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• The mission and the money pool in the same direction.
• So, the payments that are made to the school districts with a Votrouba student, uh, that seat payment
• So, the payments that are with Votrouba.
• Votrouba student, uh that seat payment Votrouba student, uh that seat payment follows<00:16:47.360
• payment for the student. payment for the student.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Votruba Young Scholars Academy 00:01:55 Taxation of Financial Deposit Institutions 00:36:50, 958, all

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• SO I WANTED TO NOTE THAT HERE, SPECIFICALLY WE LOOK AT THE NOTICE OF BENEFIT AND PAYMENT PARAMETER GUIDANCE
• Bakofsky: I THINK THE RATES ARE OUR MILD PROJECTION OF WHAT WILL HAPPEN WITH THE RISK POOL.
• UNFORTUNATELY WHAT YOU'RE SEEING ARE CHANGES IN THIS MARKET CREATING A LOWER AND MORE ACUTE RISK POOL
• YOU SPOKE THAT THE POOL IS GOING TO BE A RISKY POOL IN THE NEXT YEAR.
• MAKE SURE THEY ARE WELL-POSITIONED TO WITHSTAND ANY HEADWINDS BECAUSE THE RISK POOL IS CHANGING.

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• Whether between the payment schedules.
• agents who are late in their payment? agents who are late in their payment?
• I'm representing Dave Pool association.
• Mr. pool just said, can add to what uh Mr. pool just said, but<04:56:00.000> um<04:56:00.080>
• Pool gave to you, which I think were great.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• They're different payment mechanisms and depending upon the need or the quality of the provider, part
• What is the process to identify and ensure the payments are being sent Pro-law?
• I would also echo that if providers are having are experiencing and have been sent of payment issues,
• If we don't incur those costs, it does generate a savings pool.
• And we do share that pool with the provider.

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• <00:03:50.840> of them or stabilize uh the the pool of them or stabilize uh the the pool of
• um, that pool of providers stabilizes. um, that pool of providers stabilizes.
• These upper payment limit and supplemental payment programs that do try to bring the Medicaid revenue
• major share of their payments. major share of their payments.
• is the federal CMS payment schedules? is the federal CMS payment schedules?

Keywords: 916, all

Bills: SB330, SB2069, SB2095, SB1721, SB1433, SB1316, SB1280, SB1455, SB1456, SB1457, SB1459, SB1461, SB1463, SB1465, SB1466, HJR1088, SB1684, SB378, SB1447, SB1920, SB1443, HR1047, SB1877, SB1884, SB1365, SB2174, SB1525, SB1810, SB1771, SB1805, SB1916, SB1530, SB1847, SB1990, SB2060, SB1992, SB1579, SB1778, SB2132, SB1623, SB2067, SB1589, SB1441, SB1224, SB372, SB1232, SB1264, SB1450, SB2011, SB2030, SB1980, SB1936, SB1477, SB1593, SB1725, SB1670, SB1480, SB1726, SB1633, SB1735, SB1632, SB1277, SB1217, SB1826, SB1824, SB1813, SB1326, SB1937, SB1641

Keywords: elk population, wildlife management, Oklahoma State University, veterinary medicine, ecosystem health, habitat assessment, waterfowl hunting, crane hunting, hunting guide, hunting outfitter, wildlife conservation, commercial hunting, outfitter license, guide license, hunting services, licensed guide, licensed outfitter, game and fish, hunting for compensation, waterfowl guide

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• These are existing and fall under local ordinances and health boards as they relate to swimming pools
• . ...ordinances and health boards as they relate to swimming pools and hot tubs.
• On page 247, 69 is to allow for payment of benefits through direct deposit.
• Then we updated the frequency of the royalty payments from monthly to annually.
• And so before we issue the encumbrance to an applicant, they get the required payment in the door, and

