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• Cuts to seniors, cuts to the disabled community, cuts to even those who are dying and their families
• are still disabled...
• Just because we are deaf, doesn't mean we can't be disabled.
• So what the measure did is it made the tax permanent under state law.
• For adults and people with disabilities. Thank you.

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• And that's really making sure that older adults and adults living with disabilities and their caregivers
• However, we have not received our latest grant award through the feds because that program is partially
• In fact, the $1,000,000 we're asking in our special request would partially do that.
• Continuing the story of a permanent home for the **PRC**, in May of this year, the roof of the building
• request is for two FTEs to move over from our sponsored term, sponsored by our grant programs, to permanent

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• and the members who supported our budget request, as well as to the Governor who has now included partial
• and the members who supported our budget request as well as to the governor who has now included partial
• And because there was no real long-term commitment to that redesign, I believe partially and probably
• First and foremost, the CSU deeply appreciates the Governor's proposal in the May revision to partially
• While the reduction from $375 million to $143.8 million is meaningful, it still represents a permanent

Summary: The committee heard the May Revision presentation for the Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance, with public comment focused heavily on K-12 priorities such as universal school meals, kitchen infrastructure, food service and custodial support, youth leadership grants, Special Olympics funding, English learner support, universal pre-K, literacy investments, and concerns about community college funding shifts. Speakers also urged support for expanded learning, teacher recruitment and training, and maintaining or increasing funding for community colleges and student support programs. Finance and the LAO then reviewed the Proposition 98 outlook. Finance said the May Revision lowers the 2025-26 Prop. 98 guarantee to $114.6 billion, about $4.3 billion below January, due mainly to lower revenue estimates, with smaller effects from attendance and property tax changes. The administration also described rebenching for universal transitional kindergarten and a one-time rebench tied to Los Angeles fire-related property tax losses, along with changes to the Public School System Stabilization Account, deferrals, and updated COLA assumptions. The LAO said the budget relies too much on deferrals and one-time funds, creates a structural shortfall, and should instead align ongoing spending with the guarantee and preserve a reserve buffer. Members questioned the TK rebench and the shift of funding from community colleges to K-12, asking why it was being applied retroactively and how colleges would be held harmless. Finance said the changes align funding with where TK costs are being incurred and that reappropriation funding and other adjustments would offset impacts on community colleges. The LAO argued the historical split formula is outdated and should be abandoned in favor of budgeting around current priorities rather than fixed percentages. Members also raised concerns about draining the rainy day reserve and using deferrals, while the LAO said preserving reserves would better protect against future volatility. The committee then moved to specific K-12 and education proposals. Finance outlined May Revision changes including state operations adjustments for the Department of Education, technical trailer bill changes, a $100 million student teacher stipend program administered by Kern County, and updates to the charter school facility grant program. The LAO recommended rejecting the proposed increases for expanded learning, literacy coaches, and the student teacher stipend as currently structured, while supporting the minimum grant increase for expanded learning. Members expressed support for teacher recruitment efforts but questioned whether one-time funding can sustain ongoing programs and whether the student teacher stipend should be targeted to shortage areas or low-income communities.

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• a disability, family members, or parents or guardians of a person with a disability, members of the
• do have an employee with a disability do have an employee with a disability and<05:21:26.240>
• allows an individual with a disability allows an individual with a disability to<05:24:00.400>
• with Disabilities Act we have Americans with Disabilities Act we have a<05:36:14.040> very<05

