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• So I think as a, I think the way that the program is. those credits.
• He's gutted, I think, every grant program and policy that I worked on when I was there.
• At the Oakland campus, there's 1,200 students in undergrad and graduate programs.
• At the Oakland campus, there's 1,200 students in undergrad and graduate programs.
• “In programs that may not lead to intended employment outcomes.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• This program would.
• This program would.
• This program would.
• This program would.
• So this is a cost-sharing program. >> Yes, it is. >> So it's not a grant program.

Bills: HB431, HB466, HB523, HB521, SB182, SB300, HB431, HB466, HB523, HB521, SB182, SB300

Keywords: Monroe County, sheriff, sheriff compensation, county salary, expense allowance, local act, county general fund, retirement contributions, law enforcement pay, public official salary, county budget, Alabama local legislation, service contracts, consumer protection, advertising disclosure, insurance, contract cancellation, parole procedures, advocacy, parole board

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• I'll provide Office of Justice Programs.
• </c> programs, but we do all types of fraud. programs, but we do all types of fraud.
• that don't really align with a grant and say a competitive grant process.
• that don't really align with a grant and say a competitive grant process.
• that don't really align with a grant and say a competitive grant process.

Bills: HF4075, HF3826, HF3825, HF3827, HF3459, HF3711, HF4200, HF3908, HF3712

Keywords: firearm restrictions, domestic violence, public safety, court orders, criminal convictions, identity theft, subpoena authority, fraud, statute of limitations, financial crime, victim notification, expungement, criminal justice, plea agreements, minor victims, identification protection, stalking, crime data, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, law enforcement grants

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• We have a pretty incredible program. It's called it ought to be a law.
• , including federal and private sector research grants.
• So that school readiness program providers have minimum who need minimum program assessment.
• Ali Grant from Alc is waiving in support.
• Still get paid the same write-up and Ali Grant waving in support from Alc.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• The increase will provide for a credit card and merchant fees, a grant repository service, the rural
• infrastructure grant, state funds to match the National Endowment for the Arts grant, Infrastructure
• grant, state funds to match the National Endowment for the Arts grant, additional Main Street grants,
• The source of funding is the Rural Health Transformation Program grant, which is designed to support
• This BA 7 also adds 15 authorized other charges positions associated with this grant funding.

Summary: The Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget met on March 19, 2006, and first received a fiscal status statement and five-year baseline budget from the Office of Planning and Budget, with no changes reported. The committee then approved several BA-7 budget adjustments, including additional funding for the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism’s Cultural Development Program, a $24.4 million federal funds increase for the Louisiana Department of Health’s Rural Health Transformation Program grant, and a $1 million statutory dedication for reimbursement related to the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. All of these items were recommended for approval by both OPB and the Legislative Fiscal Office. The committee also approved a Facility Planning and Control request for the Louisiana Military Department to add $9.1 million to the Jackson Barracks cyber warfare operations project to incorporate a SCIF, bringing total authority to $29.7 million. Members then approved several interpretations of legislative intent to correct or clarify prior appropriations, including parish and local-government recipients and purposes in St. Mary Parish, Catahoula Parish, Lafourche Parish, East Feliciana, and the Wind Foundation of Louisiana. In addition, the committee approved one-year extensions and added funding for Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism tourism advertising contracts, and approved a final extension of the Office of Risk Management’s contract with Sedgwick Claims Management Services. Later, the committee reviewed but did not require action on a change-order report and heard presentations on two university-related agreements. Louisiana Tech University described a plan to shift campus utility service from its aging cogeneration system to local utility providers, requiring new chillers and boilers but projected to save more than $1.6 million annually in operating costs, with estimated debt service of about $1.2 million. The committee also heard an extension request from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette for consulting services supporting its Banner ERP system. The meeting concluded with adjournment after no further business.

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• Currently, students enrolled in a Reserve Officer's Training Corps (ROTC) program, or who are members
• They are not consistently granted in-state tuition rates across all Texas institutions.
• program to support cadet-led leadership. model.
• The grant will provide funding to support professional leadership positions within the Texas Military
• It involves the state tuition assistance program, not the federal program. It is a priority act.

