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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/28/25

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • to the Board of Pardons whether to Grant to the Board of Pardons whether to Grant or<00:12:56.880
  • for noncompetitive grants and 10% of grant funds for competitive grants to make sure that we're able
  • for noncompetitive grants and 10% of grant funds for competitive grants to make sure that we're able
  • for noncompetitive grants and 10% of grant funds for competitive grants to make sure that we're able
  • for noncompetitive grants and 10% of grant funds for competitive grants to make sure that we're able
Bills: HF2432
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 2/25/25

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • What is the grants for the public infrastructure? So, uh, there is continued need.
  • those projects but also these grants those projects but also these grants come<01:13:49.880>
  • It's a competitive grant process, and here are some examples of recent grant projects that were funded
  • and local historic preservation grants and local historic preservation grants uh<01:29:42.760>
  • that program it's a competitive Grant that program it's a competitive Grant process<01:29:58.159
Keywords: 1183, house
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • a year of them being granted.
  • a year of them being granted.
  • applies the law correctly, they're rarely granted.
  • Supreme Court case, City of Grants v. Johnson.
  • And once it’s granted, within 20 days, file an appeal.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government held a hybrid hearing on bills related to land use, zoning, permitting, municipal governance, and homelessness. Early testimony focused on a home rule petition for Ipswich to remove a residency requirement for a town manager, with supporters saying it would broaden the applicant pool and help fill a vacant permanent manager position. Another panel backed legislation to change the Springfield Water and Sewer Commission’s governance so ratepayers in surrounding communities would have representation, arguing the current board structure leaves many users without a voice in rate-setting and capital decisions. Several housing and zoning bills drew testimony. Senator Keenan and the Home Builders and Remodelers Association supported a bill to toll the one-year period for acting on a variance while an appeal is pending, saying appeals should not consume the time needed to implement approved projects. Representative Murray and the Real Estate Bar Association also testified on broader zoning reforms, including changes to undersized lots, merger rules, hearing deadlines, appeals, and variance standards; they argued the proposals would reduce delay and uncertainty and help housing production. Committee members questioned whether shifting zoning appeals from de novo to closed-record review would limit new evidence, and the witnesses said the change would speed cases while preserving limited opportunities to supplement the record. The committee also heard testimony on bills to end the criminalization of homelessness. Representatives, advocates, and shelter organizations said local camping bans and fines are counterproductive, especially after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Grants Pass decision, and urged a statewide response centered on housing and public health rather than punishment. Other municipal bills included remote participation in open town meetings for Wayland and a statewide local option, Fairhaven and Mattapoisett charter changes, and Cambridge’s request to use automated parking enforcement and mail parking tickets. The hearing also included testimony supporting fairground zoning flexibility, a Shrewsbury solar siting bill, and an Inspector General bill clarifying county land disposition procedures by requiring written notice to DCAM and a defined response period. No votes were taken during the hearing.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Education (11/18/2025)

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm Grant Bosi, deputy chief committee.
  • Um, Chair Ward and Grant, Thank you.
  • And thank you, Grant. So I can appreciate that.
  • Um thank you, Grant. So if Warden. Um thank you, Grant.
  • Um Grant noted when he was testifying.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Citizen Commission for Performance Measurement of Tax Preferences May 6th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Citizen Commission for Performance Measurement of Tax Preferences

