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• We know colleges and universities don't have enough funding for the demonstrated student need. fund 2021
• Our experience since the launch of the program has demonstrated the need for additional resources to
• <00:23:58.520> at<00:23:58.679> that<00:23:58.840> timely has demonstrated at
• that timely has demonstrated at that timely financial<00:23:59.720> support<00:24:00.240>
• need in Minnesota state demonstrated need in Minnesota state specifically<00:35:37.880> thank

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Now we're not going to limit what can be submitted to prove demonstrable loss.
• You would just need to demonstrate that the totality of the construction that is directly in your area
• We're basically have the impact of demonstrable loss on your business.
• But could you repeat that you would have to put. >> In order to demonstrate the loss of revenue with
• a loss of income, if you would have to demonstrate that to the Department of Commerce.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• 04.800> their tangible demonstration that their tangible demonstration that their technology<00
• anticipate um with the um demonstration anticipate um with the um demonstration project<00:52:07.200
• <00:53:11.920> projects supporting these demonstration projects supporting these demonstration
• this program and for those demonstration this program and for those demonstration um<00:58:21.440
• And so demonstration of the technology.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• You still have to make the other demonstrations.
• You still have to make the other demonstrations.
• You still have to make the other demonstrations.
• You still have to make the other demonstrations.
• You still have to make the other demonstrations.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The agency pursued the 1115 demonstration waiver approach.
• We've submitted the federal 1115 demonstration waiver; however, we have yet to receive federal approval
• We've submitted the federal demonstration 1115 waiver; however, we have yet to receive federal approval
• Typically, in that process, like any 1115 demonstration waiver, there's these items called special terms
• We started this, for the 1115 demonstration waiver, our 30-day state comment period back on January 30

Summary: The committee received a briefing from AHCA Deputy Secretary Brian Meyer and Florida Healthy Kids CMO Ashley Carr on implementation of HB 121, which was enacted in 2023 to expand Florida’s KidCare/CHIP eligibility from 200% to 300% of the federal poverty level and replace the sharp premium “benefits cliff” with a tiered premium glide path. Sponsor Rep. Bartleman described the bill as a bipartisan effort to help working families keep children insured while moving toward economic self-sufficiency. The presenters explained that the program remains a joint federal-state structure, with Medicaid unchanged and the bill affecting only the CHIP-related portions of KidCare. AHCA said implementation has been delayed by federal CMS actions. The agency reported that CMS first rejected a state plan amendment approach, then required revisions to the premium tiers under a new maintenance-of-effort interpretation, and later issued a new interpretation of continuous 12-month eligibility that would prevent disenrollment for nonpayment of premiums. AHCA said it submitted an 1115 waiver, but negotiations over special terms and conditions reached an impasse, and the state has filed litigation challenging CMS’s interpretation. Members asked about the cost of litigation, the effect on future bills, the review process for CMS documents, disenrollment and reenrollment rules, and whether any additional legislative action is needed; AHCA said no further state action is needed at this time and that the key issue is the pending federal litigation. Several members and the sponsor emphasized the need for immediate implementation and asked about possible interim relief. AHCA said current coverage remains in place under the preexisting program, that there is a 30-day grace period for premium payment, and that reenrollment does not require a penalty or back payment, though coverage is not active during lapsed periods. The committee also heard public comment from Nicholas Hessing of the Children’s Services Council of Broward County and the Florida Alliance of Children’s Councils and Trusts, who supported HB 121 and said the expansion could make about 17,600 additional children eligible in Broward County alone. The meeting ended with Rep. Bartleman thanking staff and expressing hope that the new federal administration would allow the program to move forward, and the chair adjourned the meeting.

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• And over time, these homes will serve hundreds more, demonstrating the Lasting impact of these investments
• The response was that they would have to demonstrate proof of that to the county, just like for the market
• value exclusion, where you have to demonstrate service connection disability.
• proof of that to uh to to demonstrate proof of that to uh to the<00:09:05.920> the<00:09:06.320
• value exclusion you have to demonstrate value exclusion you have to demonstrate service<00:09:10.000

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And so we have some documents demonstrating how that is, documents to the NRC on how...
• And so... ...and domestic research, development, demonstrations, and ultimately commercial use.
• And a full reactor demonstration we're targeting in 2013. And really what the impact is.
• And to a full reactor demonstration we're targeting in 2013. And really what the impact is.
• Inside the high bays and demonstration research.

