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• Some of them are in the CHIP program, the childhood program, and others are in a granted advantage.
• </c> are in granted health advantage program. are in granted health advantage program.
• DES is very good at doing these kinds of grant programs.
• </c> doing these kinds of uh grant programs. doing these kinds of uh grant programs.
• grant and loan program that they use a grant and loan program that they use through<03:20:39.920><c>

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• This resolution asks the Navy to expedite the program. Happy to answer any questions. All right.
• It did have a blue card from Grant. Thank you very much. Thank you for being in committee.
• We did have a blue card from Grant Scheringen. Did Grant want to speak? No, okay.
• We did have a blue card from Grant Scheringen. Did Grant want to speak? No, okay.
• Many programs rely on competitive grant funding.

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• This will not alter specific funding requirements in any program, funding, or grant source.
• requirements in any program, funding, or grant<01:19:27.360><c> source.
• The language also grant source.
• </c><01:23:37.840><c> and</c> identifying all state funding grant and identifying all state funding grant
• Concerns were raised sessation program.

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• upon</c><00:13:39.079><c> the</c> program this program builds upon the program this program builds upon
• And when I look at page two, section five, the Partners in Housing program, as far as the grants and
• and as far as the and housing program and as far as the grants<00:14:44.920><c> and</c><00:14:45.120
• program.
• and that type of program.

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• It also, the House bill, limits local governments from receiving grants under the program for more than
• of their status as a grant recipient.
• , regardless of their status as a grant recipient.
• We want to keep this all together in one program.
• That's the reason why the Guardian program, That's the reason why the Guardian program, where it works

Summary: The Florida Senate convened with a quorum, heard an opening prayer and pledge, and included a series of member introductions recognizing guests, interns, firefighters, a doctor of the day, and a resolution honoring Indiana University quarterback Fernando Mendoza for winning the Heisman Trophy. The chamber then moved to special order business, with several bills temporarily postponed before taking up a series of measures on health care, public records, cybersecurity, court clerks, trademarks, septic permits, and elections. The first major bill, CS/HB 355 on health care patient protection, would require hospitals with emergency departments to adopt evidence-based pediatric emergency care policies, train staff, designate a pediatric emergency care coordinator, complete the National Pediatric Readiness Assessment, and have AHCA publish scores and adopt minimum standards. Senator Harrell said the bill was intended to ensure emergency rooms are prepared for children, and it passed 36-0. The Senate also passed CS/HB 1113 on public records, which protects victim identities and temporarily exempts the name of a law enforcement officer who is a victim from disclosure, after questions about access for victims of police misconduct; it passed 33-4. The chamber then approved CS/HB 1085 on local government cybersecurity, after adopting an amendment and an amendment to the amendment that kept the program within Florida Digital Service and extended the grant-award timeline; Harrell said it would help local governments defend against ransomware and hacking, and it passed 37-0. CS/HB 925 on clerks of court passed 38-0 after amendments that let clerks retain more excess revenue and adjusted related fee distributions, though Leader Berman warned it would shift revenue away from municipalities and law enforcement. CS/HB 679 on trademark registration and CS/HB 589 on septic system permits also passed unanimously after technical amendments, with the septic bill intended to reduce permit delays and clarify liability if construction begins before a permit is issued. The most extensive debate came on the elections bill, CS/HB 991, which incorporated citizenship verification using Real ID data, changed candidate-qualifying rules, altered acceptable voter IDs, and added other election-related provisions. Multiple amendments were offered and rejected, including proposals to preserve student and senior IDs for voting, exempt some seniors from citizenship-document requirements, rely on human review rather than automated systems, and delay implementation. Supporters argued the bill would improve election integrity and address non-citizen registration and voting, citing state reports and examples of prosecutions; opponents argued it would disenfranchise eligible voters, especially students and seniors, and create barriers based on access to documents. The amendment package was adopted, and debate on the underlying bill continued with questions about federal law, documentation, and whether voters could still participate if state verification failed.

