Video & Transcript Research : 'variance requests'

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TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • We'll have testimony today where we will have a request to include all six million students in Texas
  • And we built on that every session, with databases and, at the request of private schools, access to
  • So your request has already been granted by the LBB. So anything more?
  • If I had to request money to spend, I had to justify why.
  • I plan on talking to the Senate Finance back office about your request. And I appreciate that.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Education K-16 convened with a quorum, adopted its committee rules, and heard opening remarks from members introducing staff and outlining priorities for the session. Members from both parties emphasized education as a major issue, while several Republicans framed the committee’s work around school choice and parent empowerment. Senator West and other Democrats stressed protecting public schools, listening to Texans, and considering the effects of vouchers or education savings accounts on school districts and communities. Chairman Creighton laid out Senate Bill 2, the Texas Education Freedom Act, describing it as a universal education savings account program modeled on similar programs in other states. He said the bill would provide about $200 million for a universal eligibility pool and additional funding for students with disabilities and lower-income families, with priority weighting for former public school students. He also highlighted anti-fraud measures, vendor pre-approval, criminal background checks, cybersecurity protections, annual testing requirements for participating students, and the use of the Comptroller rather than TEA to administer the program. Creighton repeatedly said the bill is not a voucher and argued it would not take money from public schools, which he said would receive separate historic funding increases. Members questioned Creighton about the 500% of federal poverty line definition, the adequacy of the $10,000 ESA amount, whether the program would favor students already in private school, how microschools and homeschool pods would fit, and whether the bill protects religious liberty and private-school autonomy. Democrats raised concerns about disability protections, 504 students, foster children, public-school funding, open records, and the historical context of vouchers. Republicans generally supported the bill as a way to expand options for parents and students, while also asking about administration, fraud prevention, and data security. After member questions, the committee began invited testimony, with EdChoice President Robert Inlow presenting in support of SB 2 and citing the growth and reported success of school choice programs nationwide.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Energy and Natural Resources (03/04/2025)

Energy and Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • , this bill that was introduced at the request of the Department of Energy.
  • uh in the world introduce at my request uh in the world I'd<01:31:24.920> rather<01:31:25.199
  • Senator Pearl suggested that maybe what it could be is that, upon request of the Consumer Advocate to
  • I'm just wondering if we might consider, upon request of the Consumer Advocate, the AG shall appoint
  • Senator Pearl suggested that maybe what it could be is that, upon request of the Consumer Advocate to
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Public Education May 11th, 2026

Public Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • As you can imagine, transcribing a text... until it's requested by a school district.
  • I will say we're in the middle of working on our LAR and we will have exceptional item requests that
  • I don't know of any single request for waiver from a school district on classroom size. Thank you.
  • Currently, districts must respond with large amounts of requested documentation.
  • And it's documentation requests that have little or indirect correlation to the complaint specifics.
Keywords: 1184, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Education Finance Committee 3/13/25

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • on the level of oversight and on-hand support that grantees may need is kind of what adds to that variance
  • Every district that's part of our second cohort that is connected to the funding request is working in
  • <01:14:35.360> the<01:14:35.480> funding<01:14:35.760> re<01:14:36.040> requesting
  • <01:14:36.760> is<01:14:36.960> working to the funding re requesting is working to
  • the funding re requesting is working in<01:14:37.639> partnership<01:14:38.120> with<01
Bills: HF846, HF1538, HF1959
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 02-13-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • been Uh, as a result, pursuant to Rule 86 of the 2025-2026 rules of the Senate, I am hereby requesting
  • Senate uh I the 2025 2026 rules of the Senate uh I am<00:13:43.839> hereby<00:13:44.240> requesting
  • /c><00:13:44.720> all<00:13:44.959> documents<00:13:45.839> that am hereby requesting
  • all documents that am hereby requesting all documents that were<00:13:46.399> referenced<00:13
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 02-10-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I rise and we request a waiver of the public notice requirement pursuant to Senate Rule 21 to hold a
  • > the<00:04:12.720> public<00:04:12.959> notice request of waiver of the public
  • notice request of waiver of the public notice requirement<00:04:13.840> pursuant<00:04:14.319>
  • I also rise to request another waiver of the public notice requirement pursuant to Senate Rule 21 to
  • <00:08:14.319> a inform the Senate that I requested a inform the Senate that I requested a
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Natural Resources Jul 15th, 2025

