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• And the arts district, and it’s to provide materials and energy-generational programming.
• This bill increases grants for FFA members, from designing banners to participating in music and talent
• We have a beautifully designed calendar with historical images that will be mailed to every citizen in
• Designed to immerse visitors in the story of Lake Sturgeon conservation, the exhibit will showcase the
• CLUES also gave me access to new and broader audiences as they created bilingual materials for my art

Bills: HF2411, HF2471, HF1440, HF1393, HF1631, HF1259, HF280, HF1281, HF1459

Keywords: cultural heritage, funding, White Earth Nation, tribal community, construction, Delano, sesquicentennial, community events, fall of Saigon, Saigon anniversary, Vietnam War commemoration, Vietnamese Minnesotans, Cambodian Minnesotans, Lao Minnesotans, Southeast Asian refugees, Asian American heritage, cultural heritage fund, Minnesota Humanities Center, Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans, equity funding

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• And I think that you're seeing some of that materialize.
• So, I mean, that's just one hypothetical way that can materialize.
• and co-created materials.
• Key design options will be discussed with stakeholders throughout 2025 and into 2026.
• And that's exactly what the HCBA waiver is designed to do.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• fraud against public programs designed fraud against public programs designed to<00:19:22.039>
• of these material supports or these services.
• <01:03:24.720> resources pregnant people with material resources pregnant people with material
• Environmental review is designed to involve the public and civic organizations like MCA.
• Environmental review is designed to involve the public and civic organizations like MCA.

Bills: HF25, HF1, HF428

Keywords: pregnancy support, women's health, maternity homes, nonprofit organizations, grant funding, abortion, family services, Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices

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• see it as a timelimited um designation see it as a timelimited um designation and<00:15:53.199><
• and purchased materials.
• the pathways, not design the standards.
• the pathways, not design the standards.
• Not design the standards.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The 100% law anticipated this in its design.
• The 100% law anticipated this in its design.
• The 100% law anticipated this in its design.
• The 100% law anticipated this in its design.
• materials I don't see that there's a materials I don't see that there's a senate<01:07:52.119> author

Keywords: 1183, house

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• ,<03:07:24.720> or<03:07:24.960> unknown hazardous material, or unknown hazardous material
• extraneous material on the bill<03:51:09.840> under<03:51:10.160> consideration.
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• designates certain federally declared designates certain federally declared disasters<04:11:48.720
• , supplies and other education materials, supplies and other education materials, we<04:39:49.200

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, April 27, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Our top exports include soybeans, corn, wheat, grain, and recycled materials.
• Our top exports include soybeans, corn, wheat, grain, and recycled materials.
• Our top exports include soybeans, corn, wheat, grain, and recycled materials.
• Our top exports include soybeans, corn, wheat, grain, and recycled materials.
• We had to go back to the designing board because the cost came in so high.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And then finally, we spend a lot of time developing new tools and data to much more effectively design
• Ember Ready is designed to help our homeowners become Zone Zero compliant and home hardened.
• So our team is designed to work with our residents to become compliant.
• Ember Ready is designed to help our homeowners become zone zero compliant and home hardened.
• So our team is designed to work our and work with our residents to become compliant.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• of both print and electronic materials of both print and electronic materials that<00:03:55.599>
• You are somebody who is college material.
• If you remember the program design, it has six academic tiers.
• so if you're remember the program design so if you're remember the program design has<00:34:58.800
• I think though the design of how that is embedded into the curriculum really matters.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The committee received an informational presentation from the Office of Higher Education on college access efforts, with a focus on FAFSA outreach, the Get Ready program, and Direct Admissions Minnesota. Wendy Robinson said OHE’s role is to provide nonpartisan information, partner with K-12, colleges, and community groups, and use statewide programs to expand awareness of higher education options and financial aid. She highlighted outreach through brochures, virtual sessions, conferences, the State Fair, and events serving specific populations, as well as the Lumina-funded Connect College grant and the federally funded Get Ready program, which serves about 7,500 low-income students across 14 capacity-building schools and 28 additional schools with tutoring, college visits, application help, and financial aid support. A member asked for demographic data on Get Ready students, and staff said they would provide it later. Robinson also reviewed FAFSA outreach, noting that last year was especially difficult for students because of federal FAFSA problems. OHE’s Ready Set FAFSA sessions drew 1,300 unique registrations in October and 939 in January, and the agency continued training K-12 and college staff on state aid programs, FAFSA simplification, and implementation of North Star Promise. OHE said it also held FAFSA completion events with partners, including at the State Fair, and planned another financial aid event in Duluth. The bulk of the presentation covered Direct Admissions Minnesota. Robinson said the program is now in its fourth year, with 55 participating colleges and universities and 182 participating high schools in the third cohort, serving just over 32,000 students. She described the program as a broad, collaborative model that sends students letters listing colleges that would admit them based on junior-year performance, while preserving student choice and waiving application fees for participating schools. She said the program is intended to reduce anxiety about admissions, encourage FAFSA completion, and keep more Minnesota students in-state. Robinson previewed second-year data showing continued positive outcomes, including higher FAFSA completion, increased college enrollment, and more students staying in Minnesota. Participation increased among students eligible for free and reduced lunch, rising from 21% in the first year to 40% in the second year. She noted a continuing concern about American Indian and Alaska Native students, whose FAFSA completion declined and whose participation numbers were lower in the newest cohort, and said the agency would continue to study that data. She also said some of the increase in free-and-reduced-lunch participation may reflect the impact of North Star Promise and related financial aid messaging. No votes or formal actions were taken.