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• </c> legislator legislature created a program legislator legislature created a program allowing<00:10
• Um, so all schools have an grants.
• </c><00:21:09.679><c> money</c> just over $400,000 worth of grant money just over $400,000 worth of grant
• The Anyone Can Save a Life program, which was rolled out the year before Teddy collapsed, is a good program
• If the program is in place and there's accountability to have this program in place, that would be great

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• week after week, problems with the PACE program.
• CEQA should be stopping many of these programs.
• or loan programs in the future.
• or loan programs in the future.
• This has to do with not using state resources to do those kinds of grants, grant opportunities.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Are we actually investing enough in things that work, programming like reentry programming, being able
• Are we actually investing enough in things that work programming, like reentry programming, being able
• and our jail management programs.
• The $500,000 of net proceeds from the lottery will go annually to this grant, this service grant fund
• The recurring theme around here are resources to establish and access the programming pilot program to

Summary: The Senate Committee on Judiciary B met on May 14, established a quorum, approved the May 5 minutes, and then took up a long agenda of bills and resolutions. The committee first heard House Bill 1252, which would expand and modernize local court jurisdiction in Avoyelles Parish by enlarging the Marksville and Bunkie city courts, adding small claims, misdemeanor, juvenile, and civil jurisdiction, and allowing online payments and virtual appearances. Supporters said it would keep justice local and reduce pressure on district court, while opponents urged more study and warned about impacts on existing courts and funding. The committee adopted Amendment Set 3835 and reported HB 1252 with amendments. It also reported HB 167, requiring state prisons to provide release documentation to inmates; HB 1038, after amendments and continued negotiation with marshals and constables; HB 1077, allowing microbreweries to sell at certain special events; HB 1204, changing administration of the Back on Track Youth Pilot Program to the Office of Juvenile Justice; HB 492, placing the Governor’s Impaired Driving Task Force into statute; HB 175, dedicating $500,000 in lottery proceeds annually to a veterans service grant fund; HCR 41, directing ATC to allow electronic beer rebates; HB 833, creating a Sexual Assault Survivor Empowerment Task Force; HB 656, creating a pilot program for inmate-administered services; HB 978, raising the population threshold for mayor’s courts to remit indigent defender fees; and HB 969, updating and expanding the crime victim compensation program. The committee also approved HB 985, which adds QR codes to sex offender identification cards, after adopting Amendment Set 3861, and HB 579, updating the Sexual Assault Survivors’ Rights Act, after adopting Amendment Set 3830. Several bills drew notable opposition or requests for further work. HB 968, which creates a framework for electronic monitoring providers to notify courts before removing ankle monitors for nonpayment, drew objections from the ACLU and a vendor representative who argued it would turn criminal courts into debt-collection forums and could lead to jail for inability to pay; the author said the bill was intended as a public-safety framework, not debt collection. Despite those concerns, the committee reported HB 968 favorably and agreed to move a 10-day-to-15-day notice change on the floor. HB 525, requiring DOC to publish more incarceration data, especially from local facilities, was opposed by the Louisiana Sheriffs’ Association, which said the bill would impose substantial new reporting burdens; DOC said it was already posting most of the data and would continue updating it. The committee ultimately deferred HB 525, with members encouraging further work. HB 1005, a cleanup-and-restructuring bill for the Office of the State Public Defender, was reported favorably after the Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers raised concerns about substantive changes, including removal of board approval for the state public defender and changes to district defender protections; Vice Chair Harris said he would work with stakeholders on those issues. HB 1029, a local alcohol-permit moratorium bill for House District 3, was voluntarily deferred to next week so the author could address concerns about the length of the moratorium. The meeting ended after all scheduled business was completed, with the committee agreeing to revisit the deferred items later.

