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• So those are inmates that I put in a request to be placed on the program.
• Senator, the actual budget is approximately $104 million.
• As a former county commissioner, I want to know how much of your budget is allocated to MDC.
• It's hard to say, 'Let's put our budget, resources, and money into detaining people.'
• We can also see the types of services that individuals are requesting.

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• Paige will testify today about how her And Charlie's repeated requests for inpatient care were denied
• In February 2023, Charlie went to see his VA psychiatrist to request immediate mental health support
• I again requested that he needed to be put in a residential treatment program.
• It accounts for about 40% of veterans... health care, and it makes up about 25% of the VHA budget.
• These are suicide prevention, addiction treatment, their payrolls are halted, their budget...

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• This delay also allows our public and private sector partners a reasonable amount of time to budget for
• Requests for period products are often to support patrons in public spaces.
• their native language, and some individuals are even unable to make the request in English.
• I know it can be available on request, or they're not always met.
• Is that by request, or are they supposed to?

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight heard testimony on several bills. Senator Mike Moore supported S. 2185, which would delay implementation of the heavy-duty omnibus/advanced clean truck requirements while requiring the Commonwealth to purchase or lease electric medium- and heavy-duty vehicles starting in 2025; he argued the delay is needed because infrastructure, grid capacity, vehicle availability, and costs are not yet ready. The committee also heard strong support for S. 2156/H. 3318, which would require free menstrual products in public buildings, with advocates and students describing period poverty and the need to treat menstrual products like other basic restroom supplies. Senator John Keenan testified for S. 2158, a bill to let municipal light plants protect proprietary and competitively sensitive information from public disclosure while keeping board meetings and minutes open, saying it would help level the playing field against larger competitors. A major portion of the hearing focused on S. 2125/H. 3384, the language access and inclusion bill. Testimony from the AAPI Commission, Mass Speaks coalition members, Mass Appleseed, MLRI, ATASK, MAPC, the Boston Bar Association, Mass Advocates for Children, and others described barriers faced by limited-English-proficient residents in accessing MassHealth, DCF, courts, domestic violence services, schools, and other state services. Witnesses cited untranslated documents, inadequate interpretation, delays, and the burden placed on bilingual staff and children; several also pointed to recent federal moves toward English-only policy as making state action more urgent. Committee members asked questions about implementation, interpreter availability, and the role of technology and remote participation, and the chair noted the bill had been reported favorably in a prior session and intended to be again. The committee also heard testimony on time-zone legislation. Dr. Karin Johnson, representing sleep medicine interests, supported H. 3405 for permanent standard time and opposed S. 2157 for permanent daylight saving time, arguing that standard time better aligns with circadian rhythms and health, while permanent daylight saving time would worsen morning darkness and sleep disruption. Members questioned the strength of the scientific evidence and discussed school start times, geography, and whether Massachusetts should align with neighboring states. No votes were taken during the hearing, and testimony continued on additional bills as the session progressed.

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• They had no 911 budget at all included. The county commissioners would also offer to pay the 20%.
• This is actually the first hardship request we have had in the history of the grants program.
• Part of the hardship request is to identify your technology plan.
• Item 12 is a possible discussion, revision, and vote to approve the following grant requests.
• They requested some information, and we've sent that.

Keywords: 914, all

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• We recognize this budget communities.
• Why we're here, the funding request. This is a returning budget request.
• </c> reporting through dashboards and budget reporting through dashboards and budget to<00:21:16.720>
• If I were to lump it all together according to the most recent budget, the 2024 and 2025 budget, there's
• ><c> 25</c><02:01:17.119><c> budget,</c><02:01:18.159><c> there's</c> um 2020 24 and 25 budget, there's

Keywords: Call to Order and Roll Call - 0:00:00 Approval of Minutes – 0:03:50 Robotics Education – 0:04:18 Canopy KY – 0:14:15 Comprehensive Support and Improvement – 0:23:20 Postsecondary Credit Alignment – 0:53:15 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in K-12 Settings – 1:21:25 Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations – 2:05:15 Adjournment 2:05:41, 958, all