Transcript Highlights:
  • Grant Forsyth: Present. Dr. Sharon Keoko: Present. Scott Edwards. Jim Orr: Present.
  • Grant Forsay. Aye. Dr. Sharon Kiyoko. Yeah. Scott Edwards. Jim Orr. Aye.
  • Grant is an exemplary public servant.
  • So Grant, you've done an amazing job. ...works on consensus.
  • So, um, Grant, you've done an amazing job.
Keywords: 904, all
Summary: The Citizen Commission for Performance Measurement of Tax Preferences met on May 6, 2026, with quorum present and unanimously approved the October 21, 2025 minutes. The Attorney General’s Office then provided its annual refresher on Washington’s Public Records Act and Open Public Meetings Act, emphasizing broad disclosure requirements, records retention, prompt routing of records requests to staff, and OPMA rules for meetings, conference calls, emails, special meetings, and executive sessions. JLARC staff next reviewed 2026 tax preference legislation, noting 20 bills affecting tax preferences. Examples included repeal of the coal sales tax exemption, changes to data center exemptions, new property tax exemptions for renewable energy facilities and land bank authorities, and a broad tax package in Senate Bill 6346 that created credits and deductions, expanded the working families tax credit, and exempted items such as diapers and hygiene products. Staff also presented the 2026 expedited review report covering 64 tax preferences and explained that it is based on prior JLARC reviews and Department of Revenue studies rather than full new reviews. The commission approved unchanged 2026 public testimony questions and then adopted the draft 2027–2036 tax preference review schedule, along with a new rolling 10-year schedule format that will be updated each May. During discussion, Representative Pollitt questioned how preferences are prioritized for full review versus expedited or no review, especially for large preferences without performance statements, and staff explained that legislative mandates, expiration timing, and staff capacity drive the schedule. The commission agreed staff would meet with members to discuss possible future adjustments. The meeting concluded with public and staff recognition of Commissioner Grant Forsyth, who is leaving the commission after 13 years of service. Speakers praised his leadership, consensus-building, and long tenure as both commissioner and chair. The next commission meeting was announced for August 4, 2026.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Citizen Commission for Performance Measurement of Tax Preferences May 6th, 2026

Citizen Commission for Performance Measurement of Tax Preferences

Transcript Highlights:
  • Grant Forsyth: present. Dr. Sharon Keoko: present. Scott Edwards. Jim Orr: present.
  • Grant is an exemplary public servant.
  • So, Grant, you’ve done an amazing job. Works on consensus.
  • So, um, Grant, you’ve done an amazing job.
  • . ...caucus to replace Grant.
Summary: The Citizen Commission for Performance Measurement of Tax Preferences met on May 6, 2026, with quorum present and unanimously approved the October 21, 2025 minutes. The Attorney General’s Office then provided its annual open government refresher, covering key points of the Public Records Act and Open Public Meetings Act, including broad disclosure requirements, records retention, response timelines for public records requests, and rules for meetings, special meetings, emergency meetings, and executive sessions. JLARC staff gave a 2026 legislative session update on tax preference bills. They highlighted 20 bills affecting tax preferences, including repeal of the coal-related sales and use tax exemption, changes to data center exemptions, new property tax exemptions for renewable energy facilities and land bank authorities, and a broad tax package in engrossed substitute Senate Bill 6346 that created multiple credits, deductions, and exemptions. Staff also presented the 2026 expedited tax preference review report covering 64 preferences, noting it is based on prior JLARC reviews and Department of Revenue studies and is now available in an interactive searchable format. The commission approved the 2026 public testimony questions without changes and then adopted the 2027–2036 tax preference review schedule, along with a new rolling 10-year schedule that will be updated each May. During discussion, commissioners raised concerns about how preferences are prioritized for full review versus expedited review, especially for older or high-revenue preferences without performance statements, and staff explained that legislative mandates, expiration dates, and workload constraints drive the schedule. The meeting also included a public and staff recognition of Commissioner Grant Forsyth’s 13 years of service and leadership, with remarks praising his collaborative approach and long tenure; the next meeting was set for August 4, 2026.
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Apr 21st, 2025 at 05:00 pm

