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• And are those now that the criminal investigation unit at DHS is no longer functioning, who does that
• And are those now that the criminal investigation unit at DHS is no longer functioning, who does that
• And are those now that the criminal investigation unit at DHS is no longer functioning, who does that
• And are those now that the criminal investigation unit at DHS is no longer functioning, who does that
• And are those now that the criminal investigation unit at DHS is no longer functioning, who does that

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Functionally, uh the diversions.
• I would say it's just a function of the statute changing.
• It's just a function of the statute changing.
• So a function of the statute changing.
• The function of the statute changing.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee first adopted the September 5 minutes and then approved the remaining consent calendar items after removing several bills for separate consideration, including 25-252, 25-248, 25-251, and 25-253. The committee then took up 25-252 from the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, where members asked about the arts tax credit program, staffing, and volunteer coordination. Department representatives said the program had recently been authorized, forms had been finalized, three of six laid-off staff had been rehired through a federal grant, and the agency was now trying to recruit participants. Members also discussed whether tax-credit-raised funds could count as federal match; the department said they could not, because federal rules require state dollars. The item was adopted. The committee next considered 25-248 from the Department of Safety, which was described as a technical correction moving funds from equipment to hardware and software after consultation with the Department of Administrative Services. A member asked about “buy American” waivers, and the department said it would follow up with more information. The item was adopted. The committee then approved 25-251 from the Department of Administrative Services, which included discussion of ongoing problems with Anthem’s retiree health plan mail-order pharmacy. Department staff said many issues were tied to implementation changes and prescription renewal rules, that some complaints were being resolved through the vendor and the retiree health office, and that the contract would be rebid in the coming year, likely causing further changes. On 25-253 from the Department of Health and Human Services, members questioned the department’s September 5 health alert and whether it diverged from CDC guidance. DHHS said the alert was an annual evidence-based guideline for respiratory virus season and immunizations, largely aligned with CDC recommendations, and that some differences reflected timing and population-specific guidance. The item was adopted. The committee then heard 25-237 from the Department of Justice on the annual litigation fund request. Attorney General John Formela said the request was about $4.3 million, roughly 40% below last year and below the five-year average, with major costs tied to YDC civil and criminal litigation and some DHHS class actions. A member criticized the large increase over the budgeted $350,000 and said the budgeting approach should be corrected in the next cycle. Another member asked about YDC settlement reductions; the attorney general said confidentiality limited specifics, but explained that under the new statute the office had accepted well over half of administrator awards, rejected some, and negotiated lower amounts in others while still resolving most cases. The item remained under discussion at the end of the excerpt.

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• We've integrated our cash management functions, which was kind of in an old legacy system.
• we added to m&b after the 2023 functions we added to m&b after the 2023 session<00:19:47.400
• we' we've always had a banking function we' we've always had a banking function but<00:20:34.039
• we have built out increased function we have built out increased automation<00:20:50.600> of<
• <00:20:56.720> which<00:20:56.840> was our cash management functions which was our

Bills: HF10

Keywords: undocumented immigrants, state funding, MinnesotaCare, scholarship ineligibility, state assistance, 1183, house

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• So just to give you a high-level of the grant-making function at DEED, and hopefully this will be a helpful
• 00:02:01.520> the<00:02:02.320> grant<00:02:02.640> making<00:02:03.320> function
• at deed and of the grant making function at deed and hopefully<00:02:05.240> this<00:02:05.360
• <00:04:25.840> seriously taking that oversight function seriously taking that oversight function
• and and taking the oversight function and and taking the oversight function seriously<00:08:33.279

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The governor vetoed the funds used for government accountability functions...
• The governor vetoed the funds used for government accountability functions, like oversight of the executive
• have the opportunity today to override the governor's veto and restore the funding for these key functions

