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• It will also update the curriculum to focus on program integrity. program integrity work. program integrity
• integrity approaches. integrity approaches.
• program integrity integrity controls. program integrity integrity controls.
• Okay, moving on to program integrity. We have around 10 program integrity proposals.
• program integrity throughout the agency. program integrity throughout the agency.

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• So from a cash flow perspective, we do not recalculate the aids and recalculate the payments.
• So from a cash flow perspective, we do not recalculate the aids and recalculate the payments.
• So from a cash flow perspective, we do not recalculate the aids and recalculate the payments.
• So from a cash flow perspective, we do not recalculate the aids and recalculate the payments.
• So from a cash flow perspective, we do not recalculate the aids and recalculate the payments.

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• And we think that the instructional window could be affected by this and could undermine the integrity
• that a Tier 1 rate of around $2,900—about $200 more—might result in more participation and a more integral
• of about $2,900—close to $3,000, or about $200 more—might lead to more participation and a more integral
• So the importance of the statewide system of support, collaborating, breaking down silos, and integrating
• enroll 40 PharmD students at a cost of $1.8 million ongoing, 60% of which supports student financial aid

Summary: The committee heard testimony on three education budget items: the Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELOP), differentiated assistance/statewide system of support, and universal school meals plus kitchen infrastructure grants. For ELOP, the Department of Finance described the Governor’s proposal to provide $4.7 billion ongoing Proposition 98 funding and $62.4 million to set a minimum Tier 2 rate of $1,800 per pupil. The LAO recommended instead fixing the Tier 2 rate at $1,579, and committee members questioned how the rate was determined, how much funding is actually spent, and whether overlapping funding from ELOP, ACEs, and 21st Century programs is being tracked. CDE said ELOP is showing positive attendance and math outcomes, but some requested data will not be available until mid-2027; members also raised concerns about double-funding, transparency, and whether middle and high school students are being equitably served. On differentiated assistance, CCEE outlined the statewide system of support and the various tiers of universal, targeted, supplemental, and intensive assistance. Finance explained the Governor’s proposal to replace the current DA structure with a more stable universal and targeted assistance model, funded at $131.9 million ongoing, with a three-year support cycle aligned to LCAP and ESSA timelines and broader State Board authority to revise eligibility criteria. The LAO objected to considering the proposal before the State Board finalizes the new performance criteria, and committee members expressed concern that moving to a three-year cycle could delay support for LEAs that newly fall into need mid-cycle. There was also discussion about whether the proposal would weaken subgroup-based equity guardrails or give the State Board too much discretion over who qualifies for support. For school meals and kitchen infrastructure, Finance proposed $1.8 billion ongoing for universal meals and an additional $100 million ongoing plus $100 million one-time for a fourth round of kitchen infrastructure and training grants. The LAO recommended rejecting the new kitchen grant round because prior rounds are still being spent and the unmet need is not yet clear. CDE said prior investments have improved meal participation, efficiency, and menu variety, but many schools still lack the facilities for scratch cooking and face construction, electrical, and procurement barriers. Members asked for more data on how prior grants were used, which schools are benefiting, and whether funds could also support lower-cost food access strategies such as pantries, while noting federal restrictions on some meal-service innovations.

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• Um, first is my legislative aid, um, Aaron, but she goes by Kez Enriquez.
• I have my legislative aide, Megan Dohy.
• I have my legislative aid, M Megan now.
• We have my legislative aid, Aiden Dohy.
• <01:37:23.280> in the likelihood of wildfire and aid in the likelihood of wildfire and aid

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• It will help develop design guidelines for integrating green infrastructure to address sea level rise
• Clerk: Senate Bill 126, a bill to be entitled an act relating to prescription hearing aids.
• Florida law prohibits the sale or distribution of prescription hearing aids through the mail.
• The bill clarifies prescription hearing aids distributed may not be activated unless a Florida licensed
• hearing aid specialist or audiologist determines the patient needs prescription hearing aids during

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• <00:13:17.680> of<00:13:18.000> heart, integrity of heart, integrity of heart, and<00:13
• It preserves access to the ballot while protecting election integrity.
• protecting election integrity. protecting election integrity.
• <01:30:08.800> to doubling of the state adequacy aid to doubling of the state adequacy aid
• integrity? integrity?

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• But putting a band-aid on a broken limb doesn't heal it.
• Yet we are still cutting school aid to 167 districts.
• Yet, we are still cutting school aid to 167 districts.
• They were entitled to state aid that was withheld from them.
• They're supposed to lose state aid. How much state aid do they stand to lose next year?

