Video & Transcript Research : 'funding concerns'
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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Our kids deserve full funding, and Governor Abbott promised us full funding.
- My biggest concern about this bill is that there will be insufficient funds to take care of all those
- I'm bringing up these concerns because we need to fund... Sorry, I have so much more to say.
- Another concern is the lack of funding for other critical positions, which, if not addressed, will create
- what I fund.
Bills:
HB2
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- And what this bill basically does is provide funding to buy AEDs in schools. ...funding to buy AEDs in
- That's my concern. And is it going to be sustainable? ...concern and is it going to be sustainable?
- The long-term funding stability, Mr.
- We need to increase the funding from $14 million allocated for out-of-school time funding in FY26 to
- $20 million. ...allocated for out-of-school-time funding in FY26 to $20 million, an assurance of funding
Keywords:
ecological monitoring, sustainability, tribal engagement, education, research funding, graduate scholarship, higher education funding, New Mexico, appropriation, financial aid, out-of-school programming, education funding, youth programs, affordability, nonprofit organizations, defibrillators, public schools, health and safety, emergency response, school elections
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- I don't oppose Senate Bill 19, but I do have to echo some of my concerns. Mr.
- I know our LESC folks, and probably the department, are concerned about what the implications of this
- might be. concerned about what the implications of this might be.
- We hear concerns about what a potential fix might be in the future.
- That's why I'm really concerned about doing a deep dive post-COVID to evaluate that landscape.
Keywords:
ecological monitoring, sustainability, tribal engagement, education, research funding, graduate scholarship, higher education funding, New Mexico, appropriation, financial aid, out-of-school programming, education funding, youth programs, affordability, nonprofit organizations, defibrillators, public schools, health and safety, emergency response, school elections
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Feb 25th, 2026
Washington House Floor Meeting
Keywords:
behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, cannabis, license fees, regulatory framework, revenue generation, legalization
Summary:
The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and a prayer recognizing Black History Month, reflecting on sacrifice, justice, and the responsibility of legislators to serve with humility, courage, and dignity. The body then approved the previous day’s minutes and adopted House Resolution 4701 honoring Black History Month without objection.
After the resolution, both Democratic and Republican caucuses were called, and the House briefly went at ease. The chamber then handled routine business: first-reading referral of bills, memorials, and resolutions from the introduction sheet, referral of bills from committee reports, and placement of Engrossed Senate Bill 5272 and Senate Concurrent Resolution 8406 onto the second reading calendar after the Rules Committee was relieved of them.
No floor debate or recorded votes on substantive legislation occurred in this segment. The House announced that floor action had concluded for the day and adjourned until 10:30 a.m. Thursday, February 26th.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We fund ownership within 12 months.
- concerns about our of us have concerned concerns about our state<00:42:19.920><c> dollars</c><00:42:
- general education funding is.
- We reallocated library aid funds.
- Um, we fund an leadership skills.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Appropriations - Education and Environment Division Apr 9th, 2025 at 10:30 am
Appropriations - Education and Environment Division
Transcript Highlights:
- of $16.7 million, other funds, $7.9 million.
- So our total general... ...So our total general fund increase is $12.8 million, for a total general fund
- from the coronavirus capital projects fund.
- So that's the federal fund that came out of the ARPA Act.
- So this is just for the federal funding. That's just for... okay.
Keywords:
career education, funding, appropriation, technical training, workforce development, state aid, school funding, public improvement, construction loans, school district levies, boarding care costs, 908, all
Summary:
The committee met to finalize and advance the Career and Technical Education budget in Engrossed Senate Bill 2019. Representative Richter walked through Amendment 2004, which included increases for salaries and wages, inflationary operating expenses, a $2.5 million federal grant increase, $12.7 million for secondary grant programs and related work-based learning support, a $100,000 increase for Marketplace for Kids, and removal of the STEM initiative and adult farm management from the CTE budget because that program funding was moved to the Department of Agriculture. The amendment also included $750,000 for workforce training branch office positions and set the total general fund appropriation at $64 million.