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • So even within the same aquifer, you have so much variance.
  • , the production request, and compare it to your current MAGs, and it's already over MAG.
  • I'm going to honor your request.
  • I'm going to honor your request.
  • I'm going to honor your request.
Summary: The committee held a hearing on high-capacity groundwater wells proposed in Anderson, Henderson, and Houston counties, with members framing the issue as one of local water supply, fairness, and the need to modernize groundwater law while protecting private property rights. Opening remarks focused on the scale of the proposed Redtown Ranch and Pine Bliss projects, the potential export of tens of thousands of acre-feet of groundwater annually, and concerns that the applications lacked sufficient technical detail and could harm nearby landowners, cities, agriculture, and manufacturing. Members also noted the broader context of the recent flooding tragedy in central Texas and the Legislature’s intent to address water-related loss of life in the upcoming special session. Witnesses from the Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts and the Texas Water Development Board explained the current groundwater management framework. They described groundwater conservation districts as the state’s preferred management method, the role of groundwater management areas and desired future conditions, and how the Water Development Board uses those conditions to calculate modeled available groundwater. They emphasized that districts rely on local data, monitoring wells, and planning processes, but that information is often more limited in areas without a district, where the rule of capture applies. Members pressed witnesses on recharge rates, export permits, subsidence, the effect of pumping on nearby wells, the age and real-time availability of model data, and whether the proposed project would exceed modeled available groundwater in some counties. TCEQ explained its limited oversight role over groundwater conservation districts, including inquiries, compliance actions, and, in extreme cases, dissolution authority. Water Development Board staff also outlined funding programs, saying the New Water Supply for Texas Fund is limited to projects such as brackish desalination, reuse, ASR, and other new-supply projects, and does not fund fresh groundwater exports alone. They said the project at issue had not applied for board funding. A water lawyer then testified on the rule of capture, ownership in place, and district regulation, arguing that districts must use permitting and other tools to manage production within modeled available groundwater and that the Legislature could consider additional authority over groundwater exports under current law.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Apr 7th, 2025 at 03:30 pm

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • They couldn't test the variance, right, it just comes out of THC.
  • well-backed, and I'm happy to provide those publicly available peer-reviewed studies to anyone. upon request
Bills: HB 28, SB 3
Summary: The meeting featured significant discussions regarding HB28, where the chair outlined the plans to bring forward a substitute for the bill. The chair emphasized the importance of maintaining order and decorum during the proceedings. Members engaged in deliberations, and a number of public witnesses were invited to testify, thereby enriching the discussion around the bill. This interaction provided valuable insights into public sentiment regarding the issues at hand.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Human Services - 01/22/25