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee first approved the December 3 minutes, then heard a request from the Board of Clinical Laboratory Practice to amend its proposed rule on exempt test methods to add certain closed-system DNA/RNA tests, including rhinovirus. After testimony explaining that the board had considered late comments from BioMérieux and wanted the rule record to reflect that review, the committee agreed to a limited amendment and passed the motion unanimously. The Department of Agriculture then outlined broad rule updates affecting dairy, eggs, poultry, pesticides, animal health, environmental mitigation, and the Egg Product Utilization Commission. The commissioner said the changes mostly clarified existing requirements, updated references, and reduced some burdens, such as easing dairy hauler training/licensing timing and clarifying out-of-state grade A milk language. Members asked about dairy industry decline, the APUC scoring system, and the rationale for the milk-hauler and out-of-state milk provisions. The State Board of Dental Examiners presented extensive rule changes tied to recent legislation and workforce issues, including a new professional health program for dentists, expanded duties for assistants and hygienists, broader local anesthetic authority for hygienists, and fee increases to fund the program and cover administrative costs. Testimony from Dr. Edward May strongly supported the professional health program based on his own recovery experience. The committee also heard from Game and Fish on rules easing some guide/outfitter experience requirements, allowing electronic exams, and modifying boating safety equipment rules, with no public comment and no fiscal impact. Later, Health and Human Services received approval for an extension to update tattoo/body art rules and a separate motion to repeal an obsolete nurse aide training chapter. HHS also described nursing facility rule updates, lodging sanitation revisions, and related clarifications on licensing, safety, pest control, and fire requirements. The Department of Environmental Quality received an extension for septic-system installer rules, and also presented rules for above-ground storage tanks and water/wastewater operator certification, including new fees and third-party testing options. The Industrial Commission’s oil and gas division described multiple rule changes, some withdrawn after comments, including drilling unit flexibility, site stability, wildfire authority, and streamlined transport/reporting procedures. Finally, DPI began presenting several rule packages, including school construction loan limits, school bus standards, cooperative agreements, special education rules for public charter schools, and new math curriculum and intervention requirements.

Transcript Highlights:

• In plain terms, self- insurance pools. In plain terms, self- insurance pools.
• > to<03:46:10.720> share These pools allow providers to share These pools allow providers
• the risk pools that we know of today do. the risk pools that we know of today do.
• . pool. pool.
• pool to offset future years premiums. pool to offset future years premiums.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• of money, our total pool of money, and...
• I'm calling it a pool of money, our total pool of money, and I'm going off the executive recommendation
• utilities, food, and clothing, we still need those items, so I subtracted that amount off from the pool
• So overall, this would be $2.4 million left in the pool.
• Yeah, so it’s basically a break-even from the pool. Absolutely, right. Okay. Okay. From the pool?

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 2399, concerning therapeutic leave days for psychiatric residential treatment facilities (PRTFs). Sarah Aker from the Department of Health and Human Services explained the current Medicaid rate-setting methodology, how occupancy affects rates, and why paying the full rate for leave days would create additional fiscal impact. Members debated whether the bill should pay the full Medicaid rate, a flat reduced rate, or a tiered rate, and discussed whether a cap or department authorization should be used to control use of leave days. The department said it was not supporting the change as it was not in the governor’s budget, though it supported family engagement in care. After discussion, the committee settled on a compromise motion to set therapeutic leave days at a $500 daily rate and require department authorization of the number of leave days. The motion passed 6-2, with Representative Anderson voting no and the rest of the recorded members voting yes. The committee then moved on to Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation budget materials, where Michelle Zander walked through detailed population and rate calculations for women’s and men’s facilities, county holds, deferred admissions, transitional facilities, work release, and proposed reentry, man camp, and Grand Forks-related costs. Members asked about the county jail reimbursement rates and the overall pool of funds, and Zander explained the calculations and noted the proposal was roughly break-even depending on assumptions. The committee also heard an overview of DOCR IT requests from Amy and NDIT staff, including data processing, medical modules, a new client management system, body scanners, data management tools, facility management software, medical software upgrades, college solutions, and body cameras/tasers. Staff explained that the new client management system would likely be a multi-phase project with a wide cost range based on vendor selection and scope, and that the current request was for phase one. Members emphasized the importance of better data tracking, staff safety tools, and information that could help explain programming and release outcomes to the public. The committee planned to continue with Veterans Affairs the next day and then return to Senate Bill 2015.

