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• Designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to Sex authorizing a civil penalty and
• HB number 79 by Kane relating to reducing school district maintenance and operations Adviarum taxes.
• HBA number 91 by TOTH relating to reducing school district maintenance and operations Avalarium taxes
• HB Number 97 by Kerwin relating to reducing school district maintenance and operations Avalarium taxes
• HB 166 by Metcalf relating to the elimination of school district maintenance and operation, adviarum

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• One is the governor is proposing eliminating the long-term facilities maintenance for charter schools
• maintenance because you don't matter as much as the public schools do.”
• don't facility maintenance because you don't facility maintenance because you don't matter<01
• <01:23:05.760> maintenance<01:23:06.080> aid the long-term facility maintenance aid
• the long-term facility maintenance aid that<01:23:06.480> the<01:23:06.639> charter<01

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• Also, mitigation projects must be... ...wind energy facility.
• We do require reporting for tonnage from facilities in North Dakota.
• But we could reach out to facilities and ask them.
• On these particular maintenance items that we could do and hold it for later.
• Is it you're not doing your maintenance? A 20-year-old drain? Is it a design flaw?

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• I will note that right now with the Kingston array, that's a 5-megawatt facility.
• So, we're not near the cap right now, even with our existing facility.
• . that's a 5 that's a 5 megawatt facility.
• now, even with our existing facility. now, even with our existing facility.
• <02:38:37.359> is provider is, that particular facility is provider is, that particular facility

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• Additional details here: obviously, our deferred maintenance plan includes critical or emergent maintenance
• maintenance plan we can shift into a more proactive maintenance approach so we don't end up having this
• maintenance strategy.
• and so hopefully once we get through this deferred maintenance plan we will be on a more proactive maintenance
• Yes, I'm going to go back to the deferred maintenance.

Summary: The committee first heard a presentation from the Oklahoma Department of Commerce on its FY26 priorities, recent performance, and budget requests. Commerce said it had helped announce about 8,000 direct jobs and nearly $14 billion in investment year-to-date, while noting challenges such as tariffs, workforce recruitment, staffing/FTE management, and the condition of its 100-year-old office building. The agency highlighted projects and initiatives including a new Taiwan trade office, Route 66 Centennial planning, the National Main Street conference in Tulsa, Olympic-related coordination, census outreach, and continued improvements to its grants and CRM systems. Requested funding included $8.3 million for building repairs or relocation planning, census support, $300,000 for EDGE, $135,000 for IT/cybersecurity upgrades, $250,000 for the Taiwan office, and additional support for Head Start, senior nutrition, and the Strategic Air and Space Commission. Members asked about the meaning of the investment totals, the building condition, delays in senior nutrition distributions, and staffing vacancies; Commerce said the investment figures reflected formal company capital announcements, the building had significant facade and roof damage, delays were due to multiple contracting layers, and several open positions were expected to be filled soon. The Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department then presented its FY26 budget and goals. New director Amy Blackburn and special advisor Sterling Zearley said the department oversees 38 state parks, six lodges, seven golf courses, and nine travel information centers, and emphasized tourism’s economic importance. They reported savings from bringing marketing and tracking functions in-house and from shared services, but said the department faces more than $271 million in deferred maintenance needs, staffing shortages, and connectivity problems at parks. Their goals include increasing park visitation to 10.2 million, raising occupancy to 36%, and growing travel to Oklahoma, with major marketing tied to the Route 66 Centennial, America 250, the FIFA World Cup, the Olympics, and other events. The department also discussed a request to raise its purchasing exemption cap from $25,000 to $75,000, a possible TravelOK.com redesign, and efforts to improve restaurant operations at lodges through a new RFP structure. Members questioned the apportionment cap, the size and timing of deferred maintenance requests, park revenue, and the use of parking pass funds; tourism said annual park-related revenue is about $32 million to $34 million and parking pass revenue is about $2.5 million. Finally, the OSU Veterinary Medicine Authority presented its budget request and program updates. The authority said it supports the veterinary teaching hospital and related student training, and that its FY26 budget is entirely state-appropriated. It requested continued support for hospital operations, the large animal scholarship program, and a new $12.5 million annual payment tied to the $250 million Legacy Capital Fund authorization for the veterinary teaching hospital, along with additional funding to expand in-state enrollment. Officials said in-state enrollment had increased from 58 to 69 students after prior funding, with a goal of reaching 90 of 106 total seats, and that there were 195 in-state applicants this year. Members asked whether standards would be lowered; the authority said academic standards would not change and noted strong board-pass rates and retention outcomes. It also said accreditation concerns tied to faculty shortages and off-site teaching had been addressed by bringing students back to the main campus and improving staffing. The committee ended by thanking the presenters and announcing its next meeting date.

