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• Those payments are kind of irregular to begin with and often come later in the year anyways.
• It's a possibility that we will not be reimbursed for some staff payments if we make those.
• Require our Attorney General suing the federal government for back payment.
• And Madam Chair, and that's to get the payments.
• And how often do we get that payment? Every month. Every month.

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• payments.
• payments.
• payments.
• payments.
• payments.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:18 University of Kentucky Department of Agricultural Economics Presentation 00:02:18 Farm Credit Mid-America Presentation 01:12:41, 958, all

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• Families, meaning all child support payments collected by the state go to the family.
• The second group includes cases where the person due to receive payment has deceased.
• Therefore, these payments are still being recouped by the government.
• direct cash payments for our senior community.
• That line item, unrestricted cash payments for descendants of those slaves.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• So it creates a shared database of individuals and entities ineligible to receive government payments
• So it creates a shared database of individuals and entities ineligible to receive government payments
• So it creates a shared database of individuals and entities ineligible to receive government payments
• So it creates a shared database of individuals and entities ineligible to receive government payments
• So it creates a shared database of individuals and entities ineligible to receive government payments

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Actions include administrative remedies to stop and recover payments and referrals to law enforcement
• Actions include administrative remedies to stop and recover payments and referrals to law enforcement
• Actions include administrative remedies to stop and recover payments and referrals to law enforcement
• On your slide from page 12, in regards to the issues, approximately $12 million in payments per month
• Chair, I'm sorry, I don't have information about individual providers right at the moment or payments

Keywords: 1183, house

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• the network's availability payments.
• MCO payments.
• MCO<00:44:47.440> payments. MCO payments. MCO payments.
• On page 67, MCO payments reduction.
• This On page 67, MCO payments reduction.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Free Conference Committee on the 2026 General Assembly budget met to reconcile differences between the House and Senate versions of House Bill 500. Leaders opened by thanking the other chamber’s work, asking members to turn microphones on and off to avoid feedback, and stressing the need to clearly note decision points so both chambers record the same actions. Staff then walked through the bill page by page, explaining that the committee was comparing only House and Senate differences, not the governor’s proposed budget. The discussion covered a wide range of appropriations and language items, including next generation non-911 services, school safety reporting tools, restored funding for brain injury, epilepsy, veteran service, homeless veterans, and rocket docket programs, debt service changes, rural infrastructure, disaster aid caps, Attorney General and Medicaid fraud funding, agriculture and county fair grants, auditor and pension-related appropriations, school facilities and SEEK funding, and numerous education programs. Members also discussed charter-related funding such as Star Academy, Dolly Parton Imagination Library, school resource officers, school-based mental health providers, AP/IB exams, Governor’s Scholars and Entrepreneurs, and several pilot or initiative programs in economic development, energy, and labor. Several items were described as technical corrections or restorations of language and funding, while others reflected differences in amounts or how funds would be distributed. There were several questions and comments from members about wording such as “implement and carry out,” the absence of the governor’s budget from the comparison document, and whether SEEK funding should be tied to teacher raises. The chair and other members emphasized that the committee’s role was to reconcile the two chambers’ budgets, not to adopt the governor’s proposal. Members also raised concerns about opioid settlement funds and the Dolly Parton Imagination Library match rate, with one senator urging restoration of the House language. No final vote or formal action was taken in the portion provided; the meeting primarily consisted of explanation, questions, and discussion of proposed budget differences.

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• <00:02:55.960> controls, before they are paid, payment controls, before they are paid, payment
• analytics after payments are made. analytics after payments are made.
• post-payment analysis. post-payment analysis.
• <00:34:56.159> uh that authority to withhold payments uh that authority to withhold payments
• <00:41:56.000> withholding<00:41:56.400> language payment withholding language payment

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And then the next section is the payment authority, where we would actually make those payments out of
• Page 480 is the lease purchase debt payment section.
• Make any representation that we would make payments.
• It has to do with payments, multiple payments coming to the same address, lost checks.
• It has to do with payments, multiple payments coming to the same address, lost checks.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• officer and firefighter recruitment bonus payment program, thereby expanding the program to include
• The bill appears to restrict payments to parents that stay with a hospitalized... payments to families
• payments to parents that stay with a hospitalized child while that child has other care.
• Next, we'll take up Senate Bill 570 on task force on payment scams by Senator Polsky.
• to tackle the growing problem of payment-related fraud.

