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• rates depending on federal reimbursement rates depending on what<00:06:44.639> program<00:06:
• That is just related to the rates there are just related to the school lunch reimbursement program, that's
• Moving on to page five, these are the reimbursement rates for the child and adult care food program.
• Um, as you know, the nutrition program is a program about reimbursing for meals and it's about the nutrition
• nutrition program is a program about nutrition program is a program about reimbursing<00:43:52.760

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Department of Education’s Bureau of Wellness and Nutrition presented an overview of the school meal and child nutrition programs it administers, including the National School Lunch Program, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), After School Snack Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program, Summer Food Service Program, and Special Milk Program. Staff explained which programs are federally funded through USDA, which have state matching funds, and how reimbursement rates are set for different programs and fiscal years. They also walked the committee through a packet showing reimbursement tables, state and federal funding totals, and eligibility data. Members focused much of their questioning on how state and federal reimbursements work for lunch and breakfast, why lunch is shown as a state match while breakfast has meal-based breakdowns, and how the department allocates funds in the budget. The department explained that lunch uses a set state match tied to federal requirements, while breakfast reimbursement is based on meals served. They also reviewed FY 22-24 funding trends, noting higher federal spending during COVID-era waivers and lower amounts as those waivers ended. A committee member asked for the data in Excel and the department agreed to provide it. The discussion also covered summer meal programs and the distinction between the Summer Food Service Program and Summer EBT. Staff explained that SFSP provides meals at approved open or closed sites, while Summer EBT is a separate DHHS-run benefit program that provides funds to families; the two programs coordinate through data sharing but are not the same. Members also discussed CEP, with staff explaining that New Hampshire currently has three schools participating, that the qualifying threshold was reduced from 40% to 25% identified students, and that districts must cover the non-federal share with non-federal funds. No votes or formal actions were taken during the meeting.

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• Yeah, like this major events reimbursement program hosts a whole litany of events.
• It would need to be added so that it qualified for the major reimbursement program.
• That's not what the major events reimbursement program looks like.
• It's under the major events reimbursement program. Following amendment, Secretary of the amendment.
• actually benefit from the reimbursement program.

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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• program within the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to reimburse eligible ranchers and farmers
• Program within the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to reimburse eligible ranchers and farmers
• And the reason I choose that number is the compost reimbursement program was at about $500,000 and was
• Unlike the Compost Reimbursement Program, which is first come, first serve, we pay you what you apply
• Unlike the Compost Reimbursement Program, which first come first serve, we, we, we pay you what you apply

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee first considered three gubernatorial nominations. GM510, Faith Tui Pulotu to the Molokai Irrigation System Water Users Advisory Board, received strong support from the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, and the Hawaii Farm Bureau, though the nominee was not present online. GM614, Mark Gordon to the Environmental Advisory Council, also drew unanimous support from state and private testifiers; Gordon described his environmental health and safety background and said he could commit the time needed. GM696, James Falconer to the Advisory Board on Pesticides, was supported by the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity and the Hawaii Farm Bureau; Falconer discussed his long experience in coffee and sugar, including work responding to coffee leaf rust and the need for timely pesticide tools. All three nominations were recommended for advise and consent and were adopted by four-member votes. The committee then heard several agriculture bills. HB 1603 HD1 would allow the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to extend agricultural park leases without the current county-population restriction; supporters called it an equity measure and asked that it apply to all ag park leases, while the department gave standard testimony. HB 1707 HD1 would create a local agricultural transportation cost reimbursement program; supporters said transportation is a major production cost and suggested amendments to define “necessary supplies” and explicitly include honey. HB 2155 HD1 would establish an agricultural statistics program, with supporters emphasizing the need for better data to guide planning. HB 2594 HD1 would direct a study on insurance coverage for small producers, which supporters linked to recent storm damage and the lack of tailored insurance products. HB 2595 HD1 would create a regional agricultural feasibility and food systems production working group; supporters said it should consider markets as well as crop suitability and regional conditions. Members asked questions about lease competition, transportation reimbursement amounts and anti-double-dipping safeguards, the usefulness of agricultural data, and whether state or federal insurance models could be used as templates. Testifiers generally said the bills would help reduce costs, improve planning, and support small and neighbor-island producers, while noting that implementation details and funding levels would need further work. The committee then voted to pass all five bills with amendments, generally including a deferred effective date of July 1, 2050, and in the case of HB 1707, the committee adopted the suggested amendments to define necessary supplies and add honey to the covered commodities.

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• That is a program where if you have diabetes, this is a program that can help you make.
• And if you comply with the requirements of the program, you can also have some of your co-payments reimbursed
• in this program.
• Again, a unique program.
• On the right-hand side, I listed some of the arguments in support of a tuition reimbursement program.

