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• in consultation with the Judicial Branch, basically complete discretion in terms of how that's calculated
• in consultation with the Judicial Branch, basically complete discretion in terms of how that's calculated
• Finance in consultation with the judicial branch basically complete discretion in terms of how that's calculated
• unrestricted funding should be considered for transfer, and/or guidance in terms of how to do that calculation
• notification to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee to allow for review and to consider how the calculation

Summary: The subcommittee heard May Revision presentations for the Office of Emergency Services, Judicial Branch, CDCR, and the Department of Justice, with the LAO offering comments and recommendations throughout. For Cal OES, the administration outlined funding for relocating the Red Mountain communications site, increased FEMA reimbursement authority, cybersecurity grants, next-generation 911 support, and a reduction to the Flexible Cash Assistance for Survivors of Crime program. Members raised concerns about VOCA backfill and disaster reimbursement, while the LAO recommended approving the 911 request with reporting, adding contingency planning for cybersecurity grants, clarifying the FEMA reimbursement language, and increasing reporting on emergency spending. For the Judicial Branch, the May Revision included funding for implementation of the Trial Nations Access to Justice Act, reductions tied to court facilities and employee benefits, and General Fund solutions such as a reduction to the pretrial release program, a reversion from the Trial Court Trust Fund, and elimination of the jury duty pilot program. The LAO cautioned that the pretrial reduction could affect detention and release decisions and recommended tighter legislative oversight over the trust fund transfer and reallocation language. Members questioned the impact of the pretrial cut, the lack of Prop. 36 court funding, and the rationale for the jury pilot elimination; the Judicial Branch said it was generally supportive of the budget as proposed. CDCR presented requests for roof repairs, fire alarm replacements, CalAIM-related costs, and trailer bill changes on incarcerated college students, mental health hiring, and tuberculosis testing, along with a planned prison closure by October 2026. The department also proposed reducing or delaying several items, including radio replacement, ADA improvements, COVID mitigation, and some facility upgrades, while adding a $125 million placeholder for consultant-driven operational savings. The LAO recommended rejecting or reducing several San Quentin-related proposals, questioned the staffing and contract medical requests, and urged more transparency on the consultant savings plan; members expressed concern about the realism of the savings targets and the potential legal or operational risks from delaying ADA and radio projects. For DOJ, the May Revision proposed ongoing funding and 44 positions to defend against federal actions, IT and accounting system upgrades, implementation funding for AB 1877, and a special fund loan. The LAO supported the KLETS connection but asked for a contingency plan if the new DMV link is delayed, noted that AB 1877 would not be fully implemented without additional funding, and recommended limiting and reporting on the federal accountability workload. Members questioned the size and permanence of the DOJ request, the use of the earlier $25 million special session appropriation, and the pace of federal litigation; DOJ said the new request would support ongoing litigation, expert assistance, and coordination across multiple cases and states.

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• I think import substitution is important because, in terms of economic development, in the calculation
• talking about the 40% of imports, but it's about over 90% imported from the U.S. mainland, so my calculation
• 00:31:29.120> my imported from the US mainland so my imported from the US mainland so my calculation
• 31:30.880> is<00:31:31.120> about<00:31:31.799> 7%<00:31:32.799> is calculation
• for 2024 is about 7% is calculation for 2024 is about 7% is imported<00:31:34.000> from<00:31

