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• The Minnesota Zoo is a top destination in Minnesota, serving over 1.5 million visitors.
• These investments are making future extreme weather impacts more manageable and less expensive for everyone

Bills: HF2439

Keywords: environmental protection, pollution reduction, waste management, climate change, funding allocations

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• Currently, early childhood education and childcare are managed and provided through a hodgepodge of programs

Bills: HB117

Keywords: county regulation, impervious cover, land use, unincorporated areas, environmental management

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• ><c> own</c><00:26:26.720><c> contracts,</c> brokers, managing its own contracts, brokers, managing its
• </c> &gt;&gt; Yes, please. uh the labor management &gt;&gt; Yes, please. uh the labor management committee
• But at the state management committee.
• </c> grants management here? grants management here?
• </c> grants management has put into place. grants management has put into place.

Bills: HF3422, HF3461, HF2904

Keywords: state grants, grant oversight, grants management, executive agencies, Minnesota Department of Administration, commissioner of administration, fraud prevention, waste prevention, grant monitoring, financial reconciliation, grant compliance, state government, public funds, grant recipients, competitive grants, grant administration, administrative oversight, monitoring visits, grant policy, legislative leave

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• not to exceed one manager for every 11 employees.
• ratio of one manager for each 11 staff members.
• Small agencies that have less than 11 employees can still hire a manager.
• Technology and Management at Dallas Baptist University.
• All right, House Bill 5469 addresses a challenge in how we manage government resources.

Bills: HB565, HB3743, HB4310, HB5083, HB5129, HB5195, HB5331, HB5469, SB21, HB3185, SB 21

Keywords: constitutional amendment, fiscal impact, state budget, ballot measure, transparency in voting, management-to-staff ratio, state agencies, employee regulations, government efficiency, workforce management, public information, governing board, transparency, confidentiality, access rights, privacy, identifying information, state agency, consent, occupational license

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• looking up at this colossal jump, wondering why the trees are just beyond the jump, and the track manager
• I offered it to the track manager with 10 bucks: bring my son back.
• A track manager dials 911.
• I work at Massachusetts Advocates for Children as the community engagement partnerships manager.

Bills: H4697, S2635, S2680, S2681, H5158

Keywords: constables, civil deputy sheriffs, law enforcement, training, certification, public safety, emergency response, red lights, Barnstable, town management, public health, safety standards, nuclear power, waste management, community protection, BMX, motocross, safety, regulation, insurance

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• </c><00:11:38.520><c> and</c> Commissioner of Minnesota Management and Commissioner of Minnesota Management
• ><c> myself</c> Um the managers themselves, myself Um the managers themselves, myself included,<00:32
• And I a management plan that's murky.
• </c> up how do you manage how do you manage up how do you manage how do you manage that<00:42:07.680>
• Where do these management plans work?

Bills: HF3879

Keywords: outdoor heritage, conservation, habitat restoration, natural resources, wildlife management, 1183, house

Bills: HB541

Keywords: PFAS, drinking water, public health, environmental management, liability, 923, senate, all

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• Washington State Association of Counties to develop a recommendation for a new chapter of the Growth Management
• Amendment 10, offered by Senator Gildon, directs the Office of Financial Management to study the...
• Amendment 10, offered by Senator Gildon, directs the Office of Financial Management to study the impacts

Bills: SB5998

Keywords: fiscal appropriations, budget, state funding, financial management, operating expenses, 904, all