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard the Banking Department’s fiscal year 2026-2027 budget presentation from Commissioner Amelia Galeri. She described the department as a self-funded consumer protection regulator overseeing two main areas: the Banking Trust Division, which supervises state-chartered banks, credit unions, and trust companies, and the Consumer Credit Division, which oversees more than 7,000 licensees including mortgage and money transmitter businesses. She said the department’s budget is about 86% salaries and benefits, with 53 positions all filled, and explained that the agency funds itself through fees, fines, and end-of-year assessments on regulated entities. Galeri said the department is facing workload growth from several directions: continued growth in the trust industry, increased fintech supervision, and a new requirement to regularly examine auto dealers that take finance applications, which adds about 300 exams over two fiscal years. She said the department was directed to flat-fund its budget based on 2025 levels but was allowed to increase travel and training. To stay within that limit, she said the department reduced office space, went paperless, converted administrative and licensing positions into examiner positions, and expects to defund an embedded DOJ database administrator position once a new SharePoint system is fully implemented. Members asked about how the department’s revenue and assessments work, including whether fees were increasing and how much existing banks would pay. Galeri said fees are not being raised, most banks pay little or no fines, and assessments are based largely on asset size, with trust companies paying the bulk. She also explained that fines are set by statute, generally capped at $2,500 per violation for consumer credit entities, and said she would not recommend increasing that cap. The committee then voted to accept the Banking Department’s budget proposal as presented in HQ1, with a motion and second and no discussion. The transcript then moved to the Department of Energy budget. Commissioner Jared Chakin and Chief of Operations Lenny Radio discussed federal program funding, including LIHEAP fuel assistance and weatherization. They said the apparent drop in fuel assistance funding from FY 2024 actuals to the budgeted amount is due to the loss of ARPA and CARES Act supplemental funds, while weatherization remains a federally constrained program with a waiting list and limited flexibility. Members also asked about a proposed transfer from the renewable energy fund; staff said the transfer would still allow the department to carry out its statutory duties for the year, though the committee deferred deeper discussion until House Bill 2.

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• partially because of redundancy. partially because of redundancy.
• And this developmental disabilities.
• disabilities have People with disabilities have historically<00:17:20.720> faced<00:17:21.039
• <05:44:47.760> Act of the Americans with Disabilities Act of the Americans with Disabilities
• provisions will be made permanent provisions will be made permanent without<06:16:01.680> the

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• An extension or a permanent, permanent would be the proper way to state it.
• In Article 2, we deal with the disability services areas.
• CADI stands for Community Access for Disability Inclusion.
• She advocates for our disability services.
• Article 1 is our Aging and Disability Services piece.

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• Health Care Authority is at about $18 billion a biennium, followed down to developmental disabilities
• So I'm going to talk about the long-term care and developmental disabilities programs at DSHS.
• So first, for DD-only, individuals must have a diagnosis of a developmental disability.
• And Medicaid funds partially support its maintenance and operations.
• About 35% of them are children and 32% are adults who are elderly or disabled. Thank you.

Summary: The Ways and Means Committee held a work session to review how H.R. 1 (the One Big Beautiful Bill Act) could affect Washington’s Medicaid, long-term care, developmental disabilities, and food assistance programs, with a focus on implementation challenges, fiscal impacts, and likely coverage losses. Staff and agency officials explained Washington’s Medicaid financing structure, eligibility categories, caseload trends, and the role of the Health Care Authority and DSHS in administering Apple Health and related services. They also described how Medicaid expansion increased access to behavioral health services and how H.R. 1’s provisions are expected to affect the expansion population most directly. Health Care Authority and DSHS officials outlined several major H.R. 1 changes: new work and community engagement requirements for the Medicaid expansion population, six-month redeterminations instead of annual renewals, changes to immigrant eligibility, limits on provider taxes and state-directed payments, new cost-sharing requirements, reduced retroactive coverage, and changes affecting long-term care eligibility. They said Washington is still awaiting federal guidance on many details, but estimated that about 620,000 Apple Health expansion enrollees could be subject to work requirements, that roughly 30,000 immigrants could lose Medicaid eligibility under the new definition of qualified alien, and that some long-term care and developmental disability clients could be indirectly affected. Officials also said the state is working with other agencies to build shared verification systems and may seek a delay waiver, though they do not expect broad federal flexibility. The committee also heard that H.R. 1 immediately blocks Medicaid reimbursement for Planned Parenthood services for one year, with the state planning to backfill about $11 million to preserve access. In addition, officials warned that the law could reduce federal Medicaid revenue by billions over time and strain hospitals and emergency rooms as more people become uninsured. They noted that Washington’s rural health transformation grant application is due November 5 and could bring some funding, but not to offset coverage losses. No votes were taken; the session was informational only. The committee then heard a separate presentation on food assistance, where staff and DSHS described H.R. 1’s SNAP changes, including expanded work requirements, immigrant eligibility restrictions, higher state administrative costs, and a possible future state share of benefit costs tied to payment error rates. DSHS estimated a four-year fiscal impact of about $750 million for food assistance changes and said the state is working on system and policy changes across agencies before the new requirements take effect.