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• Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the Paragrafs Farm — Parse Farm — for receiving the designation
• REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS AND INSERT EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL INTO THE RECORD ON H.R. 3423 AS AMENDED
• I rise today in strong support MATERIAL ON H.R. 3423. THE BILL NOW UNDER CONSIDERATION. MR.
• I thought that's why the S.B.A. was developed, designed, created: to help you start your business.
• WAS DEVELOPED, DESIGNED, CREATED. TO HELP YOU START YOUR BUSINESS.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, September 8, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Technology and instructional materials allotment would provide $1.04 billion. for the allotment, excluding
• And then there's some controversy that is based in fact, so the blue bottom materials.
• And given where the trust fund value is, we do not. expect any material changes in our funding period
• It is a school climate survey designed to efficiently provide insight into the and potential areas for
• So all the materials I get shows $6,000 basic allotment.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• We are calling the hearing of the Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee to order
• Recycling end-of-life batteries from electric vehicles reduces the demand for raw materials, thereby
• When these facilities do not accept materials from the public because they lack the infrastructure or
• Producers must take accountability for the materials they put into the stream of commerce, and it is
• Ryan McCarthy on behalf of Redwood Materials in support. So on Flanagan on behalf of Elton.

Summary: The Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee heard SB 615 by Senator Allen, which would create a Department of Toxic Substances Control program for end-of-life electric vehicle battery management. The bill is intended to promote reuse, repurposing, recycling, tracking, and responsible handling of EV batteries, with producer responsibility and certification of recyclers as key features. Supporters, including the Union of Concerned Scientists, California State Association of Counties, automakers, recyclers, and environmental groups, said the measure would help prevent hazardous waste problems, reduce illegal dumping, and prepare for a coming wave of battery retirements. Opponents, including Tesla, Rivian, the California Chamber of Commerce, and others, raised concerns about liability, burdens on smaller entities, and the bill’s structure, while some groups supported it if amended. Committee members discussed the current low recycling rate for EV batteries, the difference between reuse, repurpose, and recycling, and whether the bill appropriately places responsibility on producers rather than consumers. The author said the bill builds on prior work and stakeholder input and is designed to create a workable system without overburdening DTSC. After quorum was established, the committee voted SB 615 out on a 5-1 vote, with one member voting no. The committee also took up a consent calendar containing SB 39, SB 454, SB 724, and SCR 3, and those measures were approved. The hearing then adjourned.

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• We're an artist materials store in St. Paul on Grand Avenue.
• either way without matching materials either way without matching materials the<00:27:09.399>
• <00:34:57.960> that uh with the with the uh material that uh with the with the uh material
• had requested a ban on artist materials had requested a ban on artist materials that<00:35:12.720
• attorneys fees and money designated attorneys fees and money designated generally<01:11:06.280><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This bill applies that same principle to equally sensitive material involving adult survivors.
• Some of the growth is by design by the Legislature.
• What this bill does is designed to protect the integrity of our elections.
• Specifically, it's designed to address the issue of law enforcement in polling places.
• And so this law is designed to preclude that.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And whereas evidence from program evaluations indicates that well-designed financial education in schools
• evaluations indicates that well-designed evaluations indicates that well-designed financial<00:34
• Senate Bill 62 by Senators Cutter and Kipp and Representative Velasco, concerning designating second
• <00:56:14.160> Thank<00:56:14.320> you, materials. Senator Cutter.
• Thank you, materials. Senator Cutter. Thank you, Mr.<00:56:14.560> President.