Summary: The Senate Ways and Means Committee met in executive session on Proposed Substitute Senate Bill 5998, the operating budget, and received a staff briefing on 39 proposed amendments. The amendments covered a wide range of budget items, including technical corrections; court truancy funding; public defense; humanities and reading programs; shellfish program audit funding; tribal and cultural resource planning; agritourism; transmission authority implementation; paid family and medical leave; developmental disabilities services; nursing home rate add-ons; TANF workforce services; food bank language; oral health access; behavioral health and partnership access line funding; health technology assessment funding; sexual assault nurse examiner training; Department of Corrections security measures; child welfare staffing; pediatric interim care centers; child care, local effort assistance, and transition to kindergarten; range rider funding; Chinese American history month materials; Running Start; retiree health subsidies; people transportation language; charter school enrichment; arts grants; and a tribal liaison at the Eastern Washington State Historical Society. The committee adopted several amendments, including the technical packet, public defense savings correction, humanities reading program funding, shellfish audit funding, cultural resource model ordinance work, transmission authority implementation funding, oral health foundation support, health technology assessment funding, governor errata corrections, sexual assault nurse examiner training, DOC policy language on canine use, child welfare staffing correction, people transportation language, charter school enrichment reallocation to transition to kindergarten, and tribal liaison funding. Some amendments were withdrawn, including the truancy funding increase, Blake-related public defense funding, the DD waiver wait list expansion, one nursing home add-on restoration, one LEA-related amendment, and the DOC K-9 minimum camp amendment. Other amendments were rejected, including agritourism, paid leave study, DD waiver expansion, nursing home add-on restoration, range rider funding, Chinese American history month materials, Running Start restoration, and arts grant restoration. Several amendments drew substantive debate over budget priorities and fiscal sustainability, especially those involving developmental disabilities services, long-term care, child care, Running Start, LEA enhancement, and the use of one-time funds versus ongoing obligations. Supporters argued for restoring services, protecting vulnerable populations, and funding programs with strong public benefit; opponents emphasized the need to balance the budget, avoid ongoing commitments without stable revenue, and reserve some issues for collective bargaining or future negotiations. The committee ultimately rolled the adopted amendments into a new substitute version of SB 5998 and voted to send it to the Rules Committee with a do pass recommendation, subject to signatures. Several members stated they would vote no on the budget, while the chair noted the process had been collaborative.

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• One of the major drivers inside the HCA was related to managed care rate adjustments.
• I'm the network manager for the Pierce County Early Childhood Network, or PCECN.
• In addition, we ask you to preserve the area agency on aging case management funding.
• case management to vulnerable youth and families in our county.
• The case management system operationalizes this mandate, receiving complaints, managing investigations

Bills: SB5998

Keywords: fiscal appropriations, budget, state funding, financial management, operating expenses, 904, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on the Senate operating budget proposal, beginning with a staff briefing from James Kettle. He described the budget as balancing roughly flat revenue against $3.7 billion in mandatory cost growth, highlighted major policy adds and savings, and noted several assumed revenue bills and transfers, including use of the Budget Stabilization Account and capital gains/public works account transfers. He also reviewed the four-year outlook, saying the proposal ends with about a $1 billion near general fund balance and about $3 billion in total reserves by fiscal year 2029. Senator Conway asked about a diagram showing the loss of federal funds across agencies, and staff said they would follow up. The committee then moved into public testimony, starting with K-12 education. Most K-12 testimony opposed the budget’s reductions to local effort assistance, transition to kindergarten, bus depreciation, and other school funding items. School leaders, educators, PTA representatives, and support staff said the cuts would disproportionately harm rural and property-poor districts and reduce access to early learning and student services. Several witnesses urged restoration of funding for transition to kindergarten, LEA, career and technical student organizations, the IT Academy/productivity software certification program, Science on Wheels, and ninth grade success. A few speakers also praised specific items in the proposal, such as the K-12 sales tax exemption and free school meals. The committee then heard higher education testimony, where community and technical colleges objected to the compensation fund split and Running Start cap reduction, while several universities and some system representatives said the Senate proposal was preferable to the governor’s and House budgets because it avoided deeper cuts. In early learning testimony, child care and family advocates praised the decision not to cap Working Connections Child Care but warned that the budget still shifts too much cost onto early learning and child care programs. Many witnesses opposed cuts or eligibility changes affecting transition to kindergarten, and some requested continued funding for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, Pierce County Early Childhood Network, and Family Connects home visiting. The employee compensation section drew support for state employee COLAs and wildfire prevention funding, but retirees objected to proposed health insurance benefit cuts. In behavioral health, witnesses supported funding for mentoring, Trueblood-related services, crisis stabilization, the Partnership Access Line, and peer recovery programs, while asking for restoration of some cuts. The human services portion featured support for victim services, child welfare supports, health homes, adult day care, community health centers, and related aging and disability services. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing.

