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• As you move that up, the next numbers, it's not like you pay another $750,000 for $3 million.
• As you move that up, the next numbers, it's not like you pay another $750,000 for $3 million.
• As you move that up, the next numbers, it's not like you pay another $750,000 for $3 million.
• As you move that up, the next numbers, it's not like you pay another $750,000 for $3 million.
• If that is true, who pays the first $50,000, and what happens now? Mr.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <03:45:26.479> differentiated verified for differential differentiated verified for differential
• paying property tax. tax. tax.
• <04:49:55.280> for broad-based tax and be able to pay for broad-based tax and be able to pay
• The enrollees will not be able to pay such a high amount.
• The enrolles will not be able to pay The enrolles will not be able to pay such<05:10:08.000> a

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Um, how will we pay for it? >> Sure.
• Um how will we pay<00:10:45.120> for<00:10:45.279> it? pay for it? pay for it?
• And if it's good about paying for it.
• The school district has to pay for it; they're paying for it. That's the end of that.
• The school district has to pay for it; they're paying for it. That's the end of that.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• WALK-THROUGHS WITH THE LITERACY COACH AND PRINCIPAL AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON EXPLICIT SCAFFOLDED DIFFERENTIATED
• AND WORKING WITH THOSE SCHOOLS AND GETTING A LOT OF BUY IN ON THOSE SCHOOLS BECAUSE JUST LIKE WE DIFFERENTIATE

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• WOULD HAVE FEWER OUT OF STATE STUDENTS IN ATTENDANCE BUT WE KNOW OUT OF STATE STUDENTS OFTEN TIMES PAY
• I KNOW WE ARE TALKING ABOUT LIMITED DIFFERENTIAL AND SO THEY PREEMINENT FUNDING FORMULA DEPENDS UPON

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• Did they pay for those easements, do you know?
• Beyond that, I want to kind of differentiate...

Bills: HB2018, HB1633, HB1689, SB612, SB3058

Keywords: agricultural conservation, land preservation, environmental protection, wildlife habitat, Texas Farm and Ranch, groundwater conservation district, Texas Water Code, water permit, permit amendment, groundwater permit, water rights, aquifer, well registration, exempt wells, beneficial use, water conservation, groundwater quality, well plugging, Hill Country Priority Groundwater Management Area, surface water resources

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• would make sure that this is not just a good idea that local school districts don't have the money to pay
• with special needs to include infant and toddler and provides additional funding to special needs differential

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• I just want to be clear on the differentiation when you say you're doing a study on billing for school-based
• Medicaid will pay for that regardless. Okay, let me just make sure I have a little bit more.
• When it comes down to authorizations, Medicaid doesn't pay for educational services, right?
• They only pay for medically based services, correct?

Keywords: 962, all

Summary: The meeting began with approval of the May minutes and then moved into administrative updates on several 2025 legislative workstreams. Staff reported progress on two marketing efforts tied to the youth mental health crisis: one focused on increasing awareness and use of urgent crisis centers, and another broader crisis-continuum campaign led by United Way. Both projects are refining materials based on working-group feedback and aim to have materials ready before the start of the school year. Updates were also given on the UCC private insurance review and the crisis continuum review, both of which are gathering data and reconvening working groups over the summer. The main discussion centered on a Civic Solutions Group update on Medicaid school billing. The contractor explained that the project is examining why Connecticut schools are not billing for behavioral health and related services, with the goal of maximizing federal reimbursement. Members clarified that the study is about schools billing for services, not private providers billing in schools. Questions focused on whether Medicaid has caps or authorization issues when students receive services both in school and in the community, and whether recent federal or state changes affect billing. The contractor said the work is still in data collection and analysis, and that some issues, such as reauthorization procedures, were outside his scope. Participants also raised concerns about perceived barriers, fee-for-service limitations, and the need to distinguish school-based billing from provider billing. A second major presentation came from Disability Rights Connecticut on a separate legislative study concerning behavioral health issues affecting students receiving special education. The subgroup is examining the feasibility and impact of requiring evidence-based interventions, especially for challenging behaviors that can lead to restraint and seclusion, and is also looking at monitoring and random audits of restraint and seclusion practices. The team described its project plan, including literature reviews, interviews, focus groups, surveys, and data requests from the State Department of Education and other stakeholders. Members emphasized that the work is aimed primarily at private providers under the statute, but may have broader relevance. Questions from the group focused on whether the study would include public schools, how evidence-based practices apply to students with intellectual disabilities and autism, and whether caregivers or parents would be interviewed; the presenters said caregiver input is not currently part of the charge. The meeting ended with reminders about the July 15 meeting, which will include a Solnit briefing, and a note that August TCB meetings will not be held, though a workshop on the Connecticut Children’s Behavioral Health Provider Survey is being planned for late July or early August.

