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MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 4/1/25

Public Safety Finance and Policy

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  • those that have been doing the program those that have been doing the program with<00:13:45.639>
  • is how much does the interlock program is how much does the interlock program cost<00:14:48.040>
  • Night Moves basketball program up at Night Moves basketball program up at Central<00:36:05.800> High
  • <01:02:27.039> Integrity an important uh program Integrity an important uh program Integrity
KY
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  • program up, we uh came up with a program program up, we uh came up with a program called<00:07:44.840
  • Road Program.
  • The Transportation Alternative Program is a federally funded program.
  • And it is a good program.
  • It It's a great program.<00:48:32.680> It<00:48:32.880> It program. It It program.
Summary: The committee met for the first interim meeting of the 2025 Budget Review Committee on Transportation and heard from Bobby Jo Lewis, commissioner of Rural and Municipal Aid at the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. She reviewed the new County City Bridge Improvement Program, created in the 2024 regular session, reporting that phases one and two are complete, 45 bridges have been funded so far, and about $18.45 million has been authorized. She said roughly $6.549 million remains for phase three in the current fiscal year, with about $26.445 million in bridge applications still pending. For fiscal year 2026, the program will again have $25 million and will use four application phases. She also described a training resource, Local Bridges 101, and said a new executive advisor, Greg Meredith, has been brought in to help with the bridge program. Members asked how rollover applications would be handled, whether they would be re-evaluated with new applications, how the program would account for bridge longevity and load posting, and how isolated communities would be prioritized. Lewis said applicants not funded in FY25 would be contacted and could choose to roll their applications into FY26, and all applications would be evaluated together at the end of each phase. She said preservation projects are assessed for how much they extend a bridge’s life, and isolated community access bridges or closed bridges with no detour access receive priority. She also said the department aims for equitable distribution across regions and plans to produce a map showing where funds have been awarded. Lewis then turned to the County Priority Projects Program and the Local Assistance Road Program established in House Bill 546 and related resolutions. She said the application cycle opened June 1 and closes October 1, with 106 memoranda of agreement being prepared for awards in House Joint Resolution 46. She described updated application and reporting forms, a scoring matrix, and a County City Pavement Evaluation Manual used to rate projects based on preservation of assets, average daily traffic, recent improvements, safety, cost, and district priority. She said projects must be rehabilitation projects designed to restore the original condition of the road, cannot exceed $500,000, and must use local match percentages tied to the economic development grant program formula. She also reported on funding status for prior road projects, including completed, partially completed, pending, and underrun amounts that may be reauthorized. Committee members asked about photo documentation, online access to project materials, how to measure whether projects truly restore roads to original condition, and what happens when project costs exceed estimates. Lewis said the department is still working on how best to store and share the large volume of photos, and that projects are certified through district offices and local sign-off after completion. She said overages are the responsibility of the applicant because the state does not have additional money beyond the awarded amount. No formal votes were taken during the discussion.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/04/2026 - Senate Health and Human Services

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • What this bill is asking is to make that mandatory, and that program, a mandatory employment program,
  • In compliance with licensing standards.
  • and implementation of the program.
  • I stood here before you three years ago to start this program.
  • Nothing existed at our state public health for this program before this.
Summary: The Senate Health and Human Services Committee opened with approval of the January 28 and 29 minutes and a welcome to Arizona Physical Therapy Day at the Capitol, including remarks from physical therapy advocates and students. The committee then took up several bills related to SNAP, health care oversight, child welfare, dementia planning, and safe haven newborn surrender. On SNAP, SB 1334 would bar DES from seeking or renewing federal waivers of work requirements for able-bodied adults without dependents unless authorized by law; it passed 4-1. SB 1333 would require DES to reduce the SNAP payment error rate to 3% by 2030, with regular reporting, corrective action plans, and possible funding penalties; an amendment changed the reporting to quarterly and required a special audit, and the bill passed 4-1 as amended. SB 1331 would require able-bodied adults under 60 receiving SNAP to participate in mandatory employment and training unless exempt; testimony split between supporters citing work incentives and opponents warning of administrative burden and impacts on families and food banks, and it passed 4-2. The committee also advanced SB 1162, which clarifies DHS as the lead licensing and monitoring agency for health care institutions and, as amended, requires DHS and AHCCCS/Access to coordinate to identify duplicative oversight and report back periodically; it passed unanimously. SB 1017, requiring signatures on emergency informed consent forms for surgical procedures, passed 4-2. SB 1149, dealing with DCS periodic review hearings and notice/reporting requirements, including for tribal parties, passed 5-1. SB 1249, which designates DHS as the lead agency on Alzheimer’s and dementia planning and creates a dementia services program funded through lottery monies under the adopted amendment, passed unanimously after emotional testimony from advocates and family members. Finally, SB 1253, clarifying that a parent may surrender a newborn at the hospital of birth without leaving and returning, passed 5-0. The committee then adjourned.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/25

