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• We transfer students to all corners of the state, and our alumni are making Minnesota a better place
• oldest institutions within Minnesota oldest institutions within Minnesota State,<00:02:02.640>
• > request, Minnesota State Systems capital request, Minnesota State Systems capital request, second
• So, with the chair's state of Minnesota.
• <01:30:15.360> of<01:30:15.520> Minnesota really good for the state of Minnesota really

Bills: HF2418, HF1666, HF232, HF344, HF402, HF431, HF468, HF547, HF583, HF1476, HF1711, HF2787, HF2788, HF3207

Keywords: capital investment, political subdivisions, state assistance, funding, project grants, child care, Slayton, state bonds, economic development, extended time revenue, school funding, state aid, career and technical education, CTE, STEM, secondary credit, after-school programs, summer school, learning year program, extended day

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• The Committee on state affairs come to order. Clerk call the roll.
• Um, as stated in the hearing notice, there will be a time limit of 2 minutes per witness.
• Are we risking, um, for the population of rattlesnakes in the state capital?
• I'm senior manager of state and local government relations for Cisco.
• Please proceed because, uh, like was stated by the previous speaker.

Bills: HB 246, HB 796, HB 1056, HB 1544, HB 1846, HB 2001, HB 2618, HB 2625, HB 2869, HB 2898, HB 3069, HB 3114, HB 3157, HB 3228, HJR 98

Keywords: federal directives, state authority, Tenth Amendment, government enforcement, local governance, gold standard, legal tender, currency, transactional currency, financial transactions, electronic payment systems, state finance, regulatory compliance, electric trucks, charging infrastructure, advisory council, transportation, sustainability, criminal penalties, official information

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• <00:05:35.039> limit<00:05:35.520> their state of Minnesota this will limit their state
• representing student transportation providers across the state of Minnesota.
• representing student transportation providers across the state of Minnesota.
• First and the state of Minnesota.
• We sat down together and looked at Minnesota State Statute 169.471.

Bills: HF3131, HF3436, HF3106, HF3241, HF3531

Keywords: cancer, disability, parking certificates, transportation, state law, school bus, schoolchildren, student safety, traffic safety, stop arm, flashing red lights, amber lights, passing a school bus, 20 feet, vehicle stopping distance, driver duties, school transportation, Minnesota traffic law, school bus law, bus stop signal

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• If you'd state your name. For the record, please state your name and begin your testimony.
• It says just calculating the state aid difference of what the state would pay instead of what these.
• The state of Minnesota made sure that every student has access to nutritious meals at school, regardless
• The state of Minnesota, in addition to providing 12.5 cents for every meal served to help school food
• There were seven schools that had to find an out-of-state insurer to cover them due to the state of their

Bills: HF51, HF1161, HF2201, HF2786, HF1053

Keywords: HF51, Sibley County, State-Aid Highway 21, capital investment, bonding bill, general obligation bonds, transportation infrastructure, road improvements, sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, local infrastructure, county grant, Minnesota Department of Transportation, bond proceeds fund, public works, utility infrastructure, education finance, school district funding, tax base adjustment

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• We work to make Minnesota freer, more prosperous, and a better governed state.
• Please state your name for the record and two minutes, please. protect Minnesota care reject house file
• <00:36:41.560> that state of Minnesota and then that state of Minnesota and then that uncompensated
• Dan Andreon, with the Minnesota Council of Health Plans, testified that the state has embarked on studying
• the state.

Bills: HF10, HF27

Keywords: undocumented immigrants, state funding, MinnesotaCare, scholarship ineligibility, state assistance, permit to carry, concealed carry, handgun permit, firearm permit, pistol training, sheriff, application process, electronic filing, mail application, fax submission, certified mail, certified delivery, gun rights, Second Amendment, firearms regulation

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• I'm the state policy lead for Move Minnesota Action.
• Child care centers with a site in Minnesota.
• We're in the northwest part of the state in Norman County.
• It's for so many Minnesota families like mine.
• of Minnesota.

