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• </c><00:14:11.600><c> And</c><00:14:12.000><c> but</c><00:14:12.639><c> the</c><00:14:12.880><c> the<
• c> Minnesota,</c><00:14:22.079><c> there's</c><00:14:22.320><c> just</c><00:14:22.480><c> so</c><00:14
• /c><00:14:27.199><c> know,</c><00:14:27.440><c> they</c><00:14:27.760><c> have</c><00:14:28.079><c> a
• </c><00:14:33.360><c> We</c><00:14:33.600><c> need</c><00:14:33.839><c> bodies</c><00:14:34.320><c> in

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And<00:14:31.440><c> so</c><00:14:32.240><c> what</c><00:14:32.399><c> we</c><00:14:32.720><c> oftent
• <c> what</c><00:14:34.320><c> what</c><00:14:34.560><c> used</c><00:14:34.720><c> to</c><00:14:34.880
• 00:14:43.839><c> want</c><00:14:43.920><c> to</c><00:14:44.079><c> get</c><00:14:44.240><c> as</c><00
• It makes no<00:14:49.120><c> sense</c><00:14:49.519><c> to</c><00:14:49.760><c> to</c><00:14:49.839><
• ><c> some</c><00:14:56.000><c> level</c><00:14:56.320><c> of</c><00:14:57.040><c> so</c><00:14:57.279

Bills: HB0078 , HB0087 , SF0070 , SF0068 , SF0017 , SF0043

Committee: Senate Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources

Keywords: forest health, grant program, state forester, wildfire prevention, environmental conservation, habitat improvement, water development, feasibility studies, appropriations, water management, rehabilitation, irrigation, public works, agricultural supply, municipal water, funding, maintenance projects, tax assessments, state law, forestry management

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• </c><00:14:05.200><c> new</c><00:14:05.440><c> revenue</c><00:14:06.360><c> for</c><00:14:06.560><c>
• And<00:14:08.120><c> again,</c><00:14:08.640><c> looking</c><00:14:09.000><c> at</c><00:14:09.760><c>
• :14:12.240><c> in</c><00:14:12.320><c> the</c><00:14:12.440><c> short</c><00:14:12.640><c> term,</c><
• </c><00:14:35.000><c> We</c><00:14:35.360><c> we</c><00:14:35.560><c> want</c><00:14:35.760><c> to</c

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: House DFL leaders held a press event outlining an affordability agenda focused on housing, child care, health care, groceries, energy, and taxes. Speakers argued that Minnesota families are being squeezed by rising costs and income inequality, and said the caucus would pursue policies aimed at lowering everyday expenses and shifting more costs onto corporations and wealthy residents. Representative Bierman said health care costs are pushing people to skip care and called for system reforms, including moving toward a more universal model and reducing the role of insurers and pharmacy benefit managers. Representative Kotiza-Wazhushk said the caucus is pushing for universal or low-cost child care, expanded pre-K and community-based care, and a bill to stop grocery surveillance price gouging. Representative Acomb and other energy leaders said the House DFL wants to lower utility bills through more energy assistance, weatherization, renewable energy support, limits on utility cost recovery for lobbying and executive pay, and stronger PUC authority to prevent shutoffs and limit rate increases. Representative Agbaje described housing as unaffordable for many renters and homeowners, cited a shortage of housing units, and said the caucus supports restricting private equity and corporate purchases of single-family homes. Leader Stevenson framed the agenda as a response to a budget picture that he said reflects gains for corporations and wealthy Minnesotans, and he criticized federal tax policy and Medicaid cuts. In response to questions about cost, he said several proposals would not require state spending, while others could be funded by looking at new revenue and at those who benefited most from recent tax changes. The event also included a detailed explanation of the grocery surveillance pricing proposal, which would restrict the use of personal data and AI to set individualized prices and limit rapid electronic shelf price changes. No votes were taken.