Bills: S0198, S0570, S0772, S0808, S1038, S1040, S1286, S1440, S1504, S1668

Keywords: virtual currency, kiosks, money services business, regulation, financial services, consumer protection, cryptocurrency, registration, payment scams, task force, fraud prevention, property insurance, roofing requirements, inspector, insurance policies, homeowners insurance, roof age, residential structures, insurance renewal, investment

Summary: The Committee on Banking and Insurance met with a quorum present and took up a series of bills, beginning with SB 1286 by Senator Wright. That bill expands the law enforcement recruitment bonus program to include firefighters, creates a DFS grant review panel for fire-related grants, and establishes an institute for PTSD and first-responder behavioral health. Testimony from fire chiefs and others supported the measure, and the committee reported it favorably. The committee then considered several insurance and financial regulation bills. CS/SB 198 by Senator Rousan, as amended, regulates virtual currency kiosks with transaction limits, notice and receipt requirements, and OFR enforcement authority; witnesses described it as a needed anti-fraud measure, especially for seniors, and it was reported favorably. CS/SB 772 by Senator Burgess, as amended, allows limited licenses for portable electronics and eyewear insurance, and CS/SB 1504 by Senator Claudio, as amended, creates a pathway for high school students to qualify for insurance customer representative licensure; both were reported favorably. The committee also approved two cryptocurrency reserve bills by Senator Gruters: CS/SB 1038 creates the Florida Strategic Cryptocurrency Reserve framework, and CS/SB 1040 creates the related trust fund; both received technical amendments and favorable reports. CS/SB 1440 by Senator Martin, as amended, creates public records exemptions and cybersecurity reporting provisions for financial institutions and related entities, and it was reported favorably. Finally, SB 1668 by Senator Burton, which updates the NICA program’s funding and benefit structure, and CS/SB 570 by Senator Polsky, which creates a task force on payment scams, were both heard with supportive testimony and reported favorably. Senators later recorded additional affirmative votes on selected bills before the committee adjourned.

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• The last several years have seen a drastic increase in ad hoc disaster payments to rural America.
• The administrative and operating payments provided by the U.S.
• scheduling, and avoiding necessary impact. impacts from balloon payments and appropriate collateral
• Holt, can you explain why federal crop insurance is superior to the ad hoc disaster payments?
• And it gets those payments to a farmer in a very efficient, fast and effective way.

Keywords: farm bill, rural economy, crop insurance, access to credit, young farmers, USDA funding freeze, agricultural policy, risk management

Summary: The meeting of the agricultural committee focused on significant concerns regarding the current state of America's rural economy, highlighting the need for a strong five-year farm bill to address the challenges faced by farmers, particularly young and beginning farmers. Key testimony was given by multiple stakeholders including agricultural leaders and young farmers, emphasizing issues related to crop insurance, access to credit, and the adverse impact of recent USDA funding freezes. Various members discussed the necessity of risk management tools that farmers rely on to secure financing, which is crucial for sustaining agricultural operations and supporting rural communities. The importance of timely legislative action was underscored, as many farmers reported struggles in the current economic climate, raising urgency for reforms within the Farm Bill framework.

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• After any SFIA payments have been adjusted to that limit, all SFIA payments are then adjusted proportionally
• This applies to all educational assistance payments received for student loans.
• This applies to all educational assistance payments received for student loans.
• This applies to all educational assistance payments received for student loans.
• House File 2437 that cuts the payments to SFIA.

