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• </c> full-time forestry conservation program full-time forestry conservation program employees<00:32:
• </c> all these different retirement programs all these different retirement programs out<00:34:10.720
• me, our school foundation program.
• </c> Program Amendments. Program Amendments.
• Program. Program. &gt;&gt; Thank<02:45:55.760><c> you.</c> &gt;&gt; Thank you. &gt;&gt; Thank you.

Keywords: 916, all

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• Neither of those programs are giveaway programs. Every day you go are giveaway programs.
• and of programs and of programs and of um summertime programs.
• I think it's a great program. It requires think it's a great program.
• those programs are, the number um where those programs are, the number um where those programs are, the
• But it's a good program. Thank you. And and program. Thank you. And and program. Thank you.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• </c> that use federal funds and all programs that use federal funds and all programs administrated<01
• </c> mitigation and air quality that program mitigation and air quality that program with<01:27:39.320
• It is true that the federal program is a reimbursable program, and it's generally 80/20.
• so it is true that the federal program so it is true that the federal<01:33:06.280><c> program</c><01
• ><c> generally</c> program and it's generally program and it's generally 8020<01:33:10.639><c> um</c>

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• With a 2-0 vote, the amendment passes. direct admissions program by the start direct admissions program
• </c> actually have access to the program. actually have access to the program.
• The direct admissions program has proved successful.
• </c> bring brings that transformative program bring brings that transformative program to<00:06:03.080
• </c> in their future training programs." in their future training programs."

Committee: Senate Higher Education

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• To provide some context from my remarks, Homeline's primary program is our statewide tenant hotline,
• Each year, nearly 2,000 people serve in AmeriCorps programs across our state.
• </c> And we have many Americanore programs And we have many Americanore programs who<00:13:34.480><c>
• </c><00:45:50.800><c> But</c><00:45:51.520><c> but</c> their individual program needs.
• But but their individual program needs.

Bills: HF4119 , HF3959 , HF3792 , HF3913 , HF3752

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: property tax, renter credits, co-pay, housing affordability, tax relief, homestead, tax refund, Minnesota, tax increase, financial relief, homeowners, AmeriCorps, taxation, individual income tax, living allowances, stipends, national service, tax compliance, revenue, analytics

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• We've reopened the Ironwood unit at the mental health program in St.
• As I mentioned, the five programs, administrative core programs in the area, are not changing.
• As I mentioned, the five programs, administrative core programs in the area, are not changing.
• As I mentioned, the five programs, administrative core programs in the area, are not changing.
• </c><01:01:16.280><c> and</c> to and what type of programming and to and what type of programming and

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• really know what's going to happen, so there might be some programs that are held up.
• really know what's going to happen, so there might be some programs that are held up.
• I just need one follow-up question: What program exists to help cities like St.
• </c><01:20:45.600><c> so</c> identified well in this program so identified well in this program so anyway
• Oh. program uh the percentage of money that program uh the percentage of money that goes<01:23:20.600

Committee: House Legacy Finance

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• AB 2624 expands California’s Safe at Home program to include immigrant service providers, their employees
• This program allows participants to keep their home and work addresses out of public records, giving
• or entity from posting, displaying, selling, or distributing the personal information or images of program
• This is expanding on a program that has been around for 30 years.
• a concern I have with the bill, as is the definition in the bill, which I think comes from other programs

Committee: House Privacy and Consumer Protection

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm Daniel Heimbaugh, the Government Affairs Program Manager for Energy Northwest, appearing today to
• We also generate credits under the Clean Fuels Program.
• It allows the agency's program to set safe lead standards. This bill is a win-win.
• It allows the agency's program to set safe lead standards using a funding process that already exists
• I've been giving talks about this program to the community, and the first question I get from people

Committee: House Environment & Energy

Keywords: 904, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We're going to start off with docket number 15-230-2-2401, Business Enterprise Program.
• Business Enterprise Program. It's a ZBR chapter rewrite pending rule, page 13.
• We are a very collaborative program.
• RSA is the federal entity which governs and oversees vocational rehabilitation programs.
• Those EOs also serve as program managers, one over board support.