Members also discussed a $1 million virtual reality career exploration item, which remained in the bill but was shifted to SIF one-time funding. A new $150,000 one-time general fund appropriation was added for CTE moving expenses because the agency must relocate after Legislative Council expands into its current space. Committee members noted that amount may need to be revisited in conference committee once more accurate relocation and rent costs are known.
Levi from legislative staff explained that the exemption language in the bill applies to remaining coronavirus capital projects fund dollars for CTE center construction, allowing those federal funds to be spent before they expire. The committee adopted Amendment 2004 on a 5-0 roll call and then passed Engrossed Senate Bill 2019 as amended on a 5-0 roll call. Representative Richter was named the carrier, and the committee adjourned after noting that higher education and congressional budgets were the remaining items to resolve.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- The funding, this one-time funding 2027.
- </c> this uh funding for any uh general fund this uh funding for any uh general fund purpose.<01:01:39.359
- Um, I have concerns.
- the general fund.
- Um I um I have concerns. presentation. Um I um I have concerns.
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Feb 12th, 2025
Ways and Means Education
Transcript Highlights:
- , or the funds, the $50... and the fund, or the funds, the $50, and then it also establishes a fund for
- from that fund.
- Fund today has $1.7 billion in the fund.
- Within that fund, there are two what I call creators: the Rainy Day Fund for the general fund and the
- Rainy Day Fund for the Education Trust Fund.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> of the facility and the remaining funds of the facility and the remaining funds would<00:08:31.080
- </c> providing this that the funding providing this that the funding necessary<00:13:24.760><c> to</c
- </c> leverage significant federal funding. leverage significant federal funding.
- preservation funds.
- </c> PFAS and other contaminants of concern. PFAS and other contaminants of concern.
Keywords:
water treatment, infrastructure, municipal funding, bond issuance, Becker, sewer improvements, sanitation, Hibbing, state bonds, infrastructure funding, capital investment, safety improvements, mobility, U.S. Highway 12, bonds, transportation funding, trails, Prior Lake, bond funding, recreational improvements
TX
Keywords:
junior college funding, performance tier, credentials, education, workforce development, Texas education law, performance tier funding, junior college, Texas education, student success, performance funding, education policy, state finance program, public junior colleges, educational outcomes, academic fresh start, higher education, student admissions, Texas Education Code, public university
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:04:32.960><c> we're</c> that we put some of these funds we're that we put some of these funds
- </c><00:22:01.039><c> was</c> would complete it another concern was would complete it another concern
- </c><00:22:20.440><c> in</c> final product another large concern in final product another large concern
- Please continue to implement curriculum and fund teacher training.
- </c><01:24:35.719><c> for</c> mandates taking away funding for mandates taking away funding for something
Keywords:
railroad, infrastructure, transportation funding, environmental remediation, capital investment, HF921, tax increment financing, TIF, excess tax increment, school district aid, levy adjustment, property tax levy, education finance, Minnesota education aid, decertification, local government finance, school funding formula, state aid reduction, referendum equalization aid, debt service equalization
WY
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- Is are you going to obligate and expend the funds within that amount of time, or is that report really
- Is are you going to obligate and expend the funds within that amount of time, or is that report really
- There might be wiser minds here than me, but I’m concerned as well.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- We started saving more in the permit fund.
- We started saving more in the permit fund.
- We started saving more in the permit fund.
- We started saving more in the permit fund.
- </c><00:26:18.559><c> we</c> know saving more in the permit fund we know saving more in the permit fund
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- State Highway Fund.
- To the highway fund.
- First, state funding for transit would create matching funds to draw down more federal transit dollars
- State funding matched with local...
- We fund.
