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• few, primarily from nonprofit organizations, individual artists, and educators, with the highest feedback
• And when we asked for feedback on what they needed, you could probably guess the number one thing they
• The Branch Museum—is there any additional feedback or thought about that application?
• The panelists gave thorough feedback regarding the grants and their scoring rationale.
• The panelists gave thorough feedback regarding the grants and their scoring rationale.

Keywords: Virginia Commission for the Arts Board Meeting, 976, house, all

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• In the meantime, we are still making progress toward defining and gaining feedback about single-rate
• Defining and gaining feedback about single-rate structure policies for when that time comes.
• I believe we have shared it after last week, but that is with family feedback, and so the absences do
• I believe we have shared it after last week, but that is with family feedback, and so the absences do
• So there's a lot of consideration to put families first that we used with the feedback we received from

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• So I'm going back to what Leader Berman started, and you have some of the feedback coming in that ...
• it, and you have some of the feedback coming in that, number one, we saw this in committee, but this
• So I'm going back to what Leader Berman started, and you have some of the feedback coming in that it,
• I know we are talking about creating new legislation, but how do you answer that when you have feedback
• With feedback and suggestions from families and law enforcement, we are expanding mental health diversion

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions, then moved into special order and returning messages. Early floor action included passage of HB 6503 (relief for Mandy Penny Lamon by Sarasota County), HB 1123 (sewer collection systems), HB 211 (farm products), and a joint resolution on ad valorem tax exemption for agricultural tangible personal property, all approved without opposition. Several other measures were temporarily postponed before the chamber recessed and later returned to messages from the House. The Senate then took up a series of House amendments and conference-style motions on major bills. SB 180 on emergency preparedness and response was amended and concurred in after debate over hurricane recovery, local government moratoriums, evacuation timing in the Keys, and property tax and redevelopment provisions; it passed 34-1. CS/HB 1609 on waste incineration and auxiliary containers was heavily debated over plastic and polystyrene preemption, local beach and park regulations, and landfill/incinerator provisions, then passed 26-10. CS/HB 1205 on citizen initiatives was amended to allow volunteers to carry up to 25 petitions without registration/training and passed 28-9. The Senate also refused to concur in a House amendment to SB 234 on offenses against law enforcement, and in SB 116 on veterans, seeking to restore funding for veteran suicide prevention. Later, the chamber approved or advanced several education and health-related bills. CS/HB 1255 on education was amended and passed, with changes to school readiness and other education provisions. CS/HB 875 on educator preparation passed after discussion of cognitive science, classroom management, teacher excellence programs, and the phaseout of the general knowledge test. CS/HB 1105, a large education package, passed after debate over charter school conversions, cell phone restrictions, and other school governance changes. In health care, CS/HB 1427 was introduced as a comprehensive package combining multiple health-related provisions, though the excerpt ends before final action on that bill. Throughout the day, the Senate also concurred or refused to concur in various House amendments on mental health, financial institutions, land development, brownfields, and out-of-network provider legislation, with votes generally recorded and several measures passing on divided but mostly favorable roll calls.

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• enumerate the couple discussion points that have been going on between the parties and share any feedback
• enumerate the couple discussion points that have been going on between the parties and share any feedback
• [Clears throat] So I've heard a significant amount of feedback on this bill, and I think that probably
• And we did have a draft amendment, and from hearing from the prime sponsors' feedback, we're not going
• ,</c><00:54:19.119><c> we're</c> from the prime sponsors feedback, we're from the prime sponsors feedback

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• 07:15.599><c> result</c><00:07:15.840><c> of</c><00:07:16.240><c> extensive</c><00:07:16.880><c> feedback
• It's not anything new that this committee hasn't seen, but I, you know, I'm listening to the feedback
• And I think that's a key feature that's come after all of this feedback.
• </c><01:30:27.760><c> Um</c><01:30:28.480><c> the</c> after all of this feedback.
• Um the after all of this feedback.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• After the board takes disciplinary action, if there is feedback that is sent about the decision, they
• that is sent by um feedback that is sent by um feedback<00:41:29.079><c> about</c><00:41:29.400><c>
• the</c><00:41:30.240><c> decision</c><00:41:30.839><c> they</c> feedback about the decision they feedback
• So is there any formal process by which judges get feedback on a regular basis on their performance?
• </c> some good ones who've asked for feedback some good ones who've asked for feedback but<00:47:43.920