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• And then ODOT recently created an advanced air mobility division to integrate their work with the Advanced
• their uh work um with the um integrate their uh work um with the um advanced<00:35:47.760> um
• But again, if we can establish this type of training in the Commonwealth and then incent students and aid
• <00:43:28.079> students<00:43:28.560> in incent students um and aid students in incent
• students um and aid students in getting<00:43:29.119> this<00:43:29.359> type<00:43:29.520

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Summary: The committee heard an update from Kentucky’s three major commercial airports: Lexington Blue Grass Airport, Louisville Regional Airport Authority (SDF and Bowman Field), and CVG. Lexington’s Eric Franco described post-COVID growth that has already exceeded pre-pandemic activity, along with a master plan focused on the whole airport, expanded surface parking, relocation of the air traffic control tower, and a major terminal project estimated at $500 million to $700 million. He emphasized the airport’s role in serving both passenger and corporate aviation across central Kentucky and thanked the legislature for prior funding, including $5 million for parking. Louisville’s Dan Mann reported record passenger growth, expanded nonstop service, and especially strong cargo activity driven by UPS, noting SDF is now among the busiest cargo airports in North America and Bowman Field remains the state’s busiest general aviation airport. He highlighted major infrastructure needs, including airfield and terminal work, parking expansion, and a planned federal inspection service facility to support international flights around events like the Kentucky Derby.

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• And it's helped to fund early-stage research, commercial-scale deployment, and grid integration.
• And maybe most and grid integration.
• And maybe most importantly,<00:25:39.520> it's<00:25:39.760> aided<00:25:40.080> in<
• /c><00:25:40.240> job<00:25:40.559> creation, importantly, it's aided in job creation,
• importantly, it's aided in job creation, especially<00:25:41.600> in<00:25:41.760> rural

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• When young men surround themselves with peers who challenge them to grow and live with integrity, they
• Then their mission, which was aided by training and research from Northern Ohio's Glenn and Armstrong
• , their hard work, discipline, integrity, their hard work, discipline, integrity, and<01:57:04.320
• Then their mission, which was aided<01:57:55.360> by<01:57:55.599> training<01:57:55.920
• aided by training and research from Northern<01:57:57.199> Ohio's<01:57:57.760> Glenn<

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• The transfer would be from the integrated formula payments line, which is where the Foundation Aid or
• School Aid payments come from, to their program grants line, and it would be to allocate that funding
• , not through the school aid formula, but out to districts through a different methodology, Not through
• the school aid formula, but out to districts through a different methodology to offset costs related
• We'll call on DPI for a report on development of the Integrated Formula Gap funding program.

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• The transfer would be from the integrated formula payments line, which is where the Foundation Aid or
• School Aid payments come from, to their program grants line, and it would be to allocate that funding
• the school aid formula, but out to districts through a different methodology to offset costs related
• any projects that are going to utilize more than $10 million of flex funds, unless it matches federal aid
• We'll call on DPI for a report on development of the Integrated Formula Gap Funding Program.

Summary: The Budget Section approved the March 18 minutes and received an OMB update showing the general fund is still ahead of the budgeted starting point, but revenues through May are now about $76 million below the legislative forecast, driven mainly by individual income tax and sales tax shortfalls. OMB also reported the budget stabilization fund is above its cap, meaning a transfer to the general fund is expected, and reviewed oil price/production assumptions, noting continued volatility. Members asked about the income tax netting process, the sales tax decline, oil price discounts/premiums, natural gas taxation, and when the executive branch would present its revenue forecast. The committee then acted on several Emergency Commission requests. It approved, as a group, requests for federal mine reclamation funds for the Public Service Commission, an additional criminal investigator FTE and funding for the Attorney General’s office, and a DPI transfer for bridge software costs. It separately approved DPI request 2164 for $500,000 to support the food vendor program after debate over whether the program’s savings were known and whether the money was simply a pass-through. OMB also reported on federal grants, fiscal irregularities, tobacco settlement proceeds, budget guidelines for agencies, FTE pool usage, vacancy savings, and the DAPL settlement, noting the settlement funds had been deposited and that a deficiency appropriation may be needed later to cover remaining accrued interest. Tax Commissioner Brian Kroshus presented on the primary residence credit program, saying participation has grown sharply and that the current biennium will likely need about $431 million, roughly $22 million above the appropriation. He explained how the credit interacts with homestead and disabled veteran benefits, how the 3% property tax cap works, and why county valuations and mill rates vary. The committee also received a Legacy Fund/Budget Stabilization Fund report showing strong returns, and DOT Director Ron Henke received approval for two Flex Fund highway projects on ND 49 and ND 31. Henke also explained remaining Highway 85 funding and said the department is exploring uses for leftover state dollars. Finally, the Department of Mineral Resources reported on abandoned well plugging and site restoration, noting North Dakota remains in relatively strong shape compared with other states, and DPI began a presentation on gap funding tied to the 3% levy cap, reporting 24 districts received $1.8 million in the first year and projecting higher future needs.

