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• As the largest state in the nation, with data on 40 million Californians.
• The next proposal relates to our laboratory field sciences fees. This one has a lot of components.
• That's the laboratory field sciences fees.
• They've been providing us a lot of detailed information at the national level.
• Bruce Palmer, California Association of Public Health Laboratories.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Coming in behind the MMTCs are the private laboratories who are certified by the department to do the
• So we're measuring the labs, the private laboratories are testing things, and we're coming in behind
• I've mentioned the importance of the laboratories and backing up the MMTCs.
• One of the things that, in the future, the Bureau of Public Health Laboratories will be able to do is
• One of the things that in the future, the Bureau of Public Health Laboratories will be able to do is

Committee: Senate Health Policy

Summary: The Senate Health Policy Committee received updates from the Agency for Health Care Administration and the Department of Health on implementation of 2024 health care laws. AHCA reviewed progress on workforce and reimbursement measures in Senate Bill 7016 and related bills, including FRAME and TEACH funding, graduate medical education reporting, behavioral health teaching hospitals, acute hospital care at home, advanced birth centers, non-emergent care access plans, and rural emergency hospitals. Agency officials said several programs are already operational or have begun payments, while others are still in rulemaking, federal approval, or report-preparation stages. Senators asked about timing, funding reversion concerns, and whether appropriated dollars would be spent on schedule, especially for behavioral health teaching hospitals and the new birth center category. The Department of Health then reported on practitioner licensure and public health programs. MQA described implementation of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, the Mobile Act licensure pathway, massage therapy enforcement changes, background screening expansion, liposuction safety requirements, pharmacist HIV post-exposure prophylaxis authority, and chiropractic dry needling. Public health staff updated the committee on FRAME and dental loan repayment, the Sinati screening grant program, the cancer research and innovation changes, the health care innovation council and loan program, the pediatric rare disease grant program, telehealth maternity care expansion, newborn screening for congenital CMV, the sickle cell registry and grants, and the swimming lesson voucher program. Members focused questions on how practitioners were being recruited to underserved areas, the pace of licensure approvals, and whether new programs were on track to use appropriated funds. The committee also heard a lengthy update from the Office of Medical Marijuana Use. The director reported more than 900,000 qualified patients, real-time seed-to-sale tracking now integrated across most dispensaries and labs, and ongoing compliance work on product testing, advertising, diversion, and patient safety. Senators questioned the decline in qualified physicians, how THC potency is labeled and verified, and what the agency can do about diversion to non-patients. The director said the office relies on complaints, inspections, lab audits, and coordination with law enforcement, and that patients can be suspended if violations are confirmed.

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• That amendment basically exempts individually listed properties on the National Register of Historic
• Places or contributing property within the National Registry of Historic Districts.
• laboratory scientists.
• Hiring For laboratory technologists and technicians.
• additional accredited laboratory training, which can add to significant delays in hiring.