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• 00:38:45.280> a<00:38:45.440> health<00:38:45.760> insurance<00:38:46.240> pool
• that can join a health insurance pool that can join a health insurance pool and<00:38:47.280>
• watershed districts or watershed management organizations to self-insure or to join self-insurance pools
• watershed districts or watershed management organizations to self-insure or to join self-insurance pools
• payment of $2,000 or more per month. payment of $2,000 or more per month.

Bills: HF4319, HF3295, HF3589, HF3587, HF3588, HF4295, HF3571, HF3895

Keywords: public utilities commission, Lake City, port authority, Red Wing, terms of appointment, local government, elections, open meeting law, transparency, public engagement, social media, government accountability, voter access, polling place, ballot, unexpected needs, election judge, public information, political parties, HF4295

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• The per-student payment comes out of the Common Schools Trust Fund today.
• And then $522,000 a year payment.
• We've worked through different payment programs and stuff like that.
• We've worked through different payment programs and stuff like that.
• So we have a vendor pool of digital content creators that work with the state.

Bills: HB1623

Keywords: HB 1623, North Dakota, rural health, rural health transformation program, medical facility infrastructure loan fund, medical facility infrastructure loan program, rural health loan program, Bank of North Dakota, Department of Health and Human Services, HHS, federal grant, health care infrastructure, rural hospitals, critical access hospitals, nonprofit health care providers, gap financing, loan fund, public health funding, healthcare financing, Medicaid

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 1624, the “Universal Lunch Bill,” from Rep. Mike Nathie. He argued the proposal should be placed in Century Code rather than the Constitution so future legislatures can adjust it if state finances tighten, and said the bill would start the program a year earlier with a $65 million appropriation for one school year. DPI testified that the estimate did not include nonpublic schools that do not participate, and members questioned the impact on Title I, free-and-reduced applications, private-school accountability, breakfast mandates for schools that do not currently serve breakfast, and whether the funding could come from the DPI budget or other sources. Supporters, including North Dakota United, the North Dakota Catholic Conference, a pediatrician, and the American Heart Association, said universal meals improve student health and learning, reduce family costs, and are better handled in statute than by constitutional amendment. No opposition testimony was offered, and the chair closed the hearing for later work-session action. The committee then took up House Bill 1627, introduced by Rep. Tye Dressler, which would raise the income threshold for the state-funded school lunch program from 225% to 300% of poverty, with an estimated cost of about $7 million for 2026-27. Dressler said the bill is intended as a targeted, budget-friendly alternative to the ballot measure and emphasized that the state should maximize federal meal dollars while improving participation in the current program. Members questioned whether raising the threshold would actually increase utilization, whether a dollar amount would be clearer than a percentage, and how the change would affect federal reimbursements and application rates. DPI said it could quickly calculate additional percentage levels, and the chair closed the hearing, directing DPI to prepare more numbers for the work session. Finally, the committee opened Senate Bill 2403, presented by Sen. Schiable, to create a short-term bridge-loan program for financially distressed hospitals, centered on Jacobson Memorial Hospital in Elgin. The bill would authorize up to $5 million per loan, with a $10 million appropriation available on a first-come, first-served basis, and would run only through June 30, 2027. Schiable said the hospital’s debt and operating problems threaten local health care, ambulance service, and the community’s economy, and that the proposal was designed narrowly with Bank of North Dakota review to avoid creating a broad precedent. Committee members asked whether the appropriation could be reduced and whether the bank would still apply commercial feasibility and repayment standards; Schiable said yes, the bank would still evaluate the loan and could reject it if it was not sound.

