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• So today, we are acting with urgency to deliver emergency aid, but this is only the first of many actions
• the special session AB 226 by Assembly Member Calderon and Assembly Member Alvarez, which seeks to aid
• These activities include feeding, providing short-term emergency shelter, housing, and basic first aid

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• Go, organize a food drive through our partners at Community Aid Network Minnesota, CAN MN.
• drive through our partners<00:48:31.440> at<00:48:31.680> Community<00:48:32.080> Aid
• <00:48:32.280> Network partners at Community Aid Network partners at Community Aid Network
• <01:34:59.200> the<01:34:59.360> reversal<01:35:00.360> when<01:35:00.960> AIDS
• ADS is doing So, the reversal when AIDS ADS is doing just<01:35:02.960> like<01:35:03.600>

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• and through the uh through our state aid and through the uh um<00:53:02.160> uh<00:53:02.400>
• We had an aide that went to a higher premium.
• We had an aide that went to a higher premium.
• We had an aide that went to a higher premium.
• We had an aide that went to a higher premium.

Bills: HB0159

Keywords: student rights, free expression, K-12 education, speech protection, religious views, political speech, 916, all

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• the<00:51:05.920> in<00:51:06.160> the<00:51:06.319> very compensatory aid
• in the in the very compensatory aid in the in the very short<00:51:06.880> term.
• He said this is an important issue, that the bill is a band-aid on the overall issue, but thanked the
• It's a overall it's a band-aid<01:12:50.400> on<01:12:50.560> the<01:12:50.719> overall
• issue, but I band-aid on the overall issue, but I thank<01:12:51.840> you<01:12:52.000> for

Bills: HF3422, HF3461, HF2904

Keywords: state grants, grant oversight, grants management, executive agencies, Minnesota Department of Administration, commissioner of administration, fraud prevention, waste prevention, grant monitoring, financial reconciliation, grant compliance, state government, public funds, grant recipients, competitive grants, grant administration, administrative oversight, monitoring visits, grant policy, legislative leave

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• And there are 37,000 personal care aides in New Mexico.
• So the personal care aides are separate. If you... Correct.
• So the personal care aides are separate. The New Mexico Care is more of an informal caregiver.
• ...personal care aide through Medicaid? Mr. Chair and Representative, I don't.
• required of someone as a personal care aide.

Keywords: 996, all

Summary: The committee first heard an Aging and Long-Term Services Department budget presentation comparing the LFC and executive recommendations. The main differences were in the Aging Network, Adult Protective Services, Program Support, and Long-Term Care Division, especially the executive’s proposed $10 million infusion into the Kiki Savadra Senior Dignity Fund and $6.2 million for expanding New Mexico Care. LFC staff explained that the committee recommendation was lower in general fund and fund-balance use, while the executive emphasized rising senior population needs, meal and transportation costs, and the cost savings of keeping older adults at home. The secretary also reviewed the department’s special requests, including the conference on aging, outreach, emergency preparedness, and the Kiki fund, and described New Mexico Care’s growth, its evaluation results, and the department’s plan to separate Kiki into its own accounting fund. Members largely focused on senior services, rural meal delivery, transportation, caregiver support, and the Kiki fund. Several members urged stronger support for non-metro aging providers and for New Mexico Care, citing its role in keeping seniors out of nursing homes and the program’s reported savings and outcomes. Questions also covered eligibility, background checks for caregivers, respite care, dementia and Alzheimer’s screening, and whether Kiki funds can support home modifications such as ramps. The committee then voted to adopt the LFC recommendation with one executive language change: adding the executive’s page 14 language allowing an additional 12.5% distribution for initial payments to aging network providers at the start of FY27. Representative Dow opposed the motion. The committee then moved to the Attorney General’s budget. LFC staff explained that the office’s budget relies heavily on the Consumer Settlement Fund, with both recommendations reducing general fund revenue while increasing settlement-fund use, and that performance measures were in consensus. The Attorney General said the office was not seeking more general fund, but wanted greater ability to use funds it recovers. He highlighted major consumer and public safety work, including litigation against major social media and AI platforms, a case involving Snapchat and child exploitation/extortion, the statewide crime gun intelligence center, efforts to address oilfield theft, work on missing and murdered Indigenous persons, and efforts to protect federal funds coming into New Mexico.