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• <03:27:05.359> related tied to the child's disability related tied to the child's disability
• the students education and disability the students education and disability needs<03:37:05.359><
• Uh, and that is now under a permanent restraining order.
• Uh and that is now under a permanent Uh and that is now under a permanent restraining<03:46:53.920
• partially partially rebalance rebalance rebalance an<04:58:37.920> anomaly<04:58:39.360> that

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• disabled individuals, and the elderly. disabled individuals, and the elderly.
• does and limit Americans to a permanent does and limit Americans to a permanent destination<01:02
• <02:29:23.840> SBA sanctuary cities with permanent SBA sanctuary cities with permanent SBA
• <03:13:46.200> authorization which will give permanent authorization which will give permanent
• <07:42:52.240> or government enabling him to disable or government enabling him to disable

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• It says partial because the agreement was to only give transfer authority between the department and
• <00:15:43.199> collaborative public private permanency collaborative public private permanency
• <00:15:58.000> It<00:15:58.160> says<00:15:58.399> partial changes for DCYF.
• It says partial changes for DCYF.
• > the<00:36:46.320> temporary Section 8 makes permanent the temporary Section 8 makes permanent

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It was a specific learning disability eligibility.
• <01:31:21.480> eligibility specific learning disability eligibility specific learning disability
• Individuals who have partial disabilities can time out on those payments; those don't necessarily last
• disability a work resultant disability disability a work resultant disability um<05:33:54.200>
• time<05:34:12.840> out<05:34:13.040> on partial disabilities um Can time out on partial

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The meeting began with testimony from Charlotte Harding of the Conservation Land Stewardship Program, who explained that the office protects the state’s interests in conservation lands by monitoring conservation easements and related stewardship obligations. She described the program’s funding sources: a land conservation endowment held at the State Treasury and administered by the Council on Resources and Development, plus transfers from Fish and Game for easements not covered by the endowment. Members discussed how the endowment is funded when new easements are created, the program’s staffing, the loss of a state vehicle, and the need to increase in-state travel so staff can use personal vehicles for field monitoring. Harding said the office has two full-time positions and a seasonal employee, that the work is mostly monitoring rather than hands-on land management, and that enforcement issues are referred to the grantee agencies or, if needed, to the Council on Resources and Development. She also noted that the office works directly with landowners to resolve smaller issues and that stewardship has become a greater focus in the conservation community because ongoing oversight requires funding. Members asked about examples of properties under the program, including LCIP lands such as Musquash Headwaters, Hidden Valley Boy Scout Camp, and Nash Stream, and the committee did not take a motion before moving on. The committee then heard from Paul Breen and Susie Anzelone of the Pease Development Authority regarding the Division of Ports and Harbors operating budget. They explained that the authority provides finance, legal, environmental, and engineering support to the division, which operates New Hampshire’s only deep-water berth at Market Street, as well as facilities in Hampton, Rye, the Portsmouth Fish Pier, and navigational waters in the Piscataqua and Great Bay. They described the authority’s history after the closure of Pease Air Force Base, the transfer of roughly 2,400 acres, and the creation of a self-sustaining enterprise fund tied to airport and port operations. They emphasized that the division does not draw on the general fund because revenues from wharfage, dockage, parking, registration, and mooring fees cover operating costs, with any surplus retained for capital improvements and replacement. Members questioned several budget lines, including a sharp increase in overtime and workers’ compensation. Breen said overtime is driven largely by security needs at the deep-water port and fluctuates with vessel traffic, such as salt shipments, while workers’ comp is a DAS-set cost and not something the division controls. He said the budget is conservative and that if revenues fall short, capital projects would be the first items scaled back. The discussion also covered fee-setting, with Breen saying rates are reviewed against the local market and infrastructure constraints, and that some smaller facility fees had recently been increased after being stagnant for years.

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• disabled... ...be on the developmentally disabled, who, as being developmentally disabled, are automatically
• Doesn't hurt disability, people with disabilities, doesn't affect part-time employees, doesn't affect
• First of all, people with disabilities and those who are permanently disabled are exempt from this bill
• for persons with disabilities.
• Permanent medical intervention.

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• The House funded at a partial portion of the ABR that was requested by the agency, and the Senate made
• The House funded at the a partial The House funded at the a partial portion<00:09:23.160> of<
• On page 70, move into behavioral health, developmental, and intellectual disabilities.
• And then Kentucky Permanent Pension Funds lapse of remaining balance: in the House version, there was
• > Pension And then Kentucky Permanent Pension And then Kentucky Permanent Pension Funds<01:14:

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Summary: The Free Conference Committee on the 2026 General Assembly budget met to reconcile differences between the House and Senate versions of House Bill 500. Leaders opened by thanking the other chamber’s work, asking members to turn microphones on and off to avoid feedback, and stressing the need to clearly note decision points so both chambers record the same actions. Staff then walked through the bill page by page, explaining that the committee was comparing only House and Senate differences, not the governor’s proposed budget. The discussion covered a wide range of appropriations and language items, including next generation non-911 services, school safety reporting tools, restored funding for brain injury, epilepsy, veteran service, homeless veterans, and rocket docket programs, debt service changes, rural infrastructure, disaster aid caps, Attorney General and Medicaid fraud funding, agriculture and county fair grants, auditor and pension-related appropriations, school facilities and SEEK funding, and numerous education programs. Members also discussed charter-related funding such as Star Academy, Dolly Parton Imagination Library, school resource officers, school-based mental health providers, AP/IB exams, Governor’s Scholars and Entrepreneurs, and several pilot or initiative programs in economic development, energy, and labor. Several items were described as technical corrections or restorations of language and funding, while others reflected differences in amounts or how funds would be distributed. There were several questions and comments from members about wording such as “implement and carry out,” the absence of the governor’s budget from the comparison document, and whether SEEK funding should be tied to teacher raises. The chair and other members emphasized that the committee’s role was to reconcile the two chambers’ budgets, not to adopt the governor’s proposal. Members also raised concerns about opioid settlement funds and the Dolly Parton Imagination Library match rate, with one senator urging restoration of the House language. No final vote or formal action was taken in the portion provided; the meeting primarily consisted of explanation, questions, and discussion of proposed budget differences.

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• Medicaid is how their kids, their parents, and neighbors with disabilities can get the support and help
• parents, and neighbors with disabilities parents, and neighbors with disabilities can<00:17:28.400
• permanently ends this irresponsible permanently ends this irresponsible withdrawal<02:27:44.160>
• fact, 70% of motans want permanent fact, 70% of motans want permanent protection<05:43:56.400>
• would without a doubt cause permanent would without a doubt cause permanent and<06:01:30.480>

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• And whereas Miss Colvin did not finish her senior year of high school, partially due to her dedication
• of Montgomery to end<00:25:23.360> bus<00:25:23.679> segregation<00:25:24.240> permanently
• end bus segregation permanently. end bus segregation permanently.
• /c><00:25:28.400> school, her senior year of high school, her senior year of high school, partially
• due to her dedication to the partially due to her dedication to the social<00:25:30.640> justice<

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• Partial public financing is, in part, funded by taxes that are chosen and selected by individuals who
• 26.120> financing<00:26:26.840> is<00:26:27.000> in<00:26:27.240> part partial
• public financing is in part partial public financing is in part funded<00:26:27.880> by<00:26
• and Financial Manual states that research and legal services for the House shall be provided by permanent
• For the House shall be provided by permanent and session-only employees in the partisan offices of the

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• So you'd still have a partial um record. Um.
• , we would love to get the data on this, but a lot of the guys who are there have intellectual disabilities
• , so there's some concerns with the disability due due process issues here.
• session, so we would urge the committee to learn more about the, about the office prior to making such permanent
• I'm intellectually disabled, so please be patient with me, OK. Not a problem.

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• I SAY THIS TO MEAN EVEN FLAGS LIKE THE DISABILITY PRIDE FLAG WILL BE ERASED FROM COMMUNITIES AND THAT
• IS A FLAG OF UTMOST IMPORTANT TO OUR DISABLED VETS THAT ARE IN A VERY IMPORTANT COMMUNITY IN FLORIDA
• EXTENSION OF THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION APPLIES TO QUADRIPLEGICS, SURVIVING SPOUSES AND SURVIVING SPOUSES PARTIALLY
• OR PERMANENTLY DISABLED VETERANS.