Bills: HB101, HB290

Keywords: voter approval, local tax, disaster declaration, tax rate increases, community funding, PFAS, agriculture, criminal offense, pollution, Johnson County, environmental regulation, 1185, senate, all

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• </c><00:41:31.680><c> on</c> working on a statewide uh program on working on a statewide uh program on
• that developed that street program that developed that bipartisan<00:41:46.400><c> program</c><00:41
• So this is a small response grant. The grants range from $2,500 up to $10,000.
• </c><01:21:10.480><c> responsible</c> I'm the program associate responsible I'm the program associate
• </c> what the grant looks like to a business. what the grant looks like to a business.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• program they have. ...We appreciate that.
• program they have.
• program they have.
• program they have.
• So with the grant program that Mass Growth has been overseeing, they provide at least three or four CDFIs

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies held its first public hearing of the session, chaired by Rep. Carole Fiola with Sen. Barry Finegold. After housekeeping on livestreaming, virtual testimony, and written testimony deadlines, the committee heard testimony on several bills, with the main focus on S. 303/H. 503/S. 305 and H. 491, all related to worker ownership and business succession. Testimony generally supported expanding employee ownership, right of first refusal for workers, and incentives for owners to sell to employee groups. Speakers from worker co-ops, technical assistance organizations, lenders, and business owners said these measures could preserve local businesses, protect jobs, build worker wealth, and help communities retain valued services and storefronts. On S. 303, Vincent Lawrence Dixon described a proposal to create tools such as a special community trustee, right of first refusal, and community institution landmarks to help communities preserve important local properties and uses when owners cease operations. On H. 491 and the employee-ownership bills, witnesses including Matthew Page Lieberman, Caleb from Circus Cooperative Cafe, Sarah Acefa of Dorchester Food Co-op, Halsey Platt, Kevin O'Brien, John Abrams, Virginia Berman, Stacey Cordero, Adrian Roman, Alex Popali, Adam Trott, and Ethan Tupelo emphasized that worker-owned businesses can be more resilient, support democratic participation, and help with business transitions as owners retire or close. Committee members asked questions about the tax incentive threshold, the timing and mechanics of the right of first refusal, and whether the bills would affect sale prices or business succession. Rep. Kristen Kassner also testified on H. 490, which would create a special commission to inventory the Commonwealth’s built environment, infrastructure, permitting, and land-use barriers to help Massachusetts adapt vacant or underused spaces for the next economy. She said the commission would help identify opportunities for housing, climate and energy tech, advanced manufacturing, and other uses, and members discussed commission composition and data sources. At the end of the hearing, the chair read a series of additional bills into the record, noted an upcoming Economic Development Expo, and the committee adjourned after a motion and second.

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• Section three, subsection A: the department shall establish a program to grant an award certificate to
• Sometimes they go out as grants, sometimes they go out as loans.
• Associations, land grants, local governments, who's included in this?
• For indirect costs to administer the program.
• How many new programs?

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• Any town that does so would have grants it submits under the housing champions program be given a higher
• Any town that does so would have grants it submits under the housing champions program be given a higher
• program to allow infrastructure grant program to allow for<04:36:18.959><c> municipal</c><04:36:19.359
• Uh, with sections 2 and 3 being the housing infrastructure municipal grant program.
• </c><04:39:50.798><c> program</c> infrastructure grant program infrastructure grant program administered

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• We administer a number of down payment assistance programs, including a program created by the state,
• administer that program.
• The Public Works Board currently administers the broadband service expansion grant and loan program,
• and that program awards grants and loans to assist in funding acquisition, installation, and construction
• that will be awarded under this expanded program.

Bills: HB2273, SB5188, HB2353, HB2420, HB2470

Keywords: embodied carbon, building materials, sustainability, construction, environment, broadband, infrastructure, loan assistance, economic development, technology access, HB 2353, predesign thresholds, capital construction, capital budget, major capital projects, Office of Financial Management, OFM, Washington state, state agencies, infrastructure planning

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• I forgot our own... access to public grant funding.
• if certain access benchmarks for youth sports programs are met.
• It's obviously some work for that organization, whoever runs this, to run that type of grant program,
• I will move to accept recommendation number... ...access to public grant funding. Second.
• I will move to accept recommendation number. access to public grant funding. Second. Thank you.

