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• <00:59:12.200> after annual reporting and and audits after annual reporting and and audits
• <01:00:45.160> to<01:00:45.440> non-public audited to non-public audited to non-public
• and report to the Joint Legislative Performance Audit Committee.
• <01:12:54.719> audit legislative performance audit legislative performance audit committee
• <01:14:24.679> only or income verification the audit only or income verification the audit

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• <00:36:50.520> side we issue on our financial audit side we issue on our financial audit side
• And the other thing I want to say in, um, maybe, Chair, as you brought up audits, right, and with audits
• In our discussions, you and I have often said that I appreciate audit, and that audits are something
• 47:29.400> says and that audits are something that says and that audits are something that says
• The next thing are our performance audits, which are internal control and compliance audits.

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee met on February 11 and began with introductions from members and staff, who shared brief personal and district facts. Chair Jim Nash then outlined the committee’s goals for the session, emphasizing bipartisan cooperation, the need to address a looming structural deficit, and the committee’s role in moving legislation forward. The committee also reviewed its rules for the year. The main item was House File 3, authored by Chair Nash and referred to Ways and Means. The bill would require the Office of the Legislative Auditor to produce an annual report tracking whether agencies have implemented prior audit and evaluation recommendations, with the goal of improving internal controls, transparency, and accountability and helping legislators make funding decisions. Nash described the bill as a preventative measure to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse, and said it was modeled in part on practices used in Colorado. Legislative Auditor Judy Randall testified that the office already produces similar update reports but lacks resources to independently verify many agency responses; she said the bill would provide a framework for more regular reporting and discussion, not a “shame tool.” Ranna Lee of Americans for Prosperity testified in support, saying the bill would increase accountability and transparency for how public agencies manage taxpayer resources. A letter from the Minnesota Council on Nonprofits was also noted in support. Representative Clardy offered the A7 amendment to add an appropriation matching the fiscal note; Nash accepted it, saying savings could be found later in the process. The committee approved the A7 amendment by voice vote. During discussion, Representative Quam supported the bill’s focus on accountability, and Representative Freiberg questioned the Legislative Auditor about the office’s expertise on a specific ambulance-services recommendation in the report. Randall responded that the office’s staff are policy research generalists who use standards, best practices, interviews, surveys, and site visits to develop recommendations, and that the goal is to prompt further discussion rather than require blind acceptance. The transcript ends during that exchange, with no final committee vote on House File 3 shown.

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• Okay, thank you very much for your very efficient presentation. Thank you.
• I knew that it absolutely was a very efficient presentation, but just to clarify The low, I'm assuming
• Where they don't have their audits in order.
• And I see the reason that we should have our audits in order, absolutely.
• The situation is that Small Domestic has got its seven years in arrears for their audits.

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• to those concerns, the legislature enacted additional reporting to ensure public funds are used efficiently
• are needed to help make that fund make that housing come to fruition in an expeditious and cost-efficient
• Last April, the LAO in one of the audits that I worked on that the joint legislative audit committee
• It's been a minute since I looked at that audit, but I recognize...
• And I think subsequent to that audit, we have brought a lot of this homework into the mayor's office,

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We can audit that. We can tell you that for sure.
• We can audit that. We can tell you that for sure.
• We can audit that. We can tell you that for sure.
• We can audit that. We can tell you that for sure.
• We can audit that. We can tell you that for sure.

