Video & Transcript Research : 'audit response'
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 02/19/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Number one, you want to make sure that we can responsibly get it removed from the facilities on time
- However, the overwhelming response was, “This is how it is.”
- of obtaining reviewed and audited of obtaining reviewed and audited financial<01:09:58.800>
statements - you are having um a review or an audit you are having um a review or an audit done<01:17:02.600>
- it cost so much to do these audits it cost so much to do these audits there's<01:19:31.120>
a
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Legislative Audit Commission. Legislative Audit Commission.
- that we take our responsibility that we take our responsibility seriously.<00:28:32.520>
Let's - , then we need to change the... audits done.
- However, um we did create a audits done.
- And there's a fiduciary responsibility And there's a fiduciary responsibility for<00:53:24.120><
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division II (01/16/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- What I've done here is just highlighted our agencies, so in Division Two we'll be responsible for the
- Um, wasn't the Department of Education undergoing an audit, and where are we on that?
- There was some issues of discussion about the Department of Education and an audit.
- I'm on the legislative performance audit oversight committee.
- okay I'm on on the legislative audits okay I'm on on the legislative performance<00:31:30.039>
audit
Summary:
The meeting was an introductory House Finance Division Two session focused on committee procedures, staffing, and the upcoming budget process. Mickey Landrian, the division analyst, introduced himself and explained that the subcommittee operates more informally than the full committee, does not hold executive sessions or public hearings itself, and makes recommendations back to House Finance. Members were told that public hearings on legislation occur in the full committee, while Division Two will hold work sessions and vote on recommendations such as ought to pass, retain, or ITL. The chair also welcomed new members and a new clerk, and noted that meetings will be recorded and streamed, with microphones required for audio capture.
A substantial portion of the meeting covered the division’s workload and schedule. Landrian outlined the agencies assigned to Division Two, including Safety, Fish and Game, Transportation, Education, the Lottery Commission, Police Standards and Training, the University System, and the Community College System. He explained the different fund types the division will handle, especially Education Trust Fund, Highway Fund, and Fish and Game Fund, and reviewed reference materials distributed to members, including agency budget requests, prior recommendation tracking sheets, and surplus statements. He emphasized that the agency budget requests and related handouts are available online and useful for members to review before budget work begins.
Members discussed the compressed timeline for the session, with a target date of March 26 for completing Division Two recommendations. Landrian said only a few bills had been referred to Finance so far, none yet to Division Two, but that more bills and amendments were expected, including many amendments to House Bill 2. He noted that the committee would need to move efficiently and frontload meetings. Representative Papich added that Fish and Game may require closer scrutiny than in prior years because of its push for direct general fund appropriations, and members also discussed the importance of getting preliminary budget documents before the governor’s budget is finalized. No votes were taken and no formal actions were reported beyond the procedural overview and distribution of materials.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- SB 1694, charter schools meeting reporting audits.
- SB 1702, qualified schools audit reporting requirements.
- It's staff, technology, training, audits, and all of that takes money.
- It's staff, technology, training, audits, and all of that takes money.
- It shifts decisions from planning to crisis response.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 2/26/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- about one misclassified worker per audit about one misclassified worker per audit and<00:30:53.399
- When we have done those audits, we identified some sort of misclassification in over 70% of those audits
- When we have done those audits, we identified some sort of misclassification in over 70% of those audits
- When we have done those audits, we identified some sort of misclassification in over 70% of those audits
- When we have done those audits, we identified some sort of misclassification in over 70% of those audits
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Through the Chair, the response was yes.
- I read through the audit for the state land department.
- I've heard repeatedly, and it has to do with the audit.
- There's no accusation in the audit that mines have done anything nefarious.
- kind of other ideas that are not even responsive to the audit.