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• to um basically cut off state<00:57:38.160> or<00:57:38.400> federal<00:57:38.720> aid
• <00:57:40.079> In state or federal aid to our schools.
• In state or federal aid to our schools.
• > we<00:58:17.440> hope<00:58:17.680> would<00:58:17.839> never federal aid
• , which we hope would never federal aid, which we hope would never happen.<00:58:18.880> Uh<00

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So sometimes you might need an aide, one-on-one aide in one school.
• you<00:03:57.840> might<00:03:58.000> need<00:03:58.159> an<00:03:58.319> aid
• , sometimes you might need an aid, sometimes you might need an aid, one-on-one<00:03:59.519> aid
• <00:04:00.799> And<00:04:00.959> so<00:04:01.120> if one-on-one aid in one school
• And so if one-on-one aid in one school.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• And when I’m talking to providers across the state now and to aides and to people in caregiving roles
• on the floor in a dementia unit to care for people because, to the CEO’s point, when there’s not an aide
• :46:54.040> an to the CEO's point when there's not an to the CEO's point when there's not an aid
• 00:46:55.200> comes<00:46:55.520> in<00:46:56.520> uh<00:46:56.680> the aid
• and the ambulance comes in uh the aid and the ambulance comes in uh the and<00:46:57.040> you

Bills: HF110, HF111, HF263, HF105

Keywords: HF110, Adrian Independent School District, Independent School District No. 511, school construction, sales tax exemption, use tax refund, refundable exemption, construction materials, capital improvements, school roofing, playground remodel, retaining walls, plumbing, bathroom remodel, locker room remodel, window replacements, local tax relief, general fund appropriation, Minnesota chapter 297A, retroactive tax refund

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• Energy transition aid was approved during the 2023 session to provide a backstop for cities like Becker
• appreciate the support, but we would rather be in a position where we do not need to rely on state aid
• , either in the form of energy transition aid or local government aid, and instead can be self-sufficient
• , either in the form of energy transition aid or local government aid, and instead can be self-sufficient
• And we do have that from the energy transition aid on that backfill that's there.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• But right now this just aids the black market.
• But right now this just aids the black market.
• But right now this just aids the black market.
• But right now this just aids the black market.
• Thank you for your time and consideration. on creating bills that Aid the education on creating bills

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard SB 1231, which would repeal the Parentage Uniform Act of 1973 and update Hawaii’s parentage laws, including parts of the Uniform Parentage Act of 2017. Supporters said the current statutes are outdated and do not adequately address assisted reproduction, surrogacy, and modern family formation. The Attorney General’s office supported the bill with technical amendments, including conforming changes to the Probate Code and child support provisions, and several testifiers urged passage as a needed modernization of the law. A major point of disagreement was Part 10, which concerns donor anonymity. Some supporters, including members of the task force, the Uniform Law Commission, fertility and family law practitioners, and LGBTQ+ advocates, backed the bill as written or said it should move forward even if Part 10 is removed. Others, including donor-conceived adults, parents, and advocacy groups, opposed Part 10 and urged the committee to adopt the 2024 version of Article 9 or delete Part 10 entirely, arguing that anonymous donation harms donor-conceived people’s access to genetic, medical, and identity information and that anonymity is not realistic in the DNA-testing era. One task force member and attorney said she supported the bill but preferred removing Part 10 if necessary to pass the rest. The hearing included extensive public testimony both in support and opposition, with many individuals describing personal experiences with adoption, IVF, surrogacy, and donor conception. No committee vote or final action on the bill was taken during the portion of the hearing provided.