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• Uh, which<00:14:08.079><c> one</c><00:14:08.240><c> is</c><00:14:08.320><c> this</c><00:14:08.560><c>
• Um,<00:14:12.959><c> I</c><00:14:13.519><c> have</c><00:14:13.680><c> a</c><00:14:14.079><c> conflict
• </c><00:14:14.959><c> uh</c><00:14:15.120><c> with</c><00:14:15.360><c> this</c><00:14:15.600><c> bill
• ><c> I</c><00:14:16.639><c> will</c><00:14:16.959><c> be</c><00:14:18.160><c> um</c><00:14:18.399><c>

Committee: House Municipal and County Government

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Now,<00:14:39.040><c> I</c><00:14:39.199><c> want</c><00:14:39.279><c> to</c><00:14:39.360><c> show</
• c><00:14:42.399><c> language</c><00:14:42.720><c> as</c><00:14:42.880><c> to</c><00:14:43.040><c> the
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• :14:47.040><c> of</c><00:14:47.199><c> Kentucky</c><00:14:47.760><c> has</c><00:14:48.079><c> moved,<

Keywords: Voter List Maintenance - State Board of Elections -- 05:38 State Employee Health Insurance Plan – 44:18 Discussion of HB 622 (2025 RS) – 01:01:43, 958, all

Summary: The Interim Committee on State Government met on July 29, established a quorum, approved the June 24 minutes unanimously, and heard an update from the State Board of Elections on voter list maintenance. Taylor Brown, the board’s general counsel, explained the federal NVRA requirements and Kentucky’s statutory process for maintaining voter rolls, including use of USPS change-of-address data, ERIC reports, and agreements with non-ERIC states. He said Kentucky has entered or discussed agreements with several states, and that the board sends postcards to voters believed to have moved; if a voter does not respond to an 8D2 postcard and does not vote over two federal election cycles, the registration may be removed. He also described other removal categories such as death, felony conviction, incompetency, duplicate registrations, and self-requested cancellations. Brown reported that between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025, the board removed 284,381 registrations from the rolls, including 42,675 for death, 5,940 for felony conviction, 5,527 for registration in another state, 578 for incompetency, 223 based on jury questionnaires indicating non-citizenship, 746 self-removals, and 3,381 duplicates, along with 225,311 removals through the address-maintenance program. He said Kentucky’s total registrations decreased by roughly 169,000 over the year and are now below the Census Bureau’s estimate of the state’s voting-age population. Brown emphasized that receiving a postcard does not mean a voter has been purged and that failure to vote alone does not trigger removal. Members asked about the 223 non-citizen-related removals, the availability and effectiveness of alternatives to ERIC, the partisan criticism of ERIC, and how duplicate registrations are identified. Brown said the non-citizen jury questionnaire cases had been referred to the Attorney General for further review, that Kentucky currently has no organized alternative to ERIC but is pursuing reciprocal agreements with states such as Florida, and that ERIC recently changed bylaws to remove a postcard requirement that had been costly for member states. On duplicates, he said the board uses multiple data points, not just name and address, and noted that fuller Social Security data could improve accuracy. Committee leaders praised the board’s work and said they wanted to meet before session to discuss possible statutory changes to improve voter list maintenance.

Transcript Highlights:

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• ><c> 30th</c><00:14:33.120><c> so</c><00:14:33.279><c> we</c><00:14:33.440><c> can</c><00:14:33.600><
• So that<00:14:36.480><c> was</c><00:14:36.639><c> the</c><00:14:36.880><c> reason</c><00:14:37.120><c
• :14:38.639><c> to</c><00:14:38.880><c> take</c><00:14:39.040><c> any</c><00:14:39.279><c> questions</
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Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and adopted the consent calendar after removing two items: DES rule FP 25127 concerning dug-in boat basins and HHS child care licensing rule 25132. The child care licensing item was then taken up separately. HHS staff said the rule had been developed over more than a year with the child care advisory council and the broader child care community, and that it was urgent because the department is out of compliance with federal Office of Child Care requirements and needs database changes completed in time for a September 30, 2025 implementation deadline. After brief questions, the committee moved to approve the rule as presented, and it passed unanimously. The committee also considered an HHS interim rule to restore expired rules and keep them in compliance while regular rulemaking proceeds. HHS explained the rules had expired in April and that the filing was intended to minimize the gap until permanent rulemaking could occur; the only fee in the rule relates to copying medical records, and the department said it is not collecting those fees. Committee members noted broader problems with keeping rules current in the state’s tracking system, but said the situation had improved. The committee then moved to approve the interim rule, and it was adopted unanimously. For DES rule 25127 on project-specific requirements for boat houses, staff and committee members focused on language about new dug-in basins. Some members were concerned the rule read like an absolute prohibition without clear statutory authority, while DES staff said a waiver process exists and offered possible edits to clarify that dug-in basins could still be approved in rare cases if a waiver is granted or if they are the least impacting alternative. Because the language needed further work, the committee postponed the item for one month and asked DES to return with written conditional-approval language. The committee also voted to move its October meeting to October 17 at 9:00 a.m. in State House 100, and was told to expect an emergency Lottery Commission rule on slot machines next month. The meeting then adjourned.

