funding sources, budgeting, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and grants management. Sabrina Walker explained VR’s blended funding structure, including federal grants, state appropriations, program income, and interagency contracts, and emphasized that state funds are essential to meeting the federal match and maintenance-of-effort requirements. Members asked repeatedly about transparency, audit controls, and the risk that state cuts could reduce federal drawdowns; staff responded that all reports reconcile back to the SCEIS accounting system, are subject to state audits and internal reviews, and that even modest state reductions could significantly reduce total available funding. The committee also discussed pre-employment transition services for students with disabilities, with staff confirming services are offered through school districts, charters, and private schools, and that contracts are monitored for performance and compliance. The presentation then shifted to budgeting and internal controls. Walker described a zero-based departmental budgeting process, monthly monitoring reports, contingency reserves for unexpected expenses, and a formal annual cycle that culminates in board approval. Members asked about facilities tracking, culture, and how the agency maintains accountability; staff said facilities staff inspect buildings and equipment, supervisors justify line-item requests, and the process has become smoother over time as departments learned the system. Cynthia Johnson followed with an accounts receivable overview, describing invoicing, receipting, aging, customer verification, year-end reporting, and the use of cross-training, shared email inboxes, and spreadsheets as checks and balances. She also explained work training center billing, interdepartmental transfers, and the revolving fund used to issue consumer checks more quickly than standard vendor payments. Olivia Perez presented accounts payable operations, including invoice processing through SCEIS and OnBase, the three-way match, travel reimbursements, revolving fund checks, State Treasury Office interactions, and handling of reversals, rejections, and levy notices. She reported that AP processed 67,723 SCEIS payments, 13,670 case management system invoices, 3,379 travel reimbursements, and 15,693 revolving fund checks in fiscal year 2025, with only 70 payment rejections. The final portion of the meeting covered Grants and Funds Management, where Walker explained federal reporting, drawdowns, payroll allocation, asset tracking, lease and IT contract reviews, cost allocation, and closing packages. She noted upcoming system changes such as S/4HANA, Workiva, and SC Pro, but said the agency is receiving training and feedback opportunities. No formal votes or legislative actions were taken during the presentation portion beyond approval of the prior minutes and a brief recess.

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• a curriculum and two courses designed to help students in high school who are struggling with math and
• a curriculum and two courses designed to help students in high school who are struggling with math and
• <00:52:42.040><c> and</c> wisdom and ideas and Innovation and wisdom and ideas and Innovation and develop
• courses that um are really aimed develop courses that um are really aimed at<00:52:45.799><c> really
• </c> ability to sustain Economic Development ability to sustain Economic Development so<05:26:28.680>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Finance Division 2 work session first took up HB 506, a bill dealing with the return of seized firearms. Members discussed how the measure would shift background-check processing for firearm returns through the Department of Safety, while the physical firearms would still remain with local police unless State Police had taken custody. The department said the bill would change which cases come to it, and members clarified that the bill concerns the background-check decision rather than possession of the firearms. The committee then voted OTP on HB 506 FN by a 7-0 roll call. The committee next discussed HB 671, establishing a kindergarten literacy readiness program. Department of Education staff explained that the bill grew out of a COVID-era Waterford contract that provided home-based early literacy support for families using federal relief funds, at a cost of about $600,000 per year, but that the program ended when those funds expired. Members raised concerns that the bill’s $1 appropriation was not realistic, that the prior program lacked sufficient outcome data, and that the references to ESSA tier-one benchmarks were unclear. The department said it was conducting a broader literacy needs assessment and updating the state literacy plan, including data from the zero-to-five range, K-5, and dyslexia-related work. Waterford representatives described the program as an early-literacy, pre-K readiness service for children ages zero to five, originally designed to work in homes with computers and internet provided where needed, and later expanded in some settings such as daycares and pre-K classrooms. They said the program used assessments at the beginning and end, had served hundreds of children, and was intended to support family engagement and kindergarten readiness. Despite that testimony, members remained concerned about funding and the lack of clear results, and one member moved to retain the bill for more information. The discussion ended with the bill retained rather than advanced.