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• including Chapter 70 inflation rate funding of Chapter 70, reimbursing districts for transportation, rural aid
• Just last week in Cambridge, a camera caught a van aide assaulting a nonverbal child on the way to school
• Just last week in Cambridge, a camera caught a van aid assaulting a nonverbal child on the way to school
• Special ed kids have a main teacher, an aide, maybe two, a general ed teacher, plus all the specialists—speech

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Education held a hearing focused primarily on special education-related bills, with testimony centered on two major themes: transition planning for students aging out of school-based services at age 22, and the fiscal strain special education costs place on districts. Committee members explained hearing procedures, noted the House was in formal session, and periodically stepped out for votes while staff recorded testimony. A separate bill on special education due process was also taken up briefly, along with a bill on special education finance and another on equitable access/data reporting. On House Bill 752 and Senate Bill 313, witnesses from the Arc of Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress, the Developmental Disabilities Council, families, self-advocates, and Senator Comerford described the “Turning 22” transition as a crisis point that often leaves families without adult placements, services, or clear communication. Testimony emphasized earlier planning, more accountability, better data collection, and a commission to improve coordination and residential placement. Several parents and advocates shared personal accounts of traumatic transitions, delayed placements, and the need for plans to begin at least a year before age 22. The committee later closed testimony on these bills after hearing from all signed-up speakers. House Bill 4217, on special education due process, drew support from Representative Sullivan-Almeida, parents, and advocates who argued that the burden of proof should shift from families to school districts. Testimony described costly legal battles, delays, and parents having to become experts in reading instruction or hire advocates and attorneys to secure services. Brody Dwyer, a 10-year-old student with dyslexia, and his mother described how evidence-based instruction helped him after years of struggle. The committee also heard testimony on House Bill 546/Senate Bill 317, which would require DESE to publish cross-tabulated data on race, disability, gender, income, and other factors; advocates said this would better expose disparities and help address the school-to-prison pipeline. Finally, on House Bill 691/Senate Bill 430, school leaders, educators, and union representatives testified that special education costs are outpacing district budgets and that increasing circuit breaker reimbursement and creating a commission to study long-term sustainability would help prevent staffing cuts and service reductions. No votes were taken during the hearing; the committee repeatedly closed testimony on individual bills as speakers finished and moved through the agenda.

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• . >> Representative Wit, AID used to have three or four traveling, uh, big trailers, like a bus kind
• Chairman, uh, Representative<00:18:26.960> Wit,<00:18:28.000> AID<00:18:29.039> used
• <00:18:29.360> to<00:18:29.600> have Representative Wit, AID used to have Representative
• Wit, AID used to have three<00:18:31.280> or<00:18:31.520> four<00:18:32.320> traveling

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• I will note that for fiscal year 2027, we did request funding for three additional investigative aides
• So we were looking at how we can offset some of that administrative duty to an investigative aide.
• However, I was just informed this week that our request for funding for those three aides was denied.
• Like I said, we were denied funding for three investigative aides, but we do intend to request it again

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Chairman, it includes the basic state aid for districts and charters as well as the ESAs.
• So on net, we think that the public school component of basic state aid is going down.
• Public school component of basic state aid is going down by about $12 million.
• One is as its component, yes, it is being funded out of this broader basic state aid line item.

Bills: HB2053, HB2116, HB2148

Keywords: stormwater, recharge mapping, water resources, groundwater, appropriation, Arizona, HB2116, Colorado River, litigation fund, water rights, Arizona water law, general fund appropriation, state budget, interstate water compact, Colorado River Compact, water litigation, A.R.S. 45-119, natural resources, water policy, river management

Transcript Highlights:

• In education, this bill adjusts funding for special education financial aid programs to better align
• situation, and we are grateful for the California appropriation of $10 million for law enforcement mutual aid
• fully fund Cal Grant and middle-class scholarships, allocating $20 million for emergency financial aid
• California College Access Network, we're appreciative of the investment for community outreach for financial aid

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Currently we're focusing on eligibility processes for differentiated aid, that would be like the free
• differentiated eligibility processes for differentiated eligibility processes for differentiated aid
• 00:07:18.160> like<00:07:18.319> the<00:07:18.560> free<00:07:18.720> or aid
• . that would be like the free or aid. that would be like the free or reduced<00:07:19.440> lunch