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• largest Army-led joint base, Joint Base Lewis-McChord remains central to ensuring readiness and joint integration
• responded to 2,769 total calls for service, and nearly a quarter of those calls were to provide mutual aid
• responded to 2,769 total calls for service, and nearly a quarter of those calls were to provide mutual aid
• Mutual aid support off base across the greater Puget Sound region.
• a timely and forthright manner with our local communities and interested stakeholders, which are integral

Summary: The committee heard updates from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Navy Region Northwest, Fairchild Air Force Base, the Coast Guard, state licensing agencies, the Professional Educator Standards Board, the Washington National Guard, and a veterans behavioral health presenter. Across the military briefings, common themes were readiness, infrastructure, and quality-of-life issues for service members and families, especially child care, housing, food insecurity, medical and dental access, and military spouse employment. JBLM highlighted its role in Indo-Pacific readiness, ongoing PFAS cleanup, 212 new family housing units under construction, efforts to expand child care, and continued work to keep the Lewis Army Museum open. Navy Region Northwest discussed its major installations and economic impact, the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Plan, future carrier and submarine homeporting needs, and asked the legislature to continue support for licensure compacts, educational stability for military children, housing, and medical access. Fairchild emphasized its tanker and survival missions, child care shortages, food insecurity, aging housing, and concerns about wind turbine development near flight paths, while the Coast Guard focused on rebuilding Base Seattle for new icebreakers and on rural access to housing, medical care, and child care at dispersed stations like Neah Bay. Members repeatedly raised food insecurity and asked for follow-up on solutions. JBLM and Fairchild both described increased demand for food assistance during the shutdown, and committee members noted progress in getting mobile food vans onto JBLM. The presenters also praised state action on military spouse licensure and child care, including Senate Bill 5545 and related compact and portability efforts. The Department of Licensing reported about 9,000 self-identified military members or spouses licensed, with average time-to-license just under nine days, and said applications are prioritized when military status is self-identified. The Department of Health said its military-to-civilian crosswalk now covers more than 35 health professions, that temporary practice permits and expedited processing are in place, and that 1,300 credentials were issued to military spouses and domestic partners and 129 to military-trained health professionals in the last fiscal year, all within 30 days. The Professional Educator Standards Board explained that military spouses and service members can receive expedited teacher certification with reduced documentation, and that they are moved to the front of the review queue when they self-identify. Members asked about verification, and staff said the process relies on attestation with investigatory safeguards if needed. The Washington National Guard briefed on its dual state and federal mission, the impact of the recent shutdown on nearly 700 employees who worked without pay, and policy and budget requests including youth academy protections, alignment of the Washington Code of Military Justice with the UCMJ, making Civil Air Patrol a division of the Military Department, 911 funding, disaster assistance, and capital funding for headquarters and readiness facilities. The Guard also warned about drone threats and said it wants authority to identify, track, and monitor suspicious drones. A veterans behavioral health presenter, an Army combat veteran and clinical social worker, described high suicide risk, barriers to care, and the need for more culturally competent services, especially for women veterans and caregivers. He said Washington veterans’ suicide rate remains above the national average and emphasized that childcare, transportation, and provider shortages can prevent timely treatment. Members generally responded supportively throughout, asked for follow-up on food security and other issues, and encouraged agencies to bring forward legislative ideas for future sessions.

