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• BBHT receives approximately 1,000 new license applications.
• So that's been the bulk of the majority of our applicants, but it's kind of transitional.
• So that's been the bulk of the majority of our applicants, but it's kind of transitional.
• And it's for students who are in... of our um applicants but it's kind of um of our um applicants but
• <01:21:09.040> for submit their initial application for submit their initial application for

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It would applications for expansions.
• more work um on part of the applicants more work um on part of the applicants their<00:59:54.640
• <01:19:24.400> must time of travel, the applicant must time of travel, the applicant must
• <01:32:48.560> make when it reviews the application to make when it reviews the application
• <01:34:39.600> or understand it, if a if an applicant or understand it, if a if an applicant

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• So what this represents is the demand of our application round.
• So we have had an increase in the number of applications that we're seeing each year.
• So we have had an increase in the number of applications that we're seeing each year.
• So we award half of it, and then the second-half application is due here in May.
• Chairman Sorvaag, what happens is the applications are due and then we rank and score them.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee met as the Regulatory Division of the budget section and received updates on several Industrial Commission-related agencies and programs. Legislative Council first reviewed base budget materials, then the North Dakota Housing Finance Agency reported on its current appropriation and staffing, noting that its new FTEs were being filled gradually and that it remained largely funded through special and federal funds. Agency leaders described homeownership lending, loan servicing, and housing incentive fund activity, including below-market mortgage rates, down payment assistance, and a growing servicing portfolio that has increased workload but not yet required additional FTEs. Housing Finance also detailed use of the Housing Incentive Fund and homeless grant dollars. Officials said the multifamily HIF round drew more than $73 million in requests and awarded $25 million, while the single-family program supported rural development and community land trusts. Homeless grant funding was split between emergency shelter, prevention, and rapid rehousing, with performance-based scoring used to renew or reallocate awards. Members discussed housing affordability, aging households, rental assistance, and the need to coordinate housing and site-preparation messaging with Commerce. The agency asked that HIF, single-family, and homeless funding be maintained or increased in the next session. The Department of Mineral Resources then presented its budget and operations update. Staff said the agency was on track financially, had filled most of its new reclamation FTEs, and was not expecting major litigation costs beyond normal late-biennium invoices. The director reviewed agency initiatives including Project North Star IT modernization, organizational restructuring, succession planning, rulemaking, and implementation of the development incentive well tax program and critical minerals rules. He also discussed oil and gas activity, explaining that longer laterals, especially three- and four-mile wells and the first five-mile spacing case, are helping keep production relatively flat even as rig counts ease. Members asked about gas capture, hedging, break-even prices, and the effects of Iran and Venezuela on oil markets. The committee also heard about enhanced oil recovery grants and the Pipeline Authority. The EOR program’s $25 million appropriation was fully allocated to six projects, with total awards reaching about $45.1 million when other fund balances were included, subject to a possible 5% reduction if federal DOE money does not materialize. Officials said the projects are public, reimbursement-based, and will produce results over the next several years. Finally, the Pipeline Authority outlined natural gas transmission projects, including the imminent Bakken Express line and the proposed Bakken East project, which WBI was selected to advance after an Industrial Commission RFI process. The project is moving through open season, survey permission, and regulatory work, with in-service dates projected for 2029 and 2030.

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• AG 4481 by Harris-Davalo, ruling the applicability of certain laws regarding school crossing guards to
• HB 4495 by Belmont government relating to the spacing and density requirements applicable. certain oil
• HB 4687 by Gervin Hawkins, relating applicability of certain...
• It's applicable by the employees retirement system of Texas for certain retirees who resume membership
• Social workers including certain out-of-state applicants are for the subcommittee or for the committee

Bills: HB9, HB22, HB908, HB1392

Keywords: property tax, ad valorem tax, tangible personal property, income-producing property, business personal property, tax exemption, local government finance, appraisal district, chief appraiser, rendition statement, property tax relief, small business, commercial property, leased property, related business entity, unified business enterprise, tax situs, Texas Tax Code, local taxing unit, constitutional amendment

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• So those are all fresh applications.
• That's our guidebook that we put out to request applications, and we got $2 billion.
• permits and land application permits, so that's an... an average of 900.
• We're reviewing these applications and developing draft permits.
• We review the information that comes through the application, right?