Summary: The Senate convened in special session with an opening prayer focused on Holocaust remembrance and a warning against antisemitism, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and the reading of the joint proclamation calling the session. The proclamation said the special session was convened to consider immigration-related legislation and appropriations to support coordination with federal immigration enforcement, including a chief immigration officer, restrictions on benefits for undocumented immigrants, voting-related offenses, penalties for removed aliens who re-enter, bail and detention considerations, ID requirements, and support for local law enforcement. Senate Bill 2B on immigration was filed and placed on the special order calendar for the next day, with an amendment deadline set after the Appropriations Committee meeting. The Senate then took up veto overrides on House Bill 5001 from the 2024 regular session, which is the General Appropriations Act. Members discussed the governor’s vetoes of legislative support and transparency-related funding, including IT systems, research, oversight, and Florida Channel services. Senator Pizzo objected to waiving Rules on one item and argued the chamber should also address broader cuts, including arts funding, while the Rules Chair said the items under consideration were limited to support services and that broader funding concerns could be addressed separately. The Senate voted to override line item 2802, funding legislative support services, by 35 yeas and 1 name, and line item 2803, also for legislative support services, by 36 yeas and 1 nay, both passing by the required two-thirds vote. The Senate then adjourned until the next morning.

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• The way that statute functions is that when you log on to the app, those providers, you're doing business
• drivers understand and are informed about this potential liability, and that there’s actually a functional
• driving, using an application, there’s actually some way to monitor to make certain that they have a functioning
• And functionally, to comply with this statute, I agree with you that if you were one of these delivery
• That’s the whole function of this statute.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• assessing recruitment and retention trends, evaluating whether salary parity. and other incentives are functioning
• The bill specifically includes supporting this kind of development as a core function.
• Another part or function of the T TACs is to enable career pathways for Indigenous educators and language
• while we're at it, my question is, Secretary Trujillo, I was shocked to learn that the TECs aren't functioning
• Chair, then if they function the way they're supposed to, it'll go an enormous way towards solving some

Keywords: 996, all

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• And so how do you all determine with agency functions are delegated are are given to appropriate for
• But shifting kind of skills are job functions, Mr. River. >> Thank you. Chair.
• So you would say that you all have kind of the internal technical capacity to monitor the AI functions
• It hot functions that happened within your agencies.
• committee in regard to how both from the agency site in from the underside of how we can improve the functionality

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• essential to public safety, access to the justice system, stewardship of public records, and the smooth functioning
• essential to public safety, access to the justice system, stewardship of public records, and smooth functioning
• justice system to help us safeguard victims, uphold constitutional jury rights, and ensure the courts function
• justice system to help us safeguard victims, uphold constitutional jury rights, and ensure the courts function
• effectively across Florida. constitutional jury rights and ensure the courts function effectively across

Summary: The committee heard budget presentations from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the Department of Juvenile Justice, and the clerks of court. FDLE outlined 28 legislative budget requests for fiscal year 2026-27, including funding for a new Fort Myers regional operations center lease, technology and data system upgrades, moving several programs off uncertain federal grants, expanding the wellness office, cryptocurrency seizure efforts, cybersecurity, forensic equipment, digital forensics, criminal history modernization, training, and the SAFE fentanyl enforcement program. Members asked about the reported 79% increase in officer misconduct cases, the role of body cameras and masking, public records request burdens on local agencies, and the status of Fibers and the Uniform Arrest Affidavit systems. FDLE said the misconduct data covers all sworn officers and corrections personnel, that many cases would not be affected by body cameras because they involve off-duty conduct or internal matters, and that it is working with agencies and vendors to improve participation in reporting systems. DJJ Secretary Matt Walsh updated the committee on the Florida Scholars Academy, describing the new unified education system across 39 residential facilities. He reported first-year enrollment, course completions, graduations, and compliance results, and said the program now provides in-person and blended instruction, individualized support, mental health services, and career and technical education. He also discussed staffing shortages in some detention facilities, the need for more residential beds, and the importance of recognizing and supporting staff. In response to questions, he explained how the program addresses students with disabilities and behavioral needs through one-on-one instruction, paraprofessionals, and immediate mental health support. The clerks of court presented a budget request centered on funding shortfalls and rising costs. Clerk and Comptroller Stacey Butterfield said clerks are operating with outdated funding levels despite increased statutory duties, higher postage and staffing costs, and growing workloads in priority case types such as injunctions for protection and other high-risk matters. The clerks requested $22 million in direct appropriations, including support for due process costs, jury management, and staffing for 37 new judges approved last session. Members also asked about Senate Bill 532, which Butterfield described as a CPI-based measure to update court fines and fees that have remained unchanged since 2008. The committee took no votes on the presentations and adjourned after discussion.