Summary: The committee first confirmed six appointees on a single roll-call vote, then took up a series of bills, many of them on land use, housing, public safety, child welfare, education, and professional licensing. Early debate centered on CS/SB 208, which would require development fees to better reflect review costs and impose objective compatibility findings for residential projects. An amendment folded in additional housing-related provisions, including manufactured housing and a study of urban development boundaries, prompting extended discussion about Miami-Dade’s Everglades protection area and local control. A late-filed rural-boundary amendment was withdrawn. The bill was reported favorably after support from business, housing, and advocacy groups, with some senators voicing district-specific concerns. The committee then approved CS/CS/SB 686 on agricultural enclaves after amendments added conservation easement, wildlife corridor, and critical state concern protections, plus a further Everglades-related amendment. Members discussed balancing smart growth, infrastructure costs, and protecting environmentally sensitive areas. Other land-use and growth bills also advanced, including CS/SB 1434 on infill redevelopment, CS/SB 1138 on qualified contractor pre-application review, and SB 218 limiting the reach of prior hurricane recovery zoning protections in counties not affected by the 2024 storms. SB 1474 on biosolids management was amended to reduce the distance threshold for land application restrictions and delay the effective date, and SB 1708 on veterinary licensure by endorsement removed a three-year recent-practice requirement to address shortages. Several public safety, health, and family-related measures also passed. CS/CS/SB 436 expanded felony battery enhancement to include resisting an officer with violence and certain law-enforcement battery offenses. SB 830 extended public-records protections to county and city administrators and related family information. CS/CS/CS/SB 600 revised bail bond rules, and an amendment preserved the current treatment of charitable bail funds and nonprofits; the committee heard testimony from The Bail Project and others on both sides. CS/SB 914 expanded dry-needling supervision options for occupational therapists, CS/SB 1092 clarified podiatric use of certain cellular/tissue products, and SB 1504 and SB 1718 updated insurance licensing and educator certification pathways. On the education side, CS/CS/SB 7038 made broad postsecondary changes, including tuition waivers, residency clarification, and licensure rules, while CS/SB 186 required seizure-response training and action plans in schools. The committee also advanced multiple child welfare and health bills. CS/CS/CS/SB 560 streamlined psychotropic medication procedures for children in state custody and added youth-voice and insurance-review provisions. CS/CS/CS/SB 902 combined several Department of Health changes, including medical marijuana distance rules, autism microcredential eligibility, a neurofibromatosis grant program, and NICU nutrition information. SB 1002 expanded child welfare definitions to address parental drug abuse and neglect, and SB 1708 eased endorsement licensure for out-of-state veterinarians. Most bills were reported favorably on roll-call votes, with several amendments adopted along the way and limited opposition or abstentions noted on some measures.

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• I pray for the sovereign 23 nations, tribal nations of New Mexico, and I ask that they may experience
• He attends the fifth grade at Sandia Vista Elementary School. He's a real rancho young man.
• Raul Albighat, who is a national political strategist and public affairs executive.
• Bernalillo County is home to the Petroglyph National Monument, established in June 1990.
• Bernalillo County is home to the Petroglyph National Monument, established in June 1990.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, prayer, pledges, and a series of announcements recognizing visiting groups and guests, including Pecos High School’s boys cross-country champions, School-Based Health Care Day, Route 66 Centennial activities, New Mexico Highlands University, an honorary lieutenant governor and shadow senator, and Bernalillo County officials. The chamber also received House messages on several bills and a gubernatorial message authorizing consideration of Senate Bill 130, which would change insurance and pharmacy rules related to cholesterol treatment and screening. Committee reports were adopted on several measures, including Senate Bill 183, Senate Bills 211 and 222, Senate Bill 254, Senate Bill 235 as a committee substitute, Senate Bill 40 as a Judiciary Committee substitute, and Senate Bill 104. The Senate then moved to third reading and took up Senate Bill 30, which repeals the state’s abortion reporting requirement. The bill drew extensive debate: supporters argued the reporting law is outdated, unnecessary, and creates privacy and safety risks for providers, while opponents said the data is needed for transparency, public health oversight, and accountability, and objected to the loss of reporting on a sensitive issue. After a roll call vote, Senate Bill 30 passed 24-15. The Senate next passed Senate Bill 43 unanimously, updating parole board procedures, including evidence-based practices, reimbursement for closed hearings, and scheduling protections for homicide victims’ families. It also passed Senate Finance Committee substitute for Senate Bill 35 unanimously, creating judgeships in the First and Second Judicial Districts. Debate then began on Senate Bill 193, which would increase transfers from the Irrigation Works Construction Fund to the acequia community ditch infrastructure fund from $2.5 million to $5 million; the sponsor explained the increase as necessary to meet growing statewide acequia needs, while senators raised concerns about existing fund balances and whether the higher transfer was justified.

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• Rates that are all higher than national averages.
• average. than the national average.
• From 2019 to 2024, our child care workforce growth was fourth in the nation.
• Growing by 64 when nationally it declined by 7.
• So this is a national statistic, but for New Mexico infant and toddler care alone.