Transcript Highlights:

• You know, you have a pool of landowners.
• guaranteed annual payment per year. guaranteed annual payment per year.
• So, 20% of the payment is up front.
• Um, and as we guaranteed payments.
• that they receive the financial payments that they receive the financial payments for<01:00:56.520

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The meeting began with introductions and approval of the previous minutes, including a small amendment clarifying a note about “leakage” in a prior presentation. The committee then heard a presentation from Sarah Hall of the American Forest Foundation on the Family Forest Carbon Program, which she described as a voluntary carbon and forest management program for smaller landowners. She said the program provides annual payments and technical assistance, requires a forest management plan within two years, and is designed to support improved forest management while still allowing compatible uses such as recreation, hunting, and some harvesting. Hall emphasized that the program is intended as one tool among many and is not a fit for every property. She said most enrolled landowners did not previously have a forest management plan or work with a forester, and that the program helps bring “unengaged” landowners into active management. She also said the program is compatible with current use and other commitments on a case-by-case basis, and that landowners retain ownership of their land and timber rights while AFF holds the carbon rights for the contract term. She highlighted examples of landowners using the program to support taxes, family ownership, wildlife habitat, timber stand improvement, and continued recreational or business uses. Committee members asked about registry compliance in New Hampshire and the relationship between carbon markets and the program. Hall responded that AFF handles registry administration for landowners and would follow up on the specific registry count raised by a member. She explained that the program is funded through a mix of carbon market revenue, philanthropy, and grants, and that carbon credits are generated through landscape-level methodology and monitored using randomly selected plots compared with FIA data. She also noted that consulting foresters are key partners in the program and that AFF has paid more than $3 million to consultants nationwide.

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• from DHS for each ma en rolly um payment from DHS for each ma en rolly um and<00:15:52.519> then<
• then they receive a capitated payment then they receive a capitated payment for<00:20:40.760>
• It also regulates food and beverage establishments, lodging establishments, resorts, swimming pools,
• It also regulates food and beverage establishments, lodging establishments, resorts, swimming pools,
• It also regulates food and beverage establishments, lodging establishments, resorts, swimming pools,

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The meeting was an informational walkthrough for the Health Finance and Policy Working Group, focused on committee structure, budget basics, and major health-related accounts and programs. Staff explained the roles of House Research and House Fiscal, then reviewed key funds used by the committee, including the general fund, government special revenue fund, federal funds, the health care access fund, remediation account, and drinking water revolving fund. They also outlined the committee’s main budget areas, noting that medical assistance is the largest general fund item and that the Department of Health is a substantial agency funded by a mix of federal, general fund, and special revenue dollars. A major portion of the presentation covered subsidized health coverage programs. Staff described Medical Assistance (Minnesota’s Medicaid program) as an entitlement for eligible Minnesotans, with no premiums or cost sharing, and explained its managed care and fee-for-service delivery systems. MinnesotaCare was presented as a separate federal-state basic health program for people who are not eligible for MA, with income limits, premiums for adults age 21 and older, and cost-sharing requirements; staff noted that federal premium tax credit changes affect MinnesotaCare premium ranges. The presentation also summarized MNsure’s role in the individual market and in determining eligibility for premium tax credits, cost-sharing reductions, MinnesotaCare, and MA. The committee also received an overview of health-related licensing boards and occupational regulation. Staff said Minnesota has 16 health-related licensing boards, funded mainly through the state government special revenue fund and subject to legislative appropriation, and explained that health occupations may be regulated by the Department of Health, the Office of Emergency Medical Services, or the boards under chapter 214. Interstate licensure compacts were briefly noted as a way to ease practice across states. No bills were debated and no votes or formal actions were taken during the meeting.