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• state attorney, public defender, and those entities need to be in balance in order for the system to function
• We won't be able to function, and the court system will grind to a halt.
• Without them, they could barely function.
• But again, it will mean a lot to keep our offices functioning and keep them going to continue what we
• As mentioned, certainly we are the same in function, and what we do is the same as the public defenders

Summary: The committee met for an interim appropriations presentation hearing focused on justice administration agencies. Members heard budget requests from the State Attorney’s Office, Public Defenders, the Justice Administrative Commission, Regional Conflict Counsel, Capital Collateral Regional Counsel, and the Guardian ad Litem Office, followed by a presentation from the Department of Juvenile Justice and a brief public comment from a nonprofit advocate. The chair noted that presentations from the Department of Law Enforcement and the Commission on Offender Review would be moved to a later meeting. The state attorney requested funding to true up underfunded circuits under the existing formula, staff 14 new criminal judgeships, replace declining VOCA victim-services funding with general revenue, and cover a projected due process shortfall. The public defender asked for a higher starting salary for assistant public defenders, funding to restore balance in circuits where public defenders lag behind state attorneys, and staffing for new criminal judgeships. Regional conflict counsel and capital collateral regional counsel also sought salary adjustments, additional attorneys and case costs, and competitive area differential funding to address recruitment and retention issues. The Justice Administrative Commission requested funding for Florida PALM readiness and implementation and for IT hardware and software replacement; it also relayed a clerks’ request for reimbursement related to injunctions for protection, Baker Act, Marchman Act, and sexually violent predator cases. The Guardian ad Litem Office said it now has a guardian ad litem for every child in Florida and requested salary increases for senior and managing attorneys to reduce turnover. The Department of Juvenile Justice presented a much larger budget request to expand residential and detention capacity, increase per diem rates, renovate and replace aging facilities, fund the Broward detention center rebuild, improve cybersecurity and the juvenile information system, and cover rising lease costs. Members asked questions about staffing, compensation, detention and residential treatment needs, mental health and substance-use services, and the Broward project timeline. A nonprofit advocate then asked for better data collection on protection orders and related court actions to support funding for domestic violence and recovery services. The committee adjourned without taking any formal votes on the budget requests.

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• some items from the scope of representation that are county and public authority administrative functions
• some items from the scope of representation that are county and public authority administrative functions
• I'm just citing the concerns we have with the scope of representation items as well that are PA functions
• employer questioning of certain individuals with potentially relevant information, this bill will still function
• Third, regardless of whether the bill's provisions are characterized as a privilege or not, it will function

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Public Employment and Retirement met for its first hearing of the session, adopted committee rules, and heard several labor-related bills. The chair reviewed hearing procedures, including limits on testimony and expectations for orderly conduct. Members then took up measures affecting public employee bargaining, contracting, confidentiality, school employee benefits, pay stub information, and state correctional health staffing. AB 672 would require public employers to notify PERB when filing court actions involving statutes PERB administers and allow PERB to intervene; it drew support from SEIU, AFSCME, school employees, labor groups, and no opposition, and was passed out of committee. AB 283 would move IHSS bargaining from the county to the state level; providers and recipients testified about low wages, long delays in bargaining, and care access concerns, while counties and public authorities raised cost, scope, and implementation issues. The bill passed 7-0 after members discussed family care worker concerns and the author said he would continue working on the issue. AB 339 would require local governments to give unions 120 days’ notice before contracting out bargaining-unit work. Labor supporters said the bill would make existing meet-and-confer rights meaningful and protect jobs, while counties, cities, special districts, chambers of commerce, and staffing groups argued it would burden local agencies and interfere with existing MMBA procedures. The committee also heard AB 340, which would make communications between employees and union representatives confidential for PERB purposes; supporters said it codified existing case law, while school administrators, special districts, counties, and business groups warned it could hinder investigations. AB 378 would extend the classified school employees summer assistance program to JPA employees, and AB 374 would require more detailed pay stubs for classified school employees; both had labor support and some education-sector opposition over implementation and cost concerns, and both advanced. AB 393 would require cost analyses before contracting out physician work at CDCR and the Department of State Hospitals; supporters argued the state was overpaying contractors amid high vacancy rates, and the bill also advanced. At the end of the hearing, the committee recorded final votes showing AB 283, AB 340, AB 374, AB 378, AB 393, and AB 672 all passing out of committee, while AB 339 remained on hold with a 4-0 vote and some members not voting.

