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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

State Committee Meeting - 2026-04-09

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • fleeing war, displacement, or political upheaval, and talk about barriers to accessing government programs
  • Any amount of fraud is state programs. Any amount of fraud is too<00:47:42.240> much.
  • The Director of Program Integrity, Tim O'Malley, recently released a program integrity roadmap.
  • c> Integrity,<00:48:30.680> uh The Director of Program Integrity, uh The Director of Program
  • Uh pillar 19 program integrity roadmap.
Summary: The committee first approved the April 7, 2026 minutes and then held an informal hearing on House File 4364, which would establish a Central and Eastern European Ethnic Council in Minnesota. Representative Jordan and testifiers Mykola Mager and Julia Miller described the large Central and Eastern European community in Minnesota, its contributions to the state, and the need for a formal advisory body to help address barriers to government services, support refugees, workforce development, entrepreneurship, and cultural understanding. Members expressed general support and noted the bill’s importance, but no formal action was taken on the bill during the hearing. The committee then took up House File 4543, a bill to create a centralized payroll reporting portal for prevailing wage projects. Representative Frazier said the bill would reduce administrative burden on project owners, improve transparency and accountability, and help prevent wage theft, misclassification, tax fraud, and insurance fraud. Testifiers from county, city, and contractor groups largely supported the idea of streamlining reporting, but contractor representatives raised concerns about employee data privacy, public access to sensitive payroll information, duplication of existing systems, interoperability with contractor software, and the need for stakeholder engagement. Members echoed both support and caution, and the bill was laid over as amended rather than advanced. Finally, the committee considered House File 4821, described by Chair Klevorn as addressing the “penny problem” and a related change to high-deductible insurance plans. The bill would authorize state agencies to round cash transactions because of the penny shortage and would change MMB’s obligation to offer certain high-deductible health plans from “must” to “may,” producing modest administrative savings. Members questioned the drafting of the rounding language and asked about cash transactions at state agencies and the handling of cannabis tax payments. The chair noted the bill had missed the deadline and would be caught by the chief clerk’s office; the discussion ended with the bill being laid over as amended.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EDU Public Hearing 03-20-2026

Education

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  • ,<00:30:58.320> I of fiscally responsible programs, I of fiscally responsible programs, I
  • /c><00:32:42.080> learners education programs enable adult learners education programs enable
  • <00:35:16.160> to teacher housing assistance program to teacher housing assistance program
  • department to run this program. department to run this program.
  • So for the um sixyear um program.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education Apr 3rd, 2025

S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Then we have ESL programs and bilingual programs, and those are...
  • We also have Vietnamese dual language programs. So that's what a bilingual program is.
  • It depends; you have early exit bilingual programs and late exit bilingual programs.
  • , bilingual programming, not bilingual. ...programming.
  • programs.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/25

Human Services Finance and Policy

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  • to admit people safely to our programs to admit people safely to our programs and<00:24:46.760><
  • Peter at the forensic mental health program; it is years, not months or days. particular program that
  • <00:25:36.880> like to you as well um is our programs like to you as well um is our programs
  • is at the forensic mental health program is at the forensic mental health program um<00:25:47.720
  • and first episode bipolar programs and first episode bipolar programs<00:38:07.520> we<00:38:
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Hied Committee Meeting - 2026-03-26

Higher Education Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • > program.
  • stay in each program. stay in each program.
  • grant program. grant program.
  • These programs programs programs um<01:39:49.000> that<01:39:49.160> have<01:39:49.360>
  • other affected programs. other affected programs.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 3/10/26

Housing Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • It modifies a competitive selection process for certain development programs to include community land
  • <00:01:47.040> to competitive development programs to competitive development programs to
  • Um, I personally love this program. I had the opportunity over the summer.
  • Um I was personally love this program.
  • But it is a program that can be used by all—young, old, everyone, teachers.
Bills: HF3600, HF3809, HF3608
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Jan 27th, 2026 at 11:17 am

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I, too, rise in support of our FFA programs.
  • You know, we know that an investment in these types of programs is an investment in our future.
  • Everybody that knows me knows that I'm a big supporter of that program.
  • Everybody that knows me knows that I'm a big supporter of that program.
  • So, and I don't know how many national awards we've had with our FFA program, but it's many.
Bills: HM19
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • The JET grant program provides funding for equipment used in career and technical education programs.
  • developing new courses or new programs leading to a license, certificate, or post-secondary degree.
  • For programs that exist in the state of Texas.
  • In terms of the different financial literacy programs and things, I assume that...
  • How much knowledge do you have about them, about these programs?
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Corrections Apr 16th, 2025

Corrections

Transcript Highlights:
  • literature as education programs.
  • Programs in prison.
  • For college-level programs and those that are enrolled in college-level programs.
  • Some things we ponder are: will this program lead to a certificate of value for the student?
  • Offering special programs such as art and colors...
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • or our outreach activities.
  • I'll go through each program.
  • We have a women veterans program. This program focuses on the special needs of women veterans.
  • We have a communications and outreach program, which is one of the hardest things to do, is to make.
  • We do have a robust outreach using traditional media... ...digital media, in-person outreach, and more
Bills: SB651, SB897, SB1814, SB1818
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Corrections Apr 9th, 2025