Keywords: 908, all

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• residential program. residential program.
• . program. program.
• programming? programming?
• Special education aid is going to go back to the district because it's a reimbursement program.
• We lost all the reimbursement because we didn't change the name of the program in the IEP.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The commission on the costing of special education met to review several documents and updates, including draft materials on residential placements, an LBA dispute resolution report, prior minutes, rate-setting rules, and a letter involving Senator Hassan. The minutes from March 16 were approved by motion, second, and one abstention. Members also received an update that the LBA special education performance audit is still pending; the report is expected to be very large, NHED and the Board of Education must review and comment before release, and it likely will not be available until late summer or early fall. The separate EFA audit was also noted as still unreleased, and members said they may return later to issues involving EFA costing and differentiated aid. A major focus was HB 1099, which would create a committee to study the cost and liability of providing educational services to students placed in residential facilities. The chair explained that the House version had passed unanimously and the bill was headed to a committee of conference. Members discussed a proposed amendment to add the phrase “including but not limited to” so the study would cover not only court-ordered or treatment-related placements but also other residential placements, including those tied to school district decisions. Some members said this was a substantial expansion, while others said it would simply give the committee broader latitude. Jason Stock of the Winnisquam Regional School Board described how the issue arose during budget work at Winnisquam, where the district was trying to determine who should pay for educational services for students living at Spaulding Youth Center in Northfield. He said the district had 10 students attending Winnisquam, including three foster students and seven students connected to Spaulding, and that Spaulding-specific invoicing for 2024-2025 totaled $141,417.05 for eight students. Members also discussed rising private placement tuition costs and the difficulty of determining residency and fiscal responsibility for students placed in residential settings. Department counsel explained that under RSA 193:27 and 193:28, children placed in a home for children may attend the local district school, and that special education cost responsibility depends on whether the student is identified as disabled and on the nature of the placement. Spaulding representatives had not yet presented by the end of the excerpt, and the committee was still working through the residency and funding questions.

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• Since we enacted this program, it has been widely successful.
• Originally, that program was set up for state tuition reimbursement, which has been the gold standard
• The program really needs to be maintained over time.
• and are reimbursed by the federal government.
• The Meals on Wheels program is a very honorable program, but my fear with that—and I believe I spoke

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• out by the newborn screening program. out by the newborn screening program.
• by program.
• <00:33:13.360> If programs? If we do, are they full? If programs?
• are reimbursed through a fee-for-service program, which is a direct payment to the pharmacy from DHS
• reimbursed by MCO contracted PBMs. reimbursed by MCO contracted PBMs.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Florida, comprised of a number of programs.
• We are moving forward with our mental health programs as well.
• The caregiver participates in the program. The family caregiver.
• family members participating in this program.
• FAMILY   969 MEMBERS PUSHES IS PITTING IN THIS PROGRAM.

Summary: The Health Facilities Subcommittee met to receive implementation updates from the Agency for Health Care Administration on three bills passed in prior sessions. First, Deputy Secretary Brian Meyer reported on the transfer of the Children’s Medical Services managed care plan from the Department of Health to AHCA under HB 1085. He said the move was administrative only, with no change to enrollment, providers, services, or clinical eligibility functions, and that it was intended to create efficiencies by aligning procurement and shifting staff resources between agencies. Members then questioned AHCA about reports of reductions in private duty nursing and therapy services for medically fragile children, including concerns about appeals, provider credentialing, and whether families were losing services or being transitioned appropriately. AHCA said it was reviewing denials, monitoring the plan, and using contractual remedies while focusing on maintaining access for members. The committee also reviewed implementation of a bill creating permanent Medicaid eligibility for individuals with permanent disabilities. AHCA staff explained that the agency had submitted a federal 1115 waiver request after public comment and stakeholder meetings, but CMS had indicated it did not anticipate approving the requested authority. Members pressed AHCA on why the waiver was submitted later than the bill’s directive date and on whether the delay was avoidable. AHCA said the waiver was complex and required review, drafting, and public input, and noted that DCF already has a specialized unit to help with redeterminations while the agencies work on operational changes. The committee discussed the practical impact on families who struggle with annual eligibility renewals and the need for clearer communication and faster follow-up from the agency. Finally, AHCA presented on the home health aide program for medically fragile children and related Medicaid eligibility changes. The agency described the 2023 law that created a family caregiver provider type and the 2025 changes that increased the hourly rate, expanded hours, reduced training requirements, and removed caregiver earnings from Medicaid eligibility calculations, subject to federal approval. AHCA said it had completed state public comment, submitted the waiver amendment to CMS, and was awaiting federal action. Members raised concerns that some families may have enrolled or begun work before the eligibility fix was in place and may have lost benefits, especially in Broward County. AHCA said it would work with affected families and plans, review outreach through DCF and the health plans, and continue rulemaking, system updates, and provider training. The meeting ended with the chair noting that the committee had received the updates and adjourned without objection.

