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• The proposals are reviewed and evaluated by our members.
• The proposals are reviewed and evaluated by our members.
• The proposals are reviewed and evaluated by our members.
• The proposals are reviewed and evaluated by our members.
• The proposals are reviewed and evaluated by our members.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• This project is focused on a performance evaluation system that will connect to the new ASIS system.
• We're able to actually do performance evaluations on our 20-something thousand state employees.
• So we're able to complete this year's performance evaluations, but we won't be able to do next year's
• So all state employees would be evaluated on this particular plan.
• It would generate the associated compensation that would go with their performance evaluation results

Keywords: 1204, all

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• ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS WAS TO COLLECT EVALUATION FORMS FROM THE STUDENT PARTICIPANTS THAT DO EVALUATE
• UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA TO ACCEPT THE PRECEPTOR MODULE THIS FALL AND THEN OF COURSE WE HAVE IN 21 2030 AND EVALUATION
• WITH 30 DAYS TO ACCEPT THEM AS IT TYPICALLY GOES WE ASKED UNTIL THE NEW TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO EVALUATE
• DEPARTMENT ALSO ENTERED A FIVE YEAR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY FOR FRAME FOR EVALUATION
• REPORT THAT IS DUE DECEMBER 31st AND WE WILL HAVE MORE THE DETAILS BROKEN WE ARE TRYING TO DO AN EVALUATION

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• We have successfully transitioned from initial planning into active operational evaluation.
• We have about $4.71 million remaining to complete this evaluation process through next summer.
• So the big part of this current addition of staff are policy analysts and program evaluators.
• There might be directives to do an evaluation of a particular program.
• There might be directives to do an evaluation of a particular program.

Summary: The committee first received a general fund and revenue update from the Office of Management and Budget. Staff reported that the state started the biennium about $176 million above prior estimates, but year-to-date revenues were now running below legislative forecast, mainly due to lower individual income tax and sales tax collections. The budget stabilization fund was above its cap, the legacy fund continued to grow, and oil revenues were slightly above forecast overall. Members also asked about federal funding uncertainty and mineral leasing variability, and OMB said agencies would be asked to address potential federal reductions case by case during budget preparation. The committee then reviewed compliance reports and trust fund analysis materials, followed by a bill draft for a fixed-route city transportation grant program. Testimony from transit officials in Fargo and Minot supported the proposal, saying state aid would help match federal transit funds and support operations, but members raised questions about the funding source, fare structures, and whether the program should be limited to the current four fixed-route cities or allow future eligible cities. Several members asked for more time to study the formula and possible funding options before moving the bill forward. Next, the committee approved a bill draft repealing obsolete language related to a proposed North Dakota-South Dakota bi-state authority. Staff explained the provision had been unused for about 30 years and that existing law likely already allowed joint powers agreements without the specific language. The committee voted to adopt the repeal bill draft. The Department of Commerce and the Northern Plains UAS Test Site then provided an update on uncrewed aircraft system initiatives, including the Vantis radar data enclave, the drone replacement program, and future revenue models. Officials said North Dakota had received FAA approval to operate the radar data pathfinder, had begun replacing non-compliant drones from restricted foreign sources, and was working on phased procurement and cost-recovery plans. Members asked about deadlines, funding, supply-chain issues, and how the system would be used; staff said the federal restrictions were already in effect and that Vantis was being positioned as infrastructure for future beyond-visual-line-of-sight operations. Finally, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation presented on the design of a new minimum-security prison and on a reentry housing task force. The new facility is planned for the penitentiary grounds, with a reduced estimated cost of about $263 million, 600 beds initially, possible expansion to 732 beds, and completion projected around 2031 if funded in 2027. The reentry housing task force described a data-driven effort to identify housing needs for people leaving incarceration, with the goal of reducing homelessness and recidivism through targeted housing support and possible subsidies. Members asked about staffing, site selection, housing duration, and whether employment and transportation needs would be included in the assessment.

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• The plans for the 2026-27 academic year are due from the deans. that evaluates every faculty position
• And the political dynamics related to campus changes are not seen as a reason to avoid the evaluation
• And the political dynamics related to campus changes are not seen as a reason to avoid the evaluation
• We did evaluate.
• Evaluating low completion programs.

