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• Alternative forecast collect in supply data, perform analyses or provide other information needed by
• So those are the role that is the functions that they're performing in their role as a participant.
• What dollars will they have available at the end of the year that next year they could news too award
• What did it mean to be receive an award? What did it mean to be on the waitlist?
• And therefore we had to start counting the students and thinking about the awards being made for scholarships

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• vehicle who is pregnant. and it referred the Committee on Transportation, HB 2463, relating to the award
• Montgomery, linked to the issuance of specialty license plates and receipts of the certain Texas military awards
• Montgomery, linked to the issuance of specialty license plates and receipts of the certain Texas military awards
• AP 2543. or relating to requiring the display of a broadband's provider's name on LORAGO when performing
• Villalobos relating to the providing a delay in implementation of certain changes to the assignment of performance

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• I'm here to speak today strictly on the concept of average bid price award.
• Florida tested multiple bidding award methods, including average bid price.
• No matter how the initial award is made, these change orders will not be prevented.
• The other three would be averaged, and whoever was close to that average would be awarded.
• But the projects are awarded on that bottom-line number. Okay. Thank you, Mr. Owen. Yes, sir.

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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• It also performs market conduct examinations. You would think of those similar to an audit.
• The division performs examinations of credit unions to ensure compliance with laws and regulations, and
• So the deposit comes from punitive damages that are awarded.
• Damages that are awarded, and so from year to year, the deposits into the fund and the balance of the
• Not really that significant an increase of punitive damage awards?

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• We typically performs oversight post session and during the interim committee weeks.
• offer certain FDA of unapproved stem cell therapies and establishes standards for physicians who perform
• We received nearly 7,000 applications and awarded already 2,371 to 2 data eligible families.
• This graph shows the distribution of applications received in blue and those awarded in yellow by age

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• driven by the revenues the performance driven by the revenues the performance of<03:45:33.960>
• <03:48:09.359> that our revenues are not performing that our revenues are not performing that
• They're now all spent in the first year, so the awards are four awards, and we need to wait until they're
• But then we've been able to award funds every year.
• The awards are four awards, and we need to wait until they're all spent.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard from the Personnel Appeals Board, which explained that it became an independent state agency after Senate Bill 487 and was presenting its first standalone operating budget. The board described its quasi-judicial role in hearing appeals from classified state employees over disciplinary actions such as warnings, suspensions, and terminations, and said it handles about 25 to 35 cases a year, with some cases lasting longer because of their complexity. Members also outlined the need for a chair and vice chair who are attorneys, the board’s current staffing and space needs, and its plan to move away from reliance on Administrative Services for office support and website functions. The board requested about $353,500 for fiscal year 2026, including startup costs, routine operating expenses, and two new part-time positions: a program director and a paralegal. Members said the budget reflects the new independent status, includes funding for only four board members rather than the authorized five, and is designed to avoid full-time staffing costs and benefits. Legislators asked about the cost per case, the board’s relationship to DAS, whether appeals must go through the board before court, and how often cases are appealed further. The board said appeals must first go through it, that court appeals are infrequent but have increased recently, and that the board’s process is intended to resolve disputes more quickly and less expensively than court litigation. Committee members also asked about the board’s caseload, outcomes, and staffing. The board said that in the prior year there were 22 cases, with four decisions overturned in favor of employees, nine dismissals, and nine settlements, and that many disputes are resolved before reaching the board through a multi-step internal process. A member noted the governor and council had recently approved a new board member and were expected to approve a fifth soon. The discussion ended with questions about the board’s website and records access, which members said would need to be moved from Administrative Services as part of the agency’s transition. The committee then moved to the New Hampshire Council on Developmental Disabilities. The executive director explained that the council is 100 percent federally funded under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act and develops a five-year plan to address the needs of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. She said the council works with state agencies and advocacy organizations on quality-of-life issues, accessibility, voter rights training, and plain-language or easy-to-read materials, and that 60 percent of its membership must be individuals with disabilities or family members/guardians. She also described the council’s funding structure, including reimbursement to the state for operating costs, and noted that it currently has three full-time and three part-time positions, with no new positions requested but one full-time position being eliminated and replaced after a pandemic-era staffing change did not work out as planned.

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• Since 2010 alone, $75 million have been awarded to Greater Minnesota cities and counties through 167
• That queue ready to be awarded, uh, that fund balance will be zero here very soon. Mr.
• That queue ready to be awarded, uh, that fund balance will be zero here very soon. Mr.
• award maximum of $5 million award award maximum of $5 million award um<01:24:26.040> can<
• Nothing formally has been awarded by DEED, no, but we have been in contact with them. All right.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I performed in the Air Force Reserve for six years.
• It's not state dollars that I was awarded.
• I know there are a host of opportunity scholarships that are awarded. throughout ROTC.
• There is one wing commander, and they perform a mission.
• They're still able to operate and perform what they're doing.

