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• nonprofit that comes before us, and we look at their 990s, their audited financials, and we do a calculation
• I want to move towards how eligibility is determined and how awards are calculated.
• determined and how awards are calculated determined and how awards are calculated in<01:08:00.440
• So when we looked at how the State Grant is actually calculated, the design for shared responsibility
• looks at the family income calculation looks at the family income as<01:09:30.199> well<01:09

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Supreme Court Historical Society has calculated that Magna Carta is cited in at least 160 Supreme Court
• Supreme Court Historical Society has calculated that Magna Carta is cited in at least 160 Supreme Court
• Supreme Court Historical Society has calculated that Magna Carta is cited in at least 160 Supreme Court

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Specifically, this bill will require licensed RCFEs to calculate and disclose their daily staffing levels
• The staffing information required in AB 508 is pretty simple to calculate.
• care, the bill places unrealistic and unnecessary burdens on small RCFE operators, requiring the calculation

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We did something calculated to number."
• So let's run the numbers, a couple of examples. calculate the cost they remove they calculate the cost
• Applying that model, it's a calculation, and anyone falling outside that calculation is then excluded
• Applying that model, it's a calculation, and anyone falling outside that calculation is then excluded
• > calculation<01:04:36.240> is<01:04:36.480> then outside That calculation is then

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• I understand you netted out of the investments and I understand how the ROI calculations work but if
• exclude that from their data when they made those calculations.
• Specifically, they were using 2018 cost. costs to calculate their 24 costs.
• Not a number we calculate.
• Calculation on that, I'll do the math for you, it's 33%.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Water production is only a calculation of rise or fall in water level inside that monitored well is what
• By statute, total estimated recoverable storage data, the values that we calculate, we have to provide
• That hydrological condition includes the TERS estimates that are provided by us that we calculate to
• So if you look in the Edwards, we've calculated over the past three years we're probably in aggregate
• They made those calculations with the groundwater availability models.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• financial accounting, and reporting activities, and also notes that management should be able to calculate
• could not determine that because they could not get a good understanding of the process to do the calculation
• could not determine that because they could not get a good understanding of the process to do the calculation
• could not determine that because they could not get a good understanding of the process to do the calculation
• could not determine that because they could not get a good understanding of the process to do the calculation

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Fiscal Committee met on January 30, 2025, and first organized itself by electing Senator Jim Gray as vice chair, electing Representative F as clerk, appointing Michael Caine as legislative budget assistant, and adopting the committee’s rules and procedures. The committee also adopted an amendment to the rules allowing audits to be automatically released to the public once placed on the Fiscal Committee agenda, with members discussing that the change would improve transparency and reduce paper handling. The minutes from the November 15, 2024 meeting were approved, with members who were absent abstaining. The committee then worked through a consent calendar and several individual items. It removed or noted withdrawals on a few items, including item 25004 for further discussion, item 25016 withdrawn by the Department of Education, item 257 removed by Representative F, and item 25001 removed under Tab 4. Item 25004, concerning the newborn screening program, prompted testimony from the Department of Health and Human Services explaining that the program is mandatory with an opt-out provision; officials said 99.2% of newborns were screened in 2023, meaning the opt-out rate was under 1%. The committee also approved item 25007, related to DHHS community health workers and telework policy, after hearing that the workers are not placed in schools and that DHHS follows statewide telework policy. On the regular calendar, the committee approved a Department of Administrative Services request to extend the release date for fiscal year 2024 numbers to March 31, and approved a Department of Fish and Game item. It also approved winter maintenance funding for the Department of Transportation after hearing that the $5.7 million request might not last through the winter if additional storms occur; DOT said even a small storm can cost more than $1 million and that crews are dispatched based on road conditions and supervisory judgment. The committee then approved items for the Judicial Council and the Office of Legislative Budget Assistant. The final discussion focused on the Health and Human Services dashboard and the Youth Development Center claims. DHHS acknowledged a data error in the APS client line and said Community Mental Health Center caseload data is still not fully accurate because two centers are undergoing EHR conversions. Members also asked about the low census at the Sununu Youth Development Center and about the process for managing future claims related to the YDC settlement fund. Witnesses from the Attorney General’s office said the fund is handled through a unique arrangement involving DOJ appropriations and judicial branch staff, that current judicial budget cuts are not yet affecting the litigation pace, and that the average resolution so far has been about $500,000, though future claims may vary. No votes were taken on the discussion items beyond the approvals noted above.

