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• <03:49:39.600> programs<03:49:40.520> where gaming and after-school programs where
• gaming and after-school programs where they<03:49:40.800> can<03:49:41.000> connect<03:
• Second is the out-of-school time grant program.
• After school and out-of-school programs are the single most consistent protective factor for kids dealing
• , our clinics, and after-school programs every day still need the care and the support to be able to

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• We're going to be doubling up on this week and also the week after next week when we come back from school
• c><00:07:25.960> come<00:07:26.199> back<00:07:26.440> from<00:07:26.680> school
• <00:07:27.000> vacation when we come back from school vacation when we come back from school
• I'll get it drafted for our next executive session that happens after school break, so I think that's
• break so I think that's the after school break so I think that's the March<00:15:45.079> 4th<

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Summary: The Environment and Agriculture Committee opened by noting member absences and then reviewed the governor’s HB 2 trailer bill language creating a solid waste site evaluation committee. The chair explained that Finance would want the committee’s input on the proposal and also announced a temporary change to the committee’s schedule, with additional Wednesday meetings planned around school vacation. The committee then moved into a work session on several bills. On HB 150, Representative Ktoa offered a simple amendment changing food-processing language from “washed and rinsed” to “cleaned and sanitized” in the processing area. Members agreed the change better matched food safety practice, and the committee indicated support for advancing the bill. On HB 307, dealing with homestead food production areas, members discussed proposed amendment language that would add clearer sanitary requirements, including handwashing access, sanitary storage, sanitizable food-contact surfaces, and pest exclusion. The committee also discussed whether to replace “potentially hazardous food” with “time temperature control safe food,” but several members favored keeping the existing term because it is already well defined in food safety law. The bill was held for further amendment work rather than being executed immediately. The committee spent substantial time on solid waste legislation. For HB 479, members recalled a prior plan for a letter to the solid waste working group and agreed to proceed with the bill in executive session, with an offer of drafting help from Representative Bixby. For HB 77, which would require DES to establish site-specific setback distances for proposed new landfills, Representative Penza said his amendment was not ready yet but was close, and the bill was left for further discussion. The most detailed discussion was on HB 2115, which would require landfill permit applicants to submit a report on the project’s harms and benefits. Representative Germana explained an amendment that would replace section one, expand the list of benefits to include economic potential and infrastructure improvements, and set up a third-party review process in which the applicant submits a list of reviewers, DES screens the list, and the commissioner selects a reviewer if no agreement is reached within 60 days. Members asked about who could serve as contractors, whether they had to be local, and how DES would judge qualifications; the response was that environmental engineering and similar firms could be used, local or outside the community, and that the process would remain somewhat flexible. Representative H. Haskins asked whether the legislature or subcommittee would be formally notified of preliminary review problems, and the chair said no additional notification process would be built in beyond existing practice. The committee planned to continue work on the bills in upcoming executive sessions, including after school break.

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• <00:57:43.079> have have been involved in the program have have been involved in the program
• <00:58:00.359> um opportunity to to expand the program um opportunity to to expand the program
• I never had a second graduation from high school.
• School with people that are in the criminal court system.
• 91a in the case of Rochester school 91a in the case of Rochester school department<04:43:19.760>

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Summary: The Judiciary Committee met for its first meeting of the new session with opening remarks, member introductions, and a discussion of committee logistics. Members described their backgrounds and priorities, including criminal justice, right-to-know and privacy issues, domestic violence, death-with-dignity legislation, abortion, firearms, landlord-tenant policy, housing, and technology/privacy concerns. The chair noted there were already 34 bills assigned to the committee and expected more, and said the committee would likely continue to have a heavy workload this session. The chair also outlined how the committee would operate: meetings would generally be on Wednesdays, with possible Mondays as needed; hearings would not require a quorum, but executive sessions would; and members were asked to provide updated phone numbers and email addresses, especially cell numbers. He explained that the committee would continue its practice of seating members in a mixed partisan arrangement to encourage communication, and that the new clerk had joined the committee. A significant portion of the meeting focused on procedures for executive sessions and meeting times. The chair said the committee would follow the traditional rule allowing executive sessions on bills heard that day if proper notice was given, but he would avoid taking up controversial matters without full attendance. Members then discussed whether meetings should start at 9, 9:30, or 10 a.m., with concerns raised about long commutes, evening obligations, and winter driving after dark. No formal vote was taken in the portion provided, but the chair indicated he would try to accommodate the committee’s preference while balancing the workload.