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard several resolutions focused on economic development, tourism, technology, and related policy issues. Testimony generally came from state agencies and industry groups, with DBED, HTDC, and others mostly supporting measures that would create working groups, promote advanced manufacturing and cybersecurity, encourage a Michelin Guide for Hawaii restaurants, support Taiwan’s international participation, and explore import substitution. One measure on a tourism and gaming working group drew strong opposition from the prosecutor’s office, which argued it would signal support for gambling and could worsen social harms, while other witnesses supported it as a way to gather data before any policy decisions. The committee also heard support for relocating the Pearl City Post Office to improve traffic and safety, and for a resolution to focus HTDC on advanced manufacturing and cybersecurity. Several items were amended before action. The committee agreed to amend the tourism and gaming working group resolution to narrow and clarify its purpose, and to amend the Taiwan resolution to add the president of the Republic of China as a recipient. The import-substitution resolution was also amended to add a definition, include language about avoiding new import dependencies such as LNG, and direct state and utility purchasing power toward substituting imports. A resolution on HCR 211/HR 203 was rewritten to address lowering fire insurance rates and mitigating fire risk in Puna lava zones, but decision-making on that item was deferred to a later hearing so the new language could be posted publicly. The committee voted to adopt several measures, including HCR 57/HCR 152, HCR 156/HR 151, HCR 19/HR 115, and HCR 33/HR 32, with some passed as amended and others passed as is. HCR 192 was adopted with amendments despite reservations from some members, and HCR 209/HR 2011 was adopted with amendments. The committee also recessed for decision-making during the hearing and later adjourned after completing action on the agenda.

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• and effective the year after, requires that the employer-based composite monthly contribution be calculated
• monthly the employer based composite monthly contribution<00:24:22.400> be<00:24:22.600> calculated
• /c><00:24:23.240> based<00:24:23.559> on<00:24:23.799> the contribution be calculated
• based on the contribution be calculated based on the change<00:24:24.279> in<00:24:24.440>
• employee, whether the amount is determined on a time, task, piece, commission, or other basis of calculation

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Labor and Technology heard several labor and personnel measures. Senate Bill 1567 would require the Department of Human Resources Development to conduct a comprehensive review of the executive branch classification and compensation system and allow it to contract with a third party outside normal procurement rules. Director Brana Hashimoto testified in support, saying the state has more than 1,400 classes of work and limited staff to keep the system current; she said outside vendor help and market data are needed to update class specifications, minimum qualifications, and pay structures. She noted the project scope and timeline would depend on funding, and said the governor had approved about $1 million for the effort. Members asked about vendor scope, comparisons to the private sector and other public employers, consolidation of obsolete classes, and whether the exemption from procurement rules would speed the work. The committee also heard Senate Bill 326 on defense of state employees, with testimony in support from HGEA, the Hawaii State AFL-CIO, and the Hawaii State Teachers Association. Senate Bill 337 would expand the pool of interest arbitrators used in collective bargaining disputes by allowing the Hawaii Labor Relations Board to request a list from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service and to use arbitrators from both FMCS and the American Arbitration Association; HGEA supported the bill, saying the broader pool would improve selection and address communication issues. Senate Bill 1233 would create a State Internship and Workforce Development Program within DeHerd. The University of Hawaiʻi, HGEA, the Hawaii Primary Care Association, and the Chamber of Commerce supported it. DeHerd said the program could help place interns into vacancies and convert them to civil service jobs, but said it would need about five FTE and roughly $330,000 in salaries to administer a program serving about 50 to 75 interns at a time; members questioned whether the positions could be filled and whether the program could proceed without added resources. The committee then heard Senate Bill 1359, which would increase the employer-based composite monthly contribution to the Hawaii EUTF Benefits Trust Fund beginning in January 2026 and then tie future increases to Medicare Part B premium changes with a lag. The EUTF administrator testified, and a member noted the measure resembled a bill that had died in conference the prior year. Senate Bill 1454 would give the Labor and Industrial Relations director authority to issue wage payment violation orders, establish penalties and appeals, and broaden the definition of wage; the department supported it, explaining it would align procedures under chapter 387 with existing chapter 388 enforcement and make investigations easier. Finally, the committee moved through a series of collective bargaining cost-item bills for various bargaining units and related entities, with testimony generally in support from Budget and Finance, HGEA, UH, HHSC, UPW, and other unions and associations. One amendment request was to include bargaining units 1 and 10 in the temporary hazard pay funding bill, and the Hawaii Fire Fighters Association noted its airport firefighters unit was still in arbitration and would provide final numbers later.