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• So from a cash flow perspective, we do not recalculate the aids and recalculate the payments.
• So from a cash flow perspective, we do not recalculate the aids and recalculate the payments.
• So from a cash flow perspective, we do not recalculate the aids and recalculate the payments.
• But districts should be aware payments.
• , the people who are in them, Miss pools, the people who are in them, Miss High.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• wave and had to complete payments. wave and had to complete payments.
• > a<01:40:11.360> critical directed payments which is a critical directed payments which
• didn't do some of the directed payments didn't do some of the directed payments that<01:43:00.960
• <01:43:11.520> methodology the current directed payment methodology the current directed payment
• <01:43:15.920> committee changes to directed payments committee changes to directed payments

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• >> Betterness swim women pool. >> Betterness swim women pool.
• perpetually funded uh payments. perpetually funded uh payments.
• And by implementing a new payment model, a payment reform where we help offset those high fixed costs
• payment model, a payment<00:58:02.240> reform<00:58:02.640> where<00:58:02.880> we
• c><00:58:03.040> help<00:58:03.359> offset payment reform where we help offset payment

Bills: HB0111, HB0112, HB0122

Keywords: capital construction, state funding, Wyoming, major maintenance, community colleges, task force, legislative services, budget appropriation, unexpended funds, sunset clause, healthcare, rural health, transformation program, funding, incentives, training, access, perpetuity fund, 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• You have omitted one word, landfill, on your payments where it says this payment, however, omits the
• word landfill, which stipulates what types of payments may be excluded from gross income, while including
• the landfill will define a qualifying payment.
• ...in where you put Chiquita Canyon elevated temperature landfill event payment so that you could specify
• So your bill will establish a minimum $300 payment tax credit. for anyone making Minimum $300 payment

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation held its first regular hearing of the 2025-26 session, adopted its proposed committee rules on a 5-0 vote, and reinstated a suspense file for bills with fiscal impacts over the committee threshold. The chair explained that only AB 418 would be eligible for an immediate vote, while several other measures would be held for suspense consideration because of budget constraints. AB 330 was pulled by the author. AB 418 by Wilson, which would create a clearer process and administrative remedy for county Chapter 8 tax sales, received support from county tax collectors and housing and taxpayer groups. Supporters said the bill would add transparency, due process, and a noticed public hearing for negotiated sales of tax-defaulted properties, while helping counties dispose of low-value or problematic properties more efficiently. The committee voted 6-0 to send AB 418 to Appropriations. Several other bills were heard and then referred to suspense: AB 27 by Chau, which would exclude Chiquita Canyon landfill relief payments from gross income and protect recipients’ eligibility for public benefits, drew strong support from affected residents and environmental advocates; AB 258 by Conley would increase funding for California fairs, with supporters emphasizing fairs’ emergency-response role; AB 397 by Gonzalez would expand the California Young Child Tax Credit into a broader child tax credit for older children; and AB 398 by Aaron would set a $300 minimum refundable Cal EITC benefit. The committee also heard AB 231 by Tye, which would offer a tax credit to microbusinesses that hire formerly incarcerated people, and it too was referred to suspense after supportive testimony from reentry and small-business advocates.