Bills: HF2730, HF2257, HF2768, HF1932, HF2437

Keywords: local government debt, municipal bonds, county bonds, capital improvements, public financing, bond issuance, public hearing, notice period, bond guarantee, Minnesota Public Facilities Authority, volume cap, private activity bonds, housing finance, residential rental bonds, LIHTC, low-income housing tax credits, redevelopment, courthouse financing, jail financing, law enforcement center

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• We make a payment. They don't pay it back. Who does the state chase?
• Does it assume the minor's responsibility for the payment?
• We make a payment. They don't pay it back. Who does the state chase?
• It assumes the minor's responsibility of the payment?
• If the school has it, the school makes payment.

Summary: The Senate Appropriations Committee met with a quorum present and took up two bills. The first, SB 250 on rural communities by Senator Simon, was described as a broad rural development package creating an Office of Rural Prosperity, a Renaissance grant program, housing and transportation investments, added funding for rural education consortiums, and health care initiatives for rural areas. Senator Harrell asked about overlap between road funding programs, and the sponsor explained that eligible counties could receive both SCRAP and FARM funding. Several organizations waived in support or spoke in support, and the bill was reported favorably by unanimous vote. The committee then heard SB 318, the committee substitute for educational scholarship programs by President Gates. The bill was presented as a response to Auditor General findings about the rapid growth and administration of Florida’s school choice and scholarship programs. It would separate Family Empowerment Scholarship funding from the FEFP, require more frequent student enrollment verification, lower scholarship funding organization administrative fees, require return of overpayments, create a student ID system, establish a $250 million stabilization fund, require annual audits, and direct DOE to recommend future program administration through competitive procurement. Gates also offered five amendments, including technical changes to eligibility documentation and a substantive amendment requiring a DOE report on future administration and competitive selection; all five amendments were adopted. During debate and public testimony, senators and witnesses discussed accountability, software solutions, reimbursement delays, monthly attestations, and impacts on public schools and families. Supporters and opponents alike raised concerns about bureaucracy, fraud prevention, special education services, and whether the bill would help or burden parents. Gates said the bill aimed to fix tracking and payment problems without capping the program, and he noted the IEP timeline would be aligned with public school timelines. After debate, the committee reported CS for SB 318 favorably by unanimous vote, and then adjourned.

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• of regulations, amounted to millions of dollars in added payment.
• making revenue-sharing payments.
• Pueblos also decided to stop making payments.
• -Gallero-Apache Nation... ...remaining tribes that had been making payments stopped doing so.
• Particularly in light of the size of the payment and the fact that the payment was effectively imposed

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• > folks<00:37:59.599> are restitution payments when folks are restitution payments when
• Um 10% of their court-ordered payments.
• other court-ordered payments and other court-ordered payments.<00:38:20.640> This<00:38:20.880
• This has been a long-standing payments.
• sort of payment to their restitution,<00:40:56.079> right?

Bills: HF2358, HF3496, HF3504, HF2169, HF3440

Keywords: public safety, coercion, criminal penalties, law enforcement, victim protection, HF3496, supervision abatement, earned compliance credit, earned compliance credits, conditional release, supervised release, corrections, Minnesota Department of Corrections, restitution, willful nonpayment, probation-like supervision, release supervision, community supervision, lifetime conditional release, early termination of supervision

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• Wicklund said those Medicaid cuts, just doing the one where they cut the enhanced medical assistance payments
• Wicklund said those Medicaid cuts, just doing the one where they cut the enhanced medical assistance payments
• Wicklund said those Medicaid cuts, just doing the one where they cut the enhanced medical assistance payments
• :06.600> um<00:01:07.080> medical<00:01:07.600> assistance<00:01:08.119> payments
• enhanced um medical assistance payments enhanced um medical assistance payments for<00:01:08.920

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:18:09.280> underpayment happening over payment underpayment happening over payment underpayment
• It doesn't say if we find other issues that would cause us to want to withhold payment.
• It doesn't say if we find other issues that would cause us to want to withhold payment.
• <00:59:48.640> representative payment representative payment representative Anderson<00:59:51.520
• payments to Providers um rather than payments to Providers um rather than grants<01:26:06.320> and

