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• I assessed and delivered at the moment.
• eligibility based solely on assessed eligibility based solely on assessed need<00:07:59.800>
• But it it there is value different lane.
• There is value in working bipartisanly.
• reimbursement We passed uh value-based reimbursement We passed uh value-based reimbursement that

Bills: HF4338

Keywords: human services, medical assistance, Medicaid, provider enrollment, provider revalidation, fraud prevention, program integrity, background study, background check, fingerprinting, licensing, license revocation, payment withholding, payment suspension, prepayment review, postpayment review, surety bond, compliance training, case management, targeted case management

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• Needs assessments can assess and measure current conditions and identify gaps in services, infrastructure
• Two examples of very different needs assessments.
• One, again, is the statewide housing needs assessment. That's fairly obvious.
• , survey work, and impact assessments.
• energy project, a value-added ag project, a fertilizer plant, anything like that.

Summary: The committee met to review advanced nuclear energy issues in North Dakota, beginning with approval of the April 21, 2022 minutes. Nucleon presented an overview of the advanced reactor landscape, distinguishing light-water SMRs, advanced Gen 4 reactors, and microreactors. The presentation emphasized that light-water SMRs are the most near-term deployable and use familiar low-enriched uranium fuel, while many Gen 4 designs may require high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALU), which is not yet supported by a mature U.S. supply chain. Nucleon also noted that advanced reactors are being developed primarily for industrial heat applications, while microreactors are niche, higher-cost systems for remote or mission-critical uses. Committee members asked about fuel availability, safety, recycling, and whether large reactors such as AP-1000s were evaluated; the presenter said fuel development is proceeding in parallel but remains a bottleneck, and that siting and grid capacity often make SMRs more practical than gigawatt-scale plants in North Dakota. Representatives from the National Association of State Energy Officials described how other states are supporting advanced nuclear through task forces, roadmaps, regional coordination, grants, tax incentives, workforce and supply-chain efforts, and pilot programs. They highlighted the Advanced Nuclear First Mover Initiative and said states are focusing on multi-state coordination, demand aggregation, regulatory coordination, waste management, workforce readiness, and community engagement. They also discussed affordability tools such as construction work in progress (CWIP), financing incentives, and consumer protections, citing examples from Kentucky, Texas, Virginia, Illinois, Missouri, Utah, Tennessee, and others. In response to questions, they explained that pilot programs often involve site-readiness and feasibility studies, and that the federal Nuclear Innovation Campus process is moving forward with multiple submissions while broader waste and recycling policy may require congressional action. The Public Service Commission said it would likely have a major role in any North Dakota nuclear project through certificate-of-public-convenience-and-necessity review, siting, and rate regulation, but noted gaps in current law for small reactors, co-located facilities, NRC coordination, and long-term site stewardship. The commissioner said the commission has no authority over a private, self-contained reactor not connected to the grid. The Department of Environmental Quality explained that the state regulates radioactive materials under its agreement-state authority, but NRC retains primacy over fission reactors; DEQ would likely assist with emergency planning and could have a larger role if fusion reactors emerge. The Department of Emergency Services said it would serve as the lead off-site preparedness agency, requiring a dedicated radiological emergency preparedness program, training, drills, public outreach, and likely additional funding and staffing, with industry expected to bear much of the cost. The Department of Water Resources said North Dakota’s water laws and prior-appropriation system are adequate for nuclear siting, that the Missouri River is the best likely source, and that no statutory or budget changes are currently needed from a water perspective. The committee recessed for lunch after these agency presentations.

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• of Faith Baptist Church and the Northern California Director for California Baptists for Biblical Values
• This approach aligns with both CDC statements, public health reality, and biblical values, as the Bible
• So we did a study in 2021 showing that, for example, most small-sized beverages exceed the daily value
• So we did a study in 2021 showing that, for example, most small-sized beverages exceed the daily value
• The first is having the icon only apply for a threshold from 50% to 100% of the daily value of sugar,