Bills: HF1367, HF2732, HF1897, HF1424, HF1383, HF2728, HF2863, HF1685, HF2929

Keywords: child maltreatment, child abuse, neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, labor trafficking, human trafficking, child protection, local welfare agency, county social services, Minnesota Department of Human Services, judicial review, district court appeal, venue, out-of-state abuse, cross-border investigation, Minnesota child welfare, family assessment, maltreatment determination

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• I’m the state policy lead for Move Minnesota Action.
• <00:04:48.919> policy job I'm Nas orotti I'm the state policy job I'm Nas orotti I'm the state
• but all providers all across the state but all providers all across the state um<00:30:08.360>
• of Minnesota.
• c><01:02:48.200> would<01:02:48.880> be<01:02:49.880> about The state of Minnesota

Bills: HF1367, HF2732, HF1897, HF1424, HF1383, HF2728, HF2863, HF1685, HF2929

Keywords: child maltreatment, child abuse, neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, labor trafficking, human trafficking, child protection, local welfare agency, county social services, Minnesota Department of Human Services, judicial review, district court appeal, venue, out-of-state abuse, cross-border investigation, Minnesota child welfare, family assessment, maltreatment determination

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• <00:35:50.160> of with the best hair in the state of with the best hair in the state of Minnesota
• So they're a vital part of the production in the state of Minnesota.
• with uh in the state of Minnesota so with uh in the state of Minnesota so with that<00:57:59.720>
• We know how important First District is to the state of Minnesota.
• c> you for the state of Minnesota thank you for the state of Minnesota thank you madam<01:23:25.800

Bills: HF220, HF230, HF240, HF241, HF295, HF429, HF490, HF505, HF574, HF576, HF581, HF865, HF918, HF1085, HF1449, HF1452, HF1454, HF602

Keywords: HF220, Minnesota transportation, highway user tax distribution fund, trunk highway fund, Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT, transportation finance, dedicated funds, funding restrictions, arts in transportation, cultural strategies, transportation project planning, project design, project construction, placemaking, public art, infrastructure spending, state statutes 161.045, HF230, Wyoming

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• Obviously, any executive branch agency should be subject to the laws of the state of Minnesota that we
• Obviously, any executive branch agency should be subject to the laws of the state of Minnesota that we
• Obviously, any executive branch agency should be subject to the laws of the state of Minnesota that we
• And while Minnesota law is in 31 states.
• I don't think there's better legislation written in the state of Minnesota than that position.

Bills: SF856, HF3168, HF3528, HF389

Keywords: Inspector General, fraud prevention, state audit, public funds, misuse, transparency, government accountability, ethnic councils, diversity, governance, state participation, community representation, barbering, licensing, examinations, barber schools, public safety, certifications, Barber Examiners Board, Minnesota Historical Society

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• Daniel Olson: I'm Daniel Olson, the disability advocate for the state of Minnesota.
• is one of remains limited, and Minnesota is one of 13<00:50:35.200> states 13 states 13 states
• It aligns with Minnesota and other states that have already passed similar protections.
• It aligns with Minnesota and other states that have already passed similar protections.
• Because it doesn't matter what disability we have, we are humans in the state of Minnesota.

Bills: HF4493, HF3133, HF4595, HF4143, HF4142, HF3756, HF4289, HF1724, HF2291, HF4568, HF4547

Keywords: opioid use disorder, OUD, medication-assisted treatment, MAT, pharmacist prescribing, pharmacy practice, controlled substances, Schedule III, Schedule IV, Schedule V, DEA registration, Board of Pharmacy, substance use disorder, addiction treatment, buprenorphine, naltrexone, harm reduction, prescription authority, pharmacist intern, Minnesota pharmacy law

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• EPC communities are in greater Minnesota as well as the metro and urban parts of our great state, and
• Minnesota currently encourage the 75th. Minnesota currently pays the 75th.
• What have we done for Minnesota? What have we done for Minnesota?
• in the state. in the state.
• <01:37:12.440> of their children in the state of their children in the state of Minnesota.

Bills: HF2136, HF4195, HF4548, HF4432, HF4174, HF3024, HF4389, HF3773

Keywords: youth intervention, grants, community support, early intervention services, nonprofit, Minnesota human services, forecast adjustment, budget forecast, appropriations, Medical Assistance, MinnesotaCare, Health Care Access Fund, general fund, behavioral health, housing support, General Assistance, Minnesota Supplemental Aid, MFIP, DWP, child care assistance

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• of Minnesota, for essentially state government.
• political Affairs for the Minnesota political Affairs for the Minnesota Association<00:09:40.640
• expert and they have 80% of our state expert and they have 80% of our state budget<00:59:15.520>
• What we're seeing is these frauds occur again and again, and it seems like the state of Minnesota is
• What we're seeing is these frauds occur again and again, and it seems like the state of Minnesota is

Bills: HF1, HF779, HF1034

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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• I use she/her pronouns, and today I'm representing Education Minnesota, 84,000 strong across the state
• Minnesota 84,000 strong across the state Minnesota 84,000 strong across the state about<00:18:14.440
• Olaf College, I have engaged in open discussions with peers from all across the state of Minnesota who
• <00:27:15.880> of peers from all across the state of peers from all across the state of Minnesota
• of Minnesota.

