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NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Commission to Study Costs of Special Education (12/19/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- It was finance. remember. It was finance.
- </c> >> we'll get to it. We'll get to it. >> we'll get to it. We'll get to it.
- </c> have checked it. My office checks it. have checked it. My office checks it.
- </c> maintain it. maintain it.
- Um it was it was a in the school.
Summary:
The commission met to approve the November 21, 2025 minutes, making several clerical corrections before adopting them as amended. The edits included adding the date, correcting a misspelled name, clarifying references to a scholarship fund representative’s title, removing an incorrect “DOE” reference, and fixing a few wording errors. The minutes were approved with one abstention from members who were absent.
The bulk of the meeting focused on organizing the commission’s work under SB 57 and identifying which special education cost issues should be prioritized for research and reporting. Members discussed a long list of topics, including student referral rates, why students are classified as other health impaired, increases in referrals since school closures, interventions before referral, costs of non-medically necessary services in IEPs and 504 plans, differences between federal and state requirements, reporting of special education costs, out-of-district and residential placements, dispute resolution, Medicaid and insurance use, graduation rates, and adult learning participation. Several members emphasized the need to combine or narrow topics and to gather better data before the report due July 1, 2026.
Representative Ames highlighted HB 742, which would eliminate prorated special education aid payments when state appropriations fall short, and explained that the Education Funding Committee recommended interim study. He argued that local districts are bearing too much of the cost and that the state and federal governments should provide more support. Other members raised concerns about rising special education identification rates, possible overidentification, school climate and mental health factors, bullying, staffing, speech therapy access, and residential placements. One member cautioned that DOE website numbers may be inflated or at least difficult to interpret because of how students are counted.
Department of Education staff then explained how special education data and costs are monitored. They said student counts are tied to IEPs and SASIDs in the state system, districts are checked through both desk audits and on-site monitoring, and billed services are compared against IEP requirements. They also described IDEA funding, noting that most DOE special education staffing is federally funded, with a large share of federal money flowing through to local education agencies and the remainder supporting administration, monitoring, and training initiatives. Members discussed whether more staff and more robust oversight would improve accuracy and accountability.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> up and it makes it even harder up and it makes it even harder I<00:41:28.720><c> believe</c><00:
- Oklahoma passed it, and all it did was lower wages.
- It is perfect in any way, but I chose to stay with it, keep it, knowing that the bad would be outweighed
- The motion is adopted, and it is on its way to Criminal Justice.
- can be as it is in its spirit.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 4/9/26
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:03:59.600><c> document</c> So, it it uses actually document So, it it uses actually document
- /c> I would like to pass it pass it over to I would like to pass it pass it over to Craig<00:04:36.040
- </c> it. Thanks. it. Thanks.
- </c> with it. with it.
- </c> it, we can't get the fertilizer onto it. it, we can't get the fertilizer onto it.
Committee:
House Higher Education Finance and Policy
Keywords:
higher education, identity verification, enrollment fraud, funding, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, postsecondary education, community college, university, developmental education, remedial education, remediation, corequisite, co-requisite, English composition, college readiness, adult basic education, ABE, student placement, credit-bearing courses, noncredit courses
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee 5/5/26
Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- So it was it was kind of a slow crimes.
- </c><00:48:01.599><c> I</c> years to undo it. It really is. I years to undo it. It really is.
- It doesn't it then what am I?
- It is infuriating. It is hard.
- It is infuriating. It is um maddening. It is infuriating.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary (10-16-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- it uh it can house 6 or 800 think it it uh it can house 6 or 800 people.<01:09:39.920><c> It's</c><01
- c><01:10:06.560><c> it</c> that type of facility. uh it would uh it that type of facility. uh it would
- just it it was uh my final analysis it just it it was uh my final analysis is<01:10:29.360><c> that<
- Uh, it is something that has been one of the greatest accomplishments of modern history.
- It is it is not good for be a stigma. It is it is not good for the<01:47:52.560><c> individual.