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• agree that this is um a good program. agree that this is um a good program.
• the conservation easement uh program the conservation easement uh program would<02:20:53.600>
• Um I know the land trust program.
• Fix the fraud in the Medicaid program. Stop making it an entitlement program.
• Stop making it an the Medicaid program. Stop making it an entitlement<03:52:58.239> program.

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• We have a LIHEAP program, which seems to cover kind of the purpose of this proposal.
• So I guess my question would be why is this necessary given that we already have a LIHEAP program?
• We have Senator Boswell. program, I think we would should figure program, I think we would should figure
• , told by elders, told by people at church when I graduated high school, get out.
• He comes in on Friday and takes all the cars out to different schools, lets the kids sit in them.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:01:12 Approval of Minutes 00:02:25 Co-Chair & Member Comments 00:02:48 Discussion of 2025 SB 137 00:06:58 Outdoor Adventure Tourism Opportunities 00:41:56 Public Service Commission Update 01:21:37, 958, all

Summary: The committee meeting began with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call, and approval of the prior minutes. Members also observed a moment of reflection for Charlie Kirk and offered condolences to Representative Bobby McCool on the death of his mother. Representative Fugate then made announcements about the ongoing ATV/UTV trail system, including an October 21 opening in Letcher County and an October 2 groundbreaking in Knott County, and staff was asked to circulate the dates to members. The main agenda item was Senate Bill 137, presented by Senator Cassie Chambers Armstrong with testimony from George Ecklan of the Coalition of the Homeless and Wesley Bryant, a flood survivor and Eastern Kentucky resident. The bill would prohibit utility disconnections for non-payment during dangerous weather and emergencies, including extreme cold, excessive heat, and declared natural disasters. Supporters said the measure is narrow, does not forgive past-due balances or change reconnection policies, and is intended to protect vulnerable residents, reduce risks to first responders, and create a minimum statewide standard amid a patchwork of utility policies. They cited weather thresholds and historical examples of extreme weather and disaster declarations in Kentucky. Testimony emphasized the human impact of shutoffs, especially for low-income households, older adults, and families facing illness or disaster recovery. Bryant described experiences with people shivering without heat or struggling to keep children cool when power was cut off, calling electricity a lifeline rather than a luxury. Representative Gu raised concerns that utility bills have become unaffordable due to broader policy and rate issues, argued that some customers may not pay if shutoffs are prohibited, and questioned whether the bill was needed. Senator Chambers Armstrong responded that the proposal is limited to non-payment shutoffs during short periods of dangerous conditions and is meant to keep people safe during emergencies. No vote or final action on the bill was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• to the creation of the Vermont Sister State Program. >> Question is, shall the bill pass in concurrence
• > a<01:41:36.040> peer peer support program to act as a peer peer support program to act
• recognized Vermont peer support program. recognized Vermont peer support program.
• peer support program staff members shall peer support program staff members shall not<01:42:54.920
• program staff member. program staff member.

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• Um, is it true that if a municipality or a school district, actually a town or a school district, does
• So, does that include schools that have adopted tax caps?
• We have the school tax rate.
• We have the school tax town tax rate.
• shouldn't have to pay for the schools. shouldn't have to pay for the schools.

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• She writes, "It gave me pause each time I dropped by to take her lunch.
• She was putting her life on the line to come to work, even before she finished her nursing program."
• . nursing program.
• My name is Oilia Bernett, and I am the healing justice program associate with American Friends Service
• My father was a retired<01:09:08.319> school<01:09:08.640> teacher.

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• Federal Programs, for the federal school breakfast and lunch program.
• These amounts are from the Healthy School Meals for All Program Fund created in section 22-82.9-211,
• Of these amounts, an estimated $4,844,333 shall be from the Healthy School Meals for All Program Fund
• healthy school meals for all program healthy school meals for all program fund<01:17:46.159>
• > for<01:31:15.280> all<01:31:15.440> program healthy school meals for all program

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• The program, the new bill. >> Correct. The program, the new bill.
• , there was a true stewardship program, there was a true stewardship program, they<04:05:09.520><
• <04:13:29.120> So, pharmaceutical takeback program. So, pharmaceutical takeback program.
• a petroleum remediation program. a petroleum remediation program.
• <05:10:15.760> So program enacted um and adopted. So program enacted um and adopted.

