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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Education Finance Mar 25th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- And we need to actually sit down and see if we can find a more efficient, consolidated way to help teachers
- Especially as we're considering where we put our budget dollars, I would love to know whether this is an efficient
- Some institutions found efficiencies and made this a dual possibility, and they Did core, you know, team
- We did get more coming for that credential, but what we lost was the incredible efficiency of having
- taking common, and then how do we branch out into the areas of specialization and make this more efficient
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
February 5, 2025 - 12:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- specifically with how the collaboration looks with city and county government in order to create efficiencies
- among the entire state to ensure that other entities are following the same plan to create more efficiencies
- health is making sure that we have patient-specific outcomes that show that they're effective and efficient
- yesterday morning where they talked about what are the innovative strategies, how do we get more efficient
- yesterday morning where they talked about what are the innovative strategies, how do we get more efficient
Summary:
The Health Care Budget Subcommittee held a panel discussion on Florida’s mental health and substance abuse system, with representatives from DCF, AHCA, two managing entities, and two providers describing how the state’s behavioral health network is funded and operated. Members focused on the implementation of prior legislative investments, especially the $50 million in recurring funding from Representative Maney’s bill and the earlier $126 million community behavioral health appropriation. Witnesses said the newer funds were used mainly for crisis beds, discharge planning, outpatient services, regional collaboratives, and a USF Marchman Act report, while the larger behavioral health appropriation supported CAT, FACT, FIT, forensic teams, residential and outpatient services, and crisis care, with most dollars going directly to services and only a small share to administration.
A major theme was access to crisis care and the role of mobile response teams, 988, and central receiving facilities in diverting people from Baker Act admissions and reducing readmissions. DCF and providers said mobile response teams have expanded, are being used to de-escalate crises and connect people to care, and have shown strong diversion results and reductions in Baker Acts in some regions. Members also asked about waitlists, children in crisis, and how to handle people without housing or support; providers said discharge planning is individualized but often constrained by homelessness, transportation, and a lack of safe placements, and several witnesses identified housing as one of the biggest barriers to recovery and stability.
The committee also examined provider sustainability, reimbursement, and funding gaps. Witnesses described delays caused by contract timing, cost allocation rules, and Medicaid reimbursement rates that do not always keep pace with labor and operating costs, especially for smaller providers and rural networks. DCF and AHCA said managing entities can provide advances, retroactive rate adjustments, and technical assistance, and that Medicaid managed care plans have network standards and complaint/dispute processes. Members raised concerns about a reported $7 million loss in federal non-sustainable funds, provider closures, and whether there is a formal ombudsman process for disputes; DCF said the federal reductions were known and tied to one-time funds, and that the department generally handles provider issues informally while working with managing entities to preserve continuity of care.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
House Chamber - Thu Jan 23, 2025, 10:00AM HST - State of Judiciary
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- First, I'm proud of how we've performed our core mission of deciding cases fairly and efficiently in
- We made civil litigation more efficient by streamlining discovery and setting cases for trial sooner.
- civil traffic and parking cases we made civil litigation<00:19:03.559><c> more</c><00:19:03.799><c> efficient
- </c><00:19:04.320><c> by</c> litigation more efficient by litigation more efficient by streamlining<00
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Special Education Funding Committee May 6th, 2026
Special Education Funding Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- But I think we need to be more efficient with our money as a state when we're looking at those high-cost
- And so if we could work more efficiently, we're already spending the money.
- And so if we could work more efficiently, we're already spending the money.
- Because schools find efficiencies in different ways, and we should pride our schools and their abilities
- So looking at something that would, you know—” “We talked about the efficiency of school districts.
Committee:
Joint Special Education Funding Committee
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum, approved the March 4, 2026 minutes, and received a lengthy Department of Public Instruction presentation from Stanley Schauer Jr. on North Dakota student performance data in math and ELA, with comparisons between students with disabilities and students without disabilities. Schauer explained the assessment systems used, the 1% alternate assessment cap for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities, the absence of 2019-20 data due to the pandemic, and how state standards are set by North Dakota educators. Members asked about cohort trends, the role of alternate assessments, grade-level patterns, and whether the state should focus more on reducing the novice category than on moving students from approaching to proficient. Schauer also discussed the new NDA Plus assessment, the state’s planned growth model, and the possibility of future breakdowns by disability category or by schools using science-of-math approaches. Special education educators testified that students with disabilities continued to receive services during COVID because of FAPE obligations, which likely helped limit learning loss, and emphasized that IEP teams focus on individual growth rather than only proficiency buckets.