Committee: Senate Senate Finance

Keywords: 996, all

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• It is designed for our laboratory needs in particular.
• To you specifically why this is needed for our laboratory.
• These are examples as to why I'm talking to you about laboratory space.
• It's a drug laboratory specialized equipment that's needed.
• </c> were part participated in an National were part participated in an National study<01:26:25.840><

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I'm here on behalf of Commissioner Mark Glass who was unable to attend attend today a nation as we get
• for reporting various types of crimes as the state of Florida keep any sort of data or does the national
• We need to analysts in our crime laboratory to perform those results and we also need to be able to retain
• Miami-dade provides laboratory services for that entire area, which were paying Miami-Dade Sheriff's
• We track our data in our crime laboratory very, very well every quarter.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Basic research is coming from the National Science Foundation.
• The National Science Foundation also creates the people.
• Not just foreign nationals, Americans born in this country.
• He is a member of the National Academy of Science.
• He is a member of the National Academy of Medicine.

Committee: Senate Senate Appropriations

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• For three weeks, we've had that opportunity to show a laboratory of democracy in what can work, and yet
• our forefathers with a laboratory of democracy that we have the right and opportunity to do as a state
• For three weeks, we've had that opportunity to show a laboratory of democracy in what can work, and yet
• Our country was set up with states' powers and rights, and many call it a laboratory of democracy.
• with a laboratory of democracy that we have the right and opportunity to do as a state does exactly

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• recognized testing laboratory.
• testing laboratory.
• Uh, the first requirement is that it shall be certified by a nationally recognized testing laboratory
• Um, so as long as it's a nationally recognized testing laboratory, this language would cover it without
• </c> shall be certified by a nationally shall be certified by a nationally recognized<02:16:12.639><c

Committee: House Science, Technology and Energy

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Because we'll have electricity ready to deploy, currently it's a problem nationally, and not just in
• You can negatively impact all of the funds we just talked about, and that's nationally—every pension,
• We're number four in the nation right now, and it's a partnership with the Treasurer's Office in Ohio
• New Mexico topped a recent Forbes list of the most dangerous states with the highest rate in the nation
• We also know about the cuts with Sandia Labs and the increase in Los Alamos.

Committee: House Investments & Pensions Oversight Committee

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• projects through the Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Fund, the Bonneville Power Administration, and the National
• These funds specifically would be used for inflation at the Eagle Fish Health Laboratory, the Eagle Fish
• Genetics Laboratory, and Idaho Power Company fish hatcheries operated by the department.
• Chairman, I'd stand for questions. eagle for increase for inflation at the Eagle Fish Health Laboratory
• , the Eagle Fish Genetics Laboratory, and Idaho Power Company fish hatcheries operated by the department

Summary: The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee first approved a trailer appropriation for House Bill 730, adding $351,000 one-time General Fund to the Department of Health and Welfare’s Division of Welfare for SNAP eligibility system changes. One member argued the change was unnecessary because Idaho already has a low error rate and the current eligibility systems work well, but the motion passed with a due pass recommendation. The committee then considered House Bill 898, which moves the State Historic Preservation Office from the Idaho State Historical Society to the Office of Species, Minerals, and Energy Coordination. Members discussed whether the move was requested by the governor and whether it would create efficiencies in permitting and federal coordination. The committee approved both the reduction from the Historical Society budget and the corresponding addition to SMEC, along with language exempting SMEC from certain transfer restrictions. The State Historical Society director was said to support the move. Next, the committee approved trailer funding for Senate Bill 128, creating the Idaho High Need Students Fund. The committee added $5 million one-time dedicated funding and approved transfers of $1 million from the Idaho Career Ready Students Program Fund and $4 million from the driver training account. Analysts explained that while the funding is one-time, it could increase the state’s ongoing maintenance-of-effort obligation under federal special education rules if other funding remains unchanged. Members described the measure as a partial, temporary response to a larger special education funding gap. Finally, the committee revisited the Department of Fish and Game budget after it had failed on the House floor earlier. Members discussed multiple enhancement requests, including habitat projects, Good Neighbor Authority work, fisheries inflation, wolf depredation, communications, and replacement items. A substitute motion that included additional funding for temporary employees failed in the House vote, and the committee then approved a revised motion with a due pass recommendation. The committee also adopted language directing $200,000 of wolf depredation funds to wolf trapping. The meeting ended with discussion of pending items for the next day, including rural health transformation and state police-related budget actions.