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Summary: The Environmental Policy Subcommittee took up HB 1621, which would require a baseline environmental impact study before development of certain manufacturing and storage facilities. Members said the concept had merit, but they could not resolve major drafting and implementation issues, including how to define covered facilities, what the study would require, and how enforcement would work at the municipal or county level. Several members expressed concern about unintended consequences and said the proposal was not ready; the subcommittee voted unanimously to recommend inexpedient to legislate (ITL), and the full committee later adopted that recommendation on a 16-0 roll call vote, placing the bill on consent. The committee then discussed HB 1053, involving electronically submitted pesticide use reports. Representative Comtois presented an amendment creating a department database and protecting confidential information, but said she still needed to check whether it was germane and to review administrative issues with the Department of Agriculture. After hearing from David Russo of the Division of Pesticide Control, the committee agreed to continue work on the amendment and took no action that day. The committee also reviewed HB 1186 on egg labeling and producer exemptions. Representative Comtois offered an amendment exempting small producers from most requirements except labeling, but Commissioner Sean Jasper asked for more time to review the impact and suggested the state might not need the existing egg law at all if federal USDA rules already cover the field. Members agreed to hold action until the following week. Finally, the committee began discussion of HB 1780 on penalties for violations involving seeds, plants, and nursery stock, focusing on labeling rules and germination-date requirements; testimony from industry and department representatives indicated they were working toward a compromise that would allow multiple relabelings, add production dates, and set a 36-month sale limit, but no final action was taken in the portion provided.

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• A bill that cuts school lunches and food assistance to children who go to bed hungry every night.
• a failing school. a failing school.
• Medicaid also helped his school<02:40:40.640> district school district school district pay<02:
• Public schools are important. Public schools are important.
• . program. program.

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• And that the people who would take advantage of this program are so minuscule, but they're asking for
• And that the people who would take advantage of this program are so minuscule, but they're asking for
• We deliver what's called a lake-smart, lake-friendly living program, providing property owners with free
• <01:34:37.679> at car in a parking lot of a high school at car in a parking lot of a high
• school at about<01:34:38.239> midnight<01:34:38.800> with<01:34:39.040> the<01:34

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• from our environmental review program from our environmental review program over<00:14:36.320>
• Those optional certification program.
• ago, I spoke at that school on career ago, I spoke at that school on career day<01:08:37.120> about
• ,<01:21:46.480> plus everybody at Northampton School, plus everybody at Northampton School
• <05:09:24.160> New Lakes. the director of programs. New Lakes. the director of programs.

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• . programs. programs.
• bills as well there's not much we can really do except we're let these kids go through school programs
• programs but not a lot of programs programs but not a lot of programs people<02:47:54.880> know
• <02:48:09.359> programs<02:48:09.760> go these kids go through school programs go these
• kids go through school programs go to<02:48:10.000> counseling<02:48:10.399> go<02:48:

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• Um, we had a school shooting in Concord at Second Start. A school shooting happened in Concord.
• The comfort dog program itself, our program in Franklin, was actually the second program in the state
• New Hampshire Medicaid program. New Hampshire Medicaid program.
• program.
• The granted advantage program program.

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• We can take a field trip then; we're gonna have lunch afterwards. All right, sounds good.
• There’s a lot of behind-the-scenes stuff that happens in the M Drive program, but we’re still doing all
• There’s a lot of behind-the-scenes stuff that happens in the M Drive program, but we’re still doing all
• There’s a lot of behind-the-scenes stuff that happens in the M Drive program, but we’re still doing all

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• programs to achieve these objectives. programs to achieve these objectives.
• As you are job skills training program.
• The budget bill kindly jail program.
• address that is some of the programs address that is some of the programs that<00:54:25.359>
• . >> Yeah, I mean, it's a great program.