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• The five units came, dot tax will be doing the unit calculation.
• We wanted to ensure that they weren't having to do a calculation on, you know, to limit the number of
• times you have to do this calculation and to try and ensure that this was going to true rental units
• Um we wanted to ensure unit calculation.
• and to try and ensure that calculation and to try and ensure that this<02:20:08.960> was<02:20

Bills: HB1977, HB1764, HB1934, HB2533, HB1790, HB2181, HB1870, HB2140, HB2468, HB2358, HB1588, HB1688, HB1986, HB2030, HB2195, HB1949, HB1695, HB1950, HB2094, HB2115, HB2297, HB2336, HB2416, HB2049

Keywords: maternal health, infant health, mobile application, Medicaid, healthcare access, state programs, music education, public concerts, Hawaii State Library, cultural collaboration, music accessibility, libraries, education, reading programs, early childhood, nonprofit, community engagement, teacher retention, Hawaiian language education, special needs schools

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• And you have to take out your calculator to try to compute your meal.
• And you have to take<01:15:08.719> out<01:15:08.880> your<01:15:09.040> calculator
• c><01:15:09.440> to<01:15:09.679> try<01:15:09.760> to take out your calculator
• <01:48:48.960> into full payment, how is it calculated into full payment, how is it calculated
• > your<01:48:50.880> CPR, the tax cap calculation, your CPR, the tax cap calculation, your

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• what this is seeking to do is make sure that your gross receipts on which your business license is calculated
• All 1 million be calculated gross receipts because that's the headquarters.
• All 1 million be calculated gross receipts because that's the headquarters.
• All 1 million be calculated gross receipts because that's the headquarters.
• All 1 million be calculated gross receipts because that's the headquarters.

Bills: HB268, SB279, SB304, SB303, SB298

Keywords: lottery winnings, lottery prize, state lottery, income tax exemption, tax exemption, gambling, games of chance, prize proceeds, Alabama Department of Revenue, state income tax, tax relief, winnings, jackpot, lotto, Alabama State House, Montgomery, Legislative Council, demolition, state capitol, state capitol building

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• Then they'll be calculating learning gains, which we'll be able to release.
• For those who participate in partial days, there's a calculation outlined in rules that determines how
• So this grant provided $16.2 million in funds to 245 districts based on a per-student calculation.
• The full formula and an example calculation are in Appendix B of your report, and your report is Exhibit
• For the districts that have received this funding, DESE calculates eligibility using the average teacher

Summary: The committee approved the March 9 and 10 minutes and then heard a presentation from the Arkansas Department of Education on the Arkansas Excellence in Teaching Fellowship, featuring three third-grade teachers from Cabot, Poyen, and Drew Central who are also teacher merit pay recipients. The teachers described the fellowship as a year-long Zoom-based collaboration with about 23 educators statewide, focused on sharing classroom strategies, data use, and professional support. Members asked about the teachers’ experience, how they share what they learn with their districts, the range of grades represented in the fellowship, and the relationship between the fellowship and merit pay. The teachers emphasized building relationships with students, using data to drive instruction, early intervention, and collaboration across grade levels, while the secretary said the program is intended to identify and elevate high-performing teachers and spread their practices. A major portion of the discussion focused on third-grade reading, retention, and the new ATLAS testing system. Teachers and the secretary said students are screened and progress monitored throughout the year, families are notified early if students are at risk, and schools are using interventions, tutoring, and individualized reading plans. They said ATLAS results are now available much faster than in the past, often within 24 hours or a few days, allowing teachers and parents to respond quickly. Members asked about the impact of poverty, trauma, foster care, DHS involvement, IEPs, and critical shortage areas; teachers said relationship-building, small-group instruction, and coordination with counselors and special education staff are key. The secretary said the fellowship is a small subset of a broader merit pay program, that participation was voluntary, and that the state is trying to build a coherent system with literacy coaches, high-impact tutoring, and clearer standards rather than teaching to the test. Members also discussed broader policy issues, including the need for more positive public messaging about public education, teacher input in decision-making, and support for early childhood education. Several legislators asked whether the state should expand funding for early learning and whether more literacy or academic coaches are needed in districts that improve and then lose eligibility for state support. The secretary said the state has committed literacy coaches to D and F schools and is still working through how to sustain support as schools improve. He also said the administration would look at data and return on investment before supporting additional funding, and he encouraged legislators to help recruit eligible teachers into future fellowship cohorts. After the teacher panel concluded, the committee moved on to the adequacy resource allocation study, where Bureau of Legislative Research staff began a presentation on state and local education funding sources, categorical funds, and district spending patterns.