Summary: The meeting opened with remarks about the value of public engagement and the quality of questions from the group, followed by a series of technical presentations from Idaho National Laboratory staff. Joe Renovitz described recent nuclear regulatory changes tied to presidential executive orders, including NRC Part 53 for advanced reactors, the forthcoming Part 57 for very small reactors, and DOE updates to reactor authorization standards. He emphasized efforts to align DOE and NRC processes, use risk-informed and performance-based licensing, support reactor deployment for AI/data centers and national security, and use AI to speed communications and crosswalks between DOE and NRC requirements. In response to questions, he said there was no plan to merge agencies, but rather to improve coordination and public outreach through groups like GAIN and NEI. David Tolman then discussed the nuclear fuel cycle, including uranium mining, conversion, enrichment, fuel fabrication, spent fuel storage, transportation, disposal, and reprocessing. He explained high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU), why it is needed for advanced reactors, and DOE’s HALEU Availability Program and related investments in enrichment, transportation, deconversion, and supply chain development. He also covered spent fuel management, the possibility of centralized storage or a fuel-cycle campus, the Center for Used Fuel Research, and ongoing work on high-burnup cask testing and reprocessing technologies. Tolman described aqueous, pyrochemical, and fluoride-volatility reprocessing approaches, noting the advantages and waste characteristics of each, and said several companies are working with INL on these technologies. Ashley Shields presented INL’s AI and nuclear work, focusing on the Genesis initiative and the Prometheus effort to use AI to design, license, build, and operate reactors with far less human intervention. She described INL’s broad use of generative AI tools, the need to manage large volumes of legacy technical data, and applications in reactor design, materials discovery, autonomous laboratories, and digital twins. Shields said AI is being used to reduce the enormous documentation burden in nuclear licensing and to support autonomous or remotely operated reactor demonstrations, while stressing that humans remain in supervisory roles. In discussion, she addressed data security, model access, and the continued need for software engineers. The session then recessed briefly and resumed with Mitch Kerman beginning a presentation on critical minerals and materials.

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• Their thoughtful approach to innovation ideas and demonstrate a deep understanding of the importance
• a deep understanding of and demonstrate a deep understanding of the<00:03:32.959> importance<
• Their efforts demonstrate the students' strong commitment to enhancing community spaces and improving
• <00:04:34.160> the<00:04:34.280> students their efforts demonstrate the students their
• efforts demonstrate the students strong<00:04:34.960> commitment<00:04:35.759> to<00:04

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• Thus far, we've done a number of demonstrations.
• Thus far, we've done a number of demonstrations.
• In fact, this is something that's we're demonstrating in our laboratory.
• In fact, this is something that's we're demonstrating in our laboratory.
• In fact, this is something that's we're demonstrating in our laboratory.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This includes directly supporting demonstration projects with seed funding that is so vital for startups
• demonstration projects with seed<00:04:47.160> funding<00:04:48.160> that<00:04:48.280
• their heat pump technology demonstrating their heat pump technology at<00:07:40.919> the<00:07
• <00:10:34.480> that<00:10:34.640> their tangible demonstration that their tangible
• demonstration that their technology<00:10:35.399> works<00:10:35.880> and<00:10:36.000>

Bills: HF1013, HF1598, HF1656, HF2162

Keywords: energy, economic development, funding, renewable resources, Clean Energy Economy Minnesota, air ventilation, geothermal, school financing, Minnesota Climate Innovative Finance Authority, geothermal energy, renewable energy, construction funding, Como Zoo, energy efficiency, HF2162, Minnesota, planning grants, renewable development account, clean energy, Department of Commerce