Bills:
HJR58, HJR63, HB263, HB542, HB905, HB 1288, HB1402, HB2003, HB2262, HB2323, HB2429, HB2876, HB3019, HB263
Keywords:
healthcare, insurance, elderly, retirement, benefits, transit-oriented projects, constitutional amendment, state highway fund, funding allocation, voter approval, highway fund, funding, public transportation, transit projects, transportation, local transit, fund allocation, voting rights, election integrity, ballot access
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Both use general fund and other state funds to deliver substantial investments throughout the state.
- Chairman, is in the rainy day fund. $2.5 billion is in the rainy day fund.
- We had looked for money in one fund, in the appropriation contingency fund, which should have had money
- So as far as that third year funding, it looks like that is actually still funded at nine.
- That's making sure that we're funded.
Keywords:
Shaken Baby Syndrome, abusive head trauma, child safety, training and education, healthcare funding, youth internships, workforce development, education, grant funding, employment, drinking water, water quality, environment, public health, water filtration, private well testing, federal funding, childhood sexual abuse, time limitations, civil actions
Summary:
The committee took up House Bill 2, the General Appropriations Act, and reviewed the Senate Finance Committee substitute and amendments. Staff described the budget as balanced, with recurring growth of about 2.65% and reserves maintained at roughly 28% if the related disaster reform bill passes. Members discussed the bill’s major spending areas, including health care, child care, public safety, economic development, natural resources, and education, along with technical corrections, cleanup items, and where the public could find the revised bill online. There was also discussion of contingent appropriations that depend on other bills passing, and staff said a hot list of those items would be circulated.
Several members asked about specific allocations, including university athletics and facilities funding for UNM and NMSU, tourism, the State Racing Commission, the Spaceport Authority, and school-related items. The committee also discussed reserve levels, oil and corporate income tax revenue assumptions, disaster and fire recovery funding, and concerns about fraud, waste, and abuse in emergency spending. Members raised questions about a Gallup DA funding issue, online school funding, and a personal care/health care item in the Health Care Authority budget. Staff clarified several line items and explained that some appropriations were tied to future legislation or temporary provisions.
After debate, the committee adopted the Senate Finance Committee amendments and then voted on the committee report for House Bill 2. The motion to do pass House Bill 2 as amended passed 8-3. The chair noted that the committee would need to return later because of caucuses and the floor schedule, and staff thanked members for the process and preparation.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 15th, 2026 at 12:53 pm
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- So the fund limit, so the cap on the fund, is 700,000, which is equal to Our Tort Claims Act.
- And how much, and we're appropriating general fund dollars into this compensation fund?
- So we will be, it is very much my intention to appropriate general fund dollars into this fund.
- Again, I have some concerns about the insolvency of this fund.
- I have some concerns with this.
Keywords:
Shaken Baby Syndrome, abusive head trauma, child safety, training and education, healthcare funding, youth internships, workforce development, education, grant funding, employment, drinking water, water quality, environment, public health, water filtration, private well testing, federal funding, childhood sexual abuse, time limitations, civil actions
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Budget Review Subcommittee on Personnel, Public Retirement, and Finance (1-28-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- To date, there have been 30 projects funded.
- </c><00:08:39.760><c> is</c> modernization funds is modernization funds is pretty<00:08:41.760><c> evident
- Um we modernization funded projects.
- We have completed 18 of projects funded.
- , either utilizing these funds, their own cabinet funds, or other creative ways we can find to fund,
Keywords:
0:20 Rollcall
2:28 Definition of Legacy system and demands of modern workplaces
10:48 Discussion of funding and planned expenditures
22:26 Contingency funding
23:16 Adjournment, 958, all
Summary:
The House Budget Review Subcommittee on Personnel, Public Retirement, and Finance heard a presentation from the Commonwealth Office of Technology on legacy IT modernization funds and how they are used to address outdated, unsupported, or unsustainable systems. David Carter and Carrie Welch explained the state’s definition of a legacy system under KRS 7A.180, emphasizing not only vendor support issues but also changing business needs, regulatory compliance, and the loss of institutional knowledge for older systems. They described the office’s review process for determining whether a project qualifies, including assessing business risk, comparing options such as upgrades, replacements, shared solutions across agencies, or commercial products, and then matching the project to available funding.