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• </c><00:14:24.240><c> Any</c><00:14:24.480><c> of</c><00:14:24.639><c> the</c><00:14:25.440><c> March
• </c><00:14:35.440><c> Third,</c><00:14:36.160><c> whatever</c><00:14:36.480><c> day</c><00:14:36.720>
• Without objection,<00:14:43.920><c> the</c><00:14:44.079><c> bill</c><00:14:44.160><c> will</c><00:14
• </c><00:14:47.920><c> Uh,</c><00:14:48.160><c> let's</c><00:14:48.399><c> go</c><00:14:48.480><c> to<

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Friday, February 27, 2026, 960, senate, all

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• Thank<00:14:24.480><c> you,</c><00:14:24.560><c> Mayor,</c><00:14:24.839><c> thank</c><00:14:25.040><
• So, move<00:14:27.800><c> to</c><00:14:27.920><c> Mayor</c><00:14:28.600><c> Her,</c><00:14:29.040><c
• > and</c><00:14:29.240><c> I</c><00:14:29.280><c> think</c><00:14:29.560><c> you</c><00:14:29.680><c>
• ><c> full</c><00:14:30.079><c> 4</c><00:14:30.320><c> minutes,</c><00:14:30.640><c> Mayor,</c><00:14:

Bills: HF4477

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Keywords: Minnesota business recovery loan program, small business loan, zero-interest loan, forgivable loan, business recovery, economic development, small business emergency loan account, Minnesota Initiative Foundations, nonprofit lenders, greater Minnesota, Twin Cities metro, seven-county metropolitan area, immigration enforcement, business interruption, revenue loss, job preservation, business stabilization, state appropriation, forward fund, loan forgiveness

Transcript Highlights:

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• ><c> of</c><00:14:06.959><c> session,</c><00:14:07.600><c> what</c><00:14:07.839><c> would</c><00:14:
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• Representative Nash's<00:14:52.959><c> bill</c><00:14:53.519><c> um</c><00:14:53.680><c> to</c><00:14

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Committee Chair Kristen Robbins opened by criticizing the governor’s fraud package as too focused on new spending and staffing, and not enough on culture change, accountability, eligibility rules, and an enterprise-wide IT/data strategy. She said the committee had heard a good overview from multiple commissioners, but she remained concerned that piecemeal technology investments and added staff would not address the root causes of fraud. Robbins also said she would introduce a bill based on issues raised in committee, including requiring grants management staff to complete Office of Grants Management training and certification. A major action announced was the launch of a new whistleblower portal at mnfraud.com, which legislators said will let people submit basic fraud allegations, after which staff will follow up and forward matters to the Office of the Legislative Auditor, BCA, law enforcement, or the attorney general as appropriate. Members noted that the Office of the Legislative Auditor already has a separate reporting portal, and there was a question about why the new site does not allow anonymous reporting; Robbins said contact information is needed so staff can follow up. She also said the portal is intended to centralize and triage reports from agency workers, service recipients, and providers. Republican members said the governor’s proposal still misses key pieces. Vice Chair Anderson argued the package mostly adds staff to agencies that failed to catch or act on fraud, and said Minnesota needs a statewide independent inspector general with authority outside agencies and a stronger whistleblower system. Representative Marion Rarick said the proposed criminal penalty increases are too small compared with federal penalties and criticized the package for adding only one forensic auditor at the BCA while DHS receives many more positions. She also argued that agency managers should face sanctions when fraud occurs under their watch and said the state needs a culture where employees can be rewarded for good work but also held accountable for failures. Members discussed several other ideas, including creating new crimes for kickbacks and theft of public funds, requiring fraud fiscal notes, improving data sharing and eligibility verification, and using better IT so systems can talk to each other. There was also discussion of whether government services should rely less on nonprofits and private contractors; one member said fraud often follows a particular business model rather than the sector itself, while another suggested capping salaries of top nonprofit executives receiving government funds. The committee also noted that the governor’s fraud package is being presented as a package but will likely move as separate provisions through different omnibus bills.