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• committee's jurisdiction to provide us with important background information and an overview of their functions
• We'll allow each witness a time to explain their functions.
• My office has a number of functions.
• We have a regulatory function, a legislative function.

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• It used to be that video games remained playable so long as you had functioning hardware and a copy of
• Playable so long as you had functioning hardware and a copy of that game.
• The current system under CCIDC is not functioning in a way that meaningfully serves designers or the
• The current system under CCIDC is not functioning in a way that meaningfully serves designers, under
• CCIDC is not functioning in a way that meaningfully serves designers or the public.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• . >> Functionally, it kind of becomes an over-the-counter. >> Well, again, it depends on the standing
• It still requires that prescription. >> Functionally, it kind of becomes an over-the-counter. >> Well
• It still requires that prescription. >> Functionally, it kind of becomes an over-the-counter. >> Well
• It still requires that prescription. >> Functionally, it kind of becomes an over-the-counter. >> Well
• It still requires that prescription. >> Functionally, it kind of becomes an over-the-counter. >> Well

Bills: HB161, HB146, HB289, HB290, HB31, HB146, HB289, HB290, HB31

Keywords: consumer protection, app store, age verification, parental consent, data protection, minors, HB146, ivermectin, pharmacist, standing order, prescription drug, non-patient-specific order, dispensing, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, licensed health care provider, pharmacy board, medical licensure, disciplinary action, drug access

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• I think Representative Whitty used the term team house, and I like that because we really did function
• , the four co-chairs, judiciary and public safety, I think we did really function as team house.
• <00:30:21.039> the<00:30:21.279> four because we really did function the four because
• 30:26.480> really public safety I think we did really public safety I think we did really function
• as team house and you know function as team house and you know given<00:30:29.840> the<00:30:

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Deputy Director, Director, could you speak to the employees that are currently doing this function that
• “To the employees that are currently doing this function that are preparing to move over to your division
• : Is anyone going to lose their job as a result of this change of function?

Keywords: 909, all

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• Radio communication must function 100% of the time.
• Radio<00:08:51.880> communication<00:08:52.640> must<00:08:53.200> function<00:08
• :53.600> 100% Radio communication must function 100% Radio communication must function 100% of
• And functioning as a legislature and as a government is our responsibility, and that's why this bill
• to function as a government. to function as a government.

Bills: HF4810, HF4597, HF1082, HF3230

Keywords: public safety, radio communications, infrastructure funding, county funding, interoperability, ARMER network, local jurisdictions, HF4597, Minnesota public safety, 911, emergency dispatch, emergency communications, public safety appropriation, Metropolitan Emergency Services Board, PSAP, dispatch interoperability, real-time coordination, emergency response coordination, cross-jurisdictional response, 911 center awareness platform

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• <00:45:18.720> in<00:45:19.040> the placement, they can function in the placement,
• they can function in the community<00:45:19.760> environment,<00:45:20.319> which<00:45
• How do we take a truly integrated approach with functional medicine?
• <00:59:58.960> And approach with functional medicine?
• And approach with functional medicine?

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Families and Children met with a quorum, approved the August minutes, and received an update that the number of children in out-of-home care with active placements was 8,647 as of September 7, 2025. The first presentation was from Isaiah 117 House, a nonprofit that provides a home-like setting for children on removal day so they do not have to wait in a state office. Speakers described the mission as reducing trauma for children, lightening the burden on case workers, and easing transitions to foster or kinship placements. They said the Kentucky home in Logan County opened on August 15 and had already served 10 children in its first six days. Committee members asked about logistics, including whether children placed with kinship caregivers would still come to the house, how long children can stay, who remains responsible for them, and how volunteers are screened. The presenters said children are brought to the house regardless of whether they are headed to kinship or foster placement, that 72 hours is not a hard cutoff, and that a case worker remains in charge at all times while volunteers provide support. They also said volunteers undergo background checks, trauma-informed training, confidentiality instruction, and annual continuing education. In response to questions about funding and expansion, they said Isaiah 117 House is community-funded without state or federal money, and that new homes are opened only when fully funded, with construction costs typically ranging from $80,000 to $150,000 and first-year budgets around $180,000. The committee then heard a presentation from Remy Eastep Homes on its Family Centered Integrated Healthcare and related services. Leaders described the organization’s history from its origins as separate orphanages in Boyd County to residential treatment, treatment foster care, prevention services, and outpatient behavioral health. They said the organization shifted about 15 years ago toward engaging families more directly because family involvement improves outcomes and helps keep children safely at home when possible. The presentation continued into program details, but no votes or formal actions were taken on either presentation.

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• So actually putting that program into function would require additional work from the legislature. >>
• <00:43:39.520> would<00:43:39.760> require program into into function would require
• program into into function would require additional<00:43:40.800> uh<00:43:40.880> work
• > the<00:58:12.559> insurance think the functionality of the insurance think the functionality
• <00:58:27.760> for really important function for really important function for specialized

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The task force held its first meeting on the insurance affordability crisis affecting single-family housing, common interest communities, and multifamily rental housing. Members and staff introduced themselves, including representatives from insurers, the Department of Commerce, housing advocates, affordable housing developers, and HOA/community association interests. Representative Steve Elkins was elected chair by roll call vote with 10 members in favor, after discussion that the Senate appointee’s formal appointment had not yet arrived; the group noted the intent to later move to co-chair leadership once that appointment is finalized. Staff reviewed the task force’s enabling statute and open meeting law requirements. The task force is charged with studying homeowners and commercial property insurance, property resilience and risk mitigation, liability laws and possible tort reform, notice and oversight issues, public reporting, and the state-supported insurance program, including possible expansion to a catastrophic reinsurance fund or self-insured pool. The final report is due February 15 and will go to the commissioners of commerce, housing finance, and employment and economic development, as well as relevant legislative committees. Members were also briefed on meeting logistics, a draft charter to be voted on at the second meeting, a resource page for shared materials, and the schedule of future meetings. The Department of Commerce then gave an overview of Minnesota’s property and casualty insurance market. Commerce described its regulatory role, the state’s competitiveness test, and how homeowners insurance is often filed under a “file and use” process rather than prior approval. The presentation emphasized that homeowners coverage has been under pressure for years: insurers have lost money in many recent years, premiums have risen, some consumers are taking on more risk through higher deductibles or reduced coverage, and some are moving into the surplus market. Commerce also highlighted the impact of severe weather losses, the growth in premiums since 2014, and gaps in oversight for homeowners associations and related policies. The meeting then shifted to brainstorming the problems the task force should address. Early discussion focused on climate and construction-related resilience, including hail and wind-driven rain damage, discontinued building materials, and whether stronger materials are reflected in insurance pricing. Members also raised the need to study programs like Alabama’s fortified roof model and Minnesota’s own Strengthen Minnesota Homes effort, along with questions about whether the construction industry is prepared to support broader resilience measures. No additional votes were taken during the discussion segment.

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• Secretary Jane Nelson: ...about our agency, about its functions, and about our needs.
• Recommendations include stable funding for this function at $111.4 million.
• We perform the following primary functions: Number one, debt issuance based on legislative authorization
• I want to start by summarizing our agency's primary functions.
• We essentially serve a function similar to an insurance company owned by the state.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all