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• We're going to have to develop, and I'm hopeful with this authority we'll be able to better develop our
• What does it do to the, to our other efforts at economic development?
• multicultural curriculum, and this year we have 747 classrooms without a qualified teacher.
• Are there incentives for professional development in these arenas and that, and then if they were to
• And so it seems to me that we need to have either some professional development expectation because I

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• 00:14:51.199><c> engagement</c> Miller, chief development and engagement Miller, chief development and
• :38.239><c> score</c> develop and administer score develop and administer score examinations<04:11:39.279
• </c> standards and best practices developed standards and best practices developed and<04:11:42.720><
• </c> hotel, restaurants, whatever a developer hotel, restaurants, whatever a developer is<04:14:00.960
• </c> Uh the uh Madison County Development Uh the uh Madison County Development Authority<04:23:17.279

Keywords: MS House Floor - 10 February, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

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• So you can see here these projections that we have are based on the economic development regions, which
• But if there's immigration of families, if families are moving into new housing developments or they're
• those same things where they’re going to be like, okay, we need the state to pay for this math curriculum
• those same things where they’re going to be like, okay, we need the state to pay for this math curriculum

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Their brain is still developing. And with that, we take that into consideration.
• But the great part about the brain development in youth is that because their brains are still developing
• This is primarily due to the brain development that is still occurring.
• The brain is still developing; children are a work in progress.
• Every partnership we form is locally driven and collaboratively developed.

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• And again, our commitment to workforce development and to higher education.
• I believe that funding economic development is incredibly important to our state.
• I hear every economic development bill that comes through.
• The economic development was amazing, but also at the same time as we continue to do.
• This type of bill, the economic development was amazing.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• insurance systems or maybe looking at working with their Department of Labor or their workforce development
• Workforce development, innovative care like I said, and then technology innovations.
• ,</c><00:53:04.000><c> innovative</c> um workforce development, innovative um workforce development,
• This will give a chance to try to seed fund or take out some of the development costs in the front end
• So, we'll have to find other ways to try to invest in and make possible workforce development.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee met and approved the minutes from its August 27 meeting. It then received a presentation from Katherine Castanza of the National Conference of State Legislators on the Medicaid provisions in the 2025 budget reconciliation bill, referred to as HR1. She explained that the bill is estimated by CBO to save the federal government $911 billion over 10 years, with more than 20 Medicaid-specific provisions, most of the savings concentrated in five policies and largely backloaded into 2030-2034. She emphasized that the bill’s effects will vary by state, but that expansion states and hospitals are expected to be most affected, in part because of changes to eligibility, provider taxes, and state-directed payments. Castanza highlighted several new funding and flexibility provisions, including a $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Fund for 2026-2030 and a new home- and community-based services waiver option effective July 1, 2028, with $100 million in grants in fiscal year 2027. She also outlined major eligibility changes for Medicaid expansion adults: work or community engagement requirements effective January 1, 2027; twice-yearly redeterminations for the expansion population effective the same date; and new cost sharing for certain expansion adults effective October 1, 2028. She noted that Kentucky, as an expansion state, would be subject to these changes and that state agencies would face significant implementation demands, especially because federal guidance and timelines are tight. A substantial portion of the presentation focused on financing changes. Castanza described new limits on provider taxes, including a 0% safe harbor for new taxes and a phased reduction for existing taxes in expansion states beginning in 2028, while nursing facilities and intermediate care facilities are exempt from the reduction if already taxed. She also explained that state-directed payments will be capped and phased down over time, with existing arrangements grandfathered only briefly; she said Kentucky has 11 approved state-directed payments and could see significant fiscal effects. She added that the bill also bars Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood or similarly situated providers for one year, changes immigrant eligibility rules effective October 1, 2026, lowers the federal match for certain emergency services, and expands the scope of the federal erroneous payment recoupment provision effective October 1, 2029. Throughout, she stressed that federal savings may translate into state cost shifts and that implementation timing will be critical.