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• I appreciate being here in this wonderful facility, in this great place.
• I love the beautiful facilities here. My name is Gail. I'm Gail Armstrong.
• The Elderly Center is a day-use kind of facility. You can go have lunch.
• Rehabilitation Facility.
• And do we have a maintenance budget?

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• This is a close to 58,000 square foot facility serving grades 9 through 12. The enrollment is 300.
• There are 87,000 square foot facilities serving pre-K through 5th grade.
• these facilities, then they bring that data back to our uh fab manager.
• It is on our website and it is considered the facilities assessment database, OK. Um, Mr.
• I, I live outside of Cuba, New Mexico, and we're doing a, a pre-K facility up there, um.

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• For facilities and maintenance, we have a partnership with the Minnesota Public Housing Association,
• maintenance, HVAC, things like that.
• c> have<00:41:55.760> a the facilities and maintenance we have a the facilities and maintenance
• to help with whether it is facilities to help with whether it is facilities maintenance<00:42:08.280
• Our participants work on site at our newly built facility, which...

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• They, you know, were kind of tired of the maintenance.
• So as Steve mentioned earlier, all of the nursing facility, any licensed nursing facility... ...mentioned
• earlier, all of the nursing facility, any licensed nursing facility that's part of the CCRC is licensed
• and regulated by the Department of Public Health like any other nursing facility.
• And then we have a small 12-bed skilled nursing facility.

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Summary: The Joint Committee on Aging and Independence commission meeting focused on continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs), with members and presenters discussing how the model works, consumer protections, and areas for future review. After member introductions, Jennifer Fuller summarized survey results showing the top priorities as financial viability and affordability, consumer protections and rights, and regulation/monitoring standards. The commission said those issues would guide its work plan, while also keeping staffing, definitions, and federal support on the radar. Alyssa Sherman of LeadingAge Massachusetts and Jim Freiling of Brookhaven at Lexington gave a detailed overview of CCRCs, explaining that they combine housing with health-related services under long-term contracts and typically require entrance fees plus monthly fees. They described the three common contract types: Type A/life care, where costs stay relatively stable if residents need more care; Type B, which offers some included or discounted care with higher costs later; and Type C, fee-for-service, with lower entrance fees but higher costs if care needs increase. They also discussed nonprofit governance, resident involvement, and the role of state and Attorney General disclosure requirements. Several members raised concerns about affordability, refund timing, and the need to distinguish true CCRCs from other senior housing marketed similarly; presenters said refunds are often tied to reoccupancy and that their organizations are collecting data on refund timelines and contract terms. The discussion also covered resident rights and governance, including whether residents should have seats on nonprofit boards. Christine Griffin said her community lacks resident board representation and urged the commission to consider a state requirement, while others said resident associations and direct engagement with boards can be more effective than mandatory board seats. Members also discussed transparency around monthly fee increases, financial screening before admission, and the importance of clear marketing so consumers understand what they are buying. No votes were taken. The meeting ended with logistical updates, including a tentative public hearing date of June 3, 2025, a note that the next meeting would focus on regulation and monitoring standards, and a reminder that the commission would continue refining its work plan based on survey feedback.

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• In the Department of Military Affairs, there's $11.5 million for maintenance and repair costs.
• Allocation is the assignment of at least one safe school officer per school facility.
• The facility does not change. The staff do not change. The safety requirements do not change.
• There are many rural communities that are miles from private child care facilities.
• What market is this for working families who live 30 minutes away from private facilities?

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• We have a facility in Graceville that we're looking to renovate, the existing vacant facility, to bring
• More than half are over 25 years old, along with routine maintenance needs, $11.9 million.
• We don't have any facilities that can probably go through a Category 2.
• Fixed capital outlay: repair and maintain safe and healthy probation facilities throughout the state.
• Since I've been secretary, I've had the chance to tour many, many facilities already.