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• House Bill 646 by Representative Bourriaque, constitutional amendment relative to state finances, calculation
• Relative to the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System, calculation of contributions, contribution
• So if everybody has the same standard for how they calculate cases, tell me how is it that somebody could
• Knox's position that there was some inconsistencies on how district courts calculate this.
• And so when you say that, when we're saying that we have different districts calculating them differently

Bills: HR265, HR266, HR267, HR268, HR269, HR270, HR271, HR272, HR273, HCR107, HCR108, HCR109, HCR110, HCR111, HR257, HR258, HR259, HR260, HR261, HR262, HR263, HCR105, HCR106, SCR30, SB57, SB157, SB202, SB237, SB276, SB450, SB465, SB501, SB525, HR3, HR80, HR197, HR243, SCR5, SCR35, HB4, HB623, HB944, HB986, HB1098, HB1222, SB34, SB164, SB172, SB198, SB208, SB232, SB281, SB286, SB317, SB322, SB334, SB380, SB385, SB409, SB417, SB421, SB430, SB439, SB447, SB458, SB510, SB398, HB646, HR84, HR188, HR205, SCR19, SCR3, SCR6, SCR18, SCR11, SCR22, SCR2, SCR20, SCR24, HCR6, HB301, HB359, HB657, HB675, HB680, HB727, HB302, HB819, HB1257, HB1258, SB8, SB10, SB11, SB12, SB13, SB14, SB16, SB17, SB18, SB20, SB21, SB22, SB40, SB48, SB55, SB69, SB75, SB77, SB78, SB85, SB102, SB115, SB133, SB140, SB148, SB151, SB165, SB169, SB170, SB185, SB197, SB200, SB217, SB235, SB278, SB280, SB291, SB300, SB303, SB315, SB324, SB330, SB411, SB416, SB420, SB436, SB438, SB449, SB455, SB456, SB477, SB489, SB521, SB45, SB58, SB71, SB81, SB92, SB100, SB109, SB141, SB156, SB181, SB203, SB204, SB205, SB207, SB213, SB214, SB216, SB229, SB257, SB274, SB290, SB304, SB374, SB379, SB396, SB410, SB425, SB427, SB429, SB479, SB522, HCR72, HB633, HB603, HB940, HB251, HB775, HB998, HB1191, HB625, HB1255, HB901, HR20, HR74, HCR65, HCR71, HB284, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB582, HB605, HB614, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1240, SB82, SB89, HB258, HB842, SB149, SB382, SB441

Keywords: Pineville High School, Lady Rebels, softball, LHSAA, Louisiana High School Athletic Association, Class 5A, state championship, high school sports, student athletes, commendation, resolution, athletics, girls softball, championship team, Pineville, school recognition, sportsmanship, coach Allison Frye, Louisiana legislature, House Resolution

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• final they can't count them toward their final they can't count them toward their final calculation
• <00:37:55.839> Um, calculation of their retirement. Um, calculation of their retirement.
• ,<00:38:05.839> but<00:38:06.160> they them in that final calculation, but they them
• in that final calculation, but they can<00:38:06.800> continue<00:38:07.200> to<00:38:
• That individual received on the last day of work and was used in their final calculation for their retirement

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:05 Attendance Roll Call: 00:10 SB 70 Discussion: 00:58 SB 70 Vote: 04:36 SB 80 Discussion: 05:16 SB 80 Vote: 31:45 SB 127 Discussion: 32:30 SB 127 Vote: 39:38 SB 154 Discussion: 41:25 SB 154 Vote: Adjournment: 47:14, 958, all

Summary: The committee first considered Senate Bill 70, which would modify the Public Pension Oversight Board by adding one House member and one Senate member, automatically placing the House and Senate chairs of state and local government on the board, adding the state treasurer, broadening who the Speaker and Senate President may appoint, and reducing the governor’s board appointments from two to one. After a brief procedural correction about a committee substitute, the bill was explained and then passed by a 9-0 favorable vote. The committee then heard Senate Bill 80, a constitutional amendment to restore voting rights to people with felony convictions after they complete imprisonment, probation, and parole, while excluding certain offenses such as election fraud, violent felonies, sex offenses, and crimes against children. The sponsor and Senator Herron argued that Kentucky’s current system is confusing and leaves the state as one of the few with lifetime disenfranchisement, while witnesses from the Sentencing Project, the League of Women Voters of Kentucky, and an advocacy group for people with lived experience supported restoration but urged a simpler, broader, automatic approach without offense-based carveouts. Committee members raised questions about implementation, clerk guidance, and how the proposal interacts with expungement and gubernatorial pardons; one senator specifically asked whether serious offenders, including child rapists, would regain voting rights under a broader version, and the witness answered yes. The bill passed with a favorable expression by an 8-1 vote. The transcript then began discussion of Senate Bill 127, also sponsored by Senator Hickden, but the exchange was cut off before the bill was fully explained or any vote was taken.

