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• Assistant Majority Leader Garcia, you are recognized for your procedural motions. Thank you, Mr.
• It takes a majority of those present and voting to, this is a procedural vote.
• Assembly Bill 690 by Assemblymember Schultz, an act relating to criminal procedure.
• Assembly Bill 1036 by Assemblymember Schultz. and appellating to criminal procedure.
• Assembly Bill 528 by Assemblymember Alanis, an act relating to criminal procedure.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• This timeline provides high-level information on HHS actions, reforms, procedures, and new processes.
• with federally mandated contractors, like the Unified Program Integrity Contractor and the Recovery Audit
• I think it's also a good idea to have an outside consultant or an audit.
• Behind every program, every policy, every audit, there is a person—a Minnesotan.
• Give me more details; there are folks who are talking actually procedurally and honestly about against

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• backlog was the, um, the backlog cases of untested sexual assault kits that were identified in the audit
• Um, the, the, uh, um, it was through, through a state audit.
• We got caught up in the definition and didn't really kind of school ourselves on the current procedures
• What are those procedures? What are the, what are the, uh, The guardrails currently in place.
• I also, um, what, um, Senator Maestas mentioned about the assisted outpatient treatment procedures, I

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• audited audited the<00:12:41.600> uh,<00:12:42.320> all<00:12:42.560> the<00:12
• appropriate prepayment review procedures appropriate prepayment review procedures for<00:13:51.680
• I sit on the audit commission with many of you, the Legislative Audit Commission, and we would see audit
• after audit of things, and I couldn't believe it.
• I sit on the audit commission with many of you, the Legislative Audit Commission, and we would see audit

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House took up Senate File 856, which would create an Office of the Inspector General to combat fraud in state public programs. Representative Norris described the bill as the product of a long bipartisan, bicameral working group and emphasized the office’s independence, five-year term, Senate confirmation, removal-for-cause protections, authority to investigate entities receiving public funds, prevention-focused duties, and required public and annual reporting. Representative Anderson PE also thanked the bipartisan authors and staff, saying the bill was the result of extensive negotiations and should move forward without reopening the agreement. Members then considered several amendments. Norris offered a technical cleanup amendment, A44, to clarify language about embedding employees at the Department of Education, distinguish civil and criminal investigative authority, and update law-enforcement terminology; it was adopted. Anderson PE then offered and secured adoption of a technical amendment, A45, to correct a drafting error. Representative Cleorne offered A37 to add prepayment review procedures for all agencies, but it failed on a roll call, 65-67. Cleorne also offered A38 to appropriate $15 million for OIG modernization and data-sharing improvements, but withdrew it after noting it would be out of order. A39, which would have renamed the proposed law enforcement unit from an anti-fraud and waste bureau to an anti-fraud and enforcement unit, failed on a roll call, 66-67, after debate over whether “waste” should be included in the title and scope. During debate on the naming amendment, supporters argued the title should better reflect law-enforcement work and avoid implying the office was a “waste” agency, while opponents said the existing language reflected the bipartisan working-group agreement and that changing it could jeopardize the bill’s progress. Representative West cited inspector general standards that include waste among their duties, and Representative Pinto questioned the substantive basis for opposing the change. Later, Representative Mhler offered A41 to eliminate the future law-enforcement agency entirely, arguing it would be duplicative and unfunded; the transcript cuts off before the vote on that amendment.

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• He added that the 990s, audited financial statements, and IRS 501(c)(3) status are required only to get
• <00:10:22.880> financials worth of 990s the audited financials worth of 990s the audited financials
• So you were talking about reviewing the 990s, the audited financials, and all the other documents.
• So you were talking about reviewing the 990s, the audited financials, and all the other documents.
• <00:31:50.159> by<00:31:50.440> a reliable and have they been audited by a reliable

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We also provide endodontic and periodontal treatments as well as surgical procedures.
• Sometimes they need anesthesia in order to have a simple procedure done.
• I could say, anecdotally, certain dental procedures cost more than others.
• So things like cleanings and x-rays are less costly than a surgical procedure with anesthesia at the
• operating room is considerably lower for dental procedures than for medical procedures.

