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• I appreciate you making this a priority at that expense.
• And do you think it should receive priority? Yes, sir.
• And so if it receives priority, don't you think that...
• So for us, it's the second priority. It's that important to us. Okay.
• Any child I enroll with TWC Rising Star, I'm going to lose money. money.

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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• , sometimes different enrollment numbers that they use in different formulas.
• numbers the pupil numbers enrollment numbers the pupil numbers change change change considerably<00:
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• options Transportation this enrollment options Transportation this item<00:39:07.400> receives
• so I think just all of these priority so I think just all of these things<00:52:05.520> that<

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The Education Finance Committee met on January 21, 2025, for its first hearing of the session and began with organizational business. Members and staff introduced themselves, described their districts and backgrounds, and the chair reviewed committee procedures, including how to request bill hearings, amendment deadlines, and handout deadlines. The committee also heard introductions from nonpartisan and partisan staff, including House Research and House Fiscal Analysis personnel who will support the committee’s work this session. The main substantive item was an overview presentation on the state budget and education finance process. Staff explained how Minnesota’s general fund is forecast twice a year, how the committee should read the budget documents and aid/levy tracking sheets, and how the current biennium compares with the upcoming budget window. They described the November forecast, noted that the committee will later receive the February forecast, and outlined the committee’s role in reviewing K-12 state aid spending, school district revenue, and property tax impacts. Staff walked through the aid appropriation summary spreadsheet and explained its columns, including end-of-session spending, fiscal year 2024-25 actuals and estimates, and the 2026-27 and 2028-29 planning horizons. They emphasized that many education programs are forecast-driven and can change with enrollment and other data. The presentation also summarized the state’s overall revenue mix and spending priorities, noting that K-12 education is the largest general fund category and that state aid makes up the majority of school revenue. No bills were heard and no votes or formal actions were taken.

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• Back, but that can be your last priority.
• There was a fooder appropriation that has allowed us to keep pace with our increased enrollment.
• With the security and well-being of our students as my top priority, last year we upgraded the day shift

Keywords: 914, all

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• priority of the state right after funding or organizing the government.
• enrollment options, then the state should fund it.
• enrollment options, then the state should fund it.
• enrollment options, then the state should fund it.
• And I understand that many enrollment.

Bills: HF3790, HF3654, HF3371, HF3470, HF1099

Keywords: education finance, lease levy authority, graduation ceremonies, school districts, Minnesota Statutes, local revenue, funding increase, education, state appropriation, local control, HF3371, local optional revenue, school finance, general education aid, school district funding, referendum revenue, referendum market value, equalization aid, state aid, property tax levy

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• They have an enrollment projection of 95.
• Heiser is a replacement with an increase in square footage due to that enrollment and anticipated enrollment
• Planning to include district-wide enrollment and boundary study.
• Updated five-year middle enrollment projections, students, and location geo code analysis.
• The FY 26 preliminary ranking contains SY 24, 25, 40th day enrollment.

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• model for Subchapter G adult charter high schools, shifting from attendance-based funding to an enrollment
• Additionally, a majority of the voting members of the SHAC must be a parent of an enrolled student and
• Committee Substitute Senate Bill 401, relating to participation by non-enrolled students in University
• Committee Substitute Senate Bill 401, relating to participation by non-enrolled students in University
• An entire convention devoted to the Second Amendment and its priority, correct?

