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• They can hold onto employment and socially integrate.
• Are they integrated with the rest of the population?
• They're integrated with the rest of the population.
• What are the integrated classes?
• So our integrated classes...

Summary: The committee heard presentations on three Arkansas programs serving students and adults with autism and other developmental disabilities. University of Arkansas representatives described the Empower Program, a non-degree, four-year inclusive postsecondary program for young adults with mild intellectual disabilities, and the Autism Support Program, which provides intensive academic, peer, and career coaching for degree-seeking students with autism. They explained the programs’ person-centered planning, residential and employment supports, fee structure of $5,000 per semester for each program, and scholarship/fundraising efforts to offset costs. Members asked about dorm arrangements, mentoring, individualized plans, and how students move in and out of support services, and the presenters emphasized independence, integrated campus life, and transition planning. Pulaski Technical College staff then presented the 3D program, a three-year transition program in culinary, baking, and hospitality for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. They outlined integrated classes, internships, job placement outcomes, and data showing strong completion and employment retention rates. Questions focused on how success is measured, tuition and financial aid, and the challenge of securing community partners for practicum and employment sites. The presenters said the program uses rubrics that include technical and professional skills, charges $5,700 per semester, and is pursuing accreditation through the Inclusive Higher Education Accreditation Council. The final presentation was from SLS Community, a Fayetteville nonprofit serving neurodivergent adults through residential supports, supported employment, and community initiatives. Leaders described their vision for a future mixed-use “live-work-play” development at Cato Springs, current residential and vocational services, and community events such as a 5K and a neurodiversity health care conference. Family members testified about the need for adult services, trained direct support professionals, and better reimbursement and behavioral health supports after age 21. No formal votes were taken beyond approving the prior meeting minutes, and members also announced upcoming autism-related events and requested future discussion on task force appointments and ABA-related issues.

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• Public trust and public integrity rely on title accuracy and transparency.
• After 40 years it's been set up this way within the county.
• And an integration session after that, where the patient would receive psychotherapy to integrate the
• John Hopkins University Studies confirm what I lived in a controlled setting.
• I think it's good that as we're setting up review, we look at what that is.

Bills: HF3454, HF3917, HF2906, HF3832, HF3769

Keywords: social work, licensure, employment titles, health occupations, professional standards, medication repository, drug donation, healthcare, Minnesota Statutes, pharmacy, public health, controlled substances, psilocybin, psilocin, psychedelic, psychedelic medicine, hallucinogen, mushrooms, magic mushrooms, therapeutic use

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• That was to set the stage.
• Everybody has academic integrity policies.
• So while yes, we are not training on that data in that setting.
• be already integrated.
• out on top of where Chatgpt or Gemini or magic school would set.

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• <00:08:24.240> set from the UI program, we've also set set from the UI program, we've also
• set set out<00:08:24.560> to<00:08:24.720> help<00:08:24.960> employers<00:08:25.440
• know components around integrity know components around integrity components<00:18:27.120> around
• some cases it can increase integrity some cases it can increase integrity there<00:31:08.880>
• state have set for our own expectations. state have set for our own expectations.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• >> and not setting seniors aside as a >> and not setting seniors aside as a population<00
• <00:47:44.800> measures additional program integrity measures additional program integrity
• in a couple more program integrity in a couple more program integrity measures.
• sure that there are program integrity sure that there are program integrity measures<00:54:06.559
• . integrity. integrity.

Bills: HF4210, HF4212, HF4549, HF4464, HF4546, HF4447

Keywords: senior nutrition, older adults, aging services, home-delivered meals, congregate dining, meal delivery, grocery delivery, food insecurity, nutrition support, area agencies on aging, Minnesota Board on Aging, human services, special revenue fund, nonprofit grants, SNAP outreach, medically tailored meals, rural nutrition, food access, transportation services, elderly

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• I'm sorry, yeah, it goes to the Public Integrity Unit.
• be referred to the Public Integrity Unit?
• last provision from the hypothetical committee set?
• integrity, do their job.
• or directing other entities to set. guidelines.

