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• All in favor, say aye. All opposed? Motion passes. All right, committee.
• All right.
• All right. All right. Net proceeds is the next line.
• All in favor? Aye. All opposed? Motion passes. Okay. Anything else? All right.
• All in favor? Aye. All opposed? Motion passes. Okay. Anything else? All right.

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Summary: The committee met to hear the Attorney General’s budget and related agency presentations. Legislative Council first reviewed the compliance with legislative intent report and the base budget worksheet, highlighting current and ongoing appropriations, FTE changes, one-time funding items, continuing appropriations, and major special and federal funds. Members asked about items such as the Missing Indigenous People Grant Fund, the Internet Crimes Investigation Fund, and the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit grant funding, and staff explained the funding sources and status of those programs. Assistant Attorney General Clare Ness then outlined the Attorney General’s office structure, staffing, and budget pressures. She emphasized the office’s broad statutory duties, the value of its legal and investigative work for state and local governments, and concerns about attorney salary competitiveness, the new and vacant FTE pool, and the impact of the 3% operating budget reduction on BCI, IT, and the crime lab. Members also discussed AG opinions, boards and commissions training, and the office’s litigation and settlement recoveries. Ness and committee members raised the possibility of broader attorney salary benchmarking across state government. The crime lab director described severe space and infrastructure constraints, including overcrowding, shared workspaces, glycol leaks, air handling limits, and aging fire and burglar alarm systems. She said the 2024 study projected a much larger facility would be needed and that a new building on the current health department site would best address the lab’s needs. She also reported that backlogs have improved significantly in DNA, drug, fingerprint, and firearms work, though toxicology had a recent delay after an air compressor failure. The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit director described the unit’s fraud, abuse, and neglect work, noted federal-state funding and recent federal scrutiny, and said the unit needs more staff. The gaming division reviewed charitable gaming growth, e-tabs, trust accounts, and compliance issues, while BCI covered its caseload, cybercrime and child sexual abuse material investigations, the missing indigenous person task force, and the use of lottery funds for drug task forces. No formal votes or budget actions were taken during the meeting.

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• And we use all of this information from all these projects together.
• Just forget all about it. Forget all about it. Mr.
• Those all look nice.
• That is all part of this process.
• At this point, all those agencies with large balances are estimating they're going to use it all, whether

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Summary: The Budget Section Leadership Division met with a quorum and approved the March 18 minutes. The committee first heard an update from the Petroleum Council on oil and gas activity in North Dakota. Ron Ness said production is expected to remain relatively flat at just under 1.2 million barrels per day, with efficiency gains and longer laterals helping offset lower rig counts. He discussed oil and gas prices, gas taxation, flaring concerns, northward movement of drilling activity, and the importance of new infrastructure and enhanced oil recovery (EOR) pilots. Members asked about gas taxation, natural gas liquids, pipeline impacts, and the outlook for Continental and other operators. Ness said the industry is likely to remain steady rather than see a major ramp-up or decline. Matt Pearl of the State Tax Department then explained the federal “big beautiful bill” and its effect on North Dakota income tax collections. He said the law extends or makes permanent several federal provisions and creates temporary deductions for seniors, tips, overtime, and auto loan interest, with the biggest state impact coming from the standard deduction increase and business tax changes. He revised earlier estimates downward, saying the net cash impact on state collections is likely in the $30 million to $35 million range after accounting for business prepayments and one-time FY25 oilfield transaction effects. Committee members asked which provisions apply to standard versus itemized returns. OMB staff gave a detailed update on major capital projects and facility funding. Topics included Capitol grounds improvements such as 18th-floor renovations, wayfinding, seating, lighting, tree management, and restroom and lobby upgrades; security work at the governor’s residence, which has been delayed by the discovery of human remains; and space reconfiguration efforts in Bismarck-Mandan to reduce leases and create shared offices and conference rooms. They also reported on the State Facility Maintenance Fund, including roof, window, boiler, and kitchen projects at state facilities, and on the state hospital project in Jamestown, which remains on budget and on schedule for substantial completion in winter 2027 and opening in spring 2028. OMB also updated the committee on the Minot North Central State Office Building, the use of federal State Fiscal Recovery Funds, and the status of legislative intent and trust fund reports, including school aid turnback, the school construction loan program, the Foundation Aid Stabilization Fund, the Legacy Fund, and the Strategic Investment and Improvements Fund. The committee ended by discussing future agenda items, including government efficiency, cash management, Bank of North Dakota lines of credit, and the rural health transformation program, and then adjourned.