Keywords:
Meeting Start: 00:00:00
Roll Call: 00:00:05
25 RS HB 534 - AN ACT relating to actions for forcible entry and detainer: 00:01:45
25 RS SB 111 - AN ACT relating to juvenile justice: 00:23:46
Children's Advocacy Centers of Kentucky: 01:13:26
Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) Treatment in State and County Correctional Facilities: 01:25:28, 958, all
Summary:
The committee approved the September 18 minutes and then heard testimony on House Bill 534, which would automatically seal dismissed eviction filings and protect youth from public disclosure in forcible detainer cases. Rep. Susan Tyler Whitten and George Ecklan of the Coalition for the Homeless said the bill is aimed at reducing housing barriers for Kentuckians, especially those with dismissed cases, while preserving landlords’ rights to pursue rent, collections, damages, and other legal remedies. They said the proposal was developed with input from landlords, clerks, judges, AOC, and service providers, and noted that similar laws exist in other states. Several members, including Sen. Neimes, Rep. Deetsz, Rep. Cole Carney, and Sen. Thomas, expressed support while emphasizing that the bill is narrowly tailored to dismissed cases and should not affect legitimate landlord claims; Sen. Wheeler raised concerns about cases involving settlements or delays and whether future landlords should know about them. The sponsors responded that the bill only covers dismissed actions, that dismissals require a judge’s order, and that the goal is to remove barriers created by records that remain publicly visible even when a case is resolved.
The committee then took up Senate Bill 111 on juvenile justice. Commissioner Randy White, Kentucky Hospital Association President Nancy Galvanny, and Dr. Clark Lester of the University of Kentucky said the bill would require a secure state-run facility for youth with high-acuity mental health needs in detention and, until that is built, create a process with incentives for private hospitals to provide inpatient treatment with safeguards and increased compensation. They argued that detention is not an appropriate setting for severely mentally ill, violent youth and that private psychiatric hospitals often refuse these referrals or discharge them early. Dr. Lester cited recent referral data showing high denial rates for juvenile justice youth in private hospitals in August and September, often due to aggression, and described a case in which repeated placement attempts failed because of violent and self-harming behavior. The presenters said the bill is intended to fill a service gap and improve safety and outcomes for youth, staff, and hospitals, but no vote or final action on the bill was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I saw it last year; it really is amazing, and I know Senator Ric?
- ><c> and</c><00:01:31.560><c> I</c> it last year it really is amazing and I it last year it really is
- </c> it to me thank you for trying to find it it to me thank you for trying to find it though<01:10:21.520
- </c> here to affirm that it should be done it here to affirm that it should be done it can<01:15:22.880
- for</c><01:24:43.360><c> us</c><01:24:43.520><c> as</c> it it is heartbreaking for us as it it is heartbreaking
Committee:
Senate Education Finance
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- /c><00:21:31.520><c> in</c> capital, land, um it it is cost more in capital, land, um it it is cost more
- </c> long does it take? long does it take?
- </c> >> Well, some of it some of it is paid. >> Well, some of it some of it is paid.
- ,</c> >> how we handle it, how we deal with it, >> how we handle it, how we deal with it,
- Is it they're not paying Where is it?
Bills:
HB2185 , HB2621 , HB2179 , HB2534 , HB2168 , HB2427 , HB2560 , HB2565 , HB2172 , HB2298 , HB2304
Committee:
Senate Education
Keywords:
sports officials, referees, umpires, athletic directors, school administrators, league administrators, coaches, assault, first-degree assault, substantial bodily injury, temporary restraining order, TRO, private counsel, Department of Education, DOE, sports safety, school sports, amateur athletics, professional sports, public schools
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- funds for it.
- it has been.
- But back to your it it has been.
- It opened up out I believe it was July.
- It wasn't one knew about it.
Committee:
House Education Finance
Keywords:
school safety, grants, education funding, Northern Lights Express, security improvements, rural schools, safe schools, charter schools, nonpublic schools, Tribal education, funding increase, safe schools aid, school security, mental health support, Tribal schools, cybersecurity, funding, mental health, evidence-based plans, public safety
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Um in and it is not its own subdivision.
- of it just pop up in look at it instead of it just pop up in the<01:09:49.440><c> thing.
- </c> it. They could take money out of that. it.
- Appreciate it. opportunity. Appreciate it.
- That is it. that target as well. That is it.
Committee:
Senate Finance
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, July 2, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It has a mistake in it.
- It will take about 60 seconds to read it. That's exactly what it says. Thank you.
- ><c> it.
- It is reduced it to 8%. Just under 8%.
- </c><03:53:15.120><c> It</c> country. It closes rural hospitals. It country.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 04/14/26
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:13:36.640><c> conducts</c><00:13:37.040><c> its</c> authority when it conducts its authority
- And they do their investigation, they finish it, and they send it to us.