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• There are also 10 national priority purposes where consent is not required.
• In fact, I see a national security risk.
• I request the laboratory result from their biopsy, from the provider or from the lab.
• I will be using laboratories. I'll be using radiology.
• I will be using laboratories. I'll be using radiology.

Committee: House Health and Mental Health

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• that support based on the passage of time and the acknowledgement of what nuclear power means to our nation
• I spent 20 years at national laboratories, including Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, which is
• a premier strategic weapons design laboratory, so nuclear was our DNA when I was there.
• It's our laboratory for nuclear engineering and radiation sciences.
• Laboratory, the premier nuclear energy research laboratory for DOE.

Committee: House Utilities

Summary: The Committee on Utilities first met in executive session and adopted a House Committee substitute for House Bills 2658, 2147, 2472, and 2546 by a roll call vote of 20 ayes and 1 no. The substitute expanded telephone solicitation language to include unsolicited real estate solicitations, adjusted reassigned-number compliance language, and refined spoofing-related definitions to focus on intent to cause harm or wrongfully obtain value. Members also discussed how the no-call list, existing business relationships, and political fundraising calls would be treated under the substitute. The committee then heard House Bills 1626 and 2122, both relating to nuclear energy and construction work in progress (CWIP/QIP) financing for nuclear projects. The sponsors argued the bills would remove an outdated barrier to nuclear construction in Missouri, especially for small modular reactors, by allowing utilities to recover construction costs during construction and thereby reduce interest and overall project cost. They emphasized ratepayer protections through clawback provisions, the role of the Public Service Commission, future energy demand, economic development, and keeping Missouri competitive with other states. Several members raised concerns about higher utility rates, the risk of cost overruns, the possibility of ratepayers paying for projects that are delayed or never completed, and whether the proposal was premature given that SMRs are not yet widely deployed in the United States. In response, the sponsors and supporters said the bill would include refund protections similar to Senate Bill 4 and that the PSC would oversee prudence and timing. Public witnesses in support included business, utility, and municipal representatives, as well as Missouri S&T’s chancellor, who stressed workforce development and the growing national and global move toward nuclear power. The hearing on House Bills 1626 and 2122 was then closed.

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• I'm the State Senator from Senate District 1, which is Farmington, west to the edge of the Navajo Nation
• Some of my earliest employment experiences were at Los Alamos National Lab.
• They're not Amazon; they're not Intel or Sandia Labs.
• Department of Commerce, NTIA, National Telecommunications Information Administration.
• As well as tribes, pueblos, and our Native American nations on permitting for many of those projects.

Committee: House Economic & Rural Development & Policy Committee

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• two includes $4,050,000 ongoing for Good Neighbor Authority projects in the Clearwater, Nez Perce National
• Forest, Bureau of Land Management lands, and other national forests within the state.
• Laboratory, and the Idaho Power Company fish hatcheries operated by the department in the state.
• The second program is laboratory services, whose responsibilities include testing, inspection, training
• one time for the restoration of the immunization assessment fund, $200,000 for fee-for-service laboratory