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• </c> which system they enter this program which system they enter this program will<00:07:20.160><c>
• </c> strengthen our newborn screening program strengthen our newborn screening program through<00:56:
• these grants.
• which we issued in 2024 round of Grants which we issued in 2024 we<01:43:44.159><c> Grant</c><01:43:
• 01:43:47.840><c> but</c><01:43:48.000><c> the</c> we Grant granted 1.3 million um but the we Grant granted

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• So that division helps oversee that program.
• programs.
• I go back to, first of all, you know, we appreciate the school safety grants and the mapping grants that
• I go back to, first of all, you know, we appreciate the school safety grants and the mapping grants that
• So we are diligent with after-school programs, before-school programs for parents to drop their kids.

Summary: The subcommittee first heard an overview from Department of Education Chancellor Paul Burns on Florida’s K-12 governance structure and major divisions, including early learning, public schools, safe schools, school choice, and accountability. He highlighted school readiness and VPK, teacher preparation and licensure, school safety functions, scholarship and virtual/home education programs, and FAST progress monitoring. Burns also cited statewide gains such as higher mid-year reading performance, a record graduation rate of 89.7%, and record CTE enrollment, while members questioned the meaning of Florida’s “number one” education rankings, teacher pay, post-COVID learning loss, vacancies, and chronic absenteeism. St. Lucie County Superintendent John Prince then described the scale and responsibilities of a mid-sized district, emphasizing student safety, transportation, meals, hurricane shelter operations, career and technical education, teacher recruitment and retention, progress monitoring, remediation, and mental health supports. Members asked about school shelter construction standards, remediation funding, late school start times, attendance, and concordance scores; Prince argued for more flexibility for CTE pathways and noted that local districts use a mix of state and federal funds to support remediation and staffing. The committee then moved to an early warning systems panel. Burns explained that Florida law requires districts to use attendance, behavior/suspensions, course performance, FAST results, and other academic indicators to identify students needing support, with districts and families developing intervention plans. Superintendents from Putnam, St. Johns, and St. Lucie counties said chronic absenteeism is tied to achievement and NAEP decline, but causes vary by district, including poverty, transportation, daycare, family instability, travel, and student athletics. They described MTSS, PBIS, home visits, attendance letters, and community partnerships as responses. Members also discussed VPK access, full-day VPK funding, excused versus unexcused absences, and the need for earlier intervention in pre-K and K-2. Finally, Vice Chancellor Darren Norris outlined Florida’s post-Parkland school safety measures, including armed school officers, anonymous reporting, behavioral threat assessment teams, mental health training, panic alert systems, emergency drills, active assailant response policies, and firearm detection canines. Superintendents said compliance is costly and often requires shifting local funds, but they praised state grants for mental health, hardening, and mapping. They noted ongoing challenges with new mandates, capital costs, manual reporting burdens, and the need to balance safety requirements with classroom resources.

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• We have programs for kids that are going to four-year schools, two-year schools, apprenticeship programs
• They've been working hard to establish apprenticeship programs, pre-apprenticeship programs, so we can
• They have 35 career programs.
• But what you see is these programs are expensive.
• and they've been really asking for a more centralized programs the different programs and they've been

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• Grant us hopes of people we represent.
• </c><00:10:30.360><c> in</c> Chesapeake Bay Enhancement Program in Chesapeake Bay Enhancement Program
• </c> by fully funding the disparity grants. by fully funding the disparity grants. $8<00:24:37.960><c
• </c> cut Medicaid, SNAP, and other programs cut Medicaid, SNAP, and other programs that<00:26:00.960>
• </c> Marylanders who rely on these programs. Marylanders who rely on these programs.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Monday, March 16, 2026, 960, senate, all

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• program.
• This grant specifically was to increase that. And there are other programs that are in the slide.
• Grant specifically was to increase that. And there are other programs that are in the slide.
• , education programs, supportive programs, treatment programs.
• These programs exist in prison.