Summary: The Higher Education Institutions Committee met at NDSU and heard an extensive presentation from President David Cook/President Stewart and NDSU leadership on the university’s priorities, including enrollment, student success, research growth, and use of New Horizons funding. Leaders emphasized NDSU’s land-grant mission, its role in workforce development, and its goal of becoming more distinctive through strategic planning, recruitment and retention, commercialization, and partnerships. They highlighted that NDSU awarded 2,370 degrees in 2025, produces a large share of the state’s engineering, nursing, and agriculture graduates, and reported strong outcomes for graduates staying and working in North Dakota. They also noted enrollment headwinds, competition from other institutions, and the need to manage tuition waivers more carefully through a scholarship optimization effort. Provost Sherry Vale outlined academic stewardship efforts, including review or consolidation of low-producing programs, strategic hiring tied to institutional priorities, faculty workload policy changes, and expanded online and regional offerings. She said the university is using New Horizons dollars to strengthen advising, student support, and programs in engineering, agriculture, and health. NDSU leaders also described new or expanded academic offerings such as robotics and automation, artificial intelligence, material science and engineering, nuclear engineering certificates, accelerated nursing, nurse practitioner certificates, a Master of Health Administration, and a clinical research master’s program with Sanford Health. They stressed that these investments are intended to improve student completion, meet workforce needs, and increase return on public investment. The committee also heard testimony from students and recent graduates who described the value of NDSU’s education, mentorship, internships, research opportunities, and support services. Alyssa Hodges spoke about pharmacy education, public health work, and campus support as a parent and student; Ethan Blessy described engineering coursework, internships with Marvin, and career preparation; and Aiden Freolic discussed neuroscience research, federally funded projects, and plans for graduate study. Their testimony was followed by presentations on partnerships with Gateway to Science for K-12 STEM outreach and with Sanford Research on biomedical research, clinical trials, obesity research, and a joint biostatistics hire. NDSU also highlighted systemwide shared services, Governor’s School programming, and research growth, including a reported 8% increase in research expenditures from $199 million to $215 million. No bill votes were taken; the meeting was informational and featured presentations, testimony, and discussion of future planning and partnerships.

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• <01:59:20.920> Let's<01:59:21.200> say of year evaluation.
• Let's say of year evaluation.
• ,<01:59:39.120> I those as a proper tool for evaluation, I those as a proper tool for evaluation
• record-keeping, and submission to state-approved evaluators.
• This also state-approved evaluators.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• We've also implemented a streamlined closeout evaluation process, which uses the integrated form within
• <00:41:24.119> process streamlined closeout evaluation process streamlined closeout evaluation
• And then the next grant award processes evaluation report from 2024 included another four.
• CIS, and our contract closeout process also has shown improvement in that area, completing the evaluation
• Our contract closeout process also has shown improvement in that area, completing the evaluation at the

Keywords: 1183, house

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• When Virginia did an audit in 2019 to evaluate our incentives, we concluded that 90% of the investment
• When Virginia did an audit in 2019 to evaluate our incentives, we concluded that 90% of the investment
• Virginia did an audit in 2019 to evaluate our incentives.
• Thank you for the opportunity to look at and re-evaluate this tax exemption structure for billionaires
• opportunity to look at and re-evaluate opportunity to look at and re-evaluate this<01:14:24.280>

Bills: HF1277, HF1006

Keywords: data centers, tax exemption, Minnesota statutes, economic development, employment growth, property tax, abatement, land bank, redevelopment, political subdivision, 1183, house

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• Members, Senate Concurrent Resolution 62 by Senator Hodges urges DOTD to evaluate all school zones on
• To evaluate all school zones on state highways. Thank you, Ms. Champaign.
• So I talked with Secretary Lideh about this resolution, urging them just to evaluate ways...
• With Secretary Ladee about this resolution, urging them just to evaluate impediments to safety measures