Bills:
HB2014, HB2055, HB2145, HB2150, HB2696, HB2755, HB2763, HB2781, HB2782, HB2787, HB2795, HB2889, HB2975, HB2985, HB2986, HCM2009, HCR2020, HCR2038
Keywords:
air emissions, fuel blends, environmental quality, feasibility study, Arizona Department of Agriculture, brackish groundwater, water supply development, desalination, Arizona Revised Statutes, water infrastructure, financial assistance, environmental reviews, fuel reformulation, gasoline standards, environmental regulations, ethanol supply, Air Quality, state land department, mineral lease, renewals
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 16th, 2026 at 09:09 am
House Appropriations & Finance
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (02/04/2026)
Education Policy and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- So I understand about the auditing that you wouldn't be able to audit a reading program in a chemistry
- of past K to 12, this responsibility of past K to 12, this responsibility<00:39:27.760>
of <00 - responsibility of collegiate programs. responsibility of collegiate programs.
- responsibility if you're auditing the responsibility if you're auditing the college<00:39:56.079
- It's inc increased responsibility responsibility responsibility um<01:33:11.440>
on <01:33:12.400
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- those audits?
- But there was a special, um, audit provision of those funds in addition to, um, the annual audit that
- statewide um audit. statewide um audit.
- The audit that you directed to be done this summer is done by the State Department of Audit.
- . audit. audit.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- addresses is it simply moves the audits addresses is it simply moves the audits to<01:05:17.039>
- <01:06:38.279>
and of the ticket recount uh Audits and of the ticket recount uh Audits and - The response was that it would not prohibit that.
- The response was that it would not prohibit that.
- <02:33:29.680>
is as that concept the um audit is as that concept the um audit is secondary
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
CPC Public Hearing - Wed Jan 29, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST
Consumer Protection & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- managed alcohol shipments responsibly managed alcohol shipments responsibly with<00:11:12.079>
- This system stands and has been proven and stood the test of time, and it is audited.
- This system stands and has been proven and stood the test of time, and it is audited.
- I may not speak good English, but I am a very responsible owner.
- I may not speak good English, but I am a very responsible owner.
Summary:
The Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce met on January 29, 2025, and heard testimony on HB 108, which concerns intoxicating liquor and would expand direct-to-consumer shipping for beer and spirits. Supporters included representatives of Koloa Rum Company, Maui Brewing Company, and Ola Brew, who argued the bill would modernize alcohol laws, help small local producers compete, support jobs and local agriculture, and give consumers more access to Hawaii-made products. They also said Hawaii already has experience regulating direct wine shipments, with age verification and carrier-based delivery systems in place, and that direct shipping could help businesses reach visitors after they return home and diversify beyond tourism.
Opposition came from the Hawaii Public Health Institute, whose representative said the bill could increase access for underage drinking, especially because liquor commissions do not currently conduct compliance checks on alcohol shipments and may lack capacity to do so. The group also raised tax-enforcement concerns, saying the existing three-tier system makes excise and sales tax collection easier, while direct shipping would require additional auditing. They urged the committee to oppose the bill or defer it until more research is done, and suggested a common carrier reporting requirement to help reconcile shipments.
Committee members questioned both sides about whether current law already allows some alcohol shipments, whether a Kentucky distiller could ship directly to Hawaii, and how reciprocity with other states would work. Supporters said the bill is modeled on wine-shipping language and could be amended to clarify reciprocity, while opponents said the bill lacks a common carrier reporting requirement and would place a burden on county liquor commissions. No vote or final action on HB 108 was taken during the portion of the meeting provided.
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- What is the audit backup for this?
- Is this federal funds, and do they audit, or are they state funds and we audit? Good morning.
- What is the audit process? We have federal funds. We have state funds. How often are they audited?
- We've been through a SLFRF audit once or twice.
- We've been through our capital projects fund audit just this last year.