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• From those scenarios, I've then tried to calculate the approximate impact.
• And all of this with the GHG emission calculator only accounting for 30 years of benefit, whereas these
• We would be forever trying to calculate what the real greenhouse gas reductions are for all of these
• calculate what the real greenhouse gas reductions are for all of these various programs.
• So when you do the math on that—who’s got a calculator? $2.6 billion divided by 20,000, right?

Summary: The Budget Subcommittee No. 4 hearing focused on the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) and cap-and-trade reauthorization, with members and panelists discussing how to balance climate goals, affordability, and legislative oversight. The chair emphasized the hearing as a broad review of past GGRF spending and future options, while the LAO outlined how GGRF revenues are generated, how variable they have been, and the tradeoffs between continuous appropriations and annual budget control. Two academic panelists, Dr. Kyle Meng and Danny Cullen Ward, argued that cap-and-trade remains an effective climate policy, but stressed that future revenue will depend heavily on market design, allowance allocation, and price levels. They also raised the idea that GGRF could be used more directly for affordability, especially by lowering electricity costs, and for targeted investments in technologies that the market would not otherwise support. Committee members pressed the panelists on where revenues come from, how much has actually been spent, and whether continuous appropriations reduce oversight. CARB staff said more than $33 billion has been generated to date and a little over $11–12 billion has been spent, with the rest committed or in process, and noted that project timelines can be lengthy. Members also asked about ways to lower electricity rates, reduce wildfire-related utility liabilities, and support electrification. The panelists said transportation fuels are the largest source of GGRF revenue, that industrial emitters receive a smaller share of free allowances, and that reducing wildfire liability and investing in grid-scale batteries could help lower costs and speed decarbonization. Public commenters largely urged the Legislature to preserve or expand continuous appropriations for specific climate programs. Speakers supported funding for nature-based solutions, natural and working lands, urban greening, agricultural climate solutions, waste and composting programs, clean transportation, AB 617 community air protection, clean cars, transit, affordable housing near transit, and dairy digesters. Several groups argued these programs are cost-effective, provide public health and affordability benefits, and should receive dedicated shares of GGRF. Others urged reducing free allowances and using more GGRF revenue to directly lower energy costs for households. No votes were taken during the hearing.

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• Because we don't have the necessary information to make that calculation.
• And we don't have that information on a granular basis such that we could make that calculation for each
• to be a general assumption overall that there's an anticipation for whatever of a reason in the calculation
• These 1,700 different jurisdictions calculate all those rates. and keep records of all of that in case
• I would refute that by just saying the inability to calculate this shows that it's already too complex

Bills: HB134, HB135, HB 1109, HB 1243, HB1392, HB1399, HJR99, HB134, HB135

Keywords: sales tax, use tax, local tax, municipal tax, county tax, tax sourcing, place of business, principal business location, small business, retailer, marketplace seller, economic development agreement, Chapter 321, Chapter 323, Tax Code, Texas Comptroller, local sales and use tax, tax jurisdiction, order consummation, ship-to location

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• ><00:31:56.320> amount hospitals to increase the amount hospitals to increase the amount calculated
• for<00:31:57.520> the<00:31:57.720> MA<00:31:58.040> disproportionate calculated
• for the MA disproportionate calculated for the MA disproportionate population<00:31:59.680> adjustment
• rate is calculated. rate is calculated.
• for us to calculate that. for us to calculate that.