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• The district on the volumes and the water quality impacts and upon request by the district, we will perform
• explanation of how they are tracking progress toward achieving the DFCs and self-report on their performance
• They must also include a summary of how each district is performing and achieving the DFC.
• HB 280 approves the TCEQ process for reviewing petitions that claim a GCD has failed to perform its legal
• We're, we were awarded the Lone Star Stewardship Award for conservation.

Bills: HB 937, HB 2078, HB 2080, HB 3322, HB 3350, HB 4212, HB 4630, HB 4896, HB 4951, HB 5348, HB 5675, SB 565, SB 971, SB 1662, SB 2124

Keywords: special districts, notice requirements, Water Code, government transparency, public meetings, meeting notice, transparency, public engagement, notice, elections, groundwater management, water conservation, joint planning, environmental impact, desired future conditions, groundwater, conservation district, environmental quality, regulatory review, water utility

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• explanation of how they are tracking progress. toward achieving the DFCs and self-report on their performance
• They must also include a summary of how each district is performing in achieving the DFCs.
• HB 2080 improves the TCEQ process for reviewing petitions that claim a GCD has failed to perform its
• share best practices, and eliminate duplicative and conflicting initiatives. ...identifying and awarding
• We were awarded the Lone Star Stewardship Award for conservation.

Bills: HB937, HB2078, HB2080, HB3322, HB3350, HB4212, HB4630, HB4896, HB4951, HB5348, HB5675, SB565, SB971, SB1662, SB2124

Keywords: special districts, notice requirements, Water Code, government transparency, public meetings, meeting notice, transparency, public engagement, notice, elections, groundwater management, water conservation, joint planning, environmental impact, desired future conditions, groundwater, conservation district, environmental quality, regulatory review, water utility

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• That's not the actual performance fund.
• That's not the actual performance fund.
• The funding for performance fund is that $45 million right now? $45? Correct.
• So the performance fund is the $45 million. So the biggest of this is corrections.
• It shows all IIJA awards to state agencies as of the end of the month.

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• is it to assure that the rates are the lowest possible that the Public Utilities Commission would award
• . performance. performance.
• and for not performing their duties. and for not performing their duties.
• > that the public utilities commission that the public utilities commission would<00:35:57.280> award
• to the to the utility would award to the to the utility company.<00:36:01.680> I<00:36:01.839

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Effective July 1, 2027, requires health care facilities that perform procedures involving real-time X-ray
• I teamed up with several Emmy Award-winning producers and writers, and for three years I traveled from
• We perform these life-saving therapies on our patients.
• We perform these life-saving therapies on our patients, and I'm here because we need help in doing that
• The very advances that let us repair hearts through a pinhole have left the people who performed these

Bills: SB1001, SB1011, SB1016, SB1052, SB1072, SB1100, SB1112, SB1113, SB1116, SB1118, SB1120, SB1121, SB1122, SB1123, SB1124, SB1125

Keywords: appropriation, economic security, blind individuals, older adults, state funding, medical examiners, sudden infant death, autopsy protocols, forensic pathology, public health, religious exemption, employment practices, COVID-19 vaccination, accommodation, discrimination, assisted living, health care, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, physician orders, informed consent

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• in achieving federal performance in achieving federal performance standards.<01:12:33.520> And
• I just want to highlight a couple of figures from the SFY performance data.
• Next slide, please. that all the awards have all the awardes that all the awards have all the awardes
• Uh we're still uh performance data.
• :37:46.000> tourism<01:37:46.480> conference awards at a national tourism conference awards

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• will support the Constitutions of the United States and the state of Colorado, and will faithfully perform
• fun of it, but there is a wonderful opportunity to get your picture taken with the kids and their award-winning
• 55.760> and<00:55:55.920> their with the the kids and their with the the kids and their award-winning
• <00:55:56.880> livestock<00:55:57.760> and<00:55:58.079> without award-winning livestock
• and without award-winning livestock and without Senator<00:55:58.960> Sonnenberg<00:55:59.520

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• The Legacy Fund balance has been, the performance fund performance there has been fantastic.
• As part of our process, we have asked agencies to follow up with us when they have awarded grants.
• So if there's an award on one of these, then they report that back to us, and we report that to you.
• There's nothing to report on grants that have been awarded. So if there are no questions there, Mr.
• But if they don't come award us anything, we have nothing we can do.

