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• the teachers to be able to figure trust the teachers to be able to figure out<00:48:25.839> what<
• So we trust the teachers to... We were told. So we trust the teachers to do that every single day.
• So, I mean, if we're going to trust the teachers, let's trust the teachers.
• we're going to trust the teachers, let's<00:49:35.839> trust<00:49:36.079> the<00:49:36.319
• But let's not, let's trust the teachers.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• You've created a Medicaid trust fund. You've created a behavioral health trust fund.
• We require water projects through the Water Trust Board to receive legislative authorization annually
• Absent that change, it gets very difficult to send strong investments to the Water Trust Board as we
• In State Trust Bonds (STB), which shouldn't have made them round numbers, totals about $166 million.
• And then the piece of legislation for the Water Trust Board, I mean, if there's peaks and valleys...

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• landfill Metropolitan Landville landfill contingency<00:26:43.760> action<00:26:44.320> trust
• <00:26:45.360> I contingency action trust account. I contingency action trust account.
• The Senate does contain the appropriations from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund, and
• The Senate does contain the appropriations from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund, and
• The Senate does contain the appropriations from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund, and

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The conference committee on the Environment budget for Senate File 2077 met to introduce members and staff, then walked through the Senate and House budget spreadsheets side by side. Nonpartisan staff explained that the Senate budget was built around a smaller general fund increase and more use of environmental and dedicated funds, while the House met its target through several reductions, including cuts to DNR, PCA, and Board of Water and Soil Resources appropriations. The committee reviewed major agency items for the Pollution Control Agency, DNR, the Metropolitan Council, the Minnesota Zoo, and other accounts, including operating adjustments, permit-related funding, and transfers between funds. Several major differences were highlighted. For the PCA, the Senate included operating adjustments, permitting efficiency funding, composting grants, outreach funding, and a closed landfill investment fund approach that repeals an expiring statutory appropriation, while the House instead extends that appropriation for four more years. For the DNR, the Senate included operating adjustments, groundwater and AIS fee increases, aquatic invasive species funding, trail grants, outdoor schools for all, abandoned watercraft enforcement, and a sustainable foraging task force; the House had fewer of these fee and policy items and used reductions to meet its target. The committee also noted Senate-only policy provisions on outreach to diverse communities, field citations and mercury certification for skin-lightening products, disabled veteran license fee changes, and a moratorium on foraging rulemaking until July 1, 2027. Agency testimony followed. The MPCA commissioner praised both chambers for recognizing core agency work and urged adoption of operating adjustments, the closed landfill fund access, and the air appropriation increase. The DNR assistant commissioner supported operating adjustments, groundwater and AIS fee increases, and the veteran license proposal, but raised concerns about the Senate’s foraging task force language, saying it overweights consumptive users and could limit the agency’s ability to manage foraging without clear data. He also noted support for the land transfer funding and said the agency would continue working with the committee on unresolved issues. No votes were taken in this portion of the meeting.

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• The first one is the general revenue cash balance report, and the next five all deal with specific trust
• You can pick a particular trust fund and find out how it's doing.
• You can get a trust fund cash balance, an investment report, a specific cash balance report on a trust
• You can get a trust fund daily cash balance.
• You can get a trust fund revenue report, and then you can get revenues by month.

Summary: The Joint Legislative Auditing Committee met to receive updates on Transparency Florida and related transparency tools. The Governor’s Office and the Department of Financial Services described the Transparency Florida website, the state payment and contract systems, and the local-government financial reporting system (Logger X/XBRL), emphasizing public access, searchable payment and contract data, downloadable reports, and ongoing upgrades. Members asked whether school districts and the Department of Corrections are included in these systems; staff explained that state agencies like Corrections are covered through Transparency Florida, FACTS, and the state financial reports, while Logger X is for local governments. Committee staff reported that the Transparency Florida Act’s requirements have been met and noted that any new recommendations would need legislative action; members were invited to submit recommendations by October 30. The committee then reviewed repeated audit findings for local governments and educational entities. Staff explained the statutory process for “three-peat” findings: first requesting an updated written corrective-action status, then possibly requiring an appearance before the committee, and finally taking further action if findings remain uncorrected. Most entities were recommended for written updates, while the City of Daytona Beach was singled out for an in-person appearance because of a repeated finding involving unexpended building permit balances. Members also raised questions about specific entities, including McIntosh, White Springs, Pahokee, and the Fred R. Wilson Memorial Law Library special district, with staff explaining the nature of the findings and noting that some entities may warrant further review. The committee adopted a motion to accept staff’s recommendations and to send letters to entities with uncorrected audit findings in late-filed 2023-24 audit reports. It also approved a motion directing the Auditor General and OPPAGA to conduct the required audit of the Department of the Lottery for fiscal year 2025-26, with the Auditor General handling financial, internal control, and compliance work and OPPAGA preparing operational recommendations. The meeting concluded with notice that the next meeting was tentatively scheduled for November 3 at 3:30 p.m., followed by adjournment.