Summary: The committee opened with a roll call, confirmed a quorum, approved the minutes by voice vote, and recognized a guest of Senator Hickden, retired judge Dan Kelly. The chair then moved through a tight agenda and limited public presentations and questions. The first presentation was on robotics education in Kentucky, led by Representative Chris Lewis, Kentucky FIRST Robotics executive director Kelly Gowen, and students from Whitfield Academy. They argued that robotics should be expanded in high schools as a workforce pipeline for engineering, manufacturing, and advanced technology jobs. The presentation emphasized hands-on learning, industry certifications, teacher development, and a proposed framework to fund robotics education programs statewide. Committee members were not allowed to ask questions because of time constraints. The second presentation was from Canopy Kentucky, led by Adam Watson and founder Scott Collins. They described Canopy’s business and entrepreneurship education programs for fifth graders and high school students, including the NextGen Good Biz initiative and an eight-classroom high school unit. Canopy requested a one-time $750,000 appropriation for fiscal year 2026, matched by private funds, to expand into more schools and rural areas, train educators, and report outcomes. Members asked a brief question about how the programs fit into school schedules and the difference between the elementary and high school offerings. The final presentation, from KDE’s Kelly Foster and Todd Allen, reviewed the state’s school improvement classifications. Foster explained CSI, TSI, and ATSI status, the federal and state legal framework, and how House Bill 298 returned CSI identification to an annual cycle. She reported that Kentucky identified 50 CSI schools on the most recent release, with 53 CSI schools statewide, along with 39 TSI schools and 102 ATSI schools. She also outlined KDE’s support process, including education recovery staff, diagnostic reviews, turnaround plans, and required professional learning for CSI schools.

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• Um, I think this we have in place today all the tools we need to assess mandate requests.
• Um, I think this we have in place today all the tools we need to assess mandate requests.
• I think we have in place today all the tools we need to assess mandate requests.
• I think we have in place today all the tools we need to assess mandate requests.
• Has that been requested? Do we have that back? Senator Mann, I'm sure it's been requested.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And I think for simplifying the department's budget and giving them more flexibility, but also on the
• I took these other requests to be more directed toward the department.
• </c><01:11:11.360><c> reserve</c> that used to go to the budget reserve that used to go to the budget
• See, this year it was requested, but somehow it didn't get in the appropriations bill.
• ,</c><01:30:08.239><c> but</c> See, this year it was requested, but See, this year it was requested,

Keywords: 916, all

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• It merely puts the request for the bill.
• So I remember we look at that budget.
• </c> Wiler, I actually would like to request Wiler, I actually would like to request we<01:17:58.960>
• </c><04:42:35.200><c> cycle</c> appropriations in a tough budget cycle appropriations in a tough budget
• . commission and that had a budget of less commission and that had a budget of less than<04:46:24.080

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The average rate requests submitted to TDI for the past 90 days is just 1.5 percent.
• The average rate requests submitted to TDI for the past 90 days is just 1.5 percent.
• And for any of you, the, if rate requests have some padded or built in particular, If rate requests have
• So you've also got a lot more people and a lot bigger budget.
• “That was basically what was requested through those funding rounds.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• </c> follows when it comes to the budget. follows when it comes to the budget.
• A bianial budget simply means budget.
• produces for his budget or his supplementary<00:15:25.519><c> budget.
• </c> put the budget in a good position. put the budget in a good position.
• </c> that budget is in negative territory. that budget is in negative territory.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And it turned out that it took her months of public records requests.
• Representative request votes yes. The clerk will record the vote.
• They are on a shoestring budget, less than $2 million with nine employees.
• A roll call vote has been requested.
• Explanation requested. Explanation requested.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Their county commission would be the chief election or chief budget officers, whereas in third-class
• Their county commission would be the chief election or chief budget officers, whereas in third class
• The money will not be taken away, and we will not take any money away from the budget.
• You are simply requesting that Lexington be allowed to join the program. Yes, ma'am.
• We have to cut $1 billion from our fiscal year budget in 2007, another billion dollars in 28.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• </c><00:09:00.320><c> the</c> Amendments and respectfully requests the Amendments and respectfully requests
• </c> which an individual can request which an individual can request specified<01:19:48.239><c> departments
• </c> the um an individual may file request the um an individual may file request with<01:22:21.040><c
• </c> &gt;&gt; But it seemed a reasonable request. &gt;&gt; But it seemed a reasonable request.
• </c><03:00:38.399><c> a</c> amendments and respectfully requests a amendments and respectfully requests

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Monday, April 13, 2026, 960, senate, all

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• Basically, the entire governor's budget is based on to have a responsible and balanced budget.
• And it looks like we're already budget.
• </c> to make sure we have a balanced budget. to make sure we have a balanced budget.
• </c> walking track is highly requested walking track is highly requested amenity<01:53:58.639><c> um<
• </c><02:41:23.280><c> in</c> that we should, um, always request in that we should, um, always request