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services heard a base budget overview for the 2025-26 fiscal year, which was presented as a $46.8 billion starting point for the silo. Staff explained that HHS accounts for about half of the state base budget and roughly 36% of general revenue, with AHCA and Medicaid making up the largest share. The committee then reviewed the PACE program for the elderly, including its eligibility, service model, growth in applications, slot funding and reversions, and the agency’s plan to move from the federal three-way agreement to a more detailed two-party contract to improve accountability, transparency, and reporting. Members raised concerns about unfilled slots, reversions, rural access, and the need for clearer return-on-investment data; the agency said it would follow up on some of those questions. The committee also heard from the Agency for Persons with Disabilities on its statewide dental program. APD described its history of appropriations, the failed January 2024 solicitation, and a new up-to-$11.5 million solicitation focused on preventive care, community partnerships, teledentistry, and coordination with other services. Members questioned overlap with Medicaid dental coverage, the effect of Medicaid unwinding on APD clients, and whether state dollars were duplicating federally supported services; APD said it tries to act as payer of last resort and that services would continue during procurement. Public testimony from an APD stakeholder and the Florida Dental Association emphasized Medicaid eligibility problems for waiver recipients, low reimbursement rates, limited access to anesthesia and hospital-based dental care, and concerns that proposed Medicaid changes could reduce access for special-needs patients. The Department of Veterans’ Affairs then presented on state veterans service officers and benefits assistance. FDVA highlighted its role in helping veterans access federal benefits, reporting about $27.9 billion in federal dollars flowing into Florida and a high return on state investment. The department said it has increased outreach, claims processing, and services, and has trained staff to identify mental health concerns through its Overwatch program. In response to questions, FDVA discussed plans to expand adult day health care at a new veterans nursing home and possibly at existing locations with additional state funding. At the end of the meeting, the committee completed its presentations and adjourned without objection.

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• But our internal franchise comes in and does quarterly audits.
• had the thought that came together: how can we get one of our internal folks, one of our people auditing
• ...to come together, how can we get one of our internal folks, one of our people auditing the auditors
• I will tell you that our current procedure is we do send providers a letter when we place them on 100%
• Finally, the bill outlines procedures for when a hospital fails to meet the standards for presumptive

Bills: SB1051, SB1114, SB1115, SB1122, SB1132, SB1162, SB1169, SB1171, SB1172, SB1173, SB1174, SB1175, SB1179, SB1188, SB1233, SB1236, SB1242, SB1316, SB1368

Keywords: SB1051, Arizona hospitals, immigration status, patient intake, admission forms, registration forms, health care reporting, uncompensated care, emergency department, lawfully present, undocumented immigrants, noncitizen patients, hospital funding, Arizona Department of Health Services, ADHS, border security, health care institutions, patient privacy, medical access, immigration policy

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• <01:45:38.000> that cannot impose voting procedures that cannot impose voting procedures that
• The House passed an audit saying, "Hey, Mr.
• audit saying, "Hey, Mr. secretary, you can<01:50:52.719> audit<01:50:53.040> the<01:50:
• We want this audit don't want a sunset.
• Voting stations are open for 30 seconds. that audits are one of the reasons that that audits are one

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• If judges have been indicted for felonies or some misdemeanors, what are the safety procedures?
• A set of procedural tweaks.
• It requires the state auditor's office to conduct an annual comprehensive audit of the lottery operations
• specifically identify any lottery program action or activity that varies from the previous year's audit
• If the criteria is you go forward, you only get reimbursed after an audit.