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• The calculations, again, are much more explicit for impact fees than they are for those other types of
• No, it's in the impact fee calculation.
• They're calculated in different ways.
• So the true impact fees are required by the state to have a certain calculation that was established
• We see fees with a lack of transparency in the calculation of such, the inspection fees.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Summary: The committee met to monitor implementation of several housing-related bills from the 89th session, with the chair emphasizing Texas’s housing shortage and the need to review land-use laws. For House Bill 24, witnesses from the Texas Public Policy Foundation, Reason Foundation, a church-affordable housing project, Habitat for Humanity, developers, and housing advocates said the bill’s higher protest threshold and simpler council override had reduced procedural barriers to rezoning, helped projects move forward, and supported lower rents and more multifamily development. Public testimony largely praised HB 24 as working as intended, and the chair noted it had passed the committee 6-1, the House 83-56, and the Senate unanimously. The committee then heard testimony on Senate Bill 1567, which preempted certain municipal occupancy limits based on unrelated-adult restrictions. Supporters, including Texas Public Policy Foundation, Texas Realtors, Texans for Housing, and Texas A&M student leaders, said the law improved clarity, reduced arbitrary local limits, and helped students and property owners use existing housing more efficiently. Opponents from College Station and Bryan-College Station neighborhood groups argued the law has encouraged investor purchases, tear-downs, and “stealth dorms,” displaced working-class residents, and harmed family homeownership. The chair noted SB 1567 had passed the committee 5-1, the House 101-19, and the Senate 30-1. The committee also reviewed Senate Bill 15, which reduced minimum lot sizes in covered jurisdictions. Ed Pinto of AEI said the law had already led to thousands of new small lots and lower-cost starter homes, while recommending expansion to more counties and broader application to attached housing. Other witnesses from builders, Pew, and housing advocates said smaller lots can increase affordability, but some cities, such as College Station and Grand Prairie, were adding local standards that could blunt the bill’s effect. City representatives from El Paso described how they implemented the law by reducing lot sizes and widths, while urging broader applicability to more of the city. The chair said SB 15 had passed the committee 7-0, the House 86-43, and the Senate 24-7. Finally, the committee began hearing testimony on Senate Bill 840, a by-right multifamily redevelopment measure. City officials from Garland and Plano described how they had updated local standards to comply while preserving design and setback rules, and said the bill could help redevelop built-out commercial corridors and add housing without expanding city footprints. The transcript ended as the committee continued taking testimony on SB 840.

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• So in preparation for the referendum, our district provided individualized tax calculators, required
• Districts will still be required to provide the required notices, individualized calculators, and truth
• > required<00:51:45.359> notices<00:51:46.319> to<00:51:46.559> ensure calculators
• , required notices to ensure calculators, required notices to ensure voters<00:51:47.440> had<
• , and truth and taxation calculators, and truth and taxation statements.<00:53:16.880> What<00

Bills: HF4077, HF3798, HF3886

Keywords: municipal nondisclosure agreement, NDA, public records, transparency, local government, county, city, town, school district, housing and redevelopment authority, economic development authority, port authority, economic development, land development, public financing, tax increment financing, TIF, abatement, municipal bonds, debt obligations

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• So I assume then when the differential barrels of oil produced increase is being calculated like we have
• of Revenue to make sure they have the same volumes and information there that they need to help calculate
• like we have in this being calculated like we have in this graph<01:39:56.719> that's<01:39:57.119
• Is that a fair end up calculating that.
• calculate what that should be. calculate what that should be.