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So from a budget context, the BDS is probably what, for general funds, probably 60% of your total budget
• </c> lifespan if needed so from a budget lifespan if needed so from a budget context<00:05:47.600><c>
• </c><00:09:16.519><c> we</c> you um during the governor's budget we you um during the governor's budget
• </c><00:20:31.000><c> for</c> generally New Heights is budgeted for generally New Heights is budgeted
• </c> department I I believe that's budgeted department I I believe that's budgeted in<00:20:42.360><c

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Division of Long-Term Supports and Services presented its budget and program overview as part of the Department of Health and Human Services operating budget review. Leadership described the division’s three bureaus—Aging and Adult Services, Developmental Services, and Family-Centered Services—and explained that the division provides guidance, technical assistance, quality monitoring, and contracted provider oversight across the lifespan. Members also discussed staffing, with reported vacancy rates of 4% in Aging and Adult Services, 15% in Developmental Services, and 6% in Family-Centered Services; the division said the higher BDS vacancy rate is partly due to the small number of authorized positions. The governor’s budget had left eight positions unfunded in the division, including three in Aging and Adult Services and five in BDS. A major topic was the division’s roadmap initiatives, especially building a system of care for healthy aging and strengthening developmental disabilities systems through a new reimbursement rate structure. The division said it contracted with an actuary to study DD service costs and found rates had not been reviewed since 2017 and were significantly below actual costs and other states’ rates, contributing to provider shortages even when services are authorized. Members asked about the impact on service delivery and whether rates would need to rise overall; the division said its strategy is to focus on lower-cost services that help people remain in the community. The division also reported waiver enrollment figures, including about 4,161 people on the Choices for Independence waiver, 3,688 average nursing facility residents, 5,061 people on the DD waiver, 228 on the acquired brain disorder waiver, and 488 children on the in-home support waiver, while noting there is no funding waitlist but provider availability remains a constraint. The division highlighted IT modernization as a major accomplishment, especially moving Adult Protective Services and Developmental Services into the New Heights system. Officials said these changes improve case-note access, data retrieval, service authorization tracking, and transparency for providers, and they asked for future oversight discussion focused on IT leverage. Members noted that New Heights maintenance is budgeted in the Office of the Commissioner under class 27 and suggested better transparency on system costs and benefits. The division also reported that it closed out a long-running CMS corrective action plan for BDS on July 1, 2023, and said it is now focused on strengthening the system rather than compliance alone. Other discussion covered the Aging and Adult Services bureau’s name change from Elderly and Adult Services to Adult and Aging Services, intended to avoid negative connotations and better reflect preventative services. The bureau described Adult Protective Services trends involving scams, financial exploitation, self-neglect, and isolation, and explained that it administers the CFI waiver, determines medical eligibility for nursing facility level of care, and braids funding from Medicaid, state funds, Older Americans Act money, Social Service Block Grants, and other grants. Members asked about waiver growth targets and federal consequences if enrollment remains below projections; the division said it would explain the shortfall in a future waiver amendment and did not anticipate a federal penalty. The meeting ended without any votes or formal actions taken.

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• The sergeants can please let members know that their attendance is requested. Thank you.
• Colleagues, we've seen and gone through the budget process here; we know how convoluted the budget And
• Colleagues, we've seen and gone through the budget process here, we know how convoluted the budget.
• Colleagues, we've seen and gone through the budget process here.
• We know how convoluted the budget process can be.

Summary: The committee first heard SB 1091, which would create the Community Anti-Displacement and Preservation Program within HCD to help nonprofit developers, community organizations, and local governments acquire unsubsidized rental housing and preserve it as affordable housing or homeownership opportunities. The author and supporters from Enterprise Community Partners, the Unity Council, and several housing and tenant groups argued that acquisition-preservation is a proven, cost-effective way to prevent displacement and homelessness. There was no opposition testimony. Members discussed funding, with the author and chair noting the bill is intended to be supported through the housing bond or other appropriations. The committee voted the bill do pass to Judiciary, with broad support and no recorded opposition. The committee then took up SB 904, which would codify and expand the wildfire rebuilding coordination and permitting streamlining used after the Los Angeles-area fires, including HCD-led review of permitting and code barriers and reporting on recovery lessons. The author said the bill is meant to speed rebuilding after future wildfire disasters and avoid repeated delays seen in places like the Camp Fire. Members raised concerns about the cost and repetition of requiring multiple agencies to produce reports after each disaster, and about e-permitting mandates for smaller jurisdictions. The author responded that the bill is meant to capture lessons from different fire contexts and that some concerns could be addressed with amendments. The bill was moved do pass to Emergency Management and was reported out with sufficient votes, though kept on call. Finally, the committee heard SB 1007, which would change HOA assessment rules by tying annual increases to inflation rather than allowing up to 20% increases, and would require clearer annual budget disclosures and evidence for fines. The author and supporters said the bill would improve transparency and protect homeowners from steep fee hikes, while opponents from community manager and HOA industry groups warned it could underfund reserves, force larger special assessments, and add duplicative paperwork. Several senators expressed support for the bill’s goals but raised concerns about the inflation cap, the need for flexibility for insurance and maintenance costs, and the visual-aid disclosure requirement. The author said amendments are forthcoming and that the bill will look different in the next committee; no final vote is reflected in the excerpt provided.