Bills: HF1, HF98

Keywords: 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, government transparency, accountability, law enforcement referrals, sanctions, debarment, payment withholding, public assistance fraud

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• , responsibility for contract payments, responsibility for contract payments, homeowner<02:03:03.920
• of the payments and wants to continue to make 100% of the payments.
• I think an oral... making any payments for the last 6 making any payments for the last 6 months,<02:35
• respondent could be trying to make payments, could be making payments to the petitioner.
• <02:37:38.120> making trying to make payments, could be making trying to make payments, could

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Some of the reasons why the general child care alternative payment agencies may relinquish...
• And then the next one is the alternative payment admin rate.
• And then the next one is the alternative payment admin rate.
• Supported payments to administer outside of the contract structure.
• The next one is the Alternative Payment Program Administration.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Human Services held a hearing on the Governor’s May Revision, with no votes taken. The first major topic was child care and early education, where the Department of Social Services and Department of Finance outlined proposed changes to absorb federal Child Care and Development Fund and Proposition 64 revenue reductions, shift some funding between child care programs, end funding for prospective pay implementation now that the federal requirement has been rescinded, adjust the alternative payment administration structure, and fund child care infrastructure grants and a Low-Income Investment Fund contract closeout. The Legislative Analyst’s Office said the budget makes progress on the structural deficit but recommended maintaining the administration’s solution level, making reserve deposits, and avoiding new ongoing commitments; it also raised concerns about shifting reductions to the California Alternative Payment Program and about the proposed administrative-rate change. Committee members strongly criticized the proposed loss of child care slots and said they would oppose eliminating those slots, while also expressing support for child care as essential infrastructure. The committee then reviewed California State Preschool Program proposals. Finance and CDE described reductions to the preschool COLA from 2.41% to 2.01%, removal of prospective pay funding, and increases for the QRIS block grant, audit support, and rate reform implementation. Trailer bill language would codify age-based rate categories, inclusion-rate documentation, family fee collection rules, portability, and excused absences. CDE supported the QRIS increase and some attendance and family-fee changes, but warned that aligning three- and four-year-old rates could reduce support for three-year-olds and that the budget does not fully cover enrollment growth. Members also questioned whether the preschool and child care slot reductions should be reallocated rather than terminated, and the administration said the reductions were intended to reflect current utilization and avoid harm to currently enrolled families. The hearing then moved to CalFresh and nutrition programs. CDSS said the May Revision includes a one-time CalFood augmentation, funding to cover federal SNAP administrative cost-share pressures, and additional staffing and technical assistance to implement HR 1 changes, including the able-bodied adults without dependents time limit and new non-citizen eligibility rules. The department estimated HR 1 could cut CalFresh funding by $2.3 billion to $3.7 billion annually and affect about 500,000 people, with roughly 806,000 adults potentially subject to the time limit and about 34,000 non-citizens expected to lose eligibility once fully implemented. Members pressed for stronger harm mitigation, including a $98 million backfill to protect families from losing food benefits, and raised concerns about county workload and the “chilling effect” on immigrant participation. The final portion of the transcript began the IHSS presentation, noting a revised budget of $33.7 billion total funds and $12.8 billion General Fund, with proposed reductions tied to Medi-Cal asset-limit changes and other federal conformity items.

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• first one is a transition direct payment first one is a transition direct payment of<00:09:36.000
• proposal directs payments for tribal allocation<00:09:50.760> payment<00:09:51.120> changes
• provider who is subject to a payment provider who is subject to a payment withhold<00:35:49.400>
• payment withholds. payment withholds.
• <00:36:20.520> withhold payment withhold payment withhold under<00:36:22.480> federally

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Madam Chair and Senator Padilla, the, uh, the down payment assistance that we currently have is, uh,
• So they would get 4% of that is $12,000 and down payment.
• assistance has helped many folks get into homes with regard to keeping up with their payments.
• versus a rent payment, and that could be $3000 to $400 a month.
• We are doing a 0% down payment, um, program, and we think that this is also very necessary.