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• And she has done it in part by paying close attention to the details.
• While we pay researchers to study this problem and tell us what the commission needs, we must look at
• But in this particular area, I think we should be paying a lot more attention, and I am a no, especially
• school environments... ...understands how local dynamics impact school environments, knows how to differentiate

Summary: The Senate convened with the Pledge of Allegiance and an invocation by Senator Starr, followed by several courtesies recognizing Pride Month, a staff birthday, and later a retirement and a community celebration. Senator Robinson then used remonstrances to warn against expanding surveillance through school bus camera systems, arguing that leaked plans from a vendor could create commercial databases of drivers’ movements and erode privacy. The main business was confirmation of numerous gubernatorial appointments and reappointments to boards and commissions. Senators debated the process at length, with several minority members objecting that the volume of nominees, limited hearing time, and lack of transparency made meaningful advice-and-consent review difficult. Supporters responded that the nominees were qualified public servants and that the Senate should work with the Governor’s office on reforms. The Senate first confirmed a large block of appointments, then confirmed two Sustainability Board appointees, and later confirmed three Quality Education Commission appointees after extended debate. The Quality Education Commission nominations drew the most substantive policy discussion. Opponents argued the commission needs more technical research expertise and broader representation, while supporters emphasized the nominees’ education experience and direct knowledge of Oregon schools. Several senators described Oregon’s education system as in crisis, citing low reading and math proficiency, chronic absenteeism, and the need for urgent reform of the Quality Education Model and school funding. The Senate also received a proposed rule amendment creating an official Senate seal, which was distributed and held on the table, and the chamber adjourned without further action.

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• If there is no match, we would not pay it.
• We would pay for airfare.
• There's the pay, and we're the chase.
• So this was around like $120, $130 an hour kind of thing, paying more than you pay a primary.
• So this was around like $120, $130 an hour kind of thing, paying more than you pay a primary care doctor

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• The project applicant would pay for these monitoring costs.
• We think that they should pay more.
• We think that they should pay more.
• We say we can pay our bills on it. That's labor-management negotiations.
• That’s what a first-year apprentice pays in addition to a base wage. We urge you to reject it.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Committee held an informational hearing on the final three-party budget agreement and related trailer bills, with the Department of Finance outlining the major budget bill and omnibus measures. Finance described a package built around balancing the state budget amid economic uncertainty, preserving core health and safety-net programs, and making significant ongoing reductions in some state programs. The budget bill included major items such as shifting $1 billion from the General Fund to the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund for Cal Fire, funding universal transitional kindergarten, deferring some UC and CSU funding, supporting foster care and homelessness programs, providing Proposition 36 implementation funding, and achieving Medi-Cal savings through changes to benefits and eligibility. The committee also heard that votes on the budget bills were expected later in the week and the following Monday. Finance then walked through the trailer bills, including health, human services, early learning, education, resources, energy, transportation, labor, housing, tax, public safety, courts, general government, cannabis, and energy-related measures. Notable provisions included a Medi-Cal enrollment freeze for certain adults, new premiums and benefit changes for some immigrants, child care COLA changes, education funding for literacy, teacher support, universal meals, and community college student support, as well as resource and climate measures affecting Cal Fire staffing and energy permitting. The housing trailer bill drew the most discussion, with provisions on CEQA streamlining, a vehicle miles traveled mitigation banking program, a renters’ credit trigger, and a six-year moratorium on new residential building standards. Members also discussed a film tax credit expansion, cannabis enforcement funding, a tribal police pilot program, and changes to tax policy, including military retirement income exclusions and wildfire settlement payment exclusions. Committee members largely praised the staff and the budget process, but several raised concerns and asked detailed questions, especially about the housing trailer bill’s new wage standards, tribal consultation provisions, and possible effects on prevailing wage protections. Finance explained that the housing language was intended to set wage floors for market-rate projects receiving CEQA streamlining, with different county-based tiers and a notwithstanding clause preserving existing prevailing wage laws. Members also questioned the size and timing of funding for the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative, Clean Cars for All, Proposition 36, and the film tax credit expansion. Other members highlighted support for public safety, veterans’ tax relief, child care providers, housing production, and higher education, while some expressed concern that the budget’s policy changes were being negotiated too quickly or without enough stakeholder input.