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • We saw variances that ranged from $43 to $152,000, and 65% of the samples that we tested had inaccurate
  • These are the grant managers, essentially, and it's their job to, when we get a request for payment,
  • when<01:07:05.480> we<01:07:05.680> get<01:07:06.160> a<01:07:06.520> request
  • c><01:07:06.880> for<01:07:07.119> payment<01:07:08.039> to to when we get a request
  • for payment to to when we get a request for payment to review<01:07:08.799> the<01:07:09.480>
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
Summary: The Human Services Committee met on January 22, 2025, to focus early in session on waste, fraud, abuse, and program integrity in Minnesota human services programs. The chair said taxpayers expect funds to reach people in need and asked the Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA) to present on resources, progress, and possible solutions. Members also asked the auditors to note where the legislature or agencies had already taken action to address prior findings. OLA staff summarized recent reports on grants management and oversight. They said noncompliance with grants policies has been pervasive across agencies, including problems at DHS in conflict-of-interest documentation and pre-award financial reviews. In one DHS review, 30 of 41 grant reviewers had missing or incomplete conflict forms, and 20 of 57 grants lacked required financial review documents; the issues affected about $11.5 million in grant funding. OLA said DHS spent more than $400 million in grants to nonprofit organizations from 2018 to 2022, and they identified broader factors affecting compliance such as inconsistent funding for grants administration, ad hoc training, inconsistent data systems, and limited enforcement authority. They noted 2023 legislative changes that allowed agencies to retain some grant funding for administration and directed an assessment of a statewide grants management system, and they said OGM training and staffing have increased, though training is still not required for all staff. The Financial Audit Division then discussed the senior nutrition program at DHS, which delivered about 3.1 million meals to more than 40,000 participants in 2022 through the Minnesota Board on Aging, area agencies, service providers, and subcontractors. The audit found nine findings across documentation, monitoring, contract oversight, participant recertification, and data quality. Examples included service providers failing to recertify participants or recording inaccurate data, the Board on Aging not performing monitoring visits since 2017 or financial reconciliations in 2022, and area agencies failing to complete required site visits. Survey results also suggested participant database inaccuracies. OLA recommended stronger monitoring, clearer procedures, and more reliable data to ensure services reach intended recipients. No formal votes or committee actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Finance Division II (03/19/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • And the department had two potential requests relative to the assessment.
  • additional with the Department's request additional with the Department's request on on on that<
  • second to take um a look at the request second to take um a look at the request about<03:26:49.880
  • So the variance in enrollment from November 1st to October is nominal.
  • A second was requested, and Representative Bean was referenced in the discussion of how to proceed.
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The Division 2 Finance Committee work session focused primarily on House Bill 115 and a proposed amendment, 114H, which would carry over language from HB 2 into HB 115 and place limits on Education Freedom Accounts (EFAs). Representative Murray described the amendment as a way to keep the 350% federal poverty eligibility cap, require students to have attended a charter public school in grades K-12 for the preceding year before entering the voucher system, and add guardrails against universal eligibility. She argued the state was facing a severe budget crisis, that expanding EFAs would divert money from other programs, and that public testimony and local votes showed widespread opposition to expansion. She also cited a letter from former Finance chair Neil Kirk opposing expansion. Other members responded that the committee should not revisit policy already decided by the House, though some said the amendment was fair to discuss because of its fiscal implications and supported it on that basis. The discussion then broadened into a debate over the fiscal impact of universal vouchers and the reliability of enrollment and cost estimates. Representative Luno argued that prior EFA projections had relied on assumptions that could badly underestimate state exposure, pointing to Arizona as a cautionary example and saying New Hampshire should not expand the program without better analysis. Representative Papovich similarly warned that universal eligibility could create a large, unexpected cost, estimating a potential exposure of about $285 million based on school-age children not currently in public, charter, or EFA programs. In contrast, Representative Weyler said EFAs can save money because public school spending is already high and parents using EFAs still pay taxes and take on more responsibility for their children’s education. After discussion, Representative Murray moved to accept the amendment, and Representative Bean seconded it. There was some procedural clarification about voting on the original bill and the amendment. The transcript ends before a final recorded vote on the amendment or on HB 115 itself, though the committee had also been told it would likely reconsider several retained bills later in the week, including HB 129, HB 133, HB 671, and HB 781.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Session (06/04/2026)

New Hampshire Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • <01:28:48.960> by<01:28:49.120> Senator been requested, seconded by Senator been requested
  • A roll call has been requested by Senator Avard, seconded by Senator Lang. Okay.
  • A roll call has been requested by Senator Avard, seconded by Senator Lang. Okay.
  • As to the $55 million, that's legislation or request that's going to come in.
  • or or request that's going to come in. or or request that's going to come in.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