Keywords: 958, all

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• So, we coming out of the audits.
• create and implement an undefined audit create and implement an undefined audit and<00:32:08.880
• That's all right.<01:12:37.199> Uh,<01:12:37.760> audits. right. Uh, audits. right.
• Uh, audits.
• Uh, audits may be conducted only after the building official has created a formal audit evaluation.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <00:26:26.800> system in a more efficient system in a more efficient system uh<00:26:28.040
• The finances of this program are audited by an independent actuarial firm.
• The finances of this program are audited The finances of this program are audited by<01:17:49.680
• Reinsurance is one of the most audited Reinsurance is one of the most audited programs<01:17:58.680
• also really is a government efficiency also really is a government efficiency bill<01:25:18.360>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:30:16.480> the managing contracts, auditing the managing contracts, auditing the contracts
• Have you done any research or auditing of provider fraud?
• Have you done any research or auditing Have you done any research or auditing of<00:40:44.640>
• It requires audits to be completed within 180 calendar days and that notice of the audit finding be given
• <01:02:32.559> Meaning, efficient in our services. Meaning, efficient in our services.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and then approved an agency amendment to a health and family services regulation. The amendment reversed a prior change so that neonatal ICU beds would remain subject to regular review rather than nonsubstantive review. The remaining administrative regulations were then reviewed without objection. The main presentation was from State Auditor Allison Ball on a report finding $836 million in concurrent Medicaid capitation payments from 2019 through 2022, involving individuals enrolled in Kentucky and at least one other state. Ball said Kentucky relied on the PARIS system, which has limitations because it is updated quarterly and depends on voluntary state participation, while a better federal data source, T-MSIS, was not fully available to the state. She said the audit found weak internal controls, siloed processes, outdated guidance, and a low-priority attitude toward residency checks, all of which contributed to missed alerts and improper payments. She also said the report identified additional problems, including payments made after beneficiaries died and cases involving multiple states paying for the same person. Ball recommended better access to federal data, stronger MCO contract provisions, and more active oversight by the Department for Medicaid Services and managed care organizations. She said the contracts reviewed did not provide a clear way to recoup the improper payments, though she and her counsel suggested possible equitable legal theories might be explored. Members expressed concern about the scale of the waste and the lack of contract enforcement, and asked whether any money could be recovered. Ball said the audit did not identify a clear contractual path to recoup the funds.

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• HB 4190 by Schatzline relating to the annual audit of attendance credit purchased by school district
• Law to the Committee on Delivery of Government Efficiency.
• body's response to requests for public information for the Committee on Delivery of Government Efficiency
• HB 4233 by Capriglione relating to reporting and auditing requirements for digital asset service providers
• reduction in the total number of state agency rules for the Committee on Delivery of Government Efficiency

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• financial or fiscal audit. financial or fiscal audit. Yes. Yes. Yes.
• what the nature of the audit is.
• , though she noted that “performance audit” is a technical term in the auditing world.
• <01:34:40.239> audit I think that that Blue and Co. audit I think that that Blue and Co. audit
• <01:34:49.120> audit.<01:34:49.840> We involved in the Blue and Co. audit.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:15 Kentucky Department of Education 00:01:20 Kentucky Communications Network Authority 00:36:45 Accelecom 01:01:22 Auditor of Public Accounts 01:29:50, 958, all

Summary: The Information Technology Oversight Committee met to hear a presentation from Kentucky Department of Education officials David Couch and Mike Lingham on the history and current status of Kentucky’s K-12 internet network, including its relationship to KentuckyWired. They described the original KETS design from 1995, when KDE established district internet hubs and left local districts to connect to them, and said that model helped Kentucky become a national leader in school connectivity and cloud-based services. They also emphasized the importance of E-rate eligibility, saying it has saved the state substantial money and remains central to KDE’s network contracting. Couch and Lingham said the current “next generation Kentucky K-12 internet” contract with Education Networks of America is more reliable, offers more functionality, and costs less than the prior system, including lower bandwidth and firewall costs. They explained that the transition was complicated by build-out and provisioning issues, especially the need for more “type two” connections through local providers, which pushed some implementation past the June 30, 2024 E-rate deadline. As a result, 39 sites remain on type two connections, and KDE absorbed the loss of federal discount dollars for the portion of the transition that extended into July. The witnesses also discussed home internet access for students. They said KDE has tracked home access for about 20 years and estimates about 4.5% of students still lack adequate internet at home, with roughly 3% able to reach access nearby and 1.5% having no access. They said the biggest barrier is usually cost rather than lack of available lines, and noted that temporary hotspot support during COVID helped students continue schoolwork. Senator Williams asked about the costs of the transition, the current type two sites, and the potential cost of any future transition, but the transcript cuts off before a full answer was given.