- </c> then I got stuck with it. Like, what? then I got stuck with it. Like, what?
- Yeah, it just seems like it Thank you.
- It<01:24:06.320><c> can</c> It can It can create<01:24:07.560><c> the</c><01:24:07.680><c> ability</c
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- and we took it out but then we can on it and we took it out but then we can deal<00:01:50.720><c> with
- </c> you know how it applies. you know how it applies.
- </c> is it clarifies. is it clarifies.
- It simply encourages it.
- It simply encourages it.
Committee:
Senate Transportation
Keywords:
sustainable aviation fuel, tax credit, greenhouse gas emissions, renewable energy, Hawaii, economic development, carbon footprint, aviation sector, renewable fuels, local production, energy resilience, agricultural innovation, job creation, clean fuel standard, alternative fuels, carbon intensity, emission reduction, greenhouse gases, transportation, autonomous vehicles
Summary:
The committee opened by explaining hearing procedures, including a two-minute oral testimony limit and that decision-making would follow after testimony. It then took up SB 20008, which would set 55 mph as the maximum speed limit on all parts of the DKI/Saddle Road highway. The bill’s introducer described it as a response to safety concerns and noted prior public opposition when the speed limit was lowered from 60 mph; the Hawaii Police Department was listed in opposition, while DOT and several individuals testified in support. No vote was taken during the portion provided.
The committee next heard SB 20009, requiring new plates/tags or emblems for used motor vehicles transferred between private individuals, and SB 2026, which would require drivers approaching stationary vehicles on the shoulder or roadside to slow down and, if necessary, change lanes. The Attorney General supported SB 2026 but recommended narrowing and clarifying the language by removing references to shoulder/roadside, collision or mechanical problem, and other limiting definitions so the duty would apply more broadly and be easier to enforce; AAA and OMA also supported the measure. Members discussed the practical need for a mandatory move-over rule, especially for roadside workers and tow operators, and the committee heard concerns about enforceability on two-lane roads and in accident scenes.
SB 2053 was then heard, authorizing electronic signatures on supporting documents used to transfer ownership of total-loss vehicles to insurers without notarization and requiring insurers to indemnify the finance director for claims arising from those electronic title issuances. The Hawaii Insurers Council, Copart, the City and County of Honolulu, and others supported the bill, with Copart describing it as a modernization that would reduce delays for total-loss settlements; technical amendments were requested. The committee also heard SB 2172, which would allow all-terrain vehicles to operate at night if equipped with lights and a slow-moving vehicle emblem, adjust helmet requirements, define utility terrain vehicles, and include ATVs in motor vehicle insurance law. DOT said it could support the bill only if limited to low-speed areas, and the insurance industry warned it could create a new insurance scheme; the City and County of Honolulu opposed while the Hawaii Farm Bureau and an individual supported. Finally, SB 2253 was introduced to expand first-degree negligent injury to include injuries negligently inflicted by intoxicated drivers, with DOT, county prosecutors, and the Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office in support; Honolulu prosecutors said they would oppose a proposed amendment because they wanted the language to preserve the offense as a lesser included offense tied to negligent homicide.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- And additionally, modernizing our Medicaid, should it continue to exist, at least programming approach
- But it came back. >> It came back. It did.
- But it came back. >> It came back. It did.
- It did. It came back, but >> It came back. It did.
- </c> submit it again? submit it again?
Summary:
The joint informational briefing focused on how federal policy changes, tariffs, funding cuts, the federal shutdown, and delays in the farm bill are affecting Hawaii agriculture and food access. Opening remarks emphasized Hawaii’s heavy dependence on imported food and farm inputs, the state’s vulnerability to disruptions in USDA services, and the need for stronger state, county, and community coordination. Speakers also noted that immigration enforcement and broader global supply-chain pressures can affect local farm labor, production, and food availability.
Sharon Herd, chair of the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, described both positive and negative federal impacts. She said Hawaii has benefited from some recurring grants and a large new $8.8 million federal grant, but also reported about $22 million in losses from suspended or terminated grants, including farm-to-school and water-related projects. She said some USDA programs, such as microgrants for food security and FISMIP, are currently suspended, while the specialty crop block grant remains active. She also said Hawaii farms declined from 7,328 to 6,569 between the 2017 and 2022 censuses and argued the state cannot rely on imports alone to feed its people.
