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• . ...by eight existing vacant positions within DIR's Office of the Director Legal Unit.
• Legal is a critical unit that serves DIR across a wide range of functions, representing the director
• Next up, again within Cal/OSHA, a proposal for an emerging technologies unit.
• It also will allow various division programs or units within a division.
• It also will allow various division programs or units within a division, for example, within Cal/OSHA

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee held a May Revision budget hearing on state administration and related issues, hearing presentations from multiple departments and agencies. Early items included the Public Employment Relations Board on funding for implementation of AB 1 and a reduced request tied to AB 288, the Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement on a technical College Corps adjustment, and the Secretary of State on building security upgrades, election security grant matching funds, and payroll system readiness costs. The Department of Consumer Affairs presented a Board of Pharmacy modernization request and a General Fund backfill for the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education; the LAO raised no concerns on the pharmacy item but recommended rejecting the private postsecondary backfill and questioned interest-free loan language. The Employment Development Department outlined several large workload and benefit adjustments, including EDD Next document management funding, UI loan interest, DI/PFL benefit increases, WIOA adjustments, school employee benefits, an EMT training reappropriation, and a technical reversion correction; the LAO flagged the size of the DI/PFL increase and the expansion of the document management scope, while members asked about program impacts and timelines. The California Workforce Development Board presented an April adjustment to reimbursement authority for an interagency agreement with Caltrans, which the LAO said raised no concerns. Public comment on that item and others included support for workforce and apprenticeship initiatives, including the Jails to Jobs proposal and renewal of the Apprenticeship Innovation Fund, though those were not part of the May Revision package. The Department of Industrial Relations then presented several proposals: reclassifying legal positions, continuing modernization of the workers’ compensation EAMS system, Cal/OSHA data modernization, creating a Cal/OSHA emerging technologies unit, reappropriating funds for the California Opportunity Youth Apprenticeship program, and trailer bill changes requiring electronic payment of employer assessments and adjusting the statutory treatment of the workers’ compensation administrative director’s salary. The LAO generally found the IT and salary proposals reasonable but urged close monitoring of the new emerging technologies unit. Committee members, especially Assemblymember Ortega, pressed DIR on long vacancy rates, wage theft claim delays, low collection rates for Cal/OSHA fines, and whether new resources would improve outcomes; DIR said it was pursuing recruitment, classification reviews, and process modernization, while the LAO noted that staffing alone may not explain the delays. The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board also sought to make permanent a 2024 change to the 60-day reconsideration clock, saying it had reduced backlog and interim orders; the LAO had no concerns. Finally, the Department of Human Resources presented a statewide Employee Assistance Program contract consolidation that would lower costs compared with renewing separate contracts and requested one program manager position to oversee the contract and first responder services; the hearing continued with Finance’s response after the transcript ended.

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• I oversee a number of our investigative units, including our Behavioral Health Unit.
• This unit is unique. We employ civilians and law enforcement.
• These are the challenges this unit is working through.
• We have already given those to members of our open space units and some specialty units.
• We swear to defend the Constitution. ...in the United States of America.

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• We're not going to use... it in the United States. We're going to use it in Mexico.
• It's wiped out ash trees all across the United States.
• We found a Honduran in the United States that was contaminated with this fly.
• And if we were going to drop it in the United States, yeah, it would have to.
• We need the same posture here in the United States regarding those products.