The presenters said COT reports twice a year to the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue on progress with legacy modernization projects. They reported 30 projects funded to date, with 18 completed, and said remaining projects are still moving forward while agencies continue to identify modernization needs. They highlighted examples of completed work, including modernized security cameras, replacement of unsupported systems, migration of documents to the Commonwealth Enterprise Content Management Platform, restoration of vendor support, a digital policy acknowledgement portal, replacement of the State Police dispatch system, and digitization of paper records for faster retrieval and better disaster resilience.
Members asked for more detail on how the $10 million request would be allocated, including system-by-system spending, the split between software, hardware, vendor contracts, and staff time, and how the office determines when a system needs replacement. COT said it did not have a system-by-system or cost-category breakdown at the hearing but could provide one later, and explained that the funds are intended for development and first-time acquisition costs rather than ongoing maintenance. They also said the $5 million annual request was based on prior years’ experience and that agencies often contribute some funding themselves, so the program could still operate if appropriated less than the full amount. The committee then approved the minutes and adjourned.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget REVISED: Agenda added Apr 6th, 2026
Appropriations and Budget
Transcript Highlights:
- coordinates the improved service delivery, addresses gaps in access, and builds a platform for better funding
- Thank you very much for the question, and I share your concern as you've asked that.
Keywords:
longevity pay, state employees, Oklahoma government, salary increase, emergency declaration, minimum salary, education funding, teacher compensation, Oklahoma education, salary schedule, 2-1-1 services, revolving fund, Department of Human Services, crisis pregnancy, abortion, legal funding, foster care, duffel bags, personal belongings, children's welfare
Summary:
The committee took up several Senate bills and adopted multiple amendments, including a contested amendment process on Senate Bill 201. An objection was raised that an amendment had not been filed by the prior-day deadline under Rule 76C, but the chair ruled the objection not well taken, citing the chair’s authority to waive the timing requirement. The amendment to the amendment, offered by Speaker Hilbert, deleted Section 2 of the bill, removing statutory language that tied the teacher-pay measure to House Bill 3705 and the broader budget agreement. Members discussed that the underlying agreement still linked the measures politically, including a $25 million increase to the Parental Choice Tax Credit and a $2,000 increase to the minimum salary schedule for teachers. After clarification that the bill applied to certified personnel except for positions listed in the amendment, SB 201 passed the committee 29-0.
The committee then approved Senate Bill 1290, which strengthens the 211 hotline system by clarifying oversight, improving coordination and service delivery, addressing access gaps, and supporting better funding and emergency responsiveness. Senate Bill 169 also passed after amendment; it increases longevity pay for state employees by 50% for designated years of service beginning in fiscal year 2027. Senate Bill 1377, which requires DHS to provide duffel bags to children in foster care as part of the budget, passed after members asked whether the bags would remain the child’s property and whether the bags would be standardized; the sponsor said the bags would belong to the child but did not know the procurement details.
Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 1991, described as an OMES/Oklahoma cleanup bill that consolidates existing functionality and revenues under a common umbrella without changing the substantive sources or purposes of the funds. After a question confirming it was only a cleanup measure, the bill passed 29-0. Senate Bill 2060 was laid over until the next day, and the meeting adjourned.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Postsecondary Education & Workforce Feb 25th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Postsecondary Education & Workforce
Transcript Highlights:
- It is from that perspective that I express deep concern about the persistent per-student funding disparity
- For employees who are funded by state funds and tuition revenue, the attribution combines funding from
- fund split.
- by state funds must be increased by 10% until fully funded by state funds.
- ed, where you funded about half of them because of the fund split.
Keywords:
funding, education, higher education, Western Washington University, state funding parity, financial aid, state funding, student support, educational reform, university procedures, academic policy, student success, Washington Medical Commission, medical license, license relinquishment, voluntary surrender, nondisciplinary pathway, physician regulation, health professional licensing, disciplinary database