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• These requirements will increase compliance costs, legal fees, and administrative overhead costs that
• requirements will increase compliance<01:28:55.600> costs,<01:28:56.560> legal<01:28:56.880> fees
• ,<01:28:57.199> and compliance costs, legal fees, and compliance costs, legal fees, and administrative
• Next to last one is HB 1749FN relative to the allocation of public utility costs to ratepayers. >> Mr

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• SCHOOLS AS WELL AS FOR THE ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS, IS THERE ANY GUIDANCE ON HOW THOSE FUNDS WOULD BE ALLOCATED

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• current law as it stands right<00:26:44.960> now<00:26:45.880> um<00:26:46.399> allocates
• 40%<00:26:47.679> of<00:26:47.799> the<00:26:47.919> rebate right now um allocates
• 40% of the rebate right now um allocates 40% of the rebate funding<00:26:49.240> to<00:26:49.440
• When something pops up like a looming $6 billion deficit that we still have to keep that allocation towards
• When something pops up like a looming $6 billion deficit that we still have to keep that allocation towards

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I might be able to say better, but I think that is an allocation that goes to um...
• to say better but I think that<01:11:04.280> is<01:11:04.400> an<01:11:04.600> allocation
• > that<01:11:05.640> goes<01:11:05.960> to<01:11:06.719> um That is an allocation
• The one center who had Ann on the wait list, I learned there were eight spots allocated for Annie's level
• learned there were eight spots allocated learned there were eight spots allocated for<01:19:30.600

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• How much are you suggesting be allocated for these?
• How much are you suggesting be allocated for these?
• How much are you suggesting be allocated for these?
• are you education campaign how much are you suggesting<00:54:11.760> be<00:54:12.520> allocated
• for these well suggesting be allocated for these well we<00:54:14.680> don't<00:54:14.839>

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The joint hearing opened with House Bill 1462 on crisis services. Testimony from the Department of Law Enforcement, the Community Alliance on Prisons, and the Department of Health supported expanding behavioral health crisis services as an alternative to arrest or incarceration. Witnesses said additional crisis sites would help divert people in mental health crisis to appropriate care, and the Department of Health described its current crisis center in Ewa, including the need for renovations such as a padded room and the time required to get the facility operational. In response to questions, the department estimated the Ewa center’s budgeted cost at about $4.3 million, not including rent or startup repairs, and said a second site’s cost would depend on whether it was freestanding or attached to an existing facility. The committee then heard House Bill 700 on cognitive assessments. The Executive Office on Aging supported the bill’s intent but asked that it be amended to make assessments optional rather than mandated, to pilot the program first, and to allow flexibility in handling HIPAA-protected data. SHPDA also supported the measure but said it should not be mandatory and suggested that payers reimburse for assessments when requested by patients, families, or physicians. The Alzheimer’s Association and caregivers strongly supported standardizing cognitive assessments to improve early detection and access to newer treatments, while noting the existing opt-out provision. The Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities supported the bill but asked that the age 65 threshold be removed because cognitive decline can begin much earlier for people with Down syndrome, autism, traumatic brain injury, stroke, and related conditions. In response to a question, the Office on Aging said a pilot project could likely be done for about $150,000, with data security being the main added cost. The final bill discussed was House Bill 237 on peer support programs. Testimony from Family Hui Hawaii, Early Childhood Action Strategy, peer support workers, and families described peer-to-peer programs as a cost-effective way to reduce isolation, strengthen families, and provide long-term community support. Speakers said these programs help parents and caregivers navigate crises, child welfare involvement, addiction recovery, and other challenges, and can have lasting benefits for children’s development and family stability. Several witnesses tied the bill to broader state goals, including infant and early childhood mental health, trauma-informed care, and child welfare reform. Written testimony from about a dozen organizations and individuals was also noted in support.

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• So, we were able to use that fund to allocate directly to the schools who wanted to participate.
• When you do it online, you pay a $29 fee. When you do it in person, you pay a $5 fee.
• When you do it online, you pay a $29 fee. When you do it in person, you pay a $5 fee.
• <03:59:29.359> Um theoretically $29 fee or something.
• Um theoretically $29 fee or something.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• , this is the companion bill to 2054 that we heard last week in committee, which relates to the allocation

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and took up several bills, mostly approving committee substitutes and voting to report the measures favorably to the full House. House Bill 104 was first amended with a committee substitute to correct a non-legislative council draft, then reported favorably after a roll call vote of 23 ayes and 1 nay. Members briefly objected to the process during the vote, but the chair proceeded. The committee then approved House Bill 3745, which expands the Victims' Crime Act to claims made during a disaster declaration, and House Bill 4486, the miscellaneous claims bill, with a substitute changing the effective date to immediate upon passage. House Bill 4488, the Funds Consolidation Bill, was also reported favorably. Each of these measures passed on committee votes, generally by 23 ayes and 1 nay. The committee also considered two Senate bills that are companions to House measures heard previously: Senate Bill 868, relating to allocation of money for the rural volunteer fire department assistance program, and Senate Bill 1018, which changes the distribution of traffic fine revenues to better support Fund 511, the trauma fund. Both were reported favorably, with SB 868 passing 24-0 and SB 1018 passing 23-1. The committee then adjourned.

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• We have $2.1 billion from the federal government that's been identified and allocated to this program
• So there's a billion in funding from Washington that's been allocated to this program and a billion in
• A year ago, you had a disclosure from an audit that ODOT basically spent or allocated a billion dollars

Keywords: 907, all

Summary: The committee first received an informational update on the Interstate Bridge Replacement Project from Carly Francis and Travis Brower. They described the project’s purpose as improving seismic resilience, safety, freight movement, transit, and bicycle/pedestrian access across the Columbia River, and said the updated cost estimate is $13.2 billion to $14.4 billion for the full corridor. They explained the increase from the 2022 estimate as driven by construction inflation, a more conservative inflation curve, schedule delays, more detailed engineering, and risk modeling. They also outlined the funding plan, including $2.1 billion in federal funds, $1 billion each from Oregon and Washington, and $1.5 billion in projected toll revenue, and said they are working to obligate federal funds by the end of September. The panel described a first funded phase that would include the bridge, highway connections, tolling infrastructure, bridge removal, and transit design, with light rail to Vancouver still intended but dependent on additional funding. Members questioned the risk of losing federal transit funds, whether bridge design decisions were being made with legislative input, and whether the space reserved for light rail could be used for buses if transit funding does not materialize. The committee then heard testimony on maintaining Oregon’s existing roads and bridges from representatives of Knife River, the Asphalt Pavement Association of Oregon, and CRH. Witnesses said pavement and bridge preservation is severely underfunded, with ODOT needing about $400 million per year for pavement preservation but receiving roughly $100 million annually. They showed examples of deteriorating highways such as U.S. 97 and I-84 and argued that delaying maintenance leads to much higher reconstruction costs, more safety risks, and higher user costs. Knife River described layoffs and reduced work in Oregon because of limited preservation funding, while witnesses also said rising wages, equipment costs, fuel, and permitting delays are increasing project costs. Committee members asked about the role of prevailing wage, diesel equipment, hauling distances, and whether preservation work could be prioritized more effectively. Finally, economist Joe Cortright presented on recent ODOT megaproject cost overruns. He said Oregon has experienced persistent overruns driven by overly optimistic revenue forecasts, heavy reliance on debt, consultant costs, inflation above forecast, and projects that have become much larger in scope than originally presented. He cited major increases in the Interstate Bridge, Rose Quarter, and Abernathy Bridge projects and argued that some designs are far wider and more expensive than necessary. Cortright said better accountability, clearer priorities, and more disciplined project sizing are needed, and committee members pressed him on why agencies proceed with larger designs even when consultants recommend narrower, less expensive alternatives.

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• weeks, all regions were able to demonstrate an ability to utilize up to $2 million, with $26 million allocated
• However, SB 3's allocation was meant to be gap funding, and the behavioral health trust is what is necessary
• So LFC, within the LFC framework, already allocated $50 million, which is a small piece of the $650 million

Bills: SB5, SB6, SB8

Keywords: physician residency, healthcare, rural communities, medical education, appropriation, education, medical school, New Mexico, construction, behavioral health, funding, mental health services, general fund transfer, 996, all

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• have the Public School Capital Outlay Council, a nine-member committee that really manages the allocation
• contrast, locally chartered schools receive both state and federal funds, as well as any other allocations
• nice thing about having a charter school is we can make decisions a little bit more readily and allocate

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• provide... adequate education for those 20 students; it's going to cost more than the per-unit amount allocated
• I believe the current formula is almost upside down in that it allocates the majority. of the money in
• the funding for those staff members and adding the mandated salary increases, the district SEG allocation

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• The campus didn't realize that it failed to fully allocate NAGPRA funds to the NAGPRA team, and they
• In fiscal year 2024-25, Santa Barbara originally allocated just $212,000 for NAGPRA activities, and after
• our questioning, the campus realized it needed to transfer another $900,000 to make up for allocating