Keywords: 997, house, all

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• Matt Schuller, for Finance Capital Unit.
• So right now, those isolation units are remaining vacant.
• It's just that those units right now are remaining vacant for most of the year.
• The reason there's the ability to close down certain units is because you don't have enough staff.
• The ability to close down certain units is because you don't have enough staff to do that job.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Health held an informational hearing on the Governor’s May Revision, focusing first on the Commission on Behavioral Health, then EMSA, and then the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). The Department of Finance said the state faces a third consecutive deficit and that the May Revision includes difficult trade-offs, including proposed eliminations or reversions of some behavioral health and public health funds. The LAO echoed concern about the structural deficit and said it was still awaiting some budget details before offering a full analysis. For the Commission on Behavioral Health, Finance proposed eliminating $20 million in Mental Health Wellness Act funds, arguing the money would help offset General Fund costs and noting future Proposition 1 innovation funding. The commission strongly opposed the cut, saying it would eliminate or delay launch-ready grants for early childhood supports, full-service partnerships, and peer respite, and would eventually end ongoing grant programming. Several advocates and commissioners testified that the funds support underserved communities and that Proposition 1 is not a substitute for the existing programs. The chair asked Finance to look for alternatives, but no vote was taken. EMSA presented mostly technical budget adjustments: increased authority for the California Poison Control System, a correction to EMSIS funding, and a reappropriation for enterprise services and data management. CDPH then reviewed a broader set of May Revision proposals, including reversions from the California Reducing Disparities Project, workforce development, STD prevention, hepatitis C prevention, hospice, and extreme heat funding, as well as a new generative AI pilot for health facility survey reporting. Members raised concerns about cuts to CRDP and gender health equity programs, especially because many grants are mid-contract and serve underserved communities; CDPH said the reversions were part of solving the deficit and that CRDP had been successful, while also clarifying that abortion.ca.gov would not be eliminated. Public comment was overwhelmingly opposed to the CRDP and related cuts, with many speakers describing the programs as life-saving and cost-effective. No formal votes or actions were taken during the hearing.

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• uh, from both the House and the Senate, uh, as well as our colleagues from across the pond in the United
• Star State and one of our closest allies anywhere in the world and greatest economic partners, the United
• share that I'll be introducing a budget writer aimed at establishing a Texas trade office in the United
• May God bless you and may God continue to bless the great state of Texas and the United Kingdom, our
• great United States of America and this very, very special relationship.

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• Integrity Unit, the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.
• We have a YDC unit right now that's a temporary unit, but we think of it as its own unit.
• <06:00:27.240> carries unit the charitable trust unit carries unit the charitable trust unit
• Is this YDC unit new for the case, or is that something else? Yeah, the YDC unit is something else.
• We added a new public integrity unit that's a new unit in the last five years.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard an overview from the Agriculture Commissioner on the department’s major divisions and staffing. He described the Office of the Commissioner, Agricultural Development, Pesticides, Regulatory Services, Weights and Measures, Animal Industry, Plant Industry, and Soil Conservation, noting that many programs are federally funded or supported by dedicated fees and fines. He said the department has 44 full-time positions plus one DoIT employee shared with other agencies, and that HR services are now contracted through Administrative Services. He also explained that Soil Conservation is administratively attached to the department and funded through Moose Plate grants and county contributions, not direct state funding. Members asked about specific program functions and issues, including weights and measures inspections, animal health, bird flu response, internships, invasive species, and the Big E/New Hampshire building. The commissioner said weights and measures covers nearly all commercial measuring devices and products sold by weight, and that inspectors are currently part-time police officers, though the department is discussing removing that requirement. He said the department is actively involved in bird flu monitoring, including regular calls with USDA and the state veterinarian and collecting milk samples from dairy farms. On invasive species, he focused on Japanese knotweed and bittersweet, saying the department has only one staff person working on the issue, mainly as a coordinator with DOT and towns, and that eradication is extremely difficult. He also said the department does not run student internships and refers inquiries to UNH Cooperative Extension. The committee discussed budget and revenue issues, including three new general fund positions, one of which is the assistant commissioner and another a biological scientist for invasive species. The commissioner said the department had been in “triage mode,” that an assistant commissioner was needed because of workload, and that the department is a net positive to the General Fund each year. He said some fees and fines have not been updated in decades and would require legislation to change, including a proposed $5 fee for each animal database certificate to help fund a system that costs about $250,000 annually to maintain. In response to questions about budget reductions, he said the department protected personnel, reduced the cost-of-care fund, fair grants, and land preservation funding to about $25,000 each, and did not plan to buy new vehicles or computers. He also said he could not support including the $50,000 Conservation District resilience grant program in his budget under the current reduction targets, though he remained hopeful it might be funded another way.