Committee members then shifted to special education funding and possible funding models. Brandon Bombach of Grand Forks Public Schools presented on the state aid formula, focusing on the special education weighting factor and arguing that the current formula does not adequately respond to growing student needs because it counts enrollment but does not adjust when the number of students with IEPs rises. He used examples to show that a district can have the same enrollment and receive the same weighting even if the number of students needing services increases. Members discussed whether the formula should be tied more closely to actual need and accountability, and the chair indicated that the committee would continue gathering data and ideas for a later meeting.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Early Learning & Human Services Jan 30th, 2026 at 08:30 am
Early Learning & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- best possible service in our state for Washingtonians is essential, and finding ways to do it more efficiently
- not be as riveting as tracking orca poop, it is important that we continue to do our work in an efficient
Committee:
House Early Learning & Human Services
Keywords:
community oversight, residential services, regulation, service providers, monitoring, poverty, task force, legislative, executive, social programs, juvenile justice, youth sentencing, juvenile rehabilitation, DCYF, Department of Children Youth and Families, community supervision, community transition services, suspended disposition, less restrictive alternative, sentencing grid
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Early Learning & Human Services Jan 30th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- possible service in our state for Washingtonians, it is essential, and finding ways to do it more efficiently
- not be as riveting as tracking orca poop, it is important that we continue to do our work in an efficient
Summary:
The committee met in executive session on four bills. HB 2230, which limits DHS to one annual routine review of community residential service business providers and requires better coordination and record-sharing, was amended with Harrow 796 to clarify that Adult Protective Services investigations are not limited by the bill. The amendment and the substitute bill were both adopted and HB 2230 was reported out with a due pass recommendation by an 11-0 vote.
HB 2364, which renames and revises the Legislative Executive Workforce Poverty Reduction Oversight Task Force, had no amendments. Members discussed the long new title and expanded membership and duties; the bill was reported out with a due pass recommendation on an 8-3 vote. HB 2389, dealing with juvenile offender sentencing and juvenile rehabilitation capacity procedures, was considered with a proposed substitute that made multiple changes, including midpoint review rights, programming participation, capacity reporting, and transfer/release rules; the substitute removed an emergency clause and was reported out with a due pass recommendation on a 7-4 vote.
HB 2429, implementing the Washington Thriving Strategic Plan for Children and Youth Behavioral Health, was amended with Wickham 846 to adjust leadership council and work group membership and add two tribal representatives nominated through the Governor’s Indian Health Advisory Council, while preserving tribal consultation requirements. The amendment and substitute were adopted, and the bill was reported out with a due pass recommendation by an 11-0 vote. The committee then noted upcoming executive session deadlines, with amendment requests due Monday at 10 a.m. and released by 4 p.m., and adjourned.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Including myself, but we will conduct our business as efficiently as possible. and thoroughly as possible
- perfectly, so I'll just entertain any questions that you may have, but this bill actually makes it efficient
Bills:
SB127 , SB456 , SB482 , SB659 , SB739 , SB816 , SB1234 , SB1666 , SB1886 , SB1980 , SB2580 , SB2611 , SB2693 , SB2776
Committee:
Senate Criminal Justice
Keywords:
child abuse, reporting obligation, statute of limitations, negligence, legal professionals, human organs, criminal penalties, physician license, medical ethics, illegal trade, smuggling, human trafficking, felony offenses, law enforcement, authorized peace officer, peace officer definition, tracking equipment, communications access, electronic surveillance, cell phone records
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 03/18/26
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- you to be efficient in your testimony.<00:43:03.600><c> We're</c><00:43:03.720><c> looking</c><00:43
- They're<01:07:48.160><c> efficient,</c><01:07:48.840><c> safe,</c><01:07:49.320><c> and</c><01:07:49.480
- ><c> proven</c> They're efficient, safe, and proven They're efficient, safe, and proven systems,<01:07
- Co-product utilization and efficiency gains have resulted in greater reduced GHG emissions, on average
- </c> Uh co-product utilization and efficiency Uh co-product utilization and efficiency gains<01:19:06.080
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/5/26
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- There are also ways that MNA can assist the court with efficiencies.
- There are also ways that MNA can assist the court with efficiencies.