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• But our BMP on-farm demonstration efforts for corn have had multiple funding support measures.
• how they can perhaps reduce... ...this piece of equipment out onto farms and demonstrate how they can
• We have an inventory of soil moisture sensors to demonstrate at no cost to the farmer for one year.
• We've done this on a total of 15 farms, and it's pretty intense, but a really good way to demonstrate
• When we put together these demonstration programs, we're not having to pull teeth to get them to try

Summary: The Senate Committee on Agriculture met with a quorum present and heard three presentations focused on Florida aquaculture, agricultural nutrient reduction, and land preservation. First, clam farmer Tim Solano of Cedar Key described the economic and environmental importance of the state’s clam industry, noting Florida’s strong national production, the industry’s recovery role after the net ban, and the severe damage caused by recent hurricanes and red tide. He said the Dislocated Workers program helped farmers return to work and asked that existing state programs be written more broadly to include aquaculture. Oyster producer Canaan Greg of Pelican Oyster Company then discussed the growth of off-bottom oyster farming, the losses his industry suffered from Hurricane Michael and the pandemic, and the need for better access to recovery loans, student internships, local seed production, and waterfront protection. Members asked questions about leases, production, predators, and storm resilience, and the presenters emphasized that aquaculture is a sustainable, year-round industry that filters water and supports local economies. The committee next heard from UF/IFAS regional extension agent Dr. Bob Hockmouth on education, research, and extension efforts to reduce nitrogen in the Suwannee Valley Basin Management Action Plan area. He explained that the region’s agricultural load reduction target has increased from about 4.2 million to 5.8 million pounds of nitrogen, and that extension programs are helping farmers adopt practices such as precision fertilizer placement, soil moisture sensors, controlled-release fertilizer, petiole sap testing, and irrigation automation. He highlighted corn and watermelon as major examples, saying on-farm demonstrations and cost-share programs are essential because the equipment and technology are expensive. He reported substantial reductions from participating farms and said growers are generally cooperative when funding is available. Finally, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services presented an update on the Rural and Family Lands Protection Program. The program acquires development rights through voluntary conservation easements to keep working agricultural lands in production, protect water resources and wildlife habitat, and preserve taxable land without transferring ownership. The presenter said the program has expanded rapidly in the last two years, with more acreage acquired, faster application review, and more properties in the Florida wildlife corridor. He noted new online application and monitoring tools, a shortened review timeline, and stronger partnerships with federal and defense-related programs. Committee members asked about long-term maintenance responsibilities and the Board of Trustees approval process, and the presentation closed with support for continued funding and efficiency improvements before the committee adjourned without objection.

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• For reference, I would say that our cracking the code effort is on that demonstration-commercialization
• Demonstration is where we're at now, pushing it towards that commercialization side.
• The middle portion, the R&D and the demonstration side, you have also done a fantastic job for the State
• So we've had one technology in the field being demonstrated over a year.
• So we've had one technology in the field being demonstrated over a year.

Summary: The committee met in Grand Forks, approved the February 26 minutes by voice vote, and recessed for a tour of Minnkota Power Cooperative before hearing presentations on large energy consumers and related infrastructure issues. The first presentation, from the North Dakota Transmission Authority, focused on the need for better local decision-making tools for counties, townships, and planning and zoning boards facing major projects such as transmission lines, pipelines, data centers, wind, solar, and large-scale agriculture. The speaker urged more objective, data-driven analysis, noted that local officials often have limited time and resources, and said the state should support training and tools through groups like the League of Cities and the Association of Counties. Members asked about proactive outreach, data center ordinances, and how to avoid subsidizing large loads or causing reliability problems. The Division of Air Quality then discussed environmental oversight of data centers, emphasizing that North Dakota’s air remains among the cleanest in the country and that the agency’s role is limited to air, water discharge, stormwater, and waste—not zoning or water use. The presentation explained that data centers generally have low direct emissions but may rely on diesel backup generators when the grid is unavailable, which creates air-quality concerns; the department said it is requiring air monitors at some projects to collect real-world data and guide future decisions. Members asked about generator emissions, misinformation, monitoring costs, and staffing succession, and the agency said permit applicants pay for the monitors while the state handles some QA work. The Department of Water Resources followed with an overview of North Dakota water law and data center water use. The director explained the state’s prior-appropriation system, the public-interest review for permits, and the large overall water supply available from groundwater and the Missouri River. He said most proposed data centers use closed-loop cooling systems and generally request relatively small amounts of water compared with other uses such as power plants, irrigation, and oilfield operations, and that even a worst-case data center scenario would use only a tiny fraction of Missouri River flow. Questions focused on downstream impacts and comparisons to fracking water use, and the director said the state’s use is too small to materially affect downstream users. Later, McLean County State’s Attorney Ladd-Erickson testified online about data center zoning and permitting. He asked the committee to have Legislative Council gather information on how other states handle data center permitting and to keep the topic on the interim agenda. He argued that local zoning should remain local, but said counties lack the technical and legal resources to manage complex reclamation or bonding requirements and that state-level enabling legislation may be more appropriate. He also recommended eliminating tax incentives for data centers. The committee chair said staff would prepare a document on other states’ zoning and permitting approaches. After a lunch recess, the committee reconvened at the EERC, where CEO Charles Gorecki gave an overview of the center’s 75 years of work and its role in oil and gas, carbon management, and other energy technologies, highlighting enhanced oil recovery and carbon dioxide utilization as major opportunities for future production and tax revenue.