Summary: The Senate first adopted a motion to move the intent calendar deadline to 4 p.m. and then took up several bills by suspending the regular order of business. Senate Bill 2031, concerning removal of high fences around breeder deer release sites, passed after an amendment shortened the testing period from five years to three, tied visible identification requirements to the date Parks and Wildlife began requiring them, and made the bill effective immediately. Senate Bill 1490, a cleanup to adult charter high school funding, and Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2227, creating a process for delayed birth certificates and renamed the Charles E. Barton Act, both passed unanimously after floor amendments. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 1964, regulating artificial intelligence systems used by state agencies, also passed unanimously after the author described guardrails for high-risk AI and disclosure requirements. The Senate then considered Senate Bill 2877, which increases penalties for election fraud and related attempts; after debate over whether existing law already covers some conduct and whether the bill was necessary given the small number of convictions, it passed to engrossment and later final passage on a 21-10 vote. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2658, on brackish groundwater production and study, passed after four amendments, including one giving water districts authority to stop production if monitoring shows harm to freshwater supplies or subsidence and another returning a portion of transported water revenue to districts. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 648, strengthening recording requirements for real property instruments to help prevent deed theft, also passed on a 26-4 vote. Other measures approved included Committee Substitute Senate Bill 401, making it easier for homeschool students to participate in UIL activities through local district opt-in/nearest-district participation rules; Committee Substitute Senate Bill 407, requiring health care facilities to honor conscience or religious vaccine exemptions for employees, despite extensive questioning about patient safety and immunocompromised patients; Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2117, creating a Texas Committee on Foreign Investment to review risky foreign acquisitions; Senate Bill 1718, adding the NRA annual meeting to the major events reimbursement program after a failed amendment seeking equal space for gun-control advocacy; Committee Substitute Senate Bill 1626, clarifying limits on censorship and interference with digital expression by social media platforms; and Senate Bill 2206, updating the state R&D franchise tax credit and related sales tax treatment, which passed 31-0. The chamber also debated Senate Bill 1395 on school health advisory councils. An initial amendment to restore voting seats for teachers and school employees failed, but a later amendment by Senator West added students back in an advisory, non-voting capacity. The Senate then handled routine motions, committee scheduling, first-reading referrals, and adjourned until April 29, with the session ending in memory of two constituents.

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• the long-term care program must be eligible for Medicaid and maintain Medicaid eligibility to stay enrolled
• All long-term care program enrollees have a choice of which health plan they want to enroll in, and if
• don't pick one, the state care program enrollees have a choice of which health plan they want to enroll
• was able to lower the percentage of people residing in a nursing home from over 55% of program enrollment
• to less than 40% of program enrollment.

Summary: The committee held a panel discussion focused on how Florida health care organizations are working to improve access, quality, and affordability. Panelists from Florida Community Care/Independent Living Systems, Sunshine Health, AdventHealth, UF Health, and Nemours described their approaches, including Medicaid managed care, value-based contracting, community partnerships, mobile screening units, smart-room technology, telehealth, and specialized programs for maternal health, children, and complex chronic conditions. Several speakers emphasized that managed care and coordinated care can improve outcomes while reducing unnecessary utilization and costs. Members asked about the impact of Medicare’s V28 changes, mobile cancer screening, urgent care versus emergency room billing, pediatric specialty access, complaint resolution, Black maternal mortality, provider shortages, network adequacy, and the use of AI in prior authorization. Witnesses said V28 has affected providers and revenue, UF Health’s mobile screening program is expanding beyond a few cancer types, and its urgent care model bills patients at the appropriate level rather than both urgent care and ER rates. Nemours said it reduced specialty wait times through scheduling changes, telemedicine, and registry tools, while AdventHealth described postpartum coordination and maternal heart programs to reduce maternal complications and mortality. On complaints and access problems, panelists said their organizations use patient/member advocates, care managers, call centers, and escalation processes to resolve issues, and Sunshine Health specifically discussed a transportation complaint that was addressed with its vendor and the family. Sunshine Health also said it is not using AI for prior authorization, though it is exploring responsible uses elsewhere, and Florida Community Care said it is not using AI in utilization management. In closing, panelists identified workforce shortages, provider burnout, and high-cost drugs as the biggest ongoing challenges. The meeting ended with thanks to the panel and adjournment after Representative Brackett moved to rise, without objection.

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• You might have students that are Medicaid eligible but not enrolled.
• You might have students that are Medicaid eligible but not enrolled.
• You might have students that are Medicaid eligible but not enrolled.
• You might have students that are Medicaid eligible but not enrolled.
• ...have you may have students that are Medicaid enrolled.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee opened its second meeting on House Bill 742, which would require catastrophic special education aid to be drawn from the education trust fund, and discussed whether to also examine differentiated aid within the adequacy formula. The chair said the committee had previously heard from HHS/Medicaid officials and now wanted to hear from local special education directors about how the aid system works in practice, including billing, training, data collection, and whether districts handle claims consistently. Members also referenced Arkansas as a possible comparison state and said they hoped to develop ideas by November to address the current funding process. Committee members focused on the current special education aid thresholds and the impact of proration. The chair described the existing formula as requiring districts to absorb costs up to 3.5 times the state average per student, with the state paying 80% from 3.5 times through 10 times and paying above that, and said FY25 appropriated about $34 million while actual claims were about $50.1 million, leaving roughly a $16 million shortfall that caused proration. Members also raised the possibility of lowering the threshold to 2.5 times and asked how that would affect the number of eligible students and costs. Another member asked about how districts decide whether services are education-related or medical-related and how Medicaid or private insurance reimbursement affects later state aid claims. District representatives from Boothby Therapy Services, Bedford, and Guilford introduced themselves and described their roles. Guilford’s director said the district tracks students with paraprofessional support, nurses, transportation, or specialized programming, uses a data system to log every service touchpoint, and tries to maximize both Medicaid and special education aid; she said a lower threshold would likely capture all students with paras or nurses and that rising staffing and service costs would increase the number of students over the cap. Bedford’s assistant director said the district uses a different system, tracks roughly 60 to 80 students a year, and pursues Medicaid and special education aid simultaneously but does not pursue private insurance if it would affect FAPE; she said reducing the threshold to 2.5 times would likely double the number of qualifying students. Members asked follow-up questions about software, data entry, and how districts decide whether to bill Medicaid or seek state catastrophic aid, and the directors explained that their systems log services by staff type and student, with some districts using the same data for both Medicaid and state reimbursement claims.