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• In some agencies, they're all general fund or all other funds, In some agencies, they're all general
• Then, once we make that payoff of $13.6 million, which is really all we're authorized to do, all we're
• All right. All right. All right, good morning. My name is Mr. Chairman, members of the committee.
• All right. Thank you.
• All right, good morning, almost afternoon.

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• I want to welcome you all. I'm happy that you're all here. I'm I want to welcome you all.
• How does that all work?
• It's all the valuation.
• All right. So. All right, so everyone can see that? I believe so, yep.
• It's all electronic.

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Summary: The subcommittee of the Tax Reform and Relief Committee met with a quorum to begin its study of whether the content of North Dakota real estate tax statements should be revised to improve transparency. Legislative Council staff reviewed the background for the study, including House Bill 1176, current statutory requirements for tax statements, and recent changes such as separate line items for bonded debt, primary residence credit, and legacy fund-related amounts. The Tax Department then explained the current statement format and noted that the form is prescribed and approved by the tax commissioner, with changes typically driven by statute and implemented collaboratively with counties and vendors. County officials from the North Dakota Association of Counties described the full annual process for preparing budgets, setting levies, calculating taxable values, and issuing notices and tax statements. They said counties spend significant time coordinating with taxing districts, neighboring counties, and software vendors, and that the new budget hearing notices and valuation notices have not generated much public response. Members raised concerns about the usefulness and clarity of certain line items, especially the legislative tax relief calculation and the primary residence credit, and discussed whether the current statement creates confusion rather than transparency. Testimony also addressed the 3% cap, mill levy worksheets, assessment cycles, and the role of county auditors and tax directors in maintaining accurate values. The committee also heard from software vendors CPT and Tyler Technologies about how legislative changes are programmed into tax systems and how online taxpayer portals can provide more detailed breakdowns of tax bills. Vendors said changes required by law are generally absorbed in contracts rather than billed directly to counties, and they demonstrated web tools and pie-chart style breakdowns that show where tax dollars go. NDACO presented a survey of eight counties estimating tax statement preparation and mailing costs, concluding that outsourced printing tends to be cheaper on average and that total statewide tax statement costs may be roughly $600,000, though the estimate was based on limited data. No votes were taken; the meeting was informational and focused on gathering testimony and identifying issues for possible future recommendations or bill drafts.

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• I have a—first of all, we're all supporters here on both sides of the FMBA and all of our union firemen
• It impacts all firefighters. Sorry. It impacts all cities? Yeah, it impacts all cities.
• This would impact all firefighters in the state, all...
• This would impact all firefighters in the state, all paid departments—I'm sorry, all paid police and
• All right. All right.

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• All right. Make sure you guys can hear me. All right.
• All right.
• All right.
• All right.
• All right.

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Summary: The committee met to receive a detailed financial operations presentation from the South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) agency, with staff walking members through funding sources, budgeting, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and grants management. Sabrina Walker explained VR’s blended funding structure, including federal grants, state appropriations, program income, and interagency contracts, and emphasized that state funds are essential to meeting the federal match and maintenance-of-effort requirements. Members asked repeatedly about transparency, audit controls, and the risk that state cuts could reduce federal drawdowns; staff responded that all reports reconcile back to the SCEIS accounting system, are subject to state audits and internal reviews, and that even modest state reductions could significantly reduce total available funding. The committee also discussed pre-employment transition services for students with disabilities, with staff confirming services are offered through school districts, charters, and private schools, and that contracts are monitored for performance and compliance. The presentation then shifted to budgeting and internal controls. Walker described a zero-based departmental budgeting process, monthly monitoring reports, contingency reserves for unexpected expenses, and a formal annual cycle that culminates in board approval. Members asked about facilities tracking, culture, and how the agency maintains accountability; staff said facilities staff inspect buildings and equipment, supervisors justify line-item requests, and the process has become smoother over time as departments learned the system. Cynthia Johnson followed with an accounts receivable overview, describing invoicing, receipting, aging, customer verification, year-end reporting, and the use of cross-training, shared email inboxes, and spreadsheets as checks and balances. She also explained work training center billing, interdepartmental transfers, and the revolving fund used to issue consumer checks more quickly than standard vendor payments. Olivia Perez presented accounts payable operations, including invoice processing through SCEIS and OnBase, the three-way match, travel reimbursements, revolving fund checks, State Treasury Office interactions, and handling of reversals, rejections, and levy notices. She reported that AP processed 67,723 SCEIS payments, 13,670 case management system invoices, 3,379 travel reimbursements, and 15,693 revolving fund checks in fiscal year 2025, with only 70 payment rejections. The final portion of the meeting covered Grants and Funds Management, where Walker explained federal reporting, drawdowns, payroll allocation, asset tracking, lease and IT contract reviews, cost allocation, and closing packages. She noted upcoming system changes such as S/4HANA, Workiva, and SC Pro, but said the agency is receiving training and feedback opportunities. No formal votes or legislative actions were taken during the presentation portion beyond approval of the prior minutes and a brief recess.