Bills: SB835, SB3070, SB22, SJR59, SB926, SB1494, SB251, SB456, SB500, SB1307, SB2615, SB2995, SB2321, SB973, SB974, SB865, SB506, SB781, SB1522, SB1558, SB510, SB667, SB763, SB2073, SB1858, SB1660, SB505, SB2900, SB1433, SB1540, SB1964, SB1300, SB1644, SB2217, SB2373, SB2431, SB1758, SB2480, SB3039, SB3047, SB3073, SB2920, SB2781, SB826, SB766, SB2460, SB527, SB1946, SB2885, SB1243, SB2610, SB2595, SB857, SB37, SB8, SB10, SB227, SB261, SB12, SB15, SJR27, SB552, SB835, SB3070, SB22, SJR59, SB25, SB57, SB127, SB293, SB441, SB3059, SB512, SB241, SB1718, SB140, SB2055, SB2075, SB2018, SB1534, SB1567, SB785, SB1233, SB1580, SB1663, SB413, SB447, SB519, SB467, SB1579, SB1191, SB1021, SB1838, SB2807, SB2835, SB546, SB2121, SB2167, SB2035, SB2024, SB1032, SB1049, SB1266, SB1400, SB1302, SB401, SB1596, SB1281, SB1242, SB1343, SB310, SB1346, SB2753, SB2703, SB2221, SB1719, SB2177, SB800, SB790, SB748, SB571, SB1957, SB1923, SB1896, SB1760, SB1335, SB2368, SB2477, SB2587, SB2972, SB2986, SB2965, SB1563, SB1467, SB1164, SB1137, SB614, SB705, SB961, SB918, SB955, SB869, SB850, SB863, SB1610, SB1055, SB2206, SB457, SB2337, SB1362, SB926, SB1494, SB251, SB456, SB500, SB1307, SB2615, SB2995, SB2321, SB973, SB974, SB865, SB506, SB781, SB1522, SB1558, SB510, SB667, SB763, SB2073, SB1858, SB1660, SB505, SB2900, SB1433, SB1540, SB1964, SB1300, SB1644, SB2217, SB2373, SB2431, SB1758, SB2480, SB3039, SB3047, SB3073, SB2920, SB2781, SB826, SB766, SB2460, SB527, SB1946, SB2885, SB1243, SB2610, SB2595, SB857, SCR9, HB5560, HB762, HB 107, HB 114, HB300, HB138, HB4386, HB2495, HB581, HB3348, HB5323

Keywords: sexual abuse, nondisclosure agreements, confidentiality agreements, public policy, victim rights, lottery, bingo, regulation, Texas Lottery Commission, Department of Licensing and Regulation, criminal offenses, state administration, audits, transfers, Texas, moving image industry, incentive program, film production, grant funding, job creation

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• to go through additional training, spend more money on new equipment, and go through a lot more procedures
• through a money on new equipment and go through a lot<00:49:03.880> more<00:49:04.119> procedures
• in<00:49:04.799> time<00:49:05.200> on<00:49:05.400> this lot more procedures
• in time on this lot more procedures in time on this particular<00:49:06.119> issue<00:49:06.720
• The exemption shall be subject to audit by the Department of Transportation instead of May.

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Summary: The meeting included a joint public hearing of the House Housing and Transportation committees, followed by a Transportation Committee hearing. In the joint hearing, members considered SB 662 SD1, which concerned transportation and included two parts: transferring certain streets to the city and clarifying police authority on state streets. The chair recommended moving the bill out as an HD1 with Part One removed, explaining that the street-transfer issue should be worked out by the county and state and that removing it would improve the bill’s chances. The committees voted to pass the measure with amendments, and the recommendation was adopted. The Transportation Committee then heard several bills. SB 1095, relating to license plates, would increase decal size restrictions for special number plates; the Department of Transportation offered written comments, with testimony split between two individuals in opposition and one in support, and no questions were raised. SB 344 would require skateboard users under 16 to wear helmets; DOT supported the bill, as did TRIAA Hawaii, the Injury Prevention Coalition, and other individuals, while two individuals opposed it. SB 30 would require all moped riders to wear helmets regardless of age; DOT supported it, but Moped Doctors and Hawaiian Style Rentals and Sales opposed it, arguing the bill was overreaching, could be hard to enforce, and should be more narrowly targeted or replaced with education efforts. The committee also heard SB 1216, which would tighten noisy muffler and exhaust enforcement by conditioning inspection certificates, adding inspection-station penalties, increasing fines, and prohibiting repair or installation of noisy systems. DOT supported the measure, and Waiʻanae Neighborhood Board testified in support, while Moped Doctors and the Motorcycle Industry Council opposed it, saying the bill would burden inspection stations, create liability concerns, and raise questions about insurance-related language as applied to mopeds. The hearing included discussion of enforcement, inspection burdens, and whether the bill’s insurance references applied to mopeds. No final vote was taken on the Transportation Committee bills in the portion provided, and the hearing adjourned after testimony and discussion.

