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• </c> Resolution 25 and Senate Resolution 22. Resolution 25 and Senate Resolution 22.
• </c> Resolution 22? Resolution 22?
• </c> resolution as well. resolution as well.
• Resolution 22, Senate Concurrent Resolution 79 and Senate Resolution 81, Senate Concurrent Resolution
• </c><00:32:34.240><c> 22,</c> Resolution 25 and Senate Resolution 22, Resolution 25 and Senate Resolution

Bills: SCR56, SCR25, SCR79, SCR179, SCR181, SCR182, SR54, SR22, SR81, SR174, SR176, SR177

Keywords: lifeguards, first responders, public safety, ocean safety, emergency response, community wellbeing, Pohakuloa, condemnation, federal government, land sovereignty, Hawaii, native Hawaiians, public trust land, invasive species, octocoral, Pearl Harbor, environment, Navy responsibility, marine ecosystem, ecosystem preservation

Summary: The committee first heard SCR 56 and SR 54, which recognize open water lifeguards as first responders and acknowledge their role in emergency response and public safety. Testifiers from the Hawaiian Lifeguard Association, Hawaii Water Safety Coalition, Honolulu and Kauai Ocean Safety, and a junior guard all strongly supported the resolutions, describing lifeguards as often first on scene for drownings, cardiac arrest, spinal injuries, flooding rescues, and other emergencies. Several speakers said formal recognition would better reflect the work lifeguards already do and could improve training, support services, pay equity, and access to benefits such as retirement and trauma resources. Members asked about what legal or administrative changes would follow, and the discussion suggested the resolutions were a first step toward broader recognition and related policy changes. The committee then took up SCR 25 and SR 22, opposing federal condemnation or threats of condemnation to take control of Pohakuloa and other state land. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs supported the resolutions, saying Pohakuloa has deep historical, cultural, genealogical, and ecological significance and that any future decisions should go through existing state legal processes with meaningful consultation with Native Hawaiians. Members discussed the role of the governor’s advisory process, the need to follow DLNR/BLNR procedures, and concerns about environmental and health violations at the site. The committee also noted 14 written testimonies in support. Next, the committee heard SCR 79 and SR 81, urging the U.S. Navy to take responsibility for eradicating octocoral and other invasive species in Pearl Harbor waters, including West, Middle, and East Loch. DLNR supported the resolutions, and testimony focused on the spread of invasive coral, the difficulty of eradication, and the limited access state agencies have inside Pearl Harbor. Members raised concerns about contamination, responsibility for the problem, and whether the Navy should fund or carry out the cleanup; DLNR said it could not speak to broader contamination issues but supported the resolution as a way to encourage action. The committee then began discussion of SCR 179 and SR 174, which urge Maui County to enforce fire code provisions on brush clearance, fuel breaks, roadside vegetation clearing, and emergency access, with written support noted from Aloha Independent Living Hawaii.

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• One of the key areas of discussion of that group was around dispute resolutions.
• </c> second to facilitate dispute resolution second to facilitate dispute resolution between<00:32:07.320
• from the general fund, and hopefully this committee can get to support.
• asking funding from the general<00:52:32.280><c> fund</c><00:52:32.799><c> and</c><00:52:33.040><c>
• hopefully</c><00:52:33.480><c> this</c> general fund and hopefully this general fund and hopefully this

Bills: HF2228, HF46, HF856, HF2149, HF2215

Keywords: homeowners insurance, property insurance, commercial property insurance, insurance affordability, insurance market stabilization, reinsurance, catastrophic reinsurance fund, self-insured pool, premium costs, coverage notice, liability reform, climate risk, climate change, housing affordability, multifamily housing, rental housing, common interest communities, cooperatives, small business insurance, Minnesota Commerce Department

Bills: HB191, HB35, HB29, HB123, HB35, HB29, HB191, HB123

Keywords: sales tax, use tax, sales and use tax, local tax exemption, county tax, municipal tax, county commission, municipality, Alabama Department of Revenue, tax exemption, ordinance, resolution, fiscal year, September 1 effective date, notice requirement, local government, tax administration, revenue law, state and local taxation, volunteer firefighters