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• I spent an entire school year attending IEP meetings and parent conferences, planning units, grading
• This delays that required deadline by a month. unit value by January 31st.
• SB 19 slows the unit value setting process to ensure the state has adequate time to fully consider the
• We definitely do not want to cut the unit value. 19 forward.
• Thank you. because setting the unit value is supposed to happen tomorrow. So thank you, Senator.

Bills: SB83, SB106, SB107, SB123, SJR1

Keywords: ecological monitoring, sustainability, tribal engagement, education, research funding, graduate scholarship, higher education funding, New Mexico, appropriation, financial aid, out-of-school programming, education funding, youth programs, affordability, nonprofit organizations, defibrillators, public schools, health and safety, emergency response, school elections

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• Uh, we've seen a 62% increase in our about units that won't actually be built about units that won't
• So, we did over 3,000 rental units.
• That was funded 51 proposals, which includes 1,400 units of housing, 1,145 units are rental, and 279
• uh 1,400 units of housing, 1,145 units uh 1,400 units of housing, 1,145 units are<00:09:42.320><
• I'm just curious to know. of 100,000 units needed. And um I'm just of 100,000 units needed.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The chart to units over the next 30 years to main a units over the next 30 years to main a healthy<00
• Providing model, ordinances, units.
• Uh, I don't believe unit on a lot.
• whether we're calling it um two units whether we're calling it um two units that<01:10:01.280>
• <01:27:00.239> wouldn't of those 3,000 housing units wouldn't of those 3,000 housing units

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:07 Roll Call 00:00:14 Discussion of Pro-Growth Housing Policies 00:02:01 Discussion of Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit 01:11:13 Adjournment 01:40:27, 958, all

Summary: The Kentucky Housing Task Force met and heard first from the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, which presented findings from a housing study done with the Home Builders Association. The chamber said housing is now a major economic-development issue, citing survey results that 90% of community leaders said their region could not absorb a major job announcement and 66% said housing is holding back Kentucky’s economy. The chamber described Kentucky’s housing shortage, rising home prices, declining permits since 2008, and the need for more production to support growth. It urged policy changes including zoning and land-use reform, tax incentives, regional approaches, and especially a residential infrastructure fund modeled on Indiana’s low-interest loan program to help communities finance roads and other infrastructure needed for new housing. Members asked about the severity of the problem, workforce shortages in permitting and construction, the loan interest rate, repayment, and whether Kentucky could replicate Indiana’s results; the witness said the issue is a crisis and that the program would be a revolving public-private partnership, likely around 3% interest, with implementation details still to be worked out. The Kentucky Bankers Association then testified that the housing gap is especially acute for households at 80% of area median income and below, which it said represents about 70% of Kentucky’s housing need. It emphasized that the shortage affects both urban and rural counties and pointed to examples such as Rowan County, where workers at major employers must commute long distances because local housing is unavailable or unaffordable. The bankers said high interest rates remain a major barrier and proposed a $20 million bank commitment for a revolving fund tied to tax credits to finance new housing, not refinances. They cited Hope of the Midwest as an example of a successful tax-credit housing model with a long track record and no defaults, and said the proposal would leverage public-private partnerships to create new units. Committee members questioned how the proposed fund would compare with industrial revenue bonds and whether it could be structured like Kentucky’s tobacco settlement fund, with seed money, a review board, scoring criteria, and possible population thresholds to ensure smaller communities benefit. The bankers said the proposal would be another tool for cities and counties, specifically tied to residential infrastructure, and that larger cities should not be able to capture all of the resources. No formal votes or actions were taken during this portion of the meeting.

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• These units and...
• Various units and centers in efforts to enhance security and safety of Floridians.
• Drug Enforcement Administration Special Operations Unit.
• And since 1992, there's been nothing in the United States, no street. Churches and schools.
• States or lawfully present in the United States.