Bills: HB0075, HB0128

Keywords: virtual currency, kiosk, financial institutions, regulation, Wyoming Money Transmitters Act, penalties, severance tax, oil production, tax exemption, energy sector, economic impact, 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Chair, Representative Scott, we have some calculations, and I thought I had them with me, but we will
• We do not generally calculate all of the interest that will be paid over decades.
• We don't generally calculate cost phase.
• We don't generally calculate in<01:36:29.760> all<01:36:30.000> of<01:36:30.159> the
• <01:38:39.600> $80 calculations there's been over $80 calculations there's been over $80 million

Keywords: 1183, house

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• By my calculation, since April of 2024, more than $33 million has been allocated to the READ Act, with
• <00:00:55.239> since me on this but by my calculation since me on this but by my calculation
• was based on MCA third grade calculation was based on MCA third grade data<00:27:18.960> the<
• 00:27:19.440> proposed<00:27:20.880> calculation<00:27:21.880> um<00:27:22.559><
• c> revises data the proposed calculation um revises data the proposed calculation um revises the<

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• based on the number of pupils calculated based on the number of pupils or<00:30:25.120> based
• The state calculates the average amount that districts spend on each of those three categories and then
• the average amount state uh calculates the average amount that<00:42:36.559> districts<00:42:
• and then how those AIDS are calculated and then how those<00:43:38.720> services<00:43:39.160
• So entitlement, again, is the total calculated amount that a district is owed for the number of students

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The Education Finance Committee met on January 21, 2025, for its first hearing of the session and began with organizational business. Members and staff introduced themselves, described their districts and backgrounds, and the chair reviewed committee procedures, including how to request bill hearings, amendment deadlines, and handout deadlines. The committee also heard introductions from nonpartisan and partisan staff, including House Research and House Fiscal Analysis personnel who will support the committee’s work this session. The main substantive item was an overview presentation on the state budget and education finance process. Staff explained how Minnesota’s general fund is forecast twice a year, how the committee should read the budget documents and aid/levy tracking sheets, and how the current biennium compares with the upcoming budget window. They described the November forecast, noted that the committee will later receive the February forecast, and outlined the committee’s role in reviewing K-12 state aid spending, school district revenue, and property tax impacts. Staff walked through the aid appropriation summary spreadsheet and explained its columns, including end-of-session spending, fiscal year 2024-25 actuals and estimates, and the 2026-27 and 2028-29 planning horizons. They emphasized that many education programs are forecast-driven and can change with enrollment and other data. The presentation also summarized the state’s overall revenue mix and spending priorities, noting that K-12 education is the largest general fund category and that state aid makes up the majority of school revenue. No bills were heard and no votes or formal actions were taken.

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• After that, we<00:37:03.359> calculate<00:37:03.760> an<00:37:04.000> assigned<00
• :37:04.320> student we calculate an assigned student we calculate an assigned student responsibility
• We use that model to calculate a student's state grant award for the given fiscal year.
• compared with the previous calculation compared with the previous calculation and<00:41:06.400><
• dollars when calculating state financial aid.<00:45:48.640> This<00:45:48.960> change<

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And so they would calculate in that there would be colas.
• They would calculate what their benefit is going to be and then add in colas, and you would pre-fund
• And so they would<00:30:48.000> calculate<00:30:48.559> in<00:30:49.120> that<00
• would be would calculate in that there would be col<00:30:50.240> they<00:30:50.399> would
• is col they would calculate what what is col they would calculate what what is their<00:30:52.240

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• if each MCO reimburses differently, that could potentially affect the loss amount and the loss calculation
• to help identify those um calculator to help identify those um >> yeah, >> yeah, >>
• <00:51:19.280> that<00:51:19.599> helps<00:51:20.559> individuals calculator that
• helps individuals calculator that helps individuals transition<00:51:22.720> um<00:51:22.880>
• but it was with that calculator but it was with that alternative<00:51:57.520> benefit<00:51:

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board reconvened and heard a presentation from the Attorney General’s Office Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Control unit. AG staff described the unit’s structure and work: it investigates and prosecutes Medicaid provider fraud, and also handles abuse, neglect, and exploitation cases involving vulnerable adults in facility settings when asked to assist. They said the office has prosecutors, detectives, auditors, and support staff, works with federal partners, Commonwealth’s attorneys, CHFS, DMS, OIG, and MCOs, and uses a hotline and referral line for complaints. They also explained the MCO referral process, including monthly meetings, stand-down lists, and review of referrals for a “credible allegation of fraud” before the AG office decides whether to open a criminal or civil investigation. The presentation focused heavily on current fraud trends. Staff said behavioral health is a major concern, along with participant-directed waiver services, medically assisted treatment, cash billing for services, controlled-substance billing, and vision and dental fraud. They gave examples such as duplicate time sheets for family caregivers, questionable Suboxone counseling and urine drug screening practices, and a prior optometry case involving false claims for children’s glasses. They also discussed CMS’s estimate that about 5% of Medicaid payments are improper, noted that most improper payments are at the fee-for-service level, and said there is no reliable overall fraud-rate estimate. They highlighted a sharp shift in behavioral health billing after the cabinet’s November 1, 2024 policy changes, saying individual psychotherapy spending dropped while group billing increased, suggesting providers may have moved billing to different codes. Members asked about the scale and timing of cases, how MCO referrals are screened, and whether the data reflected more people being served or just higher spending. The AG office said investigations can take years, with some federal cases still awaiting sentencing from 2018 and 2019 matters, and that they currently had nine individuals awaiting sentencing in federal court. They also reported 58 hotline reports during the referenced period, six cases opened from MCO referrals, and four additional MCO referrals not accepted for active cases. Several members raised concerns about home-based services and the risk of abuse or fraud when family members are reimbursed, and asked whether the process could be streamlined; the AG office said it had no immediate recommendations but would be willing to return with suggestions after further review.

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• I'm just curious about the change that's being made and maybe I don't understand how we're calculating
• <00:25:09.200> the understand um how we're calculating the understand um how we're calculating
• It takes a percentage of the calculation of what, let's see, for assigned family responsibility for a
• of what um let's see for calculation of what um let's see for assigned<00:26:46.080> family<00
• Are there students that then qualify for more based on this negative calculation?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So one of the things that you calculated together, and I don’t know how you arrived at this data, I guess
• So one of the things that you calculated together, and I don’t know how you arrived at this data, I guess
• So one of the things that you calculated together, and I don’t know how you arrived at this data, I guess
• So one of the things that you calculated together, and I don’t know how you arrived at this data, I guess
• <01:26:07.119> together the things that you calculated together the things that you calculated

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee held its first meeting on February 10, 2025, with member and staff introductions and opening remarks from Chair Kristin Robbins about the committee’s bipartisan mission to address state fraud and improve oversight of executive branch spending. Robbins said the committee would focus on both legislation and informational oversight hearings, likely in coordination with standing policy committees, and emphasized concerns about reported fraud in state government and the need to prevent waste before it occurs. Members from both parties generally expressed support for the committee’s work and interest in learning more about the issues. The sole agenda item was a presentation from the Legislative Auditor on the 2023 report, “Oversight of State-Funded Grants to Nonprofit Organizations.” Legislative Auditor Judy Randall and Deputy Legislative Auditor Jodi Munson Rodriguez explained that the report reviewed how comprehensive Minnesota’s grants management policies are and how well agencies follow them. They said the policies cover the grant lifecycle but often lack detail, and the office found widespread noncompliance in recent years. The presentation included examples such as limited standards for progress reports, flexible monitoring requirements, and no required timeline for closeout reviews. The auditors also noted that state agencies spent an average of about $514 million annually on nonprofit grants from fiscal years 2018 through 2022, with about 2,400 nonprofit organizations receiving grants. The auditors said several factors contribute to compliance problems, including inconsistent funding for grants management, limited training, and uneven use of electronic grants systems. They also noted that statutes gave little authority to enforce compliance. Since the report was released, the Department of Administration has taken some steps, including changes to pre-award financial review policies and a timeline for closeout reviews, but the auditors said other recommendations remain only partially implemented. No votes were taken and no bills were acted on at this meeting.