Summary: The House Transportation Committee met on May 26 and considered several resolutions and one Senate bill dealing with transportation project delivery, vehicle safety, school-zone safety, flooding, and highway signage. The committee first took up SCR 64, which creates a task force to study construction management at risk (CMAR) for public works. An amendment added representatives from Louisiana Associated General Contractors and Associated Builders and Contractors to the task force, and the resolution was reported with amendments. The committee also heard HR 282, which creates a task force to study utility terrain vehicles with Louisiana State Police and other stakeholders; an amendment added the State Fire Marshal, and the resolution was reported with amendments. The most extensive discussion centered on SB 513, which addressed public works project delivery methods and included a proposal for an average-bid award method as well as design-build authority for airports and vertiports. Testimony from a Reason Foundation policy analyst and a Louisiana Associated General Contractors representative opposed the average-bid concept, arguing it lacked U.S. precedent, could encourage collusion, and could raise costs, while airport-related design-build provisions were supported. The committee adopted an amendment in concept to remove the average-bid language, then reported SB 513 with amendments by a vote of 11 yeas and 4 nays. The committee also reported SCR 62 favorably, which urges DOTD to evaluate all school zones on state highways in response to safety concerns and near misses involving crossing guards and distracted driving. In addition, HCR 112 was reported favorably to study flooding on Louisiana Highway 1 in Shreveport, and HR 275 was reported favorably to study an interstate highway signage maintenance and reporting program. The meeting concluded after all items were acted on and the committee adjourned.

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• Transportation and the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, convening a working group to evaluate
• Corporation, convening a working<00:05:30.400> group<00:05:30.800> to<00:05:30.960> evaluate
• <00:05:31.720> the working group to evaluate the working group to evaluate the feasibility

Bills: SB2876, SB3253, SB2125, SB2781, HB549, HB1768, SB2053, SB2494, SB2851, SB3073, HB1678, HB1721, HB2475, HB2246, HB1667, HB1516, SB2532, SB3131, SB3154, HB2297, HB1737, SB2143, SB2398, SB2623, HB1740, HB1920, HB1682, SB2153, SB3140, HB1515, SB2835, HB2282, SB3083, SB2031, SB2519, SB2667, SB2140, SB2544, SB2069, SB2697, SB874, SB2043, SB888, SB2721, HB2152, HB1334, HB2385, HB1643, HB2314, HB1688, HB1692, SB2568, SB2983, SB2108, SB3136, HB1959, SB3156, HB1511, HB1753, HB1824, HB2137, HB1810, HB2279, HB2309, HB1548, HB2078, HB2293, SB3262, SB2169, SB2607, SB2964, SB3255, HB2576, HB1481, HB1864, HB1550, SB2818, SB3067, SB2061, HB1728, HB1881, HB2361, HB2395, HB1823, SB2050, SB2397, SB2175, SB2852, SB847, SB3001

Keywords: natural hair braiding, hair braiding, braids, braider, braiding license, cosmetology, barbering, barber board, Board of Barbering and Cosmetology, registration, licensure exemption, sanitation training, health and safety, hair extensions, cornrows, twists, locks, protective hairstyles, beauty industry, occupational licensing

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• Um, it would be supported by the Joint Legislative Committee and Performance Evaluation peer committee
• performance legislative committee and performance legislative committee and performance evaluation
• evaluation evaluation um<00:04:21.199> peer<00:04:21.519> committee<00:04:22.720> and

Keywords: Universities and Colleges - Room 216, 2 February, 2026; 4:30 PM, 925, all

Summary: The committee first heard an explanation of a bill dealing with confidentiality of certain contracts between students, the university, and personnel reviewing those contracts. The measure would require those agreements and their terms to be kept confidential except as otherwise provided by law or court order, and it would set out damages and remedies for unauthorized disclosure, including by agents. The committee then moved title sufficient and do pass, with committee substitute, and the motion carried. Senator Blackman presented SB 2046, a bill that would create a property right in an individual’s name, likeness, and voice, including rules for transfer, contract, inheritance, penalties for misuse, and First Amendment protections. Senator Leno offered a reverse repealer amendment, which was adopted, and the committee then voted title sufficient, do pass, committee substitute. The committee next discussed SB 2208, creating the Mississippi Public University Governance Study Commission to review system-level governance, accountability, oversight, and coordination among public institutions of higher learning. The sponsor said the commission would study other states, including Florida and Tennessee, report by December 1, and dissolve January 1 of the following year, with support from the Joint Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review. After questions about comparable models and the goals of the study, the committee voted title sufficient, do pass. Finally, the committee considered SB 2342, the Safe Dormitories Act, which would require public institutions of higher learning and community colleges to report on dormitory safety policies, including coeducational and single-sex housing arrangements, bathrooms, curfews, and age requirements. Members questioned whether the report could already be requested without codifying it and asked about a fiscal note; the sponsor said there was no fiscal note. Senator Deleno moved to table the bill, and the motion carried. The committee then took up a final measure simply bringing forth IHL code sections, with the sponsor saying the committee was still working with the College Board on related factors; the committee voted title sufficient, do pass, and then rose and reported.