Summary: The Senate opened with a quorum, prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance, then read an amended joint proclamation expanding the special session call to include financial penalties for government officials, criminal penalties for offenses committed by illegal aliens, and programs and appropriations to support law enforcement cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. No committee reports, governor’s messages, or House messages were on the desk before the chamber moved to the special order calendar. The main item was Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 2B, the immigration bill, along with a late-filed strike-all amendment by Senator Gruters. Gruters said the amendment aligned terminology with federal law, increased penalties for crimes by unauthorized aliens, added transnational crime organizations to gang definitions, required stronger participation in the federal 287(g) program, created financial penalties for noncompliance, offered a $1,000 bonus for officers assisting ICE in large operations, directed more information-sharing with federal agencies, and barred DHSMV from issuing licenses or IDs to unauthorized aliens. He framed the bill as supporting President Trump’s immigration agenda and focusing on criminal illegal aliens rather than street-level enforcement. A long question-and-answer period followed, with Senators Polsky, Pizzo, Smith, Jones, Roscoe, Berman, and others pressing the sponsor on scope, legality, costs, and implementation. Questions focused on whether the bill would require participation beyond jails and detention centers, whether schools or churches could be affected, liability and immunity for local agencies, the size and purpose of the proposed appropriations, and the impact on undocumented students receiving in-state tuition waivers. Gruters and Senator Fine said the 287(g) provisions were intended to apply to jails and detention facilities, that green-card holders and lawful residents would not be affected, and that the tuition waiver repeal would end discounted tuition for students in the country illegally while not affecting their ability to attend. Fine also defended the mandatory death penalty provision for certain capital offenses committed by illegal immigrants, acknowledging it would likely be challenged in court but arguing the bill was designed to test and advance the policy. No final vote or other action on the bill is reflected in the excerpt.

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• That is a United States requirement to be a nurse.
• So I'm curious about the 30-unit optional program.
• Then additionally is that 30-unit option.
• They are also required to offer the 30-unit option.
• It is that the school cannot require more than 30 units, that of semester units.

Summary: The joint Assembly and Senate Business and Professions sunset oversight hearing focused first on the Board of Registered Nursing (BRN), with committee chairs emphasizing oversight, consumer protection, workforce access, and economic mobility. BRN leaders reported improvements since the last review, including faster licensing timelines, streamlined enforcement, higher consumer satisfaction, growth in pre-licensure enrollment, and expanded data collection. Members questioned the board about nurse practitioner scope and supervision, international and military pathways to licensure, online nursing education and clinical requirements, rural workforce shortages, and the 30-unit LVN-to-RN option. BRN staff explained California’s tiered advanced practice system, the NCLEX and certification requirements, English proficiency rules, clinical hour standards, and the board’s role in approving programs and supporting schools through nursing education consultants. Several members and the board president also discussed the need to retain new graduates, improve diversity in the workforce, and better support nontraditional students and rural placements. Public comment on the BRN sunset review was extensive and largely supportive of the board, while also urging policy changes. Nurse practitioner, nurse anesthetist, nurse midwife, and nursing education groups generally supported the BRN report and especially backed clarification of APRN-to-RN delegation authority under issue 13. Other commenters asked for clearer implementation of AB 890, more flexibility for clinical nurse specialists, streamlined renewals for nurse midwives, and changes to federal loan limits affecting graduate nursing education. Higher education representatives and private nursing schools raised concerns about duplicative BRN documentation, clinical placement bottlenecks, and barriers faced by out-of-state and online programs seeking to serve California students. The California Medical Association and some physician groups opposed easing transition-to-practice requirements for out-of-state nurse practitioners and cautioned against changes to specialty and delegation rules, while the California Nurses Association and others stressed the importance of community college pathways, new graduate support, and workforce retention. The hearing then moved to the Physical Therapy Board of California. Board leadership reported that the board oversees more than 41,000 active licensees, has seen about 15% growth since 2021, and continues to maintain high exam pass rates among California physical therapy and physical therapist assistant programs. The board described its mission as consumer protection through licensing, enforcement, continuing competency oversight, and stakeholder engagement. The vice president’s remote testimony encountered technical problems, so the executive officer continued with a brief overview of the board’s work and its commitment to efficient service and public protection. No votes or formal actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• Clear that unit so that we may continue operating and make it available for paying customers.
• The further the reach, the bigger the chance that we can actually get someone to bid on the unit.
• My dad, myself, um, like Tom, we have really good relationships with our storage units.
• So there's 3 ways to access the information for the storage unit.
• COPA is the last meaningful act that the United States Congress took on the internet.