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Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Water and Land met on March 21, 2025, and considered several resolutions related to water resources, coastal management, and energy planning. On SCR 42/SR 27, which urged DLNR’s Division of Forestry and Wildlife to prioritize restoration and protection of additional wetlands and anchialine ponds, DLNR supported the measure and suggested a technical correction changing a reference from the Division of Agriculture to the Division of Aquatic Resources. Testimony from Hā‘ena Reef and Ocean Coalition, Maui Ocean Center, and individuals was in support. The committee recommended passage with technical and non-substantive amendments. The committee also heard SCR 54/SR 36, which would create a desalination planning task force to study whether large-scale desalination for potable water is feasible. DLNR and CWRM said the proposal was a large undertaking and raised capacity concerns, noting the Board of Water Supply was already moving forward with its own desalination planning. BWS testified in support, saying its project was still in planning and design, with construction not expected until late 2027 or 2028, and that the project would produce about 1.7 million gallons per day to supplement Ewa’s water supply. Members discussed whether the task force might duplicate existing work and noted the measure focused on consumption rather than other desalination uses. The committee ultimately recommended passage with technical and non-substantive amendments. For SCR 59/SR 43, which asked DLNR, the Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation, and the Kaho‘olawe Island Reserve Commission to work together on maintaining the Kihei ramp, DLNR reported ongoing collaboration and listed prior improvements including paving, washdown work, dredging, and a retaining wall. The committee recommended passage with technical and non-substantive amendments. On SCR 106/SR 87, which requested a study of which energy sector could be most quickly and cost-effectively decarbonized through public investment in combustion-free alternatives, OPSD said the State Energy Office had already completed a decarbonization study under Act 238 (2022) and a follow-up alternative fuels analysis, and suggested the resolution duplicated existing work. Energy Justice Network testified in support, arguing the proposal would build on prior studies by focusing on non-combustion options such as wind, solar, and storage. Despite support from several organizations and individuals, the committee deferred the measure indefinitely. The committee also passed SR 18 as is, passed SC 51/SR 33 as is, deferred SC 47, and passed SC 76/SR 59 with amendments.

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• for<00:14:47.080><c> them</c><00:14:47.440><c> and</c><00:14:47.600><c> even</c><00:14:47.880><c> that
• In<00:14:53.000><c> in</c><00:14:53.200><c> contrast,</c><00:14:53.839><c> we</c><00:14:53.960><c> would
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• </c><01:14:04.280><c> Thank</c><01:14:04.480><c> you</c><01:14:04.560><c> much,</c><01:14:04.880><c>

Committee: Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 KCNA Request for Proposal Process 00:00:01 Overview of KWIC Board and Funding of Kentucky Wired Network Refresh 00:18:10 Zayo Network Services 00:34:40 Discussion of Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) Funding 00:57:32, 958, all

Summary: The committee first focused on a disputed KCNA procurement for a statewide network-related RFP. Members questioned why the RFP had been labeled non-technical, whether COT should have reviewed it, and whether the KCNA board could direct that it be withdrawn. Finance and Administration Cabinet counsel Barbie Dickens said the RFP was authorized by KCNA working with procurement services after termination of the prior contract and breach notices, was issued in November 2025, paused during a protest, later resumed, and remained an open procurement. She said the agency—not the board—directs the procurement process, though she acknowledged an agency and OPS could cancel or reissue an RFP if needed. Legislators pushed back, citing KRS 154 and House Bill 314 as evidence that the KCNA board controls contracts and operations, and one member said the board had requested the RFP be withdrawn. Dickens said she could not predict the outcome and was not KCNA’s counsel. The discussion also touched on whether the current director had asked to stop the RFP and whether that request had been denied, with no final action taken during the exchange. The committee then turned to Kentucky Wired Infrastructure Corporation and the Kentucky Wired refresh project. Jim Barnhart described the structure of the nonprofit corporation, the role of Quick and Quack in the financing and operations arrangement, and the board membership, noting that the refresh funding had been approved in the 2024-26 capital budget. He said the equipment upgrade is necessary because of end-of-life hardware and software support issues, and that the refresh would expand capacity, lower risk, and reduce operating costs. Barnhart said some equipment had already been received, the rest would be purchased later, and the project should begin before September and take about a year to complete. When asked about contract disputes involving Ledcor and whether the vendor had an ongoing contract, Barnhart and the authority representative said they had not been notified of any issues and were not directly involved in that contract dispute. Committee members also raised concerns about a prior market test and whether a lower-cost bidder had been blocked from a previous RFP process. Barnhart said he understood Quack could make that decision and that the Commonwealth did not have input so long as the network was maintained, but he was not involved at the time. A legislator then read from the KCNA statute and argued that the board, not agency staff, is supposed to direct KCNA contracts and operations, saying House Bill 314 did not change those duties. The chair agreed the committee’s intent was for the board to control KCNA and direct contracts, and the discussion ended with a transition away from the KCNA dispute toward future testimony, including a presentation from Zayo Networks on open access networks and broadband infrastructure.