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • And then the grants, and that $13.5 million is for resiliency grant, they call it.
  • And then you got the grants and bond payments.
  • This just basically grants to these NGOs, and then that's what the grant accountants are for, and then
  • You've got the grants, and that's an electrical grid resiliency grant, and then you've got the bond payments
  • But there you've got the electrical grid resiliency grant.
Keywords: 908, all
Summary: The committee heard House Bill 2014, the budget for the Industrial Commission, with Representative Kempenich walking through the agency’s major components: the administrative office, Bank of North Dakota, housing finance, Department of Mineral Resources, and the State Mill and Elevator. He described mostly special-fund operations, including bond payments, economic development programs, the rail loan program, the Rebuilder’s Loan Program, housing incentive funding, abandoned well reclamation work, lignite research, litigation reserves, and a capacity purchase arrangement for a future natural gas pipeline. He also explained several one-time funding items, such as grid resiliency grants, housing-related transfers from the Strategic Investment Fund, and enhanced oil recovery funding repurposed from a prior salt cavern study. Members asked about the reduction in housing incentive funding from the Senate version, the use of one-time Strategic Investment Fund dollars for ongoing housing programs, and whether a trigger should be added to increase housing funding later. Kempenich said no trigger was discussed and emphasized that housing needs vary widely across the state. Another exchange focused on the enhanced oil recovery grant program, which he said would be driven largely by the Energy and Environmental Research Center and would use repurposed funds. A longer discussion covered the natural gas pipeline capacity purchase, including its purpose, possible routes, and the idea that the state would be buying capacity rather than immediately building a pipeline. The committee adopted Amendment 25.0181.0207 on a 21-1 vote, with one member absent and not voting. The committee then passed HB 2014 as amended on a 21-1 vote, with one member absent and not voting. Representative Kempenich was designated to carry the bill. The chair then noted this was the final budget hearing for the committee, with one bill remaining to be heard later.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 4/8/25

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • prosecutor training grant of 125,000. prosecutor training grant of 125,000.
  • And on line 100 are just the grants.
  • And as of now, of course, FEMA has put all grants on hold and has canceled one grant outright without
  • One of the most successful grant programs we have at DPS is the ICPOET grant program in the Office of
  • One of the most successful grant programs we have at DPS is the ICPOET grant program in the Office of
Keywords: 1183, house
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture - 02/25/2026

Agriculture

Transcript Highlights:
  • Extension, well-made. and more than 161 years is New York State's land grant institution.
  • That's why you have a land grant.
  • We are actually the entire nation's only public-private sector land grant.
  • Every state has a land-grant institution. These were started by Abraham Lincoln.
  • So we are actually in law, so we have a statutory mission to be New York State's land-grant, to be of
Keywords: 993, senate, all
Summary: The Senate Agriculture Committee met and first took up five bills. It reported S.593 (land used in agricultural production), S.879A (the Garden Protection Act), S.3277 (transfer-on-death beneficiaries for farming implements), and S.4754 (creating an Office of Urban Agriculture). S.1529A, the Carbon Farming Act, was moved to the Finance Committee. The committee briefly discussed S.4754, with Senator Borrello asking about its status and members noting strong support for urban agriculture and food-system resilience; the bill was then reported to Finance by voice vote. The committee then heard from Julie Suarez, Associate Dean for Land Grant Affairs at Cornell CALS, who described Cornell’s role in research, extension, and public service across New York agriculture. She highlighted Cornell’s economic impact, growth in FFA participation including new urban chapters, dairy investment, and the potential of the maple industry, while emphasizing the need for continued agricultural science funding to address climate change, invasive species, and market challenges. She also pointed members to Cornell programs supporting food entrepreneurs, soil health, small farms, veterans entering agriculture, and community integrated pest management. Members asked questions about tick increases, with Suarez attributing them to deer, rodents, climate change, and invasive species, and said Cornell’s community IPM program offers landscaping and prevention guidance. She also explained Cornell’s land-grant and contract-college structure, including its statutory mission and state support. The meeting ended after members expressed interest in further outreach and informational sessions, and the committee adjourned.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
  • There are some additional grants. I did not list them all.
  • We also often work with HEAT grants and some other grants.
  • The NSF grant is looking at experiential learning.
  • These grant opportunities?
  • Our grants office and manager of the grant has been keeping in contact with them about the funding stream
Summary: The work session focused first on Washington’s apprenticeship system, especially building trades programs and support services. Labor and Industries staff explained how registered apprenticeship works in the state, including the role of the Washington State Apprenticeship and Training Council, the requirements for paid on-the-job training and classroom instruction, and the difference between apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship. Panelists emphasized that apprenticeship is tied to actual jobs and training agents, and that many waitlists reflect a shortage of job openings and employer participation rather than a lack of interest. They also discussed youth apprenticeship, the growth of apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs, and the use of Career Bridge and L&I’s database to help people find programs. Representatives asked whether the state should expand apprenticeship programs and how people can find openings. Speakers said more programs alone would not solve the backlog without more employers signing on as training agents and more apprenticeship utilization on projects. The panel also highlighted the Constructed Career Initiative, a grant-funded navigation and support program that helps people enter and stay in building trades apprenticeships through outreach, case management, and wraparound aid such as transportation, tools, and work clothes. A related nonprofit, Build Up, described similar support services, including prison-based boot and PPE programs and assistance for reentry participants. The panel said these services are especially important because apprentices often face unstable income, housing, food, and transportation barriers. The panel also discussed House Bill 2084 and the new Construction Training Pathway Oversight Committee, which is examining construction training in correctional facilities and how to create clearer pathways from prison-based training to apprenticeship, college, or work. Speakers said the committee is still in its early stages and will report to the legislature. The session ended with committee members thanking the panel and noting the importance of support services and referral networks for apprentices. The meeting then resumed at Renton Technical College, where college leaders and faculty discussed serving non-traditional students. The college reported strong enrollment growth, a median student age of 30, a diverse student body, and high job placement rates, while also noting significant budget cuts and program reductions from the prior year. Health care and early childhood education programs were highlighted, including efforts to expand access through hybrid scheduling, evening and Saturday classes, Spanish-language offerings, and in-person wraparound support for admissions, financial aid, and registration. Faculty said these changes were driven by student data and were aimed at helping working parents, English learners, and other non-traditional students complete credentials and enter family-wage careers.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