Summary: The Senate Health and Welfare Committee considered a series of administrative rule dockets, mostly from DOPL and related licensing boards. The committee approved rules for the Business Enterprise Program for the Blind, the Rules of Midwifery, the Idaho State Board of Dentistry, and the Idaho Board of Nursing. Those presentations focused largely on zero-based rule rewrites, fee reductions or temporary fee decreases being made permanent, and compliance with House Bill 152’s cash-balance requirements. Testimony generally emphasized stakeholder input, federal or board approval where applicable, and the need to keep fees aligned with board solvency targets. The committee then heard several fee-rule dockets involving boards with low or negative cash balances. The Board of Drinking Water and Wastewater Professionals presented a rule package that clarified licensure requirements, removed some outdated provisions, and increased fees to address a negative cash balance; Idaho Rural Water Association testified in support, saying the changes would reduce regulatory burden while acknowledging the need for higher fees. The committee approved the docket by roll call after some opposition. The Occupational Therapy Licensure Board docket, which proposed a short-term fee increase to restore solvency, failed by roll call vote after members raised concerns about the broader structure of board funding and whether consolidation or other reforms should be considered. The committee also heard a lengthy discussion on the State Board of Acupuncture’s proposed fee increase. The board and a supporting practitioner testified that the board was in deficit, that fees had not been raised in many years, and that the increase was needed to maintain licensure and public safety. Some senators questioned whether licensure remained necessary in light of modern consumer review systems and whether the board should be consolidated or eliminated. A motion to reject the docket failed on a tie, and the original motion to hold the docket for further information passed, leaving the acupuncture rules unresolved. After that, the chair announced the committee would adjourn and reschedule remaining matters.

Transcript Highlights:

• We're going to start off with docket number 15-230-2-2401, Business Enterprise Program.
• We are a very collaborative program.
• RSA is the federal entity which governs and oversees vocational rehabilitation programs.
• We did also receive their federal approval, which was required of our program per federal regulations
• Those EOs also serve as program managers, one over board support.

Committee: Senate Health and Welfare

Keywords: 989, all

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• Not cutting off funds to libraries that offer diverse and engaging programming.
• Parents should be trusted to... decide what programs are right for their children.
• Defunding these programs takes away that choice. So I urge you to vote no. on this bill.
• We shouldn't get rid of a free public reading program just because a few adults don't like it.
• I think they should choose or attempt to punish them for those programs.

Bills: SB34 , SB75 , SB330 , SB1535 , SB18 , SB 18 , SB 34

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: wildfire, wildfire mitigation, wildfire prevention, volunteer fire department, Texas A&M Forest Service, West Texas A&M University, prescribed burning, fuel loading, fuel reduction, firefighting equipment database, emergency communications, disaster preparedness, rural fire protection, asset hardening, natural resource management, emergency management, large wildfire risk, fire grant funding, fire suppression, Texas Legislature

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• </c> program for the whole nation. program for the whole nation.
• We um program.
• program program &gt;&gt; Mhm.
• </c> Tribal Solid Waste Program and public. Tribal Solid Waste Program and public.
• </c> Solid Waste Program. Solid Waste Program.