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee organized itself by electing Representative Griffin as chair and a senator as vice chair, then approved the prior meeting minutes. Director Young then gave status updates on several ongoing performance audits. The New Hampshire Commission for Human Rights audit was reported complete, with presentations already made to the fiscal committee and House Judiciary. The special education oversight audit is still in progress, with 17 observations already sent to the department, responses received on 14, partial concurrence on 12, and a full draft report expected in late summer or early fall. The education freedom accounts audit is also underway, with fieldwork focused on eligibility controls and expenses; staffing shortages at the department have slowed the work, and a draft report is hoped for in the fall. The Doorway program audit is in the planning phase, with a report targeted for the end of the year. Members then discussed whether the committee should do more follow-up on completed audits. Several members said audits often identify issues that remain unresolved for years, and suggested a more active review process, similar to the Health and Human Services Oversight Committee, where agencies would return to report on what audit findings have been fixed and what remains outstanding. Staff noted that any such follow-up would take time away from new audit work, but said they were willing to consider the committee’s direction. Members also discussed using Transparency New Hampshire updates and agency self-reporting to help track progress, and there was general agreement to move toward a system of periodic follow-up on recent audits. The committee also reviewed suspended and potential audit topics. Two Department of Health and Human Services audits, involving the Bureau of Elderly and Adult Services and out-of-date placements, remain suspended because of ongoing litigation. Two other DHS topics, contract management and the Bureau of Developmental Services, remain on the potential audit list. A member raised a possible Fish and Game topic based on constituent concerns, but agreed to wait after speaking with the new director. The committee concluded by agreeing that the audit division should compile a list of audits completed in the last 10 years, with members to identify which ones they want to revisit first.

Transcript Highlights:

• year-old daughter, L., recently, and I had to call the Bloomington Police Department to come to our aid
• to<00:16:04.199> come<00:16:04.360> to<00:16:04.519> our<00:16:04.720> Aid
• <00:16:05.000> and<00:16:05.120> to Department and to come to our Aid and to Department
• and to come to our Aid and to find<00:16:05.560> her<00:16:06.199> and<00:16:06.399>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And sure, compression aids everybody. but it doesn't work if we all don't work together and yet here
• The SB4 contained a new old harmless measure that related to various state agencies. aids that school
• state affairs Senate bill by Hughes relating to a student's eligibility to participate in the financial aid
• low-income housing tax credits to local government Senate bill 899 by Blanco relaying the provision of state aid