February 5, 2025 - 12:30 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • So for us, with our block grant, our block grant has a 20% set-aside for crisis.
  • In addition to discretionary grants, those discretionary grants also last two-year cycles.
  • In addition to discretionary grants, those discretionary grants also last two-year cycles.
  • have focused with those grants understand how those grants function and operate.
  • We administer the block grant and other funds that we get through our state opioid response grant and
Summary: The Health Care Budget Subcommittee held a panel discussion on Florida’s mental health and substance abuse system, with representatives from DCF, AHCA, two managing entities, and two providers describing how the state’s behavioral health network is funded and operated. Members focused on the implementation of prior legislative investments, especially the $50 million in recurring funding from Representative Maney’s bill and the earlier $126 million community behavioral health appropriation. Witnesses said the newer funds were used mainly for crisis beds, discharge planning, outpatient services, regional collaboratives, and a USF Marchman Act report, while the larger behavioral health appropriation supported CAT, FACT, FIT, forensic teams, residential and outpatient services, and crisis care, with most dollars going directly to services and only a small share to administration. A major theme was access to crisis care and the role of mobile response teams, 988, and central receiving facilities in diverting people from Baker Act admissions and reducing readmissions. DCF and providers said mobile response teams have expanded, are being used to de-escalate crises and connect people to care, and have shown strong diversion results and reductions in Baker Acts in some regions. Members also asked about waitlists, children in crisis, and how to handle people without housing or support; providers said discharge planning is individualized but often constrained by homelessness, transportation, and a lack of safe placements, and several witnesses identified housing as one of the biggest barriers to recovery and stability. The committee also examined provider sustainability, reimbursement, and funding gaps. Witnesses described delays caused by contract timing, cost allocation rules, and Medicaid reimbursement rates that do not always keep pace with labor and operating costs, especially for smaller providers and rural networks. DCF and AHCA said managing entities can provide advances, retroactive rate adjustments, and technical assistance, and that Medicaid managed care plans have network standards and complaint/dispute processes. Members raised concerns about a reported $7 million loss in federal non-sustainable funds, provider closures, and whether there is a formal ombudsman process for disputes; DCF said the federal reductions were known and tied to one-time funds, and that the department generally handles provider issues informally while working with managing entities to preserve continuity of care.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/20/25

Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • legumes program the individual grants legumes program the individual grants piece<00:24:32.799><
  • where they're at in addition to grant where they're at in addition to grant funding<00:24:46.159
  • participating and receiving those grants participating and receiving those grants as<00:25:13.960
  • <00:34:53.679> I help of my launs to lum's Grant I help of my launs to lum's Grant I wouldn't
  • knowledge early in the state or grant knowledge early in the state or grant and<01:31:50.520>
Keywords: 1183, house
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 02/12/25

Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • I think you said there was a $1.5 million federal grant and a $10 million grant.
  • We remain hopeful. and a 10 million um dollar Grant are any and a 10 million um dollar Grant are any
  • <00:13:35.720> or Farmers financially if this grant or Farmers financially if this grant or
  • <00:36:49.200> could grant could grant could do<00:36:51.200> so<00:36:51.400> I
  • <01:42:56.760> through grants lots of Grants especially through grants lots of Grants especially
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Higher Education Institutions Committee Jun 18th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Higher Education Institutions Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • You're a land-grant institution, and I want to be in a land-grant.
  • That is what the land-grant university really is.
  • I think there's ways to write them into grants, federal grants.
  • This challenge grant goes way up and way down.
  • The challenge grants get used pretty quickly.
Keywords: 908, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Appropriations Committee May 14th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • AB 2300, Arambula, workforce development, do pass as amended to redefine grant and sub-grant...
  • AB 2300, Arambula, workforce development, do pass as amended to redefine grant and sub-grant, out on
  • AB 1980, Colosa, Erica Grant Program, do pass as amended to authorize grants for certain purposes only
  • AB 1888, Ortega, grant program contractors, held in committee.
  • AB 1888, Ortega, grant program contractors, held in committee.
Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee held a suspense-file hearing on May 14, 2026, reviewing hundreds of Assembly bills and a few committee bills. The chair opened by explaining the committee’s budget constraints and the factors used in suspense decisions, including fiscal impact, return on investment, effects on constituents, and protection of the state’s social safety net. The agenda was organized alphabetically by author, and the committee noted that results would be posted later that day online. The committee then acted on a very large number of measures, sending many bills to the Assembly floor on do pass or do pass as amended motions, while holding many others in committee. Topics covered a broad range of policy areas, including housing, health care, education, labor, public safety, wildfire mitigation, water, energy, transportation, cannabis, immigration, and state governance. Many bills were amended to narrow scope, make implementation contingent on appropriations or existing resources, remove provisions, or clarify agency responsibilities; several bills were held without further action. Among the notable actions, the committee advanced bills on items such as Medi-Cal services, child care, wildfire-related programs, housing financing, school and college issues, public safety and criminal justice, environmental and energy policy, and various consumer and business regulations. Some measures were sent out on A or B roll calls, with Republicans often not voting on amended bills. The hearing concluded after the committee reported that a large number of bills had been moved to the Assembly floor, either as do pass or do pass with amendments, and the committee adjourned.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
  • We take it for granted: GPS on our cell phones and on vehicles and everywhere.
  • We are a major land-grant institution.
  • And I'm proud that I'm a proud product of a land-grant institution, because if it wasn't for land-grant
  • And so I'm a proud product of a land-grant institution.
  • We've been actively and aggressively pursuing our infrastructure grants.
Summary: The House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee held an interim work session focused on Washington agriculture’s viability, workforce, and competitiveness. Director Derek Sanderson of the Washington State Department of Agriculture and WSU Dean Raj Kosla described the size and diversity of the state’s farm sector, declining farm numbers, major export markets, and pressures from labor costs, low commodity prices, trade barriers, drought, regulatory burdens, and pests and disease. Kosla emphasized WSU’s land-grant role in education, research, and extension, including precision agriculture, broadband needs in rural areas, and the need for state support to help producers adopt new technologies and train the next generation of agricultural workers. Members asked about retaining farmland, increasing workforce capacity, and the role of precision agriculture. Kosla said precision agriculture can help address labor shortages and water scarcity, but adoption is limited by cost and rural broadband gaps. He explained precision agriculture as tailoring inputs to the right place, time, amount, and manner, and said WSU is working on low-cost sensor technologies and other innovations. Members also asked about how widely precision agriculture is used and whether it improves farm bottom lines; Kosla said adoption varies by tool and that he would follow up with more data. The committee then heard from Dr. Randy Fortenberry of WSU’s Impact Center on an agricultural competitiveness study and the effects of tariffs and trade. He reported that Washington’s competitiveness has generally declined relative to peer states in dairy, grapes, hops, apples, and wheat, with potatoes as the main bright spot. Surveyed producers said a substantial share of revenue is tied to regulatory compliance, with labor-related costs a major driver, and small diversified farms reported land access, capital, and profitability as bigger barriers than regulation. On trade, Fortenberry said Washington agriculture is highly export-dependent and vulnerable to retaliation, citing past losses in wheat, apples, pulses, and cherries when tariffs disrupted markets, while noting current uncertainty around China and India. The committee asked follow-up questions about compliance time, peer-state comparisons, and regulatory burdens; no votes were taken, and the department said it plans an interim report by the end of the year and a final report by June 2026.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Statute and grant agreements direct revenue distribution.