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• That's our total enrollment, 7,700.
• When you apply it against the total enrollment, you get 679.
• At the same time, our overall district saw a decrease in enrollment from 7,471 down to 7,301.
• So any gap falls to those local sources, and then it pushes into our general fund priorities.
• So any gap falls to those local sources, and then it pushes into our general fund priorities.

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the March 4, 2026 minutes, and received a lengthy Department of Public Instruction presentation from Stanley Schauer Jr. on North Dakota student performance data in math and ELA, with comparisons between students with disabilities and students without disabilities. Schauer explained the assessment systems used, the 1% alternate assessment cap for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities, the absence of 2019-20 data due to the pandemic, and how state standards are set by North Dakota educators. Members asked about cohort trends, the role of alternate assessments, grade-level patterns, and whether the state should focus more on reducing the novice category than on moving students from approaching to proficient. Schauer also discussed the new NDA Plus assessment, the state’s planned growth model, and the possibility of future breakdowns by disability category or by schools using science-of-math approaches. Special education educators testified that students with disabilities continued to receive services during COVID because of FAPE obligations, which likely helped limit learning loss, and emphasized that IEP teams focus on individual growth rather than only proficiency buckets. Committee members then shifted to special education funding and possible funding models. Brandon Bombach of Grand Forks Public Schools presented on the state aid formula, focusing on the special education weighting factor and arguing that the current formula does not adequately respond to growing student needs because it counts enrollment but does not adjust when the number of students with IEPs rises. He used examples to show that a district can have the same enrollment and receive the same weighting even if the number of students needing services increases. Members discussed whether the formula should be tied more closely to actual need and accountability, and the chair indicated that the committee would continue gathering data and ideas for a later meeting.

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• Roughly 500 students enrolled are prior homeschool students.
• <00:15:37.759> most students were prior to enrollment most students were prior to enrollment
• <00:15:40.560> in enrollment in enrollment in kyva<00:15:42.319> in<00:15:42.680> English
• <00:45:47.040> for of a District's in-person enrollment for of a District's in-person enrollment
• breakdown of students who are enrolled breakdown of students who are enrolled for<00:50:35.480><

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Senate Education Committee met with a quorum and heard first from the Washway Nicotine Youth Advocacy Group, which urged stronger enforcement of Kentucky’s Tobacco 21 law. Youth advocates described the harms of flavored vaping products, argued that nicotine use is targeting children, and called for retailer licensing, annual compliance checks, harsher penalties for illegal sales, and more funding for enforcement. Committee members praised the presentation, and one senator said he had heard a bill on licensed retailers may be coming soon. The committee then heard a lengthy presentation from Cloverport Independent School District and the Kentucky Virtual Academy about the state’s virtual school model. Superintendent Keith Haynes and principals Brandy Fagan and Sally Johnson said KYVA serves about 2,800 students, many of whom are at-risk or have health, safety, behavioral, or family reasons for choosing virtual education. They emphasized that the program uses live synchronous instruction, provides devices and materials, and offers special education and related services. They also said the school had a large wait list and that virtual programs need more flexibility in staffing ratios, scheduling, and testing windows. School leaders acknowledged criticism of KYVA’s proficiency scores and said many students entered far below grade level, with 59% not proficient in English language arts and 79% not proficient in math on recent state testing. They argued the program is too new to judge solely on one year of data and pointed to growth in MAP scores, as well as middle and high school rankings in the top half of Kentucky schools. Fagan and Johnson outlined improvement efforts, including daily interventions, small-group instruction, literacy programs, staff training, and expanded clubs and student activities. No votes or formal committee actions were taken in the portion provided.