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• knowing it can be dangerous to their pets or tenants, because symptoms of rodenticide poisoning may develop
• over a few days pet owners or Symptoms of rodenticides poisoning may develop over a few days.
• We must ensure maintenance for our developments as well as increased restoration efforts for fish and
• Four years ago, we developed a significant rat problem on our property.
• We work with communities and grassroots causes around the country to develop programs and policies on

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources held a hybrid hearing on a large slate of bills focused on pesticides, pollinators, rodenticides, mosquito control, invasive species, and local authority over pesticide regulation. Chair Becca Rausch set strict two-minute testimony limits due to the very large number of speakers. Early testimony from Senator Moore and Representative Hawkins strongly supported a bill to restrict second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides, citing harms to wildlife, pets, and public health, and noting that California has already adopted a similar model. Testimony also supported a Lowell home rule petition to allow the city to prohibit or restrict these rodenticides, with local officials describing documented raptor poisonings and municipal efforts to phase out use on city property. A major portion of the hearing focused on pollinator protection and neonicotinoid-treated seeds. Witnesses from environmental groups, conservation organizations, academics, and beekeepers argued that neonics harm bees and other beneficial insects, contaminate soil and water, and provide little or no economic benefit in most corn and soybean fields. Several speakers pointed to New York, Vermont, and Quebec as models for restricting treated seeds, and one panel cited research showing only a small percentage of fields benefit economically from the treatments. Support was also voiced for a bill establishing an ecologically based mosquito management program, with advocates criticizing aerial and truck spraying and urging non-chemical, locally tailored approaches. Other testimony supported bills to reform the pesticide board and pesticide regulation process, to give vulnerable municipalities more local control over pesticide use, to protect schoolchildren from pesticides on school grounds, and to respond to invasive species through a centralized state office, coordinator, strategic plan, and trust fund. Many speakers, including representatives from Mass Audubon, MSPCA, the Xerces Society, the Sierra Club, watershed groups, and local wildlife rehabilitators, described impacts on hawks, owls, pets, fish, and broader ecosystems. No votes were taken during the hearing, and committee members generally asked few questions, with the hearing remaining in testimony mode throughout.

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• We need to build upon that, especially when we talk about economic development.
• I am the Economic Development and Project Specialist at UNM Rainforest Innovations.
• Economic Development Administration.
• to curriculum design.
• Our website is another focus that we've been developing with our team as well.

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• I'm the administrator for the Bureau of Career Development.
• In that role, I oversee the Development.
• for of economic development particularly for young<01:05:44.480><c> women.
• </c><01:09:31.160><c> and</c> essential for economic development and essential for economic development
• </c><01:20:26.440><c> department</c> college workforce development department college workforce development

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• This is in alignment with other child care and development programs that are also being proposed for
• Lupe Hyman Milam, Deputy Director of the Child Care and Development Division at CDSS.
• Lupe Hyman Milam, Deputy Director of the Child Care and Development Division at CDSS.
• We'll move on to Community Services and Development, item number 53.
• I'm the Chief Deputy Director of the Department of Community Services and Development.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Senate Bill 200 require is that the EPA to develop a comprehensive plan by 2026 to identify recycling
• The plan is to be developed and connect to the action with a technical advisory group, which is to be
• And right now on the market, there are not there's still a lot of research and development that needs
• As we mentioned, substantial harm develop.
• We have Gary Hunter American Resort Development Association waiving in support. We have 10 or war.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• prescription, working with the American College of Lifestyle Medicine on the Lifestyle Medicine residency curriculum

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation met as a subcommittee and announced that all bills on the agenda had revenue impacts placing them on the suspense file, so none were eligible for immediate vote. The chair also reviewed procedural rules, including the deadline for position letters and the suspense-file threshold, and later established a quorum before proceeding through the agenda. Most measures were presented, heard, and then referred to suspense without committee votes. Several bills focused on tax credits or exclusions tied to housing and property. AB 1606 proposed a five-year tax credit for small businesses facing cleanup costs from illegal dumping and encampments; AB 1971 would clarify that home-hardening retrofits are not assessable for property tax purposes; AB 2394 would create a capital gains exclusion to encourage long-term homeowners to sell and downsize; AB 1714 would offer a credit for sellers who complete required repairs for CalHFA-assisted first-time buyers; and AB 2389 would extend the property tax exclusion for newly installed solar systems. Supporters generally framed these bills as targeted relief or affordability measures, while opponents raised concerns about revenue loss, policy effectiveness, or implementation. The committee also heard a series of agriculture-related bills. AB 2427 proposed a tax credit for qualified agricultural producers to offset labor, equipment, infrastructure, and production costs, and AB 2192 would extend the state’s farm equipment sales tax exemption to local sales taxes with a General Fund backfill for local governments. Supporters argued both measures would help preserve California agriculture, jobs, and food security amid rising costs and regulatory burdens; opponents questioned the need for the subsidies and the size of the fiscal impact. Both bills were referred to suspense. Other measures included AB 1611, which would end a tax break on capital gains from single-family home sales for large corporate investors to discourage investor competition with homebuyers; AB 2522, which would exempt over-the-counter medications from sales tax; AB 2444, which would add a state deduction for ScholarShare 529 contributions and align California law with federal Roth IRA rollover rules; and AB 1550, which would allow deductions for tips and overtime. Each drew support from sponsors and allied groups, while tax reform and local government representatives opposed several bills over revenue and policy concerns. All of these measures were also sent to the suspense file, and the committee adjourned after completing its agenda.