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• one to testify, we'll be moving on to HB 1368, relating to the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust
• The committee then moved on to HB 1368, relating to the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund
• 12:48.519> union<00:12:48.920> health<00:12:49.240> benefits<00:12:49.720> trust
• <00:14:31.759> but<00:14:31.920> I'm<00:14:32.079> happy as well with the trust
• um but I'm happy as well with the trust um but I'm happy to<00:14:32.720> uh<00:14:32.839>

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• behavior that betrays the public trust behavior that betrays the public trust or<00:02:00.600>
• <00:13:33.880> in Poll after poll shows that trust in Poll after poll shows that trust in
• , violates our norms, the public's trust, violates our norms, the public's trust, and<00:16:27.160
• has the public trust been betrayed? has the public trust been betrayed?
• c><01:10:44.800> this that Minnesotans don't trust this that Minnesotans don't trust this institution

Keywords: 1183, house

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• This bill says to Kentuckians, we don't trust you to choose your own school board.
• This bill says to Kentuckians, we don't trust you to choose your own school board.
• This bill says to Kentuckians, we don't trust you to choose your own school board.
• This bill says to Kentuckians, we don't trust you to choose your own school board.
• This bill says to Kentuckians, we don't trust you to choose your own school board.

Keywords: 958, all

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• It removes the requirements that DFS retain an amount in the unclaimed property trust fund projected
• I'm going to vote yes today because I trust you as a good, trustworthy member that you are working on
• At the end of the day, transparency is fundamental to public trust.
• We need to have our constituents trust in us again because they're not.
• Right now they don't trust us with anything because we say one thing and do another.

Summary: The State Administration Budget Subcommittee met with a quorum and considered three bills. HB 1221, the Department of Financial Services agency package, was presented as a streamlining and modernization bill covering the My Safe Florida Home Program, unclaimed property, and the state’s new PALM accounting system. Two amendments were adopted: one restoring the current $15 million cap DFS may retain in the unclaimed property trust fund and another making conforming changes to replace references to FLAIR with PALM. The bill was supported by public witnesses and was reported favorably after a unanimous roll call vote. The committee then heard HB 1291, dealing with the Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association (NICA). The sponsor explained that the bill was intended to address concerns that NICA could fall below actuarially sound funding in the 2027-2028 fiscal year and that current law lacks clear triggers for funding remedies. An amendment was adopted that removed the bill’s fiscal impact and preserved a $20 million reserve. NICA representatives spoke in support, and the amended bill was reported favorably by unanimous vote. Finally, the committee took up CSHB 1329, which would modernize local government budget transparency by requiring budgets to be posted 14 days before hearings, retained online for five years, and made searchable and accessible, while also requiring a 10% budget-cutting exercise before adoption. Local government groups and the CFO’s office discussed costs and suggested that the EDR portal may be a better centralized way to present the data, especially for smaller jurisdictions. Members generally supported the transparency goal but raised concerns about implementation costs; the sponsor said the bill was still being refined. The bill was reported favorably on a mostly party-line vote, with one member voting no for now. The meeting then adjourned after the chair noted submission of the FY 2026-27 budget recommendation.

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• Member of the State Board of the Great Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund for a term expiring April 15, 2029
• Member of the State Board of the Great Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund for terms expiring April 15, 2029
• :36.720> great<00:28:36.880> outdoors<00:28:37.279> Colorado<00:28:37.600> trust
• board of a great outdoors Colorado trust board of a great outdoors Colorado trust fund<00:28:38.000
• 49.600> Colorado board of the Great Outdoors, Colorado board of the Great Outdoors, Colorado Trust