Transcript Highlights:

• We need to have some way to differentiate between them. Would you agree to that?
• need to have some way to differentiate need to have some way to differentiate between<00:08:24.000
• students and families who are paying students and families who are paying into<00:20:37.360>
• immigrants for your difficulty paying immigrants for your difficulty paying for<01:04:02.480>
• you proposing that we um pay for this? you proposing that we um pay for this?

Bills: HF1323, HF3500

Keywords: undocumented, financial aid, state policy, higher education, noncitizen eligibility, funding, storm damage relief, Bemidji State University, reforestation, state appropriations, 1183, house

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• Our higher-level investigators get a higher amount of their pay being hard funded.
• We do a lot of training in commercialization, too, so that we pay for team leadership and new program
• This is one thing that differentiates our ability to go after federal grants is that we use this for
• /c><01:24:59.119> for<01:24:59.280> team that we pay for that we pay for team that we pay
• school student umpty ump families do pay school student umpty ump families do pay up<01:42:18.560

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The state will not pay for gymnasium or bleacher space exceeding the minimum requirements.
• If you want to go above the old standard, then you have to pay for it.
• I think the districts, if they want to do that, they have to pay those additional design fees.
• And if they want to do it, you know, I still think they should pay for it if they can.
• The district would have to pay the full.

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• <00:38:18.599> for<00:38:18.800> the they pay for the they pay for the internet<00:
• understand it the Department can't pay understand it the Department can't pay for<00:38:29.480><
• <05:57:32.240> for funds to to to to um yes to pay for funds to to to to um yes to pay for
• <05:58:18.280> that these services and you're paying that these services and you're paying
• and enforce them, who will pay for the bureaucratic nightmare that I see happening.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first addressed House Bill 415, which would remove the requirement that schools provide menstrual products. Members supporting an ITL said the mandate was unfunded, had been in place since 2019, and was already working without complaints from districts. Other members opposed the bill, arguing menstrual products are essential and that the requirement helps students, especially those with fewer resources. The committee voted ITL on HB 415 by a roll call of 17 yeas, 0 nays. The committee then took up House Bill 388, concerning public reports on special education. Supporters of ITL said they agreed with the goal of transparency but were concerned about student privacy, especially in small districts, and thought the bill’s information requests went too far. They noted that related issues could potentially be addressed in another bill, HB 557. The committee voted ITL on HB 388, 17-0. House Bill 730, which would require schools and some colleges to provide information on adoption, was also moved ITL. The sponsor said adoption is personally important to him but that the bill was not the right vehicle and involved entities such as colleges and the Attorney General unnecessarily; he said related ideas might be folded into other bills later. The committee agreed and voted ITL, 17-0. The committee then discussed House Bill 671, a preschool/early literacy proposal involving a statewide nonprofit digital program, likely Waterford. Members raised questions about who would be covered, data privacy, prior use of federal ESSER funds, whether the program had measurable results, and whether the bill’s nonprofit requirement was too restrictive. Department of Education witness Melissa White said the state had spent $400,000 in FY22 and $600,000 in FY23 on a Waterford contract using ARP ESSER funds, but she did not have participant counts and said the department could not measure literacy gains for that population. She also said the bill’s funding level would likely require an RFP and that, if enacted as written, the program would probably still be Waterford-based. The discussion continued without a final vote in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• I am asking the Law Institute to provide us with the clarity we need to differentiate between foreign
• , the way the statute's currently written, there had been some years where the state was actually paying
• So it's just to make the change to be sure that the state isn't paying a higher interest rate.
• It's just to kind of make the change to be sure that the state isn't paying a higher interest rate in
• If you put the number in there, would it be—are you saying that right now we pay a different rate to