Summary: The Budget Section met to approve prior minutes and receive a series of budget, revenue, and program updates from OMB, the Tax Department, DOT, DMR, and DPI. OMB reported that general fund revenues through May were about $76 million below the legislative forecast, driven mainly by individual income tax and sales tax shortfalls, though the biennium is still projected to end with a positive balance. OMB also reviewed oil price and production assumptions, the budget stabilization fund transfer above its cap, Legacy Fund performance, federal grant applications, fiscal irregularities, tobacco settlement proceeds, budget guidelines for agencies, vacancy savings, and the DAPL settlement, noting that most of the settlement funds had been deposited but a small amount of accrued interest would require a future deficiency request. The committee then considered Emergency Commission requests. It approved requests for Public Service Commission abandoned mine lands federal authority, an Attorney General FTE and related funding for criminal investigator work tied to the Office of Guardianship and Conservatorship, and a DPI transfer for bridge software costs. After discussion, the committee also approved DPI’s request for a $500,000 transfer for the food vendor program, despite questions about the program’s savings and cash-flow structure. Later, the Tax Commissioner presented the primary residence credit program, reporting that current biennium costs are expected to exceed the appropriation by about $22 million and explaining how the credit interacts with homestead and disabled veteran credits and the 3% property tax levy cap. The Legacy and Budget Stabilization Fund Advisory Board reported strong returns for both funds, and DOT sought and received approval for two flexible fund highway projects on ND 49 and ND 31. DOT also updated members on Highway 85 construction and said remaining flex fund dollars were essentially fully allocated. DMR reported on the abandoned well plugging and site reclamation fund, noting North Dakota’s relatively small orphan well inventory, current and projected fund balances, rising remediation costs, and a possible need to adjust the fund cap in future sessions. Finally, DPI outlined the new integrated formula gap funding program, explaining that it compensates school districts that cannot reach the assumed 60-mill local contribution because of the 3% levy cap; the first year’s gap funding totaled about $1.8 million, with future costs expected to grow.

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• So, say if I'm a contractor and I'm awarded one of these jobs that's now currently under $400,000, let's
• So, say if I'm a contractor and I'm awarded one of these jobs that's now currently under $400,000, let's
• /c> say if I'm a contractor say if I'm a contractor and<00:08:37.279> I'm<00:08:37.599> awarded
• one of these um jobs and I'm awarded one of these um jobs that's<00:08:40.800> now<00:08:41.120
• that third party review, DCM performing that third party review, um,<00:19:27.520> any<00:19:

Bills: SB88, SB337

Keywords: expungement, criminal records, courts, victim rights, rehabilitation, Alabama law, SB337, Montgomery County, probate judge, judge of probate, county officer compensation, salary increase, circuit judge parity, local legislation, county commission, general fund, public official pay, judicial compensation, Montgomery County Legislation, 1136

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• Again, this is not performance-based ratemaking.
• Performance-based ratemaking.
• When you bring performance-based ratemaking into the CPUC process, there are trade-offs.
• I like the idea of performance metrics and performance that gives people a goal to attain, and I think
• I like the idea of performance metrics and performance that gives people a goal to attain, and I think

Summary: The committee heard several energy, water, and utility bills. SB 919 by Senator Grayson would extend the biomethane monetary incentive program through 2030 and authorize additional funding to support renewable natural gas projects by reducing interconnection costs. Supporters said high interconnection costs and the current tax treatment are major barriers to methane reduction projects; opponents, including TURN and environmental groups, raised ratepayer cost concerns and objected to rate-basing and additional public funding. The author said amended language would remove the rate-basing provisions and instead urge the CPUC to act quickly on its pending decision. SB 931 by Senator Laird would reauthorize the Community Impact Mitigation Program for the Diablo Canyon plant through 2030 to continue funding local emergency preparedness, fire protection, public safety, and school district costs. The County of San Luis Obispo and labor groups supported the bill, while TURN opposed it as a statewide ratepayer subsidy that could be funded from existing PG&E revenues instead of higher rates. Members discussed the bill in the context of the 2022 Diablo Canyon extension deal and the possibility of a future longer extension. SB 1215 by Senator Cortese would direct the CPUC to set deployment targets for EV charging in multifamily housing and evaluate progress, with amendments aimed at affordability and limiting system upgrade costs. Supporters said renters are largely locked out of home charging and that prior utility programs proved cost-effective; no opposition testified. SB 1359 by Senator Stern would require more deliberate CPUC review before major gas system investments, emphasizing electrification and non-pipeline alternatives. Gas utilities and several industry groups opposed it, arguing it could undermine the obligation to serve, create safety and reliability risks, and change the regulatory compact. The committee also heard SB 1125 by Senator Menjivar, presented by Senator Gonzalez, which would establish a statewide low-income water rate assistance program upon appropriation. Water agencies, environmental groups, and local governments supported the measure, while one member expressed concern that it lacked a funding source and could not overcome Proposition 218 limits; the bill was moved to Appropriations and the roll was left open. Finally, SB 1098 by Senator Perez would restrict the use of long-running memorandum and balancing accounts by investor-owned utilities, require exceptional circumstances for new accounts, and add sunset and cost-sharing requirements. Consumer advocates and large energy users supported tighter oversight, while the utilities and business groups opposed the bill as too rigid and potentially harmful to flexibility for wildfire, emergency, and safety-related costs.