  • It's capped at $125,000 per year and $2,500 per veteran per grant. That's what I missed.
  • So one has grants up to $125,000 and the other one grants up to $25,000.
  • But I guess my point is if the federal grant is covering that, I would If the federal grant is covering
  • The federal grant. Tax on it is reimbursable.
Summary: The meeting began with JLARC’s biennial executive committee elections. After confirming a quorum, members unanimously elected Representative Pollet as chair, Senator Wagoner as vice chair, Representative Orcutt as secretary, and Senator Solomon as assistant secretary for the 2025-27 biennium. The committee also approved the May 14 meeting minutes unanimously. Chair Pollet then outlined a commitment to more member input on audit scope and coordination with the State Auditor’s Office. Staff presented a preliminary report on Washington State recreation boating programs. They reported that six agencies administer boating-related activities, that the state collected about $108 million in boating-related revenue in 2021-23, and that $86 million was spent, mostly on infrastructure and water access, environmental protection, boater safety, and marine law enforcement. Staff said Washington’s boating laws and programs are broadly similar to other states and noted that the final report is expected in September. JLARC then reviewed several tax preferences. For natural gas used as a transportation fuel, staff said the preferences reduce fuel costs but did not meet emissions-reduction targets because fewer vessels and vehicles converted to natural gas than expected; staff recommended continuing some exemptions and modifying reporting requirements. For travel agents and tour operators, staff said the preference continues to provide tax relief, but large beneficiaries’ savings are rising while small beneficiaries’ use is declining, leading to recommendations to continue the small-business rate and add or revise performance metrics. Staff also reviewed a nonprofit low-income housing property tax exemption, concluding it helps developers build homes as intended but that the performance metric should better reflect housing outcomes; they recommended the legislature decide whether to continue or modify it. Other reviews covered multipurpose senior citizen centers, disabled veteran adapted housing, trade convention attendance, agricultural fertilizer and seed wholesaling, hazardous substance tax treatment for pesticides, and silicon smelter energy preferences, with recommendations ranging from continuation to expiration depending on whether the stated objectives were met. The committee then adopted the final cannabis market study for distribution. Staff reported that Washington businesses produced two to three times more cannabis than retailers sold in 2023, and that inaccurate and incomplete reporting limits the Liquor and Cannabis Board’s ability to regulate the market. The board said it concurs with the recommendations, including developing a plan for a new data system and considering broader social equity options. Finally, staff presented the proposed final report on Department of Health oversight of hospital data reporting, inspections, and complaints. Staff said DOH was late on most acute-care hospital inspections, had not fully verified third-party inspection standards, and did not adequately review adverse event correction plans or assess language access barriers in its complaint system. DOH said it concurs with all six recommendations and has already made some transparency improvements, including a public dashboard for adverse event reporting.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Peloton was also a $3 million grant.
  • So we make grants, and we have granted money for screening. for vaccinations, for education services,
  • And again we can only make grants.
  • The provision that says, be sure that you have that in every grant that you make, every grant contract
  • And you go on and you find, you fund the next grant.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Additionally, we would support a student support block grant.
  • Grant that would go towards the neediest students on our campuses, particularly given what's going on
  • I would also love to see the discretionary block grant for the community colleges. Thank you.
  • Of those, 80 are receiving some version of grant funds—65 through the current program and 13 are non-grant
  • To create a block grant to support basic needs and other support programs would help.
Keywords: 988, house, all
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Because they were eliminated through the elimination. of those grants in 2021.
  • Well, we'll see if the block grants.
  • You've heard a lot of testimony about the grants and the importance of those, but as Dr.
  • We fully support awareness in the grants. Again, the... wording needs to be refined.
  • But don't take this story for granted. I am.
Bills: SB568, SCR5, SB57, SB1447, SB27, SB24