Committee: Joint Select Committee on Tribal Relations

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And that hopefully provides some track record and some credibility to our program as well.
• </c> program as as well. program as as well.
• These programs recognize the experience and skills gained during active duty service.
• So, Senate File 3603—oops, we have to vote on it actually. similar programs.
• The Minnesota similar programs.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard an introductory presentation from Sam Daily of Believe It Canine Service Partners, a nonprofit that trains service dogs free of charge for disabled veterans. Daily described the organization’s work with veterans, including placements with MACV and a service dog at Veteran Village in Eagan, and said the group has placed 80 teams so far. Senator Howe asked whether the organization had pursued Support Our Troops grants, and Daily said it had received two SOS grants. The first bill taken up was Senate File 4172, as amended, which would expand eligibility for burial in Minnesota state veterans cemeteries to honorably discharged reservists, National Guard members, and Air National Guard members, and would allow some honor guard use for eligible people. Senator Howe said the bill corrects an inequity for Guard and reserve members who served honorably but are not currently eligible. Glenn Pence testified in support, saying the bill recognizes National Guard service and should allow those veterans to be buried with others they served alongside. MDVA’s David Swantek supported the concept but warned that expanded eligibility would increase demand, especially at Little Falls, and could shorten its projected capacity timeline from about 48 years to about 30 years. The committee adopted the A1 amendment and then laid the bill over for inclusion in the Veterans and Military Affairs Finance Omnibus Bill. The committee then heard Senate File 4026, which sets standards for MDVA competitive grants and adds accountability and residency requirements. Senator Koran said the bill would help the department review grants and ensure funds serve Minnesota veterans and families. MDVA chief of staff Dave Belfi supported the bill, saying it reflects agency feedback, aligns with existing residency rules, and does not affect CVSO, VSO, or Support Our Troops grants. The A1 amendment was adopted, and the bill was laid over for inclusion in the omnibus bill. Next, Senate File 4807 was heard, a bill to update pay for National Guard soldiers and airmen called to state active duty. MDVA and National Guard officials said the bill would simplify statute language and raise the minimum base pay for lower ranks to the E5 level, with future adjustments tied to federal pay tables. Senator Kunesh asked about funding, and staff explained the cost would come through an open general-fund emergency appropriation, estimated at about $30,000 annually but varying with activations. The committee adopted amendments to incorporate SF 4172 and SF 4026 into SF 4807, made technical corrections, and then recommended SF 4807, as amended, to pass and be referred to the full committee. Finally, the committee heard Senate File 3603, which would create a program allowing school districts to issue high school diplomas to Minnesota veterans who left school to serve during the Korean conflict or Vietnam War. Senator Rasmussen said the bill recognizes veterans who interrupted their education for service. MDVA’s John Kelly supported the bill, noting it reflects input from MDVA and the Department of Education and that similar programs exist in other states. The committee voted to recommend the bill to pass and refer it to the full committee. The meeting also began discussion of Senate File 4560, which would formalize the Commander's Task Force, but the transcript cuts off before that bill was acted on.

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• This bill does not create new spending or expand the program.
• It does modernize Idaho's off-road vehicle enforcement program.
• It does modernize Idaho's off-road vehicle enforcement program.
• The program maintenance bill, the majority of this budget was found in the program maintenance bill that
• They’re not able to build out their nursing program.

Keywords: 989, all

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• Because there are special programs that a veteran may need.
• Not the gate, but the program. They're out of prison. So I'm proud of this program.
• So thank you all for your support in getting this program to what it is today.
• Not the gate, but the program. They're out of prison. So I'm proud of this program.
• So thank you all for your support in getting this program to what it is today.

Bills: HB2109 , HB2168 , HB2198 , HB2226 , HB2415 , HB2440 , HB2665 , HB2805 , HB2811 , HB2825 , HB2857 , HB2874 , HB2966 , HB4067 , HB4117 , HCR2001 , HCR2016 , HCR2051

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Elections

Keywords: distracted driving, portable wireless communication devices, motorcycles, traffic safety, civil penalties, public nuisance, nuisance abatement, abatement action, injunction, superior court, attorney general, county attorney, city attorney, board of supervisors, obscenity, obscene materials, adult materials, pornography, schools, parks

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• And so, we're ...courses whose course program is greater than 120 credits.
• The bill requires that institutions that have only an approved course or program must be licensed to
• If a government fails to adopt or update an expedited permit program, applicants may use a qualified
• The bill strengthens the Department of Health's education program also for the care and treatment of
• A cybersecurity program commensurate with its size and complexity.