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• IT IS A 100% REIMBURSEMENT GRANT.
• IN THE PROGRAM WERE IN THE PROCESS.
• SO WITH THE NOW NEW CONDO PROGRAM, WE HAVE SEEN THAT DRAWING A LINE BETWEEN THE TWO PROGRAMS AND WHICH
• IT IS THE BONDING FACILITY PROGRAM.
• OR WE CUT A PROGRAM, THAT WAS A SPACE LEASED IN ANTICIPATION OF HAVING ABLE FULL BUILDOUT PROGRAM IN

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• It's to get the actual cost of the device reimbursed.
• There is reimbursement already within Medicaid.
• The reimbursement rates would take from that.
• I love peer support programs, but I really I believe my warning in this, I love peer support programs
• So if we only give one program, one curriculum, it might not be as effective as looking at all the programs

Keywords: 996, all

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• the crisis and created similar programs the crisis and created similar programs to<00:40:07.440>
• the move towards Fair reimbursement the move towards Fair reimbursement ensuring<00:53:24.720>
• it's about survival Fair reimbursement it's about survival Fair reimbursement will<00:54:01.920>
• > are programs directed payment programs are programs directed payment programs are not<01:09:
• flat reimbursement flat reimbursement rates<01:10:47.560> the<01:10:47.679> medical

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Solar Garden Program.
• Program.
• Program.
• So the program is exceeding statutory goals.
• RENAMING THIS PROGRAM ISN'T SYMBOLIC.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:07:40.280> as annual tax loss if if reimbursement as annual tax loss if if reimbursement
• Management Agency declines reimbursement Management Agency declines reimbursement of<00:07:47.640
• Recoveries Re-Emergency Loan Program Recoveries Re-Emergency Loan Program Bill.<00:10:10.080>
• get reimbursed by FEMA. get reimbursed by FEMA.
• FEMA reimbursement. FEMA reimbursement.

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 24 March, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, opened with an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then dispensed with the reading of the journal and committee report titles. The main business was a lengthy exchange over Senate Bill 2632, the local governments disaster recovery emergency loan program bill. The governor’s veto message argued that the enrolled bill had been materially altered after conference adoption, specifically over the interest-rate language, and called for an investigation. Senate leaders responded that the veto message was inaccurate, saying the word “monthly” had been removed earlier by unanimous consent to avoid an unintended 12% rate and that the bill was intended to provide disaster relief financing for local governments affected by Winter Storm Erin. Senators McCaughn and others defended the process, criticized the governor’s accusations as false and offensive, and emphasized that the legislation was meant to help struggling cities and counties with no interest until FEMA reimbursement, followed by a 1% rate. After the veto discussion, Senator McCaughn moved to refer the bill back to the committee from which it began, and the motion carried. The Senate then moved through routine business, including introductions and recognition of guests. Visitors included the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation Peanut Committee, the Mississippi School for the Deaf and Blind, the doctor of the day, and an NCSL representative, along with a National Ag Day milking champions presentation and a large group of junior pages. The chamber also honored the Starkville Oktibbeha County School District’s varsity boys and girls basketball teams. Senate Resolutions 64 and 65 were called up to commend the Starkville High School girls and boys teams for winning the 2026 Class 7A state championships, and both coaches addressed the Senate briefly to thank members for the recognition.

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• And next, we will go to House Bill 278, toxicology reimbursement requirements.
• Folks end up not able to complete a treatment program and therefore continue to revisit these programs
• I would like to clarify that it is not a higher reimbursement code.
• Are you trying to unbundle codes so that you get a higher reimbursement?
• So the reimbursement codes were actually put in place.