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, approved the January 22, 2026 journal, and then approved Senator Janice Marchman’s appointment to the Legislative Council Committee by a 29-0 vote. Several members made brief announcements, including a notice that Judiciary Committee would not meet that day after three days of SMART Act hearings, recognition of the Rocky Mountain Police and Fire Chaplains, and reminders about the National Western Stock Show Junior Livestock Sale and upcoming committee meetings. The chamber then received and read a lengthy message from the governor transmitting numerous appointments and reappointments to state boards and commissions, including the Front Range Passenger Rail District board, university governing boards, the Colorado Commission on Higher Education, the Great Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund board, the Commission on Aging, the Air Quality Control Commission, the Colorado Prescription Drug Affordability Review Board, the State Board of Health, and the Workers’ Compensation Cost Containment Board. No action was taken on these appointments during the reading. Before adjournment, the Majority Leader announced the Senate would reconvene Monday, January 26, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. A motion to adjourn was made and adopted, and the Senate stood in recess until that time.

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• 00:05:13.880> I<00:05:14.040> am<00:05:14.200> the<00:05:14.360> Deputy trust
• So, I am the I am the Deputy trust fund.
• The amount that they receive from the Opioid Abatement Trust Fund may be a very small portion of what
• Abatement Trust Fund does doesn't apply. Abatement Trust Fund does doesn't apply.
• <01:08:25.160> parents that we ought to trust parents that we ought to trust parents except

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• two years into the budget reserve trust two years into the budget reserve trust fund<00:20:06.400
• <00:44:52.720> fund deposited into the trust fund deposited into the trust fund in<00:44:54.720
• how much is in the budget reserve trust how much is in the budget reserve trust fund<01:25:12.800
• Ow that as I reserve trust fund.
• <01:27:01.440> fund aside in the budget reserve trust fund aside in the budget reserve trust

Keywords: Several minutes after the convene vote and before the introduction failed to properly steam. This version was pulled from a local back up., 958, all

Summary: The House convened with 97 members present, declared a quorum, approved excusing absent members, and suspended the rules to allow co-sponsorships and vote modifications. The journal for February 25, 2026 was approved. The clerk also reported that the Senate had passed Senate Bills 98 and 122 and requested concurrence. The House then received second-reading reports on a range of bills, including measures on prison educational programs, respiratory care, dietitians, wildlife depredation, temporary structures, military families, civil rights, local boards of education, light pollution, controlled-substance prescribing licenses, youth health services, class sizes for exceptional children, the athletic trainer compact, limited commercial driver’s licenses, and Senate Bill 145 relating to the Department of Agriculture and Alcohol Beverage Control. Committee reports moved several bills forward, including the main budget bills House Bill 500 and House Bill 504, along with measures on workforce investment, data centers, domestic violence, guardians ad litem, domestic relations, health delivery and “food is medicine” initiatives, state personnel, open records, and fish and wildlife resources. House Bill 500 and House Bill 504 were taken from the Rules Committee and placed on the orders of the day. House Bill 500, the executive branch budget bill, was then taken up for third reading and explanation. Members presented extensive floor explanations of House Bill 500 and House Committee Substitute 1, describing it as a “good first draft” of the executive budget. Supporters said the proposal emphasizes restrained spending growth, base reductions with exemptions for key areas, employee salary increments, and deposits to the Budget Reserve Trust Fund for future one-time investments. They highlighted funding for K-12 education, postsecondary aid and workforce training, Medicaid and behavioral health, public health infrastructure, pensions, veterans, public safety, economic development, tourism, and state technology and facility maintenance. The budget substitute was adopted by voice vote, and the discussion continued with detailed descriptions of the bill’s provisions; no final passage vote was shown in the excerpt.