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• high school, she met the NMSU CAMP recruiter who guided her through the college application and enrollment
• She's currently enrolled in New Mexico State University, majoring in international business and justice
• Senate Memorial 2 has had it under consideration and reports same as duly enrolled and engrossed, preparatory
• , to whom has been referred... has had it under consideration and reports the same has been duly enrolled
• and engrossed, but... ...has had it under consideration and reports that same has been duly enrolled

Keywords: 996, all

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• what we pass and implementation and how it's working as I come into my sixth year, that is still a priority
• The surveys that we did collect, though, captured information on participants' enrollment in other public
• that they attained a credential, continued education, or participated in training during their enrollment
• did actually attain a credential, continue education, or participate in a training during their enrollment
• . 2,151 respondents reported that at least one barrier was addressed during enrollment, and the top barrier

Summary: The Human Services Subcommittee met to receive implementation briefings on House Bill 1267, which was enacted to address benefit cliffs and help public assistance recipients move toward economic self-sufficiency. The Department of Children and Families reviewed SNAP, Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA), and Medicaid-related eligibility and work requirements, including who must participate in work activities, the role of Florida Commerce and CareerSource Florida, and the new standardized intake and exit surveys required by the law. Members also discussed the TCA program’s household-based structure, the 48-month adult limit, and how work requirements differ for SNAP and TCA participants. Florida Commerce and CareerSource Florida then reported on implementation of HB 1267, including the CLIFF financial forecasting tool, case management changes, and survey data collected from welfare transition participants. They said intake surveys showed common barriers such as child care, transportation, and flexible work schedules, while exit surveys showed many participants were employed or had gained credentials, though response rates were low because the surveys are voluntary. A local workforce board, CareerSource Tampa Bay, described using CLIFF in case management and shared a success story about a participant who completed training, earned certifications, and moved into employment. The committee also heard a separate DCF briefing on the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act and its impact on SNAP. DCF said the law expands able-bodied adult without dependents requirements, changes non-citizen eligibility, ends future SNAP-Ed funding, increases state administrative cost sharing, and may require states to share in benefit costs if payment error rates remain above federal thresholds. Members focused heavily on Florida’s SNAP payment error rate, which DCF said was 15.13% for federal fiscal year 2024 and 12.60% for 2023, with the state currently on a corrective action plan. DCF described steps to reduce errors, including more verification of rent and utility expenses, improved income matching, staff training, and system modernization. No votes were taken, and the meeting adjourned after questions concluded.

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• THEY ARE FROM GIVING BACK TO THE SCHOOL IS THAT FOR THE SPRING SEMESTER, SHE ANNOUNCED A 6 PERCENT ENROLLMENT
• MY PRIORITIES INCLUDE STUDENT SAFETY AND SECURITY FISCAL DISCIPLINE AND TRANSPARENCY AND BEING A VOICE
• AND OUR SPRING 2024 ENROLLMENT WAS 13,600 FOR STUDENTS AND THE PRELIMINARY NUMBERS FOR SPRING 2025 ENROLLMENT
• BUSINESS WORLD SO I AM NOT IN THE WORLD OF ACADEMIA AND CRUNCHING STATISTICS AND THINGS LIKE THAT WITH ENROLLMENT
• LET'S CONTINUE TO BUILD THE ENROLLMENT AND MAKE IT A BETTER UNIVERSITY THAN IS ALREADY. >> Senator Gaetz

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• members have, um, uh, uh, Speaker Plan, uh, and I know that, uh, Speaker Burrows, uh, has made this a priority
• This is Vice Chair Busey's bill creating an expedited pathway for children enrolled in SNAP to be considered
• for enrollment in CHIPP.
• The bill would have HHSC contact the family of SNAP enrolled child, and if the family consents, enroll
• be placed so that the professionals could see that they were happening, so that the patients could enroll

Bills: HB46

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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• Speaker Phelan, and I know that Speaker Burroughs has made this a priority as well in trying to figure
• This is Chair Busey's bill creating an expedited pathway for children enrolled in SNAP to be considered
• for enrollment in CHIP.
• The bill would have HHSC contact the family to SNAP-enrolled children, and if the family consents, enroll
• placed, so that the professionals could see that they were... ...happening so that the patients could enroll