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• . >> Um, but, um, so I wanted to point that out to you, that we have, by my calculations, somewhere in
• >> As little under 12,000, which is better than I could calculate. >> [clears throat] But when we talk
• >> As little under 12,000, which is better than I could calculate. >> [clears throat] But when we talk
• >> As little under 12,000, which is better than I could calculate. >> [clears throat] But when we talk
• than I could calculate. than I could calculate.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• But again, changing the 2025 number also starts changing calculations in LBA in terms of the surplus
• But again, changing the 2025 number also starts changing calculations in LBA in terms of the surplus
• in for LBA starts changing calculations in for LBA in<00:55:52.400> terms<00:55:52.720> of
• Uh, so we need to calculate that. Commissioner Step, did you have input? No.
• Uh, so we need to calculate that. Uh, so we need to calculate that.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Committee of Conference on HB 1 and HB 2 was called to order, and Legislative Budget Assistant Michael Kaine reviewed the working documents before the committee. He explained the compare report, the detailed change sheet, the HB 1 index, the HB 2 side-by-side, the surplus statement, and a revenue handout, noting that the committee would vote up or down on all detail-change items and that unresolved items on hold would be removed from the final bills. He also identified staff available to answer technical questions and noted that the committee would track the dollar impact of decisions as it proceeded. Members then turned to the revenue outlook, with discussion focused on the gap between the House and Senate budget positions. House members said their budget guidance was based on revenue estimates that were significantly below the governor’s proposal, and they discussed whether additional revenue could close part of the gap. Department of Revenue Administration Commissioner Lindsey Stepp presented updated revenue estimates based on May data, explaining the methodology and the ranges for fiscal years 2025, 2026, and 2027. She said business taxes were the largest source of uncertainty, with estimates reflecting current economic conditions, recent revenue performance, and a range of possible growth rates. Committee members questioned the assumptions behind the business-tax ranges, including why the low and high scenarios were set at 2% and 8% growth. Stepp said the range was based on historical performance and current economic factors such as inflation, tariffs, and business behavior, and she noted that June is a major estimate-payment month for business taxes. Members also discussed recent revenue trends, including the effect of tariffs and the possibility of federal tax policy changes affecting repatriated profits. The commissioner and House members also discussed other revenue sources, including rooms and meals and real estate transfer taxes, with the House side arguing that lower mortgage rates and home prices could increase real estate transfer revenue. No votes were taken in the portion provided, but the committee discussed possible upward adjustments to House revenue assumptions, including increases of roughly $70 million in total based on the updated outlook and additional insurance-related revenue.

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• Since I chose to pay back the required amount, my pension annuity was calculated using a factor of 26
• Since I chose to pay back the required amount, my pension annuity was calculated using a factor of 26
• Since I chose to pay back the required amount, my pension annuity was calculated using a factor of 26
• under United States Code Title 10, a federal civil service retirement is calculated under United States
• is calculated ated under United<00:09:00.480> States<00:09:00.800> codee<00:09:01.160>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• eligibility and benefit calculation eligibility and benefit calculation processes<00:08:35.360><
• Just which element of the calculations are you asking about? Thank you.
• I guess it would be calculation. which element of the calculations are which element of the calculations
• It would be the calculation >> Thank you.
• We calculate the benefits based on total earnings, right.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It is easy to find numbers for this year, but it takes a little bit more calculation to find the 2024
• <00:32:03.039> to takes a little bit more calculation to takes a little bit more calculation
• think the most important thing is to make them into separate items so that they would be able to calculate
• so that they would be able to calculate so that they would be able to calculate the<00:46:15.040
• calculation that the state had adopted. calculation that the state had adopted.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• determined by a statutory calculation. determined by a statutory calculation.
• And it goes on to lay out a calculation to figure that up to provide that invoice.
• So on the table that I've provided you, you can see a graphic representation of what that calculation
• You see a calculation of the percentage of those that are state.
• And it goes on to lay out<01:26:38.400> a<01:26:38.719> calculation<01:26:40.000> uh

Keywords: 916, all