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• AND THAT IS THE PRESENTATION ON WHERE WE ARE IN THE AUDIT.
• THE OTHER THING THAT GIVES ME COMFORT IS THE AUDIT PERIOD WAS ALMOST THREE YEARS AGO.
• TO ANSWER SOME THINGS THAT ARE IN THE CURRENT AUDIT.
• THE DATA WILL COME TO YOU THEN WHO DOES THE AUDITING?
• AS PART OF THE AUDIT RESPONSES WE DID UPDATE OUR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.

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• This just has to do with the filing, the reporting of it in lieu of an audit of any kind, just to report
• on back and forth all day, but in lieu of... ...back and forth all day, but in lieu of any form of audit
• We've got the complaint procedure set up that is substantially similar to what the... ...is substantially
• We have in this bill a strong complaint procedure that allows them to review and comment just like they

Bills: HB506, HB513, HB437

Keywords: emergency vehicles, off-road vehicles, public safety, liability, regulations, background check, criminal history, biometric identifiers, fingerprints, iris scan, palm print, photograph, rap back, NGI Rap Back, ALEA, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, AJIC, Alabama Justice Information Commission, employment screening, licensing

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• within HRSA that does the audits.
• I’ve been through an Office of Pharmacy Affairs audit.
• We go through an OMB A-133 audit, so we take the accounting very seriously.
• We go through an OMB A-133 audit, so we take the accounting very seriously.
• We go through an OMB A-133 audit, so we take the accounting very seriously.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• <00:06:22.800> I<00:06:23.039> just procedure I just procedure I just um<00:06:26.560><
• I mean, we have numerous recounts and audits of these machines.
• I mean, we have numerous recounts and audits of these machines.
• It is not an audit or recount.
• It's not an audit.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I believe this... ...because a mental health commitment was expunged, creating issues with a later audit
• In 2013, the Texas Legislature enacted Article 11.073 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, commonly referred
• Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence examined whether the junk science law and criminal appellate procedure
• that the Court of Criminal Appeals be permitted to consider subsequent writs that fail to meet procedural
• Fourth and finally, HB 115 eases procedural bars that prevent courts from considering the merits of these

Bills: HB115

Keywords: public funds, lobbying, political subdivision, government spending, transparency, HB 115, taxpayer-funded lobbying, local government lobbying, county association dues, municipal lobbying, lobbyist registration, Chapter 305, Government Code Section 556.0056, Local Government Code Section 89.002, county government, city government, injunctive relief, attorney's fees, state association of counties, sheriffs association

Summary: The Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence reconvened with a quorum present and announced it would likely not vote that night because of confusion over the bill list; members were told a definitive list would be circulated the next morning and a formal meeting would be scheduled later. The chair then heard a series of bills, generally taking testimony and leaving each pending without action. House Bill 1847 would set maximum caseload standards for private attorneys handling indigent criminal appointments through the Texas Indigent Defense Commission; House Bill 2417 would expand compensation eligibility for some wrongfully imprisoned people; House Bill 2813 would require earlier and more specific victim notice of scheduled court proceedings; and House Bill 2309 would expand state and local authority in certain civil asset forfeiture cases involving human trafficking, health care fraud, and organized crime. Each bill was laid out by its author or a member, with no opposition witnesses registered, and each was left pending. The committee also heard House Bill 4733, which would require sealing records for people acquitted of charges when they were not convicted on the related allegation; House Bill 2328, which would modernize expunction service by encouraging electronic notice, setting a standardized fee when electronic service is unavailable, extending clerk retention of expunction orders, and preserving certain mental health commitment orders; and House Bill 115, which would revise Texas’s “junk science” post-conviction writ law by providing counsel, changing the relief standard, requiring written decisions, and easing procedural barriers. Testimony on HB 2328 was mixed: county clerks supported the bill as a cost-saving modernization, while legal advocates warned that permanent retention of expunction orders could undermine true expunction and create privacy risks. HB 115 drew support from innocence and defense organizations, with some concern about a provision affecting subsequent writs. All were left pending after testimony. Later, the committee heard House Bill 2046, which would allow affirmative family-violence findings for any Penal Code offense rather than only Title V offenses; testimony from a Dallas County prosecutor and a committee member emphasized that family violence can involve arson, burglary, fraud, and other non-Title V conduct, and the bill was left pending. House Bill 1765 would tighten restrictions on no-knock warrants by requiring higher-level approval, judicial review, and identifiable officers; members discussed the dangers highlighted by the Harding Street raid and similar incidents, and the bill was also left pending. The meeting ended with the chair noting that some bills had been removed from the agenda at the author’s request and that members should be prepared to finalize the vote list the next day.