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• It provides that students with a student aid. index equal to exceeding twice the amount of total maximum
• It authorizes $100 million for the Department of Defense impact aid payments to local education agencies
• Yeah, I think that's particularly important in the health care area where every the system is integrated
• I suspect campus financial aid offices will be doing their best, but yes there could be an impact just
• But I think it will take some time for students and campus financial aid offices to navigate the new

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• These rebates are integral to the operations of both exchanges and the members, facilitating smoother
• of eligibility ensures that new qualifying cities will receive, receive support without reducing the aid
• course, the legislature, um, did, uh, a very significant, uh, Bill HB 7, which, uh, established the aid
• but that experience at least 10% loss of its general revenues from being eligible for the the state aid
• mentioned, we are fortunate in that we are contiguous, so we are eligible for a portion of the state aid

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• With the aid of Goodwill's career services, she was offered a medical assistant position at Arkansas
• Then we have the state foundation aid.
• I make sure I got it right was about the instructional aides and paraprofessionals.
• So there is quite a bit of expenditures that do go towards instructional aid. Tomorrow.
• So there is quite a bit of expenditures that do go towards instructional aid.

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Summary: The House and Senate Education Committee first approved minutes from February 2 and 3, then heard an interim study proposal on Arkansas adult education, presented by Goodwill Industries of Arkansas and the Excel Center network. Witnesses described the state’s adult diploma gap, arguing that roughly 300,000 Arkansans over age 19 lack a high school diploma or GED and that the Excel Center provides a supported, diploma-based alternative with child care, transportation help, tutoring, and career services. Goodwill officials said the Arkansas campuses are the state’s only public adult charter high schools, are not state-funded, and have produced strong enrollment growth and graduation outcomes. A University of Notre Dame researcher testified that a study of Excel Center graduates found higher employment and earnings, more credential and college-credit attainment, and lower criminal justice involvement, with a high estimated return on public investment. Some members questioned the framing of Arkansas’s adult education challenges and whether the state was being portrayed too negatively, while others asked about wraparound services and the role of nonprofit providers. The committee ultimately adopted the interim study proposal, though there was some procedural confusion and debate about whether questions should have come before the vote. The committee then received a detailed Bureau of Legislative Research presentation on Arkansas K-12 education funding as part of the adequacy study. Staff reviewed national funding principles and Arkansas’s funding structure, including state, local, and other revenues; the Public School Fund; Department of Education operations; and the Facilities Partnership Program. They explained that 2025 K-12 state and local revenues totaled about $6.6 billion, with foundation funding, categorical funding, supplemental funding, and additional funding distributed to districts and charters. The presentation covered the matrix used to calculate foundation funding, the role of the uniform rate of tax, the Educational Excellence Trust Fund, the Educational Adequacy Fund, and how charter schools are funded differently from traditional districts. Staff also discussed categorical programs such as alternative learning environments, English learner funding, enhanced student achievement, and professional development, as well as supplemental categories including transportation, special education high-cost occurrences, teacher salary equalization, declining enrollment, and student growth. Members asked numerous questions about the funding formulas, the meaning of specific staffing categories, how categorical funds are used, and the number of districts receiving teacher salary equalization or ALE funding. One member noted that the Excel Center’s funding appeared in the broader state-local totals and asked for clarification. Staff said some of the more detailed spending questions would be addressed in the next day’s presentation and offered to provide follow-up information, including district lists and historical changes. The meeting ended after the chair noted that the department was present mainly to answer questions, not to deliver a separate update, and no further business was taken up before adjournment.

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• And if they provided a patient a letter, would that be aiding and abetting?
• The terms 'aid and abet' are not defined.
• The 'aid and abet' language in the bill is vague and overbroad.
• If a physician merely discusses options with the patient, is that aiding and abetting?
• At any time they can be charged with aiding, just for filling a prescription.

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• that will help with program Integrity that will help with program Integrity that<00:30:02.240>
• uh so that is the program Integrity uh so that is the extent<00:30:18.320> of<00:30:18.519>
• All of our apprentices, during this time, receive CPR and first aid training annually.
• All of our apprentices, during this time, receive CPR and first aid training annually.
• All of our apprentices, during this time, receive CPR and first aid training annually.

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• So, if you could—yes, yes, appreciate it, yep—so to protect the integrity of Florida's judicial system
• I previously served as district legislative aide to Senator Geraldine Thompson.
• I previously served as district legislative aide to Senator Geraldine Thompson.
• SB 694 allows Florida to close this chapter with integrity.
• was to work with all the stakeholders, because it's a really important bill, particularly for legal aid