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• What we do need, though, is $4 million to demonstrate this pathway.
• If you do this demonstration phase, how much are you pushing the timeline?
• What is it that you need in order to actually demonstrate? Right.
• For is the $4 million to be able to demonstrate whether this works.
• This is where we're trying to demonstrate flexibility and creativity.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Um, the individual must have demonstrated compliance with the work requirements for three consecutive
• Um, the individual must have demonstrated compliance with the work requirements for three consecutive
• the individual has demonstrated the individual has demonstrated compliance<00:30:16.720> with
• They would be able to regain eligibility by demonstrating, you know, the three months. Okay.
• to regain eligibility by demonstrating to regain eligibility by demonstrating you<00:39:22.720><

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• A complainant must demonstrate that discriminatory...
• A complainant must demonstrate discriminatory effect.
• by demonstrating a less discriminatory alternative.
• The complainant demonstrates a discriminatory effect.
• The respondent demonstrates a legitimate, non-discriminatory interest.

Summary: The Senate Land Use Committee met in hybrid format but did not have a quorum, so it did not approve minutes or take formal votes. The committee first heard House Bill 457, which would raise the appraisal threshold for certain DELDOT real property dispositions from $10,000 to $25,000 to match federal highway standards and reduce the time and cost of selling small surplus properties. There was little discussion and no public comment on that bill, and the chair indicated it would be circulated. The committee then took up House Bill 451, which would codify a disparate impact framework under Delaware’s Fair Housing Act. The bill was described as clarifying that housing policies or practices can violate the law even without discriminatory intent if they have an unjustified discriminatory effect on a protected class, using a burden-shifting test similar to federal law. The sponsor and DHSA said the measure was intended to preserve fair housing protections amid uncertainty at the federal level, and an additional amendment was discussed that would delay implementation for 180 days and require DHSR, with DSA and stakeholders, to conduct outreach, education, and training. Public testimony was divided. Supporters, including Housing Alliance Delaware, YWCA Delaware, and the Delaware Human and Civil Rights Commission, said the bill would protect against discriminatory outcomes, align state law with longstanding fair housing principles, and preserve recourse if federal enforcement changes. Opponents and housing-provider groups, including the Delaware Association of Realtors, Greater Wilmington Housing Providers, and the Delaware Apartment Association, argued the bill could create liability for neutral policies, rely on statistical outcomes landlords cannot easily measure, and increase litigation and costs; several asked for more time, a right-to-cure process, or further amendments. The committee adjourned without taking a formal vote.

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• As the survey demonstrates, some counties have increased coroner pay.
• As the survey demonstrates, some counties have increased coroner pay.
• As the survey demonstrates, some counties have increased coroner pay.
• As the survey demonstrates, some counties have increased coroner pay.
• Our survey demonstrates that committee.