Summary: The committee met for an interim appropriations presentation hearing focused on justice administration agencies. Members heard budget requests from the State Attorney’s Office, Public Defenders, the Justice Administrative Commission, Regional Conflict Counsel, Capital Collateral Regional Counsel, and the Guardian ad Litem Office, followed by a presentation from the Department of Juvenile Justice and a brief public comment from a nonprofit advocate. The chair noted that presentations from the Department of Law Enforcement and the Commission on Offender Review would be moved to a later meeting. The state attorney requested funding to true up underfunded circuits under the existing formula, staff 14 new criminal judgeships, replace declining VOCA victim-services funding with general revenue, and cover a projected due process shortfall. The public defender asked for a higher starting salary for assistant public defenders, funding to restore balance in circuits where public defenders lag behind state attorneys, and staffing for new criminal judgeships. Regional conflict counsel and capital collateral regional counsel also sought salary adjustments, additional attorneys and case costs, and competitive area differential funding to address recruitment and retention issues. The Justice Administrative Commission requested funding for Florida PALM readiness and implementation and for IT hardware and software replacement; it also relayed a clerks’ request for reimbursement related to injunctions for protection, Baker Act, Marchman Act, and sexually violent predator cases. The Guardian ad Litem Office said it now has a guardian ad litem for every child in Florida and requested salary increases for senior and managing attorneys to reduce turnover. The Department of Juvenile Justice presented a much larger budget request to expand residential and detention capacity, increase per diem rates, renovate and replace aging facilities, fund the Broward detention center rebuild, improve cybersecurity and the juvenile information system, and cover rising lease costs. Members asked questions about staffing, compensation, detention and residential treatment needs, mental health and substance-use services, and the Broward project timeline. A nonprofit advocate then asked for better data collection on protection orders and related court actions to support funding for domestic violence and recovery services. The committee adjourned without taking any formal votes on the budget requests.

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• ongoing operations for a single facility ongoing operations for a single facility this<00:43:45.160
• We can have facilities that offer jobs and that pay their fair share in taxes.
• <01:15:48.800> across public administrative facilities across public administrative facilities
• And water that would be proposed to be used by the facility.
• about you know can smaller facilities about you know can smaller facilities also<01:29:24.159>

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• Yeah, maintenance is an issue.
• <02:25:35.120> I maintenance. That's my understanding. I maintenance.
• <02:38:26.479> Maintenance a year maintenance budget.
• Maintenance a year maintenance budget.
• <02:54:39.680> Uh maintenance. People want to do that. Uh maintenance.

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• for the Department of Public Safety allows them to leverage revenues generated from the use of facilities
• It also requires that those funds collected be used for facility maintenance at Camp Robinson.
• It also requires that those funds collected be used for facility maintenance at Camp Robinson.

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• And not on artificial rates, fees, or deferred maintenance.
• We have utilized both buried and aerial facilities in the past.
• Pole rental revenue for facilities that they get to enjoy, where we do all the maintenance on the right-of-way
• All of that is pertinent to our discussion, the maintenance.
• These are private facilities on private easements.

Bills: HB3445, HB3448

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• The licensure and contracting for delivery of medical assistance by nursing facilities over the Committee
• by Via Lobos relating to the presumption and eligibility of certain individuals for nursing care facility
• HB 3998 by Schoolcraft relating to the capacity and usage of school district facilities and the transfer
• Facilities and settings for the subcommittee on juvenile Justice.
• Political subdivision to regulate a licensed childcare facility or registered family home in front of

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• Our contract maintenance budget is just a little over $6 million.
• Our maintenance area has 194 positions. 168 of those are filled.
• Going on to contract maintenance projects, we do a lot of contract maintenance projects also with the
• Maintenance projects, completed projects and maintenance: we completed $3.16 million worth of projects
• Upcoming maintenance projects: coming up this fiscal year is Raton Mesa.