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee heard several measures, beginning with SB 331 by Sen. Menjivar, which would require large-group health plans to cover hearing aids for children. The author and supporters described the bill as a long-running effort to address a developmental emergency and reduce out-of-pocket costs for families, while opponents were absent. Testimony from parents, advocates, medical experts, and organizations emphasized the importance of early access to hearing aids; committee members voiced strong support, and the bill was moved on a do-pass basis to Appropriations, with several members requesting to be added as coauthors. The committee then heard SB 608, also by Sen. Menjivar, to expand access to condoms in school-based health centers and related settings and to prevent barriers such as ID checks. Supporters, including students and school health advocates, argued the bill would improve sexual health and reduce stigma, while opponents from family and faith groups argued it would undermine parental authority and normalize early sexual activity. The bill was supported by committee members and moved forward on a do-pass basis to Appropriations. Next, SB 971 by Sen. Choi proposed community-based healthy aging partnerships for older adults, with testimony from the California Senior Legislature and supporters from aging and dementia organizations. The measure was described as voluntary and focused on connection, independence, and local collaboration; there was no opposition, and the committee moved it on a do-pass basis to Appropriations. The committee also heard SB 869 by Sen. Weber Pierson, which would require warning icons and statements on chain restaurant menus for beverages with very high added sugar content. Supporters framed it as a transparency and public health measure, while restaurant and beverage industry representatives opposed it unless amended, citing cost and menu-space concerns; the bill was nevertheless moved on a do-pass basis to Appropriations after a roll call vote, with some members voting no and the measure placed on call. The committee also considered SB 950 by Sen. Weber Pierson, aimed at ensuring timely coverage of FDA-approved, medically necessary treatments for early-onset Alzheimer’s disease on commercial plans. Supporters, including the Alzheimer’s Association and a patient advocate, said the bill would reduce delays and barriers to care, while health plan representatives opposed it over step therapy and utilization-management concerns. Members discussed the limited treatment window and the need for early access, and the bill was moved on a do-pass basis to Appropriations. In addition, SB 490 by Sen. Umberg would set timelines for DHCS investigations of unlicensed sober living homes and allow counties to assist if the department cannot act in time; supporters from Anaheim and a patient-brokering survivor described serious abuse and oversight gaps, while county behavioral health representatives opposed the county role as an unfunded and potentially liability-creating burden. After discussion, the bill was also moved on a do-pass basis to Appropriations. Finally, the committee began hearing SB 1037 by Sen. Weber Pierson on health insurance affordability and rate review, with supporters arguing it would tie premium increases more closely to affordability targets and public reporting; the transcript cuts off before the committee completed action on that measure.

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• And there's intrinsic value, and I've talked about that before, you know, that there's intrinsic value
• And there's intrinsic<00:36:59.640> value<00:37:00.080> and<00:37:00.200> I<00:37
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• talked about intrinsic value and I I've talked about that<00:37:01.280> before,<00:37:02.240>
• Are we really abiding by what we think our values are?

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House took Senate File 3210 off the table and then adopted an amendment from Representative Nadeau that added the word “reasonable” and a statutory reference clarifying who qualifies as a person with a disability. The bill, as amended, was then given third reading. The measure is described as relating to human rights and disability accommodations as protection from discrimination. Representative Hicks, the bill’s author, said the proposal is intended to send a clear message that discrimination against people with disabilities is unlawful and that entities must engage in a good-faith process to identify reasonable accommodations. Supporters, including Representatives Finke, Feist, and Luetkemeyer, argued the bill reinforces existing law, reflects the interactive process already used in practice, and helps protect access in employment, public accommodations, schools, and other settings. Hicks also responded to questions from Representative Joy by describing the process as a simple conversation to meet a person’s needs. Representative Niska opposed the bill, arguing that it is unclear whether it changes the meaning of other provisions in the Minnesota Human Rights Act beyond employment and that it could create ambiguity and more litigation for businesses, schools, and public entities. He said the legislature should be explicit if it intends to change those provisions and warned the bill could invite lawsuits rather than provide clarity. Representative Loegering-Nicolai responded that the bill would change the practice of the Minnesota Department of Human Rights and that referencing the interactive process in public policy would provide a lens for assessing whether accommodations were handled in good faith. No final vote on passage was taken in the portion provided.

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• She is a state supervisor of assessment. Does just an incredible job for us in that realm.
• The Rollette County value of those 2,739.46 acres is $2,080,683, and the value loss to the county is
• The Rollett County value of that 2,739.46 acres is $2,080.80,000, acres is $2,080,000, or $2,080,683.
• And the value loss to the county is $3,386,826.
• And so I think this could be something that we have true value at. So. That we have true value at.