Keywords: 1183, house

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• and issued responses to the feedback that we received.
• and issued responses collected feedback and issued responses to<00:21:50.120><c> the</c><00:21:50.279
• ><c> feedback</c><00:21:50.760><c> that</c><00:21:50.919><c> we</c><00:21:51.360><c> received</c><00:
• 21:52.279><c> uh</c><00:21:52.400><c> we</c> to the feedback that we received uh we to the feedback that
• </c> valuation uh we've heard uh feedback valuation uh we've heard uh feedback from<00:29:27.159><c>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So they will help give us that community feedback and stay as a meaningful voice as we guide the future
• Do the agencies, do you tend—I mean, you've taken a bunch of feedback—or does the governor plan to submit
• any comments with this feedback?
• do you tend I mean tomorrow, does the, do agencies, do you tend, I mean, you've taken a bunch of feedback
• , or does the governor planning to submitting any comments with this feedback?

Summary: The Senate Health and Long-Term Care Committee met on July 30, 2026, to hear two main briefings. The first, from the Health Care Authority, focused on implementation of federal H.R. 1 Medicaid changes and Washington’s rural health transformation funding. HCA said the state is preparing for major eligibility changes, including the October 1 loss of Medicaid coverage for about 14,000 lawfully present non-citizens and January 1, 2027 work requirements, six-month renewals, and reduced retroactive coverage for roughly 600,000 Medicaid expansion adults. Officials described outreach efforts, new automated verification systems, a verification hub, and plans to use available data sources to reduce manual paperwork, while noting that about one-third of the affected population may still need manual processing. They also said H.R. 1 will limit state-directed payments over time, with an estimated long-term impact of up to $1.5 billion in hospital reimbursements. On rural health transformation, HCA said it is moving quickly to obligate its $181 million federal award through contracts and competitive grants for rural hospitals, workforce, behavioral health, technology, and tribal and community partners. Committee members asked about the impact on rural providers, community service as a work-requirement pathway, emergency Medicaid, tribal and federal reimbursement issues, and whether the state would submit comments on the federal work-requirement rule. HCA said it would file comments, that emergency Medicaid coverage for certain services remains available, and that it is working with tribes and other agencies to avoid erroneous terminations and to move eligible people into other coverage where possible. Members also raised concerns about the administrative burden on families and providers and the need for congressional attention on issues such as TRICARE reimbursement. The second briefing addressed maternal health and the Department of Health’s Maternal Mortality Review Panel report. DOH said maternal mortality in Washington increased for the first time in the report series, but most pregnancy-related deaths remain preventable. Nearly half were linked to behavioral health conditions, especially overdose deaths, with suicide, cardiovascular disease, and COVID-19 also significant causes; most deaths occurred postpartum rather than during delivery. The report found higher mortality rates among American Indian and Alaska Native, Black, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, multiracial, rural, and Medicaid-covered populations, and identified lack of access to care, financial hardship, housing instability, discrimination, bias, and systemic inequities as major contributors. DOH highlighted existing state actions such as one-year postpartum coverage, doula reimbursement, inpatient substance use treatment coverage for birthing people, and vaccine coverage requirements, and offered 12 legislative recommendations focused on affordable and high-quality care, basic needs and community supports, and equitable, culturally responsive services. Presenters from the Suquamish Tribe and Kitsap OBGYN described how the tribe acquired and stabilized a threatened OB-GYN practice to preserve regional access amid provider shortages and hospital service losses. They said rural obstetric care is difficult to sustain because of thin margins, workforce shortages, long travel distances, and higher-risk patients, and emphasized that tribal health systems can offer stronger reimbursement and integrated family-centered care. The Foundation for Healthcare Quality and the Bree Collaborative then outlined statewide maternity-care quality efforts, including work on perinatal behavioral health, care coordination, postpartum screening, doula support, and better-aligned payment models. They said Washington has strengths in innovation but still needs more OB-GYN capacity, better transitions of care, and more culturally responsive, trauma-informed maternal and Native health services.

