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• produce very nice documents or PDF versions that providers need for records management in case of audits
• When we went out, we did a competitive procurement for operations and maintenance.
• They define a set of requirements, and they go through some kind of procurement effort to try to find

Summary: The subcommittee heard a lengthy presentation on the Agency for Persons with Disabilities’ I-Connect system, based on an ILAB assessment of the platform’s performance and requirements. ILAB said the system provides useful centralized records, reporting, compliance support, and audit trails, but users described it as cumbersome, outdated, and inefficient, with excessive manual entry, weak navigation, limited notifications, no mobile app, poor printing/export options, and performance issues. ILAB also said the original 2013-era requirements were too high-level and that only a portion of the requirements could be verified, with some features de-scoped or never implemented. Their recommendations included better integration with electronic health record systems, improved performance monitoring, electronic signatures, OCR, and more modern export and verification tools. Public testimony from providers and advocates echoed those concerns. A support coordination provider said the system is nicknamed “I Disconnect,” described problems with EVV/GPS sign-ins, lengthy support plans, lack of a phone app, and possible HIPAA concerns. Another advocate said the system should have preserved family access to records and criticized the need for providers to use workarounds and additional software. APD staff said the agency has spent about $19.7 million through FY 2023-24, has regular build updates under the current contract with WellSky, and uses an internal help desk and vendor ticketing process to triage bugs versus enhancement requests. They said some issues are handled case-by-case, critical tickets have SLAs, and the agency is working on interoperability and other requested improvements. Members questioned whether the system should be fixed or replaced, whether the original contract and SaaS arrangement were sufficient, and whether the state received value for the money spent. APD said the system went live in phases and that all functionality was in place by June 2024, while ILAB and members noted significant technical debt and unresolved gaps. The committee also discussed record retention, provider access to records after a consumer changes providers, and whether federal funding or compliance could be affected. The meeting ended with broader budget remarks emphasizing completion over expansion, stronger upfront planning for technology projects, and more accountability before funding new systems or major enhancements.

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• That office handles all funding, procurement, HR things for state personnel. The state purchases.
• So we oversee them and we audit them.
• As for procure, we have veterans assistants.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• distributions look, some of the auditing distributions look, some of the auditing practices<00:11
• So we can require them to do annual audits as well.
• So, every two years they have those independently audited.
• auditing on sports wagering side of it. auditing on sports wagering side of it.
• There are independently uh audited.

Keywords: 916, all

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• going to agency 21, Department of Audit. going to agency 21, Department of Audit.
• The<02:04:54.000> Department<02:04:54.320> of<02:04:54.560> Audit<02:04:55.199><
• c> had<02:04:55.520> the<02:04:55.760> three The Department of Audit had the three
• The Department of Audit had the three banker<02:04:56.719> positions<02:04:57.280> restored
• increase local food procurement. increase local food procurement.

Keywords: 916, all

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• investigations investigative audits investigations investigative audits penalty<00:19:52.799>
• He’s embarrassed to tell them when the OA audit came out, it said, hey, you guys are getting free HR
• He’s embarrassed to tell them when the OA audit came out, it said, hey, you guys are getting free HR
• He’s embarrassed to tell them when the OA audit came out, it said, hey, you guys are getting free HR
• <01:25:57.600> policies following you know procurement policies following you know procurement

Bills: HF2432

Keywords: HF2432, judiciary finance bill, public safety finance bill, corrections policy, crime victims, victim services, Minnesota victims of crime account, court fees, marriage license fee, financial crimes, fraud investigations, insurance fraud, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Commerce Fraud Bureau, wage theft, automobile theft prevention, nonprofit security grants, 911 funding, POST Board

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• . 80 by Representative Carlson to direct the Legislative Auditor to conduct a comprehensive fiscal audit
• It provides relative to the Louisiana Procurement Code, provides for definitions, requirements for information
• Members, SB 300 modernizes Louisiana's procurement code by streamlining IT and service procurement procedures
• Senate Bill 303 by Senator Cloud provides relative to Louisiana Procurement Code, cooperative purchasing
• Senate Bill 449 by Senator Duplessis, procurement requirements for materials and goods by public entities

Bills: HR265, HR266, HR267, HR268, HR269, HR270, HR271, HR272, HR273, HCR107, HCR108, HCR109, HCR110, HCR111, HR257, HR258, HR259, HR260, HR261, HR262, HR263, HCR105, HCR106, SCR30, SB57, SB157, SB202, SB237, SB276, SB450, SB465, SB501, SB525, HR3, HR80, HR197, HR243, SCR5, SCR35, HB4, HB623, HB944, HB986, HB1098, HB1222, SB34, SB164, SB172, SB198, SB208, SB232, SB281, SB286, SB317, SB322, SB334, SB380, SB385, SB409, SB417, SB421, SB430, SB439, SB447, SB458, SB510, SB398, HB646, HR84, HR188, HR205, SCR19, SCR3, SCR6, SCR18, SCR11, SCR22, SCR2, SCR20, SCR24, HCR6, HB301, HB359, HB657, HB675, HB680, HB727, HB302, HB819, HB1257, HB1258, SB8, SB10, SB11, SB12, SB13, SB14, SB16, SB17, SB18, SB20, SB21, SB22, SB40, SB48, SB55, SB69, SB75, SB77, SB78, SB85, SB102, SB115, SB133, SB140, SB148, SB151, SB165, SB169, SB170, SB185, SB197, SB200, SB217, SB235, SB278, SB280, SB291, SB300, SB303, SB315, SB324, SB330, SB411, SB416, SB420, SB436, SB438, SB449, SB455, SB456, SB477, SB489, SB521, SB45, SB58, SB71, SB81, SB92, SB100, SB109, SB141, SB156, SB181, SB203, SB204, SB205, SB207, SB213, SB214, SB216, SB229, SB257, SB274, SB290, SB304, SB374, SB379, SB396, SB410, SB425, SB427, SB429, SB479, SB522, HCR72, HB633, HB603, HB940, HB251, HB775, HB998, HB1191, HB625, HB1255, HB901, HR20, HR74, HCR65, HCR71, HB284, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB582, HB605, HB614, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1240, SB82, SB89, HB258, HB842, SB149, SB382, SB441

Keywords: Pineville High School, Lady Rebels, softball, LHSAA, Louisiana High School Athletic Association, Class 5A, state championship, high school sports, student athletes, commendation, resolution, athletics, girls softball, championship team, Pineville, school recognition, sportsmanship, coach Allison Frye, Louisiana legislature, House Resolution

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the pledge, roll call, and several personal privileges recognizing visitors and special observances, including Transportation Day and a day without child care at the Capitol. Members also honored the Southern University Laboratory School track teams, early childhood educators, and later offered condolences and tributes, including a memorial resolution for Derek Butler’s family and birthday recognitions for members and staff. The chamber received Senate messages, committee reports, and introduced or adopted several resolutions and bills throughout the day. A major portion of the floor was devoted to retirement-system cleanup and funding bills, including Senate Bills 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 20, and 21. Members and authors explained these measures as technical changes to simplify contribution formulas, separate funding for COLAs and benefit increases from debt paydown, and update reemployment or benefit rules for retirees in various systems. Most of these bills passed with large margins after brief questions about whether they would affect automatic debt reduction; authors repeatedly said they would not stop debt paydown. Other measures passed on topics such as emergency vehicle procedures, international driving reciprocity with Ireland, seat belt use, port commission appointments, GOHSEP cybersecurity authority, storage facility rental rules, biomarker testing coverage, DNA sample collection procedures, and a law-institute bill on movable-property leases. The House also adopted HCR 72, the Jonas A. Feeley Act, which memorializes Congress to expedite research and treatment development for acute myeloid leukemia in honor of a deceased veteran, and H.B. 1258, which directs the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries on handling unlawfully possessed sick, injured, or orphaned wildlife. Another notable bill, Senate Bill 200, created a process for expropriating property tied to foreign adversaries near military bases, with amendments allowing voluntary divestment before expropriation. Most measures were adopted by wide margins, with co-author votes taken on some resolutions and bills tabled or returned to the calendar when requested. The most extended debate centered on Senate Bill 217, which would reduce the number of judges in Orleans Parish courts based on a statewide workload study. Supporters said the National Center for State Courts study showed Orleans had more judges than comparable parishes and that the bill would right-size the courts and save about $2.1 million. Opponents questioned the study’s methodology, the lack of Orleans delegation involvement, the counting of cases, the absence of uniform statewide clerk-of-court standards, and whether reducing criminal judges made sense given crime concerns. Despite the criticism, the bill was advanced after lengthy questioning, while the chamber continued to move other bills and resolutions forward.

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• ,<02:44:50.560> whatever, call it, free state audit, whatever, call it, free state audit,
• But then he requested the 91A on the audit trail for the cameras, which I was like, there's no reason
• But then he requested the 91A on<02:45:36.399> the<02:45:36.479> audit<02:45:36.800>
• The proposed process addresses procurement, safekeeping of the donor tissue while in use, and proper
• The proposed process addresses procurement, safekeeping of the donor tissue while in use, and proper

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• We audit these plans and some of the plans that are being done are kind of copy and paste jobs, right
• The use of the statewide price agreement is that it is compared to the rest of the procurement code,
• So this is, this procurement contracts that we let... Mr.
• Chair, these procurements, they are competitive bid contractors, open, wide open.
• And then a new procurement agreement in '21 allowed for additional approved well contractors.

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• /c><00:24:23.360> to not think that we would be able to not think that we would be able to procure
• We have a hard time finding procure.
• We're doing our first facility audit. We have a facility audit scheduled for every month this year.
• It takes us a while to audit everybody.
• We've developed our audit tool, and the mental health units are a significant part of that audit.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• strong oversight with the board and our oversight committee and the funding agencies that fund us, that audit
• us over 12 audits a year.
• And we're very proud to say that we have over three decades of unmodified audits.
• The non-tax certificates track through who you supplied to, and then they can go back and audit you and
• And because of the way the procurement code works, we can't officially announce them until every single

Keywords: 996, all

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• We are supposed to have an open procurement process.
• Second 6.200, Department operations, internal audit program expanding... Second, 6.200.
• Department operations internal audit program expansion. That was the House. Good. Okay.
• Department operations internal auditing, Senate.
• Department operation contractual audits, Senate. 6.200 audit program offset. Audit program offset.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Over whether or not to turn in our audits of the program.
• But it was contingent on an audit of the program and a new look at it.
• Chair, Representative Armstrong, so this is an outstanding OIG audit.
• I think OIG completed their audit.
• Our position is that there should not be an audit finding.

Keywords: 996, all

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• And if it's, you know, self-attestation or if we're auditing these costs or, you know, because if it's
• They have to go through federal audits and all that.
• Previously, in disasters, they paid the cost up front and did the procurement.
• They did the procurement. Now they want states to do that. So we are paying the cost up front.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• As I understand it, it looks like the intent now is to audit the progress that has been made.
• As I understand it, it looks like the intent now is to audit the progress that has been made.
• auditor will come in and do an audit of the previous work that was done.
• their audit authority as needed.
• their audit authority as needed.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Committee met to consider the final three-party agreement for the 2026-27 state budget and 19 implementing bills, including two budget bill juniors and 17 trailer bills. Committee leadership and administration officials described the budget as a balanced plan that reduces out-year structural deficits, maintains large reserves, and makes major investments in health care, education, housing, child care, public safety, and other core services while also responding to expected federal cuts and fiscal uncertainty. The Department of Finance outlined the package’s major components, including Medi-Cal adjustments, education funding increases, higher education changes, child care and human services updates, housing and homelessness funding, energy and transportation provisions, and tax and general government changes. Members asked questions about several provisions, including CSU enrollment targets and turnaround plans, the Prop. 98 settle-up mechanism, the plastics market development payment program, housing accountability measures, NextGen 9-1-1 implementation, and veteran services. Staff and administration witnesses explained that the higher education language is intended to improve campus-by-campus reporting and oversight, that Prop. 98 settle-up would be finalized later through the statutory certification process, and that NextGen 9-1-1 now includes one-time funding, quarterly reporting, an independent technical review, and a state audit. Members also discussed the HAP homelessness funding increase to $900 million and the balance between accountability and timely distribution of funds. The most extended exchange centered on comparisons between funding for veterans and Medi-Cal/immigrant health coverage. Republican members argued the budget spends far more on undocumented immigrant services than on veterans, while Democratic members and Finance staff responded that the comparison was misleading because many veterans’ services are federally funded and the state budget also includes dedicated veteran support. The chair and other members emphasized that the budget reflects difficult tradeoffs and that the package protects vulnerable populations, preserves health care access, and advances affordability. No final vote was described in the excerpt, but members indicated support for the overall package and said they would support it on the floor.

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• reduction, like $10 a credit hour, so they can still take some of those courses for non-credit or audit
• Administrative support is a big one here, whether it's planning, procurement, or working with our federal
• And as always, with many state agencies, I want to raise the last challenge, which is procurement and
• But I will say again, a big part of our process is making sure we have the procurement and licensing

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• A 2024 audit found that only about 21% of community college students who began college from 2017 to 2019
• These funds are intended for the procurement of a standardized ERP across community colleges that would
• expect benefits of this investment may include improved data security, economies of scale for system procurement
• Maybe what we need to do is invest in time working with procurement people at each of the campuses, each

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance held a hearing focused on California Community College budget proposals. Chair Alvarez opened by emphasizing the system’s role in access, transfer, workforce training, and serving more than 2 million students, while also noting persistent challenges in enrollment, persistence, transfer, and graduation. Public commenters and system representatives broadly supported COLA, enrollment growth funding, deferred maintenance, student support block grants, and additional flexibility for districts facing uncertainty. The first major panel covered the student-centered funding formula, COLA, and enrollment growth. The Department of Finance said the Governor proposes a 2.43% COLA ($230.4 million) and 0.5% enrollment growth funding ($30.4 million). The LAO said the COLA was reasonable and recommended funding at least the proposed growth amount, citing uneven enrollment recovery and regional differences. The Chancellor’s Office supported both proposals and asked for additional changes, including using the greater of current-year or three-year average for apportionments and lifting the 10% local enrollment cap, arguing these would better fund growing districts. Members questioned how the formula works, whether SCFF is improving outcomes, and how much additional funding would be needed under different growth scenarios. The committee then reviewed categorical program COLAs, Rising Scholars, career education proposals, IT proposals, and student housing. The Governor proposed a 2.43% COLA for selected categorical programs ($31.9 million). For Rising Scholars, the Governor proposed $30 million ongoing and removal of the cap on participating colleges; the LAO urged waiting for outcome data before doubling funding, while the Chancellor’s Office said the program is serving more students and supports equity for justice-impacted students. On career education, the Governor proposed $50 million for credit for prior learning and $50 million for a career passport; the LAO supported more reporting on credit for prior learning but recommended rejecting the career passport as too undefined, while the Chancellor’s Office supported both. On technology, the Governor proposed $162.5 million for a common cloud data platform and $168 million for a common ERP system; the LAO said both were premature or lacked sufficient planning and recommended rejection, while the Chancellor’s Office argued they would improve real-time data, security, and systemwide efficiency. The committee also heard an update on student housing: the administration said the 2024 shift to a lease-revenue bond model remains in progress for 13 approved projects, with 11 still active, and members asked about withdrawn projects and possible use of any returned funds. No votes were taken, and several items were held open for further discussion and May Revision updates.

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• As I understand it, it looks like the intent now is to audit the progress that has been made.
• We have included some funds for the state auditor to come in and do an audit of the previous... ...who
• did some funds for the state auditor to come in and do an audit of the previous work that was done.
• We do think that the audit should probably happen earlier, so we would encourage the Legislature to use
• their audit authority as needed.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Rebecca De Matsushima, Vice President of Resource Procurement for H Electric, standing on our written
• essentially exceeds a million dollars in appropriations from the feds is going to be subject to single audit
• So to ensure that we are compliant with our single audit procedures, as well as making sure that we do
• essentially exceeds a million dollars in appropriations from the feds is going to be subject to single audit
• So to ensure that we are compliant with our single audit procedures and make sure that we do not get

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 818 HD1, which would establish the Waiawa Community Development District. The Attorney General’s office said the bill may not comply with requirements for a special fund, and DLNR asked for further amendments so lease revenues would remain with DLNR while it continues managing the lands. DLNR cited ongoing costs, including the Uncle Billy’s demolition debt and management needs at Banyan Drive/Banyan Country Club. HCDA/Waiawa representatives supported the bill, agreed that DLNR should keep lease revenues while it remains the land manager, and said a future transfer of land management would change where revenues should go. Members focused on whether removing lease revenue would undercut the bill and on how existing and future revenues should be allocated. The committee then took up HB 338 HD1 and HB 339 HD1 on renewable energy-related utility transactions and procurement. Testimony came from the Consumer Advocate, the State Energy Office, the Public Utilities Commission, Hawaiian Electric, IBEW Local 1260, Ulupono Initiative, and Life of the Land. Supporters generally backed the measures, while some asked for labor-related strengthening language. Discussion centered on how the PUC should handle competing bids or offers in utility merger or acquisition situations, with concerns raised about NDAs, timing, and whether the original version or amended language better allowed public and intervenor participation. A witness from Life of the Land argued that utilities should not negotiate under NDA in a way that blocks later public competition, and a PUC-related witness said the current language was changed from the original to address PUC testimony. Finally, the committee heard HB 1467 HD1 on housing resiliency. OIP was not present, while B&F raised concerns about placing federal funds into a special fund, saying federal grant money should remain in a separate P fund for transparency, accountability, and single-audit compliance. State agencies and groups including OPSD, Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, the Climate Advisory Team, and Hawaii Realtors supported the measure. Testimony emphasized that many older roofs lack hurricane clips and that strengthening homes could reduce disaster sheltering and temporary housing costs. IBEW Local 1260 supported the bill but argued that building to current standards upfront is preferable to retrofitting later. Members questioned funding structure, eligibility, and whether the program should be needs-based; the bill was described as limited to households under 140% AMI. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• There would be a system in place to identify them, where they would have their financials audited, and
• There would be a system in place to identify them, where they would have their financials audited, and
• :21:07.039> their<00:21:07.640> uh<00:21:07.840> financials<00:21:08.640> audited
• <00:21:09.640> and have their uh financials audited and have their uh financials audited and
• of Grant applications IT audits of Grant applications IT addresses<00:23:46.520> the<00:23:46.720

Keywords: 1183, house

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• original form would have made local governments seeking LFIRs ineligible if they were under repeated audits
• I believe the case was in Philadelphia where a sexual predator was permitted to procure a child through
• And if a French couple decided to procure a child through surrogacy, there's nothing in our laws that
• And we have identified that there are certain child procurement arrangements that are being organized
• in finance or controlled by persons or entities outside... ...procurement arrangements that are being

Summary: The Appropriations Committee considered a large agenda of bills and reported several measures favorably. Early action included SB 6, a settled claim bill involving the Department of Children and Families and a trust for Leila Estrada and Sapphire Williams, and CS/CS/SB 1266, which creates a cybersecurity experiential learning and clearance-readiness program through the Department of Commerce and Cyber Florida. The committee also approved SB 532 on clerks of court funding, allowing clerks to retain all excess Article V revenue rather than returning half to the state and clarifying foreclosure sale procedures. In addition, the committee passed CS/CS/SB 1602 and CS/CS/SB 1604 to create and fund a pilot housing program for veterans through the Florida Housing Finance Corporation, and CS/SB 1110 to expand Medicaid and private insurance coverage for medically necessary orthotics and prosthetics, including testimony from affected families and advocates. The committee also adopted an amendment and then favorably reported CS/CS/SB 1012 on inmate services, removing the bill’s medical-services compensation provisions while retaining changes to the inmate welfare trust fund and related facility uses. It also adopted a delete-all amendment and then favorably reported CS/CS/CS/SB 1614, which was narrowed to remove a provision allowing local governments to use excess fees to construct new buildings. The committee spent substantial time on CS/SB 17, a Medicaid oversight and transparency bill. The sponsor said the measure would create a joint legislative Medicaid oversight committee, authorize the Legislature to retain its own actuary, modernize Medicaid statutes, strengthen managed-care performance standards, and increase accountability for pharmacy benefit managers and related entities. After amendment, the committee adopted changes removing several PBM-related provisions while retaining the broader oversight framework. Testimony from supporters emphasized transparency, fraud prevention, and cost control, while a PBM trade association asked to continue working on affiliate-manufacturer, network, and payment issues. The bill was reported favorably. The most extensive discussion centered on CS/SB 1758, which proposes major changes to Medicaid and SNAP. The sponsor described five reforms: stronger fraud and overpayment recovery authority, a Medicaid work requirement for certain able-bodied adults, expanded behavioral-health services through Medicaid waivers, pharmacy-program changes to obtain rebates and reduce institutional costs, and SNAP/EBT reforms including photo IDs and work requirements. The committee adopted two amendments: one adding a transitional “glide path” for people who gain employment but risk losing Medicaid, and another exempting hospice patients with six months or less to live. Supporters argued the bill would reduce fraud, improve accountability, and encourage work, while opponents warned it would increase administrative burdens, push eligible people off coverage, and conflict with federal law or guidance. The bill remained under debate with extensive public testimony from advocates, providers, and affected families, and the transcript ends before final disposition on the measure.