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DE
Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Finance Committee Meeting Jun 25th, 2026 at 11:00 am
Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- So that's a program that was run by DART for at least a couple of decades.
- program, providing breakfasts as well as activities at their center.
- So they do a lot of community outreach programs in that regard.
- Just a comment of gratitude on our last page for those youth programs.
- To use these funds for the Double Up Bucks program as part of the SNAP and WIC program.
Committee:
Joint Finance
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Legislative Management Jun 11th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Legislative Management
Transcript Highlights:
- When a school chooses to operate the National School Lunch Program or School Breakfast Program, they
- opt into that program.
- So that's part of the process of operating the program.
- So what's the—why would they want to continue on the program?
- So it's just not—those school meal programs have to be self-funded.
Committee:
Joint Legislative Management
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
FULL INTERVIEW: Saving Our Safety Net by Stabilizing HCMC | Senator Rich Draheim Apr 24th, 2026
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So, we could need some rental assistance programs and we could need an influx of state capital for a
- So, I have a hard time funding some of these programs that I do think have a place or expanding them
- </c><00:05:24.760><c> And</c> funding for for the whole program.
- And funding for for the whole program.
- are riddled with fraud and the need of so many programs is in question, in my opinion.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Transportation Jan 14th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- programs, state agencies and hundreds of providers.
- , including the innovative service delivery program.
- We really we do see that a lot as pilot programs.
- The veterans example I mentioned is a pilot program.
- , but the not too great and you learn from those programs.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
October 8, 2025 - 03:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- But of course, this program is much larger.
- That scholarship program.
- I'm sure is the mobility between the programs.
- But given the mobility of this program, if that same student also sees the scholarship program within
- Notice you will see that we will be continuing our discussion on the FEFP and scholarship programs programs
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs Apr 7th, 2025
S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Those who would fit in the program.
- And that program, unlike programs operated by the Department of Housing or by Texas State Affordable
- Um, our programs are typically mortgages on homes, um, but the Veterans Land Board does have a program
- to evaluate the program by 2 years.
- allow for time for the pilot program to produce results.
Bills:
HCR7
Committee:
House S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (01/14/2026)
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- . programs. programs.
- MSP programs.
- MSP programs.
- MSP programs.
- MSP programs.
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- The Cal Grant Program is a financial aid program administered by the California Student Aid Commission
- have to actually go through the program.
- A licensed apprenticeship program.
- or union apprenticeship program.
- , there is no funding attached to those programs.
Committee:
Senate Education
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division III (01/27/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- We're not doing dollars today; we're doing programs, growth of programs, plans for programs, effectiveness
- c> programs</c> growth of programs plans for programs growth of programs plans for programs Effectiveness
- That depends on the program, but some of our programs go for youth from 0 to 18.
- That depends on the program, but some of our programs go for youth from 0 to 18.
- How in the dental program, the adult dental program, we included a preventive dental program, absolutely
Summary:
The committee convened an informational Division 3 Finance hearing focused on DHHS programmatic issues rather than budget line items. The chair emphasized that members should avoid questions requiring dollar figures and noted that the coming budget cycle would likely be difficult because revenues are expected to be tighter. Commissioner Lori Weaver said the department wanted to use the session to explain its functions at a high level, with more detailed presentations to follow, and to collect questions for later responses.
Weaver outlined DHHS’s mission of supporting optimal health for state residents and described the department’s three main responsibilities: protection and prevention, client service delivery, and regulatory oversight. She said DHHS has eight divisions, a $3.6 billion total budget, about $1.217 billion in general funds, roughly a quarter of state positions, and personnel costs that are less than 11% of the budget. She also noted a recent hiring freeze, explained that the department did not request new positions except where required by law, and said vacancy rates had improved from 22% to 14% over the last two years but could rise again because of attrition and the hiring freeze.
Weaver and CFO Nathan White then discussed why the DHHS budget is complex, explaining that it is built from multiple funding sources and is shaped by assumptions made months before the fiscal year begins, actual service demand, and cost allocation rules used to draw down federal funds. White highlighted maintenance-of-effort requirements, including TANF, where state spending is needed to secure federal matching funds and shortfalls can trigger penalties. At the committee’s request, DHHS agreed to provide a simplified historical accounting of TANF contributions to show how the match is assembled across positions, contracts, and other factors.