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• that second one um through audits that second one um through audits through<00:10:13.200> collections
• New corporate franchise tax division pass-through audit. Partnerships are becoming more complex.
• New corporate franchise tax division pass-through audit. Partnerships are becoming more complex.
• <01:27:46.480> uh division pass through audit uh division pass through audit uh Partnerships
• representatively so as far as this audit representatively so as far as this audit unit<01:29:34.480

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Subdivision 2 simply talks about the application procedure.
• Subdivision 2 simply talks about the application procedure.
• from the Department if she were to lose the audit.
• <01:41:48.199> and incorrect returns managing Audits and incorrect returns managing Audits
• IRS has over 50 pages of procedures IRS has over 50 pages of procedures about<01:52:26.040> their

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• . >> This regulation establishes statewide governance policies and procedures regarding compliance with
• Seeing none, please call next regulation. governance policies and procedures governance policies and
• procedures regarding<00:02:21.760> compliance<00:02:22.280> with<00:02:22.400> the
• > Updating disqualification procedures to Updating disqualification procedures to revise<00:17:50.640
• ,<00:17:56.120> and revising hearing procedures, and revising hearing procedures, and amending

Keywords: 0:06 - Roll Call 0:30 - Approval of Minutes 0:45 - OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL 2:08 - FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION CABINET - OFFICE OF THE CONTROLLER 2:55 - BOARD OF DENTISTRY 5:30 - BOARD OF OPHTHALMIC DISPENSERS 7:30 - BOARD OF NURSING 8:32 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES 9:30 - EDUCATION AND LABOR CABINET - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, OFFICE OF DISTRICT SUPPORT SERVICES 15:35 - CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES, DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH 18:44 - CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES, OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL, HEALTH SERVICES AND FACILITIES 23:39 - CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES, DEPARTMENT FOR MEDICAID SERVICES 1:01:46 - CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES, DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH, OFFICE FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS 1:03:46 - Next meeting/adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and then took up a series of administrative regulations from several agencies. Early items included Attorney General consumer protection rules on removal sales, health spas, liquidation sales, and nonresident sellers of visual aid glasses; Finance and Administration Controller rules on clearinghouse validation and fraud prevention; and Board of Dentistry rules updating exam requirements, controlled substance prescribing, training for neuromodulators and dermal fillers, infection control, sedation/anesthesia continuing education, and required education on pediatric abusive head trauma and controlled substance ingestion prevention. The committee also approved staff amendments on these items, generally to conform to KRS Chapter 13A, and members asked a brief question about the dentistry controlled-substances changes, which was answered as an alignment with statute. The committee next approved regulations for the Board of Ophthalmic Dispensers, Board of Nursing, and Board of Emergency Medical Services. The ophthalmic dispensers package would revise meeting and recordkeeping language, raise renewal fees, set reinstatement and apprentice-license rules, add complaint and hearing procedures, and repeal a duplicative regulation. The nursing regulations would streamline approval of training programs and require notice and documentation of site visits and deficiencies. EMS rules would create five EMS medical director certifications, set expiration and renewal requirements, require publication of disciplinary sanctions, and exempt currently approved directors before October 1, 2026. Staff amendments were adopted without objection on each set. The Education and Labor Cabinet’s school transportation regulation drew extended discussion. The agency explained the changes were intended to implement Senate Bill 46 and update references affected by later legislation, including an oral amendment to delete a subsection reference tied to KRS 160.380. The committee adopted both the agency and oral amendments without objection after brief questions about the scope of the bill changes and van transportation for students. The committee then heard a lengthy package from the Department for Public Health on WIC and related nutrition program regulations, including updates to infant and child certification periods, documentation requirements, vendor criteria, sanctions, hearing procedures, and high-risk vendor standards. Staff amendments were adopted without objection. Finally, the committee considered the Inspector General’s regulation for freestanding birthing centers, which included both staff and agency amendments. The agency changes would require two neonatal resuscitation program-certified staff, set rules for medical director vacancies and appeals, revise facility and staffing terminology, adjust transfer-agreement requirements, and allow waivers when agreements cannot be secured. Mary Katherine DeLodder of the Kentucky Birth Coalition testified in support, saying the parties had worked through concerns and were ready to move forward. The committee then moved on to Medicaid’s 1915C child waiver regulations, where staff amendments were adopted, but Lucy Heskins of Kentucky Protection and Advocacy testified against the package because it did not include person-directed services, which she said are required by Kentucky law and important for families using the waiver.