Keywords: 981, all

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• access credentialing, training, and leadership roles tied to curriculum building and instructional design
• In the 1400s, they designed their own written language based on the position of the tongue.
• They designed their own written language based on the position of the tongue, actually. Thank you.
• Your materials are in tab 12. So this is adopted rules. Oh, it sounds good. Okay.
• Your materials are in tab 12. So this is adopted rules. Your materials are in tab 12.

Summary: The committee began with a presentation on the 520 Native American Language and Culture certificate, created to let proficient tribal language and culture speakers teach in K-12 schools without a bachelor’s degree. LESC staff, PED, and HED described the certificate’s statutory basis, the role of tribes and pueblos in setting proficiency standards, and ongoing challenges such as uneven MOAs, limited professional development, rural access barriers, data gaps, and retention concerns. PED said oversight of 520 is moving from the licensure bureau to the Indian Education Division, and HED reported that the tribal education technical assistance centers authorized in 2023 are still in procurement but are expected to be awarded in early 2026. A student, Alonzo Hughes, testified about how learning Tewa from 520-certified teachers helped him understand his culture and speak with elders, and members praised the program’s role in language revitalization and asked about funding, teacher pathways, and whether similar models exist in other states. Committee members then discussed several PED rule updates. Staff reviewed an adopted rule implementing HB 54 on AEDs and cardiac emergency response plans, including staff training requirements and staggered compliance dates, and a proposed rule for school nurse licensure under HB 195 that would create a three-tier system and align nurse pay with teacher pay. They also reviewed proposed changes to the Community Schools Act rule, including a full-time community school coordinator requirement, updated grant language, and broader coalition membership criteria; PED said the broader language would not conflict with the Martinez-Yazzie work. A proposed bilingual teacher rule would standardize coursework requirements, add trans-languaging and culturally relevant curriculum competencies, and allow Native American language certification applicants to demonstrate proficiency using tribal standards. In questions, members raised concerns about AEDs being present at athletic events, the need for the amended school nurse bill to move experienced nurses directly into higher levels, and whether the community schools rule’s broader coalition language could affect current education litigation. Members also asked about funding for 520 programs, teacher residency or cohort models, and how to support advanced language instruction and sustainability. PED said the Indian Education Fund and school budgets can support some of the work, but additional strategic funding and cross-training are needed. The committee also heard that New Mexico’s 520 system is unusually robust compared with other states, and members encouraged staff to present the model at national conferences. The meeting ended with the director’s report, which noted a flat budget request of $2,024,300, staff turnover including Natasha Davalos’s departure, and appreciation for the committee’s work before adjournment for the holidays.

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• The material deviation in purpose and spending is not even close, and we didn't tell people the truth
• One little point is, I believe, ma'am, I'm reading wrong, designated infrastructure that you can use
• One little point is, is I believe, ma'am, I'm reading wrong, designated infrastructure that you can use
• to design and build this infrastructure.
• Those businesses stand to provide the materials and services needed to design and build this infrastructure

Bills: SB1331, SB1375, SB1443, SB1578, SB2251, SB2519, SB2553, SB2655, SB2764, SB2907, SB3030, SB3033, SB3035, SB3036, SB3037, SB3043, SB3047, SB3050, SB3051, SB3056, SB3057, SB3063, HB9, HB467, HB331, HB 1244, HB1399, HB2559, HB2730, HB3307, HJR1, HJR99, SB3048, SB3052, SB3053, SJR78, HB1327, HB2723

Keywords: civil service, firefighters, police officers, municipalities, local government, repeal, voter petition, health care, provider participation, continuation programs, population-based regulation, health care provider participation, Medicaid, hospital funding, voluntary compliance, mandatory payments, public health, healthcare program, county participation, nonpublic hospitals