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• We are adding that back so that we are still evaluating the master's degree.
• are adding that back so that we are We are adding that back so that we are still<00:04:28.080> evaluating
• still evaluating the master's degree. still evaluating the master's degree.

Bills: HB59, HB128, HB59, HB128

Keywords: early voting, electoral participation, voting centers, Alabama elections, absentee ballot, HB128, Alabama Board of Nursing, Sunset Law, sunset review, nursing board, nurse licensure, registered nurse, RN, licensed practical nurse, LPN, advanced practice nursing, certified registered nurse anesthetist, CRNA, consumer member, board appointments

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• Um, right now when it comes to initial evaluations of students with disabilities, we have to follow certain
• district has a shorter week, meaning there's fewer school days in that week, ultimately means that an evaluation
• that this legislation promotes more full weeks, 5 school days in a week, we get special education evaluations
• Evaluation team to go into the details of the study for you all. Um, the study does two things.

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• It would define evaluation criteria based on performance and compliance in areas such as governance,
• that you will support Senate Bill 1574 in the interest of justice, so that the best courts can be evaluated
• Chair, as we develop this Centers of Excellence program, the initial proposal was that judges be evaluated
• We have to look in the mirror and see what's actually there; we have to be evaluated.

Bills: SB1211, SB1574, SB2774, SB2873, SB2900, HJR4

Keywords: hydraulic fracturing, sales tax exemption, oil and gas, environmental impact, water reuse, justice, judicial council, centers of excellence, court operations, recognition program, franchise tax, retail trade, tax classification, business regulation, economic impact, SB 2873, Texas Tax Code, electronic filing, e-filing, tax reports

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• of over 16,000 treatment referrals and over 10,000 treatment referrals and over 10,000 clinical evaluations
• policies and procedures and implement all feasible recommendations made in two external program evaluations
• In observation number nine on page 36, we recommend DHHS evaluate its process We recommend DHHS evaluate
• And the status of prior external program evaluations as of November 2025 in tab D.
• be the framework, and it will flow from our policies and procedures and how often we need to re-evaluate

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Fiscal Committee opened by approving the May 15 minutes and then recognized Pam Ellis for her long service with the Legislative Budget Assistant’s office and upcoming retirement. The committee adopted the consent calendar with two items removed for separate consideration, then approved transfers for the Administrative Office of the Courts and the Department of Environmental Services after questions about court benefit costs and dam project funding. The Department of Health and Human Services also received approval for a general fund transfer item. A major portion of the meeting focused on the Youth Development Center settlement fund. New administrator Jared Boyle, joined by the Attorney General, described the fund’s remaining caseload, the payment matrix, and the need for additional funding to begin hearings in August. Members raised concerns about administrative costs, attorneys’ fees, payday loans, structured settlements, and the long-term fiscal impact on the state. Boyle requested $55 million, but the committee ultimately approved a reduced appropriation of $20 million, with members noting the possibility of returning for more funding later depending on revenues and the October revenue review. The Department of Corrections then received approval for a smaller shortfall transfer and a larger overtime-related transfer, with officials citing a 52% corrections officer vacancy rate, ongoing recruitment, academy classes, and efforts to use civilian staff in some non-security roles. A late item from the Veterans Home was also approved to cover overtime, holiday pay, and indirect cost shortfalls within its existing budget. The committee then heard an informational presentation on implementation of Senate Bill 134 and the new federal Medicaid work-requirement rule. DHHS said it plans to submit a state plan amendment, seek approval for hardship exceptions, start with one eligibility check cycle, and use existing federal grant funding to make system changes. Finally, the committee received a performance audit of the Doorway opioid treatment program, which found weak written procedures, incomplete data use, reimbursement delays, and problems with the Governor’s Commission on Addiction Treatment and Prevention. Members discussed follow-up reporting, and the next Fiscal Committee meeting was scheduled for August 21 at 11:00 a.m.