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• Speaker. 3590 provides technical cleanup language for the Opportunity Scholarship, creating a more auditable

Bills: HB3329, HR1039, HR1040, HB3413, HB3414, HB3415, HB3416, HB3417, HB3418, HB3419, HB3420, HB3706, HB3711, HB4139, HB1268, HB3660, HJR1023, HB3298, HB3056, HJR1084, HB3934, HB3919, HB4118, HB4119, HB3791, HB4260, HB4178, HB4215, HB4324, HB3270, HB4352, HB4305, HB2955, HB3315, HB3066, HB1245, HB4125, HB3075, HB3129, HB3239, HB4153, HB3265, HB4491, SB680, HB4263, HB4268, HB1675, HB3885, HB2984, HB3697, HB2959, HB3671, HB3852, HB2933, HB3057, HB3802, HB4294, HB4285, HB3708, HB3979, HB3977, HB3986, HB3985, HB3588, HB3742, HB3845, HJR1070, HB3590, HB3595, HB3391, HB3183, HB3764, HB3765, HB1002, HB4434, HJR1086, HB4060, HB3881, HB3500, HB4408, HB3648, HB3127, HB3606

Keywords: long-term care, advisory board, sunset legislation, mental health, psychologists, University of Oklahoma, gymnastics, NCAA, congratulations, sports excellence, recognition, honor, athletics, Joseph Castiglione, leadership, education, sports management, HB3413, public finance, state budget

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• So last year, after a string of audit reports, I realized that that feeling that somebody's got to do

Bills: HB3329, HR1039, HR1040, HB3413, HB3414, HB3415, HB3416, HB3417, HB3418, HB3419, HB3420, HB3706, HB3711, HB4139, HB1268, HB3660, HJR1023, HB3298, HB3056, HJR1084, HB3934, HB3919, HB4118, HB4119, HB3791, HB4260, HB4178, HB4215, HB4324, HB3270, HB4352, HB4305, HB2955, HB3315, HB3066, HB1245, HB4125, HB3075, HB3129, HB3239, HB4153, HB3265, HB4491, SB680, HB4263, HB4268, HB1675, HB3885, HB2984, HB3697, HB2959, HB3671, HB3852, HB2933, HB3057, HB3802, HB4294, HB4285, HB3708, HB3979, HB3977, HB3986, HB3985, HB3588, HB3742, HB3845, HJR1070, HB3590, HB3595, HB3391, HB3183, HB3764, HB3765, HB1002, HB4434, HJR1086, HB4060, HB3881, HB3500, HB4408, HB3648, HB3127, HB3606

Keywords: long-term care, advisory board, sunset legislation, mental health, psychologists, University of Oklahoma, gymnastics, NCAA, congratulations, sports excellence, recognition, honor, athletics, Joseph Castiglione, leadership, education, sports management, HB3413, public finance, state budget

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• Thursday, March 27th, the Committee on Delivery of government efficiency will meet today upon adjournment
• HB 3871 by Shaheen relates to the audit of financial records of a certain property owners association
• , Dodge and its duties to that department for the Committee on Delivery of Government Efficiency, HB
• HP 4073 by Slawson relating the biannual audit of the effectiveness and the efficiencies of state services
• provided to the homeless individuals or for the community of delivery of government efficiency.