Keywords: 996, all

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• AS MENTIONED THE UTILITY RELOCATION REIMBURSEMENT GRANT PROGRAM IS UNDER OUR UMBRELLA IN THE OFFICE OF
• Conerly: YOU PRESENTED INFORMATION ON FOUR DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, THE UTILITY RELOCATION REIMBURSEMENT GRANT
• THE UTILITY RELOCATION PROGRAM REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM WAS HOUSE BILL 73 REPRESENTATIVE ROBINSON DID THAT
• AND TIMELY REIMBURSED FOR THAT WORK BECAUSE IT WILL BE A REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM ON THE FRONT END AND
• IN THAT SAME BILL DOT HAS A 50% REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM AND WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM ON WHAT PROCEDURES

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• Program.
• to another program.
• The Fee Schedule Program creates a sustainable reimbursement pathway for local educational agencies and
• The program sets a reimbursement rate for a certain set of outpatient behavioral health services provided
• Aaron Levi representing On Lok PACE program, the nation's first PACE program.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• It clarifies that the reimbursement requirements do not apply to drugs purchased under the 340B program
• So, it prohibits PBMs from reimbursing pharmacies below the required reimbursement standard and from
• It clarifies that the reimbursement requirements do not apply to drugs purchased under the 340B program
• PBM program.
• reimbursements to pharmacies. reimbursements to pharmacies.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Department of Veterans Affairs, and they reimburse the department. reimbursement then for that work I
• we are currently request reimbursement we are currently requesting<00:16:05.440> reimbursement
• <00:16:11.880> from well so we request reimbursement from well so we request reimbursement
• reimbursement reimbursement because<00:16:50.440> um<00:16:51.240> you<00:16:51.360>
• In other words, it just goes to the general fund. reimbursement is through the state um reimbursement

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It is my honor today to recognize a program that I've been able to watch grow.
• dreamed where this program would be.
• And the reality is, all this is a one-word change from reimbursable to reimbursed, and right now no other
• So patients... ...be reimbursed at $3,000, so $7,000 below a dentist's cost.
• And the insurance reimburses the dentist $1,000.

Bills: HB1411, HB3143, HB3144, HB3901, HCR1019, HB3981, HB4248, HB3194, HB3849, HB4095, HB4302, HB3342, HB3344, HB3287, HB3645, HB3647, HB3930, HB3931, HB1818, HB4454, HB4336

Keywords: True Grit Trail, Oklahoma, tourism, signage, Department of Transportation, state parks, historical sites, economic development, medical marijuana, license transfer, Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, moratorium, business regulation, commercial grower licenses, licensing restrictions, agriculture, psychological autopsy, mental health, suicide prevention, state health department

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• that program has gone in a second.
• There's an opportunity to invest more funding to help stabilize the program, and increasing reimbursement
• lunch program.
• program, and the link to the program is included in my slides.
• the DANB exam reimbursement.

Summary: The committee first approved the previous meeting minutes and then heard a detailed annual report from Dr. Thomas Arnold, chair of the Maternal Mortality Review Committee, on maternal mortality trends and policy issues. He explained the committee’s review process, confidentiality protections, and national and North Dakota data showing that most maternal deaths are preventable and that mental health conditions, substance use, cardiovascular issues, infection, hemorrhage, and embolism are the leading causes. Members asked about suicide, domestic violence, midwife training, home births, and whether pregnancy testing at death scenes should be expanded; Dr. Arnold said better coroner education, more investigation of unexplained deaths, and possible post-mortem pregnancy testing could improve case identification, especially in rural areas. He also noted that deaths often occur well after 42 days postpartum and that mental health-related deaths remain a major concern. The committee then heard from State Fire Marshal Dr. Matthew Clark on cigarette reduced-ignition-propensity standards and related fire prevention issues. He recommended updating the state’s cigarette propensity law to current national standards and also raised a separate recommendation to require fast-breakaway oxygen tubing for home oxygen users, citing fatal fires linked to smoking around oxygen. Members asked about implementation, cost, insurance coverage, and whether the standards apply in tribal communities; Dr. Clark said he would provide follow-up information and was willing to help with any legislation, but no agency bill had yet been planned. Next, Christine Greff of the Department of Health and Human Services reported on the North Dakota Stroke System of Care. She described the statewide network of stroke-ready hospitals, registry-based quality improvement, and performance data showing continued improvement in stroke recognition, imaging, thrombolytic treatment, transfers, and EMS pre-notification. She highlighted new quality measures for inter-facility transfers and intracerebral hemorrhage care, and said the system remains strong but depends on continued legislative and hospital support. Committee members asked about participation by the VA hospital and were encouraged to consider outreach to include it more fully in the stroke system. Finally, the committee began a presentation on prior authorization and non-opioid pain treatment from Taha Khan of Vertex Pharmaceuticals. He argued that prior authorization can delay access to non-opioid acute pain medications, especially in the 24- to 72-hour post-discharge window when pain is most severe, and said delays can push patients toward opioids. He emphasized that prior authorization has a role in utilization management but should not create barriers in acute pain care, and he noted that current use of the company’s non-opioid product remains very low. The discussion was still underway when the transcript ended.