Bills: HB60

Keywords: geoengineering, weather modification, environmental safety, atmospheric pollutants, criminal pollution, Meeting Start: 00:00:02 Roll Call: 00:00:08 26 RS HB 60 - AN ACT relating to geoengineering: 00:01:35 Department of Corrections Update: 00:32:59 Kentucky Parole Board Update: 01:19:21, 958, all

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• Many communities have schools that are all grouped together.
• In Derry, where I live, we have the two middle schools and the high school.
• Our middle schools, one has 148 parking spaces. Our middle schools, one has 148 parking spaces.
• Our middle schools, one has 148 parking spaces. The other one has 98 parking spaces.
• schools um one has 148 parking spaces. schools um one has 148 parking spaces.

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• :14:48.160> a all the programming meetings to get a all the programming meetings to get a sense
• There are two culinary arts programs through our vocational program, and those continue on despite the
• There are two culinary arts programs through our vocational program, and those continue on despite the
• , the grant program, works.
• <01:06:42.079> also<01:06:42.480> has program the Clean Water program also has program

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Summary: The committee heard a Department of Corrections capital budget presentation on HB 25, focused largely on urgent maintenance and security needs at the New Hampshire State Prison for Men and other DOC facilities. DOC officials described the governor’s proposed priorities: boiler surge and radiator tank replacements, electronic controls and camera upgrades, and replacement of HVAC units using R22 refrigerant. They also outlined additional requested projects totaling $15.4 million, including a body alarm/man-down system at Northern New Hampshire Correctional Facility, steam line and trap repairs, fire alarm replacements, and removal of an underground diesel tank in favor of above-ground storage. DOC testified that many systems are well beyond their expected service life, including 40-year-old boilers, outdated analog cameras, and HVAC equipment using discontinued R22 refrigerant. They said the men’s prison is relying on a leased temporary boiler, has significant steam leaks causing major water loss and reduced boiler efficiency, and is dealing with frequent fire alarm faults and deteriorating wiring. On the body alarm system, they said the vendor no longer supports the equipment and replacement parts are no longer available. On the diesel tank, members questioned whether it could be abandoned in place or whether fuel could be reused; DOC said it had not explored all alternatives and would follow up, while noting the tank is underground and tied into the warehouse system. Members also asked whether some current investments could be reused in the planned new men’s prison. DOC said some items, such as air handlers, might potentially be moved, but most projects are needed to keep the current facility operational and would not be practical to transfer. Questions were also raised about the leased boiler arrangement, the use of the man-down system by staff and visitors, and whether the kitchen project could be converted to a modular unit. DOC said the modular kitchen approach is necessary because the existing kitchen cannot remain fully operational during repairs. The committee then moved to lapse extensions, and DOC identified several projects no longer needing extensions, including items numbered 64, 65, and 66 in HB 25, with the chair noting those balances would be deleted and that the lapse amount was $550,500.

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• My committee often is confronted with the challenge of folks coming in saying they have program issues
• The other state investment that we've done recently is the Housing Champions program, which was started
• <01:56:42.440> which<01:56:42.599> was The Housing Champions program was started up
• I heard two years ago when you talked about the impact of housing and its impact on school costs, and
• If not, we will proceed to lunch. Thank you very much.

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Summary: The meeting was a Ways and Means briefing opened by the vice chair, who introduced Jason Wong of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston to discuss the national and regional economy. Wong focused on inflation, asking why it had fallen from about 9% in 2022 to the 2%–3% range, and what that meant for monetary policy and the risk of an economic downturn. He said the Fed’s target is 2%, noted that recent PCE inflation was about 2.4% and core PCE about 2.7%, and described the ongoing debate over whether interest rates should stay tight or be lowered further to protect the labor market. Wong explained that the improvement in inflation has been driven largely by goods prices, especially durable goods such as cars, appliances, and furniture, as well as non-durable goods like food. He said supply-chain disruptions during the pandemic caused major price spikes in 2022, but those pressures have eased and many goods prices are now at or below the Fed’s target. He also referenced the New York Fed’s Global Supply Chain Pressure Index, saying it showed extreme pandemic-era disruptions that have since receded. The main remaining inflation problem, he said, is in services, especially housing. Wong broke services into rent of shelter and all other services, explaining that shelter is a large share of household budgets and that housing inflation has a lag because rent measures often reflect older lease terms rather than current market rents. He said monthly Zillow data suggest market rents have cooled and may eventually feed through to official inflation measures. Members asked several questions about the chart’s time scale, the treatment of real estate, property taxes, and utilities, and Wong clarified that housing costs are counted in services and that the slides would be shared digitally. No votes or formal actions were taken.