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• I'll note that there are random audits. I'll note that there are random audits.
• My question is you have audited record.
• and I know you have not actually audited and I know you have not actually audited this<01:41:28.320
• we obviously have not audited this program.
• :20.400> to most effective efficient way to most effective efficient way to interchange<01:55:

Keywords: 1183, house

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• House Bill 4233 is focused on clarity, accountability, and efficiency, and maintains strong safeguards
• There are just some practical issues relating to... ...the attestation and audit requirements that there
• We have vaccinations; we don't have test station audit requirements for this activity as of today.
• But what we've added to this is to make sure that customers get quarterly reports that are audited, that
• I am telling you with certainty, this bill will allow us to help more survivors more efficiently and

Bills: HB3803, HB3804, HB3805, HB3806, HB3833, HB4134, HB4233, HB4238, HB4243

Keywords: HB 3803, Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 712, perpetual care cemetery, perpetual care trust fund, cemetery regulation, financial confidentiality, confidential records, regulatory examination, Texas Department of Banking, commissioner disclosure, interagency information sharing, state agency enforcement, federal agency disclosure, trust fund oversight, burial services, cemetery trust, consumer protection, state banks, Texas Finance Code

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• Currently for JALAC audits, we have 10 audits in progress for awaiting staff.
• audit work.
• compliance audit.
• The audit found that...
• All right, and that audit passes. And that audit passes based on the vote count.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The Joint Legislative Audit Committee met to consider new audit requests and received a status update from the State Auditor, who reported 10 JALAC audits in progress, several statutory audits underway, and that all audits approved in 2025 are moving forward. The committee first approved a consent calendar covering audits on University of California library resources, law enforcement information sharing, EDD unemployment insurance claims, and Housing and Community Development housing development monitoring. One requested audit on local law enforcement and human trafficking had been withdrawn before the hearing. The committee then debated and approved an audit request from Assembly Member DeMaio on the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) and its road project management and use of transportation funds. DeMaio argued the audit was needed to examine whether restricted funds, voter-approved revenues, and project commitments were properly used, while SANDAG officials said the agency already undergoes extensive oversight and that its funding sources and project uses are governed by multiple existing audits and reporting requirements. Several members questioned whether the audit would duplicate existing reviews, but the motion passed after roll call. Next, the committee approved Senator Valadares’s audit request on Board of State and Community Corrections Proposition 47 grant administration. Supporters said the audit would assess whether grant recipients and BSCC oversight are producing reliable outcome and recidivism data and whether the funds are achieving public safety goals; BSCC responded that it already has internal controls, that the State Controller conducts biennial audits, and that its reported outcomes show reductions in homelessness, unemployment, and recidivism among participants. The committee also approved Senator Cortese’s audit of CalHR’s dental benefits procurement and contract oversight, prompted by concerns about stagnant annual maximums, provider network losses, and out-of-pocket costs for employees and retirees. CalHR said its current dental network remains strong, that it recently completed an RFP adding MetLife as a second carrier beginning in 2027, and that it maintains performance guarantees in its contracts. All three regular-calendar audit requests were approved, and the committee then completed add-on votes approving the earlier consent calendar items before adjournment.

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• And resources defending an audit from the department.
• If she were to lose the audit, the assessed sales tax she did not charge would come out of the business's
• This overlaps with the same capability and aptitude that people involved in the audits and other things
• But what it does is prevent the burning of bandwidth on audits, court cases, etc.
• Now, what this bill does is it solves this in a very efficient and very helpful way.

Bills: HF2048, HF2360, HF2006, HF950, HF912, HF3140, HF2931

Keywords: individual income tax, retirement contributions, tax corrections, annuity contracts, tax year attribution, tax credit, economic development, community investment, data disclosure, Minnesota regulations, tax increment financing, municipal authority, job creation, transferred increment, public hearing, nonresident employees, income tax exemption, Minnesota taxation, employment duties, tax withholding

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• for financial accountability and audited for financial accountability and each<00:19:01.720> MCO<
• to know like where time about an audit to know like where is<00:25:22.360> a<00:25:22.480>
• So I'd argue this is far more efficient. Well, the vast majority of it is in managed care.
• So I'd argue this is far more efficient. So on, and we can't afford that.
• So I'd argue this is far more efficient.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• There are also several audits which we do have.
• There are also several audits which we do have.
• <00:28:57.440> Um<00:28:58.159> but viewed as reasonable upon audit.
• Um but viewed as reasonable upon audit.
• <00:47:46.240> to<00:47:46.760> ensure that auditing to ensure that auditing to ensure