Summary: The Massachusetts Youth Sports Working Group held a public hearing and working group meeting focused on finalizing recommendations for youth sports regulation. Members first approved the minutes from the April 27 public hearing and the April 7 working group meeting by roll call votes. The group then discussed and approved a health and safety protocol recommendation from the children’s subcommittee. The updated language broadened the state’s authority from concussion-specific rules to protocols covering injuries and health risks more generally, including issues such as heat and related emergency responses. Members noted that this could also encompass emergency action plans for sports events. The recommendation passed by roll call. Next, the group considered two recommendations from the parents, money, sports, and facilities subcommittee. The first would prohibit facilities or organizations from banning parents or family members from recording youth sports events, reflecting concerns about private streaming requirements. The second would direct the state agency to work across government on a grant program offering low- to zero-interest capital funding for organizations or facilities that meet youth sports access benchmarks. Both recommendations were approved by roll call. No public testimony was offered beyond a few attendees indicating they were only observing, and the meeting adjourned after a final call for comment.

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• On line 72, for the Greater Minnesota Housing Infrastructure Grants Program, it's $2 million one time
• </c><00:02:48.800><c> program</c><00:02:49.200><c> it's</c><00:02:49.519><c> 2</c> infrastructure grants
• program it's 2 infrastructure grants program it's 2 million<00:02:49.920><c> one</c><00:02:50.080><c
• Section 10 modifies another 2023 rider, this time for the local housing trust fund grant program, to
• are eligible for the program. grant contracts from 8 years to 5 grant contracts from 8 years to 5 years

Keywords: 1183, house

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• </c><00:05:01.120><c> grant</c> and adding $100,000 and one grant grant and adding $100,000 and one grant
• </c> pilot program pilot program adding<00:13:29.920><c> $1.5</c><00:13:30.600><c> million</c><00:13:
• </c> education loan repayment program education loan repayment program for<00:14:59.839><c> dle</c><00
• </c> pilot program pilot program permanent<00:21:10.919><c> adding</c><00:21:11.559><c> 188,000</c><00
• </c><00:21:28.080><c> impair</c> Vol impaired Court program impair Vol impaired Court program impair

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee met in decision-making only and first took up HB 300, the Senate majority budget package. The chair described the bill as a response to economic uncertainty and reduced revenue forecasts, and outlined a wide range of appropriations and staffing changes across state agencies, including agriculture, education, health, public safety, housing, labor, natural resources, and corrections. The package emphasized one-year funding for many new programs, vacancy reductions, and investments in services such as preschool, mental health, wildfire mitigation, cybersecurity, public access, and workforce development. HB 300 was recommended to pass with amendments and was adopted unanimously, with members voting yes and no reservations noted only as procedural responses. The committee then acted on HB 794 and HB 795, both recommended to pass with amendments by changing the defective date to 2050; both measures were adopted without discussion. On the 101 agenda, HB 400, the Judiciary budget bill, was recommended to pass with amendments. The bill included vacancy reductions, security funding, permanent staffing for several court and justice programs, and support for civil legal services, immigration-related services, and technology licenses. HB 400 was adopted. HB 410 was also adopted with amendments and a defective date change to 2050. On the 102 agenda, the committee passed several bills either unamended or with targeted amendments. HB 3, HB 134, HB 177, HB 237, HB 648, HB 713, HB 735, HB 1391, and HB 1462 were passed unamended. HB 214 passed with amendments expanding eligibility for retired employees to fill labor-shortage or succession-planning positions, including certain management positions excluded from collective bargaining; one member raised concerns about school resource officers and community fit, which the chair said could be addressed in the committee report. HB 441 passed with amendments to direct cigarette tax funds to the Hawaii Cancer Research Special Fund, with a discussion about whether e-cigarettes should be included. Other measures passed with amendments included HB 448, HB 667, HB 727, HB 740, HB 806, HB 1020, HB 1345, and HB 1365, generally involving date changes, blank appropriations, or technical language. HB 1391 was adopted with a reservation from Senator Kim. The meeting concluded with HB 1462 adopted unamended.

