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• The foundation data model will be the same.
• The foundation data model will be the state's chart of accounts when we go live with Workday.
• The required FDM, or foundation data model, codes depend on the different transaction types.
• This is part of the data requested as part of Senate Bill 5512 and is modeled on efforts in Pennsylvania

Summary: The Joint Higher Education Committee met for a work session on higher education accounting practices and financial transparency. OFM Deputy Director Sarah Rupp explained how state accounting rules and higher education reporting differ, including what data is captured in AFRS today and what will move into Workday, with universities generally reporting summary-level fund data, mandatory codes, and most balance sheet and income statement activity, but not transaction-level detail or vendor payment information. Representatives from the University of Washington and Washington State University described the complexity of their own accounting systems, the many entities and business lines they must track for audits and compliance, and the need to reconcile university-level accrual accounting with state reporting requirements. The committee also heard from the Education Research and Data Center on the public four-year finance dashboard created under Senate Bill 5512; ERDC said the dashboard is based on publicly available data, is best used to examine institutions individually rather than compare them directly, and will be updated with additional metrics in 2025 and 2026. The committee then received a presentation from the Washington Student Achievement Council on the Workforce Education Investment Account (WIA). Joel Anderson reviewed WIA’s creation under House Bill 2158, its revenue sources, and its intended uses for higher education, financial aid, and workforce development. He said recent legislation significantly increased WIA revenues and that, in the 2025–27 budget, the account is being used in new ways, including to replace general fund support for University of Washington operations and to fund a larger share of the Washington College Grant and some faculty compensation costs. Anderson said roughly 98% of current WIA appropriations go to higher education, but the share used to supplant other higher education funding has grown, and he estimated about 60% to 70% of current spending still aligns with the account’s original intent. He also described a new effort to track WIA appropriations across biennia in more detail and noted the WIA Oversight Board’s role in recommending uses of the account and monitoring outcomes. No votes were taken; the committee ended by moving into executive session for staffing issues and then adjourned.

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• That data came from a state-funded program just like this, modeled after Minnesota, which led to FDA
• program just came from a state funded program just like<00:09:48.480> this,<00:09:49.200> modeled
• <00:09:49.680> after<00:09:50.240> Minnesota, like this, modeled after Minnesota, like
• this, modeled after Minnesota, which<00:09:51.440> led<00:09:51.760> to<00:09:52.080><

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The meeting focused on a House counteroffer to a higher education budget and policy agreement, with Ken Savory walking members through spreadsheet changes and Mr. Hopkins reviewing policy items. On the budget side, the House adjusted several appropriations and savings targets, including state grants, child care grants, student teacher and shortage area grants, student parent support, spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury research grants, dual training grants for legal cannabis employers, and University of Minnesota cannabis research. The House also noted no change to Minnesota State, alignment with the Senate on the summer academic enrichment program, and that remaining state grant parameters would continue to be negotiated. On policy, the House said some items were agreed to and grayed out, including campus sexual misconduct policy and treatment of appropriations. The House kept its original position on the NN Mayo Clinic Partnership and did not include K-12 direct admissions or the College Financing Literacy Act. It also proposed adjusting OHEI appropriations for competitively and legislatively named grant programs so administrative cost reserves would conform to 10% and 5% parameters when current law is below those levels. The committee then heard testimony in support of continuing the spinal cord injury/traumatic brain injury grant program at its current level. Joey Carlson described his spinal cord injury, his career path, and how the program helped advance research and industry connections, while Matthew Broadick argued the program has produced clinical trials, FDA approval-related progress, jobs, and strong return on investment. He also said the program belongs at the Office of Higher Education rather than the Department of Health because its mission better fits research and innovation. Members asked about the program’s long-term home, and the witnesses defended OHE’s role. No votes were taken; the chair thanked the House for the offer, said it would be reviewed, and recessed the meeting.

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• That is the whole business model.
• We're in a model where it's the "got to catch them all"—we've got to catch all the profits.
• This sends a strong incentive for them to change and develop new models of business that enable innovation
• talking about here in this bill include PCA Choice, the Community First Services and Supports budget model

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• Insurance to adopt rules and implement regulations based on certain environmental, social, and governance models
• Insurance to adopt rules and implement regulations based on certain environmental, social, and governance models
• Insurance to adopt rules and implement regulations based on certain environmental, social, and governance models
• Insurance to adopt rules and implement regulations based on certain environmental, social, and governance models

Bills: HJR99, HB1399, HB1400, HB 1094, HB365, HB 1109, HB647, HCR35, SB14, HB 12, HB1522, HB422, HB675, HB204, HB748, HB912, HJR99, HB1399, HB1400, HB 1094, HB365, HB 1109, HB647, HCR35, HCR123, HCR124, HR57, HR87, HR111, HR228, HR230, HR322, HR624, HR625, HR626, HR627, HR628, HR630, HR631, HR634, HR635, HR636, HR637, HR638, HR639, HR640, HR645, HR646, HR648, HR649, HR651, HR652, HR653, HR654, HR664, HR665, HR668, HR675, HR676, HR678, HR679, HR680, HR683, HR686, HR688, HR689, HR694, HR695, HR697, HR698, HR699, HR472, HR622, HR632, HR633, HR643, HR655, HR657, HR660, HR661, HR662, HR663, HR667, HR670, HR674, HR681, HR682, HR696

Keywords: animal feed, tax exemption, ad valorem taxation, retail, constitutional amendment, retail sale, tangible personal property, Texas tax code, groundwater, water conservation, financial assistance, Texas Water Development Board, innovation fund, local conservation districts, transportation protection agreement, funeral services, insurance exemption, regulation, deceased transportation, HB 365

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• But what's unique about this particular funding program is that certain rules certain model subdivision
• We collect data. analyze and model that data to your point to determine the health of aquifers We look
• Some of them have very tight budgets. and don't have resources for that type of science and modeling.
• , particularly those that don't have additional resources. for data collection, for science, for modeling

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• And so right now, though, when we're moving to the EV model across the state and the country, our roads
• moving<00:01:38.600> to<00:01:38.799> the<00:01:38.920> EV<00:01:39.320> model
• though when we're moving to the EV model though when we're moving to the EV model across<00:01:40.520

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Citrus under protective screens, this has been a very interesting model that is being deployed on several
• Grove First is a USDA model that was just begun a year ago.
• Then, as we look to a future operating model, and this is really part of the reason why we're here, is
• provide a data point amongst a series of data points that you will be considering, is that the operating model

Summary: The Senate Committee on Agriculture heard an update on the Florida citrus industry from Matt Joyner of Florida Citrus Mutual and Shannon Shepp of the Department of Citrus. Both described the industry’s steep decline over the past two decades due to citrus greening (HLB), hurricanes, freezes, and aging groves, but emphasized ongoing recovery efforts through research, replanting, and new therapies. They highlighted promising tools such as plant growth regulators, protective screens and covers, direct oxytetracycline application, CRISPR-based breeding, and the CRAFT program, which has expanded to more than 10,000 acres of solid-set plantings and over 20,000 acres including resets. Members discussed disaster relief, property tax pressures, grower participation, and the need for assessment relief and other state support. No votes were taken on the citrus presentation. Shepp also outlined the Department of Citrus’s marketing and research role, noting strong consumer demand for Florida orange juice, global advertising efforts, and clinical research tied to health messaging. She said the industry remains a major economic contributor, with thousands of jobs and billions in economic impact, and that the department is working to maintain demand while growers replant and reset groves. Senators asked about the CRAFT program, new grower participation, and how advertising and state policy could help sustain the industry. The committee then received a performance review of the Opa-locka Soil and Water Conservation Districts from David Jahossky of Malden and Jenkins. The review found wide variation among the 49 districts studied, with many lacking recurring revenue, staffing, proper meeting notices, records retention, formal performance goals, and timely financial reports. The report identified nearly 400 recommendations and noted that some districts had already dissolved or were considering dissolution. Senators questioned whether the districts were duplicative of other agencies and whether they still served a useful purpose; the presenter said there was overlap and collaboration but no duplication. A public commenter from Jefferson County argued that local boards still provide trusted, community-based support for producers and help connect them to cost-share and best management practice programs. The chair indicated the review would inform possible legislation to improve or restructure the districts, and the committee adjourned without taking a vote.

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• And instead of being models for showing up and doing the work, we had two members, Representative Engen
• And instead of being models for showing up and doing the work, we had two members, Representative Engen
• And instead of being models for showing up and doing the work, we had two members, Representative Engen

Keywords: 1183, house

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• expand these programs and make sure we're impacting more students, we began implementing the academy model
• So the career tech center model, where you're transporting kids in and out AM/PM and it's open and high
• individual high schools but a lot of these others require large equipment and so the a career tech center model

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• Let's take the model we've set in New Mexico in the New Mexico State Senate and use it to spread the
• I want to highlight the example set by his wife, Ericka Kirk, whose act of forgiveness gives us a model
• This is the model we used last year when bills that were not ready in the special session were prioritized

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• Chairman, it occurred to me that Albuquerque, Bernalillo County is the model, actually, for the remainder
• , my last point—and I'll just summarize my next question as a summary—is that the gap of the role models
• You know, they don't have a role model; they don't have a person. And so with that, I'll close.

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• opportunities and our workforce in Cameron County, and would love for this to potentially serve as a model
• , Educate Texas, that does technical assistance for P-TECH and other college and career readiness models
• throughout the state. ...and other college and career readiness models throughout the state.

Bills: HB322, HB331, HB673, HB 1147, HB 1154, HB2488

Keywords: JET Grant Program, career education, technical education, community colleges, technology solutions, high demand jobs, first responders, acute myocardial infarction, stroke, benefits, compensation, presumption of disability, emergency services, healthcare, Medicaid, mental health, substance abuse, treatment access, cost, insurance coverage

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• Your unwavering commitment to veterans and the investment in veteran services has made Texas a model
• As being a part of this research-based model, we were required, we are. required to see each client 16
• Additionally, the Sunset Report also mentioned a need for more tools to protect the state's cybersecurity. model

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• No, we would agree with the $52 million that is based on our estimate and our model.
• So $50 million is to provide grants to implement models of secondary community school redesign, with
• Can probably a different group of Department of Finance— Thanks for the community schools model.
• Another question is whether this could be connected or tied in with the community schools model.
• That this could be connected or tied in with the community schools model.

Summary: The committee heard an overview of the May Revision’s Proposition 98 changes for K-12 and community colleges. The Department of Finance said the minimum guarantee rises by $6.4 billion over the Governor’s Budget across the three-year window, with higher guarantees in each year, full payment of the prior settle-up, and larger deposits into the school rainy-day fund. The LAO said the revenue and LCFF updates were reasonable, but urged caution about the settle-up approach and recommended using more of the available funding to protect ongoing programs and build budget resilience. Members focused heavily on the size of the proposed $3.9 billion settle-up, the $10.3 billion reserve deposit, declining K-12 enrollment, and how much of the new funding should be ongoing versus one-time. The committee then reviewed the community colleges portion of the budget. Finance described the May Revision’s higher SCFF COLA, additional funding for enrollment growth, a student support block grant, apprenticeship adjustments, and continued funding for deferred maintenance, Calbright, Common Cloud, and credit for prior learning. The Chancellor’s Office supported the core investments but asked for more funding for enrollment growth, changes to the growth formula, and a COLA for Student Equity and Achievement. The LAO recommended prioritizing the statutory COLA increase, noted that more than half of districts are already above current-year growth targets, and said the new adult learner demonstration project should be rejected because districts already have tools to support similar services. Members also discussed a $52 million current-year apportionment shortfall, which Finance said was discovered too late for the May Revision and would need to be addressed later. Finally, the committee took up the proposed implementation of the federal Workforce Pell program. Finance proposed one-time funding for the California Student Aid Commission and Cradle to Career to build eligibility and data systems, along with trailer bill changes to set up state approval processes. CSAC said the program is promising but highly complex, that California lacks the needed infrastructure, and that the state will need emergency regulations, data linkages, and ongoing funding beyond the one-time proposal. The LAO agreed that some initial funding is needed but warned that the amounts and ongoing costs remain uncertain and that the Legislature should carefully draft the trailer bill language. Members asked about timing, other states’ actions, and how the state would ensure the program is ready for students and institutions.

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• <00:41:18.640> I<00:41:19.040> don't<00:41:19.280> really the production model
• I don't really the production model.
• It was developed in consultation with the Board of Pharmacy, and the program is modeled after the human
• Uh and the program<01:28:39.199> is<01:28:39.520> modeled<01:28:40.320> after<01
• :28:40.639> the<01:28:40.880> human program is modeled after the human program is modeled

Bills: HF3718

Keywords: veterinary medicine, veterinary technology, animal care, licensing, client consent, continuing education, emergency services, teletriage, 1183, house

Summary: The Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee met with quorum present, approved the March 2 minutes, and then heard a presentation on economic consolidation in agriculture from Austin Ferk, who said he was not taking additional public testimony. Ferk argued that consolidation in meat, dairy, and grain markets has squeezed farmers on both input and output prices, raised consumer prices, and reduced product quality. He used charts and examples to claim that concentrated markets lead to price gouging, that farmers now receive a historically low share of each food dollar, and that industrial production has contributed to environmental problems, especially in Iowa. Ferk focused on several large agribusiness firms, especially JBS and Cargill. He described JBS as a dominant meatpacker with a history of bribery allegations and market power across beef, pork, poultry, and leather, and said its ownership of brands can obscure who is actually selling the product. He also criticized Cargill as an opaque, privately held company with enormous influence over grain and food markets, and said the farm bill and crop insurance system have been shaped to favor overproduction of corn and soy rather than diversified farming. He argued that these policies, along with ethanol demand and export-oriented livestock production, have harmed rural communities, increased manure and nitrate pollution, and contributed to health problems. In the latter part of the presentation, Ferk discussed antitrust and policy responses, including concentration studies, a proposed packer ban that would prevent meatpackers from owning the animals they slaughter, and restrictions on slotting fees and other pay-to-play practices in grocery retail. He also referenced the failed Kroger-Albertsons merger as an example of consolidation harming local communities. No committee vote or formal action was taken on the presentation beyond approving the minutes.

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• Now, when those two models are laid on top of each other, they create overlap and confusion.
• So, the Connecticut model keeps protection strong but targeted.
• 31.199> protection the Connecticut model keeps protection the Connecticut model keeps protection
• He said that consistency underpins the entire testing model.
• He said that consistency underpins the entire testing model.

Bills: HF3642, HF2700, HF3615

Keywords: virtual currency, kiosks, prohibition, customer payouts, cryptocurrency regulation, consumer privacy, data privacy, health data, sensitive data, Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act, personal data, data broker, targeted advertising, geofencing, location tracking, health care privacy, patient privacy, consent, minor privacy, children's privacy

Summary: The Commerce Finance and Policy Committee met on House File 3642, which would prohibit virtual currency kiosks in Minnesota. The bill was laid over, and the committee adopted a DE1 author’s amendment. Chair Kaggel and Representative Perryman described the measure as a response to widespread scams using crypto kiosks, especially against older adults and other vulnerable people, and said they would continue working with the Department of Commerce and other stakeholders. Testimony from law enforcement and advocates strongly supported the ban. A St. Cloud police sergeant and a Woodbury detective described cases in which victims lost large sums, said the current safeguards and refund rules are being bypassed, and argued that the kiosks are difficult to investigate because funds move quickly and often overseas. An AARP Minnesota volunteer also supported the bill, saying kiosks are a preferred tool for scammers and that existing protections have not kept pace with the problem. The Department of Commerce said it strongly supports the bill and reported that it has received 120 complaints over three years involving nearly $1 million in reported losses, with 2025 the worst year so far. The main opposition came from CoinFlip’s general counsel, who argued that the problem is fraud generally, not kiosks themselves, and said Minnesota already has consumer protections, including refunds for eligible victims. He urged stronger regulation rather than a ban, citing blockchain analytics, hold periods, and 24-hour customer service as alternatives. Committee members then asked questions about how long kiosks have operated in Minnesota, how many there are, who owns them, and the scale of losses; Commerce said there are hundreds statewide, operated by a variety of companies, and that reported losses are likely undercounts.

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• and start building your own models.
• or whether it is a model act.
• model should not be swept up in this. model should not be swept up in this.
• Lean, but this legislation is modeled Lean, but this legislation is modeled after<00:15:57.759><
• after what which state or is it a model after what which state or is it a model act?

Bills: HB0083, HB0102, HB0178

Keywords: subpoena, legislative authority, penalty, compliance, law enforcement, artificial intelligence, synthetic sexual material, child protection, self-harm, criminal liability, public employment, labor organization, dues withdrawal, collective bargaining, public funding, 916, all

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• But when you have people whose entire business model is around victimizing people so much that they're
• when you have people whose entire But when you have people whose entire business<01:48:31.840> model
• is around victimizing business model is around victimizing people<01:48:34.239> so<01:48:34.560
• model. Uh yes. model. Uh yes. >> Thank<01:52:19.119> you. >> Thank you.
• <01:52:40.000> um formed kind of a task force model um formed kind of a task force model um

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Representative Frasier said, “Again, I was using the model for really the FMLA nationally recognized
• for really the FMLA nationally model for really the FMLA nationally recognized<00:20:18.919> 50
• So my question is, I was looking at the theory of transformation, and I've seen different models like
• So my question is, I was looking at the theory of transformation, and I've seen different models like
• <01:12:44.760> you programs that are doing uh models you programs that are doing uh models

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Uh, this bill is based in part on our model bill.
• um, is you mentioned that this is model um, is you mentioned that this is model legislation<01:12
• And the the state procurement model.
• He said please do not repeal the state procurement model. Correct. Yeah. Yes.
• Please do not repeal the state procurement model. Correct. Yeah. Yes.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all