Keywords: 908, all

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• We also see a lot of high-value growth in bioscience, and the labor market is almost entirely driven
• , primarily stocks and home values.
• , primarily stocks and home values.
• It also reduces the cap on the provider assessment.
• The extraordinary care assessment tool. Thank you very much.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The committee met to review the governor’s fiscal 2027 budget presentation, with the chair repeatedly asking members to keep questions brief and avoid speeches. The discussion focused first on the overall revenue and spending outlook, including concerns from members that the executive forecast was more optimistic than the JLBC baseline and that the budget appeared to front-load revenue and expenditure growth. The governor’s budget team said the forecast was close to JLBC’s, that the budget was structurally balanced, and that differences were roughly $100 million per year on ongoing revenue. Members asked for follow-up calculations in writing, including the total multi-year gap and the amount of revenue enhancements above base revenues. A major portion of the meeting centered on tax and fee proposals tied to data centers, water use, and sports betting. The governor’s team defended eliminating the existing data center tax incentive as the removal of a loophole rather than a new tax, arguing the incentive had already succeeded in attracting major investment. They also described a proposed Department of Water Resources fee-setting authority for data centers to support a new Colorado River Protection Fund, and said the proposal would apply to existing and future facilities without a grandfather clause. Members raised concerns about fairness, competitiveness, and whether the changes would require a supermajority vote. The team also discussed increased sports betting fees, saying the revenue forecast did not include dynamic behavioral effects. The committee then moved through major spending areas, including corrections, public safety, border security, cybersecurity, K-12 education, Medicaid, and developmental disabilities. The governor’s budget includes ongoing funding to prevent correctional officer pay cuts, money to comply with prison health care court orders, probation funding, body-worn cameras, law enforcement staffing, fentanyl task forces, and cyber readiness grants. Members questioned the lack of funding for a prison oversight committee and asked for corrections spending totals over the administration. On border security, the executive said it was seeking about $759.7 million in federal reimbursement for border-related costs and that the governor had met with federal officials, including Secretary Noem and Tom Homan, about the request. In education, the budget proposes renewing Prop. 123, adding K-12 base funding, and issuing $1.5 billion in school facilities bonds over three years; members debated whether the proposal was appropriate and whether Prop. 123 revenues could support the debt service. The meeting also covered AHCCCS cost growth and federal HR1 impacts, with the executive warning of major coverage losses and hospital funding reductions, and DDD funding, where the governor’s team said the budget fully funds services and includes about $120 million in supplemental needs. No votes were taken; the meeting was a presentation and question-and-answer session only.

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• I can only tell you the kind of person I am, and I believe my values are part of the reason I was asked
• Senator Grall: Your expertise is not what is valued anymore and many people feel that.
• I did so with a commitment to serve others and to lead with the values that my parents taught me and
• the same values that my husband and I worked to instill in our own children.
• Can you tell us how this assessment was made and provide details on how HOPE Florida has furthered DCF's

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• The next slide talks about the decision-making process, using that needs assessment.
• They also helped fund the needs assessment that we did here.
• They have funded the needs assessment and the coordination so far.
• People's budgets are an indication of their values.
• Their budget is telling you what their values are, and their values are not to take care of New Mexicans

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• We want to make sure that we're valuing their time, so we pay them a stipend for serving on the board
• The MCQC does assess this data, and then they act as an advisor and say, hey, based upon the data, we're
• Also, a rubric and assessment tool to accept more trainings that could train doulas.
• And we're currently working on trying to assess other outside trainings because, to your point, anybody
• Most of this data comes from the Florida Community Health Assessment Resource Toolkit, also known as