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• The purpose of this is to sort of grant a partial stay, then.
• Or is your purpose of the bill more like the way Representative Dutton read it, which is... you grant
• The testimony that we got was on subsection A5, the interlocutory appeal that is granted because of the
• As expressed, there is the Office of Court Administration's free TCRIS program, it's the Texas Court
• House Bill 1749 resolves this disparity by allowing city councils to adopt an ordinance granting. granting

Bills: HB 1239, HB1990, HB1748, HB1749, HB2578, HB2986, HB1970, HB3163, HB2733, HB1922, HB 113, HB 1088, HB1938, HB3004, HB2637, HB2960, HB113

Keywords: public health, access to healthcare, insurance reforms, medical expenses, healthcare providers, mental health, protective custody, preliminary examination, detention period, emergency circumstances, emergency detention, legal framework, detention, healthcare, liability, landowners, nonagricultural land, trespassing, public safety, interpreters

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• programs.
• those programs.
• faculty to those programs.
• So they're great programs.
• , low-cost programs... ...through that FTE number account for high-cost programs, low-cost programs,

Summary: The Higher Ed Funding Committee met to review how North Dakota might identify and address low-producing academic programs and to discuss draft funding formulas for the university system. Lisa Johnson of the NDUS explained that the State Board of Higher Education is already developing a system-wide policy, using models from other states such as Texas, Virginia, North Carolina, Colorado, Kentucky, Ohio, and Connecticut. She described how low-producing programs are typically flagged by multi-year enrollment or completion thresholds, then reviewed for workforce demand, mission fit, cost, accreditation, and regional need before any action is taken. Committee members asked about what counts as a program, how costs are analyzed, whether certificates are included, how exemptions work for mission-critical or high-demand fields, and whether the board or legislature should set the rules. Johnson said the board is the appropriate body to lead the process, but legislators could use funding leverage if they wanted to encourage action; the chair asked the board to bring a detailed proposal to the June meeting. The committee then heard a Legislative Council presentation on a draft formula for UND and NDSU. The proposal uses fall census FTE enrollment, with a placeholder undergraduate rate of $7,000 per FTE and a graduate/professional rate of $10,500, plus incentives for completions in in-demand fields and research productivity. Alex from Legislative Council walked through the projected funding effects, noting that the model would increase funding for NDSU and reduce it for UND in the current biennium, with different results in the next biennium as enrollment changes are recognized. Members questioned the use of the placeholder rates, the definition of in-demand programs, the treatment of research funding, and the exclusion of state-appropriated dollars from the external grants calculation. The chair emphasized that the numbers were illustrative and that appropriators would set the actual dollar amounts later. A second draft formula for the other nine institutions was also reviewed. That model uses fall census FTE without a weighted economic factor, applies a higher undergraduate rate, and adds completion incentives for in-demand credentials and all other completions. Members noted that the formula would benefit some institutions, such as Bismarck State College, while reducing funding for others, such as Mayville State, and discussed whether the nine institutions should be treated more uniformly or split into smaller groups because of their different missions and sizes. Committee members and staff repeatedly stressed that the formulas are still being refined and that some institutions would likely need hold-harmless adjustments or other transition measures. The meeting ended with the chair directing the committee to continue the discussion later and to expect further work on both the low-producing program policy and the funding formulas.