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• On the tab fees side, those are calculated at 1.575% MSRP and then they decrease as it relates to the
• <00:53:49.520> at<00:53:50.000> 1.575 calculated at 1.575 calculated at 1.575 MSRP MSRP
• >> That's<01:14:05.199> easily<01:14:05.679> calculated.
• >> That's easily calculated. >> That's easily calculated.
• calculation around that. calculation around that. >> Thank<01:15:11.840> you.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The meeting was the first session of the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s Electricity as a Vehicle Fuel Working Group. Commissioner Nancy Doenberger opened with introductions from members representing state agencies, legislators, utilities, local governments, industry groups, advocacy organizations, and others. The group then elected its leadership: Senator Anne Johnson Stewart was nominated and unanimously elected chair, and Representative Steve Elkins was nominated and unanimously elected vice chair. Senator Johnson Stewart said she would ensure all viewpoints are heard and asked MnDOT to continue running the meeting for practical reasons. Austin Turman of the Legislative Coordinating Commission reviewed the authorizing legislation. He explained that the working group must analyze electricity used as vehicle fuel infrastructure opportunities and barriers, develop a roadmap with policy and funding recommendations for sustainable transportation funding consistent with the Minnesota Constitution, and study other states’ approaches to equitable fuel assessment methods for electric vehicles. The group’s report is due February 13 and will go to the governor and legislative transportation leaders. Turman also briefly reviewed open meeting law requirements, noting the group must operate publicly when a quorum discusses official business, though public comment is not required. Members then discussed the purpose of the group and the need to find a fair replacement or supplement for declining gas tax revenue as EVs increase. Senator Johnson Stewart emphasized balancing system funding needs with user-based fairness, including differences in vehicle weight and road use. Representative Murphy stressed the need to consider rural Minnesota, taxpayer impacts, and current science, including climate and CO2 issues. Drive Electric Minnesota said EV drivers should pay their fair share and not be overburdened, while the Department of Revenue said it wants to administer the new EV charging-station tax fairly. A trucking representative highlighted that passenger vehicles and freight vehicles have very different operating and charging needs, suggesting the group consider those differences in any fee structure.

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• was part of our current calculations was part of our current calculations right<00:09:01.480>
• Is that not helping contribute to safety being included in the calculation?
• Is that not helping contribute to safety being included in the calculation?
• Is that not helping contribute to safety being included in the calculation?
• Is that not helping contribute to safety being included in the calculation?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Education Policy Committee met under a co-chair arrangement and heard opening remarks emphasizing civility, direct testimony from school leaders, and a focus on whether state policy is meeting student needs in the least intrusive and most cost-effective way. Chair Coleman asked testifiers to keep remarks brief and policy-focused, and the committee began with a series of superintendents describing local budget pressures and the cumulative impact of state mandates. Anoka-Hennepin Superintendent Corey McIntyre said the district, the state’s largest, is serving about 37,000 students and faces a roughly $26 million deficit even after major reductions, including cutting about $44 million and roughly 250 central office jobs. He cited rising costs tied to compensation, special education and multilingual cross-subsidies, unemployment, paid leave, READ Act implementation, student/staff safety and K-3 discipline requirements, and transportation, saying the district still faces about $50 million in mandate-related shortfalls and may need to reduce class size and student supports. Senator Kunesh responded that summer unemployment claims are paid from a separate state budget line, not the district general fund, and asked about paid leave costs; McIntyre and the chair clarified the district’s concern was the possibility of future costs if state funding ends. Prior Lake-Savage Superintendent Michael Thomas said district revenues are rising only about 2.5% to 3% while expenses are growing 5% or more, driven by inflation and vendor costs. He argued that the state’s inflationary funding tie should be maintained, and asked for an increase in local optional aid of $250 per pupil and more flexibility for districts that struggle to pass local levies. Minnetonka Superintendent David Law argued that schools are being asked to absorb broader community burdens, including food and mental health needs, while still being judged on academics and graduation; he said REACT funding fell short, forcing the district to shift reading funds to staff development, and urged the committee not to roll mandates forward without funding. Fergus Falls Superintendent Jeff Drake said expanded unemployment, earned sick and safe time, and paid family leave are creating staffing and budget challenges for rural districts, estimating unemployment costs could reach $240,000 annually and sick and safe time about $25,000, with added difficulty recruiting support staff and substitutes. No committee votes or formal actions were taken in the portion provided.

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• One tax rate. that were used in calculating district's Tier One tax rate.
• Senator Bettencourt: It’s crucial that we maintain accuracy in these calculations.
• And as it relates to this, it was a mistake in calculations between LBB and CEA.
• I think that the way we calculated the fiscal note was... We being LBB? Yes, LBB.
• I think that the way we calculated the fiscal note was... We being LBB? Yes, LBB.

Bills: SB 1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• It makes no changes to the calculation of the minimum guarantee.
• Nothing in this act is intended to change the calculation or funding of the minimum guarantee under Section
• There's a figure on page three of our handout that goes through the current calculation, and I don't
• The appropriations limit is a little bit of an apples-and-oranges calculation, if I may.

Keywords: 988, house, all