Amanda Shaw of Agriculture Stewardship Hawaii presented findings from federal funding cut reports. She said the first report, in March, identified about $88 million in potential cuts, and the newer report found $64.7 million in confirmed cuts and about $175 million in potential cuts. She said federal shifts are creating uncertainty for farmers, food-system organizations, and school and community food programs, and noted that 4,000 to 5,000 Hawaii farmers could receive less money because of changes to payment-factor provisions for socially disadvantaged farmers. She also said Hawaii has lost 18% of local USDA staff since September 2024, with possible further national reductions expected. No votes were taken; the meeting was informational only, and the chair noted that any legal questions, including the reported SNAP changes, would be for the Judiciary Committee to assess later.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Is it civil? Is it respectful? Absolutely.
- It funds portfolio review, it funds the Heritage language portfolio program, it funds alternative pathway
- It funds portfolio review, it funds the Heritage language portfolio program, it funds alternative pathway
- it and it wasn't we um um but that was it and it wasn't required<01:20:35.600><c> I</c><01:20:35.679
- c> his story because it it is he's not his story because it it is he's not forgotten<01:30:31.119><c>
Committee:
Senate Education Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 02/27/25
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> care of it uh or can't take care of it care of it uh or can't take care of it and<00:53:55.640><
- It just can't walk away on its own; it has to get approval and make sure, just to be crystal clear in
- </c><01:08:44.600><c> that</c> then they if it is it gets extended that then they if it is it gets extended
- its own it has just can't walk away on its own it has to<01:09:01.040><c> get</c><01:09:01.239><c> approval
- </c> the chilling effect it it could have um the chilling effect it it could have um in<01:20:27.280>
Committee:
Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Families and Children (7-30-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- So it it is a really big big list.
- It is for community care. It is to kids. It is for community care.
- </c> is while it has a significant impact it is while it has a significant impact it does<01:42:32.080
- It works fine. I don't have any issues with it. It works fine. I don't have any issues with it.
- c><01:49:07.119><c> an</c><01:49:07.360><c> eyeopening</c> but it it it was just an eyeopening but it
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum and first heard brief presentations on Kentucky’s 2025 Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant and Title V Maternal and Child Health Block Grant. Department for Public Health staff explained that the preventive health block grant provides about $2.3 million annually and supports programs such as accreditation and performance improvement, local health department grants, community health workers, prescription assistance, asthma and COPD programs, workforce development, and a sexual assault programs set-aside. They said the Title V block grant provides about $11.7 million, with 35% directed to children and youth with special health care needs and 65% to maternal and child health populations, largely through local health departments and a five-year needs assessment process.
After no questions, a motion was made and seconded to approve both block grants. The roll call vote passed 19-0, and the two block grants were approved. The committee then approved the minutes from the prior meeting.
The next item was a discussion of the child waiver created in House Bill 6. Committee members raised concerns that the proposed 1915(c) waiver did not match the legislature’s intent, which they said was to move children from the Michelle P. waiver to free slots for adults. Cabinet officials from DCBS, behavioral health, and Medicaid described the proposed “Community Health for Improved Lives and Development” waiver as a targeted home- and community-based program for children under 21 with severe behavioral health or developmental needs, including those stepping down from inpatient or residential care or at risk of out-of-home placement. They said the waiver is designed for about 100 slots, uses a standardized needs-based assessment, and includes case management, community living supports, home modifications, respite, supervised residential care, and clinical therapeutic services. Officials said the public comment period ended July 15, responses are being compiled for August submission to CMS, and the waiver is part of the broader Families First initiative.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 2/11/25
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- It is a common-sense measure.
- or at least driving it when it was fleeing.
- /c> it only adds to it it doesn't take away it only adds to it it doesn't take away from<01:37:35.360
- Representative Feist said that the way she is reading it, with the provision below it, is that it is
- </c> reading it with the provision below it reading it with the provision below it is<01:39:13.119><c
Committee:
House Public Safety Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 03/05/25
Jobs and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- ><c> to</c><00:10:28.800><c> deed</c> accountants look at it it goes to deed accountants look at it it
- </c><00:10:45.040><c> own</c> promise act has its own team and its own promise act has its own team and
- Yes, thank you. 30% used it for payroll, 20% used it for rent and mortgage, 8% used it for utilities,
- it for equipment and 133% used it used it for equipment and 133% used it for<00:26:11.399><c> other<
- it okay thank you on it do we all have it okay thank you so<00:41:21.000><c> very</c><00:41:21.200><
Committee:
Senate Jobs and Economic Development
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board (9-9-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- It just is not it funds in the future.
