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• Roll call will be granted. >> Thank you, Madam Chair.
• Roll call will<00:14:43.600> be<00:14:43.720> granted.
• will be granted. will be granted.
• Uh and Representative is granted.
• allocated for this particular hearing. allocated for this particular hearing.

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee took up House File 3357, a bill to prohibit weapons on Minnesota State Capitol grounds, with exceptions for official protective personnel. The bill’s author and co-author argued it was needed to create a safer environment for legislators, staff, and the public in light of recent threats and violence, including the killing of Speaker Emerita Hortman and other threats directed at members. Supporters said the Capitol should be a place for discussion, not guns, and emphasized the emotional and safety concerns faced by lawmakers, especially women. Opposition testimony came from the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus, which argued the bill would burden peaceable permit holders rather than violent criminals. Opponents said permit holders are highly vetted, commit crimes at very low rates, and should not be forced to choose between First and Second Amendment rights at the Capitol. Several Republican members echoed those concerns, saying the bill would create a confusing patchwork, fail to address threats outside the building, and infringe on lawful self-defense rights. One member also raised concerns about threats against legislators and questioned whether the bill’s assumptions about permit holders were supported by verifiable data. The discussion became contentious at points over procedure and interruptions, with the chair reminding members about decorum and allowing a roll call vote after repeated requests. The committee then voted 6-7, with one excused, against the motion to re-refer the bill to Public Safety. As a result, the motion did not prevail and House File 3357 was laid over.

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• to provide grant to provide grant oversight.<00:52:37.920> Effective<00:52:38.400> grant
• Every grant intent of a grant is met.
• If we want grants to administer grants.
• with some of our grants.
• of our grants.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We already put our grad students on grants.
• We already put our grad students on grants.
• I don't think any funding has really been allocated to that at this point.
• But that’s where the innovation grant is in addition to this.
• No, thank you, Grant Commissioner Sanford, again, for the record.

Summary: The Higher Education Funding Review Committee met to continue work on a draft higher education funding formula and related capital building fund changes. Lisa Johnson of the North Dakota University System updated the committee on the board’s developing policy for low-producing academic programs. She said the board is using a five-year rolling window, with thresholds of fewer than 10 undergraduate graduates or fewer than 5 graduate graduates, and that programs flagged in three consecutive review cycles would go to the board for review. Possible outcomes include continuation, continuation with modifications, inactivation, or termination. Members asked about how the policy would account for enrollment, program costs, workforce need, and programs that serve students outside their major. Johnson said the board would likely use an accompanying procedure to consider those factors. She also reported that about 200 programs could potentially be reviewed under current guidance, with 135 inactivated and 112 terminated, and said the process is intended to support quality and stewardship rather than simply cut programs. Jamie Wilkie then reported on the Capital Building Fund. He reviewed the fund’s history, matching requirements, and use for extraordinary repairs, deferred maintenance, and some legislatively authorized projects. He said about $334 million in state and matching dollars has been invested overall, with roughly 78.7% going to deferred maintenance and extraordinary repairs. Committee members pressed for updated information on how much deferred maintenance has actually been reduced, and several members said they wanted clearer reporting on the return on investment from new buildings versus repairs. NDSU representatives said the tier funding has helped significantly reduce deferred maintenance and allowed demolition and renovation work on campus. The committee also discussed the need for updated five-year facility plans and space-utilization information from the institutions. The committee then began a section-by-section review of a draft bill that would replace the current higher education funding formula with an FTE-based model and restructure the capital building fund. The draft would fund UND and NDSU differently from the other nine institutions, use fall enrollment rather than completed credits, add performance funding for completions in in-demand fields, create research incentives for UND and NDSU, and combine capital building fund tiers while changing matching requirements and eligible uses. Members raised concerns about the treatment of professional students, the use of CIP codes, incentives for waivers, and whether the formula should rely on more current data. The committee did not take final action on the draft during this meeting, but it continued detailed discussion and indicated more review would follow.

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• This section is essentially about how to allocate expenses among income and principal in an estate.
• expenses among income how to allocate expenses among income and<00:11:57.320> principal<00:11
• follow the same rules in allocating follow the same rules in allocating expenses<00:12:25.320>
• This is a section that deals with a certain power that is actually granted in a trust instrument.
• This is a section that deals with a certain power that is actually granted in a trust instrument.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• uh or LEAs who've received these grants uh or LEAs who've received these grants um<00:56:17.119>
• <00:56:25.839> cycle appropriation through the grant cycle appropriation through the grant
• 17.520> to around authorities granted to around authorities granted to volunteers.<00:57:18.960
• And again, the grants have been put out under the current cycle, but this would eliminate the grants
• And again, the grants have been put out under the current cycle, but this would eliminate the grants

Bills: HF2430, HF2433

Keywords: education finance, teacher training, Read Act, state aid, school funding, education funding, children with disabilities, transition aid, special education, school district consolidation, 1183, house

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• So in the Grants area, there's a formation known as the Grants Mineral Belt.
• So in the grants, Again, at risk of oversimplification.
• So in the grants area, there's a formation known as the grants mineral belt.
• Right now in Grants, New Mexico, we're having...
• was held off of each one of those allocations.

Bills: SB66, SB79, SB108

Keywords: environment, cleanup, contamination, uranium mining, abandoned sites, state funding, mosquito control, public health, surveillance, prevention funds, local government grants, food security, agriculture, food bank, regional program, appropriation, 996, all

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• operating eligibility of federal grants operating eligibility of federal grants in<00:15:22.639>
• <00:25:21.440> that statutory and formula allocations that statutory and formula allocations
• Uh 12.8% is allocated by council policy. Uh 12.8% is allocated by council policy.
• I'll continue to describe how we allocate this and how we came up with these allocations in subsequent
• these allocations in subsequent slides. these allocations in subsequent slides.

Bills: HF4693

Keywords: transportation, license plates, validation stickers, replacement fees, government fees, 1183, house

Summary: The Transportation Finance and Policy Committee approved the April 13, 2026 minutes and then heard a presentation from Charles Carlson of Metropolitan Transportation Services on regional transit governance and finance in the Twin Cities area. Carlson reviewed the history of transit governance from private streetcars and buses to public control, including the creation of the Met Council and Metropolitan Transit Commission in 1967, later fragmentation through suburban opt-outs and the Regional Transit Board, and the 1994 consolidation that made Metro Transit part of the Met Council. He also explained the role of the Transportation Advisory Board as a state-created advisory body to the council’s federally designated MPO function, and noted that any major structural change to the Met Council could trigger federal redesignation requirements. The presentation then focused on funding changes over time. Carlson said transit was long supported by fares, property taxes, and federal aid, but that property taxes for operations were prohibited in 2001, federal operating assistance ended, and the state shifted to general fund support and then motor vehicle sales tax revenue. He described the 2006 constitutional dedication of motor vehicle sales tax, the volatility of that revenue during the Great Recession, and the use of one-time state appropriations and later federal COVID relief to cover operating gaps. He said the 2023 legislature created the regional 3/4-cent transportation sales tax to stabilize transit operations, reduced the state’s rail operating obligation, and moved Metro Mobility/Metro Move into a state forecast-based program effective in 2025. Members asked several questions about the structure of suburban “opt-out” providers, including Maple Grove and Plymouth, and how they can contract with Metro Transit or private providers while still retaining control of their allocated funds. Carlson explained that replacement service municipalities receive statutory and formula allocations and choose how to use them. He also described Metro Move as a waiver-based service begun in 2024 that uses human services and Medicaid funds to reduce pressure on the state general fund. Later discussion covered ridership and service shares, with Metro Council providing the vast majority of regional transit service and suburban providers accounting for a small share. No votes or bill actions were taken beyond adoption of the minutes; the chair indicated a bill would be taken up later in the meeting.

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• forgivable loans as well as the grants forgivable loans as well as the grants to<00:23:53.360>
• dedicate funding and expand the grant dedicate funding and expand the grant criteria<00:26:43.399
• Both were recipients of the current high-rise sprinkler system grant program.
• One is in Albert Lea, four in Hopkins, and one in North Mankato. system grant system grant program<00
• we don't qualify for the existing grant we don't qualify for the existing grant program<00:38:02.160

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This project Education Federal Grant.
• There are two grants, um, two reallocations from the county allocation pool for sewer projects.
• from the two grants um two reallocations from the county<00:24:04.799> allocation<00:24:05.440
• you would with the line item grant you would with the line item grant requiring<00:25:13.919>
• Uh, there will be six EDF grants.

Keywords: 00:01 Call to Order and Roll Call 01:49 Approval of Minutes 02:06 Information Items 03:48 Project Rpt from Finance and Admin Cabinet 14:38 Lease Rpt from Finance and Admin Cabinet 18:50 OFM – Ky Infrastructure Authority 26:40 OFM – Cabinet for Economic Development 31:50 Office of Financial Management 40:40 Remaining 2025 Meeting Dates 41:25 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The meeting opened with prayer and a quorum call, then the committee approved the prior meeting minutes. Staff reported several informational items, including University of Kentucky medical and research equipment purchases, school district debt issues, leasehold improvements, and Kentucky Community and Technical College System bond allocations. The committee then approved a line-item appropriation increase of $350,000 in federal funds for the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources’ Cumberland Forest Conservation Program, along with two Department of Military Affairs projects: the Ashland Readiness Center window replacement and the MATES HVAC replacement at Fort Knox. It also approved four larger maintenance-pool projects without further action: HVAC and smoke evacuation work at the Kentucky State Penitentiary, HVAC and hot water tank replacements at Oakwood, a Green Bank energy-savings performance project across state facilities, and roof replacement at Lake Barkley Lodge. Members asked about the prison project, the roof procurement process, and whether minority-owned firms receive special bidding preference; staff said capital projects are awarded through open low-bid procurement with qualification and warranty requirements, and that minority participation is preferred but not a bidding criterion. Two lease modifications were approved for Franklin County agencies: an expansion and renovation for the Auditor of Public Accounts and a downsizing and renovation for the Kentucky Workers Compensation Funding Commission. The committee also approved Kentucky Infrastructure Authority items, including a Monticello sewer loan, several Cleaner Water Program grants and reallocations, and a House Bill 1 water grant that required no action. Members questioned engineering costs and were told the KIA board reviews technical details and anomalies before approval. Finally, the committee approved six economic development grants: one EDF grant for V Simple in Jefferson County and five KPDI EDF grants for projects in Breckinridge, Erlanger, Todd, and Washington counties. The last action item was approval of Western Kentucky University’s up-to-$10 million general receipts revenue bond issue for athletic facilities. An informational Kentucky Housing Corporation multifamily bond item prompted concern from members about rising per-unit costs for affordable housing, and they requested further explanation from the housing corporation at a future meeting.

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• grant unit. grant unit.
• , and that grant is administered through the DNR grants unit, and we have an agreement with the DNR grants
• , and that grant is administered through the DNR grants unit, and we have an agreement with the DNR grants
• <00:21:01.360> grant<00:21:02.320> and legislatively directive grant grant and legislatively
• directive grant grant and that<00:21:02.799> grant<00:21:03.200> is<00:21:03.440> administered

Bills: HF3426, HF3428

Keywords: natural resources, environment, sustainability, conservation, outdoor recreation, land acquisition, real property, trust fund, commissioner approval, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, conservation easement, land purchase, state land, public lands, property acquisition, value assessment, tax assessed value, Metropolitan Council, Board of Water and Soil Resources

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• identification and development grant identification and development grant funding.<00:04:38.560>
• line 1.11 is inserting the word grants line 1.11 is inserting the word grants as<00:55:39.920>
• <01:08:57.600> that um it compared to the allocation that um it compared to the allocation
• have a a federal state partnership grant have a a federal state partnership grant application<01
• know what's been budgeted and allocated know what's been budgeted and allocated for<01:30:14.400

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The additional allocation.
• Secondly, the allocations are based on each county's average caseload.
• , even though their expenditures were often lower than their budget allocations.
• DHCS has also provided counties with annual funding allocated for county CCS monitoring.
• The legislature provides an allocation of resources to be able to do so.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• CGSA grant.
• CGSA grant.
• <00:27:47.280> for applied for a competitive grant for applied for a competitive grant for
• fiscal year 26 allocation.
• <01:08:28.960> implement grant or $100,000 grants to implement grant or $100,000 grants to

Keywords: 0:00:03 - Call to Order and Roll Call 0:00:43 - Approval of October 14, 2025 and November 4, 2025 Minutes 0:01:15 - Acceptance of Office of Education Accountability Report: Analysis Of Student Discipline Data in Kentucky Schools 0:02:10 - Implementation Update on 26 RS HB 257 0:49:38 - Career and Technical Education in the Assessment and Accountability System 1:13:50 - Office of Education Accountability Annual Report 1:47:27 – Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The Education Assessment & Accountability Review Subcommittee approved the minutes from its October 14 and November 4 meetings and also approved the Office of Education Accountability report analyzing student discipline data in Kentucky schools. The main presentation came from KDE Commissioner Dr. Robby Fletcher on implementation of House Bill 257, which he said has two major parts: selection of a statewide college entrance exam through a new procurement process, and development of locally designed indicators of quality for accountability. On the college exam, Fletcher explained that the state had to reopen procurement after Senate Bill 197, with the RFP released May 21, vendor questions handled through the Finance and Administration Cabinet, proposals due June 22, and scoring and review expected in July and August, with a vendor decision not likely until October. He emphasized that the exam is a norm-referenced college-readiness measure, not a test of Kentucky academic standards, which are assessed by the KSA. Members asked about the science requirement in statute, the possibility of multiple vendors or district choice, and whether the CLT could participate; Fletcher said vendors must address science in the RFP, multiple vendors could be possible, and any vendor could submit a proposal if it meets the rubric. He also noted that ACT and SAT differ in structure, that either can meet college-readiness benchmarks, and that there were no major complaints about the SAT during its first year of use. The second major topic was the locally developed indicators of quality under House Bill 257. Fletcher said these are intended to let districts measure themselves against their own goals rather than compare districts statewide, while still aligning with Kentucky standards. He described examples such as achievement, growth, student well-being, safety, fiscal responsibility, civics, internships, apprenticeships, project-based learning, and defenses of learning. He said districts may use local assessments such as MAP, STAR, and I-Ready alongside state data, and that local models should be developed with families, community members, and workforce partners. He added that KDE is providing technical assistance, has applied for a federal CGSA grant, and will use a one-time $15,000 cost offset for districts implementing local accountability models, with a superintendent webcast planned for August.

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• The Uncompensated Care Grant, we're going to need that to be replenished.
• This is for three groupings of federal grants on March 25th.
• The comprehensive scope of these grants is clearly identified in CDC grant requirements and guidance
• What is going on all of a sudden in my grants portal?"
• What is going on all of a sudden in my grants portal?"

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• this afternoon regarding the cuts to FEMA's Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Act grant
• States and Congress to restore funding to FEMA's Building Resilient Communities and Infrastructure grant
• Currently, the California Earthquake Authority will lose over $40 million allocated for seismic retrofits
• Like labor intensive grants to write and get so being awarded is a feat already and then to be taken
• We lost just over $40 million in BRIC funding for our Earthquake Multi-Unit Soft-Story Retrofit Grant

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Um, so again you can see how quickly those permanent funds are increasing the land grant severed tax
• Similarly, you have the land grant permanent fund that's in red, um, started between the 25th and the
• You can see it started around where the land grant permanent fund.
• And then another fund like land grant permanent fund might be right on track.
• is the result of its asset allocation.

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• $500,000 in grant funding to launch targeted recruitment programs.
• This grant structure is entirely performance-based.
• Kentucky Talent Recruitment Grant Kentucky Talent Recruitment Grant Program.<00:02:33.680> Simply
• This grant structure is highreward.
• it they've got their resources allocated it they've got their resources allocated but<00:15:16.639

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 00:38 HB 576 discussion: 01:56 HB 576 voting: 06:54 HB 593 discussion: 08:25 HB 593 voting: 21:58, 958, all

Summary: The House Standing Committee on Economic Development and Workforce Investment met with a quorum and first considered House Bill 576, which would create the Kentucky Talent Recruitment Grant Program. Representative Robert Duvall said the bill is intended to address Kentucky’s workforce shortage by funding local recruitment efforts for out-of-state talent, with grants of up to $500,000 to cities, counties, and nonprofits, a required 20% local match, and performance-based payments. He said the program is modeled on existing efforts already operating in Kentucky and cited projected economic and tax benefits. The committee substitute removed an appropriation and emergency clause so funding would go through the regular budget process, and members approved the committee substitute, the bill, and a title amendment with favorable expression. The committee then took up House Bill 593, sponsored by Representative Josh Bray, which addresses data centers and utility costs. Bray said the bill is designed to protect ratepayers from subsidizing data center infrastructure and to ensure projects either bring their own generation, use power purchase agreements, or pay upfront for any needed transmission or generation upgrades. He explained that the committee substitute made mostly technical changes, including giving municipal utilities more time to set tariffs, clarifying terms, adding exemptions for certain TVA- and DOE-related projects, and preserving existing contracts and net metering arrangements. Members asked about local control, the $75,000 prepayment, and TVA authority; Bray said the prepayment covers utility due diligence and screens speculative projects, local requirements must be certified before incentives apply, and TVA is federally regulated. The bill received supportive comments from several members, who emphasized protecting utility bills and ratepayers, and it passed the committee with favorable expression.

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• It would allocate $5 million from bill.
• additional grant funding. additional grant funding.
• The $2 million of planning grants The $2 million of planning grants provided<00:16:53.199> in
• , grants, 10 million in federal grants, grants, 10 million in federal grants, and<00:28:02.240>
• Is that million in state grants.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This is a modification for a 2023 grant.
• This is a modification for a 2023 grant. This is a modification for a 2023 grant.
• We gave a grant to Neighborhood House as a nonprofit, and it was a cash grant in 2023.
• , I think, a $5 million grant at that time.
• These would be grants to local program.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So that's less funding available to allocate to local governments.
• So just to clarify, so the first two, however much comes in by formulas allocated out...
• And yet we don't allocate any General Fund ongoing. We don't do ongoing funding.
• the subcommittee to look at allocations for both zero mission and near zero as well.
• that are waiting for the grants to open again.

Summary: The meeting began with a budget subcommittee hearing on a proposed sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) tax credit trailer bill. Assembly Members Ávila Farías and another member spoke in support, emphasizing union jobs, refinery investments, and the need to decarbonize aviation. The Department of Finance said the Governor’s proposal would provide a $1 to $2 per gallon credit against the diesel excise tax for SAF sold in California from 2026 to 2036. The Legislative Analyst’s Office recommended rejecting the proposal, arguing it is a relatively expensive way to reduce emissions, has uncertain environmental benefits, could significantly reduce transportation revenues, and conflicts with the spirit of voter restrictions on transportation taxes. Committee members questioned whether the credit would mainly benefit out-of-state producers, whether firms would have diesel tax liability to use the credit, and whether the proposal would shift production away from renewable diesel and raise fuel prices. Administration and CARB staff said the credit is intended to support aviation decarbonization, preserve jobs, and help keep California on track toward its 2045 climate goals. LAO and UC Berkeley testimony countered that the policy could mostly subsidize existing technologies, that feedstock supply is limited, and that the net emissions benefit may be small relative to the cost. Members also asked about the effect on local streets and roads, SHOP, and trade corridor funding; Finance estimated a $165 million annual revenue impact would reduce those programs, while LAO said the reductions would mean fewer projects over time. No vote was taken, and the chair said the issue would remain open for further discussion. The committee then moved to a zero-emission vehicle incentive trailer bill proposing a one-time $200 million appropriation to CARB for a new point-of-sale incentive program focused on first-time buyers and leases of new and used light-duty ZEVs. Supporters said the program would help offset the loss of the federal EV tax credit, maintain momentum in California’s ZEV transition, and use a one-to-one match with participating automakers to double the state’s investment. LAO recommended rejection, saying the proposal does not meet the high budget bar this year, lacks enough program detail to evaluate, is unlikely to move sales significantly given the size of the appropriation, and could duplicate existing state and utility programs. Members asked about current incentives across light-, medium-, and heavy-duty sectors, the recent decline in ZEV sales, and whether the program would help lower-income buyers rather than subsidize purchases that would have happened anyway. CARB said the proposal is meant to fill a gap in the light-duty market, where sales fell sharply after the federal credit expired, and noted existing programs for other vehicle classes. The Department of Finance also addressed a separate question about the Motor Vehicle Account, saying a previously planned GGRF transfer was no longer needed because updated forecasts showed the fund had sufficient balances, though LAO said the account still has a structural long-term imbalance. The discussion ended before any vote or action on the ZEV proposal.