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• within 30 days of the initial request by a provider.
• With that, I respectfully request your aye vote. Very good.
• With that, I respectfully request your aye vote. I respectfully request your aye vote.
• Require authorization requests to be submitted electronically.
• So with that, I respectfully request an aye vote. Thank you.

Summary: The committee heard AB 1887, which would speed prior authorization for FDA-approved rare disease treatments prescribed by specialists and, if a plan does not act within 30 days, deem the request approved. The author and supporters, including patients and clinicians, said delays can cause irreversible harm, hospitalizations, and death, especially for children and people with progressive rare diseases. Health plans and insurers opposed the bill’s automatic-approval provision and said the measure lacked safeguards for incomplete requests and shared responsibility for timely information. The chair encouraged continued work with opponents, and the author said the bill was narrowed from an earlier version that would have waived prior authorization entirely. The committee also heard AB 1979 on artificial intelligence in health care, AB 2161 on Medi-Cal work requirements, AB 539 on extending approved prior authorizations, AB 2311 on physician employment at public hospital districts, AB 1148 on banning phthalates and bisphenols in food packaging, AB 1825 on mental health offender reentry coordination, and AB 2282 on a temporary emergency stabilization unit in Patterson. AB 1979 would preserve licensed clinicians’ professional judgment, bar AI from directing unlicensed clinical functions, and protect medical records used by consumer chatbots; after amendments, several hospital, medical, and industry groups moved from opposition to neutral. AB 2161 would limit the harm of federal Medi-Cal work-reporting rules by using existing data, improving notices, and protecting due process; it drew broad support from patient, provider, and advocacy groups. AB 539 would keep prior authorization approvals valid for up to one year or the course of treatment, with supporters citing continuity of care and opponents warning about utilization, fraud, and cost concerns. AB 2311, as amended, would let certain high-payer-mix or distressed public health care districts directly employ physicians; CMA withdrew opposition after the bill was narrowed, while some hospital interests still objected to the carve-out. AB 1148 would prohibit two chemicals commonly used in food packaging, with supporters citing cancer and endocrine-disruption risks and opponents arguing DTSC should handle the issue through its existing regulatory process. AB 1825 would improve transition planning and Medi-Cal enrollment for offenders with mental health disorders leaving state hospitals, and AB 2282 would authorize a temporary rural emergency stabilization care unit in Patterson until a permanent hospital is built. Several bills were held for later action because the committee lacked a quorum, and the chair repeatedly noted that motions would be taken once enough members returned.

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• </c> expenses the grantee requested expenses the grantee requested reimbursement<00:07:27.840><c> for
• . requests. requests.
• </c><01:24:17.480><c> that</c> detailed development budget that detailed development budget that discusses
• They'll be completed with the budget that they've been given.
• </c> budget that they've been given. budget that they've been given.

Bills: HF3564

Keywords: Greater Minnesota, regional parks, trails, grants, local government, 1183, house

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• </c><00:23:42.240><c> house</c> supplemental agriculture budget house supplemental agriculture budget
• The 2024 supplemental budget included $2.8 million for this public health response, but this was just
• It is not contained within the governor’s budget, so this doesn’t constitute an endorsement on behalf
• We send out, upon a voluntary request of participating producers, a licensed, certified water quality
• so this doesn't constitute an budget so this doesn't constitute an endorsement<00:40:01.480><c> on</

Bills: HF363, HF2155, HF1524, HF821, HF1677, HF1292

Keywords: HF363, property tax credit, agricultural water quality credit, Minnesota agricultural water quality certification program, clean water fund, class 2a, class 2b, certified acres, conservation incentive, water quality, agricultural property, county assessor, county auditor, Department of Revenue, Department of Agriculture, property tax reimbursement, school district reimbursement, legacy finance, taxes committee, southeastern Minnesota

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• the requests outnumber the funds<00:01:28.600><c> available.
• </c> applications for funding requesting applications for funding requesting approximately<00:10:50.480
• Senator Skoczek said the project came in under budget.
• </c><00:59:11.240><c> Mayor,</c><00:59:11.520><c> if</c> budget like that. Um Mr.
• Mayor, if budget like that. Um Mr.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all