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• With the Legacy funds, they’ve been good partners of the funds and recipients, and the efforts that they
• </c><00:10:24.640><c> mpta</c> last year with Legacy funding mpta last year with Legacy funding mpta
• </c> Journalism increased funding Journalism increased funding in<00:32:59.159><c> FY</c><00:32:59.600
• </c> reiterate that none of the the funding reiterate that none of the the funding that<00:43:34.280>
• </c> give you an idea of where the funding give you an idea of where the funding comes<00:48:53.520><

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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• give them also the flexibility of being able to include rehabilitation of existing housing with these funds
• that they collect, because over time there are going to be times where the funds will be used for new
• I know that in my district we have collected these funds since that allowance was provided, or this tool
• that they collect, because over time, there are going to be times where the funds will be used for new
• I know that in my district we have collected these funds since that allowance was provided or this tool

Bills: SB5994, SB6244

Keywords: timber tax, school funding, levy failure, tax distribution, education funding, tax exemption, agriculture, hazardous substances, crop protection, warehousing, 904, all

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• This, so if you remember in 2024, we did a new program and kind of souped up the funding, and we did
• This is a supplemental funding to finish that legacy piece.
• the new program potentially significantly more funding right now.
• We've requested that the supervising entity use some monies they have, as well as philanthropic funds
• And I'm just concerned that why this rises to the top when we already are funding it At a significant

Bills: HB2786, HB2787, HB2786, HB2787

Keywords: mental health, substance abuse, appropriation, state funding, emergency declaration, healthcare, State Department of Health, childbirth program, emergency funding, 914, all

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• Members, House Bill 2786 is supplemental funding for the Department of Mental Health to close out their
• This supplemental funding is necessary to prevent a lapse in funding and to ensure continued statewide
• Why not go to a private funder and get those supplemental funds they may need?
• I don't know that it could be simply privately funded. ...statewide, and the needs are great.
• I don't know that it could be simply privately funded.

Bills: HB2786, HB2787, HB2786, HB2787

Keywords: mental health, substance abuse, appropriation, state funding, emergency declaration, healthcare, State Department of Health, childbirth program, emergency funding, 914, all

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• That can afford to fund their own projects, and others that there is no possible way they have the ability
• to be able to fund them.

Bills: HF719, HF2484, HF2486

Keywords: safety, school transportation, infrastructure, capital investment, state bonds, library construction, education funding, early childhood, child protection, funding, bonds, education facilities

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• We're in the funding talk enough about. We're in the funding committee<00:45:41.000><c> here.
• And education funding.
• We'll be able to find the funding<00:45:55.760><c> to</c> funding to funding to the<00:45:56.840><c>
• So, it's not it's not cutting<00:57:46.520><c> funding.</c> cutting funding. cutting funding.
• Funding flow, uh funding sources, well.

Bills: HF3493, HF4114

Keywords: safe schools, charter schools, nonpublic schools, Tribal education, funding increase, special education, funding, education finance, appropriations, budget, cross subsidy, 1183, house

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• the programs that we run based on focused program, so that we can be able to pay for or collect the funds
• the programs that we run based on focused program, so that we can be able to pay for or collect the funds
• medical assistance and the behavioral medical assistance and the behavioral health<00:01:35.280><c> fund
• </c><00:01:36.000><c> The</c><00:01:36.240><c> total</c><00:01:36.560><c> all</c> health fund.
• The total all health fund.

Bills: HF2995, HF2434

Keywords: human services, funding, appropriations, MinnesotaCare, behavioral health, general assistance, healthcare, personal care assistance, worker retention, disability services, state funding, 1183, house

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• money from that fund.
• Can you tell me exactly what these funds will be used for?
• Those funds that you referenced or the funds that are in this bill? These, the $20 million. So Mr.
• , and $2 million in additional funding from the Getham sub-account.
• I think, as a budget, we need to look at the funds that's in the Gettam funds and reposition or reallocate

Bills: HB2416, HB2663, HB2759, HB2806

Keywords: border security, drug trafficking, human smuggling, law enforcement funding, Arizona, public safety, immigration, military leave, national guard, employment rights, paid leave, disaster response, veterans services, education programs, funding, appropriation, Yavapai county, lawful presence, public programs, verification

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• That's where the funding comes from.
• </c> school district has a chance at funding. school district has a chance at funding.
• funding inequities.
• Funding.
• funding safety uh initiatives?