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• prescription, working with the American College of Lifestyle Medicine on the Lifestyle Medicine residency curriculum

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• sponsor said, “I assure you that they’ll be on this bill right away to get the training and the curriculum

Keywords: 958, all

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• As the curriculum coordinator at Kihei Elementary School, she has promoted creativity and inclusivity

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• CFO for Louisiana Economic Development.
• And within the Economic Development Awards Program is... Development Awards Program.
• And within the Economic Development Awards Program, it's also our Economic Development Site Readiness
• Within our Economic Development Awards Program, an LED certified site program was developed as a development-ready
• So, as y'all know, RPCC has recently developed a new steel industry-focused curriculum aligned directly

Keywords: 965, house, all

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• CFO for Louisiana Economic Development.
• And within the Economic Development Awards Program is... Development Awards Program.
• And within the Economic Development Awards Program, it's also our Economic Development Site Readiness
• Within our Economic Development Awards Program, an LED certified site program was developed as a development-ready
• So, as y'all know, RPCC has recently developed a new steel industry-focused curriculum aligned directly

Summary: The committee met for an informational hearing focused largely on the state capital outlay process and House Bill 2. Roger Husser and Matt Baker of the Division of Administration/Facility Planning and Control described how the office prepares and administers the capital outlay bill, said the bill has grown substantially over five years, and argued that recent changes in culture, staffing, project management, cash-flow analysis, and use of third-party support have more than doubled project expenditures and improved delivery. Members asked about the use and cost of third-party project managers, delegation of smaller projects to agencies, hiring difficulties, and whether the changes represented better interpretation of existing law versus statutory changes. Husser said some statutes were amended, some internal customs were removed, and the office would provide a list of those changes. He also explained that the office is trying to move away from overly rigid practices and toward faster project completion while still following public-bid and oversight rules. A major portion of the discussion centered on the size and structure of the capital outlay bill, especially the gap between Priority 1 cash capacity and the much larger Priority 5 backlog. Husser said the current annual Priority 1 limit is tied to construction inflation and is about $574 million, with additional surplus funds also available, but that the bill contains far more Priority 5 funding than can realistically move in a five-year plan. He and members discussed dormant projects, scope creep, legacy projects that have sat in the bill for years, and the problem of false expectations for non-state entities. Proposed solutions included limiting Priority 5 to five times Priority 1, requiring annual re-endorsement by members, setting district or project caps for non-state projects, requiring time limits and reporting for grant-like non-state projects, placing matches in escrow, requiring design readiness before submission, and consolidating the many existing reporting requirements into one clearer report. Members also discussed bundling multiple projects under one agency project, which the House had begun piloting for LSU, UL Lafayette, Southern, and DOTD, and which Husser said could improve flexibility, reduce overappropriation, and better reflect actual spending. Baker then explained cash-flow management and the commitment process, saying FPC now analyzes projects annually to estimate what can actually be spent in the next fiscal year and uses commitments to allow projects to proceed when future-year funding is expected. He said overappropriations can result from poor cash-flow estimates, delays, dormant projects, or projects coming in under budget, and that the office is already reworking cash-flow assumptions and reappropriating savings where possible. Members also raised concerns about change orders and low bids; staff said project managers review change orders closely, require concurrence on non-state projects, and sometimes reduce scope to keep projects within budget. After FPC’s presentation, the committee heard the beginning of Louisiana Economic Development’s capital outlay discussion, where LED explained that its projects generally fall into three categories, including the Economic Development Awards Program and Site Readiness Program, both used to support targeted economic development and job creation.