The department also reviewed its roadmap, which Weaver described as a framework developed with staff and stakeholders around three themes: culture, community, and customer service. She highlighted priorities such as Mission Zero to end emergency department boarding, expanding access to community-based and residential behavioral health services, reducing reliance on institutional care, improving contract management with nonprofit and provider partners, using data dashboards to guide decisions, and investing in workforce stability and culture. No votes were taken; the main action was DHHS’s commitment to provide additional follow-up materials, including the TANF contribution breakdown.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Postsecondary Education (3-11-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh we've reviewed doctoral programs.
- </c><00:08:22.479><c> a</c> eligible to uh uh submit a program a eligible to uh uh submit a program a
- </c> doctoral program for review by CPE. doctoral program for review by CPE.
- So, this would cover PhD programs.
- </c> to meet to deliver highquality programs. to meet to deliver highquality programs.
Summary:
The committee first took up Senate Bill 77, which would allow comprehensive universities to pursue doctoral programs under a new approval process and, in the original bill, would also change who may serve on the EPSB board for small colleges and universities. The sponsor and Council on Postsecondary Education representative explained that the committee substitute removed the current statutory prohibition on comprehensive universities offering certain doctoral degrees, but added eligibility guardrails: a 77% first-to-second-year retention rate, a 56% six-year graduation rate, and three months of unrestricted cash reserves. They said the thresholds were based on national data placing institutions in roughly the top quartile, and that CPE would still review proposals for mission fit, workforce need, fiscal impact, and, where applicable, programmatic accreditation and legislative appropriations. EKU President David McFaden supported creating a pathway for comprehensive universities, said Kentucky is unusual in having an explicit statutory prohibition, and urged the committee to keep the standards attainable and durable. The committee approved the bill and adopted a title amendment, with the motion passing unanimously.
The committee then heard Senate Joint Resolution 55, which addresses antisemitism on postsecondary campuses. Senator Tichenor said the resolution responds to a rise in antisemitic incidents after October 7, 2023, and would require campuses to notify students each semester of Title VI rights, complaint procedures, existing harassment policies, and available Jewish student resources. It would also direct campuses to disband student organizations found to provide material support to known terrorist organizations, report such matters to law enforcement, and collect and report antisemitism data to CPE for posting on its website. A guest speaker from the Kentucky Jewish Council described a sharp increase in reported incidents, including harassment, threats, vandalism, and hostile campus activity, and argued that schools have often done too little to respond. He said the resolution was amended to protect free speech while ensuring Jewish students receive the same protections as other protected groups. The transcript ends while testimony on the resolution was still underway, before any committee vote on SJR 55.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> fraud within this program? fraud within this program?
- This is a well-established program.
- This is a well-established program.
- This is through our existing state programs. different program built specifically for different program
- </c> existing state programs. existing state programs. Okay. Okay. Okay.
Committee:
Senate Taxes
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/2/26
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> of A on the Agri program. of A on the Agri program.
- ><c> instrumental</c><00:26:00.880><c> uh</c> Eggar program has been instrumental uh Eggar program has
- Uh and this program uh has food?"
- </c> uh farm-toschool programs. uh farm-toschool programs.
- </c> program and for your work. program and for your work. >> Thanks,<00:54:01.280><c> Mr.
Committee:
House Agriculture Finance and Policy
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Dental therapists get included under the guest licensure program.
- They administer the SNAP program. They administer Medicaid.
- </c><00:56:01.200><c> in</c> administering social service programs in administering social service programs
- </c> They administer the SNAP program. They administer the SNAP program.
- ,</c> related to administering these programs, related to administering these programs, particularly<
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh this program has an integrity.
- </c> for programs. for programs.
- ,</c> program or dislike the program, program or dislike the program, we<00:40:27.920><c> should</c><
- </c> the program was due to liquidity issues. the program was due to liquidity issues.