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• 01:14:35.920><c> so</c><01:14:36.159><c> we</c><01:14:36.320><c> had</c><01:14:36.480><c> to</c><01:14

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 State Health Insurance Plans 00:00:03 Executive Branch Salary Schedule Adjustments 00:29:15 Nutrition Program for the Elderly 00:34:52 Update on DORIS 01:05:38, 958, all

Summary: The committee met on November 5, 2025, and first approved the minutes after a moment of silence for the UPS airport tragedy. The main presentation was from the Personnel Cabinet on the state health insurance plans and executive branch salary schedule adjustments. Officials said the health plan covers roughly 265,000 active members and up to about 300,000 across all benefit offerings, including school board employees, retirees, and other eligible groups. They described rising claims and expenditures, especially from high-cost claimants and pharmacy spending, and said recent premium and benefit changes were intended to balance costs while preserving recruitment and retention efforts. They also explained that employee premiums had not increased for several years, while employer contributions rose sharply in recent years, and projected a 10% employer increase and 3% employee increase going forward based on actuarial analysis. Committee members asked about deductibles, GLP-1 drug costs, claims validation, and the causes of cost growth; officials said the plan uses multiple payment-integrity vendors and that the increases reflect utilization, drug trends, and high-cost cases rather than a change in coverage. The committee also discussed executive branch salary schedule adjustments. Personnel and budget officials explained that when the legislature approves annual pay increases, the salary schedule is adjusted by the same percentage through executive order so the minimum and midpoint stay aligned with approved compensation levels. They said the 2025 adjustment was a 3% match effective September 16 and that the change was costless because salaries had already been increased. Members raised concerns about salary compression, noting that new hires can sometimes be paid near the level of long-serving employees. Officials said the adjustment helps prevent compression from worsening but does not solve it, and they acknowledged prior RFP efforts to address the issue were unsuccessful because no qualified bidder met the requirements. After the health plan and salary discussions, the committee began a presentation from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services on Kentucky’s senior meal program. Secretary Stack explained that the program is a federal-state-local partnership under the Older Americans Act, with area development districts helping deliver services. He outlined eligibility rules, noting that congregate meals at senior centers are available to people age 60 and older, with a spouse of any age allowed to join, and that home-delivered meals have additional homebound and assistance requirements. Members asked whether there was any means test for congregate meals, and the secretary said there is not; the only threshold is age for the center-based meals, while the home-delivered program has additional criteria.

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Committee: Senate Elections

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• 14:11.320><c> and</c><00:14:11.480><c> keep</c><00:14:11.720><c> it</c><00:14:11.960><c> but</c> the
• back to<00:14:13.760><c> the</c><00:14:13.800><c> general</c><00:14:14.120><c> fund</c><00:14:14.440
• Um<00:14:19.560><c> so</c><00:14:20.080><c> if</c><00:14:20.280><c> we</c><00:14:20.440><c> could</c>
• <00:14:20.800><c> get</c><00:14:21.000><c> it</c><00:14:21.200><c> funded</c><00:14:21.640><c> fully<

Bills: HF3794 , HF3408

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

Keywords: surveillance, price discrimination, wage discrimination, automated decision systems, consumer protections, data privacy, biometrics, consumer protection, price setting, biometric data, retail, privacy, 1183, house

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• lot<00:14:07.600><c> of</c><00:14:07.759><c> rural</c><00:14:08.560><c> districts</c><00:14:09.560><
• ><c> of</c><00:14:23.480><c> counselors</c><00:14:23.959><c> would</c><00:14:24.079><c> be</c><00:14:
• :14:25.120><c> more</c><00:14:25.320><c> long</c><00:14:25.639><c> term</c><00:14:26.480><c> all</c>
• superintendents</c><00:14:27.600><c> that</c><00:14:27.759><c> sign</c><00:14:28.040><c> on</c><00:14