Bills: HB512, HB2248, HB2679, HB2832, HB3112, HB3368, HB3490, HB3512, HB3623, HB3666, HB3700, HB3711, HB3770, HB3963

Keywords: grievance procedures, state agency, employee rights, workplace regulations, employment law, employees, employment actions, appeal, state employees, workplace rights, disciplinary actions, employment conditions, employment disputes, job protections, public information, transparency, government accountability, information access, notification requirements, federal funding

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• investigator from our program Integrity investigator from our program Integrity division<00:25:57.880
• It's a set list that's determined by the commissioner.
• if you're in compliance with these sets if you're in compliance with these sets of<00:42:36.960>
• <00:56:29.680> Staff<00:56:30.280> there Integrity Staff there Integrity Staff there too
• of our divisions the program Integrity of our divisions the program Integrity office<00:57:17.520

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So, I hope that grants with integrity.
• problem with closeout program integrity problem with closeout program integrity or<01:11:53.520>
• interest rates, but in this job, like I set my clock to the Federal Reserve setting interest rates.
• interest rates, but in this job, like I set my clock to the Federal Reserve setting interest rates.
• This job, like I set my clock to the Federal Reserve setting interest rates. Are they going up?

Bills: SF2434

Keywords: housing, development fund, affordable housing, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, expenditure provisions

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• integrated in but you're able to see the integrated in but you're able to see the total<00:31:56.000>
• That is not a piece of the contract integration system. I apologize.
• system the contracts inter integration system the contracts inter integration system<00:47:58.440
• <01:08:37.279> and<01:08:37.560> high program integrity and high program integrity
• <01:48:13.440> in make sure we have program Integrity in make sure we have program Integrity

Keywords: 1183, house

Bills: HB1974, HB1853, HB1973, HB1574, HB2619, HB1966, HB1643, HB1671, HB2558, HB1854, HB2173, HB1575, HB2229, HB1535, HB1978, HB2508, HB1549, HB2187, HB1550, HB1977, HB2314, HB1871, HB2319, HB1591, HB1858, HB1898, HB2372, HB1765, HB2012, HB1706, HB1962, HB1963, HB1975, HB2009, HB2083, HB2224, HB1877, HB1959, HB1626, HB1665, HB2488, HB2456, HB2548, HB2207, HB1832, HB2079, HB1985, HB1618, HB2486, HB2242, HB2045, HB1703, HB2236, HB2480, HB1976, HB2287, HB2288, HB1777, HB276, HB1660, HB1676, HB1605, HB1751, HB1967, HB2383, HB2340, HB1946, HB2268, HB1950, HB2156, HB2118, HB1859, HB1863, HB1996, HB2114, HB2423, HB2429, HB2475, HB2534, HB2545, HB1813, HB1941, HB2474, HB2583, HB1576, HB1886, HB1939, HB2540, HB2590, HB2000, HB2163, HB2386, HB1691, HB1680, HB2516, HB1993, HB2442, HB1510, HB1958, HB1692

Keywords: HB1974, hearing loss, audiology, audiologist, hearing screening, hearing aids, cochlear implants, tele-audiology, communication access, assistive technology, speech-language pathology, deafness, hard of hearing, public health, kupuna, keiki, dementia, cognitive decline, fall prevention, State Health Planning and Development Agency

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• >> Okay, let me just make sure I am all set up here. Share my screen.
• >> Okay, let me just make sure I am all set >> Okay, let me just make sure I am all
• set up<00:36:06.320> here.
• Uh, let me just set up my slideshow here. A little bit about myself: my name is Tai Chang.
• Uh let me just set up my slideshow here. Uh let me just set up my slideshow here.