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• </c><00:05:13.280><c> a</c> the direction of actually managing a the direction of actually managing a
• And I've forest management work.
• manage timber?
• forest, you have to manage a unit.
• </c><00:47:10.800><c> a</c> managing forest, you have to manage a managing forest, you have to manage

Bills: HB0078, HB0087, SF0070, SF0068, SF0017, SF0043

Keywords: forest health, grant program, state forester, wildfire prevention, environmental conservation, habitat improvement, water development, feasibility studies, appropriations, water management, rehabilitation, irrigation, public works, agricultural supply, municipal water, funding, maintenance projects, tax assessments, state law, forestry management

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• Um, we also have a forest management study within that, and we also have small water projects, um, which
• study within that and forest management study within that and we<00:09:58.000><c> also</c><00:09:58.240
• Um Listed, it's now page 60, is a forest management, water research program study.
• And when you have one project<00:42:06.240><c> manager,</c><00:42:06.800><c> one</c><00:42:07.119><c>
• project</c><00:42:07.520><c> lead,</c><00:42:08.240><c> that</c> project manager, one project lead,

Bills: HB0078, HB0087, SF0070, SF0068, SF0017, SF0043

Keywords: forest health, grant program, state forester, wildfire prevention, environmental conservation, habitat improvement, water development, feasibility studies, appropriations, water management, rehabilitation, irrigation, public works, agricultural supply, municipal water, funding, maintenance projects, tax assessments, state law, forestry management

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• phenomenal job as president. of UTEP and really just has a grand vision of making UTEP just a top destination

Bills: HB232

Keywords: disaster recovery, natural disaster, weather disaster, emergency relief, flood relief, hurricane relief, storm damage, wildfire, tornado, hail, windstorm, extreme heat, ice storm, snowstorm, property damage, personal injury, temporary housing, relocation assistance, lost wages, state emergency management

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• , uh, as, as president of UTEP and really just has a grand vision of, of making UTEP just a top destination
• Uh, Dewey Marshall, policy manager at Texas Network of Youth Services or TINOI, we support HB 1784.

Bills: HB232

Keywords: disaster recovery, natural disaster, weather disaster, emergency relief, flood relief, hurricane relief, storm damage, wildfire, tornado, hail, windstorm, extreme heat, ice storm, snowstorm, property damage, personal injury, temporary housing, relocation assistance, lost wages, state emergency management

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• Keeping pace with inflation is essential to continue park operations, forest management, conservation
• inflation is essential to continue park operations,<00:07:50.560><c> forest</c><00:07:51.240><c> management
• ,</c> operations, forest management, operations, forest management, conservation<00:07:52.880><c> work
• The Minnesota Zoo is a top destination in Minnesota, serving over 1.5 million visitors.
• , and less expensive for manageable, and less expensive for everyone.<00:25:23.760><c> Please</c><00:

Bills: HF2439

Keywords: environmental protection, pollution reduction, waste management, climate change, funding allocations, 1183, house

Bills: HF601

Keywords: agriculture, depredation compensation, livestock, crop damage, elk, wolves, wildlife management, 1183, house

Bills: HF601

Keywords: agriculture, depredation compensation, livestock, crop damage, elk, wolves, wildlife management, 1183, house

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• </c> dollars that go to the DNR to manage dollars that go to the DNR to manage these<00:13:45.399><c>
• </c><00:22:48.400><c> the</c> wetland to where you can manage the wetland to where you can manage the
• They are location-based, and they’re working to buy Wildlife Management Areas, and those Wildlife Management
• As David said, statewide programming is managed by the Minnesota Historical Society.
• As David said, statewide programming is managed by the Minnesota Historical Society.

Bills: HF1250

Keywords: outdoor heritage, land acquisition, wildlife management, conservation easements, environmental restoration, 1183, house

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• I am the manager... Yes, okay. For the record, my name is Dr. Rebecca Burnett.
• They are... ...the Phoenix, Pinal, and Tucson active management areas.
• Department of Water Resources' last management plan...
• Madam Chair, yes, thank you, Manager. It... Madam Chair, yes.
• Senate Bill 1287 expands this ability to all active management areas.

Bills: SB1137, SB1176, SB1287, SB1335, SB1336, SB1445, SB1677

Keywords: underground utilities, utility locating, dig safe, call before you dig, 811, excavation safety, damage prevention, one-call center, locate request, white lining, large project coordination, buried infrastructure, subsurface utilities, utility marking, locator wire, locator strip, interactive positive response system, landlord duties, apartment community, mobile home park

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• I am the policy and communications manager at the Texas Immigration Law Council. and I'm here to testify
• My name is Roberto Lopez And I'm a senior advocacy manager with the Texas Civil Rights Project testifying

Bills: HB232

Keywords: disaster recovery, natural disaster, weather disaster, emergency relief, flood relief, hurricane relief, storm damage, wildfire, tornado, hail, windstorm, extreme heat, ice storm, snowstorm, property damage, personal injury, temporary housing, relocation assistance, lost wages, state emergency management

Bills: SB3

Keywords: disaster relief, emergency funding, flood management, Meteorological forecasting, local government assistance, training facilities