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• And then also a reminder that there is the questionnaire for feedback, that anonymous questionnaire,
• We got a ton of feedback from community partners, from our colleagues in ODHS and across OHA.
• And you had mentioned there had been a lot of feedback from providers and partner agencies.
• In the culture of yes to be 1557, and the one before that, to be clear that it's not just feedback, but
• All right, and don't forget to fill out your feedback forms, and thank you all very much.

Keywords: 907, all

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• That's a fair concern, I mean, for concern and feedback, and I definitely will bring it back to our sponsor
• But for now, that's where it remains, and we'll definitely take the feedback on.
• We'll definitely take the feedback on.
• And to your point, last senator, I'm chair, I will take that feedback and include that to the discussion
• the author for her willingness to listen, adapt, and refine the bill in response to stakeholder feedback

Summary: The committee met as a subcommittee until quorum was established, then took up a series of bills on business, professions, health, cannabis, and consumer protection. AB 72, creating an electric vehicle economic opportunity zone in Riverside County, drew questions about whether the state should target one region over others, but supporters argued it would help bring EV manufacturing and related jobs to the Inland Empire. The bill passed on a 8-1 vote to Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement. AB 685, which would create the Small Business Resiliency and Innovation Fund to support technical assistance and capital infusion programs, drew broad support from small business networks and chambers, but some groups raised concerns that the June amendments could affect eligibility and that the funding should be clearly supplemental rather than replacing existing support. The author said discussions were ongoing, and the bill passed 10-0 to Senate Appropriations. The committee also approved AB 173, a resolution, on a 7-0 vote, and AB 1760, a Dental Practice Act cleanup bill sponsored by the Dental Board, on a 10-0 vote. AB 1637, which would limit changes to physician-authored medical records and make unauthorized alterations a misdemeanor, was supported by physicians and labor groups who said it would protect patient safety and professional accountability; it passed 10-0 to Senate Appropriations. AB 1785, allowing online sales of pseudoephedrine products with existing age and quantity safeguards, passed 10-0. AB 1973, expanding the ability of advanced practice clinicians to perform procedural abortions within their training, drew strong support from reproductive health providers and strong opposition from anti-abortion witnesses who raised safety concerns; after questions about training and oversight, it passed 7-3 to Senate Appropriations. The committee then considered AB 2025, requiring disclosure when rental listings use digitally altered or AI-staged images. Supporters said it would prevent renters from being misled, while the California Apartment Association said it was working with the author on implementation; the bill passed 8-1 to Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies and Consumer Protection. AB 2697, allowing drive-through cannabis sales with local approval and security requirements, was supported by cannabis businesses and operators as a way to improve access and compete with the illicit market, while narcotics officers opposed it over ID verification and public safety concerns; it passed 7-3 to Senate Appropriations. Finally, AB 2249, responding to a state audit on cannabis packaging attractive to children by defining prohibited imagery and creating a public rubric and pre-review process, received support from the cannabis operators association and the state auditor’s office, while small independent farmers raised concerns that some categorical bans could sweep too broadly. The transcript cuts off during that bill’s opposition testimony, and no final action on AB 2249 is shown in the excerpt.

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• we've put Together as staff, we have proposals for these studies, but we are also looking for your feedback
• That's where we Also, we look for your feedback.
• OK, we are pretty much at the point we're going to ask for your feedback.
• Any feedback on our work plans and what else would the committee like to see? Thank you, Jessica.
• kids need or what motivates kids here, I promise you that they're the ones that could give us good feedback

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• So I've taken a lot of feedback. As well as meetings with the Federal Department of Education.
• So I've taken a lot of feedback and have a number of friends who are parents of children in Edmond Public
• And I think I've done a good job of taking that feedback and trying to condense that feedback into how
• And I'll say, I think the biggest aspect of the feedback that I've gotten is that right now we really