Bills: HB1974, HB1853, HB1973, HB1574, HB2619, HB1966, HB1643, HB1671, HB2558, HB1854, HB2173, HB1575, HB2229, HB1535, HB1978, HB2508, HB1549, HB2187, HB1550, HB1977, HB2314, HB1871, HB2319, HB1591, HB1858, HB1898, HB2372, HB1765, HB2012, HB1706, HB1962, HB1963, HB1975, HB2009, HB2083, HB2224, HB1877, HB1959, HB1626, HB1665, HB2488, HB2456, HB2548, HB2207, HB1832, HB2079, HB1985, HB1618, HB2486, HB2242, HB2045, HB1703, HB2236, HB2480, HB1976, HB2287, HB2288, HB1777, HB276, HB1660, HB1676, HB1605, HB1751, HB1967, HB2383, HB2340, HB1946, HB2268, HB1950, HB2156, HB2118, HB1859, HB1863, HB1996, HB2114, HB2423, HB2429, HB2475, HB2534, HB2545, HB1813, HB1941, HB2474, HB2583, HB1576, HB1886, HB1939, HB2540, HB2590, HB2000, HB2163, HB2386, HB1691, HB1680, HB2516, HB1993, HB2442, HB1510, HB1958, HB1692

Keywords: HB1974, hearing loss, audiology, audiologist, hearing screening, hearing aids, cochlear implants, tele-audiology, communication access, assistive technology, speech-language pathology, deafness, hard of hearing, public health, kupuna, keiki, dementia, cognitive decline, fall prevention, State Health Planning and Development Agency

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• And then going through setting up...
• Bordman on Integrated Energy Systems. Okay, thank you very much.
• I'm going to talk about that today as part of integrated energy systems.
• There's a W word: wind, wind in terms of integrating with wind. Thank you.
• So we're showing that integration, and that's what the project is.

Summary: The meeting opened with remarks about the value of public engagement and the quality of questions from the group, followed by a series of technical presentations from Idaho National Laboratory staff. Joe Renovitz described recent nuclear regulatory changes tied to presidential executive orders, including NRC Part 53 for advanced reactors, the forthcoming Part 57 for very small reactors, and DOE updates to reactor authorization standards. He emphasized efforts to align DOE and NRC processes, use risk-informed and performance-based licensing, support reactor deployment for AI/data centers and national security, and use AI to speed communications and crosswalks between DOE and NRC requirements. In response to questions, he said there was no plan to merge agencies, but rather to improve coordination and public outreach through groups like GAIN and NEI. David Tolman then discussed the nuclear fuel cycle, including uranium mining, conversion, enrichment, fuel fabrication, spent fuel storage, transportation, disposal, and reprocessing. He explained high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU), why it is needed for advanced reactors, and DOE’s HALEU Availability Program and related investments in enrichment, transportation, deconversion, and supply chain development. He also covered spent fuel management, the possibility of centralized storage or a fuel-cycle campus, the Center for Used Fuel Research, and ongoing work on high-burnup cask testing and reprocessing technologies. Tolman described aqueous, pyrochemical, and fluoride-volatility reprocessing approaches, noting the advantages and waste characteristics of each, and said several companies are working with INL on these technologies. Ashley Shields presented INL’s AI and nuclear work, focusing on the Genesis initiative and the Prometheus effort to use AI to design, license, build, and operate reactors with far less human intervention. She described INL’s broad use of generative AI tools, the need to manage large volumes of legacy technical data, and applications in reactor design, materials discovery, autonomous laboratories, and digital twins. Shields said AI is being used to reduce the enormous documentation burden in nuclear licensing and to support autonomous or remotely operated reactor demonstrations, while stressing that humans remain in supervisory roles. In discussion, she addressed data security, model access, and the continued need for software engineers. The session then recessed briefly and resumed with Mitch Kerman beginning a presentation on critical minerals and materials.

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• Sports, media, and gambling became increasingly integrated into mainstream culture to the point where
• Because setting clear priorities early on shapes everything that follows.
• It's good to be back. >> Thank you for setting the framework of the priorities. ...setting the framework
• with the economic development... ...integrates with the economic development strategy, right?
• Casino resort, casino integration in the casino resort, casino integration in the context of Nation.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• On that same line, line 1.8, after the word 'shall,' insert 'have integrity.'
• shall insert have integrity shall insert have integrity and<00:43:47.800> so<00:43:48.040>
• This deals with the integrity, because it's a well-known concept.
• Senator Dibble: This deals with the integrity, because it's a well-known concept.
• <01:32:47.480> in flexibly updated rather than set in flexibly updated rather than set in