Keywords: 958, all

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• And so we have some documents demonstrating how that is, documents to the NRC on how...
• And so... ...and domestic research, development, demonstrations, and ultimately commercial use.
• And a full reactor demonstration we're targeting in 2030.
• What can we build and test and demonstrate, working with industry collaboratively, with industry?
• What can we build and test and demonstrate working with industry, collaboratively, with industry?

Keywords: 908, all

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• All I'm asking for you today is to demonstrate your support for law enforcement, to demonstrate your
• video all I'm asking for you today<00:11:24.240> is<00:11:24.399> to<00:11:24.680> demonstrate
• /c><00:11:25.279> your<00:11:25.600> support<00:11:25.959> for today is to demonstrate
• your support for today is to demonstrate your support for law<00:11:26.480> enforcement to<00
• :11:34.880> demonstrate<00:11:35.399> your to demonstrate your to demonstrate your support

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And I see on line 44, those adversary intelligence entities are described as a person who demonstrated
• actions, views... ...as a person who demonstrated actions, views, or opinions are a threat or are inimical
• actions... ...insurgents, guerrilla entities, or a person whose demonstrated actions or views are against
• So this bill defines an adversary intelligence entity as, in part, any person who has demonstrated actions
• actions, views, or— As persons who demonstrate actions, views, or just opinions that are a threat to

Bills: S0086, S0642, S0712, S0758, S0896, S1224, S1300, S1370, S1712

Keywords: unauthorized aliens, commercial motor vehicles, safety regulations, civil penalties, law enforcement, bail bond, insurance regulation, foreign insurers, financial disclosure, premium reporting, pyramid schemes, consumer protection, fraud prevention, legal affairs, penalties, justice, administrative commission, membership, state attorneys, public defenders

Summary: The committee met with a quorum present and took up a series of bills, beginning with SB 1300 on education and workforce development for current and former inmates. Senator Claudio explained that the bill is intended to expand collaboration between the Department of Transportation and the Department of Corrections to provide training opportunities tied to Florida’s need for CDL drivers. The bill was reported favorably without debate. Members then considered SB 896 on campus safety, as amended by strike-all and late-filed amendment. The bill would require postsecondary institutions to adopt active assailant response plans, conduct security risk assessments, improve threat reporting and information sharing, and allow voluntary participation in the guardian program; the late-filed amendment removed a prohibition on guardians wearing uniforms. After questions about the firearm-discharge provision near campuses and testimony both for and against, the committee reported the bill favorably. The committee also reported favorably SB 86 on commercial motor vehicles operated by unauthorized aliens, SB 642 on foreign and alien bail bond insurers, and confirmed appointees listed on tabs 10 through 19. The committee next heard SB 712 on pyramid promotional schemes, which would create a new prohibition and increase penalties while preserving legitimate direct sales plans. Members raised concerns about whether participants in such schemes might themselves be victims, and the sponsor said prosecutorial discretion would distinguish victims from primary wrongdoers; the bill was reported favorably. SB 1224 on rental housing application fraud was also amended and reported favorably after testimony from apartment and realtor groups in support. In the latter part of the meeting, Chair Martin presented SB 1370 to expand habitual traffic offender status to repeated unlicensed driving, and SB 1712 to create a statewide FDLE counterintelligence and counterterrorism unit. SB 1370 was reported favorably unanimously. SB 1712 drew extensive questioning and public opposition over concerns about broad language, surveillance, and possible impacts on speech and protest, but the sponsor said the unit would focus on protecting the state from adversary intelligence threats and operate within constitutional limits; it was reported favorably. Finally, SB 758 on the Justice Administrative Commission was amended to adjust commission membership and reported favorably unanimously. The committee then recorded additional votes for members and adjourned.

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• For reference, I would say that our Crack the Code effort is on that demonstration-commercialization
• Demonstration is where we're at now, pushing it towards that commercialization side.
• The middle portion, the R&D and the demonstration side, you have also done a fantastic job for the State
• The middle portion, the R&D and the demonstration side, State Energy Research Center.
• So we've had one technology in the field being demonstrated over a year.

Keywords: 908, all