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • just isn't getting to us as programs.
  • <00:39:22.680> licensing Marshall uh to align license licensing Marshall uh to align license
  • Licensed family providers are licensed by the counties, and the centers are licensed by the state, and
  • licensed family providers are licensed licensed family providers are licensed by<01:09:36.520>
  • surveyed is our school-based programs surveyed is our school-based programs there's<01:09:45.120
Bills: HF656, HF655, HF633
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • This program was.
  • For 70 years, the small business administration's flagship lending program, the 7A program, has provided
  • Your story is just one example of why SBA programs like the Community Advantage Program is so important
  • in the 7A program.
  • Community Advantage Program? The Advantage Program gave us $250,000.
Summary: The committee meeting focused on discussions regarding the SBA's 7A loan program and its implementation challenges. Members raised significant concerns about recent changes to the underwriting standards, which have been criticized for leading to an increase in loan defaults. Ranking members expressed a desire for a return to stronger guidelines to protect taxpayers and ensure the program remains a viable source for small businesses struggling to secure funding. Testimonies from community lenders highlighted their efforts to support underserved communities and stressed the importance of the Community Advantage Program.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Child Committee Meeting - 2025-04-01

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • The other proposal also makes all tribally licensed programs eligible.
  • For a 10% payment increase by expanding the access equity areas to include tribally licensed programs
  • So it does expand eligibility for some of the tribally licensed programs to receive that 10% increase
  • Any specific funding for programs? That are food support programs.
  • I was able to work on getting my license unsuspended, filing for child support, joining a legal aid program
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 4/1/25

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • the access equity areas to include tribally licensed programs and programs that operate within tribal
  • > a<00:10:34.320> 10% licensed programs eligible for a 10% licensed programs eligible for
  • > that licensed programs and programs that licensed programs and programs that operate<00:10:40.680
  • So it does expand eligibility for some of the tribally licensed programs to receive that 10% increase
  • <00:13:45.880> programs some of the tribally licensed programs some of the tribally licensed
DE

Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Committee Meeting Jun 17th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • programs across our state.
  • Plate and replace it with an updated special license plate. additional license plate and replace it
  • Again, the bill modernizes and updates the existing special license plate program, which really offers
  • There are different programs—master's programs, doctorate programs—that specialists can go through, whether
  • It is out of date, and it doesn't include the programs that are 4 plus 1 programs, 3 plus 3 programs.
Bills: SB293, SB279, SB293, SB279
Summary: The House Education Committee met and first heard Senate Bill 293, the Youth Camp Licensing Act, which would amend child care licensing rules for youth camps. The sponsor said the bill, with amendments, would remove accreditation language, clarify shelter requirements for outdoor camps, and eliminate limits that had restricted the number of children camps could serve, especially for families using purchase-of-care assistance. YMCA and school representatives testified in support, saying the measure would expand access to safe, affordable summer care for low-income working families. The committee voted to release the bill. The committee then approved Senate Bill 328, which would require the Department of Education’s school facility evaluation instrument to be established by regulation and to include lead-based paint hazards in the standard of good repair. The Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Advisory Committee supported the bill, explaining that lead had not been included in the original evaluation tool and that the new language would improve transparency and public comment. Senate Bill 318, updating the Delaware State Education Association special license plate program, also passed after DSEA testified that proceeds support scholarships for educators and students pursuing education careers. House Bill 443, dealing with background checks for education volunteers and mentors, passed as well. The sponsor said it would allow DOE to continue receiving wrapback reports for mentors in the state mentoring program and ensure state and federal criminal background checks remain in place. The committee also released Senate Joint Resolution 15, which directs DOE to reevaluate Delaware’s use of the SAT, modernize the accountability framework, and develop additional measures of student achievement and readiness; supporters argued the SAT does not capture career and technical pathways or other indicators of success. House Bill 459, which prohibits the sale of energy drinks on public middle and high school campuses during school hours or events, passed after discussion focused on whether the bill would affect possession versus sale and whether it could lead to student discipline; DOE said the bill only bans sales, and the sponsor said an amendment would clarify intent. Finally, House Concurrent Resolution 137 passed, directing DOE to review math instruction and MTSS supports statewide; testimony emphasized low math proficiency and the need for stronger, more coherent interventions. The committee also began hearing Senate Bill 279 on occupational therapist salary placement, with discussion centered on aligning OT compensation with other specialist roles and broader salary regulation updates, though the transcript cuts off before final action is shown.
DE

Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Education Committee Meeting Jun 17th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • What it's asking is for the Interagency Resource Management Committee to coordinate the planning, program
  • Rather than establishing a program with any fixed appropriations.
  • We're creating a new program or a new position—new position, but by default a new program based on what
  • So I was fully involved in expansion of programs.
  • So I was fully involved in expansion of programs.
Bills: SB293, SB279
Summary: The Senate Education Committee approved the June 10 minutes and then heard House Bill 447, which would create a framework for voluntary child care cost-sharing partnerships among the state, employers, community sponsors, and families. Supporters said the bill is meant to help make child care more affordable and support workforce participation by using the existing Interagency Resource Management Committee to coordinate planning and funding. Committee discussion focused on how the tri-share model would work, who would participate, and whether it would reach lower-income families; no public comment was offered on the bill. The committee then took up House Bill 300, as amended, which would establish a statewide Title IX coordinator within the Department of Education to provide training, technical assistance, data collection, and oversight for interscholastic athletics in grades 6 through 12. The bill’s sponsor and supporters said the position would help schools comply with Title IX, improve consistency, and make athletic participation and spending data more transparent; opponents or skeptics questioned whether a new DOE position was needed and whether districts were already meeting their obligations. The sponsor and witnesses responded that existing federal data are delayed and incomplete, that some Delaware schools have participation gaps, and that a state-level coordinator would provide needed support and accountability. Public comment on HB 300 included testimony from the Delaware State Education Association, the Delaware Association of School Administrators, the Delaware School Sports Network, and the Office of Women’s Advancement and Advocacy, all generally supporting the bill or its goals. DASA noted it remained neutral but appreciated changes made in House Amendment 1 to reduce reporting burden. After public comment, the chair asked members to sign the bill release forms for the two bills heard, and the committee adjourned.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House State Government Committee Jan 14th, 2026

State Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • What this bill is going to do is set up two different licenses, non-restricted and restricted.
  • You don't have to have a license.
  • Um, it's going to change the licensing fees where right now water well contractor license with the state
  • Unrestricted license is going to go to $1,000 every two years.
  • And a restricted license will go to $500 every two years.
Bills: HB69, HB114, HB161
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health Mar 17th, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • . program.
  • Are we only licensing you for the things we license, or are you licensed for anything you're licensed
  • We're not licensed somewhere and we can go practice as long as we're working with a licensed... attorney
  • and practice under the supervision of a fully licensed licensed doctor for four years.
  • The day they retire, unless their license happens to be from the state, they are no longer licensed.
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  • So then, since this is a loan program rather than a grant program, they can qualify for the loan and
  • can sell, offer, or serve raw milk products without notifying the consumer that the product is not licensed
  • Um, the dairy Services program falls under, we help regulate that.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Human Committee Meeting - 2026-04-16

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • uh utilization but also program uh utilization but also program integrity.<00:08:24.440> So,<
  • That is still a big piece of program integrity that we're looking at is tackling the ICS program.
  • That is still a big piece of program integrity that we're looking at is tackling the ICS program.
  • Uh these many different programs.
  • is full of system approach to program is full of system approach to program integrity<01:13:22.880
Bills: HF4338
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/24/26

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:43:58.480> option a it's just a private um program option a it's just a private um program
  • And importantly, employers can put in place parameters or guardrails they want for this program.
  • guardrails they want for this program. guardrails they want for this program.
  • are not alone under these EWA programs are not alone under federal<01:02:20.720> law.
  • We have data sharing... for to license responsible providers in for to license responsible providers
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/25

Children and Families Finance and Policy

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  • I will withdraw the other parts of the amendments. draft to licensing discussion um and draft to licensing
  • and strengthen, not cut these programs and strengthen, not cut these programs and<00:52:48.160><
  • ,<01:05:42.799> the efficiency of the program, the efficiency of the program, the percentages
  • Um and then the uh Wright program.
  • > deny<01:08:59.920> someone's program, you can't deny someone's program, you can't deny