Bills: HB1427, SB1403, SB1448, SB1489, SB1546, SB1557, SB1614, SB1377, SB1990, SB1439, SB1630, SB1632, SB1696, SB1796, SB1824, SB1362, SB1849, SB2066, SB2071, SB2104, SB933, SB1633, SB1224, SB1246, SB1280, SB1303, SB1346

Keywords: tax credit, clean-burning fuel, hydrogen fuel cells, compressed natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, environmental impact, vehicle modification, renewable energy, job incentives, tax rebates, Oklahoma Quality Jobs Program, employment growth, wage requirements, Oklahoma Consumer Protection Act, consumer protection, unfair trade practices, deceptive practices, exemptions, statutory exemptions, Corporation Commission

Summary: The Senate took up a long series of bills, mostly on third reading, with several unanimous or near-unanimous votes and a few more contested measures. Early action included House Bill 1427, which was substituted to add the bank privilege tax section to an existing clean-burning motor vehicle fuel tax credit without changing the cap or creating a fiscal impact; it advanced 45-0. Senate Bill 1403, an IEC recommendation affecting Quality Jobs incentives by requiring rebate claims within one year and eliminating the statewide wage threshold, passed 32-15. Senate Bill 1448, narrowing exclusions under the Consumer Protection Act to improve enforcement, passed 47-0. Senate Bill 1489, codifying IDEA-related procedures in state law and adding principal training and parent participation provisions, was amended on the floor, debated at length about implementation and special education services, and then passed 47-0 as an emergency measure. Senate Bill 1546 renamed and expanded the teacher scholarship program to Next Ed, increasing scholarship amounts while keeping the service commitment, and passed 37-10 as an emergency measure. Senate Bill 1557 transferred behavior analyst licensure duties from DHS to the State Board of Psychologists and passed 47-0. Senate Bill 1614 closed a loophole allowing adjunct teachers to teach early elementary reading and math and passed 46-0 as an emergency measure. Senate Bill 1377, requiring DHS to provide foster children with duffel bags and essentials, passed 46-0 as an emergency measure. Senate Bill 1990 strengthened the incentive evaluation report by requiring analysis of whether incentives actually changed business behavior, and passed 47-0. Senate Bill 1439, with amendments, barred certain climate-change-related lawsuits against fossil fuel entities operating within the law, and passed 40-7. Senate Bill 1630 allowed limited virtual instruction days during statewide testing and passed 47-0 as an emergency measure. Senate Bill 1632 moved career readiness assessment authority to the State Department of Education and clarified college-credit translation, passing 46-0 as an emergency measure. Senate Bill 1696, a local recruitment grant program to attract new residents to Oklahoma, failed 17-30, with notice of possible reconsideration. Senate Bill 1796 shortened the time for informal foster care arrangements from seven days to 72 hours and added guardrails, passing 46-0. Senate Bill 1824 updated the corporation and LLC statutes and passed 46-0. Senate Bill 1362 standardized in-person early voting hours across election types and passed 36-9. Senate Bill 1849 allowed the Podiatric Medical Examiners Board to approve certain medical marijuana continuing education for credit and passed 44-0. Senate Bill 2066 relaxed recording margin requirements for documents filed in multiple counties and passed 45-0 as an emergency measure. The final major item, Senate Bill 2071, a Department of Agriculture request bill updating milk regulation to cover all hooved mammals and align with federal authority, drew extensive debate over an amendment to remove the fee increase and over concerns that the bill would harm a small donkey dairy’s ability to advertise; the fee amendment was laid over, a motion to suspend the rules for an untimely amendment failed, and the bill itself was then advanced for further consideration after lengthy questioning.