Summary:
The committee heard a series of appropriation requests and contract reviews across multiple sections. In Section B, members approved temporary appropriations for the Court of Appeals, Commerce/Aeronautics, and Insurance-related payments and refunds. Section C ARPA requests from DHS were approved to return unused federal funds. Section D infrastructure-related appropriations, including wildfire preparedness, broadband BEAD funding, forestry support, recycling, and oil and gas sample preservation, were approved after questions about broadband audit controls and performance safeguards. Section E DHS reallocations were approved, including large transfers within Medical Services from hospital medical to private and public nursing home lines, along with smaller transfers for children and family services, developmental disabilities, and youth services; members asked about the source and purpose of the medical services transfer. Sections F and G were reviewed, covering cash fund requests, federal grants, and miscellaneous grants, including community college storm repairs, corrections commissary and maintenance, 911 enhancements, maternal health, disability determinations, state police equipment, digital newspaper archiving, and CDL data improvements.
In Section H, the committee reviewed pay plan appropriations and performance fund transfers tied to the new Class and Comp pay plan. Section I reviewed three methods of finance for UA Little Rock, UAMS, and the University of Arkansas system. In Section J, the committee reviewed discretionary grants, including a $1.4 million HIV services grant and nine tobacco prevention subgrants through UAPB. Members questioned the effectiveness, metrics, and addresses of some tobacco-cessation arts-based grantees, especially Arts Absolutely Inc.; after discussion, Representative Kavanaugh moved to expunge the vote on J2 and refer it back for review at a later ALC meeting, and that motion passed. J3, a Department of Energy and Environment grant for propane safety training and e-waste recycling services, was then reviewed.
The committee also reviewed contracts in Section K. K-1 ratified emergency management nuclear planning work performed during a transition between agencies. K-2 construction contracts included architectural and engineering services for corrections, National Park College signage, a Razorback Road parking facility, and UAMS cyclotron installation. K-3 intergovernmental contracts covered health, education, autism waiver, stroke, newborn screening, Medicaid evidence review, and radiation testing services. K-4 out-of-state contracts included staffing, IT, tobacco prevention, audit, marketing, planetarium, recruitment, and janitorial services; Senator Irvin noted one contract appeared to belong in the out-of-state list rather than intergovernmental. K-5 in-state contracts covered staffing, cleaning, re-entry and treatment services, foster care and disability services, hearing officers, asbestos abatement, campus IT support, and janitorial work. The meeting ended after a brief personal update from Senator Irvin about tornado damage in Stone County and thanks to members for their concern, followed by adjournment.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee 2/17/25
Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- State and most recent independent audit State and most recent independent audit reports<00:14:55.079
- So, in response to Representative Schultz, you indicated that really it's the agency's responsibility
- to the 2007 and the response to the 2007 and the 2023<00:53:09.960>
OA <00:53:10.440>audit - <01:09:20.120>
for particular that it's responsible for particular that it's responsible for - are so the agency has to be responsible are so the agency has to be responsible for<01:14:08.159
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (03/31/2026)
Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- It uses also fiscally responsible.
- ability to uh to conduct audits. ability to uh to conduct audits.
- broad authority to randomly audit broad authority to randomly audit registered<01:42:22.480>
- audits audits just<02:09:54.560>
to <02:09:54.719>make <02:09:54.960>sure <02:09 - responsibility very very seriously. responsibility very very seriously.
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Boards, Agencies and Commissions Committee Feb 12th, 2025
Boards, Agencies and Commissions
Transcript Highlights:
- We felt that auditing them in three months would be nothing to audit, other than an exercise in futility
- Most of these revisions relate to the following issues that were raised in the audit report.
- They have been through multiple audits and reviews, and this bill aims to address the issues identified
- Their audit was not where we wanted it to be, and so the sunset has taken a position where we really
- There were 14 issues that they found, and the board's initial response was very disingenuous, actually
Keywords:
U.S. Space and Rocket Center, Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission, public facilities, space exploration, education programs, bond issuance, Governor involvement, HB110, sunset bill, Alabama Sunset Law, State Board of Medical Examiners, Medical Licensure Commission, medical licensing, physician regulation, healthcare regulation, professional licensing, ethics law, state ethics code, public servants, board members
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Budget Review Sub. on Primary & Secondary Education & Workforce Development (2-17-26)
Transcript Highlights:
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conducts Um, it conducts audits, it conducts Um, it conducts audits, it - on page 38 of the audit. on page 38 of the audit.