- There are also ways that MNA can assist the court with efficiencies.
- </c><00:51:30.400><c> We</c><00:51:30.640><c> respect</c> efficient for the courts.
- We respect efficient for the courts.
Committee:
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 36 (2-27-26)
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And in this section of House Bill 2, which is creating efficiencies in the Medicaid managed care system
- Delivery model to help improve programmatic efficiencies and oral health access, and bring more dentists
- > most expensive type of care and the most expensive type of care and the least<00:29:01.679><c> efficient
- form of care in our least efficient form of care in our system.<00:29:04.240><c> By</c><00:29:04.480
- We should always be looking for ways to improve accountability and efficiency in government.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 2/12/25
Elections Finance and Government Operations
Transcript Highlights:
- We need to hold our government to the highest standards of efficiency.
- It’s also their job to detect errors, non-compliance, operational efficiency, and I think they’re doing
- I mean office of efficiency I mean office of legislative<00:20:18.960><c> auditor</c><00:20:19.960><
- and I think they're doing a efficiency and I think they're doing a very<00:21:10.840><c> good</c><00
- uh and help to run more efficiently uh and help to address<00:53:54.280><c> some</c><00:53:54.400><c
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 01/30/25
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Those are often focused on ways to make state programs work better, whether they are operating efficiently
- are they achieving the goals efficiently are they achieving the goals that<00:12:27.639><c> you</c><
- Fredin perhaps respond to the effect of bringing folks back into work on efficiency. Mr.
- </c><01:36:43.280><c> um</c><01:36:43.480><c> so</c> provide more government efficiency um so provide
- more government efficiency um so I<01:36:43.840><c> hope</c><01:36:44.119><c> that</c><01:36:44.280>
Committee:
Senate State and Local Government
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- ,</c><00:30:22.159><c> and</c> operations, increase efficiencies, and operations, increase efficiencies
- </c> commission on government efficiency. commission on government efficiency.
- </c> efficient housing developments. efficient housing developments.
- </c> efficient, and equitable. efficient, and equitable.
- If I know that's not an efficient homes.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We focus on creating<00:02:07.439><c> efficiencies,</c><00:02:08.239><c> reducing</c> creating efficiencies
- , reducing creating efficiencies, reducing administrative<00:02:09.360><c> challenges,</c><00:02:09.920
- without impacting our more efficiently without impacting our natural<00:44:12.800><c> areas.
- But as you remodel, you make trade-offs at times, and the building is not very efficient.
- It's also um been kind of efficient.
Committee:
Senate Taxes
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 2/26/26
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Finally, under leverage and efficiency, a lot of great highlights from this past year, but I want to
- 12:35.360><c> a</c><00:12:35.519><c> lot</c><00:12:35.680><c> of</c><00:12:35.760><c> great</c> efficiency
- , uh, a lot of great efficiency, uh, a lot of great highlights,<00:12:36.639><c> uh,</c><00:12:36.800
- So I just want to make sure that we're sort of in place and moving things along here fairly efficiently
- So with that, um, fairly efficiently.
Keywords:
student career pathways, education framework, experiential learning, employer engagement, career technical education, HF2238, Minnesota, workforce development, construction trades, youth skills training, youth apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, construction training, career and technical education, CTE, child labor laws, minor labor, labor exemption, workforce pipeline, skilled trades
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- It has consistently, for decades, been focused on how it can become more efficient and more effective
- The program is also efficient relative to other programs.
- The program is also efficient relative to other programs.
- </c> classroom the program is also efficient classroom the program is also efficient relative<00:08:37.279
- <00:08:49.880><c> by</c><00:08:50.040><c> a</c><00:08:50.160><c> wide</c> efficient by a wide efficient
Committee:
Senate Education Finance
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Public Higher Education Study Committee (03/03/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- We have some headwinds, and so we need to be looking for efficiency at every turn.
- and to some degree it has the potential to address some of the issues that you just raised: the efficiency
- But we are committed to looking at options that allow us to better serve students and to find efficiencies
- the UN removing some of the efficiency the UN removing some of the intra<01:00:57.480><c> system</c>
- are certainly part of it efficiencies are certainly part of it but<01:02:35.279><c> as</c><01:02:35.400
Summary:
The Public Higher Education Study Committee held an organizational meeting and received an update from the university and community college systems on implementation of recommendations from the governor’s higher education task force. The systems said the task force report contained about 40 recommendations, and they have focused first on operational items while continuing to work on larger policy issues, including better alignment of public higher education with workforce and economic development needs. The committee also discussed reporting requirements under the amended law and whether quarterly reports are required or whether annual updates are sufficient unless the committee requests more.