Bills: HB 186

Keywords: public funds, lobbying activities, political subdivisions, government expenditure, transparency, local government, political subdivision, county, city, municipality, special district, taxpayer-funded lobbying, lobbying restriction, registered lobbyist, government association, county association dues, Texas Legislature, injunctive relief, attorney's fees, Chapter 556

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• time, it required that storage facility owners conducting lien sales for abandoned or unpaid storage units
• has already, under other provisions of law, attempted... attempted to personally notify the storage unit
• Like Tom, we have really good relationships with our storage units.
• So there's three ways to access the information for the storage unit.
• That would happen with a newspaper, but not necessarily looking at a storage unit. website.

Bills: HB186, HB517, HB 1093, HB 1268, HB1395, HB186

Keywords: social media, children, account verification, data privacy, parental control, property owners' association, residential watering restrictions, vegetation, fine limitations, drought, technology, innovation, economic development, grants, Texas Economic Development, business funding, HB 1395, private passenger vehicle rental, car rental, vehicle rental

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• Approximately 22 developments in 14 counties were funded, representing 2,500 units.
• It also provides for training and operations for aviation and our maritime units.
• It also provides for training and operations for aviation in our maritime units.
• And then they have another unit that deals with reviewing and approving immigration documents.
• So they're not all big 300-unit apartment complexes.

Summary: The committee met to review agency program funding as it prepared to build the budget, hearing brief presentations from six agencies and then taking member questions. Florida Division of Emergency Management highlighted its role in response, preparedness, recovery, and mitigation, describing a largely federal pass-through budget, major technology investments, and large disaster and preparedness grant activity. The Department of Commerce, Department of State, Florida Housing Finance Corporation, Department of Transportation, Department of Military Affairs, Florida State Guard, and Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles also summarized their budgets, staffing, and major programs, including workforce and economic development, elections and arts funding, housing assistance, transportation work programs, military readiness, state guard expansion, and highway safety and motorist services. Members focused questions on several issues: arts and library grant funding and whether award criteria had changed; Commerce’s rural infrastructure and job growth grants and why funds were not being disbursed faster; Florida Housing’s use of SAIL, Live Local, Hometown Heroes, and SHIP funds and how smaller agencies learn about and access funding; and DOT’s work program gap between agency and governor proposals. The most extensive questioning was directed to Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles about long DMV lines, vacancies, overtime, staffing shortages, and the ability to shift funds between divisions. The department said staffing and pay constraints, especially in South Florida, were driving service delays and vacancy rates, and that overtime was being used because troopers were leaving for better-paying jobs. The Florida State Guard was also questioned about its spending and procurement pace, including aircraft purchases and facilities. Its director said long procurement timelines explained the low initial spending and that obligations had risen sharply as contracts matured. Members also asked about the department’s public opposition to Amendment 3 and whether agency resources were used in that effort; the director said no contracts or purchases were made to influence the vote and said the colonel’s comments were made off the clock. The meeting ended with the chair asking agencies to respond promptly to unanswered questions, and the committee adjourned without any recorded votes or formal actions beyond receiving the presentations and questions.

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• The thing is foreign currencies are always backstopped or at a at least, compared to the United States
• I know you'd like to say it's a good faith and credit of the United States.
• I think it's worth a lot number one every economy in the world is is is compared to the United States
• It is now recognized as a financial asset by the United States Treasury.
• Statistics Unit of the Department of State Health Services to Health and Human Services.