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• , which we finally got primacy in 2024, began moving forward on reviewing the applications.
• Well, this is only applicable if his bill passes. If the bill passes... I'm confused there.
• Because one of the criteria here that they're to look at for an application is geological.
• McMakin, yes, the compatibility of that CO2 stream drives a lot of the permit application.
• And to reiterate, we talked about the applications that were approved.

Summary: The committee took up public comment on a package of similar local-option bills related to carbon capture and sequestration, including House Bills 5, 6, 497, 498, 501, and 504. The bills would let parishes, or in some cases specific parishes such as Rapides and Livingston, decide by local vote whether Class VI wells, CO2 sequestration, and related pipeline infrastructure could be permitted. The chair grouped the bills together for testimony, adopted a three-minute public comment rule, and noted that the bills were not yet under consideration for a vote during the public-comment portion. Supporters, including Speaker Pro Tem Mike Johnson, parish officials, local activists, and residents, argued that communities affected by carbon capture projects should have a direct voice through local option elections. They said the bills were about self-determination, local control, and allowing residents to decide whether the risks are worth the benefits. Several speakers said their parishes had passed resolutions opposing carbon capture or asking for local choice, while others emphasized concerns about eminent domain, aquifer protection, lack of public understanding, and the need for more information about project impacts and financial benefits. Some supporters also said a local vote would force industry to engage more directly with communities and could improve transparency. Opponents, including representatives of the Department of Conservation and Energy, the Louisiana Chemistry Association, the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association, and the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, warned that the bills would create uncertainty, undermine Louisiana’s primacy over Class VI permitting, and invite litigation under federal preemption and the Supremacy Clause. They said the state already has a strict permitting process with public input and technical review, and that allowing parish-by-parish approval could delay or block billions of dollars in investment, jobs, and export-related projects. The department testified that if the state adopted a local-option referendum system, EPA could determine Louisiana was not implementing the program consistently and could move to remove primacy. No committee vote was taken in the portion provided.

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• Opaque Federal permitting review processes leave applicants in the dark on whether their application
• OPAQUE FEDERAL PERMITTING REVIEW PROCESSES LEAVE APPLICANTS IN THE DARK ON WHETHER THEIR APPLICATION
• would improve the speed and disposition of applications.
• PLAN TO IMPROVE THE TRACKING OF FEDERAL BROADBAND PERMIT APPLICATIONS.
• WOULD IMPROVE THE SPEED AND DISPOSITION OF APPLICATIONS.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, April 20, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• An online application portal that guides applicants through specific New Hampshire requirements allows
• So, thank you. applicant updated on the completeness of applicant updated on the completeness of their
• <00:49:21.119> application.
• their application. their application.
• OPLC with a complete digital application OPLC with a complete digital application with<00:49:28.240

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• timely responses from perma applicants timely responses from perma applicants or<00:09:30.480>
• <01:34:14.719> Again, of time to permit applications.
• Again, of time to permit applications.
• better suited for addressing application better suited for addressing application completeness<01
• Section three of applicant. Sure thing.

Bills: HF1587, HF2293, HF2218, HF1208, HF1482

Keywords: HF1587, Cass County, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, DNR, condemnation, eminent domain, state land, surplus land, public waters, tribal land transfer, federally recognized Indian Tribe, tribal ownership, land conveyance, no consideration, land appropriation, natural resources, U.S. Highway 2, Section 27 Township 145 North Range 28 West, land return, Tribal sovereignty

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• APD's application for services available online, which launched this past December.
• Before we launched an online application, it was important that we address the fundamental opportunity
• And can we eliminate unnecessary work and burden on behalf of the applicant?
• ...work and burden on behalf of the applicant.
• The new application for services is now available online, and it includes the ability to apply, upload

Summary: The Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs met to consider several bills and the confirmation of Taylor Hatch as Secretary of the Department of Children and Families. SB 1310, relating to reporting of student mental health outcomes, was temporarily postponed. The committee then took up SB 1354 on behavioral health managing entities, adopted a delete-all amendment, and heard support for the bill’s focus on transparency, accountability, audits, referral patterns, and a DCF report due by December 1. Members discussed the capacity of the current reporting system and the need for coordination with school districts. The committee voted the bill favorably. The committee next considered SB 1620 on mental health and substance abuse disorders, which implements selected recommendations from the 2025 Commission on Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders. The bill, as amended, includes reforms on dignity and patient-centered care, crisis response, individualized treatment plans, use of the DLA-20 assessment tool, data analysis by the Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, and creation of a research center. Amendments removed a direct medication-provision requirement in favor of a review and report on discharge procedures, medication adherence, and long-acting injectables, and clarified licensure priorities for short-term residential treatment programs. Testimony and debate emphasized the need for action, better data, and efficient use of public funds. The committee reported the bill favorably. Finally, the committee heard from Taylor Hatch, the Governor’s appointee to lead DCF. Hatch described her background in state government and her priorities for DCF, including coordination, transparency, prevention, permanency, and responsiveness to vulnerable Floridians. Several members spoke in support, citing her experience at APD and familiarity with the agency’s work. The committee voted unanimously to recommend her confirmation, and then adjourned.

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• HB 10006 by Schoolcraft relate to the amendment of the restrictive convenience of applicability to certain
• AB 1033 by Morales of Maverick relating to the applicability of law governing a grant program for the
• It'd be 10:38 by Morales of Maverick relating to the applicability of law governing a grant program for
• HB 1128 by Isaac relating to the applicability to the election judges of prohibition on the carrying
• HAR 79 by Raymond, reposing a constitutional amendment limiting the rate and application of state sales

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• Convenience applicability to certain subdivisions referred the committee on trade workforce and economic
• AB 1033 by Morales of Maverick relating to the applicability of law governing a grant program for the
• AB 1038 by Morales and Maverick, relating to the applicability of law governing a grant purchase.
• Committee on Human Services, HB 1107 by Cole relating to applicability of civil service status of an
• Breastfeed refer to this committee of state affairs HB 1128 by Isaac relating to the applicability to

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Since the way we do presumptive eligibility in Arkansas is that we are getting a full application at
• the end date of the final determination on that full application.
• The final determination on that full application. There was a fiscal impact.
• “Okay, but you haven’t received any applications.
• “This is just a comment for me to expand services when we have zero applications.

Summary: The committee reviewed a series of Arkansas Medicaid and Department of Health rules, many implementing 2025 acts. Early items covered presumptive eligibility and Medicaid policy updates, including adding a definition of fictive kin for foster children and changing the disability onset age for ABLE accounts from 26 to 46. Another rule clarified that continuous glucose monitors may be billed by both pharmacies and durable medical equipment providers, with committee members questioning prior authorization timing, system lag, and a fiscal impact estimate of about $3 million over two years; the rule was reviewed, but members requested additional cost breakdowns. Other Medicaid-related rules addressed an RSV vaccine administration fee increase, an ET3 telemedicine exemption for ambulance treat-triage-transport services, a dental rate increase under Act 1025, expanded physical therapy access, and the Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies package covering doulas, lactation consultants, remote monitoring, and expanded prenatal testing. Most were reviewed without objection after brief discussion or no questions.

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• Those actually just opened yesterday for us to begin accepting applications, and that application process
• Those actually just opened yesterday for us to begin accepting applications, and that application process
• The innovation grant application was more like the Rural Texas Strong applications, and they are hard
• process is a five That can be streamlined, and the application process is a five-minute application
• CMS released the application instructions in September of this past year, and our application was due

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• We've received over 300 applications.
• So from the day that a referral or an application, So from the day that a referral or an application
• “For example, is it that applications are going down?
• , can we do a digital application?
• Is it a cost thing to do a digital application as well?

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The hearing opened with Department of Finance and Legislative Analyst’s Office remarks on the May Revision, which both described efforts to reduce large out-year operating deficits through a mix of revenue increases, spending reductions, and reserve use. Finance said the May Revision more than halves projected deficits in later years, while LAO stressed that revenues are at unprecedented levels yet the state still faces a significant structural deficit and is drawing down reserves; LAO urged maintaining at least the administration’s level of budget solutions and adding to reserves rather than new ongoing commitments. The chair echoed concern about cuts to vulnerable populations and noted the tension between service reductions and requests for additional administrative positions. The committee then heard a series of California Health and Human Services and HCAI proposals, including additional legal support for CalHHS to respond to federal HR1 changes; a net-zero transfer of positions for a centralized eligibility/data-sharing platform; 988 crisis line implementation funding and continued work with the Trevor Project to train crisis centers to better serve LGBTQ youth; EMS data system maintenance funding; HCAI implementation of AB 1312 hospital charity care screening; SB 660 data exchange framework funding; CalRx biosimilar insulin reappropriation; and a diaper access initiative that would provide free diapers to newborns in participating hospitals and support a future direct-to-consumer purchasing option. Members questioned the diaper program’s universal design, the use of a Public Contract Code exemption, and the selection of Baby2Baby, with the chair expressing concern about optics and the lack of an income threshold. The committee also discussed distressed hospital funding, with HCAI requesting up to $50 million for another round of grants to hospitals in immediate financial distress. HCAI said it receives annual and quarterly financial reports but the data lag limits real-time monitoring, and the LAO recommended stronger program parameters and turnaround plans. Members argued the repeated need for distressed hospital aid reflects a structural problem, not a short-term gap, and raised broader concerns about hospital reimbursement and patient flow. Other items included reverting $19.6 million in unused opioid settlement funds from HCAI to DHCS for General Fund offset, and a Rural Health Transformation Program request to increase HCAI spending authority to cover the full federal award. Later, DMHC presented funding requests to implement PBM licensing and financial review requirements under AB 116, modernize the managed care complaint system, and build an electronic claims settlement data system under AB 3275. The final major discussion focused on the Behavioral Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission, which opposed the May Revision’s proposed reduction of its Innovation Partnership Fund from $20 million to $10 million and a $6.7 million cut to community advocacy grants. The Commission argued these programs are core to Proposition 1’s goals of statewide innovation and community accountability, while Finance said the proposal is consistent with Proposition 1’s maximum funding levels and reflects a broader effort to prioritize direct services and use unspent prior-year funds; members pressed for more information and questioned whether the cuts would undermine the new behavioral health framework.

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• , but the free reduced lunch application is a federal application and we cannot share info with that
• , but the free reduced lunch application is a federal application and we cannot share info with that
• , but the free reduced lunch application is a federal application and we cannot share info with that
• but the free reduce lunch application but the free reduce lunch application<00:51:17.839> is<
• and application is a federal application and application is a federal application and we<00:51:19.520

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 1783, which would expand public-private partnership options for charter school facilities. The Department of Education offered comments, the Charter School Commission and SFA supported the bill, and Hawaii Technology Academy, Hawaii Kids, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, HGA, Aloha Project, and several individuals testified in support, while UPW opposed it. Supporters said charter schools need faster and more flexible ways to address severe facility shortages and high costs, and SFA described the bill as a pilot model that could leverage developer partnerships and state contributions, citing Maryland as an example. Members asked whether the bill was limited to charter schools; DOE said the language could be read to include other public school facilities, but if focused only on charter schools, DOE was less concerned. The Charter School Commission also described an existing public-private preschool model through Parkway Village Preschool and PACTED. The committee then took up HB 1778, which would establish a CIP database for school facilities. SFA supported the bill, saying it would create a more disciplined, transparent basis for funding decisions by documenting facility condition, needed repairs, classification, and timing. DOE initially said it rested on its comments, then responded to questions by saying it already maintains deferred maintenance lists, uses systems such as Maximo, CPT, GIS, and finance software, and sends legislators project-status letters twice a year. DOE said it is working on improving its outward-facing dashboard and integrating its systems, but questioned whether the bill would add value beyond existing tools. Members emphasized the need for a publicly accessible, real-time transparency tool, while DOE said it was still evaluating its current systems and was not yet seeking funding for a new IT program. For HB 2344, creating an Independent Public School Realignment and Closure Commission, DOE said it wants to remain part of any consolidation process to keep students and education central, while SFA said the bill is timely and framed it as a restructuring response to changing conditions and possible federal funding cuts. SFA compared the proposal to the federal BRAC process for military base closures and said Hawaii has the same enrollment as in 1961 but many more schools, arguing that the state needs a more deliberate approach to school closures and land reuse. The Attorney General’s office raised technical concerns about several sections, including unclear references to administrative support, a governor-approval sequence, a possible conflict with existing statutes governing closed-school disposition, and a missing section number. Testimony on HB 2345, which would establish a geographic CIP district, began with DOE in opposition; DOE said the bill would duplicate existing work, add confusion by creating two agencies doing the same thing, and spend money inefficiently because district project coordinators and project lists already exist.

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• If the farmland is in a commercially zoned area, the applicant must have a business plan with the application
• <00:13:29.519> And business plan with the application.
• And business plan with the application.
• We support the addition of the readiness requirements for the applicants.
• <00:18:37.919> Um We support the addition of the readiness requirements for the applicants

Keywords: 1183, house

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• um applicants who don't complete<00:08:30.800> their<00:08:30.960> applications.
• So when complete their applications.
• 00:08:33.599> they're someone starts an application they're someone starts an application they're
• We reach out encourage application.
• <00:08:41.440> but folks to complete those applications but folks to complete those applications

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee took up House File 3635, the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact, and House File 3638, which would make several changes to teacher licensing and related agency operations. Dr. Yolena Bailey walked through the compact, explaining that it would let teachers move more easily among member states while preserving Minnesota’s authority over licensing, data, discipline, and rulemaking. She emphasized that the compact must be adopted without changes to be effective and that it would still require eligible teachers to hold a qualifying license, pass a state background check, and meet any compensation-related documentation requirements. Testifiers from school administrator groups and Western Governors University supported both bills. They said Minnesota’s teacher shortages, especially in special education, make it difficult to fill classrooms and often force districts to rely on substitutes or leave positions vacant. Supporters said the compact would speed licensing for qualified out-of-state teachers without lowering standards, and that the Tier 2 change in HF 3638 would help candidates enrolled in out-of-state teacher prep programs, including working adults and rural students, access Minnesota licensure pathways. WGU said the Tier 2 barrier affects its students and partnerships, including special education pipeline efforts and Teach For America collaborations. For HF 3638, Bailey described operational changes that would move the voluntary pair professional credential to MDE, allow a data-sharing agreement with the Board of School Administrators, let the agency use forfeiture fees for IT needs, update mental health training language and rulemaking, expand Tier 2 eligibility to some out-of-state teacher prep students, and extend the timeline for an online licensing system project by two years. Members asked whether the compact would add requirements for Minnesota educators or reduce licensure quality; Bailey and Representative Hill said it would not add classroom requirements and would mainly reduce paperwork while maintaining standards. The bills were laid over for further consideration, with no vote taken in the excerpt.

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• We looked at that and have since created some assumptions and applications to use that cost-recovery
• So the non-depositories' income comes from new license applications, renewal applications, and examination
• Is it 1979 or 2005 on their application fee?
• We do have fees for tattoo and body art, vending application fees, and we have an entire lab.
• And then there are application fees for the different types of centers that we license.

Keywords: 908, all

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• , we reviewed it for all the applicants and delayed that time to generate a list.
• we reviewed it for all the application we reviewed it for all the applicants<00:04:58.560> and
• generate a list we took all applicants generate a list we took all applicants and<00:05:03.240><
• Those applications then go directly to the managers, which I think is part of Dr.
• administrative rules so every applicant administrative rules so every applicant has<00:15:40.279

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint Health, Human Services, and Labor and Technology committee heard testimony on SB 447, a Department of Health pilot program related to recruitment, and SB 1043, a tax measure. On SB 447, the Department of Health said the pilot had streamlined hiring by delaying minimum-qualification review until later in the process, while the Department of Human Resources Development objected that parts of the bill could conflict with civil service rules, due process rights, and equal pay requirements. Several labor and employee groups testified, with some supporting the pilot as a way to address vacancies and others warning about merit-system concerns. The committee later voted to pass SB 447 as is. On SB 1043, testimony was mixed but largely focused on the bill’s tax changes, especially the proposed increase to the general excise tax and exemptions or credits for lower-income households. Supporters, including labor groups and housing/worker advocates, argued the bill would reduce burdens on working families, help with food insecurity, and keep residents in Hawaiʻi. Opponents, including the Tax Foundation of Hawaiʻi and some community witnesses, said the general excise tax is regressive and would raise costs across the state. The committee voted to advance SB 1043 with substantial amendments, deleting most of the bill except section two and setting a far-future effective date, while noting the fiscal impact had not been provided. The committee also deferred SB 633 and later deferred SB 1633 for further decision-making, scheduling continued consideration for February 12, 2025, in Room 225. The hearing included standard instructions on one-minute testimony, written testimony, and Zoom procedures, and the committee adjourned after taking the above actions.