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• That was depicted in the budget. Moving now to section three on page five.
• , which is a reduction of $549.4 million from the 2015 budget.
• from the 2015 budget.
• Mark Wiles, Legislative Budget Board.
• Then it kicked up to over 500 million, 500 to 550 last budget. 550 last budget, of which they're still

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• The All Funds Recommendation for the 2020-2022 budget.
• I'm AJ with the legislative budget board.
• Rider 2, Capital Budget Rider, is deleted.
• In these dams in the current budget, the base budget, we. I thought we did. How much did we?
• Item two, budget structure changes.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• This is what you see in the budget.
• District budgets, every district has golden pennies, and so their budgets went up as a result of that
• We're a line item in the TEA budget. You're a line item in the budget. Okay.
• As a matter of fact, the entire budget is a bottom-up budget that's built off of the strategic plan.
• Teacher compensation amounts to over 55% of our district budget; however, the other 45% of our budget

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• Of course, this budget eliminates one of those sources.
• Many, many times, tough days and budget issues.
• With the Legislative Budget Board.
• , a central part of our base budget.
• In the 2018-19 biennium, all schools faced budget cuts due to a budget problem.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• Part of this was that we want more transparency in how this money is allocated.
• So it has become, de facto... ...part of baseline budgeting for the CFOs.
• You know, we're going through all of our budget hearings within the system.
• Landbolding Legislative Budget Board will be presenting on the 2-0.
• There's also a benefit in it for you as budget allocators.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• So we're not in the base budget, but we may need to be in the base budget?
• The next item on the agenda is the budget. The budget is for the fiscal year 2020-2021.
• Andrew Overmyer, Legislative Budget Board.
• My name is **Brad Kane** with the Legislative Budget Board, and I will be presenting the summary of budget
• What impact will that have on budgeting?

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• Thank you for the opportunity to comment today on HHSC's budget.
• We thank the Senate for funding the agency's base budget.
• Medicaid budget policy that I think is working very, very well.
• I would like to comment today on HHSC's budget.
• The contract year started for the last two budget cuts.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• I live in Flower Mound, and I'm here testifying on SB1 concerning the HHS budget, particularly the budget
• This is a great base budget.
• . the LAR and then what is the base budget?
• more transparent.
• The last budget was greatly appreciated.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• I'll call up the LBB presentation on the budget.
• I think in total if you were to add up all of the off-budget and the on-budget pieces, we're probably
• Does it impact us in the next budget?
• Now, transparency and accountability.
• On slide number� You can see our baseline budget request.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• I know we have a huge budget.
• on the budget.
• Curtis**: LBB presentation on budget, and we have the agency presentation on budget, **Billy M.
• debt service and our operating budget.
• LBB presentation on the budget, **George Purcell**, and agency presentation on the budget, **J.R.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• The LBB presentation on budget will be presented by John Posey, and the agency presentation on budget
• I'm Charles Smith, Legislative Budget Board.
• The first item is the capital budget rider.
• in our budgeting processes.
• Posey with LBB's breakdown of ERS's budget.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• I'm Charlie Smith, Legislative Budget Board.
• I'm Charlie Smith, Legislative Budget Board.
• I’m here for the discussion of our budget request.
• It's a project that will largely be transparent to the agencies.
• Because I saw a mention of it in your budget.

Bills: SB 1, SB1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, 1185, senate, all

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• It increased transparency by making Public Integrity Commission reports available on the commission's
• So HB 344 is very much about trying to make sure we can enhance the transparency of campaign finance
• generally speaking in favor of doing as much as we can within striking the right balance of being transparent
• So HB.344 is very much about trying to make sure we can enhance the transparency of campaign finance
• at most two or three times a year and, frankly, not even spread out in a way that enhances the transparency

Bills: HB344

Keywords: campaign finance, elections, transparency, political committees, reporting requirements, enforcement

Summary: The Senate Elections and Government Affairs Committee heard several election- and campaign-related bills. House Substitute 2 for House Bill 155 would make Public Integrity Commission reports publicly available on the commission’s website, add a specific travel-expense reporting category, and remove the FOIA requirement for accessing reports; Senator Richardson said he supported the transparency measure and asked to be added as a co-sponsor. The committee also took up House Bill 444, the Delaware John Lewis Voting Rights Act, which would create state protections against voter suppression and vote dilution, expand language access, prohibit intimidation and deception, and allow court remedies for violations. The bill drew strong support from advocacy groups including YWCA Delaware, the League of Women Voters, the ACLU, and the Legal Defense Fund, and several senators voiced support and interest in moving it quickly. House Bill 430, a constitutional amendment proposal, would make explicit that only natural persons may vote in Delaware elections, including municipal elections, in response to concerns about corporate or other artificial-entity voting in some towns. The discussion focused heavily on Fenwick Island, where the mayor testified that the town’s charter has long allowed certain artificial entities to vote in local elections and said the system is limited and has worked for years; other speakers argued the bill was needed to prevent corporate dilution of residents’ votes. Senator Richardson expressed concern about restricting entities with a local stake, while Senator Hoffner and others emphasized the principle of one person, one vote. Senator Townsend presented House Bill 344, which would tighten campaign finance rules by requiring Delaware bank accounts for candidates and committees, recurring training, better documentation of candidate loans, longer record retention, automatic filing extensions, and inactive status for noncompliant committees; one public commenter opposed the bill on cost grounds. He also presented House Bill 448, which would allow campaign funds to be used for reasonable security expenses for candidates and elected officials, with guardrails, and a commenter suggested allowing electronic security systems without a cap. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 472, a local de-annexation measure for Noble’s Pond in Cheswold to remove scattered residential lots from town boundaries and resolve uneven tax treatment; Senator Hoffner noted local law enforcement supported the change. The committee adjourned after hearing no further public comment on HB 472, and the vote to adjourn was unanimous.