- </c> government programs and steal. government programs and steal.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee Jun 16th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- So you also see pilot programs created by legislatures.
- You were talking about states doing pilot programs. We do pilot programs.
- That's how Ohio funds a lot of their program.
- That's how Ohio funds a lot of their program.
- And lastly, program evaluation.
Committee:
Joint Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- That is a Federal Farm Service Agency program.
- </c> community grant program. community grant program.
- ,</c> under the program, under the program, uh<00:30:04.560><c> requiring</c><00:30:05.240><c> in-person
- ,</c> to the status of the program, to the status of the program, the<00:32:18.760><c> DNR</c><00:32:
- We currently have um there is program.
Committee:
Senate Finance
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Joint Legislative Performance Audit Oversight Committee (05/22/2026)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> in the FA program. in the FA program.
- </c> um because we have expanded the program. um because we have expanded the program.
- </c> know, very fiscally controlled program. know, very fiscally controlled program.
- </c> year of the program and it was 350%. year of the program and it was 350%.
- </c> are participating in this program. are participating in this program.
Summary:
The committee received an update from the LBA on three audits related to education programs. Christine Young reported that the special education audit is in report-writing, with 44 of 81 observations completed, and that a draft is expected early in the third quarter with a final report later in the summer. She also said the doorway program audit has a draft report with 12 observations, auditee responses were received May 14, an exit conference was held May 18, and the report is now expected to be presented at the June fiscal committee meeting.
The bulk of the discussion focused on the education freedom accounts audit and a proposed expansion of scope. Beulah Skids explained that the original audit, required by the 2022 law creating the EFA program, would be expanded to examine whether students were New Hampshire residents at enrollment and throughout participation, and whether records of educational attainment satisfied program requirements. She described the current work, the draft cooperation agreement being developed with the Department of Education and the Children’s Scholarship Fund, and the department’s concerns about the audit period and the term "educational progress," which the LBA said it would revise. The committee discussed that the expanded work would depend on a written agreement giving the LBA access to needed records, policies, and staff, with the Department of Education potentially serving as an intermediary for data access.
Members raised concerns about the scope period and data access. Senator Lang asked that the residency review be limited to the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years, rather than the broader 2022-25 period, because those years captured the major program expansions; the committee appeared to agree, with clarification that the reference was to school years, not fiscal years. Members also discussed reconciliation of EFA funds, noting that the department has agreed to reopen rulemaking to make reconciliation more frequent so unused funds can be returned to the state sooner. Several members expressed frustration that access to data had been delayed, while LBA staff said the cooperation agreement is intended to prevent further roadblocks and that the AG’s office could review it if needed.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- And both of those programs, the Double Bucks program and the Grow for Good program, have not only netted
- And these programs, these matching programs, are one of the few morsels of federal dollars that small
- One of our longest running programs in our food access work is our CSA program, a community-supported
- One of our longest running programs in our food access work is our CSA program, a community-supported
- of this program.
Bills:
HCR41 , HB11 , HB227 , HB243 , HB278 , HB335 , HB424 , HB454 , HB455 , HB492 , HB623 , HB641 , HB660 , HB708 , HB719 , HB940 , HB1029 , HB1053 , HB1069 , HB1077
Committee:
House Judiciary
Keywords:
coupons, rebates, alcohol regulation, malt beverages, Louisiana Department of Revenue, remembrance, Charlie Kirk, state recognition, October 14, memorial day, court filings, electronic filing, letter size paper, privacy, legal procedure, recusal, district attorney, substitute attorney, appointment process, legal proceedings
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:09:55.960><c> for</c> launching and leading the program for launching and leading the program
- We are grateful for all who have supported the program.
- We are optimistic about the the program.
- So, I want our programs to run well.
- </c> actually have to put this program out. actually have to put this program out.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V Feb 26th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V
Transcript Highlights:
- What changes are you making in their programming?
- Have we ever thought about implementing a program, a vocational program, becoming one of the... industry-based
- Second item is the school marshal program.
- or establishing new vocational programs.
- , diversion program, and mental health resources.