- concerns<00:07:21.919>
regarding The audit also raised concerns regarding The audit also - . audit. audit.
- . audit. audit.
Summary:
The subcommittee met without a quorum and did not approve minutes, but heard testimony on budget line items for Data Seam and Teach for America. Andrew McNeel of Kentucky Free and representatives from the Commonwealth Policy Center argued that both programs rely heavily on recurring taxpayer support and should be re-evaluated. McNeel cited a 2020 Office of Policy and Audit examination of Data Seam, saying the program had received more than $30 million in state support since 2006, including $3.5 million in the current budget, and that the audit raised concerns about administrative overhead, alleged threats to districts, and the use of line-item language to justify sole-source contracting. He recommended suspending Data Seam funding this biennium, directing a new special audit, and requiring reimbursement of audit costs.
The witnesses also urged the committee to withhold funding for Teach for America, saying the organization’s materials and history showed a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion that they opposed. They pointed to past statements, leadership titles, and program language as evidence that DEI concepts remained embedded in the organization, and suggested any funding should be redirected directly to school districts instead. Mike Harmon and Richard Nelson echoed those concerns, while also saying long-running programs should be periodically reviewed for efficiency.
Teach for America Appalachia representatives then testified in support of the program. Executive director C.D. Morton described the organization as a teacher-preparation and leadership-development program serving rural eastern Kentucky, saying it had recruited and supported more than 325 teachers since 2011, with about 30 current core members in several counties and roughly 2,800 students impacted daily. He said the program helps fill hard-to-staff vacancies, that about 80% of teachers stay for a third year, and that many alumni remain in education. In response to questions from Representative Bojanowski about retention and cost, Morton said more than 60% of alumni are still in education, but he could not give a precise classroom-teacher retention number beyond the program’s broader alumni data.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Day 49 (3-18-26)
Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- , as well as the Kentucky Communications Network Authority Audit.
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Authority <00:29:44.080>Audit. - Communications Network Authority Audit. Communications Network Authority Audit.
- the existing board audits under the existing statutory<00:30:01.400>
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cost SNAP administration responsibility cost SNAP administration responsibility
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- This is our first responsibility.
- This is our first responsibility. responsibility. responsibility.
- <02:24:55.680>
for entities but is not responsible for entities but is not responsible for - <03:04:47.600>
to contain a procedure for responses to contain a procedure for responses to - authorized officer or agent responsible authorized officer or agent responsible for<04:01:47.600
Summary:
The meeting included a Senate recognition ceremony honoring the Winona High School boys basketball team for winning the 2026 Alabama High School Athletic Association 5A state championship. A resolution was read commending the team for its 101-40 victory over Silicag, noting the team’s record-setting performance, Brendan Davis’s MVP honor, the contributions of other players, and Coach Cedric Lane’s leadership. Senators and the lieutenant governor praised the players’ sportsmanship, the school community, and the team’s historic season, and copies of the resolution were presented to the team, coaches, and administrators. Several guests and school representatives also spoke briefly, including the coach and principal, who thanked the Senate and noted the team’s success and the principal’s retirement after 35 years.
After the recognition, the Senate returned to session and adopted the Committee on Rules report setting the special order calendar. The calendar included Senate Bill 99 on the Ten Commandments, Senate Bill 298 on Class 3 municipalities, House Bill 381 on camp safety, Senate Bill 370 on tax increment districts, Senate Bill 363 on the Department of Economic and Community Affairs, House Bill 466 on firefighters, House Bill 95 on elections, House Bill 259 on stablecoin, and Senate Bill 342 on education.