Summary: The Committee on Local Government heard a series of local bills and public testimony focused on hospital districts, municipal management districts, local provider participation funds, manufactured housing, transit financing, development moratoriums, and property tax procedures. Early items included House Bill 467, which would help dissolve the defunct Maybank Kemp Hospital District and establish an Andrew Gibbs Memorial Nursing Endowment, and Senate Bill 3063, creating the Bio Bell Municipal Management District in Liberty County; both drew no public opposition and were left pending subject to call. The committee also heard House Bill 1327, extending the Harris County local provider participation fund through 2027, and Senate Bill 1375, extending Collin County’s LPPF authority, both presented as mechanisms to draw federal Medicaid matching funds for hospitals. A major portion of the meeting centered on Senate Bill 2764, which would require earlier notice to buyers of manufactured homes about how to convert a home from personal property to real property. Senator Cook described the bill as a consumer-information measure tied to displacement concerns at a mobile home park in her district, and a resident testified in support, saying the notice would help families make informed decisions. The committee also discussed Senate Bill 2519, a bill by Senator Bettencourt aimed at preventing local governments from shifting maintenance-and-operations tax revenue into debt-like uses and from changing the purpose of tax rate elections after voters approve them. Supporters argued it would protect taxpayers and preserve the separation between M&O and debt service, while opponents tied the bill to Austin’s Project Connect transit financing and warned it would disrupt an approved project and invite litigation. The committee heard and left pending several other bills, including House Bill 1244 on agricultural land ownership changes without reapplying for an ag exemption, House Bill 2559 on development moratoriums, and Senate Bill 2063 on unequal appraisal protests. Testimony on House Bill 2559 came from developers and builders who said moratoriums in Conroe had delayed projects and harmed buyers, while supporters of the bill said it would impose clearer limits and notice requirements. On Senate Bill 2063, the sponsor explained a committee substitute narrowing how market value evidence may be used in unequal appraisal appeals. The committee also considered multiple local district bills, including new MUDs and management districts in Montgomery, Denton, Fannin, Travis, Hays, and Williamson counties. At the end of the meeting, the committee took up pending business and voted out several measures, including House Bill 1244, House Bill 2559, House Bill 467, House Bill 1327, House Bill 1399, House Bill 2723, House Bill 2730, House Bill 3307, House Joint Resolution 99, and multiple district bills such as Senate Bills 3037, 3043, 3047, 3048, 3050, 3052, 3053, 3056, 3057, 3063, and others. Most were reported favorably, often with committee substitutes, and many were recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. Several bills, including the transit-related SB 2519 and the manufactured housing bill SB 2764, remained pending subject to call after testimony closed.

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• Fabs, semiconductor suppliers, semiconductor design companies.
• I know that some of it was being sold off as scrap material.
• , we bring in specialty design for it.
• But as far as having any expertise in the operation or even the design, we bring in specialty design
• But as far as... ...even the design, we bring in specialty design for it, but as far as coming up with

Bills: SB 1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards

Summary: The committee began with Article I budget items for the Secretary of State. LBB staff outlined recommendations that would reduce the agency’s appropriation by about $40.3 million, including changes to HAVA funding, removal of one-time business system replacement money, and a rider directing the agency to use Fund 5095 first. Secretary Jane Nelson and staff then defended several exceptional items, especially additional staffing for elections and business filings, a new website, digitization of records, cybersecurity tools, and renovation of the James Earl Rudder Building. Members focused heavily on election administration, cross-checking voter rolls, Harris County complaints, call-center response times, and whether online voter registration should be expanded. No votes were taken; the discussion was informational and budget-focused. The committee then heard the Office of the Governor and trustee programs. LBB presented a recommended $2.4 million decrease for the governor’s office proper and a much larger decrease in trustee programs driven by one-time funding and unexpended balances, while still preserving major border security funding and victim assistance funding. Governor’s staff emphasized Texas’ economic growth, the importance of border security, and efforts to seek federal reimbursement for the roughly $11 billion Texas has spent on border operations. Members discussed whether shifting National Guard deployment to federal control could reduce state costs, and they also reviewed the music incubator program, the Governor’s University Research Initiative, and the semiconductor innovation consortium. Staff highlighted a $5 million late-added request for grants to protect nonprofits from violence and terrorism. Again, the exchange was largely explanatory, with no formal action. Finally, the committee took up the Texas Facilities Commission and lease payments for revenue bonds. LBB recommended major reductions overall, including removal of border wall construction funding and capital complex bond funding, but added money for higher utility costs, renovation of the Rudder Building, and additional facilities staff. George Purcell also noted stable maintenance-and-renewal funding and new riders related to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission building, tenant communications, and space utilization. For lease payments, LBB recommended a smaller appropriation tied to revenue-bond costs allocated across agencies. The discussion was informational, with members asking about the Rudder Building renovation, border wall progress, and capital complex construction timelines; no votes were recorded.