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• last 30 years, have been built into our system by law, by regulation, by training, by policy and procedure
• Madam Chair, Member, Senate Bill 1821 allows an audit team acting under a Joint Legislative Budget Committee
• audit plan to review the Department of Child Safety's management of the case management system used
• Madam Chair, Member, Senate Bill 1821 allows an audit team acting under a joint legislative budget committee
• audit plan to review the Department of Child Safety's Management of the case management system used

Bills: HB2408, HB2434, HB2725, HB2728, HB2729, HB2730, HB2731, HB2732, HB2733, SB1192, SB1398, SB1399, SB1494, SB1557, SB1813, SB1821

Keywords: nursing board, regulatory actions, disciplinary actions, expungement, healthcare professionalism, controlled substances, prescription monitoring, opioid crisis, healthcare regulations, patient safety, prescription drugs, opioids, healthcare, pain management, utilization controls, AHCCCS, Department of Economic Security, social services, welfare programs, vocational rehabilitation

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• The board must establish procedures to solicit applications, review qualifications, conduct public interviews
• They have 51 things on their audit for the Auditor General.
• So as you look... ...audit for the Auditor General.
• The board must establish procedures to determine eligibility, compensation rates, conduct research, and
• As a follow-up, do you think there could be any improvements made in those procedures about reimbursing

Summary: The Senate Natural Resources Committee met to consider several board nominations, beginning with four nominees to the Arizona Game and Fish Commission Appointment Recommendation Board. Michael Cravens, Jared Lyman, Nathan Reese (who submitted a written statement and did not attend), and Richard Williams each described their backgrounds in wildlife management, ranching, public lands, or conservation, and emphasized balance, pragmatism, and public service in selecting commission candidates. Members asked about their experience, perspectives on candidate evaluation, and the role of the board. Each nominee was advanced to the full Senate by separate motions, all approved on 7-0 votes with one member not voting. The committee then heard Darren Rasmussen’s nomination to the Arizona State Land Department Board of Appeals. Rasmussen discussed his long career in property appraisal at the private, county, and state levels, including work with county assessors and valuation training. Senators focused on his ability to bring transparency, statutory compliance, and consistency to state land appraisals and appeals. His nomination was also forwarded to the full Senate on a 7-0 vote with one not voting. Next, the committee considered the Arizona Livestock Loss Board nominees, Stephen Clark and Randy Dahl. Clark, who chairs the board, explained the board’s process for compensating ranchers for wolf depredation and described the distinction between confirmed losses and “probables.” Senators asked about reimbursement procedures, the range of Mexican gray wolves, and whether wolves had attacked humans in Arizona; Clark said there had been no human attacks in the state and that livestock losses had been compensated. Dahl was unable to attend but submitted a statement citing his farming background and business and engineering experience. Both nominees were confirmed by 7-0 votes with one member not voting. Finally, the committee heard from Carolyn Radajack and Stephanie Teske for the Arizona State Veterinary Medical Examining Board. Radajack highlighted her prior service on the board’s investigative committee and her experience with disciplinary rules, while Teske emphasized her background as a sixth-generation rancher, veterinary assistant, and agriculture regulator, with a focus on rural livestock care and access to veterinarians. Senators discussed rural veterinary shortages, telemedicine, and the changing structure of veterinary practice. Both nominees were advanced to the full Senate on 7-0 votes with one member not voting.