Corrections

Transcript Highlights:
  • feet by passing Representative Leach's bill to screen and enroll incarcerated citizens in the SNAP program
  • The programs included in the bill are Medicaid, CHIP, Healthy Texas Women family planning, TANF, SNAP
  • Last session, I passed legislation which... ...created a similar program for Texas game wardens.
  • This bill would require TDCJ to adopt rules related to the program. to the leave pool.
  • This legislative leave pool program will provide much-needed support for correctional officers, allowing
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/26/2026 - House Judiciary

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • see how successful these programs are, do we have data on how successful the reentry programs have been
  • It's a reentry program. It's very successful. It gives three months. It's a reentry program.
  • Very important reentry program.
  • But they have up-and-running programs. Those programs are not new. Maricopa didn't and Pima didn't.
  • But they have up-and-running programs. Those programs are not new, right?
Summary: The committee first took up SB 1655, which would have allowed qualified jurors to serve as temporary election workers instead of jury service if summoned 90 to 120 days before an election. The Arizona Association of Counties opposed the bill, saying the timing would create major planning and tracking problems for county jury commissioners and courts, and noting that jury service can already be excused in some circumstances. Members also raised concerns that jury duty and poll work are fundamentally different responsibilities. The motion for a due pass recommendation failed, 4-5, and the bill did not advance. The committee then heard SB 1751 and the related SCR 1049, both dealing with Arizona execution methods. The bills would expand the available methods of execution to include firing squad and lethal gas, alongside lethal injection, with the SCR going to voters. Senator Payne argued the change was needed because Arizona has had problems with past execution methods and that the inmate would choose among the options. Opponents, including a death penalty attorney and a corrections chaplain, argued the methods raise constitutional, operational, staffing, and trauma concerns, and that Arizona should not revive methods with a history of botched or prolonged executions. SB 1751 received a due pass recommendation, 6-2 with one absent and one present, and SCR 1049 also received a due pass recommendation, 6-2 with one absent and one present. The committee next considered SB 1317 as a strike-everything amendment appropriating $20 million in opioid settlement/remediation funds for county coordinated reentry planning services and a statewide database. Supporters from the Arizona Sheriffs Association and county sheriffs said the program has shown strong recidivism reductions, helps people transition from county jails back into the community, and should expand to more counties. Members asked about data, funding timing, and whether all counties should participate; supporters said the amount would likely be negotiated in the budget process and that the database funding was needed to track outcomes. The strike-everything amendment was adopted, and SB 1317 as amended passed 9-0 with one absent. Finally, the committee heard SB 1656, which would change how courts appoint professional personnel in family court cases and set guidelines for those appointees. Court representatives submitted written concerns, saying the bill would duplicate existing practice, require unnecessary and costly depositions of experts before appointment, mandate recordings of all interactions, and extend the statute of limitations for lawsuits. With no sponsor present and no outside speakers, members expressed concern that the bill was unnecessary and potentially costly. SB 1656 failed to receive a due pass recommendation, with three nays, six votes not in favor, and one absent.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • In the programs. We operate year round.
  • Um, but just awareness of our program is number one.
  • Um, but just awareness of our program is number one.
  • Um, but just awareness of our program is number one.
  • Miss Wayne and guardianship programs.
Summary: The committee’s first interim meeting opened with roll call and a reminder that Kentucky had 8,641 children in out-of-home care with active placements as of June 1, 2025. The first presentation was from the Center for Courageous Kids (CCK), a donor-funded camp in Scottsville that serves children with lifelong illnesses and disabilities at no charge. Representatives described the camp’s history, its year-round family retreats and summer sessions, its medical and accessibility supports, and its impact on campers’ confidence and independence. They said CCK has served more than 43,000 campers from 46 states and 13 countries, including 22,000 from Kentucky, and noted plans to reach all 120 Kentucky counties. CCK also outlined future capital needs: a new art barn and a medical lodge. The organization said the art barn project would cost $2.5 million, with a legislative request of $1.5 million, and the medical lodge would cost $2.875 million, with a legislative request of $1.75 million. Members responded very positively, with several praising the camp’s work and one member asking about operational challenges. CCK said its main challenges are awareness, staff and volunteer recruitment, and expanding medical and housing capacity; it also said it is accredited by the American Camp Association and receives health and safety visits and audits. The committee then moved to a presentation on adult protective services and state guardianship programs from Jessica Wayne and Cliff Bryant of DCBS. They explained the legal framework for guardianship, the difference between full and limited guardianship/conservatorship, emergency appointments, and the state’s role as a last-resort guardian when no family member or private entity is available. They reported 4,464 individuals under state guardianship as of June 1, with most cases involving dementia, developmental disability, intellectual disability, nursing home or long-term care placement, severe mental illness, or brain injury. They also said the division has 89 field workers across 14 regional offices, with an average caseload of 52 and a goal of reducing that into the mid-40s through additional hiring.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Education Policy Committee Apr 2nd, 2025

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • The details of the program are within local control. The program is within local control.
  • We know there is a demand from parents for this program.
  • We've had over... parents for this program.
  • a program.
  • There are already some programs that exist in... are already some programs that exist in the schools
Bills: SB211, HB96, SB215, SB257, SB13, SB13
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Education Policy Committee Apr 2nd, 2025

Education Policy