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The committee met to review the general fund update and several budget-setting items, with staff explaining how to track the latest “green sheet” online and how JFAC actions were affecting the FY 2026 and FY 2027 bottom lines. Members also discussed whether work group progress should be summarized more broadly, but leadership emphasized that work groups were intended to remain independent and that members should consult analysts directly rather than have a running public summary of each group’s internal deliberations. The committee then acted on a series of agency budgets. It approved the Idaho State Tax Commission enhancement package after revising it to remove the chief operating officer personnel item and adopted language limiting use of $550,000 for fast tax collection vendor payments, with any unused amount reverting to the general fund. It also approved supplemental and enhancement requests for the Office of Information Technology Services, including Chinden campus furnishings, E-Core grant staffing and funding, enterprise security/firewall upgrades, the IT modernization transfer of 58 positions from Health and Welfare, and a one-time cash transfer language item to cover transition-year health insurance costs. The Military Division’s request for $120,000 for Office of Emergency Management indirect cost recovery was approved, but an alternate motion to also add $190,800 for the state education assistance program failed, and the original motion was later held in committee. The Industrial Commission and Public Utilities Commission budgets were both advanced with dedicated-fund increases for IRIS maintenance, training, disability fund needs, OITS hardware, and replacement laptops. The Department of Fish and Game budget was also advanced, with approval of a large package of dedicated and federal funds for fishery habitat projects, Good Neighbor Authority work, hatchery and laboratory inflation, temporary employees, wolf depredation response, communications, and replacement items, along with reappropriation authority for prior-year funds. The committee then took up the Department of Health and Welfare Division of Public Health Services, where competing motions focused on the Idaho Home Visiting Program, immunization assessment fund restoration, laboratory testing, HIV and hepatitis prevention, suicide prevention, and moving the home visiting program to Early Learning and Development. Both the substitute motion and the original motion failed after split votes in the House and Senate committees, leaving that budget held for later action. Finally, the committee considered new language for the State Controller and State Treasurer to require monthly reconciliation of cash balances between Luma and TARS from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026, with a report due by the fall interim JFAC meeting and documentation retained for audit. Members discussed the need for accurate cash reconciliation and the resources available to the Controller’s office, but no final action was taken before adjournment. The chair announced upcoming budget-setting meetings and reminded members to complete work group motions by the end of the day.

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• equipment... ...one-time funding for replacement items, including vehicles and accessories, laboratory
• The first was $891,000 for replacement items, including vehicles and accessories, laboratory equipment
• The first was for 891,000 for replacement items, including vehicles and accessories, laboratory equipment
• And we set the pace for the nation. Nobody had ever seen anything like that before.
• You know, we're not the cheapest liquor in the nation, and it's priced in such a way that it's not a

Summary: The committee heard budget presentations first for the Idaho State Department of Agriculture and then for the State Liquor Division. For Agriculture, analyst Morgan Poloni outlined the agency’s structure, staffing, dedicated funds, and major FY 2025-2027 budget items, including ongoing pay enhancements for investigators and fruit and vegetable inspectors, replacement items, IT hardware, reappropriation of the Resilient Food Systems Grant, and two FY 2026 requests: a deficiency warrant for exotic pest response and a supplemental appropriation for quagga mussel treatment. Director Chanel Tewalt emphasized the history and statutory basis of Idaho’s invasive species program, described the quagga mussel response and its impacts, and said the agency is trying to manage risk while maintaining inspection coverage. Members asked about grant delays, vehicle replacement, signage costs, chemical treatment costs, possible research or biological solutions, and whether cuts would reduce station hours or openings; Tewalt said some stations would be delayed or reduced under cuts and that the department would continue to seek creative enforcement and funding options. The committee then reviewed the Liquor Division budget. Poloni described the division as a dedicated-fund operation with retail, accounting, and distribution functions, and summarized FY 2025-2027 enhancements for personnel, store maintenance, ADA website compliance, replacement items, and IT/security equipment. Director Andrew Arulenandum said he had prioritized spending based on safety, legal exposure, and operational needs, citing a store shelving collapse and warehouse safety concerns as reasons for some requests. Members asked about a pending policy issue involving bulk lottery ticket purchases by out-of-state syndicates, and Arulenandum said the proposal would not have a fiscal impact but would protect the integrity of the lottery. He also addressed questions about liquor pricing and distributor concerns, explaining that Idaho uses a standard tiered markup and that smaller manufacturers can be disadvantaged by higher production costs, though the division sells premium bottles close to cost. The meeting ended with no votes or formal actions taken, and the committee announced it would meet the next morning to take action on FY 2027 maintenance budgets before adjourning.