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• It's not that we're trying to be not transparent, but this is an issue that allows to be more expedient
• going to cost too much money because I don't want us to be perceived as we're trying to get around transparency
• With such tight budgets, it can only take one step back, such as an emergency room visit, a car repair
• Dallas Hero is a nonpartisan citizen-driven initiative dedicated to government transparency and accountability
• I urge you to support House Bill 3948, strengthen accountability, transparency, and trust in Texas governance

Bills: HB158

Keywords: public funds, lobbying activities, political subdivision, government spending, transparency

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• Um, this budget cycle alone, ERS and TRS collectively needed an infusion of a billion dollars in order
• This could provide a lot of good transparency on, um, what mandates could cost for, uh, employers, insurers
• As rep Paul has said, given us tools and being transparent.

Bills: HB138

Keywords: voter registration, application rejection, transparency, election integrity, state law

Bills: HB 10, HB 12, HB 675

Keywords: public information, government transparency, civil penalty, recordkeeping, election reports

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• In reform, House Bill 3794 also addresses payment inequities and price transparency. and state employee
• If you wanted to take action to make all those fees transparent, that might...
• Yet, we had to include that cost into our operating budget, which was then passed on to patients, insurers
• Additionally, the lack of price transparency. has allowed another middleman to pop up.

Bills: HB35, HB4490, HB4454, HB2188, HB3078, HB4743, HB2556, HB46, HB5342, HB4783, HB3785, HB5278, HB1639, HB2581, HB4224, HB4070, HB4099, HB4882, HB3794, HB46

Keywords: peer support, first responders, mental health, confidentiality, emergency services, disclosure, next of kin, public information, deceased persons, privacy rights, patient solicitation, marketing practices, healthcare regulation, task force, deceptive advertising, nurse aide, certification, Texas Board of Nursing, healthcare workforce, nursing standards

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• Effective governance provides transparency and ensures accountability.
• We are still working and negotiating on a site of service transparency.
• Transparency. And I want to brag on the Texas Hospital Association.
• We're very transparent about what we do.
• So transparency is key, and this is an enormous part of it.

Bills: HB46, HB35, HB4490, HB4454, HB2188, HB3078, HB4743, HB2556, HB46, HB5342, HB4783, HB3785, HB5278, HB1639, HB2581, HB4224, HB4070, HB4099, HB4882, HB3794

Keywords: local government spending cap, expenditure limit, political subdivision, property tax, ad valorem tax, budget cap, taxpayer protection, spending restraint, inflation adjustment, population growth, voter approval, supermajority vote, county budget, municipal budget, school district finance, junior college district, hospital district, special district, attorney general enforcement, local fiscal limits

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• This is meant to increase transparency and make sure that Minnesotans, regardless of where they live,
• This is meant to<00:53:20.400> increase<00:53:20.720> transparency<00:53:21.920> and
• That's what we agreed to in the last budget.
• do actually show uh parts of the budget do actually show the<01:07:42.079> grant<01:07:42.480
• during the midst of a a main budget during the midst of a a main budget year.<01:07:53.760> Um

Bills: HF4210, HF4212, HF4549, HF4464, HF4546, HF4447

Keywords: senior nutrition, older adults, aging services, home-delivered meals, congregate dining, meal delivery, grocery delivery, food insecurity, nutrition support, area agencies on aging, Minnesota Board on Aging, human services, special revenue fund, nonprofit grants, SNAP outreach, medically tailored meals, rural nutrition, food access, transportation services, elderly

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• It also establishes a good cause exception, which is a transparent public means to recognize there may

Bills: SB2661

Keywords: nepotism, transparency, public officials, accountability, government ethics, 910, house, all

Summary: The Legislative Management committee met to hear Senate Bill 2661 SD1, which addresses nepotism. The bill’s sponsor said it would create a uniform state standard covering the judiciary, legislative branch, and related offices such as the Ombudsman, Auditor, and State Ethics Commission, and would include a good-cause exception to allow for unique circumstances, especially in rural areas. The sponsor emphasized the value of a consistent public standard and said the measure was intended to be transparent and broadly applicable. A member asked whether the bill would apply prospectively and how it would affect current employees. The sponsor responded that it would apply prospectively but would still affect existing supervisory relationships involving related or household members, unless a good-cause exception or grandfathering provision were added. The sponsor noted that the current bill does not contain a grandfather clause and described how, in the executive branch, similar situations were handled by changing supervision or temporarily delaying enforcement to work through transitions. The committee then moved to decision-making and recommended passing SB 2661 SD1 with amendments, including changing the effective date to July 1, 3000. The acting chair, vice chair, Representative Morikawa, and Representative Matsumoto voted in favor; Representative Quinlan was excused. The recommendation was adopted and the meeting adjourned.