Summary: The House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure met and reported a series of measures, many of them asking the Louisiana State Law Institute to study legal issues. HCR 31 was reported favorably to study the use of the term “foreign” as applied to juridical persons. HCR 61 was reported favorably after discussion about expropriation and carbon capture, with the author agreeing to broaden the study beyond carbon capture alone. HCR 96 was also reported favorably to study civil bench warrants and notice procedures in judgment debtor proceedings. The committee likewise advanced HCR 160, which asks the Law Institute to study property transfer issues and the public records doctrine in light of a recent case. Several bills dealing with court procedure and family law were heard and advanced. SB 68, a constitutional amendment to give the Louisiana Supreme Court authority to discipline out-of-state attorneys in certain circumstances, was amended and reported favorably. SB 76, concerning modification of child custody judgments, was reported with amendments after testimony that it would codify existing standards and add a five-year rule for applying the lower best-interest standard. HB 1198, which prohibits arbitration of child custody and visitation disputes and limits recognition of foreign custody laws contrary to Louisiana public policy, was reported favorably. SB 66, which prioritizes testimony from medical experts in child custody and child-in-need-of-care cases, was also reported favorably after testimony from advocates and medical groups. The committee also advanced measures involving civil litigation and state legal procedures. HCR 38, urging Congress to reform FISA and the FISA court to protect privacy rights, was reported favorably. SCR 19, asking the Law Institute to study long-duration trusts and possible revisions to the Trust Code, was reported favorably. SB 336, allowing civil investigative demands in Medicaid fraud/False Claims Act investigations, was reported favorably after explanation that it would let the Attorney General gather information without filing suit first. SB 139, adjusting interest on personal injury and wrongful death claims against the state or political subdivisions, was reported favorably. Finally, SB 475, dealing with fees for service of process, was reported favorably. HB 668 was voluntarily deferred.

Transcript Highlights:

• So what that means is the state’s not going to pay for permitting, the state's not going to pay for eminent
• By city, you'll have those deltas and differentials.
• It makes them be at a place where... ...Your constituents can be able to pay for these things, because
• The city of Houston taxpayers are already paying the second highest...
• and the establishment of the Produced Water Consortium, of which we are proud participating dues-paying

Bills: HB3077, HJR2, HJR7, HJR7

Keywords: alcohol, taxation, reporting requirements, sales, distribution, death tax, inheritance tax, estate tax, property transfer, constitutional amendment, water fund, Texas water supply, state revenue, infrastructure, HJR 7, Texas Legislature, quorum, majority quorum, two-thirds quorum, legislative procedure

Transcript Highlights:

• Because, you know, we're borrowing money to pay for some of these things.
• And how long is that going to take to pay off?
• for the debt service and now would pay for the debt service and now they're<00:53:01.920> coming<
• <00:54:27.359> So provides is a unique differentiator.
• So provides is a unique differentiator.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard three University of Hawaiʻi-related measures. HB 718 HD1 would appropriate funds for faculty and staff positions at the John A. Burns School of Medicine in cardiovascular, law, biology, tropical medicine, quantitative health/biostatistics, and environmental health and safety. Testimony was in support, including from university representatives and others who submitted written testimony. Members asked whether the positions were additional and how they would affect enrollment; the university said the hires would teach medical students and conduct biomedical research, helping increase the class size to about 77 and eventually 80, and noted a workforce paper requested by the committee would be provided soon. The committee then discussed SB 1170 HD1, which would grant resident tuition at any UH campus to certain graduates of Hawaiʻi high schools enrolling in undergraduate programs. UH supported the bill and said it had adjusted its testimony in response to prior committee concerns. Members focused on the proposed four-year window, asking why that timeframe was chosen and whether the change was needed at all. UH explained that four years would allow students who left the state to return and still complete an undergraduate degree or prepare for graduate school, and said the bill would help students who come back after one or two years but otherwise would have to wait a year to reestablish residency under current rules. UH also said it was discussing possible administrative rule changes as an alternative if the bill did not pass. Finally, the committee heard HB 1300 HD1, which would fund a University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center pilot study on cancer disparities among Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, Filipinos, and people living near landfills in Nanakuli, focusing on social determinants of health, lifestyle, environmental exposures, and resilience factors. Testimony from researchers and advocates strongly supported the measure, saying the study could help explain cancer disparities and support future research funding. Members questioned the cost, the reliance on future federal or foundation funding, and the practical outcome of the study. The Cancer Center said the pilot would cost about $500,000 per year for two years, with later funding sought from federal, nonprofit, or private sources; it said the study would produce longitudinal data that could help identify at-risk groups and provide evidence for policy decisions, though members expressed concern that the project needed a clearer end goal and stronger case for public investment.

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• There's also a lack of transparency in terms of the costs associated with paying these entities.
• , but it's also inherently unfair to local taxpayers who are paying the municipal government share of
• Funding schedules for paying down the unfunded liability have to be completed by 2040.
• Because of these reasons, cities and towns have to pay higher appropriation bills.
• It's a harsh reality affecting my ability to pay my bills, my health care, and plan for a future.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on a range of public retirement and municipal health insurance bills. Mass Retirees and the American Federation of Teachers supported House 2890/Senate 1848 on transparency in municipal health insurance, arguing that broker and consultant roles should be clearly defined, commissions disclosed, and dual roles prohibited to reduce conflicts of interest and costs. They also supported House 2799/Senate 1848 on protecting municipal retirees from future premium contribution increases, House 2854 on voting rights for surviving spouses in retirement board elections, and Senate 1917 on updating the definition of veteran for retirement purposes. Committee members discussed whether the veteran definition should simply conform to the federal definition going forward. Educators testified in support of House 2769/Senate 1921, which would allow teachers with at least 20 years of service to buy back creditable service for periods when they worked part-time while raising children. Multiple teachers described the financial and retirement penalties they experienced after stepping down to part-time work for child care, calling the current system inequitable and a “mom tax.” Sponsors and supporters said the bill is intended to correct that disparity and help retain teachers, while one committee member noted it appeared neutral on an actuarial basis. The committee also heard strong support for Senate 1908, which would raise the cap on outside income for public pension recipients, from retired State Police troopers who said the current limit is outdated and unfair to those forced into disability retirement after line-of-duty injuries. Another State Police representative supported House 2910 on state police pensions, citing recruitment and retention problems under current pension rules. In contrast, Hampden County Regional Retirement System officials and the Massachusetts Association of Contributory Retirement Systems opposed House 2745, a bill to restructure the Hampden County system’s governance, arguing it would weaken PERAC oversight and create an unworkable local system. They instead supported House 2813, which would extend the time to fill a vacant fifth member seat on retirement boards. At the end of the hearing, the committee voted to adjourn the hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• LAST SESSION AND APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR ARE ADDED AND ADJUSTMENTS FOR ADMINISTERED FUNDS SUCH AS PAY
• I ASSUME THAT IS AN ACCURATE STATEMENT AND IF WE'RE PAYING SINCE WE ARE NOW INCLUDING DENTAL SERVICES
• WILL YOU DIFFERENTIATE WILL I HAVE TWO DENTISTS? MEDICAID DENTIST AND THEN APD DENTISTS?
• WHETHER IT'S WHERE THE DEPARTMENT PAYS IT -- PROBABLY IS ONE REASON WHY THERE IS SUCH A SIGNIFICANT
• AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT HAS NOT PAYS IT -- PROBABLY IS ONE REASON WHY THERE IS SUCH A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT

Keywords: 999, senate, all