Committee: Senate Rules

Summary: The committee first confirmed six appointees in a single vote, then took up a series of bills, most of them reported favorably. The early debate centered on SB 208, a land-use bill by Sen. McLean that would require development fees to reflect review costs and create more objective compatibility standards for residential development denials. An amendment adding housing-related provisions, including an OPAGA study of urban development boundaries, drew extended discussion over the Everglades and local control; it was adopted, while a late-filed amendment on rural boundaries was withdrawn. The bill was then reported favorably after supporters and opponents, including Miami-Dade and housing groups, weighed in. The committee also favorably reported SB 686 on agricultural enclaves after amendments adding conservation, wildlife corridor, and Everglades-related protections, with one amendment specifically preserving stronger protections in counties covered by the Northern Everglades/Indian River Lagoon plan. Several criminal justice and public records measures also advanced. SB 436 would add resisting an officer with violence as a qualifying prior offense for battery enhancement and include certain felony battery offenses in prison release reoffender status. SB 830 would extend public-records protections to county and city administrators and related family information. SB 990 would authorize protected cell captive insurers in Florida. SB 600, on bail bonds, drew the most debate: an amendment by Sen. Rouson preserved the current treatment of charitable bail organizations’ deposits, with supporters arguing nonprofits help low-income defendants and critics saying the bill should distinguish commercial and nonprofit bonding; the amendment was adopted and the bill reported favorably. SB 914 on dry needling and SB 1434 on infill redevelopment also passed, the latter with an amendment removing a 10% markup requirement for buyback provisions. The committee then moved through a large education and health agenda. SB 1504 would let high school students who complete an insurance/personal finance elective qualify later for a customer service representative license. SB 1718 would expand educator preparation and temporary certification options. SB 7038 was a broad education package covering tuition waivers for Florida State Guard members, residency rules, consumer protections, dual enrollment, grading, and college funding; amendments clarified workforce licensure and exempted certain dental training from new licensure rules. SB 1092 on podiatric medicine added definitions and restrictions for cellular/tissue-based products. SB 1138 on qualified contractors created a pre-application review program for certain local governments, with historic-preservation carveouts. SB 186 on student health and safety required seizure-training and action plans in schools, and SB 560 on child welfare streamlined psychotropic-medication procedures for children in state care while adding youth advisory meetings and insurance-data review. SB 902, a broad Department of Health bill, addressed medical marijuana facility setbacks, practitioner discipline, autism microcredentials, marriage and family therapy licensure, a neurofibromatosis grant program, and family home health aide delegation; it passed after two amendments. Finally, SB 218 on land-use regulations limited hurricane-recovery restrictions to affected counties, SB 1002 expanded child-neglect definitions tied to parental drug abuse, SB 1474 tightened biosolids land-application rules, SB 1708 eased out-of-state veterinary licensure by endorsement, and SB 314 established a Florida regulatory framework for payment stablecoins aligned with federal law. Most measures were reported favorably by committee vote after brief testimony or no debate.

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• </c><00:16:00.800><c> that</c> several different ideas, programs that several different ideas, programs
• That's operating in a few counties right now as a pilot program.
• That's operating in a few counties right now as a pilot program.
• The Department of Health, a little more than a year ago, designed a telepsychiatry program.
• </c> kind of mental health treatment program. kind of mental health treatment program.

Bills: SF0010 , SF0005

Committee: House Labor, Health & Social Services

Keywords: mental health, detention, competency evaluation, treatment, contractual agreements, bankruptcy, hospital, county, healthcare, financial stability, 916, all

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• asset and program that we could offer to our kids.
• These training programs must be approved by the Auditor General.
• Another example would be the Yavapai Community College Teacher Program.
• So this affects only projects awarded through the Building Renewal Grant Program.
• We would like to close that loophole for the Building Renewal Grant Program.

Committee: House Education

Keywords: 1182, all

Transcript Highlights:

• funding from the program in charge.
• funding from the program in charge.
• Lastly, the federal program provides no oversight or accountability.
• That federal program typically influences state and local programs.
• who are experiencing homelessness, is really a terrific program.

Committee: House Government

Keywords: 1182, all