Summary: The joint hearing of the Select Committee on Native American Affairs and the Joint Legislative Audit Committee focused on the University of California’s compliance with NAGPRA and CalNAGPRA and the return of Native American human remains and cultural items. Senators and Assembly Members opened by emphasizing the sacredness of repatriation, the ongoing trauma caused by delayed returns, and the need for stronger systemwide accountability. The State Auditor presented the third audit of UC’s repatriation efforts, concluding that UC still lacks the urgency, oversight, and clear timelines needed to promptly return remains and belongings. The audit found thousands of remains and hundreds of thousands of cultural items still in UC custody, new undisclosed collections at several campuses, weak budgeting and underspending, and repatriation plans that often lacked concrete deadlines. The auditor recommended stronger UCOP oversight, performance metrics, proactive searches for undiscovered items, and possible legislative action to tie funding to measurable progress. UC officials responded that the system is committed to full compliance and has accelerated its work since adopting a new policy in 2022. UC Provost Catherine Newman said the system repatriated more than 2,800 ancestors and nearly 80,000 funerary belongings in the past year, and that UC now says 80.3% of Native American remains are either repatriated or available for repatriation. UC announced a new systemwide plan to complete repatriation of human remains by the end of 2028, to finish high-risk campus reviews by June 2026, to recall all loans by January 2026, and to require quarterly reporting to UCOP. UC also said it will spend an additional $8.8 million over three years, expand staffing, improve databases, support tribal consultation costs, and identify potential reburial sites on UC land. Berkeley and San Diego described increased staffing, consultations, and repatriation activity, while Santa Barbara said it had corrected earlier omissions, notified tribes about previously unreported ancestors, and was working toward completing repatriations and updated inventories. Committee members pressed UC on why progress has been so slow, why the audit’s timelines differed from UC’s public reporting, and whether the 2028 goal applies only to human remains rather than all cultural items. UC said the 2028 target is for human remains, while cultural items will take longer, and acknowledged that more work remains. Members also asked about the technical expertise needed for repatriation, the role of tribal experts, and whether repatriation should be embedded more permanently in UC governance or statute. Tribal leaders and representatives then testified that remains and belongings were taken without consent and must be returned with tribal consent and leadership. They criticized the repeated delays, stressed that tribes are the experts on their ancestors and cultural heritage, and urged UC to treat repatriation as a top priority and to return all associated items, not just human remains, so ancestors can truly rest.

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• And this will be allocated through the funding model.
• Again, really major drivers of workforce education, and this will again be done through the allocation
• This is to come with—we want to develop that allocation funding formula with our universities.

Summary: The committee first took up a confirmation for UCF trustee reappointment candidate Mr. Christie, who described his long service on the board, his UCF business-school background, and his focus on strengthening UCF’s financial foundation, workforce alignment, and engineering and technology programs. Members praised his service and asked about UCF’s future direction, including its role in Florida’s space and engineering sectors. He was allowed to leave early for a meeting with the governor. The committee then heard the Higher Education Appropriations budget presentation for fiscal year 2025-26. The chair outlined a proposed $11.5 billion higher education budget emphasizing workforce education, Florida College System operations, career and technical education, the GATE program, nursing education through the Florida Center for Nursing, UF/IFAS agriculture technology, tutoring, autism and neurodevelopment services, student financial aid, and $250 million for state universities through the Board of Governors. Senator Davis asked about line grant flexibility, and the chair said a conforming bill would address details. The committee adopted a motion allowing technical corrections and then adopted the budget proposal as a recommendation to the full Appropriations Committee. The remainder of the meeting focused on confirmations for university boards, especially the University of West Florida, where several nominees were questioned about Title IX compliance, free speech, workforce readiness, military/veteran ties, and prior statements about privatization and higher education. Rebecca Matthews, Rachel Moyah, Ashley Ross, and Adam Kessel each described their backgrounds and goals for UWF; Kessel faced extensive questioning about his past writings on privatization, the GI Bill, and speech suppression, and said he would not recommend privatizing Florida universities and supported veterans’ education benefits. Public testimony on UWF was largely opposed, with speakers arguing the nominees lacked local ties and warning the slate would harm the university and community. The committee also heard from FAMU reappointment nominee Judge Belvin Perry, who emphasized student success, workforce quality, and FAMU’s continued rise, and from UCF nominee Mark Philburn and FSU nominee Peter Jones, both of whom highlighted their professional experience and commitment to student success and prudent stewardship. The meeting extended its time to 6:30 p.m. to continue hearing nominees and public testimony.