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• </c> model laboratory school in Kentucky. model laboratory school in Kentucky.
• Uh that's going to be laboratory school.
• Uh now when you model laboratory school.
• </c><01:13:34.880><c> level,</c> recognized at the national level, recognized at the national level,
• in the nation.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The meeting focused on Kentucky school choice and innovation, with discussion of the state constitution’s “common schools” requirement and how that has been interpreted alongside newer education models. Chairman Tipton described model laboratory schools, Gatton and Craft Academies, magnet and virtual programs, and said these options show that Kentucky has long expanded opportunity through innovation. He then turned the discussion to Senate Bill 207, which he said was designed to support schools of innovation. Senator Steve West reviewed the history of Kentucky charter schools and explained that SB 207 was modeled on a South Carolina approach. He said the bill allows a local school board to contract with a third-party entity to manage an existing school, seek waivers from certain state rules, and receive SEEK funding while also allowing outside private investment. He emphasized that the district initiates the process, that the school remains public, and that the bill includes accountability through a time-limited contract that can be ended if the school is not performing. Members asked about the difference between SB 207 and the earlier charter school law, whether schools could cherry-pick students, and whether teachers would remain district employees. West and Tipton said the new model is tied to an existing school rather than a new charter, cannot cherry-pick students, and keeps teachers as district employees. Representative Brown raised concerns that charters and exceptions could leave some children out, especially lower-income students, while West responded that the proposal is intended to expand choice for families who may not otherwise have it and cited examples from other states where similar models improved low-performing schools. No vote or formal action was taken during the discussion.

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• I'm Bill Souls, state senator from the Las Cruces area, beautiful Oregon Mountain Desert Peaks National
• However, the president's budget proposal would rescind the unobligated balances from the National Electric
• like how much is coming into the state outside of the state budget, for example, money flowing to Sandia
• decisions and to Senator Munoz's point, what that means for us as a country when it comes to our national
• So, Medicaid, it's a joint federal-state healthcare program with certain national standards and wide

Committee: House Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee

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• This is not federal guidance that was published nationally.
• We're not aware of CMS issuing national guidance on this.
• oversight, not laboratory personnel oversight.
• Laboratory professionals are an essential part of patient care.
• California already faces severe laboratory shortages, as Valerie said.

Summary: The committee first heard May Revision child care and human services items. The Department of Child Support Services described two technical adjustments, which the analyst supported. The Department of Social Services then walked through child care proposals, including a reduction in federal and Proposition 64 funding absorbed through a shift from General Child Care to the Alternative Payment program, a 2.01% child care COLA, disaster-related infrastructure grants, a new administrative support cost structure for Alternative Payment agencies, the removal of prospective pay funding after a federal rule change, a reappropriation for existing infrastructure grants, and estimates of unspent child care funds. The Legislative Analyst’s Office recommended asking for more justification for shifting reductions to CAP, supported the COLA reduction but wanted consistency across programs, recommended removing prospective pay funding, opposed the administrative cost shift, and suggested further review of disaster grant alignment. Members pressed the administration on why more slots would be cut for the same savings, why the COLA was reduced, and whether the administrative percentage would grow over time. The administration said the changes were intended to avoid disrupting currently enrolled families, reflect point-in-time relinquishments and unspent funds, and stabilize contractor operations. Public commenters, including providers, advocates, and county representatives, urged full COLA funding, rejection of child care slot reductions, preservation of prospective pay, and continued investment in child care infrastructure and access. The subcommittee then recessed before moving to health items. In Part B, the Department of State Hospitals presented its May Revision proposals, including a central utility plant replacement project at Metropolitan State Hospital, funding for a continuum electronic health record system, reduced county bed billing authority to reflect phase-in of additional LPS beds, limited contract exemption authority for online clinical subscription services, reversion of prior-year unspent operating funds, and a workforce development proposal to use Behavioral Health Services Act funds instead of General Fund for training programs. The department said the EHR would modernize records and improve continuity of care, and that the contract exemption would prevent delays in essential clinical information services. No votes were taken in the excerpt provided.