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• The amount, and then attach it to the per-pupil payment. So is that a fair assessment of what?
• ...formula and then going forward that it would be on the per-pupil payment then.
• Chairman, they were all part of that program grant pool, which is the $1.2 million right above it.
• You're still getting the full per-pupil payment. Correct.
• You're still getting the full per pupil payment. Correct.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee met to hear and discuss three education bills and related budget items. House Bill 1214 would revise K-12 transportation funding by replacing the current rider-based formula with a new formula tied more closely to district size, square mileage, building counts, and the weighted student payment. Sponsors and DPI said the change would better reflect actual transportation costs, hold districts harmless overall, and likely increase funding by about $4 million beyond current spending; they also said parent-provided transportation and open-enrollment mileage rules would remain largely unchanged. No opposition was heard, and the committee closed discussion without taking final action in the transcript. The committee then reviewed House Bill 1013, the education appropriations bill, and walked through proposed adjustments to program and pass-through grants. The chair proposed keeping or reducing some items, eliminating others, and moving one-time items to the stabilization fund; examples included leaving free meals at $4.5 million for now, keeping the paraprofessional-to-teacher program, reducing some grant lines, and removing several new or one-time grants. DPI also explained that the student information system would remain a flow-through grant for this biennium but would move in-house after July 1, 2026. The committee also discussed adding an FTE for the School for the Blind and making a small equipment swap at the Center for Distance Education. House Bill 1369 was discussed as the main school aid bill, including a proposed 2 percent and 2 percent per-pupil payment increase, higher construction bidding thresholds, elimination of the 12 percent cap, and a transfer of $75 million from Foundation Aid to the School Construction Revolving Loan Fund, with the chair suggesting $100 million instead. DPI explained that the bill also included a policy change returning placement decisions for students with disabilities in congregate care to the Superintendent of Public Instruction, with support from the governor’s office. The committee heard testimony from school officials seeking gap funding for Title I losses caused by a switch from free-and-reduced-lunch to census-based allocations, saying districts with many open-enrolled students could lose substantial funding and staff positions. Later, the governor’s office presented a proposed $1.5 million one-time appropriation to help schools buy secure storage for student cell phones if a statewide device policy is adopted; members raised concerns about cost, local control, and whether the money would be enough. The committee also heard student testimony and then recessed without voting on the amendment in the transcript.

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• North Dakota Century Code 52-12, which authorized state agencies either individually or jointly as a pool
• And then last session, House Bill 1216 is where prescription co-payments go towards the out-of-pocket
• House Bill 1216 is where prescription co-payments go towards the out-of-pocket max.
• The idea behind the blended rate is to come up with the same pool of money at the end.
• Employee total rewards compensation system study to include a review of subsection D, the payment of

Keywords: 908, all

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• as<01:15:08.280> collateral dtcc the pool can be used as collateral dtcc the pool can be
• and create this pooled and create this pooled nature<01:43:12.000> um<01:43:13.000> the
• I finally got pool PT. What happens when you go in a pool? Gravity’s gone.
• I finally got pool PT. What happens when you go in a pool? Gravity’s gone.
• expensive finally got pooled expensive finally got pooled PT<04:50:33.440> what<04:50:33.718

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard testimony on House Bill 167, a PFAS-related measure to add ski, snowboard, and boat wax to the state’s list of banned consumer products containing PFAS. The sponsor said the product is already banned in many other places, alternatives exist, and the concern is that these products go directly into water rather than landfills. She cited high PFAS levels in several New Hampshire lakes and argued the bill would help stop further contamination. A member of the public also described personal experience with ski wax products disappearing from the market, suggesting PFAS may have been the reason. The chair then closed the hearing on HB 167. The committee next opened a hearing on House Bill 312, dealing with college athletes’ name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights. Representative Moffett explained the bill was prompted by the U.S. Supreme Court’s NCAA v. Alston decision and was modeled on New Jersey law. He said the bill would prevent colleges from restricting NIL compensation, require athletes to use licensed attorneys or registered sports agents, and limit certain endorsements involving addictive drugs, adult entertainment, firearms, and weapons. He framed the measure as a proactive response to a changing college sports landscape and noted possible future conflicts involving schools, agents, and endorsements. Committee members raised several concerns and suggested changes. One member questioned the bill’s exclusion of two-year institutions, another objected to the weapons restriction, and others asked how the bill would affect scholarships. The sponsor said the intent was to protect scholarships, especially athletic scholarships, and clarified that need-based scholarships were not meant to be affected. He also acknowledged discomfort with the endorsement restrictions and said the committee might want to broaden or revise the language. The hearing remained open for further consideration, with no vote taken in the excerpt.