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• program.
• program.
• This grant specifically was to increase that. And there are other programs that are in the slide.
• Grant specifically was to increase that. And there are other programs that are in the slide.
• , education programs, supportive programs, treatment programs.

Summary: The committee opened with a moment of silence for a deceased member, then approved the April minutes and heard a presentation from HHS on the Diversion Task Force and related youth services grants. Chelsea Florey described the $750,000 one-time appropriation from HB 1012, the five awarded grants, and how programs in Bismarck, Fargo, Grand Forks, and Minot are using the funds for youth diversion, including school-based groups, physical activity, and services for problematic sexual behavior. Members raised concerns about staffing shortages, family engagement, service silos, and whether diversion eligibility rules are too rigid; Florey said the task force is focused on better coordination, broader education about available services, and possible changes to diversion criteria, with the Children’s Cabinet likely to drive broader recommendations. The committee then received a North Dakota Lottery biennium report from Director Thomas Lawler, who reviewed the lottery’s history, games, retailer commissions, player programs, and revenue distribution. He reported about $67 million in ticket sales for the 2023-2025 biennium, about $16.2 million transferred overall, including roughly $13.6 million to the general fund, plus transfers to drug task force and compulsive gambling funds. Members asked about the compulsive gambling allocation and whether it is set by statute. Next, the Department of Corrections presented on criminal justice data sharing and reentry. Adam Anderson explained that jails, courts, DOCR, HHS, and other entities use separate systems with limited interoperability, making real-time communication largely manual. He outlined possible hub or point-to-point IT solutions, but noted cost, vendor, identifier, and data-definition challenges. Robin Schmolenberger followed with an update on a Medicaid data exchange project between DOCR and HHS to suspend and reactivate inmate Medicaid coverage automatically and improve care coordination, with full bi-directional exchange expected in fall 2026. The committee also heard from county representatives on 24-7 sobriety program fees and an AG opinion allowing local sheriffs to use cheaper testing options when courts waive fees. Finally, the North Dakota Racing Commission reviewed a troubling audit. Bruce Johnson acknowledged serious findings involving overspending from the promotion fund, missing grant documentation, a reversed decision on breeders fund eligibility, and repeated procurement violations. He said the commission has begun corrective actions, including monthly tracking of the promotion fund cap, stricter grant documentation, written procurement procedures, and clearer eligibility rules in condition books. Members pressed him on how the overspending occurred, whether the commission board would impose consequences, and whether statutory clarification is needed on the promotion fund limit and related spending rules.

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• funding uh for that the federal grant funding uh for that program. program. program.
• What also happened with this grant program was it was one of the few grant programs where you couldn't
• </c><03:03:27.120><c> program</c> also happened with this grant program also happened with this grant
• 03:29.560><c> the</c><03:03:29.640><c> few</c><03:03:29.880><c> grant</c><03:03:30.120><c> programs</
• c> it was one of the few grant programs it was one of the few grant programs where<03:03:30.640><c> you

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• Uh, section A, line 21 on page six requires a 1:1 match for the grant portion of this program.
• So, uh, then it goes into a loan program.
• </c><00:41:27.520><c> program.
• These grants the the opportunity here.
• And I'm happy to stand to any program.

Bills: SF0102, SF0123, SF0021, SF0099

Keywords: energy transmission, load growth, Wyoming energy authority, transmission planning study, public utilities, regional cooperation, energy, funding, grants, loans, coal, natural gas, mineral processing, economic development, stable token, liquidity, trust account, Wyoming, fund distribution, financial regulation

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• The weights and measures program is one of our programs that is lesser known but essential to regulatory
• or loan program that we are authorized or required by statute to carry out; a capital project grant
• Another program here is the Youth Education and Outreach Program, which facilitates place-based, career-connected
• Another program here is the Youth Education and Outreach Program, which facilitates place-based career-connected
• That's in relation to a new grant or loan program, and so our interpretation for external boards and