WAM-HHS Informational Briefing 01-08-2025

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:03:01.959> is um so we have a part of the request is um so we have a part of the request
  • And then in terms of our CIP requests, we have several requests that I think, you know, your staff has
  • requests uh we have several requests requests uh we have several requests that<00:06:54.199>
  • But you guys only have one request, yeah? Is that only one, the 125,000 request? No, that's...
  • appreciate it a lot of our CIP requests appreciate it a lot of our CIP requests for for for 2627
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The joint Ways and Means and Health and Human Services committees heard Hawaii Health Systems Corporation’s biennium budget request, with testimony from HHSC leadership on the Hilo/Big Island region (HTH 212) and the Oahu region (HTH 215), plus discussion of capital improvement projects and systemwide partnerships. HHSC described its role as the rural healthcare safety net, serving a high share of Medicare, Medicaid/Quest, and uninsured patients, and said its costs are elevated by state employee fringe benefits, which it said are about 64% compared with roughly 30% in the private sector. HHSC also said pandemic-era federal aid, including relief funds and PPP loans totaling about $100 million, reduced the need for general fund support in prior years. For HTH 212, HHSC said its general fund request for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 was higher than the governor’s recommendation because of rising insurance, pharmaceutical, and contractor labor costs, and because it includes $13.2 million in FY 2026 and $2.3 million in FY 2027 for Epic electronic medical record implementation in East Hawaii. For HTH 215, HHSC said the requested general funds were aligned with the governor’s recommendation, in part because of increased Medicaid reimbursement rates for long-term care facilities under prior legislation. HHSC also said it was restoring a special fund ceiling so the region could spend its cash collections on operations. Members asked about the 64% fringe rate, and HHSC explained the difference was mainly due to defined-benefit pension and retiree health insurance costs, which private hospitals generally do not bear at the same level. Members also asked about the Daniel K. Akaka State Veterans Home, and HHSC said operations would be funded through the general fund corporation for the home when it opens, with management by Ohana Pacific, but no additional legislative operating funds were being requested at that time. Other questions focused on staffing and vacancies, including an abolished procurement position and an ongoing IT help desk recruitment need. HHSC highlighted several capital and partnership projects, including a $25 million state CIP request matched by $25 million from the Benioff family for the Benioff Health Center, an ER expansion and reconfiguration at Corner Community Hospital, and $7.5 million in each fiscal year for Kauai EMR capital funds to join the Epic platform. Testimony also described collaborations with Queen’s, the University of California San Francisco, Hawaii Pacific Health, the Hawaii Cancer Consortium, the Department of Health, and the state hospital to improve specialty access, clinical trials, behavioral health, and patient placement across the system.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Apr 7th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • They couldn’t test the variance, right? It just comes out of THC.
  • well-backed, and I'm happy to provide those publicly available peer-reviewed studies to anyone upon request
  • He asked for common-sense regulation to keep kids away from the products, as has been requested over
Bills: SB 3, HB28, SB3
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Education Funding (04/15/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • If they have more requests than the $500,000, then they apportion it, and that's what we do with other
  • If they have more requests<00:40:41.520> than<00:40:41.680> the<00:40:41.839> 500,000
  • <00:40:42.560> then<00:40:42.800> they<00:40:43.200> they requests than the
  • of mine as one of a constituent request of mine as one of my<01:59:39.320> constituents<01:59
  • But think of it this way: If you have a contractor for a house, but you need to get a variance, you're
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 292, which would authorize a governor’s warrant to cover special education aid shortfalls from the education trust fund, and from the general fund if needed, so local school districts would not have to absorb prorated costs or raise local property taxes. Senator Lang said the bill was prompted by a prior $15 million special education funding shortfall caused by higher-than-expected catastrophic aid claims, including more qualifying students and the recent increase in the special education age limit to 22. He emphasized that the bill is intended to ensure the state meets its funding commitment and avoid shifting costs to towns. Members asked about how the bill interacts with House Bill 742 and House Bill 773, including whether the language should be merged or whether the state should fund 100% versus an 80% floor. Lang said he was open to improving the bill and to adding a study committee or performance audit on special education costs, but maintained that the state should not push costs to local taxpayers when it has available funds. The hearing on SB 292 was then closed, with no vote taken. The committee then opened Senate Bill 98, which would extend for five more years a tax credit program for donations to regional career and technical education centers. Senator Waters said the program has been successful in building partnerships between CTE centers and employers, especially through equipment donations that support training and apprenticeships. He cited examples including automotive, marine trades, and advanced manufacturing programs, and said the five-year extension would let lawmakers continue to review whether the incentive is working as intended. Several members questioned whether the credit is effectively a 100% subsidy and how the cap works. Waters and another member explained that the underlying program has an aggregate cap of $500,000 and that credits are prorated if requests exceed that amount; they also said the donations are primarily equipment, not cash. Some members raised concerns about whether businesses could also claim other tax deductions or credits, but the sponsor said the existing structure has been in place for years and has been revisited periodically. No vote was taken during the hearing excerpt provided.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Wed May 6, 2026, 9:00AM HST - Day 57

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • >> Same<01:57:06.800> request. >> Same request. >> Same request.
  • >> Same<02:11:22.560> request. >> Same request. >> Same request.
  • opposition and request written comments. opposition and request written comments.
  • Request to enter comments.
  • Same request. So ordered. Cochran. Same request. So ordered.
Keywords: 910, house, all
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Municipal and County Government (01/30/2026)