Bills: SJR34, SB10, SB18, SB19, SB21, SB72, SB140, SB262, SB370, SB480, SB495, SB627, SB703, SB767, SB790

Keywords: parental rights, parents, children, custody, care and control, upbringing, family law, constitutional amendment, Texas Constitution, child welfare, education policy, medical decisions, parental authority, primary decision makers, family autonomy, education, Ten Commandments, public schools, religious display, First Amendment

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• Pizzo: ONE OF THE LAST THING YOU SAID WAS IF THEY ARE NOT CITIZENS OR RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES
• UNITED STATES. >> Sen.
• I GRANT YOU BUT THAT'S NOT OUR ISSUE, THAT'S FOR THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO ADDRESS.
• THEY WERE BROUGHT TO THE UNITED STATES BY THEIR FAMILIES.
• THEY WERE BROUGHT TO THE UNITED STATES BY THEIR FAMILIES. TO LIVE A BETTER LIFE.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• I now make it my earnest prayer that God would have the United States under His holy protection, that
• the Mayflower with 'God with us,' reflecting their Bible-based beliefs, which is depicted in the United
• the Aitken Bible, or the Bible of the Revolution, was officially approved by the Congress of the United
• States as a publication of the first complete English... ...by the Congress of the United States as
• And whereas beginning in 1800, weekly church services were held in the United States Capitol Building

Keywords: Scheduler, 973, house, all

Summary: The House convened at noon with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, including a reading of George Washington’s prayer in recognition of the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding. The journal for Saturday, June 27, 2026, was postponed until printed. Representative Borowitz then spoke under House Rule 17 on America 250 and House Resolution 579, which designates a day of commemoration for America’s 250th birthday and celebrates the nation’s founding principles. Borowitz’s remarks reviewed a long historical narrative emphasizing the role of religion and divine providence in American history, citing the Declaration of Independence, the Founding Fathers, early colonial worship, the Pilgrims, the Great Awakenings, presidential prayers and proclamations, the Aitken Bible, Capitol church services, the Civil War, World War II, and later references such as the National Prayer Breakfast and Apollo-era Bibles. The resolution was described as reaffirming commitment to the Declaration’s principles, including rights endowed by the Creator and reliance on divine providence. No vote was taken on the resolution during this session. At the end of the remarks, Representative Dockery moved to adjourn, and the House agreed by voice vote. The House adjourned until Monday, June 29, 2026, at 12 noon, unless sooner recalled by the Speaker.

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• , uh, sorry, or in two or more in a unit and non-detached unit with two or more dwelling units is based
• c><01:32:06.719> pricing<01:32:07.199> this 4-unit building, are you pricing this 4-unit
• requirement to have them uh in four unit requirement to have them uh in four unit uh<01:33:31.760
• with two or more non a detached unit with two or more dwelling<01:33:37.360> units<01:33:38.000
• <01:36:38.400> buildings be used for small multi-unit buildings be used for small multi-unit

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Nicholas Wonka, unit director of the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. Mr.
• :03:51.440> Medicaid<00:03:51.920> Fraud unit director of the Medicaid Fraud unit director
• Control Unit. Control Unit.
• <00:08:26.880> with We regularly exceed other units with We regularly exceed other units with
• unit do now is unit unit do now is for<00:14:54.839> newly<00:14:55.200> enrolled<00:14

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• THIS BILL DOES EVEN IN HIS AMENDMENT REQUIRED PURCHASERS OF A HOME RESIDE IN THE PRIMARY DWELLING UNIT
• SO IT IS IN THERE THE OWNER HAS TO RESIDE IN THE PRIMARY DWELLING UNIT AND WITH THAT I CLOSED. >> Chair
• THE OWNER PARCEL ON WHICH AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT IS CONSTRUCTED RESIDE IN THE DWELLING UNIT, TO
• THIS IS WHAT THE UNIT LOOKS LIKE FROM OUTSIDE AND AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE FIELD IT'S ABLE TO HARVEST
• WE ALSO PRODUCE SOME TECHNOLOGY FOR THE INDUSTRY WHICH IS USED THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES.