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• can step in similar to with a school district only until they come back into compliance. community meal
• So we community meal health centers.
• </c> directly manage the community meal directly manage the community meal health<00:25:28.640><c> centers
• </c><00:27:39.600><c> health</c> or manage a community meal health or manage a community meal health
• </c> has the oversight for the community meal has the oversight for the community meal health<00:28:59.760

Committee: Joint Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

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• scholarships must be awarded to children of families who qualify for the federal free and reduced meal
• ensure that 50% of the students, rather than 40% of the students, qualified for free and reduced-price meals
• ensure that 50% of the students, rather than 40% of the students, qualified for free and reduced-price meals
• ensure that 50% of the students, rather than 40% of the students, qualified for free and reduced-price meals
• ensure that 50% of the students, rather than 40% of the students, qualified for free and reduced-price meals

Committee: Senate Education Finance

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• Senate File 19, sponsored by Senator Rothfuss, Epinephrine Delivery Methods, an act relating to public
• </c> by Senator Rothus epinephrine delivery by Senator Rothus epinephrine delivery methods<00:29:01.360
• file services to whom's referred Senate file 19<00:29:09.520><c> epinephrine</c><00:29:10.240><c> delivery
• </c><00:29:10.720><c> methods</c> 19 epinephrine delivery methods 19 epinephrine delivery methods respectful
• And I turn over the explanation of this bill, make it a combo meal to the same legislator.

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• Speaker, I move that the House grant permission for the Committee on Delivery of Government Efficiency
• Following announcement, the clerk read the announcement: The Committee on Delivery of Government Efficiency
• by Guillen, relating to the enforcement and prevention of offenses involving the manufacture or delivery
• Hughes, relating to prohibiting certain food additives from being included in free or reduced price meals
• HB4506 by Vaughn, relating to... delivery of notice for certain municipal zoning changes.

Bills: HJR144 , HJR218 , HB40 , HB 101 , HB 112 , HB146 , HB168 , HB214 , HB413 , HB1523 , HB493 , HB521 , HB594 , HB557 , HB305 , HB549 , HB854 , HB 1057 , HB 1052 , HB842 , HB3174 , HB3311 , HB2486 , HB3196 , HB824 , HB 1039 , HB2529 , HB2713 , HB4936 , HB4995 , HB4830 , HB4864 , HB5219 , HB5263 , HB5154 , HB2674 , HB5525 , HB5623 , HB2545 , HB2587 , HB2625 , HB5520 , HB5436 , HB4926 , HB1573 , HB5165 , HB4811 , HB5081 , HB4755 , HB3179 , HB4310 , HB4611 , HB2159 , HB4626 , HB3637 , HB3153 , HB3066 , HB2786 , HB2966 , HB638 , HB640 , HB876 , HB497 , HB5539 , HB4809 , HB5308 , HB4687 , HB4070 , HB4421 , HB4412 , HB3284 , HB3369 , HB3420 , HB3449 , HB4098 , HB4281 , HB4120 , HB4504 , HB4370 , HB 1106 , HB2370 , HB2404 , HB3863 , HB2407 , HB2253 , HB2273 , HB2040 , HB1586 , HB3788 , HB3993 , HB4690 , HB4309 , HB4696 , HB2308 , HB 1142 , HB1533 , HB1621 , HB2242 , HB2012 , HB2193 , HB2442 , HB2464 , HB2348 , HB2313 , HB2289 , HB1942 , HB2011 , HB1629 , HB2993 , HB3592 , HB3824 , HB4076 , HB4535 , HB4623 , HB4773 , HB 1091 , HB5115 , HB5515 , HB3372 , HB5659 , HCR118 , HB 1233 , HB2239 , HB2379 , HB2863 , HB3368 , HB3787 , HB3815 , HB3898 , HB4023 , HB4285 , HB4329 , HB4331 , HB4429 , HB4646 , HB4904 , HB5200 , HB5320 , HB5651 , HB5662 , HB5668 , HB5670 , HB5672 , HB5674 , HB5676 , HB5679 , HB5688 , HCR108

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• School meals represent one of the largest food purchasing programs in the country, and Idaho has a strong
• interest in how those meals are sourced and prepared.
• about our kids and grandkids, and this is about... ...giving them a good, healthy choice in their meals

Committee: House Agricultural Affairs

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• committee report number 679: third reading of Senate Bill 1300, Senate Draft 1, relating to school meals
• 00:04:02.680><c> relating</c><00:04:03.000><c> to</c><00:04:03.200><c> school</c><00:04:03.760><c> meals
• </c> Senate draft 1 relating to school meals Senate draft 1 relating to school meals is<00:04:04.879>

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• I'm here to provide just some information about meal debt and how districts manage it.
• And across those 79 districts, we reported the meal debt.
• And across those 79 districts, we reported the meal debt in March to be about 1.4 million.
• , and we support that and we don't want to see kids not get a meal at school.
• , and we support that and we don't want to see kids not get a meal at school.

Committee: Joint Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review Committee

Summary: The committee convened, approved the prior meeting minutes, and received a memo summarizing major audit items. The State Auditor’s office and outside auditors then presented a series of audits, many of which were clean with unmodified opinions and no findings, including the Bank of North Dakota, the Guaranteed Student Loan Program, the Office of the Governor, the State Treasurer, the Office of Management and Budget, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Environmental Quality, Lake Region State College, and the Office of the Governor. The North Dakota Stockmen’s Association audit was also clean overall, but it repeated findings about limited segregation of duties and auditor assistance in preparing financial statements, which the auditor said were expected to continue because of the organization’s small size. Committee members asked about out-of-state board addresses, and the association explained those members were North Dakota residents using South Dakota mailing addresses. Several audits did include findings. The Council on the Arts audit identified two issues: payroll charged to federal awards without supporting time records, and $12,825 in Cultural Endowment Fund spending that was not allowable under state law, including staff training, retreats, and executive director candidate travel. The Department of Public Instruction audit found unsupported scholarship applications in the paraprofessional-to-teacher program, but additional testing confirmed the funds were credited properly and students completed required school district work, so no improper payments were identified. The University of North Dakota audit found a lack of documentation and transparency in School of Law admissions decisions; the auditor said the law school used a holistic process but did not keep notes or evaluation tools to show why applicants were admitted, waitlisted, or denied. UND leadership said the school is in good standing with the American Bar Association and agreed better documentation is needed, and the auditor said the issue was the missing documentation, not ABA accreditation itself. The most extensive discussion centered on the North Dakota Racing Commission audit, which found four findings: overspending the promotion fund’s 25% operating cap, grant conditions not being met, improper breeder fund awards, and improper procurement. The auditor said promotion fund spending exceeded the cap by $327,447 and the fund balance dropped sharply over the audit period. Racing Commission director Bruce Johnson said the agency had become complacent, that grant requests were treated as routine, and that controls and documentation need to be tightened. He also explained that the breeder fund overpayments involved two horses whose ownership transfers were not properly documented before racing, and that the procurement issue stemmed from an advertising contract that proceeded without proper written procurement procedures after a misunderstanding with the State Procurement Office. The auditor said the Racing Commission will now be audited every two years because of the findings. The committee also received updates on Dakota College at Bottineau’s bank reconciliations, which Minot State University said had been brought current after an 18-month backlog, with only one account still needing cleanup; members asked for a written report on the corrective actions. The North Dakota Fair Foundation was reported to have dissolved, with remaining funds transferred to another nonprofit account for continued support of the state fair. Finally, the Department of Public Instruction provided an update on school meal debt, revising the earlier estimate to about $1.1 million based on incomplete district survey responses, and said the Anti-Lunch Shaming law likely increased meal debt because schools must feed students regardless of account balance. Members discussed the need for a more accurate year-end debt figure and possible future reporting at a later committee meeting.

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• and if I further know that the Department of Education recognizes the need to collect more complete meal
• recognizes the need to collect more recognizes the need to collect more complete<00:47:29.359><c> meal
• ><c> data,</c><00:47:30.720><c> would</c><00:47:30.880><c> I</c><00:47:31.119><c> now</c> complete meal
• debt data, would I now complete meal debt data, would I now press<00:47:31.599><c> the</c><00:47:31.839
• requirement of an annual report to the governor summarizing recommendations aimed at improving the delivery

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• It wasn't the oil company who was doing the delivery; it wasn't their fault.
• Sometimes that can happen after a terrible bleed after delivery, endometrial cancer.
• Losing the ability to join a meal with family or see clearly in its habit leads to deep social isolation
• Public Health, you are investing in a statewide network that ensures lived experience informs care delivery
• Public Health, you are investing in a statewide network that ensures lived experience and form care delivery

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Financial Services

Summary: The hearing opened with the Senate and House chairs of the Joint Committee on Financial Services explaining that the day’s agenda would focus on health insurance and other insurance matters, with a large number of witnesses and a request for brief testimony. Legislators were taken out of order to accommodate their schedules, and the committee heard testimony on several bills, including coverage for hair prostheses for alopecia (H. 1223/S. 832), medically necessary oral and dental care for head and neck cancer survivors (H. 1258), modernizing fertility and family-building coverage (H. 715/H. 1190 and related bills), coverage for prosthetic devices to support physical activity for people with limb loss (the “So Everybody Can Move” bill), remediation coverage for home heating oil releases (S. 813/H. 1302), and expanded access to physical therapy for Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (H. 1170). A separate bill on sickle cell care and registry development (S. 788) was also discussed by Senator Liz Miranda. Witnesses largely offered personal stories and expert testimony in support of the bills. Advocates for alopecia coverage described the medical and emotional impact of hair loss, the high cost of quality wigs, and the argument that scalp and facial hair prostheses should be treated like other medically necessary prosthetics. Cancer survivors and supporters of H. 1258 said oral and dental care after head and neck cancer treatment is a quality-of-life issue and often not covered despite major out-of-pocket costs. Fertility specialists, LGBTQ+ advocates, and legislators supporting the modern family-building bills said the current infertility definition is outdated and discriminatory, excluding same-sex couples, people needing donors or gestational carriers, and others with medical barriers to conception. For the limb-loss bill, parents and adults with prosthetic needs stressed that activity-specific prostheses are essential for children and adults to run, swim, play sports, and stay healthy, but are often excluded from coverage. The home heating oil testimony focused on the financial devastation caused by residential oil spills and the need to make spill coverage automatic in homeowners policies. Environmental professionals and homeowners described cleanup costs ranging from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars, the strict liability homeowners face, and the fact that many policyholders do not know the rider exists. The insurance industry testified in opposition to the mandatory-coverage approach, arguing for clearer distinctions between first- and third-party coverage, risk-mitigation standards, a delayed effective date, and more emphasis on education and notification rather than mandates. Committee members pressed the industry witness on why agents do not routinely tell customers about the rider and suggested that the issue may require broader disclosure by insurers, agents, and fuel dealers. No votes were taken during the hearing; the committee heard testimony and discussed possible compromise language and future action.

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• We know from data from our meals.
• , or if you had to skip meals.
• skip</c><01:15:23.360><c> meals.
• And there are you had to skip meals.
• </c> look any further than a school meal. look any further than a school meal.

Summary: The meeting opened with roll call and housekeeping, including moving standing attendees to an overflow room and asking the audience to avoid interruptions. The task force then heard testimony from Allison Adams of the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, who presented statewide health trend data showing Kentucky ranked 41st overall and 44th in health outcomes, with especially poor performance on premature death, chronic disease, diabetes, and vaccination rates. She emphasized that Kentucky has the highest rates of residents with multiple chronic conditions, that diabetes remains above the national average, and that childhood immunization rates have worsened. She also highlighted major provider shortages in rural areas, noting that 43 of 120 counties meet shortage criteria and that more than half of primary care providers are concentrated in Fayette and Jefferson counties. Adams urged the task force to focus on prevention, early intervention, access to care, physical activity, and healthier school and community environments, and said the foundation is prepared to share results from its demonstration projects. Task force members asked follow-up questions about the age range for chronic-condition data and whether the diabetes figure reflected type 1 or type 2 diabetes; Adams said the chronic-condition measure spans all ages and that the diabetes figure likely reflects type 2, though she offered to provide the full report. The task force then approved the minutes from the prior meeting. The committee next turned to SNAP benefits and heard from Lisa Dennis, commissioner of the Department for Community Based Services, and Roger McCann, director of the Division of Family Support. They explained that SNAP is not only a food assistance program but also a public health and family stability tool, arguing that poor diet contributes to chronic disease and that food insecurity is linked to family stress, child welfare involvement, and neglect-related CPS referrals. They cited research showing that more generous SNAP policies are associated with fewer CPS reports, fewer substantiated reports, and fewer foster care placements, and said SNAP helps reduce risk and promote stability across vulnerable populations including children, older adults, people with disabilities, and pregnant women. They also described SNAP-Ed as the nutrition education component that teaches healthy eating, cooking on a budget, and how to use fresh produce, but warned that recent federal legislation eliminates federal funding for SNAP-Ed beginning in federal fiscal year 2026. McCann outlined the remaining SNAP outreach and employment-and-training components, noting that outreach is typically run by nonprofits with a 50% match and that employment and training funds job-skills programs to help recipients move toward better jobs and self-sufficiency. The discussion emphasized that access to nutritious food, education, and job supports are all part of improving health outcomes and reducing food insecurity.

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• This will house the WEA community meal, which currently serves 600 to 700 meals every week.
• Yesterday we served 718 meals.
• 700 meals currently serves 700 600 to 700 meals every<00:02:22.239><c> week</c><00:02:23.040><c> uh<
• </c> entitled to their basic needs hot meals entitled to their basic needs hot meals clothing<00:46:54.760
• First is our meals program, which serves around 28,000 meals in a month and delivers not only to our

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• were 25, 30 of them; the clam shells came out and she made sure everyone there was able to pack a meal
• She knew that there was a unique kind of healing that happens over a shared meal.
• She would go around to each staff member and ask them, "What meal do you miss the most from home?"
• be the toughest negotiator in the state and still be the person who makes sure everyone has a warm meal

Bills: HB1800 , HB1860 , HB2250 , HB472 , HB649 , HB1391 , HB1481 , HB1509 , HB1511 , HB1515 , HB1518 , HB1541 , HB1548 , HB1576 , HB1618 , HB1642 , HB1643 , HB1661 , HB1667 , HB1678 , HB1682 , HB1688 , HB1692 , HB1707 , HB1710 , HB1711 , HB1713 , HB1718 , HB1721 , HB1728 , HB1737 , HB1740 , HB1741 , HB1785 , HB1801 , HB1802 , HB1804 , HB1810 , HB1815 , HB1824 , HB1838 , HB1839 , HB1853 , HB1854 , HB1864 , HB1870 , HB1881 , HB1888 , HB1890 , HB1891 , HB1894 , HB1920 , HB1959 , HB1960 , HB1969 , HB1973 , HB1974 , HB2023 , HB2050 , HB2078 , HB2094 , HB2095 , HB2104 , HB2137 , HB2152 , HB2158 , HB2171 , HB2207 , HB2218 , HB2246 , HB2270 , HB2271 , HB2272 , HB2279 , HB2282 , HB2289 , HB2293 , HB2297 , HB2300 , HB2309 , HB2310 , HB2314 , HB2319 , HB2329 , HB2338 , HB2339 , HB2344 , HB2361 , HB2385 , HB2395 , HB2417 , HB2429 , HB2443 , HB2452 , HB2474 , HB2475 , HB2498 , HB2505 , HB2547 , HB2576

Transcript Highlights:

• And for every one meal provided by food shelves in Minnesota, SNAP provides nine.
• And for every one meal<00:00:30.800><c> provided</c><00:00:31.199><c> by</c><00:00:31.439><c> food</c
• ><00:00:31.679><c> shelves</c><00:00:32.079><c> in</c> meal provided by food shelves in meal provided

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• people to use their state income tax dollars from all across the state to pay for part of the kids' meals
• part</c><00:21:17.159><c> of</c><00:21:17.320><c> the</c><00:21:17.440><c> kids'</c><00:21:17.679><c> meals
• </c> state to pay for part of the kids' meals state to pay for part of the kids' meals so<00:21:18.720

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• We also added money back that the Senate had taken out to fully fund our request for Meals on Wheels
• In total, with Meals on Wheels and NOFA and Vermonters...
• Meals on Wheels, NOFA, Vermonters Feeding Vermonters, and the Food Bank — it's a little over $1.4 million
• fund from the education fund, and we closed that hole in the education fund by moving a portion of meals
• fund to the transportation fund and filling that hole in the education fund by moving some of the meals

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• Is that talking about school meals and how much is that part of the budget?
• proposals that are currently being deliberated deliberated in Congress, uh, wouldn't impact the school meals
• It would, it would not impact the school meals program.
• Chairman, it would not affect the school meals program.
• But as of right now, uh, separate funding streams for school meals versus SNAP.

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• What are you looking for, just to be clear, a full cut to school meals program or?
• What are you looking for, just to be clear, a full cut to school meals program or?
• What are you looking for, just to be clear, a full cut to school meals program or?
• What are you looking for, just to be clear, a full cut to school meals program or?
• What are you looking for, just to be clear, a full cut to school meals program or?

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• How much will meals be? We're kind of curious what our budget will be.
• Let me just tell you that we worked really hard on the meal budget last time because meals are not cheap
• I would say that we worked really hard on the meal budget last time because meals are not cheap.
• And I don't know that we had anybody complain about the meals last time.
• I asked Anna to join, and she didn't want any free meal steak or anything else.

Committee: House Oklahoma Education Commission

Summary: The meeting focused primarily on planning for an upcoming AI symposium and related commission work. Members reviewed nomination and registration timelines, attendance categories, site logistics, and microcredential requirements for participants. They discussed the symposium’s structure, including slots for K-12, higher education, career tech, libraries, tribal groups, and innovation grant recipients, and noted that the event would likely be held in early June with a follow-up planning meeting on April 2. The group also discussed launching a newsletter via Substack and publishing a monthly podcast to share updates and build public awareness. A major portion of the discussion centered on School AI and a proposed $45 million AI initiative. Members described School AI pilot activity at OCCC and broader plans to work with K-12, career tech, higher education, and libraries, while emphasizing privacy, data governance, and the need for local training and agency-level negotiation. The $45 million proposal, referenced as House Bill 1782, would create a revolving fund, an advisory council, and broad allowable uses including tools, professional development, curriculum, research, student programs, infrastructure, and public outreach. Representative Williams said the bill was moving through the House appropriations process and that the goal was to keep the funding intact. The group also raised concerns about other AI-related proposals and initiatives, including three bills by Representative Cody Maynard and the Oklahoma AI Roundtable, which some members viewed skeptically because of its paid membership model. A podcast episode on ethics and legal issues in AI was previewed, including a controversial example about using AI to survey students for safety risks; members agreed the example was hypothetical but potentially sensitive. The meeting ended with broader discussion of workforce needs, especially nursing and corrections education, including efforts to expand LPN/RN pathways, address certification costs, and connect training to rural health and reentry programs.

Transcript Highlights:

• S. 286, an act relating to a meals and rooms tax charge for school construction aid.
• c><00:13:55.040><c> act</c><00:13:55.200><c> relating</c><00:13:55.600><c> to</c><00:13:55.760><c> meals
• </c><00:13:56.079><c> and</c><00:13:56.240><c> rooms</c> S286, an act relating to meals and rooms S286
• , an act relating to meals and rooms taxcharge<00:13:57.600><c> for</c><00:13:58.000><c> school</c><00
• to a meals in rooms<00:14:10.639><c> taxcharge</c><00:14:11.680><c> for</c><00:14:12.000><c> school<

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• 12:03.760><c> a</c><00:12:04.000><c> standalone</c><00:12:04.640><c> community</c><00:12:05.040><c> meal
• </c> is now a standalone community meal is now a standalone community meal health<00:12:05.519><c> center
• 00:15:01.600><c> with</c><00:15:01.760><c> the</c><00:15:01.920><c> community</c><00:15:02.160><c> meal
• </c><00:15:02.399><c> health</c> all with the community meal health all with the community meal health
• health centers provide community meal health centers provide those<00:23:26.880><c> services</c><00:

Committee: Joint Appropriations