Summary: The House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee held a work session on HEAL Act implementation, beginning with an orientation from Environmental Justice Council member David Mendoza. He described the law’s purpose as integrating environmental justice into agency decision-making, community engagement, tribal consultation, strategic planning, and environmental justice assessments, with the goal of reducing environmental health disparities and improving accountability to communities and tribes. He also discussed the council’s role, the interagency work group, challenges with limited volunteer and agency capacity, and concerns about inconsistent assessment formats and future funding pressures. Committee members asked about council composition, including the balance of tribal, community, business, and other representation, whether the HEAL Act increases permitting time or costs, how “overburdened” and “vulnerable” populations are defined, and whether the council should be refreshed or audited. Mendoza said the statute is not limited to racial categories and can include rural and low-income communities, that the council has not quantified permitting delays, and that there is no formal audit requirement, though the council is discussing how to improve its work. Members also raised questions about the relationship between the Environmental Justice Council and the Office of Equity, with Mendoza saying the bodies are complementary but should coordinate more closely. The Department of Agriculture then reported on its HEAL Act work. Director of Equity and Environmental Justice Nicole Johnson said WSDA conducts environmental justice assessments for significant actions, applies an equity lens to licensing, funding, rulemaking, and strategic planning, and has completed 11 EJ assessments to date. She highlighted pesticide regulation, animal health, and weights-and-measures work as examples of environmental and economic justice, and said the department recently hired a full-time tribal consultant and has only 1.5 FTE supporting HEAL implementation. Members asked whether WSDA’s assessments apply to its role on boards such as the Forest Practices Board; Johnson said the department’s current understanding is that assessments are conducted on agency work. The Department of Natural Resources then presented on its HEAL Act implementation, focusing on strategic planning, community engagement, tribal consultation, environmental justice assessments, and equitable funding. DNR officials said environmental justice is being embedded in the agency’s 2025-2029 strategic plan, in its Community Access and Impact Plan, and in its advisory committee and board representation efforts. They reported conducting EJ assessments for sustainable harvest calculations, agency request legislation, and a prescribed burn manager certificate program, and said DNR has invested about $130 million in overburdened communities and vulnerable populations in fiscal year 2025 through wildfire resilience, youth education, and urban forestry programs. Committee members pressed DNR on how it identifies impacted communities, why landowners were not more visible in the process, how agency-request legislation is being assessed, and whether assessments are required for actions taken through other boards and commissions. DNR said its current interpretation is that assessments apply to internal agency actions, that some notices may appear on OFM’s notices page rather than the completed-assessments dashboard, and that it would follow up on specific questions about its posted assessments and process.

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• And based on those programs, uh, we've determined that, uh, upon completion of a program, they have a
• In addition to the technical training programs, we offer literacy programs, high school diploma programs
• area that they teach high school equivalency programs, life skills programs.
• The life skills programs and also the Board of Pardons and Paroles, the changes program is parole voted
• Our program is a tiered program.

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• There is a land grant institution.
• program to be run by the... uh for a grant program to be run by the state department of education.
• Is this program... ...programs.
• Is this program we pay for our school nurses outside the foundation program? Oh, good. Okay.
• Just said, if this program is supposed to do this, we have this program available.

Bills: SB305, SB109, SB122, SB111, SB114, SB113, SB150, SB112, SB289, SB303

Keywords: education funding, RAISE Act, student outcomes, public schools, local education agencies, accountability, weighted allocations, special education, English language learners, gifted students, Tuskegee University, Alabama Education Trust Fund, appropriation, agricultural research, Southern Preparatory Academy, fiscal responsibility, financial reporting, Education Savings Accounts, RAISE Fund, CHOOSE Act Fund

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• Then on deck, we have Mark Grant, the U.S. ...
• This grant will come back to the committee.
• We do actually subsidize private colleges and universities through the state grant program, as well as
• other various programs that we offer, to answer your question here.
• We do actually subsidize private colleges and universities through the state grant program, as well as

Keywords: 1183, house