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• In California, when we're allocating dollars and we say this person is family, but they're not family
• subsidy in SSVF, as grantees we can't continue to rely on the funding dollars that have thus far been allocated
• So this program was created by AB 639 in 2013, which restructured the Veteran Bond Act of 2008 to allocate

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Military and Veteran Affairs held an informational hearing focused on the effects of federal budget cuts and policy changes on veterans, military readiness, and California’s veteran support systems. The chair and members emphasized that federal reductions to the VA, Medicaid/Medi-Cal, SNAP, and the federal workforce are disproportionately harming veterans by threatening health care, employment, housing, crisis lines, and suicide prevention services. The chair also highlighted California’s progress on veteran homelessness and the importance of preserving state programs that leverage federal dollars. Major General Matthew Beavers of the California Military Department described the department’s structure, its response to the Los Angeles fire emergency, and concerns that federal cuts could reduce readiness through less training, older equipment, and fewer resources. He also discussed state programs such as Work for Warriors, STARBASE, youth and community schools, and the counterdrug task force, saying they are valuable but vulnerable if funding is redirected away from readiness. Members asked about the impact of federal changes on the Guard and how the Legislature could help, and Beavers said the state should advocate for recapitalized equipment and continued support for key programs. A second panel focused on veterans’ benefits and claims support. CalVet, Los Angeles County, and Swords to Plowshares testified that county veteran service officers, legal aid, and community-based partnerships are essential to helping veterans access VA benefits, especially after the PACT Act expanded eligibility and increased claims volume. Witnesses said these services bring substantial federal dollars back to California, but county offices and legal providers are underfunded and overburdened. Members discussed data sharing, staffing shortages, and the need for more resources to reach veterans who are not connected to VA care. In the final panel on mental health and suicide prevention, CalVet and nonprofit providers described state-funded programs such as the Veterans Support Self-Reliance program and the California Veterans Health Initiative, which place services in permanent supportive housing and provide no-cost counseling statewide. Witnesses said these programs are showing measurable improvements in health, medication adherence, and emergency room use, but they depend on sustained funding and are vulnerable to step-down grants and federal instability. Committee members expressed support for the programs and raised questions about access, staffing, and the role of non-veteran family members in Vet Center services.

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• As required by the rules, negotiated time allocations are included for questions and debate on all bills

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• And my second question is, are the HOAs allowed to add a management fee to this now that they have to
• We didn't really think about a management fee. I mean, the HOA has various billing that they do.
• The HOA pays for those, and each individual resident pays their share by paying their HOA fee.
• So wouldn't that cover these meter fees, these well and septic fees?
• The HOA pays for those, and each individual resident pays their share by paying their HOA fee.

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• significant increases on developers: the governor's budget doubles fees on excavating and dredging,
• doubles fees on applications for shoreline terrain alterations, and even raises the fees on the registration
• <01:50:47.760> to<01:50:47.920> help been talk of increasing fees to help been talk
• of increasing fees to help balance<01:50:48.480> the<01:50:48.639> budget<01:50:49.280
• on Excavating and dredging doubles fees on Excavating and dredging doubles fees<01:50:59.000> on<

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• production. 16 might wait for the state to prioritize and eventually plug a problematic orphan well with allocated

Bills: SB1150, SB763, SB1061, SB1146, SB1198, HB279, HB310

Keywords: concrete plants, environmental regulation, permit process, air quality, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, SB 1061, uranium mining, production area authorization, TCEQ, Water Code, groundwater, groundwater conservation district, restoration table value, restoration values, contested case hearing, Chapter 2001, mineral rights, surface owners, notice requirements, environmental permitting

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• You know, if we can't allocate funds to pay the head of the Department of Education almost half a million
• dollars salary, right, we should be allocating funds the same way for our keiki because they deserve
• funds to pay the head we can't allocate funds to pay the head of<00:51:24.839> the<00:51:25.119
• <00:51:30.599> funds<00:51:31.119> the right we should be allocating funds the right
• we should be allocating funds the same<00:51:31.480> way<00:51:31.599> for<00:51:31.760

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• This is also the moment in which the Explore Minnesota for Business dollars that you all allocated with
• dollars<00:57:12.880> that<00:57:13.000> you<00:57:13.160> all<00:57:13.440> allocated
• <00:57:13.960> with<00:57:14.079> the dollars that you all allocated with the dollars
• that you all allocated with the governor's<00:57:14.599> support<00:57:15.520> uh<00:57
• providing a project budget that says how exactly do you intend to use the money that has nominally been allocated

Keywords: 1187, senate, all