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• We appreciate your feedback. We'll take it into it. Representative Murphy.
• I appreciate your feedback. I was only trying to.
• I appreciate that feedback. That's the last thing I'd like to do. Yeah, thank you.
• I appreciate that feedback. That's the last thing I'd like to do. Yeah, thank you.
• Appreciate that feedback. Representative Davis. Thank you, Madam Chairman. Representative Davis.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• We took a lot of feedback, as you know, all across the state. ...really do good things for kids.
• We took a lot of feedback, as you know, all across the state from teachers and administrators, and the
• When I did that last session and got feedback from them on the legislation...
• When I did that last session and got feedback from them on the legislation as it stood last session,
• But if there's other changes to it, we're happy to bounce that off of them for their feedback.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• So the deliberate intent to incorporate feedback and input from the workforce, from the providers, the
• So the deliberate intent to incorporate feedback and input from the workforce, from the providers, the
• So if you'd like more detailed feedback, you can go ahead and take a look at that.
• So if you'd like more detailed feedback, you can go ahead and take a look at that. our FIR analysis on
• So if you'd like more detailed feedback, you can go ahead and take a look at that.

Bills: SB204, SB241, HB34

Keywords: higher education, research funding, federal funding, New Mexico, appropriation, University of New Mexico, New Mexico State University, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, child care, child care assistance, child care subsidy, early childhood education, early childhood care, daycare, preschool, pre-K, Head Start, Early Head Start, Children's Code, early childhood education and care department

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• What the changes in this bill, Madam Chair, Representative, is we took the feedback that the cleanup
• I appreciate how you incorporated some of the feedback on your concept from last year and have brought
• Madam Floor Leader, we tried to keep this bill as simple as possible, like you said, incorporate feedback
• they're non-residents, so I think that's also important for them who serve our country, getting that feedback
• I do remember that feedback as well from last year.

Bills: HB70, HB93, HB95, HB139, HB140, HJR4

Keywords: Public Regulation Commission, PRC, utility oversight fund, public utilities, utility regulation, commissioners, commission staff, chief of staff, ethics, Gift Act, revolving door, post-employment restrictions, consumer complaints, telecommunications, pipeline safety, natural gas pipelines, oil pipelines, license fees, regulatory oversight, administrative cleanup

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• Basically, we heard the feedback from the cities and counties once the bill stalled in the House last
• That's the feedback I got, which is unfortunate, because it's not mandatory.
• I will just add that there was some technical language that was feedback from the Department of Revenue
• Thank you, Madam Chair, responding to some of the feedback that we heard from stakeholders on adjusting
• the Feedback that we heard from stakeholders on adjusting the design of the loans so that they can be

Summary: The committee heard public testimony on several housing-related bills. On SB 6054, Senator Hunt’s bill to prohibit common-interest community rules from blocking wildfire home-hardening materials, staff explained that HOA and condominium governing documents could still impose reasonable aesthetic rules, but not ones that make fire-resistant materials infeasible or more than 10% costlier. The sponsor described the bill as a response to HOA requirements for less fire-resistant roofs. Testifiers generally supported the goal but objected to the 10% cost cap, saying it could limit community-specific design choices and create unintended conflicts with aesthetic standards. The committee also heard SB 601 on scissor stairs in the building code. The sponsor and supporters from Futurewise, architects, and housing advocates said scissor stairs could make mid-rise and high-rise housing more efficient, reduce corridor space, and improve unit layouts without sacrificing life safety. They noted the design is used in places like Vancouver, B.C. and in some Washington venues, and argued the bill would help lower costs and increase housing supply. No opposition was presented during the hearing. For SB 6015 on permit-ready residential plans, staff said L&I would create a process for publishing approved plans for factory-built housing and certain small residential types, with local governments required to approve applications using those plans on qualifying lots starting in 2027. Supporters from builders, architects, Habitat for Humanity, and Sightline said statewide standard plans could reduce duplication, speed permitting, and help scale factory-built and potentially site-built housing. Counties and L&I were supportive in concept but raised concerns about mandating local adoption of model ordinances and about whether the bill should include site-built plans as well. The committee also heard SB 5470 on detached ADUs outside urban growth areas, with supporters saying it would help rural homeowners and intergenerational living, while Futurewise opposed the bill as written and sought tighter density, lot-size, and metering limits. Finally, the committee heard SB 5729, a permit-streamlining bill that would deem completeness for applications prepared by licensed professionals and limit local governments to three review cycles. Builders and business groups supported it as a way to reduce delays and costs, while counties, cities, and Futurewise argued it could lead to more denials, less communication, and unintended liability concerns. In executive session, the committee adopted the proposed substitute for SB 5884 and moved it forward with a do-pass recommendation to Ways and Means.