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• And Albany was really interesting because not all of their... ...not all of their schools qualified,
• So, all that to say, you can see you have a range of, for providing all lunch to all students, of about
• So, those are all our slides.
• And so all of the meals were eaten by all of the...
• Not at all very healthy and not fresh at all. That was in 2010.

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• You will all be heard.
• One size does not fit all.
• research and all of that.
• Absolutely, our instructional staff, it's all about all of us together, and that was all articulated
• They had a concern about that, because quite frankly, all means all.

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• All right. Well, thank you all for being here today.
• It's important that Oregonians and all Americans get to hear about the incredible work that's being done
• I want to start by thanking all of them for the work they do every single day here in this amazing state
• All right, any more, Julia? Yeah.
• Thank you all again for participating and being here today, and we'll talk to you all soon.

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Summary: Oregon Attorney General staff held a press event on National Health Care Fraud Take Down Day to announce new Medicaid fraud enforcement actions and highlight the work of the state’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. The attorney general said the unit, created in 1986, has secured 348 criminal convictions, 156 civil settlements and judgments, and significant recoveries since 2010, and noted the legislature recently approved additional staffing. She framed the work as protecting vulnerable Oregonians and taxpayer dollars, and said the unit is a small multidisciplinary team of investigators, auditors, attorneys, data analysts, and a nurse investigator. The office announced criminal filings in four cases involving alleged fraud by providers or public employees, including charges against a Beaverton man tied to housing assistance funds, a Corvallis provider and company accused of billing Medicaid for services not provided, a former Lane County employee accused of improper personal purchases on a government credit card, and a Tigard man in a medical transportation-related case. The attorney general also cited recent outcomes in other cases, including a Portland nurse who pleaded no contest and was sentenced to jail, probation, and restitution for billing for services not provided. She emphasized that the defendants are presumed innocent. In response to questions, the attorney general said Oregon staff attended a recent federal meeting on Medicaid fraud despite late notice to many Democratic states, describing the issue as bipartisan even amid broader disagreements with the Trump administration. She said federal staffing cuts have made state enforcement more important and that Oregon is already evaluating how to adapt to a more complex fraud landscape. She also said the cases announced are primarily against providers and entities rather than Medicaid recipients, and that Oregon’s managed care system is not currently a major barrier to investigations.

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• First of all, this is combined across all institutions.
• All right, next slide. So that's all of my slides.
• In total, across all the assumptions in this study, we looked at 19 different assumptions across all
• All right, so that's the purpose.
• All right, so if we're all good, yes, slide 16.

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• All right. Thank you.
• All right. There we are. All right.
• All right. Thank you.
• It uses all those local services in West Hope and all those companies.
• All right. Thank you. Thank you all for being here today on that issue.

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• Thank you all for joining. Thank you all for joining us.
• All right. Thank you. And I'll turn it over to Julia. All right. Thank you, Tracy.
• So can jurisdictions of all sizes and all resources effectively Simple to administer.
• All right. Thanks, Tracy.
• All right, and so with that, that is all of our draft recommendations.

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• Where does this all go?
• All right. Next bill.
• That's all it is.
• All right. There are amendments to the bill. All right.
• All the other slips, just so you know, are all in favor.

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• that we're all working with. that we're all working with.
• all across Kentucky. all across Kentucky.
• And they can do all that.
• And they can do all that. scale houses. And they can do all that.
• And that's all that was.

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• Because we see all the way down to 35 potentially. All the way down to 35 potentially.
• Um, that's not uh at all at your feet.
• I think it's something that the nation is experiencing, and I think we're all, all the insurance folks
• We all know that just...
• I mean, you guys were about all it, like the heck with it all, we're done stage.

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• All states do send absentee and mail ballots.
• Previously, the EI-ISAC made all of those services available to election officials all over the country
• So we all have other hats that we wear.
• To be clear, in all of these cases, they all involve money that Congress appropriated in bills that passed
• I may not have all the details about all of them, but I'll do what I can to answer your questions.

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• >> 42. >> All right.
• All right.
• All right, Ms.
• First of all,...
• All right. Any other questions? All right. We have reached 12:05.

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• "I think those are all good points, Mr. Durrell.
• Okay, I think you've covered it all for now.
• Rather, I applaud you guys for looking at all the tools and seeing how we adjust All the tools and seeing
• This model delivers all of that.
• All right. And we have a couple of tours All right.

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