- . modernization. modernization.
- We appreciate<01:45:31.280><c> it.</c> appreciate it. appreciate it.
- It was clear it won't be this week.
- It was clear it won't be this week.
Summary:
The Medicaid Oversight Advisory Board’s fourth meeting focused primarily on a presentation from University of Kentucky and University of Louisville health leaders about the state university directed payment program. Mark Birdwhistle and Ken Marshall described the program as a long-running, value-based Medicaid arrangement that began in 2019, uses university-provided matching funds rather than provider taxes, and ties a portion of payments to quality outcomes. They said the program has improved measures such as tobacco cessation, diabetes control, depression screening, and cancer screening, while supporting access to specialty care, medical education, and workforce training. They also emphasized that Kentucky’s model is nationally notable and has helped improve health rankings and generate cost savings.
A major topic was the federal reconciliation bill signed July 4, which the presenters said will reduce directed payments by 10% annually for 10 years beginning in 2028. UL Health estimated a first-year loss of about $75 million and a cumulative loss of about $600 million over the decade; UK estimated about $100 million in the first year, for a combined first-year impact of roughly $175 million. Both speakers warned the cuts could affect access to care, training capacity, and the sustainability of Kentucky’s value-based model, though they expressed hope that congressional action could alter or delay the changes. They also noted that 340B drug pricing changes could further strain already thin operating margins, but did not provide exact figures during the meeting.
Committee members responded positively to the program’s reported outcomes and the institutions’ role in Kentucky health care. Senator Berg praised the quality of care and shared a personal example of being advised to stay at UofL for breast cancer treatment. Representative Moer highlighted Kentucky’s strong cancer-control score and asked for more explanation of the value-based payment structure; the presenters said the system is built around ongoing measurement, accountability, and collaboration with the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the amended August 27 minutes by voice vote.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
PBS Info Briefing - Mon Aug 18, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- go</c> necessarily know if it if it has to go necessarily know if it if it has to go through<00:29:39.200
- , it it it's like suicidality, the PTSD, it it it's like basically<00:42:21.599><c> two</c><00:42:21.839
- It is it is entirely possible that mine.
- , it was it was know, being Oahu centric, it was it was really<01:08:02.960><c> uh</c><01:08:03.119><
- It it also takes trust they're facing.
Summary:
The House Committee on Public Safety held an informational briefing on the second anniversary of the Maui wildfires, with Chair Dela Alani framing the discussion around emergency preparedness, recovery, and lessons for future disasters. The main presentation came from researchers involved in the Maui Wildfire Exposure Study, who described the project as a grassroots academic-community partnership that has enrolled more than 2,000 adults and children for health screenings, social assessments, and biomonitoring. They said the study has documented elevated mental and physical health conditions, housing instability, unemployment, barriers to care, and exposure to heavy metals and other toxicants, while also noting some modest improvement in adult mental health and self-rated health compared with the prior year.
The presenters emphasized that wildfire impacts remain severe two years later. They reported that about half of adult participants had worsening health since the fires, roughly 40% had direct or frequent fire exposure, and many adults showed chronic disease burdens such as hypertension, diabetes, and respiratory impairment. They also said about half of adult survivors reported depressive symptoms, about a quarter had moderate to severe anxiety, more than 4% had considered suicide in the prior month, and nearly one in four had PTSD. A clinician from the Lahaina Certified Community Behavioral Health Center described the clinic’s no-turn-away model, with case management, therapy, psychiatric evaluation, and medication management for anyone who needs it, and urged lawmakers to fund and expand that approach.
The researchers also highlighted environmental findings, saying urine testing of more than 1,200 adults found heavy metal signatures that differed between burn-zone residents and those on the perimeter, with higher levels associated with displacement and ash re-exposure. They said about 20% of participants had higher-than-expected heavy metal levels 6 to 12 months after the fires, and cited a negative association between nickel levels and lung function. They argued for long-term monitoring, better cleanup methods, and a centralized health surveillance system tied to community outreach. No vote or formal committee action was taken during the briefing; the chair said the presentation materials and related reports would be posted for public access, and members were invited to ask questions after the presentation.