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• The cover the cost of these programs.
• </c> additional revenue will provide grants additional revenue will provide grants to<00:17:38.480><c
• I can program which provides popular I can program which provides hands-on<00:23:22.799><c> introductory
• . program. program.
• The first is for relief grants. Um, there is significant demand for relief grants across Minnesota.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• That's the grant pool program<00:42:11.680><c> that</c><00:42:11.920><c> was</c><00:42:12.079><c> contained
• , the grant pool program, and the chip seal wrap program.
• excited about the grant pool program.
• </c><00:46:27.040><c> So,</c><00:46:27.760><c> we're</c> about the grant pool program.
• So, we're about the grant pool program.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Transportation met with a quorum, approved the June 3, 2026 minutes, and then heard a presentation from Mike Proctor of Evolve Kentucky on electric vehicles and charging infrastructure. Proctor described Evolve Kentucky as a nonprofit formed in 2016 to promote EV adoption and charger deployment, said the group has helped place more than 135 chargers at 65 locations, and reported that Kentucky EV registrations have grown rapidly but still represent about 1% of the state’s roughly 3 million vehicles. He also outlined the group’s view that EV drivers and charger operators already contribute to state revenue through annual vehicle fees, charger taxes, utility taxes, and related business taxes, and cited figures showing rising revenue collections as EV adoption increases. A major theme of the presentation was that EV owners are paying their “fair share” rather than being overcharged. Proctor said the current $126 annual EV fee is roughly comparable to the fuel tax a typical gasoline vehicle would pay, and noted that public charging can add additional tax burdens for drivers who cannot charge at home, such as those living in apartments or condos. He also argued that EVs provide broader benefits, including lower noise and air pollution, grid-stabilizing nighttime charging, tourism spending at destination chargers, and reduced road wear for passenger EVs compared with much heavier vehicles. Members questioned Proctor about whether EV owners are paying more than their fair share, how the fee compares with gasoline taxes, and whether apartment and condo residents are disproportionately affected because they rely on public chargers. Proctor responded that the fee was intended to bring EV owners into parity with gas vehicles, not to overcharge them, and said some public chargers are free while others are used by drivers who cannot charge at home. No additional votes or formal actions were taken beyond the minutes approval.

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• Granted, those are all in a working stage.
• Um granted uh that's on this topic.
• </c> eliminate the extraordinary needs grant eliminate the extraordinary needs grant which<00:53:21.280
• </c> foundational opportunity grant concept. foundational opportunity grant concept.
• , how we account for the the program, how we account for the program,<01:12:42.880><c> but</c><01:12:

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Education Funding Committee Subcommittee on Adequacy and Funding Sources opened its second meeting by reviewing four retained bills assigned to it: HB 651, HB 772, HB 491, and HB 734. The chair said the goal was to compare the bills across the board, consider whether any one of them should be the committee’s recommended vehicle, and then vote on a recommendation to the full committee. He noted the bills would move out before November 21 and be taken up on the House floor in January, while related LSRs were also being developed for the coming session. Representative Ames argued that HB 651 should be the main vehicle because it would substantially raise the adequacy base and adjust differential aid categories to better reflect real school costs, including poverty, special education, and English learner needs. He described the bill as building on court guidance and said the current funding formula is far below actual district needs. He also supported HB 491 as a study vehicle to examine revenue options, saying the legislature needs informed choices about how to pay for the changes. Representative Damon strongly backed HB 651 and HB 491, citing constitutional obligations, the Conval and Rand rulings, and large projected funding increases for districts such as Claremont, Windham, and communities in the chair’s district if HB 651 had passed earlier. Representative Fellows said he has an LSR similar to HB 491 that would study existing and new revenue options using criteria such as revenue potential, administrative cost, affected groups, implementation timeline, and implementation cost, with input from revenue administration and outside agencies. Representative Papich Muller emphasized constitutional separation-of-powers concerns, reading Article 83 and saying he was not comfortable with the broad claim that “cherish” clearly mandates a specific spending level, though he said he intends to follow Supreme Court guidance. Representative Ricky read testimony from a local school board member arguing that the state already imposes many mandates on schools while providing the least funding in the country, and that HB 651 would help restore meaningful local control. No final vote or action was taken in the portion provided, though the chair had indicated the subcommittee would vote before adjournment.

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• </c><00:55:28.240><c> pro</c><00:55:28.640><c> program</c> funding from the MDA grant pro program funding
• from the MDA grant pro program is<00:55:29.280><c> making</c><00:55:29.440><c> a</c><00:55:29.680><c
• I'm here to show my support for creating a grant program that would allow more farmers to get into the
• I'm here to show my support for creating a grant program that would allow more farmers to get into the
• Um, I'm here to show my support for creating a grant program that would allow more farmers to get into

Keywords: 1187, senate, all