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• It also includes a detailed summary of the feedback we received from interested parties in developing
• In producing the report, Ecology gathered data and community feedback to better understand how EITEs
• Feedback we received from EITEs indicated strong interest in accelerated permitting procedures for decarbonization
• In producing the report, ecology gathered data and community feedback to better understand how EITEs
• So feedback we received from EITEs indicated strong interest in accelerated permitting procedures for

Bills: HB2272, HB2285, HB2296

Keywords: ski areas, winter sports, terminology update, recreation, regulatory changes, carbon capture, clean energy, environmental regulation, sustainability, green technology, distributed energy, renewable energy, energy resources, energy policy, 904, all

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• It's one that we've heard considerable feedback from the jurisdictions we work with that this is onerous
• jurisdictions who are collecting and reporting this information it's one that we've heard considerable feedback
• complaint system, and DOH should review hospitals' plans to address adverse health events and provide feedback
• We will use the feedback to create and update forms, web pages, and our communication plans.
• We will use the feedback to create and update forms, web pages, and our communication plans.

Summary: The committee met on December 3, 2025, with a quorum present and approved the September 17 minutes. Members first voted to suspend the 2026 JLARC lodging tax expenditure report for one year, based on staff’s explanation that the report is self-reported, not verified, and less useful than State Auditor accountability audits; the motion passed. The committee also approved renaming the JLARC I-900 subcommittee to the “Committee to Hear SAO Performance Audits,” while keeping the opening script noting that the performance audit process exists under Initiative 900. The committee then heard follow-up updates on two prior performance audits. The Department of Health presented a draft strategic management plan in response to findings on hospital inspections, complaints, adverse event review, and hospital data access. JLARC staff reiterated that 72% of hospital inspections were late, that DOH did not verify third-party inspection standards or review adverse event reports, and that complaint data suggested possible language-access barriers. DOH said it concurred with the recommendations, had improved on-time inspection compliance to about 49%, planned annual updates starting in July 2026, and would work on accreditation oversight, complaint-language access, and data accessibility, though members pressed for firmer deadlines and questioned the three-year timeline for language access improvements. The Liquor and Cannabis Board also reported on its cannabis market study recommendation. JLARC staff said the agency’s data were incomplete and unreliable, limiting oversight of production, recalls, tax collection, and diversion. LCB said it had improved its current CCRS system but still relied on self-reported data, and it presented a decision package for a new traceability system estimated at about $9 million over three fiscal years. LCB described a plant-tagging and serialization approach tied to production, processing, testing, and retail, but acknowledged it did not currently have sufficient staff to fully implement the system without additional funding. The committee also received briefings on JLARC’s recommendation-tracking tools and the 2024 public records reporting summary, including a high-level review of agency response rates, request volumes, costs, and litigation. Finally, JLARC presented the proposed final report on the Office of Privacy and Data Protection, concluding that OPDP meets its statutory responsibilities and has high user satisfaction, but that its mandate should be updated to better match its current capacity and focus; the committee adopted the report for distribution. The meeting then moved into the 2025 tax preference performance reviews, where JLARC staff summarized nine reviews and noted that the Citizens Commission on Tax Preference and Performance Measurement endorsed all 17 legislative auditor recommendations, with comments on seven. Early reviews discussed included natural gas transportation fuel preferences, travel agent and tour operator B&O rates, nonprofit low-income housing development, multipurpose senior centers, disabled veteran adaptive housing, and trade convention attendance, with staff and commissioners generally recommending continuation of some preferences, modification of others, and improved objectives or performance measures where needed.

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• While there's an interest in customizing stipends based on role or experience, the feedback pointed to
• By grounding this initiative in real practical feedback from the field, we are taking a meaningful step
• We will continue to lift up the stakeholder feedback as we refine and expand this program in the next
• first step, and that's why the Office of Special Education is collecting employment history and feedback
• This is some of the data and feedback that we had received from the survey that was sent to this year's