Bills: HB514, HB1652, HB2117, HB2298, HB3269, HB46, HB46

Keywords: maternal health, maternal care, pregnancy, labor and delivery, postpartum, doula, birth worker, midwife, obstetric care, women's health, rural health, health workforce, workforce development, trauma-informed care, public outreach campaign, health equity, minority health, underserved communities, Texas Department of State Health Services, HHSC

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• On the programs and activities, expenditures, and accomplishments, and his future priorities for the
• , wave one, wave two, wave three—balancing priority of use case and balancing availability of drone.
• And so we will look to the Governor's Office and Commerce to help us decide those priorities for the
• So those, I would say, are the priority projects.
• Some newly enrolled providers... ...just for newly enrolled providers, some newly enrolled providers

Keywords: 908, all

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• We currently experience students that don't quite meet the membership to be enrolled, and so they kind
• So when it comes to enrolled... The gray area, sure.
• So when it comes to enrolled members, historically enrolled members have access to all the areas within
• on it, then it is a priority.
• As you may imagine, as a community college, we are open enrollment.

Keywords: 908, all

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• experience students We currently experience students that don't quite meet the membership to be enrolled
• So when it comes to enrolled members, historically enrolled members have access to all the areas within
• Sometimes now when you're hunting, some of the enrolled members are hunting on non-tribal lands, which
• on it, then it is a priority.
• Challenges, as you may imagine, as a community college, we are open enrollment.

Summary: The committee met at Spirit Lake Tribe and first heard welcoming remarks and introductions from tribal leaders and program directors. Chairwoman Street and other tribal representatives outlined a range of concerns and requests for state action, including taxation of reservation lands, support for non-beneficiary students at the tribal school, homelessness funding, Indian-managed health care, gaming and e-tabs, Feather Alert improvements, industrial farming near waterways, tourism, and better state-tribal consultation. Committee members responded that the meeting was intended to improve understanding and communication, and several members suggested future legislation or resolutions could be used to advance some of the issues. The tribe also offered to provide training on treaties, IHS 638, and compact services to legislators and staff. A major portion of the discussion focused on Spirit Lake fish and wildlife jurisdiction and the lake boundary. Tribal representatives asked for an MOU or co-stewardship agreement with the state to clarify hunting and fishing rights, recognize tribal licenses, and reduce recurring disputes over “gray areas” on the reservation and lake. Committee members discussed whether to draft a bill or resolution directing the executive branch and state agencies to negotiate such an agreement, and asked that North Dakota Game and Fish be invited to a future meeting. Related concerns included aquatic nuisance species prevention, with both sides agreeing that more aggressive boat inspection and cleaning measures would be beneficial. The committee also discussed taxation and county relations. Tribal leaders raised concerns about county resistance to fee-to-trust transfers and about property and vehicle taxation affecting members living on or near reservation lands. Committee members and tribal counsel reviewed federal treaty principles and court cases, and one member noted that the committee had previously taken no formal action on similar issues. Later, Benson County’s tax equalization director explained how the county values taxable land, handles inundated land applications, and tracks land coming off the tax rolls when the tribe repurchases acreage. The discussion ended with a presentation from the president of Sisseton Wahpeton College, who described the college’s programs, economic impact, and funding needs, followed by an HHS presentation on 1115 Medicaid waivers and the IMD exclusion as the committee moved to its next topic.

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• notifying the commissioner, the school district in which the charter is located, and parents of enrolled
• students about the closure; providing parents of enrolled students information and assistance to enable
• the students to enroll in another school; transferring student records to the students' resident school
• concurrent enrollment again PSO from<00:24:37.039> a<00:24:37.120> non-fiscal<00:24:37.760
• We we come here and school safety has been a number one priority, a top priority here, and we have a

Bills: HF3487, HF3421

Keywords: anonymous reporting, school safety, education, crisis intervention, threat reporting, early literacy, reading instruction, teacher preparation, teacher candidates, teacher licensure, educator licensing, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, field experience, supervised practicum, evidence-based reading, science of reading, literacy methods, teacher training, preservice teachers

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• Of course, his top priority right now is playing sports, um, but he thinks he might want to go into business
• Of course, his top priority right now is playing sports, um, but he thinks he might want to go into business
• university's website or college's website, so the students that are either looking at the school or enrolled
• university's website or college's website, so the students that are either looking at the school or enrolled
• university's website or college's website, so the students that are either looking at the school or enrolled

Keywords: 1187, senate, all