Bills: HF56, HF780

Keywords: HF56, Minnesota bonding bill, capital investment, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, Hutchinson Area Transportation Services, Hutchinson, McLeod County, transportation facility, vehicle storage, equipment storage, fueling facility, temperate storage, local infrastructure, public works, general obligation bonds, education finance, school funding, state aid, appropriations

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• Minnesota schools in Greater Minnesota Minnesota has<00:01:03.960> a<00:01:04.080> long
• <00:38:19.599> of Lori Smith, Executive Board of SEIU 284, said that the state of Minnesota
• When Minnesota educators are at the Capitol or when they're facing budget cuts, I know Representative
• When Minnesota educators are at the Capitol or when they're facing budget cuts, I know Representative
• The state of Minnesota, in addition to providing for the formerly the parent share of the universal meals

Bills: HF51, HF1161, HF2201, HF2786, HF1053

Keywords: HF51, Sibley County, State-Aid Highway 21, capital investment, bonding bill, general obligation bonds, transportation infrastructure, road improvements, sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, local infrastructure, county grant, Minnesota Department of Transportation, bond proceeds fund, public works, utility infrastructure, education finance, school district funding, tax base adjustment

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• There are a total of 80 lane miles in the state of Minnesota that are major arterials that are not on
• So we carry 39% of the major arterial lane miles in the state of Minnesota that are not state highways
• So we carry 39% of the major arterial lane miles in the state of Minnesota that are not state highways
• So we carry 39% of the major arterial lane miles in the state of Minnesota that are not state highways
• > are<01:19:22.159> not the state of Minnesota that are not the state of Minnesota that are

Bills: HF1569, HF460, HF850, HF707, HF798, HF852, HF366, HF365, HF836, HF866, HF885, HF959, HF1196, HF1788, HF1349, HF2272, HF2652, HF1251, HF607

Keywords: transportation, bond issuance, capital investment, infrastructure, road improvements, HF460, Sibley County, Highway 21, County State-Aid Highway, bonding bill, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, transportation grant, infrastructure improvements, sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, stormwater, public works, local infrastructure

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• institution or state entity as a separate state entity.
• of the State address.
• state to state.
• And I would close by saying I had the opportunity... ...federal to state and then state to state.
• The lenders are state licensees, and yet, because of the strong protections under this law, the state

Bills: HB146, HB150, HB1500, HB1545, HB1562, HB2067, HB2520, HB2818, HB3214, HB3250, HB3466, HB3512, HB3623, HB4063, HB4395, HB4464, HB4668, HB4690, HB5331, HB3833

Keywords: HB 146, Texas Capitol, State Capitol, State Preservation Board, Congress Avenue, Travis County, traffic lanes, lane closure, road closure, municipal authority, local control, Capitol area, downtown Austin, special events, construction traffic plan, pedestrian safety, public works, transportation policy, government code chapter 443, cybersecurity