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee met to begin work on HB 742, which would require catastrophic special education aid to be drawn from the education trust fund, and more broadly to study special education aid/differentiated aid and related costing issues. The chair said the group was starting early because the issue has been debated for years without resolution, local districts are being forced to absorb prorated costs, and the committee wants to send the Department of Education and HHS Medicaid a clear request for data and recommendations before retained bills return in the fall. A committee clerk was also selected, with Representative Reverend volunteering to take notes for the meeting. Members reviewed background materials on special education enrollment, high-cost students, and possible funding formulas, including data on students in high-cost brackets and prior ideas such as category-based funding and caseload-based approaches. The chair also referenced research on other states, including Arkansas, which uses a different special education funding structure and audits IEPs. The committee emphasized that it was focused on the funding mechanics and costs, not on questioning whether services should be provided. Henry Lipman of HHS explained how Medicaid-to-schools currently works in New Hampshire. He said 172 school districts participate, but utilization dropped during the pandemic and remains below historical levels, in part because districts need the capacity to bill Medicaid. Under the current system, schools receive reimbursement based on half of the Medicaid fee schedule, with the school district effectively providing the state share. He said the federal government is requiring a shift by July 1, 2026, to a true certified public expenditure model based on actual costs, which should allow schools to recover 50% of their true costs and some administrative overhead. The department has received a roughly $2.5 million grant to hire a vendor and support districts through the transition, and an RFP and stakeholder meetings are underway. Committee members asked about how costs would be determined, whether the new system would use actual district-specific costs rather than averages, and how the department would support districts that do not currently participate. Lipman said the cost model would be based on each district’s own reasonable costs, subject to audit standards, and that the department expects to provide templates and technical assistance through the vendor because its staff is limited. He also said about one in four New Hampshire children are enrolled in Medicaid, that child enrollment has been relatively stable, and that continuous coverage rules should reduce churn. No votes or formal actions on HB 742 were taken during the meeting beyond organizing the subcommittee and beginning testimony and discussion.

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• This includes planning for a specific number of collection sites and minimum recycling efficiency rates
• This includes planning for a specific number of collection sites and minimum recycling efficiency rates
• And one of the efficiencies of this bill is that if we get it done this year, we can actually add these
• SB 1259, if passed, would become part of California's economic audition, putting us at a disadvantage
• SB 1259, if passed, would become part of California's economic audition, putting us at a disadvantage

Summary: The Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee heard three main bills after initially lacking a quorum and deferring the consent calendar. SB 501 by Senator Allen would expand California’s battery extended producer responsibility program to include medium-format batteries, such as those used in e-bikes, lawn equipment, and portable power systems. Supporters from local governments, recycling groups, environmental organizations, and battery stewardship interests said the bill would reduce fire risks, improve collection and recycling, and close a gap in existing law. One industry witness sought clarification about off-highway vehicles and a battery association requested guardrails for mixed battery formats; the California Retailers Association moved from opposition to neutral after discussions with the author. SB 1125 by Senator Menjivar would create a statewide, state-funded low-income drinking water rate assistance program administered by the State Water Resources Control Board, contingent on funding. The author and supporters said many Californians face water debt and that the bill would help address affordability while working around Proposition 218 limits on local ratepayer-funded assistance. Water districts, local governments, environmental justice groups, and conservation organizations testified in support, and there was no opposition. SB 1259 by Senator Blakespear, as amended, would require refineries to provide advance information on closure, cleanup costs, and timelines to help communities plan for refinery transitions and remediation. Supporters, including the City of Benicia, environmental justice groups, and advocacy organizations, argued that communities need transparency before closures occur and that other energy sectors already provide similar planning information. Opponents from labor, petroleum, and business groups argued the bill was unnecessary, burdensome, and could discourage refinery investment or signal premature decline of the industry. After extensive debate, the committee voted to pass SB 1259 as amended to the Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee, and also approved SB 501 and SB 1125; the consent calendar items SB 1253 and SJR 13 were adopted.