Summary: The Senate Health Policy Committee met to discuss maternal and infant health, beginning with a presentation from New Jersey’s Maternal and Infant Health Innovation Authority (MiHA). Pamela Taylor described New Jersey’s statewide effort to reduce maternal mortality and racial disparities through the Nurture New Jersey campaign, a strategic plan with more than 80 recommendations, universal home visiting, Medicaid-covered doula care, hospital report cards, limits on non-medically indicated early elective C-sections, and a new maternal and infant health innovation center. Senators asked about doula certification, funding, home visiting, and how New Jersey coordinates across agencies; Taylor said the authority uses quarterly stakeholder meetings, annual summits, and a tracker for recommendations, and that community input helped shape its programs. Florida Agency for Health Care Administration Deputy Secretary Brian Meyer then outlined Florida Medicaid’s maternal coverage and managed care structure. He reviewed eligibility and services for pregnant women, labor and delivery, postpartum coverage, newborn coverage, and family planning, noting 12 months of postpartum coverage, expanded benefits in managed care plans, and new contracts launching February 1 with more maternal-health-focused benefits, quality measures, and a new quality withhold incentive structure. Senators questioned doula certification and duplication with Healthy Start, provider access and network adequacy, kick payments, quality reporting, and whether Florida should consider broader eligibility standards; Meyer said many details are still plan-driven, that quality metrics are public, and that the agency is working on maternal-health work groups and incentives. Department of Health Division Director Shea Holloway followed with an overview of Florida’s maternal and child health programs and data. She cited Florida CHARTS data showing pregnancy-related deaths, severe maternal morbidity, and infant mortality trends, and described the Title V block grant, the Maternal Mortality Review Committee, the Florida Perinatal Quality Collaborative, the electronic prenatal risk screen, Healthy Babies, BH Impact for perinatal mental health, Healthy Start, WIC, family planning, telehealth maternity care, and the Pregnancy Care Network. Senators asked about delays in mortality review reporting, preterm birth, substance use disorder in pregnancy, WIC participation, cesarean rates, and the impact of the abortion ban; Holloway said the department is continuing to monitor outcomes, expand screening and telehealth, and use data and hospital partnerships to improve care. The committee then adjourned without further business.

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• football field or performing on a stage to entertain these folks in this country, then they have no value
• Or the value that is placed on them. Have no value.
• Or the value that is placed on them is how much somebody gets for that cop that they sleep on in the
• In the community schools initiative, the assets and the needs assessment process that most community
• really important, like, tell me what you spend your time and your money on; I'll tell you what you value

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The commissioners established values for each of those three legs.
• Do you see value in those parts of the bill? Yes, we do.
• Equally, regardless of their flexibility, it's a fair assessment. That is correct, sir.
• Do you agree with that assessment? ...And it's the TEF stuff. Sorry.
• Empowering ERCOT to assess this through a stakeholder process in the future. Thank you.

Bills: SB6, SB11, SB33

Keywords: electric power, interconnection, utilities, ERCOT, large load customers, water supply, sewer service, demand management, school prayer, Bible reading, religious text, public schools, Texas Education Code, student prayer, silent prayer, meditation, religious liberty, First Amendment, Establishment Clause, church and state

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• History 3797 by Ashby relating to the terminology used to refer certain assessment instruments administered
• HB 3823 below relating to the determination of the appraised value of a resident's homestead for Avalarum
• by Lowe proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing legislator to limit the maximum appraised value
• of residents' homestead for Avalarium tax purposes to the lesser of the most recent market value of
• amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from adviarum taxation a portion of the appraised value

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• We do worry, of course, about the assessments.
• half a billion dollars assessed to insurance companies.
• One billing in member carrier assessments and one billing in policyholder-backed securities.
• SB 2571 removes the reference to dollar values for both assessments and public securities and instead
• The minimum assessments, who actually pays that? Is it across the state by all insurers?

Bills: SB1468, SB1612, SB1789, SB2530, SB2571, SB2717, SB2967

Keywords: utility systems, Texas A&M, regents authority, construction, improvement, construction contracts, trust funds, property rights, mechanics lien, contractors, trustee liability, mechanic's lien, liability, attorney's fees, windstorm insurance, Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, insurance regulation, administrative penalties, coastal counties, catastrophe year

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• The duties include evaluating reading plans, developing individual reading plans, analyzing assessment
• <00:03:30.720> results,<00:03:31.360> and plans, analyzing assessment results, and
• plans, analyzing assessment results, and providing<00:03:32.000> professional<00:03:32.480>
• I think is have been and uh where where I think is a<00:26:26.000> Wyoming<00:26:26.480> value
• With that, we support a Wyoming value. With that, we support the<00:26:28.000> bill.