Bills: HF3492, HF3493, HF3494, HF3495, HF3602

Keywords: school safety, grants, education funding, Northern Lights Express, security improvements, rural schools, safe schools, charter schools, nonpublic schools, Tribal education, funding increase, safe schools aid, school security, mental health support, Tribal schools, cybersecurity, funding, mental health, evidence-based plans, public safety

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• This is just currently funding, so we're not decreasing their funding, we're not increasing the funding
• , we're leaving the funding exactly the same as it has been.

Bills: SB1390

Keywords: gross production tax, oil and gas, natural gas, casinghead gas, oil revenue, tax apportionment, revenue sharing, county highway fund, school funding, average daily attendance, general revenue fund, revenue stabilization fund, county bridge and road improvement, state transportation fund, preserving and advancing county transportation fund, education funding, higher education, student aid, tourism funding, conservation funding

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• Within DPS, it funds domestic violence shelters. Within ACJC, it helps fund victims of crime.
• So that had been funded from ARPA before in '26. It would now be a general fund responsibility.
• In the last year, that was funded by ARPA. That would be converted to general fund money.
• This will actually fund it.
• Revenue Fund.

Bills: SB1024, SB1032, SB1059, SB1062, SB1064, SB1097, SCM1001, SCR1004

Keywords: roadable aircraft, registration, vehicle title, license plates, aviation safety, corrections oversight, funding, state budget, criminal justice, reform, appropriation, Department of Transportation, right turn lane, traffic improvement, infrastructure funding, transportation funding, authorization, road improvements, intersection safety, transportation

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• You find out very quickly there are some communities that can afford to fund their own projects, and
• others that there is no possible way they have the ability to fund them.

Bills: HF719, HF2484, HF2486

Keywords: safety, school transportation, infrastructure, capital investment, state bonds, library construction, education funding, early childhood, child protection, funding, bonds, education facilities, 1183, house

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• At this point, there is still funding in that fund. Okay.
• The funds are fairly tight and getting near their limit, so we have those funds in that regional literacy
• This funding is one-time funding. This funding was provided in the 2023 legislation.
• While this is coordinated under LTFM, charter schools can use this funding for any general fund purpose
• the general fund.

Bills: HF2430, HF2433

Keywords: education finance, teacher training, Read Act, state aid, school funding, education funding, children with disabilities, transition aid, special education, school district consolidation

Bills: HR202, HB2095, SB2657, SB2138, SB3110, SB3082, SB3109, HB1800

Keywords: Hawaii, Hawaiʻi, house resolution, congratulatory resolution, education, public schools, librarian of the year, middle school principal of the year, school counselor of the year, teacher of the year, library system, blind and print disabled, accessible learning, braille, audio technology, principal, school counselor, agriculture education, culinary arts, student recognition

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• At the heart of the plan is the permanent funding mechanism.
• The fund is filled every two years, every biennium.
• We don't cover that in this fund.
• But I want to focus in on funding. Behind what the funding is about, pennies.
• The funding for fine arts programs in this bill has been removed. Why?

Bills: HB2

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, 1185, senate, all

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• That come with state funding.
• On the facilities funding?
• Our kids deserve full funding, and Governor Abbott promised us full funding.
• to certain schools, which means that funding does not free up existing school district funds because
• what I fund.

Bills: HB2

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, 1185, senate, all

Bills: SCR39

Keywords: border security, southern border, federal immigration policy, illegal immigration, cartels, transnational cartels, fentanyl, drug trafficking, human trafficking, Operation Lone Star, Texas border, National Guard, state guard, border wall, border barriers, customs and border protection, CBP, Department of Homeland Security, reimbursement, state sovereignty