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• We've had grants awarded from that original 2021 Budget Act appropriation of $250 million.
• There were a total of $243 million in grants awarded among those 13 collaboratives statewide.
• The allocations that have been made, the awards, do not change. It's just the encumbrance.
• Right now that award is about $1,650.
• With something like this, it would raise the award by about $300 per student.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance heard an overview of the governor’s new Career Education Master Plan and related budget items. Labor Secretary Knox described the plan as an effort to reduce fragmentation across K-12, community colleges, workforce boards, and other systems by improving statewide and regional coordination, data sharing, skills-based hiring, career pathways, and wraparound supports such as child care, housing, food, and transportation. Members asked how success would be measured, how the plan would serve disconnected youth and adults, and whether the proposed data integration would rely on Cradle to Career; the secretary said it would. The Department of Finance said it was available to answer questions on the education side. The committee then reviewed existing CTE funding and oversight. The LAO, CDE, and Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office described the major ongoing programs, including CTIG, Perkins, K-12 Strong Workforce, and Community College Strong Workforce, and noted that many programs overlap in purpose and administration. Members repeatedly raised concerns about duplication, annual applications and reporting burdens, lack of clear outcome metrics, and whether funding incentives should be better aligned to regional collaboration. CDE and the Chancellor’s Office said they support alignment and dual enrollment, and Finance and CDE said LCFF/local match dollars are part of the funding structure. The committee also discussed child care as a barrier to participation and the need for better tracking of enrollment, completion, and job outcomes. On the consolidated application proposal, Finance proposed a study directing CDE to examine whether three long-standing CTE grant programs—Specialized Secondary Programs, CTIG, and California Partnership Academies—could be streamlined into a single application and reporting process. The LAO supported reducing administrative burden but noted that the largest programs, CTIG and K-12 Strong Workforce, were excluded from the proposal even though districts most often cite them as burdensome. CDE said it did not oppose the study but warned that statutory differences may limit consolidation. Members said the proposal should better address regional coordination, multi-year funding stability, and outcome measures rather than only simplifying paperwork. Finally, the committee heard a proposal for a $5 million ongoing California Education Interagency Council. GovOps said the council would provide a neutral venue for statewide coordination across education and workforce systems. The LAO opposed the proposal, arguing that existing bodies already provide coordination, the proposal does not change agency incentives, and the council would lack authority to implement decisions. Members expressed mixed views, with some supporting a coordinating body and others questioning whether it would differ from past efforts. No votes were taken during the portions summarized here, and the committee indicated it would hold some items open for further discussion.

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• can be expended for, and it provides the clarity that the Office of Emergency Medical Services can perform
• 04:54.000> medical<00:04:54.360> services<00:04:55.000> can<00:04:55.320> perform
• emergency medical services can perform emergency medical services can perform audits<00:04:56.639
• It does not award the purse strings.
• It does not award the purse strings.

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Summary: The committee took up House File 337, a bill addressing long-term funding for rural and Greater Minnesota EMS and ambulance services. The author offered the A2 amendment, moved to divide it, and the committee adopted lines 1.2 to 1.19 of the amendment. The bill, as amended, was described as creating a policy framework for identifying ambulance services with operating deficits, requiring financial audits, and setting up a future grant program, with the author emphasizing that the proposal was still being developed and was intended to be a long-term solution rather than a short-term fix. Testimony was largely supportive. Eric Simonson of the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities said the bill builds on last session’s one-time aid and would target grant dollars using state data, clarify eligible uses, allow audits, address uncompensated care and readiness costs, and require reporting back to the legislature. Mike Warner of the Red Wing Fire Department said his city’s ambulance service operates with a heavy government-funded payer mix and a persistent operating shortfall. Tim Meyer of Sanford Ambulance said low-volume rural services face widening revenue gaps, staffing pressures, and the loss of the volunteer model. Nathan Zacharias of the Association of Minnesota Counties and Kevin Lee of North Memorial Health also supported the bill, citing rising costs, staffing shortages, stagnant reimbursement, and the need for a sustainable statewide funding model. Members raised concerns about how the bill would work in practice, especially around communities that straddle metro and non-metro boundaries and around local control over grant dollars. Representative Pel asked how the eligibility language would apply to places like Northfield and New Prague; the author and a testifier said eligibility would depend on whether a service area is mostly outside the metro area, but acknowledged more review was needed. Representative Huitt argued the bill should give more local control and should address EMS as a statewide issue, not only a Greater Minnesota issue. Representative Ryer asked whether the bill would eventually include revenue recapture or another funding source, and the author said the proposal was still at an early stage and all options were being considered. The committee laid HF 337, as amended, over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.