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• we've been undertaking in California to try to encourage more data sharing for the purposes of evaluation
• file matches up with the needs that we have today in deploying the new Workforce Pell program, in evaluating
• we've been undertaking in California to try to encourage more data sharing for the purposes of evaluation
• current law authorizes the commissioner to conduct investigations and examinations of insurers to evaluate
• The commissioner to conduct investigations and examinations of insurers to evaluate their market practices

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• At the board level, what we've tried to do is work to establish regional committees that evaluate the
• And we do, through the legislation also, we evaluate every year how the basic needs coordinators are
• We are doing an analysis of that, and I think we have another nine months of evaluating before we make
• But as I mentioned earlier, there are still some problems, and we are evaluating because we've gotten
• And, you know, we talk about evaluating student performance.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• We'll now turn to the first order of business, the 2025 actuarial evaluation results, Luke Masselink,
• Today to share with you the results of the preliminary 2025 actuarial evaluation.
• The results of that experience study will then be folded into the 2025 actuarial evaluation report.
• The results from that will then be folded into our 2025 actuarial evaluation report.
• Now the study by the Joint Committee evaluated a few different options, but one of those options was

Keywords: 904, all

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• to allow SNAP benefits to cover delivery costs, making this an important issue for Louisiana to evaluate
• So this resolution is about just gathering data and evaluating whether expanding access to grocery delivery
• So that's basically what the bill does. evaluate now, the study would possibly examine which populations
• So this resolution is about just gathering data and evaluating whether expanding access to grocery delivery
• Louisiana schools from 2018 through the present to qualified independent researchers for the purpose of evaluating

Bills: HR174, HR194, HCR98, SB39, SB124, SB190, SB236, SB270, SB273, SB359, SB415, SB426, SB437, SB451

Keywords: fenbendazole, cancer treatment, public health, FDA, clinical trials, patient safety, visual acuity, student health, de-identified data, longitudinal analysis, education policy, SNAP, food stamps, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, grocery delivery, delivery fees, service charges, online grocery, food access, food insecurity

Summary: The House Committee on Health and Welfare met on May 12 and first reported HCR 98 favorably without objection. The resolution asks the Louisiana Department of Health to study whether SNAP benefits could be used to pay grocery delivery fees and related costs, especially for elderly and mobility-limited recipients. The author said the measure would not change SNAP rules, only request a study, and LDH was not opposed. The committee then advanced several Senate bills. SB 273, on hospice care in inpatient licensed facilities, was amended and reported favorably; the bill requires documentation of hydration, nutrition, and care decisions and clarifies facility responsibility when multiple providers are involved. SB 415, creating the Empower Louisiana Food Purchase Program, was amended and reported favorably; the author described it as a privately funded, charity-run food card program for people in need, with LDH to develop rules. SB 437, a cleanup bill on judicially referred residential substance abuse treatment facilities, was reported favorably, with LDH explaining that facilities providing treatment must be licensed and surveyed. The committee also approved SB 451 on newborn hearing screenings, which updates terminology and expands reporting requirements to improve early detection and intervention for deaf or hard-of-hearing children. SB 426, modernizing the addictive disorder regulatory authority and creating a licensure pathway for peer support specialists, was reported favorably with amendments after testimony from behavioral health providers and training organizations. SB 236 on annual LDH reviews of kidney disease treatment in Medicaid, SB 39 creating provisional licenses for massage therapist graduates, SB 190 tightening oversight of nursing facilities in the CMS Special Focus Facility Program, and SB 124 allowing peer review sharing within a health system were all reported favorably, most with technical amendments. The committee also reported favorably HR 174 urging study of fenbendazole for cancer, SB 270 allowing terminally ill patients to use medical marijuana in health care facilities, SB 359 changing terms for a Morehouse Parish hospital district board, and HR 194 requesting de-identified school visual acuity screening data for researchers. The meeting ended with a motion to adjourn.

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• loop, is the most common saying, right, where we make sure that there's somebody in the process evaluating
• Once implemented, the regulation itself would be independently tested and evaluated to determine whether
• And then third, the EO also tasks the Commerce Department with publishing an evaluation of state AI laws
• To my knowledge, again, that evaluation has not yet been published at the time of this presentation.
• Allman already referred to this, there is the Commerce Department evaluation that was due, that had a

Keywords: Technology and Science, Joint Commission on, 976, house, all