Bills: SJR2, SB4, SJR36, SJR2, SB4, SJR1, SJR5, SB9, SB40, SJR2, SB4, SR98, SJR40, SJR41, SJR42, SJR43, SJR44, SJR45, SJR46, SJR47, SCR13, SB6, SB13, SB21, SB826, SB827, SB828, SB829, SB830, SB831, SB832, SB833, SB834, SB835, SB836, SB837, SB838, SB839, SB840, SB841, SB842, SB843, SB844, SB845, SB846, SB847, SB848, SB849, SB850, SB851, SB853, SB854, SB855, SB856, SB857, SB858, SB859, SB860, SB861, SB862, SB863, SB864, SB865, SB866, SB867, SB868, SB869, SB870, SB871, SB872, SB873, SB874, SB875, SB876, SB877, SB878, SB879, SB880, SB881, SB882, SB883, SB884, SB885, SB886, SB887, SB888, SB889, SB890, SB891, SB892, SB893, SB894, SB895, SB896, SB897, SB898, SB899, SB900, SB901, SB902, SB903, SB904, SB905, SB906, SB907, SB908, SB909, SB910, SB911, SB912, SB913, SB914, SB915, SB916, SB917, SB918, SB919, SB920, SB921, SB922, SB923, SB924, SB925, SB926, SB927, SB928, SB929, SB930, SB931, SB932, SB933, SB934, SB935, SB936, SB937, SB938, SB939, SB940, SB941, SB942, SB943, SB944, SB945, SB946, SB947, SB948, SB949, SB950, SB951, SB952, SB953, SB954, SB955, SB956, SB957, SB958, SB959, SB960, SB961, SB962, SB963, SB964, SB965, SB966, SB967, SB968, SB969, SB970, SB971, SB972, SB973, SB974, SB975, SB976, SB977, SB978, SB979, SB980, SB981, SB982, SB983, SB984, SB985, SB986, SB987, SB988, SB989, SB990, SB991, SB992, SB993, SB994, SB995, SB996, SB997, SB998, SB999, SB1000, SJR40, SJR41, SJR42, SJR43, SJR44, SJR45, SJR46, SJR47, SCR13, SB6, SB13, SB21, SB826, SB827, SB828, SB829, SB830, SB831, SB832, SB833, SB834, SB835, SB836, SB837, SB838, SB839, SB840, SB841, SB842, SB843, SB844, SB845, SB846, SB847, SB848, SB849, SB850, SB851, SB853, SB854, SB855, SB856, SB857, SB858, SB859, SB860, SB861, SB862, SB863, SB864, SB865, SB866, SB867, SB868, SB869, SB870, SB871, SB872, SB873, SB874, SB875, SB876, SB877, SB878, SB879, SB880, SB881, SB882, SB883, SB884, SB885, SB886, SB887, SB888, SB889, SB890, SB891, SB892, SB893, SB894, SB895, SB896, SB897, SB898, SB899, SB900, SB901, SB902, SB903, SB904, SB905, SB906, SB907, SB908, SB909, SB910, SB911, SB912, SB913, SB914, SB915, SB916, SB917, SB918, SB919, SB920, SB921, SB922, SB923, SB924, SB925, SB926, SB927, SB928, SB929, SB930, SB931, SB932, SB933, SB934, SB935, SB936, SB937, SB938, SB939, SB940, SB941, SB942, SB943, SB944, SB945, SB946, SB947, SB948, SB949, SB950, SB951, SB952, SB953, SB954, SB955, SB956, SB957, SB958, SB959, SB960, SB961, SB962, SB963, SB964, SB965, SB966, SB967, SB968, SB969, SB970, SB971, SB972, SB973, SB974, SB975, SB976, SB977, SB978, SB979, SB980, SB981, SB982, SB983, SB984, SB985, SB986, SB987, SB988, SB989, SB990, SB991, SB992, SB993, SB994, SB995, SB996, SB997, SB998, SB999, SB1000

Keywords: SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, constitutional amendment, homestead exemption, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption, senior tax relief, disabled exemption, tax year 2025, voter approval, November 2025 ballot, local government, Ways & Means

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• spending fund that may be used only on direct instructional expenses and which is funded through state aid
• spending fund that may be used only on direct instructional expenses and which is funded through state aid

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The meeting was a caucus review of a large slate of House and Senate bills, with staff giving short descriptions and members flagging a few concerns. Topics included veterans’ services and courts, child care grants, midwife medication authority, home- and community-based services funding, EMS reciprocity, prescription monitoring, electronic monitoring in care facilities, pregnancy resource center funding, mental health transportation, Access coverage for mild obstructive sleep apnea, school spending requirements, mobile home park training, local government investment pools, task order contract posting, tourism improvement areas, child welfare and kinship placement, neglect standards, family court evidence, prostate cancer cost sharing, assisted living hearings, manufactured home installer licensing, supervised parenting time, vulnerable adult trespass penalties, uranium contamination monitoring, a gas and petroleum refinery study committee, and state park fee exemptions for veterans. Several bills were described as unanimous or on consent, while others drew objections or were noted as controversial. Members raised privacy concerns about electronic monitoring in nursing homes, due process and rural capacity concerns about restricting police transport for mental health patients, opposition to pregnancy resource center appropriations, concerns about environmental review for power plant replacement, and questions about the Access sleep apnea mandate as potentially favoring vendors. Some bills were noted as having committee amendments, including changes to appropriations, eligibility criteria, reporting requirements, and definitions. No floor votes were taken in the transcript itself; instead, the chair repeatedly noted whether bills were unanimous, on consent, or had split votes in committee. The caucus also heard brief announcements about an upcoming breakfast with the CAP director, a Latino Caucus meeting, and an Affordability Award presented to Representative Volk, after which the caucus adjourned.

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• SEG money Is designed for the kids, and now they're going to try to use impact aid to pay for a lawsuit
• that impact aid was not even involved in.

Keywords: 996, all