Municipal and County Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • once every five years, or annually if requested.
  • You had made reference to a municipality may request additional information at any point in time.
  • We had some assessors that requested this bill. Representative for taking my question.
  • <00:28:41.919> additional "Well, we are requesting additional "Well, we are requesting additional
  • form that is used for abatement requests form that is used for abatement requests is<01:52:00.719
Keywords: 1189, house, all
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • c><01:48:24.080> to At least my experience when I went to college is that there were wide variances
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee met to hear from the New Hampshire Association of School Principals as part of its review of a proposal involving statewide administrative consolidation and changes to school governance. Members first discussed how school board witnesses would be selected, with the chair saying the committee would seek a mix of district sizes and structures and would also accept emailed input. The principals’ association said it represents more than 550 principals and assistant principals and urged caution about any mandatory consolidation, arguing that successful consolidations are gradual and voluntary. Association leaders and principals testified that principals already handle a wide range of responsibilities, including instructional leadership, student discipline, safety, staff supervision and evaluation, family and community engagement, and day-to-day crisis response. They argued that shifting more legal, budgetary, and administrative duties onto principals would reduce time for coaching teachers and supporting students, increase burnout and turnover, and create legal and training risks, especially in areas such as special education, privacy, and labor issues. They also said the roles of superintendents, principals, and school board members are distinct and require different training and expertise. Members asked detailed questions about how responsibilities are divided between principals and SAUs, whether principals recruit and evaluate staff, and how much time principals work. One principal said she works about 60 to 70 hours a week and that additional duties would be difficult to absorb. Another principal described his school’s structure, the importance of community building, and the need to preserve district-wide alignment if consolidation moves forward. No votes were taken during this portion of the meeting.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • 02:02.240> movements<01:02:02.640> 58 HHS requested position movements 58 HHS requested
  • Uh they initially only wanted request.
  • So, we're good with this. request of Department of Environmental request of Department of Environmental
  • arts um the ability to request arts um the ability to request additional<08:36:02.160> general
  • We've made the request. make a change. We've made the request.
Keywords: 10am HB 1 & HB 2, 928, house, all
Summary: The committee of conference for HB 1 and HB 2 reviewed the side-by-side budget comparison and began working through agreed and disputed items. Members first confirmed that grayed-out items were already settled and discussed a process for making later technical and intent changes, especially to true up abolished positions after additional decisions were made. They then moved through several budget sections, including judicial branch reductions, retirement systems, the Department of Justice, the Human Rights Commission, liquor enforcement, corrections, and the Department of Information Technology. Several items were agreed to or treated as settled package items, including the judicial branch position, the Department of Justice reduction, the Human Rights Commission item being held until related HB 2 language is finalized, the Housing Appeals Board being moved into the Board of Tax and Land Appeals, and the Office of Child Advocate. The committee also agreed to update the House bill language as needed based on HB 2 decisions, and to keep certain IT support rows in place unless related boards and commissions are eliminated. The effective date remained July 1, 2025, with no change. The main unresolved discussion centered on the retirement systems budget, where the Senate defended a large increase for deferred IT security and investment-function improvements, while the House argued the increase was too large and favored a back-of-the-budget cut. The Senate said the funds would support strategic IT and investment changes and would remain in the trust if cut, while the House emphasized the size of the increase and suggested a compromise. The committee ultimately retained the Senate position on retirement systems for the moment and said it would return to the issue later. On corrections and liquor enforcement, the committee described a negotiated back-of-the-budget cut structure, including a $10 million cut for corrections with some restoration of POS offices and administrative aides, and a liquor enforcement cut that was treated as part of a broader package. The Department of Safety item related to commercial enforcement and motor vehicle inspections was held for later discussion. The meeting ended with several items agreed, several held for coordination with HB 2, and some major budget questions still open.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Fri Mar 20, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 31

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Same request. So ordered. Representative Cochran. Same request. So ordered.
  • Same request. So Representative Gideon. Same request.
  • Representative Alcos: Same request. Representative Cochran: Same request.
  • Representative Alcos: Same request. Representative Cochran: Same request.
  • Same request. So ordered. Cochran. Same request. So ordered.