The chamber then took up SB 99, sponsored by Senators Kelly and Sessions. Senator Kelly described the bill as requiring local school boards to display the Ten Commandments, together with founding documents such as the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Bill of Rights, and Alabama Constitution preamble, in certain history classrooms and common areas for grades five through 12, using donated displays and funds when available. He said the bill was intended as a historical and educational measure, not religious instruction, and emphasized the inclusion of a disclaimer stating Alabama is not establishing a religion. After extended debate and a petition to close debate from the Rules Committee, the Senate voted on the bill by long roll and passed SB 99, with the recorded vote announced as 30 yeas and 4 nays.
AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
ALC-STATE INSURANCE PROGRAMS OVERSIGHT SUBCOMMITTEE Jun 17th, 2026
ALC-STATE INSURANCE PROGRAMS OVERSIGHT SUBCOMMITTEE
Transcript Highlights:
- So how do you audit this?
- legislative audit is auditing 100% of the claims that are running through on the pharmacy benefits side
- So it is audited quite extensively. Okay. Thank you. All right.
- ...what their responsibilities were.
- We did add in some performance guarantees around response times.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- So, this is precisely a resolution in response to that kind of situation.
- <00:15:39.560>
Okay, emergency and 911 responses. Okay, emergency and 911 responses. - Uh, and they currently are under audit by the state legislature from last year, and a completed audit
- Uh, and they currently are under audit by the state legislature from last year, and a completed audit
- But my they can't complete the audit.
Bills:
SCR180
Keywords:
wildfire, fire hazard, Lahaina, West Maui, Maui wildfire, vegetation management, fuel reduction, defensible space, fuel breaks, invasive grasses, emergency access, evacuation route, fire lane, state lands, public safety, Office of the State Fire Marshal, community risk reduction, hazard mitigation, brush clearance, wildland-urban interface
Summary:
The committee opened by noting it was likely its last hearing of the 2026 session, then took up several resolutions. SCR 54, on appointing a hydrogen fire safety expert and training on hydrogen-related protocols, and SCR 59, on allowing certain health care professionals to practice without a license during a state of emergency, drew no testimony. Members discussed SCR 59 as a response to past emergencies and the need for pre-approved, updated registries of professionals who could be deployed quickly in emergencies.
SCR 62 SD1, which asks the 911 Board to form a working group with the disability community to address access issues in emergency and 911 responses, received testimony from disability advocates and the 911 Board. Testifiers said the measure should ensure an integrated system with EMS infrastructure, real-time access for dispatchers and field personnel, and public education about the system; they also noted that Smart911 is no longer being used on Oahu and Maui and that a statewide, integrated approach is needed. Members agreed to work the suggested language into the resolution. SCR 179, urging Maui County to enforce fire code provisions on brush clearance, fuel breaks, roadside vegetation clearing, and emergency access, was noted as having no testimony but continuing to raise important issues.
SCR 74, calling for an audit of no-bid contracts issued under emergency proclamations from 2020 through 2025, drew strong support from a late testifier who tied the measure to emergency procurement concerns after the Lahaina wildfire and COVID-era contracting. The witness argued that procurement rules should not be waived in ways that compromise safety, and described concerns about unlicensed contractors and construction problems in a state housing project. Members asked about the scope of the audit and whether it would interfere with criminal investigations; the witness said the audit should cover a broad range of contracts, including nonprofit contracts, and should not be limited to the wildfire period. The committee also heard SCR 28 SD1 on creating a Hawaii Vietnam Veterans Medal, with support from the Department of Defense and veterans advocates, who said the resolution is intended to do the groundwork for a future appropriation and to determine eligibility and distribution procedures.
Finally, SCR 60 SD1, requesting updates on the “Breaking Cycles” rehabilitation and restorative justice study, received support from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Correctional System Oversight Commission, and reform advocates. The department asked that reporting be annual rather than quarterly because of the complexity of the OCCC project, and supporters said the measure would promote transparency and help ensure the study’s recommendations are implemented. No votes were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.