Summary: The Judiciary Committee met and took up a series of bills, beginning with SB 620, which would require candidates for federal, state, county, district, judicial, and school board offices to disclose any citizenship in countries other than the United States. The bill was presented as a transparency measure, with one opponent waiving time, and it was reported favorably on an 8-0 vote. The committee then heard SB 1396 on litigation financing consumer protection. Supporters from the Florida Justice Reform Institute, American Tort Reform Association, and U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform argued the bill would add transparency, limit funder control, and require disclosure of foreign entities involved in litigation funding. Opponents, including the Florida Justice Association, argued the bill would create strategic advantages for defendants and could affect discovery and settlement dynamics. The bill passed 7-2. The committee also approved SB 192, removing a $1,500 cap on patient funds chiropractors may hold in trust; SB 888, limiting indemnity and insurance requirements in design-professional contracts; CS/SB 332, creating a temporary closed-meeting exemption for pre-suit Burt Harris litigation strategy discussions; SB 820, requiring quarterly reporting on problem-solving courts; SB 1500, updating uncontested probate procedures; SB 1224, making fraudulent entry into rental dwellings a third-degree felony; and SB 1000, setting a floor and ceiling for interest rates on law firm trust accounts. Each of these bills was reported favorably, with broad support and little or no opposition. The committee also advanced CS/SB 694, which would compensate the descendants of the Groveland Four. Senator Bracey Davis described the bill as a final step in addressing the wrongful convictions, deaths, and long-term harm suffered by Charles Greenlee, Walter Irvin, Samuel Shepard, and Ernest Thomas. Family members and advocacy groups testified in support, urging the state to complete its acknowledgment of wrongdoing with monetary compensation. An amendment was adopted to divide any appropriation equally among the four families. The bill passed unanimously. Finally, SB 144 creating a public records exemption for personal information of Judicial Qualifications Commission employees and their families was approved 9-1. Several members also requested to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on specific bills before the committee adjourned.

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• And so— If you could—yes, yes, I appreciate it, yep—so to protect the integrity of Florida’s judicial
• I previously served as district legislative aide to Senator Geraldine Thompson.
• SB 694 allows Florida to close this chapter with integrity.
• was to work with all the stakeholders, because it's a really important bill, particularly for legal aid
• was to work with all the stakeholders because it's a really important bill, particularly for legal aid

Bills: S0144, S0192, S0332, S0532, S0620, S0694, S0820, S0888, S1000, S1224, S1396, S1500

Keywords: public records, employee protection, Judicial Qualifications Commission, information exemption, confidentiality, chiropractic physician, chiropractor, patient trust funds, escrow, advance payments, prepaid treatment, trust account, fiduciary duty, patient property, Florida Statutes 460.413, Board of Chiropractic Medicine, disciplinary action, commingling of funds, client funds, medical billing

Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee met with a quorum present and first postponed SB 532. It then heard and approved SB 620, which requires candidates for federal, state, county, district, judicial, and school board office to disclose any citizenship other than U.S. citizenship. The bill drew one waiver in opposition from Common Cause and passed 8-0. The committee also heard SB 1396 on litigation financing consumer protection. Supporters said it would add transparency, limit funder control over litigation, and require disclosure of foreign entities involved in funding; opponents argued it would create strategic advantages for defendants and could burden plaintiffs. The bill passed 7-2. The committee later approved SB 192, repealing a $1,500 cap on patient funds held in trust by chiropractic physicians, and SB 888, extending limits on indemnity and insurance requirements for design professionals in private contracts; both passed unanimously among those voting. The committee also approved several Judiciary-related measures. CS/SB 332, as amended, creates a narrow temporary public meetings/public records exemption for certain pre-suit Burt Harris litigation strategy discussions by local governments, and passed 7-0. SB 820, which strengthens quarterly reporting requirements for problem-solving courts, passed 10-0. SB 1500, implementing probate process recommendations to raise small-estate thresholds, clarify access to safe deposit boxes, and improve enforcement in uncontested probate, also passed 10-0. SB 144, creating a public records exemption for personal information of current and former Judicial Qualifications Commission employees and their families due to harassment concerns, passed 9-1. The committee then approved CS/SB 1224, as amended, making it a third-degree felony to fraudulently obtain possession of a rental unit through false written statements, counterfeit documents, or impersonation; the bill passed 10-0. SB 1000, setting a floor and ceiling for interest rates on law firm trust accounts tied to the Wall Street Journal prime rate, passed 10-0 after testimony from banking and credit union representatives and support from Senate leadership. Finally, CS/SB 694, providing compensation to the descendants of the Groveland Four, was heard with emotional testimony from family members and advocates describing the wrongful convictions, killings, and decades-long effort for redress; an amendment specified equal shares for the four families, and the bill passed 10-0. Several members requested to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on specific bills before the committee adjourned.