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Summary: The committee heard a District 5 New Mexico Department of Transportation presentation from Rhonda Lopez, who reviewed the district’s FY26 budget, staffing vacancies, and the status of special appropriations from 2020 through 2025. She described numerous completed and ongoing projects across the district, including roadway overlays, bridge work, intersection improvements, ADA upgrades, and maintenance projects, and also summarized STIP, TPF, LGRF, and equipment needs. Members asked about a guardrail issue near U.S. 64 in Hogback, the 5% local match for TPF projects, and the status of the New Mexico 371/U.S. 36 intersection funding agreement with the Navajo Nation; DOT said the match is secured or waived where applicable and that the Navajo agreement is nearly finalized. The committee then heard House Bill 270, which would amend the Public Works Apprentice Training Act to require contributions to apprenticeship and training programs for certain public works contracts, including highway-related work, while creating an exception where no approved apprenticeship program exists for a trade classification. The sponsor said the bill was intended to strengthen workforce development and support apprenticeship training. Contractors and asphalt industry representatives opposed the bill, arguing it would raise road project costs and duplicate existing training contributions. A motion to table failed on a tie, and a later motion to pass also failed on a tie, leaving the bill in committee. Next, the committee heard House Bill 322, which would create a transportation trust fund and transportation program fund, dedicate additional revenue sources including a portion of electricity GRT and motor vehicle excise tax, and begin annual distributions for federal matching funds in 2029. The sponsor and supporters said the bill would help address a multi-billion-dollar road funding gap, improve maintenance, and provide a stable source for matching federal dollars. Some members raised concerns about the electricity tax component, its effect on utility bills, and overlap with recently enacted transportation financing measures; others supported the concept but questioned timing and funding priorities. A motion on the bill resulted in a tie and failed, leaving the bill in committee. The meeting concluded with a District 4 NMDOT legislative presentation. The district outlined its geography, budget, staffing vacancy rate, completed special appropriations, active construction and maintenance projects, wildfire-related recovery work, local government funding allocations, and equipment replacement needs. Members asked about school district uses of local funding and the impact of aging equipment and weather on maintenance costs. The presentation ended without any formal action on District 4 items, and the committee adjourned.

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• . facilities. facilities.
• So, um facilities.
• <00:53:42.960> as we have to keep up our facilities as we have to keep up our facilities as
• <01:01:06.840> and maintenance and maintenance and infrastructure<01:01:09.280> at<01:01
• Um, utility facilities notification act.

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Summary: The committee opened by taking roll for the Joint Transportation, Highways, and Military Affairs Committee and noting that 20 topics had been submitted for discussion, including one late addition. Members were asked to number the topics for reference, and the chair explained that each presenter should give a brief overview before the committee returned to the dais for questions and possible ranking or action. No votes were taken during the portion provided. The first topic was a request from the Associated General Contractors of Wyoming to have TRIP, a third-party transportation research organization, present a report on Wyoming’s highway system. The report is intended to identify transportation needs and 25 priority projects, and the committee generally supported hearing the report and methodology directly from TRIP. The next topic combined two similar railroad safety proposals. Representative Chestek described a bill addressing train length, wayside detectors, and track inspections, citing the East Palestine derailment and concerns about reduced inspection frequency. Committee members raised questions about federal preemption and enforcement authority; Chestek said states can be more protective of safety where federal rules leave gaps, and WYDOT said it would need additional expertise and staffing to administer such a program. No public testimony was offered on the railroad topic. The committee then heard two proposals from the Wyoming Military Department. One would study Tricare subsidies for mental health providers by comparing Tricare reimbursement rates with other insurers, gathering de-identified data on eligible members and provider participation, and then returning to the committee with findings before any legislative recommendation. Members discussed whether the issue might fit better in Labor, Health, and Social Services, but the military department said it believed the committee had a strong connection to the topic. The second military topic would study Service Group Life Insurance for state active duty, comparing state and federal death benefits for Guard members to identify any shortfalls. The committee also briefly discussed a VSO program review raised by Representative Neff, focusing on the number of veterans service officers and retention, but no action was taken in the excerpt.

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• needed facilities, including such things as interceptor lines, detention facilities, and disposal facilities
• water facilities and construct additional<00:35:52.079> needed<00:35:52.480> facilities
• ><00:35:53.599> including additional needed facilities including additional needed facilities
• a facility in Evston. a facility in Evston.
• the demonstration facility in Gillette. the demonstration facility in Gillette.

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• centers or industrial facilities. centers or industrial facilities.
• So these are your large energy facilities that interconnect with the bulk power system.
• of transmission, maintenance of generation, as well as forced outages to generation and transmission
• of transmission, maintenance of generation, as well as forced outages to generation and transmission
• of transmission, maintenance of generation, as well as forced outages to generation and transmission

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