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• Eka LeCloos, the Executive Director of Sacramento Community Land Trust. Thank you so much.
• Good morning, Maddie Ribble, on behalf of the California Community Land Trust Network.
• Leslie Rodriguez, on behalf of Mountain View Community Land Trust and Housing Trust Silicon Valley, in
• Jen Collins, on behalf of the Oakland Community Land Trust and the California Community Land Trust Network
• Joseph Community Land Trust in Lake Tahoe, we very much support this bill.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee heard several housing-related bills, with most of the discussion focused on streamlining housing production, preserving affordable housing, and reducing barriers to ADUs and EV charging in HOAs. SB 457 would direct HCD to develop statistical formulas based on historical development data to help cities complete housing element site inventories; supporters said it would replace costly parcel-by-parcel analysis with a more realistic, data-driven approach, while the California Building Industry Association raised concerns. SB 1091 would create a Community Anti-Displacement and Preservation Program to help acquire and preserve unsubsidized affordable rental housing; it drew broad support from housing nonprofits, local governments, and committee members who emphasized prevention and preservation, and it was advanced with a motion and second. SB 1117 would clarify that ADU impact fees above 750 square feet are charged only on the portion above that threshold; supporters said current practice creates a fee cliff that discourages ADUs, while cities, counties, special districts, and fire groups opposed it over infrastructure and service funding concerns. The committee members were split, but the bill ultimately advanced on a 10-0 vote with two not voting. The committee also considered SB 904, which would codify and expand reporting and coordination practices used after wildfire disasters to speed rebuilding and identify permitting or code barriers. The author and supporters argued that future wildfire recoveries should not depend on ad hoc executive orders, while some members questioned whether the bill was duplicative of existing streamlining laws; it passed on a roll call after discussion. SB 1267 would require EV charger installers in HOAs to indemnify associations during installation and make homeowners liable for costs arising from use of a privately owned charger; HOA representatives and EV advocates supported it, the California Association of Realtors said it would remove opposition once amendments were in print, and the bill advanced unanimously. SB 1361 would prevent local governments from taking actions to avoid SB 79 transit-oriented housing requirements at existing or planned transit stops; L.A. Metro, labor groups, and housing advocates supported it as protecting transit investments and jobs, while the City of Burbank opposed it, and it was approved on a 9-0 vote. The committee also took up consent items SB 722 and SB 1426, which were approved without controversy.

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• First, the Educational Excellence Trust Fund is funded with a...
• First, the Educational Excellence Trust Fund is funded with a quote, off-the-top deduction from gross
• In 2025, $320 million was transferred from the Educational Excellence Trust Fund, and this represents
• There's also the off-the-top transfer from the Educational Excellence Trust Fund and also...
• Funds, and their Educational Adequacy Fund... ...$1.6 million in Educational Excellence Trust Funds,

Summary: The House and Senate Education Committee first approved minutes from February 2 and 3, then heard an interim study proposal on Arkansas adult education and the Excel Center model, presented by Goodwill Industries of Arkansas and the University of Notre Dame’s Lab for Economic Opportunities. Witnesses argued that about 300,000 Arkansas adults lack a high school diploma or GED and described the Excel Center as a diploma-granting public charter option for adults 19 and older, with wraparound supports such as child care, transportation, tutoring, life coaching, and career services. They said the Arkansas campuses are not state-funded, highlighted growth in enrollment and graduation outcomes, and cited research showing improved employment, earnings, and reduced criminal justice involvement for graduates. Committee members discussed the role of Goodwill’s nonprofit mission, the need for multiple adult education pathways, and the relationship between adult education challenges and broader state efforts such as LEARNS and ACCESS. The committee then debated the interim study proposal procedure, including whether questions should have been taken before the vote. The motion to adopt the ISP passed, and members noted that the study would broadly examine adult education, GED testing, high school diplomas, charter schools, in-person adult education, and funding allocation. Several members asked for follow-up information on current adult education funding, the availability of Excel Centers, and the criminal justice study results. After that, staff from the Bureau of Legislative Research gave a detailed adequacy funding overview for Arkansas K-12 education. They reviewed national funding principles and then explained Arkansas’s revenue streams and distribution system, including general revenue, the Educational Excellence Trust Fund, the Educational Adequacy Fund, local property-tax revenues, and facilities partnership funding. They also walked through the state’s foundation formula, categorical aid, supplemental aid, and additional funding, including the per-student matrix amount of $7,771 for 2025 and how funds are allocated to districts and charters. Members asked about student support staff, special education high-cost occurrences, ALE funding, teacher salary equalization, and the Excel Center’s treatment in funding totals; staff said some of those questions would be addressed in a later spending presentation. The meeting ended after the committee was told the department was present mainly to answer questions and no further business remained.

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• They provide trusted relationships.
• They also submitted an application to the Water Trust Board for $1.7 million or $1.8 million, and the
• The Water Trust Board has a lot of money.
• The Water Trust Board has a lot of money.
• They make application through the Water Trust Board. What is the other one that is here?

Bills: SB22, SB310

Keywords: motor vehicle manufacturers, licensing, dealers, franchise agreements, consumer protection, water supply, sewage improvements, environment, funding, Mora County, 996, all

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• They are not trusted on this.
• I work at our national office, and I'm talking about Head Trust.
• That limits the role of teachers, raises validity concerns, and erodes public trust.
• You've earned our trust.
• Restoring confidence and trust in the system is crucial.