Summary: The committee took up several pending business items and reported a series of House bills out of committee, including HB 2467, HB 2468, HB 2518, HB 4310, HB 4386, HB 4490, HB 5323, and HB 149. Most of these were advanced on committee substitute motions and sent to the local and uncontested calendar or reported favorably to the full Senate. HB 2467 drew one nay vote, while the others were approved without opposition. HB 4310 and HB 4386 were described as committee-substitute versions with changes narrowing disclosure requirements and preserving attorney-client privilege in certain circumstances. A major portion of the meeting focused on HB 149, an AI governance bill. The substitute was explained as addressing biometric identifier capture and storage, exempting certain AI uses for security and fraud prevention, clarifying definitions, restricting AI systems that simulate explicit child sexual content, adjusting Attorney General investigative authority, refining sandbox program waivers, reducing Texas AI Council powers and membership, and adding DIR coordination provisions. The committee adopted the substitute and reported the bill favorably. The committee then heard extensive testimony on HB 1500, the DIR sunset bill. The author said the bill would continue DIR for 12 years, restructure its board, update advisory committees, require regular cybersecurity assessments and penetration testing for state agencies, improve IT procurement training, and transfer the e-grants program to the Comptroller. A Texas 2036 witness supported the bill as a way to strengthen governance, procurement, and cybersecurity. Members asked detailed questions about the bill’s structure and then left HB 1500 pending. The committee also heard a lengthy presentation on HB 150, which would create the Texas Cyber Command as a component of the University of Texas System, administratively attached to UTSA and located in San Antonio. The author argued the command would centralize cyber threat intelligence, incident response, and digital forensics, and would be able to support state and local entities, with optional services for local governments. Members raised concerns about university mission drift, governance, security, chain of command, procurement authority, gifts and donations, and civil liberties implications of proactive cyber monitoring. Witnesses from UTSA/NSCC and SecurityScorecard testified in support, emphasizing the security of the downtown San Antonio facility, the existing cyber ecosystem there, and the need for a dedicated cyber capability. The bill remained under discussion with no final committee action announced in the excerpt.

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• , and we serve the entire state of Minnesota with a free over-the-air signal that reaches 98% of the
• We have performances at live events like the Minnesota State Fair and Grand Ole Day.
• All of those Contractors are within the state of Minnesota.
• The money helped to support more than 17 FTEs, all of which are in the state of Minnesota.
• Of the Hmong community throughout the world in the state of Minnesota.

Bills: HF1679, HF1019, HF2321, HF1740, HF2278

Keywords: public television, funding, grants, arts and culture, Minnesota, Minnesota Public Radio, arts education, cultural heritage, community engagement, public radio, community radio, educational grants, community cable, public access, programming funding, civic engagement, ethnic media, public access television, Minnesota Humanities Center, funding appropriation

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• EPC communities are in greater Minnesota as well as metro and urban parts of our great state.
• But there's no investment in Minnesota. and urban parts of our great state.
• Toyota has active plants in nine states, but none here in Minnesota.
• Toyota has active plants in nine states, but none here in Minnesota.
• Um, so from the Minnesota Precision Manufacturers Association, Steve Kina, please state your name for

Bills: HF3650, HF1791, HF3489, HF4231, HF4232, HF4269, HF4270, HF3490

Keywords: student career pathways, education framework, experiential learning, employer engagement, career technical education, career and technical education, CTE, postsecondary scholarship, postsecondary grant, school district funding, cooperative unit, Minnesota high school, apprenticeship, certificate program, tuition assistance, workforce training, military transition, education finance, student aid, career pathways

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• of Minnesota to meet the needs of the state.
• <00:12:34.839> of revenue coming into the state of revenue coming into the state of Minnesota
• Minnesota is a wealthy state, but the richest 1% own nearly 1/3 of the wealth.
• of Minnesota funded a In 2023, the state of Minnesota funded a life-changing<00:57:15.120> contract
• have to do with the state of Minnesota? have to do with the state of Minnesota?

Bills: HF4621, HF4123, HF4616, HF1183

Keywords: child tax credit, financial assistance, low-income families, state revenue, tax policy, net investment income, taxation, business income, self-employment, tax increase, wealth tax, fairness, public services, high-income earners, economic equity, Internal Revenue Code, employee classification, federal law, Minnesota statutes, 1183

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• <00:52:46.760> licensed state of Minnesota they are licensed state of Minnesota they are licensed
• state of Minnesota those contractors state of Minnesota those contractors were<00:53:46.160>
• state of Minnesota so minnesotans in the state of Minnesota so thank<01:02:58.640> you<01:02:
• > it in uh the state of Minnesota that it in uh the state of Minnesota that it reaches<01:32:12.800
• <01:32:38.760> the the state of Minnesota and that's the the state of Minnesota and that's

Bills: HF1679, HF1019, HF2321, HF1740, HF2278

Keywords: public television, funding, grants, arts and culture, Minnesota, Minnesota Public Radio, arts education, cultural heritage, community engagement, public radio, community radio, educational grants, community cable, public access, programming funding, civic engagement, ethnic media, public access television, Minnesota Humanities Center, funding appropriation