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• that we have the right design for that. that we have the right design for that.
• Five of these you've previously funded for design.
• He higher education asset design.
• <00:51:38.480> to landfill could bring their materials to landfill could bring their materials
• The report study are in your materials.

Bills: HF3220

Keywords: school safety, school security, emergency access, law enforcement access, master key box, secure key box, entry device, school grants, education finance, Department of Education, charter schools, school districts, cooperative units, appropriation cancellation, one-time appropriation, school safety plan, emergency preparedness, public safety, school building security, 1183

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• And so, whereas... ...there are projects that are perhaps designed for 60% AMI housing, but they might
• The design of our program has shifted as funding sources and demands on the ground have changed.
• The design of our program has shifted as funding sources and demands on the ground have changed.
• The program, as designed, is working well for the last— Financial assistance.
• We have an education team where we provide free educational workshops and materials.

Keywords: 907, all

Summary: The committee met for a series of information sessions focused on housing stabilization, rental assistance, senior housing, and heat resilience. In the first panel, OHCS and NOAA described the state’s affordable housing preservation work, including the $35 million in 2025 stabilization funding used to reduce debt and keep distressed affordable rental projects operating, plus manufactured home park preservation efforts. OHCS said the portfolio remains under strain, with about a third of projects at debt coverage ratios of 1.0 or less and rising insurance and operating costs. NOAA urged faster closings on the stabilization awards, more funding in 2027, and broader rent assistance and process reforms. Committee members asked about the gap between current appropriations and need, and OHCS explained that the new Article 11-Q bond preservation program is structured differently and requires full refinancing rather than simple cash infusions. The committee then heard a detailed discussion of the state’s eviction prevention and rental assistance program, ORDAP. OHCS said the program is administered through community action agencies, prioritizes households at imminent risk of eviction, and is now funded at a much lower level than in the prior biennium, reducing expected service to about 8,200 households this biennium. The Oregon Law Center, a county community action agency, and Multifamily Northwest all agreed the program prevents homelessness and is effective, but they differed on whether assistance should be tied so closely to eviction court. Legal aid and community action witnesses said the current system is underfunded and that eviction filings are the clearest indicator of need, while Multifamily Northwest argued the process can push people into court unnecessarily and should be moved earlier when possible. Legislators raised questions about whether a pre-eviction model could be developed and about the costs of court involvement; one member shared a personal story about how rental assistance helped keep their family housed. Next, the governor’s office, OHCS, and OHA presented on the new senior housing initiative and healthy homes work. The governor’s housing director said Oregon is making progress on homelessness and housing production, with reductions in homelessness outside Multnomah County and an estimated 50,000 future units added to the pipeline through recent state actions. OHCS outlined the senior housing programs launched in May: a debt-financing program using elderly and disabled bond authority, an older adult housing development program funded through the senior property tax deferral revolving account, and a rehousing program for older adults that will use bridge funding and services to move at least 400 unsheltered older Oregonians into housing. OHA also described its Healthy Homes Grant Program, including $24.6 million already awarded, a new $5 million grant round for seniors and people with disabilities, and examples of home repairs and weatherization that help people remain safely housed. The final information session focused on home cooling and heat resilience. OHA presented data showing rising extreme heat days, more heat-related emergency visits, and likely undercounted heat deaths, especially among older adults, people with disabilities, low-income communities, and people without access to healthy homes. ODOE reviewed implementation of Senate Bill 1536, including a cooling needs study that found 58% of surveyed households in the studied housing types needed permanent cooling, with estimated statewide costs of $582 million to $1 billion. ODOE said its rental home heat pump and community heat pump programs have supported 4,638 installations so far, with a temporary reopening planned using remaining funds. The session ended with a remote presentation from a Community Action Partnership of Oregon representative, continuing the discussion of how community action agencies help deliver energy and anti-poverty services.