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Primary and Secondary Education Committee met and first considered Senate Concurrent Resolution 43, a proposal tied to the Southern Regional Education Board’s crisis recovery network. Senator West and Dr. Puit explained that, for an additional $10,000 in dues, Kentucky would help create a network of 40 trained counselors in each of the 16 Southern states to provide post-crisis stabilization and psychological first aid after events such as the Marshall County shooting. They emphasized that the effort would be complementary to local and state response, would run through the school district, would not replace therapeutic services, and would allow districts to coordinate parent notifications and other protocols as usual. Members asked about parent involvement and whether pastoral counselors could participate; the presenters said local districts would remain in charge and that pastors could be included if properly credentialed. The committee then voted, and SCR 43 passed with the expression of opinion that it should pass. The committee next took up Senate Bill 207, the School of Innovation Act, with a committee substitute. Senator West described the bill as creating an optional path for districts to contract with an outside education service provider for a three-year school-of-innovation model, aimed at turning around low-performing schools or supporting other schools that want to innovate. He said the model would preserve core district functions such as transportation, facilities, and SEEK funding, while allowing waivers from certain statutes and regulations inside the school building. The committee substitute also added a high-quality instructional materials component, creating a vendor-supported repository of vetted instructional materials that KDE would still control, with testing data used to evaluate whether the materials were improving outcomes. Members questioned how the proposal differed from existing district-of-innovation law and what safeguards would exist for students. Senator West said the bill would repeal the unused district-of-innovation framework and replace it with a clearer process and guardrails, including KDE oversight, attendance rules, and authority to shut down a school arrangement for financial malfeasance. He also said the model could work with local partners, including superintendents’ associations, and could be used by magnet or other schools, not only low-performing ones. The discussion also touched on whether the bill would allow more flexibility in choosing third-party providers and whether it could support longer-term recovery and even philanthropy in schools. The transcript ends during the discussion of SB 207, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.

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• And I don't<00:14:15.040><c> know</c><00:14:15.040><c> if</c><00:14:15.199><c> the</c><00:14:15.440><
• </c><00:14:16.480><c> not,</c><00:14:16.639><c> but</c><00:14:17.040><c> I</c><00:14:17.519><c> we</c
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• 14:47.600><c> bill,</c><01:14:48.080><c> uh</c><01:14:48.159><c> we</c><01:14:48.320><c> are</c><01:14

Bills: HF1918 , HF2305 , HF897 , HF2191 , HF2617 , HF2551 , HF2137

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

Keywords: HF1918, Department of Children Youth and Families, DCYF, child welfare, foster care, out-of-home placement, permanency planning, relative search, noncustodial parent, kinship care, family preservation, African American Child and Family Well-Being, racial disproportionality, maltreatment reporting, educational neglect, truancy, school attendance, Great Start compensation, child care provider payments, TEACH early childhood program

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• :14:33.480><c> the</c><00:14:33.639><c> idea</c><00:14:34.160><c> of</c><00:14:34.440><c> strikes</c>
• ><c> about</c><00:14:44.720><c> is</c><00:14:45.199><c> ensuring</c><00:14:45.680><c> that</c><00:14:
• </c><00:14:53.240><c> people</c><00:14:53.440><c> don't</c><00:14:53.720><c> even</c><00:14:54.000><c
• :14:56.560><c> um</c><00:14:56.720><c> and</c><00:14:56.800><c> so</c><00:14:56.959><c> I</c><00:14:57.120

Bills: HF339 , HF1272 , HF2121 , HF2122 , HF1216 , HF1003 , HF2319

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Keywords: HF339, Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board, nursing homes, long-term care, elder care, workforce standards, certified worker organizations, labor funding, general fund appropriation, worker grants, Minnesota labor law, nursing home staffing, caregiver workforce, section 181.214, HF1272, nursing home, boarding care home, nursing home workers, labor standards, Medicaid-certified facility

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• c> myself</c><00:14:27.600><c> as</c><00:14:27.880><c> a</c><00:14:28.360><c> you</c><00:14:28.480><c
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• ><c> I</c><00:14:44.519><c> had</c><00:14:44.639><c> a</c><00:14:44.839><c> job</c><00:14:45.759><c>

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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Keywords: 1183, house