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Elections Committee met on February 6, 2025, and first considered the reappointment of Steven Swanson to the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board. Swanson described his background in legal aid, lobbying, judging, and international rule-of-law work, and said he wanted to continue serving the public. Committee members praised his experience and discussed the importance of campaign finance oversight, including preventing corporate participation in Minnesota elections. Senator Wosinski moved to recommend Swanson’s confirmation, and the motion was adopted. The committee then heard Senate File 529, a proposed constitutional amendment to state that elections shall be free, fair, and equal, and that no civil or military power may interfere with the free exercise of the right to vote. Senator Dibble presented the bill as a way to strengthen voting rights and provide a constitutional basis to challenge voter suppression, gerrymandering, and unfair campaign practices. Testimony in support came from David Fischer of Clean Elections Minnesota and Jean Massie of Fair Vote Minnesota, both of whom argued the amendment would protect access to voting, increase confidence in elections, and align Minnesota with other states that have similar language. Members discussed whether the amendment’s broad language could invite judicial interpretation or affect future election laws. Senator Koran questioned how the proposal would improve Minnesota’s already high turnout, while Senator Grant raised concerns that the terms “free, fair, and equal” were undefined and could shift power to the courts. Senator Lucero proposed an oral amendment to add “ensuring one eligible citizen, one vote” after the word “equal,” saying it would address concerns about future voter ID laws. The amendment was restated by counsel and discussed, with Senator Dibble saying it did not significantly harm the bill but suggesting it might imply a requirement he did not intend. The transcript ends during discussion of that oral amendment, and no final vote on the bill itself is shown.

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• WE HAVE CONDUCTED ABOUT 850 INTEGRITY RESERVE STUDY SINCE I WAS PUT IN PLACE.
• AND THAT'S WHY THEY LOOKED AT THE INTEGRITY OF THE BUILDING.
• I THINK EVERYONE DID NOT WANT TO ACCOMPLISH THE SET GOALS.
• RESERVE, IT'S FOR THAT SET OF STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY ITEMS.
• THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY FUNDS. THEY CAN ONLY BE SPENT ON STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY ITEMS.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• You know, as we integrate these other agencies, we're going to have to do a lot of work.
• So, in this system, we have all state police's data, we have BCSO integrated, and APD is partially integrated
• As soon as we integrated our data with BCSO.
• So we are just helping with the integration.
• So for example, I said most agencies were integrating.

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• <00:04:58.400> uh 22 is a program integrity uh 22 is a program integrity uh infrastructure
• This sets an 8-hour-a-day benchmark.
• integrity integrity recommendation.<00:07:13.280> Uh<00:07:13.840> then<00:07:14.400><
• strengthen program integrity. strengthen program integrity.
• He said it is a team-based approach integrating behavioral health services into primary care settings

Bills: HF2434

Keywords: healthcare, personal care assistance, worker retention, disability services, state funding, 1183, house

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• Our system, our PBMs have become vertically integrated. They have.
• It is a great educational piece on how the vertical integration has damaged our healthcare system.
• It talks about setting a dispensing fee starting on line 19 and goes to line 20.
• Allow me to add that I agree, especially with the dynamic of vertical integration.
• It there are potentially 33 vertically integrated entities that do this. Is that correct?

Bills: SB1673, SB1500, SB1447, SB1646, SB2007, SB1275, SB2074

Keywords: prosthetics, health insurance, medical necessity, patient rights, insurance liability, pharmacy benefits manager, healthcare providers, claims processing, reimbursement, insurance regulation, employees insurance, contract awarding, certifications, state procurement, insurance plan, mental health, substance use disorders, utilization review, benefit coverage, pharmacy

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• Specifically around integrations is where that gets very complex.
• We have a lot of that with integrations today, where we have thousands of integrations going back and
• And I think that's why integration even becomes more important, just because now we need to integrate
• So we do that by setting our own goals, aligning those back to the business, setting a target maturity
• The way that they had that discount set up.