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• system proposal, which is requesting $20 million split evenly between the General Fund and the Disability
• This item, due to the sudden and immense impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the UI Fund became permanently
• EDD is requesting an increase of 37.1 personnel equivalents and $4.3 million from the Disability Insurance
• So unemployment insurance, paid family leave, and disability forms have already been converted to the
• We’re asking that the sunset be repealed and the amended version become permanent.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee 5 on State Administration held a May Revise hearing focused on state administration proposals, with the chair noting no actions would be taken and all items would remain open. The committee heard presentations on a range of budget proposals, including technical adjustments for the Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement and the California Workforce Development Board, security and election-related funding for the Secretary of State, modernization and loan-backfill requests for the Department of Consumer Affairs, and multiple Employment Development Department updates covering EDD Next, UI and DI/PFL benefit estimates, workforce funding, and an EMT training reappropriation. Several items drew discussion from the LAO and committee members. The LAO generally supported technical or modernization items such as PERB’s implementation requests, GoServe’s College Corps adjustment, the Secretary of State’s security and HAVA grant items, and the Board of Pharmacy modernization proposal, but raised concerns about the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education’s proposed $10 million General Fund backfill and interest-free loan language. For EDD, the LAO flagged the size of the DI/PFL benefit adjustment and the unusual structure of the document management system proposal within EDD Next, while EDD said the changes reflected higher participation and benefit levels after SB 951 and ongoing modernization needs. The Department of Industrial Relations drew the most extensive questioning. It proposed funding for legal unit reclassifications, EAMS and Cal/OSHA data modernization, a new Cal/OSHA emerging technologies unit, a COYA reappropriation, and trailer bill changes requiring electronic payment of employer assessments and adjusting the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board timeline. Members pressed DIR on high vacancy rates, long wage theft and workers’ compensation backlogs, low collection rates for fines, and the need for clearer workload and outcome measures. DIR said the requests were intended to improve efficiency, support audits and corrective action plans, and better address emerging workplace risks, while the LAO said the workload drivers behind delays remain unclear. The hearing also included support for CalHR’s employee assistance program consolidation and CDT’s proposal to expand “Poppy,” a statewide generative AI assistant for state employees.

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• the nightly news, you see everything that's going on and, you know, at the very least that it's partially
• <01:26:40.400> least<01:26:40.880> that<01:26:41.120> it's<01:26:41.360> partially
• <01:26:41.840> because very least that it's partially because very least that it's partially
• proposed plan for the relocation of any families, individuals, and businesses to be temporarily or permanently
• proposed plan for the relocation of any families, individuals, and businesses to be temporarily or permanently

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Summary: The meeting included a Senate recognition ceremony honoring the Winona High School boys basketball team for winning the 2026 Alabama High School Athletic Association 5A state championship. A resolution was read commending the team for its 101-40 victory over Silicag, noting the team’s record-setting performance, Brendan Davis’s MVP honor, the contributions of other players, and Coach Cedric Lane’s leadership. Senators and the lieutenant governor praised the players’ sportsmanship, the school community, and the team’s historic season, and copies of the resolution were presented to the team, coaches, and administrators. Several guests and school representatives also spoke briefly, including the coach and principal, who thanked the Senate and noted the team’s success and the principal’s retirement after 35 years. After the recognition, the Senate returned to session and adopted the Committee on Rules report setting the special order calendar. The calendar included Senate Bill 99 on the Ten Commandments, Senate Bill 298 on Class 3 municipalities, House Bill 381 on camp safety, Senate Bill 370 on tax increment districts, Senate Bill 363 on the Department of Economic and Community Affairs, House Bill 466 on firefighters, House Bill 95 on elections, House Bill 259 on stablecoin, and Senate Bill 342 on education. The chamber then took up SB 99, sponsored by Senators Kelly and Sessions. Senator Kelly described the bill as requiring local school boards to display the Ten Commandments, together with founding documents such as the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Bill of Rights, and Alabama Constitution preamble, in certain history classrooms and common areas for grades five through 12, using donated displays and funds when available. He said the bill was intended as a historical and educational measure, not religious instruction, and emphasized the inclusion of a disclaimer stating Alabama is not establishing a religion. After extended debate and a petition to close debate from the Rules Committee, the Senate voted on the bill by long roll and passed SB 99, with the recorded vote announced as 30 yeas and 4 nays.