Bills: HB8

Keywords: HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround

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• WE DO TRUST THAT MR.
• IN SHORT, REMEMBER THAT THE PEOPLE OF FLORIDA TRUST THE WHO GOVERNOR.
• KISSEL AND I TRUST MR.
• ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT HAS TO DO IS TO TRUST HER BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
• ALL OF US HAVE TROUBLE TRUSTING MR. KISSEL.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• The way it would work is you lined out, the Catastrophe Reserve Trust Fund is sort of the first line.
• It's our premiums, uh, that we earn during the year, then our Catastrophe Reserve Trust Fund, which is
• Helps build the catastrophe reserve trust fund and you, as you know, uh, as we build that, that's less
• Yeah, I think, as I said indirectly, it should help us build a catastrophe reserve trust fund, and the
• We've got a $30 billion rainy day fund, and I trust my friend David Durden to use those funds wisely.

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• to use a portion of that trust fund for the program's activities.
• So we're bringing in the revenue and we're shifting it right over to the Education Enhancement Trust
• We're bringing in the revenue and we're shifting it right over to the Education Enhancement Trust Fund
• Trust me. Yes, Rep. Anton. And then again, I just want to echo my colleague's comments.
• I will involve you in conference, trust me.

Summary: The State Administration Budget Subcommittee met for budget day, heard agency follow-up questions, and then presented its recommended budget for fiscal year 2025-2026. Chair Lopez opened with remarks about reducing spending, emphasizing vacancy reductions and recurring savings across agencies. The recommendation eliminated 452.5 vacant positions and produced recurring savings of $57.2 million overall, while still funding selected priorities. Notable funded items included $500,000 for a new DBPR website for condominium complaints and document filing, $481.3 million for the MICEF Florida Home Program in DFS, funding for Florida PALM implementation, $330,000 for a Tampa office in the Office of Insurance Regulation, $835,000 for warehouse space for confiscated gambling machines, $821,000 for the Lottery gaming system contract, and major DMS capital and facilities funding. Lopez also criticized DMS leadership and said the secretary’s salary would be held in reserve pending answers on fleet management, remote workers, SUNCOM billing, and other issues. The committee then questioned DBPR Secretary Griffin about condominium records, structural integrity reserve studies, and milestone-inspection compliance. Members focused on how the division tracks condominiums, whether it can identify buildings with three habitable stories, and whether the current filing system can be improved to better capture building height and story count. Griffin said the division relies heavily on self-reporting and complaint-driven checks, but has updated forms to capture whether a condominium has buildings three stories or higher and has received additional submissions. Members also asked about staffing and the Miami-area office; Griffin said DBPR now has two Fort Lauderdale offices and a Doral office, with about 82% of new positions filled. Secretary Davis of the Florida Lottery also testified, defending travel to Paris and other conferences as part of industry engagement, technology research, and best-practice sharing. He said the travel was reimbursed through lottery-related organizations, described the Lottery as an enterprise fund that receives no general tax revenue, and said the agency has remained a top revenue generator nationally. Members questioned Orlando travel reimbursements and dues to the Multi-State Lottery Association, and asked for more information on how increased revenue translates into more Bright Futures scholarships. Davis said he would provide additional details. The subcommittee then unanimously passed two conforming bills. PCB SAB 25-01 removed statutory references to the legacy FLAIR accounting system in preparation for Florida PALM and was reported favorably. PCB SAB 25-02 addressed Capitol Center space after the planned House lease cancellation, declaring the governor, cabinet, and legislature permanent tenants, protecting existing space and parking allocations, giving the legislature first right of refusal on vacant space, and giving legislative leaders control over utilities in their space; it also passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned after the bills were reported favorably.

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• fund doesn't have if the education trust fund doesn't have the<00:37:40.040> money<00:37:40.400
• There are other draws being proposed on the Education Trust Fund, and I just don't think we're going
• There are other draws being proposed on the Education Trust Fund, and I just don't think we're going
• There are other draws being proposed on the Education Trust Fund, and I just don't think we're going
• to have money. ...the Education Trust Fund, and I just don't think we're going to have money.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• We should trust our local science?
• matter of trust. matter of trust.
• direction because I believe that trust direction because I believe that trust has<00:26:58.640><
• I believe that there's significant trust I believe that there's significant trust between<00:28:
• <00:46:05.400> them could trust and you can't trust them could trust and you can't trust them

Keywords: 1191, senate, all