Bills: SF0014, SF0053

Keywords: literacy, education, reading assessment, intervention program, public school funding, department of education, amateur status, high school athletics, student eligibility, sports regulation, monetary compensation, 916, all

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• The format of evaluation highlighted the value of case based learning and identified some implementation
• interdisciplinary professors from around campus again, evaluations found positive feedback on the value
• So I think age with us for 3 years for a comprehensive assessment that assesses the health of their organization
• Simulation components applied critical reasoning, skills and enhanced assessment tools.
• Specifics on the number of reported of come through our hot line goes to assessment process and has that

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• This will ultimately result in more uniform assessments.
• Under current law, a person may obtain income property assessment data, but only if they demonstrate
• Any petitioner can request any and all income property assessment data from any property, and assessors
• The county can introduce this information to support the assessed value of a property at trial, but the
• Income and expense data is the primary information that we use to try to set that equitable assessment

Bills: HF2233, HF1524, HF1893, HF1396, HF2456, HF2959, HF2300, HF2412, HF3022, HF2825, HF1862, HF1373, HF1039, HF3070

Keywords: Uniform Special Deposits Act, special deposit, banking law, financial institutions, escrow, escrow account, trust account, security deposit, beneficiary, depositor, creditor process, garnishment, attachment, levy, setoff, recoupment, financial market infrastructure, retirement benefits, compensation, earnest money

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• assessment for that or other decisions.
• I want to discuss such an assessment made by the IC.
• Were you aware of the declassified assessments, the one I referenced? Yes, I was.
• One, that assessment was made with high confidence and low information.
• evidence and assessments already conducted by the IC? Yes, I did. Okay, thank you.

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• I respect you, I value you, and I know myself and my colleagues, Mr. Chair, is going hard. Dr.
• It's not a reflection on the value of it. The training was very well received.
• It's not a reflection on the value of it. The training was very well received.
• We've already done internal to the department that kind of assessment.
• California says it values care, but the value is very clearly missing from the proposed budget, excuse

Summary: The hearing began with opening remarks on the Governor’s May Revision for child care and human services, with committee members and advocates stressing that the budget should not be balanced on the backs of low-income families, children, and providers. Legislative members and public witnesses strongly opposed the proposed suspension of the child care COLA, reductions to the Emergency Child Care Bridge Program, and the lack of codified rate reform tied to the alternative methodology. Several speakers also urged more support for providers affected by the Eaton fire and other disasters, and called for child care to be funded at the true cost of care and for additional slots to be restored. Administration, LAO, and Department of Education staff described the child care proposal as maintaining existing funding levels while adding administrative resources to prepare for federally required prospective payment changes and single-rate reform. The administration said the May Revision would suspend the 2025–26 COLA and reduce Bridge Program funding to align with utilization, while the LAO raised questions about the size and purpose of the proposed rate-reform and prospective-payment funding and recommended rejecting a Department of Technology exemption. CDE supported continued early education investments but said it would need additional resources if prospective pay were extended to state preschool, and it objected to a proposed reallocation of preschool funds for inclusive education grants. The committee then moved to the IHSS portion of the May Revision. DSS outlined five major proposals: capping provider work hours at 50 per week, eliminating IHSS for undocumented adults age 19 and older, shifting certain Community First Choice reassessment penalties to counties, reinstating the Medi-Cal asset test as a conforming IHSS reduction, and automating the termination of IHSS when Medi-Cal eligibility ends. DSS also discussed funding to implement a federal HCBS access rule and a separate reassessment of IHSS administrative methodology that found counties would need additional administrative funding. Finance said the proposals were intended to slow program growth and improve sustainability, while the LAO said it was still analyzing the package and raised concerns about implementation, county workload, and the potential loss of services. Committee members and public commenters criticized the IHSS cuts, especially the overtime cap and the elimination of services for undocumented adults and people affected by the asset test. Advocates argued that IHSS workers and recipients depend on these services, that county administration is already underfunded, and that the proposals could destabilize vulnerable consumers. The chair closed by saying the committee would continue to fight for child care and would not pause on child care, and the meeting recessed before moving on to the remaining May Revision items.

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• And then finally, beyond these programs, we also offer significant value through our policy analysis
• provider every five years to assess the school's physical safety ...provider every five years to assess
• That school safety team is the one who conducts the needs assessment because every site is unique.
• Specifically, all grants are assessed for risk—every single grant financial risk.
• And then lastly, two threat vulnerability assessment analysts.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• And so how we value. We've got a lot of needs.
• But it also included a local assessment units.
• And so if the situation changes that value proposition doesn't withstand.
• But there is a very strategic value.
• Our transportation network is truly driving a lot of economic value.

Keywords: 999, senate, all