A major topic was expanding Early College and dual-enrollment opportunities. The chancellors reported strong growth in Early College participation, significant student and family savings, and state scholarship support that they described as producing a strong return on investment. They said the goal is to build clearer pathways so students can earn college credit, reduce debt, and stay in New Hampshire for postsecondary education. They also noted ongoing work to simplify admissions and transfer processes, including about 100 transfer pathways between the systems, direct-admit efforts for community college and university students, and continued development of transfer equivalency tools.
Members pressed the systems and the Department of Education on direct outreach to high school students, especially juniors, so students would know they are eligible for direct admission and other opportunities. The main obstacle discussed was access to student contact information, with officials saying the issue may involve contract limits with the College Board and possibly statutory constraints on sharing data. Department of Education staff said they are meeting with the systems and vendors to determine what changes are needed. Committee members urged faster action so students and families can receive letters or other notices about in-state options, affordability programs such as Granite Guarantee, and pathways to community college and university enrollment.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- manner I urge you to effective efficient manner I urge you to vote<01:12:42.639><c> green</c><01:12:
- Um, so hopefully this is an efficient way that people can't gain for partisan reasons to get bills out
- Um, so hopefully this is an efficient way that people can't gain for partisan reasons to get bills out
- Um, so hopefully this is an efficient way that people can't gain for partisan reasons to get bills out
- </c><01:18:54.480><c> way</c> a an efficient way a an efficient way that<01:18:55.719><c> people</c><
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jun 29th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- A new agency does not guarantee better outcomes, lower costs, faster approvals, or more efficient use
- This bill is a practical, cost-conscious way to make our courts more accessible and efficient.
- This is a reasonable measure that promotes efficiency, access, and accountability without creating a
- This bill is a practical, cost-conscious way to make our courts more accessible and efficient.
- Members, we are going to be skipping around in the interest of efficiency.
Summary:
The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and pledge, then moved through a largely procedural session with several unanimous-consent motions, guest introductions, and budget-related trailer bills. Members also adopted resolutions recognizing June as Dairy Month and June 2026 as Electronic Dance Music Month, and later approved H.R. 88 commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Guest introductions highlighted the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Kappa League, Assembly staff member Mukhtar Ali, and Jennifer Levy, who is advocating against drunk driving after the death of her son.
On the floor, the Assembly considered a series of Senate budget trailer bills presented by Assembly Member Gabriel. SB 170 reorganizes housing and homelessness agencies; SB 171 makes labor-related cleanup changes; SB 172 addresses general government, broadband, and NextGen 9-1-1; SB 174 extends remote court hearings and related court provisions; SB 177 advances options related to Medi-Cal and employer contributions; SB 180 extends the California Competes tax credit and conforms tax treatment for certain savings accounts; SB 169 covers transportation and DMV-related provisions; SB 168 creates a zero-emission vehicle incentive program and other clean-energy changes; SB 166 implements natural resources and environmental protection budget items; SB 165 extends the skilled nursing facility financing framework; SB 163 updates developmental services; and SB 135 funds higher education initiatives, including community college enrollment and Cal Grant changes. Most of these measures passed with bipartisan support, though several drew opposition over concerns about bureaucracy, fees, oversight, or policy direction.
The Assembly also passed SB 719, which updates vehicle-related protections for domestic violence survivors, SB 97, an urgency bill making clarifying changes to digital financial asset law, SB 1350, which supports hydrogen and clean energy development, and SB 1344, which aims to reduce meritless lawsuits delaying affordable and supportive housing projects. AB 182, which sets the order for proposition numbers on the November ballot, was approved despite criticism that it manipulates the ballot numbering process. Votes on the measures were recorded, with many passing on strong margins and several transmitted immediately to the Senate or Governor as noted in the proceedings.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jun 29th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- A new agency does not guarantee better outcomes, lower costs, faster approvals, or more efficient use
- This bill is a practical, cost-conscious way to make our courts more accessible and efficient.
- This is a reasonable measure that promotes efficiency, access, and accountability without creating a
- This bill is a practical, cost-conscious way to make our courts more accessible and efficient.
- Members, we are going to be skipping around in the interest of efficiency.