Summary: The Information Technology Committee approved the March 26 minutes and received a series of reports from NDIT on major IT projects, the annual report, mainframe modernization, and cybersecurity services. The project portfolio was reported at 116 major projects with a baseline cost of $546 million, overall under budget but modestly behind schedule. Several projects that had been in variance status last quarter were said to have closed, including HHS bed management, vital records modernization, and DOT roadway capital planning. New startup reports were mostly HHS efforts tied to refugee data management, technical debt cleanup, and legacy application decommissioning, while closeouts included HHS, OMB, DPI, and DOT projects with mixed budget and schedule results. In the annual report discussion, NDIT described its service-fund financials, peer-state rate comparisons, records management reporting, and customer satisfaction efforts. Members asked about how revenues and grants flow through the service fund, how NDIT charges agencies for services, and whether customer satisfaction or CSAT scores are tracked and could be reported more regularly. NDIT said it does track service-team CSAT and survey data, and committee members encouraged more regular reporting of those metrics. The committee also discussed application portfolio management, statewide IT planning, and whether agencies should slow new system replacements while the state pursues an ERP system. The mainframe update focused on the state’s ongoing effort to retire legacy systems by about 2030. NDIT and HHS said the work is being managed as a tech-debt program, but progress is slowed by data cleanup, integration complexity, staff retirements, vendor capacity, and federal requirements. Members asked whether there is a coordinated commitment and whether additional vendor support or consultants are needed; NDIT said it is working jointly with HHS and is seeking an RFP to help accelerate modernization. The cybersecurity presentation then shifted to statewide maturity assessments and services. NDIT said it provides endpoint protection, vulnerability scanning, security awareness training, threat briefings, and penetration testing, and that assessments are based on CIS controls. Members raised concerns about low participation in the self-assessment process, the lack of mandatory reporting or audit authority, and whether insurance incentives through Enderf or possible State Auditor involvement could improve compliance. No formal votes were taken beyond approval of the minutes.

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• They are vertically integrated, controlling more and more of the health care dollars.
• At BMC, I have seen the integrated midwifery care work.
• That's not the way our health system is set up.
• And this has been an ongoing challenge doulas report experiencing in many settings.
• They become an integral part of the family unit.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Financial Services held a lengthy public hearing with testimony on a wide range of health insurance and access-to-care bills. Early testimony focused on prescription drug pricing and pharmacy reimbursement, with supporters of H. 1326 arguing that pharmacy benefit managers and MassHealth managed care arrangements reimburse independent pharmacies too little, contributing to pharmacy closures and “pharmacy deserts.” The committee also heard repeated support for H. 1151/S. 742 on cognitive rehabilitation for acquired brain injury, H. 1288/S. 716 on telehealth parity for nutrition counseling, H. 1309/S. 761 on full-spectrum pregnancy care without cost-sharing, H. 1312 on insurance coverage for doula services, H. 309 on prompt access to health care by removing deductibles for certain services, H. 809/H. 1227 on biomarker testing, H. 1162/S. 810 on reducing inequities in access to medical procedures by limiting insurer cuts tied to Modifier 25, and S. 726 on insurance coverage for mobile integrated health. Testifiers included legislators, physicians, pharmacists, dietitians, emergency and rehabilitation clinicians, and patients and family members. Supporters of the brain injury bill said cognitive rehabilitation is medically necessary, improves long-term outcomes, and can reduce institutional care and public costs; they noted the bill has been heard repeatedly and has support from the Brain Injury Commission and prior favorable committee action. Supporters of the pregnancy care and doula bills described out-of-pocket costs as a barrier to maternal health and shared personal stories of high bills and unmet support needs. Biomarker testing advocates and cancer patients said coverage gaps deny patients access to precision treatment, can lead to avoidable suffering, and should be standardized across insurers; several speakers said insurers often deny claims despite clinical benefit. Dermatology witnesses said insurers’ use of Modifier 25 cuts reimbursement for same-day evaluation and procedure visits, forcing separate appointments and increasing patient burden. Mobile integrated health supporters described home-based care as a way to reduce emergency department use and hospital readmissions, especially for patients with transportation or mobility barriers. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the hearing itself.